Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-9-1999 The BG News April 9, 1999 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 9, 1999" (1999). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6480. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6480 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. The BG News Speech looks at politics CRISIS of feeling By KIM WILFONG in The BG News I Editor Mike Wendling explains American Citizenship was seen in a dif- journalism as ferent light yesterday. misunderstood. In the third speech of the 1999 Kosovo Provost's Lecture Series, profes- sor Lauren Berlant discussed i U-Wire columnist "Citizenship and Sentimentality: Anthony P. Brown The Politics of True Feeling." explains how religious Shock of conflict The speech discussed the idea that citizenship is defined as involvement Petters ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO society. personal feelings instead of the felt by University Belgrade residents hold candles and target signs during a traditional view of citizenship as ai nation 4 night watch at one of the city's main bridges-Brankov, on judicial and legal. Wednesday, April 7, 1999. They guard the bridge as human Berlant discussed how a faculty, students shields against NATO airstrikes. i A coalition of Muslim "national sentimentality" has emerged. She looked at how groups gathered in NATO's objective, however, Slobodan Milosevic continued where Milosevic has been able BY BRANDI BARHITE is not to be part of a war, but to refusal to sign. to empty the region o( Albani- national culture is being pro- support of military and AMYJO L. BROWN be part of a solution. Chamachkine said there are ans," Peet said. "NATO has duced as a state of feeling and action against The BG News "What NATO wants is some- no simple solutions to civil helped Milosevic accomplish in that definitions of citizenship SerPians. thing neither side wants," said wars, yet he believes NATO's two weeks what the Serbs Although many U.S. citizens have changed to a set of atti- are aware of NATO bombings, Curtis Peel, a professor of polit- bombing has made the situation couldn't do in 500 years." tudes towards the family. the conflicl is hitting closer to ical science. worse. Ranko Karanovic, a Toledo NATO wants Kosovo to give "The bombing strengthened "National sentimentality I East Timorese church home (or those who have ties in resident, native of Bulgaria, Eastern Europe. up its fight (or independence, the regime of Milosevic and said the United States should avows that a nation can best be attacked, leaving only "Attacking a sovereign coun- and Serbia to give Kosovo back added more hatred to this con- not have got involved. built across fields of social differ- its autonomous status. Neither flict," he said. "When 1 heard about NATO a few survivors. try that is not at war with any of ence through channels of affec- its neighbors is a violation of side can agree. Before the Peet also believes that NATO bombing I was in shock," he tive identification and empa- international law," said Mikhail bombing started, the Albanians bombing has benefited Milose- said. "1 did not think the U.S. Chamachkine, a University stu- had reluctantly agreed to sign vic. would do such a thing. They are thy," she said. dent and native of Eastern the peace agreement. Bombing "By punishing Milosevic, The ideas presented in the began when Yugoslav president we're creating a situation Europe. • See REACTIONS, page seven. speech are new to the academic world and the audience believed the speech was informational, Kosovo refugee families separated yet ambiguous, "It was an interesting discus- The Associated Press and her sister. But she doesn't Skopje. "Apart from that, she people registered lost children. sion," said Marvin Belzer, chair- know where they are now. doesn't cry." "One was a man looking for man of the philosophy depart- STENKOVEC, Macedonia Aid workers who are minis- So chaotic were conditions his grandchildren — a 2-month — The 5-year-old girl with light tering to the extraordinary as refugees flooded across the old baby and a 2-year-old," ment. "However, I didn't see the brown hair walked into a Red crush of humanity — nearly border that aid workers say Rejepi said, continuing to jot connection she was trying to i The softPall team plays Cross tent, clutching a battered half a million Kosovars have they don't even have an esti- down details as she spoke. make between the right to priva- plastic doll. For the moment, it in two double headers poured into neighboring states mate yet of how many families Each evening, various aid cy and sentiment." was her only family. in the past 