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Trustees raise President Rogers’ payAnd | ReporterBGSU President Rodney Rogers’ salary will be bumped up to $500,000 in a unanimous vote from the Board of Trustees.

This pay raise of $20,000 comes after over a year and a half of COVID-19. The trustees forewent raising Rogers’ salary in 2020 due to the pandemic.

They cited Rogers’ continuous leadership throughout COVID-19 and the success of the Changing Lives for the World Campaign as reasons to increase his pay.

Rogers also received a 25% bonus — $120,000 — and 20% in deferred comp-ensation with an additional 10% tacked on.

For the third year in a row, Rogers has continued his tradition of donating the 25% bonus back to BGSU, in support of the year-old Life Design program, which is focused on teaching undergraduate students healthy emotional and social practices.

“I contributed the bonus back ... because I believe in BGSU and the work that we are doing and the work that we still have to complete,” he said.

Rogers said he is “humbled” by the pay raise.

“It’s a signal from the Board (of Trustees) that they appreciate the work that is being done to move the institution forward,” he said.

He also thanked the students, faculty and staff for their “hard work” in furthering BGSU.

The trustees also approved the naming of campus spaces after alumni and the Wood County Hospital.

The hospital is being honored with the Wood County Hospital Student Hub in the Health and Human Services Building and the Wood County Hospital Foundation Conference Room in the School of Nursing in Central Hall.

The trustees thanked the hospital for its long-standing educational and philanthropic partnership with BGSU, which includes the opening of the Falcon Health Center in 2013, as reason to acknowledge.

Also in the Health and Human Services building, the trustees honored the late Julian Williford for his contributions to BGSU as a professor in food and nutrition, with the naming of the Julian “Dr. Joe” Williford Food Science Research Lab.

BGSU graduate and founder of Southern Hospitality Group in South Carolina Andrew Cajka was honored with the Andrew B. Cajka Office in the Maurer Center. n

Andrew Bailey | Editor-in-Chief

PHOTO BY ANDREW BAILEYThe Board of Trustees’ next meeting is on Dec. 9 and 10.

“It’s a signal from the Board (of Trustees) that they appreciate the work that is being done

to move the institution forward,”— Rodney Rogers —

BGSU President

BGSU’s Assistant Teaching Professor and BG24 advisor Jasmine Crighton was an Emmy nominee winner at the 2009 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, won for her work

behind the cameras as a technical director for a once-a-year show called “Speedway Saturday Night.” As she’s taken her career far, she now teaches young students who are eager to learn the technicalities behind the camera and help out aspiring journalist.

From Vegas to BG: Emmy-winner, professor, advisor

What did winnng the Emmy do for your career?

“In two weeks after the ceremony me and half of my coworkers were getting laid off. We had been told months ahead of time and we were working until our end date. Because they were automating our production. During my speech I mentioned that I was getting laid off and if anyone needed a new technical director I was here. Didn’t end up being a job unfortunately. But It was life changing because it turned into their jobs, mainly education. I got hired a couple months later to teach at my undergraduate institution for a few years and then they hired me here at the university to teach technical directing and directing.”

Why did you decide to join NATAS CGL?

“I decided to join NATAS CGL because I find it a lot of fun. I like to be in the know about things and I like to be part of an organization that gives out scholarships and awards of excellence and that’s what NATAS does. I like to be part of a group where students are awarded for their excellence and I like to be part of a group that does those things.”

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Aspen Strauss | ReporterWhat was the project that qualified you for your Emmy and how long did it take for you to work on it?

“I won a regional Emmy in the Pacific Southwest Chapter while working and living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Part of the region included San Diego and South Central California. I submitted for a sports cast that I technically directed as a production crew member who operated the technical equipment.”

“The project was a once-a-year show called Speedway Saturday Night, and it was by far the hardest show I had ever technically directed ever. Many of the special effects that we were using for this specific show were for the Nascar show but we had never used them before and no one at the TV station I was at had ever done it before either. There were so many pieces to make it perfect.”

