Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-5-2000 The BG News April 5, 2000 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 April 5, 2000" (2000). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6637. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6637 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. WEATHER WEDNESDAY Partly April 5, 2000 Cloudy W'OKI.U Nl-.WS 2 High, 56 OPINION 4 Low, 42 CAMPUS 6 The BG News SPORTS www.bgnewi.com Volume 88. Issue S3 A daily mdependem srudem pness Campus to be plugged in, hooked up next fall APHA hosts IRENE11(1 VI, SHARONi,U i un\ SCOTTc, •<> i-i w^ - National Public CHIEF REPORTER Health Week Students who like to channel surf will have several more options next BETH SHOEMAKER semester. STAFF WRITER A new cable deal with Time Warner Cable, a local cable televi- In celebration of longer and sion provider, and a deal sealed with healthier lives, the American Public Swank Motion Pictures will allow Health Association is sponsoring students in residence halls to view a "Healthy People in Health) Com possible 57 channels and several munities." foi National Public new movie releases. Health Week 2000. A $75 charge will be added to a "I love this week! Communiiic- student's room rate for the cable sys- around America are coming togeth- tem. Depending on the number of er, in health fairs and town meeting! users. $550,800 have been budgeted 10 Celebrate their successes and for the service. This is a marked identify new challenges for improv contrast to the normal charge of ing public health," Akhter said about $200 per room that students National Public Health Week was would normally have to pay for established in 1995 as a way to rec- cable. ognize the contributions of public 'The advantages of this is that the health and prevention services to process of getting cable is simpli- America's well-being ll is celebrat- fied. Customer service would be ed in 46 states. better because ORL will be dealing illy, public heullh sen with Time Warner Cable and this is perform many functions that most something students want." said Rob people often take foi granted. Giffin. Resident Student Association "At the ground level, public president. health services make sure that you Within the 57 channels, the Uni- have a clean drinking water supply." versity plans to advertise events and said Kathleen McLaughlin, health to make announcements about dead- education supervisor for the Wood lines relevant to residents, according County Health Department. to Bud Bcatly. director of ORL. McLaughlin said that public Additionally, because of the health services provide many things Swank Motion Pictures deal with that are essential to a clean environ- RSA and WBGU. there will be a ment and a healthy body channel called WRSA. This channel Food inspections, immunizati will have up to 10 new movies per and AIDS prevention programs .ill month. RSA will determine their on- fall under the wing of public health air time. departments. Giffin said the deal with Swank "We're also responsible for Motion Pictures will not affect stu- licensing tattoo parlors." McLaugh- dents' room cost because it will be lin said. "We make sure that ever) covered by hall improvement funds. thing is sterile and that tattoo artists "Every hall allocates funds for arc trained in correct procedui the hall council and hall improve- SARA GRIOSBY/ The BG News Health departments are the issu ment," he said. "There arc about ing facility Cot tuberculosis tests IB tests are required foi all gradual CABLE — Freshmen Garrett Fisher, education, Alex Demma, dietetics, and Justin Spengler, accounting, watch TV in their room in ing students who are entering the • See CABLE, page 6. Kohl Hall. teaching force Tests and immunizations have been one of the largest contributions ol the public health field. "I was recently doing a gcncalog- :udy of one family that had Students find difficulty understanding teachers with accents three children die in a short period of time." McLaughlin said "The prob- stand my teacher especially in a sub- able cause of those deaths was diph- This is the second part of ject like statistics." Bongiorno said. "I pay to go to this school and I think that I should be able to theria. Today, we offer the DTP a four-part series taking I "I had a hard time understanding his understand my teacher especially in a subject like statistics. I had a vaccine that combats that " look at the quality of teach- English and his explanations of Public health services are also responsible for preventing epi- ing at the University. things." hard time understanding his English and his explanations of Bongiorno thinks that she demics and the spread of disease, Today's article will focus on things." protecting against environmental the problems students have received a grade lower then what she could have because of the teacher's Lisa Bongiorno hazards, preventing injuries and pro- with teachers with heavy lack of English. senior VCT major moting and encouraging healthy behavior. They also ensure the qual- accents. "I thought i would get a better ity and accessibility of health ser- grade, but because of poor commu- heard different types of accents putting the blame elsewhere." impossible, but right now I have an vices and respond to disasters within nication between teacher and stu- before. Saviers docs admit that in some international physics teacher and he communities dent I did not get what I thought I STEFANIE SIZEMORE "A lot of students have problems cases students' performances could •is really good," Smith said. In short, public health services STAFF WRITER would." she said. "Many other stu- because they have not been exposed be affected by the language barrier, Smith and Bongiorno both said are responsible for promoting ph>si- dents voiced the same concerns as to accents." she said. "There should but it is very rare. that if the international teacher takes cal and mental health, while pre- me." She walked into her statistics not be a problem because wc make "I am not saying all cases are stu- the extra time with the students thai venting disease, injury and disabili- Anne Saviers, associate director every international student take an dents making excuses." she said. "In the language barrier could be less of ty class expecting what most students of international programs, hears would: teachers who can communi- English proficiency test to get into some rare cases language is the an issue. "Public health advances like some of these complaints and thinks cate freely with their students. the University." problem." "Maybe if my teacher would immunizations, clean water, better that most of the time students are have spent extra time going over Instead she. found herself straining When an international student Bongiorno disagreed. nutrition and increased workplace just using the language barrier as an applies to Bowling Green, they must things it would have been better, but safety are enabling Americans to to understand her international grad- "I feel this is a major problem at excuse. includ: a test of English as a foreign his English was just so bad I do not live longer, healthier lives." said Dr. uate assistant who spoke English as Bowling Green." she said. "We have a second language. "We do not receive very many language standardized test score even know if that would have Mohammed Akhter. executive .1 complaints, but from what I hear with their application. If accepted, a lot of international teachers, and I helped." she said tor of the APHA. Lisa Bongiorno. senior VCT think they need to raise the standard major, sat through a semester of try- from students sometimes it is not when they arrive on campus they Saviers said that they expect "Now we must come logether 10 just the language barrier but the con- take an English placement test. when it concerns speaking English international teachers to put in that fight for the next public health con- ing to understand her statistics properly." teacher from China and feels inter- cepts." Saviers said. "Some con- "Everyone takes the placement extra effort. cerns, such as smoking cessation, Zach Smith, junior construction national teachers are a problem at cepts are hard no matter what lan- test, even if they graduated from "If any student is struggling with gun control, universal access to management major, shared similar the University. guage. You still need to work hard Harvard with an English degree." a class because of a language prob- medical care, emerging diseases and "I pay to go to this school and I and go to class." Saviers said. "Every teacher here is thoughts. lem, you need to address the teacher obesitv "1 had an international biology Dr. J. Nick Baud, director of the think that I should be able to under- Saviers said that students have a proficient in English, and students and hopefully they will take the problem because they have never need to start being fair and stop teacher that made class almost extra time to help you out." she said Ohio Department of Health, recently said that prevention is a lop priority "We are encouraging all Ohioans to make lifestyle decisions that improve their overall health status." he said.