2009-08-27

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BGSU clubs utilize new management software

Thursday

A new software is connecting students with the click of a mouse.

OrgSync is a management tool helping University organizations communicate more effectively.

According to the OrgSync Web site, the software provides cocurricular management tools for both students and administrators for anything from campus organizations and co-curricular

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“OrgSync is a web-based solution that allows students to communicate internally, track their members, officers and alumni and complement what the organization is doing...”

programs to residence halls and leadership development programs.

University Alumnus Michael Dunk works as an educational consultant at OrgSync.

“OrgSync is a web-based solution that allows students to comMichael Dunk | University alumnus municate internally, track their members, officers and alumni and complement what the orga- campus, “whether it is a group “You no longer have to track nization is doing and, in turn, of 20 students or 2,000 students.” students and follow them facilitate the efficiency of that A major benefit of using around with e-mails or phone organization,” Dunk said.

OrgSync is the fact that informa- calls, because you can send the He said the software can com- tion can be easily sent to groups information through OrgSync,” plement any organization on and individuals.

Dunk said. “It is targeted infor-

mation to the groups that need to see it, whether that is alumni, officers, members, committees or pledges.”

Dunk compared the software to the popular social media Web sites used by many students.

“You’ve seen this adoption of Web 2.0, which is social media like Myspace, Facebook and Twitter—and that is what OrgSync is doing to connect students of a University together,”

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Columnist Levi Joseph Wonder would like to congratulate the city of Bowling Green on its recently approved anti-discrimination ordinance that now includes people who are gay, transgendered or of HIV-positive status | Page 4

Insurance companies don’t care

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Emory med student Benjamin Nanes, along with 89 other med students, believe health care reform is necessary because the doctor-patient relationship is being threatened by insurance companies who are only concerned with their business | Page 4

At long last

FUNNY LADY: “An Evening with Nancy Giles” will be presented in Kobacker Hall in the Moore Musical Arts Center at 8p.m. Nancy Giles is known for being an actress and comedian.

Nancy Giles adds a bit of humor to freshman transition

By Jessica Hanna Reporter

The College of Musical Arts has partnered with Orientation and First Year Programs to bring renowned comedian, actress and contributor for “CBS Sunday Morning” to provide a welcome event for students returning to campus.

“An Evening with Nancy Giles,” which takes place at 8 p.m. today in Kobacker Hall in the Moore Musical Arts Center, is part of the Hansen Musical Arts Series, created by Dorothy E. and DuWayne Hansen. Director of Public Events Susan Knapp said the Hansen Musical Arts Series was established in 1996 to bring to the campus community significant representatives of the arts who could share their talents with students in the College of Musical Arts, as well as with residents of the community.

Knapp explained that it is a good way to welcome new students to campus. The event will be free and open to the public. “[Giles] has such a variety of backgrounds

Story by Jessica Hanna on PAGE TWO

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SETGO provides science research experience

What is the worst key-losing experience you know of?

Program helps those in science, engineering, technology, mathmatics majors obtain degrees

By Hannah Nusser Reporter

CURTIS McKINNON Senior, Secondary Education

For University students interested in majoring in science, it’s as easy as ready, set, go with the new SETGO program, a hands-on scientific research experience.

The Science, Engineering and Technology Gateway Ohio, or SETGO, is a program offering science, engineering, technology or mathematics majors a chance to gain knowledge and experience in their particular field of study.

SETGO is funded by the National Science Foundation. Thirty-eight University students participate and 24 Owens Community College students.

The goal of SETGO is to generate more science graduates, said Moira van Staaden, director of SETGO. The country is currently producing 200,000 graduates of science each year, but van Staaden said about 400,000 are really needed to maintain and replace jobs.

The SETGO program ensures more students will finish their degrees.

“A dog was chasing me, and I realized I lost my keys when I tried to unlock the door and the dog got me.” | Page 4

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BLOTTER TUESDAY, AUG. 25 12:14 A.M.

Sarah Gluckin, of Rossford, was cited for possession of marijuana less than 100 grams and drug paraphernalia.

4:14 P.M.

Sharon Crow, 50, of Bowling Green, was arrested for disorderly conduct while intoxicated at the 1500th block of Clough St. 4:41 P.M.

Complainant reported an unknown subject had thrown a gas grill into the yard of a vacant house located at the 300th block of S. Summit St. 5:14 P.M.

Complainant reported his bike, valued at $200, was stolen at the 1000th block of E. Wooster St. 6:35 P.M.

Complainant reported his bike, valued at $150, was stolen from the Wood County District Library.

7:49 P.M.

Complainant reported two motorcycles were racing up and down Mercer Road and Scott Hamilton Street at high rates of speed. The unknown subjects were reported to be doing tricks, including wheelies and standing on the seat.

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Thomas Rodriguez, 21, of Bowling Green, was arrested for criminal trespass and criminal damaging at the 2000th block of E. Napoleon Road.

11:47 P.M.

Complainant reported that while walking down East Wooster Street, a vehicle passed yelling rude/crude comments.

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Losing keys may place students at risk for theft, paying fine

By Jessica Hanna Reporter

Junior Liz Harper doesn’t know whether she lost her keys or if they were taken from her bag, but she does know that several girls down the hall from her in Kreischer-Darrow took advantage of the opportunity to break into her room and stole her belongings two years ago.

She said the girls knew her schedule, so when she left for a swimming event, they broke into her room and stole her and her roommate’s belongings, including both computers, graphing calculators, iPods and digital cameras. She also lost her car keys, room keys and a zippered holder with her credit cards that were attached altogether on a lanyard.

Harper said she had reported her missing keys to her residence hall’s front desk prior to the break-in, and they told her to wait it out and see if they showed up.

Katie McKibben, a desk clerk for Founders Quadrangle, said locking keys in one’s room or losing them completely is not uncommon. But many students, especially freshmen, don’t know how to resolve the situation, or are embarrassed to seek outside help. Set procedures should be followed to

avoid an incident like Harper’s, she said.

If a student locks their key in their room, the first step is to inform the residence hall’s front desk. After giving the desk clerk the room number, the clerk will look up the information in the house book to verify that is indeed the student’s room, McKibben said.

The student will then need to provide their student identification number. If the student has checked out items before with the front desk, their information will already be in the system, she said. If new to the system, they will also need to provide their name, University user name and phone number.

After this process is complete, McKibben said, the student will be given a lock-out key to access their room and retrieve their original key. The lock-out key must be returned within 24 hours of checking it out.

If a student loses their key completely, they must follow the same procedure to obtain a lock-out key. The student can use the key for 48 hours. If the original key is still missing after that time period, the lock will be changed, according to the Student Handbook.

The student is financially responsible for the lock change, which costs $35 in most resi-

dence halls, McKibben said.

The Student Handbook does not specify a time frame for how long the University has to change the lock after a key is reported missing.

If the student needs to replace their PED, as well, there is an additional $10 cost. This fee can save students more, however, in the long run.

