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Equality BG fights for protection for 21 groups with anti-discrimination legislation By Alaina Buzas Senior Reporter
November. “We want one collective group branching out as a well-oiled machine,” Koob said. As of now, the upcoming meetings will likely be ocal Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender (LGBT) group, Equality BG, met Sunday to prepare bi-monthly and are not open to the public. City Council member John Zanfardino, who once again to rally support for an anti-dishelped get the ordinances on the council’s table last crimination ordinance in the city. After the ordinance was passed by City Council August, said the student body will likely be targeted last August, those opposed to the legislation suc- by organizers. “It will be interesting to see how word can be cessfully petitioned to have it paused. The legislation will now appear on November’s ballot for a gotten out,” he said. “It wouldn’t be unusual for students to not know the ordinance existed.” public vote. Vision plans to be involved in educating the camEquality BG held their first organization meeting on Sunday, March 28 at Grounds For Thought coffee pus community about the ordinance. Koob said the group will be working on spreading the word shop in downtown Bowling Green. Rob Koob, president of the University’s LGBT about the ordinance and registering voters before group, Vision, said the meeting was a success. November. According to Koob, the meeting was spent stratSee LEGISLATION | Page 2 egizing how to spread information throughout the campus and the city about the issue and vote in
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Cesar Chavez blood drive raises awareness of Latino actvisim Cesar Chavez
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A national event will bring recognition to the University’s work with Latino students and raise awareness about the activist Cesar E. Chavez. The National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge will take place for the first time at the University from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday in the Union Ballroom. Over 100 Universities will participate in the national competition, with Bowling Green State University and Ohio State University representing the state of Ohio. “The main purpose [of the event] is to save lives and raise awareness about Chavez and what he did,” aid Samantha
Latino activist
Pena, vice president of the Latino Student Union. Bowling Green Mayor John Quinn will speak at Wednesday’s event at noon, as well as the former Chairman of Ohio Latino Affairs, Richard Romero. As a student in the late 1970s, Romero was surprised about the small percentage of Latino students at the University when he and a group of students decided to protest the University. The protest would make national news. “Students took over the
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President’s office,” Romero said. “I left the protest to perform in a play, and when I came back they [the students] were already arrested.” Chavez sent a lawyer to represent the students at the trial. “There’s a tie with Cesar Chavez and Bowling Green State University,” Romero said. “He reached out to many Latino students in the 70s, and we were one of the groups he reached out to.” As a result, administrators met with students to put together an event to aggressively bring more Latino students to the University. “It went from one extreme to another,” Romero said. “As a state commissioner, I gave an award to BGSU for having one of the largest percentages of Latino students by any state
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Students test their knowledge about the University against Freddie Falcon in a “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader” style trivia battle | Page 3
Columnist Mike Thurau argues all of us are involved in the nation’s current wars, but does not believe participation in warfare should be included in a definition of what is “normal” for Americans | Page 4
university in Ohio.” Quinn will present President Carol Cartwright and the University with the award for the University’s work with Latino students in retention, student programming and more. March 31 will also be proclaimed Cesar Chavez Day in Bowling Green. Chavez was forced to quit school in the 8th grade when his father lost his ability to work. While working to support his family he learned about the injustice and bad treatment of farm workers. “I met him personally and I was extremely impressed with his non-violent approach to justice,” Romero said. Students planning the blood
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Students who are at risk are of great concern to the University. “At risk” is the University’s term for those students who are more likely to not return to school. There are many different factors that could cause a student to become at risk. Barb Henry, assistant vice president for advising and academic success, said there are social, personal and academic factors. She said students can be at risk if they have a low GPA or ACT score, if the University is a long distance from their home, if a family member is ill or if they do not join any campus organizations. The University’s institutional research department has students complete a new student transition questionnaire every year to look at these factors. “This typically identifies 300 to 500 new students who are at risk of not returning to college,” said Bill Knight, assistant vice president for planning and accountability and professional associate in the institutional research department. The department has been doing these questionnaires since 1998 and, based on responses and GPA, they can develop an at risk scale. Students at the bottom third of the scale are considered at risk. The University tries to help students who are at risk, particularly those who do not have good academic standing, based
“This typically identifies 300 to 500 new students who are at risk of not returning to college.” Bill Knight | Institutional Research on their GPA. Linda Swaisgood, director of undergraduate services in the College of Technology, said the college has an intensive intervention system for students who are on academic warning, on probation or have been reinstated. “Students sign a success contract and meet with an academic adviser once a month until they get back onto good academic standing,” Swaisgood said. Swaisgood said of the approximately 220 new students who entered the college in the fall, 26 are on academic probation and 20 are on academic warning. This semester is the first that the college is also requiring at risk students to attend at least one of the University’s First Year Success Series workshops. Assistant Dean of Students Andrew Alt said the University started the series five years ago to provide transition assistance to first-year students. The workshops help students learn about study skills, leadership and time management and also offers tutoring. “We had about half of our first year class attend at least one this
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Organization prepares Passover meal for students Hillel brings traditional meal to student’s second home By Ryan Bort Reporter
For Jewish students on campus, today marks Passover, an event that symbolizes the Jewish People’s exodus from Egypt. The holiday started Monday at sundown and will last until sundown of next Monday. Many Jewish students on campus are unable to spend the holiday at home, so Hillel, the on-campus Jewish organization, is bringing the celebration to students. The group will be putting on a Seder meal on Wednesday. This meal is an annual event for Hillel, in which they eat traditional Passover foods, including unleavened bread, matzo ball soup, salad, fish and a vegetarian dish, all provided by dining services. According to Rachel Rosenthal, treasurer of Hillel, matzo ball soup is a staple of Seder meals and said it is similar to chicken and dumpling soup. “For Jewish people, you are used to being home during this time, but because it’s a weekday, you can’t really go home,” Rosenthal said. “So we want to provide a nice home away from home experience for people.” The executive board of Hillel is trying to make the dinner a traditional Seder meal and spent approximately $500
SPORTS Golfer takes first at Classic Golfer Matt Schneider won the Ball State University Cardinal Classic last weekend to pace the falcons to a second place finish | Page 6
of their budget on the dinner because of its significance to their faith, Rosenthal said. Hillel is expecting 30 to 40 people to attend the event, said Dan Lubin, president of Hillel. “Because of limited food and space, the event is kind of by invite only, but we also wanted to invite people of other faiths,” Lubin said. “So all the members of Hillel are invited, as well as some people from other religious organizations on campus.” Ashley Berman, vice president of education and religion of Hillel, said the event would be beneficial of people of all faiths to attend. “ We’d re a l l y l i ke it to be a lea r n i ng ex per ience for people to lea r n more a b ou t Je w i s h h i s t or y,” Ber ma n sa id. Students who attend the event will get a different experience with their meal. “During the dinner, we tell a story,” Rosenthal said. “You eat a specific thing and learn the symbolism of it. Everything is part of the story and you can’t eat something until you get that part of the story.” The dinner will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Business Administration Building room 117. For more information, contact Ashley Berman at bermana@bgsu.edu.
