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Professor discusses how hip-hop and rap are affecting the African community

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The impact of music and film upon the African community was one of the main topics discussed at this month’s popular culture colloquium series.

“Hip-hop and rap is the now of black popular culture,” said Angela Nelson, head of the Department of Popular Culture and this month’s presenter.

Nelson discussed in her speech, “Mapping The Study of Back Popular Culture,” various issues that have impacted the black

Angela Nelson

Head of the department of popular culture

community — but what she really wanted people to take away from her presentation is what is being done about black popular culture.

“Black popular culture is a broad and varied subject in America, but it extends beyond our borders,” Nelson said. “We have to ask, what has been done over the years and

what have college professors and other professionals been doing about it?”

Nelson addressed a crowd of approximately 20 students, faculty and staff in the Pallister Conference Room in the Jerome Library.

Students who attended the presentation felt that it was well done.

“It was a very well spoken, intellectual and informative presentation,” said John Matney, sophomore.

Matney enjoyed Nelson’s presentation; however, he felt that it was lacking in some areas.

“I wish that she [Nelson] would have touched and elaborated on how some whites still perceive blacks as inferior,” Matney said.

The Popular Culture department started their popular culture colloquium series at the beginning of the 2006 semester and will continue it through the 2007 academic year.

Various faculty, instructors and graduate students from the Department of Popular Culture have and will speak on various topics within the popular culture field.

“The idea of a popular culture

Eurodance hits the Union Pub

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colloquium is beneficial to the BGSU community because the University is known for its department of popular culture,” said Sarah Gothie, a former graduate student of BGSU. “This gives the entire campus community yet another opportunity to be exposed to popular culture as an academic subject.”

The series continues on March 15, when Chuck Coletta will discuss the impact of Superman on popular culture and on April 12, Tim Hufnagle will talk about the Dark Rides. Both events will take place in the Union, room 318.

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ROCK ON: Sophomore Ian Hanson, 21, rocks out to the popular game Guitar Hero. Guitar Hero is a game in which you have a guitar controller hooked up to the system that allows you to play along to hit songs by pushing the different buttons and actually strumming. It gives players the feeling playing a real guitar. This has been the new college craze.

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Traveling to Europe for spring break is expensive, partying like a European at the Union is free. The German Club and Russian Club are teaming up to bring the first eurodance to the Black Swamp Pub tonight from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

“I’m looking forward to all of the different organizations and people being there and having a great time,” said Yelena Yershova, treasurer of the Russian Club.

The eurodance will include free food and drinks while supplies last, and of course, banging European style dance music.

In years past German Club has hosted “Fasching” in February, which celebrates Mardi Gras in German tradition.

“It will be cool to see if this becomes an annual event,” Yershova said.

In some ways eurodance is comparable to Mardi Gras, said Rachel Walker, president of the Russian Club and treasurer of the German Club.

“Fasching and eurodance are both celebrations,” Walker said.

And what would a celebration be without music?

“Everyone who has favorite European music was asked to send it in, so there will be all kinds of good dance music,” Yershova said.

The event will take place and the Pub will stay open past midnight, thanks to the Falcons After Dark Programming Fund, which allows clubs and organizations to apply for grant money for events held in the Union after midnight, said Walker.

“All of the officers and Mary Edgington, director of the Union, have been fantastic with everything,” Walker said.

The planning began when the clubs applied for the Falcons After Dark Programming Fund in September, and watching the dream come into reality has been a learning experience.

“The transition from idea to reality has been the hardest part. I want to thank everyone who helped,” Walker said.

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Rocking all night long to fight cancer

By Kyle Reynolds Reporter

The Eppler Center will be “rocking” and rolling to fight cancer tonight.

Alpha Tau Omega is holding their first annual Rock-A-Thon in the Eppler South Gymnasium to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

During the event people will rock in rocking chairs from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. Each team consists of three people and the team must keep its chair rocking the whole time. Only one team member must be rocking

at any one time.

The cost to enter a team is $15, but people can buy tickets at the door for $5 or buy tickets in advance for $3.

Upon entering, each person will be given a raffle ticket.

“We will be raffling off things ranging from autographed professional sports merchandise to free games of bowling, with many other things as well,” said Eric Young, Alpha Tau Omega Social Service Chair. “People can also buy extra raffle tickets at the event.”

Several bands will be playing throughout the night including

Plague the City, The Fight Within, Premonition, Eight Minutes Upside Down and As of Yet. Comedy will also be provided

by Josh Benner, Craig Flack and Joe Lucchese.

Additionally, many games and tournaments will be a part of the Rock-A-Thon.

“There will also be other events going on, including a punch pong tournament, corn hole, relay races, Madden and Halo tournaments, guitar hero and much more for people to do while not rocking,” Young said.

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Ohio couple sentenced to 2 years in prison for child endangerment

By Thomas J. Sheeran The Associated Press

NORWALK, Ohio — A couple convicted of child endangering for forcing some of their 11 adopted, special-needs children to sleep in cages each were sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison.

Huron County Common Pleas Judge Earl McGimpsey gave Michael and Sharen Gravelle sentences ranging from six months to two years on four felonies and seven misdemeanor charges, but

ordered the prison time be served concurrently.

They faced one to five years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000 for each felony count.

That meant the Gravelles could have gotten a maximum sentence of 20 years each. None of the charges carried mandatory jail time.

The Gravelles have said they will appeal their convictions. The judge allowed them to remain free on bond pending the appeal.

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WHAT: Tonight, from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

WHEN: The Black Swamp Pub in the Union WHERE: The Black Swamp Pub in the Union HOW: Hosted by the German Club in collaboration with the Russian Club with funding through the Falcon after Dark Programing Fund COST: Free for students

An unknown caller informed city police a snow mobile was riding around in people’s yards, officer spoke with Matt Proffit and told him to park the four-wheeler.

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Resident on St. George Street reported a mailbox was split in half by a plow, causing $200 worth of damage.

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The Black Swamp Pub will be open before 11 p.m. and students are encouraged to show up early. “Students need to bring their student ID and drivers license if they are over 21 and want to drink at the Pub,� Yershova said.

The celebration is open to every student at BGSU, who upon arrival will be thrown into a euro-mixture of people, cultures and, of course, dance. “I think it is a good way for different cultural clubs to get together, plus I love foreign music,� said Tiffany Jenkins, junior.

Resident Derek Wise had a snow igloo in the yard of his Troup Ave. home with “enter here� and “you honk, we drink� spray painted on it. Officer advised him to remove the spray paint and clean up the beer bottles and cans.

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A 911 caller informed police they could hear a girl yelling in the apartment below. Officers spoke to the girl, who said they were playing a video game and got a little loud.

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A pushing/shoving match between roommates on Napoleon. One of the roommates was upset about finding her car buried in the snow, came into their apartment and made some comments that started a conflict.

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East Merry Avenue resident John Dix was warned for a disorderly/loud party. The music was turned down.

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A black cat with white feet was spotted in a parking lot on Napoleon. It could not be caught.

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Caller informed police that someone was playing basketball in their apartment, but when police arrived at the apartment on Klotz Road it was quiet.

Free food will also be provided to all in attendance.

Jeremy Lehman, Alpha Tau Omega vice-president, wants the event to help a great cause and for people to have a good time. “I want it to be like one big party, not just a fundraiser,� Lehman said. “Fun for a good cause.�

They choose to donate to the American Cancer Society because it’s an issue that affects so many. “We’ve known a lot of people who have been affected by cancer,� Lehman said. “It’s something that affects our population and the world.�

Al Stabilito, a public relations director for the American Cancer Society, appreciates their work . “We have to thank groups like this for holding such events,� Stabilito said. “Cancer affects all people, young and old. They are doing a noble thing for people with cancer.�

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COUPLE SENTENCED: Michael, left, and Sharen Gravelle listen as Huron County Judge Earl McGimpsey sentences them to two years in prison on each of four felony child endangering counts in Norwalk, Ohio yesterday. The sentences, to be served concurrently, followed the couple’s convictions for forcing some of their adoptive, special needs children to sleep in cages.

ENDANGER From Page 1 Both defendants kept their composure while the judge read the sentences. Sharen Gravelle kept her head down taking notes, while her husband sat back in his chair holding his face in his left hand.

The Gravelles each spoke during the nearly two-hour hearing that also included statements from some of the children being read.

Sharen Gravelle cried during a 26-minute statement to the court, in which she blamed social services officials for not helping them control the destructive behavior of some of the youngsters.

She said the children were never confined as punishment but rather to protect them, including a child who wanted to jump out a second-

floor window. “Would you prefer that we let them jump? Either way, we'd be here. The difference is they're still alive,� she said. “That was not punishment, no matter what's said,� she said.

The couple has said they needed to keep some of the children in enclosed beds with alarms to protect them from their own dangerous behavior and stop them from wandering at night.