What went into preparing for the show?

“We got one rehearsal before the show and it was a speed run through, nothing was in real time and there were many screw ups from my coworkers and myself. It was very stressful but I was brought in specifically for this show because they knew if anyone was going to be able to pull it off, it was going to be me.”

What were you feeling after you found out you won?

“Originally, I wasn’t going to submit anything. I was young and didn’t think about these types of things. My co-worker named Doug said, “you know, you should really submit for the Emmys.” I was unsure and had to pay out of pocket. I didn’t make a whole lot of money at the time and back then you had to make 2-3 DVDs

and mail it in, and without Doug I never would have done it. When we were at the show and my name was called, I was shocked. I ran up there immediately and stood right next to the stage. I was completely unprepared because I didn’t think I was going to win.”

“There had been another nominee I was going up against and this person had two nominations and I only had one in our category and I thought:

‘well, how could I win.’ I didn’t have my family come, I didn’t have a speech prepared or anything.”

Fun fact:After rejecting 47 original proposals for what the Emmy statuette would look like, Engineer Louis McManus created the statue by using his wife as a model the statuette of a winged woman holding an atom has since become the symbol supporting and uplifting the arts and science of television. The wings represent the muse of art; the atom, the electron of science.

As a trademark of its owners, the ATAS and the NATAS hold firm rules on the use of the Emmy as well as its name. For example, the Emmy statuette must always appear facing left.

The 42nd News & Documentary Emmy Awards ceremonies are on Sept. 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. EST.

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“When we were at the show and my name was called I was shocked [...] I was

completely unprepared because I didn’t think I was going to win.”

Jasmine Crighton BGSU Assistant Teaching Professor

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TV Show: ’The Wilds’ (2020-)

After a colossal plane crash, a group of teenage girls, all from incredibly divergent backgrounds, must learn to survive and live with each other on a deserted island. Tensions run high, and every girl struggles to come to terms with this horrific accident. Except, what they don’t know is, it wasn’t an accident. The girls have become unwilling participants in a scientific social experiment. Each episode focuses on a different girl, slowly revealing their back story, and how they ended up on the plane that forever changed their lives. Personalities clash, friendships are broken and repaired, as they all fight to survive. “The Wilds” is streaming now on Amazon Prime Video.

Book: ’The Female of the Species’ by Mindy McGinnis (2016) Trigger Warning: Rape

“The Female of the Species” takes a dark but necessary look into society’s perception of women and rape culture. Split between three perspectives, Alex, Jack and Peekay. The main plot focuses on Alex, an angry teenage girl who actively suppresses her violent instincts. Alex’s sister had been brutally murdered two years ago, and she can’t seem to get revenge out of her head. For the most part, she’s been able to keep a low profile and surprisingly takes Peekay and Jack as friends, but she finally meets her breaking point at a party. From there, everything falls apart, and everyone scrambles to make sense of their own emotions and the world around them.

Album: ’The Sunset Tree’ by The Mountain Goats (2005)

The album, “The Sunset Tree” perfectly captures the essence of melancholy. This indie album manages to be both mellow and exciting at the same time. Multiple songs focus on the recklessness of childhood and the loss of innocence, while others center around existential questions and values. My personal favorite on the album, “This Year,” captures the optimism of youth and the excitement of being free from responsibility. However, no matter where you are in life, “The Sunset Tree” has it all. In addition to softer songs perfect for reflection, the album also has songs to scream along to with your friends. There’s honestly a song for everyone.

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Movie: ’You Again’ (2010)

It’s challenging to watch your brother marry your high school bully, who ruined your self-esteem and crushed your spirit—especially when your brother has no idea. Welcome to the life of Marni Olsen, a woman hellbent on revenge and exposing Joanna, her brother’s fiancé. To complicate matters further, Marni’s mother is also feuding with Joanna’s aunt, and the situation soon becomes explosive. With adults acting with teenagers, the pettiness and wickedness of high school are back just in time for the big wedding. Families are turned against each other, and no one is safe from their past in this epic comedy, available now on Disney+.

