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Real estate executive turned Board of Trustee member Friday to vote in a special session that decided the search firm that best fit the University’s needs. The board decided to pursue a contract with Witt/Kieffer, a Chicago based executive search
The presidential race has become a hot topic on campus, and much of the conversations have centered on Barrack Obama, says columnist Levi Joseph Wonder | Page 4
Mission accomplished
Road to the Olympics U.S. basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski uses exhibition games to determine the best way to use his team during the Olympics | Page 5
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ment due to unfinalized contract details. Doctoral student who Trustee William Primrose, chair of the search committee, was appointed to the believes Witt/Kieffer would Board of Trustees work well with the search committee because of the company’s vast experience. Assuming Witt/Kieffer passes firm that is the eighth largest in the nation and has 17 U.S. reference checks, Primrose said offices, represented on Friday the contract should be finalized by John Thornburgh from their See TRUSTEES | Page 2 Pittsburgh Office. Thornburgh declined com-
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Gov. Ted Strickland’s appointment of two new University Board of Trustees members has allowed the board and the presidential search committee to begin the journey of finding the University’s next president. Real Estate Executive David Levy and Doctoral Student Antwan Jones joined the Board of Trustees for the first time last
Antwan Jones
McCain, Obama rep., debate at National Forum on Disability Issues
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Will Ferrell failed to move beyond fluff in his latest film according to film critic Aaron Helfferich | Page 6
“World of Warcraft” has moved beyond a simple online game to become an addiction and way of life for some gamers | Page 6
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The National Forum on Disability Issues converged in Columbus on the 18th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act being signed into law, outlawing discrimination against people with disabilities. PBS moderator Judy Woodruff interviewed presumptive presidential candidate Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, who filled in for Sen. Barack Obama while he was on a European tour. Each candidate took time to outline their plans to secure funding for the disabled, since nearly 32 million people with disabilities are of voting age. Marc Williams, a social worker and disabilities activist of Pickaway County, Ohio, calls people with disabilities the largest American minority. “It is very important for the candidates to work with the disabled because they are becoming a coalition,” Williams said. For Sen. McCain, who was introduced via satellite, capturing the disabled vote may be an uphill climb, as many people with disabilities tend to lean toward the left because of their perceived investment in social programs, such as Social Security Disabilities Income and Medicaid. During his opening statement and interview, McCain tried to clarify his position to the 800 people in attendance and the thousands following via Internet. Sen. Tom Harkin campaigned heavily for the presumptive Democratic nominee. Harkin argued that if Sen. John McCain were to be elected, he could potentially nominate one or two U.S. Supreme Court justices, who in turn could continue to cut funding for disabled people.
By Tony Hunter Reporter
This year, the University is looking to take its introductory freshmen course to a whole new level, literally. For the first time freshmen students will be able to earn academic credit for their UNIV 100 course, a first-year University Success class, while hiking the Appalachian Trial just south of the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina. The University is the first and only school in the state to offer such a program. Students will spend a week starting Aug. 2, hiking in the woods, making their own meals and sleeping in tents while participating in different group discussions and activities. Program Director Jerome Gabriel said he was excited to see the reaction from students when he presented the class during freshmen orientation. “It took us nine days to fill the class and a waiting list with little to no promotion ahead of time,” Gabriel said. Interim Director of Sustainability Nick Hennessy will be one of three faculty members traveling with the class. Hennessy said he is interested to see how the different environment will affect students’ engagement with the material presented in the course. “It was highly optional and they are going to really want to be there,” Hennessy said. “I think they will open up a lot more.” Junior Adam Lerma is one of the upperclassmen for the UNIV 100 course and will be a student guide on the trip. Lerma said he is also excited about the trip and hopes to encourage students to get involved while attending classes on campus. “I’m really looking forward to getting to know some of the students,” Lerma said. “I will be encouraging them to study, but I also think being involved and getting to know people has a lot of importance as well.” After the trip, Gabriel said his staff will meet with the class once a month during the school semester and end the course with students creating a promotional video about their experience as a group project. If the course goes well during the test trial year, the staff hopes to use the promotional videos to show other students and extend the class to more freshmen in the following year. “The response has been absolutely tremendous,” Gabriel said. “We are definitely looking for it to grow.”
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McCain clarified his stance on the Community Choice Act introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin, which allows persons with disabilities to choose where they live. He said he’s committed to pursuing a model where “the money follows the person,” but he doesn’t support the current legislation because of cost. McCain argued that spending is rampant and has made Congress corrupt. McCain publicly came out in support of ADA Restoration Legislation. “I support the House Bill, and I plan to support a Senate version as well,” McCain said.
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Harkin said the Community Choice Act would only cost between $3 and $4 billion, an amount he said is equivalent to about one week’s spending on the war in Iraq. Harkin argued that the American Disabilities Amendment has been weakened by strict interpretations of so called “activist conservative” judges. Harkin praised Senator Obama for his plan to roll out Universal Health Care within two years. Harkin wants to let Social Security Income and Social Security Disabilities Income serve as a safety net while still allowing people to make as much as four times the poverty level without losing their benefits.