PEOPLE ON THE STREET What would you bring if you had to travel in the dessert for 40 years? LAURA CAMMARN Sophomore, Music Education
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“If students, even if one-fourth of students switch to voting in the area, maybe even one-sixth, or one-eighth, change their voter status to Wood County, this [ordinance] would pass with flying colors,� Koob said. Koob said more of the student body is affected by the ordinance than they realize. “You may not know someone who is LGBT, but you probably know someone who is a veteran or pregnant or disabled,� Koob said. “Even if you aren’t one of those things, you may know someone who is.� According to Jane Rosser, Bowling Green resident and director of service learning at the University, the movement for the ordinance started from a grassroots collection of people who knew people directly affected by the lack of protection from discrimination currently in city legislation. Rosser said many in the group knew a doctorate student who almost left the University after being denied housing by
a major local landlord because he would be moving in with his partner. “I think this is a huge piece of legislation for students, who are also very vulnerable,� Rosser said. “They’re younger, less experienced and may be nervous about coming to BG, especially if you’re a student of color, or LGBT, or perhaps a veteran.� However, the legislation refers to more than three groups. It offers protection from 21 different categories of discrimination: race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, creed, ancestry, disability, military status, veteran status, marital status, family status, physical characteristics, HIV-status and genetic information. Despite the variety of groups included in the legislation, Zanfardino said opposition concentrated on one of them. According to Zanfardino, at the council’s meeting on Aug. 17, when the final ordinance vote took place, most of the spoken opposition concerned the LGBT community. “Equality BG was very aware it
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“I think this is a huge piece of legislation for students who are also very vulnerable. They’re younger, less experienced...� Jane Rosser | Director of Service Learning would all boil down to people with different sexual orientations,� Zanfardino said. “Most of the opposition did seem to have religious factors to their opposition. There was a real religious rejection of people of different orientation.� The day of the vote was former city council member and University student Jacob Redfern’s first day on the job. He said he remembers hearing opposition to the ordinance that the legislation would raise the cost of doing business because of a rise in litigation against landlords and employers. However, Redfern said the arguments lost their weight when the same person claimed the ordinance was unnecessary, citing Toledo’s similar legislation that had only produced one formal discrimination complaint. “How will it increase the cost if no one is taking advantage of it in other cities?� Redfern said. Rosser said she supports the opposition’s rights to a further debate on the issue, but sees holes in their arguments. She said sometimes complaints go
unfiled because the system currently has a very complicated process in place. “This is important for BG as a community and as a college town to update its statements and laws to be very inclusive and to make it much easier for someone who had an issue to raise that issue,� Rosser said. According to Rosser, there have been issues in the community dealing with employment discrimination. Some of them have been settled in court, but others were never raised. “People don’t think you can lose a job, but you can,� she said. “We’ve had teachers that have lost their teaching jobs.� But Rosser said reducing the ignorance in the community was just one mission of the organizing the meeting. “To me, it’s hard to know why you would object to human rights,� she said. “[The ordinances] aren’t about special rights for anyone. It’s about everyone being treated fairly.� Rosser encourages anyone interested in getting involved to contact Equality BG at equalitybg@gmail.com.
RISK From Page 1 year,� Alt said. “It was about 1,000 students during the fall semester,� Alt said students taking UNIV 1000 are required to attend at least one workshop, and most of the colleges are using the workshops in one way or another for their at risk students. Swaisgood said these workshops and meetings with advisers are only as successful as students want them to be. “We don’t have any way of forcing them,� she said. “Students who take it seriously end up doing well. We ask them to meet us halfway.� Swaisgood also said high school GPAs and ACT scores should not be the only factors used to predict how well students will do once they get to college. “There’s no characteristics that you can look at and say ‘that student is going to do great’ or ‘that student isn’t,’� she said. “It’s unfair of us as academic advisers to pass that kind of judgment.� Swaisgood said advisers try to help students as much as they can and try new things. “I’ve been at the University for 32 years, and there have been various programs for students and none of them have worked any better than the others,� she said. “That’s not to say [that] we give up.�
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PLAYIN’ THE SAX: Sam Schmitt performing at Monday’s Jazz night in the Union Pub.
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JAZZ TRIO: Chelsea McCarty on trumpet, Gio Gomez on drums, and Sam Schmitt on saxophone are part of Sam/Chelsea’s Jazz All Stars performed Monday night at the Black Swamp Pub.
Students test smarts at Residence Life event Jess James Reporter
of the event, said contestants were selected to play by guessing how many beads were in a Students tested their knowledge jar located at each of the indiof University facts at last night’s vidual residence halls. “Are You Smarter than Freddie “Originally we placed jars Falcon” event. with a certain number of beads Based off the game show “Are on the front desk and had resiYou Smarter Than a 5th Grader,” dents guess how many were in participants and panel judges there,” Wengner said. “The two consisted of graduate students closest people were contacted and University mascots Freddie and then asked to be a particiand Frieda Falcon. pant in the game.” The event was associated Questions ranged from what RYAN PIROG | THE BG NEWS with the University’s Cenntenial year the University was built to IS THAT YOUR FINAL ANSWER: Contestants guess the relation of Freddie and Frieda Celebration, sponsored by the name of a female falcon. Residence Life. Students battled out until the Falcon at the “Are You Smarter Than Freddie Falcon” event held Monday. Liz Wengner, a graduate hall contestant with the most points director at Kreischer Compton- was declared. The title went to said she prepared for the show trivia and remembering facts Darrow and one of the director freshman Angela Kelbley, who by brushing up on her University from freshman orientations.
