The BG News September 10, 1991

Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 9-10-1991 The BG News September 10, 1991 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 10, 1991" (1991). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5246. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5246 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. • Don't Forget The BG Merchants Fair Today! * <? The BG News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1991 BOWLING GREEN, OHIO Eleventh republic Classes for kids: proclaims The University offers a variety of classes, including how to rap, for children. freedom • See page five. by Deborah Seward associated press writer Sports victories: The cross-country team has a victory over Toledo MOSCOW (AP) - Tadzhikistan and the soccer team wins declared its independence on against Lehigh University Monday, the eighth Soviet repub- this weekend. lic to do so since last month's • See page eleven. brief coup against Soviet Presi- dent Mikhail Gorbachev. "We can't lag behind other republics. Everybody is declaring independence so we are as well, Sold out: said Aleyev Abdodezhabad, par- More than 75 local mer- liamentary spokesperson in the chants with displays, ser- Soviet Central Asian republic of vices and product samples 5.1 million people. will be in the Lenhart Grand Eleven republics now have op- Ballroom for The BG Mer- ted for independence, including chants Fair today from 11 Azerbaijan, where incumbent a.m. to 7 p.m. President Ayaz Mutalibov won 90 Prizes, including round percent of the vote on Sunday as trip airfare for two to Flor- sole candidate in an old-style So- ida during spring break, viet election. will be awarded at the fair. The Kremlin has already granted the three Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Break into showbiz: their freedom. "America's Best," a Monday's independence de- nationally recognized claration by a special session of scriptwriting contest spon- Tadzhikistan's parliament was sored by The Writer's largely symbolic, given the de- BG News/Jiy Murdock Foundation, is accepting cision last week to transform the Down And Dirty screenplay entries until Soviet Union into a loose con- Sept. 30. Categories for the federation of sovereign states. il-r iTheta Chi members Brian Kerlin, Tri Tran and Pat Myers Tug behind College Park Sunday afternoon. Delta Upsilnn won contest are movie screen- Foreign Minister Hans- strain against the rope at the Sigma Phi EpsUon/Pi Beta Phi Mud the fraternity division, while Chi Omega won the sorority divi- play, television and sion. comedy. See INDEPENDENT, five. First place winners in the screenplay entry receive $10,000. For information call (315) 4794510. Faculty assured of compensation Nomination declined: University to help relieve health care burden from staff's shoulders COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Secretary of State Bob by Aaron Dorksen Those people whom classified cy, which was approved by the Taft said Monday he will not administration beat reporter " We have been assured that when funds are staff members elected make up Board of Trustees, and will go accept the GOP nomination the 20-person panel which com- into effect Jan. 2.1992 for all full- for U.S. Senate next year to available, the University's first priority will prises the CSC. time and part-time staff. run against incumbent De- Health care coverage and sala- This year, CSC hosted the first The policy will convert sick mocrat John Glenn. S increases were on the minds of be to distribute a $315, one-time payment to annual statewide CSC conference leave into a maximum of 24 hours In a letter to Ohio GOP e University's classified staff each full-time continuing employee to help at the University. Six visiting un- of personal leave during the cal- Chairperson Robert Ben- Monday at the Classified Staff iversities attended the confer- endar year on a prorated basis. nett, Taft said the demands Convocation. manage the increase in employee health ence. "We" just completed our first of a statewide campaign Classified staff empolyees took care costs." Among the topics discussed at year with representation to the would keep him from fulfill- time out of their morning sched- the conference were conducting Board of Trustees. It has proven ing commitments he made ules to listen to speeches by Clas- —Classified Staff Council Chairperson wage surveys, protecting bene- to be very beneficial to the classi- for the office he now holds. sified Staff Council Chairperson Roger Swope, fits, promotion of council activi- fied staff to have a member with Glenn is expected to seek a Roger Swope, Vice President of ties and annual performance direct access to the board," he fourth, six-year term next Operations Robert Martin and evaluations, Swope said. said. year. University President Paul Ols- sity's health care