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Storm spares life, not property Toledo By Chuck Soder "You don't know "It gained intensity right over The storm also "|Branches| were still falling MANAGING [DUOS how quickly it can destroyed roofs out of the trees," Tretter said. City crew's arc slill picking up turn severe,'' she said. Bowling Green, Ohio." bans across town: It ripped They also closed Oak Grove debris a week after rain and 100- "It gained intensity the top off the Cemetery, which is owned by the mph winds battered Bowling right over Bowling LORI TRETTER, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER Technology Annex — city, until that Friday. Green, damaging buildings, cut- Green. Ohio." County I lnspii.il a hangar at the Wood City employees weren't alone ting power and literally ripping More impressive than the size But the storm didn't spare the County Airport — and destroyed in their efforts, according to indoor trees limb from limb without of the luly 8 storm, according to rest of the city from harm. the roofs of the Public Works Tretter. University crews and causing a single major injury. Tretter. was the lack of injury. Immediately afterward, mainte- vehicle garage, the Simpson individuals helped return order The storm served as a lesson "Which is absolutely miracu- nance crews, firefighters and shelter house at City Park and to Bowling Green. to the city on how to handle lous." she added. police officers began moving several more buildings across "At first it seemed like such large-scale emergency situa- Four minor storm-related smoke fallen trees and power lines while town. R)r safety purposes, offi- chaos." she said. "It was amazing tions, according to Lori Tretter, injuries were reported, accord- directing traffic in a city lacking cials decided to close the park for city public information officer. ing to a physician at Wood operational stop lights. the next day. STORM,PAGE 2 Toledo passes law making a lit eigarrete illegal in restaurants
■ and bars. By Scott Kite ASSISHNl NEWS E D11 OR LIFE, The smoke that people1 Classic cars endure while at bars and restau- rants in Toledo will soon be DEATH, nonexistent, due lo a recent smoking ban passed by Toledo City < jiuncil luly H. TIME The ban. though similar to line Main NEW ART ON CAMPUS: the one Bowling Green passed Main St., BG brings They get a chance to look at Just next to the in 2001, is different in that it goes the beautiful architecture, and University seal is a giant beyond restaurants to include non-profit auto they're going to remember us rock sculpture called bars dial are more than 245- show to town, dis- — Historic BG." "Metamorphosis." squarc-fcel. Smaller bar., pri- "Historic Downtown" designed by Emanuel vate clubs and catered private playing both classic encompasses the strip on Enriquez. events are exempt from this and modern cars. North Main from VVooster to The sculpture is his way ban, according to reports from Court Street and South Main of visually representing die loledo Blade. By Emily Hois The ordinance will take effect REPORTER from Wooster to Clough life, death and time. Street. sometime later this month. Ail assortment of freshly "This is looking forward Hie ban is meant to serve .is ,i left Snook owner of Snook's into the future and into polished cars lined Main Dream Cars & Automobile way to make the workplace be) Street for the second annual the person." he said. "It ter and should have good Museum with his father Bill, helps you question your classic Auto show Saturday was in charge of the event's results, according to business life." afternoon. Spectators and lineup, car display and judg- employees ai some Bowling participants strolled around ing. But Enriquez doesn't Green restaurants. admiring the carefully pre- Eleven prizes were distrib- necessarily ask Another similarity to the served classics and vibrantly uted for different time genres. University students Bowling Green ban is thai Ihe painted newer models. There was an award for pre- and faculty to adopt his Toledo law will lei restaurants The event was sponsored by war. 1940s, 1950s and so on. interpretation. section off separate, ventilated Main St. BG, a non-profit up to the best current year "I left it vague... [sol smoking rooms, according lo an organization that began three automobile. you can put yourself into article in the Toledo Blade. years ago. Director Earlene "We try to do really nice it." Nikki Creighton, a junior ai Kilpatrick said the organiza- stuff for the participants." Regardless of the inter- the Universitj and a tion serves downtown solely Snook said. "They each get a waitress/bartendei ai I rioter's through property owners. pretation, he hopes it photo of their car as a 'thank will at least give stu- Sports Bar by the 1-75 bridge, "We have an opportunity to thinks the ban will be good loi you' for being here." dents something visual bring all types of car lovers business. Snook has been interested to think about. together," Kilpatrick said. The in cars since age 15 when he "It's harder for the servers $10 registration or $5 pre-reg- "When I look at it. I think when there is a separate room and his father restored a of the future. This is a istration fee that each partici- model-A Ford, which is "still for smoking, with the doors and very contemplative pant pays will go toward next near and dear to our hearts," everything, but it is better lor the piece, very intriguing." year's car show. he said. The Snook's have customers." Creighton said. Tin pleased with the fact thai' model-As in their muse- The piece will be dedi- Keith McCrea, legislative we have this organization full um, which opened in May of cated to the University director of Toledo city council, of dynamic lioard members last year. on Sept. 27. said this ban is meant to locus and volunteers, and we work In addition to maintaining For details on the artist, on a safer working environment together to benefit down- jiis showroom of classic cars. visit wwwemanuel- for the employees, town." Kilpatrick said. enriquez-art.com. Hie number of registrants Snook spends his weekends on the racetrack. He races a SMOKING. PAGE 2 for the show increased this while 1961 English Triumph Eric Fertel BG News year by 25 percent, according TR3-A. "Vintage racing is to kilpatrick. Last year 65 cars about recreating what was participated This year, there done 40 years ago," Snook were close to 90. said. "Everyone tries to keep "look around.'' Kilpatrick said. "There are wonderful people walking up and down. CAR SHOW. PAGE 2 With state budget approved, students'
