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Murder charges for astronaut Lisa Nowak faces murder after attempted kidnapping | Page 11
Wal-Mart not female friendly
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Company faces lawsuit for discriminating against female employees | Page 11
Winter’s finally here. Horray! With winter finally making a comeback in BG, there are people still wearing shorts | Page 8
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Brett Holden compliments students
Ethics of the faculty New officer questions violations while being questioned himself By Alexandria Clark Senior Reporter
Some faculty members raised questions to the new ethics officer about the consequences if they misbehave. The University adopted the code of ethics and conduct for accountability and transparencies for all departments. “Dr. Paul Schauer, a professor at the College of Business, agreed to be the ethics officer part time to assist in certain issues,” said Sidney Ribeau, president. The ethics officer is responsible for investigating alleged violations of the code of ethics
and conduct from the students, faculty, staff and trustees. “I’m not out looking for issues; you come to me,” said Paul Schauer, associate professor of accounting and ethics officer. Schauer said he was chosen for the job because of his 20 years in public accounting. “I am willing, I am fair because I can look at both sides and I’m independent because I am a tenure accounting faculty member,” Schauer said. The process for a person to go to the ethics officer to investigate a matter is simple. “In order to initiate my investigation, you have to have the
matter in writing, and it must be in great detail,” Schauer said. Also based off of the content included in the report about the matter, will decide whether the investigation will go into effect or be referred to another office. “For example, in this past week’s newspaper about fraud in the library, that type of matter shouldn’t reach my desk,” Schauer said. “It should be handled in another office or branch.” But even though the duties of the ethics officer are clear in the area of consequences for the students, some faculty were unsure of their consequences.
“What you just said are your responsibilities contradicts what the policy says is your responsibilities,” said Michael Zickar, professor in psychology. In addition, Zickar asks what would happen if a faculty member gets drunk and his/her misbehavior makes the newspaper. “Would that type of matter fall under your jurisdiction, even though that matter would fall under a personal conduct and not a University problem,” Zickar said. Although the question was directed to Schauer, Ribeau
See ETHICS | Page 7
Don’t let the bed bugs bite
Master Teaching Award winner tells BG students the future is up to them | Page 3
Need a break? Stop by for a monthly forum
New outbreak of the insect has people questioning why, finding little bloody parting gifts BED BUG FACTS •Bed-bug calls to pest control services has increased 500 percent in the past five years from Ecolab Pest Elimination
Students can swap ideas about important issues affecting them | Page 3
By Erin Rechin Reporter
A blood-sucking parasite creeps out of its hiding spot and prepares itself for a feast. After piercing the skin of a sleeping host and injecting an anesthetic so as not to wake the victim, the offender has its fill and returns to its lair — just another day in the life of a bed bug. Until recent-
Spotlight on basketball player Kate Achter
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Tough, rough point guard gives her all for the team and the game since she was young | Page 9
ly, the problem of bed bugs seemed to be under control. Reports of outbreaks have sparked the scientific community to question why these critters are experiencing a resurgence after laying low since the 1940s. “Only the bed bugs know why their numbers crashed, and they aren’t telling us,” said Richard Pollack, Harvard entomologist. One hypothesis is the increase in insecticide production used in World War II worked well keeping bed bugs at bay. The insecticides contained DDT, which has since been outlawed. “The current methods of control are just not as effective,” said Rod McPherson, branch manager of Terminix in Maumee.
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Sisters tear up the tennis courts with individual skills
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The Jakupcin’s play with heart, serve up spirit as they play together and sparately on the tennis court | Page 9
Stealing is stealing, even over the Internet People who use sites such as Limewire to download free music are breaking copyright laws | Page 4
Should schools begin teaching science in kindergarten?
ALEX HAGGERTY, Freshman, Early Childhood Education
“Yeah, because you’ll learn it in first grade anyway.” | Page 4
TODAY Scattered Flurries High: 18, Low: 5
TOMORROW Flurries High: 20, Low: 4
•Female bed bugs can lay up to 12 eggs per day from Ohio State University Department of Entomology •Bed bugs are mentioned in Ancient Greek texts from uky.edu
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Flu in full force; time to get vaccine By Holly Abrams Editor-in-Chief
With the recent frigid temperatures, some may start rethinking that annual flu shot. And fortunately, there is still time left to get vaccinated. While the weather does not directly cause influenza, there is a correlation, said Dr. Glenn Egelman, physician-in-chief at the Student Health Center. “The cold weather keeps people indoors, windows closed and in close, tighter quarters which helps the spread of infection,” Egelman said. Flu season typically spans from October to as late as May of each year, with the peak months in January, February and March. Although area experts say this season has been mild thus far, there is time to take preventative measures. “It appears that it is running very late this year, but it’s still appropriate to get vaccinated,” said Janet DeLong, director of nursing services for the Wood County Health Department. The Student Health Center has not documented any cases of influenza so far this year. But the Wood County Health Department has reported 16 cases of influenza or flu like illnesses, which is slightly above the 14 cases reported last year at this time. The flu was at its worst locally during the 20032004 season with 603 cases diagnosed in Wood County alone. “There is much greater vigilance now that we’ve increased our surveillance for all diseases,” DeLong said. “I think our reporting [on flu cases] continues to get better and better.” Looking at national statistics, kept by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ohio is currently “seeing sporadic” flu activity. Across the border, Indiana is at the worst level of influenza activity, coined “widespread.” “It’s coming our way; I expect it to hit in the next couple weeks,” Egelman said. According to Kristopher Weiss, as spokesperson for the Ohio Department of Health, this season there have been 1,623 reported cases of influenza or flu-like illnesses, and 10 labs confirmed flu cases in the state. This has amounted to just slightly over 1 percent of medical doctors reporting signs of
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Travel policy for organizations in talks By Molly McCabe Reporter
Student organizations that wish to travel next school year may find the process a little more extensive. Faculty, staff and students of BGSU have been meeting since early this school year to come up with a proposal for an undergraduate student travel policy. Currently, BGSU does not have a travel policy; instead, the University has a travel notification form. The form is only for those student organizations that would like to receive Student Budget Committee funding. This form can be found in the Office of Campus Involvement. Faculty and staff of the Office of Campus Involvement and Office of Student Life, along with other faculty and students have been meeting regularly to come up with a travel policy that will
“The policy terms are very reasonable and the best interest of the students is at the forefront...” Kari Rood | Senior possibly go into affect in fall 2007. Kari Rood, senior, along with other students, are serving on the committee for the proposal of the travel policy. “Two of us were in attendance every time this committee met and made decisions about the policy,” Rood said. According to Jill Carr, interim assistant vice president for Student Affairs and Dean of Students as well as chair of the travel policy committee, the reason for the poli-
