By Kristen VasasReporter

Alcohol prevention took a front row seat at the Undergraduate Student Governments forum after the unexpected death of Jordan Shirey last Thursday prompted action from the stu-dent government.

At last nights general meet-ing, USG discussed different plans and ideas for the preven-tion of alcohol-related deaths both on and off campus.

Jason Snead of the Internal Affairs Committee said that he felt it necessary for the USG to address and attempt to fix the alcohol issue on campus.

We must do something from within ourselves as lead-ers on this campus, he said. We need to see something happen.

Snead suggested establish-ing a core committee, which would be in charge of alcohol-related issues, such as putting together campus-wide events, bringing in speakers and orga-nizations, and hanging signs on and around campus.

But instead of being staffed by adults and professors like some alcohol prevention orga-nizations, Snead would push

Voting for a replacementBy Tim Sampson

City Editor

Following the death of Representative Paul Gillmor two weeks ago, local election officials and politicians are scrambling to determine who

will fill the late congressmans seat.

On Friday, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland ordered a special election to be held on Dec. 11, to determine who will replace Gillmor as the Ohio 5th District representative in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Primary elections for the 5th District seat will be held on Nov. 6. Those hoping to secure a party nomination have to file their candidacy with the Wood County Board of elections by Sept. 28.

Special Election Timeline:Sept. 28 Deadline for can-didates seeking the vacant 5th District Congressional seat to file with the Wood County Board of Elections.Oct. 9 Deadline to register to

vote in the primaries. Anyone who will be 18 or older the day of the election is eligible to register.Nov. 6 Primary election for both parties.Nov. 13 Deadline to register to vote in the general special election.Dec. 11 Special election.

Special election on Dec. 11 to determine new U.S. rep.

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REMEMBERING THE DECEASED: The photo above is of Jordan Shirey, a junior at the University who died last week on his twenty-first birthday.

Tuition condition at the University

By Tim Sampson and Freddy Hunt

The BG News

Following his death last Thursday, University student Jordan Shirey is being remem-bered as a man of few words who touched many lives.

Shirey, a junior from Defiance, Ohio was found dead in a house on the 100 Block of North Summit on his 21st birthday.

Described as someone inca-pable of making enemies, Shireys friends found it hard to say anything bad about him.

Ive been sitting around with his friends, asking if they have any stupid stories they can tell about my brother, and they just dont, said Aaron DeRan, Shireys older brother.

Level-headed and easy to get along with, Shirey came to the University majoring in supply chain management with the hope of one day owning his own business. This was Shireys

dream since high school, when he was a member of DECA, an organization for students inter-ested in marketing. He and a partner went to a national DECA marketing competition in Los Angeles.

He always knew he wanted to be in business, said his mother, Susan.

The College of Business Administration will be giv-ing out a $500 book reward in Shireys name this spring, said Tim Chambers, director of undergraduate studies in the University.

In addition to business, Shireys other great passion was the Chicago White Sox, a fact made clear to anyone who visit-ed his Facebook profile, DeRan said light-heartedly.

In his profile picture, Shirey is seen standing in the bleach-ers of Wrigley Field. The picture was taken last summer while

Friends and family mourn the death of Jordan Shirey

USG debates ways to curb alcohol abuse

The recent death prompted discussion

Its important that students hear this from people their

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By Nathan RobsonReporter

Tuition at the University has increased nearly 20 percent since 2003 while scholarship amounts have remained the same, University records reveal.To remedy that problem the University is changing its scholarship program to give more money to a wider range of students.

The tuition for an Ohio resident at

the University for the 2007-2008 year is $9,140 and will not increase after the tuition freeze that was enacted by Gov. Ted Strickland this past sum-mer. The fees for the 2005-2006 year were about $8,600, said Gary Swegan, assistant vice provost and director of admissions.Still, past increases are still taking

a toll. Enrollment at the University is

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So far only State Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, has formally announced that he will seek the vacant congres-sional seat.

Latta previously ran for the 5th District seat in 1988, but lost the primary race to Gillmor by 27 votes.

Prior to that election, Lattas father, Delbert Latta, held the seat for 30 years.

If elected, Latta said his pri-mary goals are to create more jobs in Ohio, to lower taxes on businesses and individuals and to get rid of the estate tax.

State Sen. Randy Gardner R-Bowling Green, who many believed would seek the nomi-nation, announced yesterday that he would not.

Wo o d C ou nt y Commissioner Tim Brown, who some saw as a likely Republican candidate, said Saturday in the Sentinel-Tribune that he would not run after an anonymous posting on an Ohio political blog stat-

ed he is gay and living with a partner.

In an interview with The Toledo Blade, Brown con-firmed that he is gay, but that he is not living with a partner.

Since then many have come to the defense of Brown and condemned those responsible for the posting.

Tims orientation doesnt matter one iota, said Michael Zickar, chair of the Wood County Democratic Party. If he were a Democrat, it wouldnt make a difference.

The chair of the Universitys College Republicans also came to Browns defense.

I dont believe anyones sexual orientation has any-thing to do with their job in office, Lipian said.

On the Democratic side, Robin Wierauch, who ran against Gillmor in 2006, plans to announce her candidacy on Wednesday, Zickar said.

Wierauch, who lost by 14 percent in the last congres-sional race, may stand a better chance competing in a special election, he said.

Special elections can be

crazy, Zickar said. You usu-ally have a low turnout and its easier to swing the election one way or another.

Zickar said it would be an uphill battle to win the seat which has been held by Republicans since the 1930s. But with Republican poll numbers down nationally and with a high level of disapprov-al for the Iraq war, he believes its possible for a Democrat to take the 5th District.

Michael Grandillo, a city councilman from Tiffin, Ohio, may also be seeking the Democratic nomination, Zickar said.

Election officials and candi-dates will have just 85 days to prepare for the general elec-tion.

According to Debbie Hazard, director of the Wood County Board of Elections, the most important thing is for people to register on time.

The deadline for registering to vote in the primary is Oct. 9 while the deadline for voting in the general special election is Nov. 13.

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BLOTTERSUNDAY2:12 P.M.A womans purse was taken from Sky Bar on North Main Street sometime during the previous night.

2:48 P.M.A mailbox post was destroyed overnight on Clark Street.

3:35 P.M.A random check of the license plate of a truck parked at a gas station on South Main Street showed the vehicle was reported stolen. The trucks occupants were unaware and police contacted the Wood County Sheriff s Office and they will attempt to contact the original owner who said it was stolen. While searching the vehicle, police found marijuana and rolling papers belonging to the passenger, Chad D. Weaver, 30, of Fostoria, who was cited with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

6:54 P.M.A resident of an apartment com-plex on Klotz Road called police about two men shooting air guns in the parking lot. The men were gone by the time officers arrived.

7:36 P.M.A woman drove off from a gas station on East Wooster Street without paying for $30.79 worth of gas.

11:05 P.M.Woman called police from a parking lot on Thurstin Avenue to say that her car had been struck. The officer who arrived at the scene said it looked like that vehicle had sideswiped a pole. He checked the parking lot and found that a post had been hit. The officer spoke with her again and she admitted that she had cut the corner too close and hit the post.

By Megan ArmentroutReporter

Emergency financial plan passes though its already being followedCity Council passed a resolution adopting the Bowling Green Financial and Debt Policy that Councilman Robert Mcomber called the single most impor-tant thing passed in the last year and a half Ive been on council.

