Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 12-7-2006 The BG News December 7, 2006 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 December 7, 2006" (2006). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7690. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7690 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 Thursday December 7,2006 Volume 101. Issue 71 Bar owners WWWBCNEWSCOM Giving students a voice Dealing with unhappy mail spam on a ByK.llyD.y Senior Reporter forum time, a 15-minute period because they haven't heard of aware of USG. many choose regular basis which allows anyone to voice the organization. not to get involved in resolv- their concerns to USG. Of those "A lot of people don't under- ing campus issues. over ban Students have ways The purpose of the three, two were simply promot- stand who we are or what we EricCrumrlne, VISION presi- lo prevent spam from Undergraduate Student ing their organizations. do," he said dent, said many students an ovetwHeming, their Government is to be the voice Whether students are At-I.arge Senator Johnnie apathetic when it comes to By Kara Ohngren Senior Reporter e-mail boxes | Page 3 of the students, and while USG unaware of the opportunity, Lewis remembered sitting In issues that affect themselves senators strive to communi- don't have the time or lack faith a class earlier this semester and the University. cate with their constituents, in the Student government, while his classmate was dis- "I think there are a lot of stu- l,ocal bar owners are unhappy. Poverty not a they are often the only ones many students are not voicing cussing an article about USG dents who don't really care," he Larlier this fall, 58 percent communicating. their concerns to the students in The BG News. Lewis said said. "They either don't have of voters passed ballot Issue 5 stranger to the In t he past semester (ink/three who represent them, he was "crushed" when he time to care, or just don't." which will ban smoking in all suburban areas students have come lo speak Jeremy Lehman, list, heard another classmate say, Lewis said the disinterest of "public places" and "places of during the Undergraduate speaker, said many students AVhat's USG?" employment" beginning today Level of poverty Student Government's open don't approach senators Of the students who are See VOICE | Page 2 — this naturally includes bars. increases outside of city Bob Lverhart, owner of Ziggy limits, but hold steady Zoomba's Bar and Grill on East Wooster Street, said he thinks nation-wide | fcge 8 the new law is "stupid" and is disappointed that voters adopt- Remembering Technology overload: ed an issue that doesn't directly affect them. the reason for "If people don't want to be Christmas around smoke, they shouldn't come to my bar," Lverhart said. "It's my business and I Some people get into Should students pull the plug? want to run it the way I want the Christmas spirit to, 1 don't think it's fair that but forget why they big government is getting in celebrate it | Page 4 the way of that." I his is one of the toughest ami smoking laws in the nation, approved by voters, according Falcon forward to an article in yesterday's issue of The Los Angeles limes. It Marschall lost makes Ohio the first state in the for four weeks Midwest to go smoke-free. Both smokers and non-smok- X-ray results were ers at Buffalo Wild Wings on last positive for fractured Wooster Street are disappointed fool | Page 11 with the ban and expect a smok) atmosphere when going to a bar. Women down said bartender Yzonne Le. "I definitely think this law Indiana 82-47 will affect the amount of busi- at Anderson ness we get here," Le said. "It's interesting, since Bowling The Falcoris executed Green is a smaller town, there's not much else to do at both ends of the but go to the bars, but people court | Page 11 wont go if they can't smoke." Not only will this ban affect business, it could raise a lot more questions that will need to be answered soon. IllUSTMIIONBVURAMCGINNIS Nick Duennes. a "hea\ y smok- er ". disagrees with this ban and By Christy Johnson "A study done by the your mind on task, especially also speculates about the prob- Reporter University of London, found during busy times like finals lems that could possibly exist. that the It) of those who allow week, and the stress and "All venues are either going to Eacebook updates, text mes- frequent e-mail interruptions increase in activities before have to do something about re- sage alerts, instant messages and multi-tasking temporarily the holiday season," she said. entry or deal with people break- and a ringing cell phone. Is it falls by 10 points. This is the Some students unplug these ing the law and smoking there," all too much for the average equivalent to pulling an all- tools of distraction lor good Duennes said. college student? nighter and more than double to help simplify and balance I he bars will now be required Laura l.engel, an associ- the U.) drop one would expect their lives. to post "No Smoking" signs Taco Bell chain ate professor in the School to have after smoking marijua- Erick Evans, a junior early with the telephone number for recalls scallions of Communication Studies na.' l.engel said. childhood education major, reporting smoking violations, and co-author of the book During finals week, it may he logged off of Facebook for according to an article in yes- from menu " C o m p u t c r - M e d i a t e d beneficial to turn off these tools good last spring, and has terday's issue of the limes of the Taco Bell recalled Communication: Social that may lead to poor perfor- seen an Improvement in his Greater Dayton area. They will Interaction on the Internet, mances academically. Stud) habits. also be required to remove ash- the food from their puts into perspective some of "There are so many inter- "I became conscious of trays from their vicinities. menu after over the detrimental effects that ruptions provided by com- the time I was spending on The Ohio Department of three dozen people multi-tasking communicative puter-mediated communi- Health plans to inform all busi- tools may have on students. cation, it's difficult to keep See TECH | Page 2 became ill from E. coli | Page 13 See SMOKING! Page 2 Girls' brains develop faster Professor charged for selling grades for money According to a Manhunt for injured Jeep, neuroscientist girls brains By Adam Goldman "He denies the race as many as seven years develop faster than The Associated Press thief continues In prison. boys'brains | Page 13 charges, and he's He has been on paid sab- By Lisa Halvarstadt was In the SUV, and there was NEW YORK—A computer sci- batical leave from LaGuardia City News Editor a large hole in the windshield. ence lab instructor tit a com- looking forward to since September. Do you like the MTV Minutes later, BGPD dispatch munity college changed stu- LaGuardia is a college in going to court and the borough of Queens that is Channel? ers got a transfer call from dents' grades for cash and wine t )ne maii's joy ride in a stolen University police. A caller said and told a student to lie before part of the City University of suv was cut short Tuesday he'd left his Jeep running out- a grand jury in an attempt lo clearing his name." New York and has more than night. side Pagliai's and returned to cover up his lucrative scheme. 14,000 students. Police are looking for a man find it was gone. prosecutors said. Paul F'anzese | Escano's Lawyer An audit of school records who drove away in a Jeep The description of his SUV Klvin Escano was charged conducted by CUNY officials Cherokee Sport parked in matched the one involved in with grand larceny, falsifying 11 ,u s office to reflect the higher triggered the investigation front of Pagliai's Piz.z.a at 945 the accident. The vehicle was business records, computer grades. The indictment also when it disclosed discrep- S. Main St. and then rolled towed and held for evidence. tampering and forgery. Queens accused Escano of recruiting ancies between registrar ADAM DITZI& Senior. it over less than half a mile Although police initially had District Attorney Richard students to promote his scheme records and grades posted by Criminal Justice away on Napoleon Road at asuspect, they made no arrests Brown said. and generate more business for course instructors. about 8:45 p.m. after further investigation. Escano, 46, was arrested yes- him. sometimes paying them 1 like watching TRL Seconds after the crash, he The department is unable to terday tifter a six-month inves- with grade changes.