2011-01-20

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Volume 90, Issue 83

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“always positive” TYLER STABILE | THE BG NEWS

DONATION: William Frack stands between University Athletic Director Greg Christopher (left) and men’s basketball coach Louis Orr after his record donation was announced to the crowd at Anderson Arena.

$10 million gift to help basketball team

By Sean Shapiro Senior Reporter

PHOTO PROVIDED BY DEBRA PUHL

Sophomore Erin Puhl will be remembered for her appreciation of life, loved ones

By Asia Rapai Reporter

around Christmas time,” said her mother, Debra Puhl.

She said Puhl’s last healthy day was likely Dec. 24. During the weeks before her death, ink was about the only thing Erin Puhl friends wanted to see Puhl, but she did not hated.

When it came to many other things, want them to see her at her worst. She did not she focused on the positive, a characteristic want them to remember her that way.

“Her friends were truly, truly shocked,” that has made a lasting impression on everyDebra said. “When she hung out with friends one she affected.

Puhl, 20, died Jan. 7 in her home after a six- it was never about her. It was always about the experience they had, and it was always year battle with bone cancer.

She was a sophomore at the University. positive.”

Puhl was diagnosed with cancer when she Despite dealing with cancer treatments in the fall semester, the people who knew was 14 years old. For two years, the canher said she was determined to finish out cer disappeared, but it came back halfway the semester.

See PUHL | Page 2 “She was still contemplating what classes she should take for the next semester

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In 1948 William Frack’s father took him to his first University men’s basketball game, and in “two minutes [he] was hooked” and 62 years later he may have paved the way for the revival of a program that hasn’t made a trip to the NCAA tournament since 1968.

Wednesday night Frack’s passion for the men’s basketball program resulted in the largest, single private gift in University history — a $10 million endowment that will be used solely for the men’s basketball program. The gift is also the largest one-time gift ever designated to a Mid-American Conference basketball program.

Frack’s vision for the donation is that it will someday not only turn the program into a MAC power, but also one of the elite mid-major teams in the country.

“We need more money for recruiting, and for getting better games,” Frack said. “The coaches have been operating with one hand tied behind their back. Hopefully this will correct that. It won’t be overnight, but I think the University will get there. If Butler can do it, if Gonzaga can do it — if they can do it — then by gosh Bowling Green can do it.”

Compiled by Janae Avery | Reporter

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“This will take this program to the next level,” University Athletic Director Greg Christopher said.

“This sets a new bar for this program — it sets a new bar for the University. It raises the sights for our fans; it raises the sights for our program; and it raises the sights for our alumni.”

Christopher said the endowment will allow the program to better compensate coaches, elevate nonconference competition, allow for more home games and increase recruiting resources, among other advantages.

However, the endowment isn’t an immediate gift, as it’s a series of Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts that will be distributed after Frack’s death.

The Findlay-Hancock Community Foundation will serve as the trustee for the for fund established by Frack’s estate plan and will distribute to the permanent “William D. Frack Division I Men’s Basketball Endowment Fund” in annual payments.

It’s not the first time Frack has reached out to the University. In 2008 he provided one of the leadership gifts to help with the build-

Rave Motion Pictures wants students to think of their theater at Levis Commons as an affordable option, and a recent underwhelming promotion has not deterred the company from its goal.

The promotion awarded the first 500 students buying tickets with a “bounce back ticket” at Rave Motion Pictures Levis Commons 12, according to Casey Pogan, marketing director for the Town Center at Levis Commons.

“If you came and bought a ticket to go see a movie and showed your ID, you got a ticket to come back for free another time,” Pogan said.

The bounce back promotion ran every Thursday starting at the end of September but was opened up to every night by the middle of October, she said.

Vice President of Marketing for Rave Motion Pictures Jeremy Devine said Rave would like to try the promotion again at a later date because September may have been too busy for students.

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Torian Oglesby’s double-double led BG to a 7361 victory against Ohio Wednesday night. The win helped the Falcons keep hold of first place in the MAC East | Page 6

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Ryan Braham | Film Student

“Kids are just coming back, you have a lot of parties, you have a lot of new classes—that may be too cluttered,” he said.

While the promotion was not overwhelmingly successful, Devine said Rave thought the response was decent.

“I would have loved it to have had the problem where we were out of vouchers,” he said. “It was close to 500 as I recall, but it wasn’t like we had a report that [said] ‘Wow, we could have given away 3 times as many of these.’”

“It wasn’t like we had 1,400 people saying ‘Daaamn, I was too late,” he said.

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through her senior year of high school.

Prior to that, Puhl had earned a scholarship at Ohio State University and planned to study anthropology, Debra said.

Because she would often have to receive chemotherapy treatments, Puhl decided to commute to the University and study anthropology through the liberal arts as there is no official anthropology major at the University. “Erin is perhaps the most conscientious and committed student I’ve known,� said instructor of sociology Margaret Weinberger. “She really loved anthropology, and it was a joy to have her in class.�

Weinberger had Puhl in her cultural anthropology class last semester. She said she was moved by the way Puhl approached the semester.

Puhl made it apparent that she took class seriously and was frustrated when she had to miss a class because of chemotherapy treatments. Debra said Puhl would always try to call her instructors and apologize for having to miss class.

Her interest in anthropology, a study of culture, stemmed from her emphasis on the importance of rela-

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tionships, Debra said.

Even when Puhl was a young child, she was focused on other people, Debra said.

