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PITCHIN'AWIN: WINDY The Falcons sweep Ball HIGH: 79 I LOW: 43 State this weekend; www.bgnews.com PAGE 8 independent student press VOLUME 98 ISSUE 133 Wright, Kaminski win election By Miranda Bond Unable to beat last year's total same potential in leading, I just Current USG President losh soon as 1 can." BEPORTER of 1,586 votes, this year's election don't think it's their time," he kontak, was on site to hear the According to Kaminski, the A mere 20 voles allowed Alex yielded a total of 1,200. Out of said. "1 think one ticket made this results. Endorsing the duo plan to get in touch with stu- Wright and running mate Sara this number 1,191 voted for election and I think another Wright/Kaininski ticket, Kontak dent organizations right away BG NEWS Kaminski to squeak by candi- president. ticket won it." feels they have what it takes to and also want to begin focusing dates Jeff Nolish and Dan Burke Stacy But accord- get the job done. on voter registration. ONLINE to take this year's election for Blade and lack ng to Nolish, "I have a lot of confidence in But Kaminski can't help but president and vice president of Pence received le along with the ability of Alex and Sara to run enjoy their success for a moment EXCLUSIVE the Undergraduate Student 67 votes, running mate an effective administration," he before going to work for the Government Nolish and Dan Burke, said. University once again as USG More than 50 people gathered Burke received can't be disap- Wright and Kaminski take vice president. Checkout in front of the Union Friday to 552 votes and pointed with office today, being sworn in just "Winning is a great feeling, we hear the election results. Wright and their cam- before tonight's USG banquet. put a lot of hard work into the www.bgnews.ee The announcement brought Kaminski paigning But rest isn't on the docket for past three weeks," she said. both surprise and relief to received 572. efforts. the president-elect. for complete USf Wright. Disappoin- "I think Dan "I m going to talk to the cur- USG RESULTS 'RlGnTRNTJ "Twenty votes. Trial's a little ted with the and I gave it all rent USG piesidcnt for the next Wright Kaminski: election results. slimmer than I thought it would results, presi- SARA KAMINSKI we could," he three days," Wright said after be but I'm very excited, very dential candi- said. "We did- Friday's announcement. "I'm 572 votes happy and just thrilled," Wright date Jeff Nolish doesn't feel that n't eat enough, we didn't sleep going to sit down with our USG Nolish Burke: said. "I am relieved that it's over. Wright and Kaminski have what enough—we put everything we advisors and the current admin- It's a long campaign and I'm cer- it takes to make changes that had into the campaign. When istration with some transitional 552 votes I tainly very excited that it ended count at the University. you give it all you have, you can't meetings and I'm going to start Blade/Pence: in my favor." "1 think Alex and Sara have the be upset at that effort." working for the student body as 67 votes Columbine: GREEK WEEK five years later 2004 By Cindy Brovsky focus on today and looking at THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the positive and the future." UTTLETON, Colo. — Sean The attack at Columbine Graves knows exactly how he remains the deadliest school will observe tomorrow's fifth shooting in U.S. history. anniversary of the Columbine Harris and Klebold killed a High massacre: He will rise teacher and 12 of their class- early, head to the school mates — two outside of the before the crowds and find suburban Denver school and the exact spot where he fell 10 more huddled under after he was shot four times tables and chairs in the library and paralyzed from the waist — then killed themselves on down. April 20,1999. He'll look down at the grass More than 20 students where he lay injured and were wounded, including rubbed blood on his face to Graves and two others who make the killers, Eric Harris were partially paralyzed. and Dylan Klebold, think he Some survivors have was dead. He will place a cigar healed, moving on to college on the ground where his or careers. But others haw friend, Daniel Rohrbough, struggled — one lost her died a few feet away. mother to suicide, while oth- "Watching my friend die is ers have had their families still traumatic, but it is in the break up or plunge into finan- past," said the soft-spoken Graves, now 20. "I'm not try- ing to be mean. I just have io SURVIV0R.PAGE2

Trying to erase the past at Columbine After the shootings, the community of Littleton made New student many physical changes to entrance: remodeled and Columbine High School in an attempt to erase the landscaped with 13 memory of the trees, one for each victim

OW library: torn out torai»»th«ce*ngof the cafWeria. below it: a mural of the canopy of an aspen forest hangs from the celling Columbine High School Imide DraMng it Kfwnjtc ► Carpeting replaced ► Alarm sounds changed

and new dies put down » Forbidden to serve the food Ben Swinger BG News ► Additional cameras throughout Mrved *• <*8y °* *• shooting RACING AROUND: Sorority members prepare their runners before the first race on Saturday (upper left). Members of Beta Theta Pi work to raise the building and outside ►> Halls repainted the sign, signaling the beginning of the races (right). Sigma Kappa sorority sisters kick oft the first race (lower left). The Beta 500—which SOURCES J*Nr«xi Corty Sr-rffi C*». Jrf««x> County PuMc Scnooa i produced winners Sigma Phi Epsilon and Kappa Kappa Gamma— is the first event of Greek Week, sponsored by the Office of Greek Affairs.

Civil war sub marine crew buried, Hunley remembered

By Bruce Smith final resting place Saturday. mile and half took the crew of the and cannons rumbled across the Commission member Randy they don't deserve so high an IHE ASSOCIATED PRESS In what has been called the last Hunley, which sank outside marsh. Burbage said it was a testimony honor," said Ronald Wilson, the CHARLESTON, S.C. — Confederate funeral, the coffins Charleston Harbor, to their final "These men taught us and they to the crew that so many people commander in chief of the Sons Thousands of men in of the crew members, draped in resting place in Magnolia will teach future generations the had come to pay tribute to "eight of Confederate Veterans "It is our Confederate gray and Union blue Confederate flags, were first taken Cemetery, about five miles north. meaning of words like honor," Americans who died for a cause duty to respect and remember and women in black hoop skirts to Charleston's Battery and It took the column more than an said state Sen. Glenn McConneU, they believed in so long ago." these individuals" and veils escorted the crew of the placed in a semicircle, a wreath hour to file into the cemetery. the chairman of the South "There are some who have Fourteen Southern governors Confederate submarine H.L. set in front of each. After horse-drawn caissons Carolina Hunley Commission. scoffed at our efforts to pay trib- were invited to the ceremony, but Hunley, the first sub in history to Then, a column of the uni- brought the coffins to the breezy, "Their spirit will live beyond the ute to these men saying that sink an enemy warship, to their formed re-enactors stretching a oak-shrouded plot, rifles crackled horizon of time." because they were Confederates, SOLDIERS, PAGE 2

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FOR Ail THE NEWS VISIT VAVW.B6NEWS.COM 2 Monday. April 19,2004 WWW.BGNEWS.COM "It's been very emotional. My father died when I was a little girl and I knew almost nothing about father's family when I Victims: staying was a child... For me it's finding my family."