cy is to ensure students’ safety and accountability. BGSU is the only state university in Ohio that does not currently have a travel policy, said Carr, adding they’ve evaluated other universities’ policies to form their own. Comparable universities like Ohio University, Miami University and Kent State all have implemented some sort of travel policy whether it’s simple or complex. Kent State’s Travel Policy can be found on their university’s Web site. It states, “Authorization for instate travel will be made by the office of campus life. Authorization for out-of-state travel will be made jointly by the Office of Campus Life and the vice president for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. In addition, all outof-state travel must be approved by the provost. Authorization will
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BG community band creates more than music By AJ Utendorf Reporter
Even though it was their first meeting, the musicians assembled in the Bowling Green High School band room hushed to silence as their director, Nick Ezzone, stepped up to the podium. “We are making history,” he told them in his opening words. A giddy excitement held over the night, beginning with the members signing in and greeting old friends. Those assembling their instruments often called hello and waved happily to those coming in, whom they knew from other musical experiences. Ezzone greeted those he knew by name and those he was just meeting, all with a friendly shake of the hand. The band, he said, is impor-
tant to parents, teachers and students. He stressed that people pay money for music early in the learning stage: instrument, lessons and more. Why put the horn away when school is over, Ezzone said. He described the community band as an “extension of band,” a way for the whole community to keep playing their instruments no matter what the age. So who plays in this band? Everyone is allowed. Approximately 70 faces of all ages from all places made up the half-circles surrounding the director. High school students, retired and current band directors, parents and community members all have interest in playing their instruments, no matter how long
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Fall 2006 6 Dean’s List! Alpha Chi Omega (25%) Kara Butler Adrieanne DeVille Elizabeth Fenske Jamie Finelli Hayley Flaum Katy Hofftmann Ashley Howard Melissa Koloff Cara Kovach Christen Marcu Laura Mason Whitney McCroson Kristin Norris Yvette Saum Andrea Schmitz Annie Trimbell Shelley Vandervort Vanessa Vitale Courtney Watson Aubri Zimpfer Alpha Gamma Delta (36%) Jennifer Boebel Valerie Crist Jennifer Daughters Ann Marie Demarco Emily Draper Victoria Fastenau Jennifer Fletcher Melanie Krebs Jennifer Pomerantz Abby Sarks Cheryl Sommers Angela Weis
Alpha Sigma Phi (16%)
Alpha Kappa Alpha (33%) Sorority, Inc Chanel Griffith Vanessa Malone Veronica Malone Alpha Omicron Pi (28%) Briana Ambrosic Rachel Barnes Ashley Bixel Michelle Doyle Courtney Fitch Andrea Haeussler Stephanie Hilbert Erica Kissenberth Kathryn Lehman Elizabeth Marotti Stefanie Menoff Stefanie Miller Elizabeth Rausch Katherine Rigsby Kelly Rutschilling Marissa Sayre Patricia Seidl-Mello Chelsea Shawen Abby Yoder
Bernardo Aguiar William DeClercq Nicholas Gill Adam Huff Glenn McBride Jonathon Meyer Christopher Mosure Rocco Sciarabba John Toth John Turner Alpha Tau Omega (24%) Jeremy Lehman Devin Moon Shawn Pignatiello Nicholas Sinur Eric Young Alpha Xi Delta (39%) Amanda Apatzky Jessica Beane Amelia Beer Nicole Boisture Tierre Boose Sally Brocious Karina Costello Melissa Dennison Brandi DeYoung Jessica Dill Kelly Eagle Kara Englefield Samantha Hill Jennifer Holden Megan Houghtaling Jacqueline Kovach Stephanie Lekas Kelly Lilak Caitlin McTaggart Denise Meyer Madison Monroe Amanda Murray Ashley Perry Anna Princic Morgan Schumacher Jacqueline Shelby Carrie Smith Nicole Waller Nicole White Rachel Wilt Bethany Winovich Shannon Zavracky
Alpha Phi (39%) Mary Bernard Kristen Braemer Katrina Caldwell Allison Chmelik Kelly Clarson Tana Coudriet Danielle Devine Amanda Dill Jamie Fox Nicole Fratianne Hannah Geyer Ginger Guzdanski Sarah Messinger Jessica Molina Allison Moore Monica Mosko Lindsay Nicholson Erica Ott Sarah Petersen Amanda Riggenbach Victoria Rogers Cristina Sanchez Amy Shorter Katherine Smiley Allison Strawn Jennifer Taylor Megan Thompson Mary Weckesser Sarah Yachanin
Chi Omega (44%)
Alpha Phi Omega (44%) Trina Baranski Katrina Barton Jessica Becker Jazmine Bennett Kristen Bilweicz Megan Brautigam
Scott Brewer Katrina Caldwell Marci Cancic Anne D’Amico Meghann Ford John Grecol Megan Greenwald Sandra Hazners Nicole Heimann Nicole Hesse Maura Horton Brittany Jacoby Sara Johns Kenneth Kozlosky Christine Loh Elise Lowe Sarah Manley Kelsey Manor Kathryn McDonald Stephen McGuire Kimberly Miller Katy Morgan Elyssa Northey Natalie Olson Jon Patterson Katherine Ritz Bethany Robinson Emily Ruckel Holly Sammon Jeanne Sammon Kathleen Weber Christopher Weinland Jessica Wurstle Lauren Ziegler
Katelyn Bonko Leah Bork Ashley Box Colleen Burke Sarah Comte Tabitah Cummins Anna Denkowski Marcy Dominique Emily Everly Katy Ferrell Caleigh Maple Katie Mathies Casey Melesky Jana Messaros Amanda Mills
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Kappa Delta (35%) Erika Andrews Julie Bland Kristy Boepple Michelle Garnsey Courtney Hollister Lindsey Horstman Michelle Larson Hannah Marett Julia Mushaben Amy Petryszyn Nicole Robison Emily Royse Erin Small Margaret Thomas Colleen Verbus Lauren Wolk Kappa Kappa Gamma (24%) Jennifer Cribbs Sara Fortner Amanda Garrison Kelly Grieve Rachel Lewis Samantha Massau Kerrighan Michael Justina Pham Jessica Phillips Jill Phlipot Alyssa Sommer Sara Whitacre Katie White Mackenzie Whitmer Meghan Whitmer Peggy Zeligson Kappa Sigma (4%) Tyler Trisel Andrew Wuebold Lambda Chi Alpha (5%) Jacob Martin Ross Whitaker Omega Phi Alpha (37%) Michelle Adam Leanne Ellerbrock Amanda Hovest Shannon Proehl Andrea Scott Megan Webster Danielle Zeiler Phi Beta Sigma (7%) Fraternity, Inc. Kellan Winborne
Delta Xi Phi (14%) Andrea Daley Delta Zeta (25%) Karly Boehmer Rachel Crowe Hillary Daniel Amanda Garcia Laura Goetz Caitlin Jones Angela Kline Lynne Koerner Natalie Kuhl Jennifer Marian Marissa McCarthy Rochelle Patrick Tammy Sudhoff Rebekah Woodruff Jacquelyn Zeller Gamma Phi Beta (22%) Shayna Brocco Ashley Bryan Melissa Carlin Susan Edwards Lindsay Gressley Brittany Loparich Sarah Luker Candace Mentor Amanda Miller Emily Porter Heather Ritchey Lauren Weitzel Brittany Wilson Kappa Alpha (13%) Nicholas Baldwin Larry Marshall Patrick McCarthy Matthew Milosovic Alan Plotts
Phi Delta Theta (17%) Anthony Colarusso Sean Martin Randy Patton Brandon Pence William Schlekie
Lacy Spurgeon Mary Steineman Kristi Sulewski Andrea Vantaggi Ryle White Pi Beta Phi (23%) Kristen Cannon Kelly Cranker Kelly Delauder Lauren DeGoricia Jill Distel Katherine Fanning Brooke Fortman Elizabeth Fraley Nicole Grisak Justine Harper Alia Kadri Angela Perez Ann Ruby Lauren Rutkowski Melanie Sabo Amy Seymore Tara Stennett Amber Veatch Cassandra Vinson Pi Kappa Alpha (12%) Michael Caruso Ryan Henderson Mark Moody Shaun Parker Mark Pontious Scott Richter John Vecchio John Waynick Sean Williams Pi Kappa Phi (10%) Zachary Butterfield Jordan Friel Cameron Tanner Sigma Alpha Epsilon (7%) Kevin Beres Ryan McDermott Sigma Kappa (29%) Brandy Close Kat Fish Stephanie Fletcher Amanda Gilles Martina Hogan Janet Lawrence Christine Loy Allison Maurer Jennifer Moore Jackie Thompson Bethany Turner Sigma Lambda Gamma (13%) Sorority, Inc. Kristin Anderson Sigma Nu (13%)
Phi Gamma Delta (6%) Kenneth Hannahan Matthew Walters
Matthew Endres Krishna Mutgi Sigma Phi Epsilon (16%)
Phi Kappa Tau (11%) Alex Gundy Matthew Musser Kyle Pechak Brett Sebbio Robert Shimits Adam Snyder Micheal Zaslavsky Phi Mu (41%) Kimberly Brunn Kari Burmeister Megan DeWolf Jodi Dues Tiffany Gorby Sarah Hamen Lisa Kahle Heather Kovacs Monica Kristek Michelle Massucci Danielle Maune Jessica May Caitlin McGeady Kimberly Peters Sarah Porter Lindsay Sanderson Rebecca Seigneur Caitlin Spontelli
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4:30 - 6 p.m. Minority Governments in Canada: Keys to Success
By Susan Snyder
5:30 - 6 p.m. BG24 News Get local, national, and international news, weather, and sports LIVE from West Hall on the campus of Bowling Green State University. Cable Channel 6
6 - 6:30 p.m. Phi Sigma Pi Informational Meeting 207 Union
7 - 9 p.m. College Bowl 206 Union
7 - 9 p.m. Resident Advisor Development 115 Education
7 - Midnight Sail to Jamaica @ Destinations Snack Bar Harshman Quad
8 -10 p.m. Delta Zeta Open House Delta Zeta House
9 - 11:30 p.m. AHA Film Series February is Black History Month showing Hotel Rwanda (2/7), Do the Right Thing (2/14), Amistad (2/21), and Bamboozled (2/28). 204 Fine Arts Center
9 p.m. GAMMA Information Series
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Strumming the strings on his old guitar PLUCKING AND PICKING: Jonathan Torrence, 19, a student at the University and a musical education major, plays his guitar at The Pub in the Student Union. He says he likes to play blues, rock and indie music. To check out his songs, go to myspace.com/jonathantorrence.
