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Faculty and staff donate money to the University to contribute to student success
Legislation was passed last night boosting GPA requirements | Page 3
By Samantha Johnstone Reporter
For many students the University has become a new home. For faculty and staff, BGSU has become part of their family. Yesterday, at the Family Campaign Volunteer Breakfast, faculty and staff members celebrated this extended family. The Family Campaign, started in 1999, gives these faculty and staff members a passionate way to contribute to the University.
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Robin Veitch, fund-raising assistant, said it is a positive way for faculty and staff to get involved and participation has been growing every year. “It’s giving back to the family,” Veitch said. According to Michelle Banks, director of annual giving, the campaign has raised over 7.2 million dollars toward various buildings and scholarships. “It was created as a way for faculty, staff and retirees to give back to the University,” Banks said.
“We’ve been able to do a lot of great things with scholarships.” Linda Dobb, executive vice president, said the Family Campaign has been an incredible success story. The Wolf Center for the Collaborative Arts, the Union, The Sebo Athletic Center and additions to the library are just some projects the Family Campaign has given back to the student community. “People give in their jobs passionately,” Thomas Gorman, inter-
im assistant director to Academic Enhancement, said, “but they also really care enough about students to contribute to their success.” From donating time grading test papers to donating money for a new golf clubhouse, Dobb said supporting this campaign has meant supporting students in and out of the classroom. “Passion for the institution has to encompass many things,” she said. “Passion takes all different forms and shapes.” In fact, faculty, staff and retirees
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After a loss to MSU, the team rebounds with a win over Butler | Page 7
Baseball starts strong in Tennessee Winning two of three on the road, the team owes their victories to great hitting | Page 7 JORDAN FLOWER | THE BG NEWS
PILLOW FIGHT: Sydney Jones (left) and Matt Hakel pillow fight for gender supremacy during yesterday’s attempted flashmob. About 40 people showed up for the mob in which men and women divided by the Black Swamp Circle cheered on their matching gender. Hakel was declared the winner after Jones dropped her pillow.
Flashmob hits campus By Theresa Scott Reporter
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Ohio Supreme Court to hear traffic violation A debate over a $100 speeding ticket is reaching the state’s highest court | Page 6
Parents fight to represent son in court
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Courts debate whether parents of disabled children can act as their lawyers | Page 6
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City to install flashing lights at crosswalk By Kelly Day Senior Reporter
Tennis ends non-conference play at home
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are encouraged to contribute to the specific programs that they care the most about. These specific donations given to the University make the campaign slogan, “Give to your Passion,” literal. Many Family Campaign participants have gotten very creative with their contributions. Veitch said some departments produce money through dress-down Fridays and one director even hired a masseuse for those who
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WATCHING AND WAITING: Members of the BGSU Flashmob gather in front of the Union to prepare for a one minute pillow fight, which was the group’s debut event. Over 700 students belong to the group, which was started on Facebook by Joe Coleman, a student at the University.
At exactly 5:47 p.m. yesterday, mayhem broke out in front of the Union. At least that was the case for 40 members of BGSU Flashmob and the 100 or so confused students passing by. Yesterday afternoon a group of students assembled in the Black Swamp Circle and participated in the University’s first organized flashmob event. The mob was led by the creator of the group Joe Coleman. Soon after afternoon classes let out Coleman directed sophomore Sydney Jones and Matt Hakel, a Bowling Green High School student, to step into the middle of the busy crossing and have a pillow fight while other members of the group cheered them on. After approximately one minute of fighting the group disbursed just as quickly as they assembled, leaving passing students amused and more than a little confused. Inspired by similar groups across the country sophomore Joe Coleman and his friends decided to take it upon themselves and form the first flashmob group on campus; using only Facebook and word of mouth the group rapidly grew from 10 to 725 members.
After hearing concerns from students about the dangers of crossing Mercer Road, the City will install new crossing signs by the Mileti Alumni center. The signs will have continuously flashing amber lights, which are run by solar power — part of the city’s efforts to become more environmentally friendly. The purpose of the signs is to make drivers more aware of the crossing and will be installed as soon as the weather conditions are right. For many students, like junior Jay Alexander, the new signs are a long-time coming. Alexander has been parking in the parking lots east of Mercer for the last three years. As an art major, the commuter lot near the ice arena is the closest to the art building. For Alexander, crossing the busy street to get to campus has been a constant frustration. “The cars don’t stop at all. They don’t slow down,” he said. “You’ve just got to put your head down and go, and just hope for the best.” Undergraduate Student Government SenatorTom Bethany decided to advocate change after “seeing other people run like deer across the road on a daily basis.” Bethany helped write legislation for a more effective crosswalk last year, and said he worked with City Council representative Gordy Heminger every week to make sure the issue didn’t disappear. Though there is a crosswalk at the location already, drivers often fail to notice it and pedestrians can wait a long time until it is safe to cross. The new signs are meant to attract more attention and slow cars down near the crosswalk.
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‘Massage’ doctor works out students’ knots High prices cause Dining Services By Janeen Morgan Reporter
Even though many students are not aware of the “massage” doctor on campus, there is still time for muscles to be manipulated and maneuvered. Since January, Dr. Peter Bainbridge, an osteopathic doctor, has been working in the Student Health Center cracking every nook and cranny out of students’ backs. Spinal manipulation is a form of manual therapy, which involves movement of a joint past its usual end range of motion, according to an article by Norman Broadhurst, associate professor at University of South Australia. The therapy known as spinal manipulation is considered as not a specific adjustment, as opposed to others as very specific adjustment. Bainbridge works in the morning with these therapy appointments, and in the afternoons, he sees regular patients.
Spinal manipulation deals with the muscles and joints. Some of the common places where people have issues are the neck, shoulder blades and even the back, Bainbridge said. Bainbridge clarified the difference between a M.D. physician and osteopathic physician. “The difference is that an osteopathic physician has a background in muscles whereas a M.D. physician doesn’t,” Bainbridge said. Since the back is a common area of pain for people, the suggestions he gives could help even at home. “Whenever people have any problems, I like to send them home with some exercises to reinforce the exam I did and to make them better,” Bainbridge said. People usually think of older people when they think of back problems, but nowadays younger people are having them as well, Bainbridge said. “People have issues with their backs, but now even younger people are starting to have problems,
Peter Bainbridge Osteopathic doctor at the Health Center so you never know,” he said. Three places important for people to work on if they should have back problems are: Cervical (starting at the base of skull to top of spine), Dorsal (middle of the spine) and the Sacra (waist part of pelvis). Bainbridge will be on campus through the rest of the semester. If an appointment is needed to be made, students can call the Student Health Center and make a regular appointment. These appointments last about half an hour. There is no additional cost to see Bainbridge. Practicing medicine for over 15 years, Bainbridge also operates his own private family practice in
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to switch sushi companies By Kristen Zenz Reporter
Quality over quantity. University Dining Services chose just the opposite when they declined to renew their sushi contract with local restaurant, Uraku, and signed with national company, Okami. On Feb. 1, sushi from Uraku located at 1616 E. Wooster St. was replaced with sushi from Okami, a common sushi vendor for colleges across the country. According to Amy Hoops, purchasing coordinator, Uraku raised their prices very high making it illogical to continue business. Instead Dining Services chose Okami, home to “The Robot” a high-speed sushi processing machine designed specifically for Okami to produce 20,000 packs a day. “I would like to continue to provide the dining services with sushi but they did not accept my price changes,” Day Jung, owner
of Uraku, said. Prices were raised anywhere from 7 cents to 14 cents per unit completely as a business decision in order to cover increases in labor due to new minimum wage laws and material costs, Jung said. Jung also attributed the raise in price to compensate for the lack of volume the University was ordering. “The University would buy 300 rolls per day two to three years ago but recently it was only 150 or so,” said Jung. Opposed to Okami whose sushi comes from Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston, Uraku sushi was picked up at 8:30 a.m. by the University. Hoops is aware “everyone prefers a fresh product, but cannot get a fresh product at this time.” “We are researching for a fresh product hopefully in the fall,” she said.
