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Colleges support new education plan Many agree the new education plan for Ohio schools is a good start for increasing quality | Page 3

WORLD

Olympic torch extinguished in France The final leg of the Olympic torch’s run through Paris has been canceled due to large groups of protestors attempting to steal the torch | Page 9

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COMMITMENTS Relations hips Students’ stress increases as semester reaches end

Guilty until proven innocent Columnist Zach Franks wonders why Leonard Peltier was given two life sentences after a gunfight with the FBI even though he was never proven beyond reasonable doubt to have been guilty | Page 4

Falcon tennis rebounds in MAC conference Lady Falcons claim three wins after a rough start in MAC play | Page 7

Papers, projects, jobs, commitments, relationships and grades — all matters that today’s college students face during the many weeks of the semester. The problem arises when they’re forced to focus on all of these things at the same time. Then comes the stress. According to a recent national study by The Associated Press and mtvU, an MTV television network available at various college campuses, including here at BGSU, most college students are extremely stressed out. The study, conducted with anonymous questionnaires at 40 random colleges around the country, found that four out of 10 college students are faced with stress often. Nearly one in five of surveyed students between the ages of 18 and 24 said they’re stressed most of the time. Most students reported the classic signs of stress: trouble concentrating, sleeping, lack of motivation, agitation, worriment or fatigue. Some students even complained of eating disorders, loneliness or depression. For college students attempting to stay committed to classes and extracurricular activities, these various symptoms can be overwhelming. Some students handle these demanding situations in more drastic ways. One in five stated that they have thought about dropping out of school. One in six of the students surveyed stated they have had a

There are many different ways to help students cope with stress. Here are some of them: ■ Keep realistic expectations. ■ Think positive. ■ Get a massage. ■ Schedule four 5-minute breaks ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

throughout the day. Exercise or yoga. Listen to your favorite CDs. Dance. Play with pets. Shop, without buying. Allow yourself to have some free time.

SOURCE: BGSU Health Center

friend who has considered suicide. Like those on most college campuses, BGSU students are also stressing. But what causes such stress that students ponder ending their college careers or even their lives? “Students are feeling pressure with so many things at the same time,” said clinical psychologist and University professor Eric Dubow. To deal with those pressures, Dubow suggests students prioritize. “Making social activities a good reward for yourself for getting [duties] finished, instead of using them as a way to

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By Kristen Vasas Reporter

After running the Undergraduate Student Government for the last academic year, former President Johnnie L. Lewis and former Vice President Nick Gamero prepared to hand the reins over to new administration at last night’s meeting. In an effort to continue their path of change, Lewis and Gamero called a new type of meeting — one that specifically dealt with transitioning incoming and outgoing senators. “Last year we had a brand new senate and there wasn’t a lot of discussion about what happened and what worked,” Lewis said. “We wanted to create actual, physical, tangible time to sit down and make transitions from this year to next year.” Gamero, who was in charge of running the meeting, began by having senators introduce themselves in an effort to build familiarity with incoming members of USG. “Use the people who were here this year to learn what happened over the course of last year,” Gamero said. “Working together makes things run more smoothly.” In an effort to prepare for next week’s committee chairs and speaker elections, Gamero and Lewis had the current position holders explain their roles and progress they had made in the last year. Student Welfare Chair Melinda Grooms, Academic Affairs Chair Liesl Dye, Organization Liaison Chair Leo Almeida and Speaker Jeremy Lehman addressed the roles of their committees within USG

John Waynick Sworn in last night as USG president

Johnnie L. Lewis Former USG president

Nick Gamero Former USG vice president

and explained what incoming senators should expect in terms of progress. Although nominations for the positions were made last night, nothing is finalized yet, Gamero said. Emergency nominations and voting will be occurring at next week’s meeting. But while USG waits to elect their new committee heads, the former chairs already have expectations for the senators who take over their positions. “Whoever takes the role of speaker needs to be fair and balanced, as well as a great communicator,” Lehman said. “They need to remember that by leading the senate, they are representing their own constituents as well as reminding senators to represent their constituents as well.” Almeida noted that the senator who takes over his position

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Students convey images of respect By Kristen Zenz Reporter

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“Probably approaching final’s week. Tests, essays, a lot of art projects.” | Page 4

TODAY P.M. Showers High: 64, Low: 54

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Students are showing what respect means to them through the University’s B!G on Respect video contest. The contest, co-sponsored by the Human Relations Committee and the president’s office, aims to raise respectful awareness in a fun way and to promote positive human relations on campus. Bethany Snyder-Morse, a graduate student studying rhetoric and writing, defined respect in two broad ways because the concept is not tangible. Ultimately, she said respect is simply treating others the way you want to be treated. Despite the ambiguity, SnyderMorse thinks people are generally respectful on campus. She portrayed her definition in the contest through a slide show. Her video uses different versions of the same image, people holding hands, to convey and reinforce the idea of respect. At the end of the video, a slide reads “something to hold on to.” “You can say a lot with just one image,” Snyder-Morse said. Interpretations of respect were left in the eye of the beholder, and contestants were allowed to submit a video in any form as long as it was free moving. Slide shows, PowerPoint presentations, interviews, raps and skits were acceptable as long as they conveyed the

“Anyone can help anyone, it doesn’t matter [the] skin color.” Matt Cass | Sophomore meaning of positive human relations and respect for one another on campus. “It’s rare to find a video contest that caters students to find a creative outlet,” SnyderMorse said. Matt Cass, a sophomore majoring in telecommunications with an emphasis in film, also entered the contest with help from his roommate. Their short skit, “Falconman and Rooster,” is a comical parody of the 1965 Batman series with Adam West and Burt Ward. Their film features men running around with masks hiding their faces. Their race or ethnicity aren’t apparent, Cass said. “Anyone can help anyone, it doesn’t matter [the] skin color. It doesn’t matter anything,” Cass said. He hopes that people will watch the video because of its humorous nature and subliminally think about respect when they see the masked men. According to Barbara Toth, chair of the Human Relations Committee, “Respect is

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SOMEONE TO TALK TO: Notes from a recent call are seen at the National Runaway Switchboard in Chicago. Hundreds of calls come in daily to the hot line where staff members and volunteers pore over an extensive database of crisis callers. In data provided exclusively to The Associated Press, the group’s statistics showed that callers are getting younger and that they had been abused or neglected.

National Runaway Switchboard provides advice to teens in need By Martha Irvine The Associated Press

CHICAGO — The young caller’s voice is high-pitched and trembling. Her mother’s been drinking, she says. They got into a fistfight, so the girl grabbed her backpack and a cell phone and bolted, with little thought about where a 13-year-old could go on a cold night.

Hiding in an alley off her rural hometown’s deserted main street, she calls the only phone number she can think of: 1-800RUNAWAY. “I just don’t feel like I’m taken care of like a daughter should be,” the girl tells the volunteer who answers the phone at the National Runaway Switchboard. She stutters between sobs and shivers. Her story is a common one

at the Chicago-based hot line, which handles well over 100,000 calls each year, many from troubled young people who are dealing with increasingly difficult issues. Nationa l Runaway Switchboard data provided exclusively to The Associated Press shows that the overall number of young callers

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Chad Franklin of Cleveland, was cited with possession of marijuana after the car he was driving came up matching the description of a vehicle wanted by city police. Upon inspection of the vehicle, marijuana was discovered and the driver was found to have a warrant out in Sandusky for possession of marijuana.

