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Making the University more dog friendly
By Mary Ross                                 Rogers this summer.                                                                         specifically for dogs. These stations
Reporter                                       “We’ll explore options to make our                                                        would have trash bags for poop, and
                                             outdoor spaces dog friendly,” President                                                     water for dogs to drink, and they would
Walking through the University, it’s hard    Rodgers tweeted in response.                                                                be as common as fire hydrants are on
to not see someone walking their dog.        As Lyons, an alumna of the University,                                                      campus. BGSU could also make some
Dogs are a part of the community at the      pointed out, there are limited resources                                                    dorms pet friendly, where students don’t
University whether they live on campus       for dog owners and their dogs around                                                        necessarily need their dog or pet to be a
or are just passing through on their daily   campus. These resources include an                                                          service animal to bring them to school.
walk.                                        exercise yard provided by Accessibility                                                     The students would just be responsible
  “A lot of dogs enjoy walks around the      Services for dogs to play and use the                                                       for everything their dog or pet does,”
beautiful campus but have nowhere to         bathroom in.                                                                                freshman Sophia DeBord said.
get water. Would you consider coming up        Despite limited resources, the                                                               “A change that could be made is to
with some sort of doggy drinking station?”   University is accepting of students who                                                     have a more convenient area that I could
Christina Lyons tweeted out to President     bring their service dogs to live with them   on campus. The University’s 11-page            go play with my service dog away from
                                                                                          policy about dogs discusses what qualifies     where any other dog is allowed to be.
                                                                                          a dog as a service or therapy animal and       Sometimes, it’s hard when people’s dogs
  RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL                                                   how they must behave when on campus.
                                                                                          In addition, there is a form for service
                                                                                                                                         aren’t as behaved and are all over mine
                                                                                                                                         when we are just trying to play,” said Leah
                                                                                          dogs and emotional support animals             Schulze, a freshman who brought her
                                                                                          (ESAs) outlining how a dog must act in the     service dog, Wesler, to school.
                                                                                          yard.                                             Dogs are an integral part of the
                                                                                             It is necessary to have these detailed      community here at the University. It
                                                                                          policies on service and ESAs due to the        is important to the students that the
                                                                                          recent rise of service animal fraud in         University provides an environment
                        1045 N. Main St. Bowling Green                                    the United States. Many websites claim
                   info@meccabg.com • www.meccabg.com                                     to certify any dog as a service animal         PHOTO BY LEAH SCHULZE

                                419.353.5800                                              for varying costs, but the Americans
                                                                                          with Disabilities Act does not require
                                                                                          any certification. Furthermore, ADA
                                                                                          regulations make it so skeptics cannot ask
                  One Person Will Win                                                     service dog owners about their disability

               Free Rent For School Year                                                  due to the possibility of invading their
                                                                                          privacy.
                                                                                             “I think the policies in place right now
                                                                                          are the best they can be. It ensures that
                                                                                          people that need to bring their dog to
                                                                                          school with them have that possibility, but
                                                                                          also, it prevents people that don’t actually
                                                                                          need a dog from abusing the policy,” said
                                                                                          Kylie Crawford, a freshman who brought
                                                                                          her emotional support dog, Barney, with
          Close to Campus, Close to Downtown, Unique, Newer,                              her to school.
          Large, Small, Apartments, Houses, we have them all!                                Despite the policies in place being
            Stop in to see pictures and get details on FREE RENT contest.                 sufficient, some students have ideas on
                        We will start new rentals Nov. 5, 2018.                           how the University could make the quality
                                                                                          of life for dogs better.
                 C H E C K U S O U T O N FA C E B O O K O R Y O U T U B E                    “To make the campus more dog
                                                                                          friendly, there could be stations set up       Wesler the service dog lives in Founders Hall.
