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Issue 55 Cocoon Shelter recieves $20,000 grant Off to help By Michelle Bosserman country receiving grants Inun ihe Foundation chose us ing a victim's transformation to domestic violent e. those in need • the foundation, which donated because we have compelling independei e from abuse Senioi I lien Newman and ,1 total ot more than VI million. need in Wood i ounly and we \ccording to the National Sophomore Bianca I In ks help I)' Eodmdn Tormor I he t ocoon Shelter, which pro MKACF'smain purpose is to help proxide 24-hour services with Coalition Against Domestic raise awareness about domes director of Student Nicies emergency care and slid end violence against women. four people on staff." Violence i\( \lA . in the ilence through philan Health Services, has ler fur local victims (it domes Michelle Clossick, executive I he Cocoon Shelter provides 1 limed Man- domestic Iio thropy Hi Una oroiii\ \lpha resigned his position in tic violence, received .1 $20,000 director of the Cocoon Shelter, safe emergent \ sheltet 10 abused lent c atlec is one in every foui Chi Omega, and supporting the grant from the Mary Kay Ash has worked there since il opened women and theii families in women, Die NCAD\ also states Silent Witness Program Ihe order to join the Peace Charitable Foundation (MKACR in spring 2005. Wood County. I heii goal is lo over 2,000 domestic violence , it program's purpose is to Corp | Page 5 to continue their mission, "Domestic violence is ihe provide shelter, healing and jus tints receive assistance in Ohio I In' Bowling Green shelter number one cause of murder til etovictims,! lossicksaid. I he daily and ill pen cut ol murders COCOON On a search was one of ISO shelters across the in Wood County" Clossick said. name is a metaphor symboliz- in Wood < onrit\ are linked lo for spirits Pulse Reporter Alissa O'Neill writes a A month for firsthand account of what she encountered on a real-life ghost eaning investigation | Page 8 healthy lungs He gives hope up around By India Hunter to the people WHAT YOU RE RISKING Columnist Kyle Schmidlin believes that campus With Novembei comes colder Obama's win is good temperatures, the annual ohm for the nation, even if State vs. Michigan game and 1 I hanksgh ing. Hut Novembet it's just because he has By Hannah Sparling is also 1 ung t am et Awareness inspired people that Reporter Month. 1 they m ittei | Page 4 Former President Richard Ryan Hath spends every Monday Nixon declared war on lung ■ A fine day to Wednesday and Friday cleaning cancer 35 years ago sine e it 1 see Venice the areas around Harshrnan and was the leading cause ol 1 ant ei Krei seller. death at the time. And today it In this weeks "Travelin lust after he turned I Ryan was Still is. the Globe." columnist diagnosed with Attention Deficit In fail, lung cancer is 1 In- Alison Kemp describes Hyper-activity Disorder and mild lo leading cause ol c anccr death ■ moderate mental retardation. in the United States among her upcoming trip to His disabilities make it hard lor every ethnicity according 1 Venice and her first him to read, focus and make deci- to data from the lung 1 am ei election overseas sions 011 his own, said Ma dene Hath. awareness Web site, Ryan's mother and an administra- I ung cancer is something | Page 4 tive assistant at the University. thai can touch anyone regard Ryan now 21, works with the less of race, ethnicity.age, where Florida all University's grounds crew. He is part you live or anything. \im smoke eat h yeai and even the of a group of about 14 people with Pearson a program manager for dangers ol smoking around over again disabilities who clean the campus the I ung 1 ancei Mli.un,- said your pet, I ym h said, The presidential even weekday. The group is split " this is .1 time for everyone to Sophomore fhoma* into two crews whose members become aw are ol lung, am el knows about the dine election may be (. rotate throughout the days of the rhe American Cancel sue iety lung cam er and said he but a Senate seat week. also predicts il will rein.on 10 quit b\ Ihe end ol lh( nesotais still Ryan got his job HI 1 lie University the number one killer among empty as that election through Wood 1.me Aduli Services cancers. I|s Web site slates thai 'I'm going in q . 