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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 8-6-2008 The BG News August 6, 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 August 6, 2008" (2008). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7940. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7940 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 August 6,2008 Volume 101. Issue 161 WWWBGNEWSCOM University apparel competition continues Building A HOODIE BY ANY OTHER NAME By Tony Hunter mostly be used to stock more Reporter books for students. dreams at BG Check out the price comparisons among these various apparel outlets: Kokomoor said he believes Alumni, donors and The competition for student busi- students can have more items to choose from with lower prices faculty exceeded STUDENT BOOK STUDENT UNION ness continues as the University EXCHANGE (SBX) BOOKSTORE Bookstore, Student Book than the University Bookstore. the Building Dreams Exchange (SBXI and Collegiate "We've got the largest selec- Campaicn goal by $15 Connection prepare for the tion, I can guarantee that," million four months Hooded BGSU upcoming school semester. Kokomoor said. "I think we are Sweatshirt: ^ $39.95 $39.99 The three stores are the few still more competitively priced early | Page 5 places where students, alumni than the other two stores." and fans can buy different Falcon University Bookstore Associate BGSU T-shirt: W $9.95 $12.99 apparel and commodity items. Director Yvonne Stoner said her One man SBX Manager Kent Kokomoor store has the advantage of more to pick the has made a few changes this president BGSU car decal: $1.69 $1.99 summer including an expan- See APPAREL | Page 2 sion project of his store that will Kevin Costner stars in a new film that turns the camera on American apathy and presidential Suicide polfHcs | Page 6 Thereat minority prevention CSI' actor and Forum for Disabilities speaker, walk Robert David Hall, points out why candi- dates need to focus on kicks off at citizens with disabilities Fairgrounds Necessary nuisance , ^ Will University students As Bowling Green By Slav* K unkli-r braces for the rush of Reporter noisy students, colum- nist Brian Eggenberger Sunday marked the kickoff for the second annual "Out of the *>'* '' watch the Olympics? believes that students Darkness Walk" for Wood County. are vital to the town The kickoff event was held at the free tents on the Wood County Fair Grounds and the actual Wood WATCHING "I have a great Auf County "Out of the Darkness Walk" will be held Sunday, Oct. FRESHMEN: 3 appreciation for the wiedersehen, 5, at 1 p.m. at the Bowling Green New York City Park. SOPHOMORES: 11 , ympics because I took According to Ellen Anderson, Columnist Alison a spokesperson for Ohio Suicide JUNIORS: 23 art in gymnastics when I Kemp wraps up her Prevention, 32,000 people died in summer in New York the United States last year from SENIORS: 39 attended BG.." and prepares for the suicide. next year in Austria That is one person every 16 TOTAL 127 |P*9*4 minutes. Mark Haskins, a clinical director at Behavioral Connection of Wood Falcons get ready County, continued by describing that most suicides are the result of for gridiron people who a re bat 11 i ng depression o Preseason practice at the time they die. Because depression is believed commenced this to be the leading cause of sui- WHAT THEY'RE Monday at Doyt Perry cide, Haskins believes most WATCHING Stadium as the football causes of suicide are therefore preventable. BASKETBALL: 115 team prepares for "For the most part, as time goes season opener at Pitt on the illness known as depres- TRACK AND FIELD: 78 H |Plr»S sion is becoming more treatable," Haskins said. SOCCER: 43 Some of the speakers were referred to as survivors. These are SWIMMING: 91 people who have lost a loved one to suicide and shared their story dur- BASEBALL 4 ing the kickoff. One of the survivors, Monika CYCUNG: 0 Lewis, who lost her daughter Rachel to suicide, commented on TAEKWONDO: 0 the Faces of Memory Quilt that displayed pictures and names of those who have committed suicide. According to Lewis, she found purpose and hope in making What will you do the quilt. before classes start Lewis also said suicide has no ■ again Aug. 25? limits to who is effected by it. "We are losing priceless and treasured people everyday," Lewis said. lodi Laskey, a survivor who lost her father 34 years