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Before working at the University, senior executive chef Patrick Hannan was a soda jerk and drove a Vespa.

Hannan began working with food in high school when he was a soda jerk, mixing different fla-vored syrups to serve to custom-ers. Now, Hannan is examining the food system of the University and trying to concoct something better.

He is building a team of culi-narians, which includes the executive sous chef Marissa Sargent and other employees. He provides them with tools to help improve what students eat.

Hannan is finding new ways to feed University students.

Hannan and his team of culi-narians are committed to taking care of University students and they are willing to reach out to the community, he said. They try to match what they want with food with the overall goal of making dining better. They also try to consider food history.

“Food history is important to understand where we are going now,” Hannan said. “We went from the days of gluttony to a grand celebration. This history is what we endear.”

Hannan said he is instilling

passion for food into his workers. They are trying to change the style of food cooked so every-thing is not a casserole.

The culinarians create the recipes for every dining location from scratch and then the chefs learn how to cook them for the students.

Hannan and the culinarians always keep in mind a passion for food, customer service and people.

“We want to instill passion in everyone working in food at the University,” he said. “They are important to the success.”

After graduating from high school, Hannan did a five-year apprenticeship under Michael Foley at Printer’s Row in Chicago. He then attended culinary school at Kendall College and stayed as a chef instructor.

“I knew very early in high school what I wanted to do,” he said. “I had an advantage against my buddies. They were out par-

Chef brings passion to

University dining

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Patrick HannanSenior executive chef for University dining services

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By Angela Green Reporter

Robert Carels, a psychology professor said obesity is the last socially-acceptable form of prej-udice.

Carels is working with other professors and students to discover why, and to find bet-ter methods for people to lose weight.

He also researches weight stigma, or bias, towards obesity.

“Typically, people report a greater dislike for people who are obese,” Carels said. “There are stereotypes that they’re lazy, weak-willed and they overeat. Even teachers and doctors have perceptions of obese people as non-compliant and lazy.”

Carels has been involved with the treatment and research of obesity for 10 years.

“I think it’s a big problem,” said Kathleen Young, one of the grad-uate students who work with Carels. “In general, people do show there’s a bias explicitly and implicitly, and we find people that are overweight have that same bias too.”

Carels has worked on at least five studies which look at dif-ferent areas of weight bias. He had students create models with different body mass indices and then students rated the models

Professor sheds light on obesity stereotypes,

offers weight loss groups

CUE committee discusses new education curriculum

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Robert Carelspsychology professor involved in obesity research

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By Andrew HarnerSenior Reporter

The BGSU women’s basketball team will play Michigan State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The game will be played Saturday at 12:11 p.m. in Louisville, Ky., and will be televised on ESPN2.

BGSU (27-6) will be a No. 12 seed in the Kansas City regional bracket, which is the third-strongest region.

The Falcons will play either fourth-seeded Kentucky or 13th-seeded Liberty in the second round if they beat the fifth-seeded Spartans (22-9).

The Spartans ranked No. 25 in the AP Poll--they

Falcons headed to Louisville for first round meeting with Michigan State

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are somewhat of a familiar team for coach Curt Miller and the Falcons, as the two teams met during the 2008 Women’s National Invitation Tournament in East Lansing, Mich. BGSU lost game 74-66.

“It was a great game two years ago,” Miller said. “A lot of the same players were under-classmen for Michigan State, so we’re familiar with them.”

The Spartans have heavily relied on their defense to win games this season, allowing 59.4 points per game and have not allowed more than 70 points since Dec. 31. They have

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“What we’re trying to do ... is create an experience that is more cohesive and

connected for students.”

Catherine Cardwell | chair of CUE committee

By Alissa O’NeillSenior Reporter

Catherine Cardwell, chair of Connecting the Undergraduate Experience (CUE) Committee, spoke at the Undergraduate Student Government meeting about the committee’s plan for renovating the general educa-tion curriculum.

“What we’re trying to do . . . is create an experience that is more cohesive and connected for students,” Cardwell said.

The committee plans to cre-ate a general education curricu-lum that would create liberally educated students and include

cross-disciplinary, themed courses as well as first year seminars and other foundation courses. Cardwell also pointed to the importance of students’ involvement in “high impact practices” such as learning communities and study abroad programs as a focal point of the

committee’s plan.“One of the issues we’ve dis-

covered is that students who are successful in college are involved in high impact prac-tices,” Cardwell said.

Senators asked questions regarding the current existence of capstone courses within

learning committees, a focus of the committee’s proposed framework, and whether or not CUE would work to keep those existing programs.

“What we’re trying to do is build on our strengths,” Cardwell said as she recognized the importance of working with existing programs.

In the committee’s plan, these high impact practices would possibly include a “common learning time.” According to Cardwell, the common learning time would be a weekly block of

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7:12 P.M.Individual reported that his aunt threatened him when she yelled at him at church. Police advised the individual that it did not constitute a threat and to speak to church staff if he did not like his aunt’s behavior.

10:30 P.M.Complainant reported that his child support card was stolen within 1500 block of Clough St. and used to purchase minutes on a prepaid cell phone.

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2:47 P.M.Complainant reported that some-one stole her women’s green dia-mondback mountain bike valued at $300 within 700 block of N. Enterprise St.

4:12 P.M.Joshuah Sheehan, 19, of Toledo, was arrested for theft/shoplifting at Meijer after attempting to leave the store without paying for 18 pack-ages of Konami Collectible Cards and one CD.

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Student groups bring Over the Rhine music to Kobacker Hall today

CRU and University Activities Organization worked together to bring national touring and recording artists Over the Rhine to campus today.

Over the Rhine, a four-piece folk rock band, is playing tonight at 8 p.m. in Kobacker Hall.

Students get in for free, but dona-tions are being accepted to raise money for Haitian earthquake relief.

If they wish, students can donate $15 in advance. Community members pay $20 at the door.

Tickets can be picked up at the Union Information Desk or purchased online at www.overtherhine.com.

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on likability.“You can see at what level the

bias starts to kick in, or when it’s at the highest,” he said.

He found that bias increases with weight and the heaviest person experiences the most bias.

Carels said research is impor-tant because of health concerns that come with obesity, such as diabetes and heart disease.

“There are big psychological costs to being perceived by others negatively,” Carels said.

“There are economic costs, depression, poor body image and lower self-esteem.”

Carels furthers his research while helping the community by holding weight loss groups.

“Typically, we do one type of weight loss intervention every year,” Young said. “We come up with questions we want to answer, and we try to help people lose weight and keep weight off.”

Lynn Darby, a kinesiology professor, has worked with Carels for the past nine years as the exercise physiologist for the weight loss groups. She helps by completing physical fitness tests, screening and evaluations on the partici-pants.