“Don’t keep all of your keys and everything together, and make sure you take care of it because no one else is going to take care of you,” Harper said. “I would definitely say not to [wait to change the locks]; insist that you have your locks changed immediately.”

- Inform the Residence Hall front desk.

- Provide student identification number.

- Get a lock out key and return it within 24 hours.

Lose your room key?

Here’s what to do: - Follow steps 1-3 until the lock is changed.

- Pay $35 for the lock change and $10 for a new PED (if also lost).

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he said.

OrgSync is already present here at the University.

University Activities Organization President Sarah Johnson said UAO members have been using the software since last fall.

“OrgSync is like a mixture between Facebook and Blackboard, which makes it really easy to use,” she said.

Communication is key to the various programming teams, groups and members of UAO, and Johnson believes the software has been helpful.

“You can create different groups on [OrgSync] and you can e-mail people depending on the group, so if I wanted to send an e-mail to just my pro-

“OrgSync is like a mixture between Facebook and Blackboard...”

Sarah Johnson | UAO President gramming team, I could, or I could send an e-mail to all of UAO,” she said.

Johnson said OrgSync offers many options for brainstorming, discussion and communication, including an option to text message the members of an organization.

“It’s really all about making communication easier,” Dunk said. “Communication is a necessity of life; you have to communicate with other people, there’s no ifs or buts about it. We want to make that easier.”

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NANCY GILES: Susan Knapp says “[Giles] has such a variety of backgrounds and experiences...I am hoping part of her message is going to be ‘Hey, look you can do this too.’”

GILES From Page 1 and experiences,” Knapp said.

“When people are adapting to new circumstances, like some of our new students, change is inevitable. She has responded to all those kind of changes, and I’m hoping that part of her message is going to be ‘Hey, look, you can do this too.’”

Giles has attracted a large audience for her humorous commentaries on “CBS Sunday Morning,” voicing her opinions on a number of topics ranging from politics and popular culture to plus-sized women and the Janet Jackson “wardrobe malfunction.”

She was part of the cast of the Emmy Award winning series “China Beach” and has made appearances in “Law and Order” and “Spin City.”

Giles has acted for the big screen, as well, with roles in Clint Eastwood’s “True Crime” and Penny Marshall’s “Big.”

SETGO From Page 1 The program has three main components to benefit participants and help them get a job.

First is the Bridge Program at Owens Community College.

The Bridge is a five-week program set up much like a normal college course in which students receive, in addition to all fees paid, Owens credit and a $1,000 stipend.

Anne Bullerjahn, professor of science at Owens, said the Bridge Program will prepare students for future courses in their fields.

“The most valuable thing [about the Bridge program] is giving them a taste of what will be expected of them [in college math and science courses] in a friendly and, hopefully, fun setting,” Bullerjahn said.

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According to www.nancygiles. com, her most recent films include “Joshua,” “Superheroes” and the documentary “Before the Music Dies.”

She has also brought her talent for acting to the stage, notably performing two onewoman shows: “Black Comedy: The Wacky Side of Racism” and “Notes of a Negro Neurotic.” She is currently working on a book incorporating her assorted works and personal ordeals.

“She’s got so many different talents and experiences to kind of just get us thinking,” Knapp said.

Nancy Giles is known for her work addressing a variety of societal issues, with focus on race, feminism and sexism.

What: “An Evening with Nancy Giles” Who: Nancy Giles, actress Where: Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center When: 8 p.m. today Web site: www.nancygiles.com

and after the program.

SETGO students then gain hands-on experience during a 10-week summer research program.

Bullerjahn said while students are given lots of work, they enjoy it.

The third part of the SETGO program is a monthly meeting for those in the science community. This part of the program can be very beneficial to students, van Staaden said.

“It provides opportunities for them to meet faculty that they might want to do research with and to make those kinds of connections,” she said.

Senior Katie Heilman, a participant in the SETGO program, said she wouldn’t trade her experience and she really enjoyed the program.

“I learned so much... I feel I can actually use what I learned in the lab,” Heilman said. “[The University professors] were all really great and they really encouraged me.”

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Campus group enlightens students about consequences of war

By Liz Mensching

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FUNDRAISING: Troy Chamberlain (left) and Philip Ferguson (center left) - part owners of Breaking Bread Productions LLC - sit and talk with Bridgett (center right) and Becca (right) at Buffalo Wild Wing last night. They were holding an event to help fundraise for BGSU Falcon Club and The BG13 Swimsuit Calendar.

Many students on the Ball State University campus Monday and Tuesday were intrigued by the sight of 155 pairs of black military boots scattered on the lawn beside the Shafer Tower.

The goal of the display, “Eyes Wide Open,” was to raise awareness about the repercussions of war. Each pair of shoes represented a soldier from Indiana FILE PHOTO who has died in the war in the OBSERVANCE : Student views display.

Middle East.

In addition to the black boots, “Our main goal was to raise one pair of white boots were displayed to represent the Iraqi and awareness to the cost of war,” he Afghani soldiers who have com- said. “We just had a lot of good feedback from last semester.” mitted suicide.

The first location of the Ball State University’s Truth Movement organized the event exhibit at Ball State was inside the David Letterman Media for the second time in a year.

The Truth Movement is a group and Communications Building that works to raise awareness because of bad weather. Boger about social issues that they think said he thought having it outside have been downplayed by the helped to increase its visibility media and government. There and impact.

“It hits home a lot more than are about 25 active members at seeing it on the news,” he said.

Ball State.

After “Eyes Wide Open” was Truth Movement president John Michael Boger said the group displayed last winter, Boger said, decided to bring the display back students from North Carolina to Ball State during the first week and Texas schools contacted of classes to spread their message them about getting the exhibit to their schools. to students new to campus.

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Nancy Giles, will visit BGSU as the seventh guest on the Dorothy E. and DuWayne Hansen Musical Arts Series.

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Students split on Obama’s bill limiting credit card access

By Jacqulyn Teoh The [Pennsylvania State] Daily Collegian, (U-Wire)

To be an adult or not to be an adult: That is the question students are asking themselves in the face of President Obama’s credit card reform act passed in May. The bill, which imposes tougher restrictions on those under 21 who wish to obtain a credit card, aims at relieving the current recession by curbing reckless spending among college students.

But some students see this as another restriction on their freedom.

“I don’t know if it’s fair if you say we’re adults at 18, but then prevent us from doing as we like, like getting a credit card,” freshman Allaire Gaudette said.

Though the bill does not make it impossible for those under 21 to obtain a credit card, they do have to prove that they can repay expenses or have a parent settle the debt in event of a default.

That’s no surprise to junior

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Scott Nakoski, who said the privileges of those under 21 years old have always been questionable.

“At 18, we can vote, but then again, we’re not allowed to drink alcohol, and we’re restricted in other things as well, such as car rental and in some states, hotel rental,” he said. “Now it’s credit cards.”