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Kimberly Becka and Nicole Boisture were cited with disorderly conduct for pulling the fire alarm in the Alpha Xi Delta sorority house.

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A student reported her stereo face plate had been stolen from her car in Lot 3.

MONDAY 12:53 A.M.

Tiffany M. Smith, 27, and Garrett N. Thomas, 27, both of Bowling Green, were arrested for domestic violence and assault. ONLINE: Go to bgnews.com for the complete blotter list.

CORRECTION POLICY We want to correct all factual errors. If you think an error has been made, call The BG News at 419-372-6966. An article on page one of yesterday’s newspaper misidentified the organizers of three Greek Week events. Tuesday’s guest hypnotist is sponsored by the Greek Independent Board. Friday’s Watermelon Bust is sponsored by Lambda Chi Alpha. A speed dating event held on the same day is sponsored by Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Sigma Phi.

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City Council adopts ordinances; mayor donates trees to Tulsa Bowling Green City Council met last night and adopted two ordinances, each related to salaries and overtime pay rates for city employees. And at the meeting, Mayor John Quinn announced that Tulsa, Okla., received 12 trees from the city of Bowling Green. The trees were the prize from a bet last January between Quinn and the mayor of Tulsa over the results of the GMAC Bowl, in which Bowling Green lost to Tulsa, 63-7. “Hopefully we never see another game like that one,” Quinn joked.

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Student charged with sexual imposition University freshman Vontize Conerly was arrested on Saturday after grinding up against a female working at the front desk of Harshman-Anderson on March 28, according to police reports. Conerly was charged with gross sexual imposition after a video on a friend’s cell phone was confiscated by police. The video showed the suspect grinding up and down the victim and slapping her on the backside, police said. Conerly was served with the arrest warrant on Saturday and was required to turn in his key and PED due to University policy involving sexual offenses. Conerly and his friends were advised not to have any contact with the victim or they could face a charge of intimidation of a witness.

CONTEST From Page 1 recognizing the humanity comparable to one’s own in everyone we met.” Toth said she expects the other videos to exemplify respect by evoking new positive feelings and reminding others of diverse cultures and different ethnic and culture groups, she said. Toth anticipates the videos will be appealing, impactful and leave viewers more informed

STRESS From Page 1 procrastinate are beneficial,” he said. “Instead of cramming, try pacing yourself.” Sometimes that’s difficult. For Chad Rutkowski, the latest stressor involves five group projects, all due this week. But the senior doesn’t necessarily define it as stress. “I don’t really think of it as stress,” he said. “I just see it as having a lot going on. Students are required to take on a full course load, a social life and work.” For those who do believe they’re suffering from too much stress, the national study advises cutting down on drinking and going out could be helpful. Freshman Stephanie Eyre, an early childhood education major who has a part-time job, said she sometimes has to turn down a night out with friends to get her work finished. But a night in isn’t always the best medicine, said freshman Jordan Komon. “If I don’t do something

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other than [my schoolwork,] I would just explode,” said Komon, who fills his days with rugby and the campus organization VISION. Getting off campus can also be a stress reliever. Freshman Ashley Hoover who is active in her sorority, said that the more that she gets away, the more relieved she feels. When she doesn’t get off campus, she said her grades sometimes suffer. With the last weeks of classes approaching before final exams, it seems more and more students on campus are falling victim to such situations. That said, effective relaxation techniques may be crucial to any student’s well being and success in the weeks to come. Students can also seek out stress-relieving sessions at the Student Health Center, said Dr. Faith Yingling, director of wellness at the University. Those who find themselves using drugs or alcohol to cope should go to the Wellness Center, she said.

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as OLC chair must start the year off with a bang. In order to effectively run the committee, the chair must be able to recognize what a tool the student body and the senate are in getting things accomplished, Almeida said. “It’s good to know that you can trust your senators to get things done,” he said.

HELPLINE From Page 1 facing crises that jeopardized their safety rose from 13,650 in 2000 to 15,857 last year. About two-thirds of the latter figure were young people who were thinking of running away, had already done so or had been thrown out of the house. Federally funded since the 1970s, the National Runaway Switchboard is regarded by people who work with troubled youth as an organization that provides one of the best overviews of the shadowy world of teenage runaways, which is difficult to track. The group’s statistics showed that callers are getting younger and that 6,884 crisis callers last year said they had been abused or neglected, compared with 3,860 in 2000. That is a 78 percent increase. Some callers just want someone to talk to, about problems at home or with friends. Others who have already run away use the hot line to exchange messages with their families — to let them know they’re OK, or to arrange a free bus ticket home. Some are desperate for a place to stay, for safety, for options. “I’m scared of my parents, and I don’t want to go back there. Please don’t make me!” pleaded the 13year-old girl who called this particular night. The information she gave the hot line checked out. However, her name and other identifying details could not be included for this story because the National Runaway Switchboard guarantees callers confidentiality. It also quickly became

Iraqis flee Baghdad By Robert H. Reid The Associated Press

BAGHDAD — Hundreds fled fighting in Baghdad’s Shiite militia stronghold yesterday as U.S. and Iraqi forces increased pressure on antiAmerican cleric Muqtada alSadr, who faces an ultimatum to either disband his Mahdi Army or give up politics. about the theory of respect. Snyder-Morse’s and Cass’s video, along with 16 others, are in the process of being judged by Associate Dean of Continuing and Extended Education Bruce Edwards,DirectorofMulticultural and Academic Initiatives Bettina Shuford and former USG president Johnnie Lewis. They will decide a winner based on creativity, audience appeal and the relevance and strength of the video’s statement. The deadline for submissions was April 1 and winners will be

Al-Sadr’s aides said he would only dismantle the militia if ordered by top Shiite clerics who have remained silent throughout the increasingly dangerous showdown. Although al-Sadr holds considerableinfluence,politicalexile for his movement would keep him from becoming the major broker among the Shiites. announced on April 16. The first place winner will win $500, second place $250 and third place $100. All 18 videos will be on display in the Union during a public showing in late April. They will also be available for viewing on YouTube after the judging has occurred. Toth said she hopes the public displays will open up dialogue between students as well as faculty and staff. “[Respect] is a very important value,” she said. “All of us need a reminder.”

And though this meeting marked the first transitional meeting USG has ever seen, President John Waynick feels it was successful. “We had input from both outgoing and incoming senators, but the real action will happen at the [USG] retreat this weekend,” Waynick said. “It will offer a way for senators to get to know each other as well as offer a chance for them to goal set external and internal issues for next year.”