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Caller reported a jogger had spit on his pickup truck on Martindale Road and Wooster Street. 5:16 P.M.
Car parked on North Church Street reported that it was keyed from the front fender to the tail light, causing $500 in damage. 6:52 P.M.
Parkview Drive residents reported someone may have tried to enter their trailer. When police arrived, nothing appeared to be missing. 7:08 P.M.
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Campaign. Family Campaign creates a way for faculty and staff to make dona“I was drawn initially to tions to the University to help fund building projects and scholarBGSU because of the talentships. ed, wonderful, kind school,� Connelly said. Her final decision to come $982,566 to Bowling Green, she said, was due to the amount of $817,415 $803,030 scholarship aid she received. Not only do those students $795,812 $715,266 who receive scholarships see $699,020 these contributions, but the contributors can take just as $503,036 much pride. “We see firsthand, daily, the difference contributions from Family Campaign can $342,985 make,� Latta said. By walking into the Union every day, faculty and staff can see their contributions in use. “By contributing to this building, we are going to recruit more students,� she 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 said. Source: Michelle Banks, Office of Development Gale Swanka, senior assistant director of the Union, has similar feelings. She said the According to Latta, more dent, said the Family Campaign Union construction made the than 55 percent of University has made BGSU a premiere campaign high profile. employees annually contribute learning community. “The faculty and staff give in “It gives you something con- to the campaign. crete that you can identify with,� Deanna Woodhouse, to their passion and their pasGraduate Student Senate presi- sion is BGSU,� Woodhouse said. she said.
contributed to a fund. “Each department does their own little thing to generate money,� she said. Faculty members can even create new funds to distribute their donations in. By creating these different outlets, faculty members can get their departments and colleagues involved, Veitch said. “A lot of times, new scholarships are made that way,� she said. In fact, the Family Campaign has created a total of 390 new scholarship funds, according to Marcia Latta, director of Alumni and Development and campaign director. Many of these funds, she said, will support more than one scholarship. “[Many Students] would not have come to Bowling Green if it weren’t for scholarship assistance,� Latta said. Sarah Connelly, senior, attended the breakfast to praise the scholarship opportunities provided by the Family
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A large group of students was reported fighting near the metered lots by Darrow Hall. The students will be referred to student discipline for fighting.
THERAPY From Page 1 Bowling Green, and still works on campus on the side. “I enjoy student health and I’ve done it all, from delivering babies to performing surgery,� Bainbridge said. After finishing his undergraduate work at one of the Medical Schools at The Ohio State University, Bainbridge did his graduate work at The Ohio State University’s Medical School. Bainbridge is a certified family practitioner from American College, and has a lot of experience in this field, including serving in Iraq for a year in 1999, and Vietnam, as well as a medical director volunteer, according to Dr. Glenn Egelman, director and physician-in-chief for the Student Health Center.
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The BGSU Flashmob may be the first group on campus which is organized completely through a Facebook group; officers contact the group through online messages, there are no formal meetings and members are given a place and time to assemble a few days before the event. Flashmob groups have been gaining popularity over the past year thanks to video sharing Web sites like youtube.com where a search for the term “flashmob� returns 672 videos. Coleman said he created the group on campus because it appealed to his “totally random and weird� sense of humor. “It’s just something fun to do. It helps us leave our mark,� Coleman said. The BGSU Flashmob group has over 700 members registered on facebook.com but the turnout for the event was significantly less. The participants did not seem to be disappointed by the
FLASH MOBS SWEEPING THE NATION! POINT: According to the Web site www.flashmobs.info, a flash mob is a group of people who assemble “in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly disperse.�
5 percent turnout. Freshman Stephen Auchmuty said that the low attendance did not ruin the experience for him. “It was still pretty funny,� Auchmuty said. “It was worth it.� Coleman cited the weather and time as reasons why many people did not show up to the event. He was also not discouraged by the amount of participants. “It was a better turnout than I had expected,� Coleman said. “I plan on organizing more flashmobs soon.� The brief fight may have confused many students but the general atmosphere around the mob was an excited one. Lewis Blandon, a passer by, stopped to take a picture on his camera phone of the fight.
SUSHI From Page 1 Nathan Dike, senior, was upset that dining services switched brands of sushi. It used to be really good and dinning centers sold out of it, he said, but now he does not even eat it. “The new sushi is nasty looking and very processed,� Dike said. “Sushi is meant to be fresh.� Dike claims he is not the only one upset with the switch claiming there were numerous comment cards in the Union expressing dissatisfaction. “Ironically, sales have increased and remained steady,� Hoops said. “Despite the difference in product, the amount of sushi sold has increased.� Is the new sushi really that bad? Youbethejudge.“SushiThursdays� take place in Kreischer, Chily’s and the Union starting at 11 a.m. until the sushi runs out. All rolls, such as California Rolls, Halibut Rolls, Vegetable Rolls and Wasabi Rolls, are $5.59. However, if you cannot part with the fresh selection, Uraku located across the street from campus, offers various sushi selections formally found on campus as well as their new sushi burrito.