“We see if they’ve changed,” Darby said. “We look at body composition of body fat and weight, aerobic fitness levels and we also do blood pressure and measurements.”

“Normally, [we] have 50 to 60 people a year, but given how many people in the population that are obese, I’m surprised we

don’t have more,” Carels said.The class lasts from three

to six months and is mostly University faculty and staff.

“We talk about nutrition and the psychological aspects,” Young said. “We encourage them to do exercise on their own, and they weigh in once a week when they have the class.”

Darby said the group uses a book called “The LEARN Program,” which focuses on walking and was developed by Kelly Brownell, a professor at Yale.

Carels has developed his own method, called the Stepped-Care model, for the weight loss groups.

“Each year, there is psycholog-ical twist or turn, but the unique part is [that] it’s a stepped-care approach to weight loss,” Darby said. “Those that can do it on their own are given the book and the go-ahead.”

Participants who are having trouble at the lowest intensity are then stepped up to the next level, which includes more intense interventions, such as meeting with nutri-tionists or psychologists.

Then undergraduate and graduate students help with research and data collection.

“The things we find, we use when we do future groups,” said Young. “We do research and we hope what we do will be helpful in one way or another. It has an immediate impact and that’s what I like about it.”

The research group which all the graduate students and Carels are a part of write papers about their findings. These are published in journals and the group presents at conferences.

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tying and I was working.”Hannan worked for Chartwells

and Compass Group NAD for nine years. He started as the regional executive chef for the western region of the United States, based at the University of Utah. At the time, he was also the senior executive chef at the University. He eventually became the corporate chef, where he developed national initiatives.

Before coming to the University, the worst injury he had was a third degree burn from dropping a tray of potatoes on his fore-arm. Besides cooking, Hannan likes to golf, hike, camp and gar-den in his free time. Hannan’s favorite meals to eat are a braised lamb shank and lamb stew with cucumber and tomato. He said the most popular food at the University is anything with cheese.

Sargent has worked at the University for more than seven years. Sargent said Hannan want-ed her to be a part of his “brigade” for improving University food.

She enjoys being a chef just as much as he does.

“There is something very unique about being a chef,” Sargent said.

“It’s hard on your body and mind, but it is so rewarding at the end of the day.”

Sargent said she and Hannan “clicked very quick because of our same like of food.” She is glad to be a part of his culinary team and believes his knowl-edge will immensely help Dining Services.

Nicole Fratianne, a senior majoring in tourism admin-istration, met Hannan in the summer when she was a stu-dent representative for the University Dining Committee.

“Pat is really great to work with,” Fratianne said. “He lis-tens to the voice of the students and indeed tries to improve dining on our campus. “

She said that the University has increased the amount of vegetarian options this year and keeps the dining facili-ties open longer because of Hannan.

Hannan and Sargent said the goal is to “progress a little every day.”

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PHOTO PROVIDED BY PAT HANNANIN THE KITCHEN: BGSU Executive Chef works in the kitchen preparing dishes and delica-cies for students.

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time in which classes would not be scheduled, allowing students free time to attend lectures or stu-dent organization meetings.

All of the CUE’s plans are in the discussion phase and Cardwell stressed a desire for student input to create their “framework for General Education.” The committee’s Web site features a PowerPoint presentation that out-lines their proposed framework and says “the BGSU campus com-munity is invited to discuss the framework for the University’s learner-centered, general educa-tion curriculum model.” Opinions and feedback can be given on the committee’s Web site, www.bgsu.edu/cue/

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scored 67.4 points per game, and beat three teams that were ranked in the top 10 at some point this season.

BGSU also plays stingy defense, allowing 60.1 points per game and fewer than that the past five games. But, they rely more on their offense than the Spartans, as the Falcons average 73.7 points per game and use an up-tempo pace to compete with bigger teams.

The mismatches that Michigan State’s players will cause for the Falcons will be great. BGSU has played against some bigger players this sea-son during Mid-American Conference play, but that expe-rience will only go so far against the Spartans.

“This is another level,” Miller said. “They literally have guards on their program that are bigger, stronger, and faster than our post game.”

Michigan State’s post game is none too shabby either.

Six-foot-nine center Allyssa

DeHaan is one of the biggest players in the NCAA and is much larger than Falcon cen-ter Tara Breske, who is six feet tall. Breske hasn’t forgotten the matchup between them from the WNIT game.

“[I remember] very well. Yes I do,” Breske said.

Falcon players are not letting those matchup problems deter them though. Senior Sarah Clapper said BGSU should have no problem staying in the game.

“I think we’re going to match up OK, and I think it’s going to be a good game,” she said.

The Falcons earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007 by beating Toledo 62-53 in the championship game of the MAC Tournament this past Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

In the 2007 tournament, the seventh-seeded Falcons advanced to the Sweet 16 by beating 10th-seeded Oklahoma State in the first round and upsetting second-seeded Vanderbilt in the sec-ond round.

BGSU lost to third-seeded

Arizona State 67-49 in the Sweet 16, ending the deepest run any MAC team has ever made in the tournament.

Breske is the only starter on the team who has played in that NCAA Tournament, earn-ing one minute in the loss to Arizona State.

Because her playing time was so limited, Breske does not plan to draw from her playing time, instead drawing from the exposure she gained watch-ing her teammates from the bench.

“The experience, the leader-ship from the upperclassmen,” Breske said. “They showed us how hard we have to work. Even though I didn’t play much in the tournament, you take away so much of the atmo-sphere.”

Fellow senior Laura Bugher played two minutes during that game.

Michigan State earned an at-large bid to the tournament after being ousted in the Big Ten Tournament by Iowa in the semifinals.

The Falcons are 2-3 in NCAA Tournament games coached by Miller and 3-9 all-time.

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You know, it’s really annoying when I go into the public girls’ rest-rooms on campus and someone has sprinkled all over the toilet seat. Seriously, are we in kindergarten? Isn’t it sad we have to have signs that read “If you sprinkle when you tinkle, be a sweetie and wipe the seatie”? How old are we? Please clean up after yourselves, or learn how to sit down on the seat and pee into the toilet bowl at the same time. We’re in college now, ladies.-POTTY MOUTH

More professors should take into account that Wednesday is St. Patrick ’s Day. Some students will NOT be making it to class for obvi-ous reasons, so making the day optional would be better for everyone involved. No students have to plan their drinking schedules around classes and no professors have to deal with drunkies yelling out in their classrooms. It’s a win-win.-HOLIDAY DISTRACTIONS

Why is it that the Microsoft Office e-mail program never opens right, and the “owaauth.dll” always shows up? It’s not a major issue, but it pisses me off. It’s been happening for two years, and seeing those little letters half of the time I try to open my e-mail just prematurely frus-trates me before I open up my crowded e-mail inbox.-ENRAGED E-MAILER

Does the Bursar’s Office even realize they are dealing with college students? The online payment option carries with it a hefty $33.61 service charge. Does it really cost CASHNet that much money to do a transaction? With the poor economy and students strapped for cash, can’t the Bursar’s Office come up with a payment method that doesn’t involve cash, check or service charge, without taking out more loans? People who run Web sites like CASHNet are supreme criminals and the University should not do business with them.-DARL BUNDREN

Does a team from the south region have to go to the Final Four? Are you kidding me? Duke is not deserving of a No. 1 seed and Villanova has been sinking fast. Baylor could possibly end up in the Final Four while teams like Ohio State, Kansas, West Virginia and Kansas State could easily win this region with their eyes closed. If it wasn’t for the mass amounts of money that I have riding on this bracket, I would only pick three regions.-MARV ALBERT

After a hellish year of waiting and waiting, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship finally started again with yesterday’s Selection Show.

