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HALLE NEWSON Embrace incoming nostalgias Senior, Psych “Instagram, I feel Remember the obnoxiously colorful Lisa Frank Hill grew up in the 1990s, thus making him a “90s like I get the most rainbow unicorns and fairies in coloring books, kid”. likes.” t-shirts and pencil pouches we all seemed to Yet another occurance of this 1990s comeback sport over a decade ago? Well grab your jelly trend is the I Love the 90s! music tour that is shoes, chokers and colored pencils because the Sarah Smith currently making waves across the country. Salt- 90s have officially made a comeback, including Columnist N-Pepa, Coolio and Vanilla Ice will be joined PAXTON MCCARTNEY the oh-so popular Lisa Frank brand claiming to by other 1990s favorites All-4-One, Biz Markie, Senior, HDFS be releasing an adult coloring book within the Color Me Badd, Kool Moe Dee, Kid ‘n Play, Rob next month. Base, Tone Loc and Young MC. The Tour started Everywhere we look online, from Buzzfeed natural that the 1990s grunge punk subculture is April 15 and will be coming to the DTE Energy “Instagram, Its’ articles to smaller scale blogs, lists of “You Know making way into the fashion industry. Walking Music Theatre in Detroit on August 19, as well as like Facebook but You’re a 90s Kid If...” feature television shows and through the mall, every young adult clothing Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arena in November. Also without the drama.” popular trends store display case features high waisted or acid in the music circuit, it has been rumored that from the 1990s wash jeans, crop the Spice Girls may be creating a reunion tour that one would “So now that we have the tops and even fanny as well. The Dixie Chicks have also been touring, packs. Stores such as think would be coming to Toledo’s Huntington Center on Sept. BILL KENNEDY H&M are even selling long forgotten Backstreet Boys, Beavis 23, rounding up the clear desire for music from Senior, Philosophy about by now. So scrunchies. the 1990s to make a comeback. why are we all so an Butthead and, I repeat, It has also been So now that we have The Backstreet Boys, obsessed with reported that two- Beavis and Butthead and, I repeat, scrunchies, “Snapchat, like I can stay bringing the 1990s scrunchies, right at our ingertips time Oscar nominee right at our fingertips again, why not embrace updated in people’s lives back? Jonah Hill has it? Maybe we all won’t feel the same as we did in in snippets.” It’s obvious again, why not embrace it. written a script for the actual 1990s, but that nostaligic feeling we all that when it a film called “Mid get when jamming out to our favorite oldschool comes to fashion, - Sarah Smith ‘90s”, a story about a band or watching that old movie we watched as nostalic looks Columnist young man and his kids still feels pretty great. from cultures and skateboarding crew NADIA OEHLER subcultures will always be popular. We’ve seen growing up in Los Comm/Sociology Reply to Sarah at this with fashions trends inspired by the 1920s Angeles in the 1990s. Hill will also direct this film, [email protected] flappers and the 1970-1980 hippie era, so it’s only but not act in it. Being 32 years old, born in 1983,
210 West Hall Bowling Green State University HOLLY SHIVELY, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 Phone: (419) 372-6966 AIDAN MARKEY, MANAGING EDITOR ERIKA HECK, FORUM EDITOR Email: [email protected] TOM RODGERS, CITY EDITOR TAYLOR LODY, DESIGN EDITOR Website: http://www.bgnews.com Advertising: 204 West Hall AIDAN MARKEY, SPORTS EDITOR HOLLY SHIVELY, SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Phone: (419) 372-2606 bg SAM SHARP, PULSE EDITOR SAHIRAH BRUCE/SARAH NORTH, PHOTO EDITOR FORUM July 6, 2016 | PAGE 5 SUBMISSION Read more, Internet less POLICY They say that “reading is to the mind, media outlets I could be checking. Why is what exercise is to the body”, so why do this? Why do we need to have our phone LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: we find ourselves constantly trying to read “no service” in order to get non- make more time for the gym, while our technology based goals accomplished? Letters are to be fewer than books are off in a corner of some shelves Something that I’ve found helpful is the 300 words. They should be getting dusty? Sarah Smith “airplane mode” feature on my phone, As technology fills our world more Columnist or simply just making myself leave the in response to current issues and more each day, with a never-ending house and go somewhere with a book, amount of apps that can solve all of our leaving my phone behind. I’ve also found on campus or in the Bowling problems and social media replacing I recently scrolled past an article with it helpful on certain nights to plan ahead Green area. actual in-person conversation, it’s no the title of something along the lines of, and tell myself that I don’t want to be on wonder that a lot of people have slowly “10 Easy Tricks to Help You Never Struggle technology after a specific time in the stopped making time for reading. with 140 Character Tweets” and starting evening. GUEST COLUMNS: Guest After staring at a phone or a laptop thinking about how fast-paced our minds So let’s challenge ourselves