2008-04-16 by BG Falcon Media

THE BG NEWS Wednesday April 16, 2008

Volume 101, Issue 140

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Tax Day reminds gay couples of unmarried status Gay couples typically pay higher taxes than people who are officially married because of the government-mandated benefits | Page 3

WORLD

Adolescents top global news for drinking habits

Teens in Europe are starting to abuse alcohol at increasingly younger ages, according to a European Union commission report. How are authorities battling this ‘phenomenon’? | Page 13

SPORTS

Baseball crushes Tiffin 16-8 in Toledo yesterday Powerful hitting led the Falcons to another win, bringing their overall record to 16-13 on the season | Page 9

FORUM

School spirit is multifaceted

Columnist Levi Wonder reflects on the ways he’s shown loyalty to BGSU — none of which include Greek life or sports | Page 4

PEOPLE ON THE STREET

Clash of construction Students, faculty express concern over funding priorities By Kelly Day Campus Editor

The University’s plan to build a new convocation center has left some students and faculty questioning the school’s priorities. Though many students and faculty are excited about the facility, some are wondering why the University isn’t focusing on restoring academic buildings like University, Hanna and Moseley halls. This concern was expressed at last week’s Faculty Senate open forum, where Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost Shirley Baugher and Chief Financial Officer Sherideen Stoll fielded questions about the University’s financial situation in front of a packed audience in the Union Theater. Faculty members told Stoll and Baugher that buildings like South Hall and Moseley, University, and Hanna halls had “distasteful” environments with broken chairs and leaky roofs. Though these problems have been important issues to students and faculty for several years, three of the major capital donations in the last few years have gone to athletic and arts facilities. University Alumni Kermit and Mary Lu Stroh of Wapakoneta, Ohio, presented an $8 million gift to the University March 1 to help fund the new convocation center, which will house graduation ceremonies and sporting and cultural events. The University also constructed the Sebo Athletic Center last year, and work is scheduled to begin this year on the Wolfe Center for the Arts, which will house a new theater, studios and classrooms. In reaction to an article about the University’s most recent endeavor, some students voiced their concerns through The BG News Web site by leaving anonymous comments. “BGSU is a joke. It has always been a joke, and it will always be a joke. This convocation center won’t change that. If anything, it will tie up funds that could have been used to improve the inadequate academic, residence, dining, and parking facilities all over campus,” one comment said. Another anonymous poster sarcastically wrote, “It’s so good that the University is

New facilities on campus attract prospective athletes By Alison Kemp Reporter

New buildings are more than spaces for classes, activities and events. They are also recruiting tools. In addition to having quality faculty members and coaches in a warm atmosphere, new facilities help draw prospective students to the University, said Doug Smith, vice president of university advancement and chief executive officer of the BGSU Foundation. The newest planned addition to campus is the Stroh Center, which will be partially funded by an $8 million donation from Kermit Stroh and his family. The center will be the new home for basketball and volleyball programs. “The convocation center is a very, very needed building and structure on our campus,” said

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Stroh, who made the donation with his wife, Mary Lu, and children. Other new or planned buildings include the Wolfe Center for Performing Arts, the Sebo Athletic Center and Ice Arena renovations. “The convocation center will bring a greater awareness to our community,” Stroh said. “It not only brings a great place to sports, but it brings to the students a place for graduation and concerts.” Smith has worked with Stroh for the past 10 years to talk about and structure the donation Stroh wanted to make. Smith said the foundation’s goal is to “raise money to provide that margin of excellence.” The Stroh Center is “a real resource that will allow us to do things we currently can’t do,” he said. Stroh’s relationship with BGSU began in the early ’60s when he did radio broadcasts of high school basketball games

“Mac. I saw roaches the other day the size of cicadas.” JO LEE, Junior, Psychology

“The education building could be more up-to-date.” JESSICA ANGEL, Junior, Sports Management

“Moseley Hall. It doesn’t even have an elevator.” R.J. HINES, Junior, Marketing

“University Hall.” STEPHAN WISNIOWSKI, Freshman, Political Science

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See FUNDING | Page 15

Guest writers sound off on bake sale event

Lots of people wrote columns in response to the College Republicans’ ‘anti-feminist bake sale.’ Find out what they had to say | Page 4

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What did you think about the College Republicans having an ‘anti-feminist bake sale’?

GARRET BODETTE, Junior, Graphic Design

“I thought it was ridiculous.” | Page 4

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Latino Issues Conference skirts stereotypes, focuses on gender By Steve Kunkler Reporter

Every year, the University invites faculty and staff from around northwest Ohio to its Latino Issues Conference. This year, the 14th annual conference will focus on a wide variety of issues surrounding gender and empowerment, and will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. today in the Union Ballroom. Included in the day’s events will be keynote speaker Diana Marinez, from Texas A&M Corpus Christi, who will discuss Latinos in science. The speech will be held at noon. The conference is free to attend, but there is an $8 fee for lunch. For Manny Pomales, a senior associate director and research consultant for Univ 120: Learning-Behavior Assessments, the goal of the conference is not only high attendance, but also to teach as many people as possible about Latino cultures from the speakers’ perspectives.

“This conference helps others become more educated about Latino issues.” Manny Pomales | Senior Associate Director for University 120

For Pomales, there is a feeling in the Latino Community that they are being left out. “Sometimes Latinos are viewed as being illegal, although they have been here generation after generation,” Pomales said. Pomales added that with the theme focusing on women in science, the conference will go against the usual depiction of Latino culture being maledominated. Farrah Garcia, a secretary for the Latino Student Union, said the conference will help create an open frame of mind. Garcia added that the stereotypes result from not being aware of the issues going on.

“They should be more aware of the things going around them as far as Latino issues go, and this conference helps others become educated about Latino issues,” Garcia said. Members of the Latino Student Union said they hope the conference will disconnect from topics that show stereotypes of Latinos and focus on immigration laws. Nathaniel Olmeda, a junior majoring in human development and family studies, said even though the conference will pay attention to stereotypes and immigration laws, these issues will not be the focal point of the event. Olmeda also mentioned that the conference will be a way for students on campus to learn more about Latino issues. “The conference is a good way for the student body to recognize the faculty and the University who is trying to continue to promote cultural awareness in anyway [they can],” Olmeda said.

DRAGAPELLA SERENADES IN UNION

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SINGING PARODIES: The Kinsey Sicks perform one of their accapella numbers in the Union Multipurpose room. Winnie (in pink), Rachel (in purple), Trampolina (in green), and Trixie (in yellow) sang parodies of popular songs including “You’re Scarious” to the tune of “Summer of Aquarious.”

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yoh Momâ&#x20AC;? was reported scribbled in lipstick on a vehicle parked on Frazee Avenue. 11:46 A.M.

A vehicle parked on North Enterprise Street was reported egged. 8:28 P.M.

A vehicle parked on East Napoleon Road was reported keyed or scratched.

TUESDAY 12:43 A.M. BRIAN BORNHOEFT | THE BG NEWS

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: The steps of Jerome Library are beginning to crumble and have been taped off. The University is currently in the process of prioritizing renovations on campus.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a thing on this campus youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to hide.â&#x20AC;?

RECRUIT From Page 1

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BRAND NEW: Named for 1958 BGSU graduate Robert Sebo, the Sebo Athletic Center is a new addition to the Doyt L. Perry Stadium.

PEOPLE ON THE STREET Which new facility is the most beneficial to the University?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wolfe Performing Arts Center.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Convocation Center.â&#x20AC;?

Jo Lee | Junior

Jessica Angel | Junior

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Convocation Center.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wolfe Performing Arts Center.â&#x20AC;?

R. J. Hines | Junior

Stephan Wisniowski Freshman

held at Anderson Arena. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned to love the people there,â&#x20AC;? he said. He met three individuals who had a great passion for the University, and they shared their passion with him. This led him to want to help with athletics and academics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a continual movement of things that need to be done [at BGSU],â&#x20AC;? Stroh said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anderson Arena was a great, great place, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s used up its usefulness,â&#x20AC;? Stroh said, referring to the arenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lack of handicap accessibility, small number of restrooms and general aging. University President Sidney Ribeau said Anderson Arena must be replaced as the graduation facility. The building doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have air conditioning or elevators, and Ribeau said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want an uncomfortable experience being so many studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; last memory. Stroh was on the Board of Trustees for BGSU when the Union was approved for construction. Since then, he said the University has worked to improve facilities, academics, athletics and the dorms, all of which are important, so that everyone can feel proud of this university. Ribeau said the facilities on campus need to be renovated to stay competitive and create spirit. Head football coach Gregg Brandon said if BGSU is going to be a Division I school, it needs to look like a Division I school in all aspects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t watch the rest of the league pass us,â&#x20AC;? Brandon said. University Athletic Director Greg Christopher said he does not want any of the buildings on campus to be deficient. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will turn students and parents away,â&#x20AC;? Christopher said. Brandon said when he started working at the University, the offices and meeting rooms had closed doors. He said he and Urban Meyer, the head football coach prior to Brandon, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want the recruits to see sub-par facilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a thing on this campus youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to hide,â&#x20AC;? Brandon said. He said the teaching aspect of football doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to compete with the facilities now. There

Ronald E. Lance, 29, of McClure, Ohio, was arrested for disorderly conduct with persistence while intoxicated for returning to Uptown/ Downtown Bar after being told to leave. ONLINE: Go to www.bgnews.com for the complete blotter list.

Gregg Brandon | Head Football Coach is plenty of meeting rooms and workout spaces in the Sebo Center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only adversity is our opponent,â&#x20AC;? Brandon said. Facilities like the Sebo Center can only help recruitment, Brandon said, but he emphasized that he recruited good players without the building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did a good job before. You work through the issues,â&#x20AC;? Brandon said. A space the size of the Stroh Center can be used for large banquets and events to bring more University employees and students together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Building communities and relationships is very important,â&#x20AC;? Ribeau said. The events hosted there will also help offset some of the building costs, he said. A building such as the Stroh Center has been talked about since 1995, Ribeau said. A new student union was determined to be the most important building then, so funds were funneled in that direction. Theater renovations were considered for many years, too, and last summer, donations were made for the Wolfe Center for Performing Arts. This facility will be a collaboration of the dance, theater, art and music departments. There will be new majors offered and state-ofthe-art technology and design, Ribeau said. Smith said he hopes a donation will be made in the near future for academics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy to get private money for old buildings,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do we want to do more? Yes.â&#x20AC;? He said when someone wants to make a donation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as long as it is for something that is needed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that donor wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be encouraged to donate toward something else. Sometimes those donations arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just for one area, either. Scholarship opportunities are also important to Stroh, so $300,000 of his donation will be used as scholarship money for students in the west-central Ohio area.

Martha Stewart speaks to Congress WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Martha Stewart will provide her personal experience and celebrity status when a Senate committee reviews today how the government should expand and train its long-term care work force. Research and technical expertise will be provided by the Institute of Medicine, which provides independent guidance to the nation on health and science matters. Stewart, the homemaking expert turned business tycoon, will warn that the nation is on the cusp of a caregiving crisis as 78 million baby boomers begin turning 65 in the coming years. Last year, she started the Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. The center promotes access to medical care and offers support to caregivers needing referrals or education.

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NYU to vote on Coca-Cola ban By Sergio Hernandez U-WIRE

NEW YORK — The University Senate will vote tomorrow on whether to repeal NYU’s ban on Coca-Cola products, potentially ending a 28-month ban on the soft drink and angering students who continue to accuse the company of labor and human rights violations. In December 2005, the Senate passed a resolution banning the sale of Coca-Cola products on campus until the company agreed to an investigation of allegations that it sponsored the murder of union leaders at its Colombian bottling factory. But while supporters of the ban say little has changed, the Senate is nonetheless voting on whether to approve the resolution rescinding the ban later

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“More importantly, they have not changd their policies in Colombia.” NYU Student Law Group Report this week. Late last month, a coalition of student groups from NYU’s School of Law submitted a report to the Public Affairs Committee objecting to the resolution. The report — undersigned by groups including the Latino Law Students Association, Law Students for Economic Justice, Law Students for Human Rights, Law Students for Reproductive Justice, Coalition for Legal Recruiting, National Lawyers Guild and OUTLaw — pleaded

to uphold the Coke ban. “The bottom line is that Coke’s purported willingness to allow an investigation is a pretext to justify lifting the ban,” the law students’ report said. “Coke has not agreed to an independent investigation. More importantly, they have not changed their policies in Colombia. At the very least, NYU should await unequivocal evidence that Coke has met the terms of NYU’s 2005 resolution before considering lifting the ban.” The dispute gained notoriety in July 2001 after the United Steelworkers of America and the International Labor Rights Fund, working on behalf of Colombian food trade union SINALTRAINAL, filed a $500 million lawsuit against Coca-Cola in Miami district court.

