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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-6-2009 The BG News April 6, 2009 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 6, 2009" (2009). BG News (Student Newspaper). 8070. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/8070 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. ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving the campus and surrounding AT BGNEWS.COM: Checl out a video community THE BG NEWS k"ap of sib* and kid' <vwkend online Monday ONLY ONE SHOW LEFT April 6, 2009 Volume 103. Issue 131 WWWBGVIEWSCOM New dental plan available Starting Aug. 1, graduate students will have the option of purchasing a dental > f plan through the University | Pag* J A notice would 1 have been nice CHRISTINA MCGINNIS • '.il . MUSICAL: The department ol theater and film produced the musical 'Into the Woods" this weekend in the Eva Mane Saint Theater This Columnist Alison swimming coach semester there will be one other show. 'Monkey Storms Heaven" will be in the Joe E Brown Theater April 25-2S Kemp's adventures abroad continue, this time she deals with a new roommate defends diving Social Justice Week helps | Pag.4 Take me out to program students understand diversity the ball game With baseball season Despite losing her three divers, . starting, faculty issues with interactive programs columnist Phil Schurrer Keri Buff still believes that a MAC writes about one of By Hannah Sparling SfTF adviser Claire Seiner Diversity awareness America's favorite Championship is viable Reporter said the graffiti fence will bring to light some of the issues Come experience why words pastimes | Page 4 By Andrew Hjrner because our diving coach | Dave This week students will attempt people are normally afraid or can hurt in this m-your-face Sports Editor Andersonl wasn't good, because to look at the world through the embarrassed to talk about. She interactive program. Man kills 15 It's a part-lime position, and he eyes of the oppressed. said some of the words on the Coach Km Huff truly rated for only had x amount of hours in This week is Social Justice fence will be uncomfortable, TUESDAY and himself and respected the three divers his life to devote," Buff said. Week, and the Social lustice but it will create an opportunity 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. in her program, hut said tempo- Wood was fust an example as Task force is holding different for people to talk about issues "Dreams Deferred: The Jiverly Wong went on mrily suspending the program Buff also had high praise for the eventseach day to help students that are often ignored. Sakia Gunn Film Project" a shooting spree when was I lie KM move fur the divers others — Katie Shannon and think about and understand the "People can come up and 101 Olscamp he lost his job at a vac- and the team. Stephanie Sallga — saying all issues behind diversity, inclu- almost voice their opinion or She also said it wasn't com- three were talented and will he sion and social justice. any type of concerns they have WEDNI cuum plant, eventually pletely (heat hletic department's missed. lunior Ciara Cumberlander, about social justice," she said. taking his own life decision In suspend the diving "It's hard because the athletes one of the 12 members of the Anot her big part of Social lustice 3 p.m. -6 p.m. | Page 5 squad. we had here were very talented S1TF. is the chair of the events Week is the tunnel of oppression. Tunnel of Oppression "It was definitely all of us athletes, the divers," Buff said, for Social lustice Week. She Thetunnelismadeupofsixrtxims, An interactive tourney through the coming together and obviously later adding, "I want to say how said the events during the week each expressing a different kind of eyes ol marginalized groups in our Stop migrant we need to figure out how to much I respect and how much will show students the many oppression, said Amanda Stump, culture trafficking make this program work," Ituff I cared for our three divers. different sides of diversity and ahalldiaworatthe University and Unrvtrsity Hall. Third Floor said. "By no means was it them Obviously, t here's nothing any- social justice. Many people see one of the SJTF leaders. Students Pope Benedict XVI has dictating, but it was definitely a body can say that will do them it only as a race issue, as black can walk through the rooms and THURSDAY joint decision." justice." and white, she said, but there experience part of what some called on the EU and 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m Par! of making the program M.in\ Tain in I'ausalso thought is actually a lot more to it than people face every day. she said African nations to put work is finding a way to have the athletic department wasn't that. The tunnel can help them under- Bafabafa an end to trafficking in good, consistent coaching. doing the swimming team any "This week is pretty much just stand the power of words, and also A fun and engaging look at cross- migrants | Page 6 The team has gone through just ice hy suspending the diving introducing diversity to cam- some of the justice issues at the cultural interaction six diving coaches in the past program because it may hurt pus," Cumberlander said. University, such as the fact that 203 Olscamp seven years, and the part-time the team's chances of winning One of the ways the differ- not all buildings are completely Falcons have position didn't allow the team a Mid-American Conference ent sides of diversity will be handicap accessible. Source: Social lustice Task winning to get the proper coach it need- Championship. shown to students during Social "You're kind of entering into Force ed to make the divers the best And while the team hasn't lustice Week is through the different situations." Stump weekend they could be. won the MAC Championship in graffiti fence. Near the Union said. "I lopefully it will open the she said. "I want to bring [those Ituff used the example of Buffs tenure as coach, losing Oval today there will be a fence eyes of some of our students." issuesl out into the light." The Falcon tennis team Molly Wood, one of the three the divers doesn't keep them and some permanent markers. One ol the rooms in the tun- Clark said a lot of people are topped Northern Illinois divers that arc affected by the out of contention. Students can use the markers to nel will focus on body image afraid to talk about the prob- this weekend 6-1. giving suspension, who came from lun seasons ago, Ohio won write words or phrases relating and sexism, lunior Alexandria lems thev have with body image, Westervlllc South High School, the MAC Championship meet to their personal experiences Clark is helping lead that room. but she hopes the tunnel will them a 3-1 record in the which has a prestigious diving by 74 points over Hastem with diversity or social justice, Clark, a resident advisor in change that. She said hopefully MAC Senior Stefani program. Michigan, but only 17 of their Cumberlander said. In the past, Kohl I lull, said she used to have alter walking through the tun- Menoff broke the However, Dull said the 2007 points came from the two div- people have written racial slurs body image issues when she nel students will think about High School All-American ing events. or derogatory names they have was younger, and now she sees how they can affect and change singles record for the would likely find better success been called. the same problem in a lot of her University with her 80th in another program. "It's going to be a pretty vul- residents. See DIVING | Page I career win | Page 7 "She wasn't being given gar fence by the end of the day," "A lot of people don't look like See JUSTICE | Page 2 what she needed to be, not Cumberlander said. what is said to be beautiful." CAMPUS 'Price is Right' event to offer variety of EF big prizes and fun for students tonight Job Cuts Ahead The University announced Friday ByJaionHanry that 15 to 20 classified Reporter "We wanted something different from all staff—hourly workers—will be laid off the typical games that go on on campus. The University is facing a $6 mil- Students will have a chance lion to $10 million budget deficit to have fun and win prizes at What would you give This is something that everyone knows for the fiscal year 2010. Since last the "Price is Right" event being fall, the University has cut nearly the prime minister of held tonight at 9 by interns The University won't know the final about or has seen sometime in their life." 70 jobs, according to a University number of classified staff layoffs for the U.K. as a gift? from Student Programing in the press release: several days because employees, will I Lcnhart Grand Ballroom of the Rachel Wade | Student Programming intern have the ability to move to vacant Union.

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