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“I’m not sure if he needed that high of a raise compared to the rest of the faculty here, but I do believe he’s a great president for our University.”

ALYSSA RUSSELL JUNIOR Art Education

“I haven’t really been looking into it that much, but I do think he’s done some good things for the school.”

“I feel that raising his salary is a bit unnecessary. I believe that the money should be going towards the faculty and utilities at BGSU.”

“I think he does deserve the raise because a lot of people like him and he’s been doing a great job so far!”

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Does President Rogers’ $500,000 salary raise warrant his performance over the past two years?

PEOPLEON THE STREETGabby Petito

investigationHomicide was ruled the cause of death of 22-year-old social media influence Gabby Petito.

The search continues across the nation as authorities look for person-of-interest and finance of Petito, Brian Laundrie.

Petito and Laundrie departed from Blue Point, New York for their westward-bound road trip on July 2. Things appeared normal until Petito’s family stopped receiving contact with her after Aug. 30. Laundrie then returned home without his partner on Sept. 1.

After his unwillingness to cooperate with the police and the circumstances in which he returned home alone, Laundrie was named a main suspect.

Days after Laundrie was named a suspect, officials recovered a body in Utah that was identified as Petito on Sept. 19.

On Sept. 26, family and friends gathered to mourn at a service held in Petito’s honor.

Ohio Universities enforcing vaccine requirementsAcross the state, Ohio universities are creating COVID-19 vaccine requirements for faculty and students.

Ohio State University set the precedent for the rest of the state when they announced their decision for student and faculty vaccine requirements in late Aug. OSU, along with 22 other institutions, have now established deadlines for full vaccination and vaccine exemptions.

In early September, BGSU announced their own plan to require vaccinations while allowing certain exemptions.

Nov. 1 is the deadline for BGSU students to submit requests for exemption. Without an exemption, Nov. 29 is the deadline to submit proof of full vaccination to Med+Proctor through MyBGSU.

Border patrol horseback banned U.S. Border Patrol has suspended using agents on horseback indefinitely after footage of officers clashing with Haitian refugees has sparked outrage.

The images captured depict the horse patrol’s treatment of refugees as they tried to cross the Rio Grande in Del Rio, Texas.

While it is unclear whether or not the officers involved broke procedure, lawmakers have related this image of their actions to a representation of racial disparity.

President Biden has declared that the incident was “horrible,” and it was later confirmed that the administration has ended the use of horse patrols, for now.

Officials preparing for potential government shutdown Oct. 1The White House has warned government agencies to prepare for a potential shutdown as Congress struggles to pass funding before the deadline on Sept. 30.

Government shutdowns in the United States occur when there is a failure to pass funding legislation to finance the government for its next fiscal year.

Two bills proposing a $3.5 trillion allotment have been circulating between the House and Senate since mid-August.

Although Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi vowed that Congress will do everything they can do to maintain current funding levels, critics doubt that a resolution will be reached in time.

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“I feel very confident in our team this year. We have a great young core that already

has some great chemistry and I can’t wait to see how we build on it this season.”

Jacob Schuette Assistant Captain

BGSU club hockey Captain Adam Burtzlaff and Assistant Captain Jacob Schuette talk about their team and what they expect for the season. They’re both excited to represent the team as captains this

year and look forward to having a great season with their teammates.

Aspen Strauss | ReporterHow confident do you feel in your team this year? Burtzlaff: “I am pretty confident with our group this year. We are very young. We only have two seniors and two juniors and the rest are sophomores and freshmen. We have such a special group of guys and I couldn’t be happier.”

Schuette: “I feel very confident in our team this year. We have a great young core that already has some great chemistry and I can’t wait to see how we build on it this season.”

