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Weather Today: Friday partly cloudy October 8. 1999 High 74, Low 44 The BG News Volume 87 & Issue 33 A doily independent student press Changing wards may cause problems This is the second parl of a large council member, the city require some re-education of in addition to people being con- prove so difficult that the city sible that students wouldn't be four- part series looking into the does believe thit the wards, as the people. It is like putting up fused as to what ward to vote may do away with wards alto- directly represented at all. representation of students in they are now, are constitution- a stop sign where there wasn't under, campaigning in the gether The students make a big por- Bowling Green City Council. al They have been looking into one before." wards could prove difficult. "I think that you git better tion oi the population, but alternatives since the issue was many of them vote in their Today's article will present the Another problem that would Presently the 4th ward, located representation from a ward first brought to their attention arise from the reapportionment in a rural part of the city is very system, " Fischer said. "II there hometown elections rather difficulties that would be faced seven or eight years ago How- of the wards would be the reap- large. If lines were to be is a problem in the neighbor- than Bowling < rreen's if the city wank were reappor- ever, they think the wards .is portionment of the voting redrawn according to popula- hood you have snmenno in your "I think it would be ironic if tioned. Monday's article will they presently are, are truly precincts According to Terry tion, the 4th Ward would have area that you can call winning the lawsuit would focus on the University's view best for the city. Burton of the board of elections, to become lugger It would be The problem with an all at result in less student represen- on the issue. Fischer is worried about the how involved the process may hard for candidates to effective- large council system would hi' tation," Fischer said difficulties that would result if become would depend on the ly campaign in such a large1 geo- that it could In- possible that all However, according to Mayor the wards were reapporlioned. ruling of the courts. graphic region. the council people could be from Hoffman the dty charter does By KATIE WOODS and He said that it would be an "If the court decides it is According to Hoffman, the same ana This would not allow for an at-large sys- .JEFF HINDENACH adjustment for people to get unconstitutional, the city would adding a new ward would prob- result in a lack of anyone close tem In order for the city to The BG News used to. Among these would be review how t hey want to handle ably be the most difficult of the for the people to turn to in area change to this type of represen- If the 6th District Court of the change in how the city ser- the situation and then send us changes The city charter states problems. tation they would first have to Appeals rules that Bowling vices that are split up by wards, what they are planning to do," that the wards have to he Fischer also points out that amend the charter. Green city's wards are uncon- such as snow removal, would be he said. "It could involve the increased by two, which means an all at-largc system would be Hoffman also said reappor- stitutionally divided, the city handled. redrawing of the precinct lines that the city would either have bad for the students A student tioning the1 wards at this point will have to make changes, "People know the wards and or they could add a whole new to increase the ward number to ha< never won a city-wide elec- would not be efficient. Every 10 which could cause problems for we don't want to disrupt the ward, which would require a lot six or rewrite the city charter, tion, although they have run If years, a census is taken, within the city people." said Mayor Wes Hoff- of work." Fischer is afraid that reap- every council member was According to B.J. Fischer, ut- man. "To reapportionate would Pishcer also pointed out that portioning the wards would voted by the entire city it is pos- • See WARDS, page six. University urges community Local businesses, restaurants prepare for involvement in Homecoming '99 Homecoming weekend By CRAIG GIFFORD According to Doug Smith, "We' wanted people to feel this is the first time since he The BG News vice president for University welcome," he said. has been with the University By IRENE SHARON SCOTT desserts will be in falcon colors- As in past Homecomings, the Advancement, the issue of pub- Joan Cordon, executive that a member of the city has The BG News -cupcakes with orange and brown frosting and sprinklers. Bowling Green community is lic attendance to the Universi- director of Bowling Green been on this committee Local businesses, restau- rants and campus dining halls Founders' Keepers Falcon invited to attend'the festivities ty's Homecoming activities has Chamber of Commerce and "The University is the major said they are ready for the Tailgate Party hours will be 11 and the game. However this been promoted by visiting vari- convention and visitor's employer in town, and as such year, there is a stronger empha- ous service clubs within the bureau, was also a member of Homecoming crowd. a m to 2 p.m. Sadoff said hours sis on encouraging their atten- community, such as exchange the Homecoming steering com- we need to work together," Gor- To meet the demands of for the party and "specials" dance. clubs and rotarv clubs. mittee According to Smith. don said. '"Homecoming has an increase business, managers during homecoming weekend economic impact on the com- and employees will be prepar- varies across campus dining munity, by filling motels and ing early, functioning with full area providing business for restau- staff, and displaying their Fal- "The party is open to every- rants and gas stations." con Spirit either through a one," she said. The city will promote com- band, decorations or special Hotels along East Wooster face the possibility of being munity involvement, by having features According to Susy Sadoff, sold out but are prepared and tents for the community general manager of Founders' look forward to the business around the stadium on Satur- Keepers food court, in addition anyway. day at Tent City. to regular business all the din- Rita Binkowski. front desk One tent will be a communi- ing services will be helping in manager for Quality Inn, 1630 ty tent, which, according to catering for events during E. Wooster St., said they'd been Gordon, will include a display Homecoming weekend. sold out months ago of historical photos of Bowling Whether it's pre or post game, "Our customers are a combi- Green, both the town and the there is a whole new crowd and nation of family and alumni," campus. There will also be pro- the pace is undying. she said. "We'll double up on motional items and games to "We are busy all day," she front desk and housekeeping staff- win special prizes and refresh- said. Dining staff will be flaunting Best Western, 1450 E. ments. their Falcon spirit with orange Wooster isn't sold out yet, but According to Smith, there and brown attire. Further- plans to be prior to homecom- will also be a tent for younger more, the dining unit in ing weekend. Jason Swartz, members of the community, Founders will be decked out reservation manager for Best which will include face painting with "Falcon-friendly" colors. Western, said they have 86 and a live falcon. The orange and brown napkins rooms, most of them already The purpose of this is "to and ribbons will decorated the have been booked for groups of motivate young people to come tables, hockey and football alumni and University stu- and bring their families with posters provided by the athlet- dents' parents. Best Western is them," Smith said. ic department will be tacked special because it's the only "This is a starting point onto the walls Triple- A three star hotel in the Sadoff added that today, city. BG News Photo/ IAIN EASTMAN toward reaching out to the com- there will be a Falcon Tailgate To make sure service runs munity," Smith said. "We would Party at every campus dining smoothly, they will have more Jodie Fleming, world's fastest caricature artist, draws Jessica Gonzalez, sophomore physical like to share it (Homecoming) area. The menu features chilly house keepers and front desk therapy major, during the Homecoming festivities this week. with Bowling Green and North- dogs, buffalo wings sandwich- clerks on staff. west Ohio." es, hamburgers, root beer "We receive a lot of business posed as "Falcon brew" and Health Center considers new herpes test much more. Several of the • See RESTAURANTS, page six.

By GRETA HALE test, the results will be available to The BG News patients in 10 minutes. The Student Health Services may According to Navin, incidences of begin using a new method for testing sexually transmitted diseases and her- * 45 million Americans have genital herpes if it proves valid and pes on the University campus were inexpensive enough for students, said down last year from the previous year. genital herpes. Joanne Navm. the associate director of In 1997-1998, 36 percent of the stu- Student Health Services. dents tested at Student Health Ser- According to Navin, the Student vices for herpes were positive. That Health Services uses the traditional was down from 72 percent in the 96-97 * 2 out of 3 people affected genital herpes test, which is a culture school year. This percentage is so high method used to test viral particles. It is because only students exhibiting do not even know they have called the gold standard because it is symptoms of herpes are tested. considered by health professionals to Although the University is rumored genital herpes. be the best test with the most reliable to have a high incidence of STD's, results. Navin said that is not true. Out of the Navin said the test results are sent students tested at the Student Health to the Ohio State Health Department Services in the 1997-1998 school year, * 36 percent of BGSU lab. The results are therefore not 42 tested positive for chlamydia, five immediately available to patients on tested positive for gonorrhea and 45 their initial visit to the center. tested positive for genital herpes. students tested in the 1997- However, a new test, recently Genital herpes is a dangerous dis- BG Newi Photo/ MIKE L£HBfKUHL£ approved by the Food and Drug ease because it is hard to detect. 1998 school year tested Administration, allows the results to Although 45 million people in the positive for genital herpes. Tom Menchhofer, senior psychology major, takes a pie In the be given to patients on their first visit. United States are affected by genital face as Freddy the falcon tosses one In. It was $1 a pie to hit any According to a press release by Diag- • See HERPES, page six. Homecoming court member in the face. nologv. the company responsible for the www.bgnews.com [email protected] I « page 2 The BG News Friday, October 8, 1999 Brian Taylor Opinion Editor OPINION 372-2603 Job after college hard to find After graduating from JMU One skill you have to master to has dreadlocks and my mom last May as an English major is the big-time, real world inter- was giving me a hard time for and with no real experience, I view, where interviewers will not tucking in my shirt? I tried asked my dad to help me pre- ask you tricky questions like, to tell her that the work envi- pare to find a job. He said, "What's your biggest weak- ronment here is a lot like high "Repeat after me; Would you ness?" school, although people smoke Question: Did -you listen to Brother Jed whe: like fries with that?" "Well, gee. I'm a workaholic, cigarettes outside instead of ■campus this week? But seriously, as an aspiring I'm organized to the point of inside the bathroom. writer in college, I wanted to obsession, and I voted for Bill Speaking of the bathrooms, write the great American novel, Clinton, twice." "Great! You're they're much nicer than the direct the rcspect.ible American hired and by the way, nice Bat- ones at JMU. The stalls are or forge a new conscious- man outfit." clean, and there's even soap ness for our race. Instead, after parents and teachers probably Now I work for a prestigious and urinal cakes. You know, a summer of sitting on my didn't mention: Your degree online corporation. Due to a they call them urinal cakes, but backside, I sold out. might have nothing to do with nondisclosure agreement I they don't taste like any cake Your parents and professors your next job. In fact, with signed, I'm not actually sup- I've ever eaten. are probably already trying to unemployment so low, you don't posed to divulge the name, but The one downside to working Johno Price Senior cy Donahue help prepare you for the work- necessarily need a degree to get I'll tell you that the initials arc is commuting, which I could phomore A-O-L. I'm not exactly sure Spanish ing world, but the truth is your a good job. write an entire article about, jic Design parents probably interviewed Every year I was in school, what my title is or what I do (it but 111 sum up in two words: j "I'm/just happy for jobs in polyester suits and an alumni would send a letter has something to do with the Traffic sucks. .'that I am finally on rother's your teachers never actually to The Breeze complaining Internet, I think), but I have I know this is a lot of radical ^B'People on the found work. In other words, about the "real world" and half of a cubicle, a snazzy com- new information and you prob- street.'" this isn't your father's work- telling kids to stay away from it puter and my own phone. ably have some concerns like, "I place. for as long as possible. But I'm Currently I'm employed on a hate the Internet and Aber- ■■ This summer I heard from a telling you to come out and get temporary basis, but if they crombie and Fitch and I'm Adam KulvAcki reliable source (television) that paid as soon as possible. like me and if I don't steal any- never gonna sell out to the .. Sophomore in some parts of Virginia unem- The money sure beats being thing, then I think this will man," but relax. Our parents Physician's ployment is as low as one per- a student, unless maybe you're turn into my first real job. all sold out. Better people than it Assistant cent. a very successful drug dealer or As a temp, I'm regarded you have taken their checks "No, because I For economically oblivious bookie or something. slightly higher than than a and shut their mouths. was feeling kind students, this means you can Anyway, my first step to sweatshop employee and I get Some day soon you will see a of Catholic that show up to any interview finding a good job was signing better benefits, including free Phish sticker on the back of a 1' d4y" dressed as Batman and land a up with a headhunter, which is parking, free coffee and as Lexus while commuting to an job. It also means that, if you a lot more legal than it sounds. many of those AOL 100 Hours interview wearing a toga. Kristy Hill Cliff Sweinhagen don't like that job after a few Headhunters are like sports Free disks as I can fit in my Sophomore Junior months, you can quit and try agents for the proletariat. They trunk. Gabe Uhr is a John Mason AMPD j Psychology your luck elsewhere with a get you tons of interviews and it Like I said, this isn't your University alumnus who lives "Are you kidding? "Yes, because he Darth Vader costume. costs you nothing. If a company father's workplace. My dad told at home, in his parents' base- I missed him tends to bring up Where else but in America, wants you, they pay the head- me to get a haircut and buy ment. He is a U-Wire guest again.'' provocative issues . or possibly Canada, could you hunter. I wish someone had some ties, but I work with a lot columnist. . that can leac&o ^ find such opportunity? told me all this stuff when I of young people and there is no good reactions." Here's something else your was a stupid college kid. dress code. The guy I work next