1 "• 1 share of expenses continues growing By Dmitri Bulgakov of the state financial problems." a a REPORTER Because of lower state funding, WHO'S PAYING FOR COLLEGE? :iB!ll Approved by the Board of the students' share is going up. Since 1977. the percent University students have Trustees, the University budget Twenty years ago die state's share been paying tor college has been rising, while the has increased since the last fiscal of the University budget was percent the state pays has been dropping. Over the year, which started luly 1. Among around GO percent and student past 10 years, students' share has nsen about 13 reasons for increases are higher contributed around 30 percent. percent h- <-i expenses for utilities, healthcare Students' share has since doubled and benefit program, wages and and state subsidy drop(>ed. 2003-04 technologies. Anodier feature of "Student fee income is SI6.1 1993-94 the budget is increase of the stu- million greater than the educa- dent fee share of the budget due to tional budget per year; there is S9 60.75% lower state funding. million [32 percent] increase in STUDENT if "We have two main sources of funding for financial aid." Dalton support: student fees and state said. ^^M funding," said I. Christopher The overall budget consists of Dalton, senior vice president for education (Main campus 2003-04 1 Finance and Administration. income projection: 5220.609,572, Emily Hois BG News "State support, if you look at it, Firelands: S9.322.202l. general fees adjusted for inflation on die per- (S19.782.367l. Residence Hall OLD SCHOOL Classic cars line classic downtown Bowling student basis across the states, is expenses ($27.605,6721, Dining Green Saturday afternoon. The show, sponsored by Main St.. probably down over 20 percent BG. featured 90 cars in both old and new models. over the last several years because BUDGET, PAGE 2 Source Otta ol Institutional Research and Otlice ol finance and Administration Chuck Soder BG Ne«
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STORM. FROM PAGE 1 was both reported to the Ohio University still saw plenty of to the nearest police station, fire Environmental Protection problems. station or hospital. Instead, coun- how quickly everyone pitched in Agency and tested for safety, he In addition to ripping off the ty dispatchers manually re-rout- new Toledo law to get it cleaned up." said. roof of the airport hangar, the ed calls, according to Capt. Mike "We were fortunate there was storm knocked a hole in the side Instone of the Bowling Green Fire Daryl Stockhurger, city utilities SMOKING, FROM PAGE 1 Appelhans said. director, estimates that scattered high storm water." he said. "That of the Perry Field House, dam- Division. Brooke Alabaugh, a recent did dilute the overflow." aged the roof of the Moore The fire department respond- power outages left several thou- "We wouldn't let employees University graduate and an sand residents in the dark. University electricity was Musical Arts Center, toppled 40 ed to 14 calls, many due to fallen employee at Waffle House, spared likely because its wiring work in a place where asbestos "We received hundreds of trees and damaged one power lines. was present, so why should we agrees with Appelhans and calls." he said. system is underground, University plane and several pri- Most people don't realize how thinks that this ban will make it Stockburger said. It is not invinci- vate ones. have them work in a place A pumping station at the dangerous fallen lines can be, where they have to constantly better for families who go out Wastewater Treatment Plant also ble, however — if lightning struck The storm knocked out the accotding to Instone. Even lines with their kids. one of its few above-ground city's 911 system, but it didn't that aren't sparking — or were take in second hand smoke," lost power, which forced the McCrea said. "For the most "I had a family come in release of untreated water into parts, the University would have damage the overall Wood County sparking and have stopped — part people can choose to go to before with five kids and ask Poe Ditch. The dumped water gone dark, too. system — which, on any normal could be deadly. Some wires are where the non-smoking sec- Ben with electricity, the bars or restaurants but they day, automatically redirects calls periodically recharged, he said. cannot always choose their tions was," Alabaugh said. "And jobs" they were so please when I told McCrea said this is a way to them the whole place was non- make the workplace safer and smoking." more enjoyable for the Once people in Bowling frdware & J2««r.1 employees at these establish- Green got accustomed to the ■?'.■■: > ban. there was no problem, t, & ments. Kelly Appelhans, also a Alabaugh said. Big projects, The thing that is different employee at Frickers Sports '*, Bar, said that the ban is good about the smoking ban in *'• for families who come into the Toledo is that it applies to bars restaurants. as well as restaurants. However, it only applies to bars that are m* "Many) families doiiot likq to big expenses take their kids to pltf cs where over 245-square-feet. V* K there is a lot of smoking," i^K ^B^^ ^H BUDGET. FROM PAGE 1 Union has been in operation for a year, (there is a| much l lj Hall costs ($20,616,480), and more realistic picture of what 1 miscellaneous auxiliaries is the cost of operating this ($16,390,401), facility," Teri Sharp, media "General fees increased 5.5 relations director, said. percent; that is $.'