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Editorial Sports Entertainment Corhgan says it's time to take Sports injury care important Famous annual tractor pulls action against nation's problems for the weekend athletes J are music to merchants' ears Wednesday Vol.72 Issue 134 August 8, 1990 Bowling Green, Ohio The BG News rAn Independent Student Voice for 70 Years. BRIEFLY Kuwait student expresses concern CAMPUS by James A. Tinker "Hussein doesn't have the fac- editor tories to produce arms, [which Chair named: is ] his weak spot," he said. Harry Garrity, professor Nevertheless, Hussein has a of modem languages at St. "I heard about it Wednesday strong, well-armed and war- Lawrence University, in morning. A friend called me and tested army able and — more Canton, i told me," said Nader Al Kan- dangerously — seemingly eager NY has dari, staring off into re- to strike. Perhaps the victory been memberance. supplied by a militarily weak named "Of course, I didn't believe it. "Soldiers were all over our place. They could hear Kuwait will encourage Iraq to chair of | I thought it was a joke. We are a them outside. The soldiers come in like they're attack another of its Arab t h e peace country; we never threa- neighbors. romance ten anybody." going to a picnic — they take whatever they want." If Hussein continues his language Al Kandari, 27, is a senior march of violence, especially depart- business and material man- against U.S. allied Saudi Arabia, ment. Garrity agement major from Jabria, the United States is sure to re- Kuwait and expects to graduate -Nader Al Kandari, University student spond militarily against Iraq. Al Garrity has been a in December. Kandari does not dissapprove of faculty member at St. Since the Iraqi invasion and U.S. intervention, including e- Lawrence since 1969, and conquest of wealthy, but diminu- conomic actions already taken. has also taught at the tive Kuwait more than a week "We need help." University of North ago, Al Kandari has been on pins Meanwhile, the world waits. Carolina and Converse and needles — and glued to the at the time of the attack. An- Soldiers approached homes ler ... he is a kind of weasel," the Al Kandari waits. College. television screen awaiting news. other brother, however, should requesting food and water, young man declared. No matter what may be the He spoke to his mother, who is still have been in Turkey on his looted groceries, banks, jewelry "He is biting the hand who fed Mid East condition in months to Shark resigns: in Jabari with a brother and two honeymoon. stores and other shops, ne was him. I saw trucks going to Iraq come, Al Kandari intends to re- Chris Sherk, University sisters, Thursday Aug. 2, the According to his mother, gun- told. with food, weapons, supplies, turn to his homeland to live and sports information day before communication to fire could be heard in their city. during the Iraq/Iran 10-year to fight if necessary. director, has resigned in Kuwait was severed by Iraqi The Associated Press report- war that Hussein initiated. "I was bom there. Kuwait is order to accept a sports forces. "Soldiers were all over our ed more than 100,000 Iraqi Al Kandari said, although me," he said. "I would go fight if copy editing position at the Yet, the whereabouts of all of place. They could hear them troops now serve the puppet Hussein may be power hungry they asked," he said. Rock Hill (S.C.) Herald. Al Kandari's family is not outside," he said. "The soldiers government installed by Iraq's like Adolph Hitler, he does not Although, he is anxious, he Sherk, who is a 1982 known. His father and another come in like they're going to a manipulative President, Sad- have the resources of the Third remains hopeful. University graduate, was brother may still have been in Slcnic — they take whatever dam Hussein. Reich. Agriculturally and in- "It will be OK ... if not today it The Sentinel-Tribune Saudi Arabia looking at schools ley want." "[Hussein] is worse than Hit- dustrially he is weak. will be tomorrow." assistant sports editor before he joined the University staff in 1983. "Chris was a valuable BGSU eager for College teaches political ethics member of our staff over the last seven years," said Athletic Director Jack Washington graduate school begins classes this fall Gregory. "We wish him continued success, both admissions from professionally and by Beth Church commissions or city councils or work on cam- personally." stJtt writer paigns." All classes are scheduled for downtown Wash- Greek leaders: Eastern Europe Students seeking political office after college ington locations, although the administrative of- The Sigma Chi graduation will have more than the school of hard fices are located in Arlington, Va., and one year's International Leadership by Scott Geringer dents to finance Western educa- knocks to learn from when the College of Democ- tuition is $11,900. Training Workshop will be staff writer tion. racy opens its admission gates this fall. held at the University Aug. "We are talking about gradu- The idea for such a graduate college was ini- 9-12. More than 1,100 Eastern European students, ate students right now because The Washington D.C. graduate school offers a tiated by a group of politieans. including former undergraduates and 300 eager to matriculate at Ameri- there is a mechanism of finan- master's degree in constitutional democracy, and Presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy, who faculty will be present at can universities, may be able to cial support," he said. more than 140 prospective students from 36 states approached Boek about the idea of a specialized the nation's largest Greek sample the University's educa- Katzner, who recently visited already have requested a catalog. degree. workshop. tional offerings as early as Budapest, Hungary and Prague, Attempting to teach principles and ethics of a Many of those elected officials serve on a 40-per- The first such spring semester 1991. Czechoslovakia, said in explor- democratic government is the basic principle of son Board of Advisors for the college now. conference was conducted Louis Katzner. graduate col- ing funding possibilities he the college, according to Walter E. Boek, president here in 1947 and the lege dean, said he is hoping to found a number of private or- of the College of Democracy, In a telephone inter- "They said the best time to learn is before they University has hosted have one to three students en- ganizations interested in bring- view last week. started running and were contemplating it be- many seminars in recent rolled from Poland by January ing Eastern European students cause once you started, it's too late and there's no years, as well, for two and enlarge the number for fall to Bowling Green. "We want to lay a foundation upon which stu- time," Boek said. reason, said Vic Pascucci, semester. The demand is great for dents can become good statesmen and stateswo- coordinator of the "In meetings with graduate Western education. In Czechos- men — we're building political careers here," he He believes the college will instill special quali- workshop. coordinators, there was a high lovakia alone, 2,500 students said. ties in students that attend. "We've got all the level of interest in bringing called, wrote or lined up at the The purpose for the graduate program is to al- "People need to have the ability to establish facilities and a strong Eastern European students American Embassy in Prague low political science students to study the work of rapport with many types of people," he said. chapter," Pascucci said. here," he said. "It's a matter of last winter to gain American politicians before they enter the office. "They need to learn to read fast and speak well." Nationally, Sigma Chi is finding ways of financing these university addresses and ad- the second largest Greek students." mission materials. The year-long degree program is divided into Because it is so young, the program has yet to be fraternity. The University In the 1989-90 school year 2,850 Eloise Clark, vice president of four three-month sessions: fundamentals and his- accredited and Boek said he is in the process of chapter was founded 45 Eastern Europeans attended academic affairs, said the Uni- tory of democracy, the legislative process, critical applying for a license now. years ago. American universities. Almost versity has little financial aid to issues and analyzation, and practical experience. Bowling Green State University officials are un- all of those students — from Yu- offer Eastern European appli- aware of the program and the college is not among goslavia, Poland, Hungary. cants — largely poor and whose "Unfortunately, many legislators don't have the graduate colleges listed at the Career Re- Romania, Czechoslovakia and money is of little value outside time to study the issues in-depth — they depend on source Center and Library or the Graduate Col- CITY East Germany — were resear- their home borders.