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THE BG NEWS FRIDAYAPRIL 15,2011 Volume 90. issue 133 ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving the campus and surrounding community www.bqviews.com Deans advise Festival future graduate blossoms MBS program closures ByAKuaWidman GRADUATE PROGRAMS Assistant News Editor RECOMMENDED TO Several University graduate pro- CLOSE: grams have been recommended to ■ Master of Rehabilitation be closed, suspended and reorient- Counseling ■ Master of Education ed starting fall 2012. ^:*a rf** "V" ■ '* in Gifted and Talented ■> »-. •••."■"* Various college deans recom- Intervention .:, *' - ^ "' mended the changes in response to ■ Master of Education in a $9 million reduction in the gradu- School Psychology ate scholarship budget over the next ■ Ph.D. in Communication two years, said Graduate Dean Tim Studies Messer-Kruse. ■ Ph.D. in History "These arc very tough times and very hard decisions — no one likes it," he said. "No one likes this pro- GRADUATE PROGRAMS cess, no one likes closing programs, but there are times when these deci- RECOMMENDED TO BE PHOTOS PROVIDED sions need to be made." SUSPENDED: Messer-Kruse announced the ■ Master of Arts in Economics Japanese Club celebrates 10th anniversary of cherry tree donations recommendations to the Graduate ■ Master of Education in Council at its 2:30 p.m. meeting Reading ByAIUi.Widm.n toric Japanese cherry trees. WANT TO GO? Thursday for discussion following ■ Master of Education in Assistant News Editor "It started in fall 2001, when we their approval from Provost Ken Business Education had a ceremony for trees that were WHAT 10th annual Ohanami ■ Master of Arts in Cherry Blossom Festival Borland. The recommendations Communication In her many years at the University, donated by alumni from Tokyo," said can be made final after notification ■ Master of Science in Akiko Kawano Jones has watched the Jones, adviser of the Japanese Club WHEN: Friday, 5 to 8 p.m. of the Faculty Senate Committee Computer Science Ohanami Cherry Blossom Festival that sponsors the event. "We called on Academic Affairs and the Ohio ■ Master of Education in bloom into a highly-anticipated dis- it Ohanami because it means 'blos- WHERE: Mileti Alumni Center Board of Regents. Human Movement, Sport play of Japanese culture. som viewing' in Japan. It's traditional (corner of Mercer and Alumni streets) and Leisure Studies (spe- Tonight the tenth Ohanami will SceGRAD|Page2 cialization in leisure and See CHERRY I 12 take place, commemorating ten yean COST: Free tourism) since the University's first gift of his- BBQ COMPETITION UA0 brings laughter to campus Comedy fest features Ross Mathews, talk show host, who interned with Jay Leno ByJuunAvtry Mathews said. laugh with him and not at him. Reporter Mathews told his life story of how Three comedians featured in the he became the popular talk show lineup were: Don Andoot, a former UAO hosted their first comedy fest, host he is today, mentioning his writer for the Dave Chappelle Show; LOL With UAO, Thursday at the break at the Tonight Show with Jay Geoff Keith, who's been on Comedy Anderson Arena with featured host Leno as an intern. Central and MTV's Disaster Date; Ross Mathews. "Take what makes you different and Brandon Snyder from Cleveland. Mathews is an openly gay talk and flip it," Mathews said. "Ross Mathews must have some show host who currently has a Mathews said the first time he bad ass fans," Andoot said. steady position at the round table for was put in the spotlight he was afraid Andoot mentioned the numerous Chelsea Lately. of people laughing at him and his BYRON MACK I THE KNEW See LOL | Page 8 GRILL AWAY: Founder's Chef Adam Bohland serves his entry in the dining hall BBQ competition "My life purpose is to talk to unique personality. He said he real- to graduate student Thomas Husson Thursday afternoon in front of the Union celebrities and make people laugh," ized that he needed to make people CAMPUS Increased police force accompanies 'Falcon Fest' BRIEF Campus Escort By Jam«s EUro liabilities that come along with fic laws, he said. Some of these Forum Editor "The main goal for those parties," Biller said. units will be from the Bowling continues fewer hours of operation our force is to make City Police have coordinated Green post, while others will be With the start of "Falcon Fest" with University police, the sher- from the Toledo post. Campus Escort services plans to continue Thursday night, law enforce- sure there is no iff's department, liquor patrol Some students believe the their newer hours ol operation through this ment officers are preparing to agencies and other law enforce- increased presence of officers summer and next year handle the crowds that may drunk driving." ment units in preparation of will not change anything about At the beginning o( the semester. accompany the event. keeping the city safe and enforc- Falcon Fest or the weekend. Campus Escort services shortened its hours Nearly 4,000 people are William Bowers | Sergeant ing the law during Falcon Fest. "People are going to do what from 6 pm to 6 am, to 6 pm to 5 am expected to attend this week- With the increased police "The main goal for our force is they want," said junior Garrett "We weren't really being utilized during end's festivities, according to presence, they plan to make to make sure there is no drunk Lawson, who is attending that time." said Rachel GJIespie. a student the Facebook event invitation. arrests over the course of the driving," said Sgt. William Falcon Fest. supervisor at Campus Escort. Police are prepared to enforce event, Biller said. He expects the Bowers, Bowling Green State Regardless of the extra law The decision to change the times for laws throughout the city. arrests will be linked to alcohol, Highway Patrol post. enforcement or Falcon Fest, campus escort came after they moved to "We have stacked our staff," such as underage consumption. State Highway Patrol will be students are still going to College Park earlier this year Director of said Lt. Brad Biller of the Bowling Students should "recognize sending several units to the city go out and have a good time, Public Safety Monica Moll shortened the Green City Police. there may be criminal and civil this week to help enforce traf- Lawson said. hours for Campus Escort services after being hired at the University in November. CAMPUS FORUM SPORTS PEOPLE ON THE STREET Poetry moves to the stage Taxes are a 'moral duty' Baseball team takes on Toledo Would you legalize marijuana and why? "For Colored Girls," a play based on a Columnist Mathew Davoli applauds The 8G baseball team is back at home and will TRAVIS RIC HEY series of poems, premieres this Obama's position to raise taxes for the take on arch rival Toledo this weekend in a Sophomore, Communications weekend. 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Senior Kaylin Atkinson The average BLOTTER CHERRY emony at Alumni Mall, This year's Ohanami is attended Ohanami her person can live From Page 1 the grassy area between also significant because sophomore year and plans WED., APRIL 13 Harshman and Kreischer the Japanese Club will be to return today for the tree for eleven days culture, to enjoy watch- residence halls. accepting donations and dedication and festival. 11:20 P.M. ing the cherry tree blos- selling raffle tickets for "It's so interesting because without water, Markus Zachman, of Troy. Ohio, The dedication will feature it sliketheir whole culture in was arrested for underage pos- soms, because it's such a keynote speeches from John the Tohoku-Kanto Great assuming session of alcohol, possession of short life." Quinn. city mayor; Kuninori Earthquake Relief Fund. one room," she said. "They drugs, possession of drug abuse lones expects this year's Matsuda. consul-general "One month ago when had a lot of tables set up an average instruments and trafficking in festival to be the biggest yet of Japan in Detroit; Simon the earthquake happened, for really easy access with drugs on Ridge Street and is anticipating more Murgan-Kussell, dean of the everyone figured that, .is thingslikeorigamiand sushi temperature of than 500 visitors, she said.