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Yesterday students outside the Union protested the ban on gay males donating blood.

The Union hosted a blood drive, while a group of students passed out flyers detailing the Food and Drug Administration’s ban on sexually-active gay men donating blood.

Women’s Center held a “Brown Bag Lunch” presentation on managing personal stress | Page 3

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According to the protesters’ handout, the FDA placed the ban on blood donation in 1983 in an effort to prevent the potential spread of HIV. The flyer also notes that the group with the most AIDS-related deaths is African-American heterosexual women aged 25 to 34 years old. Also as part of their protocol, the American Red Cross tests each donation

of blood for HIV. “There is no point for the ban,” said sophomore Tucker Barton, who was handing out flyers. “It makes me feel angry that this ban is in place. People should not have to lie to donate blood.”

Protesting sophomore Jessica Gallagher agrees, calling the ban “absolutely ridiculous.”

The ban is considered “medically and scientifi-

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Senior Michael Slone writes an open letter to Ohio 5th District Rep. Bob Latta in favor of health care | Page 4

Students welcome to third annual LGBT community kickoff outing

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cally unwarranted” by the American Red Cross. The current lifetime ban is no longer relevant, said Western Lake Erie Blood Services Region Communication Manager Annie Marckel.

Even though the Red Cross needs to abide by the FDA’s rules, they offer suggestions to people affected by the ban.

The gay community can do

Senior reciever Tyrone Pronty is out for the next four to six weeks with a broken foot.

Senior Ray Hutson is scheduled as the next starter, but others could be considered | Page 6

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By Shena Stayden Reporter

Come one, come all; come gay, come straight — the third annual Big Gay Picnic is open to everyone interested in supporting the LGBT community on campus.

Sponsored by the staff of the University’s LGBT Resource Center, the Big Gay Picnic is scheduled to take place today from 4 - 6 p.m. in the Union Ballroom.

The Ballroom is promised to be covered top to bottom with big, bright decorations and loaded with fun games and useful information, according to event planner and coordinator Annie Russell, who is the doctoral graduate assistant for LGBT Programs and Resources. She said there will be more free food, music and resources than ever before. In

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addition, there will be door prizes and even a surprise mystery host.

The picnic will serve as a kick-off event for every LGBT student, as well as every LGBT student-run organization on campus. Such organizations include Vision, H.U.E., Transcendence, Queer Grads, and F.O.C.U.S., which are all expected to be present the night of the picnic.

Vision President Rob Koob said he is grateful for this opportunity, not only for his organization, but for every LGBT group.

“Since we have five organizations that have five very different roles within the LGBT community, it’s great to be able to come together and to be able to show people what these groups can offer,” he said.

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WASHINGTON — Shaking off a summer of setbacks, President Barack Obama summoned Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation yesterday night, declaring the “time for bickering is over” and the moment has arrived to protect millions who have unreliable insurance or no coverage at all.

Obama said the changes he has in mind would cost about $900 billion over decade, “less than we have spent on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and less than the tax cuts for the wealthiest few Americans” passed during the Bush administration.

In a televised speech to a joint session of Congress, Obama spoke in favor of an option for the federal government to sell insurance in competition with private industry. But he said he was open to alternatives that create choices for consumers — a declaration sure to displease its liberal supporters.

Obama’s speech came as the president and his allies in Congress readied an autumn campaign to enact his top domestic priority. While Democrats command strong majorities in both the House and Senate, neither chamber has acted on Obama’s top domestic priority, missing numerous deadlines leaders had set for themselves.

In a fresh sign of urgency, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.,

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HEALTH TALK: President Barack Obama addresses a crowd this past summer at a health care rally at Shaker Heights High School in Cleveland.

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the University identified goals that needed to be addressed.

One of those goals included greater enrollment in internaNext semester, students will tional studies and world lanhave the opportunity to study a guages. Therefore, the College of Arts and Sciences decided, as different language.

The College of Arts and part of that goal, they would Sciences has decided for the reintroduce Arabic as one of spring semester that Arabic 101 the languages taught at the will most likely be offered with University.

She said the last time an the possibility of adding more advanced classes later. Julie Arabic language course was Barnes, associate dean of the offered was in Fall 1993.

“Since then, the Arabic lanCollege, believes bringing an Arabic language course back guage and culture have been to the University is not only in the news and more people important, but is also interest- are interested in learning about them,” Barnes said. ing to students.

Simon Morgan-Russell, dean Barnes said each college at

announced that his Senate Finance Committee would meet in two weeks to begin drafting legislation, whether or not a handful of Democrats and Republicans have come to an agreement. The panel is the last of five to act in Congress, and while the outcome is uncertain, it is the only one where bipartisanship has been given a chance to flourish.

Obama said there is widespread agreement on about 80 percent of what must be included in legislation. Any yet, criticizing Republicans without saying so, he added: “Instead of honest debate, we have seen scare tactics” and ideological warfare that offers no hope for compromise.

“Well, the time for bickering is over,” he said. “The time for games has passed. Now is the season for action.”

“I am not the first president to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last,” he added.

The president was alternately bipartisan and tough on his Republican critics. He singled out Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., for praise at one point.

Yet, moments later he accused Republicans of spreading the “cynical and irresponsible” charge that the legislation would include “death panels” with the power to hasten the death of senior citizens.

In one gesture to Republicans, Obama said his administra-

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Arabic language course to be offered at the University

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other things besides donating blood to help the cause, Marckel said.

“Become a volunteer and get the word out by recruiting people,” she said.

Freshman Mustafa Salem, while volunteering at the blood drive, said the generalization of the FDA is wrong.

“They should build bridges, not walls,” Salem said.

Obama to Congress: “Season for action”

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Columnist Hama Bbela encourages students to embrace cultures different than their own, even if it’s as small as renting a foreign movie | Page 4

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of the College, said Arabic is a language that has become very important in today’s culture and has been identified as a critical language of study by the state department. MorganRussell said the college decided to bring the course back about two weeks before classes started this fall. However, only seven students were signed up by the time school started, so the course had to be dropped.

“Offering the Arabic class is something I have felt strongly about for quite some time,” Morgan-Russell said. “If students are interested, I encourage them to sign up for the course if it is offered in the spring,” he

said.

Nathan Richardson, chair and associate professor of the Romance and Classical Studies Department, has also played a key part in bringing the Arabic class back to the University.

Richardson said there has been a real commitment by the college to bring the class back.

“The Arab-speaking world should be a fundamental part of the curriculum of world languages,” Richardson said.

Morgan-Russell also said he believes that if seven students signed up for the class in only two weeks, the class will definitely attract even more interest over the next semester.

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Vegetarians adjust to dining

By Lin Chafetz Reporter

Some students think variety has been slow to arrive on University dining menus — especially for vegetarians.

However, in the first few weeks, sophomore vegetarian Whitney Markus has seen the variety lacking.

“Some days there are more choices for vegetarians than others,” Markus said, “but it will vary from having three or four choices for vegetarians to only

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Complainant reported his silver Fuji Grand Tour Bike was stolen within the 100th block of N. Main St. 10:38 A.M.

Complainant reported an unknown person used her credit card online and charged $50.

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Justin Dewitt, 27, of Holland, Ohio, was arrested for theft when he attempted to shoplift three CDs from Finders.

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Complainant reported his vehicle was broken into and his Dell laptop, textbooks, a calculator, three flash drives, $500 in cash and music CDs were stolen. Damaged valued at $2,120.

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Amy Lear, 18, of Findlay, was cited for prohibited acts when she attempted to use a fake ID to get into Uptown/Downtown.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9 Brian Harrison, 36, of Bowling Green, was arrested for trafficking in drugs in Kamakazi’s Bar. ONLINE: Go to bgviews.com for the complete blotter list.

PREPPED AND READY: Junior philosophy major Curtis Ross is prepped to have blood drawn in the Multi-Purpose room of the Union yesterday.

