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"Serving the Bowling Green community for over 75 years # Concerns arise over C'mon ride the train enrollment Train safety '□ Faculty Senate be- w INTERESTING FACTS lieves that faculty and ^■dk ' Ohio ,anks sixtfl nationally in staff need to interact addressed P^^^^^ highway-rail grade crossing with students. □ Operation Lifesaver crashes and 12th in fatalities n ranks Express allows area offi- . ^ fete * ^ '° '°urth nationally in rail carloads handled annually By MELISSA NAYMIK cials to increase public ^jB ^^^ • Ohio has 31 active railroads The BG News Wl,h 5,80 miles of ack awareness about rail- ^k I^L ^^t ° " ^k • Ohio has over seven million By this time of the year, many road safety issues. students begin to feel overwhel- fch^ilji^^, Jfc licensed drivers and 11 million med and frustrated with their By DARLA WARNOCK ^^^^ registered motor vehicles 'Ihe IIC News studies across campus, which threatens the enrollment of the Operation Lifesaver sponsored a spe- *^fe». ifl University. cial passenger train trip from Toledo to At the Faculty Senate meeting Dunkirk to deter gate runners and thrill held Tuesday, Charles Middle- seekers from taking lives into their own ^r I^^ ton, provost and vice president hands. for academic affairs, stressed Ten violators were noted, with eight i i this problem and the need to re- receiving formal violations from the solve it this year during a con- ference with the Senate Execu- State Highway Patrol. Operation Lifesaver Express, offered tive Committee of the Faculty periodically throughout the year, allows • Senate. Bob Holmes, chair of Faculty city officials, police officers, judges, Senate, agrees with Middleton prosecutors, corporate safety pcrsonnal, driving instructors, professional drivers, > and believes faculty and staff here at the University need to railroad employees, media and traffic interact with students on an indi- safety advocates to increase public vidual basis. Source Federal Railroad Adm nislration Pjtrnc Um+m Convrmmcn ol Onto awareness about safety issues. "Between now and Thanksgiv- Conductor Herb Vhillians said Bowling Green is the most dangerous area on the ing and Christmas vacations, Conrall stretch he covers each day. students who feel they have done He attributes that to the abundance of Train ride sponsored to educate officials poorly on their first test or who college students trying to be brave in are homesick, may decide to front of their friends. transfer or drop out of Bowling □ Non-profit organization Several passengers thought the train "We want people to stop. To listen. To Green," said Holmes. He told story after story of students ride was positive and allowed them to see live," she said. "People are not respect- sitting on the crossrails or bridge, play- committed to educating peo- .•• College students need to know what problems occur at railway cross- ing railroads and often take them for there is help here at the Univer- ing "chicken" to see who the last person pie about the dangers of rail- ings. granted." is to get out of the way of the oncoming sity and, in turn, faculty and staff Phil Wood, Toledo Amatuer Radio Hancock said she also observed a mock members need to help students train. way crossings. Emergency Service, said his job is to rail crash on Aug. 14 in Bluffton, Ohio. The newest trend among students, he succeed. provide communications to law enforce- The mock crash made a big impact on the "Faculty and staff at this time said, is trying to stand the closest to the By SARAH BEDNARSKI ment and other safety officers. Railway audience, she said. must be especially sensitive to train without touching it. What they don't The BG News safety is important, he explained. "It was the closest thing to real for these students," said Holmes. realize is that the train is not completely "By riding the train it gives us a better many and it was well thought out and stable and often has pieces sticking out If and when students decide Operation Lifesaver, the non-profit or- concept of railroad safety," Wood said. planned," Hancock said. She is currently not to return to Bowling Green a from It, he explained. ganization committed to education of According to Beverly Hancock, who's working towards certification in public "You blow the horn and hope they get problem arises with the Univer- railway crosses, sponsored a train ride mother died in 1989 from a collision with speaking so she can spread the word sity budget. up," Vhillians said. "And then you hope for area officials yesterday. a train, more awareness of railway safety about public train safety for all people. they don't make a mistake and fall," For every 100 first year stu- The train started in Toledo and picked is needed. She hopes to bring some of dents who decide to return after up passengers in Bowling Green, Flndlay • See TRAIN, page four. that awareness back to Ohio, specifically • See REACTION, page four. and Dunkirk, Ohio. the Defiance and Stryker areas. • See CONCERNS, page four. University legal services Experts predict El Nino will affect Ohio can benefit students □ The weather phen- stream flows over that region omenon is likely to the moisture is carried right □ Students have a Fifty percent of all cases han- over the continental United dled by legal services are usually bring a drier winter to El Nino is calling choice whether they States. alcohol related, while 35 percent Ohio. The result is expected to be El Nino is a powerful weather phenomenon caused by an abnormal heating of want the option of stu- of their cases deal with civil mat- the eastern portion of the Pacific Ocean. Already, record hurricanes are perhaps three times the nor- threating the American Southwest. A look at how El Nino works, and what it ters, such as landlord and tenant mal amount of rainfall for Cal- dent legal services. issues. The remaining IS percent By SCOTT BROWN will do to weather in Ohio: The BG News ifornia and Arizona - and —_ of the cases are comprised of probably a more volatile win- By HEATHER PERRY traffic offenses, family matters The BG News and the like. Last year alone, stu- Ohio isn't going to escape ter for the rest of the country. the global weather upheaval "The hardest hit will be the dent legal services saw 1700 stu- Jet stream For many students, college is dents. being caused by El Nino, local Southwest, but it's going to af- fect climate on a continental brings warm, often a first experience of total The legal services are even weather experts say. moist air over freedom. Unfortunately, some- very easy to obtain. Upon receiv- El Nino, a weather pheno- scale this winter," Samel said. Southwestern times this "total freedom" can ing their first bursar bill of the menon in the southern Pacific "We'll have a milder winter - United States get students into trouble. This is school year, the student should Ocean, is already wracking people should be able to notice where the University's student notice that on this itemized bill worldwide havoc this year the lack of snow." legal services can play a crucial there is a possible $5 fee for legal with record droughts in Aus- Although on average tem- role. services. tralia, Asia and South Amer- peratures should be milder According to Rod Fleming, who This fee is the only way for ica. and precipitation near or be- is one of the two full-time attor- students to obtain legal assis- The effects are headed to low normal for this region, Warmer-than- neys and a full-time paralegal tance. Fleming says that this fee North America, however, WNWO-TV (Channel 24 in normal Pacific Ocean waters employed by legal services, legal acts as a form of insurance be- likely bringing a milder, drier Toledo) weather person services has been part of the cause if a student does not pay winter for Ohio. Theresa Pollack suggested University community for 14 this fee upon receiving their bill, "Every Nino is different," that there may also be more years and is quite well known then student legal services can- said Art Samel, an assistant major storms in the wake of El around the state of Ohio. In fact, not be considered as an option at professor in the University's Nino. the University of Toldeo and a later time. geography department. "It's a Pollack noted that the jet Ohio University have recently If a student decides not to pay safe bet, though, that we are in stream should bring more How it is formed: storms over the American set up legal systems modeled this fee, then the student must for some quirky weather. Trade winds, which normally push the warm water toward the South Pacific after the BGSU system. sign the waiver they receive with "One thing is sure, though Southwest, and from there the near Australia, are weak this season. As a result the water drifts near me Fleming says that a primary their bursar bill and return it to this is an unusually strong storms can route in two direc- Americas. function of legal services is to the University. Nino." . tions: through the South and advise students concerning legal If a student needs advice or The phenomenon is actually | up the East Coast or right Bottom line for us: matters, but they can also act as even representation, student a mass of unusually warm ; through the Ohio Valley. On the whole, a warmer, drier winter; beware, howevet increased volatility in ln-court representation for mis- legal services is located on the water in the Pacific Ocean off i "It should be milder on a the weather with scattered severe storms through the winter. Ohio won't get demeanor court charges and civil | third floor of the Student Union South America. Warmer water ' whole, but we could also see the brunt of it however - the Southwest expects record rainfall while drought means more water vapor in is already devastating Australia and South America. matters if the student feels that land can be reached by calling • See EL NINO, page four. representation is necessary. 1372-2951. the atmosphere, and as the jet

