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a better portfolio Andreas Luescher uses his book to help students with an architecture portfolio

By Danae King Reporter

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BOOK: Andreas Luescher, a professor of architecture at the University, is the author of a book on how architecture students can build and improve a portfolio. The portfolio is used to help them enter graduate school for architecture, as the University does not currently have a master’s program in architecture.

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ture, only a bachelor of science, because the program is Andreas Luescher is a pub- so young. However, he said, to lished author and a professor of get into graduate school for architecture at the University; architecture, students need a a man who said his students portfolio of their work.

“If you are applying to archiinspired him to write a book on tecture school or design school, building a portfolio.

Luescher’s book, “The you need a portfolio to show Architect’s Portfolio: Planning, your work: your drawing skills, Design, Production,” published your computer skills, your this past June, came about in writing, your design skills,” part because of the University. Luescher said.

Luescher said that the See LUESCHER | Page 8 University doesn’t offer a master’s degree in architec-

Dance Marathon will spell ‘ESPN’ at football game

By Danielle Rice Reporter

outside the east side gates (facing Interstate 75).

The athletic department will provide T-shirts, hand warmers and Students can arrive at the football game against Miami today as just $5 in Doyt Dollars for each student who participates. fans, or as part of “ESPN.” “We have a number of promoTo support Dance Marathon, and in honor of ESPN airing the game, tions in place for the game tomorstudents who attend could get the row night based around ESPN opportunity to help spell “ESPN” in and we felt like it would be unique the stands. and look great on television,” said “If we can get 500 students — it Interim Director of Marketing and takes 580 to spell ESPN out in the Assistant to the Athletic Director stands — to show up and partici- Andrew Hemminger. pate in the ESPN spelling event, the “We decided that it would be aweathletic department said they would some to do a huge ESPN sign in the donate $1 for every ticket bought at stands for football, Dance Marathon the game to Dance Marathon,” said was the first group that came to mind Dance Marathon Fundraising Chair to ask to sit in it,” Hemminger said.

Megan Leiss.

Leiss said this is a great Students who want to partici- opportunity for students to help pate must show up at 6:30 p.m. Dance Marathon.

“... it takes 580 students to spell ESPN out in the stands ...”

Megan Leiss | Fundraising Chair “The athletic department approached us and had the idea to spell “ESPN” in the stands during the game, and this is an amazing opportunity” Leiss said.

Freshman Andrell Hall said she is looking forward to the game.

“I want to help Dance Marathon raise money but this is also a way for me to support BG and my fellow falcons,” Hall said. “Besides, we’re getting free T-shirts and hand warmers, these are more than enough reasons to come.”

MOORE MUSIC, MORE FUN LAUREN POFF | THE BG NEWS

CLARK: Today marks the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the University. Tuesday, faculty, staff, students and alumni gathered in Anderson Arena to celebrate the landmark with the Centennial Academic Convocation. Centennial Celebration co-chair Larry Weiss opened the convocation followed by President Carol Cartwright and other notable University figures. The keynote speaker, best-selling author and 2000 Disney Teacher of the Year, Ron Clark, spoke to the crowd of more than 1,000 about the importance of “living a life that won’t have regrets.” Clark told his story of teaching and overcoming adversity to make a difference. “Don’t make excuses, find a solution,” Clark said.

Learn to skate at Ice Arena Skating Club offers free ice lessons this Saturday

By Brian Bohnert Reporter

ish Saturday morning, Skating Club President Pat Rabb said this should A four-week course of free ice skat- not stop anyone from attending ing lessons to members of the if they wish to learn a little more about how to ice skate. She said community ends Saturday.

The Bowling Green Skating Club that even though the new attendees is hosting free lessons, which were would not have had the full experiheld on Saturday mornings from ence of the free course, people can 9-9:45 a.m. at the University’s Ice still come and participate even if Arena on North Mercer Road. The they have missed a day or two. course began Oct. 23 and will conSee SKATING | Page 8 tinue every Saturday until Nov. 13.

Even though the lessons will fin-

CAMPUS Res. Life adjusts to move

Residence Life staff adjusts to the change in private office space to cubicles after the recent move to the Math Science Building | Page 3

FORUM Sexuality stuns society

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ONE,TWO,THREE: Director Keith Barber marks time preceding one of the many musical numbers performed by University Jazz Guitars ensemble whose members participate in this group for course credit. These students began pereparing for this performance at the beginning of fall semester and it was held Tuesday evening in the Bryan Recital Hall, which is located in in the Moore Musical Arts Center. See more photos on page 3.

