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FRIDAY,The Oct. 9,1998 A dailyBG independent student News press Volume 85» No. 31 BGSU Fact One... educates Can I help on binge drinking □ Bowling Green has ■ Heather Murphy is sev- you? received a grant to aid enth in the nation for her in teaching students kills per game. about binge drinking. By CAROLYN STECKEL ■ The Falcon hocKey The BG News team opens its confer- Imagine what the typical Fri- ence schedule against Fact Line continues day night of an average student is like. Perhaps it includes an the Redhawks. hour or two of primping and to answer questions then meeting up with friends. From there a quick alcohol run and then off to someone's apart- ■ The Bowling Green ment for a night of drinking and despite problems socializing. football teamk travels to At the party, an average stu- Oxford to play a tough On May 4, 1970, the Kent dent might throw back two Jack Miami team. State shootings took place. Four Daniel Coolers. After all, they're By MELISSA NAYMIK students were killed by Nation- small. Immediately following The BG News al Guardsmen during a war are a couple of Jell-o shots, a protest. After this, chaos hit mud slide and a can of beer. They operate from a secret campuses across Ohio and they Harmless right? location within the campus. A closed, all except BGSU, The average student has just location filled with information McLean said. fallen victim to what is called books and posters, three com- The reason BGSU did not binge drinking. This is when a puters, telephone books and cancel classes was the connec- person drinks five or more alco- telephones, campus Fact Line is tion between faculty, staff and holic beverages in one sitting. an essential part of the Univer- ■ Reviews of the visually students was very close knit According to a Core drug sity. and everyone remained calm, and alcohol survey taken at the stunning "What Dreams Answering questions per- McLean said. University last year, 94 percent May Come" and the taining to students' needs and By fall quarter 1970, student of males and 84 percent of helping them get through computer-animated protests still were taking place, females consider drinking to be school are the top priorities for "Antz." but BGSU remained a calm a pivotal point in their social Fact Line, said Gardner campus because faculty and BG News Photo/JASON SUGGS life, and 61 percent had binged McLean, supervisor of Fact Line students worked together to within the past two weeks. and news service associate ■ New albums by Soul contain rumors about the war. Jeff Webber, senior Medical Technology major, answers As a result of the numbers, director. Coughing. U.N.K.L.E.. The Once rumors hit the administra- questions in the Fact Line office. the University applied for a Even though President Sid- Chemical Brothers and tion, especially the public rela- During times of snow storms When the operators of Fact Line competitive grant that would ney Ribeau first made his Stu- tions office, the University real- aid in educating students on the Fighting Gravity. dents First Initiative back in the or a fire in a residence hall. Fact heard about the blizzard, their ized something had to be done effects of binge drinking as well fall of 19%, Fact Line's main Line provides students with telephones opened at 6:30 a.m. to control them. as provide alcohol-free activi- goal has always been putting information to keep them safe, and Fact Line remained a 24- In April 1971, Fact Line was ties. students first, McLean McLean explained. hour operation, except for Vision's Coming Out created "for students, by stu- There have been two inci- maybe two hours, McLean said. For the past two years, the ■ explained. University has been successful dents," McLean said. dents since McLean has been Fact Line operators at that time Week features comedy "I think that Fact Line is a in obtaining this grant of $25,000 "It was strictly a rumor con- here in which Fact Line was were very dedicated, and still great resource for the Universi- which is offered by the Ohio and an 80's dance. trol service," McLean said. viewed as a lifesaver. One time are to this day. The blizzard was ty," said Charles Middleton, The first day Fact Line Department of Alcohol and vice president and provost for was during the blizzard of 1978 the one time when operators opened, the only four calls and (he other occurred when an gave advice to students who Drug Addiction Services academic affairs. (ODADAS). There are a total of made concerned the protests. airplane crashed into an apart- wanted to travel, McLean said. Fact Line first opened its tele- However, on the second 19 grants awarded each year. phone lines back in April 1971, ment complex on Frazee Some students thought that Opinion 2 day.Fact Line received a phone The University of Toledo also in the midst of the Vietnam War. Avenue on May 1, 1982. since classes were canceled, it Page Three 3 call about a pizza place phone The blizzard of 1978 hit the would be a great time to head received one of the grants. The history of Fact Line runs Terry Rentner, assistant pro- Sports 6 number, McLean said. Bowling Green area on Jan. 26 , home and Fact Line told them it parallel to the protests of the fessor and project director, said Now 9 "Fact Line's number one pur- during the middle of the night. was not a good idea, McLean Vietnam War. May 1970 was a pose was and is to be available It took McLean one hour to that the University is unique in turning point for all universities to students in time of an emer- walk a half-mile to campus due to the war. gency," McLean said. since the snow was blinding. I See FACT LINE.page 5 • See ALCOHOL, page Five QUOTE "The right train of though can take you to a better station in Martial Arts kick into Eppler life." □ Japanese students traveled from manners in which they are used to attack and to • - Japan to the University to demon- defend the warrior. from God's Little Instruction Judo is a more common form of martial art, often taught in the United States. Resembling Book II strate their skills in the Kendo, Iaido, and Judo martial arts. wrestling, judo involves flexibility and an under- standing of the opponent's strengths and weak- • nesses, Shioiri said. ■ tv ts By AMYJO L, BROWN After demonstrations of each discipline, Shioiri and his team taught some basic moves to willing The BG News WEBSITE audience members. The ancient techniques of Japanese warriors For the final part of the program, the kendoists r Visit our new website for were demonstrated for students on Tuesday night donned their safety equipment and engaged in crossword puzzles from in Eppler Center. actual combat. The slapping of the imitation the past week and inter- In celebration of Japan Week, kendo, iaido and swords on protected body parts made the audience active reporting: judo were performed by students from the Saitama cringe and briefly look away; however, the University located north of Tokyo in Japan. kendoists were unaffected by the blows inflicted Professor Hiroyuki Shioiri, a kendo expert and upon them. WWW. leader of the Saitama team, opened the demonstra- "We're very happy to have the chance to per- y*r i tors with a brief history of the martial arts. form," Shioiri said. bgnews.com He explained that the samurai — Japanese war- Many audience members said they attended the riors — were the first to practice the three disci- demonstration out of curiosity or to further their plines. knowledge of martial arts. Drawing the sword and returning it to the saya, "I'm interested in the Japanese martial arts and J;Vi|,] ? or scabbard, is the art known as iaido. The students right now I'm taking a Tai Chi class," said James If you have a news tip or went through several demonstrations of the differ- Liu, a junior. have an idea for a story, ent forms of drawing and cutting the sword — all "I was just curious," said Feikun Chong, also a call anytime and ask to in a smooth, single motion that would be deadly to junior. speak with an editor. the unfortunate victim. Other students mentioned their participation in "It may seem simple, but every time we practice, the United Karate System and the Korean Martial BG Newi Photo/NATAUE MIIXER we find something not right," Shioiri said. Arts Club, organizations available on campus for Kendo translates into English as "the way of the any student who has an interest in learning a mar- Students demonstrate their skills in Kendo. Iaido and Judo. 372-6966 sword." Shioiri presented the various swords and tial art.