(0 per per- "During the first year before son," Dalton said. "General the Union reopened, it was Originality part of fees support a number of dif- really an educated guess on ferent activities and organiza- what would be the cost to F tions, and they also raise operate the Union; what die detailing old cars money themselves. So the part traffic would be like, how they receive from the general much food would be served." fees went up by 5.5 percent or According to Dalton, the the body is a shade of darker CAR SHOW, FROM PAGE 1 a little bit over a million dol- athletics allocation increase is green. lars." driven by grants and aid for Emily Hois BG News ftj'j their cars original." Harms, the last of 10 children There was a considerable athletes. When student fees go A FAMILY AFFAIR: Many par- Originality is an important to run I l.ii nis Ice Cream shop, hike in general fee allocations up they push up the athletes' purchased his two-door coupe to the Student Union. It expenses as well. ticipants in the Classic Auto 5L aspect of classic automobiles. Gene Harms, who won the with a rumble seat seven years receives 24.23 percent more "When we have big capital Show on Main Street not only ago. The classic spent the past money than the previous fiscal projects (like the Student work on cars together, but are awaid for the best pre-war clas- sic, took his 1931 Ford Coupe to eight weeks getting restored. year. Ice Arena Programs will Unionl it obviously has related. Above, tram left to right, "We call it the doctor's car receive a 17.47 percent impact," Dalton said. "But the Jeff Snook stands with his Snook's Dream Cars to match the original colors exacdy. The because it's got two spare tires increase and Intercollegiate annual drivers are things like father and Terry Stetler. On the 0 and only doctors could afford Athletics an 8.17 percent compensation, utility cost, wheels are painted apple green, right, Gene Harms and his wife * which match the pinstripe, and it," Harms said with a chuckle. increase. healthcare cost, benefit cost Eleanor won the best pre-war "Now that the Student and technology as well." classic car at the show, which featured 90 cars. J
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It is an experi- NEUROSCIENCE ENGLISH LITERATURE VCT Undecided Freshmen from all walks of life ence that everyone must have your biggest come to this campus, and they before they graduate. It is an "/ will parly too "I'm afraid of being fears about Col- begin a journey, a journey of self experience that you will never "Not having beer "I'm worried about discovery, but many do nol forget, but remember that, when much." distracted by all the lege? money!" sharing the bath- know what lo expect or who lo you go. do not be scared, the)' 'opportunities.'" room." talk IO about airy problems or will not hurt you. Third, find the anxieties that they may have. Franklin Park Mall in Toledo for Many freshmen will feel home- all of you shopping fanatics, the sick, lost Without a cause. But Bowlingtircen mall is okay, but if they should nol l>c scared, there you are looking for more variety, i- help in advice from people it is in Toledo. Also, Airport who have been there, people like I lighway is great for your shop- me. I have been on this campus ping needs. for four years, and next year will Next, on a serious note, if you Study all night, do it right be my last. There have been are at a parly, and you have a great moments and moments drink, do not tinder any circum- you healthy and will keep you assignments. Make a list of .ill of then gel a drink and cat some- that I wish I could forget, but all stances leave il unattended. All from feeling strung out. which is Ihc things thai you need to com thing or have a cigarette, MICHAEL memories will help mold a per- people have a natural instinct to important if you want lo do your pletc and then prioritize them. For the last bit of advice on KSENYAK son into what they will become trust others, but some people assignments well. Once this is done you can figure how to pull a successful all- once they venture into the real abuse that trust and put dnigs In F.ilitor-iii-Cliu'l I laving the right food is essen- which assignments you want to nighter, do not do them all the world. Therefore, I will lend my drinks, which could leave a per- tial because without a supply of do first, while you are more time. If you try and pull three off College can gel pretty advice, my knowledge as the son in a bad situation. Also, go energy, the Sandman will con- awake, and which ones you in a row you will wear out your demanding, especially when ii is new class of freshmen begin to home sometimes. Il is okay to quer in your mission to avoid want lo save until last. die middle nl the semester and body, you will not be healthy embark on their college journey. get homesick, 1 know I did and sleep. There is certain food you Rewarding yourself is also a and you can end up Ixing coun- all ol your classes are loading First, evcyone is used to hear- parents will appreciate you don I want to cat though, good way to get through the terproductive. All-nighters can you up with assignment, ing the go to class, join an orga- being home for a little while. because some things will make night. When you finish one papers and exams. ()i course be a great way to catch-up and nization and make new friends Additionally, gel a planner, you tired when you get full. I^ood assignment you should take a get a lot of work done, but use there are only 24 hours in a day advice, but mine is different. It this way you will be able to put iike pancakes and waffles make break and walk around for a them sparingly. and sometimes homework does allows a sense of adventure and all of your homework, social, your stomach heavy, and this is minute, get some fresh air and not get started until the night. helps to ensure that your fresh- work and additional activities in not what you want. Getting full When this happens it comes to men year will be one to remem- the planner lo keep everything will make you want to relax, and (hat age-old question: "should I ber ()ne piece of advice every organized. Finally, learn how lo relaxing t . Ground Methods ot payment accepted: BiG fJharge^fisa-Mastenanl-rji&w Equal Opportunity Employer 4 Wednesday. July 16.2003 WWW.BGNEWS.COM QrOTEI'MH OIK WWW.bljneWS.COm/OpJniOn "I don't understand why the United States government would insist that I be absent before its soldiers arrive." Charles Taylor, president of Liberia, claiming he won't leave his country until peacekeepers intervene to prevail violence between warring factions. (limftnm) OPINION Toledo smoking ban a healthy choice Recently Toledo city coun- that big of a deal. could happen, so why should This ban will make the bars one. People do not need ciga- outside to have a "smoking treat" cil passed a smoking ban Many non-smokers go to the they have to work in a place and restaurants in Toledo more rettes to have a good time. There much of the time. similar to the one that bars as well, and they have where pollutants are killing their enjoyable for a majority of the are many who