“My friend is a tour guide and she let me borrow her book that all the campus guides are given when they conduct tours,” Kelbley said. “The book had school history, important dates and other information that definitey helped me win. I thought about orientation and the history facts they told us there too.” Participants were able to choose one of the judges from the panel to ask for help or copy their answer similar to the show on T.V. Kelbley received a prize package consisting of a Nintendo Wii, a $25 dollar gift card to the book store, picture frames and a portfolio calendar. All prizes were either donated or bought
by Residence Life funds. Preliminary contestants received free T-shirts while University swag was given away throughout the show for audience members. Graduate student Amy Foust helped coordinated the event and brought the idea to campus. Overall she said the event had a good turn out and hopes more people will have the opportunity to test their smarts in the near future. “I thought the show was great,” Foust said. “Everybody got a prize and seemed to have fun and that’s what we wanted. Hopefully we will be able to do another show next year.”
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FALCON SCREECH Dear lazy pet owner, I get it you are to busy to pick up your dog’s business. However, allowing him to leave it on the sidewalk and then dingle berry traps for two blocks is excessive. I do not enjoy that my morning walk to class now includes watching every step to avoid the prolific landmines. I would like to wear flip flops soon, so at the very least could you curb your pooch to the grass next to the sidewalk when he goes to squat? That is not too much to ask, is it? — RIDGE STREET WALKER Dear obviously-biased instructor, I’m really glad you like some students in our class better than others and have formed strong bonds with them. That’s great. Everyone needs a friend. But maybe you shouldn’t let this affect your grading. Giving anyone an “A ++++++” on a report is a little ridiculous. Are we in kindergarten again? Plus, your Parisian pet gave one of the weakest presentations in the class. It’s pretty obvious she didn’t know anything about her topic. — COLLEGE STUDENT Dear residents of Harshman Bromfield, We are all adults, so if we must share the dorm hall, would you please use some common courtesy and wash your hands after using the restroom? It is disgusting to use the restroom and simply walk out without washing your hands. You do realize that every time you leave the restroom without washing your hands you are walking around with your own waste on your hands — how does that sound for an early morning snack? — DISGUSTED RESIDENT Dear maintenance staff of Harshman Anderson-Bromfield, Thank you for making me late to class last Thursday because you were too lazy to put an “out of order” sign on a malfunctioning washing machine that stays interminably locked at 6 minutes on a spin cycle the minute you push start. You said you knew it would happen, but for some reason you didn’t know how to fix it. I really appreciate your courtesy for those on-campus students paying a rather large laundry fee. Maybe if the University spent some of their moldy money on things that students actually want — like, I don’t know, more washers and dryers, maybe? — it wouldn’t have been such a big deal. But since no other washers were available, and to top it all off, my clothes were trapped for over an hour because of your inconsiderate behavior, you made my Thursday night very memorable. — ANGERED RESIDENT Attention Professors: I understand that you seem to think that you are teaching the most important class ever — that may or may not be true — but stop running over your time. We have this understanding, you and I, that I will show up to class to learn and that you will teach. I pay for your time, but I also pay for other professors’ time, and they are tired of me sprinting into class late because you went too far over your time. I can understand a minute or two, but consistently five minutes over consistently makes me late for my next class. — HATE BEING LATE
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MIKE THURAU COLUMNIST I’m going to guess you’re somewhere between the ages of 18 and 23. How much of your life has America spent at war? Are your memories of America at war different from your childhood memories of America at peace? I’m going to go out on a limb and say for most of us, the answer is “not really.” For the majority of the American population, our wars are distant and irrelevant. The families of soldiers and the soldiers themselves seem to be the only ones involved with our wars, but nothing could be further from the truth. If you pay federal taxes, you are involved. If part of you or your parents’ retirement plans includes stock in a company like Boeing, Lockheed Martin or Haliburton, you are involved. If you voted for a pro-war candidate as the lesser of two evils, you are involved. By abdicating your democratic responsibilities to vote, self-educate and serve your community, you are involved.
You won’t hear about it on the news, but there is still an anti-war movement going on in this country. Last weekend, I and thousands upon thousands of libertarians, socialists, anarchists, Democrats, Republicans and first-time demonstrators marched on the White House. Despite virtually no reports of violence, eight of us were arrested. Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom burned the American flag and the only publication to cover the story was the Washington Post — one of the primary destinations of the march. I am opposed to America’s wars around the world, and the police state it creates. The freedoms we lost during the Bush years have not been regained. These lost freedoms include elements of our right to privacy, our right to a fair trial and our right to know what our elected officials are doing with our money and our trust. I am 22 years old and nearly half my life has been spent in a nation at war. I do not expect Social Security to survive until my 65th birthday and I am statistically unlikely to achieve a
and if you study history, nothing else destroys the freedom of the individual to speak, think and act freely like war does. The decline in American democracy, government responsiveness and financial stability can all be traced back to the fact that our country has been at war for nine years. At the risk of sounding like a soothsayer, American freedom and democracy has been in steady decline for decades, and we are getting far too accustomed to being something other than free. The government can be a useful tool, but if we rely on it to act on our behalf without sufficient popular pressure, then we are abdicating our responsibilities and agency. When Barack Obama said, “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek,” I interpret that as, “You can’t count on me to end the war and fix America’s problems — that’s your job.”
