BG News

Founded in 1920, the BG News is the student-run newspaper at Bowling Green State University, which is published Monday through Friday during the Fall and Spring semesters and weekly during the summer. It can be picked up at hundreds of locations on and off campus around Bowling Green, Ohio. The newspaper offices are located at West Hall and is advised by the Director of Student Publications. Former editors include Billy Crystal and Maxwell Selby.

Sections

News

The BG News offers local campus and city news, as well as state, regional, national, and international news stories, and editorials.

Sports

Sports appears in every issue and provides the latest scores and sports related news stories. The paper is also the only newspaper source for several campus sports such as football, men's and women's basketball, hockey, baseball, soccer, and other various sports on BGSU's campus. Also covered in the sports section are other NCAA games as well as regional professional sports.

The Pulse

The Pulse is an entertainment section that comes out once a week on Fridays during the academic year.

In Focus

In Focus, a monthly section, deals with one specific topic of interest to the campus.

The Blotter

The Blotter, a daily review of the strangest calls that the Bowling Green City Police and Bowling Green State University Police past night, and the entire weekend in Monday editions. Typical blotter reports range from underage alcohol consumption and pranks to more serious crimes such burglary and vandalism.

Forum

Forum is the opinion section of the paper with articles from BG News columnists and guest columnist submissions. The Forum section also includes political cartoons and an opinion poll question and answer in a section called "People On The Street."

Other features

BG News also includes classified ads, a crossword puzzle, and sudoku in each issue. The BG News also operates a website called the "BG News Network" and features forums, links to local Bowling Green, OH properties, and classified ads.

External links

Bowling Green State University

Academics

College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration College of Education and Human Development College of Health and Human Services College of Musical Arts College of Technology BGSU Firelands

Athletics

Football (2015 season) Ice Hockey Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Baseball Men's Soccer Battle of I-75 Battle for the Anniversary Award Mid-American Conference Chris Bergeron Dave Clawson Curt Miller Louis Orr Danny Schmitz

Campus

Anderson Arena BGSU Ice Arena Bowen-Thompson Student Union Buildings Doyt Perry Stadium Jerome Library Micky Cochrane Field Mickey Cochrane Stadium Warren E. Steller Field Stroh Center Student Housing

Student life

Alumni BG News Bowling Green, OH Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization Club Sports Greek Life Presidents USG WBGU-FM 88.1 WBGU-TV WFAL Falcon Radio

Traditions

Falcon Marching Band Alma Mater Ay Ziggy Zoomba Firing of the Cannon Forward Falcons Freddie and Frieda Falcon History of BGSU SICSIC

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