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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-9-2013 The BG News October 09, 2013 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 October 09, 2013" (2013). BG News (Student Newspaper). 8668. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/8668 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. A NEW SPACE Myspace relaunched its site in June with new features. See what the new social network offers to users and the full story THESTABLISHED 1920E | An independent BG student press serving N the campusE and Wsurrounding communityS in Pulse on Page 3. VOLume 93, Issue 21 Wednesday, October 9, 2013 WWW.BGNEWS.COM Students discuss racially I’M charged tweets DRIVING Open forum hosted Tuesday night TTYL, By Abby Welsh Signs, advertising to promote not texting while driving along highways News Editor By Alex Alusheff Managing Editor Students from several cultural groups came together during an open forum Tuesday night in the Union to discuss the next step in response to the racially The Ohio Department of Transportation is discussing adding “safe phone zones” to dis- charged tweets. courage distracted driving. Because the Black Student Union was not the only Last year, distracted driving, such as texting, caused 416 crashes in Ohio, 16 being fatal, group affected by the tweets, no student organiza- according to ODOT’s county fact sheets. tion sponsored the forum, but instead it was ran Prospective signs and advertisements along highways and bridges would encourage solely by students. drivers to stop at “safe phone zones” at rest areas, said Steve Faulkner, press secretary for “We aren’t sure what the next step is from here, ODOT. which is why we want student input,” said Kevin “Hopefully motorists will take into consideration their personal responsibility to the Lewis, BSU president. “It’s not our decision to make safety of themselves and others,” Faulkner said. for everyone.” Texting and driving has been banned in Ohio as a secondary offence since Aug. 31, 2012. Around 200 students came to the open forum and Though it is banned, being a secondary offense limits enforcement. shared personal experiences about dealing with rac- “If I pull up aside someone and see them texting, I have to back off and see if they do ism. For those who didn’t feel comfortable enough anything [else] wrong before I can pull them over,” said Lt. Jerrod Savidge, commander of to say something, a suggestion box was offered for the Highway Patrol’s Bowling Green post. ideas on what to do next. Since the ban was initiated, only three people have been cited for the offense in the city, Senior Greg Gantt suggested a silent march said Kathy Thomas, clerk of courts at the Bowling Green Municipal Court. when the administration get off work in order to It’s a minor misdemeanor offense that could result in $150 in fines, said City Prosecutor push for change. Matt Reger. “We are signing petitions and educating others, Aside from warning drivers, the signs would also be a way to make revenue, Faulkner but I don’t think we are really getting to the right people,” Gantt said. “We are told to let these things See TEXT | Page 8 go. People tell us ‘it’s just another tweet,’ but that shouldn’t be the case.” The Department of Public Safety is currently con- sulting with prosecutors to see if the racially charged tweets targeted at BSU are considered criminal. The tweets, sent from Twitter handle @PatFalcon, See FORUM | Page 2 DISTRACTED CITY DRIVING BY THE BRIEF NUMBERS 400: Injury crashes in Ohio Three unidentified males commit in 2012 robbery at gunpoint An armed robbery was reported at 524 N. Enterprise St. around 3 16: Fatal crashes in Ohio in p.m. on Tuesday. 2012 The suspects are described as three unidentified black males, who 9: Injury crashes in Wood robbed a Heinzsite apartment at gunpoint, according to AlertBG. County in 2012 The unidentified men then ran northwest from the scene. The incident is still under investigation, according to the Bowling Green Police Division. People are advised to call 911 if they see the suspects. Check BGNews.com for updates. EVAN FRY | THE BG NEWS A CLOSER LOOK Fall concert expected to sell out on Sunday Tickets to Florida Georgia Line currently on hold, sales aided by Ticketmaster By Geoff Burns Jonathon Wray, co-director of the tra- people to purchase their tickets at Pulse Editor ditions programming team for