better standard of living than my parents, simply because I was born into the wrong generation. The America of 2010 is in the middle of the worst financial crisis since the 1930s and its wealth and power are concentrated in the hands of far fewer individuals since the age of the robber barons. Of greater importance are the people who are even less free than I am. These people include the one percent of Americans who are in prison and the millions of others in Iraq and Afghanistan whose lives are materially worse than they were under the Saddam Hussein regime and only marginally more free. The Iraqi people have been granted “elections,” but at tremendous cost. The war in Iraq alone has cost perhaps over a million Iraqi lives according to some studies — one sixth of the lives lost in the Holocaust. All of this takes place in our name. War should not be included in our definition of normal. However, for many of us (young people especially), being at war is just part of being an American. A free people do not grow accustomed to war. War is the health of state power,
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Administration decision on fraternity houses is disrespectful Last week many of us read about the unfortunate situation regarding the transfer of fraternity houses here on campus. Recently, the administration decided to move Delta Tau Delta (Delt) from their house on Clough Street to a Conklin unit that will be opened up by another chapter leaving. In the article last week, it quoted the administration saying that Delt is being moved because they could not fill the 16 beds in their current house. Wait a second. Doesn’t the Conklin spot also have 16 beds to fill? Yes, that is correct, the administration is moving the Delts out of their house into another house with the same number of beds, and yet they argue it is because of the inability to fill the required spots. I understand that Phi Kappa Tau will be getting the Delt house, and since their house was recently demolished I am glad they are being offered a place to live. I also don’t blame Phi Kappa Tau for agreeing to live in the Delt house, because they need to do what is best for Phi Kappa Tau. What I strongly disagree with is the administration’s decision to transfer the Delts
from their current house to another house that has the same number of beds. If the Delts were apparently struggling to fill their current house, how does the administration expect them to fill a house they are less happy with? As Undergraduate Student Government vice president, I am deeply disappointed in the way the administration handled this residence issue, as many of the affected students are not pleased with the final decision. Last semester USG passed a resolution stating how unacceptable it was for the administration to demolish the Sigma Phi Epsilon and Phi Kappa Tau houses without any student input regarding the decision. While this time the issue is not as drastic as the demolition of two buildings, it is still forcing people to leave their home. To me this shows a lack of respect for USG and, more importantly, a lack of respect for the students we represent. I hope in the future the administration shows more respect and transparency to us, the students, and makes better decisions regarding student housing. Kevin Basch is a junior political science major and USG vice president. Respond to this letter at thenews@bgnews.com.
Student media sources should stay unbiased and unopinionated When I wake up in the morning, my cup of coffee in hand, the first thing I grab once on campus is a copy of The BG News. Although I never fully agree with opinions expressed in the paper, I still continue to be an avid reader, mostly because I believe that being informed and knowing both sides of issues is key in developing my own opinion. And, of course, I love the blotter! However, upon opening Monday’s (3/29/10) paper and seeing that the BG News editorial staff “endorsed” specific candidates for USG elections I was, to say the least, less than happy. Putting aside any politics, any stances I may have or which candidate I support, there is a serious problem with that article. The article brought up a lot of problems with media today in general, far beyond the University. The purpose of media, originally, was simply to inform. Americans trust media to feed them facts, and any journalist who goes into the field should share that passion. However, due to the lack of facts the media supplies, all I see happening is a loss of faith in any form of news, which presents an even bigger problem. Thanks to the media taking
sides and reporting opinions, the view of our world is slanted. It is now to the point where we have newspapers that only conservatives read and news stations only liberals watch. How absurd does that seem? And although you will most likely not publish this letter, just know that by doing so you prove my point even more than I ever could. Now, seeing as the University is an educational institution, you, the editorial staff, should be attempting to put aside all of this nonsense and simply report the facts. I don’t care who you endorse. I want you to research each candidate, in depth, and write, for once, an educated, non-biased article. Let me form my own opinion and vote how I see fit. Alexandria E D’Ettorre-Saber is a senior Individualized Business major. Respond to this letter at thenews@bgnews.com
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CINCINNATI (AP) — A freshman Ohio congressman whose vote for the health care overhaul has drawn heated criticism and protests said Monday he expects support to grow as people learn more about its benefits. Democratic Rep. Steve Driehaus answered questions about the legislation from journalists, health officials and a mostly supportive audience of several dozen people at a Cincinnati community health center. Driehaus said there has been overheated rhetoric and fear tactics by opponents. “That’s all they have to hang their hat on; again, it’s fear, fear, fear,” he told The Associated Press before the event. “I think the more people understand what’s actually in the legislation, the more they’ll support it.” He told his audience the main benefit will be “peace of mind” for people worried about being denied or losing health insurance, getting bankrupted by medical costs, or being unable to afford needed prescription drugs.
COLUMBUS (AP) — Disappointed Ohio officials say the state will keep trying for money from a federal stimulus program to strengthen education. Delaware and Tennessee received $600 million on Monday in the first round of the U.S. Department of Education’s $4.35 billion competition to encourage innovative school improvement efforts. Ohio was among 14 other finalists that were overlooked. In a joint statement, Gov. Ted Strickland and state schools Superintendent Delisle (deh-LYL’) say the state had high expectations, so the news from Washington is a disappointment. They say Ohio will take into account comments from federal officials as the state immediately starts work on applying for the second phase of the competition. The next application deadline is June 1.
COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s attorney general says he won’t join other states in a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s sweeping new health care law. Attorney General Richard Cordray says he believes such lawsuits are without merit and would be a waste of taxpayer dollars. Cordray said Monday he based his decision on an analysis of the new law and his knowledge of federal constitutional law. Democrat Cordray was responding to pressure from U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner (BAY’-nur), other Republican members of Congress from Ohio and GOP members of the Ohio Senate. The Republicans urged Cordray last week to join his counterparts from 13 other states in challenging the constitutionality of the massive health care overhaul.
