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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 3-22-2007 The BG News March 22, 2007 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 March 22, 2007" (2007). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7738. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7738 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 March 22,2007 Volume 101. Issue 121 WWWBGNEWSCOM Construction affects business Reasons for success beside good defense Heavy traffic in the area steers consumers away until summer Five players on the court and one on the By Alexandria Clark Main Street from Ordway Avenue Skoog said businesses stniclion should not take long. ing the strin.' bench help women to Senior Reporter to the corporate line will not end will be minimally impacted "The construction is only for South Main Street's roads will win | Page 13 until July 30. because of the short duration short term — it's not like when be resurfaced, there will be repair South Main Street construction "Due to the snow storm, road of construction. construction was taking place on ing of the pavement joints and has been heavily affecting busi- construction on South Main Street "When road construction Wooster Street," she said. the sewer trench, upgrades to the Wild pitching nesses since March 16, due to has been moved up because of occurs, it will always have some "The Wooster project had a curl) (wheelchair) ramps, milling helps BG consumers not wanting the has- its horrid condition," said Elaine type of impact on the surround- major impact on business due to, ol asphalt and the entire length oj sle of heavy traffic. Skoog, member of the Bowling ing businesses," Skoog said. heavy traffic and because it was 10-2 win helped along he construction on South Green Chamber of Commerce. But Skoog said this road con- such a long project due to widen- See MAIN | Page 2 by Grizzlys' control problems | Page 13 ost to wash runs high at dorms Students search WASH AND PLAY i.iundfy. you for alternatives lyground Progress being By Alexandria Clark Kirk's Coin Laundry Senior Reporter 709 S. Main Street made towards ■ Open 24 hours a day. gay rights Instead of doing laundry at the dorms for SI.25, seven days a week with some students arc wishing their clothes at local playground and served Forgetfulness can be laundromats, going home on the weekends coffee. taken as a sign that and going to friends' apartments to cut down ■ Regular Washers: $1.50 ■ Double loader washers: things are getting on spending. The residence halls' cost to wash $1.50 better | Page 3 for one load ol clothing is S1.2."i and to dry for I !i minutes is 25 cents, but some students do not ■ Triple loader washers: haw the money to spend on washers and dryers $250/$2.75 Dryer: 25 New York City because they are too expensive. ■ "I cant afford to use the University's washers ■ 40 washers/40 > k sues a gun and dryers because l have to buy books, basic shop in Ohio necessities such as hygiene products, and make sure my Bursar bill is paid for," said Guidance Says that the Daniels, sophomore. Daniels said she din's her laundry at home to -'•.COFFEE AND A WASH business sold gun CUt down on spending money. which criminals later "1 live in Toledo, so it is very convenient for Ding your laundry got | Page 10 me to just go home every two weeks and do mj laundry at home for tree," she said. Southside Laundromat Daniels said it is ridiculous for Ihe 993 S. Main Street University to charge students to wash and ■ Open 24 hours, seven days Addicted to that the costs to wash and dry should already a week be covered by tuition. tanning beds ■ Regular Washers: $125 JORDAN FLOWER "My friend stays in the apartment building ■ Double loader washers: calledI Copper Beach and she doesn't have to pay $1.50 The effects of an DORMS: The washers and dryers in Offenhauei offer students on campus opportu- to do her laundry because it is already included in Triple loader washers: $3.50 artificial tan are nity to wash clothes. The only thing needing improvement is ihe price, said Jodi Dues ■ overlooked by those ■ Dryer: 25 cents for 7.5 See LAUNDRY •2 who desire a 'polished minutes 46 washers/30 dryers glow' | Page 4 ■ Sexual REATIONWASH crimes in tianes has air hockey to pass the time while you wait military up Lmaries With more women in 111 Railroad Street the services, assault ■ Open 24 hours, seven days was up by 24 percent a week with air hockey, from 2005 to 2006 pool table and Internet hot |Page7 spot. ■ Regular/Double Washers: $1.25, Monday - Friday. 