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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 12-3-1998 The BG News December 3, 1998 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 December 3, 1998" (1998). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6416. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6416 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. HURSDAY,The Dec. 3, 1998 A BGdaily independent studentNews press Volume 85* No. 62 FORECAST 'M Teachers do not reflect social reality HIGH: 57 Diverse 3 Concern about lack of By the year 2000 it is projected that 95 per- al diversity in our schools." LOW: 50 diversity in teaching positions cent of the teaching force will be white. In order to examine these alternatives, the faculty? Here at Bowling Green State University College of Education and Human Develop- prompts a conference to there is currently a total of 95 full- time ment and Project FEED are sponsoring the •"Strengthening cultural minority faculty members out of a staff of conference "Strengthening Cultural Diversi- diversity in education" discuss options for increasing 583. ty in Education" today in 101 Olscamp Hall conference is being held to teacher diversity and quality. "We have a real concern that teaching from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. discuss changes. groups are lacking in minorities," Ellen The conference will feature keynote Williams, co-director of project FEED (Future speakers, breakout sessions and panel dis- • Conference is today from 8 By BRANDI BARHITE Educators Enhancing Diversity), said. "We a.m. to 4 p.m. fn 101 Olscamp. The BG News need to examine ways to increase the cultur- • See FACULTY, page six. Empty halls \AOUtfML?rWY ■ The men's basketball team loses its MAC opener at Ohio k?^ tj'lttfl I University. attract burglars □ Police advise residents to take ■ Falcon icer may home any valuable belongings to represent U.S. on the minimize holiday theft. World Junior Championship team. By SARAH BEDNARSKI The BG News U fluwM-P When students returned from winter break ■ The volleyball team last year, several Kohl and Rogers hall residents hopes to learn necessary found an extra surprise waiting for them. Their lessons in the off-season. rooms had been broken into and several items were missing. To help deter this from happening again, University police and the Bowling Green Police Department (BGPD) want student to protect themselves and take home valuable belongings. According to Richard Gullufsen, University public information officer, students who live on campus should be aware that while they are on BG New» Photo/MATTHEW MILLER ■ Mobile-Exxon merger break the residence halls are unoccupied and completely closed up. However, he said if Darin Fisher, Dartow Hall Resident Advisor, informs resident Justin Hemminger of an alcohol-free event. joins two very different someone did break in it would be more difficult companies. to catch them because the building isn't occu- ^^^ BGSU uses grant to pied. cur y While they do patrol the halls periodically through break, Gullufsen advises students to BATTLE fl ^ binge drinking ■ Irag blames high take personal belongings home with them, such This is the second part of a three cancer rates on as televisions and stereos. radioactive substance. "A big items is CDs. We did have about 10 of the part series about binge drinking. break-ins in Rogers and Kohl halls last year, but Yesterday the article gave an we did catch the person responsible," he said. "The doors will be completely locked and we overview of the binge drinking will walk through the hallways. Remember to ■ Sam Sheppard's son make sure your doors are locked. Students need problem. Today's article will take a seeks to clear his to protect themselves." look at how the University is curb- father's name. In addition, Gullufsen said students should take bicycles home. He said with the winter sea- ing binge drinking. The final day son bicycles will no longer be needed. will examine the responsibility bars Both Gullufsen and Linda McCool, BGPD administrative lieutenant, said students living have to combat excessive drinking. off-campus should also protect their belong- □ The BGSU Binge year, several drunken University Opinion 2 ings. They said many of the doors leading to students coming home from the Drinking and Violence bars chopped down Jack's tree. Page Three 3 inside the apartment building are not locked, thus making them easy targets for someone to Prevention program is When Jack went outside the next World and Nation 4 break in. striving to correct morning he found empty beer cans Sports 7 "Oftentimes there are entire complexes next to a tree stump. Jack was only Agate 9 empty. If you know someone who you