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State University TUESDAY October 23, 2001 FALLING FALCONS: T-STORMS The women's soccer HIGH: 68 I LOW: 56 team lost to Marshall www.bgnews.com and Ohio; PAGE 8 dependent student press VOLUME 92 ISSUE 38 October dedicated Florida tabloid receives to safe drinking anthrax cleanup funding Events include the Monster Mash Office where out- Wellness Bash on break began collects Oct. 30 federal Superfund money from gov't by WME Sanders IB! BG NEKS by Amanda Riddle October is Alcohol Awareness IHE ASSOCIATED PRESS Month on campus, and so far il has been met with great suc- BOCA RATON, Fla. — The cess. supermarket tabloid office where Janet Foldenauer, a graduate the nation's anthrax outbreak was student who works at the first discovered will receive Wellness Connection, has coor- $500,000 in federal Superfund dinated many of the alcohol cleanup money, officials said yes- and drug education programs terday. for Alcohol Awareness Month, Total cleanup costs of as well as similar activities American Media headquarters throughout the year. In addi- have not been determined. But tion. Foldenauer also organizes Environmental Protection peer education programs, out- Agency officials said they can rid reach programs, presentations, the building of anthrax spores and guest speakers who talk during a decontamination about alcohol and drug educa- process expected to last at least a tion. These activities help month. informs students to help them "We think we cart decontami- make more educated or nate so it's safe to go back in," said informed decisions about alco- Fred Stroud, the EPA's coordinator hol and other drugs, she said. of the cleanup. "We try to do a couple of American Media, however, said things a week," Foldenauer last week it will not return to the said. "We actually do continue a building. The company is operat- lot of these activities through- ing out of temporary offices in out the year, but mostly we Defray Beach and Miami as it focus on having a lot in ooks for permanent space. October." The building was closed Oct. 8 This month's biggest Alcohol when anthrax spores were dis- Awareness event is the Monster covered in the mailroom and on Mash Wellness Bash on Oct. 30 the keyboard of Sun photo edi- from 12 to 9 p.m. at the Student tor Bob Stevens, who died from Recreation Center. Among a the inhaled form of the disease costume contest, a health fair, Oct. 5. and a bake sale, the event also The FBI turned the building boasts a battle of the bands fea- over to the EPA last weekend after turing three local bands. Twist agents spent two weeks collecting of Nothing, labez and evidence. The FBI gave the EPA Mountain Bob and the Virginia's results of its environmental test- will be playing from 6 to 9 p.m. ing on about 10 percent of the The three bands were selected building mainly in the mailroom out of 20 others by a student Associated Press Photos and around Stevens' desk on the committee. third floor. The event will support CLEANING UP: Above, FBI agents Inventory items taken from American Media Inc., in Boca Raton, Florida. Federal officials said that foul The EPA is weighing several Alcohol Awareness Month and play is at the root of the two recent anthrax cases in Florida. Below, U.S. Navy seamen wait for underway replenishment to begin aboard methods to decontaminate the it will give out a good message the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The Rooselvelt is one ot the many ships involved in the attacks on Afghanistan. building Oneisastandard bleach about positive decision making solution that successfully rid a when it comes to drinking alco- Boca Raton postal facility that hol, Foldenauer said. Taliban calls attacks a handled American Media mail of Thursday there will be a anthrax spores. Euchre tournament along with That was the first civilian other card games from 8 to 11 campaign of'genocide' anthrax decontamination p.m. at the Kreischer cleanup in U.S. history, Stroud Quadrangle dining room with by Steven Gutkin of "genocide." said. The 67.000-square-foot, money prizes for the winners. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The president of neighboring three-story AMI building will be Last night at Anderson Arena, BAGRAM, Afghanistan—U.S. Pakistan, Gen. Pervez the largest so far. the dramatization group The jets struck Taliban front-line Musharraf, said he hoped mili- The FBI believes an anthrax- Improbable Players did a pre- positions Monday as the United tary operations in Afghanistan tainted letter carried the bacteria sentation for Alcohol States tried to pave the way for would be over by mid- that killed Stevens and infected Awareness Month, talking the opposition to advance on November, when the Muslim mailroom co-worker Ernesto about real people and real sto- Kabul and other major cities. In holy month of Ramadan begins. Blanco, 73. ries about alcohol. an appeal for Muslim support Leaders throughout the Muslim Health officials are awaiting So far this month, many worldwide, the Taliban accused world fear a backlash if opera- blood test results from 400 informational booths and America of waging a campaign employees to find out if others tables have been set up to help ATTACKS, PAGE 3 were exposed. inform University students about proper awareness about alcohol and other drugs. Some of these booths offered "It's going to help the Mid-American Conference in television a fatal vision simulation or beer exposure, and there's not a lot of teams to choose from." Affirmative action goggles, which simulates the physical effects alcohol has on your body. The goggles can be GARY RICHTER, MAC SPOKESMAN adjusted at different levels, such as right below the legal limit and court case delayed twice the legal limit. When try- THE BG HEWS which has been taking on law- ing the goggles on, students University football might The U.S. 6th Cirsuit Court of suits around the country against often walk the line much like Appeals has delayed the hearing universities' application of affir- one would if they were given a of the University of Michigan Law mative action in their admission sobriety test School admission case to policies. "All of the activities and move to MAC West Division December 6. As reported Thursday in The events have been very success- The hearing was supposed to BG News, several campus organi- ful so far," Foldenauer said. "A by Craig Grfford There are currendy six teams conference teams are playing THE BG NEKS take place today in Cincinnati. zations were planning to attend a lot of students are interested in in the MAC West and seven the same amount of in-confer- The University of Michigan law march and a rally today in getting information because The Bowling Green football teams in the East. ence games. Cincinnati to show support to the majority of students here on team may be moving West next School is being sued over its "Because of the unbalanced Plans will be discussed at a application of affirmative action affirmative action. campus do make responsible season. divisions, it's an unbalanced director's meeting later this in its admission policy. Although it will be on a smaller decisions with regard to alcohol Bowling Green, currently in schedule," Richter said. "Right week to decide how to include Barbara Grutter, 47, of scale, the rally is still going on. use. Students here seem the Mid-American Conference now, the teams in the East are Central Florida into the confer- Plymouth Township sued the Even if the hearing is delayed, responsible and do take initia- East Division, may move to the playing eight conference games ence. However, the main point University of Michigan in 1997 on most of the organizations, includ- tive to be considerate of what West Division to make room for but in the West two teams are of discussion will be the Falcons the claim that she was denied ing the National Association for they are drinking and how it Central Florida, which will be playing eight games and four switching divisions. admission minorities with lower the Advancement of Colored affects them." included in the MAC for foot- are playing seven." Although Central .Florida is grades and lest scores were People and the Latino Student According to the Wellness ball only beginning next year, He said adding Central not in the general proximity of admitted. Union, are still going to according to MAC spokesman Florida into the mix would bal- She is represented by the Cincinnati today. Gary Richter. ance out the schedule so that all OCTOBER, PAGE 3 MAC, PAGE 3 Center of Individual Rights, 2 Tuesday. October 23,2001 STATE BG NEWS Brutality trial begins A. Lerner house plans by Lisa ConiweH him and put him in a police Riots broke out last spring IHE ASSOCIATED PRESS cruiser where he was later found when police officer Stephen CINCINNATI — Aclivisls unconscious.