The BG News February 9, 2007

Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-9-2007 The BG News February 9, 2007 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 February 9, 2007" (2007). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7715. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7715 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. ESTABLISHED 1920 A daily independent student press serving THE BG NEWS the campus and surrounding community Friday February 9,2007 Volume 101. Issue 98 Monologues address female taboos Michigan WWWBGNEWS.COM ' Undergraduate By Jesiica Spies Reporter ma attached to (he period. years. It's important for people ity that the experience has had [ Art and Design "For people to speak against to promote causes that they for her. the monologues shows how believe in, she said. "My life became geared Exhibition The female menstruation unwelcome this type of con- "I'd be a different person towards women's issues and More than 100 cycle has often been an awk- versation is. Periods are bad today without the monologues. health. I also became more not Ohi OS students have ward subject, but the Vagina and dirty," Geyer said. "The 1 like it because you get to hang comfortable with talkingabout Monologues addresses it head reason people think that this is out with other women and it's a female violence," Tomlin- submitted work to on in this year's production. vulgar shows that this problem good bonding experience with Brenner said. "It shaped my By Ryan M.icBride Sunday's show | Page 3 Hannah Geyer, the producer still exists." other women," she said. whole college life." Reporter of this year's show, said she Geyer has been involved Luce Tomlin-Brenner, the New business thinks that there is still a stig- with the monologues for three director agreed with the grav- SeeVAfilNA|Page2 Ohio universities won't expe- software hits rience any direct changes in their admission processes after the University Michigan's affirmative action A financial and human ban. resources system known In November 20(Hi, Michigan asftopleSoftisnow officials passed a law banning the use of racial and gender pref- being implemented on erences for all public university campus | Page 3 admission applications and gov- FOUNDERS ON FIRE ernment hiring, leading many ■■ Experts offer to wonder how Ohio schools Portable fan forces residence hall evacuation, flooding from sprinkler system like BGSU and the University of advice on Toledo will be affected. emotional IQ BGSU Director of Undergraduate Admissions Being in sync with Gary Swegan said he considers your emotions and this a neutral issue. those of others may "At BG we've stayed with the help conquer everyday same admission standards," he said. challenges | Page 7 William Pearcc. director of undergraduate admissions at "Sweety UT also emphasized the lack Sixteen" for of changes within their admissions offices. Honest Abe "We haven't done anything Headlined celebrates differently to target diverse stu- P-esident's Day MTV- dents." Pearce said. "Strategic planning was in place and done style with five area before the ban was put into bands | Page 7 effect." According to University of Michigan spokeswoman Kelly Men's basketball STEPHANIE MUMMA ! THE BG NEWS Cunningham, it's too early to say falls to NIU how the university community may be changed by the ban. The Falcons lose on the BG NEWS STAFF smell smoke and thought "While U-M's admissions and road to the Northern the evacuation was only a financial aid processes will not nois Huskies 73-51 Students were evacu- fire drill. discriminate nor grant preferen- ated out of Founders Lucko, who was cel- tial treatment to any individual Page9 Quadrangle yesterday after ebrating her 20th birthday on the basis of race, sex, color, a fire broke on the dorm's Gymnasts to yesterday, said the water ethnicity or national origin, the fourth floor. leaked across the hall- university will do everything travel to According to Lt. Dan way and soaked her floor, in its power, within the law, to Central Michigan Wuest of the BowlingGreen clothes, cushion and her make sure that diversity is main- Fire Department, two fire box of birthday cards and tained," Cunningham said. After the best start in trucks and one investiga- pictures. These changes may bring ive years, the team tion vehicle responded to She said the University more diverse students to BGSU, looks to continue their the fire at around 4 p.m. offered to wash all clothing according to Alberto Gonzalez, After investigating the that was damaged in the vice provost for academic ser- streak against tough fire, officials determined incident for free. vices at BGSU. MAC