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Issue 165 niversity student looks to fill city council seat WWWBGNEWSCOM By Alliion Borcj.it "Jacob's a good kid. I think Jacob will be a Jacob Redfern's uncle, Chris, who is The price of Reporter Redfern also a University alumnus, said hard worker for the people of his ward and University junior he encouraged his nephew to paper-less The continuance of the Redfern attend the University and stay political legacy at the University the people of the city of Bowling Green." active in politics on campus. Aiming for conve- has been postponed for a couple "Jacob's a good kid," Chris nience, the University of weeks. Chris Redfern | Ohio Democratic Party Chairman said. "I think Jacob will be a lacob Redfern, a junior and the has recently switched hard worker for the people of his nephew of Chris Redfern, chair- resignation became official. Members voted according to Terry Dunn was absent, but ward and the people of the city to Internet-only billing man of the Ohio Democratic The council voted on Redfern's their parties, with Republicans is expected to attend the next of Bowling Green." IPagtJ Party, was nominated by the appointment Monday night but Mike Frost and Robert McOmber meeting on August 17, when the Redfern is already working Democrats of Bowling Green City did not name him First Ward voting for Mark Hollenbaugh and vote will again be taken. hard for the First Ward. He said Council to fill the vacant First representative, as the vote was Democrats Megan Newlove, John "I would assume |Redfern will] Ward seat. The seat was held u nt il 3-2, and a majority of four votes is Zanfardino and Larry Sorrells be appointed at the next meet- See REDFERN | Page 2 Memories to July 31 when Gordy Heminger's required to land the position. voting for Redfern. Democrat ing," Newlove said. last a lifetime Columnist Alison Kemp nostalgically revisits a school year full of The numbers: memories | Page 4 Sketching A breakdown of 2,500 days later Columnist Tyler Sworden recaps his minority enrollment college life before he •***""""'"* By Lin Chafatz MINORITY a dream Reporter walks at graduation this STUDENTS Saturday | Page 4 In fall 2008, minority students ENROLLMENT NUMBERS Cashing in on made up 16.7 percent of incom- University professor finds love through art ing freshmen, a number which INCOMING FRESHMEN: clunkers has fallen over four percent By Matt Liatia I 2008 510 out of 3079 Columnist Phil Schurrer in the last three years, but the Reporter number of minority students or 16.7% discusses the rever- overall at the University has 2007 595 out of 3233 berations of the Cash A University art professor has had remained high. or 18.4% I 2006 747 out of 3576 for Clunkers program many proud achievements in his While the number of incom- career, and he says he owes it all to ing freshmen minority students or 20.9% |Page4 two very special people. has decreased, the University 2005 692 out of 3585 DominicCatalano.whobalances has kept minority students with or 19.5% teaching art classes with illustrat- numbers rising to nearly 20 per- 2004 524 out of 3869 The sound of ing different children's books, said cent of the student body. or 13.5% his life has been a "dream come According to the Institutional I 2003 435 out of 3530 Tuna true," and has been since he was in Research Center at the or 12.3% Tunafest, Howard's grade school. University, in the fall of 2008, I 2002 378 out of 3588 annual music festival The first person he thanks is his 19.4 percent of the student body or 10.5% mother and he said she is respon- was a minority including 16.6 I 2001 330 out of 3599 kicks off this weekend sible for the start of his career, percent of the incoming fresh- or 9.2% | Page 5 Born in Syracuse, N.Y., and men. These minorities include I 2000 319 out of 3371 already showing an interest in art African American, Asian or 9.5% The college life in second grade, Catalano's moth- American, American Indian, I 1999 281 Out of 3516 er gave him the children's picture Hispanic American and inter- or 8% made simple book, "Where the Wild Things Are." national students. The number The co-creator of He said after seeing the book's vivid of incoming minority students MAIN CAMPUS pictures, he knew from that point UNDERGRADUATE uSurvive. a new has gone down from 20.9 per- on it was art he wanted to work cent in 2006 to 16.6 percent this STUDENTS networking tool for with in the future. For weeks after, past fall. college students, has a Catalanowouldmimicdrawingthe However, Gary Swegan, ■ 2004 2265 or 14.1% Q&A session with the characters in the book with paper director of admissions at the ■ 2005 2614 or 16.2% and pencils of his own, eventually University hasahopefuloutlook ■ 2006 2912 or 18.1% Pulse staff even making a mural of his draw- towards the situation. He refer- ■ 2007 2966 or 19% | PageS ings of the "wild things" on his ences the numbers of minority ■ 2008 2862 or 19.4% bedroom wall. students at the University's was "In first or second grade, I was at its highest at 13.5 percent in Burress faces always the 'art kid' of the class," DOMINIC CAtAUHO I POOfESSOR 2004 before jumping in 2005 because we don't celebrate the possibility Catalano said. He added he felt very Above is one of Catalano's illustrations for "Old Dragon is Home.' "Old Dragon is Home" and 2006 due to a scholarship these holidays," she said. excited when he attempted to draw is a not-yet-published story Catalano is both writing and illustrating. In the book a dragon awarded to students of color at One thing Xu said has kept of prison the characters and felt accomplish- writes a memoir of his life. the University. her at the University has been Super Bowl winner ment when he worked on the mural "These numbers are directly a friendly atmosphere, which for his bedroom wall. Catalano earned his Ph.D. different books. related," he said. "When the might be hard to find in a Plaxico Burress faces Being an art enthusiast herself, at Ohio State University with "It serendipitously hap- scholarship went down, so did bigger city. grand jury indictment his mother always supported his Kenneth Marantz, who worked pened," Catalano said, about the enrollment." Withlheseminoritystudents |Page6 artwork, continuously buying him in the college of the arts. After how they began to work togeth- The numbers of minority remaining at the University, art supplies and books. It was he- knowing he wanted to write er during Catalano's stay at students at the University over- the scholarship funds haven't Assistant support that prompted him to take his dissertation on the art in Ohio State University. all continue to remain high, been available for incoming his love of art into high school and picture books, Marantz, who Catalano's professional increasing from 14.1 percent in freshmen, but as older stu- hockey coach college, Catalano said. was working with picture book achievements include writing 2004 to 19.4 last year. dents leave in the coming announced Catalano went on to earn h's research as well, contacted him and illustrating a few books One of those students, Zelin years Swegan expects enroll- bachelor's degree in art education and showed great interest in of his own (including "Santa Xu, an international graduate ment overall to go up. Head coach Dennis at Buffalo State University, master's his work. and the Three Bears," "Hush! student at the University, said And it seems he is beginning Williams names Mike in fine arts at Oswego State and Marantz, after retiring A Fantasy in Verse," and "Wolf she likes the different activi- to be correct. Mankowski as new his master of fine arts at Syracuse from Ohio State University in Plays Alone,") illustrating for ties which can be provided for "A year ago at this time we assistanct hockey University. 1991, was prompted to "inves- other authors (including the minorities, especially for inter- had only 50 applications for the After living his whole life in tigate the complexities of books "Click, Clank, Clunk" national students. following year," he said. "Right coach | Page 6 New York, Catalano made a move picture books," according to by Miriam Aroner, "A Tree For "It is especially fun around now we have over 200 for fall to Ohio to obtain his doctorate, his personal profile at arted. different American holidays like and met the second person who osu.edu. Since then, Marantz SeeART|Page2 Thanksgiving, when the inter- See MINORITIES | Page 2 What is your favorite deserves his thanks.