Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-25-2007 The BG News October 25, 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 October 25, 2007" (2007). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7824. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7824 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 Thursday October 25,2007 Volume 102. Issue 47 USG president: Campus safety is No. 1 priority WWWBGNEWSCOM Students at risk By Kristcn Vj.ai which would alert students when a tuition this year which is great, but for dangerous Reporter crisis arises on campus. that also poses a problem down the staph infections He also stressed the importance load," he said. "Because of the situ- Undergraduate Student of making sure friends are account- ation surrounding the tuition hold, The infection can be Government President Johnnie L ed for at all times. some University programs might spread in a variety of Lewis stressed the idea that "silence "Don't let friends walk atone, get ait or lose their funding." USG plans to look at and ways, including contact is compliance" at last night's State especially at night." he said." People of the Student Body Address in the need to realize that the crimes have assess the issue even though the with open wounds Union. not increased, but the violence of University may not see the effects | Page 3 After being introduced by Vice the crimes has." for nearly two or three years. President Nick Gamero, Lewis Sophomore Kari Crenshaw was Ahng with the tuition hold, USG State bill creates focused on USG's lop live issues pleased to hear campus safety was also plans on revising the academic for this year. an Issue USG would be working honesty policy stricter penalties "Campus safety is our number on. "The policy is too lengthy and for cocaine use one priority," Lewis said. "It origi- "I think Johnnie did a really good confusing right now." lewis said. nated first through the Virginia job covering the campus safety "We want to simplify it and make it The Senate unanimously Tech tragedy, but our concern has thing," she said. "It affects everyone clearer to snidents." passed a bill that will make only escalated due to the violence all the time, so it's definitely some- The issue arose when die stu- penalties the same for on campus" thing diat needs to be discussed." dent government discovered mis- powder cocaine and crack Lewis said the Information Second on 1-ewis' list was the ENOCH WU "MlBC Technology System has been work- concern over the tuition hold. Sea USG I s2 | Page 12 ing on creating a cell phone system, "We will see no increase in ADDRESS: USG President Johnnie L lewis speaks m Union about this year's goals. Colbert shouldn't be supported Columnist Matisha Pietrowski explains the person you see on TV is Univ. commits to marriage research just a character, not the real candidate | Page 4 Your part-time job doesn't have By Gina Potthof f Reporter to be so bad From his experience as Men in the U.S. are waiting until age 27 to get married, and a part-time toothbrush, women are waiting until they're 25. This is just one of the many issues the University's new National Center for Marriage columnist Grant Pardee Research will be tackling over the next five years. explains that your job is The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was so only as enjoyable as you interested in the causes and consequences of this and other cur- rent marriage issues that it offered researchers across the nation make it | Page 4 a chance to earn a $4.35 million grant to create the nation's one and only national marriage research center. White House Univ. professor Wendy Manning and associate professor Susan Brown, co-directors of the new center, heard about the denies 'watering grant on luly 3 of this year and turned in their 100-page proposal down' report less than a month later. The national center puts BGSU's program at a high level of Key portions of a hearing visibility, which can attract attention from scholars, research- on environmental impact ers and students, said Gary Lee, chair of the sociology were allegedly edited out department. Since the new research center will need S5.52 million in by White House officials total funding, the University will make up the difference with | Page 11 donations from the sociology department, graduate college and the College of Arts and Sciences. Men's soccer wins "Phis is a really terrific accomplishment for both Susan Brown and Wendy Manning, but also 2-1 at home over for the University and the region." said Heinz Detroit Mercy Bulmahn, dean of the graduate college and vice In their first win in a provost for research. Manning and Brown, both accomplished month, the Falcons won researchers in the sociology field, collaborated their last nonconference on the proposal, which aims to address six main game | Page 7 questions that deal with marriage and family issues across generations in the U.S. Volleyball keeps "The million-dollar question is whether marriage is it up in Anderson the cause or consequence of well-being," Brown said. Well-being can be affected by economics, physical In a tough four-game health and mental health, but they're trying to see battle against the Miami where heterosexual marriage fits in the equation. Redhawks. the team Families are more complicated. Manning said. managed to remain The percentage of U.S. children born to unwed mothers is at 38 percent, compared undefeated to 5 percent in I960, which shows at home the difference between the changing | Page 7 ~>^W^\ generations. Brown said. ft We need to research these issues See MARRIAGE | Page 2 ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHHIS WEST I THEBGNEWS Are you an organ donor? Biographical writer shares life stories Organ donation myths dispelled Why or why not? Author of "The Glass Castle," Jeannette Walls, inspires local community By Kat« Snydcr "Our purpose is Reporter By K.lly Mltz to educate people Reporter There are many myths surround- ing organ donation. Some people about organ Despite all Jeannette Walls has fear doctors will see them only been through, she is still able to for their organs, others think it donation." JOSIEHUfi laugh at her life. goes against religious values. But Freshman The Lenhart Grand Ballroom one group on campus is looking : Northey | Vice President Psychology was filled with laughter, silence to dispel these rumors. and other mixed emotions as The on-campus organization "Yes, because I am not myths is that If an organ donor is Jeannette Walls, author of "The asy- Students for Organ Donation is in an accident, the doctor won't going to need them." Glass Castle," came yesterday to less about recruitment and more try as hard to save them. |Page 4 share her story with staff, fac- about education. Another myth is that most ulty, community members and "It's mostly a communica- religions forbid organ donation. students. tion type of process,'' said lee According to Meserve only a "The Glass Castle," the com- CHRISTINA MCGINNS "HE BG NEWS Meserve, the adviser for the pro- handful of religions absolutely mon reading book and the AUDIENCE INTERACTION: Jeannette Walls signs books alter her speech. gram. don't allow for donations, and community read for the city of The group meets once a month they are very obscure. Bowling Green this year, was family living in poverty-strick- ing compared to what Walls felt on Wednesdays. One of the activ- Megan Greenwald. the presi- TODAY chosen for being provocative en environments from Arizona while writing. ities members do is write cards dent of the group, also said there I Windy and engaging and a book every- to West Virginia, has received Her mother encouraged her for children waiting for organs. are those who think they would High: 59. Low: 50 one can relate to, literature pro- varied comments from readers. to be truthful, yet Walls still felt They have also done fundraisers be unable to have an open-cas- fessor Brett Holden said. These comments have dealt with her world would come crash- at football games in concessions. ket funeral if they donate organs. "This book is a wonder- the unique selfishness of her ing down once people knew the Funds go to the national Organ That is also not true. ful example of a person who eccentric mother to the trying reality of her homeless and poor Procurement meeting in Detroit. Along with these, myths, thrived under what most people times of love and understanding background. "Our purpose is to educate Meserve said one of the biggest consider impossible obstacles," from an alcoholic father. "Once people knew the truth, people about organ donation, reasons why people don't donate TOMORROW he said. Although this book might there are a lot of myths," said Showers The memoir, about the life of have been hard for readers, the See WALLS | Page 2 Vice President Elyssa Northey. See ORGANS Page 10 High: 62.