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• • * * • FRIDAY April 10,1998 ** * Volume 84, Issue 131 Bowling Green, Ohio News • * * • •
"An independent student voice serving Bowling Green since 1920' Mexican culture explored in diorama Campus □ 'Mexterminator,' 'Cybervato' appear on 3 win campus to address is- sues of diversity and Frazier United States-Mexico relations. Reams award By BRANDI BARHITE Q The fellowships were The BC News awarded to Stephen P. The Joe E. Brown theatre Anway, Julie A. Meyer held a performance like no and Amy P. Strieker for a other yesterday. The Institute for the Study of strong committment to Culture and Society presented public service. "Mexterminator: An Interac- tive Diorama Performance" By PAULA MOTOLIK featuring artists Guillermo The BC News Gomez-Pena and Roberto Si- fuentes making a controversial Winners of the Frazier Reams theatrical statement about di- Fellowships were announced versity, Identity, and United Wednesday night at a special re- States-Mexico relations. Lisa ception held In the Alumni Wolford, coordinator of the Center. diorama, said the show does The Reams Public Affairs Un- not have one particular objec- dergraduate Fellowship Program tive - the artists would like was established in 1973, after the each participant to draw their family donated $105,000 in mem- own conclusions from their ory of Frazier Reams and in rec- performance. ognition of his distinguished ser- The diorama was set in 1998, vice in the broadcasting in- after the collapse of the United BC Newi Pk«. by Tl u Bt 11 dustry, as a Member of Congress States to the "Second and as a Trustee of the Universi- U.S.A./Mexico War." The Cyber-Vaio, pictured above, is a character in "Mexterminator An deals with stereotypes of Mexican-Americans. "Mexterminator" ty. United States was governed by Interactive Diorama Performance," a performance art piece that was performed Thursday in Joe. E. Brown Theater. Recleving $5000 fellowships a Chicano prime minister. The were, Stephen P. Anway, a junior newly elected government political science major, Julie A. sponsored Interactive ethno- of a dying Western civilization. bit. The exhibit also contained cal stereotypes of Mexicans. express, but their performance Meyer, a political science and graphic exhibits to teach the Wolford said every spectator cultural characteristics deal- "The artists are projecting was subject to change. He said French major and Amy P. United States how things were was encouraged to Interact ing with hybridity, hyper- their stereotype of the the diorama also examined all Strieker, a public relations and before and during the "Second with the artists. She said they sexuality. Infect iousness and European American, Insofar as stereotypes. He said the ulti- Spanish major. U.S.A7Mexico War." could speak to the artists or violent behavior. The human the stereotypes they are show- mate benefit of the diorama The fellowships are granted to The exhibit was an example even replace them. Wolford specimen would also some- ing. They think this is how was that it had the possibility rising seniors with outstanding of the new "offical hybrid cul- said the terms of every times scream, type on a key- (European Americans) see to deconstruct stereotypes, re- academic achievement, and evi- ture." It contains several fine interaction was determined by board, box, drink, and perform them." gardless of where they came dence of a strong commitment to human specimens and unique each artist. various other symbolic actions. Weltsek said the artists had from. public service who Intend to pur- archeologlcal artifacts which Upon arriving, participants Gus Weltsek, theatre graduate no set pattern to their per- Melissa Noune, senior sue careers In fields such as are both samples of the new e- viewed an educational video student, said he thinks the ex- formance. He said they had merging culture and residues and then preceded to the exhi- hibit is representative of typi- certain ideas they wanted to • See ART, page five. • See REAMS, page five.
Workshop oddresses Detroit Council approves Rural parish compus rape issues plan for casino gambling schedules □ The program dis- The Associated Press funeral cussed legal and securi- Speaker DETROIT - The City Council ty issues surrounding approved a $1.8 billion plan "Detroit cannot continue to be a for Jesus rape on college cam- campus before being handed a Thursday to make Detroit the boom-or-bust economy. There is policy handbook upon entering largest city in the country with no other economic development The Associated Press puses. their school," he said. "The law casino gambling, despite com- requires that students are know- plaints that blacks were shut out initiative that provides that kind STRONGSTOWN, Pa. - A By DAWN GALLEHUE ledgeable about the safety of of the project and concerns about of opportunity." rural church will mark The BC News their own campus ... and rape Is the riverfront location. Good Friday with a funeral definately a safety issue." The plan to build three casinos service for Jesus Christ, The workshop "Response to Sokolow found that the Univer- In a warehouse district east of Dennis Archer complete with a casket. downtown on the Detroit River The funeral Is scheduled Sexual Assault: Everyone's Re- sity admissions does not give Detroit mayor sponsibility," provided informa- perspective students any infor- now goes to the Michigan for Friday at Strongstown tion about how to help sexual as- mation surrounding these poli- Gaming Control Board for re- United Methodist Church view. sault victims and to educate peo- cies. Kenneth Cockrel switched his about 65 miles northeast of "We're obviously very happy ness opportunities, a new stream Pittsburgh. ple about the legal and medical Another of Sokolow's concerns of tax revenue and a first-class vote. and very pleased," said Herb "His death was so real. resources available to Bowling stemmed from the fact that the tourist attraction to the City of Cockrel said he voted against Green residents, Thursday. University's sexual offense poli- Strainer, chairman of Atwater We have to come to realize group, a partnership that in- Detroit," Archer said at a news MGM because It has approxi- The program was sponsored by cies are worded slightly ambigu- mately 3 percent black owner- that fact," said the church's cludes Las Vegas-based Circus conference, standing in front of pastor, the Rev. Arlene Ba- Student Affairs and the Coalition ously and Inconsistently in Uni- ship, the lowest of the three win- Circus, which won one of the the council members who ap- browicz. Against Sexual Offenses (CASO). versity publications dealing with ning bids. three casino franchises. proved the plan. A funeral home donated The keynote speaker for the these issues. "This Is a very, very important "In a city that Is 80 percent The other two went to MGM the casket, and the church event was Brett Sokolow, J D., "BGSU does a fine job with step that is going to make a big African-American, I would have Grand and Greek will also be decorated with executive director of Campus summarizing statistics dealing difference for the City of De- liked to see It go to a majority- Outreach Services. Sokolow ad- with rape occurrences," Sokolow town/Chlppewa Indians. crosses draped in black Mayor Dennis Archer pushed troit," Archer said. black group," Cockrel said. dressed the legal issues sur- said. "A finer job, In fact, than 90 Archer also came under fire shrouds. Babrowicz said the project as a way to revitalize Don Barden, a black busi- she got the idea for the fu- rounding rape on a college cam- percent of the campuses I've nessman whose casino proposal for moving the proposed casino the city's slumping economy, but neral from literature pro- pus, particularly what the Uni- visited. And they also do a won- was rejected by Archer, empha- site from the central business was criticized after none of the vided by a religious pub- versity's admissions offices and derful job of giving good infor- sized the state still must approve district to an area along the De- three franchises were awarded lisher. security offices are doing to in- mation - where to go for help, etc the plan. troit River a few miles away. Ar- to blacks In a city that Is 80 per- She wrote an obituary for form students about the Federal - to its students. However, the 'This is not over yet," Barden cher said the new area was the next step is to adopt a general cent black. Jesus noting his survivors government's Campus Security said. "This is just a first phase. only viable site. Act of 1990. missions policy on sexual Archer countered by saying and that "his ministry came blacks had stakes In all three ca- We could be back to square one to an abrupt end when he According to Sokolow, the act offenses and to define the term Council member Nicholas sino groups and would benefit in a number of months." was accused of crimes requires that colleges and uni- 'rape.'" Hood III voted against the ca- By Solokow's definition rape is from the creation of 11,000 The council Thursday ap- versities administer their poli- sinos because of their location. against the state." "any sexual intercourse whether permanent full-time jobs and the proved the Greek- cies on rape to all perspective town/Chlppewa Indians and Cir- "It doesn't have any economic "I felt It would bring students. it is oral, anal or vaginal, infusion of $180 million in taxes a maybe a little more mean- year that will go to fighting cus Circus proposals by 6-3 spinoff for the downtown," he "All perspective students need votes. The MGM Grand proposal said of the riverfront site. ing to some of the people," to know about the safety of their • See WORKSHOP, page six. crime and supporting schools. Casinos will "bring jobs, busl- passed 5-4, after council member Some residents disagreed. she said. I page 2 The BG News Friday, April 10, 1998