“The reality is, there are not always services available for kids who are calling.” Maureen Blaha | Executive Director apparent to volunteer Megan McCormick — who has been trained to spot the occasional prank call — that this girl’s fear was real. “I know it must be really scary,” said McCormick, a graduate student in social work at the University of Chicago. As they spoke, she checked the call center’s extensive computer database for shelters in the girl’s hometown. The closest was in a larger city, 40 minutes away. But when McCormick called, she was told they didn’t take anyone younger than 14. Such scenarios are common in many regions of the country, particularly rural areas where resources for runaways are scarce. Further complicating the matter, the Runaway Switchboard has found that more crisis callers than ever are 14 and younger — 1,255 in that age group in 2000, compared with 1,844 last year. “The reality is, there are not always services available for kids who are calling,” says Maureen Blaha, executive director of the National Runaway Switchboard, which began as a Chicago area crisis hot line in 1971 and went national three years later. “We try to be as creative as we can be to find solutions. But there isn’t always a simple answer.” Others in the youth services field concur.

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College support Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Obama and Clinton pressing new education plan for youth vote in Pennsylvania COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; College administrators generally support Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new goals of making higher education more affordable through lower tuition and more accountable by setting up a system of benchmarks. Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut released his 10-year plan last week, urging public colleges to improve quality. The crux of the plan is to revive Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy in an era that is demanding more and more skilled workers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are these the right goals? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a good start,â&#x20AC;? said Ronald Abrams, executive director of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can always refine the benchmarks, but the important thing is to hold ourselves up to a set of high standards.â&#x20AC;? Gov. Ted Strickland tapped Fingerhut as his college chancellor and charged him with shaking up the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s higher education system. Fingerhutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response was to set broad goals on improving access, quality, affordability and economic leadership.

Fingerhut wants to increase enrollment in state schools from 472,600 to 702,600 by 2017, make community college tuition among the 10 least expensive in the country and create an online database where parents and prospective students can compare schools based on financial aid, graduation rates and price. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a quantum leap forward from where we are,â&#x20AC;? said Bruce Johnson, president of the InterUniversity Council of Ohio, which represents the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 13 public universities and one freestanding medical school. Many colleges already keep track of specific measures, but Fingerhutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan would make comparisons among schools easier for the public. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It allows us to get an overall picture of what we need to work on, and to make sure weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not investing too much in one area while starving another,â&#x20AC;? said Julie Carpenter-Hubin, Ohio State Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of institutional research and planning. State aid to the institutions would depend on how well they meet their goals.

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University of Scranton. That heady courtship is matched by a vigorous effort on Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side. Altogether, the April 22 primary is becoming more of a canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t-miss event for the young instead of just another why-bother one on the political calendar. Doug Jones, 19, got so caught up in the excitement that he registered as a Democrat to vote for Clinton, even though heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll prob-

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“I’m scared of my parents, and I don’t want to go back there. Please don’t make me!” - An anonymous 13-year-old caller to the National Runaway Switchboard [see story, p. 1]

PEOPLE ON THE STREET

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What’s stressing you out the most right now? [see story, p. 1]

“My math exam. It’s pretty much going to determine whether I pass or fail the class.”

“Studying for tests — physics, for sure.”

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DONALD HESS, Junior, Construction Management

“Why posers like the movie ‘Boondock Saints.’ ”

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Take back the night, but what’s the point? Lessons to learn from “If I were an assailant, your slogans would the man justice forgot be meaningless to me, and since I’m not an BRIAN KUTZLEY COLUMNIST

Take Back the Night. It’s a noble cause. The BG News interviewed organizers and participants in the recent rally, and came up with some fascinating — and disturbing — insights. One such participant is cited as saying “even those of us who haven’t been victimized are afraid to walk at night… None of us is safe, and that’s not fair.” And the solution proposed by the rally is, of course, to “raise awareness.” What does that even mean? A sexual assailant is someone who has no regard for the person he is forcibly taking possession of. It is a crime so egregious that I fully support extending the death penalty to all cases of pedophilia and premeditated rape. “Raising awareness” does nothing to deter such individuals. I do, however, respect Take Back the Night because it has a much more valuable — and unambiguous — goal: support. Reports indicate that the majority of sexually-based violence is not reported. If this event

assailant…your slogans are meaningless to me, except of course for being implicitly offensive.” can help change that, I give it my full support. Other events lack a similarly noble undercurrent. I have seen transgender awareness events which present mock gravestones with the names of individuals murdered for their alternative lifestyles. But what’s the point? These protesters co-opt the victims of tragedy to do nothing but validate their culture of victimization and secure their spot on the moral high ground. Two summers ago I worked in Montana for a political research organization. All interns lived on the ranch, isolated from the rest of the world. Well, one day we were having a conversation about cultural iconography and offensiveness. The inspiration for the topic was one of those creepy-looking “Darwin Fish” car stickers. I was contending that images that mock Christianity are on a level with jokes mocking gay stereotypes; we should either accept a laugh at our expense every so often, or

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we’re forced to tiptoe around every subject of merit. The resident gay rights advocate — a female — was not convinced. According to her, it was an egregious violation to compare the two. Members of the gay community have been assaulted — obviously true — and that judging by my words she would never again feel safe alone in my presence — also obviously … wait, what? I was livid. I had just been informed that, because I am some combination of white, male, Christian and conservative (or, in my case, all of the above) I was inherently inclined toward assault and rape. (If you agree with that sentiment, please don’t reply — I have no interest in or respect for the views of someone so irrational.) And in one revelatory moment I finally understood why these protests get under my skin. They aren’t advocating for harsher penalties for violent criminals and only rarely do they advocate for increased powers for law enforcement. Instead, they assign blame in a carpet-bombing fashion. I don’t support gay rights? I must be a potential rapist. Take Back the Night claims women should feel safe walking alone after dark. OK, but why are you telling me? If I were an assailant, your slogans would be meaningless to me, and since I’m not an assailant … your slogans are mean-

ingless to me, except of course for being implicitly offensive. Are we seeing a problem here? I know this will come up, so I’ll address it here: This is not the Holocaust, or the genocides of Rwanda or Sudan or even serial killer territory. Those we study. We learn the patterns — what to look for in individuals that might give us a clue to their darker nature, in the hopes that in the future we can stop such things from happening. We failed to stop such horrid crimes in Rwanda and Darfur, and succeeded in Iraq (unless you want to contend that Hussein was not a homicidal maniac). None of these are viably addressed by picket slogans and signs. I’ll close on a final appeal: Let the dead rest in peace. Every protest invokes the names of the victims, and no matter how respectful the protesters intend to be, they are still hijacking those persons for their personal gain. In the wake of school shooting I wanted to write about concealed carry rights. I chose not to because, no matter how fervently I believe in it, I will not invoke the name of victims for my gain. Yet we see no problem in listing those killed in Iraq to protest the war, and those killed in domestic violence to protest white Christian conservative men in entirety. I get it, you feel strongly about your beliefs — let’s sit down, talk about it, and try to come up with a real policy proposition. But first, learn to respect both the living and the deceased.

— Respond to Brian at thenews@bgnews.com.