Evolution not yet excellent example. One can the student body that the police easily turn to the results of are cracking down on under age accepted theory experiments performed by drinking in local bars and off I want to commend the Thomson or Rutherford (many campus parties. The cops are so author of the September 28 of which can be performed in lazy that they are resorting to Opinion Column (name not today's undergraduate labora- some out of date law from 1984 given on web site). tory) and realize how modern (wasn't the drinking age still 18 The author is absolutely cor- atomic theory is the inevitable then), that is worded different- rect that science is based on conclusion. Yet no such experi- ly so they can bust more par- observations, all of which have mental results exist for evolu- ties. They are also sending some uncertainty to them. tionary theory. How great is the undercover officers into the And in an age where science need of an understanding of sci- bars "every night of the week- and technology are essential ence! end." I guess bar owners are parts of our lives, understand- To be fair, the author is not incompetent because they can ing the definition of a term like completely at fault for these not control the crowd in their "theory" is crucial to any deci- misunderstandings. I read own bar. Thanks to the cops sion making process regarding Prof. Steven J. Gould's essay in who are trained in running science. Certainly this is true Time Magazine following the bars. for those involved in education. Kansas Board's decision, and Ok students, you have been However, while the Kansas he presents similar claims, warned. I remember two years School Board's arguments equally unsubstantiated. ago an article in The BG News failed in their understanding of However, the author is respon- cited that the police dropped this premise, their decision was sible for one gross error which their zero tolerance policy... a a shining example of its spir- should alleviate his fears; that well, it looks like they have ing after getting arrested. I just it. Indeed the need of such a is that the Kansas School gone back to it. got smarter about my drinking. decision is evidenced by this Board did NOT pass a, "deci- I can remember last year You can too. sion to drop evolution and the nicely worded statement given hearing about 7 reported cases When you arc in the bar, by the columnist himself, "Sci- Big Bang theory from its cur- of rape. I can not remember avoid the guy who looks like he Letters to tne entific research since the time riculum." They simply allowed hearing about anyone who was of Darwin has established a this decision to be made by charged in those crimes. I can't is thirty and dressed like he is theory of evolution." local school boards. Given that believe that the BG police ten. He will probably be with a To be blunt, this is wrong. the need to understand science would be .so worried about similar person and neither of is lacking for so many, this may editor are cool. Let me repeat, scientific drinking when women are get- them will be drinking. When research has not done anything very well help to solve the prob- ting raped on campus. Oh yeah, you see these two people, put to establish that Darwin's theo- lem. did that guy on the bike who ry of evolution (or any similar held up a student outside of your drink down until they go theory) is true. Christopher Scurlock, Shatzel hall earlier this year away. And remember, if you So are guest Quite the opposite, many of Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry) get caught? Nope. That is ever do get caught, consult the "evidences" such as the Pilt- Bowie, Maryland because he isn't in the bars on legal services on campus as to down Man, or "embryonic reca- [email protected] the weekends where all the what your options are. pitulation" have been shown to police are. columns. Get I know there isn't one cop Undercover cops I remember my freshman be completely untrue, yet per- who can honestly say that they sist in the culture's conscious- plague underagers year (2 years ago) I was arrest- ness as proof that evolution is ed 3 times for alcohol related never drank before they turned true. Students be smart. The offenses. I was being stupid. All 21, and I would hope cops with it. Be cool Other observations may fit police are out to get you. That's three times I was practically remember this when they are within the framework of evolu- right, the trusty officer who we asking to be arrested. I was a out to ruin a good time on the tionary theory, but none leave have always been taught to naive freshman and I learned weekend. this theory as the only legiti- respect is preying on the stu- my lesson. In two years I have and write one. mate interpretation. A contin- dent body. not encountered the law since. uation of the author's mention An article on Monday (Octo- Now, I will turn 21 on October Andy Jalwan of atomic theory serves as an ber 5) in The BG News alerted 8, and I haven't stopped drink- [email protected] 210 West Hall Letters to the Editor Policy Bowling Green State University Do you agree with all of this? We doubt it. Write us and let us Copyright,® 1999, The BG News, Bowling Green, Ohio. Reprinting Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 know where you stand. of any material from this publication without prior permission of Phone: (419) 372-2601 ■ Letters to the Editor. Letters are to be less than 500 words (less The BG News is prohibited. than two typed, double-spaced pages). 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——••** Mary Beth Murtha Page Three Editor JUiM\ PAGE 3 372-2603 ACROSS How to succeed at writing mediocre 1 Make an eHort to lesisl D Hamm or Farrow H Saturated 14 Wake-up-call columns without really trying operators? ib reuovv-ana-olack for my next column. So maybe you, the read- efit concert or vandalize a government office bird er, can help me; III present several formula- with symbols and messages that say, "We're I / Hybrid citrus ic-yct-tried-and-true column ideas, and you not going to let the horror continue..." (The uees e-mail me (glarrygtp'yahoo.com) and vote for ranting goes on; don't you feel like getting 10 Carve tH Consumed your favorite so I don't have to work so hard off your duff and taking up a cause now?) next week. Here we go: ^u Actor CarIOU ?1 Jaz? smge Lame The "Nostalgic" Column: 'Hi Bagei topper The "Whining About Something On c3 Mohammed's I found myself sitting down one day rem- Campus that Doesn't Really Matter- birthplace iniscing about the first time I shaved Warn- Column: ib Figure of soeech ing: Before you continue reading, bear in to Actress Lupino I recent'.y saw three posters on the same mind that this colamn has no point and will 31 Top bulletin board advertising the same Home- come to no conclusion Okay, now that that's 3? Yothers and coming Queen candidate. Does this person out of the way, let's continue. It was a Sat Loinse think we're so dumb that we need to see her 33 Polygonal urday evening in the middle of April, and I Well, well, well, it seems as though I've name that often in order to remember her, or (xujecton was seventeen... (We all know where this is got some explaining to do. And you're Roing was she just being lazy? I assume that it's 3b Actor Holbtook going.) 36 Makes morry to sit there and like it. the former, and I'm going to take it as a per- I9>:- Triune Med'a Screes Inc 10/8/99 37 Permits An rights reserved If you remember my last column, "How to sonal insult. Why do people always assume 38 Nicegcoooye' Succeed at Not Trying Without Really Try- that everybody else is a moron? Maybe you The "Column That Makes Me i <».k •KJ Austen novel ing,'' which I'm sure is still fresh in your are, but I'm not, and I for one am sick of Like a Sniveling Idiot": II Give cash in b DonnytHOOi head (that Horoscope Bit was a killer, wasn't being treated like 1 am .. (Re-word the pre- My girlfriend hit me the other day. advance 6 Pigic 43 Chopping tool 7 Mooncal CROSS it?), you no doubt remember that it was basi- vious three sentences about twenty more Well, to be fair, il wasn't really her fault 44 Glowing cally a crafty and carefully worded (ahem) times and you're done. This one writes 8 Farm She was trying to start the lawn mower for 45 fcsteerr word complaint about how the paper didn't print itself!) 9 Saxophonist me, and 1 was standing behind her reading 4b Ana so lonr Coleman my work LOOKING FOR 4 7 Auditor/ organ 10 Los Angeles through the instruction manual I hail DO ANSWERS IN ALL Well, the funny thing is that it wasn't The "Attack on Your Morals and idea she already knew how to start it She 48 lop 100m suburb their fault. Everything was pretty much my 4« Stays in the 11 Food made from Political Involvement" Column: had taken several practice tugs at the rip THE WRONG fault and was tied to the fact that - surprise, military taro I and seven moderately intoxicated cord, but 1 hadn't been paying attention. PLACES? surprise -1 don't use BGNet. So, rather than bi Hixie 12 Trams on trestles friends recently attended a demonstration Just when I looked up and leaned forward U) b4 Dalai 13 Barely passing pass the buck on to an unreliable e-mail sys- GET SOME HELP in Washington, DC. against the atrocities read a line from the manual to her. she 56 Heady :o go grade tem (because who would support an allega- committed against poorly educated, ludi- jerked her arm back and ran her elbow right 57 Little piggy 15 Diamond ol FROM THE tion like that?), I'm going to suck it in and J8 I low back Night Court' crously underpaid ice cream truck drivers in into my jaw. Boy, did I feel like a sniveling ANSWER KEY — assume responsibility. So here goes: make Myanmar. We waved Hags and sang tradi- dl l-asnion anew 21 Womanizer idiot. (The rest of this one would basically lie 53 Habituates 24 Filamen:ous wwtv.bgnetvs.com sure you read the next paragraph in a very tional Burmese songs, we didn't know what heartfelt and sincere manner, or else it does- whining about feeling like a sniveling idiot 6-1 Uid time singer 26 And again the words meant, but the message was all bb ti ac< sea por n't count and I'll end up looking like a jerk: or citing more examples of why I'm a snivel 2/ Tropical trees too clear. The crowd quickly dispersed and ing idiot ) 6b Slipoery tish 28 hxdii I'm sorry, Staff of the BO News we had to run once the police stalled Hash- tt/ uairorcoty composition 42 Rooled 55 Flat-topped Good thing that's out of the way. Now, ing us critical stares. That was the closest 30 Plunderers passageways mountain when I saw my column in this paper last I've ever come to being really, really Beared, Of course, you realize that this column in DOWN 33 Greek letter 46 Notable penod 58 Sparnon nvci t ueaay week, it instantly prompted a load of ques- and I wouldn't trade that experience for the itself is another category; it's the classic Try 34 H. Ross 47 Sen Ke'auver 59 Conclusion 2 Muse ot poetry 35 Cow chow 50 Foot contro' 60 Entrance fcne tions, like: They actually printed that? Why world, because this is a serious issue, and to Inspire Some Audience Participation from j Not mere 3b He ixfintenl 52 Boston s airport 61 Cereal ya» now? Why didn't I complain earlier? How an Apathetic Student Body" column. You the U.S. cannot just sit there and twiddle its 4 Made a ditch 39 I beg your pardon 53 Put up a stockade 62 Big _ CA often do you think I can discreetly slip the thumbs while these horrible crimes are know how they work; the author use> Borne word "urine" into future columns without being committed. weak incentive to get you to write in ("I'll resorting to tactless, uncalled-for, out-of- I say this because you, the reader, should even print your namc!"l. Well, I'm not going line, off-color name-calling Call USG mem- get involved in a cause like this, because to waste my time here trying to wheedle a Have a splendidTproaiictTveweeKendr bers are huge, stinking sacs of...")? your morals are obviously not in the right response from you. You get the idea. The point was that, in place. Instead of attending a social event Because I know you're too chicken to do it Bowling Green! (but not too productive) all my excitement, I forgot to think of a topic like the ones you usually go to, attend a ben- anyway.

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Palestinian prisoner release canceled East Timor peacekeepers prevent attacks Associated Press Writer Associated Press Writer JERUSALEM — A Palestinian prisoner release scheduled for Eye on the Nation DILI, East Timor — International peacekeepers moved into Friday has been canceled, an Israeli official saiil today, com- rocky terrain along East Timor's border with West Timor on plaining that the Palestinians had raised demands that were not Thursday, a day after repelling a militia ambush, in an effort 'o part of the latest peace agreement. keep pro-Indonesia militiamen from carrying out more attacks. "We were planning to release (prisoners) tomorrow, but we will Pakistan Bus Bomb There have been reports of militiamen massing just over the not release tomorrow," Internal Security Minister Shlomo Ben- border in West Timor, where they fled after rampaging through Ami said on Israeli television. "We will try to understand the East Timor following the territory's Aug. 30 vote for indepen- Palestinian position.'' dence from Indonesia. He said the Palestinian official in charge of prisoners, Hisham Maj. Gen. Peter Cosgrove, the Australian head of the multi- Alxl.-l Razek, raised objections to the list Israel off< red. Ben-Ami national mission, said that although the peacekeepers had set said the decision over which prisoners to release in Israel's alone, up bases near the border, they had not completely blocked access though the Palestinians are to be consulted. from Indonesian-controlled West Timor. Under the terms of an interim peace agreement signed Sept. "I would say our forces are present in strength, but it's a long 4, Israel was to release a group of Palestinian prisoners on Oct. border and nobody is pretending that it is absolutely imperme- 8, which the Palestinians observe as a day in solidarity with the able," he said. "Our peacekeepers are moving extremely quickly prisoners. ... in this harsh terrain to establish security for the people to come out of the hills." Canada approves medicinal marijuana use Associated Press Writer Judge rules Jewell was public figure OTTAWA — Canada is granting 14 people with serious ill- Associated Press Writer lesses permission to use marijuana for medical reasons, the — A judge ruled Tuesday that Richard Jewell was :ountry's health minister said Tuesday. a public figure to a certain degree before The Atlanta Journal- The health department sifted through 100 applications, select- Constitution identified him as a suspect in the 1996 Centennial ng 14. No applications have been rejected outright, and there nay be more exemptions granted, officials said. Olympic Park bombing. The federal government first gave permission for the cultiva- Associated Press Photo The ruling means Jewell now has a tougher burden in prov- tion and use of marijuana for medical purposes in June, when ing the newspaper libeled him. Jewell filed a defamation suit Health Minister Allan Rock granted special exemptions from fed- Bomb disposal expert Moinuddin Khan collects evidence after against the newspaper and its parent company. Cox Enterpris- a bomb explosion in a passenger bus Thursday, in Karachi, eral drug law to two people who have AIDS. killing one person and injuring 18 others. No one took imme- es, in January 1997. Some of the people who applied to use marijuana said they're diate responsibility for the bombing. Karachi has been bat- Fulton County State Court Judge John Mather said Jewell mi sick to grow the plants. The government, in turn, has said it tered by sectarian violence in recent days, but police said became a voluntary limited purpose public figure through media vill invite bids from firms to cultivate the plant. there was no immediate evidence that the bomb was reli- interviews he gave after he discovered a knapsack with the "One of our goals is also to get a Canadian source of supply for giously motivated. knedical purposes so that problem doesn't arise," said Rock. bomb. The interviews occurred before he was identified by the 'As you know, we're new to this line of work, so we're doing the newspaper as a suspect, the judge said. best we can to cope." U.S. Air Force uses concrete bombs against Iraq By SELCAN HACAOGLU spokesman for Operation Army Gen. Henry Shelton, have of going after it." lenge. They use anything from have hit more than 375 mili- Associated Press Writer Northern Watch, the allied chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Operation Northern Watch $12,000 laser-guided bombs to tary targets, including radar effort to patrol a no-fly zone said Thursday in Norfolk, Va., ISTANBUL. Turkey —US. warplanes are based at Incirlik $80,000 Maverick missiles. sites and anti-aircraft weapons. warplanes have been dropping over northern Iraq. that L .S forces have been air base in southern Turkey. "The guidance equipment is bombs filled with cement and "If you drop it on a radio, it using concrete bombs for a long U.S. and British planes have still there but the cement is less Iraq claims nonmilitary facili- not explosives in raids on Iraqi could break the radio without time. He declined to discuss been patrolling no-fly zones expensive than explosives," ties are being hit and hundreds installations in a move to mini- blowing up," Waters said. "We how much or under what cir- over northern and southern Waters said. of civilians have been killed. mize civilian casualties, mili- are extremely careful about col- cumstances they were being Iraq since the 1991 Persian Since December, when Bagh- U.S. authorities say civilian lateral damage." tary officials said Thursday. used in Iraq. Gulf War to protect Kurdish dad started challenging the damage has been minimal and The 2,000- to 3,000-pound The new bombs were intro- He said, however, "If we have and Shiite minorities from the most of what the Iraqis claimed laser-guided bombs are still duced following Iraqi allega- a target, a specific target that forces of Iraqi President Sad- allied planes, warplanes have capable of causing damage, tions that the constant bomb- we are very concerned about dam Hussein. dropped more than 1,400 as casualties were military especially when dropped from ings by U.S. jets in response to collateral damage, but it's very American and British pilots bombs and missiles on targets casualties or false reports. high altitudes by a speeding jet, Iraqi anti-aircraft fire were important that we hit that tar- often drop bombs a few times a in northern and southern Iraq. said Lt. Col. Michael Waters, a causing civilian casualties. get, that is a technique that we week, responding to Iraqi chal- U.S. officials say missiles

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Melissa Naymik Editor-in-Chief CAMPUS 372-6966 1990 graduate hired to teach in South Africa Several BGSU graduates attending Bowling Green, she mittee for general fee allocation arship through the Council for it is a great professional oppor- tu said. "My research will have made their mark in the received her undergraduate and the student affairs adviso- the International Exchange of tunity and it will allow me to address the issues, needs and world, ranging from the degree Ohio Wesleyan, her ry board. Scholars, after a year long concerns of African college stu- actress Eva Marie Saint to graduate and masters degrees "It was a really good experi- application process. Patitu experience another multi-cul- hockey player Rob Blake. In from the University of Florida ence for me," Patitu said. "My applied in the summer of 1998 tural society. I also love to trav- dents. I love working with peo- the hope that students can and also studied in Spain and leadership roles helped me followed by a review process. el and this will ple, teaching and research and gain inspiration from their Mexico. when I have held administra- She was chosen allow me those are some critical things successes. The BG News is Patitu chose to attend Bowl- tive positions." visit that I need right now " going to run a story every Fri- ing Green for her doctoral stud- Being involved in campus day in October focusing on ies because of the friendly organizations only begins Pati- Accompanying Patitu on her alumni and how BGSU helped atmosphere of the campus. tu's list of accomplishments. journey is her husband Tony them in their rise to the "I chose BG because the peo- Since leaving Bowling and son, Anthony, 7. top. ple were very friendly and Green, Patitu received the Out- "They are definitely coming cared about me as a person, my standing New Faculty Award with me," sin1 said. "I couldn't education and my professional by the College of Educational By KIMBERLY DUPPS leave home without them." The BG News development. I was not a num- Development council in 1996. Carol Patitu will be spending ber," Patitu said. "I got an So far this year, Patitu has Not only is Patitu devoted to the year 2000 ver> differently excellent education at Bowling received three awards, includ- her family, but her job as well. Green." than many of her colleagues at ing the Big 12 Faculty Fellow- among pro- another country." Patitu said. Texas A&M University has Patitu did more than study ship Award and the Distin- fessors from Texas A&M University. The for- In South Africa. Patitu will noticed this, as well. mer University student will be while she was here. She was a guished Diversity Award. Pati- across the country. spending the entire year of senator in the Graduate Stu- tu received these for being a Patitu will be taking an be teaching and conducting "I am up for promotion to dent Senate, the treasurer of visiting professor at Texas Tech 2000 in South Africa at the Uni- absence from her position as an research at the University of associate professor from assis- the African American Student and her devotion to diversity. versity of Durban. assistant professor at Texas Durban. tant professor and I am up for Patitu graduated from Bowl- Association and chair of the The other is Patitu's Full- Outstanding Student Affairs bright Senior Scholar Award A&M. Patitu is excited about "I will be teaching education tenure," Patitu said. "I really ing Green with her doctorate in doctoral programs and super- enjoy being a faculty at Texas educational administration and Service Award committee. She that is sending her to South going to South Africa, though. supervision in 1990. Prior to was also on the advisory com- Africa. She received the schol- "I'm excited about it because vising doctoral students," Pati- A&M - it's a great institution." Ex-financier named in 36-count federal indictment By DENISE LAVOIE Frankel, a native of Toledo, Ohio, lawyers have recently quit the case The indictment accuses Frankel of others known and unknown to the Associated Press Writer had been barred from securities trad- because Frankel has no money and running a "racketeering enterprise" grand jury," according to the indict- STAMFORD, Conn. — Rogue ing years earlier by the Securities and cannot pay them. which bought up insurance compa- ment. financier Martin R. Frankel is charged Exchange Commission. He worked The indictment, returned Thursday nies. Frankel then siphoned the insur- The indictment alleges that in order with fraud and money laundering in a from Greenwich, a posh suburb of New by a federal grand jury sitting in ers' cash reserves and used them to to prevent the insurers from catching 36-count federal indictment, the U.S. Yorl' City, in a two-home compound Bridgeport, charges Frankel with 20 purchase mansions, cars, diamonds on, Frankel would occasionally return attorney's office announced Thursday. equipped with numerous television counts ot wire fraud, 13 counts of and gold. a certain amount ol the asset to the Frankel, 44, under arrest in Ger- sets, computers and the high-tech money laundering and one count each It says that from sometime before insurance providers upon request. many, is accused of absconding with tools of international finance. of securities fraud, racketeering and mid-1991 through May 1999. Frankel In total, more than S200 million more than $200 million in insurance When it appeared his financial conspiracy. and unnamed associates concocted a was stolen by Frankel. the indictment company assets he was supposed to be dealings were about to be exposed, Each wire fraud charge carries a scheme to defraud insurance compa- alleges. investing. investigators say, Frankel fled to maximum penalty of five years in nies. The indictment alleges that as The indictment says Frankel estab- Frankel disappeared from his Europe with a wad of cash and a cache prison; each money laundering charge part of the scheme, the cash reserves lished the St. Francis of Assisi Foun- fortress-like Greenwich mansions in of diamonds, living first in Italy and is punishable by up to 20 years in from the insurance companies would dation in mid-1998 so that he could early May. Days later, firefighters later in Germany. prison, as are the racketeering and be invested with Frankel operating as acquire additional insurance compa- responding to an automatic alarm Frankel was arrested in Hamburg, conspiracy charges. The securities Liberty National Securities Inc., nies. In March 1999, Frankel used the found the homes littered with smol- Germany, on Sept. 4. He remains in a fraud charge carries a maximum term Frankel's unlicensed brokerage. foundation to acquire Thunor Trust dering documents and a "to-do" list prison there, awaiting extradition to of 10 years in prison. After he received the assets, and the insurance companies owned upon which item No. 1 was "Launder the United States. Frankel has said he If convicted of all charges, Frankel Franl.el "converted, stole, and embez- by the trust. He said he planned to use money." plans to fight extradition, although faces a maximum of 410 years in zled the majority of funds for the per- the profits for charitable causes. both his American and German prison. sonal use and benefit of himself and A national job matching '"American Beauty' will quickly find its place in the category of unique masterpieces such as web site is great. 'The Graduate', Vne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest9 md'OrdinaryPeople."" K„ I, ir.l ll.,..,rr HAKPKRS K4ZAAI "Great script. Great directing. Great acting. Great movie." If you're ?r\n Tmrn. RlHJIM. STUM looking KEVIN SPACEY ANNETTE BENING for a job AMERICAN BEAUTY in Dubuque.