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FORUM
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The “likeable narrator” movie trope                                                                                                                             SUBMISSION
By Sophia Walcher                                                                                        does because what she is doing is wrong. I             POLICY
Columnist                                                                                                was really interested in exploring this flawed
                                                                                                         character, like, what motivates her to act in          LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
With the reactions to hit Netflix movies “To All                                                         this way? What insecurities are people who do
the Boys I’ve Loved Before” and “Sierra Burgess                                                          this dealing with?”                                    Letters are to be fewer than 300
is a Loser,” a commonality of preference can be                                                             Purser’s analysis is exactly what should be         words. They should be in response
seen among teen and young adult audiences:                                                               happening in new media. With the success of
they much prefer a likeable, relatable character                                                         MTV’s 2012 show “Catfish,” it is clear Sierra’s        to current issues on campus or in the
opposed to the flawed humans we see in reality.                                                          story is not uncommon in America. While a              Bowling Green area.
   The “likeable narrator” movie trope has                                                               controversial issue, “Sierra Burgess is a Loser”
been a common occurrence in the teen                                                                     does bring the ability to discuss the ethics
contemporary romance realm for almost its                                                                of someone who makes these choices and                 GUEST COLUMNS: Guest
entirety. Cher’s effervescence, combated with                                                            explores the ability of whether redemption
                                                                                                                                                                Columns are generally longer pieces
eventual substance, captivated all 90s lovers                                                            be given to such people. Although that might
in the 1995 film “Clueless;” the innocence of                                                            not be a relatable subject for teenage girls, it is    between 400 and 700 words. Two
Jennifer Garner’s character Jenna in “13 Going                                                           something real. And isn’t it time for Hollywood        submissions per month maximum.
on 30” has even adults laughing, and who                                                                 to start creating real, dislikable characters? It’s
could forget Gabriella Montez’s brains and                                                               time for characters that are able to stimulate
vocal talents in “High School Musical?” All of
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                                                                                                         a conversation, not just pander towards a ro-          POLICIES: Letters to the Editor
these characters had traits we could relate to                                                           mantic ideal that teenagers, even myself, share.
as well as lust after, which made them all the     classic. Such is the case with “To All the Boys          As much as we would all like to find our            and Guest Columns are printed as
                                                   I’ve Loved Before.” Lara Jean’s uniqueness and        own Peter Kavinsky, it is time for the portrayal
more appealing and likeable.                                                                                                                                    space on the Forum page permits.
   And in 2018, young adult audiences have         awkwardness made her compelling to readers            of the ugly characters that exist in reality. A
shifted likeability over to more “quirky”          and viewers alike in Jenny Han’s Netflix ad-          showcase of the traits we don’t want to see in         Additional Letters or Guest Columns
characters. Much like Emma Robert’s “Pock-         aptation. The dreamy sense of romance and             ourselves but still exist, in an effort to create      may be published online. Name,
etful of Sunshine” sequence in the 2010 hit        sheer myriad of faces that “I have totally made       a stimulating conversation, could benefit
                                                   before!” is a part of what makes Lara Jean a fan      society as a whole.
                                                                                                                                                                year and phone number should be
“Easy A,” teenagers are naturally gravitated
towards characters that are unapologetically       favorite in everyone’s books.                                                                                included for verification purposes.
themselves, even if that means embarrass-              With the casting of Noah Centineo in
                                                   Netflix’s “Sierra Burgess is a Loser” along with                                                             Personal attacks, unverified
ingly belting out the lyrics to an early 2000s
                                                   “Stranger Things” star Shannon Purser, media                                                                 information or anonymous
      And isn’t it time for                        was anticipating another contemporary young
                                                   adult romance hit (after all, who wouldn’t want                                                              submissions will not be printed.
