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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. bg CAMPUS news An independent student press serving the campus and surrounding community, ESTABLISHED 1920 Bowling Green State University FEST Wednesday, September 4, 2019 Falcons find belonging Volume 99, Issue 3 in organizations | PAGE 8 Parents cope with What shows to Fall sports earn college goodbyes stream this month early wins PAGE 2 Page 4 Page 6 FORUM September 4, 2019 | PAGE 2 20 lessons I learned before turning 20 PEOPLEON Mary Ross 6. You shouldn’t be who everyone 13. Speak up. THESTREET Forum Editor else expects you to be. Surprise them. If you never speak up for what you want or You know yourself better than anybody else believe in, you will never get it or you will When should all things Although my 20th birthday was a few weeks knows you. Therefore, you should set your never earn the respect of others who hold ago, there are many lessons I learned before pumpkin spice be allowed own expectations of yourself and stick to different beliefs. You will never get it or you the fateful day I left the teenage years. to return? them. Don’t let others boss you around and will never earn the respect of others who hold dictate who you become. different beliefs. 1. It’s OK to be isolated. “Sep. 1 because Being isolated does not mean we are it’s the start of 7. Trust your gut about situations. 14. Everyone has different ways to physically isolated. Sometimes it means we fall.” Humans have been blessed with good find peace and relaxation. have a different mindset than our peers. For instincts. Use them. Find and understand your ways. me, I have become so focused on my future that I set the going out, being wild mindset 8. Reusable bags are some of the 15. Living in fear is barely living at all. aside when a lot of my friends maintained that best purchases you can make. Fear holds you back. And when you are held mindset. It has led to a lot of nights where I Not only are you saving the environment, but back, you will never put yourself out there and SYDNEY HIMANEK feel alone. But that isolation has motivated me there are so many uses for reusable bags. make strides in a forward direction. Learning Sophomore | AYA Social Studies to work harder for my dreams and has helped to overcome those fears is the only way to live me to realize that the people who are meant 9. If you want to learn, you have a life of meaning. to be in my life will accept my mindset and “I would have it to read. be supportive of it, no matter how similar or earlier than this Humans are pretty intelligent humans, 16. If you have to lie about different theirs is. if it was allowed. especially when we listen and connect with something you did, what you did was Actually, it each other. By reading, we understand how probably wrong. 2. Siblings always know when a should be all everything works better, and we learn. relationship is wrong. year! ” 17. Telling someone you love them Whether it’s a friendship or relationship, 10. You don’t have to fall in love with when you don’t mean it is one of the siblings normally can pick out the ones that people; you can fall in love with small worst things you can do to a person. CAIDEN TWINING are unhealthy. Trust them. Listen to them. things. Sophomore | Human Development Love is a big word and sometimes love 18. At the same time, if you love and Family Studies 3. No one really has this life for other people is just not there. But that someone, tell them. together. They are just good at doesn’t mean you can’t love a nice cup of We all could use a little more love in the world. projecting that they do. “I would say the coffee in the morning or going for runs or The number of people who have recently Friday before fall smiling at strangers or a whole slew of other 19. You have to get out of bed everyday, come up to me and said something along starts, Sep. 20.” small things. even if that’s the only thing you do. the lines of me having my life together is way I’m not going to lie; there are so many days more than I ever thought it would be. The 11. Vick’s VapoRub is a lifesaver. So when it takes every ounce of my being to truth is I don’t and honestly, I never will no are Panera delivery drivers. get out of bed and do something. That being matter how hard I try. I would never have survived my first year of said, even accomplishing one thing a day, college had it not been for either of those such as getting out of bed and brushing your MARIA DUFFY 4. Asking for help is essential. things or people. Vick’s VapoRub kept me teeth or getting a glass of water, is better Sophomore | Communications We all need each other. There are seven billion breathing, and Panera delivery drivers kept than nothing. other people on this planet for a reason. They me eating. are here to help you. “The first day of 20. Be vulnerable. fall because it’s 12. Being passionate is essential to No matter what people tell you, being 5. Helping others is essential too. the beginning of finding meaning in life. vulnerable and letting people in makes you If others help you, you help them. It’s as the season and Unless you find passion in something, whether stronger. Being vulnerable allows you to simple as that. it’s a seasonal that be in a sport, the arts, being around other grow in ways you could never imagine. Being thing.” people or literally anything, you’re never going vulnerable makes you human, and we are all to find your purpose or your place in life. humans after all. NICK HOLMAN Freshman | Aviation 101 Kuhlin Center BRIONNA SCEBBI, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Bowling Green State University XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXBowling XXXX Green, XXXXX Ohio 43403 ABBY SHIFLEY, MANAGING EDITOR ANDREW BAILEY, PULSE EDITOR Email: [email protected] ROSILAND FLETCHER, COPY CHIEF MARY ROSS, FORUM EDITOR XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXWebsite: XXX bgfalconmedia.com XXXX XX HUNTER HUFFMAN, CAMPUS EDITOR REGHAN WINKLER, PHOTO EDITOR Advertising: 101 Kuhlin Center XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXPhone: XXX (419) 372-2606PAGE XX SHAELEE HAAF, CITY EDITOR VAUGHN COCKAYNE, WEB EDITOR bgnews MAX MARKO, FALCON MEDIA SPORTS DIRECTOR BRIAN GEYER, SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR FORUM September 4, 2019 | PAGE 3 When Falcons leave the nest How our parents cope with us leaving for college Parents of The BG News Staff learning to live outside of our four walls and loves books, music, movies, games and all lead her to make poor decisions. Guest Columnists to make the best decisions for herself. Believe entertainment. It seems to be a challenging My daughter has proven that she can be on me, I miss her a lot and can’t wait to see her but rewarding part of his college experience. her own. Leaving her at the campus was a very Gidget Scebbi face. I am glad texting and FaceTime exist and We all miss Andrew when he is away at college. happy occasion and I remember telling her to Editor-in-Chief Bri Scebbi’s mom that she taught me how to use them so I can We miss his fun and easy going personality. get everything she can out of this time in her Every year I am amazed at how quickly the still talk to her, even at a long distance. When it comes time for Andrew to leave home life and that she was going to have so much summer zips by. And then, before I know it, it’s and go to Bowling Green for the school year, a fun at college. The tough part for me has been time for my daughter to go back to BG. sad feeling hits all of us. not seeing her and having very limited contact It’s at this point that I begin to mentally with her. But I have steeled myself and have prepare myself for the reality that she made the split from her, knowing that there is will be away from home. I try to keep my something big for her. I can live with that fact. emotions in check and go right into ‘Mom Mode,’incorporating a plan of action to get things done. These distractions help myself as well as my daughter to focus on other things rather than the fact that it’s time for her to go back to school. It allows us to spend quality time together, to get her organized and discuss her goals and plans for the new school year.