EMMABUSBEYOITMAN angry isn't an option Hunley crew members SURVIVOR. FROM PAGE 1 wife he couldn't handle the stress pened," he said. "It was just of their son's problems straight and simple evil — just u.il crisis. Soon afterward, his mother lost evil." Graves spent two years in gruel- her job and a grandmother died of Graves, Rohrbough and Kirklin ing rehabilitation and hasn't used breast cancer. The family strug- were ambushed outside the reach final resting place a wheelchair since his graduation gled to pay bills and turned to the school cafeteria. Graves watched from Columbine in 2002. He used Salvation Army for help. in horror as Klebold returned, shot SOLDIERS, FROM PAGE 1 off the South Carolina coast nine The crew buried Saturday was a crutch to walk across the stage Natalie Graves and her hus- Kirklin in the face and then fired years ago and was raised in 2000 the third crew to die aboard the declined to attend. Most cited submarine. for his diploma, an act his mother band, Randy, divorced nearly two the shot that killed Rohrbough. scheduling conflicts, but some and brought to a conservation said was "thumbing his nose at years ago. "We had issues before Klebold stepped on Graves' limp lab at the old Charleston Naval The first crew drowned in the observers speculated they may fall of 1863 when waves from the the two who paralyzed him." Columbine," she said. body. be wary of the political implica- Base. I lis mother is trying to heal her "Columbine probably helped us Even before the massacre, About 40 relatives of Hunley wake of a passing ship flooded tions of attending an event with the sub at its mooring. A few own emotional scars. stay together for a little longer." Graves said, he had nightmares thousands of Confederate re- crew members were in "We had to first heal our kids Some survivors became identi- about being shot. Charieston Saturday. weeks later a second crew, enactors. including designer H.I. Hunley, and families," Natalie Graves said. fied with the massacre, said Krista "Deep in my heart, I knew this The hand-cranked Hunley I IIIIIKI Busbey Ditman of "We had to l>e strong for everyone. llannigan, a victims' consultant was meant to happen," he said. "I Silver Spring, Md., said she died during a test dive. made history on l«b. 17, 1864, The members of the third Our time to break down had to who worked with Columbine and used to have nightmares of being when it rammed a spar with a learned about 12 years ago that wait." Oklahoma City bombing sur- paralyzed." she had a relative aboard the crew were being buried nexl to black powder charge into the the other crews in a plot shaded Natalie Graves said she vivors. While he waited for paramedics Union blockade ship Hunley. She is the great-grand- repressed her anger with Klebold "As time goes by, it is a part of to help him, he couldn't move his niece of crewman loseph by oaks and palmettos. Housatonic. Rebecca Farence of and Harris until her son was well who they are. but it does not legs. "These eight men would Ridgaway, who was born on on his way to recovery. "Those two define who they are any longer," "I knew right then, that my change the world," said Maryland's Eastern Shore. llarrisbiirg. Pa., said crewman got fixe years of my life and they llannigan said. "Now, some of the worst nightmare had come true," McConnell, noting that 50 years "It's been very emotional. My Frank Collins was her great- won't get a minute longer." she students identify themselves as he said. passed before a second subma- father died when 1 was a little girl grandfather's half cousin. said. college students and they may, or The nightmares have vanished rine sank an enemy warship. and I knew almost nothing "These are just extraordinary Other survivors avoid talking may not, mention they also sur- since the shooting. But Hunley never returned about father's family when 1 was men — brave and strong who publicly about Columbine. lance vived the Columbine shooting." Graves is taking computer from the mission. It was found a child," she said. "Pot me, it's did a marvelous thing," she said. Kirklin. a sophomore who was Graves' girlfriend, Kara Dehart, classes at a community college, finding my family." shot, became a father last year. was hesitant to ask about the and said his only disappointment Anne Marie llochhalter, who shooting. since the shooting was lagging in remains paralyzed, attended col- "I knew, because my cousin his credits. He wants a degree to lege and lives in the Denver area; went to Columbine," she said. "We make his parents proud. her mother committed suicide six just started talking about it one His mother takes a deep breath months after the shootings. night and it really hasn't come up and sighs when told of his wish. Mark Taylor, hit by more than a since." "I'm proud of him just because dozen bullets and with one still Graves doesn't relish talking he is alive and breathing," she lodged near his heart, struggled to about Columbine, but feels a says. "I'm proud of him all of the finish school and find work. His responsibility to recall the blood- time." father left the family in 2001 after shed. 34 years of marriage, telling his "I never think about why it hap-

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Bush mixes faith and government Oppression can PEOPLE claiming that God told him to of the Vatican, but understands ZACH run for president and to strike that his faith should not block ON THE STREET teach perseverance HERMAN Saddam, Bush has missed few equal opportunity for all opportunities to interject his Americans. For this reason, the serious than underage con- Opinion Columnist faith into the political process. senator voted against the dis- How you enjoy the sumption. G» As the British newspaper the criminatory Defense of Marriage MAT Not that I'm saying underage The blessing and curse of the Observer points out, "Few U.S. beautiful day THORNBURG Act in 1996 and supports civil consumption is okay. Don't Interminable presidential elec- presidents have been as deeply unions. yesterday? Humor Columnist drink until your 21. Even then, tion season is the extended religious as Bush." Those who argue that Kerry's try to be responsible about it Hi opportunity to dissect every And the proselytizing does not positions abandon faith in the Oppression has been com- Mom and bad. word, action and position of end there. name of political expediency can mon to many groups through Even if they are being pun- each candidate. The threads of fundamentalist shelve that claim. Kerry's unwill-, ished for something like under- On one hand, the endless thinking run throughout the out time. Although it is a terrible ingness to bow to church ortho- age consumption, they would stump speeches and campaign Bush administration. After all, thing, it can produce many doxy has created trouble for him have been in the blotter by now. stops give potential voters a rea- this is the collective that employs qualities of fine character. One in some branches of the Catholic On Monday, May 12, Twin E sonably accurate picture of the General William Boykin, who in of the most admirable of these Church. Long, Mason, Ohio was cited for candidates, increasing the a speech last year said that the is perseverance. As a proponent of abortion There is a group on this cam- inability to keep complainants' chances that each entrant's cred- war on terror was really a battle rights, Kerry has raised the ire of pus that is being terribly feet warm. its and debits will reveal them- against Satan. many Catholics who consider ASHLEY MCD0NAGH How do you commit a crime selves. On the other hand, politi- Factor in lohn Ashcroft, who oppressed and that should be the procedure murder. Some revered for their ability to perse- when you don't have any limbs cal observers desperate to fill 18 reportedly ordered drapes to FRESHMAN, bishops have taken the extreme with which to steal something months of front pages and air- cover two nude statues at the vere. They are unable to speak step of announcing that they ART EDUCATION for themselves, so I have decid- or handle a weapon? time will inevitably focus on Department of lustice, and you would not allow Kerry to partici- Maybe these sheets of cloth issues entirely irrelevant to the have an administration that goes ed to use my power as a colum- pate in communion because of nist to speak for them. are what storytellers refer to as choice at hand. to great lengths to spread their 7 laved out his beliefs. The group I'm talking about is archetypal willing sacrifices. The latest non-issue to gain particular brand of Christianity. Kerry's plans for economic in tne sun." the sheet of cloth. They probably saw "The currency in the public discussion The only time the Bush doc- growth and national health care, I was appalled by something Passion" a couple times and is the role religion plays in the trine strays from this theme is that I saw Tuesday. There was a went to Easter services Perhaps personal and professional lives when the time comes to demon- if successful, would also display sheet tied to a tree hanging by they decided to be like Jesus of each candidate. strate the philosophy of peace, the regard for the less fortunate one string twisting and convuls- and take on the punishment for Religion is a vital component love and compassion Jesus advo- that the current administration the crimes of other people. of the lives of millions, including cated. so clearly lacks. And while no ing as the wind blew. Even if the crime was com- this columnist, but faith has no In three years, Bush has initiat- one can yet comment on the I watched this horrific scene mitted by someone other than place in public policyinaking. ed a war, moved to enshrine makeup of a Kerry cabinet, it is through the windows of the Union. As everyone calmly ate these noble sheets, the question The divergent approaches of hatred into the Constitution by sure to include less religious their meals and laughed in their must still be asked, what crime George W. Bush and lohn Kerry passing an amendment banning extremism and more tempered, close-knit social groups I won- was committed that warranted on the issue show that one man gay maniage, and enacted eco- diverse viewpoints. this sort of punishment? understands this, while the other nomic recovery measures that No voter should begrudge a NAOMI WENDELKEN dered, "Doesn't anyone see It can't be the sins of the has no clue. blatantly ignore the least among candidate his faith. But the elec- him? Why doesn't anyone go to FRESHMAN, ART whole worid because that's President Bush sees no need us. torate has the right to expect his aid and set him free? Can't they see his pain?" already been covered. to separate his faith from his Compare this approach to that presidential hopefuls to adopt I would like to say that I It had to be something much governing. The bom-again of eventual Democratic nominee policies and postures that repre- 7 was at the hospital" bravely went out those Union worse. It's probably something Christian spent his first cam- Kerry. The Massachusetts sena- sent people of all faiths, not just doors that everyone is afraid to that's bigger and more compli- paign and his entire presidency tor is a lifelong practicing one narrow worldview. use because of intimidating yel- cated than any one of us. hammering the message of his Catholic, but is able to recognize Those who want to end the low signs and went to his aid. Perhaps it's something that we faith into the minds of die elec- the proper division of personal use of the presidency as a tool That is what I'd like to say. I'd should not stick our noses into. torate. From name-checking faith and public policy, for preaching have a candidate also like to say thai I have no Regardless of the crime and lesus as his favorite philosopher Kerry is against gay marriage, that represents their ideals, and trouble attracting women, but where our noses should be during his 2000 campaign, to a position informed by the tenets he's not George