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State University MONDAY 5K BENEFIT April 25, 2005 RACING FOR A CAUSE: Around 120 runners participated to WINDY raise money for AIDS HIGH 54 LOW: 42 research.; PAGE 13 www.bgnews.com independent student press VOLUME 99 ISSUE 155 Support group for •• • • • • • • • smokers inaction Fact line answers questions By Bridget Tharp By Holly Abrams answer questions and the number Web, he said. easier with faster service to callers. they bookmark oddball sites in BE PORICK REPORTER of calls received each year. The Information Center Nichols said. hopes they will reference them To quit smoking, start by When pondering dire questions But one part of Fact Line has eliminated a lot of unused print "It used to be cat and mouse again, Nichols said. switching to a lighter brand like. How many Oreos does it take remained the same, the number. materials this year, moving in calling departments trying to find During the end of the of cigarettes and smoke to get to the moon? What does 372-2445. stride with the transition towards out what was going on," he said. semester and scheduling times the fewer of them each day. the volcano at the Mirage casino Many alumni still call the electronic resources, Nichols said. "But now that we have those two line is quite busy, Domachowski But you can't do it alone. in Las Vegas smell like? or How number, said Steve Domachowski, "The first tiling about Fact Line programs it's very easy for us to pull said. And during graduation That's the theory behind tall is a smurf? The answers may assistant director for information is really learning about all that it up and see what's going on." season the Fact Line staff will a new study to begin on seem unattainable to some, but services. Often times it's the only is available in the info center," All calls are logged in a computer answer countless calls for last campus this Wednesday. for over 30 years there has been phone number they remember Domachowksi said. system too, Domachowski said. minute graduation tickets, where A doctoral student, Holly one place to turn to for answers to from their time spent at BGSU, The student employees for The staff keeps records on how to get a cap and gown and where a Cacciapaglia, wants to these bizarre questions and more; lie said. the service all have one thing in many calls are taken and how long good restaurant is for them to take prove that with the support the campus Fact line Alumni lend operators some common, Nichols said. each call lasts, among others. their parents to, he said. of a group quitting ciga- What began the spring of 1971 of the most interesting calls, said The biggest thing with Fact Line Eighty percent of the calls work- There will also be a fair share rettes is a reachable goal. in lieu of campus protests nation- Chad Nichols, a Fact Line operator is you have to be pretty computer ers receive are regarding phone of students calling up to find out The cornerstone of her wide has since become a BGSU for three years and coordinator for and Internet savvy," he said. "We've numbers and events, Nichols said. when their finals are, some of program to quit smoking tradition. The Fact Line was origi- Information Services. gone from books and a lot of bind- "Then you get your five to ten which miss them, Nichols added. will be group discussions. nally intended to control and clar- "The neatest moment for me is ers to computers and the Web The percent belligerent, totally out of Two of the most common and Cacciapaglia will use ify rumors on campus regarding when you get some older people people who are really good with control, totally random questions," humorous phone number ques- the program as a study to demonstrations, but as students who are alumni and they call and Fact Line are good with a computer he said. "And those are the fun ones tions are for 2-RIDF and the Fact complete her doctoral began to call it for general informa- you answer and they're like 'Holy and understand search engines." that fill up the rest of the time" Line itself, Domachowski said. dissertation. She said she's tion, its purpose transformed. cow! This thing's still running?'," In addition to the W;b, workers The remaining calls depend on Some callers are regulars, worked before in similar The first day of operation the he said. utilize EMS (Event Management the season, but other common Domachowski said. Such as a lady programs at BGSU. line received 28 rails which soon Workers at the Fact Line have System), which lists all events going questions are for area movie times, who calls about once a week for The quit smoking mounted to the thousands of calls utilized electronic resources on at the University, and Resource sports scores and concert times the answers to crossword puzzles. program will be similar it now receives each year. extensively in the past few years, 25, which catalogs classes and and from people driving needing Some people have even called to other health interven- Throughout the years Fact Line Domachowski said. With the their locations across campus, directions, Nichols said. more than once a day, said Lisa tion programs on campus, has seen many changes, among Internet movement, workers are Domachowski said. Employees have a list of Milano, operator for nvo and a like the annual weight them the employees who work trained to obtain much of their These programs have made bookmarked Web sites they management program, there, the references used to information from the World Wide working at Fact Line much commonly refer to and sometimes FACT LINE, PAGE 2 which the psychology department has sponsored for the last four years. "It's not just a matter of getting them to quit, but ***? *?^^^^ **«? giving them the skills that would help them to stay quit," she said. Cacciapaglia describes the program as a "cogni- tive behavioral approach," Cherry blossoms which is a theory that peo- SNOW IN APRIL? ple must actively change their own behavior. observed by Ohanami "We're looking at a lot of things as far as helping By Kara Ohnpen Jones stressed the way the them understand their REPORTER cherry festival on campus brings own smoking behaviors," Known in lapan as Ohanami, members of the commu- she said. a celebration marking the nity and University together to Often, the urge to beginning of the spring season celebrate Asian Studies. She also smoke is stress-related, was hosted by the University's mentioned the way in which Cacciapaglia said. So Asian Studies department the flowers symbolize the strong the group will discuss Friday night. The fourth annu- relationship between the United alternative stress relief al event was held in the Mileti States and lapan. and relaxation techniques. Alumni Center where students, "There are more Asian Smokers will identify faculty and community members Studies students at BGSU than situations that might tempt gathered to observe the first cher- philosophy majors," she said. them to light up. ry tree blossoms of the year. "There's such a great relationship "If you realize that you During spring, cherry with the students and staff, that's are in particular danger blossom viewing parties and why I couldn't retire." of having a strong urge cherry blossom festivals are held The evening was opened to smoke while at happy all over Japan. Cherry with the singing of hour on Friday with your blossom viewing has the official cherry coworkers, or after having been a Japanese cus- "There's blossom song by a stressful day at work, or tom since the seventh such a great a group of Asian simply seeing someone century when the Studies students smoke, you will be able to Bin Swinger BG News aristocrats enjoyed relationship dressed in traditional LET IT SNOW: Jake Boyer tackles Derrick Caballero during a snowy football game yesterday afternoon looking at the cher- with the lapanese kimonos. SMOKING. PAGE 2 outside Kreischer-Batcheler. Bowling Green was one of many areas hit by the April snow. ry blossoms and "Spring has gone wrote poems about students away for now," lones them, according to and staff, said. "But hopefully about.com. singing this song will Several years ago that's why help bring spring the BGSU Alumni I couldn't back soon." Snow creeps Chapter of Tokyo Also present was donated cherry trees retire." BowlingGreen Mayor to the University in AKIKO JONES, ASIAN John Quinn. hopes to mimic a STUDIES SUPERVISOR "Ohio takes pride back into Ohio similar gift given from in its many ethnic the people ofTokyo to backgrounds and we By Andy Res* About 18,000 FirstEnergy salute Akiko Jones for her efforts THE ASSOCIATED PRESS customers in the Cleveland the United States in 1912.