The new policy maps out in detail how the city will continue to manage its finances.

This extensive 20-page policy puts on paper practices weve been following for a long time, Mcomber said.

According to Mcomber, Bowling Green has been for-tunate they have not been in a situation of financial trouble.

The policy addresses how the city would manage the budget if it were in debt and provides a list of eight solutions in order of priority.

The last resort option is to create a tax increase. Its the final solution because it would impact the citizens of Bowling Green the most.

University official tells officials what to do about unruly students

A lobby visitation made by Michael Ginsburg, interim

associate dean of students for the University, appeared before council to address the Code of Student Conduct.

He passed a copy of the stu-dent handbook out to each of the council members, the mayor and the city directors.

Ginsburg said the code of student conduct applies to stu-dent behavior both on and off campus.

Their [student] behaviors affect the entire community, Ginsburg said.

Deborah Novak, interim assistant dean of students, accompanied Ginsburg to the meeting.

She works with Ginsburg about the disciplinary proce-dures when the code of conduct is violated.

Ginsburg encouraged mem-bers of council and the com-munity to report an incident to

him by e-mail or phone.The Student Handbook can

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Mayor invites city dwellers to common reading event

Mayor John Quinn announced the book of the community reads program was The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.

This was also the book the University chose for their fresh-men common reading experi-ence. The mayor encouraged the community to read and attend a free lecture sponsored by the BGExperience program to be held on Oct. 24 in the Union Ballroom. Walls will speak at the 7 p.m. event. A book signing will follow.

Their [student] behaviors affect the entire community.

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on a trip with his father Martin, who DeRan said was his best friend.

Although a baseball fan, Shirey was an avid soccer play-er in high school and college. He played as a forward in high school and started his own intramural team while at the University, his mother said.

Shirey enjoyed playing all kinds of sports, especially when he was with his family.

He loved sports, DeRan said. Soccer, baseball, basket-ball and even though he was younger, he was always better than me.

Friends also recalled Shirey as a fierce competitor.

He may have been small, but he had the most competitive-ness Ive seen my whole life, said junior Julian Bostelman,

one of Shireys roommates. One of those kids who hates to lose, even if its just cards or Madden.

But his competitive streak never got out of hand, room-mates said that he was often the calm one during house con-flicts.

He was the peacemaker the glue that held everything together, said Graham Wagner, who knew Shirey since junior high school.

Friends were shocked by Shireys sudden death and said he was taken too soon.

He was the most straight-laced kid which makes it even harder, Wagner said. He played by the book, which makes it an even bigger tragedy.

Shirey is survived by his mother Susan, father Martin, and brothers Justin and Aaron. Services were held yesterday at the Defiance Christian Center in Defiance.

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By Eric ReedReporter

Students did not put off going to the program Procrastination: A Hardening of the Oughteries in the Union yesterday, but a few certainly procrastinated enough to show up late.

The First-Year Student Success Series, a program that helps first-year students tran-sition into university life, pre-sented a program on how to overcome procrastination.

I find procrastination [to be] a big problem. Its a college phenomenon, said Barbara Mauter, presenter of the program and instructor in the Department of Academic Enhancement.

The program listed several

ways to help students deal with procrastination. One way is to make a list of priorities and a plan to accomplish them for the day, and after completing the priorities to evaluate how well the plan worked.

Freshman T.J. Schauer, a self-proclaimed avid procrastinator, thought the idea of organizing his priorities was very helpful.

I never really organized my life until now. I might start creating a prioritizing list, Schauer said.

A similar program will be presented today at the Learning Fair in Olscamp at 2:30 p.m. and freshman Bianca Hicks thinks it is worth going to.

Its pretty informative. I learned a lot of new tips for bet-ter studying, Hicks said.

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THREE-MEMBER PANEL: Gary Hess, Jeff Peake and Dion Farganis debated last night at the student union about the Constitution and the rights it provided to the current president and previous presidents to a crowd of more than 100 people.

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Presentation explores Mexican banditry

By Kristen SchweitzerReporter

There was talk of banditry in the Student Union yesterday afternoon.

Amy Robinson, an assistant professor in the department of romance and classical stud-ies, discussed her research on Chucho el Roto, an infamous Mexican bandit.

Chucho el Roto, whose real name was Jesus Arriaga, was a thief from Mexico City during the 1880s, Robinson told the group. He was a bandit much like Robin Hood as he was known for robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, said Robinson, who has spent time researching Arriaga.

A political rebel trying to change the government could be branded as a bandit [in the nineteenth century], Robinson said.

In her research, Robinson compared several pieces of lit-erature on Arriaga in order to discern fact from fiction about the Mexican bandit.

These are the true stories of Chucho el Roto, Robinson said with a laugh. The informa-tion listed in the books can-not be proven to be true. The only thing Robinson has found as proof of Arriagas adventure was an arrest report.

The arrest report allows me to think [the books] are facts about him, said Robinson.

Robinson first began study-ing Arriaga when she was writing her dissertation on Mexico City.

She was studying a particular novel about banditry and it was recommended to her to read up further on the concept of the bandits.

Some of the most impor-tant nineteenth century novels are about bandits, Robinson said.

Studying bandits became a way for Robinson to connect the different time periods in Mexico.

It gave me a sense of Mexicos cultural and historical phases, she said.

Mexican banditry became popular around the time of the Mexican Revolution, Robinson said.

Robinsons talk attracted nearly an audience of 50, with about 75 percent being students.

While some students attend-ed in order to fulfill class requirements, others just found the topic interesting or relevant to their studies.

Lance Loreno, a senior dual majoring in Spanish and edu-cation, attended the presenta-tion to hear his old professor, Robinson, speak.

Im not getting extra credit by being here. Im here because its cool and Amy knows a lot about Mexico, Loreno said.

Other students, howev-er, were present due to class assignment. Emily Miller, a senior education major, must attend five cultural events for credit in her world literature class. Chris Taylor, a senior majoring in English, was not only fulfilling a requirement for his post colonial literature class, but he was also taking pictures for the Institute for the Study of Culture and Society.

Robinsons presentation was sponsored by this group, an organization dedicated to understanding cultural his-tory, reshaping studies in the humanities and the arts in the context of contemporary thought and promoting work across disciplines.

Other upcoming ICS presen-tations include Andy Schocket, Kings Crossings: Boston Kings Atlantic World Revolution, Resisting Illness and the Disabling Mode: Possibilities in the Visual/Verbal Realm and The Cold War, Academe, and Nigerian Elites, 1960-2000.

The arrest report allows me to think

[the books] are facts about him.

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LETTERS TO TH E E DITORCommunity safety should be a priorityTo concerned Bowling Green residents: I am a graduate assis-tant at the University and I am fairly new to the area, but I hold a great concern for our living environment.

I have visited the Bowling Green area for a few years now and have grown to love the atmosphere the city of Bowling Green and the University has created. I feel that it is a fun and safe place to live and grow.

My concern comes from reading The BG News [last week]. I have seen several articles and blotter reports that have grabbed my attention.

It seems that break-ins and theft have become second nature to the residents around the campus. As it appears, most of the break-ins have been non-university students and what a sigh of relief. I have seen a trend of it being middle-aged men trying to do these unlaw-ful acts.

