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Marshall 70 HOOPS NATION • 6 If you have a netvs tip or have an idea for & story, call us between noon and 7 p.m. Marshall 69 WOMEN'S Larry Flynt dares authorities to High: 41 372-6966 G Bowling Green 86 HOOPS arrest him for selling X-rated videos Low: 32 • • • • • THURSDAY February 19,1998 * • • Volume 84, Issue 101 Bowling Green, Ohio News * * • * • "An independent student voice serving Bowling Green since 1920' "I think God is crying over Columbus today.' Play focuses on Rev. Werner Lang meanings of rope anti-war protester from Cleveland □ The Black Anthology Theatre Group Perform- ±|? Diversity ance reaches its sixth Clinton team defends war year and will be center- ing on a rope theme this "I had this idea of □ Clinton's foreign pol- year. rope everywhere, icy team presses for pub- rope in the audience, lic support in the Iraq is- By ANA PEREIRA rope tumbling." sue. The BC News The Associated Press "Double-Dutch jumping, scien- Sheila Richardson tific trivia, kitchen conversa- director COLUMBUS - Struggling to be tions, perplexing realities and heard over angry critics. Presi- enticing-gold chains." These are dent Clinton's foreign policy all feature points in the rope ledge,"Richardscn said. team defended the administra- theme of Black Anthology 1998. The final script is of a series of tion's threat to bomb Iraq into In Its sixth year, Black An- developing themes around the compliance with U.N. weapons thology annual performances central topic, rope. edicts. "There are some things came into being due to the need Richardson's concept of rope worth fighting for," National Se- for having stories related to was inspired by the English curity Adviser Sandy Berger black people performed on stage. writer Paul Gilroy's concept of said. This year's production is called the ship and its relationship with Sent to the Midwest to press "Rope: Black Anthology 1998." the trade of slaves between Clinton's case for an attack, Eer- The production centers around Africa and England. ger, Secretary of State the different meanings and uses "I had this idea of rope every- Madeleine Albright and Defense of rope and its relationship with where, rope in the audience, rope Secretary William Cohen ran into African-American history. tumbling," she said. "It reminds persistent Jeers Wednesday at a The script is made out of a us of the probable uses of rope In town meeting on the campus of group of narratives, including the capture and enslavement of Ohio State University. the works of University student African- Americans." They asserted their preference Philana Boles, short stories, a re- This year, Black Anthology is for diplomacy to pry open Iraq's corded dialogue about "Rope" by considered to be a special event suspect arms sites and to hold the cast and researches done by from the theatre department. Saddam Hussein to the promises the director of the play, Sheila The set designed by Steve he made at the conclusion of the Richardson. Boone is symbolic as well as 1991 Gulf War to expose all his "I wanted to develop a few of simple. Together with the light- prohibited weapons and allow the the scenarios with the cast mem- ing design by Brian Ratliff, it is United Nations to destroy them. bers," Richardson said. used to create different settings "It must be a true, not a phony, Actors include Dontrell Calla- and themes. solution," Albright said. And she han, Roshonda Benton, Jacque- The sound design by Vincent and the other officials offered line Banks, Ellamonique Greene, Barone will include live guitar assurances there would not be Krista Von Deylen and Glen and recorded music, selected "significant losses" among the Jones. Children from the local based on specific time periods 30,000 American troops in the community will also be perform- and on the resonant depth of the Persian Gulf in the event of an ing. songs. attack. Texts by novelists, including Although the play takes place Many in the half-filled sports gays and lesbians, are also part in different time periods, the cos- arena appeared unswayed by the of the script. Richardson ac- tumes will not represent specific comments. knowledges the many ideas dressing tendencies. Dozens shouted out: "One, two, within the African-American "Wearing black pants and three, four, we don't want your community and the importance colored T-shirts the characters racist war." Others held up an- of debating these Issues. will be representing themselves tiwar banners and frequently in- "It is here that we are able to as people in the time period," terrupted the speakers. meet all kinds of people and dis- said Erin Wason, costume desig- Albright Insisted Saddam cuss different realities, with our ner for the play. "doesn't care a fig about his own colleagues and fellow students people," but one protester, Rick that are pursuing know- • See PLAY, page five. Theis, said near the end of the 90-mlnute forum televised on Alloc laird Prrf ■ phots CNN: "We the people of Colum- bus and central Ohio don't want Ann Chambers protests American intervention in Iraq outside a town hall meeting on Ohio Slate's to send a message with the blood campus Wednesday. Chambers said she opposes military action because "it is an over-reaction, there Football player will of Iraqi women and children." are no clear objectives, and the area would become more unsafe." Clinton sent Secretary of State Madeline Albright, defense secretary William Cohen and National Security Adviser Sandy Berger to • See WAR, page five. Columbus to explain why he is considering ordering air strikes against Iraq. serve time, pay fines The BC News on Fridays and stay until 5 p.m. Protesters jeer foreign policy advisers Sundays. He is also required to University football player Joe serve time during spring break. O'Neill will spend 30 days in Jail John Dunipace, O'Neill's attor- long wait didnt bother them. □ Clinton's top ad- up being peppered by protest- "Bombing the country will for his involvement in the 1996 ney, said his client will start his Hearing from President visers met with a mix ers whose shouts and chants only kill civilians but it won't assault of University alumuni sentence on Feb. 27. He said O'- Clitnon's top advisers speak echoed through St. John Arena kill Hussein," she said. of supporters and pro- Paul Sauer at the Junction Bar & Neill will probably be incarcer- Wednesday on the possibility at Ohio State University. Marlene Renick, who has a of war against Iraq also did not Grill. ated every weekend until the 30 testers at an OSU The forum served no pur- 28-year-old son stationed on a Judge Charles DeCessna sen- change some people's minds. days are completed. forum. pose because the government warship in the Persian Gulf, tenced O'Neill Tuesday and Other former and current Uni- Thousands of people armed already knows it will use mili- showed up to show her support ordered him to pay a $1,000 fine versity football players are The Associated Press with an opinion or two sloshed tary force against Iraqi leader for President Clinton. plus court costs. O'Neill will named in a pending civil suit through a steady rain, waited Saddam Hussein, said Manal "God bless him for being the serve his sentence on weekends filed by Sauer In the $600,000 COLUMBUS - The rain In line for hours and trickled Yousuf, 23, who is from the first president to have this so he can finish his junior year. lawsuit Sauer names Kevin O'- didn't daunt them. The security through a security check to at- United Arab Emirates but now O'Neill will report to the Wood Neill, Adam Lige, and Terranoe sweep didn't vex them. The tend a town meeting that ended lives in Columbus. • See JEER, page five. County Justice Center at 5 p.m. Alphonso. Hall of Fame Cubs announcer Harry Car ay dies Corenman, Eisenhower Medical over the public address system □ After 60 years of an- The Associated Press announcer covered baseball's greats from Musial to Mays to Center spokesman. during the seventh-inning nouncing, the well- RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - Maddux. Holy Cow! as he would A broadcaster since 1941, stretch Harry Caray, who took millions say. Caray became a household name Caray was a broadcaster for known broadcaster col- the St. Louis Cardinals for 25 of fans out to the ballgame in a He was hospitalized Saturday through his Cubs' games for lapsed on Valentine's broadcasting career that span- after falling ill at a nightclub- WGN-TV, carried nationally by years and for the Chicago White Day and passed away ned almost 60 years, died restaurant with his wife, Dut- many cable systems. He was Sox for 11 years before moving Immediately recognizable for his across town to Wrigley Field in Wednesday.