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State University FRIDAY April 2, 2004 LATE NIGHT FOOD: Get the scoop on the SHOWERS late night restaurants HIGH: 43 I LOW: 37 and the people who www.bgnews.com independent student press VOLUME 98 ISSUE 124 work there; PAGE 9 CHARITABLE ALUMNUS BGSU ALUMNUS JAMES BAILEY DELIVERS LEADERSHIP SPEECH AND DONATES $1,000,000 By Julie Restivo By David Schrag where he managed its North REPORTER IHE BC NEWS American Consumer Bank and Shivering, 1967 University graduate lames Holding a grudge is not part of Credit Card business. Then he iBailey admitted that it had been 40 years since 1967 University graduate lames retired. But it didn't last long. I he was a student at Bowling Green, and had for- Baileys repertoire. Receiving a Shortly after retiring as Igotten how cold and windy it was. "C" in his first math class at the Citibank's executive vice presi- Within the forty years since his departure, University didn't stop him from dent he took a job as the vice IBailey has led a successful life. Last night, he getting his mas- president of U.S. Trust's Product lused his professional experience to advise stu- ter's degree in Management Group. I dents on the topic of leadership. I lis speech \ mathematics. The couple's cash contribution I was titled, "A Call for 21 st Century And it of $500,000 will be split into three |Leadership." didn't stop parts, with $250,000 towards the This was the first Arts & him from creation of an endowed profes- ■Science's Distinguished donating sorship in mathematics educa- lAlumni Lecture. Based on lmil- tion in the College of Arts and iBailey's work, it was obvious lion to Sciences: $125,000 for endow- Iwhy he was introduced as "the the University ment of a scholarship for stu- ■perfect individual to inaugurate yesterday. dents in the College of Education ■there lectures." Yesterday the gift given by and Human Development, and For 28 years, Bailey was dedicat- lames and his wife Judy will be anolher$125,000 for an endowed led to his career at Citibank. He man- used to create an endowed pro- scholarship for students in the laged its North American Consumer Bank and fessorship as well as two College of Arts and Sciences. ICredit Card Business. He was responsible for endowed scholarships. The $500,000 remaining will be ■organizations and led as many as 25,000 individ- After graduating from the a deferred gift through the ■uals with offices in 100 countries. University Bailey then got his Baileys' estate benefiting the David schraj BG News JuiM DiFnncoBG News Bai|ey admits that he failed retirement master's degree in mathematics same areas. IN THE MONEY: President Sidney Ribeau accepts a ALUMNUS: James Bailey delivers because shortly after retiring as Citibank's execu- at New York University in 1970. In his speech Bailey said their $1 million check from alumnus James Bailey and his a speech on leadership yesterday . ,, Using his two degrees, Bailey p r DONATION. PAGE 2 wife Judy. The money will be used tor endowments in room 308 of the Union. AtUMNUS. PAGE 2 spent a 28 year career at Citibank, for the University. Pianist to SCIENCE LIBRARY IN QUESTION FEEDBACK NEEDED: Chenhui Hu sits in front of a computer in the perform at Frank C. Ogg Science and Health Library. Tight budget and a dwindling number of visitors to the facility has spurred the Ad Hoc Faculty U. tomorrow Senate Committee to create an Latova Hunter online survey to help shape future REPORTER planning for future of the library. At age 21, pianist Lang Lang doesn't spend his days going to The library currently houses infor- class or work. He doesn't spend it at the recreation center or the mation and resources for over 10 union, like most his age. But then again, he doesn't need to. He departments, colleges and instead wakes up to play at Carnegie Hall or perhaps with the University programs affiliated with New York Philharmonic. the sciences. Tomorrow Lang will spend his day visiting the campus as part of the University's Festival Series in the Moore Musical Arts Faculty and students can take the Center. Lang has been invited as a special guest to close out the survey until April 12 by visiting: annual series and play a number of of his individual classical http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/ir/rJn selections lineSurvey/otlieroffice/Ogg.htm Bom in Shen Yang, China, Lang has been playing the piano since the age of three and has since won numerous awards and worldwide recognition. From playing with orchestras in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Lang has done more at his age than most will do in a lifetime. Ashley Kurtz 6G New The noted pianist has appeared on The Tonight Show with lay Leno and has recently been featured in Teen People asoneofthe "Top Twenty Teens Who Will Change the World". Lang, who recently graduated from the prominent Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, has also released two recordings which have both been on the Billboard Charts. According to Deborah Fleitz, Director of Public Events for the Highway sniper might face death College of Musical Arts, Lang Lang is an outstanding performer. "When you look at someone having an international career By Andrew Welsh-Hubris 19 shooting at a tractor- where the shootings were and he's only 21, he must be doing something special—and he THE ASSOCIATED PRESS trailer on Interstate 270, a concentrated. Lab tests is," declares Fleitz. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nov. 11 shooting into an showed that bullets from Starting at 8p.m. in Kobacker Hall, Lang's program will The man arrested in the elementary school, and nine of the shootings — include "Piano Sonata In C Major" by Franz Joseph Haydn, deadly string of highway two shootings within min- including the one that "Fantasy in C Major" by Franz Schubert and "Andante Spianato shootings that terrorized utes of each other Feb. 8 killed Knisley — were fired et Grande polonaise brilliante in E-Flat, Op.22" by Frederic Ohio drivers for months from an Interstate 71 over- from the same gun. Chopin, among others. was indicted Thursday on pass. Police and relatives have "Tb think that he will come to the University and then he will a murder charge that could He was captured March said McCoy is mentally ill, be playing in London or Paris is amazing" Fleitz adds. bring the death penalty. 17 in Las Vegas, two days and one of his attorneys After Lang played with the London Philharmonic, one CharlesA.McCoyJr.,28, after investigators released has said McCoy's mental reporter expressed the pianist's ability to capture his audience was also charged with his photo and a descrip- health could become a and gives the University a sense of what can be expected as this numerous other offenses, tion of his car. part of the case. performance. including attempted mur- The aggravated murder He was captured after a "This was the excitement of youth daring its utmost—play- der, assault and vandalism, charge says the offense Las Vegas man, Conrad ing the piano as though it were an entire orchestra" said the in half of the 24 shootings. was committed "as part of Malsom, recognized Jay liPrite AP Ptmfo The murder charge cov- a course of conduct involv- McCoy from news reports reporter from The Times in London. SNIPER: Suspected highway sniper Charles A. McCoy Jr., Tickets for Lang's show are currently on sale at the box office ers the only death in the ing the purposeful killing and did a little of his own until Friday from noon to 6 p.m. There are special rush tickets case, that of 62-year-old of or attempt to kill two or detective work to find (right) talks with his lawyer, Mike Miller, during his pre- available to students for $10 with a valid University I.D. GailKnisley. more persons." McCoy's car parked at the liminary hearing Tuesday in Columbus. After the hearing, Other cases covered by McCoy lives a half-mile motel. Judge Michael Brandt ruled prosecutors had enough evi- the charges include an Oct. north of the stretch of 1-270 dence to take the shooting before a grand jury. 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