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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-11-2007 The BG News October 11, 2007 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News October 11, 2007" (2007). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7814. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7814 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving THE BG NEWS the campus and surrounding community Thursday October 11,2007 Volume 102. Issue 57 WWWBGNEWSCOM Sign language seminar inspires Accusations fly in ad case students Amber Ricker teaches students how to speak with their hands, and talks about her gradual loss of hearing | Pag* 5 Atlantic City mayor resigns Robert Levy returned from a rehabilitation clinic after medicating himself with pain killers | Page 8 Security guards kill two civilians in Baghdad The incident, involving an Australian-owned security company, may curb the amount of security firms in Iraq |P*.7 Why yearn for yesterday when today is great? Don't let your rose-tinted glasses fool you. Things "back then" weren't any better than they are now | Page 4 The U.S. needs to fight war at home A guest columnist CHBISWEST shares a long list of reasons why you shouldn't support the Iraq war | Pagt 4 Commission investigates Latta's claims of image distortion Rugby team is By Tim Sampson ing that Latta voted for a SI billion tax increase in 1998 while serving in still undefeated City Editor the Ohio Senate. But the ad does not mention that Latta's vote was only to put the BG beats on Michigan The Ohio Election Commission is investigating accusations that a cam- proposed tax increase on the ballot for Ohio voters to decide on them- State and will travel to paign ad unfairly attacked a local politician who is currently running selves. 17th-ranked Indiana over for Congress. Latta's campaign said the ad is using this incident to distort the In a hearing in Columbus yesterday, the commission determined that candidate's image. the weekend to face the there is probable cause to prove that a campaign ad criticizing State Rep. "They're trying to take one vote and have that replace his entire Hoosiers | Page 5 Bob Latta IR-Bowling Green] may have misrepresented his record on record," said Matt Parker, as spokesman for Latta's campaign. voting for two major state tax increases. But representatives of the Club for Growth said their ad is accurate. One stands out The ad, put out by the Washington. D.C. based political action com- "He voted to move a tax increase further along," said Nachama above the rest mittee Club for Growth, endorses Latta's chief rival in the Republican Soloveichik, a spokesperson for the Club l-'or Growth. "In our eyes that's primary for the 5th District congressional special election, State Sen. Volleyball player Kendra Steve Buehrer, R-Delta. See UTTA | Page 2 Halm has a phenomenal The ad portrays Buehrer as more fiscally conservative than Latta, say- week, earning MAC East player-of-the-week honors | Pagt 5 Housing discrimination Weiss to continue Univ. projects in retirement By Gin* Potthoff "I've never seen him ness trips to Columbus caused alive and well,'officials say Reporter him to miss soccer games and bleed, but if I did, school programs. By Kate Snydor They even cover discrimina- After playing many different I Ms wife wanted him to retire Reporter tion against people applying roles within the University, I bet it would be sooner, but Weiss said he want- for final resting places. Larry Weiss chose to retire ed to stay at the University until Officials from the Toledo Fair "People don't want certain exactly 34 years to the day orange and brown." the stale budget agreements Housing Center and Ohio Civil people buried next to them, after he started working at the were completed in luly. Rights Commission came believe it or not," Sweeney- University. Randy Gardner | BG Resident Weiss, originally from together to talk about rights Newbern said. At 62, Weiss said his four Canton. Ohio, came to the and available protections But yesterday, Sweeney- grandchildren are the main affairs. University in 1967 to earn his against discrimination yester- Newbern spoke about housing reason he decided to retire While he said he enjoyed and bachelor's degree in journalism day. discrimination. from his position as associate is grateful for the support he Macs or PQ - where do Darlene Sweeney-Newbem, "Housing discrimination is vice president for University received while working at the See WEISS | Page 2 you stand? the director of the