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I gWlliiMpy m ■ M \ Bowling Green State University FRIDAY March 23, 2001 SliLffACADEMY AWARDS: ^^k U'UN% j ■/ 1/ L 1 MOSTLY CLOUDY NOW predictions are in W^ ■ 1 J W V L HIGH: 55 | LOW: 32 for Sunday night; MM ^ 1 -M^A www.bgnews.com VOLUME 90 ISSUE 117 Fraternity SCHOOL VIOLENCE I BOWLING GREEN REACTS travels to COURTESY KGTV camp for ill children HA2 .. By Katy Ellsworth CAMPUS UFf REPORTER A weekend in Lustis, I-'lorida is not a vacation for the 15 members of Kappa Alpha Order; it's a weekend „A - Mk.Mkm. ».£^ of work to bring smiles to sick children. ■ 2Sm~ ' Today the members left to spend the weekend at the Boggy (Ireek Gang Cam p. Three days will be spent \Mm m ' 4 &. being family pals, which are volunteers who do activ- ities with families and children with terminal heart diseases. A ' ^^H 1 "It means so much to us to be going down "The best part there." said Ion about this is llausinan, project out- we are actually reach chairman. The Boggy Creek Gang going to make Camp gives children these kids' BREAKING NEWS with terminal illnesses J the chance to have a Hues better." camp experience they ■SCHOOL SHOOTING normally would not get. JON HAUSMAN. The children who attend PROJECT OUTREACH VOICE OF DAVE COOK ■ in' usually in and out of CHAIRMAN hospitals and do not have EL CAJON, CALIF. POLICE DEPT. LIVE the freedom to do what other kids do. Although the men in Kappa Alpha Order have DOW ' 97.52 NAS A 67.47 S&P '4.56 1:3lp PT done little things to help out around the community, this is the first time that they have made a big trip. i»——■ 'II WaHH.'HtM.V "16 me it represents a big op|M>rtunity to do some- SAGA CONTINUES: Students walk away from the scene of a shooting at Granite Hills High School in El Caion, Calif in this image from television, thing good," said losh Brighan, a Kappa Alpha Order yesterday. Granite Hills High School is just four miles from Santana High School, the scene of a shooting just three weeks ago. membet "It gives us an opportunity to do something positive and represents the (Ireek community." The Office of Residence life backed Kappa Alpha Order's trip. The group proposed the trip to Residence Life who thought 11 I.II it was a wonderful idea. They tlien loaned the money to die group so that their air- fare was paid for. Linda Newman, Residence Life director, said that she is proud that the men of Kappa Alpha Order spent their time raising money so that they could help the children. LOCAL SCHOOLS REACT TO RECENT SHOOTINGS "We feel very positively about them going." Newman said. youths sec him as only a "glorified Senior Sarah Painter, who previ- Newman also said that loaning money is not some- Student teachers sub," others respect him. And while ously taught at Waite in Toledo, also thing that Residence Life can do for every student concerned over California group. Southview has a plan for emergen- said that security devices are insuffi- In order to pay for the trip, which will pay back the current tragedies, cies, nothing serious has happened cient. " [The studentsl will find a way yet. to smuggle things in," she said. loan. members had to sell chocolate bars and send safety measures Another student teacher at Relating the experience of her school hit letters to their parents requesting donations. The group received a good turnout of gifts from both par- Southview, senior Jacob Panico, said friends in Marion, Painter said that he hasn't witnessed any violence metal detectors make their school ents and alumni. by student By Jordan Fouts firsthand. But in light of recent feel like a prison. "By treating them Newman said that the projection of fund raising Cllt REPORTER that was presented would pay for the trip. events, a certain amount of atten- like criminals, it makes diem feel More dangers exist now for col- tion must be paid when threats worse," she said. gunman When Kappa Alpha Order reaches the camp, each lege students teaching in high member will spend the weekend completing activi- arise. Instead, local schools take more By Bcrnie Wilson schools than what they faced in "Nowadays, you have to take successful approaches such as HSS0CU1ED PRESS WRITER ties with one family. Some of the activities will include dieir own pre-university years. these things more seriously," Panico