And restricting spending when spending is needed to jumpstart the economy negates the effectiveness of the measure, Nakoski said.

But Cathy Bowen, Penn State associate professor of agricultural and extension education, and a consumer education expert, said the bill is common sense: Only spend the money that you have.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re 25 or 21, it still comes down to the consumers themselves,” she said. “If you don’t have money, you shouldn’t be spending it.”

Not all students are opposed to the new measure. Catharine Wahl, junior in education, who obtained a credit card in order to build a credit history, believes the bill could be a good thing.

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“Don’t keep all of your keys and everything together, and make sure you take care of it because no one else is going to take care of you.”

— Liz Harper, a victim of theft after she lost her dorm room keys [see story, pg. 1].

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What is the worst key-losing experience you know of?

“My first day I was in my pajamas and had to go to the front desk while freshmen checked in.”

“I was locked out of my room in a towel for 20 minutes.”

“I threw my keys in the dumpster and had to fish them out with a stick.”

“I was screaming at the door of my floor in Kohl Hall for over two hours.”

LAURA AKER, Sophomore, Nursing

ALLIE MOORE, Sophomore, Early Education

LAURA DUNCAN, Sophomore, Middle Education

CURTIS DOSTER, Sophomore, POLS

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Pro-LGBT ordinance a sign of progressing social values in BG LEVI JOSEPH WONDER COLUMNIST Last week, another milestone for Bowling Green’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community was finally attained.

On Tuesday, August 18, the Bowling Green City Council voted to implement, alongside additional legislation, new ordinances which provide additional anti-discrimination measures to help protect the rights of multiple demographic groups in BG. Those protected by this new legislation include gays, transgendered people and HIV-positive people, as well as pregnant women and military personnel.

I found about this hot topic after stumbling across WBGU-TV during a bit of channel surfing.

After I quickly ascertained the topic of the debate, taking place in the Simpson Building in front of the city council, I was pleased to see the rampant support for the new legislation taking form in the words of concerned citizens and civil rights activists.

Personal stories and compelling arguments on the part of the pro-ordinance crowd drove the debate forward and made me (and my fellow viewers) all the more aware of the civil rights battle taking place before our eyes on public television.

And at the end of it all, after much debate on both sides, the council approved the legislation amid boisterous applause from the audience. It filled my heart with warmth to know that another significant step towards true equality for everyone in Bowling Green was taken on that day.

I couldn’t be happier about these new anti-discrimination

measures, as they represent the continued modernization of a community which is commonly stereotyped as being anything but progressive.

I’m sick of hearing jokes about how supposedly “backwards” the town apparently is, so these ordinances should help to debunk some of those rumors. But despite the recent and continuing progress made for equal rights for all people in the Bowling Green area, there are still those who would like to hold this community in a state of stagnation with regard to civil rights advancement.

While some points made by the anti-ordinance side were indeed legitimate, such as concerns about reverse discrimination stemming from implementation of the new rules, I was appalled at some of the arguments posed by the anti-ordinance side of the debate.

Several people explicitly referenced Christian scripture (in a very offensive way) as a supposedly feasible argument for the anti-ordinance side of the issue at hand. I even witnessed an extremely one-sided tirade against the legislation (and against LGBT people, for that matter) on the part of one individual who turned his opportunity to argue his point into a hateful rant about the “true will of God.” While every individual is (and should be) entitled to his or her own opinion, simple hate speeches and sensationalized concerns do little to drive an argument forward. And in this particular case, it revealed some of the prejudice which still exists in the Bowling Green community.

I experienced simultaneous sensations of sadness and frustration while listening to some of the horribly biased, exaggerated and completely subjective views coming from particular anti-ordi-

nance individuals.

Fortunately, such narrowminded views hold increasingly little credence in modern society.

Today’s America is one which becomes more secular with every passing day, in addition to fostering the growth of relative morality. Gone are the days of 1950s hyper-conservative America and its resurgence in the ‘80s. America is daily becoming increasingly diverse, so the rise of moral and cultural relativity is crucial to our continued advancement as a civil rights-friendly nation.

Islam within America is growing at an exponential rate, as 16 percent of all Americans are atheist or nonreligious, roughly 40 percent of American adults currently attend religious services regularly (down from recent years) and Christianity is gradually slumping within our nation.

Wrongfully constructed and one-sided arguments aimed against the civil rights progress in the name of a supposedly forgiving and loving God will continue to be regarded as extremist so long as our nation continues to become more culturally and morally relative.

As a whole, the United States has made great strides over the years in granting equal rights to increasingly diverse and varied social groups. Let’s not marginalize that progress by taking steps backwards in the Bowling Green area. These new ordinances are a wonderful thing for the LGBT people in our community, and for the sake of equality, we should support this new legislation with fervor and enthusiasm.

True equality knows no bounds.

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Atheists often too judgmental

By Aysha Bagchi The Stanford Daily (U-Wire)

College students encounter many different points of view and backgrounds when they arrive as freshmen. But perhaps one of the most striking discoveries for new students at Stanford is how many nonbelievers there are on campus — and at many campuses — these days.

I particularly recall the “Crossing the Line” event my freshman year, when only around 15 percent of the students from my dorm crossed to indicate they believed in a higher power. I

don’t come from a religious background and yet I was surprised.

While many different religious persuasions are represented on campus, they form a collective — the believers — that is the minority.

And this minority is thrust into interactions with others who test and challenge their religious beliefs, from professors in lecture halls to students in their dorms.

Indeed, politics and religion are ever-popular topics in the hallway at 3 a.m.

Typically, debates and discovery about these personal issues are good things, but

sometimes the tone can take a turn for the worse.

This past week, for example, one of my dear friends sent me a link to a Templeton Foundation Web site, where scholarly responses were posted (including that of Stanford’s Robert Sapolsky) to the question of whether science renders God obsolete. It made me think of the kind of militancy on campus I have sometimes seen when it comes to dealing with religious belief.

The passion with which some atheists scorn faith can mirror the militancy w ith which missionaries proselytize their religion.

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Health care reform necessary for patient-doctor relationships say 89 Emory med students

By Benjamin Nanes Emory Wheel (U-Wire)

Throughout the country, the debate on health care reform has taken on a carnival-like atmosphere. Protesters compete to see who can shout the loudest and unfounded rumors trample the facts.

That’s a problem.

As medical students, we see every day how our health care system is failing countless Americans. The cost of care is rising at an unsustainable rate, too many people are unable to get the care they need, and the patient-doctor relationship is threatened. We can, and we must, do better.

We need health care reform because we literally can’t afford health care without it. Nearly half of this nation’s health care spending comes from the government, so rising health care costs directly contribute to the national debt. On the individual level, rising costs are evident in the steadily growing cost of health insurance.