Columinst Kate Noftsinger thinks scoiety directs too much criticism at young girls and women because of their appearance and sexuality | Page 4

SPORTS Football takes on Miami

The BG football team will be back in action tonight against Miami, both on the field and on ESPN. The Falcons beat the Red Hawks 35-14 last year. | Page 6

PEOPLE ON THE STREET What does Veterans Day mean to you?

RYAN VOJTUSH Sophomore, Marketing

“My grandfather, who recently passed away, was a veteran of the Air Force.” | Page 4

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NATION BRIEFS 4 people dead in Alaska house fire

Gehry expansion Chicks of endangered Ex-sheriff is starts at Philadelphia bird species born in convicted in drug, Art Museum NY zoo racketeering case

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska authorities say four PHILADELPHIA — Famed people have been killed in a house architect Frank Gehry says an fire near Caswell. expansion at the Philadelphia Museum Alaska State Troopers said the of Art won’t be visible to people from home in a rural area about 55 miles the outside but will “knock their socks north of Anchorage was engulfed off inside.” in flames when they arrived early Gehry joined dignitaries, Tuesday. A passer-by noticed flames philanthropists and art aficionados at the home and reported the fire.

Tuesday at the city’s 82-year-old Several fire crews from neoclassical landmark for the start of surrounding towns responded to construction on a humbler part of the the blaze. project: a new loading dock that will serve museum operations and allow Details were not immediately the museum to reopen some beautiful available. pedestrian entrances. That work Troopers, the Alaska Bureau should be done in 2012. of Investigation and the state fire Afterward, tons of dirt and rock marshal’s office are investigating. will be excavated for a massive underground gallery space.

Gehry is known worldwide for creating structures with undulating exteriors, among them the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Six baby parrots born in New York are a major addition to the world’s critically endangered thick-billed parrot species.

The chicks at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo are part of the largest flock of thickbilled parrots in the United States.

Zoo director Scott Silver said the baby birds are a major win in the fight to save the rare species, which was eliminated from the American Southwest by the mid-20th century.

The red-and-green parrot is native to Mexico and critically endangered elsewhere — its population decimated by hunting and logging.

Since 2006, the Queens Zoo has successfully raised a total of 15 thickbilled parrot chicks. The six latest chicks were born from three different sets of parents, since July.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A jury has convicted a former South Carolina sheriff of dozens of federal charges in a wide-ranging drug and racketeering case.

During his two-week trial, prosecutors played taped conversations they said showed E.J. Melvin conspired to extort money from drug dealers in exchange for protection from investigation.

The jury of four men and eight women deliberated 15 hours before finding him guilty Tuesday of more than 30 charges.

Melvin resigned from Lee County in May after he and 11 others were charged in the drug case.

U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie ordered Melvin’s bond revoked and U.S. Marshals took him into custody.

He will be held until sentencing, scheduled for January.

Melvin faces up to life in prison.

— Meg Kinnard (AP)

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Vt. barber says not good at cutting blacks’ hair

Court: No campaign finance limits for small groups

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. (AP) — A white Vermont barber who turned away a black customer said he was trying to avoid embarrassment for both of them because he’s no good at cutting black people’s hair.

Mike Aldrich runs Mike’s Barber Shop in Bellows Falls, a village of about 3,500 residents along the Connecticut River. He told would-be customer Dr. Darryl Fisher when he stopped in last month that the barber wasn’t in.

Fisher walked by the shop later and saw Aldrich cutting the hair of a white customer and realized Aldrich was the barber.

Fisher is from Taos (tows), N.M. His cause was taken up Saturday in a sidewalk demonstration outside the shop. He said he thinks the incident was racially motivated.

Aldrich said no, it was because he has trouble with black people’s hair.

DENVER (AP) — A federal appellate court says a Colorado voter-approved amendment that limits campaign contributions from small groups is unconstitutional.

A 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday in favor of six homeowners that fought a Parker city proposal to annex their subdivision.

The state law applies to any group of two or more people that spends more than $200 to pass out fliers or put up yard signs.

The issue is ripe for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has lifted campaign contribution limits for corporations.

