Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-25-2008 The BG News April 25, 2008 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 25, 2008" (2008). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7925. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7925 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. ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving THE BG NEWS the campus and surrounding community Friday April 25.2008 Preventing stolen Volume 101. Issue 147 WWWBGNEWS.COM identities on campus Looking to Students may face identity theft in many forms other sources for fuel for cars By Ryan Sullivan With gas prices on the "We are frequently Reporter rise, people are DIVERSITY able ot identify the searching for choices In the time we are living in. other than oil identity theft can take on person who used | Page 5 many shapes and forms and REQUIREMENTS: University students are just as the card." susceptible as anybody else to Clinton pleads become a victim. James W' . ce Chief for funds, gets University Police Chief lames Wiegand said the most Wiegand said. $10 million common type of identity theft According to a police report. Alter winning the on campus is when students an incident like this occurred have their credit cards taken in December. The report said Pennsylvania primary. THE ONGOING and used by somebody else. a credit card was stolen from a 100.000 donors sent "It is more of a fraud type sit- student and the thief attempt- in money | Page 18 uation with things like credit ed to use the card at one gas cards," Wiegand said. "There station. When it was declined, really haven't been too many they went to another station Revealing the cases of where a person takes until they found one where someone's social security they were able to use the card, truth about number and uses it to create according to the report. exotic dancing a new II) where the person Wiegand said that each year doesn't know." there are maybe a half do/en Local dancers provide He said it would still cases having a credit card sto- insight into the world DEBATE fall under the same type len and used in that manner. of exotic dancing and of crime because it is still "We are frequently able to Students and facility discuss the relevence somebody pretending to be identify the person who used address some of the somebody else. the card, Wiegand said. "We misconceptions of the cultural diversity class requirement Filling up their gas tanks are not aware ol any signili- | Page 11 or going to the grocery store By Lisa Halveritadt is what people normally do SeeTHEFTIPaqe6 such as ETHN 101 or Gender, Media and when they steal a credit card. Jesus Christ and Adam Louis The BG News Culture ITCOM 467], students should bet- was more than ter understand how ethnicities and subcul- a moral teacher tures relate to everyday life in the United In order to graduate, you'll have to take States and how to better analyze challenges While some believe plenty of general education courses — and facing a multicultural society, he said. that Christ was not the that includes a cultural diversity class. But University administrators and faculty Campus safety Fifteen academic departments — from members realize the course material will Son of God. columnist Ethnic Studies to Gerontology — offer make some students uncomfortable. Jess Hylton reflects on classes that fulfill this portion of the To teach students about diversity, you her beliefs | Page 4 BG Perspectives general education often have to challenge their understanding in a spray can requirement. of themselves, said Mark Gromko, vice pro- But student perspectives on cultural vost for academic programs. "It's only when Speaking from diversity classes vary. you're uncomfortable that you learn. Student Code of Conduct allows students to experience Sophomore Everett l-itzhughenjoyed the "What I've heard is that cultural diversity carry pepper spray, small knives for safety A program that allows I 111N 101 course he took last year and said courses are among the hardest to teach at students should be required to take more the University," he said, adding that many By Kelly Matz "Students shouldn't students to share their than just one cultural diversity course. students come into the classes with their Reporter carry huge fire extinguisher experiences with "I think it's great to have a requirement own opinions about race and culture. Sized cans ol pepper spray mental illness is praised hut having only one class isn't enough," he For that reason, instructors teaching Ninja stars: OK for ninjas, not because ol the hulk," he said. said. ETHN 101, one of the most popular cul- for students on campus. "Keychain size cans work well by columnist Ally Senior Sam Kettingerdisagrees. tural diversity courses, meet regularly to According to the Student because thej -in- accessible Blankartz | Page 4 After taking Introduction to Ethnic discuss teaching methods and ways to Code of Conduct and and even the little bottles p,u k Studies IETHN1011. Kettingersaid he thinks deal with resistance to the curriculum, University officials, students a punch." Students shouldn't be required to take cul- said Timothy Messer-Kruse. chair of the shouldn't look to nunchucks Freshman Danielle Harr Pacman to take tural diversity courses because the course ethnic studies department. or ninja stars as means of said she carries pepper spra\ on Dallas materials seem to paint a picture of many There's a widespread attitude on campus protection, but pepper spray not only because her parents whites as bigots. that some of these courses are examples of and blades under three inch- make her. but also because she f he can pass a "On tests, I frequently have to compro- "political correctness run amok" or that es are okay. walks around late at night. physical, the suspended mise my values or beliefs to pass the class students have to be forced to take them, he University Sgt. lohn "I keep the little can on a Adam "Pacman" Jones or gel a good grade and 1 don't think that's said. Shumaker said the limitations hook which attaches to mj I be traded to the right, "he said. Ethnic studies faculty have a different have been set by Ohio legisla- belt," she said. T know I can Diversity is a good thing, Kettinger said, tures to ensure no person feels gel to it within ten seeonds Dallas Cowboys. hut instructors shouldn't try to force stu- unsafe, but what they do allow on my belt but I usually keep dents to agree with their beliefs. See DEBATE | Page 6 cannot be used to intention- it in my hand when walking As with other general education require- ally harm a person. in the dark." ments, some students can request to be According to the Code of Senior lirittne\ lackett said awarded cultural diversity credits for RACE ON CAMPUS Conduct, "Weapons include, she feels sale in Bowling Green other courses. DAY HRI E OF THREE but are not limited to, knives compared to her hometown ot junior Erin l.illie, who took Introduction with blades over three inch- Dayton but still earries a knife to Women's Studies, said some students are Three part series of race issues es, guns, pellet guns, paint in her pocket when walking in more willing to file a petition to get the cred- and an opening to a discussion of guns, tazers, bows and the dark. its — and avoid taking a cultural diversity arrows, machetes, Ninja stars, "I work in a residence hall class — than to take a course they think will diversity at the University nunchucks, grenades and so when I'm walking to my car hea wasteot iheii time. swords." ONE Minority opinions at four in the morning. I feel The University doesn't require students University police don't have •-.ill- knowing I have a knife," to take these courses so they get frus- about BGSU a problem with knives, as li nig she said. trated, but to urge them to think criti- TWO Racial tone as they are not spring-loaded Tackett said because sin1 is cally about issues of race and diversity in on campus or switch blades and any size America, said Steve Langendorfer, direc- can of pepper spray is allowed. THREE Cultural Diversity See SAFETY | Page 6 tor of general education. Shumaker said. After taking a cultural diversity course course requirement [ What is the prettiest part of campus? Study shows many teens HOW DO THEY STACK UP? write informally for school Cultural diversity requirements at other state schools By Anick Jesdanun The Associated Press research specialist at I'ew. "If you find that in a child's or student's writing, that's an University of Kant State Ohio Miami NF.W YORK — It's nothing to opportunity to address thedif- MATTEYBS. Toledo University University University l.OLabout: Despite best efforts ferences between formal and N Senior. Finance to keep school writing assign- informal writing. They learn rrStea ments formal, two-thirds of to make the distinction ... just "The union oval, with *" fluRSm teens admit in a survey that as they learn not to use slang the trees in bloom, it VSu emoticons and other informal terms in formal writing." styles have crept in.