Faculty Senate discuss grievances with Univ. By Jessica Spies and Amy Gostkowski The BG News
Nearly 100 University faculty members and staff filled the Gallery in McFall Center last Tuesday for a rare summer Faculty Senate meeting. “I don’t recall having [a meeting] in decades,” said Faculty Senate Secretary Richard Hebein, who has been with the University since 1969. A petition signed by 83 faculty members questioning recent administrative actions was the reason for the meeting. The petition, compiled by faculty, was presented to Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Shirley Baugher on June 16. It contained 11 points of concern including faculty, staff and student issues. The Provost’s office submitted a response to the petition with detailed answers a month later. The senate meeting was the first time these issues were addressed by the administration and faculty face-toface. The first question regarded the administration’s creation of several ad-hoc committees without the consent of the senate or its established committees. Ad-hoc committees are usually created for a specific purpose and are disbanded once the task has been completed. Baugher addressed the senate’s concerns by identifying several “task forces” or ad-hocs that were called into question in the petition, and explained that they were not official committees but “informal groups.” The faculty have been dissatisfied with the “fancy footwork” on behalf of the administration, meaning they have not been following the academic charter as closely as they should, said senator and geology professor James Evans. “The academic charter makes it extremely clear that ad-hoc university committees are to be staffed by the Faculty Senate through a procedure which is detailed involving the forming of committees,” Evans said. The academic charter states that if a standing senate committee cannot meet the needs of a certain task, the senate
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Stormy weather washes away public pool profits By Jessica Spies Reporter
Attendance at public pools in Northwest Ohio has been down due to cool temperatures and storms, which means those pool profits are taking a downfall. Northwest Ohio has experienced several days of thunderstorms, cool temperatures and even tornadoes in the Findlay area. This type of weather has been responsible for the slow start to the swim INFO PROVIDED BY JOE CAMP, COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF MAUMEE season, reflected by the low A DIP IN THE POOL: This bar graph displays the attendance numbers of swimmers at attendance numbers. Maumee Rolf Park Pool. At the Bowling Green Family Aquatic Complex, pool attenLast year about 4,500 people ture falls below 70 degrees. This dance levels are down about came during the first full seven is similar for the other pools, 22 percent from last year, said weeks of the pool’s opening but some are not heated, which Josh Chatfield, fitness/aquat- and now the number is down makes for more early closings. In past summers, Maumee’s ics manager of the Bowling to about 3,500, Chatfield said. Green Parks and Recreation The heated Bowling Green Rolf Park Pool has been closed pool closes if the air tempera- one or two days out of the Department.
entire season. But this year they closed five days during the first five weeks of being open. Business has been down at the Maumee pool this year but not as bad it could be, said Joe Camp, commissioner of public service for the city of Maumee. For the first five weeks of business, the pool admitted 7,249 people in 2008, a 40 percent decrease from 12,206 in 2007. Since 2005, 2008 has had the lowest attendance, with an average of 35 percent decrease from each year. At Findlay’s Riverside Pool, Jeremy Horne, pool manager, said he noticed this type of weather has affected pool membership. “Business has been different
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before Aug. 8. The multinational firm Heidrick & Struggles and the Boston-based firm, Isaacson, Miller, also presented to the board. Each firm was allowed an hour presentation, which consisted of a 15-minute introduction, followed by questions from the board and ended with the firm asking the board members questions. During the presentations, board members made clear both their concerns and what they are looking for in a president. Trustee Michael Marsh said his main concerns in the future are making graduation rates higher and taking advantage of some of the resources the University has access to. Trustee Chair John Harbal II said the board is looking for a candidate who can make a quick transition and strive for greatness. “We want an individual who will build on this foundation quickly,” Harbal said. “We want someone in here who wants to be the next president of Harvard in five to seven years.”
Makoyia Denee Jenkins, 22, Jaquita A. Doakes, 21, Danielle L. Stover, 22, and Dominique Senario Williams, 22, of Bowling Green, were arrested for theft.
THURSDAY 10:48 A.M.
Jamie M. Roberts, 19, of Weston, Ohio, was cited for theft.
FRIDAY 1:15 A.M.
Paul Donald Young, 27, of Bowling Green, was arrested for public urination. 1:16 A.M.
Janice V. McKnight, 51, of Bowling Green, was cited for OVI. 1:56 A.M.
Justin J. Barr, 24, of Toledo, was cited for disorderly conduct. 2:31 A.M.
Noah F. Williams, 24, of Northwood, Ohio, was arrested for public urination. 7:08 P.M.
William P. Finchum, 20, of Sewanee, Tenn., was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
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TOP: Jeff Moyer, songwriter and author, performs the anthem for the Americans with Disabilities Act before a national forum on disability issues. Moyer suffers from progressive blindness and hearing loss, but remains active in the forefront for human rights. RIGHT: Andy Imparato, president and CEO of American Association of People with Disabilities, introduces the participants in the National Forum on Disability Issues. The forum, featuring the presidential candidates, took place on the 18th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. BELOW: Actor Robert David Hall speaks on how how a disabilty changed his life. In 1978, a fatal accident led to the amputation of both of his legs. Today, Hall walks on two prosthetic limbs and acts as the mortician on Crime Scene Investigation. LEFT: Darren Jernigan, a member of the Metro Nashville City Council, encourages the audience to get out and vote. Jernigan is the first person with disabilties to have been elected to a position on city government.
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Nicholas R. Rieke, 20, of Bowling Green, was cited for public urination.
SATURDAY 12:21 A.M.
Ian D. Sobole, 21, of Chardon, Ohio, and Philip James Casey, Jr., of Perrysburg, were cited for open container. 1:02 A.M.
Matthew J. Zielinski, 20, of Bartlett, Ill., was cited for public urination. 3:10 A.M.
Estil Lee Hatfield, 22, of Oakwood, Ohio, Haley L. Rossman, of Luckey, Steven D. Case, 23, of Maumee, and Nicholas J. Porter, 25, of Bowling Green, were arrested for criminal trespassing.
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Robbery, high-speed chase ends in arrest City police arrested a Detroit man for robbery after a high-speed chase last Thursday. William Brown Jr. robbed Fifth Third Bank, located on North Main Street, for an undisclosed amount of money and attempted to escape in a stolen vehicle. Police pursued Brown from North Main Street to State Route 582 where Brown crashed his car and was arrested by Police. Brown was taken to Wood County Hospital for injuries obtained in the crash.
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Ryan M. Bellman, 22, of Bowling Green, was cited for disorderly conduct. 12:52 A.M.
George D. Mitchell, 21, of Toledo, was cited for disorderly conduct. 1:43 A.M.
Matthew Stephen Zilles, 23, of Perrysburg, was arrested for public urination. 2:56 A.M.
James Linn Meeuws, 21, of Detroit, Mich., was arrested for open container and obstruction of official business, and Travis Jermel Moody, 20, was arrested for open container, obstruction of official business and underage consumption.
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Meredith J. Terry, of Cleveland, was cited for disorderly conduct.