Hollywood to start creating                        to see Peter Kavinsky and Barb fall in love?).
real, dislikable characters?                       However, the movie hit several sour notes, the
                                                                                                                                                                E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS:
                                                   prime outcry being towards the character of
   It’s time for characters                        Sierra. The film centers around a relationship                                                               Send submissions as an attachment
  that are able to stimulate                       in which the character Sierra Burgess catfishes
                                                                                                                                                                to bgfalconmedia@gmail.com with
                                                   Jamey under the disguise of the popular but
   a conversation, not just                        misunderstood mean girl Veronica. Sierra’s                                                                   the subject line marked “Letter to
pander towards a romantic                          main faults from viewers are her catfishing in                                                               the Editor” or “Guest Column.” All
                                                   general, as well as her reactions to a falling-out
 ideal that teenagers, even                        event with her then-turned friend Veronica.                                                                  submissions are subject to review and
         myself, share.                                While viewers are showing no mercy to-                                                                   editing for length and clarity before
                                                   wards Sierra, actress Purser shares a different
         — Sophia Walcher —                        perspective. She tells Clevver News, “I think                                                                printing.
                  Columnist                        it is absolutely fair to criticize what Sierra                                    PHOTO PROVIDED BY GOOGLE

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                                                                                                                                                                            SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 | PAGE 4

Five great things about Spain                                                                                                                                      PEOPLEON
By Meredith Siegel                                    use in my hometown near Columbus. You
                                                      could get anywhere with a bus or a train, even
                                                                                                                                                                   THESTREET
Forum Editor
                                                      outside of Alcalá de Henares, the town I lived

                                                                                                                                                                   Do you have any pets?
I studied abroad two summers ago, and it is           in, and Madrid — which was a bus ride away. I
still one of the most meaningful things I’ve          don’t care for driving very much, and if I could
ever done. I did the cluster program in Spain,        take a reliable and clean bus or train to work
which means I took Spanish 101 and then               every day, I would. Even in American cities
                                                                                                                                                                                               “Well... I have a
threw myself into a foreign country and lived         that do have reliable and accessible public
                                                                                                                                                                                               beta fish. His name
with a family that only spoke Spanish. As hard        transportation, they’re generally not super
                                                                                                                                                                                               is Miguel. I got
as that was, there was a really good support          clean. And that’s definitely something we                                         PHOTO BY MEREDITH SIEGEL
                                                                                                                                                                                               him when I was a
system there from the staff at the university in      could work on.                                        in summers that it’s not worth being outside                                       freshman, and he
Spain. I loved being in Spain, and there was a                                                              between 2 and 3 p.m. While in Madrid, most                                         is still doing well
ton of stuff that I wish I could get over here. So,   3. The plazas are amazing.                            shops would stay open during lunch. Almost                                         and kicking. He’s a
here’s five things that I loved about Spain that      Spain, and most of Europe in general,                 everything in Alcalá shut down for a few                                           trooper.”
we should implement in the States.                    usually has town squares or plazas built              hours, so everyone could get a break. This             ERIN CORAN
                                                      into their cities. I absolutely loved having a        fosters family time and a much-needed break            Sophomore | Communication Disorders
1. The Coke has real sugar,                           town square to meet up with friends, grab
                                                      a drink, find some wifi or eat a snack. The
                                                                                                            from work. I loved having that time.
                                                                                                                                                                                               “I have a cat back
not high fructose corn syrup.                         Plaza de Cervantes in Alcalá was connected            5. Tapas!                                                                          home who is not
This is a really simple thing, but if you’re          to Calle de Mayor, and this was the place to                                                                                             with me here. He is
                                                                                                            Everyone has heard of tapas, and they really
gonna splurge on a soda, you might as well            do everything. It’s a beautiful place to sit, to                                                                                         18-years-old so he
                                                                                                            are as amazing as they sound. We would go
get the real deal. And it tastes way better. Coke     eat and to talk. Most restaurants have ample                                                                                             is legal. His name
                                                                                                            to restaurants after lunch (the big meal of the
is something I won’t drink in the States, but I       outdoor seating, and you can sit and chat                                                                                                is Sammy but I call
                                                                                                            day) and before dinner (a much lighter meal)
loved it in Spain. This simple thing transfers,       for hours. There were no cars allowed down                                                                                               him Mr. Bub.”
