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HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTEST

Coming off five straight losses and two this past weekend to nationally ranked Ferris State, the Falcons look to snap the streak at Michigan Wednesday. | PAGE 5

In-Focus editor Tyler Buchanan set out on a mission after learning Hostess was closing to find a Twinkie before the snack cake goes extinct from all store shelves. | PAGE 4

Danny ShaeFreshman, Graphic Design

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE

“The morning after, we eat waffles with leftover turkey.”

FALCON BLACK FRIDAYLocal small businesses downtown mark down product prices and prepare for crowds of holiday shoppers looking for a deal. | PAGE 3

FALCONS TRY TO PUT STREAK ON ICE THANKSGIVING FOOD?

By Geoff BurnsReporter

For college students, using the Internet can be an essential aspect of completing homework assign-ments, but using it too much could potentially turn into an addiction.

Internet addiction is referred to as when a person cannot con-trol his or her urges when deal-ing with the use of the Internet, causing stress in their life, said Craig Vickio, psychologist at the University Counseling Center.

Factors such as online gam-ing and social networking sites are major inf luences in the development of Internet addiction, he said.

“It has to do with an escapist mechanism that it may be a desire to try and cope with things in their lives by just escaping, and I think that people sometimes turn to the Internet just as they would some other kinds of behaviors, like sleep or drugs and alcohol,” Vickio said. “Occasionally, people use this as a coping circumstance by means of

getting away from it all.”Richard Anderson, associate

professor in the department of psychology, said Internet addic-tion experts don’t agree on what distinguishes an addiction from a strong desire for something.

“It’s not clear to me whether it matters if you’re addicted or not; what matters is if you have a desire that has gotten out of control that has been causing problems in your life,” Anderson said. “So if you’re addicted to the Internet for example, you’re not going to have the same kind of withdrawal symptoms that you would have with alcohol or heroine, so then it becomes a much trickier thing when considering what is an addiction and what isn’t.”

Vickio said many students use Facebook and Skype on the Internet in order to fulfill a desire in ways that couldn’t be met any other way.

“Students use these to fulfill other needs that aren’t being met,” Vickio said. “They can be healthy ways and sometimes

problematic, depending on the extent to where it may be inter-fering with other aspects of their life and the amount of time they are spending.”

Freshman Noah Hester uses the Internet at least eight hours each day and considers himself to be addicted to the Internet. His main uses consist of playing online video games and for homework assignments, he said.

“If I’m bored then I’ll just get on the Internet,” Hester said. “Now that I’m in college, I always have to look up information for my classes and my usage for the Internet has definitely increased since I have become a student.”

Anderson said that in order for people to help cope and get rid of their addiction, they should seek help.

“If they have a trusted friend or family member, that would be a step in at least identifying that you have an addiction,” Anderson said. “Letting people you trust and know about the addiction is a good way to utilize the problem.”

Internet usage can turn into addictionStudents, others experience problems with going online too much to escapeStudents can take free ride to Columbus home game

Student input sought for new health center, projected completion next fall

The new health center is projected to open fall 2013, and the Wood County Hospital is currently presenting to stu-dent groups and working to get student input.

The preliminary sketches of the new building are being presented to Undergraduate Student Government, Graduate Student Senate and ex-officio, said Richard Sipp, associate vice president for Student Affairs and executive director of the Center for Student Health.

“I think the design is very good,” Sipp said. “They’re really working to make it as student-friendly as possible.”

It is a work in progress, but the com-pany is definitely seeking input from students, Sipp said.

Wood County Hospital will build the new health center and operate it once it is in the new building.

The new health center will be located on the corner of Wooster Street and South College Street and will be two floors and about 20,000 square feet, Sipp said.

It is possible that the ground break-ing for the new health center will begin around mid-December, Sipp said.

“It depends on the progress of the construction,” he said. “It’s possible.”

The University would like to stay as close to the original timeline, fall 2013, as possible, Sipp said.

Wood County Hospital is working with a program called design-build to design the building.

The program focuses on the size of the building and the frame, while allow-ing the customer to design the interior of the building simultaneously, Sipp said.

The program will help to cut about six months of time off of the planning and construction process, Sipp said.

In addition to what the current health center offers, the new health center will also possibly offer radiology and a gyne-cologist, Sipp said.

“They’re working to try to make it as convenient for the students as possible,” he said.

CAMPUSBRIEF

Richard SippExecutive Director of the Center for Student Health

UAO provides buses By Abby Welsh

Reporter

University Activity Organization, along with the help of other cam-pus organizations and athletics, is providing a free bus for students to the football team’s last game against Buffalo in Columbus, Ohio, at the Crew Stadium this Friday, Nov. 23.

“UAO wanted to provide a bus because we know that [athletics] is really trying to get attendance to this game and not all students get to go home for Thanksgiving, so we just thought this would be a great opportunity for students for a free ride there and back for the last game,” said senior and President of UAO, Maureen Carr.

Carr said that there will be two buses, a Falcon Club bus and a stu-dent bus, leaving from Lot 13, which is across from El Zarape, at 10 a.m. Friday. This way, the students will be there in time for the 2 p.m. kickoff.