The children, who suffered from problems such as fetal alcohol syndrome and a disorder that involves eating nonfood items, ranged in age from 1 to 14 when authorities removed them in September 2005 from the Gravelles' home in Wakeman, about 60 miles west of Cleveland. They were placed in foster care in fall 2005 and the couple lost custody last March.

U.S. will keep close eye on new Hamas-Fatah coalition

By Mohammed Daraghmeh The Associate Press

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Aides to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday that U.S. diplomats told them Washington plans to shun a future Hamas-Fatah coalition government because it will not explicitly recognize Israel.

State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the United States would not make judgments about the unity government before it is formed and has an official platform. The Bush administration also will watch the government’s actions once it takes office, he said.

If the United States decides to shun a new Hamas-Fatah government, it would be a severe blow to Abbas. The Fatah moderate leader has been trying to implement

a power-sharing deal with Hamas to end Palestinian infighting and lift crippling international sanctions against the government.

Last week, the two political rivals reached a coalition agreement in Saudi Arabia, and the Hamas-led government was expected to resign later yesterday to pave the way for a unity government.

Washington had previously withheld judgment on the power-sharing deal.

Abbas’ aides said he received word of the new U.S. position in a phone call from Assistant Secretary of State David Welch late Wednesday. Jacob Walles, the U.S. consul general in Jerusalem, then delivered the same message to Abbas in person yesterday, the aides said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the issue.

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TORONTO AUTO SHOW : Person looks at the new Acura RDX, which was voted Canadian Utility vehicle of the Year, during media preview day at the 2007 Toronto International Auto Show on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007 in Toronto. About 13,000 Chrysler workers, including 2,000 in Canada, will lose their jobs under a plan designed to cut the struggling automakers costs and return it to profitability by next year.

Restructing Chrysler may cost 13,000 jobs, 2 plants AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The next step for Chrysler in its quest to shed 13,000 workers and shrink its factory capacity is talks with the United Auto Workers union, where relations already are a bit strained.

Chrysler and its German parent, DaimlerChrysler AG, announced the job cuts Wednesday as part of a wrenching restructuring plan that will result in two facilities being closed — including one in the Cleveland area — and others losing shifts as the troubled company tries to shrink itself to reflect lower demand for its products.

The union already has refused to grant Chrysler the same health care concessions that it gave to its domestic competitors, something that the company said puts it at an unfair disadvantage.

The UAW is going over Chrysler’s finances to see if such concessions are warranted while at the same time it and the Canadian Auto Workers union try to get buyouts or early retirement packages for the 11,000 production workers who will lose their jobs under the restructuring. “Over the past six years, DaimlerChrysler has closed or sold 16 facilities and reduced its work force by one-third. We maintain that the company cannot cut its way to profitability,� UAW President Ron Gettelfinger and Vice President General Holiefield said in a joint statement.

They blamed the problems on unfair U.S. trade policies and said they will hold the company to its commitment to grow the business with new products. “We will continue to look out for the interests of our mem-

bers by negotiating an attrition program to lessen the impact of these actions,� the statement said.

Chrysler Chief Executive Tom LaSorda said any offers to leave would be regional, targeted at plants slated to close or lose shifts. He wouldn’t give further details, instead saying that it all had to be worked out with the unions.

But in a conference call with industry analysts, LaSorda said it was imperative that the UAW give Chrysler the same health care deal it gave the competition. “We need to make sure that we get parity with GM and Ford, and we’re prepared to work on that aggressively,� LaSorda said.

He estimated a deal similar to those of General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. would save the company about $340 million to $350 million a year and reduce its health care liability by $2.5 billion to $3 billion.

LaSorda declined further comment on negotiations with the UAW. The restructuring plan, labeled the Valentine’s Day massacre by workers, also had another mysterious component.

Chrysler Group’s German parent, DaimlerChrysler AG, said it was looking at all options including partners for the troubled Chrysler, and its chairman wouldn’t rule out a possible sale of the U.S. operation.

With Chrysler’s job losses, the domestic auto industry has eliminated or proposed cutting 132,000 manufacturing jobs at 64 U.S. plants since May 2005, said Sean McAlinden, chief economist and vice president of research at the nonprofit Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor.

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Deep faction divisions wreak havoc on Palestinian schools

By Dion Nissenbaum MCT

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The smell of charred books drifted through the library as dozens of students gingerly stepped through candlelit hallways littered with shattered glass.

Young women in headscarves whispered as they peered into the ravaged rooms of the Islamic University’s main library, where they once studied English, math and science.

“I can’t recognize it,” said math student Rihan Riha, 20, as she stood on a pile of rubble and took cell phone pictures of the wreckage. “It’s totally destroyed.”

Palestinians have grown accustomed to Israeli air strikes on government buildings, police stations and even this Hamasallied campus, but this attack came from within. Months of violent clashes between the militant Islamic group Hamas and the secular Fatah party battered the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian universities there before the leaders of the two groups last week formed a coalition government.

But the attacks on competing colleges allied with the two factions are visible reminders of how deep the divisions between Hamas and Fatah run,

how fragile their power-sharing deal may be and what could happen if the two return to open warfare.

Students said they’re worried that, even with a unity government, the wounds from the clashes will hardly have time to heal before new battles begin.

“I’m not very optimistic about what will happen,” Riha said.

“This shows that some people in Fatah want to destroy any kind of agreement.”

Sitting in his office overlooking his damaged 25-acre campus, Western-trained Islamic University President Kamalain Shaath said the assault did more than damage buildings; it undermined the Palestinians’ drive to end decades of stateless poverty and depression.

“The most prominent achievement of the Palestinian people in the last 40 years has been the establishment of universities in Gaza and the West Bank,” Shaath said. “In fact, they are the cornerstone for the whole society, and to have someone attack this university — or any university — I think it is shooting his own heart. The heart of Palestinian society.”

Islamic University came under attack earlier this month, at the peak of the Fatah and Hamas clashes, which ended with nearly three dozen

people dead and scores more wounded.

Forces loyal to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas stormed the university after claiming that Hamas was using its 25-acre campus as a launching pad for mortar attacks.

Virtually every building, save the campus mosque, was set ablaze.

Thousands of books in the central library were destroyed.

The student union hall was ransacked. Offices across campus were torched.

On the walls of one charred meeting hall, angry Hamas supporters left no doubt whom they blamed for the damage.

“Abbas and Dahlan to the depths of the hell,” wrote one Palestinian, referring to the Palestinian president and Mohammed Dahlan, the Fatah security chief in Gaza who’s blamed for stoking the factional fighting there.

Islamic University has long served as an intellectual incubator for Hamas. Virtually every major leader of the militant Islamist movement has taught or studied at the university, and the Israeli air force attacked an empty university building last July after claiming that Hamas had used the campus to plan attacks against Israel.

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DESTROYED: A Palestinian woman surveys the damage caused to an Islamic University meeting room during recent Fatah-Hamas clashes in Gaza City. Several buildings were set on fire, including the library and student union. Campus leaders plan to teach in outdoor tents until repairs can be made.

Last week’s attack was the worst on the school, now a respected university with 17,000 students.

It will take months to repair, and campus leaders are preparing to teach in outdoor tents.

The assault on Islamic University was followed by an attack on a smaller university

affiliated with Fatah. Masked gunmen believed to be with Hamas attacked Al Quds Open University with rocket-propelled grenades, stormed the three-story building, doused classrooms with gasoline and set them on fire.

Dozens of computers were stolen, and scores more were

STAR students approach Congress for tuition aid

By Audrey Hoffer MCT

Matt Guidry, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, is already $20,000 in debt and worrying about how he’s going to afford graduate school.

This week he’s in Washington with hundreds of other students lobbying for the Student Aid Reward Act. The Evansville resident is an old hand at persuasion, especially when it comes to money in his pocket. As vice chairman of the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group, a non-profit organization that rallies behind student issues, he travels the state to talk with UW administrators and regularly organizes groups of UW students to lobby the governor and legislators in Madison.

He also has visited Wausau Democratic Rep. Dave Obey’s

district office and met with Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold.

The Student Aid Reward Act (known as STAR) was introduced

by Fond du Lac Republican Rep. Tom Petri and Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) nearly two years ago, but not brought to a vote.

It would make more money available to college students to pay for tuition without any additional cost to taxpayers.

Petri admitted last week in a phone conversation with a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter that he couldn’t advance the bill in a Republican-controlled House, but since Democrats took control last month “we have a much better shot.”

At a news conference Tuesday that was packed with college students and several members of Congress from both parties, STAR was reintroduced.

In Petri’s district alone, STAR

“Higher education is key to a better future, and we have to look for every new way to make college more affordable.”