and start constantly throughout every day, I find it are becoming, along with our attention reading more. From the campus library, Columns are generally longer so rewarding to finish a book. I also find it spans getting shorter and shorter. We’re to the Wood County library, to Grounds satisfying, even when I can just get a few becoming programmed to look at a book for Thought’s wide range of used books, pieces between 400 and 700 chapters in. Each page turned feels like and think, “wow that’s a lot of words, I we have multiple resources for free to words. Two submissions per a mini accomplishment, like knowledge don’t think I have time for that”. very cheap books right at our fingertips. was obtained and then you’re on to the I sometimes find myself hoping that my month maximum. next pages of written word. apartment’s not-so-great Wi-Fi will not Reply to Sarah at How can we log off and get back in to be working some evenings so that I can [email protected] reading? read without thinking of the dozens of POLICIES: Letters to the Editor and Guest Columns are printed as space on Islamophobia: Out of control the Forum page permits. Islamophobia in the United States is getting The United States of America. A country out of hand to the point where I don’t want that it supposed to be a “melting pot” of Additional Letters or Guest to even tell people that I’ve thought about people and cultures can barely handle a Columns may be published converting to the religion for years. people who do not dress the same and speak I have chosen not to convert for many Erika Heck a language that is not English. online. Name, year and phone reasons, but the current treatment of Forum Editor How do we become the melting pot Muslims by both United States citizens and everyone claims we are supposed to be, number should be included our government has made me procrastinate if we are constantly fearing those who are for veriication purposes. my decisions much further. shouted slurs at them and they’re looking to different from us? In not just appearance but Near my hometown of Lorain, Ohio, in a be investigated as a biased crime. also in religion as well? Personal attacks, unveriied city called Avon, a man from the United Arab The intolerance of Muslims has gotten The United States has come a long way in Emirates was detained by police officers at to the point that after the Emirati man was the almost 250 years we have been a country. information or anonymous a hotel. The man was wearing tradition detained by Avon Police, the UAE felt it to be But we still have a long way to go. submissions will not be Middle Eastern clothing speaking in Arabic necessary to update their travel guidelines, Our intolerance of people we consider to on his phone. urging people to “take caution while abroad be “other” is no longer about their skin color, printed. The police officers used excessive force … triggered by the unfolding unrest in the but it is about the deities they worship, if on the man, having their guns drawn out Middle East region.” The UAE also warned they even worship any at all. before they forced him to the ground and citizens about wearing their tradition One of our biggest freedoms is the freedom E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS: handcuffed him. clothing while traveling abroad. to practice any religion or no religion at all. The man was in Avon for business and My question to you is this: Is this what To attack Muslims and be intolerant of them Send submissions as an was looking for a place to stay. freedom in the United States has really says, “Your religion is not welcome here, I could easily write off this situation as a become? even though it is especially a Consititutional attachment to thenews@ case of “mistaken identity,” or an honest We spent the entire weekend reveling right.” bgnews.com with the subject mistake. But something in my back of my about how far America has come from it’s And after almost 250 years of pain and mind makes me feel like this is neither of oppressive past—from enslaving Africans to oppression, I don’t think that’s a message we line marked “Letter to the those could be true. slaughtering Natives—but there are people want to keep sending out. A Muslim doctor was shot and stabbed on in America who still perpetuate hate and Editor” or “Guest Column.” his way to morning prayers on Sunday—the oppression onto other minority groups. All submissions are subject to day before we celebrated our independence. And what is worse is that the UAE felt More recently, on our independence day, it necessary to update and change their Reply to Erika at review and editing for length two Muslim teenagers were beaten outside guidelines because of something that [email protected] of a mosque in New York City. Their attacker happened in the United States. and clarity before printing. PULSE JULY 6, 2016 | PAGE 6 Summer apps to download right now
By: Sam Sharp Pulse Editor
No matter what season it is, there will be thousands of new applications and updates available for older applications. With so many options to choose from it can be a tenuous task deciding which new apps to try or clear space to download. Here’s a brief list of a few apps that are worth sticking with or downloading this month.