The worst part is a person I know took their dog outside to do its business and a pair of middle-aged men tried to break into the person's apartment while the resident was outside for a few minutes.

I don't want to start a frenzy, but please do not think this won't happen to me. Think about all the cool stuff college students might have in their

apartment that is valuable. [Last week] a woman had her place broken into and $2,550 worth of jewelry was stolen.

So I am asking you, University students, to unite and help each other out. Most of us at least know what our neighbors look like by now; don't be afraid to watch out for each other. I am afraid to leave my wife at home now, but with your help we can make this community safer.

Nick Rhoades Graduate Assistant, College of

Education School of Teaching and Learning

In all understanding, I believe this University is a truly diverse school. On an average day, I encounter a wide range of peo-ple from different cultures and different races. From religions and ideals, even nationality.

The University, to its credit, has different functions and programs that promote and entrench diversity. The Center for Multicultural and Academic Initiatives oversees a lot of diversity and multicultural pro-grams at the University.

Programs in ethnic studies, Canadian studies, Africana studies as well as German, Russian and East Asian Languages to the Office for Equity and Diversity are all geared towards the noble goals of fostering a vibrant, diverse and multicultural University.

However, from observations I have made over time, the gen-eral day-to-day student life and experiences are an antithesis of these initiatives. This is evident flagrantly or subtly.

Walk into the Union between 1 or 2 p.m. or at any other busy time and you will notice a set of specific group dynamics. You would be forgiven to think it is a code, albeit unwritten one. Students cleave along race lines; African Americans will be

together and caucasians will be together.

International students, mostly those from Africa and India will also be by different areas. I hardly notice Chinese students at the Union, their sizable num-ber in the University notwith-standing.

Only last week as I walked into the Union with a friend, I decided to watch and see how it plays out. Like a moth to light, each student would unmistak-ably gravitate to his/her own group.

This division is evident out-side the Union. In the city's apartments, students live with their own, no, it is not wrong. Just the pattern, it is so brazen and makes me wonder. True, and happily so, there are situations where students from different cultures, races, even nationalities live together in an apartment. However, this is the exception rather than the rule.

This past school year, I lived with a Chinese friend in a part of town I would, if you wish, call China town: The whole apart-ment block and the one right opposite it was almost 100 per-cent Chinese student occupied. Some of our friends, when visit-ing would look at either of us askance, wondering, possibly, why isn't each living with a fel-low Chinese or a fellow African.

I also was amused that the same remains in downtown clubs. When a friend told me that the divide is so conspicuous

What do you most admire in a professor? Do you like profes-sors who mindlessly list off facts and demand that you regurgi-tate them on exams? Do you like professors that always play it safe and avoid frank discus-sions of our most hot-button cultural issues?

If you answered No to the above questions, then it is imperative that you learn about Carlos Adams. Adams was an Ethnic Studies Instructor at the University from 2004 to 2007. While at the University, he taught a variety of classes in the depart-ment, including Introduction to Ethnic Studies, Chicanos in the U.S. and Chicana Feminist Theory. He was a popular, respected, exceptional, award-winning and visionary instructor in our community. He changed many students through his teaching and helped to trans-form their consciousness. He has helped to lessen racism, sexism and homophobia on campus, all of which are perni-cious problems that continue to plague our society.

So what's the problem, you may ask? On April 30, 2007, the beginning of final exam week for spring semester, Adams was informed that he was not select-ed for one of five new instructor-ships in Ethnic Studies. Despite tremendous popularity with his students and stellar teaching evaluations, Adams was told that his services were no longer needed at the University. We believe strongly that Adams was not re-hired because of retalia-

tory action by the Ethnic Studies Department. Despite three years of committed service to the University community, Adams was unceremoniously given his pink slip and told to find employment elsewhere. That very same evening, the Justice for Adams at the University Ad Hoc Committee was born, and a petition was created for students, faculty, staff, community mem-bers and allies to sign in order to demonstrate their support for Adams. To date, almost 500 people have signed the petition, many of them writing mov-ing tributes to the impact that Adams has had on their lives.

Since this miscarriage of jus-tice, our committee has galva-nized the community. We have passed out flyers and buttons, appeared on radio and televi-sion, held frequent planning meetings, had several rallies on campus, and even interrupted the meeting of the Board of Trustees to make our righteous pleas heard. Why have we gone to so much trouble? Because we believe in Adams and the incred-ibly positive impact he has made on this campus. We believe without any reservation that the University desperately needs the teaching, scholarship and service of Adams.

Racism and white supremacy are ongoing and pernicious problems at the University and in northwest Ohio. While some improvements have been made in improving the number of stu-dents of color here, the number of faculty of color is appallingly low. In addition, diversity is not just a numbers game. We need critical, progressive and activist faculty of color (as well as white

allies) who are willing to engage in the struggle to transform the institution and challenge the status quo. Adams is one such dedicated scholar and activist.

In addition, Adams was one of a small number of faculty who regularly showed up at student events, student meetings and student protests. He was stu-dent focused and committed to empowering students. This scares the administration, who clearly do not want students involved as key stake-holders and as pivotal decision-makers in the affairs of the University. During a summer meeting with campaign members, a University administrator told those gathered that under-standing the exact hierarchy of University administration was not important for undergrads to understand. This comment out-raged committee members and signaled to us that students are routinely disempowered, not lis-tened to and disenfranchised on campus. An undergraduate who did a radio show about Adams campaign was contacted by sev-eral University officials to cease and desist because they were so pronominally uncomfort-

I doubt too many out there will debate the point that the United States of America as a populace, a nation, and an insti-tution is incredibly arrogant. What they might debate is my second point: This arrogance is quite possibly our greatest attri-bute. While I can sympathize with those who proclaim that dissent is the highest form of patriotism (there are certainty things I would change) it is still vital that we not forget the significance and glory of the not-so-young experiment of the United States.

The U.S. is a superpower. In many ways it is the last remain-ing superpower, the balance of power against all others, the global hegemony however you phrase it, America is on top. Many argue that we are losing our status and driving away our allies. My response would be something along the lines of so what? Only the blindly patriotic or horribly nave believe it is possible to retain global domi-nance for a thousand years. That does not make our nation any less great. I find it irrelevant

that our gross domestic product is no longer equal to the entire outside world combined. I find it irrelevant that the production capacity of a unified Europe may well exceed our own. Simply put, that is not all that makes a great nation.

What is it about the ancient world Greece and Rome that we consider great? Demographically, they were insignificant next to China, India and even Central America. They held a great deal of economic power, but still insignificant compared to the trade routes of the Arab world. Rome may have held a massive empire, but those conquests are almost an afterthought to the more interesting components of Roman existence. Greek culture was spread across the region, but only through being con-quered by a man who happened to have a son we now know as Alexander the Great. So why our fascination with these cultures?

I will give you a hint: the answer is not institutionalized racism. The answer is ideas immortal, incorruptible, virtually incontrovertible ideas. These people created ideas and concepts that were studied by Europeans and Arabs alike. The works of Aristotle provided the basis for all scientific develop-ment for nearly 2,000 years, to say nothing of his forbearers,

from Pythagoras to Plato. Rome produced similar, if less iconic, social and scientific epiphanies. And now the torch has been passed to the United States of America.