Gordon Smith | Oregon State Senator would add about $1.2 million in student aid. Across the state, Wisconsin students would see an additional $15.5 million to help pay their higher education costs.

One after another, lawmakers and students stood up for the right of all students to pursue college degrees.

“Higher education is key to a better future,” said state Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.), “and we have to look for every new way to make college more affordable.”

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the

bill would save the government $13 billion, and that at least $10 billion of that would be available as new financial aid.

There currently are two kinds of student loan programs that provide roughly the same loans and interest rates to students.

In one program, students borrow money from banks, which act as the middlemen between student and college.

This is an expensive program that is heavily subsidized by the federal government and results in significant — critics say excessive

— profits for lending institutions.

“Student loans are the second most profitable business for banks after credit cards,” said Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) in his news conference remarks.

In the other program, students borrow directly from the government through their schools.

The bank as a go-between is eliminated, and the loan is secured at a lower rate.

Petri said the STAR bill would generate the $13 billion in savings offering schools an incentive to obtain money for their students via the cheaper program: Colleges and universities would be allowed to keep half the money saved by the federal government in the form of increased Pell Grants to aid lowand middle-income students.

“If the loan program is passed this session, there’ll be more Pell money and I’ll be able to get a grant,” Guidry said.

destroyed, said university spokesman Assad Keita.

“This is the only weapon we have as Palestinian citizens: Science. Education,” Keita said as he wandered through the halls pointing out ashen boot prints where the militants kicked in doors and set the rooms ablaze.

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By Ashley M. Heher The Associated Press

CHICAGO — Matt Frank had been dead for eight hours when the first goodbye message was posted on his MySpace page.

The note was short and simple: I love you. I’ll miss you.

Dozens more followed, as disbelieving friends took to the Web to mourn the 17-year-old and three other teenagers who were killed Sunday when a car — crammed with nine passengers — slammed into a utility pole after a late-night house party in suburban Chicago.

“All I can say out of everything that I told you and taught you, I wish so bad that you wouldn’t have taken my quote to heart... ‘Live well, Party harty, Die young,'” wrote friend Kristi Morrison, 19. “Im so sorry I wish I could take that back ... I love you so much man.”

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“These are places where people in many ways lived their lives online,” said Amanda Lenhart, a senior researcher at the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

“And what better way to grieve or mourn a person than in a space they created.”

Policies on what to do when an Internet user or blogger dies vary among services, illustrated by the 2005 case of a Marine killed in Iraq whose family went to court to get access to e-mails he had sent through a Yahoo Inc. account.

MySpace avoids deleting the deceased’s profiles unless asked by family members, which means the profiles-turned-memorials can stay active for years.

Other social-networking and blogging sites, such as Xanga and LiveJournal, also host memorials tied to deceased users’ pages.

“We often hear from families that a user’s profile is a way for friends to celebrate the person’s life, giving friends a positive outlet to connect with one another and find comfort during the grieving process,” MySpace,

a unit of News Corp., said in a statement.

Bernice Hartman didn’t know her daughter had a MySpace account until the 21-yearold soldier was killed during a September suicide bombing in Iraq.

Months after Jen Hartman’s death, messages and tributes — even Thanksgiving greetings — continued to pop up on the site.

“It’s hard to read, but it’s more comforting,” said Bernice Hartman of New Ringgold, Pa. “I think it’s easier for her friends.

They come to us at the funeral and say things, but I think it’s easier for them to leave a message on that than to talk to us personally.”

SAN JOSE, Calif. — For nearly a year, a legal document charges, Google employees aided a Missouri-based company that provided software and tech support to people who downloaded pirated software and movies.

Among the victims were Microsoft, Symantec, Adobe and Intuit, according to a sealed affidavit filed late last year in the Southern District of New York and obtained by the San Jose Mercury News.

The affidavit provides new details regarding Google’s alleged role in promoting piracy in a lawsuit involving two Missouri men and seven of the

country’s largest movie and TV studios.

Google declined to discuss the allegations. In a statement, Google said it was looking at steps to screen out “potentially problematic ads.” The company said it prohibits advertisers from using Google to promote the sale of copyright-infringing materials.

The affidavit also states that Google recommended an advertising campaign be built around keywords referring to pirated software.

The men’s statements are embarrassing for Google, which has been trying for months to get permission from the studios to legally distribute their content on its YouTube subsidiary.

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OPINION PEOPLE ON THE STREET

“The drug dealer is us.”

—John Walters, White House drug policy director, regarding a recent report that while U.S. teenagers’ use of marijuana is declining, their abuse of prescription drugs is holding steady, or in some cases increasing, from Time.com.

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Should the U.S. introduce another $1 coin?

“Yes, because I’m broke and any money is good.”

“Yes, because every penny counts.”

SHANNON WELSH, Junior, Education

JITEN DADLONI, Junior, VCT

“No, because they’ll be easier for me to lose than regular dollar bills.”

“As long as it doesn’t affect inflation it’s OK.”

ERIN WELSH, Sophomore, Marketing

RILEY KLOOS, Senior, Dietetics

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Flip-flopping is good . . No, bad for America . .Yes, it’s good BRIAN SZABELSKI ASST. OPINION EDITOR

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Founders’ ‘Man Dinner’ was insulting, stereotypical CHAD PUTERBAUGH COLUMNIST

From time to time, I make my way to the south side of campus to eat a meal.

Because I hate relying on my Flexfunds, I tend to venture down to the depths of Founders for dinner.

On one such recent visit, I was dumbfounded on my way out as I saw piles and piles of advertisements for something they called “The Man Dinner.”

The advertisements were of various, supposedly “manly” men. One depicted Mr. T, one Sylvester Stallone and one even depicted Chuck Norris.

The men all had two things in common: 1. They were advertising The Man Dinner, and 2. They demonstrate what it means to be a man … right?

Of course they do. That’s what the dinner is all about. It was a celebration of everything that it means to be a man.

From quarter-pound hotdogs to kegs (of root beer), The Man Dinner was iconic.

The advertisements conveyed this sentiment most clearly by saying they had plenty of dishes “that will put some hair on your chest.”

Though Mr. T, sporting his Mohawk and an angry look in his eye, urges us to embrace this conception of manhood, I think we ought to reconsider such a stereotype.

When the date for the dinner came around, I had to see for myself what men were actually like.

I peeked in the doorway, and the first thing that caught my eye was a sign on the salad bar that read “salad bar closed.”

“Closed” was written, then crossed out. Beneath it was written: “Open. Sorry guys, we tried!”

Of course, men hate salad.

Thank you for trying, anyway, Dining Services.

Walking around inside the eatery I saw a number of equally disturbing items.

I noticed there were some new decorations around the eatery to further the manly theme.

No, chest hair was noticeably absent, but other symbols of manliness were all around.

For instance, plastic army men hung as parachuters from the ceiling, big plastic construction equipment and dump trucks and lastly, my personal favorite, the man laws hung as a banner around the drink dispenser.

The banner was what gave me my most lasting impression of The Man Dinner.

Amongst the moral code men follow are such impressive laws such as “There are no leftovers when eating steak,” and “Yes and No are completely acceptable answers to all questions.”

The theme for the event, as has been demonstrated, is the archetypal man. And men are all of these things.

They are machismo, they

drive dump trucks by day and do karate at night. They have huge muscles, they parachute with the army straight into their homes to eat a huge steak.

And men have the thoughtfulness of your average coin.

As long as we have a system — say, heads for yes, tails for no — men can answer all questions.

For a university that prides itself on critical thinking, I find the portrayal of men by Dining Services to be morally reprehensible.

To propose men reduce all questions to yes or no is to deny that men possess any sort of critical abilities at all.

I sought for any sort of positive manly portrayals and was not surprised to see none at all.

The only things to be found were stereotypes of the machismo and thoughtlessness.

In fact, I half expect to see “man laws” such as, “Man shall beat his wife when she talks back.”

There have been few times in my life where I’ve felt my opinion was ever very subversive or extreme; however, I believe the University has been incredibly obtuse to have portrayed its student body in such a way.

We are apparently a mob, amused easily with steak and cruel jokes at our own expense, and we obviously do not mind having our intelligence undermined.

In the world of politics, few things ever remain certain.

But there is the certainty any one politician’s positions are subject to change at anytime for any reason, especially around presidential election season.

While politicians vie for their party’s nomination, their views usually change from what they truly believe to what will get them the most votes.

In the past, it might have been easy to get away with such an act.

However, in today’s world of bloggers and 24-hour news networks eager for dirt, a change in position on an issue quickly turns into a death blow.

Flip-flopping helped to do in John Kerry in during the 2004 presidential election, including his infamous change of heart on the war in Iraq.

The 2008 presidential election promises to be one where such changes in position are going to be under much scrutiny. In fact, the criticism has already begun.

Recently under the target was former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who declared his candidacy for president.

