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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 8-22-2008 The BG News August 22, 2008 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News August 22, 2008" (2008). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7941. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7941 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. Friday August 22,2008 Volume 103. Issue 1 WWWBGNEWSC A new fee for a new year Another change starting this semester is a new laundry (ee instead of the old quarter system | Page 7 Do you have the blues? For those students who may be feeling depressed or anxious from starting school this fall, the University's Counseling Center may be of some help |Page 17 The best films of the summer Check out which films movie reviewer Aaron Helfferich thought were the top five flicks of Summer 2008 Your | Page 17 Passing the torch Some sage New interim president ready to run course of school year schoo. advice for new students By Gina Potthoff Managing Editor Executive Editor Tim yournews, Sampson welcomes Students were not the only ones leaving campus this summer. While the graduating new students and columnists Phil Shurrer class of 2008 collected their degrees and bid farwell to Bowling (ireen, then President and Levi Joseph Sidney Ribeau was also planning his own departure from the University. yourpaper Wonder advise on adjusting to college life In an e-mail to the BGSU community May 7, successes during his tenure. |Page4 Ribeau officially announced he would be leaving Tlie University Board of Trustees immediately the University in August after serving 13 years as began the search for an interim president and Its all Greek' president, accepting the presidency of Howard announced Carol Cartwright as their unanimous University in Washington, D.C. choice at a special meeting lune 6. to her "This is a message I never imagined writ- The board set her annual salary at $300,000. Columnist Tannen ing, but the time has come," Ribeau wrote in Gliatta shares why she his farewell e-mail, calling the moment "bit- See CARTWRIGHT, Page 2 I really didn't look at many likes ABC Family's tersweet" and noting the University's many places other than BGSU. popular college drama While considering a four-year institution of higher learning "Greek "| Page 4 there are many factors 1 should have considered. Except 1 didn't. Falcons hope The professor-to-student ratio to soar high was overlooked by the male-to- female ratio. Dining facilities, Despite a disappoint- class sizes, residence halls, tuition ing bowl loss last sea- rates, city life and student organi- son, the Falcon football zations are all important aspects of the University. But I didn't even team rallies back for a think twice about any of them new season with a high before making mv decision to rank in its division attend BGSU. |Page 9 I bit the hook when 1 found out about our mascots Freddie and Freida Falcon. Is it chance or is it destiny that my grandparent's names are Fred and Freida? And that was my basis of enrolling. Maybe I should have looked a little deeper. On my first day of college life, I found myself sitting in my small McDonald West room, wearing a bright orange BGeXperience T-shirt and (undoing a cold piece of fried chicken from the Macateria. I thought, so this is college? I hope I made the right choice. What advice do you I started second-guessing my wish you had been hasty decision to attend BGSU. I I University sees lower student enrollment realized 1 didn't know the slight- given freshman year? est thing about the school or the town it is in. Did BG have a By Alexandria Clark haven't even started school yet," THE CHANGIN' First-year students of color fight song? What is there to do Reporter Swegan said. ■ Over 1696-2008 out of the classroom? Will future Swegan said we have been POPULATION ■ 18.5%- 2007 employers even be impressed by ■ 20.5%-2O06 (largest in the Some people say change down in numbers for the last Last year there were 3.295 first year a degree from BGSU? Do I have is good. two years in a row. students compared to around 3.175 last 25 years) to eat fried chicken everyday!? The University is going Last year there were 3,295 for this year's first year students ■ 19%-2O05 Relief came folded outside my through many changes such as first-year students compared to ■ 13%-2004 classroom every morning. The ELICIASCHLOSSER, staff changes, along with adapt- around 3,175 for this year's first- FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS BG News reminded me every- Grad Student. French Headcount (total students of ing to a new interim president year students. ■ 400- First year students com- day that there is life on campus the University) "Always get a single, while simultaneously searching Swegan said one of the rea- ing from outside of Ohio outside of the classroom and my ■ 18.235-1996 cause roommates are for a new one. sons why numbers are low is ■ 12.6%- outside of Ohio hot little residence hall. There But not all change has been because the class of 2004 is all Over 15%- outside of Ohio ■ 21,361-2003 are activities, clubs, interesting crazy." | Page 4 ■ positive — particularly the graduating. in 2007 ■ 20.133-2006 people and many places to go University's new enrollment "We brought in a huge class in in Bowling Green. In fact, 1 read I Last year the class of 2006- 76X numbers. 2004, over 3,900 students, and First-year students coming The BG News on such a regular returned as sophomores. As of this week, the we have been successful in grad- from Michigan basis, I decided 1 wanted to We are down 4O0 students, which University is down around uating them," he said. "And now ■ 185-2008 work for it. Four years later, I'm 400 students from last year, they are gone and we have been ■ 190-2007 includes undergraduates, the editor-in-chief. graduates and students at the TODAY which includes undergradu- bringing in smaller classes." ■ 112-2003 And while the paper may be Firelands campus. I Isolated T-Storms ates, graduates and students But Alberto Gonzalez, vice under my command, it is not High: 89. Low: 66 at the Firelands campus. provost, said enrollment for first- "my paper." But Gary Swegan, director of year students is down because of economic times, BGSU has Agreeing with Gonzalez is Ed the BG News has been on undergraduate admission, said scholarship cuts. reduced support for students and Whipple, vice president of stu- campus since 1920. In it's lifespan comparing this year's numbers "The central administration other institutions like University dent affairs, who believes some it has always been the students' to last year isn't fair. has cut freshman scholarships of Toledo, Ohio University and students may be taking a semes- newspaper, exploring the issues TOMORROW "It's like comparing apples by 40 percent; BGSU simply isn't Ohio State University are pro- ter off so they may earn enough that consume us as a campus, a viding better scholarships and Mostly Sunny and oranges because last year, at creating the access that was the city, a nation and a world. hallmark of the Ribeau years," enrolling the students that See ENROLLMENT! Pane 2 High: 89, Low: 67 this time, we would have been in The BG News is very much i our fourth day of school, but we Gonzalez said. "In these tough would have come here." your paper, we just print it. k VISIT BGNEWS.COM: NEWS, SPORTS. UPDATES, MULTIMEDIA AND FORUMS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE ) WWW.BGNEWS.COM 2 '■< day. August 22.2008 "She is as wonderful with students. BLOTTER CARTWRIGHT "She definitely was a hit with student leaders at their annual From Page 1 today as she was student leaders' retreat Aug. Il- Liquor violations MONDAY Cartwright, president til Kent when I worked with ls, and 1 know they are excited State University from 1991-2006, to work with her," he said. 10:35 A.M. started her duties officially on her in the past." During this time of transition, most frequent Daniel C Loera. 32. of Fairborn. Inly 21. shadowing Kibeau in his search firm Witt/Kieffer was con- Ohio, was arrested for disorderly final weeks on the job. SherideenStoll|ChiefFinan.cialOfficer tracted by the University Board conduct within the 500 block of As the first female president at of Trustees to find a permanent W. Gypsy Lane the University, Cartwright hopes Officer Sherideen Stoll worked replacement for Ribeau. crimes over summer 109 A.M. to nurture the development of with Cartwright at Kent State Trustee William Primrose will Michael V. Hyland. 23. Megan the University during this time and welcomes her to BGSU. chair the search committee. C. Fry. 20. Matthew R. Holland. of transition. "I think Dr. Cartwright is Before accepting the job as By Scott Rccktr the 5/3rd bank on North Main 23, and Nicole R. Carrizales, 20. There will be a lot of expec- wonderful." Stoll said. "She interim, Cartwright held posi- Senior Reporter Street on July 24.