Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-3-2012 The BG News October 3, 2012 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 3, 2012" (2012). BG News (Student Newspaper). 8558. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/8558 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. A SCARY RIDE Some University students wort: as "Screamsters. scaring Cedar Point guests during Halloweekends Learn about their double THE BG NEWS lives in PULSE | Pag* 3. ESTABLISHED 1920 | An independent student press serving the campus and surrounding community VOLUME 92, ISSUE 21 Wednesday, October 3, 2012 WWW.BGNEWS.COM Current, future Falcons connect Bookstore By Emily Gordon Kallie "USG and yFF are partner- they will be able to spend the Reporter ing to help students get a true rest of the day on campus after Durkit celebrates feel for the school beyond the their tour. Incoming students will soon USG Academic tour, beyond the presenta- Melissa Dzienny, speaker of have the option to experi- Affairs Chair tion," she said. the senate for USG, said the idea volunteerism ence an extended stay at the fi Barhite said there have been for Fly with a Falcon had been University after taking their many requests for overnight bounced around back in 2010 as Local shelters, Humane campus tours. after they tour campus, said stays at the University, but a way to personalize incoming Undergraduate Student Brandi Barhite, assistant direc- they are not offered for legal students' visits. Society to receive aid Government and yourFellow- tor of the Student Enrollment reasons. Prospective students will be able By Christopher Brown Falcon have teamed up to cre- Communication Center. Fly with a Falcon will be a to interact one-on-one with current Reporter ate Fly with a Falcon. Fly with a Falcon aims to con- compromise for those prospec- students, ambassadors for yourFel- The program gives incom- nect prospective students to tive students who want more lowFalcon who are majoring in the The University Bookstore and ing students the chance to current students, giving them time here, she said. several service-oriented student have lunch and sit in on a a better understanding of the While prospective students See FALCON | Page 2 groups combined forces to raise class with a current student University, Barhite said. won't get to spend the night, awareness about volunteering and reach out to students in the Union on Tuesday. The National Association of College Stores created the event called National Student Day, which is in its second year, in order to cele- brate volunteerism. said Jeff Nelson, Using your bookstore director. The bookstore collected dona- tions for local charities, including the Wood County Humane Society, the Cocoon Shelter and a local food pantry in the form of canned goods noodle and money. Nelson said. If someone donated a canned good, money, or signed up for the Students, faculty offer tips, tricks Office of Service Learning's news- letter, they were entered in a chance to craft creative college cuisine to win a free semester's worth of books or an iPad, he said. ByOnUSkawronU The event was a collabora- Reporter tion between the bookstore and the Office of Service Learning. For students on a budget trying to save money by eating Nelson said. microwave meals, there are things they can do to spice The bookstore primarily han- things up and add flavor to a bland or repetitive meal dled donations while the Office of Dining Services works with residence halls to help Service Learning invited and orga- offer classes for students to take advantage of in the din- nized the various student groups. ing halls, said Mike Paulus, director of Dining Services. Nelson said. Chefs from Dining Services have held classes to teach Previously, the Office of Service students how to make spring rolls, sushi and even how to Learning hosted a service day for make ice cream in a dorm room, Paulus said. students to go out and volunteer for Both Paulus and Dining Services Senior Executive Chef the day. but Nelson said he thought Patrick Hannan believe the most important thing is to it better to combine forces rather take advantage of these classes and to check the Internet for than compete. simple food options. The bookstore approached the There are plenty of ideas and recipes online, Hannan said. Office of Service Learning to help Dining Services also has several Outtakes stores located around make the event bigger and to