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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 5-21-2014 The BG News May 21, 2014 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 May 21, 2014" (2014). BG News (Student Newspaper). 8746. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/8746 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. DINING OPTIONS Find out where to eat on campus and their hours of operation on Page 2. THESTABLISHED 1920E | An independent BG student press serving N the campusE and Wsurrounding communityS VOLume 93, Issue 100 Wednesday, May 21, 2014 WWW.BGNEWS.COM Job Expo Leads To Internship Accounting Major Benefits From Expercience By Myah Lanier Reporter Boomin’ Justin Miller is taking a stance in his career with a summer internship from the BGSU Career Expo to peruse his dreams. Miller, a student at the University BG Businesses majoring in accounting, will be a senior in the fall. Local business are still busy “I am almost finished with school, but Justin I am blessed to have such an amazing even though classes are out of session Miller internship to help out with my major,” Accounting he said. major Miller went to a Job Expo at the University where he talked to a Human Resources employee from Andersons Incorporated. After By Angela Hill and delivering an elevator speech, Miller was given an interview Alexander Elfreich Reporters with her. “After I got the interview I had got my offer letter that next week, went in for my drug test, and started that summer of 2013,” he said. During the school year, most of downtown Bowling Andersons Incorporated is a publicly traded company Green is bustling with students frequenting in and out of with diverse interests that include agribusinesses such as shops and telling their friends what good deals they grain and plant nutrients, railcar leasing and repair, indus- got or what the new food is that they tried from trial products formulation, turf products, retailing and, a particular restaurant. most recently, ethanol operations. In the summer the businesses still remain, but as in any town, “I was the one to help Justin prepare his elevator speech every business has a plan when classes let out and students are and who informed him about the Job Career Expo, but I home. Businesses in Bowling Green depend upon the people also know people who [were] associated with the company in the city to keep them alive, and often the locals do not stop he interns for,” said Jordan Meador, an event planner at the coming in simply because classes are not in session. University. “The company is a great company that one “Surprisingly, business has not really slowed down at man built on his own that makes it possible for young men all considering that school left out a couple of weeks like Justin.” ago,” Charlie Emenhiser, a bouncer, disc jockey Miller said the internship is paid, and worked through and server at City Tap, said. the summer full time Monday through Friday, nine to five. A typical day for Miller at the internship is to go in and See Business | Page 3 work on his assigned work from his supervisor. Miller helped his supervisor with things such as stock testing and auditing. “We did have different projects and different audits,” Bryant Helton, former intern at Andersons Incorporated, said. “ We went to Tennessee and had to do an audit or just office work.” Miller went to the facility that the company bought in Tennessee and made sure they transferred the policies to the Andersons’ policy. “The traveling is fun, everything is paid for and it was nice to be outside the office not having to pay for every- thing,” Miller said. Helton said Miller talks about how his internship has changed his life tremendously. “I know Justin loves this internship,” Helton said. Miller said he enjoys the work he does. “It’s nice to see the work that I have done translated into the audit that they have to do,” Miller said. By having this internship, Miller feels that he was now able to go to the Job Career Expo this year and receive eight different offers from companies that wanted him to join their team. See I nternship | Page2 Summer Season Offers Time to Improve Weight, Health By Lydia Scott With summer around the corner, many nutrition at the University, says being overweight can healthy lifestyle because healthy life decisions are the look to improving their health and weight. stem from being on campus where there is constant things that stave off chronic disease. As an example, Maintaining a healthy weight is imperative to being access to food, less physical activity than in high school deciding not to drink a soda saves 200 calories, she healthy and preventing certain ailments. and, in some cases, alcohol consumption. said. With many snack foods available in the U.S., weight Ludy teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in Both women feel that exercise and a healthy diet are gain does not seem unlikely. Gaining weight as one the food and nutrition program and researches pat- keys to successful weight maintenance. ages is very probable and occurs frequently. terns of weight change in college students. She said “It isn’t much more complicated than that,” Ludy According to the National Heart, Blood and Lung being involved in activities on campus and making said. Institute, on average, one to two pounds can be gained smart eating choices can lower the risk of being over- One way to assess health is using Body Mass Index, yearly by those between the ages of 18 and 49. weight. BMI, to determine what a healthy weight is. Even though weight gain does occur, it’s dangerous. Maintaining healthy weight needs to be a lifestyle The Center for Disease Control and Prevention web- Maintaining a healthy weight can prevent many dis- decision, one that encompasses every aspect of a site illustrates how to calculate BMI. In order to find it, eases. person’s life, said Faith Yingling, director of Wellness the site says to take weight, divide it by height squared, In addition to lowering the risk of heart disease, Connections. and multiply that number by a conversion factor of 703. stroke, diabetes, and high blood pressure, maintaining “I think what people need to really think about is a Healthy BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9. a healthy weight can also lower the risk of many differ- healthy lifestyle and how to maintain that over time, However, BMI can be misleading in some cases. ent cancers, according to the Harvard School of Public how to get moving, and eat nutritiously, reduce stress, If someone is more muscular, Yingling said, their Health’s website. those types of things,” she said. BMI could be higher, which can be misguiding because Mary-Jon Ludy, an assistant professor of clinical Yingling said not to focus on weight, but rather on a See Health | Page 2 FOSTER AT THE FORUM WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS SUMMER? FILLMORE Copy Chief Lydia Scott writes on “Finish reading Les Miserables, PULSE editor Amanda Matthews how books are superior to the that’s my big goal.” reviews Foster the People. | movies they inspire. | PAGE 4 PAGE 5 Kat Virostko Senior, AYA Integrated Language Arts has MOVED to a new location. Wood County Hospital’s ReadyCare service To learn more, has moved to the Falcon Health Center, visit falconhealth.org, 838 E. Wooster Street. or call 419-372-2271. Monday–Friday EXTENDED HOURS 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. for BGSU students, faculty and staff, and Saturday & Sunday area residents (treating adults and children 6 months and older) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CLOSED HOLIDAYS 2 Wednesday, May 21, 2014 FROM THE FRONT PAGE WWW.BGNEWS.COM BLOTTER Where to get grub in the summer SAT., MAY 17 SUN., MAY 18 REGULAR SUMMER HOURS 1:30 P.M. 12:12 A.M. Complainant reported Brandon R. Matukas, 22, of Falcon’s Nest (Student Union) 11am – 2pm that sometime during the Bowling Green, was cited Monday through Friday night unknown subjects for disorderly conduct/uri- destroyed a mailbox within nating within the 100 block Starbucks (Student Union) 8am – 2pm Monday through Friday the 700 block of 8th St. of N. Enterprise St. Damage estimated at $50. Dunkin’ Doughnuts 7am – 2pm every day 1:25 A.M. 3:14 P.M. Ryan P. Conlan, 20, of Complainant reported that Bowling Green, was cited sometime during the night for underage possession ME MORIAL DAY WEEKEnd an unknown person took of alcohol and open con- the mirror glass out of the tainer within the 100 block Falcon’s Nest (Student Union) 11am – 2pm Friday driver side mirror within of N. Main St. Closed Saturday and Sunday the 700 block of High St. Estimated damage $75. 7:27 A.M. Starbucks (Student Union) 8am – 2pm Friday Absulon A. Collins, 30, of Closed Saturday and Sunday 4:30 P.M. Toledo, was cited for open John Martin Rosado, 24, container in a motor vehi- Dunkin’ Doughnuts 7am – 2pm Friday through Sunday ANTHONY MALINAK | THE BG NEWS of Bowling Green, was cle within the 1600 block Closed Monday arrested for rape and of E.