Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 9-24-1993 The BG News September 24, 1993 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 September 24, 1993" (1993). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5575. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5575 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. 1\ .,-•* fc*l ws Friday, September 24, 1993 Volume 76, Issue 23 Football players suspended Six starters, nine total will miss Navy game Lots of clouds: BG News sports who include starting tailback today or Saturday. Friday, mostly sunny. Zeb Jackson and sophomore de- Jackson, a senior and a candi- High near 70. Light and var- fensive lineman Tom Breitigam date for the Doak Walker Award, iable winds. Friday night, The Bowling Green football - have been suspended due to led the team with 127 yards on 29 increasing cloudiness. Low team will apparently be heading drug-related misconduct. Jack- carries in BG's 21-7 win over 45 to 50. Saturday, mostly into a battle against Navy with a son could not be reached for Cincinnati last week, and is the cloudy. High in the mid-60s. depleted fleet. comment. Falcons' primary offensive There were unconfirmed re- Both Breitigam and Falcon threat. ports Thursday that nine Falcon head coach Gary Blackney spoke football players, including six the sounds of silence when asked Breitigam, a Fostoria native, is starters, have been suspended Thursday about the suspensions. listed as the back-up nose guard, The Black Swamp Fes- from the squad this week and will "I'm really not allowed to and has recorded a tackle in each tival: not travel to Annapolis, Md., Sat- comment on the situation," Brei- of BG's first games. urday for BG's matchup against tigam said late Thursday. More than 20 musical acts the Midshipmen. Blackney echoed his player's Reported by Aaron Dorksen and about 40 area artists will According to several sources words, but hinted that an official and Mark Leonard DeChant, BG be participating in the Black close to the team, the players - statement would be made either News sports. Jackson Breitigam Swamp Arts Festival this weekend. Musical styles from jazz to Irish jigs will be featured on the festival's two main stages, and artwork from Debaters stress communication baskets to paintings will be The BG NCWI/TCI-CM Thonut on display and for sale. For a complete rundown on what to see, where to go, and how to get there, check out Tara Stubb's preview of all of this weekend's fes- tivities. □ Page 6. by Sharl L. Veleba The BG News Deserving the boos: Ward One candidates found themselves doing a bit of art- NEW YORK - Luciano work during a debate Thurs- Pavarotti admits he de- day night. It wasn't a test: it served the boos that rained was redistricting. down from the balcony The drawing exercise, when he failed to hit a high which gave candidates the op- note and his voice cracked portunity to show how they during a performance in would redraw the city's ward Italy. map, began the one-hour, "They give all their love to often heated debate. the opera," Pavarotti said in During the debate, candi- an interview being broad- dates Todd Wesseler, Sam Me- cast Sunday night on lendez and Todd Kleismit ad- CBS-TV's "60 Minutes." dressed issues from landlord- "I think (they) have the City council candidates Sam Melendez and Todd Klelsmlt watch as hopefuls debated for about one hour last night on a variety of city tenant relations to party loy- rights to applaud or boo and fellow candidate Todd Wesseler explains the ward map he would issues. alty. recommend If the city Is ordered to redlstrict. The three council if you want to know my opin- See DEBATE, page 5. ion, they are right." Pavarotti also discusses his weight and the many sexual offers he receives from fans. "I feel sorry for Blacks to the rock star," he said. Akili sentenced to two years obtain role I got you babe: by Joe Peltier arguing for leniency. Public De- Tht BG Newt/Ttmm Thom»i police reporter fender Kathleen Culkowski said in African PALM SPRINGS, Calif.