How important is it to you and the team that people come to the games? Burtzlaff: “We’re playing roughly 35 this year which is a lot. It is really meaningful when people come to our games. I know it gets the boys going for sure to look out and see all those people support us, it is surreal honestly and we can’t thank people enough for coming to support us. It truly means the world to all of us.”

Schuette: “Last year, we could still have our families come to our games, which was nice, but this year with fans it’s a whole different animal. The atmosphere for our opening game was insane and we all felt the energy coming off the crowd. We can’t wait to see everyone at the games this whole year.”

Do you have a game that you’re most looking forward to playing this year?Burtzlaff: “We are playing Toledo at Fifth-Third outdoor field on December 16th. All the boys are pretty excited about that one.”

Schuette: “I’m most looking forward to playing Cincinnati this season because I have a bunch of friends from home on that team. My one friend and I have played with each other for most of our lives so it’ll be interesting to play against him for the first time.”

How does it feel to be captain this year?Burtzlaff: “This year the boys all voted for me to get the captain position. It’s really humbling that they all believe in me like that and I couldn’t be prouder to lead the group that we have. Like I said earlier we have such a special group and leading this team is truly a special opportunity.”

What do you hope to get out of the season? Burtzlaff: “Obviously, the #1 goal is to win a national championship, but at the end of the day, we just want to have fun and play hockey. I think as long as we can do that the national championship will come eventually as long as we can keep working hard.”

Schuette: “Out of this season, I’m hoping to have a lot of fun with the guys and win a bunch of hockey games so we can make it to nationals. Our team can do special things, so we’re going to work our absolute hardest to make it to St. Louis this year.”

What would you tell someone about club v.s. NCAA sports and why they’re both important? Burtzlaff: “There definitely is a stigma between club and NCAA. Obviously, we will always be the “little

brother” but we work extremely hard and we are all extremely talented hockey players. We have multiple players that took gap years to play junior hockey, including myself, just to play club. The ACHA (our league) is extremely competitive and almost every single person I played junior hockey with now plays in the ACHA which is the club league. People hear club and maybe they think we aren’t very good or “it’s just a club, it’s not that serious” but I think if people came and watched they would be surprised. We put a lot of time into this and it is really rewarding when people come out to support us. We hope to continue to grow not just club hockey in BG, but hockey in the community in general.”

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C aesar’s Sportsbook made Minnesota a 31-point favorite against Bowling Green for their week four

matchup. What did the Falcons say? “Hold my drink.” Bowling Green pulled off the 14-10 upset on Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium against the Big Ten’s Minnesota Golden Gophers. The theme of the game? Defense. The Falcons’ defense held the Gophers to only 241 yards of total offense, while racking up four sacks and creating three turnovers. In the second quarter, after keeping the score at 3-0, the Falcons scored the first touchdown of the game, thanks to a one-yard touchdown run by quarterback Matt McDonald. The Falcons carried the 7-3 lead into halftime. In the third quarter, after the Gophers scored on the opening drive of the second half, the Falcons closed the quarter with a second rushing touchdown by McDonald.

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BGSU not only broke records over this past weekend, but pulled off one of the biggest upsets in their 2021 season with a 14-10 win over Minnesota.

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DAWN VIOLET TODD | SPORTS REPORTER

As the winds of autumn approach, there are skates being sharpened and ice being polished in anticipation of the 2021–2022 Men’s Ice Hockey season. The first puck drop for the BGSU Falcons is less than a month away, and the team is preparing for a season that will bring many new elements. As with any year, there are new players joining the team. Unlike other years, the Falcons are rolling forward with over 40% of the team being new players to the Bowling Green roster. Of these 11 new players, eight of them are freshmen and three are transfer students, all seniors. Head Coach Ty Eigner explained what it was like to be working with a roster full of new players. “We were pretty prepared for it knowing that we had ten seniors last year, so we knew based on graduation that we would have some holes to fill,” he said. “I believe the most important thing, with that, is trying to have great relationships with everybody. A lot of the kids that are new have been committed to us for a number of years, which is good, so we’ve got a good relationship already.” As far as on-ice training goes with a new roster, Eigner knows how to go forward in situations like this. “The challenge whether there’s ten new guys or two new guys is always trying to get everybody up to speed,” he said. “Every year with new players there’s a transition to college hockey.”

