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Give us a call team and Falcon athletics weekdays from 1 pm. to 5 pm., or Find answers to some common questions right here e-mail: "[email protected]" High: 30 Low: 8 TUESDAY February 25,1997 Volume 83, Issue 105 The BG News Bowling Green, Ohio "Serving the Bowling Green community for over 75years" # Trial opens with chilling testimony 911 Mourning Dove Lane home. thought she heard the screen Night of Julie Kane's death While Kane did her homework, door slam shut again, but Kane Fahringer played solitaire on the told her the Intruder had not left The Baker Trial: Day 1 recounted by eyewitnesses new computer in the dining room Noticing the fear in Kane's voice, adjacent to the living room. At Fahringer dialed 911 and handed On Trial: Craig M. Baker approximately 10:45 p.m., Kane the phone to Kane. The call was The Charge: Aggravated murder, aggravated assault, aggravated By SARAH BEDNARSKI and liamson's crowded courtroom later played aloud for the court. JACKBUEHRER Monday at the Wood County took a break and joined Fah- burglary The BG News Courthouse. ringer at the computer. It was While talking to Wood County while they were talking in the dispatcher Carol Doyle, the in- Monday*! Proceeding?: The chilling testimony of a Fahringer told the court her dining room that Baker allegedly truder came into the dining room Tara Fahringer, roommate of murdered University student close friend and roommate of account of what happened the entered through their back door from the kitchen holding a knife Julie Kane, testified in court as to what happened the night of slain University student Julie night Kane was murdered. She without knocking. and proceeded to stab Kane once Sept. 7, 1996. Later, with the testimony of dispatcher Carol Kane made for an emotional said she had spent the day shop- Fahringer said Kane leaned in the throat while slashing Fah- Doyle, the 911 call was played in front of the crowded court- afternoon on the first day of the ping in Toledo with a friend and back to see who had come in. ringer just below her right eye. room. trial for alleged murderer Craig returned home to find Kane had "Julie said, 'can I help you?' During the testimony, the Expected today: M Baker. bought a new computer. Accord- and he asked for •Jill,"' Fah- prosecution showed a picture of The state will continue presenting its side of the case. They Tara Fahringer fought through ing to Fahringer, Kane spent the ringer said. "Julie said, "you have Kane which drew an emotional are expected to call DNA specialists to testify as to what they tears to field questions from both evening working on a school the wrong house."' found. sides in front of Judge Gale Wil- project in the living room of their Fahringer explained she • See TRIAL, page three. Comet bursts into Break Time sky in late March Shows scheduled The comet can be at planetarium to seen on the northwest view Hale-Bopp horizon right after-—- sunset starting in By JAMIE BUDZICK The BC News mid-March. It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a comet? Hale-Bopp, what the astron- omers are calling "the brighest clear night. However, Smith rec- comet in a generation," is now ommends that those who want to streaking through our atmos- see the comet should go to a dar- phere. ker location, away from the city Over a million miles long and lights. flying at more than 90,000 miles The coming of Hale-Bopp is per hour, it will burst into our timely since its arrival is only skies in late March and early weeks after NBC aired their April. made-for-television movie, During this time, the fiery "Asteroid," about an asteroid col- cone-shaped comet will be visible liding with the earth. with the naked eye by scanning Is this some sort of sign of the northwestern sky on clear things to come? Should we start nights. furnishing comet shelters and How rare is this event? Dr. take refuge from this deadly in- Dale Smith, planetarium director ferno? According to Smith, "The and associate professor of phys- chance of Hale-Bopp hitting ics and astronomy, said, "It's (earth) is zero, zip." coming back 4,300 years from However, he did say, "If it is now, so in other words, see it this over a lifetime, the odds are m>Vi time." small, but if you wait long From left to right, Toni Vanegas, junior international studies major; ie-Andree Allard, senior recreation major, take a break in the What makes Hale-Bopp so spe- enough, like a million, 10 million, Christin Bodi, freshman music major; Adam Rich, senior music Union Courtyard Monday. cial is that it will be brighter and or 100 million years, the odds are major; Curt Harris, freshman telecommunications major; and Mar- more visible than other famous 100 percent." comets of recent past, such as the Anyone wanting to learn more appearance of Halley's Comet in about Hale-Bopp (and comets in 1986. "This is the best one in the general) are encouraged to at- lifetime of most BGSU students," tend the planetarium's produc- Absenteeism bill plagues USG Smith said. tion of "Comets are Coming." Anyone who does not want to Showtimes are 8 p.m. on Tues- uate Student Government to not penalize students for any cer- Simon Morgan-Russell, assis- miss this once-in-a-lifetime event days and Fridays and 7:30 p.m. on Lack of quorum postpone the vote on the resolu- tain number of absences tant professor of English, ex- can witness the comet from just Sundays from now until March tion mandating the revision of throughout the course of the se- plained to the USG members his about anywhere in town on a 21 and again from April 1-13. and varied beliefs the University absenteeism poli- mester. The policy would be put reasoning for carrying an at- cy at its General Assembly meet- into place instead of the current tendance policy. divide assembly ing Monday. policy, which is left up to indi- Morgan-Russell said he never USG failed to maintain a vidual instructors. used to apply an attendance poli- By DARLA WARNOCK quorum throughout the meeting, Two University instructors cy to his classes until this semes- The BG News therefore ending debate on the voiced their opinions opposing ter. Although he said he does not topic. the concept of the resolution in believe he should have to enforce The very issue at hand was the The resolution calls for a new the open forum occuring before issue that forced the Undergrad- absenteeism policy which does the actual debate. • See USG, page three. Workshop to discuss nutrition Day-long event to that will discuss diet and nutri- director of program advisement health educators, nurses, dieti- tioa for the Unversity's College of cians, home economists, school inform local health The workshop, titled "Current Health and Human Services. nurses and other health profes- Concepts and Controversies in "Our program will update health sionals in the nutrition field, but professionals of Nutrition: Clarifying the Com- professionals on where we are interested students are also wel- plexities," will be held from 8:30 with fat's role in our diet." come. fat's role in diet am. to 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn The workshop has two goals. The cost for professionals is French Quarter in Perrysburg. The first is to update people and $65 and includes all conference By JENNIFER SCHAB "In the last few years people the second is to give people new materials and a luncheon. Stu- The BG News are incredibly interested in fat resources that are out there to dents can attend at cost, depend- content of food and they think if help them work with their ing on if they want lunch or not. The University is offering a they cut out fat they will lose clients, Keeley said. Sourer Sky PuMtaNng Com AP/C Sandmon day-long workshop on Feb. 27 weight," said Barbara Keeley, The program is designed for • See DIET, page three. I page two The BG News Tuesday, February 25, 1997 Mike Wendling Opinion Editor Opinion 372-6966 ANDREA WOOD H E Olscamp left BGSU in sorry shape "I guess I think, overall. In 13 Mason, he was the best boss Rose. action be to admit BGSU simply years, when I look back. I guess that could be hoped for.