                                                                                                            and get tapas. When you ordered a drink,
though, because most of the ingredients are           Calle de Mayor and none around the plaza              whether it was a Coke or a tinto de verano (a          ALICIA BLOOMSTER
very fresh, and they taste amazing. The food in       on Sundays. Having that space is something I          wine drink that’s essentially red wine, Sprite         Senior | Interior Design
general is fantastic.                                 find really cool, and I want to see it way more       and lemon), most restaurants would also
                                                      in American towns.
2. The public transportation                                                                                bring a little plate of food to eat. They were
                                                                                                                                                                                               “I’m about to buy
                                                      4. There are long breaks for
                                                                                                            usually delicious and different every time.
system actually works.                                                                                      The word tapas comes from the word tapar,                                          a mouse after this
I took the bus every day from my host family’s        lunch for everyone.                                   meaning “to cover,” because the food would                                         interview.”
apartment to the university, and while it was         Spain implements a siesta, where everything           cover the drink so no one would drink on an
a bit of a walk, the buses were on-time, clean        stops for lunch and everyone takes a rest. This       empty stomach. It’s something I really miss
and way more accessible than anything I can           makes total sense, because Spain is so hot            about Spain.

                                                                                                                                                                   YACIRI GONZALEZ

Breaking news: My hands are objectively                                                                                                                            Junior | Communications

the most beautiful on campus                                                                                                                                                                   “I have two dogs at
                                                                                                                                                                                               home. They do dog
                                                                                                                                                                                               things.”
By Bea Fields                                         your spirits and your heart rate? Done.               movement we make,” says Left.
Guest Columnist                                          “It’s been a difficult 12 years, I’d say,”            “When we were growing up in Siberia,
                                                      mouths the timid Left Hand. “Right and I had          where the academy is located, you should’ve
The ancient philosopher Plato believed all            some creative differences, but our upbringing         seen what we had to go through! The callous-
things have an ethereal Form (yes, caps). Ev-         really prepared us to stick it out.”                  es, the cracks, the paper cuts,” Right asserts.
erything on this planet is a mere copy of the             “We really put our thumb to the grind-            “We have every right to hold ourselves to the          MEGAN BAKER
ethereal perfection that lurks just beyond our        stone,” says Right, “and I gotta hand it to you,      standard we do. We went through hell.”                 Sophomore | Economics
immediate realm, and my hands are the clos-           with a little flexibility, you can grasp anything!”      Nonetheless, the siblings still manage to let
est thing to that ethereal form you are gonna            I’ve watched these two start off as small          their hair down: Left likes to skateboard and                                      “No.”
get. My hands have spent hours training at the        meat sticks that couldn’t even snap to fiddlin’       occasionally hold things, and Right really is
Miss Flannerson’s Falange Academy of Finger           fast friends with two gold medals and seven           the essence of a renaissance individual.
Performative Arts for 12 years, and they have         Grammys. If you have a chance to hold them,              “I write, type, open doors, pick things up,
never missed a class. You want them to point          (which, please, ask before you do) you’ll             draw, paint, turn on tv’s, work out, pet dogs, pet
at you and convey an energetic emotion while          immediately notice the air of prestige that sur-      cats, scratch off lottery tickets…” Right said.
not being too threatening? They’re your guys!         rounds them, which, admittedly, makes them               But what do they like to do together?
You want the perfect circle that comes with the       a bit hard to deal with.                                 “Clapping,” Right admits. “It’s the one thing
                                                                                                                                                                   JOE WARE
“okay” gesture from across the room? Right               “Many people, when they first see us, are          I couldn’t do without my sibling!”
                                                                                                                                                                   Junior | Criminal Justice
hand has your back! You want tapered, mo-             intimidated — not by our size, don’t get us
cha-colored, double-jointed jazz hands to lift        wrong, but just at the sheer precision of every
PULSE
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                                                                                                                                                          SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 | PAGE 5

BoJack Horseman continues to push boundaries
Evan Hayes
Pulse Editor

“BoJack Horseman” has consistently been
one of the most provocative and intelligent
shows made since it first premiered four
years ago. Examining mental illness and
popular culture through anthropomorphic
animation is no easy task, but Raphael
Bob-Waksberg’s adult animation comedy-
drama has achieved success by scouring
the deepest depths of BoJack’s soul and
hu(horse?)manity.