Instant Translate the moment, the app processes words from the English, French, For anyone visiting a foreign country German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, (or just exercising their foreign Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and language skills), Instant Translate Ukrainian languages. If cell phone is the pocket-sized solution for service is an issue, the app has an those words that are on the tip of offline history option that utilizes an your tongue. This app is available embedded search function to search for purchase in the Apple App Store for translations. and for Android users as well. At Cymbal separately into those categories on the app’s main page. When a song Doodle Hangman Free “Cymbal” is a free music sharing is shared, the person who shares it Ever find yourself stuck app available in the Apple App Store can use a hash tag function similar waiting? Whether you’re in and Google Play, that Vice Media to Twitter, but it’s a community of a traffic jam or waiting for describes as, “It’s like Instagram, music they are tagging their content a doctor to attend to you, Spotify, Snapchat, and SoundCloud into. Content shared on “Cymbal” your phone is usually your had one super-cool digital baby.” may be shared onto other social beacon of entertainment Users have the capability to share media platforms such as Twitter while you bide your time. songs one or Instagram, so the music sharing Apps like “Words With at a time, reaches far Friends” or “Candy Crush” whenever they beyond the app can be frustrating and wish to. The itself. time consuming if you’ve app connects been playing for years or have a level with Spotify Store. Neon Drive was released last that you feel like you’ve been stuck and allows Neon Drive month and contains seven insanely on since “American Idol” was still users to play challenging levels that have the relevant. “Doodle Hangman Free” is the songs that This 80s style potential to stump the most dedicated exactly what it sounds like- a simple the users they arcade game takes speed racer. Short-term memory is no-purchase necessary app that lets follow share. the imagery and challenged through the unexpected you hangman with a friend or by Musicians, design elements twists and perspective changes are yourself. This version of hangman producers, of “Tron” and present in the racecourses. This game comes complete with four different internet influencers, college radio throws them into a car-racing game. is currently offered as a single player, themes and 73 word categories to stations and music aficionados all are For $9.99, this fast-paced app may but scores can be compared to other choose from. welcome to this app and are sorted be purchased through the Apple App players for bragging rights. BG NEWS JULY 6, 2016 | PAGE 7 Biggby’s anniversary, time to give back
By Chelsea Schroeder history.” donating coffee to local teachers, hosting teachers, Dible said, “We see a drop off (of Over the last two years, Biggby has college radio broadcasts, working with business) in summer, but I can focus my Reporter gone beyond the typical franchise in fraternities and sororities and offering efforts on the community, the ones who the community by sponsoring campus weekly discounts. are here 12 months a year. Whether it’s a On July 15, the local Biggby Coffee is organizations and youth sports teams, When speaking of giving back to local teachers aid, a teacher or faculty member, hosting giveaways and selling 20 they get a free drink.” ounce special beverages for $1.99 all Biggby is known to give away donut day long in honor of the shop’s two holes and iced coffee at Campus Fest year anniversary. and help out with Dance Marathon. Specialty beverages include lattes, “I am involved with the University cream freezes, hot chocolate and and speak to a couple classes a year for more. The special applies to all drinks franchising and entrepreneurship,” either hot or iced and will have a Dible said. slight extra charge for drinks ordered Throughout his success with the frozen. shop, Dible said the most rewarding The two year anniversary special is thing is the people he gets to meet not only to give back to the costumers, and have a conversation with every but to celebrate the success of Biggby day, along with the staff. in the community. “I feel so fortunate to have a large “The founder of Biggby called and pool of student applications to said, ‘I don’t know what you are doing choose from, and I feel like we offer down there, but keep it up.’ They are the best custumer service anywhere,” thrilled,” owner Gary Dible said. he said. “People are always saying While Biggby has played a large role the workers are awesome. We know in serving coffee in the community, the custumers and they know us. It Dible said that the idea all started has just been a blessing.” with a dream and a flyer. While Dible wants to open a couple “I always wanted to own my own more Biggby shops in the future, business, but I never knew what he is currently looking forward to that business was going to be,” Dible the possibility of having a delivery said. “As I got further in life, I always service for students in the residential thought it would be an unfulfilled and Greek housing in the future. dream. Until one day I was in a PHOTO BY SARAH NORTH In terms of popularity in drinks, Biggby and pulled out an ‘Own Your Biggby will celebrate its second anniversary with select $1.99 drinks July 15. Own Franchise Flyer,’ and the rest is Continues on Page 12 Fashion students take on internships By Chelsea Schroeder Not only do students get to explore “It is the fast track to a management position program so highly acclaimed among the nation. opportunities in the fashion world by doing their in their retail stores that can further you to higher Pindoley expresses how her internship made Pulse Reporter own research, but the University also plays a large positions in the future,” said Pindoley. “They are her not just learn the ins and outs of retail, but role in helping students to find the internship a company that promotes from within, so they possibly gain a career. Students in the Fashion Merchandising major that peaks their interest. always recommend all of their employees to start “I think gaining this internship has been an are gaining valuable internship experience this “BGSU Apparel Merchandising and Product at management and then further your career eye opening experience of how large specialty summer to boost their skill set and knowledge of Development department lets us know of many with Nordstrom as a well-rounded employee retailers operate compared to small boutiques, the fashion world. job and internship opportunities through email that knows multiple aspects of the company.” which I was accustomed to living at home,” said Apparel Merchandising and Product and in class. They offer both a Field Experience Many students in the AMPD program end up Pindoley. “I am really glad I took the risk and Development, is a four year program that aims and Internship course that both allow you to gaining internships and becoming successful decided to move to Michigan for the summer at preparing students for a fast-paced and receive school credits from retail and fashion after graduation. “Our students are successful in to see how the corporate world of retail works at successful career in the fashion industry. work experience” said student Katherine acquiring work experiences and they understand Nordstrom. Since they promote from within, I “All AMPD majors are required to complete Pindoley, who currently has an internship at the value of building skills and entering the work am hoping to stick with the company and grow the ‘career-sequence’ containing the CO-OP: Nordstrom. environment,” said Frey. “When the academic with every opportunity that is offered within work experience; AMPD 2720 Careers in Apparel Pindoley’s internship is in Troy, Michigan, knowledge and the practical internships blend their stores.” Course; AMPD 3890: Internship 1 (part-time at Nordstrom’s most popular location in the together, there is success.” Students in AMPD program have gone on to positions)” said Dr. Diana Frey, the AMPD state. She focuses on an activities related to an The University’s AMPD program is ranked in work with retailers like American Eagle, Victoria’s Program Coordinator. “It is beneficial to acquire assistant management position in the Somerset the top 50 fashion merchandising programs in Secret, Forever 21, Vera Bradley and more. additional work experiences to further develop Collection in the fashion, jewelry and watches the USA. Students in the department are gaining skills and gain professional contacts.” department. summer internships that further that make the BG NEWS JULY 6, 2016 | PAGE 8 Wicks to light way for Democrats By Holly Shively listen to concerns.” the consituents,” Wicks said. Festival as well as serving as the Performance While he’s just starting to lay out his calander, He plans to do just that by being the people’s Chair until 2015 and serving as the business Editor-In-Chief constituents will be able to see him at “as many choice in Columbus, especially in economic and government liaison for the Ohio Higher public events in every corner of the county” development and creating jobs. Education Rail Network since 2010. Kelly Wicks, owner of Grounds for Thought, will as possible, including “Really all He wants to ease restrictions on windmills to be the Democrat candidate for Ohio District parades, Haskins politicians