BG News

Ribeau to become 16th president of Howard University

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Boston U. will not seek 'green' certification

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

As colleges across the country and commonwealth clamor for official eco-friendly certification, Boston University will not seek green accreditation because of high application and procedural fees, though buildings will be up to par, officials said.

President Robert Brown said it is in the university's best interests to use its limited funding for renovation and renewal as well as new construction projects on campus, rather than putting money toward a costly process to gain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.

Campus escort service finishes its busiest year

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Campus escort service is about to complete their busiest year to date, beating all other years in the total number safe escorts.

This semester, despite understaffing issues, the service has also been busier as far as constantly being out on runs, said supervisor Brandon Scribner.

Dorm Daze to offer novelty items to students

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

University students will no longer have to leave town to obtain novelty items to decorate their dorm rooms - or glass tobacco-smoking accessories.

Dorm Daze, a new store on the East Wooster Street where Madhatter Music used to be, currently sells water and glass tobacco pipes, ashtrays, t-shirts, spice grinders and other novelty items.

Fraternity members found guilty for hazing incidents in Texas

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Former Sigma Alpha Epsilon President Chase Bolding, wearing a black suit and carrying a nervous expression on his face, walked into a county courtroom Monday, sat down before the judge's bench and took a deep breath.

Bolding, former pledge trainer William Evans and economics senior and former pledge trainer Austin Sherrill pleaded no contest to hazing and providing alcohol to a minor.

Northeastern students protest low janitor wages

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Northeastern University students gathered in the pouring rain Monday evening to wrap up their weekend-long protest of their school's treatment of its janitorial staff, demanding school administrators clean up their act and provide better wages and benefits.

Police Blotter for April 30, 2008

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Sunday

11:02 a.m.

A woman on Clough Street states that her neighbor entered her residence last night and stole her medication.

2:40 p.m.

Overnight someone kicked in the side panel of a car on Blue Jay Drive causing between $1,500 and $2,000 worth of damage.

WVU second top offical to resign

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A second top official is stepping down for his role in the flawed decision by West Virginia University to award a degree to the governor's daughter.

College of Business and Economics Dean R. Stephen Sears "indicated to the provost" that he will leave his post, according to a statement released Monday morning by WVU.

Findlay resident donates $2 million

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Civil war in Somalia affects U.S. on local level

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Somalia is a moderate-sized country, located on the Horn of Africa, with a population of about 9 million.

A civil war has been tearing the country apart since 1990. And the United States is involved from the highest government down to towns like Bowling Green.

Genocide in Darfur garners support from University students

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A Sudanese delegation is in London this week because British Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered to host Darfur peace talks, said a Reuters news report. The group of students who make up Students Taking Action Now: Darfur, want to teach everyone at the University that the world is bigger than campus.

Iraq outlook is unsure, violence continues

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

She used to visit Iraq all the time, but the closest Fatima Al-Hayani has been to Iraq since the war began five years ago is Jordan.

On her last visit to the western border country of Iraq three weeks ago, Al-Hayani saw how many Iraqi refugees were living in Jordan to escape the war.

Kenya recovering from election violence

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Though the violence has died down in Kenya, people of the African nation are still unsure of what is to come.

"Kenya was the most stable country in Africa until the 2007 elections," said Obed Ombongi, senior and director of the BGSU Kenya 5K organization.

Protesters in China call for a self-ruled Tibet

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

About a month ago protests broke out 13,000 feet above sea level in the mountainous region of Tibet, located on the western side of China.

The protesters were calling for more democratic freedom and self-rule in Tibet and attempting to draw attention to China's human rights record.

Zimbabwe's political future up in the air

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In the coming months, U.S. citizens will be called to make a decision between a Republican and Democratic president.

Although the choice may not be easy for many, voters are assured their votes will be counted correctly and the nominee with the highest number of electoral votes will be elected into office.

Places you may like to learn a little more about today

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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.

A year in BG sports: 2007-08

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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After recent victory, Adam Scott looks for major success

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

One of the most vexing labels in golf is "best to have never won a major," which is now affixed to Sergio Garcia with little debate.

But there is another description that is even more burdensome, and it belongs to Adam Scott.

Best to never even contend in a major.

Cavs and Wizards prepare for Game 5

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - LeBron James whistled an unrecognizable tune - no, it wasn't one of Jay-Z's - as he practiced free throws. He seemed blissfully serene.

Staying that way will be tough. He's got to go at least one more round with the Washington Wizards.

Female athletes are 'Forward Falcons'

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Local BG students find success on university athletic teams

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Marissa Saneholtz threw away her BGSU acceptance letter after being forced to apply. BGSU was her last choice.

Not only is the University in the city where she grew up, but Saneholtz knew there would be so many people from her high school here, and she was looking for a change.

With the help of former coach, the visual history of BG women's basketball comes to life

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Larry Weiss didn't go to women's basketball games until Fran Voll asked him if he would be at a game in 1968.

He couldn't say no to the man who would later become the head coach, so he and his wife attended the game.

"Low and behold, we became fans," he said and has followed the team closely for the last 20 years.

Micro-targeting: You are what you consume

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

On Wednesday I read in The New York Times that if I liked corn-fed beef hamburgers, I might well be a supporter of John McCain's presidential bid. I'd had a corn-fed beef burger the night before, so I decided to stay in Iraq for a hundred years if that's what it took.

Boredom isn't even an option on campus

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Dunn keeps funeral business alive

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Lack of funds for buses affect schools

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Severe cuts in state funding for school buses in recent years have left many districts with aging buses that are costly to maintain.

The state's school transportation chief worries that cash-strapped districts will begin scaling back bus service for students.

Ohio to reimburse cities affected by floods

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

BELLEVUE, Ohio (AP) - Finally, there's some relief for city leaders and homeowners who have been dealing with month-long flooding in a few neighborhoods.

The state will reimburse the city for some of the costs to fight the flooding, and the water is going down.

Supercomputer ninth fastest in country

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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.

McCain wants people to choose their insurance policy, not employers

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. - Republican John McCain wants to change how people get their health insurance, shifting away from job-based coverage to an open market where people can choose from competing policies.

McCain said yesterday he would offer families a $5,000 tax credit to help buy insurance policies.

Obama supporters show increasing dislike of Clinton

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - Loyal Democrat Richard Somer says if Hillary Rodham Clinton gets his party's presidential nomination, he just may sit it out this Election Day. A Barack Obama supporter, Somer says he has been repulsed by her use of "slimy insinuations" in the campaign.

Obama uses basketball to relax as a voting day ritual

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Eyebrow trend seen as a gang symbol

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland high school is raising eyebrows with its brow grooming policy: shave 'em or go home.

Some students at Centennial High School have shaved vertical lines into their eyebrows in a trend recently made popular by hip-hop star Soulja Boy.

Groom 'karate kicks' bride, brawl ensues

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A newlywed couple spent the night in separate jail cells - she in her wedding gown - after police said they brawled with each other, then members of another wedding party, at a suburban Pittsburgh hotel.

The fight started Saturday night after a reception when he knocked her to the floor with a karate kick in the seventh-floor hallway of a Holiday Inn, according to police.

Largest colossal squid to be studied then displayed in museum

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Really Simple Syndication put simply

Thu, 16 Sep 2004 04:00:00 GMT

Really Simple Syndication, sometimes called Rich Site Summary, is based on the eXtensible Markup Language (XML), and lets you download headlines and article summaries from your favorite news Web sites to be displayed on your computer. You will need a program called an RSS news reader or aggregator to view the news feeds.

Looking for older dates?

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