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UESDAY,The Sept. 15, 1998 A BGdaily independent studentNews press Volume 85- No. 15 FORECAST United Way fund-raising competition kicks off Details on >*&M■* HIGH: 79 □ BGSU and UT will University and the University of opportunity for Ribeau and everyone and helps the 69 agen- the kickoff Toledo will kick-off at 1 p.m. at Frank Horton, president of the cies," Musser said. once again participate the Northwest Ohio Book University of Toledo, to issue an Boutelle said pledge cards are iC^""*" in a joint fundraiser for Depository. official challenge. He said the sent to University faculty and • University President the United Way. The competition was initiated challenge is in good nature. staff, and the competition Sidney Ribeau and UT last year to boost Bowling Boutelle said the primary begins. The university with the President Frank Horton Green's and the University of objective of the competition is to highest participation rate will be will meet today at the BY BRANDI BARHITE Toledo's participation in the raise money for the 69 agencies the winner. PORTS United Way. The United Way that are a part of the United Way. Last year, the University of Northwest Ohio Book The BG News depends upon donations collect- He said it is much easier to have Toledo won with a 52 percent Depository at noon. & Sidney Ribeau, president of ed during the annual drive to one big fundraiser than to have participation rate. Boutelle said the University, wore a Toledo provide a variety of services for several individual fundraisers. even though the University did •The competition is Rockets jersey to the BG-UT foot- northwest Ohio. Nadine Musser, director of not win, it raised its participa- between BGSU and UT. ■ Volleyball team is hop- ball game last year. This year he Cliff Boutelle, director of pub- the United Way of Wood County, tion rate from 19 percent in 19% would like to wear a Falcon jer- lic relations said, "It is a nice said the United Way really to 30 percent in 1997. ing to play better at •The event is a com- home tonight against sey. event. It shows the cooperation appreciates the contributions The winning university will The second consecutive Unit- between the two schools. The and the good nature of the com- receive the United Way Bowl tro- petition between BGSU Okland University ed Way Bowl competition real winner is the United Way." petition. and UT for United Way. between Bowling Green State He said the kick-off will be an "It is a win-win situation for • See UNITED WAY, page 5. ■ The BG men's cross country shocked Ohio Campus this weekend in their first meet of the year Natural gas replaces Campus ■ The women's cross reacts to country team lost a coal at heating plant tough race to UM and Clinton Ohio without a key run- ner scandal ■ The IOC wants to ban andro from baseball and J The Clinton scandal other sports has split student opin- ion: impeach to keep private life private. NATION BY AMYJO L. BROWN The BG News ■ Sandusky considers, It is in the newspapers. It is on debates enforcing a television. It is on the web. It is daytime youth curfew unavoidable. It is the Kenneth Starr Report. Everyone every- where has heard something about the report even if they have not read it themselves. ■ Clinton attempt to turn Reactions to the explicit attention away from his details of the report haven't var- impending investigation ied much. The majority of the and begins to focus on public seems to agree that it may have some entertainment world economy appeal, but is otherwise irrele- □ The new natural gas ash," said Wright. In the past, vant. soot from the coal-burning "I thought it was ridiculous to INDEX system will be cleaner plant, which will remain opera- publish," said Anne Hertzfeld, Opinion 2 and will replace the tional until summer, would sophomore management infor- occasionally drift toward the mation systems major. Page Three 3 single smokestack campus. Ginger Creps, junior elemen- World and Nation 4 with three smaller The new plant is being built tary education major, was dis- Local 5 stacks. on a portion of parking lot E, gusted with the situation Sports 7 only about twenty feet away "I had no desire to read the Agate 9 from the oid one, according to report," she said. Curtis Peet, University polit- BY MIKE WENDLING McArthur, who is overseeing the project for the University. ical science professor, believes QUOTE The BG News "Once it's torn down, there Congress decided to release the The University should have a will be nothing on the site of the report because they felt it was "You slam a politi- new heating plant by the end of old plant besides parking spaces their responsibility. People next summer. and a tunnel," McArthur said. today are "more information cian, you make out "We've come a long way in He said that the new plant demanding" than in previous he's the devil, with structural aspects of the pro- would require additional piping times, he said. ject," said assistant University for fuel inflow. As a result of the scandal, horns and hoofs. But architect Jim McArthur. "Besides building the plant, many people have lost respect his wife loves him, The new plant will burn nat- we're running a gas line from for the President. However, the ural gas rather than coal, Mercer Road to service the new loss of respect for his character and so did all his according to Marv Wright, who plant," McArthur said. "That is has not significantly affected the mistresses." is supervising the project for why we're cutting across public's respect for Clinton as a contractors Rudolph-Ubbe, Inc. Thurstin Avenue." leader. "Natural gas is cleaner, and BG Newt Photo/ "You can be impressed with • See HEATING, page 5. Pamela Hansford Johnson there will be no problem with SCOTT FAUBER • See CLINTON, page 5. Visit our new website Merchants fair displays local busineses to BGSU soon for interactive reporting and updated □ Local busineses will to 6 p.m. today and is free and be selling office supplies, ser- are new to the town. what are the quality services and news: open to the public. Merchants vices, household accessories and Some merchants will also be products that are available for offer free samples for giving away food. Crooks said them." WWW. from Kroger, Ben Franklin Store, apparel at the fair. advertisement. Mid Am Bank, Wood Lane, BG Crooks said that the number companies like to know whether Last year, about 3,900 people bgnews.com Taxi and many more Bowling of merchants increased this year. the students like their food. attended the Merchants' Fair. Green city businesses will be at "Merchants really enjoy inter- Jennifer Buskey, the director Buskey said that not only stu- BY IVY CHIN their tables to meet the public. acting with the students," of the Downtown Business Asso- dents show up at the fair, but •TORRY IDEA? The BG News According to Dave Crooks, Crooks said. ciation, said that city merchants professors and staff as well. director of the Student Union, 66 Crooks said the Merchants' like to take this opportunity to "It's good to go. There will be IfIf you haveha\ a news tip or Free merchandise, gift certifi- businesses and service mer- Fair is held to inform University show the University what the a lot fun, a lot of free stuff and have an idea for a story, cates, free tastes of food, dis- chants will be at the annual Mer- students about businesses and community has to offer them. bonuses for the students," count offers, a grand prize draw- chants' Fair. services that are available to "The -\ty as a whole is grow- Buskey said. call anytime and ask to ing and more will be given away ing; more stores are open," One of the merchant partici- speak with an editor. These exhibitors will be giv- them. Merchants also like to at the Merchants' Fair today in ing away some promotional share information about their Buskey said. "Some merchants pants, Ben Franklin Store, is the Union Lenhart Grand Ball- items like coupons and samples companies with the students, which are far from town would room. to the attendants. They will also especially those students who like to let the University know • See MERCHANT, page 5. 372-6966 The fair will run from 11 a.m. ! page 2 The BG News September 15, 1998 Opinion Editor Natalie Miller Opinion 372-2604 Clean up your classist act PEOPLE ON THE 1 remember walking down a shift had 4.0s or were honors stu- "bad" as that. I wonder if people hallway about a year and a half dents) and that the full time janito- need the blue-collar masses to STREET ago watching the way students rial staff were trash buttler and treat like crap so they feel more and faculty members looked away maid wannabes (yet many of the important and better about them- Would you like to be famous away quickly and even move to the full-time employees had bachelor's selves.