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W M Bowling Green State University WEDNESDAY April 10, 2002 FILLING BIG StfOES: MOSTLY SUNNY Sterling Martin replaced HIGH: 56 I LOW 36 a BG track legend; PAGE 6 www.btnews.com VOLUME 93 ISSUE 50 Fulbright Powell presses for cease-fire professor By Barry Schweid TH! ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — Secretary of to study State Colin Powell called yester- day for accelerated negotiations to establish a Palestinian state, Argentina even as he pressed for a cease- fire to Middle East violence between Israel and the Palestinians in the meantime. economy Setting no deadline to com- plete his peace mission, PoweU said he would meet Palestinian By Jennifer Bracken leader Yasser Arafat as well as THE BG MEWS Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Associate Professor of History Sharon later this week in an Robert Buffington, recent recip- effort to broker a truce. ient of the Fulbright award, will "We are going to have to act travel to Argentina this summer more quickly," he said, though to conduct research on a coun- adding "I am prepared to stay try going through a period of for some while." economical and historical cri- Powell said the United States sis. He will also teach at the was prepared to contribute a University of San Andres in small detachment of State Buenos Aires while staying Department or other civilian there. government employees to mon- Buffington will travel to itor any cease-fire agreement. Argentina with financial back- For the Bush administration, ing of his recently received Powell's emphasis on honor of the Fulbright award. Palestinian statehood marks a The Fulbright award was creat- shift in tactics. For more than a ed to promote "mutual under- year, the administration has standing between the people of focused on establishing a cease- the United States and the peo- fire as a condition for deeper ple of other countries of the peacemaking. world." But Powell said all the Arab Colleagues of Buffington leaders with whom he has met from the University of San have underscored the urgency Andres suggested he apply for of getting started on an accord. the award. He wrote the grant And he said he would deal with this past summer and received Arafat as the representative of the award in lanuary. the Palestinian people. "I was technically supposed Powell said he talked to to wait until August of 2002 to Sharon on yesterday and was start, but the Argentine told Israel would expedite its Fulbright Commission agreed withdrawal of troops from the Associated Press Pholo to let me come early," West Bank, where they are pur- HUGS FOR PEACE: Secretary of State Colin Powell embraces Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Maher upon his arrival at Cairo airport in Buffington said. Buffington will Egypt yesterday. Powell is in Egypt for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and he is also expected in Spain today to meet with POWEU, PAGE 2 European Ministers before going to Jerusalem to hold talks with both Israelis and Palestinians. SCHOLAR, PAGE 2 Dept to assist Britain honors Queen Mother By Audrey Woods men and women during World family members followed on 1HE ASSOCIATED PRESS War II at her husband's side. foot, while Queen Elizabeth II laid-off LONDON —In the majesty of Some 400,000 people had and the other members of the Westminster Abbey and in quiet gathered through the morning to family took their places in the comers all around the country, watch the solemn procession abbey. Britain said goodbye yesterday to escorting the queen mother's cof- When the coffin entered the Kmart the Queen Mother Elizabeth, fin to the abbey from Parliament, church, the abbey choir of men whose dignity and courage where for nearly four days a and boys began to sing and the endeared her to millions. miles-long stream of people had silent congregation of 2,200 stood workers While kings, queens "In gratitude we bid farewell to for the beginning of the and foreign leaders sat service, broadcast out- By Craip, Gilford . 1HE BG HEWS in the splendor of the a greatly loved queen, for her doors for the crowd. great abbey church for grace, humanity and sympathy, "In gratitude we bid While store and business her funeral, hundreds closings mean many people will farewell to a greatly loved of thousands of ordi- for her courage in adversity, for be out of work, they do not sig- queen, for her grace, nary Britons stood out- nal complete devastation, espe- the happiness she brought to so humanity and sympathy, cially in the Wood County area side and joined in many." for her courage in adver- The Wood County prayer and hymns for sity, for the happiness Departmenbof Jobs and Family the 101-year-old royal VERY REV. WESLEY CARR, DEAN OF WESTMINSTER she brought to so many," Services, located on East Gypsy matriarch who died said the Very Rev. Wesley Lane Road, provides assistance March 30. Carr, Dean of to anyone who needs help find- About a million people turned paid their respects. Westminster, as the coffin rested ing a job and will soon be cater- out in a huge display of affection, Slow drum beats punctuated on a bier before the altar. ing to those currendy employed police said, including those who the shrill bagpipe lament of near- It was draped in the queen at Bowling Green Kmart. later lined the 20-mile route to ly 200 regimental musicians. mother's personal standard and Windsor Casde, where the queen When Kmart officially closes Soldiers of the Royal Horse surmounted by the crown she mother was interred in a royal its doors this June, more than 60 Artillery in gold-trimmed black wore at her husband's 1937 coro- vault beside her husband King tunics rode six black horses people will be out of a job, nation. according to Jennifer Ruhe, George VI. pulling a gun-carriage that bore Archbishop of Canterbury executive director of the People of every age and many the coffin. The same carriage car- nations stood quietly outside the George Carey spoke of the queen Bowling Green Chamber of Associated Press Photo ried her husband's coffin at his Commerce. abbey during the funeral, funeral in 1952. mother's strength and dignity "That's something you don't PAYING RESPECTS: A young girl prays over a poster of rememberng a woman who Prince Philip, Prince Charles, and the humor that reached want to see," she said. "It's Britain's Queen Mother as her funeral procession passes by. forged a bond with her country- Princess Anne and eight other across the generations. always a loss when you lose jobs that offer experience." The Department of lobs and Family Services offers help with job searches and locating a workplace desirable for those that seek guidance from the Latino Week brings awareness to U. department. "We deliver our services in a By Craig Giflord night, the group held a power only for Latinos, but it's for every- campus about the Latino culture LATINO AWARENESS WEEK THE BG NEWS three-tier process," said Ken point presentation highlighting one," and encourages other ethnic EVENTS: Members of the Latino the different cultures represent- The week's activities will con- groups to do the same. Kritzar, director of the depart- NATIONAL LATINO CAREER DAY: ment Student Union are using this ed by the members in theorgani- tinue today with National Latino "I think that everybody needs week to educate the campus zation, including Africa and Career Day, which is the first one to be informed of the issues Wednesday, 6-9 p.m., 1018 The first step is building a Olscamp. resume, and the second step is community about the Latino India held at a state university in Ohio. every culture has, not just locating a job that fits the Culture. "We wanted to show that not Tomorrow, there will be a speech Latinos," she said. "Every kind of STATISTICS LABELING THE LATINO client's desire and skill level. During Latino Awareness only is (LSU) about Latin in Eppler South 307 about label- awareness is important" COMMUNITY: Thursday, 7:30 p.m., However, if there is still no Week, LSU has numerous activi- American, but all the students ing the Latino community. The annual Latino Awareness 307 Eppler South. match after that, the depart- ties planned to discuss the who make up LSU." said Iris Alex Hernandez, a junior Week is open to the entire cam- ment goes to what it calls inten- Latino culture. Monday evening, Resendez, president of LSU. member of LSU, said she felt it is FASHION SHOW: Friday, 7-9 p.m.. sive services to find out what LSU held a reception to discuss "There's a myth that when peo- important to set aside a week Chap.nan Community Room. the group's history, and last ple see Latino Student Union, it's and devote it to educating the LATINO WEEK, PAGE 2 2 Wednesday, April 10.2002 WWW.BGNEWS.COM POWELL.