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Finding the money for Fido

By Alexandria Clark Reporter

Columnist Andrea Wadsworth shows how poor college students can balance their budget and keep a loveable pet | Page 4

Death of women ends debate

A woman who sparked a controversial debate dies after spending years in a vegetative state | Page 5

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Octuplets’ mother speaks The mother who recently gave birth to eight children speaks about having always desired a large family | Page 9

A look at Obama’s cabinet Despite his media coverage, many University students aren’t very aware of President Barack Obama’s cabinet | Page 10

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Men’s basketball has excelled this season compared to last, thanks to three key seniors | Page 6

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USG discusses campaign funding surrounding campus election process After heated debate on campaign budget, spending limit remains the same

By India Hunter Reporter

Undergraduate Student Government senators debated about the amount of money a person should be allowed to spend on a campaign while running for USG president and vice president at last night’s meeting.

During the general assembly meeting, members shared their views on the current spending limit as of now, which is $150 each, or $300 between a presidential and vice presidential ticket.

While some senators thought this amount was too low, others felt that the designated amount was fine as is.

A heated debate took place for over an hour, highlighting the positives and negatives of the $300 limit.

In order to change the current amount a person can spend on a campaign, USG would have to suspend bylaws within their constitution. But suspending the bylaws to raise the campaign spending limit did not sit well with every USG member.

“We need to set the tone and stick to what we decided at the beginning of the year,” At-Large Senator Leo Almeida said. “We should be

an example and follow the bylaws we outlined for ourselves and not go back on them.”

One senator drew a comparison to the United States Congress concerning this issue.

“There is a reason why Congress determines salaries for its members during the previous administration,” Senator Lauren Biksacky said.

“We promised to be transparent to our constituents and I believe this is an issue of credibility and time.

Some people are putting their individual concerns above anything else and that’s not right.”

Off-Campus Senator Rob Emmelhainz believed that raising the campaign spending limit would be a good decision.

“If you look at other MAC schools their campaign spending limit is much higher,” Emmelhainz said. “I just think raising it would be more appropriate.”

Other senators felt debating the matter shouldn’t be the most important agenda for the evening.

“It would be great if we put this much time, effort and energy into other matters concerning the students that we were sworn in to serve, the students we represent,” At-Large Senator April Jackson said. “The period, colon and semi-

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colon shouldn’t matter, we should be focusing our attention on more important things than this.”

Some senators felt raising the campaign spending limit shouldn’t deter potential candidate’s from the main goal of USG. “No matter how much you spend on a campaign it shouldn’t determine how well you represent the student voice,” Almeida said.

Other senators agreed that suspending the bylaws shouldn’t impede the job of USG senators.

“Bylaws shouldn’t prevent or get in the way of doing our job,” Emmelhainz said.

Senator Johnnie L. Lewis agreed.

“We should operate the best we can and not let bylaws intervene,” he said.

At the end of the debating a vote was taken and the $300 limit still stands. The motion to suspend the bylaws concerning the election guidelines failed.

In other business, USG is accepting student trustee applications until Thursday and extended this opportunity to three people present during the meeting.

A student trustee is appointed by the governor and attends two meetings a semester and serves for two academic years.

It cost an estimated $16,460 for an Ohio resident and $23,768 for a non-resident to attend the University annually — not including the costs of books, health insurance and personal expenses, according to the Office of Admissions Web page.

With today’s strained economy students are counting their dollars even more closely and should also be monitoring the status of the $838 billion stimulus package disclosed by House Democrats last month.

The rescue funds are not only meant to boost the economy by creating jobs, improving healthcare and expanding renewable energy, but by also making higher education more affordable.

Some faculty staff members are pleased with the stimulus plan because it will help the University.

Micheal Zickar, chair and associate professor for the psychology department and an advisor for College Democrats, said the stimulus plan will be a step in the right direction to exiting out this crisis.

“The economy is in as tough a shape as it has been since the Great Depression, and there is no magic cure for what is happening,” Zickar said. “But I am happy that President Obama has been thinking about how to solve the

immediate crisis as well as down the road.”

Zickar said the stimulus plan will not only help make college affordable, but it will create a successful economy.

“Making college affordable is going to be extremely important for the long term success of our economy, or else we won’t be able to compete with the increasingly highly educated workforces of China, India and the rest of the world,” he said.

Part of the stimulus plan focuses on increasing the maximum amount of Pell grants to $5,100.

Eric Bucks, associate director of student client services and scholarships for the financial aid office, said he is excited that affordability for college expenses will increase.

“There are 4,991 students that are Pell grant recipients this academic year,” Bucks said. “The Pell grant goes to the neediest families; so assuming that they are eligible to receive the maximum of what the Pell grant has to offer will be great for them.”

Bucks said if the Pell grant maximum increase is approved, a lot of aid will be given to students of need. The total aid varies depending if a student qualifies for the maximum or the minimum, which can range from $500 to $5,000.

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FIST BUMP: President Barack Obama bumps fists with an audience member as he arrives for a town hall style meeting to discuss his economic stimulus package, yesterday.

White House-backed stimulus bill narrowly passes in Senate, despite strong Republican opposition

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The vote was 61-36, one more than the 60 needed to move the measure toward Senate passage WASHINGTON — An $838 bil- today. That in turn, will set the lion economic stimulus bill stage for possibly contentious backed by the White House negotiations with the House on narrowly advanced in the a final compromise on legislaSenate yesterday over strong tion the president says is desRepublican opposition, and perately needed to tackle the Democratic leaders vowed to worst economic crisis in more deliver the emergency legislation for President Barack Obama’s See STIMULUS | Page 2 signature within a few days.

University to break ground on Wolfe Center this April

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Stimulus plan focuses on economic revival Rescue funds make higher education affordable amongst other economic improvements

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NEW ART BUILDING: Department of Theater and Film will receive a new theatrical arts building, called the Wolfe Center for the Arts, after raising the necessary funds of $40 million.

During the month of April while students walk to their classes and prepare for finals, the University will start preparing for the new theatrical arts building, the Wolfe Center for the Arts.

Sherideen Stoll, the Vice President of Finance and AdministrationandtheUniversity’s Chief Financial Officer, said the official ground-breaking for the center will take place in April, but the actual construction will not

start until sometime this summer or fall.

But, before all the construction takes place, bids from contractors need to be established.

Bob Waddle, associate vice president of Capital Planning, said that since the building is being state funded, the bidding goes on to a Web site at the State Architects Office where contractors from all over search for offers on a regular basis.

Waddle said once a contractor shows interest, Capital Planning gives them a month to put together

their bids and then the University has to do background checks and receive final recommendations from the architects and take those recommendations to the state for the release of funds.

Stoll said the overall funding for the Wolfe Center will be $40 million.

“We are grateful, absolutely grateful for the state capital dollars that have been made available to make this happen,” Stoll said.

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Complainant reported cash was stolen from the women’s locker room at the Union.

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Complainant reported the smell of marijuana coming from the stairwell at Kreischer-Ashley. The smell was gone upon the officer’s arrival.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 7 12:40 A.M.

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Bowling Green Fire Department responded to a minor female with possible alcohol poisoning at the Pi Beta Phi sorority house. She was taken to Wood County Hospital and referred to the juvenile prosecutor for liquor law violation. Zulma Alcaraz, of Aurora, Ill., was cited for underage under the influence and disorderly conduct with persistence.

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Danielle Whitfield, of Aurora, Ohio, was cited for underage under the influence at the Pi Beta Phi sorority house. She was taken to Wood County Hospital.

Complaint was reported stating possible marijuana found on a desk during fire safety inspections in Mac East.

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Christopher Scott, of Lexington, Ky., was cited for marijuana less than 100 grams in Lot 7. Marrion Graves, of Cincinnati, was cited for marijuana less than 100 grams.

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Joseph Englebrecht, of Mentor, Ohio, Anthony Boyle, of Kettering, Ohio, and David Marshall of Centerville, Ohio, were cited for underage under the influence of alcohol in Mac East.

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Complainant reported a red charcoal grill and a homemade two foot high Cleveland Browns sign was stolen from his front porch on East Evers Avenue.

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Complainant reported an unknown subject kicked the rear driver side door of his car, causing a large dent.

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Shannon Holly, 32, of Hudson, Mich., was arrested for attempted deception to obtain dangerous drugs after he admitted to lying about a number of injuries in order to obtain pain medication from Wood County Hospital Staff.

