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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-2-1987 The BG News October 2, 1987 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 October 2, 1987" (1987). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4699. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4699 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 Vol.70 Issue24 Bowling Green, Ohio Friday, October 2,1987 Quake Fight starts strikes for program S. Calif. continuance LOS ANGELES (AP) - A strong earthquake measuring by BUI Franciscy "The library is the 6.1 on the Rienter scale struck reporter Southern California yesterday hub of a school, and morning, shattering windows, Despite an increased demand if you don't have knocking concrete off buildings for librarians, the University is and cutting off power to parts of discontinuing its major in li- qualified librarians, downtownLos Angeles. brary and educational media, you won't have There were no immediate re- and students in the program are ports of serious injuries or upset. quality education." major damage from the quake, Kathy Eborg, senior LEM which was felt as far away as major, is leading a student Las Vegas, Nev. protest against the program's -Kathy Eborg removal. The first jolt was recorded at "I'd like to see the program 7:44 a.m. local time and was fol- stay because the library is the Robert Oana, chairman of ed- lowed by at least four strong hub of a school, and if you don't ucation, curriculum and instruc- aftershocks. have qualified librarians, you tion, said he could not comment Windows rattled and bits of won't have quality education," on the program's discontin- plaster and concrete fell from Eborg said. uance, except to say the process some of the older buildings. Eborg and Pam Hauenstein, of ending it has begun. People rushed into streets sophomore LEM major, held a throughout the city after the meeting last night to decide Eborg said the University is first tremor struck. what could be done to save the the only school in Northwest "Most of them were just kind program. Ohio that has the library pro- of standing around, not knowing Eram. She also said the program what to do," said Gerald About 13 students attended the as an excellent reputation. Livezey, a security guard at a meeting. A letter-writing cam- "I've talked to people from building in downtown Los Ang- paign was decided upon to start Kent State, which is accredited eles. "Everyone was coming out the protest. Letters to influential by the American Library Asso- of this building, circulating, not University officials, state repre- ciation, and they say our pro- knowing what to do." sentatives and school superin- gram is better than theirs," she Livezey said when the quake tendents are going to be sent out. said. hit, "All at once there was a Eborg said the only reason the whoosh of wind, and I walked Patty Weng, senior LEM University's program is not over to a brick wall until every- major, said, "We realize this is ALA accredited is because the thing stopped shaking," an uphill battle, but we feel the school's budget did not meet "This one scared me," he program is worth saving." their standards. said. "I was outside, and I mean "What I'd like to know, is it was really shaking. I thought Eborg said the discontinuence why," Eborg asked, "if BG is it was the biggie. I thought there is based on past enrollment, one of the top five schools for wasn't going to be anything which she says is not a valid in- education, are they dropping left." dicator of what is happening this program?" Marty Thompson, the Associ- now. ated Press chief of bureau in Los "Ohio now requires school Weng said, "Our major is Angeles, said he was at home in systems to have one certified li- highly underrated and we are Pasadena, 10 miles north of Los brarian for each school dis- nothing but ignored by the col- Angeles, when the quake struck. trict," Eborg said. "There has lege of education." also been talk of requiring one The 24-year-old program, "There's a fourth heavy after- librarian per building." which has about SO students, shock right now and the whole stopped accepting students on house is shaking," Thompson BG News/Mike McCune With higher state standards July 1,1987, Eborg said. said in a telephone call to New Students who joined the pro- York. "Wow. A chandelier I was I'll flip for you for librarians, educators and li- brary personnel are returning to gram prior to this date will be near actually jumped, and is Ken Fenic, a junior physical education major, practices the back handspring on a trampoline in men's able to complete it, provided still vibrating now.'7 upgrade their certification, in- gymnastics class in the Eppler South gymnasium yesterday. The class teaches basic gymnastic skills creasing the need for the pro- they are finished within four such as rolling, flipping and tumbling. years. □ See Quake, page 3. gram. GSS lacks interest Mosquitos 'raid' Ohio state. ted the mosquitos, particularly Low involvement due to time constraints by Laura Hardy The tiger mosquito was first areas that retread tires or deal Becoming a GSS representative-at-large is a staff reporter discovered in Ohio in August, in used tires or tire casings. by Debbie Rogers graduate student's responsibility, especially if 1966. Robin Foust, sanitarian for The most recent survey was staff reporter that student has any complaints about issues that In an era of killer bees, killer the Health Department in Find- conducted in Findlay in early- concern graduate students, Jones said. sharks, killer whales, and yes, lay, said the species was be- September 1987. There has been a low number of graduate stu- "I think it's their duty, particularly if they have even killer tomatoes, there is a lieved to have come from Texas When the cans were checked, dents expressing interest in the positions of repre- some gripe about graduate life on campus," he new addition to the list — killer on a buck carrying used tire we discovered mosquito eggs sentatives-at-large in the Graduate Student Sen- said. "I guess we're all good at griping and not get- mosquitos. casings. He said the mosquito which we sent to Columbus for ate, Larry Jones, GSS president, said. ting involved." Well, not exactly. But a cer- prefers stagnant water, ana the verification," Foust said. "The Only one person has submitted a petition to be a tain species of mosquito, the casings, which were filled with eggs were identified as those of If a graduate student wants to run for a position, the Asian tiger mosquito." representative. he should contact the GSS office. The student Asian tiger mosquito, has been water, provided an excellent Jones said the reason is probably due to time re- discovered recently in several breeding environment. Ellen Peterson, epidemiology should be prepared to make a 10 to IS minute pre- The Asian tiger mosquito is investigator for the state health straints. sentation on why they want the position, what they southwestern areas of Ohio in- "There is a certain amount of time involved if cluding Greenville, Oak Hill, native to Asia, but Foust said it department, said immediate ac- think they can do for GSS and their philosophy of was introduced in the United tion was taken on the discovery. you want to do a good job, and most people do," he GSS's position on campus. and Findlay. said. "You have executive meetings every week. Officials of the state health States in 1985 when a shipload of "Our control efforts were They will be required to actually participate in the Jones said the representatives-at-large meet department in Columbus said used tire casings, which were fairly successful," she said. decision making." either once a week or twice a month. the mosquito is a concern be- unknowingly infested with the "We used fogging devices, Jones said another reason for lack of participa- He said there have always been problems get- cause it is extremely aggressive mosquitos, was brought to which consist of an ultralow vol- tion is that he has not recruited people himself. ting people to run for office in the past. and is a known carrier of two se- Texas from Japan. ume mist, and insecticides to He said if response is still low after the GSS However, there has not been any problems get- rious viral infections, dengue Since the mosquitos were first kill the larvae." meeting Oct. 9, he will appoint students to the posi- ting graduate students to represent the University fever and La Crosse encephali- identified in Ohio, health de- Even though the primary con- tions that must be filled. committees. Some of these committees include tis. partment officials have made cern over the mosquitos has Jones said he thinks most graduate students parking, housing and delegating funds at the Uni- However, the officials also continuous efforts to destroy been the diseases they carry, no have the time to commit to GSS. versity. claim that the mosquitos have them. one has contracted either "I think most people can do it," he said.