Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 1-20-2000 The BG News January 20, 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 January 20, 2000" (2000). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6589. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6589 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 THURSDAY January 20, 2000 Snow WORLD NEWS 2 High, 22 OPINION 4 Low, 19 CAMPUS 5 The BG News SPORTS www.bgnewt.com Volume 88, IMUC 7 A daily independem STudenr pness Graduates win big on popular game show L courtesy as a disk jockey. STEFANIE SIZEMORF. afternoon for a few days of "There is a limit. I can't get on STAFF WRITFR rehearsals, shoots and meetings. the air and say things like 'I hate all "It-was nice being in New York, girls 'cause they bleed.' " Dublin It's sweeping the nation and giv- but we really did not have much said. "I'll be damned if I can't use ing away millions—and Bowling time to sec a lot. They had to check the First Amendment." Green alumni are getting part of the our credentials and go over tons of Novem- Despite the First Amendment. dough. paperwork. We also had hours of ber about WBGU must follow the rules man- "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." rehearsals and taping." he said. the Rev. dated by the Federal Communica- a new ABC game show where one After the show, McDermott Jesse tion Commission. One specific rule oflO qualifiers answer quiz ques- returned to Park Forest. 111. where he Jackson is that radio DJs must avoid materi- tions which reward with cash. Cor- is a desktop publisher, just minutes wanting to al that is "patently offensive," rect answers could lead to a million before the show aired Wednesday be assassi- which is defined as avoiding dollar prize. night. nated. He obscenity, indecency, and profanity. To date, the show has given away "We got home, immediately went as far as Specifically, there are "seven dirty more than $7,000,000. turned on the TV and watched the say, "all we words" that may not be said on the Last week, before an estimated ■how," he said "ll was kind of need now is a shoot- radio. 20 million viewers, two Bowling strange sitting there watching Andrew Balcerzak, WBGU DJ. Green State University graduates myself on the show " Days later Schaffer played a pointed out that the FCC rules don't looked Regis Philbin in the eye and McDermotl made it past the song making fun of Hanukkah and allow DJs to editorialize the support went for the million. $32,000 questions and was faced made comments about WilliAnn of a specific political candidate. Recent BG graduate, David with the $64,000 question: "What As a result of controversial Moore, the president of the Toledo Journalism professors have simi- Fought, won an impressive $32,000 ship passed by the Titanic and remarks made by Toledo radio disc branch of the NAACP. lar views to the WBGU DJs about last Thursday, but could not be ignored their distress signal?" jockeys Scott Sloan and Denny Because of these incidents. the First Amendment and radio. reached for comment. He picked the Carpalhia and the Schaffer, University radio disc Sloan, Schaffer and other DJs from "I support free speech, but I Mark McDermotl. an alumnus answer was the Californian. He was jockeys are questioning how far stations owned by the Clear Chan- believe there are issues of taste and from the University Pop Culture wrong, but guaranteed $32,000 someone should go to entertain. nel Communications media empire constraint when you are talking alter passing the prior question : graduate program, appeared on One DJ said the F irsl Amend- were given "sensitivity training." about a limited resource such as "Who Wants to be a Millionaire '" "Overall it was a great experi- ment allows him to go as far as he Reactions to Sloan's behavior radio and public television," said last Wednesday and Thursday ence," he said. "Everyone at ABC wants. vary among WBGU disk jockeys, Melissa Spirek. a journalism pro- nights. He did not win the million, w is great and I was happy to be pan "What you want to say should but all admit there should be limits. fessor. but was pleased with his winnings ol die phenomenon." not be curbed by any authority." "Freedom of speech applies to "I'd like to think I'm a purely "Of course I wanted to win it all McDermott said that he really said Jason Dublin, the urban direc- everything, but radio is a communi- free speech person, but if you say but I was happy with $32,000." does not feel any different after WFAL, tor at WBGU. ty service and is based on ratings," something that offends a large McDermott said. being on the show, but people do Sloan, a BGSU graduate, may said Lisa laigenbaum, sophomOK amount of people, that's a prob- McDermott has been a fan of the notice him a lot more. have had a similar philosophy but biology major and punk/ska music lem." said Jim Foust, the head of show since it first appeared in 'The other day we were in a WBGU recently was reprimanded for com- disk jockey. "If people don't like the broadcast journalism sequence. August on ABC, but no longer restaurant and two girls came up to ments he made on the air. what you say, they won't listen." Foust said, however, he was sur- watches it. me and asked if I had been on the Sloan returned to the air Tuesday "Once you talk about something prised that Sloan had been off the "I used to watch it to calculate show." he said "I told them yes and deejays after being suspended Nov. 29. for the minority, you arc bound to air so long. how to get on (he show, but now that they said I did a great job." Sloan, a late afternoon talk show ruffle some leathers," Dublin said I have been on the show. I realK do Freshman, early childhood edu- host at WSPD-AM. otherwise Dublin, also known as DJ Dub. not watch it like I used to," he said cation major. Katie Nuitall has seen known .is "Scott the Sports Idiot." said thai von have to have some • See RADIO, page 6. McDermott was called last Sun- Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" react to day night and informed he had been and is impressed lhat people from randomly selected to fly to New BG made it on the show. York as one of the show's qualifiers. "I think the show is great because recent "When they called, my wife and I common people get a chance to got really excited." he said. "It was win." she said. "It's really cool that hard to believe, but we were very people from our school gol on the radio happy." show and won." McDermotl and his wife were fi.iwn to New York City Monday uproar i See MILLIONAIRE, page 6. in Toledo Yo-Yo Ma, renowned cellist, MICHAEL performs sold out show LEHMKUHLE/ The BG Newt II \I" '"• viim \| \ ie> 't,l an honorary doctorate in ';.>.! W'RIIIK IWl RADIO — Annie Ma has collaborated with other Rakel, sophomore The 1999 2000 Festival Series u renowned artists such as Emanuel telecommunications the College of Musical Arts contin- Ax. Bobby McFerrin. Mark O'Con- (left) and Steven ued last night with the Lois M. nor. Isaac Stern, and Kathryn Stott Coco, freshman Nitschkc Memorial Conceit featur- (who accompanied him yesterday). telecommunications, ing world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma "She has a very strong music and pianist Kathryp Stott temperament." said Edgardo Sali- take a break in nas, a graduate sludent in piano per- between songs. The performance began at 8 p.m. in Kobacker Hall of the Moore formance, about Kathryn Stott. Musical Arts Center. Bach of these collaborations is Making his second appearance in fueled by the interaction among the the Festival Series. Ma performed artists, and often that process pro "Suite Italienne" by Igor Stravinsky. duces music that extends beyond the "Sonata in D minor. Op. 40" by boundaries of a particular genre. Dmitri Shostakovich, and "Sonata in classical or otherwise G minor. Op. 19" by Sergei Rach- According to the Los Angeles maninoff. Times, "With Ma, the cello found its Kroger covers up illicit images He returned to Bowling Green .K cessible hero: An artist possessing after nearly 20 years, having made tremendous technical brilliance and his first appearance in the 1980- musicahty". 1981 Festival Series. Smooth transi- One of Ma's goals is to under- Blinders have been added to local stores' display racks tions from one mellifluous piece ol stand and demonstrate how music music to another, culminating in serves .is a means of communication NIKIA PROPHET reverberating crescendos were the in both Western and non-western "We are authorized cultures. To that end. he has taken STAKV- WRITHK characteristic of the performance. to cover everything During the performance that last- time to immerse himself in projects ed about two hours. Ma. along with as diverse as native Chinese music except the title of the (and distinctive instruments) and the A scantily dressed model will Kathryn Stott.