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State University MONDAY November 7, 2005 CHAMPIONS: The Falcons repeat as MAC MOSTLY SUNNY Champs with shoot-out HIGH 63 LOW45 win over KSU; PAGE 7 www.bgnews.com independent student press VOLUME 100 ISSUE 54 Julie Dif ranco BG News WORK-OUT PLAN: Bowling Green's new Training and Community Center opened three months ago with the goal of attracting young family groups Although their membership numbers are not as high as they had hoped. the Center offers many advantages such as a less crowded atmosphere compared to the Student Recreation Center on campus. Community Center offers advantages Student Recreation lower than projected, but in similarly sized towns. made a dent in membership at Community Center's largel the SltC is a lower price lag on the Center's planners are not "Athens, Ohio is a pretty good the Student Recreation Center, demographics — young fam- membership. Bowling Green Center competition breaking a sweat. benchmark for us," Grigore according to Pain Sautter, office ily groups and people ages 55 residents can work out at the not a worry The Community Center has said. The southern Ohio college manager at the SRC. She sug- and up. Community Center for SI50 sold 366 passes, significantly town, though slightly smaller gested this may be because the "Exercising next to young, tit a year, while the SRC charges By Laura Hoesman fewer than the projected mem- than Bowling Green, has two Community Center has not had college students can be intimi- $350 per year for residents unaf- SENIOR REPORTER bership of 1.500, according to recreation centers — one for time to become established. dating," she said. "I don't expect liliated with the University. Since the Bowling Green Michelle Grigore, director of students and one for the com- Grigore said that while the ii [the SRC] to dramatically While the Community Training and Community Parks and Recreation. The pro- munity. SRC has been well-established affect our membership ability." (tenter's price for individual Center opened three months jection was based on the mem- So far, the Bowling Green for many years, it does not One advantage the ago, membership has been berships of recreation centers Community Center has not attract many members of the Community Center has over CENTER.PAGE 2 Graduate USG investigation continues students Results for Shumaker case could be announced at tonights meeting meet to By Andrea Stvka "Nowhere in the Constitution Heminger, Aaron Shumaker docs it say that I've given up my REPORTER (USG President), Treasurer..." First Amendment right to free- discuss plan The results of an internal inves- does it say that I've given up According to Shumaker, the dom of speech," he said. tigadon in the Undergraduate my First Amendment right to signs were made by someone When asked whether the Health insurance Student Government might be else in Heminger's campaign, endorsement of a candidate by price has doubled, revealed at tonight's meeting. have freedom of speech. " and likely produced in mid- a senator or executive member losie Miller, chief administra- September. is prohibited by USG's consti- GSS unhappy AARON SHUMAKER, USG PRESIDENT tor, could not comment on the Wasil claims that Shumaker tution. Wanda Overland. USG By Cassandra Shofar purpose of the internal investi- violated Article II Section 1 of adviser, wouldn't comment on REPORTER gation, and said while it might "We shall avoid circumstances USG's constitution, which says the issue. Mandatory health insurance, a be finished by tomorrow night, The actions of this branch shall Michael Ginsburg. IIS(i graduate student study center there's no time limit for its com- that reasonably imply we be limited to executive functions adviser, didn't respond to Hie and the newly proposed incom- pletion. acted for personal gain rather in carrying out the provisions BG News over the pasi week for plete grade policy headed up the But Matt Seckel, Internal of this Constituiion and imple- this story. agenda at the Friday Graduate Affairs Committee chairman, than for the best interest of the menting legislation enacted by But foi Wasil. the promotion- Student Senate meeting. said once the results of the University." the legislative branch." al campaign sign is proof thai Many graduate students are investigation are revealed, the Wasil believes that by using Shumaker misused his title. unhappy with the recent chang- senate would decide what action his executive title. Shumaker "I don't see how you can JIM WASIL, COLLEGE REPUBLICANS PRESIDENT es in their healthcare plan, said —if any—to take against Aaron acted outside of what's allowed defend yourself." Wasil said. Kelly Lang, chairwoman of stu- Shumaker, USG president. in the constitution. "There it is in print." Gordy Heminger for Ward 1 on students' best interests. dent affairs. At last week's USG meet- But what the constitution Some list! Senators disagree "IThe pricel has doubled since ing, Jim Wasil, president of City Council earlier this fall. On Tuesday, The BG News doesn't do is limit the president's on the importance of the sign. Shumaker said he didn't received a Heminger cam- last year, now it is $1350," she College Republicans, accused right to express political views. Seckel said that if Shumaker said. "It's a good plan and they Shumaker of misusing his title violate any of USG's bylaws by paign sign that says on the bot- Shumaker said. using his title, and acted in the tom "Paid for by Citizens for have good customer service, as USG president to endorse "Nowhere in tile Constitution USG. PAGE 2 that's not Ihe problem, the prob- lem is that the price doubled and nobody knew about it and then health insurance became man- datory, so it was like a double wliainmy." Winds do damage While Ling feels the health Issue rids partisanship plan committee has their rea- sons lor these changes, the way Tornado hits close in the mobile home park, people representing the differ- the bi-partisan County Board of according to Eric Williams Reforms target Board they went about making the to home; injures 200, ent sides to participate in the Ejections in all 80 counties, said changes was the problem. of the Vanderburgh County of Elections in Ohio, running of the election," said Herb Asher, democrat Ashei is Sheriff's Department "I laving a good health plan is kails 17 partisan motivations Democrat B.|. Fischer, the pres- one of the first architects of RON important, but when you double More people were believe to ident of Bowling Green's city and a political science professor By Deanna Martin stiT. be trapped in the debris, the price, you have to look at By Stephanie Giugou council. at The Ohio State llniversiiv the graduate students' salaries THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and National Guard units were REPORTER Opponents of the issue believe "It has proven to work over EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A tornado called in to help with search- and see what we can afford." The Secretary of State's respon- the board could complicate who time," Fischer said ahoul the Lang said, adding that both the tore across western Kentucky and-recovery efforts. sibility to oversee Ohio elections to go to if there is a problem. County Board of Elections. The and Indiana early yesterday, At least 200 people were committee and the graduate could be given to an appointed "Voters of Ohio would not democrat and republican board students agree that communi- killing at least 22 people as it cut injured during the storm. bi-partisan board, depending have the power to vote in or out figures out how to work together "They were in trailer homes, cation, which hasn't lieen up lo through a mobile home park on how Ohio voters approach this board, and they would be and come to consensus on deci- standard, is vital for compromis- and obliterated trailers and homes that were just torn Issue 5 tomorrow. the final arbiter of the election sions, he added. es lo he made. houses as residents slept. apart by the storm, so they're Reform Ohio Now, the non- issues," said Republican State Political Science Professor The tornado, with winds of just now getting in there try- "The channels of communica- partisan coalition who proposed Senator Patty Clancey, an oppo- Scott Pirodi thought the issue tion were inadequate," she said. at least 158 mph, hit a horse ing to find people," said deputy Issue 5 as one of four election nent of Issue 5. "If you think was better than the current sys- racing track near Henderson, Vanderburgh county coroner Also mentioned at the meet- reform amendments, believes you're going to take politics out tem, but he would have tried ing and pushed into play, was a Ky, then jumped into Indiana Annie Groves. "It's just terrible." that one partisan officials should of it. that's just nonsense" to eliminate all partisanship in around 2 a.m.