The topic under fire is Romney’s stance on abortion.

In clips from two debates that were shown on ABC News, Romney’s stance on abortion is clearly in support of a woman’s right to choose.

The latter of the two debates occurred in 2002 during the race for Massachusetts governorship.

However, in a March 2005 Boston Globe opinion column, Romney said the following: “Once cloning occurs, a human life is set in motion.

Calling this process ‘somatic cell nuclear transfer,’ or conveniently dismissing the embryo as a mere ‘clump of cells,’ cannot disguise the reality of what occurs.” Furthermore, Romney has maintained he has always been anti-abortion.

Sen. John McCain, a presidential candidate in both 2000 and 2008, also is being accused of flip-flopping on several issues.

McCain, who once ran as a “maverick” candidate for president against George W. Bush, is changing some of his positions to reflect with right-wing Evangelical Christian opinions.

One of those, in fact, is his opinion on Evangelicals.

According to an April 2006 story on Salon.com, McCain told “Meet the Press” host Tim Russert that he didn’t consider the Rev. Jerry Fallwell an “agent of intolerance.”

This is in direct contrast with what McCain had said during the 2000 presidential primaries, where he failed to win the Republican nomination over Bush.

Later that year, McCain even spoke at Falwell’s Liberty University, which perhaps shocked many of McCain’s moderate supporters from his 2000 campaign, including myself.

But it’s not just Republicans that are changing their positions. Sen. Hillary Clinton, the current favorite to win the Democratic nomination, has made several noticeable turnabouts in her platform.

Clinton’s biggest change of heart seems to be over the Iraq War, which she voted for and supported until recently, it seems.

In October 2005, with the war becoming unpopular, Clinton told the Village Voice: “I don’t believe it’s smart to set a date for withdrawal . . . I don’t think it’s the right time to withdraw.” This comment matched many of Clinton’s past statements, all of which had

supported the U.S. offensive in Iraq.

By the end of January 2007, though, Clinton’s tuned had changed. In a campaign stop in Iowa, she demanded that the president “extricate our country from this before he leaves office.”

Since then, Clinton has not answered any questions on Iraq, including at her most recent campaign stop in New Hampshire, according to CNN. I could list many other examples for many other candidates, but the problem is clear. Politicians, especially those running for president in 2008, are selling their beliefs out to try and be the most popular.

Is it a good strategic move?

Maybe. But for Americans, this loss of individuality means that we are only left with two real choices: the generic liberal set of ideas, and the generic conservative set of ideas.

Flip-flopping makes for good dirt for the media, but it doesn’t benefit us at all.

That’s why I’m asking all of the 2008 presidential candidates, both current and future ones, to avoid getting sucked into changing their beliefs just because they want to win.

If that were to happen in 2008, it would give us the most diverse field of candidates for president in U.S. history and encourage real debate and discussion among both the public and the candidates.

Stopping the flip-flopping in election politics will do more than just the candidates good.

It might just be what the American people need in order to find solutions to the problems of the future and elect a competent and strong leader.

And after this president’s second term expires, that’s the one thing we really need the most.

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By David Espo The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress, a fresh challenge to the commander-in-chief on the eve of a symbolic vote critical of his troop buildup in Iraq.

Pelosi, D-Calif., noted that Bush consistently said he supports a diplomatic resolution to differences with Iran “and I take him at his word.”

At the same time, she said, “I do believe that Congress should assert itself, though, and make it very clear that there is no previous authority for the president, any president, to go into Iran.”

Nancy Pelosi House Speaker advocates change in Iraq war Pelosi spoke in an interview in the Capitol as the House moved through a third marathon day of debate on a nonbinding measure that disapproves of the military buildup in Iraq while expressing support for the troops.

Passage of the measure was expected Friday. Pelosi and other Democrats have said approval would mark the first step in an effort by the new Democraticcontrolled Congress to force

Bush to change course in a war that has killed more than 3,100 U.S. troops.

Bush administration officials and their allies are resigned to House passage of the resolution and have worked in recent days to hold down defections by GOP lawmakers.

But Bush took a swipe at his critics during the day.

“This may become the first time in the history of the United States Congress that it has voted to send a new commander into battle and then voted to oppose his plan that is necessary to succeed in that battle,” the president said.

The Senate unanimously confirmed Lt. Gen. David Petraeus last week to take over as the top U.S. commander in Iraq.

Artificial insemination spurs conflict James Murray Professor of animal species chats about cows

By James Temple MCT

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — When the farming industry embraced artificial insemination during the 1940s, some critics argued that it would lead to animal abnormalities or destroy breeding businesses. Others proclaimed it tantamount to playing God. Such objections have long since faded away, at least beyond the fringes, and the technology now is used to produce about threequarters of all dairy cattle. To supporters of the Food and Drug Administration’s preliminary approval of food from most clones and their offspring, a December announcement that sparked wide and vehement protests, the history of artificial insemination (AI) is telling.

“The information age changes the way that people can fan the flames of controversy,” said James Murray, professor of ani-

JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO | AP PHOTO

IDENTICAL: Two 3-year-old Holstein cows have been cloned and now live at the Animal Science Dairy Barn at the University of California Davis in Davis, California.

mal science at the University of California, Davis, who argues that extensive scientific research has shown no danger from cloned animals. “This is just AI with the Internet. It’s a storm in a teapot.”

Opponents of the FDA’s decision, however, point to a more recent precedent: the agency’s approval of St. Louis-based Monsanto Co.’s synthetic bovine growth hormone (BGH) in the early 1990s.

Consumer groups immediately called for boycotts, and many dairy processors pledged to reject the drug. Recently announced

plans to curtail or eliminate BGH by Dean Foods, Wal-Mart, Kroger, Safeway, Starbucks and other major retailers and manufacturers promise to squeeze that market share further.

“When Monsanto tried to get the entire dairy industry to embrace growth hormones, we understood that people who bought our milk weren’t going to want it. The same lesson applies here,” said Marcus Benedetti, president of dairy processor Clover-Stornetta Farms in Petaluma, Calif., which has said it will not use cloned animals.

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Quitters cause tax revenues to wane

By Martiga Lohn The Associated Press

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Roland Henkel quit smoking in September and has been doing the math ever since: a week added to his life. More than 2,100 Marlboro Lights he hasn’t smoked. And more than $400 he didn’t spend on cigarettes.

“It does add up,” said Henkel, 53. “You don’t think about it when you’re smoking so much.”

The state of Minnesota has been doing the math, too, and isn’t quite as delighted.

Because of quitters like Henkel, Minnesota’s tobacco tax revenue is expected to go into a gradual slide later this year — a drop that may grow even steeper with the expected passage of a statewide smoking ban.

Across the country, states are putting their treasuries under pressure by adopt-

“The wonderful thing about tobacco revenues is when they go down, there’s less smoking.”

Eric Lindblom | Campaign goer ing smoking restrictions as well as higher cigarette taxes, which appear to be discouraging people from lighting up, as many health activists had hoped would happen.

State Sen. David Tomassoni, a Democrat who opposes a statewide smoking ban, said he worries about the lost tax dollars.

“The taxes on smoking are being used to fund education, they’re being used to fund health care, they’re being used to fund real things. Now, if we eliminate smoking, does it mean that those things go away?” Tomassoni said.

Opponents of smoking don’t

mind if the take from smokers falls.

“The wonderful thing about tobacco revenues is when they go down, there’s less smoking,” said Eric Lindblom at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids in Washington.

The downturn in revenue won’t necessarily cause states any immediate major hardship, since the decline is slow and cigarette taxes represent only a small portion of state budgets.

But up to now, they have been a reliable and politically expedient way of raising revenue to solve budget problems.

Sin taxes on things like cigarettes are “the most socially acceptable form of taxes you can raise,” said Bob Kurtter, a state budget watcher at Moody’s Investors Service.

Just over a fifth of U.S. adults smoked in 2005, down from about one-fourth a decade ago.

Because of the downturn, states levied taxes on 2.8 billion fewer packs in 2005 than they did just five years earlier.

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Sophomore shines for Falcons track team

By Josh Whetherholt Reporter

“I’m pretty excited and shocked,” Dunning said. “But it doesn’t really change my mindset.

TaKarra Dunning has The goal is always to get been on top of her better, so I’m just trying game this past season, to improve my mark at finishing first or second MAC.” in the shot put every TaKarra Carvalho, who has meet, as well as consis- Dunning been a key to Dunning tently improving in the Provisionally making such big weight throw, making strides, is trying to her a major contribu- qualified for make sure Dunning tor to BG’s success this national in keeps focused. season.