Study shows 7 degree rise

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8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Annual Latino Issues Conference 202B Union

9 - 11 a.m. T-shirt sales for ICN Union Table Space

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Winding Road 309 Union

7 - 9 p.m. Howard “H” White - Success in the Industry 206 Union

8 p.m. Concert and University Bands Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center

By Carlos Mayorga U-Wire

SALT LAKE CITY — Projections showing that global temperatures could increase by 7 degrees Fahrenheit during the next 100 years are accurate, two University of Utah researchers concluded in a study published earlier this month. The study, which was published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, is based on research from U meteorologists Thomas Reichler and Junsu Kim. Researchers compared about 50 past climate simulation models from the United States and

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9 - 11 p.m. Poetic Justice

No mump outbreak on campus

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A University student suspected of having mumps does not have it, said Director of Media and Communication Teri Sharp said yesterday. There is no mumps outbreak on campus, she said.

9 - 11 p.m. Wednesdays in the Pub: Karaoke Contest 101 Union

other countries to conduct the study, which investigates how well those models can simulate the climate. Kim said these models, which were developed over the course of the last 20 years, were analyzed to judge how well they were able to predict changes in the climate. The models use about 35 different variables to show a climate simulation, including temperature, humidity and wind. “Since we do not have data of future climates, we thought it was a good idea to see how well these models compare with the observations of current data on the current climate,” Reichler said. The researchers looked at climate simulations from several different models and combined those results with the model that most accurately predicted the climate. Reichler said that when you combine the simulations, the combined data is better than looking at any individual model alone. “We can now use this information to use only the better models or weigh them higher,” Reichler said of future research in predicting climate change.

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GETTING WILD IN THE PUB

SCOTT RECKER | THE BG NEWS

ZOO BREW: Tamara Rice pours a beer for a participant during the ‘animal beers’ installment of the Union pub’s beer tasting series.

Lack of tax benefits leave same-sex couples paying more By Brittany Wilson U-Wire

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — With the deadline for filing taxes, members of the gay community in State College and across the country are reminded of the inequalities they face. Gay couples typically pay higher taxes because they do not receive the same tax benefits that go along with marriage, according to The Associated Press. Ricardo Torres (senior-energy, business and finance), who was involved with the pride commitment ceremony held by the Penn State Coalition of LGBTA Graduate Students last month, said he thinks samesex couples should be allowed the same rights as straight couples when it comes to taxes. “On the whole issue of rights that a same-sex couple is afforded versus a straight couple, taxes are just one of the big issues economically,” he said. “But there are more than 1,200 federal benefits tied

“But there are more than 1,200 federal benefits tied to marriage.” Ricardo Torres | University Student to marriage.” In 1997, nine states and Washington, D.C., began offering domestic partnerships and civil unions that offer some or all of the benefits of marriage, according to The Associated Press. Pennsylvania is not among them. However, state protections do not apply to federal taxes because of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act in which the government defines marriage as being allowed exclusively between a man and woman. At tax time, same-sex couples not only encounter higher bills, they also must go through

additional tax filing processes, especially in states that do provide some joint tax benefits to gay couples. In these states, couples can file their state taxes together, but they have to file their federal tax returns as individuals. State College Mayor Bill Welch, who presided over the pride commitment ceremony, said marriage is a civil contract laid out in Pennsylvania law. He said he believes if gay and lesbian marriages become legal, they will be given the same benefits as any other married couple. “I think anyone should be able to be included in the contract whether it is boys with girls, boys with boys or girls with girls,” he said. A representative from Penn State Orthodox Christian Fellowship, whose members protested the pride commitment ceremony, declined to comment last night. Torres said he believes church and state are not being kept separate in this case.

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“In a perfect world, we would like to have a lot of money to do everything. ” - Michael Marsh, Board of Trustees Chair on University buildings [see story, p. 1]

PEOPLE ON THE STREET

What did you think of the College Republicans having an anti-feminist bake sale? “I bet that they like ‘Family Guy.’”

“I think it’s great.”

MICHAEL GUMP, Junior, Graphic Design

JESSICA BRADBURN, Senior, Political Science

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“It was better when they changed it to anti-radical-crazy feminist bake sale.”

“It was disgusting.”

SCOTT VAUGHAN, Senior, Finance

COLLEEN REDMOND, Senior, VCT

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Memorial Limitless ways to We’re in college, time to grow up lacks any show school spirit “Everyone here has substance the potential and WILLIAM NADOLSKI | GUEST COLUMNIST

LEVI JOSEPH WONDER COLUMNIST

SEAN MARTIN COLUMNIST

Today is the one-year anniversary of the barbaric act of violence at Virginia Tech. On this day, a group will be protesting across the nation by having a “lie-in” of 32 people to memorialize the innocent killed by evil. Personally, if this event were to stop here at this juncture, everything would be fine. This was a tragic event that should never be forgotten or minimized. Instead, the deaths of 32 people are being used to push a broad political agenda that has nothing to do with Virginia Tech. They call themselves ProtestEasyGuns. Sadly, very few things mentioned by this group have anything to do with Virginia Tech in any way, shape or form. They claim to stimulate discourse, but at the same time call for tougher laws — as does their backer, the Brady Campaign. Wouldn’t this be more of a lecture than a discourse? I encourage all of you to take my hand so you don’t get lost. If I say something you can’t comprehend, I’ll spell it phonetically and draw pictures for you. The first part of their agenda is to “close the gun show loophole.” I think this is pretty important because it is under the section titled “What We Want” on their Web site. Quite puzzling is the fact that few of their “wants” have anything to do with Virginia Tech. Apparently, the private sale of firearms at gun shows is bad. This allows all bad guys ranging from MS-13s to SPECTRE to obtain their firearms. This “loophole” is such a problem that Seung-Hui Cho went to a federally licensed dealer (not a gun show) and bought his firearms on the up and up; at a place of business. They might also want to gloss over the fact that in 2001 (the most recent year available year) Department of Justice study showed that only 0.7 percent of convicts got their firearms at a gun show. This must be the lynchpin of the entire criminal underworld. Knock this leg out and all crime will fall. Obviously, if this loophole were closed, our problems would be solved and no more bad things would happen. This is about Virginia Tech, after all. I still don’t understand how compliance with the law is a “loophole.” Seung-Hui Cho did not skate around any laws or lie. Everything he did was legal. Maybe we should close the “used and privately sold car loophole” since cars were used to transport Cho all over the place to

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I’m almost done with my first two semesters of my college education, and I still can’t tell if I have any school spirit or not. Aside from an occasional “B-G-S-U” whenever my fellow Kohl Hall residents and I feel the urge to proclaim our school’s awesome-osity (and our school is pretty awesome indeed), I don’t really do much that involves actively promoting our state university. Or do I? Most of the activities I’m involved in here have little to do with organizations that help to put a student face on the University, such as varsity school athletics, student government or Greek organizations. But does that mean that I have no school spirit? Furthermore, what would I have to do to display my school spirit? Do we even need school spirit at all? Although my freshman year has been far from perfect (as with everyone else), I have had an absolute blast in my first eight months on campus. I guess that I don’t need to have school spirit to be active here and to have a literal bucketload of goofy fun. Or does this goofy fun actually count as school spirit? Although it may not seem like a proper expression of school spirit, I have come to believe that the things I have done on campus my freshman year are wholly valid (albeit atypical) ways for me to show my school spirit. In all actuality, they’re some of the few ways I can show my spirit! I say this because I have been cut off from doing certain things here because of who I am, what I am and the things I do. Specifically, I am unable to participate in some of the “glory activities,” supposedly the grandest ways in which one can display his or her spirit. I cannot participate in varsity sports because I am not athletically accomplished enough to compete on the college level. I did athletics back in high school, and that was arguably the most significant way to show spirit, but this is college; it’s a whole lot harder to compete. I could not attend any home football games this past semester because I was required to go back to my hometown every

the tools to display school spirit in their own unique ways and to help spread the spirit to others like a hyper-contagious disease.” weekend to work. It would seem that many people and students perceive this (attending football games) to be one of the best ways to show spirit, and I was locked out of doing so. I don’t wear University apparel every single day. I haven’t even been to a single University athletic event so far. I only know one BGSU athlete. I’m not in a fraternity (no offense to any Greek organizations). I spend more time evading zombies than answering BGSU trivia. I ride a bike instead of driving an orange and brown SUV. But I still believe that I have school spirit. Everyone here has the potential and the tools to display school spirit in their own unique ways and to help spread the spirit to others like a hyper-contagious disease. I show my school spirit with medieval-style foam weapons, zombie groans, Kohl-tastic pride and community service. Some show their school spirit with resounding “B-G-S-U” chants and loyal attendance of sporting events, motivating our athletic teams to go forth and best their opponents on the gridiron/court/pool/track/ field/rink. Others exhibit spirit by taking active roles in student government organizations and by serving as liaisons between students and administration, improving student life on campus. And a select few epitomize great school spirit by donning giant falcon costumes and jumpsuit/mask combos to cheer up/rally/freak out students. So who is to say who does and who doesn’t have true school spirit? I now know I have school spirit, and I feel sure in stating that everyone else at the University who gets involved has spirit as well.

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This is in response to the College Republicans’ “Anti-Feminist Bake Sale” staged Monday afternoon. It is not meant to address the issue of feminism (which is better served by intelligent discourse) but rather target

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the shameful and juvenile tactics employed by the College Republicans. Immediately upon hearing of this ignorant and poorlyplanned event, I couldn’t help but chuckle at the audacious, publicity-seeking circus that this campus organization has devolved into. Their attention-seeking actions wouldn’t be quite so disreputable if they were actually able to back them up with intelligent reasoning, but the debacle that was “Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day” last year, along with the ensuing

“debate,” proved that this simply isn’t the case. Personally, I find it appalling that our University supports such ignorant and childish acts, as evidenced by the more than $5,000 the College Republicans received in SBC funding this school year. This is not a call to action but rather a call to thought. It’s time for the College Republicans to realize that we are no longer in high school. This is a university setting filled with

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Sale spreads ignorance and hate KAT ALLEN | GUEST COLUMNIST Not too long ago there was an episode of “The Man Show” where the hosts hit the streets, approaching women and asking them to sign a petition to “end women’s suffrage.” Unsurprisingly (at least this

author found it unsurprising), many hapless but well-meaning women agreed to sign the petition, for apparently none of them had ever covered the suffragist movement in any of their history classes. There was only one woman shown who seemed to have

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had at least a basic grasp of vocabulary and history, who ran up to a group of women signing and proclaimed in exasperation something to the effect of “Don’t sign that! Suffrage means the right to vote, not suffering, you idiots!” The University had a chance to witness its own similarly unfortunate example of bubblebrained ignorance on Monday afternoon when a table sitting proudly before the Education Building beckoned students’ attentions with a neon pink sign. On the sign, the words “ANTI-

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A gimmick won’t help troops CHRISTINA STEFANIK | GUEST COLUMNIST I’m not entirely sure where to begin, but let me start with the basics: The BGSU College Republicans spent money and time to facilitate an anti-feminist bake sale. They did so under the guise of raising funds for American troops. I really don’t care that it’s Conservative Week — as far as I’m concerned, most weeks can be designated as such in this country, at least for the past seven years or so.

What really gets to me is that the College Republicans used their resources to ultimately raise very little funds for the troops. The group knowingly staged a “shocking” event on campus. If they wanted their organization in The BG News, well, mission accomplished. It seems to me that if their objective was to support the troops, they did a poor job. My brother was stationed in Baghdad for a year. What were the highlights of his time over there? The mail and packages he

received from family, friends and strangers alike. If the College Republicans really want to support the troops, they should use their resources wisely. Throwing an anti-feminist bake sale doesn’t seem like the wisest or most efficient choice. Troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan could do much more with items such as phone cards, beef jerky (and that coming from a feminist who is also a

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Outrage leads to discussion ERIN WETHERN | GUEST COLUMNIST Monday morning, I was shocked at something so disgusting and perverse that I could not understand its place at an institution of higher learning. On the steps of the Education Building sat three girls at a card table, with a sign that said “Anti-Feminist Bake Sale.” No joke. Certain that these girls who happened to be attending college were secretly feminists at heart, I decided to engage them in a conversation about how feminism has, in fact, enriched their lives.

