Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 7-23-1997 The BG News July 23, 1997 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 July 23, 1997" (1997). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6188. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6188 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. H E In this week's issue... WEDNESDAY Opinion Page 2 July 23,1997 Mike Wendling tells us what it's like behind the scenes at our nation's capital. World Page 4 Volume 83, Issue 158 Federal DEA agents are catching a new breed or heroin smugglers. Bowling Green, Ohio Entertainment Page 5 "An Independent NEWS Brandon Wray interviews the LA. band Plastiscene on their '60s influence. Student Voice" 4^ "Serving the Bowling Green community for over 75years" NEWS BRIEFS Conway donates Wood County Fair starts Tuesday the TV memorabilia The Associated Press He later headed to Hollywood, 29th where he made several appear- The Wood County Fair Comedian Tim Conway's work ances on the Steve Allen show in starts this Tuesday and will has found a home. the early 1960s. He then landed a continue through August Conway, who graduated from role in the television series 4th. The fairgrounds are Bowling Green State University "McHale's Navy" and starred in located at 13800 W. Poo Rd. in 1956, has donated his personal several Disney films. in Bowling Green. There papers and memorabilia to the A guest appearance on "The will be many activities for school's popular culture depart- Carol Burnett Show" in 1974 led the entire family including ment. to his joining the cast as a regu- Bates Amusement ride;;, art "We have seven boxes of mate- lar the following season. He was on the show from 1974 to 1978 & crafts, livestock rials including television and competition and an array of movie scripts, press books and and won five Emmy awards. foods along the midway. other print materials. The boxes In the late '80s and '90s. Con- Admission is free for also contain more than 100 video- way produced a commercially- children under 10 years of tapes," said Linda Dobb, the Uni- successful series of videos using age, $4 for everyone else. versity's dean of libraries and a character named Dorf, a dwar- For more information cull learning resources. fish man who parodied various the fairgrounds at The tapes include movies and sports like fishing and golf. 419/352-0441. television shows. Alison Scott, head librarian of the popular culture library, said BG Nm phata by Jeremy Mania University to host "Since the boxes arrived, the collection shows the capabili- Emily Weaver, Dave Baldonado Jr., and Jeff Skelding instruct children at the Children! Resource every day around here (the li- ty of the library. Center on Klotz 'Style' conference brary) has been like Christmas," "We are becoming known as Artists, performers, and Dobb said. "Every day, we find the best place to work with and scholars will discuss the some wonderful new piece of house items of popular culture," AmeriCorps gives students social, political, cultural, video that just makes you marvel she said. "It helps others to con- and economic significance at the man's talent." sider us a place to send docu- of style as a cultural "As for his career, we have a ments and other items." experience, opportunites phenomenon during an good perspective of his career "It gives us documentation of international conference spanning from 1970 to 1982," she the career of a great comedian By ROCHELLE M.CONVERSE when he graduated with a it provides health Insurance this weekend at the added. "He's given us outtakes who was also one of the more The BG News bachelor's degree from the and a modest living allowance. University. and re-takes. Overall it was a famous BGSU alums," she added. University in Spanish educa- Although the college money Among the 100 topics tliat good selection." Scott also sees the donation as When David Baldonado be- tion. After graduation he was was attractive to Baldonado, will be covered are At Bowling Green, Conway a possible sign of things to come. came an AmeriCorps member unable to find a job. That's having an Income was just as "Politics of the AIDS hosted a moring radio show with "This documents some of the two years ago, he had no idea when he heard about Ameri- important. Quilt", "Brazil as Style," classmate Dick Moss called greatest physical comedy of the that it would not only change Corps. "When I heard about it, I and "Miss America Hair." "Sunny Side Up." Here, he late 20th century, and since the course of his life, but The