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FRIDAY September 16, 2005 ELEVATE: That's whal ^W ■"" % 1 l/l/ m ^^ I 1 1/ 1/ I 1 SHOWERS to their game as they MM Jk 1 A ■ ■ k / HIGH: 66 LOW: 53 M travel to Long Island for ^ ., . ~^ I ^-^ www.bgnews.com A dai| weekend tourney; PAGE 6 W M V independent student press VOLUME 100 ISSUE 20 STD rumor false despite Halloween hits Bowling Green speculation Former book store becomes costume shop in past years just in time for the holiday Urban Legend By Laura Collins SENIOR REPORTER tarnishes BGSU rep The vacant spot left by Bee-Gee Book for decades Store in the Bowling Green Plaza across By lllison Kemp Wooster Street from Harshman-Anderson REPORTER is scheduled to be filled by Halloween USA BGSU is not the STD capital of — a cosnime store. the world. Plaza owner Chris Campbell said the The rumor that the University store will be a good edition to the plaza. is overflowing with STDs has "Halloween USA was a good match for been around since Nov. 11,1985, thespot," Campbell said. "It is pretty catchy when The BG News reported and has a lot of selection." that one in 10 female students Tom Baughman, district manager for on campus had tested positive Halloween USA, said everything in the for chlamydia. store is for sale, nothing is for rent. But the actual statistic was that "Wfe sell costumes for everyone from one in 10 women that chose to infants to adults," Baughman said. "We be tested for chlamydia ended up also carry make-up, masks and decora- testing positive. tions for yards and parties." Barbara Hoffman, health Garet Prior, senior, dressed up for promotion coordinator at the Halloween in a pretty unique gerup last Wellness Connection, can't year, and had trouble finding everything believe that this misprint has he needed for his costume. PatDorjnun BGNe« soiled the University's reputation "I was Brian Boitano — a male figure SAY 'BOO': Halloween USA, Bowling Green's newest costume shop, moves in next to DiBenedetto's on Wooster Street. for so long. skater — last year for Halloween," Prior "It's amazing how strong said. "I had to go to the Salvation Army Pan" last year, and said having Halloween because it didn't fit." "DiBenedetto's and Bee-Gee Books com- this can be, this urban legend," to find a blouse, but it might have been USA in town will make it a lot easier to find Ramona DiBenedetto, owner of plimented each other." DiBenedetto said Hoffman said. easier to find one if there was a costume a costume in fall 2005 without having to go DiBenedetto's Pasta and Subs located "Since people like to multitask, they would The latest information available store in town." out of Bowling Green to shop. next to I lalloween USA, said she is excited come to buy books and then come eat." from the Wellness Connection is lessica Schafer, senior, described "I ordered my costume online last year, about the vacancy being filled. Business DiBenedetto said she thinks I lalloween from the 2003-2004 school year, Halloween as a "five day event in BG." which is hard because you can't try them has decreased for her since the Bee-Gee when enrollment was around She dressed up asTlnkerbell from "Peter on." Schafer said. "I had to return mine Book Store left, she said. HALLOWEEN, PAGE 2 20,000 on both the main campus, and Ftrelands. Of the 2,101 students tested for chlamydia that year, 4.1 percent had the STD. Only 0.3 percent No more wet of students tested for gonorrhea The changing face of Liberalism had the disease. distant. Willy: profs "Sexually Transmitted Social scholars "Nineteenth century liberal- Infections" has actually become discuss the bipolar ism and 20th century liberalism the proper term over the last five are in many ways polar oppo- move back years for what used to be called history of the ideology sitcs," Paul said. "Nineteenth STDs, according to Hoffman. ByJosh Comer century liberalism focused on Now an O-Reg leader, Steve IEP0ITEI upholding individual rights into offices Dutton, junior, remembers The clamor of philosophical and property rights, while 20th Williams Hall cleanup hearing the myth about BGSU discussion in the Union among century liberalism is character- in high school. some of the world's leading ized by a willingness to interfere almost finished after "I tried not to believe it," Dutton social scholars came into focus with those rights to advance summer flood havoc said. "But it's college. Every col- as the conference which brought social