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The girls agreed that, were they married, they should have legal control over their own money (as opposed to their husbands). They were all registered to vote, and did vote regularly. We agreed that women should be able to serve on juries, and the right of a woman to divorce an abusive husband and press charges. After finding so much common ground, I pointed out that we all have the feminist movement to thank for these basic rights. At this point, a few fellow activists joined the talk. We unanimously decided that, in spite of the offensive sign, the

girls were actually big proponents of feminist ideals! Despite their affiliation with the College Republicans (that’s right — the same group who brought you “Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day” and speakers like Ted Nugent and Dinesh D’Souza), these girls clearly believed in liberal feminist ideas. We suggested that they change their sign to something more tolerant, like “Exploring Differing Feminist Ideas.” Why? Because they were protesting the radical feminist agenda, which aims to destroy

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buy his guns. Another complaint registered by this group, available via their talking points, is that it only took minutes for the background checks to occur. Apparently mere minutes is not enough time when using fiber-optic cables, telephones and supercomputers to access someone’s background information in a fast and accurate manner. We should just go back to Morse Code since that will take longer, and that will automatically make things better. God knows that we will appreciate this during traffic stops because police do their checks way too fast as well. Better yet, we should make it so you can only buy one handgun a month. Wait a second; Virginia had that in effect before 2007. I can really see how this all ties into the tragedy at Virginia Tech. People not involved with the shooting and the electronic age are responsible. A final “want” of ProtestEasyGuns is a ban of assault weapons to protect the police and us. I am not sure how this one fits into the Virginia Tech picture but I’ll give it a try. The major problem seems to be that Seung-Hui Cho used 15round magazines in his Glock pistol. This group believes that if only 10-round magazines were allowed, things would have gone better. All this would have done is made him carry more 10-round mags and taken an extra second to fire all those shots. I should point out that his Walther P22 (a .22 caliber pistol) only holds 10 rounds, and that didn’t slow him down. Maybe they hope he would have gotten a sore arm from reloading more often and just quit. Maybe they were really just scared of the “cop killer” .22 caliber rounds he was using. In the end, Virginia Tech is

mentioned only a handful of times in their literature and response and fact sheets for the protesters. The way the dead of Virginia Tech are being paraded around is as tasteful as using the massacre as an excuse for tighter immigration laws since Seung-Hui Cho was a resident alien. What is being pushed by ProtestEasyGuns is an attempt to pull a fast one and slip more change in than what affects Virginia Tech. One cannot claim that rotating the tires will help change the oil and fix the battery.

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I don’t know what Greg Chick was thinking when he wrote his column about dangerous drinking [“Univ. needs to curb dangerous drinking,” April 15]. I want to bring out a few points that he clearly missed. Firstly, before we even get into college we have to hear all these lectures on drinking and drug use from a variety of guest speakers the high school brings in. So by the time we get to col— Respond to Sean at thenews@bgnews.com. lege, we are well-informed on the subject but still decide to go out and drink. Secondly, when did it become the University’s job to babysit us? It sounds like he From Page 4 would like the University to start a curfew that we all have In college, the paradigm for to be in by 11p.m. school spirit has to be redefined It is not the University’s from its previous definitions in job to babysit. We are all high school and junior high. teenagers that will do what We are all adults now, and they want and can think for with our newfound freedoms themselves, or at least that’s at college to create our own organizations and to get involved in whatever ways FORUM, IN VIDEO FORM we choose, the ways for us to We don’t just write. See our display school spirit are nearly columnists like never before: infinite in number. in person! (sort of) Don’t accept anyone else’s definition of school spirit as youtube.com/thebgnews irrefutable truth. There are simply too many ways to display school spirit for a small set of rules to correctly define. Just getting involved in an extracurricular activity or startFrom Page 4 ing a student organization intelligent adults. shows spirit in itself. I challenge the College The only real way to not disRepublicans to stop thoughtplay some measure of school lessly leveraging sensitive issues spirit is to deride others for for a moment in the limelight, their ways of showing it. and attempt to put on intelliOr, by wearing OSU colors gent, insightful events illuminateverywhere on campus. ing their perspectives regarding This is BGSU, after all. important issues. Then again, perhaps this is asking too much of my fellow — Respond to Levi at college students. thenews@bgnews.com.

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what we claim when we want something done. Thirdly, if he looked into his own newspaper on events around campus, then he can see that it is never blank. There are always things going on. Plus, look in Olscamp going up the stairs — there are flyers posted all over for events going on. Most groups realize, though, that people would rather go out to the clubs than go to these programs. Lastly, I can’t believe he had to go for the low blow and attack Undergraduate Student Government, Resident Student Association and the University administration. They have done all they can to find out concerns and voice them to the administation, and when things can be done, they are. Rollover is one thing that is out of the students’ and the student organizations’ control. No matter what happened, it was going away. So he finds it OK that one thing goes wrong, then no one has a say. Well, I find that sad and typical for a writer to find one thing wrong and then use it to cover all issues. — Carl Fowler, Jr. Sophomore, Sport Management

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FEMINIST BAKE SALE” were written in sparkly puffy paint. When the women holding the bake sale were questioned by a small crowd of curious (and furious) students, they surprisingly were in agreement with their questioners that women should have the right to vote and the right to equal employment and educational opportunities. They also agreed that women should be seen as equal to men in the eyes of the law, that they should be allowed to hold property and participate in politics. For individuals holding an “Anti-Feminist Bake Sale,” it was startling indeed to find that they were all feminists! The “ladies” explained that apparently what they meant by “anti-feminist” was “antiman hating” or “anti-feminazi” (a pejorative term for feminists popularized by Rush Limbaugh), and what they were really doing was voicing their support for a woman’s right to stay in the home. I’m sure they’d all be startled to learn (if they were actually paying attention to any of the well-intentioned crowd trying desperately to dispel their depressing lack

of knowledge) that mainstream feminism supports women pursuing any desired path for their lives, including staying at home and focusing on the commendable maternal role. In addition, the bake sale was to support the Yellow Ribbon Foundation, a praiseworthy organization whose cause was tarnished by the women’s blatantly ignorant and hateful sign. Unfortunately, this misuse of the term feminism is rampant in our society. Even if there is a small extremist branch of feminism that is “male-hating,” using the blanket term feminism to refer to such a specific and tiny minority is uninformed and hateful. For example, an organization that objects to extremist branches of Christianity obviously would not hold an “ANTICHRISTIAN BAKE SALE.” The very idea is absurd. And yet, these women sat behind their neon pink sign and proudly displayed their ignorance for all to see. I really can’t wait to see their next fundraiser: “The Misogynist Bake Sale.” — Allen is a senior majoring in Art History. Respond to her column at thenews@bgnews.com.

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vegetarian! Egadz!) and ready-touse drink mixes to add to their less-than-tasty drinking water. So, College Republicans, instead of misrepresenting feminism and staging a “shocking” campus event, why don’t you, as an organization, better use your energies? Bottom line: If your group is concerned with the livelihood of the American troops stationed in various parts of the world, why don’t you better think through your fund-raising activities? Perhaps the cookies you were peddling in the name of gender inequality were tasty, but after reading the article by Tim Sampson, I was left with a very bad taste in my mouth. I think it’s fair to say that the anti-feminist bake sale wasn’t a major triumph. Perhaps the College Republicans could obtain lists of Ohio soldiers stationed abroad. Next, the group could focus fund-raising efforts in a professional and respectful manner, and start sending soldiers items that would brighten their days on so many levels. Their anti-feminist bake sale seems transparent, at least to me. This feminist has no problem

with women who make the decision to stay at home. From my perspective, feminism is all about choice — the choice to vote, the choice to get a college degree, the choice to have children or not, etc. Crazy feminists, we even think that we deserve equal pay! If the College Republicans invested half of the energy they clearly possess to create events that would actually help the troops, even this nonRepublican feminist would be willing to contribute. Until then, however, I and many other men and women of this campus, will continue to support the groups and causes that go about their goals in a professional manner. So, College Republicans, what’s the next shock-and-awe event? Do what you want — but don’t be so cheap and cowardly that you hide behind “supporting our troops.” The troops are real people who don’t deserve their experiences to be cheapened by your purposely shocking actions. Maybe you don’t see it that way, but I sure do. — Stefanik is a graduate student studying Political science and German. Respond to her column at thenews@bgnews.com.

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family values by encouraging women to enter the work force. I was then handed a flier with six different quotes, featuring “feminazis” from Betty Friedan to Margaret Sanger. Unable to deal with the random assortment of outdated, out-of-context quotes, I allowed the f-bomb to distract me from the issue at hand. and said; “You know, feminazi is a term coined by Rush Limbaugh to put down assertive women and smack us back into place. It is a misnomer and does not accurately describe contemporary feminisms.” At this point, one girl admitted that she liked Rush Limbaugh, and only watched Fox News — never CNN. Personally, I feel that if you want to wallow in the lies and propaganda championed by Rush Limbaugh and Rupert Murdoch, you are too indoctrinated already; I am not going to waste my time arguing. The College Republicans need to do some research next time. As a women’s studies major, I have met many wonderful feminists in my day, and I have

read the work of many more. I have never heard of a feminist who wanted to force all women into the workplace. Feminists do not want to “destroy the family” or devalue motherhood. Contrary to popular belief, we do not even hope to replace the patriarchy with a matriarchy. And no matter what Ann Coulter says, we do not hate men. The goal of contemporary feminism (and I really should say “feminisms,” because there are many schools of feminist thought, from liberal or socialist to radical or even lesbian) is simply to ensure that all people have a voice in society, regardless of their gender, race, class, ability and so forth. We want to make sure all people — women and men — are able to make their own decisions based on what is best for them. A true feminist would never restrict another person’s ability to choose for him or herself. — Wethern is a senior majoring in women’s studies. She is the president of the University’s Organization for Women’s Issues. Respond to her column at thenews@bgnews.com.

Values and rights must be protected before symbols and feelings CHRIS PARTRIDGE | GUEST COLUMNIST I was completely dumbfounded after reading Le’Marqunita Lowe’s column “Make Flag Burning Illegal” [April 14]. Not only does this piece demonstrate a clear misconception of this issue, but it is comprised almost entirely of fallacies. The column is merely an extended straw man, which considers the complexities of neither flag burning nor constitutional law. The author fails to acknowledge the First Amendment grants a right to peaceful demonstration, in additional to the freedom of speech, press and exercise of religion. The full amendment reads as follows: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment

of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” The idea that flag burning is not protected under the Constitution because it is an action is logical myopia at best. Peaceful actions in protest are essential to preserving liberty, and that is precisely why the Founding Fathers thought to protect them in the Bill of Rights. Secondly, the analogy between burning flags and government buildings posed by the author is deeply faulty. Burning a building not only puts innocent lives in danger, but destroys something which is

“ If it is a symbol of freedom, then isn’t it hypocritical to ban protest involving the flag?Why preserve the symbol of freedom at the cost of the actual virtue? ” not the property of the arsonist. Burning a flag presents no more danger than burning any cloth. Of course one ought not to destroy something which does not belong to him, but how this amounts to grounds for infringing on a citizen’s autonomy is a mystery to me. We don’t need to dig up our forefathers to interpret the Constitution for us. And it is folly to suggest that not being able to do so somehow proves flag burning is unethical.

The Framers provided their input more than 200 years ago with the First Amendment. They did not explicitly mention flag burning, but this measure is one of the many forms of protest which fall under the auspices of the Bill of Rights. Burning a flag may indeed offend a great number of people, but we must keep in mind the flag is a symbol. If it is a symbol of freedom, then isn’t it hypocritical to ban protest involving the flag? Why preserve the sym-

bol of freedom at the cost of the actual virtue? Appreciating America isn’t expressed by refusing to criticize the nation’s actions and policies. Patriotism isn’t about constantly stroking the nation’s ego and isn’t about lapel pins, yellow ribbons, oversimplified slogans or flags. True patriotism is about rebuking a nation for its sins, praising it for its successes, and working to amend its failings. The flag represents a great number of things beyond an uncritical allegiance to the government and its military. If America truly is this “land of the free” we keep parroting it is, then we need to defend the most sacred of liberties: the right to peaceful assembly. So long as flag burning is done safely, there

seems to be no cogent case for its illegality. Enjoying our freedoms does not disgrace our nation, but proves that even when we disagree with one another, we can still respect the expression of opposing viewpoints. Citizens have a right to criticize their government, and if flag burning is the form these objections take, then we have an obligation to respect that protest. Flags and flag burning are merely symbols. What is of true significance is protecting the rights and values these symbols represent. — Partridge is a senior majoring in philosophy. Respond to his column at thenews@bgnews. com.

