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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. ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving THE BG NEWS the campus and surrounding community Wednesday May 23,2007 Workshop Volume 101. Issue 150 WWWBGNEWSCOM From heater to home: attracts local Who should film students pay on the first date? The history of the 'Windmill House By JIIII.III Roach Two columnists discuss who should be the one Man) students don'i ever gel to pay for the first to experient e the nuts and time out | Page 3 bolts, in innei workings, ol a itimni in i iiiiin camera. Thai however, is nut the case Traveling lur students who chose to dinner exhibit participate in a three week film workshop held at BGSU. is on display Thomas Ball, a junior tele An exhibition on communii alions major, was American food is enthused at the ability to use such rare equipment. at Wood County "It's a great opportunity to Museum | Page 3 get to use equipment none ol us, ,ni .iiiiiid and some of us will never get to use again in What Bush and mil lifetime.' Ball said. Students earn five credit Hilton have in hours foi taking the film common workshop. The workshop was started live years ago Karma finally catches by insiiiii mis lose Cardenas up with Paris Hilton andW.S. Pivetta, and the administration "This workshop is verj intense, but verj benefi | Page 4 rial for students who want Difficulties in to know whai it's like to be casual campus a serious independent film maker." Cardenas said. conversation The workshop was from Is "American Idol" 9 a.m. m i p.m.. five days a week the answer to those The student- (,in do a starved for small talk? range ut different projects | Page 4 throughout the course In choice. Projects include things like music videos and Summary of athletics honors FILM and hirings BG athletes are being honored for GPA and Group holds new assistants have been hired | Page 2 first meeting Baseball ends to fight abuse with a couple of wins ByJuatin RutlrHgc After a tough season, the team won two I lie mothei ol a domestic out of three games violence i ictim, ,i member of the Wood ( ountv Sheriffs at OU | Page 2 Department and a commit- tee of volunteers are seeking to incicisi awareness and education about domestic violence. Meetings held ,it Newlove SHAWNDAHESS ■■•■BGNfWS Realty last week established the mission ol the newlj developed domestic violence group, Alicia's Voice The The windmill on Clough Street sees many renovations group is ii,lined foi \lieia Casiillon who, along with her By Scott Raclcar Gl's promised that if they would be floor, but there is also a tiny halhnxnn boyfriend, was killed bj hei Reporter allowed to sleep inside the building with a shower. The spiral staircase ex boyfriend, i raig Daniels, they would fire up the boiler everyday then leads to the second floor which h, last March, A look at local When Bertram Urshel constructed and the owner agreed. is only the living room. ( astillon's mother, Kathy crime last the building at 722 Clough St. in It wasn't until the mid-to-late 1950s The third floor is the master bed- Newlove is the director ol the 1939, he had no idea that the build- that the owners decided to turn the room which contains a half bath and group. According to Newlove, weekend ing would ever become a novelty in building into a house. an elevated view of the pond in the it was the shooting that Check out all of the Bowling Green, or even a house. The current owner, George back yard that is lined by trees. inspired the formation ol the What isnowknown as the" Windmill Russell, bought the "Windmill The Windmill House has always blotter action on our organization. House" was originally built as a heat- House" in 1965 along with the apart- been a popular place to live for stu- "This is inv daughter's leg Web site ing plant that contained a steam boil- ments across the street. dents, but no one has lived there acy to me," New love said dur- er, which heated the apartments that The Windmill House has always for around a year due to remodel- ing the meeting, K Sw mo** online: are located across the street brought curiosity to many students ing. The renovation of the Windmill \s the meeting started v wvrtv.bqnews.com It would be more than 10 years because of its unique features and the I louse will better the house in many Mary Ann Robinson, a Wood before the first person would call the fact that many students have never ways; replacing the doors and cabi- County sheriffs officer, stat- building home. been inside. nets, new carpet and repainting most ed that the organization had Why are you here After Wbrid War II, a couple of 722 Clough St. has three circular of the inside. two main goals: spreading this summer? American soldiers who were on the Gl floors with one main room on each Current of the Windmill awareness ,im\ creating a Bill at the University struck a deal with floor. The first floor is the kitchen, "one-stop shop' foi victims the owner of the Windmill House. The which takes up almost the whole first See WINDMILL | PageS of domestic violc n, e. The organization will