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Complainant reported harassment after finding comments on Facebook about her being “white trash� and allegedly stealing several items. The subject was advised by University police she could try to file a libel suit.

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James Beltz, of Findlay, was cited for underage under the influence in Lot 7.

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Antawon Rivers, of Toledo, was cited for driving without a driver’s license in Lot 3.

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THEATER From Page 1 While the University benefits from receiving funds from the state, the current economic crisis may also help out. “Typically in situations like this when you have a significant economic down-turn, contractors would generally propose within their bids very good prices for the work that they will do,� said Steven Krakoff, associate vice president of Capital Planning and Design. “It’s very competitive, so we will benefit from that.�

Stoll agreed and said the economic struggle was actually a positive for the University and that they also received “private gifts� right around $3 million.

With all the funds and help along the way, the Wolfe Center for the Arts will be home to the Department of Theater and Film.

Katerina Ray, director of the School of Arts, said the new facility will be a place for students to learn about different art forms such as theater, music, opera and musical theater, as well as digital arts such as animation, imaging, interactivity and multimedia. “The quality of the facilities will mean that students will be well-trained in interdisciplinary performing arts and digital arts technologies, thus becoming far more competitive in the national arts, media and entertainment employment markets,� Ray said.

Ray is also a trained architect and helped give feedback on the location, design, planning and construction of the building.

The architecture of the 92,920 sq. foot building was specially designed in order to benefit the students and faculty in the Arts program. “This is going to be an example of truly iconic architecture in the state of Ohio and beyond,� Krakoff said. “I think it’s just a superb building for the arts.�

Krakoff said that the Wolfe Center will be one of the few centers in the country that are “as architecturally distinct or as well-designed as this one.�

The facility will include three theaters, two computer labs, a makeup and dressing room area, costume storage, space for productions, lighting lab space, a green room, general classrooms, labs for Visual Communication Technology majors, faculty offices, a conference room, seminar rooms

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EDUCATION From Page 1 According to President Barack Obama’s Web site, 60 percent of all college graduates leave college with debt, the average being over $19,000 in debt.

Patricia Donnelly, financial services educator for Student Management Services, agreeing with Bucks, and said an increase in the Pell grant could lessen student loan debt. “The number of loans has increased highly; a senior came in the office with $98,000 worth of student loans,� Donnelly said. “So an increase in Pell grants will be good because it is making college more affordable and gives students an extra boost when it comes to finances.�

Increasing the Pell grant maximum could increase the number of students to go to college.

According to Obama’s Web site, between the years of 2001 and 2010, 2 million academically qualified students will not go to college because they can’t afford it.

David Jackson, associate professor in the department of political science, said by increasing grants and scholarships could make a difference in more students attending college. “I think it’s a shame that any academically qualified student is unable to attend college just because of financial reasons,�

Jackson said. “We should work to reduce the number of young people in that situation by increasing grants and making scholarship money available, as well as low interest loans.�

Another plus for college students is the stimulus plan may increase the maximum amount for unsubsidized loans by $2,000.

For the 2008-2009 academic year there are 3,066 students who receive the unsubsidized loan, according to Bucks.

In addition, the University has already increased the maximum amount for unsubsidized loans by $2,000 this academic year.

Bucks said the University has already awarded a total of $5.8 million through unsubsidized loans to students because of this year’s

increase. “Next year’s first year students could have the chance to take out $7,500 in unsubsidized loans verses $5,500 compared to last year, due to the possible $2,000 increase,� he said. “We are anticipating an immediate impact for students’ financial aid packet, which will allow us to award students a total of $5 to $6 million in unsubsidized loans.�

But on the flip size, Bucks said the setback in having an increase in loan amounts will be for the students to get comfortable with debt.

Another way the stimulus plan will benefit students is to have all schools be on the Direct Loan Plan and not Family Education Loan Program, which are the two basic college loan programs.

The University has always been on the direct loan system, which are federal loans. “The advantage of the direct loan system is through this plan we know, and as well as our students know, that Uncle Sam will always be there,� Bucks said. “Also, federal loans tend to have lower interest fees and more flexible payment options than private loans.�

On the other hand, FFELP is funded privately by banks and lenders who receive subsidies and guarantees from the government, such as Sallie Mae. Bucks said the FFELP is not as solid as the direct loan system. “Due to the rocky economy a lot of banks are pulling out of this program, which leaves students in the dark and having to find other resources for money to pay for school,� Bucks said. “But through the direct loan plan students don’t have to worry about the federal government pulling out on them.�

And lastly the stimulus package will affect higher education in another positive way by money being given to Medicaid, which will help the states.

The states will be able to spend money on other important services such as higher education. “In Ohio, this aid from the Federal Government will allow Gov. Strickland to help hold the line on tuition while maintaining funding to the states,� Zickar said.

STIMULUS From Page 1 than a generation.

The Senate vote occurred as the Obama administration moved ahead on another key component of its economic recovery plan. Officials said Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner would outline rules today for $350 billion in bailout funds designed to help the financial industry as well as homeowners facing foreclosure.

Yesterday’s vote was close but scarcely in doubt once the White House and Democratic leaders agreed to trim about $100 billion on Friday.

As a result, Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania broke ranks to cast their votes to advance the bill.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, DMass., battling a brain tumor, made his first appearance in the Capitol since suffering a seizure on Inauguration Day, and he joined all other Democrats in support of the measure. “There is no reason we can’t do this by the end of the week,� said Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said, he declared he was prepared to hold the Senate in session into the Presidents Day weekend if necessary, and cautioned Republicans not to try and delay final progress.

He said passage would mark “the first step on the long road to recovery.�

Moments before the vote, the Congressional Budget Office issued a new estimate that put the cost at $838 billion, an increase from the $827 billion figure from last week. Ironically, the agency said provisions in the bill intended to limit bonuses to executives at firms receiving federal bailout money would result in lower tax revenues for the government.

SINGING From Page 1

Phi Mu Alpha, the men’s social music fraternity, is once again providing their annual Singing Valentines. On Feb. 14 the men’s social music fraternity will show up and sing your sweetie a song accompanied by roses. Packages range from $10 to $40 depending on the number of songs and roses. “What girl would not want someone to sing for them? And this is singing and roses,� fraternity member Aaron Waryk said.

The fraternity is offering its crooning services not only to students, but to any member of the community, and will travel anywhere within Bowling Green city limits.

Fraternity member Andy Kuzas said RACHEL RADWANSKI | THE BG NEWS all of the serenades have been well SINGING VALENTINES: Andy Kuzas (center) talks to Matt Stevens (left) as Jamie Brucker received in the past, serious or not. (right) looks on in the Union as their fraternity Phi Mu Alpha sells Singing Valentines to students. “Some of them start to cry, they get all red in the face,� Kuzas said. “But then we have those ones that sell them as practical jokes.�

Profits from the fundraiser go into Phi Mu Alpha’s general fund to support music and are also used 4()3 towards the fraternity’s annual scholarship, awarded to a student in the College of Musical Arts who dis(AND DIPPED SPECIALITY CHOCOLATES plays excellence in their academics.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Tired of obnoxious neighbors causing havoc in the hall while trying to study? Want to connect with students who take their education seriously? Want to participate in engaging trips that are both educational and a good time?

Students interested in finding such a place should consider the Honors Learning Community.

With the month of February in full swing, room assignment time is quickly approaching; this means that it is time again to take a look into residential options.

The University is home to a myriad of living communities, each with its own theme and unique mission. These 15 communities serve to bring together people with similar interests in the belief that “students learn best when their academic and personal lives are linked,” according to the mission statement on the University’s Web site.

Located in Harshman Dunbar on the east side of campus near Lot 6, the Honors Learning Community has much to offer for the annual $150 fee. Some of the opportunities and services available to residents of the Honors Learning Community include: free computer access along with wireless access, meeting space, and books for discussions. Students also have the opportunity to connect with the community through “civic and service involvement opportuni-

lot of sense of community, space and place,” Stoll said.