We hold these truths to be self evident is a phrase that we too often take for granted. Yet that phrase, and the accompanying philosophy, shattered everything the world knew about governance, and human nature itself. As a side note, to posit that the con-cepts of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Constitution are merely adaptations of the English Magna Carta is no more to the point than saying Columbus did not discover that the world was round because medieval scientists had long since believed so. That does not change the fact that it took a man of the sheer stubborn determination of Christopher Columbus to sail in the wrong direction. And it took a collec-tion of astonishing individuals never before or since rivaled, to create the United States of America.

I feel compelled now to turn to a few less savory issues. It is true that America has not always been a beacon of accep-tance and morality. Perhaps various conflicts with the Indians can be excused as pro-voked or reciprocated warfare,

but as a simple point of fact, our European ancestors were brutal, racist invaders. And this is to say nothing of slavery. Perhaps we have not sufficiently expunged the pain of this memory. Perhaps there is no way to do so. But we, as a modern soci-ety, should have outgrown the stigma of the sins of our fathers. Even if the responsibility falls to us, the guilt should not. Most importantly, every part of the world is carved in bloodshed, from Europe to China to the modern Middle East. Our mas-sacres are just recent enough to still burn in our memories.

To attempt to synthesize these points, I understand that America is not perfect. It is, however, one of the greatest countries to ever exist. It is a fitting tribute to our excellence that we build monuments for our greatest leaders Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln to the wars we have fought and to the ideas we cherish. And it is a fitting tribute to the legacy we carry that those monuments resemble neither mansions nor castles, but the temples of the ancients. For regardless of future economic or military strength, ours is truly the greatest nation on Earth.

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FORUM Tims orientation doesnt matter one iota. ... If he were a Democrat, it wouldnt make a difference. Michael Zickar, Wood County Democratic Party chair, on County Commissioner Tim Brown choosing to not run for Congress after a blog posting said Brown was gay [see story, p. 1].

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I think it is wonderful that people who havent done their homework, such as Brian Kutzley and Jason Snead, can find their voice in this University's newspaper. In an ethics class I am currently taking, I learned that to make a valid point, the conclusion should follow the premises. Whether or not the premises are true is an unrelated issue.

For example, Kutzley's point about ethnic studies [A real debate, it is not, Sept. 11]: we shouldn't ever single people out based on their race, and when we study the histories of various ethnic groups, we do just that. We single out African Americans when we study Martin Luther King, Jr.

and Rosa Parks, and we target Native Americans when we speak of the unjust treatment they received when they were evicted from their lands and put on reservations. That little adage about not studying his-tory forces us to repeat it is just nonsense.

Jason Snead's column is another shining example of the unaware finally being heard. If the government has never explicitly abused or used its power to target political groups, then we have no real need to fear that it will begin to do so now [They might be watching you, but that's not such a bad thing, Sept. 12]. I feel that it is a shining example of logic. If it weren't for the congressional hearings lead by Joseph McCarthy, Watergate, or more recently, the March 9 finding by the Justice depart-

ment that the FBI had been abusing its powers of surveil-lance, then we would have no reason to oppose giving such powers to the government.

Satire aside, I strongly feel that The BG News should have higher standards for its pub-lishing. The Forum section of the news should be a place for people to be heard, but when the newspaper publishes col-umns that are clearly ignorant of history, or allows pieces which make attacks against groups of people, it reflects poorly upon this institution.

It is true, Mr. Kutzley, that there are professors who allow their own beliefs to enter into their lessons, and they should try to avoid that. However, women, gays and lesbians, people of color, and even some whites have been repressed in history, and we don't study that in class. As a result, almost, if not all Republican presidential candidates support dismiss-ing valuable members of our military because of their sexual orientation, which FYI, the American Psychological Association says is not a choice. Mr. Snead, you make good points for your case, but you need to be aware of our govern-ment's history.

And to the rest of the community, please do your research.

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able with the issue even being discussed on the public air-waves. A recent graduate of the University wrote our e-mail list and penned a scathing letter to members of the campaign try-ing to discredit our actions and cast doubt upon our findings, including discouraging people from taking part in our rally that took place on June 22.

As you can plainly see, this is an issue which involves the rights of students: freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of information and the ability to affect policies which have direct impact upon our lives at the University. We will

not be silenced and we will not be crushed by those who attempt to exercise their power with malice and intimida-tion. Adams has filed a formal grievance with the University to seek a fair and thorough investigation into his case. Our campaign works completely independently of Adams to call attention to his work as an excellent instructor, to foster discussions of race and racism within higher education, and to remind us all of our rights and our responsibility to bravely speak truth to power.

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Crocs are biting off toes in malls around the worldBy Sarah Karush

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON At rail stations and shopping malls around the world, reports are popping up of people, particularly young children, getting their toes caught in esca-lators. The one common theme seems to be the clunky soft-soled clogs known by the name of the most popular brand, Crocs.

One of the nations largest sub-way systems the Washington Metro has even posted ads warning riders about wearing such shoes on its moving stairways. The ads feature a photo of a crocodile, though they dont mention Crocs by name.

Four-year-old Rory McDermott got a Croc-clad foot caught in an escalator last month at a mall in northern Virginia. His mother managed to yank him free, but

the nail on his big toe was almost completely ripped off, causing heavy bleeding.

At first, Rorys mother had no idea what caused the boys foot to get caught. It was only later, when someone at the hospital remarked on Rorys shoes, that she began to suspect the Crocs and did an Internet search.

I came home and typed in Croc and escalator, and all these stories came up, said Jodi McDermott, of Vienna, Va. If I had known, those would never have been worn.

According to reports appearing across the United States and as far away as Singapore and Japan, entrapments occur because of two of the biggest selling points of shoes like Crocs: their flexibility and grip. Some report the shoes get caught in the teeth at the bot-tom or top of the escalator, or in the crack between the steps and

the side of the escalator.The reports of serious injuries

have all involved young children. Crocs are commonly worn by chil-dren as young as two. The compa-ny introduced shoes in its smallest size, 4/5, this past spring.

Niwot, Colo.-based Crocs Inc. said it does not keep records of the reasons for customer-service calls. But the company said it is aware of very few problems relating to accidents involving the shoes, which are made of a soft, synthetic resin.

Thankfully, escalator accidents like the one in Virginia are rare, the company said in a statement.

In Japan, the government warned consumers last week that it has received 39 reports of sandals mostly Crocs or similar products getting stuck in esca-lators from late August through early September. Most of the reports appear to have involved

small children, some as young as two years old.

Kazuo Motoya of Japans National Institute of Technology and Evaluation said children may have more escalator accidents in part because they bounce around when they stand on escalators, instead of watching where they place their feet.

In Singapore, a 2-year-old girl wearing rubber clogs its unclear what brand had her big toe completely ripped off in an escalator accident last year, according to local media reports.

And at the Atlanta airport, a 3-year-old boy wearing Crocs suf-fered a deep gash across the top of his toes in June. That was one of seven shoe entrapments at the airport since May 1, and all but two of them involved Crocs, said Roy Springer, operations manager for the company that runs the airport terminal.

Wearers of the popular shoes are suffering injuries on escalators, causing some public places to put up signs

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WASHINGTON The U.S. government says it will ask a federal district court to hear its dispute with Toledo, Ohio-based auto parts maker Dana Corp. over $300 million in costs for the cleanup of six polluted sites.