A lawyer for the homeowners said “there’s no distinction between a little group and a large group spending money.”

Settlement deadline passes for ill 9/11 responders

By David B. Caruso The Assoicated Press

NEW YORK — Thousands of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers who sued New York City over their exposure to potentially toxic dust from

the World Trade Center are waiting to learn whether a big settlement in the case will stick.

Men and women who participated in the ground zero cleanup had until the end of the day Monday to decide whether to join a deal that

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would pay at least $625 million to people who developed illnesses after working in the rubble.

Related settlements could raise the total compensation for the workers to as much as $815 million.

The deal was struck in the

spring, but it remains tentative. Under its terms, the settlement only takes effect if at least 95 percent of the workers agree to sign on.

A lawyer for about 9,000 of the workers, Paul Napoli, told The Associated Press last Friday that the plain-

tiffs were very close to hit- attorneys involved in the ting that target, but the final case from talking to the results may not be known media about how the tally had gone. for days.

He wrote that he was U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who has been doing so “to avoid confuoverseeing the litiga- sion and speculation flowtion, issued a gag order ing from the dissemination late Monday barring the of incomplete information.”

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University departments adapt to cubicle-style offices

By Emily Tucker Reporter

Residence Life, Greek Affairs and other departments traded private offices for cubicles this semester, but they are adjusting to the change.

Tim Shaal, interim associate director of Residence Life, said it’s not always ideal when you’re used to having your own office, but it’s “good for staff morale.”

He’s noticed people walking around more often.

“When you don’t have a door to close, it forces you to interact with other people,” he said.

On the third floor of the building, there are offices that can be checked out if there needs to be a private conversation. Shaal said he uses those offices, plus he meets people in the Union now that he’s located closer to some of the residence halls.

Shaal said traffic in the office has increased due to being “right in the heart of

f loor, but he a lso uses of f ices in McDona ld for st udent conduct.

This year there are going to be white noise machines installed on the ceilings to level out the amount of Kevin Gates | Senior Coordinator noise in the space.

Andrea Depinet, associthe classrooms and resi- up for the same reason as dence halls.”

Shaal: seeing the rest of the ate director for Business Kevin Gates, senior coor- department every day. and Operations, said she “I liked having the person- has benefited from the dinator for leadership and community service for al space and a window, but move, especially when it Residence Life, said it’s I’ve come to like this par- comes to communicating with others. been an adjustment getting ticular set up,” Gates said.

“Overall, we needed to used to the cubicle set up.

Gates u ses t he pr iHowever, he likes the set vate of f ices on t he t hird make space for students,”

“I liked having the personal space and a window, but I’ve come to like this particular set up.”

Depinet said. “Students are priority.”

She said when she worked in the business industry before coming to the University, she was used to having her office space change. However, she is always willing to be f lexible.

“Walls aren’t necessarily the tools we need to do our jobs,” she said.

No official plans have been made to move the offices to another location yet.

ALL THAT JAZZ PHOTOS BY TYLER STABILE | THE BG NEWS

TOP LEFT: Freshman Mikey Espinosa performs a solo during the University Jazz Guitar performance.

BOTTOM LEFT: Pictured left to right: sophomore Taylor Fetters, junior Andrew Sobole and freshman Cody Cooper prepare to perform “Man That’s Neat” by Jack Petersen.

RIGHT: Freshman James Seliga provides a bass rythem for the ensemble.

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“The athletic department approached us and had the idea to spell ‘ESPN’ in the stands during the game, and this is an amazing opportunity.”

— Dance Marathon Fundraising Chair Megan Leiss on the athletic department donating $1 to Dance Marathon for every student spelling out “ESPN” at tonight’s football game [see story, pg. 1].

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PEOPLE ON THE STREET “Honoring those who have served our country.”

SARAH BURCHFIELD,

Senior, Creative Writing

What does Veterans Day mean to you?

“A day to volunteer with Theta Alpha Phi. ”

“It’s a way to celebrate those who fight for our country and for their families.”

“A day to remember the glorious fallen; those who have served and saved .”

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‘Glee’ GQ cover shows media’s pressure on girls to explore sexuality KATE NOFTSINGER COLUMNIST

Did you see those “Glee” kids on the cover of GQ magazine’s November issue? It was downright pornographic.