   Yet times have changed greatly since
2014, and having a depressed, sexist
and — possibly most damning — male
character anchor in a satirical show based
in Hollywood media in 2018 would seem to
be a recipe for disaster. Season five doesn’t
run away from social issues though,
instead using the show’s fantastical humor      roots after her divorce by taking a trip to     has a vulgar media scandal seemingly every      she lays into BoJack and exclaims she no
and creative episodic structure to examine      Vietnam in the second episode, “The Dog         other week, similar to the likes of Harvey      longer wants to be a part of a show that is
the #MeToo movement, sexual misconduct          Days are Over.” The episode is structured       Weinstein and Louis C.K., but repeatedly        a way for people “to rationalize their own
in the workplace and personal self-worth,       around a listicle Diane is writing, which       and with little remorse. The episode            awful behavior.”
among other themes, while also still            turns dark as she reaches reasons No. 8         examines the roles of both men and women           In this contrast between Philbert and
examining the depths of its characters in a     through 10 for her trip abroad.                 in allowing men like this to be forgiven by     BoJack, we see the difference between
way only “BoJack” can.                            “Free Churro,” the sixth episode of the       the media cycle and what being a feminist       BoJack and most other self-involved
   Each main character goes through             season, finds BoJack monologuing for 25         really means for men in today’s society.        male anti-heroes currently portrayed on
some form of self-examination during the        minutes straight as he gives his mother’s          The final episode of the season, “The        television. BoJack realizes he can no longer
season, taking a good look in the mirror        eulogy. Will Arnett, who voices BoJack, turns   Stopped Show,” sees the sex robot made by       rationalize his own awful behavior, being
at the formative habits that have resulted      25 minutes of lines into a roller coaster of    Todd, Henry Fondle, ascend to the position      confronted by the demons in his past
in the dysfunction and emptiness in their       emotion and self-realization. In this master    of CEO at a streaming network through
                                                                                                a wacky series of events. The robot’s
lives. These self-examinations lead the
show to new levels of character depth,
                                                performance by Arnett, BoJack accesses a
                                                level of realness never before seen in the      ascension and ultimate fall speak on the          Misconduct coming to
whether positive or damning.
   The fifth episode, “The Amelia Earhart
                                                world of over-the-top animation.
                                                  The show tackles the growing culture of
                                                                                                toxic business culture in today’s world that
                                                                                                allows a worker to gain promotions despite
                                                                                                                                                 light is ultimately what
Story,” dives into Princess Carolyn’s life      sexual misconduct in Hollywood the only         sexual misconduct and the swift decline
                                                                                                those in the industry face when said
                                                                                                                                                     drives BoJack. . .
growing up by paralleling a Casablanca-         way it knows how: through satirical comedy
esque Amelia Earhart movie with Carolyn’s       and grandiose characters. Episode four,         misconduct comes to light.                                 — Evan Hayes —
decision to leave home for school in            “BoJack the Feminist,” sees BoJack grappling       Misconduct coming to light is ultimately                     Pulse Editor
California. Diane attempts to rediscover her    with a new co-star, Vance Waggoner, who         what drives BoJack throughout the
                                                                                                season. The plotline of the season takes
                                                                                                place primarily on the set of BoJack’s          and seeing the effect his self-destructive
                                                                                                new television show, a gritty prestige-TV       behavior has on those around him who
                                                   “In BoJack, we can                           detective drama called Philbert, which          he cares about. He scares away his sister,
                                                                                                                                                Hollyhock, and almost strangles his
                                                   find hope, for if an                         itself is a parody of major network shows
                                                                                                that are not as deep or meta as they seem.      girlfriend and Philbert co-star, Gina, and
                                                   anthropomorphic                              The many parallels between BoJack and
                                                                                                his character Philbert, as well as the
                                                                                                                                                this ultimately leads him to seek help.