The government on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Fish and Wildlife Service said it will file a motion with the bankruptcy court to move the dispute to the district court because it will necessarily entail substantial and material consideration of federal environ-mental laws which regulate orga-nizations or activities affecting interstate commerce.

A district court can take over litigation of a proceeding from a bankruptcy court if it requires both consideration of the Bankruptcy Code and activities affecting interstate commerce. The government said resolution of the dispute requires a fact-intensive inquiry under federal environ-mental laws requiring no dif-

ficult issue of bankruptcy.The EPA and Fish and

Wildlife Service have filed a total of $300 million in claims to clean up six sites associated with Dana over the course of more than 100 years. The bulk of the claims $230 million relate to a single site in South Plainfield, N.J., formerly operated by Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Inc.

Dana, however, said it believes the government's claims are substantially over-stated and should be reduced, if not disallowed entirely. The company, which has said it believes the government bears some responsibility to shoul-der the cleanup costs in South Plainfield, is asking the bank-ruptcy court to determine how much it owes the government.

A hearing on Dana's request supported by the commit-tees representing Dana's unse-cured creditors and notehold-ers is scheduled for tomor-row in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan.

Dana said it can't exit bank-ruptcy until it whittles down general unsecured claims to $3.25 billion. The company said it's working exception-ally hard to meet that goal, but can't do so without a court ruling on the government's Superfund cleanup claims.

Dana has said it wants the government to cover at least part of the cost to clean up the South Plainfield site, arguing the Defense Department over-saw the factory during World War II, when much of the con-tamination occurred.

EPA takes on Ohio auto parts makerFederal district court to hear dispute over Dana Corp. pollution of six sites

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Greenspan talks about the Iraq war decisionBy Bob WoodwardThe Washington Post

WASHINGTON Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman, said in an interview that the removal of Saddam Hussein had been essential to secure world oil supplies, a point he emphasized to the White House in private conversations before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Greenspan, who was the countrys top voice on mon-etary policy at the time Bush decided to go to war in Iraq, has refrained from extensive public comment on it until now, but he made the striking comment in a new memoir out yesterday that the Iraq War is largely about oil. In the interview, he clarified that sentence in his 531-page book, saying that while secur-ing global oil supplies was not the administrations motive, he had presented the White House with the case for why removing Hussein was important for the global economy.

I was not saying that thats the administrations motive, Greenspan said in an interview Saturday, Im just saying that if somebody asked me, Are we for-tunate in taking out Saddam? I would say it was essential.

He said that in his discus-sions with President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, I have never heard them basi-cally say, Weve got to protect the oil supplies of the world, but that would have been my motive. Greenspan said that he made his economic argu-ment to White House officials and that one lower-level official, whom he declined to identify, told him, Well, unfortunately, we cant talk about oil. Asked if he had made his point to Cheney specifically, Greenspan said yes, then added, I talked to everybody about that.

Greenspan said he had backed Husseins ouster, either through war or covert action. I wasnt arguing for war per se, he said. But to take [Hussein] out, in my judgment, it was

something important for the West to do and essential, but I never saw Plan B an alterna-tive to war.

Greenspans reference in The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World to what he calls the politically inconvenient fact that the war was largely about oil was first reported by The Washington Post on Saturday and has proved con-troversial.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates took issue with Greenspan on ABCs This Week Sunday. I wasnt here for the decision-making process that initiated it, that started the war, Gates said. But, he added, I know the same allegation was made about the

Gulf War in 1991, and I just dont believe its true.

Critics of the administration have often argued that while Bush cited Husseins pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and despotic rule as reasons for the invasion, he was also motivated by a desire to gain access to Iraqs vast oil reserves. Publicly, little evidence has emerged to support that view, though a top-secret National Security Presidential Directive, titled Iraq: Goals, Objectives and Strategy and signed by Bush in August 2002 seven months before the invasion listed as one of many objec-tives to minimize disruption in international oil markets.

The former Federal Reserve chairman makes a striking comment, concerning world oil supplies

I have never heard them basically say, Weve got to protect the oil supplies of

the world, but that would have been my motive

Alan Greenspan | Former Federal Reserve Chairman

Congress delays in passing Bushs war spending bill

By Anne Flaherty The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Democrats are not expected to take up President Bushs war spending request until November, giving them time to cal-culate their next move and see if Republican support for his policies deteriorates.

The delay in passing the bill, which Bush says is needed by Oct. 1, is likely to intensify the stand-off between the Democratic-con-trolled Congress and Bush, who says at least 130,000 troops are needed in Iraq through next sum-mer.

Just because this administra-tion wears blinders, we cannot afford the limitations of their short-sighted world view, said Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., a Vietnam veteran and prominent war critic.

Democrats are in a tough spot. Still lacking enough votes in the Senate to pass legislation ordering troops home by spring, they would have to soften their approach if they want to attract more Republicans.

But doing so would rile much of the partys rank-and-file, elected on anti-war platforms and eager to cut off money for combat.

Theres a lot of anger out there, Murtha told reporters yesterday at the National Press Club. A lot of people are very unhappy with the Democrats because we havent been able to get anything done.

In February, Bush requested $147 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in budget year 2008, which begins Oct. 1. As early as this week, Bush is expected to ask for another $40 billion to $50 billion.

Murtha, who chairs the House committee that oversees military spending, estimated Congress is likely to ignore the request until November.

Congress could pass a stop-gap funding measure that would include money for the war.

In the meantime, Congress also is expected to approve the Pentagons nearly half trillion annual budget, which omits war spending. That money covers routine costs, including training, payrolls and weapons procurement.

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VOLLEYBALLStephanie Swiger named MAC Player of the WeekSwiger was named MVP of the Best Western Invitational. In the championship match against Valparaiso she led the Falcons totaling a career high, 22 kills in 41 attempts with only one error.

FOOTBALLSee Fridays issue of The BG News for our special football programThe BG News will have a program in every Friday issue when the Falcons play at home. See this Fridays BG News for the first installment.ONLINESee The BG News Sports blogCheck out our blog for inside information and all the other good stuff that doesnt get printed every day.

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Today in Sports History1991 - NCAA places Tennessee on two years probation for football recruiting violations.1949 - A major league-record four grand slams are hit.1925 - Bill Tilden wins his sixth straight U.S. tennis championship.1909 - Largest paid baseball attendance (35,409) as the As beat Tigers, 2-0 in Detroit.1848 - Baseball rules that the first baseman can tag the base for out instead of runner.

The ListAfter a crazy week in college football The BG News brings you the five most exciting guys in college football.1. Steve Slaton: Hes already scored nine times this season and hes in one of the most elusive offenses in the country.2. Tim Tebow: Will he throw? Will he run? Five scores on the ground and eight in the air. 3. Mike Hart: Hes the Wolverines only hope with five scores and 500 yards after three weeks.4. Sam Bradford: This guy is single-handedly resurrecting the Oklahoma program. Hes got 11 TD tosses and 800+ yards already.5. Michael Crabtree: This years Mario Manningham? This Texas Tech receiver already has scored eight times and has more than 530 yards.

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Finished fourth overall

ENOCH WU | THE BG NEWSREADY, SET, GO: The BG mens cross country team takes off from the starting line Saturday. The Falcons finished 11th in the twelve-team field.

By Josh WhetherholtReporter

The BG womens cross coun-try team hosted a slew of good teams this weekend at the Mel Brodt Invitational and came out with a strong fourth place fin-ish.

