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State University TUESDAY April 12, 2005 NOTRE DAME: BG baseball hopes to win PARTLY CLOUDY fight against Irish in HIGH: 55 LOW: 35 upcoming game; PAGE 9 www.benews.com independent student press VOLUME 99 ISSUE 145 Speech Unmarried victims' Council considers focuses on protection vanishes writing civil code After Oxford's example, plaint system is a slow process love, sex as it exists currently, Reger said, DOMA shortens span of domestic violence law city of BG would give for example, if a student were Relationship expert tickets, not charges. to complain that they fell on die ice on a resident's property, the hopes to dispel false By Bridget Tbarp incident might not be resolved REPORTER By Bridget Tharp premonitions of love. REPORIER until warmer weather melted the Members of the Wood County Domestic ice, he said. Violence Task force are worried. City officials brainstormed with By Lacen Weber A civil code would decriminal- Unless a new bill passes in the Ohio students last night about a pos- ize minor offenses — such as SENIOR BEP0RTES House of Representatives, local programs sible addition to the city's Code of Love is a four-letter word that not shoveling snow off sidewalks, and services could be cut as an ill effect Ordinances. keeping a barking dog outside, or can cause a mix of emotions and of the Defense of Marriage Act. At last night's Undergraduate parking cars on the grass. City a heap of confusion especially House bill 161 could repair the Student Government meeting, employees or police would have among college students. Tonight holes that the DOMA put in city council officials discussed the option of giving a warning or in room 202A in the Union at 8 domestic violence law. the possibility of adding a civil ticket for the first offense Multi pie p.m„ Mary Beth Bonacci, found- The problems started last code to the city code. offenses may still be punishable er and president of Real Love month, when a Cleveland Visiting city officials included with criminal charges. Incorporated, hopes to dispel judge ruled that the DOMA Mayor John Quinn. Second Ward The campaign to add a civil some of that confusion and pres- could be applied to cases of council member Mike Zickar, code has caught some contro- ent students with an understand- partner abuse. Since the rul- Prosecutor Matt Reger, and At- versy. Zickar said he received an ing of what love really is. ing, unmarried people are Large council member John e-mail from a permanent resi- In her speech, titled "Looking not protected under the Mura. dent of the city, who was worried for the Real Meaning of Love?" Ohio domestic violence Prosecutor Matt Reger said the council was letting students Bonacci will address relationship law. a civil code could resolve com- issues, define the meaning of love Since then, cases plaints more quickly. The com- and answer of partner abuse USG,PAGE 2 the questions that would have surrounding been called "domes- the Christian tic violence" before the teaching on DOMA. must be now filed human sexual- as "assault" for unmarried ity. couples. Former presidential With a bach- This is a problem for vic- elor's degree in tims and law enforcement communica- because repeat offenders house sold this week tion from the MARY BETH would no longer face esca- University of BONOCCI lating charges with each new San Francisco,a SPEAKER offense. Offenders underdomestic House on Hillcrest master'sdegree violence law face increasingly severe Drive stood on market in theology of marriage and fami- degrees of charges. First time domes- ly from the )ohn Paul 11 Institute at tic violence offenders are charged for four months. Lateran University and an honor- with a misdemeanor, but additional ary doctorate in communications incidents could mean felony charges. By Bob Moser and Laura Hoesman from Franciscan University of Assault charges are different because 1HE 8G NEWS Steubenville, Bonacci has spoken they are never escalating charges. Each After living in a condominium to thousands of people across the charge is treated as a first-time misdemean- that cost the University $2,700 United States and internationally or. per month since November since 1986. 2002, yesterday's sale of the 44- For this reason, local experts predict a drop Here in Wood Julie DiFtanco BGNews The event, sponsored by Creed in the number of cases filed under domestic County, the recent reinterpretation of the domes- year-old presidential house will on Campus, has the potential violence law. tic violence law could mean losing grant funded allow President Sidney Ribeau SOLO!: The former presidential to appeal to a majority of the "Domestic violence |rates| will drop dramati- programs that exist to help victims and offend- to move into a new home, which house sold for $415,000. The student population based on cally only because you won't be able to charge ers. cost the BGSU Foundation $1.1 new home on S. Wintergarden the nature of the topic being dis- live-in partners or same sex couples with domes- "The biggest shock to me, was the fact that million. Road cost $1.1 million. cussed. tic violence; it will have to be an assault. The some Iprograms'l funding is based on the fact The home — located at 700 CO-President of Creed on assault crimes will go up, but the domestic vio- that they're going to be dealing with domestic S. VVintcrgarden Rd. — sits on market for about four months Campus, Eline Teixeira, said the lence crimes will drop dramatically," said Wood violence cases," said task force chair Douglas 5.74 acres of property. Adjacent before selling, according to group recognized that Bonacci County Sheriff's Deputy Mary Ann Robinson. Cubberley, who is a probation officer and bailiff to the home is 13.36 acres of Betty Gallagher of Newlove speaks to a wide array of audi- Robinson is a member of the task force and at the Bowling Green municipal court undeveloped land that borders Realty, Inc. ences and asked her to direct her is the Sheriff's department domestic violence "And if law enforcement is required to go ahead the Stone Ridge Golf Club. Both The $415,000 sale price is now speech toward college students. specialist. and start filing cases |of domestic violence as were bought by the Foundation considered University funds, Several members of the organi- "Already we're starting to see motions to dis- assault]... it's possible that some of these places with private donation money in and an undetermined amount zation have heard Bonacci speak miss all over the state of Ohio. We have not had won't be able to provide services," Cubberley May 2004. of it will be used to immedi- that here, but I'm sure it's coming," Robinson The previous house, at 625 INCORPORATED, PAGE 2 said. VIOLENCE,PAGE 2 Hillcrest Dr., had been on the HOUSE, PAGE 2 Job fair targets ed majors A LESSON IN SURVIVAL Fairgoers at the field son why she plans to attend the "It's going to be the one place fair. Skees has six job interviews to meet lots of school districts house can start their already scheduled and is plan- and get your resume out there," teaching careers. ning to spend the entire day at Campbell said. the fair attending Interviews. According to Connie Hunt, By Sandy Meade "I'm looking forward to get- administrative secretary in the REPORTER ting an immediate interview Career Center and coordinator For most of the day today and meeting the school dis- of the fair, the event was created the Perry Field House will be tricts," said Skees, who was an by her office to help students abuzz with graduating educa- education major. "It's not nor- like Skees and Campell find tion majors and representatives mal to just be able to talk to full-time jobs after graduation. from 142 local and out of state these people." . Hunt said that this fair is dif- school districts. Students can pre-schedule ferent from the previous teach- School districts from North interviews using WorkNet for er's fair held late last month Carolina, South Carolina, morning interviews or they can because that event only had Maryland, Georgia, Florida, schedule interviews through mock interviews. Nevada, Kentucky and open registration from 8 to 9:30 "The mock interviews were to California and even the Bering a.m. at the Field House today. help students prepare for actual Straitschooldistrictfrom Alaska Here, students will be able to job interviews," Hunt said. will be making an appearance schedule interviews on the Students planning to attend at the 21st annual Teacher's lob spot. the fair should dress profes- Fair held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This opportunity is one that sionally and bring plenty of today. any student looking for a job in copies of their resumes and/or Like most job fairs, today's the education field should take, cover letters.