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FRIDAY See page 7 NOVEMBER 13,2009 Volume 104, Issue 57 ESTABLISHED 1920 I A daily independent student press serving the campus and surrounding community www.bgviews.com OUENTINKIIPJTRICK A NOVEL IDEA: Sophomore Jessica Williams (left) and freshman Rachel Killoren (right) Pffi are participating in this year's National Novel Writing Month. Once a high flying trapeze artist Month-long Montana Miller lands in Bowling Green as professor of popular culture By Emily Tucker novel writing Reporter After flying high in a French cir- cus and diving from 80 feet in contest begins the air, Montana Miller enjoys living and teaching in the By Qin-ntiii Kilpatrick WTiter Chris Baty and 20 friends _ Bowling Green area. Reporter tried to write 50.000 words of fiction Miller moved to France after graduating in a month. from high school and joined the "Centre This month sophomore lessica "They didn't anticipate that they National des Arts du Cirque" in ChiUons- Williams will write nearly 1,670 would ever do it again nor did they sur-Mame, France. She said she wanted to words a day to compete a 175-page anticipate that they would be so find a way to get higher and higher into the book — an endeavor unrelated to successful," said Lindsey Grant, air, so someone suggested that she become class assignments. She and fresh- community liaison for the Office a flying trapeze artist. man Rachel Killoren have signed on of letters and light, the non-profit "I was never a fan of the circus, but 1 had a to this year's National Novel Writing organization that hosts National deep craving to fly," Miller said. Month contest. Novel Writing Month She was the first American to be accept- "You have to write a lot and it may But the initiative expanded across ed into the school, and she was the only be total garbage but the practice of the country, encompassing 550 female in her flying trapeze troupe. She did just getting it all out there is really chapters, ultimately hooking more three years of training and performing with good," Williams said. others at the school. The concept started 11 years ago See NOVEL Page 2 Once she left the school she briefly in the San Francisco Bay Area when worked for Cirque du Soleil. Then she was See CIRCUS | Page 2 Winter Wheat IWS Festival kicks off Weekend event designed for writers of any age. skill level University organization tackles speech a local literary journal published By Jaton Henry Reporter twice a year and is celebrating its By Michell. OlmiUad 30th anniversary this year. Reporter "The classroom experience at a university With 25 years of experience The title of the festival refers to at universities in Michigan, Writers of all skill levels are the winter wheat plant, which is gives you the knowledge that you need in Nebraska and Ohio, Alday invited to participate in the Mid- planted in the fall, and is one of Americans fear public speak- helped to transform the team American Review's Festival of the first plants to flourish in the ing more than spiders, snakes, order to be successful, but forensics gives into the success that it is today; Writing, Winter Wheat, which spring. heights, disease or even death, the Falcon Forensics Debate & kicked off yesterday at 7:30 p.m. Karen Craigo, co-editor-in- according to a number of stud- you the practical experience." Speech team has held a nation- Winter Wheat, an annual free chief for the Mid-American ies on phobias. al team title every year since event in its ninth year, is a series Review, said the festival is a good However, the oldest student Paul Alday | Director of forensics and debate 2001, which is the longest win- of writing sessions and readings place for writers to get started on organization at the University, ning streak in the Collegiate meant to inspire creativity. a new work. the Falcon Forensics Speech & and interpretive performances, tical experience," Paul Alday Forensics Association's history. "It is a weekend devoted writers "We give people lots of starts, Debate team, willingly tackles competing with students from said, director of forensics and Aside from the success, Alday of all ages, all types of writing, all lots of ideas for writing projects public speaking on a regular other academic institutions. debate. said his favorite part of the job levels of capacity and ability, to to work on, like the beginnings basis. "The classroom experience Alday stepped up to the posi- is the improvement he sees in come to kind of go to sessions, to of novels or poems," she said. With the help of an expe- at a university gives you the tion of director of forensics and his students. go to events, to go to readings." "Then they can work on that all rienced coaching staff, the knowledge that you need in debate in 2001, when the pro- said Anne Valente, who is helping roughly 20 members of the order to be successful, but gram was not fairing so well in See SPEAKERS I Page 6 coordinate the event. See WHEAT I Page 2 team prepare speeches, debates forensics gives you the prac- competition. The Mid-American Review is Alert BG emergency system sees improvement By Mtgan Woodward messaging Communications to work on tex- said. Reporter "ITS is working to allow the ting to specific locations. Implemented in spring 2008, police department [to send texisl Associate Dean of Students the system notifies students of sit- With about 6800 students, fac- so my dispatchers can put infor- Michael Ginsburg said many stu- uations like the campus closing or ulty and staff on the Alert BG sys- mation in that will also go to mar- dents and faculty should take the active Situations such as weather, tem, the University and Campus keting and communication and opportunity to sign up for Alert a gas main leak or active shooting, Police are working to improve the computers and texts," Chief of BG. Ginsburg said. system. Police lames Wiegand said. "Our "|The number of people signed "I do think it is an effective sys- PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ENOCH WU Alert BG is a campus notifica- plan right now when the students upl really should be a lot higher, tem," he said. "I say that with hesi- come back is to test this again." and we know people pay for texts THE 4-1-1: Alert BG is a text message based notification system that students can voluntari- tion system that will help provide emergency safety precautions to Wiegand also said the University but we only send them out when See ALERT | Page 2 ly sign up for. Approximately 20 percent of the University is signed up foi the notifications faculty, staff and students via text is working with the Marketing and they are important," Ginsburg CAMPUS FORUM PULSE PEOPLE ON THfSTREET Green elephant exchange Peacewalker steps into BG Obam-diggity What do you believe [in]? The Environment Action Group goes Mike Oren, who has been walking across the Obama's presidency has had a JIMGRAMM Junior. 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