The meet was won by Ohio University for the second year in a row by placing five runners in the top 25 for a score of 49. The Falcons, with 107 points, would place just behind third-place

Toledo with 94 points. Malone College placed second.

I thought they ran very well, said coach Cami Wells. We knew OU would have a very strong team and Malone is ranked fifth in the NAIA.

We didnt win, not from a lack of effort, but they were just a little tired from a tough week of practice, Wells said.

The Falcons were again led by

Women finish fourth, three runners place in top 20

Injuries cause men to finish in 11th on home courseBy Josh Whetherholt

Reporter

The BG mens cross country team had a rough weekend. They werent just competing against other teams, but also against injuries that would lead them to an 11th place team finish at the Mel Brodt Invitational.

Senior Brad Wells spent about a week and a half leading up to the meet in the hospital with an undisclosed injury. Junior Aaron Smuda has a leg injury

and during the race sophomore Eddie Kipchoge had a recurring ankle injury that forced him to drop out of the race, keeping him from defending his win at the race last year.

All the guys ran good times and overall Im happy with how they raced, said coach Cami Wells. They maybe ran a little tentatively, but it was their first 8K of the season. We have a lot

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Club hockey starts season with two wins

By Nate ParsonsReporter

The BG club hockey team gives players who didnt receive schol-arships to play varsity hockey the opportunity to continue their dream of playing competitive hockey.

Anyone who has played hockey knows your love for the game doesnt die, said Brett Heringhaus, who is entering his third year on the team. Having the opportunity to continue to play with a club team on campus is hard to imagine living with-out.

Heringhaus and fellow BG product Kevin Rawlik are two of five key returning players from last years Great Lakes Intercollegiate Hockey Association league tour-nament championship team.

Goalie Kyle Kittelberger, who got called up to the varsity team at the end of last season, Sam Spurlin and All-ACHA regional team defense-man Kyle Wilson also returned for the Falcons.

After the success of last season, the Falcons expectations are high.

This season we have higher expectations, Heringhaus said. Contrary to years past, we are col-lectively putting forth a stronger effort to have a more reputable season. Our long-term goals are to repeat as league champions and qualify for nationals.

Coach Jason Pellek took over as head coach halfway through last season after serving as an assistant coach.

Pellek, a BG alum, played on the club hockey team from 1994-1999.

Its an honor to coach these guys because when I played, [the team] wasnt real organized, Pellek said. One of the things I really regretted when I gradu-ated was the fact that [the team] didnt have more organization. We didnt have a head coach. We had a player coach. I feel great that I could come back [to BG]

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By Colin WilsonSports Editor

It is rather unusual for a football team to need a week off in just their third week of the season.

But the BG football team wel-comed their early bye week with open arms.

[It was] much-needed rest. Youd think that after only two weeks were still fresh and every-thing, but were all old bodies on the line, said center Kory Lichtensteiger, referring to the Falcons offensive line which has three fifth-year seniors on it.

After two solid games against Big Ten teams, the Falcons more than earned a week to rest up before their Saturday home opener.

Head coach Gregg Brandon gave the players the weekend to themselves.

Tyler Sheehan got to see his alma mater, Cincinnati LaSalle knock off Cincinnati Elder in a 28-19 upset.

They had a big win, Sheehan said, smiling.

Having an early bye week means the Falcons will play 10 straight weeks without a week off.

The long break doesnt con-cern Brandon.

Itd be nice having a bye week in that first week of November but thats just the way it goes,

Brandon said.The Falcons hope to be on a

roll by then anyhow.I think sometimes you get

into a rhythm and a flow and get used to it, and a bye week can be disruptive, Brandon said.

THE INJURY BUGEric Ransom tore his ACL dur-

ing the Michigan State game on Sept. 8. The junior college-trans-fer will miss the rest of the sea-son. Brandon hopes to have him back for spring football.

In Ransoms absence, Dan Macon has been moved back to tailback and has been getting equal practice reps with Chris Bullock and Willie Geter.

Bullock, last years workhorse, did not see the field a lot against Michigan State but hes content with waiting his turn.

Falcon football enjoys a week off

FALCONS OF THE PASTJORDAN FLOWER | THE BG NEWS

IN THEIR HONOR: One of the new murals at Doyt L. Perry Stadium hangs near the East entrance to the Sebo Center. The mural honors many former Falcon athletes including the 1984 National Champion hockey team, NBA-star Antonio Daniels and the 2006-07 womens basketball team.

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FOOTBALL OUTLOOKAS IT STANDS: The Falcons are heading into their first con-ference game this week with a record of 1-1.IN THE MAC: The East is just as wide open as it was at the beginning of the season. The only winless team in the East is Temple and Western Michigan, Northern Illinois and Toledo in the West.

Sundays win big for Browns season

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BIG ARM: Derek Anderson throws during Sundays victory against the Bengals.

By Joe MiliciaThe Associated Press

BEREA, Ohio A week ago, the Cleveland Browns were engulfed in a quarterback controversy fol-lowing another humiliating loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.What a difference a week makes.

After an improbable 51-45 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, the only controversy in Cleveland is how far the Browns stunning

turnaround can take them.A win like that definitely helps

the team psyche, coach Romeo Crennel said Monday.

The Browns scored the fourth most points in team history, more than in their last five games com-bined.

They put up 554 yards of offense behind Derek Anderson, who lost the preseason competition to Charlie Frye.

Andersons five-touchdown per-

formance ensured that at least a week will go by without anyone questioning the Browns swift trade of Frye to Seattle last week or whether rookie Brady Quinn should be the starter.

The win marked career days for Anderson, Braylon Edwards, Kellen Winslow and the guys in the Dawg Pound who dumped beer

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and contribute to my alma mater and former team.

According to Pellek, 55-60 players tried out for 26 spots.

We were really pleased, Pellek said. We had a really strong turnout.

We have a lot of guys who came from high-level, high school programs, AAA clubs and junior teams, Spurlin, who has played on the team for two years, said.

Spurlin, along with Bob Mills, is the president of the team.

The season lasts from the first week of September until early March, depending on how well the team does, Spurlin said.

The team practices twice a week, usually around 10 p.m.

According to Pellek, players pay around $400 each semes-ter. The team also receives money from the University and the club sports office. All the money goes towards trav-el, various equipment and ice time at the BG Ice Arena.

Pellek said ice time can cost up to $12,000.

Teams joining BG in the

GLIHA are Dayton, DePaul, Robert Morris, Illinois and Lindenwood.

Along with league foes, BG also faces Kentucky, Ohio State, Michigan, Miami (Ohio) and several others.

The GLIHA is part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association, which has been the governing body for club hockey across the U.S. since 1991.

The ACHA has three mens divisions. The Falcons are Division II.

Rankings are given and each team in the Top Ten of their respective region (BG is in the Midwest region) qualifies for the regional tournament. The winner of the regional quali-fies for the national tourna-ment, which will be played in Colorado this season.

The Falcons also play in a yearly tournament in Wooster, Ohio, known as The Battle of Ohio. Youngstown State, John Carroll and Kent State are usually present at this tourna-ment.

We play a very competitive schedule, Pellek said. We are looking forward to a long and challenging season.

After starting out 2-0, BG heads to Central Michigan this weekend for a two-game series.

