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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 12-1-1999 The BG News December 1, 1999 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News December 1, 1999" (1999). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6573. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6573 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. 3PINIQN ws A- C AM PUS SPORTS Columnist Sarah Delaney opines FBI agents travel to Disability Awareness Day held Men's basketball that the media is the final Mexico to examine at the Woodland Mall today to hosts Illinois State frontier of the Women's the 100 buried show BGSU, BG citizens the tonight in Anderson Movement. bodies. obstacles disabled people face Arena at 8 p.m. in their daily activities. Weather Today: Wednesday sunny December 1. 1999 High 43. Low 26 Volume 87 & Issue 66 A daily independent student press Study rates crime at colleges By MELISSA NAYMIK The BG News national study con- V ^ ducted by VPBnews.com and CAP (Crimes Against Persons) Index released statistics on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999 via the Internet that rated 1.497 col- fill ji 11 II U . lege campuses based on cam- Bo_\^ngJ3reen_StateJJniyersity. pus neighborhood crime risk. ]<e.nLState_yniyersily_ ,Jl635_3 On a scale of 1-10, 1-3 being Miami University __ 16,099 8 1 1 6 low risk and 10 being extreme- ly high, BGSU rated six, mod- Ohio_SteteJJmversity_ 48.352 J34_ 4 9 21 erate risk. Ohio_Uniyersity_ 1JM41i_3_ 3 According to Julie Roth, University of Cincinnati 28.995 _ 29^ 4 6 19 director of online strategies at University of Toledo 21,692 15 1 3 11 APBnews.com, the CAP Index study looked at census statis- tics based on societal factors college campus neighborhoods. the scale. The colleges were and the crime risk maps for such as, household income, In comparison to the 1,497 then invited to attend a confer- parents and students will family structure, migration four-year colleges, BGSU ence which gave information on always be available online, patterns, housing values and ranked 756. how to improve the safety in Idsvoog said. average level of education, as "I don't know what to say," campus neighborhoods, Roth "People have to know these well as violent crime statistics said Dick Gullufsen, police said. things and that is what we before they rated college neigh- information officer for BGSU. It is important to get this (APBnews] stand for," Roth borhoods. "We do have less Ipolice offi- information out to the public said. Roth said the areas sur- cersl than other universities, because "students don't live in Idsvoog hopes that this rounding a college campus but we are hiring five more." classrooms," said Karl Idsvoog, information will increase dia- determine the risk factors. Once the top 25 highest-risk senior producer at logue between parents and stu- After each college neighbor- and lowest-risk colleges were APBnews.com Resource Cen- dents because they want to find hood was rated, APBnews came determined, APBnews sent a ter. a safe school. out with a list of the top 25 letter to each college to let CAP Index will come out highest-risk and lowest-risk them know where they fell on with college updates annually • See STUDY, page five. Campuses reflect on \mm m m crime rates from study 1-3; low risk 4-6; Moderate nsk By JEFF HINDENACH the college-town university's 7-6: Moderately high The BG News crime rates are about as high 9 H»jhns« After the recent release of as the city-based colleges. 10: Extremely high n»k the APBnews.com and Crimes Bowling Green city police chief Against Persons Index crime Tom Votova believes it has to do rating study, many Bowling with the atmosphere of the Green public safety figures are towns. wondering why BGSU is "Probably 80 to 90 percent of ranked so high on the crime the crime in a college town is rating scale. alcohol related," he said. "Col- "We really don't have a lot of lege towns in general have a TOP 5 HIGHEST ropsLOWESl large amount of crime because violent crimes here at BGSU," RISK Cwtfi sis RISK ( wiri.sis said James Wiegand, Universi- they have a disproportionate ty Police Chief. "We do have amount of young people who some rapes unfortunately and are more likely to be both per- 1. Morns Brown College, Atlanta 1. Anna Maria College. Paxton, that may be the cause." petrators and victims." 2. LeMoyne-Owen College, Mass The study released the crime Students seem to agree with Memphis. Tenn. 2 Bryant College, Smithlield.R.I. ratings of 1,497 colleges in the Votova in that the high crime 3. Speiman College, Atlanta 3. Gordon College. Wenham.Mass United States. On a scale of 1 rates are more than likely 4 Clark Atlanta University. 4. United States Air Force to 10, BGSU ranked a six. caused from students. Atlanta Academy.Colorado Spnngs, Co. With most of the colleges in "I think the new-found free- 5. Morehouse College. Atlanta 5. Immaculate College, Ohio ranking in the same gen- Immaculata, Pa. eral area, many wonder why • See CRIME, page five. Sexual assaults remain low In BG By JESSICA HOLLENBAUGH "You always think that it's going to hap- pus, was the person Kate contacted when The BG News pen to a friend of a friend at some other she finally decided to get help. Last year 42 percent of college women in school, but really it could happen to any- The University formed CASO, a group of the United States were victims of acquain- body," said Kate*, a victim of acquaintance faculty, staff and students, to help educate tance rape, according to one study present- rape. "Until it hits close enough to home, students on preventing sexual assault and ed by the American College Health Associ- then that's when you'll realize how big of a how to respond to it. ation. problem it is." It helps to "make sure students know Last year alone, five students reported Like many victims of sexual assault, where to go and that there are programs rapes on Bowling Green's campus. All of Kate didn't know what to do after it hap- and people out there who can help them," the rapes reported in the past five years, pened to her. Hoffman said. except for one in 1995, have been acquain- "They should go and get help, and it's The information and help is not geared tance rapes. hard to get help as soon as it happens exclusively toward women. Experts caution that the statistics because you don't even want to believe that CASO started a committee called "What remain low because the victim is usually it did happen. It's better to do it the day Men Need to Know about Rape" so men embarrassed or too frightened to report after or the day of, but it's hard," Kate said. can learn their responsibility in preventing what has happened — particularly because Barb Hoffman, the chairperson of the they often know their attacker. Coalition Against Sexual Offenses on cam- • See ASSAULT, page five. University remembers those who died of AIDS by hosting health fair By MICHELLE REITER helped organize the fair, said Maiuri said. the Union Mall at 7 p.m. ing a free forum to honor and The BG News that there will be booths set up "AIDS is growing at the Jessica Teaman, vision presi- support victims, as well as gen- The truth about HIV . Today University students from local organizations that fastest rate in populations dent, said a speaker from erating awareness among stu- will have the opportunity to will provide educational mater- between the ages of 18 and 24," David's House will share his dents. •Half of all HIV infections participate in World AIDS Day ial about AIDS. Some of these she said. "But most people don't experiences as an HIV victim "I don't think people are as happen among those who on campus through a health organizations will include the ever see the disease as a reality with students at the vigil. Jeff, aware as they should be," she are 25 or younger. fair and a candle light vigil in Wellness Center and David's until it's too late." whose last name has been omit- said, "but I think they are as the evening. House, a hospice for AIDS Two other organizations who ted for anonymity, contracted aware as they are ever going to •HIV is spreading almost The events will be jointly patients in Toledo. will have booths at the fair are the virus while he was college- be. Most people are unwilling to six time* as quickly among sponsored by the RA Staff of the Julie Maiuri, Area Coordina- the Latino and Black Student age. Now older. Teaman said accept the seriousness of the women aa among men. Residence Life, vision, The tor for the Office of Residence Unions. Both Latinos and Jeff connects with college-age disease until it affects them." Wellness Connection, HOPE, Life and a key coordinator of African Americans suffer high students and feels his experi- The final event of the day •Last year, almost 3 RSA, the UAO McDonald Hall today's activities, said that rates of AIDS cases, AIDS being ence can help them.