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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 3-13-1996 The BG News March 13, 1996 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 March 13, 1996" (1996). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5986. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5986 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. ■■ ■M Inside the News Opinion _ Campus • BGSU cycling club fosters competition State • Ross Perot's reform party falls short 4 According to Dan, aliens eat sheep, not Regis. Nation • President departs for summit E W S Page 2 JL Wednesday, March 13,1996 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 82, Issue 100 The News' Briefs University officials explain tenure Darla Wamock sity, teachers are asked to make The process of earning tenure wanted. the requirements agreed upon The BC News a major contribution to the crea- lasts up to seven years and is "Basically, it is a highly desir- when hired, tenure cannot be NBA Scores tion of knowledge." used to aid the teachers in gain- able position," Clark said. "If you reached, MacKinnon-Slaney said. Phoenix 98 Faculty tenure, which is de- MacKinnon-Slaney said the ing the skills necessary to be- carry out the requirements, the She said tenure is the decision to signed in order to guarantee a three components which are come a professor. Promotion University offers you lifetime keep the best faculty working for New Jersey 88 better education for students and necessary to attain for promotion through evaluations is related to employment" the University. job security for teachers, is a and tenure are the evaluations of the academic ranks the instruc- She said nearly every universi- "None of this is guesswork," Philadelphia 118 long process, according to Fiona faculty instruction, research and tor holds. With each promotion, ty holds an Identical system of MacKinnon-Slaney said. "The MacKinnon-Slaney, chairwoman service activity. If the faculty there are new sets of guidelines tenure, with a few exceptions. academic department sits down Toronto 110 of the faculty senate. member fails to reach and uphold the instructor must follow in or- The purpose of the system, ac- together to determine whether "The ultimate goal of tenure is one or more of these components, der to hold the position. cording to Clark, is to make the the University should continue to Atlanta 115 to provide the best opportunity to tenure cannot be reached. "It's a Eloise Clark, vice president for University attractive to quality employ the teacher." students by assuring the faculty difficult process and it's a drain- Academic Affairs, said tenured faculty. "It makes us competi- Clark said once a faculty mem- Utah 89 have the correct values and ing process," MacKinnnon-S- positions are desired among fac- tive," Clark said. "It has served ber has reached tenure, they skills," MacKinnon-Slaney said. laney said. "You're always under ulty because it guarantees a job us well." Denver 110 "When contracted by the Univer- scruntiny." to teachers for as long as it is If the teachers do not follow See TENURE, page three. Orlando 93 NHL Scores Teen enters plea of Washington 9 Vancouver 0 guilty to homicide The Associated Press trouble and showed remorse. Detroit 5 White was charged in the Aug. Winnipeg 2 CINCINNATI - A teen-ager IS death of Suzanne Daly, 27, of whose indictment led to an at- Middletown, who was nearly nine tempt to create an Ohio law months pregnant when her car which would allow the filing of collided with a stolen car White UKS will offer self charges in the death of a fetus was driving. defense seminar pleaded guilty Tuesday to a Officers said White's car The United Karate charge of aggravated vehicular crossed a highway median and System will offer a free self homicide. collided head-on with Daly's car. defense program today at 6 Krystal White, 16, entered her Prosecutors attempted to in the Archery Room in the plea shortly before her trial was Student Recreation Center. charge White with a second count to begin in Hamilton County of vehicular homicide in connec- Common Pleas Court and was tion with the death of the fetus, Northwest Ohio sentenced to three to 10 years in but there was no provision for Karaoke Challenge prison. that under Ohio law. Judge Thomas Crush told Area legislators have intro- to begin White she could be released in duced a bill which would allow The Northwest Ohio Kar- Marty LtdirkMdkrmw AuacUted Prm six months if she stayed out of homicide charges to be filed aoke Challenge will begin People browse through the illustrated 584-page catalog for the upcoming auction of the estate of tomorrow at Checkers. "Laser" Linda Steiner said Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at Sotheby's auction house in New York. About 5,500 Items from the people can come to Check- former first lady's estate are being auctioned in New York April 23-26. Dole sweeps Super ers and participate in the contest for free starting around 11 p.m. She said the solo acts will Tuesda rim ri be judged on vocal ability New committee to review y P ? ^ and costumes. John King In victory, Dole reached out to Judges include two peo- The Associated Press his remaining rivals and said it ple from the University was time to "put our ideas Theatre and Music De- Sen. Bob Dole easily swept the together" to beat Clinton. Clinton partments. faculty retirement plans Super Tuesday primaries in was on a path to clinch the Dem- Steiner said the winners of the contest will advance Texas, Florida and five other ocratic nomination in foregone to the state competition at a decide until he has all of the in- retirement is based on the aver- states Tuesday to gain a virtual results from Hawaii. Jay Young Dole was defeating Pat Bu- location yet to be decided. The BG News formation. age of the three highest years' lock on the Republican presi- State winners will compete "I've heard a couple times re- pay. A percentage of the average dential nomination. He cele- chanan and Steve Forbes by In the nationals in Orlando, A newly formed committee cently that the administration is taken and a retirement salary brated his triumphs and set his more than 2-to-l margins in Flor- Fla. is determined using the years of sights on the November battle will find information in the next has already made up their mind. I SeeDOU, page three. months that will allow President haven't, and the decision is service. with President Clinton. CSS presents event Sidney Ribeau to determine the mine," Ribeau said. "I have not future of the Early Retirement made up my mind at all. As soon to celebrate diver- Incentive and Supplemental Re- as I get the Information, and un- sity tirement Programs for retiring derstand it, then I'll be able to The International Affairs University faculty. make a decision." Committee of Graduate Millionaire du Pont will Committee Chairman Joe Cranny said the committee will Student Senate is present- Cranny, College of Arts and Sci- probably meet for the first time ing the SOUND OF THE ences dean, said members will be next week. WORLD March 15 at 8 p.m. gathering information about the "We'll start with no particular in the Saddlemire Forum. plans. preconceived notions about how not face death penalty The evening will cele- brate what international "We're looking at data gather- this is going to come out," students bring to the Uni- ing. This is not a committee that Cranny said. "We're going to look The Associated Press versity. is going to make any decisions or at different possibilities and just There will be singing, draw any conclusions," Cranny see what the cost would be under PHILADELPHIA - Multimil- dancing and international said. "We're going to look at what each of those." lionaire John E. du Pont will foods at the event. the costs and benefits of other Cranny said the committee will not face the death penalty programs are. We're going to have a lot of work and will prob- when he goes on trial in the look at a number of alternatives." ably meet on a weekly basis at slaying of an Olympic wrestler, Compiled from staff and Ribeau said the review needs first. wire reports. the district attorney said Tues- to be done to measure the effec- "We're hoping to complete our day. tiveness of the programs. He said work by the end of the semes- Delaware County Prosecutor such an evaluation of the pro- ter," Cranny said. "I really think Patrick Meehan said his office grams have never been conduct- there is going to be a great deal had concluded the case lacked Quote of ed. of work to do, digging out the the aggravating circumstances Ribeau said he has charged the data and arranging it so it will be necessary to invoke the death the day committee to prepare a technical helpful to Dr. Ribeau." penalty. analysis of the ERIP and SRP Norma Stickler, Academic Under Pennsylvania law, any "We will continue, programs. Services director, said the pro- of 16 aggravating circum- undaunted, in our "They're not being asked to gram uses' age and amount of stances must be present, such quest to serve the make a recommendation whether service to determine a faculty as the torture of a victim, a students in the it should be continued or discon- member's retirement program.