Heaven and hell: useful concepts for all LE’MARQUNITA LOWE COLUMNIST

“Heaven” and “hell” are two words that have a very powerful meaning behind them. While some believe that heaven and hell determine their eternal destiny, some just take the words as abstract definitions. Why does a heaven exist? Why does a hell exist? Heaven is a place where the people who have lived “rightfully” will be rewarded to have an everlasting life with God. Hell is a place where those who have sinned and not repented will be punished for their sins. Since people’s sins have not been repented, they will have their souls burned in eternal flames. Now the concept of hell is hard to understand because one might wonder how a merciful God can commit a cruel act. This is why there have been huge debates between heaven and hell and whether they exist. There are different reasons why people believe in an eternal

“Living life with no guidelines and no rules might make a person feel free, but there are always consequences without any rules.” destiny. The question arises, what reasons God will use to decide whether or not someone gets into heaven or hell? A lot of organized religions have holy books that mention heaven as a place of reward, and hell as a place of punishment. Since I am more familiar with Christianity, I will use the Holy Bible as an example. Romans chapter 6 verse 23 says that, “the wages of sin is death.” This death is referring to hell for those who have not been saved or confessed their sins to God. Holy books are a major reason that determine one’s beliefs. If people follow the holy book, then they will live by the laws and commandments of the holy book. People fear that if they go against their religion, then God himself will condemn a those people’s souls to the fires of hell. Even if a person doesn’t have an organized religion or doesn’t read any holy books, he or she can still believe in heaven or hell.

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People who believe in heaven or hell without any holy reasons behind their beliefs usually do so because of daily living standards. People who believe in an eternal destiny feel the desire to live their lives better. They help out people more and become more involved with the community, and they begin to do good deeds. If they live a life that is righteous and a life that helps others, then they feel that heaven will be their afterlife destination. If they don’t live a life that is full of good deeds and helping others, then they feel that they will not go to heaven. This method of thinking is referred to as an “earthly” heaven or hell. Either way it goes, if you don’t believe in something then you will fall for nothing. Without believing in a heaven or hell, people’s values and morals will be different. “Carpe diem” — seize the day — is the motto that sets their daily lives.

Living life with no guidelines and no rules might make a person feel free, but there are always consequences without any rules. Believing in heaven and hell because of religious purposes will definitely be something that a reason that is acceptable to God; although I am not God, and I can’t prove that. Believing in heaven and hell for “earthly” reasons might not be as acceptable when compared to religious purposes. However, both reasons can make people live better lives that benefits them when it is time for their eternal destiny to arrive. Before that day comes, people can look at themselves in the mirror and say that they lived a good life, and they will be rewarded one day. — Respond to Le’Marqunita at thenews@bgnews.com.

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ZACH FRANKS COLUMNIST

As you walk around campus today, think of what it would be like to not have the freedom to walk more than a few feet in any direction. Then think about what it would feel like to be able to enjoy the outdoors and the fresh air for only one hour a day. During this one hour you really don’t get to enjoy it anyway because you spend the entire hour worrying you may be the target of an oldfashioned beatdown. If you think this sounds like prison, you’re right on the money. I cannot say that I have ever experienced life behind bars, but the media plays an instrumental part in depicting it as a place that you don’t want to end up in. I can say that I have known a few people who have either spent time, or are spending time, in prison, and they have assured me it is just as scary and uncomfortable as you can imagine it to be. Now imagine that this is where you are spending your life, and you are convinced, along with a few other million people, that you don’t belong in this gut-wrenching hell. This is a day in the life sentence of Leonard Peltier. You always hear that everyone locked up is innocent, but to be honest most of these claims are improbable and untrue. What sets Leonard Peltier apart is the support he has received from not only Amnesty International, but musicians such as Rage Against the Machine and Ben Harper, and about 500 other celebrities that have joined in actively petitioning for his release. Leonard Peltier is serving two life sentences for a crime that he allegedly committed in 1975 at Pine Ridge Reservation during a gun fight between the FBI and members of the Native American reservation. The gunfire left two FBI agents dead of what was determined to be gunfire at an extremely close range. Then the remaining 30 men, women and children, were surrounded by 150 law enforcement officers firing a barrage of bullets. When the smoke cleared a Native American lay dead from a shot fired by a sniper. This man’s name was Joe Stuntz, and his death was never investigated. It all started from a gunfight between two FBI agents and three citizens. There is no actual account of who started firing first — each side claims to have fired only in response. The agents were looking for a suspect in an assault case and happened upon three men, one of whom, Peltier, had an outstanding warrant for attempted murder (he was later acquitted). So most consider it likely that the three Native American men were the first to fire shots. Regardless, the other two

“I find it interesting that a man's freedom comes down to what he ‘most likely did,’ and not what he did beyond a reasonable doubt.” men arrested with Peltier for the agents’ deaths were acquitted on the grounds of self defense. So how does Leonard come to be the only one to bear the guilt? The answer may never be clear, but the fogginess of reasons given by the government is what raises eyebrows. During Peltier’s trial, an FBI agent testified that the men that were being followed were driving a pickup truck. This vehicle was never found and could never be traced to Peltier. The agent then changed his story and said it was a red and white van, which was traced back to Peltier. Witnesses that testified against Peltier, alleging that they saw him approach the agents vehicles, later accused the FBI of threatening them and forcing them to testify. The firing pin, commonly used to match a shell casing to a gun, did not match with the casings from the fatal shots. The FBI denies all of these by not acknowledging the vehicle description, assuring that the witnesses’ testimony would not have been needed, and that the firing pin was most likely replaced. I find it interesting that a man’s freedom comes down to what he “most likely did,” and not what he did beyond a reasonable doubt. I strongly urge all of you to look up information on this case regarding both sides, form your own opinion, and put yourself in Leonard’s shoes for one day. There must be something here if he is receiving support from other “democratic” nations, Nelson Mandela, the UN commissioner on human rights, Kennedy Center for Human Rights and the Dalai Lama. The support almost let to a pardon by then President Bill Clinton, but it never seen fruition due to Washington pressure. This case is still very alive and well and its effects can even be seen in the Democratic primary race. In 2007 Hollywood executive David Geffen announced he would not support Hillary Clinton because of Bill’s refusal to pardon Peltier in circumstances where he pardoned a millionaire named Marc Rich. To think your freedom is protected is huge mistake. If you take anything from this case let it be the knowledge of flaws in our system and our need to right the wrongs of this system. Petition, write, pray or march. Just don’t sit down. — Respond to Zach at thenews@bgnews.com.

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Lethal injection unsuitable for animals, humans By Joe Milicia The Associated Press

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COLLISION: A school bus from the Arts Academy charter school crashes into a vertical pillar near the Central Viaduct in Cleveland.

Cleveland boy stops runaway school bus By M.R. Kropko The Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rolling downhill in a bus with his screaming classmates and no driver, a fast-acting boy jumped behind the wheel yesterday morning and steered the bus into a pillar, stopping it from careening out of control. Some children jumped out the side door and rolled into the street. The driver, Michael Weir, had stopped for fuel and was in the station’s restroom when the bus started to roll. The 11-year-old who stopped the bus likely saved the children from worse injuries, authorities said. “This kid did some quick thinking,” said Larry Gray, a fire department spokesman. Fifteen children suffered minor injuries.