Ohio Civil still alive and well." Sweeney- relations and governmental University, his frequent busi- Rights Commission, spoke to Newbem said. students about laws concern- Laws bar landlords from ing housing and employment. discrimination based on race, Employment, housing, pub- disability, color, ancestry, gen- Student wounds 4 in Cleveland school shooting lic accommodation and cred- it are some examples of the See HOUSING | Page 2 cases the commission covers. By Jo* Militia THE UAO CHICKEN The Associated Press oSuper Senior, Marketing CLEVELAND — A 14-year-old LSU, College Republicans to debate suspended student dressed in "Macs - PCs make me black, opened fire in his down- want to vomit." By Tim Sampson "Catch an Illegal Immigrant town high school yesterday, I*gt4 City Editor Day" last spring. wounding four people as terri- During "Catch an Illegal fied schoolmates hid in closets After finding themselves Immigrant Day," College and bathrooms and huddled at odds last year, the Latino Republican members wore under laboratory desks. He then Student Union and the College shirts labeling them as ille- killed himself. Republicans will be holding a gal immigrants, and prizes Afellowstudent at SuccessTech TODAY debate to discuss immigration were given out to people who Academy alternative school said I tonight. caught the "immigrants" and Asa H. Coon had made threats Showers A panel, made up of mem- returned them to a chicken- in front of students and teachers High: 54, Low: 40 bers of each organization, will wire pen outside the Union. last week. be discussing the cultural, his- LSU members came out "He's crazy. He threatened torical and political aspects of during the middle of the event to blow up our school. He U.S. immigration in the Union with poster-board signs to pro- threatened to stab everybody," theater at 7 p.m. test. Doneisha LeVert said. TOMORROW College Republican Chair In the wake of the demon- Dan Lipian came up with the ONLINE: Read the rest of this DAVTO mount) I WPHOTO Partly Cloudy idea for the debate after mem- * article on the Web TRAGEDY: Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson, center, is escorted at the scene of the High: 58, Low: 34 See DEBATE | Page 2 i bers of LSU came out to protest | vrww.k9news.com SuccessTech Academy school shooting yesterday in Cleveland. VISIT BGNEWS.COM: NEWS, SPORTS, UPDATES, MULTIMEDIA AND FORUMS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE 5- , 3 2 Thursday. October 11.2007 WWW.BGNEWS.COM ment and issuing them to concerned with winning their "People don't want BLOTTER LATTA media and supporters. endorsement. HOUSING TUESDAY From Page 1 Jim Banks, a spokesman for "This is in no way sour From Page 1 certain people Buehrer, said that it was "ridic- grapes," Parker said. 635 A.M. voting for it." ulous" to include the Buehrer At a hearing yesterday, Ohio der or religion. Racial discrimi- buried next to them, A car was reported missing The ad also criticized Latta campaign in the complaint. He Election officials voted 3-0 nation is most common. from a home on (he 500 block for his approval of former Gov. said that the Club for Growth's that there was probable cause Age is not protected under believe it or not." of Buttonwood Avenue Police Bob Taft's 2003 state budget, endorsement was not mislead- for the commission to pur- the Fair Housing Act in Ohio. located the vehicle on the 500 which included what both ing and it was normal for a sue and investigation into the "Unfortunately, if you say DarleneSweeney-Newbern | Director block of Clough Street with an sides have called the largest tax campaign to distribute copies complaint. Their next hearing you're 24 and they say 1 don't empty tank of gas increase in Ohio history. of an endorsement. about the case is scheduled for want you here,' they can do could and eventually had a But Parker said I.atta voted "This is an act of desperation Oct. 18. that," Sweeney-Newbern said. party. Lots of people came — for the budget because it made on the part of the Latta cam- If the commission finds It is unlawful, however, to including some parents — and 736 A.M. a number of cuts to govern- paign," Banks said. that the ad made a false state- discriminate against someone though there weren't any kegs, A car was reported missing ment spending. He also noted Banks also said it was hypo- ment, the Club for (irowth based on age for employment the police came. from Third Street. Police found thi'tax hike was temporary and critical of Latta to criticize the and Buehrer campaign would purposes.