Even though the game is away, it is still considered a home game so stu-dents will be able to get into the game

for free with their student I.D. “Athletics just wanted to have the

game in a different location because I think once every other year there is a game after Thanksgiving and they decided to have it at the Crew Stadium,” Carr said. “They’re deck-ing the whole stadium out in orange and brown and they’re still going to have the alumni tent so we are just trying to get students down there for the game.”

Carr said athletics motive was to “go where the students are” because the University’s biggest student popu-lation is in Cleveland and Columbus.

“Because of this, instead of having it in BG, it was decided to have it in the Crew Stadium,” Carr said.

UAO vice president of Marketing, Amanda Matthews, a junior, said that it’s important to make sure students are still going to this game.

“I think it will help [the football team] have more motivation wher-ever there is more fans cheering and

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City council hosts debate on controversial rezoningSTEVEN ECHARD | THE BG NEWS

NEOCLES LEONTIS, University professor of chemistry, speaks against rezoning at the public hearing. He said the rezoning could drive homeowners away from the area University and decrease property values.

THE HIGHLIGHTED properties above would serve as the future site of the proposed building.

By Alex AlusheffCity Editor

After more than three collective hours of testimonies and discussion regarding a controversial rezoning ordinance of properties near down-town, city council decided to post-pone it indefinitely.

The rezoning ordinance would change properties on North Prospect, East Wooster and North Summit streets from B-2 general commercial to B-3 central business zones.

The properties are currently owned by Wooster Street Apartments LLC, SAG Investments Ltd. and Robert L. Hudson.

Offices, motels, transportation terminals and bars are allowed under B-2, but is currently host to rental homes, offices and a parking lot. B-3 would allow for everything B-2 would allow but with the maxi-mum of four stories to a building, according to Heather Saylor, city planning director.

The applicants who requested the zoning change, plan on demolishing four of the rental properties and put-ting up a two-story building accom-modating eight business units on the first story and 16 efficiency rental

units on the second, said Michelle Green, who represented Wooster Street Apartments, LLC.

Residents in the surrounding area, however, were wary of the propos-al, vocalizing concerns about lower property values, problems with stu-dent renters and future construction.

“We have too many student rental units there already,” said Les Barber. “All of the houses [currently on the properties] are in good shape and are still attractive, but we all know that student housing in the long run is a form a urban blight.”

Rose Hess said creating more rent-al properties for students will only increase the litter and nuisance par-ties in the area.

Hess noted police had responded to nearly 20 nuisance calls to a par-ticular house on North Prospect.

If retail stores are installed, there wouldn’t be any nuisance problems and the residents would have no problem with it, she said.

Some residents proposed that the proposed building be moved downtown.

“We have a number of vacant store-

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BLOTTERSAT., NOV. 1711:21 A.M.Complainant reported that an unknown person dam-aged a poster, stuffed animal, sofa and Lazy Boy of an apartment within the 700 block of Fifth St. The items were valued at a total of $64.

12:21 P.M.Complainant reported that a loan company had been withdrawing money from his account even though he declined the application. The company withdrew a total of $1,600.

4:05 P.M.Complainant reported that a bike was stolen within the 600 block of High St.

4:15 P.M.Complainant reported that an unknown person sprayed a vehicle with a fire extin-guisher within the 700 block of E. Napoleon Road.

SUN., NOV. 18.12:24 A.M.Robert Lanier Hiley Jr, 26, of Bowling Green, was arrested for felonious assault and obstructing official busi-ness within the 1400 block of Burrwood Drive. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center. Irijah Marq Kanoyton, 21, of Bowling Green, was cited for nui-sance party.

12:59 A.M.Curtis Ray Humphrey, 20, of Columbus, Ohio, was cited for open container and underage possession of alco-hol near East Wooster Street

and Alumni Drive.

1:26 A.M.Leon R. Malcom Jr, 21, of Cleveland, was cited for open container at Lot 2 downtown.

1:33 A.M.William Balhal Watson, 18, of Bowling Green, was cited for open container and under-age possession of alcohol at Lot 2 downtown.

1:49 A.M.Albert J. Latimer IV, 24, of Walbridge, Ohio, was arrested for disorderly con-duct with persistence within the 200 block of N. Main St. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

2:30 A.M.Nevin M. Gray, 22, of Toledo, was cited for robbery within

the 200 block of N. Main St.

3:27 A.M.Timisha N. Cooks, 19, of Bowling Green, was cited for nuisance party within the 100 block of State Ave.

7:08 A.M.Johnny D. Miller, 54, of Bowling Green, was arrested for open container and a warrant from the police division and Wood County Sheriff ’s Office within the 800 block of S. Main St. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

10:00 A.M.Zachary E. Harmeyer, 22, of Bowling Green, was cited for failure to maintain a litter-free premise within the 100 block of Manville Ave.

10:11 A.M.

Complainant reported that sometime during the night, an unknown subject broke a pane of a window of a door of a business within the 300 block of N. Main St. The window was valued at $250.

11:27 A.M.Tyler M. Kralovic, 20, of Bowling Green, was cited for failure to maintain a litter-free premise within the 100 block of N. Prospect St.

11:44 A.M.Jennifer Lynn Nelson, 32, of Bowling Green, was arrested on a warrant from the Wyandot County Sheriff ’s Office within the 800 block of E. Napoleon Road. She was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

5:51 P.M.Complainant reported that

sometime during the night, an unknown subject threw a cement block through the windshield of a vehicle within the 500 block of Ridge St. The estimated damage is $200.

