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'»«s™ State University TUESDAY September 5, 2000 CLOUDY During Saturday'; HIGH72ILOW52 www.bgnews.com cheer dependent student press VOLUME 90 ISSUE 7 Michael LehmkuMe BG Nevus SAHM: BG signal caller Andy Sahm looks downlield lor an open receiver Saturday, while offensive linemen Greg Kupke and another Falcon fight off the dangerous and aggressive Michigan defensive attack. "I dont' think we accomplished what we wanted to today, but I told my guys to keep your heads up because they played their hearts out. I know we are MICHIGAN going to be a good football team." GARY BLACKNEY DEFEATS BG FOOTBALL COACH FALCONS 110,585 watch as the Wolverines defeat BG in the 2000 season opener. Check out the full BG News Mictiael lehmkuhle M V M NICE CATCH: Michigan receiver, David Terrell, celebrates coverage in the sports section, starting on page 8. after scoring a touchdown Saturday afternoon. T Quake shakes West Coast Genital piercings becoming By Kim Curtis Menlo Park, "It shows that we ASSOCIATE!! PRESS WRITER don't know it all. Mother Nature SAN FRANCISCO — Even b still has surprises for us." earthquake-prone California, She said it was probably an more common in society the sharp jolt that caused mil- offshoot of the San Andreas lions of dollars in damage in the Fault. By Wendy Suto thing will get caught between ous to see what it was like. Napa Valley caught residents and The abrupt shock threw Gary STAFF WRITER each other's piercings." "I'll try anything once," Penny experts alike off guard. Price out of his bed. Boy meets girl. Boy dates girl. While genital piercing make said. "This fits into the individu- TVvo people remained hospi- "We woke up and there was Boy and girl get it on. Boy sees up only a small percentage of his ality thing, to be a part of an elite talized Monday, one in critical glass everywhere," said Price, 43, girl's chloral piercing clientele in B.C., Plotner believes group." condition. who has lived in the area for larvie Plotner, co-owner of it is because of the various nega- People always seem to be The magnitude 5.2 tremor almost 20 years. He expects hell Living Canvas on West Wooster tive stigmas attached to those thinking about the next step, said struck at 1:36 am Sunday about have to pay at least $1,500 to Street, is the only tattoo artist in piercings. Brian King, a doctoral student in 6 miles northwest of Napa near replace his broken television, Bowling Green who will perform ITlir stigmal is that it is a bad psychology at the University. the small town of Yountville — videocassette recorder and other genital piercings on men and or sinful thing to do," Plotner "I do know anecdotely that Associated Piess Photo an area that seismologists hadn't property. women. said. "Others are it is a 'dirty little many people report an increase SHAKING: Liquor store owner even mapped for faults. Moderate quakes can strike "The biggest worry men and secret' so to speak, something in sensations or pleasure," King mom and dad will never know." Zul Sayani picks up broken bot- "As far as we know now, it's a anywhere in the seismically women have is, what if they are said. "Bui it would be difficult to previously unknown fault," said both pierced down there?" he His wife Penny also owns study and there is little research tles in Napa following a 5.2 volatile Bay Area, geologists said. Pat lorgenson, a spokeswoman said. "So what?! Just practice, Living Canvas. She got genital earthquake that shook wine for the U.S. Geological Survey in BUAKE.PAGE2 because it is very rare that some- piercings because she was curi- country. PIERCINGS, PAGE 2 2 Tuesday. September 5, 2000 BG NEWS » : Earthquake shakes West Coast QUAKE, FROM PAGE 1 be researched and mapped and possibly given a name. It has the Bui the Napa Valley is far down the characteristics of a strike-slip list of places where they're expect- fault, in which one huge chunk of ed. land slides by another one, she "I don't think anybody would said. have put a magnitude five out "Those are the kind of quakes there," USGS geologist Steve the San Andreas fault produces. Walter said. "It occurred in an area All these faults are offshoots of the of fairly sparse seismic activity. San Andreas fault," she said. "If That whole region north of the you took a board and ripped it bay is much less active than the