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210 West Hall • Bowling Green State University • Bowling Green, Ohio • 43403 • (419) 372-2601 • [email protected] Despite progress, women still seen as objects "Announcing control •s of lieauty rather han "the way t: tgs are?" and wo nen—s< mething like 70 peonies ht ds for s> long tha the appea to be th "truth." I 11 that's also a lid " JENNIFER SPAHN I beings who com ise The bea / Industry self cents e. ned b> a woman for Vs. this Is the auvit u.-cment ovel i.alf of the American does have a great "need to every dollar "earned" by a man. I . in nut speak foi every that appeared as a dyer Inside population alone. naturalize the connection This example shows quite woman or every feminist out there, but all I want Is to be an Issue of the BG News last The inside of What Is so Interesting about between women and beauty. clearly that the workplace Is not week. So are we women the flier advertis- this fact Is that women and the This industry would not be able as free and open to women as realized as a human being. Not an object, not a thing of beauty, liberated or what? ing "Ortho Trl- women's movement have made to survive If women were content has been portrayed. I'm gonna come straight out Cyclen" reads: much progress In terms of with simply being who they are. Perhaps being "beautiful." but a person. A person who and say It. I am a feminist. "...the first pill creating an environment which There seems to be this great then has come to symbolize Just might care enough about Before many of you get freaked proven to control allows for free sexual expression need for this business to Instill some deeper need for many herself to take birth control for out by this statement and blemishes as as well as Involvement In the In us a desire and never-ending women. Perhaps it has come to more than the beautifying effects It may have on her skin. dismiss this column com- well as prevent workplace for women. search for Improving and fill the role of success and pletely, there are a few things pregnancy." Why then. In light of this becoming better and "more validation for those women who Women and Men unite. you should take into consider- This makes It progress are women now coming beautiful." This point Is evident have not been allowed to achieve Feminism is not about who has the most power. It is about ation. sound like a woman taking care of to be represented as sexual especially If you consider the it through traditional means like First of all. it Is completely her health and her life Is second- objects, requiring beauty for hundreds of articles that Include "talent" and "equal access." becoming conscious of all of our Illogical and unfounded to ary to her looking good and being validation instead of thriving In such titles as: "Get What You It is very easy to become needs and desires and living in associate birth control with a blemish free. What we have here some of the new and improved Deserve: Lose 25 Pounds In Just confused and dismiss these a world where maybe each of us beauty ai'd. What are we Is an Ideology that I would like to ideologies about "womanhood?" 3 Weeks!" Titles such as these ideas as untrue by telling can come to realize these saying about our beliefs and destroy right here and now. What is it in America that are abundant In print media. ourselves things like "all femi- without the constraints of expectations of women? We are There are events and Ideas In makes this unfounded connec- Even in spaces where women nists want to burn their bras" or "female" >and "male" norms saying that taking care of which 1 am willing to consider tion between women and beauty are "said" to be free and equal, "feminists want women to have holding us back. yourself and preventing both sides, but the exploitation of seem natural? Aside from the this Is very rarely the reality. more power and control than unwanted pregnancy In Itself women is not one of them. bllllons-of-dollars-a-year profit The workplace is a perfect men." Is not enough. What makes the From magazines to television, for the "beauty" industry. Is example of this. Even now-- But It Is not enough of an Jennifer Spahn is a columnist for product truly worthy is that It from newspapers to advertise- there something else that America 1997-there is a sub- answer to generalize like this. the News. Comments and questions will prevent women from ments, women have for a number underlies our objectifying of stantial difference In the average These stereotypical beliefs have can be sent to [email protected] getting acne. of years now come to represent women and makes It seem like pay for equal work between men been ingrained into many or to 210 West Hall.

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The Editori... Board a.:know edges all entries submitted for publication True music lovers have taste for diversity Without music life would be a If you haven't guessed by now. that should know no barriers. If Hose of Pain and Beastie Boys Jackson 5 CD for Anl Difranco mistake.'' most of my topics have a diversity- something sounds nice to you. It doing rap. Living Colour Is an DERRICK JONES and I might have a hard time Friedrich Nietzsche like theme and this time Is no shouldn't matter the color of the all-black metal band. Who can returning it. Free your mind In the past week, I found different. After a little discussion artist or what category the forget about Hootle... and enjoy the music for what it myself still coming down off of started In my Black Popular music falls under. Rap artist KRS-ONE has a What does that Is - art. my Ark Band high, keeping Culture class. I decided to ramble Artists from different genres track on his album "I Got Next." mean? The fact Is that no matter music constantly on my mind. about how we are especially of music are coming together to which sounds like the infant You can't what I listen to, I am no closer ■ In fact. I went out and ex- divided along the lines of the make beautiful sounds and I genre known as "Ghetto Metal." call yourself a to being white than the day 1 j hausted my budget on 6 CDs. music we listen to. wonder If they are targeting a Who's going to question KRS- music lover was born, nor will I ever be. I • I'll be happy about my pur- Believe me. It takes some guts certain racial group or trying to ONE s blackness? IceCube's and only like am still seen as black. I am still chase until 1 get hungry. to admit that I. a black male, not "Wicked" has been redone by a one style of G treated as black. 1 am still bring us together. A hardcore music Junkie only like alternative, folk and Ever since 1986 when we saw metal band. Believe me. It's out music. Just black. . like myself supports the habit metal, but I own It too! I can see RUN-DMC and Aerosmith (by there. like you can't By being able to appreciate • by any means necessary. I some brothers reading this saying. the way. I like them too) get With all of these different say that you're different styles of music wit bout . know what you are thinking. "What the (expletive)." and 1 together for "Walk This Way." styles of music coming together, an animal lover, but you only prejudice. I feel that I am more ! You look at the picture and wonder why. It seems that musi- there have been a number of what's stopping us from coming like cats. You're a cat lover. well rounded and able to find think that I've built up an cally we try and stay as segregated cross-genre collaborations for together to listen to It? I'm not Open your ears and listen to something more in common ' empire of rap and R&B. You'd as the 1950s. the sake of good music. Onyx saying that you have to become what you might be missing. with people of other races and ' be right, but that's not all. I say It takes guts for me to worked with Blohazard. a fan of every kind of music out Should you run out and buy cultures other than my major or Right under my Tupac CDs admit that I don't limit myself to BLACKstreet and Slash (from there. I don't own country. I all kinds of different music? what classes I attend. sits Red Hot Chili Peppers. To rap and R&B because a lot of Guns 'N Roses). Snoop In have to draw the line some- Only if you like it. How do you If we are striving for a diverse the left of that CD is gospel, people believe that this Is Just Lollapalooza. and Wu-Tang where. That doesn't mean I don't find out? Do a CD exchange. society we have to be diverse right next to Parliament and something black people don't do. toured with Rage Against the like It though. Borrow something from a friend people. No Doubt. What the hell does It's like some kind of sacrilegious Machine Just to name a few. Why don't you like rap? Is it and let them borrow something Derrick Jones is a columnist for the this all mean? I don't limit act. If you will, trying to cross over We even have different racial too "black" for you? What does of yours. Drop the color barrier News. Comments can be sent to myself to a certain style of or even be white. groups crossing Into predomi- that mean? Why don't you like and listen to the music. [email protected] or to 210 music. Music, to me. is an art form nantly one-race styles, such as alternative? Too "white" for you? Just the other day 1 traded a West Hall. Thursday. September 25, 1997 The BG News page 3

FACT: The fastest Mach 8 unmanned rocket sled can go is 6121 mph.

FICTION: The train that runs through Bowling THREE Green can go just as fast.

PEOPLE ON THE STREET A look al what some members of the community think about the issue of the day: UPCOMING EVENTS Today's Question: "What do you do when you 're procrastinating?" Thursday, 9/25/97

Coffee Table Fundraiser (7:15 a.m. -12:15 p.m.) Business Administration Building. Event runs Monday thru Friday until May 15,1998.

Selling tickets for comedy show (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) Union Foyer. Tony David Melinda Gilpin Laura Salasets Michael Bundridge Sechaba Khoapa Freshman Graduate Student Freshman Senior Junior Advanced Photoshop 4.0 - Undecided Amer. Culture Studies Journalism Environmental Policy VCT (MAC) (10 a.m. - Noon) 126 Hayes Hall Computer Lab. "I get in my car and "I don't have time to "I just hang out with "God, I don't know "I'm probably watch- Develop multiple layers, blend layers, develop special effects. just drive around. I my friends, watch a procrastinate. I work what I do. I just end up ing TV, listening to Sponsored by the Center for Teach- commute, so I drive full-time, I'm a part- movie or exercise. I do watching baseball or a music or just sleep- ing, Learning and Technology. around a lot." time grad student and I a little bit of every- lot of TV instead of ing." Homecoming Sales (10 a.m. have a husband and a thing." doing homework." - 4 p.m.) 3-year-old." . .... ■ :...n liuildii:,; steps. Spon- sored by UAO. Senior Portraits (10 a.m. - 6 OHIO Weather p.m.) Thursday, Sept. 25 lUOIE OF Key Yearbook Office - 28 West AY Hall. Any senior graduating in AccuWeather* forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures December 1997, May 1998 or August MICH 1998 should schedule an appoint- "Bowline Green is bad. You blow the ment. Senior portraits will be taken Cleveland | 68° | from 10:00 a.m. thru 6:00 p.m. daily horn and hope they get up." thru Sept. 26. The cost is only $6, and Toledo 73° can be bursared. It takes only 15 PA Herb minutes and lasts a lifetime. For more Vhillians information or to schedule a sitting Youngstown | 72° | call 372-8086. Mansfield 72° conductor on Conrail train Supplemental Retirement Annuities (SRAs) from TIAA-CREF (10:30 a.m. - Noon) (1p.m. - 2:30 p.m.) Taft Room, Student Union. Learn Dayton | 76°~ Columbus 77 about tax-deferred savings plans offered by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association/College THUMBS UP Retirement Equities Fund. Cincinnati| 75' | "i4^ Jt Selling "hands" (Noon - 6 ■ To the recent weather. These wonderful fall days don't p.m.) last forever. Doorway in Union. ■ To Steve Price. The cross country coach was at practice ■ ^ | ■ t yesterday, less than a week after cancer surgery. Study Abroad Portsmouth | 76° | Informational Session (4 ■ To train safety. pm - 5:30 pm) 1103 Offenhauer West. Session to ■ To people who recycle. leam about the many overseas study programs available to BGSU stu- dents. The procedures that must be Showers T-storms Rain Flumes Snow Ice Sunny PtCloudy_Cloudy_ followed in order to study abroad Via Associated Press GraptiicsNet will be discussed. Call 372-0309/0479 with questions. THUMBS DOWN BGSU Men's Soccer at Detroit (5 p.m.) ■ To train racers. They put everyone in danger. Titan Field (Detroit, Mich.).