March Madness is, without any doubt, my favorite time of the sporting year. Forget the Super Bowl. Forget the World Series. Forget even the Lower-Oakland Roller Derby Championships. The Madness is on top.

It is the one place to see young athletes play with the utmost passion and desire to advance. Watching your bracket crumble as an underdog knocks out your top team is bittersweet, because even though your chances at winning that office pool are over, unpredictability is what March Madness is all about.

The tournament garners such prestige and excitement across the nation that it has become suggested as a way to resolve the college football season and, in my opinion, should be the way the NBA championship goes as well.

But with 64 teams in the tour-nament, it can become difficult to know who to watch. There will be roughly 189 hours of basketball to watch over the next couple weeks, and most of it will be wild. There will always be a 12 seed upsetting a five seed, a one seed does not lose to 16, and there will be at least one Cinderella looking for a glass slipper.

So with all the hubbub and confusion, here is my list of what I think will be the most exciting teams to watch in the tourna-ment.

SyracuseThe Orangemen started off the

preseason barely ranked at 24. Since then, they have dominated their way to being a one seed with a 28-4 record, topping seven top-13 teams along the way. They are one of the country’s most exciting teams, chock full of wild assists and fast-paced play. Probably their key asset is their ability to run the transition game. If North Carolina proved anything last year, it is that a fast-paced, well-run transition game will destroy opponents, and the Orangemen do just that.

Ohio StateThe Buckeyes may only be 5-

5 against ranked opponents for

the season, but do not let that convince you they are not legit. The Bucks have a shallow bench, and in the past, that has ruined tourney-bound teams, but with the experience and raw talent OSU sports, they could make a big run. Evan Turner is arguably the best player in the country, and with David Lighty and Jon Diebler backing him up, the sparks will fly and OSU will surprise people. OSU has a weak postgame, so it will be interesting, but if there is one good thing about basketball, it is that size doesn’t always mat-ter.

KentuckyThe Wildcats have been virtual-

ly unstoppable this season, post-ing a 32-2 record and 6-1 against ranked opponents. After winning their 26th Southeast Conference Title, the Cats have shown their claws. Freshman John Wall has led the Big Blue the whole sea-son, and his play in the SEC tour-ney has shown he doesn’t intend to stop anytime soon. UK has a tough tourney schedule going up against the likes of Wisconsin, West Virginia and Clemson, so they should have some interest-ing games, and be sure to watch for them in the Big Dance.

BaylorThe Baylor Bears are com-

ing in at 25-7, with a dismal 2-3 record against ranked teams. However, coming out of the Big 12 Conference will have prepared them for a rigorous tourna-ment schedule, out of one of the weaker-looking regions. If they can keep up on rebounds, which has been an issue, and get big games from LaceDarius Dunn and Ekpe Udoh, the Bears could roar their way to the Final Four and beyond.

KansasThe Jayhawks started off the

season at the number one spot and held it for an impressive 14 games. They come in with a 7-1 record against ranked teams, and they know how to run. They are a quick team, and have experience with their senior guard, Sherron Collins. Kansas has a rich history of basketball prowess and I guar-antee they mean to keep it that way. As the overall number one seed in the tournament, they have a big target on their backs. Watch their tournament run with inter-est; it won’t disappoint.

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Syllabus is guide for students, not a contract

A syllabus is a normal part of most classes. Together with a textbook and lecture notes, it forms the stan-dard class equipment package.

Most syllabi contain the nor-mal items: dates, time and place of class meetings, class calendar, instructor’s office hours, grading information, list of requirements and rules regarding attendance, participation, etc.

I’ve often thought about the “ideal” syllabus, that perfect com-munication instrument between instructor and student. Of course, such a thing exists only in fantasy, but there are some things I think should be part of an ideal syllabus.

First of all, attendance: in my class, attendance is required. I do not take attendance, but expect all students to show up on time and prepared to learn. Tardiness would be noted and would be reflected in the final grade. At present, I tell stu-dents if they are habitually late due to another instructor consistently exceeding his/her time allotment, I will contact the other instructor. I come from a generation that has seen men die in rice paddies; I’m not easily intimidated.

I will call on students and expect them to have read the assigned material. I’ve had a few students over the years tell me they don’t like to speak in class. They feel intimi-dated, afraid, nervous or what-ever. Absence, a disability or other

compelling reason, my reply is: get used to it. In the work world, you’ll be expected to give reports, answer questions and provide summaries to your peers, subordinates and management. The consequences for not being able to do so can be much more severe than a mere grade reduction.

Once in the classroom, stu-dents are to ensure they are ready to begin at the start of class. All too often, I ask questions and then students begin to haul out their textbook, notebook, etc. You know you’re going to need these items, why not get them out and be ready to go at the beginning of class?

All my classes begin exactly on time and end on time. I respect the students’ time. They may have another class in 10 minutes.

This is actually good prepara-tion for the work world. Employers expect you to begin working when the workday commences — not come into work, hang up your coat, get a cup of coffee and hang out with your work friends, but actually be at your desk with the computer booted up and ready to begin. This means coming into work a few minutes early to com-plete all those preliminary things. Get used to it; it’ll be required.

Once class begins, don’t leave, except for a genuine emergency. No supervisor would countenance people getting up in the middle of a meeting to use the restroom, take a call on a cell phone, etc. It’s disrespectful to the meeting leader and it creates distractions.

Team projects are necessary and important, but overemphasized. I’ve never had my participation as

a team member used as a major factor in my annual evaluation. Teams are important and have their place in a classroom setting, but at bottom, the grade belongs to the individual, not the group.

Next — laptops in class: Except for special circumstances — such as students with disabilities — lap-tops, cell phones, iPods, etc., would be strictly forbidden. Why? These electronic items merely furnish students with additional distrac-tions, not only for the user, but also for those directly behind. There may be times computers can be used during class, such as in labs, but their use or even appearance would be proscribed during lec-tures.

