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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-26-1993 The BG News April 26, 1993 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 26, 1993" (1993). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5536. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5536 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. $ The BG News Monday, April 26,1993 The BG News Volume 75, Issue 143 Falcon football player Indicted by Snarl L. Veleba courts reporter "We haven't discussed [the court case], and we A member of the University's aren't going to discuss it football team was indicted on charges of burglary and sexual until it's resolved." imposition last week. William RoccoOddo, Akili Hutchinson, 20, an out- side linebacker on the Falcon University football team football team, was indicted on representative one count of burglary, a third de- gree felony, by a Wood County grand jury. He was also indicted on one count of sexual imposi- reached for comment. tion, a third degree mis- Since November 1991, Hut- demeanor. chinson has been convicted of He is scheduled to be arraig- disorderly conduct with per- ned May 10. sistence, which had been amen- The indictment reportedly ded from the original charge of stems from an April 9 incident on assault, and aggravated menac- campus involving a female Uni- ing. versity student. Hutchinson was He was arrested again in 1992 arrested that day by University for assault, to which he plead not police on charges of sexual impo- guilty, and charges were later sition, criminal trespass and dropped. burglary. The trespassing charge Gary Blackney, head coach of was later dropped. the football team, was unavaila- According to the indictment, ble for comment. But a repre- the burglary count carries a sentative for the team, William specification with it because Rocco Oddo, said athletic per- Hutchinson allegedly caused sonnel were instructed not to physical harm to the student. The comment on Hutchinson or his specification may enhance the court case. severity of any penalty for the al- "We haven't discussed it, and leged crime. we aren't going to discuss it until Hutchinson could not be it's resolved," Oddo said. Protestors arrested after blocking clinic The Associated Press TOLEDO - Anti-abortion activists jailed after blocking the doors of an abortion clinic were expected to be released on Monday. Tke BG Ncwi/Tlm Norman Members of Northeast Indiana Rescue, based in New Haven, Ind., During the 20th annual Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Ms. Bronze Pageant, freshman Tarre Holmes takes her victory walk In the Lenhart Grand Ballroom Saturday night. In addition to being named Ms. were arrested after they blocked doors to the Toledo Medical Ser- Bronze 1993, Holmes won the best talent award. Junior Angela T. Thomas was named runner up. vices clinic on Saturday, said group spokeswoman Gloria Carrel. The group also has 120 members from Ann Arbor, Saginaw and De- troit, Mich, and several Ohio cities. Seventy-three adult protesters pleaded no contest and were found by Doug Ferguson and businesses. guilty of criminal trespassing. Charges of resisting arrest filed The Associated Press 'This just flattened every- against three of the protesters were dismissed. Tornado thing," Gov. David Walters said Toledo Municipal Judge Francis Gorman sentenced the protesters after seeing the damage in Tulsa to serve two days of a 30-day jail sentence, with 28 days suspended. TULSA, Okla. -- National and suburban Catoosa. Six juveniles also were arrested, police Sgt. Robert Wood said. Guardsmen searched for a miss- More than 95 people were They were remanded to the custody of their parents. ravages ing child while residents picked treated for injuries ranging from The adults were being held at the Correction Center of Northwest up belongings Sunday along the cuts to burns. Ohio near Stryker, a prison receptionist who would not give her name path of a tornado that killed at The twister toppled a church in said Sunday. least seven, swept vehicles from Wood said police were dispatched to the clinic at 7:44 a.m. The first Tulsa a highway and smashed homes See Tornado, page four. arrests were made at about 9 a.m. There were no reported injuries. Campus The BG News April 26,1993 Classroom Building to New equipment be completed on time at University to nology equipment which will change the way the by Julie Tagllaferro classes are instructed, said Robert Martin, vice aid autism study administration reporter president for operations. The five prime contractors are scheduled to have the construction completed by February 1994 by Ginger