ago from sui- cide and a son who hanged him- self in a high school bathroom, finds the walk inspirational. ABBYYATES, She believes the walk will be NEW CAMPAIGN OFFICE OPENS IN BG Graduate Student, larger than the year before. CAMPUS Mental Health Counseling "There is hope," Laskey said. "I am hoping we can make this BRIEF "Get my diploma. Find walk bigger and better than USG to co-host set up in the Union so USG anewjob'|P«9«4 ever." can register their goal of 90 Check-in for the Oct. 5 event VOTE B!G event percent of campus. will begin at noon and donations will b*e accepted until that time. to promote At the VOTE B!G event, There is no fee to participate in voter registration students will be text messag- the walk, but local chapters will ing their friends about the be responsible for organizing the The Undergraduate Student website studentvote.org and TODAY event and collecting donations Government is teaming up reminding them to register to I7* Mostly Sunny throughout the walk. The next planning meeting for with the Ohio Public Interest vote. High: 86, Low: 61 the walk will be held on Aug. 28 at Research Group to register as The event is part of the 2 p.m. at the Wood County Health many voters as possible for New Voters Project, which Department. their VOTE BIG event today is the nation's largest youth Registration can be done at www. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the outofthedarkness.org. Benefits (NOCHWU I II'fBGNFWS voter registration dtive effort TOMORROW Union. Scattered T-Storms from the walk go to the American ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY, ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY: The new office for the "Oho for be dispatched over objections Foundation for Suicide Prevention High: 83. Low: 58 Change" campaign opens in Bowling Green's downtown district. The opening came on the A 6-by-6 ballot box will be from the brotherhood. i |AFSP|. birthdays o( both Sen. Obama Dill. and Gov Strickland DOhio -k VISIT BGNEWS.COM: NEWS, SPORTS. UPDATES, MULTIMEDIA AND FORUMS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE WWW.BGNEWS.COM 2 Wednesday. August 6.2008 lower than [our competitors! the University Bookstore and personalized clothes. BLOTTER APPAREL or higher, but if all the factors SBX, Collegiate Connection Collegiate Connection has WEDNESDAY From Page 1 are the same, we are typically Manager Ashley Rood said her been able to stay competitive fairly close." store has focused its resourc- by keeping in close ties with 3:16 P.M. SUNDAY selection available for stu- Stoner also said her book- es on other things besides the campus Greek programs and will be continuing to work Knstina Grace Baker. 21. of 12:03 A.M. dents and that there is no real store is more in tune with the Palcon apparel. with the groups this fall. Versailles. Ky. and Rose Marie Daniel J Shmault. 22. of Huron. difference in prices between University and has the abil- "We definitely sell a lot more For all the stores this fall, O'Reilly. 20, of Albert Lea. Minn. Ohio, and Brittany E. McDonald. the bookstores items and its ity to react quickly to student Greek items than the other two were arrested for disorderly conduct. the opportunity to reach a new 21. of Bowling Green, were cited for competitors. wants and needs. stores," Rood said. "We also do open container "We have a 21,000 square "With our first hand knowl- a lot more of the personalizing freshmen class and other stu- foot store so we have the space edge of promotional opportu- stuff too." dents will be the final test to FRIDAY 1:47 A.M. to carry a larger assortment nities related to campus, we Rood said her store gives see who has the best University Knstopher J. Aponte, 28. of students the ability to choose apparel and the best deals in 328 A.M. of products," Stoner said. "We know what is coming and we Amherst, Ohio, was cited for public Bowling Green. D.iniel J. Hess. 26. of Bowling are competitively priced. At can respond to it," Stoner said. from 600 different fab- urination Green, was cited for possession of any given point we might he In order to compete with rics in creating their own "idnjuana and drug paraphernalia. 1:47 A.M. Mark R. Isenberg. 22. of North Baltimore, was cited for public urina- A DAY AT THE FAIR I SEE PAGE 3 SATURDAY tion. CITY 153 A.M. 2:26 A.M. BRIEF • • Matthew Quiqley. 29. of Donovan R. Pace. 19. of South Council considers cell Defiance.