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Ohio's number one web site for job seekers and employers Now Playing in Theatres Everywhere page 6 The BG News Friday, October 8, 1999 - RESTAURANTS Street Cafe, 104 S Main, how- Continued from page one. "We stock up on things, plan- Listen up! ing on coming in early to do from the University," he said. prep work such as dicing veg- ever, said business will be as V V ;TV '•' "We also have faithful cus- etables, preparing the chicken tomers which have been com- breasts, thighs, etc," Walker usual whether it's a regular ing here for six or seven years." said. "Our popular order during Swartz added that they gives the Homecoming weekend is weekend or Homecoming week- discounts to dedicated cus- wings and beer." Additionally, Kaufman's tomers of Best Westerns. Dis- end. They always operate with counts range from 5 percent to Steak House located on 163 S. 10 percent. Main St., will be offering spe- "The earlier the reservations cialties during the weekend- full stafT and are always busy. are made, the lower the rates," prime ribs. he said. "It will be something phe- "Business won't be any dif- Meanwhile, restaurants are nomenal," said Amber Carpen- stocking up on needed ingredi- ter, one of the bartenders at ferent," he said. "During Home- ents, increasing their staff and Kaufman's. mangers are on staff to allevi- In addition, they will have coming weekend, we get a ate the rush of customers. more on staff- waitresses and "We get active business like bartenders. any other business in this Chrissy Shepherd, one of the mixed crowd-alumni, locals, town," said Steve Wajcik, one of managers at Flickers located managers for the Junction Bar on 1720 E. Wooster said Flick- students and families, and peo- and Grill, 110 N. Main St. "Our ers is prepared as well for the staff is larger and we are busy Homecoming crowd. They also ple from out of town." all day. The crowd includes will be sponsoring the Radio everyone-parents, students and News Alumni Party. In celebration of Homecom- alumni." "We'll have more waitresses, John Walker, one of the man- cooks and bartenders," Shep- ing, Easy Street Cafe will fea- agers for BW-3 located on 176 herd said. "Also all three man- E. Wooster St., said they agers will be working shifts. We receive mostly students as cus- are always busy both during ture a band Saturday from tomers during Homecoming and after the game." weekend. Vic Pirooz, owner of Easy Chicago. WARDS Continued from page one. just makes more sense to do lems in the past with getting Russia strikes Chechnya this after the census because the students to participate. 18 months of the census the city well have a better idea of the Beth Honadle, director o must make necessary changes population." with shelling, air raids policy analysis at the Universi- to the wards. This year's census According to Hoffman, the "We consider this the second paign is aimed only at the mili- city is forming a Complete ty, will be in charge of making By RUSLAN MUSAYEV tants, but Chechens charge will be April 1. Hoffman sees , „ , Associated Press Writer stage of the same war," said a the census as the perfect time Count Committee that will the students aware of the ccn GROZNY, Russia — Russian Chechen commander who gave that civilians are being killed. to address this issue. make sure that the census is sus and trying to get student.' artillery and tanks hammered his name only as Col. Elbiev. Chechen television claimed a accurate. Students are sup- "Since the last census, there more involved in city govern- villages north of Chechnya's The villages of Chervlyon- bus carrying refugees was hit has been a change in the demo- posed to be counted in the cen- capital on Thursday, while naya and Mek'enskaya, north of by Russian shelling on Tuesday, graphics of the city." he said. "It sus but there have been prob- m ' waves of warplanes screamed Grozny, came under hours of killing about 40 civilians and into the sky every 15 minutesheavy shelling Thursday. leaving many more injured. HERPES to run air raids over the rebel- Pairs of Russian warplanes, Footage shown on Russian meanwhile, took off at 15- Continued from page one. Social Health Association. adies, according to an article in lious reP"b|ic television RTR on Thursday Scores ofr tanks were minute intervals from an air showed rescue workers remov- This is because genital her- the New England Journal of deployed throughout the north- base in Mozdok, in the neigh- herpes, two-thirds of those peo- ing bloodied bodies, an old man pes sometimes shows no symp- Medicine. Genital herpes, how- ern third of Chechnya where boring republic of North Osse- sitting dazed with blood on his ple do not know they have the tia. Among other targets, the toms or has symptoms mistak- Russian forces apparently were face and a kneeling woman sob- planes bombed the village of disease, according to a press en for urinary tract infections, ever, can be spread even when soljdifying their positions. The bing. An Associated Press Duba-Yurt to the south of release from the American vaginal infections or other mal- the symptoms arc not showing | army appeared to have halted reporter visited a Grozny its advance at the Terek River, Grozny, the news agency Inter- fax reported, citing Chechen morgue filled with bodies, and which separates the northern officials said they were from the Students asked to move their cars this weekend plains from mountainous ter- army operations head Mumadi The BG New 5 p.m. to any other parking er, parking is promuiu-u ui uie Saidayev. attack on the bus. space in the center of campus to rain. Russian Prime Minister following areas: reserved Commanders in the loosely Russia sent ground troops The Parking and Traffic compensate for the number of spaces, handicap spaces (with- into Chechnya last week, after Vladimir Putin denied that such Division of. thc University is visitor cars for the BG/Miami organized Chechen military v out appropriate permit), fire were mobilizing volunteers in weeks of airstrikes, aiming to an attack had occurred and said seeking the cooperation of stu- football game who will park in lanes or the grass. the mostly deserted Chechen wipe out Islamic militants who the report was "disinformation." dents who park in the Lot 6 that area. Students may keep their capital of Grozny. The comman- invaded neighboring Dagestan The escalation of fighting has Overflow area for this week- Students are allowed to park ders, supervising the distribu- twice this summer. Islamic mil- raised fears that Russia is on the end's football game. in any of the areas located in cars in the specified areas until Sunday night, when Parking tion of uniforms and weapons, itants are also blamed for a verge of plunging into another According to Stacie the inner part of the campus. series of apartment explosions said they expected battles that military disaster like the 1994-96 Enriquez, Manager of Parking This includes commuter lots, and Traffic is asking they that killed some 300 people in return their cars to the Lot 6 would be as fierce as the previ- war in which Chechnya fought and Traffic, is asking students metered lots, staff lots and ous war with Russia, from Russia in September. to move their cars Friday after sorority/fraternity row. Howev- Overflow area, Enriquez said. the Russian army to a standstill. 1994-96. 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in a career defining perfor- a devil may care nonchalance. mance), a middle-aged cubicle For awhile he finds himself drone stuck in a loveless mar- relaxed and begins to value his "There's riage and on the verge of a mas- life. To him he has found a way . 1 nothing worse sive mid-life crisis. Weary and to break out of his ordinariness than being defeated, Lester has resigned and embrace a newfound invig- r - ordinary." himself to a life of inertia. oration. So says one Then one day, while watching With Lester in the throes of a Radio Sucks of the charac- his sullen, angst-ridden daugh- mid-life crisis the characters ters in the ter (Thora Birch) cheerlead, he who revolve around him also i, I hate all radio stations. astonishingly sees a vision of beauty. Unfor- start trying to change their They all play the same good "American Beauty." tunately that vision is a sexy lives. Some of the channels are songs. There's no variety, noth- m ■ The story of six people who Lolita-like 17 year old (Mena vaguely constructive while oth- ing ever stands out. The bands are struggling to break free Suvan) that just happens to be ers promise tragedy. that do stand out don't get the from their ordinary lives and his daughter's best friend. Lester's spouse lAnnctte airplay because all of the corpo- find something, anything that Lester immediately falls into Bening, fabulous in a role both rate radio stations across the is extraordinary or beautiful, lust and sees in this lolleypop- camp and tragic), a demented • •■■«...:.'■ country are determined to "American Beauty," offers up pet of a lust object a chance at a Stepford Wife so anal that her homogenize EVERYTHING. an alternately unsettling and renewed life. gardening shoes match her All alternative stations play hilarious look at American life Soon Lester is buying a mus- pruning shears, begins sleeping Matchbox 20, Eve 6, Smash- 11 ■:' and cultural mores. cle car, working out like a with another man. But her real mouth and every band that photo provided The picture centers on cracked Jake Steinfeld, smok- satisfaction comes from empty- Mena Suvari as a middle-aged husband's object of desire. sounds just like them. All Top Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey, ing pot and masturbating with ing round after round at the fir- 40 stations play the exact same ing range. Lester's daughter era) puts his characters nothing wrong being ordinary, songs that alternative stations finds companionship with a through grueling ordeals. It it's all a matter of seeking out do, with some Celine Dion and creepy neighbor boy (Wes Bent- may seem unfair, but Mendes happiness and realizing that Backstreet Boys thrown in for ley) who videotapes everything has simply placed the charac- happiness comes at a serious good measure. All R&B stations in the hopes of finding beauty ters under a microscope and price. seem to rely on 40 or 50 songs, or some approximation thereof. uneasily allows the audience to At turns tragic, funny and never playing anything that is In addition to these charac- witness their breakdowns, rev- insightful "American Beauty," more than three years old. ters there are child abusers, a elations and heart breaks. And is an American classic, Classic Rock radio is pathet- catatonic housefrau who looks unlike pretentious misanthrope ic, too. Pink Floyd, Led Zep- like she escaped from Grant Tod Soldonz-whose overrated American pelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath Wood's American Gothic and film "Happiness" "American ■ Beauty and The Who all have, com- sleazy real estate agents. Beauty" resembles-Mendes lets bined, over a thousand songs to Everyone in the film walks humor and humanity glimmer ■1 STARRING Kevin Spacey their credit. Then why do rock around in a haze fostered by an beneath the acidic surface. am stations only play two or three In fact, "American Beauty," ■ Annette Bening American culture that promises Chns Cooper of their songs over and over everyone can be extraordinary. is the rare film that is both hys- again? I like "Another Brick In The remainder of the picture terically funny and deeply dis- The BG News says: Wall," but I can think of twenty deals with the characters grad- turbing. It strikes a delicate ■j "American Beauty" is an American classic. better Pink Floyd songs that ually escaping this haze and balance between outright anger never get airplay. finding their true happiness, and humanism and that makes I'm against corporate radio their beauty. it all the more staggering an • ••• so much that when I'm in my achievement. 1 Of course, it's not that easy ■ 1 ttVidtwit av«nf*mt . car I don't listen to the radio, if photo provided and first time film director Sam By its conclusion the charac- fjK IHnMUbiiaMfo at all possible. I bring about 20 ■i )tuwtiW»Bt.W» m 1 Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening star in "American Beauty." Mendes (who possess a remark- ters in "American Beauty," B * wn draa> **t pope* and *•• « no*" 1 CDs just in case I need to be in able confidence behind the cam- have realized that there is the car for 24 hours without sleep. I used to do the same in my dorm room, but I found an alternative, the Internet. Campy kitsch makes 'G vs E' fun soul-saver Radio on the 'Net, something By J. MICHAEL BESTUL Smythe is drafted by the Man them. ment mortals who have sold avellian agents of God. that used to be static with occa- The BG News Upstairs to be an agent in "The Their efforts are hampered their souls sign. They are Thier immediate bosses. sional notes, has vastly Corps." With his new partner, by the Other Side's agents, referred to as a Faustian Con- Ford (Marshall Bell) and Deck- improved over the past years. I hate over- Henry McNeil (Richard known as Morlocks. These evil- tract. Kudos to any show that er (Googy Gress), are the per- And with the connections we ly moralistic Brooks), Smythe's job is to find little guys go around trying to makes reference to Christopher fect pair to offset Smythe and have here on campus, some TV. That is mortals who have made deals seduce people into signing Marlowe. McNeil. They give the assign- online radio stations have real- why "Touched with the devil. The duo must away their souls and make The visual aspect goes hand- ments to the agents, and radio sound quality, with none by an Angel" then convince the lost souls to afterlife difficult for The Corps. in-glove with the scripts. Cam- remind that the two run up the of the Britney Spears. either causes denounce their deal. If they The writing for "GvsE" is era shots jump between the highest expenses in the entire If you want variety in your me to retch or can't, their job is to eliminate clever. An example is the docu- now and the past in order to Corps (making onw wonder music, no one comes close to snooze. explain things instead of resort- what kind of budget Paradise Imagine Radio (www.imagin- I hate poorly used kitsch. ing to unnatural dialogue. This has). eradio.com). There's thousands Campiness should not go hand- non-linear way of storytelling One of the most fun aspects of bands in their database, and in-hand with an attempt at may frustrate some viewers, I of "GvsE" is the presence of you can fully customize your supposedly Iserious drama). find it quite effective (much like Deacon (Deacon Jones), the own personal station to play . It "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer," "Pulp Fiction"). leader of The Corps. He pro- takes a while, but after some you're out. The editing is very quick- vides a play-by-play narration work I got my own station that But somehow, when these paced, another sign of poor occasionally through the show. has both Fatboy Slim and Tori elements are put together and work in most cases, but it fits With witty dialogue, intelli- Amos on heavy rotation. combined with two indepen- the show. The scenes are often gence and self-awareness, The next best choice in terms dent filmmakers (Josh and underscored with a rollicking "GvsE" is a welcome addition to of variety are the stations that Jonas Pate) and an experienced electronic soundtrack. Usually the stagnant mire that is televi- you can listen to are available cast, the result is a fun and this would be a massive down- sion. It knows how to play on with the application Mp3spy entertaining hour. This is the fall (like in "Plunket & your expectiations and uses Before anyone at ITS goes recipe that the new USA Net- McLeane"), but it fits the cliches against itself. While it insane, I'm going to mention work series, "GvsE," mixes irreverant style of Smythe and won't be everyone's cup of that it is legal, because you together. McNeil and "GvsE." sacramental wine, "GvsE" is an can't save these MP3s on to The premise behind "GvsE" Overshadowing all of the entertaining way to spend a your computer. revolves around the battle aforementioned items are the Sunday evening. Once you have MP3spy the between Heaven and Hell. I'm characters themselves. Smythe number of radio stations at not talking about Dr. Jack van is a wise-cracking newcomer your disposal is immense. Impe and his apocalyptic who occasionally bends the Many of them have playlists visions, though. We witness rules of The Corps to meet the GvsE made up on the fly, mainly this battle through the eyes of ends of the organization. made by bored college students Chandler Smythe (Clayton McNeil is a rhetoric-spouting in their dorm rooms. Now I just Rohner), a man who is killed bad-ass who knows the ropes, need a laptop with a cellular while trying to help someone on photo provided but shares Smythe's desire to modem in my car's dashboard the streets of Hollywood. Clayton Rohner and Richard Brooks star as Corps agents in save souls at any cost. I must Sunday, 8:00p.m (until 10/101 and I'm set for life. Instead of a regular afterlife. USA Network's "GvsE." confess, I love idea of Machi- Sunday.l0:00p.m (after 10/10)

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SUNDAY OCTOBER 10,1999 ,♦*>, ri:IMI 6:30 I 7:00 1 7:30 «:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 I 11:3(1 BROADCAST STATIONS i • NFL Football 60 Minutes (In Slereo) X (Touched byen Angel The Last [Movie: "F«a/fl;*n"[i999. Suspense) Roben Urich A passenger ER ^ Bearm at Oakland Raiders X [Day ot the Rest QIYQLI'LIIII'X [iram's computer syslem goes haywire. Premiere (In Sleieo) X Mug lefedi ABC World Movie: #* 'Sam Ad 2 Back m tl>eHaori"(i993) Whoorji (Snoops BedfeMas" 'in Sluiec) [Practice ' Ltsef s Keepers" (Ii. Roger Ebert & 'Jews Sunday Goldberg Deions and trends rally to save a scnooi trpm cios.ng X |X Slereo) X Ihe Movies I BC N.yhliy Dateline iln Slereo) X third Watch HeB Is What You Movie: "A Touch ol Hope' (1999. Drama) Anthony Michael Hal Penaacota: Makewane ofor It"ir (Intin Stereo)aiereo.t X.a. irteate'Healer Deanuean Kraftman smugglesyiugcyes w«hW4n hisna newfoundnewrouna power,p ffi Wings of Gold Lawrence Walk Show' Sinke Legendary Lighthouses (R) (In In Ihe Wild :■■■:•■,'.'" >■ "Masterpiece Theatre A .' - v^ \'^:?n- ■ Crown A [Myeteryl "Second SghT (R) (Ir Up the Band Stereo, (Part for t) X Cleese" (In Sleieo) X the Lennci sisters' amb'ttous parenis 'all apart ; Country (R. U Slereo) (Pan 2 cl 2) X It takes a Tony Brown's Religion- Scientific American Frontiers in the Wild . s v.'-h j-fn [Masterpiece Theatre' 'Aristocrats" The plans ol isteryl "Second Sight" (In Sleieo) (Part 2 of ?) Journal Ethics "oyega to ihe Otttgaooi ': jCleese" (In Slereo) X [the Lennox sisters' ambit-ous parents (all apart X ... varies [Major League To Be PregemeX Slereo Live) X special person Announced Home [Hone Star Trek: Voyager Barge of Star Trek: The Neit Generation [Frtends X Sports-Detroit Martin (In [Transition Impiovcment [improvement t'.eDead" Qn Slereo) X The Outrageous Okona" X Stereo) X CABLE STATIONS to travel hallway 5 301 Movie: •*» "Cry. the Beloved Country■" Behind the AMC Movie: ** "FinK-eei' (1968. Western) James Stewart. Henry Movie: *** '7fWComancf)pros"(1961. Weslern) John Wayne. 19SI, Drama) Sidney Porter, Canada Lee Screen Fonda A im«) sher* must face a gang leader and his men X Outlaws sal liquor and guns to a madman's Coma/tcho army. Movie •• r-r cr, ■- i «'«4 - ■fventure) Charl* Sheen. Henry Movie: ••'» "happedm faradse"(1994. Comedy) Nicoia Cap-. Saturday Night Li..' | .. j South Park (R) (Critic around the earth Rollins AT escaped con and his bug-no. hosiage h«ad lor Meico Overly kivd lownspeopte prevent bank robbers from escape Carvey Ede Bnc-.t Skip Tracers: The Real Lite Summer ol Terror: The Son of DISC Anacond'a: Giant Snake of the [Riddle of the Desert Mummies Mummies: The Real Siory |R) FBI Files Aaenls" cut short a Adventures of a Bounty Hunter Sam Story (R) Amazon Studytvg the anaconda ' af career (R) M*|0r League Baseball to preserve a couple BporaKamti NFL Pnmetime NFL Football Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field. (Lrve) X Sportscenter Playoffs. Div Rd - Teams TBA - B 301 Movie: ** , Mouse Movie: t* 'Her Aitb> "(1989, Comedyi Tom SeHeck. A mystery Sexandthe ISexandthe Movte: ** "Pracfica/Maoic*(199 SSandra BiAxk. Two sisters Hunl '(1997) Nathan Lane PG' ' becomes involved with a murder suspect. 'PG'A City (l-Siereo) CilUlr. Stereo) lace obstacles because of their wit craft (In Stereo)'PG-13" X square of it. Suicide Missions Combat Secrels of World War II Target [Tales of the Gun Sri-jinum HIST Sworn lo Secrecy The history ol History Undercover 1-: '' •■ Military Blunders: The SVikirtg Medics" (R) Omnawa" (R) (R) the OHice ol Strategic Services. Final Chapter (R) of Uve Lusdania (500) Women's College Boxing Sunday Night Firjhts ■ Jwr> Luis Gonzalez vs Alex Go:n Dwp FOX Sports News fOXSponsNewi Volleyball Purdue ailrtdaliana Siewai Las Vegas 15 00' Movie: Laserhaw*" Dark Skies 'Pilot The SCIFI Outer Limits "Fir* Anrwersary" Burning 2one "The Usi Visltoi Reunion" (In Slereo) X Takw Rom the I Tales From the 1997) Jason James Richier Awake"«g X n ■■■■■ ;; Endless Summer" (In Stereo) X Crypt [Crypt Paramedics Southern Comfort" Trauma: Life in Ihe ER TLC Case Reopened Ihe Zodiac" Case Reopened Buck Dahlia' Case Reopened 'Li;/'*! Case Reopened ' The Zodiac'' F BufjjtW ■ Miner |R) Borden" (R) 4 S Movie: *•• Cry S'-cAe's 1 Movie: t.\ ■Purgafory-(l999, Horror) ErTtfofA^Qoar(19B4 PEACE CORPS 14.30) Movie: *** "ASrprnr USA Wrestling WWF S^noay RS3 IQwf SundWfighl 51 1 Pacific Blue P r.. • i; GvsE tvilator' (R) (In Stereo) Law 4 Order: Special Victims Htw l«r are you willing to go to mi.e a diflereno.7 WMl993)RoOerlDeNiro X Heat X Slereo) X Cry" (In Stereo) X Unit "A Sngle Life' (In Stereo) Behind the Music >/■-/' ;,, ■ Behind the Music A profile of VH1 Where Are They Now? Hair Behind the Music A profile ot Storytellers "De' Leppafd" ;ln Behind the Music A profile ol (R) (In Slereo) trie heavy metal bandMetaiica Bands IP) (In Slereo) :k band De'Leopard |R) Stereo) rock band Def Leppard (R) www•pemcecorps.gov • i-»oo-42«-858o