When Puhl was first learning how to spell her name, she would always confidently say, “E-R-N.� Debra said she thought Puhl would always leave out the “I� because she was never thinking about herself. “She gave each person what they needed from her,� Debra said. “She changed the way people looked at things, the way they reacted.�

Puhl’s friend, sophomore Erin Magill, said they met in junior high in Perrysburg. “We thought it was cool we had the same name,� Magill said. “We have always gotten along. We always had the same sarcastic humor.�

Although they enjoyed having the same name, they ended up giving each other nicknames. Magill was “Frizz� because of her curly blonde hair and Puhl was “Fuzz� because of the hair she had when her hair started to grow back after her chemotherapy treatments ended.

In high school Magill and Puhl were part of the “Thursday Crew,â€? who met every Thursday at a cafĂŠ in Perrysburg called the Daily Grind. Magill said they always tried to keep in touch despite their scattered college schedules.

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Throughout the years, Magill said she had a difficult time knowing how serious Puhl’s cancer was. “I didn’t know when it was harder for her because her attitude never really changed,� Magill said. “I don’t think she ever felt sorry for herself. She would lift us up and protect us.�

Magill said Puhl has taught people how to appreciate the time and relationships they have and that it isn’t worth spending a lot of time being frustrated or negative. “The bad weather doesn’t bug me anymore. Just a lot of things don’t matter, and I think that’s the way she saw things,�

Magill said.

Along with the lessons Puhl’s life has taught those she knew, she left people with memories of good experiences with her.

Magill said Puhl was great at telling riddles and would give Magill a riddle to solve that Magill would guess the answer to throughout the day, but usually never get right. Magill said Puhl was so smart and was always reading books.

Magill said she also remembered that in eighth grade, when Puhl received her chemotherapy treatments, that a group of friends would visit Puhl where she took advantage of having no hair. “We would paint the heck out of her head,� Magill said

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with a laugh. “She loved doing that.�

Debra said Puhl never wore a wig and that Puhl didn’t think it was important what she looked like because her interactions with people were more important to her than her appearance.

Magill said Puhl’s passing is still difficult to accept. She said she got used to not seeing Puhl for long periods of time when she was receiving treatments. “It seems like she’s just at home getting better,� Magill said.

Puhl’s family hopes that people will use her story to spread her positive spirit. “I don’t miss her. She’s part of me. If you’re not going to live in the moment with whoever is with you, you’ve missed the point,� Debra said. “I do miss the physical body of her though.�

Puhl took the time and compassion to understand other people’s situations and influences instead of taking any negativity from others personally, Debra said. She had a childlike innocence that helped her from becoming cynical. “She was like a chameleon that would adapt to a person, find what was good in them and make it grow,� Debra said. “She lived more life in her twenty years than some people do in 90.�

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because I think that if it catches on, you can get some really powerful word of mouth,� Devine said.

Junior Ryan Braham, a He said the promotion was only advertised from film production student, September through October, said he had not heard of but spot redemptions likely the promotion, but that he wished it had been more ran until Jan. 1. “It was a way to announce advertised. “I think a lot of students ourselves into the marketplace and do some outreach, would head over there if they drive awareness of our new knew about it,� he said. “As name and let people know far as I know, no one I know there is affordable student knew about it.�

Braham said he usually pricing in case they didn’t goes to the Cinemark at know,� he said.

The theater, previ- Woodland Mall because of ously owned by National the lower pricing, but that Amusements, was pur- he would definitely go to the chased by Rave Motion Levis Commons for a similar promotion.

Pictures last spring.

Students looking to “We felt this was a great way to introduce it to the save some money can students,� he said. “I like still get a free medium doing promotions like this popcorn by signing up within an institutional for Rave’s newsletter at environment like a school ravemotionpictures.com.

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BLOTTER SUN., JAN. 16

4:59 A.M.

2:12 A.M.

Ulysses Gray, of Toledo, was cited for drug abuse near the corner of Thurstin Avenue and Wooster Street.

A complainant reported his laptop computer, wallet and two text books were stolen from his unlocked vehicle within the 100 block of N. Enterprise St. 2:56 P.M.

MON., JAN. 17 12:16 A.M.

James L. Stevens Jr., 33, of Bowling Green, was arrested for inducing panic and violation of a protection order within the 300 block of E. Merry Ave. 1:53 A.M.

Nathan Tolar, of Toledo, was cited for possession of marijuana and underage under the influence at Lot W. Joseph Wozniak, of Toledo, was cited for underage consumption at Lot W. 3:31 A.M.

Nathan Tolar, of Toledo, was cited for possession of marijuana on East Wooster Street.

TUES., JAN. 18 12:19 A.M.

Ryan A. Meyer, 21, of Bowling Green, was cited for operating a vehicle impaired near the corner of Thurstin Avenue and Pike Street.

A Sony Playstation 2 with a game in it was taken without permission from the waiting room at BG Pediatric Dental Group.

5:32 P.M.

A complainant reported observing an infant left outside with no shoes on within the 1000 block of Fairview Ave. A short time later, an adolescent aged female picked up the boy, spanked him, and took him inside. The boy did not seem to be in distress or injured.

11:25 P.M.

Andrew S. Hines, 26, of Bowling Green, was arrested on a warrant for fraud/passing bad checks within the 100 block of Ada Ave. William S. Parker, 24, of Bowling Green, was arrested for obstructing justice within the 100 block of Ada Ave. after he allegedly refused to open the door for officers serving an arrest warrant to his roommate.

