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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-15-2010 The BG News April 15, 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 April 15, 2010" (2010). BG News (Student Newspaper). 8239. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/8239 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. Have a great story about your road to a diploma? Send your tale raduating in May? and contact information to [email protected] ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving THE BG NEWS the campus and surrounding community Volume 104. Issue 137 Thursday, April 15,2010 www.bgviews.com New school, major in ASL1 takes class out of the classroom to enjoy the spring weather University's future By Nicole Krohn Don Reporter McQuarie Director of Soon there may be a new school at the University. American Culture Ethnic studies, women's stud- Studies ies, American culture studies and popular culture may be 9 reorganizing and combining to she thinks the new school is form the School of Cultural and a good idea and will probably Critical Studies. attract more students to the The new school will offer a department. larger variety of classes to stu- "I'm sure more students will dents, allowing faculty to work go into the college and they will together more and possibly have a more concrete set of stu- create a new major in Cultural dents," she said. "With a school, and Critical Studies said Don they would be more extensive McQuarie, director of American and have a bigger face on cam- Culture Studies. pus. Many students choose to "It's the natural thing to do," only minor in the areas, and I he said. "And it intellectually think this way more would appeals to faculty because they choose it as a major." will be able to work together. Irving said her main concern Faculty will be able to work with the new school is that it across departments and teach would change the requirements courses in multiple areas." Junior lennifer Irving, an See ONE | Page 2 ethnic studies minor, said Feminist blogger visits campus, talks about book UAINABUZAS I THE BG NEWS PHOTOSBYIALAINABUZAS MYTH BUSTER: Feminist blogger Jessica Valenti speaks in the Union Wednesday evening By Mlk. Hiy. "It seems like I didn't have Reporter a choice," she said. "When TOP: Sophomore Holly Delgar follows along in hef American Sign Language class, which was held on the lawn near the Education Building Wednesday afternoon you're an opinionated woman BOTTOM: Annette Barga. instructor in the School of Intervention Services, leads her ASL class in a lesson about family and people lessica Valenti wroteabook titled and you grow up in this world "The Purity Myth: How America's and you're taught so often that Obsession with Virginity is your opinion doesn't matter, Hurting Young Women." you have no choice but to fight In her book, Valenti looks at against that; it seemed like a the way women are affected by natural thing for me." the image of women being only Valenti considers herself a University trombonist wins first place, receives virgins or sluts. feminist journalist, even though "The American culture, right she said she thinks the term is now at this particular histori- an oxymoron. "Journalism is $3,000 at national competition in Albuquerque cal moment, where you're see- thought to be objective and fem- ing this hypersexualized pop inism is certainly not objective," By Max Filby major competing," Gruber to a month to prepare for the John culture where women are just she said. "I think of the work that Reporter said. "It's nice for teachers to third round of the national com- Gruber shown as loving sex and want- I do as media advocacy work; be able to show that we can petition. Gruber met Young in Won first place at ing sex all the time... how that's I don't do objective journalism. Senior trombonist lohn Gruber perform too." rehearsals whHe collaborating really crashing into conservative All of the writing, that I do is almost never got the chance to Gruber and his current with Gruber's roommate, Joel National Young virginity culture. That's telling opinionated and it is activism. It compete at the national level. accompanist, Sara Young, won Trisel, Young said. Artists Competition women, that if you want to be is for a cause, and it is to advocate However, a last-minute the National Young Artists For the final round, Gruber good, if you want to be valued, on behalf of women's issues." rehearsal with Laura Melton, Competition presented by and Young prepared five selec- n you have to be virgins, you have Valenti also said woman aren't associate professor and tem- the Music Teachers National tions from the baroque, modem Before qualifying for the to be chaste," Valenti said. the only people who can be porary accompanist, allowed Association in Albuquerque, and classical periods, accord- national competition, Gruber The feminist blogger and advocates for women's issues. Gruber to advance to the final N.M. on March 22. Along with ing to a University document. progressed through two pre- writer hosted a workshop on "I reject the idea that you have round of the National Young his cash prize, Gruber was also Gruber performed his songs liminary rounds, the first in campus Wednesday, talking to be a woman to fight on behalf Artists Competition, where he honored by performing his rep- in a 40-minute session in front Cleveland in October, and the to students about her views on secured a first place honor and a ertoire at the winner's concert on of a panel of judges including feminism and why she became See VALENTI | Page 2 $3,000 grand prize. March 23. members of the New Mexico See MUSIC | Page 2 a feminist writer. "I was the only education Gruber and Young had close Symphony. CAMPUS FORUM * SPORTS PEOPLE ON THE STREET Lone parents lack school aid Nuclear war helps no one ^^ Falcons lose to Wolverines What instrument do you wish you could play? 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"It's going to happen, it's By Chriitin* Talbcrt Municipal Administrator for the "If they changed the level of Even with the new school, just a matter of when," he city, said the input of citizens "We need to look over difficulty, that would be really the four units will not lose said. "Even though we might through the city council mem- unfair," she said. "But overall, I their autonomy, said Timothy not have the sign outside that After disagreements between bers indicated that the desire for budget balancing think it's actually a great idea." Messer-Kruse, professor and says we're a school, the fact council members on city yard this service to be reopened was However, McQuarie said all chair of ethnic studies. He we have been cooperating has waste drop-off at last Monday's very high. strategies if we are going major programs will continue also said there will be no cuts strengthened our units. There lily council meeting, the Bowling " We had a choice to either keep andthercorganizingshouldnot in faculty of staff, and in the are real gains in the way our (ireen Yaid Waste Collection site the yard waste drop off open to make this work." change requirements for cur- future they may be able to hire faculty has been working." opened temporarily to eligible to residents, or closed, during Lauren Trettor | Administrator rent students in the program even more faculty.

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