feel smoking is a During the school year, bench- was implimcmed in Bowling always had to put up with lungs everyday just so they can crowd, lust because smokers are relaxing and satisfying hobby, es all over campus become (■reenin200l. However.Toledo's smoke. make some money? They inconvenienced does not mean but it will not stop the person hangouts for many groups — smoking ban also affects bars as However, this ban will make shouldn't. they are going to stop going to from having a good time wherev- smokers and non-smokers alike. well as restaurants, but this the bar scene healthier for every- It will not kill anyone to walk the bars. Look at how many er they are at for the most part. They are places where you can should not be a problem. one, even employees. One of the outside a bar to light up a ciga- non-smokers already go to bars Many places are non-smoking, meet new people. Smoking is a big part of the bar primary focuses of the new rette, which is taking years off when they arc bombarded with and people do not have a prob- Given this, someone who scene, obviously. Many people smoking ban in Toledo was to smokers' lives anyhow. Smokers smoke. There are a lot. lem with it. enjoys smoking will more than like to smoke when they drink or make the environment healthier are already polluting themselves, Even some of the smokers on For example, the BG News likely not like the fact of walking when they go out to the bars. for employees. Workers are pro- and it's not fair to the non-smok- The BG News staff have conclud • room as well as all of the other outside to have a cigarette. But it is just as easy to walk 10 tected when it comes to working er if they pollute their lungs, ed that this ban is a worthwhile buildings on the Universtiy cam- But lets face it, it's not gonna to 20 feet outside to go have a in environments where toxins hurting people that are not even effect to make restaurants and pus are non smoking, even the kill you. cigarette. It really shouldn't be are found or where hazards into the habit. bars in Toledo better for every- residence halls So people go Everyone is innocent PEOPLE The French dorft ON THE STREET deserve verbal abuse until proven otherwise What concert are you looking forward to esting and very nice French KEITH J. clinics, gay nightclubs and most Rudolph. Some people consider people. In fact, I have nothing notoriously the Atlanta Eric Rudolph to be a kind of ter- MIKE POWELL attending this but nice comments to say Olympics, have no chance of rorist extremist while still others KSENYAK getting a fair trial by an impartial are treating him like a folk hero summer? Editor-in-Chief about my experience with the Columnist jury. These men may in fact both the only thing people agree on is French. On many occasions I would be guilty, but they have not been that he is the man responsible It never fails. It seems that no convicted yet and as such must for the bombings. This is of matter where I go. the French randomly get involved in con- Vis. I'd give the devil benefit be presumed innocent. course despite the fact that he are constantly being ridiculed, versations with French people (it law tor my own safety's sake." I lowever, I'd wager that you'd be has pleaded innocent to the usually by Americans, of and we talked about many top- I don't know if Sir Thomas More hard pressed to find 12 people charges course. Well, I cannot really say ics including Mr. Bush, the war, actually said it or if it was strictly who would all agree that either The media for better or worse 'no matter where I go,' because American culture, an", music, of these men is innocent. has replaced the process of a an invention ol Hollywood, but I traveled to Paris this past food and many other regular On lune 12, Judge Al Girolami trial, taking the role of judge, jury the first layman to hold the post March and the French actually topics of discussion. Every per- of Lord Chancellor is credited issued a gag order in the and executioner and serving it ABBY B0LLENBACHER were not being ridiculed. son whom I talked with was with one of my all time favorite Peterson case, and in this up in convenient two-minute SENIOR, THEATRE Weird, huh? It gets better too, instance it is a matter of too little segments of infotainment. I don't very attentive, listened to what quotes. The notion that the devil "Seeing the lead because guess what, neither should be given the benefit of too late. The Peterson case has mean to suggest that it is solely were the stupid Americans It I had to say and conversed the law for the sake of the inno- attracted national attention, and the fault of the media, as they're singer and getting was the trip of a lifetime, going back with intelligent informa- cent is as relevant today as it was as such the name Iaci Peterson only putting out what the public naked at a Tool to Paris, 1 mean, who wouldn't tion. There was never any when it supposedly first uttered. has practically become a house- wants. Rather, we as a people concert." want to go? Well, let me see, I name-calling involved, unless I A fair and just society has no hold name. Scott Peterson has need to accept the fact that life is almost did not want to go. was talking about Mr. Bush, been portrayed as a guilty man not like a sitcom and that there is choice but to be a society bound because during the second day but that is to be expected. One since the moment the story rarely a clear-cut ending 30 min- b] laws, both in order to ensure there, the war in Iraq broke out, French man actually asked me that the government remains a broke, granted he owes a great utes down the road. and yes, this was my first time why Americans hated the government for the people as deal of the suspicion to his own What is it about us as a species leaving the country, especially French. 1 had no idea what to well as to protect the innocent. actions, but regardless he is still that automatically leads us to being across seas What this means is that there are entitled to a fair trial by an assume the worst in others? Why I was warned by so many say, except, um, not all of us do. certain rules that must IK- main- impartial jury, something which do we more often than not people to be careful because Then 1 asked that man a ques- tained regardless of how damn- now he has zero chance of assume a person's guilt over a "the French" arc bad because tion back. I asked him what he ing the evidence might appear to receiving. person's innocence when if the JIMMY DAVIS they are against the war and thought about the war and be and one of those rules, the When a case has achieved this roles were reversed we would might not be friendly to about Mr. Bush and the situa- type of notoriety it is not possible cling desperately to me notion of SENIOR, EUDCATI0N one all too often taken for grant- Americans. I was told to watch tion between die United States ed, is the fundamental right of to simply change venue in hopes innocent until proven guilty? 