And what about that Miley Cyrus, pole dancing and kissing 26-year-old men in her music videos? Terrible. She’s headed down the same path as Britney Spears — don’t even get me started on that one.

Do these questions sound familiar? Here’s my next question — why do we care?

For starters, we are a society that loves to criticize a woman’s appearance. But this phenomenon runs much deeper than that. The aforementioned women are “teens,” celebrities and role models. They’re a special brand of femininity under stricter scrutiny.

The American Psychological Association describes women’s sexuality as trickling up and down. Young girls are often made up to appear older than they are, whereas older women use every weapon they have to combat aging. Both are normal and supposedly sexy because they drive women on either end of the spectrum to those golden years of attractiveness: 16-22, give or take.

Consider JonBenet Ramsey or any “pageant girl” for that matter. Think about Amy Poehler’s character as Regina George’s mom in “Mean Girls,” or any older woman dressing youthfully. One is creepy and the other is comical. But why does it continue to happen?

I could write an entire column on cougars, botox and aging. But today, we’re focusing on the “trickle up” suddenly making Miley Cyrus “untamable.” Also, for the record, Cyrus isn’t that great of a dancer.

Actually, she could take a lesson from Ms. Spears, who perfected gyrating with snakes and on chairs.But Cyrus’ strategic distance from the platonic “Best of Both Worlds” echoes Spears’ transition from the courtside “Hit me baby, one more time” to a sweaty, sexy “slave for you.”

When it comes to pop stars, it’s always uncertain whether

these sudden changes were decided in bedrooms or boardrooms. Why? Sometimes corporations and the media, like GQ or MTV, not to mention managers, agents and a plethora of production personnel try to make little girls look sexy to sell things.

Sexualizing young girls is wrong, because it objectifies them before they understand sexuality. It makes them objects of lust, usually for an older male gaze. It fetishizes under-developed bodies with narrow hips that aren’t ready for reproduction anyway.

Obviously, having sex with prepubescent girls is wrong — that’s why we have laws against it. Finding them attractive is not necessarily illegal, but still problematic. Here’s the thing: Those “Glee” girls are really adults, but the characters they play are in high school. Our beloved Cyrus is 17 years old. So I must ask, at what point are women allowed to be sexy?

To be clear, I said sexy, not sexually active. Let’s not have that tired abstinence versus reality debate. One can be sexual without actually having sex. One can express their sexuality through clothing, movement or song. At what age is that appropriate?

Science might argue the stage at which the body begins preparation for reproduction, better known as puberty. According to “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” the average puberty age is somewhere between 9 and a half and 12 and a half. Exploration of one’s sexuality is simply part of constructing one’s identity, not to mention a necessary process of development.

Puberty is a tumultuous time in anyone’s life. Mental changes accompany physical changes, indicated by clothing and behaviors that display an adolescent’s very fluid individuality. Even young girls are aware of the rigid categories that confine women’s sexuality.

They may try on the virgin and whore identities before they choose one. Realistically, they’ll settle somewhere in the middle — but not before they’ve had a little of both.

Sarah Seltzer wrote a piece for Alternet that grouped “Glee” stars Lea Michele and Dianna Agron with the likes of Cyrus

and Spears. The Disney products are common touchstones in any discussion of sexualization. But after drawing the familiar parallel, Seltzer introduced readers to SPARK, which stands for “Sexualization protest; action, resistance, knowledge.” The organization includes familiar feminist voices for this topic, like Geena Davis and Jean Kilbourne.

Seltzer explains that the movement is attempting to “take sexy back,” and their message “is about rejecting a standardized, commercialized and denigrating take on what girls ought to do to be sexy.” Women need to be making conscious choices about their self-expression, not assuming the position with the usual accessories.

With this in mind, the “Glee” GQ photoshoot’s biggest crime is a lack of originality. How overdone is the “sexy schoolgirl” fantasy?

The cover of GQ shows Cory Monteith gripping the nearly bare derrieres of his blonde and brunette scantily clad classmates, Agron and Michele.

Shouldn’t he get naked and join the party?

Once inside, Michele is licking a sucker provocatively at her locker in her underwear and thigh high socks — an obvious dress code violation — while her male counterpart plays the drums in a letterman jacket. Agron kneels in spike heels and a poor excuse for a skirt over a cheerleader’s megaphone, red bra matching her red shoes.

