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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 1-27-1976 UA12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 51, No. 35 WKU Student Affairs Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Part of the African American Studies Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons, Public Relations and Advertising Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Social History Commons, Social Influence and Political Communication Commons, Sports Studies Commons, United States History Commons, and the Women's History Commons Recommended Citation WKU Student Affairs, "UA12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 51, No. 35" (1976). WKU Archives Records. Paper 5128. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/5128 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. , . College Heights VOL. 51, NO. 35 TUESDAY, JAN. 27, 1976 era w eSTERN KY. UNIVERSITY, BOWLING GREEN Vandalism common in parts of library By TOM CAUDILL clerical assistant in periodicals. "We lost two entire volwnes of Book t heft and mutilation of Psychology Today ... assigned ar· bcoks and magazines are ticles really can cause trouble. problems of libraries everywhere. Students have no regard for other but according to Dr. Earl students and they often rip out Wassom, director of university theee assigned articles." lilrary services, the problems are Gaddie, a recent Western not so great here as elsewhere. graduate from Bowling Green, The extent of theft and said she has worked at the library vandalism at H~lm-Craven 8 for a year and a half and "the library varies from floor to floor proble?,l seems to be getting and section to section, though. worse. and workers in some areas of the She said students come to her lilrary said vandalism is every day and complain that a extensive. particular article has been tom The periodicals area, on the out. ,. I 'm not aware of anyone on second floor of Helm. is one of the this floor ever being caught most frequent targets of mutila· (tEaring out magazine pages) since I've been here, though," she """'."Whole volumes are stolen, but mostly single articles are cut out," Sft id Shannon Gaddie, a -.-Co ntinued to Back Page- Downing: Secrecy not increasing at Western By TOM CAUDILL University policy covers confiden· tial memos. " I would only say T he administrative evaluation that good judgment generally ordered by the Board of Regents should be exercised by the apparently will not be made individual. There are times when public, but that is not · an internal administrative matters indication that the university is may be covered in written form Dime time becoming more secretive in its and may not be marked affairs, according to President confidential, but are still not for Yogi Bear and Scooby·Doo (top) Dero Downing. public consumption. amuse Martha Lee Kinsey. Kentucky "The university has no desire state March of Dimes poster child, at to remain secretive about t he "It's up to the individual last weekend's telerama. David Chest- affairs of the university because administrators and faculty memo nut (above), treasurer of the Barren in most instances the more bers to make a determination of River Area March of Dimes, tries to knowledgeable people are about t he type of information that's catch some sleep amidst the activity the university, the better being transmitted as to whether of the telerama. Entertaining tele. understanding they wi ll have it's of a nature that should be vision viewers. Tom Netherton of the about the university's problems treated in confidence." Lawrence Welk Show (left) sings to and t he more appreciative they Last semester, the Herald television cameras. The fund-raiser will be on the accomplishments of printed confidential memos con· netted more than $28,000 for the the university," Downing said in cerning the tenure .cases of March of Dimes. an interview yesteTday. Downing said no specific - Cont inued to page 3 - PhOtOI by Mark Fish Simulated-situation games offer insights into living By RICHARD RIBAR "fantasies:' in the form of make the student more aware of Certain students are appointed "It's really not that difficult," simulated·situation games, to the relationship between power, heads of businesses in the regions Wozniak said. "It's a little like Fantasies always have make students more aware of the police, the courts and society, by the General Overall Director t he first time you played occupied a big spot in the hearts their position in society and to and more especially, himself. " {G.O.D.l, that being Wozniak or 'Monopoly' ... you didn't know of most people. They chase determine their true reactions to Perhaps the game that has an associate. It is the responsi· what to do with Park Place or the crooks wiLh "Baretta," fall in 'a diffi cult problem. proved to be most popular is bility of a ll the regions to provide hotels. You had to play the game, love wi th "Chico" or journey to The games were introduced at SIMSOC (simulated society). In for the welfare of the society, and see the implications of Transylvania with "Young Western four years ago by Dr. this game, the participating although the game usually does everything that you did. But Frankenstein. " Paul Wozniak, associate students are assigned to one of not work out like that. unlike Monopoly, the rules in But rarely is a fantasy used to professor of sociology, with the four separate regions of the same SIMSOC takes about five SIMSOC are flexible w provide teach a person more about cooperation of his department. society. The regions are divided hours to play, and it has a for many different situations. himself and his society. Said Wozniak, "These games according t.o economy; one is rulebook that looks like some Western's sociology depart· offer insight into conflict, control poor, one is wealthy and two are thing out of Quantum Mechanics ment utilizes a number of and management of society. They intermediate. 475. -Continued to Page 3- : H~ ' ·21·76 For sale: GoalPost- 46-year WKU tradition By TERRY CASH "We would have to work 10 or 12 or maybe even 16 hours a "The Hub of the Hill," a day," Rabold said. "'Neither of 46-year-old Western tradition, us had anyone to take over for may soon be sold, according to us." OLD F ASHIONED Sam Rabold who, along with his The Rabolds had planned to brother. Bob, owns the Goal Post sell the Goal Post when they Restaurant. retired. When they were unable Sam. 66. and Bob, 69, have to reopen at the start of the operated the restaurant across semester. they decided to ret ire, from Cherry Hall since 1930. Rabold said. According to Sam Rabold, the Goal Post has been closed about A change in t he zoning of the a year and a half because of his property last summer may have brot her's illness. made it easier to sell t he "' I was going to open up in restaurant, Sam Rabold said, January at the start of the since businesses other than semester, but both of us were restaurants can now operate at GRAN D OPENING sick ... My brother was in the the site. hospital the day we planned to According to Dr. Paul Cook, with open," Sam Rabold said. assistant to the president, .. It was not dosed for business Western is not interested in reasons," he said, but because of purchasing the property on 15th HOT AIR BALLOON Bob's illness and because both S"""'. brothers felt they were too old to However, Rabold said, a book and operate the restaurant. company and several food franchises have shown interest in buying the Goal Post. Rabold woold not name the companies. WBGN OJ We were wrong Rabold said if he and his brother are unable to sell the FREE CO KES w ith EACH PURCHASE Because of a reporting error, a Goal Post, they may reopen. "1 story in Friday's Herald incor· go by and see it every week or so, FREE BALLOONS rectly said that President Dero and I 've been tempted to reopen Downing was in Kansas City, ha1f of it by myself," he said. Mo., for five days, Downing Ra bold said, " I can't imagine SATURDAY JAN 31 actually was in Kansas City for anyone else running the place. - only one day, last Sunday, and It's my life. I've been working returned to campus last Monday. tha-e since I was 20." WENDY'S OF BOWUNG GREEN, INC. 1633 U.S. 31 BYPASS, BOWLING GREEN, KY . .(2101 - {S02)181-9700 How apout some fun? This semester the Caribou will bring back your favorite entertainment. This week at the Caribou you'll finll Slickrock Wednesday through Saturday playing their style of Kentucky Fried Pickin'. Next week, Big Daddy Bob·a·Lou 's Traveling Disco Show will be pullin' in on Wednesday night. Arnold Chinn Band will be playing Thursday-Saturday night. Don't forget those beverage specials every Wednesday and Thursday night. The next time you want to have some fun , just remember the Caribou. 511 East 10th St. Mellow Hours 3-7 Happy Hour9-10 1-27-76 Herald 3 " Discretion is urged in media treatment of memos - Continued from Page 1- occasions where it may have said they have noticed no change tially. such as salaries and other personnel. As far as I know, it's served the best interest of those in the number of confidential financial material ..