ideas." lege will have it |STIs|." them to the University began. Loren Lomasky, professor The spread of STIs at the By Natalie Skwa "Liberalism Old and New" is a of political philosophy at the REPORtEl University is still comparable program being presented by the University of Virginia, the key- Earlier this summer when many to the spread of other common Social Philosophy and Policy PltOofsman BGNe« note speaker of the conference, freshmen were taking pan in germs for Dutton. Center, an organization that POINTS OF VIEW: Loren Lomasky, professor of political philosophy, addressed University students orientation and registration, "There are so many students has been part of the University argues for a change from traditional foreign aid last night. and his colleagues at 8 pm, in close proximity," Dutton said. Williams 11,ill was experiencing since 1981. marketplace, private property conference," Maloberti said. Lomaskys speech questioned "They ISTIs) are easy to spread." More than a dozen renowned problems with both molding and democracy is among the "Because of this we give them applying modem liberal con- and flooding. Dutton educated the incoming professors will be on campus cepts to humanitarian inter- freshmen that were in his O-Reg specific issues the speakers will plenty of time." After a July 20 thunderstorm through Sunday to present their address at the conference. While the diverse group of vention and globalization. He groups this past summer. He views on a range of topics cen- accompanied by heavy rain, the , Nicolas Maloberti. program scholars were brought to the believes that only when a group basement filled with water. said that less and less students tered around what liberalism of people are committed to in O-Reg are being fed the wrong director for the center, began I Iniversity from as far as Texas, Although life at Williams Hall is means today compared to its planning the event more than leffery Paul, associate director sharing the same fate can goods rumors about BGSU. founding ideals. almost back to normal, this was a year ago. of the center, said the difference be redistributed among them not the first time that rainfall has How liberalism has come to "We ask the speakers to write between classic liberalism and had troubling effects on the hall. STI. PAGE 2 affect international justice, the papers specifically for this modem liberalism is even more LIBERALISM, PAGE 2 I .uiiii' Perin, graduatestudent, was a senior at the University when she wrote a research paper about the problems in Williams Hall. According to Perin, "flood- Constitution Day discussed ing has been taking place in the BURSAR rr basement of the building (since) By Candice tones label Supreme Court justices 1987." Perin said that steps such REP0RUR "The question like Roberts with conserva- as "waterproofing" and "replace- In honor of Constitution Day is what impact tive of liberal beliefs, with ref- ment of foundation drainage on Saturday, the political sci- erence to the 1966 decision tiles" have been taken to prevent ence department hosted a will his [Roberts} in Miranda vs. The State of further flooding. panel discussion last night nomination have Arizona. But the July 2005 flooding about the past, present and This decision required law proved that the problems at future of the U.S. Constitution on the future of the enforcement to read some- Williams Hall were never truly — and the impact that John Supreme Court." one's rights to them when arrested, and was considered Roberts may have on the STEVEN LUDD. PROFESSOR WILLY. PAGE 2 Supreme Court. a liberal court decision at the Constitution Day com- with dignity and other rights time. Bishop said. memorates the day that the to privacy — and concluded As years passed, the decision Constitution was signed in wondering aloud what deci- was interpreted to be more 1787. sions the newest Supreme and more moderate, a good BG NEWS With Roberts' confirmation Court judge may have to make example that political labels in the news right now, the sep- in these areas. are not effective, Bishop said. CORRECTIONS aration of powers that set the 'The question is what impact The third speaker was judicial, legislative and execu- will his |Roberts| nomina- Angelita Cruz Bridges, an Junction lacks code tive branches apart is relevant, tion have on the future of the attorney for the University's Tuesday's articlc'USG set this according to Steven Ludd, a Supreme Court," Ludd said.