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It shouldn't be that hard to go from here to a list of rosters of Bowling Green football teams, but I've given up for the moment. Haven't tried other universities, but my dad says he played for Bowling Green. Hackwrench 00:18, 14 February 2006 (UTC)Reply
The list of notable alumni in this article is way too long. Please consider making a new article and moving most of this list into that article as we've done with other universities. --ElKevbo 21:08, 1 February 2007 (UTC)Reply
It might help to add a display "box" which helps keep the appearance neat and orderly. It is common in "Notable Alumni" sections for other colleges and universities. Andrewincowtown (talk) 21:29, 26 August 2016 (UTC)Reply
bg, i know we have more notable programs than this. what about our photochemical sciences? org. development? -- brian, 17 march 2007
For those wikipedians who wish to identify themselves as attending or having attended BGSU, a userbox and category have been created.
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Please see Category:Wikipedians by alma mater: Bowling Green State University for instructions on how to add the userbox and/or alma mater category to your userpage. --Kralizec! (talk) 01:52, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
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removed some citation tags due to requirements being met.--Bhockey10 (talk) 17:19, 22 February 2008 (UTC)Reply
ok I noticed all of those little citation needed tags were gone so I thought it was ok ElKevbo is correct- the article is in poor shape. for one, it's way too wordy.--Bhockey10 (talk) 17:31, 22 February 2008 (UTC)Reply
I removed the statement "also known as the "Yale of the Midwest" along with the source (which was a deadlink when I tried to open it) because the source was the Bowling Green website. Using the BGSU website (or any school's website) for any type of outstanding claim isn't a good idea simply because of potential bias. School websites are informative but also serve as a promotional tool for their respective school, so they can't be used uniformly to verify all information. Generally, school websites are great resources for referencing the school's history, programs available, faculty, enrollment stats, etc., but not for rankings, anything "best" or "one of the greatest", or anything similar. As for "Yale of the Midwest" there was a similar discussion at Talk:Brigham Young University/Archive 3#Harvard of the West. Basically the consensus was that such names are usually only local and many schools often refer to themselves as a Harvard or Yale of a certain area. These are generally forms of boosterism as opposed to a legitimate nickname. In doing a simple Google search for "Yale of the Midwest" (in quotes), I found references to Beloit College, Grinnell College, Youngstown State University, and Miami University as "Yale of the Midwest" on the first page with further references to Denison University, University of Michigan, Northwestern University, and additional ones to Beloit later in the results. --JonRidinger (talk) 20:28, 14 September 2010 (UTC)Reply
My daughter is seriously looking into BGSU for the 2011, she would be a freshman. Not to be rude or crude but as a father I must ask, I have heard from numerous people that BGSU is high in numbers on STD's, mainly in the girls. Anyone out there that can HONESTLY answer this question I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks, Shane Dunigan sdunigan@profabu.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.230.128.144 (talk) 18:33, 14 October 2010 (UTC)Reply
I recently had a university-related article receive GA status and haven't worked on the BGSU article much lately. I want to bring the article up to GA standards. This article isn't too bad, with mostly citation, referencing, organization and formatting issues. That said, one of the most glaring issues I see is that the History section is rather light for a university with a rather long and established history and tradition. If anyone wants to add to the history section (with reliable well sourced info) that would greatly help the article's push toward GA status. Bhockey10 (talk) 23:51, 12 March 2011 (UTC)Reply
A recent edit added information about the AAUP union at BGSU and the state's response. I removed that edit because it was very poorly written e.g. "The union is overwhelmingly supported by more than 60% of the faculty members." The only source that was provided does make this sound like an interesting and relevant story but it needs to be included with appropriate tone and an accurate description. It should also be kept to one or two sentences given its impact on the entire history of this university. ElKevbo (talk) 18:32, 29 April 2012 (UTC)Reply
I'd love to see info on:
There's a sort of "tour" of present day campus; should there be references to buildings that the university razed & when as well as their respective locations on the "present day" campus? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.187.253.130 (talk) 22:19, 24 July 2012 (UTC)Reply
Should it be mentioned in the article's history section that the Cleveland Browns held their first training camp (and numerous training camps afterward) at the school? I'm not sure it should, but just wanted to put it out there in case editors think it's worthy of a mention. I'm happy to add it myself if people think it is, but I'm mindful that this is up for a GA review and so don't want to rock the boat too much.--Batard0 (talk) 19:05, 26 August 2012 (UTC)Reply
