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Bowling Green State University WEDNESDAY December 12, 2001 THEN AND NOW: SHOWERS Basketball's start HIGH 50 i LOW 37 harkensto'99-'00 www.bgnews.com squad; PAGE 6 A daily independent student press VOLUME 92 ISSUE 66 BRIEFING High-tech bond may be on ballot for schools COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voters could be asked next November to approve a bond issue to fund an ambitious plan that would combine the resources of business and higher education to help Ohio attract high-tech business, I louse- Speaker Larry Householder said yesterday. A bill will be introduced In the House late this week or next week debate on the idea, Householder said. The bill will put the issue before the House while its cost is determined, he said. Ohio have shown the need to train workers for high-tech jobs that are going elsewhere, the Glenford Republican said. The Ohio Plan would allow the state's public and private col- leges to work with business and industry to develop new busi- nesses and train workers, with Ihe emphasis on technology for both. Al-Qaida given ultimatum NATION BRIEFING by Chris Tomlinson the fighting after a radio corner REMNANTS: (Top) U.S. «SSOCIAH0 PRESS flUIIIR sation with al-Qaida fighters In Marine helicopter _^ PORA BORA, Afghanistan — the Pashtun language, moni- NASA releases 3-D Afghan tribal lighten! overran tored in pan In an Interpreter pilots and engineers some cave and tunnel complex- working lor The Associated sit by a raging fire maps of earth es in this suspected refuge of Press. they built in their SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Osama bin laden yesterday Mtcrward. lie met some al- homemade fireplace NASA has begun giving scien- and nave al-Qaida holdouts an Qaida commanders whom he built of bricks at Camp tists access to portions of extra- ultimatum to surrender or lace said Ix-gged him: 'Please don't Rhino in southern ordinarily accurate 3-D maps of annihilation. There was no fight us. we want to surrender." Afghanistan late Earth's surface that were placed word it bin Laden was among still. Zaman said he was skepti- yesterday. under a security embargo fol- cal all fighters would give up them. (Left) Afghans look lowing the Sept. 11 attacks. Eastern alliance fighters peacefully. through a window The agency allowed scientists swarmed over abandoned al- Pentagon officials said the to begin downloading data for into the former Oaida positions alter devastat- war against terrorism was fa] U.S. sites on Friday, but is with- ing U.S. airstt ikes, which includ- from over and that some al- bedroom of Taliban holding maps of foreign territo- ed ir>,(XM)-pound "daisy cutter Qaida members might lie hid- spintual leader ries. Scientists are prohibited bombs that flattened hillsides Ing In the underground network Mullah Mohammad from making the information and scattered debris over the of caves and tunnels 1 lefense Omar at his compound public. barren, wind-swept hills. Secretary Donald II. Rumsfeld on the outskirts of The digital maps are being I kindreds of bin Ladens for- warned that there might be Kandahar, Kandahar, processed from data gathered eign fighters tried to escape but holdouts willing to fight, saying, yesterday. during the February 2000 ivere trapped by shelling in a "a wounded animal can he dan- Shuttle Radar Topography Jocky canyon. Some contacted gerous." Associated Press Phot Mission, which made 1 trillion tribal commanders by radio (Sen. Richard Ii. Myers, chair- located in the lowering White Qaida fugitives. Marine remained unclear. One tribal measurements. ;ind pleaded for the chance to man of the loint Chiefs of Staff, Mountains of eastern spokesman Capt I fervid Itomley commander claimed scouts Scientists had planned to Sive up. said in Washington that there Afghanistan along the border said low ranking Taliban sol- spotted the Saudi exile with al- present the first large maps yes- , Mohammed Zaman, defense were literally thousands" of with Pakistan, as "the last effec- diers from Afghanistan who sur- Qaida troops in the area terday at the American thief for the tribal eastern caves in the lota Bora area. He tive al-Qaida stronghold." render their arms will be Monday. Geophysical Union's annual alliance, gave al-Qaida until B said American troops entered Meanwhile, in southern allowed to go free, but those Deputy Defense Secretary meeting here. ii.m. Wednesday (10:30 p.m. some caves, but he did not Afghanistan, U.S. Marines who refuse will be killed. Paul Wolfowitz said the best EST yesterdayl to