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Matt Steiner Sports Editor SPORTS 372-2603 CC Women's tennis goes to Miami

hopes By MARY BETH WILFONG specifics." coach. "We really have to be The BG News ready to play when we go out The "Falcons last met up on the court against them, the) with the Musketeers three have really steady ground to win The women's tennis team is weeks ago at the BGSU Invita- strokes and we have to be men- heading to Miami for their first tional where they played six tally ready for that." road trip of the fall season. matches against them and won All-Ohio The Falcons will be compet- all six. In order for the Falcons to ing against host Miami, one of get more practice for the regu- The Redhawks finished last By Matthew P. Lyons the best in the Mid American TheBGNeivs year's season with a perfect 9-0 lar season, Dean experimented Conference and Xavier, a team record in the MAC and fin- with the flights by switching they have met up with before the girls around and throwing The BGSIT men's and in the season. The women ished overall with 13-7 record. women's cross country teams in different doubles teams and haven't been in competition Natalia Soetrisno, their num- will try to get back on pace Fri- singles teams to pla) against since the BGSU invitational ber one player who had a total day at the All-Ohio meet in of 22 singles victories last sea- Xavier. Delaware, Ohio. Both teams three weeks ago, but have been son alone was lost to gradua- have had some trouble at practicing hard for this weeks The invitational begins Sat- recent meets and are looking to competition. tion. Stepping up for the Red- urday morning at 11:00 play- change that. hawks are two-time all MAC ing two doubles sets and one "We've been playing a lot of player Ivana Grujic and strong The Falcon women are try- singles set. It Continues on ing to finish a meet with all of match plays in our practices," third flight player Kadija Sunday when play will begin BG News Photo/MIKE LEHMKUHLE their starting runners making said senior Beth Wilson. "It Richards. it to the finish line. In each of might be tough in the begin- at 11 a.m. with one set of dou- their last two meets BG has ning, but we've been working "They're very good," said bles play and one set of singles A member of the women's tennis team plays a volley earlier this had two runners fail to finish on endurance and more Penny Dean, women's tennis play. season. due to injury. Coach Cami Wells is expect- ing a tough fight for the top spot. The Falcons will be going Men's up against MAC opponents Hail to the captain Toledo, Akron, Ohio, and Miami. BG will also have to golf battle the Buckeyes. Captain Brent Martin's blocking sparks the Falcon attack "It will pretty much be a dog fight," Wells said. "It will be a By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM his first full year without an injury — junior and senior The Golden Bears won looks to really even match As long as Martin had 295 yards rushing and the Ohio Capital Conference during his . they (the team) run up to their The BG News two touchdowns He even had junior and sophomore years They placed ability, I'll be happy." Being named captain seven catches for 71 yards which second finishing 7-:i his senior year The women's team will be means your teammates makes him a triple threat His career numbers at Uppi r Arlington improve counting on strong perfor- think highly of you. .. Entering the- Miami game this • lie 2,360 yards rushing on 369 yards and By DAN NIED mances from juniors Lisa That is why senior fullback —'- year, Martin has 41 :i.'f touchdowns He put up a school-record Brent Martin was cho- ; Schroeder and Christine yards rushing on 16 1,520 yards and 20 touchdowns Ins junior The BG Vcm Thompson, as well as senior sen a co-captain I carries. He mainly year. Bowling 1 ireen golfer lustin ■ Nikki Monroe. along with D.J takes the ball on His collegiate career highlight was the Gillham believes his team is tak- Men's coach Sterling Martin Durkin this sea- third-and-one or win against Toledo Saturday It was espe- ing ,1 step inwards its goal. : is optimistic about the meet. As son. fourth-and-one. cially important to his class because no ', with the women, the men will "Right now. everything we're He has "It's critical sit- inn- 111 Ins class or on the sideline had ever '■ have stiff competition from the working on will help us finish played since uations like that been part of a win over the Rockets. • other teams running. The Fal- when we have to get "We played in front of a great crowd." belter,' Gillham said of his ' cons will be without Tom Kut- second grade. teams Mid American Confer- But has played the first down," Mar- Martin said "We had such great enthusi- ; ter due to a leg injury. Martin is tin said. "It's nice they asm from the students It wasn't just a big ence championship hopes. ! hopeful he will return for MAC fullback for nine "Obviouslj that's our main goal years. Some give me the ball win for the football team, but also for the • championships. this year" players switch tecause I like to show student body and the whole community I "We are hoping to be in the them what I can do thought it was great that we could all The Men's goll team has been I top five out of the division I positions upon moving from with it. It's hard some- enjoy and celebrate together." working on new techniques that ! schools," Martin said. "That Saturday's game against Miami could high school to times to rush because the Ihev hope will help fhem fare • means we are going to have to defense sometimes have turn out to be another highlight of his well when the MAC tournament • beat a couple of good teams college football. eight or nine guys in the career. Martin knows he's facing a sting) rolls around in the spnnc, Martin is hoping his team As a fullback, Martin does box defense On pass rushes, he could have the Kight now, however, the [ will get out of the blocks early "The offensive line is daunting task of blocking a blitzer named ; and stay with the top teams, receive many carries learning process has caused in the BG offense but usually mad at me Dustin Cohen. them to slip a little bit. "There are going to be about because I always "This game is just as critical as last is still important. He "Everybody's working on dif- i 36 teams there, and we are hop- run square into week." Martin said "Although we played ; ing to get out there and race throws blocks to open I ferent things right now," Gillham holes for running backs like their back." Martin our best game of the season, we still feel | with the teams we need to X said. "I usually get a there are areas we need to improve on It's said. Right now we're not all on race," said Martin. ",16 teams is Godfrey Lewis and Steve couple cuss words just areas (such as the second quarter VS. the same page." i a lot of people out there, and if Holmes. When BG passes, he That was evident in their has the assignment of picking thrown at me. It's Toledo) where we need to improve and iwe get caught behind, it's going make sure we're playing the best football ninth place mush at the St. , to slow us down. "If we can get up blitzers. just leaning for- ward and trying to we possibly can." Bonaventure Invitational last out with those top teams and "It doesn't matter if I'm weekend fhev won the tourna- worry about racing them we'll going against an All-MAC dig out as many Martin is majoring in production and operation management and purchasing ment last year. I lead coach Garry be all right." First Team player or a true yards as I can." and materials management Hi' finished Winger went into this year's The men will need strong freshman," Martin said "My During his performances from senior Dan goals and objectives don't days at with some words for the community tournament with high hopes That makes their subpar perfor- Flaute, as well as Kreg Hatfield change. I just don't want Upper "We're appreciative of their enthusiasm and how much it meant to the players for mance an even more bitter pill to and Dave Larson. them to make the tackle Arlington them to show us how much they are swallow The gun is set to fire for the and open holes." High women's race at 2:00 and at This is Martin's first year School behind us." Martin said. If the) just keep "Obviousl) I in disappointed 2:45 for the men's race. Both as the full-time starter. For near supporting us and coming to the games, in mysell and the team," Winger we'll try our hardest to win even game we races will take place in the past two years, he had Colum- said. "We expected to have our Delaware, Ohio. backed up Adam Lige. But in 1998 bus. Mar- can " intensity up. We telt going in that tin started as a we could have won the tourna- ment " The Falcon's finish may have Women's soccer heads to Ohio, Marshall been due parti) to the fact thai lhe\ weren't sure what to expect over weekend to try to snap road trip slump at Si Hon.u enture. The field con- sist, d ol teams that Bowling Green had not seen before and Piccirillo said. "We need to By PETE STELLA have had a challenging record will not see again Teams tourna- so far and when we look at improve our attitude and focus The BG News ment champion George Wash- them, we throw out their record on the mental, not the technical ington and fourth place Drexel because teams play belter than aspect of the game because we Life goes on. make preparing lor the field dif- their record shows." can play good soccer." tuull With the BG women's soccer Sunday the Falcons stop off At the conclusion of their freshman Adam Balls slipped team in a current slump they at Huntington, West Virginia a little bit from his team best fin- conclude their four-match road road trip, the Brown and for a 3 p.m. contest against con- ish at their first tournament. At trip with stops in Marshall and Orange will return home to ference foe Marshall The St. Bonaventure he linished sec- Ohio. With the loss to Miami 3- Cochrane Field for three- Thundering Herd has compiled ond on the team and 25th over- 1 and a tie to Ball State 2-2, the straight matches. The first one a 4-5-2 overall record and a 0-3- all Falcons' record moves to 5-4-1 will be Michigan October 15 at 1 conference mark. Teresa Pat- "Adam got off to a slow start," overall and 2-2-1 in the Mid-, terson is in her second year as 4 p.m. American Conference. Winger said "Hut he played well head coach for the Herd and the second day. He'll be ready to Friday, BG travels to Athens has a 8-18-3 record. BG leads play this week." to face the defending MAC Co- the overall series 1-0 with a 2-0 Falcon Notes On Sunday the Falcons leave champion Ohio Bobcats for a 3 win over Marshall last October Junior Michelle Lisy has cur- p.m conference match. Ohio's 16. tor Kings Island to play in the rently moved into a tie for the Xavier Invitational. record stands at 4-7-0 overall "Marshall is better then they BGSU career scoring lead. Her and 2-2-0 in the MAC. They are Winger and Gillham both were last year but they are goal against Miami gave her 29 coached by Wendy Logan, who hope the team can get back on struggling a little bit," Piccirillo total points, tying her with track in the tournament that fea- is 30-19-2 in her third year at said. the helm of the Bobcats. Ohio Tracy Gleixner. Junior tri-cap- tures the best field that they will News Photo/ BEN FRENCH also holds a 2-0 series advan- With the Brown and Orange tain Ashley Enser picked up play against all season. tage over the Falcons, with the struggling to get back on track, her first points of the year "These are the best teams Bowling Green Forward Jill Conover battles for the ball with a last win coming in a 2-0 deci- Piccirillo is more concerned against Miami Sophomore we'll play." Gillham said. Niagra player. The women's soccer team goes south this week- sion last October 18. with his players attitudes. back Leslie Hepfinger has two "Everyone is working on differ- end to Athens and Huntlngton "Ohio is a good team," BG "I think that we need to assists over the last four con- ent things and it will come coach Tom Piccirillo said. "They bring the fun back into soccer," tests. together soon." i Page 10 The BG News Friday, October 8, 1999 Women's golf finishes 12th at Penn State Tribe By DAN NIED The Falcons finished SO shots will at Michigan. Then every bit The BG News belter than they did at Penn Stale of experience helps." takes The women's goli team has lasl season. Thomas takes his team to Ann been through their share of ups Freshman Shelly Binzel con- Arbor this weekend to play in and downs already this season. tinued her surprising efforts by the Michigan Invitational. The control After opening their season leading the team for the second field is made up of a combination with a strong performance in time this season. She shot five of Big Ten learns and MAC ofALDS their only home tournament of over par 75 on the last day to teams. It will be a chance for the the season, the I'alcon Invitation- pass Sophomore Shannon Sharp golfers to see how they measure By TOM WITHERS al, they traveled to Penn State for the Falcon lead. Binzel was up in the MAC. AP Sports Writer last week to try and keep the 39th overall in the tournament. There will be one lineup CLEVELAND — By the lime magic. Another Freshman Stephanie change this weekend. Kolesnik Ihe Indians finished with Boston, They finished 12 out of 17 Elsea made an improvement will stay home while Sophomore the Red Sox had much more than teams. from the Falcon Invitational. She Angel Garrett will be inserted an aching back. Three Mid-American Confer- finished three strokes behind into the lineup. Jim Thome hit a grand slam,'" I larold Baines added a three-run ence rivals, Ohio, Eastern Michi- Smith to capture 64lh place in the "Angel deserves to play," shot and Charles Nagy pitched gan and Toledo, finished ahead tournament. Seniors Shannon Thomas said. "She has been seven solid innings Thursday as of the Falcons at the invitational. Sharp, Missy flinds and Kate working hard in practice." Cleveland moved within a win With three rounds of competi- Kolesnik rounded out the Falcon Thomas said that, in order to of sweeping Ihe AL division tion, if was a longer competition scores. do well at Michigan, the Falcons series from Boston with an 11-1,' rout of Ihe Red Sox. than Bowling Green is used to. Thomas said that he is happv will have to keep their scores The Indians, who were the Their best score was a 318 in the to see the young players step up. low. first team in 49 years to score second round. "It helps us a lot when the "I'm hoping that we can have more than 1,000 runs during the "We had a few good rounds," freshman do well," Thomas said. lour scores under 80," he said. regular season, looked for a BG News Photo BEN FRENCH head coach Kurt Thomas said. "Especially when you have real- "We need solid scores in the while like they might try to Falcon sophomore Angel Garrett watches her drive at the Fal- "We were much improved over ly strong competition like we tournament." match that figure Thursday. con Invitational. last year's performance." Cleveland capitalized on Brel Saberhagen's uncharacteristic wildness and scored II runs in a Warrick suspended indefinitely after arrest Iwo-inning span to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 series. By BILL KACZOR An off-dutv officer saw of past problems, legal and three shirts and a pair of can from Bradenton, has 36 cooperating with investi- The Red Sox, who lost Pedro AP Sports Writer what happened through a academic. jeans; details of Warrick's catches for 508 yards and gators. Warrick, 22, sound- Martinez to a back injury in TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — surveillance camera, police Warrick will be allowed purchase were not imme- four touchdowns as a ed confident he and the 21 - (lame 1, will turn to another' Heisman Trophy hopeful said. to practice with the team diately disclosed. senior for the top-ranked year-old Coles would be Martinez, Pedro's brother, Peter Warrick was indefi- Florida Slate coach but cannot play al least Coles and Warrick sur- Seminoles. cleared. Ramon, to save their season in nitely suspended follow- Bobby Bowd-n said in a until his case is resolved rendered at the Leon Hart said he and coach "It's not like I killed the Game 3 Saturday at Fenway ing his arrest today on written statement that he under school policy, lie County Jail and were freed Bobby Bowden each spoke president," he said Tues- Park. Dave Burba, a postseason charges he and a Florida was "terribly disappoint- will miss top-ranked Flori- without bond. Assistant privately with Warrick. day. hero for Ihe Indians pitching out ol Ihe bullpen last year, starts for. State teammate were ed," and noted Warrick is da Slate's game against Slate Attorney Warren "I le is very remorseful," Myrtil told investigators Cleveland. allowed to underpay for on schedule to graduate. Miami on Saturday and Goodwin said. Arrange- Marl said, lie expressed she knew Coles and War- clothes at a department "He came back for his possibly the rest ol the sea- ments were being made for al greal length his personal rick from seeing them a I The Indians, who had lost- store by aboul 5391. senior season instead of son Myrtil lo surrender. disappointment with parties and on campus. eight straight series openers before winning Wednesday Warrick and Laveranues going pro and he has been "Peter Warrick has been Each could face up to affecting so many people She admitted she voided Coles, both Seminoles such a hard worker and .i good citizen hen* prior lo five years in prison if con- with his poor decision." out the true prices when night, have won five straight postseason games against the' receivers, were charged good leader," Bowden this," Hart said. "The door vicled, but they would Hart said he also spoke she sold them the clothing Red Sox. with grand theft along said. "It makes this all the certainly is open lor Peter probably gel probation, lo the team and that the police said. with a Dillard's clerk, 19- more disappointing." to return." Goodwin said. A first court players were stunned that Pedro Martinez, who Warrick told police removed himself after four; year-old Rachel Myrtil. She Florida State Athletics Investigators met with appearance for the sole Warrick and Coles had Myrtil had done the same was accused of letting the Director Dave Hart said the players at Coles' apart- purpose of determining if been charged with innings in Game 1, said Ihe mus- thing for him one or two cle strain in his back had' two players buv 5412.38 Coles was kicked off the ment and they turned over they have legal representa- felonies. limes before and acknowl- improved, but thai there was worth of clothing for team because he ahead) the clothing, police said. tion was set for Monday. Earlier this week, the edged he knew it was persistent pain and he planned 521.40 on Sept. 29. was on probation because ( oles had bought a hat. Warrick, an All-Ameri- players said Ihey were wrong. to throw again on Saturday. Even if he can pitch again, it: may be too late for Ihe Red Sox, who dropped to 1-17 since Bill Battle of Ohio features rich history Buckner's infamous error in; Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. By JOE KAY sonal lend to have a football nati sports crowd of 60,007 fills game with 1:01 left, and the Ben- win of the series. Thome made history with his AP Sports Writer rivalry." Riverfront Stadium on a cold, gals win 20-17 in overtime in —Dec. 10, 1989: During a 24- second career postseason grand No, but it helps. This one snowy afternoon lo see the Ben- Cleveland, 17 loss lo Seattle, Bengals coach slam, capping Cleveland's two- CINCINNATI — Don't think inning onslaught against Saber- started with a feud and just got gals overcome a 10-0 deficit. —Dec. 14, 1986: Bernie Kosar Sam Wyche lakes the on-field the Browns-Bengals series quali- belter. —Oct. 17. 1971: Browns win throws deep on the Browns' first hagen and John Wasdin. His shot fies as one of the NFL's best? microphone, tells fans at River- in Ihe fourth off Wasdin gave Modell bought the Browns in 27-24 in Iront ol 60,284 fans at play, setting the tone for a 34-3 Then, to paraphrase Sam Ironl to stop throwing snowballs Cleveland an 11-1 lead. 1961 lor 54 million, then bred Riverfront, a figure that still victory at Riverfront that propels Wyche, you obviously don't live and yells: "You don't live in Thome, who hit a grand slam coach Paul Brown after the 1962 stands as the largest crowd ever Cleveland into playoffs. The in Cleveland ... or in Cincinnati. C leveland, you live in Cincin- lasl year in the A L championship season. Brown moved down- to attend a sporting event in Browns will beat the Jets in dou- Modell taking on Brown. Cincinnati. ble overtime before Denver's nati!" series, has 14 career postseason Bernie taking on Boomer. Wyche state, founded his own team and homers. His two-run homer in created a rivalry. —Dec. 21, 1980: Browns safely |ohn El way breaks their hearts —Oct. 29, 1995: Eric Zeier taking on the entire city of Cleve- Thorn Darden knocked Bengals Game 1 made il 2-2 in the sixth, I lere are some ol the high- with "The Drive" in AFC title starts for Browns and sets up a land. punter/receiver Pal Mclnallv and the Indians rallied to win in lights of the "Battle of Ohio" that game in Cleveland. 29-26 overtime win in Cincinnati. Ihe bottom of Ihe ninth. "I think we'll always have a unconscious on a pass play. Mcl- —Oct. 18, 1987: Browns back- resumes Sunday in Cleveland Later that week, word leaks out Nagy allowed one run and strong rivalry with Cleveland," nallv is carried oil on a stretcher, up quarterback Gary Danielson, following a four-year break. thai Modell will move the team five hits in beating the Red Sox Bengals general manager Mike returns and catches a 59-yard receiver Brian Brennan and six —Oct. II, 1971): The Browns to Baltimore. lor Ihe second straight time in Brown said Thursday. "There are touchdown pass that ties the others who crossed the picket beat the Bengals 30-27 in (Ice- Ihe playoffs. He beat Boston in lots of rivalries in this league game before the Browns pull out line have an easy time in the final —Dec. 17, 1995: The Browns where there are not personal ani- land, starting the series win the last game at Cleveland Game 3 of last year's division a 27-24 win strike replacement game. Daniel- series. mosities involved, and I would —Nov. 15, 1970: Paul Brown Stadium, healing the Bengals 26- —Dec. 2/1984: Boomer Esia- son throws four touchdown Saberhagen, who was on the like lo think that this would be gels his revenge, coaching the son throws I-yard touchdown passes in a 34-0 victory at River- 10. It's.their only win in eight disabled list three times this year, that. Bengals to a 14-10 victory in pass to Anlbony Munoz on a front that stands as the first games after word leaks about the walked just 11 batters in 119 "You don't have to have a per- Cincinnati A then-record Cincin- tackle-eligible play lo tie the shutout and the most lopsided team's move. innings this season. But he walked three in Ihe third inning when the Indians set a division series record by scoring six Lions, Chargers game reunites familiar faces limes. By HARRY ATKINS played lor Ihe Lions from 1991- Omar Vizquel hit a two-run the Chargers. I le led San Diego "I expect to be able to play on Seau has said repeatedly he AP Sports Writer 93, and quarterback Jim llar- triple, Roberto Alomar had a lo a record of 50-36, three playoff Sunday," Harbaugh said. enjoys playing for Mike Riley, PONTIAC, Mich. — Bobby baugh grew up in Ann Arbor appearances, two AFC West two-run double and Baines The one familiar face Ross who became San Diego's 12th Ross just rolled his eyes. He fig- and played for Michigan. titles and the club's first AFC capped the inning with a three- ured the question was coming, was most concerned about coach on Jan. 10 after two sea- run shot to right-center. When he was forced out, Ross championship. but clearly had hoped to avoid belongs lo Seau. There are two sons at Oregon State. Still, he Bui Saberhagen, who didn't brought most of his San Diego He hasn't fared thai well with reasons: it. doesn't hide his admiration and walk a batter in 13 starts and no assistants to Detroit with him. Detroit. The Lions went 9-7 in more than one in 20 of 22, wasn't* —Seau, an All-Pro, is a one- Ross will lead his present They include offensive coordi- 1997, losing in the first round of respect for Ross. Completely to blame. After Travis man wrecking crew. He has 19 team, the Detroit Lions (2-1), nator Sylvester Croom, defen- the playoffs. Detroit was 5-11 Fryman walked to open the ■ tackles, one sack and a pass "1 have a lot of love for Bobby against his tormer team, the San sive line coach Brian Baker and last season. inning Sandy Alomar hit a slow defended. He has forced a fum- Ross, obviously," Seau said. "I Diego Chargers (2-1), in Ihe Sil- offensive line coach Jack 1 lenry. grounder to shortstop that But so was San Diego. ble and recovered a fumble. respect him as a coach and as a verdome on Sunday. It only Ron Rivers, who has taken up looked like a sure double play — Seau had a game-high 10 tackles man. He's going to go down as makes sense he would place just Ihe bulk of Detroit's running "It is an important game for both Fryman and Alomar wear both of us because we aTe both in Ihe win over Kansas City. a little emphasis on winning this load since Barry Sanders retired, one of the greal coaches here in knee braces. game. was a college teammate at Fres- 2-1," Ross said. "The rest of il is —Seau and Ross also happen San Diego, since he's the only However, second baseman not a factor. Everything in this Right, coach? no Slate of Chargers wide to be close. As close as Ihe tele- one who has taken us to the Jose Offerman's relay throw league is tied to winning each' receiver Charlie Jones. Detroit phone, anyway. Ross doesn't Super Bowl." pulled Mike Stanley off the bag and every week. That's the "I don't want to talk about safety Mark Carrier played with have Seau's number, but Seau and Ihe Indians were in business. that anymore. That's three years Chargers linebacker Junior Sean importance of this game." has Ihe coach's number. He calls Seau also conceded thai not Kenny Lofton worked Saberha- in the past," Ross said. "The con- a I Southern California. Even with a bruised elbow and leaves messages. all the San Diego players liked gen for a walk, and Vizquel fol- lowed with a triple to right. nection is there, but this is just and two slightly cracked ribs, Ross as much as he did. Some, another game." "When the schedule first "He called after the thing Alomar then ripped a double came out and I saw Ihe Chargers I larbaugh remains in charge of with Barry and left a nice mes- frankly, were glad to see him Ihe Chargers' feeble offense. to the same spot, and with Maybe so. But if familiarity on il, I mentioned it to the sage," Ross said. "He said he leave. I larbaugh was forced out in Ihe Manny Ramirez due up, the breeds contempt, this game coach," Detroit defensive end liked Ihe way I was handling first quarter of last week's 21-14 "You can'l please everyone, Jacobs Field crowd smelled could be a dandy. The connec- Robert Porcher said. "He told thai, and told me lo hang in blood. But Saberhagen got victory over Kansas City. not on a football team," Seau tions between the two teams go me, 'Yeah, I'll probably be a little there." Ramirez on a fly ball before Kramer came off the bench and much deeper than Ross. more wired that week.' You said. "But a coach will stand on walking Thome. threw two touchdown passes, Seau called again the other can't blame him." his record, and Bobby's record Baines then put the finishing Chargers center Roman but it was the Chargers defense day. in San Diego was a good one." touches on the Indians' biggest Fortin spent his first two NFL Ross, who replaced Wayne thai won Ihe game, intercepting "He told me he was a decoy postseason inning with his 412- seasons, 1990-91, with Ihe Lions. Fonles on Jan. 13,1997, spent the Elvis Grbac four times, two of as a tight end," Ross said, laugh- The Lions would like to emu- Quarterback Erik Kramer previous five seasons as coach of foot homer, the fifth of his career which set up scores. ing a little. late it, that's for sure. in the postseason. i L $ i