say allow more modest setbacks for the industry to Three’s House of Representatives open seat. chicken bbq and other that,” Wicks said of move forward, which will create new jobs. After Thursday’s Democratic Central events across the creating jobs. Education is also a main concern for Wicks Committee decision, Wicks kicked off his county. He said the as testing time is high and he wants to “look official campaign right away Friday morning. During his difference is his at really, truly what’s going on with for-profit “We’ve really been working behind the campaign in 2012, background in charter schools in the state...make sure scenes for the last couple weeks getting the nuts Wicks receirved small business, they’re being held accountable.” and bolts of the campaign together,” he said roughly 26,000 votes. giving him the One of Wicks’ other passions is public Some of these clerical tasks include getting “We will sit down tools to actually transportation. a team together, creating stationary and and look at the make changes. “Transportation options solve problems,” signs, updating his website and social media, numbers and come Some of these he said. and filing officially with the Secretary of State up with something experiences Lack of access for transporation causes in Columbus. called our win include owning problems from getting to jobs to safe travel to Wicks decided to run after Tim Brown, number,” Wicks said. Grounds for school and church. Republican, announced his resignation as He anticipates this Thought, a local The Toledo Blade reported two potential representative to take a position as president years goal to be around coffeehouse, for 27 Republican candidates in Northwood Mayor of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of 31,000 to 32,000 votes. years, owning and Edward Schimmel and Bowling Green City Governments. This resignation has given the “If you look at producing for GFT Council member Theresa Charters Gavarone. Democratic Party new hope in taking over the true role of the Record company The Republican Party has made no formal the seat. definition of the state PHOTO PROVIDED BY KELLY WICKS since 2010, statement on who will finsih Brown’s term or Wicks said over the next few months he legislator...it’s to be the Kelly Wicks will be the Democratic candidate on cofounding the run in November’s general election. wants “to get out there, meet the voter and voice or the conduit to the ballot for the Third District House seat this fall. Black Swamp Arts
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Tom Rodgers said. “I think it looks bad on the University to consistently give the President a raise COLLEGE City Editor and not the professors.” Michael Girona, a senior business major The University Board of Trustees approved believes President Mazey is deserving of the HAPPENS a 2.5 percent raise to President Mazey’s raise. salary. “It seems like BGSU is doing really well. University officials cited a new faculty I’m not sure what President Mazey does agreement, enrollment and retention on a day-to-day basis, but ultimately, numbers and progress on the University’s she is responsible for the direction of the strategic plan as rationale for the decision. University,” Girona said. ”If the University President Mazey has received a raise each wants to give her a raise, I think that’s fine”. we get it. year during her time with the University, President Mazey has been with University and the newest 2.5 percent increase raises since 2011, and the University has seen her annual salary to $412,136. significant changes during her tenure. “I think the board thinks the University These projects include the creation of is moving in a positive direction,” President Greek Village, the building of a Bureau Mazey said during a press conference. of Criminal Investigation Lab and major According to Sheri Stoll, Vice President renovations to the Student Rec Center. for Finance and Administration, the President Mazey’s pay raise will be University has seen it’s annual budget grow effective September 1. for the second year in a row. This year, budget growth is up 3 percent. Stoll said the 3 percent budget increase equates to over $12.5 million bringing the University’s budget for the 2017 fiscal year is $415 million. The University is anticipating a surplus of just under $4 million. Enrollment at the University is up with full-time undergraduate enrollment projected to be 13,825 for the fall of 2016. “I feel that our trend lines are good,” Stoll said. “There is still not a huge margin there for error.” University students expressed PEACE OF MIND opposing views on the raise. Alex Koch, a senior construction for just pennies a day management major is critical STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES of the raise. “I think REAL LAWYERS | REAL RESULTS the money could have been used in better places. Our faculty have been protesting for pay wages for [email protected] | 419-372-2951 | www.bgsu.edu/sls years,” Koch SPORTS JULY 6, 2016 | PAGE 10 Rio Summer Olympics could be most problematic games in decades