foes I Page 9 that a malfunctioning por- "This hasn't exactly been "We may have greater lati- table fan started the fire, the best birthday, but the tude," he said. "It could benefit Wuest said. University is going to pay us. Students may look to Ohio Adam Curtis, a fresh- for my laundry," Lucko schools for man who lives in room 268, said. programs that may benefit said a fire marshal told him She said she would put a them." the fire was confined to one fan in the window to air out BGSU currently offers a schol- room on the fourth floor, the room but doesn't want arship to all out-of-state stu- but other rooms down the to start another fire. dents. hall experienced flooding Kenny Dull, who lives in In 2004, BGSU awarded the from the sprinklers. room 265, said he was wor- Michigan Success Scholarship lessie Lucko, a sopho- ried about the effect the to students from that state. Aid more who lives on the fire may have on his school has since become available to fourth floor, said she and students from any state other Anna MSON RENTNER THEBGNEAS her roommates didn't See FIRE | Page 2 than Ohio. Smith dies See ACTION | Page 2 mysteriously Speculation surrounds the incident as to what was the cause of death of the tabloid star. Factions sign 'respect' agreement Latino lovers auctioned rUadmoreonfine: fc www bgnews.com By Mohammed Daraghmah The Associated Press off for scholarships What do you think is By Dana Fraaman the best way for young MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Rival "Manny Vadillo was I Palestinian factions signed a Reporter chldren to lose weight? power-sharing accord aimed at a very important ending months of bloodshed Love was in the air last night at Thursday, agreeing that the the Latino Student Union'sfourth asset to the Bowling Islamic militant group Hamas annual I.atin levers Auction. would head a new coalition gov- The LSU begantheLatin Lovers Green community." ernment that would "respect" Auction in 2004 to go toward past peace agreements with the Manny Vadillo Scholarship. Amanda Barrera | Sophomore BRENT WINZEK. Israel. Amanda Barrera, sophomore, Freshman, However, Israel and the U.S. who has been working on the this reaches S 15,000, the schol- Film Production have demanded the new gov- KHAULHAMRA I AP PHOTO auction for two months, is an arship will be endowed. Every ernment explicitly renounce FACTIONS: Palestinians wave yellow Fatah, green Islamic and national flags during active member of LSU. year, the Whirlpool Corporation "Parents need to be violence, recognize Israel and celebrations altei the signing of an agreement between Palestinian Authority. Palestinian "Manny Vadillo was a very has agreed to match the amount agree to uphold past peace much more strict" Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Saudi Arabia, important asset to the Bowling raised by students to help benefit accords. The vague promise to a long the streets of Khan Younis. in southern Gaza Strip,. Green community," Barrera said. the scholarship. INM respect past deals — a com- "He's an amazing person. We The bid cards were sold for $5 I promise reached after Hamas want to carry on his legacy. He's at the door of the Black Swamp rejected pressure for more Department issued a cautious Department deputy spokes- really missed on campus." Pub and could be paid for by binding language — did not statement late Thursday that man Tom Casey said earlier. Vadillo developed the Latino cash, check, and they were even appear to go far enough. avoided judgment on reports Shortly after Hamas won Networking Alliance which bursarable. The bidding took U.S. and Israeli acceptance of a deal, saying officials had elections in January 2006, the aimed to develop scholarships off with the first item to be auc- TODAY is crucial to the deal's success. not yet seen details of either so-called Quartet of Middle for Latinos at the University in tioned off brought in $190. The Unless they are convinced the composition or the political Partly Cloudy East peace mediators — the 1981. He retired from his position winner of the auction, however, Hamas has sufficiently mod- program for the new govern- U.S., the UN., the European as senior associate director of High: 21. Low: 6 is only required to pay half the erated, the West is unlikely to ment. Union and Russia—said future BGSU's Center for Multicultural price he or she bidded on. lift a crippling financial block- "In terms of what the out- aid toa new Palestinian govern- and Academic Initiatives in With help from auctioneer ade of the Palestinian govern- come of those discussions look ment led by the militant group 2005.

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