—— Friday, October 8, 1999 The BG News Page 11 bTANDINGS RANSACTIONS F National Fo otball League Major League Soccer The Top 25 *M WIRE Ai A (.Lin. Eastern Conference By The Associated Press Bengals activate Mack, cut Rookie Lineman AMERICAN CONFERENCE W L SOW Pts The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated y-D.C. 23 8 57 The Associated Press East 6 Press college football poll, with first-place votes in CINCINNATI — '(remain Mack, suspended by 6 W L T Pet. x-Columbus 19 12 45 parentheses, records through Oct. 2, points based the NIT. (or the first lour games this season because New Eng. 4 0 0 1.000 x-Tampa Bay 14 17 5 32 on 25 points for a first place vote through one of drunken driving offenses, was activated Thursday Miami 12 19 5 26 Buffalo ■\ 1 0 .730 point for a 25th place vole and previous ranking: by the Cincinnati Bengals. New Eng. 11 20 4 25 Indianapolis 2 1 0 .667 Record Pts Pvs The team cleared a rosier spot by waiving rookie NY-NJ 7 25 3 15 Miami 2 1 0 .667 1. Florida St. (64) Tony Coats, a seventh-round draft selection from the Western Conference 5-0 1,744 1 N.Y. Jets 1 3 0 .250 University of Washington. Coats, an offensive line- W L SOW Pts 2. Perm St. (5) 5-0 1,672 2 Central man, had been on the inactive list for the first four x-LosAng. 19 12 3 51 3. Michigan 5-0 1,606 4 games of this season. Jacksonville 3 1 0 .750 x- 20 11 6 48 4. Nebraska 5-0 1,537 6 Tennessee 3 1 0 .750 x-Dallas 18 13 3 48 5. Virginia Tech (1) 4-0 1,427 8 Martinez feels better but future uncertain Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 x-Chicago 17 14 2 47 6. Tennessee 3-1 1,346 7 The Associated Press Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 San Jose 19 13 10 37 CLEVELAND — Pedro Martinez, still in pain, 7. Georgia Tech 3-1 1,294 9 Cincinnati 0 4 0 .000 Kansas City 8 23 2 20 (plans to throw again Saturday. Whether he'll pitch Cleveland 0 4 0 .000 8. Florida 4-1 1,211 3 again in the postseason is less certain. West y-clinched conference title 9. Kansas St. 4-0 1,151 13 Baseball's best pitcher felt better Thursday, but the Iconcern about his strained back muscle might not Seattle 3 1 0 .750 x-clinched playoff berth. 10. Georgia 4-0 1,145 10 matter unless the Boston Red Sox get at least two San Diego 2 1 0 .667 11. Michigan St. 5-11 1,111 14 postseason wins, causing either a decisive fifth game Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 International Hockey League 12. Alabama 4-1 858 21 At A Glance against Cleveland or a trip to the league champi- Oakland 7 2 0 .500 13. Texas A&M 3-1 855 T EASTERN CONFERENCE onship series. Denver 0 4 0 .000 W L 14. Mississippi St. •5-0 851 16 NATIONAL CONFERENCE SOL Pts Cleveland 1 1 0 2 15. Marshall 5-0 692 17 East Miller's time in Baltimore is over Detroit 1 1 0 2 lh. Last Carolina 5-0 690 19 The Associated Press W L T Pet. Grand Rapidsl 1 0 2 17. Purdue 4-1 649 11 BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles today fired Dallas 3 0 0 1.000 manager Ray Miller alter two straight losing seasons Michigan 1 0 0 2 18. Syracuse 4-1 586 22 Washington 3 1 0 .750 Orlando 1 1 0 2 with one of the highest-paid teams in the majors. 19. Miami 2-2 487 18 N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 Cincinnati 0 0 1 1 The Orioles announced they would not exercise Arizona 1 3 0 .250 Milwaukee 0 1 0 0 20. Wisconsin 3-2 425 — their option to keep Miller as manager. Owner Peter Philadelphia 0 4 0 .000 WESTERN CONFERENCE 21. Ohio St. 3-2 313 12 Angelos would not say whether general manager Central W L SOL Pts 22. Southern Cal !-l 281 — Frank Wren would remain with the team. Detroit 2 1 0 .667 Manitoba 2 0 0 4 23. Texas 4-2 218 15 Chicago 1 1 Red Wings sign McCarty for three years Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 (1 2 24. BYU VI 121 — Long Beach l 0 0 2 The Associated Press Chicago 2 2 0 .500 25. Minnesota 4-0 102 — DETROIT — Darren McCarty rejoined the Detroit Houston 0 0 1 1 Minnesota ? 2 0 .500 Red Wings on Thursday after signing a three-year, Kansas ( ity 0 1 0 0 Tampa Bay 2 2 0 .500 $5.4 million contract, his agent said. Utah ' 0 0 0 0 Others receiving votes: Mississippi 95, West McCarty, a 6-foot-1, 215-pound forward, signed NOTE: Two points are awarded for a victory; Wyoming 48, Oklahoma 43, Air Force 30, Pitts- St. Louis 3 0 0 1.000 Wednesday night and look the first available flight one (or a shootout loss. Shootout losses are only burgh 21, Arkansas 19, Boston College 17, Virginia San Fran. 3 1 0 Thursday to Atlanta, where the Red Wings were to .750 denoted in the SOL column, not the loss column. 17, Southern Miss. 13, Notre Dame 12, Kentucky 9, plav the expansion Thrashers. New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 Friday's Games Washington 9, Colorado St. 8, Oregon S, C"lemson "To know that we've got Darren for three years is Carolina 1 3 0 .250 Manitoba at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. 6, Maryland 6, LSU 4, Wake Forest 4, Missouri 3, a good feeling," general manager Ken Holland said Atlanta 0 4 0 .000 Houston at Cincinnati, 7:30 5.in. Texas Tech 3, Iowa St. 2, Arizona 1. Pro wrestling legend Gorilla Monsoon dies in home at 62 The Associated Press The . 6-fool-6, 400-pound Initially a > illain who leuded both a friend and a colleague, Marella also served as WWF lot out of him," King Kong Marella began his wrestling with pro wrestling legend Bruno and I have many fond memories president in the mid-1990s and Bundy said. WILLINGBORO, N.J. — For- career in the 1960s, competing in Samarlino. Marella later became of the time we spent together I le was inducted into the WWF Hall mer professional wrestler Roberl Marella grew up in western more than 8,000 matches before beloved among fans of the ever- will be missed." ol Fame in 1994. "Gorilla Monsoon" Marella, one New York. He began wrestling at retiring in the early 1980s. He growing entertainment genre. of the most beloved villains of Fellow southern New Jersey A son, Joey Marella, became .1 age 8 in a YMCA. He later held After retiring he became a ring- the ring who became a television once shared a world lag-team pro wrestler King Kong Bundv WWF referee in the 1980s. He New York scholastic records in announcer for the World tille with "Killer" Kowalski. side analysl on WWF telecasts. said the younger generation of died in an auto accident in the shot put and discus. Wrestling Federation, has died at "Gorilla Monsoon was one of Marella was known for his on- grapplers was honored to have Burlington in 1994. Thereafter, He graduated from Ithaca age 62. the best bad guys ever in the air banter with colleague Jesse Marella at ringside announcing Robert Marella kept a lower pro- College with a degree in physical their bouts on television. file in the wrestling business and Marella, who had suffered business," Bill Apter, editor-in- "The Body" Ventura — a former education and physiotherapy, from diabetes and heart prob- chief of World of Wrestling Mag- professional wrestler now gover- "He was somebody who seldom appeared on television. and worked briefly as a teacher lems in recent years, died azine wrote in a tribute. "His nor of Minnesota. knew the business," Bundv said. "When his son got killed in a belore a wrestling promoter Wednesday at his home in this fierce growl and full beard per- "The loss of Gorilla Monsoon "A great guy, a real class act." car accident, I think lhal took a offered him $500* Philadelphia suburb where he suaded people to lake his 'goril- saddens me deeply," Ventura had been a longtime resident. la' persona very seriously." said in a statement. "He was ON

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. Page 12 The BG News Friday, October 8, 1999 Battered Buckeyes brace for Brees, disciplined By RUSTY MILLER down any of them for more than the kind ol ^us sou love Id have "We haven't played Ohio ing only two sacks, even though said. "He doesn't look like he's AP Sports Writer a couple of quarters. on your team." Stale for three years," Bins said. opponents are calling around 35 got a John Elway arm and he's pass plays a game. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Last Now the 21st-ranked Buck- There are Others on his own "It's a big game, playing in Ihe not 6-3 or 6-4, but he gets Ihe ball Horseshoe. I'm really looking week it was Wisconsin's tank ol a eyes are presented with a cool team that he's not loo thrilled "A lot of the time, they're to the open man. You leave forward to it." going lo the shotgun or a Ihroe- running back, Ron Dayne. This Brees who is considered one ot with, so he's letting third-string somebody uncovered and he'll week, it's the air force of Purdue the top quarterbacks in the coun- tailback Derek Combs start on He should. He'll be going up step drop," Cotton said. "It's real find him right fast." quarterback Drew Brees. try. Saturday. Cooper is disciplining against an Ohio State defense hard to get to a guy when he's thai is lacking in confidence, has- letting the ball go in under 2 sec- An unexpected ally of the The job changes but certainly "Hirst of all, he handles him- starter Michael Wiley and back- n'l been applying pressure to onds." doesn't get any easier for Ohio self well. He exudes confidence. up Jonathan Wells because each Buckeyes might be Brees' quarterbacks and is hurling State's beleaguered defense. I'm not using the word cockv, missed a class this week. That would pretty much receivers. By Purdue coach Joe physically. Over the past three weeks, the but he's a confident football Brees completes 58 percent of describe Brees. But he is also as Tiller's reckoning, they dropped "He's up (or the I leisman and accurate as he is quick to gel rid Buckeyes have prepared for an player," said Ohio State coach his passes for an average of 13 1.3 passes last week in a .38-12 yards per completion and has II with thai hype, I'm sure he's of Ihe ball. option attack, a run-and-shoot John Cooper, who met Brei"- .it ,i loss at No. 3 Michigan. offense and then the inside run- photo shoot for a preseason All- touchdown passes against four good," defensive end James Cot- "I think probably the best ning of Wisconsin. And Ihej America team. "He does a good interceptions. I le's been sacked ton said. Ihing he does is he distributes Ohio Slate can't count on that haven't come close to shutting job running their offense. I le's onlv three lime-, all season. Ohio Stale's defense is averag- Ihe ball to Ihe open guy," Cooper happening again.