GROUP ^c5 DAVID FOULK Senior, Film Production/Polilical Science Summer courses condense classwork Motion Picture Association "So that I can graduate on time and By St*v« Kunkler 'Students are getting the full blown 15 week opposes Ohio strip club bill start my life sooner." Reporter | Page 4 COLUMBUS (API - The Motion Columbus Dispatch reported for many students, summer usu- course in six weeks." Picture Association of America luesday, I ally means care-free days—a time Kenneth Snead | Associate professor of accounting opposes a bill that would pro- "You can't incorporate a pri- when most choose to go back hibit strip club patrons from vate trade association's volun- home and spend their days work- blown 15 week course in six open for exams giving the student touching dancers because the tary rating system into law and Q? ing around their communities. weeks," Snead said. almost 40 hours of instruction measure under consideration make it a legal standard, asso TODAY However, that is not the case lulie Barnes, the associate dean during the semester. in the Ohio Senate includes lan- eiation lobbyist Vans Stevenson Sunny for students who attend the of the college of Arts and Sciences These guidelines must fit into guage referring to the associa- said. University's summer classes, said, "The faculty must make sure the six and eight week programs High: 88, Low. 65 tion's rating system. Strickland spokesman Keith which compact the regular semes- the students have had the same for the summer session in order The association, an advocate Dailev said on luesday thai the ter course into the shorter six or material that a person taking fall for the classes to count for credit. of the motion picture, home governor will consider the let- eight-week sessions. and spring courses lhas to takel." Despite this faster pace, num- video and television indus- lei, ,is well .is other aspects of Kenneth Snead, an associate Barnes also added that dur- bers gathered by the Department tries, sent a memo to Gov. Ted the bill, once it arrives on its professor of accounting, summed ing the fall and spring semesters of Institutional Research show that Strickland's office essentiallv desk. The Senate was scheduled TOMORROW up the summer class experience. a student usually has 37.5 hours asking him to veto the mea- Isolated T-Storms "Students are getting the full of instruction with two hours left See COURSES | PageS sure if it is not changed. The See BILL | Page 5 High: 86, Low: 66 k VISIT BGNEWS.COM: NEWS, SPORTS, UPDATES, MULTIMEDIA AND FORUMS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE SPORT ":. ' ' 2

Baseball season ends on positive note - sort of By Ch.yi. Held east division's final standings. of rasped for Bowling Green and eight BG hits on the game. year," lawson said. "He came oul Sports tditor For both teams, the series their program ... we hope both of BG starter Marty Baird (5-5) battling for something to play for marked the end of what have us are better next year." took the loss for the lalcons, giv- here in the end, trying to keep \ season filled with frustration been unfulfilled seasons for two In game dime, Ohio held a 3-0 ing up live earned nins on 12 hits us out of the cellar of the Eastern ended on a somewhat positive of the MAC's proudest baseball advantage into the seventh inning in six . division. ISaturdayl was just one of note lasl weekend for the BGSU programs. before taking advantage of two Mart; Oalvin and l-ric lawson those days nothing went well for haseball lean], as the Falcons "It was nice ol Danny ISchmirz, emirs by lit; outfielders to break led the Falcon offense with two us. It happens. It's baseball. But the took two of three Rallies from IKi head coach I to let us win one the game open Itie Bobcats par- hits apiece. Iw lawson, (he series weekend was a success as far as Ohio University. game." joked Ohio head coach |oe layed two dropped fly balls into marked the end of an overall pro- I'm concerned, winning nvo out rhe Falcons (22-32,7-20 MAC) Carbone after Saturday's game. seven tuns in the inning, four of ductive collegiate career. Despite of three." took the first two names 14-4 'Howling Green played very well which wen? unearned. Ohio would kitting .24