2 VA hospitals a.m. - 6 a.m. ■ Regular/Double loader in bad shape washers: $1.55. Monday - Friday. 6 a.m. - 9 a.m. Problems such as ■ Dryer: 25 cents mold, leaking roofs ■ Can purchase a laundry and bats plaque the card with a minimum of JORDAN F10WER 'HtBGNEWS buildings | Page 7 $25 CONVENIENCE: Lrnaires on Wooster Street offers the biggest dryer in town. However. Kevin Eckenmode uses il because he lives right nert door Where do you volunteer at and why? Hopefuls face off mages tell the story Comedians laugh at By Kelly Day Administrator Tony Wagener, By Alain* BUMS Vikki Mia LucartNi, Freshman. Senior Reporter the teams were each given four Reporter Krane Art Education minutes to state their platform government Director of "I tutor... school in Withonlytwopresidentialhope- and provide personal back- Even after the devastation ByjMtkaSpi*. Women's Toledo. It makes me fuls, last night's Undergraduate ground information. caused by Hurricane Katrina Reporter Studies happy to help kids Student Government candi- By winning a coin toss, to the Gulf Coast, natives were dates went head to head dis- Georgetti was chosen to speak able to create something beauti- A stand-up comedy act openlv learn." | Page 4 cussing pressing issues like first. One of Georgetti's primary ful out of a place where people P criticizing political leaders and the communication with students concerns is USG's communi- never thought there could IK- performing and their own pho- government was performed by and higher education funding. cation with BGSU students. beauty again. tos from the Gulf Coast to tell Jeff Kreislerand Sean Crespo, con- At the first and only debate Georgetti said he feels students For this week's Brown Bag the story of New Orleans as a tinuing the first annual College during the campaigning period, are currently unfamiliar with Lunch, Director of Women's city of art. Denis week events. TODAY USG members lohnnie Lewis USG and its purpose. Studies Vikki Krane and "New Orleans is a place where Kreisler is the primary leader of I T-Showers and running mate Nick Camera If elected he hopes to Associate I'rofessor of Sociology art is around you at all times,'' the show "Comedy Against Evil," ¥3 High: 61. Low 37 brought their experience in increase communication by Laura Sanchez presented Sanchez said. and started his career in political student government to the sending bi-weekly mass e- "Women and Art in the Wake of Sanchez, who lived and taught comedy in 15)99, when he devel- table, while Gino Georgetti and mails to students and giving a Hurricane Katrina." Krane and in New Orleans before coming o|>ed material for the upcoming 7* fTr'l 0. running mate Ryan Caligiuri monthly state of the student Sanchez used a slide show of to Bowling Green, said the an presidential election. offered a fresh perspective on body address in the Union din- images of both art and architec- of New Orleans is not only in 1 le is now working on a book TOMORROW student issues. ture, YouTUbe videos of female Few Showers Facilitated by USG Chief See USG | Page 6 musicians from New Orleans See KATRINA | Page 2 See COMEDY | Page 6 I High: 52. Low: 41 k VISIT BGNEWS.COM: NEWS, SPORTS, UPDATES, MULTIMEDIA AND FORUMS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE 1 i WWWBGNEWS.COM 2 Thursday. March 22.2007 BLOTTER PLENTY OF WASH LAUNDRY You can do multiple loads with TUESDAY From I the number of machines offered 10:22 P.M. Customer reported to be get- her living expenses hill, which is Quick Clean Laundry ; rate at Staples on South her rein and utilities," Daniels said. 1420 E. Wooster Street M wn Street after she was told "And I think the University should ■ Open 24 hours, seven days the store wouldn't scan her pic- do the same and our room and a week. <lue to copyright infringe- hoard that we |xiy for should cover ■ Regular washers; $1.50 ment laws. laundry ex|X'iises." ■ Dryers: 25 cents for eight minutes 1:53 P.M. On the oilier hand, some stu- Theft of five angel figurines and dents who do not live near home a wooden night stand sometime go to local laundromats. DORM FRESH <n rnid-to-late February reported Nicole lohnson, freshman, lives ' lorth Grove Street apart- in llarshman Duiibar, and said The dorm is the convenient way.