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BLACK Bowling Green State University SWAMP: FRIDAY Bowling September 6, Green tradi- 2002 1 tion returns to down- town this MOSTLY SUNNY weekend with the HIGH 87 I LOW 61 Black Swamp Arts www.bgnews.com Festival; PAGE 7 A daily independent student press VOLUME 95 ISSUE 10 By April I Elliott Management lour, where he "Why did we get Ludacris? Because he's According to la Riccia, howev- rebuilding with acts such as the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF opened for Eminem. er you can't go against the num- Ml \' t tampus Invasion Tour (fea- The University Activities His last album, Word afMouf. very diverse. Everybody loves Ludacris. I bers. turing Bush and Moby), The Organization announced yester- released in 2001, is still providing don't care who you are." "You can't ignore five million Roots and RUN DMC. O.A.R., day that Uidacris will be per- him with lots of radio play. Some records sold or the fact that he Everclear and a variety of othei forming live during this year's of his most well-known songs JORDAN OHLER, UAO PRESIDENT will fill the arena." he said. large-scale events. This won't be the last you hear "The organization is very Homecoming celebration. include, "Roll Out," "Saturday" dents would want. mance," Oilier said. "This show is UAO's decision to bring and "Move." A new album enti- going to be insane ... it's going to of UAO this year, however. 11 \() is strong this year. We have a great "This is an act students want. all about going big, tiiis year. The board of directors and they have Ludacris to campus was an easy tled liuki Girls is slated to be You can't ignore that. This is stu- be wild." one, according to two of the orga- released before his performance organization has \ieen trying to been working their asses off this dents' money, and we're spend- Even though UAO believes this week and all summer, to get this nization's top members. on campus. ing it on what students want," La is a concert that will appeal to a rebuild the past four years. "Ludacris is definitely loved For those of you curious as to "This year our focus is to go big. concert going. We wanted to Riccia said. majority of the campus, they real- bring a serious A-list act to cam- and listened to on campus. It where UAO is getting the money ize then are students who may to go all out this year. UAO is at a Tickets for the event will go on point to bring in some major acts pus this yeai," I Ihlcr said. doesn't matter what kind of back- to bring such a well-known act to sale Thursday, Oct. 12 at 9 p.m. find ludacris' lyrics offensive. ground you have, you are into campus, look no further than and siart doing some things. We until they are sold out. UAO "It's in the forefront of my came into our own this war. We hip-hop right now. We diought your own student activity fees. hopes to sell roughly 4,000 tickets mind," Ohler said. "1 know what Uidacris would appeal to a lot of "It's all about the money," Ohler for the show but stage dimen- we are getting into; this will be a recovered from years of rough people," said Jordan Ohler, presi- said. "A concert like this is a lot of sions could change the number difficult show to put on. times and an unreliable history dent of UAO. money. This year we have the and it's going to get wild this TICKETS: Go on sale Thursday, according to Ohler. "There will be some protest Sept. 12. Bleacher seats will be "We went through a list, know- funding and we're going for it; we Doors to the venue will open at from a few students I'm sure, year," Oilier said. ing that we wanted to bring in a are going big.'' "Many of us have been on the $20 and floor seats will be 7 p.m. and the opening act, which because they find his lyrics offen- $22. rap artist," said Matt La Riccia, UAO's spending money comes is yet to be determined, is slated sive. But my job is to bring an act board for the past couple of UAO director. "We knew that a from the student budget com- to start at 8 pin. with Uidacris' that will appeal to a broad range years," La Riccia said. "We have SHOW: Ludactis will perform tried to start over and, rather than rap artist would bring in a large mittee. U Riccia said since the performance to follow. of students on campus. 1 can't on October 5, and doors will crowd." money is really students' money, look at the past we have been open at 7 p.m. "This is not going to be a please all people all the time, but looking towards die future." Ludacris will be coming to UAO felt that it was in their best watered-down live perfor- I'm going to try." campus fresh from the Anger interest to spend it on what stu- UAO has been doing all of this FOUR-DAY FORECAST SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Sunny High: 87 High: 85' Mostly High: 89' The four-day forecast is taken Sunny High: 89" Mostly Low: 62' ■Am Sunny low: 68" Sunny- LOW 69" from weather.com Low: 61* - 2 Friday. September 9. 2002 WWW.BGNEWS.COM Judge rejects flight attendent case www.bgnews.com/nation MIAMI — A jury rejected a claim against four tobacco companies Thursday by a former flight attendant who blames her sinus problems on secondhand smoke in airline cabins. Janoff, who worked for American Airlines from 1983 to 1996, her attorneys said they planned to file further motions with the judge but did not know whether they would appeal the verdict. NATION "The world has to be concerned for what- Bush's plan to oust Saddam ever happens in Iraq." ALVARO SILCA CALDRON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF By Sandra MM America's commitment to PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES •SSOClUtD PRtSS MOTtlr rebuilding Afghanistan stands, LOUISVILLE, Ky. —President and he focused his public com- Bush campaigned Thursday to ments on what is, for now, a war OPEC refuses support hold onto the Republicans' slim of words against Saddam. majority in the House and to win "I will be beginning to talk support for action against about the need for freedom-lov- to Suddam Hussein Saddam Hussein, saying that in ing countries to deal with threats By Bill Cormier "The world has to be con- confronting Iraq the United today before they become ASSOCUtEO PRtSS WRIIER States "must deal with threats incredibly serious tomorrow. I cerned for whatever happens in today before they become believe we owe that to our chil- RIO DE IANEIRO, Brazil — Iraq. The imminence of a conflict incredibly serious tomorrow." dren," Bush said. The head of OPEC and oil-con- in an area so sensitive has to In his 51st and 52nd campaign "I look forward to the American suming nations led by the worry us all," Silva added. fund-raisers of the year, Bush people understanding die threats International Energy Agency Asked about the recent hikes brought in more than $1 million we face. But one thing is for cer- pledged Thursday to work to in the price of oil, Silva said for GOP House candidates in tain: I'm not going to change my keep oil prices stable as the OPEC members consider $25 for Indiana and Kentucky. view" United States escalates pressure a barrel of crude to be an appro- Demonstrators greeted him with Outside a $550,000 Louisville on Iraq. priate midpoint. I le noted that a messages such as "No U.S. cow- TALKS ON IRAQ: President Bush meets with top Democratic and luncheon benefiting Rep. Anne In a rare appearance together, barrel has averaged $23 for the Alvaro Silva Calderon, secretary- entire year. boy war in Iraq" that spoke of but Republican lawmakers on Wednesday Sept. 4,2002. The meeting Northup's re-election campaign, one issue for the Nov. 5 elections. lana Meyer held the sign accusing general of the Organization of But Priddle complained that comes amid increasing signals that Bush is ready to go public with Petroleum Exporting Countries, the cartel had taken 5 million Behind the scenes. White afuller picture of what the United States knows about Saddam's Bush of a "cowboy" approach. House advisers debated whether "I'm here to voice opposition to and IEA chief Robert Priddle barrels of OPEC oil off the mar- a new round of tax-cut proposals weapons capabilities. the policies of the Bush adminis- expressed growing concern ket since lanuary 2001 — an would help Republican congres- tration, specifically his isolated about the impact of a U.S.-lraq unsettling move he blamed for appeared he was talking about Another part is raising questions showdown on volatile oil mar- driving prices higher.