Weir, whose bus was carrying 27 children in kindergarten through seventh grade, bought $40 of diesel at a station across the street from Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians. State law prohibits bus drivers from leaving their vehicles at any time when students are on board and drivers are not allowed to stop for gas during their route, said Scott Blake, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Education. Authorities were trying to find out more about why Weir left the bus, which was carrying students to Arts Academy Community School West, a charter school that opened this year. After buying the fuel, Weir stopped in the bathroom when the bus started to move. Conner Strickland, the

station’s manger, said he saw it all. He banged on the restroom door to alert the driver and then chased the bus, which was picking up speed. He heard screams and watched in horror as some children leapt from the bus. “My heart dropped,” Strickland said. “I’m surprised none of them got hit. There was a lot of traffic.” The boy who stopped the bus told police he first tried to pull the emergency brake. When that didn’t work, he grabbed the wheel. Barreling down the side street that swoops through an industrial area, the bus rolled about 300 feet, hopped over a curb and onto a sidewalk before it struck the pillar of a bridge that carries Interstate 90 into downtown.

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Troopers arrest one in search of polygamist compound By Michelle Roberts The Associated Press

SAN ANGELO, Texas — State police made an arrest as they searched a sprawling rural compound built by polygamist leader Warren Jeffs in their investigation into a possible underage marriage, an official said yesterday. The person was charged with interfering with the duties of a public servant for actions made during the search of the religious compound, Department of Public Safety spokesman

Tom Vinger said. Vinger said the person arrested was not Dale Barlow, the man listed in warrants related to the marriage of an underage girl. He said he had no other details. The girl’s report to authorities last week led to a raid at the 1,700-acre West Texas compound run by the sect led by Jeffs, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints. The girl said she had a baby at 15 and authorities were investigating whether she had been

abused. They have removed more than 220 women and children from the compound in Eldorado but had yet to locate the girl who made the report. Authorities moved the women and children Sunday from Eldorado to a historic fortturned-museum in San Angelo, about 40 miles north. Child Protective Services spokeswoman Marleigh Meisner said that location was chosen because investigators wanted all the children and women to stay in one place as caseworkers continue interviews.

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STOPPING VIOLENCE: U.S. Army’s soldier secures a checkpoint in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City Baghdad.

Bush prepares to make last major decisions in Iraq war strategy By Anne Gearan The Associated Press

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GROUP EXODUS: Law enforcement officials escort members of The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints onto a school bus in Eldorado, Texas

WASHINGTON — Nearing what are likely to be his last big decisions on U.S. troops and strategy in Iraq, President Bush seems to have fewer choices than when his war council last came to town. Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker are expected to offer something for everyone when they testify to Congress beginning today, including the three senators competing to replace Bush in the White House. But any bright spot in their assessment of Iraq

will be viewed through the prism of recent headlines. Fresh violence has taken the gleam off Bush’s military strategy, and political scoresettling among Iraqi leaders shows they still can’t or won’t meet U.S. expectations. “We’ve thrown out all of the rose-colored glasses in how we look at Iraq,” White House spokesman Tony Fratto said yesterday. The Democrats aren’t so sure of that, and the mounting American death toll will almost surely lead them to new demands this week for Bush to bring troops home more quick-

ly. While Bush is just as sure to reject that idea, the mixed picture Petraeus and Crocker paint will leave the president without a sure path ahead. “If there is any clear message that emerges out of the events of the last few weeks, it is that the risks in Iraq remain high enough so that no one can yet say whether the odds of any kind of U.S. success are better than even,” Anthony Cordesman, a security analyst for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, wrote yesterday. “The fact remains, however, that there is still a marginally better case for staying than for leaving.”

Bush, Putin meet for last time still divided on missile defense plan, NATO expansion By Terence Hunt The Associated Press

SOCHI, Russia — President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to overcome sharp differences over a U.S. missile defense system, closing their seven-year relationship Sunday still far apart on an issue that has separated them from the beginning. “Our fundamental attitude

toward the American plan has not changed,” Putin said at a news conference with Bush at his vacation house at this Black Sea resort. “Obviously we’ve got a lot of work to do,” Bush said. Despite the impasse, the two leaders agreed that Moscow and Washington would work together closely in the future on missile defense and other difficult issues. Putin declared there were no breakthrough solutions but said

“certain progress is obvious” in the long-running dispute on missile defenses. He was referring to U.S. concessions to assuage Russia’s concerns. U.S. officials said that was what they wanted to hear him say. Bush also conferred with Putin’s hand-picked successor, Dmitry Medvedev, but did not claim gaining any insight into his soul, as he had with Putin upon their first encounter. He

pronounced Putin’s protege “a straightforward fellow” and said he was eager to work with him. Putin was asked whether he — or Medvedev, the presidentelect — would be in charge of Russia’s foreign policy after May 7, when Putin steps down as president and is expected to be named prime minister. Putin said Medvedev would be in charge, and would represent Russia at the Group of

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Falcons rebound, but finish 13th at Illini Spring Classic By Jordan Cravens Reporter

TENNIS Jakupcin, Blanton go All-MAC in academics BG tennis player Kelsey Jakupcin and baseball player T.J. Blanton were named to the All-MAC academic team last week.

BASEBALL Badenhop called up to the Majors Former BG pitcher Burke Badenhop was called up to the Florida Marlins yesterday. He could get his first major league start as early as Friday.

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OUR CALL Today in Sports History 1994—Kent Mercker of the Atlanta Braves throws a no-hitter. 1981—The New York Islanders score nine goals in a playoff game against Toronto. 1975—Frank Robinson debuts as the first black manager in the major leagues. 1968—Baseball’s opening day is postponed due to the Martin Luther King assassination.

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1. Detroit Tigers: Despite their gigantic payroll and hyped lineup, the Tigers are 0-6 to start the season.

2. Kansas City Royals: Usually a doormat for opponents, the Royals have improved so far.

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SETTING THE TONE: Senior golfer Jessica McCann was one of two members of the BG team to post an overall weekend score of 246.