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Besides information, fun and friends, the purpose of the Big Gay Picnic is to “create a space where a community can come together,” Russell said.

“That is what [the picnic] was intended to be and that is what it remains today,” she said.

Russell also added that this event is not exclusive. No matter a person’s sexual orientation, the LGBT program is always enthusiastic and welcoming to allies (those who support equal rights for LGBT people). She said this event would be a great opportunity for these people to show support or continue to stand by the LGBT community in the fight for equal rights.

The Big Gay Picnic tradition also has individual meaning to those who identify themselves as LGBT. Karen McLane, 21, a firstyear transfer student from Michigan, said that being able to have a place in the LGBT community helps her mend her tattered sense of belonging and acceptance.

“There is always an ache in your heart to be your true self, but there are people out there who are not okay with homosexuality and who won’t accept you,” McLane said. “The Big Gay Picnic is somewhere I can go where there are allies and people like me, who won’t judge me and who will accept and allow me the freedom to be who I really am.”

tion would authorize a series of test programs in some states to check the impact of medical malpractice changes on health insurance costs.

In a reflection of the stakes, White House aides mustered all the traditional pomp they could for a president who took office vowing to change Washington. The setting was a State of the Union-like joint session of Congress, attended by lawmakers, members of the Cabinet and diplomats.

The House was packed, and loud applause greeted the president when he walked down the center aisle of the House chamber.

Additionally, the White House invited as guests men and women who have suffered from high costs and insurance practices, seating them near first lady Michelle Obama.

Vicki Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, DMass., was also on the guest list.

Kennedy, who died last month, had made health care a careerlong cause.

Obama intends to follow up the speech with an appearance

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Saturday in Minneapolis, the White House announced.

Despite deep-seated differences among lawmakers, Obama drew a standing ovation when he recounted stories of Americans whose coverage was denied or delayed by their insurers with catastrophic results.

“That is heartbreaking, it is wrong, and no one should me treated that way in the United States of America.”

The president sought to cast his own plan as being in the comfortable political middle, rejecting both the governmentrun system that some liberals favor and the Republicanbacked approach under which all consumers buy health insurance on their own.

Obama said the legislation he seeks would guarantee insurance to consumers, regardless of pre-existing medical conditions, as well as other protections. “As soon as I sign this bill, it will be against the law for insurance companies to drop your coverage when you get sick or water it down when you need it most,” he added.

The president assured those with insurance that “nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change

the coverage or the doctor you have.”

Obama also said the legislation he seeks would help those who lack insurance to afford it.

“These are not primarily people on welfare,” he said in a line that appeared aimed at easing concerns among working-class voters. “These are middle-class Americans.”

The president also said he wants legislation that “will slow the growth of health care costs for our families.”

Obama said a collective failure to meet the challenge of overhauling health care for decades has “led us to a breaking point.”

Responding on behalf of Republicans, Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., said in excerpts released in advance that the country wants Obama to instruct Democratic congressional leaders that “it’s time to start over on a common-sense, bipartisan plan focused on lowering the cost of health care while improving quality.”

“Replacing your family’s current health care with government-run health care is not the answer,” said Boustany, a former cardiac surgeon.

The so-called government option that Obama mentioned

has emerged as one of the most contentious issues in the monthslong debate over health care, with liberal Democrats supporting it and many moderates inside the party opposed.

An early draft of Baucus’ plan calls for an alternative consisting of nonprofit co-ops. Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, the Republican who seems most inclined to cross party lines on the issue, favors a different approach, consisting of a standby in which the government could sell insurance if competition fails to emerge in individual states.

The speech took place after weeks of halting progress and highly publicized setbacks for Obama and his allies on the issue of health care. After internal divisions prevented House Democrats from passing legislation in July, numerous members of the rank and file were confronted in town-hall style meetings with highly vocal critics.

There were charges — launched by former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and debunked by nonpartisan organizations — that the legislation included “death panels” whose purpose was to facilitate the end of life for the elderly under Medicare.

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But this doesn’t stop her from From Page 1 going to her favorite place on campus: Salads by Design. one.”

“The Orchard [salad] is my Markus, who has been a vegetarian for nearly five years favorite,” she said. “They let now, usually does not have a you pick what you want in your big problem being a vegetarian salad, including meat or no on-campus. There are only a meat.”

Michael Paulus, director of few days where she has to stick with the plain pizza for dinner, University Dining Services, said he is working on getting she said.

“You’re always going to have the menu items updated to pizza, subs and sometimes include variety for students soup, but you want variety,” like Markus.

“I’ve had the same menu she said. “You don’t want to eat the same thing every single items in the quick grab sections for eight days now and it day.”

Vegetarian wraps used to be really bugs me,” he said. “Our a favorite of Markus’, however, menu list includes over 600 she said most of the options for items.”

Brook Hellmann, a freshsandwiches and salads now in

man, said she was expecting more variety from campus dining.

“There aren’t many choices,” she said. “And when there are choices it seems like they are not together. It’s not very convenient to grab a quick bite all the way across campus.”

One person who feels she isn’t really affected by the changes at the University is junior Tonia Kline.

“I don’t really eat the sushi or the Mexican food,” she said.

“But I do feel like there is more variety and more healthier options, like salads.”

Kline said she eats at the Union all of the time and often chooses pasta.

“But this year they don’t have alfredo sauce,” she said. “That’s

what I always used to eat.”

Starting soon, Chartwells at the University will offer more vegan and vegetarian options, as well as balanced menu options such as low sodium, Paulus said.

“We truly believe in variety and choice,” he said. “We just haven’t been able to get there yet.”

Chartwells is still planning on making more changes to University dining, but so far has not had the man-power.

“When we started out on campus, we were only 40 percent staffed,” Paulus said.

“Students were complaining about the long lines. We have a lot of big plans, we just need more staff to do so.”

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Women’s Center presents ways to relieve stress

By Allison Borgelt Reporter

Several women on-campus learned yesterday about driving their own cars, but the discussion wasn’t about wearing seat belts or changing tires — it was about taking the wheel of life and managing personal stress.

Joya D’Cruz, a marriage and family therapist, presented an interactive speech titled “Driving Our Own Cars: Managing Stress & Dis-Stress in Our Lives,” during the second “Brown Bag Series” luncheon at the Women’s Center.

She was invited by the center to speak on stress in recognition of Women’s Health Month.

“It’s not my favorite word,” D’Cruz said, referring to stress.

“It’s overused. It covers up a lot of more real words … tired, overwhelmed, scared, anxious … it almost diminishes someone’s experience.”

D’Cruz encouraged women to get in touch with themselves so they could better recognize and deal with their stressors and emotions. To do this, she began by asking them to close their eyes, quiet their minds and tell themselves “hello.”

She then asked the women to picture setting their stressors on a shelf and making promises to come back to them later.

“When was the last time you stopped and asked yourself, ‘How am I?’” D’Cruz asked.

D’Cruz recommended that the women check in on themselves periodically, as a reminder that they’re still in charge, still sitting in their own driver’s seats.

“I’m hoping we can learn to have a deeper, better relationship with ourselves,” D’Cruz said. “I don’t have to be driven, even by my own emotions.”

A second meditative activity

was led by D’Cruz to make her audience aware of their bodies, including parts they like and dislike, in different situations. She requested that participants close their eyes and picture people they love and trust before picturing others they don’t get along with. At the end of the exercise, they were asked to picture loved ones again.

D’Cruz related the exercise to the existence of opposing parts in everyone’s bodies, speaking about the importance of acceptance of all parts of the self and working so they co-exist.

“There is a part of you that is really responsible,” she said, “and a part that is not.”

D’Cruz gave the example of a student being conflicted because of having an assignment but wanting to do something fun instead. She said people can learn to check in and bargain with themselves to determine which decisions feel right.

“It’s up to us,” D’Cruz said.

“We can only be our own best friends.”

