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THE NORTHERNER Vol. 15, No. 17 Northern Kentu cky University Wednesday, February 4, 1987 B Beruit hostage applied to Northern by Drew Abas Turner. a n assistant instructor in (w1th Steen) is his application." said Steen did not say in his letter that Stt~ITwr1ler mathematics and computer science, Miller said Steen had taught at the escalating v1olence in Beirut was Robert Pol hill, an assistant profeBSOr of Humboldt State and Chico State the reason he wanted to leave Lebanon. A hostage in Beirut, Lebanon is one business studies, and Mithileshwar University in California. The AP Miller said he received Steen's ap· 4 of the applicants under consideration for Singh, chairman of the business studies reported that friends of Steen's in plication approxi mately three weeks employment in NKU's communications division, and their wives, were summon· California said he had written that he ago, before the Jan. 15 deadline. department, university officials confirm­ ed to Beirut University's office of cam· went to Beirut seeking adventure. But "He is a viable candidate (for the ed last week. pus services by the gunmen, who were in his last letter t.o a friend, Steen in· position)," said Miller. It will be up to The Associated Press reported that armed with M-16 and AK-47 assault dicated hi s fear of the deteriorating a recently formed committee to decide ~7 Alann Steen, 48, a journalism professor rifl es. si tuation in Beirut and wrote "the shells if Steen or another candidate will get at Beirut University College, was ab­ The four men were then forced by the seem to be landing closer than usual." the job. ducted with two other Americans and terrorists into a waiting jeep, which After four years of sleeping with a Asked what would happen if Steen then sped off, leaving their wives was awarded the position while still a an Indian on Jan. 24 by terrorists pos­ gun and a nearby automatic weapon, ing as Beirut police. behind. On Jan. 29, a group calling itself Steen was considering leaving Beirut, hostage, Miller said, " I don't know. the Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of That's premature. We haven't even N. Edd Miller, chairman of NKU' the AP reported. communications department, said last Palestine claimed responsibility for the started screening the candidates." week that Steen had submitted an ap­ abduction of Steen and the others. Miller said Steen indicated through The AP says the capture of Steen and plication for a position as an assistant Miller said he was shocked when he a letter that "the position (Steen) was t he others br ing the number of journalism professor St Northern. learned of Steen's abduction, but said, in (at Beirut University College) was an fo reigners to 25 missing and believed The AP reported that Steen, Jesse "I don't know him. My only contact academic dead-end." However, Miller held hostage in Lebanon. Taliaferro appointed Governor dismisses Grayson as regent by David Mendell large corporation because "in some F..d1tor ways, a university is Hke a corpora· tion." Philip Taliaferro, a Covington Of his appomtment, Taliaferro laywer, is the newest member of said, " I think (Collins) recognized NKU's Board of Regents as Gov. the need to have a better 1ia son with Martha Layne Collins made ap· the whole system- the governor's of· pointments to eight state universi· fice and the legislature." ty boards last week. Grayson said TaliafeJ"TO, who was Taliafer~ an influential sup· a co-chairman for Gov. Collins' cam­ porter in northern Kentucky of Col· paign, will add the politicians' view tins' gubernatorial campaign, to the board. replaces Merwin Grayson, Jr., presi· "Phil moves from governor to dent and chief executive officer of governor very effectively," Grayson Huntington Bank of Kenton said. "I'm not a politician and have County. never claimed to be. I had not Grayson had been appointed by sought my initial appointment and former Gov. John Y. Brown, Jr. I didn't seek reappointment." "(Taliaferro) is obviously very Grayson also said there was close to the Collins' administration uncertainty about when his term and I'm not;• Grayson said. "I accept ended. Brown appointed him for six the governor's decision. I did not years before a Franklin County Cir· take it personally." cuit Court ruling in June, 1986 Taliaferro said Grayson gave the see Taliaferro, page 13 Enc Kroanee/Thf' Northf'Nic>r board a knowledge of how to run a NKU students show school spirit durin g Spirit Competition Saturday at Regents Hall. This Week Resident says restaurant unfair to handicapped Bloom County: After much anxiety, by Steve Robs said that for large tips, valets at The The restaurant leases