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Baseball season opens despite weather, pg. 7 THE BG NEWS Vol. 69 Issue 105 Bowling Green, Ohio Tuesday, April 7,1987 Reagan, Canadians 'Spring II': eye acid rain treaty showing OTTAWA (AP) - President Reagan said yester- provide a North American solution to acid rain." day there are "no Quick and easy answers" for Reagan, departing from his prepared text in his curbing acid rain. But he agreed to consider a speech minutes later, said he had "agreed to here soon Canadian proposal for a treaty requiring lower consider" Mulroney's proposal, "building on the pollution levels by an agreed date. tradition of agreements to control pollution of our Reagan made his surprise offer in a speech to shared interior waters," referring to the Great by Mike Amburgey Parliament after Canadian Prime Minister Brian Lakes. staff reporter Mulroney told the same audience, "In this matter, time is not our ally but our enemy. The longer we HE SAID they also "s-jreed to inject new A large low-pressure center delay, the greater the cost." impetus" to talks on Canada's disputed claim of that began in the Gulf Coast and The agreement to consider holding negotiations sovereignty in the icy Northwest Passage. worked its way northeast into on the issue allowed the two leaders to wind up a In their meetings earlier, Mulroney used a globe the mid-Atlantic states was re- 24-hour visit by Reagan on an upbeat note. in his office to press his case that Canada owns the sponsible for the unseasonal Earlier, both sides predicted there would be no passageway through the Arctic Ocean. temperatures and snow that fell agreements, and U.S. officials said privately that over the weekend, said Michael a treaty was not the correct way to combat The United States recognizes a 12-mile Ca- Eckert, meteorologist for the pollution, particularly since various technologies nadian coastal jurisdiction but insists the water- National Weather Service in To- are being explored to fight it. way is an international strait through which other ledo. Calling acid rain a two-nation problem requir- countries are entitled to passage. ing a two-nation solution, Mulroney said: "I On another sensitive issue between the two While the Toledo-Bowling urgently invite the United States administration countries, the president promised to work for the Green area has received 2.4 and the American Congress to join with this success of free-trade negotiations eliminating inches of snow since April 1, Parliament and the government of Canada in tariff and non-tariff barriers between the United eastern Ohio felt the brunt of the concluding a firm, bilateral accord which will □ See Canada, page 5. storm front with reported accu- mulations ranging from 10 to 20 inches. Northwest Ohio escaped the New classes may be added storm simply because the low pressure area causing it didn't extend this far, Eckert said. He Faculty Senate votes today on cultural diversity requirement said if the low pressure center would have reached 150 to 200 miles further west, this region by Linda Hoy "In time, I am quite optimistic that we would also have felt the effects staff reporter will be able to implement (the of the storm. A fifth general education re- requirement in cultural diversity)." "The clouds over the Atlantic quirement may be added for — Kendall Baker helped to wrap in all the mois- students if Faculty Senate votes ture from the rain and the sea, today to study the possibility of and the moisture got wrapped developing courses in cultural Genevieve Stang, Faculty Sen- be assessed, and the committee into the low pressure center mat diversity. ate secretary, said that if the will report back to the senate rolled into the mid-Atlantic The senate will vote at its 2:30 proposal passes the senate, then sometime in the 1988-89 year, he states and into Ohio," Eckert p.m. meeting on a resolution the established committee "will said. said. He said that accounted for recommending the establish- ultimately have to decide what The original proposal for im- the rain and snow that fell here ment of a fifth requirement ideas they're looking for." plementing courses in cultural over the weekend. which would be in cultural diver- EVEN IF the senate votes diversity was brought to Univer- sity. affirmatively on the resolution, sity President Paul Olscamp, Temperatures have been 10 to The resolution also recom- the fifth requirement may not be who suggested the formation of IS degrees colder than normal mends the establishment of a added depending on the findings a committee to study the possi- during the first week of April, University-wide committee to of the study, she said. bility of developing these Eckert said. He said the clouds study the feasibility of imple- Some faculty members be- courses. will start to break tomorrow, menting another requirement lieve the topic of cultural diver- A COMMITTEE was formed and temperatures will rise into and the courses that will go sity is worthwhile, but the and reported its findings to the the 50s today and could reach 65 under it. additional requirement may be Arts and Sciences Council in the by the end of the week. Spring- Courses under such a require- cumbersome for students and spring of 1986. The proposal, like temperatures are expected ment may study the American difficult to fit into their sched- revised several times along the BG News/Rob Upton for the next several days. Indian, Latino culture, minority ules, she said. way, was passed by that council "We will see warmer weather, literature, or black music and Kendall Baker, dean of the as well as the Undergraduate High flying colors but we could see some more theater, said Beth Casey, direc- College of Arts and Sciences, Council and the Committee on Carmen Magadan, senior biology major, holds the flags of snow," Eckert said. He said tor of the Center for Academic said that if the resolution passes Academic Affairs before it ar- several countries high during yesterday's Flag Parade. The event, there will be some more freezing Options. the Faculty Senate, the commit- rived at the Faculty Senate. sponsored by the World Student Association, was held to kick temperatures. If added, the fifth general edu- tee will work with faculty mem- "In time, I am quite optimistic off International Week at the University which will include a Eckert said the Toledo-Bowl- cation requirement would prob- bers to develop the courses and that we will be able to imple- number of events designed to promote understanding between ine Green area received snow- ably be titled "American then pilot them. ment (the requirement in cultu- American and foreign sudents. fall as late as April 18 two years Cultural Diversity," Casey said. The success of the pilots will ral diversity)," Baker said. ago. CJM prof tells Africa's Veal' story Theta Chi denied by Deborah Gottschalk Afro-American and African reporter studies at the University of alcohol permit Michigan, produced a nine-part Born in Kenya, educated in series about his homeland which England, and professor of seve- aired on Public Broadcasting by Amanda Stein ral disciplines at universities in Service in October. In his speech staff reporter America and Nigeria. Ali Maz- Saturday night, he made an ef- rui has lectured on five conti- fort to teach those in attendance City Council has denied a request by Theta Chi fraternity to nents. a little about Africa by relaying receive an F-permit, which would have allowed it to sell alcohol at Saturday night he brought his much of the context of the se- the proposed Theta Fest. vast experience to St. Thomas ries. During a public hearing before the regular Council meeting last More University Parish as part The purpose of the series, "Af- night, area residents expressed their concern about the event, citing of African Week celebrations at rica: The Triple Heritage," as noise level, alcohol-related incidents and litter control as possible the University. well as Saturday's presentation, problems if it were to take place at the 334 N. Main complex. In addition to Mazrui's presen- was to tell the real history of "Here on Main Street, we don't need any more legalized drinking. tation, a traditional African Africa, since it has only been If you're going to drink, do it on campus. I don't want people walking meal and a performance of Afri- "told by European scholars," across my yard to do it," said a citizen of Pike Street. can dance by a troupe from Mazrui said. William Higham and Timothy Noonan, Theta Chi members and Toledo was offered to the crowd In televising his program, co-chairmen of the event, presented a handout to those in attendance of about 250 people. Americans were essentially say- pointing out ways they devised to avoid possible problems. Mazrui, who is currently a ing, "Come tell our people about Their proposal for the event, which would be held Thursday, May 7 All Mazrui photo/Mark Thalman professor of political science, See Mazrui, page 4.