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PHOTO PROVIDED BY MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS How to manage Professors’ life 2017 throwback; finances after advice for seniors popular music graduation Page 3 and movies Page 2 Page 4 & 5 BG NEWS April 21, 2021 | PAGE 2 BUDGET BLUES 1. 2. Financial advice for graduates Make a budget Set financial Kimberly McNeil | BG News Intern An important first step, making a Graduation can be an exciting time. For many, it comes with student loan debt. We can hope budget will show you exactly what goals that the movement toward debt forgiveness continues to gain traction. But for now, financial you need and when you’ll need it. Set goals for yourself from a financial advisors say paying down student loans and credit card debt should be a high priority for recent grads. Your credit score will determine your ability to do many things, and sometimes This will help you plan for all future perspective, but keep them realistic. is even a factor in being selected for a job. Grads will want to be aware of how their credit expenses. Make sure you reference your score is doing. budget as you do so. Most loans do not require payment for six months after graduation. There are also deferments and payment arrangements available if needed. Do your research on your loans, and find out what rights and responsibilities you have. The most important thing is to communicate with your lenders. Grads may also be facing some new bills. Some may be getting their first apartment which means they can expect rent, utilities and grocery bills. Grads will also need transportation. They will need to decide if they want the expenses of a car which include licenses, registration, insurance, repairs and gas. Grads who can opt for using public transportation 3. 4. will need to decide if it makes more financial sense to pay as they go or buy a pass. There is a wealth of advice on the internet on creating a budget and planning for your Manage student Build Savings or financial future. There are a few things that all financial advisors seem to agree on: loans and credit an Emergency Great Selection n Close to Campus n Great Prices card debt Fund This should be a priority on your You never know when you’re going list of expenses that need paid. The to need some emergency money, so last thing you want is bad credit for building up your savings or a fund JOHN NEWLOVE missing a student loan payment. in case of emergencies only is a very REAL ESTATE , INC. important thought to keep on the backburner.

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Alicia Kobasic | WBGU-FM Promotions Director The end of the semester is approaching, which means graduation for the class of 2021 is around the corner. With graduation, comes a time of reflecting on their last four years at BGSU. These seniors started their freshman year in 2017. In honor of graduation, here are the top music and movies that were popular during their freshmen year.

‘Lady Bird’ ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ MOVIES This film stars Saoirse Ronan, Laurie The final installment in the Pitch Perfect This film in the Star Wars franchise was Many amazing movies came out in the Metcalf and Tracy Letts. It is set in 2002 franchise was released on December 22, released on December 15, 2017. Like any year of 2017. Here are 10 of the top movies and tells the story of an artistically inclined 2017. This film brings back many of the Star Wars film, this was a box office hit, that came out during the class of 2021’s 17-year-old girl coming of age in Sacramento, original cast like Anna Kendrick and Rebel grossing over. $1.3 billion worldwide. It is no freshmen year. California. It was written and directed by Wilson. It is full of catchy covers of some of doubt that any film in the franchise that is Great Gerwig. It was released on November our favorite songs. It even has appearances released will be a hit. It is a classic film series 5, 2017. Overall the film received positive by DJ Khaled. that is loved by many. ‘Get Out’ reviews. It also received five Oscar This was Jordan Peele’s writing and nominations. directing debut. The film stars Daniel ‘IT’ ‘Baby Driver’ Kaluuya, Alison Williams and Bradley This film is based on the Stephen King This film was released on June 28, 2017 Whitford. The movie is about a young ‘Call Me By Your Name’ novel and is also a remake of the original t.v. and stars Ansel Elgort, John Bernthal and African American man who visits his white Based upon the book by Andre Aciman, miniseries that was released in 1990. It was Jon Hamm. It was written and directed girlfriend’s family for the weekend. His this film stars Timothee Chalamet and Armie released on September 8, 2017 and stars Bill by Edgar Wright. According to IMDB, the simmering uneasiness about his reception Hammer. The film is set in the 1980s in Italy Skarsgard, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, storyline is that Baby is a young and partially of him eventually reaches a breaking point. as romance begins between a 17-year-old Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Chosen hearing impaired getaway driver. He can It was released on February 25, 2017. The student and the older man who is hired as Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer and Wyatt Oleff. make wild moves while in motion, as long film received fantastic reviews and was his father’s research assistant. It was released The film takes places in a town called Derry, as the right song is playing. This is a critical praised for the important messages and on November 10, 2017. It received four oscar where local kids are disappearing one by talent he needs to survive his indentured discussions that the film brought up. This film nominations and won one for best adapted one. A group of seven kids are united in a servitude to his crime boss Doc. Baby thinks set up Jordan Peele for future success with the screenplay. This film received wonderful place called The Barrens by their encounters he is finally free when Doc coerces him back films he will go on to write and direct. reviews and launched everyone’s obsession with an evil clown and their determination for one more job. This film was a box office hit with Timothee Chalamet. to kill It. This film was a huge success and and received overall positive reviews. It also ‘Wonder Woman’ even got a sequel that was released in 2019. received three Oscar nominations in 2018. Gal Gadot stars in the film that tells the ‘Everything, Everything’ story of Wonder Woman. A pilot crashes Another book to movie adaptation. This ‘Coco’ and tells of conflict in the outside world. film is based on the book by Nicola Yoon. “Coco” was released by Disney/Pixar on Diana is an Amazonian warrior in training. It was released on May 21, 2017 and stars November 22, 2017. The film follows Miguel, She leaves home to fight a war, discovering Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika who, even though his family’s generations her full powers and strengths. The film also Noni Rose and Ana de la Reguera. The film long ban on musc, dreams of becoming a stars Chris Pine and Robin Wright. This film is about Madeline Whittier who is 17 years musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. was released on June 4, 2017. It was a box old and has a rare disease that requires her Desperate to prove his talent, he ends up office success, grossing over $800 million to stay inside 24/7 with her filtered air. Her in the colorful Land of The Dead where he worldwide. life is books, her mom and nurse Carla. meets Hector. Together the two set off on Then one day Olly Bright moves in next door a journey to find the story behind Miguel’s and they get to know one another through family history. This was a heartfelt film that emails and the more in love they fall. He is a story about the importance of family. makes her realize that she isn’t really living and it starts their new adventures. Another movie that pulls on your heartstrings.

