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"Celebrating 75 years of Excellence // Inside the News Opinion CcifnpUS • Career and co-op options available Aaron Weisbrod debates State • New stadium for Browns comes too late obscenity and values H.CARE! 1 NatlOfl • College student wins custody battle wm/^^ Page2 SportS • Falcon icer Mike Hall featured NEWS Thursday, November 9, 1995 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 82, Issue 41 Students react to relocation of Browns Genell Pavelich depressing since she has been a mentary education major, said thing I always thought of with taking something away from also said the first professional The BC News long-time fan of the Cleveland the fans are the ones suffering Ohio was the Cleveland Browns," them." football game he ever attended Browns. from this move. was in Cleveland. With the Cleveland Browns set "It is a disgrace what they did "I think it is terrible because "This move is not going over to move to Baltimore, Md., for to the fans, and this move shows many people have been loyal fans "This is bad for the city of Cleveland because well with a lot of people," he add- the 1996 season, students at the that sports is just based on to the Browns for years and this ed. University said they have many money," she said. move shows that their loyalty there is going to be a lot of lost revenue, but different opinions of the change Joel Stimulus, senior telecom- and support meant nothing," she economically for Art Modell it is going to be and Browns' owner Art Modell. Susan Homa, junior communi- munications major, said he said. "Art Modell obviously very beneficial." cation disorders major, said she Some students said they are thinks the move will hurt the city didn't appreciate the support the did not really know much about upset because they have sup- of Cleveland. fans gave to the team." the move until a few days ago, ported the Cleveland Browns for "This is bad for the city of Brian DeAngelo, senior mar- many years, whether they were Cleveland because there is going Joel Slamnes but she was surprised to hear keting and international business about it. winning or losing, and their sup- to be a lot of lost revenue, but major, said even though he is not senior telecommunications major port was less important than economically for Art Modell it is from Ohio, he can understand the money to Modell. going to be very beneficial," he fans being so upset. "I don't think they should move, but what can you do?" she Patty Dumminger, junior rec- said. "Not being from Ohio, certain he said. "The fans were totally DeAngelo said the Browns reation major, said the move is Kim Morrow, freshman ele- things identify the state and one said. "I think Art Modell made a into the team and this move is have a history in Cleveland. He bad choice." Locals react to Tradition of Struggle Powell's West: All must decision work to improve Larry Hannan The BG News race relations Local reaction to Colin Powell's decision not to run for president Andrea Wood dition of struggle," West said. ranged from regret to relief. The BG News Professor of African- Dennis Anderson, associate American studies and philoso- professor of political science, After braving adverse phy of religion at Harvard said the de- weather, author and scholar University, West has authored cision by Cornell West spoke of braving 11 books, including "Race Matters" and "Jews and Powell to re- an adverse America in a keyn- main a private ote address for the 12th annual Blacks: Let the Healing Be- citizen was Ethnic Studies Conference. gin." West has also made re- probably a A delayed plane was to cent appearances on CNN in blame for the late start, but light of the Million Man March good one. to discuss the issue of racism "The specu- the audience that filled the in America. lation was that Lenhart Grand Ballroom was In his speech, West spoke of if he did run finally rewarded as Cornell a "spoiled" America. He spoke he'd be running Powell West began his speech at 8:30 p.m. of an America where "wealth, as a Republi- power and influence are dis- can," Anderson said. "That would Mike Comitock/Tht BGNewi "I stand before you tonight have pushed him into taking pos- Cornell West, professor of African-American studies and philosophy of religion from Harvard, gives a as but a small part of a great tures and positions that weren't speech about race relations in America in Lenhart Grand Ballroom on Wednesday night and grand tradition, a tra- See WEST, page four. really his." Anderson said Powell would have trouble fitting in with the current Republican party. "His positions [on issues] are Late-term abortion ban prompts lawsuit not that far apart from the posi- tions that Clinton has taken," An- James Hannah "I don't really understand ex- of obstetrics and gynecology and procedure is often the safest The state law also would ban derson said. The Associated Press actly what procedures are pro- pediatrics at the University of method of ending late-term any abortion after 24 weeks of Jejuana Brown, a sophomore hibited," Hillard said. Cincinnati, testified in a U.S. Dis- pregnancies. pregnancy except to protect the IPCO major, said she was disap- DAYTON, Ohio - The state's Ohio was the first state to pro- trict Court suit filed by two abor- The law would outlaw the health of the mother. pointed by Powell's decision. ban on a rare, late-term abortion hibit dilation and extraction. The tion providers. The plaintiffs procedure. Doctors who perform In his testimony, Haskell said "We need more African- procedure is too confusing, a U.S. House has passed legislation want judge Walter Rice to block it could face up to five years in dilation and extraction is the Americans running for office," doctor testified Wednesday in a outlawing the same procedure. Ohio's ban, which is to go into ef- prison, a $2,500 fine and civil lia- abortion procedure of choice In Brown said. "It doesn't really lawsuit filed to block the ban. The House vote Nov. 1 marked fect Tuesday. bility. more advanced pregnancies. matter if they're Democrats or The law against "dilation and the first time since the Supreme Anti-abortion activists call the In the lawsuit, the Women's Haskell said about 100 abor- Republicans." extraction" also could be read to Court's 1973 Roe vs. Wade abor- procedure "brain-suction" abor- Medical Professional Corp. and tions a week are performed at the Senior secondary education include "dilation and evacua- tion ruling that Congress had tion, because the skull of a fetus Dr. Martin Haskell of Cincinnati three clinics where he works. But major Anthony Garafolo said he tion," a more common procedure moved to prohibit a specific is collapsed, and the brain is re- said the law will violate their he said only about four per week was relieved by Powell's de- used earlier in pregnancies, Dr. abortion procedure. moved. constitutional rights to privacy, involve pregnancies of 20 weeks cision. A Democrat, Garafolo Paula I lillard said. Hillard, an associate professor Pro-choice advocates say the liberty and due process. or more. said he believes Bill Clinton has a better chance of re-election if Powell is not opposing him. "I don't think Dole or any of Russia joins war foe NATO on own terms the other Republicans has the troops, allowing Russia to avoid NATO letterhead," said a senior Nations. Russia wants some non- be applied to forces from seven support that Powell has," Gara- David Brtscoe The Associated Press the appearance of taking orders U.S. official, who briefed report- NATO organization to exercise other non-NATO countries plan- folo said. from NATO, its Cold War foe. ers at NATO headquarters on political control. ning to contribute troops, includ- Christopher Neeson, a junior BRUSSELS, Belgium - After The agreement -- announced by condition of anonymity. Perry said he hoped those dif- ing former Warsaw Pact mem- telecommunications major, said weeks of delicate negotiations, Defense Secretary William Perry Joulwan would be operating ferences could be worked out be- bers, the U.S. official said. the country lost a great opportu- Russia agreed Wednesday to join and Russian Defense Minister only as NATO commander, the fore he and Grachev meet in It also will allow the entire nity to make history with Powell. a Bosnian peacekeeping force in Pavel Grachev at NATO head- official said, although he said Brussels again at the end of the mission to operate under a uni- "It would have been a big step a face-saving arrangement that quarters - calls for a Russian Russia likely would view him month. fied command, with common for the country if Powell had allows Moscow to say Its troops brigade to join a planned differently.