W Bush. what we'd like to say and what is located, we have to admire the true are usually two different strength and resolve of these things. fabrics. They are able to endure Even though I was a coward, the pain and, at the same time, ADAM GR0GG it doesn't change the fact that put in a good word for candi- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR sheets are being terribly abused. dates and student organiza- FRESHMAN, EDUCATION They are being marked up and tions. hung by ropes from trees to be Their example of persever- Why has God told this woman of blacks, KKK burnings, the cru- "I got rid of all my publicly humiliated. ance is one that we all would do Does religion to kill her children? sades, racism, Jerry Falwell and tan lines." They are left out in die wind well to follow. I guess it is okay since God told so many other things in this and rain and are shown no At this time of the school year, cause people to Abraham to kill his first-bom worid that are considered evil. mercy. we all need to remember to per- child. If this is the case, Laney Oh yeah, I forgot war. Many sheets are punctured severe. I know this because it is commit evil? should have not been found Men ask God to protect them before they are put on display. what the 2003-2004 academic insane and released. and to guide their guns as they Even more awful, some sheets planner says at the top of the Lately, I have been pondering 1 find this really hard to under- go out and kill. They want pro- are ripped apart by the wind page in pretty lettering. On the the question: Is religion die evil stand. Isn't God (in a sense) going tection by God as they drop after they are hung. other page, it tells you that you in society? against one of the Ten bombs on people's homes. I know this is getting a little should "always proofread to I am an African-American. You Commandments—Thou shall President Bush and gang graphic, but I feel the public make sure you didn't anything would think I am a Christian — not kill. asked God to protect our troops needs to be aware of this serious out." He is so confusing. but I'm not. I just can't get over all as we fight this Holy War against ROB WISNIEWSKI issue. The semester is nearing its There is so much wrong doing terrorism. I just don't under- the evil things that humans do in We have to wonder what end, and we all need to just be in the world and a lot comes stand. JUNIOR, PRODUCTION/ God's name. these sheets have done to like the sheets and try to hang from people doing it in the name All I see in the papers are receive such cruel torture and Recendy, a woman in Texas, PURCHASING on. They have to untie us even- of God. priests (who may have joined the punishment. Why have they tually. Deanna Laney, killed her two Men flying planes into the clergy in an effort to deny their been degraded into unusable sons by stoning them death. She 7 went to the world trade center, bombing homosexuality) raping and perversions of hammocks? Send all comments to: told police that God instructed trains in Madrid, bombing abor- driving range." 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LETTERS, FROM PAGE 4 condemned them and this We fear so much that we became their way of easing the would actually devoutly follow molesting children, war against pain of slavery and justifying stories that were told by one Vietnam, Iraq are not the same lanet's breasts and people advo- what was done to them. They man. Then this man had his cating that homosexuals are an thought that God had a plan for story made into a book that was abomination. I thought that 10 them. translated over and over again BRIAN C. granted. tion and the number of percent of all species are homo- In Africa, you see Christians until we have what we have CRNOBRNIA I don't think anyone living Americans losing their lives for sexual. convening Africans by taunting today. under a tyrannical regime would what some may call unjust caus- I look at slavery and can't seem them with food and shelter. In a The story was so simple. But it Quest Columnist feel invaded by people fighting es to the war in Vietnam. to understand why blacks are sense, making them shed their has caused people to put so to give them a better life. And If the comparison of the two still Christian today. So, here is a religions for a new God. much faith into it and create 1 am writing in response to the anyone who argues that our idea wars is going to be made, why little history lesson. Shouldn't they be allowed to numerous denominations and opinion column "We must of a better life differs from Iraqis not compare numbers? One of the main reasons why choose their own faith? Why are sects of religion like gangs. This understand terrorists' viewpoint" is flat-out wrong No matter how Everything is relative. blacks are Christians today is we continuing this wrongdoing? story may soon be mythology as and to the media's coverage of critical you are of our actions, it During a ten year stretch from because God gave whites the It just leads me to believe that new religions arise. the conflict in Iraq. 1 will discuss can't be argued that living under 1965 through 1975 in Vietnam, right to take people from Africa people hold on to and spread When will this fear end? the influence they have on soci- a mass murderer and terrorist of ety. his own people could be desir- an average of 5,800 American and make them slaves. That's their religions because of fear- I ask people of any religion to lives were lost per year. In the right —God. fear of sex, homosexuals, death, realize the evil that has been 1 think everyone understands able. the terrorists' viewpoint: radical Also, the statement that sever- two years of the Iraq conflict, Now, 1 don't know too much continued inequality, the done in the name of their God approximately 700 American unknown and any other fears and to start making changes. extremists that hate everything al cities are in "chaos" is mislead- scripture but some white people lives have been lost. That works used the story of God cursing there could be. And from this The evil must stop. free, capitalistic and American. ing The media gives us this false Ham to justify their wrongdoing. fear we do evil things and justify You can claim that we are picture, which is something it out to about 350 casualties per In a cry for help, die Africans it with our religion — just as the EMANUEL CLAYTON "invaders," but I question if you has become so proficient at year in Iraq, quite a difference turned to that same God that slave-owners did. STUDENT have listened to personal doing it is despicable. from Vietnam. accounts of soldiers who have Of course there are American Also, take into account that been in Iraq. I personally know casualties, and I'm in no way Vietnam never attacked us, yet quite a few who served in Iraq marginalizing diose deaths. But the leader of Iraq planned to and surrounding areas leading insurgent casualties arc not have the elder President Bush up to the recent war. reported. assassinated. An even more eye- Every account describes the We get a report that, for opening comparison: There were civilians of Iraq as welcoming instance, seven Americans are 39 American casualties in Iraq in thankful and grateful for the mil- killed in an attack. Of course, the month of January 2004, com- itary presence, and eager to have there could have been 100 insur- pared to 35 murders in the city of Saddam's reign ended. Our gents dealt with but the number Detroit, Michigan in the same actions are working towards giv- is not reported. The media gives month. ing Iraqis the freedoms that us the picture that seven Americans have enjoyed almost Americana were murdered and It's clear that any comparison since the beginning of the no action was taken. between the two wars is absurd. United States. Another skewing of reality The comparisons are made only I low can you characterize our takes place concerning casual- for political gain of certain law- soldiers who are fighting for the ties. Check any news outlet and makers and to push the political rights of Iraqis as "invaders?" there's a daily report of the agendas of the liberal media. As I would be eager to know how cumulative number of U.S. sol- far as sympathizing with die ter- you would characterize the diers' deaths in Iraq. A few rorists and insurgents, it's not thousands who have died to give prominent lawmakers have only anti-American — it's inhu- us the rights we so often take for started comparing the Iraq situa- mane.

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STUDY: FREEDOM CENTER TO BOOST ECONOMY www.bgnews.com/state CINCINNATI (AP) —The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is expected to generate $39.5 million a year for the region, a University of Cincinnati study found. The study released Saturday by the uni- versity's Economics Center for Education and Research includes 459 jobs at the center paying a total of $14.2 million annually. STATE "They're tired of getting food aid and the world is tired of giving it." BG NEWS Priest gets jail time TONY HALL, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS' FOOD AGENCIES BRIEFING Ambassador urses Cleveland's vaults will be fixed for new further aid to Ethiopia roads, sidewalks for molestation DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Tony relatively good, although 6 million CLEVELAND (AP) — It will 1 lull has relumed to die country to 7 million of the nation's 70 mil- cost the city about $9 million By Sarah Cooke Platte County jail yesterday. talk about the rituals, citing an where his two-decade long pas- lion people still will need assis- this year to fill in or repair 58 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It was unclear whether he oath of confidentiality concern- sion to fight hunger around the tance, he said. That number rises vaults built beneath the CHEYENNE, Wya— A for- would be transferred to a state ing prayer and confession. world gol its start. dramatically in years without suf- sidewalks of a downtown mer priest will serve 15 months corrections facility. lablonowski was a priest in "This is where I gol inspired," ficient rain, which happened the street 75 years ago to store heat- to seven years in jail for molest- • I don't know that he will actu- Wyoming for about 10 years, the former Dayton-area congress- prior two years. ing oil, coal or electrical ing a teenage boy in a case that ally go into the prison system." according to the Catholic man told the Dayton Daily News "We won't have to spend as equipment. also involved allegations of ritual laird said. "I"here's a safety con- I )iocese of Cheyenne. during the trip to Ethiopia last much on emergency food aid," he Work on the vaults repre- beatings and torture, bis lawyer cern." "We are certainly praying for week. "So many of the things you said. "Maybe that will get us some sents an initial phase of said yesterday. The victim, now in his late 30s, anyone who was a victim of do in life, and in Congress, don'l breathing room to do the pro- the $168 million Euclid Anthony lablonowski, 69, made allegations that Father lablonowski and we count. I just felt drawn to it. grams we've been wanting to do. Avenue transportation project, pleaded no contest in aVVyoming lablonowski touched his genitals certainly are praying for "I wanted to demonstrate my But if we don't act, we're going to which will add bus lanes, a district court last week to one at least once in the early 1980s at him," Monsignor Gerald faith, but 1 didn't want lo talk be right back where we were in repaved roadway and land- count of taking indecent, St. Anthony Catholic Church In Calovini, spokesman for the about it. In Ethiopia, it's where il other droughts." scaping. immodest or immoral liberties Guernsey. The man was 17 at the Steubenville Diocese, told The all came together." He wants the world's major Before new roads and side- with a minor, attorney Dallas time. Marietta (Ohio) Times. The 12-term Democrat left industrialized countries to decide walks