Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 9-1-1999 The BG News September 1, 1999 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 1, 1999" (1999). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6514. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6514 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. OPINION WORLD NEWS CITY SPORTS Columnist Jena Lohrbach Hurricane Dennis is In an attempt to curb the Men's soccer hosts explains the long lines in the again threatening amount of violence in the Dayton tonight at 5 University Bookstore. N.C. as it moves Bowling Green High School, p.m. at Cochrane back inland. teachers and students are Field. relying on communication. Weather Today: Wednesday sunny September 1. 1999 High 83. Low 53 Volume 87 8c Issue 7 The BGA doily independent News student press BG News Photo/ MIKE LEHMKUHLE A fire that swept through 117 Manville left a house destroyed. In the above picture lies a melted video cassette and a burned shoe belonging to a resident of the house. Pictured to the right is the room where the fire started. The entire of 117 Manville, the fire was Jill Carr, associate dean of structure of the house suffered from heavy fire and smoke dam- already out of control by the students, said she went over to age. time he approached the down- the house to see how the resi- stairs bedroom. There was no dents were coping. time to collect any other belong- According to Carr, the Office In the picture below is Jamie Shaffner, a representative of the ings other than the clothes he of Residence Life is making '. Lucus County Red Cross Diaster Services. Here he is seen was wearing. temporary arrangements for assessing the damage done to the belongings of the tenants. "It was uncontrollable," housing, food, clothing and text Trimble said. books for the residents. Trimble also One resi- added that there dent is not a was no smoke Cover story student at detector in the BGSU and the downstairs. Lucas County Red Cross Disas- After calling 911, the resi- ter Services is helping him, she dents of the house called said. Greenbrier Apartments, the "We lOffice of Residence By MELISSA NAYMIK 3:13 a.m. When firefighters rental agency that owns the l.ilrl are doing a number of The BG News arrived on scene, they reported property. things to help them through heavy fire damage to the south- Maintenance crews arrived this difficult time," Carr said. Afire swept through a east downstairs bedroom. In at the house 20 minutes later to This included calling the resi- house at 117 Manville addition there was heavy survey the damage, Trimble dents* professors to tell them early Tuesday morn- smoke damage throughout the said why the students would be ing. No injuries were reported. house. Employees of Greenbrier absent According to Chris Trimble, Apartments had no further The fire remains under The call came into the Bowl- student at BGSU and resident information at press time. investigation. ing Green Fire Department at BG News Photos/ MIKE LEHMKUHLE Seen in the picture to the right are the uninjured ten- ants of 117 Manville. With no food left in the house, the men ordered Wendy's. The Office of Residence Life at BGSU is providing the tenants temporary shelter, food, clothing and text books. Parking fees increase By AMYJO L. BROWN we believe some of the parking grass, however, has been on the back of parking maps, or The BG News problems are caused by people decreased. Such a violation-will at the Parking Services office scoffing at the fines." cost $25, down from the $50 located in the Commons. Parking fines have been In an effort to deter those fine. "Some people will be lucky raised this year as part of an who might park illegally, sever- "We reduced the fine for some days." Enriquez said, "If effort to reduce parking prob- al fines were doubled. parking on the grass because they're willing to take that risk, lems on campus, according to Parking in a handicapped some students felt $50 was then they have to be willing to excessive," Enriquez said. * Stacie Enriquez, director of space will now result in a $100 accept the fine." 'Parking and Traffic She cautions, though, that fine, increased from the $50 If a student receives a ticket "If the fine isn't enough of a parking on the grass is still not fine, which had been in place and feels it was issued wrongly, deterrent, parking spaces won't since 1993 permissible and can damage be available for those who need the grass, as well as damage a an appeal process is offered. A | them," Enriquez said. She If a car is found parked at an student's car. form for an appeal can be expired meter, it will be ticket- added that the increases came "There arc sprinkler heads picked up at Parking Services ed $10, up from the $5 fine last 'on the recommendation of last all over campus that can be or in the Student Services semester's parking committee. semester. The last increase damaged or can cause damage occurred in 1991 when the fine building at the traffic appeal The parking committee met to a car," she said. board and must be filed within iin an effort to resolve problems went from $2 to $5. Other parking violations, 21 days of the ticket issued. BG News Photo/MIKE LEHMKUHLE twith parking. A car in a firelane will such as backing into a space or "The traffic appeal board is Steve Steel, chair of the receive a $50 ticket, rather not parking in a marked desig- The car seen here is parked illegally on the grass in Lot 6. Park- iparking committee, said, "One than the $25 ticket issued last nated area, are fined the same completely independent of us [iof the real reasons we recom- semester. amounts as the previous year. A and very objective," Enriquez ing tickets have increased this year to deter students from park- > mended the increase is because The fine for parking on the more complete list can be found said. ing illegally on campus. f ! » •V , - It page 2 The BG News Wednesday, September 1, 1999 Brian Taylor Opinion Editor OPINION 372-2603 Bookstores can be madhouses PEOPLE Hello all, and welcome to Please don't get mad at us, your people think that they're all dif- another semester. Mine looks attempting-to-be-helpful ferent. Also, the BiG charge on the street like it's going to be interesting. cashiers, when there's a hold on should renew itself from year to But I'm sure you'll hear all Jena your account; it's really not our year; you generally will not about that as time goes on. For fault, we have nothing to do have to fill out the paperwork t Question;Question: How do youvou feel about the increase in parkins now, I've got a few things to say. with it (and try to be nice to the every semester. fines? And all of them have to do with Lohrba people in the bursar's; really, There are exceptions, of my job. This is really an they're only doing their job, attempt to explain to confused too). course. Some people's accounts people certain issues that 1 feel get booted out of the computer But, if you didn't have a BiG every now and then — I don't they don't understand. charge and you tried to use your ID, your cashier had to know why. Sometimes the $500 I'm a cashier at the universi- kept leaving the register for one per semester limit gets erased, ty bookstore, for those of you bring your ID into where I (or (or more) of three reasons: which is frustrating, to say the who don't know. For the most one of my coworkcrs) was part, my last few weeks on the ONE: You brought some- standing to set you up in the least. And sometimes the regis- clock have found me standing thing up that had no price, or a computers, and then they had ter is fickle and just won't take book that wouldn't scan and the you fill out a pink piece of paper it (sorry about that on Satur- Valentine Ononye Mitch Gehle at the computer inside the store Business (where there is no register for cashier simply ran for a price- which gives us permission to day, Tyler). Computer check. Science Junior the time being; there is only a set the BiG charge up for you. Oh, and last but not least, I don't liki h"« I used typewriter and two computers), TWO: You tried to pay with a (For everyone who docs not yet don't leave valuables in your *I feel very bad. They to be able to park close should be considerate of answering people's questions credit card. The phone lines have a BiG charge — don't hold bookbags if you don't put them to i ampin, and now it is and listening to them talk and were slow enough (or the up the register.