TuesdayAugust 21, 2007

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USG focuses on student safety on the tracksHoping to work with CSX security, the group discusses recent citations | Page 3

Five roommates were hospitalized after a faulty gas valve struck a leak | Page 3

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New kids on the University blockStudents from around the globe adapt to foreign customs and language barriers in the United States and on campus | Page 4

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Would you have come to classes, even with the rain, if it werent the first day?

Yes, because I have alcohol and public policy class, and I think its going to be fun. | Page 4

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OSU readies for a fresh seasonLack of senior leadership has the team wary of the coming year | Page 6

Falcon football isin the gameBetween practice and class, BG players spend their time playing a different kind of game| Page 6

Thousands evacuate the area in preparation for the imminent threat posed by the storm| Page 5

Campus clubs need more participationColumnist Brian Kutzley explains how new members tend to drop out quickly from organizations | Page 4

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Keeping campus safe

By Christy JohnsonSpecial Sections Editor

Keeping campus safe has always been a top priority for the University, but in the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy last spring, pressure has been put on the advancement of campus safety procedures.

This summer, members of the campus community, including faculty, staff and students evalu-ated the Universitys emergency-response plan.

This plan is reviewed regularly and involves the ways in which the campus is alerted to emer-gency situations.

Thus far the campus com-munity has been warned about emergencies through the BGSU Web site, by blast e-mail mes-

sages that can be sent with-in minutes, campus and city police communication, resi-dent and Greek hall advisors and campus media.

Suzy Atchison, a senior who lives off campus, said that while these security messages should still be in place, a calling system would be more beneficial to her, and many other students living off campus.

Im not always on campus or by my computer, but I always have my cell phone on me, said Atchison.

Plans are also in the works for a reverse 911 system on cam-pus, said University Police Chief Wiegand.

University safety procedures get a second look as officers train in preparation for the coming year

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Conklin provides multi-cultural home

By Amy DillonReporter

This year marks the official opening of the Global Village a learning community that has been in the making for nearly four years. The Global Village is located in the Conklin units and is the home of 36 students from 11 different countries including the United States.

The University offers learn-ing communities that are spe-cific to different cultures such as La Maison Francais and La Comunidad, but the Global Village is the first multi-cultural community.

Director of Global Initiatives, Dr. Jeffery Grilliot and the Director of the International Studies program, Dr. Kristie Foell became co-directors of the learning community after shar-ing a vision to create a multi-cul-tural housing program at BGSU.

Its not only the international students that bring diversity to our community but also our American students who come from various backgrounds, said Dr. Foell.

Grilliot said the learning com-munity is at 90 percent occu-

pancy, which is excellent for its first year. In addition, five stu-dent groups and three classes utilize the Global Village as their place to meet.

The Global Village is only open to international and freshman University students, but due to the good response so far, Grilliot says theyre considering future expansion.

The goal of this communi-ty is to expose American and International students to each others culture, Grilliot said.

The more students we have, the more cultural exposure.

While most American stu-dents are roomed with an inter-national student, it isnt uncom-mon for students from the same

JORDAN FLOWER | THE BG NEWS

TRAINING: Campus police during active shooter training this summer.

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Retail sales of painkillers see increase over the last eight yearsBy Frank Bass

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Retail sales of five leading painkillers near-ly doubled over the last eight years, reflecting a surge in use by patients nationwide who are living in a world of pain, accord-ing to a new Associated Press analysis of federal drug pre-scription data.

The analysis reveals that

oxycodone usage is migrating out of Appalachia to areas such as Columbus, Ohio, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and significant numbers of codeine users are living in many suburban neigh-

borhoods around the country.The amount of five major

painkillers sold at retail estab-lishments rose 90 percent between 1997 and 2005, accord-ing to Drug Enforcement

Administration figures.More than 200,000 pounds of

codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and meperidine were purchased at retail stores during 2005, the most recent year represented in the data. That is enough to give more than 300 milligrams of painkillers to every person in the country.

Oxycodone, the chemical used in OxyContin, is respon-sible for most of the increase.

Oxycodone use jumped nearly six-fold between 1997 and 2005. The drug gained notoriety as

hillbilly heroin, often bought and sold illegally in Appalachia. But its highest rates of sale now occur in places such as suburban St. Louis and Fort Lauderdale.

What were seeing now is the rest of the nation catching up to where we were, said Robert

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What were seeing now is the rest of the nation catching up to where we were.

Robert Walker | Researcher at University of Kentucky

Story by Freddy Hunt | Illustrations by Geneva Hodgson

For new and returning students trying to familiarize themselves, here are a few tasty little jewels on campus and around Bowling Green that all students should know about.

Campus CornersStudents in dire need of a sit down

dinner a part from the dining hall can enjoy a meal at Campus Corners on their meal plan. Carryout orders are available. Open for service on Sept. 4

Wait can be long so call ahead.: 419-372-2235.

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FEAST LIKE A FALCON

Taco BellThe Taco Bell in Bowling Green is

not just any other Taco Bell. It has nes-tled its way into Bowling Green tradi-tion. Waiting in line for half an hour for a fourth meal at 2 a.m. is what being a Falcon is all about. Also, this T-Bell serves breakfast.

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South Side 6 South Side, next to National City

Bank on South Main Street, South Side 6 party store and more is the best place in town to find authentic Middle Eastern food such as gyros that are shaved right off the lambs leg and sweet Baklava.

www.southside6.com

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The Cookie JarComfort food is only a phone call

away. The Cookie Jar delivers oven-fresh cookies and ice-cold milk to cookie cravers until midnight. Be sure to ask about the cookie of the day.

Call 419-354-8780

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Campus PollyeyesPollyeyes breadsticks. Pollyeyes has

great pizza, but their breadsticks loaded with cheese and toppings is the feather in their cap. The breadsticks will leave any customer stuffed and satisfied with a side of jalapeo cheese, ranch, barbe-cue or pizza sauce for dipping.

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Sunday brunch at CommonsNo weekend is complete without

an all-you-can-eat trip to Commons Sunday morning. Biscuits and gravy, pancakes, an omelet bar and just about any other breakfast dish imaginable.

