Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-14-1999 The BG News October 14, 1999 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 14, 1999" (1999). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6544. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6544 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. OPINION NOW WORLD NI-WS SPORTS Columnist Jud Laipply has found New Music and Art Scientists are researching the Freshman Jill a leader to look up to in U. Festival opens possibilities of life on Europa. Conover is having president Sidney Ribeau. three exhibits this Jupitor's fourth largest moon. early success for the weekend. women's soccer team. Weather Today: Thursday partly sunny October 14. 1999 High 57. Low 35 The BG News Volume 87 & Issue 37 A daily independent student press Court rules on Ramsey case By STEVEN K. PAUI-SON cient evidence *.o warrant the Pam Paugh. Patsy Ramsey's Associated Press Writer filing of charges against any- sister, said she was glad the BOULDER. Colo. — The one who has been investigated Ramseys weren't indicted. But JonBenet Ramsey grand jury at this time," Hunter added she said on CNN's "Larry King completed its investigation Colorado Gov. Bill Owens Live" that she was disappoint- Wednesday, and a prosecutor said he will review the case and ed the jurors could not solve said there wasn't enough evi- decide whether to appoint a the slaying. dence to file charges against special prosecutor. The prominence of the fami- anyone in the 6-year-old beauty "While I am not presently in ly — John Ramsey, the million- queen's killing. a position to comment on the aire president of Access Graph- The grand jury heard evi- work of this grand jury, I do ics, and Patsy, a former Miss dence in a case that cast a know one fact: a little girl was West Virginia — together with cloud of suspicion over the little brutally murdered in Boulder, the beauty of the little blond girl's parents, John and Patsy Colorado, and the killer or victim guaranteed coverage of Ramsey, for nearly three years. killers remain free today," he every twist in the case. "No charges have been filed," said It was before dawn on the District Attorney Alex Hunter The 12 jurors, who met for day after Christmas in 1996 said in announcing that the more than 13 months, left the when Patsy Ramsey said she grand jury had completed its Boulder County Justice Center found a 2 1/2-page ransom note review. without comment after the on the back staircase in the The Christmastime 1996 judge ordered them not to dis- family's home that demanded death of JonBenet — daughter cuss it. Hunter declined to $118,000 for the safe return of of a prominent, wealthy family answer questions JonBenet. — drew worldwide attention A telephone message seek- "Listen Carefully!" the note The case created friction ing comment from attorney Hal begins. "We are a group of indi- between police and prosecu- Haddon, who represents Jon- viduals that represent a small tors, led to accusations thai the Bcnet's family, was not foreign faction. We respect your district attorney's office was too returned. The Ramseys' subur- business but not the country timid, and invited scrutiny of ban Atlanta home — where the that it serves. At this time we the child beauty pageant cir- Ramseys moved with their son have your daughter in our DOS- Associated Press Photo cuit. after the Blaying was dark session." Boulder grand jury foreman James Plese. right, and grand jury members Johathan Webb, left, and "I must report to you that I Wednesday and no one Eight hours later, Ramse) Martin Kordas Jr., leave the Justice Center in Boulder, Colo., Wednesday, Oct 13. 1999. Nearly and my prosecutorial team responded to a call box at the three years after the slaying of JonBenetRamsey, a grand jury decided Wednesday there isn't believe we do not have suffi- driveway's mite • See RAMSEY, page five. enough evidence to charge anyone in the 6-year-old beauty queen's strangulation. Cities offer solutions REPENT! College towns tell how they solved district problems cities have had the same According to Edward Baum. This is the fourth part of a issues. Students live here, hut at-large council member of four- parl series looking into the they ,ue registered t" vote at Athens City Council as well as representation of students In home. It's a problem that the a professor of political science Bowling Green City Council Court of Appeals will have to for Ohio University, the wards Today's article focuses on other address are divided in a pie shape with college lown's and how their A closer look at two cities III the university in the middle. students are represented. Ohio that also house universi- This results in the universi- ties show whether or not they ty being split up into more than By KATIE WOODS share Bowling Green's prob- one ward, as opposed to having lems. The BG Neu i the University making up the Bowling Green is one of Athens, Ohio, located in the core of one ward, as it is in many cities in Ohio southeast part of the state, is Bowling Green. This allows that is predominantly home to Ohio University. the wards in Athens to be split based around a university. Athens resembles Bowling up equally based on popula- Bowling Green, however, is the Green in many ways Both tion. only one being questioned cities our made up of a seven While Bowling Green has about its ward system. Bowl- member council divided into had a student on council for the ing Green city is currently in four wards and both have three past decade, it is rare for a stu- the midst of a court case at-large positions. Additional- dent to hold a position on coun- brought on by university stu- ly, they both represent a stu- cil in Athens. Last year there dents who claimed that the dent body of approximately was an Ohio University stu- unequal division of wards vio- 18.000. dent representing the 2nd lated thier constitutional However. Athens wards fol- Ward of Athens. He has since rights. low the guideline of the equal graduated and left the area. protection clause of the Consti- Before that, the last student to According to Steve Spitler. tution that states division of serve on council was 10-15 lawyer defending the ward voting districts, such as wards, case for the city, "other college must be equal. i See WARDS, page five. Connection addresses alchohol By SARAH MOORE tion packets, called life kits, promoting National Alcohol The BG News will he sent to members of the Awareness Month, programs The Wellness Connection is faculty, asking them to discuss like these are made possible by sponsoring two events in honor alcohol awareness in their the ODADA (Ohio Department of Alcohol Awareness Month in classes, said Terry Rentner. of Alcohol and Drug Addiction). hopes of alerting students assistant professor of journal- The distribution of the about the risks involved with ism. grants from ODADA is decided excessive alcohol use. The first Although, the life kit- are by Rentner and Hageman but event will be Fatal Vision, a new this year, Rentner said the Rentner said the money is usu- free program that will give stu- last three years she has made it ally used in October for Alcohol dents an opportunity to virtual- a point Awareness Month, Rentner ly experience being intoxicated. to said. Gavin said there are two It will be held Oct. 19-21 from main goals the Wellness Con- 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the nection wants students to take way from A e ho1 Union Oval pdf<j, Vision V During this program T(M*•._ Bflitla r..„.«„ orf Awareness Month, , ' °One there will also be an alcohol ._. -^ rue Bands thing ls that not every. awareness information table WCfOSK" 1 OClODCf 21 one drinks in college. in the Union. Chris Hageman. 1S"21 Qpm - 1dm "Many people have the coordinator of the Wellness 11:30dm- Ltzntidrr misconception that college Connection, said the informa- 2pm Crdnd students are drinking mass tion table will provide students UQIOD OVdl Qdllroom quantities, every night of the with pamphlets about alcohol, week," Gavin said. its effects and the consequences In fact, college students are of abusing it. actually drinking less often and 1 smaller quantities then what is The other event will be The Battle of the Bands, to be held commonly thought, Gavin said. Oct. 21 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in involve fac- Secondly, the Wellness Connec- the Lenhart Ballroom. It is a ulty members in alcohol aware- tion wants to pro-actively BG News Photo/ JEFF HINDENACH free concert featuring four local ness programs. address the issue of drunk dri- bands, Sugarbuzz from Toledo, "It gives the students a ving, by bringing attention to it Sarah (19), Joshua (11), and Elizabeth (15) are just three of the eight member Woronecki fam- Habitat from Findlay. and chance to see that faculty mem- and informing students about bers do rare." Rentner said ily that was on campus yesterday preaching about Jesus.