Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 11-10-1995 The BG News November 10, 1995 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News November 10, 1995" (1995). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5922. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5922 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. —I gi)fgsj?npg "Celebrating 75 years of Excellence // 1995 Inside theNews Opinion CCimpilS • Students not properly sorting re eye lab lex 4 Joe explores falling victim State • Marijuana smoker cites medical need for drug 5 to writer's block. Notion • Judge upholds 'Boy Scouts' ban on gays 8 Page 2, SportS • Volleyball still has fighting chance 11 NEWS Friday, November 10,1995 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 82, Issue 42 Jackson considers Police investigate sexual assaults running Number of fall semester rapes reported by students continues Lee Bine and Joe Boyle just wanted a report on file. tim, and being able to go to the The BC News City police found another hospital after a rape, since the in 1996 case difficult to investigate be- hospitals are required to report City and campus police are cause the victim knew the .ape victims," he said. Dariene Superville working to resolve the rash of name of her attacker but did Barbara Waddell, public in- The Associated Press alleged rapes that have been not want to reveal it to police, formation officer for Universi- reported since the beginning of WASHINGTON - Two-time according to a recent police ty Police, said city and campus fall classes. report. ixilice have been working presidential candidate Jesse Thirteen incidents have been Jackson said Thursday he's In two of the date rape cases, together on these cases. reported as rapes in the city thinking anew about running in the alleged rapists have been "We usually work closely on and on campus since the be- 1996 now that retired Gen. Colin arrested and are awaiting trial these cases, with regards to ginnining of the semester. Four Powell has ruled out a potential and sentencing. sharing information and things White House bid. of these involved attackers The three remaining rapes of that nature," Waddell said. Less than 24 hours after Powell who were not known by the are what police classify as "at- Some safety improvements announced he would not run, victims. tacker or stalker rapes." All of residence halls are in the Jackson said at a news confer- So far this semester, police three of these rapes remain works or have recently been ence that he has met with his ad- have handled three reported unsolved, according to the put in place by the Student visers over the past few days to rapes on campus, at least one latest police reports. Housing and Residence Pro- "assess the landscape." of which was an acquaintance Bowling Green Police De- grams. §> rape. The suspect in the ac- "I still have the fire in my belly tective Ken Fortney said these These recent improvements quaintance rape, which oc- rapes were committed by "at and clear vision in my head about include crime alerts and flyers Corn-toy of Ualvtnity police curred in Harshman, was later least two different people, regarding personal safety, 1 what a president ought to do to revealed to police by the vic- maybe three." Police are searching for two men who allegedly abducted and raped • make the nation better," said the which have been posted in res- University student on Oct. 18. founder of the National Rainbow tim. However, since all three of idence halls and fraternity and Coalition and presidential candi- The latest incident, which is the victims were under the in- sorority houses. still under investigation, in- date of 1984 and 1988. fluence of alcohol, police have Also, student night clerk volved a Macdonald West resi- said it is difficult for them to "I have a plan to revitalize our Coverage in residence halls has economy to make us more fiscal- dent who said she was raped in put together an accurate pro- been increased to cover defi- Help available file of any of the attackers. ly responsible, to change our Founders Hall last week. She ciencies in the operation, ac- priorities, to make us more hu- was taken to Wood County In at least one case, the vic- cording to Mike Vetter, direc- tim could not recall anything mane," he said. Hospital. A residence hall di- tor of Student Housing and about her attacker, according Jackson said it was premature rector notified University Residence Programs. for victimized to a police report. Police are to say when he would reach a de- police of the incident. Student campus security The other incident Involved a still actively investigating the officers, which previously only cision. rapes, however, according to Larry Hannan of sexual assaults. While criticizing what he said female student who was pulled assisted in securing academic Lt. Tom Brokamp. The BC News When a student is assaulted was Clinton's inattention to ur- into a vehicle by two assailants, buildings, are now helping to in a residence hall, it is often Major Tom Votava said the ban issues, Jackson suggested he raped, and later returned to secure residence halls as well, Recent reports of sexual as- the student's residential ad- campus. increase in reported rapes this Vetter said. would stay on the political side- saults on campus and in the visor that has the first contact lines if the president begins to Of the 10 city rapes, seven year can in part be attributed In addition, the Campus Es- with the victim. to a better understanding of city have raised concerns pay more attention to cities and have been acquaintance, or cort Service has expanded its Judy Nemitz, associate di- the crime. among many students. The racial inequities. "date rapes." Of those, one was hours. It will now stay open rector of Residence life, Stu- "I think a lot of it is better University has many resour- Jackson said it would be diffi- found to be "unfounded." In from dusk until 6 a.m. Sunday ces and individuals available education and the des- cult for him to run in the Demo- another case, the victim did not through Friday, and 10 p.m. to to help people who are victims See HELP, page eight. cratic primaries want to pursue charges, but tigmatization of the rape vic- 6 am. on Saturday. Speaker recalls Nazi horrors World cultures Holocaust survivor talks of fleeing German army, hiding in hayloft to be celebrated family away from the ghetto and Jim Barker Shonda Honlgford photographs, music and posters. The BC News allowed them to hide in his bam The BC News Participants will share their cul- for the next two years. ture as well as answer questions. Erna Gorman spent much of According to Gorman, the This Saturday, University stu- Other attractions of the fes- her early childhood listening to months she spent huddled in the dents will have the opportunity to tival will include an international the sound of marching boots and cramped hayloft without excer- go around the world in 2 hours, fashion show, a student from gunshots. cise or sunlight nearly ruined her 38 minutes and 25 seconds. Ghana telling a story and food Born In the French town of mind permanently. "There was The International Festival, an from around the world. The Metz in 1934, Gorman spent her no fresh air, no windows. We got evening of food, entertainment American food will be Velvetta childhood hiding under the floor- to see daylight only In the morn- and culture will be taking place Macaroni and Cheese. boards In a Nazi-controlled ghe- ings, when my sister and I would at St. Thomas More University "We wanted a quintessential tto apartment and later, languish- walk to the door side by side to Parish from 7-9 p.m. American food and decided it ing as a fugitive in the hayloft of see if everything was clear," she The International Festival is should be something that came • German farmer. said. sponsored by the World Student out of a foil packet," Fisch said. Gorman spoke to a near- "By the second year, I couldnt Association. The WSA's mission The festival will also include capacity crowd at Lenhart Grand even stand up. I would look at one is to allow International students entertainment from around the Ballroom Thursday, recounting bale of hay for an entire day. My and American students to com- world. Indian dancing, Ukranlan her experiences as a Jewish child mind was gone, I had lost my municate and to understand each singing and a taichl demon- trying to survive the Holocaust speech and my language," Gor- other's culture's. stration are some of the attrac- Gorman lived from age five to man said. "It's part of a process of realiz- tions. There will also be a age 12 being driven from one Gorman said she remembers ing that there's difference in the Chinese woman playing the Jewish ghetto to the next, where Joseph Schwammberger, an S.S. world and that can be a beautiful French horn and a Romanian folk she witnessed firsthand Nazi captain and commander of the thing," said Mike Fisch, graduate song being played on the violin.