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See CAMPUS on PAGE 3 for photos of this week's THE BG NEWS practice. munjty JM.E9l.ISSI WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 & THURSDAY, JANUARY 19,2012 WWW.BGNEWS.COM Stroh graduates its second class New location, winter graduation come with pros, cons By Tyl«r Strittmatt«r Reporter "We can always make Twitter account Tweets By Anon' sparks cyberbullying improvements, but I The University's 272nd gradua- debates across college campuses tion ceremony took place Dec. was very happy with aV,.. 16 and 17, hosting the second class to graduate in the newly how it went." finished Stroh Center. Deanna Vatan Woodhouse | Assistant ByTI.Wood.l The Stroh graduated 994 stu- Reporter dents, compared to 1,958 gradu- drew mixed reviews from those ates this past May, according to a involved. press release sent Dec. 16 by Jen Graduation can be consid- Sobolewski, communications ered a time of joy, reflection The new Twitter account 'Tweets By Anon' specialist at the University. and relief; but graduate Austin The move from Anderson Brown felt relief for a different intrigued pop culture teaching assistant Cory Arena to the Stroh Center made reason. Barker when a friend shared a link on his Twitter. the ceremony run more effi- "I was glad when the cere- ciently, said Deanna Vatan mony was over," Brown said. "I Woodhouse, executive assistant spaced out for most of it because to the Vice President of Student it was a real snooze-fest. They Affairs. Part of Woodhouse's really need to get better speak- job is to plan, manage and ers next time." execute all the commencement Woodhouse. however, said ceremonies. she thought the ceremony went Anyone can send in tweets to tweetsbyanon.com. Anderson Arena posed prob- very well. The messages are then posted to @TweetsByAnon, lems for graduation ceremo- "We can always make nies because of the building's improvements, but I was very with no attachment of the Twitter account or name size limitations, she said. happy with how it went," she of the person who submitted them. Before the Stroh Center, mul- said. "The response we have tiple buildings were needed received from family members — including Olscamp and has been very positive." the Business Administration While Brown said the Stroh Building — to house students Center was "a nice place," he before the ceremony. said he was perturbed by the "Now everyone is in one University's attempts to sell place," Woodhouse said. "It merchandise at the ceremony. makes things easier from a Brown said he thought the gift "Honestly, when I first saw the site, it surprised planning standpoint. The Stroh shop was strategically placed as me it hadn't already existed with other websites Center is also larger and has the graduates left so "they could out there, such as 'Texts From Last Night,'" Barker concession stands and more shake you down one last time restrooms to accommodate before you left." said. everyone." The ceremony in December For winter graduates, being had a different vibe than a tra- in one building for the whole ditional May graduation cere- See ANON | Page 1 ceremony also means not hav- mony, Brown said. ing to walk between buildings in inclement weather. See WINTER | Page 8 ILLUSTRATION BY BECCA ROSSMAN IMf 60 NS.WS The graduation ceremony CAMPUS CITY Wolfe Center debuts new classrooms, technology BRIEF BRIEF By Suzanna Anderson Faculty Senate elects City council issues Copy Chief new secretary weather-related instructions The Faculty Senate elected a new sec- Municipal Administrator John Fawcett Buildings on campus start to retary at its meeting Tuesday. warned city residents about snow emergencies feel like home for some students Elizabeth Wood, a University refer- on streets at Tuesday's city council meeting. because of the amount of time ence and instruction librarian, will serve If a snow emergency is issued between 7 spent there for classes and student as secretary for the remainder of spring a.m. and 9 p.m.. residents or tenants with cars organizations. semester. parked on streets have two hours to remove The Wolfe Center opened in "I think it's fitting lor where I'm at in their car, he said December, and classes started my career because I have a more flexible If a snow emergency is issued after 9 p.m.. this semester. More than 40 are schedule, and I'm able to give back to the citizens then have until 9 a.m. to remove their currently being offered in the University now," she said. "I'm excited and car. new building. I think it'll be fun and enjoyable. I already Cars still parked on the street after the allot- On the first day of classes, junior enjoy coming to work, and this will just ted time will be issued a citation for the first ID Caudill, musical theatre and add to it." offense. Fawcett said. The second offense will psychology major, accidentally Wood will replace former secretary result in a citation and towing at the owner's went to his old home, University Terry Herman, who resigned at the begin- expense. Fawcett said. Hall, instead of his new home, the ning of this semester for personal reasons, Fawcett issued the reminder for students Wolfe Center. said John Folkins. senate chair. living off campus who may be unaware of the "This isn't my home anymore," "We're very pleased, and we think ordinance, he said. Caudill said about University Hall. [Wood] will do a great job." Folkins said. Sidewalks also must be shoveled during the Caudill has three classes in "She's been at BGSU since 1979, so she winter, Fawcett said - especially near schools, the Wolfe Center, all in the same has a lot of experience that will really help since those areas are the most cause for con- classroom — the dance studio. Faculty Senate." cern and closely monitored by the city "The classroom itself is beauti- Wood ran unopposed for the position in If an owner fails to shovel the snow from ful," he said. "But all of the mirrors the election. his or her sidewalk, a city-hired contractor will freak me out." Also at Tuesday's meeting, the sen- remove the snow for a fee of $50 an hour, he One of his classes is Advanced ate listened to presentations concerning said AMI PARK ' THE BO NEWS the University's retention initiatives and See WOLFE | Page 2 how Ohio's open records laws pertain to Visit BGNews.com for a web-exclusive HEGAN CANNON, junior, touches up a past semester project in the Wolfe Center's computer lab to academics. document on snow removal guidelines. enter an art show in Columbus. Ohio. BGNEWS.COM SPORTS FORUM MLKJr. Day tribute video Falcons take on RedHawks Student gives back What would your ideal classroom contain? Visit our site The men's and women's basketball to community Wednesday for a video teams will play back-to-back W Columnist Christina Green discusses M AGatorade matchups against the Miami how the Martin Luther King Day of fountain to about the Martin refresh our w Luther King Day of RedHawks in Oxford. Ohio. 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He will be arrested for criminal of the students who have site are quite humorous, but An alcohol violation was Criminal damage was reported trespass rf he returns. Co-creator Leonard Mack been targeted by "unsavory it still has the potential to be reported in Conklin North. in Harshman Dunbar. and a team of entrepreneurs comments," however, have a source of cyber bullying, 9:29 P.M. at Digital Xtreme Media came tried to keep a level head and which needs to stop." 2:54 A.M. 4:02 A.M. A drug violation was reported up with the idea of tweeting ignore the negative tweets.