7 just found out that my back by someone, and told of selecting a jury unfamiliar Is it simply a matter of addic- and France. He said that he, the accused to a lair trial by an Blues travler and to not walk around alone by along with many other French impartial jury. with the case, everyone in tion to sensationalism or is it a another person. people, just do not agree with I believe that no matter what America is familiar with the case, case of universal ADD allowing Ziggy Marley are in The point of my column the circumstances an individual everyone's perception of the cir- us only to focus on a particular town, so I am stoked." though is that I am terribly sick Mr. Bush's views and eagerness is entitled to a fair trial by an cumstances surrounding the matter for a short time thus and tired of hearing wise- to start a war. He said to me, impartial jury, which is why my tragedy has already been irre- necessitating quick resolutions? cracks about the French, let us "we don't hate Americans, we heart goes out to Scott Peterson versibly tainted. If the allegations against either of take a look back a few months just don't understand your gov- •iiul 1 Tie Rudolph. A gag order this late in the these men are true, they might ago, does anyone remember ernment and its decisions Scott Peterson, the California game serves only to prevent the very well be the devil, but "freedom fries?" Now I do not sometimes" All I could say in Peterson defense team from nin- Thomas More was right, for our man accused of killing his wife think 1 need to say this, but response was, "I understand 1 in iK their own spin campaign. own safety they need the benefit and unborn child, and Eric how immature can this coun- and 1 feel the same way." Rudolph, the man accused of As bad as the situation is with of the law. We would ask for try get. lust because another The reason I was provoked multiple Iximbings of abort ion Peterson it is perhaps worse for nothing less for ourselves. country on this planet does not SEAN KOHL support Mr. Bush's itch to drop to write this column was not just all of the bad-mouthing of JUNIOR, SECONDARY ED. bombs on more people does not mean we need to start French people I hear, but it was name-calling and teasing. something France was doing "I don't have any money, It is also very distressing that On the fourth of July Paris was 1 can't afford it." while I am in classes at a uni- welcoming American tourists versity, a place for higher learn- by helping to celebrate the U.S. WHERE DO YOU STAND? ing, 1 still hear on numerous Independence Day. The French occasions jokes about France, are so nice, that, since they or extremely rude comments about French people. This is opposed the U.S.-led war in E-mail your letters/columns to appalling to me and it really Iraq they felt bad, so they want- n makes me sad that as human ed to "undo the damage," beings we can just take an according to an article printed [email protected]. entire group of people and in The Plain Dealer. make a complete mockery out When Americans were walk- of them and everytiiing they ing around Paris under elec- See Submission Policy for guide- JONATHAN HARRELL embody. 1 know this is not the tronic signs that read "July 4th, SENIOR, first time this has happened to 2003, Independence Day, a group of people and it will lines. BUSINESS/PRE-LAW not be the last, but it should Welcome to Our American not have to happen at all, espe- Visitors," I have to wonder how "50 Cents and jay Z in cially to the French. many remarks I heard that day Cleveland." While I was in France, walk- about how terrible the French ing around Paris and doing are. Does anybody want some things, I met many very inter- "freedom fries"? The BG News Submission Policy CHUCK SODER, MANAGING EDITOR Do you agree with all of this? We between fcOO and 800 words. These attacks and anonymous submissions JOEL HAMMOND, DESIGN EDITOR doubt it. Write us and let us know are usually also in response to a cur- will not be printed. RUBY MASON, NEWS EDITOR MKIC \ou stand. rent issue on the University's campus E-mail submissions as an attach- MICHAEL KSENYAK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF or the Bowling Green area. ment to [email protected] ARIEL CASTRO. ASST. NEWS EDITOR LETTERS JO THE EDITOR are to he with the subject line marked "Letter to 210 West Hall lewer than 500 words. These are usu- SCOn NILES, ASST. NEWS EDITOR POLICIES the Editor" or "Guest Column." Only e- Bowling Green State University ally in response to a current issue on Letters to the Editor and Guest Bowling Green. Ohio 43403 ERIC FERTEL, PHOTO EDITOR the University's campus or the mailed letters and columns will be Columns are printed as space on the Phone:(419)372-6966 Bowling Green area. considered for printing. All letters are YUE LI, ONLINE EDITOR Opinion Page permits. Name, year E-mail: [email protected] and phone number should be includ- subject to review for length and clari- GUEST COLUMNS arc longer pica-, ed for verification purposes. Personal ty before printing Website: www.bgnews.com ^^^^^^^^^^^k^ BUM Simple WEDNESDAY games July 16, need a 2003 comeback SUNNY MATTSUSSMAN HIGH 80 I LOW 57 www.bgnews.com Humor Columnist VOLUME 97 ISSUE 9 I'm done angering the masses, al PONT least for this week. Let's talk about something more pleasant. Should I talk about God, love or family? How about goals, success and hard work? All great choices indeed, but I have decided to talk about video games. Yes. video games. Kven when it's 80 degrees outside, and the sky is crystal 'Idol' tour meets expectations clear, you might find me curled up in bed with a Nintendo Camecube con- troller embedded in my palms. You see, Ruben. Clay. Kimberley Locke. girls wear shirts that say "My Bootie is I have a lot of problems. If you've read Trenyce, Carmen, Kimbcrly Shakin lor Aiken." And with all this