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ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving THE BG NEWS the campus and surrounding community Monday February 19,2007 Volume 101, Issue 104 WWWBGNEWSCOM Firelands looks to boost enrollment News giant By Tim Sampson Reporter total up to 19,108 students. to Iesley Ruszkowski, director of nursing, criminal justice and com- of serving "non-traditional" stu- buys out college According to Gary Swegan, marketing and communication puter science. In addition, two dents, firelands has begun to shift director of admissions for the for Firelands new programs, radiological tech- toward a more traditional student publication Despite a 1.5 percent dip in enroll- main campus, the University has "The University has been focus- nology and early childhood stud- body in recent years. An independent student ment at BGSU Firelands this year, deliberately sought faster growth ing attention in a deliberate way ies, have proved highly popular In fall of 2002 the majority of paper in Florida is now officials at the branch campus at Firelands than at the main toward boosting enrollment here," with students Firelands' students were part- predict continued growth in the campus. Ruszkowski said. "We have broken Several initiatives for "non-tra- time, with only 48 percent enrolled run by Gannet Co. near future. "We're trying to maintain our enrollment records every year over ditional" and part-time students, lull time. That number has since | Page 5 Since fall 2000, enrollment at current numbers," Swegan said. the last six years." such as web-based and off-cam- climbed to 55 percent. Firelands has increased by 37.6 "We basically have been at our Firelands managed to top 2.000 pus extension classes, have also In addition, the avenge age percent, bringing the total num- capacity for the last couple of students for the second year in a helped to boost enrollment, of Firelands students has gotten Cleveland plane i»er of students last semester to years. By contrast Firelands has row last semester, and is looking Ruszkowski said. younger. Ruszkowski said. skids, crashes 2.024. been looking to grow." to eventually increase enrollment "We're strictly a commuter cam - William Knight, director of plan- During that same period of time, The plan to increase growth at to 2,500. pus and so these initiatives are ning and institutional research, A commuter flight the main campus saw less growth, the University's branch campus Among the fastest growing very popular." she said. smashes into a fence only about 9.5 percent, bringing its has been successful according programs on campus have been Even though it has a history See FIRELANDS | Page 2 during landing, but no injuries were reported | Page 6 Women die Graduate in murderous rampage Face on the soda bottle Police have a suspect in students custody for the slaying , of three women in University student wins label contest for photo Chicago | Page 6 surveyed Police nab By Tim Sampson band thieves joniEs Repo't"! Security cameras catch Each year the department of teens stealing from III It It V Will II institutional research issues six University marching different surveys to gauge the >. i i...,i.- itr. inought it ........Hi I,, inii band members opinions of undergraduate stu- i.. nav« it.c people Mho make Panera dents. But until now there have wvm.bgnews.com tllo.l Mill, i IJ.CJI l.la.r. Ij|.< I I.e. I I..! been no such surveys for the (... ..... i.i.ii: ■ i.c.k ....i an n.t different more than 3,000 graduate stu- |.l...l..: .... II,. IdDeli lilci. I,, Ilia :31,1c dents who attend the University. BG, Goldsberry ■ i■ ■ >' |....|.ic. r,i,.. make great bread 5o That changed over the week- I Ill lit Ul Millie Iclj. ami cn|..,■! i'lialiKS end as the department of insti- dominate over /uvi.v loliclaliica.l COm tutional research e-mailed a Buffalo 110-questJon survey to the entire KAIIIIlAI riAVIH- • Nil AKIIMI IAI I tLBIS graduate student population. The Women's basketball They hope to gain insight into a an rnr.MMiim team continues MAC group that has historically been winning streak | Page 7 left out of the internal studies of universities across the country. The survey, which will remain Men's team available online until March 16. grabs Bracket is designed to address all aspects Buster victory Ml '..: IH C .Ml of graduate students' academic, professional and personal expe- The Falcons defeat riences at the University. Morehead State 90-72 Graduate Student Senate lead- ers initiated the idea after view- over the weekend By Theresa Scott "I give major props to Kevin for tak- ing a presentation on a simi- |Page7 Reporter Lindsey ing this picture," she said. "We took lar survey conducted at Miami Wilbarger like 30 pictures that day." University. The next lime you are sipping a lones Her national park Jones Soda is known for being a "Miami's survey received a lot Soda, don't be surprised toseel.indsey snapshot won the creative outlet for amateur photog- of attention," said Luke Nichter, Wilbarger. junior, staring back at you. Jones Soda contest raphers. According to the company's GSS vice-president. "And we ask, "I was completely surprised," said official Web site, www.jonessoda. 'why can't we do that here?'" Wilbarger, winner of a Jones Soda com, anyone can send a picture over Although GSS has conducted label competition. "I never win any- The photo captures Wilbarger e-mail or directly on the Web site and its own studies in the past, this is thing!" jumping above the rocks of Arches enter to win a chance to have a picture the First time they have worked Wilbarger, a life science major at National Park in Utah. Former BG featured on a soda bottle. with institutional research to the University, and an employee at student Kevin Kennedy took the win- In 2002, the company teamed up conduct a comprehensive sur- the Perrysburg Panera Bread, was one ning photograph in 2005 while he with Panera and began to market six vey of the entire graduate stu- out of 18 winners in a nationwide con- and Wilbarger were both enrolled in soda flavors, which would be sold dent population. test run by lones Soda, which asked Geolourney, a program which allows exclusively at Panera stores. They gave According Nichter, it's not all Panera associates to send in their students to travel to the country's all associates the opportunity to pro- uncommon for universities to best snapshots for a chance to see national parks over a nine-week trip. duce their own customized labels. neglect their graduate students Talented teams their photos on a bottle of the soda. "That day was like my favorite day The "Panera Signature Series" rou- when conducting internal deserve focus When Wilbarger first heard about of Geolourney," Wilbarger said, look- tinely rotates the art on the labels research. the contest last year, she entered ing at the winning photo. "It was so and ships the sodas out to over 100 "It's not just a phenomenon A columnist argues the about 20 photographs on a whim, but amazing. We were up so high; it was stores nationwide. Wilbarger s photo at BGSU," he said. "Miami had Women's basketball never expected to win. This January, I i ke we were on top of t he world." is featured on the "Berry White" soda never had a survey, and when when she received the letter inform- Wilbarger also dabbles in photog- flavor bottle, a fruity soda made with they completed theirs they got team should get ing her that she had won, the contest raphy, but ironically Kennedy took all all sorts of national attention." more attention was the last thing on her mind. of the photos she submitted. See SODA | Page 2 for its outstanding See SURVEY | Page 2 performance | Page 4 Should we get Presidents Day off? Democrats to host Eight U.S. soldiers killed, 14 injured awareness week in 'deadliest single incident this year' By Noor Khan skies in a region where Taliban ByAWwndriaCUrfc The Associated Press militants are active. BRIONA ALLEN Senior Reporter secret from the public. It was the deadliest single Junior. Political Science "One important film we will SHAIUOI, Afghanistan incident this year for the 47,000 be showing is about the electric — After radioing in an unex- U.S.-led coalition and NATO The first annual Democrats "Hell yes, just to be car," Kukla said. "A lot of money plained loss of power and forces in Afghanistan. Week will take place during the was spent on the electric for it engine failure, a military heli- The helicopter was car- off of school." month of March to raise aware- only to be taken off the market." copter crashed early yesterday rying 22 U.S. service mem- |P»g.4 ness for students about events Kukla said students need to in southeastern Afghanistan, bers when it had a "sudden, that are swept under the carpet know about who killed the elec- killing eight U.S.