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Bowling Green State University WEDNESDAY July 17, 71 2002 SEVEN QUESTIONS: PARTLY CLOUDY New band Pseudopod HIGH93ILOW68 gets grilled this week www.bgnews.com PAGE 5 A weekly independent student press VOLUME 94 ISSUE 9 BG NEWS BRIEFING Music scene in BG diverse Mcleotl to play in By Dan Nied Schlosser plugs his band's new wasn't a turning point for anyone Bowling Green music scene. That "That show really captured the Utah summer IHE BG NEWS album, The Half 6 Cafe which in Bowling Green or Jukebox Soul night was coUege kids paying the momentum and enthusiasm Howard's is packed full of happens the inspiration for the and it wasn't anything that will be price of a beer to get in to see a that people have for music in league with Blazers sweaty collegians. The front of show that caused a 20-minute written about for years to come truly grassroots band that started Bowling Green," said Jukebox IHE BG NEWS the stage to the back of the bar, wait outside of the Bowling unless, of course, you include in Bowling Green, ended is Soul drummer Adam Schlosser. Keith McLeod, the second nowhere to move. Picnic tables Green landmark music hall. this piece about a year after the Bowling Green and, in the mean- "About a hundred people waited all-time leading scorer in the in the back of the room serve as The vibe Jukebox Soul created show. That concert and that time, grew into the wave of local outside for a long time in the University's basketball histo- makeshift merchandising sta- that night in the presence of album release party was just music sheik that originated by middle of February. That says ry, will play in the Rocky tions and create lines while about 500 people, was not origi- another night at Howard's Club the zeal for music of college kids Mountain Revue summer Jukebox Soul singer Drew nal, nor was it a phenomenon. It H, just another night on the on a carefree Friday night. MUSIC, PAGE 6 league, which features the summer teams of nine NBA franchises. McLeod was not selected in the NBAs June 26 Draft, but was contacted shortly afterward by the Trailblazers, Lawn he said last week. "I haven't stopped working since the season ended, and watering not getting drafted is just another challenge for me," HEATWAVE he said last week, before outlawed leaving for Portland. "They ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE SOUGHT BY CITY didn't draft any guards, and By Chuck Soder they called my agent after the IHE BG NEWS draft and told me they want- Use of city water for lawn ed me out there." sprinkling is banned until fur- The Canton native hopes ther notice. (o play well enough to earn a Mayor John Quinn spot on Portland's opening- declared a state of water-sup- day roster. ply emergency yesterday due "I think if I go out there to poor results from the vol- and play like I know 1 can, I untary conservation efforts. can impress them enough to The town's three water tow- make the team. I'm not ers — holding a total of four- intimidated at all; I've been and-a-half million gallons — in some tough situations were half-empty early yester- before, and this is something day, according to Daryl I'm excited about." Stockburger, city utilities Portland will play Utah director. And through the day, Friday afternoon, a game the level was expected to have which will be televised at 5 dropped more if use wasn't p.m. on ESPN. cut. "We were asking people not Barkholz named to water lawns on Monday. Wednesday and Friday," MVP of All-Star Stockburger said. "But use went up on the weekend. game in Cleveland People were supposed to be IHE BG NEWS able to water lawns Tuesday, Bowling Green centerfield- but the water wasn't there." er David Barkholz was The city also supplies water named MVP of the Great to Grand Rapids, Tontogany, Lakes Summer Collegiate Weston, Haskins and the Summer League All-Star Northwestern Water and game. Sewer District. Residents of Barkholz hit the game- these villages are also asked to restrict water usage. winning, two-run home run But not every place in town for the Red team in <he bot- is being forced to stop water- tom of the eighth, leading the lent] Irevino BG News ing grass. Some places, like squad to a 3-2 victory. the University, use non-city Fellow Falcons Kelly Hunt DRY LAND: Sprinklers in front of University Hall yesterday at 1 p.m. continue to water BGSU lawns as news of a water shortage spreads water and don't need to turn and Nell Schmitz also partici- across the city. Sprinklers were shut off and removed from lawns less than an hour after the mayor declared a state of water emergnecy. off sprinklers. pated in the game. The town can use city wells Barkholz recently complet- By Chuck Soder Only .08 inches have fallen so far - see an inch of rain in Toledo, but social, environmental or eco- for watering again when ed an injury-plagued sopho- THE BG NEWS —1.27 inches below the average. get nothing here in BG." nomic effects, according to the water levels in the towers rise. more season for the Falcons, If your grass is dying blame it Though forecasters predict Though rainfall in Northwest site. "My estimate is that we ending the season with a .322 on the rain — the lack of it, that is. scattered showers later this week, Ohio has been scarce, the lack of But if drinking water runs low, should be able to fill the tow- batting average. Hunt was An average July in the Toledo Samel, who teaches a weather precipitation doesn't yet warrant you know it's a drought. ers again in about three days," named the Mid-American area sees almost 16 times more and climate class at the the "drought" label, Samel said. "If the town starts getting con- he said. "That is, if we get Conference Player of the Year rain than what has fallen so far University, said he wouldn't be He cited the Web page of the cerned about that, then they'd compliance." after averaging 1.58 RBI per this month, according to Arthur surprised to see another dry Climate Diagnostics Center in slap on water restrictions," he Anyone found violating this game in 2002. Schmitz Samel, assistant professor of week. Washington, which tracks irregu- said. "Because that's the big prob- ban will be guilty of a misde- became the Falcons' closer in geography. "It's hard to forecast in sum- lar rain patterns. For a dry spell to lem." meanor, which could result in 2002, finishing with six saves. A normal month would have mer." said Samel. "Most storms be called a drought, moisture a fine or jail sentence, or both, Barkholz and Hunt also seen 1.35 inches of rain by July 15. are scattered now, so we might must be low enough to have depending on the severity of participated in an exhibition DROUGHT, PAGE 7 the violation. against Team USA Monday. Information from www.bpufalcons.com was used in this report. Little-known facts create on-campus mysteries College of Music professor passes By April Efhott Seal, be sure to always pass on standing on the Seal meant both THE BG NEWS your right. This will ensure that — you would soon be married, away Saturday It's the superstitious side of you will do well on your next test, but the woman would not grad- IHE BG NEWS things that this story deals with passing to the left means you will uate because they no longer Nancy Lutes, an associate ... the myths and little known fail. Perhaps this was simply an needed a degree, they now had a professor in the College of facts that can sometimes creep elaborate way to help the flow of husband. Musical Arts, passed away up on students ... that can traffic around the Seal ... but change the way they look at the sometimes it is best not to tempt Alice the Ghost Saturday morning in her No one quite knows who Alice home. campus. fate. If you and your significant is. One legend says that she was Lutes taught studio bas- The University Seal other are holding hands, but let an actress playing the role of soon and was a frequent per- The University Seal is com- go as you walk around opposite Desdemona in Othello who was former both on and off cam- prised of four symbols. The sides of the Seal, you will soon killed by a falling object during a pus, and performed profes- mountain range represents that break up — and one of you will performance.