9 p.m. Leadership Workshop
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9 p.m. MC Battles Black Swamp Pub, Union
9 - 11 p.m. Scholarship Board Hearings 9:15 p.m. Judicial Board Hearings 306 Union
doing today is to not forget that, so they can go beyond their BGSU experience and help evoke some positive change in the world.” One of the ways Holden said students can begin a service driven life is by joining a residential learning community. Holden, who helped found the Chapman learning community in Kohl Hall, said learning communities provide students with more opportunities to learn, serve, travel, make friends and achieve the education they are paying so much for. Holden said it is a fantasy of his to have every student at BGSU engaged in
By Freddy Hunt Reporter
Last night Brett Holden, recipient of the Master Teaching Award, encouraged students to shape change in their communities and to continue a tradition of service after graduation. As part of only 28 percent of Americans who earn a bachelors degree, Holden said it’s the student’s job to lead and to serve. “Students really need to do more than simply do well academically and getting a good job when they are done,” Holden said. “One of the things I want to charge them with
Brett Holden Winner of the Master Teaching Award a learning community for at least one year. Mike Orlando, hall director in Kohl, said being a member of an inclusive community is essential for life long learning. He said by being a member students are not just signing up to sit in a classroom, but are actually doing something with what they are learning. Holden complimented the
Students looking for down time might look into a forum By Samantha Johnstone Reporter
When you are in need of a break from school or work, Donald Nieman, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, suggests stopping by a monthly forum. The first forum of 2007 was held yesterday, carrying out a 30-year tradition of monthly seminars. “It is an opportunity to exchange ideas about important political, social, cultural and artistic issues,” Nieman said. Thomas G. Rawski, an economics professor at the University of Pittsburgh, presented information on the international dimensions of China’s economic boom. Nieman said the forum, which included a buffet-style lunch, was an important and timely topic. “It is more than likely that students’ lives will intersect with the Chinese economy,” he said. Whether it be a job dealing with a Chinese manufacturer or working with a Chinese colleague, Nieman said it’s essential for students to learn about the global economy.
To test Leonhard Euler’s polyhedral formula:
PHILADELPHIA — Move over, Ben Franklin. Your 300th anniversary celebration has passed. It’s Leonhard Euler’s turn. Who? You know, Leonhard Euler (pronounced Oiler), one of the world’s most prolific mathematicians and “intellectual ancestor” of Sudoku, a logic puzzle of squares that has become highly popular in recent years. Mathematics professors and teachers worldwide are giddy over the forthcoming tercentenary of the birth of this numbers hero whose work is important in engineering, physics and astronomy; in Euler’s homeland, Switzerland, they’re coming out with a comic book about his life, called “Leonhard Euler: A Man To Be Reckoned With.” “Euler is to math as Mozart is to music,” said Muhlenberg College math professorWilliam Dunham, who has written a book on Euler. The Mathematical Association of America is planning celebrations throughout the year, including an overseas tour for educators in July to cities where he lived. The association also is publishing Euler books, scheduling talks at professional meetings, and printing posters hailing “the year of Euler,” which are being mailed to college math departments around the country. It’s unprecedented hoopla for this usually stoic group. “To a large extent, that’s how mathematicians celebrate. Deep down, they’re not party dolls, really and truly. They celebrate by bringing his works to the atten-
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tion of those who might not know as much about him as they would likehimtoknow,”saidDonAlbers, editorial director for the association. “He’s a hero to mathematicians of the current generation as well as past generations.” There will be birthday cakes and parties. There will be Euler “Jeopardy!” The Swiss consulates in the United States have invited Euler experts to visit and host Euler math activities for groups of schoolchildren. And, of course, Euler will be the feature of the year at the association’s annual Math Fest this summer. Among those planning a celebration and talks on Euler is Muhlenberg in Allentown, Pa. Euler wrote more than 25,000 pages with theorems and formulas, while coping with blindness in one eye most of his life and total blindness in his later years, noted Dunham.
Master Teaching Award winner tells students, ‘It is up to you’
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9 - 10 p.m. Organization for Women’s Issues
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“China has become more dependent on the international financial community. They are very eager for international participation on a variety of fronts.” Thomas G. Rawski | Economics professor at the University of Pittsburgh According to Rawski, the ignorance of the outside world has been an obvious issue. U.S. presidential administrations have failed to concentrate on Asian economics policies in the past, he said. “This is a very important item on the agenda for the next administration,” Rawski said. The presentation also focused on specific industrial advances that helped blossom the economic boom. China has had a rapid increase of large exports including office machinery, auto parts and vehicles. “No country has ever achieved a trade ratio like this,” Rawski said. “These numbers are getting big and they’re going to grow.”
Rawski also addressed issues concerning the outsourcing of American jobs. According to him, China is not the source of U.S. economic difficulty and competition is normal in a market system. “China has become more dependent on the international financial community,” Rawski said. “They are very eager for international participation on a variety of fronts.” The presentation ended with questions and small debates. Steven Chang, a professor of geography, said he used to work in clothing factories in Hong Kong that have now been outsourced. He believes outsourcing is warranted and unavoidable. “I agree with [Rawski]. I agree
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with free-trade economy,” Chang said. Mary Hitt, secretary to Nieman, also attended the forum. She said the fact that outsourcing jobs can have a rippling effect on the economy surprised her. “I guess I hadn’t looked at it that way,” Hitt said. Neiman encourages students and faculty to attend the monthly forum. Although the Union charges for the food, the talk is always free, he said.
students of Bowling Green for the support they show the soldiers overseas, for boarding buses and driving into the heart of the devastation in New Orleans and for writing letters to the families of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Holden challenged students not to forget the difference they have made in peoples’ lives. Holden quoted Marian Edelman, the founder of the Children’s Defense Fund and the first African American woman to practice law, by saying, “Some people are waiting for Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Ghandi to come back, but we are it. It is up to us,
it is up to you.” The esteemed professor series was presented by BowenThompson Student Union and Mortar Board. Megan Spangenthal, Mortar Board co-programming chair, said they asked Holden to speak because he was last year’s teacher of the year and feels strongly about moving people towards change. Holden said all he really wants, is to make a small difference in a world that is so big. “I want a world that is better than the world we live in now, and the only way I can do that is by rolling up my sleeves and getting my hands dirty.”
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OPINION PEOPLE ON THE STREET
“...It’s very humbling to think that running for president of the United States is for a kid from Brooklyn. It’s quite a step.” — Rudy Giuliani who filed a statement of candidacy with the FEC on Monday, from Time.com
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Should schools begin teaching science in kindergarten?
“Yes. If they’re smart enough to learn ABCs, they’re smart enough for diffusion.”
“Yes. It would make it a lot easier now if we had.”
“I think all they should do is basic stuff. They’re too young.”
“Yes. American schools are behind the times compared to Europe and Asia.”
ERIKA SHRAMM, Sophomore, Journalism/ Pop Culture
REBECCA ILKO, Freshman, Undecided
ERICA BENNETT, Freshman, Psychology
BRYAN LEE, Junior, History/ Geography
LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX
CHANDRA NIKLEWSKI COLUMNIST
MARTEL WHITE | BG NEWS ILLUSTRATOR
Present-day piracy Stealing is stealing, no matter what you call it
ANDREW HERMAN COLUMNIST
In a world where buying music is as easy as point, click, verify and enjoy, it doesn’t surprise me that there are sites around the World Wide Web that strive to take that hassle of “buy” out of that whole situation. Music sharing sites like LimeWire are doing just that. Providing music to people that either are too cheap to go out and buy it themselves, or they just don’t have the money to buy the music. No matter what the case, people around the world are committing piracy. According to dictionary. com, piracy is, “the unauthorized reproduction or use of a copyrighted book, recording, television program, patented invention, trademarked product, etc.” To prove my point, the example
use of the word piracy that they provide is, “The record industry is beset with piracy.” Sounds familiar doesn’t it? LimeWire calls itself a filesharing program where you can get a hold of music from different people around the world and download it for free, no strings attached. A LimeWire user who wishes to remain unnamed is quoted as saying, “It’s free, that’s the best thing. There is a connection with people everywhere. “There is a discussion board with people who provide the music to the site so you can get to know the provider. “The music also downloads quickly, there are no commitments to the site, no address, phone number, just connect, download and listen. Another advantage of Lime Wire is ripping music straight from the site to a CD. It provides instant portability.” But, whether you call it file sharing, free connections to
Thanks to a crude comment Jan. 23 by Mike Remillard, former coach of the Leavitt Area High School boys’ basketball team in Maine, a group of young men have been given the idea that the size of their penis has something to do with whether or not they’re winners. The concern about penis size is important, not because size matters, but because the emotional health of a man does matter. A man who feels he’s large may seem arrogant in bed, while a man who believes he has a small penis may act shy or nervous or feel he can’t please his partner. Any person who focuses on penis size isn’t worth the time of day. The same goes for those who only care about a woman’s breast size. Since you can have sex in your shirts, but not in your pants, we’ll stick with the penis discussion for now. Remillard told his players during halftime that the game they were playing was really about whose penises were larger, according to First Coast News out of Jacksonville, Fla. Thank goodness his ridiculous belief has no basis in truth or a lot of women would miss out on some great sex with their average-sized guys. Petra Boynton, psychologist, wrote about the subject in her column on the Web site, Mansized. She said studies have shown the ‘average’ penis is 5 to 7 inches in length and 4 inches in girth when erect and a nonerect penis measures 2 to 4 inches long. However, she also says these
And race, age, and sexuality have nothing to do with size despite myths to the contrary. But in the end, you have to be comfortable with the person you are and with what you can do to show your partner how much you care about them. I won’t get into exactly how many penises I’ve been acquainted with, but they definitely come in all shapes and sizes. Of all the good and bad sexual experiences I’ve had, none of them had anything to do with the size of the penis. Well, that’s not true. There was one experience that was already on the list of worst experiences before his penis had a chance to do anything, and it was so large, and he was so bad at remembering I was there, too, that it was painful. Some of them fill and some tickle and some hit just that right spot, but they all have their talents and they all are just one part of a whole man. Find your significant other today. Tell him you love him and tell him why. If the word ‘penis’ comes up in that conversation, you don’t deserve him. And if you’re sexually active later, then go ahead and tell him what you love about him physically. If the word ‘penis’ doesn’t come up, then you don’t deserve him, either. Maybe he’ll just blow it off and say he’s a guy and he’s tough, but he has feelings, too, and it’s up to the people who love him to destroy the myths put into their heads by ignorant people like Remillard that the penis makes the man. When that man is loving you and looking into your eyes, you won’t think it’s too big or it’s too small. You’ll know it’s just right.
