Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-16-1999 The BG News April 16, 1999 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 16, 1999" (1999). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6485. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6485 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. ^* »^B^*B GNews Kosovo teach-in generates debate By BRANDI BARHITE with suggesting the possibility didn't think of before." sufficient for me." "If you can tell me one reason that the U.S. got involved to pro- Terrie has a 19-year-old son During the teach-in, Steve The BG News why the U.S. has economic inter- tect human rights. and is concerned that if NATO Steel, environmental science high: Emotions were running high est in Albania, I'll shut up," said "There is a sense of vital inter- sends in ground troops, a draft instructor, shed light on the envi- when over 130 students and a Emil Levy, senior international est in the Balkans," he said. may be called, which could ronmental effects of war. low: 44 dozen faculty members met to business major. During the less intense por- involve his son being enlisted to "We don't think about the discuss the Yugoslav conflict at David Wall, an ethnic studies tion of the teach-in, many people fight. impacts of environment during the Kosovo teach-in yesterday. instructor, took Levy's challenge. also shared their concerns and He also addressed the argu- war," he said. "The environment The first hour of the teach-in "The United States doesn't worries about what might result ment that the U.S. may have is a life support system." was devoted to educating partic- have an interest specifically in from the NATO bombings. helped create the situation in He said he cannot estimate the m Guest Columnist ipants about the situation and Albania, but it does have an "Like many of you I am terri- Kosovo. effect war will have on Kosovo interest in the region," he said. bly torn and troubled by what is "Maybe policies have been yet, but he does know that a pop- Brandt Fundak the history of NATO, yet the tone of the discussion changed when Wall went on to say that the happening in the world," said miscalculated, but we have to ular war strategy is to target the expresses irritation with a professor and student began to U.S. involvement is economic. Phil Terrie, director of the Amer- deal with the situation now," he environment. UAO. University over debate the reasoning behind U.S. Douglas Forsyth, history profes- ican culture studies program. said. "Just stopping the bombing the TMBG flop. and NATO involvement in Koso- sor, had similar thoughts, along "This is coming home in ways I now without a solution is not • See KOSOVO, page six. 1 t Editorial addresses Greek UAO's need to cater vCfnarfeed g-g^a |p t^^a^t^^ to students wishes lest it lose support. Week By SARAH DELANEY and nation 4 The BG News starts Despite the rain, campus i The Serbs have women took to the streets last stepped up their night for the annual Take Back the Night (TBTN) march spon- Monday efforts to eliminate sored by Womyn 4 Womyn Albanians from (W4W). By ANNE MOSS Kosovo. "Rape happens rain or The BG News shine," said Michelle Mezaris, This Saturday Beta Theta Pi sophomore business major and fraternity will be hosting Beta W4W member. "I'm so glad 500, which will kick off the activ- i Ohio forth-graders are people came out even though it ities for Greek Week. not up to proper rained. It was awesome." "Beta 500 is a push cart race standards of reading A crowd of about 50 women that is the second biggest philan- proficiency. marched across campus and thropy on-campus next to Dance through downtown Bowling Marathon," said Trevor Dar- Green yelling chants encourag- mour, junior Beta Theta Pi broth- ing women to speak out against er. date rape, sexual assault and Beta 500 has sororities com- violence. BG New» Photo/MATT MILLER peting against sororities, and fra- The march followed a meet- ternities against fraternities to ing in Olscamp Hall, highlight- Prior to Taking Back the Night, march leaders demonstrate the chants participants will use raise money for the Ronald ed by a keynote speaker, The while walking across campus. McDonald House. Students can Gospel Choir and a survivor was followed by a survivor Nicole*, who shared her date what they could do to prevent come to the Saddlemire parking speak-out. speak-out session where stu- rape experience for the first rape. lot at noon to support all the rac- Kendel Kissinger, the dents could get up and share time, said she was inspired to The men's discussion was ers. keynote speaker and a Univer- their stories of survival. speak after her friend publicly led by Logan Brooke, a sopho- "Greek Week is an entire week sity alumna, spoke about her About seven women braved disclosed her incest experience. more biochemistry major and dedicated to show Greek unity experiences as an incest sur- the open mic, speaking about "It made me realize that I leader of a program called on campus," said Courtney Her- vivor and the empowerment their difficult experiences with shouldn't be silent anymore. "What Men Need to Know man, sophomore Alpha Omicron i BG baseball takes first she gained by coming to terms rape and incest. Things like this should be made About Rape". Pi sister and Greek Week chair- place with a pair of with her past. According to Celesta aware of. I encourage other According to Brooke, men person. need to understand their role in wins over NIL). "It's been a long, slow Haraszti, a W4W member, that people to speak out also. The Greek Week committee process, but healing is happen- was the most women that have Silence only makes it worse," decreasing sexual assault. has set up an array of silly events ing. I honor and embrace my ever participated in the sur- Nicole said. "We need to get rid of the that involve fraternity and soror- experience, and 1 love who I've vivor speak-out. The meeting was attended misconceptions about date rape ity members. Some of the events become. One day at a time, I Advocates from the SAAFE by about 75 women and about and try to understand the planned include Pi a Greek day. Opinion 2 make a difference," Kissinger program were on hand to coun- 10 men. While the women par- effects of alcohol and the media Chubby Bunny, a carnival for Page Three 3 said. cil the survivors after the meet- ticipated in the subsequent area school children and Greek Kissinger's emotional speech ing. march, the men talked about 4 • See TBTN, page five. World and Nation • See GREEK, page six. Entertainment 7 Sports 9 Treehouse Troupe returns to BG After touring Northwest Ohio, group plans to perform 2 plays members of the company said she loves performing in ByLINEANETTE rehearse 12 hours a week for the front of live audiences, getting "For Chubby DJUVE first half of the semester before the children's reactions and Bunny, we have to The BG News spending the rest of the semester feedback. touring elementary schools. "The biggest thing with kids stuff tons of marsh- They have performed for thousands of children in North- "This year we're doing 52 is keeping the energy up," she schools," Regan said. "We per- said. "And making sure they mallows in our mouth west Ohio and this weekend form for an average of 10,000 to don't lose the attention." and repeat "Chubby Treehouse Troupe will return to 15,000 kids." Bunny' after each their homebase and present Connelly said she has also their two plays, "Happy Birth- According to Regan the com- learned much from holding the marshmallow we put day! (You Poor Old Wreck)" and pany tours one or two schools workshops where she arranges in." "Irish Annie," at the University. each time. In addition to pre- activities like pantomime and F. Scott Regan, theater profes- senting their plays, they also improvisation for an average of Angle Gerhan hold workshops for the children. 15 to 20 children. sor and director of "Happy He added that having to tour Pi Beta Phi member Birthday! (You Poor Old "We do the workshops indi- twice a week helps the students Photo Prodded Wreck)," said Treehouse Troupe vidually," she said. "I really try find out whether they like the is a six credit hour class that has to get every kid to participate." nica The Treehouse Troupe for "Irish Annie," (top row) Chad Queen, work of real theater or not. Kelly Connelly, Outhay Soumphonphakdy, Matt Robinson (bot- been offered for 20 years now. He explained that the seven Kelly Connelly, theater major Check out: tom row) Jessica Kemock, Kevin Dorman, Heather Tlmm. and Treehouse Troupe member, • See TREEHOUSE, page six. www.bgnews. com Policy to create responsibility Press secretary Lockhart to News, web extras and a University sets standards for use of computer labs by faculty, students speak at A & S commencement whole lot more.