Opinion Editor Natalie Miller f OPINION 372-2604 The BG News To be glad or not to be glad? During next week's Bi-sexual. tim to random violence, but Man But Made For A Woman," Gay and Lesbian Awareness there's a dramatic difference and "FAG" written in the Greek Days (April 12-17) this campus between being in the wrong letters Phi Alpha Gamma (any- will be overrun by gay people! place at the wrong time and get- hody know if that's a real frater- There will be gay people In your ting your ass kicked based on nity or sorority? Lemme know). class, the library, your dorm, who you love. Now that I've tola you about and yes. even the Union! Never The right to be treated like a the week, why is it needed? It's fear though. They've been there human being is something that needed because it needs to be all along. a human being should not have made loud and clear that homo- This time of year is set aside to fight for. Being able to marry sexuality is okay. There will be to remind everyone in this the person you love is not a lots of information on the sub- close-minded world that homo- right that you should not have ject so that you can read up on sexuality is not a disease, pun- to fight for. Yet constantly we the issues and the pride of ishment or plague. In my opin- are reminded that in this soci- homosexuals. ing day was "Jeans Day." mean- MffUl ion, it's not a choice either. ety, all men are created equal ... B-GLAD should help those "An independent student voice serving ing that people would wear Here's my take on homosexuali- If..." who are still in the closet see ty through looking at homopho- jeans to support gay rights. I've often expressed that 1 that people who are out have Bowling Green since 1920" Just about every dry erase bia and the B-GLAD spirit. can't find any profound words pride within themselves. They board had written on it: DONT that can describe homophobia. do not need to hide anymore. In my time here at BG. I have WEAR JEANS TODAY!! IT seen a lot of resistance to homo- All I can do is call It stupid. I've They can be honest with the 210 West Hall MEANS YOU'RE GAY!! Not only world even though the world sexuality. This resistance has was this an Inaccurate interpre- always seen hating someone for Bowling Green State University been very obvious and open, their sexuality is like hating does not try to be fair to them. tation of the meaning of Jeans The awareness in B-GLAD is unlike the racial tension which Day. but it was an open display someone who likes boxers over Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 is mostly expressed behind briefs. You're not wearing their aimed toward changing society's of prejudice. Some people are view of gay people. Phone: (419) 372-2601 closed doors. People won't even resistant to gay rights because underwear, so what do you care. go as far as to say. "One of my they refer to them as "special" Tolerating homosexuality does VISION is BGSU's gay. les- E-mail: [email protected] best friends is gay," as an rights. 1 would like to resurrect not put your sexual orientation bian, bi-sexual, trans-gender, attempt to hide their prejudice. a few lines from my column last at risk. supportive straight people's If you haven't had to deal with year on this subject. I can't put Since this resistance is so organization and I am proud to DARLA WARNOCK homosexuality recently, next it any better than this: strong, B-GLAD is definitely be a member of it. Being a Editor-in-Chief week Is the week to look out for. There Is no movement by the needed. Throughout next week, member has taught me a lot of Homophobia is like the evil homosexual community for spe- you'll be exposed to a rainbow cool things. Gay people can read villain that Super B-GLAD is cial rights. Time and time again rally, live drag queens, a prom and write just like us. They like BRANDON WRAY NATALIE MILLER trying to defeat. It's sort of like you hear (or even say), "How and a speaker on gay marriage. a lot of the foods we eat and Associate Editor Opinion Editor Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride. dare those fags try and get spe- Instead of the popular Jeans they even wear clothes. Of In the past there's been numer- cial rights Just 'cause they're Day. there will be a day of course I'm being silly, but it's SARAH BEDNARSKI ELIZABETH KERBY ous cases of vandalism includ- gay!" The sad truth is. that silence to support their gay. les- also silly to believe that some- News Editor Copy Chief ing the adding of "you're not people who say this are misin- bian and bi-sexual friends and one's sexual orientation makes gay" to B-GLAD posters. The formed. There are no gay people family members who have been them so different from you or I. JEREMY MARTIN JASON McMAHON worst was someone burning a asking for special parking silenced because of discrimina- Maybe it's your sexuality that's Photo Editor Sports Editor sheet banner hanging on cam- spaces, larger toilet stalls or tion and injustices. If ever there In need of serious evaluation. pus. extra money from the govern- was a time you wanted me to Maybe you're the one who's not SCOTT BROWN JOHN WENZEL Of course, there's the name ment. They are simply trying to shut up. that will be the day. secure. Graphics Editor Entertainment Editor calling, the treats and the keep their jobs and families. That's only the beginning of See you next week and have fights. I remember working as a They want to be able to walk the festivities. Look out for t- a gay old time! night guard last year and seeing down the street without the fear shlrts that have such catchy Derrick A. Jones is a columnist for the most disturbing thing writ- that someone will try to harm phrases as. "Straight But Not The News. Comments can be sent to LETTERS ten on many doors. The follow- them. Sure, we all can fall vic- Narrow," "Strong Enough For A dajones@bgnet. or 210 West Hall. True Collegiates by Jason Lady Letters to the Editor policy The BG News encourages readers' input To All Participants of the 1998 Dance to discuss topics of interest in the BGSU Marathon: P5Gi*"U.t P snoot), ffi.EMDEHT OF Fi/mAnt> community, if you would like to have STATE uMire.fi.siry, M»cte ABourrnc HAH, STfiOvTS/a: HAVE C»AM TO something printed in The BG News, we offer you two formats. On behall of the entire University community, CAMpwS TO A1£«T TH€ STVet/vTS AND TALK TALK WITH Yov-To, vtt,SHO0TTne congratulations indeed on the fantastic outcome ■ Letters to the Editor. Letters are to be lV/T>f 7HIM o*/£ O//Q*'£... BftEEZ£, IbOMtOrfT SAY\ABOUT less than 500 words (less than two typed, of the 1998 Dance Marathon, in which you A-hr\! THUS is A
Have an opinion? CHAMPAIGN. 111. (U-WIRE) — what a student can and cannot end of the school day to articu- It was a dream prank for any- wear to a public school has late the reasons why the adver- E-mail us! one who ever wanted to mess become a popular First tising campaigns from one par- with a school administration — Amendment debate. ticular company are so success- bgnews@bgnet benign enough that it wouldn't However. Mike Cameron's ful. We do not establish and really hurt anyone and vicious experience reaches far beyond fund public schools so that our enough to irk every dean and any First Amendment question. future generations can be principal. On March 20, Corporate sponsorship of pri- taught the value of one private Greenbrier High School senior vate schools is. unfortunately, corporation over another. Mike Cameron wore a Pepsi not a phenomenon unique to And that's exactly the prob- shirt to school. Evans, Ga. Corporate influences lem: We don't fund public Penny Brown .Special Projects Editor Greenbrier. located 130 miles in public schools can be subtle schools adequately. If we did, Tony Cavallario .Assistant Opinion Editor east of Coca-Cola's headquar- — a company's logo next to the our schools wouldn't have to Tom Denk ters In Atlanta, is participating before the picture was taken. scoreboard on the soccer field or prostitute themselves for fund- Eric Kuebler .Assistant Entertainment Editors in Coke's Team up with Coca- Cameron says he Just likes to the presence of vending ing from private companies. If Cola" contest that rewards the be an individual. Hamilton says machines from exclusively one we funded schools properly, Dawn Chrise high school with the most cre- Cameron was being disruptive, company in the cafeteria — or public school students wouldn't Denise Domanski Assistant Copy Chiefs ative way of distributing Coke and awarded him a one-day very obvious, like the recent have to do embarrassing things Ryan Johnson Assistant Sports Editor promotional discount cards. The suspension for his "Individuali- events at Greenbrier. Corporate like form human soft drink Stephanie Schneider .Assistant Graphics Editor local high school with the most ty." influences in schools are felt in logos. If we valued the funding creative method wins a $500 Hamilton says the punish- every state. of public schools. Gloria Copyright © 1998. The BG News. Bowling Green. Ohio. Reprinting prize from a local Coke bottler, ment was light — students who We send our children to Hamilton wouldn't be livid of any material from this publication without the permission of and the high school with the normally disrupt school pictures school In the hopes that the because a prank by a senior The BG News Is strictly prohibited. most creative method in the can be suspended for up to six education they receive will make might have cost her high school The BG News Is an Independent publication founded In 1920 and country wins a SI0.000 prize days. On March 25, the day them productive citizens. We SI 0.000. Is published dally during the academic year and weekly during the from Coca-Cola. Greenbrier Cameron served his suspension, hope they will learn Important It will be a great day when summer semester. High School went all out In he talked to many In the news life skills — how to read and schools have all the money they Opinions expressed in columns and letters to the editor are not competing for the award. Not media about what had hap- write, how to interact with oth- need and the military has to necessarily those of the student body, faculty, University adminis- only did the school pass out pened to him on "Coke Day" at ers and how to think critically. hold a bake sale to buy a tration or The BG News. Unsigned editorials are the opinion of the bomber, as the saying goes. It Spring 1998 BG News staff. Coke discount cards. It dreamed his school. On that same day at We send our children to school up "Coke in Education Day." many high schools around the with the expectation that society will also be a great day when The BG News encourages Its readers to notify the paper of any country, students Inspired by will benefit from having an edu- high school students can wear errors In stories or photograph descriptions. Cameron says he wore his Pepsi shirt to school that day the First Amendment observed cated population. whatever they want to class — Decisions made by the Editor-In Chief and the Editorial Board are and no one cared until he was "Mike Cameron Day- We do not send our children without the fear of angering pri- final. standing in the "C" of the Cameron's situation certainly to school in the hopes that they vate companies and losing human "Coke." Gloria Hamilton. does Involve the First will learn to prefer one soft money for their school. Today's edition was designed and edited by Greenbrler's principal, says Amendment. Especially at a drink to another. We do not Stacey Jackson Is a senior in Brandon Wray, Associate Editor Cameron took off another shirt time when many schools are send our children to be educat- LAS. She can be reached at He can be reached at (419) 372-6966 to reveal the Pepsi one right opting for uniforms, exactly ed so we can ask them at the dlOllllnimedia .com. I Jim Good Humor Columnist QUOTE OF THE DAY PEOPLE ON A A I am trying to be a good parent. A A THE STREET <£ <£ What we did was probably wrong, y y but we were trying to keep our son safe.