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JON BOSSCHER COLUMNIST I am hereby announcing my formation of an exploratory committee to investigate my chances of making a dramatic run at the White House in 2008. With all of the hopefuls throwing their hats in the ring, I figure the likelihood of success improves all the time. Of course the election is still two years away, but like the other candidates already making headlines, I need to start grabbing up those political contributions before Hillary and her giant cash vacuum beat me to it. Incidentally, I would like to cordially invite you to my upcoming $5,000-per-plate dinner. We will be serving pheasants shot by Dick Cheney himself and the keynote speakers include whichever quarterback won the Super Bowl and Jack Bauer (menu and speakers subject to change). I will also need some experienced political operatives to help run my smear campaign against the other candidates. Since I haven’t picked a party yet, I will need to dig up dirt on pretty much everybody running for president. A little pseudo-legal support from some shady 527 organizations could really give me an edge. In the meantime, I will have to handle it myself. Did you hear John McCain and Rudy Giuliani had a gay affair while attending Barrack Obama’s madrassa? You have now, and, with any luck, Fox News is already running with it. By the way, does anybody know how to make a Web site? I’ve already filmed a great interview for it in which I discuss my love of children’s movies and growing up the son of a lowly mill worker. I even have a catchy campaign slogan: “Bosscher ’08 — He Can’t Possibly be Worse than Bush.” While these issues should be resolved as soon as I get the right cadre of unscrupulous politicos working for me (Karl Rove, why haven’t you returned my calls?), the matter of name recognition may present a challenge. In a recent Zogby poll, likely voters were asked to indicate whether they would cast a ballot for specific candidates. Among Democrats, Clinton scored 39% followed by Obama with 17%. I received a paltry .07%, placing me with the likes of Senator Chris Dodd and Governor Mike Huckabee. There is no way I can win unless I break out of this pack of washed-up jokers. Even more disheartening is the poll’s 5 percent margin of error. Theoretically, I could be looking at a -4.93 percent recognition level. These numbers are not all bad, however. I am up from .05 percent just yesterday and if this trend continues I will be polling in the quadruple digits
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Size doesn’t matter, but size of people’s attitudes does figures are most likely a full inch off because of a poor subject sampling. Men who were measured knew what the study was for so men were more likely to comply if they believed they had a good sized penis. Men who were smaller stayed away from the research because of unfounded embarrassment and that, unfortunately, skewed the measurements toward the larger numbers. With so many penis enlargement commercials filling the airwaves lately, it’s no wonder men can be distracted and led astray by ignorant comments from men like Remillard. The scariest part of Remillard’s story was when he told reporters his comment was normal for locker rooms across the country. How many young men feel inadequate for no reason except for the misinformation they’ve been exposed to by men they admired? On netdoctor.co.uk, Dr. David Delvin, general practitioner, and Christine Webber, psychotherapist, warn women about making comments about a man’s penis, even as a joke. “We have actually known men who suffered from impotence after someone had made an unthinking remark about their dimensions,” the pair wrote on their Web site. Most sources give the same advice to help a guy feel better about his penis in case the measurement data isn’t good enough. First, remember that you’re looking down when you’re looking at your penis. This view makes it look smaller than it is. Try looking sideways in a mirror. That should give you a more accurate idea of your size. Also, some men find that trimming pubic hair helps to make their penis appear longer.
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Animals are as deserving of love as humans
“The Vagina Monologues” seems to be an attempt at retaking the core of womanhood, the vagina, from violence, suppression and general misuse. By bringing women’s sexuality into the public, these monologues attempt to show off the vagina for what it really is — special. However, these noble intentions fail. Instead of just retaking the vagina as the core, the Monologues makes women out to be their vaginas. And instead of making the vagina special, the play makes it vulgar. The first problem is the distinction between women and vaginas is lost during monologues like “What Would it Wear?”, “What Would it Say?” and “My Angry Vagina.” These monologues personify vaginas by asking what they would wear or say if they were people, and then they shift into speaking of the vagina as if its persona was of the actual person; the person’s psyche is transferred to her vagina: whatever the woman would do, so too would her vagina. Thus, the Monologues equates women with their vaginas. But clearly women are much more than just their vaginas, and it would probably be good for those who do violence to women, like those using women as a means to sexual gratification, to recognize this. The other problem of vulgarity is caused by the casual and open attitude about vaginas throughout the monologues. Vagina is used in such a way that it loses its special quality and becomes commonplace instead. The vulgarity is especially presented by the reclaiming of the word “cunt.” Here The Vagina Monologues wishes to retake “cunt” and show how special it is, yet to do so, they chant it — over and over — leaving the word just as vulgar as before. In a similar way, the Monologues attempts to show how special the vagina is. And in the same way, vagina is made vulgar — by being used casually and extensively. There really isn’t a need for the laborious details of orgasms (aside from exciting base appetites) or the details of masturbation. And in the end, this overusage simply leads to vulgarity. This isn’t to say that sexuality is a topic that is not fit for discussion; it’s just not a topic fit for any discussion. And while certain monologues, like “I Was There in the Room,” do show the sacred and special qualities of the vagina, the majority of the monologues do not articulate this. Thus, the Monologues really fails to meet its own goals of vindicating the core of womanhood from an over-sexualized and objectifying culture. Instead it just makes womanhood vulgar.
I was disturbed to read Lauren Walter’s article yesterday. I was most disturbed to hear that Walter thinks that in reference to people loving their pets “it’s too bad some in our society don’t have that kind of love when it comes to ... friends and family members.” I feel Walter forgot to think about those who have no family, are restricted to their homes, use service animals or suffer from mental disorders such as depression. These cases are all examples of critical roles pets play in the lives of humans who depend on them for the love and comfort that unfortunately they cannot get from other humans. It was offensive for Walter to put the word love in quotations when she referred to those who love their pets deeply, thereby suggesting the love between a human and an animal is not indeed a true form of love. Isn’t it enough that there is some form of love floating around in the world? Does it really matter at whom or what it’s directed at? I know of people who cannot have children of their own and adoption is not an option. For them, pampering their pets gives them the sort of satisfaction they cannot have because of their incapability to bear children. It may seem strange for most to see dogs in raincoats, but for the vast majority of us it is not possible to understand what it means to that person to be able to dress up their dog. And who is it really hurting? People have the right to spend their money any way they wish. What if we took that money spent (as Walter suggested) and gave it to the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)? Would that be less prestigious than giving it to a “human-based” charity? I sure don’t think so. I would also invite Walter to prove animals don’t have souls. There have been numerous accounts of animals intervening in “moral” situations. Last spring a baby in Toledo crawled out through an open window onto a roof and the family dog followed him barking hysterically until someone on the ground noticed the child and went to get a ladder, and a few years ago there was an account of a golden retriever attacking a man who started beating his wife. Animals may not be able to vocalize their emotions, but they know what hurts, what feels good and in some respect, what is right and what is wrong. A dog can’t make up with your boyfriend, but it can be there to lick your face when you cry over the breakup and can listen without judging. It is true that animals cannot speak, offer advice, or balance your checkbook, but that doesn’t make the love between an animal and a human any less meaningful than human relationships.