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Mama Margies For students who dont feel like

trekking to Zzas for a taste, Mama Margies is delivering pizza pies via golf cart to the Harshman and Kriescher Quadrangles. Mama Margies is also available for pick-up at Founders and the Union. Mama Margies will start delivering on Aug. 24.

Order at 419-372-7586.

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The Bowling GreeneryLocated on the second floor of the

Union, the Greenery provides students with a place to sit and veg out for lunch. Customers can order from the menu or take their chances at the buffet.

11:30a.m. 2:00 p.m.

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Zzas at Night419-372-5555. This is a number

everybody living on campus should have in his or her phone. Zzas at Night has pizza, subs, pastas, salads and more. Although the quality is nothing to boast about, the location and convenience is unrivaled. Being located in the heart of the Union, Zzas is as easy as it is greasy to swoop up a pie.

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On Campus Off Campus

ACT HouseGod Dogs and Jesus

Burgers! A few times each year the Active Christians Today house, ACT, hosts a Friday night cookout. The best part of the cookout is that it is absolutely free and open to anybody who may be passing by the East Wooster address right across from Founders.

Next events:Sept. 28 and Oct. 12.

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Walker, a researcher at the University of Kentucky Center on Drug and Alcohol Research.

The world of pain extends beyond big cities and involves more than oxycodone.

In Appalachia, retail sales of hydrocodone sold mostly as Vicodin are the highest in the nation. Nine of the 10 areas with the highest per-capita sales are in mostly rural parts of West Virginia, Kentucky or Tennessee.

Dr. Jeffrey Gordon, director of the blood and cancer cen-ter at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, Conn., said Vicodin is a popular painkiller to give patients after surgery, and many doctors are familiar with it.

Over the past 10 years, there has been much better educa-tion in the medical community to ... ask if people are having pain and to better diagnose and treat it, Gordon said.

Suburbs are not immune to the explosion.

While retail sales of codeine have fallen by one-quarter since 1997, some of the highest rates of sales are in commu-nities around Kansas City, Mo., Nashville, Tenn., and on New Yorks Long Island.

The DEA figures analyzed by the AP include nationwide sales and distribution of drugs

by hospitals, retail pharmacies, doctors and teaching institu-tions. Federal investigators study the same data trying to identify illegal prescription pat-terns.

An AP investigation found these reasons for the increase:

The population is getting older. As age increases, so does the need for pain medications. In 2000, there were 35 million people older than 65. By 2020, the Census Bureau estimates the number of elderly in the U.S. will reach 54 million.

Drug makers have embarked on unprecedented marketing campaigns. Spending on drug marketing has zoomed from $11 billion in 1997 to nearly $30 billion in 2005, congressional investigators found. Profit mar-gins among the leading compa-nies routinely have been three and four times higher than in other Fortune 500 industries.

A major change in pain man-agement philosophy is now in its third decade. Doctors who once advised patients that pain is part of the healing process began reversing course in the early 1980s; most now see pain management as an important ingredient in overcoming ill-ness.

Retired Staff Sgt. James Fernandez, 54, of Fredericksburg, Va., survived two helicopter crashes and Gulf War Syndrome over 20 years in the Marine Corps. He remains disabled from his service-relat-

ed injuries and takes the equiv-alent of nine painkillers con-taining oxycodone every day.

Its made a difference, he said. I still have bad days, but its under control.

Such stories should hearten longtime advocates of wider painkiller use, such as Russell Portenoy, head of New Yorks Beth Israel pain management department. But they have not.

Im concerned and many people are concerned, that the pendulum is swinging too far back, he said.

Consider: More people are abusing pre-

scription painkillers because the medications are more avail-able. The vast majority of peo-ple with prescriptions use the

drugs safely. But the number of emergency room visits from painkiller abuse has increased more than 160 percent since 1995, according to the govern-ment.

Spooked by high-profile arrests and prosecutions by state and federal authorities, many pain-management spe-cialists now say they offer guid-ance and support to patients but will not write prescriptions, even for the sickest people. The increase in painkiller retail sales continues to rise, but only barely. There was a 150 percent increase in volume in 2001. Four years later, the year-to-year increase was barely 2 percent.

People who desperately need

strong painkillers are forced to go long distances often to a different state to find doctors willing to prescribe high doses of medicine. Siobhan Reynolds, widow of a New Mexico patient who needed large amounts of painkillers for a connective tis-sue disorder, said she routinely drove her late husband to see an accommodating doctor in Oklahoma.

Perhaps no place illustrates the trends and consequences for the world of pain better than Myrtle Beach, S.C., a sprawl-ing community of strip malls, hotels and bars perched along a 60-mile strip of sand on the Atlantic Ocean. The metro area is home to 350,000 people but sees more than 14 million tour-ists annually, drawn to its warm water, golf courses and shop-ping.

During the eight-year period reflected in government fig-ures, oxycodone distribution increased 800 percent in the area of Myrtle Beach, partly due to a campaign by Purdue Pharmaceuticals of Stamford, Conn. The privately held com-pany has pleaded guilty to lying to patients, physicians and fed-eral regulators about the addic-tive nature of the drug.

Use of other drugs soared in the area, too: Hydrocodone use increased 217 percent; mor-phine distribution went up 180 percent; even meperidine, most commonly sold as Demerol, jumped 20 percent.

CORRECTIONPOLICYWe want to correct all factual errors. If you think an error has been made, call The BG News at 419-372-6966.

Clarification: A letter to the editor yesterday by Matt Clark, USG needs to take an issue and run with it, should have noted that Clark is a former member of both Undergraduate Student Government and The BG News.