trust that misconceptions and seven years old. will be around over break ask them lo keep an promote students' "Why? That is the only thing I eye on your apartment," McCool said. can say," he said. QUOTE undeniable rights. Terry Rentner, journalism pro- McCool said writing down serial numbers fessor and co-director of the BGSU "What you major in during and marking property with an identification Binge Drinking and Violence Pre- college has no bearing on mark are ways to protect belongings. She said By BRANDI BARHITE vention Program, does not have all what careers you can do by doing this students may have a better chance The BG News the answers to drinking, but she of getting their property back if it's found. afterwards." A little boy looked as if someone does know that students need to BGPD officers do patrol the complexes and respect their community and stand may periodically walk through the hallways of had stolen his best friend. His eyes were teary, his voice was mad and up and say "this is wrong." Michael Bales buildings, McCool said. "We want to give them the Major in Success his heart was hurt. "If you are staying behind over break, keep Jack lives in a house on Ridge power to say this is not acceptable an eye out for suspicious persons and call the Street. When he was one year old behavior," Rentner said. police," she said. his mother planted a blue spruce Rentner and Chris Hageman, In addition, McCool said a possible deter- tree in honor of him in the family's coordinator of the Wellness Con- ment for someone trying to break in is if they front yard. The tree was exactly his nection and the other co-director of Look for stories, see lights on. She said purchasing a timer for height. As the years passed the tree the project, are in their second year horoscopes, weather, lights, which turns them on periodically grew rapidly, almost more quickly leading a program to curb binge crossword puzzles and throughout the day, may prevent someone from than Jack. more on the updated breaking in. Then one day in December last • See BINGE, page five. BG News website. Check It out at: Condoms distributed for AIDS awareness WWW. □ The Black Student ated with it. According to Brown, the orga- eases (STDs). students because it's in their The Black Student Union has nization is passing out pam- Mikaa Bayless, senior educa- face," Brown said. "You walk by bgnews.com Union is working to been distributing information phlets and condoms to recognize tion major, said that it is good and see AIDS written on every- increase sexual since Monday and will continue AIDS awareness month. that the Black Student Union is thing and the condoms sitting on to do so through 3 p.m. today in "We are doing this because it passing information out. the table and it draws your atten- responsibility. the Union foyer. is a very serious problem," "It's good because I have not tion." If you have a news tip or According to Suzanne Brown, Brown said. "A lot of people are seen any other organization Brown said that just because sophomore criminal justice sexually active and they need to doing anything for AIDS aware- they do not have HIV or AIDS, it have an idea for a story, By CAROLYN STECKEL major, she believes that she is be responsible for their actions." ness month," Bayless said. does not mean students do not call anytime and ask to The BG News personally responsible in help- The pamphlets that are being Brown said that AIDS and have an STD. speak with an editor. ing to save lives. distributed are conveying the HIV are not a homosexual thing, "You need to be careful if you The Black Student Union "Perhaps by sitting here I can risks of AIDS, how to protect not a black or white thing, but a have unprotected sex with part- wants students to think twice make someone think twice about yourself, women and AIDS/HIV, people thing. ners that you think are risky," 372-6966 about having unprotected sex unprotected sex or getting test- and questions and answers "1 believe sitting here was the Brown said. "No one can look and the diseases that are associ- ed," Brown said. about sexually transmitted dis- most effective way of reaching out for yourself but you." page 2 The BG News Thursday, December 3, 1998 Opinion Editor Natalie Miller Opinion ftMMM 372-2604 The BG News 210 West Hall Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 Phone: (419) 372-2601 E-mail: [email protected] DARLA WARNOCK Editor-in-Chief SARAH BEDNARSKI NATALIE MILLER Managing Editor Opinion Editor BRAND1BARHITE KIM WILFONG Assistant Managing Editor Copy Chief MIKE WENDLING TOD McCLOSKEY Chief Reporter Sports Editor JASON SUGGS JOHN WENZEL Photo Editor Entertainment Editor Tara Cannon Graphics Editor liology majors, due to their bizarre passion lor hviiu; things (spidYrs.