This year, Emory’s student health insurance plan costs 8 percent more than it did last year, more than twice the rate at which medical school tuition increased. The rapid rise in health care costs has been driven by a dysfunctional insurance market in which single companies often come to dominate a region, stifling competition, and by the reluctance of many insurers to adequately cover primary and preventative care — even though we know that in places where primary care is strong, people are healthier and health care costs are far lower. Health care reform can fix this by preventing compa-

nies from developing regional monopolies, guaranteeing that everyone has a choice of health insurance options, and by ensuring that primary care is always covered.

We need health care reform because we can’t afford the social costs of the current system. Too many people don’t have access to the health care they need. Forty-five million Americans lack health insurance, and many more have insurance that will not cover the cost of their care if they get sick. Many of these people could afford insurance if they were not excluded by egregious insurance industry practices like refusing to cover people who have had any past medical problems and dropping customers who get sick.

Having too many people without insurance also hurts those who are insured.

Emergency rooms are overwhelmed by those who can’t afford care anywhere else; many have had to close. That means longer wait times: a matter of life and death for those who are critically ill.

Health care reform can prohibit these underhanded tactics and ensure that no one is prevented from purchasing health insurance.

We need health care reform because the patient-doctor relationship is threatened by insurance companies focused not on patient health, but on their own bottom line. None of us entered medical school to spend our time negotiating with insurance companies instead of helping our patients, but that is what the current system increasingly demands.

As much as 30 percent of medical expenses are related

to administrative costs. Health care reform can fix this by simplifying how insurance companies are billed and how physicians are reimbursed, by requiring that insurers have clear and transparent standards for what they do and do not cover, and by facilitating information-sharing between physicians and insurers.

That’s not putting government between patients and physicians; that’s getting the insurance bureaucrats out of the way so physicians can focus on their patients’ health, not the insurers’ finances.

That’s why we need health care reform. This isn’t about Democrats, or Republicans, or political ideology. It’s about figuring out how all Americans can have access to health care when they need it. The status quo simply does not work. So let’s shift the debate away from inflammatory political attacks that have no basis in reality to an honest discussion of how to improve our health care system.

As future physicians, our ability to help our patients will depend not only on our knowledge and skills, but on the policy choices this country makes. That’s why nothing we learn in medical school will be as important to our patients as health care reform.

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By Stephen Ohlemacher The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The federal government sent about 3,900 economic stimulus payments of $250 each this spring to people who were in no position to use the money to help stimulate the economy: prison inmates.

The checks were part of the massive economic recovery package approved

by Congress and President Barack Obama in February.

About 52 million Social

Security recipients, railroad retirees and those receiving Supplemental Security Income were eligible for the one-time checks.

Prison inmates are generally ineligible for federal benefits. However, 2,200 of the inmates who received checks got to keep them because, under the law, they were eligible, said Mark Lassiter, a spokesman for the Social Security Administration.

They were eligible because they weren’t incarcerated in any of the three months

before the recovery package was enacted. “The law specified that any beneficiary eligible for a Social Security benefit during one of those months was eligible for the recovery payment,� Lassiter said.

The other 1,700 checks were a mistake.

Checks were sent to those inmates because government records didn’t accurately show they were in prison, Lassiter said. He said most of those checks were returned by the prisons.

OAS chief still has hope for Honduran settlement

By Foster Klug The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The head of the Organization of American States held out hope yesterday for a resolution of the Honduran presidential crisis even after the high-level delegation he led to the Central American country failed to arrange for ousted President Manuel Zelaya’s return.

OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza urged a quick acceptance of compromise accords before campaigning heats up for the Nov. 29 presidential election to pick Zelaya’s successor. “There’s still a climate for making one final effort,�

Insulza told an OAS meeting, speaking through an interpreter. Insulza was briefing the organization after returning from a visit to Tegucigalpa, Honduras’ capital, with a group of Western Hemisphere foreign ministers.

Zelaya was deposed and

exiled on June 28 amid suspicions among his opponents that he wanted to overturn the constitutional provision limiting Honduran presidents to a single term. He denies that was his goal.

Insulza noted some progress arising from the OAS delegation’s meetings with senior lawmakers, ministers, presidential candidates and members of the judiciary, electoral commission, military and civil society. At the same time, he acknowledged a continuing reluctance among many of those he met with to accept the San Jose Accord, a compromise proposed by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, who has acted as a mediator in the dispute.

With each passing day, Insulza said, the margin for solving the crisis gets slimmer.

Attention to the coup will not disappear, he said, but it will be diverted by the election campaign season that begins Sept. 1.

Many in Honduras, Insulza said, raised concerns about Zelaya’s reinstatement and an amnesty for his alleged offenses, both part of the San Jose Accord.

The officials the delegation met with, Insulza said, appeared more interested in discussing the events that led to Zelaya’s ouster. “We wanted to get back to the agreement of San Jose, which was our goal in being there,� he said.

On Tuesday, Honduras’ interim leader, Roberto Micheletti, acknowledged the country would suffer consequences for refusing to reinstate Zelaya, but he suggested that nothing short of armed intervention could change the situation.

Lew Amselem, the U.S. representative to the OAS, said the U.S. decision to stop, starting yesterday, issuing most visas at its embassy in Honduras sends a clear signal that “it is never acceptable in the 21st century to expel a sitting president from a country.�

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WASHINGTON — The popular Cash for Clunkers program generated nearly 700,000 new car sales during the past month, giving the U.S. auto industry a badly needed jolt of activity during the deepest decline in auto sales in two decades.

The government, releasing final data on the car incentives, said yesterday that dealers submitted 690,114 sales totaling $2.88 billion, bringing the program to a close under its $3 billion budget. Japanese auto manufacturers led American companies in new car sales through the program, which ended late Monday.

Many dealers are still waiting to be repaid for the Cash for Clunkers incentives they gave car buyers and were allowed to submit paperwork seeking reimbursement until late Tuesday.

Despite the summertime frenzy at dealerships, analysts said the growth in auto sales may be short-lived. Sales in July rose to 11.2 million when converted to an annual rate, the first month in 2009 in which sales had risen above the 10 million level. A drop in consumer confidence late last year sent sales plunging to depths not seen since the early 1980s, prompting lawmakers to create the program.

Jeremy Anwyl, CEO of the auto Web site Edmunds.com, said dealers and automakers clearly gained from the big boost in sales. But while the incentives helped consumers, average prices for vehicles went up

“Manufacturing plants have added shifts and recalled workers. Moribund showrooms were brought back to life and consumers bought fuel efficient cars that will save them Ray LaHood| Transportation Secretary as buyers less concerned about prices rushed to take advantage of the rebates.

Inventory shortages from the popular program could keep prices high and drive down new vehicle sales. “We have created a sales bubble and now that bubble has burst,� Anwyl said.

The Obama administration declared the program a major success, saying Cash for Clunkers provided a needed stimulus to the auto industry and the broader economy. “Manufacturing plants have added shifts and recalled workers. Moribund showrooms were brought back to life and consumers bought fuel-efficient cars that will save them money and improve the environment,� said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

The White House Council of Economic Advisers said the program will boost economic growth in the third quarter by 0.3 to 0.4 percentage points because of the increased auto sales in July and August. An estimated 42,000 jobs will be created or saved during the second half of the year, the White House said.

