Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-7-2008 The BG News February 7, 2008 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 7, 2008" (2008). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7876. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7876 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 February 7,2008 Volume 102. Issue 99 Union offers 'taste' WWWBGNEWSCOM City to receive energy Housing options of black history still open in BG It's not too late to find By Lisa Stang Americans! affected the world." off-campus housing for Reporter The event consisted of student from coal-burning plant next school year, artwork, performances and a according to landlords Students were given a sampling show from distinguished story- of African-American culture and teller Kharinnne Shinaul. around the city, but watch history last night through song, To get the event started, every- By Kat« Snydar is scheduled to receive 41 megawatts of out for common issues storytelling and art. one in the audience rose for the Reporter coal-burning energy from the plant. that unexpectedly crop up Yesterday, the Social Justice Negro National Anthem sung Contracts with Bowling Green's Task Force had its annual by lennifer Cole of Harmony Despite the progress Bowling Green current coal-fire provider, FirstEnergy |hf*3 Taste of February event to give and Song. has made in renewable energy resourc- are ending, so the city had to look at audience members a "taste" Kharinne Shinaul, profes- es, the city still has to rely on coal-fire its options. Al-Qaida shown of black history month and sional writer and storyteller, energy like everyone else. AMP-Ohio owns 23 percent of the important aspects of African- kept the audience alert with her About 16 to 20 percent of Bowling project — 363 megawatts of the 1600 training children American culture. witty and entertaining stories. Green's total energy comes from megawatt plant. The power AMP- The U.S. military seized Tiffany). Davis, chair of S)TF, In one of her pieces, Shinaul renewable energy sources, and the city Ohio will receive is subscribed to its said it's vital for everyone to described the story of Rosa needs something to fill up the remain- member communities, including recruitment videos from know about African-American Parks and had the audience ing 80 to 85 percent. Bowling Green. Iraq hideouts that show history, not just blacks. participate in her storytelling. The Prairie State Energy Campus is Bowling Green uses an average kids as young as 10 years "It's about everyone's history," the city's newest way of doing that. minimum of 60 megawatts of energy Davis said, "They've lAfrican SeeTASTE|Paqe2 This facility is a coal-fire plant being throughout the year. The41 megawatts old being trained to constructed near Lively Grove in would provide about two-thirds of the kidnap and kill enemies southern Illinois, and Bowling Green city's baseload needs. |A*9 See ENERGY Don't be chatty at the theater People who talk through movies and constantly ask 1 'What did they just say? Diesel 1.7% are extremely annoying, writes columnist Marisha Pietrowski. What ever happened to being polite? | P«g« 4 CHRISTINA MCGINNIS We need a cold BOOGIE DOWN: The Image Praise Dancers of Family Baptist Church perform at the sec- glass of change ond annual Taste of Feburary" event. in America Hyrirnplertrir 9fe Barack Obama and all his charisma is a breath of Harshman students denied fresh air to people who have been stifled under the Bush administration, writes future trips to Destinations columist Kampire Bahana |*|»4 By Michalla Bosserman president of the Resident Student Coal 75.3% Reporter Association and a member of the Food Advisory Board to review The loss of Destinations in the possible options. Men's b ball falls Harshman-Quadrangle has left April lackson, USG senator to CMU 81-77 some residents wondering if for Harshman, said she cre- In spite of Nate Miller's 20 they'll get another dining option. ated petitions for residents to The simple answer is no. sign expressing their discontent points, the Falcons At the beginning of the fall about thedining situation before struggled to the end semester, Destinations was the food license was lost. against the Central closed because mold had to be Although lackson stopped ^ removed due to water dam- Michigan University gathering signatures, she said age, said Gail Finan, director of she's working with Finan on Chippewas | Page 7 dining services. alternative options. "It all flooded. All that's left Meanwhile, students just wish is studs in the walls," Finan they had a more convenient said. "It would take a lot of place to eat. money to renovate." "I absolutely hate it because As a result, Dining Services I lived here freshman year Nuclear 5.9% lost its food license for the space and one of the highlights that used to be Destinations, was Destinations," said Finan said. junior Chloe Beck, who lives Now Harshman residents in Harshman-Bromfield. "It have to walk to Kreischer wasn't like a full-fledged din- Sundial or Chily's Convenience ing place, but it offered decent Natural Gas 1% Store to get a meal. items and it was fun to hang Finan said this week that she out in." had met with an Undergraduate Student Government senator, the See HARSHMAN | Page 2 Were you surprised by Vagina Monologues set to kick off this weekend the results of Super Tuesday? Lollipops shaped like vaginas bring in both Show combats female violence *?* revenue and controversy as event approaches By Kristin McKiask said she heard about The Vagina Reporter Monologues last year and wantedj By Kriit.n Vans if they don't buy one, most of students think the suckers to Ic. i m more. Reporter the students will at least stop should be taken so lightly. The word vagina is not as dirty as "It has a really great cause and check them out." "The idea of a vagina suck- you think. behind it and has a distinct mes-j BRIAN FISHER Lollipops come in all kinds of The idea arose during the er might be offensive to some As part of the V-Day cam- sage that comes out in a different] Sophomore. Sports Mgmt. shapes and sizes. Some suck- first few years of the OWI's rise people," junior Mark Bisoski paign, there will be a benefit way. The message it sends is wor-| ers are tall and skinny, some on campus. A student member said. "Students might be raised production, Eve Ensler's The thy," Campbell said. "I was a little surprised are big and round and some came across the vagina suck- in an atmosphere where you Vagina Monologues, to help Last year, the V-Day campaign" that the dems were split are even shaped like vaginas. er mold online and decided it normally wouldn't encounter raise funds for The Cocoon raised S8,000 and would like to| in Wf At least they are when the would be an effective way to pro- something like that." Shelter, Wood County's domes- raise at least that much this year] | PH. 4 Organization for Women's mote the small and unknown But the OWI stands by their tic violence shelter. said Devany. Issues is selling them. organization. After the first sale, quirky products even if they The production is scheduled "This is my third year perform-) In an effort to support and the OWIandthe show for Feb. 8 and 9 at 8:00 p.m. ing in it. I got involved when Ij raise money for the upcom- became recognized So,. POPS | Page 2 in Olscamp Hall, Room 101. found out all proceeds go to char-| ing Vagina Monologues, OWI across campus. The cost of the event is $10 for ity. We don't keep one penny,"j began selling the "Vagina Pops" "The suckers were students and $12 for the gen- Annie Brown, junior, said. in the Union on Monday. and are a really good eral public. It is being spon- This campaign strives tol TODAY The chocolate suckers, which way to open up the sored by the Organization for empower women to find a collec-l Snow Showers unsurprisingly are shaped like lines of communica- Women's Issues. rive voice. It aims to end violence; High. 29, Low: 26 vaginas, come in a number tion," OWI Vice "The goal of this production is against women. of different flavors, including President Hannah to stop violence against women. "My role is very dramaticJ vanilla, mint and peanut butter. Geyer said. "Once The idea is if you accept the My character is a woman who) !* flKSSi. They cost 75 cents to $1.50. peoples' curios- word Ivaginal then you'll accept was beaten by her husband for| "We needed something that ity is sparked, it's women the same way," said Kitty 18 years. I need to get across! would catch people's attention, easy to let them Devany, producer ofV-Day. that this is a real woman.1 TOMORROW and a table full of vaginas cer- know what the show Junior Sheila Campbell, who Campbell said.