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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-5-1979 The BG News April 5, 1979 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 April 5, 1979" (1979). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3601. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3601 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 BTi Tie ws Bowling 'Green State University SGA approves Commons beer blast ban by Rick Rlmelspach the University's aim of promoting a people to sign a petition. The suspen- around campus. the college office to interview any determine the effectiveness of each tall reporter good living and learning environment, sion of that rule is only in effect for this Recommendations to improve the students leaving or entering the college adviser, Whalen added. Lemay added. year's election since it was passed ad vising structure in the College of Arts to find out the reasons for their actions. A senior checklist should be mailed The University administration has under emergency. and Sciences were made by Jim D. IT WAS ALSO suggested that each out to all seniors three quarters prior to approved the proposal by the Student IN ACTION concerning elections, SGA also voted to extend the deadline Whalen, coordinator of academic af- faculty adviser have all pertinent their anticipated graduation in order to Government Association (SGA) to ban SGA voted to suspend a section of the for candidates petitions to 5 p.m. fairs. Whalen and the Academic Affairs college academic literature available catch any problems before it's too late, beer blasts in Northeast Commons on old election procedures which required Monday, April 9. Several senators said Board conducted a study in order to in his office for student use. Whalen said. Thursday nights effective fall quarter, candidates to have petitions signed by they hoped this would encourage more find ways to improve the advising Each faculty adviser will also be 1979. 50 students. SGA had tried to change students to run for SGA offices. So far, structure here. Whalen noted that In the required to make a notation in the LASTLY, each adviser will be Jim C. Lemay, SGA senator from the requirement at its last meeting. At 47 candidates have turned in petitions, recent survey of students who did not student's file each time the adviser is required to hold a quarterly conference Rodgers, announced at last night's SGA that meeting, they voted to suspend the compared to 88 last year. return to the University this year, 23 consulted. This should include a brief with the college office to provide meeting the administration agrees that 50-signature rule, then adjourned and Meritt A. Lohr, SGA vice-president, percent of the respondents said the statement of what was said during the feedback on the effectiveness of each the beer blasts have created a "neigh- reconvened Immediately and voted it said there will be a mandatory meeting advising system was a critical factor in meeting and help advisers keep better department's advising. borhood problem" for Rodgers and out again in an attempt to meet the for all SGA candidates at 9:30 p.m. their decision not to return. aware of their students, Whalen said. SGA accepted a new treasurer, Brian Kohl halls. The phasing out of all constitutional requirement that such today in 112 Life Science Bldg. con- The first recommendation for Arts It was also recommended that S. Hearing, who reported that SGA's alcoholic events at the Commons by changes be made only after two cerning election policies and and Sciences was that each faculty students retain the same faculty ad- balance through February was next fall will benefit aU students, meetings. But such meetings have to be procedures. Campaigning may of- adviser send a personalized letter to viser until graduation so that a rapport $5,876.61. VoU said that seems like a lot Lemay said. held at least one week apart, so SGA ficially begin at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, every student stating the adviser's can be developed between the two. of money, but with expenses from "Some students may not realize it had to declare a "state of emergency" April 10. phone and room numbers and office After each advising session is held, March and April, along with the now, but it is in their best interests," in order to make the change. hours. Along with that letter should be a an objective questionnaire should be election costs, SGA should try to leave a Lemay said. SGA president Michael C. VoU said SGA ALLOCATED $300 to publicize checklist for general education made available to students in order to good amount for next year's group. The University's previous support of the 50-signature requirement was the upcoming elections in the forms of requirements. the beer blasts was inconsistent with unnecessary because anyone can get 50 advertisements in the News and signs Another recommendation requires SGA president leaves with mixed emotions by Rick Rlmeltpech stall reporter President Michael C. VoU and the executive officers of the Student government Association (SGA) began their terms last May with five goals. Four weeks before new SGA officers take over, Voll looks back at those goals and see some successes, some disap- pointments and some unfinished business. The five goals were: 1) design a course description booklet, 2) improved communication through dorm councils, 3) recommend ways to improve academic advising, 4) improve food services and 5) reform the English 111- 112 courses. The course description booklet won't become a reality this year, Voll said. "Hopefully, we can get the rest of the planning done so it will be ready to go of the year was the resignations of six by fall," he said. SGA senators. "Two had valid reasons for quitting, VOLL SAID that the book was long- but the others didn't. That really run project to begin with, so they won't disturbed me," he said. mind having to go back to the drawing Another disappointment for VoU was board. the little-used Gripe Vine. "It just wasn't as good as we'd like it," he said. "MERITT (Lohr) did a super job on The College of Business Executive it, but for some reason, maybe a lack of Committee pointed out to SGA that the publicity, it just didn't catch on," VoU book would be most helpful if it was said. geared to 100-200 level courses or the On the plus side, VoU mentioned the Universtiy Division program. escort sevice and the shuttle bus as two "This would help the freshmen and examples of the service approach taken sophomores starting out. By the time by SGA. you get to 300-400 level courses, you The only problem with the escort haven't got much choice anyhow," Voll service was the lack of volunteers to staff photo by Frank Brelthaupt noted. run it, VoU said. April showers may bring May (lowers, but only In Bowling anow Irom her car yesterday aa a bicycler, oblivious to the The shuttle bus worked weU for on- Green can the weather go from sixties to »now In 24 hours. weather, rldea by. SGA ASSISTANT Michael D. Zinicola campus students, according to VoU, but Linda Strltzel, a senior phyaclal education major, scraped the plans to send out surveys to 40 he doesn't know why off-campus riders universities that have description were so sparse. He said he thinks the booklets to get more information on service should be continued next year. how the books are put together. As far as improving communication ANOTHER controversial issue was thurs- Council plans '80-81 changes through dorm councils, Voll said the SGA's vote to support the Farm Labor idea began well but fizzled out last Organizing Committee (FLOC) boycott day 4-5-79 by Mary Dannemlller Eakln explained that the committee did not appear in the General Bulletin quarter. of Campbell Soup Company and Ubby- stall reporter also worked with the University of and there weren't any approved "I don't know if it was the winter MacNeU-Libby products. Toledo and considered the schedules of checklists for it in the college office. quarter blues or what, but we just VoU said it was appropriate for SGA Mini-marathon nets Academic Council yesterday ap- University nursing students who take weren't getting much back," he said. to take a stand on such an issue, but proved the 1980-81 academic calendar, classes there. Michael W. Hamblln, PER dance The idea of SGA senators attending added that he was bothered by the fact funds for retarded passed a motion to include a dance instructor, explained that a student in dorm council meetings to get ideas to that the farmers' and companies' side minor in the College of Education, and the College of Arts and Sciences can funnel back to SGA Is a good one, Voll of the story was never heard. Give your Saturday to Sun- approved modifications in the Bachelor "our students receive a dance minor through a said, but the results lately have been "We tried to be accomplishment- shine. of Science degree in the nursing flexible program whereby a specific disappointing. oriented. We wanted these projects to That is the theme for this have been program.