MON., NOV. 1912:35 A.M.Zachary Tyler Barmmer, 19, of Chesterland, Ohio, was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia within the 1400 block of Ridge St.

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support,” Matthews said. “This way the team can feel more motivated to win.”

Carr said she got the word out through Facebook, flyers and campus updates.

Amanda Limpy, freshman, said she saw it through cam-pus updates and thinks the free bus is a great idea for stu-dents.

“I wasn’t originally going home for break so when I heard about it, I thought it was a great idea,” Limpy said.

This is what Carr and the

rest of UAO was hoping to hear from students, such as Limpy, when planning this.

“I think this will still give students who live in the Toledo area and who are stay-ing here for break an opportu-nity to still support our athlet-ics,” Carr said. “I think it will be a great turn out.”

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Greek housing moves to phase 2USG sees options of location, architectural style of new Greek houses

By Emily GordonReporter

The Greek housing replace-ment project is one step closer to being finalized into a working plan, said Chris Bullins, associate dean of students.

Bullins spoke to the Undergraduate Student Government Monday night about the project’s progress.

“I’m very excited,” Bullins said. “To give stu-dents what they’ve asked for cannot be done in the existing houses.”

In what he called “phase two” of the project, Bullins explained the next step will be to recommend a course of action to the Board of Trustees.

This proposal will con-sist of a location for the new houses and an archi-tectural style in which to build them, Bullins said.

“Hopefully phase two will culminate at the Board of Trustees meeting on Dec. 7,” Bullins said. “Phase

three will be the execution of that...picking the final architects, relocating chap-ters and ultimately demoli-tion and construction.”

Bullins showed USG members pictures of the location and architectural style options in a power-point presentation.

The location options being considered for the new houses include the land where soror-ity row currently stands on Thurstin Avenue and where fraternity row cur-rently stands on Wooster Street.

The existing buildings would be demolished so the new houses could be built in their footprints, Bullins said.

Current chapter lead-ers, alumni volunteers and chapter advisers were sur-veyed to see which loca-tion they preferred, Bullins said, and the Wooster Street location was favored by 60 percent.

Brian Kochheiser, IFC senator, also prefers the

Wooster Street location. “I think it’s a more cen-

tral location to campus,” Kochheiser said. “It’s safer for the community to not have to cross a street and it won’t become separated by a street.

Jared Pokorny, off-cam-pus senator, said he also prefers the Wooster Street location, as it will be a wel-coming entrance for peo-ple coming into town.

“It would also be better to have a cohesive place where all the Greek kids could be together,” Pokorny said.

Bullins said he is excited to see the project move forward.

“We’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback [from students] that this project is exciting for them and could jumpstart the com-munity in terms of more people going Greek,” he said. “New housing will provide chapters new opportunities to create an experience for future stu-dents and future alumni for decades to come.”

fronts on Main Street; we are not in need of commercial space,” said Kathleen Dixon. “Strip malls are synonymous with urban blight.”

All community members who spoke were concerned with the possibility of later development turning the area into a four-story apartment.

Even though the rezoning would allow for a four-story building, Green said they would not stray from the original design and popula-tion density would actually decrease as a result.

Collectively, 21 total people could reside among the four properties. The proposed building would bring that down to 16, Green said.

It would also bring business into the area and increase

income and real estate tax revenue, which would bring more money to the city and school district, she said.

Saylor justified the rezon-ing by noting the high traf-fic volume in the area would make for economic success and it is an ample spot see-ing as its in close proximity to downtown.

She also linked it to the ongoing city and University visioning process, which one of its objectives is to improve and link the corridors between the two, which the rezoning would complement.

Dixon believes that the potential new housing in the area wouldn’t impact the corridor.

“There doesn’t seem to be a problem with students getting downtown over the 25 years I’ve been here,” Dixon said.

In an attempt to negotiate,

members of council asked if the zones were changed and the proposed building did not go through, they would con-sider requesting to revert back to B-2.

Green said it was fair and they would if that situation occurred.

Ultimately, council decided to postpone the ordinance to look into a better alternative to appease both sides of the issue.

Fourth Ward Council Member Greg Robinette motioned to postpone the ordinance while council and the planning com-mission looked at possi-bilities of amending the B-3 zone to restrict four-story buildings.

If a change can be made to the code, Robinette said he would reintroduce the rezon-ing proposal and close the issue for good.

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By Eric LagattaPulse Reporter

Some say it’s never too early for Christmas, neither is it too early for the “bah humbugs” of Ebenezer Scrooge as he learns the true meaning of the holiday.

The Theatre and Film Department will host “A Christmas Carol,” a play based on Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella. With five showings, the play opens Thursday, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. and closes Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. in the Donnell Theatre of the Wolfe Center.

Director Geoff Stephenson, who directed the play four years ago, noticed that “A Christmas Carol’s” popularity is still strong since families are always looking for ways to celebrate Christmas.

“It puts butts in seats,” he said. “Christmas is one of the few times where people still go to the theater.”

The audience might be surprised by the way Stephenson, a lecturer in the Theatre and Film Department, chose to stage the play. Set in 1843, it is staged as if a group of actors in

a London street are performing the show. The audience will see the crew as they come on stage to do things such as spread mist.

“In that regard, it’s kind of a play within a play,” Stephenson said.

