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Bowling Green State University FRIDAY February 7, 2003 HOROSCOPES: SNOW SHOWERS The Pulse adds weekly HIGH:231 LOWS horoscopes, check out www.bgnews.com the predictions; PAGE 7 A daily independent student press VOLUME 96 ISSUE 18 Violations close bar Uptown- Downtown bar was closing and two stu- dents. University student Adam will close Feb. 12 for Daily and Shawn O'Niel, of the allegedly serving University of Toledo, wouldn't leave. Once the)' agreed to go, underage patrons. Daily went to get his coat from coat check, but when it wasn't By Kara Hanneman there. Daily began to cry. REPORTER After getting his phone num- By noon on Feb. 12, the ber and name in case the jacket Uptown-Downtown Bar on the showed up, the bouncers escort- comer of North Main and Court ed him down the stairs toward Streets will be shutting down for the door facing North Main 20 days due to liquor law viola- Street. tions. The manager of the bar, losh Under the Ohio Liquor Law, a Brooks, said O'Niel — Daily's bar can have up to three viola- friend — saw him crying while tions in two years. The bar had being escorted out and mistook two citations in 2002. One was the situation for a brawl. He then for selling wine on a Sunday, and jumped on the back of one of the the other was for allowing two bouncers, all while being on a underage women with fake ID's staircase, pushing everyone to consume alcohol. down the stairs. In April of 2002, the third vio- When the bouncers pried lation was issued for hindering O'Niel off, he grabbed the stair- an investigation after the police case railing, refusing to leave. trid to investigate a brawl. The trouble began when the BAR, PAGE 2 City asks BGSU for shuttle route ByKaraHuU Quinn said. "We have quite a few CAMPUS MEWS EDITOR students, we've identified several More than three years ago, the hundred in fact, that live down- city worked with the University town. Also, we know that many Ban Swintar BG New to make off-campus routes a hundreds work downtown. BASELINE: Bowling Green's Cory Eyink tries to split the Kent State defenders and score during last night's 73-67 loss at Anderson Arena. reality. There are occasions where the The Falcons dropped to 6-5 in the Mid-American Conference while Kent State improved to 10-1 in the conference. Now the city is asking that the students really need the down- campus do what it can to return town." the favor. The shuttle service, which "The city has requested that operates mainly off of parking the campus shuttle serve the fees and fines, logged 248,000 downtown in some way," Mayor riders last semester. While this Kent wins, continuing streak lohn Quinn said. "This is a little figure combines on-and off- bit different, because this time campus riders, the off-campus CM Mb again stood strong, forcing nine Falcons get the deficit under ten Kent's zone defense. The front we're going to them." routes continue to see an REPORTER turnovers in the first half. points. court of the Falcons could not City officials, who requested increase in usage. The men's basketball team The Falcons, however, found It was not until late in the first find a shot, nor a pass that could' that other possible off-campus "I think it's working very well," played host to Kent State, and the themselves down for the entire half that the Falcons' offense penetrate Kerns defense. It was routes be drawn, feel they have Fred Smith, director of shuttle Kent's seven game winning first half, shooting just 28 percent showed any signs of life, with not until late in the second half been accommodating to current services, said, "We're looking at a streak Thursday night in from the field. The Falcons could back to back threes by Cory that the Falcons were able to off-campus shuttle activity. 60 percent increase in the off- Anderson Arena. not seem to find a way to put the Ryan, the Falcons had the lead close the gap on Kent's lead, "We've been supportive of the campus north route." Kent came into last night's ball in the hoop. On the other down to nine points with four which at one point was 13. shuttle in the past two off-cam- According to Smith, while the game with a full head of steam, side of the court however. Kent minutes remaining in the half. With ten minutes left in the pus routes by providing help increase in the off-campus south led by one of the Mid American guard Matt Jakeway was three for Kent once again answered and game Ronald Lewis threwdown a with the establishment of the route hasn't been nearly as large, Conference's leading scorers, three in the first half and led the sent the Falcons into the lot kit dunk, which seemed to awaken bus stops," Quinn said. "We put it remains strong, and carried Antonio Gates. team with 13 first half points. room, down 39-27. the Falcons and Anderson Arena. up signagc and got benches and over 100,000 riders last year. The Falcons did Uie're best to With the combination of poor Going into the second half the The energy kept up the rest of the did a couple of things like that." Expansion of the north route is shut down Gates and his 21 point shooting and good offensive out- Falcons once again found them- game and at many times seemed The city hopes that the one way the city may get what it per game average in the first half, put by Kent's front court, the selves playing catch up. Kevin to lead team back in the game. University will show similar sup- wants. Gates scored only seven points in Falcons found themselves down Netter did his best to spark the With consistent defense and a port for their proposal. "It would seem to me that a the first half, thanks to the defen- by a lot late in the first half. Kent Falcons' offense, scoring six of faster paced offense, the Falcons "All along we've felt that it realignment of a northern route sive effort of Cory Eyink and seemed to respond to every the team's first eight points. cut the lead to single digits. would really be beneficial if the would be a more feasible way of Kevin Netter. Falcon big play with a bigger play The Falcons' perimeter offense The Falcons fought their way shuttle could stop downtown," The Falcons' defense once of their own, rarely letting the seemed, often times, stifled by back into the game late in the SHUTTLE, PAGE 2 US. Rep pushes bill for cancer patients ByDebraBeal find themselves forced to leave Feb. 8,2001. Kaptur gave her sup- "I call on the I louse leadership to REPORTER the hospital before they are ready port when the bill was intro- bring this bill up for a vote, so FEMALE BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE Flaving reached the two-year - often just hours after surgery," duced. that we can end the despicable anniversary mark of supporting Kaptur said. On March 29,2001, the bill was practice of 'drive-through mas- Year State of Ohio Wood County the Breast Cancer Patient The Breast Cancer Patient referred to the House tectomies'." 1996 7,649 45 Protection Act, Congresswoman Protection would guarantee the Subcommittee on Employer- In Ohio, the American Cancer 1997 8,127 59 Marcy Kaptur continues her bat- option of a minimum 48-hour Employee Relations for review. Society has joined Kaptur in sup- 1998 8,495 86 tle to pass the bill and put an end hospital stay for a mastectomy, There has been no recent major port of the bill, according to the 1999 8,618 75 to "drive-through mastec- and a 24-hour hospital stay for a action taken on the bill, accord- organization's media advocacy tomies." lymph node removal, according ing to the House bill summary coordinator, Michelle tones. "Despite a prevailing medical to Kaptur. and status report. "The society strongly supports The Cancer Incidence rate show new cases of breast cancer among standard of two to four days to The two-year battle began "I strongly supported the the ability of a physician and Ohio residents. Figures were compiled by the Ohio Department of recuperate and gain physical and when Congresswoman Rosa Breast Cancer Patient Protection patient to freely discuss and Health Warehouse. emotional strength, insurance DeLauro (Conn.) introduced the Act in the last Congress, and will decide together what treatment, companies regularly refuse to Breast Cancer Patient Protection co-sponsor it once it is intro- (MUepBQKM cover a hospital stay and women Act (H.R.