WED., JAN. 19 2:21 A.M.

12:27 A.M.

Jesse L. Holmes, 24, of Maple Heights, Ohio, was arrested on an active warrant near the corner of East Wooster Street and University Lane.

2:31 A.M.

Jonathan Uriah Torrey, 23, of Beavercreek, Ohio, was cited for operating a vehicle impaired near the corner of East Wooster Street and South Summit Street.

Timothy R. Mcgovern, 25, of Toledo, was cited for possession of marijuana near Taco Bell.

2:45 A.M.

Gregory C. Litzenberg, 22, of Bowling Green, was cited for criminal mischief after he was reported to be extremely intoxicated while kicking and hitting a vehicle near Uptown Downtown.

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The combination of Frack’s power. We just need a little endowment and the soon-to- more help,� Frack said.

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University students take sides during Ethics Bowl Team prepares for first national competition through research, debate

By Bri Haller Reporter

Through the spirit of debate, six University students will make their way to the 17th Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl in Cincinnati.

The University’s team qualified to take part in the Nationals competition for the first time. The competition will be held Thursday, March 3 and the University’s team will be among as many as 31 others from across the country that also qualified for nationals through ten different Regional competitions.

The goal of the Ethics Bowl is to provide an academic experience with two key purposes: To develop understanding in an ethical sense in relation to difficult issues and to promote the virtues that are associated with debate, according to the organization’s website.

The University qualified in the Upper Midwest Regional Ethics Bowl held at Harper College in Palatine, Ill., on Nov. 10, after one of its two teams came in second to Macalester College.

This being only the second year competing for the University, qualifying for nationals had been a surprise to some. “We’d only started doing it the year before, and many colleges have been at it for five, ten years and haven’t managed to make it to nationals,” said IanYoung, head coach and philosophy professor.

Assistant coach Brad Gabbard, a graduate philosophy instructor, was not as taken aback.

“As much work as these kids put in to it, I have a hard time imagining that most of the

other teams put the amount of effort into the presentations as our students did,” he said. “I was not surprised; I think we should have done better even.”

Courtney Steinman and Courtney Hutton. Both undergrads participated in the competition.

“Before the regional competition, I wouldn’t have thought that either team would advance to the national competition,” Steinmann said. “I think we underestimated our ability.”

Hutton said they were prepared for tough competition.

“I think that going into the competition, we all had this preconceived notion of how good the other teams would be,” she said.

“We were all rookies, so it was nerve-racking. But once the competition really started, we all sort of realized how prepared we were,” Hutton said.

A considerable amount of preparation and effort went into the second-place victory at the regional competition last fall, and in turn, the qualification for nationals.

“The two teams would practice from three to five hours a week from about Labor Day weekend through until the competition in November,” Young said.

“In addition to that, each of the people on the teams spent time on their own several hours a week thinking through their arguments for each of the cases,” he said.

The nationals debate topics or ‘cases’ will be chosen by the judges out of the 15 provided.

Topics include issues such as “don’t ask don’t tell,” convict labor, “ethical hacking” and the Human Fertilization and

Embryology Act. While preparing to debate in the competition, the team found that holding different views and ideas than other members on these cases proved beneficial in the long run.

“I think that’s part of the preparation process,” Young said. “We look at the arguments for each side and then try and decide which side does seem to have the stronger arguments.”

Steinman said debate between members helps arguments. “Disagreements among team members on a controversial issue is a good thing,” she said.

“When you disagree about something in a situation like the ethics bowl, you take personal opinions and biases out of the equation and simply rely on the arguments to make your case; at the end of the day, you realize there are no hard feelings,” Steinman said.

Both Young and Gabbard believe that this competition will raise interest in philosophy at the University.

“I think hopefully it will bring a bit more publicity to the department and to the University as the competition itself seems to be gaining national recognition,” Young said. “For those of us who have the desire to think about the world and our place in it, philosophy is a natural outlet.”

Steinman said natural outlet the Ethics Bowl provided was exactly what she had been looking for. “[It’s] a formal situation in which I’m prompted to use logic and rationality to argue over a hotly-debated, controversial ethical issue.”

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PULLING STRINGS: Dionne Williams, Kelsey Nemec, Abbey Dotson, Erin Arvay and Meghan Bidwell of Sigma Kappa try to pull the right string to break open their princess pinata during open recruitment Wednesday night.

Sororities seek members with spring recruitment

By Danae King Reporter

The opportunity to join a sorority has arrived once again, and it is a more relaxed version of the fall formal recruitment process.

Twelve of the 13 sororities in the Panhellenic Council are holding open recruitment, said Julie Girman, the vice president of Recruitment for the Panhellenic Council.

Each sorority in the Panhellenic Council has a limit to the number of women they can have as members. If sororities don’t reach the total number of women they can have in their sorority, they may have open recruitment throughout the year to gain more members.

Sophomore Meghan Bidwell, a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority, said she became a member during open recruitment last spring and prefers it to formal recruitment.

“I feel like it’s 10 times bet-

ter because all the girls are less stressed,” Bidwell said.

The decreased amount of stress, Bidwell said, may be due to the less structured feel of open recruitment.

“Girls are free to go to as many or as few houses as they would like,” Girman said. “During those open houses, girls get to see the house, find out about dues, philanthropies and getting to know the [members].”