By Aidan Markey are felt by those both in Rio and those stalled significant construction projects on to his total of 22 medals, 18 of which who considered competing in this and venues for the Olympics and has are gold, as he attempts to increase Sports Editor year’s games. Professional athletes such prevented the state from sufficiently the gap between him and others as the as golfer Jason Day have mentioned dealing with most decorated In exactly one month, the 2016 the virus as a primary reason for their the pollution Olympian of all Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero, withholding from Olympic competition and disease “This is the most serious time. Brazil will begin. However, massive this year. problems. Also, the questions still loom for the world’s “The reason for my decision is Clearly, issue in Rio and the state is 2016 Rio games largest sporting event. Pollution, crime, my concerns about the possible the 2016 Rio will display disease and other critical factors within transmission of the Zika virus and the de Janeiro doing a terrible, horrible job.” an efficient, the city are running rampant as the potential risks that it may present to my Olympics has athlete-oriented August 5 start date draws nearer. wife’s future pregnancies and to future its fair share transport system “This is the most serious issue in members of our family,” Day said in a of problems. - Eduardo Paes that will “allow Rio and the state is doing a terrible, tweet June 26. There is nearly half of horrible job,” Eduardo Paes, mayor of In mid-June, Rio governor Francisco some good, Mayor of Rio the athletes… Rio, said of the city’s crime in a recent Dornelles declared a state of financial however. to reach their interview with CNN. emergency, confirming Rio’s mayhem venues within In recent days, schools have been while approaching the summer games. These games are host to Michael ten minutes,” according to the Official closed, dozens of people have been The financial crisis has left government Phelps’ return to swimming after his Olympic Website. shot and body parts have washed employees without pay, has previously “retirement.” Phelps has a chance to add Also stated on the website is that the ashore near the Rio’s Olympic beach games and venues will be volleyball site. spread out throughout four zones in the Rio “It’s completely area: Barra, Copacabana, failing at its work of Deodoro and Maracanã. policing and taking This division of zones care of people,” Paes should allow athletes continued. and spectators to Rio’s oceanic waters see more of the city and bays are heavily and its surrounding polluted, included environments as they the locations where travel for the games. the long-distance With 31 days until swimming and sailing the summer games competitions will commence, it appears occur. The pollution, that the Rio games might according to a study be one of the more done by the Associated problematic Olympics Press, has toxified the in recent memory. If waters so much that Brazil’s capital city can they are unsafe for succeed in its portrayal Olympic competitors. of the world’s biggest While the Zika scare sporting event, it just was at the forefront might be enough to of global health just uplift the city out of a couple months ago, the problems that have the disease has fallen caused so many to doubt back and become more the potential success under control in the of the 2016 Summer past several weeks. With PHOTO PROVIDED BY OLYMPIC.ORG Olympic Games. that said, fears about Phelps recently competed in the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, sealing his ticket to Rio Olympics. These summer games will be Phelps’ That is a big “if,” potential Zika infection ith Olympics. though. SPORTS JULY 6, 2016 | PAGE 11
PHOTO PROVIDED BY OLYMPIC.ORG PHOTO PROVIDED BY OLYMPIC.ORG Barra Olympic Park is one of the more notable venues at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Following The 2016 Summer Olympics’ torch relay began in Greece on April 21, 2016 (pictured above) and will the Olympics, the park will become Brazil’s irst Olympic Training Center. end at the beginning of the games on August 5, 2016.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY OLYMPIC.ORG Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, also referred to as Stadium Rio, is primarily used for soccer, although it is able to host an
