Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 12-17-2001 The BG News December 17, 2001 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 December 17, 2001" (2001). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6894. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6894 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. State University MONDAY December 17, 2001 RAIN HIGH: 45 | LOW: 39 www.bgnews.com independent student press VOLUME 92 ISSUE 69 Afghan militia claims victory by Chris Tomlinson in the Tora Bora area. U.S. and in Afghanistan," Zaman said of flee the couple of miles to the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS British soldiers have also been bin Iaden's terrorist network of border with Pakistan, which has TORA BORA, Afghanistan — helping the tribal eastern foreign fighters. sent helicopter gunships and After nine weeks of siege, Afghan alliance. But after a five-hour lull in U.S. thousands of troops to seal the tribal leaders claimed victory yes- With Afghan commanders say- airstrikes, at least two bombs fell frontier. Pakistan said Saturday it terday over al-Qaida guerrillas at ing at least 200 al-Qaida fighters on the area and an AC-130 gun- arrested 37 Arabs sneaking into their last stronghold in had been killed and that 2,000 ship was hammering nighttime the country from Tora Bora. Afghanistan. But Osama bin others were on the run, no one targets with its howitzer, although Rumsfeld also said he had Laden was nowhere to be seen, knew if bin Laden was dead, flee- the action sounded farther away, received Afghan reports that one and U.S. officials said the fighting ing, holed up deep in one of the as if the planes were going after around Tora Bora was far from senior al-Qaida leader had been eastern region's thousands of fleeing forces. finished. caves—or if he'd been thereat all. captured, but he would not iden- U.S. jets bombed targets yes- Commanders Hazrat Ali and "There are people trying to tity him. terday as al-Qaida fighters fled Mohammed Zaman came down escape, and people trying to run He spoke in Bagram, north of deeper into forests on the snow- from the rugged cliffsides to them down," Rumsfeld said. Kabul, as U.S. Marines hastily fin- capped mountain range. Defense declare the)' commanded all the He said Afghan leaders told ished a prisoner-of-war camp Associated Press Photo Secretary Donald II. Rumsfeld, caves in the Tora Bora area, a him that in addition to the dead, Sunday at their Kandahar airport VICTORY: Eastern Alliance soldiers smile as they ride in the back on a brief visit to Afghanistan, boast impossible to verily. they had captured 11 al-Qaida base in southern Afghanistan to told reporters of "a fierce battle" "This is the last day of al-Qaida fighters and others were trying to hold al-Qaida captives. of a truck near the front line in Tora Bora yesterday. McLeod U. student secures Fort Knox leads way to by Mary Beth Wiifong Berman has a rotating sched- Falcon win THE BG NEWS ule. For three, 24-hour days, by Nick Hurm Picture yourself under attack Berman is on duty, continually IHE BG NEWS in the middle of a field with securing the base, this is fol- Remember when John F. blinding lightning striking the lowed up by one, 24 hour peri- Kennedy was Time Magazine's ground nearby, and an M-16 in od of free time. "Man of the Year"? Or when the your hand. There is no shelter, Part of his training is daily movie Breakfast at Tiffany's pre- there's no cover. There is only conditioning in which he com- miered? If not, then most likely you, the thunder and lightning, pletes calisthenics and running you don't remember the last and an M-16 in your hand. requirements. time the Bowling Green men's This is the type of life leremy "Since I got here 1 decided basketball team started off their Berman has now. that I would use this deploy- season any better than their Berman, a senior kinesiology ment to get in the best shape of current 8-1 record. major, was one of the thou- my Life," wrote Berman in an With an 84-72 win over sands of National Guardsmen email. "The exercise is a pas- Evansville Saturday, BG equaled called to active duty from the sion and enjoyment for me, it best starts since the 1989-90 wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist and during my three day, 24- and '61-62 seasons The '61-62 attacks, and represents the hour rotations my goal is 1,000 squad started out the season at 148th Division of the National pushups a day." 15-1 under legendary coach Guard. Berman explains his mood Harold Anderson. The seven- With 48 hours notice, as parallel to the weather. game win streak is the longest Berman was shipped to Fort "If it is cold; I'm cold, if it is under coach Dan Dakich. Knox located in Fort Knox, Ky. wet, I'm wet," Berman wrote. "It's been an incredible run to complete more than a "This is because our job is done for us," said BG senior guard month of intense training, and regardless of the weather, most Keith McLeod. "Coach Dakich then was assigned to homeland of our work is outside in the ele- tells us to stick together and as defense, working on securing ments" long as we do that we will be the base, Berman said. Described as well-rounded, o.k." "In some ways 48 hours motivated and easy going by McLeod led die Falcons with seems like a long time to con- his younger sister senior Kim a game-high 33 points in die template about what was hap- Berman, Berman is now resid- road victory. He was 4-of-8 pening and how this might ing in two sleeping quarters. behind the three-point line and affect my future," Berman said His main dorm room holds two connected on all 11 of his free in a daily diary. "Yet, in other people and two rickety, aged throws. He also added four ways not enough time to get beds along with a dresser and a steals. everything done." cabinet. The other living space "I was an assistant under "V\fe (the 130 soldiers guard- squeezes 12 men in it. These Coach Knight at Indiana and I ing the base) secure gates, set quarters are used when he is on witnessed a lot of great starts by up road blocks and secure loca- the three, 24 hour day assign- a lot of great players," Dakich tions on the base, always ments, Berman said. wrote in collegeinsider.com. preparing for an actual security "It makes Offenhauer look "McLeod's start to the 2001- breech," said Berman. "When like the Hilton,'' Berman said. 2002 season is as good as any I we are called to respond, it is for In fact, Berman's life is com- have ever seen." real, no messing up. We are pletely different to what he was BG jumped out to a 32-25 constanUy securing areas of the living just a couple of months start when Dakich was kicked base to insure our full pre- ago, except for the accomoda- out of the game after receiving Pt •. PnrtM paredness." his second technical foul for In place of a class schedule, arguing with an official about CALLED TO DUTY: Senior Jeremy Berman was called to duty after the attacks on Sept. 11. GUARD,PAGE 2 an intentional foul called on BG senior guard Brandon Pardon. Assistant coach Keith Noftz took over for Dakich. Dakich received his first technical with 11 minutes left in the first half. Arab americans give new meaning to jihad "Sometimes you get a T for a good reason, but I'm not too excited about getting thrown by Irene Sharon Scott what we believe. We ask that they Another misconception is that time they think of Muslim, they They are not learning the under- out tonight," Dakich said. "I THE BG NEKS don't assume what we believe in, all Muslims are bad. She credited think of terrorists." lying message—not to believe in don't think I was necessarily The Muslim community at the but know what we believe. Every this stereotype to the lack of cov- Abdullah Bennaji, senior stereotypes and learn to listen to deserving — I don't think I University brings a new meaning day people affect us When peo- erage about the Arabic world in telecommunication major, said both sides" crossed the line — but they did. to the word "jihad." In the media, ple look down on us because the media and in school. certain groups are pinpointed for Hoda Al-Mutawah, a doctoral My assistant coaches get credit it is referred to as "a holy war" they find out that we are Arab or "When people see a bad terrorist incidents because peo- candidate in communication for this one and the players meaning entitlement to be Muslim — that kills the human Muslim or the Arabic world, and ple don't know much about studies, expressed concerns for obviously did the job out on the defensive in preserving one's reli- spirit." women who are being sup- them.