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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 9-28-1990 The BG News September 28, 1990 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 28, 1990" (1990). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5116. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5116 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. Campus NATION Sports University promotes awareness Souter earns Judiciary Cross country hosts during Book Banning Week Committee approval Mel Brodt Invitational with a 13-1 vote 8 —- Friday Vol.73 Issue 19 September 28, 1990 Bowling Green, Ohio The BG News ^ss^An Independent Student Voice for 70 Years s^s BRIEFLY CAMPUS Buy a roof: The Homeless Awareness Project's University chap- ter will be selling "roof- tops" and accepting dona- tions until Oct. 31. Coordinator Amy Lynne Renock said everyone in the community is encouraged to contribute "anything" to help shelter those who can- not afford homes. The "rooftops" — suggested do- nation of $1 — are triangles representing roofs that read, "I bought a roof for someone who can't." Doantions can be mailed to Homeless Awareness Project, 250 Batchelder Hall, BGSU. Receipts are available upon request. For more information call Amy Renock at 372-4160. Who is Who?: The selection process for the 1990-91 Who's Who Among Students In Ameri- can Universities & Colleges le News/Jay Murdock is presently underway. Nominations of students The Faces Of Olscamp who hold the classification University President Paul Olscamp responds to questions from faculty members at his grams, problems concerning building maintenance and the recent East Merry Inci- of senior are now being ac- dents were also addressed. cepted. Nomination forms, open forum Thursday afternoon. While discussion centered on the graduate pro- information and application materials will be made available on Monday. The deadline for the application frocess is Wednesday, Oct. 7. at 5 p.m. in the Student Survey center of talk at forum Activities and Orientation Office, 405 Student Services Harold Lunde disagreed with planning and University goals. Building. last academic year, showed more there is not a great deal about our by Jeremy S. Weber than 46 percent of faculty believe academic curriculum that is out Olscamp, saying such "niches" Only 22 percent of full-time facul- staff writer the University suffers from facul- of the ordinary," Olscamp said. are not economically safe. ty surveyed agreed "strongly" or "Niches dry up," he said. "We "somewhat" the University has a Gymnatti to raise ty overspecialization, meaning "However, at the graduate level A recent study revealing con- some studies are too narrow in we are very different in that our need to make sure we've got lots specific definition of a well- money: educated person. The women's gymanstics cerns about the University's scope. Ph.D studies are narrower than of niches so we can afford to lose graduate program provided the This sparked discussion be- most." a few and broaden some Ph.D Olscamp said the figure can be team will have their second attributed to lack of communica- annual "sault-a-thon" to- impetus for discussion at Univer- tween faculty members and Ols- Olscamp cited photochemical programs. The broader course is sity President Paul Olscamp's camp, who asserted the Universi- sciences and applied philosophy what the universities will be tion rather than lack of specific day, to generate money to University goals. help defray the costs of new first faculty open forum Thurs- ty has become a "player" in the as successful specialized pro- forced to move towards." dayafternoon. market for narrow fields of study. grams at the University. Another statistic from the "Part of it may be my failure to team uniforms, and update study dealt with administrative their computer score The UCLA survey, conducted "At the undergraduate level, However, Faculty Senate Chair See Forum, page 6. system to meet NCAA re- quirements for 1991-92. The gymnasts will per- form within a set time East Merry protest period as many continuous somersaults on the trampo- UCF provides space for line, rotating in two-minute shifts with other team permitted by city members. The event is scheduled for noon and 4 planned Link expansion p.m. on the grass quadran- The student pressure group bly be one of the speakers, he gle in front of the University formed in opposition to police ac- said. Union. tivities during the East Merry- The pressure group began cir- Frazee parties of Sept. 7-9 culating petitions after a meeting by Jacqueline Porter received a permit from the city last night in support of a proposal city writer USG on TV: for a march to the