The biggest industry beneficiaries were Japanese automakers Toyota, Honda and Nissan, which accounted for 41 percent of the new vehicle sales. That outpaced Detroit automak-

ers General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, which had a share of nearly 39 percent. Toyota Motor Corp. led the industry with 19.4 percent of new sales, followed

by General Motors Co. with 17.6 percent and Ford Motor Co. with 14.4 percent.

The Toyota Corolla was the most popular new vehicle purchased under the program. The Honda Civic, Toyota Camry and Ford Focus held the next three top spots. All four are built in the United States.

The program, which began in late July, offered consumers rebates of $3,500 or $4,500 off the price of a new vehicle in return for trading in their older, less fuel-efficient vehicles to be scrapped. The tradein vehicles needed to get 18 miles per gallon or less.

It proved far more popular than lawmakers originally thought. Congress added another $2 billion to the original $1 billion budget when the first pot of money nearly ran out in a week. The extra money was supposed to last through Labor Day, but the funding only lasted about a month.

Dealers loved the new sales, but they reported major hassles trying to get the government to repay them for the rebates.

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MEN’S SOCCER Falcons settle for second straight scoreless exhibition On the road BG outshot Cleveland State 14-9 but failed to register a goal behind the Viking goalies who combined to make six saves.

Jeff Smoker (above) played the whole game in goal for the Falcons making two saves.

BG is still scoreless under new coach Eric Nichols. Look for a full recap in tomorrow’s edition of The BG News.

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OUR CALL Today in Sports History 1995—Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Amateur Championship.

1974—The New York Met’s Benny Ayala hits a home run in his first major league at bat.

1952— Oakland pitcher Paul Linblad begins a streak of 365 errorless games.

The List Mid-American Conference football is kicks off a week from today, today we take a look at the top five defenses:

1. Northern Illinois: Last year the Huskies had the 17th best scoring defense in the nation, only allowing 18.0 points a game.

2. Ball State: Teams had difficulty running and passing the ball against the Cardinals in 2008. This season they return their best defensive backs sophomore Sean Baker.

3. Toledo: Some people are picking strong safety Barry Church as the best defensive player in the whole conference, last season he recorded 93 tackles.

4. Central Michigan: They may have allowed over 30 points a game in 2008, but they do boast some defensive playmakers in Nick Bellore who had 148 tackles and Frank Zombo who had nine sacks last season.

5. Bowling Green: The Falcons had the conference’s fourth best scoring defense in 2008, how they do this year will depend on how the team adjusts to a new defensive system.

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MAKING THE PLAY: Senior linebacker Cody Basler looks to make a block while on the punt return team at practice last week.

New man in the middle Senior linebacker finally getting chance to start

By Sean Shapiro Assistant Sports Editor

Cody Basler may have only five starts in his career, but that won’t matter this season, as the senior linebacker will be a focal point in the Falcon defense.

While his starts have come sparingly, Basler has seen action in all 37 of the Falcons’ games over the last three seasons.

“He’s a senior captain, and even though Cody hasn’t started, he’s played more than any other inside linebacker,” coach Dave Clawson said.

During his three-year career, Basler has amassed 84 tackles — half of those coming in his junior season, Including a career high 11 in BG’s season ending win over Toledo last season.

In addition to his double-digit tackling performance at Toledo, Basler also has a Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week award for his performance against Wyoming last sea-

Get to know the Falcon: 20 questions with Basler

son.

At Wyoming, Basler had six tackles, an interception and pounced on a loose ball in the end zone for the game’s first touchdown.

“That was just luck of the draw.

That’s just the way the game goes,” Basler said. “I was in the right spot at the right time. Hopefully I still have one more game like that.”

Basler should have more opportunities for a standout performance this season, as he will be starting between fellow senior outside linebackers Jerett Sanderson and James Schneider.

It’s also been a relief for Basler to finally have his name at the No. 1 spot on the depth chart after four years of working hard in practice dating back to when he was the scout team MVP for two games as a freshman.

“I’ve been here for a pretty long time,” Basler said. “It’s come at a price, but it’s worth it in the long

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By Paul Barney Reporter

2. How did you get started playing football?

Actually, I was playing the other Football coach Dave Clawson football, soccer, and my brother described senior linebacker used to take me and beat me up Cody Basler as one of the lead- in the backyard a little bit, so ers of the defense and with I got a little bigger and started playing. good reason.

Since 2006, Basler has played in all of the Falcons’ 37 games, 3. What are your pregame rituincluding a blowout victory als? at Wyoming last year which I’m not one of those guys that saw Basler record six tackles, people like to get psyched up, an interception and a fumble I can do it on my own. I guess just listen to classic rock and recovery for a touchdown.

His efforts won him a Mid- get ready.

American Conference East Division Player of the Week 4. What is your favorite road city to play at? honor.

Basler racked up 42 tackles I don’t have a favorite one; I like last season, 10 more than his going anywhere.

2007 total. Below is a closer look 5. If you could be any profesat the BG linebacker. sional athlete for a day, who would it be and why?

1. What have you been up to I would probably have to go this summer besides football?

I’ve been working and just trySee QUESTIONS | Page 8 ing to put food on my table.

Quick, name the top five quarterbacks in college football.

Do you have your list ready?

OK lets take a look.

Like most people, you probably included the big name quarterbacks like Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy. If you dig a little deeper you might consider Ole Miss’s Jevon Snead, Ohio State’s Terrelle Pryor, Oklahoma State’s Zac Robinson, or Penn State’s Daryll Clark.

However, I bet you didn’t think of Western Michigan’s Tim Hiller, and you shouldn’t have.

But, the fine folks at EA Sports feel Hiller is either the fifth or sixth best in the nation at his position according to their ratings in its NCAA Football 2010 video game.

While I don’t consider myself anywhere close to a video game guru — I rented the game for the sole purpose of this column and to simulate BG’s season for a future story — as a college football writer in the conference in which Hiller plays, I can see an injustice in putting a Mid-American Conference quarterback in the top five in the country.

For the record Hiller — or QB #3 as he is known in the game — is rated a 93, which is better then Snead (92), Illinois’ Juice Williams (91), Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen (90) and Virginia Tech’s Tyrod Taylor (91) among others.

I’m not trying to damper Hiller’s qualities as a quarterback; I realize he’s thrown for 76 touchdowns and over 8,000 yards in his career. I’m just trying to make the point, EA Sports has overrated the Bronco quarterback.

It comes down to common sense in most cases. If I gave you one choice would you rather take Hiller or Pryor or even Williams?

While many of you would take Pryor or Williams in real life, the video game world would sway toward Hiller who is rated twopoints higher then both of the Big Ten quarterbacks.