■ To classes that reserve computer labs but don't show up WBGU Comedy Show (8 TODAY'S to use them. p.m. -11 p.m.) Ballroom. WEATHER ■ To the idea of Prout being torn down to make a larger Delta Zeta Open Rush (9:15 Student Union. p.m.) Today The Delta Zeta house. Individually Unique...Together Complete! Open Sunny. High: 72. Low: 42. Rush Dress is casual. Bring a friend. For more information, or a ride.call: Theresa @ 372-5100 or Nikki @ 354- 6176

Friday The calendar of events is a service o/The BG News for the community. A more Sunny. High: 70. Low: 52. PAGE THREE is intended as an irreverent look at the University. We at The BG News consider it an offbeat page where we complete listing of these events can be try to offer something for everybody. Opinions expressed herein are solely those of our staff. Have a nice day. found on the University web page. Great Food A Ice Cr*am DIXIE I U /O discount to all students and | faculty with college id DRIVING RANGE c°< TONIGHT: 0* ■«*s- 19001 North Dixie Hwy. (2 miles North of BG.) FLVING *y Bowling Green, OH Present this ad and receive a FREE Chipping Green - Putting Green - Sand Trap (/ f Open 7 days a week - 8 a.m. 'til Dark Happy Ending Sundae with any Lessons - Club Repair & Fitting 9 sandwich order. J. BLIND ii Sun.--Thurs. 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. Fri.- Sat. 7 am. until 12 a.m. Call Rusty Kieffer at 419- 353-1420 " W«888888S88888S 19 and Over Every Night Howard's Club H BGSU MEN'S SOCCER 1 Mon-Sat 12-2:30 am ' ' 210 N. Main Sun 5-2:30 am 352-9951

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admission is FREE to students w/ valid ID • Pool • Video Games • Electronic Darts • Pinball • page 4 The BG News Thursday, September 25,1997 Commentary news Operation Lifesaver Darla Sarah WARNOCK BEDNARSKI National Highway-Rail Crossing Statistics BG News BG News BG News 1995 1996 % decreased Campus Editor Chief Reporter Compiled from start and wife leports Crashes 4,633 4,257 8.1% ft* Killed 579 488 5.7% ■ DIANA INVESTIGATION Injured 1,894 1.610 14.9% Photographers in France protest inquiry Riding the train PARIS - Dozens of photographers at the French presidential Ohio Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Statistics The lights and gates went down and the whistle of the horn blasted palace laid down their cameras Wednesday to protest an in- 1995 1996 % decrease loudly to warn oncoming traffic of the aproaching train. vestigation of some of their colleagues in connection with the Then, less than 200 feet away zooms a new white Talon, pulling death of Princess Diana. Crashes 208 168 19.2% around the flashing lights Into the path of the train. Joel Robin, a spokesman for the 80 photographers, said two Killed 32 13 59.3% This is what Herb Vhillians and other railroad conductors face colleagues placed under investigation "now cannot work, be- cause some of them haven't been returned their press cards. Injured 77 54 29.3% each day as the train pulls into town. We're here to protest that injustice." Apprehensive about boarding the day-long train ride, these two re- The Aug. 31 crash in the Pont de 1'Alma traffic tunnel killed porters soon discovered the ins and outs of riding the train. Diana, her companion Dodl Fayed and driver Henri Paul. National Trespasser Statistics After a short briefing by Donald Slemmer, the state coordinator of Nine photographers and one press motorcyclist are under Operation lifesaver, we began our journey to the heart of the Conrail official investigation for their alleged roles in the crash, but they 1995 1996 % Change beast. have not been formally charged. The investigation has also fo- Killed 494 471 4.6% Decrease On our way, we encountered exercise rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, cused on Paul, who was legally drunk and on prescription drugs Injured 461 474 2.8% Decrease living areas, restrooms and theaters. Not to mention many of north- at the time of the crash. west Ohio's dignitaries. Two photographers are banned from working pending results We have to admit, though, that the ground was a little shaky at from the investigations. The protesting photographers chose the day the government Ohio Trespasser Statistics times and as we almost tumbled into a few dignitaries laps more than presents its budget bill at the Elysee palace - a day when minis- 1995 1996 % Change once. ters leaving the meeting would ordinarily be photographed. After hours of interviewing, lunch was served. Wow, what a lunch Killed 11 21 90.9% Increase it was. Injured 22 18 18.9% Decrease For two college students, it was a feast. All kinds of meat, bread ■ RIGHT TO PRIVACY and salads were served. Other dishes that we didn't have the faintest clue about were also served. Nonetheless, we ate them and found Britain contemplating new regulations BG New Graphic by Saiah Bednaisk. them to be tasty. TRAIN Did we mention dessert? Mmm! LONDON - The head of the Britain's self-regulating press Continued from page one. body said Wednesday he has drawn up new rules to dramatically The company we cohabitated with during lunch was equally de- curb invasions of privacy. lightful. Bill and Tim, a councilman and village administrator from He shook his head at the help- said increased education con- Oak Harbor that talked to us about life and the times. "They will be, I think, a pretty dramatic package of improve- lessness he feels while people at- cerning safety issues will de- ments," Lord Wakeham, chairman of the Press Complain'.s At the opportunity of sitting with the conductor of the train, we Commission, said after meeting with editors. tempt to out race the train. jumped Wakeham will announce the guidelines Thursday. There is A camera mounted just inside crease the number of traffic After an hour of sitting in the headcar next to the conductor and a speculation they will include a suggested ban on photographing the engine tracks wliat the con- fatalities. state highway patrolman, views of railroad safety become a little people in restaurants and churches. ductor is faced with each day. As He explained the "3 E's" of clearer. Tabloid newspapers have made pledges since Princess Diana's a part of Operation Lifesaver, grade crossing safety - engi- Cars and pedestrians could be seen racing across the tracks des- death to stop buying paparazzi pictures and have promised not to monitors showing that view were neering, education and enforce- perately trying to clear them before the train rolls by. try to snatch pictures of her sons, Prince Will iam, 15, and Prince placed in each of the passenger ment. Harry, 13. They all made it this time. cars to allow observers to gain "Kids do stupid things and take Vhillians said they aren't always that lucky. "There is general agreement on what to do," said John With- the "conductor's view" of the erow, editor of London's Sunday Times and a member of the risks - they think they are going Only this train crew was prepared with a state highway patrolman commission. train. to live forever," Slemmer said. to catch and apprehend the violators. The 13-car lifesaver train was "We are concerned when there is At top speeds the train reaches 50 mph in northwest Ohio. Vhillians operated with three 125 ton en- an increase. We need to go in and explained that most people get frustrated when the train must slow to ■ MEMORIAL FUND gines, with about 6,000 horse- blitz the community with infor- a near stop. power. That type of power cannot mation." $12.8 million already raised for Diana fund That happens because of signals the conductor needs to watch to be matched with a small c;ir, he Recently, a change in the law make sure the upcoming track is free and clear to go, not because the said. moved train racing to a minor conductor wants to go slowly, he explained. LONDON - The memorial fund for Princess Diana has He advises drivers to take the misdemeanor from a mis- reached $12.8 million so far, the trustees announced Wednesday, As the train continued to breeze through towns, cars generally extra couple seconds to stop in- demeanor of the fourth degree. slowed to a stop - that doesn't mean they were happy about it, though. and tens of millions more are expected, including proceeds from stead of taking the alternative. Elton John's "Candle In The Wind 1997." The change, which goes into One school bus driver grimaced at the waving conductor and gave a Early morning and afternoon Press Association, the British news agency, estimated the fund effect October 21, will cost big thumbs down sign. will reach $320 million. provide the most problems with racers an extra $150 per fine. In our minds, we questioned the drivers who chanced their lives by people rushing to and from work, The tribute John sang at Diana's funeral in Westminster Ab- Vhillians said he hopes the trying to save a few seconds. Vhillians said. awareness helps people to under- bey on Sept. 6 is a bestseller in many countries. It doesn't seem to make sense. The trustees' statement said 110,000 individual and corporate "The train doesn't have a stand a little more about what donations have been processed from Britain and around the We feel what the conductor feels in terms of helplessness as wt choice (to stop), you do," he said. railroad conductors deal with barrel through towns, hoping to make sense of it all -- hoping that we world so far. Donations range from children's pocket money to "Bowling Green is bad. There each day as people endanger $4.8 million from Asprey's, the London jewelers. could bring back a sense of that to our readers. has lobe more awareness." their lives. We're hoping that people realize the mistake they may be making Diana's sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, her lawyer, Antho- Don Slemmer, the state coor- "You get scared," he said. ny Julius, and the former administrator of her Kensington Pal- dinator for Operation Lifesaver, "Some make it. Others don't." by playing "chicken" with the train. ace household, Michael Gibbins, have been appointed admin- We don't want you to play "chicken" with your life. istrators of the trust. So as we pulled into our final stop and hopped off the train, these REACTION two reporters ended the day with a lot of information and a compli- mentary souvenir. What more could we ask for? ■ COMEDY SHOW Continued from page one. Five comedians to perform tonight in Ballroom We only hope everyone listens. The more educated people are, perience will allow her to under- It's Thursday and you want tc start your weekend out right, the less fatalities will occur, she stand the perspective of conduc- tion, according to Beverly Keller, Daryl Stockburger, Bowling but how? Let's face it, "Friends" just isn't all that cool, so how said. tors and train operators. a Northfolk Southern Operation Green Director of Public Utili- about getting off your butt for an excursion of phenomenal de- It seems like a simple solution, "My issue is awareness," Han- Lifesaver presenter. ties, said he is also interested in light? Tonight in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom, come laugh until she said, bu* people often take it cock said. "People are not re- She said more advance war- increasing train safety. you're blue in the face. for granted. specting the railroad." ning-sign enforcement is needed "I've heard of more train acci- Five bright young comedians are coming to the BGSU campus Operation lifesaver was the Motorists become so familiar and motorists should start slow- dents this year," Stockburger for your entertainment. Sponsored and organized by WBGU 88.1 first opportunity Hancock had to with crossing a railway repeated- ing down once they pass the said. "We've done a lot here to FM and Power 88 and intended for mature audiences only, a ride on a train. She hopes the ex- ly that they tend not to pay atten- signs. upgrade all our crossings." comedy extravaganza of gigantic proportions is just where you should be. Hosted by Cleveland-area Rappmedian COOL TLC EL NINO and featuring comics seen on "Def Comedy Jam" and BET, it is sure to be a lot funnier than those six morons on "Friends." COOL TLC has toured internationally and hosts his own Continued from page one. a major winter storm that just the countries brimming the fects are impossible to predict comedy show on the Case Western Reserve University radio more extremes," Pollack said. dumped several feet of snow on Pacific Ocean. He attributes the for sure. station every week. Fellow Clcvelander Dant-e Carter is starting The last major F.I Nino pheno- the East Coast that year. Tliat quiet tropical season in the At- his tour here after a six-year absence from BGSU. Funny man menon appeared in the winter of storm remains one of the worst lantic to the increased activity in "It's going to be a learning ex- Rob Allen returns after a memorable comedy show in 1995. Two 1982-83, which was several de- this century. the Pacific. perience for everybody," Samel others make first-time BGSU appearances, Kenny Howell from Samel said that he feels El Nino Despite the forecasts, said. "But I think we can bet on Chicago and Cocoa, a TV show host from Detroit. grees milder on the whole over Doors to the Lenhart Grand Ballroom open at 7 p.m. and show most of the country. - which in Spanish means "the however, Samel and Pollack each an Interesting winter across tne time is 8 p.m. Tickets available at the door for $6, which is bur- Samel, however, remembered child" -- has affected more than warned that El Nino's lasting ef- nation and in Ohio." sarable. ■ BOMB THREAT CONCERNS Two Columbus teenagers admit to threatening Continued from page one. One of the main problems with Middleton. If a student goes home and tells high school retaining and recruiting students In addition to attracting high his or her friends about the great their first year, the University is the image of Bowling Green, school students and adults, the experience they have at Bowling COLUMBUS - Two teen-age girls admitted to calling in bomb gains $1 million. But, for every Middleton said. For example, University also needs to become Green, there is a good chance the threats to their high school this month. student who does not return the many students and adults, know involved with community col- friend will consider attending Westland High School has received six bomb threats this following year, the University that Miami University is known leges in the Northwest Ohio area Bowling Green in the future, he school year. The most recent one came Monday morning, caus- loses a substantial amount of for its liberal arts education. The to recruit students who wish to said. ing the school to be evacuated. No bomb was found. revenue. University needs that same type further their education after two He said he plans to work with Angela Garvin, 16, was placed under house arrest Tuesday As of today, many colleges ad- of reputation, he explained. years. the Faculty Senate and other after admitting she called in a threat to the school on Sept. 8, vertise their college on television "We need state-wide pub- Middleton said students are the constituent groups to make sure Franklin County Sheriff Jim Karnes said. to attract the "traditional" col- lication to capture the view and biggest source in recruiting the word gets out about Bowling lege age group of 18-22. appeal of young students," said other students to Bowling Green. Green.

