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OPINION WORLD Nl-WS WORM) NK.WS SPORTS ■ Columnist Brain Razenberger Dogs watch over ■ Ohio parents concerned with BG men's soccer tells why he feels is it important children as they second-grade teacher's team went 1-1 on to respect school mascots. play at Wagon assissination writing assignment. the weekend road Farm in Durham. trip. N.H. 2M Mmm Weather Today: Tuesday sunny October 26. 1999 High 64. Low 35 Volume 87 & Issue 44 The BGNewsA daily independent student press Peacekeepers find ruins their houses before the rainy By LAURA KING away from Indonesia. in East Timor five weeks ago, had been hacked with a were smashed. A hilltop market Assmialed Press Writer Some people fled into the the Falintil pro-independence machete and two men in their district was trashed, with stalls season begins in a few weeks. rugged hills, others were taken rebel group had pleaded with 20s with gunshot wounds. emptied of goods. The area is still considered DILI, East Timor — Only a into Indonesian-controlled them to move into the enclave, Their injuries were inflicted "There was almost 100 per- too dangerous for humanitari- church stands untouched, sur- West Timor. Now they are com- saying killings and attacks by about a month ago, Kelly said, cent destruction of buildings," an groups to begin aid efforts, rounded by the charred ruins of ing out of hiding as word of the the militias were continuing. citing a military doctor who said Lise Grande of the U.N.'s but they will likely be allowed Office for the Coordination of homes and market stalls. peacekeepers' presence The area is surrounded on provided emergency treatment in later this week as peace- Humanitarian Affairs. In the isolated enclave of spreads, said Col. Mark Kelly, a three sides by West Timor, with after the troops landed. keepers build up their pres- Oecussi, the last piece of East spokesman for the 16-nation the sea to the north. Property damage appears As elsewhere in East Timor, Because almost the entire even worse than that in the fields have not been prepared ence, Kelly said. Timorese territory to be force. He refused to say how many secured by the international Journalists have not yet population has fled or been dri- ravaged East Timorese capital, for planting and livestock were peacekeeping force, troops and been allowed to travel to the ven out, it will take time to Dili, where whole districts were killed, stolen or left to wander troops were on the ground, but humanitarian observers arc enclave on the island's north determine the scope of militia burned and looted. in the forest. That sets the said numbers were increasing finding a wasteland nearly coast, but military video violence in Oecussi, according In the principal town of stage for hunger in the coming daily and included a new emptied of its inhabitants. footage showed emotional to humanitarian workers who Oecussi, the only building that months, Grande said, unless deployment at dawn Monday. Since the peacekeepers scenes as terrorized villagers were allowed to send in a small still has a roof is the town's there is an immediate and Military footage showed British moved in Friday, only about greeted the arriving troops. delegation with troops on Sun- whitewashed Roman Catholic large-scale infusion of aid. Gurkha soldiers fanning out Aid workers said people 2,500 people have been spotted One young man sobbed against day. church. Its airy interior was through scrubby brushland, would need food and medicine in Oecussi, which had a popula- an aid worker's chest. Some vil- But some of the injured are pristine, with polished wooden armored personnel carriers pews still neatly in place. for illnesses such as malaria, tion of 50,000 before the ram- lagers split coconuts with their coming down from the hills to rolling off landing craft and vil- seek help. Peacekeepers evacu- Outside, though, homes were plus clothes, blankets and page of violence by anti-inde- machetes and offered soldiers lagers waving at passing heli- pendence militiamen when the milk. ated three of the most seriously little more than burned-out building materials like corru- copters. East Timorese voted to break Since peacekeepers arrived hurt: a 60-year-old woman who concrete shells. Cobbled streets gated iron to make roofs for CITE works Forensics team successful in competition towards By GRF^A HALE out of state schools. T'-.e team is The BG N,.is a member of the National Forensics Association and the reform The University Foren- Forensics honorary. Pi Kappa sics Team had a suc- Delta. By KEMBERLY DUPPS cessful first tourna- Any undergraduate student The BG News ment in early October, placing is eligible to join the forensics finalists in five of 11 events. team. They must enroll in The- The Center for Innovative ater 110 or Theater 310, the and Transformative Education, 11 was also announced at the forensics classes. There are cur- CITE, is a two-month old pro- tournament that the team fin- rently 18 students on the ros- gram at the University that ished fifth out of approximately ter. The class meets once a wants to work toward school 30 teams for the 1998-99 sea- week, but students meet in reforms. son. individual groups twice or more The idea for CITE came The emphasis of the team is a week. from University president Sid- on the art of speech competi- ney Ribeau, Sallye McKee, vice tion. Students may compete in During competition students are divided into two categories, provost for enrollment and Dr. three categories; oral interpre- Les Sternberg. dean of the Col- tation events, prepared speak- novice and varsity. Novice stu- dents are students that have lege of Education and Human ing events and limited prepara- Development. tion events. These events completed less than two full semesters on the team. Varsity "CITE is a University center include prose, poetry, duo and designed to work across cam- individual dramatic interpreta- team members have already completed two full semesters. pus in interdisciplinary pro- tion, informative speech, per- grams working toward school suasive speech, after dinner The forensics team is co- directed by Daniel Henning reforms," said Bill Armaline, speaking, rhetorical criticism, Photo Provided director of CITE. "Right now and Derrick Jones. The current extemporaneous speaking and schools are having to pay team has a lot of depth, said impromptu speaking. The Forensics team recently finished 5th out of 30 teams during the 1998-99 season. The team attention to tests and we are The team, which has been Daniel Henning. It is com- has been around campus for 60 years and mainly competes with other Ohio schools. trying to address concerns around for 60 years, competes prised of students with many associated with those tests." in at least five major tourna- different majors and interests. encourage it, "it gives us a wide group, network with students for the team to place overall CITE is currently involved ments each year, mainly Henning said that anyone from range of students and a better at other schools, have fun with next year. in a program called Literacy against other Ohio schools and any area of the campus may other University students and team." The team gives out six Serve and Learn. This program occasionally competes against join the team. He said they Current sophomore telecom- make friendships on the team has students go to Toledo pub- munications major and team that last a lifetime. He added $2,000 scholarships each year. lic schools and tutor them in member, Michelle Wick, thinks that it makes for a more well- The auditions for the scholar- reading and math. The Univer- Finalists at 1 st Forensics Tournament rounded student. that the team is a diverse ships next year will be held sity students involved are from Khary Jackson -2nd place in Single Dramatic group. She said that being Sophomore integrated lan- across campus, not one partic- Interpretation involved on the team can help guage arts major, Becky Irclan, March 18 with the applications ular department. J. Michael Bestul-5th place In Single Dramatic students in any field of study. believes that the forensics team due March 15. The faculty are doing a vari- She said that many students do is helpful to members. ety of things, according to Interpretation Although the team normally J. Michael Bestul and Chris Norris-2nd place in not know what the forensics "If people are considering a Armaline, and there is a cur- team is all about. career in theater or speech or does not compete in debates, a Duo Interpretation rent effort to pull people "I think a lot of people would the business world, it teaches new team member, Gloria Pur- together who are interested in Becky lrelan-3rd place In Varsity Persuasion be interested if they actually you effective public speaking," other disciplines and the pro- Magdalyn Donnelly-4th place In Varsity Prose knew what it was," Wick said.