                                                                                                                                                   Entering a treatment center for drug
                                                   horse. . . can move                          similarities in set design to BoJack’s house,   addiction at the end of the season, we see
                                                                                                force BoJack to confront the demons from        BoJack perhaps finally start to take steps
                                                    towards positive                            his past. He ultimately breaks down and         towards changing his own awful behavior.

                                                  growth and change,                            loses all sense of reality, unable to tell      In BoJack, we can find hope, for if an
                                                                                                where the lies he tells himself end.            anthropomorphic horse with substance
                                                 perhaps we all can too.”                          Diane is hired to improve upon the sexist
                                                                                                elements of the show, but soon finds out
                                                                                                                                                abuse problems and a self-destructive
                                                                                                                                                streak as long as the fictional bridge from
                                                           — Evan Hayes —                       she was simply hired to provide a female        Hollywood to Hawaii can move towards
                                                                                                validation of the show when the credits         positive growth and change, perhaps we all
                                                                Pulse Editor
                                                                                                roll. When the show finally premieres,          can too.
SPORTS                                                                                                                                                                                   September 17, 2018 | PAGE 6

Volleyball sweeps
BGSU invitational
Zane Miller                                            “It was an exciting match to coach,”
Sports Reporter                                     Falcons head coach Danijela Tomic said.
The Falcon volleyball team took all three           “Both teams played at a high level, Marshall
matches of the BGSU Invitational, defeating         is such a scrappy team, they had 101 digs.
the Marshall Thundering Herd 3-1 on                 I consider us a good defensive team and
Thursday before taking down the Indina              we had 96 in four sets. Offensively I’m
University - Purdue Univerisity Indianapolis        very happy, this was our best performance
Jaguars 3-0 on Friday night. The team also          offensively, we had five hitters in double-digit
defeated the Nicholls State Colonels 3-0 on         kills and we hit over 200, which was our goal
Saturday afternoon.                                 as a team.”
   The tournament was also the final non-              On Friday against IUPUI, the Falcons took
conference matchup of the season for the            a 25-21 victory in the first set, followed by
Falcons, as they will begin MAC play                a 25-14 win with senior middle Madeline
on Friday.                                          Brandewie leading the team with six kills.
   Thursday’s match against Marshall began          The team then went on to take the third set
with a close 29-27 victory in the first set, with   25-16 and take the 3-0 victory in the match.
sophomore middle blocker Katie Kidwell              Brandewie led the team in the match
leading the Falcons with seven kills. However,      with 11 kills.
Marshall came back in the second set with              “(Brandewie) was very disciplined and
a 27-25 win after falling behind 24-20. The         made herself visible to her setter,” Tomic said.
Falcons would rebound and take the third            “She made very smart choices and didn’t make
set, however, with a 25-22 victory. The team        a hitting error until the third set. She plays
then closed out the match with another              the ball really well and that’s something we’ve
25-22 victory in the fourth set to claim the        been working on as a team.”                        Sophomore middle blocker Katie Kidwell gets set to strike against the Nicholls State Colonels.
                                                                                                                                                                                                        PHOTO BY MEGAN GAUMER
3-1 match win. Kidwell earned 20 kills in the          On Saturday against Nicholls State, the
match to lead the Falcons offense.                  Falcons continued the momentum from the
                                                    previous match with a 25-19 win in the first
                                                                                                       opinion,” Tomic said. “We set a goal to hit at
                                                                                                       least 20 percent and we did better than that.
                                                                                                                                                                            “We did get them out of
         “It was an exciting                        set, then continued to win 25-17 in the second     Defensively, we wanted to attack and have a                         system, but we did miss a
                                                    set. The third set saw the team win 25-18 to
          match to coach.”                          take their second straight match sweep with
                                                                                                       good defensive game and I think we did
                                                                                                       that today.”                                                          little too many serves.”