BLOTTERSUNDAY6:01 A.M.A man reports being assaulted by three unknown males earlier in the evening, suffering cuts to his left elbow and hand.8:50 A.M.A white mailbox was taken from a home on South College Drive last night.9:48 A.M. An 18-year-old was charged with underage intoxication and disorderly conduct for urinating in the street.10:19 A.M.A stop sign was taken from the intersection of Thurstin and Frazee Avenues.11:31 A.M.A toy John Deere tractor, valued at $150, was taken from a Robinwood Lane home.11:42 A.M.John C. Streetman, 40, of Bowling Green, was arrested for domestic violence and taken to the Wood County Justice Center.12 P.M.Kellie Higgins, 21, of Springfield, Ohio, was charged with assault for hitting another woman at One-49 the previous night.4:37 P.M.A car parked on Fairview Avenue was keyed overnight.6:25 P.M.A car parked on Campbell Hill Road had both side mirrors knocked off and its roof dented. Damage is esti-mated at $750.7:14 TO 9:51 P.M.Three residents from Varsity Square Apartments report specks of paint on their cars. The paint came acci-dentally from a contractor painting the Mid-Wood silos near by.

MONDAY3:20 A.M.An unknown object was thrown through the rear passenger window of car parked on South Main Street. Damage is estimated at $100 and nothing was taken from the vehicle.3:28 A.M.Police notice another car parked on South Main Street with its rear passenger window broken out and dome light on. Police notified the owner. Nothing was taken and dam-age is estimated at $100.

DRUGSFrom Page 1

A reverse 911 system calls all listed subscribers if a threat-ening 911 call is made, and a specific message pertain-ing to that threat is sent out. The University is not ready for reverse 911 calls yet.

Wiegand explained that find-ing a reverse 911 system that is right for the University may take some time, since so many different companies sell the systems.

However, the University is looking to reverse blue light

phones that are seen along side campus walkways.

Members of the campus police force, as well as most members of the city police force also worked with the Ohio Highway Patrol this summer to participate in active shooter training, Wiegand said.

This active shooter training provided all participants the opportunity to become pre-pared for different emergen-cies involving physical threats to campus, such as an armed person.

In addition to active shooter training, general improve-ments to campus security

were made. Police continually look for

ways to improve campus light-ing and all around student safety measures.

Colleges and universities are all looking at their secu-rity measures to see what they can improve, even with-out the Virginia Tech trag-edy, we would still be look-ing to improve security. We are always looking at how to improve, Wiegand said.

The Universitys emergency procedure guidelines can be found at: www.bgsu.edu/downloads/finance/file34676.pdf

country to room together. Junior English major

Sayaka Kawami says that she enjoys living in the Global Village because it has eased her transition from Japan to America.

All day I have to try to keep up with people speaking English and here I can relax at the end of the day. Its nice to have a Japanese friend, Kawami said.

For some American stu-dents like Molly Albertson,

a freshman studying International Studies, liv-ing in the Global Village offers experience that cant be found in a classroom. Albertson shares her room with a student from Japan.

Ive learned more about culture here in three days than I did studying four years of foreign language in High School, she said.

The Global Village plans to hold special events, social gatherings and field trips over the school year. Their Opening Ceremony by Candlelight will be held this Wednesday, Aug. 22 and is open to the public.

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SAFETY From Page 1

TOBY TALBOT | THE BG NEWSPAINKILLERS: OxyContin tablets are seen at Brooks Drugs in Montpelier, Vermont.

Officials discuss border safety with U.S. neighborsBy Deb Riechmann The Associated Press

MONTEBELLO, Canada President Bush and the leaders of Mexico and Canada worked Monday to craft a plan to secure their borders in the event of a terrorist strike or other emer-gency without creating traffic tie-ups that slowed commerce

at crossings after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Bush, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper want their homeland security experts to figure out the best way to protect citizens in an emergency, perhaps an out-break of avian flu, without snarling business among the

trading partners.More broadly, the goal of the

North American summit was to seek middle ground on shared concerns about the border and a host of other issues ranging from energy to trade, food safety to immigration. The three-way meeting at a highly secured red cedar chateau along the banks of the Ottawa River focused on

administrative and regulatory issues, not sweeping legislative proposals for North America.

Few, if any, formal announce-ments were expected. The meeting served to address thorny problems between the U.S. and its neighbors to the North and South and bolster a compact dubbed the Security and Prosperity

Partnership of North America that serves as a way for the nations to team up on health, security and commerce.

Several hundred demonstra-tors protested on issues such as the war in Iraq, human rights and integration of North America. One carried a banner that said: Say No To Americanada.

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August 22 & 23Alphi Phi House8 to 10 p.m.

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Greek CarnivalWednesday, August 22,

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.Union Oval

Meet all of BGSUs 44 fraternities and sororities

and get more information about joining

Register for Panhellenic Sorority recruitment at

www.greekbgsu.com by Wednesday, September 5

NPHC

Meet the GreeksMonday, September 10, 6 - 8 p.m.Lenhart Grand Ballroom, Union

Meet the members of BGSUs seven historically

African-American NPHC fraternities and sororities

www.greekbgsu.com

Carbon monoxide leak hits Virginia Tech campus

By Sue Lindsey The Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va. A Virginia Tech campus still reeling from the deaths of 32 people at the hands of a student gunman last spring began its fall semester yesterday amid another trag-edy: a carbon monoxide leak at an off-campus apartment left five roommates hospitalized, two in critical condition.

The leak appeared to be from a faulty valve in a gas water heater in the apart-ment the students shared, Blacksburg Police Capt. Bruce

Bradbery said.It was discovered Sunday

morning after a neighbor complained of fumes, just as Virginia Tech was prepar-ing to dedicate a memorial to the 27 students and five fac-ulty members killed April 16 by Seung-Hui Cho.

Bruce Bradbery was at the dedication ceremony when he got the call.

Enoughs enough, he said. Last fall, an escaped fugitive on the loose near campus had forced the university to shut down on its first day of classes.

CAMPUSBRI E FSStickers on student IDs no longer necessary

Students will no longer need to have a white validation sticker indicating class rank and credit hours on the back of their BGSU IDs to gain access to campus facili-ties or events.

The magnetic strip on the back of BG1 cards will now determine whether students are permitted to access facilities like the Students Recreation Center, Perry Field House, University Libraries and athletic events.

