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End of death penalty called for in Ohio

COLUMBUS (AP) — An Ohio Supreme Court justice who helped write the state’s death penalty law three decades ago is calling for an end to capital punishment in the state.

Justice Paul Pfeifer was one of the leading proponents of Ohio’s death penalty law as a state legislator in the 1970s and 1980s.

Pfeifer also said Tuesday that Gov. John Kasich should consider commuting the death sentences of all inmates condemned to die to life without parole.

Pfeifer, a Republican, was chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee as Ohio debated the capital punishment bill that became law in 1981.

He says the recent decrease in death sentences is a sign society believes life sentences are punishment enough.

University in Ohio ends Indian logo on merchandise

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Miami University in Ohio has said it will no longer allow its Indian-head logo to be used on merchandise sold on or off campus.

University officials said Tuesday that Miami has told merchandising companies the logo will no longer be available after current merchan-

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University trustees voted in 1996 to stop using the name Redskins as Miami’s athletic nickname. They cited respect for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. The school adopted the name RedHawks in 1997.

But a logo incorporating an Indian head and block “M’’ can still be found on shirts and caps and in a some campus athletic areas.

University officials say respect for the tribe and a need to move toward more RedHawk traditions are reasons for the decision.

Ohio governor picks 5 to fill school board seats

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY-sihk) has appointed five new members of the state school board.

The move on Tuesday by the new Republican governor was made possible last week by the state Senate’s refusal to confirm the selections of former Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat.

Republicans control the Senate.

Three more members elected in November also joined the 19-member board Tuesday.

Kasich has named C. Todd Jones of New Albany to a term ending Dec. 31, 2012. Jones is president of the Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Ohio, representing private nonprofit institutions. To terms ending Dec. 31, 2014, Kasich has named Tess Elshoff of New Knoxville; Joseph Farmer of Baltimore; Thomas Gunlock of Centerville; and Dennis Shelton of Delaware.

The Honors Student Association hosted a luau Tuesday night. Students took a study break to bust a pinata, play games and drink mocktails | Page 3

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Men’s basketball receives large donation

The men’s basketball program will receive one of the largest donations in University history before Wednesday’s game against Ohio University.

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announced at that time.

This will be the largest gift in the University’s history, as well as the largest one-time gift ever designated to a Mid-American Conference basketball program according to a University press release.

The current record for the highest gift in University history is Kermit and Mary Lu Stroh’s $8 million for the soon-to-becompleted Stroh Center.

The donor will present the gift before the opening tip-off of the game, which is scheduled for 7 p.m.

City snow policy debated Sidewalk-clearing ordinance discussed at Tuesday’s city council meeting

By Asia Rapai Assistant City Editor

For now, property owners are still responsible for clearing snow from sidewalks, though city council members discussed changing the policy.

If property owners in the city don’t clean their sidewalks within 24 hours after a snowstorm, to avoid the hazards of slippery snow, the Public Works Department has contractors clear the snow, billing the property owners $50 for the service, said Public Works Director Brian Craft.

But at the City Council meeting Tuesday, Council Member Terry Dunn said he thought this policy should change based on complaints that he has heard from a citizen who said he was billed after he attempted to clear the sidewalk.

“I don’t think it’s satisfactory. I don’t think it’s working,” Dunn said.

Craft said there were three snow storms so far this winter. After the storms, 163 people were billed a $50 fee because their sidewalks weren’t cleared in time.

Dunn suggested that there should be an estimate done to see what it would cost to pay contractors to clear all of the sidewalks, in the same way the city handles cleaning the streets.

After getting the estimate, Dunn said tax payers could be asked to vote as to whether they would like to pay higher taxes or clean the sidewalks themselves.

“I’m asking to put an alternative out there for the voters,” Dunn said.

“If it seems at all feasible, put it in front of the voters.”

He said the hazard would be eliminated if the Public Works

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DELTA GAMMA RECRUITMENT

HANNAH SPARLING | THE BG NEWS

GREEK: Sophomore Abbey Bean, back left, and junior Alyssa Davis sign in a potential Delta Gamma recruit. The sorority hosted an open recruitment Tuesday night, and they plan to have another Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

FORUM Politics complicate shooting As accusations fly about who is responsible for the shooting in Arizona, columnist Kate Noftsinger says the tense political environment is partially to blame | Page 4

SPORTS BG defeats Buffalo 72-61

The BG women’s basketball team avoided its second consecutive conference loss with a win over Buffalo on Tuesday night. Lauren Prochaska paced BG with 30 points | Page 6

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NATION BRIEFS LA school district says two wounded in shooting

LOS ANGELES — Two students were wounded Tuesday when a gun brought to a high school accidentally discharged, a Los Angeles Unified School District spokesman said.

District spokesman Robert Alaniz’s account to KCBS-TV differed from information from local police who said three people were wounded at Gardena High School.

KTLA-TV’s news helicopter, meanwhile, showed footage of one youth in handcuffs on the campus.