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Woman convicted of running Washington prostitution service WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury convicted a woman yesterday of running a prostitution service that catered to members of Washington’s political elite. Deborah Jeane Palfrey, 52, sighed as the verdict was read. She had repeatedly denied the escort service engaged in prostitution, saying that if any of the women engaged in sex acts for money, they did so without her knowledge. Palfrey caused a sensation last year when she announced that to raise money for her defense, she intended to sell her phone records to any news outlet willing to pay. Palfrey said her defunct business, Pamela Martin & Associates, was “a legal, high-end erotic fantasy service” that serviced elite clients. She was convicted on all counts she faced: Money laundering, using the mail for illegal purposes and racketeering.

“When a man agrees to pay $250 for 90 minutes with a woman, what do most men expect in that time? In that context, it’s pretty clear. Most men want sex.” Daniel Butler | Prosecutor Three of Palfrey’s clients testified during the weeklong trial in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, explaining how they found the service, how often they called, what they were hoping for and whether they got it during their visits. “When a man agrees to pay $250 for 90 minutes with a woman, what do most men expect in that time?” prosecutor Daniel Butler said during closing arguments Monday. “In that context, it’s pretty clear. Most men want sex.” But the trial concluded

without revealing many new details about the service or its clients. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., was among possible witnesses, but did not take the stand. Vitter has acknowledged being involved with Palfrey’s escort service. But after issuing brief statements apologizing for “a very serious sin,” he has avoided follow-up questions. Harlan Ullman, a military strategist who created the concept of “shock and awe” that the United States used to open hostilities against Iraq, also did not testify. Palfrey says Ullman

was a regular client; Ullman has declined to discuss what he has called “outrageous allegations.” Randall L. Tobias, who resigned as a deputy secretary of state after acknowledging to ABC News that he used Palfrey’s service for massages, also did not testify. Defense attorney Preston Burton argued that what went on during appointments was between the client and the escort. He compared Palfrey to a taxi dispatcher, who shouldn’t be penalized for “the route the cab driver took.” Palfrey, who faces a maximum of 55 years in prison, will remain free pending her sentencing July 24. Prosecutors urged U.S. District Judge James Robertson to lock Palfrey up immediately, arguing that the verdict gives her a motive to flee. But the judge noted that Palfrey has never missed a court appearance.

Texas officials maintain separating families from polygamist sect By Michael Graczyk The Associated Press

ELDORADO, Texas — State officials yesterday defended their decision to suddenly separate mothers from many of the children taken in a raid on a polygamist ranch in West Texas. Texas Children’s Protective Services spokeswoman Marleigh Meisner said the separation was made Monday after they decided that children are more truthful in interviews about possible abuse if their parents are not around. When state troopers and child welfare officials seized 416 children from the compound, 139 women accompanied them on their own and had been allowed to stay with the children until Monday, when they were driven back to the compound. Only women with children under 5 could stay at the San Angelo Coliseum where they were being held. Meisner said the decision was made after much discussion with experts. “We believe their treatment at home if a parent wasn’t present. The mothers have com-

plained the state deceived them, but Meisner said the situation was explained and, while there were tears, the operation went smoothly. “I can tell you we believe the children who are victims of abuse or neglect, and particularly victims at the hands of their own parents, certainly are going to feel safer to tell their story when they don’t have a parent there that’s coaching them with how to respond,” Meisner said. Although Meisner called the decision typical in any case her agency works “every single day,” she also ticked off a list of obstacles making the seizure of more than 400 children from a polygamist sect anything but typical. Meisner said child welfare officials still can’t find birth certificates for many of the children, making parentage and age determinations impossible. She said many of the children don’t know who their parents are and many have the same last name but may or may not be related. “It’s a difficult process,” she said.

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SEPERATION ANXIETY: Marie, a Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints woman on the Yearning for Zion Ranch, emotionally tells her story in Eldorado, Texas. She told of having their children taken into state’s custody in Texas.

WASHINGTON — The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats they may be forced to serve in Iraq next year and says it will soon start identifying prime candidates for jobs at the Baghdad embassy and outlying provinces, according to a cable obtained yesterday by The Associated Press. A similar call-up notice last year caused an uproar among foreign service officers, some of whom objected to compulsory work in a war zone, although in the end the State Department found enough volunteers to fill the jobs. Now, the State Department anticipates another staffing crisis. “We face a growing challenge of supply and demand in the 2009 staffing cycle,” the cable said, noting that more than 20 percent of the nearly 12,000 foreign service

“We face a growing challenge of supply and demand in the 2009 staffing cycle” Cable message | State Department officers have already worked in the two major hardship posts — Iraq and Afghanistan — and a growing number have done tours in both countries. As a result, the unclassified April 8 cable says, “the prime candidate exercise will be repeated” next year, meaning the State Department will begin identifying U.S. diplomats qualified to serve in Iraq and who could be forced to work there if they don’t volunteer. The prime candidate list will be comprised of diplomats who have special abilities that are

needed in Iraq, such as Arabic language skills, deep Mideast knowledge or training in specific areas of reconstruction. “We must assign to Iraq those employees whose skills are most needed, and those employees should know that they personally are needed,” Foreign Service Director General Harry Thomas said in the cable sent to all diplomatic missions. The cable describes how the department will fill upcoming vacancies at hardship posts like those Iraq and Afghanistan — although it doesn’t plan to force any Afghanistan assignments. Diplomats will “bid,” or apply, for positions in the war zones that will be advertised in May. After that, the department expects to begin identifying prime candidates for about 300 Iraq jobs that come open next summer, Thomas wrote.

Airline mergers could add to travelers’ confusion By Chris Kahn The Associated Press

PHOENIX — Getting hitched may be the right move for Delta and Northwest. But for beleaguered air travelers, it could usher in an era of fewer flights, more confusion at the airport and even more crowded planes. The merger could kick off a wave of airline consolidation. And while the effects would not be immediate because the combinations could take months to get regulatory approval, industry observers say get ready anyway for fewer carriers in the sky. “It’s not an industry that works,” said Mark Cooper, director of research for the Consumer Federation of America, who lobbied Congress against a bid by US Airways for Delta last year. “We’re now getting to the point where there are so few carriers left, and they still can’t make money,” he said. Mergers, combined with a recent spate of airline bankruptcies, mean passengers in many cities can expect fewer flights to choose from, and they’ll be packed even fuller than they are now. Greater demand for remaining seats translates into higher ticket prices. “There’s no doubt in my mind fares are going to go up,” said Rick Seaney, chief executive of FareCompare.com, which tracks changes in airline ticket prices. “Consumers are deluding themselves if they think that’s not the case.” Peter Schiff, president of brokerage firm Euro Pacific Capital, said the changes could put air travel out of reach for Americans of modest means.

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NOW DEPARTING: A passenger proceeds through the ticketing line at the Delta Airlines counter at La Guardia airport in New York.

“Although many Americans have come to regard affordable air travel as a birthright, from a global perspective it remains the province of the wealthy,” Schiff said. That could mean more headaches for travelers already reeling from a string of cancellations due to stepped-up scrutiny of safety regulations by the Federal Aviation Administration. The merger announcement by Northwest Airlines Corp. and Delta Air Lines Inc., which would create the world’s largest airline, has already ignited talks among other airlines as they seek to bulk up to combat rising fuel prices in a slowing economy. Continental Airlines Inc. executives told employees yesterday that the airline wants to remain independent — but warned “the landscape is changing” and said it would consider its “strategic alternatives.” The executives did not say what they might consider, but Continental has held talks with United Airlines in the past.

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State Department issues call-up notice to American diplomats By Matthew Lee The Associated Press

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MERGING: A Northwest Airlines flight crew walks through a tunnel to get to their flight in Detroit. Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines squeezed by record high fuel prices and a slowing economy, are combining in a stock-swap deal that would create the world’s biggest carrier.

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Pope Benedict greets Bush, Americans By Victor L. Simpson The Associated Press

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. — Pope Benedict XVI arrived yesterday in the United States to a presidential handshake and enthusiastic cheering, a warm welcome that followed the pontiff’s candid admission hours earlier that he is “deeply ashamed” of the clergy sex abuse scandal that has rocked the American church. On his first papal trip to the U.S., Benedict gave hundreds of spectators a two-handed wave as he stepped off a special Alitalia airliner that brought him from Rome. Students from a local Catholic school screamed ecstatically when the saw the pontiff, who shook hands with President Bush, first lady Laura Bush and their daughter, Jenna on the tarmac. The pope and the president left in a motorcade a few minutes later.

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VISITING: President Bush escorts Pope Benedict XVI, left, upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

On the flight to the United States from Rome, Benedict addressed the most painful issue for the Roman Catholic Church in America — clergy sex abuse. The U.S. church has paid out $2 billion in abuse costs since 1950, most of that in just the last six years.

“It is a great suffering for the church in the United States and for the church in general and for me personally that this could happen,” Benedict said. “It is difficult for me to understand how it was possible that priests betray in this way their mission ... to

these children.” “I am deeply ashamed, and we will do what is possible so this cannot happen again in the future,” the pope said on the flight from Rome to Washington, speaking in English as he responded to questions submitted by reporters ahead of time. Benedict pledged that pedophiles would not be priests in the Catholic Church. “We will absolutely exclude pedophiles from the sacred ministry,” Benedict said. “It is more important to have good priests than many priests. We will do everything possible to heal this wound.” The pope’s promise failed to mollify advocates for abuse victims, however. They said the problem is not just molester priests, but bishops and other church authorities who have let errant clergymen continue to serve even after repeated allegations.

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Army sergeant launches military recovery unit “Being a warrior in transition means I’m still a soldier.”

By Kristin M. Hall The Associated Press

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Army Sgt. Maj. David Allard used to break down troops to prepare them for the rigors of the infantry. But after suffering a brain injury in Iraq, he got a new assignment: helping rebuild wounded soldiers so they could return to duty. Allard launched one of the Army’s new “warrior transition units,” which bring military-style structure to the recovery process and gather wounded soldiers into groups where their main mission is to heal. “This is the first and perhaps the only time in their military career where their job is to focus on getting better,” said Col. Tom Thomas, commander of the hospital at Fort Campbell that cares for wounded soldiers. While in the program, soldiers’ day-to-day responsibilities are a mix of medical and military: daily therapy sessions and meetings with case managers, plus a few hours of classroom training or light work assignments on the base. The transition units were created in response to deplorable conditions at Walter Reed military hospital in Washington. In the past, soldiers were placed on “medical hold” status, in which even the name implied a kind of limbo, and they received little supervision during recovery. The new units acknowledge that wounded troops who are used to carrying out orders still need the Army to define a goal and create a structure to help them achieve it. “Being a warrior in transition means I’m still a soldier,” Sgt. 1st Class Ronald Gullion said. Nearly 8,000 soldiers have been assigned to the 32 new units across the country. Participants give the Army credit for improving medical treatment, but the program’s progress is diminished by lingering problems with staffing shortages, long waits for medical evaluations and questionable deaths. Allard’s diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury gave him a better understanding of the needs of the nearly 750 recovering soldiers assigned to Fort Campbell’s unit. For example, he knows what it feels like to lose a job because of an injury. After he was hurt, the Army said he could no longer be an infantry sergeant major. Many soldiers “feel initially that they are going to be labeled as ‘that’s that injured guy. He’s broken.’ But when they actually get in here, they find out that their job is

Ronald Gullion | Sgt. 1st Class to heal, bottom line,” Allard said. The units place soldiers into companies and squads, creating a special camaraderie. “I enjoy being with other guys who were hurt. We have a common bond,” says Staff Sgt. Todd Shaw, who broke his back in 2006 in Iraq and reinjured it after returning. The warrior-transition program assigns three people to each soldier: a primary care manager who oversees the treatment plan, a nurse case manager to coordinate appointments and a squad leader to ensure the soldier is following doctors’ orders. Shaw, whose spine is supported with multiple screws and rods, ticks off the ways his transition unit supported him in his recovery. When he couldn’t drive, his squad leader took him to appointments. Fort Campbell got an orthopedic spine surgeon on base so he didn’t have to commute hours to a hospital with specialists. Every week his primary care manager, his nurse case manager and his squad leader meet to discuss his progress. Fort Campbell has committed $44 million over the next two years to its injured soldiers, including building new barracks designed for soldiers in wheelchairs and a family center where counselors can help with financial or legal issues. But staffing shortages, especially for health care specialists familiar with the Veterans Affairs disability system, continue to plague the transition units. A Government Accountability Office report from February noted improvement but found almost a third of the units were understaffed in key positions. The Army also has come under scrutiny for some deaths in these units, including an Indiana National Guard soldier whose autopsy found he may have been unconscious for days before he was discovered dead at Fort Knox, Ky. The Army reports 11 deaths in the transition units that were not due to natural causes: four suicides, three accidental overdoses of prescribed medications, one vehicle accident and three deaths still under investigation.