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8:00 a.m to 11:00 p.m Muslim Student Association Prayer Room204 Olscamp

12:00 to 1:00 p.mWeight WatchersUnion room 316

8:00-11:00 p.mRSA Casino NightUnion Grand Ballroom

8:00 a.m- 9:00 p.mTextile Expression: The Movement of the Line: Act, Metif and Idea ExpansionUnion 131 Gallery Space

Some of the calendar of events is taken from events.bgsu.edu

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College students continue under parental guidanceBy Edward M. Eveld

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. All those cell phones on college campuses arent just talking to each other.

Theyre speed-dialing home. A lot.

Got a problem with univer-sity bureaucracy? Mom and dad will know what to do. Time to kill between classes? Chat up mom or dad. Think you just blew a chemis-

try exam? Unload on the folks.Not to mention the calls going

the other direction.One mom mentioned that she

calls her son to wake him up in the morning, said Sandy Waddell, assistant dean of students at Rockhurst University. She said if she didnt, he might not make it to class. I told her I thought that was a bit over the top.

Cell phones are a godsend for parents of high schoolers. The

electronic leash, as some teens call it, assures that the kids have little excuse for not informing parents of their whereabouts. And mom and dad are quickly reach-able if something goes awry.

But young adults in college are supposed to practice and prove their independence. All that contact, used the wrong way, can impede those goals, student affairs experts say.

Waddell said about half the

students on campus had cell phones a few years ago. Now, nearly every student does. At ori-entation sessions, Waddell tells parents the college years are a time for emancipation, when young adults learn to handle matters on their own.

The proliferation of cell phone use on campuses has caused many students to continue on an electronic leash

By Kristen VasasReporter

Campus safety and secu-rity is one of the main goals of the Undergraduate Student Government this year.

At last nights general assem-bly meeting, President Johnnie Lewis discussed USGs plans for ensuring that all students living both on and off campus are safe at all times.

One of USGs main concerns involving campus safety and security is to make sure students are safe when crossing the rail-road tracks.

After two pedestrians were hit by trains in Bowling Green this summer, local police have begun ticketing anyone who crosses the train tracks at an undesignated location.

Lewis said simply ticketing students who cross the train tracks at illegal spots is not enough to protect BGSU stu-dents and is willing to fight the railroad companies to ensure safety by providing more acces-sible railroad crossings for pedestrians.

I am a firm believer that I can tackle anything if I have the sup-port of the people, Lewis said. I am not afraid of a fight with the corporations, but the safety of the students is more impor-tant than a battle.

But Michael Ginsburg, a USG

faculty advisor and the Assistant Dean of Students, said it could be difficult for USG to work with large corporations to make the changes Lewis suggested.

Railroads are private com-panies which means that rail-roads are private properties, Ginsburg said. Crossing the railroad tracks at undesignated locations is therefore trespass-ing and against the law.

Because it is against the law to cross the railroad tracks any-where that is not a marked cross-ing, both Lewis and Ginsburg feel that it is an inconvenience for students who live and walk near the tracks.

However, a little inconve-nience is better than not being alive at all, Ginsburg said.

Chief of Staff, Erin Darnely, said she understands how the new law can make it more dif-ficult to get to and from campus, and is in support of trying to make a change.

Even though it may be a big fight, [we] do hope we get our voices out there, she said.

USG also hopes to assist the University in their efforts to increase communication on campus should a security crisis

arise. The University is already developing a plan to collect stu-dents cell phone numbers to send out warnings if needed.

For next years incoming freshman, cell phone num-bers would be collected when first accessing their BG Net account. Along with a home address, a cell phone number would be requested, but all students would be given the option to decline.

Current students would be asked to give their cell phone numbers when registering for classes next semester and would also have the option to decline.

In the case of a scenario like the one that occurred at Virginia Tech, [students] would be con-nected through cell phones and be able to avoid any areas that would be considered danger-ous, Lewis said.

Along with safety and security, USG also plans to ask the Board of Trustees to give voting privi-leges to student trustees who are only permitted to voice their opinions at meetings. USG is also working to make instructor evaluations public to assist stu-dents in selecting classes each semester.

USG focuses on security issuesRecent deaths on railroad tracks have the group concerned

STEVE HELBER | AP PHOTO

EVACUATION: Virginia Tech students, Lauren Steel and Matt MacCormack, carry items out of an apartment where several students were overcome by carbon monoxide.

I am not afraid of a fight with the corporations.

Johnnie Lewis | USG President

CHECK THIS OUT!The BG News is still looking for opinion columnists

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LOOK MA, NEW NAME!Youre looking at what used to be called the Opinion page. Weve changed the name this year to Forum. The name reflects our belief that the page should serve as place where everyone on campus and in Bowling Green should have a chance to have his or her views seen, not just our regular columnists.

What do you think? Look at the Speak your mind box on this page for details on how to contact us.

A long list of lifestyle changes awaits new international students

Each year from mid-July to late August, Bowling Green welcomes a sizeable number of foreign students. With stu-dents coming from diverse countries in Africa, Europe, South America and Asia, the University is certainly home to an eclectic mix of cultures, nationalities and outlooks.

And that is the crux of the matter: something both the University and the community are proud of. This mix of stu-dents stimulates a lively and diverse campus atmosphere and gives students the oppor-tunity to learn from each other, making them better citizens of the world.

For most international stu-dents, arrival in Bowling Green almost invariably marks the start of their first visit to the United States. The initial expe-riences in Bowling Green there-fore embody and inform their perceptions and expectations of this great nation. Bowling Green becomes the crucible upon which the first lessons into the American way of life are assimilated.

With its beautiful and com-plex history, the U.S. is also the worlds poster child of capital-ism. To the new international student, this much-acclaimed American way they must adapt to is not only unique, but also confusing and staggering.

Common courtesy calls for people to smile to everyone (when I came, I thought most Americans had twitches in the face!), and people say hi so fast you wonder whatever happened to shaking hands. Even for those who speak English, the accent is another story altogether.

Then there are the societal cleavages, mostly along race. A lot of international students learn to their amazement that race is clear and present in the United States.

Dont even get me started on the food; the American menu is truly varied, extensive and mouth-watering. That, howev-er, does not help hapless inter-national students who have to make do with the strange sounding names and food that is so much different than it is back home. They slowly become accustomed to burgers, pizza, hush puppies and pop! It took me some time to swap soda for pop and to think of puppies as food!