SAFETY From Page 1 “My experience is that people are going to be more cautious because they are going to see the lights flashing,� Municipal Administrator John Fawcett said. But Alexander would like to see a crosswalk similar to the three-way stop at Court Street and Thurstin Avenue where cars must stop and let pedestrians cross. He said he thinks the City may use higher precautions at this location because it is near a faculty lot. “You see professors just casually taking their time and here I am running across,� Alexander said. Fawcett said a similar crosswalk at the Mercer location would fail to comply with regulations. Bethany said he is pleased that the City is making efforts to improve the situation, even though it’s not what he initially had in mind. “It’s a good start, hopefully it’s what’s needed,� he said. “If more safety precautions are needed then we will work with the City on it.�
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GET A LIFE CALENDAR OF EVENTS Some events taken from events.bgsu.edu
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Annual Undergraduate Art and Design exhibition Dorothy Uber Bryan and Willard Wankelman Galleries
9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Pancake Day Kreischer Sundial
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. African American Heritage Luncheon Founders Keepers Food Court
5:30 - 8 p.m. Finance Job Fair 202A Union
5:30 - 8 p.m. Sales, Retail & Management Job & Internship Fair Union 202
7 - 9 p.m. Know Your Rights: A Forum for Students ACLU of Ohio Legal Director Jeff Gamso will give a presentation on legal rights that college students may face. 202A Union
7:30 p.m. Spring Film Directors Series Series featuring Andrei Tarkovsky will be showing “The Mirror.” Gish Film Theater, Hanna Hall
9 p.m. College Democrats Informational Meeting 215 Olscamp
9 - 10:15 p.m. Vision (GLBT+) 107 Hanna Hall
By Kelly Day Senior Reporter
Student leaders interested in serving as an Undergraduate Student Government officer in the future may want to take their grades more seriously after legislation was passed last night. Those who want to run for office for Fall 2008 will have to have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA, rather than the current 2.0 average. To USG senator Justin Barnhart, the requirement is unfair. Barnhart gave a presentation opposing the resolution during the open forum at last night’s meeting. Barnhart, who holds a GPA above 2.5, said it would be in the best interest of his constituents from the McDonald dormitory and the rest of the undergraduate population to maintain the 2.0 requirement, stating that everyone should have the right to be involved. But other Senators argued USG should have the same standards as other organizations hold for their officer positions. Offcampus Senator Mike Vecchio informed the senate that the Office of Campus Involvement does require all officers to have a 2.5 GPA. To At-Large Senator Mike Woodall, it is important for leaders to set high expectations for themselves. “Lowering your standards to get a date is one thing, but maintaining low standards to be a campus leader responsible for the well being of 21,000 students is totally reckless,” he said. Woodall also reminded the senate of previous legislation regard-
“Obviously I am in dismay that I couldn’t change one vote.” Justin Barnhart | USG senator ing the GPA eligibility requirement for athletes at BGSU, for which the senate voted against lowering the requirement. “Just weeks ago we as a senate voted to maintain the standards of athletic eligibility rather than lower them,” he said. “How would we look today if we demanded that they hold such standards, while we ourselves don’t hold such standards?” Off-campus Senator Dominique Simms emphasized the importance of academics at the University. “We are students first,” she said. “We are here to get degrees.” But Barnhart said, even though USG is a large time commitment, he’s seen senators balance USG and their academics successfully. “It should be recognized that it is a lot of work, but it is a choice to do the work,” he said. After a lengthy debate, the USG Speaker Jeremy Lehman called for a roll call vote. The senate voted 15-1 in favor of increasing the GPA, leaving Barnhart as the only Senator against the increase. “Obviously I am in dismay that I couldn’t change one vote,” Barnhart said. But Barnhart said he is not finished discussing the issue, and encourages other students to voice their opinions to USG.
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Student tickets for the O.A.R. concert sponsored by UAO are available today on available@bgsu.musictoday. com starting at 10 a.m. The concert is scheduled for April 18 at 8 p.m. in Anderson Arena.
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Art could boost Toledo’s economy By Shelby Shroeder Reporter
In a warehouse building in downtown Toledo, guests take in the somber, spiritual and empowering moods of Space 237’s latest exhibit, Intrinsic Beauty. The gallery is one of many in Toledo created with the intention of sharing art and bringing business back to the area, an effort Mayor Carty Finkbeiner is banking on. In his year-end State of the City Address, Finkbeiner outlined, among numerous initiatives for city improvement, his plan to attract and relocate artists from across the country to reinvigorate business in Toledo — an idea borrowed from Paducah Arts’ Artist Relocation Program. Created only seven years ago, the objectives of the relocation program in Paducah, Ky., have proven successful in raising the slumping economy of the city. The plan, a joint effort by city government and private property owners, helps artists purchase houses, apartments and offices through property discounts, tailored loans and affordable repayment plans. The loans often include up to 300 times the estimated value of the property to cover renovation and rebuilding expenses for unused and worn-down spaces, typically situated in lagging areas of Paducah. To jump-start Toledo’s version of the program, Finkbeiner looked to the city’s own Arts Commission of Greater Toledo to identify incentives and begin recruitment. The Arts Commission team has worked since 1959 to protect city art as well as bring about and promote the arts in the community. The commission is largely responsible for projects such as Young Artists at Work, sculpture at Fifth Third Field, and the “It’s Reigning Frogs” program that spotted the city landscape with
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in their coffee house. She said the opportunity would also be a win-win for both private artists and their business. “We introduce artists to the area and the art introduces people to Downtown Latte,” she said, adding that she believes the Finkbeiner proposal will stimulate business. “It’s what we need,” Burns said. Mark Folk said the continued interest by Finkbeiner is another facet to solving the city’s ‘brain drain,’ and Live Work Create Toledo helps the city provide a working climate for graduates of the university. Folk said the program would keep artists like BG alumna Michelle Carlson from leaving after graduation. Next to teaching undergraduate art courses for BG and Owens Community College, Carlson is programs coordinator for the Arts Commission. She said choosing to live in Toledo over a larger city was in large part due to the affordability of living in the area. “As an artist, it’s hard enough to make a living,” said Carlson, who is looking to Toledo to open her own gallery some time in the future. Additionally, Carlson said Toledo has a good foundation for art-driven revitalization with the Toledo Museum of Art and the Libbey Glass Company. “We’re all hoping this program will be a start,” she said of Live Work Create Toledo. “I feel like it’s about to happen.” Over the past several years, budgeting pinches have lead the city to cut third-party funding of arts and cultural group spending, leaving ACGT to rely heavily on private donations, fund-raising and government grants. Last year, in a gesture of support for strengthening arts in the community, Mayor Finkbeiner contributed $20,000 to the Young Artists at Work program.
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OPINION PEOPLE ON THE STREET “No, I did homework.”
ERIKA DREW, Freshman, HDFS
“Could you double-check the envelope?” — Martin Scorsese, who won his first Oscar for best director for “The Departed,” from Time.com
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Did you watch the Oscars on Sunday night? “No, but I watched the red carpet special on ‘E!’”
“Who are you kidding? I’ve dated the golden Oscar.”
“No, because I was playing Halo.”
CRISTINA SANCHEZ, Freshman, Business
MEAGHAN GERAGHTY, Senior, Political Science and English Literature
ERIN CONWELL, Freshman, Music Education
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Corporations ruin originality, artist’s self-expression in today’s music SCOTT RECKER COLUMNIST
Once upon a time, music was in direct affiliation with movements, passion, peace and love. Musicians such as John Lennon and Jimmy Page played their hearts out with songs they believed in. Now, a majority of mainstream music has been overcome by greed, laziness, and senseless music that makes a mockery of a great art. So, what happened? Did musicians just decide to stop exploring and playing what they feel? I don’t think so. I think that corporations have tainted music with their greed because they want to take the easiest road to make money no matter what the cost. They will sign talentless musicians if they know it will make them a quick buck. They also try to change how musicians play and write their music to try to make them more appealing to a target audience or have them make their music sound more like the popular music at the time. This is ruining music because it does not allow artists to let their creativity flow and come up with something new, raw and great. The sad thing is that some musicians today are fast to change their sound to gain popularity or to stay on top. They will listen to the corporations because they are almost forced to. When these corporations sign these musicians, they pretty much own their souls. They convince these musicians that they will become more popular if they change the way they play music and they introduce them to the dark side of the music industry. Musicians today have people in suits telling them how to play their music. What do these people know about music? All they care about is how much money is in their bank account. These
corporate suits are using musicians for their own well-being and provoking the fall of passion and the rising of greed in today’s music. They sell albums by making a “hit single” and releasing it before the rest of the album comes out to spark an interest in the album. People then go out and buy the album and realize the rest of the songs on the album are shoddy, thoughtless songs that were put together very quickly to fill the rest of the album and make some quick money. According to an article in the USA Today entitled “Kids are listening to their parents. Their parents’ music, that is,” “The complaint about many modern albums is that many only contain one good song and a lot of filler. So kids are turning to classic rock, where the whole album is solid.” Music is about money today and these producers could care less about the making of good music. Musicians today are controlled by these producers and sometimes do not even get to make the major decisions concerning their work. If you don’t believe me, ask John Mayer. According to the September 2006 issue of Rolling Stone magazine, Mayer begged his record label to not release the song “Daughters” on his sophomore album “Heavier Things” — which was the only acoustic song on the album — because he thought the song made him sound like a “teenybopper-pleasing-softy.” There was a battle between Mayer and his record label, which Mayer quickly lost and the song appeared on the album. It is ridiculous when a musician cannot even control what their own album sounds like. Music has lost passion and exploration and as an avid fan of music it makes me sick. Music is about self-expression, not money. It just proves true that money is the root of all evil and is capable of destroying anything.