I can hear the wails and whin-ing from some students. “But we’re adults; we are supposed to have the right to manage how we learn, as well as where and when it will take place.” Sorry, it doesn’t work that way.

First: it’s my class, my lecture and my responsibility, so it’s my rules. Second: the notion that some college students are fully mature adults able to manage their activi-ties is a proposition to be proven, not an axiom to be accepted. Need proof? Check out the police blot-ter in The BG News on any given day, particularly Monday. Or the students that habitually sleep dur-ing class.

A syllabus has often been described as a contract between the teacher and students. This is utter nonsense. In a contract, there is a certain amount of compro-mise, negotiation and give-and-take prior to signing. This protocol

does not occur in a syllabus. The ideal syllabus should be an instruc-tor’s guide for students regarding behavior and academic success. It’s not the product of a democratic process, but is good training for the future world of work, which also lacks many essential features of democracy.

On testing: Because of the sub-ject matter and the level that I teach at, a great majority of my tests are objective. I don’t grade “on the curve.” In the work world, a good portion of an evaluation is based on objective criteria — stay-ing within budget, making the sales numbers, meeting deadlines, minimizing costs or the percent-age of defects, etc. On many occa-sions, there are correct answers.

On the other hand, I look care-fully at the results of my tests and quizzes. If a majority of the class does poorly on a particular ques-tion, then the fault is lies with me, not them. I also give assignments where students are compelled to express themselves in decent, con-cise English. These are the hardest to grade, but probably the most beneficial.

Readers should know my friends Stubby McDrool, Elmer Flatnoggin and I had a lively discussion about some of the items. They have a wager with me: I’ll probably get more e-mail regarding this topic than on all my other columns combined. I’m not certain of that, but I’d be interested in hearing from readers.

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Armenian tradition unravels into online knitting repurpose service

By Kathleen KirkReporter

When Gayane Avanian asked her son Haik to create a Web site to showcase a knitting service, neither expected the resulting ReKnit to be an overnight suc-cess.

However, just two days after its January 4 launch, the GOOD magazine’s blog picked up the idea for one of its posts, high-lighting it as “sustainable fash-ion” and starting a whirlwind of press.

Sweaters sent to ReKnit are carefully unraveled by Gayane Avanian and reknitted into something else.

The finished product depends on the results of the votes tallied from a poll on ReKnit’s Web site, rekn.it, and the votes will deter-mine the next month’s knitted item.

March’s item was a hat, with two styles to select from, but within eighteen hours, the month’s 30-order limit had been filled.

According to Haik, the cap had been set to keep his mother from becoming overwhelmed after January brought in 35 orders.

The idea behind ReKnit is based on Armenian tradition. Haik describes reknitting as

“culturally normal” to Armenians and often cites “an extreme

example of rekniting” with a 40-year-old ball of yarn that was repurposed multiple times.

“My grandma first used it to knit jackets for my mom and aunt when they were born. As they grew the jackets were com-bined into one sweater for my mom,” he said.

This repurposing continued several more times, until it was finally made into a jacket for his sister Ani when she was a child.

“We still have that jacket, and it’s a great family heirloom that has a lot of our history embed-ded,” Haik said.

This method of maintaining family history is appreciated by some of ReKnit’s clients.

In an interview with NPR, Gayane Avanian said a woman sent her a jacket knitted by her grandmother with a note requesting she incorporate the buttons that were on it. She added them to the finished scarf.

However, according to Haik, some people use ReKnit for other purposes besides family history.

“I had a man e-mail me and ask if it would be okay to send in a sweater with kid stains,” he said. “I said sure.”

The next ordering period for ReKnit starts April 1, with orders accepted online. ReKnit charges $30 per sweater.

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Clazel concert brings green message to a green holiday

By Troy ChamberlainReporter

As some students don their favor-ite emerald attire for St. Patrick’s Day, preparing to transform downtown Bowling Green into an animate blur of green clothes, beads and shamrocks, the band Barefoot Truth will be preparing to take the stage at the Clazel for a free concert.

Originally from Mystic, Conn., Barefoot Truth began as an acoustic duo of drummer/lead singer Will Evans and guitarist Jay Driscoll shortly after they graduated high school in 2003. Their message, Driscoll said, was to “walk softly and put the peace symbols in the air.”

The depth of the band’s mem-bership slowly increased during college, first with Garrett Duffy hashing in some harmonica, fol-lowed by Andy Wrba on upright bass. John “Wayno” Waynelovich came last on piano, rounding the band out as a five-piece set.

Barefoot Truth built a grass-roots fan base by playing clubs and colleges across the Northeast, and has seen its pop-

ularity spread westward, accord-ing to Driscoll, largely as a result of the online radio site Pandora.com, which plays songs accord-ing to individual listeners’ style preferences.

“[Pandora] has really been our biggest means of promotion,” Driscoll said.

Waynelovich cited Dave Matthews, John Butler Trio and Dispatch as influences; the lat-termost, according to Driscoll, having the heaviest hand in shaping the band’s style in the early years.

“There is no hiding that [Dispatch] was the influence in the beginning of the music,” Driscoll said.

Pete Francis, former lead vocalist for Dispatch, toured with Barefoot Truth in 2010 and collaborated with the band on the album “Wake the Mountain,” released March 2009.

The band’s sound is a brew of post-Sublime, reggae-acous-tic, funk-folk spun with chef’s-choice flavors of jam, bluegrass and a new addition of some very jazzy elements.

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from the surface of nearly every syllable of Evans’ lyrics, watered as needed with the low, primal growls of an Australian euca-lyptus didgeridoo — a green message for a green holiday.

Efforts to categorize the band have rendered varied results, ranging from jam to reggae and pop. Waynelovich attributed this to the breadth of styles the band utilizes. He said recogni-tion of the eclectic nature of their music should predomi-nate attention to genre.

“The most important thing is acknowledging we play a lot of different styles,” he said.

The band is currently touring to promote their new album

“Threads,” released Feb. 16, and according to Driscoll, the band looks to make Bowling Green a regular stop. The album is their first since bringing Waynelovich on full-time and introduces the jazz influence not yet revealed on previous albums.

“Will was in a great place creatively. We also as a band were in a great place creatively,” Waynelovich said. “Everyone was throwing some great ideas

into the melting pot.”The St. Patrick’s Day show will

begin at 7 p.m. with University grad students coming togeth-er for the evening to form the Irish-themed group Señor O’Mally and his Celtic Surprise. According to the club’s market-ing director, Banan Alkilani, the group was brought in to add ambiance to the evening.

“We just wanted to provide a great atmosphere for St. Patrick’s Day,” he said. “Everyone will be going out and enjoying their time, so we wanted to provide great music — Irish music to start the night and a jam band to end the night.”