Another aspect that will conFrom Page 2 nect all three of the arts departand more. ments is a central chiller plant Waddle said this will be a real that will be built near the Wolfe transition for theater and film Center. majors because in the past in Currently, the Moore Musical University Hall it was hard for Center, Fine Arts Center, as well them to set up the sets. as the Student Health Center, all The faculty of the Theater and have their own cooling systems Film Department will also ben- that will need to be renovated efit by moving their offices from soon. However, the central chiller South Hall to the new building. plant will cool all three facilities The faculty may be benefited including the Wolfe Center. by moving their offices into the “This was a perfect opportuUniversity’s newest facilities, but nity to create a central cooling they will also gain more of a con- plant, and it’ll be real close to this nection with the Departments of Wolfe Center area and then that Musical and Fine Arts. plant, which will obviously be a The Wolfe Center will be in lot more efficient,” Waddle said. the middle of both the Fine Arts The whole plan of this new Center and the Moore Musical building took time. Waddle said Arts Center. they started talking about comStoll said on the first floor of the ing up with a replacement space Wolfe Center there will have two for the theater in 1999. side entries with a corridor with “It became a priority of the skylights that lead to both the incoming provost at that point Fine Arts Center and the Moore of time and his feelings were that Musical Arts Center. it wasn’t so much of a program“It’s supposed to be creating matic need, as much as a physical this arts neighborhood with a need,” Waddle said.

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“It’s for people who want to actually get work done; they don’t want to just play around all day and be loud,” freshman Honors Learning Community resident Jamilia Scott said. “Everybody’s courteous to each other, and you can just tell that everybody wants to get their work done. The weekends are the only time when it gets loud.”

On the other hand, Scott admitted that there are a few drawbacks to the Honors Learning Community.

“It’s too far away from everything,” she said. “And we don’t have a food place, either.”

Amanda Stump, hall director of Dunbar-Chapman, said the $150 fee is worth it; the price of going on the trips would be far more expensive if students would go on their own.

Sophomore learning community resident Morgan Swedberg also believes the fee is well worth it.

“Last year, I went on a day trip to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, and a three-day trip over a three-day weekend to Chicago,” Swedberg said, adding that students had the opportunity to visit the Shedd Aquarium or the Museum of Science and Industry. Seeing performances of Wicked, Second City, or the Blue Man Group were also items on the itinerary, she said.

“This year I went on a day

trip to Ann Arbor, and also for an extremely interesting tour of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo,” Swedberg said. “Other trips have included Indianapolis and Cincinnati.”

Periodic book discussions are also a component of the Honors Learning Community. Recent discussions have revolved around works such as “No Country for Old Men,” “My Sister's Keeper,” “Looking for Alaska,” “Twilight” and “Children of Men.” The Honors Learning Community is currently comprised of roughly 200 students, Stump said.

“We have a lot of freshmen and sophomores, and we do have some juniors — seniors, even, that stay,” she said.

In regard to the building itself, Stump provided a realistic image of Harshman Dunbar, which is located on the east side of campus near Lot 6.

“Every building has its perk, and every building has its drawbacks. I’d just say that this building is a little further from some of their classes. But I guess a part of that is that their honors classes actually take place in this building. ... It’s not the newest building, but it’s not the oldest one by far, either,” she said.

Although highly recommended, it is not a requirement to live in the Honors Learning Community in order be a member of the University Honors Program.

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FUNDRAISER: Senior Sarah Mason and freshman Heather Beltz raised money for the Friends of Wood County Humane Society by selling plush dogs for $5 dollars each.

Honors Program students have the opportunity to be a part of the Honors Learning Community as well.

For students interested in signing up for the Honors Learning Community only and not living in Dunbar, they may simply visit www.bgsu.edu/offices/sa/reslife/ page17789.html and click “Enroll” for the Honors Learning Community.

Once approved, an e-mail will be sent to the prospective student’s University e-mail account.

If you wish to also live in Harshman Dunbar, prospective students must log into MyBGSU and click on “My Room and Meals 2009-2010” and pay the $200 housing deposit before requesting Dunbar. The Honors Learning Community is limited to the second, third and fourth floors.

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“This is going to be an example of truly iconic architecture in the state of Ohio ...”

Steven Krakoff | Capital Planning The area where the Wolfe Center will exist is in the place of the old Saddlemire Student Services Building which came down in the summer of 2007.

The reason for eliminating the building was due to a feasibility study that was done in terms of renovating it. Based on the study, Waddle said it cost at least 10 percent more to renovate the facility than to build a new one.

Waddle also said another issue was the location of Saddlemire, because in the master plan it was to be closer to the center of campus.

When it came to the new theater facility, Waddle said they wanted to have all of the arts together by having them in a close proximity.

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Pet ownership is feasible for students ANDREA WADSWORTH COLUMNIST After moving off campus (joy of joys!) and discovering they live in a pet friendly apartment or rental house, many students begin to ponder owning a pet.

Ownership of an animal can be a great thing for a student.

Owning a dog can encourage you to exercise, while a cat can be a great study companion, purring quietly on your lap while you cram for the upcoming exam.

However, owning a pet can pose problems as well, most of them financial. How can you keep your newfound furry friend healthy, but your wallet happy?

Cash savvy pet ownership begins with actually getting your pet. While many people have always dreamed of owning a specific breed of pet, I would suggest adopting from a reputable animal shelter, one that keeps their animals mostly separated from each other.

While you may not be able to find the exact breed you wanted, you will be able to find a loyal, homeless animal at a good price.

Most adoption fees are under 100 dollars, and often you will get a packet of coupons for items like a bed, dish and food, as well as a free exam at a local veterinarian.

The animal will be spayed or neutered, and should be up to date on all of its shots. This is a huge savings in money, versus buying an expensive puppy from a breeder, and having to pay for all of its shots, as well as a spay or neuter surgery.

The animal you will fall in love with may also be several years old, meaning it’s probably already housebroken — a huge bonus when you are renting your living space.

Once you get your pet, it’s time to think about its general health.

After taking a good amount of time to pick out the perfect companion, you will want to ensure many happy, healthy years together. The best way to do this is to see your local veterinarian.

Believe it or not, a yearly physical exam and adult shots are not very costly. Unless your pet is ill, it should be less than $100 per year, with a little extra if you want to do some routine bloodwork as your friend ages. This sort of routine maintenance will save you a lot of money in the long run, making it easier to catch underlying problems before they become costly.

As an employee of an emergency animal clinic, everyday

I see the financial benefits of regular checkups and updated vaccines. If an unvaccinated dog catches parvovirus, for example (very common around here), bills for healthcare can run into the thousands of dollars, and the survival of your pet is not even guaranteed.

FIV in cats can lead to a very shortened life in some cats.

Being proactive, and spending a small amount of money can save your pets health, and keep you from having to spend a large sum of money in an emergency.

Sometimes emergency situations do occur, and I see them often at work. Now that you are vaccinating your pet, as well as getting a yearly checkup, you can avoid most of them. I suggest keeping a small emergency fund in case an accident does occur.

However, with a few simple safeguards, mostly cost-free, you can help prevent any costly emergencies or accidents. If you own a dog, keep it on a leash at all times while outside, and make sure it doesn’t escape outside. A car is much larger, heavier, and faster than a dog, and can inflict devastating damage.

You might think your dog will only stay in your yard while going to the bathroom, but animals are unpredictable. He might see a jogger, or another animal, and trot into the road. Cats slip outside easily, so make sure all your doors are fastened and closed when you leave.

Keep tags on your pet with your telephone number. I have returned several loose pets to Bowling Green students, and was only able to do this because they had tags. These can be purchased for about $10 at several local grocery or pet stores.

Lastly, make sure household cleaners, insect killers, and car products such as oil and antifreeze are tucked away where your furry friend can’t get at them. Pets do have sharp teeth, and have been known to gnaw through plastic packaging.

So, if you are considering a pet, think carefully about it. If you have a modest amount of money to spare, and time and love to give, go for it!

It’s often been said animals are great stress relievers, as well as self esteem boosters. In college, everyone could use a little stress relief, and a happy face after a strenuous exam.

Having a pet isn’t just for the very well off or for families anymore. With careful planning, nearly anyone can experience the joy that is pet ownership.

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February 10, 2009

Give the stimulus package money to college students

By Jason Staggs U-Wire

To the leaders of the illustrious 111th Congress of the United States: In view of their somewhatless-than-profitable efforts, I humbly submit a suggestion for stimulating the national economy. In the immortal words of failed presidential candidate John F. Kerry, “I have a plan.”

Only this time people get to see what the plan is before they choose whether or not to support it.

Step One: Do not shrink the size of the house stimulus bill.