The play does feature Christmas carols from the time period, yet Stephenson doesn’t call it a musical, as the songs add mood to the scenes rather than advance plot, he said.

These carols include “We wish you a merry Christmas,” and “Deck the halls.”

Sophomore Natalie Golz plays Scrooge’s past love interest, older Belle, after she has left Scrooge, remarried and had children.

“She regrets not marrying him now,” she said. “When the past memory of Scrooge comes back, she questions what she’s doing.”

Sophomore Eric Batts is playing the part of Bob Cratchit, Scrooge’s employee.

Since Cratchit is a “human copy machine,” Batts will give him a slumped posture to communicate the trying times Cratchit’s endured, he said.

Because Cratchit always manages to provide for his family, he is a role model to his children, particularly Tiny Tim, Batts said.

“He’s just a normal guy, but when he comes home, I want to capture the idea that he’s the hero to his children,” he said.

The theme of family coming together has made the story a classic, Batts said.

“Everyone can relate to the play because Christmas is such an important time in everyone’s life,” he said.

Stephenson sees the main theme expressed through Scrooge’s nephew Fred, who embraces hospitality to all.

“I really think that Fred speaks for Dickens in this case that Christmas is a good and charitable time,” he said.

Stephenson is confident in his actors, and there’s one thing he looks forward to most.

“Seeing the cast take possession of the show, the point at which it’s no longer my show but theirs,” he said.

Tickets are on sale at the box office for $9. and online for $1.75 at http://www.bgsu.edu/cultural_arts/.

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Students ring in ‘A Christmas Carol’

Country singer Chris Young to perform at Stroh Center

Black Friday:BG edition

Small businesses downtown anticipate holiday shoppers this weekend

By Erin CoxSocial Media Editor

Universit y senior Grace Robinette said she has never had a bad time at a country concert and hopes Chris Young keeps in tune with the rest.

Country singer Chris Young will take the Stroh Center stage Thursday Nov. 29.

“One of my friends bought four tickets close to the day the tickets went on sale, I think the actual day after, so there’s a group of four of us going together” Robinette said.

Stroh Center General Manager Ben Spence said Live Nation Entertainment asked the Stroh Center to be a stop on Young’s headlining tour.

T he L iqu id Neon Tou r sta r ted Nov. 15 at a sold-out Ry ma n Auditor ium in Na shv i l le, ac c ord i ng to You ng ’s of f ic ia l website chrisyoungcountr y.com.

The tour highlights Young’s third album “Neon,” which was released in July 2011. He also won Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2011 and Single of the Year for “Voices” at the American Country Awards, according to the website.

Robinette said she has been to a lot of country concerts, but has not seen Young in concert before and is excited to see him for the first time at the Stroh.

“He just has an awesome voice and the meaning behind his songs are great, like most country songs,” Robinette said.

“It should be a really good concert.”

The Liquid Neon Tour also has special guests Thomas Rhett and Joanna Smith, according to the website.

“I’ve heard of Thomas Rhett, but I’ve never heard of the girl,” Robinette said. “What I tend to find is that if I like the headlining artist, I like the other musicians too.”

Robinette said her favorite song by Young is “The Man I Want To Be.”

“I love hearing his songs on the radio, CDs and my iPod, they’re catchy,” Robinette said. “He’s one person that I’ve always wanted to see live and hear his real voice in person.”

Spence said Live Nation rented the Stroh to host the concert in the venue and Live Nation deals directly with Young’s management. The Stroh will get some money from parking and concessions, he said.

Spence said the Stroh is working on getting more shows this winter, but nothing is confirmed yet.

“Country concerts always have a fun atmosphere,” Robinette said. “The music, the people, it’s always a fun time.”

“He’s one person that I’ve always wanted to see live and hear his real voice in person.”

Grace Robinette | Senior

CAST MEMBERS of “A Christmas Carol” practice a dance scene in preparation for their Nov. 29 premiere. This will be Geoff Stephenson’s second time directing.KATIE LOGSDON | THE BG NEWS

Nov. 29 will be singer’s first visit to University

By Tara KellerPulse Editor

Black Friday shoppers may need to rethink where they spend their money later this week.

Instead of going to the big retail stores early that morning, they may find better luck at the smaller businesses downtown.

The Flower Basket will be opening at 9:30 a.m. Friday morning and owner Maryann Sandusky-Gibson said that later time slot will make a difference.

“This is the best place in the entire world to come to for Black Friday because we’re not that busy,” Sandusky-Gibson said. “The small ma and pop shops here like our’s are great because the customers get more personalized attention.”

For Floyd Craft, owner of Ben Franklin Crafts and Frames, the customer-flow is pretty even at his store that he’s owned since 1976.

“It’s spread out evenly over the day,” Craft said. “It’ll be a long day.”Next door, Craft’s daugher, Amy Craft Ahrens, said she’s excited to work at her

gift store For Keeps on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.For Keeps sells the popular Vera Bradley brand that is sure to reel in

customers, Ahrens said.“Vera will be big that day,” Ahrens said. “[For Keeps] is really just a hodgepodge

of things.”Like her father, she doesn’t expect big crowds like Walmart will have.“We don’t have the craziness,” Ahrens said. “If you want to avoid the crowds,

come here.”Past exposure may lead customers into downtown for Black Friday.After a downtown open house this past weekend, Art-A-Site owner Becky

Laab hopes the people she met then will come shop on Friday.“We had that open house and had such a good response,” Laab said. “I hope

the holiday mood continues on Friday.”Ace Hardware manager Carol Tolles said seeing her customers’ holiday mood

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A large table full of turkey, dressing, yams, mashed potatoes, scalloped corn, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, fresh rolls and pies in varieties ranging from pumpkin to chocolate cream.