The stores are another thing altogether. You know, the rest of the world has stores, but the United States has STORES. The merchandise in those stores is mind-boggling. One interna-tional student once observed that Americans have so many choices in the stores it takes a lot of willpower to decide even which cheese to buy. That is what an unabashed market economy does.

A lot of countries in the world have mass transit systems; not the United States and cer-tainly not northwest Ohio. International students then have to make do with rides from friends, colleagues and people on the road until they can buy their own cars.

To the credit of the commu-nity in Bowling Green, both on campus and off, its efforts at welcoming international stu-dents is always appreciated and regarded. Certainly many place long-distance calls to far-flung homes across the world to marvel at the wonder and grace that is their welcome to Bowling Green.

Going to another country far, far away from home and fam-ily, away from ones usual way of life, is never easy. Coming to America, for most people, is a dream. The United States, truth be told, is highly admired by everyone well almost every-one in the world. It evokes in many people the ideals of liberty, the rule of law, pursuit of happiness, glamour and all those beautiful ideals expressed in the immortal Declaration of Independence. It is these ideals and many others that enthrall

people all over the world about the United States. Cheers to the nation of nations.

When new international stu-dents come to Bowling Green each fall, they are usually eager to live, even in a miniature sort of way, in an American fashion. Anything that Bowling Green presents to these students becomes the lenses with which they look at the United States. It shocks many foreign students when they realize how little some Americans know about the rest of the world.

So next time you meet an international student, strike up a conversation with them, get to know their home coun-try and what it is like to live there. To international stu-dents, soak up as much as you can about the American way it makes assimilation and living here easier.

Above all, we should all, whether American or interna-tional, appreciate, treasure and nourish diversity. We are living in a global village, and inter-dependence is the key to this globalized world.

Welcome to Bowling Green, all new students. Welcome to Bowling Green and to America, all of you from foreign nations coming to study at the University.

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BGeX is useful, but freshman need more to keep them here

Bowling Green has a rather infu-riating problem.

Apparently a large number of our incoming students never make it to graduation. When I was first recruited by a political science professor to be a peer facilitator at the end of my soph-omore year, she explained to me the purpose of the BGeX pro-gram is presumably to encour-age freshman interaction by giv-ing them a small class and a role model. They then can take that to their fellow students so well that they will keep their grades up and never even consider transferring away.

While I applaud the intent of this program it has been recognized in various publica-tions as an innovative outreach I feel like we are essentially blaming the waiter because we ordered the wrong dish. Let me explain.

It is possible that the Universitys retention rate is poor because the faculty and administration have some-how failed incoming students. However, I am more inclined to believe that the bulk of the responsibility falls on, surpris-ingly, the incoming students.

BGeX has attempted to cre-ate a shortcut by giving stu-dents an early group of friends with, ideally, the same interests. Unfortunately, however, unless BGeX becomes outright invasive and requires outside get-togeth-ers on regular occasions, it is up to the students whether they will ever make anything of this net-work. So while it might be too early to tell, I have a suspicion that very few of these future grad-uating seniors will accredit their success to BGeX.

That said, please note that I am not trying to tear down the program itself. I think it is a great idea with a lot of benefits, but I also think it cannot function

alone. Potentially, it has a great deal of help.

There are literally hundreds of student groups on campus. They range from intramural sports to common interests, politics, spe-cial interests, religious pursuit and quite a few I have undoubt-edly forgotten.

Every year at Campus Fest these groups give their sales pitch to anyone who will listen, and hope desperately that some-one new will show up at the next meeting, event or outing.

Here is the kicker though: They are rarely successful. Even those that acquire new members often lose them within a month to apa-thy or time conflict with a favor-ite TV show.

Obviously there is some aspect of speculation to that statement, however I personally have tried out or worked with something in the ballpark of a dozen groups before finding the one I could really get involved in, and in each one I saw the same trend. A large group of freshmen would bol-ster the ranks and then quickly lose interest, and the club would dwindle to its stoic veterans and maybe a handful of its more pas-sionate newcomers.

Last fall, an outside represen-tative explained to my club that at most schools, a prominent organization should be able to recruit 1 percent of their student body, which at Bowling Green came out to 161 members out of 16,100 undergraduates.

Yet time and again, my organi-zation and the others I have kept in touch with have to struggle to get 25 members to show up at a meeting. So here is some slightly suspect math to consid-er. If we have approximately 300 organizations on campus, with

perhaps 20 members per meet-ing and assuming no overlap there are only 6,000 students active in clubs. Thats barely over one-third of the campus.

So perhaps the reason we have such a problem with students dropping out and transferring is more a fault of the students than the University. I guess the moral of the story is be careful whom you blame. The University pro-vides access to every activity you could ever want all you have to do is find it. For a short-cut, go to the schools Web site and use the pull-down bar to go to the Student Organization page [under Student Life] and call the Office of Campus Involvement to figure out when the next meeting is.

Also, do not be afraid to walk in halfway through a semester. You might not get an immediate job, but I can guarantee a new mem-ber is always a welcome sight.

So please, help BGeX make Bowling Green more than a series of classrooms and bars. Take the time out of your TV schedule invest in a VCR if you must and try out a few new things. You might just figure out why it is called a campus community.

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We all owe a thank-you to the BGSU staff who braved hours of rain to help students move into their residence halls on Sunday. Parking and traffic employees, RAs, residence hall staff and more worked so students could get into their dry rooms as soon as possible.

They helped students and parents for hours on end, despite what were most likely many pairs of drenched socks.

Being a staff employee here is often a thankless job. When we leave half-finished pop bottles in classrooms and scribble on bathroom walls, they dont just take care of themselves. Someone puts their labor into making this place run as smoothly as it can lots of people do, actually.

But at the rate at which we continue to litter and scribble, youd be hard-pressed to notice that we care.

So lets take Sunday as a starting point. Dont just thank staff today, thank them every day by keeping their jobs in mind as you go about campus.