Something around a trillion dollars in new spending is desperately needed, and in fact, $875 billion is undershooting it a little.

If the federal government has been able to give out hundreds of billions of dollars in loans from foreign dictators and megabanks over the past few decades to pay for useless things like the Department of

Defense, Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid, surely there’s still credit out there somewhere for us to feed on.

I don’t care if it’s our greatgrandchildren’s grandchildren’s great-grandchildren’s credit, we need it now.

Obviously, the federal government hasn’t been spending enough over the past eight years, or we wouldn’t be in the jam that our silly free market economy got us into.

Step Two: U.S. Senate Republicans need to send a bill to the House of Representatives to replace the omnibus pork President Obama sent in January. This bill should have one allocation: $875 billion (at least) in stimulus checks to every college undergrad. One line item in the bill and they’re done. You laugh, but I have done the math on this. It works.

There are about 14.2 million students pursuing an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in the United States this year. If you take a calculator and divide

14.2 million people into $875 billion, you reach the whopping number of $61,619.72 per student. Imagine what would happen if every college student in America received a check for $60,000. For those of you with limited imaginations, allow me to enlighten you on why this plan is flawless.

College students spend money. It’s what we do. If we are not spending money, it is because we don’t have it to spend. Obviously, this is not a problem with $60,000 in cash burning a hole in your checking account. None of that waiting around for a project to be studied, commissioned, designed, discussed and voted on. No waiting around in committee for us. Problem solved, for us and for the economy.

What kinds of industries does undergrad spending support?

Local businesses, small businesses, American businesses; the ones in need of support.

The food and beverage industries, which are taking

just as much of a hit these days, need help the most. One can only imagine how much of an impact money spent at grocery stores would have on the national economy. Think of all the jobs.

Speaking of jobs, I think the U.S. auto industry might be saved by this. Speaking as a carless American, the first thing I would buy would be a vehicle.

With all that money, GM might even restart the Hummer line.

Maybe that’s only a dream, but there is more in my line of reasoning.

Recognizing that the laundry, landlord and liquor industries might move in on most of the profit from this stimulus bill, one should note that college students are not all stingy people. I’m sure some of the money would make its way to our parents, who would spend it on responsible stuff. So, in the end, everyone benefits.

Now try to disagree with me that $875 billion is undershooting our potential just a bit.

Pepsi’s links to Obama a turnoff to many

By Scott Pearring U-Wire

PepsiCo is taking full advantage of the times.

Driving down Santa Monica Boulevard last week, I saw what I thought was an Obama billboard: “Yes You Can” scrawled in bright, bold letters. It was actually an advertisement for Pepsi.

In addition to hijacking the Obama campaign’s catch phrase, Pepsi has recently unveiled a new logo that eerily resembles Obama’s. Although Pepsi has a history of political contributions, I wondered about the ramifications of this brazen marketing campaign.

Pepsi has already lost fans over the issue. Their promotional extravaganza unleashed on Times Square during New Year’s Eve was blatantly pro-Obama, with gigantic billboards containing short, specific phrases such as “Hope,” “Hooray!” and “Together.”

This new advertising plan, dubbed “Refresh Everything,” arrived just in time for the excitement of the new administration. In the days before the inauguration, Pepsi ads splattered the sides of buses and the outside of Union Station, covering Washington in distinctive posters that promote the soda while not-so-subtly endorsing the new president.

On their Web site, users are encouraged to write a letter to Obama, the man who “is about to refresh America.” Clever parallelism.

Many bloggers and educated consumers are irate, criticizing the subtle ploy and calling for a boycott of all PepsiCo products.

Todd Lohenry, a conservative critic for The Right Side of Wisconsin, called on his Web

site for a boycott of all Pepsi products because of the company’s “shameless pandering to the Obama Oligarchy through the use of their new Obamalogo.”

However, PepsiCo representatives defend the new campaign, claiming impartiality toward the new president.

Nicole Bradley, a Pepsi spokesperson, said, “Pepsi’s ‘Refresh Everything’ campaign signifies the prevailing spirit of optimism and renewal sweeping the country. We’re targeting anyone who embodies optimism and the spirit of youth,” including Obama.

Bradley also addressed the Obama-PepsiCo connection: “We’re not looking to align our ad campaign with the administration’s communications.

Republicans and Democrats are embracing optimism; it’s a cultural movement that crosses party lines.”

There is nothing wrong with targeting a cultural movement that embraces optimism; putting aside our differences for a uniting positive spirit sounds

like a wonderful idea. That said, it doesn’t change the fact that many Americans who have seen the new campaign will likely be repulsed.

What about the 46 percent of American voters who preferred McCain? Pepsi may soon find out what those 58 million consumers think about the company’s deliberate support.

Regarding the similarity between the two logos, Pepsi’s portfolio brands vice president Frank Cooper offered little explanation in a press interview last week.

“I’m not sure (which company’s logo) followed whom. But President Obama was relatively unknown a few years ago. This logo he developed is probably a year and a half old. We’ve been around for a long time.”

Although Pepsi has been using the red, white and blue Pepsi Globe since 1950, they’re fooling themselves if they claim this logo wasn’t timed with Obama’s victory.

PepsiCo has never been known for playing it safe. From the edgy Britney Spears and

Beyonce commercials to the dancing lizards with the shortskirted Naomi Campbell, they have always pushed the envelope. Even behind the camera, their policies have infuriated some conservative organizations.

The American Family Association is boycotting all PepsiCo products due to their refusal to “remain neutral in the culture war,” according to their Web site. While remaining neutral doesn’t seem like too much to ask, the world’s second-largest soda company recently donated $500,000 to the Human Rights Campaign (the largest and most powerful gay lobbying group in America) and another $500,000 to Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.

The Human Rights Campaign proceeded to donate $2.3 million to oppose Proposition 8, convincing some that every can of soda directly supports same-sex marriage.

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Driving force behind heated debate dies

By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press

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ROME — A 38-year-old woman who ignited a fierce right-todie debate that convulsed Italy and dragged in the Vatican died yesterday just as lawmakers in Parliament rushed to pass a bill designed to keep her alive.

Eluana Englaro had been in a vegetative state since she was in a car accident 17 years ago. She died last night at the Udine clinic where she had been for the past week, family attorney Vittorio Angiolini said.

“Yes, she has left us,” the ANSA news agency quoted her father, Beppino Englaro, as saying. “But I don’t want to say anything, I just want to be alone.”

Englaro’s doctors had said her condition was irreversible. Late last year, her father won a decadelong court battle to allow her feeding tube to be removed, saying that was her wish. In line with the high court ruling, medical workers on Friday began suspending her food and water.

But Italy’s center-right government, backed by the Vatican, had pressed to keep her alive, racing against time to pass legislation prohibiting food and water from being suspended for patients who depend on them.

Passed away after spending the last 17 years in a vegetative state Senators who had just begun debating the bill observed a minute of silence last night when the news of her death was read out in the Senate chamber.

Government officials vowed to pass the legislation even though it was too late to save Englaro.

“I hope the Senate can proceed on the established calendar so that this sacrifice wasn’t completely in vain,” Health Minister Maurizio Sacconi told the Senate minutes after the death was announced.

Even if the bill had been passed in time, it wasn’t clear that it would have kept Englaro alive. Alessandro Pace, constitutional law professor at Rome University, said the law couldn’t have been applied to Englaro because of previous court rulings allowing her feeding tube to be removed.

Englaro’s case bitterly divided Italy, with proponents on both sides of the right-to-die debate staging daily demonstrations outside the Udine clinic in northeast Italy and politicians hurling insults against each other.

Poland to issue arrest warrants after beheading

By Vanessa Gera and Ryan Lucas The Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland — Yesterday, Poland promised to issue international arrest warrants for Taliban militants after the apparent beheading of a Polish engineer in Pakistan, and officials charged that elements within the Pakistani government shared blame for the killing.

Pakistan’s top diplomat in Poland firmly rejected the accusation that some members of the Islamabad government are sympathetic to Islamic extremists, saying his country is snarled in a bitter fight with terrorist groups that is killing many of its own.

Without a body, Polish authorities were not able to officially confirm the death of Piotr Stanczak, but they said a seven-minute video purporting to show the 42-year-old’s slaying appeared authentic. Copies of the video were delivered to journalists in Pakistan on Sunday.

Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski condemned the apparent killing as a “bestial execution” and said the government would issue arrest warrants for the culprits.

“A crime was committed, so there has to be an investigation, a search for the culprits, and if possible putting them before the justice system and an exemplary punishment,” he said.

It was not immediately clear what impact the issuing of warrants might have, because Poland does not have an extradition treaty with Pakistan.

Islamabad has refused to extra-

dite Pakistanis suspected of taking part in the November terrorist attack in Mumbai, India.

Justice Minister Andrzej Czuma said Polish intelligence has identified the kidnappers as members of a Taliban group. He said intelligence “has described the leadership of the group, their relatives, where they are located, their friends in Pakistani government structures.”

Czuma alleged that the extremists enjoy the favor of some officials in the Pakistani government.

“A lot of people among Pakistan’s authorities sympathize with these bandits,” he said on the allnews station TVN24.

Malik Farooq, the first secretary and charge d’affaires at Pakistan’s embassy in Warsaw, called Czuma’s comments surprising and unfair. He said Pakistan is doing everything in its power to combat terrorism.

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VICTIM OF FIRE: A dead horse that was trapped by raging fires lays at the side of the road near the community of Kinglake, north east of Melbourne, Australia.

Arson is suspected in Australia’s wildfires

By Tanalee Smith The Associated Press

WHITTLESEA, Australia — Disaster teams found charred bodies on roadsides and in crashed cars — grim signs of the futile attempt to flee raging wildfires fed by 60 mph winds, record heat and drought that caught even fire-savvy Australians by surprise.

As the death toll rose Tuesday to 173 in Australia’s worst wildfire disaster, suspicions that some of the 400 blazes were caused by arson led police to declare crime scenes in some of the incinerated towns, police Senior Constable Cendra Jackson said.

The fires near Melbourne in southeastern Australia destroyed more than 750 homes, left 5,000 people homeless, and burned 850 square miles of land, the Victoria Country Fire Service said.

Whole forests were reduced to leafless, charred trunks.

Farmland was in ashes.

The scale of the disaster shocked a nation that endures deadly firestorms every few years. Officials said panic and the freight-train speed of the walls of flames probably accounted for the unusually high death toll.

“It was very quick and ferocious and took everyone by surprise,” said Jack Barber, who with his wife, a neighbor, six cats and a dog sought refuge with five other people on a cricket field surrounded by trees in Kinglake.

“All around us was 100-foot flames ringing the oval, and we ran where the wind wasn’t. It was swirling all over the place,” he said. “For three hours, we dodged the wind.”

Firefighters battled more than a dozen blazes that burned out of control across Victoria state, although conditions were much cooler than Saturday. Forecasters said temperatures would rise later this week, posing a risk of flare-ups.

Blazes have been burning for weeks across several states in southern Australia, common for time of year. But the worst drought in a century in the south had left forests extra dry, and Saturday’s temperature was 117 degrees, the relative humidity was 7 percent, and the wind was gusting to 50 mph.

“I cannot fathom in my mind anything more hellish, firewise,” said Jim Andrews, senior meteorologist at accuweather.com.

He added that Australia’s vegetation, such as eucalyptus and gum trees, contain flammable aromatic oils.

Flags across Australia flew at half-staff and Parliament suspended its normal sessions to hear emotional condolence speeches by legislators.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was visibly upset during a TV interview and reflected disgust that arsonists may be to blame.

“What do you say about anyone like that?” Rudd said.

“There’s no words to describe it, other than it’s mass murder.”

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BASKETBALL Nate Miller named MAC East Player of the Week On the heels of two doublesdoubles this past week, Nate Miller was named the MidAmerican Conference East Division Player of the Week.

For the week, Miller averaged 15.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, two steals and two blocks.

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SUSPENDED: Niki McCoy has been suspended for three games following a citation for an OVI last week. McCoy will return against her former team, Akron, on Feb. 21.

athletic department and women’s basketball team.

The announcement came on BG women’s basketball coach the same day of McCoy’s arraignCurt Miller announced yesterday ment. starting forward Niki McCoy has Through the adversity, Miller been suspended for three games, said his team has responded retroactive to Saturday’s game at well.

Western Michigan.

“The team has been fantastic,” McCoy, who was cited for two Miller said. “Like families, you counts of operating a vehicle deal with adversity and poor under the influence and having decisions with that close-knit an open container of liquor in group. They’ve been very supher vehicle early last Wednesday portive of Niki. morning, was also placed on “But at the same time, we University probation and will understand that she’s made a have other undisclosed disci- very poor decision, and she had pline responsibilities within the to be held accountable for that

decision.”

Miller said McCoy will return to the team’s practice this week and will sit on the team bench during Thursday night’s game against Toledo and Sunday afternoon’s game against Central Michigan.

McCoy will be out of gameaction for a total of 17 days and her role on the team when she returns, be it starter or on the bench, will be reevaluated once the suspension is lifted on Feb. 21 when the team travels to Akron, McCoy’s former team.

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1989—To avoid deregulation, WWF announces it is an exhibition not a sport.

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2. Mark McGwire: McGwire is often thanked for “saving” baseball in 1998 with his home run chase, but steroid allegations have ruined his Hall of Fame legacy.

3. Joe Jackson: “Shoeless Joe” was also banned from baseball after bring found guilty of throwing games in the 1919 World Series.

4. Roger Clemens: The Rocket had a Hall of Fame career like McGwire, but steroid allegations and a pending perjury trial may keep him outside of Cooperstown’s doors.

5. Barry Bonds: The posterboy of steroid allegations is also being targeted for perjury. Baseball’s home run king has seen one of the biggest falls from grace in baseball history.

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SENIORITY: Seniors Nate Miller, Darryl Clements and Brian Moten (left to right) have progressively gotten better since getting regular playing time during the 2006-07 season.

Senior leadership Falcon seniors have progressed over the years to become team leaders

By Jason Jones Assistant Sports Editor

son with 30 starts under their belts, more than any other BG player.

During the 2007-08 season, the Brian Moten, the team’s third men’s basketball team went 3-8 senior, came into the season as to end the season, including a 2-5 the defending Mid-American mark in the month of February. Conference Sixth Man of the Year This season, through the leader- award winner. ship of three key seniors, they Last year, BG played without a have won five straight and started single senior on the team. That the month off 2-0. lack of veteran leadership was eviNate Miller and Darryl dent when the team went on their Clements both entered this sea- late season slide en route to a 13-

Track team has tough outing at Central Michigan

By Christopher Rambo Reporter

The first road trip of the season proved to be a bumpy one for the BG track team as they stumbled to a fourth place finish in the Central Michigan University Quadrangular on Friday.

The Falcons’ final tally of 101.5 points left them at the bottom of the pile, staring up at fellow competitors Northern Illinois (109.5 points), Toledo (130) and the host Chippewas (170).

“I was not pleased with the way we performed at all,” said coach Cami Wells. “We had some good performances, but in some cases, we were just not prepared mentally or physically. We did not do as good a job of going out and being aggressive as we have in the last couple of meets. “ The Falcons’ subpar showing was perhaps due in part to the

Whitney Hartman Won the weight throw for the Falcons at CMU fact that the Falcons were vexed by an assortment of illnesses, forcing Wells to leave seven athletes behind.

“It’s just that time of year, people are getting sick all the time,” Wells said. “Unfortunately we were hit pretty hard this week.”

Amid the disappointment, however, there were a few bright spots for the Falcons.

Whitney Hartman continued to defeat all comers in the weight throw, recording her fourth straight victory in the event

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17 final record, and a first round loss to rival Toledo in the opening round of the MAC Tournament.

“Nate Miller has shown some great leadership, all our veterans have,” said coach Louis Orr. Miller started the year by missing the team’s season opening tournament in Minnesota.

During that three game span, Moten moved into the starting lineup, and alongside Clements helped lead the team to a 2-1

start.

During the tournament Moten averaged 16.7 points per game, and Clements averaged 16.

Moten would remain in the starting line up until the team’s 17th game of the year. Miller, who had been coming off the bench all season, made the switch in roles with Moten, who is now back where he seems to be the most comfortable.

At the time of the 17th game,

against Miami, BG had stumbled to a record of 8-9 (1-3 MAC).

The loss to Miami made it three straight losses in the conference.

Making matters worse was the fact the team kept it close for most of the game, before letting it slip away in the second half.

