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Issue 129 Monday, April 11,2011 www.bgviews.com Ancinec, Orians elected USG president, vice president By MM Filby Albright, USO chief administrator. this year with 1421 students voting in VOTE BREAKDOWN Assistant Web Editor Ancinec and Orians received 507 the USG presidential election. USG presidential election by the numbers: Emily Ancinec and Hob Orians votes, Stewart and Collier received Both Ancinec and Orians will will be ihe next president and vice 495 votes and lake West and run- participate in the summer session ■ 1,421 students voted for the USG president and vice president president of the Undergraduate ning mate Joshua James received of USG. this year Student Government. 385 votes. "I only live about 30 minutes ■ 1.679 students voted for the USG president and vice president Ancinec and Orians defeated "I'm still in shock, but we are very away, so I'll be here," Orians said. in 2010 Gayton Stewart and Cassy Collier by excited and ready to go forward," "I'm very excited." ■ 507 students voted for Ancinec and Orians a margin of 12 votes. This year's presi- Ancinec said. "I'm just really proud of An official start date for USG's ■ 495 students voted for Stewart and Collier dential and vice presidential election what Kob and 1 have accomplished." summer session has not been set yet, ■ 585 students voted for West and James was the closest on record, said Justin Voter turnout was down 249 votes Ancinec said. Performances close Greek Weekend Greek Sing was a dance compe- were the same groups students were By Dana* King tition where nine groups of sorori- in for the other Greek Weekend com- Reporter ties and fraternities performed to a petitions and each group was made variety of songs. Each group fiad a up of two to three different sorori- Constant cheers escaped from different theme and was required to ties and fraternities. Another rule of Anderson Arena Sunday Night as have at least one person lip syncing Greek Sing began. at all times. The performance groups See GREEK I Pane 2 PHOTOS BY HANNAH SHRIING • SPLIT: Frehnan Ryan Sowers Iran unbda Oi Alpha draw off re fleialydurg Greek SnjSuidayi DANCE: Dete Ganrna and Ph Gamma Deb (comrnoriy kravn as FUO fjerfc^ event was a fist at the university, but Mol/ Theobald praoent rjf New Member Greet Courd said she hopes wridi took place SmrJay n Anderson Arena, was part of Greek Wsskend DetaGantraard FIJI axrarfcmiede^ otto te^ ft becomes a yearly tradtm Ths had been h ihaigjic for orer a year now" she said. "Vfedeoded that trc year overal See page three for more photos wed take charge and actuaty make this happen" AIDING JAPAN WITH ART Cartwright addresses funding cuts at Graduate Student Senate meeting BVJMS Jamat Special Sections Editor "I want people By July I, restrictions on spend- ing will reduce state funds, lim- Issues concerning the University to become familiar iting several Ohio institutions. budget were addressed April 1 at A potential tuition increase of the Graduate Student Senate's gen- with the state roughly $291 per year, per student eral meeting. would help ease state funding, The open forum welcomed budget." Cartwright said. President Carol Cartwright as Randy Gardner | State Rep "There is a 3.5 (percent) cap on its guest speaker. Cartwright fees and tuition but we might not explained how recent state and the state stuck to its share of go that high," she said. "As a uni- budget cuts would affect grad- higher education." versity community, we believe that uate education. Ohio Rep. Randy Gardner spoke a cap is not a good thing and that "What do we know about the at a GSS Brown Bag Lunch in the deans should have the right to budget at this point?" she asked. November. I Ie said nearly $618 mil- set the pricing accordingly. But the "Let me take you back. We have lion will be deducted from the state state has not embraced this idea." had three mid-year reductions budget for higher education. However, 48 percent of the in the last three years. The state "I want people to become familiar University's proposed budget cuts share has remained the same with the state budget and how diffi- would be absorbed by graduate during this time." cult it is to balance," he said. "As we education funds. Roughly 70 percent of the make decisions based on priority, it "There are roughly 3,000 full-time University's proposed budget is is very challenging to see how there graduate students studying at the tuition-based with the state share won't be some reductions made in University." Dinda said. "That rep- being 30 percent. The state funds every department and agency." resents 10 percent of the whole stu- its share through taxes, but with At the graduate level, University dent body. In the end we'll be cut 600,000 jobs lost in Ohio, the administratorsrecently announced back $9 million per year, that's 30 University has been planning plans to reduce funding by more percent of our budget. It really raises accordingly, Cartwright said. than 25 percent. If the budget is an eyebrow of what graduate educa- "The federal government stepped approved in June, graduate educa- tion means to this university." in with $9 trillion for higher educa- tion will be impacted drastically. The next GSS meeting will be tion nationwide," she said. "The "In the next two years, funding for at 3:30 p.m. in the McFall Center TVLERSTABLE !>•! BC'JiV.', state used stimulus funds of 16.5 graduate education will be reduced April 15 and is open to the pub- SPINNING: Senior Andrew Peet creates one of the ceramic bowls, that will be sold April 21-22 percent or $6.2 billion. Our plan S12 million out ot a 525 million pro- lic. Dinda and other members of at the Clay Club's 15ih Annual Spring Ceramics Sale in the Fine Arts Building. Proceeds from the worst case scenario was a loss of posal," said Steve Dinda, president GSS welcome anyone interested in sale will be donated to the Mashiko Potters Fund, which is a fund to aid the potters and potteries 30 percent. But the governor's plan of GSS. "That's a major problem discussing the future of graduate in Mashiko. Japan. has held to the best case scenario that needs to be addressed quickly." education at the University. FORUM SPORTS PEOPLE ON THE STREET See Greek Weekend photos Support unions by choke Defense shines in scrimmage What do you want the new USG president to make her first priority? Greek students celebrated Greek Faculty columnist Phil Schurrer says Senate In the final scrimmage before the annual spring JEFF STEVENS Weekend, which included games, trivia Bill 5 should not be allowed to strip unions game, the defense of the BG football team got Junior. Film Production contests and a sliming. See photos of rights, but that union membership and the better of the offense including Cameron Truss, "Parking" | Pag* 4 support should be voluntary | P*g« 4 who had two interceptions | Ptgt 6 VISIT BGVIEWS.COM: NEWS. SPORTS, UPDATES, MULTIMEDIA AND FORUMS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE * 2 Monday. April 11.2011 FROM THE FRONT WWWBGNEWS.COM "I'm a big person on energy, "It was a great experience," BLOTTER GREEK so I judged the hardest on ener- said sophomore Dan Estrada, From Page 1 gy because you can make any a member of Phi Gamma Delta. THUR..APRIL7 2:35 AM. 2:07 AM. dance awesome if you have "We'll definitely do it next year, Chelsea L. Bates. 23. of Bowling Gregory A. Perez. 23, of 6:45 A.M. Green, was cited for operating Bowling Green, was arrested Greek Sing was thai the teams energy," Hesley said. we have to defend our title." A complainant reported protest- a vehicle impaired near the cor- on an active warrant from have no less than 10 people Lambert helped plan the Lambert said she was ers were not allowing workers ner of East Wooster Street and Cuyahoga County near the performing at one time and no event and she said she was really happy with how Greek to enter their work site at Ridge corner of North Main and East Campbell Hill Road more than 50. happy with how it went. Sing went. Street Court streets. The New Member Greek "It went phenomenal better "The whole goal of Greek Sing 2:52 AM. 9:40 A.M. Ding Mah. 21. of Bowling Terronn B. White, 20. of Council hosted the event, than 1 thought," Lambert said was to unify all the Greek com- A complainant reported his wal- Green, was cited for theft and Bowling Green, was cited for and it was presided over "I think it showed that every- munity, all the councils.