                                                    a 3-0 victory.                                        The team will play away on Friday against
             Danijela Tomic                            “We did get them out of system, but we                                                                                            Danijela Tomic
                                                                                                       the Buffalo Bulls, followed by a Saturday
           Falcons Head Coach                       did miss a little too many serves in my            match on the road against the Akron Zips.                                       Falcons Head Coach

Falcons place third in weekend invitational
Jacob Clary                                         Schaub finished first for the Falcons again,         This was the team’s first 8K of the season                     “I went out and raced the best I could on
Sports Editor                                       as he has in every other race this season,         and also another successful race for them.                       the given day. However, I seek to continue
                                                    while also finishing seventh overall in the        Phillips talked about how this success will                      to improve a lot more and just use this as a
The Falcons cross country team got third            race with a time of 25:14 and a pace of 5:05.      help the team moving forward.                                    learning experience going forward.”
place in the John McNichols Invitational            Phillips finished second for the Falcons             “I definitely think this race gave                             Schaub has established himself as the
over the weekend. There were eight total            and finished 12th overall. His time was            our team a confidence boost into our                             pace-setter for the team, and he sees the
teams competing in the race including               25:29 and a pace of 5:08. Last of the three        upcoming races,” Phillips said. “We went                         importance of this.
another MAC school: Akron. The two                  was Arellano with a time of 26:22and a             out there and competed really well with                             “I think it’s very important to lead the
teams that placed in front of the Falcons           pace of 5:18. Arellano finished 35th overall.      some really good teams we’ll face later in                       team, and I feel as if that is my job,” Schaub
were Purdue and then Indiana State. Purdue             Arellano talked about the team’s success        the season. It also gave the young guys a                        said. “I think a significant part of having a
had 24 points with an average race time of          and their goal going into the invitational         chance to get some experience with the 8K                        successful team is a guy up front that can
25:10, while Indiana State averaged 26:00.          this weekend.                                      on a very challenging course, and we’ll only                     set the tone and be a guy you can count on
The Falcons were only two seconds behind               “Finishing top three was what we wanted         get better from here.”                                           to be toward the top each race.”
the average of Indiana State, with a time of        going into the meet,” Arellano said. “It             For a freshman like Arellano, this success                        The Falcons look to continue their
26:02. The Falcons finished with 97 points.         definitely motivated us to keep improving.         so close to the beginning of the season is                       strong start to the season in a couple weeks
  The top three Falcons in the race were            Now we really know we can really compete           very good for confidence. Arellano talked                        when they travel to Louisville, Kentucky to
seniors Noah Schaub and Tyler Phillips,             against good teams and still come out              about this beginning success.                                    compete in the Louisville Cross Country
and then freshman Cesar Arellano.                   strong.”                                             “For me it was my first ever 8K,” he said.                     Classic on Saturday, Sept. 29.
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Bowling Green notches                                                                                                                                               THE BG NEWS SUDOKU

first win of season at home
Evan Hayes                                        chemistry with Doege throughout the start          extra point saw the Falcons go up 34-28.
Pulse Editor                                      of the season, caught the gamewinning                 The Colonels came right back to take the
                                                  touchdown despite being blanketed by two           lead, scoring a 27-yard rushing touchdown on
After dropping two straight games to start the    defenders. The Falcons then scored the two-        fourth down to take a 35-34 lead. EKU running
season, the Falcons picked up their first win     point conversion to take a 42-35 lead with         back Daryl McCleskey was untouched on
of the season in a shootout with the Eastern      6:47 left to play.                                 the scamper, which was emblematic of the
Kentucky Colonels. A 28-point second quarter         “It was a fade call, the corner was playing     Falcons’ struggles against the run. The defense
and career performances from multiple             outside, so I took an inside release. I            gave up 439 yards on the ground and five
offensive players helped the Falcons overcome     faded to the ball, caught it,” said Morris.        rushing touchdowns and struggled to bring
an aggressive Eastern Kentucky run game to        “Knocked the wind out of myself a little bit,      down ball carriers in space.