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*pf^L Page 2 Homecoming 1999 Friday, Oct. 8.1999 Table of Contents Homecoming Jootball Debut, justness Preperatlons 2 Students, Alumni Ready for Jam-Packed Weekend 3 Cife Refore the Crown, Homecoming Preperatlons 4 Up Close with Jreddie <£ Jreida 5 Then <£ ftiow: History of Homecoming at V$QSIA 6, 9 Adopt-A-Rlock, Keeping Students On-Campus, fJetters weekend lineup 8 1959 Jootball Championship Reunion 9 RQSU vs. Miami 10 Ocers to face *toranto, JVlen's Soccer tries to rebound 11 14AO <£ SRC co-sponsor 5K Run, 3-on-3 Rasketball Tournament 11 Homecoming 1999 Staff Homecoming game debuts in 1922 Sara Eaton, Special Projects Editor By CRAIG GIFFORD a senior notorious for pro- zine. The BG News moting school spirit, accord- Just as the Homecomings Alexandria Dietz, Assistant Special The Homecoming football ing to the Alumni Center. of today promote the coming Projects Editor game, and the events that This would be the first of together as a community to surround it, have been a what would become a annu- celebrate, so did the original annual event throughtout al event, with festivities and Homecoming games. Megan Brest, reporter several decades. However, a game coming together. It "It is felt at the college there was a time when there had grown so much by 1924 that this is a community Kimberly Dupps, reporter wasn't a "Homecoming." that The BG News called it affair as much as a college The first Homecoming "the greatest event on the affair because everyone Craig Gifford, reporter college calendar for the year football game at Bowling should celebrate with the and which the city is begin- G. Michael Graham, sports reporter Green took place Nov. 4, students and faculty and ning to look forward to each Greta Hale, reporter 1922 against Toledo, and fall." join in praising the great included a meeting in the success which has marked Nick Hurm, sports reporter Homecoming began to auditorium, parade, game grow into what it has life at college," according to Dan Nied, sports reporter and campus party at night. become today, as "pep ral- a 1924 edition of The BG The game was left at a tie, lies, parades with floats, News. Pete Stella, sports reporter 6-6. lunches, teas and decora- "Homecoming was the big Dave Truman, sports reporter The man credited with tions in residence halls, event of the year, something creating the idea of the which marks each succes- we all looked forward to," Matt Steiner, sports editor Homecoming football game sive and successful, home- said Dorothy Vogt, member Katie Woods, reporter was a student of the coming," according to the of the graduating class of University at that time, summer, 1998 edition of 1954, as quoted by the AtBG named Ivan E. "Doc" Lake, AtBG, the alumni maga- magazine. Mike Lehmkuhle, Photo Editor Ben French, photographer Netters looking to spring back By NICK HURM moral win for BG, but not a State and Miami]. Now we Jeff Hindenach, photographer The BG News conference win. The have those out of the way A Last weekend the Falcons, who are now 1-3 in win over Kent and Ohio Bowing Green volleyball the MAC, are in a must-win University could bring us Scott Zimmer, Graphics Editor team did not have the stel- situation to keep up with some confidence." Jim Baer, graphic artist lar homestand they were last weekend's competition. Confidence is a big issue looking for. "There is nobody else in for the Falcons at the Losses to Ball State and the league that has the tim- moment. BG's win over Clint McDonell, Copy Chief Miami spoiled the Falcons' ing in their schedule like we Wright State may have Mid-American Conference have," coach Denise Van De given the orange and brown Mary Beth Wilfong, Assistant Copy weekend home opener. But Walle said. "We had the some much needed confi- Chief the Falcons answered back three best teams in the dence. The Falcons looked Tuesday with a five set win league right in a row I Ben Fry, copy editor at Wright State. It was a big (Western Michigan, Ball — • —Continuedon page 9 Elin Valle, copy editor Jriday, Oct. 8.1999 Homecoming 1999 Page 3 Students, alumni ready for jam-packed weekend Homecoming creates memories i^im'i.a'JMm.iAlma Mater (war us as we Memories, friendships revisited praise thy name, make us By CRAIG GIFFORD By SARAH DELANEY worthy sons & daughters The BG Newt ading to thy fame. The BG Newt Homecoming is intended to be a special time for all mem- A carnival, a dance, a barbecue and a campus cleanup are From your hals of tvy to bers of the University, especially the alumni, because it is all on the roster this week as part of the University's celebra- the campus scare chmes their chance to come back and see how everything has tion of Homecoming 1999. mg out with gladness for changed and to renew old friendships. The festivities started Sunday and will continue until our dear Bowing Green. This year, the University alumni association has planned Saturday, Oct. 9 when BGSU plays Miami in the Homecoming When all is Just a mern'ry many activities and events for its alumni, with the intention football game. of the bygone day hear our hyrnn dear A»ria Mater, as of "building good will for alumni and have them have a great University Activities Organization (UAO) sponsored many time," said Paul Pawlaczyk, assistant director of alumni thy name we trace. of this week's events. affairs. According to Jama Jobe, a UAO »"=•* V> Among the highlights of this chairperson and a sophomore art ther year's alumni events include apy major, many other organizations! Pioneers Reunion Brunch, the worked with UAO to help make the Alumni Awards Dinner and the All- week a success. She cited the carni- Alumni Tent Party. val, which was held Monday through fc v The Pioneers Reunion Brunch is Wednesday as an example. a 50th reunion, of sorts, as it is for "We have different organizations graduates of 1949. According to wanting to participate and have Nancy Ellis, associate director of booths at the carnival," Jobe said alumni affairs, approximately 150 She also said that there was a raffle former students are expected to booth and on Wednesday there was a attend this event. dunking booth where students could - ^^S ~"^R StST Tonight Alumni Awards dunk the king and queen candidates. '' —L^^^Dinner will honor some of its top In addition to the booths, there was alumni in Olscamp Hall. Several the usual carnival food: snow cones, awards will be given out: Recent cotton candy, popcorn and hot-dogs Graduate Awards, for Jason Monday and Wednesday the carni- ackson '94 and Scott Ziance '93; val hosted a caricaturist; while the Honorary Alumnus Awards, for Tuesday and Wednesday there was a Retired Public Relations Director balloon artist. BO News Photo/BEN FRENCH Clif Boutelle and Professor Emeritus of Geography and According to Christie Chipps, USG Students cheeer at a football game to show their BGSU school spirit vice president, students could have Gerontology, Ph.D., John Hiltner; the Alumni Service Awards, for V. Jean Bisher Hersland '49 won tickets to the Homecoming dance, which was sponsored Time w* treat yot» kindly by UAO and USG, at the carnival. years from no* you'll be and James Lessig '57. Chipps said this is the first time USG has been involved in ever de*ei to our hearts A final highlight to this year's alumni activities is the All- planning the Homecoming dance. She is looking forward to our urtver sity. Alumni Tent Party, which will include a spirit reunion and fal- working with UAO again to accomplish bigger things. Alma Mater liear us as we con flames reunion. The falcon flames reunion is for married alumni. It will The semi-formal dance was held on Thursday. There was praise Vty name, make us music, refreshments and live performances as well as the worthy sons & daughters include a wine tasting table. announcement of the homecoming finalists. addng to thy fame. Carolyn Aldrich Zinance, "96 graduate from the University and coordinator of the falcon flames reunion, is looking for- Chipps said she encouraged students to go to the dance. From your hals of ivy to ward to the event with her husband, Scott, a 1993 graduate. "I want the students to see that USG and UAO are working the campus scene chrnes "I think it is going to be awesome!" he said. together to do something fun for the students," Chipps said. rtig out with ojadiiess for Alumni are encouraged to come back for so many reasons, Besides the carnival and the dance, UAO sponsored a our dear Bowing Green When an is Just a mern'ry- whether it be to become reconnected to the University or to see Homecoming BBQ on Tuesday, complete with cheeseburgers, how the University has changed in the years they have been hamburgers, veggie burgers, chips and pop. of the bygone day hear our liymn dear Alma Mater, as away. Organizations cleaned up at Adopt-A-Block Wednesday. Vy name we prase, "We want alumni to see what is going on and to feel good Students were given a garbage bag and assigned an area of tune wK ti eat you kridly about their University," Pawlaczyk said. campus to clean up from 5-6 p.m. After the clean up, the stu- yeai s from now youl be The alumni are very enthusiastic about the alumni week- .dents were treated to a free pizza party. ever dearer to our hearts end, as well. On Thursday night and tonight Notting Hill will be shown ouruniverstty. "We try to get back because it's a great way to connect with in 111 Olscamp Hall at 8 p.m. The fee is $1, bursarable. Alma Mater hear us as we old friends and see how things have changed," said Ziance. Today is also Spirit Day. Students are encouraged to wear praise thy name, make us Fellow 1996 graduate and former Falcon starting center, orange and brown to show their school spirit. worthy sons S, daughters Cal Boers, shares similar sentiments. The Homecoming Parade will take place on Saturday, Oct. adding to thy fame. "I hope to enjoy a Falcon win and the few moments I will 9. It starts at 10:30 a.m. in Lot 5 and will end at the stadium From your hals of ivy to have with the friends I have made. It is an honor to come back before the Homecoming game, at 1 p.m. the campus scene chmes and be part of the program," he said. rrig out with gladness for Students from late During the UAO Ice our dear'Bowtio Green. 1960s work on a Cream Social Monday When at Is just a mern'ry Homecoming float for night, King Candidate of the bygone day hear our the parade. Jason Scasny scoops hymn dear AJma Mater, as out sundaes for thy name we praise. PHOTO PROVIDED students, while Queen Time wl treat vou kridly Candidate Becca Ferris years from now you'l be helps out. clearer to our hear ts PHOTO PROVIDED ourunfcerslty. Alma Mater hear us as we Page^i Homecoming 1999 Jridau. Oct. 8,1999

hamidat^musfTh^tseveral requiwmSnt&Deme receiving the clvwrr* By GRETA HALE •be in In writing the essay, ball. The BG New* good the candidates must Another queen candidate Some students dream of standing Queen address seven ques- Ginger Sturgeon, focused being crowned someday as with the King tions. her essay around the diver- the Homecoming queen or University (anidates Students must sity of activities that she •have (anidates describe their commit- king. However, there is Alison Vogel was involved in, at the more to becoming the queen completed Greg Stone] ment to academic University and in the com- or king than just being a mini- Jessica La Fern on Griffi excellence, their lead- munity. crowned. mum of 90 Sarah ichael Shield ership abilities and Jon Baxter Gest, Jr., a Candidates have been credit Angel: experience, their ser- king candidate, focused on oe Do vice to the University narrowed down to 15 queen hours Christ his experiences visiting the •submit ihofer within the BG commu- and 11 king candidates by a University with his father, three let- Gin) ne nity, explain how they panel of five judges, said who is an alumus, at past ters of rec- Bee, Bra\fBjfcktn*on have promoted cultur- Diana Perez, the chair of Homecomings. Homecoming elections. ommenda- Mi Jon Rafter Gest al diversity on campus and tell what influ- "Some of the best times The five judge panel is tions from Jenj Kevin Cady ences they will leave were when we came back for made up of graduate stu- advisors, Beth" employees Jeremy Hackworth behind at the Homecoming on weekends dents, advisors and faculty, Meg Gam Jason Scasny when I was a little kid," she said. They were respon- and facul- University. Kelly Madger Students must also Gest said. sible for narrowing the num- ty and indicate tell what their role Kevin Cady, another king ber of candidates from a Mandy Kerber should be if they are candidate, wrote about his large number to 26. who they Gloria Cayton were nom- elected king or queen, The judges use a blind Mary Beth Urban experiences as a resident inated by and finally, any extra process so they do not know BG News Graphic/JIM BAER advisor. Cady focused on •fill out information that they the identity of the people candidate how he has helped the resi- an application including think the judges should they are evaluating, in order One queen candidate, dents and benefited the GPA, community involve- know about them. Jennifer Glaser, said the University being an RA. to insure that the process is Glaser focused her essay ment, scholarships, process of narrowing down The king and queen of fair, Perez explained. around her community rewards, leadership posi- the candidates was great. Falcon Fest "99 will be Students must meet a tions and career objectives involvement outside of the It "weeds out the people announced on Saturday dur- minimum criteria to be con- campus, such as teaching •write a four page essay who are doing it as a joke," ing halftime of the football sidered. Candidates are on why they would be a good Sunday School and volley- required to: she said. game. Homcoming preparations, committees start early By MEGAN BREST UAO need eight months, but plete their responsibilities Spirit/Float/Splash, Pep involved with UAO, their The BG .Vcii'.s- they also establish eight for the big fall event as well Rally, Publicity, Service, and classes and work, when they Although homecoming is committees. as the head director coordi- the Parade Committee. are involved in so many It isn't as easy as it only a few months into the UAO has been busy nates eight committees to other things." school year, University preparing for Homecoming organize Homecoming. The sounds, though. In order to be a success, Homecoming Domachowski also said Activities Organization since last January. Eight committees are: Weeks must have been carefully that one of UAO's goals this begins preparations eight months gives the chairper- Events, King/Queen, planned in case of unfore- year was to reach the stu- months prior. Not only does sons enough time to com- Merchandise/Sales, seen conflicts. dents as well as the commu- "The biggest challenge is trying to get everything nity and to put together a lined up like calling all the great program for them. people and getting every- Although UAO really thing organized at the same hasn't changed their organi- Natural Light 24Pk $8.99 time," Weeks Events zational scheme much in Mike's Party Mart Coors Lisht 18Pk S8.99 Chairperson Jama Jobe Loialcd on Soulh Main Si in "Bij! Lois Pla/a" Neat Papa Johns! Busch Light 30Pk SI 1.99 said. recent years, they added the While this can be diffi- Homecoming Parade, which 352.9259 rw*»n» usim.Miv RMI-KN! 352*9259 Bud Light 24Pk SI 3.99 cult for some, Steven will be on Saturday this Hi// Mirer Itinp Orders! Natural Light 12Pk $4.29 Domachowski, coordinator year so students can attend. of student organization ser- vices, likes the excitement For the same reason, the of getting ready. pep rally was moved from FREE DELIVERY "I enjoy it because it's Thursday to Friday. like going for a goal. I see a UAO President Jennifer lot of progress everyday; Joyce said although nothing 354-6500 1 In- is a big effort, with all these folks working togeth- was eliminated from the PICK UP SPECIALS er," he said. "Even during preparation, it was $i|99 the weekend before we were enhanced. MONDAY MADNESS; 2 SMALL PIZZAS W/CHEESE in good shape." 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F r e d d i e & F r e i d a By KATIE WOODS work together and share The BG News the same residence (they ^ SI This past weekend the Toledo live with Grandma and p Grandpa Falcon at The game was the finest exhibition of school spirit that has been seen in Nest) but the two have quite a while. many other things in com- P^r - FM-O- Almost 24,000 fans joined two mon. They both share the M! fans that have stood by Bowling same favorite color, orange. |7JQ Green sports teams for decades. They both also love the They don't often go unnoticed at same thing about Bowling the games, but their diehard sup- Green, the students. port and spirit isn't always recog- Freddie loves walking nized. around campus so that he ft can interact with the stu- ■ '•fl^ Freddie and Freida Falcon, the University's friendly, feathery dents. He believes that *! mascots, rarely get featured along part of his job here is to ^K with the athletes that they sup- make everything, even port. However, they are people, something as simple as a too, or birds. The point is that walk home from a test, fun ^8 they have feelings and personali- and exciting. JEM ties just like everyone else. This Freida also loves walk- 'Kti is the University's chance to get ing around campus. She to know the mascots. . .the birds just wishes that more peo- i i behind the spirit. ple would come up and say S|j^ The first issue on everyone's "hi." She promises that M mind is, what is the relationship she won't bite, if you dont, if -■( between Freddie and Freida. Are and that she has hugs they siblings? Are they married? waiting for everyone who comes up to her. St 4 .'*» Inquiring minds want to know. Freida has been heard refer- Freddie and Freida like ./•'■( »* ring to Freddie as her boyfriend. to spend their free time 1 Sorry, all available women out with each other. They play there, but Freddie confirmed this tennis together, cuddle and ''^w I rumor stating that him and eat meals together. Freida are, "lovebirds." Freida's favorite meal is ■ This bit of news means that cheese pizza from the Pizza ; old Freddie is robbing the cradle. Outlet in the Union, while 1 j 58 KHH Freddie, who is turning 50 years Freddie enjoys Rocket on old this January, is a whole 29 Rye and Pal Gum. years older than his female coun- For those who see terpart. Freida will be able to Freddie and Freida danc- ,".''. ing and acting«razy on ii join the rest of us at the bars next BO Newi Photo/MIKE LEHMKUHLE the field, they are not too BG Ncwi Photo/MIKE LEHMKUHLE Homecoming when she turns 21. different off the field. Since the two have been dat- Friends of the birds describe Freddie Stats ing since Freida was a young Freddie as "one heck of a bird Freida Stats chick, many wonder if wedding with a lot of spirit." /4c/e; 49 years old bells will be heard in the future. Freida is said to be a bit Age: 20 years old Freddie is adamant in waiting crazy and quite funny. She Height: 6' until he finishes college. loves to chat with the students Height: 57" With Freddie's choice of class- and faculty and doesn't mind We/gW: 182.5 lbs. es, it could be awhile until he helping them out around cam- Weight: None of leaves here with a degree. He pus. The birds say they owe their k t , e r d s! hasn't picked a major yet, instead dedication and spirit to their your business ™_ _ *? - i _ _ !?i - _ his schedule is filled with classes role models. Freida says that Contact Freddie like, basketball, baseball, bowling powers of vision, courage ana Grandma Falcon has been her ferocity. It is especially noted for & Freida and aviation 101. Freddie is usu- inspiration. She has taught her courageous defense of its home ally a good student, maintaining how to be the best falcon possible. nest," according to one faculty at high grades, except the F he Freddie's inspiration comes member from when the mascot [email protected] received for failure to participate outside the family and into the was chosen. in his badminton class. Freddie celebrity realm. He looks up to These are the characteristics (Yes the email address is claims that his refusal was due to The Chicken. that Freddie and Freida were frieda, not freida!) morality issues. Falcons arc a special species. born with. "I wont participate in a sport "The falcon is a bird with a It is their spunk, craziness and long and honorable history. It is love for Bowling Green that have where they hit birdies," he said. famous for its swift flight, its Freddie and Freida not only made them our mascots today.

