13-years of leadership at BGSU to end this summer
by Gina Potthoff in Online Updates
After getting numerous job offers, University President Sidney Ribeau finally gave in. Ribeau will be leaving the University in August to take the position as the 16th president of Howard University in Washington D.C.
He sent out an email this morning to the BGSU community stating his intent to head "one of 48 private doctoral/research intensive universities in the United States.
Today's Main Feature in Sports
Book to include history of women's sports
by Alison Kemp in Sports
Janet Parks remembers the day that started this book.
It was Aug. 23, 1985. There were many articles in the Sentinel-Tribune about BGSU because it was the University's 75th anniversary.
In an article about Sam Cooper, a previous men's swim coach, the author writes, "However, there were no girls competing in sports at BGSU in Cooper's day.
Today's Main Feature in Campus
by Kyle Reynolds in Campus
When the men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams suit up in 2012 it will be on Bill Frack Court.
Yesterday, at the BGSU Falcon Club Annual reception it was announced that Findlay resident and BGSU basketball enthusiast, Bill Frack, has donated $2 million dollars to the basketball court at the new Stroh Convocation Center.
Today's Main Feature in Local
by Alison Kemp in Local
It's late. Most people would be sleeping. Tim Dunn was - until his telephone rang. On nights like these, he gets ready for work, heads to his office and swaps his car for the hearse.
Death happens at any time of day, and Tim, one of the owners of Dunn Funeral Home in Bowling Green, must respond to the calls.
Today's Main Feature in Forum
by Levi Joseph Wonder in Forum
Have you ever heard college sophomores complain about how terrible their first years of college were?
I have. Some chalk up the bad experience to tough classes and unforgiving professors, and others note the dire feelings of insignificance one feels when shoved into an intimidating and highly populated college environment.
Today's Main Feature in Odd News
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS in Odd News
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Marine scientists in New Zealand yesterday were thawing the corpse of the largest squid ever caught to try to unlock the secrets of one of the ocean's most mysterious beasts.
No one has ever seen a living, grown colossal squid in its natural deep ocean habitat, and scientists hope their examination of the 1,089-pound, 26-foot long colossal squid, set to begin today, will help determine how the creatures live.
Today's Main Feature in Nation
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS in Nation
PITTSBURGH - He's confident and competitive. Superstitious and silly. Admits his mistakes. Shares credit. Always in control. That's Barack Obama on the basketball court, the hardwood hideaway that helped him adjust to a white world as a racially mixed teenager - and now stands as a sweaty platform for his Democratic presidential campaign.
Today's Main Feature in State
by The Columbus Dispatch in State
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sitting at old wood desks topped with computer keyboards and flat screens, Christopher Hadad's team of computational chemists bang out program codes in their lab at Ohio State University.
They are trying to design a customized enzyme that, if injected into the body, would protect the military, first responders and others from fatal nerve agents.
Today's Main Feature in In Focus
by Candice Jones in In Focus
Iraq is about 6,700 miles from Bowling Green. That's a lot of miles.
It is hard for me to imagine what it is like in Iraq, even though I hear about it everyday.
By no stretch of the imagination could we have painted a
picture of everyone in need, every country at war, or every government in turmoil - but hopefully this section is a small step in the right direction.
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