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FACULTY From Page 1 is in charge of creating an ad-hoc committee to handle the issue, not the administration. Faculty members presented other concerns regarding student programs, including the study abroad program and BGeXperience, a first-year student transition program. BGeX has been cut from three full days to a day and a half and faculty was concerned as to why such an important program was reduced. “The first day is really nervous and stressful for [students],” said BGeX instructor and geography representative Arthur Samel. “They can’t sleep at first.” The previous schedule of three full days eases students into college life, he said.
“[This meeting is a] wonderful opportunity to keep open the lines of communication and to keep dialogue flowing about important issues between the faculty and the University ...” Carol Cartwright | Interim University President He added that the implication there is an increase in criminal behavior during BGeX could explain the change, but that he had not seen an increase in crime. Baugher, who has never been at the University for a move-in day, said she did not know about the crime rate. “The decision that was made [by administration] had no response to our recommendation,” said Montana Miller, a popular culture representative who was also on the task force to “tighten up” the BGeX schedule due to the University’s
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financial situation. “My recollection is that it would be healthy to change move-in day,” Baugher said. “I don’t know that I saw an alternative.” Baugher continued to address the faculty’s questions, including possible age discrimination against older faculty members, the number of instructors leaving the University at “prime” ages and the costs of outside consultants doing University business. While Baugher could not answer for the decisions made prior to her arrival at
the University a year ago, she said she would try to find answers for the senate. At the conclusion of the meeting, German, Russian and East Asian languages representative Geoff Howes said, “[The faculty] are not satisfied with all responses.” He added, “We would ask the Faculty Senate to investigate further and get the facts.” While the meeting did not answer all presented questions, interim President Carol Cartwright said it was a step towards resolving the issues. “[This meeting is a] wonderful opportunity to keep open the lines of communication and to keep dialogue flowing about important issues between the faculty and the University administration,” Cartwright said.
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compared to last year due to the weather,” Horne said. “It’s not very business-efficient to keep lifeguards here during the storms.” Stormy weather deters people from purchasing pool memberships, Horne said. A significant portion of revenue an outdoor pool generates comes from individual and family memberships, which are normally purchased at the beginning of the swim season and allow members access to the pool during open swim times. Even though Riverside Pool now has more to offer, with the addition of a water playground, or “sprayground,” the weather hasn’t cooperated, Horne said. “It’s kind of discouraging because we made all these upgrades,” he said. “It just hasn’t happened with the weather.” Despite the differing attendance at pools from year to year, Camp said the Maumee pool does not make as much money as the city spends on it. The city spends approximately $205,000 for the season and brings in $170,000 to $175,000 including revenues brought in by concessions, pool rentals, locker rentals and admissions. Outdoor pools around the area, in general, are struggling to make a profit no matter what the weather, but all of the pool managers agreed that a community pool provides an invaluable service. “The community is willing to spend money every year on the pool if it keeps kids busy and out of trouble,” said Elizabeth Shuler, manager of the Arlington pool, which is 10 miles south of Findlay. The Arlington Pool was also affected by cooler temperatures because it’s unheated.
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CAMPUS Wednesday, July 30, 2008 3 NOW OHIO ART SHOW PRESENTS AWARDS TO AREA ARTISTS Artists from Northwest Ohio came together to showcase their talents at the Now Ohio (NOWOH) 2008 Summer Art Show at the University. A total of 14 awards were presented at the opening reception, where artists and community members gathered to view the show, which included over 200 pieces of art from 79 local artists. “Best of Show” award: Dan Mauk of Weston for his two pieces, “Lunch Scene” and “Mass.” Mauk graduated from the University in 2007 with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts and Art Education.
Steering committee makes decisions by order of Gov. Ted Strickland By Semira Chowdhury Reporter
The University is pinpointing its strong areas through Gov. Ted Strickland’s higher education plan. A year ago, Strickland said the 13 state universities had to unite together and pinpoint their centers of excellence, said Milton Hakel, chair of the steering committee. The University’s first area of excellence: The arts. The University Board ofTrustees approved the arts as the first center of excellence because the program will attract more students to the University, Hakel said. Classes will also be a part of the center. The art center of excellence was approved first because of process, said Rodney Rogers, dean for the college of business. “The arts was much further along in its development,” he said. Another reason it was approved first was because of its achievement in the programs. “All the programs in the arts are very strong programs,” Rogers said. “It has a very broad level of success.” Provost Shirley Baugher and the deans talked about possible centers and different proposals and narrowed it to four, Rogers said. The steering committee will work with the four proposals, reviewing them and improving them until they succeed. After the proposals are done, Hakel said they will send them back to the provost and trustees and then to Columbus where they will be reviewed by the Ohio Board of Regents, a nine-member advisory board of higher education.
“[The art programs have] a very broad level of success.”
“First Place 2-D” award: Kathy Tansey of Sylvania for her piece, “Katrina Visits New Orleans.” “Second Place 2-D” award: Alisha Jones of Toledo for her two pieces, “Joanna I” and “Jetone I.”
“First Place 3-D” award: Kevin Vanek of Bowling Green for his piece, “Bug Broach.” “Second Place 3-D” award: D. Fixley of Bowling Green for his piece, “Post-Industriousness.” “Best Young Artist” award: AlmaLynn Dupont of Bowling Green for her pieces, “Digital Self-Portrait,” “Papi” and “Scarborough.” “People’s Choice Award”: Ronald Gosses of Bowling Green for his piece, “Freedom.” Honorable mention awards: Kristoff Cunningham, Karrie King, Allison Parsons, Melissa Harding, Robert Minto, Kenneth Dymond and Lois.
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Rodney Rogers | College of Business Dean The center of excellence is not necessarily a physical construct, but programs for undergraduate and graduate students that are particularly outstanding nationally and internationally, Hakel said. There also might be a center of excellence in education and health and wellness across lifespan that will focus on wellness and prevention of disease, lifestyle, exercise and other areas, he said. Hakel emphasized the importance of leadership and organization in working with companies and government units and said the programs will unite the departments together. The new Wolfe Center for the Arts, which will be built where Saddlemire Services once stood, will also be a part of the center of excellence because it will showcase how well the theater and film department perform, Hakel said. Another direction Strickland’s higher education plan is gearing towards is making it easier to transfer classes to each university, Hakel said. “They are trying to improve transfer among the institutions and at the same time make institutions different from each other,” he said. The Ohio Board of Regents hopes to have all proposals for Ohio universities’ centers of excellence by next June to make solid plans for the centers.