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‘Bad Liar’ by Selena Gomez ‘Thunder’ by Imagine Dragons This was Billboard’s top song of 2017 This song by Imagine Dragons is one that according to critics. This track samples would get stuck in your head for sure. It “Psycho Killer” by Talking Heads, which was peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard charts and seen as unexpected by many. This song was spent a total of 41 weeks on the chart. The quirky and catchy. The chorus is one that one word hook of, “thunder” repeated over will get stuck in your head. While this song and over again, was catchy and impossible was not Gomez’s biggest hit of the year, it to get out of your head. It was a bouncy and was a stand out track. simple pop song designed to be sung along PHOTO BY EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG to. PHOTO BY IMBD.COM ‘1-800-273-8255’ by Logic featuring ‘Shape of You’ by Ed Sheeran ‘Rockstar’ by Post Malone and 21 Alessia Cara and Khalid This first single off of Ed Sheeran’s Divide Savage ‘Humble’ by Kendrick Lamar This song was an emotional hit in 2017. This album was a major success. It stayed in Post Malone launched into the spotlight This song gave Kendrick Lamar his first Hot track pulled on everyone’s heart strings as the top 10 for 33 weeks in a row, which was with this 2017 hit. It spent eight weeks at No. 100 hit as a solo act according to Billboard. it rose on the charts, reaching No. 3 on the the longest run in the history of the Hot 1 on the Hot 100. Something about this song It peaked at No. 1 on Billboard and spent Hot 100. It brought awareness to mental 100. This song mixed acoustic sounds with grabbed everyone’s attention and gave it a 30 weeks on the chart. The hook, “sit health and suicide as the lyrics of this song electronic dance beats to create a song that contentious radio play. It could have been down/ be humble” became one of the most talk about struggling with mental health and makes you want to dance. the laidback, yet catchy beat on the song or recognizable lines of the year. contemplating suicide, as well as the title maybe it was the lyrics that had everyone being the number for the suicide hotline. rapping along with Post Malone and 21 Savage. Whatever it was, it worked and made this song and Post Malone a success.

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Dylan Dohanos Marharita-Sophia Cameron Wright Zach Buescher Adam Furnas Baseball Tavpash Hockey Men’s Soccer Baseball “My favorite moment of my Tennis “My favorite moment would “My favorite moment would “Something that has been have to be us winning the MAC four years playing at BGSU was “I would say it was a home have to be either Brandon really special to me is this year’s Championship on Sunday. definitely sweeping Toledo to game day versus Buffalo Bulls. Kruse scoring the OT winner in team. With all the adversity Knowing we needed to win in start MAC play my sophomore That day my team showed up game two against Ferris State and everything we faced we overtime and Achille scoring the year! It was the first sweep of strong and beat the Bulls. It in the first round of the playoffs have made a ton of memories penalty is something that I will my career and it was against was a great victory because I my freshman year, or playing and stuck together. Being able never forget and will go down in Toledo which made it even was able to win my doubles and against Minnesota-Duluth to start MAC play with two history for BGSU Men’s Soccer.” better!” beat the Buffalo No.1 to whom in the NCAA tournament my series wins, something that I lost previous time, so for me it sophomore year.” hasn’t been done in 20 years, was huge. I was just so happy to is definitely a feeling that I will be surrounded by such strong remember for a very long time” women that were fighting together.”

Madi Wolfbaur Jasmine Jones Katie Kidwell Mari Hill Justin Turner Women’s Soccer Gymnastics Volleyball Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball “I think my favorite moment “I will never forget this and “My favorite memory is “My favorite memory is “My favorite moment has to was senior day this year with I don’t remember what year Jacqueline (Askin) getting when we found out that we be changing the program, it being our last year. Senior it was but we beat Central the last point to win the Mac won the regular season and watching our games go from day was really special, it was a Michigan at home and we all Tournament, and all of us celebrated on the bus!” empty to playing in sellouts at gorgeous day out, and our team were crying and it was just so hugging each other in joy, and the Stroh.” played very well.” much fun.” the feeling of accomplishment!” BG NEWS April 21, 2021 | PAGE 7 Falcon Media Senior Quotes:

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