Gathered with friends and family around the holiday table, eating and laughing until your stomach is swol-len and your sides hurt with the merriment of it all, until at last, you can take no more and must retire to the living room to fall asleep in front of a football game on television.

Your Thanksgiving tradi-tion may vary somewhat from mine, but some semblance of this tradition is the first thing that most of us think of when we think of Thanksgiving.

Unfortunately, however, not everyone is so blessed as to be able to expect this type

of Thanksgiving celebration.According to the website

of Toledo’s Cherry Street Mission there are approxi-mately 147,000 people in Ohio who are homeless this year. For many of those people, the thought of a Thanksgiving feast with loved ones is but a dream; an unattainable fantasy.

You may think that there are not any homeless people in Bowling Green and it’s not your fault that you might think so.

As a nation we are trained to look through, beyond and around the homeless. We all tend to look at them without seeing them. That is because if we actually see them and take an interest in them then we have to ask ourselves some tough questions such as: why are men, women and chil-dren left to live in the streets without adequate food and shelter in America, which has been called the most pros-perous nation ever in the his-tory of the world?

Well this Thanksgiving I

challenge all my readers to help do something about it.

Greg Litzenberg, a former University student, has been collecting contact informa-tion from people who may be interested in helping to start new homeless shelter here in Bowling Green.

Litzenberg said that prac-tically everyone he has approached has been sup-portive of the idea of a home-less shelter in Bowling Green, but that many people would rather just sign a petition than to actually get involved by giving out their contact information.

Others have tried before to open a homeless shelter in Bowling Green, but the prob-lem is a BG town ordinance.

“There’s an ordinance in Bowling Green where only three people with different last names can live in a two or three bedroom house,” Litzenberg said pointing out that off-campus student housing is specifically zoned to exempt them from this ordinance.

This is one reason why attempts to start a homeless shelter in Bowling Green have failed in the past.

Other bigger cities have similar ordinances, which are why many homeless shel-ters tend to cater to home-less families who all have the same last name so that this rule is not an issue.

“One of the first things I wanted to do is to try to raise awareness about the [home-lessness] issue,” Litzenberg said. His goal is to have con-tact information from 1,000 people who are interested in working toward this goal of a homeless shelter in Bowling Green.

Litzenberg has started a Facebook page where interested people can stay informed on how the process is going and receive updates about what they can do to help out with the effort.

Litzenberg also said any-one interested in helping out

Thanksgiving is most genuine of holidays

I’ve always held the sim-ple, succulent spirit of Thanksgiving in high esteem.

It’s just a few short days away and to say I’m excited is an understatement.

Soon my family will con-vert my aunt and uncle’s kitchen into a smorgasbord, where we’ll gather, gab, play games and enjoy great food.

After a few hours, licking the salty remnants of a tur-key and potato dinner from my lips, I’ll waddle over to the television with my cous-ins, sink into a food-induced coma and possibly doze off for a little while.

And I assure you, I’ll love every minute of it.

Anyone who knows me shouldn’t be surprised that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday — after all, I love rooting for the underdog. (Fellow Cleveland Indians fans, you know what I’m talking about.)

And it certainly goes with-out saying: Thanksgiving is the “underdog” of main-stream American holidays.

Most children haven’t even had a chance to fin-ish their Halloween candy before they’re bombarded with advertisements pro-moting the latest toys, gadgets and gifts of the Christmas season.

I can’t even enjoy a fall-themed pumpkin spice latte without confronting the commercialized colos-sus of holidays, as Starbucks is already decked out with tinsel-covered trees and red holiday cups.

Annually this “Christmas cheer” seeps earlier into our calendar year, over-shadowing my beloved Thanksgiving as we’re encouraged to partake in overzealous spending.

It’s disheartening.After all, Thanksgiving

is much more than just a day-long feast. It’s one of the few remaining holidays that have yet to be overtaken by commercialized greed.

I love turkey, pumpkin pie, corn and mashed potatoes — especially considering an elaborate home-cooked meal is rarely incorporated into my college kid diet — but I love Thanksgiving’s

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Hell has frozen over. Pigs are flying. The zombie apoca-lypse may be upon us.

Hostess is no more. Ah yes, the classic

American company found-ed in 1930, which has pro-duced such confectionaries as Twinkies and HoHo’s, has gone bankrupt.

Remember in “Zombieland” where Woody Harrelson’s character goes on cross-coun-try quest for the last Twinkie?

Last Friday, it was kind of like that at Meijer, where peo-ples’ eyes scanned the snack aisle for the Hostess section and groaned at the empty Twinkie shelf, then at Meijer’s gas station, where I joined a mother and daughter rushing in, then quickly out after no Twinkies were to be found there either.

I had almost given up myself. After all, I hadn’t eaten a Twinkie in at least 10 years.