Waynelovich and Driscoll hinted at the possibility of an Irish twist to a few of their songs at the show in honor of the holi-day and expressed anticipation for the good vibe St. Patrick’s Day promises.

“We’ll all be Irish that night,” said Driscoll.

The show is for individuals 18 and older and admission is free to all, Alkilani said. Free food will be available and drink spe-cials will be featured all day.

Barefoot Truth, Señor O’Malley and his Celtic Surprise to perform for St. Patrick’s Day

Christine TalbertReporter

Mayor John Quinn promot-ed the 2010 Census at the city council meeting last night.

For those who are unaware, the census is an official enu-meration of the population with details as to age, sex and occupation given to residents every ten years.

“The government has put in an obscene amount of money into the census cam-paign,” Quinn said. “This is not some sort of government plot of any kind.”

According to CSMonitor.com, this year the govern-ment has lined up a $130 mil-lion campaign and a nation wide road tour to encourage people to mail their census forms back. If every house-hold mails back their form (approximately 120 million have been mailed out) the government could save up to $1.5 billlion in follow-up visits.

One of the shortest ques-tionnaires in history, the 2010 census has only ten questions, which should take ten min-utes to fill out according to the Census Bureau, and only costs 42 cents to mail back.

College students who live away from home and mili-tary personnel should not be counted on household sur-veys. Federal law penalizes those who do not fill out a form with a $100 fine, and a $500 fine for those who pro-vide false information.

According to Article 1 sec-tion 2 of the Constitution, congressional seats will be distributed proportionately among states. The census data will determine how more than $400 billion in federal money is distributed from roads, to

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CSMonitor.com provides information on which state gets the most federal dollars. Most of the money goes to rural areas.

“It is important that we work hard to make sure that everyone is accounted for.” Quinn said. “ We hope people will cooperate because we are trying to receive as much funding for our city as we can. The funding we get will have to last us for the next ten years until the next census in 2020.”

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FARGO, N.D. — Police escort-ed convoys of flatbed trucks carrying piles of sandbags into neighborhoods along Fargo’s Red River on Monday as resi-dents began preparing to keep the looming flood waters away from their homes.

The cities of Fargo in eastern North Dakota and neighbor-ing Moorhead, Minn., were in flood fighting mode after the National Weather Service bumped up its flood crest fore-cast because of warm weath-er and rain. The Red River is expected to crest on Saturday about 20 feet above the flood stage, meaning the rising waters flowing over the river’s banks could threaten nearby houses, roads and parks.

Last year, about 100 homes in the area were damaged and thousands of people were evacuated after the Red River rose above the flood stage for a record 61 days and crested twice. Officials say they are bet-ter prepared this year for flood-ing thanks to earlier sandbag-ging efforts and the building of stronger levees across the region.

Miles of clay levees, more than 1 million sandbags and portable wall systems will be used to help protect an area of about 200,000 people in Cass County, N.D., and Clay County, Minn. Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist said a handful of residents outside the city left their houses mainly because they don’t want to be stranded by overland flooding.

“Everybody has to under-stand that this is for real,” Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker said after a briefing with city

and county officials.Fargo resident Karry

Hoganson was chopping down an evergreen tree in his neighbor’s back yard to help make room for a sandbag dike. When he bought his house in 2002, Hoganson said histori-cal figures showed he would be sandbagging once every 10 years. But it’s been more like every other year, he said.

“I chose to live on the river. I’m not looking for sympathy,” he said. “I bought it for the view. I love it here.”

Palates of sandbags lined streets and cul-de-sacs in sev-eral neighborhoods of higher-end homes along the river in south Fargo. Dan Sholy, who was hired to help unload the trucks, said some people have been clearing out their back yards to make room for the sandbags, which weigh about 20 pounds each.

Over the next few days, resi-dents will stack the sandbags

— in Hoganson’s neighborhood the dike will be 9 feet wide and 3 feet high — in an attempt to keep the river’s waters away from their homes.

“Right now they’re are get-ting everything all flagged and marked for the dikes,” Sholy said. “We’ll have volun-teers coming in tomorrow so there’s going to be lot of action here.”

Fargo has mapped out a plan to deliver sandbags over the next three days, starting with the most vulnerable neighbor-hoods. Sandbagging is expect-ed to kick into high gear on Wednesday, when high school and junior high students will be excused from school to chip in with the flood preparation efforts. The city also asked for 200 National Guard members

for help.“We have 27,000 pieces of

property in the city of Fargo alone and they are all vulner-able,” Walaker said. “We really need volunteers. We really need protection.”

Walaker said he’s confident the city could handle a crest of 38 feet this year, which is expected to happen on Saturday. Last year, the river crested on March 28 at a record 40.84 feet, nearly 23 feet above flood stage.

“Hopefully on Saturday it’s time for the champagne and lighting the cigars,” he said.

“But it’s not the time today.”Unprecedented mild tem-

peratures that melted snow and persistent rainfall so far this year led to an accelerated flood crest forecast, weather officials said. The crest had been expected later this month or early April.

Dr. Andrew McLean, medi-cal director of North Dakota’s Department of Human Services, said the prospect of back-to-back annual flooding has been difficult for some residents.

“People are still tired from last year,” McLean said. “The good news right now is we have a shortened time frame. That’s actually a good thing. People do step up.”

Fargo-area residents prepare to face floods

“I chose to live on the river. I’m not

looking for sympathy. I bought it for the view. I love it here.”Karry Hoganson | Homeowner

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The fiancé of a mother whose mini-van was found on a private Puget Sound beach is using his Web site to plead for informa-tion leading to the safe return of the woman and her 8-year-old son.

Officials found no sign of Shantina Smiley, 29, of Silverdale, or her son, Azriel Carver, after the minivan they were driving to her stepfather’s home in Castle Rock was dis-covered north of Olympia early Sunday.

Investigators say the doors of the car were open and her wal-let was inside.

Thurston County sheriff’s investigators are treating the

case as suspicious.Smiley’s fiancé, Robb

Simmons, has posted pleas for help on his Web site.

“The past 36 hours have been nerve-racking and full of fear, pain and sorrow,” Simmons wrote.

Jim Pribbenow, who found the vehicle, told the Olympian the back hatch and side door were open, the front end was stuck in the mud, and “you could see where the wheels had spun in trying to back out.”

Simmons and Smiley’s step-father started searching for his fiancé and her son after she didn’t arrive at their planned meeting place Saturday.

Smiley’s grandparents told

Simmons that Smiley had called from a house in Olympia and said she had stopped to use a phone and ask for directions. She wasn’t heard from again.

“I have no idea of why she would have ended up down that road,” Simmons wrote.

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Staff was notified Monday of his disappearance, and McCabe sent out an e-mail alerting par-ents.