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Reviewer: Cupco (talk · contribs) 19:22, 29 August 2012 (UTC)Reply
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1. Well-written: | ||
1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct. | I am unable to find any remaining copyright violations. The prose is very readable, with mostly concise sentences and great readability throughout. | |
1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation. | Two small lists, which could be improved if they were made multi-column to save whitespace, but no major and no other minor issues. I columnized the lists. | |
2. Verifiable with no original research: | ||
2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline. | Randomly selected excerpts were verifiable. | |
2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose). | Sources for all notable alumni, presidents, etc. No controversies that I can see. | |
2c. it contains no original research. | As far as I can tell. No exceptional claims. | |
3. Broad in its coverage: | ||
3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic. | Thank you, the tuition and graduation rates make it seem much less like a public relations brochure. I was unable to find any mention of crime on campus or major controversies, either. The few minor controversies I did find would have BLP issues if they were included, so forget that. | |
3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style). | Lengthy but not overly so. | |
4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. | It still seems somewhat like a marketing brochure, but I can not find any reliable sources with which to do anything about it. Hope for a faculty sex scandal if you plan to try to make it through FAC. | |
5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. | Dashboard looks fine. | |
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: | ||
6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content. | Sampled a handful, all ok. | |
6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions. | Very nice photos. | |
7. Overall assessment. | ✓ Pass Listed. Cupco 22:04, 30 August 2012 (UTC)Reply |
Cupco- Thanks for the GA review!
Reply to 1A, Copy vio: I'm not sure how those facts on the nickname escaped myself, peer review, and copyedit. I think it may have been paraphrased but not enough. I reworked the wording and paraphrased better, please have a look at those sentences and see if it suits you better. I believe that was toward the top of the Early growth and development section
Reply to 3A, Coverage: I agree the grad/attrition rates and tuition are missing. I'll work on putting together that information this evening, there's some good data here: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Bowling+Green+State&s=all&id=201441#retgrad and I'll look to bring in a cpl more reliable sources as well. I'm a little weary of adding crime data and have not seen it included in other GA and Featured university-related articles. According to the data, BG's campus is one of the safer ones for a larger university but I haven't found articles to that, safe campus awards, etc... really anything notable regarding campus safety. http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Bowling+Green+State&s=all&id=201441#crime Also, other than no notable murders or crimes, I have not seen anything on big/notable controversies. The only thing I can think of, occurred while I was on business in Toledo in early Aug. BGSU demolished a 1920s kit home that held staff offices. It was not on a historic registrar and had been modified so much, the university argued it was not representative of a kit home and basically beyond repair or additional renovations. http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2012/07/31/BGSU-building-supporters-gather-to-protest-demolition.html http://www.sent-trib.com/front-page/updated-demolition-of-pop-culture-house-begins If the property is used for a new health center, some mention of the site and the house could be added, but I personally wouldn't call it a notable controversy. Bhockey10 (talk) 21:13, 29 August 2012 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the extra work to clear up those issues. ✓ Pass Congratulations! Cupco 22:08, 30 August 2012 (UTC)Reply
Thanks, for the review! It's a nice honor after myself and some of the other regular editors put it extensive work toward the GA status. Cheers and happy editing! Bhockey10 (talk) 00:37, 31 August 2012 (UTC)Reply
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It seems very odd to me to describe the Bowling Green campus as "suburban." Do we have a source for that? Kendall-K1 (talk) 12:15, 15 February 2016 (UTC)Reply
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The part about Buckeye Boys State is incorrect, it is not hosted at BGSU anymore, rather at Miami University. (Command+F to find it).
Re the Maurer Center, previously The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Film Theater and Gallery. …it features early film memorabilia and highlights the careers of both Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish.
Does it still feature these, after the political re-dedicating? Valetude (talk) 22:14, 22 October 2019 (UTC)Reply