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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 9-10-1996 The BG News September 10, 1996 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 10, 1996" (1996). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6040. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6040 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. Don't Miss The Merchants Fair 11AM - 6PM • LENHART GRAND BALLROOM • UNIVERSITY UNION Opinion H E Sports Brandon Wray looks back upon a Home Run Derby long, eventful weekend. Major League Baseball is shattering home run records. Page 2 See page 8 Campus . Scores „ Indians 4 Brewers 6 Student Legal Services provides Angels 3 Red Sox 0 help for students in legal trouble. Rangers 4 Orioles 5 Page 3 NEWS Blue Jays 3 Tigers 4 Tuesday, September 10, 1996 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 83, Issue 152 The News' University focuses on concerns Briefs Jay Young actually were the toughest to task force to review academic community discussion," Middle- hierarchical decision-making The BC News deal with," Middleton said. "Be- advising. ton said. processes of the University. As a Cincinnati workers cause if we could deal with issues The issue of a mission state- During the Focus on February precondition to that, we've got to help hurricane vic- The Building Community Re- that had the appearance of being ment was addressed by a com- discussions, many employees be sure that the people who are tims port, completed in the spring, really tough, and we successfully mittee led by Lester Barber, ex- raised concerns about the lack of going to receive the authority PLAINFIELD, Ind. (AP) addressed 34 different topics work through to some conclu- ecutive assistant to the presi- leadership in their departments. and responsibility are adequately More than 140 employees of ranging from research to student sions on those, then a lot of the dent. The statement was unveiled Middleton said the administra- prepared to deal with it." PSI Energy Inc. and Cincin- alcohol use. University officials other ones would become sort of by President Sidney Ribeau at his tion plans to provide training to A task force led by Registrar nati Gas & Electric Co. have have decided to tackle five of the secondary and maybe they would opening day speech. University leadership. Rebecca McComber will look at gone to North Carolina to issues this year. just solve themeselves." A review will be conducted to "The idea Is to provide the kind improving services around cam- help restore power to areas Provost Charles Middleton said The Legions agreed to clarify make sure the reward structure of support for individuals in var- pus. Middleton said the goal is to hit by Hurricane Fran. the Legions, the president's the institutional mission, align Is reflective of the mission ious units so they can do their make taking care of business eas- A caravan of 45 cars car- cross-functional management the employee reward structure statement. Middleton said the jobs in a satisfying and gratify- ier at the University. ried 87 PSI employees from team consisting of about 50 cam- with institutional goals, provide first step in this process should ing way," Middleton said. "As we "The idea is to appoint a task around the state left for pus leaders, made the decision to be completed by December. look to devolve responsibility force that would deal with mak- Raleigh, N.C, on Sunday. mandatory management and Another 61 employees from address five of the concerns. leadership training for staff and "We expect to create a final and authority away from the ing it easier for students to negc- Cincinnati Gas & Electric "The general concensus was faculty supervisors, improve discussion document by the end center towards the periphery, to left from Florence, Ky., on we wanted to take the things that customer service and create a of the fall semester for general really flatten down a lot of the See GOALS, page three. Monday. The crews, made up of line crews, supervisors and support personnel, are ex- Chasing The Clouds Away Police continue to pected to be in North Caro- lina for about a week. The help was requested by Carolina Power and look into murder Light Co., which serves the area hardest hit by the hur- ricane last week. Doug Cul- The BG News Monday investigating Baker's breth of North Carolina's background. Energy Division said The machinations of justice "We've got two officers in Fos- 477,000 customers re- rolled on today as Bowling Green toria today talking to people," mained without power State