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Look to see more of the Browns in primetime than Bengals By Joe Milicia The Associated Press

BASEBALL Ortiz plagued by early season slump Red Sox slugger has struggled through April Page 10

Indians closer lands on DL

After a shaky outing against the Red Sox on Monday, Joe Borowski heads to the DL Page 10

audience on several occasions,” Browns coach Romeo Crennel said in a statement. The Browns also will play CLEVELAND — The NFL thinks Monday night at Buffalo on Nov. the Browns are ready for prime 17 and Philadelphia on Dec. 15. time again. Cleveland’s last appearance After being left out of the league’s was on Monday Night Football marquee contests for years, the was a home loss to St. Louis in Browns will play in five nation- 2003. But a 10-win season and ally televised games — three a high-powered offense led by Monday night games, a Sunday quarterback Derek Anderson night game and a Thursday has put them back in the spotnight game. light. Three of those games will be The Browns will open at home at home. for the ninth straight season, The Browns host the Pittsburgh facing off against the Dallas Steelers on Sunday, Sept. 14, the Cowboys, who will make their New York Giants on Monday, first trip to Cleveland since 1991. Oct. 13, and the Denver Broncos Cleveland’s slate is much tougher than the last-place on Thursday, Nov. 6. “We are excited for our fans, schedule it had last season. The the City of Cleveland and the Browns’ 2008 opponents had Browns organization that we See BROWNS | Page 10 will have the opportunity to be showcased in front of a national

Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson

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The Browns have been deemed ready for primetime with five games under the lights this season and with that said, we rank the five:

1. Oct. 13 vs. N.Y. Giants: The champs

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2. Sept. 14 vs. Pittsburgh: Browns vs.

Steelers is always must-see

3. Dec. 15 at Philadelphia: A

Monday night game in Phily will be very tough

4. Nov. 6 vs. Denver: The final primetime home game of the year comes on a Thursday on NFL Network

5. Nov. 17 at Buffalo: Two straight weeks of the Browns in primetime

Sept. 7 Dallas, 4:15 p.m. FOX Sept. 14 Pittsburgh, 8:15 p.m. NBC Sept. 21 at Baltimore, 4:15 p.m. CBS Sept. 28 at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. CBS Oct. 5 BYE Oct. 13 N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m. ESPN Oct. 19 at Washington, 4:15 p.m. FOX Oct. 26 at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m. CBS Nov. 2 Baltimore, 1 p.m. CBS Nov. 6 Denver, 8:15 p.m. NFL Nov. 17 at Buffalo, 8:30 p.m. ESPN Nov. 23 Houston, 1 p.m. CBS Nov. 30 Indianapolis, 1 p.m. CBS Dec. 7 at Tennessee, 1 p.m. CBS Dec. 15 at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. ESPN Dec. 21 Cincinnati, 1 p.m. CBS Dec. 28 at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. CBS

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals have a rough first half of the season ahead of them this fall. Four of the club’s first six games are on the road, including a Sept. 21 match up in East Rutherford, N.J., with the Super Bowl-champion New York Giants. Cincinnati heads back to Giants Stadium on Oct. 12 to play the Jets.The Bengals also travel to Dallas and host Pittsburgh, Jacksonville and Tennessee during their first eight games. All of those teams made the playoffs last year. Indianapolis, which also finished 13-3 in 2007, will welcome the Bengals on Dec. 7. The Bengals start the season in Baltimore against the Ravens on Sept. 7. They’ll play all Sunday games, except for aThursday night match up with the Steelers in Pittsburgh a week before Thanksgiving.

2008 CINCINNATI BENGALS SCHEDULE Sept. 7 at Baltimore, 1 p.m. CBS Sept. 14 Tennessee, 1 p.m. CBS Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. CBS Sept. 28 Cleveland, 1 p.m. CBS Oct. 5 at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. CBS Oct. 12 at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. CBS Oct. 19 Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. CBS Oct. 26 BYE Nov. 2 Jacksonville, 1 p.m. CBS Nov. 9 at Houston, 1 p.m. CBS Nov. 16 Philadelphia, 1 p.m. FOX Nov. 20 at Pittsburgh, 8:15 p.m. NFL Nov. 30 Baltimore, 1 p.m. CBS Dec. 7 at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. CBS Dec. 14 Washington, 1 p.m. FOX Dec. 21 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. CBS Dec. 28 Kansas City, 1 p.m. CBS

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NEW YORK MINUTE: Masters champion Trevor Immelman takes a tour of New York’s Empire State Building yesterday with his wife. Immelman was also a guest of the Boston Celtics at the Knicks game.

Masters champ makes rounds in NY By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press

For someone who’s on top of the world, Trevor Immelman has spent a lot of time looking up the last few days. One day after becoming the Masters champion, Immelman was courtside at Madison Square Garden for the Boston Celtics’ 99-93 victory over the New York Knicks. He was invited to the Celtics’ locker room at halftime by coach Doc Rivers, who wanted his team to shake hands with a champion. “There might have been a trainer that was shorter than me,” said Immelman, who stands 5-foot-9 with the help of golf spikes. “But I’m standing next to Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, and I’m belt-high. It’s pretty incredible that human beings are that damn big.” Yesterday morning, he was taken by limousine to the Empire State Building for a photo shoot atop the tallest building in Manhattan. There also were TV and radio interviews on the agenda, including his reading of a Top 10 list on the “Late Show with David Letterman” and an appearance on “Live with Regis and Kelly.” The highlight, though, might have been halftime. Born and raised in South Africa, he now lives in Orlando, Fla., and loves the NBA. Immelman is a regular at Orlando Magic games. Even so, he found it surreal to be among giants in green jerseys, listening to them praise a golfer in a green jacket. “They were telling me they were in Atlanta and watched the end of the tournament, and that they were proud of me,” Immelman said. “It’s kind of weird to see superstars congratulate me on something I’ve done.” There has been a lack of sleep, and little time for all this to

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DOMINATING: BG celebrates an earlier victory this season. Yesterday the BG offense continued its torid pace in piling up 16 runs on the Tiffin Dragons. BG will play at Toledo today.

Tiffin pitching staff no match for scalding hot Falcon offense By Ethan Magoc Reporter

With a little help from the wind yet again, the BG baseball team’s offense exploded against its opponent yesterday. The Falcons defeated Tiffin University 16-7 in front of 200 fans at Steller Field. An efficient offense and solid pitching performances by BG led to a quick game of two hours and 39 minutes. In the last 5 games, dating to last week’s win at Xavier, the BG offense has now totaled 67 runs on 80 hits. Some teams don’t see that kind of production through an entire month. Thus, it’s no coincidence that the Falcons now sit atop the East division of the Mid-American Conference with an overall record of 16-13 and 6-3 in league games. As a team, the Falcons are now hitting .322, tops in the MAC by nearly 20 percentage points. While the pitching lingers in the bottom half of the conference rankings, that was also

Frank Berry

Went 3 for 5 with two rbis and two runs scored effective against the Dragons (10-14) yesterday. Freshman Brennan Smith threw five innings to earn his first win as a starter, and Phil Hettlinger and Brian Hangbers came on to finish off the last four innings. “It was nice for Brennan to get that first W, because one thing we want him to do is be aggressive,” said BG coach Danny Schmitz. “He’s one of our top freshmen pitchers, so we hope this is a confidence builder because we expect big things out of him.” Travis Owens, who caught all five of Smith’s innings, agreed that the Sandusky, OH native looked strong in his ninth outing of the season. “When he had command of his pitches, he did really well,” Owens said. “He has a lot of potential for a freshman.”

“We didn’t play very well, and when you play a good team like Bowling Green, you can’t make mistakes because they’ll punish you for it.” Lonny Allen | Tiffin coach

Owens, a junior, was the catalyst for one of the more noticeable offensive plays as well. With two outs in the fifth inning and BG up 9-3, Owens singled. Chris Gacom came up and hit a pop fly to right field, and whether it was the sun or the wind, Tiffin’s right fielder could not make the play. Owens, a co-captain this year, sprinted around from first and scored on the high fly that barely made it out of the infield. “That’s what it’s all about. That’s just one reason why he’s one of our captains. He plays the game hard, keeps himself ready, and while he hasn’t played as much as he had hoped this year, he keeps a great attitude on and off the field,” Schmitz said. Even though Owens is a captain in his junior year at catcher,

freshman Ryan Schlater has started many of the games behind the plate for the Falcons this season. That didn’t seem to matter on this particular hustle play. “Coach always teaches us to hustle, so with two outs, I was going on the crack of the bat,” Owens said. The rest of the Falcon offense provided many cracks, or pings, on the day as well. Ryan Shay, Dennis Vaughn, and Brandon McFarland each had a home run, though their long flies may have been aided by a strong wind that blew straight out to center all day. In Tiffin coach Lonny Allen’s opinion, though, that could

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SPORTS

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Women’s golf plagued by weather conditons

Slump has plagued David Ortiz this season

By Jordan Cravens Reporter

By Tom Withers The Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Strolling down the concourse toward the indoor batting cages inside Progressive Field, David Ortiz was approached by a star-struck Cleveland Indians’ employee. “Excuse me,” the worker said, offering his hand toward Boston’s sizable slugger. “You look a lot bigger in person than you do on TV.” Ortiz smiled. “I guess it depends on how big that TV is,” he cracked. Right now, he’s Not So Big Papi. Ortiz, with the bigger-thanlife persona and big swing, is in the worst slump of his pro career. After getting two soft singles as the Red Sox rallied to beat the Indians 6-4 on Monday night, Ortiz is batting .105 (5-for-48) with one homer and three RBIs. He entered the two-game series batting .070 and in an 0-for-17 slide, a tailspin that prompted manager Terry Francona to do the unthinkable — bench his designated hitter on Sunday night in a nationally televised home game against the New York Yankees. Francona felt Ortiz needed a mental break to free his mind and unleash his bat. Perhaps as troubling as Ortiz’s groundouts and popups was that he wasn’t his funloving self while off the field. Always upbeat, Ortiz wasn’t cracking jokes or clowning around. He wasn’t the same Big Papi, one of the ring leaders for the defending World Series champions. Some wondered if Ortiz himself had been buried by a Red Sox-loving construction worker under the new Yankee Stadium. Ortiz was pressing — big time. “It’s hard for him to be his normal jovial self because he feels like he’s letting us down,” Boston hitting coach Dave Magadan said. “But it’s not that at all. We realize it takes all 25 guys to contribute. We can’t rely on him all the time.” Ortiz has dismissed his early season slump, tying it to offseason arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. He had damaged cartilage removed after the Red Sox swept the Colorado Rockies to win their second World Series title in four years. But Ortiz is 32, not 22. Although he doesn’t play in the field, baseball’s top home run hitter since 2004 isn’t getting any younger. Magadan said Ortiz’s biggest problem has been his impatience at the plate. He’s

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STRUGGLING: The Red Sox will need designated hitter David Ortiz to bust out of his early season slump to be successful this season.