“We are all concerned for their safety and remain hopeful that they will be found soon,” McCabe wrote.

Police search for missing mother, childOfficials found woman’s abandoned minivan on Washington beach Sunday

Blagojevich requests delay in start of conspiracy trialBy Mike Robinson

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CHICAGO — Prosecutors urged a federal judge Monday to turn down ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s request to delay his corruption trial, saying public interest in the case warrants a speedy resolution.

Blagojevich’s attorneys asked U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel last week to postpone the trial, which is scheduled to begin June 3, by five months.

Prosecutors told Zagel that Blagojevich “has repeatedly and publicly challenged the legitima-cy of the charges against him.”

“As a result, the public has a strong interest in the expedi-tious resolution of the charges

— an interest that would not be served by an unnecessary delay of five months in the start of his trial,” prosecutors said.

They also reminded Zagel that by June 3, Blagojevich will have

had more than a year to prepare with a number of lawyers work-ing on his behalf.

Blagojevich is charged with racketeering conspiracy and other offenses that include alle-gations he schemed to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s former U.S. Senate seat and ille-gally pressured people doing business with the state for cam-paign contributions. He has pleaded not guilty.

His attorneys have asked that the start of the trial be delayed until Nov. 3, saying they must review an overwhelming num-ber of documents and there is no way they can have the job done by June.

Defense attorneys also noted the current U.S. Supreme Court review of the federal honest ser-vices fraud law, which makes it a crime for officials to withhold from taxpayers their intangible right to officials’ honest services. Critics say the law is so vague, it

is hard to know exactly what is illegal and what isn’t.

The honest services fraud law was a major part of Blagojevich’s original indictment, which has since been modified to include other charges.

Prosecutors argued that if the Supreme Court does hold the honest services law uncon-stitutional, some of the charges against Blagojevich will be wiped out and he could actually find himself in a better legal posi-tion. They also said Blagojevich’s attorneys have plenty of time to sort through documents by June 3.

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MOSCOW — The top U.N. environmental watchdog has criticized Russia in a report to be released Tuesday for ignoring the effects that several construc-tion projects for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi will have on the region’s unique wildlife.

In the report — obtained Monday by the Associated Press — the U.N. Environment Program says impact assess-ments undertaken by the gov-ernment “did not take into account the cumulative ... effects of the various projects on the ecosystems of the Sochi region and its population.”

The Sochi games are a pet project of Russia’s power-ful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who broke tradition to

deliver a speech in English to the International Olympic Committee in 2007 during the bidding stage.

Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused immediate com-ment, saying he hadn’t seen the UNEP report.Russia’s dated Black Sea resort of Sochi is under the spotlight as it takes the torch from Vancouver as the next Winter Olympic host.As constructors set about build-ing all the required facilities from scratch, green activists say the ecosystems have already suffered irreversible damage, and bird and bear habitats have been destroyed. Ecologists say the pristine rivers and forests of the North Caucasus mountain range are home to thousands of protected plant and animal species.The government says it has

taken the activists’ concerns on board and accuses them of try-ing to sabotage the games as a public relations stunt.The “Sochi 2014 Report of the UNEP 2nd Expert Mission” was based on the body’s three-day trip to Sochi in January, which involved visits to various sites considered sensitive along the construction path of a combined road and rail link that connects coastal facilities with ones in the mountains.The WWF and Greenpeace Russia say the chief environmen-tal threat is to the Mzymta River, which the communications link is set to follow. Thousands of beech trees have been felled to clear the path for the link.UNEP also said Sochi organiz-ers were procrastinating on political decisions that would mitigate and compensate for

the unwanted environmental fallout of the games.

“The mission observed that deci-sions taken at the political level ... are taking too long,” the report said. It cited such projects as the enlargement of Sochi National Park, better protection of the Mzymta valley, and the creation of new protected areas along the Black Sea coast that would host migratory birds.The WWF and Greenpeace recently suspended their co-operation as consultants for Olympstroi, the state-run con-structor, in protest that their concerns were being ignored.The UNEP report urged both the activists and the govern-ment to continue cooperating, saying there was a “reluctance to engage with or even listen to each other’s calls for actions from both sides.”

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BANGKOK — Protest lead-ers vowed Monday to collect blood from tens of thousands of anti-government activists and splash it onto the Thai government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elec-tions.

As many as 100,000 “Red Shirt” protesters converged Sunday on Bangkok to demand that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva agree to dissolve par-liament by midday Monday. Abhisit refused and blanketed the capital in security, but said his government was open to listening to what else the pro-testers have to say.

Frustrated, the protest lead-ers said they would collect “1

million cubic centimeters” of protesters’ blood, or about 264 gallons (1,000 liters), to spill at Government House in the Thai capital by Tuesday eve-ning — a tactic slammed by the Red Cross as wasteful and potentially unhygienic.

Weng Tojirakarn, a protest leader and doctor, said the plan would test Abhisit’s con-science.

“Now that people have agreed to sacrifice their blood like this, how can he not make a sacrifice by dissolving the parliament?” Weng said.

The Red Shirts include supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and other activists who oppose the 2006 military coup that ousted him for alleged corrup-tion and abuse of power.

They believe Abhisit came to

power illegitimately with the connivance of the military and other parts of the traditional ruling class who were alarmed by Thaksin’s popularity.

Earlier Monday, thousands of protesters departed from their encampment in down-town Bangkok to besiege an army base on the edge of the capital where Abhisit has partly been based during the protests. He also is believed to have departed the base several times by helicopter.

The protesters beseeched soldiers from outside the gates of the 11th Infantry Regiment, but withdrew after their noon deadline passed without even seeing the prime minister. Soldiers played songs com-posed by the Thai king in a bid to keep things calm.

Abhisit told a nationwide

television audience that his government’s goal is not to “remain entrenched” but that it would not step down in response to the protesters.

“The government must lis-ten to the demonstrators. Although the demand can’t be met by noon, we are willing to hear what they say,” he said.

Charnvit Kasetsiri, a distin-guished Thai historian, said that the government has not come out ahead in the epi-sode.

“The fact that the prime minister has to resort to stay-ing at the military base and nobody is aware of his where-abouts now indicates that the situation isn’t looking good,” he said. “The Red Shirts’ plan to pour blood is both symbolic and dynamic. They won’t back down that easily.”

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MAC CHAMPS

CHRISTINA MCGINNIS | THE BG NEWSHUG: BG coach Curt Miller and senior Tara Breske embrace each other after the Falcons defeated Toledo 62-53 for the MAC Championship on Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

Breske, Prochaska lead Falcons back to glory

CLEVELAND — After 364 days, redemp-tion had finally come.

On March 13, 2009, BG fell to underdog Ball State 55-51, failing to win the Mid-American Conference title and missing the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season.