Alaniz said the gun was brought to school in a backpack and went off when the student dropped it.

Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Jamie Moore said two victims were transported to a hospital, one in serious condition and one in critical condition.

Numerous law enforcement agencies responded. ­—Thomas Watkins (AP)

Salvation Army reports increased need for food

WASHINGTON — A survey of Salvation Army food programs across the country released Tuesday shows nearly all saw increased demand over the past year while donations dwindled.

Caseworkers in Philadelphia, Chicago and elsewhere said they can’t keep up with growing hunger. Of 31 branches surveyed, all but two saw demand for food increase in 2010 from the previous year. Yet about two-thirds of the programs said donations stayed level or decreased.

Nationwide, donations fell by about 8 percent.

“Sadly, the demand is far greater than any resources,” said Major Darryl Leedom, commander of the Salvation Army’s Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., region. The area had to cut a program that provided prepared food to senior citizens because donations declined 4 percent last year.

Still, the Salvation Army provided supplemental groceries for 60,000 families in the Twin Cities area last year, up from 45,000 in 2008.

—Brett Zongker (AP)

ND US Sen. Kent Conrad won’t run for re-election

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad said Tuesday he will not run for re-election in 2012, saying he will concentrate instead on reducing the national debt and dependency on foreign oil.

“It is more important I spend my time and energy trying to solve these problems than to be distracted by a campaign for re-election,” the Democratic incumbent, who is chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said in a statement sent to supporters.

Conrad’s departure will put another Democratic Senate seat in jeopardy, following the decision of fellow North Dakota Democrat Sen. Byron Dorgan to not run for re-election last year.

Democrats will be defending 23 of the 33 U.S. Senate seats on the ballot next year.

—Dale Wetzel (AP)

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Univ. of Kentucky settles suit with astronomer

Charges dropped in Mass. Uzi death case

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An astronomy professor who sued the University of Kentucky after claiming he lost out on a top job because of his Christian beliefs has reached a settlement with the school.

The university has agreed to pay $125,000 to Martin Gaskell in exchange for Gaskell dropping a federal religious discrimination suit. Gaskell claimed he was passed over to be director of UK’s MacAdam Student Observatory in 2007 because of his religion and statements that were perceived to be critical of evolution.

Court exhibits showed Gaskell was a top candidate, but some professors called him “something close to a creationist” and “potentially evangelical” in e-mails.

UK said in a statement Tuesday that its “hiring processes were and are fundamentally sound and were followed in this case.”

A trial was set for Feb. 8.

–Dylan Lovan (AP)

A Massachusetts prosecutor on Tuesday dropped involuntary manslaughter charges against two men in connection with the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself with an Uzi at a 2008 gun show, citing last week’s acquittal of a third defendant.

Prosecutor William Bennett filed “nolle prosequi” — not prosecuting — motions in Hampden Superior Court in Springfield in the cases of Domenico Spano of New Milford, Conn., and Carl Giuffre of West Hartford, Conn.

A jury acquitted former Pelham, Mass., Police Chief Edward Fleury of involuntary manslaughter and furnishing machine guns to minors on Friday in the death of Christopher Bizilj of Ashford, Conn. Fleury’s firearms training company cosponsored the gun show.

“As a result, the Commonwealth does not believe further prosecution is in the interests of justice,” Bennett wrote in the two motions. He noted that Spano and Giuffre’s conduct was similar to Fleury’s.

—Dave Collins (AP)

Oregon high court to decide handgunmarijuana issue

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon sheriff is headed for a showdown at the state Supreme Court with a medical marijuana patient who was denied a concealed handgun permit.

Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters denied Cynthia Willis a gun permit in 2008, arguing that granting it would violate federal laws prohibiting drug users from legally possessing guns.

But the Jackson County Circuit Court and the Oregon Court of Appeals sided with Willis last year.

And the Mail Tribune reports she has some allies in her fight for the permit, including Attorney General John Kroger and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon.

The Oregon Supreme Court is set to hear the case on March 3.

Companies refuse to sell Kentucky Six states join suit the drug used in lethal injections against Obama Shortage of the sedative leaves Kentucky and many other states scrambling health care plan Brett Barrouquere The Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Amid a nationwide shortage of a lethal injection drug, documents obtained under a freedom of information request show two pharmaceutical companies

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sodium thiopental, even though Kentucky law bars physicians from being involved in administering executions.

No reason was given in the e-mail traffic between state officials and pharmacists for a canceled order from the other company, Spectrum Chemical and Laboratory Products of Gardenia, Calif. A Spectrum official told the AP the order was scrapped when it sold that part of its business last year.

At least seven other states that use sodium thiopental for lethal injections have had trouble in recent months finding enough of the drug, whose main U.S. manufacturer has cited supply problems. The shortage has not delayed any executions in Kentucky because they have been on hold since a judge’s order in September over an

unrelated issue.

