Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 3-11-1994 The BG News March 11, 1994 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 11, 1994" (1994). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5670. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5670 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 'A Commitment to Excellence" Friday, March 11, 1994 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 77, Issue 116 Scams, Mat he wins US G election ripqffs President-elect pledges to serve to best of ability plague by Lawrence Hannan placed." News staff writer Minton and Fair both admit- ted to be very disappointed society In a decisive victory, Jen- but said they had no regrets. nifer Mathe defeated Doug "It's been a long three Minion and Matt Fair in the weeks ~ I'm glad it's over," by John GiOney election for Minton said. "Of course I'm News staff writer Undergrad- very disappointed about the uate Student outcome. At the same time I'm Scam artists around the world Government very proud of my campaign are thriving on the gullible and President. team. We all came together for naive, including here in Bowling The results a common cause and became a Green. were an- lot closer because of it." The scams and rip-offs are nounced "You do what you can," Fair slick, and sometimes ridiculous, Thursday said. "I think we ran a good but manage to steal billions of morning in campaign and focused on the dollars from non-suspecting peo- P r o u t issues. I think next year is go- ple, according to Richard Epp- Lounge. ing to be a very tough and stein, president of The Better Mathe - the first woman painful one for USG." Business Bureau. president of USG since Kelly The senate race offered few "It's maddening to us," Epp- McCoy in the 1986-87 aca- surprises. All nine of the can- stein said. "We're running up demic year - with running didates on the ballot were against desperation and greed mate Bill Wilson, received 795 elected with results ranging from the buyer." of the 1,830 votes. from 547 to 333 votes. One scam making the rounds Doug Minion and running The three other positions in Wood County is a letter pro- mate Kim Hess followed with open to USG were filled by moting the self-liquidating loan. 546 votes while Matt Fair and write-in candidates Mike Hor- The letter states that a person can apply for a $10,000 loan and never repay a penny. The ficti- tious lending institution will send $7,500, and invest the remaining $2,500. Interest earned on the in- ■ Mathe'Wilson 44.8% vestment will pay off the loan, so HMinton/Hess 30 8% the applicant would receive □ Fair/Woods 23.8% $7,500 for free. □ Ljbbert/Pavelich 0.6% The catch: a processing fee ($39-$100) needed for the loan application. Many people send the fee, often to a Post Office box, and then are shocked and angry when they get no response. "It is so preposterous. Nobody would be foolish enough to be- lieve it, but they do," Eppstein said. Joe Woods finished with 422 vath, Michelle Gales and Eppstein said people call the votes. Katerina Brennan. BBB asking about the loan, and After the results were an- Gales said she was sur- are told it is a scam. nounced, Mathe said she was prised she won. However, financial despera- pleased to win. "I just asked people to vote tion, along with complete reas- "What a mandate to have so for me and they did, so I guess surance from the scammer. many people support us. I had they thought I could do a good weighs heavier than the negative no idea if we'd win or not and I job," she said. feedback from the BBB em- didn't expect to win by so Gales said one of her goals ployee, said Eppstein. much," Mathe said. will be to better represent the The number of University stu- "The only sign we had was minority students. dents cheated in a scam is not that so many people came up known, Eppstein said, but that is to us when we were campaign- "I don't think minorities are because most people never come ing over the last two days and given an adequate chance to forward out of embarrassment. said that they trusted us and voice their opinions on cam- A common target for scam art- supported us," she said. pus," she said. "Hopefully I'll ists are senior citizens, said Epp- Mathe also pledged to serve be able to give them more of a stein. "Senior citizens are gull- the students to the best of her voice." ible because the [sales] pitches ability in her new role. Brian D'Aurelio, one of the are very confusing," Eppstein "I'm going to start working candidates on the ballot, said said. right away on all the things I'- he was glad he won a senate ve promised," Mathe said. seat. A company in California pro- "The students here believed in "Hey, neat, I'm in USG," vides a list of people, at a cost of us and I hope to show them D'Aurelio said. "I'm a cowboy The BC NtmflUM W«ltiner $5 per name, with a record of that their trust wasn't mis- and I'm a fighter Undergraduate Student Government senator Jennifer Mathe emits tears of Joy upon learning that falling for scams, many of whom •he has been elected USG president for the 1994-9S academic year. are senior citizens. Gangs cause Ash named to DNA council Ohio may acquire forensic testing laboratory mm mm TSicecTfef^alen Toledo worry DNA testing laboratory thanks to testing is "one of the most by Jonathans. Broadloot Ash's appointment News staff writer the committee organized by Lt. powerful investigative tools in The Associated Press Gov. Mike DeWine and Attorney law enforcement today and may Bowling Green Police Chief General Lee Fisher. be the best example of the per- «r Ash has been appointed to the TOLEDO - The number of gang members has increased 80 Galen Ash has been appointed to "I am excited that I was select- fect criminal justice device," percent in the city in the last year, raising fears in some neigh- the Ohio DNA Advisory Council, ed. [DNA testing] seems to be the said Lois Pilant, author of DNA: Ohio DNA Advisory Council. borhoods about violence this summer, a police report said a bi-partisan last frontier of law enforce- Applications of Law Enforce- • The Council is a bi-partisan Thursday. committee de- ment," Ash said. ment. Eight people were injured in seven drive-by shootings over vised to report The Ohio DNA Advisory Coun- The council flew to the FBI committee devised to report on the headquarters in Washington DC. the last week. Police said the shootings were gang-related. on the aspects cil consists of sheriffs, criminal aspects of existing DNA programs "Something's got to be done now," said Patricia Allen, 25, of of existing investigators, Dr. Ming You of to be briefed on DNA technology Toledo. "Things cooled down a little bit because of the cold DNA programs the Medical College of Ohio and and programs Monday. and forensic testing. weather. But there are some nights you can still hear the guns. and forensic Ash. Ash was the only police After the DNA briefing, the • Ohio is currently in the process It's going to get worse this summer. Everybody knows It" testing. chief appointed to the council. council attended meetings and The police department's Gang Affiliation Program report Ohio is cur- DNA profiling and its applica- toured several DNA testing labs of becoming the 11th state to Identified 739 gang members in 1993, compared with 407 the rently in the tion to law enforcement has across the U.S. to learn about the previous year. process of be- gained tremendous credibility new DNA profiling program be- acquire a forensic DNA testing coming the recently. laboratory. 11th state to acquire a forensic DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) See DNA. pagr 4. As a means of exploring Check out all of the latest Friday columnists Sam the many cultural tra- on the Falcon sports teams Melendez and Mike Cook ditions in Africa, the Afri- that are in action this week- Friday, mostly sunny. explore all of the gossip can People Association end. Previews of the men's High in the mid 30s. North- they have received over the will be sponsoring "An and women's basketball west winds about 10 mph. last week on the Super In- contests in Columbus and African Cultural Evening" Friday night, clear. Low in formation Highway on the the hockey team's exploits this weekend, Sunday from the upper teens. Saturday, opinion pages. at home can be found in a 6 to 9 p.m. partly cloudy. High 40 to 4s! •■Page 2. • Page 4. special section. » Page 10. The Page Editorial The BG News page two Friday, March 11. 1994 The BG News On,P*nt.Par't "A Commitment to Excellence' 1 READ IT Kirk Pavelich Glen Lubbert editor-in-chief managing editor 7po.