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Students are often too busy with academics, extracurricular activities and work to spend much time thinking about what it means to be an American. But the recent legal actions against operatives of the U.S. government highlights the need for students to take an interest in what America stands for, and where the country is headed. Major U.S. newspapers report that German prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 13 CIA operatives accused of kidnapping Khaled el-Masri, a German citizen. El-Masri was allegedly snatched at the Macedonian border, taken to Afghanistan where he was allegedly interrogated and physically abused, and finally taken back to Eastern Europe and abandoned there after the CIA concluded they had abducted the wrong person. The Italian government has leveled similar charges against the CIA
and the U.S. military. Students’ first reaction to this kind of news might be to leave it to U.S. authorities to sort it out. Isn’t that why we elect government officials? So they can worry about running the country while we attend to the important things life like getting an education, possibly starting a family and earning a good living? Well, not quite. Being an American means participating in democracy. And that means being sufficiently knowledgeable about domestic and international issues to be able to cast an intelligent vote in support of those candidates and parties who have the guts to stand up for American ideals of freedom, justice, and fair-play — even in the face of terrorist attacks and military actions against the U.S. If it turns out that America is guilty of breaking foreign laws by kidnapping foreign citizens in foreign lands, we need to ask whether the laws passed by our own representatives have contributed to a climate of disrespect for American values. For example, the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (search the web for s.3930.enr
Library of Congress) not only prohibits “enemy combatants” held by the U.S. from legally challenging their detention, but also holds that: “. . . no court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider any other action against the United States or its agents relating to any aspect of the detention, transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of confinement . . .” of such detainees. In other words, we as a people have decided, through our federal legislature, to decriminalize rape, murder and any other acts that U.S. agents might commit against those it classifies as alien enemy combatants. This is not to accuse government agents of improper conduct, but rather to point out how weak our courts have become, and how far we have regressed in the pursuit of the American ideal. To get America back on the right moral path, people need to realize that each of us bears some of the collective responsibility for the current state of our government. And thus we are all obliged to stay informed about what the government is doing. Politicians have already begun to
announce their candidacies for the 2008 presidential elections, so it’s not too early to start learning about the candidates and the issues, and to register to vote (see the Jerome Library circulation desk) if you are not already registered. The best way to stay informed is to consult a variety of news sources, not just the popular television news shows. Information about current government and politics can be found in this newspaper as well as in several publications accessible via the Internet. Student organizations that encourage and support political participation and awareness include the College Republicans and College Democrats. Local off-campus resources can be found by searching the Web for Bowling Green, Ohio, politics. The upcoming campaigns and elections promise to be among the most exciting we’ve seen in a long time. Let’s use them to undo some of the damage that has been done to American values.
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Growing interest in green energy on college campus U-WIRE — These days it’s all about green energy, and the evidence is everywhere. We use ethanol in our cars, give tax breaks so people will buy hybrid cars, we can even make plastic out of soybeans. Naturally, the University of Minnesota is home to a lot of this activity. As one of the topresearch schools in this area, our scientists are at the forefront of emerging energy technology. The other side of this equation is the university itself. As the third-largest consumer of energy in the state, it’s constantly looking for cleaner, less expensive fuels.
Even though the university is a great place for this type of innovation, green energy isn’t without challenges. It appears that the problem doesn’t come from a lack of effort. Facilities Management, the University department that keeps the buildings warm and the lights on, routinely collaborates with researchers on campus as well as universities across the country. They say they’re on the lookout for better ways to power the campus. If students don’t want to see their tuition increase, the university must find cheaper alternatives to fossil fuels.
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The challenge is that the field is so diverse and active that it’s difficult to coordinate all of the efforts taking place. Moreover, inadequate funding and structural constraints, such as the lethargic permit process, temper the growth of this field and the application of its technologies. An example of this is the university’s plan to start burning oat hulls. Not only is it cleaner, the proposed plan would save the University millions on its heating bill. The only problem with the oat hull plan was that the permit process for approving new energy sources took a
whopping three and a half years. In comparison, the University of Iowa developed an oat hull plan around the same time, but because the permit process in their state is faster they were able to get it ground years before. The permit process isn’t entirely bad, though. Cleaner fuels like oat hulls aren’t necessarily miracle fuels. Some renewable fuels create smog or other undesirable by-products, and the permit process safeguards against this. The only positive fix would be to devote more resources to this area. In other words, this area needs a little more green.
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Four policemen killed during prison rebellion CUILAPA, Guatemala (AP) — Four imprisoned Guatemalan policemen were killed Sunday during a rebellion by inmates, days after the officers were arrested in connection with the deaths of three Salvadoran politicians, police said. The warden and other prison officials were being held hostage. Riot police gathered outside the jail in Cuilapa, about 40 miles east of Guatemala City.
“It’s confirmed, they killed the four of them,” national police spokesman Maria Jose Fernandez said. The four killed included Luis Arturo Herrera, head of the Guatemalan National Police organized crime unit, and three of his officers. On Feb. 19, assailants abducted and killed Eduardo D’Aubuisson — son of El Salvador’s late right-wing leader Roberto D’Aubuisson — two other Salvadoran officials and their driver. Their charred bodies were found along a road about 20 miles southeast of Guatemala City. The accused officers were arrested on Thursday. They were taken to the prison, occupied mostly by members of the dangerous Mara Salvatrucha gang, after their lawyer said their lives were in danger.
Suicide bomber strikes university in Iraq killing 41 By Brian Murphy The Associated Press
BAGHDAD — A female suicide bomber triggered a ball bearingpacked charge Sunday, killing at least 41 people at a mostly Shiite college whose main gate was left littered with blood-soaked student notebooks and papers amid the bodies. Witnesses said a woman carried out the attack at the business school annex to Mustansiriyah University. Interior Ministry officials said they were still investigating those reports. The school’s main campus was hit by a string of bombings last month that killed 70 people. The attack came as the powerful Shiite militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr said an ongoing security crackdown in Baghdad was doomed to fail because of U.S. involvement and suggested he was rethinking his cooperation. He bitterly complained that “car bombs continue to explode” in the capital despite the new security push. The political situation in Iraq was further thrown into question after President Jalal Talabani, a 73-year-old Kurd, was taken to Jordan for medical tests after feeling ill. Talabani’s son, Qubad Talabani, said his father was suffering from fatigue and exhaustion. “He did not have a heart attack” or a stroke, he told CNN. The statement issued in the name of the radical cleric alSadr put increased strains on the U.S.-Iraqi security sweeps aimed at restoring order in the capital. Al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army militia pulled its fighters off the streets
under intense government pressure to let the 12-day-old security plan proceed. But, a relentless wave of Sunni attacks —six alone in the Baghdad area Sunday —has apparently tested the patience of al-Sadr as well as many ordinary Shiites. A return to the streets by the Mahdi Army forces could effectively block the security effort and raise the chances of Baghdad falling into sectarian street battles —the apparent aim of Sunni extremists seeking any way to destroy the U.S.-backed government. “Here we are, watching car bombs continue to explode to harvest thousands of innocent lives from our beloved people in the middle of a security plan controlled by an occupier,” said a statement read to hundreds of cheering supporters by an alSadr aide in Baghdad. The cleric was highly critical of the U.S. role and urged leaders to “make your own Iraqi (security) plans.” He said “no security plan will work” with direct U.S. involvement. Al-Sadr —who has not appeared in public in more than a month —is no friend of Washington and his forces fought fierce battles with U.S. troops in 2004. But, he has largely cooperated in the Iraqi political process to avoid strains with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the Shiite leadership. The statement was the first public word from al-Sadr since U.S. assertions earlier this month that he fled to neighboring Iran to avoid arrest. Al-Sadr’s aides and other loyalists insist he never left Iraq.
