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The BG News October 29, 2008 Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-29-2008 The BG News October 29, 2008 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 October 29, 2008" (2008). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7986. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7986 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 Wednesday Month 28,2008 Volume 103. Issue 48 WWWBGNEWSCOM State Democrats No more killing Patents of a murdered UNC-Chapel Hill girl try save her killers from rally for Obama death row | Page 5 Proper way Prout Chapel plays host to to dine out Columnist Lori Weber discusses the proper Gov. Strickland and company way to eat, drink and ByKristanVaaaa already have? Do we want the dine out in her second City Editor next four years to be like the last column on dining eight years?" Strickland asked the etiquette | Page 4 With only seven days remaining crowd. "There is not a dime's wort h until the Nov. 4 election. Wood of difference between the tax poli- County Democrats have made it cies, the foreign policies and the U.S. troops their mission to get more people economic policies of George Bush raid Syria to vote than ever before. and lohn McCain." And in an effort to entice young With the economy representing college-aged voters who historical- one of the major issues Americans U.S. troops raid a small ly vote less than older generations, are concerned with this election town in Syria due to the Wood County for Obama cam- year, Strickland said voters in TOP: Nominee lor Attorney General Richard Cordray speab to students, faculty, and resi- frustration that the paign brought a range of political Wood County and across America leaders from Ohio to spur them will expect their next president to dents of Bowiing Green in Prout Chapel about Syrian government into action, including Gov. Ted repair the failing market. the importance of voting during this general wasn't stopping Abu Strickland, Sen. Sherrod Brown, And with Obama's propositions election as Sen Sherrod Brown, Tim Ryan, and Ghadiyah from sup- State Treasurer Richard Cordray ai med at gett i ng t he economy back Gov. Ted Strickland look on MIDDLE: Sen. Sherrod Blown speaks to plying the Sunni insur- and Congressman Tim Ryan. on track in order to create a state Speaking to a packed audience and country where opportunity students and faculty along with residents from gency | Page 6 in Prout Chapel yesterday, the four reigns for everyone, Strickland said Bowling Green about the importance of voting politicians focused on the issues his chances of taking the election in this upcoming general election. and challenges and accusations on Nov. 4 have risen progressively BOTTOM: Gov Ted Strickland speaks to Citizens United Sen. Barack Obama has faced from since the financial crisis became students, (acuity, and local residents of Bowling hopes to Sen. (ohn McCain throughout his about the importance of voting SeeRAU.Y|Page2 sway voters battle for the White House. "Do we want more of what we PHOTOS 8Y RACHEL RADWANSKI '■'? HM.NE/A Citizen United, a conservative advocacy group, plans to release Presidential candidates battle an anti-Obama movie Anonymous pamphlet attacking in hopes of swaying for Pennsylvanian voters voters in the five swing states | Page 5 provost infiltrates campus newstands By Miki- GIOVIT and Nadra Picklar By Freddy Hunt The Associated Press "Pennsylvania, Big spenders Editor-in-Chief ard Jnad-U turat—i it's going to be a The budget for HERSIIEY, Pa. — Barack Obama An anonymous and defamatory and lohn McCain fought for hard-fought government spy pamphlet aimed at University r3au£hahitT votes yesterday on critical agencies is up.$4 billion Provost Shirley Baugher, the ground in Pennsylvania, the contest here..." from last year's budget University's highest paid Change at BGSU only Democratic state McCain administrator, was placed in BG is still contesting on a national Sarah Palin | GOP VP candidate and is seen as "big news" Cut and Cl0i*e News stands in several build- political map growing increas- in Washington | Page 11 ings across campus last week. in 2C08, 8GSU finds herself in the mfdu ingly daunting. With just one Gov. Tim Pawlenty gave a dour of dromotic changej. With budget ond The eight-page pamphlet Contents penonnel cult in almost every departmert week to go, GOP doubts about assessment of McCain's chanc- included a go-away party invi- p.i... and every program (except the Provost