Hiller has put up impressive numbers, but in a weak defen-

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Huff, Sizemore lead Indians over Royals

By John Marshall The Associated Press

Grady Sizemore

Olivo. They didn’t get a runner past second base after that.

Cleveland scored a run in the Reached base KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Grady first on Asdrubal Cabrera’s fieldfour times in the Sizemore scored three runs and er’s choice, another on a wild win David Huff bounced back from a pitch in the fifth. Shin-Soo Choo bad start in his previous outing added some excitement with a to help the Cleveland Indians run-scoring double to left-center to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas fect ninth for his 16th save in 21 in the third, a play that ended City Royals. chances. with Carroll getting thrown Sizemore reached base four Billy Butler had three hits for out by three steps at the plate. times after a day off, scoring in Kansas City, which has lost five LaPorta homered in the sixth. the first, third and fifth innings of six at home.

In between? Lots of lazy to put Cleveland up 3-2. Matt Most of the game was non- pop-ups, routine grounders, a LaPorta hit his second homer descript, as might be expected few strikeouts, the occasional of the season in the sixth off of two teams with little left to grounder through the infield.

Luke Hochevar (6-7) and Jamey play for.

Royals first baseman Billy Carroll had three hits to give The Royals got a run in the Butler made one of the few highHuff (8-7) all the support he first inning on Mark Teahen’s needed. sacrifice fly, another in the third See INDIANS | Page 8 Kerry Wood worked a per- on a bloop double by Miguel

Tiger, rest of PGA prepare for tour playoffs

By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press

for the FedEx Cup. At a time when PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem is asking players to JERSEY CITY, N.J. — No matter do more for sponsors in a tough what players think of the golf economy, the world’s No. 1 player course, Liberty National gets uni- is pulling his weight.

“Tiger Woods playing is really versal praise for its intimate view of the Manhattan skyline and good,” Geoff Ogilvy said. “He’s the Statue of Liberty, so close to been very good for golf lately, not the shore she looks as if she could just because of the TV ratings, but tend a flag on the green. he’s playing a lot more. Our tour Equally impressive is the view is always better when he’s here. of Tiger Woods suited up for the Golf is getting spoiled.”

Golf went eight months withopening of the PGA Tour Playoffs.

Woods has not played The out Woods as he recovered from Barclays in six years, and this knee surgery. Now it can’t get rid will be the first time he competes of him.

The Barclays, which gets under in all four of the playoff events

way today, is part of a nine-week stretch in which Woods will be playing seven times. He hasn’t played that much in such a short period since the end of the 2006 season, when he missed nine weeks because of his father’s death.

Asked why he was playing this year, Woods replied, “I qualified.”

That he did, winning five times in 13 starts to be the top seed among 125 players who qualified for this $65 million bonanza at the end of the year — a $7.5

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LOOKING AHEAD: Junior Sam Fish and the volleyball team were selected to finish third in the MAC East by the preseason coaches poll.

Notebook: Around the Mid-American Conference Ohio and Miami are expected to finish one and two in the East while defending champion It was a busy day for Falcon and Western Michigan was picked Mid-American Conference ath- to win the West and the conferletics yesterday. Add all the news ence. from the past couple days and Last season, the Falcons you can tell it’s almost time for finished second in the MAC the fall sports schedule to take East but lost three key startoff. ers — Chelsey Meek, Meghan After athletic directors domi- Mohr and Kendra Halm. The nating the week’s headlines, the team has another trio of seniors action returns to the field — with and begins action tomorrow at preseason rankings, injuries and the Duquesne/Robert Morris more.

Invitational.

By Andrew Harner Sports Editor

Falcon volleyball BG’s volleyball team was picked to finish third in the MAC East by coaches in the 2009 preseason poll.

Women’s cross country The MAC released its annu-

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That new starting role also comes with some added responsibility, as there are four freshman linebackers on the roster looking up to the three senior starters. “He’s been a good leader, so he’s very important to our defense, and as a senior captain, he’s got to be able to rally the troops and create a sense of urgency to some of the younger players,�

Clawson said.

So far, Basler has done a good job of living up to his coach’s goals, being a visible positive reinforcement for the younger players, through both his play and by helping them get used to adapting to collegiate athletics.

Basler will get his sixth career start next Thursday, as BG hosts Troy in the season opener at Doyt Perry Stadium.

COLUMN From Page 7 sive conference — the MAC only has five teams that allowed less than 25 points a game in 2008 — while quarterbacks like Robinson, Snead and Taylor have had similar success in conferences with bigger and faster defenses.

All this considered, any quarterback in the MAC shouldn’t be rated above one of the second or third best quarterbacks from a major conference.

The rating seems even more outrageous when considering Hiller isn’t even the best real-life quarterback in the conference. That designation lies with Central Michigan’s Dan LeFevour.

LeFevour — rated a 92 in the video game — has more career passing yards, two first team AllMAC selections and has even won the head-to-head battle with Hiller the past two seasons.

If any MAC quarterback deserves to be rated a 93 or above, it’s they guy whom everyone is picking as their preseason MAC Offensive Player of the Year.

MAC quarterbacks in general have been hampered in my mind by the whole Nate Davis fiasco.

Davis was the best player in the conference a year, (granted he had a untraditional delivery on the ball) who put up impressive numbers but has failed miserably to crack into the NFL. I realize Hiller isn’t Davis, and perhaps he is a better quarterback now or suited for the future.

But, claiming he’s one of the top five quarterbacks in the country is just wrong.

I like going back to Michigan. 12. What’s the best part about That’s my home state and there’s your home town of Auburn, Mich.? plenty to do up there.

It’s smaller than Bowling with some sort of golfer. They’re 9. What sport do you like to play Green. It’s smaller where you living the life right now. just got to mind your own. Nice other than football?

All around, I love every and easy.

6. Which TV show do you wish sport, but I like baseball would get canceled?

13. Who is your favorite musical and golf.

All my roommates watch “The group/artist?

Real World� and they hog the 10. What are your hobbies?

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet TV, so I would say that show.

I like going hunting; I like being Band outdoors.

7. Which words or phrases do 14. Who/what group of people 11. What are three objects you has had the biggest influence you overuse? must have when leaving the on you?

I’m not allowed to say them. house?

My family that’s related to my 8. What is your favorite vaca- I got to have clothes on, my keys mom and just the sport that I and my wallet. tion spot? give for my family.

NOTEBOOK From Page 7 al cross country preseason coaches poll yesterday, with the Falcon women ranked eighth of 12.

Miami was picked to repeat as MAC champions on the women’s side.

The Falcons are returning three runners from a squad that finished fifth last season. The team will get its season underway Sept. 4 with a dual meet at Toledo.

INDIANS From Page 7 light-worthy plays in the fifth inning, diving to stop Carroll’s hard-hit grounder. He atoned for opening the game with an error on Sizemore’s routine grounder, leading to an unearned run for Hochevar.

Huff started off his day by getting into an accident, one of nine Indians players riding a bus that was hit by a car on the way to the stadium. No one was hurt.

