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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-21-2008 The BG News April 21, 2008 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News April 21, 2008" (2008). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7921. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7921 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving THE BG NEWS the campus and surrounding community Monday April 21,2008 Univ. senior Volume 101. Issue 143 WWWBGNEWSCOM publishes Yale student's art project short stories 'tests' abortion By Kelly M.tz Reporter A senior art major sparked a community Kenny Rogers Ir. is not just a uproar when she senior at the University; he is also a published writer. allegedly impregnated Rogers sent "Thoughts in herself and then induced Italics" to Publish America in abortions as often as January, and as of last month, the book was searchable as a pub- possible over a nine- lished work on Amazon.com. month period for a "When 1 was a school project. The kid. I wanted to controversial tapes show be a writer, but I was young and her in the shower, stupid and didn't bleeding into a cup think writers are | Pa* 3 remembered," he said. "I'd been uri,i in m iKenny "tf u y D ', i_ journal because Pope Benedict Rogers Jr. 'of problems al visits site of University home, and now Sept. 11 attacks senior and I have six jour- author of nals Jllsl •"" of The leader of the "Thoughts in thoughts." Catholic Church gave a . .. Rogers, a dual- ltallcs blessing at ground zero major in politi- cal science and amid a large, festive' English, changed his traditional crowd Saturday journal entries into short sto- | Page 10 ries, and he started sending the The final warning stories out to literary magazines, but was never published. Rogers said most of his inspi- BG falls to Kent ration comes from the people ... three times Shiite cleric threatens war in face of U.S.-lraqi crackdown around him. The Falcons couldn't get "I realized everybody is a role By Robert H. Raid Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. also a Shiite, FOUR ANGLES OF model and everyone is a char- their bats together as The Associated Press has ordered al-Sadr to disband the Mahdi Army. acter in a book. There are no they lost an entire series Iraq's biggest Shiite militia, or face a ban from TROOP ACTION heroes or villains in real life, but over the weekend BAGHDAD — Anti-American Shiite cleric politics. everyone is a teacher." Muqtada al-Sadr gave a "final warning" to the In the statement. al-Sadr lashed back, accusing NABtLALJURANI JP PHOTO I Je said everyone has a history government Saturday to halt a U.S.-lraqi crack- the government of selling out to the Americans IRAQ MILITARY OPERATION: and something to teach about down against his followers or he would declare and branding his followers as criminals. Iraqi Army soldiers take posi- how to act and respond to things "open war until liberation." Al-Sadr, who is believed to be in Iran, said he tions during a military operation in life, A full-blown uprising by al-Sadr, who led two had tried to defuse tensions last August by declar- in Basra. Iraq. 340 miles south- "Thoughts in Italics" could be rebellions against U.S.-lcd forces in 2004. could ing a unilateral truce, only to see the government east of Baghdad. Saturday The compared to the writing styles of lead to a dramatic increase in violence in Iraq at a respond by closing his offices and "resorting to government of Prime Minister his favorite author, Ray Bradbury, time when the Sunni extremist group al-Qaida in assassinations." Noun al-Maliki kept up the he said. Iraq appears poised for new attacks after suffer- "So I am giving my final warning ... to the pressure on al-Sadr's followers "This book could be con- ing severe blows last year. Iraqi government ... to take the path of peace in Basra, launching an operation sidered realistic fantasy. By Al-Sadr's warning appeared on his Web siu> and abandon violence against its people." al-Sadr early Saturday aimed at clearing reading all different books, as Iraq's Shiite-dominated government claimed said. "If the government does not refrain ... we militants from the Hayantyah I was taught how to portray success in a new push against Shiite militants in will declare an open war until liberation. district, a Mahdi Army strong- each different character and the southern city of Basra. Fighting claimed 14 Al-Sadr's statements came as al-Qaida in Iraq hold in Iraq's oil capital. British was taught there is no specific more lives in Sadr City, the Baghdad stronghold announced a one-month offensive against U.S. artillery and U.S. warplanes style, as long as the message of al-Sadr's Mahdi Army. troops. In a new audiotape released on a militant were supporting the Iraqi army got across to the audience." Hghting in Sadr City and the crackdown in Web site, a man claiming to be the purported operation, which met minimal The book has 14 different short Let's consider Basra are part of a government campaign against leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, resistance, military spokesman stories. Rogers said he loves followers of al-Sadr and Iranian-backed Shiite Maj. Tom Holloway said. them all, but "Race" is his favor how effective splinter groups that the U.S. has identified as the IRAQ •2 GSS is, too gravest threat to a democratic Iraq. See ROGERS | Page 2 Columnist Greg Chick analyzes the other student government body on campus to ROTC cadets honored for even out his past comments about USG | Pag.4 achievements, commitment Equality isn't quite that easy By Adam Louis lute success in their job." Reporter "Over the course of For all the talk we do Seniors who choose to con- a four-year period, tinue a military career will enter about equality in the Whether staying at the the Army as second'lieutenants. workplace and society. University to complete their Navy Cpt. (ret) David Chilson, GINA POTTHOFF i THE 60 NEWS they develop into HITTING THE PAVEMENT: Pan ..pants In the Seventh Annual BGSU-Kenya 5K Benefit a truly equal world training, venturing into the the night's guest speaker and civilian world, or traveling amazing leaders." 2004 ROTC Hall of lame induct- Run .ace around campus Saturday to raise money lor HIV and AIDS awareness oveiseas. could only happen in a to military bases around the ee, congratulated the cadets on Utopia | Page 4 world. Bowling Green's ROTC Steven Letzring | Major their hard work and service to cadets are not ending the year their country and school. without being recognized for "We Irecruit cadetsl out of He recalls his experience Racing against AIDS/HIV What are your sleeping their hard work. high school, and over the when he was in his 20s aboard habits for finals week? ROTC cadets were honored course of a four year period, a C-130 cargo plane. Plying from Kenya benefit run attracts almost 200 participants for personal, military, academ- they develop into amazing a base in Oahu, I lawaii, Chilson ic and athletic achievements leaders," Letzring said. He said was invited onto the flight deck. By Gina Potthoff raised funds into Kenya to pro- Friday night at the ROTC spring he can send his cadets from He was surprised to sec i he pilot Assistant Campus Editor vide books, magazines and other awards ceremony. the University "knowing full items with AIDS information at Maj. Steven Letzring said he is well they have the values, attri- Sa ROTC • 2 People of all ages turned out no cost to Kenyans. proud of all his cadets. butes and ability to be an abso- for the Seventh Annual BGSU- Freshman Jason Dehm had Kenya 5K Benefit Run Saturday been looking forward to doing a at 10 a.m. in support of HIV and run this year. LAURA WURNS. AIDS awareness. "Kenya is a good cause," he said. Senior, Social Work The"RaceAgainst AIDS," which Troy Schultz. 11, finished the Art exhibit highlights survivor pieces started and ended behind the race first with a time just over "Probably up late, University ice arena, took nearly 18 minutes. helped by caffeine.* 200 runners all through campus Schultz said he runs three By B«cky T«n«r work that was meant to bear thought provoking," Broadwell 1*0" 4 on a course just over three miles. miles three or four times a week Reporter witness to the violence commit- said. "Each one in a way repre1 Students paid S15 and non-stu- for fun and his race time was a ted against women, said Julie sents hope and recovery." dents paid S20 to run or walk new personal record. Senior Lindsey Melden was Broadwell, Victims Services Melden said she was sur- in the race and received a free "My dad used to go here, so it on her usual visit to the Wood program manager. prised to see the exhibit when T-shirt.