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Wholeness and wisdom CONRAD PRITSCHER | COLUMNIST The Berlin Wisdom Paradigm often stimulates exploration of what may be done to increase meaning, joy and wholeness. Researchers note that wisdom can be recognized yet is difficult to measure and explain. Schools and universities do little to develop wisdom because wisdom has not been clearly measured or defined, yet we observe wise behavior when we notice people like Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Mother Teresa, George Carlin and Mohandas Gandhi. Each of them used their mind in ways that were very helpful to others. Each of them appeared to be a holistic thinker. Wisdom researchers reported in The American Psychologist that when we are wise, “we use knowledge for the well being of oneself and others.” It appears that wisdom generates holistic thinking, and holistic thinking generates wisdom. Sharon Begley’s insightful book, “Train Your Mind: Change Your Brain,” demonstrates that paying attention (powerful use of the mind) produces changes in the brain. Her book reports on findings of a number of brain researchers. Her book can help change brains as well as help generate meaning, joy,
“Thinking like everyone else promotes ignorance...” wholeness and wisdom. Regarding the mind, Vimala Thakar said: “The study of the mind and the exploration of the inner freedom is not something self-centered, but is urgently needed so that we as human beings can transcend the barriers that regimentation of thought has created between us. . . . Then we will perceive ourselves, each as an unlabeled human being. . . . A miniature wholeness.” Is that similar to Ghandi’s idea: “If you don’t see God in the next person you meet, it is a waste of time looking for him further?” Regimentation stultifies. Schools and universities are overly regimented. The stultification of thinking produces groupthink, which in turn creates a condition for everyone wanting to think like everyone else. Thinking like everyone else promotes ignorance, reduces diversity and generates almost no brain changing. Learning does not occur without brain changing. As a result of genuinely expressing ourselves, without excessive consideration about whether others will think we are foolish, we can be more imaginative. Einstein thought imagination was more impor-
tant than knowledge, yet our schools and universities continue to accelerate knowledge absorption, and decelerate imagination generation, producing an under-development of wisdom and wholeness. Schools and universities often advocate absorbing unconnected parts since wholes like “mind” and “freedom” are difficult to define. One of the mindsets more common to westerners than to East Asians is a mindset of fixing ideas so that we can know with certainty. Richard Nisbett’s “Geography Of Thought” demonstrates that East Asians are more holistic and permit more uncertainty in their lives than Westerners do. East Asians see more of a unification of “a thing” with its background (figure and ground are more of a whole). Westerners see more of parts without the context in which the parts occur. The great philosopher John Dewey said we too often deal with fixities and only give lipservice to “process.” Modern science has inescapably led us to notice the primacy of “process” yet most scientists often give little attention to it. We all use “now” but Nobel
laureate Richard Feynman said: “What is meant by ‘right now’ is a mysterious thing which we cannot define. . . . ‘Now’ is an idea or concept of our mind; it is not something that is really definable physically at the moment.” Another physicist named Muller said we all know what “now” is even though we have difficulty in defining it. He implied that it was a shortcoming of physicists not to consider “now.” Is BGSU short-changing students by avoiding development of wisdom and wholeness? “Now” is a process as is “mind,” “freedom” and “wholeness.” As a result of primarily considering parts without paying more attention to context, tentative knowing is reduced. When we think we know with certainty, we frequently know less. Non-tentative knowing produces more temporary certainty. Certainty prevents openness to other possibilities and as a result, in the long run, we know and understand less. Paradoxically, knowing we know less may be a condition for knowing more. — Pritscher is a professor emeritus and author of “Reopening Einstein’s Thought: About What Can’t Be Learned from Textbooks,” to be published in July 2008. Respond to his column at thenews@bgnews.com.
Travelin’ the Globe: Ways to see NYC on a budget Alison Kemp Columnist
BROOKLYN — Mission accomplished. In nine weeks I saw eight Broadway musicals, one nonBroadway play and one ballet. I’ve seen everything that I wanted to, and I still have two weeks to go. I also saw some free performances — two New York Philharmonic concerts and one Celebrate Brooklyn! concert with the Cold War Kids and two local bands — along
“I know that theater will never be the same for me after this summer.” with two free Broadway in the Park concerts with a variety of musicals, one free movie, two free trips to the Museum of Modern Art, and free entrances to the Museum of the City of New York, Playing the Building (an organ connected to pipes and beams) and the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. Add to that countless hours sitting in parks and walking around, in addition to going to museums that did charge: the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cloisters, the Neue Galerie,
Coney Island’s Side Show and the New York Botanical Gardens. But I want to concentrate on the time I spent at activities for a reduced rate. And really, everything except the Side Show and “Macbeth” fits into the category because I received a student rate or paid what I wanted to in order to attend everything else on this list. The seats I received at the musicals I saw probably cost around $115 each, except for “Wicked,” whose second row
seats cost around $300. I paid between $20 and $27 for all of those seats. I had to stand for “Phantom of the Opera” and “Spamalot,” so excluding those, I saved approximately $720. I know that theater will never be the same for me after this summer. The anticipation, the excitement of winning the lottery, the views from the front row, being close enough to touch the actors, oh, it all was incredible. But in other news, I went on a couple of adventures this weekend. The Red Hook journey was much better than my stop at
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The Barack Obama phenomenon Levi Joseph Wonder Columnist
“I’ve met five students who have openly announced that they will vote for McCain.”
