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Bowling Green State University May 2, 2003 NEW RIDE: Pulse Editor Kim Dupps SHOWERS takes a ride on Cedar 1111,11 60 I LOW 38 Points Top Thrill wvyw.bgnews.com A daily independent student press VOLUME % ISSUE 71 Dragster; PAGE 7 Bush declares end of combat By Scott Undlaw and our allies have prevailed." needed to be done, including speedy release of prisoners of steered the plane "straight ahead" roar oil the ship one last lime on IH[ ASSOCIATE0 PRESS Bush flew to the carrier on a bringing order to the country, war, limiting efforts to go after and wasn't tempted to lry lo land the way to home bases. ABOARD IIIt-: USS ABRAI1AM Navy jet and made a screeching finding weapons of mass deposed Iraqi leaders and desig- it. Hie president's speech UNCOI.N - President Bush, on stop as his plane was snagged by destruction, creatinga democrat- nating the United States as an It was a made-lnr-televisinn marked the end of ininbat in an aircraft carrier homebound a cable stretched across the deck. ic government and pursuing occupying power. day sure lo l>e replayed during Iraq and a relocusing on the ail- from the Persian Gulf, told the It was an apparent presidential leaders of the fallen regime, The USS Abraham Lincoln, Bush's re-election campaign. ing economy at home. nation last night that Saddam first; traditionally they use heli- including Saddam. reluming from the Persian Gulf, With a wide grin, the president With the shores of California Hussein's defeat "is one victory in copters to visit aircraft carriers. "The battle of Iraq is one victo- was about 30 miles from San lingered on the deck with crew in sight. Bush said dangerous a war on terror'' that still goes on. "The liberation of Iraq is a cru- ry in a war on terror that began on Diego when Bush landed. A for- members, shaking hands and work also remains in "Major combat operations in cial advance in the campaign Sept. 11,2001, and still goes on," mer pilot, he got a turn at the posing for pictures. "Good job," Mghanistan. Hours earlier. Iraq have ended," the president against terror." the president said. he said. controls, flying about a third of he shinned to sailors, the ship Defense Secretary Donald II. said from the deck of the USS Bush sought to give the nation Bush stopped short of declar- the way. Bush emerged in a green was slowed so Bush could spend Hiimsfeld said major combat Abraham Lincoln, which sent a closure to the fighting while ing victory or an end to the war. flight suit, carrying his helmet, the night on board before il had ended in that country, thousands of jets into war. "In the avoiding a sweeping claim of Such declarations could trigger and shinned to reporters, "Yes, I docked on Friday, officials said, where U.S. troops hail routed battle of Iraq, the United States overall victory. He said much still international laws requiring the flew il!" He said he had only I le watched dozens of fighters the Taliban months ago, Donation campaign THE SKY FALLS helps local BGSU students design their own charities By Debra Beal stPomtR video game,'Fallen Sky' With the semesier winding By Chuck Soder Mountain agreed that the pro- The team of 15 had total con- Unreal'' series can bo played down to a close, many students E DIIOR -1N CHIEF ject has been priority number trol of gameplay and even,' oilier online. But. considering how are thinking about moving out You don't have to work for one. aspect of the game. Given that "Fallen" was made, il has an edge and moving on. Before tossing out Nintendo to make a video game. "I'm in the art building "Fallen"' will he distrih- over competitors. Mountain said. any unwanted items to lighten the Fifteen University students hours a week working I for Most video game modifica- move, consider the saying, "One designed and programmed the this," lie said." It ca tions are made by people sepa- man's junk is another man's trea- proof when they made "Fallen go till 6 a.m. some- rated by distance — often by sure." Sky." times. ... This is all Oceans. Because the "Fallen" In the campaign "When You 'Ihe team formed in October, I've been doing. Ml team consists only of University Move Oul...Don't Throw It Out," when members of the computer I've cared about." students, they keep much closer die Office of Residence Life is art club decided to modify' The final prod contact. Mountain said. "I seeking donations of clothing, "Unreal Tournament 2003" into uct is the best thought it'd be really cool to suck household goods and non-per- an entirely new game. display of the talent we have here into one ishable foods for distribution to Now, with seven months of the groups product." local charities. For the conve- grunt work and late nights effort. In terms of visuals The team consists of not only nience of students, collection bins behind them, the group is about "Fallen" is no "Pac-Man." an students, but computer have been placed in all residence to debut a playable version of Complete with fully 3-1 programmers as well. hall lobbies and the campus con- their creation at the Digital Arts creatures, caves and They even have a science venience stores where items can Show Wednesday in the Student cliffs, the game puts 'student, who gives be dropped off. Union. the player into a lush advice when they design Off-campus students are Seeing others enjoy the game world where two compet- creatures. Mountain encouraged to donate as well. A will be the big payoff for Maury ing tribes — all humans described the game's central collection center will be Mountain, one of many gamers- playing online — fight for beasts as "hypei evolved" available in the Darrow Hall turncd-game designers on the food to feed their respec- versions of animals today. Honors Genier located in project. tive queens. Were in constant battles Kreischer Quadrangle. The collec- "It's like when someone tells Though the game uses between science and what tion center will be accepting you how good your cooking is," Ihe basic code from we want as fiction." donations through finals week. Mountain said. "Unreal." Ihe two games Mountain said. A similar campaign was held But this type of cooking takes share little in terms of The artists creating last year with great success, so it's months Many members of the gameplay. Whereas those creatures began being tried again. group have had to put other "Unreal" is a futuristic drawing the game's con- Donations were then collected things on hold, according to Nick first-person shooter, cept an late last year. Ihe in ihe forum of Saddlemire. Popovich, another student work- "Fallen" plays more team made hundreds "The room was filled from edge ing on the game. The project like capture the flag, of drawings. From lo edge and piled high," Bonnie became even more important with learns vying for there, they narrowed Blankenship, of the office of mar- when Greg Little, the group's fac- food and resources. them down to 300 keting and communicaUons, said. ulty adviser, decided to make it "Fallen" relies more meet a publish- [■character designs. "They didn't expect such a worth class credit. on strategy. "Unreal" ' er's demands, according Then to 15. And that tremendous outpouring of gen- "This game has been our is more of a cyber to Popovich. was only the first erosity." everything this semester," shoot-'em-up. "There's no corporate any- month. "We had four tables filled with Popovich said. "It actu- thing telling us what to do or Since then, Rainen Noodles," steering com- Actually playing video games a I I y what to make," he said. they've focused mittee member Jeff Poprik said. has taken a back seat to making requires Modifying games on implanting While all donations of food are them, he added. "I haven't played vou to isn't new. Many appreciated, it would be nice to 'Unreal' since I started working think,"' games based 1 j see a variety of foods this year, on this." Popovich said. on the VIDEO GAME, PAGE 2 Poprik said. Foods high in protein ScreensJuts from "Fallen Shy* such as peanut butter, tuna, beans or any canned goods are needed. "Lasi year, laundry detergent was the first thing to go," Poprik said. Even partial botdes of detergent are accepted. Also, the local chariUes seemed BGSU braces for further cuts grateful for the clothing dona- tions, because students have nice By Joel Hammond with what legislators term the lion, or nearly $1,000 per full- but not all cases, areas and col- The state House of clothes, Poprik said.