Nancy Down, head librarian for the Browne Popular Culture Library, attended the presentation and said she plans to spend more time getting in touch with herself and thinking about her reactions to stressors.

“Whatever happens will happen, whether I worry about it or not,” Down said.

Mary Krueger, director of the Women’s Center, said she too would like to practice the exercises D’Cruz presented.

“I really liked [D’Cruz’s] metaphor about driving your own car,” Krueger said. “You can’t necessarily control everything around you … but you’re in charge of how you respond to things around you.”

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SPEECH: Bowling Green residents gather in Roger Shope’s garage to view Obama’s congressional address. Shope, a 43-year-old resident of Bowling Green, and a third generation Wood County resident, organized the event out of his passion for health care. Shope believes health care should be a right. “I am personally insured, but I think we need to move from a ‘me’ society to a ‘we’ society,” Shope said.

Student gives Cornell a second chance

By Sam Cross The Cornell Daily Sun (U-Wire)

Zach Biegun is not your typical Cornell student. He does not really like to drink or go out. He is 24 years old. He postponed college for three and a half years to pursue his passion in ballet.

He is the 12th person in his family to attend Cornell: His sister majored in anthropology, his brother in mechanical engineering, his mother in art history and his grandfather in animal food science. He works two jobs, as a yoga instructor in Helen Newman and as an Emergency Medical Technician in Boston on weekends. Oh, and he’s homeless.

When Biegun first came to Cornell at the age of 19, he was “miserable.” As a freshman with an undeclared major in the College of Arts and Sciences, he “had no idea what [he] was doing.” After finding Cornell’s ballet program deficient, Biegun left in the spring semester of his freshman year to follow his dream of becoming a dancer. When his old ankle injury resurfaced, however, he was unable to further pursue his career in ballet.

“I’ve had several surgeries, but it just wouldn’t hold up anymore,” Biegun said.

After hanging up his ballet slippers, Biegun worked as an EMT for two years. It was there, he said, he realized that he wanted to complete a college education.

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Although Biegun returned to Ithaca last year with a newfound sense of purpose, his financial situation had taken a turn for the worse. While his grandmother’s pension funded his private high school education at the Commonwealth School in Boston, the recent financial crisis reduced his grandmother’s fund by 40 percent. Biegun’s mother needs the remainder of the money to support herself.

“The pension fund is for my mom to live,” Biegun said.

While Biegun is now financially independent from his parents according to the Department of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid, because Biegun began college at the age of 19, he is still considered a dependent. Thus, FASFA takes into account Biegun’s parents’ financial situation when considering Biegun’s eligibility for aid.

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Scientists use images of earth to judge economic growth

By Anish Gonchigar The Brown Daily Herald (U-Wire)

Satellite images of Earth at night may provide nuanced measurements of economic growth. According to a new working paper by Brown University Professors of Economics J. Vernon Henderson and David Weil, and graduate student Adam Storeyga rd, a na lyzing changes in an area’s “night lights” could be a new means of measuring gross domestic product.

Gathering accurate data on economic growth is often difficult. Moreover, there tend to be gaps in the data — especially in sub-Saharan Africa and developing countries. The authors referred to the Penn World Tables, a standard collection of data

on income, to look into flaws in current economic data.

Industrialized nations, for instance, are almost always given the highest ranking, while some developing countries are given much lower rankings with significant margins of error. Countries such as Iraq, Myanmar, Somalia and Liberia do not even appear in the rankings.

The Brown economists’ work gives an alternative to these measurements.

Henderson, Storeygard and Weil looked at changes in light density in U.S. Air Force weather satellite pictures to find growth trends, among others, over a 10-year period.

“As income rises, so does light usage per person, in both consumption activities and many investment activities,” they wrote.

Robots act as teaching aids for U. Arizona medical students

By Angel Allen Arizona Daily Wildcat (U-Wire)

It’s a happy day. Noelle has given birth to a baby. All the University of Arizona medical students who helped with the delivery are proud.

For some, this is their first birthing experience — and definitely their first one with a robot.

Noelle and her baby Hal are two computerized robotic mannequins the University Medical Center purchased on

a $40,000 grant from Miamibased Gaumard Scientific.

Margie Neish, the charge nurse in Obstetrics and Gynecology, works with Noelle and baby Hal and said Noelle is so life-like it’s amusing to watch the medical students who work with her.

“It makes me laugh when Noelle says, ‘Don’t touch me!’ and it’s so lifelike that the med students look at each other and back away,” Neish said.

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“There is always an ache in your heart to be your true self.”

— Karen McLane, first-year transfer student, on her feelings toward the Big Gay Picnic [see story, pg. 1].

PEOPLE ON THE STREET

What class should the University have that it doesn’t?

“A ‘Living in Society’ course, because college is about more than training businessmen.”

“A common law class so people will stop being arrested for silly things.”

“A Julia Child’s Cooking class. I’m sick of the Easy Mac diet.”

“Freestlye Running 1000. Freestyle runners are misunderstood.”

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College students should further immerse themselves in culture University students should take advantage of culture variety, expand their horizons socially, educationally

HAMA BBELA COLUMNIST A college campus like ours is a cultural melting pot, a gumbo of people representing a diverse array of backgrounds, ethnicities and ideas. We have all kinds of people nonchalantly whizzing past each other on a daily basis.

I always felt like this was sad because even in college, we tend to only make friends with people who seem mostly like us or outwardly represent the same values and goals as we do.

I thought an important part of the college experience was to immerse ourselves in other cultures. Yet when you walk around campus you don’t really see people doing much of that. A lot of us will graduate having never joined any organizations that teach us anything about other people. We will graduate knowing nothing new about any international students, let alone knowing anything about this little town we call home for much of the year.

Culture has been defined as a set of “shared attitudes, values, goals and practices that characterize an institution, organization and/or group.” In my case, culture affects everything from what friends I choose to hang out with, to my choice of things to do on a Saturday night.

Culture greatly affects how we perceive and relate to each other.

Perceptions of each other’s culture are normally deduced from clues based on external things we do and wear that become cultural signposts. These deductions are wrong most of the time because we haven’t taken time to really understand or know this person. This leads to misinformed attitudes, and in extreme scenarios racism and xenophobic sentiments.

The big one for me is how we choose to make assumptions, bury them deep inside ourselves and form these unchanging ideas about one another. We all do this in some way and the worst part is we never ask, we never explore or even attempt to understand each other.

The next big issue becomes, why do I need to care, why do I need to experience other people’s cultures and ideas when I’m so comfortable with my own?

Experiencing other cultures has been viewed as risking the loss

of one’s own individual identity.

This is not true, because it allows a better appreciation of people as citizens of the world. It further expands borders. It expands our borders in the sense that we come to realize there is more to the world than our immediate realities. The world needs a future of leaders who see human beings first, not a group of heavily polarized nations, races and political groups.

The issue now becomes, how do I expose myself right here on campus and in town? This doesn’t have to be an issue of logistics but more of individuals making an effort to meet people from distant cultures. This could involve anything from joining the African People’s Association to renting a Korean movie.

Cultural experiences can be had anywhere, and can involve many things including attending a rock concert at Howards when you consider yourself a hip hop fan.

This would give you an opportunity to experience a type of music you never really appreciated. You could drive to Finders Records and buy a Brazilian jazz CD or tune into one of the many interesting indie music shows on your school radio stations (falconradio.org, WFAL 1610 AM and WBGU 88.1 FM).

A well rounded experience of education isn’t complete until one gets to interact with cultures alien to their own, and have experiences that allow exchange with others and introduce interesting new things.

I watched a movie called “The Host” by a Korean director named Bong Joon-ho, and I’ve become a Korean movie freak. It opened my mind to a form of film that was slightly different from western films, but gave me a unique way of interacting with this interesting culture. I read books by foreign writers and took full advantage of the international perspective courses offered by the school.

