The BG News March 5, 1997

Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 3-5-1997 The BG News March 5, 1997 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 March 5, 1997" (1997). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6141. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6141 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. Directory SPORTS r:--- •:■:?■: :./ - :■ •••> /- 7 OPINION Switchboard 372-2601 Classified Ads 372-6977 ON TO THE MAC SEMI-FINALS Natalie gives Display Ads 372-2605 Men's Basketball ^—^ Women's Basketball everyone a Editorial 372-6966 Sports 372-2602 Toledo 69 ft" Ball State 76 psychoanalysis cloudy and Entertainment 372-2603 BG 94 *yJ BG 81 and tells us what Story idea? Give us a call cool weekdays from I pm. lo5pm., or Falcons roll in second half, face ^^ Toledo next after thrilling overtime it all means e-mail: "[email protected]" Eastern Michigan on Friday victory against Cardinals High: 38 Low: 35 WEDNESDAY March 5,1997 Volume 83, Issue 111 The BG News Bowling Green, Ohio "Serving the Bowling Green community for over 75 years" # BG Police Department issues annual report By SARAH BEDNARSKI for the community." as the "backbone" of the police dies transporting, processing and The BG News According to Votava, the an- "Our department has tried to meet all our division. Votava explained that securing of all evidence. They nual report gives a listing of all the bureau handles all the uni- handle lost and stolen property, The Bowling Green Police De- the training each officer has goals. They've done an outstanding job." formed officers and they are the as well. According to Johnson, if partment issued their 1996 an- received over the past year. In ones who perform service to the something Is lost or stolen, the nual report last week. The report addition to various independent Lt. Sam Johnson community. person who lost it should report was a compilation of the new schooling, officers go through According to Lt. Sam Johnson, it. officers, as well as an update of programs dealing with issues Bowling Green Police Department the Services Bureau comprises "Call the police department each department. such as street survival and gang the Internal support system of and we'll make a report of it," The report was dedicated to violence. Each officer is required the division. Some of the bu- Johnson said. "We recover a lot Chief Galen Ash, who retired to be Instructed in CPR and in the cers, and this occurs Internally." cers. reau's Jobs include the communi- of bikes and those that aren't Feb. 14. In his opening letter, in- use of force and firearms, Votava There were seven new officers "Three of them were levy offi- cations section, which is staffed picked up are sold at the auction terim Chief Major Thomas Vo- said. "There is no set amount of and one new dispatcher added to cers and the rest replaced offi- 24 hours and handles the 911 held every summer." tava expressed that many of "the hours required for each officer," the department last year, Votava cers who have left the depart- emergency phone calls, Johnson The report also included a programs and achievements in- Votava said."One thing that's not said. He said that a levy was ment," Votava said. said. In 1996, the Service Bureau breakdown of the number of cluded are a direct result of mentioned in the report is the passed In 1991 that enables the According to the report, the handled 3,772 911 calls. [Ash'sl leadership and concern field training of all the new offi- division to hire additional offi- Operations Bureau Is described The Service Bureau also han- • See REPORT, page three. Faculty Senate rejects Cheerful Spirit Marcy Kaptur to retirement resolution visit Ribeau argues "This is not about pitting junior faculty program won't members against senior faculty members." University By JACK BUEHRER take University The BG News into the future Sidney Ribeau The University will be hosting a promotional presentation by By DARLA WARNOCK University president U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur for her The BG News new book Friday, March 7 in the Jerome Library. Opinions flared at the Faculty Kaptur's book, "Women of Senate meeting Tuesday as the these conclusions in the best in- whole. Congress: a Twentieth Century senators voted on the proposed terest of the institution. They are Hal Lunde, Faculty Senate Odyssey," explains the history of resolution regarding the Early not the programs that take us chairman, said the senate is very women in the House and Senate Retirement Incentive Program into the future." divided when is comes to issues through the personal stories of IS and the Supplemental Retire- Ribeau said that the entire dealing with the retirement pro- past and present con- ment Program (ERIP/SRP). The University needs to be aware of grams. gresswomen. The book focuses resolution failed after a back and the Implications of the program on women lawmakers and their forth debate over the issue. and decide to spend the money in "We're still fighting a battle on advances toward longer tenure, the best places. this one," Lunde said. "We are more seniority and influential University President Sidney "This is not about pitting junior very concerned with the impact committee assignments. Ribeau presented his comments faculty members against senior on the faculty, but we see it as a Linda Dobb, dean of libraries to the senate, adamantly stating faculty members," Ribeau said. good thing for the overall Uni- and learning resources, coordi- that he does not want to lose good "There are reasons why we are in versity." nated the presentation and is faculty members because of a the position we are in today." Lunde said the issue will be very excited about Kaptur's visit. better incentive which is causing forwarded to the Board of "This should be a great oppor- them to leave. Debate moved throughout the Trustees for a vote at the March tunity for people to listen to Ms. floor of the senate, mainly focus- meeting. He said he sees no Kaptur speak," Dobb said. "She's He explained the ERIP and ing on the fiscal implications of reason that the call to end the a great speaker, and 'Women in SRP were set up in 1990 for a the resolution. There was some programs would not be affirmed. Congress' is a very neat book. It specific purpose, which has discussion about phasing out the will be interesting for people to already been met. The problem programs rather than completely "We lost, but we gave it n good find out about other women who occurs now because the program ending them. shot," Lunde said. "There's no have been an inspiration for will not move the University into Most of the concerns from fac- question the Board of Trustees BG NMN Pk«« b> Hidekl K obayukl her." the 21st century. ulty senators rested with the will turn this down now. They've overall impact that the end of the gotten support from Faculty Danielle Hernandez, 10, gives a cheer for the Falcons during the "It's not acceptable to me," programs would immediately Senate and the President's rec- women's basketball game Tuesday at Anderson Arena. "It will be interesting Ribeau said. "I have come to have on the University as a ommendation." for people to find out about other women who have been an Integrating technology and the classroom inspiration for her." By JAMIE BUDZICK Based out of Georgetown Uni- which will Incorporate research Linda Dobb The BG News versity In Washington, it pro- done by students into hypertext vides a central site for the documents. dean of Jerome library For most students, the internet exchanging of ideas on using The work done by the students has become a place to browse computers in a variety of will then be compared with work Kaptur agreed to visit the Uni- around for information on different functions. being done by others across the versity after receiving two favorite bands, collect meaning- "One of their latest initiatives United States. requests from two different Uni- less facts or see the latest Pamela is to bring together people who What exactly Is the importance versity staff members. Anderson layout. are using computers in a variety of this project? "I wrote her asking for her to What about the educational of different ways in their teach- "I think as more and more uni- sign my copy of the book and said value? ing and to start an on-line con- versities and colleges resort to it would be great if she could Dr. William E. Grant, a profes- versation among these people to using technology In the class- hold a book signing here at Bowl- sor of American culture studies see what we can learn from each room, it's going to help these ing Green," Dobb said. "She also at the University, has been se- other," Grant said. people that are going through got a letter from a political sci- lected to participate in a national Grant, who has a doctorate in this process now to be comforta- ence instructor asking her to project to help Integrate comput- English and American literature ble in using [computers], com- speak to her class This has ing technology into the teaching from the Clairemont Graduate fortable if there's a glitch in the worked out well for both of us." of American studies.

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