Ann Workman Today's ■he and her husband are accused of chaining their 18-year-old son Question: to his bed at night so he would not sneak away "Should we Role reversal of get today off for religious the perfect Natalie Clagg Liz Donahue reasons?" Freshman wedding day Sophomore Accounting Enviro. Studies From day one. women dream and "Absolutely — even "Yes — because we fantasize about their wedding. It's on THE though It's a public that day they show the world and their need more three- school, there are a jealous girlfriends they caught a man BG day weekends." and got nim to commit. Now what if the Got an idea for a "People lot of people who NEWS on the Street" queatlon? want to observe the "roles" were reversed and men dreamed E-mail ut at about their wedding day? What if men -bgnewewbgnel.ogeu". day." wanted to plan their own weddine and did? V 8 While playing Cowboys and Indians, little boys would interrupt their play to engage in wedding talk. 'Bobby, I just ThitfeFriday, April 10, 1998 can't wait to get married," confesses Chuckie. "I know Ms. Right is out there somewhere. Do you know what you are going to wear?" Tm not sure," replies Bobby. "But I'm so excited I just can't stand it. I start- ed my hope chest last week with a dart UPCOMING EVENTS board ana Nerf Hoop for my garage. I just hope I marry a doctor or a lawyer." -Upcoming Event*" U ■ earvlee to our readere borrow*, daily via tbe University web page. The calendar of Eventually boys grow into men and event* on the web page hat a more complete lilting of events and can be acceeeed through "www.bgmi.edu". meet a woman and Tall in love. This is when men wish of being proposed to in 11 p.m. both Friday and Saturday nights. Nlc Kin Brad Hughes, Esq. Robert Zimmerman a romantic setting, like at a ball game Friday, 4/10/98 Sponsored by UAO. Freshman Senior Freshman while his team is winning. Or while he's Pre-med Philosophy/Physics History in the basement tinkering with his jig- Surplus auction viewing (8 a.m. - 11 a.m.) Planetarium show (8 p.m.) saw and covered in sawdust. But the Planetarium. Alphabet Universe: the "Of course — It's "No — because not "I guess not most romantic place of all for her to pro- Reed St. Warehouse. Departments will be able to view and select any surplus that Best of Space from A to Z. $1 donation Good Friday." everybody at the because It's a state pose is while he's in his favorite spot — suggested. crouched over the porcelain throne they may want on the following dates: April University follows university." making yet another smelly deposit. 8 and April 10 from 8-11 a.m. and April 15 Gospel Choir conference concert the same religious Instead of him buying her a diamond from 1-3 p.m. If you have surplus to be convictions." ring, she must buy him a recliner. The picked up, please email Bill Asmus. fax (TEA) size of the recliner is determined by your request to 419/372-0311 or call Union Ballroom and Faculty how much she loves him. A "half-carat" 419/372-2121. Auction Is April 29. Lounge. recliner is a cheap one that isn't even comfortable. A "two-carat" recliner Beta Theta Pi fundraiser (9 a.m. - 5 Libraries and Learning comes complete with heat and vibrator p.m.) Resources' Research OHIO Weather massage, beer and salami refrigeration Education Building steps. Project Clinics (TBA) and a remote-control holder. Jerome Library. Friday, April 10 The bridal registry can be placed at Students with research Thesis exhibitions (10 AccuWeather* forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures one of his favorite stores, such as Al's a.m. - 4 p.m.) assignments can set up Sporting Goods or Bill's Auto Parts. individual consultations Dorothy Uber Bryan and MICH. Men don't like fancy invitations, Willard Wankelman with a reference librari- flowers, decorations, wedding halls or an. Call 419/372-6943 caterers. Instead of invitations, word of Galleries. Fine Art9 Center. or stop by the Jerome mouth will do just fine. "Hey Ralph, I'm Graduate and undergraduate Library # Toledo 52° getting married next Saturday. Free beer student thesis exhibitions are Reference/Information and corn dogs. Stop on by." The wed- on display. Free. Desk to sign up for a ding, could take place on someone's time slot. porch while the reception might be held Jewelry sale (10 a.m. - 4 at the nearest lap-dance joint. p.m.) Mansfield 54° I • Fancy flowers and decorations aren't Union Mall. UAO is spon- Saturday, 4/11798 necessary. Just put up some posters soring this sale by Jim Goyt. from hisDachefor pad like the Poker- Thesis exhibitions (10 a.m. - 4 Play ing-Dogs and velvet Elvis. An Spring festival ticket p.m.) orchestra or ensemble group won't be Dorothy Uber Bryan and Willard •ales (11 a.m. - 4 p.m.) Wankelman Galleries. Fine Arts Center. needed either. An organ grinder with a Education Building steps. Daylonl 54°| monkey collecting change with its little Sponsored by National Pan- hat can provide the entertainment. The Hellenic Council. Put your best face forward (Noon - 6 change collected can go toward the hon- p.m.) eymoon at the local tavem to bet on T Shirt sales and free Room 2. College Park. One-day seminar crab races. offers the same benefits as the three Cincinnati If female guests start complaining giveaways (11 a.m. - 1 evening sessions in this series to discover about the lack of refined music at the p.m.) your full beauty potential. Covers color El £n> reception, just give the best man and his Union Foyer. The World analysis, clothing styles, skin care and buddies a tew shots of tequila. They'll Student Association will be cosmetics. Fee. For more information, call start cranking up the air guitars an? selling t shirts and giving away International Student Continuing Education. 419/372-8181. making melodies with their hands Portsmouth under Their armpits in no time. Talk Magazines. BGSU baseball at Kent (DH) (1 p.m.) about classy entertainment. Kent. Ohio (Gene Michael Field). Instead of a bridal shower, men will Softball at Western Bartake in a groom shower. To celebrate, Michigan (DH) (2 p.m.) te groom gets to go a week without Kalamazoo, Mich. BGSU's Men's tennis at Northern Illinois (1 showering. Gifts will be given from first MAC road action takes the Falcons to p-m.) buddies that will definitely be needed in DeKalb. 111.. BGSU heads to Illinois to Showers T-storms Rain Flurries Sno» let Sunny PI. Cloudy Cloudy Western Michigan. Last spring, the take on NIU. The Huskies are back in the marriage. These items include ear plugs, Broncos finished second in the then-10- Via Associated Press CraphkxNei the phone number of a good attorney, a tram MAC and nearly won the conference MAC after a decade's absence. heavy-duty lock to put on the refrigera- tournament. tor door so she won't balloon out and a Softball at Northern Illinois (DH) (1 do-it-yourself pre-nuptial agreement kit. BBCA lecture (5 p.m. - 9 p.m.) pm) And don't forget that sentimental tra- DeKalb. IU. BGSU heads to NIU to face dition of wearing, "something old, some- Olscamp Hall room 115. one of the MAC'S two new members. A ^ thing new, something borrowed and perennial Softball power, the Huskies TODAY'S WEATHER something blue." Something old could Scream 2 (8 p.m. - 1 a.m.) return to the league after a decade's be his underwear he bought in eighth 111 Olscamp Hall. All films are open to absence. grade that he boasts still Fits. Something BGSU students, faculty and staff. Today: Saturday: new could be hair plugs he had planted Admission Is S2. Tickets may be pur- in his noggin so he d look beautiful chased one half hour before the first show. walking down the aisle. Something bor- Each film is shown at 8 p.m. and again at Cool and sunny Mild and sunny rowed could be his old man's Bruf after- shave. And something blue could be the black and blue shiner ne got from his fiancee when he complained about the PAGE THREE is intended as tut irreverent look at The University. We at The BG Nesn consider it an size of his recliner. offbeat page where we try to offer something for everybody. Opinions expressed herein art solely those of our staff. Have a nice* day. High: 53 Low: 30 High: 61 Low: 40
Call your mom- Tell everyone youre calling your girl 1-800-COLLECT page 4 The BG News Friday, April 10, 1998
Editor-in-Chief Darla Warnock WIRE WATCH 372-6966 Storms kill 8, cause damage in Ala.