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Make Your Date Party Reservations Nowl MUM sark com Thursday, September 25, 1997 The BG News page 5 Average college tuition increases nationwide

The Associated Press Colleges are also rushing to meet the demands of the digital WASHINGTON - Increases of generation for Internet access 5 percent this year for tuition and and other high technology, said most room and board added hun- Greg J. Baroni, managing part- dreds of dollars to the cost of col- ner for the higher education lege, an expense that has steadily practice at KPMG Peat Marwick, outgrown other consumer prices the accounting and consulting since 1980. company. The increases pushed average "A lot of them are racing tuition past (3,100 and room and against the technology time board to near $4,400 at public bomb," he said. Like the govern- four-year institutions, the Col- ment, they must reprogram or lege Board reported Wednesday. replace computers so they don't At private four-year colleges and go haywire in 2000. universities, average tuition now At the same time, few have ncars $13,670 and room and overhauled their organizations to board, $4,400. make them more efficient, he That means parents and stu- said. A report this year by the dents are paying on average $136 Commission on National In- more for tuition this year and vestment in Higher Education $194 more for room and board at said organization and manage- public colleges and universities. ment have changed little since They're paying $670 more for tu- the 19th century. ition and $186 more for room and board at private schools. The high-end tuition figures The increases for 1997-1998 nonetheless distort the picture, BC Newt Photo by C.I no FIc mini come amid growing pressure to said Donald M. Stewart, presi- curb tuition, wliich has nearly dent of the College Board, an as- doubled since 1980. Family in- sociation of colleges, schools, un- come has grown less than 10 per- iversities and other organiza- Women's health cent. tions. A congressionally created panel is looking into the issue. More than half the undergrad- Women's organizations from around campus gathered on cam- Parents have organized the Col- uates at four-year institutions pus Wednesday afternoon to educate and distribute information lege Parents of America to seek pay less than $4,000 for tuition to students. (Above) |enni Holliday, sophomore art major, and more clout. and fees. Nadia Garvin, sophomore sociology major, offer information "It's horrifying," said Allison "For most Americans, college about Womyn for Womyn, a feminist and womanist organization Foster of Newport News, Va. is still accessible - especially in devoted to women's issues, known for organizing the 'Take Back Daughter Meghan is a senior in light of financial aid currently the Night' march. (Right) Sue Witschi, Assistant Dean of Stu- high school; daughter Caitlyn is available," he said. dents, demonstrates a quiz about sexual offenses at the Coalition 14. The board said a record $55 bil- Against Sexual Offenses table during the Women's Health Fair. Virginia has frozen tuition at lion in financial aid was available CASO is a University-wide committee of students, faculty and its state universities, but the in 1996-1997, the most recent staff working to educate about and prevent sexual offenses. family is still looking tor butter year for data. That's up from $32 deals in North Carolina and South billion in inflation-adjusted dol- Carolina. lars nearly a decade earlier. Although decrying a fall in Enrollments have increased state and federal support for and less of the money is available higher education, a special panel in grants that aid the neediest. of educators and others reported Aid per student has grown at half this year that colleges and uni- the rate of tuition, the board es- versities must restructure and timates. become more businesslike. The University of Florida luu Congress is about to increase done that, requiring teachers and the maximum Pell grant from colleges to measure their pro- $2,700 to $3,000 -- too little, ductivity and quality. Others, in- critics say, to keep up with costs. cluding Michigan State Universi- Congress also approved Presi- ty, have pledged to hold tuition dent Clinton's request for $1,500 increases at or below inflation. in yearly tuition tax credits. SENIOR PORTRAITS DON'T BE LEFT OUT!