Blair plans to depart, send troops home from Iraq By Tom Hundley and Liz Sly MCT
LONDON — Prime Minister Tony Blair’s announcement Wednesday that Britain would begin bringing its troops home from Iraq is less a reflection of progress there than part of Blair’s choreographed departure from Downing Street, according to politicians and analysts. “I always assumed he would want to be able to announce some limited withdrawal before he left No. 10,” said former Labor Minister Tony Benn, a longtime critic of the war. “It is nothing to do with the real question. It doesn’t represent any change of policy whatsoever, in my opinion, but tactically it looks good.” Menzies Campbell, leader of the Liberal Democrats and another critic of the war, said Blair “leaves behind a country on the brink of civil war, recon-
struction stalled, corruption endemic and the region as a whole a lot less stable than it was in 2003.” Blair has said he will step down sometime this summer, but many political analysts speculate that his departure may come as early as May. His approval ratings and his authority have been weakened by deep opposition to the war in Britain, and by what many Britons see as his subservience to President Bush. In a speech to Parliament on Wednesday, Blair confirmed that 1,600 of Britain’s 7,100 soldiers would be brought home over the next few months. The remainder are expected to be withdrawn by the end of 2008. Britain has lost 132 service members in the conflict, and has been the United States’ leading partner, committing some 40,000 troops to the 2003 invasion.
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Iraqi vice president escapes deadly bomb blast By Brian Murphy The Associated Press
BAGHDAD, — Iraq’s Shiite vice president narrowly escaped assassination yesterday as a blast ripped through a government meeting hall just hours after it was searched by U.S. teams with bomb-sniffing dogs. At least 10 people were killed. Adel Abdul-Mahdi was slightly wounded in the explosion, which splintered chairs, destroyed a speakers’ podium and sent a chilling message that suspected Sunni militants can strike anywhere despite a major security crackdown across Baghdad. As U.S. forces sealed off the area around the municipal building, investigators grappled with the troubling question of how the bomb was smuggled into the ministry of public works — a seven-story structure with crack surveillance systems from its days as offices for Saddam Hussein’s feared intelligence service.
The bomb — possibly hidden in the podium — went off moments after the minister for public works finished a speech in the third-floor chamber, witnesses said. Abdul-Mahdi had made a welcoming address a few minutes earlier, raising speculation the bomb could have been on a timer-trigger that missed the vice president by sheer luck. Among those killed were several ministry employees, police said. More than 25 were wounded, including the public works minister, Riyad Gharib. Abdul-Mahdi — smothered by his bodyguards in an instant — suffered minor leg injuries and was hospitalized for tests, his office said. He was later released. “I heard a big explosion,” said Tagrid Ali, a public works ministry employee who attended the gathering to honor outstanding workers. “I fell to the ground, and the whole place was filled with black smoke.” Suspicion for the attack fell
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CAUGHT RED-HANDED: Iraqi policemen lead an arrested man after an explosion inside a building where the Iraqi Vice President, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, held a speech in Baghdad, Iraq, yesterday. Iraq’s vice president escaped an apparent assassination attempt yesterday after a bomb exploded in municipal offices where he was making speech, knocking him down with the force of the blast that left at least 10 people dead.
on Sunni insurgents, who have waged nonstop bombings and attacks against Iraq’s majority Shiites for cooperating with the U.S.-backed government. Adbul-Mahdi is one of two vice presidents. The other, Tariq al-Hashemi, is Sunni. An Associated Press photographer witnessed security forces hustling a man from
the building, but there were no immediate reports of any arrests. “The aggression against you this day is further proof that these groups are doing their best to destroy Iraq’s unity,” said a message to the vice president from Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, who heads the country’s largest Shiite political group.
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Ticket speeds to Supreme Court Tenants’ criminal acts could harm landlords By Matt Leingang The Associated Press
COLUMBUS — A man is taking his fight over a $100 speeding ticket to the Ohio Supreme Court, where he’ll argue the ticket is invalid because the police officer who made the traffic stop left a box unchecked. Legal battles over speeding tickets rarely make it to the state’s highest court, but justices agreed to hear the case tomorrow to settle conflicting rulings from separate appeals courts. Gary Kieffaber, a computer systems analyst from northeast Ohio, has spent two years and $400 in court costs contesting the ticket. A decision in his favor could force police officers to be more thorough in their paperwork and perhaps lead to more legal challenges of traffic violations, some attorneys say. A ruling isn’t expected for
several months. Kieffaber, 52, doesn’t dispute that he was driving fast through Bellville, a village about 50 miles northeast of Columbus, on Feb. 13, 2005. A police radar detector recorded him at 41 mph on a residential stretch of Main Street where the posted limit is 25 mph, according to court papers. A municipal judge found him guilty. Acting as his own attorney, Kieffaber argued on appeal that the case should have been dismissed because the officer did not check a box on the ticket indicating whether the speed was “unsafe for conditions” — a broad term meant to indicate bad weather, heavy traffic or other circumstances when the ticket was issued. “I can’t be convicted based on a document that doesn’t support or explain all the elements of the charge,” said Kieffaber, who — as a subplot — is receiving advice from his
brother-in-law, a county judge. “They failed to show that my speed was improper.” The 5th Ohio District Court of Appeals in Mansfield disagreed, upholding the conviction by a 2-to-1 vote. Using a LexisNexis database search, Kieffaber said he dug up a similar case out of Erie County, where an appeals court tossed out a speeding conviction because neither the “unsafe for conditions” box nor the “over limits” boxed was checked. Kieffaber, of Spencer, is using that case as a major basis for his appeal to the Supreme Court. “It seems picky, but he appears to be raising an interesting constitutional issue,” said David Goldberger, a law professor at Ohio State University. “If you are charged with an offense, the state has the duty to give you notice of everything that establishes the offense.”
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — Officials in this Cleveland suburb have proposed laws that would penalize landlords if their tenants commit crimes within 1,000 feet of the rental property where they live. The proposed laws would require landlords to reimburse the city for the police investigation. They also could lose their rental permits. The intent is to make landlords pay more attention to their selection of tenants, city lawyer
Bill Gruber said. “What we’re trying to say is the owner has a responsibility to make sure their tenant doesn’t cause a problem in the neighborhood,” he said. Jeff Gamso of the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio said the suburb could be on shaky legal ground if it tries to hold landlords responsible for what happens off of their property. “If they’re doing anything wrong, they’re not doing it on property I have responsibility for
controlling,” Gamso said. “That’s just wrong.” The proposals would add to a 2004 law that allows the city to bill property owners if police respond to nuisance calls — such as assault, gambling, drug violations and playing loud music — at a property three times in a year. Under that law, Shaker Heights has sought more than $20,000 from 28 property owners and collected about $3,200. The unpaid amounts are added to tax bills.