Every time I pick up a newspaper, fire up Google News or hear someone talking about politics, his name always comes up. Obama. And here’s the strange thing: people are excited about him. College people. What? Why are there so many college kids who are suddenly taking such a passionate stance on the presidential election? Why now, of all times? In high school, I was told that college students were all too commonly apathetic and indifferent when discussions came to politics. However, things seem to a bit different this time around. I mean, this doesn’t seem to be an anti-abortion (women’s rights haters) vs. pro-choice (baby killers) cutthroat debate like the 2004 elections. This time it’s deeper than people taking turns at throwing punches infused with hegemonic values at each other. I swear, I was going to jump out the third floor window of my school if kids kept on arguing about gay marriage and abortion. Now, we have IMPORTANT issues to worry about: climate change, U.S. deindustrialization, national medical care and the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And apparently, most college kids whom I know tend to feel like Obama is numero uno to lead the way for the U.S.A. I’ve met five students who have openly announced they will vote for McCain.
Big difference there, especially when compared to the droves of kids who are already (and have been) in Obama’s camp. But it only makes sense. No offense to McCain, but how well can a guy like him relate to trendy college students who were raised on rock n’ roll and who are being educated in predominantly liberal atmospheres? I didn’t vote for McCain in the primaries. And I won’t vote for McCain in the main election. Quite frankly, I like Obama a bit more, and his stance on the issues falls more into line with the way I see things. But here’s the controversial part: I’ll feel guilty if I don’t vote for him. Yup. I feel I have a deep moral obligation to vote for Barack Obama, the first African-American to make it to the final tier of the presidential race. Why? Because he’s not Caucasian. In middle school and high school, my fellow (Caucasian) students and I were all thoroughly versed on the atrocities African-American people have suffered over the past hundreds of years, planting the seeds in our heads to prevent racism from manifesting itself in our nascent minds. And as a result of such politically-correct, ethnicity-aware education, Obama stands out in my mind as a viable vessel to partially rectify the horrible injustices faced by African-
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Radio stinks in NW Ohio Brian Eggenberger Columnist
Overall, I like Northwest Ohio, but if I had to make one improvement I’d choose the radio. If you like to listen to any kind of rock, be it classic, punk or heavy metal, you are out of luck around here. There are three choices: 106.5, 104.7 and 94.5. 106.5 The Zone bills itself as
“I’m a little tired of hearing Panic! At the Disco...” a modern rock station, but it lies like a very dead dog. All 106.5 plays is punk and alternative. Maybe if you’re lucky you’ll manage to catch the end of a Disturbed song, but that’s about as far off course as they ever go. Zone, if you’re going to call yourself a modern rock station, it might be a good idea to actually play a wider variety of rock music. I’m a little tired of constantly
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hearing Panic! At The Disco, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and other similarly named bands. Also, Red Hot Chili Peppers is a little overplayed. How about some Incubus? Since I’m a professional, I give The Zone a 5 out of 10. 104.7 is supposed to play both modern and classic rock, and to their credit, they do a much better job of sticking to their word than The Zone. However,
after a week of listening, any credit they get for being honest is immediately overshadowed by the lack of variety. 104.7 can be summed up in one word: AC/DC. If I had a dime for every time I heard one of their songs in a week I’d start my own student newspaper. WIOT is good if you really, really like the most popular rock songs. But if you’re like me, there’s only so many times you ONLINE: Read the rest of this column online at www.bgnews.com.
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Lewis ready for upcoming season By Tom Withers The Associated Press
FOOTBALL Falcons picked as division favorite The Mid-American Conference announced the BGSU Football team as the East Division favorites Tuesday during its 2008 preseason poll at Ford Field in Detroit. In the East preseason rankings the Falcons earned 206 points, followed by Miami with 202 points, Buffalo with 145 points, Kent State with 137 points, Temple with 120 points, Ohio with 119 points and Akron with 78 points. The Falcons received 17 of the 36 first-place votes. Last year the Falcons finished 8-5 overall, 6-2 in the MAC and finished as East coChampions.
Season opener set for noon kickoff The BGSU football contest versus Pittsburgh will kickoff at noon inside Heinz Field on Aug. 30. The game will be carried live on ESPNU, giving the Falcons three nationally televised contests this season. Besides the Pittsburgh match-up being on national television, the Falcons will appear on the screen Sept. 6 when they host Minnesota and on the road versus Toledo. By the end of the 2008 season the Falcons will have played at least 23 contests on national television since 2003.
WOMEN’S GOLF Three Falcons compete in collegiate series Three members of the BGSU women’s golf team played at the Meadow Golf Club in Allendale, Mich., last Tuesday. Sophomore Lauren Glew finished second in the 20-competitor competition, with a 153 in 36 holes. Sophomore Marisa Glew finished seventh with a 166 and junior Megan Gormley finished tenth with a 173.
“There can be distractions, but if you’re isolated from the heart of the Games, the Olympics become just another competition.” Mary Lou Retton | Gymnast
BEREA, Ohio — Jamal Lewis spent a good chunk of the offseason with his toes buried in the sand. These were no days at the beach, though. As part of a conditioning program seemingly designed by the Marquis de Sade, Cleveland’s star running back trained in a 60-yardlong sand pit he had built outside a high school near his Atlanta home. Lewis sprinted, worked on his cutting and tortured his body in the 1.5-foot deep sand to build up leg strength and get ready for two-a-days in summer camp. Lewis trained there in the hottest part of the day. Kids are not welcomed in this sand box. “It is serious, man,” said Browns linebacker Andra Davis, who worked out with Lewis. “And what makes it bad is that it’s so hot down there that you’re feet are burning. It makes you keep your feet moving.” Lewis moved his feet for 1,304 yards last season — his first with Cleveland — while rampaging over any doubts that his career was moving into its fourth quarter. The 28-year-old, now on the doorstep of eclipsing 10,000 yards as a pro, proved he’s got a lot left and has no plans of slowing down. “Hopefully,” he said. “I can keep it churning.” Browns fans weren’t entirely sure what their club was getting when Cleveland signed Lewis to a one-year contract before last season. While he had run for more than 1,100 yards the previous year in Baltimore, Lewis was slowed by injuries and didn’t appear to be the same bruising back who pounded out a league record 2,066 yards in 2003.
of the few players on Cleveland’s roster who could challenge Lewis’ passion to train. “When you first come in as a rookie, everyone talks about what it is to be a pro, and he is that by definition. He’s a smart player, obviously, that’s why he’s been around. He knows how to take care of his body, which is why he has lasted so long especially with how hard he runs.” Lewis enters this season as one of only 26 players with more than 9,000 yards, and he will most certainly join the elusive 10,000-yard club before season’s end. As for how many more years he wants to play, Lewis, the fifth overall pick in the 2000 draft, doesn’t want to be tackled on that issue. “I’m not going to put a number on that,” he said. “I want to leave the game. I don’t want the game to leave me. That’s my goal. It’s not the games. It’s not the training camps. It’s the training in the
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CAN’T TOUCH THIS: Cleveland Browns running back Jamal Lewis, left, fights off cornerback Eric Wright during a practice Thursday, July 24, in Berea, Ohio.
