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PRACTICING KARATE ^w FALCONS HOST HURONS 17-year-old club Look for second straight win teaches students to kick after losing four of five games Friday Magazine M Sports p. 5 s The Nation's Best College Newspaper Weather Friday Vol.72 Issue 72 January 26,1990 Bowling Green, Ohio High 35* The BG News Low 20° Bill outcome China policy upheld BRIEFL1r chell, D-Maine, said that while first ball" of the 1990 election by Jim Drinkard Bush has voiced support for de- season and was being used by concern for Associated Press writer mocratic reform in Eastern Democrats to force GOP senators CAMPUS Europe, "this veto sends a con- to cast "a tough political vote" to WASHINGTON - The Senate trary message to the millions of support the president. Powerful pictures: The on Thursday narrowly upheld students and workers in China It's not China policy, it's powerful slide show/documentary host students President Bush's veto of a bill who are struggling for democracy American politics," Dole said. American Pictures" will return U » protecting Chinese students from in their country." Just before the vote, Bush had the University Tuesday at 6:30 p.ra .in by Snarl Valeba deportation, leaving his China publicly renewed his promise that the Lenhart Grand Ballroom. staff writer Slicy intact and giving him a vic- "We will continue to the 40,000 Chinese students in the Jacob Holdt hitchhiked across 48 ry in the year's first test of United States would be fully states in the early 1970s taking strength with the Democratic- urge China to protected even without the legis- pictures of his experiences. These Exchange students the University presently is host- controlled Congress. respect the human lation. "No student, as long as Pm frozen images of racial, social and ing from mainland China, had mixed reactions con- Senators voted 62 to 37 to over- president, will be sent back," he economic separation will reflect th e cerning the presidential veto of the bill protecting ride Bush's veto, four short of the rights of its said. continuing dominance of these issu es Chinese students from deportation. two-thirds necessary. in today's society. Wang Da Jian, a political science major, and one of The action came a day after the citizens." And in a televised appearance Admission to the presentation is 77 Chinese students on campus, agreed with the pro- House had voted overwhelmingly -George Bush, U.S. just after the vote, Bush added, free. It is sponsored by the veto stance, but said the issue is a sensitive one. to reject Bush's veto, and fol- We will continue to urge China to Undergraduate Student Governme nt "The Chinese government might not stop sending lowed an intense White House President respect the human rights of its and the Peace Coalition. students because it would be expected," he said, and lobbying blitz that included tele- citizens." He hailed the vote as added they "may do something else to make things phone calls from Bush and former But Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., the "reaffirming our commitment to difficult for the students." President Richard Nixon. Minority Leader, said the con- Chinese students in this country IFC cabinet named: The Wang said he thinks the Bush veto is a reflection of Before the Senate roll call, Sen- gressional showdown was the as well as the goal of improving Interfraternity Council installed ifc I the realistic attitude the president has. ate Majority Leader George Mit- equivalent of "throwing out the relations with China." new cabinet members at its meetir g "I think he has seen through the Chinese govern- Monday night. New members inclu de ment, and is trying to do everything he can to reduce Bob Brazotsky, Alcohol Awareness ; the damages to the students," he said. Eric Blue, Community Service; Pan Yangdone, a biology major, supported the at- David Peck, Faculty Relations; tempted override because "it will send a confusing Jonathan Stadler, Greek message to China, politically," he said. Representative; and Brian Bailey, Pan said he would not feel safe if he had to return to Greek Unity. China in the near future. Also taking offices were Bryon "If I'm forced to go back, I would not be happy," he Speakman, Intermurals Coordinat or; said. Doug Grace, Leadership The Chinese government would deal with returning Development; Phil Hamilton, students by talking to them, and coercing them to Organizational Representative; Sc ott change their minds about what they heard happened Plickert, Public Relations; and on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, he said. Blaine Wilson, Scholarship Pan also said he thinks the lifting of martial law in Chairman. China is less than what it appears to be. Two new cabinet positions were "Things are not improved — it is just a political created this semester: Chris Adair •s. show," he said. Community Relations and Ben Jeffrey Grilliot, director of the Center for Interna- Feinstein, Liability Awareness. Th e tional Programs, said he agreed with the action. Community Relations position was "It's critical that the U.S. government protects the created to benefit the community s sa Chinese students who are here studying in our coun- whole. The position will require try," he said. attendance at City Council meetinj js Grilliot said he believes the president had in mind and responsibility of addressing the protection of both Mainland Chinese students cur- questions to the council. rently in the country, as well as the futures of students The Liability Awareness positior is who may yet come here. educational in nature and was cres ted "Bush has had a lot of firsthand experience with the for chapters to use as a resource. I he Chinese culture and dealing with the Chinese politi- goal of the Liability Awareness cians," he said. "I place a lot of confidence in his position is to educate members judgement." toward more self-regulation. , The Senate on Thursday upheld Bush's veto of a bill protecting Chinese students from deportation, voting 62 to 37. leaving his China policy intact. NATION Just before the vote, Bush had publicly renewed his promise that the 40,000 Chinese students in the United States would be fully protected even without the legis- Jetliner down: A Colomb ian lation. Boeing 707 jetliner with more than 140 "No student, as long as I'm president, will be sent people aboard crashed in fog and r ain back, "he said. Thursday night while on approach to Senators who supported the override said it was im- Kennedy International Airport in t lew portant to maintain U.S. leadership for human rights BG News/Brock Visnich York, authorities said. Numerous and to demonstrate disapproval of the Chinese Windtown injuries were reported. government's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy Avianca Flight 52 from Bogota demonstrators last June 4. Toledo Glass Block employees Dan Hogan (left) and brother Dave Hogan (right) install insulation below the crashed at about 9:45 p.m. on Lone wind-damaged siding of (JptownDowntown Thursday afternoon. The brothers were working below the siding Island, an Kennedy airport official The immigration bill that was the subject of the when it was torn from the facade by the 50-plus mph gusts. "I thought it was going to rip my head off," Don said. Police said numerous fight was passed unanimously by the House and on a Hogan said. ambulances and helicopters were i it voice vote in the Senate last year. Bush vetoed it Nov. the scene, but authorities had no 30. immediate report of the number of injuries. Dead ducks: A 19-year-old Advocates debate in abortion dispute Miamisburg, 0. man pleaded guil ty have remained quiet since the Roe vs. that it's not the government's busi- "The inalienable right to life, as Thursday to charges stemming fr am by Wynne Everett Wade decision, but she believes most ness.'" stated in our Constitution, comes from the slaughter of 17 ducks at a city city writer park last December. Americans favor abortion rights. Schlafly called abortion "the great our creator and our government is here Christopher Wysong entered th« | issue of our time" and said the crucial to protect those rights," Schlafly said. TOLEDO — The post-Webster furor "Many pro-choice supporters began question was not one of choice, but re- When asked about the debate over plea in Miamisburg Municipal Co irt, when life begins, Schlafly said she be- according to a court spokeswomai i. over abortion that has swept the nation to wake up on July 3 when the future of spect for human life. Wysong was charged with a since last July reached Toledo again abortion regulation or even perhaps lieved life begins at conception and it misdemeanor count of cruelty to Thursday night as two prominent com- Srohibition came very much into ques- "Choice is a nice idea. We have lots deserves legal personhood at that time. animals.