can be built over them, laird said. Authorities said they later The newspaper said Congress in November 2002 to during their meeting this lune to the vaults must be reinforced or The priest denied taking part learned lablonowski regularly lablonowski served as a priest at become the U.S. ambassador to make development in Africa a pri- filled with concrete. Work starts in any rimals hut told authorities took men to the church base- St. lohn the Baptist Catholic the United Nations' food agen- ority. in the fall. the sex act was for spiritual rea- ment, asking them to strip before Church in nearby Churchlown cies. "They're tired of getting food "There were all sorts of uses sons and not sexual gratification. they were gagged, blindfolded before devoting mote time to the During his first trip two decades aid and the world is tired of giving for them," said Walter Leedy, lablonowski was serving at a and hung upside down from Carmelite Missionaries of ago, he said he watched a doctor it," Hall said. "We have to help who teaches architectural monastery in southeast Ohio the ceiling, Platte County prose- Mary Immaculate a religious decide which children to treat for them become more self-suffi- history at Cleveland State when the charges surfaced two cutor Eric Alden told The Denver community he established in starvation. They were Uiose close cient." University. "They were yean ago, Laird said Post. Waterford, 80 miles southeast of enough to death to need the med- last week, he met with mothers pop-up entrances so people lablonowski remained at the laird said his client could not Columbus. ication without being so far gone who walk as long as four hours to could bring freight into the thai they couldn't be saved. get formula from a clinic and building. They were places to He said he cried throughout the feeding center run by the Roman keep coal." trip. Catholic order Sisters of Mercy. Fie Most were built off base- The 62-year-old, who now lives also followed farmers through an ments. Many have brick or con- in Rome, has traveled to 110 area where they grow beets, toma- crete walls and ceilings countries since then. I le's filled 34 toes, green beans and cabbage between 6 feet and 10 feet tall. Tuition rates on the rise journals wilh accounts of people with the help of a U.N.-funded They vary in size, resembling starving and being mistreated seed distribution project. narrow hallways and large COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Rising teacher salaries staff salaries and benefits rise at the same time that around the globe and been nomi- He said Ethiopia needs thou- basements. coupled with shrinking state funding are behind state funding shrinks. nated for the Nobel Peace Prize sands of projects like one that While the dozens of under- soaring tuition rates at Ohio's public universities, Tor the first time ever, students paid more for the three times. aims to improve fanning meth- ground storage compartments officials say. cost of their education than the slate was paying During this trip to Ethiopia, he ods for 300 families. might sound like an explorer's So far this year. University of Cincinnati and us," Plummer said. "We're bringing in SI62 million collected information he hopes I le's made the trip to Ediiopia a dream, city crews haven't found Central State University have approved increases of from tuition this year and we're bringing in $144 will help change the way the half-dozen times over the years anything unusual inside, said 9.9 percent — the maximum allowed under state million from die state. We're becoming more of a world responds to ongoing and seen similar sights, but it's Marie Ricchiuto, public service law — while the University of Toledo, Cleveland private institution all the time." hunger problems. The country important to return. director. State and Shawnee State have proposed doing so. Shawnee State President Rita Rice Morris said currently isn't facing a crisis, and "I go home committed after "These are underground Miami University approved a hike of 8.5 percent, revenue from a growing student body isn't enough Hall thinks that will make it easier these trips," Hall said. "I love the concrete pits," he said. "There's and Youngstown State, an 8 percent increase. ()hio to pay for the additional staff members that arc for the United States, United work. If you a few lives, and if no romance in the vaults." University trustees released a proposed 9 percent needed, financial aid and improved technology. Nations and relief agencies to you can make some good things hike on Friday. Ohio State University is among five public uni- coordinate their efforts for long- happen, you sleep pretty good at lames Pliimmer, Cincinnati's associate vice pres- versities that expect to discuss tuition increases by term gain. night" ident for finance, said increases are unavoidable as mid-May. This year's harvest is actually

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SLOVAKIAN PRIME MINISTER ELECTED www.bgnews.com/world BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A one-time ally of Slovakia's authoritarian ex-prime minister won a presi- dential runoff election, defeating his former mentor to lead the country into the European Union, preliminary results showed yesterday. With all districts counted, lawyer Ivan Gasparovic beak Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar with 60 percent, or about 1 million, of the votes. WORLD Hamas pledges revenge for leader's death By Lara Sukhtian demonstrations — some of them them. TH( ASSOCIATED PRESS violent — across Gaza and the Bush's national security advis- GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — West Bank, as well as in Arab er, Condoleezza Rice, denied that Hamas threatened "100 unique countries. Bush gave Sharon the go-ahead reprisals" against Israel for killing In the West Bank, Israeli troops for the Rantisi killing during their its leader, Abdel Aziz Rantisi, as shot and critically wounded a 14- White House meeting last week. hundreds of thousands of year-old Palestinian boy in a clash She told ABC TV that Israel has mourners flooded the streets between stone throwers and sol- the right to defend itself, but that yesterday in a show of strength diers. Late yesterday, police shot it is "extremely important that and fury. and wounded two Israeli Arabs in Israel take into consideration the It wasn't clear if the Islamic mil- Israel's northern Galilee region. consequences of anything that it itant group was strong enough to The police commander said the does." cany out large-scale attacks after Arabs opened fire on a border Mashaal said yesterday that a sustained two-year Israeli cam- police patrol. the killing of Rantisi only paign against it. Despite promis- The military reported dozens strengthened his group and es of revenge, Hamas still has not of minor incidents through the boosted support for it. However, a struck in the three weeks since day, most involving Palestinians local leader in Gaza, Ismail Israel assassinated Rantisi's pre- throwing rocks and firebombs. Hanieh, acknowledged Hamas decessor, Hamas founder Sheik In another development, a 24- suffered a momentary setback Ahmed Yassin. year-old Palestinian died yester- Palestinian officials said they Hamas chose a replacement day of wounds received in clash- are worried the next target for for Rantisi yesterday, but did not es during a demonstration assassination will be Palestinian disclose his name — a clear sign against the security barrier Israel leader Yasser Arafat, whom Israel Nasser Nasser AP Photo accuses of fomenting terror. The at least that the group is on the is building, hospital officials said. REVENGE VOWED: A masked Palestinian Hamas activist, his face covered with a Hamas flag, carries defensive in the face of Israeli The Israeli military denied it fired Israeli Cabinet voted last year to attacks ahead of Prime Minister live ammunition. "remove" Arafat. a coffin with a picture of assassinated Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi during a symbolic funeral in Ariel Sharon's planned withdraw- Israel rebuffed international Yesterday's funeral, hundreds the West Bank town of Ramallah, yesterday. Israel assassinated Rantisi in a missile strike on his car on al from the Gaza Strip. criticism, including by several of thousands of Palestinians Saturday, part of its declared campaign to wipe out the Islamic militant group's leadership. Sharon picked up the support European countries. It said thronged the streets of Gaza City. of key Cabinet ministers for his Rantisi — like Yassin — was tar- In addition to Rantisi, two body- Hamas posted a statement on forces have foiled a dozen hundreds. unilateral disengagement plan geted because he directed bloody guards were killed when two mis- its Web site pledging" 100 unique planned attacks, and a security Political maneuvering might yesterday, including the Gaza Hamas attacks against Israelis siles struck the car they were trav- reprisals" against Israel. It said it fence around Gaza has stopped hold back I lamas. It is in sensitive withdrawal, assuring him of a and was planning more. eling in. declared a state of emergency in most infiltrations. talks with the Palestinian Cabinet majority ahead of a hard- However, many Palestinians Hamas supporters chanted the West Bank and Gaza until In one exception, two Authority over possible power- fought referendum among the held the United States responsi- "God is great" and "revenge, revenge was complete. Palestinians from Gaza hid in a sharing in Gaza after an Israeli 200,000 members of his Likud ble for Rantisi's death, saying it is revenge" and threw flowers at the Hamas leaders have threat- false compartment of a shipping withdrawal. Party. giving Israel free rein. three bodies as they passed in a ened to target Israeli leaders, who container, made their way to Sharon cleared another obsta- Sharon told the Cabinet on "The Palestinian government procession. They touched are heavily guarded and travel in Israel's Ashdod port March 14 cle Saturday in getting his unilat- Sunday that he would forge considers this Israeli terrorist Rantisi's exposed face, which was reinforced vehicles with body- and blew themselves up, killing eral plan approved by his Likud ahead with his plan and continue campaign to be a direct result of covered with shrapnel wounds. guards and convoys. 10 Israelis. That bombing set off Party, which is to vote on it in a to "hit the terror organizations American encouragement and About 200 anned Hamas mili- Why I lamas hasn't done so yet the Israeli campaign against the May 2 referendum. and their leaders." the total American bias in favor of tants lined the sides of the road still is not clear. Israel's campaign I lamas leadership. Two key Israeli Cabinet minis- Cabinet minister Gideon Ezra the Israeli government," said and saluted the bodies as they against it may have left it weak- Analysts warn that sooner or ters, Finance Minister Benjamin said the overall Hamas leader, Palestinian Prime Minister approached a large blue and ened, though Israeli terrorism later, more 1 lamas bombers will Netanyahu and Education Damascus-based Khaled Ahmed Qureia, echoing a widely green mourning tent set up out- expert Reuvcn Paz said the killing elude the checks. Minister Limor Livnat, decided Mashaal, was also a target. Rantisi held sentiment in the West Bank side Rantisi's house. Armed men of Yassin and Rantisi did not In more than three years of vio- Saturday to back the plan, giving was in charge of the Palestinian and Gaza. fired into the air and many in the reduce the Hamas' ability to cany lence, Hamas has claimed Sharon a Cabinet majority and areas and reported to Mashaal. Palestinian officials are furious gathered crowd raised their fists out attacks. responsibility for dozens of sui- the support of influential Likud The killing of Rantisi set off with President Bush for sidelining in anger. Israel also says its security cide bombings in Israel, killing members.