PHOTO PROVIDED BY FLICKR.COM array of events. Pollution has reached dangerously high levels in recent months despite eforts to clean the waters around Rio De Janeiro and its regions. Long-distance swimming events as well as sailing competitions are set to be held in these tainted waters. BG NEWS JULY 6, 2016 | PAGE 12
Continued from Page 7 Biggby’s social media. Biggby’s Facebook page is Biggby Coffee BG Ohio and the shop’s Twitter handle is @ Dible said, “I believe that the most popular There will be other cars in attendance, from the bg_biggby. CAMPUSBRIEF drink is the Butter Bear, with caramel and first Ford Model A to present day 2017 models, The shop is open Monday through butterscotch.” and every make and model in between from Saturday, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Curently, every Tuesday Biggby has what On Saturday, hundreds of cars will be various carmakers and companies. They will also “I chose BG because it has been my is called 20-Twosday, 22% off when you lining Main Street in the 15th annual hometown for 20 years,” Dible said. “‘It have “Electric Avenue,” where people will be able show your BGSU ID, and every Wednesday Classics on Main car show. isn’t Biggby without BG’ is the slogan I to see cars that are electric or hybrids. is BOGO (buy one get one free) with the live by.” Classic hits radio station 93.5 WRQN will use of a passcode that can be found on For the first time this year, the classic car also be broadcasting live from the event for show will be presented by Bowling Green’s city the irst time. newspaper the Sentinel Tribune. For the previous Various fundraisers will also be going on 14 years, it was presented by Downtown BG. during the event. The Classics on Main 50-50 Banks Dishmon, Advertising Director of the raffle will go to the Chamber of Commerce Sentinel Tribune says they are “excited and Firework Fund for next year. Belleville Market is ready” to host the event, with 90 volunteers having another Pork-a-Lean fundraiser and the ready to assist. backdrop the award winners will get their picture Last year, the event had more than 400 taken in front of will be auctioned off and go to cars participating. This year, 170 cars have the beautification of downtown Bowling Green. preregistered for the show, and they’re expecting There will be a total of 55 awards handed out at more to show up Saturday morning before the Classics on Main: four best in show awards, 21 first event starts. Dishmon said they were prepared class awards and 30 awards of excellence, which for 450 cars to be in attendance. will start at 3 p.m. “You name it, it’s there,” Dishmon said. The event will stretch from Pearl Street Attendees as close as Toledo and as far as Fort on South Main to Oak Street on North Main. Wayne, Indiana will be coming and clubs such as Wooster Street will remain open throughout Corvette clubs, Mustang clubs, and the Glass City the day. Car Club will be in attendance.
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THE BG NEWS SUDOKU Brexit causes major ripples
Kevin Bean A strong representation of this idea is the Euro, a currency Reporter designed by the European Central Bank with the hope that everyone The United Kingdom leaving the European would adopt it. As it stands now Union has created far-reaching ripples when not all countries in the EU use dealing with a vote by more than 17-million the Euro. While 28 countries are people to leave a union of 28 nations. members, only 19 use the Euro. The exiting of the United Kingdom from the This is known as the Eurozone. SUDOKO European Union - or Brexit as it is known as - is Britain declined to join the To play: Complete the grid a deceptively large political and economic issue. so that every row, column Eurozone at its conception and and every 3 x 3 box contains The EU operates on the idea of variable instead stay with the Bank of the digits 1 to 9. There is no geometry. Countries in the EU are able to select guessing or math involved. England and the pound. Just use logic to solve a level of integration that they are comfortable Alamina said even though the with. Euro is not being imposed, the “The question that naturally comes from vision of a single currency does a union like this is: ‘Are we losing national not play well with the economic sovereignty?’” says Abiye Alamina, economics sovereignty of the UK. lecturer for the University. “The whole idea is “The problem is that the PHOTOS BY HAYLEY RUFF that we want greater trade and labor flows across EU resolutions are becoming countries, but still retain individual country The United Kingdom’s recent split from the European sovereignty.” Continues on Page 15 Union will cause economic and political backlash. BG NEWS July 6, 2016 | PAGE 14 GET TO THE POINTE! Best Pool • Best Gym • Best Amenities Take a tour today! BG’s #1 place to live!