Sigma Kappa, a chapter in the Conklin units, held an open house on Tuesday night. The event was called Hot Cocoa with Sigma Kappa, said Bidwell, and the members welcomed interested women, offering hot chocolate, board games and movies.

The sorority is having five nights of open recruitment, and each night has its own theme.

Chi Omega will also have an open house later this month. Chi Omega recruitment chair Christie Schafer explained what

their open house is like.

“We just show them around our house, tell them about Chi Omega here on campus and Chi Omega on a national scale,” she said.

“We share our philanthropy and share what else we do. Pretty much it’s just a really laid back place for girls to meet our chapter and for our chapter to meet the other women.”

The Panhellenic Council sponsors open recruitment and help to promote some of the events. The council also makes sure the schedule is available and answers any questions the girls might have, Girman said.

Council-sponsored open houses began Tuesday night and will continue until Jan. 27. On Jan. 28, Panhellenic council executive officers will pass out bids in the Union from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Chapters may choose to continue open recruitment after that date and distribute membership bids individually.

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“I didn’t know when it was harder for her because her attitude never really changed.”

— Sophomore Erin Magill, a friend of Erin Puhl, who died over winter break [see story, pg. 1].

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Compromises, progress give citizens hope for Washington TYLER BUCHANAN COLUMNIST

In America’s political climate of difference and polarization, last November’s elections did not initially appear to inspire much confidence.

The political scene seemed, to me, too focused on ideological extremities.

Though not personally thrilled about the election’s results, I, along with many Americans, looked at our government through the looking glass. This glass appeared, among other things, on the spectrum of being half-empty.

The newly elected Congress met shortly before Christmas for a lame-duck session, as millions of Americans put up their feet in spectatorship.

We expected intense debate marred by a lack of cooperation. There was, predictably, heated political discourse, but beyond the shadow of the odds came progress.

How did Congress do?

It was uplifting. No, productive. Wait, scratch that — it was an impressive and unexpected display of compromise and foresight.

It was almost as if such a result was one which such a political body should always strive for. Maybe we should have tried this a long time ago.

What about the Bush tax cuts, which had divided the two parties for years? A compromise was reached by both sides of Congress, in which Obama called “a win for our economy.”

Look at “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the policy which barred service members and applicants from military service

if they were openly gay, lesbian or bisexual, the policy in which a Washington Post poll showed that nearly 80 percent of Americans disagreed with.

After years of debate, failed vote attempts, and filibusters, Congress passed a measure repealing the policy, which President Obama signed into law shortly after.

An arms-reduction treaty with Russia? Ratified. A measure to pay for health benefits for ailing rescue workers of the 9/11 attacks? Passed.

To be honest, I was stunned.

That was the political story which carried America into the new year: one of compromise, political successes and a government body working together to benefit the American people.

News outlets took time from their agonizing criticism of everything political to report on the workings of

Washington. Political commentators, ordinarily onesided, had generally positive responses as well.

It almost felt like a dream.

Government compromise?

Political bipartisanship? Such ideas seemed almost unheard of, some distant, unattainable ideal taught in political science textbooks.

For once, that which brings us as Americans (or at least Congress) together, instead of apart, was the focus.

A mere two weeks after the end of Congress’ session, gunshots rang out at a supermarket near Tucson, Ariz. At U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords’ meeting with area constituents, 19 people were shot and six were killed.

The dream was tragically interrupted.

As is expected, political motives were almost immediately speculated following the

Williams’ fame sheds light on homelessness

By Dylan Corp Columnist

To be clear, I loved Williams.

I still do love Williams. Truly though, what is the story 2011 has only just begun, here? A homeless man has but this January has already talents? Wait, I’m confused. seen its share of stars. Among Homeless people are peothose was a man who rose ple too? Hobos are more to fame literally overnight. than just a lump of raggedy While you may not recognize clothes? Since when?

Most Americans do not the name Ted Williams, you probably will recognize his understand the homeless description: A golden-voiced condition. We feel detached from it. Despite the fact we homeless man.

In case you are still con- can see it every day even in fused, earlier this month the a small town like Bowling Columbus Dispatch posted a Green, the condition is very video online of a homeless foreign to us. Some people fear man with the pipes of a classi- them like they would rabid cally trained voice announc- animals. Others detest them er begging at the side of the because they believe they road. The video showed that are homeless because they his life was derailed by drugs are lazy. All of the thoughts and alcohol, but two years have one thing in common: sober, he was looking to turn Oversimplification.

It is like the American peohis life around.

Within 24 hours of the ple are watching a 3-D film video’s uploading there without the cool glasses. The were already millions of third dimension is there; they views. People went crazy just can’t for the life of them for the story. Job offers see it. Homeless people have came flooding in. I, myself, had lives as complicated as remember reading about it the rest of us, probably even at home and not being able more so. To characterize to wipe a smile off my face them all in one certain way for some time afterwards. is incredibly ignorant but Talk shows ate it up too. It incredibly prevalent.

Enter Williams. He capwas hard to see any news outlet without his picture. tured America’s imagination because for the first time My question is: why?

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“It is like the American people are watching a 3-D film without the cool glasses. The third dimension is there; they just can’t for the life of them see it.” we were seeing this third layer. While Williams’ second chance is truly inspiring. It arises from the fact that we never bothered to believe anyone living on the streets had any talent to begin with. If they did, they wouldn’t be on the streets would they?

