Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-20-2008 The BG News October 20, 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 October 20, 2008" (2008). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7979. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7979 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 Monday October 20,2008 Volume 103. Issue 42 WWWBGNEWSCOM Guest speakers at GSS meeting Edward Whipple and billing off the old Deanne Snavely spoke at the most recent GSS meeting, encouraging campus involvement label once and for al as well as expressing concerns pertaining to graduate education | Page 3 CHRISTINA MCGINNIS !■■; I.,'. CAMPAIGNING: Republican presidential nominee John McCain promised the residents Make use of of the Toledo aiea to focus on the needs of the average citizen at his rally yesterday. the privacy controls! Columnist Greg Chick McCain ILLUSTRATION BY JENN1FIR WALKED "~> responds to last week's article detailing the University's creation BGSU rises in Trojan sexual health rankings from 100 to 33 of a Web page aiming 'straight talks' to educate students on what information By Alexandria CUrk to hide or provide Reporter TROJAN SEXUAL HEALTH REPORT CARD on social-networking pages, believing that to Toledo Those who attend the 2008: 2007 DATA: students just need to University are probably famil- use the privacy options By K ri Itan Vasal of the failing economy. iar with the label "BGSTD." 01 Stanford University 41 Stanford provided by the sites City Editor "(The American peoplel For decades, the University 02 Columbia University 12 Columbia | Page 4 deserve to own their home and has been labeled as having OS Cornell University 65 Cornell With only 16 days remaining stay in their home," McCain the highest percentage of 28 Ohio State University 26 Ohio State University until the presidential election said. "I am willing to fight for students with sexually trans- SI BGSU 100 BGSU Media affects on Nov. 4, Sen. John McCain what's right for America." mitted diseases. But Barbara 61 Ohio University SO Ohio University 'Joe the Plumber' promised supporters at a rally For Bowling Green resident Hoffman and Faith Yingling, 91 Miami University of Ohio 55 Miami University of Ohio in downtown Toledo yesterday Matt l.udwick, McCain's prom- of the University's health care 129 University of Cincinnati 116 University of Cincinatti The man now known that he will continue to fight ise to focus on issues that affect services, said the label dates 112 Bringham Young University 121 Bringham Young University as "Joe the Plumber" for a better America by focus- average Toledoans, such as back to the 1980s and was III University of Toledo 9t University of Toledo is upset by all of the ing on the needs of the average mortgage rates, made him the caused by misreported data. 156 University of Notre Dame 109 University of Notre Dame media attention, saying citizen. more promising of the two can- The University's Student 1S9 DePaul University 122 DePaul University they're worrying about "What America needs right didates. Health Center has been edu- "silly things that have now is a fighter," McCain said. "We need someone who faces cating students about sexual each school was reported by The Health Center and nothing to do with "Someone who puts all the challenges and is not looking at health by providing a variety its own students, who rated Wellness Connection have a cards on the table and trusts an |economic| crisis for the first of services. And their efforts their school's student health variety of services for students America" | Page 6 the American people." time in their career," McCain have not gone unnoticed — at services, specifically relating to become knowledgeable After promising to talk said. "He has been through an least not by popular condom to sexual health and aware- about sexual health. Underground straight with the crowd in economic crisis before, and he brand Trojan. ness. Yingling, director of the attendance, McCain focused has an outstanding record of According to the Trojan The University is spreading Wellness Connection, teaches tunnels for sale on the collapse of the housing both service in the military and Sexual Health Report Card, sexual health resources from a course during the fall and market — which he said would service in Congress." an annual report based on the Health Center to residence spring semesters called Peer The Kingsway Tunnels, be the highest priority of his The Arizona senator also 13 health service topics that halls and the Union. Education (HHS 440). The which were built to party if elected. promised to increase efforts ranks the availability of Hoffman, interim asso- class is an interdisciplinary protect people in By buying up bad mortgages towards keepi ng small business sexual health resources and ciate director for Clinical & study of special health or London from German and refinancing them, McCain information to their students, Educational Services for the human service topics. air raids, are being sold noted home values will inevita- See MCCAIN! >2 Bowling Green moved up 67 Health Center, said it's nice "This class allows for peers by their current owner bly rise, restoring at least a facet spots from last year. to know students value the to educate their own peers | Page 10 This year, the University resources available on cam- on a variety of health topics was graded a 3.14, ranking 33 pus. including sexual health, stress out of 139 other colleges and "We have a variety of health and nutrition," Yingling said. Falcons 0-3 universities. Last year, the resources for students, and "After the students complete University scored a 2.41 and we try to improve each year this course, they go out and at home was ranked 100 in the poll. by adding something new present to students in resi- Racking up over a hun- The University scored high to the availability," Hoffman dence halls, UNIV courses in the areas of access to con- said. "These resources allow and the Union." dred yards of penalties doms, HIV testing, advice students to make their own in Saturdays game column, lecture and out- health choices, and we are against Miami secured reach programs and Web site happy to be part of providing See BGSTD | Page 2 another home loss and usability. The information for that service." got the attention of the coaching staff Harshman-Chapman fire incidents leads to blank walls, irritated residents By Hannah Sparling Reporter Residents of Harshman- Chapman had to remove all decorations from their walls and Where do you get your BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI I AP PHOTO doors on Friday after someone Halloween costume? ENDORSING: Former Secretary of Stale Gen. Colin Powell speaking during a taping of set a fourth-floor bulletin board I 'Meet the Press" at NBC yesterday. on fire. The board, which displayed residents' birthdays and pic- HANNAH MtUNS I THE BG NEWS HANNAH SPARLING I THE BG NEWS tures of cake, was set on fire at BEFORE: The fourth floor of Harshman AFTER: The fourth floor of Harshman- Colin Powell endorses about 3 p.m. The building was Chapman before the fire incidents. Chapman after the fire incidents evacuated and fourth-floor resi- dents were not allowed to return Jackson, who had decorat- in a lot of effort decorating her to their floor until about 9 p.m., ed her floor in an underwater door and helping decorate the ALESIAHILL Obama; approves both Chapman RA Kendra Jackson theme, was upset because she hall, and now that everything Sophomore. Journalism said. and her residents spent a lot of is gone she feels like her efforts "Thrift store. I don't get By Stephen Ohlamachar point Sen. McCain in the way Friday's fire was the second time dressing the floor up. were wasted, she said. very festive." | Page 4 The Associated Press that I have this morning, and 1 of two incidents. Earlier in the "My residents liked the deco- "I feel like I'm in an asylum," regret that," Powell, interviewed week someone set some fly- rations because they made them Oshodin said. "It's really boring WASHINGTON — Colin Powell, on NBC's "Meet the Press," ers on fire on the fourth floor, feel at home," Jackson said. "It and it's depressing. I don't like ^j ONLINE: Go 10 a Republican who was President said of his longtime friend, the Jackson said. not only hurt me, but it also hurt white walls." 7fJ bgnews.com to answer Bush's first secretary of state, Arizona senator. After the first incident, resi- my floor." Junior Jennifer Benson said this question yourself I endorsed Democrat Barack But, he added: "1 think we dents of the fourth floor had a While it is unknown who she doesn't like the fact that Obama for president yester- need a transformational figure. 1 meeting with their hall director started the fires, Jackson said the actions of a few people are day and criticized the tone of think we need a president who is and the fire department, but it whoever did acted immaturely affecting everyone. Republican John McCain's cam- a generational change and that's didn't help, Jackson said.