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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 3-13-1992 The BG News March 13, 1992 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, 1992" (1992). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5352. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5352 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. ^ The BG News Friday, March 13,1992 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 74, Issue 116 Weather Two students apprehend juvenile for attempted theft by Eileen McNamara ile. The two students also physically re- "It's very positive that they were able ran after him." The BC News strained the suspect until the police ar- to apprehend the person," Waddell said. Brown, who did not know Georgeson, rived. "Citizen's arrests don't happen here very noticed the incident and picked up Geor- The juvenile was taken into custody in often." geson in his truck, which was parked in Two University students met for the the Wood County Juvenile Detention According to the police report, Geor- the on-campus student parking lot on the first time as they chased down a would- Center pending charges of receiving sto- geson was walking back toward his vehi- other side of Merry Avenue. The two be thief who was allegedly breaking into len property. Juvenile Court officials de- cle, which was parked in the commuter men chased the juvenile and caught up to one of their vehicles In an on-campus clined to specify whether or not the ju- lot behind the Student Health Center, him near the Technology Building. parking lot Tuesday. venile is still In custody. when he noticed the juvenile was walking When they reached him, they asked Junior business administration major University Police Public Information away from his car. He yelled at the boy him if he had taken anything from the Shawn Georgeson, the owner of the vehi- officer Barbara Waddell said a case such who In turn ran. vehicle and he said he had taken the Sunny and cool: cle, and sophomore computer science as this one is unusual because of the pri- "He got out of the car and started look- radar detector, but had dropped it when Friday, mostly sunny but major Kevin Brown chased after and mary role the victim played in arresting ing around and walked away," Georgeson cool. High In the mid 20s. caught up with the alleged thief, a juven- the suspect. said. "When I realized it was my car, I See Butted, page five. Friday night, Increasing cloudiness and not as cold. Low in the mid teens. Chance of snow is 20 per- Chem-Mystery? cent. Saturday, mostly USG senators cloudy with a chance of snow. High 25 to 30. Chance of snow is 40 percent. Inside The News disagree over Condom use surprising: Condom sales in the resi- dence halls exceed the ex- collusion rule pectations of some admin- istrators. Find out which by Julie Tagllaferro least the last three years, accord- halls are putting them to The BC News ing to Greg DeCrane, assistant use. vice president of Student Affairs. Q Campus. Page four. DeCrane said the rule was Now that Undergraduate Stu- created so that elections would The Motown moves: dent Government elections are be "as pure as possible." EOB is DETROIT- Men's hoops over, some elected senators have trying to avoid a party system to drop Ohio University in the expressed concern with the Elec- insure that as many students as first round of the Mid- tion and Opinion Board's rule possible have a chance to run in American Conference Bas- prohibiting collusion, explaining USG elections, DeCrane said. ketball Tournament Thurs- that cooperation between candi- Newly re-elected senator Mike day. dates should be allowed. Brennan said he does not have a LI Sports. Page eight. According to EOB rules, collu- problem with collusion. Brennan sion with other candidates is not wanted to make public comments allowed. The definition of collu- about presidential candidates Outside Campus sion includes working for other Mike Sears and Jason Jackson candidates' campaigns and pub- during the campaign, but the Apathy - who cares? licly supporting other candi- EOB rules would not allow it. ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A dates. "I was gagged," Brennan said. survey shows that college- This rule applies even if the Since most of the candidates age voters are the least candidates are not running for work together in USG after the likely to vote, but have the the same position. EOB was es- election, Brennan said he does highest expectations of tablished in 1981, while the collu- government. sion rule has been in effect for at See USG, page seven. The 1990 National Elec- tion Studies, one of the most comprehensive surveys on political beliefs in the coun- U.N. urges Iraq's try, noted that only 44 per- cent of people aged 18 to 24 were registered to vote and treaty compliance fewer than one in five re- ported voting in the Novem- by Andrew Kalell ber 1990 elections. The Associated Press mediately take the appropriate "Many of them regard actions in this regard," the coun- themselves solely as the cil said in a statement read by its clientele of government, UNITED NATIONS -- The Se- president, Venezuelan Ambas- unencumbered by any curity Council stood firm Thurs- sador Diego Arria. Iraq had romantic notions such as day in its demand that Iraq com- promised the United Nations a civic duty or societal obliga- ply completely and immediately complete accounting of its most tion," Gregory Markus, a with the Gulf War cease-fire dangerous weapons and pledged University of Michigan po- provisions, rebuffing an appeal to tie up other loose ends from litical science professor, for leniency from Saddam Hus- the Gulf War, but the U.S. am- concluded. sein's special envoy. bassador said Baghdad was The BG Nrwi/Llada U«c "In the view of the Security offering only "mirrors and Looking for a reaction between two unknown substances, freshman chemistry major Erich Gundlach Council, the government of Iraq smoke." The response of the Condom Man: tries to Identify them In his Chemistry 138 lab Wednesday afternoon In Overman Hall. The lab re- has not yet complied fully and lS-member Security Council re- INDIANA, Pa. - Students quired students to use a litmus paper test, changes in coloration and reactions to heat for Identifica- unconditionally with those obli- who find themselves in, See Iraq, page five. tion of the substances. gations, and must do so and im- well, romantic emergencies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania can just pick up the phone and, voila: Farmers run there's a Condom Man at the Coalition into government red tape door. In rain, sleet or snow, the Local agricultural ind ustry falling just below cutoff point for aid Condom Men promise quick, takes on by Chris Miller confidential delivery. All ■ Business analysis ===== particular grain or bean that a farmer can they ask is that you call at a The BG News ter relief," said Jonathan Halnes, Wood expect from a given acre, Haines explained. reasonable hour. city ward County Agriculture Stabilization and Con- "We have assigned yields through the of- "We're an alternative to In an age of space shuttles and electric servation Service executive director. fice [ASCS] here," Haines said. the drugstore," said Scott cars, farmers must still contend with the un- "Out of those [that have applied], a third to Overbeck, one of the com- question controllable power of weather - Mother two-thirds will qualify for some kind of "One farm might be assigned; say, a 110 pany's board of directors. Nature's ace in the face of technological help," Halnes said. bushel corn yield," Haines said."They have The company offers glow- progress. The ASCS in Wood County administrates to lose 40 percent of that assigned yield be- in-the-dark condoms and staff reports Last year's drought has forced many local government subsidized disaster relief pro- fore they'll collect assistance." discreet matchbooks, "so farmers to seek government assistance grams for local farmers. While many farmers have qualified for fi- you won't be embarrassed if while prospects for the upcoming season To qualify for disaster assistance, a far- nancial assistance with last year's drought it falls out of your purse," A new pressure group has remain uncertain. mer must have lost at least 40 percent of his having destroyed their crops, many others Overbeck said. formed to fight 19 years of "I'd say at least half the farmers in the crop yield, Halnes said. About 85 percent of the malapportionment by the [Wood County] area have applied for disas- Crop yields are the number of bushels of a See Fanners, page five requests are from women. city of Bowling Green. About 30 students from the College Republicans, Lottery College Democrats, Prog- Hospitality pupils to learn from Russian errors Pick 3 Numbers ressive Student Organiza- motivation is low and workers 1 ance can be attributed to Russia's ple can't buy milk to feed thelr tion and Undergraduate by Christy Vargo 0-0-4 The BG News are not trained to do their jobs faltering economy, which lias put kids," Bandy said. Student Government at- correctly," said Melissa Bandy, citizens in a state of desperation.