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THEESTABLISHED 1920 | An independent BG student press serving NEWS the campus and surrounding community VOLUME 92, ISSUE 83 Friday, March 29, 2013 WWW.BGNEWS.COM WNIT 2013 | THIRD ROUND 3 students FALCONS 47 | 50 DRAGONS attend USG open forum By Eric Lagatta Assistant Campus Editor The Undergraduate Student Government hosted a forum in place of its typical elections debate to inform the student body of its president and vice president’s plans for next year. USG President Alex USG VOTING GUIDE Solis and Vice President Want to vote for USG this David Neely answered year? Find out how below. questions from an audi- ence of three students. VOTING BEGINS The two are running April 1 at 8 a.m. unopposed for re-election for the upcoming aca- VOTING ENDS April 4 at 12 p.m. demic year. During the forum, WHERE TO VOTE which took place in the www.bgsu.edu Union Thursday at 6 p.m., the USG duo fielded questions about their plans for next KATIE LOGSDON | THE BG NEWS See USG | Page 2 LINING up for the playing of the alma mater is the Falcons women’s basketball team after its loss to Drexel on Thursday night in the third round of the 2013 WNIT. $9.3 million McDonald renovation GAME OVER. stays on schedule Women’s basketball falls to Drexel in third round of WNIT at Stroh Center David Skowronski Reporter By Ethan Easterwood WHERE THE FALCONS Sports Editor WENT WRONG Students can look forward to a new and improved McDonald residence hall at the start of the fall 2013 he women’s basketball team outrebounded Drexel and held them to 35 percent FIRST HALF semester. shooting, but came up about five minutes and a star player short, losing 50-47 in the 1. Turnovers: The Falcons The $9.3 mil- RENOVATION COSTS Tthird round of the WNIT at the Stroh Center on Thursday night. committed seven turnovers. lion renovation is ON CAMPUS If the name of the game was rebounding and field goal percentage, then the BG wom- 2. Slow Start: Drexel managed to on schedule and is Along with Macdonald Hall, a en’s basketball team would be in the WNIT Elite Eight. go up 12-4 on the Falcons early. expected to be fin- number of other renovations will Drexel’s Hollie Mershon, who averages 19 points per game and lit up Harvard in the ished by the time take place on campus in the next past round for over 30 points, took the reigns and dominated the closing minutes. 3. Halfhill: The Falcon guard made freshmen move few years. just one basket in the first half includ- “She really turned it on in the last five minutes,” senior Chrissy Steffen said. “She really in on Aug. 23, said ing a quick shot at the buzzer. ■ Rec Center: $13.4 million took it over.” Sarah Waters, direc- ■ Health and Human Mershon had eight points, three rebounds and an assist in the final five minutes. SECOND HALF tor of Residence Services Building: $9 million “[Mershon] is a kid that will haunt BG fans and myself for awhile,” coach Jennifer Roos Life. 1. Mershon: Drexel forward took ■ Olscamp Hall: $5 million said. “She is a professional player when her time is done.” over the final five minutes despite “Essentially the ■ Founders Hall: $800,00 With the loss, the Falcons will say goodbye to a senior class that won 103 games in their BG’s attempts to stop her. objective of this collective careers. project is to improve the overall condition of the hall,” Seniors include forwards Allison Papenfuss and redshirt Danielle Havel, and guards 2. Turnovers: Like in the first half, said Steve Krakoff, vice president of Capital Planning Simone Eli and Steffen. turnovers crippled the Falcons giving and Design. Drexel 10 points from turnovers. “The seniors are awesome, I’m really going to miss them,” freshman Miriam Justinger A number of amenities are being added to make the said. “They were great role models for me.” 3. Not owning the paint: BG had hall more attractive for students, Krakoff said. more rebounds but Drexel managed There will be new furniture for the lounges, modifica- See WNIT | Page 3 to get back its own missed shots. tions to restrooms and new floor to ceiling windows, said Marc Brunner, project architect for design and construc- See MCDONALD | Page 2 Commuting to campus has its pros and cons GAMMA GAMING By Kendra Clark She lives in Toledo about Web Editor “I save a lot of money 30 minutes away from the living at my parents’ University, but the time it For some freshmen, money takes to get to and from the is the motivating factor for house, and I don’t have to University has some disad- living off campus. vantages, she said. Senior Jacob Lindsay has worry about debt later.” “It is hard to get involved been commuting to the Abigail Moylan | Commuter on campus,” Moylan said. University since freshman “Trying to get into groups year. ple have to at the dorms,” like sororities is a chal- “I decided to commute Lindsay said. “I feel like lenge.” freshman year because it I have more freedom this Lindsay has experienced a was significantly cheaper way.” different challenge being a to live off-campus,” Lindsay Sophomore Abigail commuter to the University. said. “I wanted to live on my Moylan’s decision to become “The weather is bad,” own and depend on myself.” a commuter was clear-cut Lindsay said. “It is hard to He lived with his grand- her freshman year. find a place to park. I have to parents until sophomore “I love commuting to cam- hope they plowed the streets year and then decid- pus,” Moylan said. “I save every morning during the ed to move closer to the a lot of money living at my winter.” | THE BG NEWS University. parents’ house and I don’t EVAN FRY “It is nice to go home with- have to worry about debt See COMMUTER | Page 2 MEMBERS of Sigma Lambda Gamma enjoy a game night on Thursday evening. Junior, Brooklynn Martinez, out checking in like peo- later.” Amanda Eberhardt, advisor and senior Paige Schaefer play Apples to Apples. SOFTBALL HITS AT HOME MAKING CIVIL POINTS WHAT SHOULD THE STUDENT BODY With its pre-season completed, the Falcon While the Supreme Court debates marriage PRESIDENT/VP DO IN THEIR SECOND TERM? softball team will host Ball State University equality, so does the Forum section. This “Maybe they could tell us what they and Miami University for its home opener. The week, Forum Columnists Debbie Alderman actually have the power to do.” Falcons will play Ball State on Friday and then and James Pfundstein look at different Victoria Igoe Miami on Saturday and Sunday. | PAGE 7 aspects of the debate. | PAGE 4 Sophomore, Geology 2 Friday, March 29, 2013 FROM THE FRONT PAGE WWW.BGNEWS.COM CONCERT OF MICE & MEN Chunk! No Captain, Chunk! REDNECKCONTESTS: Best HillBilly & HillBetty, BALL Best Mullet, Goodbye Blue Skies, Affairs & WSG Best Jean Shorts, Sexiest “Boots are made for walkin” Friday, March 29 @ 5pm Friday, March 29 @ 10pm-2:30am facebook.com/InnovationConcerts/Events facebook.com/Clazel/Events 127 N. Main St. Bowling Green H clazel.net 127 N. Main St. Bowling Green H clazel.net offer them.” doesn’t have the power to “Tabitha Timbrook and Jon cent of this past year’s student BLOTTER | USG To accomplish this, Solis decide everything on campus, Zachrich was one of the most body voted in the USG election. From Page 1 and Neely said they will join but Solis and Neely said they toughest tickets we could’ve Spring 2012 enrollment Check out this week’s citations on University efforts to increase will do what they can for stu- gone against,” Solis said “Now totaled 16,223, according the interactive blotter map only year. the attraction of prospective dent concerns. coming to [running unop- to the University’s office of online at BGNEWS.COM Apart from pushing for fur- students to the University, while “There’s students every- posed], it’s totally different.” Institutional Research, mean- ther green initiatives and mak- giving them a reason to stay. where that voice their opin- Even though they have no ing that by his estimate, around BLOTTER ing sure the renovations for the “It would be great to say that ion on things they’d like to see challengers, Solis and Neely 1,600 voted. Student Recreation Center and 100 percent of students on changed,” Neely said. “I think still wanted to try to educate Even though they are unop- WED., MARCH the new Falcon Health Center campus are involved in extra- the big thing for students to the students on their plans.