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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. ^ The BG News "A Commitment to Excellence" Friday, February 11, 1994 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 77, Issue 96 Train strikes student's vehicle Railway crossing collision kills senior criminal justice major by David Coehrs and Michael traveling at approximately 30 Zawacki to 35 mph when the accident The BC News occured, said BUI Aldridge, conductor. A University student was "I saw him hit the brakes killed Thursday morning and tried to stop, but he slid when his car was struck by a out in front of us," Aldridge train at the Pike Street rail- said. road crossing. Rick Engle, public works in- Stephen Seely, a 23-year-old spector, said he witnessed the senior criminal justice major train hit the passenger side of from Toledo, lost control of his Seely's car. red Honda Civic hatchback "The car was carried for and slid into the path of the about 500 feet, from Pike oncoming train at approxi- Street to Court Street," Engle mately 9:15 am., according to said. witnesses at the scene. Rescue workers were able There is no railroad guard at to remove Seely from the Pike Street. driver's side of his car. Bowl- Seely was taken imme- ing Green police said he was diately to Wood County Hospi- wearing a seat belt. tal, where he was pronounced Aldridge said Seely might dead at 9:52 a.m., according to not have been aware a train a Wood County Hospital nurs- was coming. ing supervisor. "There's the [Phi Delta Wood County coroner Dr. Theta house] right in front of Douglas Hess said Seely died the [Pike Street] crossing and Tfcc B<". NCWURMI Wclli.tr as a result of head and chest it's hard to see what's ahead," injuries. No autopsy was per- he said. A Bowling Green police officer and tow-truck operator from Sta- trol of the car and slid in front of a Conrall train at approximately formed. dium View Sunoco remove Stephen Seely's Honda Civic from the 9:15 a.m. The Conrail TV-220 was See CRASH, page 3. railroad tracks near the Court Street Intersection. Seely lost con- Bosnian truce violated Faculty votes down Serb leader demands investigation of shelling by Samir Krillc swept shattered bricks and glass key positions in the Bosnian capi- unionization plan The Associated Press from a parking lot. Curious and tal to monitor the truce. They happy faces poked from also apparently will act as a trip- by Leah Barnum and Katie Simmon faculty," University President Lester Barber, executive assis- SARAJEVO, Bosnia- windows. wire for other NATO threats to News staff writers Paul Olscamp said. tant to President Olscamp. Herzegovina - After 22 months "This is peace!" yelled 12-year- call in air power to protect U.N. Members of the BGSU-Faculty of death and shelling, Sarajevans old Ajla Foco, a big smile across troops or to immediately reta- University faculty rejected Association said they were "I would hope that [the vote] watched a new her face. "This is peace! I'm so liate for any renewed shelling of collective bargaining Thursday pleased with the 258 votes in wouldn't result in any changes cease-fire take happy." the city. by a comfortable margin, accord- favor of collective bargaining because I think the system we hold Thursday. In Geneva. Bosnian Serb NATO would need a one-time ing to released election results. and believe that these voters are have in place has worked effec- But as mid- leader Radovan Karadzic threat- authorization from U.N. Secre- The official margin was 329 now the voice in the issue. tively," Barber said. night approa- ened a walkout and denounced tary-General Boutros Bou- against and 258 in favor. ched, the famil- NATO. He demanded a public in- tros-Ghali or his special envoy to University administrators said "We're obviously very disap- The BGSU-FA said they have iar ring of mor- vestigation of a mortar shelling former Yugoslavia to begin at- they believe the election was an pointed," said Harold Lunde, no regrets in regard to the out- tars and gun- Saturday that killed 68 people in tacks. accurate reflection of the majori- treasurer of the BGSU-FA. "We'- come of the elections and Ronald fire rang out. central Sarajevo and prompted Russia's government criticized ty view of the faculty, since 587 ve worked very hard for two Stoner, president of the BGSU- Several mor- the threat of NATO intervention. the ultimatum and said it would of the 695 eligible voters partici- years to give this faculty a FA said they have established a tars landed While suspicion has fallen on demand the U.N. Security Coun- pated in the election. chance to vote for change, and small faculty voice over the past around the the Serbs, Karadzic claims it was cil discuss the issue. A senior "The voter turnout was good, now it's over and we're tired." two years. Jewish cemetery, a frontline po- a setup by Bosnia's Muslim-led U.S. official in Washington said and for that we can all be thank- sition in central Sarajevo, fol- government to kill its own peo- no further authorization was ful because it makes the decision The system of governance will lowed by bursts of heavy ple, blame the Serbs and win in- needed from the council. a fully valid one for the whole remain essentially the same, said machine gun fire and anti- ternational sympathy. Collective Bargaining aircraft guns that lasted four or Karadzic's generals warned One French tank and six ar- five minutes. they would hold foreign aid mored cars lined up on the infa- Election There were unconfirmed re- workers hostage if NATO fol- mous "Sniper Alley" near the ports of fatalities, but no further lowed through on its demand for Brotherhood and Unity Bridge, </ The move to unionization was details on what appeared to be the Serbs to withdraw heavy with cannon and heavy machine the most serious violation of the weapons from around Sarajevo guns pointing toward Serb posi- rejected by faculty members, 329 latest truce. by Feb. 20 or face air strikes. tions across the Miljacka River. against and 258 in favor of. Children came out of shell-s- The Serb generals cooperated U.N. officials said the soldiers </ Voter turnout was 84 percent, carred buildings behind a new with U.N. soldiers to put a cease- had orders to shoot back if fired with 587 of the 695 eligible voters fire into effect at noon. U.N. monitoring post on the front upon. from Firelands and the University line to play on see-saws unused French peacekeepers and ar- going to the polls. for two summers. An old man mored vehicles occupied several See BOSNIA, page 3. y As a result, (he system of governance will essentially remain the same, according to Lester Board to present room plan Barber, executive assistant to President Olscamp. by Leah Barnum fall, according to Christopher Chan Hahn, professor of man- News staff writer Dalton, vice president of plan- agement, and Kenneth Kiple, A proposal to offer "super ning and budgeting for the Uni- professor of history, are the pro- "The Faculty Association can single," rooms is to be presented versity. posed appointees to the honor of still point to some major accom- at the Board of Trustees meeting Instead of paying the amount Distinguished University plishments," Stoner said. "The summer salary cut that precipi- today at 2:30 the room would cost for two resi- Professor, Barber said. p.m. in the As- dents, students will only pay 50 Other items to be discussed: tated our organizing efforts was sembly Room percent more than they would if ■ A proposal to increase next reversed and the faculty salary of McFall they shared with someone else, year's room and board rates will increase during the time we were Center. Dalton said. be presented. organizing was one of the highest "Super sin- ■ Thirty-one promotion and in Ohio." Also at the meeting, two Uni- tenure recommendations will be gles," are stan- The BGSU-FA is allowed 10 dard double versity professors are to receive made for the 1994-95 school year. rooms that can "one of the most prestigious hon- ■ Robert Martin, vice presi- BGSU-Faculty Association President Ronalr1 Stoner snows his dls- "S to representatives of the be rented as ors in the scholarly world," said dent of operations, will report on Sta,e single rooms Les Barber, executive assistant the status of the new classroom appointment Thursday over the announcement that collective bar- Employee Relations Board, gaining had been rejected by faculty voters. wh<> counted the votes. beginning next to President Paul Olscamp. building. BG and Miami are the To celebrate 75 years of University non- only teams that can boast of orchestral music presen- traditional student Joe Thl- having the best record in Friday, moatly sunny.