Caktwell. Ricky, lulia and Charles; put all any of my previous articles, this is not chaos, Clay remains calm and bells out breaking news. Heating the living tar (hose names together and you have one Ihe song that I want lo be played at my of the best tours of the summer. out ol a video game character releases wedding. all the anger trapped within my body. You have Ruben with his sweet velvet After Clay sings, ii is time lor After all, people look at you funny if voice and the new Luther Vandross. Clay Americas Choice as your American Idol. you lake your anger out by physically — an angel sent from heaven, his voice Ruben Sluddard, to hit the slage. He heating a driher to within an inch of is heart-pounding and makes your begins with "Superstar" — and that is his life. knees shake. You have Kimberley Locke, indeed what he is. His voice is smooth As much fun as"Metn>id: Prime" is, a talent that is never forgotten, any elec- like a baby's bottom, and he entertains I preler those games which involve the trifying voice that is doing it for the "big Ihe crowd with his cute dimples and group. While all of my male friends will girls." You have Trenyce. one of the rea- Alabama style. often partake in a rousing game of sons to go see the show with fire-shoot- Act I is now done, but the best is yet to "Super Smash Brothers Melee," I haw ing and a voice like no other. She knows come. All ol the contestants cnler the how to, in the words of Missy Elliot, noticed that some ol the women aren't stage and begin a spectacular colleclion "Work It" as fond. Kven the ones that play aren't of songs from the Beet Ices, followed by Then you have Ricky. Charles, very good at the games, either. I know performances lhat rocked ihe concert. from where this stems. If you take a Kimberly Caldwell, lulia and Carmen Kimberly IxKke sings "Somewhere who lit up the stage with their own ren- look at the progression of the original over the Rainbow"and then singles from Nintendo (NES) controller to today's ditions of music from Michael lackson, Ihe anticipated albums of Ruben Shania Twain, Christina and Pink. (iamecube controller, you will see a Studdard and Clay Aiken — both sched- The show starts off at a fast pace with noticeable change. The classic uled to come out in stores Aug. 19 — the Nintendo controller had nothing more Charles (irigsby entertaining the crowd crowd could not contain themselves. At with his lyrical and dancing styles. He than an A-bulton, a B-button, a direc- this point. I wonder what is left and tional pad (up, down, left, right), a shows off his moves, and the show Ruben Sluddard delivers his other sin- moves on to lulia DeMato. A change in "Select' button and a "Start" button. gle.'Tlying without Wings"and everyone Today's behemoth (iamecube con- pace as they slow things down, she sings is out ol' their seats, clapping and sway- troller possesses buttons of A, B, X.Y, 1„ Beautiful by Christina Aguilera as ing lo the song. Then iust when I think it though DeMato wrote and recorded the R,Z.and Start — along with twodirec- can't get belter, all the contestants get on tional pads and something they call a song herself. stage. "C-Stick." The PlayStation 2 controller Other acts are next but I am not going But if you want lo know what they has even more buttons, and the mam- to give away the whole show. Then one of sing, you will haw to see Ihe show. All 1 Eileen lanjtord H.:, Nr*s moth XBox controller is too large to fit the moments that everyone is anticipat- can say is "Cod Bless ihe USA." inside a Lincoln Navigator. How could ing, Clay Aiken gets on the stage and Grade: B BELTING IT OUT: Clay Aiken, runner-up to Ruben Sluddard in the most recent season of "American these gargantuan interfaces not intim- begins his single/This is the Night." — Eileen Imgfxd Idol." takes the spotlight for a solo during the American Idol tour July 13. idate a casual video game player? The crowd goes wild, women scream, Remember, it only takes a spider to freak out a girl Whatever happened t Qift Certificates A- Custom Gift 'Sasiets c>rpN ■At-r/t 9-9 *Avai(aB(e tf sr\ o*,i ^fcrawmntj Trt 8-6, Sat 8-5 Zi ADULT MART r 1616 I. 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July 16.2003 6 'Pirates': a not-so-hidden treasure for movie-goers (L'-WiKi.i — Summer movies wart trip from i >rlantto to Hollywood is a hap- and Disney's "The Mask ot Zorro," with rescued at sea and she snatched a pirate boozy street -fight in' man. The effects, such as when Rush's crew link more than to he .i- exciting .is pier story Antonio Bandcras, a midsummer tonic medallion he wore around his neck Rush is Depp's cursed straight man, is revealed as ghostly in moonlight but as theme-park ilml! rides Even in a summer of unwieldy titles in 199a while he was unconscious. It turns out and their scenes together combine the flesh in the dark, or when they walk This would seem to give an advantage using a semicolon, "Pirates of the "Pirates" is "The Mask of Zorro" the medallion is part of a treasure that can-you-top-this quality of a cartoon along the bottom of the ocean, are con- to .in actual theme-park ilinll , ide made < at ibbean I he < urseof the Black Pearl" clutching at a bottle of rum with bony was cursed, and which turned the same with the discipline of experience. vincingly eerie. But the numerous sword intoamovk tups ofl the tongue as uneasily as a fingers that have din under their nails. crew of misfits that Depp lost to mutiny And Bloom, who wielded a bow in fights start to look the same after a while PIMHVN successful productions arc Summerfesi stage named after its corpo- Things revolve around lohnny Depp, as a into the living dead. The only way the The l.ordot the Rings" films, is a wispy and make the film feel long. like party guests who don't know when rate sponsors. dissolute and gregarious pirate who lost crew, now led by Geoffrey Rush, can r-.rrol Hynn. "Pirates" was directed by At the risk of further encouraging if leave Ine >iudm has turned its ani- II memory serves. "Pirates of the his ship to a mutiny and seeks revenge. remove the curse is to return the treasure Gore Verbinski. who directed the stylish Disney — previews for an upcoming mated movies into live-action films, Caribbean" is one ol those rides people While stealing a ship in a coastal com- and spill bk)od doing it. thriller "The Ring," from a screenplay by film based on the thrill ride "The Hlge