It was the subject of talk radio, the topic in classrooms, the trend on Twitter. The thought that I would miss

this chance at history, ascer-taining a golden treat of treats on the last possible day per-colated in my head. I couldn’t give up.

Another gas station. Miss. Could life ever be so simple? I told myself the next

station would be my last chance. At least I could say I had tried.

I scanned each aisle and nothing. No Hostess to be found.

But suddenly, as I turned towards the door to leave, there it was.

Hallelujah chorus fortis-simo. The Stars and Stripes Forever triumphantly thun-dering away with Old Glory wrapped around a bald eagle in front of a stack of Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post covers. The glorious sound of melodic “ahhhh’s” from fat cheru-bim descending from heav-en on a golden cloud with harps in hand.

The last Twinkies, two of them in fact. A dollar and fifty nine cents.

I’d found the last Twinkie in the gas station, perhaps in Bowling Green, but it felt like the last of the entire world.

This is a big thank you to all the people out there who are great significant others. Your faithfulness has given me faith in relationships. I used to think love was for fools and that every girl was a cheater, but my amazing girlfriend has changed that stereotype for the better.— CHANGE IN PERSPECTIVE

I am thankful for all the friends and contacts I have made throughout my college career and the experi-ence I have gained. Without my support group con-stantly keeping me on my toes, I would be holed up in my room, playing Halo 4 like my roommates. — DEDICATED TO T.B.

I’m thankful for country music, cowboy boots, my family and boyfriend. Without these, I would have never made it through the hardest semester of my life. They have been my comfort through all the tough spots I’ve run into this year. Thanks y’all!— SOUTHERN COMFORT

Shoutout to all the professors and instructors who cancelled class this week. Honestly, you knew no one was going to show up. You used critical thinking and made a decision for the best. For that, I will try my best to pay attention for the rest of the semester.— HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

I’m thankful for my quirky mother who will do anything, including Dumpster-diving, to make her three children happy. She always makes me laugh, even when she’s not trying to. I love you. — MANIC FOR MOTHER

You know that feeling you get when you know your friends have your back? That’s what I get when I’m around my hometown friends. Here’s to the rest of the year; full of parties, trumpets and dancing after 3 a.m. — WOO WOO HOMETOWN HEROES

The BG News is one of the most influential aspects of my life. The people who work here have made me feel as though the University is my home and caused the transi-tion from high school to college to be a simple, enjoyable feat. You guys and gals are the best.— LOVE WHO THEY ARE

TYLER BUCHANANIN-FOCUS EDITOR

PEOPLE ON THE STREET What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?“Cheesy potatoes.”

“You have to have that turkey.”

“Mashed potatoes”

“Cranberry sauce; homemade of course.”

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5SPORTSBy Ryan Satkowiak

Senior Reporter

The BG hockey team will look to rebound this week as it takes on Michigan in a mid-week matchup.

The Falcons will head to Ann Arbor for a pre-Thanksgiving, Wednesday night. Puck drop is set for 7:35 p.m.

BG and the Wolverines (4-6-1, 2-5-1-1 CCHA) only play each other twice this season, with both games being played at Yost Ice Arena. The Falcons will make a return trip north for a single game Jan. 8.

The two teams also only played twice in the regular season this past year. Both of those games were played at the BGSU Ice Arena.

The Falcons and the Wolverines also met at Joe Louis Arena in the semifinals of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs.

BG jumped out to a 2-0 lead in that game before losing 3-2 in double overtime.

However, that Michigan team is a much different version than this season’s team.

Lost to graduation was goal-

ie Shawn Hunwick, who paced Michigan with 24 wins, a 2.00 goals-against average and a .932 save percent this past season.

This season, Michigan has had major issues in goal, with a pair of freshmen in net.

The Wolverines have the most porous defense in the CCHA, allowing 3.55 goals per game.

Neither goalie has had much success. Steve Racine has been the better of the two, playing in eight games with a 2.92 GAA and a .885 save percent. Jared Rutledge has played in four games, with a 4.46 GAA and a .855 save percent.

But what Michigan lacks on defense, it more than makes up for on offense. The Wolverines lead the conference with 3.64 goals per game.

Leading the way for Michigan is senior forward A.J. Treais, who assisted on Michigan’s double overtime winner against BG in the semifinal game. His eight goals and 13 points are both team-highs.

Also having a strong year is Alex Guptill, the reigning CCHA Rookie of the Year. He ranks sec-ond on the team with 10 points.

The Wolverines have gotten strong production from their defensemen as well, despite hav-ing played without stalwart Jon Merrill, who has missed the entire season after suffering cracked vertebrae in the team’s exhibition game against Windsor.

Mac Bennett leads the blueline with 10 points. Michigan has also received strong contributions from hard-hitting freshman Jacob Trouba, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft.

Trouba has four goals and five assists in 10 games. He was recently suspended one game after receiving a match penal-ty for a hit he put on Northern Michigan’s Reed Seckel.

BG is currently on a five-game winless streak. For the season, BG is 2-8-3.

However, the team made some strides this past weekend against Ferris State. The Falcons heavily outshot the Bulldogs, despite los-ing both games.

BG also received multi-point weekends from Ryan Carpenter and Dan DeSalvo. Carpenter leads the team with nine points, while DeSalvo ranks second with eight.