the property Opus and the gang have finally made Auoc:late ed1tor Waterfront restaurant in Covington from the city of Covington, so it is con· their way back to the pages of Th~ Nor- will park unauthorized cars in three therner. See page 14. sidered public property, and must give Handicapped people are being spaces reserved for handicapped access to the handicapped, said Capt. denied access to a northern Kentucky patrons. Schmidt, Covington Police View'i!'"t 2 4 Steven COd~ -hearer 2· 6 restaurant, a violation of a state Blaine said the practice forces him patrol bureau commander. Features p. 6 statute, said Cincinnati resident Joe and other handicapped people to park "What Mr. Blaine is saying is total· S~rlll 2· to Blaine last week. in VIP or regular parking spaces. He ly untrue," said Jeff Ruby, manager of ClassiOeds e· 15 Blaine, who suffers from ankyloeing and is conBidering bringing The Water· The spondylitis, or arthritis of the spine, front and the city of Covington to court. see Waterfront, back paae 0246.tif 2 News The Northerner February 4, 1987 Survey shows NKU grads better than average by Kristi Pendergest higher sa Iones due to the fuel that more average student bodies. lie said this 1~ munnging pcrsonallfomdy finances, St11fT rttf'r NKU Mtudcnts are employed while attcn because students at NKU tend to be older, organizing the1r t1mc effectively und ding college," said Gunkel empl oyed a nd/or married. Many stud ents recognizing their rights and respon­ The startmg salary for NKU gruduat.cs Th1 s gives them more job cxpen ence, are also from this area, he added. sibilities as citizens. 1s a lmost $3,000 above the naltonol ond NKU graduates tend not to begin at. Northern's alumni ranked NKU's con­ Gunkel said he didn't see these fin ­ overage, according to the findings of the entry level positions like many other non­ tributiOn to their personal growth equal dings as particularly negative because ACT Alumni Survey administe red bet· working college graduates, he added. to the national average in seven of the 24 many NKU alumni tend to be older or ween July-September of 1986. NKU alumni have also out-performed a reas measured: married with a family while attending One thousand five hundred fifty-six the national average in certain lahor r.J Effective writing. NKU. Therefore, these individuals would NKU alumni responded to a written market areas: (] Comprehension of written information. already have had first-hand knowledge of survey as part of a national poll based on (. More are employed full time (69.3 per­ [ Comprehe nsion of graphic information. these skills. over 35,000 responses from 107 colleges. cent. vs. 65.1 percent). fl Library useage. Suzanne McGonigal, editor of Alumni Ken Gunkel, survey chairman of the Ll More a re occupied in an area hi ghl y I 1 Understanding consumer issues. magazine, summed up the resul ts of the Alumni Council, and Alumni magazi ne r lated to their major (49.1 percent vs. r 1 Defining a nd solving problems. survey by sayin g, "The survey shows that Editor Susan McGoni gal, analyzed the 41.2 percent). U Understanding a nd a pplying scientific NKU is a pretty average institution. a lumni's responses. Alumni Director Jim Gunkel said the survey showed that principles and methods. Students arc older, more developed, and Alford handled the logistics. the student body at Northern (past and Alumni felt NKU contributed Jess to making more money than the national "NKU graduates are earning slightly present) is significantly different than their personal wowth in areas like nveraKe Students earn extracurricular experience in ASAN by Susan Jeffries campaigns and from the Ke ntucky added that she talked with the Dean of in them. StafTwrller Democratic Headquarters. students at the Universitv of Cincinnati R e~u n !-~U id tht.• rea!:Wm she i!-1 doing the McNay said she chose to work on this a nd with teachera and students at the Col· practicum is not only because it is re· Theresa McN ay a nd Rose Mary Regan, practicum because she has always been lege of Mount Saint Joseph's about tht.• quired for a de.,rree in the ASAN prOb'fRm two seniors in the applied sociology and interested in demography, which is the role of blacks in education. but also becam~e minority affairs is her anthropology program (ASANJ at NKU, sc ience of dealing with statistics of human Regan pl ans to visit with stu de nt t-~ a nd tract in the ASAN progra m and she has are each working on a practicum this population and finding data. teachers from other schools in the Cincin· an interest in the role that blacks pl ay in semester for the ASAN program. McNay said by doing this practicum n ati a rea.
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