General manager Phil Savage, though, was convinced Lewis would produce. He and Lewis had been together with the Ravens, and Savage was sure the former AP Offensive Player of the Year, would come through. Did he ever. Beginning with a 216-yard game in Week Two against Cincinnati, Lewis silenced his skeptics with the most productive season for any running back in Browns’ history not named Jim Brown. While enriching his personal legacy, Lewis wanted to live up to the one created by Brown, the Hall of Fame legend and standard bearer for anyone who snaps the chin strap on an orange helmet and gets handed the ball. “That’s who I try to come out here and please,” Lewis said of Brown, a frequent camp visitor. “I know he’s out here watching.” With a vital offensive position finally stabilized, the Browns rewarded Lewis with a three-year, $17 million contract in February. That signing was followed by several other splashy moves by
Savage, who has transformed the Browns into legitimate playoff contenders. Several times last season, Savage referred to Lewis as a “a hungry Jamal,” alluding to him being motivated by his one-year contract. Well, if there were any concerns about Lewis getting fat because of the payday, he put them to rest by reporting to training camp in possibly the best shape of his life. Thanks to a strict diet and relentless workout schedule, Lewis weighs 237 pounds, the lightest he has been since his junior year at Tennessee. “I needed to get down so I could hit the corner and get back to what I used to do,” he said. “The main reason is to help my quickness and help my speed on the stretch plays.” Lewis’ commitment may be a surprise to some fans, but it’s nothing new to his coaches or his teammates, who regard him as a leader. “He’s a pro,” said second-year quarterback Brady Quinn, one
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U.S. basketball prepares for games By Brian Mahoney The Associated Press
MACAU, China — The practice plan coach Mike Krzyzewski detailed was extensive: Situational halfcourt defensive and offensive sets in a “controlled type of scrimmaging.” Assistant coaches Nate McMillan handling the defense and Mike D’Antoni monitoring the offense. Krzyzewski knew the guys loosening up behind him would’ve rather been doing something else. “Our guys want to play games and they know, though, that they have to prepare, we still have to prepare. This being our third year together, the preparation that we’re doing right now is preparation that we never had an opportunity to do,” Krzyzewski said yesterday, comparing his team’s readiness to an NBA club in the last third of its regular season. “We know each other that well. But they know we still have to put in more, there’s no question.” Besides, Krzyzewski still has plenty of his own work left. He’s
got only four exhibition games to decide how to best use his top four perimeter reserves in the Olympics. Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Deron Williams and Michael Redd are all perhaps the top players on their NBA teams. The best that one of them can hope for right now with the United States is to be the sixth man. “The challenge that he’s facing is to find what combination works best with what, at what time in the game,” starting guard Kobe Bryant said of Krzyzewski. “It’s a position that I certainly don’t envy.” The Americans’ starting lineup is set, with Bryant, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Jason Kidd and Dwight Howard holding those spots since last summer with the undefeated team in the Olympic qualifier. The rest could take a little while to decide. “I’m sure it’d be hard to manage minutes on this whole team,” Williams said. “You’ve got guys, any of them could be playing 40 minutes a game. But that’s what’s good about our team, that we’re
offseason. When I feel like I can’t train in the offseason like I used to, that’s when I can’t do it.” Brown quit the game at his peak, leaving to pursue an acting career. Lewis, who owns a successful trucking company, has no plans to stop playing as long as he can perform at a high level. “I don’t want to leave like he (Brown) left,” he said. “At the same time, I want to leave on top of my game and leave a great legacy behind so young guys at my position will want to be like me one day. ... I’m playing for big numbers and playing for a championship. It’s not all about the money anymore. It’s about accomplishing my goals and my long-term goals that I set when I first came into the league.” Is part of his motivation making the Hall of Fame? “Oh yeah,” Lewis said. “Big time.”
so deep nobody has to play many minutes, so we’re always going to be fresh ... keep the energy level up, keep the defensive intensity up.” All four played well in the Americans’ first exhibition, a 12065 rout of Canada on Friday in Las Vegas. Wade and Redd each scored 20 points, Williams finished with 14, and Paul had 11 points and eight assists. Krzyzewski said following the game that the team’s strength was its perimeter play. Wade started because James was resting a sprained ankle, but he’s headed back to the bench with James practicing again.