News The Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala - A line Digest of fierce storms rolled across Alabama Wednesday night, kill- ing at least eight people and In- compiled from wire reports juring dozens as strong winds packing baseball-sized hail re- ■ PARENTING duced brick homes to rubble. Parents chain son to bed so he will stay out of Some of the Injured were in church meetings that turned into trouble prayer vigils as tornadoes and violent winds roared past. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - At least a dozen times, a couple's Birmingham-area hospitals re- 18-year-old, emotionally disturbed son would sneak off at night and stay away for days, turning up with drunks or drug addicts. ported more than 24 people being So they chained him to his bed at night, bolted his door shut treated for storm injuries. and put plywood over his windows. More than a dozen people were On Tuesday, after the teen-ager complained at his high school, injured at Open Door Church in police arrested his parents and charged them with false impris- Birmingport, where church onment. members sang hymns and "I'm trying to be a good parent. What we did was probably prayed as the storm pounded the wrong, but we were trying to keep our son safe," Ann Workman, structure, according to witnes- 35, said Wednesday. ses. "I did what's best for my family so we all cauld get some sleep Kendra Vines was with four at night, so we wouldn't get a call from police at 4 a.m. saying my son's in Springfield with the drug addicts." relatives in her home in Sylvan She and her husband, Robert Workman, 71, were released Springs when strong winds after each posted $25,000 bond. struck the house as they hid in a Their son, Nicholas Peace, who authorities said functions at no basement corner. more than a 6th-grade level, said his parents should go to jail. "That was the only corner left "I'm 18 years old, and I'm allowed to be out of the house if I standing, thank the Lord," she want. I felt like an animal chained up," he said. told WBMA-TV. Later, however, he told a state caseworker be wanted to stay Most of the damage was re- with his parents. ported In communities outside of AtiocUted Prctt Phot* "They went about it the wrong way, but it's not like Nick was Birmingham. being tortured in a torture chamber. Their intentions were to Wendy Wilkerson, a spokes- keep Nick off the streets and safe," said Terry White, who runs A gas station in Cobb County, Ga. was destroyed by a tornado Thursday. The South has been rocked by the high school's program for disturbed children. woman for the Emergency Man- agement Agency in Jefferson severe storms throughout the week. TELEVISION County, said five people died in ■ winds in Oak Grove and Sylvan Near Rock Creek, crews western part of Jefferson 'Seinfeld' tapes last episode amid tears and Rock Creek and one in Sylvan Springs. flashed search lights into the County. Springs, communities west of Wallace Thompson, the mayor memories rubble of homes seeking survi- Officials in Tuscaloosa County, Birmingham. An EMA spokes- of Sylvan Springs, said he was vors at midnight. Nearby, cars about 60 miles southwest of Bir- man in St. Clair County, Just east trying to get storm updates by were overturned, a washing mingham, also reported damage LOS ANGELES - While the rest of the world has just over a of Birmingham, reported two telephone because he was month to wait, Jerry Seinfeld has shared the biggest secret in machine sat near a street, and to several structures. Including a more dead in the Wattsville area. trapped in his home. kitchen utensils and furniture church, and injuries, although town with a select group of family friends and colleagues. Earlier Wednesday in Missis- "Seinfeld" taped its final episode, to be aired May 14 on NBC, "I'm blocked In," he said. were scattered across yards and their number and severity wasn't Wednesday night before the lucky crowd who received the sippi, a 16-yearold boy was "There are cables, power lines, streets. immediately known. coveted invitations. "You're all here tonight because you're part killed when a tornado tore trees across the street." Violent weather was reported Alabama Power reported nu- of this show, part of making us as successful as we were," Sein- through his mobile home In the He said it was a devastating at numerous points across the merous power lines were downed feld said, according to NBC Entertainment President Warren northern part of the state. blow to a town that had grown state. across western Jefferson Llttlef ield. "We're here tonight to give something back to you." Wilkerson said about 100 and prospered. "You work like The National Weather Service County. Power outages were also Seinfeld, who decided to take his show off the air while it was homes were either heavily dam- the devil, and you lose it in three reported a possible tornado reported in DeKalb County and still on top, couldn't resist adding a punchline: He told the guests aged or destroyed by violent seconds." they also knew they were on hand because they were powerful touchdown near Concord, in the Chambers County. and in the entertainment industry. "You are the center of the universe on this night," Seinfeld joked, according to Llttlef ield. LA hospital worker fabricates murders How the show will exit the stage remained a mystery. As film- ing moved into the early morning hours today, actors and others The Associated Press who signed confidentiality agreements stuck to their silence. "I couldn't believe how I started to embel- terrogation said he killed the patients by de- "It's sad. It's very sad," was all that Ruthie Cohen, who plays LOS ANGELES - A former hospital work- lish," he said. "The detectives asked me for a priving them of oxygen or injecting them the cashier at the gang's favorite diner, would offer as she left. "Right now, there's happiness. If I stayed any longer, I would er who told police he hastened the deaths of motive. I couldnt think of one. Then I with a powerful paralyzing drug. The de- have been in tears." up to 50 patients says he made the story up thought of Jack Kevorkian. He has a lot of claration stated that when an interrogator in hopes of getting the death penalty because people who follow him, who believe in him ... asked Saldivar if he was an "angel of death," ■ MARRIAGE he couldn't muster the courage to kill him- and then I made the split decision to go that he said yes. Couple gets married 4 months after being self. route, right on the spot. To see them out of "I wanted the system to do to me what I their misery." On "20/20," he expressed sympathy for homeless on streets couldnt do to me," Efren Saldivar, 28, told families of people who believe a loved one the ABC-TV news show "20/20," according Saldivar also told the TV magazine "Ex- may have been one of his victims. COLUMBUS - The happy couple said love, and the de- to a network news release Wednesday. "I tra": "I lied. I fabricated the confession.'' sire to make things better for each other, turned their lives was looking to die, ... but I didn't have the "All I can say is I'm sorry and It didn't around. courage." Despite Saldivar's denial, Glendale police happen, lfa not true," he said "But if they On Wednesday, Donna Paterson and Trace Logan, who met said Wednesday they believe at least one while living under a bridge near downtown Columbus, were No charges have been filed and Saldivar died, they died 'cause it was God's will, not ''married in a ceremony in a shelter house. remains free, but police have opened a wide- murder was committed. Sgt. Rick Young, a because of me." , Just four months ago, they survived by huddling around an ranging investigation to find evidence to police spokesman, would not elaborate. •open fire to ward off the cold. A log was their sofa, and sheets corroborate his original claim that he killed Saldivar has been in seclusion since state I served as walls. patients at Glendale Adventist Medical Even before details of the Interviews were medical licensing authorities revealed on Now, they have a real home with a real sofa and real walls, and Center over several years. made public. Young dismissed anything Sal- March 27 that police were investigating his ) they have real jobs. He is a sod layer; she is a waitress. "I figured, you know, one death isn't gonna divar said as self-serving. confession. About 30 guests, some of them homeless, looked on as the cou- be enough for the death penalty so I said "We're not concerned with what he is say- > pie exchanged vows. two," the respiratory therapist said in the ing now," he said. "It doesn't hamper our in- Saldivar's respiratory care license was Logan was in a black tuxedo and Patterson in a pink gown as suspended by the state and he was fired. they repeated the words of Elder Chris Washington, who serves "20/20" Interview to be aired Friday. vestigation in any way." as official pastor to the Columbus homeless community. "There was two patients. And then I started "I'm glad to see them doing the right thing, getting married to cry because I was ending my life.... I was Saldivar's comments in the Interviews Immediately after the investigation sur- ' and starting a new life," Washington said. ending everything else, finally doing it." confirm that he did give a confession to faced, the hospital suspended Its entire res- "I have no doubt that now things are working out," said the police. His brother had denied Saldivar piratory care unit. Most were cleared to re- new Mrs. Logan. "I have no doubt about It. I love him, and I want Saldivar said he had taken Valium, an anti- made a confession. turn to work, but four more were fired, one ' to spend the rest of my life with him." anxiety medication, before the police inter- has been suspended and the unit's leadership Logan said he feels the same. i rogation. A police declaration about the Saldivar in- has been restructured. SPECIAL DISPLAY PERSONALS Kj University Dining Services : < 2x2 = $20.00 £y. Easter Weekend Operating Hours with picture provided by you! 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REAMS BGPD gives advice: Continued from page one.