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CLEVELAND — Ohio officials outlined plans Monday to put Lake Erie, the shallowest of the Great Lakes, at the forefront of offshore wind power development. Gov. Ted Strickland and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown joined industry and education leaders to detail tax-cut and regulatory measures to jump-start wind power development on Lake Erie. The lake’s comparatively shallow depth is seen as an advantage when erecting towers to produce wind power. Strickland said his proposal to eliminate the tangible personal property tax on wind and solar generation equipment would make Ohio competitive in developing wind power. The measure, now before state lawmakers, would cover wind and solar facilities where ground is broken this year and energy is being produced by 2012. Last week, regulators approved the state’s first large-scale wind farms, all in western Ohio: two farms in Hardin County and an operation in Champaign County. Construction is scheduled
“As we develop this industry, instead of importing wind turbines from China and other places, we’re going to be doing the development in this county.” Sherrod Brown | Senator to begin this summer. Under Ohio’s alternative energy plan, 25 percent of electricity sold in the state must be generated from alternative energy sources by 2025. Brown said legislation he is backing in Congress would expand federal tax incentives for offshore wind development. The measure will provide a guide for federal agencies coordinating the development of the industry, he said. Ohio already leads the nation in the number of clean-energy jobs funded by the federal economic stimulus package, Brown said at a news conference at the Great Lakes Science Center, which has a 150-foot tall wind turbine tower. He urged people to look beyond the upfront cost of developing wind power and other clean-energy sources, saying it could create jobs in the U.S. energy industry and Americans already are
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TRACK Conger named Papa John’s Athlete of the Week Track and field junior Heather Conger has been named a Papa John’s Athlete of the Week after helping the Falcons to a second-place finish at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge this past Saturday. Conger won two events, taking top honors in the 800 meter and 1500 meter runs.
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for the most career wins in Falcon history (3), while also becoming the first Falcon golfer to win more It started one week ago with a than once in a season. “This win is just a validation of simple conversation. BG golfer Matt Schneider was Matt’s career and what he has coming off a disappointing tie done for us,” Winger said. “He has for 39th at the semester-opening just been a wonderfully consisPalmas Del Mar when he was tent individual over the years for telephoned by former teammate us, and it has been a tremendous pleasure to watch him grow as Jace Walker. Walker, who currently resides both a competitor and a person.” Schneider would establish a in Scottsdale, Ariz. is preparing to make a run at a pro career. He strong foothold Saturday, putting told Schneider how much he had up matching 71s over the first 36 benefited from the tutelage of a holes and taking a one-shot lead mental coach, and offered some heading into Sunday. “I really felt good about my of the concentration tips that he approach on Saturday,” Schneider found most useful. Schneider seems to have taken said. “I was making all the right the advice, as he followed that talk decisions on the course, and staywith a historic victory this week- ing away from trouble. Going into end in the Ball State Cardinal the last round I thought that as Classic, calling it, “without a long as I stayed away from any big doubt, the best tournament of my numbers then I would win.” Sunday dawned damp and college career and the best display of overall course management in chilly with intermittent bursts of wind-driven rain, the type of my entire life.” Coach Garry Winger was quick conditions that bring any kind of score into play. to concur with his senior. Five players started the day “I’ve seen Matt play really well in the past, but I would have to within three shots of the lead, but say that is the best I’ve ever seen Schneider never wavered, parlayhim,” he said. “He just blew the ing his sublime inner focus into a third consecutive 71, smoothly field away.” At the conclusion of the tour- gliding away from a field muddled nament Sunday afternoon, with 74s and 75s. “After every shot I just kept telling Schneider’s final tally of three under 213 was the lone under-par myself to stay confident and keep within the moment,” Schneider total in the 84 man field. It was enough to cruise home said. “Even though the weather comfortably on Sunday by five was bad, I didn’t really mind it that shots over runner-up Nathan much. I was just having fun being out there and executing shots.” Kerns of Marshall. Meanwhile, the Falcons nearly With the victory, Schneider secured a permanent place took home top honors as a team. Buoyed by Schneider’s steady for himself in the history of BG golf, tying former two-time All- play, the Falcons entered the final American Ken Walters (1972-1975) round playing in the last group-
Matt Schneider Won his second tournament of the season ing, tied for the lead with Detroit Mercy and Eastern Kentucky. On Sunday, the Falcons played like a team that was in the hunt, shooting 295, the second lowest score of the day. However, in golf one can never control how their opponent fares and on this day, Evansville University blindsided the Falcons, shooting a superb 290 to rally from a three shot deficit to take medalist honors in the team category. Although the sting of losing a close one rarely ceases for any competitor, Winger was able to take solace in the fact that it took a terrific round of golf to beat his team. “This one definitely does not hurt as bad as some other tournaments where I feel that we gave it away,” Winger said. “I am absolutely proud of how we performed out there as a team. “Our guys handled themselves very well all day in tough conditions and battled right down to the end. As a coach, that is all I can ask for.” John Powers put in another solid showing, fighting off a first round 79 to come back and finish 70-76 and take home a tie for 19th at plus-nine 225. In his first tournament back from suspension, Parker Hewit shot 75-75-79 for a total of plus-13
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Perkin cited for disorderly conduct while intoxicated Senior and former BG hockey player James Perkin, of Calgary, Alb., was cited on Saturday for disorderly conduct while intoxicated on East Wooster Street.
www.twitter.com/bgnewssports In 33 games this past season, Perkin finished sixth on the Falcons with 13 points (four goals and nine assists). In four seasons on the BG hockey team, Perkin played in 137 games and recorded 20 goals.
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Today in Sports History 1997—Tennessee defeats Old Dominion 68-59 for the NCAA Women’s Championship. 1990—Jack Nicklaus makes his debut in the “Seniors” golf tournament.
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The List With Matt Schneider winning his second tournament of the season at the BSU Cardinal Classic, we take a look at the senior’s top five moments of his Falcon career. 1. JPI: Schneider finished first at the John Piper Intercollegiate (70-70-74) during the 2008-09 season. 2. EYI: At the Early Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate last season, Schneider finished in second. 3. MAC: In 2007-08, Schneider finished in a tie for 14th at the MAC Championships with a score of 289.
4. MAC/BIG EAST: Also in 2007-08, Schneider finished third at the MAC/Big East Challenge. 5. MAC: In his first season with the Falcons in 2006-07, Schneider finished in a tie for 11th at the MAC Championships.