Parents fight to double as lawyers in son’s case PARMA, Ohio (AP) — If the U.S. Supreme Court allows the parents of an autistic boy to sue his school district without being represented by an attorney, districts nationwide will be inundated with frivolous lawsuits, school officials in this Cleveland suburb argue. The Bush administration, backing the boy’s family, says that’s a necessary consequence of a right to self-representation that Congress intended for parents of disabled students. The Supreme Court takes up the case of Jacob Winkelman on Tuesday, hearing only the narrow issue of whether an attorney is needed—not whether the public schools should be forced to pay for private education for the 9year-old. His parents, Jeff and Sandee, say they cannot afford an attorney to argue their court case against Parma schools. The Winkelmans have contested Parma’s plan to educate Jacob at a public school since 2003. They wanted the district to pay for his $60,000 yearly enrollment in a private school that specializes in educating autistic children in nearby Shaker Heights.
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SUPREME COURT STEPS IN: Jacob Winkelman, 9, delights in the lights and music in the Sensory Room at the Monarch School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the Winkelmans’ appeal of a ruling that said parents of special-ed kids can’t act as their own lawyers in court.
More than 7,700 Ohio students were diagnosed with autism in 2005, more than triple the number in 2000. The neurological disorder that affects emotions, communication and how the mind processes information is being diagnosed earlier and more accurately. The Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled that the parents had to find a lawyer to sue, although other federal courts have ruled differently in cases under the Individuals with
Disabilities in Education Act. Jeff Winkelman has taken a second job while his wife has researched previous court rulings and written her own filings. The family is raising four children, two of whom have autism, on an income less than $50,000, Sandee Winkelman said. The family is on a payment plan to Monarch School, and his mother teaches Jacob at home with guidance from Monarch when they fall too far behind on tuition.
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PING! It’s baseball season BG starts off season with great hitting, wins 2-of-3 BASKETBALL Look out for The BG News’ breakdown of the MAC Tournament
By Chris Voloschuk Reporter
The BG News breaks down the MAC Tournament for both the men and the women and we’ll also hand out our awards and name our All-MAC teams. See Thursday’s issue for the MAC Tournament Preview!
Check out The BG News’ Blog during the MAC Tournament The BG News will have live blogs during all MAC Tournament games next week in Cleveland and a running blog in between games and after the first round. Go to http://www.bgnews.com to access the blog.
OUR CALL On the way up Nevada: They’re 26-2 and broke into the top 10 this week and have the looks to make another solid tournament run. Nick Fazekas has worked hard during his time at Nevada and it’s paying off big time.
On the way down Air Force: Pollsters are finally brightening up about Air Force dropping them from 14th to 25th in the span of a week after losing two straight games to UNLV and TCU — they may have broken a few bones because of that fall.
The List With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, The BG News gives the top five National Champion hopefuls. 1. Florida- Despite losing yet again, Florida has the experience to play when it matters.
2. North CarolinaThey dropped one to another unranked, but playing in the ACC has whipped them into tourney shape. Plus they have Roy Williams at the helm. 3. Ohio State- After a win against a tough Wisconsin, the Buckeyes are looking more and more like the team to beat. 4. UCLA- They’ve won their last four and stand atop a tough PAC 10. 5. Wisconsin- They’ve proven all year long that they deserve respect and come the Madness, they’ll demand it.
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HOT BAT: Kurt Wells (above) had a great weekend with three doubles, two homeruns and 9 RBIs. He finished the series with a 1.043 slugging percentage. BG won 2-of-3 over the weekend.
Low beam score hurts BG at CAT By Josh Narotsky Reporter
This weekend, the Falcon’s gymnastics team traveled to Columbia, Miss. to compete in the CAT Classic — a twoday meet featuring three other schools: Missouri, Eastern Michigan and William and Mary. On the first night of team competition, the Falcons finished third overall. The 17th ranked host, Missouri, recorded the top score at 196.075, followed by Eastern Michigan (191.775), BG (190.650) and William and Mary (187.700). “This was a tough meet
for us, coming off a meet on Sunday, and then traveling on Thursday,” said BG coach Dan Connelly. The Falcons opened the meet on the bars, where they found success. The team posted their second highest team score of the season at 48.275. Co-captain Sakura Tomita posted a career-high of 9.8, good for second overall in the event. Ashlee deLeeuew also aided the effort, recording a 9.75 — tying her career best and finishing eighth overall. However, the downfall for
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This past weekend the tennis team ended its non-conference schedule with matches against Michigan State and Butler. The team lost to MSU 6-1, but followed that up with a 5-2 victory over Butler — including a three-match sweep in doubles. In the 5-2 victory over Butler, all three of the doubles teams came out victorious, which turned out to be very important as the singles split 2-2. The doubles’ teams lead with a sweep and played very well. Having played MSU beforehand, may have helped the team mentally when playing Butler. The
team saw that they were able to hold their own against a larger school and tougher opponent and gained confidence from that match. “If we played well against Michigan State and hung with them, we knew we could succeed against Butler,” said team member Ashley Jakupcin. Despite losing to MSU, Jakupcin felt the team did very well and were a lot closer to beating them than in the past. She pointed to a lot of close matches and overtime loses where the Falcons came up just short as evidence that the match was closer than the score indicates. Jakupcin, according to Head Coach Penny Dean, was the kind
Here are some game notes from this weekend’s games against Middle Tennessee State. ■
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BG scored 26 runs in the three game series, and gave up 29. BG’s bullpen gave up 22 of the 29 MTSU runs. Senior outfielder Kurt Wells stuffed the stat sheet with three doubles, two homeruns and 9 RBIs. He finished the series with a 1.043 slugging percentage, had two diving catches in the outfield, and came out of the bullpen in Saturday’s game to earn the save. Pitcher Adam Gumpf threw 4.2 innings of scoreless relief on Sunday, getting the win.
“I took [hitting] more seriously this year,” Wells said. “I did well in the [batting] cages and it carried over into the season. That, and I was getting some good pitches to hit.” Some of the underclassmen on the team made major contributions in the two wins. Sophomores Chris Gacom, Brian Hangbers and Ryan Shay all had hits in the series. Gacom was a standout at second base, averaging two hits in each of the games and posting three RBIs. Then it was the seniors, paced by Wells, that kept everything together. Starting pitcher Tyler Johnson threw four innings of one-run, three-strikeout baseball on Friday. Wells, catcher Mike Barnard and first baseman Josh Dietz all helped fuel the offensive attack that gave MTSU pitchers trouble two days in-a- row. “We put up runs every game. We had lots of two-out hits, which was clutch,” Gumpf said. While BG swung the bats well,
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Senior Night is here for a class who has given BG fans plenty of memories To the BGSU student body and the Bowling Green community,
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HIGH FLYIN’: Ashlee deLeeuw performs on the balance beam against Kent State on Feb. 18.