musicals and Straight I go on when lines at more popular rides munity, he rescues a young woman, Depp hasn't been this appealing since the co-writers of "Shrek" Haunted Maasion" with hddie Murphy sequels. Recycled material has a market- aretoolong But "Pirates," the movie.gets played by Keira Knightley. from drown- "Edward Seissorhands." He is sexy, stu- That it was produced by Jerry look dreadful — let it be known that ing advantage but can also In- creatively the last laujih on its theme park ing; crosses swords with the blacksmith, pid and sawy.all at the same time He is Bruckheimer meant cost was no object "Pirates" hits one out of the theme park. nsk\. as anyone who endured rhe brethren. It is a tast-moving. wickedly played by (trlando Bloom, who loves her; quoted as saying he based his character and it shows. Visual effects supervisor Country Bears." based on a Disney tunny and vrvkflj mounted distraction and is thrown into irons. on Rolling Stones guitarist Keith John Knoll gained water expertise on theme park attraction, will attest thai brings to mind adventure romps Bloom and Knightley have known Richards,and he has the slurred speech, "The Abyss" and worked on the "Star Hut tru latest attraction to make the ;ik'. I he Mummy."'The Princess Bride" each other since childhood, when he was unfocused gaze and crooked smile ol a Wars" prequels. New video games take too long to learn, old school should come back VIDEO GAMES FROM PAGE 5 "in .ii the leftmost part of the stage technology and the memory to com- some memory by creating a million original plot, or give Mario his lire pants lo dirty within seconds. Video and avoid pitfalls and obstacles in bine the mind-blowing graphics ol kajillion levels of varying difficulties, (lower and raccoon suit and let him games need to be easy to learn and space, order to reach the rightmost part of today's consoles with the endless fun all while keeping the state-of-the-art raise hell. have excellent replay value. The afore- I think u's wonderful thai video the stage. Stages used to be numbered. of two-dimensional levels. graphics and sound we have all conic Next, don't make the gamcpl.n SO mentioned "Smash Bros" and "Mario furies Eire .ill three-dimensionaL Wc rhey used to have time limits What If you play today's games, you will to know and love. complicated. Implementing eight but- Party"ait line examples of simplc-to- ave many smarl peopk developing happened to the good days of video not ice that the number of courses, lev- And I don't want to sec a cheap tons and threedireclion.il sticks is no) learn games that drain hours and these games. Hut whatever happened games? els, or worlds is normally below your knockoff of an old game ("Donkey the way to bring in new players. hours of valuable time away from to the two-dimensional side scrolling I say bring back a couple of nostal- expectations.Threedimensbns is tax- Kong 7: featuring DK's third cousin. Games need to be simple, and the hard-working college students. games? Hour charactei used i<> start gia 811's-style video games. We have the ing on the disc's memory. 1 say free up Dumbass Kong!"). Either create an controllers need not cause ,i persons © ^k T © W^*S5r'M^r „" BOWLING © GREEN T STATE oee what 1 UNIVERSITY M © © _ WOOSTER STREET > ; © O. © Bowling U T © IM M T E H © A A R M C S 1 o © M V L T 1 L A L S c T Green has T L ■ E E R D E ■ 7 1 5 E V T I 1 to offer... NAPOLEON ROAE © © © Note: Map not to sea le These BowlingGreeD businesses welcome all new students and their parents! © Days Inn • Bowling Green © 1024 N. 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Bowling Green ■ 2E 119 553 8581 www.klotzfloral.com «ft ■ WWW.BGNEWS.COM Wednesday. July 16.2003 7 SEATBELT USAGE UP AFTER CLICK IT OR TICKET www.bgnews.com The Ohio Department of Public Safety says that more than ever, Ohio drivers are wearing seatbelts. Miami University conducted a survey through its' Applied Research Center. The survey was conducted in May, right after the new law went into affect. —Information from the Ohio Public Safety Office THE WEEK Iraq no longer welcomes Americans said. "...more and more people will be killed, the weapons, Ihe lines lake up to an his older brother Omar in the leg U.S. and Iraqi soldiers have hour to get through and leave earlier this month and took him : Iraqi people will make a revolution against l AIJ.U|AII. Iraq _ Ahmed been killed in violent confronta- motorists sweating in the 120- into custody, saying he had fired Manaa's face was dark with tions bi recent weeks in Fallujah the American Coalition soldiers...we believe degree heat. on them from the shadows. Omar anger. Me was tired of the U.S. and other towns in what's known Many Iraqis said it was beyond Manaa was a security guard for troops mmhling up and down his as the Triangle, a large territory if they have many losses, they will leave." belief that Americans would the mayor. Shot alongside him - from Saddam's hometown of enter houses or stop cars and and killed - was Montassar city's streets in their big tanks, MAHDIALSUMAIOY, IMAM, SPIRITUAL LEADER, OF THE INFLUENTIAL UM-AL pointing their guns at passing Tikrit to the north, south to take assault rifles without paving I lamad, a local policeman. cars. They are nothing hut occu- Baghdad and west almost to the TURBOL MOSQUE IN BAGHDAD for them The practice particular- Omar Manaa was released piers, he said, and they should go Syrian border. shortages of water and electricity on Fallujah early Sunday that ly grates in small towns, where from U.S. custody during the past hack to America, before another The United States contends the and delays in establishing a new brought more than 1.000 soldiers people believe the weapons are week. There were metal pins in war begins. problems arc due largely to government, and many Iraqis to town, looking through homes necessary for protection his leg to keep the bone in place. Ahmed doesn't fit the profile of holdovers from Saddam said they had had enough of for weapons and militant leaders. Ihe harder the Americans He said he and Hamad were anti-U.S. elements that American 1 lussein's regime; the former dic- America's help. The Fallujah raid was the first press, many Iraqis said, the more tator is a Sunni Muslim, and so In the past week there have leg of the Army's Operation enemies they make. army commanders so often IRAQ. PAGE 9 describe: He doesn't mourn the are most of the people who live in been three large-scale U.S. mili- Desert Scorpion, which went far- Ahmed said U.S. soldiers shot fall of Saddam I lussein and has the area. tary operations in the triangle: a ther west Monday with house never been an a) Qaida sympa- In dozens of interviews during roundup of some 400 people in searches in Khaldiyah and thizer. In fact. Ahmed is 13 years the past five days, however, most towns along the Tigris River to the Katnadi. old, with a buzz cut, a frame a bit residents across the area said north, an anack in which more During the past few days, the 104 S. 