That problem had plagued the Falcons all season. In five of

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Rodriguez admits steroid use from ‘01-‘03

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Yesterday, Alex Rodriguez admitted that he used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001-03, saying he did so because of the pressures of being baseball’s highest-paid player.

“When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I felt like I had all the weight of the world on top of me and I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day,” the New York Yankees star said in an interview with ESPN that was broadcast yesterday shortly after it was recorded.

His admission came two days after Sports Illustrated reported he tested positive for steroids in 2003, one of 104 players who tested positive during baseball’s survey testing, which wasn’t subject to discipline and was supposed to remain anonymous.

“And I did take a banned substance and, you know, for that

I’m very sorry and deeply regretful. And although it was the culture back then and Major League Baseball overall was very — I just feel that — You know, I’m just sorry. I’m sorry for that time. I’m sorry to fans. I’m sorry for my fans in Texas. It wasn’t until then that I ever thought about substance of any kind, and since then I’ve proved to myself and to everyone that I don’t need any of that.”

The 33-year-old All-Star third baseman was regarded by many in baseball as the most likely to break Bonds’ record of 762. He’s already 12th on the career list with 553 homers, 209 behind Bonds.

Rodriguez hit 52, 57 and 47 homers in his three seasons with the Rangers, winning the first of three AL MVP awards during his final season with Texas, where he received a $252 million, 10-year contract in December 2000.

“Back then it was a different culture. It was very loose. I was young. I was stupid,” Rodriguez

said. “I was naive, and I wanted to prove to everyone that, you know, I was worth, you know — and being one of the greatest players of all time.”

He joined Jason Giambi and Andy Pettitte among All-Star players who have confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs. Many other players have denied any use.

Barry Bonds, a seven-time MVP, is to go on trial next month on charges he lied when he told a grand jury in 2003 that he never knowingly used performanceenhancing drugs.

Roger Clemens, a seven-time AL Cy Young Award winner, is under investigation by a federal grand jury which is trying to determine whether he lied when he told a congressional committee last year that he never used steroids and human growth hormone.

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their first 16 games, BG gained a lead during the first half, only to throw it away in the second, most notably during a game against Savannah State. In that game BG led 35-14 at the half. During the second half they were outscored 43-19, and lost the game 57-54.

The Falcons also couldn’t seem to win on the road. They started the season 0-7 in road games. With a mixture of poor road play and no ability to finish games, the season looked to be headed down the same road as last years.

Then things turned around. “It was time to grow up,� freshman Scott Thomas said. “Our three seniors did an excellent job of bringing us together. They’re the leaders of this team.�

BG traveled to Ohio University for a match up with the then 10-7 (3-1 MAC) Bobcats, a game many didn’t expect the Falcons to contend in.

Still, after playing Ohio to a 25-25 halftime tie, BG played a strong second half and eventually bested OU 52-51.

That win started a streak that has now stretched to five game, including three games away from Anderson Arena.

When discussing this turnaround, Orr is quick to thank his veteran leadership.

Miller, the team’s leading scorer from last season, has retaken his role as the team’s top offensive threat, averaging 12.3 points per game. He’s also stepped up his game down low, using his linebacker-esque size to bring in 6.4 rebounds per game.

BG’s offense is now at its best when Miller is driving to the basket and either finishing, or taking

MCCOY From Page 6 Without McCoy starting for the first time this season, Miller was pleased with the way his team stepped up to fill the hole she left.

“We want to win the MAC regular season, the MAC Tournament, if we can do that I don’t see this program going anywhere.

If I could leave as a senior and leave this program at a place like that, personally that’s something I have as a goal.�

Darryl Clements | Senior defenders of perimeter players such as Moten and the sharp shooting Thomas.

During the team’s win streak, Miller has averaged a team high 13.6 points per game. His 21 points against Western Michigan matched his career high, and during a second half comeback against Central Michigan, Miller led the Falcons on his way to a 16 point, 12 rebound, doubledouble performance.

Clements has played the role of the team’s most underrated player this season.

He’s almost never been looked at as the leading man in any of the team’s wins or losses, and he’s rarely invited to post game press conferences, but he has still quietly managed to score 10 points per game and collect 4.4 rebounds per game, totals that are third and fourth on the team, respectively.

Against CMU, Miller was looked at as the leading man, and Moten and Thomas got publicity for knocking down big three pointers late in the game. It was Clements, however, who scored 13 points and had the highest field goal percentage of any BG player.

Games such as these, the likes of which Clements has had all season, have turned him into a “Our team stay focused [and] knew we didn’t have that we didn’t have much time to tweak X’s and O’s,� Miller said. “A lot of people contributed in that win against Western Michigan.�

In that 79-77 overtime win, Jen Uhl started in McCoy’s place but Chelsea Albert, Sarah

lead by example sort of player, a supporting actor.

Moten is a different story.

Moten has become accustomed to taking the big shots for the Falcons. He recently hit his 1,000th career three pointer, and is often the beneficiary of Miller’s kick-out passes. In two games this season, Moten put up double digit three pointers. Moten has made 40 three pointers on the season while shooting .328 percent from deep, and currently is second on the team in scoring with 11.2 points per game.

Against CMU, Moten hit five shots from beyond the arc, including two huge ones late in the game, the second of which served as a dagger in the Chippewas’ proverbial coffin. “We want to win the MAC regular season, the MAC Tournament, if we can do that I don’t see this program going anywhere,�

Moten said. “If I could leave as a senior and leave this program at a place like that, personally that’s something I have as a goal.�

Moten went on to talk about wanting to leave the team in a winning atmosphere.

He and his fellow seniors haven’t gotten the program there quite yet, but they’ve definitely gotten the ball rolling in the right direction.

Clapper and Laura Bugher saw increased minutes off the bench to help fill the void.

McCoy had started all 21 of BG’s games prior to Saturday and was averaging 13.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. She also averaged 28.1 minutes per game.

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“And to be quite honest, I don’t know exactly what substance I was guilty of using.�

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In his 2008 book, “Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and The Battle to Save Baseball,� Jose Canseco claimed he introduced Rodriguez to a steroids dealer.

Canseco, who has admitted using steroids, subsequently said he had no knowledge of any drug use by Rodriguez. “They are looking in the wrong places,� Canseco said in a text message to The Associated Press. “This is a 25-year cover-up. The true criminals are Gene Orza, (union head) Donald Fehr and (commissioner) Bud (Selig).

Investigate them, and you will have all the answers.�

SI said that Orza, the union’s chief operating officer, tipped off three players in September 2004 that they would be tested.

Orza has repeatedly denied that he tipped off players, saying he merely reminded them late in the season that if they had not yet been tested, baseball’s drug agreement required them to be tested by the end of the regular season.

Orza, who has been widely criticized by media since the SI report, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press that he doesn’t care what the media says. “I know the facts,� Orza wrote.

Rodriguez said Orza told him in August or September 2004 about the list of names that had been seized by federal investigators.

Alex Rodriguez | Baseball player

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PRESSURE: Alex Rodriguez said the pressures of his Texas contract led him to use performance enhancing drugs from 2001-2003.

“He said there’s a government list. There’s 104 players in it. You might or might not have tested positive,� Rodriguez said.

SI.com reported Rodriguez tested positive for Primobolan and testosterone. “It was such a loosey-goosey era. I’m guilty for a lot of things.

I’m guilty for being negligent, naive, not asking all the right questions,� Rodriguez said. “And to be quite honest, I don’t know exactly what substance I was guilty of using.�

Monday’s ESPN interview directlycontradictedaDecember

2007 interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes,� when Rodriguez said, “No� when asked whether he’s ever used steroids, human growth hormone or any other performance-enhancing substance.

On Friday, Rodriguez is still expected to attend an event at the University of Miami, which is renaming its baseball field in his honor.

He gave $3.9 million to the school in 2003, the largest gift ever to the Hurricanes’ baseball program and money that provided much of the resources needed for renovating the existing on-campus stadium. In return, the baseball complex will be called Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park.

Despite the scandal, the facility will continue to bear Rodriguez’s name, a university official said.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitive nature.

Miami baseball players and coaches were not available for comment, spokesman Mark Pray said.

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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have no knowledge that Ben Roethlisberger played the Super Bowl with two broken ribs, as the quarterback told a Web site.