Even the most loving and understanding among us have fallen victim to this line of thinking. We may not admit to it, we may not like it, but when Williams spoke, whether we realized it or not, our intense reaction proved it was in our heads all along. Now we know it’s there; we must work on getting it out.

Homelessness cannot be oversimplified. The circumstances that lead to it are vast and varied. I myself am lucky enough to not be able to begin to comprehend what life must be like to lead those individuals to it or what it is like to be it. I hope to never have to find out first-hand, and I very well respect those that must.

While I don’t believe Williams deserves to be known as the only homeless

man with talent, I do have great respect for him and what he has gone through. He has checked into a rehabilitation clinic in attempt to get over his drug and alcohol addiction, and I have great respect for what he is still going through.

While this shows that his original insistence on being two years sober was a lie, one must applaud him for his desire to get better.

I actually find this part of the story to be the most important. As if it wasn’t enough that Williams reminded the American people that the homeless have redeeming qualities, he also did not become a caricature. He is not guaranteed a happily ever after. None of us are. He is inspiring, but he is real.

I wish Ted a good recovery, and I thank him for giving a, forgive me, voice to all those in the same situation he faced. May they receive the second chances they truly deserve as well.

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incident. Some quickly associated the shooter with the Tea Party movement, placing blame in the group’s supposed negative influence.

As the days pressed on after the attacks, the shooter’s political positions were hotly debated. Eventually, both sides tried to rid itself of blame by pointing the finger at the other. It was as if whichever side the shooter “belonged” in discredited the entire political leaning entirely.

Unfortunately, for such arguers relied on elementary level debate tactics, views of the shooter were mostly unclassifiable. Not only was he a registered independent voter, but his views centered on anti-government conspiracy theories. Which political party supports the idea that NASA faked space flights?

Rolling along with the idea of bi-partisanship, many pol-

iticians took the high road on placing blame for the attacks.

In a speech at the University of Arizona, President Obama remained commendably nonpartisan.

Some political commentators on the other hand reacted less like an object of public appeal and more like the chorus from “Cupid Shuffle.”

With a spout of remarks about the political left and right and the debates of conservatism and liberalism, they have responded to those pointing the finger at them by pointing some of their own.

In the end, I hope this recent display is nothing more than a roadblock in the continued path of our government’s willingness to work together. It was a refreshing time of good news. Let’s hope it lasts.

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US remains influential despite facing adversity America still maintains military, economic power as China grows stronger

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is staggering, China’s total foreign trade (imports and exports combined) fell by over 13 percent in 2009. They sell far more It never ceases to amaze me than they buy and depend how many life lessons I’ve on the patronage of other learned by growing up play- countries for life support.

China’s economy is essening football and baseball.

I’ve never been intense in tially at the mercy of the the win-lose aspect of it, but rest of the world, especially it’s the lessons we take from the United States. competition that we hold Another reason America onto the longest. fears China is sheer The American Dream numbers. For every one lives in sports—that any American, there are five underdog can shock the Chinese. If we’ve learned world, that any deficit can anything from King be rallied back against, that Leonidas and the Spartans hard work and planning in 300, it’s that numbers overcome all. don’t matter.

As our country, state and Forty-two percent of community begin to crawl the entire defense spendback out of the shadows ing in the world is done by of a recession, we have to the United States, sitting stay sharp and not give in at a whopping $607 bilto despair. lion for 2009.

It seems like one of the Second place China takes biggest excuses of America up only 5.8 percent of the going downhill is the rise world’s defense spendof the People’s Republic of ing, not enough to become China. On Jan.10, China a superpower considersurpassed Germany as the ing almost 20 percent of largest exporter of goods in the world’s population is the world, reaching an esti- Chinese. mated 1.2 trillion for 2009.

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US, China in new nuclear security deal

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Lieberman was so determined to hang onto his seat in 2006 after losing the Democratic primary in Connecticut that he ran as an independent. Now he's leaving without a fight.

The 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee, who angered the party by backing Republican Sen. John McCain for president in 2008, will leave the Senate on his own terms. He's decided to retire and not seek a fifth term in 2012, Democratic officials said Tuesday.

Lieberman, who usually votes with Democrats, planned to announce his decision later Wednesday in Stamford, Conn.

The Democratic officials requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

Lieberman will depart with a reputation for straddling the partisan divide in Congress and with at least one legislative trophy after leading the recent Senate fight to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the military.

While Lieberman's hawkish views on the military and the Iraq war rankled some Democrats, his support for gay rights and abortion rights won him the praise of many liberals.

— Andrew Miga (AP)

WASHINGTON — Touching on a key source of tension between the U.S. and China, President Barack Obama greeted Chinese President Hu Jintao Wednesday by stressing the need for nations to observe universal human rights. Hu responded with a call for both countries to respect each other’s core interests.

Obama welcomed Hu to the White House with full honors and a red-carpet greeting, marking the start of daylong meetings to address trade, security and human rights issues that have been the cause of past strain between the two powers.

“History shows that societies are more harmonious, nations are more successful and the world is more just when the rights and responsibilities of all nations and all peoples are upheld including the universal rights of every human being,” Obama said in his remarks.

China’s human right’s policies have caused strains between the rival powers, with the U.S. calling on China to release jailed dissidents, including Nobel peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, who was prevented from attending the Dec. 10 prize ceremony in the Norwegian capital.