surrender or know if they had been used by patrolled roads leading bom the the whereabouts of bin indications point to bin Ladens face a new attack. al-Qaida. fallen laHban city of Kandahar, Laden, who U.S. officials sus- Zaman agreed to a pause in Myers described lore Bora. searching for Taliban and al- pected was in Ibra Bora, SEARCH, PAGE 3 WORLD BRIEFING Ribeau hosts Distance learning offers Pope says nothing can justify Sept. 11 10th open house VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope John Paul II yesterday con- by lake Wasinger dents and the faculty and advantages for students demned terrorism as a crime tHE BG NEWS this is his way of getting to against humanity and said byKatvMetz in areas of computer science, Distance education courses University President know them better," Grant I I HE BG NEWS special education, geography, aiecunenth being offered at 34 Sidney Ribeau will be host- said. nothing can justify the kind of • Distance education programs manufacturing technology, percent of the post-secondary ing the 10th annual open There are a number of stu- "horrendous" slaughter that are an area of Continuing nursing, philosophy, and tech- institutes. They are mostly found house today at the McEall dents and faculty who are took place on Sept. 11. Education. International & nology. in public Institutions where the Galleryfrom 4 to 6 p.m. planning to attend the open I lis comments were released Summer Programs (CITSP) that "Distance education pro- majority of classes offered are in According to Mary Grant house. as part of his annual peace mes- can benefit the traditional stu- grams should be of interest to anas of English, humanities, liilicau's secretary, the nice "I think ih.II this is a good sage for Ian. 1. The message dents. These are classes con- students once it gets off the social and behavioral sciences and quiet location of the opportunity to say 'hi' to Mr. focused on the "new level of vio- ducted through technological ground," said Anita Knauss, and business and management. McEall Gallery is the main Ribeau and to mingle with lence introduced by organized means at varying locations. director of marketing and pro- Ann Belts, a 2000 University reason why the open house other students," said senior terrorism." They encompass web, televi- motions. "It's just a baby now graduate student, took distance is being held there. Eor two Thomas Maxson. "It is also a John Paul said terrorism is sion, or video-based classes and needs to expand more." classes in supervision through hours students and faculty nice gesture on his part and "born in hatred," flourishes in allowing students the option of As associate dean of distance the college of technology when w ill interact witii one anotii- it shows that he cares what Ls poverty, isolation and fanaticism taking classes from their home, education, Edwards is aiming to er while they enjoy punch going on witii the students." obtaining her masters of educa- and leads to a "tragic spiral of office or wherever they want. increase the number of distance tion in career and technology and cookies. Another student who is violence that involves each new According to Bruce Edwards, courses available. One course education. "Dr. Ribeau does this planning on attending, generation." associate dean of CEISR these he is specifically working on is "I liked that the classes were every year to give students junior Ryan Golden, is also classes can aid the working stu- the Swahili language course convenient and flexible," said and faculty a chance to talk very appreciative of the He stressed, "the injustice that dent because they fit into their taught via the Internet by an Bctts. "It was nice because I was with one another." Grant event. exists in the world can never be busy schedule. instructor in Africa. This demon- able to lie at home, instead of in said. She added that "It is his "It makes me feel very wel- used as an excuse to justify ter- Distance education is the strates what the future holds for the classroom." way of showing everyone a come at the University when rorist anacks." newest program area at CEISR the distance education program Belts recommends distance happy holiday." events like this come along," The pontiff was also sharp in The program is currently being and students. courses to students "if they are Usually, there is an excep- he said, "k gives me a his condemnation of terrorism developed to offer learners, "In the future, students will he really motivated and like to par- tional turnout of students chance to meet and mingle in the name of religion.