According to SI.com, Roethlisberger said his fractured ribs did not show up on X-rays taken before he led the Steelers to a 27-23 win over Arizona on Feb. 1, but were revealed only during a MRI test he had last week.

“Luckily, in the game, I didn’t take any big hits to make ‘em hurt,” Roethlisberger told SI.com. “But I knew all along there was something wrong.

There wouldn’t have been anything that could have been done about fractured ribs anyway. It was just suck it up and play.”

Roethlisberger did not miss any practices before the Super Bowl, although a pool report from the Wednesday practice said he attempted during the middle of the workout to stretch his torso. He missed one practice during the off week before the Super Bowl because of what the team said was a back injury.

“There’s not a whole lot to say,” Steelers spokesman Dave Lockett said yesterday. “Ben was fine to go. He was cleared to play. He didn’t miss any (practice) time. There was no doubt he was going to play.”

The Steelers said it would have been difficult for Roethlisberger to play any better than he did in leading the decisive 78-yard

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HURT: Ben Roethlisberger played through a significant rib injury in the Super Bowl.

drive that ended with a precisely thrown 6-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes with 35 seconds remaining, Several plays before, Roethlisberger — leading his sixth game-winning drive of the season — hit Holmes on a 40-yard completion.

Roethlisberger did not mention any possible injury during post-game interviews.

It is uncertain if the validity of Roethlisberger’s claim will be proven.

NFL teams do not routinely require players to undergo MRI or other medical tests during the offseason, and Roethlisberger isn’t due back in Pittsburgh

until offseason workouts begin in April. By then, any problem that occurred before or during the Super Bowl might not show up in tests.

Roethlisberger has previously exaggerated or misstated injuries he supposedly suffered during his five-season career.

The day after the January 2005 AFC championship game, Roethlisberger said he broke two toes during the 41-27 loss to New England. Coach Bill Cowher emphatically denied that, saying the quarterback merely aggravated a toe injury from college. Roethlisberger never brought up the issue again.

Roethlisberger also said during training camp in 2006 that he played the Steelers’ Super Bowlwinning season of 2005 with a broken thumb. Roethlisberger missed no playing time after supposedly being hurt on Nov. 28, 2005, in Indianapolis and the team never revealed any such injury.

After Cowher resigned following the 2006 season, Roethlisberger acknowledged he and the coach didn’t always get along — in part, apparently, because Cowher felt the quarterback exaggerated the extent of injuries.

It also was reported that Roethlisberger sustained a spinal cord concussion against Cleveland on Dec. 28, but the team said only that he had a concussion.

“Ben’s health is often the subject of inaccurate reports,” coach Mike Tomlin said before the Super Bowl. “He’s fine.”

“We just have to dust ourselves off and to our best to prepare for the All-Ohio.”

TRACK From Page 6 with a toss of 17.80 meters. The fifth-year senior also placed second in the weight throw, which was won by teammate TaKarra Dunning.

After battling a nagging hamstring problem earlier in the year, Dunning has rallied for two successive wins in the shot-put.

Also recording her second consecutive victory was pole vaulter Sabrina Forstein, who followed

Cami Wells | Coach up her previous week’s triumph with a repeat performance, edging out Shari Harmon of Toledo by .15 meters.

Overall though, it was forgettable weekend for the Falcons, who will now try to regroup and prepare for the All-Ohio Championships which will

be held February 13-14 at the University of Findley.

“We just have to dust ourselves off and to our best to prepare for the All-Ohio,” Wells said.

“Everybody has to be ready to do their part in order for us to improve and get better as a team.”

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More legal trouble revealed for Burress

By David B. Caruso and Colleen Long The Associated Press

NEW YORK — To Richard Malin, Plaxico Burress wasn’t a customer, he was an ordeal.

It was 2002 when Burress, then playing for the Steelers, hired Malin, a home inspector, to look over a house he was buying in suburban Pittsburgh.

Malin quoted Burress a price of just under $500 and got the job.

He should’ve turned it down, Malin now says.

When it came time to pay the bill, Burress disappeared. He didn’t respond to phone calls or letters. Malin appealed to one of the star’s handlers for help, but still no payment. Malin filed a lawsuit, Burress ignored it.

After a judge ruled against the no-show NFL player, he sent Malin a check for $700.

“I got a note from Plaxico saying, ‘Sorry for the inconvenience.

Please inform the court that the judgment has been paid,’” Malin said.

“Then the check bounced.”

It is a familiar story for the 31year-old New York Giants wide receiver. Now facing felony gun charges after he accidentally shot himself in the leg with an .40-caliber Glock at a Manhattan nightclub, Burress has a history of being sued over debts a millionaire professional athlete seemingly could have paid. The Associated Press found that, since Burress joined the NFL in 2000, he has been sued at least nine times by people who said he failed to pay a debt, damaged their car or didn’t pay his taxes.

The people seeking payment from the football star run the gamut, from a Pennsylvania homeowners association trying to collect delinquent dues to a Florida woman whose car Burress rear-ended while driving without insurance. Why? He hadn’t paid the premium.

The pattern of irresponsible behavior extends beyond unpaid debts, records show.

In his hometown of Virginia Beach, Va., Burress has been fined for reckless driving, noise and public intoxication, and threatened with arrest after he

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SUED: Plaxico Burress walks into a courthouse for a 2004 trial involving a damaged vehicle. It has recently surfaced, Burress is being sued for failing to pay a $500 debt.

didn’t show up in court. Last year in Florida, where he has a home, police twice cited Burress for speeding in the weeks before the car crash, which also earned him a ticket for careless driving.

Police visited his house in Totowa, N.J., twice last year on domestic dispute calls. His wife was granted temporary restraining orders both times, only to later request they be lifted, according to court records.

Burress faces a March 31 court date stemming from the November shooting, an incident that has jeopardized his future with the New York Giants, who in September gave Burress a $35 million contract extension. The Giants suspended Burress for the final four games of the season and the incident has cost him $2 million in income, though the NFL players’ union has filed two grievances.

His defenders say the trail of legal woes does not define Burress.

“He happens to be a great kid.

He really is a good kid,” said Adam Swickle, Burress’ lawyer in Florida. Swickle said any suggestion that Burress is chronically irresponsible because of his wealth and status “is 100 percent incorrect.”

Swickle said there was nothing remarkable about the Florida car accident.

“It’s a fender bender,” he said.

“Those things happen to people. Until this New York thing, I always thought of him as a very law abiding person.”

Efforts to reach Burress were unsuccessful. He did not respond to an e-mail sent to him yesterday. His New York attorney, Benjamin Brafman, declined to comment for this story, citing the pending weapons charges.

His agent did not return several phone calls.

Although Burress’ creditors say they don’t enjoy going to court to collect, he usually pays up, even if it takes a lawsuit or judge to persuade him.

But the list of people left fuming after doing business with Burress is a long one.

“This is a history of him just doing anything he wants to do,” said Brian Van Dusen, a Pittsburgh nightlife promoter who sued Burress in 2005 over a debt.

Van Dusen said he had a falling out with Burress midway through the 2004 season, his last in Pittsburgh before he signed with the Giants as a free agent.

The two men had been partners in staging a series of Monday night parties at a Pittsburgh bar featuring Steelers stars, but at some point, according to the promoter, Burress stopped paying his share of the bills. Finally, Van Dusen presented him with an invoice.

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Nadya Suleman had four single births and one set of twins through in-vitro fertilization before her history-making pregnancy, but she told NBC’s “Today” show that for each of her six pregnancies, six embryos were implanted.

“I know now that I may or may not have really deep down wanted that many siblings, but at the time I was so focused and fixated on wanting so many that I just kept going,” she said.

“Today” anchor Ann Curry then asked if Suleman “deluded” herself into thinking her six older children wanted a bigger family.

“Not really deluded myself, but I knew that’s what I wanted,” Suleman said in the interview, which was conducted Thursday.

Suleman, who gave birth to the octuplets Jan. 26, also identified the clinic involved, West Coast IVF in Beverly Hills. She said one doctor helped her conceive all 14 of her children.

She did not name the doctor, but KTLA-TV of Los Angeles yesterday aired video it shot in 2006 of Dr. Michael Kamrava from the clinic treating Suleman and discussing the implantation process.

Without identifying the doctor, the Medical Board of California said last week it was looking into the matter to see if there was a “violation of the standard of care” for implanting so many embryos.

The medical board’s Web site lists no previous actions taken against Kamrava by the state.

