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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-8-2010 The BG News October 8, 2010 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 8, 2010" (2010). BG News (Student Newspaper). 8300. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/8300 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. 78|47 80151 81156 77155 WEEKEND STRANAHAN GOES GOO GOO The Goo Goo Dolls rocked the Stranahan Theatre in Toledo WEATHER: FRI SAT SUN MON on Wednesday night. For the full review of the show, see The Pulse on PAGE 8. THE BG NEWS FRIDAYOCTOBER 8.2010 Volume 90. issue 35 ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving the campus and surrounding community vmw.bgviews.com Hazing continues to be a problem By Emily Tucker (jinsburg said one of the worst Reporter hazing situations happened nine years ago. New members of a Greek I The University abides by the Ohio organization were wearing diapers 1 la/inn Lew yt'i hazing continues at and had to squat against a wall in a the University every year. basement. The new members were Michael (iinsburg, associate asked questions about the chapter. If dean of students, said hazing is still they answered incorrectly, food was an issue because there is a lack of thrown at them. understanding as to what defines (iinshurg said a hazing hotline was hazing. There has been one allega- started three years ago and it's still tion so far this semester, and an open if anyone wants to call. The investigation is underway. number is 419-372-1IAZF-. The caller "We try to work with a variety of can give his or her name or be anony- student organizations on what mous. I le said the hotline gets about constitutes hazing," Ginsburg said. six to It) phone calls a year. "Hazing happens with non-Greek Chris Kullins. interim director of USG senators, a indard on. off campus organizations as well." Fraternity and Sorority life, said it's If a law is violated, that 'sconsidered important to understand what the hazing, Ginsburg said. definition of hazing is and what If students are caught participat- makes it illegal. By MM Filby the stadium that this was going to be ing in hazing, they are placed under "It's important to educate people on Reporter something," Basch said. "I looked at University warning. They go through campus and in the community that Dan [Caldwelll and said, this isn't going alcohol, sexual assault or risk educa- hazing doesn't just happen in Greek When Kevin Basch left the Big House to be good." tion. In some cases, chapters have life," Bullins said. "There is hazing at the University of Michigan, he had Basch said he vomited at the game been suspended for a year and stu- at middle and high school, athletic one thing on his mind, and it was not due to a lack of sleep, too much drink- dents for one to two years. Students programs and other organizations." the football team starting to fall to ing or food he ate while tailgating before can also face expulsion. Bullins said if people want to the Wolverines. the game. "Hazing is a spectrum," Ginsburg create unity and trust within their Basch left the stadium on Sept. 25. after "Usually when I get up in the morning I'm said. "It can go from a meaningless organizations, they should look for vomiting in the stands and then again in scavenger hunt to forcing alcohol a trash can in the stadium. SeeU$C|Page2 consumption and someone dies." See HAZING | Page 2 "I knew walking down the stairs of reported that Saunders showed them a knife "Campus safety has always been a high CAMPUS and threatened an administrator on Sept 29 priority at the college" Balzer said "It's all about punishable BRIEF "He's alleged to have brandished a knife the safety of our students, faculty and staff" Firelands Campus to two people and threatened to cut' [an instructor faces charges administrator]," said Paul Sigswo'th. the hazing: public information officer for the Erie County Patrick An arraignment for Patrick Saunders, a Sheriff's Department. former part-time instructor at Firelands. is Prior to these charges. Sigsworth said Saunders scheduled for today at 9 a.m. at the Huron Saunders was never cited 'or more than traffic Firelands - Verbal abuse County Municipal Court. violations in 2008 and 2006. - Sleep deprivation Instructor Saunders was arrested early Tuesday Saunders has been banned from both morning and charged with aggravated Firelands and mam campus. Firelands Dean Bill - Silence periods menacing and carrying a concealed weapon, Balzer said campus safety is one of the most - Forced alcohol consumption