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GOT IT: Pitcher Brennan Smith fields a misplayed ball against Northern Illinois last weekend. The BG defense is averaging 2.26 errors per game.
Falcons hope to bounce back today against Flyers The Falcons have had very few problems at the plate this year. The team is hitting .316 on the The BG baseball team hit a small year and is scoring over seven rough patch recently, but looks runs per game. Hitting is only to rebound today against the one aspect of the game though, and the Falcons have had issues University of Dayton. The Falcons will travel to elsewhere. BG’s defense is averaging 2.26 Dayton for one game and then venture north over the week- errors per game this season, and end for a three-game series head coach Danny Schmitz has against Eastern Michigan been unhappy with his team’s performance in the field. University. Defense is one of the three The Falcons (7-11-1, 1-2 MidAmerican Conference) have major areas Schmitz emphasizes shown the ability to play well in to his players. With the heart of every area of the game this year, the schedule coming up, today’s but have not been able to put it all game against Dayton could prove to be a final tune-up for together consistently. The squad has dropped four the Falcons before their stretch of of its last five games, allowing MAC games. Twenty-four of the team’s final 38 runs in that span. Only 23 of those runs were earned, how- 32 regular season games will be played against MAC opponents. ever. By Justin Onslow Reporter
The Flyers won the Atlantic 10 Conference last year, setting records in several offensive categories. Head coach Tony Vittorio was voted the Atlantic 10 Baseball Coach of the Year in 2009. Vittorio has several starters returning this season, including Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year Cameron Hobson. Hobson set a new school record for strikeouts last season with 83. Senior center fielder T.J. Blanton will look to continue his hot streak against the Flyers. Blanton is on a 13-game hitting streak, batting .480 over that span. He leads the team in several offensive categories, including home runs, with six. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Stadium in Dayton.
won all the time, and the way they played. They were exceptional at every position. I rooted COLUMBUS, Ohio — Just about for them to win all the time, and everybody loves an underdog. I never wanted to see them lose.” UConn is now where UCLA Not Geno Auriemma. He’ll go was a generation ago. The with Goliath in his bracket. After all, his Connecticut team the Huskies play in team is 36-0 and has won its Tuesday night’s regional final last 75 games, something that hosted Connecticut on Dec. has never been done in the 28. The Huskies won 78-59 in Tallahassee, routing a team women’s game. “Now, I’ve been the underdog a ranked No. 12 at the time. Aside from the Florida State couple of times, certainly earlier in my career,” the UConn coach players, coaches and families, said Monday. “I’m not a big fan it would be hard to find anyof the underdog. But we’ve been one who thinks the Seminoles the overdog for so long I like the have a good chance at winning. favorites. I root for Tiger to win That’s OK with Florida State. “I came to college wanting to every golf tournament, I don’t care. Freddie Couples I’ve gotten be the underdog,” guard Alysha to know, he just won his third Harvin said. “It gives you the straight (senior) tournament mentality that nobody really and I hope he wins 10 in a row. believes in you. When you step up and meet that challenge, it’s That’s kind of how I am.” The kind of guy who favors a great feeling — it’s the best Everest instead of climbers. feeling in the world.” Florida State (29-5) is as quick The kind of guy grew up loving the team that set the men’s and athletic as any team in the standard with an 88-game country. If the game becomes a track meet, though, UConn winning streak. “When I was playing high feels it can adapt. “Our team knows how to conschool basketball, I think everybody’s favorite team was UCLA,” trol the tempo,” Huskies guard he said. “If they weren’t, it’s Kalana Greene said. “If Florida because they were either lying or State wants to play full court, they were jealous. I loved UCLA, we’re very good at that. If they loved everything about them. It try to force us to play half court, was probably the fact that they we are good at that, too.
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Pair of Kentucky freshmen headline All-America Team By Jim O’Connell The Associated Press
Having a couple of freshmen on The Associated Press’ AllAmerica team is nothing new. This year, however, they are from the same school. Kentucky’s John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins were on the All-America team announced Monday. Joining them were Ohio State junior Evan Turner, who received all but one first-team vote, Syracuse junior Wes Johnson and Villanova senior Scottie Reynolds. In the age of one-and-done players, the All-America team has become a home for freshmen. Kevin Durant of Texas and Greg Oden of Ohio State were on the 2007 team, while Michael Beasley of Kansas State and Kevin Love of UCLA were on it the next year. After a year without any freshmen being honored, Wall and Cousins moved in as the ninth set of teammates to be select-
ed and the first since Duke’s J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams in 2006. “This means a lot to both of us. I’m surprised and glad we both made it,� said the 6-foot-4 Wall, who averaged 16.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists after arriving as one of the most highly touted high school recruits. “We had to learn a lot as freshmen and we were able to help our teammates along the way. This means a lot to both of us.� The 6-11 Cousins became one of the country’s top big men and was the only player selected to the team who averaged a doubledouble with 15.3 points and 10.1 rebounds. “It’s important to me but it wasn’t something I was expecting,� Cousins said. “This means a lot because all we really did was try to come in and help our teammates.� They helped the Wildcats reach No. 1 for one week in a season they were no lower than fifth in any poll. “The challenge of it is to get
Evan Turner Received all but one first-team vote for All-America team them to reach beyond where they’ve ever reached in their lives,� first-year Kentucky coach John Calipari said. “They’re in the best shape conditioning-wise they’ve ever been in. They are playing for the team more than they’ve ever played for a team. Usually it’s been about them. Yet they got to respect each other.� Wall said he and Cousins knew they had a chance to be honored this way. “We talked about it a lot,� he said. “We’ve known each other since we were 14 years old. We came here together and we are like brothers. It was tough for us at the beginning but we stuck together and basically helped each other through the season.�
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JACKSON, Tenn. — A Tennessee man authorities say is a white supremacist has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill then-presidential candidate Barack Obama and dozens of other black people in 2008. Twenty-one-year-old Daniel Cowart of Bells, Tenn., pleaded guilty Monday to eight of 10 counts in an indictment accusing him of conspiracy, threatening a presidential candidate and various federal firearms violations. Under a plea agreement, he faces 12 to 18 years in prison, but a federal judge could choose a longer sentence. Co-defendant, 19-year-old Paul Schlesselman of Helena-West Helena, Ark., pleaded guilty in January and will be sentenced April 15. Authorities have described the two as skinheads who planned a cross-country robbing and killing spree that would end with an attack on Obama.