Finally, Michele straddles a bench in the locker room.

Apparently, she waxes.

The male to female skin ratio of “Glee Gone Wild” is telling of our culture. However, the solution to our problem isn’t simply to cover up. Sexualization is wrong because it’s done to someone for someone else’s profit. It’s telling a young girl to wear this, stand like this, hold a sucker like this, etc.

Young girls should be allowed to determine their own sexuality in wide open spaces, far away from plaid skirts and stripper poles. And no one should be denied the opportunity to grow up with a healthy attitude about sex, spotlight or not.

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Value our veterans with pride and gratitude With tomorrow’s observance of Veterans Day, we should all recognize that this holiday’s significance extends well beyond the ever welcome day off from work or class. It is a day to recognize the sacrifices made by this nation’s veterans and reflect on the vast freedoms that we enjoy daily as a result of their service.

President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11, 1919 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day, now Veterans Day, with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victo-

ry, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America …”

It is these sentiments, acknowledged by President Wilson, that I hope each of you will reflect upon this Veterans Day: pride and gratitude.

For more than 234 years, soldiers have stood ready to protect, serve and defend this country’s people and secure the ideals for which this nation was formed. They have, in many cases, made the supreme sacrifice to provide for and maintain each citizen’s unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

They have made these sacrifices willingly, holding true to the belief that these freedoms have been worth every bit of their

last full measure.

Each of us has a relative, friend or acquaintance who has willingly provided this nation with their unquestioned service. We know of the personal sacrifices that they have endured in order to secure the individual liberties that we have long taken for granted. On this Veterans Day, it is my hope that you are all justifiably proud of those veterans who have served this great nation and equally grateful for the freedoms that their sacrifices have endowed.

One day of pride and gratitude seems a reasonable exchange for a lifetime of freedom.

Have a great Veterans Day. Lieutenant Colonel Steven Letzring Professor of Military Science Army ROTC

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3 UK soldiers could face trial for war crimes

Brazil prison rebellion quashed; 18 prisoners dead

Minister admits reluctant Michelle Obama handshake

French detain 5 suspects in terror network probe

LONDON — Three British soldiers have been referred to a senior military prosecutor over allegations that they abused Iraqis in the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion, the Ministry of Defense said Tuesday.

If the allegations are substantiated, the soldiers could eventually be charged with war crimes.

The government says the referral was made last month but refused to give any details about the soldiers, the nature of the alleged abuse, or when or exactly where in Iraq it is alleged to have occurred. The acknowledgment only came after lawyers acting for the Ministry of Defense announced the development to Britain’s High Court, where the government is being sued over the alleged abuse.

The Ministry of Defense stressed that the allegations are just that, and one of the lawyers, James Eadie, told the court that war crimes charges were among a range of possibilities, if the claims were backed by solid evidence.

— Raphael G. Satter (AP)

RIO DE JANEIRO — Authorities negotiated an end to a rebellion in an overcrowded Brazilian prison Tuesday after fighting between rival gangs left 18 inmates dead — including six who were decapitated — officials said.

A prison employee who was overpowered and shot twice with his own weapon during the initial uprising was in a stable condition in a Sao Luis hospital, according to Ribamar Cunha, spokesman for the northeastern state of Maranhao. Five hostages, all prison workers, were released unharmed.

Inmates behind the 27-hour standoff complained that the penitentiary, built to house 2,000 prisoners, was holding twice that number, Cunha said.

He said the prisoners who died were killed by members of rival factions from different parts of the state.

The prisoners also demanded better access to food and water and faster legal processing of their cases, as well as the resignation of the prison’s director.

— Juliana Barbassa (AP)

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A PARIS — French police have conservative Muslim government detained five people suspected of a minister admits he shook hands role in a network that allegedly sends with first lady Michelle Obama in French citizens to the tribal zone welcoming her to Indonesia but said it bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan to wasn’t his choice. train for war, a security official and the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday.

Footage on YouTube shows otherwise, sparking a debate that has Two of the five were detained lit up Facebook, Twitter and the rest of Tuesday morning at Charles de Gaulle the blogosphere. airport, north of Paris, on their return to France, the prosecutor’s office said.