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A page 6 The BG News Thursday, September 25, 1997 Proctor & Gamble withholds records 77ie Associated Press McHugh said the company was CINCINNATI - Procter & acting in accordance with proper Gamble Co. and a citizens' procedure. watchdog group are fighting "We're following all the laws over Olestra again. This time, the and regulations, including shar- dispute concerns access to envi- ing all the required information ronmental records of the plant with the appropriate agencies," where the fat substitute will be she said. "We have nothing to made. hide- The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington- Earlier this year, the center based organization, said said a survey it commissioned Wednesday that P&G has used its suggested that thousands of cen- influence to prevent government tral Indiana residents who ate agencies from releasing envi- Olestra products have been ronmental impact Information on stricken with stomach cramps, the Olestra factory the company diarrhea and other unpleasant is building here. symptoms. The center said the Ohio Envi- P&G has said the center's ronmental Protection Agency claims are based on emotion, not "and various local agencies" science. have denied its petitions request- Olestra is a synthetic chemical ing release of data concerning made of sugar and vegetable oil potential air and water pollution that contains molecules too large from the factory. for the human body to digest. The "It's claiming the information FDA required P&G to put a label in its permits is proprietary and on Olestra products warning that the agencies should not dis- consumers that they "may cause close the information," said Mi- abdominal cramping and loose chael Jacobson, executive direc- stools." tor of the center. P&G isn't the only company BG Newi Photo by Amy Van Horn EPA spokeswoman Beth Gian- producing Olestra products. forcaro did not Immediately re- Last year, Dallas-based Frito- Jenny Njhm, 16, from Perrysburg High School, and Nicole Tour- the Creat Lakes Interscholastic Press Association Workshop turn a call late Wednesday after- Lay began test-marketing Oles- noux, 19, a sophomore business major and school of communication Wednesday afternoon. noon. i tra chips in three Midwestern cit- studies employee, look through yearbooks on display during GLIPA, P&G spokeswoman Sydney lies. 'ER' opens season Missing millionaire found stabbed to death with live broadcast 7he Associated Press NEWARK, NJ. - A millionaire developer who disappeared a The Associated Press week ago after withdrawing "Of course, it will be $20,000 was found dead Wednes- NEW YORK - "ER" will at- day on the banks of the Hudson tempt a risky operation Thurs- a logistical River in New York, and three day night: a live broadcast of its nightmare, and that's young men were arrested. season-opening episode. what will make it fun Nelson Gross, a 65-year-old Live productions were com- former GOP state chairman who mon in the early days of TV, but and exciting. went to prison in the 1970s for il- this will be the first current Hopefully, some of legal fund-raising, was apparent- drama series to try it. The show's ly stabbed to death in a robbery, complicated set of connected the excitement on the police said. hospital rooms and corridors, its stage will come Gross disappeared Sept. 17 large cast of more than 100 after his son saw him driving actors and its usual fast pace, through in the with two men from a floating res- rapid-fire dialogue and hurtling performance." taurant on the New Jersey side of gurneys will add to the challenge. the Hudson that his family own- It's likely to boost the audience John Wells ed. for "ER," which was TV's top- executive producer Gross stopped next at a bank in rated drama last season with an a shopping plaza he owned and average of 25 million viewers. withdrew the $20,000 in cash George Clooney thinks that appearances on "Saturday Night while one of the men stood by what is going to attract viewers Live." They wanted a creative flipping through a newspaper, in will be morbid curiosity. challenge as the series headed view of security cameras, pub- '•That's why we all watch sport- into its fourth season. lished reports said. ing events like the Indianapolis Both of their characters ended The businessman was initially 500," the star said. "It's not to see last season in cliffhangers. Ed- feared kidnapped, but no ransom Anoclatcd Prcn Photo cars go round and round in cir- wards' Dr. Mark Greene ap- demands were made. cles. We want to see if they can peared on the edge of a mental Gross' silver BMW was found An Amtrak train passes the body believed to be that of Nelson Gross, a millionaire developer missing for survive the race." breakdown after being assaulted, Saturday in New York City, and a week. After one live performance for and Clooney's Dr. Douglas Ross detectives from a New York anti- spoke >n condition of anonymity. The son called his father by younger Gross after a back- the East Coast, the performers seemed to be resuming a ro- drug operation arrested three Gross "appears to have been cellular telephone to see if he ground check turned up a drug will get a chance to fix mistakes mance with nurse Carole Hath- teen-age suspects early Wednes- stabbed," said New York City was OK, and the elder Gross said conviction, according to pub- when they do it all over again for away, played by Julianna Margu- day. Within six hours, police had Police Commissioner Howard he was conducting business and lished reports. Neil Gross was the later West Coast time slot. lies. found the body in woods between Safir said. "This appears to have hung up, authorities have said. fined and placed on probation There is a safety net: One of the "Of course, it will be a logisti- the Henry Hudson Parkway and been a robbery." "Do we think he caused his after pleading guilty to crack show's final rehearsals will be cal nightmare, and that's what the river. Published reports said officials father any harm? No," a law en- possession in 1985. 'taped for use in case of technical will make it fun and exciting," Police would not say how they were looking into what role forcement source told The Star- difficulties. executive producer John Wells connected the three to the crime Gross's son, Neil, may have Ledger of Newark. "But do we The elder Gross had had a Clooney and fellow actor An- said. "Hopefully, some of the ex- or what charges they will face. A played In his father's dis- think he knows more than he's troubled relationship with his son thony Edwards came up with the citement on the stage will come law enforcement official who appearance after the 33-year-old been telling us? 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Jim Tocco Sports Editor Sports 372-2602 Strasser getting his kicks