We must not allow ourselves to be pulled into the polarized world of xenophobia and general stereotyping of one another. These things have been a result of a general state of ignorance caused by people not taking time to appreciate diversity of all shapes and forms.

As members of an academic institution filled with potential leaders and world citizens, it’s vital to appreciate and respect other cultures by reaching out and interacting.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Editor’s Note: The following letter was received through the BG News Wire as a letter to the editor. It is an open letter to 5th District (including Bowling Green) Representative Bob Latta.

Congressman Latta: I must urge you to support true health care reform in this country.

It is time to stop playing politics with this life-and-death issue. I am well aware that you and your Republican cohorts are attempting to defeat the president’s agenda in any way possible in the hopes of gaining seats during the midterm election. In lieu of political obstructionism, I would like to see you and your col-

leagues get behind true reform and the essential public option that will provide health coverage to all Americans — we deserve nothing less.

Though it is unlikely you will take me up on this suggestion, the least you and your Republican colleagues can do is to offer an alternative plan that will bring down the now-spiraling health care costs while insuring every American. Please, I implore you, think of all the lives that will be lost needlessly by the politicization of this fundamental human right.

I have heard that you are a family man and a Christian; I must note that, according to the tenets of your faith, Jesus

Christ will stand in judgment of you for what you have done on Earth. I can think of no greater sin than denying care and life to your fellow men and women in the hopes of gaining worldly power. Your faith should certainly compel you to do everything in your power to improve the lives of your neighbors.

Though I do not share your faith, I strongly believe that it is in everyone’s power to look out for and help others.

You, sir, happen to be elected to a place of substantial power. All your constituents, regardless of political affiliation, sincerely hope that you use that power with OUR interests at heart — not those

of the insurance companies, lobbyists and certainly not your political cronies.

That said, if you continue to exploit this issue for political reasons and obstruct social progress in this county, it is our duty as citizens and constituents to organize and vote you out of office.

If you will not fulfill your duties as our elected official I assure you that we, the electors of your district, will.

— Michael Slone, senior.

Michael is majoring in Education.

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The environment doesn’t need the left or the right; it needs both together

By Wyatt Kanyer The Daily Skiff (U-Wire)

Ever since Al Gore’s documentary “An InconvenientTruth” came out in 2006, environmentalism has been a political issue. As well it should.

The environment should be on the minds of politicians worldwide. But the wrong people are getting credit for the idea in the first place. I find it’s assumed environmentalist and liberal are synonyms, and that’s just not true.

When I consider those who pioneered the idea of preservation, I think of traditional conservatives.

I think of the elderly people who are involved in recycling programs nationwide. I think of my grandparents, who have had a compost pile in their backyard since I can remember. They’re about as far from hippies as it gets.

I spent many a summer in the hillsofwesternWashingtonwithmy grandparents enjoying the natural

beauty. They could be found picking up the litter left by careless people along the way. Organizations like ConservAmerica, a non-profit, conservative environmental institution, are informing Americans of right-wing involvement in preserving the nation’s natural beauty.

According to its Web site, Conservamerica.org, the organization says, “conservation and environmental protection suffer from partisan bickering,” and “there is nothing partisan — and certainly nothing liberal — about practicing good stewardship of America’s air, water, energy, and other natural resources.”

At least someone has it right (pardon the pun).

I too find myself nauseated by the notion that preserving this earth is on the shoulders of one party or another. The political culture in this country is petty and hypocritical; it doesn’t have to be stupid too.

Environmentalism not only

extends past party lines, but it’s also something that must be a national effort. That means the people will have to be involved.

As liberal politicians try to stake their claim on the issue, they should keep in mind that power in this country comes from citizen support. In order for people to support their environmental efforts, they have to eliminate party favoritism.

Other organizations, like the Heartland Institute, are getting it right by refusing to state any party affiliations. And they’re encouraging people to focus on the issues at hand, not whether they apply to a liberal or conservative agenda.

The organization calls its efforts “Common-Sense Environmentalism.”

According to its Web site, Heartland.org, “what distinguishes common-sense environmentalism from more extreme environmental activism is a commitment

to fight real environmental problems rather than imagined ones.”

The Heartland Institute has sponsored such gatherings as the International Conference on Climate Change, which took place in New York last spring. The conference focused mostly on global warming and presented all of the theories surrounding the issue. That’s a clear improvement over Gore’s strategy.

Although the Heartland Institute’s common-sense environmentalism might be a stab at the partisan argument that the topic has become, it has the strategy and action to back up its words. It doesn’t utilize propaganda to shock people into action. It doesn’t act as if it’s entitled to be the environment’s hero, because it knows it can’t do it alone.

It will take groups and individuals from all political ideologies to save our planet. I hope that’s not an inconvenient truth for this country.

Mexican drought source of major concern

By Rosaleen O’Sullivan The Daily Trojan (U-Wire)

For Californians, drought is a common nuisance. Expensive cars are washed less frequently, imported plants are left to the elements in would-be pristine yards and water bills are regarded with a wince.

Nevertheless, people are never forced to forgo showering for a few days or wash dishes by hand rather than in the dishwasher.

This is California, after all.

Not so for Mexicans currently experiencing the most severe drought their country has felt in 70 years. In Mexico City, hosing down a car or watering the lawn during peak daytime hours is a fine of anywhere between 1,500 and 15,000 pesos. Crops are wilting in the heat, and increasingly severe water rationing policies are forcing even the wealthy to cut back on their usage. Reservoir levels are dropping at an alarming rate, and, as crops across the country die in the heat, a serious food crisis looms on the horizon.

Importing food is a constant reality within the American economy, where most families never know exactly where their food comes from or how ethically it was produced. In Mexico, which is already battling a severe recession, the increased costs of imported food could force many Mexican families to go without the staples of their normal diet. Fields of corn, beans, barley and sorghum have been hit particularly hard, causing losses of approximately 1 billion pesos for local farmers. The effects could be felt well into next year.

There is also the unspoken question of how the drought will affect Mexico’s massive illegal drug market. The Mexican drug war has been increasingly dangerous in recent years, but with the drought, many crops may dry up and die. Local purchases could decrease significantly as people without employment spend their money on food, rather than overpriced drugs.

Raised prices and lowered access to marijuana, cocaine

and opiates could increase the in-fighting between competitive sellers, but other sources of employment would soon seem more appealing to smaller businesses. With fewer sellers on the streets, authorities may be better able to crack down on those who continue to make a business of the illegal drug market.

But for those whose everyday lives are interrupted by the terrible heat, economics is of secondary concern to the simple reality of finding water. In Mexico City, which has a population of 20 million people, some homes had their water cut off for up to six weeks without warning. Government trucks bring in bottles of water for residents; some residents have attempted to commandeer the vehicles to ensure that their families have access to the precious resource.

An interesting part of Mexico City’s crisis is that the problem is not El Niño-induced water scarcity, as in other areas. Rather, it is a question of managing abundance. Instead of flowing into

the city’s underground aquifers, rainwater is channeled into sewers. So instead of relying on hurricanes and natural water flows into the area, the city has spent the last decade over-pumping water, emptying deposits and causing the city to sink, in some areas, by more than a foot a year.

American scientists are constantly innovating and finding new ways to protect natural resources, with water being a key issue in the current environmental discourse.

Yet, for those nations still battling to simply provide citizens with adequate access to resources, finding a place in the budget for research and restructuring of major systems is nearly impossible.

Although Mexico is feeling the heat today, environmentalists warn that even the United States could face serious consequences sooner than anyone might think.

They warn that as global warming continues to heat up Earth, every individual, even those who can afford it, should make responsible consumption a priority.

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Harvard study: businesses not ready for H1N1 flu outbreaks Few would be prepared to maintain normal operations in the event of mass infection rates among employees, lack emergency planning

By Mark Pratt The Associated Press

BOSTON — Many American businesses are unprepared to deal with widespread employee absenteeism in the event of an outbreak of swine flu, according to a Harvard School of Public Health study released yesterday.