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the people around the world, or piracy, they are all the same thing: stealing music from the people that make it for a living. How would you like it if someone were to come into your workplace and say, “OK, you are not going to get paid to do your job anymore, and one more thing, there is nothing you can do about it. We’re just going to keep taking the money you should get paid and spend it however we want to.” It’s the same principle, pretty much. I am an avid user of iTunes. I download music at least once a month from the site. In fact, the music I am listening to right now, I downloaded from their database, for $0.99. Personally, I don’t do it often, but when I do, I don’t feel like I have the Blue Man Group out of any of the money that they should get for making their music. LimeWire is protected from the Recording Industry Association of America by a small legal loophole. LimeWire is not directly providing the flies to the people that download the music; LimeWire is a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing service. All they do is provide a link from the person looking for the music to the person that is providing the music. The exchange only comes between the music provider and the person that is looking for the music. LimeWire is like the middleman in music piracy, he can deny any involvement of illegal activities, and get away scot-free, no strings attached. In the span of a year from February of 2004 to February of 2005 the number of users of LimeWire went up by 1,876 percent, from 221 users to 4,368 users in a year. In that same time period iTunes only went up by 2 percent from 4,094 to 4,160. How do we stop this? Well we can’t because of that legal loophole that LimeWire sits in. What can LimeWire users do about it? Do an examination of conscience, think how you would feel if people started stealing from you? Would you like it? How would you feel if there was nothing that you could do about it? Well, that’s what the music industry is feeling every time you download music without paying for it. And remember one of the 10 rules that everyone should live by, “Thou shall not steal.”
by November 2008. Take that Obamania! Of course, there is the small problem of the Constitutional requirement that presidential candidates be at least 35 years old. No problem. When George Bush unveils his campaign, “George Looks Great in ’08,” the country will spiral into a Constitutional crisis allowing me to sneak in under the radar. Just in case, my Web site design team also functions as a birth-certificate forgery team. Also, I lack even the slightest bit of experience or credibility on matters of national importance. I have never been elected to office and have not attempted it since I was defeated in a bitterly divisive run for president of the drama club in 1998. But who cares? People love Obama and he looks like he’s 13. Who needs experience when you can bring charisma, leadership and armies of fund raisers? Despite the daunting challenges to my campaign, I bring a number of positives to the table. Unlike McCain I was never tortured in a Vietnamese POW camp, but I did attend public school. In contrast to the auspicious presidential campaign of Senator Joseph Biden, I have managed not to say anything racist in the first few hours after declaring my candidacy. Most importantly, unlike Barrack Obama, my name is unlikely to be confused with any international terrorists. What’s more, the support of Jack Bauer should insulate me against any claims that I may be soft on terror. And so I ask you for your support in my bid for the presidency. While cynics will say the American political system has room for only a few well-funded candidates to make a serious effort, I counter that the desire to be the most powerful person in the world is stronger than ever and will continue to fuel a wideopen field of potential presidents. With any luck 2008 will be the first time there are more candidates than voters. Though it may seem a waste to spend two years picking a president, we need this time to make sure there aren’t any closet gays, robots or competent policy makers in the field. Without the intense and never-ending media scrutiny, talking heads like Tucker Carlson would be forced to cover something relevant. Look for me on the ballot in ‘08 and remember, I promise a cabinet level position to anyone who helps me get elected. How does Secretary of Leisure sound?
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Mixed martial arts is a legitimate sport SCOTT RECKER COLUMNIST
Whether we like it or not, the explosion of mixed martial arts has taken the United States and many other countries by storm. Leagues like the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the Pride Fighting Championship are now multimillion dollar corporations. According to an article in the Washington Post, the UFC’s nine events in the year of 2006 brought in between $1.9 million and $3.3 million per card. Many people enjoy the entertainment mixed martial arts provides, but there are some skeptics who think many sanctioned MMA fights are a brutal blood sport that is savage-like and irresponsible. But they are terribly wrong. MMA fighters are some of the most disciplined and hard est working athletes in the entire world. They can never be in bad cardiovascular shape, and they are constantly learning new arts of fighting and polishing the ones they have known for years. It is a sport where an athlete has to be a perfectly well rounded individual to excel. To be a good fighter one must be a good striker, grappler and submissionist. The infamous Bruce Lee once said, “The perfect style is no style.” If a good wrestler can’t adapt to or defend himself against a good striker, he will get knocked out. If a good striker can’t defend himself from a good wrestler’s takedowns, he will soon find himself in a losing battle on the ground. If a good wrestler cannot defend submissions, a submissionist will easily tap him
out. You can see how it works. These MMA fighters also make more sacrifices than any athletes in the world. They train every day, and they have a never-ending battle in losing and maintaining weight. They vigorously spar and work out while losing weight. Could you imagine being virtually starving and having bruises and aches tormenting your entire body and then have to push yourself through another grueling workout? This is their life. This is what they do day-in and day-out to become the best they can possibly be. This is hell on the body and pushing your body through that type of physical sacrifice sucks. Or at least it sucks until the glory comes. Mixed martial arts are one of the purest forms of sport because it is one-on-one competition. There are no teammates to help them and there is no one to take the pressure off their shoulders. They live in a world where a person only relies on himself. There is no one to blame for a loss, but there is no one else that can claim the victory. They thrive on the fact that the only other person competing is a man that wants to inflict physical pain upon them. They love that the crowd watches them give and receive every blow. They live to fight, and they fight to live. They are modernday gladiators. What qualifications make an athlete an athlete? Is it strength? Is it speed? Is it fearlessness? Is it brilliance? The truth is that being an athlete is being all of these things. MMA fighters posses all of these qualities; therefore, if people say MMA fighters are crazed brutes instead of prime athletes, they are terribly ignorant.
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Practice makes perfect; the cold makes frostbite ICE-TEEING OFF: Fifth-year seniors Shaun Stephens (left) Tom Bartz (right) practice teeing off at the BGSU driving range. Even though it was 5 degrees and snowing outside, they said they needed practice for the Tom & JoJo Golf Classic in the spring.
BUGS From Page 1 Another hypothesis states the increase in international travel has brought bed bug populations to the United States as stowaways in luggage. Bed bugs make their homes in small crevices and travel from destination to destination by way of pillow, mattress, luggage, clothing and furniture. Some may also inhabit birds nests. They can wander from dorm room to dorm room or apartment to apartment through any holes or openings in the adjoining walls. This also makes hotels a prime spot for a bed bug population. “Regardless of where you live, the chances of harboring the initial bed bugs are the same. However, sharing common walls, floors and ceilings increases the chances of the bed bugs traveling to a new host, and this makes it difficult to get rid of them,” Pollack said. Stanford University and San Jose State both had to quarantine dormitories last year due to bed bug infestations. BGSU has not experienced a bed bug outbreak, but according to customer feedback on hotelchatter.com, some of the local hotels have. “We have been getting calls for bed bugs, and they are only increasing,” McPherson said. Signs of a bed bug infestation include small blood stains on sheets, pajamas or walls and eggshells and shed skins in the bugs’ hiding spots. The body’s reaction to a bed bug bite differs from person to person. Usually the bites turn into itchy welts that are clustered together in rows of three or more. Bed bugs don’t transmit disease from one host to another. “It’s tough to identify bed bug bites because they look like many other types of rashes,” said Glenn Egelman, director of BGSU’s student health center. If suspicion of a bed bug infestation arises, an effort to find a live bug should be made so a positive identification can confirm the species. Adults tend to be brown or reddish-brown with a flat, oval shape. They can grow to about a fourth of an inch and don’t have wings. If the presence of bed bugs has been confirmed, an exterminator must be called to apply treatments. The program consists of multiple treatments administered over one year’s time. To prevent bed bugs, students can be vigilant so an infestation may be caught in an early stage. It also helps to decrease clutter to eliminate hiding spots. If traveling, luggage should be checked to decrease the chances of carrying bed bugs. So will the bugs ever leave the human population alone? “All that bed bugs need to survive is food and shelter, and humans are the best sources for both of these. Why would they want to go anywhere else?” Pollack said.
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be granted only when the criteria are met.” If BGSU’s travel policy is approved it will be different compared to Kent State’s policy, which is much like a transportation policy. The BGSU policy will be more of a behavioral and safety policy compared to the transportation policy that BGSU already has implemented. The Office of Campus Involvement will be in charge of coming up with the actual procedures for travel upon approval by the advisory board. Clint Stephens, coordinator of Student Organization and Community Service Programs and member of the travel policy committee, will help devise the procedures. It’s anticipated that the procedures will include some paperwork and a student trip coordinator who is trained on safe travel practices. The training for the coordinators is currently being developed. Students have posed some concerns about the policy in the past. For example, requiring an adviser on trips is one concern. Junior Dan Stypa has clarified not all organizations will be required to have an adviser on all trips. “Actually, I don’t see any concerns. The committee has enabled everyone to get their perspective in,” Stypa said. “The policy is very student-friendly.” Stypa is very active on campus, and involved with President’s Leadership Academy, Campus Tour guide, Student Alumni Connection and works in the Office of the President as a student assistant and more. This range of involvement helped the committee a lot, he said. The committee has discussed the number of trips being reported by student organizations. “Actually, I anticipate an increase,” Stephens said. The training will be more educational and helpful to the student organizations addressing such issues as organizing trips and safety while on the road, he said. “It was very important for us that the policy be feasible and as straight-forward as possible to ensure that all organizations and students would comply with it. The policy terms are very reasonable and the best interest of the students is at the forefront of the policy,” Rood said. “The policy will empower students and ensure their safety,” Stypa said. In anticipation of approval, the committee is preparing for an evaluation after a little less than a year after the policy was originally applied. “We will look at what worked well, what didn’t and what do we need to do to make it better,” Carr said. The policy will be voted on Feb. 15. More information about the policy will be available after that date, Carr said.