□ The sophomore That is a situation that the always right there, like 'put me I late-game kick in a close game, placekicker has made sophomore from Toledo St. Fran- in, coach.' Strasser welcomes it ~ just as he several key contribu- cis relishes: a chance to help the "It's a great attribute. I've did against the Zips Saturday. team win. been around some placekickers. "I'm telling (Blackney) that I tions to the football "I work better under pres- When things get rough, they are want to go out there and kick It," team this season. sure," Strasser said. "I am a very hiding behind the water cooler." Strasser said. "I had confidence competitive person. I want to win Strasser doesn't spend much in myself that I would make the By SCOTT BROWN at all times. I want things to be time back there, however - most field goal. I knew I would." The BG News done by me." of his time Is on the practice field He's been the most consistent Being the placekicker isn't the with Pollock and Fowler, working part of an overall inconsistent Jason Strasser is, after all, "on- best place to get a lot of "things" on various aspects of the kicking special teams corps so far this ly" a kicker. done, though - with Andy Pollock game. season. His only misses came on With his sole duty currently be- handling the , Strasser laughs about Black- a kick that bounced off the left ing field goal kicking, he gets on punting and ney calling him a billiards player upright against Ohio State and the field "only" 3-4 times a game Garrett Fowler - "I am pretty skinny," he said - one that was blocked when Stras- - at best. He doesn't handle the kicking off, but is all business when he talks ser slipped In the first half ball or make tackles. Strasser about his kicking. against Akron. But his contributions so far to spends most of The longest kick he's had In a He welcomes any chance he the 1997 Falcon football team are his time during game is 45 yards, adding that he's can get to help the team out. worthy of much more than "on- games at comfortable from anything "I understand my role as a part ly" status. Blackney's side under 50. In practice, he's hit of this team," Strasser said. "I'll He has completed 6-of-8 kicks, on the sideline. from 55-60 yards. do whatever Is necessary for the including a pair of personal-best Without the team to win. If I'm only on the 45-yarders against Ohio State. pads, though, Strasser And with over two years left at field three times, those are still His 23-yard kick in the waning Blackney might mistake him for Bowling Green, his potential to three plays that I can step up and seconds Saturday boosted the somebody else. grow Is staggering. He expects to try to make a difference." Falcons over Akron. "You look at him, and you think have a consistent success rate A finance major, Strasser is a "It never even crossed my he's a billiards player," Blackney from beyond 50 yards by his Toledo native who earned sec- mind that he wouldn't make it," said. "He's always got that clear senior year in 1999. ond-team All-Ohio honors in high BG coach Gary Blackney said of look in his eyes. Whenever While some kickers shy away school kicking for perennial the kick against Akron. there's a field goal situation, he's from the pressure-cooker of a power St. Francis. J [ Falcons hope to stop seesaw series □ BG visits the team BG New! Photo by Emily Dclningcr they knocked out of last Tlie Falcon golfers have fared reasonably well this season despite not year's NCAA Tourna- having an official coach. ment. By JIM TOCCO Golfers focusing The BG News Last time Bowling Green met the University of Detroit-Mercy, there was a certain degree of on improvement revenge in the Falcons' thoughts. Earning redemption for a 2-1 Going into play this past week- loss early last season, BG rolled end, the Bowling Green men's Golf over the Titans 4-0 in the first and women's golf teams had high round of the NCAA tournament. expectations, but the end results This year, it's the Titans looking weren't as high as they would [ for revenge. have liked. 2 Matt Meanwhile, the Falcons feel The women battled it out at SPECHT they've just straightened them- home down at the Forest Creason selves out this past weekend, Golf Course. The Falcons fin- BG News a having retooled themselves to ished seventh out of IS teams. Sportewrfter near last year's level of play. Rival Toledo won the tournament Detroit, like BG, was a top- with a score of 629; BG scored loaded team last year, having 664. mostly juniors and seniors. UDM Individually, BG didn't fair as Jennifer Stiff, also in 57th with a lost nine players to graduation. well as it had hoped. The top Fal- 174; and Lindsey Casterline, 72nd Detroit stands at 5-3-1, having con golfer was Kate Kolesnik place with a 178. defeated Wisconsin-Green Bay who finished 13th out of 95. "We were all a little disap- and Wisconsin-Milwaukee last Kolesnik hit a total score of 162. pointed in the way we played," weekend. They are led by Morris BG Newi PkM* by Amy Von Horn Other BG women competing Sharp said. Lupenec, last year's Midwestern BG goalkeeper Scott Vallow breaks up a scoring opportunity on a cross pass against Dayton last week. included Amy Miller, 28th place Although the women didn't fin- Collegiate Conference Coach of with a 165; Jodi Luce, 36th with a ish as well as they had wanted, it the Year. down results," said BG coach really what we'll be facing. But hard-fought match." 168; Shannon Sharp, 42nd with a "They've had some up and Mel Mahler. "We don't know traditionally, it's been a good, • See REVENGE, page nine. 170; Missy Hinds, 57th with a 174; • See FOCUS, page eight. BG heading to prestigious tourney Q The Falcons are hop- Notre Dame. i Ohio State, Ball State, Miami and The Tom Fallon is a much big-' Cincinnati. "It's going to be ing to carry forward the ger and more competitve tour- tough," said BG coach Jay Har- momentum gained from nament than the Keefe Invita- ris. "We're going to go from be- Tennis last week's invitational. tional. It consists of 15 schools, ing one of the best teams in the 13 of which are considered the tournament to one of worst. It's do last year. However, to them, By KATIE WOODS top in the region. going to be a shock." the important thing is the oppor- The BG News It is a very tough tournament The team is getting ready for tunity to play the top teams and to get invited to. BG is honored to the tournament by practicing see how they match up. After hosting the Keefe Invita- be asked to compete because it hard this week and playing Because the level of competi- tional last weekend, the Bowling means that the Falcons are con- against each other. tion is different, many of the BG New. Photo by GlM Fleming Green men's tennis team is now sidered to be among the top 20 The Falcons' goal is to still be players will be playing in Milan I't.ik and his Falcon teammates travel to South Bend, Ind. this getting ready for its next match, teams In the region. Other playing all the way through Sun- • See PRESTIGIOUS, page eight. weekend for the Tom Fallon Invitational. the Tom Fallon Invitational at schools that are invited include day, which they weren't able to PTO^m^■gA^^^^^vwAlwvwgwwwt^wws ■North South 1091 N Mam I 996 S. 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Confident Hingis Jim Michael Jordan has no TOCCO LEONARD BG News BG News parallel in sports peerless in sport Sports Editor Sportswriter In terms of dominance, Mi- Nobody can wipe the smile against the Jazz. it. chael Jordan has no equal. Michael Jordan carried a fran- from Martina Hingis' face. "I think in every sport, it's a How many times in your mem- The elder statesmen of wom- chise through the NBA playoffs great thing to become the best In TODAY'S TOPIC ory has Michael Jordan single- with relative ease. That is how en's tennis scoff at her confident what you're doing," she said. handedly taken over a basketball and cocky manner. dominant Michael Jordan is. "That's what I was working for Who is the most dominant aihlete game? How many times has he From his early days as the "All that smiling really gets on all my life, and now it's happen- broken the opposing teams' your nerves," said Monica Seles NBA's best dunkcr, Jordan was ing to me." in sports today? hearts by nailing that patented said to have something special. after Hingis whipped her last The phenom became the fade-away jumper as the buzzer month. After his performances in NBA youngest top-ranked player ever sounds? Slam Dunk contests, many heral- As a Browns fan, I used to hate earlier this year, at 16 years, 6 How many people involved John Elway smiling all the time NEXT WEEK'S TOPIC ded him as the next Dr. J. Nowa- months and one day old. Her age with basketball all over the world days, Julius Erving pales in com- too, but only because he beat us alone makes her an unlikely can- have NOT heard the name Mi- every time. Wlio is the greatest baseball team of all parison to Jordan, and that is say- didate to be the most dominant chael Jordan? Maybe two. ing something. Besides, why shouldn't she athlete in sports, but that's exact- time? Let's be honest about Mike. He smile? The Swiss girl, who turns The only player in NBA history ly what she is. is the best guard in the history of that might be as dominant as Jor- 17 on Tuesday, found as many Before the U.S. Open earlier the game, if not the best player. holes In the U.S. Open field as dan is Wilt Chamberlain. And if this month, Vegas betting odds We want to know what you think about next There are good players in the Jordan would have played in cheese from her native land. She had Hingis at 3-to-8. If you don't NBA and there are great players. swept through seven rounds, week's topic. Call us to voice your opinion: on Chamberlain's era, there seems know anything about betting Then there is Michael Jordan. little doubt that Jordan's point never even losing a set. odds, suffice it to say that those campus at 372-2602 and off campus at 353- It was just a continuation of her Stats are Irrelevant in clocking output would be above 60 points a odds mean they were pretty darn 9315. Speak to a reporter or leave a voice mail. Jordan's legacy, although he will night. dominance. In the first 14 weeks sure she was going to win. be in very elite company when he of 1997, she won 31 consecutive Since then, she also swept to retires after averaging better Consider this comparison: Karl matches, winning six titles. This victory in the Acura Classic. This WHAT YOU SAID than 30 points per game for his Malone was granted the NBA's year, she has a stunning record of entire year, potential competitors career. Most Valuable Player award for S3-2. can do nothing but feed on her It's Jordan's presence on the the regular season. H is point out- On her current string of table scraps. Their best strategy "Charles Woodson is the best player in college court and his flair for the dra- put for this season was higher matches, Hingis is 65-2, a win- for winning a tournament: hope football." matic that make him so dominant. than Jordan's as was his rebound- ning percentage of .970. That's Martina forgets to enter. Besides being a huge scoring ing total. However, would Karl far better than the Chicago Bulls' When Hingis took the No. 1 GregHirt threat, Jordan makes everyone Malone have gained such noter- 1995-96 season, in which they set ranking from Steffi Graf earlier Sophomore around him play better - for iety without John Stockton's an NBA record by finishing with this year due to Graf sitting out a which the Chicago Bulls shall be help? Maybe. an .878 winning percentage. tournament with an injury, she Construction Management eternally grateful. Mark my Would Jordan have gained his Individual sports, which said, "It's not my problem Steffi words, when Jordan retires, the notoriety without the help of usually have a great deal more can't play. You've got to be ready parity than dynasty-laden team Bulls will not be nearly the team Scottie Pippen, Phil Jackson or for these tournaments, and if they are now. anybody else? Definitely. sports anyway, have rarely seen you're not, someone else is going No other responses received. Take a look at the playoff run I would be willing to wager that such a force. to step in there." Tiger Woods doesn't win every of the 1997 Chicago Bulls. Fran- Michael Jordan could have en- Hingis stepped in there. And kly, 11 of the 12 Bulls did not play tered last year's playoff season golf tournament, and in auto rac- well enough to win the champion- with the BGSU men's basketball ing (technically a team sport since then, Graf has never come close to beating Hingis. And ship. If Chicago would have had team as his teammates and still anyway), Jeff Gordon doesn't win anyone except No. 23 at shooting made a decent run. every race. And this dominant probably never will. It's hard to believe anyone can beat her. guard, Washington would have A well-known cliche in sports force comes in the form of a says that a good team will always S-foot-6,115-pound girl. So why not smile? She's the taken them to five games in the best. She holds a string of domi- first round. Sans Jordan, Miami beat a great player. Asked earlier in the year if she would likely have beaten the How many times has Jordan was unbeatable, she said, "Well, I nance over her sport the 1 ikes of which no sport has seen for a Bulls. Minus Michael Jordan, the shattered this and every other am. This year, I am right now." Bulls would have been dead meat norm of basketball? And she loves every minute of very lonR time. PRESTIGIOUS Get to know your Fal- chance to do well, but the out- Continued from page seven. come is hard to predict. con athletes on a more Sonny Huynh, who took first • WHAT: OFF THE FIELD personal level — every different flights than the last place last week, will remain in Men's tennis at Tom tournament. the C flight. He's hoping to get a Fallon Invitational Friday in The BG News Radu Bartan will remain in the lot of playing time in. ' A flight where the Falcons will Brandon Gabel will move up probably have the most trouble. • WHEN: and play with Huynh in the C Friday through Sunday Why Go Anywhere Else? Why Go Anywhere Else? Why Go Anywhere Else? Harris said he will be "looking flight after going undefeated in for him to be a little more aggre- the last tournament. He needs to sive. He needs to be or he'll get play with the added pressure. • WHERE: killed." Bartan placed second in It is the C and D flights where last week's tournament. Notre Dame the Falcons have the greatest South Bend, Ind. College I.D. Night Thursday Going from the A flight to the chance to succeed and will pro- Drink Specials All Night B will be Matt Wiles. He has a bably get the most playing time. 18 and Over Welcome FOCUS State, BG was ahead of power- Continued from page seven. out of 12 teams with a 913. The Falcon golfers played house Michigan at the end of the will only make them play harder. pretty close to each other as sev- first round. "Overall we didn't do as well as enth place Jeff Hunt's score of On the men's side, they are idle we had hoped, but I think it will 224 was just 17 strokes below until Oct. 13-14 when they travel to Dayton. At Dayton, the men make us practice a lot harder and Scott Cashell's 241. improve our game," Hinds said. take the greens at the NCR Coun- Also playing for BG was Mike try Club. Until then, BG is look- In preparation for their next Kotnik, 227 points, Otto Larson, ing to continue working on im- tournament at Ohio State, the 232 points and Mike Kotsos, 233 proving its game, especially put- C/ft/P££i;£0C/A/£ women have been working a lot points. ting. on their putting and chipping. "Overall we had a good week- "We will be playing the diffi- end, and a very good strong fin- A new attitude cult scarlet course at OSU next ish," Thomas said. So far this season the BG golf- weekend," BG interim coach "We're obviously improving ers have played without an offi- Kurt Thomas said. "This course from last year," said Kotsos. "We cial coach. But the golfers are is very long, so we're working on could've played better, but didn't playing much better this season our tee shots and long irons, as play to our potential." with more confidence and a bet- well as our short game." 135 S. Byrne & Hill Next up for BC ter attitude. Some responsibility 3 Clubs Under 1 Roof The Falcon men were in action for this can go to Thomas. 531-1311 last weekend out in Iowa City, Coming up next for the women "Kurt is one of the best things Iowa, at the Hawkeye Intercolle- is the Ohio State tournament. So that has happened to us this giate. far much of the competition this year," said Hinds. "He's been so 209 N. Superior Mid-American Conference year for the women have been ToIedO (downtown) helpful in getting us in the right Wednesdays: Retro rival Kent won the tournament Big Ten teams, and BG has done frame of mind and improving our 243-4446 College I.D. Night with an 889 total. BG placed 6th well against them. At Michigan game with his suggestions."