journalism, broadasting and lock up your bike governmental service. Candi- The BC News dates must maintain a 3.2 GPA and the selection of Fellows are As part of promoting crime prevention and community ser- based on an Initial screening pro- vice, the Bowling Green Police Division Is issuing a crime pre- cess, then a review that includes vention tip of the week. a personal interview with the The tip is designed to help students and city residents to committee. protect themselves from crime. In 25 years, the Frazier Reams Fellowship program has given 83 This week's tip is on bicycle safety. The BGPD advise every- students a total of $146,000 said one to lock up their bikes to ensure they are secure and won't be Sidney Ribeau, University Presi- stolen. To ensure a bike is securely locked, they advise: dent. ■ use a high-quality lock and case-hardened chain or cable "From 1973 - 1983, 40 students ■ lock It by placing a chain or cable through both wheels, the were presented with $1000 fel- frame and around a stationary object. lowships, and from 1983 to 1998, ■ If use a bike rack, place cable or chain through one wheel and the frame. 31 students were given $1500 fel- lowships," he said. If a bike is stolen, it is easier to find if It is registered, accord- Thoughout the evening, four ing to the department. To register a bike, the cost is $3 and past recipients spoke about what forms can be picked at the division. receiving the award meant to them, and how it influenced their life. Denise Darn a former recipi- ent and currently a municipal BGaSkU judge, graduated from the Uni- versity in 1975 with a major in 1.1 usually plan ahead for course registration. When can I Course communications and political Request for spring 1999 courses? science. She was the first recipi- Starting with spring semester, 1999, students will no longer be re- ent of the fellowship. quired to course request for their classes. Instead, students will reg- Auoclalrd Pr*M Pkot* "It was on a practical level, and ister for their spring semester classes during the fall. More informa- Legendary country singer Tammy Wynetle was buried in Nashville, Tenn. Thursday. Wynette, called It was nice to receive the fellow- tion will be available when you return to school in August. "the first lady of country music," died over the weekend. ship to help get through college," she said. A constant reminder of the 2. How can I find out about campus job opportunities for next year duty to serve, was how Scott earlier than when I return In August? Wynette funeral gathers Ziance described the fellowship. To find campus job listings for next year, you can register with Ca- Ziance graduated from the Uni- reer Services using the Web WalkUp. This is found through the Ca- versity in 1993, and is now an at- reer Services homepage at www.bgsu.edu/offices/careers. After legends of country music torney in Columbus. you register, you can access the system to view job listings. You can "The award Inspired me to go continue to check on fall job opportunities during the summer if you out Into the world and make it a have access to the WWW at home. You can also use the system later The Associated Press Grand Ole Opry and a venue at earned a living as a hairdresser better place," Ziance said. in your search for full-time employment when you're preparing to which Wynette performed many before making it as a singer. Anway, one of the 1998 recipi- graduate. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tammy times. Hundreds of people stood With a robust voice that could ents, said, "It is an honor to re- Wynette, "the first lady of coun- in line two hours before the deliver entire songs seemingly ceive this prestigious award and 3.1 would like to take a class at a community college near my home try music," was buried Thursday ceremony. on the verge of tears, Wynette follow In the footsteps of past this summer. How can I find out what courses BGSU will accept? after a funeral that included Wynette, 55, died Monday at scored 39 Top 10 hits from Reams recipients." Fill out a Guest Student Certification form at the Office of Regis- country's biggest stars, including her home from a blood clot in her 1967-88 and sold more than 30 tration and Records. You can list the BGSU courses for which you Dolly Parton, who was so upset lungs. She had a long history of million albums. may want to take equivalent courses. You will be sent information she couldn't finish a song. health problems and was hospi- "Stand by Your Man," which ART "Thank you. That's all I can talized many times in the last became Wynette's anthem, was regarding the course names and numbers at the other institution. As Continued from page one. long as you earn a C or higher and have a 2.0 BGSU g.p.a., the Univer- sing right now," Parton said after decade for ailments ranging No. 1 in 1968. cutting short the gospel tune from respiratory problems to the Wynette also had duet hits with sity will accept the course. If your g.p.a. is below 2.0, the course will theatre major, said the diorama become a part of your transcript after you reach good standing. After "Shine On." mumps. George Jones, her husband from Parton sat in the front row and Flower arrangements and a 1969-75. They tended to be about was a good statement about the you complete the course, you need to request that the transcript be treatment of Mexicans and sent to BGSU. If you are within the last 30 credit hours of your de- wiped away tears during the large photo of Wynette decorated domestic bliss or strife, as did hourlong private ceremony at the church and about 450 people solo Wynette efforts like "D-I-V- having the Mexicans on display gree program, you will need to get the permission of your college in was even more effective. order to transfer in credit. Judson Baptist Church. attended the funeral service. O-R-C-E" and "My Man." "It's always hard to lose a fami- Wynonna sang "How Great Thou Wynette knew all about di- Within the exhibit, dead chick- ly member or friend and Tammy Art." vorce. She was married five ens were also hanged from the 4.1 may stay in Bowling Green and take a class this Summer. How ceiling. Noune said this repre- can I find a place to live? was both to me. She was like a "My heart's broken, but my times, but her marriage with sister," Parton told the audience, voice is there," she said. George Richey lasted from 1978 sented the hanging of Mexicans Summer housing is available on campus during the sessions when at the border of Mexico and the you are enrolled for classes. If you want to live off-campus, a list of wliich included Garth Brooks, Gospel singer Jake Hess per- until her death. Randy Travis, Trisha Yearwood, formed "Death Ain't No Big In 1986 she entered the Betty United States. summer rentals and subleases is available at the Off-Campus Hous- Fog was also used in the exhibit ing Office in 110A Moseley. Crystal Gayle, the Oak Ridge Deal," a tune he said was a Wyne- Ford Center for an addiction to Boys and other country stars. tte favorite. prescription drugs. Two years for disease control and police The funeral preceded a public Born Virginia Wynette Pugh in later she filed for bankruptcy. officers were present for protec- 5. This semester has been really difficult for me. What are my op- tion. Weltsek said every artifact tions if I am suspended? memorial service at Ryman Au- Itawamba County, Miss., Wyne- Wynette was buried at Wood- ditorium, former site of the tte picked cotton as a child and lawn Memorial Park in Nashville. is symbolic and part of the per- There are 3 options you could choose from. Regardless which op- formance for a reason. tion you choose, you will need to achieve a 2.0 term g.p.a. or raise "Mexterminator" has been in your overall g.p.a. Into the warning range when you return to BG in development for more than a order to be eligible to continue. If you are ever suspended again, you jJCJS ■KH University Dining Services Student Union ,— year and opened last month in would be dismissed from the University for S years. The first option = stroke can change San Franciso on the 150th an- is to take classes this summer at BGSU. 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WORKSHOP Clinton speaks at tobacco warehouse program by members of CASO, Continued from page one. University Health Center em- however slight, which is inflicted ployees, Wood County Hospital The Associated Press with any object by or on a man or nurses and officers from both the a woman without effective con- University police department CARROLLTON, Ky. - With sent." He further explained the and the Bowling Green City fresh lines drawn in the battle to term "effective consent" as an Police. regulate tobacco. President Clin- agreement between two people Shelly Appelbaum, Associate ton was confronting today the who are both not under age or very people who rely on cigarette Athletic Director and a member mentally or physically incapaci- of CASO, encouraged students makers for their livelihood. tated. "Save our tobacco," was their and community members to look It is with this sort of stan- into the resources that the Uni- greeting. dardized definition and imple- versity has to offer. Handfuls of protesters with mentation of policies that Soko- professionally printed signs, low believes the University can "We are fortunate to have such "Don't tax us out of our jobs" and provide the best medical, legal professional, extremely respon- "Welcome President Clinton, and emotional support to its stu- sible and compassionate people Save our tobacco", lined the road dents and community. working in our town," Appel- to the Kentuckiana Tobacco The University's current re- baum said. "We are all working Warehouse and Carroll County porting and legal, medical and together to increase awareness High School when Clinton was diversity issues were dealt with to Bowling Green and its stu- making the pitch for tough an- in the following portion of the dents all year round." ti-smoking legislation. Tobacco growers, public health experts and community leaders gathered in the squat, gray Armed student demands warehouse to meet with Clinton a strategy the White House hoped pizza, soda, smokes would increase pressure on the tobacco industry not to fight The Associated Press cordoned off and all homes congressional moves to curb teen within a block were evacuated smoking and compensate states