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An independent student press serving the campus and surrounding community, ESTABLISHED 1920 | Bowling Green State University | Monday, March 11, 2019 | Volume 98, Issue 41 1840 Woman delegates attend 1866 World Anti-Slavery Convention American Equal Rights Association founded bgnews 1870 1868 15th Amendment ratified 14th Amendment ratified 1878 1872 Women’s suffrage amendment Susan B. Anthony arrested for voting introduced in the Senate 1920 1919 1917 19th Amendment ratified 19th Amendment passes Congress ‘Silent Sentinels’ march on White House March 7, 2019 BGSU 6th annual Women of Distinction Awards | PAGE 5 Celebrating National Women’s Month CLOSE TO CAMPUS! Greenbriar Best Selection of Inc. Houses & Apartments 445 E Wooster St. | 419-352-0717 | www.greenbriarrentals.com BE SMART. STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES BE AWARE. BE COVERED. REAL LAWYERS | REAL RESULTS just $9/semester [email protected] | 419-372-2951 www.bgsu.edu/sls BGNEWS March 11, 2019 | PAGE 2 DJ’s unplanned gap-year journey Marianne Vanderbeke the middle of nowhere. She didn’t know what PHOTO BY MARIANNE VANDERBEKE Falcon Communications she wanted from life before BGSU, but she knew she didn’t want Lisbon. WBGU-FM DJ Penny Rae Hawkins wasn’t a “Lisbon basically had nothing to offer part of her parents’ imagination when the me. No interesting jobs, no entertainment, band Journey sang the opening lyrics to their nothing. Even the closest Walmart was 20 hit song “Don’t Stop Believin’” in 1980. Yet, the minutes away,” she said. lyrics about a dreaming, small-town girl fit Her unintentional gap year — or actually Hawkins’ story of how an unplanned gap year two — got its start when she left Lisbon. led her to chase her dreams. “I actually moved here about four years ago “My name is Lindsey Haynes, but I prefer to with my friend, who was already a student, go by Penny Rae Hawkins. It’s the name I use but when I moved here, I didn’t really have at the station,” Hawkins explained. any money. I didn’t have a job; I didn’t have a Four years ago, the Penny Rae Hawkins plan,” she said. persona was not a fully formed concept. When Getting to Bowling Green was only part of Hawkins graduated from high school, all she the battle though, according to Hawkins. The wanted was out. She did not imagine she would first year after arriving was a struggle. go to college or work as a DJ then, but life took “I moved to BG with my twin sister, three some twists and turns that got her to BGSU. months rent and not much else. Those first Penny Rae Hawkins at Emo Night, an event put on by WBGU-FM. Hawkins is a junior journalism major with a three months were spent applying for jobs and minor in music business. The slim, dark-haired watching a lot of Netflix. It was tough,” she said. girl had her hair pulled back in a ponytail and Hawkins found herself in that two-year to do with myself. I need to get an education. show business. She’s always wanted to see her tucked under a backward baseball cap. Her struggle. She had dreams but no clear plans on I need to do something other than this,’” name in lights,” Haynes said. T-shirt promoted the event where she would how to achieve them. She tried to start a band Hawkins said. Hawkins said starting at BGSU was exactly DJ that night. Her boyish apparel contrasted by posting fliers at her local laundromat, but Her twin sister, Brittany Haynes, supported what she needed. She said she has found a with the bright pink lipstick she wore under her no one showed interest. In the end, she found that decision. way to incorporate her love for writing and large, dark-rimmed glasses. herself working at Taco Bell, and it was not “I always felt like I was the more grounded music into a path toward fulfilling her dream She grew up in Lisbon, Ohio. While where she wanted to spend the rest of her life. one, and she’s the dreamer. And I commend of working in the music industry. Lisbon is in eastern Ohio, not far from the “After living here for about a year and a half her for that because she does dream extremely Pennsylvania border, Hawkins described it as or so, I just decided ‘This is not what I want big. She always wanted to be in some sort of Read the rest online @ bgfalconmedia.com. FOR RENT CLOSE TO CAMPUS! n UNITS GOING FAST! 319 E. WOOSTER ST. BOWLING GREEN 419-354-2260 517 E. REED 451 THURSTIN 521 E. MERRY OPPORTUNITY 319 E. Wooster St. | 419.354.2260 | www.johnnewloverealestate.com FORUM MARCH 11 , 2019 | PAGE 3 Columnist shares ways to combat stress PEOPLEON From meditation to calling your mom, six ways to manage midterm stress THESTREET Mary Ross What’s your favorite Columnist Girl Scout Cookie and why? It’s getting to the point in the semester when stress is beginning to interfere harshly with other areas of my life. This isn’t good for “I would say me because stress causes me to stop doing my favorite anything, meaning I fall behind on work I cookies are Thin have to do. Mints, especially I know I’m not the only person feeling because my all this stress. And although spring break is mother was a right around the corner, there’s a week full of troop leader, and midterms still to come. Here are some ways I JAYLYNN MURPHY she had a freezer combat my stress in hopes it will help other full of them.” stressed students. Sophomore | Digital Arts 1. Meditate. Meditation’s two primary uses are to relax and “Mine are create time to reflect. When I meditate, I turn definitely Thin off the lights in my room, turn off anything Mints without that makes noise, set a timer anywhere from a doubt.” five to 20 minutes, find a comfortable position and close my eyes. I remain still with my eyes closed for the duration of the time I set on the timer and let my mind drift to wherever it LUCAS KRAUSE wants. Many times, meditating like this slows Freshman | Film Production my body down and relaxes it, while also doing the same for my mind. I am able to see a lot more clearly and am able to create a plan of “Mine are action with everything I have to do. VIA PUBLIC DOMAIN PICTURES Tagalongs.” 2. Work out. Stress leads to frustration for me, so with 4. Have a dance party. a large buildup of frustration, the easiest Being stressed causes me to forget to have likes to keep things tidy. Whether it’s making way to eliminate it is to do a high intensity fun and let loose. By turning on my favorite my bed, picking up clothes, vacuuming, workout. Not only does working out help music and dancing to it, either with a friend washing dishes or rearranging, cleaning puts me get rid of stress and frustrations by using or by myself, I’m able to laugh, sing along and me in a better mood and helps bring my stress DAVID SCHULTE the negative energy, but it also releases simply lift my spirits, thereby making stress level back down. Freshman | Film Production endorphins, which make me happier and more manageable. more likely to be productive. 6. Call your mom or best friend. 5. Clean. Although my mom and best friend aren’t 3. Take a quick nap. This probably isn’t true for everyone, nearby — both at least two hours away — they “My favorite Girl Many times, being tired exacerbates how but cleaning helps me feel better about are always there whenever I need someone Scout Cookies stressed I am feeling. By taking a quick everything. Something about the mind- to talk to. Plus, they both know me so well are Samoas.” 20-minute nap, I can re-energize, helping my numbing 15 minutes spent cleaning not only that they are able to break down whatever stressed mood by adding some positive puts me in a better mood, but it also helps me is stressing me to help make it manageable, energy to it. stay on good terms with my roommate, who bringing my stress levels down. 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