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Green State University TUESDAY November 13, 2001 SPLIT: SUNNY The Falcon hockey team HIGH 63 I LOW 32 split with Miami over www.bgnews com the weekend; PAGE 6 independent student press VOLUME XX ISSUE XX Inf 1 students offer view of world by Marie Chiche cooking, pulling on a per- "It's just phenomenal to see how everyone helped each Rowling Green com- program. Gilbert Kporku, the IHE 8G NEKS formance lo serving the munity to a new publications chair for the event The Rowling Green communi- food, about 100 interna- other out and worked together toward tonights event." understanding of dif- stressed the purpose of the event ty was once again able to gel a tional students volunteered for NAME, CLASS ferent cultures. "This Festival is being held at a small taste c>r the world al the the International Festival. "We're here to share our cul- time when our motto of'diffusing 2001 Tall International festival "It's just phenomenal to see Associate Director of tries, from an Okufuro no aji from ture," said Margarida Rrandao. a differences' is ever more urgent." Saturday al St. Thomas More how everyone helped each other International Programs Anne Japan, chocolate truffles from sophomore from Brazil and vice- he said. "Given the recent events Parish. ' out and worked together towards Saviers said she had been at the France, a pineapple Kesari from president ofWSA. "It's like getting iii New York and Washington, the The sold-oiii event, organized tonight's event," said Jeff Grillot. University for 15 years, and the India lo a Puff-Puff from Nigeria. little pieces of the world in the role of International Students by the World Student Association director of the international pro- International Festival was already Entertainment was provided, same place." within the local community is gathered more than 200 people grams. a tradition when she started with a fashion show featuring tra- The recent events of Sept. 11 vital. It is up to us to show that we from all origins Half of the tickets Along with the International working here. ditional costumes from Ghana. gave a new significance to the are only here to study learn and were sold, while the othei hall Dinner, which takes place during Every year, the main attraction Zimbabwe, India, China and International festival. share what we can From our went in the volunteers who the Spring, the International at the festival is the food. This Kenya. A poetry recital, music, "It helps to bring us together home countries with out neigh- helped for the event Festival is a tradition for the year, participants were able to try traditional dances and songs also even more." Grillot said. bors and hosts: the Bowling From planning the festival, University. dishes from 14 different coun- contritnited to expose the In the International Festival Green Community." Poverty rate increases in BG by Joanna Hammer THE BG hEWS Rowling Green has the largest Former Prof, problem of poverty and hunger in Wood County. The problem has m>timi learns about ■re:' risen drastically due to the Sept 0 * 11 attacks and economic prob- lems. Various local food pantries poverty first- and kitchens are working to cor- rect the problem. I Hi I* IH "Currently. Bowling Green is hand suffering from poverty the worst," said Rob liarr, a human service I !**. ! iii by loanna Hammer worker for the Wood County lit BG NEWS Salvation County. "Perrysburg. Roger Schmidt taught Ethnic around the Wall Bridge area is sec- Studies at the University. He ond, and North Baltimore and obtained liis Ph.D. at the Weston would both be some- University in 1992. He is a hus- where around third," band and a father of three chil- According to research done by dren. For eight months of his life, Pastor Zedda Myers, "In Wood both he and his family were County alone, 7.1 % of the popula- homeless. g^^*£3&^- ~£s£ ■■■ tion is living below poverty level " 1 am reminded of a song by Joe Aswc.atKl PTO Photo (compared to 11% in all of Ohio.) South, entitled" Walk a Mile in My The situation has not been BROKEN: A large section of the tail piece of an American Airlines jet is towed to shore by a tugboat crane, right after a plane crashed Shoes," Schmidt said upon look- improving. ing back at his life. "Take the time in the Queens Borough section of New York Monday. "Working is down since the to walk in my shoes." September 11th attacks," said Schmidt had a heart attack on Barr. "Due to the Canadian bor- March 15,2000 which left him ders being closed, goods are tak- physically unable to work I le was Plane crashes into Queens, N.Y. ing longer to get to factories. This 54 years old at the time. results in more factories laying off "I never expected it," he said. "1 people, which leads to an increase played football, walked, and hiked by Diejo Ibanjuen said. explosion. ran to the door and all i saw was in poverty and hunger." THE ASSOCIATE 0 PRESS American Airlines Flight 587, a Furious orange flames tow- big black smoke." all my life." The Salvation Army gives out "I had always lived by the NEW YORK — A jetliner en European-made Airbus A300, ered above the treetops, and a An engine was found intact in Thanksgiving baskets every year route to the Dominic.in It-It Kennedy Airport at 9:14 a.m., plume of thick, black smoke a parking lot at a Texaco station, phrase no pain no gain," he and is expecting to have an added. "After having a hear) Republic broke apart minutes 74 minutes late because of secu- could l>e seen miles away. where it had missed the gas increase In demand this year. alter takeoff and crashed in a rity checks put in place after the Authorities found the flight pumps by no more than 6 feet; attack, 1 realize that tilings aren't "last year we had 138 people like that." waterfront neighborhood World Trade Center attack, data recorder, one of the two neighbors ran to the scene with receiving Thanksgiving baskets." Monday, engulfing homes in according to American Airlines "black boxes" from the twin- garden hoses to put out the fire. - Sclimidt also developed dia- Ban said. "With the economy's betes after the heart attack. flames and sowing initial fears of chairman Don Carty. It took off engine jet, and said it would be The vertical stabilizer — the tail current slump taking place, we are a new terrorist atrocity. All 260 into a clear blue sky. examined for clues. fin — was pulled from Jamaica Rills continued to add up and only one week into signing up for eventually both he and his family people aboard were killed, and Three minutes later, it spiraled Witnesses reported hearing Bay, just offshore, Mayor baskets, and we already have 13(5 at least six others were reported nose-first into the Rockaway an explosion and seeing an Rudolph Giuliani said. were evicted, i le, his wife, his two people signed up." young boys, and his eighteen- missing on the ground. Reach section of Queens — a engine, a large chunk of a wing American Airlines said there The increase in the need ol help "All information we have cur- middle-class neighborhood, 15 and other debris falling off the were 251 passengers — includ- year-old daughter soon found from the Salvation Army is not themselves homeless. At the time, rently is that this is an accident.' miles from Manhattan, that had plane as it came down. ing five infants sitting on their limited to Thanksgiving. said Marion Rlakey, chair- lost scores of its people, includ- "I saw pieces falling out of the parents' laps — and nine crew his oldest daughter also had a "I can't say exactly how many baby. woman of the National ing firefighters and financial sky." said Jennifer Rivara, who members. people we've helped this year Transportation Safety Board. If workers, in the Trade Center cat- watched through a window at "I don't believe there are any "Prior to the heart attack, 1 was because the year is not yet over, working as a dishwasher," there was an explosion on die astrophe just two months ago. her home about five blocks survivors at this point," Giuliani but last year we (The Salvation said. By early evening, 225 bod- Schmidt said. "Before that I plane — and many witnesses I just thought, 'Oh, no. not away "And then 1 looked over to Army) helped 70 kids with coals, heard one — it was probably again,"' said Milena Owens, who my left and I saw this huge fire- worked as a Ethnic Studies 270 kids with Christmas presents, teacher at the University. A stu- caused by a catastrophic was putting up Thanksgiving ball, and the next thing I know, I CRASH,PAGE 3 and 136 families with mechanical failure, investigators decorations when she heard an hear this big rumbling sound.