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Warlocks, paladins, priests, mages, shamans, druids, warriors and hunters come together with their various spells, attack patterns and special abilities to kill the ogre. This magical world comes from the imagination of Blizzard Entertainment Company. The game: “World of Warcraft.” For four years, the massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) has excited and thrilled more than nine million people around the world, luring them into this fantasy world where it’s Good versus Bad. Alliance versus the Horde. In January 2009, “WoW” will celebrate its anniversary, and the party will start with the installment of the second expansion, “World of Warcraft: The Lich King”. While the game becomes a community in itself, featuring more than 190 different styles of servers like role-playing, person versus person and battleground, it has also been the source of controversy across the country. In October 2007, a little girl was found in a plastic box in Galveston Bay, Texas. She was known as “Baby Grace.” Her mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, and stepfather, Royce Clyde Zeigler II, met through “World of Warcraft” and had an instant connection. The game drew them together to the point where Trenor left Ohio and drove to Texas, where Zeigler was. Zeigler allegedly told Trenor that he didn’t like or want children, and Trenor took that to mean she was to get rid of her daughter, Riley Ann Sawyers. Dr. Maressa Orzack has been studying the “WoW” phenomenon for several years. Orzack is a clinical psychologist, founder and coordinator of Computer Addiction See WARCRAFT | Page 7 ORIGINAL GRAPHIC FROM BLIZZARD.COM
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“Eagles may soar high, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines.” -- Ricky Gervais (as David Brent in “The Office”)
For ‘Step Brothers,’ jokes run thinner than Will Ferrell’s recent movie hits By Aaron Helfferich Film Critic
Before the release of his latest film, Will Ferrell was in desperate need of a redeeming step forward. With a credit list that includes an all too common style of over-glorified poophumor, the perception of what we now know as a Will Ferrell comedy has gradually fallen to the chambers of pointless fluff. By re-teaming with writing partner Adam McKay (director of “Talladega Nights” and “Anchorman”), Ferrell attempts to put the right foot forward with a film called “Step Brothers.” Before you even consider the purpose of Ferrell in this film, the premise alone consists of a perception that goes far beyond the finalized product. As a story about two spoiled boys meeting with bitter sentiment after the marriage of their parents, you may have already formed a vision of the film. If you guessed that two 10-year-old child stars would be playing the parts of the main characters, your answer would
have been dead wrong. In the eyes of Ferrell and McKay, the answer to have two grown men play the roles of the conflicting brothers was the entire case and point. As the simple premise of the film centers around the immaturity of the two brothers, the jokes of the film quickly run extremely thin. It is because of films like “Step Brothers” that we can sadly see the classic viral video featuring McKay’s adorable toddler, Pearl, as an angry landlord sooner or later making its way to a full-length feature. “Step Brothers” could have just as easily been divided into short skits to be showcased over a period of time on Ferrell’s Web site or even SNL. With trends like this, Ferrell has found it to be forever impossible to separate himself from the inevitable image he has created on his previous work. Thankfully for Ferrell, John C. Reilly enters with a similarly eager but skewered perception of humor. Even though they essentially play the same type of character, Ferrell and Reilly have a dynamic that is admi-
‘STEP BROTHERS’ GRADE: CRATED: R for crude and sexual content and pervasive language STARRING: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Mary Steenburgen DIRECTOR: Adam McKay
rable even if it is disturbingly absurd. There are only a few moments of “Step Brothers” that seem relevant for global consumption. Having Judd Apatow’s name on the credits list as an executive producer is a misguided tease. If you enjoy the company of immature and foul-mouthed preteens, you’ll certainly fit right in with the characters and humor of “Step Brothers.” You may even become one of the wrongfully assumed target audiences for these types of films. Even though this film may be a minuscule step in the right direction for Ferrell, there isn’t even an ounce of intrigue to see what he’ll come up with next.
Peculiar movie titles can often be the first sign of retreat for unsuspecting moviegoers. For the upcoming film, “Pineapple Express,” its name alone signals a perception that may have nothing to do with the story. However, with a budding cast and respectable writing talent that has been showcased in recent popular comedies, the buzz surrounding “Pineapple Express” is anything but negative. At the same time, we have to ask ourselves how much do we really know about this abnormal film? For producer Judd Apatow, “Pineapple Express” may seem like just another venture into the usual relentless comedies he is known for creating. Having been the talented director behind “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up,” his name alone speaks to a respected generation of comedies that focus on characters and their often horren-
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dously humorous misfortunes. By teaming up once again with writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (“Superbad”), Apatow now aims his attention to another realm of comedy. As witnessed in early glimpses of the film’s trailer, “Pineapple Express” is already taking on the form of a comedy that’s unlike any we’ve ever seen. As it centers on the mundane days of Dale Denton (Rogen), the “Express” may seem like its only focusing on the typical values of the few stoner comedies that barely make a staple in Hollywood. However, when Dale and his drug dealer (James Franco) are the witnesses to a crime during a stupor session, their simple lives of nirvana turn into something frightfully dangerous, yet exceedingly humorous. As a film we can expect to play
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WARCRAFT From Page 6 Services at McLean Hospital in Newton, Mass., and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. “[Blizzard] structures the games like “World ofWarcraft” to be addictive. They design these MMORPGs to keep people in the game. I do think the problem is tied in with other things like family issues, but the games themselves are inherently addictive. That’s ultimately the cause of the problem,” Orzack said, in an interview with Rob Wright on www.tomsgames.com. In the same interview, Orzack also mentions that 40 percent of the players on “WoW” are addicted to the game. “The game breeds dishonesty and corruption,” Flora Langel Dekock said. Dekock, who prefers to be known as Langel Naanad, has played “WoW” for more than four years, has over 40 characters across 12 servers and has a parental controlled account for her 8-year-old son. Dekock, 30, from Cedar Falls, Iowa, has seen many changes, good and bad, happen in the game. Her main characters, toons as they are called in the game, are mostly Horde. The Horde are evil incarnate, with toons ranging from taurens to blood elves and undead. Dekock plays the Horde because the Glodshire Alliance lands’ language can get vulgar. “If you don’t stop it hard and put your foot down, it will get disgusting quickly,” Dekock said. “World of Warcraft” does have limited moderation, as well as a language filter that blocks out certain words and pro-
fanity from appearing in chat. Occasionally it does have to step in to either warn someone for their language and behavior or they are banned for a period of time. However, that doesn’t stop them from coming back. “They will just create a new account, a new character for spamming and it starts all over again,” Dekock said. Dekock’s former roommate also became addicted to the game. Family members took her children away from her because she neglected them, she was kicked out of school because her grade point average dropped below university requirements and six months later she was fired from her job for calling in sick too many days in order to schedule attacks and plan raids with guild members. Dekock had to kick her roommate out of the house because she wasn’t paying rent. “She was a great woman who just got caught up in the game,” Dekock said. “It happens more often than most people realize.” Andrew Holdeman, from Cedar Springs, Mich., also has the addiction. “The ease at which someone can gain experience and levels is addicting because you are challenging yourself, pushing yourself to do it again,” he said. Because Holdeman knows he has this addiction, he tries to act out his online environment with people in real life. The 27-yearold formed a group for people who are addicted to the game and don’t leave their houses much. Once a week, they meet at a Pizza Hut or some relaxing atmosphere and talk about the game, sometimes acting out their characters in jest. “It’s therapy for us. It’s hard to leave the game because we feel
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American people in the past and present, as well as those inequities they will face in the future. Yup. This is a prime example of my emotions getting the better of me. Although my emotions tell me to vote for Obama because he’s not some fat, white, bald guy who wants to start wars everywhere (I’m not referring to McCain), my logical mind tells me that I should be voting for Obama if I think he’s the better candidate to lead our nation, regardless of what color his skin is. Don’t get me wrong; I think it would be a huge step forward for truly equal rights in our nation if we elect an African-American president.But that shouldn’t be a deciding factor in determining whom we, as citizens, choose to vote for. Myself included. So, I’m going to vote for Obama. I think he is in a better position to help our nation to adapt to the troubles we are currently facing … and I like his last name. Obama. OK, sorry. That’s irrelevant. I will vote for Obama not because of what my emotions tell me to think, but for what my logical mind produces as being logical. I just hope he can lower those food prices. My beloved cake is ridiculously expensive right now... I want some cake. — Respond to Levi at thenews@bgnews.com.