2 1/2 weeks — can were wrenched apart. agencies from different camps this weekend against Despite the ambiguity of the Like thousands of other eth- only hope they will be able to "We've had about 50 people cross-check all the information Eastern and Central nic Albanian refugees, little help. register missing children this they have compiled. speech, other members of the Michigan. Jehona Aliu became separated "She was crying a little in morning," said Arlinda Rejepi, The refugees are not in a faculty and staff enjoyed it. from her relatives six days ago her sleep last night, but one of working a desk run by the position to do much of the "I really liked her talk," said during their frantic, frightening ex the interpreters was with her," humanitarian group Save the searching themselves. Mace- Jeannie Ludlow, instructor in exodus from Kosovo. said Cpl. Carl Newbrooke, one Children in the Stenkovec donian authorities do not let ■ american culture studies. "I Jehona can remember being of the British troops running camp near Skopje, temporary them leave the camps or receive Opinion 2 on the train from Kosovo with think she has a lot to say about Page Three 3 the tent camp at Brazde, out- home to about 20,000 refugees. her mother, her two brothers side the Macedonian capital of The day before, about 300 • See REFUGEES, page seven. what's important about our World and Nation 4 nation." Entertainment 8 Radhika Cajjala, assistant 10 Sports professor of telecommunications Sports Agate 11 SSS recognizes students for participation 'agreed. "I liked it," she said. "It Wednesday, the University's relates to my work in terms of By IRENE SHARON SSS program celebrated National "[SSS] is one of the few programs at the SCOTT TRIO Day and its mission to care women and suffering, 1 really "Walking around The BG News at a luncheon designed to recog- University that enact we care and enjoyed her arguments." nize the students who partici- students first." Berlant is a professor of Eng- campus you see Jeremy Dickery, Student Sup- pate in the program. Over 120 how they look at port Services |SSS) student and lish and humanities at the Uni- SSS students were recognized for Jeremy Dickery versity of Chicago. She has writ- you. Everyone's senior secondary education their accomplishments. Student Support Services student and senior secondary edtu fl/fon major staring." major, said he was able to make "We [SSSJ want to celebrate ten several books relating to cul- several accomplishments thanks and honor students for their be successful at the University vice awards to exceptional SSS tural studies, sexuality theory to SSS. He said their staff always achievements and send a and graduate from here." tutors. Those awarded were and nation-formation. Her two CJ welcomed him with a smile and reminder to others who support They were awarded based on nominated by their counselor, books, "The Anatomy of Nation- cared about what was happen- transgendered individual our programs to continue to their overall academic perfor- Childs explained. al Fantasy" and "The Queen of ing in his life. invest in the lives of their stu- mance, ambition and ability to Faculty and staff were also America Goes to Washington "|SSS] is one of the few pro- dents," said Sidney Childs, coor- overcome obstacles. Other acknowledged and given the grams at the University that dinator of counseling of SSS. "By awards given were for achieve- Special Friends Award. Recipi- City: Essays on Sex and Citizen- ca enact we care and students first," acknowledging these students, ment in writing, math and ser- ship" have given her much Dickery said. we encourage them to do well, • See SSS, page seven. acclaim in her field. Check out: www.bgnews. VISION sponsors forum com Transgendered individuals spoke about experiences News, web extras and a dress up as women. They refer to mented on how difficult it is for whole lot more. By AMYJO L. BROWN themselves as "dressed" or "in most of society to accept the The BG News drag" when wearing women's transgender community. Want to get in touch? In continuance with Rainbow clothing, make-up and hair. "Walking around campus, bgnews@listproc. Daze, VISION presented a trans- The panel was made up of you see how they look at you. gender forum last night, provid- four "dressed" ladies and three Everyone's staring," said CJ, one bgsu.edu ing the campus community with University students. Each transgendered individual. Your direct line to your an opportunity to ask questions described their own experiences A student not attending the coming out and the difficulties event even went so far as to enter newspaper and receive answers about the transgender community.