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BASEBALL UIWSTANDINGS Sports Briefs

American League QQtiflQS' National league Carter will try to play despite shoulder Tk v The Ataodalrd Pre- ■r I hr Anocialad Proa ■ EaM DMiion Eat* Drviiion CINCINNATI - Ki-Jana Carter decided Wednesday to post- "B/okedov* tPa/ace} W L Pa. GB W L Pa. GB pone surgery on his severely injured left shoulder, opting to try x-Baltimore 96 62 .608 x-Atlanta 99 59 .627 to play again this season for the Cincinnati Bengals. Alternative Clothing w-NewYork 92 66 SSI 4 w-Florida 92 66 382 7 Carter flew to Birmingham, Ala., for an exam by Dr. James • Beaded/Hemp Jewelry Detroit 79 79 SOO 17 New York 86 73 341 13.5 • Imported Cigars • Clove 23 Andrews, who confirmed that the running back has a substantial BOB on 77 81 .487 19 Montreal 76 82 .481 Cigarettes • Incense • Unique Toronto 73 86 .456 24 Philadelphia 65 93 .411 34 tear in his rotator cuff. At some point, Carter will require sur- Central Division Central Division gery that could sideline him for three to four months. Candles • Glass Curios 'Tapestries W L Pa CB W L Pa. GB Andrews gave Carter the option of having surgery now or try- • Stickers • Posters X-Cleveland 84 72 s.w Houston 81 77 313 ing to play with the painful injury, which limits his ability to • 200* Tees Chicago 77 80 .490 7.5 Pittsburgh 78 81 .491 33 block and run over tacklers. He would then have the operation Milwaukee 76 80 .487 8 Cincinnati 73 8S .462 8 10 after the season. Minnesota 66 91 .420 18.5 St. Louis 71 87 .449 445 E. Wooster Kansas City 65 91 .417 19 Chicago 67 91 .424 14 "It's going to be more of a pain issue," trainer Paul Sparling Weil Division Weil Division said. "Maybe he tries to play a couple of games and can't do it (At the railroad tracks) W L Pa. GB W L Pa and the surgery will be moved up." compiled from wire reports Mon-Satll-9 Sunday 12-6 X-Seattle 89 69 .563 San Francisco 88 71 353 352-3306 Anaheim 82 75 .522 65 Los Angeles 85 73 339 25 Texas 73 84 46S 155 Colorado 82 76 319 S3 Ouklund 63 95 J99 26 San Diego 75 84 .472 13 x-clinchex] division title w clinched wild card u~+zLd5& T.II*. w-CUnched wild card x clinched division title REVENGE Continued from page seven. Tuetdsy'tGamM Tundiy*» Came* •WHAT: Texa* 14. Oakland 6 Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 0 Men's soccer at Dayton |CAMPUSQUARTERs M Milwaukee 7, Kansas City 4,1st game Honda 6, Montreal 3 "That was the worst day," 3 Kansas City 6, Milwaukee 2, 2nd game Pittsburgh 5. N.Y. Mets 4 Mahler said. "It was two days •WHEN: &1 F ? Billiards & Sports Bar p-? Detroit 6, Boston 0 Houston 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Tonight, 3 p.m. Cleveland 10, N.Y. Yankees 9 Cincinnati 8, St. Louis 6 after we got back from Califor- .1 «J _J (across from Harshman) «£ J Baltimore 3, Toronto 2 Colorado 7, San Francisco 6 nia, we were missing (center • WHERE: laos Angeles 6, San Diego 2 Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 3 midfielder) Jay Began, they Detroit, Mich. 1 - Every Thursday Seattle 4. Anaheim 3 moved the game off campus, we VVedncMhy'iCama Wt-dneMaayi Games arrived late ... We certainly were DJ & Dancing - Every Frl. and Sat. Late Games Not Included San Francisco 4, Colorado 3 not in any frame of mind to com- having just two points in the N.Y. Yankees8, Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 1 pete at a high level that day." season's first six games. Happy Hour Boston 9. Detroit 2 Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 4 Happy Hour Bait i more 9, Toronto 3 Florida 10, Montreal 9 Lupcnec probably feels better It's a perfect time, too, since Specials Everyday Sat-Sun Kansas City at Milwaukee, (n) NY. Mets 7, Pittsburgh 5 about not having to see Steve conference play begins on Oct. 3 Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 3, Houston 1 against Akron, the Falcons' main 18 & Over Welcome w proper ID 12--9 Anaheim at Seattle, (n) San Diego 4, laos Angeles 1 Klein this year, who he called Texas at Oakland, (n) "the best player we've seen," but Mid-American Conference rival. he'll still have to deal with senior In the meantime, the Falcons are Thursdays Games Thursday's Games using this game and Sunday's af- AIO AXO M$ AEtj) AI0 AX«> AI<> AI<> AL0 AIO Boston (Avery 6-7) at Detroit (Sanders Atlanta (Clavine 14-7) at ftiiladclphia fullback Brett Strang. Lupenec 6-13). 1:05 p.m. (Grace 3-2), 7:05 p. m lauded Strang after last year's fair with Eastern Illinois as a Kansas City (Rusch 5-9) at Milwaukee (H- Florida (Fernandez 1712) at Montreal tournament loss as "the player of building experience. The Brothers of Alpha dred 13-14), 2:05 p. m. (Martinez 17-8), 7:35 p.m. the match." "It's the last two matches be- N.Y. Yankees (Cone 12-6) at Cleveland Cincinnati (Tomko 11-7) at St. Louis (Bel- fore conference play," Mahler (Hershiser 14-6), 7:05p.m. tran 1-2), 8:05 p.m. After last weekend in Indiana- Baltimore (Mussina 15-7) at Toronto (Car- Chicago Cubs (Gonzalez 118) at Houston polis, the Falcons feel they're said. "Our goal was, come Oc- Sigma Phi Welcome our penter 2-7), 7:35 p.m. (Hampton 14-10), 8 05 p.m. playing the kind of soccer that tober, to be as close to being set Minnesota (Hawkins 6-11) at Chicago Los Angeles (Nomo 13-12) at Colorado (As- tacio 12 9), 9:05 p.m. can beat any team. as possible as far as who is play- brothers to the White Sox (Drabek 11-11). 8:05 p.m. Texas (Witt 11-12) at Anaheim (Dickson Only games scheduled "I just hope we can duplicate ing where, who's coming off the 13-8), 10.05 p.m. the effort we put forth this past bench, and what roles the players Mystic Circle. Only games scheduled weekend," Mahler said. "If we do are going to be asked to play. We that, we'll be in great shape." have another two games to sort Friday*! Games Friday*! Games through that. We'll use these two Minnesota at Cleveland. 7:05 p.m. Florida at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. BG's stars are just beginning Jason Butler Aaron Garver N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Montreal, 7:35 p m to step up. Goalkeeper Scott Val- matches to try to do that. Boston at Toronto, 7:35 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:40 pjn. low has a goals-against average "I think we're just starting to Joe Reece Rick Perz Bait imore at Mil waukee, 805 p.m Chicago Cuba at St. l/xjis, ft05 p.m. under 1.00 for the third consecu- play our best soccer, and the time Kansas City at Chicago White Sox. 80S Pittsburgh at Houston, 8:05 p.m. is right, being that we're just a Troy Mendenhall p.m. Laos Angeles at Colorado, 9:05 p.m. tive year. Began scored one goal Texas at Anaheim, 10.05 p.m San Diego at San Francisco, 10 as p.m. and assisted two in last week- few matches away from confer- Oakland at Seattle, 10:05 p.m. end's match against Butler after ence play." AIO AIO AIO AI AI AI -T\ THURSDAYS AT BIGSHOTS "=*' YOU CAN DANCE! D.J. TONITE KmwommoHo $ 1 .OO Cover under 21 $ 1.50 Pitchers All Nite! Sony's Marian Carey/Butterfly >- M at LIGHTHOUSE < ( t t r U 2605 B RP%. D W?\