“It’s hard for him to be his normal jovial self because he feels like he’s letting us down. But it’s not that at all. We realize it takes all 25 guys to contribute. We can’t rely on him all the time” Dave Magadan | Boston hitting coach swinging at pitches he usually takes, and he’s taking pitches he normally rips into the outfield gaps for doubles. Beyond that, Ortiz was reminded of his slump every time he walked out of the dugout. It’s tough enough to play in Boston’s fish bowl, where every game is treated by the media and Red Sox Nation as a season unto itself. But Ortiz’s struggles were being documented on a pitch-by-pitch basis. “Guys go up to bat and they see their statistics up there everyday, and they are updated after every at-bat,” said Magadan, a .288 career hitter in 16 major league seasons. “It’s tough. When I played, we could just not look at the stats. Very few parks put up your stats on the scoreboard. Now, it’s hard to run away from it.” Because of his high profile, Ortiz’s slump was given more attention than if he were say, a middle infielder for Toronto. And as far as Magadan is concerned, it’s way too early to make assumptions or accurate evaluations. “There are some guys who have gotten a lot of hits in their first 40 at-bats and people are like, ‘Oh, he’s off to a good start,’” Magadan said. “A start is 150 at-bats. When you’re an everyday player, you don’t want to go 3-for-40. But it’s not a big deal when you’re two good games from turning it completely around. To me, there’s not enough at-bats to have any gauge right now.” Indians manager Eric Wedge rolled his eyes when he was asked about Ortiz’s hitting funk. “He’s gonna be fine,” Wedge

said. “I knew I was going to have to talk about him, whether I wanted to or not. He’s going to be A-OK. They have nothing to worry about over there with him. Everything is magnified at the start of the season. He may have a little streak like this in the middle of the year and it is noticed, but not as much.” Francona was willing to give his DH more time to rest. But Ortiz sent his manager a text message early Monday saying he was ready to go. In his first at-bat Monday, Ortiz dropped a single into left against Jake Westbrook. To the Red Sox, it was as if he had crushed a line drive into the Green Monster. “Our whole dugout was on the top step,” Francona said. “Don’t think that they don’t care about him. It was a big deal to those guys. Little things like that are big things to us, they mean a lot. Every pitcher on our staff was on the top step blowing on it to make sure it dropped in.” With the Indians overplaying Ortiz to the right side with two outs in the ninth, he blooped a single into left. One pitch later, Manny Ramirez hit a two-run homer off closer Joe Borowski into the left-field seats. In the seventh inning, Ortiz and Ramirez had both struck out with two runners on. But when it mattered most, Boston’s big bats came through: an unlikely bloop and a familiar blast. Ramirez, who may know Ortiz best, isn’t worried about his good friend’s tough start. “He’ll be fine,” Ramirez said. “If he doesn’t hit, I’ll hit for him.”

and was also tied for the fourth lowest round of the day. “I think with four seniors we Carded a 156 have a lot of senior leadership The BG women’s golf team was over two rounds and we rely on them a lot — and one of only 12 teams to stick they’ve been there done that around for the Cardinal Classic in the 36-hole hosted by Ball State University, Cardinal Classic and they know what we need to do to be successful,” Young said as four teams dropped out tournament of her top senior performers. prior to the competition Also competing for BG were on account of inclement nine, while Hrusovsky shot a 41- Lauren Glew 172, tied for 50th weather conditions. Plagued by sleet and snow, 39, which set them tied for 22nd place, Lindsey Jonkhoff and Amanda Bader, who both shot the Falcons’ chalked up an 8th place heading into round two. Consistency was key for the 173’s tying them for 52nd place. place finish overall, with two Freshman Marisa Glew also team in holding steady over the athletes finishing in the top 20. competed in the event as an “Conditions weren’t ideal but two day event. With a 36-hole score of 656 individual as her scores were in the Midwest this time of year you have to be mentally pre- (327-329), the team was able to not counted in the overall team pared … I think we are as men- maintain its 8th place position score, carding a 171 good for 49th place. tally tough as they come,” said after round one. “I think Marissa is right there, “We definitely were consistent BG Coach Stephanie Young. The tournament, origi- — still a little shy of where we she has a lot of potential to be nally set to be a 16 team field, want to be but we have a lot of successful as a Falcon. “We are very excited on how dropped down to 12 teams as time yet with two tournaments [she] competed in this tournaWestern Kentucky, Western ahead of us,” Young said. Round one’s top performers ment,” Young added. Michigan, Northern Illinois The Falcons’ will host their and Cincinnati withdrew from continued to pace the team in the final 18 holes as McCann own tournament, the Falcon competition. In the first round of the 36 carded a 156 (80-76) good for Invitational, April 21-22 at hole tournament, seniors Jessica 11th place and Hrusovsky a Stoneridge Golf Club. “For us to be able to host an McCann and Carley Hrusovsky 160, putting her in a tie for event and having four seniors led the way with a pair of 80’s. 20th place. McCann was only one stroke is something we are definitely McCann turned in a 42 on the front nine and a 38 on the back away from placing in the top ten looking forward to,” Young said.

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Indians closer placed on DL with strained triceps CLEVELAND — On his walk from the bullpen to the mound, Joe Borowski already knew he was in serious trouble. With Cleveland clinging to a onerun lead, the maligned closer was about to face the Boston Red Sox without his best stuff. “It was like I went out there with an unloaded gun,” he said. Borowski, who has dodged so many ninth-inning jams since joining the Indians, couldn’t escape a trip to the disabled list. He was placed on the 15-day DL yesterday, a day after blowing a save and giving up a tworun homer in the ninth inning to Boston’s Manny Ramirez. Borowski, who led the AL with 45 saves last season, has a strained triceps — an injury he first felt in spring training and one the Indians have kept a secret for weeks. He had been puzzled by a significant loss in his velocity before being examined by doctors, who recommended he stop pitching for a while. Indians manager Eric Wedge said Borowski could be down as long as one month. Borowski isn’t

going to throw for several days, hoping the rest will allow his arm to recover. He was puzzled by a sudden drop in velocity. The pitch he threw to Ramirez registered only 83 mph on the radar gun. “This is pretty much exactly like you hear pitchers in spring training say they’re going through a dead-arm period,” Borowski said. “It’s that kind of feeling. You still have all your stuff. You can still do everything. You just can’t kick it in when you have to.” With Borowski out, Rafael Betancourt will handle closing duties. The only other member of Cleveland’s pitching staff with closing experience is right-hander Jorge Julio, who has 99 career saves. One of baseball’s top setup men, Betancourt went 5-1 with a 1.47 ERA in 68 games, and recorded three saves in six tries. His track record as a closer isn’t very good, though. He has converted just 12 of 29 career save chances. Betancourt said he’ll approach his new role the same way. “It’s no different,” said the righthander, who struck out David Ortiz and Ramirez with two on in the seventh on Monday. “I just have to get the last three outs of the game.” That usually wasn’t easy for the 36-year-old Borowski. He led the league in saves last season despite a 5.07 ERA. But it was rare if he retired the side in order.

The Browns have a bye in Week 5, which will give them two weeks to prepare for New York in a Monday night game a combined record of 140-116 in Week 6. Only four opponents had (.547) last season, including two games against each division sub-.500 records last season — Baltimore, Cincinnati, Buffalo rival. Seven of the 13 teams reached and Denver. “Our schedule presents us the playoffs, including the defending Super Bowl cham- with many challenges against a number of talented teams, howpion Giants.

ever we will continue to work hard throughout the offseason to prepare for the 2008 season,” Crennel said. The Browns will save on their travel budget with no West Coast games. Their longest road trips are to Tennessee and Jacksonville. The regular season ends Dec. 28 at Pittsburgh where the Browns haven’t won since 2003.

have helped his team if they had taken advantage like the Falcons did. “We got to hit too, but we didn’t get it done,” Allen said. “We didn’t play very well, and when you play a good team like Bowling Green, you can’t make mistakes because they’ll punish you for it.” Ten of BG’s 12 hitters that have more than 45 plate appearances this season are hitting over .300. Those numbers only went up yesterday, as Andrew Foster had four hits, Frank Berry and Clay Duncan each had three, and Ryan Shay went a perfect 2-for-2 as a late-inning substitution to raise his average to .387. A potent offense is now leading the way for a decent pitching staff to get the Falcons rolling in fine mid-season form. Tiffin’s only big offensive flurry came in the 7th inning off of Hettlinger. He allowed the first four Dragons to reach base and score, but tidily set down the four, five, and six hitters in order to end any real threat of a Falcon collapse. Tomorrow, BG takes its bats up I-75 to face the University of Toledo at 3 p.m. The Rockets’ pitching staff is next to last in the MAC this season, so expect more Falcon fireworks at the plate.

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New York Mets honor Jackie Robinson with rotunda in new park By Ronald Blum The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Rachel Robinson walked past cheering construction workers and into the Jackie Robinson Rotunda for the first time, stood on a balcony above the 160-foot wide floor and was awed as she gazed at the 70-foot high arches. “It’s like walking into a cathedral in a way,” she said. “I love St. Peter’s in Rome, but I don’t know if I can compare this to St. Peter’s.” On the 61st anniversary of the day her husband broke major league baseball’s color barrier, more than 330 players, managers and coaches — including nine entire teams — wore Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 to celebrate the Hall of Famer’s accomplishments. The center of the celebration was at Citi Field, the New York Mets’ $800 million ballpark under construction adjacent to Shea Stadium. The Mets unveiled designs for the rotunda, which will contain eight huge pictures of Robinson and have an 8-foot statue of his number in Dodger blue. It will be the central entrance for the ballpark, which opens in 2009, and the Mets estimate 30,000 fans per game will pass through. “People will say: ‘I’ll meet you at 42.’ Everybody will know where that is,” Mets owner Fred Wilpon said, lovingly putting his hand on the back of Rachel Robinson, still spry at age 85. But even as her husband’s legacy was being memorialized in stone, brick and terrazzo, a study was released that said blacks made up only 8.2 percent of major league players last year, down from 8.4 percent in 2006 and the lowest level in more than two decades. The figure was

TREVOR From Page 9 sink in. “These are things that don’t happen to ordinary people,” Immelman said. All because he did something extraordinary. Not since Seve Ballesteros in 1980 had a player put his name atop the leaderboard after the first round and stay there over four days at Augusta National, a course where Immelman correctly noted that there’s “a disaster around every corner.” He became the first South African to win the Masters since Gary Player, his idol and inspiration, 30 years earlier. And he joined Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk, David Duval and Vijay Singh as the players to win a major by three shots in the last 10 years. “That’s pretty hefty company,” Immelman said. “It will take some time before that sinks in.” Until his Masters victory, Immelman said his greatest golfing achievement had been winning the Nedbank Challenge four months ago in South Africa, an event he regards one notch below the majors. That celebration wasn’t quite like this one. Immelman wasn’t getting a whirlwind tour of New York, rather he was in a hospital listening to doctors explain that the pain he felt in his rib cage

19 percent as recently as 1995 according to Richard Lapchick of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports. “I’m very disappointed by that fact,” Robinson said. “Competition from other sports is certainly a big factor but there are many factors. We’ve got to work on it in terms of getting younger children playing, into the game, and getting communities behind the programs.” Robinson also announced the Jackie Robinson Foundation will open a Jackie Robinson Museum in the Tribeca section of Lower Manhattan and that half of the $25 million cost has been raised for the museum, projected to open in 2010. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for the first time on April 15, 1947. His number was retired for all major league teams during ceremonies at Shea Stadium attended by President Clinton on the 50th anniversary. Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera is the only player remaining from then who still wears No. 42 throughout the season. Nine Jackie Robinson scholars read values that defined the player during a news conference at Shea Stadium before people moved over to the new ballpark. The Robinson Rotunda will have those values engraved into its floor and etched into its archways: “Courage. Excellence. Persistence. Justice. Teamwork. Commitment. Citizenship. Determination. Integrity.” “My father did not write them down, but very much he lived these values,” said Sharon Robinson, Jackie’s daughter. The rotunda will be open to tours by appointment on days when the team isn’t playing, and Wilpon said he expected every

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BREAKING BARRIERS: Brooklyn Dodgers baseball players John Jorgensen, Pee Wee Reese, Ed Stanky and Jackie Robinson pose for a picture in April of 1947. 61 years ago yesterday Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier by debuting with the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. Major League Baseball honored Robinson yesterday with Jackie Robinson Day. schoolchild in New York to developments don’t last, progress visit, some more than once. He doesn’t last. What the rotunda dreamed of the rotunda as an means to me is we have evidence homage — a much larger one of the progress we’ve made in — to the rotunda at Ebbets Field the past.” She stood next to Wilpon, a in Brooklyn, where he attended longtime family friend. When he games as a child. That rotunda was 80-feet was about 16, he was a Dodgers wide and 27-feet high, with a batting practice pitcher and brass chandelier that had 12 became a baby sitter for the arms resembling bats, and Robinsons. He’s long thought bulbs resembling balls. To about creating this tribute. “When fans and families and get the right material for the floor, Wilpon contacted Sandy children walk through that Koufax, his old teammate from rotunda,” Robinson said, “I Lafayette High School. All hope they’re going to reflect Koufax remembered was the on not just what they see that rotunda was dirty. At a Police Jackie Robinson accomplished, Athletic League dinner, former but also think about themselves Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca and say, ‘What am I doing? How am I running my life? Who am told Wilpon it was terrazzo. “This is an overwhelming expe- I affecting? What am I doing in rience,” Robinson said. “At my my community?’ I think they stage of life, you’re looking for ask the question and ponder permanence, you’re looking for on that. And if people begin things that are going to shore to reflect on that, they might up the future. So many times want to join the struggle.”