Arkansas “It’s kind of icing on “She’s put in a lot of the cake to get the big hard work and it’s paid off,” said assistant coach Justin throw to win All-Ohio and Carvalho. Dunning wowed the qualify provisionally for the crowd yet again last Saturday national meet,” Carvalho said. as she threw a 3.5-foot person- “I just want to make sure she al best of 49’10.5” on her last stays focused on MAC, but I’m throw of the meet. Dunning definitely excited for her and found out yesterday the throw our program.”

Carvalho said he feels if was good enough to provisionally qualify her for the national Dunning can execute a 52-foot meet in Fayetteville, Arkansas, throw at the MAC meet, she this March. Provisionally qual- should have a good chance of ifying means she isn’t guaran- getting into the national meet. teed to go, but is on a pseudo See DUNNING | Page 7 waiting list.

SWIMMING Swim team makes a splash in record book on day one Four Falcons earned a Bronze medal while breaking the University 200-medley relay record during the opening race of the Mid-American Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at Eastern Michigan University yesterday. While setting a second historical finish in the 800-free relay, BG earned additional team points and a fourth place finish in the first of four days of competition in Ypsilanti, Mich.

SCHEDULE JORDAN FLOWER | THE BG NEWS

TODAY Hockey: at Ferris State; 7 p.m.

Swimming: MAC Championships; All day

TOMORROW Hockey: at Ferris State; 5 p.m.

Women’s basketball: at Buffalo; 7 p.m.

Men’s basketball: at Morehead State; 5:15 p.m.

Swimming: MAC Championships; All day Tennis: vs. Ferris State; 1 p.m.

SUNDAY Gymnastics: vs. Kent State; 2 p.m.

OUR CALL The List Heading into All-Star weekend in Las Vegas, The BG News ranks the top five MVPs in NBA basketball to this point:

1. Steve Nash [below]: Averaging 11.8 assists per game for the Suns, who are in absolute disarray without him.

2. Dirk Nowitzki: Dirk is not only averaging 24.9 points per game but he is also shooting 50 percent from the field while his rebounding and assist numbers are up this season.

3. Gilbert Arenas: The Wizards star is averaging 28.8 points per game over six assists and logging over 40 minutes.

4. Kobe Bryant: Bryant has led the Lakers to a record of 30-23 with his 28.7 points, 5.5 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game.

5. Carmelo Anthony: He’s the No.1 scorer in the NBA with 30.7 points per contest, but his performance has been tainted by a brawl with the Knicks which resulted in a suspension.

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Down the stretch BG has only four more games to play until CCHA playoffs

By Chayse Held Reporter

Coming off of its biggest win of the season last Friday against Michigan, the BG hockey team will be looking to keep momentum going strong this weekend when the Falcons travel to Big Rapids, Mich. to face Ferris State for a pair of conference games.

The Falcons (6-24-2, 4-19-1) take to the road after completing a recent five-game home stand in which they went 1-3-1, holding their own against some of the best in the CCHA (Alaska, Notre Dame and Michigan).

Hoping to build off of the recent improved play and knowing that they will go on the road in the first round of the CCHA playoffs, BG will look to solidify its road game in preparation for the postseason. The Bulldogs (9-19-3, 6-15-2), who have won three of its last four games, including a sweep of

“We’ve got to maintain the positive vibe going right now.”

Scott Paulch | BG Coach Ohio State, will be looking to do much the same.

“We know we’re going on the road in the playoffs,” said BG coach Scott Paluch. “It’s important that we can get a positive feeling on the road to get the confidence that we can put together a solid road game going into the playoffs on March 2.”

Winning on the road has been a struggle for BG this season (213-0), who will likely face the fifth seed in the opening round of the playoffs, with the top four teams in the conference receiving byes.

The Falcons’ nine points put them in 12th place in the con-

ference, seven points behind Ferris State in the standings, leaving BG with a mathematical chance to surpass the Bulldogs.

But whether BG finishes 11th or 12th, the team could travel to any of a number of sites to open the playoffs, including Nebraska-Omaha, Ohio State, Western Michigan and Lake Superior.

According to Paluch, the team is not paying attention to what team they might play in the first round, but rather the Falcons are concentrating on their own game to make sure they are prepared to perform at a top level come playoff time.

“We’ve got to maintain the positive vibe going right now,” Paluch said. “We’ve played well the past few weekends but we need to be comfortable that we go into a tough place to play and pull out a win.”

The puck drops tonight at 7:05 p.m. and tomorrow at 5:05 p.m.

Falcons try to keep the ball rolling at UB

By Ashley Folan Reporter

The women’s basketball team travels to New York tomorrow to take on the Buffalo Bulls with tipoff at 5p.m.

After a dominating win against Akron (91-46) last Wednesday, the Falcons go into this matchup with a record of 23-2 and 12-0 in the MidAmerican Conference.

“I’m ecstatic with where we are at, being12-0, with everyone focused in on us, with everyone wanting to beat us, we’re really excited about the situation we’re in,” said BG coach Curt Miller.

The Bulls suffered a 71-68 loss against Miami Wednesday leaving them with an overall record of 8-16 and a MAC record of 3-9.

In their last meeting, the Falcons took the victory 75-42 and they did it by keeping the Bulls from scoring long-range jumpers.

“The thing we did well in the first game was that we disrupted their timing, we got them on their heels and we

Stern bars Hardaway from All-Star weekend in wake of homophobic comments

By Melissa Murphy The Associated Press

The NBA banished Tim Hardaway from All-Star weekend in Las Vegas because of his anti-gay remarks.

Hardaway, who played in five All-Star games during the 1990s, was already in Las Vegas and scheduled to make a series of public appearances this week on behalf of the league. But after saying, “I hate gay people” during a radio interview, commissioner David Stern stepped in.

“It is inappropriate for him to be representing us given the disparity between his views and ours,” Stern said in a statement yesterday.

Hardaway’s comments — for which he later apologized — came a week after John Amaechi became the first former NBA player to say he was gay.

“I don’t need Tim’s comments to realize there’s a problem,” Amaechi told The

Associated Press in a phone interview. “People said that I should just shut up and go away — now they have to rethink that.”

On a Miami radio show Wednesday, Hardaway was asked how he would interact with a gay teammate.

“First of all, I wouldn’t want him on my team,” the former Miami Heat star said. “And second of all, if he was on my team, I would, you know, really distance myself from him because, uh, I don’t think that is right. I don’t think he should be in the locker room while we are in the locker room.”

When show host Dan Le Batard told Hardaway those comments were “flatly homophobic” and “bigotry,” the player continued.

“You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known. I don’t like gay people and I don’t like to be around gay people,” he said.

“I’m homophobic. I don’t like

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Greg Svihlik, Political Science “Yes. The AP is just looking at the MAC instead of the team’s athleticism and record.”

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IT’S A CELEBRATION: (left to right) Amber Flynn, Kate Achter, Ali Mann, Liz Honegger and Julie Gompers celebrate after a shot is made in Wednesday’s victory against Akron.

didn’t give up threes,” Miller said.

With guard Stephanie Bennett holding the conference lead in three-point shots made with 64, Buffalo thrives off the three-point shot and the Falcons need to watch how many of them go up.

BGSU is also looking to shut down Buffalo forward and Preseason All-MAC selection Heather Turner. Miller’s main goal is to keep the ball away from her as much as possible.

“You’re not going to stop her, but if you limit her touches, she’s not going to get 15,” he said.

The Falcon offense should be ready for Buffalo, considering every active player on the team roster scored at least 5 points in Wednesday’s game. Guards Megan Thorburn (14) and Kate Achter (12) led the Falcons in points. Carin Horne and Amber Flynn were not far behind, both scoring 11.

BG has scored at least 80 points in their last three games.

If BGSU pulls through with a victory tomorrow, they will clinch the East division of the conference. They have already clinched a first-round bye with their win over Akron.

Angie Poehler, Intervention Specialist “Of course. They play a much stronger game than to be ranked a mere 17th.”

Sundiata Hankins VCT & Marketing “Oh yeah. They’ve beaten everybody besides Duke and [Notre Dame]. They should be ranked at least No. 10 or 11.”

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Bengals place franchise tag on Smith CINCINNATI (AP) — Defensive end Justin Smith, who has led Cincinnati’s line in tackles in each of the last five seasons, was designated as the Bengals’ franchise player yesterday.

Smith would have become an unrestricted free agent March 2 if he doesn’t reach a contract agreement with the Bengals before then. The franchise tag means the Bengals could keep Smith by matching any offer sheet he signed with another team.

“This move helps us keep our core players together ... ” If they choose not to match another offer, the Bengals would get the other team’s first-round draft picks in 2007 and 2008 as compensation.

He would be guaranteed

$8,644,000, the average salary of the top five defensive ends next season.

“This move helps us keep our core players together, and it gives us an opportunity to continue negotiating for a longer-term contract with Justin,” coach Marvin Lewis.

Smith had 110 tackles in the 2006 season and ranked second on the team in sacks with 7.5.