POCATELLO, Idaho - A after the incident began about Anoclatcd Pr*n Photo for smoking-related health care 14-year-old student at a school 8:30 a.m. costs. President Clinton's visit to a Kentucky tobacco warehouse was greeted by protest from workers whose for troubled youths pulled a gun About 90 minutes into the stan- Five of the nation's biggest livelihood depends on tobacco. on the principal Thursday, and doff, somebody stepped outside tobacco companies launched then holed up inside for five and placed a gun on the ground. their own public-relations farmers that were built into the sidered the settlement dead. to dampen enthusiasm among hours before surrendering after A short time later, a person - it offensive, taking out full-page settlement between tobacco The president had harsh words lawmakers for passing tough leg- trading his guns for cigarettes, was unclear if it was the same ads in leading newspapers. "We companies and the states, which for this solidifying resistance, islation. He predicted the strate- pizza and soda. one - kicked the gun farther agreed to change the way we do was brokered in June with White calling it "a huge mistake" and gy would fail, saying the idea of The principal escaped unhar- away. business, not to go out of busi- House involvement. appealing for the industry to re- passing a law to discourage med, and police said it was Pritchett said the 14-year-old, ness," the ads read. That has not assuaged con- consider. young people from smoking had unclear whether four students who remained armed with an- Many tobacco fanners worried cerns of cigarette manufac- "I'm not trying to put them out strong support among both Dem- who were in the school with the other weapon, had swapped a that they might suffer economi- turers, who promised Wednesday of business," Clinton said. "But I ocrats and Republicans. boy were held hostage. .22-caliber semiautomatic pistol cally if something akin to last to fight any bid by Congress to am trying to put them out of the "The president believes the po- "The other students may be In for packages of cigarettes from year's historic national tobacco raise prices and further restrict business of selling tobacco to litical will is there," McCurry there willingly," police Lt. Garry police. He later traded a ,45-ca- settlement became law. advertising. Four tobacco com- children." said. "It is surprising the tobacco Pritchett said about an hour be- liber weapon for pizza and pop. The White House said Clinton panies, K.I Reynolds, Philip White House spokesman Mike industry now claims to be Impo- fore the standoff ended with no Police said the youth had wanted to allay such fears by Morris, Lorillard Inc. and Brown McCurry said the industry's tent. No one has doubted their po- injuries. threatened principal Paul Mat- emphasizing protections for & Williamson, aid they con- stance was only bluster designed litical clout." "They ate all the pizza, they thews on Wednesday. The boy re- drank all the pop and they turned today and pulled a weapon trashed the whole building," on Matthews, who threw a table police Capt. Mike Stayner said. between them and ordered stu- Removal of gang tattoos aids healing Initially, police believed dents to evacuate, Matthews several students and possibly a said. The Associated Press Both literally and symbolically. The procedure, which usually costs from teacher were being held hostage Christopher Williams, spokes- It led her to Delray Beach plastic surgeon $1,200 to $1,600, is free to adolescents under at The Alternate School by the man for the Bannock School Dis- DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Allison breathes Gary Rosenberg, who has donated his laser 19 who sign a contract to stay away from boy, who fired a shot into a wall trict, said the incident occurred deeply, then lets out an expletive as the laser skills for the past six years to remove the gangs, complete their high school education or ceiling and demanded ciga- in the school's multipurpose snaps and sparks against her skin. tattoos from dozens of former gang mem- or if they've already completed it, to go on to rettes and alcohol. room. Matthews had just begun The laser Is vaporizing the pigment left bers who have vowed to go the straight and college or a job. Around 11 am., 2 hours after his daily routine of explaining behind when she allowed a gang member to narrow. The procedure usually takes three to four the standoff began, two students what would be on the students' tattoo her on a playground at her middle Black marks on the fingers, necks and 15-minute sessions with the laser. Rosen- walked out separately, leaving agenda when the boy pulled the school. faces of former members can scare off po- berg said the surgery hurts no more than an four - two boys and two girls - gun. For years, the black cross with teardrops tential employers or friends even if the in- elastic band snap. inside with the armed student. "He (Matthews) told me he had on her hand and the cryptic "A" between her dividual has left the gang life behind, Ro- Several U.S. cities have well-established A little after 1 p.m., the remain- just gotten out about three sen- breasts have symbolized her ties to a gang, senberg said. Removing the tattoos can be gang tattoo removal programs while other ing five students came out and tences when the student pulled her bad decisions, her delinquency. the last hurdle. areas have doctors, such as Rosenberg, who were put In the back seats of the gun," Williams said. "I was horrible," she says, breaking into "Also, it's a way to sever the ties," he said. donate time individually, according to the police cruisers. The school normally has 30-35 quiet tears as she recalled being an eighth- An assistant principal at a local high National Society of Plastic and Reconstruc- Earlier, a psychiatrist talked to students. There are 10 students grader who hung out with gangs. "I was real- school originally referred the former gang tive Surgeons. the armed student. per class and three teachers and ly disrespectful to my mom. We got in actual members to Rosenberg. In September, Ro- The association had sought to coordinate Pritchett said the students had a principal at any one time. fistfights. I would run away from home all senberg joined forces with Palm Beach all the efforts into a national campaign, but been watching the standoff on the time, wouldn't come home at night, County authorities and local hospitals to that effort has failed so far because the pro- television until police ordered Pocatello, with about 50,000 wouldn't let her know where I was." launch a one-year pilot program which he grams rely so heavily on local support. cameras removed from the area residents, is located in south- There is clear remorse in the voice of this hopes will serve as a model for other com- Jeffrey Ptak, a Phoenix plastic surgeon, and a cable to television sets in- eastern Idaho, about 200 miles now 17-year-old, who has gone from skip- munities. has worked with about a dozen doctors to side the school severed. east of Boise and 150 miles north ping school nearly every day to earning A's The new program has the approval of the successfully treat 100 children since The area around the school was of Salt Lake City. and B's on her report card. Allison, who court system because all participants must mid-1994. His program has removed tattoos spoke on condition her surname was not submit to being photographed with their tat- from children as young as age 8 who have used, longed for a chance to start fresh, for a toos in case they ever fall back into criminal been forcibly marked by older gang-banging Howard's Club H clean slate. or gang-related activity, he said. siblings. Mon-Sat 2-2:30 am 352-9951 Slov. Roasted Prime Rib w, Au Jus 9QnAGS Hand Caned Country Smoked Mam with pineapple sauce Tk Oven Tried Baked Chicken . Great Food & lee Cream Vegetables. 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This weekend presents Baseball four games against the the Falcons with their only chance to play Kent this year. first-place Flashes. Opportunity knocks and the Fal- cons know It. By TOD McCLOSKEY "We Just need to go out and Kent State The BG News have a good weekend at Kent," third baseman Brian Cannon said DOUBLEHEADER The Bowling Green baseball after Wednesday's split with Saturday • 1 p.m. team Is going to be seeing a lot of Gene Michael Northern Illinois. "We want to go Field, KSU flashes this weekend. Not lightn- out, play well at Kent and come ing flashes, just Golden Flashes, back with some victories." as the Falcons travel to Kent this All the Golden Flashes MAC weekend. games have been against the BG will play two West division. The doubleheaders, Saturday and doubleheaders this weekend rep- Kent State ■ Sunday at Kent State's Gene Mi- resent Kent's first against an chael Field, with game time start- Eastern team. Still, the Falcons DOUBLEHEADER teEr ing at 1 p.m. each day. know what they are up against Sunday • 1 p.m. The Golden Flashes (14-14, 8-2 and what each member of the Gene Michael Field, KSU in the Mid-American Confer- team must do for the Falcons to ence) are in first place in the prevail. BG: 15-11 overall, 5-5 MAC MAC East Division and have KSU: 14-14 overall, 8-2 MAC • The Golden Flashes own a dominated the conference thus "Kent Is a ball club that's not three-game lead over BG for first far. Kent will put Its three-game going to beat themselves," coach place in the MAC East winning streak on the line, as the Dan Schmltz said. "Every player Falcons look to close the gap be- has a role and they must fulfill terday and I talked to the boys tween first and second place. that role for us to do well." about the importance of focusing Kent owns a three-game lead BG also knows they have to be each game, inning and out," over the Falcons for first place. physically and mentally pre- Schmltz said. "When we don't "It gives us the chance to hop pared for the Flashes. Despite focus we are a mediocre team, up to the front of our side of the all-day rain on Thursday, the but when we do good things hap- conference," BG shortstop Drew team still practiced at the Field pen." Mental focus is something Niles said. "If we can go in there House. The practice was fol- the Falcons forget to bring some- and take 3-out-of-4 at the very lowed by a team meeting, in times. When BG split a least. It would be better