Hockey looks to rebound at Michigan

Men’s basketball loses to Colonials

FootballThe BG football team will finish up their regular season this Friday agaisnt Buffalo. The game will be the first ever Division I football match-up to be held in the soccer stadium. Coming off a tough loss to Kent State the Falcons will look to make a statement and finish the season strong to earn a bowl appearance. UAO will be offering free bus transportation to the game that leaves from Lot 13 at 10 a.m.

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ROBERT SHEA, regroups for the Falcon’s next attack against Ferris State Saturday.KATIE LOGSDON | THE BG NEWS

Women’s basketball fallsto nationally ranked Purdue

No. 14 Boilermakers lead early, beat Falcons 59-45

TYLER BUCHANANIn Focus Editor

THE BG NEWS PICKS OF THE WEEKAlex is about as lucky as Notre Dame this season.

ETHAN EASTERWOOD Sports Editor

ALEX ALUSHEFFCity Editor

ERIN COXSocial Media Editor

Lets be honest ...

BG 34, Buffalo 10

BGvs. Buffalo

Bowling Green -9

We got this in the sack.

BG 21, Buffalo 14

Bowling comes before Buffalo alphabetically.

BG 24, Buffalo 10

This game is at the Doyt?

BG 62, Buffalo 7

Ohio Statevs. No. 19 Michigan

Undefeated but for nothing. Six MAC teams will make bowl games. Keep hanging on Sloopy.

Ohio St. 34, Michigan 31

My grandmother will be swearing up a storm while watching her fellow Michiganders lose.

Ohio St. 35, Michigan 21

I don’t really like the Luckeyes.

Michigan 500, Ohio State 1

Perfect record should be good enough for a national champion-ship.

Ohio St. 50, Wisconsin 49No. 1 Notre Dame

vs. USCNotre Dame -6

It goes against my character to not big an underdog.

Notre Dame 34, USC 24

I was told that Notre Dame’s per-formance this year made former Sports editor Ryan Satkowiak’s life.Notre Dame 31, USC 28

I don’t like undefeated teams.

USC 36, Notre Dame 2

Just kidding, it will be Notre Dame in the national champion-ship

Notre Dame 30, USC 2

No. 23 Kent Statevs. Ohio

I’m still salty.

Ohio 24, Kent 21

Everyone in this pick ‘em hates me.

Kent 36, Ohio 27

They beat us, they can beat Ohio.

Kent 32, Ohio 20

I’m still sour.

Kent State 27, Ohio 22

No. 4 Floridavs. No. 10 Florida St.

Florida State -6

I’m still salty from week one.

Florida St. 34, Florida 31

I bet the team with Florida in its name will win.

Florida 50, Florida St. 40

Four is my favorite number.

Florida 24, Florida St. 10

I don’t get it. Is this an inter-squad game?

Florida St. 30, Florida 20

No. 8 Stanfordvs. No. 17 UCLA

Stanford -2

Never ever bet against Stanford.

Stanford 24, UCLA 20

I’m going to agree with Ethan, for this season.

Stanford 35, UCLA 28

Wait, who was playing?

Stanford 24, UCLA 10

[insert witty comment]

Stanford 30, UCLA 20

Overall record 43-13 (.767) 47-9 (.839) 35-16 (.686) 28-10 (.736)

Ohio State -4.5

Kent State -10

Falcons drop third straight game in NIT Season Tip-off, move to 1-3 overall

CHRISSY STEFFEN, looks to make a lay-up in a game this past season against Central Michigan.FILE PHOTO | THE BG NEWS

By Max HouseholderReporter

The BGSU women’s basketball team has ran into into a wall, metaphorically speaking, as they lost their first game to No. 14th ranked Purdue. The Falcons gave a poor performance as they shot 14-51, or 27.5 percent.

BG had three players score eight and nine points but none had double digits. As a team, the Falcons strug-gled to score as nothing seemed to fall for them. Although they only trailed by seven at halftime (25-18), things really fell apart for the Falcons in the second half.

The Falcons went eight plus min-utes without a bucket before Allison Papenfuss made a two point jumper with 10:33 remaining. Size seemed to be a factor in the match as BG could hardly muster an inside game with players like Alexis Rogers.

Purdue has nine players larger than 6’0 and they were led in this

game by forward Drey Mingo who had 13 points and 12 rebounds. After the long scoring drought in the sec-ond half the Falcons did manage to get some offense going but it was a little too late.

After just three points in the first eight minutes they managed to put up 27 over the final 10:33 to bring the final tally to 45.

With the Falcons suffering their first loss of the season against a ranked Purdue team, people will now get to see what this years Falcons are made of. The team is currently in the midst of a four game road streak.

Under new coach Jennifer Roos the Falcons had yet to be tested until Purdue Monday night. BG will have a chance at redemption this week-end as they will be competing in a tournament in Las Vegas.

The Falcons will play Villanova on Saturday, followed by a dou-ble header against Montana and UNLV on Sunday.

By Alex KrempaskyReporter

The men’s basketball team fell short against the Robert Morris Colonials, 71-60, on Monday night.

The dynamic senior duo of A’uston Calhoun and Jordan Crawford scored 35 of the Falcons’ 60 points, 17 and 16 respectively. Junior Cameron Black was the only other starter to score points against the Colonials. Senior Luke Kraus and sophomore Chauncey Orr both played 23 min-utes, but the pair missed all seven shots that were attempted.

