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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 12-11-1998 The BG News December 11, 1998 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 December 11, 1998" (1998). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6422. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6422 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. FRIDAY,The Dec. 1 1, 1998 A dailyBG independent student News press Volume 85- No. 68 Microprinting Enlarged portrait Watermark Color shifting ink Gag order HIGH: 42 LOW: 25 placed on University rape case ■ The men's basketball □ The arraignment for the accused team will travel to rapist is scheduled for Monday. Bloomington. Ind. to participate in the Clear, inscribed polyester thread By WENDY SUTO and Indiana Classic. MIKE WENDLING • • •Making The BG News A gag order has been placed on a rape case involving two University students. ■ The hockey team Andrew Zeid, a sophomore pre-business major, takes on Western was indicted by a grand jury on rape charges. Michigan tonight at 7 Jason Bauwin, a junior computer science major, was indicted for tampering with evidence. p.m. in the ice arena. Wood County Judge Charles Kurfess said he placed the gag order on the case because the actu- MONEY al arraignment and trial will be handled by Judge Reeve Kelsey. Kelsey was out of town when the J The Secret Service is counterfeit pens which were placed "We check every big bill for the ■ The women's by each register watermark," said Curt Sinzenbacher, gag order was handed down last Friday. According to Kurfess, both defense and prose- basketball opens the trying to track down Any time an employee feels a bill a bartender at Howard's Club H, cuting attorneys were concerned that the Bowling is questionable, they mark it with a which received another counterfeit MAC season against counterfeiters in Bowling Green Police Department was about to release special pen. If it comes out yellow, $20 bill. Western Michigan at arrest information on the case. Green. the bill is genuine. If it's black or dark Alvord said that the low light in home. "Based on the fact that both sides wanted a gag brown, then the t)ill is suspect. the bars make it easier to pass off a order, I placed a temporary one on the case," Kur- By AMYJO L. BROWN While going through deposits, the fake bill. Quality Inn's general manager A counterfeit $20 bill was also fess said. The gag order precludes anyone involved in the The BG News noticed a fake $100 bill because the handed over to the Fifth and Third case from speaking about the matter to the press or The U. S. Secret Service is investi- texture and size of the bill was differ- Bank by an unknowing customer, the public. ent, and there was no watermark — said Karen Fraker, vice president of gating the distribution of counterfeit As per the order, defense attorney Michael Hen- all things that should have been rec- marketing for the bank. bills discovered by local Bowling nenberg had no comment. Zeid also declined to ognized, said Rita Binkowski, front "Employers are trained to spot it Green businesses. comment on the case. ■ The NOW staff rates desk clerk. right away," she said, "We called the Several fake $20 bills and one fake The charges stem from a party on Oct. 16. "Prior (to the discovery), employ- Bowling Green Police." their favorites of 1998. $100 bill were discovered by two According to police reports, the victim said she met local bars, the Fifth and Third Bank, ees had no reason to question bills," Three different sets of serial num- Zeid at a party on that date, and they exchanged She said, "Now they must check all bers were used on the bills. Alvord and the Quality Inn. phone numbers. The victim then went to a party bills, and when taking cash they need suggested that they might have been "The quality of the bills was not the following night at Zeid's house on South Col- the best," said Al Alvord, detective to check driver's licenses or some ■treated through use of a computer lege Street. ■ Anthony Recznik sort of photo ID," she said. and scanner. for the Bowling Green Police. The victim said while at the party she became Introduced in the fall of 1998, the None of the businesses that were reviews Gus Van Sant's Jason Ad kins, co-owner of Mark's intoxicated after drinking 10 beers. In the report, new $20 bills are characterized by a given counterfeit bills had sugges- Psycho remake. Pub, first discovered two counterfeit the victim said she woke up the next morning with tions as to who might be distributing $20 bills while doing registers the larger portrait of Andrew Jackson, Zeid next to her and discovered she was only them. Monday morning after he received with added detail and fine line pat- wearing a bra. In addition, she said there was a the bills. terns behind the portrait, and a secu- Alvord said that he knows of no video camera next to the bed. "After twenty years in this busi- rity thread on the far left of the bill suspects. She went to the Wood County Hospital after dis- with its own tiny lettering and graph- "All cases concerning counterfeit ■ This week's Sound ness, you learn to recognize counter- covering a dry white substance on her clothing. A money are handed over to the Secret Parade features reviews feit bills," he said. ics. "USA Twenty" and a flag are rape kit was then performed at the hospital. Service," said Alvord. Adkins called the Bowling Green printed on the thread, and the Bauwin, a resident of Rodgers Hall, is accused of Seal. The Simpsons Other local businesses who have Police who took the fakes and gave numeral "20" is printed within the of tampering with evidence. When a videotape and The Prince of Egypt. received warnings of the fake money Adkins a receipt for the bills. starfield of the flag. was recovered, possibly relevant footage had been are keeping an eye out for any suspi- A "business watch" was then If the bill is tilted back and forth, a taped over and no evidence of the incident was color shift from green to black and cious bills. printed up and sent to other Bowling found on it. Green businesses, warning against back again can be seen. Also, there is "We have a list of serial numbers The gag order is temporary, and interested par- Opinion 2 a watermark on the right of the bill from the police to watch for," said counterfeit bills. ties may choose to petition to remove the gag Page Three 3 that can be seen by holding the note Shawn Everhart, owner and manager On the same day Adkins discov- order, Kurfess said. World and Nation 4 ered the fake $20 bills, he bought up to the light. of Gargoyles. Sports 7 Agate 8 Chapman chief to speak at graduation "Two are better than □ More than 1,000 stu- some students, it him to speak at the ceremony. 7 think every human being in a talk like He told Dobb that he would one; for if they fall, the one will mark the end dents will be receiving of their college this has to come to grips with his or her need 24 hours to think about it. will lift up his fellow; but degrees at graduation career. own story and speak from the heart, and He consulted with his wife and woe to him that is alone exercises next Around 1,100 that's what III be doing." his class, and then decided to when he falleth. and hath students will be accept the invitation. not another to lift him up." Saturday. receiving degrees Klein said he will be speak- at the commence- Tom Klein ing for about 10 minutes, and ment exercises at Klein Chapman Lennmig Center Director that he will be sharing the expe- Ecclesiastes riences that he has accumulated By DANIELLE HALL 10 a.m. Dec. 19 in Anderson Arena. Chapman Learning Community. Klein said that about six to over the years. The BG News The commencement speaker This is Klein's 28th year at the eight weeks ago he received a "I think every human being in Everyone is looking forward will be Tom Klein, professor of University, and his second year call from Linda Dobb, coordina- Look for stories, to the end of the semester, but for English and director of the as the director of CLC. tor of commencement, asking • See KLEIN, page five. horoscopes, weather, crossword puzzles and more on the updated Kwanzaa celebration to BG News website. Check it out at: feature Afiicana dance troupe □ The program and worked diligently during their Kwanzaa since August," said WWW. breaks making necklaces, sewing Eryn Whitfield, freshman early feast will take place their own costumes and running education major. "We didn't have bgnews.com tonight in Olscamp through the game plan one more money, but with donations, we time. made it work." Hall. Today all their hard work will Kwanzaa is the only national- pay off.