UAO. first, it went smoother than expected, “When we were looking at art- he said. Students can expect to be wel- ists, Florida Georgia Line was within “Since the band is so popular, we comed back from fall break with a our price range and they were just knew there was going to be a rush fall concert. starting to reach their peak and were for ticket sales and we didn’t feel like The University Activities even getting bigger during the sum- there would be enough room to do Organization is hosting this year’s mer,” Wray said. “We jumped on the it on campus,” Wray said. “There annual fall concert at the Stroh opportunity as soon as we could.” would be a crazy long line on campus Center. Florida Georgia Line will per- Though there aren’t any tickets if we did it that way and we wouldn’t form after being opened to the stage right now for people to buy, there are have had enough volunteers to take by Dallas Smith and Colt Ford on Oct. still some on hold for the band and care of that.” 13 at 7 p.m. UAO plans on the show being sold UAO Adviser Mike UAO decided to host a country art- out by the day of the concert. Freyaldenhoven said the online ist this year to try something new as Wray said this was the first time purchasing of tickets was another opposed to the previous artists who the organization sold tickets online EMILY REITH | THE BG NEWS have performed such as Kid Cudi, with Ticketmaster. Although the See FGL | Page 8 STUDENTS FROM BGSU’s TOMS Club raise awareness for World Sight Day with fun and games. Cobra Starship and 3OH!3, said transaction process was difficult for LAST MINUTE HEARTBREAK ADVICE IS HERE DO YOU TEXT AND DRIVE? WHY? Men’s soccer falls to Detroit University Advice Columnist Miss D answers her first “No, I don’t want people to die.” 2-1 in the final minutes. They will try to question about a student’s relationship get back to their winning ways Saturday problem about her boyfriend’s love of L eeah Floyd against Northern Illinois. Check the sports bowling, what she should do about it and Freshman, Nursing section for the full story on | PAGE 6 why she should do it. | PAGE 4 MyBGSU has a new look Coming Oct. 10 Visit www.bgsu.edu/portal to learn more 14IT093 BG NEWS AD.indd 1 10/2/13 12:08 PM 2 Wednesday, October 9, 2013 WWW.BGNEWS.COM FRI & SAT NIGHTS PROHIBITI N KISSFM 10 PM til 2:30 AM CLUB KISS ERIC CHASE & BG’S PREMIERE NIGHT LIFE IS OVER! H 21 & over FREE MEAGHAN MICK 18 & Up of the Morning Rush Show MELTBG.COM 127 N. Main St. Bowling Green H clazel.net H facebook.com/clazel Check out the interactive blotter map education to the BGSU Faculty McNay’s visits to universities that has to be cut because education BLOTTER at BGNEWS.COM CAMPUS Association at Olscamp Hall on around the state have given him is the central mission,” Jackson said. BRIEF Tuesday night. a sense of the “bigger picture,” “It should be looked at right at the MON., OCT. 7 tickets cost a total of $2,053. The presentation was closed to Jackson said. central administration.” 11:57 A.M. Speaker contests the public. The University has 72 fewer fac- McNay recently testified about Complainant reported that TUES., OCT. 8 His talk concerned a statewide ulty members this year, Jackson said. these issues before the Higher 1:17 A.M. faculty cuts sometime during the night, administrative effort to increase “We’re concerned more cuts will Education Reform Committee, a an unknown subject broke the Complainants reported that they Education costs are rising, were assaulted and robbed within class sizes while decreasing faculty, be coming,” he said. new standing committee in the Ohio driver side window of a vehicle and John McNay, president House of Representatives. within the 1000 block of E. the 800 block of S. Main St. which places a burden on the faculty McNay also argued that ris- of the Ohio Conference for and decreases the quality of educa- If a faculty is unionized like the Wooster St. The estimated the American Association of ing costs in education are due to damage is $400. tion, said David Jackson, president of University’s, then decisions such CORRECTION University Professors, contends administrations, not high labor costs the Faculty Association and associ- and instructional compensation, as these should be a joint effort 4:46 P.M. that the administration, not the ate professor in the Political Science between the faculty and administra- Complainant reported that an POLICY faculty, is to blame.