The Kentucky e-mails are the first public record of companies declining to sell the drug to states for executions.

They show a massive search for any stock of unexpired sodium thiopental, with Kentucky prison officials contacting more than two dozen states, more than a halfdozen chemical companies and even the federal Bureau of Prisons. While Kentucky in June gave Ohio 3 of the 6 grams needed to carry out an execution there, prison officials found no state willing to share their limited supply of the drug with Kentucky.

“I am beginning to think drug companies and suppliers are not real happy to have to supply us for this use,” Phil Parker, warden of the Kentucky State Penitentiary that houses the state’s death chamber,

Health care overhaul found unconstitutional Melissa Nelson The Associated Press

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Six more states joined a lawsuit in Florida against President Obama’s health care overhaul on Tuesday, meaning more than half of the country is challenging the law.

The announcement was made as House members in Washington, led by Republicans, debated whether to repeal the law.

The six additional states, all with Republican attorneys general, joined Florida and 19 others in the legal action, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said.

“It sends a strong message that more than half of the states consider the health care

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The states claim the health care law is unconstitutional and violates people’s rights by forcing them to buy health insurance by 2014 or face penalties.

Government attorneys have said the states do not have standing to challenge the law and want the case dismissed.

Lawsuits have been filed elsewhere. A federal judge in Virginia ruled in December that the insurance-purchase mandate was unconstitutional, though two other federal judges have upheld the requirement. It’s expected the Supreme Court will ultimately have to resolve the issue.

“It is important to note that two of the three courts that have reviewed this law on the merits have found it constitutional, and those decisions —as well as two others the government prevailed on — are pending in courts of appeal. At the same time, trial courts in additional cases have dismissed numerous challenges on jurisdictional and other grounds that have not been appealed,” Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler said.

Meanwhile, the White House dismissed an expected vote on repealing the law, saying the Republicans’ push was not a serious legislative effort. Democrats have a majority in the Senate and they have said they will block repeal in that chamber.

In the Florida case, the states also argue the federal government is violating the Constitution by forcing a mandate on the states without providing money to pay for it. They say the new law gives the states the impossible choice of accepting the new costs or forfeiting federal Medicaid funding.

Florida U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson could rule later this month whether he will grant a summary judgment in favor of the states or the Obama administration without a trial.

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“All of the sidewalks would be clear and people could walk safely in the city.”

— Council member Terry Dunn about changing the policy of property owners needing to clear the sidewalks in front of their residences [see story, pg. 1].

PEOPLE ON THE STREET “Dirt, because we have a lot of it and it never runs out.”

ABBY LUTZ, Freshman, Undecided

“Water, because when it burns it’s going to turn back into water ... so it’s reuseable.”

“Solar engergy, because there’s lots of it.”

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Dangerous, divisive political climate leads to national tragedy KATE NOFTSINGER COLUMNIST

Democratic Representative from Arizona Gabrielle Giffords took her first breaths without the assistance of a ventilator this weekend. She endured a tracheotomy and doctors inserted a feeding tube, raising her condition from critical to serious. And this is the best news to come out of Tucson in over a week.

Jared Lee Loughner, 22, is suspected of shooting 19 people. Found with 30 bullets loaded and 30 more ready to go, Loughner is accused of killing six and wounding 13.

And one of those was Gabrielle Giffords — shot in the head.

Loughner’s lawyers are seeking a change of venue — i.e. outside of Arizona — to ensure a fair trial. And Loughner’s reported mental illness has steered attention away from gun control to a more specific debate about second amendment rights.

But there’s a more pertinent discussion to be had, even though some are flat out refusing.

While the actual environment is experiencing significant changes, our political climate is in even worse condition. And this is also, very much, our fault.

Following the shots fired in Arizona, Jon Stewart delivered a sobering monologue for the Daily Show. Keeping with the theme of his “Rally to Restore Sanity,” Stewart acknowledged the divisive nature of current democratic system.

Red and blue, depicted as good and evil, drawing lines in the sand and across the map, has reached a fever pitch and it must be stopped — but it didn’t kill anybody.

“I wouldn’t blame our political rhetoric, any more than I would blame heavy metal music for Columbine,” said Stewart, who admittedly hates the political environment of the United States, even though it’s his bread and butter.

“It is toxic. It is unproductive.

But to say that is what has

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“Food, because so much gets wasted.

Why not do something productive with it?”

caused this… boy wouldn’t that be nice, to draw a straight line of causation from this horror to something tangible…” Stewart said.

Yet suspicions surrounding the antics of the two parties have ignited a change in Congress. Diane Sawyer and ABC news reported Republicans and Democrats, for the first time ever, will cross the aisle for the State of the Union Address in the spirit of civility. And the donkeys will sit amongst the elephants.

But what about Sarah Palin?