UN. officer Spanish premier orders fires on U.S. troops home from Iraq officers By Daniel Woolls Egyptian Foreign Minister was told by his Spanish IHE ASSOCIAtED PRESS counterpart, Miguel Angel Moratinos, that Spain By Fisnik Abrashi MADRID. Spain —Yesterday, Spain's prime would pull out of Iraq in 15 days. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS minister ordered Spanish troops pulled out of Iraq Egypt's foreign ministry later backtracked from PRIST1NA, Serbia-Montenegro as soon as possible, fulfilling a campaign pledge to that in a statement, however, saying the Spanish — Investigators searched for evi- a nation recovering from terrorist bombings that leader said "the date will be announced in Iraq and dence and interviewed eyewit- al-Qaida militants said were reprisal for Spain's has not yet been fixed." nesses yesterday in an attempt to support of the war. In Washington, U.S. officials said Zapatero's find out why a Jordanian U.N. Zvezdan Djukanovic AP Photo lose l.uis Rodriguez Zapatero issued the abrupt announcement was not a surprise. police officer opened fire on U.S. INVESTIGATION: United Nations police officers and France KF0R recall just hours after his government was sworn in, "We knew from the recent Spanish election that it correctional officers in Kosovo, soldiers take a wounded U.N. police officer from hospital in northern saying there was no sign the United States would was the new prime minister's intention to withdraw killing two. city of Kosovska Mitrovica, Saturday. Two American officers were meet his demand for United Nations control of the Spanish troops from the coalition in Iraq," said Ken Lisaius, a White House spokesman. "We will work The Jordanian officer was also killed, while 10 more Americans and one Austrian were wounded. postwar occupation — his ultimatum for keeping killed in the shootout Saturday troops there. with our coalition partners in Iraq and the Spanish at the U.N.-run prison in the to protect Serbs and Serb church- went door-to-door in apartment Zapatero's Socialist party won the March 14 gen- government and expect they will implement their northern town of Kosovska es during the recent riots in buildings overlooking the prison eral election amid allegations that outgoing Prime decision in a coordinated, responsible and orderly Mitrovica. Kosovska Mitrovica. compound, interviewing wit- Minister lose Maria Aznar, by backing the war in manner." The shooting was the latest Kosovo became a U.N. protec- nesses. Iraq, had provoked commuter-train terrorist Mariano Rajoy, who ran against Zapatero in the shock for the U.N. mission in the torate in 1999, after NATO Officials denied rumors that a bombings that killed 191 people three days before election after Aznar decided not to seek another province, which is still grappling launched a 78-day air war to stop quarrel about the war in Iraq had the vote. term, said the decision made Spain "much more with the fallout from violent former President Slobodan sparked the gun battle. Though Zapatero had promised to remove vulnerable and weak in the lace of terrorism in the clashes last month between Milosevic from cracking down on "As far as we know, there was Spanish troops, his immediate action was a bomb- face of terrorism." ethnic Albanians and Serbs ethnic Albanians seeking inde- no communication between the shell, and a setback for the United States as Spain's Zapatero has "thrown in the towel" rather than that killed 19 and injured pendence. officer who fired and the group of new foreign minister prepared to travel to try to exhaust all possibilities of getting a U.N. reso- more than 900 in Kosovska The 3,500-strong U.N. police victims," said Neeraj Singh, a U.N. Washington to discuss the dispute. lution to meet his demands, Rajoy said. Mitrovica force includes 450 U.S. officers, spokesman. In a five-minute address at the Moncloa Palace, But many other politicians praised Zapatero, "The shooting struck a huge most of whom work for Dyncorp, But a U.S. police officer serving Zapatero said he had ordered Defense Minister lose including lose Antonio Labordeta, a congressman blow at the very idea of peace- a private company that with the U.N. mission told The Bono to "do what is necessary for the Spanish from a small party based in Aragon in the northeast. keeping," said Alex Anderson, the trains police, corrections and Associated Press that the shoot- troops stationed in Iraq to return home in the short- "What Zapatero did is keep his word, which is Kosovo project director of judicial officers who work in ing was "cleariy an attack against est time possible." rare in this country. For the first time, we have come International Crisis Group, a places such as Kosovo and Iraq. Americans." The officer, who He cited his campaign pledge to bring the 1.300 across a politician who keeps his word." Labordeta Brussels-based think-tank. It will The U.N. police force works spoke on condition of anonymity, troops in Iraq home by lune 30, when their man- told the news agency Efe. "affect the perception of the alongside 6,000 local police offi- did not elaborate. date expires, if the United Nations failed to take Bono, the defense secretary, is reported to have peacekeepers among the popula- cers. The gunbattle began as three political and military control. met secretly in Washington with Defense Secretary tion." It is still unclear what sparked U.N. vehicles carrying 21 U.S. "With the information we have, and which we Donald H. Rumsfeld on April 5. In Belgrade, the Serbian the shooting between officers correctional officers, two Turkish have gathered over the past few weeks, it is not fore- Moratinos, the foreign secretary, said he will trav- Orthodox Church said the shoot- from the police and correctional officers and one Austrian were seeable that the United Nations will adopt a resolu- el tomorrow to Washington to discuss Spain's plans ing "proves that the U.N. does not units of the U.N. mission. Ten leaving the prison, which was tion" that satisfies Spain's terms by its deadline, with Secretary of State Colin Powell and National control the situation." Americans and one Austrian were Zapatero said. The church had earlier criti- The government did not say when it would start also injured in the violence. SPAIN, PAGE 12 cized the U.N. mission for failing Yesterday, U.N. investigators KOSOVO,PAGE 12 removing its forces, but officials in Cairo said CHECK US OUT! 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A large chunk of cement was BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY sitting on the surface in the third turn when drivers noti- fied NASCAR Nextel Cup offi- cials of the problem. "The track's coming apart," a cleariy annoyed Jeff Gordon said. He was trailing race leader Dale Earnhardt |r. when the red flag flew on lap 291. A hole measuring about a foot long and a foot across Falcons salvage NIU formed when the chunk of cement came loose, NASCAR officials said. Two other holes, each about the size of a base- ball, also needed to be patched. Once the holes were patched, the sealant needed to series with 11-10 win dry before racing could begin again. Rusty Wallace won the race. ByAfomHritzak SPORTS REPORTER In a game of wild events, the Bowling Green baseball team BG SOFTBALL prevailed to knock off visiting Northern Illinois and avoid being swept at home this weekend. Falcons Despite allowing seven home runs to die Huskies (18-17,5-4 in Mid-American Conference play), the Falcons (19-9, 6-6) rallied to complete score six runs over the final two innings to win 11-10 at Warren Stellar Field. sweep of Falcons centerfielder David Barkholz hit a walk-off solo home nin to left field, his first of Cards the year, leading off the bottom of the ninth to win the game. By Jason A On on Barkholz finished the day 3-for-6 SPORTS REPORTER at the plate, scoring two and dri- With the sun warming the au- ving in two. to a perfect 85 degrees yesterday, "I'm happy for David and I'm the Bowling Green Softball team happy for us," said BG head used timely hitting, good defense coach Danny Schmitz. "We final- and solid pitching to complete a ly got a' W', the kids worked hard three-game sweep over the Ball and I'm proud of them." State Cardinals with a 4-2 win at With winds gusting out of the the BGSU Softball Field. park, BG starter Burke Badenhop The signature moment for the allowed five home runs in 6 2/3 Falcons came in the opening innings, but had a career-high 10 game of Saturday's double-head- and did not walk a bat- er during the bottom of the sev- ter. enth inning. The Falcons received a big That's when Kristen Anderson boost from the middle of their hit a two-out, two-run single to lineup, where Steve Raszka, give the Falcons a 3-2 victory. Nolan Reimold, and Andy Hudak "VVfe were down by one and combined to go 9-for-15 with six they decided to walk Gina runs scored. |Rango|] who's a great hitter, and "We just need to be more con- I just knew coming behind her sistent and if we all are, we'll win that 1 wanted to step up for the more games," Hudak said. team and come up big," Reimold homered to left-cen- Anderson said after Saturday's ter in the bottom of the seventh game. "They thought by walking Mike MetzgerBG News with one out and the bases her they could avoid a hit, but I BARKHOLZ THE HERO: Bowling Green's David Barkholz swings away in Saturday's loss to Northern Illinois. Barkholz capped a wild just said 'hey, you walk her, you weekend between the Huskies and Falcons with a walk-off yesterday. BASEBALL. PAGE 10 gotta deal with me'." Quincy Duran, BSU's starter in game one, held BG's hitters in check