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The BG News April 13, 2001 Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-13-2001 The BG News April 13, 2001 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 13, 2001" (2001). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6798. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6798 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. State University FRIDAY April 13, 2001 CONCERT: PARTLY CLOUDY NOW takes a look at HIGH: 59 | LOW 39 UAO bringing Roots and www.bgnews.com Run DMC to U.; PAGE 6 independent student press VOLUME 90 ISSUE 140 Improv AL-MAR LANES LOCAL BUSINESS REBUILDS Importance to showcase ofLatinos on campus inLXS. ByJetf McGinms ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER growing The game is called "Freeze." In it, two actors stand on stage and By Kimberty Dupps begin to act out a scene suggested STAFF REPORTER by the audience. Then, one of the The year 2000 not only illustrat- other actors watching yells out ed the increasing complexity of "Freeze!" The two onstage stop in Americans with threats of Y2K, place, and the actor who stopped but showed the increasing com- them comes in, taps one of the plexity of latinos in the United players out and takes his place. I le ifc - States. then starts a new scene from that luan Gonzalez, keynote speak- position ... until someone else ■ *-r5sM—■ er at yesterday's seventh Annual yells out "Freeze." latino Issues Conference, said This game will be among those that the gradual release of 2000 played by members of Thcta Census results is showing an Alpha Phi during their 10-hour < 1,. s ■ increase in the number of Latinos Improv-a-Thon being held next in the United States, with num- Wednesday, on the lawn between • * bers reaching 40 million. the Education building and -—-mm* "Attention directed toward Moseleyllall. * "The Improv-a-Thon is an -Jr» -_ 1 i latinos is equal with African- event sponsored by Theta Alpha Americans, in terms of popula- Phi to raise funds for the organi- tion," Gonzalez said. "The United zation, to bring professional per- States is undergoing a massive population transformation that is formers on campus next year and ■ ^- »* to also promote the Theatre ft rapid and will continue into the department and the performing 3* - foreseeable future." arts," said Andrew Cuban, trea- Gonzalez, a New York Daily surer of Theta Alpha Ilii and head Photo Provided News Columnist and author of "A of its Improv-a-Thon committee. History of latinos in America." "It's a way to showcase the tal- REBUILDING: Construction workers work on rebuilding Al-Mar Lanes, which caught on fire in December 2000. said that the media is paying a lot ent of people in the department, of attenrion to who will be the people who are good at improv," larger minority in the United said Iindsey Ruehl, Theta histori- States. an. The situation for latinos is The event will begin at 8:20 a.m. much different than that of and continue until (>:2() p.m., with African-Americans, however. games running all day. Members Immigration from Bl Salvador, of Theta Alpha Phi, as well as Rising out of Mexico and Haiti continues, while other BGSU theatre students and African-Americans have been in faculty, will play games in shifts the U.S. Latinos are a part of a during that time. network from south to north; they Theta Alpha Phi is the BGSU are the new pioneers of the U.S. chapter of a national theatre hon- The home countries of latinos orary fraternity. remain a parr of their conscious- "It is an honorary organization the ashes ness. Money sent from latinos in geared toward recognizing excel- Community support led the U.S. to their families in their lence in Theatre," said lames to current construction kM Williams, Theta president. y^T^ home countries equaled $7 billion "We all support the Theatre of new alley ( between 1988 and 1990. Gonzalez Department, and that's what said that this is more money dial Theta's here to do, to support the U.S. sent in foreign aid to the entire world. Theatre people." said Melissa By Craip, Giflord B o Bennett, Theta secretary. CHIEF REPORTER OBOE "latinos were not only building _m m uBuk ■ — . ■m their own country's economy but Improvisational comedy is a Since the beginning of this year, con- form of Theatre that has been struction crews have been hard at keeping their home countries increasing in popularity in recent work, rebuilding Ai-Mar lanes. •WEWS" *•»»"•» from economic problems," years, with the success of the ABC The bowling alley, which stood on Gonzalez said. The economic problems of comedy series "Whose line Is It North Main Street for nearly 20 years, The architect's rendering ot the tront exterior lor the new Al-Mar lanes. Anyway?" At BGSU, improv has went up in a cloud of smoke during a fire latino's home countries are also also increased in visibility, with last December, Bill VVammes, owner of Al- said. "I had a lot of kids who bowled here and sending others to the U.S. performances by such groups as M.ii. said that it should be back in busi- The bowling alley nearly was not other people who were hoping it would "Why should a Mexican work in The Independent Film and ness by mid-August. rebuilt, however. Wammes was tempted be rebuilt," he said. "Everybody's anxious a Zenith plant in Mexico when Theatre Corps' improv troupe The "We're hoping to be open in time to to call it quits after the fire claimed his to see us rebuild this." there are 12 across the border in Plastic Shatners. have fall classes for the University," business. Patrons of Al-Mar lanes are looking for- Texas," Gonzalez said. They may The idea to adapt improv into a Wartimes said. "I actually thought about just taking the ward to its return, and were disappointed be getting $6 a day. when they can fund-raiser was inspired by the As of now, most of the steel framework money and sitting at home and watching when it came down four months ago. One get $6 an hour in the U.S." BGSU Men's Chorus success with has been placed and half the roof is on. the 'Price is Right','' he said. University student, senior John Walters, It is becoming harder and hard- their Hot Tub-a-Thon, and the Wammes said that the finished product However, when the citizens of Bowling said he enjoyed the league he was in at the er for immigrants to gti jobs in the effort has seen a great deal of sup- will not be all that much different from the Green went to him and asked him about old alley, but there was more to Al-Mar U.S. because of the growing port from students and faculty old Al-Mar. the alley and whether it would be rebuilt. than bowling. importance of education. alike. "We are making more room in the con- Wammes realized that he needed to bring "Today. 80 percent of people "Shawn Moomian, in particu- course area, the bowlers' area," Wammes back Al-Mar. AL-MAR, PAGE 5 graduate from high school," lar, has helped us immensely in Gonzalez said. "When you drop planning the event," said Cuban. out, there are no good paying "We have many community jobs. You have McDonald's, sponsors helping us out as well, Burger King and Taco Bell." and many important department \&rsily Lanes picks-up spare business Gonzalez stressed the Impor- and faculty members." "Support from the department By Craip, Gilford LaiWS have done everything in their to keep the kids bowling," said lay Young, tance of education to latino sni- has been absolutely incredible, CHIEF REPORTER power to help the rival business. manager of Varsity I anes. dents attending the luncheon in they've been behind us 100 per- Often, when more than one of the same "They just bent over liackwards to be The still-existing alley also brought over 101 Olscamp Hall. cent," Ruehl said. "In fact, many type of business is in a city, they are in helpful in all different ways," said Bill a number of Al-Mar's former employees, "The most important thing is to theatre faculty members will be constant competition. However, this is Wammes, owner of Al-Mar. who would have otherwise been out of a develop your own path to knowl- emcees during the event." not the case with Bowling Green's two One of the first things that manage- job. Young said there were a couple of rea- edge," he said. "Don't let anyone Funds will be garnered through bowling alleys. ment at Varsity did was bring over the sons Varsity Lanes did this. create it for you. Whoever does the event in the form of pledges. Since Al-Mar lanes burned down four junior bowlers from Al-Mar. has a stake in what you end up "The minimum pledge we're ask- months ago, the managers at Varsity "We made that our first priority, in order VARSITY LANES, PAGE 5 believing." ing is 50 cents an hour for 10 hours, which comes to $5, totally Bursarable," said Williams.
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