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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 3-26-1999 The BG News March 26, 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 March 26, 1999" (1999). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6471. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6471 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. fr&The BG News A daily independent student press Wday. March Sunny Gault, Chipps win USG elections in Bowling Green." By JEFF ARNETT The other presidential candi- The BG News dates expressed both disappoint- ment in the results and positive ugh: 49 Yesterday the Elections and feelings about the quality of the Opinions Board announced that election and the relatively high Clint Gault and Christy Chipps low: 24 voter turnout. There were about won this year's USG presidential 500 more votes than most recent' elections. elections, according to Carney. on The announcement was made "I'm very pleased with the by Elections and Opinions Board turnout," Kelley said. "I'm not chair Jeff Carney at 9 a.m. yester- bitter about anything. I think it day in the Prout Lounge Gault i Guest columnist Lance was a fine election." and Chipps received 961 votes, Cramner explains why Vice presidential candidate while Maryann Russell and Joe Iacobucci responded similar- broken promises have David All received 680, Bree ly about the quality of the elec- stopped him from Swatt and Joe Iacobucci received tion. voting in USG 467, and Kris Kelley and Adam "I think every candidate had Papas received 328. Seven write- elections. an equal chance to get their voice in candidates received one vote heard," Iacobucci said, adding apiece. that "it's the first time in a while i Jena Lohrbach says "Christy and I feel great about where you've seen four strong obscenity should be the elections," Cault said, short- candidates ... there were four ly after the results had been read. used carefully. good campaigns this year." "We feel the student voice was Iacobucci also said that heard." though he thinks the increased "We're just on a natural high voter turnout is good, it is not now," Gault said later. BG News Photo/SCOTT FAUBER good enough. "I'm still not nd nation 4 Gault said he has not chosen happy with voter turnout," his cabinet yet, but it "is going to Clint Gault and Christy Chipps celebrate their win of the 1999 USG presidential and vice presi- be composed of the best students NATO launches new dential elections. They will take office next fall. • See USC, page six. attacks on Yugoslavia. Fraternity Federal regulation of Singer, historian will perform reinstated most cable TV services Gerri Gribi shares experiences for Women's History Month will end Mar. 31. concerts and speeches in honor geous voice," Shields said. "She theme song foi Women's Histo- after hazing By SARAH DELANEY of women's history since 1980. is very talented." ry Month called 'Women We The BG News This will be her first visit to Krueger said there will be Come From,'" Brown said. incident Women's History Month is BGSU. Vickie Shields, the direc- two warm-up acts preceding Brown described the song as ending on a high note as the tor of the Women's Studies pro- Gribi's performance. collaborative, like "We Are the By VINCE GUERRIERI University hosts a free perfor- gram, said Gribi was discoveredk "There's going to be a slide World" and "That's What The BG News when Shields received an e-mail presentation of all the pho- Friends Are For." mance by Gerri Gribi in "A The Delts are officially back by Gribi advertising her perfor- tographs on display in The The ensemble was formed Musical Romp Through on campus. mance. Women We Come From' photo after Krueger invited Brown to Women's History" tonight at 7 Six years after getting kicked sing the song at Gribi's perfor- p.m. in the Joe E. Brown The- "It looked intriguing," exhibit, as well as a perfor- off campus, Delta Tau Delta has ater. Shields said. "After we received mance by the Sheila Brown mance. been awarded Greek unit C-7, According to Mary Krueger, a press package about her, we Ensemble," she said. "I suggested that it be a the former Delta Zeta house on director of the Women's Center, just knew we wanted her to The Sheila Brown Ensemble group effort instead," Brown Clough Street near Troup Gribi is a singer, song-writer come and perform." is a group of four students led said. Avenue. They will move in next and historian. Shields said her performance by Sheila Brown, interim assis- Other members of the fall. ■ BG gymnastics soar "She's very entertaining, but is about folk songs recovered by tant director of the center for ensemble are Valerie Edwards The move is the latest step in into the 1999 season she's also an educator," Krueger Gribi about women's experi- multicultural affairs and acade- and Eryn Whitfield on vocals, a comeback for the Delts, who Saturday against W. said. ences. mics initiatives. Napoleon Haney on piano and reached their lowest point in the Michigan . Gribi has been performing "She has an absolutely gor- "We are going to perform the Shawn Appleton on drums. fall of 1996, when a pledge was treated for alcohol poisoning in Photo exhibit displayed a hazing incident. Chris Scarcella, the president index of the Delts, was a member of in honor of special women that pledge class, and remem- Opinion 2 bers that incident, which result- Page Three 3 mothers who have been espe- ed in 32 students being charged By SARAH DELANEY cially inspirational. World and Nation 4 The BG News by the University with viola- One such photo was submit- tions of the Student Code of Entertainment 7 ted by Amy Knife, a graduate Mothers, grandmothers, sis- Conduct. Sports 9 student at the University. ters, celebrities and friends: All "It was scary," he Said. "It Sports Agate 11 "1 submitted a photo of my have been an inspiration to dif- doesn't happen anymore. We're ferent people at the University grandmother. She's an inspira- a new chapter." t? who submitted photos to tion because she raised eight Scarcella said that just nine honor them in "The Women We children, was an oil painter and current members of the Delts Come From" photo exhibit in an active member of her com- were around for that incident. "There are over 750 the Jerome Library. munity," Knife said. "She was The Delts numbers are now at caring, supportive and well- volunteers and 300 The photos, which have 28, up from 17 when the Delts respected." dancers this year, been on display all month, rep- moved off campus in 1993. resent women of various gen- A photo submitted by Rona "It's a different chapter," said double than what erations and occupations, Klein, a lecturer of English and Lisa Fedler, assistant director for the turn out was for including such famous people Women's Studies, depicted Greek affairs. "A lot of the guys as Sarah McLaughlin and the four generations of women involved in the incident didn't last year's Dance Indigo Girls. from her family, including her BG News Photo/MICHAEL LEHMKUHLE stick around. The guys that did Marathon." Most of them, nowever, are mother, grandmother, great- have done a lot to bring the photos of mothers and grand- Photos on display in the Jerome Library celebrating chapter in good standing on the Kelly Hyder • See WOMEN, page six. Women's History Month. Dance Marathon volunteer campus." Interfraterriity Council Presi- dent, Joe Reece, said since that incident, the Delts have changed for the better. nica Students dance for worthy cause "They've done a revamping ble for one section of Dance was making sure that everything charge of booking bands and cre- of the chapter," Reece said. Check out: By ANNE MOSS Marathon, but all play a big part was in order. They also had to ating a schedule of when they The Delts have left behind the The BG News in the final production. Commit- deliver all of the decorations, will appear. house where the incident www.bgnews. occurred, moving into a wing on The University is catching tees range from the event man- food and medical supplies, to the In order to book the bands, the first floor in Bromfield Hall. com dance fever as time nears for the agement committee to finance SRC. she had to endure long term Deits' public relations chair biggest philanthropy of the year. committee, and a public relations Jodi Huhn, chairman of the preparations like previewing the News, web extras and a Ryan Smith said the move was a Even though Dance Marathon committee. finance committee, has been bands and sending out letters of whole lot more. step in the direction of getting a begins this weekend, prepara- The fourth annual event has making sure that all money request for their time. The bands house. tion began as soon as last year's been a long time coming. Since brought into the office is cover a variety of music and will Want to get in touch? Dance Marathon ended.

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