“I tried to prevent (being touched) with my hands but Mrs. Michelle held The other three were picked up in the capital on Monday afternoon. her hands too far toward me (so) we touched,” Information Minister Tifatul The five — four men and a woman Sembiring told tens of thousands of ranging in age from 25 to 30 — were followers on Twitter. detained at the request of several special anti-terrorist judges, the While Indonesia has the largest prosecutor’ s office said.

Muslim population in the world, the vast majority practice a moderate A security official said the form of the faith. But Sembiring has suspects were questioned as part flaunted his conservatism and says he of a probe of a network of French avoids contact with women who are fighters sent to the lawless tribal not related to him. zones of western Pakistan where the Taliban militia flourish.

— Elaine Ganley (AP)

Chilean miners to visit Holy Land for Christmas

Nobel panel hopes winner’s wife can collect award

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said OSLO, Norway — The the 33 Chilean miners who captured Norwegian Nobel Committee the world’s attention surviving 69 days hopes Chinese authorities will in a collapsed mine have accepted an allow the wife of imprisoned Nobel Israeli invitation to visit the Holy Land Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo for Christmas. to travel to Oslo and accept the award on his behalf, the panel’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal spokesman said Tuesday.

Palmor said the Chilean ambassador has confirmed the miners would come.

Liu Xia has been under house arrest since the award to her Palmor said Israel offered the miners an all expenses paid, weeklong human rights activist husband was announced last month. tour of Christian holy sites and other attractions over the holidays.

“This situation has not been resolved as of today, but we Palmor also said the miners want have not given up entirely to bring their families and Israel is considering it. He spoke on Thursday. on the possibility of his wife coming,” committee secretary The miners were trapped in Geir Lundestad told The a San Jose mine following a Associated Press. tunnel collapse on Aug. 5. They If she cannot attend the were extracted last month in a Dec. 10 award ceremony, only spectacular rescue operation, a representative who has been ascending from the depths in authorized by the couple can a narrow capsule as the world collect the $1.5 million award, watched.

Lundestad said.

— Herdis Sigurgrimsdottir (AP)

China bans lawyer from Neglect threatens Italy’s landmarks London conference but apparently could not withstand modern neglect.

“We’re stunned when ROME — For all of Italy’s some walls fall down. But ancient wonders, the real these are ruins not syswonder might be that so tematically maintained, so many are still standing, the miracle is that so few given the poor care they get. of them collapse,” said The collapse in Pompeii Andrea Carandini, a worldlast week of a frescoed renowned archaeologist house where gladiators pre- who leads a panel of propared for combat was the fessional consultants in the latest loss. The structure Cultural Ministry.

Last spring, a huge seghad survived the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. ment of Nero’s fabled Golden

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China restricts diplomats travel plans ahead of Nobel Prize ceremony Liu’s wife and dozens of dissident colleagues have been placed under house BEIJING — A renowned arrest or intense monitoring Chinese human rights law- in an apparent attempt to yer whose firm is represent- prevent them from attending imprisoned Nobel Peace ing the Dec. 10 award cerPrize winner Liu Xiaobo emony in Norway.

Beijing is also ramping said he was blocked from leaving Tuesday to attend a up diplomatic pressure to persuade countries not to conference in London.

Mo Shaoping said offi- attend the Dec. 10 award cers who stopped him at ceremony in Norway’s the Beijing airport gave capital, Oslo.

Japanese Foreign Minister only vague reasons for their actions, although it comes Seiji Maehara said Tuesday amid repression against that China recently made activists in the wake of the such a request through diplomatic channels in Tokyo peace prize.

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and Norway and that Tokyo would make an “appropriate decision” on whether to send the Japanese ambassador to Norway to the ceremony. A number of European countries say they have received similar approaches.

French Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero said Tuesday that France’s ambassador always attends the ceremony and the “tradition will continue this year.”

Valero added that other Europea n Union governments appear to be leaning toward the same decision as Paris.

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Palace beneath Rome gave way, raining down pieces of vaulted ceiling in one of the galleries under a garden popular with strollers.

Three years ago, a 20-foot (6-meter) section of ancient wall crumpled into a pile of bricks after days of heavy rain. The wall had been named after the third century emperor Aurelius, who built it to defend Rome against the first onslaught of barbarians.

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BG looks to follow up its 2009 win against Miami in the national spotlight

By Paul Barney Sports Editor

It’s been 11 days since BG last played a football game.