- she believed Hutchinson should Sonny Bono is considering a not spend time in prison. run for several state-wide A former Falcon football government offices. player was sentenced to two "There is a risk of [prison] byJohnDanlszewski The former singer and years in prison Thursday on two having a detrimental effect on The Associated Press Palm Springs mayor said separate sexual assault charges him," she said. earlier this year that he and a burglary charge. She suggested either probation would run for a con- Judge Charles Kurfess sen- or local jail time as an alternative CAPE TOWN, South Africa - gressional seat, but he's re- tenced Akili Hutchinson, 21, of to a prison sentence. Parliament voted Thursday to considering because the in- Columbus, to two years on a "Probation would point him in allow blacks a role in governing cumbent 44th District con- burglary charge. the right direction," Culkowski South Africa for the first time, gressman Al McCandless On the charge of sexual bat- said. "Akili needs some supervi- and angry white right-wing law- isn't retiring. tery, Kurfess suspended a two- sion." makers warned the decision Bono also is interested in year sentence in lieu of five Culkowski emphasized Hut- could lead to civil war. succeeding Lt. Gov. Leo years of probation. For the sex- chinson's background through- "This makes permanent peace McCarthy, who is retiring at ual imposition charge, the judge out her presentation. impossible," said Ferdi Hartzen- the end of his term. sentenced Hutchinson to 60 days "He grew up in the projects on berg, leader of the white Conser- "When election time in Jail to be served concurrently the East side of Columbus," Cul- vative Party, who led his fol- comes, you look at the lay of with his other sentences. Hut- kowski said. "He was raised by lowers in walking out of Parlia- the land... what's available chinson was ordered to pay the his mother and didn't even know ment after the vote. "We have and what's not available, court costs for all three cases. who his natural father was." lost a golden opportunity for what will disrupt party unity As part of a plea agreement, Mayberry countered her peace." and what won't disrupt Hutchinson entered an "Alford statements by saying he believes The vote creates a Transitional party unity." plea" to the charges Aug. 11. This that Akili's actions stem from Former Falcon linebacker Akili Hutchinson listens Thursday as his Executive Council, comprised of Bono, 58, better known as allows him to maintain his inno- choices he made, not from his lawyer, Kathleen Culkowski, asks for a light sentence for two sexual representatives from the 26 half of the 1960s group cence while still accepting pun- background. assault offenses and a burglary offense. Hutchinson was sentenced black and white parties that have Sonny and Cher, said he ex- ishment. to two years In prison. participated in the talks on end- pects to decide on his politi- The agreement reduced the c- ing apartheid. cal plans by the end of the riginal charge of rape to sexual "You [Hutchinson] are "Many people have grown up men I've ever met," McMicheal The body will be a watchdog of month. He failed in a U.S. battery. in the projects," Mayberry said. said. the government, with some veto Senate bid in 1992. Hutchinson was indicted in past the point of "It doesnt give them the right to Culkowski also read a letter in powers. It will help oversee the April on a charge he raped a immaturity so if there is go around abusing women." Hutchinson's defense which said. holding of the country's first woman in an alley outside a local He characterized Hutchinson "His actions were the result of multiracial election April 27. Lottery bar. He had been indicted days some fatal flaw it is as a "hard-core" criminal. He his immaturity instead of any The African National Congress earlier on burglary and sexual something we must noted Hutchinson was indicted fatal character flaw." hailed the vote as "a major vic- imposition charges that he alleg- Mayberry said immaturity was tory for the forces of peace and Here are Thursday night's twice. edly entered a female student's address now. I have "He obviously didn't learn any- no excuse for a 21 -year old man. democracy." Ohio Lottery selections: residence hall room and fondled before me a man who thing from being indicted the Kurfess agreed. "For the first time in the histo- her as she slept. first time," Mayberry said. "You [Hutchinson] are past the ry of our country, the racist Par- Pick 3 Numbers: 0-6-9 can be a loving, caring County Prosecutor Mayberry Culkowski characterized Hut- point of immaturity so if there is liament has approved a bill which Pick 4 Numbers: 3-2-5-0 said he was not pleased with the person. I also have chinson as a bright man who had some fatal flaw it is something is responsible to the will and as- Buckeye 5:7-14-16-32-36 sentence.