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By KATIE WOODS 1938-1939 From Crowning a Homecoming is centered around the football game, what could be better The BG New Queen to Inaugurating a President than coming home to a football team As this century comes to a close, we are forced to look back A royal Homecoming tradition was with a perfect record? The year 1959 at things gone wrong in the last 100 years. Images of war and started 1938. This was the year that gave Bowling Green an undefeated needless death bombard us as the major happenings of the the first Homecoming Queen was elect- football season. Nearly 10,000 fans twentieth century. But for many who have attended this ed to oversee the weekend's festivities. came to see a guaranteed victory. That University, a look back is filled with happy memories. The honor went to Weldon Brooks is exactly what they got when Memories our alumni relive each year at Homecoming. sponsored by the Five Sister the Falcons shutout Western For almost 80 years the University has invited alumni to sorority. Michigan 34-0. return to campus each fall and celebrate Homecoming with Although Brooks was the the current students. This tradition has been the landmark of 1965 Diversity finally first elected Homecoming many of Bowling Green's finest moments. Before we "soar into added to Homecoming Queen, she was not the first The mid-1960s was a time the new millennium," let's take one final look back at some of Bowling Green's most memorable Homecoming moments. to receive the royal title. Six of high racial awareness. The years earlier, Ruth Carter awareness spilled over to the unofficially reigned as queen. Bowling Green campus as we She was appointed the posi- elected our first African- tion by the football team. Amercian Homecoming However, 1938 was the first Queen, Sondra Jackson. She time an election was held and 'was elected in 1965. Bowling Green's Homecoming has not 1969 The End of an Era been without a queen since. The year itself may not be signifi- The next year proved to be a monu- cant, but the decade was. According to mental Homecoming as well. The 1939 Greg DeCrane. former Dean of Students, the 1960s were "the heyday Homecoming was centered around the of Homecoming." inauguration of University President "Everyone on campus really got into Frank .1. Prout. Of the University's it," he said. "Fraternities, sororities, nine presidents, Prout was the only residence halls, everyone. I don't think one to be inaugurated during people understand the capacity for PHOTO PROVIDED Homecoming. things like that to bring the University The 1940 Homecoming Queen Helen Sturgeon, 1941 gradu- 1950 The Birth of a Bird together." ate, is crowned. Freddie Falcon and all his fine DeCrane described the elaborate feathers adorned winter Homecoming decorations that could be seen all 1922 The Beginning ... throughout campus on Homecoming in January of 1950. Actually, in the Bowling Green's first Homecoming was on November 4, iweekends. 1922. According to the November 20, 1922 edition of the beginning, Freddie "I remember one BeeGee News, 500 alumni participated in the day's events was dressed in year, one of the frater- which they deemed, "a decided success". The day's events paper mache, not nities had an automat- included a parade, mass meeting, various group meetings, the feathers, but when ed windmill in front of football game, and a party following the game. mice ate through his their house. There was The parade was a first of many in a semi-constant tradition head later that sum- also a falcon with flap- here at Bowling Green. Although the heyday of the parades mer, the paper ping wings, all auto- mated. Organizations and the extravagant floats are over, crowds once again gather mache proved to be a poor costume would really get into every year to watch different organizations participate. it." material. The Bowling Green "Normals" marked their first In an article from an Freddie's debut Homecoming with a six-all tie against Toledo. This tie was a issue of At BG, the win for Bowling Green. It allowed us to capture the champi- was made at one of the handful of win- alumni magazine, onship title of the Northwestern Ohio Intercollegiate DeCrane was quoted as ter Homecomings saying that 1969 "was Association. that the University Also notable from the first Homecoming was the participa- has had. Its festivi- probably the last really big Homecoming." tion in a snake dance. According to the Bee Gee News, "A ties were centered snake dance after the game, led by a 1902 Cadillac chugging around a home bas- Freddie Falcon poses away in its ancient dotage took the crowd through the Main ketball game and in his original cus- Street." were less in tome before it was Although the Snake Dance did not become an instant tra- grandeur. 1 eaten by mice. The dition, it is fitting that one took place at the first Homecoming 1959 A'Perfect head was made of since in a later decade it would lead to one of Bowling Green's Homecoming Since every papier-mache. most shining Homecoming moments. PHOTO PROVIDED Jridag, Oct. 8.1999 Homecoming 1999 Page 7 Slithering through time

FREDDIE FALCON JOINS THE BOWLING GREEN FAMILY

I 1975 The Sn:.k<-|||k|Sri ^P Dance mVUl PRESIDENT PROIIT INAUGURATION IS PART OE THE HOMECOMING FESTIVITFS f^^^ Just like the first I ♦ Homecoming of 1922, the ^^^PTS' 1970s had ila revival in the makesnake dance. The snake dance was a group of students holding hands, walking though campus as they "snaked" around the buildings. The snake dance was revived as a Homecoming activity THE FIRST ELECTED QUEEN REIGNS OVER HOMECOMING ACTIVITES in the early '70s, gaining popularity each year. By 1975, Bowling Green was ready to try for the world record for the longest conga line. There were 3,400 people who participated to help Bowling Green claim the title. Our BOWLING GREEN CELEBRATES ITS EIRST HOMECOMING record was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records. The line was so long that according (o Forward DeCrane, "the front of the snake was at Falcons, Forward Falcons, Fight the tennis court- by Conklin while the for Victory. end of it was over by Offenhauer." In order to claim the record, officials Show our spirit, make them fear it, Fight for dear had to have each person pass through a Bee Gee. turnstile at the end. 0 The record was broken by another Forward Falcons, Forward Falcons, Make the contest, University a year later and the popularity keen. of the snake dance diminished. By 1979, Hold up the fame of our mighty name, just four years after Bowling Green held the record, the snake dance had only 500 and win for Bowling participants, despite the vast publicity. By the 1980s the snake dance dis- appeared altogether. 1999 Leaving the Past Behind . . . IFALCON FOOTBALL TEAM HAS VNDEEEATED SEASON Although in 1999 we are not breaking any records, or celebrating any firsts, we are representing a last. The last Homecoming of an era. As we head into the twenty-first century, we are closing a chapter where Homecoming FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN QUEEN REIGNS OVER HOMECOMING was "the greatest event on the college calendar for the year," according to a 1924 edition of the Bee Gee News. DeCrane believes that the lack of student involvement in recent Homecomings is 1 due to the fact that today's THE HEYDAY OF HOMECOMING students are so busy. They are involved in more than ever, often working to put themselves through college. The structure of BOWUNG GREEN SETS WORLD RECORD WITH 3,400 Homecoming hasn't changed I PERSON LONG SNAKE DANCE much since 1922. We still have the parade, the rally, and, of course, the football game. The only thing that has changed is what the students make of it. Page 8 Homecoming 1999 Jriday, Oct. 8.1999 Adopt-A-Block sweeps up campus By KIMBERLY DUPPS grounds trash-free. the overall appeal of campus nizations participated. sophomore physical therapy and to have the campus rep- major, said. The BG NewM "We're trying to overall "Adopt-a-Block is a ser- Campus organizations resent us," Sarah Kipp, Co- vice project that we offer to Students as well as UAO help the atmosphere of cam- arc pulling together to make coordinator of Adopt-a- the entire campus. We sup- find it beneficial to get Block, said. the University pus, to have it cleaned for ply pizza, trash bags and involved with Adopt-A- On Oct. 6, from 5-6 p.m., gloves. The organizations Block. the University Activities then clean up for an hour," "It gives everybody the Organization sponsored the Joyce said. Adopt-a-Block event as a opportunity to work as a The organizations that part of Homecoming activi- group and to respect cam- participate will have an ties. pus," Joyce said. area of the campus to clean. Erica Earlier this semester, all The size of the area is vari- "In any kind of situation Bechstein, campus organizations able, depending on the num- it's great to have people vol- right, and Julie received a letter from UAO, ber of participating organi- unteering," Kipp said. which described the Adopt- Hutter, both zations. This homecoming activity members of a-Block project, according to Jennifer Joyce, UAO presi- Many of the organiza- is helping students make Beta Alpha Psi, dent. The letters were fol- tions that participate are the campus a cleaner place participate in lowed up with phone calls trying to become more ser- and those who participate cleaning their and e-mails. vice oriented, according to might think twice the next area for Adopt- The Adopt-a-Block com- Kipp. time they think of throwing A-Block for mittee is expecting a "It's a good cause and it's their trash on the Homecoming turnout similar to that of for the service committee," University grounds, accord- Weekend. last year, in which 20 orga- Sarah Vanden Bosch, a ing to Joyce.

BG New* Photo/MIKE Homecoming offers variety of fun LEHMKUHLE By CRAIG GIFFORD everyone. Ohio at 1 p.m. The BG News According to Whipple, Not only is'the campus Find out Falcon sports Students who go home on this is the ffrst year that the doing all it can to provide weekends, for one reason or University Homecoming the students with plenty to scores every day In another, are best advised to committee has been made do over Homecoming week- stay on campus and in town up of faculty, staff, students end, but the city of Bowling during Homecoming week- and city members, so all Green is, as well. "The city is not doing The BG News end as there will be plenty areas of interest will be addressed. anything big, besides have to do. Among the main attrac- an information desk during The University feels that tions for the weekend tent city," said Earlene Go BGSU! it is important to keep the include the dance, pep rally, Kilpatrick, director of the students on campus and parade and the football downtown business associa- Good Luck at Homecoming! involved during the week- game. tion. "However, there will be end of Homecoming, The dance took place on plenty of specials offered by because of its importance to Thursday, and was spon- the downtown businesses." the campus. sored by University According to Vic Pirooz, "It is very important for Activities Organization and manager of Easy Street students to be involved in Undergraduate Student Cafe, there will be a blues Homecoming, as it provides Government. The pep rally band performing at the cafe a sense of history and tradi- will take place at 7 p.m. at on Saturday night. tion," Vice President of the Intramural Fields, and There is much to do and Student Affairs Edward will include announcement much to see to keep the stu- Whipple said. of Homecoming king and dents involved during Because of this impor- queen court, raffles and the Homecoming weekend. tance, the University has University's marching band. "The two most important Paid lor by Citizens lor McCarthy, Rick Schmidt, Treasurer. planned a great deal of Saturday morning will events in the life of the 133 N Prospect, Bowling Green. OH 43402 activities for this year's begin with a parade starting University are Homecoming Homecoming festivities. in Lot 5 at 10:30 a.m., then and commencement," There will be something for the game against Miami of Whipple said. Stop in to see Sale OPEN 24 HOURS • OPEN 24 HOURS tables GREENWOOD NORTH TOLEDO ..-. CENTRE 1091 N Main St. 5821 North DetroitDelroil Ave/ full ^-^ 1602 E. Woosler SI. 352-2430 Off ROLL€RBLADSA 352-3443 SOUTH TOLEDO MMi 996 S Main SI 5104 Suder WATERVILLE 3520534 ,„. „« CONVENIENCE MART TOLEDO 103 Anthony Wayne Tr PERRYSBURG _ ™v,?° A7R aim SR 25 & Eckel Junction "497349 «W CenlrCentral 878-8103 874-6040