He has played all six of his NFL seasons with Cincinnati.

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to put more emphasis on school than the shot.

“Well, the concept is studentathlete, student first,” Dunning said.

“We specifically recruit to get the best student-athletes for our program and she’s done a very nice job,” said head coach Cami Wells.

Dunning even uses the knowledge gained in school to help her in athletics. She will often watch her competition from afar while they are warming up to deter-

mine where their mindset and focus is.

Dunning is no stranger to pressure at big meets. She was a threetime state champion in the shot put in high school as well as an outstanding basketball player.

Dunning knows there is still a lot of work to do this season and is focused and determined to see that it gets done, keeping the upcoming MAC meet in her sights.

“Right now I’m just getting ready for MAC,” Dunning said.

“I know it would be tough to have a three and a half foot [personal record] and then come back with another one, but she definitely has that potential to surprise everybody,” Carvalho said.

Dunning is also an impressive performer out of the ring.

Dunning, a psychology major, maintains a 3.3 GPA and tries

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Attorney pleads guilty to leaking BALCO facts

By Paul Elias The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — A Colorado lawyer who admitted in court papers that he leaked secret grand jury documents in a federal steroids probe to reporters made an initial court appearance yesterday on obstruction of justice charges.

Troy Ellerman pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court, but prosecutors said it was a formality and they expected he would plead guilty later in the day.

“That’s what we anticipate,” prosecutor Douglas Miller said.

Ellerman can be sentenced to up to two years in prison and fined $250,000. Ellerman could also lose his license to practice law.

Ellerman’s appearance came the day after federal prosecutors announced he agreed to plead guilty to obstructing justice in a deal that would prevent two San Francisco Chronicle reporters from going to jail for refusing to divulge their source.

In court papers filedWednesday,

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it. It shouldn’t be in the world or in the United States.”

Hardaway also said if he did find out that a teammate was gay, he would ask for the player to be removed from the team.

“Something has to give,” Hardaway said. “If you have 12 other ballplayers in your locker room that’s upset and can’t concentrate and always worried about him in the locker room or on the court or whatever, it’s going to be hard for your teammates to win and accept him as a teammate.”

Later that night, Hardaway apologized during a telephone interview with WSVNTV in Miami.

“Yes, I regret it. I’m sorry.

I shouldn’t have said I hate gay people or anything like that,” he said. “That was my mistake.”

Two major gay and lesbian groups denounced Hardaway’s remarks.

“Hardaway’s comments are vile, repulsive, and indicative of the climate of ignorance, hostility and prejudice that continues to pervade sports culture,” said Neil Giuliano, president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. “And by apologizing not for his bigotry, but rather for giving voice to it, he’s reminding us that this ugly display is only the tip of a very large iceberg.”

Said Matt Foreman, president of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force: “Hardaway is a hero to thousands of young people. And that’s what makes his comments so troubling. Sadly, his words simply put the pervasive homophobia in the NBA on the table.”

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INSIDE JOB: BALCO founder and co-owner Victor Conte, center, and his attorney Troy Ellerman, right, arrive at the Federal Building Friday, Feb. 13, 2004, in San Francisco.

Ellerman said he allowed the Chronicle’s Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada to view transcripts of the grand jury testimony of baseball stars Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield and sprinter Tim Montgomery.

Eve Burton, general counsel for Hearst Corp., which owns the Chronicle, would not confirm or deny that Ellerman was the source of the leaked documents. The reporters also declined to discuss their source.

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Bob Marley Night at Dexter’s Jamaican Restaurant and Bar in Toledo will celebrate the life and work of reggae’s first superstar with music and Jamaican cuisine. “Get up” to Dexter’s by 8 p.m.

The Student Loan lends their jam band aesthetic to Howard’s Club H for the evening, starting at 9 p.m. No one’s going into debt for attending this show: it’s $5 at the door.

University students show their unique ink INK WITH FEELINGS The students whose ink is displayed below all have emotional ties to their permanent body monumoents

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” follows a musically-inclined dream interpreter through his tribulations in Egypt. The production will run through Sunday at the Stranahan Theater in Toledo.

Sarah Haberecht

Alex Beat

Drew Zimmerman

Andy Wielicki

Jacob Moore

Jacob Moore

Euro Dance Party at the Union Pub is being sponsored by the German Club. From 10 p.m. until 1 a.m., Eiffel 65 and Falco rule the pub.

SATURDAY

Guitar Fest ‘07 offers area shredders a chance to indulge in a day of workshops, give-aways, guest artists and an open-mic jam session. Crank your amps to 11, bring your most prized axe and $25 to the Toledo School for the Arts by 10 a.m.

By Addie Curlis Reporter

As of late, Bowling Green has seen new and interesting forms of body art.

From Chinese symbols to memorial tattoos, students are finding new meanings for the ink put on their skin.

According to Mike Heilman, an artist at On the Edge Tattoo Studio, tattoos consisting of tribal designs and initials are becoming very popular.

“Tattoos became popular years ago because of the military and sailors, and just recently gained more popularity because of television shows such as ‘Miami Ink,’” he said.

Heilman said he sees a lot of students wanting lettering done, including initials and scripture.

Students such as junior Sarah Haberecht have deep meanings connected to their specific tattoos. Haberecht’s grandmother passed away last year, and in order to keep her close she got a tattoo with the word “Love” on her foot.

Because her grandmother died of lymphoma, Haberecht wanted the ‘L’ to be made into a bluish-green cancer ribbon. Underneath the word are her grandmother’s initials.

“My grandmother guides me in life so that’s why the tattoo is on my foot,” she said.

Haberecht thinks the popularity of meaningful or memorial tattoos started in the 1970s after the Vietnam War to remember soldiers or show patriotism.

She added that the popularity has continued to grow through the years.

“You can walk into a tattoo shop any day of the week and there’s always a line to get one,” she said.

For art major Alex Beat, the tribal tattoo on his back was a mutual idea between he and his brother. Beat drew up an original design and the brothers got matching tattoos on their backs.

“We are really close, so it was designed to be a symbol of that bond through its originality,” he said.

For other students, their tattoos are a symbol of something they strongly believe in.

Sophomore Drew Zimmerman has a tattoo of a Tyrannosaurus Rex eating a Jesus fish on his

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Ekoostik Hookah makes a hazily triumphant return to Headliners in Toledo. This all-ages show costs $15 at the door, and starts at 8 p.m.

HBA House and Home Show at the SeaGate Convocation Centre in Toledo offers ideas, advice and new concepts on everything from interior design to the kitchen sink.

There’s no place like a home show that costs $8.

SUNDAY “Shifting Skins: Tales of Transformation” features multiple dance and theatrical performances inspired by Asian culture.

THEY SAID IT “Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?”

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Constructive students build parking lot igloo mansion

By Meghan Hunt Reporter

Some people spent Valentine’s Day with that special someone, others celebrated Single’s Awareness Day with friends. But three young men had a different agenda — to make the best snow fort ever.

When sophomore Kevin Fancher woke up Wednesday morning and looked out of the window of his room in Rodgers, he spied the pile of snow that he had only dreamed of before.

After calling his friends, fellow sophomores Jordan Krutsch and Tony Weygandt, to look at it, the three men decided to make

good use of their snow day and build the greatest igloo that the University has ever seen.

“I’ve wanted to do this since I was 14,” said Krutsch, the other two agreeing. The arctic architects used only their hands, a

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Wii introduces “Metal Slug Anthology”

By Greg Miller Reporter

Over the years several game systems have had collections of two “Metal Slug” games at a time, but now you can own all seven games with the “Metal Slug Anthology” for Nintendo Wii. “Metal Slug Anthology” contains the side-scrolling platform-shooter titles “Metal Slugs 1-6” and “Metal Slug X.” Each game is very similar to the others because developer SNK Playmore wanted to keep the look and feel consistent.

Each game has a great look to it. Everything is hand-drawn, giving the games unique and exciting visuals.

METAL SLUG ANTHOLOGY features unique and exciting visuals that are hand-drawn.

Gameplay is spot-on, but be warned that “Metal Slug Anthology” is not for the lighthearted. These games are tough due to their arcade roots: How could the arcades make money if you didn’t die a lot?

There are many weapons to utilize, from your starting pistol to a rocket launcher to a Metal Slug tank and more. The levels themselves are all unique. SNK

Playmore wanted to provide as many environments as possible to traverse.

One downside to the game is the load times. A loading bar will appear when you are about to enter a new area and can take a few seconds before you are back in the action, often putting a damper on the game’s fast pace.

Overall, the quirky and fun gameplay of “Metal Slug Anthology” will keep you entertained for hours and hours.

These are the kinds of games that leave you breathless, make you laugh and put you in a good mood once you play them. And at only $40 for a collection of seven games, why pass up the opportunity?

