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ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving THE BG NEWS the campus and surrounding community Friday November 3.2006 Volume 101, Issue 52 WWWBGNEWSCOM Democrats feel La Maison Francaise hosts assured of win African party By Mf gan Schmidt Ted Tonight the French Senior Reporter Strickland(D) Club offers Soiree Running for Africane. a night of Voters should not be tooled governor of Ohio v11 Page 3 by attack ads and accusations involving "marijuana I.iced bananas by Republicans to hurt Kent State Democrats, a nearly-complete i offers campus rosterorthestatewide Democratic DeWlrte bad brought up an for design ticket, including gubernatorial Investigation in 1989, when candidate led Strickland, told a Brown was Ohio's secretary of Students learn New crowd of students and local resl siair ami line ot Ins employees York style straight dents who packed into the pews was suspected to have eaten a ofProuf Chapdfora Democratic brownie - not a banana — laced from the source raHyyesterdaj afternoon. with marijuana. | Page 3 "The name-calling and neg- These frivolous accusations ativity of this election lias dis- slum Republicans have no integrated into something thai accomplishments ot which they Getting to is unworthy of Ohio voters," can be proud enough to speak of Strickland said. "You have a man and thai ii is time tor a change, know your running tor re-election, and all Strickland said. candidates howants to talkaboutisa banana "We have had it with a polit- that's 20 years old." ical leadership that gains and Get all of the info you Strickland was referring niiuiols power by polarizing need to know about to Sen. Mike DeU'ine's debate us," be said. "We an- finished Ohio politicians in Cleveland last week with With thai power. I BGNEWS.COM Democratic challenger Sherrod Brown. During the debate. See DEMOCRAT | Page 2 Fresh faces making impact on the ice Voters must show IDs BG's seven freshmen have become an integral part of the on election day team | Page 9 By Tim Sampson Forms of Voter ID for Time to move Election Day: on for Falcon With the election just days away, football resolution has finally been ■ Drive's License achieved in a hotly contested ■ State Photo ID After embarrassing legal case concerning new state ■ Military ID loss at Temple. BG election rules. ■ i nt Utility Bill or Paycheck A settlement was reached late ■ BGSU Student ID looks toward present Wednesday night in a court case | Page 9 challenging the constitutional- ity ot a new stale law. It requires of statcgov eminent issuedlDor Aft all voters to present some form a valid government document of government issued ID when with their current names and they arrive at the polls on addresses. Tuesday, according to articles Ihe criteria lor acceptable published by The \ssot iated Identification has since been Press this week. expanded to include IDs issued A federal court case was by county and local govern- already underway when a deal ments, as well as from State MIKESCHEll was struck that would uphold universities and public commu- the new law while expanding nity colleges, according lo The Weekly wine tasting at Stimmels Market and clarifying its provisions, Associated I'ress. Originally, the law required CHEERS:Enc Agoston enjoys some wine yesterday evermg at Stimmels Market. Stimmels hosts wine tasting every Thursday until 9 p.m. Placebo all voters 10 present some form See VOTING I Page 2 camps up Cleveland RACE OF THE DAY I US. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES After a hiatus and Dance Marathon coming a new CD release, Paul Gillmor (R) Robin Weirauch (D) Placebo is back and By Karl Ondrus We want people to siarl gelling BIOGRAPHY representing Glam Reporter BIOGRAPHY excited now.' Paul Gillmoi has served rune terms in the Robm Weirauch worked as the Assistant D-iector of the rock at its finest at Though the first deadline for US House of Representatives for Ohio's Fifth Center for Regional Development at BGSU from 1988 until Cleveland's legend- There are three types of stu- registration lor the fundraiser Congressional District Before becoming a U S October 2006 when she left the position to bus on her ary Agora Theater dents at the University. Those has passed, those behind the Congressman. campaign for Congress Pnor She Wants Revenge who don't know about Dance scenes of DM don't want poten- Gilmor served to working at the Unrversity. for 22 years in Weirauch helped found the opens the night for Marathon, those who think tial dancers, mnralers and bik- Dance Marathon is a fund raising ers to be discouraged. As of Nov. the Ohio Senate Henry County Humane Society the campy crew, who weekend in late March and those 1, 238 dancers and 242 moral- and was president which established the hrst ani- has gained much mal service shelter In the area who live, eat, breathe and sleep ers had signed tip, and although of the Senate for three General She also acted as program notoriety for their Dance Marathon. these numbers are heller than Assemblies He is coordinator for the Great Lakes attitude-infested Preston Reilly, a sophomore previous years, die DM planning a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the Regional Office of the Humane Society of the United States music. | Page 7 morale captain for Dance committee is looking to have at University of Michigan Law School, and served from 1987 to 1997 Weirauch graduated with a bachelor's Marathon is one of those stu- least 500 of each by the time of as an Air Force Judge Advocate during the degree m business administration m 1980 and a master's in dents who makes DM a part of the marathon. public administration in 1998. both from BGSU How do you feel Vietnam vVar Gillmor is from Tiffin. his day-to-day life. Holly Mullen, a senior morale about organic foods? "Dance Marathon's not just captain, said that from now until ON THE ISSUES: ON THE ISSUES: I Education: As someone who worked at a university for 18 that one weekend — it's 365 days the weekend of DM, March 24-25, Education: Gillmor sponsored a bill to include a year," Reilly said. "It's really a bullying and harassment prevention programs years. Weirauch said her former job will make her a better lot closer than people think il is. See DANCE | Page 2- in the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and advocate for education She said Congress has had several Communities Act Gillmor has voted in favor of opportunities to did students struggling to pay for college vouchers for private and parochial schools. He tuition - by reducing interest rates and increasing PeB grants has voted to allow prayer in public schools - and failed "We must have more people with college degrees to compete and remain innovative." Weirauch said Sting operation a success Health can: Gilmor supported the creation RAJIB MONDAL of the Bipartisan Commission on Medicdid, to Health cart: Weirauch said success in providing health K Graduate student Ptioto make recommendations for health coverage for care can be measured by providing "the greatest good to the Chemistry By Lara Jakes Jordan investigation, said lohh F. (".lark, low-mcome children and pregnant women and greatest number of people." Affordable health care, she said, The Associated Press director of the Marshals Sen ice. how to pay for care services for the elderly and is a situation that must be placed under control with a grow- "You never know; In Ohio, about 260 fugitives disabled. Gillmor voted to limit damages m medi- ing number of people either without health insurance or with you might be eating wen arrested — 107 arrests in cal malpractice lawsuits to J250.00O. inadequate insurance. She said she hopes a new Congress will stop putting off making tough decisions on health cate. something bad." | WASHINGTON — Nearly 11,000 Dayton, 83 in Cincinnati and 77 sex offenders, gang members and in the Columbus — on charges Environment: Gillmor sponsored the two Page 4 other fugitives from Ohio and ranging from rape to robbery to Energy Poky Acts and introduced a provision Environment: Ihe United States has the ability to become to reform a program to fix leaking underground an "energy-producing mecca." Weirauch said, if steos aie 23 other states were swept up in assaultinga police officer, accord- storage tanks He sponsored a provision to give taken to pursue alternative energy now - not when fossil what the lustice Department yes- ing to federal authorities. tax credits for clean coal and renewable energy fuels run out Weirauch supports exploring bwfuels and wmd terday called a sting targeting the One fugitive was hiding in the sources, which would save Ohtoans $36 million power as energy sources of the future, saying northwest "worst of the worst" criminals on attic of a Springfield home and ?^?^^5Wi a year on electricity costs Another provision Ohio boasts many viable spots for more windrmHs.