than a which Schmltz outlined the im- doubleheader with the Huskies split because you cant gain any portance about being prepared on Wednesday, it was the team BG Newt Phot* by Amy Vai Horn ground splitting." for each game. BG's Jeff Hundley is currently fourth in the NCAA with a 0.97 ERA The junior will pitch Sunday at Kent Currently the Falcons (15-11, "We had a team meeting yes- • See CRUCIAL, page nine. in the third game of BG's series with the Golden Flashes. Outfielder Mora at Men's track heads to Tennessee for Sea Rays home with Falcons □ The Falcon men's Men's Track track team travels to the □ Senior Aaron Mora Hustle" Award for hard work. & Field has found a home at "Being a leadoff hitter, you Sea Ray Relays with have to be a spark plug type of hopes of qualifying in- the top of the Falcons' hitter," Mora said. "You cant lineup after transfer- be afraid to ignite things. My dividuals for the 32nd Annual main job is Just to get on base NCAAs. ring from Tiffin. and it doesn't really matter Sea Ray Relays how I do it - walks, hits or get- By TIMOTHY MINNECI Today • Noon Saturday • 9 a.m. By TOD McCLOSKEY ting hit by a pitch." Kastelic Moser Tom Black Track, Tom Black Track. A Fosterla native, Mora's The BG News University of University of The BG News Tennessee, Tennessee, move to Bowling Green isn't The Bowling Green men's Knoxville Knoxville his first move. In high school, figure out what's going on there." Aaron Mora has finally found track team headed down to the Those on the verge of national a place he can call home - Mora switched from Hopewell- • Over 2200 competitors from Louden to Fostorla after his University of Tennessee Thurs- qualification include junior around the country. BG gets an Bowling Green. day to compete in this weekend's sophomore year. Even with all sprinter Rah'Sheen Clay, who opportunity to compete The BG baseball senior 32nd Annual Sea Ray Relays. finished in the indoor season in against nationally-ranked transferred from Tiffin Uni- the moves one thing has re- schools, including Arkansas mained consistent for Mora in With over 2200 participants the top 20 nationally, but barely versity two years ago in order from schools around the country, missed a spot in the national and Georgia Tech to play for the Falcons. his career - success on the including the University of Mis- competition. Clay, who ran well "I knew I had the opportuni- Aaron Mora diamond. which BG's Alex Sprague fin- "Aaron has done an outstand- sissippi, Slippery Rock, Penn last weekend here at BG, needs ty to play at Tiffin right away," to cut at least three-tenths of a ished fifth. Kent State's Brandon ing Job for us. He Is such a hard State and Mid-American Confer- Mora said of his college choice Division I ball. Fast forward to second of f his 100 meter time and Falconer took first place. 1998, where today Mora has worker," BG coach Dan ence schools Kent State and five years ago. "I had a great four-tenths of a second off his Like the trip to Wake Forest successfully taken the role of Schmltz said. "This year he's Western Michigan, among oth- year my first year at Tiffin, ers, the field provides a measur- 200 meter time to provisionally earlier this outdoor season, Sink but I just felt like I needed a being the leadoff hitter against off to a fine start. His 19 RBI Is is hoping to escape the ill effects outstanding at this point for a ing stick for Falcon tracksters qualify for nationals. He Is cur- little bit more of a challenge." right-handed pitchers. of northwest Ohio weather. That leadoff hitter." with their sights set on the rently ranked fifth and second in Bowling Green was just what By using his position, Mora the MAC, respectively. journey turned out to be less than Mora's statistics speak for nationals. Mora was looking for. Trans- has been creative in finding Many of the Falcon throwers pefect, as strong winds and rain themselves. In 73 at-bats this "I expect us to have a good ferring from Tiffin to BG many ways of getting on base. meet this weekend down in have legitimate chances for pro- disrupted most of the meets. meant that Mora had to sit out He uses the "whatever it takes' year, Mora holds a .357 batting average. Mora has also struck Knoxville," coach Sid Sink said. visional national qualification as "I'm looking for better weather the entire 1996 season under attitude toward leadoff hitting. "I think we're performing pretty well. Junior Alex Moser, who and some more improvements in NCAA regulations. And in the Every team has a starter, out only three times, while took over for Adam Rose in the our performances," said Sink. walking 13. He also has stolen well right now." next year after sitting, Mora someone who gets the team go- shot put, Is currently fifth in the The Sea Ray Relays, which four bases without having been Sink has been pleased with the played in 47 games as a junior, ing with a defensive play or at- MAC in the shot and third in the Sink described as a "huge, caught yet. performance of the Falcon squad stepping up to the challenge he bat. Mora Is just that for the so far this outdoor season, though discus. Sophomore Mike Kastelic national caliber meet," are annu- wanted. It was then Mora knew Falcons. His .467 on-base per- The hard work Mora puts in is third in the javelin, which will ally one of the largest, most com- at the plate has been a key at this point his middle distance the wait was worth It. centage reflects his efforts to open today's meets at the Sea prehensive track meets national- component in many of the Fal- runners in the 800 and 1500 The BG coaching staff, who making something out of any meter have not lived up to expec- Ray Relays at noon. ly. Among the competitors will recruited Mora out of high inning. Last year, Mora won The meet actually began be NCAA 800-meter champion • See MORA, page nine. tations. school Is glad he wanted to play the Aaron Lawnlczak "Mr. "Most of them did not run Wednesday with the decathlon, well," Sink said. "We've got to the only event scheduled, in • See TRACK, page nine. -■■-.-■-■-■-■-•-.-■■V.-.-kVVVk'Vfc-b-.-fcVfcVVb'VW What is on your mind? DAILY FALL 1998 Leasing SPECIAL We want you to be a part of ^orco* UNITS GOING FAST! 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Ryder CUD Dlaver Ienacio tame Tiger Woods or anyone off the green at No. 3 for birdie, Garrido of Spain had an 11 on the else. It had Mother Nature on its then drained a 15-footer at the par-515th in his round of 85. Cos- side today in the first round of par-3 sixth to go 2-under. tantino Rocca had a 10 on the the Masters, and that proved to Woods was even through six same hole. be enough. holes, but only thanks to a deft "If the wind keeps blowing, the With wind so strong that short game. Woods two-putted scores will stay high," Azinger players backed off 2-foot putts for birdie on the 555-yard second said. "We won't have to worry and officials used gas-powered hole, but had to save par from off about Tiger shooting 18-under." blowers to clear debris from the the green on Nos. 1 and 3, and Others were simply worried green, Paul Stankowski survived failed to get up and down on the about staying in the hunt. with a 2-under-par 70 for the par-3 fourth, missing a 6-footer. Ernie Els, the two-time U.S. early lead. He also made a nice save on the Open champion who figured to be Woods missed four of the first par-3 sixth hole, chipping over a Woods' toughest challenger, six greens, but continued to use mound to 3 feet. bogeyed two of the first three his length on the par 5s for two- Woods' record-setting victory holes. Tom Watson made the turn putt birdies, and a 15-foot birdie last year, an 18-under 270 for a at 4-over 40. Colin Montgomerle putt on No. 9 put him at 2-under 12-stroke margin over Tom Kite, had yet to make par through five through the turn. opened the door to a flood of sug- holes - two bogeys, two birdies That's six shots better than the gestions that Augusta National and a double bogey. Former Mas- 40 he had on the first nine holes was obsolete because of his ters champions Bernhard Langer last year, but Augusta was not length. and Jose Maria Olazabal were nearly as vicious because of the But all the talk about redesign- among those at 1-under. howling winds that caused the ing Augusta got swept away by Jack Nlcklaus had three tall Georgia pines to sway under the toughest element in golf - straight bogeys starting on No. 4, brilliant blue skies. swirling, gusting winds that put but a birdie at the par-5 13th got Other former Masters cham- birdies at a premium and brought him back to even par. Greg Nor- pions were also in the mix, one of bogey into the picture with the man was at 1 over until he them linked to Woods' record- slightest miscalculation. dumped one in the water on the setting win at Augusta last year - Paul Azinger had what he par-312th for double bogey. Fuzzy Zoeller called his best round in a year, a It didn't look like it would be Zoeller, remembered more l-under-par71. that tough in the morning. lately for his racially charged "When you see it like this to- Sheets of rain that fell over- comments regarding Woods' day, this golf course holds its night softened the greens, caus- choice of menu than winning the own," said Azinger, who had 17 ing a 90-minute delay and leaving 1979 Masters on his first try, pars and a two-putt birdie in what open the possibility there might drew huge ovations as he got to he called his best round in a year. not be enough light to finish the 2-under before making his first "I don't think we have to worry first round. bogey at No. 18 to finish at 71. about Augusta National being ob- But soft greens quickly gave Fred Couples, the 1992 cham- solete yet." way to winds that grew stronger pion, birdied the first three holes He could find plenty of others and stronger as the day went on. until he was slowed by bogeys on to agree with him. "If the wind didn't blow today, Alfloclatrd Pnil phrto the two par 3s on the front nine. Two-time champion Ben Cren- somebody might have been able Amateur champion Matt Kuchar shot an even-par 72 at the first round of the Masters on Thursday. Fred Couples was at 2-under through shaw made a triple-bogey at No. to go out with a 63 or a 64," Couples leads with a 3-under-par 69. 13 holes. 10 - the hole where he made that Azinger said. Don't Paint Bibby follows father's Yourself into a Corner.