The BG women’s golf team made a dramatic turn around at the Illini Spring Classic to finish in 13th place on the weekend. After shooting a 354 on Friday amidst 30 degree weather and high winds, the team rebounded to shoot 322-319 and finish out the tournament. “After a tough first day we came back and finished up the tournament very solid,” said BG coach Stephanie Young. Young noted that being a northern team and practicing in the windy environment of Bowling Green usually gives an advantage to her players with the exception of Friday’s play. “We kind of get excited when that happens because we know we can hang mentally tough, but our scores did not reflect that,” Young said of the team’s performance in the inclement weather. But just as things were looking down, the team rallied with a fresh start in Saturday’s action with all five competitors lowering their score from Friday. Seniors Jessica McCann and Carley Hrusovskya paced the team both finishing the tournament with a 246 total. McCann began play shooting an 88 on Friday and improved her scores on Saturday shooting

Carley Hrusovsky

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Shot 87, 78 and 81 in three rounds over the weekend

Shot 88, 79 and 79 in three rounds of play

“I think it’s still early, but we can see where we are at this point in time, and it also indicates the scores we are going to have to get in order to compete against [the MAC] in the future.” Stephanie Young | Women’s golf coach two 79 rounds. Similarly, Hrusovskya shot an 87 to begin play and followed up with and 81 and a 78 in the second and third rounds. “I was very proud of the way the players rebounded and came back so well so quickly in less than 24 hours,” Young said. Team members, Lindsey Jonkhoff, Amanda Bader and Lauren Glow lowered their scores from day one to day two picking up 48th, 67th and 68th places on the weekend. Illinois came away with the first place finish in the tournament with a 924 total on the weekend. BG was also able to get a look

at many of its Mid-American conference opponents who competed in the tournament. “I think it’s still early, but we can see where we are at this point in time, and it also indicates the scores we are going to have to get in order to compete against them in the future,” Young said in scouting MAC opponents. While five members of the team competed at the Spring classic, the remaining four members of the squad traveled to Angola, Ind. to compete in the Thunder Classic.

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Tennis gets back on track After rough MAC start, BG wins two matches By Nate Parsons Reporter

After starting the Mid-American Conference season 0-2, the BG tennis team has reeled off three straight victories, including a win over MAC preseason favorite Buffalo and Akron over the weekend. BG (14-2, 3-2) defeated UB, 4-3, on Friday and UA, 6-1, on Saturday. “It was a barn burner,” said coach Penny Dean referring to the UB match. “We were out to prove something plus we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to win these big matches since we had that one bad weekend (March 21 and 22) against Toledo and Eastern Michigan.” “We were very excited to beat Buffalo.” The match was played at Shadow Valley Tennis Club in Toledo where BG is 8-0 this season and 30-1 over the last three-plus years. Just like they did in 12 of the previous 14 dual matches, the Falcons won the doubles point in each match over the weekend to get off

See TENNIS | Page 8 PRODUCTION: Senior captain Andrea Volle posted wins in two doubles flights as well as a singles win in BG’s two weekend matches.

3. St. Louis Cardinals: Their pitching

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has been a pleasant surprise.

4. Boston Red Sox:

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The champs have looked mediocre.

5. Baltimore Orioles: They’re on top of the A.L. East with a 4-1 record.

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SOUVENIR CITY: Pat Burrell of the Phillies connects on a home run during yesterday’s game.

excitement there. Especially with what happened last year, I’m sure they’re gunning for us. And that’s CINCINNATI — Hello, New York. the way it should be.” The Phillies are finding their The team that brought you all that torment last season is com- stride just in time. Jimmy Rollins and Geoff ing back to town. Remember? The Philadelphia Jenkins also homered off Arroyo (0-1), who had never before given Phillies do, too. Pat Burrell hit two of the up more than three in a game. Phillies’ four homers off The Phillies had the league’s most Bronson Arroyo yesterday, set- prolific offense last year, but were ting up a 5-3 victory over the widely inconsistent in the seaCincinnati Reds that provided a son’s opening week. little momentum and a split of “We’re starting to swing the bats their four-game series. like we’re capable, and that takes Then, the defending NL East a lot of pressure off our pitchers,” champions headed for New said Burrell, batting .435 with York to face the Mets, the team three homers and a team-high they toppled in a stunning nine RBIs. “Hopefully we can September. continue to do this.” “I enjoy going to New York and Left-hander Cole Hamels (1playing,” said Burrell, who has 0) overcame a maddening first, been Philadelphia’s hottest hit- when the Reds scored both their ter. “There’s always a little extra runs with the help of a walk and

an error. Hamels settled down and gave up five hits and three walks in seven innings. “That’s the problem I’ve had since I’ve been here,” Hamels said. “The first inning is probably the hardest one I’ve had. I’ve got to control my energy.” The Reds didn’t seriously threaten again until the ninth, when they loaded the bases against Brad Lidge. Lidge, who came off the disabled list Saturday after recovering from knee surgery, walked Paul Bako with two outs to start the rally. So Taguchi dropped Corey Patterson’s fly ball after a long run, and pinch-hitter Ken Griffey Jr. was intentionally walked. Lidge bounced a wild pitch

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James the latest Cavalier to REDS From Page 7 experience back trouble

that let in a run, then struck out Javier Valentin on a 95 mph fastball that plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt judged to be on the outside corner. “Up and away,” Valentin said. “There’s no way I’m going to take a pitch if it’s a strike. It was a bad pitch.” Was it? “Who cares,” Lidge said. “He’s out.” Philadelphia took a little momentum to New York for a three-game series against the Mets, whose meltdown opened the way for the Phillies to win the NL East last year. Philadelphia went 7-0 against the Mets from Aug. 27 on, overcoming a six-

By Tom Withers The Associated Press

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — While his teammates practiced their free throws, LeBron James worked on a trick shot where he stands under the basket and heaves a ball off a nearby wall, trying to ricochet it back through the hoop. He hasn’t made one yet. “I’m working on it,” he said. He’s got time to. James was held out of Cleveland’s practice on Monday to rest his back, which has been tightening up and bothering the Cavaliers’ All-Star forward for the past few weeks. His back spasms got so severe during a recent game against Chicago that James was unable to sit in a chair during timeouts. James’ injury — the latest back issue for a Cleveland player — has worsened at an inopportune time for the Cavs, who are still trying to lock down the No. 4 seed in the NBA playoffs and home-court advantage in the first round. With five games remaining, Cleveland, which has dropped five of seven, enters the week with a two-game lead over Washington and a threegame cushion over Philadelphia for the fourth spot. The Cavaliers, who don’t play again until tomorrow against New Jersey, are hoping the rest will help James for the stretch run. As coach Mike Brown put his team through a workout, James received treatment on his back. Later, though, he came out on the floor and practiced a few shots. “I told him just to watch TV,” Brown said, looking in the direction. James was asked if back spasms were his only problem. “That,” he said, “and tightness and some stuff that shouldn’t be going on right now.” Although it had been troubling him for a few weeks, James didn’t reveal the extent of his injury until following last Thursday’s home loss to the Bulls. The Cavaliers blew a 17-point lead in the second half, and with James unable to slash to the basket the way he can when healthy, Cleveland couldn’t come back. James, who leads the NBA in fourth-quarter scoring, missed all five field-goal tries in the final period. Then,inanotherlossonSaturday against Orlando, he didn’t drive to the basket in the fourth quarter and said afterward that his back

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PAINFUL: Cavs forward LeBron James has been experiencing back spasms for weeks.

