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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 8-21-2006 The BG News August 21, 2006 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 August 21, 2006" (2006). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7620. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7620 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. ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving THE BG NEWS the campus and surrounding community Monday August 21,2006 Volume 101. Issue 2 WWWBGNEWSCOM We feel pretty, Ribeau rallies for the new year oh so pretty... By Bliia Davit Convocation yesterday. the class is partaking in, remind- students here to others he has When they asked each other Paper gets a new look Reporter Ribeau took an unorthodox ing them that their experience worked with in the past. "They about their first experience as route and introduced himself to in college depends on what they are rational." for the first time since an undergraduate, both Ribeau, Despite warm temperatures, the freshman class with a short make of it. Little began the short He also remarked the "sin- now in his 12th year at BG, and 2000, when redesign BGSU President Sidney Ribeau interview from Bernard Little, interview by asking Ribeau of cerity and genuineness" of the Little, shared the same anxieties won a national managed to make an impact president of the Undergraduate his most favorable aspect of the students on campus and noted and dilemmas award | Page 2 on about 3,600 freshmen on Student Government. Ribeau University. the students' ability to genuinely the lawn in front of University emphasized the transition into "The students here are talk- come together to discuss prob- SeeBGX|Page2 Hall during the New Student independence and adulthood ers, " Ribeau said, comparing the lems and present-day issues. Not quite a 'poor student' Average freshmen spend more than Student athlete $1,000 on dorm and stabbed over school supplies |Ptg»3 facebook.crime weekend By Lisa Halvantadt City News Editor How do you Welcome All Bowling Green Students! feel about the An unknown male stabbed a I AlcoholEdu University hockey player late ^4 program? Saturday night. City police reported BGSU WHO S DOING freshman Eddie Neville, listed as WHAT a goalie on the team roster, was Personal Info stabbed in the forearm at the cor- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY Name: Valerie Honorata ner of Clough and Troup streets CHICAGO: Athletes are when he refused to give up his CURTISSSPONTELU. forbidden 10 use Facebook The Hometown: Chicago. III. wallet. By the time police learned Freshman undecided university's athletic director said it of the incident at 1231 am, the is to protect them horn gamblers, aggressor had already run away, "Good, because it agents or se»ual predators. Interests: Photography, music according to Sgt. Tony I letrick. keeps freshmen out Neville was taken to Wood of trouble." | Page 4 PALM BEACH ATLANTIC shopping, naps County 1 lospital for treatment. UNIVERSITY: Tire university An update on his condition has begun holding students was unavailable at press time and accountable for their Faceboolt Offense: Pulled a fire alarm Falcon hockey coach Scon Paluch profiles. If a student applies 'or a campus job. administrators wi\ could not be reached. Marion Jones I Ipon repeated anempts, Neville faces shame look at then account See STABBING ?age2 off the track LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY: T«vosw.mmefs Personal Info Depending on her were kicked oH the team after drug B-test results. athletics administrators dttcovered Name: ElinSonia they belonged to a Facebook she might become group which specifically targeted Budget cuts the next blot on her and bashed team coaches. Hometown: Detroit Mich. sport | Page 19 create opening FISHER COLLEGE BOSTON: Interests: Dance, cooking, Who's next on One student was expelled day anxiety in October after he used yoga, reading Facebook lo criticize a campus the field for By StepTunit spancvr security officer. BG's big spots? Repcter UNIVERSITY Of Offense: Broke into the pool A look at who's gone, OKLAHOMA: Two secret Even through cheerful recogni- who's coming back, service agents showed up on tions and introductions, I Jniversity a student's doorstep and inter- I "resident Sidney Ribeau could not and who's new in rogated him after he posted a football | Page 13 liide the concern in his voice about message on Facebook suggesting the state's impending budget cuts President Bush be assassinated Personal Info in his Opening Day Address. Young defense and replaced with a monkey Name: Keanu Douglas Ribeau spoke of anticipation relies on speed SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: for the new academic year, high to stop the run Four students were placed Hometown: Dayton, Ohio enrollment and how much prog- on disciplfliary probation for ress the University has made since Falcons need to creating a Facebook group where he joined the faculty. The incom- members personally denigrated a Interests: Rock music girls, ing freshman class is taking part in improve on 2005 professor through a series of posts rush defense on the Web site. the BG experience, a unique pro- partying gram staned five years ago to help record | Page 14 PENNSYLVANIA STATE new students adjust to academic UNIVERSITY: Wice used a Offense: Criticized a resident and campus life. photo of students rushing the As well as discussing new FULL PULL! football field on Facebook to adviser University programs, Ribeau spoke arrest students of the Building Dreams Campaign. Attendees at the The campaign is designed to help DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY: A National Tractor Pull student was ordered to write a 10- with University funding, and he hopes to complete it this year. make more money page essay about homosenuality m the Catholic Church alter Personal Info So far, the campaign has raised than you do. We look material on his Facebook profile at the tractor fans' was deemed homophobic by Name: Rosa Tordis SeeRIBIAU|Pagel2 universrty officials stats. | Page 25 Hometown: Nashville, Tenn. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: Athletes were I Turn off your asked to remove themselves Interests: Ice skating, meeting Newfound from Facebook after photos of its iPod, relax women's soccer team allegedly new people, movies nearness and and float hazing new recruits surfaced on the Internet. fresh frustration -i downstream So/ce Ire Cfcwvei OUtora CM) Offense: Drank underage The Wf Unvote G»vw Company. Inc. By Johnny Payne The Beatles remain R*nBe*hftnt Reporter sma rou fc3 in 'he " 9 P RACHEL GREENFIELD I BG NEWS GRAPHIC ILIUSTRATIOH I IMAGES FROM SXQtU — of mega-bands that Editor's Note: Tliisisa don't put their music reporter's commentary on iTunes | Pag* 41 on life in the dorm. Personal information now a public concern No, we cannot all "just get along" Some of as are just too loud, By Meghan Hunt Web site of this type, \ ONLINE: Read Personal information such as a student's too stinky, too brash or too lazy. Reporter there are dangers in InJ about the other dorm telephone number, cell phone num- There arethoseamonguswhofeel revealing such details. USG decisions ber, romantic preferences and status. Other the need to listen to Slayer at 2 in Americans are known for their excessive, Facebook.com, from tonights meeting options include listing a residence and polit- the morning on full-blast or those addictive personalities. founded by three men, Read about the other ical leanings, though it is up to the student to who feel the drinking fountain LA In everything they do and own, from cars is currently the seventh USG decisions decide what to place on their Facebook. is an acceptable place to dump to food, from the television to the Internet, most trafficked Web | bgMwi.com A rather large problem that goes hand Ramen noodles they demand the biggest, fastest, and best, site in the U.S. in liand with putting "too much" up on The differences between us can and simply cannot get enough of any of It has more than 7.5 Facebook is the fact that many students be inane and trivial or absolutely those. million people registered from more than will put pictures of themselves consuming agonizing and maddening, and TODAY But many times, they are blind to the con- 2,000 colleges, 22,000 high schools and 2,000 alcohol. living in such dose proximity to Mostly Sunny sequences of their excessive ways. businesses, according to its Web site According to Katie Hoyng, grad student. so many new and bizarre crea- High: 82, Low: 59 As a result of such ignorance and greed, People can put anything from their pic- "The issue is the pictures." tures in your dorm might only many of the college students of modem ture to their home address on it. There are Hoyng explained that many athletes she worsen things. »W4 America are addicted to a new fad, a Web site places for students to list their favorite tele- knew last year were forced to take down pic- Trust me—your floormates are called Facebook. The Web site allows them vision shows, music, movies and books, as to list personal information. But as with any well as an "About Me" section. See FACEBOOK | Page 12 See DORM Page 12 TOMORROW Mostly Sunny High: 85, Low: 60 I* VISIT BGNEWS.COM: NEWS. SPORTS, UPDATES, MULTIMEDIA AND FORUMS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE WWWBGNEWS.COM 2 Monday.