A competitive opponent always foaming at the mouth, Palin’s campaign tactics were questioned after she depicted democratic districts, including Giffords’, in the crosshairs of a gun and making several gun analogies about winning desired territories. The day she tweeted something especially incriminating is the same day Loughner took to the streets of Tucson, which is the same day she removed her crosshairs map from the Internet.

Sarah Palin “targeted” victims of the shooting in her propaganda. She visualized putting democrats in the crosshairs of a deadly weapon. She told the masses, “don’t retreat, reload” and finally, Palin’s misuse of social media caught up with her.

Coincidence? Yes. But did she pull the trigger? No. And Giffords’ condition is not her fault, but the happenstance needed to be addressed.

Sensing unrest in the media, Palin made a short video defending herself, but not once in her eight-minute speech did she express any sympathy for the fallen.

Drunk on self-righteous nationalism, she showed no remorse. Her smug, “it wasn’t me” speech was an obvious opportunity to re-rally her Tea Party troops, and she whipped them into an America-loving frenzy, convincing them that their rights are still in danger and she’s committed to defending them.

But while reinforcing the fear she’s built her career on, she never said she was sorry for anyone’s loss. When protesting that each individual

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is accountable for his actions, she never took responsibility for her own.

Palin said she was “speaking up and speaking out in peaceful dissent,” and when some questioned whether death threats were in poor taste, her freedom of speech was under attack. But why is it any time someone disagrees with Sarah Palin, or corrects her, they’re trampling her rights?

Of course she’s entitled to her opinion. But “democrats should be shot” is not just an opinion. Threats against human life are not the same as those health care or immigration policies we just can’t seem to agree upon.

Sarah Palin insists it’s her right, as an American citizen, to make animated death threats against people who think differently, in the spirit of debate. Debate is an important and valuable tradition. But what is the proper response to finding oneself in the crosshairs?

What counterpoint is there to “reload” other than a bullet-proof vest?

Murder is never just a metaphor. And here’s where Palin’s beloved first amendment rights meet real restrictions, when they begin to infringe on other people’s rights.

Like 9-year-old ChristinaTaylor Green’s right to life or Gabrielle Giffords’ right to not eat from a feeding tube.

The first amendment serves a specific purpose. The framers of the constitution wanted to protect the people’s ability to criticize their government, not protect politicians from scrutiny. And the people have spoken. This overly-dramatic, uncooperative, filibusterfriendly, mud-slinging, archnemesis bull must end.

“Don’t let the random acts of a criminal turn us against ourselves,” Palin said. Or reconsider our misguided actions. Or maturely and sincerely express remorse for the misfortune of our fellow Americans.

No, Sarah Palin didn’t pull the trigger. But she’s contributing to a world where other people will. And no incident is isolated in a country where public officials and office hopefuls serve as opinion leaders.

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Final Four matchups excite fans as they prepare for Super Bowl NFC title game hosts two old rivals competing for Super Bowl bid their shared division and their close proximity, the Packers and the Bears have We are now in the one of the been known to play rough most exciting times of a NFL against each other. This seaseason: the conference finals. son alone, they have split the Teams have been fighting series 1-1. The first game was through the playoffs the last decided by a single field goal couple of weeks, and now and the second was decided only a single game, a single by a single touchdown. And victory, separates them from there is much more than just a Super Bowl berth riding on the Super Bowl.

The matchups between this game for both teams.

For the Packers, this is their these Final Four teams are always memorable. They first shot at real glory in the have created games that cre- post-Brett Favre era. They ate just as much excitement have played well since he as, or even more than, the left, but they have not won Super Bowl. And this sea- anything to show their hard son there is the potential for work and improvement. Now two such games, as the four they have a chance to do what teams playing for a trip to Favre could not: win another the Super Bowl have long championship title.

For Chicago, this game has and storied histories. These playoffs have been dramatic a different meaning. Despite and full of trash talk, and winning the NFC North this next week will only see division and posting an 11-5 record, most experts count the intensity grow.

But before this column them out of making a serious starts to sound too much like playoff run.

They nearly lost to the an ESPN commercial, we should look at the match-ups Lions in the season opener and realize why this week- and have had many close end’s two games will be some calls throughout the year. A of the most exciting that have lot of people are saying their record is better than they are. been played all season.

In the NFC title game, we But now the Bears can return have two of the oldest rivals to the Super Bowl and change in the NFL playing for the first people’s minds, if only they Super Bowl bid either team can get past their most infahas won in many years. They mous rivals from Green Bay. The AFC title game, on the are the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. The other hand, does not have powers of the North, so to intense rivals playing each speak. Rivals because of other, but it does have two

By Bryan Warrick Columnist

of the best teams playing for the Super Bowl. These two teams are also among the most entertaining teams to watch, making this game very promising.

The trash-talking New York Jets have already taken down the defending Conference Champs, the Indianapolis Colts, and their hated rival, the New England Patriots.

Now they are playing the tough and true Pittsburgh Steelers.