“One day helps. But it’s something where you need a little more than one day.” LeBron James| Cavs forward was locking up again. James doesn’t want to miss any games and is counting on the rest to get him up to speed. “One day helps,” he said. “But it’s something where you need a little more than one day.” Bad backs have been an ongoing problem for the defending Eastern Conference champions. Centers Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Ben Wallace have both missed time due to back trouble this season. Those injuries combined with contract holdouts by Anderson Varejao and Sasha Pavlovic as well as a colossal trade that hasn’t exactly fixed things for Cleveland, has made it seem like this season wasn’t meant to be for the Cavs. “I know every team has injuries, but no team has had the injuries that we’ve had this year,” James said. “We don’t want to be an excuse team, because we’ve never been that.” James feels it’s important for the Cavaliers to finish strong. There’s still enough time for them to get on a roll before the playoffs.

“I felt OK. Not great, not horrible, just all right. I’m not really pleased — kind of middle of the road. I need to get a little sharper. I’m not really crisp enough to put people away.”

opening at-bat that set the tone. Arroyo froze him on a 2-2 breaking ball that just missed, then left his next pitch over the plate. Rollins’ drive barely cleared the wall in right for his second homer. Burrell added a two-run shot later in the inning. Burrell and Jenkins connected Bronson Arroyo | Reds starter only four pitches apart in the third, prompting Arroyo to stand game deficit, and was looking his best in day games. The right- next to the mound with his right hander went 1-6 in seven day- hand on his hip in dismay. forward to getting it on again. No surprise that those two “When we play them, it’s always time starts last year. He’s an emphatic 0-1 this had big games. Burrell has been kind of like a rivalry to us,” said ailing manager Charlie Manuel, season after lasting only 5 2-3 tough to get out, and Jenkins has repeatedly tormented the Reds who sniffled and coughed. innings yesterday afternoon. “I felt OK,” Arroyo said. “Not — his 29 homers and 90 career “Them, too. They make a big deal out of it. As long as we put the great, not horrible, just all right. RBIs against them are his top whip on them, we’ll let them I’m not really pleased — kind of totals against any team. Arroyo nearly gave up a fifth make a big deal out of it. They’ll middle of the road. I need to get a talk, we’ll hit. That’s how I see it.” little sharper. I’m not really crisp homer in the sixth, when Pedro Feliz’s drive hit the left-field wall The Phillies put a whipping enough to put people away.” Rollins got it started with an a couple of feet from the top. on Arroyo, who hasn’t been at

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to an early lead. BG won five of the six matches played over the weekend, including a sweep against the Zips. Kelsey Jakupcin and Christine Chiricosta was the only BG duo to lose a doubles match. They lost a closely-contested match, 9-7, at the top flight to Buffalo’s Denise Harijanto and Diana Popescu. The tandem of senior co-captains Jenna Nussbaum and Andrea Volle won at the second flight in another closely-contested match, 8-6, while Katia Babina and Sam Kintzel won, 8-4, in thirdflight action to round out doubles play against the Bulls. Against Akron, Jakupcin and Chiricosta regrouped to win in impressive fasion, 8-1, at the top flight. Nussbaum and Volle picked up another doubles victory by rallying from behind to post an 8-7 win against UA’s Carolina Castro Cota and Alyssa Carlson in second-flight action. They shut out UA in the tiebreaker. Libby Harrison and Stefanie Menoff cemented the sweep of the Zips with an 8-3 win at the third flight. With Kintzel out with an injury, Dean was impressed with how well Harrison and Menoff stepped up. “They were very successful,” she said. “They’ve been practicing together all year and are a good team.” In singles play, the top-three flights with the Bulls went to three sets. Babina picked up the lone win for BG in the top-three flights

“I was very proud of the way the players rebounded and came back so well so quickly in less than 24 hours. ” Stephanie Young | Coach Freshman Marisa Glew recorded a 79 in the 18 hole competition, picking up a third place individual finish and leading her team to a second place overall finish. Young sees Glew’s +7 finish as promising for the future of the program. “A 79 was her collegiate low, and that is a big step in the right direction for her,” Young said. The Thunder Classic was an opportunity for the remaining roster players to see tournament action and gain experience. Two sophomores, Megan Gormley and Hannah Lambert were able to gain some additional experience, while freshman Megan Bader competed in her first collegiate tournament. The Falcons will next see MAC competition at the Cardinal Classic, hosted by Ball State in Muncie, Ind. The tournament starts on April 13th and lasts two days.

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WINNING WAYS: Katia Babina (above) won two singles matches for the Falcons.

with her match-clinching win over Harijanto, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, at the third flight. Nussbaum and Menoff didn’t lose more than two games in any set in their fifth and sixth-flight victories, respectively. The Falcons lost only one singles match against the Zips. Jakupcin lost only four games in her win over Tanyaradzwa Gombera at the first flight, while Chiricosta lost only two games in her win over Carolina Castro Cota at the second flight. Menoff also lost only two games in her win at the fifth flight, while Babina won, 6-1, 6-4, over Lindsey Berry in third-flight action. Volle topped off BG’s impressive day with a come-from-behind victory at the sixth flight.

After losing the first set, 6-1, and trailing in the second, 3-0, Volle came from behind to win the next six games and the tiebreaker. Cooperating weather allowed the match against UA to be played at the Falcons new tennis complex . With only three conference matches remaining until the conference tournament and BG tied for third place, every match is a must win. Two of the three remaining matches will be against league leaders Miami (April 11) and Western Michigan (April 19), which are both 5-0. “We just need to keep believing in ourselves and get out there on the court and fight and grind for every single point,” Dean said.

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PARIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Organizers canceled the final leg of the Olympic run through Paris after chaotic protests yesterday, snuffing out the torch and putting it aboard a bus in a humiliating concession to protesters decrying Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s human rights record. Worried officials extinguished the torch and placed it on the bus five times throughout the day as protesters tried to grab the torch and block the relay. At least two activists got almost an armâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s length away before they were seized by police. Another protester threw water at the torch but failed to put it out before being taken away. And in San Francisco, where the torch is due to arrive tomorrow, three protesters wearing harnesses and helmets climbed up the Golden Gate Bridge and tied the Tibetan flag and two banners to its cables. The banners read â&#x20AC;&#x153;One World One Dream. Free

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CROWD CONTROL: Police officers catch a protestor, left, holding a fire extinguisher, who tried to stop the Olympic torch relay in Paris.

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Eiffel Tower moments after the relay began. Green Party activist Sylvain Garel lunged for the first torchbearer, former hurdler Stephane Diagana, and shouted â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freedom for the Chinese!â&#x20AC;? before security officials pulled him back.

Iraqi Shiite clericâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aides say he will disband militia if superiors say he should By Bushra Juhi The Associated Press

BAGHDAD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Aides to Muqtada al-Sadr called yesterday for dialogue to resolve a violent standoff with the Iraqi government, saying that the radical Shiite cleric would disband his militia if senior religious leaders ordered it. The overture came as Baghdadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main Shiite district of Sadr City faced continued clashes between al-Sadrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mahdi Army militia fighters and Iraqi troops backed by U.S. forces. Also yesterday, a U.S. soldier was killed by small-arms fire after a roadside bombing in Baghdad, the military said,

pushing the two-day American death toll to at least eight. The attack occurred in an eastern section of the capital which has been the site of the fiercest clashes since al-Sadr ordered a cease-fire a week ago Sunday. At least nine civilians were killed in fighting yesterday in Sadr City, including five children and two women, pushing the two-day death toll to at least 25. Dozens were wounded. Six others died after rocket or mortar shells slammed into residential areas elsewhere, according to police. Hundreds of residents fled the district amid the clashes and economic hardship imposed by a security cordon and a vehicle ban.