his chances for the presidency es in his state, saying Obama Rugby tougher tation, a letter from the edi- Cr..r.. .1 >Ml Office), there is campus-wide worry grew louder. "has a pretty good advantage in :-l . BlOM and concern about the future of BGSU. Even two Republicans once Minnesota right now." tor, a cross word puzzle and a BGSU is becoming increasingly unfamiliar, than ever "laundry list of issues" defined on McCain's short list for vice Nationally, a poll by the Pew p.3... unfriendly, and undesirable. The BG rugby team in a petition drafted by a group r»;t. Irritation' In the past year, authoritarian president sounded skeptical. In Research Center found Obama of nearly 75 concerned faculty decision -molting (instead of democratic a fundraising e-mail on behalf with a 16-point lead among reg- stunned Notre Dame ond shared governance) has swept BGSU. members at a lune 11 meeting of Senate Minority Leader Mitch istered voters. The survey said p.4... The Provost has handed down decrees and this past Saturday with in the Wood County District proclamations and Innuendos which have McConnell of Kentucky, Mitt Obama had 52 percent and an impressive 48-0 win. Public Library. Hit*! taken our bream away and pulled the Romney referred to "the very German and Russian pro- carpet out from beneath our feet, and hove real possibility of an Obama See CANDIDATES | Page 2 This weekend the team sent dozens ond doiero o' our collogue* fessor Geoff Howes, who co- Into early retirement or quick evacuation. presidency." In the Midwest, faces No. 2 Ohio State organized the Wood County Nobody Is sure whether their at 2:30 p.m. | Page 7 Public Library meeting, said department or program will exit! or the group that crafted the peti- p.6... Btlf MM«tl OT CvT CvT tion had nothing to do with the 1 Top administrators guest star pamphlet. c^ " CVT cor Howes, who is in his 23rd year p.e... Oilnou. «ora- CvT Ci/T ti/r c«/T at Faculty Senate meeting at the University, also said he »»■ thf r»«r. has never seen the faculty as CUT ci/r c*f c^r distressed by the actions of the administration as he has in the By Ginj Potthof f past year. and Ryan Sullivan The provost dismissed the faculty petition. ated in the pamphlet include The BG News pamphlet. While he says he has no idea current governance of adminis- "I don't read anonymous who produced the pamphlet, tration, cuts in programming, a Yesterday's Faculty Senate things," Baugher said. "It's lackson said he appreciated the wave of faculty and staff retire- open forum presented the like giving faculty anonymous humor and American tradition ments and resignations, faculty unique opportunity for educa- evaluations." of pamphleteering, but doesn't and staff hiringauthorityresting tors to interact directly with key What would you say "It's juvenile in character," believe anonymity and vulgar- with the provost, overcrowded University administrators. to Sarah Palin? said Mark Gromko, vice provost ity are a good way to spread the classrooms and the fact that the Interim University President for academic programs. "It's concerns of faculty. Office of the Provost is the only CarolCartwright.ChiefFinancial just not the kind of thing you Something more direct area of growth on campus. Officer Sherideen Stoll and Vice respond to ... I think most fac- would have been more effec- Gromko said he could not President for Academic Affairs ulty would be ashamed of that tive, Gromko said. give a blanket statement for all and Provost Shirley Baugher all kind of action. It's certainly not "Something where somebody of the concerns outlined in the participated in an open discus- ENOCH WU ! THEBGNSWS the type of thing we teach our can actually speak to us rather petition and pamphlet, but dis- sion with members of the Faculty AT THE LECTERN: V« President for students, is it?" than take sniper shots from the missed ma ny of t hem as a I ready Senate to address several issues. Academic Affars and Provost Shirley Baugher Gromko said the group that side," he said. handled or flat out untrue. The University's current budget participates in an open Faculty Senate discussion situation brought up the con- DEANTEPENNY produced the pamphlet failed to But some faculty members He said the Office of the Sophomore. Undecided take into account that the Office believe there has been too much Provost is also short staffed, cern of where money will come She explained all University of the Provost has responded talk and not enough action.
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