University began recover- Ash said. Monday afternoon. ing from the loss of one of its University flags were lowered Plainfield-based PSI and own. to half mast, according to public Cincinnati Gas & Electric relations director Clif Boutelle. are utility subsidiaries of In a statement, vice president Cinergy Corp., which Craig M. serves 1.4 million electrici- Baker, 19, is for Academic Affairs Edward ty and 440,000 gas cus- being held in Whipple said students seeking tomers in Ohio, Indiana and the Wood help dealing with Kane's death Kentucky. County Jail on can get help at various counsel- $100,000 bond ing centers on campus. Oberlin professor for the murder "I know the death of Julie Kane of senior spe- is upsetting to her classmates dies at age 72 and other students at Bowling OBERLIN, Ohio - Barry cial education McGill, who taught history major Julie Green. The offices of student Kane and the housing, student life and the at Oberlin College for 37 Baker years, has died. He was 72. assault of Tara counseling center will be open McGill died Saturday at Fahringer, Kane's roommate. for any students feeling the need his home after a long ill- Baker allegedly broke into the to ask questions or talk about this ness. The cause of death womens' Mourning Dove Lane tragedy," he said. was not released. home, eight blocks away from In a similar statement, Univer- McGill, who was born in campus. sity President Sidney Ribeau ex- New Rochelle, N.Y., began Detailed police reports are still pressed sadness at the news. teaching history at Oberlin "The Univesity campus com- College in 1952. He was a not available to the public. professor emeritus of histo- A special session of the Wood munity is greatly saddened by ry, specializing in British County Grand Jury will be con- the senseless death of Julie Kane. parliamentary and legal vened at 9 am. today, according We extend our heartfelt sym- history of the 19th century. Republican presldenUal nominee Bob Dole attempts to "push away" sto.... uouds that delayed and to Bowling Green Police Chief pathy and support to her family He retired in 1989. shortened bis speech to invited guests in St. Petersburg, Fla. Monday. Galen Ash. during this very difficult time "He was a man of enor- According to Ash, police spent for them," he said. mous knowledge," said Ellsworth Carlson, another former history professor at Oberlin. "He was a person I Iraq captures remaining Over The Edge would go to if I wanted an answer to a question." After his retirement, McGill worked as a vol- stronghold of Kurdistan unteer at the Oberlin Col- lege Library, where he in- vance of the offensive, leaving in a KDP offensive backed by the dexed Oberlin newspapers Brian Murphy from the latter part of the The Associated Press the city quiet after its fall, Clarry Iraqi army. 19th century for the special said. The capture of Sulaymaniyah collections department. DOKAN, Iraq - Kurdish allies The United States, which means Saddam effectively McGill, who was a Phi of Saddam Hussein captured the launched missile strikes against wields control over much of Beta Kappa graduate of last stronghold of their rebel southern Iraq last week, made northern Iraq for the first time Williams College, received rivals Monday, giving the Iraqi clear it has no plans to take sides since the U.S.-led forces estab- his master's degree from leader control over much of in the fighting between the Kur- lished a Kurdish "safe haven" Exeter College, Oxford northern Iraq for the first time dish factions, who have fre- after the 1991 Gulf War. University. He received a since the Persian Gulf War. quently shifted alliances in the The town of Dokan fell to the doctorate from Harvard KDP earlier in the day, giving the University in 1953. With Iraqi troops trailing close course of their conflict. McGill's wife, Barbara, behind, the Kurdistan Democrat- The missile strikes appeared to Kurdish group control of a dam died in 1991. He is survived ic Party claimed control of the discourage Saddam's forces that supplies water and power to by his daughters, Mary city of Sulaymaniyah after the from taking a direct role in the the region. McGill, of Oberlin, and crumbling forces of the Patriotic fighting, but it has not slowed the A long convoy of KDP fighters Margaret McGill of Mat ta Union of Kurdistan abandoned Saddam-allied KDP. entered Dokan with strips of yel- poisett, Mass.; a brother, their posts, U.N. workers In the KDP fighters claimed they en- low ribbon - the faction's color - Donald McGill, of Darlen, city said. tered Sulaymaniyah on Monday tied to their guns.