Netters down Butler 5-2 at home Jordan Cravens Reporter
Over the weekend, the BG baseball team was in foreign territory. They were opening their season on the road at Middle Tennessee State, playing outdoors for the first time all year and against a Blue Raider team that already had five games under their belt. In the season-opening game Friday afternoon, the Falcons tried to simply adjust to the new atmosphere and lost 11-4, giving up 10 runs over the last four innings of the game. But on Saturday and Sunday, the team adapted and powerful offense mixed with some surehanded defense to carry BG to 1412 and 8-6 wins, being victorious in the weekend series. BG Coach Danny Schmitz saw the two wins as very important, given the fact that the team hadn’t done anything outside in such a long time. “[The wins] were very big,” Schmitz said. “We played well. The hitters started slow, but then by the end of the first game we were getting quality at bats. The defense played well too.” The offense really took charge starting on Saturday, when the Falcons drove in 14 runs on 16 hits. Centerfielder Kurt Wells led the way, going four for five, hitting two homeruns, three doubles and driving in four runs. Wells was also available as a pitcher and came out of the bullpen to get the save. On Sunday, Wells came to play once again. He hit a grand slam in the second inning to give the Falcons a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Pitcher and fellow senior Adam Gumpf came out of the bullpen to pitch 4.2 scoreless innings and BG added on four more runs to earn the 8-6 win. According to Wells, the hitting ability he showed during the series could be attributed to the amount of focus he put into his offseason work.
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of leader on the court you would expect a first singles competitor to be. Ashley lost her singles match against MSU, but it was very close and went into a tiebreaker. She followed that performance up with a victory over a very good Butler opponent who had defeated many top rated players including Miami’s first singles. “She played really well, and she has her game and confidence back,” Dean said. The team as a whole felt they had played well against MSU and felt that the momentum should help carry them into March. BG was 4-1 in the month of February with their only loss being the
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As you are probably aware, the Bowling Green women’s basketball team has had a very successful run these last four years. It is no coincidence that this run began when our current senior class arrived on campus. It is hard to believe that their time with us is drawing to a close, but these six seniors – Amber Flynn, Julie Gompers, Liz Honegger, Carin Horne, Ali Mann and Megan Thorburn – have just one game remaining at Anderson Arena. On Wednesday night, the Falcons will take on Miami at 7:00 p.m. at Anderson Arena. The six seniors will be honored in pregame ceremonies that will begin at approximately 6:45 p.m. This group, in my opinion, is one of the finest senior classes in BGSU and Mid-American Conference history, and they deserve a rousing send-off as they complete their home careers here at BGSU. We have had incredible crowds at Anderson Arena, and that incredible fan support has been a big reason for our success. I hope that you will take time to come see our team play at home one last time this year, arrive early to give the senior class a ‘Senior Night’ to remember, and show them one more time why Anderson Arena is “The House That Roars.” Thanks, and Go Falcons, Curt Miller, Head Coach BGSU Women’s Basketball
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DUNN DEAL: Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Dunn waits his turn to bat during spring trianing baseball, Thursday.
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — It’s starting to look crowded in the Cincinnati Reds outfield. Cincinnati Reds manager Jerry Narron says the club could start the season with six outfielders, adding versatility to lineup choices. The Reds opened practices with 10 players capable of pulling shifts in the outfield, including offseason acquisition Jeff Conine, primarily a first baseman who can play left field and center field if necessary. Veterans Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey Jr. undoubtedly will be on the roster when it gets pared down to 25 to start the season, along with versatile Ryan Freel, who made 88 starts in the outfield last year and another 20 at second or third base. The waters get a little muddy after that, with six players vying for the remaining outfield spots Narron has allocated. Josh Hamilton may have an early advantage but also could be the biggest question mark
Jackets put Fritsche on IR, re-sign Modin COLUMBUS (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets resigned left wing Fredrik Modin to a multi-year contract on yesterday. Modin is third on the team in goals with 15. He has 15 assists in 60 appearances this season. The team did not disclose the terms of the deal in line with its policy. “We are very excited to get a deal done with Freddy,” said club president and general manager Doug MacLean. “He has been a very solid player for us, a leader, and has good character. He is a tremendous fit for our team. He’s a quality person and a winner.”
Modin, a 10-year veteran of the NHL, came to the Blue Jackets in an offseason trade from Tampa Bay, where he had 31 goals and 23 assists last season. The Blue Jackets also placed forward Dan Fritsche on injured reserve with a wrist injury suffered Feb. 25 against Nashville. Fritsche has 12 goals and 15 assists in 59 appearances this season. No timetable was set for his return. Columbus recalled Geoff Platt from its affiliate in Syracuse, N.Y., to fill the roster spot. He currently leads Syracuse with 27 goals. Platt has been scoreless in seven games with the Blue Jackets this season.
of the preseason. Picked up from Tampa Bay in December, Hamilton was a coveted draft pick in 1999 but spent the last three seasons out of baseball battling drug and alcohol problems. “It is good to see a lot of live pitching again,” he said. “I am trying to concentrate on that rather than thinking about not playing for three years.” Hamilton has to stay on the 25-man major league roster for the entire season or the Reds risk having to offer him back to Tampa Bay. “He has an outstanding arm and that’s one of the reasons the Devil Rays moved him to right field,” Narron said. “He is a tremendous athlete. We’ll see him play a lot of center field this spring.” Narron also will have his pick of a handful of minor leaguers. Chris Denorfia and Norris Hopper played stints with the Reds last season and have the power potential to fill in for offensive threats Dunn and injury-prone Griffey.
BASEBALL From Page 7 the bullpen got into a lot of trouble. For the series, they gave up a total of 22 runs in relief. The team knows that if they’re going to continue to win games, the bullpen will have to improve. “The bullpen has to get better,” Schmitz said. “There were guys that didn’t perform like they can. [Pitch] location wasn’t very good, and they weren’t getting ahead of hitters.” After slugging their way to a 2-1 record in foreign territory, the Falcons will get back to work today in preparation for their spring break trip to Bradenton, Fla., to play a series of games against various teams. Their game at Dayton tomorrow afternoon has been cancelled due to weather and poor field conditions.
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AIN’T NO THANG: Lindsey Goldsberry (above) BG dropped just one spot in the AP poll to No. 19 after their loss Saturday.
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TAKE THAT!: Jenna Nussbaum serves in a match last season. BG beat Butler 5-2 in Sunday’s match at Shadow Valley. The Falcons attributed their strong play to their stellar play against bigger schools this season.
TENNIS From Page 7 Spartans who Jakupcin thought was one of the toughest teams they would face all year. The run really helped the team feel good about themselves heading into spring break. “We have a lot of momentum and its nice going into spring break with all these wins under our belt, especially since when we get back we go into the MAC,” Jakupcin said. BG will come back from spring break and play Wright State before they head to Northern Illinois for a MidAmerican Conference match. Dean says she can see the team playing better this year than in the past couple of years. “We’re playing with confidence now, and that helps,”
“We have a lot of momentum and its nice going into spring break with all these wins under our belt...” Ashley Jakupcin | BG Tennis she said. This year’s team has held up well against big name teams such as Depaul, Ohio State and Michigan State. They feel they are ready to go into the MAC season and are prepared to face the competition based on their non-conference schedule. “We played these teams really good and closer than we have in the past,” Jakupcin said. “So that gives us momentum and a confidence boost, we’re really ready to go this year.”