Since that 17-14 come-frombehind win over Central Michigan, the Falcons are walking with a little bit of a swagger these days.

And why not?

Against the Chippewas, the offense rushed for more than 100 yards, the defense played its best game of the season recording six sacks and most importantly, the team snapped a five-game losing streak.

BG has had 11 days to enjoy the win it had been searching for nearly half the season.

And quite ultimately, the win couldn’t have come at a better time.

Tonight at 8, the entire country will have the opportunity to see BG in its living rooms when the Falcons host the Miami RedHawks on ESPN2.

“We’re excited to be on national TV,” said BG coach Dave Clawson.

“It’s a great opportunity for our football program and our athletic department. It’s a great opportunity to showcase our university and our community.”

Clawson said while being on national television is motivation to do well, he doesn’t see it as any added pressure.

The pressure for the Falcons will be trying to take down a RedHawks team that is somewhat similar to BG, as both teams have had success throwing the ball this season but have struggled running it.

Miami enters the game second in the Mid-American Conference East standings with a 4-1 record in league play —trailing Temple and Ohio who are both 5-1 in the MAC. Miami is led by redshirt sophomore quarterback Zac Dysert, who is averaging 242.8 yards per game through the air while throwing for

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12 touchdowns.

“They’re very good at throwing the football,” Clawson said. “Dysert has become, in a short period of time, one of the best quarterbacks in the conference. He’s not one dimensional. He can beat you with his arm and can beat you with his feat.”

However, that’s not what concerns Clawson most about Dysert.

“Where he’s really scary is when a play breaks down and he’s able to improvise,” Clawson added.

“We’re really going to have to do a good job of pressuring Dysert and not letting him escape. We have to cover people, it’s really that simple.”

If BG can get the same kind of pressure it displayed at Central Michigan, then Dysert could be in for a long night.

Sophomore defensive tackle Chris Jones is coming off one of his best games of his young Falcon career.

Jones recorded 3.5 sacks and was joined by Calvin Marshall, Eugene “Champ” Fells, Angelo Magnone, Darius Smith and Tim Moore, who all combined for 2.5 sacks.

Jones also had six tackles, including five for loss.

His efforts landed him three weekly awards — MAC East Defensive Player of the Week, College Football Performance Award Defensive Lineman of the Week and Rivals. com MAC Player of the Week.

The defense as a whole for the Falcons allowed just 231 yards of offense to the Chippewas and with a newfound “swagger,” they’re confident they can do the same against Miami.

“Whenever you have a defense that plays with a lot of high emotion, there’s always going to be some sort of disruption going on in the game,” Jones said. “We just have to bring it from the Central Michigan game and keep that confidence.”

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PRESSURE: Ryan Viselli makes a play on the puck this past weekend against Notre Dame.

Notes: Falcons look to cut down on penalties Bergeron said that those are types of penalties he is OK with, because it means the team is Penalties were a big issue for playing hard and aggressive, the Falcons this past weekend. and that a penalty being called In two games, the Falcons is a matter of the referee’s view put Notre Dame on the power on it, whereas holding is a nonplay 20 times, and even though subjective call.

“Those are lazy, not-readythey killed off 17 of those, that penalties,” number is still too high if the to-compete Bergeron said.

Falcons want to have success.

According to Bergeron, the “Obviously that is the problem, and I don’t blame that on key to finding a balance in that the referees. I blame that on aggression is positive reinour decisions at times,” said forcement, citing Max Grover’s coach Chris Bergeron. “It’s just play as an example of this.

“The only way I know is to not something we need to stay on top of to make sure it doesn’t get after guys for taking penalties out of aggressiveness,” get out of hand.”

One distinction Bergeron Bergeron said. “The three penmade was the difference alties I’m thinking about are between penalties of aggres- the ones Grover had on Friday sion—like charging and rough- night: a boarding, a roughing ing—and those of laziness— and a charging. We’ve been trying to get Max to play like like holding and hooking.

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that, and in all three of those situations, those were good hard hockey plays.”

hopefully as we mature as a team we can find a way to do that.”

Find a way

Expectations

Despite a poor effort Saturday, the Falcons still had a chance to beat Notre Dame, as they were only down one goal early in the third period. However, a pair of Irish power play goals derailed the Falcons.

According to Bergeron, the Falcons need to find a way to win those kinds of games.