In fact, the Jets have proven a lot this post-season. They will play the three most consistent teams in the entire NFL of the last decade, and have already defeated two of them. The Colts and the Patriots are title contenders year in and year out, as are the Steelers. If the Jets do succeed in bringing Pittsburgh down, no one can argue their right to be in the Super Bowl — but that’s if they can beat Big Ben’s arm, and the stiffest defense in the AFC. This next week will be filled with nothing but hype for these games. These matches will determine the Super Bowl teams. All the excitement and talk these two games will generate brings the question: How in the world will anyone have any energy left for the Super Bowl itself?

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Nation calls for political civility in light of recent shooting Obama urges citizens to practice sympathy in speech at memorial Aaron Marcus The Daily Targum Rutgers University College News Network

Over the course of winter break, a slew of transformative events occurred in the nation. From the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” to the commencement of the 112th Congress, and the tragic events in Tucson, Ariz. a little more than a week ago, our nation is different today than it was a month ago.

In times of tragedy, people grow closer together — or at least that is traditionally what happens. After the shooting in Arizona claimed the lives of six individuals, including a

9-year-old girl, and critically injured 13 others, such as Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., a new call for political civility has permeated the country.

As we discuss these issues, let each of us do so with a good dose of humility.

“Rather than pointing fingers or assigning blame, let’s use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy and remind ourselves of all the ways our hopes and dreams are bound together,” said President Barack Obama at a memorial for the victims of the shooting.

It is a call mostly implemented by those on the right but vastly ignored by those on the left.

At the very least, it is easy to come to the conclusion that alleged Tucson gunman Jared Loughner embodies the definition of a psychopath.

His anti-government ramblings mixed with a fascination for the writings of Karl Marx and Adolf Hitler should have quelled any speculation that this abhorrent individual was aligned with any political group. However, this has not stopped Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik from pitting the blame on Sarah Palin and other tea party members.

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CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — An owl attack has left a 4pound Chihuahua with a healthy fear of the dark.

The attack happened when Chico the Chihuahua was out for a walk with his owner George Kalomiris in the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake last week.

Kalomiris said they were walking down the street when a great horned owl swooped down and tried to fly away with the 3-yearold dog.

Kalomiris said he kept a firm grip on Chico’s leash as the bird dragged the dog across the sidewalk, and he managed to scare the owl away.

Chico was treated for a puncture wound caused by the owl’s talons, and his owner said he’s still traumatized. Kalomiris said the dog now refuses to go outside at night.

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroitarea man who said he was knocked unconscious by an exploding lid has settled his lawsuit against a grocer and a food company.

Trial was scheduled last week in federal court. But Darryl Alexander’s attorney, Mark Miller, said Tuesday he reached an agreement with Kroger Co. and Del Monte Foods. He offered no details.

In November, Kroger and Del Monte offered $150,000 but it was rejected as too low.

Alexander said a stubborn lid on a jar of fruit flew through the air and struck him in the eye after he hit it with the handle of a screwdriver in 2008. The Southfield man claimed the fruit was sold after its expiration and gas built up in the jar.

Messages seeking comment were left with Kroger and Del Monte.

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — While Devan Miller was bird watching recently on Olympic Peninsula, he saw bald eagles, kingfishers, woodpeckers and his stolen Volkswagen Vanagon.

Miller told The Peninsula Daily News the van was so badly damaged he almost didn’t recognize it. The top and side panels had been cut off and the dashboard ripped apart.

Clallam County detectives took fingerprints, but Miller has little hope of finding whoever took the van from his Port Angeles driveway in November.

The engine and transmission were intact when he spotted the van Jan. 2 in woods near the Elwha River. Miller was able to drive it eight miles to an auto sales yard, which is giving him credit toward another Volkswagen.

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owners should arrange to make sure their sidewalk gets cleared if it snows while they are gone on vacation, because a property owner should be aware of the policy.

Referring to getting billed, McOmber said, “it shouldn’t happen to you more than once.�

If nothing else would be changed, Dunn said a warning should be given by a phone call, or another system should be set up to warn people before they are billed, as property owners are warned when their lawns grow too long. When this happens, a warning is given to the owner and if the lawn is not mowed after the warning was given, a contractor will do it and the owner will be billed.

There are no warnings if snow is not cleared from the sidewalks after the 24hour period. The sidewalks will be shoveled and the owner will be billed. “It’s causing a lot of hard feelings,� Dunn said.

Craft said if people attempt to clear the side-

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Department handled the sidewalk cleaning. This would help senior citizens avoid shoveling snow when they shouldn’t physically be doing it, and property owners would not have to worry about a storm coming while they are on vacation, he said. “All of the sidewalks would be clear and people could walk safely in the city,� Dunn said.

He said if he owned property in the city, he would not view the sidewalk as his property and would not feel obligated to clear it.

Although Dunn was not content with the current policy, the other council members said it has worked well for the three years it has been in place.