Online gaming communities exposed

By Melinda Jacobs Reporter

It’s 3:07 a.m. when the phone rings and she’s awaken by an SMS, Europe’s form of textmessaging. Michaela Westlin is on call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week — and yes, that includes holidays — however, it’s no ordinary job that requires her to keep these hours.

“Wake up!” the message reads. “We’re under attack.

Wake up your shooters ASAP.” Jumping out of bed she rushes over to the computer, messaging some others from her phone as she gets on-line to plan out defense strategies with her fellow leaders from around the globe.

“What’s our position?” she types quickly.

“They hit us when we were sleeping, we’ve lost most of our higher ranks already,” one of the tops replies back.

“Crap,” she types. “How long until the others get on?”

“Not sure,” he replies.

“Hopefully soon. The donna is already dead… ” “No!! Who the hell shot her?

I’ll kill the bastard myself!” she blurts back quickly pulling up an Internet browser and typing in some information.

“Ugh, this is just great,” she

says with a sigh looking at a grey-green screen with a skull and crossbones on it reading: ‘RIP Someone killed you! The bastard! Click here to find out who did it.’ “I’m already dead!”

Westlin, a 23-year-old gamer from Sweden, known to fellow gamers as Akri, is just one of the many international players of Omerta, www.barafranca. com, a text-based multi-player online role playing game (MMORPG).

“I have played other games online before, but I was moving to a new town where I didn’t know any people,” Westlin explained. “So I was looking for a game that took more planning and involvement. I Googled “mafia game” and here I am one year later drinking coffee at 4:44 in the morning,” she joked.

The complexity of the game also drew Westlin to it in the beginning.

“The best part is actually planning an attack, manipulating the enemy, and then hit hard and fast and succeed still standing,” Westlin said, “It can be to ‘normal people’ slightly frightening, that what I just said actually feels like an accomplishment of importance in those moments.”

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TATTOO From Page 8 chest.

He said this is his statement against Christian political leadership and creationism trying to hinder society’s scientific enhancement and change history.

“I hate Jesus and love dinosaurs,” Zimmerman said.

Zimmerman adds that the people who know him well understand why he has this specific tattoo.

Creative writing and library science major Jacob Moore will never understand why people dislike tattoos or feel they are offensive.

“My personal stance on tattoos is this: The body is a temple for the soul; why not decorate the walls?” he said.

Among college students, he sees a lot of crosses and stars.

Moore finds these a bit clichéd, especially when those getting the cross tattoos aren’t serious about their faith.

As for Moore, he is serious about his Wiccan belief system: He has a pentagram on his right ankle because it symbolizes balance.

“I feel this is a very important part of being a wholesome person,” he said. “I try to have meaning for each of my tattoos so it allows reflection and remembering the good times associated with the piece.”

As for junior Andy Wielicki, he said his tattoo is abstract in the sense that it could have multiple meanings.

Wielicki wanted to get a chain arm band tattoo on his upper

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A fellow player, Samantha Wilson, a Security Guard from Kansas known as Dancingqueen to many, also started off playing another game, but was drawn to the allure of Omerta.

“I was already on one game site, www.pogo.com, and some people I played with on there were talking about a mafia game called Omerta,” Wilson said. “They said it was fun, but not many girls played. So I checked it out to see what all the fuss was and was hooked almost instantly.”

Due to the nature of the game, Omerta is one of the more demanding games to play. With successful players playing over 10 hours a day, at least, time is important to have a successful account. Players unite to form families, such as Talamasca, Lucchese and Vincitori, and families work together through bloods, allies and alliances in both war and peace.

Unlike console games, most text-based online games work mainly through a chat client, such as IRC, in dealing with politics and strategy within the game rather than handeye coordination.

“At first, politics fascinated me, all the power and Akasha [a top player in the game], was the first woman power I met. Seeing how she and Loosecanon [another top player] worked the game was awe inspiring,” Wilson explained.

Omerta is not the only online-gaming community out there. Other text and graphic based games such as Kingdom of Loathing (KOL), Bushtarion, Quake, World of Warcraft (WoW), and Hattrick, are home to thousands of gamers from around the world. With so many games out there, most gam-

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arm for several reasons.

“First I chose the concept of a chain because in life I value team work and commitment, which is what the links in the chain stand for,” he said.

The chain contains colors that look stainless steel and rusty because the chain represents “life” to Wielicki. He said the stainless steel color represents a beginning or a start of something, and the rust color represents the death or the end of something.

He adds that he wanted the chain to remain broken when it gets to the rusted part, because at this time in his life, it is incomplete.

“I have plans in the future to get my tattoo finished around my arm when I consider my life to be completed and have established myself with a dream job, wife and children,” he said.

TAT STATS Tattoos have become more popular in the recent years with more exposure thanks to shows like “Inked” and “Miami Ink.” Here are current tattoo trends.

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The current trendy styles are intials, tribal, memorial tattoos with wings or crosses and Chinese letters.

The most common tattoos that people get are Scripture, Latin word and initials.

The most common location for tattoos on women is the hip, the lower back and feet.

The most common place for men to receive tattoos is on the upper back, shoulder blade and their arms.

“At first, politics fascinated me, all the power and Akasha[ a top player in the game], was the first woman power I met.”

Samantha Wilson | Online Gamer ers end up playing more than one game, and within those games a combination of text and graphic games. Dylan Groves, a 19-year-old gamer from Texas, is one of those who interests stretches from graphic based games, to text based. Groves’ first experience in the online gaming world was with a MMORPG called Anarchy Online.

“I started Anarchy when my roommate bought it … so I created one, well three,” Groves said. “It was the first online game I really played.”

Groves, who typically goes by the name Flip on chat, feels his interest in console gaming originally lead him to the world of Internet gaming.

“I don’t really know why I liked it, but I don’t know why I like most things,” Groves confessed. “Currently I play Bushtarion and KOL, but I also started a game called Chosen Space a few days ago, but you can’t forget the classics like AOE [Age of Empires] and Quake 2 — although I haven’t played either of those in a while.”

It’s not just interest in gaming that draws players to the Internet communities.

Sometimes free time at work is all that is needed, as with Michael Quinn, a 27-year-old 911 Telecommunicator in New Jersey.

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After her 2004 solo debut with “Love. Angel. Music. Baby.,” Gwen Stefani has begun the New Year with a bang. The release of her second solo album, “The Sweet Escape,” is just the catalyst for her “Harajuku Lovers Live Tour,” which begins in August.

Stefani pulled out all the big guns with this album, calling in favors from platinum-selling singer Akon (who produced “The Sweet Escape”), British MC Lady Sovereign and her controversial Japanese friends, singers and dancers, the Harajuku Lovers.

Stefani has created another interestingly sweet and salty, hard and soft musical texture.

Stefani, 37, proves she is not slowing down anytime soon.

Beginning her music career in 1992, when she made her debut with third wave ska band, No Doubt, Gwen has been busy on the singing, dancing, songwriting, pop, rock, fashion designer and actress road to the big time.

“The Sweet Escape” begins with a hilarious yodel-rap only slightly familiar to “The Sound of Music” fans in her first track, “Wind It Up.” All songs carry a strong beat, strong-willed lyrics, and the quirky artistic dynamics known only as “Gwen Stefani.” A passive, happy-go-lucky, upbeat album, a feeling of nostalgia for her older albums are evident to any listener.

If you purchase the album, go to www.gwenstefani.com and click on the key icon. You receive a free download of “What You Waiting For?” from the Harajuku Lovers Live DVD. ■ Samantha Closz

Director Todd Field weaves an interesting look at life in suburbia with his latest film “Little Children.”

The film tells the story of two stay-at-home spouses who enter into an affair after a chance encounter in a park.

While the film doesn’t sport an all-star cast like some other big films, the whole cast, lead

by Kate Winslet (“Titanic”) and Patrick Wilson (“Hard Candy”), gives one of the best ensemble performances of the year, right up there with the likes of such critically acclaimed films “The Departed” and “Babel.”

“Little Children” is primarily a drama, but there are more than a few times that comedy elements are introduced into the story as well, which may be considered either a good thing or bad, since at times the comedy may seem out of place behind a serious story.

Also seemingly out of place is a story about a recently paroled sex offender who moves into the neighborhood and how he tries to readjust into society despite being ostracized by the community around him, with the exception of his loving mom.

The role is very well done by Jackie Earle Haley (“All the King’s Men”), so well he has been nominated for an Oscar, but it seems out of place with the main characters and plot.

When stacked up against some the bigger films of the past year it doesn’t quite stand up to their quality. However, it’s an above average film that is well made though it may not be for everyone.

■ Joseph Cunningham

I’ve never been to Birmingham or Ft. Payne, Ala., but I imagine both to be, in some fashion, downhome and easygoing locales.

