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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 9-13-1990 The BG News September 13, 1990 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 September 13, 1990" (1990). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5106. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5106 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. EDITORIAL Sports The News responds to the city's^ Two faculty members, PalestinianM Falcon volleyball team loses weekend law enforcement discuss Persian Gulf crisis S\ I heartbreaker to Spartans 8 Thursday Vol.73 Issue 10 September 13, 1990 Bowling Green, Ohio The BG News ^ssgAn Independent Student Voice for 70 Years ssssn BRIEFLY CAMPUS Professor's model to aid surgeons Neckers displayed a plastic King and queen by Jeremy S. Weber staff writer model of a heart he produced •ought: through photopolymerization, Any University senior in- the process that actually con- terested in applying for University Photochemical verts the image into the Homecoming King or Queen Sciences Executive Director three-dimensional object. may get an application at Douglas Neckers has come up Epstein said if the process the UAO office. with an invention that just is commercialized, he hopes Applications should be might turn into a major med- to offer the models to patients turned in by Friday, Sept. ical breakthrough. at a cost of $150 — $400. 21. A Toledo press conference Machinery would probably Homecoming week is Wednesday announced the cost about $100,000 - $150,000, Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. partnership of the University he said. and StereoGraphics Limited The academic/private sec- to research Necker's devel- tor partnership project is Homeless aid wanted: opment, which produces scheduled to last about two The Homeless Awareness three-dimensional models years and cost more than $1 Project of Toledo will have from medical scanners. million, said Michael Cicak, an organizational meeting The development is still in one of SGL's private in- Monday, Sept. 17 at 9 p.m. in the research and develop- vestors. room 114 Business Adminis- ment phase, but is expected To fund the project, the tration for any University to be used in the medical field partnership received a student, staff or community when perfected, said Stereo- $250,000 grant from the Ohio member who want to take Graphics Managing Director Department of Development. part in Homeless Aware- Joel Epstein. The two-year grant was a- ness Week [Oct. 1-7]. University President Paul warded by the Department of Comedian Ken Leslie, Olscamp said possible uses Development's Edison Seed project founder, will ad- for the laser-based process Development Fund to the dress the meeting and out- include making models of photochemical studies line the week's activities. damaged internal organs, center, said Thomas Hart, Activities include Roof to which would allow surgeons president of public relations Roof, which will consist of to "view" the organs before firm Hart Associates. project members going to surgery. The State Controlling every door in the communi- "I think this is 'Star Wars' Board approved the grant at ty, and Tent City, allowing stuff — when you think about its meeting Monday based project members to sleep in it, it kind of boggles the upon a recommendation by tents among the homeless mind," Olscamp said. "Ima- the Department of Develop- nexttoPortside. gine having the information ment's Industrial Technology Leslie also will explain before a surgeon even begins and Enterprise Advisory the challenge made to the the operation." Board, Hart said. University by the Universi- Neckers said he is hopeful Olscamp said the grant ty of Toledo to compete dur- that the project will advance made the project possible. ing the week's events. to that phase, but it is not "We couldn't have funded it there yet. on our own," he said. "You "It is a research project — could look at this as one of the CITY a long way from commercial early such arrangements [be- application, but it's a start," tween academics and the pri- he said. "I'm happy." vate sector], but it will be- Rabies shots available: "What happens is if you come common." The Wood County Hu- scan, you scan in layers, he mane Society will have its The Unversity has agreed said. "All we're doing is to match the grant in-kind ■O News/Paul Vernon annual Low Cost Rabies Etinting all those individual Clinic, Saturday, Sept. 15, Joel Epstein, managing director of StereoGraphics. displays a three-dimensional model ot a heart while tyers and recreating the ob- showing a video which explains the process ol making the model. The process, which was Invented by 1990,2p.m. to 4p.m. ject." The clinic, located at 801 See Invention, page 5. Doug Neckers of the University's photochemical sciences department, could become a medical break- Van Camp Road, is open to through. the public for both dogs and cats, with an $8 charge to vaccinate each animal. For more information, B lease call the Wood County Message umane Society at 352-7339. Ohio rape law protects women WORLD Mayberry says victims should report assaults to the police taped by Editor's note: This is the first of a girl had willingly consented to the Thieves steal copies: five-part weekly series on rape encounter. Bush for Art thieves who thought awareness However, when authorities' they swiped a museum- searched the dorm room, thej quality collection in Cannes, found all the lightbulbs un France, are probably screwed with the suspect's fing Iraqi TV mourning the one that got by Lori Miller city writer erprints on them. WASHINGTON (AP) - away, police said Wednes- The man then admitted to whal President Bush videotaped day. happened and the girl did nol a message Wednesday tell- Jacques Schwarz-Fuchs Rape victims who take their have to testify, Mayberry said. ing the Iraqi people he has of Strasbourg told au- assailants to court should not ex- Another reason why reporting "no quarrel'' with them and thorities that at least eight pect the humility and terror that rape is important is to allow f rest they should blame any of the stolen works are co- is believed to happen in court- evidence to be gathered righl hardship from the Mideast pies of paintings by Pablo rooms, according to Wood County away whether the victim is going crisis on their own govern- Picasso, Pierre Auguste Prosecuting Attorney Alan to press charges or not ment, the White House said. Renoir and other 19th and Mayberry. Mayberry said. On the eight-minute tape, 20th-century artists. "The legal process is not as bad At first the victim might only] which the White House as pictured on [television)," care about forgetting the incident hopes will be broadcast But the thieves last week Mayberry said. but later she could change hei unedited in Iraq, Bush says left behind an original work Mayberry spoke at a seminar mind and want to prosecute but the U.S. military is in the by Camille Pissaro that last night dealing with the Ohio "some evidence is irretrievable Persian Gulf only to defend probably was worth more rape law and what victims should after a few weeks," he said. Saudi Arabia from Iraqi ag- than all the stolen items expect in the courtroom in the One of the newest technologies! gression. together, police said. first of a six-part series stressing in gathering evidence is the pro- "We want a peaceful rape awareness. cess of DNA testing. resolution. We want peace- The series is being sponsored DNA testing shows whether the ful coexistence with the WEATHER by the Office of Continuing Edu- evidence taken during the vic- people of Iraq," Bush says cation. tim's examination matches with on the tape, according to The courts try to avoid having the evidence taken from possible spokesman Martin Fltt- Partly cloudy: the victim testify in a trial at all suspects, Mayberry said. water. Today, partly cloudy. times, he said. However, for this "[It] shows that this evidence The White House held off High in the lower 80s. South to happen, victims must report came from [the suspect] and no- releasing a transcript, but winds5to the incident to police as soon as body else," he said. The only Fitzwater gave an overview lOinph. possible, Mayberry said. limitation is that it does not prove of Bush's comments. Chance of "The sooner the police are whether consent was given, he The president's address rain 20 called and [the prosecuting of- added. was Intended to create in- percent. fice] can get involved ... the less Mayberry said during his term ternal problems for Saddam Tonight, likely the victim will have to be as prosecuting attorney he has Sy emphasizing Iraq's isola- mostly involved," Mayberry said. handled hundreds of sexual as on in the world community cloudy A good example of this is an at- sault cases — many of which as a result of the invasion of with a tempted rape case that happened have been date rape occurrences. Kuwait. Bush has said pre- slight on campus several years ago. Statistics show one-fourth of all viously he would not be un- chance of The victim who left her dorm college women have been victims happy if the people of Iraq showers.

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