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SPORTS•7 NATION • 4 TODAY It you have a news tip or have an idea lor a story, call us between noon and 7 p.m. Falcon Softball splits a double- Mother watches as son perishes at High: 65 372-6966 Q header with Miami Niagara Falls Low: 51 * * * * • WEDNESDAY April 15,1998 • * * Volume 84, Issue 133 Bowling Green, Ohio News • * * * * "An independent student voice serving Bowling Green since 1920' BG responds to Something's fishy Clinton's call for dialogue on race □ "The Celebration of HumanKind" includes ££t Diversity an exhibit of free ex- pressions and the di- "The Celebration of Human- Kind" will kick off at 9 p.m. in «rr' verse message of The the University Union and run Ark Band. through midnight. Several stu- dent organizations have coordi- By BRANDI BARHITE nated activities aimed at raising The BG News awareness about various dimen- sions of human diversity. Also, ** The University celebrates students, faculty and community lVi( 10^1 Uulf many events and holidays members will be sharing free throughout the year, but very expressions on the topic of race «•* rarely do they simply celebrate and ethnicity. humankind. Tonight that will Lorna Gonsalves-Pinto, change. research associate for diversity University students, faculty and chair of the Human Relations and community members are Commission, said the exhibit will f&* gathering together this week to have free expressions from fifth celebrate the diversity of hu- and sixth graders, University mankind. "The Celebration of students and community mem- HumanKind" is the University's bers. She said there will be art- : I i - direct response to President work, poems, dancing and var- BG Ncwi Photo by Amy Van Horn Clinton's call for a dialogue on Adam, 17, and Zech Binion, 8, spend their spring break from Bowling Creen schools fishing in the rain at the pond. race. • See HUMANKIND, page five. methods □ The information that the country, including music tant professor of music educa- will be able to bring those ideas worked on with University grad- teachers and band and chorus di- tion, will present her doctoral to the classroom," O'Hagin said. uate student Allison Smith Poor- will potentially come ^L Faculty rectors, are expected to attend dissertation, "The Effects of a Elaine Colprit, assistant man. The paper is entitled "The out of the musical edu- this year's conference. Discovery Approach to Move- professor of music education, Effect of Music Training on Spa- They will be attending work- ment Instruction on Children's will present a paper titled "Ob- tial-Temporal Task Perform- cators conference may University's College of Musical shops, group performances, con- Responses to Musical Stimuli." servation and Analysis of Suzuki be helpful to music edu- Arts will be attending the Musi- certs and music industry exhibi- Because 80 percent of the un- String Teaching." cation majors at the cal Educators National Confer- tions on the latest teaching re- dergraduate students in the Col- Vincent Kantorski, professor Ed Duling, assistant professor ence's 56 National Biennial In sources available. lege of Musical arts are music of music education, will present of music education will present University. Service Conference. Five out of the 10 University education majors, the informa- his paper "An Analysis of Doc- "A Description of Relationships The conference, which takes music faculty members were tion to come out of this confer- toral Research Pertaining to Or- Between Prior Music Experience By ANA PEREIRA place every other year, will begin chosen to attend the conference ence can be very useful to the chestra, 1952-1996." and the Final Scores of Elemen- The BG News today and last until Saturday in and present their research in the students. Joyce Eastlund Gromko, asso- tary Education Majors in Music Phoenix, Ariz. Four thousand area of music education. "Attending this conference ciate dean of the Graduate Col- Fundamentals and Method Faculty members from the music educators from all over Isabel Barbara O'Hagin, assis- will open up our minds and we lege, will present a paper she has Classes." Sen. John Glenn leads Clinton's space station visit Campus The Associated Press Space Center on Tuesday with and toured life-sized mockups of the nation's newest and oldest as- the space shuttle. "I am committed to maintaining a strong, HOUSTON - President Clinton tronaut. With only the slightest crinkle Virtual reaffirmed his commitment to Led by 76-year-old Sen. John of his nose, the president even stable, balanced space program." space exploration and got a taste Glenn, 1) Ohio, who is preparing braved a taste of space food: a of an astronaut's life - food and for a space flight in October, mash of green beans and mush- opera all - during a tour of Johnson Clinton chatted with astronauts rooms that Glenn rehydrated and served. Bill Clinton sparks "I thought this was a good president chance to let the president sample a little space food that I talk might be eating a little bit later our mission in space." that we make NASA's budget a on," Glenn said in broadcast in- Citing ongoing congressional priority," U.S. Rep. Nick Lamp- terviews after the tour. fights over funding for the Inter- son, D-Texas, a member of the The BG News During his visit, Clinton also national Space Station, the multi- House Space and Aeronautics made a video call to the crew of billion-dollar venture scheduled Subcommittee, said in a speech As a part of the Universi- the space shuttle Columbia, to begin construction later this to the JSC auoience. "Your pres- ty's sexual assault aware- which is scheduled to launch year, Clinton said future Ameri- ence here is certainly an indica- ness month, Jesus' Thursday from the Kennedy cans would wonder why it ever tion of your commitment and Daughter, a virtual video Space Center for a 16-day flight was the subject of debate. your vision of space." opera, took place in Ols- focusing on the human n?rvous "It was a fight for a while and But one critic. Republican Rep. camp Hall yesterday. system and how it functions in there were those who thought we Dave Weldon of Florida, said the The video depicts a young space. should abandon it, but we did not president's visit was hypocritical woman who has been the "The space program has enor- abandon it," he said. "We will all, in light of the proposed cuts for victim of a violent and sex- mous potential to change life before long, be thanking our NASA's fiscal year 1999 budget, ually abusive father, and here on earth for the better," lucky stars that we had the vision which includes a $173 million re- the psychological battles Clinton told the astronauts. ... to set up the International duction in overall spending. that ensue. The president then addressed Space Station in the sky." "I challenge the president to The virtual video opera some of Johnson's 15,000 em- The president's remarks were declare his support for con- was brought to the Univer- ployees before heading 30 miles welcomed by Johnson em- gressional efforts this year to sity in order to help raise to downtown for an evening town ployees, who would like to see stabilize or even increase NA- awareness in society about hall meeting on race and sports. more congressional support for SA's budget," said Weldon, the effects of sexual as- Clinton thanked the space space exploration and research. whose district includes Kennedy sault. center workers for their dedica- "It seems like he's a big pro- Space Center. tion to the nation's space pro- ponent of the space program. "I find it curious that we gram, and reiterated his support Hopefully, he'll stick by those Weldon also accused Clinton of set aside this month, only of their mission. words," said Drew Nash, a co-op avoiding congressional fights one month, to talk about "I am committed to maintain- student from Iowa State Univer- over the space station, saying, sexual abuse and rape," ing a strong, stable, balanced sity who works for the center. "The president should commit to said Ruth Sallee Gresham, a A uoc lac cd Pmi photo space program," he said. "We Local leaders also used the personally intervene with con- training specialist from cannot imagine our future with- president's visit to make a pitch gressional lawmakers as we fight Ohio State University. President Bill Clinton climbs through a hatch inside a mockup of a out a vigorous, comprehensive for increased spending on space. further attempts to terminate the • See OPERA, page five. space shuttle during a tour of Johnson Space Center. and consistent commitment to "It's crucial, Mr. President, space station." page 2 The BG News Wednesday, April 15, 1998 Opinion Editor Natalie Miller § OPINION 372-2604 The BG News No job can compare to the first I spent yesterday morning listening turns watching while we were on the which upon reflection is really funny.