according to the police report Two students important concerns. - Scavenger hunts - Streaking QUIDDITCH CRAZE SWEEPS CAMPUS 'TOffl L^^™ Economy shows a change in young adult marriages By Hop* Y«n adults who didn't finish college were The Associated Press more likely to have wed than their better-educated counterparts, 75 WASHINGTON — Young adults percent to 69 percent. wit h college degrees are now more The median age tit first marriage likely to be married than those for those lacking degrees has now who are less educated, a reversal risen to 28. drawing even with those of longtime trends as the strug- who are college-educated. As recent- gling economy pushes weddings ly as 1990, the gap had been as much to all-time lows. as three years apart — age 27 for col- About 62 percent of college-edu- lege-educated, age 24 for those not. cated :i0-year-olds were married Demographers attributed the or had been married, compared shift partly to an economic down- with 60 percent of those without turn that has hit lesser-educated • a bachelor's degree, according to workers harder. As a whole, more NATH»N EIEKOXICH ] IHEBGNEWS a Pew Research Center analysis of young adults are postponing census data. That is a significant SCORE: The Bowling Green Marauders the student Quidditch organization, run drills on the lawn outside University Hall to prepare for their first tournament this Sunday at Michigan State University. shift from the 1990s, when young See Mirruo* | Page 2 PICK EMS FORUM PEOPLE ON THE STREET Predkt the scores for next week Chocolate milk may be better Bergeron begins hockey season What are your plans for fall break? Editors go at it again as they predict A 2009 study shows that chocolate milk provides On April 12,2010. Chris Bergeron was JOHNBARR next week's results in college football the same benefits of drinks like Gatorade and introduced as the new B6 hockey coach. Senior. Biochemistry engineer and the Falcons' opening games of the Powerade with less intestinal discomfort after Tonight, he leads the Falcons in their sea- 'I'm attending the Harry Potter 2010-11 hockey season | Page 3 exercise | Page 4 son-opener against Michigan | Pag* 6 reenactment." | Pag* 4 KVISIT BGVIEWS.COM: NEWS, SPORTS, UPDATES, MULTIMEDIA AND FORUMS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE ■ 2Friddy.Octotof8.2010 FROM THE FRONT WWW.BGNEWS.COM "But whatever you arc doing, it is "College used to delay BLOTTER USG going to reflect on the University MARRIAGE From Page 1 and student government." From I marriage. Now, not WED.. OCT. 6 The Internal Affairs committee 11:49 A.M. waking up and working out, not of USG usually investigates when marriage while they struggle to completing college A brown briefcase was reported stolen waking up and drinking," Basch a USG senator or administrator find work, and those lacking col- from a vehicle withm the 1000 block of said. has been cited, and did so a year lege degrees are seeing sharper delays marriage." N. Main St Basch is the current president ago when Albright was cited for declines in marriage. Richard Fry | Senior researcher of the Undergraduate Student obstruction. At the time he was The rising number of unmarried 11:09 P.M. Government and was vice president cited, Albright was the Internal couples choosing to live together marry sometime in their life. Anthony Hill of Beachwood. Ohio was of USG during the 2009-10 school Affairs chair in USG. — common particularly for those Overall, Americans marry at higher cited for underage under the influence, year. Student leaders such as Basch "Justin separated himself from who are not college-educated — is levels than people in most other petit theft and possession of drug are usually held to a higher stan- the committee for deliberations," also contributing to the decreases Western countries. paraphernalia at Olscamp. dard on and off campus, said Bryan said Joe Edens, current Internal in marriage. —Adults with less education Gavins, assistant dean of students in Affairs chair. "He didn't get any "The labor market has not been are more likely to divorce. About Terronn White, of Bowling Green, was the Center for Leadership. kind of special treatment." kind to young, less educated work- 2.9 percent of adults ages 35-39 cited for petty theft at Olscamp Although Basch vomiting in the Members of USG are inves- ers," said Richard Fry, a senior without a college degree saw their stadium was not illegal, past USG tigated when someone at the researcher at Pew who wrote the first marriage end in divorce in the prior year, compared with 1.6 11:55 P.M.