The survey found that twothirds of the more than 1,000 businesses questioned nationwide said they could not maintain normal operations if half

their workers were out for two weeks. Four out of every five businesses expect severe problems if half their workers are out for a month.

“What we found is that a minority of businesses have started some sort of emergency planning,” said Robert Blendon, a professor of health policy and leader of the project sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Most, I don’t think, have thought through the implications of something so widespread.”

Companies designated by

the Department of Homeland Security as “critical” to the security and economic vitality of the nation, including those in the food supply chain, energy and finance, were no more likely to have a plan than nonessential businesses, Blendon said.

Companies may have been fooled into complacency by the relative mild nature of the first wave of swine flu that swept the U.S. last spring, and are too concerned about the overall economic situation to worry about future problems, he said.

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The survey found that about three-quarters of businesses offer paid sick leave for some employees, but only 35 percent offer paid leave for workers who need to stay home to take care of sick family members or children forced to stay home if schools are closed.

Those policies should be loosened during an outbreak, Blendon said. “If this hits, there is really need for some flexibility.”

The survey also found that nearly half of all companies required a doctor’s note before

granting someone sick leave, and about 70 percent required a note before someone can return to work, yet few had considered getting rid of that policy during a medical emergency.

The CDC is suggesting that companies waive that rule during a flu pandemic to relieve strain on overworked doctor’s offices, said agency spokesman Glen Nowak.

Associated Industries of Massachusetts, which includes 6,500 companies in the state from the small to the Fortune

500, is urging its members to prepare.

“Companies have to prepare now because the flu spreads so quickly there won’t be enough time to make these businesscritical decisions when it hits,” said Karen Choi, the organization’s senior vice president of management and human resources services.

Companies need to train workers to handle the jobs of absent colleagues and need to determine which jobs can be handled remotely from home, she said.

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Newly fixed Hubble’s space photos amaze

Grass to be greener on National Mall

Move over, Rush: ExU.S. Rep. Foley has radio show

Convicted ex-priest challenges accuser’s repressed memories

Nation’s oldest nuclear plant showing its age

South Carolina House Republicans call on governor to resign

WASHINGTON — A refurbished Hubble Space Telescope is showing Earth the sharpest photos yet of cosmic beauty, complete with heavenly glows.

NASA yesterday unveiled the first deep space photos taken by Hubble since its billion dollar repair mission last spring. That work included installing two new cameras, other science instruments and replacing broken parts.

“Hubble is back in action. Together, NASA and Hubble are opening new vistas on the universe,” astronomer and frequent Hubble user Heidi Hammel said.

— Seth Borenstein (AP)

WASHINGTON — The foundation that built the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is taking over lawn care for more than 13 acres on the National Mall around the monument.

Officials with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund say they were spurred to act by an Associated Press investigation.

That investigation found the mall has been at a disadvantage in competing for extra funds doled out by lawmakers, compared with sites that are represented by powerful members of Congress.

— Sarah Karush (AP)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — There’s a surprising new voice in the world of political talk radio as former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley returns to the spotlight three years after a lurid scandal ruined his congressional career.

Foley taped his first stint behind the mic for “Inside the Mind of Mark Foley” on Tuesday. It will air Sept. 22 on WSVU out of North Palm Beach, Fla. On it, he tackles topics such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and its role in the Bernie Madoff scandal.

There’s even hope for eventual syndication of the show, which will explore Washington politics.

— Brian Skoloff (AP)

BOSTON — Defrocked priest Paul Shanley, one of the central figures in the clergy sex abuse scandal, was convicted after a 27-year-old man tearfully described how the popular priest used to pull him out of catechism classes and rape him, beginning when he was just 6 years old.

The victim said he did not remember the abuse for two decades, until 2002, when memories came rushing back as he saw media reports about the clergy scandal unfolding in Boston.

— Denise Lavoie (AP)

LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — As the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant shows its age, some call it Oyster Creak.

The latest problems — a series of radioactive water leaks — were found just days after the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station got a new 20-year license that environmentalists bitterly fought for four years.

Those problems followed corrosion that left the reactor’s crucial safety liner rusted and thinned.

— Wayne Parry (AP)

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sixty South Carolina House Republicans are asking Gov. Mark Sanford to resign.

A letter asking the GOP governor to leave office was delivered to Sanford shortly after noon yesterday.

It follows one sent a day earlier by House Speaker Bobby Harrell asking for Sanford’s resignation.

— Jim Davenport (AP)

Obama tells students to take responsibility for their education in address to children

By Ann Sanner The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Take responsibility for your education. Go to class and listen. Don’t let failures define you.

That’s the advice President Barack Obama gave schoolchildren Tuesday in a speech that drew fire even before he delivered it.

“We need every single one of you to develop your talents, skills and intellect so you can help solve our most difficult problems,” Obama said. “If you don’t do that — if you quit on school — you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country.”

The White House posted Obama’s remarks on its Web site Monday.

The president delivered the talk at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., a Washington suburb. The speech was broadcast live on C-SPAN and on the White House Web site.

In the prepared remarks, Obama tells young people that

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“We need every single one of you to develop your talents, skills and intellect so you can help solve our most difficult problems.”

President Barack Obama all the work of parents, educators and others won’t matter “unless you show up to those schools, pay attention to those teachers.”

Obama’s talk has proven controversial, with several conservative organizations and individuals accusing him of trying to pitch his arguments too aggressively in a local-education setting.

White House officials, including Education Secretary Arne Duncan, have said the allegations are silly.

Obama made no reference in his prepared remarks to the uproar surrounding his speech.

Nor did he make an appeal for support for tough causes such as his health care overhaul. He used the talk to tell kids about his attimes clumsy ways as a child and

to urge them to set goals and work hard to achieve them.

“I think it is a very good speech,” Loudoun County, Va., school superintendent Edgar Hatrick told WTOP News in Washington, “but it’s just not on the first day of school very convenient for everybody to stop in the middle of lunch and to stop everything else they’re doing and hear the live broadcast.”

Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Mark Roosevelt told KDKA Radio: “If the president wants to speak to the students of America and talk about the importance of academic achievement and working hard, that is a wonderful thing and ought not to be the subject of debate.”

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Small Pennsylvania town under the ‘lens’ light

By Patrick Walters The Associated Press

LANCASTER, Pa. — Horses drawing buggies regularly clop down the roads approaching Lancaster, a peaceful city in the heart of Amish country that had only three murders last year and relatively low crime.

But if the community sounds reminiscent of the past, it also has some distinctly modern technology: 165 surveillance cameras that will keep watch over thousands of residents around the clock.

When it is complete, the surveillance system will be bigger than those in large cities such as Philadelphia, San Francisco and Boston. And the fact that it will be monitored by ordinary citizens has raised privacy concerns.

“They are using fear to sell the cameras as much as possible,” said Charlie Crystle, a member of a fledgling citizens group that opposes the cameras and is trying to raise public awareness about them. “There’s just a huge potential for personal and political abuse.”

Officials in the city of 54,000 say the cameras have deterred crimes and helped solve them.

The white, domed cameras sit atop utility poles in public spaces, business districts and some residential areas. They are monitored

18 to 24 hours a day by employees of the Lancaster Community Safety Coalition, a nonprofit board with workers who report suspected crimes to police.

Lancaster is the seat of Lancaster County, a popular and peaceful tourist destination known for having one of the nation’s largest Amish populations. Horses and buggies are common on surrounding roads.

The safety coalition, directed by City Councilman Joseph Morales, screens prospective monitors and provides training about racial profiling and how to spot trouble.

The group has seven monitors, all paid. The coalition does not release their names.

Monitors sit in a room with two 42-inch plasma screens and six smaller ones, each divided into views of different cameras.