— Jim Kuhnenn and Matthew Pennington (AP)

WASHINGTON — Federal officials said incidents in which lasers have been pointed at planes nearly doubled last year, with Los Angeles and Chicago recording the most incidents.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday that there were 2,836 incidents reported in 2010 in which lasers were pointed at aircraft, compared with 1,527 in 2009. Many of the incidents involve airliners that were in the midst of takeoffs or landings, critical phases of flight when pilots need to be at their most alert. The lasers can temporarily blind pilots.

The Federal Aviation Administration said there were 108 laser incidents at Los Angeles International Airport, more than any other airport.

Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport was next, with 98, followed by airports in Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport and San Jose, Calif., both with 80.

— Joan Lowy (AP)

WASHINGTON — Suicides among active duty soldiers dropped slightly in 2010 after five years of record increases, Army leaders said Wednesday.

But there were twice as many self-inflicted deaths last year than the year before among the Army National Guard and Reserve, the nation’s “citizen soldiers.”

The big increase in suicides for members of the Guard and Reserve involved soldiers who were not on active duty at the time.

The number of active duty suicides declined in all services except for the Air Force last year.

“The bottom line is, this is a significant issue,” the Army’s vice chief of staff, Gen. Peter Chiarelli, told reporters at the Pentagon.

He said the Army remains committed to improving access to training, health care and other resources.

— Pauline Jelinek (AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton is seeking to tamp down speculation that she’s in line to move to the Pentagon as secretary of defense.

Clinton tells CBS’s “The Early Show” that she respects and admires Secretary Robert Gates and hopes he stays in the job a long time. There have been reports that Gates may step down. The secretary said, “As far as I know, these are just rumors.

I’m happy to stay where I am.”

Clinton says she committed herself to serving President Barack Obama for at least one term, but says there’s no such promise if he’s re-elected. She also repeated recent assertions she’s not any longer interested in elective office.

Clinton lost to Obama in a hard-fought fight for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 2008.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to announce a deal to step up cooperation with China on nuclear security, U.S. officials say.

The agreement, which is to be signed by U.S. and Chinese energy officials during the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao, would establish a jointly financed nuclear security center in China, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record before Obama's announcement.

The announcement comes as the Obama administration is looking for ways to ease tensions between the two world powers over economic, trade and security issues.

The U.S. sees the agreement as an opening to expand security cooperation with China. The U.S. has spent billions of dollars on extensive cooperation on nuclear security with Russia and often has used the issue as way to stimulate further political cooperation. But it has had very limited interaction with China on nuclear security.

— Desmond Butler (AP)

House votes to repeal Obama’s health care law

By David Espo The Associated Press

Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation’s year-old health care overhaul through the HouseWednesday night, brushing aside implacable opposition in the Senate and a veto threat from President Barack Obama.

The 245-189 vote was largely along party lines, and cleared the way for the second phase of the “repeal and

replace” promise that victorious Republicans made to the voters last fall. GOP officials said that in the coming months, congressional committees will propose changes to the existing legislation, calling for elimination of a requirement for individuals to purchase coverage, for example, and recommending curbs on medical malpractice lawsuits.

Republicans also intend to try to reverse many of the changes Democrats made to Medicare Advantage, the pri-

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Like the repeal bill itself, these other measures will require Senate approval and a presidential signature to take effect, and the prospect is for months of maneuvering on the issue.

Debate across two days leading to the vote was markedly restrained, as lawmakers in both political parties observed self-imposed vows of civility in the wake of the shooting rampage in Arizona that left six dead and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wounded.

But there was no mistaking

the significance many firstterm Republican lawmakers attached to a day they had long waited for, finally getting a chance to speak and then vote on the House floor against a law they had campaigned for months to repeal.

Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C. said the legislation produced

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misguided, needing repeal.

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BG dominates paint in win over Bobcats

By Paul Barney Sports Editor

BG’s ‘bigs’ came up big.

And Wednesday night they made coach Louis Orr — who is a fan of playing inside-out basketball — a happy man.

In his first start of the season, 6foot-7-inch Torian Oglesby made the most of it, teaming up with A’uston Calhoun for 28 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks.

Oglesby finished with a doubledouble (13 points, 10 rebounds) on 5-of-6 from the field as the Falcons outscored Ohio 32-22 in the paint.

“Oglesby seems to be growing every game,” Orr said. “He just played really big.”

Both Oglesby and Calhoun brought the Anderson Arena crowd to its feet after each completed alley-oop dunks from Jordon Crawford.

For Oglesby, he may have found a new best friend.

“I always got along with my guards,” Oglesby said. “It’s like Kobe and Shaq back in time. I’m always expecting [a good pass] every time he throws it up.”

BG has now scored at least 20 points in the paint in 15 of its first 18 games and has outscored its opponents in the paint 12 times this season.

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So far this season Orr has used six different starting lineups.

He had used the same starting five for five straight games until Calhoun moved back into the starting rotation Sunday against Miami.

Against Ohio, Luke Kraus also got a start — his fifth of the season — getting the nod at guard in place of Dee Brown, who had started the previous 14 games at the guard position.

Defense BG entered Wednesday night’s game as one of the top teams in

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THROWING IT DOWN: Torian Oglesby throws down a dunk during BG’s 73-61 win against Ohio on Wednesday night. Oglesby finished the game with a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds).

