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Pesorda has proven illusions. church after many doubters performing gay wrong en route to a marriage. stellar career. Weather Today: Thursday partly cloudy November 18. 1999 High 58. Low 30 Volume 87 & Issue 61 ;.The rH BGNews A doily independent student press Explore Academic Chinese Picasso Affairs proposes culture free time Talk allows By JEFF ARNETT The BG Neu i professors to A proposal for periods of share nevus "community time" during the week has been released for the By CRAIG GIFFORD public by the Committee on The BG News Academic Affairs (C'AAl. The country of China has The purpose of community been visited a number of times time, committee chair Neocles by people from the United Leontis said, is to allow for States. Tomorrow, three faculty periods during the week when members and one non-faculty no one has conflicting classes. member will share their experi- Leontis said that during the ences from their visits to China. open periods faculty could This discussion, called meet, students could hold "China in the Eyes of Ameri- teach-ins or have meetings and cans," will take place from 1:30 the president or the deans until 3 p.m., at the campus could hold campus ..,• college- room, in the Union. wide nicotines without worry of The four people scheduled to conflictinf classes share their experiences are Anouier tacet of com- Adclia Peters, professor of munity time, as its name emeritus; Anne Saviers, assis- implies, is to build community. tant of international programs; Leontis -aid an experience he Bill Coggin, professor of Eng- had in a foreign land inspired lish and his wife Betty Coggin, him to suggest the concept. self-employed attorney. "I'd been on sabbatical and According to Bei Cai, presi- I'd been in a country where dent of the Chinese Student they had a two-hour lunch and Scholar Association, the break." Leontis said He said he main topics of the discussion found that he was more produc- will include the Chinese cul- tive and that he communicated ture, women's issues, Tibet and better with the longer break. A the changes in China. similar break could help com Saviers and the Coggins will munication at the University, talk about the culture of China he said. and their experiences in China, The CAA released the pro- while Peters will focus on Tibet. posal early this week. It would "I've lived in China, traveled modify the University's current to China, and taught in China time grid, which contains four and I love it," Coggin said. "1 30-minute periods of time dur- think it's a wonderful country Photo Provided ing the week that are not offi- and I love talking about it." cially used for classes, to con- His wife, Betty, had similar Prints by Pablo Picasso from the Norton Simon Museum are now are display at the Toledo Museum of Art. The print shown is tain two 90-minute periods, oni- thoughts. titled Still Life with Glass Under the Lamp. See NOW section for story. on Tuesday and one on Thurs- "I had a very good experience day. Classes at the 100 level in China," she said. "It is impor- will be exempted, due to the tant for the people in the U.S. sections needed lor them to be more aware of China, The entire proposal is con- especially college students and tained on the Community Time I guess I have a mission to raise Airlines sell online web page at the awareness of a country http://folios.bgsu.edu/comm- that's really rising as a power." By DAVE CARPENTER It also deals another blow to travel The deal is sealed when the seller accepts time/. The site was started this The purpose of this discus- AP Business Writer agents, who are seeing their airline com- the buyer's bid. week, according to Leontis, sion is "to talk about China, CHICAGO — United. American and US missions cut and getting stiff competition Pricelinc's new partners had previously and is intended to allow many and in doing so, increase the Airways have gotten on board with Price- from travel Web sites. Most airlines now been reluctant to sell tickets there, partic- people see and discuss the pro- cultural understandings as to line.com, the nnmo-your-own-price Inter- sell tickets on their own sites, and last ularly American, which was afraid to com- posal. Included in the site are what China is like today," Cai net ticket service. week United, Delta, Continental and pete with Travelocity.com, the travel Web the current and proposed time said. That means that nearly all major U.S. Northwest announced plans for a joint site. site controlled by American's parent. AMR grid and a discussion area All four speakers have visit- airlines now sell seats through Priceline. Pricelinc's three new airlines — Num- Corp. All three airlines also sell tickets at where people can post com- ed China and taught in the The move also doubles the number of seats bers 1, 2 and 6 in the country —join Delta, their own Web sites. ments and questions about the country for months at a time. Priceline can sell Continental. Northwest. TWA and America But results apparently persuaded the proposal. "Hopefully others will go The agreement announced Wednesday West on Priceline. Among major airlines. three airlines. Priceline said its weekly Because of the broad nature there and see it for themselves gives travelers more reason to buy tickets Southwest is still not participating. sales of airline tickets have increased to of the proposal, feedback is rather than just seeing it online and provides airlines with a proven At Priceline.com, buyers can choose more than 50,000 a week, up 1,000 percent desired from people all around through our eyes," Mrs. Cog- way to peddle unsold seats at the last their own price for hotel rooms, cars, home gins said. minute. mortgages, equity loans, even groceries. • See AIRLINES, page six. • See TIME, page six. Cold weather encourages Splish, splash, pulling in cash winter safety precautions By STEFANIE SIZEMORE months. extra batteries, bottled water The BG News • Winter Storm Outlook: and juices. Last week the Ohio Commit- Issued prior to an official Win- • Before winter clean out tee for Severe Weather Aware- ter Storm Watch issuance. The your gutters because snow and ness began its winter safety outlook is given when forecast- ice can build up quickly and campaign with Winter Safety ers believe winter storm condi- leaves will clog the gutters Awareness Week. tions are possible. Usually when they need to drain. Eric Larson, the emergency issued 48-60 hours in advance • Make sure auxiliary management agency director to a winter storm. heaters and fireplaces are ade- and the emergency medical ser- • Winter Storm Watch: quately maintained and ser- vices coordinator for Wood Alerts the public to favorable viced. County, said that the commit- conditions for a blizzard, heavy The Ohio Committee for tee for severe weather aware- snow, freezing rain or heavy Severe Weather Awareness also ness issued a general winter sleet. Usually issued 12 to 36 suggests that people think safety information packet to hours before the beginning of a about a few things before trav- he'D educate the public about winter storm. eling during the winter how to be prepared for winter. • Winter Storm Warning: months. "We issued this packet and Issued when a combination of • Prepare a winter emer- held winter safety awareness heavy snow, heavy freezing gency kit to keep in your trunk week to give people the basic rain or heavy sleet is expected and include the following: At knowledge of what to do in cer- to occur. Usually issued six to least two blankets, waterproof tain situations that happen 24 hours before the event is matches and candles, extra during the winter," Larson expected to begin. clothing, food, rope, shovel, BG News Photo/ MIKE LEHMKUHLE said. The winter safety packet flashlight, batteries, spare The packet gives advice con- gives some helpful ideas on how change and jumper cables. The BGSU Men's Chorus is participating in a Hot Tub-a-Thon to raise money for a tour cerning all aspects of winter to prepare your home for the • Consider snow tires or over Spring Break. The chorus, made up of 114 men, will perform in states from Ohio and safety. winter. chains as your travel dictates. The following is a list of fore- • Every home should have a • Get a tune up and check to New York, singing and promoting the University. They plan to raise $10,000 for the cast and, warning terms that severe weather safety kit your entire car before the win- tour and the fund raiser will last until 3 p.m.