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The BG NewsT-I i ft a ■Volume 86/lssue 1< Adail am dent student press Thursday, M partly Read- in cloudy 'Jodie's Body* focuses on self-esteem encourages One-woman show helps women accept themselves book high: 38 By WENDY SUTO donations The BG News low: 22 T^Sr v,^6i^^^ J^SNOJT Kk->s By ALEXANDRIA DIETZ "We are not our bodies, W— *s Hllv ^H E vi^B Jodie, we merely live in them." "^SfWP^L . ,'^R IhcHGXews opinion This is a .quote taken (rom Earlier this week, nine BGSU "Jodie's Body," a bold one- seniors held a read-in for Glen- ■ Columnist Jud Laipply woman show performed Mon- T wood Middle School students in examines Newton's sec- day night at the Joe E. Brown Ek l J-£-£ Findlay, Oh. Theatre at the University, writ- The read-in was held in effort ond law of life. ten and performed by Aviva B^ * ■ ^^^M&M/Z9 to start a local campaign to buy Jane Carlin, a native of South new books for school children. Africa. ^ 3J&EM The project began as part of a world and nation 4 The play is about accepting community service project for a : ■■■■ one's body. Management 456 class in the It opened with Carlin stand- College of Business. The class ing before the audience nude. was put into four teams and each ; ■ Direct comparison "I just let everybody look team had to complete a commu- indicates pill is better and look and look until they ^BB nity service project. than patch in helping feel fine," she said. "All bodies twm^ Christina Haynes, a senior smokers quit. are beautiful and miraculous to \w yv, ^^5 human resource management artists." major, came up with the idea to Carlin wrote the play follow- LM^f "■ ^^^^1 have a read-in. She said the ■ Storms across the ing the apartheid of 1994, the inspiration for the project came BG News Photo/ WENDY STJTO nation leave two first free elections of South from her roommate, who is cur- dead, thousands with Africa. The idea for this play Following "Jodie's Body," a panel discussion was held to discuss body images. rently student teaching at Glen- out power. stemmed (rom Carlin pulling wood Middle School. herself together after 25 years of tion. When she became fat, she pie's perceptions of me were much," she said. "I want the Haynes said her roommate drinking and getting high. explained that she felt like she quite different." play to be everybody's personal was on library duty and came "When I finally quit every- had completely disappeared. These perceptions included experience." home discouraged because the sports 8 thing, I started getting fat," Car- "It was very interesting, to people thinking she had no tal- Two University students children did not want to utilize lin said. "1 replaced one series experience such radically dif- ent, a low self-esteem and little who have eating disorders the library because the books of addictions with another ferent perceptions of myself intelligence. came to the play hoping it were old. through eating." and other people," Carlin said. "The truth is I was quite suc- would be a turning point in Haynes and her group mem- As an adolescent, she was "I had plenty of confidence in cessful and spectacularly talent- their recoveries. bers decided to do a read-in for used to a certain level of alien- myself, but I found that peo- ed," Carlin said. Erica, a senior, has anorexia grades six through eight and cre- The characters mentioned (self-starvation) and attends ate a campaign to buy them Symptoms of Eating Disorders in "Jodie's Body" come partly classes part-time because full- books. Each teacher selected a from Carlin's own personal time is more than she can han- book and each group member Anorexia: experiences in Uganda, Lon- dle. spent a half-hour reading to the don, and the United States. "Being in class and keeping children and then holding a Men's swimming and People suffering from this disorder are often thin to the Carlin played Jodie, also a my concentration with the lec- point of emaciation and are afraid to gain weight. They may question and answer period. diving team sets its South African native, who is tures has been a real problem Much of the discussion focused have symptoms caused by severe weight loss such as, gen- sights on MAC posing nude in an artist's stu- for me," she said. "1 had to start around the importance of going eral weakness, insomnia, digestive problems, dry skin and dio in London three days after taping my lectures because I championship. to college. hair and cold hands and feet. the free elections in South was so hungry I couldn't think For each class that participat- Africa. Her character talked of anything else." ed, one book was donated to the Bulimia: out loud about art, bodies and She was interested in seeing class. ow 11 how she sees the students in how Carlin would perform. People suffering from this disorder may be of average or The group is currently orga- her life drawing class. "I found myself focusing so ■ slightly above average weight. They usually do most of nizing fund-raisers to help raise "I wanted to write a piece much on what she said that her their hinging and purging secretly, and have rapid weight money to buy more books for NOW reviews about the possibility of just being nude added to the Glenwood's library so all of the gains and losses. Some symptoms include self-induced undergraduate being comfortable in your own students will be able to enjoy vomiting, fasting, overexercising and dehydration. body and not worry too student art show, • See JODIE, page seven. them. checks out "Mama's "We wrote to Oprah and the Pot Roast." and Barbara Bush literacy founda- tion," Haynes said. "We have previews AIDS benefit African Drum Circle plays for world peace contacted various Findlay busi- concert. nesses and organizations. We circles, the diaspora conga, the have written to publishing com- By SARAH DELANEY the programs offered by the members of the local and inter- inde:ex Africana Cultural Arts Sanctu- national communities have all dundun and the jembe are three panies and authors in hopes that The BG News ary, according to founding mem- taken part in the drum circle, and popularly used drums. they will send us a book," 2 Haynes said at first she v/as Opinion As spring approaches, Uni- ber Djisovi Eason. the participants continue to However, many different Page Three 3 versity students can again look "The Sanctuary operates from change, according to Eason. drums are used in the Drum Cir- apprehensive about reading to middle school students. She was World and Nation 4 forward to hearing the cultural the theme that through the arts "The drum circle has a pan- cle for World Peace. Francisco Cabanillas, a Sports 8 rhythms of the African Drum and humanities we can unite the humanist concept," he said, not- afraid that the students would Circle for World Peace outside world community," Eason said. ing that participants have includ- romance languages professor, not pay attention and would lose Sports Agate 10 "In the Drum Circle for World ed African Americans, Hispan- said he has regularly participat- interest in the stories that were NOW 11 the Union. But until the weather permits, Peace we bring together the ics, Asian Americans and Native ed in the drum circle for about chosen. the beat will go on at the United human race. We use the drum as Americans. two years. Michelle Burrer, a senior Christian Fellowship on Thurstin a universal language to bring us Eason said each different cul- "1 play the congas, which are human resource management hat? Avenue every Friday from 5-6:30 together and to bring about cre- ture has its own types of drums. Latin drums," he said. major and fellow teammate, p.m. ativity." Within the West African culture Students, alumni, faculty and commonly associated with drum "I came back and The drum circle is just one of • See DRUMS, page seven. • See READ, page seven. saw the need for peace among people in the classrooms and the University increases shuttle stops, buses community." shuttle van has been added to By KIM WILFONG the shuttle system that will pick Djisovi Eason The BG News students up weekdays from 3 founder of the BGSU African Drum Circle The University shuttle system a.m.-7 a.m., Saturdays from 3 has made several changes in a.m.-8 a.m. and Sundays from 7 order to give students more p.m.-8 a.m. Students call 372- ftronica opportunities to ride the bus. RIDE and the shuttle bus will According to James Beaupre, pick them up from wherever Check out: equipment maintenance supervi- they are, including off campus sor with parking and traffic, the locations.