for much of the game giv- ing up only seven hits — three of them by Jeanine Baca. But head coach l£igh Ross- Barkholz homer caps BG's comeback Shaw said she was confident the team and Anderson, who was ByJaymeRamson With the Falcons leading 10-7, Neil Schmitz. ized, leading off with a walk-off because it was still a tie game, hitless before the at-bat, would SPORTS EOiTOR the centerfielder backed up to "It was a heck of a play by homer, his first home run of die and we knew we had to get diis come through. After two failed comebacks the fence to make a catch, hob- David, quite a juggling act," BG season. game. It was important to try "We were hitting the girl hard this weekend against Northern bling the ball before gaining con- coach Danny Schmitz said. "We "I caught that ball, and I was and get on base and that was all I all day, things just weren't drop- Illinois, the Falcons finally found trol. The second base umpire know what he's going to go into mad because it was one of the was trying to do was get a base ping through but we knew if we a way to win yesterday. ruled no catch on the play, say- when he's done playing baseball. best catches," Barkholz said. "It hit, and I happened to get one up kept our cool, stayed calm and It took a disputed call on ing the ball hit against the fence. I thought it was a good catch." was pretty frustrating, but it was in that wind." David Barkholz's top of the ninth The I luskies went on to tie the Barkholz got his chance in the important to get back up to the SOFTBALL PAGE 10 catch to get Barkholz fired up. game with two home runs off of bottom of the ninth and capital- plate and not take that with me BARKHOLZ, PAGE 10

"This team made a lot of accomplishments this year. A lot of that has to do with the leadership and work ethic of these seniors we had." WOMEN RUGGERS FALL SCOTT PALUCH. BOWLING GREEN COACH, ON 2004'S PERFORMANCE BG icers honor seniors, others By Kevin Shields McConvey, the team's cap- SPORTS REPORTER tain, took home three awards The Bowling Green hockey on the night. He was awarded team shared plenty of memo- the lack Gregory Scholar Athlete ries and passed out a few award for his work off the ice in awards on Saturday night at the the classroom. He also received Lenhart Grand Ballroom. the Sam Cooper Trophy for It was the last chance for the leading the team in scoring this team to honor its five graduat- season. Then he received the Dr. ing seniors: Kevin Bieksa, Erik Ron Zweirlein award for his Eaton, Brian Escobedo, D'Arcy leadership skills. McConvey and Mark Wires. lordan Sigalet was the other "This team made a lot of big recipient on the night, earn- accomplishments this year. A ing two awards. The junior lot of that has to do with the goalie was given the lim Ruehl leadership and work ethic of award for being the best defen- these seniors we had," head sive player of the season. Then coach Scott Paluch said. "We he received the lim Sears award, owe a lot to these five guys in an award for being voted as the Ben Smnf er File Photo BG News how hard they work and their team's most valuable player by commitment everyday. his teammates. HONOREE: D'AicyMcConvey. "They've been a great group Steve Brudzewski took home left, received three awards at and they represent what we the grinder of the year award the team's banquet Saturday, want to be a staple in our pro- that was voted on by the fans at Ben Saunter BG News including the award for demon- gram." BATTLING: BG scrum half Hayley Feeney works against Providence's defense. Feeney and her team- strating leadership. HOCKEY. PAGE 10 mates, despite playing PC to the final whistle, fell to the powerful Friars, 20-13.

GET IN ON THE ACTION AT WWW.BGfeVS.COM/SP0RTS WWW.BGNEWS.COM SPORTS Monday, April 19.2004 9 Williams wins Family Circle Cup Venus wins first title in 14 months By Page Ivey be a winner again — for the 30th on Martinez had seven winners on here, was in her first final in IHI ASSOCIATED PRESS time in her career. That ties and 28 unforced errors. four years. The Spaniard CHARLESTON, S.C. — Venus Williams with Tracy Austin for Williams last won a tourna- dropped to 0-5 in three-set Williams spun around, waved 12th in WTATour history. ment in February 2003, when she matches this season. Her first and touched her heart, "I've never played in front of a beat Kim Clijsters in the final at service game in the second set mouthing "I love you" to the crowd that was so supportive of Antwerp, Belgium. Shortly after, was listless and she was broken crowd. me. A lot of times, I can be play- Williams strained an abdominal at love — her first break of the After waiting 14 months for a ing somewhere, and it's right in muscle, an injury that hampered match. tournament title, she had her the United States, and I can be her until she cut last season short "1 think 1 stopped doing what- celebration down pat. playing someone who 1 don't in July. ever I was doing in the first set." No longer injured or tentative, even know how to pronounce She looked comfortable on Martinez said. "It's sort of tough Williams breezed through two her name, and the crowd is very court yesterday, particularly over to play against her. The ball wonderful sets and ended her much rooting for the other play- the last two sets, handling comes differently." drought by coming back to beat er," Williams said. Martinez's changing speeds well Martinez won few points after Conchila Martinez 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 "So for me it's very unusual to and volleying with confidence. the first set with the drop shots yesterday at the Family Circle come to a place and really every- "The first set, 1 wasn't moving and short balls that were effec- Cup. one is just showing a lot of sup- forward enough, and I just really tive early. She occasionally was "I just wanted to start this year port." was making too many mistakes," drawn into — and, for the most from here." said Williams, a four- She didn't put on much of a Williams said. part, lost — hard-hitting rallies time Grand Slam tournament show during the first set, when Later, Williams added, she with Williams. champion. she lost her serve twice and had "wanted to turn it around, and 1 "The first couple games, I By winning on clay, she just 10 winners to 16 unforced really just started moving in and started really strong and hitting showed that she could be a factor errors. coming to the net And, actually, my forehand," Martinez said. at the French Open, which starts But everything changed in the when I was coming in, I felt real- Williams "obviously started play- May 24. last two sets Williams had 27 ly good up there, so I didn't stop." ing a little better, too, not making Paula llhngwortti APPtioto And her postmatch pirouette winners and 19 unforced errors Overall, she went to net 49 many mistakes, but I definitely and special salute to the fans during that portion of the match, times, winning 35 points there. stopped doing what 1 needed to WINNER: Venus Williams volleys during the Family Circle Cup in showed how thrilled she was to while 1994 Wimbledon champi- Martinez, a two-time champi- do." Charleston, S.C. Williams won the tournament. Cubs lose lead to Reds Sosa's HR Cleveland pushes holds on him past for win Banks over Tigers By Rick Gano CLEVELAND — Matt Lawton THE ASSOCIATED PRESS hit two homers, scored four ruas CHICAGO — and drove in four to lead the homered twice and passed over the for the Chicago Detroit Tigers 9-7 yesterday. Bill Kostroun AP Ph:if Cubs' career record. But Greg Carlos Guillen homered and OUT FOR NOW: New Jersey Devils coach Pat Burns reads a state- Maddux lost a chance to win had four RBIs for Detroit, which ment that he has been diagnosed with colon cancer while his wife when his bullpen couldn't hold lost center fielder Alex Sanchez Line, looks on during a news conference yesterday. the lead. to a strained left groin in the sev- On another windy and enth inning wacky day at Wrigley Field, Sanchez barely made it to sec- Adam Dunn hit two homers ond base on an RBI double — Nfs Burns treated and luan Castro's two-run hopping the final 40 feet on his triple in the Huh inning sent right leg and falling on the bag. the to an 11 -10 He was helped to his feet by victory yesterday. trainers, who helped him to the for colon cancer With the wind gusting out at dugout. By David Porter years last season, his first with the 30 mph, the teams combined Lawton led off the first with his THE ASSOCIATED PRESS team. for seven homers, and the blus- third homer and hit a three-run EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ. — New Jersey lost to Philadelphia tery conditions made popups shot in the fourth — both off Pat Bums vows to barde colon 3-1 Saturday, ending their best- and fly balls an adventure. y#i right-hander Jeremy cancer with the same intensity of-seven first-round series after Maddux gave up three letl Roberson AP Photo Bonderman(l-l). that helped the New Jersey Devils five games. homers over six innings in his DINGER: Cincinnati's Adam Dunn blows a bubble as he rounds It was the sixth multihomer third start of the year. He was game of Lawton's career and first win the Stanley Cup last season. "I wasn't the coach I should the bases after hitting a home run in the first inning yesterday denied his first Cubs victory since he hit two against The coach will begin treatment have been the last couple of against the Cubs. immediately, he announced yes- weeks, but I had a lot of things on since 1992 when Dunn hit his Cincinnati last lune 28. second homer of the game—a Cliff Lee (2-0) allowed three terday, a day after his team was my