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Call 352-1520 But did you ever think BOOK ^SCHOLARSHIPS Rock 8 RoH Hail of Fame Tnp 2 bedroom 2 bath apartments for rent. Cal Student Promotion they would give you a car? To BGSU students who sing in our Leave BG at 8:45am. Oct. 18.1997 Wnthrop Terrace lor details 352-9135. On campus 9/23 9-3pm on Educ. Bidg Steps. Chancel Choir Of1eredbothsemesters.no $16 w/ transportation. $14 without Beyond BO pro. exper. necessary Open to all students 2 bedroom - FurnishedAJnfurnished Sign up beginning 9/15 m UAO office $i0/mo 60 free mirvrnonth. free phone, frae activation. 1 800-327-516S. Ask lor Tadek or all majors, ail voices. We are less than a 1 bedroom • Unfurnished Mike. 5 minute walk from campus I Contact: Heether HiohlandMgt 354-6036 SENIOR PORTRAITS Free 1-800/888 toll free number setup w/long 372-1432, Trinity Methods! Church SENIOR PORTRArTS distance service. Flat rate 9.9 cents/minute. Ca'i 888 333 8353 ID*DH22027 317 N. Summit-Available immediately. Large 4 SENIOR PORTRAITS PERSONALS Dancers • Now hmng for the BR. 2 bath house w/ basement. Musi have Carl Wolf Studios wil be on campus this week G Phi B G Phi B G Phi B «1 Gentlemen's Dub m Toledo. mm. of 4 unrelated people. Rent collected taking senior portraits from I0am-6pm. Any The sisters of Gamma Phi Beta Travel ft magazine modeling available quarterly. Sec. dep. A parent, guarantee. Ten- senior graduating in December, May, or Au- "Delta Zeta Delta Zeta" congratulate Lisa Slerk on her OeiaVu4l9-531-00 79 ants pay all uDl. Min. 12 mo. lease only. Local gust should schedule an appointment by call- Individually Unique pea/ling to Cory Sehlhonrt Owners Call 354 2854. ing 1-800-969-1338 Portraits are taken in 28 GPhl BGPhi BGPhlB Together Complete Dsatary Opening. 2nd shift 3-1 ipm. Apply at West Hall (basement) and the $6 sifting. Fee Avail, immed. • 1 bdrm apt. SSOO/mo. 9571/2 Delta Zeta Open Rush the Heritage Inn 1069Kton Rd MF.9-4 can be charged through the bursar. A sitting 9:15 Wad Sept 24 & the Stale Room in the Prospect Call 353-0325 HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY CASPER! only takes 10-15 minutes, there is no commit- Union Farn lots of cash A travel free. LOVE AL WAY. CHIA PET Room avail, in BG home. Grad. male pref. ment to buy pictures, and your parents would 9:15 Thurs. Sept. 25 @ trie Delta Zeta house STUDENT REPS WANTED Please call 352-1631 or 354-6701 leave mes- love a picture of you I Dress is casual. Bring a friend Call now to get an early start ft earn a fat check Hurry Session Ends soonlll For more information, or a ride cal: Hickory Farms Training Positions Avail. before Christmas. 1-800-657-4048 »*°£ Theresa @372-S 100 or Nikki @ 354-6176 ...Gain valuable co-op experience, improve Subieaser needed ASAP. 516 E. Merry 2 3FV2 Bath S204/mo A utilities, cable & phone. "Delta Zeta Delta Zeta" your human resources ft public speaking skills, For Something Special for pre school or train for order entry system. Contact Sue Call Derrick A Lynn *5> 352-2281 for into school-age's 3-5 days per week-afternoons Young at the Co-op office for more info. -SENIOR PICTURES- from 2 6pm. 878-4190 or 878-0911 Subieaser needed @ Summit Terrace apis 1 372-2451 TODAY bdrm. A/C. carpeted, transportation to and "- — r.— -^e Help wanted bartenders, waitresses, pizza SENIOR PICTURES from campus. Laundry facilities, and living makers ft pin chasers. Varsity Lanes PM TOOAY INTRAMURAL OFFICIALS NEEDED FLAG rm.fum avail Q> a 1 time add. cost. Cal Sean your weight around? shifts 1033 S. Main 352-5247. Apply within or @352-6406 Call 1-800-969-1338 to schedule a siting FOOTBALL - FILL OUT APPLICATION IN 130 ask tor Jay Exercise Call the yearbook office al 372 6086 PERRY FIELD HOUSE BEGINNING SEP- For more information TEMBER 25. MUST PICK UP TAKE-HOME Intern Chnstan Youth Coordinator. 20hrs/wk TEST AND RETURN BY SEPTEMBER 29 $750 per hour. Contad FPC: 120 S. Park MANDATORY CLINIC ATTENOANCE RE Fremont. OH 43420 OUIRED. Mac. worker needed. Mowing, painting, *^i*>" KKG ' KKG " KKG ' KKG ' KKG ■ KKG shoveling, etc Approii. 20 hrs. per week. Flei- Welcome to ibto hrs Appry *g Buchey Budget Motor Inn Congratulations Pledges ol me week Jerks Mr. Spots is now hiring. 15-20 hrs/wk sand Bowling Green Slate University! Rock A RoH Hall of Fame Tnp wtch prep. Apply in person. Mon-Fn from 2-7 Leave BG at 8 45am, Oct. 18.1997 SEAFOOD $16 w/ transportation, $14 without Pan nme dishwashers ft wait staff ft cook Sign up beginning 9/15 m UAO office wanted. 1-2 lunches a week ft 1 or 2 nights a ©: ^ BP week. Apply BG Country Club 352-3100 SENIOR PORTRAITS Part-time help. 4 hour shift. Morning and after- SENIOR PORTRAITS noons. Local tire store Some lifting required. SENIOR PORTRAITS Fai resume to 353-1717 or deliver to 17746 N Carl Wolf studios will be on campus this week PKieHvty.Bcrwiing Green Automotive ^ s*rrfc« Canters taking sensor portraits from 10am 6pm. Any sensor graduating in Dec., May, or Aug. shoule1 Part-time Student Employment schedule an appointment by calling Are you looking for part- ome employment of 15 •*■ 33B3|W ■ 1-800-969-1338. Portraits are taken in 28 West nouns plus per week within walking distance to had (basement) and Ihe $6 sitting fee can be BGSU campus? Interested m working various charged through the bursar. A sitting only takes unskilled jobs in sssembiy. packaging, etc? 10-15 minutes, there is no commitment to buy Rate of pay is $5.15 per hour Apply in person pictures, and your parents would love a picture between the hours of 9am 5pm. Mon-Fn. at: otyoul Advanced Spedalty Products, tnc. 428 Ctough Hurry - session ends soon! St BG 43402.

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