GYMNASTS From Page 7 the Falcons that evening was the balance beam. Junior Jholeen Ponce had the most successful showing for the Falcons posting a 9.800, good for fifth overall and her second highest score of the season. “I was really excited that I did so well on beam,” said Ponce. I’ve had some problems with it recently, but I’ve been working hard at it in practice, so I’m glad that I did so well this weekend.” Freshman Meghan Chronister also had a successful night on the beam. Chronister scored a 9.750, setting a new personal best and finishing seventh overall. Despite the efforts of Ponce and Chronister, the Falcons posted their worst team score of the season at 46.500. “Beam has been a challenge for most of the season for us,” said Connelly. “What’s generally happened is that in every event we’ve been getting progressively better. However, beam we’ve been regressing in, so what were going to do is try to find the right blend of people and training method in time for the conference championships.” On the second day of the meet the Falcons competed in an individual meet, in which they had two members com-
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pete in every event. Jholeen Ponce again showed her superior ability on the beam, finishing fifth with a score of 9.725. Jacque Bernhardt recorded the highest score for the Falcons on the vault at 9.55, finishing ninth overall. Rachael Gourley, who recorded a personal best of 9.7 on the floor the previous night, matched that score placing her in sixth. The next scheduled meet for the Falcons is not until March 10 at Texas Women’s university. This means that the team will spend their spring break getting some much needed rest, while at the same time perfecting their routines. “It will be really good for us not to have to worry about an upcoming meet this weekend,” said junior Jacque Bernhardt. “It gives us time to work out the little problems in our routine, and more importantly, rest our injuries. Hopefully all the work we put in this week will help us peak for All-Ohio and conference championships.”
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EVERY DAY I’M HUSTLIN’: Cleveland Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore catches a fly ball during a spring training baseball workout Friday. ‘Old school’ describes Sizemore, one of the AL’s best all-around players.
Indians may rest Sizemore a bit more this season WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — Grady Sizemore might take a few days off this season — not by choice. Cleveland’s hard-nosed leadoff hitter played all 162 games last year, the only Indians player to do so. He started 159 games in center field and one at designated hitter. He came off the bench in two others. Sizemore has played in 196 consecutive games, fourth longest among active players. But, that streak could end this year. Manager Eric Wedge wants to give Sizemore an occasional day off to keep his best allaround player fresh. However, Wedge wanted to do the same thing a year ago. “I’d be surprised if he didn’t get a couple of days off this year,” Wedge said. “Just make sure that when you print that, you guys block my door as he’s trying to get in my office. Whenever I mention a day off, he looks at me like I’m crazy.” Wedge’s sanity might be questioned if he ever leaves Sizemore off his lineup card. One of baseball’s rising young stars, the 24-year-old batted .290 with 28 home runs, 76 RBIs and 22 stolen bases last season. He led the American League with 134 runs scored and 53 doubles, becoming just the second player to have at least 50 doubles, 10 triples, 20 homers and 20 steals in the same season. The only other player to do so was Hall of Famer Chuck Klein in 1932. Sizemore’s game in many ways is from another era. “If you look at his entire game and the way he plays, it’s an old school approach,” Wedge said. “I think that if you
“He plays with a controlled anger, Grady growls at the ball when he swings.” Buck Showalter | Former Texas Mgr. go back to 1950, the way Grady plays was probably the norm back then and the way guys play now would stick out like a sore thumb. Today, it’s probably the opposite. That’s why the way Grady plays sticks out so much.” Sizemore smiles when his old school approach is mentioned. “I’ve always played that way,” he said. “It’s what my dad taught me. I’ve played like this since I was a kid.” He has the energy of an eager youngster. Whether it’s an intrasquad game in spring training, the season opener or a meaningless game in the August heat, Sizemore never lets up. His passion and drive has drawn comparisons to some of baseball’s hustle players. “He plays with a controlled anger,” said Buck Showalter, the former Texas manager, now an Indians special assistant. “Grady growls at the ball when he swings. He reminds me of Kirk Gibson. They play the game with a certain physicality, but they also play with a certain grace.” Indians outfielder Trot Nixon, himself a throwback, has watched Sizemore’s style from Boston’s dugout. “He reminds me of Johnny Damon,” said Nixon, who signed with the Indians in January. “Johnny Damon plays
extremely hard every single day in all aspects of the game, and that’s what Grady does.” Showalter experienced Sizemore’s never-let-up attitude last season. During a late-season game in Texas, Sizemore hit a high fly down the left-field line. Carlos Lee missed a diving catch and the ball took a high bounce before rolling into the corner. Sizemore ran hard from the instant he left the box and ended up with an inside-thepark home run. “He ran like it was a swinging bunt,” Showalter said. “Most guys coast on that play, but he was at second base when the ball rolled to the fence.”
Ohio State took over the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press college basketball poll Monday, the first time the Buckeyes have held the top ranking since 1962 when they were led by Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek and on a run of three straight Final Fours. Led by freshmen Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State advanced one day after beating Wisconsin in a meeting of Nos. 1 and 2. “You hate there had to be a team that lost that game,” Buckeyes coach Thad Matta said Monday, referring to his team’s 49-48 victory that clinched a second straight Big Ten title. “Fortunately for us we made the bucket at the end and came away on top.” Ohio State (26-3) moved up one spot in the rankings, receiving 62 first-place votes and 1,786 points from the 72member national media panel. It is the Buckeyes’ first time as No. 1 in the AP rankings since the final poll of the 1961-62 season. Ohio State was ranked No. 1 for all of 1960-61 and 1961-62, a run of 27 straight polls. The Buckeyes won the national championship in 1960 and lost the title game to Cincinnati in 1961 and 1962.
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Fraternity House Cook. 5 days per week, lunch & dinner. Flex. hrs. Between $300-350 per week. Call 419699-7284.
SUMMER OF YOUR LIFE! CAMP WAYNE FOR GIRLS - Children’s sleep-away camp, Northeast Pennsylvania. If you love children and want a caring, fun environment we need Counselors for: Tennis, Swimming, Golf, Gymnastics, Cheerleading, Drama, High & Low Ropes, Team Sports, Waterskiing, Sailing, Painting/Drawing, Ceramics, Silkscreen, Printmaking, Batik, Jewelry, Calligraphy, Photography, Sculpture Guitar, Aerobics, Self-Defense, Video, Piano. Other: Administrative, CDL Driver, Nurses (RN’s and Nursing Students), Bookkeeper, Mother’s Helper. On campus Interviews March 14th. Select The Camp That Selects The Best Staff! Call 215944-3069 or apply at www.campwaynegirls.com
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Snack and Soda Locations Member of BBB and Chamber 260-347-5840
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Summer Job & Internship Fair Wednesday, March 21, 11am-3pm Student Union Ballroom Over 50 companies recruiting!
Subleasers needed ASAP. 3 bdrm., lvg. rm., kitchen, den, W/D hook-up, patio, attached garage. $550 plus util. 419-378-2530.
U N I V E R S I T Y
Serving BG Since 1980
32 Rooms Available!!
·One time purchase ·One Standard ·One Premium
exp. 3/20/07
3 MONTH S $69
· No Hidden Fees · No Credit Card Required in the standard beds THE HEAT 904 E. Wooster 419- 352-3588
THATS ONLY $23 PER MONTH AND WE PAY THE TAX!
5 beds, 1 booth closest to campus
exp. exp. 2/28/07 3/20/07
SOUTHSIDE LAUNDROMAT
Office Located at 400 E. Napoleon Road (419) 352-9135 Email us: winthrop@gerdenich.com www.winthropterrace.com
HOURS: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday Hours: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
993 S. Main 419-353-8826
5 beds, 2 booths appt. available
THE WASH HOUSE 248 N. Main 419-354-1559
17 beds, 2 booths no appt. needed
lotions always
25% off!