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For more 1 and 2 bedroom Sal. 10-2 information contact Judy Miller, co-facilitator, at the Student Apartments Health Service FREE Heat Paid. 372-7426 Membership to Cnerrywood Health Spa •Indoor Heated Pool -New Equipment WELLNESS CONNECTION Ride our shuttle to check us out •Sauna 'Updated Lighting STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE Lot A 9-10:30 1-4:30 •HydraSpa Whirlpool Runs every 30 minutes Professional Trainers Available WWW.BGNEWS.COM THE WEEK Wednesday July 16. 2003 9 Edmister has Violence will Dealing with cravings for more live Phish an action plan keep troops lo pull OIII live scis only after see- KRT C»MPUS ing a show Spinning as I write: Five days after trekking to the luly '94 in Vermont and heart of nowhere for O/ylrsi. I September 00 in New York. Partly out of Iraqi find myself hack near the those were chosen because I'm for new year Mexican border, in Chub Vista. trying to recapture the high I got Calif., to sec Phish at Coors from two songs at Coors - the Amphitheatre. unstoppable "Down With "I will make every effort to find NEW DEAN. FROM PAGE 8 I'm accompanied by rm Disease and the "Kashmir"- and retain the very best faculty at people's affairs Coachella right hand, henceforth esque '(arini" (who "hasalumpy Bowling Green," Edmister said. nitely facilitate (he interaction known as Desert left. He claims head" i. neither of which sound as He also encourages students to between students and profes- this is his 26th gig a relative pit good on disc as they did live. sionals. We entirely welcome Dr. strive to be dedicated to their said they were fired on first; resi- tancc, though it means he can Partly, though, those live sets Edmister's program and look for- studies, since good schools are IRAQ, FROM PAGE 7 dents deny that. help with titles and hack-story. were chosen because I want to ward to its implementation." measured by quality graduates. Farmers, police, politicians, like how the psychedelic reggae hear these guys do the Stones' Fanny concluded. "I will try to connect alumni chasing looters when the tribal sheiks, businessmen, cab- bit "Harry Hood' is essential)) i oving Cup again. Edmister sees the college's bud- with current students by inviting American soldiers began shoot- drivers and religious leaders nonsense about a dairy deliver) i he) didn't do that at coors. get as a major challenge. He companies to campus, which in ing at them. across the Triangle say there may service. I he) didn't do any covers at thinks that it is insufficient rela- rum will provide mentorship and Police officer Safa Shaikon was well be more bloodshed. I remain a newhie. this is only Coors. You have no idea how this tive to the demand for business networking opportunities for stu- at the mayor's office that evening, "What do you expect from peo- my third encounter, not counting is killing me 1 live for those education and research. But dents," Edmister said. lune 8, and said that in the confu- ple defending themselves?" said a solo show from guitarist Ire) moments when they suddenly Director Castro-Rivera and other Edmister was the former Frank sion of the night U.S. soldiers mis- Mahdi Alsumaidy, the imam, or Anastasio, whose unassuming take ,i left-turn into, oh, 'Sneakin' College of Business R. Day/MBA Chair of Banking took Manaa and I lamad for the spiritual leader, of the influential greatness cannot be overstated. Sally through the Alley" or Administration faculty and staff and a professor of finance in the looters. Neither man fired a shot Um-AI Tubol mosque in (As skilled a six-string god ,i~ "( rosseyed and Painless" or the are hopeful that he will bring School of Business at the soldiers, Shaikon said. The Baghdad. If the United States Clapton and Garcia, il not Velvets' Hock and Roll" or the strategic vision to their budget- Administration at the University police commander for the doesn't get out of Iraq soon, he Hendrix, he can toss off the i nost lames Gang's "VValkAway." It isn't cut situation while better posi- of Mississippi. He received his mayor's office backed up that ver- said, "more and more people will bafflingly complex figures as if so much thai their versions are tioning the college in light of Ph.D. from Ohio State University sion of events. be killed, the Iraqi people will just doodling.) bettei [hardly), it's just what they intensive competition from other in 1970, his MBA from the The incident, which Maj. Gen. make a revolution against the I still do not listen to Phish with bring to the songs - enthusiasm, colleges and universities for busi- University of Michigan in 1965, Buford Blount of the Army's 3rd American and coalition soldiers... regularity - I study their studio namely. As if there were no cooler ness students. and his B.S. degree from Miami Infantry Division said was under we believe that if they have many albums when they arrive, then song in he playing. Another challenge is that of University of Ohio in 1963. investigation, has become yet losses, they will leave," review and file them away I lend competition from other colleges Edmister succeeds James Sullivan another rallying cry for the people who try to lure good business fac- who returned to the faculty after of Fallujah, whereat least 15 peo- ulty away with competitive offers. serving as dean for nine years. ple were killed in a demonstration in late April. American soldiers THERE IS STILL TIME YOU CAN FIND AN 1-2-3 Bedroom Apartments AFFORDABLE APARTMENT ASK ABOUT ILLE - One BR. upper duplex. Limit 2 people. J4Y3.00 per month, deposit $44n.OO. Tenants OUR SPECIALS! pay utilities. Available 5/17/03 to 5/8/04. 517 p. REED- At Thurstin. One Bedroom. 1 Bath. • Ground floor ranch Furnished. Or Unfurnished. 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