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SPORTS • 7 NATION • 5 TODAY It you have a news lip or have an Idea lor s Falcons travel to Kent for pivotal Country music stars gather in High: 53 story, call us between noon and 7 p.m. four-game series against the first- Nashville to mourn the loss of 372-6966 Low: 30 Ct place Flashes Tammy Wynette A.i^rA • • * * • 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.