The bench helped BG stay in the

game, scoring 21 points against Rober Morris, but the effort was not enough to stop the Colonials.

Robert Morris had four players with 10 plus points and six players with more than 20 minutes played in the game.

This loss extended the Falcons’ losing streak to three games, drop-ping their record 1-3 on the season. Robert Morris moves to 2-3 as they go in to Tuesday’s game against Cleveland State.

This marked the fourth straight game in which the Falcons were not losing at halftime.

BG will be facing Division II opponent Alabama-Huntsville

Chargers Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Robert Morris University.

The Chargers nearly defeated Cleveland State on Monday night, but the Vikings came out on top, 71-69.

Tuesday’s game against Alabama-Huntsville is scheduled for a 5 p.m. start. Live stats and audio will made available on the BG athletics website.

The Falcons will return to the Stroh Center for a five game home-stand after Thanksgiving Break when they take on the Detroit Titans on November 27 at 7 p.m. After that they will host Youngstown State, Wright State, Samford, and No. 15 Michigan State.

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simplicity, character and message much more.

You aren’t forced to show-er anyone with presents they probably don’t want or need, as implied by commercially warped Christmas.

It’s impossible to outgrow, like an Easter egg hunt.

Unlike Halloween, there’s no pressure for females to pry themselves into slut-ty costumes and parade across town.

No, on Thanksgiving I just dress down, eat up and take a break from life’s stressors.

I reunite with family mem-bers from across the state, many whom I haven’t seen for several months, thank-ful we can take time out of our busy schedules to be together.

We spend little money — just enough to prepare a dish to contribute and maybe a bottle of wine — and our big-gest concern is just ensuring we don’t vomit from con-

suming too much food.Simply put: What’s not to

love?I suppose people with less-

than-functional families or family members spanning the country might not be as fond of the holiday as I am.

But I assure you, it’s possible to celebrate Thanksgiving your own way, with any group of individuals, and make it just as special.

For example, my group of friends from The BG News coordinated our own Thanksgiving celebration this weekend before we headed home for break.

It was an inspiring col-laboration. Whether some-one brought beer, bacon or a box of stuffing, every-one contributed to our delicious, albeit slightly unconventional meal.

Ultimately, it wasn’t the food that mattered though — it was the group of people we were sharing it with.

Many of us are seniors graduating in December or May, meaning our time

spent together is even more cherished. I was very thank-ful for one of my last oppor-tunities to be around every-one as a University student.

So what are you thank-ful for this Thanksgiving season?

Very few people will prob-ably answer that question with “nothing.” I’d argue everyone has at least one thing or one person to be grateful for.

So, please, before you begin purchasing pres-ents, singing Christmas carols and hanging twin-kling lights across your porch, take some time to appreciate those things and those people.Don’t shove Thanksgiving aside. Go share it with someone.

After all, spending genu-ine quality time with loved ones expresses more com-passion than any material object can offer — it’s the ultimate form of gratitude.

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But … what was I to do with it?

See, I collect things, his-torical things. Important things, trivial things, things that only I possibly could take comfort or satisfaction in collecting.

I secretly imagine most Americans buying their Twinkie, smiling, reminisc-ing on childhood lunches and late-night snacks, eat-ing their beholden gift and that’s it.

But to me, all I saw was a $1.59 plastic-wrapped col-lectable of an end to an era.

Or was it?Do Twinkies really main-

tain their composition until the end of time? Certainly their taste would expire like everything else, but would it really be worth collecting?

Would a few months go by, the Twinkie beginning to mold or rot or some-thing, leaving me wishing I had just eaten it when I had the chance?

Do I stand to become the proverbial kid who doesn’t wear his new pair of shoes so as not to ruin them, only to outgrow them before he ever had a chance to wear them?

Is life worth living in the present, with only the mem-ories to cling onto in our hearts, or is it better to keep their tangibility and shape?

Should my shelf at home

remain as bare as Meijer’s, or full of life, of color, of a golden treat of treats?

Or rather a moment of happiness, followed by remembering, remember-ing, remembering …

I need your help. The wrapper says “best by Nov. 30.”

I need to know whether to eat it or collect it. Think deep in your heart.

Find me — on campus, on Facebook … send in a Letter to the Editor, a guest column, a carrier pigeon, a smoke signal.

I’ve got until Nov. 30. To eat, or not to eat?

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can call him personally at 419-290-2074.

For me, I don’t under-stand why anyone would be opposed to a homeless shel-ter being started in Bowling Green, but from my under-standing certain organiza-tions have been less than receptive to past attempts to start one.

I tried to reach the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce for a comment about whether or not they would support (or have sup-

ported in the past) such an effort but was unable to reach anyone for comment.

So as we go into this Thanksgiving break, and we go to dinner with our loved ones, I ask everyone to keep in mind that giving thanks for all of our bless-ings should not be done on auto-pilot.

We need to truly think about things like having a safe, secure place to live and enough food to keep our stomachs full and our bod-ies healthy, and remember they are not birthrights that are owed to us.

And while we give thanks

we should consider that being truly thankful some-times requires more than words. It sometimes requires us to give back what, and where, we can to those less fortunate.

Mahatma Gandhi once famously said, “Be the change you want to see in the world,” and so this Thanksgiving, let’s not just say how thankful we are but do what we need to do to prove it to the world around us.

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