The BG News January 29, 2001

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HHfPLMiBiMI 1 ■ 1 Bowling Green State University MONDAY January 29, 2001 CLOUDY HIGH: 39 | LOW: 37 Giants 34-7 last night in MM ^-—/ www.bgnews.com S Kl TNEWS VOLUME 90 ISSUE 85 PEP receives $30,000 \ferizon grant By Marie Chiche African-American and Hispanic "The program is an opportunity for ing some doctoral level instruc- has supported the program. In WOULD AND NATION REPORTER high school students. It gives tors. 1998, PEP received $10,000 from The University Pre-College them an opportunity to reside on those students to experience "It helps to prepare future the foundation. In 1999, it was Enrichment Program (PF.P) campus and attend academic what college is about." workers because these kids have $20,000. This year's grant is the received a $30,000 grant from the classes in science, mathematics, an opportunity to attend school." largest Verizon foundation award Verizon Foundation, a philan- computer technology, English SHEILA BROWN, PEP DIRECTOR said Theresa Lane, who works for to a non-profit organization. thropic arm of Verizon composition, philosophy and Verizon. "We are very active in the com- Communications. career choices. Other activities, also encourages high school gram. A large proportion of the "I had the opportunity to speak munity as far as a company," Stephen F.uton, Verizon man- such as field trips, are designed to minority students toward higher PEP budget is spent on covering to these students a few years ago. Euton said. He added Verizon has ager for Regional Customers encourage personal growth. education. residence hall and dining services For many of them, the program had a long-standing commit- Operations presented the check "The program is an opportuni- The PEP will use the grant fees for the students. The rest of just gives them a chance to ment to education through the to the PEP during the Black Issues ty for diose students to experi- funds to increase its operating the grant will allow the program become involved in the college support of higher learning Conference on Sunday. ence what college is about," said budget, allowing more students to provide high qualities activi- experience," Lane added. opportunities for Ohio diverse The PFP program is aimed at Sheila Brown, the PEP director. It to become involved in the pro- ties, field trips and staff; includ- It is not the first time Verizon population. toBG By Marie Chiche WORLD ANO NATION REPORTER The Bowling Green community celebrated the Chinese new year this weekend. Organized by the Chinese Students Scholars and Students Organization, the sold out event gathered around 300 people during more than four hours at St. MliNrtMeBOIkM Mark's Lutheran Church on work on Wfaoster Street Saturday night. GETTING WIRED: A mess of blue wires can be found this week at the Moore Musical Arts Center. For $6 everybody was able to get a taste of the Chinese culture. From the food to the performances, all was set to inform and Supernet instruct the audience about China. "It was wonderful, better than what I had expected. There was a High-speed lot of crowd," said Gun Chao, a project lunior. All the performances were inte- By Ktmberly Dupps STAFF REPORTER grated in an accurate cultural background. Folk dances and While most students avoided the trenches and opera songs were mixed with blue wires from the Supemet projects, some more modem Chinese music. An University students were working on the front original choreography on lines of the Supemet construction. "Footloose" was followed later on technology Lisa Case and Sarah Overmeyer are among by a folk dance from the Tibetan several students who are interning for the Plateau. University on the Supemet project A lot of the songs and poetry Both of the Supemet project managers are recitals were in Chinese, but they senior construction management majors, were either translated or although Case is also majoring in architecture. explained before being played. "We are working with the construction side of Two songs were performed by the update rather than the technological side," the Chinese Club, composed of coming to U. Overmeyer said. students learning Chinese or Overmeyer is responsible for filling out work interested in the Chinese culture. ByleffAmett Bell also said that the rooms in residence halls will orders for the sites, as well as doing walk TfCHNOtOGV RE.P0R1 [ R not be rewired as pan of the project. As a result, they The club members practiced for throughs to make sure that everything is going two weeks to learn the songs in The University's technology' infrastructure project will be limited to 10 mbps - rewiring will occur as they well. is quickly moving ahead. are renovated. Shared spaces, however, like residence Chinese. "I coordinate things for the project," said Case, "The students are very excited "We're moving much faster than originally sched- hall computer labs, are all being wired, he said, and who is spending her second semester on the pro- uled," said Wayne Colvin, associate project manager. about their performance. The they will run at the same speed ject. "I help to decide more the)' learn about Chinese Switching buildings over to the new network was as the rest of campus. where to place AV cabinets, scheduled to begin in March. Hayes Hall was conduits and big outlets" festival, culture and people, the Colvin said Harshman and more they are interested in learn- switched during Winter Break, however, and the However, the project Kreisher are close to the stan- ing the language," said Fang Lu, a computer labs in the Technology Building have dard for the rest of campus. managers are also respon- already been switched. Colvin said the rest of the sible for finishing the Chinese Instructor and the technology Building will be finished by Feb. 5. So what is the point of mak- Chinese Club advisor. ing the new network so fast, if details of the project sites. After that, WBGU, the local public broadcasting Although Overmeyer has While the attendance was station on Troup Street, will be switched over, and no one has equipment to take mostly Chinese, a lot of interna- advantage of it? only been an intern with tional students and members then the buildings in the southwest comer of cam- the University since the Bell said replacement of from the Bowling Green commu- pus. That will happen around the end of February, beginning of the semester, Colvin said. computers is not part of the nity were there. Most of the she has enough experience University students present were Wiring has been finished in about 35 buildings, he infrastructure project, but the with the project to notice said, and by the end of the semester about 70 build- University will try to replace either taking classes in Chinese the detail. She worked on language or culture. All were very ings will be done and 40 cut over to the new network. computers every two to three the project from May until receptive to the celebration. Over 500 computers are now running on the new years. New uses will be avail- October with Romanoff network, Colvin said, and everything is working well. able as computers on campus "The food was very nice. It was Electric very unusual but at the same time Donald Bell, project manager, said that though the are upgraded, and Bell men- Romanoff is one of the new network is far faster than the old one, it might tioned several other uses, very pleasant to the tongue," said many companies working Patrick Gray, a University gradu- not be apparent to most people. including "broadcast" video on on the project. "The network is going to be invisible to some of the campus, which would allow ate student. Gase finds the number But for some students, this was computers," Bell said. students to watch speeches or of companies on site to be Trie wiring for the new network is able to handle campus events at their leisure. more than just a celebration. of interest. "It is very important for me. I 700 million bits per second (mbps), enough band- He also said next year the "I have learned so much width, according to Bell, to transmit 400 VHS-quality University might join Internet actually celebrate it with my fami- that I could not have ly back home," said Siv-Pheng television programs simultaneously. 2, a group that includes other learned at any other job. Ung, a French graduate student of The Ethernet cards in computers on campus, on universities with very fast net- You have so many different the other hand, allow a top speed of 10 or 100 mbps, works. Chinese origin. trades working toward one Lu said the Chinese New Year, though most computers cannot send or receive data He said faculty will develop uses for it over time, goal in one project," Gase said. that fast. In addition, few off-campus Internet and a robust network is going to be needed for peo- also called Spring Festival, is a Overmeyer feels that she has received valuable time for family reunion and doing resources allow speeds anywhere near 10 mbps.

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