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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-25-2006 The BG News October 25, 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 October 25, 2006" (2006). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7664. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7664 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 October 25.20Q6 Volume 101. Issue 46 WWWBGNEWS.COM Poor sportsmanship not tolerated Growing to live, learn with boys isn't always easy University urging students, fans of hockey games to keep their cool Private colleges By Nathan Robion announcements at every game ous location throughout the Ice sportsmanship in mind." es, the players, the arena staff adjust to new coed Reporter in an attempt to raise awareness Arena, especially in the Student "Sportsmanship is at the and the fans." campuses with a about the zero tolerance policy. section, FJsasser said, Ihcsc Signs Forefront of NCAA athletics," Another team BG recent- After isolated incidences last Jim FJsasser. assistant director represent the policy thai was cre- firm hand and new I Is.isser said. ly played in hockey was the year resulted in students being of the athletic department, said ated by the Athletic department Vnii Stenlund, the coach fix University of Connecticut. furniture | Page 3 kicked out of hockey games, the in the past the policy was never he said. the University oi Windsor hockey "It was early in the year when we University decided to enforce enforced, but incidents last year "Bowlingt Irmi stale Uniursiivs team, recently played an exhibi- played there," said Bruce Marshall, their zero tolerance policy for bad Stemming from profanity and hockey fans are die best in the Students still look tion game earlier this month their hockey team's coach. "The snonsmaaship. obscene gestures directed at play- ( I 11Vlhcsignsiead. Itswithour against the Falcons fans were excited and supporting to the Web for The athletic department went ers, visiting fans and officials forced help that creates an unbelievable The Cans were nothing but their team. I never fell like they term papers before the use;, sent letters to the University to lake action atmosphere fix our home hockej gracious," Stenlund said. 'We the editor and began making Signs haw been posted In vari- games. We ask (hat you cheer with were well received by the coach- See HOCKEY | Page 2 Price of pre-written papers as high as the cost of being caught plagiarizing someone College tuition else's work | Page I has lowest Number one in inflation in years the MAC; other By Justin Papa hopes to rise The Associated Press ! The women's It's what passes for good news right I basketball team has now for students and parents: This S high hopes for this \ ear, the price of college went up [ season and were only somewhat faster than the cost of everything else. I picked to finish first Tuition and fees at public four- this season. However. year public colleges this fall rose the men's basketball $344, or fi..'l percent, to an average of $5,836. according to the College team looks to Hoard's annual "Trends in College improve | Page 7 Pricing" report, released yesterday Accounting for inflation, the increase was just 2.4 percent, die lowest in six years. But published prices arc up 35 percent over the last five years — the largest such increase since the College Board began keep- ing data in the 1970s. And even though most students don't pay thai full lisi price, financial aid isn't keeping up. "When public companies face budget shortfalls, they search for ways to become more effi- cient, and to cui their costs." said lames Boyle, president of the group College Parents Male dating ot America. "For colleges and dilemmas solved universities to continue lo hold I the public trust, they must also jj A columnist's witty look for ways to hold down their costs, and not simply continue guide to dating do's to raise the price they charge to anddonot's for all students and their families." eligible bachelors in Accounting for grant aid—from the government and other sources the area | Page 5 — die actual cost for the typical student is substantial) lower than die sticker price: about S2.700 in Students afraid 2006-07. But that's 8 percent high- to voice political er than last year. At private four-year colleges, opinions published tuition and tees rose 5.9 percent to an average of S22.218. Many students aren't Accounting for financial aid, their registered to vote in net price is S13.200. the upcoming election Public two-year colleges, which educate nearly half of American | Page 4 college students, had die best showing There, nation and fees Looking at new rose just 4.1 percent to S2.272. ways to find Price reductions in California, home to mote than a fifth of die parking spaces nation's two-year public college Parking doesn t have students, checked die average increase nationally. to be a problem as Community colleges remain long as you know a tremendous bargain relative where and when to to other schools, Accounting for park | Page 4 financial aid, die College Board estimates their average net cost Are you registered to actually declined this vear, and is vote? less than Slot). At the four-year state school level, the price increases baffle See TUITION | Page 2 NATALIA RAMOS Sophomore. Journalism "Yes, because I'm in Unknown Palestinians release USGandl'man Timing of Foley case bad for GOP at-large senator." photographer after kidnapping |Pag«4 By Andraw Taylor to former pages, when leaders committee rule) require. The Associated Press were told and what was done Hasten said afterward that he By Karin Laub Emilio in response. Hasten and some had told the committee "that The Associated Press Morenatti WASHINGTON — House- other Republicans have suggest- they needed to move quickly lo & AP photographer Speaker Dennis Hasten urged ed revelations about the mes- get to the bottom of this issue, GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An ethics investigators to work sages were timed to hurt the including who knew about the TODAY Associated Press photographer released unharmed quickly to unravel the congres- GOP in next month's elections. sexually explicit messages and I Partly Cloudy was (reed unharmed yesterday after abduction sional pages scandal yesterday, Yesterdays appearances by when they knew about it." High: 52, Low: 33 after a harrowing day in the hands testifying before them just after Hasten, R-ill.. and House GOP Hasten has said he first of Palestinians who abducted him 0 a GOP lawmaker whose recol- campaign chair Tom Reynolds, learned of Foley s inappropriate f* '' II at gunpoint and dressed him in Palestinian President Mahmoutl lections differ from his. R-N.Y., could signal that the e-mails to a former Louisiana women's clothes to spirit him from Abbas by Fatah officials It was not The investigation is focusing four-member ethics committee page — and sexually explicit e- one secret location to another. clear who kidnapped him. though on which House leaders were is Hearing the end of its testimo- mails to another page — just TOMORROW Iinilii) Morenarti was brought told about Sexually explicit mes- ny — taking phase. Both men PM Showers before midnight to the office of See FREED | Page 2 sages sent by Rep. Mark Holey testified Ixhind closed doors as Set FOLEY | Page 2 i High: 51, Low 40 k VISIT BGNEWS.COM: NEWS. SPORTS, UPDATES. MULTIMEDIA AND FORUMS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE 2 Wednesday. October 25.2006 WWWBGNEWSCOM BLOTTER F0LEY MONDAY Discrimination with Katrina victims still strong From Page 1 5 a.m. lent called By Rukmini Callimachi power. Dennis to repott a group of men from The Associated Press "The blacks didn't com- Hastert ■ ■ plain cause they got tired," House speaker I stole two cell phones NEW ORLEANS - The Littles said Doretha Kitchens, 58, who and the Kitchens watched help- recalls numerous phone calls urges speed in 8:04 a.m. lessh as Hurricane Katrina bat- to her insurer that often ended Foley case South Main with her being put on hold. "dalized tered their homes, Both families watted patiently for an insurance Ultimately, she accepted her lasi month as the matter dam- adjuster In settle their losses. And Insurer's offer of about $34,000 ■ ■■ became public and the Florida uld be up to $400. both were sordj disappointed for damages that actually total Republican resigned. 1:42 a.m. with the outcome, more than $120,000. I Jorth rhen, their paths diverged. I he insurance industry and Bui Hastens appearance I Tshop. Both Richard and Cindy Little, a stale regulators say they made followed thai of Reynolds, • *he budding <■•.■ white couple living in a predomi- special efforts — even in the who has said he learned of loiiv's Inappropriate e-mails ■ nantly white neighborhood, filed midst of Katrina's chaos — to 4:04 p.m. ,i complaint With the Louisiana reach out to poor and minority to the Louisiana teen last lain Street resident Department of Insurance. neighborhoods to inform them spring and discussed die mai- ler with Hastert.