During that loss to Ball State, Lauren Prochaska and Tara Breske failed to live

up to their expectations and didn’t deliv-er the effort that had led the Falcons to a dominant regular season.

“The player of the year in the confer-ence lost her confidence,” BG coach Curt Miller said after the loss. “Our center and captain lost her confidence.”

All that lost confidence was erased from memory on Saturday as Prochaska launched the ball into the air with one second remaining, and once it landed on the floor of Quickens Loan Arena, the new MAC Tournament MVP was already swarmed by her teammates.

Redemption had come in the form of a 62-53 victory, and it couldn’t have been

sweeter. Trailing by 10 points to archrival

Toledo, a team that had broken their aura of perfection in the rivalry in their first meeting, BG went on a 17-2 run to reclaim the lead before halftime with Breske and Prochaska leading the way.

First Prochaska scored seven of her team’s next 14 points to tie the game at 24, and then Breske delivered the lead on two of her trademark turnaround jumpers.

But, they weren’t done yet.In the second half, BG trailed by one

with less than nine minutes remaining, and during a timeout a “Great Moment in

MAC History” played on the Jumbotron — it was BG’s loss to Ball State from a year ago.

While Prochaska and Breske admitted they hadn’t seen the Jumbotron during the timeout, they came out of the break motivated to erase the image that many Toledo fans had just cheered.

First the two-time MAC Player of the Year drained a 3-pointer to regain the lead, and then a minute later she did it again, giving her team a five-point cush-ion.

With BG clinging to a 3-point lead, Breske made the play of the game with 59 seconds remaining.

Toledo’s Naama Shafir teed up for what would have been a 15-foot jumper, but Breske soared in for a big block with her right hand.

“I was just happy we got the ball back,” Breske said. “I just tried to not let her get that shot off.”

Just 16 seconds later, Prochaska swished home two free throws and a four-point swing that all but ensured the victory.

Finally, as Breske and Prochaska took their turns cutting down the Quicken Loans Arena nets, any memory of the loss to Ball State was replaced by pure joy.

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Falcon baseball team finds success over spring breakBy Ryan Satkowiak

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The Falcon baseball team left the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational with a winning record and a little momentum.

BG went 3-1-1 on the trip to Florida, notching victories over Sacred Heart, Butler and Northeastern.

The team’s only loss came at the hands of Rhode Island, who defeated the Falcons in a late-inning comeback.

BG also tied Yale 7-7 after rain ended the game in five innings.

The Falcons were set to take on North Dakota State and Indiana to end their trip, but those games were canceled as rain worsened sloppy field con-ditions. The games will not be rescheduled.

Several Falcons did not need the extra games to put together outstanding numbers during the tournament, however.

Senior third baseman Derek

Spencer hit two home runs and drove in four runs during the week, while sophomore short-stop Jon Berti added four more RBIs on 12-for-18 batting.

In BG’s 16-10 win over Sacred Heart, senior outfielder Dennis Vaughn went 3-for-5 with five RBIs.

BG also got strong pitching from several players throughout the week.

Senior Kevin Leady had his strongest performance of the season in BG’s 3-1 win over Butler. He went 7.2 innings on the hill, allowing only six hits and one run while striking out nine.

Sophomore Ross Gerdeman pitched a scoreless inning to notch his first save of the season.

BG used nine pitchers throughout the week, but as the season progresses, the team will look to stretch out pitch counts and get longer outings from its starters. With a good mix of both young and veteran talent

on the roster, the Falcons are in a good position to work their pitching staff into shape by the time Mid-American Conference play begins.

Tonight’s home opener against the University of Findlay has been canceled due to bad field conditions. The game will not be rescheduled.

BG’s home opener will now be against Central Michigan on March 24 and MAC play will begin when the Falcons take on Northern Illinois at home on March 26.

The Falcons will travel to Kentucky this weekend to take on Eastern Kentucky in a three-game series. First pitch is slated for 2:00 p.m. on Friday.

Softball struggles in GeorgiaBy Brett Wane

Reporter

Junior pitcher Zada Lines threw her first career no-hitter in a 3-0 win over Dartmouth to kick off the Buzz Classic on Friday, March 5.

That was the only success the Falcon softball team had in the tournament, however, as they fell to 4-9 on the season with four straight losses.

The Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks overcame an early def-icit to defeat the Falcons 7-3 and improve to 10-1 on the season completing play on the first day for BG.

Against the Skyhawks, fresh-man Hannah Fulk and sophomore Rachel Proehl each went 2-for-3 for Bowling Green and accounted for all three of the Falcons’ runs scored. Both Fulk and Proehl

drove in a run, and Fulk hit her second career home run.

Things only got worse for BG on day two as they only mustered one run in two games.

The Falcons were defeated 4-1 by UNC Greensboro, and 8-0 by Georgia Tech.

Up 1-0 in the top of seventh against UNC Greensboro, BG was three outs away from a victory.

The Falcons were able to get two outs on two of the first three bat-ters faced, but then struggled.

Following two walks and an error which loaded the bases, the next batter for UNC Greensboro hit a grand slam.

The Falcons tried to get back on track in the bottom of the seventh and loaded the bases, but they were unable to put any runs on the board.

Freshman Paige Berger was the

sole run scorer for the Falcons. She hit her fourth home run of the season.

On the third and final day of the Buzz Classic, Berger hit her fifth home run of the season against the University of North Florida.

However, that would be the only run the Falcons would get, as they were defeated 7-1. BG pitchers allowed only four hits, but three were homers.

The Falcons will get back in action on March 24 against the University of Michigan.

First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Women’s golf finishes 18thBy Christopher Rambo

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The BG women’s golf team made its third consecutive spring ven-ture to Arizona last week and returned to Northwest Ohio with an 18th place finish in the Rio Verde Invitational.

The Falcons finished the 54-hole tournament on March 7 with a cumulative score of 998 (+146), the highest in the 18-team field.

Although the tangible result may not be quite what the Falcons had in mind, there were, according to coach Stephanie Young, many positives to be taken from the experience.

“I think this was a very positive overall experience for us,” said Young. “It gave us a chance to compete against some excellent teams on a terrific golf course.”

No doubt, the biggest highlight of the week for the Falcons was the continued solid play of fresh-man Susy Grunden, who gave

every indication that her fine fall semester was no fluke.

Grunden made five birdies on day one on her way to opening round 74, which put her in a tie for sixth at day’s end.

“In the first round I hit the ball tremendously well,” Grunden said. “Most of my shots were winding up pretty close. I made a double bogey on the 17th which derailed me a bit, but overall I played really well.”

Although a balky putter would doom her to rounds of 80 and 81 over the final two days, Grunden’s three-day total of 235 (+22) still merited a tie for 37th in the field of 96, making her the highest plac-ing Falcon by a long shot.

