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The BG News August 28, 2006 Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 8-28-2006 The BG News August 28, 2006 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 August 28, 2006" (2006). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7625. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7625 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. ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving THE BG NEWS the campus and surrounding community Monday August 28,2006 "We deal with heavy material, so [humor] is Volume 101. Issue 7 our way of showing that just because Bombing stops Director leaves BG something is hard to deal with, it doesn't security action have to be boring." in Iraq Residence Life admin, takes new position in Michigan Diane Sullivan | Administrative manager for The Humanities Troupe of the Prime By M.g.n Yodzil Linda Newman Carolina, working under the Ministers attempts to Reporter The Director of title of Assistant Director of end sectarian fight- Residence Life is Residence i jfe. Adventure and curiosity arc ing, bombs continue leaving BG for the Newman then made her jusi two reasons why the way to Bowling Green in Theatrical group aims to fall | Page 9 Director of Residence Life, Univ. of Michigan October 1996. Fox reporters Linda Newman, is leaving the "It was a promotion to come freed from I Iniverslty this September. to Bowling Green." she said. lirr 10 years, Newman has been working with Student Affairs "Bowling Green is well known to promote difference Gaza City working in residence life lo ensure and Housing more than doing for die college student programs After being blindfold- die happiness of students. research," said Newman. working with the caliber of stu- Originally from L.ngland. By Adam Shapiro ed at gunpoint, the After Newman received her dents and officials here." President's Cabinet to help Newman first came to the u.s. undergraduate degree, she Newmans last day in the office Reporter raise diversity awareness and journalists tell their lor a year as a student study- came back to the States and got is Sept 8. She will be moving get people talking about the story | Page 9 ing abroad. Alter she returned her graduate degree from the to the University of Michigan When many students come to social issues that arise from to Lngland. she received her University of South Carolina. working as their Senior Associate college they are thrust into a such an eclectic community. undergraduate degree in history Once she received her grad- I Hrector of University I lousing. strange new world — a "Twilight This school year, the troupe Sex at the Irom the University of Warwick. uate degree, Newman spent Newman said she was not Zone" inhabited by unique and has aimed) put on three "diver- "I was a teacher assistant four years back in London looking for a new job, but saw unfamiliar people. Not everyone sity training" shows for large Student Union: in history and a graduate hall and then eight years at has the same ethnic or socioeco- groups: one tor graduate stu- Are you in? director, bill I decided I liked Columbia University in South See NEWMAN | Page 2 nomic background or practices dents, one for campus services the same religion. and the most recent foi under- Sex up your life with That is why the Humanities graduate students. Sex Signals tonight Troti|ie — a small, University- We are excited to start off You know you want funded theatrical group — is the year with such big perfor- I | Page 3 setting out on its second year mances to get us moving," said to make students and faculty Diane Sullivan, administrative more aware of the differences manager tor the group and one that make up the human mosaic of the five graduate students that Netters fall otltGSU. form the core of the troupe. short in match "The Humanities Troupe The group performed Aug. creates and performs shows to 27 with "The falcon Zone: The vs. Notre Dame raise social awareness," said Uncharted Dimension." a show Coach Van DeWalle: Michael Ellison, faculty adviser created specifically for this year's "I thought we did tor the group. "The goal of the fall Welcome as part of the first troupe is to use theatrical tools Year Success Series The show some things very to (ouch people's lives and help consisted of four sketches, each well. | Page 7 them appreciate differences addressing various issues such in people; lo sympathize with as race, religion, body image, dis- and understand other people's abilities and sexual orientation. Seven-year itch perspectives so that it becomes While the group tackles With overtime goal harder to pass judgment." tough issues, (hey do so with The Humanities Troupe by Ahmad Smith, came about last fall through soccer team defeats a special initiative by the See ZONE | >-,.;,. Northern Illinois for the first time since 1 |Page 7 Technology problems create meal plan account mix-ups By Josh Comer Senior Reporter out of money." Kunion said. According to Dining Services Director Gail Lilian. Kunion Long lines at Keepers food and her cashier weren't the only Court wouldn't stop Karen people confused at the register Run ion from finding out if she during the first week of class- Plane crash had enough meal plan money es, but problems will soon be in Kentucky to buy her favorite comforting worked out. candy bar: a caramel Twix. Human error and techni- Fourty nine people The University senior sought cal issues have slowed or died when a commut- out a cashier to find her account stopped lines of hungry stu- er jet crashed on take balance after a message on her dents and created rumors that off yesterday leaving MyBC-SU account told her "Meal meal plan money roll-over has only one person alive plan balances cannot be dis- been eliminated. | Page 10 played during Summer 2006." A lack of communication "I wish it was still summer, between new touch-screen reg- Hurricane but il's not," Kunion said. "I isters and the Blackboard sys- need to know how much money tem that operates the MyBGSU delays launch I have." site is behind many of the prob- The space shuttle While the commuter student lems people are experiencing. didn't buy a meal plan this year, Lilian said. Atlantis' launch was she thought she had a few dol- The campus spent $250,000 delayed due to possi- lars left over from Spring. on training and equipment for ble lightning damage When she reached the check- the new registers to better track and coming hurricane oui counter, the dinner-rush the $22 million in on-campus Ernesto | Page 11 FOUNTAINS PROVIDE LATE-NIGHT FUN cashier surprised her by saying food transactions that take SPLISH 'N' SPLASH: Sophomore Alama Cantet enjoys running through the Administration Building's fountains not only could she not afford her place each year, Lilian said. Saturday night She and some friends were eventually asked by police not to play in the fountains for insurance purposes, How do you feel chewy chocolate treat, but she The rumor of roll-over coin- even though playing in the fountains is technically not banned. Poke were concerned about the students' safely, but had a negative balance. about "The Daily regardless, many students participated HI the late-ntght activity and got soaked before returning to their rooms, "Somehow I was more than See DINING | Page 2 I Show" host Jon Stewart? City officials force students to remove signs, citing code violation 'l SASSY SIGNS GREET INCOMING FRESHMEN KATHERINE By Johnny Payne the signs — came and passed thing else." KOPLOWSKI Junior. Reporter without major incident. But These are some of the various slogans sludenis displayed on signs during move-in day Junior Megan Wojciak, a resi- Journalism this past weekend, residents of along Wooster Street. The signs have betome a local tradition, but this yea*, poke asked dent of 926 L. Wooster St., had "I love him. He's intel- When senior Rick Susor moved Wooster Street between South residents to take them down. similar feelings when she and ligent, funny and he into a house on East Wooster College Road and Mercer Street her housemates were asked to Street earlier this month, he were asked to take down the ■ 'The Walk of Shame Starts Here' tear down their monolithic mes- uses well-reseatched thought he'd earned the right to signs or incur a fine for violating ■ -After the Natty. Shel Call Us Daddy!' sage that declared "Mom, We'll info" | Page 4 participate in a Bowling Green a city ordinance. ■ 'Moms We'll Turn Your Boys Into Men* Turn Your Boys Into Men," a tradition: making and display- "We just assumed It would be sign they were very enthusiastic ing large signs to the hoards of ()K, since every other year this about displaying. incoming freshmen and their has been going on," Susor said. DADS "I was kind of pissed, but I parents driving along the traf- According to Susor, a city police wasn't surprised," Wojciak said. fic-choked street. officer in a leep bearing the leg- "I feel like what we did is like TODAY The signs — humorous in end "code enforcement" pulled voicingyouropinion on campus.
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