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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-5-1999 The BG News February 5, 1999 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 February 5, 1999" (1999). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6442. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6442 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. The BG News Sexual assaults raise safety issues By STEFANIE and fell asleep on a sofa. She sexually assaulted in a women's University students are hav- hanging out with and they need SIZEMORE woke up around 6 a.m. as she bathroom. ing mixed reaction to the sexual to avoid bad situations. was being assaulted by a male Police have already ques- assaults. "I think that if you hang The BG News acquaintance. tioned the suspect, who also is Jennifer Younkman, junior around with people you know Wilhin Ihc past Iwo weeks The suspect is not a student, not a University student. human resources major, is a resi- and trust for the most part, two sexual assaults have been and has already been questioned Dick Gullu/sen, University dent of Offenhauer East and feels things like this won't happen," reported on-campus. by the police. police information officer, is completely safe. Younkman said. On Sunday, Jan. 24, a female The second sexual assault working out the details of both "Both of the sexual assaults Not all students feel this pro- student reported to the Universi- occurred around 1:30 a.m. this cases. were by acquaintances," she tected. Jenelle Cotlerman, sopho- ty police that she was sexually past Sunday, Jan. 31. A female "Both of these cases are associ- said. "I feel completely safe in more elementary education assaulted in Founders Hall. student reported that she ated with non-(University) stu- my dorm." major is extremely concerned. ■ Columnist Jeff Gill says The victim reported that she relumed toOffenhauer Hast with dents, and the details of the cases She stressed that students "Impeach Hussey!" went to Founders with friends a male acquaintance and was are still being reviewed," he said. need to know who they are • See ASSAULT, page five. I Guest columnist Eric Uptown Luhta tells non-acting speakers to shut up. •5^. upon a features [ and nation 4 Star exotic i Gunmakers may have dancers restricted freedom By LINE ANETTE happen, but it's a long ways DJUVE off," he said. due to possible new Boncho Bonev, a graduate By BRANDI BARHITE The BG News laws. student in the department of 77if HG News The millennium is fast physics and astronomy, said Uptown/Downtown will bare approaching and along with it that our sun is a star, and along a new side of itself this weekend is the fear of the end of the with all the other stars that we when it will hold auditions for world. However, you shouldn't can see in the evening sky, the an exotic dance show scheduled plan on selling your textbooks sun will eventually reach the to debut in March. just yet. end of its life cycle and die. Photo Provided Jeff Hobbie, owner of The University Planetari- "After roughly five billion Uptown/Downtown, said the um's new show "Is This The years the sun will expand The University Planetarium will host "Is This the End of the auditions will be held Sunday at End Of The World?" lakes a beyond the orbit of the Earth, so World?" running now through April 23. Uptown from 8 p.m.- 12 a.m. whole different approach to our world will be 'eaten' by the There will also be an audition the when the world is actually star and this will be Earth's real once per 10 to 100 million the world participate in a pro- following Sunday. Auditions are going to end. end," he said. "However, by years." gram called "Near Earth open to all women. Dale Smith, planetarium that time we should be able to According to Smith the last Objects" the main purpose of Wendy Suto, director of the director and associate professor move to another place." time Earth was hit by such an which is to observe asteroids exotic dance show, said she in physics and astronomy, said According to Smith the sun impact was 65 million years and comets passing relatively approached Hobbie after notic- will swell up to become a red the making of the show was ago, an impact which meant the close to Earth," Bonev said. ing how popular exotic dance prompted by the scary predic- jjiant star that will gradually i Women's basketball extinction of the dinosaurs. Smith explained that we now clubs were in Toledo. She said loses to Kent, 91-60. tions about the change of the become brighter and redder Smith said that the chance of have the technology to find all Uptown's drag show has gener- millennium. According to him, until it has reached 100 times its smaller objects like meteors the major impacts near Earth ated a lot of attention and exotic current diameter. the human rate will most prob- falling to the ground is bigger. larger than 1 kilometer and that dancing could also be successful. Although the sun still has a ably not experience the death of "Meteors are little chips off we can calculate the orbit (rack "Exotic dance clubs are long time to live, life itself on tain mc nt 11 Earth in its lifetime. the asteroids," he said. "Most of the impact ahead of time so always very busy," she said. Earth might not be totally safe "I listorically we've seen a lot meteors burn up in the atmos- that a potential impact moving "Men will pay a lot to see female for the next five billion years. of threats to the end of the phere, but there are a few reli- toward Earth can be detected dancers." Lifetime lessons taught world," Smith said. "I wanted According to Smith, there is able documented cases of peo- well in advance. Suto said potential dancers to take a sober look at it from an always the risk of being hit by ple seeing a stone fall to the However, not only modern can come and perform on either by movie 'Varsity astronomer's point of view." impacts like meteors, comets or ground." He added that the man is aware of and has seen Blues.' of the audition nights. She said He added that even though asteroids. number of cases where a stone heavenly bodies. they can wear lingerie, a bathing Earth might be hit by impacts "Real trouble may be caused has hit people, houses or cars is Smith said that prior to the suit or a costume to the audi- like meteors and asteroids, the by a comet or an asteroid with small. Renaissance, comets were tions. She said she will hire real end of the world is still an average size of ten miles or Humans have, however, believed to be omens of evil, a between 15-20 dancers. If hired, I Student composers about five billion years away, more," Bonev said. "But the started to prepare for the worst belief common in many cultures dancers will be paid a base pay, when the sun dies. probability of such an event is possible scenario. performed on open "It's inevitable, it's going to very small, in the worst case "Observatories from all over • See PLANETARIUM, page five. • See DANCERS, page six. stage. Letter creates confusion Battle on Adult Videos Opinion 2 According to the letter, if May- By ROBERT RECKER Mayberry two weeks ago Dear Sir/Madam*: Page Three 3 warned local video stores to be berry's office received any com- The BG News This letter is to advise you that our office recently World and Nation 4 cautious about carrying porno- plaints of stores who are distrib- Sports 8 The following statement is graphic videos, yet this letter is uting videos which the Wood completed the successful prosecution for pandering Sports Agate 10 displayed above a shelf in the causing confusion for local video County Grand Jury determines obscenity here in Wood County.... adult video section at Video During the investigation of the recent case, it was Entertainment 11 store owners. to be obscene, those stores could Spectrum on Washington Street. The main point of confusion face pandering obscenity brought to our attention that your establishment may hat? "By browsing in this section for store owners is what is the charges. Subsequent complaints currently supply the same or .similar videotape rentals to you are exercising your freedom definition of "obscene," is and if could lead to penalties of 12 to 18 the public. You should be aware that the Wood County of choice and the right to watch their adult videos fall under that months in prison and fines up to Grand Jury has determined that these types of films are 9"A s+ricstripper is totally what you want in your own definition. This is despite the $10,000. obscene. M I s nude. An exotic home, and that you agree that it fact that Mayberry included a The code's definition of Please be advised that if this office receives a complaint dancer must always is your constitutional right to do portion of the Ohio Revised obscenity includes several parts, so." Code that covered "pandering beginning with "Its dominant against you fl*r selling, renting or displaying materials have a top and bot- Ironically, about two-thirds of obscenity." appeal is to prurient interest which reach the standard of obscenity, we have no ch..ice tom on." the material that was once on the "All the language in the laws Journalism Professor Dennis but to enforce the law Wendy Suto shelf has been removed out of is pretty vague when it comes to Hale, who teaches a law and le applicable law for your review, fear of breaking the law.

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