LET’S TAKE A TOUR: Mets owner Fred Wilpon shows Rachel Robinson, wife of the late Jackie Robinson, of the Rotunda that will be dedicated in Robinson’s honor at Citi FIeld, which will debut in 2009. The Rotunda will feature an eight-foot statue of Robinson and will be central to the park. The Mets expect 30,000 people a day to travel through the Rotunda.

turned out to be a tumor in his diaphragm. Within a week, he was having his back cut open to remove the lump, and only later did he learn it was benign. “Since I was a young boy, very deep down I felt I was good enough to win a major,” Immelman said. “As crazy a game as golf is, you go through periods where you doubt yourself. After the surgery, I pretty much had to start at Level 1 again and build my game up again. It was unbelievable timing to find my form last week.” “Unless you’re Tiger Woods,” he added, “you don’t know how often that opportunity presents itself.” The opportunity arrived Sunday, and Immelman seized it — just as Zach Johnson did at the Masters a year ago, just as Angel Cabrera did at Oakmont, Michael Campbell at Pinehurst No. 2, Rich Beem at Hazeltine. All won majors with Woods lurking on the back nine. “I don’t think it’s ever easy to win a major in any era,” Immelman said. “As you say, I’m playing in Tiger Woods’ era. This guy is frightening in what he gets done and how he gets it done and the ease in which he gets it done. To win a major while he’s playing — and he’s playing at his peak — it’s a hell of an achievement.” The trick will be getting grounded once he comes down from the Empire State Building. Only three major champions

over the last 10 years — Shaun Micheel, Ben Curtis and Lee Janzen — won nothing else but a major. Immelman might not have been anyone’s pick at Augusta National, but he was part of a B-list group of favorites along the lines of a Justin Rose, Paul Casey, Stewart Cink or Adam Scott. That’s not to suggest Immelman is going to win the Grand Slam. He was the first to concede that. But golf is largely about confidence, and Immelman now is equipped with memories of a week at Augusta National where he posted three straight rounds in the 60s, and answered a lot of questions about himself in a final round of 75. After a miserable chip on the 11th, he made a 20-footer to save par. After chopping up the 12th, where he had to make a 4-foot putt for bogey, he answered with a birdie to build a five-shot lead. And after his worst swing of the day, a 7-iron into the pond for double bogey on the 16th, he bounced back with a bunker save for par on the 17th. The two-day trip to New York was all about publicity, but it gave Immelman time to take stock of what he accomplished and how far he had come. His parents went back to Florida with Immelman’s 1year-old son, leaving him and wife Carminita to tour the Big Apple.

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CELEBRATING JACKIE: Mets manager Willie Randolph stands between Rachel Robinson, Jackie’s wife, and Sharon Robinson, Jackie’s daughter before pregame festivites at Shea Stadium. The Mets and the other 29 MLB teams honored Robinson on the 61st anniversary of his breaking of baseball’s color barrier for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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BRIGHT LIGHTS: Immelman and his wife Carminita enjoy Monday’s New York Knicks game against the Boston Celtics. Immelman met with the Celtics at halftime after Celtics coach Doc Rivers wanted to shake his hand.

They began dating when Immelman was 14. “We went to the same high school, but she was a grade ahead of me,” he said. “She’s grown up with me in this sport. We’ve been through everything together, from lugging our luggage to the tube station in London to driving in a limousine in New York.” “Pretty damn crazy.”

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Strike falters in Zimbabwe over delay of vote results By Angus Shaw The Associated Press

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STANDING IN THE AFTERMATH: Rescue workers and onlookers gather at the site of a plane crash in Goma, Congo. A passenger plane carrying 85 people crashed into a crowded neighborhood in the eastern Congo town.

Congo plane crashes at end of runway with 85 aboard By Charles Ntirycha The Associated Press

GOMA, Congo — A Congolese jetliner carrying around 85 people failed to take off yesterday from an airport in this eastern town, crashing at high speed into a busy market neighborhood at the end of the runway, officials said.

Government officials initially said there were only six known survivors but later in the day an airline official said 60 people had survived. Local officials said dozens of bodies were pulled from the wreckage, though it was unclear if they had been passengers. The plane was operated by the private Congolese compa-

ny, Hewa Bora, and was headed to the central city of Kisangani, then the capital, Kinshasa. Hewa Bora’s Dirk Cramers said 53 passengers and seven crew were taken from the site and were at local hospitals. Earlier, conflicting accounts said the plane crashed just after takeoff.

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A nationwide strike called by Zimbabwe’s opposition to protest the withholding of election results appeared to falter yesterday as police and soldiers fanned out across the country. Many in the capital said they were not aware of the protest. Most of the news media are statecontrolled. Zimbabwe is still waiting for the presidential results 17 days after a vote that longtime ruler Robert Mugabe apparently lost. The opposition Movement for DemocraticChange,whoseefforts to force the release of results have failed, called on Zimbabweans to stay home yesterday in a low-key show of solidarity. “Every Zimbabwean should stay at home until [the electoral commission] announces the results for the presidential poll,” opposition spokesman Nqobizitha Mlilo said in a statement. Police and soldiers spread out across Harare in the early

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SENDING IN THE TROOPS: Riot police patrol a bus station in Harare. Additional police and soldiers were deployed across Zimbabwe’s capital as the country’s opposition urged Zimbabweans to join in a nationwide strike to press for the released of long-delayed presidential results.

morning; the government said they were sent to prevent violence and looting. There had been little publicity about the strike before yesterday, and traffic moved through the capital as usual. Banks and stores were open and many of those downtown said they hadn’t known a strike was called. Some said the state’s control of the media meant it was difficult for MDC to fully inform everyone.

Still, commuters reported fewer privately run minibuses on the road, suggesting that some transport workers were staying away. Some downtown restaurants said they were missing staff. Past strike calls have been met with resistance by impoverished workers, who cannot afford to lose even one day’s wages in a country with surging inflation and 80 percent unemployment.

French crack down on annorexia-promoting Web sites By Devorah Lauter The Associated Press

PARIS — In image-conscious France, it may soon be a crime to glamorize the ultra-thin. A new French bill cracks down on Web sites that advise anorexics on how to starve — and could be used to hit fashion industry heavyweights, too. The groundbreaking bill, adopted yesterday by Parliament’s lower house, recommends fines of up to $71,000 and three-year prison sentences for offenders who encourage “extreme thinness.” It goes to the Senate in the coming weeks. Critics said the bill is too vague about whom it is targeting and doesn’t even clearly define “extreme thinness.” If passed, the law would be the strongest of its kind anywhere, fashion industry experts said. It is the latest measure proposed after the 2006 anorexia-linked death of Brazilian

model Ana Carolina Reston prompted efforts throughout the fashion industry to address the health repercussions of ultra-thin models. Doctors and psychologists treating patients with anorexia nervosa — a disorder characterized by an extreme fear of becoming overweight — welcomed the French effort, but said anorexia’s link with media images remains hazy. For the bill’s backers, the message behind the measure is important enough. The bill’s author, conservative French lawmaker Valery Boyer, said she wanted to encourage discussion about women’s health and body image. Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot said Web sites that encourage young girls to starve should not be protected by freedom of expression. So-called “pro-ana” — for pro-anorexia — sites and blogs have flourished in the United

“The socio-cultural and media environment seems to favor the emergence of troubled nutritional behaivor, and that is why I think it is necessary to act. ” Valery Boyer | French lawmaker States and beyond, often hosted by adolescents sharing stories of how they deprive their bodies of nourishment. French lawmakers and fashion industry members signed a nonbinding charter last week on promoting healthier body images. In 2007, Spain banned from catwalks models whose body mass-to-height ratio is below 18. Bill author Boyer said such measures did not go far enough. Her bill has focused attention on pro-anorexia Web sites that give advice on how to eat an apple a day — and nothing else. The sites claim to provide emotional support for people

who want to become anorexic. Photos of waif-like celebrities are given as “Thinspirations” on one blog, along with a list of advice on “how to skip meals.” The site’s host writes that she is not yet 15. Boyer said in a telephone interview that her proposed legislation would enable a judge to sanction those responsible for a magazine photo of a model whose “thinness altered her health.” “That is the objective of this text,” she said, without specifying who in particular might be prosecuted. “The socio-cultural and

media environment seems to favor the emergence of troubled nutritional behavior, and that is why I think it is necessary to act,” she said. Boyer insisted she wasn’t out to punish models or anorexics themselves. The bill would make it illegal to “provoke a person to seek excessive weight loss by encouraging prolonged nutritional deprivation that would have the effect of exposing them to risk of death or directly compromise health.” It calls for prison terms of up to two years and fines of up to $47,000 for offenders, with punishment increasing to three years in prison and a $71,000 fine in cases where a victim dies of an eating disorder. Socialist lawmaker Catherine Coutelle said the bill was introduced to lawmakers too EUGENIO SAVIO | AP PHOTO quickly — less than two weeks WALKING THE RUNWAY: Brazilian ago, on April 3 — to allow for model Ana Carolina Reston participates in a thorough discussion before fashion show in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. yesterday’s vote.

Olympic torch gets friendly welcome from Pakistani government By Sadaqat Jan The Associated Press

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Olympic torch came to Pakistan early today for what the proChina government hoped would be a festive and trouble-free leg of its world tour. Protests against China’s human rights record disrupted the torch’s passage through Western cities last week, and Pakistani authorities took pains to avoid any repeat during its

short stay en route to Beijing. A jetliner bringing the torch from the Persian Gulf sultanate of Oman arrived at the military section of Islamabad airport shortly after midnight. A Chinese Olympic official carried a lantern containing the flame down the steps to Pakistani sports chiefs and the Chinese ambassador. After briefly posing with the lantern, the officials entered the terminal. State TV said the flame would be kept at a luxury hotel overnight.

Later today, Hassan Sardar, a field hockey gold medalist in the 1984 Los Angeles games, squash star Jahangir Khan and some five dozen other Pakistani athletes were scheduled to participate in a torch relay. They were to take turns carrying the torch during a ceremony featuring folk music and dances at the capital’s biggest sports complex before a crowd expected to include President Pervez Musharraf. Plans originally called for ath-

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letes to relay the torch along a nearly two-mile route from the white marble parliament building to Jinnah Stadium, but that was changed to just a run around the sports complex itself. Col. Baseer Haider, an army officer helping organize the event, said the change was made because of the “overall security environment” and the risk of bad weather. A violent hailstorm hit Islamabad yesterday. The Pakistan Olympic Association urged independent broadcasters relaying state TV’s coverage of the torch to avoid “negative comments” and make “no mention” of the conflict in Tibet. Pakistan has strong and longstanding defense and economic

“We have to take care that there is no infiltration by some elements who are bent on disrupting our understanding and great relationship.” Pervez Musharraf | President of Pakistan links with China. Both are rivals of neighboring India. Musharraf was expected to return from a sixday official trip to China in time for the torch ceremony. There were no indications that rights groups planned any protests like those that disrupted torch relays in Paris, London and San Francisco last week. The torch’s later stops in Argentina, Tanzania and Oman went off

without any trouble. However, rioting in two Pakistani cities in the past week raised tension in a country on guard against attacks by Islamic militants based along its border with Afghanistan. “We have to take care that there is no infiltration by some elements who are bent on disrupting our understanding and great relationship,” Musharraf said.

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Berlusconi aims to boost Italy’s economy and image “Now we need to implement reforms. If not we will lost our patience.”

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ROME — Silvio Berlusconi is promising to clean up the trash in Naples, save Alitalia airlines and revive the economy. But some fear the new premier will pander to his conservative political base and an anti-immigrant coalition partner rather than confront Italy’s woes. As congratulations came pouring in yesterday, including from President Bush and French leader Nicolas Sarkozy, the charismatic media magnate said he would waste no time in getting to work. He will slim the Cabinet to 12 ministers, half the number in the outgoing center-left government, and has announced his selection for some key posts, including economics and foreign minister. His list of priorities starts with clearing away the mountains of trash that have piled up in Naples since last year, after dumps filled up and efforts to open new ones were blocked by local protests. Berlusconi also has set an ambitious agenda of structural reforms to streamline the lawmaking process and jump-start the sluggish economy. “I want to go down in the history of this country as the statesman who has changed it,” he said. He has the numbers to implement his agenda in his third try in the premiership. He has a significant majority in both houses of parliament, which for the first time since World War II does not include what was once western Europe’s largest communist party or the Socialists who had been in governing coalitions for decades.

Umberto Bossi Northern League leader Berlusconi’s conservative bloc commands a majority of about 40 seats in the Senate (compared to the one-seat edge of his predecessor, Romano Prodi) and some 100 lawmakers in the lower house. The coalition is also, at least on paper, more cohesive since it lost a centrist ally that proved troublesome in the past. But Berlusconi will face demands from the volatile Northern League party, an ally that had a better-than-expected showing in the election and is crucial to ensuring the Senate majority — giving it critical leverage. “Now we need to implement reforms. If not, we will lose our patience,” Northern League leader Umberto Bossi said in an interview with Turin-based newspaper La Stampa. The league wants tougher immigration rules and zero-tolerance on crime, and it demands greater autonomy for Italy’s wealthy north, including control over tax money. Despite his victory, Berlusconi has refrained from indulging in celebration and instead is maintaining a sober tone. “Difficult months and years await us, and I’m getting ready to govern with the utmost commitment,” Berlusconi said.

