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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Volume 104, Issue 87
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Guest presents different calls for action at USG meeting By Matt Liasse Reporter
Even though some major issues were tabled until next week’s meeting, the Undergraduate Student Government opened their meeting last night to a few guests in order to help in other areas. ACT plans drive for Haiti Jessica Fager and Julie McKee, both members of Active Christians Today (ACT), presented information on relief efforts for Haiti after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the country two weeks ago. Organization Liaison Sarah Shepherd said she saw Fager and Mckee being interviewed on the Toledo news, and saw an opportunity to work with them. Fager and McKee were standing on behalf of Dave Warner, ACT’s pastor, who is currently in Haiti. The two women both spent a year in the country and felt very saddened upon hearing the news of the largest quake in 200 years. They begun their presentation by presenting different facts about the country. They said Haiti is the poorest country in the hemisphere with 80 percent of its inhabitants living under the poverty line. Fager showed different pictures of some of the people she came in contact with when she lived there before the earthquake, one displaying the image of a young boy wearing clothes too big for him and no shoes on his feet. “These are hard things to see, let alone [experience],” Fager said. She also talked about Lashbrook Family Ministry, which ACT has been working with for the past 14 years. The organization founded Gace Christian School and Feeding Program in Haiti, but has been closed down due to damage from the quake. The organization’s main focus is for the children affect-
BOUNTY OF
BOOKS
An abundance of little-used books stack up on the shelves of the Northwest Ohio Book Depository
Story by Heather Linder| Photo by Alaina Buzas With room for approximately 400,000 more items, the Northwest Ohio Regional Book Depository’s problems are stacking up as its storage capacity rapidly shrinks. The depository, located in Perrysburg, currently holds 1.4 million items on its towering shelves. Though the exact capacity of the depository depends on the size of its specific holdings, supervisor Elisabeth Moser said the building is expected to reach its limit of 1.8 million items by summer 2010. The University uses the depository to free up space on the Jerome Library shelves for frequently accessed books and materials. However, the Northwest Ohio Depository is not the only facility running out of space. All five of the state depositories are filling up, resulting in little space for more storage and up to seven duplicate copies of some little-used journals. Last spring, the Ohio Board of Regents announced the implementation of a
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U.N. claims urgent need for tent cities for Haitian earthquake refugees By Mike Melia and Vivian Sequera The Associated Press
That leaves about 700,000 other people living on the streets around Porrt-au-Prince under PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The whatever they can salvage. In collapse of much of Haiti’s capi- the case of Jean Anthony’s famtal has a large part of the nation ily, that’s a blue plastic tarpaulin struggling just to find a place to for a ceiling and a faded pink sleep. sheet with a floral print border As many as 1 million people for two walls. — one person in nine across the “I’m not sure what you’d call entire country — need to find it, but it’s much more than ternew shelter, the United Nations rible,” said Anthony, the 60-yearestimates, and there are too few old owner of a collapsed restautents, let alone safe buildings, to rant. Thousands of people were put them in. camped around him Monday
CAMPUS Families flock to Facebook Facebook is no longer just a college student’s sanctuary from real life, as more parents join the site it becomes a potential source of trouble at home | Page 3
John Quinn
Mayor of Bowling Green talked at last nights USG meeting ed by the quake. McKee then talked about what students at the University can do. They plan to work with student groups on campus and to start taking donations from students. ACT is looking to set up collection boxes in residence halls. They said perfect items to donate are canned meats and vegetables, peanut butter, cooking oil, diapers, soap and shampoo. Donations are being taken to ACT Campus House, 612 E. Wooster St., Monday. through Friday 9a.m. to 6p.m. and 6p.m. to 7:30p.m. on Sunday. Mayor visits USG Mayor of Bowling Green John Quinn visited the meeting to discuss the U.S. census happening this year. After speaking about the University reaching its centennial, he mentioned the time the school was almost closed down in the ‘30s. Fortunately, he said, the University was saved from becoming a mental institution and has grown in admission from 1,000 to 30,000. Since 1950, University students were permitted to count in the census. “The census is very important to Bowling Green,” Quinn said. “We need to count everyone that we can.” He then asked if USG members could do what they can to get the word out to University students, saying that anyone living in the dorms and apartments can be counted for in the census no matter what they identify as their hometown. USG gears up for elections Chief Administrator Melinda
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CARDS FOR A CAUSE
across from the collapsed National Palace, amid piles of trash and the stench of human waste. “We live like dogs,” said Espiegle Amilcar, an unemployed 34-yearold who has been staying under a sheet of plastic nearby. Aid organizations say they are collecting tents, but few so far are in evidence. The International Organization for Migration, an
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FORUM Tragedies are not just trends
While the earthquake in Haiti is the current highprofile charity cause, columnist Josh Whetherholt believes the tragedy shouldn’t be forgotten after the news from the nation subsides | Page 4
RYAN PIROG | THE BG NEWS
VOLUNTEER: Yesterday students made cards for the Children’s Miricle Network which takes place from 5-8 p.m. every other Monday at the Union tables. The Children’s Miracle Network helps raise funds to help children in hospitals.
SPORTS Falcons to play Broncos
Assisstant sports editor Paul Barney takes a look at the strengths of the womens basketball team with their upcoming game at home against Western Michigan | Page 6
PEOPLE ON THE STREET What do you think is the hardest major? Matt Cassidy Freshman, business
“Chemical engineering.” | Page 4
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