program. care costs," Swope said. Communication skills such as Vice President of Operations camp. "We have been assured that Swope asked all classified staff increased participation in coun- Bob Martin said despite the hard Swope told members of the when funds are available, the members to "attend CSC's cil, improved leadership skills times the University has come Say Aaaaah: classified staff that as soon as University's first priority will be monthly meetings, be active and working within the Universi- upon, he still considers the Uni- CINCINNATI (AP)—A funds are available the Universi- to distribute a $315, one-time within the University and CSC ty community were also dis- versity a "family operation". man accused of impersonat- ty has assured CSC they will payment to each full-time contin- committees, and most of all be cussed, he said. "The University has, on aver- receive some reimbursement for uing employee to help manage willing to listen to the people you Swope said the CSC also ing a doctor faces trial be- See CLASSIFIED, page six. cause he has been unable to their contributions to the Univer- the increase in employee health elected." worked on a personal leave poli- reach a plea agreement with prosecutors. Authorities allege that Thomas David West, 32, of Erlanger, Ky., posed as a Cabinet approval UT plagued by arsonist doctor for more than 14 months until his arrest in July. They say he wore Authorities claim incidents are localized problem medical scrubs, met with top USG priority Clients at Cincinnati hospi- byKirkPavelich by Christina Wise "People that enter the library are not 1s, had fraudulent pre- USG reporter staff reporter scriptions filled for drugs, screened and, aside from students, there and performed a Pap smear on a woman and surgery to Undergraduate Student Government approved its cabinet at the The University of Toledo re- isn't much security. The library is somewhat remove lesions from a first meeting of the semester last night, following the General Assem- cently experienced an outbreak susceptible to both arson and theft." man's leg. bly's failure to endorse it last spring. of deliberate fires — a $10,000 ar- At that time, newly-elected President Mike Sears and Vice Presi- son spree which occurred within dent Rob Routzahn saw their proposed cabinet defeated by a vote of 11 a period of 24 hours. —Mary Beth Zachary, head of circulation at Lottery picks: for and 10 against. The vote failed to meet USG's requirement of a According to Barbara Waddell, Here are the Ohio Lottery two-thirds approval from the assembly. Bublic information officer at the Jerome Library drawing selections made On Monday, the nine-member group, which featured one alteration hiversity, the incidents of arson Monday night: from last year, was confirmed by a vote of 19 in favor and 2 opposed. do not pose a concern for the Uni- while he is unable to disclose any universities experience similar Pick 3 Numbers: 0-2-2 When the cabinet was up for approval last year, senator Dave Gag- versity, even though UT is less information that may disrupt the problems, the University and UT Pick 4 Numbers: 8-0-2-5 ner said it was "full of holes" with several nominees being unqualified than 25 miles away. current investigation of the case, do not exchange information Cards: 7(seven) of for their positions. "It's not logical to think that there are supects in question. about incidents on the campuses Hearts This year, the handling of last year's confirmation attempt was just because something is occur- He said there is some concern because most of the problems are 10 (ten) of Clubs questioned by senator David Long. ring at the University of Toledo, that more incidents will occur. localized. K (king) of Diamonds When Long asked why the cabinet needed to be approved at the first that it will happen here," Waddell "We're not certain at this time Employees at Jerome Library, 3 (three) of Spades meeting, Sears responded that it was vital so the cabinet could begin said. "It's more of a localized what to expect — we're keeping a though, are worried about the The Super Lotto jackpot is working. problem." During Labor Day, very close eye on the situation," possibility of the fires becoming $20 million. "We should have taken care of [the confirmations] last spring," he nine fires were set on the UT Dauer said. more than local. said. "The cabinet people have work that needs to be done." campus — three in University Last year at BG there were Mary Beth Zachary, head of The new cabinet members and their positions include: Hall, two in Bowman-Oddy several fires in buildings on cam- circulation at Jerome Library, Weather ■ Karen Black - Faculty Liaison; Laboratories and four in Carlson pus, as well as a rash of unrelated said it would be relatively easy ■ Britney Brigner - Academic Affairs; Library.

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