mind so it was understand- strike. Austin Kearns. Maddux gave eliminated from the playoffs. able," he said. two-run shot off Kent Mercker runs and six hits in 51-3 innings, in the seventh that put the Reds The Cubs tied it at 9 in the up eight hits and seven runs. striking out six without a walk. "For those who know me well, Bums insisted on coaching the seventh on Corey Patterson's Tracking balls to the outfield 1 've never backed down from any Devils against the Flyers, ahead 9-8. David Riske pitched a perfect With the score tied at 9, Ryan RBI double oft" Phil Norton. was difficult. ninth for lus first save in three fight," Burns said. although he said treatment Sosa's solo shot in the first Ken Griffey Jr. misjudged "And I'm not going to back would have prevented him from Freel singled off loe Borowski chances. (1-1) in the 10th onafly to right pushed him past Banks as the Alou's wind-driven fly and it Lawton irked the Tigers, too. down from this one." coaching if New lersey had Cubs' career leader with 513 landed over his head for a Burns, 52, said his status with advanced to the second round. that Sosa lost in the sun. Freel He was hit by one pitch, ducked stole second, Javier Valentin homers. Moises Alou also con- triple. Aramis Ramirez drove out of the way of two others and the Devils will be determined in "He was trying to get the team nected for the Cubs and missed another ball over Griffey's head six to eight weeks, when the treat- ready 100 percent, just like he walked and Castro tripled off had a brief dispute with Ivan the center-field wall. the cycle by a single. for a double to give the Cubs an Rodriguez- ment ends He will have treat- always does," defenseman Scott Sosa homered again in the 8-7 lead in the sixth. ment five days a week, beginning Niedermayer said. "We didn't Todd Jones (1-0) pitched 21- After hitting Bonderman's sec- 3 innings for the win and third. He has 543 career homers Chicago's got a ond pitch of the game 427 feet this week. notice anything until he didn't and 64 multihomer games. two-run double in the fifth Burns spoke to reporters at come to a couple of morning Danny Graves earned his sixth and over the wall in right-center, save, giving up an unearned Dunn hit a three-run shot in when his high fly to right fooled Lawton stood and admired his Continental Airlines Arena, with skates. Then we knew he wasn't the first off Maddux, who also Wily Mo Pena and landed over his wife and Devils general man- feeling well." ran in the 10th after Jason allowed homers to Freel and his head. INDIANS. PAGE 10 ager Lou Lamoriello nearby. Burns missed two practices LaRue's passed ball on a third Burns read from a prepared last week. statement and did not answer Devils captain Scott Stevens questions. described the reaction of the "The last month or so I have Devils to Bums' illness as "shock not been feeling well," he said. and depression." "There were signs that some- "This definitely puts every- Rango, Anderson help thing was not right, but I was thing in perspective," Stevens reluctant to do anything because said. "Hopefully he'll fight the playoffs were coming up." through this. He's a tough guy." BG to BSU series sweep A three-time NHL Coach of the Bums also coached Montreal, Year, Bums led the Devils to their Toronto and Boston for a total of SOFTBALL, FROM PAGE 8 MAC Tournament and we third Stanley Cup title in nine 13 seasons could win it," she said. confident we would come out Ross-Shaw is more subtle on top," she said after about expressing her teams' Saturday's game. "I knew the chances, but she still believes last inning... you could see it in that Falcons control their own their eyes that weren't going to destiny. AP source: LeBron is ROY lose this game." "Our goal was to win all three It took three-plus innings for of these games and I think we By Chris Sheridan row. the Falcons (21-21,8-5) to carry came out pretty confident," THE ASSOCIATED PRESS James averaged 20.9 points, 5.9 the momentum over into game Ross-Shaw said after yester- LeBron lames, the super- assists and 5.5 rebounds, draw- two and in the fourth, BG used day's game. "1 just love the way hyped phenom who went from ing 16 sellout crowds to the Cavs' seven hits and six runs en route this team is playing and picking high school to the pros and kept home arena and several more on to a 6-2 victory. one another up right now ... the Cleveland Cavaliers in playoff the road lames' popularity made Yesterday's win was BG's sev- we're a really good team, but I contention until late in the sea- his jersey the best seller at the enth in the last nine games. still dont feel like we have the son, has beaten out Carmelo NBAs store in New York and Rango, who had a two-RBI confidence that we should Anthony in voting for the NBAs through the league's Web site, double in the third to give the because we still have some Rookie of the Year award. and he helped the Cavs improve Falcons a 2-1 lead, said the things to improve oa" A source with knowledge of the from 17 wins to 35. team is beginning to show they The Falcons will travel to take ■aMwrBBNaa vote tally, speaking on condition Anthony led the Denver are one the best teams in the on Kent State in a Wednesday CLUTCH HIT: BG's Gina Rango makes contact Saturday in the sec- of anonymity, said lames will be conference. dbubleheader. Start time is ond game of the Falcons' sweep. Rango was 2-for-6 in Saturday's presented with the award tomor- LEBRON, PAGE 10 "I think we will make it to the scheduled for 2 p.m. doubleheader. t • 10 Monday. April 19.2004 SPORTS WWW.BGNEWS.COM Yanks down Red Sox Lawton upsets IHE ASSOCIATED PRESS 24-26, 1994. Pudge in win BOSTON — Even without Miguel Tejada had four hits any help from Alex Rodriguez, and lay Gibbons hit a two-run INDIANS, FROM PAGE 9 the New York Yankees got back double for the Orioles, who to beating the Boston Red Sox. allowed just 12 hits while work, then flipped the bat back- A-Rod remained hitless for outscoring the Blue lays 23-5 in ward —hitting the Tigers catcher. the series, but went the series. Rodriguez angrily kicked the 2-for-4 with two walks and an DuBose (1-2) gave up three bat away as Lawton rounded the Itlll single in the six-run third hits — all singles — in seven bases, then had a couple of words inning that led the Yankees to a innings. for him as he crossed home plate. 7-3 victory yesterday — their lavy Lopez added an RBI sin- The next time up, Lawton was first win of the season against gle in the ninth to extend his hit in the back by an 81 mph their archrival. hitting streak to a career-high pitch by Bonderman. Lawton Gary Sheffield doubled 14 games. took off for second on a 3-1 pitch twice, and Paul Quantrill (1-0) Pat Hentgen (0-2) allowed and scored as Omar Vizquel lined held Boston to one hit over 2 2- three runs — two earned — it to right-center for a double and a 2-0 lead. 3 innings after Jose Conlreras and six hits in seven innings. Ronnie Belliard opened the almost blew a six-nin lead in Toronto fell to 0-6 at home and the third. Gabe White, Tom fourth with a broken-bat single, 3-9 overall, matching the worst and Coco Crisp drew a two-out Gordon and Mariano Rivera start in club history. combined for 6 2-3 scoreless walk. I awn >n then hit a 2-0 pitch White Sox 5, Devil Rays 0 to right-center for his fourth innings. tony Oajik AP PMo ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — homer and was ignored by Pitching on 10 days' rest, listeban Ioaiza (3-0) pitched a Derek Lowe (1-1) lasted just 2 Rodriguez as the trio scored to OUT AT HOME: Cleveland's two-hitter for his fifth career make it 5-0. 2-3 innings, allowing seven shutout and 11th complete In the sixth, reliever Steve Jody Gerut is tagged out by runs, eight bits and four walks. game. Colyers first pitch sailed up and Detroit's Ivan Rodriguez in yes- Orioles 7, Blue lays O lose Valentin and Paul in to Lawton, who eventually terday's sixth inning. Cleveland TORONTO — Eric DuBose, Jim Rogastl AP PMo Konerko hit solo homers for walked after having to duck away won, 9-7. BJ. Ryan and Buddy Groom the White Sox. who improved from another tight one. ROUGHED UP: Boston starting Derek Lowe wipes his brow Guillen followed Sanchez's RBI combined on a four-hitter, to 8-4 for the first time since A two-run double by Guillen after being roughed up by the Yankees in the third inning yesterday. completing Baltimore's first double in the seventh with a two- 1992. sparked the Tigers in the sixth. run homer, and Carlos Pena hit The Yankees won. 7-3. sweep at Toronto since lune Guillen then stole third and his third homer in die eighth to scored on a bloop single to right make it 8-7. by Rodriguez to make it 5-3. Vizquel singled in the final run Ben Broussard opened the in the bottom half. bottom half with his first homer, Bonderman allowed seven lody Gerut later hit a run-scoring runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 single and Travis Hairier an RBI innings. He struck out six and Reimold catching fire for Falcons double for an 8-3 Indians lead. walked three. BASEBALL, FROM PAGE 8 ran for second base as die ball got by first base. Blair, though, slid empty, his team-leading eighth past second and was tagged out of the year ami fourth in the last to end the Huskies' threat. week. In the bottom of the Johnson picked up his fourth vic- eighth, he came up big once tory of the season without even again with a two-run double into Minnabarriet is throwing a pitch. the gap in right-center. "Ilohnsonl only went 24 pitch- "I'm seeing some pitches I like es ISarurdayl.soweweregoingto and hitting them hard," Reimold ride him for a while," Danny