pull out a 42-35 victory.                         helmet broke and everything. But the main             “We’ve got to tackle better. It’s as simple
   The matchup was the Falcons’ second of         thing was secure the ball and go up by six.”       as that,” said Coach Jinks. “We’ve done a           SUDOKU
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three consecutive home games and their first         Up seven as the game entered its final          good job of getting teams into third down           so that every row, column
home victory since the Dec. 24, 2016 win over     minutes, the Falcons faced one last push           situations, and we’ve given up a lot of big plays   and every 3 x 3 box contains
                                                                                                                                                         the digits 1 to 9. There is no
Buffalo. Notching their first win of the 2018     from Eastern Kentucky. The Colonels were           in those situations. Those are some things          guessing or math involved.
season gives a sense of optimism to a young       able to drive all the way to the Falcons’ own      Coach Pelini and I will take a look at and          Just use logic to solve
team looking to continuously build for            14 yard line, but the Falcons were able to force   get rectified.”
the future.                                       two incompletions to close out the game,              The Falcons will be in action next Saturday,
   “We had a hard week of practice, and           bending but not breaking. The stand was            Sept. 22 when they host Miami of Ohio to
we came out with the right mindset,” said
sophomore linebacker Kholbe Coleman. “We
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yards and two touchdowns. The senior had          while the same problems against the run
multiple impressive plays, highlighted by         that plagued the defense against Maryland
 a one-handed catch along the sideline in         last week resurfaced again. The team gave
the third quarter to keep a crucial Falcons       up 98 yards and two touchdowns on the
drive alive.                                      ground while missing multiple tackles.
   Morris recorded eight receptions for              However, the second quarter saw the
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Students learn to skate at Slater ice arena
By Esther Afolarin                                is currently learning to skate from Leck.                                                                          little with some of the instruction, so they
Reporter                                              “I have gotten on the ice before, and I                                                                        might be helping each other, assisting
                                                  have always ended up either on my face                                                                             me or helping people who are moving
Learn to shred the ice with the University’s      or on my butt. She is actually teaching                                                                            forward faster to keep on moving with the
ice skating lesson sessions, hosted at the        me the things that I need to know to do                                                                            instruction,” she said.
Slater Family Ice Arena.                          it gracefully. I’m moving better on the ice                                                                           “Learn to Skate” sessions began Sept.
   The Slater Family Ice Arena offers skating     than I ever have,” Bibler said.                                                                                    8, but there are still more sessions to
classes to people who have never skated              She has the following advice for other                                                                          come. There is an ice skating class for
before.                                           students looking to learn to skate:                                                                                college students called Basic Ice Skating.
   “The only requirement to join this class          “I’d say that there is always something                                                                         Basic Ice Skating consists of four six-week
is the desire to skate,” Lona Leck, a skate       to learn, even if it’s something that you                                                                          sessions for fall and winter semester. The
instructor, said.                                 think you know because you learn things,                                                                           ice skating training takes place inside the
   Junior Alexis Roehl said she felt a            little techniques and stuff that you might                                                                         Slater Family Ice Arena.
different sense of freedom while sliding          not learn just on your own. You won’t                                                                                 There are public skating sessions open
across the ice.                                   learn how to do a turn stop, maybe, on                                                                             to everyone in the community on Friday
   “It’s really fun to glide across the ice.      your own.”                                                                                                         and Saturday from 7 to 8:50 p.m. and
When you are out there, you just kind                Leck talked about student involvement                                                                           Saturday and Sunday from 3:30 to 5:20
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of feel free, in a way. It just has a kind of     in the teaching process.                                                                                           p.m. These public skate sessions are $5 for
feeling to it,” she said.                            “I have more advanced students in the                   Students take advantage of skating sessions at          general admission  BGand
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   Senior creative writing major Bailey Bibler    basic class. I asked them to kind of help a                Slater Family Ice Arena.                                students,1 column   (2.4375”)
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