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Stpj. <*j /<?«?«/ Bowling Green, Ohio Jet nose-dives into field, Stylin' killing crew, passengers by Michael Haddigan Denise Godich, a nurse who was the plane turn to the right, turn The Associated Press one of the first at the scene. over once or twice, and go down "There were people everywhere. behind some trees. You could just see parts of "The engines just went dead," ALIQUIPPA, Pa -- A USAir jet- them." eyewitness Sandra Zuback told liner nose-dived into a field while Another eyewitness said pieces CNN. "It just blew up." trying to land near Pittsburgh on of plane and baggage were scat- Shipley said the weather was Thursday, killing all 131 people tered throughout the area. clear and there was no indication on board. It was the deadliest "We have done a fairly exten- crash in the sive search of the area and there United States are no survivors," said Jim Ei- USAir Plane in seven years. chenlaub, manager of Hopewell Flight 427 Township and coordinator of Crashes originated at emergency services at the scene. Chicago's O'- *J A Boeing 737 bound Hare Interna- The plane's black box, which C from Chicago to Pitts- tional Airport records flight data, was re- burgh crashed while and was to stop covered, he said. trying to land, killing all in Pittsburgh Emergency crews put out the /131 passengers. before continu- fire and the search was called off ing to West about two hours after the crash. © It was the deadliest plane Palm Beach, Fla. The area was sealed off for the crash in the U.S. in seven "I looked up and there it was," night, but off-road vehicles were years and the fourth fatal said Tom Michel, who was at a spotted heading to the crash site. crash for USAir in five. gas station near the crash site. The Boeing 737 was carrying "It was just coming straight 126 passengers and a crew of ty The plan crashed shortly down. I was screaming for five, said Dave Shipley, a after 7 p.m. about seven everybody to run. It looked like it spokesman for the airline. miles from Pittsburgh was under full power and he just The plane went down shortly International Airport. went straight in." after 7 p.m. in a Hopewell Town- Air traffic controllers said ship field about seven miles from of any problems. they lost contact with the plane the airport, which is 20 miles It was the fourth fatal USAir when it was about seven miles northwest of Pittsburgh. crash in the past five years. from the airport, said Pat Boyle, On July 2, a USAir jetliner a spokesman for the Allegheny crashed in a thunderstorm near County Department of Aviation. "I looked up and the Charlotte-Douglas Interna- He said a report of an explosion tional Airport in North Carolina, before the crash could not be there it was. It was killing 37 of the 57 people on confirmed. just coming straight board. Michel said there was a "big down." A USAir plane crashed March boom and the sky lit up. There 22, 1992, on takeoff in a snow- was black smoke everywhere storm at La Guardia Airport in and that was it." Tom Michel New York, Twenty-seven people Witnesses reported a grue- were killed. wimess of the crash some carnage in a clearing on a On Feb. 1, 1991, a USAir plane ThcBCNewtJRoiiWi heavily-wooded ravine. and a commuter plane collided on "All we saw was body parts Joe Woods, senior, spends an afternoon of wild fun while practicing his latest tricks on his freestyle Linda Jones said she was stand- Los Angeles airport runway; 34 bicycle In front of the Administration Building Thursday afternoon. hanging from the trees," said ing on her porch when she saw were killed. Former student retains open attitude Science by Robin Coe view. "I wasn't the primary or- He said there was a lot of bit- instructor The BC News ganizer [of the protest]," he add- terness between them because ed. Licate opposed the war and be- Editor's note: This is the first However, Licate said he lieved in protests. However, Jer- receives part in a continuing series about agreed with the messages behind ome had different opinions. people who have made an impact the protest. "Protesting was not honorable on the University. "The whole philosophy is that and not good for the [Universi- In the culturally rich city of institutions of higher education ty]," he said. "[Jerome] wouldn't accolades Seattle, a man who led the stu- should create individuals of soci- permit it." byJImVlckers dent body in ety," he said. Jerome was also bitter because The BC News 19 6 8-69 The residence halls essentially of the power Licate gained for through the took over the responsibility of the student council - now called A University science most con- parenthood when students en- the Undergraduate Student educator was awarded one troversial Government. Licate changed the of science's highest honors period the Uni- entire direction of the legislative Thursday at a press confer- versity has body. ence in Washington DC. when he I ever experi- Student government preri- enced, is living dents in the past had been cot.- an alternative siderably conservative ana lifestyle that Llcate usually were members of the fits into his Greek community, and thus view of life, politics and plea- Greek-oriented, he said. sure. "I was the first non-Greek Nick Lie-it c was the Student president," he said. Council President in 1968^9 - a tered the University. However, Licate pushed for repre- period of mass movements students did not agree that the sentation from the Black Student within the U.S. and the Universi- University should be a family Union in the student council and .ty. He had the job of governing paradigm. Instead, they believed also for more female repre- Hammond students during the Vietnam War it should be an institution of sentation on the campus as a Hammond, Senior McMaster Fellow at - a difficult time for many. government. whole. He was involved Jn the March During a March 1969 Universi- The student government was the University's Center for 5,1969 "illegal" open house that ty Board of Trustees meeting, only considered an advisory en- Photochemical Sciences, took place in Rodgers Hall to Licate and many other students tity until he was elected. Despite was the chemist to receive protest open house policy and walked out when they were re- the benevolence of the adminis- the award this year. other policies of the residence fused recognition by President tration, he gained political power The National Medal of halls. This protest and the voice Jerome. Jerome refused to rec- for student government. Science, which was estab- of Licate and his student ognize Licate and refused to rec- "No one gives the power," he lished in 1961, is awarded government changed the resi- ognize the African-American said. "You pretty much have to by the president of the dence hall structure into what it students of the newly formed fight for it." United States to honor life- Key flic photo is today. Black Student Union. Licate graduated from the time achievement in phys- ics, biology, math, engi- Nick Llcate, student body president during the 1968-69 academic "The dormitories were oper- "We [myself and Jerome] had i> University in 1969 with a degree ated like child-care facilities," very formal, if not icy, re- See AWARD, page four. year, answers a fellow student's question. Llcate Is now an Insur- See LICATE, page four. ance broker In Seattle. Licate said during a phone Inter- lationship," Licate said. INSIDE CAMPUS CITY SPORTS WEATHER Undergraduate Student University students miss- The Bowling Green soc- Becoming sunny today Government's new district ing their pets can adopt a cer team is hosting the with a high in the upper 70s senators were elected, with new furry friend from the Kwik Goal Classic this and west winds about 10 more students running for Wood County Humane So- weekend. The Falcons take mph. It will be clear tonight office than last year. ciety. on the University of Dayton with a low in the mid 50s •■Page 4. •■Pages. Saturday at 3 p.m. again. • Page 6. Editorial The BG News page two Friday, September 9,1994 The BG News "A Commitment to Excellence" Glen Lubbert Julie Tagliaferro editor-in-chief managing editor Michael Zawacki Leah Barnum news editor assistant managing editor Sherry Turco Joe Peiffer editorial editor City Editor Ear to the ground... I ong lines at the Bursar are nothing new, long ■*-* lines at the registrar office are nothing new, long lines in financial aid are nothing new, but it comes to our attention that if these on-going prob- lems cannot be solved, at the very least we can see some semblance of organization of the offices.