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CAMPUS SPORTS THE INSIDER Edward Lamb Peace lecture Basketball team scores 139 Modern day hobo takes hike points in exhibition game features environmental across the United States expert victory Friday Vol.73 Issue 43 November 9, 1990 Bowling Green, Ohio The BG News -ss-rAn Independent Student Voice for 70 Years 555=? BRIEFLY Fisher * fishing' Campus Application needed for for a victory as CIOM: Students interested in the "Global Warming: Call for International Cooperation" class need to fill out a short attorney general application by Friday, Nov. 9. Applications are availa- ble in 231 Administration by John Chalfant Building. Students need not Associated Press Writer be in the honors program to COLUMBUS (AP) — Previously uncounted votes from a pre- apply. cinct in Monroe County produced a 13-vote change in the cliffhanger election for attorney general Thursday, but no major revisions are expected until after Nov. 17. Democrat Lee Fisher's unofficial lead over Republican Paul Pfeifer Mora Marines called: grew from 874 votes to 887 out of 3.3 million cast as a result of an up- The Marine Corps said dated report received at the secretary of state's office. Thursday it ordered another Dwayne Pielech, spokesman for Secretary of State Sherrod Brown, 90 combat reservists to ac- said an estimated 20,000 ballots remain to be counted statewide. The tive duty for deployment in total includes 15,000 cast by people who changed residences and were Operation Desert Shield. allowed to vote at election boards, and about 5,000 from military and That brought to 723 the civilian voters overseas. number of Marine combat Franklin County had 2,126 uncounted ballots, Summit County 1,120 reserves put on active duty and Cuyahoga at least 989. An estimated 1,400 people voted under the this week. residence change law in Hamilton County. Totals could change as The Marines are the first overseas ballots, which must have been postmarked Nov. 6 or earlier, service to activate combat are delivered. reserves for the Persian Donald McTigue, chief elections counsel, said local boards cannot Gulf crisis. begin to tally those ballots until at least Nov. 17, the earliest date Also Thursday the Air under law on which the official vote count may start. Overseas ballots Force said it planned to or- must arrive by Nov. 16 to be counted. der to active duty 265 doc- "The official count has to start between Nov. 17 and Nov. 21... not tors, dentists and other everybody's doing it the same day," McTigue said in an interview. "It medical specialists who are shouldn't take more than a day to run the ballots." members of the Air Force McTigue said boards would count overseas ballots and those cast Reserve. under the residence change law when they begin the official tabula- The Army also was ex- tion. He hoped for statewide official results to be available by the day pected to announce new before Thanksgiving. call-ups of support forces "Once you begin, you're official; you're not allowed to stop. You from reserve units. don't say, 'That s enough for today, let's pick it up tomorrow.' You stay there until it's done, around the clock," he said. Bennett resigns: A recount would be mandatory under state law if the vote total dif- President Bush Thursday ference between the attorney general candidates was one-fourth of a accepted the resignation of percentage point or less. William Bennett as director Pielech said Fisher and Pfeifer had been briefed about the process. of the Office of National "We promised them that all the ballots had been impounded and are Drug Control Strategy, say- under lock and key with supervision from the local county sheriffs ing he had done a "superb across the state," Pielech said. job for this country" in lighting the war against drugs. Asked if he had anyone in mind to replace Bennett or Olscamp orders Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole, who resigned two weeks ago, Bush said, "Not yet. I haven't even begun to freeze on hiring sit down seriously with lists." Bush lauded Bennett's work as he also claimed "we're on the road to victo- staff and faculty ry" in the battle to stem the trade and use of illegal by Jeremy S. Weber rious, but not a crisis situation." drugs. Faculty Senate Chairperson staff writer Harold Lunde agreed with the move, but said the freeze will Most faculty and staff positions have some impact on some de- Cosby senses media vacated during 1990-91 will not be partments with departing faculty vendetta: filled due to a recent University members. Comedian Bill Cosby isn't hiring freeze. "Where we have retirements or laughing about what he per- University President Paul Ols- people leaving, there could be ceives as a media vendetta camp ordered the hiring freeze problems," he said. "It can bring against him. for all non-faculty positions in some hardships along these lines "I don't understand why early October as a result of where openings exist." people are picking on me, lower-than-expected Ohio income However, he said the freeze is and that's essentially what tax revenues. not an extremely serious prob- In a prepared statement at lem. this stuff is," the enter- O News/John Grleshop tainer said. Tuesday's Faculty Senate meet- "Any hiring freeze is serious, ■ He said he's been a target ing, he expanded the freeze to but it's not the end of the world," Abbey Road In BG? since "The Cosby Show" "all faculty positions except he said. "We've had hiring Senior Kevin Turner, not Rlngo Starr, walks on the recently Installed pedestrian crosswalk on East dropped a mural from its those deemed essential." He also freezes before." Merry Avenue In front ot the Psychology Building on his way to classes Thursday. Motorists are remin- opening credits. extended the non-faculty freeze The University implemented ded they ore required to yield to pedestrians using the crosswalk. A Harlem teacher had indefinitely. similar measures in 1981 and 1986 protested the television "...It seems prudent to assume in response to uncertain revenue show's use of her students' that the lower revenues over the projections, Dalton said. artwork without giving the first four months of the fiscal Several Ohio colleges and uni- students credit. Cosby year represent the beginning of a versities, including the Universi- claims the dispute was slan- real trend and not simply a statis- ty of Toledo, have ordered hiring Food Op taxed by freeze ted in media reports. tical fluctuation," the statement freezes this year, he said. read. The non-faculty hiring freeze that's not real critical," she ing hall, she said. The freeze does allow for some will be in effect indefinitely, but by Jeremy S.Weber other staff writer said. "Whether I have help or Food Operations also may essential positions to be filled. the freeze on faculty positions is not, people show up for break- rely on more convenience Occasional rain: Eloise Clark, vice president for expected to be lifted at the start fast, lunch and dinner." items which require less prep- Today, occasional rain academic affairs, will make de- of the 1991-92 academic year, Dal- The University's hiring Schimpf said Food Opera- aration, she said. with a high 40 to 45. South cisions on the importance of fac- ton said. freexe has already affected tions has several vacancies winds 10 ulty positions and Olscamp will "It's not a problem that's going Food Operations and is ex- which will not be filled due to Schimpf said she considers to 15 mph. decide which non-faculty posi- to disappear next week," he saia pected to create a strain on the the freeze. the freeze a potential problem, Chance of tions are crucial. "Once we know what the budget organization's services. Food Operation will have to but said she expects the rain is 90 situation for next year is, we can Food Operations Director depend more on student workers to rise to the occasion. percent. The freeze does not include stu- go ahead and put together an im- Jane Schimpf said the organi- workers to compensate for va- Food Operations has gone Tonight, a dent workers. proved budget." zation will be hurt by the cated staff members, she said. through hiring freezes before, chance of Income tax revenues have been Gov. Richard Celeste is expect- freeze more than other non- rain early lower than expected since Au- ed to make a statement as early faculty departments. "As long as we can hire stu- "The other employees are then be- gust, said Christopher Dalton, as this week updating state reve- "When [some departments] dents to help, we'll get great," she said. ''But if you coming vice president of planning and nues and may make a recom- set into a situation like this, through," she said.