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A jury has convicted a Vermont man of drugging and molesting a 13-year-old girl during a sleepover. Robert J. Kolibas, a 51-year-old father of four from Williston, was found guilty Monday of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child and aggravated assault. The girl, a friend of Kolibas’ daughter, drank a smoothie laced with a sedative and a sleeping aid before falling asleep at Kolibas’ home in May. She testified that she awoke several times to find Kolibas touching her breasts and genitals but that she was too woozy to fend him off. Kolibas, who says the drink was intended for his wife after the two had argued, denied molesting the girl. He faces up to 25 years in prison. No sentencing date was set.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A gay teenager in upstate New York who had claimed he was relentlessly bullied by classmates while school administrators stood by settled his lawsuit Monday against the school district. Jacob — who is identified as “J.L.” in the lawsuit and doesn’t want his name revealed — sued the Mohawk Central School District in federal court last summer with help from the New York Civil Liberties Union. Now 15, he said school officials did virtually nothing to stop bullies who picked on him because he acted differently from other boys. The U.S. Department of Justice had sought to intervene, citing the “important issues” it raised in enforcing federal civil rights laws. Under the settlement filed in federal court, the district agreed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say an Armenian family is being targeted by a killer who has slain a child and both of her parents in Los Angeles. Police Detective Dan Myers said Monday there is a connection between the recent shooting death of a 38year-old mother in Hollywood and the killing of her husband and daughter in December 2008. He did not provide details of a possible motive. Police say Karine Hakobyan was found Friday behind the wheel of her Honda CRV with a gunshot wound to the back of her head. Her husband, 43-year-old Khachik Safaryan, and their 8-year-old daughter Lusine were found shot to death Dec. 11, 2008. A neighbor says the couple’s remaining child is living with grandparents.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Three environmental groups say they intend to sue the Interior Department for not protecting sage grouse as an endangered or threatened species. The Center for Biological Diversity, Desert Survivors and Western Watersheds Project said Monday the agency violated the Endangered Species Act by classifying sage grouse as merely a candidate for federal protection. An Interior spokeswoman declined to comment, citing its policy for matters in litigation. The department on March 5 said federal protection is warranted but not a high priority for the brown chickensized bird. Sage grouse are found in California, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and Canada.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A state lawmaker is asking a California State University foundation how much it will pay Sarah Palin to appear at a black-tie event in June. Sen. Leland Yee requested details of the contract Monday between the nonprofit California State University Stanislaus Foundation and the former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate. Palin will be the guest of honor at the CSU Stanislaus 50th anniversary gala on June 25. Palin has charged some groups $100,000 for speaking fees. Foundation board president Matt Swanson says Palin’s contract prevents him from disclosing the details of her compensation. Yee, a Democrat from San Francisco, says such a stipulation might violate the California Public Records Act.
Nine militia members charged in police-killing plot By Corey Williams and Devlin Barrett The Associated Press
DETROIT — Nine suspects tied to a Christian militia that was preparing for the Antichrist were charged with conspiring to kill police officers, then kill scores more by attacking a funeral using homemade bombs, federal prosecutors said Monday. The Michigan-based group, called Hutaree, planned to use the attack on police as a catalyst for a larger uprising against the government, according to newly unsealed court papers. Members of the group, including its leader, David Brian
Stone were charged following FBI raids over the weekend on locations in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. According to the indictment, the group had been meeting and conducting militarystyle training exercises in the Michigan woods since 2008 to prepare for an impending war with its enemies. Members practiced building and detonating explosives and shooting firearms and built storage bunkers, investigators said. The group says on its Web site that Hutaree means “Christian warrior” and describes the word as part of a secret language that few are
privileged to know. The site also features a picture of 17 camouflaged men, all holding large guns, and includes videos of camouflaged men toting guns and running through wooded areas in apparent training exercises. Each wears a patch on his left shoulder that bears a cross and two red spears. According to investigators, the Hutaree view local, state, and federal law enforcement personnel as a “brotherhood” and an enemy, and planned to attack them as part of an armed struggle against the U.S. government. The idea of attacking a police funeral was one of numerous
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scenarios discussed as ways to go after law enforcement officers, the indictment said. Other scenarios included using a fake 911 call to lure an officer to his or her death, killing an officer after a traffic stop or an attacking the family of a police officer. Once other officers gathered for a slain officer’s funeral, the group planned to detonate homemade bombs at the funeral, killing scores more, according to the indictment. After the attacks, the group allegedly planned to retreat to “rally points” protected by trip-wired improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, for what they expected would become
a violent standoff with law enforcement personnel. The indictment says members of the group conspired “to levy war against the United States, [and] to oppose by force the authority of the government of the United States.” The charges against the eight include seditious conspiracy, possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, teaching the use of explosives, and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction — homemade bombs. All seven defendants in court on Monday requested to be represented by the federal defender’s office, and a bond hearing is set for Wednesday.
THE SUSPECTS: The suspects in the indictment are: ■ David Brian Stone, 44, of Clayton, Mich.; ■ David Brian Stone, Jr., of Adrian, Mich.; ■ Joshua Matthew Stone, federal authorities say he is a fugitive; ■ Jacob J. Ward, 33, of Huron, Ohio; ■ Kristopher T. Sickles, 27, of Sandusky, Ohio; ■ Joshua John Clough, 28, of Blissfield, Mich.; ■ Michael David Meeks, 40, of Manchester, Mich.; ■ Tina Mae Stone., no age, town provided ■ Thomas W. Piatek, 46, of Whiting, Ind.