I say this because Warm in the Wake, a quartet with members from both places, just released a down-home and easygoing EP named “Gold Dust Trail.”

Though not terribly groundbreaking, and a bit split-personality in style, at 25 minutes there’s little chance for it to get stale.

The first three tracks are small indie gems, with some Of Montreal and Pavement sprinkled around.

To top it off, the band sounds like it wants to include a guitar solo while not actually using a guitar.

So in comes a flying piano line (“Golden Inhibition Destroyer”) or pseudo-shredding mandolin (“Hearts VS Heads”), neither of which are bad things.

The EP’s second half jumps from style to style, some more successful than others.

“Good King” has a stomp to it but weak chorus lyrics (“Everybody wants a good king/not a bad king/ a good king”) drag the track down.

“What You Seek” and “Skeleton Numbers” are the slowest tracks, but feel forced, like they were written only for the sake of giving the EP some variety.

“Ironworkers” throws in some slide guitar and a country twang, betraying their Southern roots and possible affinity for My Morning Jacket.

It might just be a problem of spreading their different styles across an album rather than the backlog found on the EP. Again, nothing spectacular, but it’s certainly not bad on the ears.

■ Dave Herrera

“The Last Samurai” director Edward Zwick’s “Blood Diamond” is one of those few films that is able to manage blending entertainment with a deep message on a topic that not a lot of people may know about. In this case, it is about the diamond industry and its effects on the African people who are forced into mining the jewels.

The main story focuses on a farmer, Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a smuggler, Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio), and a reporter Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), who go on a journey across civil war-torn Africa to find a rare diamond that the farmer found while being forced to work the mine fields by rebels.

Each of the characters is after something different, Solomon wants to get his family back, Archer the jewel, and Maddy wants to expose the diamond industry and their support of the illegally exported diamonds used to fund civil wars.

The acting of the primary cast is fantastic with Djimou Housnou stealing the show as the father looking for his family while still keeping hope despite the horrors of civil war all around him.

All in all, “Blood Diamond” is an enjoyable film that mixes entertainment with a deeper message underneath. It’s put together well by Zwick and the above average cast of wellrespected actors — making it one of the better films of the year.

■ Joseph Cunningham

IGLOO From Page 8 dorm room trash can, a shovel and a traffic cone to create their over 10-foot tall igloo.

Their creation included two slides — one in the front and a longer one in the back — a staircase, a balcony (with parapets that would have fit in on a medieval castle), a JORDAN FLOWER | THE BG NEWS chimney Santa Claus would have been proud of, two out- TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL: University door benches and an indoor snow archetects celebrate the snow day. bench.

Krutsch, Weygandt and A large stick was used to measure how high they could Fancher carved “C.H.” into make the ceiling without mak- the side of the igloo, hoping ing the structure crumble. to submit their creation to the They did it over two sessions, popular Web site, collegehustopping only because they mor.com. Whether or not they were cold. The entire project will receive Internet recognition remains to be seen, but took around 3.5 hours.

After the igloo was fin- they have certainly received ished, Krutsch, Weygandt and recognition from passersby Fancher decided to celebrate on campus.

About 15 to 20 people their victory with some pizza, ordering it to “the igloo in the stopped by throughout the parking lot.” They said that construction of the igloo, all in the pizza place didn’t believe awe of its size and amenities.

“This is better than girls, them at first, but eventually they caved and delivered to man! This is awesome!” said Curtis Presley, senior. the boys’ temporary home.

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By Michael Wilmington MCT

Some of this year’s Oscar nominees are already available on DVD and home video. If you want to test your judgment against the Academy voters, here’s a list of the Oscar nominees on DVD. BEST PICTURE NOMINEES: “The Departed” — Oscar-nominated director Martin Scorsese’s terrific hellbent Boston-set crime drama, based on the Hong Kong hit “Infernal Affairs,” with Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg (supporting actor) as a smart-aleck cop. Other nominations: editing, adapted screenplay. (Warner Home Video; available Feb. 13.)

“Babel” — Oscar-nominated

director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’smulti-part tale of a world of misunderstandings, with Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Oscar nominees (both for best supporting actress) Adriana Barraza as an illegal Mexican immigrant and Rinko Kikuchi as a wayward Japanese teenager. Others: editing, original score, original screenplay.

(Paramount; available Feb. 20.)

“Little Miss Sunshine” — The sleeper family road comedy with Oscar nominees Abigail Breslin (best supporting actress) as a beauty contestant and Alan Arkin (best supporting actor) as a wily grandpa.

Others: original screenplay.

(Twentieth Century Fox)

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It’s in the Stars: Weekly horoscopes for Feb. 19 The BGSU blizzard not only barracaded many students in their dwellings, but during its mighty wrath, the heartless storm of the century took away my cable.

In this severe emergency, I was forced to watch the Montel Williams show, in which “pyschic” Sylvia Brown shared her knowledge of the beyond with gulible audience members.

Conversations between Brown and the audience included asking an older lady if her husband died from a heart attack and if someone’s beloved dog who has passed away tragically after being hit by a tank truck had been black.

I then rummaged through my brain files and remembered that one year ago, Brown had predicted both Elizabeth Taylor and Dick Clark would perish in 2006.

Fabulous track record, I must admit.

So even though I am a certified astrologer, thanks to a three-part online course for highly intelligent people, I decided I also would take the online course on developing my psychic skills, to make my horoscopes more accurate.

I highly advise you to plan your life according to my highly scientific and technical ability. And it goes a little something like this: Aries (March 21-April 20) You need to set aside some “me” time. Grab the movie “Beaches” and some Ben and Jerry’s. You’ll

OSCARS From Page 9 “The Devil Wears Prada” — The Vogue-ish world of high fashion, skewered, with Oscar nominee Meryl Streep (best actress) as a high-fashion priestess. Others: costume design. (Twentieth Century Fox) “United 93” — Oscar-nominated director Paul Greengrass’ nail-biting docudrama about what happened on the ground and in the air on 9-11. Others: editing. (Universal) “Flags of Our Fathers” — The first American part of Clint Eastwood’s great two-sided look

thank me when your heart heals.

Taurus (April 20- May 20) It’s not just a coincidence everyone you know thinks you are stubborn. Taurus’ are stubborn by nature. However, you need to be able to accept change and roll with the changes. Life isn’t Burger King. You can’t always have your way.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Your ability to think on the fly will help you out immensely this week. Even though you might feel as if you have verbal diarrhea, someone will surprisingly find it charming.

Cancer (June 21- July 21) Have you ever heard of the phrase, “Clean up your own backyard?” Sometimes your 2.39 Yen is not needed and remember there are two sides to every story and usually they are both wrong.

Leo (July 22- Aug. 21) Don’t jump into any new situation head first. Make sure to weigh the consequences instead of drooling over the benefits. And remember, it is never acceptable to wear white until Labor Day. Virgo (Aug.22- Sept. 21) You need a new hobby. Your passions are becoming too much like mandatory obligations, which is never fun.

Sometimes, finger paints solve everything.

Libra (Sept.22- Oct. 22) Never compromise who you are for anyone. You have a personal right to voice your opinion if you want burgers

instead of pizza. Sometimes the cheese doesn’t set well in your stomach anyway. People will admire you for your newfound freedom. If they don’t, their probably just jealous.

Scorpio (Oct.23- Nov. 21) You need to love yourself more often; not the behind-closeddoors love, but allow yourself to take some credit. You are worth that shopping spree you’ve been wanting since mid January.

Sagittarius (Nov.22- Dec. 20) Something is getting ready to rock your world and it’s not going to be a snazzy Glen Campbell song. Make sure to ground yourself so you don’t fall flat on your face.

Capricorn (Dec. 21- Jan. 19) Even though you have a funky laugh, don’t be afraid to use it. Strip down to your scivies and dance, dance, dance.

Aquarius (Jan.20- Feb. 18) That one dream you want to come true is going to, but not overnight. You mentally need to get prepared for the change and then embrace it with loving arms. Plus, try to get more sleep. No one likes a cranky head.

Pisces (Feb. 19- March 20) The cat always comes back, no matter how many times you punt it to the curb with your red high heels and due to the BG Blizzard, the humane society is closed. You need to figure out a way to protect yourself and your emotions. Cat scratch fever is never good.

at World War II’s pivotal battle for Iwo Jima. Sound editing, sound mixing. (Paramount) “Cars” — Pixar imagines a world of anthropomorphic autos. Animated feature, original song. (Walt Disney) “Monster House” — Three kids battle a house that’s a holy terror. Animated feature.

(Sony) “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” — Johnny Depp has widely confessed that Keith Richards was the inspiration for his character, Jack Sparrow; Depp is no Richards, but he and this pirate ride are still fun. Art direction, sound editing, sound mixing, visual effects. (Walt Disney)

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