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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-12-2008 The BG News February 12, 2008 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 February 12, 2008" (2008). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7879. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7879 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Book 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 Tuesday February 12,2008 Volume 102. Issue 102 WWW.BGNEWSCOM McCain and the GOP: Close enough? Fewer students speaking out against war in Iraq Do you think John McCain Right-leaners question Housing and health can get enough conservative care are mote important among students and the support to win the election? McCain's conservative real nature of the war is not being communicated credentials, loyalty to the public | Page 3 "No. because he's By Kyi* Reynolds half-Democrat" Reporte' Candidates TV MARKBISOSKI. Junior. Biology Some conservative pundits have crowned ads start playing Sen. lohn McCain the GOP nominee for on air today presidentbutthatdoesn'tmeanlheArizona Preparing for the Ohio Republican has a comfortable relationship "I think a Democrat's with all members of his party. primary, both Obama going to win. because McCain spoke this past weekend and Clinton start their TV they'll both be a at the Conservative Political Action campaign war in Ohio Conference, which he declined to speak change and that at last year — a choice that many con- | Page 6 will be good." servatives viewed as a way for him to MEAGAN HERMES, distance himself from them. It could be Freshman, Business Dan Lipian, chairman of the Ohio College Republican Federation and previ- worse, just ask ously chairman of the University's College Minnesota "Hell, no! Barack Republicans, attended CPAC 2008 and Obama's my dude!" said he is not pleased with McCain's status International Falls, Minn. as the Republican front-runner. earned its nickname as COLIN Others are disappointed too, Lipian WALTON.Freshman. said, because they think McCain isn't a "Icebox of the Nation" as Business Education temperatures plumeted true conservative. "He goes against the grain of the to 40 below | Page 9 Republican party," Lipian said. "I respect 'Yes. because he's his service but this man goes against the Monet and van grain of conservatism." down to earth and Conservative commentator Ann Coulter Gogh go missing he understands what recently made headlines by stating she from Switzerland war is about." would vote for Hillary Clinton before she would support McCain's candidacy. Three robbers got away RYAN DAVIS, Junior. Exercise Science with more than $163.2 See MCCAIN | Page 2 ILLUSTRATION BY CHRIS WEST million in impressionist art, one of the biggest European art robberies | Page 10 Forgiveness is Activist Jesse Jackson visits a difficult yet USG hopes to reverse valuable lesson. Lima following controversial raid Columnist Zach Franks change in BGX revisits the story of the Mayor says his comments could divide rather than unite city five Amish girls who were murdered in Pennsylvania By John S«wtr should be held accountable too. who was holding the boy and program and move-in and how their families The Associated Press "This was a botched plan," was not armed. showed forgiveness to the he said. "This use of arms was The shooting has touched muderer s family | Page 4 LIMA. Ohio — The Rev. lesse excessive force. This young off protests, marches and By Kriitcn Vaiaa LIESL lackson said yesterday that a woman did not deserve to die." much discussion about race Reporter DYE police officer who shot and Jackson's visit to Lima comes relations in the northwest Undergraduate Falcon gymnasts killed a woman during a drug just more than a month after a Ohio city, where one in four Freshmen move-in can be one of raid should be criminally SWAT team raid left 26-year- residents is black. the most hectic and traumatiz- Student Government pick up a win charged, angering the mayor in old Tarika Wilson dead and lackson said it would be a ing times of a student's first year senator against Ball State a city already on edge. her 1-year-old son wounded. travesty of justice if no one is at college. ft Family members say Wilson The Falcons were able lackson said those who At the University, freshmen planned last month's raid was an innocent bystander See JACKSON | Page 2 were previously offered four in as well, making early move-in to defeat Ball State days on the campus grounds quite expensive, she said. Friday, rebounding from before attending their first According to previous state- la'st weekend's loss at the day of classes. This time gave ments made by Whipple and them the chance to become Baugher, other reasons include ll-Ohio