The Falcons next home game will be Oct. 12 against the South Jersey Raptors. The game begins at 10 p.m. and will be held at the BG Ice Arena.

We feel we are on the tip of the iceberg with the positive direction this team is moving toward, Heringhaus said.

more work to do to get every-body healthy and ready.

But things werent all bad for the Falcons. They were able to keep their pack of surviving members together tightly for a 44 second split time, with fresh-man Chris Moody leading the way with a time of 27:06.63 and a 68th place finish.

Theyve been working very hard in practice, especially on closing the pack up, Wells said.

I thought [Moody] did very well for his first 8K, Wells said. He ran a smart race by getting out well and finishing strong.

Moody was followed immedi-ately by Brad Wells in a time of 27:10.20 and a 69th place finish.

I though Brad ran a good race, Wells said. Hes been out of commission for about a week and a half, but we have no doubt hell be back where we expect him to be soon.

The Falcons got a big help from their upperclassmen as three of the top five were seniors

who knew they would need to step up as they were competing without a few key players.

Kevin Kaighin had a good race with a personal best of 27:14.58 and a 72nd place fin-ish . He was followed closely by senior Curtis Farnsel who fin-ished in 80th place with a time of 27:34.66 and the top five was rounded out by freshman John Bernard in 84th with a time of 27:50.87.

Kevin ran one of his best races ever, Wells said. He has been doing great in practice and I look for more big performanc-es from him.

The Falcons take the next weekend off as they prepare for the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Ky.

They hope to keep all of their top five runners under 26:30 at Louisville and the whole team under 27 minutes on the fast, flat course.

We expect to run fast times there, Wells said. Were look-ing forward to a chance to go out there and see how we stack up against teams we dont nor-mally see.

freshman Ashley Fischer who finished ninth in a personal best time of 18:14 after coming off a victory in her first colle-giate meet two weeks ago and a Mid-American Conference Womens Runner of the Week honor.

Ashley has just been doing a good job in practice and she has been racing very well, Wells said. She wasnt afraid to go out and race with the OU girls and for her to go out and run a [personal record] while tired is great.

The Falcons kept a tight pack as they ranged from Fischer at 18:14 to Megan Kelsey at 19:08.91, something they have been working on all year.

They did a really good job of closing the gaps, Wells said. We are well ahead of where we were last year, so Im very happy with that.

Carly Bates and Barbara Powers continue to push each other during races, switch-ing off this week as Powers, 18:33.32, finished ahead of Bates, 18:35.69, by two seconds, both with top 20 finishes.

Kara Butler also had a big race for the Falcons, finishing fourth on the team and 31st overall in a time of 18:56.62.

The Falcons had some big performances from their fresh-man as they claimed three of

the top five spots during the race, but they are still hungry for more.

From the first day they got here it was apparent they worked hard this summer, Wells said. They were not satisfied with how they did Saturday. They wanted more out of themselves, which is good because I thought they did well already.

The team was again without top runner Jamie Roflow who is out with a hip injury.

Roflow did start practicing again this week, but Wells is unsure whether or not she will be redshirted for the rest of the season as she has missed two meets and may not be ready for Louisville in two weeks.

The team will take this week-end off for training and prepar-ing for their meet at the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Kentucky where they will face anywhere from 30 to 35 teams.

Part of the reason we are going is to run a fast course and to see some different compe-tition, Wells said. We would really like to win at Louisville, but a top three finish would be our team goal.

WOMEN From Page 7

From the first day they got here it was

apparent they worked hard this summer.

Cami Wells | BG coach

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ENOCH WU | THE BG NEWS

IT KEEPS YOU RUNNING: Curtis Farnsel runs in the Mel Brodt Invitational on Saturday. Farnsel finished in 27 minutes and 34 seconds.

CLUB From Page 7

CLUB OUTLOOKWeb site: www.bgclubhockey.comKey returners: Sam Spurlin, Kyle Kittelberger, Brett Heringhaus, Kevin Rawlik and Kevin WilsonA good start: Started off season with two victories over ToledoNext home game: Oct. 12 against South Jersey Raptors

You cant pass on every play, he said.

Bullock is ready to pick up the slack now with Ransom out of the lineup.

Ive always told myself be ready at any time because injuries occur all of the time, Bullock said.

OVERSHADOWEDAs the Falcons near their

game with Temple, their loss to the Owls last season may be brought up comparatively.

Northwestern lost to Duke 20-14 Saturday, ending the Blue Devils 22-game losing streak.

PULLING STRINGSWhen Brandon was discuss-

ing his offensive lines role this season, he mentioned that they wouldnt mind a little more of a running game.

Lichtensteigers always giv-ing me the shot lets run it, lets run it, Brandon said, mak-ing a nudging motion with his elbow. He just likes to knock guys around, its the nature of an offensive lineman.

The Falcons have run the ball 47 times for 147 yards thisseason.

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on Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson.

The highlights Jamal Lewis chugging down the field for 216 yards, Edwards diving for one of his two touchdown grabs and Anderson throwing dart after dart have aired over and over again.

Crennel, who gave game balls to the entire offense, hopes his play-ers dont watch them too many times.

Whats going to happen now is that a lot of these guys will be told they are the best thing since sliced bread they can run for 200 yards in a game and throw for 500 yards, get five touchdown passes and put 51 points on the board, Crennel said. The thing we have to do is, we have to get these guys to understand that nothing has changed.

The message seems to have gotten through to the players, who parroted his words in the locker room.

Browns tight end Kellen Winslow, who reached 100 yards receiving for the first time, quietly told reporters Monday that it was just one win. He nitpicked the offense like a coordinator review-ing game film.

There was still a lot of plays out

there to be made. We can improve on a couple things, he said. We could have got more yards for Jamal.

On the other side of the locker room, center Hank Fraley was repeating the one win mantra.

One wins not going to get us to the Super Bowl, Fraley said. Weve got to do this a lot more than one time. Weve got to string a few together. Who knows, string em all together.

The Browns havent won two straight games since Butch Davis was the coach.

Theyll look to do it behind Anderson, who notched his first victory as a starter. He threw for 328 yards, tied a team record for TD passes and now bears the

weight of lofty expectations.Crennel knows those kind of

numbers wont come again soon.The thing that we have to fight

is to expect that there is going to be 51 points every week, because that doesnt happen in the NFL, Crennel said. Fifty-one points happens very seldom in an NFL game.

The Browns also have to take a long look at their defense, which has surrendered 10 passing TDs in two games .

For the defensive-minded Crennel, whose record against AFC North opponents improved to 2-12, thats all the more rea-son not to look at Sundays game as anything more than a single victory.

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MARC DUNCAN | AP PHOTO

SEE YA: Cleveland Browns running back Jamal Lewis (31) breaks away from the Cincinnati defense on a 66-yard touchdown run Sunday.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY September 18th 2007

We gain strength, and courage, and con dence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face.... We must do that which we think we cannot.

Eleanor Roosevelt

for a committee of students from the community.

Its important that students hear this message from people their own age, he said. If a student is at a party, a faculty member will probably not be there to tell them when to stop drinking, but their friends will be.

However, not all of USG thought that Sneads plan would be effective.

Its very important how we deliver this message, said John Waynik, an at-large sen-ator. Even a core committee like the one we are propos-ing will not stop people from drinking, but we can moni-tor the ways that people are drinking instead.

Jeremy Lehman, the speaker for USG, agreed with Wayniks view on the issue.

