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State University THURSDAY March 7, 2002 TRUTHFUL?: LIGHT SHOWERS Alomar claims the HIGH: 48 l LOW 38 Indians lied to him; PAGE www.bgnews.com 10 independent student press VOLUME S3 ISSUE 33 Eating disorders remain struggle By Will E Sanders Student Health .Service and the passion for having an eating dis- Funt said. "The number of people The most common types of Remember not to nag a person THE BG MEWS Wellness Connection, to bring order. She also talked about how with eating disorders or border- eating disorders are anorexia and with an eating disorder out ol luliet Funt has dealt with an awareness to the campus about to understand and deal with eat- line conditions is triple the num- bulimia, but over-eating is also love or concern. eating disorder throughout her how devastating eating disorders ing disorders. ber of people living with AIDS." considered a problem. "If you have discussed the life, and she recently lectured to can be. She talked about some statis- Funt struggled with an eating Funt started speaking to problem with them before, they 400 students here at the The lecture that Funt present- tics, what to do to help a friend disorder for 20 years before she University students about five know you care," Funt said. "It is University to provide them with ed was titled "It's Not About who has an eating disorder, and finally went into a recovery pro- years ago because eating disor- now up to them to initiate the the information they need to Food." The general focus was on how people can individually help gram. ders are a crisis in the University change in their life, and all you know about eating disorders. how to help people understand themselves. "It was an ongoing project, and community. can do is love them while they get Funt's lecture was one of many the psychological basis of an eat- "There are one million men it is always an issue you always There are many ways to help a ready." programs run by the Office of ing disorder and to help them and seven million women who have to keep your eyes on," she friend or loved one who has an Residence Life, along with the approach themselves with com- suffer from eating disorders," said. eating disorder. DISORDERS, PAGE 2 'Simpsons' provides CRUNCH TIME spiritual Falcons open MAC Tournament against Akron fodder Rubber McLeod By Kara Hull THE BG NEWS Would you ever turn to cartoon wins MAC characters to explore spiritual match is questions? Player of Students gather every Tuesday night to watch an episode of the for the popular sitcom "The Simpsons" the Year and then discuss various religious season By Nick Hurm and ethical issues that are raised. THE BG NEWS Simpsons Spirituality, hosted Keith Mcl£od ended his regular by Active Christians Today (ACT), 88.1 FM WBGU season with an exclamation point, dotting it off with the pres- began this unique discussion set- Basketball - MAC Tournament tigious honor of Mid-American ting this semester. • BGSU vs. Akron Conference Player of the Year yes- "A friend and I came up with the • 9:30 p.m. Scott Ward & Andy idea last semester," said Luke terday. Batch from the Gund Arena McLeod received 30 votes from GUkerson, discussion leader. "We Pregame show at Ziggy the MAC News Media collected episodes and started Zoomba's at 8:30 p.m. Association, six more than runner watching." up Theron Smith from Ball State. "Simpsons Spirituality is a good By Erik Cassano The senior guard is the first Falcon mix of entertainment and deep THE BG NEWS since Anthony Stacey (2000) to intellectual thought," said fresh- If the Bowling Green basket- win the award and only the fourth man Sarah Kuntz. "It appeals to baU team doesn't win the Mid- player from BG. McLeod also me personally because I like to American Conference joins the company of Antonio discuss theology and I like "The Tournament and can't get an at- Daniels (1997) and |im Penix large bid to the NCAA Simpsons'" (1970) as BG recipients of the Tournament, the biggest award. Initially, "The Simpsons" may offender they may look back "It's a great honor for Keith, and appear to criticize middle-class and see is Akron. It was an 87-86 I think he is well-deserving of the Christianity. However, "The overtime loss at Akron in award," BG coach Dan Dakich Simpsons" merely depicts some January that really knocked the said. "He got the respect he of the people in today's churches Falcons out of their run at a Top deserved and he worked as hard and the way they choose to live 25 spot. BG came back and beat as anyone to get there." out their faith. The Simpsons, this Akron 76-46 at Anderson Arena McLeod finished ninth in the group found, can represent the two weeks ago. It clinched the nation and first in the MAC in typical American family and the third seed in the MAC scoring averaging 22.3 point per Tournament later that week, but temptations they overcome. game. Before his Player of the Year that loss remains a large blem- honor, the Canton native also "I come because it catalyzes a ish on their conference record. earned ESPN College Basketball lot of good conversation," said The Falcons open up their Mike Lemkhule BG Nc,« 2Night's "AU-Onion" team, consid- participant Robert Kernstock. MAC Tournament run tonight ered one of three best clutch per- "This is a way you can bring up at 9 p.m. with the quarterfinals LAY-IN: Falcon Kevin Netter lays in a bucket in a recent game against Eastern Michigan University. formers in the country with somewhat sensitive topics but at Gund Arena in Cleveland, Duke's Jason Williams and and Akron once again gets a have few problems getting past who averages 16.6 points per sibly be," Dakich said. "The first relate it to "The Simpsons" so it's Akron. They are led by newly- Gonzaga's Dan Dickau. McLeod chance to play spoUer. The Zips game. His two games against time around, I thought it was as not so uptight and tense." crowned MAC Player of the Year BG this season were like night bad as could possibly be." had seven game-winning or This Tuesday's episode "Bart finished the regular season 10- clinching shots this season, more 20,5-13 in the MAC, but they are Keith McLeod, who tied with and day. In January, he scored 24 At Akron, BG let an 8-point The Miracle Worker" prompted Cincinnati's Steve Logan for the points on 9-for-16 shooting. lead slip away in the waning than anyone in the country still The Team That Won't Go according to ESPN analyst lay discussion on miracles, both from Away for BG. They upset nation's ninth-leading scorer Last month at Anderson Arena, minutes of regulation. (22.3 points per game.) Len BUas. a Christian perspective and from Western Michigan in the first he scored two points on l-fbr-7 Akron's second-leading scor- Matela gives the Falcons a front- shooting and committed five er is guard Darryl Peterson, "It feels reaUy good," McLeod that of other religions. round to get to Cleveland, and told bgsufalcons.com. "I think I "We've also had such topics as now get the Falcons in their court scoring punch Akron does turnovers. The turnaround was averaging 133 points per game. not really possess, and Brandon largely based on BG's defense, The 6-foot-5 freshman will most put in a lot of hard work. People the role of women, prophesy, plu- northeast Ohio territory for a have looked past me, but I have berth in the MAC final four. Pardon is one of the best baU according to coach Dan Dakich. likely be McLeod's defensive ralism, the reality of Hell and ethi- distributors in the nation. just kept going and going. I kept The Falcons (22-7, 12-6 "I thought our defense assignment. Peterson, too, had cal issues such as lying and steal- Akron's leading scorer is 6- against Akron the second time MAC), at least on paper, should ing," said GUkerson. "The issues foot-7 guard Rashon Brown, around was as good as can pos- MAC, PAGE 2 MCLEOD, PAGE 2 are so relevant, it's easy to start good discussions" The use of multi-media tech- nology and its limitations in churches was also discussed. Participants agreed that such Graduate students fight to own snakes technology was necessary in today's media-centered culture, and it could be used as an out- Current Bowling animals law, section 90.15 of Badman is the president of regards to the constrictor law: According to Badman, she Bowling Green's municipal code.