teacher-parent-student interaction EL CAJON, Calif. — An 18-year- horseback riding, arts and crafts, archery and a Locally, what is the situation for cainpfire. said. and peer mediation programs. old student opened fire at his high student teachers from the Area schools are responding to "Peer mediation cuts down a lot school Thursday, wounding three CAMP, PAGE 5 University? the dangers in different ways. But of problems, and keeps them from classmates and a teacher before "I'm still new to this teaching rarely do they turn to security mea- getting serious," said leff Thoenes, he was shot by a police officer stuff," said Scott Graham, who vol- sures as severe as metal detectors principal of Bowling Green Junior who engaged him in a running unteered at Southview in Syivania. and security cameras, which Panico gun battle, authorities said. He said that even though some said is no deterrent. STUDENTTEACHERS. PAGE 5 There was no immediate indi- Non-traditional cation what triggered the violence at Granite Hills High School, which came less than diree weeks student dies Local educators heighten student safety after two students were killed at a By Jordan Fouts tragedies from occurring. Around instituting stricter policies, and hav- nearby school in Santee. Terri Hess, a part-time student and senior at the CIH REPORTER the Bowling Green area, smdents ing plans in the event of a crisis. The suspect, identified by University, died Wednesday, March 7 in an automo- Horror stories of students gunned regard their schools' strategies in The new rules largely apply to authorities as lason Hoffman, was bile accident. down in high schools never quite hit different ways. dress and behavior, to varying shot in the jaw and buttocks, the Hess, 47, was from Perrysburg and worked at the home until they happen in your While no major events have been degrees. While some prohibit cloth- most serious injuries stemming Ford Stamping Plant in Maumee. neighborhood. reported locally, there have been ing like trench coats, others are from the violence. She took classes at the University. She was a man- With this in mind, many schools incidents of threats and weapons more concerned with bags and Shotgun pellet wounds suffered agement Information systems major and was to across the nation are reacting with being brought into schools. Two graduate soon. various measures to prevent such approaches schools are trying are SAFETY. PAGE 5 GRANITE HILLS, PAGE 5 Gas station gets struck by cigarette thief, suspect at large By Crag Gilford The packs of cigarettes were noticed him put diem into his CHIEF REPORTER taken from a display case inside pants." Tuesday evening, the day man- the station. According to Troy The report of the incident was ager at the Wooster street Reynolds. spokesman for not made until five days after its Marathon station reported that Marathon Ashland Petroleum, occurrence because the district 55 packs of cigarettes were stolen the theft was not noticed until manager had to get in contact on March 15. The total value of later. with the store's security group, the cigarettes were $161.15 "We noticed it through a stan- Reynolds said. The group U. Brad Conner of the Bowling dard inventory at die end of the instructed the manager to go Green Police Department said shift," he said. ahead and contact the police, "so although there are videos and Conner said the culprit was diere was some lag time there," photos of the theft occurring, a able to get out unseen because he Reynolds said. suspect has not been identified was wearing large pants and was Conner said that the patrol offi- and no arrests have been made. able to put the cigarettes in diem. cers have also been made aware The suspect was, however, "They noticed later that all of the theft and are on the search confirmed as being an African- these cigarettes were missing," Marathon security photo ol suspect provided by Bowling Green Police Department American male. Conner said. "On the video, we MARATHON, PAGE 5 2 Friday, March 23.2001 BG NEWS DANCE MARATHON I OXK DAY AWAY U. OPENS ARMS TO HEIDELBERG COLLEGE By Mary Beth WiKong make the event bigger?" .- ■ ™ ASSt MANAGING E0110ft The University approached The more the merrier. For Firelands this past year for their the first time in the help, but was turned down University's history.