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Continued from Page 13 between France and the United Kingdom made in 1998 laid out plans for the future of the defence force. Now with Brexit, the plans fall on increasingly dominant. So there’s this shifting sands. nationalistic feeling that ‘Hey, you’re making These ripples are not going completely decision over in Brussels that are not in our unnoticed though. Nationalists inside France, interest and we don’t have any say in that.’” University Village Austria, Sweden, Greece, Italy, are all calling This sovereignty issue is not just an economic for their own exit, some of them for a while, issue though. “While the EU has these economic explained Jesse. Sensing weakness in the issues, you cannot have more economic European Union they may try to work something & University Courts integration without brushing up against political out for themselves. issues.” Sentiments inside Britain are just as mixed. Dr. Neal Jesse, a political science professor The Conservative and Labour parties both are specializing in Britain politics, reinforced the split on the issue. Conservative bankers and point that the EU, at its heart, is an economic labourers see the EU policies as beneficial want union. to stay, while conservative nationalists and “It was established to facilitate the free labourers see harm in the union’s policies want movement of goods, services, labor and capital. out. Most of the political aspect are recent as of the “It is this kind of split in party ideals that opens Treaty of the European Union,” he said. the door for interesting political dealings. One of The Treaty of the European Union officially the most notable being a strong Nationalist Party started in 1993, and is currently 28 members in which Britain has not seen in close to a century.” total until the United Kingdom takes its official said Jesse. leave. Alamnia explains that the uncertainty in the The official leave is a long ways off, Jesse said. market could cause a contraction in the UK. The idea of parliamentary sovereignty rendered That contraction may lead back to the Eurozone the referendum to leave as non-binding. Though and in turn move over to America. it is unlikely that the UK will stay given the high Jesse mentioned the Defence Force falling number of votes to leave he added. apart could lead to a larger NATO force in “There Visit a Model Europe which are literally a would mean more thousand steps American troops. Apartment involved in this,” “The United Jesse said. “They States has long have to unravel all thought of Britain the agreements as its stable force in Clough & Mercer and treaties that Europe, but now the UK is party to they are the ones (one block south of campus) by being inside that throw this big the the union.” rock through the He also window,” Jesse 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments mentioned 23 said. years worth Both Jesse and l Conveniently located to campus of individual Alamina stressed unions, customs, that all of this is in a neighborhood with trade, labor, and dependent on the so on, that the UK dealings that will shopping & services is involved in. take place over the “You can’t just next two years. l say ‘Look, you are “If the UK is Affordably priced for single or no longer in the able to negotiate shared occupancy single market.’ a good deal, other There are still nations might British workers in look at it and think Europe. Do they that they too are get to stay? These better off outside CALL NOW: are all going to be the EU,” Alamina part of not a single said. agreement, but multiple ones,” Jesse said. When all things are considered, there is too (419) 352-0164 The unraveling will also occur in the UK itself, much uncertainty surrounding Brexit to make such as the fate of British soccer players in the heads or tails of how it will affect the UK, let alone English Premier League. Under the EU they have the world. email:[email protected] no visa restrictions. After the split, two-thirds of Jesse said there is only one thing certain in all the athletes will have to leave because of visa of this. www.universityapartments.us issues. “There’s going to be a lot of public Jesse mentions a large issue in the form of administrators putting in a long few years trying (for office hours) the European Defence Force. An agreement to work this out,” he said. BG NEWS July 6, 2016 | PAGE 16
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