Council Member Robert McOmber said Dunn’s suggestion involved “frankly way too much government and way too much taxation.�

He said that property

walk, they won’t be billed the $50 fee.

He said they err on the side of caution to give people enough time to clear the snow within the 24-hour time frame after the snow storm before sending contractors out to do the job.

There is no official appeal system that would allow someone to approach the Public Works department, but property owners have gotten an appeal in the past for reasons such as a funeral or health problems, Craft said. He said he would worry that people would make unnecessary excuses if there was an appeal system. “We don’t want it to be a slippery slope,� he said, “no pun intended.�

McOmber said exceptions to the policy should be made few and far between. He also said that snow should be handled differently than lawns because the snow is a more immediate hazard. “Urgency is greater with snow than grass,�

McOmber said.

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By Kate Brumback The Associated Press

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An educational standards agency said Tuesday it has placed Atlanta Public Schools on probation and given the system nine months to make improvements or risk losing accreditation for its high schools.

Losing that standing could diminish grant money and make it harder for graduates to get into college.

The system’s board has failed to meet standards on governance and leadership set by accrediting agency AdvancED, said its president and CEO Mark Elgart. “The reason for probation is the issues are serious,� Elgart said at a news conference in Alpharetta, where the agency has a corporate office. “They not only affect the effective governance of the board but they affect the future direction of the school system and its ability to provide a quality education for all students.�

Board Chairman Khaatim Sherrer El said the district is taking the report very seriously and will address all of the concerns in a transparent manner. “I want to make this absolutely clear, retention of our

“I want to make this absolutely clear, retention of our accreditation is a top priority for this board and administration...�

Khaatim Sherrer El | Atlanta Public School Board Chair accreditation is a top priority for this board and administration because the academic standing and reputation of the district is at stake,� he said.

Losing accreditation could put the 50,000-student district in danger of losing private grants and could keep students from gaining admission and winning scholarships at some colleges.

The agency’s move is relatively rare. Of the roughly 5,000 districts nationwide that AdvancED has accredited, only eight are currently on probation, said spokeswoman Jennifer Oliver.

Schools remain accredited during the probation, which doesn’t apply to elementary and middle schools because they are outside the agency’s purview. The system has nine months to make progress toward better-governance requirements outlined by the agency.

Complaints that the school board wasn’t governing effectively prompted

AdvancED to make an onsite visit in December and review school system documents.

The board had become divided after the launch of an investigation of allegations of cheating on standardized tests. After months of bickering, four members filed a lawsuit in October alleging that the board’s chairman and vice chairwoman were improperly elected to the leadership positions. They had to give up the positions as part of a settlement, though El became chairman again in a subsequent vote.

To keep its accreditation, the board must develop a long-term education strategy, hire an impartial mediator to resolve board disputes and put in place a transparent process for selecting a new superintendent, among other requirements. The system will have to convince Elgart’s group that it’s making “authentic progress� on those requirements by the end of September, he said.

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Large crowd helps Anderson Arena ‘roar’ SEAN SHAPIRO SENIOR REPORTER

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DRIVE: BG’s Chrissy Steffen drives to the hoop in a game against Akron earlier this season.

Prochaska’s 30 points, Steffen’s nine boards helps BG avoid second consecutive Mid-American Conference loss.

By BG News Sports Staff

Conference, while the Bulls drop to 9-9 and 2-3 in the MAC. Prochaska was 7-of-16 shootLauren Prochaska scored a gamehigh 30 points and made all 12 of ing the ball, including 4-of-9 from her free throws as the BG women’s behind the arc.

As a team, BG didn’t have a great basketball team got back in the win column with a 72-61 victory night shooting the ball, shooting just under 40 percent for the game.

Tuesday night at Buffalo.

The Falcons did, however, make The Falcons improve to 16-2 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-American 22 trips to the free-throw line. They

were able to convert on 20 of them.

Chrissy Steffen nearly missed a double-double for BG, posting 11 points and nine rebounds in 37 minutes of action.

She was the only player other than Prochaska to score in double figures for the Falcons.

Kourtney Brown led the Bulls with 14 points to pace four Buffalo

players in double figures.

Brown also posted 15 rebounds, 10 of them offensive, six blocked shots and three steals.

Next for the Falcons is a Saturday home contest against Central Michigan.

Opening tip is scheduled for noon and the game will be broadcast on Sports Time Ohio.

“The House That Roars” finally lived up to its name for men’s basketball in Saturday’s 62-53 victory against Miami.

For two years, I’ve covered basketball at BG, and I spent the two years prior attending a handful of games as a fan, but never before Saturday had Anderson Arena “Roared.”

The atmosphere Saturday started building before the opening tip, as the crowd was already filling much of the lower bowl before I even made it up to the press box.

The final number of fans — an announced 2,367 made their way through the turnstiles — was the largest crowd to witness a men’s basketball game since Feb. 18, 2006,, and the crowd made its presence felt.