STAFF EDITORIAL

A note of thanks for the rain-soaked

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MWENDAH MMAILUTHACOLUMNIST

BRIAN KUTZLEYCOLUMNIST

[BGeX] is a great idea with a lot of

benefits, but I also think it cannot

function alone.

TOMMOROW IN FORUMJason Snead on raising the drinking age to 25.

Dave Herrera on the journalism class we need, now.

The BG News Submission PolicyLETTERS TO THE EDITOR are to be fewer than 300 words. These are usually in response to a current issue on the Universitys campus or the Bowling Green area.

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PEOPLE ON THE STREET Would you have come to classes even with the rain if it werent the first day?

MIKE BRETELSON, Sophomore, Physical Education

Probably not, Ill be honest. It was a total downpour ... and I have 8:30 a.m. classes.

EMILY EVERLY, Junior, CDIS

It would depend on what class ... probably [yes for] the classes that pertain to my major.

JEREMY FOSKITT, Graduate Student, College Student Personnel

Yes, I definitely would because I only have class once a week.

JORDEN MEADOWS, Junior, Political Science

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Tuesday, August 21, 2007 4FORUM Ive learned more about culture here in three days than I did studying four years of foreign language in High School. Molly Albertson, a freshman living in the new Global Village learning community [see story, p. 1].

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By Mark Stevenson Associated Press

TULUM, Mexico Tens of thou-sands of tourists fled the beaches of the Mayan Riviera on Monday as monstrous Hurricane Dean roared toward the ancient ruins and modern oil installations of the Yucatan Peninsula.Mexicos state oil company, Petroleos de Mexico, said it

was evacuating all of its more than 14,000 offshore workers in the southern Gulf of Mexico, which includes the giant Cantarell oil field.Cancun seemed likely to be spared a direct hit, but visitors abandoned its swank hotels to swarm outbound flights. Officials evacuated more rustic lodgings farther south, where Dean was expected to smash

ashore early Tuesday.Dean already had winds of 150 mph as it brushed past the Cayman Islands on Monday, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm could grow even stronger - into a giant Category 5 hurricane - before striking Mexico. At 2 p.m. EDT, Dean was centered 330 miles east of Belize City, where authorities closed all hospitals

and urged residents to leave.The storm - which killed at least 10 people across the Caribbean - was expected to slash across the Yucatan and emerge in the Gulf of Campeche, where Petroleos de Mexico decided Monday to shut down production on the offshore rigs that extract most of the nations oil.Shutting the 407 oil wells in the Campeche Sound will result in

a production loss of 2.7 million barrels of oil and 2.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day, Pemex said. Of that, about 1.7 million barrels of oil a day is exported from three Gulf ports, where Pemex was loading the final tankers Monday morning before shutting them as well.Central Mexico was next on the storms path, though the outer bands were likely to bring rain

and gusty winds to south Texas, already saturated after an unusu-ally rainy summer.At the southern tip of Texas, offi-cials urged residents to evacuate ahead of the storm. Our mission is very simple. Its to get people out of the kill zone, to get people out of the danger area, which is the coastline of Texas, said Johnny Cavazos, Cameron Countys chief emergency director.

Mexican coast prepares for Hurricane Dean strike in Yucatan Peninsula

Many changes approved by City CouncilBy Megan Armentrout

Reporter

MONDAYS BOWLING GREEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING ACTION: VOTE: WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU:

A resolution was adopted which authorizes Mayor John Quinn to enter into a coordination agree-ment between the City of Bowling Green and the Ohio Historic Preservation Office.

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An ordinance was adopted to authorize the Utilities Director to execute an agreement between the University and the City of Bowling Green. This will be for the instal-lation and maintenance of certain composite communications cable.

5-0 These communication cables have the capacity to carry a broad range of telephonic, video and data signals.

An ordinance was passed autho-rizing the Utilities Director to advertise for bids and enter into a contract or contracts for the Poe Road and Lafayette Boulevard sewer improvements.

5-0 Sewer improvements will bring construction to a major road lead-ing to campus, Poe Road.

Next Meeting: Sept. 3

Illegal immigrant continues to fight U.S. policyBy Elliot Spagat

The Associated Press

TIJUANA, Mexico An illegal immigrant who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year to avoid being separated from her American-born son was deport-ed from the United States to Mexico, where she vowed yester-day to continue her campaign to change U.S. immigration laws.

Elvira Arellano, 32, became an activist and a national sym-bol for illegal immigrant par-ents as she defied her deporta-tion order and spoke out from her sanctuary. She announced last week that she was leav-ing the Adalberto United Methodist Church to try to lobby U.S. lawmakers.

She had just spoken at a Los Angeles rally when she was

arrested Sunday outside Our Lady Queen of Angels church and deported, said the Rev. Walter Coleman, pastor of Adalberto United Methodist.

They were in a hurry to deport me because they saw that I was threatening to mobilize and organize the people to fight for legaliza-tion, Arellano said.

People escape potentially fatal crash

By Debby Wu The Associated Press

NAHA, Japan Taiwan grounded its fleet of Boeing 737-800 jetliners after a China Airlines plane exploded in a fireball yesterday on the tar-mac in Okinawa, and officials said a fuel leak may be to blame. All 165 passengers and crew scrambled down emer-gency chutes or jumped from cockpit windows some just seconds before the blast.

Passengers described a normal landing after Flight CI-120 landed on the resort island of Okinawa from the Taiwanese capital of Taipei. But as the jet came to a stop near the terminal, they said that the left engine began smoking, followed by the right one.

Okinawa Airport traffic controllers had received no report from the pilot indicat-ing anything was wrong as the plane came in to land and even as it stopped near the terminal to unload passen-gers, said Japanese Transport Ministry official Akihiko Tamura.

When the smoke started billowing outside the plane, the cabin crew already was standing by the doors, said a passenger who gave his sur-name as Tsang and identified himself as a guide for Taipeis Southeast Tours.

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AROUND THE MAC Were you happy with your ratings on EA Sports NCAA Football 08?

IKE BROWN, Linebacker, Central Michigan

They got me rated the same as some of the guys on my team, and Ill blow them out.

JACK WILLIAMS, Cornerback, Kent State

I think Im faster, and I didnt even get the impact player but Im not mad about it.