“I thought Susy had great con-trol with her swing all three days,” Young said. “She just had a couple of bad holes here and there that really did her in.”

Among the other Falcon com-petitors, Lauren Glew finished in a tie for 86th with a score of

251, Hannah Lambert shot 255 to come in 90th, Marisa Glew came in with a 261 for 93rd, and Paula DiFrancesco came in 96th with a three-day total of 265.

The Falcons will tee it up again in three weeks at the Longaberger Spring Cup Challenge in Nashport, Ohio, and Young believes the time off will be put to good use.

“This tournament gave us a good dose of competitive experi-ence,” Young said. “We now have a much clearer idea of the steps we need to take to get better. I definitely think we should have performed better, but we have a lot of season left to look forward to.”

JonBertiWent 12-for-18 at the plate in BG’s trip to Florida

ZadaLinesThrew a no-hitter in BG’s opening game against Dartmouth

By Ryan SatkowiakReporter

The Falcons’ season ended pret-ty much the same way it started

— on a low note.While the Falcons entered the

playoffs winning three of their last four games, that momentum

did not transfer to their playoff series against Nebraska-Omaha, as they dropped both contests by a 6-1 score.

The Falcons could not get con-sistent goaltending in this series.

Andrew Hammond got the start Friday following his strong performance the previous Saturday against Michigan State.

He proceeded to give up four goals on 18 shots in just over 22 minutes of action.

Nick Eno came on in relief and gave up two goals on 23 shots in 37 minutes.

Eno got the start Saturday, and

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Men place 10th in Puerto Rico

BG ends season with lopsided losses

By Christopher RamboReporter

The Bowling Green men’s golf team spent its spring break enjoying the tropical climate of Puerto Rico and competing in the Palmas Del Mar Intercollegiate.

Unfortunately for the team, its golf games could not match the tranquil conditions, as BG placed a disappointing 10th in the 14-team field.

“I was pretty disappointed overall with how we played,” said coach Garry Winger. “I know we are capable of playing a lot better than how we ended up.”

Things looked promising for Winger’s bunch after an open-ing day 299 left them in a tie for fourth.

However, subsequent rounds of 308 and 301 relegated them to joint 10th position with James Madison.

A microcosm of the Falcons’ slide was Matt Schneider, who was tied for second after a first round 70, only to balloon to an 80 in round two and a 79 in round

three for a total of 229 and a tie for 39th.

He was far from alone, how-ever, as big numbers became the theme of BG’s week.

Scott Blackburn opened with consecutive 81s, followed by a third round 79 to finish with a 241, tied for 66th.

Wes Gates saw his totals esca-late steadily from 76, 77 and 79 for a final tally of 232. Drew Preston fired a 71 in the final round, but it was too little too late after miserable rounds of 81 and 76 on the first two days. He finished tied for 36th at 228.

According to Winger, the Falcons were done in mainly by the golf course’s bedeviling Bermuda Greens, which can be quite perplexing for those who are used to putting on the Bentgrass found up north.

“We had a ton of trouble around the greens,” Winger said.

“Bermuda grass takes a lot of time to get used to; it is a lot bumpier than many of the greens we putt on up here. We just didn’t do a great job of making the adjust-

ment.”John Powers was the one out-

lier for the Falcons; he parlayed steady rounds of 72-75-72 into a tie for sixth at 219 (+3).

“I thought my ball striking was very good all week,” said Powers.

“I hit a lot of balls close, so it was disappointing not to come away with more birdies, but I am still pleased with how I played.”

“John played very confidently all week,” Winger said. “He had a great attitude all week and was in a great position mentally to succeed.”

The Falcons will now rest a week before returning to action on March 27 at the Ball State Cardinal Classic where they hope to right the ship.

“I know that our finish was not for a lack of effort,” Winger said.

“Everyone tried their hardest. We just have to work on improving our demeanor when things don’t go our way. Way too often this week we got down on ourselves for bad shots. You absolutely can-not have that happen in golf and still expect to be successful.”

SusyGrundenTied for 37th in the field of 96 at the Rio Verde Invitational

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he gave up four goals on 28 shotsinjustover36minutes.

Hammond gave up two goalson12shotsin20minutesofrelief.

Phil Greer played the last 3:19Saturday,notfacingashot.

BG got off to a rare fast start inFriday’s game, as Tomas Petruskacontinued his hot streak with histenth goal of the year just 5:45 intothe game. James Perkin assistedthegoal.

That was the last thing thatwent right for the Falcons in thegame, as the Mavericks scoredsix unanswered goals, four com-ing in the second period, to wingameone.

The Falcons were 0-7 on thepower play in the game, whilethey only killed three of the sixpenalties they took. They werealsooutshot41-26.

Saturday started off similarly

for the Falcons, as the score wastiedatzeroafterthefirstperiod.

For the second straight night,however, the Falcons allowedfour goals in the second period,allcomingatevenstrength.

Despite being down by fourentering the third, the Falconscame out strong, as BrennanVargas scored his fourth of theyeartomakeit4-1.

The Falcons appeared to cut theMavericks’ lead to two with abouteight minutes to go, when JordanSamuels-Thomas unleashed ashot from the slot that was initial-ly saved. Several Falcons drovethenetandpokedatthepuck.

While the puck was still inNebraska goaltender JeremieDumont’s glove, it was originallyruled his glove slid over the goal-line with the puck underneath.After a lengthy delay, the call wasreversed.

The Falcons allowed two goals injustunderaminutetosealtheirfate.

“I thought in the third period

we came out hard,” interim headcoach Dennis Williams said.

“That’s one of the characteristicsof a team we want to build is hardwork, and that’s a good founda-tionforit.

“I thought we worked reallyhard in the third, it was just thesecond period that was our issuethisweekend.”

The Falcons’ tumultuous sea-son is now finished, with an over-allrecordof5-25-6.

Nonetheless, the Falcons havemuch to look forward to for nextseason, with a lot of young talenton the team, a strong recruitingclass coming in, and renovationsset to start on the BGSU Ice ArenaonMarch29.

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CHRISTINA MCGINNIS | THE BG NEWSCHAMPS: The Falcons celebrate as a team with the MAC Championship trophy.

CHRISTINA MCGINNIS | THE BG NEWSSMILE: BG coach Curt Miller smiles after cutting down the net at Quicken Loans Arena.

ENOCH WU | THE BG NEWSMVP: MAC Commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher presents Lauren Prochaska with the MAC Tournament Most Valuable Player award.

CHRISTINA MCGINNIS | THE BG NEWSSLAP HANDS: Jessica Slagle (front) and Allison Papenfuss give high-fives after receiving their MAC Championship medals.

ENOCH WU | THE BG NEWSCHEER: Curt Miller and the BG fans celebrate the Falcons’ MAC Championship win.

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