A joystick allows them to zoom in or move the cameras if they see something unusual. If they do, they call police.

“What they are typically seeing is people in their everyday life going through their business,” Morales said. “They’re looking for anything out of the ordinary.”

A special commission recommended the $2.7 million camera system in 2001 in response to a spike in some crimes. Police Chief Keith Sadler strongly supports having citizens monitor the cam-

eras because he does not have the manpower to do it with a force of 159 officers, about 20 fewer than two years ago.

“In this economy, nobody has the luxury to take cops off the street,” Sadler said. “You are probably watched more by non-police agencies than you are by us.”

Lancaster has seen some declines in property crimes since the cameras went up, but those numbers have fluctuated — along with the totals for violent crimes.

Despite inconclusive statistical evidence, police and the commission say the cameras are providing officers with a new tool.

Last year, commission workers called police 492 times and provided video to police 305 times.

That work led to 82 arrests and 86 citations, as well as 18 charges pending.

Police also credit the cameras with helping to solve a murder in which a man was shot outside a restaurant and the shooting was caught on tape.

Other small cities have also invested in surveillance cameras, though not as heavily as Lancaster.

In Wilmington, Del., the city of about 73,000 developed a network of 21 publicly owned cameras and networked them with more than 200 private cameras owned by businesses.

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Football notes: Receiver Pronty out 4-6 weeks

By Andrew Harner Sports Editor

SOCCER Arsenault earns MAC POW Honors Junior goalie Alex Arsenault was named the Mid-American Conference player of the week yesterday. The goalie posted a pair of shutouts last week, setting the school record most in a career with 18. An All-MAC selection last season, Arsenault has made 18 saves on 21 shots this season.

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DOWN AND OUT: After breaking his foot Tyrone Pronty will miss 4-6 weeks.

The Falcons will be down a receiver when they face No. 25 Missouri this weekend as senior Tyrone Pronty will miss the next four to six weeks with a broken right foot.

He becomes the third wide receiver to be injured since the start of fall camp, joining junior Derek Brighton and senior Calvin Wiley on the sidelines.

Pronty started last Thursday against Troy and caught six passes for 30 yards in BG’s 3114 win but had been experiencing back spasms before and practiced sparingly.

Because of that, the transition to a new starter shouldn’t be that painful of a process. As of now, senior Ray Hutson is penciled in as the next starter, but there are plenty of other options capable of filling in.

“We hate losing Tyrone because he’s a good player, a good person and one of our senior leaders, but the well’s not dry,” said coach Dave Clawson. “There are other guys that can make plays for us, and they’re going to have their opportunity.”

Top target Freddie Barnes — who led the receiving corps with 15 receptions for 157 yards against Troy — said that as a captain, he is expecting players

to step up.

“It hurts us but at the same time, we have guys here that are ready to step up and make plays for the team,” Barnes said.

“Everybody that hasn’t had the opportunity to play have been stepping up in practice.”

Two of those options include senior Chris Wright and sophomore Adrian Hodges who had a combined four receptions for 42 yards against Troy.

And the guy throwing the ball around the field, senior quarterback Tyler Sheehan, is also confident the team won’t miss

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OUR CALL Today in Sports History 1997— Mark McGwire becomes the second player in history to hit 50 home runs in consecutive season.

1972—The US Men’s basketball game loses their first Olympic game, 51-50 to the Soviet Union.

1919— The Indian’s Ray Caldwell no hits the Yankees 3-0.

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THE CAPTAIN: Senior Kyle Page will continue his captaincy duties for another season.

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LEADING SCORER: After Dan Sexton signed with the Ducks, David Solway will be BG’s top returning scorer.

The List With Tyrone Pronty missing 4-6 weeks with a foot injury we take a look at five players who need to step and fill the void against Missouri: 1. Ray Hutson: The sophomore wide receiver will take over Pronty’s role as the No. 2 receiver behind Freddie Barnes.

2. Jimmy Scheidler: Last week the tight end showed big play ability with a 40-yard catch, he’ll have to continue that success to take pressure off the rest of the offense.

3. Chris Wright: According to coach Dave Clawson the senior had a great training camp, that’s good news heading to Missouri.

4. Willie Geter: In order for the offense to be successful they’ll have to run the ball more, which lies almost directly on the running back’s shoulders.

5. Jerry Phillips: While not technically part of the offense, the freshman kicker will have extra pressure to convert field goals this week.

Page to serve second season as BG captain

By Paul Barney Reporter

said. “It means a lot to me.”

Page has enjoyed a successful career thus far with the Falcons, achieving Currently only guaranteed to last personal accolades since his rookie through this season, there are a lot campaign in 2006-07.

He played in 37 games his first of uncertainties for the BG hockey year with BG, earning the Jim Ruehl program.

With their Oct. 3 season home Award as the top defensive player on opener right around the corner, how- the team. Page was also named to ever, it’s certain that senior Kyle Page the Honorable Mention All-Central will serve as team captain. Page was a Collegiate Hockey Association Rookie captain last year, and similar to a year Team.

In his sophomore season, Page ago, being a captain is a challenge he accepts.

“It makes things more special when See PAGE | Page 7 you’re voted on by your peers,” Page

Solway returns to program junior season

By Jason Jones Reporter

points on 12 goals and 12 assists. He was part of a powerful line that featured Solway, and the now departed Brandon A certain someone from Green Bay is Svendsen and Dan Sexton.

Svendsen left the team after his eligiback. Don’t worry, it isn’t Brett Favre.

Another Green Bay native, David bility was up, and in the spring, Sexton Solway, has returned to play hockey for was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks.

The loss of these players, along with BG. Solway left the program in the spring countless others, including senior capduring a time period that senior cap- tain Tim Maxwell and freshman standtain Kyle Page described as a “unique out Nick Bailen, began to give the BG program the look of a house on fire, with situation.”

“When I left the team, I thought it everyone sprinting toward the nearest would be for the betterment of my hockey career,” Solway said.

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Senior golfers teeing off for final collegiate season

By Morgan Carlson Reporter

As BG senior golfers Megan Gormley and Hannah Lambert step up to the tee this fall, they will be swinging for the last season of their collegiate careers.

Gormley, a Shoreview, Minnesota native had two top five finishes last season, including taking fourth place at the Falcon Invitational.

“I feel pretty prepared going into [my senior season],” Gormley said. “I’m pretty excited, and the team looks really

good this year.”

Lambert shot a career low 74 last season during the LPGA International Xavier Invitational, helping the Falcons to finish in second-place.

“I can’t believe [senior year] is already here,” Lambert said. “I can’t believe how fast it’s gone.

I’m really excited for this year.”

Coach Stephanie Young has nothing but positive things to say about her seniors as they go into their final season as Falcons.

“It has been a memorable three plus years with these two young

“I can’t believe [senior year] is already here.

I can’t believe how fast it’s gone. I’m really excited for this year.”

last four years, but hopes her relationship with them will not end on the golf course.

“Megan and Hannah have been through so much with me,” Young said. “I always say one of the greatest things about my job Hannah Lambert | Golfer is the privilege to invest in my women, so far,” Young said. “It’s “It’s been a great experience, student-athlete’s lives each and been so very rewarding to see [Young] is the best coach I’ve every day. My hope is that these how far they have come and ever had,” Lambert said. “I love girls will look back on their time developed. I look forward to one her; everyone talks about what a here having lifelong memories more season and expect this last great coach she is. She’s always and walking away always loving year will be quite special.” been there for us on or off the BGSU ... and of course, staying in touch with their coach.”

Lambert and Gormley will be course.” the first seniors to have played Young said she has seen these See GOLF | Page 7 four years under Young. girls grow into women for the

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hopes for the future, after they graduate and are done with BG soccer. For now, they’re Seniors Samantha Bland and focused on winning the MidColleen Kordan lead the BG American Conference champiwomen’s soccer team as co-cap- onship and having a successful season. tains for the 2009-2010 season. “[We want to] beat Toledo Both players play center back and want to win badly. However, because they beat us every year like every good team, it’s what in the [MAC] Tourney,” Bland an individual brings that makes said.