I think its really impor-tant to educate students, he said. I dont think we can stop people from drinking, but there are ways to limit the amount they consume.

Lehman proposed the idea of potentially setting a limit on how much alcohol one per-son can buy at any one time.

USG can work with the city, state and national liaison rep-resentative, Sean Martin, and see if limiting alcohol in a col-lege town is possible, he said. We have a great relationship with the city and have done things in the past that bet-ter the community of Bowling Green.

Not only is USG concerned with alcohol prevention in the community, but they also plan to focus on students who live on campus.

People need to have accountability for their friends and make sure everything is OK when they are drinking, Vice President Nick Gamero said.

If one person takes a min-ute out of their life to look after someone else, he said, they might just end up sav-ing a life.

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THE BG NEWS SUDOKU

SUDOKOTo play: Complete the grid so that every row, column and every 3 x 3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. There is no guessing or math involved. Just use logic to solve

By Robert Burns The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Every effort should be made to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weap-ons, but failing that, the world could live with a nuclear-armed regime in Tehran, a recently retired commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Monday.

John Abizaid, the retired Army general who headed Central Command for nearly four years, said he was confi-dent that if Iran gained nuclear arms, the United States could deter it from using them.

Iran is not a suicide nation, he said. I mean, they may have some people in charge that dont appear to be rational, but I doubt that the Iranians intend to attack us with a nuclear weapon.

The Iranians are aware, he said, that the United States has a far superior military

capability.I believe that we have the

power to deter Iran, should it become nuclear, he said, refer-ring to the theory that Iran would not risk a catastrophic retaliatory strike by using a nuclear weapon against the United States.

There are ways to live with a nuclear Iran, Abizaid said in remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank. Lets face it, we lived with a nuclear Soviet Union, weve lived with a nucle-ar China, and were living with [other] nuclear powers as well.

He stressed that he was expressing his personal opinion

and that none of his remarks were based on his previous experience with U.S. contin-gency plans for potential mili-tary action against Iran.

Abizaid stressed the dangers of allowing more and more nations to build a nuclear arse-nal. And while he said it is likely that Iran will make a techno-logical breakthrough to obtain a nuclear bomb, its not inevi-table.

Iran says its nuclear program is strictly for energy resources, not to build weapons.

Abizaid suggested military action to pre-empt Irans nucle-ar ambitions might not be the wisest course.

Retired general speaks on IranEven if Iran were to get nuclear arms, John Abizaid says, Iran can be deterred

Venezuelan president threatens to overtake private schools

By Sandra Sierra The Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez threat-ened yesterday to take over any private schools refusing to sub-mit to the oversight of his social-ist government, a move some Venezuelans fear will impose leftist ideology in the classroom.

All Venezuelan schools, both public and private, must submit to state inspectors enforcing the new educational system. Those that refuse will be closed and nationalized, Chavez said.

A new curriculum will be phased in during this school year, and new textbooks are being developed to help edu-cate the new citizen, added Chavezs brother and education minister Adan Chavez in their televised ceremony on the first day of classes.

Just what the curriculum will

include and how it will be applied to all Venezuelan schools and universities remains unclear.

But one college-level syllabus obtained by The Associated Press shows some premedical students already have a recommended reading list including Karl Marxs Das Kapital and Fidel Castros speeches, alongside traditional subjects like biology and chem-istry.

The syllabus also includes quo-tations from Chavez and urges students to learn about slain revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara and Colombian rebel chief Manuel Marulanda, whose leftist guerrillas are considered a terrorist group by Colombia, the U.S. and European Union.

Venezuelan officials defend the program at the Latin American Medical School one in a hand-ful of state-run colleges and uni-versities that emphasize socialist ideology as the new direction of Venezuelan higher education.

Survivors aid one anotherfollowing plane crash

By Sutin WannabovornThe Associated Press

PHUKET, Thailand Stunned by the plane crash, Robert Borland found himself helpless on the floor of the jet with his trousers aflame when a passenger in a yellow shirt helped him out onto the wing. He knows nothing else about the man who probably saved his life.

Borland was among 41 sur-vivors of Sundays crash at the airport on the Thai resort island of Phuket. Eighty-nine people were killed when the One-Two-Go jetliner skidded off the runway, breaking up and catching fire as it plowed through a low wall.

Everything was upside down, or at least it felt that way, said Borland, recalling the screaming and fire. My clothes caught fire, my trou-sers.

He managed to drag himself toward an exit and was pulled to safety by another passenger.

I couldnt have gotten out myself and Im pretty sure a Thai man in a yellow shirt helped me get out onto the wing, he said. I have no idea who he was, or where he came from. Then I fell off the wing.

Thirty minutes later, Borland, 48, of Perth, Australia, was in a Phuket hospital, his legs burned and his left arm broken

at the elbow.Im glad to be alive. I just

wish it could turn out all right for everybody, he said.

Passengers and officials said the pilot tried to abort his land-ing in heavy rain and wind. He tried to pull up for a sec-ond attempt, and the aircraft lurched up, then down, hitting the tarmac hard.

Wind shear a rapid change in wind speed that can affect takeoffs and landings was a possible cause of the crash, said Kajit Habnanonda, presi-dent of Orient-Thai Airlines, which owns One-Two-Go. He said heavy rains could have contributed to the 24-year-old McDonnell Douglas MD-82 jet-liner skidding off the runway.

DAVID LONGSTREATH | AP PHOTO

WRECKAGE: Debris from budget One-Two-Go Airlines flight OG269.

I mean, they may have some people in charge that dont appear to be rational, but I

doubt that the Iranians intend to attack us with a nuclear weapon

John Abizaid | Retired Army General

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down.This fall there are 3,295 incom-

ing freshman, down from 3,869 in the fall 2004.

As enrollment decreases, par-ent income levels have increased William Knight, assistant vice president of planning and accountability, said he wonders if that means students in lower income families will no longer be able to afford an education at the University.

These factors dont help enroll-ment, said Swegan.

To improve the situation, the new scholarship program aims to give more money to a wider range of students in an attempt to raise enrollment. Under the old pro-gram, students who had a GPA under 3.5, an ACT score under 23 or an SAT score under 1050 were not eligible for anything.

The new program has lowered the minimum GPA to a 3.0, the ACT score to 20 and the SAT score to 920.

In order to make more students eligible for the new scholarships, the amount of money some stu-dents used to receive had to be changed.

Students who used to be eligible for a $9,044 scholarship will now only receive $5,000, while students who used to receive nothing will now be eligible for a scholarship worth $1,000 to $2,000, Swegan said. Some students who were already eligible for scholarships under the old program will get an additional $500 to $1000.

Under the new program, 50 stu-dents who previously would have received a $5,000 scholarship will get a full ride to the University.

As a result of the changes, 3,200 students who were ineligible for aid under the old plan will be eli-gible for $1,000 to $2,000.

Sheri Stoll, vice president of finance and administration, said that to increase enrollment, the University had to be more strate-gic in its use of financial aid.

Instead of having bigger and fewer scholarships it was more important that the financial aid being offered impacted as many students as possible, she said.

University officials are hoping to see freshman enrollment rise to 4,750 as a result of the new pro-gram, she said.

The University also imple-mented new transfer incentives to bring in more students, Swegan said.

Out of the 681 transfer students at the Unive