Kamrava did not immediately return a pager message left by The Associated Press and a receptionist at the clinic said he was not giving interviews.

Medicalethicistshaveexpressed shock that a doctor would implant so many embryos. National guidelines put the norm at two to three embryos for a woman of Suleman’s age in order to lessen the health risks to the mother and the chances of multiple births.

Suleman, 33, of Whittier, told Curry that her doctor “did nothing wrong” and had warned her of possible complications to the pregnancy and risks to the babies’

CHICAGO — The largest study ever of multivitamin use in older women found the pills did nothing to prevent common cancers or heart disease.

The eight-year study of 161,808 postmenopausal women echoes recent disappointing vitamin studies in men.

Millions of Americans spend billions of dollars on vitamins to boost their health. Research has focused on cancer and heart disease in particular because of evidence that diets full of vitaminrich foods may protect against those illnesses. But that evidence doesn’t necessarily mean pills are a good substitute.

The study’s lead author, researcher Marian Neuhouser of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, offered this advice: “Get nutrients from food. Whole foods are better than dietary supplements,” Neuhouser said.

The study appears in yesterday’s Archives of Internal Medicine.

Co-author Dr. JoAnn Manson said despite the disappointing results, the research doesn’t mean

multivitamins are useless.

For one thing, the data are observational, not the most rigorous kind of scientific research.

And also, it’s not clear if taking vitamins might help prevent cancers that take many years to develop, said Manson, chief of preventive medicine at Harvard’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital.

She said multivitamins may still be useful “as a form of insurance” for people with poor eating habits.

The study involved an analysis of data on women in their 50s and up who participated in longrunning government studies on postmenopausal women. Almost 42 percent of the women said they used multivitamins regularly.

After about eight years, roughly equal numbers of vitamin users and nonusers developed common cancers, heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems.

Overall, there were 9,619 cases of cancer, including cancers of the breast, lung, ovary, colon and stomach; and 8,751 cardiovascular ailments including heart attacks and strokes. In addition, 9,865 women died, also at similar rates in multivitamin users and nonusers.

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“I’m really angry about that,” Angela Suleman said of the doctor’s decision to perform the procedure.

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Suleman said she had six embryos implanted for each of her five previous pregnancies. The octuplets were a surprise result of her last set of six embryos, she said, explaining she had expected twins at most.

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Dr. Jeffrey Steinberg, a professionalacquaintance,saidKamrava worked to develop an embryo transfer device that allows doctors to implant an embryo — or sometimes sperm with an unfertilized egg—directly into the uterine lining using a plastic capsule.

“Usually we inject the embryos into the uterus and they float around and attach themselves,” Steinberg said.

It was not immediately known if the technique was used on Suleman. Steinberg said there was no evidence the method improved success rates for pregnancy.

On Sunday, Suleman’s mother seemed to contradict her daughter’s statement that one doctor was involved in all 14 births.

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Students unaware of Obama’s cabinet Joseph Biden Jr. Vice President Second in command to the president, the vice president is the first to take over if the president is no longer able to fulfill his duties.

The vice president is essentially the president’s right hand man.

His main constitutional duty is to preside over the Senate, though he doesn’t vote unless there is a tie.

Robert M. Gates Secretary of Defense The Department of Defense is in charge of making sure the United States has the military capabilities to protect the country and deter war if possible.

The Department of Defense is located in the Pentagon, and includes the Army, Navy and Air Force along with many other agencies.

Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State

Eric H. Holder, Jr. Attorney General

The secretary of state’s main focus is foreign policy. She is the chief foreign affairs advisor to the president, and she carries out his foreign policy through the State Department.

The mission of the Department of Justice is to enforce the laws of the United States while ensuring public safety, crime prevention and punishing those who are found guilty of crimes.

Budget: $25 billion

Timothy F. Geithner Secretary of the Treasury

Thomas J. Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture

The Department of the Treasury’s main focus is the financial and economic status of the United States. The Treasury oversees the production of currency, tax collection, borrowing and dispersing payments for the nation. One of the main goals of the Department of the Treasury is to predict and/ or prevent financial crises.

The Department of Agriculture is in charge of developing and implementing policies dealing with farming, agriculture and food. The main goals of the department are to meet the needs of farmers while making sure food stays safe, protect natural resources and end hunger around the world.

Budget: $95 billion

Kenneth L. Salazar Secretary of Interior Design

Eric K. Shinseki Secretary of Veteran Affairs

The main focus of the Department of Interior is to protect the nation’s natural resources and wildlife by conducting scientific research and finding new ways to conserve land while also honoring responsibilities to the American Indians, Alaskan Natives and native island communities.

The Department of Veteran Affairs is in charge of ensuring benefit programs for veterans and their families such as insurance, pension, education, loans and burial benefits.

Budget: $90 billion Employs: 235,000 people

Janet A. Napolitano Secretary of Homeland Security The main job of the Department of Homeland Security is to protect the American people by preventing terrorist attacks on the country, government and resources. It is responsible for responding to and recovering from terrorist attacks, state emergencies or natural disasters.

Shaun L.S. Donovan Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Raymond L. LaHood Secretary of Transportation

Steven Chu Secretary of Energy

The Department of Transportation oversees measures to ensure and enhance the nation’s transportation systems.

Budget: $70 million Employs: 55,000 people

The Department of Energy works to advance the energy security of the United States by promoting and helping develop clean, reliable and affordable energy sources.

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The Department of Commerce’s main goal is to improve the American living standard. The department attempts to do this by encouraging economic development and technological innovation. The department is also in charge of gathering data and issuing patents.

Budget: $6.5 billion

The mission of the Department of Labor is to strengthen the American workforce by offering programs to improve working conditions and environments while also helping the unemployed find work and promoting employee health care and insurance benefits.

Budget: $50 billion

The Department of Housing and Urban Development oversees all aspects of American housing from the development of communities to housing laws. The Department of Housing also offers mortgage insurance and rent subsidy programs.

Budget: $40 billion

Judd Gregg Secretary of Commerce

Hilda L Solis Secretary of Labor

Not Yet confirmed Secretary of Health and Human Services

The Department of Health and Human Services is in charge of Medicare, Medicaid and the nation’s health care. Its main goal is to protect the health of Americans and provide help for those unable to help themselves. The department also oversees the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health.

By Hannah Sparling and Becky Tener The BG News

Behind the widely known and famous President Barack Obama is a lesser known team of specialists advising him on everything from agriculture to education.

Each person of this 15-member team, also known as the Cabinet, is appointed to his or her position by the president and then confirmed into office by the Senate. But while these Cabinet members may have big influence and pull on Capitol Hill, at the University they are little more than unknown.

Senior Brittany Wynn said she doesn’t know much about the Cabinet. She said she picks up little bits and pieces from the news of who they are and what they do but is too busy to really dive deeper into the subject.

“I would like to get to know more,” Wynn said. “I just really haven’t taken the time.”

Time is also a factor for junior Shawn Pignatiello. He said he followed the presidential election but after that stopped focusing on political news.

“I really haven’t been paying attention,” he said. “I was really into the election, but since then I haven’t really heard anything about it.”

Sophomore Garrett Frye, who is in the Army, may have the time, but he said he just doesn’t want to spend it on the Cabinet.

“Don’t know, don’t care,” Frye said. “I just follow the orders.”

David Jackson, associate professor in the political science department at the University, said Wynn, Pignatiello and Frye are not out of the ordinary. Many students, and just people in general, know very

“I was really into the election, but since then I haven’t really heard anything about it.”

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little about the Cabinet.

“They’re not flashy, famous, household name types,” Jackson said. “That’s just not what the American public’s general interest is.”

Whether or not people know who they are, Jackson said members of the cabinet are pretty important. They have different levels of influence depending on their position and what the U.S. is going through at any given time, but the policies they push do have an effect on the general population.

“Some are more important than others, and some become more important than others, [but] you’ve got to have talented people who know a lot about policy and how to get things passed through Congress,” Jackson said.

Jackson said one reason people know so little about the Cabinet is the presidency takes all the political attention.

“That’s the downfall of our system being so presidencybased,” he said. “There is a pretty general level of ignorance about the government when the superstar at the top draws all the attention.”

Listed are the 15 Cabinet positions and the people appointed by President Obama to fill them. Cabinet positions are listed in order of succession to the presidency.

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