“I think that’s a sign of a good, mature team that maybe they don’t have their game at the beginning of the game when the puck drops, but can find it as the game goes along,” Bergeron said. “We have proven that we still can’t do that yet, but

After 10 regular season games, both Nick Eno and Andrew Hammond have five starts in net for BG. They both have similar numbers, with Eno posting a goals-against average of 3.37 and a save percent of .883, while Hammond’s GAA sits at 3.21 and his save percent at .900.

Bergeron is pleased with the play of his netminders thus far, and will continue to employ the 1A-1B strategy as the season goes along.

“We feel like they’ve both had some strong performances and some not so strong performances, but I think that our

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goaltending situation is where I was hoping it would be,” Bergeron said. “It’s better this way so we don’t have to rely on one guy carrying the team.”

Big ice The Falcons struggled two weekends ago when they played on the larger Olympicstyle ice sheet in Alaska, and

they will once again have to tackle that issue this weekend playing against Northern Michigan in Marquette.

“You just have to be sure that you’re aware of where you are on the ice,” Bergeron said.

“Offensively, there is so much room in the corners; you have to pay attention in getting the puck to the net.”

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LUESCHER From Page 1 His students, and teaching them how to build a portfolio, helped inspire him to write the book. “For 10 years I taught a design studio to prepare the students for [graduate school], I never could find the right book and ‌ that’s how it came, students challenging me to come up with ways to put a portfolio together,â€? he said.

Two of Luescher’s students, seniors Jeremy Adams and Neo Longoria, agreed that being taught by the author of a book they use has really helped them. “I think basically what this

SKATING From Page 1 Rabb said the organization wanted to offer the lessons to people who might not be able to get out and learn to ice skate. “We wanted to give people a chance to try skating in case they never have tried it before,� Rabb said.

She said since the course began, they’ve had a fairly good turnout of people from nearby areas, and a lot of people who attended the first lesson ended up returning for them all so far. “We’ve got people coming out from Bowling Green as well as many of the surrounding communities,� she said. “We have about 150 that have attended so far. We weren’t sure of the interest, so we just decided to try it out. So far, everybody is enjoying it.�

Rabb also said that since the lessons started, they had between 15 and 20 University students attend both of the first two meetings, but the club hopes to have more people get involved before the final lesson.

University Junior Rachael Dutridge said she hopes to attend, because she has always wanted to learn to skate better than she does now. “I’ve only ice skated once and it ended in disaster,�

Dutridge said. “But it would

book does is it helps us to expand on what’s acceptable for a portfolio,� Longoria said.

Adams, who enrolled in Luescher’s Architecture Studio class, said the class is just starting to use the book, which is the recommended book for the course. “It definitely gives us an idea on layouts; he goes pretty in depth on how to arrange things in a portfolio and how to be successful in what you’re trying to get across to the graduate schools in presentation skills and just explanation as well of your projects,�

Adams said.

Adams said that at the beginning of the year, Luescher entered the class into a competition for their

be interesting to try again with someone who actually knows what they’re doing.�

Rabb said the club has hosted the ice skating lessons before but for only two weekends instead of four. She said they wanted to make it a little longer in order to give people attending more time to work with coaches so they could gain more experience than they could if they had only two Saturdays.

While the lessons are free to the public, the Skating Club website states that skates can be rented out of the ice arena pro shop for a fee of $2 per skate.

The website also states that there is no skating experience necessary and anyone, age 5 and over, is welcome to participate.

Rabb said the Skating Club has been holding its activities at the Ice Arena for quite some time, and it has been there since before some of the sports teams have even competed there. “We’ve been an organization since 1968 and have been based out of the Ice Arena since before some of the hockey teams had even played there,� Rabb said. “[BGSU] was also one of the first places to have a facility where skaters could train and compete. Obviously there are many more now, but BG was one of the first.�

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first project on urbanism in Toledo, which helped them learn as well. “Through long nights of a lot of work with Andreas, one on one, he helped us in setting up and showing us different ways of laying out for a presentation for a competition which directly relates to the portfolio layout,� Adams said.

They also said that they like having him as a professor. “He’s a lot of fun,� Adams said. “He makes class interesting, to say the least,� Longoria said.

Luescher’s book is available online and is also in the libraries of the four major architecture schools in Ohio. He said it “sells quite well.�

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