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State University THURSDAY March 16, 2006 DISAPPOINTING: The BG hockey team looks to PM SHOWERS rebuild after frustrating I [Kill 41 LOW 24 season; PAGE 11 www.btnews.com independent student press VOLUME 100 ISSUE 116 Wood County Traveling south of the border library looks into new lot Spanish 395 students live out what they have prepared for all semester for parking By Meaghan Geraghty poverty in Mexico. HEP0RIER Thus, the class was divid- With passports in hand and ed and groups served at two Re-zoning restrictions freshly exchanged pesos in differing local organizations, slow new addition to pocket. I along with 18 other Caritas and Matraca. Caritas. University students furthered an organization which kept its library parking area our study on the effects of glo- Catholic religious affiliations, By Knsten Vasas balisation as we journeyed offeied many services to area REPORTER to Mexico City and then onto homeless and disadvantaged The expanse of yellow dust and Xalapa. Mexico over spring including: pharmacy services, break. mud that now sits on the corner soup kitchens and low-cosl of North Church and West Court Our trip to Xalapa and study child-care whilealso providing streets is still just that: a sandy, at the University of Vera Cruz clothing and shoes to needy barren tract. was the main focus of our Mexican families. The lot, which at one time was Spanish 395's class syllabus Alternatively, while Caritas occupied by a two-story while his- along with academic prepara- took care oT the Immediate toric home surrounded by hun- tions made for our trip through needs of the locals. Matraca dred-year-old tiees, was razed in class readings and lectures lead focused on teaching much August in order to make room for by Federico Chalupa. profes- needed skills to the forgotten a new |>arking lot for the Wood sor and chair of the Romance children of Mexico — those liv- Language Department. County District Public library. ingand working in the streetsof I he library intended to pur- Yet, even with Mexico. chase the plot of land from much prepara- ...my Freshman and tion nothing could Robert Maurer. the property's fellow University owner and local real estate officially prepare favorite part classmate Angela the entirety of our developer after the land was re- of the trip Cogar, recently zoned by City COundl from an classes for the dif- was being reminisced about R-2 Single Family Residential to fering experiences her favorite part of an 1-1 Institutional lot. we were to face. able to hang the trip. She high- However, in October council Stepping off the out with the lighted a time when members voted unanimously plane our adventure a child street worker 6-0, against zoning changes for began with a large locals..." was particularly the property according to Maya dose of reality as persistent about JEN STACY, JUNIOR Quinn. we found ourselves getting classmates Also, in lanuary Maurer with- forced to communi- to buy roses she drew the re-zoning request undei cate in a language which was was selling Instead of giving the instructions of the library itsell fluent only to a select few in our her money the group bought due to the controversy that the group. But fortunately we were her food, Cogar said. parking lot had caused within the able to navigate around Mexico "My most memorable part community, City with few difficulties. of our trip was taking an area Now the library is in the pro- We made our way to the working girl out to dinner with cess of selling another one of Tapo Bus station for the main our entire class. It was not their properties: the historic brick part of our visit to Xalapa, and planned it just sorta happened Muirhouseon North Church that then stayed with local host — twice," she said. also was involved in the August families and studied alongside Afternoons on the trip were excavation. Mexican college students at the a bit more relaxing as we spent The library bought the property University of Vera Cruz. time enjoying the traditional for S250,000'on )ulv 28 and hopes Our week was tightly filled aspects of Mexican culture to sell the house for $150,000, with community service in the which included long lunches Maurer's property is also being morning and lectures in the with our host families and sies- sold for $150,000.' evening. Morning service work tas (afternoon naps). According to library Director was an essential aspect for stu- Following (he traditional lilaine Paulett, the library board HISTORIC: A side view of pyramids that students discovered off the beaten path in the lungi dents to experience first-hand pyramids were all religious temples, some of which were first discovered in the late 1800s. how globalization perpetuated TRIP, PAGE 6 LIBRARY, PAGE 6 Speaker argues for the SUNSHINE WEEK OPEN (iOVERNAIKXT SERIES ' rights of Latino youth Information access laws restricted Ohioans deal with tion. in response to the Sept. 11 ter- Ohio House voted to allow restrictions Lack of opportunities, 100 years, but we're still Latinos," The Department of Health rorist attacks and out of more on what reporters can access. PAGE 7 Viramontez-Anguiano said, inability to get public acceptance surround denied access to the material general concerns about privacy FBI unit infiltrates peace group that adding that the Latino youth records since Sept. 11 by citing a new law allowing raised by identity theft and the opposed Iraqi invasion. PAGE 10 Hispanic children in America should still embody the agency to hold back such Internet's growth. their culture even though they By Andrew Welsh-Higgins records during a health crisis. Rep. Bill Seitz, an advocate By Cassandra Shofar have been brought up around THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTER None of the six state laws of protecting personal infor- more and more records with Midwestern mainstream influ- COLUMBUS — When hun- dealing with records that mation contained in public more and more potential to Imagine being in the land ences and culture. dreds of people became ill on were enacted since 2001 made records, said the changes law- destroy people's privacy, we of opportunity, seeing that "The reality of it is that these a Lake Brie resort island two it easier for Ohioans to get makers have made are respon- need to rein in those which American dream, but never qu ite children are caught between two years ago, businesses eager for information maintained by sible reactions to the Internet have that potential." said Seitz, able to grab it worlds," Viramontez-Anguiano answers asked the state for the schools, cities and state agen- age. This is the case for many Latino said. "Fncourage our children to results of its ongoing investiga- cies. Restrictions wereapproved "As we continue to create SUNSHINE, PAGE 6 and Hispanic children who ate embrace their culture and lan- not considered American resi- guage, even if it [is) Spanglish." dents and arc therefore denied The way for I-atino youth to higher education. take a place on their communi- This issue was part of a pre- ties social table is tograduate, said sentation called "Hispanic/ Viramontez-Anguiano, adding Balance in marriage keeps it together Latino Aspects of Education in that college education for latinos Our Community," presented by and llispanics allows them to Ruben Viramontez-Anguiano, become United States residents Professor's study gives cian for the Center for Family income and contributing to complexities within marriages. assistant professor in the school and then citizens. Therefore they and Demographic Research, is childcare. The term equitable, when of family and consumer sciences can pay higher taxes and become four factors to help currently under review Wendy Manning, relating to marriage, is defined at the University. a part of the middle class. couples' relationships by a social-psychology director of the by DeMaris as "the extent that Viramontez-Anguiano was "Our children should have, journal. Center for Family each spouse's rewards from the one of two speakers at the whether Latino or immigrated By Nifcki lardine The study focused and Demographic marriage are proportionate to Commission on Hispanic/Latino Latino, the same opportunities as REPOBTER in on four major fac- Research, said "as a their contributions." Affairs meeting yesterday after- other children in this country do," The amount of give and take in tors that can cause a sociologist, 1 would say One finding showed wives noon in Olscamp. a marriage can have an effect higher risk of divorce these results are con- were more aware of how bal- "We've been here for almost LATINO, PAGE 6 on how likely a couple is to stay when spouses contri- sistent with the litera- anced and fair they considered together. bution is uneven. The ture and seem to follow their marriages, regardless of The findings in the study four factors included AL DEMARIS patterns observed." how happy or unhappy they "The Role of Relationship how fairly each spouse PROFESSOR Manning said one were in the marriage.