With the score at 14-10, that was all she wrote for offense, and in the end, the game. Two fourth quarter interceptions from Devin Taylor and Jordan Anderson sealed Minnesota’s fate and snapped a 21-game winning streak against non-conference teams for the Gophers. The afternoon was full of magic, and Head Coach Scot Loeffler expressed how proud he was of his young team. “I couldn’t be more happy for a group of kids who have really been through a lot,” Loeffler said. “We’re just going to keep on getting better and improving.”

Minnesota Head Coach P.J. Fleck complimented the Falcons on their performance. “Give Bowling Green a lot of credit,” Fleck said. “I know how excited they are, and they deserve it and they earned it.” In the end, McDonald finished 19/35 for 170 yards, with two rushing touchdowns and one interception. Tight end Christian Sims led the Falcons in receiving with 51 yards on six catches. For the Gophers, quarterback Tanner Morgan struggled with 5/13 for 59 yards and two interceptions. Their lone bright spot was running back Trey Potts, who finished with 141 yards on 27 carries. The Falcons (2-2), will attempt to carry their momentum into their first conference matchup Oct. 2 at 3:30 p.m. at Kent State. The Gophers (2-2) suffered their second loss after Ohio State in week one. They will attempt to rebound next week at Purdue. For more information about this game, check out bgsufalcons.com.

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Attend an open mic night at Prout ChapelHere on campus, at Prout Chapel, you can attend a series of readings, reviews and open mic nights on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. The first open mic night is planned for Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m.

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Attend an art gallery exhibit on campusCheck out the Fine Arts Building for various art galleries and showings throughout the year. ‘Visible Man’ curated by art historian and BGSU School of Art almunus, Dr. Michael Harris will be shown in the center gallery Sept. 24th - Nov. 7th.

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Nia Lambdin | ReporterAndrew Bailey | Editor-in-ChiefBGSU’s Undergraduate Student Government unanimously passed a resolution reinstating the single-use plastic bag ban in favor of reusable bags.

USG worked with BGSU’s Environmental Action Group on this step toward a “more environmental-friendly campus.”

The ban was previously implemented in 2018 in accordance with BGSU’s Climate Action Plan, until the CDC banned reusable bags in 2020 for COVID-19 safety.

The reusable bags are already available for purchase on campus. S.R. 04’s goal is to phase single-use bags out by the end of the semester.

Director of Campus Sustainability, Cesar Arellano said the resolution will allow students to make more environmental-friendly decisions on campus.

“I believe a bunch of students are starting to care about the environment and the impact we have on it,” he said. “I hope to see a bunch of students carrying (reusable bags) around.”

Prior to voting on the resolution, non-traditional student senator, Matthew Hill

USG reinstates single-use bag banmotioned to amend the resolution, adding that USG should continue to search for alternative options to the reusable bags.

USG “will continue to search for and support the most sustainable and environmentally conscious bag on campus,” the amended lines 20 and 21 of the resolution read.

Hill continued to advocate for single-use, hemp-based plastic bags instead of reusable bags, claiming they have better durability than the single-use bags BGSU will be phasing out.

Military student senator Grant Rospert and Falcon Heights senator Connor Winke supported the hemp bags, which Winke passed out to everyone at the general assembly.

Hill clarified, that they voted for the resolution because they support the reusable bags over the current single-use bags. But they proposed the amendment to eventually advocate for the hemp bags.

When asked if the hemp bags would be handed out for free or require a purchase, Hill avoided answering the question, pivoting back to his earlier talking points on the hemp bags’ durability. n

“I believe a bunch of students are starting to care about the environment and

the impact we have on it...”— Cesar Arellano —

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