championships acquainted with other students, a lack of evaluation data, overall |Page7 professors and the buildings costs, the sudden change from at the University through the the end of the summer session nationally-renowned program, and the start of orientation and a BGeXperiance. number of behavioral problems Next year's incoming fresh- in the residence halls. men will have to do without the Another reason for the change extra days spent getting to know was due to the fact that until the campus. three years ago, incoming fresh- According to Undergraduate men were always moved in on Student Government Senator Saturday while upperclassmen Liesl Dye, the BGX program has were moved in Sunday. been shortened to only one day "I feel a Saturday move-in is a SKIP P€TE»S0N AP PHOTO from its previous four. great disadvantage to the new stu- ON THE EDGE: Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson address the students and faculty at Lima Senior High School in Lima yesterday. "Currently, the move-in has dents moving in," Senator Rahul been scheduled for Saturday Guha said. "By changing this, we 1 What was the last so and the BGX program has been are taking away the ease of move- fl you listened to? moved to Sunday," she said. in that is associated with BG," "Freshmen will then be forced As a result, a resolution was UFO sightings not so uncommon to start classes on Monday after discussed by USG last night spending the whole weekend to both change the date of the 5 By Adam Louis ily from outer space but is any- beliefs about the UFOs they frantically rushing about trying move-in and allow student and Reporter thing in the sky that an average see, BGSU Astronomy Lecturer to get set up at the University." staff volunteers to help ease person can't identify. Andrew Layden said. According to an Undergrad- freshmen into the process. Nearly 10 years ago, WBCilJ "Usually, when someone sees "[Witnesses! make assump- uate Student Government sur- Currently, student volunteers ASHLEY BRYAN radio host Jim Barnes was driv- something [unusual], they don't tions about how big [the UFO| vey completed by 346 students, are not allowed to move in until s Freshman. Spanish ing on Route 105 late at night know what they're looking at," really is based on their own most freshmen enjoyed and ben- Saturday, which would make it when he saw something odd Tiede said. experience," Layden said. efited from the program and the extremely difficult for them to — a hovering triangle with a Weather balloons, the planet time spent learning about the assist incoming freshmen when s "Some song by Reel Big light at each comer. Venus and military aircraft are See UFO | Page 2 University before classes began they're unpacking their own Fish/1 Page 4 "It was really up there, travel- among the flying objects most on Monday. belongings, Dye said. ing slow," Barnes said. He fol- commonly mistaken for alien Regardless of the positive "Even if we are not able to get i lowed the mysterious triangle spacecraft, he said. feedback, the decision to short- the BGX date changed back to for 10 miles and called his wife UFOshavebeenseen en the program still stands. The Thursday, I have high hopes that f^rfj'a to alert her. When Barnes looked all over Ohio, accord- changes were made by Vice we will at least be able to allow stu- back up, it was gone. ing to the National President of Student Affairs Ed dent volunteers to move in earlier More than 30 residents in UFO Reporting Whipple, along with Provost than allotted right now," she said. TODAY Stephenville, Texas observed Center Web site. Just Shirley Baugher. USG President Johnnie something similar on Jan. 8 in October 2007, Toledo Although unclear of the actual Lewis said he will not settle Snow Showers — it was flying so low and fast residents reported seeing UFOs reasons for the change. Dye said for anything less than an High: 20, Low: 13 that even Air Force technicians on two consecutive days. Their financial issues probably play a updated program. and pilots couldn't dismiss the observations are recorded in key role in the decision. Along "Dr. Whipple himself has told "UFO." the site's database after users with freshmen students, book- An unidentified flying object, Fill out a report form. store workers and dining servic- according to the University Of course, one of the prob- es workers must also be brought See USG | Page 2 TOMORROW astronomy lecturer and former lems with databases like this NASA observatory researcher is the inconsistency in witness Partly Cloudy Glenn Tiede, is not necessar- descriptions — and their own IllUSTRATIONBV EMILY GRANATA 1 THEBGNEWS INSIDE: » » » 9 Make sure to check out our special Valentine's Day Tab' 9 9 9 9 High: 23, Low: 13 |\ VISIT BGNEWS.COM: NEWS, SPORTS.