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2 bdrm. furn. apt, 704 5th St., $500-$530/mo, 2 bdrm. unfurn. apt, 710 7th St., $520-$540/mo, heat incl., 1 bdrm unfurn apt, 210 S. Grove. Call (419)352-3445.
5 bdrms, 5 person home, great location, all amenities. 1 & 2 bdrm duplexes avail. 353-8611 or 352-1584. Avail. Aug. 15, 08. 3 bdrm. house, 2 bath, central air, close to campus. Also avail. 1 bdrm. apt. close to BGSU. (419)308-2458.
3 bdrm house, 1 ba, near UT & Tol Hosp., Avail. Sept. 1, $1100/mo, all appl. incl. Call (419)376-9396.
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3 bdrm. home, Crim St., nice neighborhood. Lg. common areas, W/D, A/C. Avail. Aug. (419)352-7090.
Ideal for faculty or sm fam, 2br, appl, historical, hw flr, A/C, non-smoking, ref, $739/mo, 419-261-2038.
Babysitter needed: for 2 young children. Call 419-409-0567 for more info.
* 3 bdrm. available in August. * 1 or 2 bdrm. avail. Aug. or Dec.. For more info call 419-354-9740
Ideal for faculty or sm fam, 3 br,appl, hw flr, historical, A/C, non-smoking, ref, $879/mo, 419-261-2038.
Employees needed to perform light production work. Company offers flexible hours between 7:30am and 7:30pm most days. Must work at least 15 hours per week/can be full time/many BGSU students work here/easy walk from campus. Pay is $7.00 per hour. Pick-up application at Advanced Specialty Products, Inc. 428 Clough St. Bowling Green, OH
** 08-09 rentals available! 1-2 bdrm apts - 300 E. Merry St. 3 bdrm apt - 311 E. Reed St. Rooms as low as $225/mo, Call (419) 353-0325 See cartyrentals.com
3 bdrm. house avail.8/15/08. $275 per person + util. Close to BGSU. Off st. prk. AC/WD. 1 bdrm. furn. effic. avail. 8/15/08. $375+util. Close to BGSU, off st prk.
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Instructor needs childcare for 2yr/old twins in BG home. Call 419-466-8363 or e-mail stacif@bgsu.edu Mature/energetic nanny needed to care for 9yr old child in BG home. Start Aug. 1, every day 1-5pm. Ref. a must, Elem. Ed. major pref. Call (419) 297-7017.
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WINTHROP & SUMMIT TERRACE Kitchen Cabinets w/built in Dishwasher, and microwaves STOP BY AND SEE US Office: 400 E. Napoleon Rd. Hours: Mon. thru Th. 8-5:30, Fri. 8-5 Sat. 10-2 & Sun. 12-3 419-352-9135 winthrop@gerdenich.com NO APPOINTMENTS NECESSARY!!!
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Wanted: Employees with good computer and organizational skills to run (and sort) large print jobs. Part-time, variable shifts, $8.00/hr. In Waterville. See our website at http://www.tomrichardmarketing.com To apply, call Joe at 419-441-1005, x117 -or- send inquiry/resume to: info@tomrichardmarketing.com.
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1 bedrm. apt in Hillsdale apts, $415 a mo, avail. immediately, Call Mandi at (419)378-1630
3 BEDROOM: Spacious, Downtown BG location, -Available in August$800/mo, Call (419) 308-1995 312 N. Enterprise 3 lrg bdrm, C/A, all appl. inc. Clean, $950/mo, 419-352-5882
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS The University of Northern Iowa has internships available with Department of Defense Child Development Centers in Germany, Italy, England, Belgium, Hawaii and Florida beginning September 2008. Related college coursework and/or experience required. Airfare and housing are paid and a living stipend provided. Interns receive 12 hrs of college credit from UNI (graduate or undergraduate).
College of Education, School of HPELS.
Email Susan Edginton susan.edginton@uni.edu for more information. Please put BG/CA in the subject line of your email.
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Jay-Mar 2 bedroom apartments Remodeled/Laundry on site $300.00 Security Deposit Available July & August 419-354-6036 LARGE 3 bdrm, close to downtown. W&D hook-up. $800/mo + util. Avail on 8/15. (419) 354-0099. Lg 2 BR duplex, huge living rm! Very clean, No sec. dep, W/D. 724 8th St - $595/mo. Aug-May lease, 419-706-5290. Retired teacher will rent room and share house with grad student or professor. Large, older home w/ 4 bdrms, 2 w/b fireplaces, wooded 1.5 lot, full use of kitchen, laundry, etc. $300/mnth includes all util. Leave message at (419) 352-5523. Summit Hill 414/418 S. Summit St. 2+ bedroom, A/C, garage, washer/ dryer. Spacious, Remodeled. Call 419-354-6036
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The Highlands 1 bedroom apts newly remodeled Laundry on site $300.00 Security Deposit Available Now - August 419-354-6036
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