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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 9-17-2012 The BG News September 17, 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 September 17, 2012" (2012). BG News (Student Newspaper). 8551. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/8551 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. FALCONS FALL TO TOLEDO Aft In holding up its end of the bet The Ve^i BG News is sporting Blue and Yellow ^Sfe after the football team lost to the University of Toledo. For a game recap THEBESTABLISHED 1920 | An independent student press servingNEWS the campus and surrounding community check out SPORTS on Pags 4 VOLUME 92, ISSUE 14 Monday, September 17, 2012 WWW.BGNEWS.COM University raises a concept that could safety awareness Residence halls plan for potential threats throughout year ByA.I,.,nPohl CHANGE THE Reporter over the course of the year, and campus safety is intermixed Students may not be aware of some with those programs" Shaal said. of the safety programs that are "Falcon Heights recently partici- available to them, which they can pated in ALICE training with the use year-round. University Police. ALICE is a pro- For colleges across America, gram about what to do in the case WAY YOU ROLL September is National Campus of an active shooter. I know that one Safety Awareness Month. The hall is doing a program about lock- month is an opportunity for col- ing your doors to prevent theft." leges to partner with non-profit Campus crime became a subject organizations and raise aware- of national attention following the ness about campus safety. The murder of Jeanne Clery, a student at University does not specifically Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, participate in this month but prac- on April 5, 1986, according to tices safety awareness all year. the Higher Education Center for Student leaders look to bring rental car company to campus "Events concerning campus Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Violence safety are usually planned by the Prevention's website. Her death residence halls," said Captain Tim galvanized the nation and brought By GaoH Burns lames of the University Police. "But up that there were no laws govern- Reporter in general, there's always some ing the release of crime statistics at kind of program going on, as part colleges, according to the website. , Stuili'iits Without1 their own wheels . of our ongoing program of com- "The Clery Act resulted in a man- may soon lie able lc> kink forward to munity oriented policing." date for colleges to be up front having a car ill theiimvn ,n least fur a Tim Shaal, senior associate about crime statistics so students $w hours or so. director of the Office of Residence and parents can make informed The i iiaclu.iie Student Senate .md the Undergraduate Studjenl t lovernment are Life, described some of the safe- decisions," Shaal said. in the process t>i forming a cwnmrftea to obtain a rental cur service to bring to ty programs hosted by residence the University and have been since Lino fur those in need ef transportation. halls. See SAFETY I Page 2 I lie processing plan has been in the winks lor more than two years and is "We do a number of programs something thai hasn't been forgotten spout, but has been put at a stand-still. Even though it has been so long since the ides was first brought to attention, the rental service is still in the beginning stages of becoming completed, said Jeffrey Larocquc, GSS Vice-President. Fraternities compete, raise funds "A conimiltce was never really formed to bring in a service like this.'' Larocc|iiesiiid. "We passed this pieceofle^isliiiionrecommendinganadminis- trativeeoimnilteewilhgraduiteanduiidergraduaiesmdeiitMokiiuloniHikon for United Service Organization to see if this could lie (lone, but it never happened." 1 arocque' and GSS looked into bringing either I lore/. Enterprise or IM foul td Phi Gamma Delta chapters, Toledo start annual tradition campus, but have s< i far been unsuccessful in determining a vendi >r. "It was difficult to get interest from the rental companies," Larocque said. By Abby Welsh Reporter Phi Gamma Delta wants to "Some companies weren't interested because of Bowling Green's size. You make this rivalry run an annual can get to most places in town from the shuttle and other taxi companies. The University's Phi Gamma event for their chapter. Iliese rental car companies have in want income to the University for theif Delta chapter participated in "We want to start creating a UH ii benefit. a rivalry run to raise money culture and since the campuses Ah \ Soils, president ol IISG, said many factors play into gelling a rental ser- for United Service Organization are so close- working with their vice started on campus on Saturday with the University chapter as well," Ovalle said. "Last year when the set v ice was brought up, liability and fees came into play of Toledo's Phi Gamma Delta Ovalle attended a convention and it was tough to gel the ball rolling," Solis said. "There would also be a fee chapter. for USO and heard chapters at instead of mil ion coveting the eliarge.s...there are so many kinks to work out." As the runners of the chapter other universities are known for One large problem lhal came along with Irving to gel the rental cars on tam- began to warm up early Saturday these rivalry runs. pus was ligiiringoul parking spaces lor the vehicles, tamcque said. morning, they were excited to "Our schools are so close and " There would have ii > lie some dedicated parking spat esand they would have see the support of the commu- the rivalry is so big, we thought to be allocated lo whatever car rental company we had," larocque said. "There nity to cheer them on as they ran it was a shame that we haven't against Toledo. started this kind of thing for our See RENTAL! Page 2 "All of the chapters around chapters," Ovalle said. the United States and Canada Ryan Wong, philanthropy usually participate in rivalry and community service chair, runs and this is actually our said his motivation to run is TAKING A LOOK AT THE PREVIOUS CONTENDERS first time running in a rivalry geared toward "Helping the Giiidiiatc Student $en<iu ..iiiJUnrfrrg'*.u«itC'Student Govartntnf have flkoddy looked into run," said Christopher Ovalle, USO to support our troops these ihrw Companies bu! were unsuccpv,fi.l in yetting one to conic to campus, Let us know chapter president of Phi Gamma and school spirit to get every- .vhau.ii uw i.uyuui whwMicmtyJHWling.&atyfrlheJXxJtaw Delta. "This is the first year that one excited about the UT/BG we contacted the University of game," Wong said. Toledo chapter and they got on board, and we have been setting See GREEK I iqe 2 HertZ U-HAUL Enterprise this up since the summer." JUST DANCE Gaffigan attracts crowds of students, alums to Stroh for Saturday performance Award winning comedian draws attention to University arena By Natasha Ivary fifth baby to a shark fin in the Reporter water, bacon and Hot Pockets. Stroh Center General Manager Comedian Inn Gaffigan per- Benjamin Spence said the formed at the Stroh Center event was big. Saturday night. "We sold a lot of tickets; most- Gaffigan is an award winning ly to alumni and grad students comedian who has appeared in who heard Gaffigan was coming numerous films, performed on and they wanted to see him," two talk shows and has two said Spence. "This is big for BG; platinum comedy albums, not only revenue wise, but also according to the University actually getting us on the map press release. using the Stroh and having nice Gaffigan kept the punch events," said Spence. lines coming from the start of Grad student Andrea Panning the show at 7:00 p.m. right up came to watch the show with EUZABETH JEISOMINE ! tHEBSNEWS until the end until 8:15 p.m. STUDENTS learn Capoeira. an afro-brazilian martial art It encompasses dancing, singing and percussion Practices take place Tuesdays and Fridays from Gaffigan spoke on a range of See6AfFKiAN|Page6 7-9 pm and Sundays from 11 am. to 1 pm. in 221 Eppler North. topics, from comparing his FALCONS DEFEAT HUSKIES ARE YOU PISSED OFF? WHAT IS YOUR SAFETY TIP FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS? The rugby team beat Northern Illinois Students tweeted and submitted "Don't be a fool; wrap that tool." University 52-33 on Saturday. 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