national service pro- thought at least I'd have a job There will also be worked on his comedy routine. humor is so rooted in our culture, change the lives of some trou- gram AmeriCorps provides and I wouldn't be unemployed performances and displays, After graduating from Bowling it Is an accurate reflection of bled children. nearly $5,000 to pay for college for six months," he said. including an "Adios Green in 1956 with a degree in what America is." In college, Baldonado had in exchange for a year of Barbie" fashion show. speech communication, Conway BG News John Stebbins also aspirations to teach Spanish community service. In addition • See AMERICORPS, page three. Valerie Steel of the hosted a radio show in Cleveland. contributed to this story. Fashion Institure in New York City and performance artist Nick Cave of the Art Last-minute volunteerism Institute of Chicago will be keynote speakers Friday at 8:00 p.m. in the Commons. Anyone seeking tickets or gives OhiOntario games boost more information should "It was very good," dimming come up and see us next year." contact the Women's By CYNTHIA LEE SHECKLER The BG News said. "Hope to see you next year Wes Hoffman, mayor of Bowl- Studies Department at ing Green said, "Considering all 372-7133. in St. Thomas." At the last minute the Bowling St. Thomas Mayor Steve Peters the factors that have been in- 'Pot' gardener Green community pulled said, "It was wonderful how the volved with this year's event, I together to make this year's citizens of Bowling Green made am pleasantly pleased with this needed in California OhiOntario games a success. us feel right at home. Hope you year's turn out." SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Just a couple weeks ago it ap- Wanted: Gardener. Must be peared the games would not be good with indoor plants. held due to lack of participation Only experienced pot and guest housing in Bowling growers need apply. Green. A clean record also is a "This is a wait-to-the-last- must for the Santa Clara minute kind of town," said Elaine County Medical Cannabis Spence, a third-year participant Club, which is trying to and volunteer and first-year meet a city mandate merchandise coordinator. requiring the club to grow According to Spence, there was its own marijuana on site by an abundance of volunteers and Friday. guest housing for the sister-city The club has 140 patients residents of St. Thomas. She with prescriptions for the commended the city for pulling otherwise illegal drug. Its together and making this a me- marijuana now comes from morable experience. the San Francisco Some of the St. Thomas partic- Cultivator's Club. ipants received a surprise when they went bowling at Al Mat Colorado town has Lanes. Owner Bill Wartime? dog as mayor turned the main lights off and then lit up the pins with purple GUFFEY, Colo. (AP) The haze and strobe lights. They said mayor offers everything this was the first time they had this historic mining town ever experienced "Kosmic Bowl- wants in a leader She ing." BG New. phata by Cyalhla Lac Skcckltr listens, doesn't talk back, Jeff Falon, chairman, and Dave Tom Kuebler of Life Formations and o.ie the creations, the Giant and she demurs to her LeMond, games coordinator, or- advisers. chestrated the fourth annual Shanda has been top dog games with professionalism and of this 35-person finesse. Nearly 300 people partic- Renowned robotics community 74 miles ipated in the games this year. southwest of Denver since The festivities of face painting, 1993. She gained new fame karaoke, arts and crafts, and firm at home in BG this month after appearing dunk tank combined with the By MELISSA BINKLEY wasn't real. on the "Oprah Winfrey games to provide an array of ac- TheSC News Once Kuebler arrived, he Show," allowing owner tivities for all ages. began his tour of pictures Bruce Buffington to Ellle Powers, a Bowling Green hanging on the wall. They interpret. resident and second-year vol- Upon entering the quaint, were various animated robots When outsiders ask unteer, said there has been great small office, visitors are that were all over the world in residents why a dog is enthusiasm among the folks and greeted by a little old lady in a rocking chair. She keeps peo- such places as COSI, Ripley's mayor, the answer the weather has been fantastic. Museums, Michael Jackson's inevitably is, "Why not?" The OhiOntario games oldest ple company while they wait Theme Park, England and The other answer is, participant this year was Jim for the vice president of Art and Design, Tom Kuebler.