DAN LEFEVOUR, Quarterback, Central Michigan

Its a lot more fun than last year Im not the worst quarterback on the team anymore.

JULIAN EDELMAN, Quarterback, Kent State

[In the game] Im a small guy thats not very fast, that cant throw far.

By Bill Bordewick Reporter

The summer months dont exactly bring excitement to the casual sports fan. Baseball is in the dog days of its season. There is no football or basketball until the fall.

There isnt much for peo-ple to do except await the arrivals of two of EA Sports best selling video games Madden for NFL and NCAA for the college game.

Madden is a popular game that allows the user to play as his or her favorite team and have the ability to build a dynasty with them.

But unless your name is Clinton Portis, Chad Johnson or any other pro football player, you are not actually playing as yourself in the game.

The NCAA game is unique to the college game because the athletes in the game are the same people you and I have class with on a day-to-day basis. They are students like the rest of us, but they actually get to have their likeness embodied in a video game.

The athletes eagerly await the arrival of the game because it gives them some-thing to do at their various training camps at night.

The competition the game brings is a needed break from the mundane nature of

training camp in the dorms.Everybody went out and

got it and started playing it the first night of train-ing camp, said Central Michigan linebacker Ike Brown. Tournaments go on all the time everybodys always playing it whenever theres free time.

Brown is one of the vari-ous players who expressed distaste in his rating in the game. Brown believes he is faster and stronger than the game gave him credit for.

Im mad about my strength and Im mad about my speed. Im way stron-ger than they give me credit for, and Im way faster than they give me credit for, Brown said.

I just base it off the other players on my team how their speed is rated. They got me rated the same as some of the guys on my team, and Ill blow them out.

The speed and strength attributes were hot-button issues for the players who recently gathered at the Mid-American Conference Media Day in Detroit, Mich., during which representatives from

See GAME | Page 7

MAC players enjoy starringas themselves in EA sports

college football titleTRUE MEASURE?MAKING AN IMPACT: BGs impact players are Diyral Briggs on defense and Chris Bullock and Anthony Turner on offense.

TERRY GILLIAM | AP PHOTO

LEADING THE CHARGE: Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel, center, leads his team on the field during the second half against Penn State, Saturday, Sept 23, 2006, in Columbus.

Buckeyes looking for leaders in 07

TONY DEJAK | AP PHOTO

HOLDING IN DOWN: NFL commis-sioner Roger Goodell answers questions about Michael Vick during a visit to the Cleveland Browns training camp, Thursday in Berea, Ohio.

HARAZ N. GHANBARI | AP PHOTO

PLEA AGREED: Atlanta Falcons quar-terback Michael Vick leaves the federal courthouse in Richmond, Va., following his arraignment on federal dogfighting charges in this July 26 file photo.

Vick reaches plea agreement according to lawyerFaces up to five years and $250,000 fine for offenses

By Rusty MillerThe Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio Its that time of year when football teams blab on and on about how important their senior leadership will be.

You dont hear that coming out of Ohio State.

Thats because seniors are on the endangered list for the Buckeyes.

By extension, no one knows for certain if there will be a commensurate shortfall of that

hard-to-measure intangible called leadership.

A scan of Ohio States roster shows only 12 seniors among the 110 players in fall camp. Compare that with the 40 players who are freshmen in terms of eligibility.

I know on the defensive line, weve only got one and thats Brett Daly, defensive coordinator Jim Heacock said. The linebacking corps, weve got Larry Grant and Curtis Terry. ... On the back end, we just dont have that.

And its not just on defense. If anything, the offense has even

fewer players entering their final year.

Moreover, of that dirty dozen of seniors, only one, offensive tackle Kirk Barton, was a starter a year ago and just two others, Grant and Terry, saw substantial playing time. Daly, long snappers Dimitrios Makridis and Jackson Haas, running back Trever Robinson, receiver Brent Ullery, fullback Tyler Whaley, fullback Dionte Johnson, defensive back DeAngelo Haslam and offensive lineman Daniel Dye have seen some action but to little effect.

By Larry Odell The Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. Michael Vicks lawyer said yesterday the NFL star would plead guilty to federal dogfighting conspiracy charges, putting the Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks career in jeopardy and leaving him sub-ject to a possible prison term.

The offense is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, although fed-eral sentencing guidelines most likely would call for less. Vicks plea hearing is Aug. 27.

Lead defense attorney Billy Martin said Vick reached an

agreement with federal prose-cutors after consulting with his family over the weekend.

Mr. Vick has agreed to enter a plea of guilty to those charg-es and to accept full respon-sibility for his actions and the mistakes he has made, Martin said in a statement. Michael wishes to apologize again to everyone who has been hurt by this matter.

Martin later told The Associated Press he could not divulge any specifics of the plea agreement or how much time Vick can expect to serve in prison.

NFL commissioner Roger

Goodell has barred Vick from the Falcons training camp, but has withheld further action while the league conducts its own investigation.

We totally condemn the conduct outlined in the charg-es, which is inconsistent with what Michael Vick previously told both our office and the Falcons, the league said in a statement. The NFL added that it has asked the Falcons to continue to refrain from taking action pending a decision by the commissioner.

Martin said salvaging Vicks NFL career was never part of the discussions.

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BASKETBALL2007-08 Mens and Womens Basketball schedules announced The official schedule has been released for Louis Orrs first season at the helm for the Falcons. His first game will be in familiar territory.

MENS SOCCERFalcons fall to CSUCleveland State managed two late goals to get past BG in Sundays game. Jacob Lawrence scored the lone Falcon goal. He was assisted by Ryan Perea. The Falcons play another exhibtion game at home Friday before going on a four-game road trip to start the season.

Today in sports history:1986 - With 2 outs in the 6th inning of a game. The Boston Red Sox score 11 runs.1982 - Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first Major League pitcher to to get his 300th save.1967 - Ken Harrelson becomes baseballs first free agent.1953 - Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) and Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in contract negotiation.1929 - The Chicago Cardinals become the first pro football team to train out of town.1926- Chicago White Sox pitcher Ted Lyons no-hits the Boston Red Sox 6-0 in just 67 minutes at Fenway Park.1922 - Curly Lambeau and Green Bay Football Club are granted NFL franchise.