symptoms of the flu, according to Weiss. The county started out with about 2,500 vaccines this year, about 450 of which are still available, DeLong said. Oncampus 1,500 vaccines were ordered by the Student Health Center, and to date all but about 200 have been used. The remaining vaccines are available by making an appointment at the center. “But that’s not enough,” Egelman said. “We have over 20,000 people in very tight quarters.” Ideally everyone would get the vaccine, but in reality a more probable figure would be to vaccinate half of students living in dormitories. By vaccinating a large portion of a group, essentially the whole group is protected, Egelman said. “All it takes is one person coming in with influenza and it can wipe out a residence hall like that,” he said. Unfortunately, many students who have never had the flu seem to think they are immune to it, Egelman said. “Many of the faculty and staff are more concerned than the students because the faculty and staff have experienced influenza,” he said. In the past, parents and schools have protected students. Now it’s up to them to get a vaccine. “The flu shot is a compound shot that protects students from multiple strains of influenza,” Egelman said. “And studies show that people who get the flu shot show fewer signs of other illnesses.” But vaccines do not work immediately. “It takes people a couple of weeks for your body to build immunity and then you’re protected,” DeLong said. The effectiveness of a vaccine depends a lot on how close the vaccine strain matches that in the community. Vaccines are formulated each year according to what is prevalent in the community, DeLong said. Besides getting vaccinated, there are other precautions that can be taken to avoid the flu. “It’s the hands that spread
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BAND From Page 1 it’s been since they last played. When Ezzone asked who hadn’t played their instrument in 30 years, a few members raised their hands. Another man says he’s 80 years old, though all refuse to believe him. One trumpet player is still in high school. Others are local band directors. “When you’re teaching you don’t get to play as often,” said Heather Kramer, elementary band director and clarinet player. She claims to play little more these days than “Mary Had A Little Lamb.” Other directors complain of never playing their instrument, but always playing other ones. Music students from Bowling Green State University who are student teaching complained of the same problems. They joined the community band because
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Something about the weather So it finally began, the change of weather that everyone was looking forward to. For weeks before and after winter break, it’s all people could talk about: “When is it finally going to snow?”, “Why’s it still feel like summer outside?” and “At least it’s not freezing for my bar crawl.” You knew it was coming. With the fast and drastic change in temperature outside, there had to be at least a few articles during the week’s paper on the weather outside. It’s almost like we all forget what the weather gets to be like every year and have to point it out to anyone who might not be sure.
MATT MAUK NOT NEWS EDITOR “It’s freezing outside!” Is the most common statement when winter finally heads around. As if all of us managed to forget between spring and summer that in order for it to snow outside ... the temperature needs to be at freezing level. People who make obvious comments aren’t the only ones who annoy me during winter, though. There’s one person who
manages to get me angry every time I even glance at him. Shorts Guy. You know the one. The guy who walks around on campus in a pair of shorts and sweatshirt (at most) in the snow. He shows no sign of being cold and I can’t help but hate him for it. I’m not sure if it’s envy for being immune to the cold or just feeling sorry for his genetic line, but I just can’t help but dislike some of the people that come with the weather change.
Matt’s currently braving the tundra of campus, but you can email him at mmauk@bgsu.edu
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SIDELINES ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | KATE ACHTER
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Kate Achter uses grit, tenacity to guide the Falcons to three consecutive successful seasons By Colin Wilson Assistant Sports Editor
SOFTBALL Coaches pick BG second in MAC East in pre-season
During her career at BG, Kate Achter has never missed a game. There’s a reason for that — she is as tough and competitive as they come. Achter has been known to take some harsh blows from opponents over the span of her BG career, but seems to always get right back up. Whether she’s being blindsided by a screen in the backcourt or taking a charge from a player who’s got a full head of steam, Achter always gets back up. “I think my will to compete makes me so tough. I don’t ever want to come out of a game no matter how hard I’m sucking wind or how bruised or bloodied my knees may be,” Achter said. The 5-foot-8 junior guard grew up as a smaller kid, which her toughness could be attributed to. Since Curt Miller made her the starting point guard, Achter, one of the smaller players on the court, has played big roles in BG’s success and has become arguably one of the best point guards in the country. Achter has led the Falcons with poise since taking over just eight games into her freshman year. Since she was inserted into the starting lineup, BG’s record is 68-9. “We threw her into the fire and she’s started ever since and she’s run our team and been the engine of our team,” said BG coach Curt Miller. “Certainly we wouldn’t be anywhere like we are without her.” Right from the beginning of her BG career in 2004, Achter has blossomed into a premier Mid-American Conference player. She was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team and played like a seasoned veteran in the MAC Tournament earning MVP award. Achter continued her stellar play last season. She averaged 11 points per game and nearly five assists. She was the floor general of a team that won all its conference games including the postseason tournament. The Falcons finished the season 28-3 and had the highest win total ever in the MAC. Achter’s ability to lead has matured at a fast rate while running Miller’s team. Her coach is expressive in talking about how fast she has come along as one of the emotional leaders of her team. “She’s a leader and to watch the maturity and the growth of her as a leader has been
The BG softball team, led by first-year head coach Shannon Salsburg, have been selected to finish second in the Mid-American Conference Eastern Division according to the 2006-07 pre-season coaches poll released yesterday. Kent State finished above BG to earn to the first place nod in the East.
GYMNASTICS Kenel claims MAC Specialist of the Week award The MAC announced yesterday that Bethany Kenel has received women’s gymnastics Specialist of the Week. The award was given to her after she helped the Falcons to victory over Ball State on Saturday with a new career best beam score of 9.850.
SCHEDULE TODAY Women’s basketball: vs. Ball State; 7 p.m. Men’s basketball: at Northern Illinois; 8 p.m.
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The List The only thing going up faster than the Cincinnati Bengals’ arrest rate is professional baseball salaries. This year’s free-agent market has been especially kind, with $10 million deals being handed out like complimentary bottle openers. Here are the top five free-agent salaries from this off season:
1. Alfonso Soriano: Sure he deserves to make some money, but $136 million over eight years? It’s just baseball people. 2. Barry Zito: The price tag of $126 million over seven years to sign Zito is steeper than his trademark curve ball, but the Giants were desperate to replace Jason Schmidt’s production. 3. Carlos Lee: Signed with the Astros for a cool $100 million over six years. It’s hard to understand why though — isn’t this guy on the down slope?
4. Aramis Ramirez: The Cubs make the list again by also signing Ramirez, offering him $75 million over five years. That’s over $200 millions between two guys from the Cubs as they attempt to buy their way out of a curse. 5. J.D. Drew: The BoSox signed Drew for five years, giving up $70 million. Who knew not playing up to potential could be so lucrative?