“That felt great; that brought me back to back to my high school days,” guard Jordon Crawford said.

“The momentum was on our side — the crowd, I wish it was like that every game, and I think it was like our sixth man today.”

Acting as a sixth man, the decibel levels in the arena climbed as the Falcons fought off an early Miami 3-point barrage and secured their first lead of the night, 22-20. Already on its feet, the crowd went insane moments later when Crawford connected with Torian Oglesby for an alley-oop dunk, and then Luke Kraus teed up and drilled a 3-pointer in transition, giving the Falcons a 27-20 lead at the half.

After a brief hiatus from the standing and cheering for half time, the crowd once again made their presence and voices heard as the Falcons once again fought off a Miami onslaught and pushed for their second conference win of the season.

It was an atmosphere that was vintage to Anderson Arena — from the loud crowd to the throwback uniforms the Falcons wore in the victory — and it’s an atmosphere that the final season of the storied arena deserves.

Tonight the Falcons host Ohio in another pivotal Mid-American

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BG baseball team looking for fourth consecutive division title in 2011

By Michele Wysocki Reporter

The University’s baseball team is getting ready to hit it out of the park with the start of spring training.

In preparation for the upcoming 2011 spring season, Coach Danny Schmitz has already started working with the team.

“Classes just started this week, but we have already started individuals, which allows us to work with four guys at a time,” Schmitz said.

Next week the team will be back in the weight room two days a week to start off, and the week after that the

whole team will start skills such as pitching and defense exercises.

“We work in phases,” Schmitz said. “Phase one was a five week program in the fall, now strength training, then the actual season.”

Their first official day of practice will be Jan. 28. The Falcons’ opening series will be against Western Kentucky University starting Feb.18, in Bowling Green, Ky. Schmitz’s focus this season is the new look of the team.

“I don’t like the word rebuilding,”

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RELIEF: BG’s Ross Gerdeman throws a pitch in a game last season. Gerdeman had three saves for the Falcons last season.

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BG men look to continue winning ways against Ohio

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TLYER STABILE | THE BG NEWS

SPRINT: Jordon Crawford possesses the ball in Sunday’s game against Miami.

swept the breaststroke events, which has been a regular so far this season. She won the 100-yard events by nearly two The Falcon swim team lost in a hard-fought, competitive seconds and won in the 200 meet on Friday night against event by 2.3 seconds.

Yu and Kain combined for the Eagles from Eastern a third victory as they were Michigan University.

The meet was exciting all part of the winning team in the way to end, but the Falcons the 200-yard medley relay. The just fell short with a score of other swimmers a part of that team were Emily Bennet and 158-136.

Junior Vicky Yu swept all the Brittany Szekely.

The other win of the night butterfly events once again.

She won the 100-yard fly by for the Falcons was from seven-tenths of a second and Alexa Harris in the 200-yard the 200 fly by 4.5 seconds. She backstroke event with a time was also BG’s top finisher in of 2:06.91. Harris also placed the 200- individual medley, second in a tight 100- backstroke race. where she placed second.

Another bright spot for the Sophomore Alexis Kain

BASEBALL From Page 6 Schmitz said. “With the many seniors that graduated, the team is young.”

As of now, the team consists of 14 incoming freshman, eight sophomores, four juniors and six seniors.

Schmitz’s goals for this season will remain the same.

“We have lots of talent,” said Schmitz. “I am an old school guy, and I believe that pitching and defense wins games.”

Schmitz’s number one goal is always to make it to the conference tournaments and be regular season champions.

“Of course, graduating is always one of my goals, which will never change,” said Schmitz.

evening came in the 1000-yard freestyle race. BG took second, third, and fourth place in the event. Leading the way was Megan Bomicino with a season-best time of 1:32.69, which surpassed her previous high by almost seven seconds. Kristina Roop and Jennifer Beatty each achieved personal records for the event.

After Friday’s effort by the Falcons, they fall to (2-2, 1-2 Mid-American Conference) on the season.

Head coach Petra Martin said that the layoff in between meets and the intense training the team underwent helped the team perform well.

“We had a great meet, healed

Averaging 17 points a game in MAC games for BG. RedHawk lead and pushed the Falcons to a 4-0 record in Anderson Arena.

For the Falcons, they’ve been led by A’uston Calhoun during MAC play, who’s averaged 17 points a game, while D.J. Cooper has led Ohio with 18.7 points per contest.

While Cooper is the goto-guy in the Ohio offense, the Bobcats do boast an impressive arsenal of 3-point shooters, which includes Tommy Freeman and Nick Kellogg making more than 44.9 percent of their attempts each.

The Falcons have won the last three meetings in Anderson Arena and led the All-Time series 70-58.

Indians sign three players to one-year extensions

BG swimming falls to Eastern Michigan, 158-136, in tough meet Matt Nye Reporter

After struggling to open the season, the BG men’s basketball team has won six of its past eight games and is in the midst of a three-way tie on top of the Mid-American Conference East standings.