HARARE, Zimbabwe â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Militant supporters of President Robert Mugabe targeted whites yesterday, forcing about a dozen ranchers and farmers off their land as Zimbabweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longtime ruler fanned racial tensions amid fears he will turn to violence to hold on to power. Mugabeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opponents pressed a lawsuit seeking to compel the publication of results of the March 29 presidential election that they say Morgan Tsvangirai won. The opposition leader urged the international community to persuade Mugabe to step down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Major powers here, such as South Africa, the U.S. and Britain, must act to remove the

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McCain says Democratic rivals’ call for troop withdrawal from Iraq a ‘failure of leadership’ By Libby Quaid The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain said yesterday that calls from his Democratic rivals to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq stand as a “failure of leadership” as they are making promises they cannot keep. Democrat Barack Obama said the failure rests with McCain’s support for an open-ended occupation of Iraq. Addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars, McCain criticized Obama and Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and insisted that last year’s U.S. troop buildup in Iraq brought a glimmer of “something approaching normal” there, despite a recent outbreak of heavy fighting and a U.S. death toll that has surpassed 4,000. Pulling out now would jeopar-

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MCCAIN: Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to reporters aboard the campaign airplane in route from Phoenix, Ariz. to Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, April 6, 2008.

dize recent gains, McCain said. “I do not believe that anyone should make promises as a candidate for president that they cannot keep if elected,” McCain told the crowd of about 130 people, mostly veterans. “To promise a withdrawal of

our forces from Iraq, regardless of the calamitous consequences to the Iraqi people, our most vital interests, and the future of the Middle East, is the height of irresponsibility,” he said. “It is a failure of leadership.” He took a brief tour of the National World War I Museum afterward. McCain, the presidential nominee-in-waiting, is closely tied to the unpopular, 5-yearold war. McCain was a vocal advocate of the troop increase strategy eventually adopted by President Bush, and is seeking to convince people the strategy is working. He also argued that Iraq will need more money and aid for reconstruction. Clinton and Obama, still battling for the Democratic presidential nomination, dispute the claims of success, arguing the war has failed to make the United States safer.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Hillary Rodham Clinton is turning to her communications chief and pollster to plan her presidential election strategy after giving the boot to a polarizing top aide because of his work on behalf of a trade agreement Clinton opposes. Mark Penn, a lightning rod for controversy throughout Clinton’s presidential campaign, left the campaign Sunday after it was disclosed he had met with representatives of the Colombian government in his capacity as chief executive of public relations giant Burson-Marsteller to help promote the trade agreement. Communications director Howard Wolfson and pollster Geoff Garin will direct the cam-

Campaigning for presidential nomination paign’s message and strategic efforts for the campaign going forward, said campaign manager Maggie Williams. She said Penn will continue “to provide polling and advice to the campaign.” Penn’s departure comes as Clinton, considered the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination last year, trails Barack Obama in delegates and the popular vote with a mustwin primary in Pennsylvania April 22 and nine other contests remaining. Clinton almost certainly will end the primary season narrowly behind Obama in

Presidential campaigner from Democrat Party By Christopher Wills The Associated Press

BUTTE, Mont. — Barack Obama wants to make something clear: He loves America. After a series of incidents that prompted questions about his patriotism, the Democratic presidential candidate is peppering speeches with explicit statements on his love of country. “I love this country not because it’s perfect but because we’ve always been able to move it closer to perfection,” he told an audience in North Dakota. And in Montana: “It’s a country where ... I’ve seen ordinary Americans find justice, where I’ve seen progress made for working families who need leaders who are willing to stand up

respect,” the Illinois senator exclaims. Such patriotic statements could be an effort to reassure voters wondering about whether he truly loves the country. First came questions about why he doesn’t wear a flag lapel pin. Obama said he thinks true patriotism is demonstrated by a person’s actions, not his lapel.

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07 - 08 S.Y. 3 bdrm. house avail. 6/1/08. 3 bdrm.house avail. 8/15/08. $275 per person + util. Close to BGSU. Off st. pkg. AC/WD. 1 bdrm. effic. avail 8/15/08$375 plus util. Close to BGSU. Off st. pkg.,furn. 1 rm. effic. avail. 8/15/08. $290 plus util. Close to BGSU. Off st. pkg. Part furn. 2 bdrm.apt. avail. 6/15/08. $450 plus util. Part furn. 419-601-3225.

Filling up fast for Fall 08 Copper Beech 419-353-3300 Great loc. 4 bdrm. W/D, garage, pets possible, large yard. May or June. (419)353-7374 Houses & Apartments 12 month leases only S. Smith Contracting, LLC 419-352-8917 - 532 Manville Ave. Office open 10 - 2 M - F www.bgapartments.com

1 bdrm. apt. across from campus. Avail. May or Aug. 1 yr. lease. $350 plus util. (419)897-5997.

Lg. 2 bdrm furn townhouse, spiral stairs, vaulted ceilings, garage, A/C, dwash. Avail. 8/10/08. 419-352-1104

12 month leases starting May 2008 613 5th - 2 to 3 BR House $650 + util 837 3rd - 3 BR Duplex $870 + util 402 1/2 E. Court - 1 BR Apt. $335 + util 453 S. Prospect A -2 to 3 BR Apt $600 + util. Smith Apt Rentals 419-352-8917

Lg. house, very nice, 4 bdrm., 2 bath AC, WD, 2 blks. from campus. 421 S College. Aug. 08-Aug. 09. Please call (419)352-9392.

2 bd. duplex. Private parking, patio, clean, quiet, close. Avail. 5/15/08. $560/mo. + util. (419)352-1104. 2 bdrm., new carpet, new windows. $415 , 1 person, $475, 2 people. 818 7th St. #5. (419)309-2001. 2 subleasers needed. University Court apt. 2 bdrms. $290 mo. May - Aug. (419)367-0041.

3 bdrm. houses. 404 S. College. $600 per month, plus utilities. Available Aug.419-352-4850. Haven House 1515 E. Wooster St.

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Nice 3 bdrm. apt. inclds. 3 car garage below. New W/D, no pets, max. occup. 3 people. Avail. May. $650 mo. plus util. 419-354-8146 or 419-601-0781. Pet Friendly! Free Heat! Free Water! Varsity Square (419) 353-7715 Subleaser needed for summer. $250 mo., S. Enterprise, close to campus. For info, (937)638-1842. Subleaser needed! May -Aug.Furn. room, private bathrm., free internet & cable. $309 mo. Copper Beech. Call 440-821-6420. Summer subleaser needed. Close to campus. W/D, $295 mo. Call (440)477-4056 Summit Hill 414/418 S. Summit St. 2+ bedroom, A/C, garage, washer/ dryer. Spacious, Remodeled. Call 419-354-6036

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