POSITION: Point Guard HOMETOWN: Oregon, Ohio NUMBER: 20 HEIGHT: 5-8 YEAR: Junior STATISTICS: 10.4 ppg, 4.9 apg, 1.5 spg
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2006-07 Preseason All-MAC Team 2005-06 All-MAC Second Team 2004-05 MAC Tournament MVP 34th on BG career scoring list
Sisters cherish time as teammates By Jordan Cravens Reporter
While Ashley and Kelsey Jakupcin may never dominate the sport of tennis like Serena and Venus Williams, the sisters certainly are a force to be reckoned with on the Falcon tennis court. The duo has been playing tennis since age five and competing against each other from the time they were able to hit balls over the net to each other. Growing up, the two were never forced to play against each other because they were in different age groups playing junior tennis. It was not until high school that the two officially competed against one another as they battled for the coveted spot of No. 1 singles, with the eldest, Ashley, coming out of the match victorious. The No. 1 singles showdown was a three-match struggle, as most matches are between the sisters in practice matches. In each match, the two bring new meaning to the term “sibling rivalry.” “I don’t want to lose to her,” Ashley said. “I want to beat her every
NEW YORK — In the sensitive post-wardrobe malfunction world, some are questioning whether a guitar was just a guitar during Prince’s Super Bowl halftime show. Prince’s acclaimed performance included a guitar solo during the “Purple Rain” segment of his medley in which JORDAN FLOWER | THE BG NEWS
time,” Kelsey said. The duo wound up at BG after being recruited and given scholarships to play under the experience of head coach Penny Dean. According to Kelsey, Ashley was able to help her make her college decision having already been through the process, but admits having a sister here at BG was a definite plus to coming here. The sister relationship, which was described by both as “lovehate,” is one in which both sib-
lings have great respect for one another. “I want to model the way that she has been toward teammates in the past,” Kelsey said. Kelsey is thankful for Ashley’s help in writing papers, finding classroom buildings and discovering the good places to eat on campus. Amidst the busy schedules of two Division-I athletes, the Jakupcins try to find time to hang out on weekends and
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The women’s basketball team will host Ball State Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Anderson Arena. After a close 73-62 victory over their archrivals Toledo, the Falcons are looking to win their 28th consecutive game at Anderson Arena. BG already holds a school and conference record by winning 34-striaght contests against Mid-A merica n-Conference opponents. The Falcons have won 13 consecutive games since their Dec. 19 loss to No. 1 ranked Duke and have won 54 of their last 60 games. The Falcons have also won five games in a row by a double-digit margin. The Falcons go into the match-up against the Cardinals with a record of 20-2 (9-0 MAC) and nothing seems to be stopping them. Ball State, like every BG opponent, will have their hands full as BG typically has five players on the floor who can score and have passed every test put in front of them. Nonetheless, the Falcons are the ones with a target on their back. “This team is finding ways to step up to the plate which is amazing to me because obviously we’re getting everybody’s best effort,” said BG Coach Curt Miller. “For a while it was the streak and then it was the [national ranking], but now it’s just ‘let’s be the one.’ Every team wants to be the one to beat us.” Ball State comes into this game with a record of 17-3 (8-1 MAC) and is coming off a 15point win over Buffalo. The Cardinals have five players in double figures on the season, led by pre-season All-MAC selection Julie DeMuth who is 10th in the conference in scoring with 14.8 points per game. “It’s going to have to be a team effort [to defend against the leading scorers], I don’t think you can dig yourself a hole against Ball State and get out of it,” Miller said. “They’re too good of a front-runner, and they’re too emotional of a team in that they really know how to put you away.” This game will be a match-up between two of the MAC divisional leaders, with Ball State leading in the West and BG in the East. “We’re going to have to compete and battle and scrap. It may be the most physical game of the year for us, and we’re going to have to be ready for that,” Miller said. “We’re just going to have to grind it out and do our best job.”
Some see “phallic imagery” in Super Bowl halftime show By Jake Coyle The Associated Press
JOINED AT THE NET: Ashley (left) and Kelsey (right) Jakupcin are playing their final season as teammates on the BG tennis team before Ashley graduates.
Divisional leaders meet at Anderson Arena
his shadow was projected onto a large, flowing beige sheet. As the 48-year-old rock star let rip, the silhouette cast by his figure and his guitar (shaped like the singer’s symbol) had phallic connotations for some. A number of bloggers have decried “Malfunction!” — including Sam Anderson
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Police investigate high school basketball incident MASSILLON, Ohio (AP) — A hard play or an assault — that’s what authorities are trying to figure out after looking at film of a player being injured during a high school basketball game last weekend. “They were going up for the ball and one guy got cracked in the eye,” Perry Township Police Chief Timothy Escola said yesterday. “Was it intentional or an accident? It’s very hard to tell looking at tape.”
Kenny Frease of Massillon Perry was injured midway through the third quarter of his team’s 68-54 win Saturday at Canton Central Catholic. Cory Berry’s right hand contacted the right side of Frease’s face as the two players pursued a rebound. Frease, a 7-foot junior, suffered two broken bones in his right eye socket and he has potential damage
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Cavaliers urging coach to let them run By Tom Withers The Associated Press
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REIGNING IN THE OFFENSE: Cavaliers coach Mike Brown (right) want to stop LeBron James (left) and the rest of the team from running wild on the offensive end.
ACHTER From Page 9 probably more impressive than watching her develop as a player,” Miller said. That can likely be attributed to the fact that Achter was coached by her father, Roger, while she played basketball at Clay High School in nearby Oregon, Ohio. She also credits her father for helping her to become a tougher basketball player. “In high school if I was hurt, he was always the one saying ‘you’ve gotta get back up, you’ve get to get back out there for your teammates or you’ve got to help us out here,’ so he definitely
pushed me a little bit to play through [pain] and I think that made me a tougher person in general,” Achter said. The 2006-07 season has been more of the same for Achter. She is averaging over 10 points and five assists. Her aggressiveness has gotten her to the foul line 106 times where she has shot over 76 percent. Achter’s brand of play is very similar to that of sophomore guard Lindsey Goldsberry, also the daughter of a basketball coach. Goldsberry sees similarities in how they both play. “You see things a little differently because you have the coach’s perspective and then your dad. Maybe we have a
CLEVELAND — LeBron James and the Cavaliers want to run, run, run. Coach Mike Brown isn’t ready to let his team loose. With their offense sputtering during a rough patch in an up-and-down season, some of the Cavaliers, most prominently James, are questioning the club’s defense-oriented philosophy. James, whose scoring average is down five points from last season, believes the Cavs would be better off playing at a faster pace, pushing the ball up the floor to quicken the game’s tempo, and, to score more points. Larry Hughes has the same opinion, as do other Cleveland players. That contradicts Brown’s offensive style: a deliberate,
half-court flow of screens and patience he learned working on San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich’s staff — a system that helped the Cavs advance in last season’s playoffs. James, though, feels it’s time for a change. It’s time to run. “I think so,” he said. “We’ve got enough athletes where we can get up and down the court. At times the coaching staff feels the same way, at other times, no. We’re kind of playing basketball for the playoffs. Our offense is geared toward halfcourt basketball instead of getting out and running.” James said he has told the coach that, too. Brown, in his second season as Cleveland’s coach, won’t make any radical changes and he doesn’t mind if the Cavaliers run more. But when they do press the action, he just wants them to be smart about it.
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Olympian gymnast Paul Hamm eyes return By Eddie Pells The Associated Press
Olympic champion Paul Hamm has decided to return to competitive gymnastics, hoping for a less tumultuous path to the all-around title at the Beijing Olympics than the one he took in Athens. Hamm and his twin brother, Morgan, met last weekend with USA Gymnastics officials to confirm their decisions to return. They plan to participate in a limited number of events in 2007 while they finish school and get back into competitive shape. Their decision was confirmed to Associated Press yesterday by their father, Sandy, and their agent, Sheryl Shade. Neither gymnast was immediately available for comment. “We know that USA Gymnastics has been in discussions with the
Hamms about their future training and competitive plans,” said U.S. Olympic Committee spokesman Darryl Seibel. “If Paul and Morgan decide to return to competition, we would be delighted. They are two of the most-accomplished gymnasts in America.” Paul Hamm won the gold medal in the all-around in Athens in 2004. Soon after the event, the International Gymnastics Federation acknowledged a scoring error had been made on South Korean Yang Tae-young’s secondto-last event, and he wound up with the bronze. The Koreans protested. When FIG president Bruno Grandi suggested Hamm share the medal as acknowledgment of a mistake, Hamm was forced to defend his gold well after the Games were over, all the way to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
different understanding of the game,” Goldsberry said. “We both play similar with our aggressiveness.” Goldsberry said the biggest trait that she takes from Achter is her emotion that she adds on the floor. “We feed off that as a team,” she said. In the long run, Achter hopes that her scrappy style of play is shadowed by her peers. “I just try and be a good example for everybody and I hope that my attitude and my competitive nature will rub off on the younger kids,” she said. “When I’m gone hopefully they’ll remember what I taught them and apply it on the floor.” ALEX BRANDON | AP PHOTO
JAKUPCINS From Page 9 work on skills back at home over school breaks. Dean described the sisters as having a “deep understanding of their relationship,” which she attributes to helping them work harder in practices and perform better in matches. “They just have a closeness that allows them to do that,” Dean said. Dean also went on to explain that in practices when the team has challenges to determine who will play what number singles, neither sister is very
excited about playing against each other. From playing and practicing against one another the two are able to read each other’s next move, and in doing so, can tell one another what they are doing wrong. The sisters were able to showcase their talents and closeness together during the 2005-2006 season when they competed at No. 2 doubles for a handful of matches. The two posted a 7-2 record at the second flight of doubles, including a victory over Buffalo, a top contender in the Mid-American Conference, and one of the most memo-
rable experiences for the pair in playing together. But don’t let the sisters’ closeness on and off the court be confused with their desire to be part of the team as a whole. “We do not play for each other, we play for the team,” the two agreed. Ashley, a co-captain of the team is playing her final season as a Falcon. “Yeah, I’ll miss her when she is gone,” Kelsey said. The next opportunity to catch the sisters in tennis action will be this coming Friday, Feb. 9, when the Falcons take on Duquesne University at 6 p.m.
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BONER JAMS: As Prince rocked out, the silhouette cast by his guitar (shaped like the singer’s symbol) had phallic connotations for some.
PRINCE From Page 9 at New York magazine’s Daily Intelligencer. Daily News television critic David Bianculli called it “a rude-looking shadow show” that “looked embarrassingly rude, crude and unfortunately placed.” CBS spokesman Dana McClintock said yesterday the network has received “very few” complaints on Prince’s performance. CBS last aired the Super Bowl in 2004 when Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s
B-BALL From Page 9 to his right eyelid. Escola watched film recorded by both teams but said he hasn’t finished interviewing witnesses. He hopes to wrap up the investigation in a couple days. Frease’s coach, Rob Toth, watched enhanced video of the play and said his player was hit with “a closed fist.” He called the play “an intentional cheap shot.”