vertically, you would get a lot of South Bay." splintering along the edges. The epicenter was three miles Sunday's quake probably from the northern end of the occurred on one of the slivers of nearest previously known fault, the San Andreas fault 50 miles the West Napa, lorgenson said. away." But the West Napa, although well- The last similar-sized earth- documented and considered quake to hit the Bay Area mea- active, hasn't produced a signifi- sured magnitude 4.8 in the Marin cant earthquake since the late County town of Bolinas on Aug 1800s, she said. 18,1999. That quake also occurred The last strong quakes near on an unrecognized fault, but was Napa hit in October 1969. The west of the San Andreas. quakes, magnitudes 5.6 and 5.7, Officials estimated the quake were centered in Santa Rosa, 17 caused $5 million to $15 million in miles easi, she said. damage. About 100 to 150 build- Still, Sunday's jolt shouldn't ings had structural damage, have been a total surprise including collapsed chimneys "Even though that area north of and broken windows. Seventy- San Francisco Bay is not nearly as one people spent Sunday night in active as the areas right around a Red Cross emergency shelter. th • bay, it's not devoid of earth- A 5-year-old boy ,-emained in quakes," lorgenson said. "Most critical condition Monday with a areas in California within 100 broken pelvis, arm and shoulder miles of the coast have an earth- caused by 40- to 50-pound blocks Associated Press Photo quake history." that fell from a fireplace. A woman QUAKE: Arturo Elias carries blankets trom a Red Cross emergency shelter at the First Baptist Church Monday, Sept. 4, in Napa Calif. Ellas lorgenson said the area where was in stable condition with leg was among dozens relocated yesterday when a moderate earhtquake forced evacuation of thier homes in Napa. Sunday's quake occurred would injuries. Genital piercing becoming more common for students the man's pleasure," he said. "More housewives and profes- PIERCINGS, FROM PAGE 1 Piercee's Bill of Rights' knowing that their piercer knows and prac- ate for any new or unhealed piercing. The general feeling among sionals are getting Igenital pierc- tices the very highest standards of steril- _ be touched only with freshly sterilized. non-pierced people is that it is ings|," she said. "Maybe it is the available." GAUNTLET PIERCING COMPANY'S: ization and hygiene. appropriate implements, properly used and According to Plotner, some of extremely painful. fear of growing older. A lot of mid - Every person being pierced has the nglit: _ be pierced with a brand new com- disposed of or restenhzed in an autoclave the more popular genital pierc- "The reason it does not hurt is die-aged women arc doing it late- . be pierced in a scrupulously hygenic, pletely sterilized needle, which is immedi- prior to use on a tyone else ings for women include labia and because the sensors for pain are iy" open environment, by a clean, conscien- cliini.il hood piercings. ately disposed of in a medical container _ know that ear piercing guns are never not evenly distributed in the There is a level of permanence tious piercer wearing a fresh pair of dispos- after use on the piercee alone. appropriate and are often dangerous when "While the labia piercings are body," King said. "Although the and commitment with tattoos able latex gloves. aesthetically pleasing, they are a sober, friendly, calm and knowledge- _ be fitted only with jewelry which is used on anything other than the ear lobes genital region is highly sensitive, it and piercings. more for the men's pleasure," able piercer, who will guide them through appropriately sized, safe in material, _ be fully informed about proper after- "In many cases, there is some- design and construction and which best Plotner said. "Women get clitoral is low on the pain scale." their piercing experience with confidence care, and to have continuing access to their and assurance. hood piercings more for their own "With the labia, the pain is no thing about solidarity and friend- promotes healing Gold-plated, gold-filled piercer for consultation and assistance _ the piece of mind which comes from or sterling silver lewelry are never appropri- pleasure- Not many people see more than an ear lob piercing," ship when getting tattoos and with all their piercing-related questions those piercings." Plotner said.