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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. bg MAZEY news An independent student press serving the campus and surrounding community, ESTABLISHED 1920 Bowling Green State University Monday December 11, 2017 MOVES ON Volume 97, Issue 36 Death rates Hockey splits How to make rise at the U.S. - seventh series delicious holiday Mexico border of season cocktails PAGE 3 PAGE 8 PAGE 11 PHOTO BY VIKTORIIA YUSHKOVA t we get it. COLLEGE [email protected] www.bgsu.edu/sls HAPPENS 419-372-2951 STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES REAL LAWYERS | REAL RESULTS BG NEWS December 11, 2017 | PAGE 2 President Mazey announces her resignation Brionna Scebbi as the Master Plan and an increased re- Reporter tention rate, over the past seven years with the status of president emerita. University President Mary Ellen Mazey “I cannot thank you enough for ev- shocked students by announcing her res- erything you have done,” Megan Newlove, ignation, effective Dec. 31 of this year. chair of the board of trustees, said. She was named the 11th president In response to the announcement of of the University in July 2011. Mazey’s al- Mazey’s resignation, the board motioned to most seven years at the University were appoint Rodney Rogers, the senior vice pres- an “honor and pleasure,” she said at the ident of academic affairs and provost, as in- board of trustees meeting on Friday when terim president of the University. He spoke she made the announcement. about his goals as he makes this transition. With her 69th birthday approaching, “My goal is to make sure we do not lose Mazey mentioned she has spent a lot of any momentum on the great progress the time reflecting on each decade of her life, University’s making. … There’s a lot of initia- as well as her time at the University. tives that we are just going to continue, de- “I’ve got to start thinking about the veloping new academic programs,” he said. seventies and what I’m going to do in that Mazey commented on what this seventies decade. And I think it’s about change means for students, reminding time that I do some things that I can say them that they are the University’s first has my life a little bit more flexible,” she priority. said. “If there are issues that you think that Mazey said she will continue to be PHOTO BY IAN CAMPBELL need to be resolved on the campus, let us involved with the University, including present at the meeting. She also encouraged members of the ad- know, because we always want to work participation with fellow board members The announcement was received ministration to “take (the University) to with you. Provost Rogers wants to work Linda Forte and Jim Bailey to support the with a standing ovation and applause as the next level.” with you as president. Just think about University even after her resignation. Mazey advised her peers on the board of The members of the board spoke in what you can do to really make BGSU bet- “Now it’s time to say farewell, but I’ll trustees to remember all the accomplish- commemoration of Mazey’s time at the ter than it is today,” she said. always be here, too,” she assured those ments made during her time as president. University, honoring achievements, such Happy Holidays FROM ALL OF US HERE AT FORUM December 11, 2017 | PAGE 3 PEOPLEON The state of the U.S. border THESTREET the launch of “Operation Gatekeeper.” Border Report does it specify anything about the By Erika Heck What is going to be your worst Patrol assigned 200 agents to guard 14 miles of people they detain. The report reduces them to Guest Columnist U.S.-Mexico Border south of San Diego, Califor- numbers and dehumanizes them by referring to final and why? nia. These 14 miles of border were commonly them as “illegal aliens.” Last week, the Department of Homeland Se- crossed by migrants, so it makes sense the If we want to change anything about our curity announced arrests of people who are at- additional agents would be placed there. issues on the border, we must first start with tempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border have However, this pushed back where migrants the way mainstream society and culture views “Critical thinking, hit a 46-year low. Compared to 2016, arrests at could cross safely as well. The operation result- migrants attempting to cross. We must first end because 18 hours is a the border have decreased 25 percent. ed in migrants needing to cross over mountain the dehumanizing language put out there by long time to take an It is no secret Mexicans are more worried ranges and deserts to get to their destinations our government and start empathizing more exam. From 10 a.m. in the U.S. These new conditions brought new with people we may not know at all. It can be about crossing into the United States because Wednesday to 4 a.m. of the Trump administration, but Border challenges: dehydration, a lack of water sources hard sometimes to think of others in a world Thursday, but not Patrol attributes this decrease to fewer people on their journey, heat exhaustion, hypothermia where you constantly should be doing things for attempting to make the journey on foot, (because it can indeed snow in the desert and yourself to maintain your survival, but for once, m an d at or y.” and while this is more than likely true, the get cold), animal injuries or general natural consider yourself to be different person born in JARETT TRENDEL DHS missed something significant in their causes. another place and think about what you might Freshman, Marine Biology reporting: the increase of migrant deaths at Humanitarian activists estimate that more do to maintain their survival. the border. than 5,600 people have died since the imple- Second, we cannot ignore the reality of The United Nations reported in August mentation of “Operation Gatekeeper.” immigration as it stands right now in the United that migrant deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border We must be mindful of this situation and States. Even though Border Patrol says arrests had increased to 255. While this may seem like these issues when we discuss illegal crossings on the border are decreasing, Immigration and a small number in comparison to the thou- at the U.S.-Mexico border, especially with the Customs Enforcement detaining people in the “Biochemisty project, sands who cross the border and live (regard- current administration in the White House. As interior of the country is on the rise. because I’ve already less of detention or success), hundreds more conspiratorial as it may sound, it is important Finally, get active in your community. Find put in 13 hours on this go missing, and their deaths are not recorded now more than ever to ask questions about the ways to help migrants in your area or try to help project, and it’s still not or reported. statements our government and government DACA recipients. Organize or get involved in up to his standards.” The start of this increase in migrant departments put out. an organization meant to help migrants. A little deaths can be traced back to Oct. 1, 1994, with Nowhere in the CBP Border Security help and a reached-out hand goes a long way. MCKENZIE MOSS YouTube changes and censorship Sophomore, Forensic Science and Spanish In my free time, and most of the time I should commenting and liking. be doing other work, I like to browse YouTube. The videos also keep playing on auto-play. After basically growing up with classic YouTu- Parents would download the app, sit their kids “Chinese language, bers like Jenna Marbles, Shane Dawson and down and just let video after video play. because it’s a tough other people who have been on the site for Stepha Poulin Most of us know that it doesn’t take long language to learn.” to get into the “weird” side of YouTube while nearly a decade, I’ve noticed a shift in content. Forum Editor Overall, it seems like a lot of people are driven using auto-play. Kids can just sit down and by one thing: numbers. watch tons of ElsaGate content without any Numbers mean a lot in the YouTube parental supervision, as most parents using world. Now that creators can monetize their the YouTube app do so to keep their kids oc- content with ad revenue, there’s a lot of pres- and Elsa in precarious situations were getting cupied, like many parents do with television. ZANE SMIDDY sure to go viral and sustain a relatively high a surprising amount of views. However, YouTube doesn’t have the censor- Sophomore, Criminal Justice number of views and likes on videos. These videos might sound tame, but ship requirements of television. This can be achieved by producing qual- they had disturbing content, especially when The last thing I want is more censorship on ity content (whatever you consider these YouTube, but there should definitely be a way to that means), but there “Overall, it seems like a were videos made for curate content without affecting videos intend- is definitely subpar children.