“wardrobe malfunction” sparked criticism and a subsequent crackdown on broadcast decency from the Federal Communications Commission. But this time, it was the NFL that produced the halftime show (MTV had in 2004). Spokesman Greg Aiello said the league has received no complaints. “We respect other opinions, but it takes quite a leap of the imagination to make a controversy of his performance,” Aiello said. “It’s a guitar.” The majority of the reaction to Prince’s performance has been laudatory, includ-
ing positive reviews from The Associated Press, the New York Times and USA Today — all of which noted the lack of controversy in this year’s halftime show. AP Entertainment Writer Douglas J. Rowe wrote: “He delivered one of the best Super Bowl halftime shows — ever.” For decades, the electric guitar, by nature, has been considered phallic. From Jimi Hendrix’s sensual 6-string swagger to Eddie Van Halen’s masturbatory soloing, the guitar has often been thought an extension of a male player’s sexuality.
Chris Newlon, an attorney for Berry who was sitting in the stands near where the play in question happened, said the 6foot senior at Central Catholic did nothing wrong in his pursuit of the ball. “I didn’t see a fist. I challenge anybody to show me a fist,” said Newlon, who also viewed a replay. “What it looked like to me is he went up and made an effort to swipe at the ball, and in the process hit the kid in the face. That’s a far cry from blatant, cheap shot, intentional.”
Berry was verbally abused by Perry fans at the game and has been threatened before, Newlon said. “Everyone feels bad the young man from Perry ended up with the injuries he ended up with. ... But if anyone is owed an apology, it is my client,” Newlon said. Frease’s right eye remained swollen shut Monday, when he visited teammates at practice. It is the second time this season he has been hurt, having missed nine earlier games with a wrist injury.
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Astronaut charged with attempted murder By Mike Schneider and Erin McCla The Associated Press
According to police, her obsession with him led her to drive 900 miles from Houston to Orlando, bringing with her a trenchcoat and wig, armed with a BB gun and pepper spray, and wearing a diaper to avoid bathroom breaks on the arduous drive. Once in Florida, Lisa "Robochick" Nowak apparently confronted the woman she believed was her rival for the affections of William "Billy-O" Oefelein. And this tawdry love triangle has one more twist — it involves two astronauts. Nowak, 43, a married mother of three who flew on a space shuttle in July, was charged with attempted murder, accused of hatching an extraordinary plot to kidnap Colleen Shipman, who she believed was romantically involved with Oefelein, a space shuttle pilot. Specifically, police said Nowak
confronted Shipman, who was in her car at the Orlando airport, and sprayed something at her, possibly pepper spray. At first the astronaut was charged with attempted kidnapping and other counts, and a judge had permitted her release on bail. Then, in a surprise move, prosecutors upped the charge to attempted murder, basing it on the weapons and other items they said they had found with Nowak or in her car: a pepper spray package, an unused BBgun cartridge, a new steel mallet, knife, rubber tubing and large garbage bags. Nowak's lawyer, Donald Lykkebak, disputed that upgraded charge, which allowed police to keep the astronaut in jail. "In the imaginations of the police officers, they extend these facts out into areas where the facts can't be supported," said Lykkebak. As the hearings on charges and bail played out on TV, the astonishing details about the
case were repeatedly broadcast and quickly made the rounds of office e-mails and Internet blogs. The details of the relationships of all three were unclear. Nowak and Oefelein, who both live in the Houston area, had trained together as astronauts, but never flew into space together. Shipman, 30, works at Patrick Air Force Base near Kennedy Space Center. Earlier, Nowak was quoted by police as saying she and Oefelein had something "more than a working relationship but less than a romantic relationship." Neither Oefelein nor Shipman could be reached for comment yesterday, nor could Nowak's husband be found. But police found a letter in Nowak's car that "indicated how much Mrs. Nowak loved Mr. Oefelein," the arrest affidavit said. And Nowak had copies of e-mails between Shipman and Oefelein.
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SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest private employer, must face a class-action lawsuit alleging as many as 1.5 million former and current female employees were discriminated against in pay and promotions. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a 2004 federal judge’s decision to let the nation’s largest classaction employment discrimination lawsuit go to trial, possibly exposing the Bentonville, Ark.-
Audio Clip on JFK Jr.’s Plane Released BOSTON (AP) — Almost eight years after John F. Kennedy Jr. died in a plane crash off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, federal officials released a brief audio clip yesterday of a conversation between a concerned airport intern and a Federal Aviation Administration dispatcher related to the fatal flight. A transcript of the conversation between Adam Budd, a 21-year-old college student employed at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport, and the call center at the FAA’s Automated Flight Service Station in Bridgeport, Conn., already was made public and widely reported four days after the July 16, 1999, crash. REINHOLD MATAY | AP PHOTO
CHARGED: Astronaut and Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak, center, is escorted out of an Orlando Corrections facility after her first appearance before a judge yesterday. Nowak, who was arrested on attempted kidnapping and battery charges, Monday, was later charged with attempted firstdegree murder and will remained jailed.
BARDSTOWN, Ky. — A fastmoving blaze killed 10 people early yesterday — six of them children — in Kentucky’s deadliest house fire in at least 30 years. One person was injured. Neighbors said the survivor and another relative had to be prevented from running back into the flames in an attempt to rescue the screaming children. Investigators had not determined the cause of the blaze, which broke out shortly before 4 a.m. “It may have been an explosion in the center of the house. The fire flashed very quickly,” said Fire Department spokes-
man Tom Isaac. Neighbor Bennie Stone said he believed some of the people were staying there with relatives because their own furnace went out. The temperature fell to 11 degrees overnight, the National Weather Service said. It was Kentucky’s deadliest fire in any type of building since the Beverly Hills Supper Club blaze in northern Kentucky in 1977 killed 165 people, said Rob Goodwin, senior deputy state fire marshal. Before yesterday’s fire, Kentucky already had 12 fire deaths so far this year, according to the state fire marshal’s office. Bardstown Fire Chief Anthony Mattingly said the flames spread so rapidly that firefighters couldn’t get inside.
CIA officer identity exposed By Matt Apuzzo The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — On grand jury audiotapes played at his trial yesterday, former White House aide I. Lewis Libby said he learned about a CIA officer from Vice President Dick Cheney, forgot it, then learned it again from NBC News reporter Tim Russert a month later. The complicated history of Libby’s recollections is at the heart of his perjury and obstruction trial in exposing the identity of Valerie Plame, a CIA employee. She is married to war critic and former Ambassador Joseph Wilson. Libby’s 2004 grand jury testimony — a total of eight hours — conflicts with testimony at his trial by a former White House press secretary, a recent
vice presidential spokeswoman, a former CIA official, a former State Department undersecretary and reporters from The New York Times and Time magazine. All testified that Libby discussed Plame with them. Libby told the grand jury he did not remember Plame coming up in any of those conversations. Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has told jurors for weeks that Libby lied. The audiotapes will allow jurors to decide for themselves. Meanwhile, the long-anticipated testimony by Cheney as well as Libby himself may not materialize. Libby’s lawyers indicated this week only that Cheney was “potentially” a witness and that Libby might decide against taking the witness stand.
based retailing powerhouse to billions of dollars in damages. “Plaintiff’s expert opinions, factual evidence, statistical evidence and anecdotal evidence present significant proof of a corporate policy of discrimination and support plaintiff’s contention that female employees nationwide were subjected to a common pattern and practice of discrimination,” the court wrote in a 2-1 decision. Wal-Mart said it would ask the court to rehear the case with the same three-judge panel or with 15 judges, a move likely to idle the case for months. Yesterday’s ruling came 18 months after the case was argued.
“This is one step of what is going to be a long process,” Wal-Mart attorney Theodore Boutrous Jr. said. “We are very optimistic of obtaining relief from this ruling.” HesaidWal-Mart’sownreview found no significant disparity in pay between men and women at 90 percent of its stores. Wal-Mart, which employs 1.3 million workers, claimed the conventional rules of class action suits should not apply in the case because its 3,400 stores, including Sam’s Club warehouse outlets, operate like independent businesses, and the company didn’t have a policy of discriminating against women.
Big-Voiced Singer Dies at age 93 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frankie Laine, the big-voiced singer whose string of hits made him one of the most popular entertainers of the 1950s, died yesterday. He was 93. Laine died of heart failure at Scripps Mercy Frankie Hospital in Laine San Diego, was a popular Jimmy Marino, singer in the Laine’s producer of more 1950s who died from than a dozen years, told The heart failure. Associated Press. “He was one of the greatest singers around,” Marino said. “He was one of the last Italian crooners type.”
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