The ListThe BG News breaks down the top five sports video games of all-time.1. Madden football: Its hard to believe this phenomenon began as a way to teach kids how to learn and read plays. It has also revolutionized NCAA Football. Tecmo deserves an honorable mention here.2. NBA Jam: Thankfully no one ever rips this game off on SportsCenter. The only game that would ever make a virtual Mark Price that can dunk.3. Tiger Woods: Ever play that game and then think you can golf better? Usually it follows with a very bad day on the links.4. RBI Baseball: MLB players still play this game to this day.5. California Games: How many games can you skateboard, bike and surf in?

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Nanny 11 am to 7 pm Mon. thru Fri.Some overnights. $7.00 hr plusbenefits. Exp. pref. 419-872-6222.

Nanny w/ child care exp. needed tocare for 1 girl (age 3) in our BGhome weekday mornings 9:30 to12:30 MWF and/or TH. $8.00-$10.00hr. dep. on exp. Good refs., reliablecar & child care exp. req. 419-353-5363.

Part time wait staff & bartenderswanted. Apply at LaRoes in GrandRapids, OH.

RELIABLE, CARING BABYSITTERneeded fall semester, possibly be-yond for our 4 yr. old daughter in ourPerrysburg home. Tues., Wed. & Fri.afternoons. We are looking for some-one who will actively engage in play-ing with and teaching a sweet, shygirl. $7.50/hour. E-mail :vekstra@bgsu.edu.

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** Avail. now. Rooms. $225 mo. 4bdrm. free internet. cartyrentals.comCall 419-353-0325.

BABYSITTER needed to care forgirls (1 & 4 yrs.) in our BG home.Flexible daytime hours (AM and/orPM) Good references & credentials amust. Contact Deborah atdschock@bgsu.edu

Child care center now hiring caregivers for days, eves., weekends.Send resume or apply in person. 580Craig Dr., Suite 2, Perrysburg OH43551. info@kidzwatch.net.

Experienced book keeperOne day a week. $7.00 hour.

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Infant/Toddler Teacher -BGWSOS Community Action Commis-sion, a community based organiza-tion. focused on the human service

needs of the disadvantaged, is seek-ing a qualified individual to be re-

sponsible for the care and supervi-sion of an infant/toddler classroom incompliance with all policies, proce-

dures, licensing and funding require-ments. Required Bachelors degreein Early Childhood Education; one tothree years experience working withinfants and toddlers in a classroomor childcare setting; up to one yearexperience working with word proc-essing, spreadsheet, internet anddatabase software. Year Round,

Full-Time,$11.55/hr. Send resumeby August 31, 2007 to: WSOS CAC,Attn: HR-ITT/BG/CT,PO Box 590,

Fremont, OH 43420. Affirmative Ac-tion Employer-M/F/Vet/Disab.

Lifeguards & Swim InstructorsWolf Creek YMCA

Ann Lofton 419-866-9622

MIKES PARTY MART

A popular, fun, friendly family ownedbusiness in BG has 1 part-timesales clerk position avail. 14-22hrs./wk. Must be friendly, neat, hon-est, dependable, good work ethic,desires steady empolyment through-out the year & be avail. weekends &some week nights. Apply Tues.8-21 - Thurs. 8-23 between8am-5pm at 834 S. Main, BG (Lo-cated in Big Lots Plaza).419-352-9259.

City Events

On Weds. & Thurs., Aug. 22-23,btwn. hours of 9am to 11:30am &1:00pm to 4:30pm., the NorthwestRegional Library System (NOR-WELD) will be giving away free com-puters & peripherals. The office is lo-cated at 183 S. Main St. in BG (thenortheast corner of Clough & MainSts. , opposite H&R Block.) Much ofthe equipment is outdated but stillfunctional. Well be recycling whatisnt taken but old laptops, monitors,Macs, PCs, scanners, printers &various other computer equipmentwill be given away at no charge. Noinquiries prior to the giveaway.

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Subleaser Needed! Enclave I apt.avail. for sublease. 1 male occup. tofill vacancy of 4 man apt. Furn., $324mo. plus util. Call Kyle 419-206-0985

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!BARTENDING! up to $300/day Noexp. necessary. Training provided.

Call 800-965-6520 ext. 174.

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all 13 MAC teams come together for media meet and greets.

Kent States two represen-tatives, defensive back Jack Williams and quarterback Julian Edelman, both expressed their opinions on the various attributes they thought were incorrect.

I think Im faster, and I didnt even get the impact player, but Im not mad about it, Williams said. Its just a video game, though; its all in good fun.

The impact player Williams speaks of is kind of a status rank in which the top three players on the team are given stars around their names (BGs impact play-ers are Anthony Turner, Chris Bullock and Diyral Briggs).

Edelman is listed as one of

KSUs impact players, but that did not stop him from being unhappy with his rating.

Im not happy about every-thing, Edelman said. [In the game] Im a small guy thats not very fast that cant throw far.

Fellow quarterback Dan LeFevour of Central Michigan acted as if he was relieved that the game noted his accomplish-ments from last season.

Its a lot more fun than last year Im not the worst quar-terback on the team anymore, LeFevour said. Its fun.

While some of the other play-ers at Media Day were not happy with their ratings, BG players Kory Lichtensteiger and Loren Hargrove were a bit more hum-ble with theirs.

I havent seen it, but some-body I was talking to said I was ranked pretty well, Hargrove said.

I was talking with Briggs and I guess hes the impact player in the game, which he definitely deserves because hes an impact player on the field and said everybody was ranked pretty well. You know its realistic and I cant wait to start playing it.

Lichtensteiger was perfectly content with his ranking of an 89.

Hes a Halo guy though. He gets enough football in real life and doesnt need anymore in the digital world.

The game got mixed feelings from players all across the MAC but that just adds to the unique situation that the game puts these players in. They get to play as themselves in a video game which is a pretty cool feeling if you ask me.

As Wayne and Garth would say, Game On.

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