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After week of wins, Obama turns to Afghanistan By Jennifer Loven The Associated Press
adviser Jim Jones told reporters aboard Air Force One during the covert overnight flight to Afghanistan. Whether he was talking to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the presidential palace in Kabul or before 2,500 cheering American troops at Bagram Air Field about 50 miles away, the message during his six hours on the ground was the same: Afghan leaders, particularly Karzai, must step up now and make progress on old demands. Those include reducing corruption, ensuring the delivery of basic services to Afghans, providing true rule of law with an effective judicial system, turning away warlords and unqualified cronies from government positions and creating an effective national police force and army. None of these exist in Afghanistan in any large measure. “Our intent is to make sure that the Afghans have the capacity to provide for their own security. That is core to our mission,� Obama told the troops crammed into the cavernous tent known as the “clam shell.� For if Afghan leaders can’t provide government that citizens can trust or security that can hold back Taliban and alQaida extremists, the U.S. can’t leave. As Obama said, letting the region backslide to the days before the U.S.-led, 2001 invasion ousted Taliban rulers that gave
KABUL (AP) — After weeks dominated by health care, President Barack Obama’s secret trip to Afghanistan turned attention back to another issue whose progress this year could help define the success of his presidency. By deciding in December to order a massive buildup to the war he inherited, Obama placed a big bet. Nearly tripling the U.S. presence with 30,000 more troops, he escalated an unpopular war that has seen few gains in its eight years. Those new forces are still flowing in, and the first major campaign under Obama’s new strategy was launched last month, in the south. Although Afghanistan has been eclipsed recently by the contentious, cliffhanger health care debate, Obama’s daunting challenge has not gone away. Obama must show Americans that the big infusion of U.S. troops, to reach a total of about 100,000 by summer, will be worth the additional loss of life. As Obama traveled to Afghanistan on Sunday for his first visit to the war zone as president, his aides made clear they understand the challenge and the importance of this year. “This is really a strategic moment in the history of our involvement,� national security
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DIPLOMACY: President Barack Obama chats with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during the start of a dinner at the Presidential Palace in Kabul Afghanistan, March 28, 2010. safe haven to al-Qaida would put count. With the fight engaged more intensely now, the number more American lives at stake. “Make no mistake,� the killed in the first three months president declared, “this fight of this year has roughly doubled over the same period last year. matters.� There have been initial miliObama said the U.S. would not quit in Afghanistan and would tary successes since Obama be a long-term partner with its revamped the war. Last month’s Marjah camleaders and people. But, in part to pressure Karzai and in part paign in the southern Helmand as a nod to sentiments about the province routed most Taliban war at home, he built a deadline fighters from a town they once into his December strategy over- controlled, without a high casuhaul, saying U.S. troops would alty toll for U.S. troops and the start withdrawing in July 2011, Afghan security forces fighting only a year after the new infu- alongside them. Military offision is fully in place. Polls show cials have lauded the results public opinion divided on the — cautiously. Fighting still war, though a majority approve rages across Afghanistan, any successes are still reversible and of how Obama is handling it. At least 945 members of a key phase — bringing in an the U.S. military have died in effective government and develAfghanistan, Pakistan and opment so ordinary Afghans Uzbekistan since the war’s start, turn away from the Taliban — according to an Associated Press has barely begun.
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Republicans spent $1,946 at Calif. topless Republican National Committee asks for reimbursement of money from donor who made the charge By Charles Babington The Associated Press
doesn’t know the details of how the money was spent, all who may have attended or the nature of the outing, except to say it was an unauthorized event and that the expenditure was inappropriate. The RNC will be reimbursed by Erik Brown of Orange, Calif., the donor-vendor who billed the committee for the club visit, Heye said. Brown did not respond to an email and phone message seeking comment. The transaction was first reported by the Daily Caller. Since November, the RNC has paid Brown’s company, Dynamic
WASHINGTON—TheRepublican National Committee spent $1,946 last month at a sex-themed Hollywood club that features topless dancers and bondage outfits. Now the GOP wants its money back. Listed in a monthly financial report, the amount is itemized as expenses for meals at Voyeur West Hollywood. RNC spokesman Doug Heye said Monday the committee
Marketing Inc., about $19,000 for printing and direct-mail services, campaign spending reports show. He has contributed several thousand dollars to the party. The RNC spent tens of thousands of dollars in February on private planes, car services and high-end hotels. The $1,946 for meals at Voyeur West Hollywood was the most eye-catching item in the monthly financial report. RNC Chairman Michael Steele, whose spending decisions have angered some donors in this midterm election year, had
nothing to do with the Voyeur West Hollywood expenditure, Heye said. The most recent financial disclosure report said the RNC spent more than $17,000 for private planes in February and nearly $13,000 for car services. Heye said such services are used only when needed. Some Republican officials and donors have complained about Steele’s spending decisions, saying the party should devote every available dollar to trying to win House and Senate races this fall.
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LSU looks to bring awareness to the University on Latino issues and to the Mexican American Cesar Chavez who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association. “In high school, we learn so much about African American civil rights movements, which is great, but it’s disappointing to me that we don’t learn much about Latino civil rights movements,� Pena said. Planning committee member Lauren Higgins spent her summer working for the Texas Migrant Council as a social worker for 35 families, and described the summer as a kind of catalyst for her activism. “What I saw in the fields when we would go talk to the families was not too pleasing,� Higgins said. “All they wanted was water, a place to go to the bathroom and safe working conditions.�
LSU hopes more students learn about what Chavez did and the struggles people in migrant work face. “We want people to come [and] donate blood, but we want people to know why we’re doing a blood drive,� planning committee member Lauryn Vargas said. “There’s a meaning behind it in honor of Cesar Chavez and his activism.� People can register to donate at lifesharedonor.org using the code name BGSU, and anyone who donates will receive a free Chipotle burrito. “Chavez gave his entire life to help workers that were treated unfairly,� Romero said. “If he was able to give up his life to improve the life of those who were struggling, then we should all be able to honor him by donating a pint of blood.�
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