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State University TUESDAY October 7, 2003 WOMEN BEAT MIAMI: The women's soccer team does well on the SUNNY HIGH 70 LOW 47 road; PAGE 5 www.bgnews.com independent student press VOLUME 98 ISSUE 32 Odd questions a daily thing By Andrew Schart will irll you that they have heard notes that many of the callers are Sierputowski said that after he to answer. Questions concerning do receive a benefit. By spending CITY IICWS E01TOft it all. Every day from 10 a.m. to 9 looking for telephone numbers told the student the answer, he answers to homework, personal their day searching for the What is the weight of the p.m. students call fact line for or directions. heard somebody in the back- opinion and medical advice can- obscure, each worker learns how world's largest house cat? Mow answers to any question they can "Most people are too lazy to ground proclaim, "You owe me not be answered. to find information quickly. This fast does a blue marlin swim? think up. Armed with phone pick up a phone book," $5!" Most fact line workers know skill helps when working on How many cheetahs does it take books, encyclopedias from as far Sierputowski said. No matter how ridiculous the what to expect, depending on research papers. to fill a golf course? Why are bams back as 1988 and the Internet, the Erin Gagliano, senior, does not questions may be, Gagliano what day of the week it is. The Both Gagliano and painted red? staff attempts to answer all of the see her job as serving the lazy. enjoys working at fact line. calls the fact line receive have a Sierputowski admit to using Fact I low late is the computer lab questions posed to them. She said working for fact line lets "It's interesting because you distinct pattern noticeable to line. Gagliano will call to ask open? Where can I find Hayes Between 35 to 80 calls are her help people more often than never know what the person is employees. The weekdays are standard questions. Sierputowski Hall? What is my English profes- made to fact line each day rang- answer a ridiculous question. A going to ask," Gagliano said. filled with questions concerning was guilty of abusing the service sor's office phone number? What ing from routine to ridiculous. majority of the calls are about the There arc questions still annoy- classes. Calls made around the before he started working at fact time does intramural Softball For leff Sierputowski, senior, and Bursar's office and the health cen- ing to Gagliano. Some students weekend have less to do with line. start? the eight others who work at Fact ter. will call Fact line with questions classes. One day a friend had told him Every day dozens of questions IJne, the ridiculous questions are Since starting his job at Fact impossible to answer. "On Friday people call asking that Tony Danza had died. similar to these need answered. just part of the job. Line, Sierputowski has been the "People always call and ask where they can get a keg, and on Worried that this was true, The desperate search for "On the weekends you normal- peacemaker when it comes to questions to try and stump us," Monday morning people call Sierputowski called Fact Line to answers, but where do they final- ly get the most ridiculous ques- bets between students. He was Gagliano said. "I hate when I asking where Student Legal find out the truth ly haH? They turn to the students tions," Sierputowski said. able to lay one bet to rest by find- don't have the answer." Services is located," Sierputowski "A world without lony I )anza working at Campus Fact Line. I lowever, the majority of ques- ing out the father's name from the There are some questions that said. would be a sad world," Students working at fact line tions are standard. Sierputowski sitcom "Growing Pains." the fact line staff are not allowed Students employed at fact line Sierputowski said. 575 VOTERS REGISTERED Doubts in Calif, may affect recall By Don Thompson Davis narrowing slightly from an THE ASSOCIATED PRESS earlier survey. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The shift in support for the Arnold Schwarzenegger strug- recall followed allegations from ■LC i ^ Fiji - ^ gled to put sexual harassment 15 women that Schwarzenegger allegations behind him yester- had groped and verbally day as a new poll indicated some harassed them during encoun- voters were having second ters dating to the early 1970s and thoughts about recalling Gov. as recently as 2000. Gray Davis Schwarzenegger, who has "The campaign is not losing acknowledged and apologized momentum," Schwarzenegger for having "behaved badly" spokeswoman Karen Hanretty toward women in the past, told CBS' "The Eariy Show." A blamed the allegations on last- four-day bus tour of the state minute dirty campaign tricks that Schwarzenegger concluded and said some of them are flatly in Sacramento on Sunday had untrue. He has not discussed BenSwanflw BGNf*- drawn thousands of enthusiastic most of die allegations specifi- GETTING REGISTERED: Josh Kontak, USG president, handed Deborah Hazzard, Wood County Board of Elections director, 575 voter supporters. cally and said he won't until after registration forms yesterday. USG sponsored the first voter registration contest this year in which all student organizations took A poll of 1,000 registered vot- the campaign. part in. The College Democrats were this year's winner, turning in 228 forms. They will receive $225 from the Office of Campus ers, conducted by Elway- "I can get into all of the Involvement for their efforts. McGuire Research for Knight specifics and find out what is Ridder from Wednesday through really going OIL But right now, Saturday, found the percentage I'm just really occupied with the of people saying they would def- campaign," he told "Dateline initely vote to oust Davis NBC" on Sunday. dropped from 52 percent He told ABC's "This Week" on Wednesday to 44 percent Sunday that he couldn't remem- Saturday. ber many details connected to The poll, which had an overall allegations going back more margin of error of 3 percentage than 15 years but said they could points, also showed Workshop leaders aim Schwarzenegger's lead over Lt. RECALL, PAGE 2 Gov. Cruz Bustamante to replace to help new students By Allison Haico University students in mind. in charge of the sociology work- spend die time, it'll help them" CAMPUS »[*S t D ■ I OR "The goal is for students to shop all five years of the learning Purdy said. "They'll find out that The University will lie holding become sensitized to different fair. we're here to say, Here's a way to its fifth annual learning fair today. skills," Blinn said. Each workshop will be held for study that'll help you." During the fair, 18 different The workshops will be (aught 50 minutes, with three work- Over 200 students are expected workshops will IK? held, each one by experts on the topics being shops taking place during each to attend the fair, according to focusing on a specific topic to discussed. The teachers chose to 50 minute period. The relatively Blinn. help students in their studies. participate in the fair because of short length of each workshop Workshops will be held from "We tried to cover general their interest in helping students, was determined in consideration 10:30 a.m. until 4:20 p.m. in learning skills such as managing especially new ones, according to of the students, Blinn said. rooms 103. 104 and 105 of stress and time management, but Dean Purdy. who will be heading "It's not a long time commit- Olscamp I (all. The fair is free to all we also want to cover case-spe- the Succeeding in Sociology ment for students — it's a one- students. cific workshops, focusing on workshop. time presentation," Blinn said. For a complete listing of work- ■i i" i ■ classes that are usually difficult "The newness of being at the The effectiveness of the fair is shops offered, visit the Office of STANDOFF: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis will wait for Academic Enhancement's web- for students," loyce Blinn, Study University can be overwhelming dependent upon a student's will- the results today as California voters head out to the poles. A new Skills bib coordinator, said. (for freshmen]," Purdy said. ingness to attend the workshops, page. Blinn created the learning fair Purdy has taught sociology according to Purdy. poll shows the percentage of supporters is narrowing slightly for live years ago with the interest of classes for 20 years and has been "If they [students] want to Schwarzenegger after his recent apology for groping women. 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