BG s most improved said. "Coach has been preaching Schmitz said. "I'm just glad we to us to stay back and drive the didn't have to worry about that." HOCKEY, FROM PAGE 8 took another step forward this ball the other way and I'm finally BG lost Friday to Northern year in the understanding of the starting to do that." Illinois 9-6 as the Huskies plated the BG Ice Arena all season. everyday commitment it takes as Huskies third baseman Rob three in the top of the 11th. well. Our goal is to get back to Marconi hit three home runs, The Bill & Helen Lloyd award Reimold homered and went 4-5 went to Ryan Minnabarriet for championship status and I think including a two-run shot in the to pace the Falcons. we are really close to accomplish- top of the ninth off of lefty Neil being the most improved player. On Saturday, BG fell to NIU. 9- The coach's award went to ing a lot of our goals." Schmitz. Scott Simon followed 7. The 1 luskies got out to a quick Next year's captains were with a solo home run to tie the Bieksa, which was voted on by 6-0 lead, only to have BG come the coaching staff. announced for the first Ume as game. back and tie the game at six in the well. Alex Rogosheske, Sigalet After Schmitz walked lake Blair "We look at a year ago to this seventh inning. NIU put two up Mika Metzgar BG News year and we look at a team that and Minnabarriet will all wear with two out, Tyler Johnson, who in the eighth and one in the ninth the captain's letter next season. started Saturday's game, came in accomplished a lot in the second to take the second game of the HE'S OUT: BG first baseman Andy Hudak takes a pickoff throw half of the year. We had the fourth Seven new letterwinners were to pitch for the Falcons, Johnson series from BG. from Keith Laughlin in Saturday's loss to Northern Illinois. The also given their lettennan jackets attempted to pick off Blair, who best record in the CCHA (Central pickoff was successful. Collegiate Hockey Association] in last night during the ceremony. the second half of the year and The Falcons will begin play had a winning record at home," next year with it's annual brown- Paluch said. "The program really orange game in October. Barkholz homers after bad umpire ruling BARKHOLZ. FROM PAGE 8 bled to left, and two batters later, single. The Falcons came back to tie Barkliolz's homer capped off a Jimmy Lipari got the RBI with a "F.very team seems to be giv- Friday's game after being down Source says LeBron will win game where Bowling Green bat- base hit. ing everyone a batde so the last 6-4 and came back from a 6-0 tled back from a 7-3 deficit in the Then in the eighth, the three games were really hard- deficit in Saturday's game, but Rookie of Year over'Melo seventh inning, scoring two tuns Falcons got five nins with fought." Barkholz said. "We can Northern Illinois posted late Barkliolz's double, line Lawrson's come from behind; we showed comebacks in both games to get in that frame when Nolan LEBRON, FROM PAGE 8 of the Year award right now. My Reimold hit his eighth homer of RBI single, Reimold's two-run that this whole weekend. We the wins. Northern's comeback double, I ludak's second double came from behind every single yesterday wasn't enough. focus is on Minnesota." the season. Andy Hudak dou- Nuggets into the playoffs, averag- Cleveland finished in ninth of the game and Lipari's two-run game so we know we're there in "I'm proud of our guys ing 21.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and the ball game, and we feel good because we batded back all three place in the Eastern Conference 2.8 assists. But lames, 19, was — one game behind No. 8 about it." days, and we were finally able to only the third rookie in NBA his- The comeback win came at a get a 'W,'" Schmitz said. "That's Boston. tory to average at least 20 points, "We would have been danger- 506, 514, 524 N. ENTERPRISE good time for the Falcons, as what we talked about in the five rebounds, and five assists, they were about to fall two dugout — diat we wanted to win ous in the playoffs," said coach joining Oscar Robertson and Paul Silas, who proved to be the games below .500 in the Mid- it In the bottom of the inning and Michael Jordan. American Conference. go home." perfect coach for lames and the One of BG's newest complexes His season-high was 41 points young Cavs. "I think a lot of teams on March 27 against New Jersey, would have been afraid to play CLOSE TO CAMPUS which made him the youngest us." <1'M M M <1>M M M M \1 M M -I'M \l M «l«\l 'I'M M 'I'M

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ByTmTafay "I want to get to the bottom of it," "The evidence that the defense seeks victim's fetus. Prosecutors are seeking the the shop. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Coverdale said. "I will never stop asking to offer... provides a viable explanation death penalty. One sketch, known as lohn Doe No. 1, McALESTER, Okla. — For Jannie questions until I get some answers, or why these persons are more likely than VZ Lawton. a retired U.S. Department resembled McVeigh. The other, lohn Doe Coverdale, the search for suspects in the until I'm dead." Mr. Nichols, a man without any history of Housing and Urban Development No. 2, depicted a dark-haired, muscular 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed Earlier this month, Coverdale sent a of violence, to have aided McVeigh in his employee who was knocked uncon- man with features that do not resemble her two grandsons and 166 other people letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller ask- plot," according to a 90-page defense scious in the bombing, said Nichols' Nichols. did not end with the arrests of Timothy ing that the investigation into the April motion that seeks dismissal of the case. state jury will probably hear more evi- Investigators identified the suspect as McVeigh and Terry Nichols. 19, 1995, bombing be reopened, citing ludge Steven Taylor is scheduled to dence of a wider conspiracy than jurors an Army private who was at the body Nine years after the deadly bombing, the bureau's failure to share evidence of take testimony on the motion when did at his federal trial. shop about the same time and had noth- Coverdale is among a resolute group of possible bombing coconspirators with Nichols' trial resumes Monday, the ninth "There's more of it coming out down ing to do with the bomb plot survivors and members of victims' fami- top bombing investigators. anniversary of the bombing. here than ever came out in Denver," But Coverdale and others believe the lies that is still searching for the enigmat- She said she has not received a reply. Nichols, 49, was convicted on federal Lawton said. sketch resembles a man of Middle ic suspect John Doe No. 2 and evidence "Who's going to investigate the investi- counts of conspiracy and involuntary Lawton and Coverdale are among Eastern descent. of a wider bombing conspiracy. gators?" she said. manslaughter in Denver in 1997. those who see evidence of a Mideast Lawton and 13 other survivors and Coverdale and others believe the state Nichols' defense attorneys have built a He was sentenced to life in prison for connection. victims' relatives filed a federal lawsuit in murder trial of bombing conspirator case around documents and witness the deaths of eight federal law enforce- The day after the bombing the FBI 2002 against Iraq, claiming Iraqi officials Terry Nichols may be their last chance to accounts they say show other coconspir- ment officers in the bombing of the released sketches of two men drawn provided money and training to prove what prosecutors argue is a leap of ators helped McVeigh in the plot to Alfred R Murrah Federal Building. from descriptions provided by employ- McVeigh and Nichols. faith: that unknown others were involved bomb the Oklahoma City federal build- In Oklahoma, Nichols faces 161 state ees at a lunction City, Kan., body shop. The lawsuit is pending. in the plot to bomb the Oklahoma City ing and that Nichols was set up to take counts of first-degree murder for the Authorities said the truck used to deliver federal building the blame. deaths of the other 160 victims and one the Oklahoma City bomb was rented at Body of missing U. of North Dakota student found By Dave Kolpjck Dakota student, who had last "We were waiting for thai call peace for a long time," Lang said. involved in the Rodriguez case penalty for murder committed THE ASSOCIATED PRESS been seen Nov. 22 at the Grand and when thai call came we all Lang was the last person not to speak with the media. during a kidnapping CROOKSTON, Forks, N.D., mall stopped living for a second," he known to have heard from Neither Minnesota nor North Minn. — The body of where she worked. said at a press conference. Sjodin, when she spoke to him by Dakota has capital punishment, University of North While a handful of Volunteers had been near the cell phone after leaving the but federal law allows the death Dakota student Dru Sjodin's relatives ravine "probably a dozen times," Victoria's Secret where she Sjodin was found continued searching but the area had been covered worked. Saturday, revealed by through the winter, with snow, Heales said. Convicted sex offender Alfonso the spring thaw in an official searches had Chris Lang, Sjodin's boyfriend, Rodriguez lr., 51, of Crookston, area volunteers had been halted in said he remembers searching the has pleaded not guilty to kidnap- ADMINISTRATIVE searched several December because area, but "the drifts were five feet ping Sjodin, of Pequot Lakes, times during the five of severe weather high." Minn. 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