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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 9-13-1994 The BG News September 13, 1994 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News September 13, 1994" (1994). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5726. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5726 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. JQ The BG News 'A Commitment to Excellence' Tuesday, September 13,1994 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 80, Issue 15 Assistant professor faces jury Business provides Wood pleads notetaking services not guilty to sex offenses for BGSU students by Ginger Phillips by Genell Pavellch chased for the 25 courses offered through Jackson's business. The BC News The BC News All the note-taking positions A University assistant Students who for some reason are filled for this semester. professor pleaded not guilty to cannot make it to class on a cer- "We had a better-than- charges of rape at his arraign- tain day, and who are willing to expected response to the Help ment Monday morning in Wood spend a little extra money, can Wanted ads," Jackson said. County Common Pleas Court. purchase the information they Lecture notes are available in a Floris Wood, 51, 241 S. Sum- missed from a new notetaking variety of courses including biol- mit St., allegedly engaged in service started by a University ogy, economics, geography, ge ology, IPCO and psychology. sexual conduct with a 6-year- student. old girl betweeen August 1993 Write from Class, located at and June 1994. 1450 E. Wooster, Suite 66 in the Wood was indicted Wednes- Falcon Plaza Complex, is a note- Write from day by a Wood County Grand taking service that opened last Jury and charged with one month. Class class notes count of rape and two counts of Jeff Jackson, proprietor of the gross sexual imposition. business and a University stu- Write from Class is a dent, said he had the idea for the Wood pleaded "not guilty" at note-taking service that business last December, but he 4 the arraignment and is pre- opened last month. sently out on an Own Recogni- did not open it until school start- zance bond. This means Wood ed this year. Notetakers get paid $200 "My brother goes to Penn did not have to post any money a semester to attend a for his release. State. They have a notetaking service there called Nitny class and type the notes Wood is still working as an by 4 p.m. the next day. assistant professor and data Notes," Jackson said. "He asked archivist at the University's if we had one here, and I checked into it." Lecture notes are Science Library, according to available in biology, Eloise Clark, vice president for Notetakers for Write from academic affairs. Class get paid $200 a semester to economics, geography, "There are procedures laid attend a class and type the notes geology, IPCO and down for the suspension for by 4 p.m. the next day, Jackson psychology. terminating a tenured faculty said. Jackson said he then makes member," Clark said. "That procedure has not been ini- copies of the notes, depending on The notes can be purchased tiated." the number requested, which daily for $3, by the semester for Clark said being indicted for customers can purchase by 5 $40 or in test packs for $15, Jack- a felony does not usually war- p.m. son said. rant suspension. Jackson used classified adver- "I think this is a good service "[The suspension process] is tisements to hire the 25 students because they an.- doing it at other to take notes. Notes can be pur- unlikely to be initiated until See NOTES, page five. someone has been convicted of a crime," Clark said. At the arraignment. Judge Charles Kurfess warned Wood not to have any direct or in- direct contact with the girl or any of her family members. If Wood is found guilty of rape, he may be fined up to $10,000 and a sentence of up to 25 years in prison. Each count of gross sexual imposition car- ries a maximum penalty of $5,000 and two years in prison. If guilty of more than one of these counts, Wood may have to serve the sentences consec- utively and pay accumulative fines. Wood, a resident of Bowling Green since 1978, has no prior convictions. The BG News/Ron Wcllmer A pre-trial conference will The BG Nc»»/Ro.i Wcllmer University assistant professor Florls Wood (left) leaves on an Own Recognizance bond after entering take place Sept. 22 at 11:30 a.m. a plea of not guilty to rape charges at his arraignment before the Honorable Judge Charles Kurfess A trial date will be set at that Jeff Jackson, proprietor of the Write From Class note-taking Monday morning In the Wood County Common Pleas Court. time. service, stands in his office located in the Best Western Hotel on _ Wooster Street. Merchants Fair introduces Group aims to fight racism, local businesses to students educate campus, community by Melissa Upowskl of commerce. pons, drawings, samples, giveaways and other promotional by Angelica D. Huesca vices Building. with yourself," he said. "All peo- The BC News "By attending, students can Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. ple should work together to com- items," she said. The BG News become aware of what is availa- there will be a show on BG-24 bat racism because our campus University students will have ble to them in the city in terms of is a microcosm of the entire soci- In addition to the individual Racism exists on this campus. News dedicated to racism and the opportunity to acquaint services, retailers and products," The Racism Reduction Center is spotlighting the Racism Reduc- ety." themselves with local businesses Gordon said. exhibitor contests, students will Chip Carter, another co be able to participate in the an organization at the University tion Center. today by visiting the Lenhart established to expose it. Matt Boaz, co-founder of the founder, is looking forward to Grand Ballroom between 11 a.m. The fair, which Is free and grand prize drawing for airfare open to the public, will host 65 Stacy Pettit, co-founder of the group, said although racism is a beginning this academic year be- and 6 p.m. for the fifth annual for two to Florida over spring cause there are a lot of issues exhibitors, ranging from fast break and additional drawing; group, defined the organization very serious problem on the Merchants Fair. as a pro-active/interactive or- concerning racism both in the food to banks, agencies to re- for a bicycle, a tailgate party, gift campus, there has not been an The event, sponsored by the ganization that combats racism enormous amount of support media and in the city of Bowling Bowling Green Chamber of tailers, she said. certificates, a portable phone and by educating, sponsoring forums from the African-American Green that need to be discussed. Commerce, the University, the While many of the merchants to debate issues and implement- community. Downtown Business Association an answering machine, she said. "I feel that when the Klan will be selling their products, ing solutions. "No matter what race you are, came to Bowling Green this and The BG News, is an attempt others will be offering free sam- In the past, about 5,000 stu- The first organizational meet- if racism continues to exist in dents have visited the fair summer, they received an inor- to introduce area merchants to ples, she said. ing is Wednesday at 9 p.m. on the any way, shape or form, or on the University students, said throughout the day and the same dinate amount of protection from second floor of the Student Ser- any level, you cannot be at peace Joan Gordon, executive director "The exhibitors will have cou- is expected this year, she said. See RACISM, pigefive. INSIDE ^> CAMPUS ^> CITY ^> SPORTS ^> WEATHER I Jim Tinker, Director of Falcon quarterback 1 Well Aware week Is a I Dowtown Business Asso- Ryan Henry set a school Partly cloudy. Hieh in the 1 chance for students to gain 1 elation, said the Black and conference records for lower 80s. Southwest winds 1 increased awareness of the 1 Swamp Arts Festival did his near perfect perform- increasing to 10 to 20 mph. 1 different services the Stu- I well this year. Both con- ance against Akron. Head Tonight...Variable clou- 1 dent Rec Center has to I tributing volunteers and coach Gary Blackney diness with a chance of 1 offer. I Theta Chi Fraternity as- praises Henry and his re- showers and thunder- I — Page4. 1 sisted In the cleanup. ceiving corps. storms. Low near 60. Ira 1 --PageS. » Page 6. Editorial The BG News page two Tuesday, September 13,1994 The BG News "A Commitment to Excellence" Glen Lubbert Julie Tagliaferro editor-in-chief managing editor Michael Zawacki Leah Bamum news editor assistant managing editor Sherry Turco Joe Peiffer editorial editor city editor For sale: class notes or education Now you don't even have to go to class to stay up on what's going on. Si&'fSt'f.-' A new company in town called Write from Class, run by a University student, has proposed the solu- tion for those individuals who, for one reason or an- other, haven't gotten all of the class notes.