1 is subject to a recount about two years ago. Ryan said he 2008 will end with an estimated I know 1 need ti |Page 10 loves it. ["here really isn't anything 215,000 new cases ol lung can against my careei focus ol lie doesn't like. cci diagnosed and ovei 160,00 healthcare," Cline said. Others who work will 1 H\ an agree related deaths. 1 line said he mainly start Off to Athens their job isgreat. This year, the Wellness ed smoking due ti 1 stress and "This is good.' said Nathaniel Connection won't be able wanied ,1 way to relax. with heads Perez, 32, "I like this job. I love the 10 have any programming Tvi quil Inline going ihe campus grounds." loi I ung Cancel Awareness , old turkey method bui ii didn'l held high One ol the reasons the job is so Month, but in years past ihey - 1 line said. Falcon footbal takes well liked is the work isoutside, had numerous events foi the \ resource foi people warn "I have to get fresh air," Perez said. month. I asi vcai s ac livities in ing in e|iiit smoking is on Ohio University this The workersalso have tun because informing people about quit bei omeanex.org, 1 1 weekend with a new ol the people they are winking with. ling was successful Amanda I Ins Web site is an online com fury thanks to their win I irsi ul all. they have each other, I ym h. presideni ol the student munity foi people warning to Wellness \ -tworksaid end then smoking addiction. over Kent last weekend CLEANING "In the past we have h.ul ere Hut smokers are not thi alive display tables with infor- ones ,11 risk foi lung cam ei ■fl^ sUUNAIBafrflVltl'CTOS mation about money saved by mil smoking, the numhei ol SMOKING Ohioans killed In secondhand Obama appoints chief of staff, gives insight as to future picks By Liz Sidoti and Nodr.i Pickler strengths and knows what he needs to be sui 1 essful as he Who is your favorite siuiis from campaigning to former president? CHICAGO Barack obama governing HASAN SARBAKHSHIAN is signaling a shift in lac 'No one I know is bellei RELIGION: tics and temperament as .11 gelling things done than I he moves from candidate Kahm Emanuel," Obama said lo president-elect, picking in a statement announcing the sharp-elbowed Washington selection. insiders for top posts, Obama, who survived Ahmadinejad congratulates His choice yesterday foi a long contest with Sen TANAI LYI.ES White House chief ol stall Hillary Rodham Clinton foi Soplronwre. Middle Kahm Emanuel, a fiery pain ihe Democratic presidential Childhood Education Obama on presidential win sanwho doesn't mind breaking nomination, also has made "George Washington glass and hurting feelings is 11 clear he will rely heavily because he's the first... a significant departure from on veterans ol hei husband's By Nasser Karimi and he's cool.' Obama lias said he is willing the soft-spoken, low-key aides eighi yeai administration, the ■" thai No Drama Obama" has only Democratic president I Page 4 to hold direct diplomacy with Iranian leaders as a way to break surrounded himself with dui in ihe pasi .'» years. Podesta II.IIUAN. Iran Iranian the impasse between the two ing his campaign. And tran- was Presideni Clinton's 1 luet President Mahinotid countries 01 give the U.S. more sition chiel lohn Podesta, like ol staff, and several othei Ahmadinejad yesterday con credibility to press for tougher Emanuel, is a former top aide formei ( linton aides are on gratulated Barack obama on sanctions il talks tail. Mis poli- to Hill Clinton and a lough Obama'sshori lists foi ke\ jobs, TODAY his election win the first time cy marks a departure from the partisan infighter, though less Democratic officials say Some bombastic than Ihe new chiel ol them helped write a large AM Showers an Iranian leader has offered Hush administration, which has refused high-level engagements of staff. briefing Hook on how 10 gov- High: 65. Low: 39 such wishes to a U.S. presideni eleel since the 1979 Islamic with Iran.