Tonight the Falcons have a chance to improve upon their lead in the MAC East, when they host Ohio University in a match-up with a team that made a suprising run in last year’s NCAA tournament.

While Ohio was the suprise team of the 2010 postseason, the Bobcats have struggled to an 8-9 and 1-2 MAC record this season.

The Falcons are coming off an impressive 6253 win against Miami, in which they were led by a dominant bench effort that turned away an early

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Vicky Yu Junior swept all butterfly events against EMU. great after being sore and broken down in just five days, but they did a great job with it,” Martin said. “The swimming was strong as ever.”

TheFalconsreturntoCooper Pool next Wednesday to host the Vikings from Cleveland State University. The meet will start at 6:00 p.m. Just two days after that meet they will travel to rival Toledo for their final MAC dual meet of the season on Friday, Jan. 28.

CLEVELAND — One year, for now, must do. But the Cleveland Indians hope to sign outfielder Shin-Soo Choo for much longer.

The club agreed to a oneyear, $3.975 million contract with their best all-around player on Tuesday, avoiding salary arbitration with Choo and extending their streak of staying out of arbitration hearings to 20 years.

The Indians haven’t gone to a hearing with any players since Jerry Browne and Gregg Swindell in 1991.

Cleveland also reached one-year deals with closer Chris Perez ($2.225 million)

As far as making the marks, the team holds high academics with a 3.13 team grade point average for fall semester and a 3.5 overall. Schmitz had 6 players that earned a 4.0 GPA fall semester, and 18 with a 3.0 or better.

“They work hard,” Schmitz said.

The players are not the only ones working hard. Coach Schmitz will be leading this team for his 20th season.

He was the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in 2009, and has over 500 wins in BG. As coach, Schmitz and his teams have won back-toback-to-back MAC East division champions in 2008, 2009 and in 2010. That is something that has never been ANDREA FEHL accomplished before in proBACKHAND: Shortstop Jon Berti fields a ground ball in a game against Central Michigan last season. gram history.

Signed a one-year extension with the Indians.

Chris Perez Indians’ closer signed a one-year extension. and set-up man Rafael Perez ($1.33 million) before the 1 p.m. deadline to exchange salary figures with any unsigned arbitration-eligible players. On Monday, the team finalized terms with short-stop Asdrubal Cabrera ($2.025 million).

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Conference match-up, and after Saturday’s display both the basketball program and Anderson Arena deser ve your support.

In the past Anderson Arena was infamous for being a tough, loud place for opponents — after a loss to the Falcons in 1990, then No. 5-ranked Michigan State coach Jud Heathcote proclaimed he’d never bring a team back to Anderson Arena. In its final season the building affectionately nicknamed “The House That Roars” lived up to its moniker and hopefully will for the rest of the season.

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4 Slopeside structure 10 Sodas 14 DDE opponent 15 Dugouts, e.g.

16 Frizzy do 17 *Worm change?

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41 Without accomplices 42 Didn’t run the ball 43 Nice vacation time?

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THE WASH HOUSE

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The Tanning Center

The Daily Crossword Fix

248 N. Main | 419-354-1559 16 beds, 2 booths • Mystic Tan No appointment needed

525 Ridge | 419-353-3588

10 beds, 1 booth • no appt. available

SOUTHSIDE LAUNDROMAT TanningCenterBG.com

993 S. Main | 419-353-8826 5 beds, 2 booths • appt. available

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Serving BG since 1980!

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Visit us on our Website for our

2011-2012 FULL LISTING!

2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, 2 People

$290.00/mo.

per person

* Fully Furnished * Dishwasher/ Garbage Disposal * 24 Hour Maintenance * On Site Laundry * NEXT TO CAMPUS...

No Long Shuttle Waits

* NOW RENTING FOR FALL 2011* Field Manor, Frazee Avenue Apts., Buff Apts, Ridge Manor

Also ask about our rental rates at: Merry St. Apts. & 425 East Court St.

445 E. Wooster Bowling Green, OH 43402 419.352.0717

meccabg.com 1045 N. Main St. Bowling Green, OH 43402

419.353.5800

Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Saturday 9am-1pm

GREENBRIAR, INC. www.greenbriarrentals.com

We Deliver!

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FREE Delivery for whole campus BG1-Cash-Credit Card Friendly

425 E. WOOSTER ENTRANCE BEHIND DOMINO’S

BG Transit 1-800-579-4299

“Public transportation for everyone” Need a ride?

Call BG Transit

OHIO RELAY NET WORK: 1-800-750-0750

One-hour advanced reservation required

For fares and other information call 419.354.6203 www.bgohio.org/grants/transportation

131 E. Merry $550 135 E. Merry $550 218 N. Enterprise $850

Newlove Rentals 332 S. Main (our only office) 419-352-5620

www.newloverentals.com

Melts in your mouth tender steak

• Two bedroom houses • Close to Campus