On the field, the left-hander didn’t let the Royals get the barrel on too many pitches, inducing plenty of soft grounders and

EMU scoreboard A video board at Rynearson Stadium — Eastern Michigan’s football home — is nearing completion.

The board is being built into the existing scoreboard. EMU partnered with Daktronics, Inc., for the project — which also includes a new audio system.

See a video of the progress at www.bgnewssports.com.

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Improved to 8-7 on the season with the win

Despite the loss had his second good outing majors-leading 73rd — that allowed Sizemore to score in the fifth inning and the slider that LaPorta hit out to put the Indians up 4-2.

Editor’s note: Indians DH Travis Hafner was given the day off to rest his surgically repaired shoulder after four straight starts. ... RF Jose Guillen (knee) will join the Royals on their five-game road trip and still hopes to play

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Pegged as an NFL Draft prospect, Starks holds several UB records including 3,140 yards rushing, 34 touchdowns rushing and 222 points score.

Men’s cross country The Bulls were the favorites The Falcon men’s cross coun- to win the MAC East this seatry team was picked to finish son, and this will undoubtlast in the conference in the edly be a blow to the team’s offense. preseason coaches poll.

Kent State — a team that finished third last season — and Akron men’s soccer their five returners were picked Akron’s men’s soccer team to win the conference. was ranked in the top 5 of The men’s team will also another preseason poll, this open at the same Toledo dual time grabbing the No. 2 spot in meet on Sept. 4.

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The Zips already have earned Starks sidelined a No. 1 ranking by Top Drawer Buffalo’s record-setting run- Soccer and a No. 3 ranking by ning back James Starks will the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. miss the 2009 season.

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15. What’s the most daring thing you’ve ever done?

Probably something with my brother.

19. As a senior, what is your favorite memory from BG? There’s a lot. I guess everyday I’m going to create something new. I’m looking forward to it though.

16. What is your favorite junk food?

Some kind of burger.

20. What is your main goal for the season?

I want to get a MAC Championship, finally get a real ring instead of this co-East championship ring. I want to win a championship outright.

17. Favorite place to go hangout in BG? I’m a Qdoba guy.

18. What is the best part about being a Falcon?

The camaraderie that I have to all my teammates. It’s a blessing and I’m fortunate to have what I have.

Editor’s note: This piece is the first of six 20 question segments with Falcon football players.

TIGER From Page 7 million purse at each of the four events, with $35 million in bonus money for the FedEx Cup. The points system has been tweaked to put more emphasis on the eight months that comprise the regular season, with quintuple the value of points during the playoff events, then a reset of the points that allows for a shootout at the Tour Championship for the $10 million prize.

Woods could have skipped The Barclays and won the FedEx Cup, as he did in 2007.

He learned yesterday that it was possible for him to win the next three tournaments, finish second at the Tour Championship and not capture the FedEx Cup. Or that someone could win the big prize without having won a single tournament this year. “It is different, there’s no doubt,� he said. “But then again, this is what we’re playing for. This is our opportunity to play well.

You play well at the right time, you should be all right.�

Whether the system works to everyone’s satisfaction this year, the playoffs is off to a solid start, mainly because Woods is playing. “It’s great that everyone is here,� Steve Stricker said. “It gets this off on the right foot.�

For Woods, it is a continuation of quiet support.

In March, he hosted 16 chief executives of companies that sponsor the PGA Tour for lunch and golf at Isleworth, some of them trying to decide whether to renew contracts. After the second round at Firestone this month, Woods hopped into a cart and headed for a meeting with sponsors. “Corporate duty,� he said with a smile.

He played the Buick Open, even though his endorsement

contract with the automaker ended late last year. That meant playing three straight weeks, the final tournament being a major, and Woods said yesterday that being in contention three straight weeks — two victories and blowing a two-shot lead at the PGA Championship to Y.E. Yang — took its toll.

And now The Barclays. “I think we have to support the tour, especially in this economy right now,� Woods said. “That’s one of the reasons why I played Flint, to show my support and my ‘thank you’ to Buick, and a lot of guys did the same thing. ... And certainly, Barclays has been just a great sponsor over the year, and hopefully, they will continue and we can continue building the partnership.�

Woods conceded that he felt a greater responsibility as the sport’s top player. He said he couldn’t play more earlier in the year because he didn’t want to push himself physically while returning from reconstructive knee surgery.

As for his responsibility to tee it up when the playoffs begin? “You want to be here. You want to be in the playoffs,� he said. “And ultimately, this is our opportunity to get in the Tour Championship. So it starts here.�

It will end at Liberty National for 25 players who don’t finish among the top 100 and advance to the next week at TPC Boston for the Deutsche Bank Championship.

No one has played the golf course in competition, and while the architecture isn’t overwhelming anyone, the length has their attention. Liberty National is 7,419 yards and plays as a par 71. The meat of the course is in the middle, with three par 4s at least 474 yards, a par 5 that is 611 yards and the par-3 11th that is 250 yards. The 18th hole is a par 4 at 508 yards, and another great view of New York.

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Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy dies at age 77

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MOURNING THE LOSS OF THE LIBERAL LION: Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, pidtured in a 1990 file photo, has died after a yearlong battle with a brain tumor.

BOSTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the liberal lion of the Senate and haunted bearer of the Camelot torch after two of his brothers fell to assassins’ bullets, has died at his home in Hyannis Port after battling a brain tumor. He was 77.

For nearly a half-century in the Senate, Kennedy was a steadfast champion of the working class and the poor, a powerful voice on health care, civil rights, and war and

peace. To the American public, though, he was best known as the last surviving son of America’s most glamorous political family, the eulogist of a clan shattered again and again by tragedy.

His family announced his death in a brief statement released early yesterday.

“We’ve lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism, and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever,” the statement said.

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S.C. governor rejects Lt. Gov’s call for early resignation in midst of scandal

By Seanna Adcox The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he appreciates the lieutenant governor’s offer to take over, but he plans to stay in office.

Sanford said Wednesday that Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer’s call for

him to resign hours earlier was almost like “heaven on earth.”

Sanford’s June admission to an affair with an Argentine woman has led to questions about the legality of his travel on state and commercial planes.

But he says the people of South Carolina want to move past the scandals. He says he will not

be railroaded out of office and thinks he can still do important things for South Carolina in the last 16 months of his term.

Bauer says that if Sanford steps down, he will renew his offer to stay out of the 2010 gubernatoVIRGINIA POSTIC | AP PHOTO rial race. Sanford’s term ends in STILL IN OFFICE: S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford speaks at a news conference in Columbia, January 2011.

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WASHINGTON — NASA will test the powerful first stage of its new Ares moon rocket today, a milestone in a program that has already spent $7 billion for a rocket that astronauts may never use.

When that first stage is tested, it will be mounted horizontally. The engine will fire, shake and make lots of noise. But by design, it will not leave the ground.

