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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-21-2000 The BG News April 21, 2000 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 April 21, 2000" (2000). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6649. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6649 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. WEATHER FRIDAY April 21, 2000 Rainy ■ WORLD NEWS 2 High, 50 OPINION Lo-v, 37 CAMPUS The BG News SPORTS bgnewi.com Volume 88. Issue 67 A daily independem srudempness Student honored for STUDENTS PROTEST dedication, leadership IRENE SHARON SCOTT campus issues. CHIEF RF.PORTT.II "By doing this I felt that I was empowering students to take a Jason "Paco" Brewer, a senior proactive role in making a differ- biology and pre-dentislry major, ence on campus," he said. "Addi- was awarded the President's Award tionally, the administrators now for Most Distinguished Service. had a new resource of students to Only one graduating; senior is use for various committees and awarded this honor each year. positions." "I am extremely honored." In addition. Brewer has also Brewer said. served on planning committees for "I wouldn't Latino Issues Conference. United have been a States Hispanic Leadership Con- success at the ference and Multicultural Career University if Institute. it wasn't for Furthermore, he supports the other people. events sponsored by several multi- I owe this cultural organizations on campus. award to all Among them are World Student the adminis- Association and Vision. trators, facul- The same night. Brewer was ty and staff also among members and six graduat- students who "I owe this award to ing seniors have guided given the and supported all the administrators, President's me" through- faculty and staff Award for out the four Distinguished years." members and students Service and Brewer who have guided and among more was given this than 40 stu- recognition at supported me dents who the fifth annu- throughout the four were given al Gregory T. the Who's DeCrane years." Who Among Applauding Paco Brewer Students in American Excellence recipient of President Award for Most Dis- Banquet Clint Colleges and Gault. Under- tinguished Service Universities graduate Stu- Award. Associated Press photo dent Govern- Whin PROTEST — Police arrested a protester near the World Bank in Washington Monday, April 17, 2000. A band of protesters, facing a ment president, said the award is viewing nom- given to a student who believes in inees' applications, committee steady rain and police reinforcements, failed to shut down international meetings but played havoc with the workday life in D.C. obtaining an education and playing members look at the candidate's a proactive role at the University. academic achievements, activities Brewer said when he heard a they were involved in. the level of portion of his nomination essay leadership they'd held and the being read, he felt overwhelmed. record of service that they had pro- U. students fight for cause in D.C. vided to the University campus. When he accepted the award the almost everyone in attendance. room erupted in applause. The "Jason is a well-rounded indi- CRAIGGIFFORI) through Washington was coming to "They thought we were a threat, vidual and is involved in several STAFF WurrER an end, the police enclosed the street but the whole time we were preach- "It was a very young crowd, with feeling he experienced at that that they had been marching on ing nonviolence " moment was indescribable, he student activities on campus," said a lot of college students who had said. Nick Hennessy, an award commit- On April 15. what started as a "There were about 40-50 cops in After being arrested on the street, never been arrested. I was scared tee member. "He is an example of rally in Washington D.C. ended in riot gear," Ellis the ralliers were "I was on a natural high." he said. "They then taken to because I had never been arrested. It said, smiling. a student leader." the arrest of nearly 800 people, was an interesting experience." Ever since Brewer has set fool Brewer's involvement includes including two members of the Uni- enclosed us as "What I saw was our jail, where they on the campus, he's been dedicated serving as the president of the Stu- versity community we were break- generation finally were able to get Even while being arrested, the dent Organization Funding Board Bill Ellis, a senior social work ing up. without out by posting ralliers remained calm and peaceful to the success of students. ever giving us bail. One thing he stressed in his and former treasurer of Latino Stu- major and Jessica Weasner. a. 1999 coming together for "I was impressed that we all dent Union. graduate, attended the rally in an any warning." "I got out remained calm. We all accepted that application for the President's The police something. Apathy is around one in Award for Distinguished Service "Jrson has taken the concept of effort to bring attention to homopho- yeah, we're getting arrested." Weas- was the work he'd done with the leadership and opcrationalized it." bia, racism and capitalism. then arrested the one of the biggest the morning and said Manny Vadillo, associate nearly 800 ral- then bailed out ner said. Collegiate Leadership Develop- The rally was in support of a things in our society Both Ellis and Weasner believe ment Program. After attending the director of the Center for Multicul- Philadelphia man, Mumia .Ahu iiers who were Bill at about tural and Academic Initiatives."He Jama!, who is on death row because there. According and here, apathy 7:30." said the rally and the arrest were great for United Stales Hispanic Leadership to Weasner, they Weasner. Conference in Chicago. III., he ini- strives to teach leadership in a sys- he was accused of killing a police was conquered." bringing together today's genera- tematic fashion." did this without Ellis said that tialed this program at the Universi- officer in 1981. Those at the rally Bill Ellis tion. ty during the 1998 -1999 academic Vadillo said Brewer's personal- felt that he had not been given a fair any explanation. the arrest was a "The leaders surprise to "What I saw was our generation year. It is the first in Ohio. ity allows people to be able to trial. senior social uvrk major finally coming together for some- relate to him despite their differ- of our group everyone. CLDP is a six-week program According to Ellis, the rally start- thing. Apathy is one of the biggest that gives students the opportunity ences. ed off peacefully. asked the cops "All of us "He will always be part of why we were being arrested, but no were surprised, because we weren't things in our society and here, apa- to meet with 18 of the University's "There was a lot of energy and one said anything." top administrators, such as the vice LSU." he said.Interim director of everyone was speaking their peace." inciting anything." thy was conquered." president of student affairs and the Ellis believes the police overre- According to Weasner the arrest "We all stayed cool and support- Ellis said. was a new experience for herself and vice provost, to dialogue about • See HONOR, page 6. However, as their 11 block march acted with the arrests. ed each other." Weasner said. Semester showers bring finals flowers 2 injured in Beta cart race Greeks maintain fund-raiser is safe CRAIG GIFFORD track with tires, that way the racers STAFF WRrrtR "Anytime you have a won't get loo far off the track, or we physical activity, will widen the track a little more." Every year, the Beta Theta Pi fra- there is a risk of ternity puts on a charitable event Swaggerty believes that this, like getting hurt, but it is krown as Beta 500. in which mem- most activities, has risks involved to bers of each of the fraternities and begin with. no reason to stop the sororities race in cans This past event. People get hurt Sunday, while deemed a success, "Anytime you have a physical two people participating were activity, there is a risk of getting in football, baseball injured. hurt, but it is no reason to stop the and tennis, and they "No one was seriously hurt." said keep going." Steve Swaggerty. president of the event. People get hurt in football, inter-fraternity council. baseball and tennis, and they keep The first injury occurred when a going." Steve Swaggerty sorority member tripped while push- president of the mlerfralemitv council ing one of the carts. Even with the injuries that people "She scraped her knees pretty suffered. Beta 500 was still consid- badly. She is all right though." said ered a successful event due to the Billy Bolton. Beta Theta Pi presi- dent. fact that it brought in nearly $1,000 The other mishap that took place after expenses. involved one of the fraternities. As "Any time you raise that much MICHAEL they were pushing their cart around LEHHKUHLE/ a bend, it went off track and ran over money for something like the The BG News the foot of a girl in attendance. Ronald McDonald House it is very "We did not need to bring in any successful," Swaggerty said.