Phillips tant."The importance is that we Despite some delays due to weather conditions, when the project will be turned over to the Univer- general assignment reporter can measure different types of construction of the new Classroom Building lo- sity, Engler said. brain activity in different types cated on Ridge Street remains on schedule. of people." Roland Engler, University architect, said the Although construction will end at that time, fin- New technology in the Psy- new high tech facility will be ready for use May ishing touches and most of the installation of elec- chology Department will allow Panksepp said he is hoping the 1994 as planned even though cold, wet weather has trical wiring and technical equipment will occur researchers to examine brain ac- department can learn a variety of caused minor delays with cement pouring in and before the building is opened in May, Engler said. tivity in order to learn more different things from the new around the structure. "We are well on target for the building to be about the effects of autism. EEG equipment but will focus on Thirty percent of the construction has been opened in May," he said. The electroencephalography autism, which he believes to be completed, Engler said. Most of the exterior is brain topography equipment was the worst psychiatric disorder to complete, and currently the masonry and floors Martin said although the building will open in added to the department during attempt to treat are being worked on. In addition, he said most of May, classes will not take place in the facility until March and April with the help of With direct access to see how the walls in the larger second floor classroom summer, with the building fully serviced for the Jaak Panksepp, distinguised the brain operates,"normalizing" spaces are completed. 1994-95 academic year. research professor of psycholo- the brain might be possible, he The $13.5 million project - funded by the state - The time between the opening and the first gy. While studying brain activity said. will include several classrooms and conference classes in the building will give the building time of autistic children in Austria, rooms equipped with state-of-the-art visual tech- to air out before it is occupied, Martin said. Panksepp made contacts with The new equipment will allow B.E.S.T. Medical Systems, which researchers to look inside the ii i i i i i i i i r has provided the software for the brain to see "what's going on in- equipment side," Vaningan said. Informa- Your Assurance of Quality Panksepp said the new equip- tion about autistic and "normal" ment is probably the only of its brains can be compared and ana- SBLUE RIBBON PHOTO = kind in the United States. lyzed by the system. "It has some capabilities that Panksepp said with this know- Rim Developing • Cameras • Video the software in the U.S. doesn't lege it may be possible to "tune have," said Marni Vaningan, up" the brain so it receives in- DOUBLE PRINTS FOR ONLY A $ 1 psychology graduate assis- formation more efficiently. i- WINTHROP TERRACE JngtV APTS. SfS Fa 9 $25r 12 m0S Oil,eaSeS per month 'trff 1 Bed" Apt.° - Summit- Terrace* 2 Bed 1 Bath- Palmer Ave.* 2 Bed 2 Bath - Napoleon Rd.* Extra Set o! Prints ForSl £*J5§** * on specific buildings only Just add $1 00 to the price and we will give you a second set of color prints I Otter good at the time of developing on standard 3 1/2" size prints from 110, Disk. 126. or 35mm (C 41 process), 12. 15. 24. 36 exposure rolls. This offer not valid with any other We are offering a limited number offer. Limit one roll per coupon. Coupon must accompany order. of Non-Smoking Apartments En. at all three of our properties. # April Special # All in stock photo albums 15% off. Resident Campus Shuttle Featuring: 1 hour Film Processing • Black and White Rush Service (3 Hour Turn Around) Office Hour ilfJoLt We Gladly Accept Checks and Credit Cards Extensions 12-2:30 Sun. Open Mon. - Fri. 9-8; Sat. 9-5; Sun. 12-5 call 352-9135 157 N. Main St. 353-4244 400 E. Napoleon Rd. (across from Uptown) E I I I I I I I I ri I April 26,1993 The BG News Olympic champ skates back home by Larissa Hritsko judges,"Hamilton said. human diversity reporter Hamilton calls skating his ca- reer and also his recreation. "Skating was always some- Scott Hamilton, also called the thing I strived towards," Hamil- pint-sized powerhouse, known ton said. "Everyone has a pur- for his back flip and a battery of pose, and skating proved to be triple jumps that have thrilled mine." spectators and judges all over In addition, Hamilton said he the world, returned to his home- never really thought of skating town of Bowling Green to partic- as work.