Four score in double figures as BG defeats Ohio, 73-61 the Bobcats 73-61 Wednesday night — improving to 8-10 overall and 31 in the Mid-American Conference, Against Miami it was BG’s bench and dropping Ohio to 8-10 and 1-3 in the MAC. that initiated a spark.

“This one was really simple …

Against Ohio, the starters caught we didn’t get stops,” said Ohio fire.

Behind a game-high 19 points coach John Groce. “BG played from Scott Thomas, the starters for with more toughness. They were the BG men’s basketball team com- the better team, the tougher bined for 59 points, 21 rebounds and team and the more poised team. eight assists as the Falcons defeated I thought Scott Thomas was the

By Paul Barney Sports Editor

The Falcons went on a 17-6 run best player of the game.”

Thomas found his offense to close out the game, forcing the early in the game, in what was Bobcats into five turnovers.

“That’s a time to play with strength a back-and-forth first half.

He scored 13 points on 5-of-7 and courage, and our guys did that,” shooting, including 3-of-4 from Orr said. “They got stops on the behind the arc as the Falcons defensive end and executed the offense on the offensive end and took a 34-29 lead into the half.

With 7:51 left in the game and a 56- played with poise.”

A’uston Calhoun scored 15 points, 55 lead, BG’s defense did something it has done a good job with as of late See WIN | Page 7 — get stops.

Tennis resumes play this week in Louisville after successful fall season

By Paul Barney Sports Editor

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SWING: Co-captain Christine Chiricosta returns as the only senior for the Falcons.

BG tennis coach Penny Dean has one main goal this season — to finish as one of the top-three teams in the Mid-American Conference.

While the conference season doesn’t start until March 25, the Falcons will start working toward that goal this week when they travel to Louisville to open the 2011 season.

BG will play Louisville on Friday and conclude the weekend Sunday with a matchup against West Virginia.

Nearly three months since its last competition, Dean said the team used the time off to focus on weight training and working in small groups.

And because there was no official team scoring in the fall, the Falcons are anxious to get back on the court.

“We’re excited,” Dean said. “The spirit and morale is very high.”

BG will enter this weekend having had a successful fall sea-

son, in which it posted a 61-24 singles record and a 28-13 doubles record.

“That was definitely building points,” Dean said about her team’s success in singles and doubles.

“Winning builds confidence.”

The fall season gave Dean the opportunity to evaluate doubles play, and because BG is “strong all the way down the line in singles,” according to Dean, the expectations this week and moving forward are high.

Senior Christine Chiricosta and junior Jessica Easdale will co-captain the Falcons.

Last season, Chiricosta had an overall record of 43-18 (22-9 singles, 21-9 doubles), leading BG in both singles and overall wins en route to being an All-MAC FirstTeam selection.

During the fall she posted a 20-6 record (11-2 singles, 9-4 doubles) to bring her career record to 148-55.

In 2009, Chiricosta became the first women’s tennis player in BG history to be named an Academic All-American. She would earn the

Jessica Easdale Will co-captain BG with teammate Christine Chiricosta honor again in 2010.

“Christine is one of those kids who is a natural born leader,” Dean said. “Her example of work ethic is what you need to compete.”

For Easdale, she will resume what will be her second full season after missing nearly all of 2008-09 with a wrist injury — where she helped coach the team alongside Dean.

As a sophomore last year, Easdale posted a record of 29-17 in her first full season. She went 17-10 in singles play and 12-17 in doubles.

This fall she had a 10-8 record (56 singles, 5-2 doubles).

After their trip to Louisville, the Falcons will return home to host Cleveland State on Jan. 28.

That match will be held at the Perrysburg Tennis Center and will start at 6 p.m.

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NBA-worst Cavs lose Williams for several weeks to hip injury

By Tom Withers The Associated Press

Williams said before the Cavs hosted the Phoenix Suns.

Coach Byron Scott said there is no timetable on CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers are falling as fast as Williams’ return. Ramon Sessions will start in place of their record.

Starting guard Mo Williams Williams, who is averaging will be sidelined for several 13.6 points and 7.1 assists. “Obviously, it’s a big loss,� weeks with a lingering hip injury, another blow to the Scott said. “Mo is one of our leaders and one of our best NBA’s worst team.

Williams, who has already scorers. He’s been doing a real missed seven games with good job directing the team. the injury, received a corti- Even though it is a big loss, it sone shot on Wednesday to gives us a chance to develop relieve the pain. He said doc- some of our other players.�

The Cavs (8-32), who have tors want him to rest before deciding the next course of dropped 13 straight games treatment. Williams said one and 23 of 24, have been ravpositive is that surgery is not aged by injuries. Center Anderson Varejao is out for an option. “It’s going to come along the season with a torn ankle as long as I don’t push it,� tendon and is expected to

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Byron Scott | Cavs’ coach undergo surgery this week.

Also, the team is missing guards Anthony Parker (strained back) Christian Eyenga (sprained ankle) and forwards Leon Powe (knee surgery) and Joey Graham (strained quad).

Cleveland did get guard Daniel Gibson back to face Phoenix after he missed Cleveland’s five-game road trip with an ankle sprain.

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in 20 points.

The Falcons also had nine steals, which was right about their average.

the country when it comes to forcing opponents to turn the ball over, and the Falcons didn’t let up against Ohio.

BG forced the Bobcats into 17 turnovers which resulted

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After Sunday’s win against Miami, the players asked Orr if they could wear them for the rest of the year.

