Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 11-20-1998 The BG News November 20, 1998 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 November 20, 1998" (1998). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6411. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6411 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. FRIDAY,The Nov. 20, 1998 A dailyBG independent student News press Volume 8: New server speeds up BGNet Q The system should Thousands of people log on to the problem is two-fold. rent campus network," Lancast- quency," Lancaster said. "The BGNet every day, and often end One part of the problem is the er said. system is not scalable, that is, it be in place when up waiting for a seemingly end- amount of network traffic, which The second part of the prob- cannot be upgraded to provide a students get back from less amount of time simply to is more than the network was lem is that the e-mail system high level of performance, relia- check their e-mail. designed to handle. itself is very slow and over- bility and security." winter break. The question is, why is the "Increase in e-mail activity loaded. Steps are being taken to cor- system running so slow? and Internet access by faculty, "Performance problems and rect both of these problems. According to Ann-Marie Lan- staff and students during the the user complaints associated The first step was the installa- By DANIELLE HALL caster, vice provost for technolo- past four years has severely chal- with the system are occurring with greater and greater fre- The BG News gy and chief information officer, lenged the capacity of our cur- • See NEW, page five. ■ The Bowling Green Holiday football team wants to make a statement concerts about its program. make season ■ The Falcon women's brighter basketball team will try □ The College of to make it two-in-a-row Sunday against Detroit. Musical Arts is starting off the month of December with "Bali, Hi!" ■ Women's CC Wendy Licht-Ordway is the only runner left, but will be in By IVY CHIN the NCAA championship The BG News race this weekend. There is no boundary for music. The College of Musical BG News Photo/JASON SUGGS Arts will prove that Saturday in their concert "Bali, Hi!" Mayor Wess Hoffman talks to the community about the Heritage 2000 plan. According to Dr. David Har- nish, assistant professor at the and cost of this project," Hoff- were posed by concerned local College of Musical Arts, "Bali, Understanding man said- business owners. Hi!" is the first of four Young John Grossmann, president High on the list of worries LVtaVw.' v.\«i People's Concerts of the year. It of E. G. St G. Inc., the consult- for several business owners is will be presented in the Bryan ing firm hired by the city to the cost of the project. Many Recital Hall of the Moore Musi- /3 :t Heritage 2000, then believe that the additional tax cal Arts Center at 11 a.m. explained the details of the levied on property owners will ■ Woza Albert! confronts "This is the second consecu- preliminary plans. be passed directly to their busi- tive year that the director of audiences about The project is divided into ness-owning tenants. public events organized the apartheid and racism. two sections. One is a capital "Very few people own most Young People's Concerts," Har- improvements project, which of the property downtown," nish said. "We have different includes such things as sewer said Maryanne Gibson, owner themes for each concert." improvements, electrical of the Flower Basket. "The peo- Hamish said that about 2,000 work, sidewalk replace- ple who will have to pay for the fliers were sent to the children ■ John Wenzel asks why ments and cosmetic project, the business owners, around the Toledo area. TV audiences have so enhancements. have no say." "We hope children will much to complain about. The second part of Her- Gibson said that the addi- come," he said. "Students are of downtown Bowling Green itage 2000 is the creation of a tional costs incurred by busi- also welcome to attend." J The owners sparked raucous debate Special Improvements District nesses would likely be passed The 45 minute program will Wednesday night, as over 70 (SID). The district would on to customers. feature gamelan music. The discussed the cost of property owners, business stretch from Lehman to Ridge Rodger Aftoora is another gamelan is a popular ensemble ■ Plus music reviews in the project and how owners and city leaders gath- Streets along Main Street, and business owner who expressed music played by the natives of this week's Sound Parade. ered to discuss the S6.25 million include parts of Wooster Street, doubts about the project. the islands of Bali and Java, the taxes would affect plan. including the intersection at the "If the owners would split which usually consists of metal their business. The meeting, held in the University's southwest corner the cost of the additional tax xylophones, gongs and drums. Huntington community room, at Thurstin and Wooster. assessment with tenants, I Hamish will talk about the started with BG Mayor Wes Dissent became evident would be in favor of the pro- tradition in Bali and the history Opinion 2 By MIKE WENDLING Hoffman explaining the reason- when Grossmann, the mayor, ject," said Aftoora, owner of of the gamelan. An orchestra Page Three 3 ing behind the gathering. and Dick Gordley, the project Rainbow Jewelry. "I think the The BG News "There may be some misun- chairman, started to field ques- Nation 4 • See HOLIDAY page five. I leritagc 2000 and the state derstanding about the nature tions. Many of those questions • See OWNERS, page five. Sports 6 Banquet promotes hunger awareness "We're all worms. But I do believe that I am a □ The banquet will versity Honors Program, the tion in the world. Each partici- glowworm." Office of the Provost, University pant will receive a ticket when show students what Dining Services and the Honors they arrive, which will place them in a certain eating bracket. Wlnton Churchill it's like to be hungry. Student Association are sponsor- ing the second annual Hunger The tickets, McGowan said, Former Prime Minister of England Banquet Sunday at 5 p.m. in the will divide people into three By BRANDI BARHITE Lenhart Ballroom. This event is class groups — high, mid- free and open to the University dle or low class. These The BG News and the public. classes represent the In Nigeria, he said that people Sean McGowan, Honors pro- actual food distribu- spend 35 percent of their income gram assistant, said this year the tion in the world. According to Look for more dialogue on food and are still hungry. It is I lunger Banquet is a much larger not that there is not enough food event because of the success of McGowan, 15 on BG News fun at BG in his country, it is just that the last year. He said the event percent of the News website. Check it people cannot afford to buy received additional funding world is in the out at: food. through the Office of the Provost "high eating" "Some people know about the and the banquet is no longer class, 30 percent problem, some people do not aimed at honors students, but is of the world are in WWW. know, other people do not care," now a campus-wide event. the "middle eating" bgnews.com Ikechukwu Oguejiofor, native McGowan also noted it has group and 55 percent Nigerian said. "Hunger is more grown because of increased stu- of the world are in the than about food. It is about the dent interest to learn about "low eating" group. money people do not have to world hunger. He wants people Ed O'Donnell, direc- purchase it." to walk away with a better idea tor of dining services He said many people, espe- about the world hunger situa- said people in the low class cially University students, do not tion. will sit on the floor and eat If you have a news tip or rice and drink water with a have an idea for a story, realize what the hunger problem "I want people to know that truly involves. the people who are the 'have bowl and a spoon. The middle call anytime and ask to In an effort to promote hunger nots' in the world didn't choose class will eat rice and beans, and speak with an editor. awareness and allow University their situation," McGowan said. drink milk. The high class will students and faculty the oppor- He also said that the basic have a full course chicken din- tunity to experience world idea of the event is to illustrate The above graph represents the quaHty and quantity of food 372-6966 hunger on a small scale, the Uni- the inequality of food distribu- • See BANQUET, page five. distribution In the world. * / I I page 2 The BG News Friday, November 20, 1998 Opinion Editor Natalie Miller Opinion 372-2604 Thinkers by John Alford Intefasted in working,in for ttielBG News next stRnester^ The BG News The BG News is seeking cre- 210 West Hall ative and talented inaiyii|jan Bowling Green State University to fill a variety of positions " Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 Our departments.