Kordan’s season goal was up a team. And with these two more personal. players, it’s no different. “[I want] to make an impact Samantha Bland is a dietetics major who aspires to be a senior year,” Kordan said.

These are only some of the dietitian. She wants to ontain an internship upon graduation, goals they have set for themthen pursue a master’s degree in selves and for the team. Bland also mentioned beating their exercise physiology.

Kordan, a Strongsville native, shutout record again this year, is at the other end of the spec- and both of them agreed that trum, majoring in business the most important thing is winmarketing. She hopes to get an ning the MAC. Both said they have had so internship and eventually work many opportunities and great in sales.

Bland and Kordan have high moments through the years of

Samantha Bland

Colleen Kordan

Has played 405 minutes in five games this season

Was a 2008 first team All-MAC selection

playing at BG that it is tough to single out favorite moments, but Bland and Kordan each shared a few.

The final game of last season, when BG traveled to Toledo, will always stick in her mind, Kordan said. With only a couple of minutes left and down 1-0, BG rallied to score two goals and win.

Bland remembered how she scored the tying goal off a corner kick against Eastern Michigan with only two minutes left.

Coach Andy Richards has coached both players through-

out their collegiate careers and has also contributed to their experiences.

“He pushes you as a player and as an individual,” Kordan said.

But she said he isn’t just likable because he aspires to make each player the best they can be.

“I like Andy … He gets after you when he needs to be, but he’s funny too,” Bland said.

With high expectations both on and off the field, this year’s team motto is fitting.

“Kill or be killed,” Bland said, laughing.

The senior also added a BG athletic favorite, “Roll along.”

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“We’re going to have to have some other guys step up a little more,” Sheehan said. “I think we have the capability of doing that.”

Quarterbacking Going into the Troy game last week, one of the biggest areas of concern was whether or not the Falcon offensive line could contain the Trojans’ defensive ends and keep Sheehan on his feet.

But by mixing up Sheehan’s launch point on passes, Clawson did his part in helping Sheehan avoid the pressure, something Clawson will continue to do all season long.

“If you’re going to throw the ball a lot, which we are, you can’t sit in the same spot and throw 40 times a game,” Clawson said.

To mix it up, Sheehan will be utilizing three, five and seven step drop-backs while the coordinators will order play action and keep blockers in the back ENOCH WU | THE BG NEWS field on some plays.

All will be a must this weekend WILLIE: Coach Clawson is expecting more out of his running backs like Willie Geter against Missouri on Saturday. as Clawson expects Missouri to rush the passer with regularity. receivers because the Tigers The idea for the flag — which American Conference. will likely put more coverage on was brought forth by Athletic Pinkel began his coaching Ground game Barnes, forcing them to become Director Greg Christopher — is career as a graduate assistant at Sheehan was on such a roll the playmakers. to give players a reminder of Kent State from 1974-1975 after “We know we’re going to have their success as it will only be playing tight end for the Flashes against Troy that he ended up with more completions than the to show that we can run the ball flown the week after a Falcon from 1970-1973. He returned to team had rushing attempts (32 effectively in order to have the victory. the league from 1977-1978 when to 28) and gained 289 more yards matchups that we want to get in “I like looking at it,” Clawson he served as receivers coach for through the air than the team the perimeter,” Clawson said. said with a smile. “We’d like to the Falcons. did on the ground (339 to 50). keep it up as long as we can.”

After leaving for a long stint But with Barnes’ breakout New sight with Washington, Pinkel served game, Clawson said no one on A new flag is flying by the south Coaching connection as Toledo’s head coach from the team should be happier than end zone of Doyt Perry Stadium Missouri coach Gary Pinkel 1991-2000, winning the MAC the running backs and other signifying a Falcon win. is very familiar with the Mid- title in 1995.

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In the midst of the team’s biggest purge, Solway, along with Sexton and Bailen, left the team in a span of just two days.

Solway’s intentions were to play elsewhere, and he said he did talk to several teams in other leagues. The combination of a Falcon hockey program guaranteed just one more year of existence and the loss of several important players made staying in Northwest Ohio an unattractive option.

But over the summer two things changed.

First, Solway began having second thoughts about transferring.

“That would have been a tough pill to swallow, sitting out a full year,” Solway said.

Second, the BG program finally showed some signs of life, Dennis Williams took over as coach, bringing a new attitude to the team up front.

And then the Ice Arena was given a reported $2 million for renovations.

“New coaches, money, [and] things [were] looking up,” Solway said. “There’s a whole different mood going into this season.”

Solway wanted to return to BG. But it wasn’t that simple, after all, he never could have expected to break off a relationship, and then just walk right back into it.

He spoke first with Williams to see if he indeed could actually return to the team, that was the easy part.

“He wondered how guys would treat him coming back,” Page said.

To mend his relationships with his teammates, Solway did something to make sure everything would go smoothly.

“Coach Williams and Kyle wanted me to speak to all my teammates on a personal level to make sure it was okay,” Solway said.

Upon speaking with his teammates, Solway was accepted back into the program.

“Absolutely. He’s a good smart player, and he serves as a leader on a young team,” Page said.

Now Solway is back and preparing to be the leader offensively for the 2009-10 season that is less than one month away,and this time, he’s not having second thoughts.

“I’m even more excited than last year. I just really want to prove a lot to the team, the fans and the league,” Solway said.

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Kyle Page

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played in 35 games en route to being named to the CCHA Scholar-Athlete Team. His 25 recorded blocked shots made him a candidate for the CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman Award.

As a junior last year, Page was named captain alongside senior Tim Maxwell. In 38 games, Page recorded four goals and ten assists.

Though it is likely a second player will be named captain as the season draws closer, coach Dennis Williams knew when he took over, Page would don the captain’s “C.” “When he was a captain last year and coming in this year, it was a no doubter I wanted to keep him in that role because I think he’s a tremendous leader,” Williams said. “He’s everything that we stress, as I look at it, into a player that I want a Bowling Green hockey player to be like.”

From showing up early every day to leaving the ice

rink late, Page exemplifies everything a coach looks for in a captain.

One of the roles of a team captain is to serve as a watchdog and oversee that the chemistry among players is in a right state of mind.

According to Page, the chemistry of this year’s team is second to none.

Because of this, he and the team want to make a good first impression and make a splash in the league.

“Night in and night out, we want to be a team that people are dreading playing, especially at home we want to be a tough home opponent,” Page said. “We really don’t know what to expect this year with a lot of new faces and new coaches, but we just want to control what we can control and things will fall into place from there.”

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GOLF From Page 6 Some of Gormley and Lambert’s best memories of BG seem to have happened with their teammates. “[My best memory] is when we broke a school record after playing poorly the first day, and then coming back the second day and improving by about 40 [strokes],” Gormley said.

“Playing wise, my favorite memory would have to be last fall when we broke the school record at our first tournament,” Lambert said.

“We played with a clean slate and broke the record for 36 holes. Hopefully we can make more memories like that this year.”

Though the women are almost ready to graduate, they do realize there are a few things they can improve upon this season.

“I’d like to improve my average,” Gormley said. “I’d like to be in the mid ‘70s, and play well at tournaments.”

Young also has a few things she’d like to see Gormley and Lambert improve upon. “[For] Hannah, we need to work on consistency in scoring which would ultimately lead to helping us secure a more consistent/lower no. 3 to 5 team score,” Young said.

“And Megan, I look for her to continue lowering her scoring average by paying attention to the little things and practicing with purpose. Both players have a drive and desire to step up their play not only to go out in with a bang, but also to better the team and our program.”

In addition to improving, the senior women also want to make sure they have a good time while playing.