Bowling Green asking for: Undergraduate Student police station Wednesday even- ■<A committee representing After 15 years of service Government general as- ing. both students and long-time resi- and constant growth, The sembly sessions will be Undergraduate Student dents to review and monitor Link, 525 Pike St., will be broadcasted on WBGU-TV Government President Kevin police conduct. finding a new home at The beginning Monday. Coughlin and members of the <A recognition of wrongdoing United Christian Fellowship It will be aired on a tape- Peace Coalition have laid much from the Bowling Green Police. Center, 313 Thurstin Ave. delay basis to the main of the groundwork for the event, It is interesting to watch stu- because of overcrowded campus and Firelands Col- which will begin with a rally at dents from different groups work conditions. lege. the Northwest Commons at 8:30 for a common cause, Strauss said During its existence, The p.m. — for instance, Coughlin has been Link has outgrown its The rally will feature three working closely with members of space, said Ellen Bowers, UCF site of conference: speakers and some music before the Peace Coalition. director of The Link. A mini-conference titled marching to the police station on Because of this, the "EducationalIssues: What West Wooster Street, according "For the first time on this cam- boards of directors of both are we learning and why?" to Tim Strauss, Peace Coalition pus, differing factions are getting organizations discussed the will take place from 6:30 to 9 coordinator. Coughlin will proba- together," Strauss said. possibilty of moving it into 6m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at the the UCF building. nited Chrisitian Fellow- The Rev. Karen Thomp- ship Center, 313 Thurstin son, director of UCF, said Avenue. Bars in NW Ohio approximately 2,000 square The conference is the first feet inside the UCF building of three conferences spon- will be renovated. sored by Graduate Student In addition, 1,000 square Senate this year. turning U.G.L.Y. feet on the northwestern side of UCF's property, twist where the competing bars which includes an area by Christopher Miller hold various fundraisers as well along Thurstin Ave. from WEATHER writer as sell U.G.L.Y. paraphernalia to Pike St. to Ridge St., will be help raise money for the fight added to accommodate The Partly cloudy: In a society where being beauti- against Multiple Sclerosis," Link's new space. Today, partly cloudy with ful can mean fame and fortune, Greenwaltsaid. Construction and renova- a high in the mid-70s. To- some people still dream of being MS is a chronic and sometimes tion on the UCF building is night, var- ugly — especially when it can debilitating disease affecting the expected to begin this fall. ^ iable mean helping thousands of central nervous system, Carol The long term fate for the y—t—trK^^, cloudiness Northwest Ohioans who suffer Goldsmith, services director for original Link building has C -&*tn and a low from Multiple Sclerosis. the MS chapter in Toledo said. not been determined, ™ of 50-55. Beginning Oct. 3 and ending on The money raised by the Thompson said. For Sat- Halloween, the U.G.L.Y. barten- U.G.L.Y. bars supports research Ceremonies were con- urday, der contest pits many of North- as well as services designed to ducted on Tuesday to cele- variable west Ohio's area bars against one help victims cope and fund pro- brate the 15th anniversary cloudiness another in a quest to find out who grams to make the public and the of The Link, the work of the volunteers, and the ground- with the is the ultimate U.G.L.Y (Under- government more aware, Golds- BO News/Mark Deckard high 65-70. standing, Generous, Lovable mith said. breaking for the addition. \Com- You) bartender, Donna Green- "Roughly 60 percent of the Both of the organizations piled from local and wire wait, coordinator for the event money raised goes to education, D See Unit, page 3. Having outgrown It's current location on 525 Pike St.. The Link will reports said. information, referral and coun- be moving to The Christian Fellowship Center, 313 Thurstin Ave. "It's a popularity contest with a □ SeeU.O.LY.,page5. <y Friday. September 28, 1990 THE BG NEWS I Editorial In addition, he said the University is almost 10 years Union and Black Student Union are also one of the best behind other colleges similar to ours who have created vehicles for students to meet and attempt to under- comparable courses. stand their differences. Culture course Other opportunities exist on this campus to improve At these meetings, any and all students are invited relations between different racial and ethnic groups — to openly discuss their beliefs and stereotypes.