— footsteps to NBA The Associated Press As a sophomore, he was a con- sensus first-team All-America Start TUCSON, Ariz. - All-America and took the Wildcats to the sophomore guard Mike Bibby NCAA tournament's regional moved toward millionaire status finals before losing to Utah 86-61. Studying For Thursday, announcing he's leav- Bibby was named the Paci- ing the University of Arizona to fic-10 player of the year this Finals NOW! make himself available for the season and averaged 17.2 points NBA draft. and S.7 assists - up from his "It's just been a dream of mine freshman averages of 15.S points since I was a little boy, and now and 5.2 assists. that that chance is here, I don't "I think he's ready," Atlanta want to let it pass me up," Bibby Hawks scout Royce Youree said. said at a campus news confer- "He's going to have an adjust- ence. ment period, like everyone else. Some NBA officials believe the People don't realize how strong 19-year-old Bibby will be the you have to be at that level. He first point guard taken in the has all the tools that you need, draft, and have few doubts he has though." the skills and talent to be a suc- Los Angeles Lakers executive cess in the league. vice president Jerry West said "Mike is very ready to play in Bibby's style of play reminds the NBA," said Wildcats coach him of Oscar Robertson, a fellow Lute Olson, who was told by Bi- Hall of Famer who was a con- bby of his decision to turn pro temporary of West's In the NBA last weekend. "He plays an old-fashioned Bibby, the son of former NBA game, which I think a lot of peo- guard Henry Bibby, becomes the ple like," West said. "He's a second Arizona player in the prospect, that's for sure." 1990s to leave early for the NBA. Rob Babcock, player personnel Center Brian Williams declared director for the Minnesota Tim- himself eligible for the draft in berwolves, said Bibby has "great 1991 after his junior year. potential." Bibby showed his leadership "He understands the game. 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He be- The BG men's tennis team (8-9) beat the Penguins 7-0 yester- running backs in NFL history, re- came the first back to gain both day in Toledo in their first match. Ryan Gabel, Dave Anderton, tired today after 16 years to take 10,000 yards rushing and 5,000 Ben Ashford, Matt Wiles and Sonny Huynh all won their single a Job as a national television yards receiving, matches. commentator for CBS. Allen told Chiefs coach Marty In doubles action, Gabel and Bartan, Anderton and Brandon "It's bittersweet, man, it's bit- Gabel, and Ashford and Ptak won their sets easily over the Peng- Schottenheimer last week while uins. tersweet," the Kansas City golfing in Las Vegas that he The Falcons were scheduled to play Butler in their second Chiefs' star said, tears welling in would return for a 17th season, match at 5 p.m. but rain delayed the match. his eyes. but he resumed negotiations with At a news conference at Arro- CBS, which has regained NFL Bates receives MAC honor whead Stadium, Chiefs general rights after a four-year absence. manager Carl Peterson called Al- Sophomore Colleen Bates has been named Mid-American Con- len the embodiment of the con- Schottenheimer has coached ference Hitter of the Week. The shortstop/catcher hit .545 in summate professional football Allen for four years and has four games last weekend in leading the Falcons to a 3-1 record. player. called him the "most complete BG, 12-20-1 overall and tied for first in the MAC East Division "Every time he scored a touch- with a 6-2 mark, travels to Western Michigan today for a back in NFL history." doubleheader before playing at Northern Illinois on Saturday. down, there was no dance, there "When I reflect back on all of was no demonstration. He simply the players I have seen play the Falcons host Ohio State in spring soccer handed the ball to the official and game - both as a player and a said, 'I'll be back real soon,'" coach - I don't think I have seen The BG soccer team continues its spring season when they Peterson said. a better football player than host Ohio State today at 3:30 p.m. at Cochrane Field. They will "When he came to us in 1993, it Marcus Allen," Schottenheimer Associated Pma Phot* host Western Michigan and Michigan tomorrow starting at noon. was my personal hope that he once said. Marcus Allen, Kansas City Chiefs running back, announces his retire- The Falcons posted a pair of shutout victories last weekend, would play three years," Peter- "He is a guy who down after ment after playing for 16 years in the NFL. 2-0 over Ashland and 1-0 against Findlay. son said. "To our great satisfac- down, game after game, runs, tion, he has given us five out- blocks, catches, subordinates his the game." best. Former Notre Dame player pleads guilty to standing years." own self-interest to that which is Allen's 222 games, 123 touch- Allen's longevity is credited in sports bribery at NU The 38-year-old back, who the best interest of the team. He downs, and 587 receptions all are part to his peripheral vision and holds the NFL record for rushing may not have a bigger fan than the most of any running back in his cutting ability, meaning he CHICAGO - One-time Notre Dame kicker Kevin Pendergast touchdowns with 123, has had a me. I think Marcus Allen is as NFL history. He has gained rarely took a direct hit. Allen also pleaded guilty to sports bribery charges today in a point-shaving popular weekly show with the fine a player as has ever played 12,243 yards in his career, sixth isastrongblocker. scheme at Northwestern. Pendergast admitted participating in a conspiracy to fix three Big Ten basketball games in the winter of 1995 by bribing players. Former basketball player Dewey Williams has pleaded inno- Manning's knee checked out by Colts cent in the case, as has former football player Brian Ballarini. Brian Irving, who was charged separately with running a book- The Associated Press Combine at the RCA Dome in very revealing." Washington State. Leaf also at- making operation on Northwestern's campus, also pleaded inno- February. He did not participate Manning said last week that his tended the combine in February cent. Former basketball player Kenneth Dion Lee has not yet en- INDIANAPOLIS - The Indian- in any drills at the combine in or- knee had healed, and the Colts but did not work out because of a tered a plea; he is due in court April 20. apolis Colts left nothing to der to give the knee more time to Pendergast agreed to cooperate with FBI investigators and to never mentioned it when they put cold. testify against any defendants who go to trial. He also agreed to chance. heal, but he had a private work- him through the 45-minute ses- With the first pick in the April work with the NCAA to educate students, athletes and others out for the Colts last week in sion in Knoxville, Tenn. Colts Manning's physical for the about the risks of gambling. 18 draft, the Colts are expected Knoxville, Tenn. president Bill Polian, coach Jim Colts had nothing to do with the to take either Peyton Manning of Manning also was not among Mora and several assistants combine, Duke Babb of the NFL Hughes declares for NBA draft Tennessee or Ryan Leaf of Wash- the 55 players brought back by watched Manning throw, then Scouting office said. ington State. Either would likely the NFL scouting office on Fri- left for Pullman, Wash., for a ST. LOUIS - One big season convinced Larry Hughes he was be the starting quarterback for day and Saturday for additional similar workout with Leaf. "Each club has a prerogative of ready for the NBA even though he is only 19. what last season was the worst physicals, but he had his knee Polian, hired in December bringing in - I think the limit is The Saint Louis freshman made his official announcement team in the NFL examined again in Indianapolis after Irsay fired Bill Tobin at the 20 - players to their own facility Thursday that he will be available in the pro draft in June. He's First the Colts had to convince for the Colts on Wednesday and end of a 3-13 season, has not indi- in relation to a workout and a not worried about what happens next. themselves they won't be getting was given a clean bill of health cated a preference for either medical, or some medical testing, "I'm totally confident I can excel," Hughes said at a campus damaged goods. by Dr. Arthur Rettig, the team's Manning or Leaf. if that's what the Colts are doing. news conference. "I've been blessed with a lot of ability, and I "I know the Colts don't want orthopedic surgeon, and trainer have the passion to be the best I can be. "Sure, I'd like to know what's But as far as any dealings or "I'm not afraid to take on a new challenge." any surprises," Manning said. Hunter Smith. going to happen," Manning said. Knowledge or input or informa- "I've said all along my knee'i Hughes finished second among the nation's freshmen in scor- Manning also met with team "But it's the Colts' call. It's not tion regarding Manning coming ing last season, averaging 20.9 points. He led Saint Louis to a fine. I haven't had any problems owner Jim Irsay, who remained like when you're looking for a to the Colts, that's strictly be- 22-11 record and an NCAA tournament berth, a year after the with it." non-commital about the Colts' college and it's your decision tween him and them," Babb said. Billikens were just 11-18. Manning, who was hospitalized draft plans. where you wind up." before the Orange Bowl with a "We met for about an hour and Some observers say the "Those kinds of situations are Most NBA experts believe the 6-foot-5 Hughes will be chosen ruptured bursa sac in his right he talked a lot about what his 6-foot-5,230-pound Manning may going on all over the country somewhere in the middle of the first round of the draft. knee, was cleared by every other ideas were for the future of the be more ready for the NFL than right now, with all the clubs. ... team besides the Colts during team," Manning said. "It was an Leaf, who decided to enter the That's strictly on the club and compiled from staff and wire reports physicals at the annual Scouting interesting day, but it was not draft after his junior season at league level." MORA FALL 1998 TAKE ADVANTAGE Continued from page seven. A marketing major, Mora OF BG'S BEST has plans of graduating in May. LEASING con's quick first-inning starts. 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