invite campus for students to purchase food items. service-oriented student organiza- "We try to provide grab-and-go items for students" Paulus said. tions, said Maddi Georgoff, civic The Outtakes stores are not grocery stores but they offer convenient action leader in the Office of Service Learning. See NOODLES | Page 2 Scott Brummel, another civic action leader, said many of the groups present had similar goals. The idea is to get students How do you make the involved on campus and make stu- most of your routine dents more aware of social issues, Brummel said. dishes? Tell us on Twitter One table represented two orga- nizations from the University of @The_BG_News Toledo called "Bridge Club" and #CreativeCuisines "Matters." BOOKSTORE: ■2 Mobile app influences COP DROP social, sexual culture Grindr helps users to find same-sex partners, friends By Gooff Bum. view another user's profile. Reporter Broz has been using the app for more than a year and said he Sophomore Steven Broz is one of believes this type of app makes it more than 4 million different men a lot easier for a person to be more who use the app Grindr, a gay male promiscuous, which could be a based social network used for find- good thing or bad thing depending ing othermenbasedoffoftheir cur- on the user. rent mobile location. "It can be used for a really bad The app was first introduced in purpose, such as using other gay 2009 and is aimed for bi-sexual people for sexual pleasure," Broz and gay men to find other men said. "I wouldn't say that it has hap- to mingle with. Some of the fea- pened a lot but you'll notice it being tures include the ability to chat, done and it can be completely dam- exchange photos and to share EVANFKY tHCBGNEWS one's location after choosing to See GRINDR | Page 2 NICOLE TIJERINA drops Mark Ankney. University police officer at the "Dunk a Cop" fundraiser hosted by Phi Delta Theta and the police for ALS FALCONS OPEN SEASON DIVING INTO DEBATE WHAT ARE YOU DOING DURING FALL BREAK? The BG hockey team begins competition this Assistant Forum Editor Matthew "Quidditch practice." weekend. The Falcons open the regular season on Thacker takes a deeper look at the the road Saturday against Niagara, before taking presidential debate and what it on OIT at home Sunday | PAGE 7 means to the election I PAGE 4 Anthony DeCapite Sophomore, AYA Language Arts 2 Wednesday. October J. 2012 FROM THE FRONT PAGE WWWBGNEWS.COM THE GHOST jW£* -r FRI & SAT NIGHTS "-' NOW Y 10 PM til 2:30 AM \ >,-,//, BOOMER & -p. DJ MANNY For more information 18 & Up * ?l&overFRFE go toxla/el net facebook.corn/clazel clazel.net * facebook.com/clazel debit card from walmart. within the 900 block of BLOTTER com within the 100 block Klotz Road. of S. Maple St. The charg- University provides both MON., OCT.l es total to $341.24. 11-25 A M TUES., OCT. 2 1:17 A.M. Joshua Thomas Hamann. 5:25 P.M. Trevor James McLargin. 20. of Whitehouse. Ohio, Complainant reported that 18. of Bowling Green, was was cited for prohibited sometime during the week- Mac, PC labs on campus cited for possession of acts/altered ID within the end, an unknown subject drug paraphernalia near 100 block of N. Main St. kicked in the door of an Computer brands supplied for student, faculty preference, PCs favored East Wooster Street and apartment within the 900 12:43 P.M. Mercer Road. ByY.lon.BUir block of Klotz Road. Wells said. Complainant reported Reporter what they will be working on that sometime between when they get into the working "It seems that more hack- 6:21 P.M. CORRECTION Saturday and Sunday, an Complainant reported Some people have been world, is it going to be Macs or ers develop viruses for PCs, unknown person entered that an unknown sub- POLICY faced with a choice between PCs?" she said. "Here at least because again it's goes back to an unlocked vehicle and ject acquired a checking Macintosh and PC, and that they get the opportunity to that open architecture for the stole a red soccer bag con- account number and wrote We want to correct all factual operating system and having taining miscellaneous soc- errors. If you think an error has choice can go either way for work on both." a fraudulent check at a University students. Wells prefers PC, because that access to that code to cre- cer equipment within the grocery store in Arizona been made, call The BG News 600 block of Pine Valley at 419-372-6966. The choice depends main- it is what she was raised on, ate viruses," she said.