Whether that happens or Old school not, the players all agree that For the second straight they enjoy wearing them. “We like wearing them,â€? game BG donned the “BGUâ€? throwback uniforms from said Scott Thomas. “We’ve won two games in a row ‌ the early 1960s.

most of a dismal situation.

He laughed when asked if his medical vocabulary has expanded during his first season with Cleveland. “I’m not ready to take the official medical exam and become a doctor, but I’m getting close,� Scott said. “I’ve never seen anything like this.

I’ve been in situations where we’ve had injuries before but not five, six guys out at one time. This is new to me.�

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and Torian Oglesby added a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists as the two provided BG a dominant presence down low.

After a strong performance off the bench Sunday against Miami, Luke Kraus started against Ohio and finished with 12 points as he was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field.

Jordon Crawford nearly was the fifth player for BG to reach double-figures, finishing with eight points.

Like BG, Ohio had four players reach double-figures Wednesday night.

D.J. Cooper led the Bobcats with 18 points, followed by Nick Kellogg, Ivo Baltic and Tommy Freeman, who finBYRON MACK | THE BG NEWS ished with 13, 11 and 10 points, POST PLAY: Danny McElroy looks for space down low against the Bobcats. respectively.

The Falcons had one of their better shooting nights of the season at just over 50 percent from the field, including 50 Studios/1 Bdrm percent (7-of-14) from behind the arc.

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Obtain application from WLRS, 545 Pearl St., Bowling Green, Mon-Fri, 8:00am-4:00pm.

Or download an application at: www.woodlaneresidential.org.

EOE

11-12 sy, few houses remain, next to campus, 419-353-0325. also see CartyRentals.com Also 1 & 2 BR apts, avail. 1/1/11.

* 3/4 bedroom, 1 bath apt, recently updated, small pets ok 619 High St. Call 216-337-6010.

1 & 2BR apt, Free Heat & Water! $99 deposit special!

Pet Friendly! 419-353-7715 www.varsitysquareapts.com

Highland Management Now leasing for 2011-2012 s.y.

1 & 2 bedroom apartments.

Call 419-354-6036, M-F bghighlandmgmt.com Houses & Apartments 12 month leases only S. Smith Contracting LLC. 419-352-8917 - 532 Manville Ave. Office open 11-3, M-F. www.BGApartments.com Large 1BR, near campus, Avail Fall 2011, $475/mo, utils incl. Call 419-352-5882.

2 BR - 404 1/2 S. College. $675/mo + utilities, A/C, W/D incl.

Avail. Aug. Call 419-352-6948.

2 BR apt, half block from BGSU, $600/mo, elec & gas incl, unfurn.

Avail. 5/5/11-5/10/12, Call 419-601-3108.

2, 3 & 4BR apts and duplexes, Scott Hamilton, 4th & 5th St. Avail May & August 2011.

Pets welcome. Call 419-409-1110 or 419-352-4456. www.rutterdudley.com 2BR house, near campus, $750/mo, avail 08/2011 Call 419-352-5882.

3 BR house, 404 S. College. $625/mo plus util.

Available Aug, call 419-352-4850.

311 Ridge - 3 BR house, available Fall 2011.

Call 419-352-5882.

312 N. Enterprise 3 BR house, avail August 2011.

Call 419-352-5882.

For Rent

AVAIL NOW / 300 E. Merry St. 1 & 2 BR apt free internet, low as 199/mo, see CartyRentals, all next to campus 353-0325.

3BR apt, near campus/downtown. $950/mo, utils. incl, avail 08/2011.

Call 419-352-5882.

4 BR house, 1st block of Manville, May to May lease.

Call 419-352-5239.

Looking for quiet resident.

Upstairs effic, westside BG. Ideal for grad student. No pets, nonsmoking. Will consider reduced rent of $295/mo + utils for Feb, March, Apr. 2011 w/ 15/mo lease.

Call 419-352-2104.

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WINTHROP TERRACE & SUMMIT TERRACE

400 E. Napoleon Road Bowling Green

419-352-9135

Email: winthrop@gerdenich.com Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm WWW.WINTHROPTERRACE.COM Sat 11am-2pm

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FREE Gas (Heat, Water, Cooking) FREE High Speed Internet FREE Basic Cable FREE Resident Shuttle FREE DVD Library FREE Water & Trash

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& SUMMIT TERRACE

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May houses - close to campus: 145 & 248 Troup - 3 BR, 201 & 1/2 S. College - 5 BR, 128 & 1/2 S. Summit - 6 BR, Call 419-308-0736 for full listings.

NEW REDUCED RENT! HOUSES, HOUSES, HOUSES! 4BR houses w/ A/C, W/D. 208 Troup - $1050/mo, 826 Second St - $850/mo, 835 Fifth St - $675/mo, 239 Manville - $850/mo, 241 Manville - $850/mo, 249 Manville - $1050/mo.

3BR houses: 227 S. College - $950/mo, 402 S. College - $850/mo, 831 Fifth St.- $675/mo.

419-352-6064, 500 Lehman. www.froboserentals.com Shamrock Studio Apts for lease Semester leases, furnished.

We provide all util, cable, WiFi, cats allowed. Call 354-0070 or ShamrockBG.com

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209 N. Enterprise $1450 233 W. Merry $875 210 Liberty $725

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

www.newloverentals.com

• Big Four Bedroom Houses • Conveniently Located