“I want to go out there and leave nothing on the course,” Lambert said. “I want to be competitive and just enjoy my last season at BG.” The women would also like to offer some advice to their younger teammates as they get closer to graduation.

Megan Gormley Senior golfer and captain for the fall season

Hannah Lambert Entering her final season of Falcon golf “Enjoy it,” Gormley said.

“Realize that we have a great opportunity here. We’ve got the chance to play beautiful courses and go out and play golf everyday.”

Young feels that the rest of the team can learn a thing or two from their senior teammates.

“If you work hard, you can and will improve over your career,” Young said. “Both Megan and Hannah have seen tremendous improvement throughout their careers which has been the result of desire, sacrifice, love for the team and game, and hard work, period. They also both manage their time efficiently and effectively.”

Gormley will graduate in December and is thinking about grad schools and possibly law school.

While Lambert, an architecture major, is looking at grad schools out west. She hopes to stay competitive with golf and possibly work as a pro at a golf club at some point.

“Hannah and Megan have a great understanding of what we want our program to be about, striving to compete at the highest level both on and off the golf course,” Young said.

“They were very fortunate to be a part of some great teams early on with players who also left a real impact on our program; Megan and Hannah really got to experience camaraderie and a sense of team right away and they will always remember that, I think.”

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Israel moves forward with plans to build apartments in east Jerusalem

By Amy Teibel The Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Israel is pushing ahead with a long-delayed plan to build hundreds of apartments in east Jerusalem, staking claims to land the Palestinians want for a future state and complicating already tense relations with the U.S. over its demand for a construction moratorium.

The government has chosen developers to build 486 new apartments in the Pisgat Zeev neighborhood after a yearlong delay over pricing disputes, the state-run land agency said Tuesday.

The announcement came just days after Israel approved up to 455 apartments in the West Bank.

Construction plans are continuing even as Israel negotiates with the U.S. on its demand for a total building freeze in both the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

The new buildings are to go up on the outer edge of Jerusalem’s northeastern boundary and would narrow the distance between Pisgat Zeev and nearby Palestinian communities.

Jerusalem, with its sites holy to both Jews and Muslims, lies at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel captured the eastern sector of the city from Jordan in 1967 and immediately annexed it. The international community does not recognize the annexation or Israel’s argument that Jewish neighborhoods there are not settlements.

“While the government of Israel for the sake of the peace process is willing to consider placing severe limitations on construction in the West Bank, that does not apply to Jerusalem,” government spokesman Mark Regev said. “The position of the government is that Jerusalem is and will remain the united capital of Israel.”

By rebuffing U.S. pressure on settlement con-

struction, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has solidified the support of his largely hawkish coalition. But the dispute has caused unprecedented tensions with Washington, and the Palestinians have refused to resume stalled peace talks until construction stops.

The Palestinians claim the West Bank and east Jerusalem, along with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, for their hoped-for state. Israel captured all three areas in the 1967 Mideast war, then withdrew from Gaza in 2005. Hamas militants overran that territory two years later.

“People are asking the Americans now: If you could not convince the Israelis to stop settlement activity, will anybody in the Arab and Islamic world believe you can make Israel return to the ‘67 borders or withdraw from settlements?” asked chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat.

U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell is due in the region later this week to urge Israel to make concessions that would allow peace talks to resume.

Netanyahu has said the newly approved homes are a prelude to a West Bank building slowdown.

But the international community has rejected that depiction — especially because Israel says it plans to continue building some 3,000 apartments already approved.

Yesterday, the European Union expressed its “serious concern” over Israel’s approval of settlement expansion.

“The European Union reiterates its call on Israel to immediately end settlement activities, including in east Jerusalem,” the EU said in a statement.

The selection of developers for the Pisgat Zeev project allows Netanyahu “to engage actively in settlement in Jerusalem (while making) the disingenuous claim that this isn’t new,” said Danny Seidemann, legal counsel to Ir Amim, an Israeli group that supports coexistence in Jerusalem.

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Governor: Istanbul floods kills 20 ISTANBUL — Istanbul’s governor says the death toll from flooding in the city has risen to 20.

Muammer Guler says more than 20 people were also injured in the floods that immersed part of the city yesterday.

He says heavy downpours are expected to continue throughout the week but insists authorities are taking the necessary precautions.

At least eight people also died in flooding in Turkey on Tuesday, including two in an Istanbul suburb.

— Brahim Usta (AP)

One British commando dies in raid to free NYT reporter

As violence ebbs, Baghdad revives a watery romance

KABUL — Western military officials in Afghanistan say a British commando was killed during a raid early yesterday that freed a New York Times reporter from his Taliban captors.

Reporter Stephen Farrell was taken hostage along with his translator in the northern province of Kunduz on Saturday.

German commanders had ordered an airstrike on two hijacked fuel tankers, and reporters traveled to the area to cover the story.

— Rahim Faiez (AP)

BAGHDAD — Men in shorts splash in its murky brown waters or hop onto pleasure boats that blare sexy Iraqi pop songs. Lovers meet by its banks or take a short nighttime cruise, some even defying the rules of conservative Baghdad to steal a quick kiss in the dark.

During the sectarian violence of 2006-2007, the Tigris River that cuts through the capital was a virtual front line between Sunnis on the west bank and Shiites on the east. It was here, in a river whose name has traditionally evoked poetry and love, that death squads dumped their victims.

— Hamza Hendawi (AP)

OPEC committee does not recommend oil production cut Tarek El-Tablawy The Associated Press

VIENNA — OPEC appeared poised to hold oil production quotas unchanged yesterday, with its ministers voicing satisfaction with current global crude prices.

Instead, the focus at the organization’s meeting in Vienna was to be on persuading members not to sell more oil than their quotas permit.

Kuwait’s oil minister, Sheik Ahmed Al Abullah Al Sabah, said OPEC’s markets monitoring committee would suggest to the 12-country group that oil output targets be held steady at the organization’s meeting yesterday in Vienna. The gathering is being held in the evening since it falls during the holy month of Ramadan when Muslims must fast from dawn to dusk.

The recommendation offers further indication that ministers from the bloc — supplier of roughly 35 percent of the world’s crude — are turning their aim toward encouraging member discipline.

Compliance with the output limits, which are designed to support prices, has been waning.

Prices are now roughly double their levels from December, when the Organization of PetroleumExportingCountries announced its record 4.2 million barrel per day cuts from September 2008 levels. The

price rally has been welcome news for cash-hungry member governments, but also a temptation to sell more oil.

U.S. benchmark light sweet crude for October delivery was hovering at around $71 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The level is well within the range that OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia, and others, have said it would like to see.

Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali Naimi, whose country is OPEC’s top producer and most influential member, told reporters Tuesday that crude’s current prices “is good for everybody: consumers and producers.”

OPEC leaders are concerned a price spike could hurt the nascent global economic recovery after the world’s worst recession in decades destroyed demand for crude, the chief foreign revenue source for the majority of OPEC’s members.

Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain alShahristani told reporters that while prices were significantly higher than at the start of the year, “we feel that there is still some room for improvement.”

“But we are satisfied at the (current) level,” said alShahristani, adding that “all indications (are) that the market is well supplied, and I don’t think there will be need, really, to revise our previous decision.”

Others said that while prices were comfortable, there were still significant risks in the market.

Kenya’s elephants dying amid drought NAIROBI, Kenya — A drought in Kenya has gotten so bad that it is felling even the giants of the animal kingdom — the country’s famed elephants which are dying as rivers dry up and grasslands shrivel in parched game reserves.

The bones of the elephants bleaching under a relentless African sun underscore how bad the drought is. It has killed hundreds of cattle and many acres (hectares) of crops, threatening the lives of people who depended on them for food. There are no tallies of deaths among people attributed to the drought but the U.N.’s World Food program said recently that 3.8 million Kenyans are at risk and need emergency food aid.

— Katharine Houreld (AP)

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