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The BG News February 05, 2018 Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-5-2018 The BG News February 05, 2018 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation State University, Bowling Green, "The BG News February 05, 2018" (2018). BG News (Student Newspaper). 9024. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/9024 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Book 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. Falcons Fly bg Freddie and Frieda were unmasked this weekend. Photos on PAGE 2. news An independent student press serving the campus and surrounding community, ESTABLISHED 1920 Bowling Green State University Monday February 5, 2018 Volume 97, Issue 45 Social media’s WorkNet Hockey splits effects and replaced by series against consequences HandShake Michigan Tech PAGE 3 PAGE 5 PAGE 8 PHOTO BY IAN CAMPBELL t we get it. COLLEGE [email protected] www.bgsu.edu/sls 419-372-2951 STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES HAPPENS REAL LAWYERS | REAL RESULTS BG NEWS February 5, 2018 | PAGE 2 At left, Christine Nelson is involved in BG Alterna- tive Breaks and Alpha Phi Omega. She was also a photographer for the BGSU marketing team. Spencer Lockwood is a Pre-Physicians Assistant major. He is involved in H20 church and is a member of Sigma Chi. (from left) Brian Chaney, Spencer lockwood, Chris- tine Nelson, Bailee Jesse are Freddie and Frieda. They were unmasked at the men’s and women’s basketball games this Saturday. 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Wooster SERVING Street BGSU | Across STUDENTS from Taco SINCE Bell 1978 Jared Svoboda, Jr., BGSU Monday to Friday - 8:30 to 5:30 | Saturday - 9:00 to 3:00 CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK OR YOUTUBE 419.354.2260 | www.johnnewloverealestate.com FORUM February 5, 2018 | PAGE 3 PEOPLEON The nature of Social Media THESTREET makes seem utterly childish and inconsid- obsession is the pursuit of “social com- By Shiva Bhusal If you were given a 1 minute ad Columnist erate to me. One such example is his recent pensation” for the introverts and “social controversial tweet targeted at few underde- enhancement” for the extroverts. during the Super Bowl, what The nature of social media is such that it al- veloped countries. The highly criticized tweet It is debatable whether the excessive would you fill it with? lows negativity to spread in the form of trolls was something diplomacy would not usually use of social media hinders or enhances the and hoaxes among millions of people at a expect from the president of a great country. growth of a person, but it is certain that one rampant pace. Conversely, it can serve as a For the elite — the politicians, the can’t discard social media from their life. simple and effective medium to fight against leaders and the celebrities — social media The propaganda, thoughts and opin- “I have no idea.” racism, dictatorship, injustice, inequality serves as a big marketing tool. For common ions expressed in social media are none and violence. Historically, the traditional people, it is typically a form of information other than the reflection of the conscious- mass media has been the main source of consumption. The views and opinions of ness of our own society. In social media, information. With the emergence of social the people we follow on social media have it is easy to get carried away with your media, everyone around the world with a big impact on our understanding of the thoughts as the consequences of your access to the internet has got a common world. In this context, the people who boast action is the virtual world are seen in real platform to express their views and opin- millions of followers have an additional life only after a certain period. The opin- ions. The source of information is no longer responsibility to make sure they are honest ions expressed are raw, honest and diverse, limited to traditional mass media. and respectful to others. and it is very easy for anyone to fall into EMMA NUNAMAKER Considering its ease, effectiveness and Once one gets engaged in social media, controversy and sound disrespectful. A Freshman, Early Childhood Education immense potential, it is not surprising to the engagement becomes an obsession. bad idea on social idea spreads faster than me that the head of states of most of the The reason behind such obsession is the a good one. countries are very active on different social information hunger — the want to know Social media is full of pros and cons, what others are doing, what is going on in and it is certainly not a panacea to worldly media platforms. But, in my opinion, no “Dogs.” other heads of state in the world use it in the world and the desire to share with the problems. But in the modern-day world more of a direct and undiplomatic manner world one’s views, opinions and even daily where mass media is often crippled with than President Trump. activities. Borrowing the words of Mark censorship, bias and monotone deliveries, I respect his freedom of expression, but Griffiths, a researcher on social media at it has an immense potential in shaping the some of the tweets and Facebook posts he Nottingham Trent University, social media political and social consciousness of people. ANDREA SEDLACEK Freshman, Forensic Science “I would do a Subway commercial that said free sub Friday, but Subway wouldn’t know about it.” JACOB KROLAK Junior, Mathematics “Marimbas.” FRANCES ZENGEL Freshmen, Percussion Performance PHOTO PROVIDED FORUM February 5, 2018 | PAGE 4 What will Amazon do next? SUBMISSION By Heidi Larson and ever-changing.” Is that what people They own websites like Zappos (shoes), Shop- POLICY Columnist said about Amazon’s online store? “They’re bop (clothes), IMDb (movie data) and Twitch never going to convince people to buy (gaming). They recently bought Whole Foods, Recently, Amazon.com Inc. announced its things online! You don’t know the quality and plan to lower prices on groceries. Is there intention to partner with Berkshire Ha- of the items, your payment data could be anything Amazon can’t do? LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: thaway Inc. and JP Morgan Chase & Co. to hacked, people don’t want to pay shipping They are testing new ways of deliver- Letters are to be fewer than 300 create a new company that would lower and returns are a hassle!” Today, Amazon ing packages, such as drone delivery and healthcare costs for all three of the compa- offers free two-day shipping for Prime in-house delivery. Prime members can buy words. They should be in response nies’ employees. Healthcare costs are a huge members. Most items are eligible for free re- a special lock that allows couriers to unlock to current issues on campus or in the concern for businesses. Warren Buffett, turns. They have dramatically lowered text- the door and place packages inside. It’s called Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, book costs for students. Payment is secured Amazon Key. Yet another technology exper- Bowling Green area. calls healthcare costs a tapeworm on the using SSL encryption, but as with anything iment Amazon is testing is their employ- American economy. on the internet there is still that slight risk ee-free store Amazon Go. Using an app, cus- Guest The three companies plan to lower costs that transaction data can be hacked. tomers can walk into the store, pull products GUEST COLUMNS: by cutting out the middleman. Their exact Amazon went from selling books to devel- off the shelf, and leave without checking out. Columns are generally longer pieces strategy remains unclear. The name of the new oping their own e-reader, the Kindle, increased Sophisticated cameras record the purchases between 400 and 700 words. Two non-profit has not been released, and they are sales of e-books, and acquiring Audible.com, and bill the customer’s credit card. searching for a CEO to head the new entity. allowing people to listen to their e-books. Amazon is pushing the limits of submissions per month maximum. Despite this lack of specifics, I am Amazon is streaming movies, TV shows and what’s possible. Based on their history of cautiously optimistic about the new part- original content on Prime Video, they are pro- innovative products, they might be able nership. People might say “It’s never going viding cloud-based services through Amazon to revolutionize healthcare. I’m curious to POLICIES: Letters to the Editor Web Services, and they have voice assistant see how they will lower prices first for their to happen.
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