The same could be said for NASA’s plans to go to the moon, Mars or beyond Earth orbit. It’s not so much a physical challenge for engineers as it is a financial challenge for budgeteers.

The $108 billion program to return to the moon by 2020 was started five years ago by then-President George W. Bush. But a special independent panel commissioned

by President Barack Obama concluded that the plan cannot work on the existing budget schedule because it’s likely to cost at least an extra $30 billi on through 2020.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Soldiers recovering in special Army medical units have faced inconsistent discipline because the military hasn’t adopted standards for how they and their commanders should act, according to a military review.

The report obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press said the units’ leaders need better training and should do a better job of communicating with the almost 9,000 wounded and ill soldiers in the Warrior Transition system.

The general who ordered the report said yesterday that the review will only improve the units.

“The Army has a tremendous program for taking care of our wounded, ill and injured soldiers, but it is not a prefect program,” said Brig. Gen. Gary Cheek, commander of the Warrior Transition Command. “We have to do our best for each and every one of them.”

NEW YORK — The stock market is running out of reasons to go higher.

After rocking between gains and losses yesterday, the Dow Jones industrials managed to rise for a seventh straight day, marking another high for the year.

But there was hardly any excitement. The Dow rose just 4 points, while other major indexes gained less than 1 point despite positive reports on home sales and factory orders.

An increasingly cautious mood has gripped the market in recent days, following a period of fervid buying this spring and summer that sent stocks up more than 45 percent since early March.

While economic data is showing modest improvement, investors are worried stocks may have overshot the economy’s recovery.

NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man was convicted yesterday of gunning down five teenagers in a grisly crime that prompted the governor to bring National Guard troops back to New Orleans to help curb violence in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Michael Anderson, 23, was found guilty of five counts of first-degree murder. The jury that convicted him will now decide whether he should face the death penalty.

ProsecutorssaidAnderson shot the teens at an intersection, but police couldn’t pinpoint exactly what motivated the killings.

Prosecutors relied on the testimony of three convicted felons who said Anderson admitted to the shootings in jail, and an eyewitness, Torrie Williams, who was at first reluctant to come forward because she said she didn’t want to be involved.

Witnesses in New Orleans have often been reluctant to testify, fearing reprisals.

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CDC downplays high death toll estimates of swine flu

—Mary Foster (AP)

WASHINGTON — Government health officials are urging people not to panic over estimates of 90,000 people dying from swine flu this fall.

“Everything we’ve seen in the U.S. and everything we’ve seen around the world suggests we won’t see that kind of number if the virus doesn’t change,” Dr. Thomas Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a C-SPAN interview taped yesterday.

While the swine flu seems quite easy to catch, it so far hasn’t been more deadly than the flu strains seen every fall and winter — many people have only mild illness. And close genetic tracking of the new virus as it circled the globe over

the last five months so far has shown no sign that it’s mutating to become more virulent.

Still, the CDC has been preparing for a worst-case flu season as a precaution — in July working from an estimate slightly more grim than one that made headlines this week — to make sure that if the virus suddenly worsened or vaccination plans fell through, health authorities would know how to react.

On Monday the White House released a report from a group of presidential advisers that included a scenario where anywhere from 30 percent to half of the population could catch what doctors call the “2009 H1N1” flu, and death possibilities ranged from 30,000 to 90,000. In a regular flu season, up to 20 percent of the population is infected and 36,000 die.

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Bear climbs ladder to escape Colorado skate park SNOWMASS, Colo. (AP) — A bear that wandered into a sunken skateboard park and got stuck was rescued when officials lowered a ladder so it could climb out.

The bear was discovered Tuesday morning in the Colorado resort town of Snowmass.

Officials say it apparently was in

the park all night, and couldn’t get out because of the steep concrete sides.

Workers from the Parks and Recreation Department lowered a long ladder. The bear eventually climbed the ladder and wandered away.

No injuries were reported to people or the bear.

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Bear sightings have been common this summer in the Coloradomountains.Authorities are pressing residents not to leave out food or trash that attract bears.

Most bears are trapped and relocated after encounters with humans. More aggressive bears are shot.

Papa John’s founder pays $250K for beloved former Camaro LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — With the help of a $250,000 reward, the founder of the Papa John’s pizza chain has finally reunited with the muscle car he sold years ago to help keep his family’s business afloat.

John Schnatter sold the goldand-black 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 for $2,800 in 1983. The money helped save his father’s tavern in Jeffersonville, Ind., and he used the rest to start what would become a worldwide pizza business.

But he still missed his beloved Camaro and spent years searching for it. He created a Web site on the search, held promotional appearances and eventually offered $250,000 to whoever found it.

It turns out he didn’t have to

leave Kentucky, where the pizza chain is based in Louisville. The car only changed hands twice from the original buyers, ending up with Jeffery Robinson in Flatwoods, about 165 miles to the east.

“When I first saw it I still wanted to look it over to make sure it was the car even though I knew it,” Schnatter told The Associated Press. “That kind of hit me emotionally. I was kind of numb.”

TheoriginalbuyersofSchnatter’s car heard about the search when he appeared in a TV interview before an NFL game this month.

An online search led them to the car blog Jalopnik, which has followed the search and tipped off Papa John’s.

Robinson, who bought the car about five years ago for $4,000, recently delivered the Camaro to Schnatter, earning the $250,000 reward. The original buyers will get $25,000 for their help tracking it down.

Schnatter says it looks very much the same as it did when he sold it in 1983, but with a larger motor and fatter tires for drag racing.

The car will be displayed at the company headquarters in Louisville, replacing a replica Schnatter commissioned while he searched for his original car.

In honor of the reunion, Papa John’s planned to offer all Camaro owners a free pizza at stores yesterday.

Man used cab Sign warns cyclists of high speeds as getaway car in robbery in Beachwood Suspect told cab driver to stop at bank ROSELLE, N.J. (AP) — Police say a New Jersey man who told a cab driver to stop at a bank so he could take out some money failed to mention that he was going to rob it.

Michael Restaino (resTANE-oh) Jr. of Linden was arrested shortly afterward Monday when a Roselle police officer stopped the cab he was riding in several blocks from the Roselle Savings Bank.

Police say the taxi driver was apparently unaware of what his passenger had done.

Police say they found more than $2,400 in cash and a holdup note in Restaino’s pockets. They say he was not armed.

BEACHWOOD, Ohio (AP) — Police in a Cleveland suburb are using radar to fight speeding on bicycles.

People who walk the paths in Beachwood City Park have been complaining about bicyclists who fly by, Lance Armstrong-style, so police have posted a radar sign to show bikers how fast they’re going. It’s similar to the digitized signs that warn motorists about their speeds through construction zones.

The sign typically catches riders going more than 10 mph, the city’s speed limit for bicycles in the park.

Police don’t give out speeding tickets to bicyclists but do warn them to slow it down.

Some riders say the radar sign may encourage more speeding, because bikers who want to race now have a way to see their top speeds.

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