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248 S. Main St. 352-8578 ALL PURCHASES pt»«J k'/.-"^ CHARGE IT! INCLUDING GAS! Jriday. Oct. 8,1999 Homecoming 1999 Page 9 Halftime reunion honors legendary 1959 team By MATT STEINER acquainted before the offi- 49ers. Casey played in the The BG New cial ceremony. Each player league through 1968 before See abilities, will receive a copy of the achieving stardom as an After the 1959 Falcon 1959 team photo. actor. football season, the Bowling think possibilities Green community and the "I'm always anxious to Seven of the champions University held the BG grid- see the guys that I dont get caught the attention of pro- ders in high esteem. The to see very often," Lineman fessional scouts. Bob team completed the only David Radlinski said. "The Zimpfer, Bob Reublin, perfect season in school his- stories should be the same, Clarence Mason. Ralph The tory (9-0), receiving honors but a little more exaggerat- White, Bob Bird and Jack as the "Small Schools ed." Harbaugh were drafted by Flower Basket National Champions." BG legend, Doyt Perry, NFL or AFL teams after (419) 352-6395 • 165 S. Main Si. • Dounlown B.C. was in his fifth year as the their BG careers were {Ne\i lo Kaufman** l(< -i JMI.III I At halftime of BG's through. Homecoming game against Falcon head coach in 1959. Miami, the legendary foot- The championship proved to Lasting football success A flower & gift ykop that ball team will be lifted up be the highlight of an 11 came to those who followed once more in a ceremony year span as the team's Perry's example and chased head man. Perry went 77- add* your peryynaV touch/! commemorating the 40th careers in coaching. anniversary of the champi- 11-5 (.855) in his tenure. He Included are Bill Mallory. • Fresh & Silk Flowers Candles onship. retired from coaching in 1964 becoming the Don Nehlen, Larry Smith. • Stuffed Animals And much, much more! "We have about 40 mem- University's athletic direc- Dave McClain and Jack • Hal limns bers of the team showing up tor. Harbaugh. and the ones that couldn't make it are coaches at t In 1988, Perry received "They should be given the Ucwe/ a/ cfrvextf: the college level," the National Football respect they deserve A t h 1 e t i Foundation's top honor as for winning the an inductee into the HorneccnyiCn^! Director Paul I championship," Krebs said. lollege Football Hall of |Fame. His career win- %Krebs said. The team, ning percentage ranks ■■■a will gath- I fifth all-time in the er Friday' NCAA. I evening at the ATTENTION PHOTO ■ University Several Ice Arena members of the team CLASS STUDENTS This will i :hased careers in foot- ball achieving successes g i v Wt AM J them a of their own. Is chance , The star of the team, tow LINO news to getj Bcrnie Casey, found himself OHu FULL Lint : re-i drafted in the first round in I* 1961 by the San Francisco It IsI ?H070 SPECIALTY STORE ll I* Wt ftATUM l If Netters •i noun mm Ptoctswte II Continued from page 8 •CAUCUS • t f nsts • nut I* impressive in the first three times we had played." of the year so far for BG has •minus game against the Raiders, been an ankle injury to I* but like many times this Ohio swept the Falcons •DAKKHOOU smuts t nms last year. junior middle hitter JoAnna •PLUS SO MICH MOM » year the momentum shifted S away from BG. (Pop) Papageorgiou. Pop suf- * "OU is struggling a little fered an ankle injury last ■ "The key is to go out and bit right now which has sur- PROMASTER ATTENTION prised us a little because Wednesday in practice and ■ play to our potential," senior is scheduled to be out for at 2000PK KIT PHOTO CLASS STUDENTS setter Heather Greig said. they had a great team last year," Van De Walle said. "In least a couple of weeks. M offer ' complete Hue ofpmato dan $219.95 smppUes m speciat Hiov Class ttmdemt Hopefully that will give just following the MAC i/m.iafKv ' * "I'm disappointed that m them the upper hand on the scores it has surprised us • IKCl VDES SIMM LEHS We also ftifir mew A toed cameras as weU as offer a literal dtscaamt am fly Pop is out this weekend," ■i "licit ; (inn if i v 1/ coming opponents. because they have some film. darkroom paper A chemistry ! great players on that team Van De Walle said. "I would .«# /ACCEPTS M LEASES "Kent is always a dog like [senior outside hitterl have really liked to have •SHL'TTEMSTEEDS I I ~an.fi •• H-a-m Phaio (lass supplies list * fight," Van De Walle said Katie Mullen and [junior seen how we could have per- "Last year we beat them 3-0 lit lltlf 7 IV> I •-> 07 17"* t. ■ air 'It ji ' null outside hitterl Amber formed being at full here which was great. Prior Merrill- to that they had our number. strength. But there is noth- WE GLADL r ACCEPT CHECKS A CREDIT CARDS They had beaten us the last One of the biggest losses ing we can do about that." Open MunKri 9-8; Sat 9-5; Closed Sn.d.ys Get involved and meet new people! =BLUE RIBBON PHOTO= Join a student organization 157 N. MAIN ST (DOWNTOWN BG ) PH 353-4244 □■■■■■■s •(■■■■■■■HaiHauiiBaBBnn ■^y,-:'/--::.■. .••■.•...... ■•;■:;■ r ■■ iW..i.ii ■'.art'' * Paqe 10 Homecoming 1999 Jriday. Oct. 8,1999 Falcons set sights on victory over RedHawks By G. MICHAEL But for the annual believes the defense is still Marshall held Prentice to 18 Starting defensive tackle GRAHAM Homecoming game, the missing too many tackles yards rushing. Gino DiGiandomencico, The BG Newt Bowling Green defense will and not leveraging the ball . When Prentice doesn't starting linebacker Mike Falcon Football Coach have to prepare for a daunt- like it should. He also does- have the ball, Miami mostly Montgomerey and three Gary Blackney hopes his ing task. That is defending n't believe Miami is much goes to the air. For the third other RedHawks are out for crew follows the big win senior Heisman Trophy can- different under new coach time in three Mid-American the season. In terms of with a better win. didate, running back Travis and long-time Assistant Conference games, the Johnson, Miami has looked "We hope the lesson they Prentice and the rest of the Terry Hoeppner, than it was Bowling Green defense will to Ty Buxton, Nate Sexton learned from Saturday's balanced RedHawk offense. under current Northwestern be up against another prolif- and Randy Stegman to fill game is the amount of ener- Just thinking about tackling Coach Randy Walker. ic passer. This time it is in his shoes. gy, excitement and determi- Travis Prentice can be Miami ground game has Junior Mike Bath. While the offense is nation that it takes to play intimidating. But Blackney not been producing like it However, Bath has eight loaded, defense is still a at a successful level. Now believes his team is up to did last yerfr. The interceptions. Miami also Miami forte. Senior Butkus that our players understand the task. RedHawks arc averaging has surrendered 22 sacks Award Candidate and out- that, I want us to apply that "Over the last six or just 124.4 yards per game for 138 lost yards after side linebacker Dustin to each game on our sched- seven years, our players get compared to 225.5 yards per allowing just seven sacks all Cohen anchors it this year. ule starting with Miami," excited for this challenge," game last year. Miami has last year. It may be tough to run Blackney said. Blackney said. "They know also lost a total of 283 yards Bath's top targets have against Miami but Blackney Miami's a good football team rushing compared to just been receivers Trevor felt the offensive line hit and they have a marquee 179 last year. Gaylor and Sly Johnson, stride against Toledo. The player in Prentice." While BG (2-3 overall and now out with a knee injury. only thing Blackney said Blackney does not want 1-2 in the MAC) is coming in "We feel we match up well they need to clean up is the to see Prentice go for long off an emotional win against with Miami's receivers," sacks. Toledo had four on runs like Toledo running Toledo, Miami lost at home Freshman defensive back starting quarterback Sahm. back Chester Tavlor did He to Marshall In the first half. Emmanuel Hondrix «aid Game time is 1 p.m. 1 Who won? OMvJWMMiaOMQ. The Falcons or the bad guys? Find out, In the Sports section. Monday through Frii The BG News. MMftMMJWJi! GO FA0CONS! Save! Hey Football Fans! Call UPS to learn how to earn up to Save! 20% **$23,000.00** Off all \J* ON eveivf SHFT Complete NOONDAY 10:30 AM - 3:30PM paddles TWILIGHT 4:00PM - 9:30PM and MIDNIGHT 10:30 - 3:30AM wood PP»€-LOAD 4:00 AM - 8:00AM Gifts Put $23.00 towards your degree! 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He finished exhibition game against the tle things that have been second behind Price University of Toronto. neglected in the summer in CCHA points. Toronto is a team that the leagues and preseason prac- The defense will Falcon coaches have not had tice. return all of their a chance to scout. "Our sights will be set on major players with They play Friday night trying to refine things," team Captain Doug down in Findlay," Falcon Powers said. "We're going to Schueller, Mike Jones head coach Buddy Powers change some lines around and Louis Mass lead- ing the way. said. "So somebody will and try to get some guys in BG New* Photo/ JEFF HINDENACH The biggest vari- watch them there." spots that we think they Members of the Falcon Hockey team practice Tuesday afternoon able in the Falcon Competition is not the might be for a good portion to prepare for this weekend's match against Toronto. lineup will be goal- main factor going into the of the year." tending. It is not out of the Masters made a few good Toronto may give him the game. The goal of this game The game will give the question that Powers would stops in last Saturday's chance to see what players will be for the Falcons to BG offense the chance to use more than one goalie Brown and Orange scrim- will excel in games and improve on their schemes regain last season's form. against Toronto. mage, while the 6-5, 190 what kind of changes the and get back into the (low of The Falcons were among Junior Shawn Timm has pound Tom Lawson is a system needs. live competition. the league leaders in both been battling it out in prac- Patrick Roy look-alike in "Well just be trying to "We're just trying to get goals per game and power tice with two goalies who style. refine our system and put it that sense of game atmos- play goals. are worlds apart in size. Right now, Powers is still to the test against Toronto phere back," Senior Forward The only sizable loss from The 5-9 160 pound Tyler uncertain who will be in the and see how it goes," Powers and Assistant Captain last year's forward squad is net this season. said. Men's soccer tries UAO, SRC sponsor fun competitions 5K Run, 3-on-3 Basketball kicked off Homecoming week to bounce back By DAVE TRUMAN ner, followed by David Barac Gaskins said. "It was a great By DAVE TRUMAN Bobby Biggs said. "It wasn't The BG Newt The top women were Nichole way to get some friendly com- The BG News a legitimate goal, but the Homecoming week kicked Sautter (6th overall) and Sara petition going and kick off It has been nearly five referee thought it was." off with a 5K Fun Run Schroeder (9th). All-four fin- homecoming week The most weeks since the Bowling After reviewing tape of Sunday and a 3-on-3 baskets important thing is that the Green men's soccer team the game, Martella agreed ball tournament Monday players had fun." tasted victory. that Falcons' goalkeeper Ty Gaskins commended the Fowler was interfered with. night Both events were spon- According to Assistant sored by the University job volunteers from both orga- Coach Rob Martella, the "They had two players in nizations who set up , ran the there with Ty," Martella Activities Organization and team deserved some of "the the Student Recreation events and cleaned up after- seven losses they have been said. "Number 9 (Tyler Cook) actually jumped irto Ty and Center. wards. Nothing would happen dea! in that stretch. Lately, Both events drew fewer without the hard work of the though, the team just doesn't the other guy may have been going for the ball—it was participants than expected, volunteers, he said. seem to be catching many He agreed with Fulkerson breaks. questionable." however Megan Fulkerson, Martella said the tape UAO homecoming director, that these types of events are Something will have to go good for Homecoming week, BG's (3-7, 0-1 MAC) way or would be sent to the official said that everyone who did the slide may continue on who made the call and to the participate had a positive but that they may take a head of officials in Ohio so experience. slightly different form in ilic Homecoming weekend when the same mistake would not the team faces Bucknell (7-2 "We want people to become future. be made in the future. There involved and have fun on our "Its imperative for school with two match results is no formal protest, and the pending) Friday at 4 p.m. campus," Fulkerson said. spirit and campus life that we game's result is not in ques- have these types of things in and Western Michigan (1-10- tion. The people that ran were BG News Photo/ HIKE 1, 0-2-1) Sunday at 2 p.m. at really grateful. It was a great LEHMKUHLE the future," Gaskins said. Cochrane Field. The positive side for BG is "Maybe not necessarily a bas- that the defense has stepped way to start off the week's William Powell attempt- In last Friday's 1-0 loss to up after a horrendous perfor- activities." ed a shot during the ketball tournament and a 5K conference rival Kentucky, mance over the first four Fulkerson said about half three-on-three basketball run, but something like that" for example, the Falcons losses in the slump. Over the of the people who registered tournament Sunday. Fulkerson said it would be played solid defense for 90 last three losses, the team actually competed in the 5K, nice to involve more people by minutes, only to watch the has allowed only four goals but everyone was well pre- ished in under 23 minutes. bringing sponsors into the Wildcats grab the lead and while scoring one. pared Spryszaks Squad consist- picture. the game on a questionable "Early on, it was defen- "It was highly competitive," ing of Leon Weathersby, "I would like to see peo- call at the 65:31 mark. sive lapses that cost us," she added "It wasnt really Ronald Conway and Frank ple sponsored to run, Kentucky's Todd Martella said. "Against Penn much of a fun run because Spryszak, took top honors in maybe by Dance Marathon Stonestreet knocked in the State [Sept. 24], we had they were out there to win." the basketball tournament or some other worthy game winner from 30 yards some chances and didn't The teams that showed up cause," she said. "We might out. The course took runners score. When you cant capi- around the perimeter of cam- had a really good time," make it longer and add "(The goall wouldn't have talize on breakaways and Programming and incentives so people would occurred if Ty wasnt pushed you miss opportunities like pus, starting and ending at around in the box and inter- that, you don't deserve to the Student Rec Center. Matt Promotions Director of feel like it was more worth fered with," BG forward win." BaBBtder was the overaD'win- Recreational Sports Brady while for them to run." r WELCOME ALUMNI M See Us For Your G^ BGSU Homecoming Souvenirs

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The BGA doily independent News student press City wants students more involved Hoffman put it, "it is like wards was confusing, but he As far as some of the other ment and voted, the students member and a student at the This is the third part of a four- putting a stop .,ijm where there thinks that if doing so would difficulties the city cited, could have a lot more elected University, only a few thousand part series looking into the rep- wasn't one before." mean fair representation than Gilberston does not think they officials that are students in the students are registered to vote resentation of students in Bowl- However, to a number of the the end result would be worth are the answer. He does not city," he said. and even less actually vote. ing Green City Council. Today's 18,000 students in Bowling it. think that the city should add Although students have run According to a January edi- article focuses on the Universi- Green these reasons are not Neff agreed, but thinks that wards or do away with them. for an all-city elected position tion of the BG News, former ty's view on the issue and how enough. these " He in the past, no student has ever City Attorney, Pat Crowley, "the students can benefit from it. "I think that in no circum- "It's a shame that believes won. idea of using register voters Tomorrow's article will explore stance docs the difficulty of a the student body that the According to B.J. Fischer, At- was to create a rough equiva- other college towns where the task overshadow its constitu- answer Large council member, the stu- lency to actual population." He issue was debated. tionality," said senior education is not being is to dents have the numbers to vote said this method would stand major Jeremy Neff. "Clearly, represented by reap- anyone they wish into student up in court. By KATIE WOODS and the system is unconstitutional." portion council, but many of them just But the city is currently try- JEFF HINDENACH Kevin Gilbertson has lived in the city." the don't care. ing to get a more accurate count The BG News Bowling Green since he was 8 Clint Gault war*f It is not that city council is of the population without using years old and is presently a stu- so that trying to be unfair to the stu- registered voters. The city is The city has given a number dent at the University living in USG President they dents, they honestly feel that forming a Complete Count of reasons why they believe the the 1st Ward. Previously he accu- they are representing the stu- Committee to try to get the present ward system, although lived with his parents in the work for the city. rately represent the population. dents fairly enough If students most accurate reading of the questionably unconstitutional, 4th Ward until they moved to "Allegedly, if they're (city According to Hoffman, the want more representation they population as possible during is what is best for the city. Las Vegas. After that, he council) doing their job, it (the key to student representation can easily achieve that with the upcoming census in April. One reason given by the city declared permanent residence reapportionment) should be in city council is student their power to vote, Fischer But according to Hoffman, is that if they did change the at his grandfather's house in every 10 years, but yet nothing involvement. said. students have to participate in ward system it would be confus- the 3rd Ward. has been done since 1973," he "If all the students took an According to Sarah ing to the voters. As Mayor Wes He admits that changing said. interest in the city's govern- Tomachefski, 1st Ward council • See WARDS, page six. Britain remembers 40 dead in recent railroad crash By SUE LEEMAN through a red signal light to the crash site, a crowd that sites that I have had to work Associated Press Writer before colliding with the Great included relatives of victims on." Western train. On Sunday, gathered under gloomy skies Earlier, at a morning service Thousands of people Deputy Prime Minister John Many held onto each other and at the nearby Anglican church sang hymns and Prescott said a train warning cried. of St. Michael and All Angels, prayed in a supermar- system that automatically pre- Survivor Chris Machin. who the Rev. Anthony Andrews ket parking lot in west London vents trains from going escaped from the Paddington spoke of the community's "sor- yesterday, remembering 40 through red lights will be Station-bound Great Western row, disbelief, shock and hurt" people killed nearby when two installed on all high-speed express train with only minor "On this day, no words of passenger trains collided. lines. injuries, held a single sun- mine would be altogether The Metropolitan Police's flower and kept his head bowed appropriate or adequate," he Worshippers at churches deputy assistant commissioner, throughout the service. said. across the country said special Andy Trotter, said that while "I cannot believe how sad I In the commuter towns of prayers, while forensic experts some people who could have feel today," said the 44-year-old Reading and Swindon, west of sifted through the charred been passengers were still engineer. "While I did not lose a London, most local churches remains of one carriage of the missing, he expected that the loved one, I feel a strange sense held special prayers Sunday. Great Western express train final death toll would not rise. of grief. I just needed to come Congregations stood for a that collided with another "As we started to look at the today." minute's silence and said train on Tuesday, two miles falling missing person numbers Ambulance workers and prayers for the dead and their west of London's Paddington and receiving calls from those police officers stood in the families. Station. who escaped ... we started to crowd, watching the proceed- Over the weekend, workers The rush-hour collision was think that hopefully more and ings in silence. crept inside the Great Western Britain's deadliest in a quar- Associated Press Photo more people were alive," he "I felt I had to be here," said train car on their stomachs ter-century. A preliminary said. "This hope now seems to Julian Evans, a member of a along suspended wooden An unidentified women breaks down in tears tearing during the reP°rt re'eased Friday indicat- ed 1 be reality." police search unit. "I would say singing of a hymn at a memorial service for the victims of the the second train, owned by At the open-air service next it has been one of the worst train crash at Ladbroke Grove, yesterday. Thames Trains, passed • See CRASH, page six. MILLENNIUM Royal Smiles liil'lilf ' ' Women make strides this century Students, faculty debate role of women in new millennium another year. To be honest, it's There are 80 days left in not necessarily that the millen- "/ don't really like to do the whole crystal the millennium and in nium is going to change things; ball thing. It's easy to say something like a order to celebrate, reflect women will change things." woman is going to be_ president. There and prepare for the 21st Junior integrated language century, The News is going probably will be a woman president, but if arts education major Steph and when that happens, it's not going to be to run a millennium- relat- Heinmiller said she agrees ed story every Monday for with this idea. She believes from some miraculous extraordinary the rest of the semester. that changes for women will woman. It will be when the obstacles have come because women work been reduced." By ERIN BERGER toward these changes, not just Mary Krueger The BG News because the year is changing. director qflbe Women's Center Mary Krueger, director of Since the beginning of this the Women's Center, said she with an undecided major, pre- into the third century of the millennium and before, women believes women will be able to dicted that there will be more modern women's movement. from around the world have do whatever they set their female presidents of companies "A lot of the huge, sort of had to deal with many things - mind to if obstacles are not put and that women will have high- obvious legal barriers have discrimination, abuse, inequal- in their way. er positions in business, in gen- been overcome," Krueger said. ity. So, what will the upcoming "I don't really like to do the eral in the new millennium. But, she pointed out, "that's not millennium mean to women? whole crystal ball thing," she But, Krueger pointed out necessarily true for all women." Kristy Jeffries, a sophomore said. "It's easy to say something that it is more than just a new She said she thinks it is secondary math education like a woman is going to be millennium. important for people to remem- major, said she thinks that we president. There probably will "It's a new year, a new ber that there are many women will see a woman president be a woman president, but if decade, a new century and a in countries outside of the sometime in the course of the and when that happens, it's not new millennium," she said. United States who do not hold new millennium. going to be from some miracu- She suggested that we could many of the rights we take for However, Sarah Brandeber- lous extraordinary woman. It be more in touch with this granted here. ry, a senior elementary educa- will be when the obstacles have being a new century because "We now have a global per- tion major, disagrees. been reduced." the modern women's movement spective on women's rights," "I don't necessarily think Perhaps if these barriers are began in the 1800s. It took a she said. anything will happen," she reduced women will be able to change of centuries (from the Time only will tell what sort said. "I think women are going take even more active roles in BG News Photo/ BEN FRENCH 1800s to 1900s) for women in of things women will accom- to continue to realize they have business as well. the U.S. to even get the right (o plish in the new millennium. to change things, but it is just Jen Lawson, a sophomore Kevin Cady and Jessica LaFene pose for a celebratory photo vote. Now we will be entering after being crowned Homecoming king and queen during the football game Saturday.

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