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MOSCOW MATTERS: Russia’s outgoing president Vladimir Putin, right, and president-elect Dmitry Medvedev, left, are seen during a congress of the United Russia party in Moscow, Russia. Putin accepted the leadership of the dominant United Russia party, securing his grip on power after he leaves the Kremlin and becomes prime minister next month.

Putin accepts a new leadership role Russian president will take control of the United Russia Party after term ends By Steve Gutterman The Associated Press

MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin agreed yesterday to take command of the United Russia Party when he steps down as president, enhancing the power he will wield as prime minister and bolstering his platform for a potential return to the Kremlin. At a party congress that mixed promises of a bright future with traditions from the communist era, more than 550 delegates unanimously approved Putin as chairman of Russia’s most powerful political faction. Speaking just three weeks before he will cede the presidency to his hand-picked successor, Dmitry Medvedev, Putin said the move would help ensure that Russia’s political bosses and bureaucrats functioned as a “single organism” for the good of the people. “Today even more than before, we need the consolidation of political forces and the spiritual unity of our people,” he told the

“Today even more than before, we need the consolidation of political forces and the spiritual unity of our people.” Vladmir Putin | President of Russia congress in an exhibition center off Red Square. Putin cast the move as a step toward European-style democracy, saying that for the head of a party to be prime minister is “a civilized, natural, traditional practice for democratic states.” But the analogy was not precise because in Russia, the prime minister is appointed by the president, unlike the European parliamentary democracy system in which the chairman of the leading party is generally chosen as premier. Critics dismissed Putin’s argument as a bid to lend legitimacy to a process engineered from the top down, saying it was more like a step backward toward Soviet times, when the Communist Party had no rival and its chief

was the supreme leader. Some analysts called Putin’s decision the strategic maneuver of a control-minded leader determined to head off potential challenges, and said it would undermine Medvedev by boosting the authority of Putin and parliament. In terms of imagery, Putin eclipsed Medvedev at the congress, staying firmly in the spotlight in his final weeks of an eight-yearpresidencymarkedby carefully choreographed events that have helped enhance his popularity. Putin sat flanked by Medvedev and United Russia leader Boris Gryzlov, who will continue to run the party’s day-to-day affairs when Putin becomes chairman May 7, the day Medvedev takes

the oath of office. In words that recalled the Soviet-era party congresses that drew delegates from all walks of life, Putin said his audience included “scientists and engineers, doctors and teachers, businessmen and workers, artists and journalists, servicemen and builders, fishermen and agricultural workers, pensioners and youth.” Medvedev turned down an offer of membership in the party, which would have made him — awkwardly — subordinate to Putin in its ranks. Putin has never been a member of the party, instead cultivating the image of a czar-like figure who is above party politics — which many Russians see as a corrupt, crass business. His acceptance as party leader marks “a serious shift in the whole political system,” said Nikolai Petrov, an analyst with the Carnegie Moscow Center. It means “switching the reins from the Kremlin to the prime minister,” he was quoted as saying.

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VIOLENCE IN IRAQ TAKES ITS TOLL: Women injured in a car bomb attack are brought to a hospital in Baqouba, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad.

Bombings kill nearly 60 in Iraq, breaking lull By Kim Gamel The Associated Press

BAGHDAD — Car bombs and a suicide attacker struck crowded areas in Baghdad and former insurgent strongholds to the north and west of the capital yesterday, killing nearly 60 people and breaking a recent lull in violence in the predominantly Sunni areas. The attacks were a deadly reminder of the threat posed by suspected Sunni insurgents even as clashes between Shiite militia fighters and U.S.-Iraqi forces continued elsewhere. The U.S. military condemned the bombings and said they appeared to have been carried out by al-Qaida in Iraq. The first blast occurred in Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, when a car parked in front of a restaurant exploded just before noon across the street from the central courthouse and other government offices.

One survivor described a huge fire that sent black smoke billowing into the sky and left charred bodies inside their cars. “I was on my way to the government office when a big explosion occurred nearby,” said the witness, who would only identify himself by his nickname Abu Ali. “As I approached the site, I saw cars on fire, burned bodies and damaged shops damaged with shattered glass everywhere.” At least 40 people were killed and 70 wounded in the blast, according to hospital officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to release the information. AP Television News footage showed many of the bodies covered in crisp white sheets in the main hospital’s courtyard while the emergency room inside was overwhelmed with the wounded. The U.S. military in northern Iraq gave a slightly lower toll, saying 35 Iraqi citizens were killed.

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VIENNA, Austria — A 13-yearold schoolgirl in southern Austria celebrated the start of her spring break with a bottle of schnapps. She ended up in intensive care. In other countries across Europe, adolescents are making similar headlines for drinking themselves into a stupor, often passing out in the process. And they’re getting younger: A June 2006 European Unioncommissioned report says nearly all 15- to 16-year-old European students have had alcohol at some point in their lives and, on average, now start when they’re just 12? years old. The data stem from a 2003 survey by the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs. More than one in six have “binged” — had five or more drinks on a single occasion — three or more times in the last month, said the report by the London-based Institute of

Alcohol Studies. It excluded EU newcomers Bulgaria and Romania. In contrast to the United States, where even adults are often asked to prove their age when buying beer and other alcoholic drinks, laws in Europe are more lax and the drinking age generally hovers around 16 or 18. Supermarkets sell alcohol and, unlike in the U.S., bottles and cans are seldom stashed away in areas that are off-limits to underage customers. Carding is uncommon. In Austria — where binge drinking is known as “Komatrinken,” or “coma drinking” — a new law prohibits the sale of alcohol to anyone under either 16 or 18, depending on the region, and requires cashiers and establishments to card customers if they have any doubt about their age. Failure to do so can result in fines of up to $5,610 and loss of a liquor license. “When it comes to coma drinking among young people, we’re dealing with a phenomenon that needs to be battled

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At Vienna’s General Hospital, up to three teens are admitted each weekend after drinking escapades escalate, often leaving them so intoxicated they become unconscious, pediatrician Zsolt Szepfalusi said. More cases are common during special events, such as the city’s annual Danube Island Fest in the summer, he said. “The numbers aren’t really up — but we’re seeing a decrease in age,” Szepfalusi said. “Some of our patients are as young as 12.” It’s not just a big-city problem. Robert Birnbacher, head of pediatrics at a public hospital in the southern Austrian town of Villach, said his clinic sees about one to two cases of young “coma drinkers” every weekend. “The patients are getting younger and there are more girls among them,” he said.

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WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tax Day, said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, is viewed by many as â&#x20AC;&#x153;sort of a national anti-holidayâ&#x20AC;? and yesterdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debate in Congress on tax policy was more confrontation than celebration. House Democrats, shrugging off a presidential veto threat and GOP opposition, took up legislation that would kill an IRS program under which private debt collectors are used to dun scofflaws and would crack down on the misuse of tax-free health savings accounts. Republicans on both sides of the Capitol assailed Democratic plans to let some of the massive tax cuts passed in 2001 and 2003 expire, saying that would amount to the largest tax hike in

U.S. history. The disputes occurred as Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman told a House Appropriations subcommittee that this tax-filing season has gone relatively smoothly. He said the agency, which expects to process almost 140 million individual returns this year, has already issued 75 million refunds worth an average $2,436. Payments from the economic stimulus package, going out to almost everyone filing a return, will be sent electronically or by mail from early May. In a Senate Finance Committee hearing, chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., said it was way past time to simplify a system that, according to a National Taxpayers Union estimate, consumes 3.6 billion hours of individual taxpayer time every tax-filing year.

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WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President Bush plans to outline today the way he thinks the United States can stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions and issue a challenge to lawmakers on climate change legislation. In a Rose Garden speech, Bush will lay out a strategy rather than a specific proposal for â&#x20AC;&#x153;long-termâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;realisticâ&#x20AC;? goals for curbing emissions, White House press secretary Dana Perino said yesterday. She did not disclose details of his

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WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Inflation at the wholesale level soared in March at nearly triple the rate that had been forecast as energy prices kept rising and food costs posted a much bigger jump than anticipated. The Labor Department reported yesterday that wholesale prices rose by 1.1 percent last month, the largest increase since a 2.6 percent rise last November. The November gain in the Producer Price Index was the biggest one-month jump in 33 years. Analysts had expected a much more moderate 0.4 percent rise in wholesale prices for the month. However, food costs, which had fallen by 0.5 percent in February, leapt by 1.2 percent last month, propelled upward by big gains in vegetables and beef and the biggest increase in rice prices in more than five years. Those were far higher increases in food prices than expected. Core inflation, which excludes energy and food, was better behaved last month, rising by just 0.2 percent, down from a worrisome 0.5 percent rise in February. But with the crude oil price rising to a record close of $113.79 per barrel yesterday, analysts said consumers should be braced for more bad inflation news to come. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wholesale prices are rising and the consumer should expect more shocks at the supermarket and the gas station,â&#x20AC;? said Joel Naroff, chief economist at

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growth stagnated but inflation kept rising. Such a development would put the Federal Reserve in a bind. The central bank has been cutting interest rates to combat the current slowdown, but if inflation pressures keep rising, it might be forced to stop cutting interest rates for fear that it would make inflation worse. For March, energy prices jumped 2.9 percent, the biggest increase since November. The price of gasoline was up 1.3 percent while natural gas rose by 4.2 percent. Home heating oil shot up by 13.1 percent and diesel fuel, used to power the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trucking fleet, increased by 15.3 percent. Outside of food and energy, the price of soap and detergent jumped 2 percent, the biggest gain in more than two years, while pet food increased by 1.3 percent. However, the price of new cars dropped by 0.2 percent and the cost of light trucks was down 0.3 percent, indicating the struggles automakers face as a weak economy dampens demand. The government will report on consumer pricing. Analysts said they still expect this report would show a moderate increase of 0.3 percent.

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* 3 bdrm. available in August. * 1 or 2 bdrm. avail. May or August. For more info call 419-354-9740 ** Female subleaser needed May-Aug. 521 Pike St, $300/month +util. Call 440-668-6067 **08-09 S.Y. Houses, Apts & Rms 729 4th St. 4 bdrm. C/A, W/D 311 E. Reed 3 bdrm also 1&2 bdrms. few summer only leases see Cartyrentals.com Call (419)353-0325 9am - 9pm 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. 419-601-3225. 1 bdrm. 854 8th St. $410 per mo. + elec. Available now or Aug. No pets. (419)392-3354 1 bdrm. apt. across from campus. Avail. May or Aug. 1 yr. lease. $350 plus util. (419)897-5997. 1 bdrm. apt. for summer subls. Avail. May 10. $370 mo. plus gas & elec. Will pay portion of cost. 513-602-0810 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. Smith Apt Rentals 419-352-8917 Subleaser needed, Copper Beech. 9 mo. or 12 mo., Aug. 08. Furn. apt, $325 mo. + util. (567)224-0635.

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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. 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath house 127 Georgia (419)308-2457 4 bdrm., 1 1/2 bath, May to May, A/ C, D/W, W/D, $1400 & dep. & util. 312 N. Enterprise. 419-836-7674 or 419-360-6060. 4-5 bdrm., 2 bath house on Clough $1500 month plus utilities (419)340-2500 426 E. Wooster, Lg. 1 bedroom Avail. Fall, 2008. $450 month Utilities included. (419)352-5882 704 FIFTH STREET 2 bdrm. furn. Summer or Fall (419)352-3445 9 to 9 AVAIL. AUG. 15, 2008. 1 bdrm apt.. 2 bdrm house & 3 bdrm. house. Close to campus. (419)308-2458 Filling up fast for Fall 08 Copper Beech 419-353-3300 For rent in BG. Available May 1st. 3 bdrm. house, L/R, D/R, kitchen, 2 1/2 car garage, W/D, stove, refrig., central air, garbage disposal, microwave Completely remodeled inside. $740 mo. Call (419)490-8700. 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 Lg. 3 bedrm., 2 bathrm. house for rent on E. Reed Ave., avail. Jan. 1. Off st. pkg., W/D, & a 5 min. walk to campus. $1100 + util. (513)226-9588 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. Nice 3 bdrm. apt. inclds. 3 car garage below. New W/D, no pets, max. occup. 3 people. Avail. May. 419-354-8146 or 419-601-0781. 1 bdrm. apt. in Univ. Courts. Fully furn. w/ central air & cable incld. May thru Aug. $1815.00. Contact Brittany (216)280-3485. Serious inquires only

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441 Frazee 419.354.4673 www.bgpc.org M-Th (10-5), Fri (10-1) BG shuttle off campus north route or within walking distance!

The Highlands/Jay-Mar 1 & 2 bedrooms Available May - August 419-354-6036 www.bghighlandmgmt.com

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