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University THURSDAY November 13, 2003 SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS HIGH: 38 LOW: 24 www.bgnews.com independent student press VOLUME 98 ISSUE 43 Survey probes housing concerns By Kara Hull received almost 3,100 responses them to participate to help us ing which other universities Recommendations from the firm EOIIOR-IN-CHIEF so far, most of which are from on- understand," he said. "There are came to examine the facilities, are expected to be given over the Housing Survey An architectural and consult- campus students. The survey will certain things that we have on and is also mentioned in the summer. ing firm is teaming up with the run until Nov. 26. campus that are really hard to University's Master Plan, released But the survey and any recom- Response thus far Office of Residence life to con- According to Tim King, assis- come by in private sector hous- earlier in the semester. mendations made by the firm are • On-campus: duct a campus-wide housing sur- tant director of Residence Life, ing People at some point made a "We know that we're at a point in no way an excuse to tear down 2,000 surveys compeleted vey in an attempt to better under- Residential Computing decision about other factors that before we go spend a great deal the old and build new, King said. stand the needs of University stu- Connection, an overwhelming are more important to them for more money, we should take "That's not what's driving," he dents. response from students currently living off campus. We really could stock of what our housing facili- said. "What's driving is to say • Off-campus/Commuters: I Ianhui y Evans Wright Vlattas, living on campus was expected, use more responses by off-cam- ties look like in terms of how we 'what can we do to enhance the 1,100 surveys completed with offices in Massachusetts, but the opinions of off-campus pus students to help us with this best use the money available to residential environments?' I think Virginia and Florida, created the and graduate students are still side." us for renovations," she said. we're going to find out about •Freshmen & Sophomores survey with help from the needed to shed light on why so According to Linda Newman, Results from the survey will be what are the factors that students 1,900 surveys completed Residence Life staff. The firm is many choose to live off-campus. executive director of Residence presented to the campus com- would value to help us think experienced in the construction "On the face of it, it doesn't Life, the survey is just one more munity during spring semester about those issues of renovation • Juniors & Seniors and renovation of residential sound like this is the kind of thing way to critically look at the and a series of presentations and and potentially building some 950 surveys completed facilities at universities. that needs to be taken by people University's residential facilities. discussions where students can new residential buildings." The survey, which was who live off campus, or a gradu- The office went through an exter- meet with representatives from The survey, according to launched online last week, has ate student, but we really want nal review process last year dur- the firm will occur, Newman said. • Graduate Students Survey, PAGE 2 250 surveys completed "They perfected their ability to shoot people. Judge: only doing his job They perfected their ability to escape." LEROY F. MILLETTE JR. VIRGINA BEACH CIRCUIT JUDGE By Bob Johnson , IHE ASS0CIA1E0 PRESS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Defense closes Prosecutors urged a judicial panel to oust suspended Chief justice Roy Moore yesterday for disobeying a federal judge's order in sniper case to move his Ten Commandments monument from the state court- By Mathew Barakat Closing arguments are set to house rotunda — a defiant stand IHE ASSOCIATED PRESS begin Thursday, the same day as Moore said was moral and lawful. VIRGINIA BEACH. Va.— opening statements in the mur- Moore, whose cause has rallied Despite little proof that John der case against Malvo. 18, who religious conservatives across the Allen Muhammad pulled the is on trial in nearby Chesapeake. country, argued he was uphold- trigger, the judge at his trial A jury was seated on Wednesday. ing his oath of office and promis- refused to take the death penal- Muhammad's lawyers argued es to Alabama voters when he ty off the table Wednesday, say- unsuccessfully that Virginia law refused to move the 5,300-pound ing the evidence suggests he and prohibits the death penalty for granite monument. fellow sniper suspect Lee Boyd Muhammad on one of the two "Not only did I fulfill what I told Malvo worked together. capital murder charges against the people of Alabama I would The prosecution's case indi- him because there is no evi- da I also had adutytoupholdthe cates "they were involved in pur- dence he was the triggerman. constitutions of the United States poseful shootings," Circuit ludge The judge sided with prosecu- and the state of Alabama. They LeRoy E Millette Jr. said with the tors, who said the triggerman both acknowledge God." Moore jury out of the room. "They per- issue is irrelevant. He said prose- said. fected their ability to shoot peo- cutors have shown the jury suffi- Attorney General Bill Pryor, ple. They perfected their ability cient evidence to reasonably who is prosecuting Moore, told to escape." conclude that Muhammad was the court in opening statements The ruling came as "an immediate perpetrator" and that they should remove the chief Muhammad's defense rested its therefore eligible for the death justice from office because of his case after calling only five wit- penalty. "utterly unrepentant behavior." nesses who testified for a total of An FBI expert earlier testified The Court of the ludiciary is two hours. Muhammad did not that Muhammad's DNA was on hearing six charges that Moore take the stand. The prosecution's a sight that had been detached violated the Canons of Judicial case stretched over three weeks from the rifle used in the sniper Ethics when he ignored the order and included more than 130 to move the monument, which witnesses. SNIPER. PAGE 2 eventually was rolled to a storage RicFWdAP Photo room on instructions from the Commandments Supporter. A supporter holds a "Ten Commandments" sign in the crowd of several eight associate justices. hundred as former Alabama Chief Justice, Roy Moore speaks from the Barrow County Courthouse in It would take a unanimous Winder Ga. Moore drew rounds of applause as he spoke in support of the sign displayed the courthouse. vote from the Court of the ludiciary to remove Moore from and U.S. District Judge Myron pay since the charges were filed in floors above the rotunda where office halfway into his six-year Thompson ordered the monu- August. Since then he has spoken the Ten Commandments monu- BG NEWS elected term. He also could be ment moved, calling it an uncon- ai < ii i nil the country exhorting fol- mem stood. reprimanded or suspended. stitutional promotion of religion lowers t" support government About 100 Moore supporters BRIEFING Moore moved the monument by government. display of the Ten gathered outside the judicial A federal appeals court upheld Commandments. building, some carrying "Save the the plant's capabilities to meet into the rotunda of the Alabama Honda executive to growing customer demand. Judicial Building the night of July the ruling, and the U.S. Supreme Moore's trial began yesterday Ten Commandments" signs. Court refused to hear Moore's morning before more than 200 speak on change Now, he oversees the compa- 31,2001. ny's manufacturing outfits in Civil liberties groups filed suit, appeal. people packed into the Alabama He has been suspended with Supreme Court's courtroom, two auto industry Ohio which include a motorcy- Koki Hirashima is to Honda cle plant, two automobile plants what Tommy Hilfiger Ls to the and an engine plant. clothing industry. Larry Jutte, senior vice presi- Hirashima, president and dent of Honda America CEO of Honda of America Manufacturing Inc., will also be Manufacturing Inc., has been present as well as several, responsible for launching the University alumni now working Def' poets perform at Univ. new models of some of Honda's for the company. best-selling vehicles including A company recruiter will also Byloe Bugbee BGSU is the production's first at a As for the performers, the list is poets on DPJ and has performed the Civic, Accord, Odyssey and be present for students to learn PULSE HHITEP, university. long when it comes to accom- on ABC. NBC, BET, MTV and Element. more about Honda and current Students interested in hearing "UAO has never done a plishments in the poetry field. VH1. Recently he performed on Hirashima will speak today at career opportunities. poetry in a whole different light Broadway production before, Beau Sia, a Chinese-American the Tony Award winning "Def 4 p.m.