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State University FRIDAY February 25, 2005 OSCAR NIGHTS The 77th Annual Academy PM SHOWERS Awards will announce HIGH: 33 LOW 20 winners; PAGE 8 www.bgnews.com independent student press VOLUME 99 ISSUE 121 USG: cheating policy unfair Students accused of time the unidentified stu- ^«%^M H\ - \~ r3 ui! dent involved in this case was cheating need more accused of cheating, he is being dismissed from BGSU for two •mt ^ ^»'—' -^ ^LM0V"ll"HB>MIB*m rights, USG says ■-—** years — unfairly, according to Malkin. By Bridget Triarp REPORTER Malkin said this student's work was taken by classmates USG passed a series of reso- and turned in to his instructor lutions this week that defend without his consent. the rights of students who are "Intent is not a defense," accused of cheating under the Malkin said. "You can't say I University academic honesty policy. didn't intend for it to get stolen — that's not a defense. So you're Three of the resolutions guilty." passed Monday ask the admin- The student was accused istration to give accused stu- of "facilitating" cheating. dents written notice of the Facilitating academic dishon- charges from both the dean esty is defined in the student and instructor before meeting ROOM 10! handbook as, "helping or face-to-face, to prevent anxiety attempting to help another for a student who may be sur- While some Toledo area mallsSB suffer, the new, locally based commit an act of academic dis- prised with an accusation. honesty." The other resolution suggests Woodland Mall owner points to nothing but success. that accused students should Malkin knows about this and other cases because he is have the right to know their one of six undergraduate stu- By Kara Hull about 85 percent capacity — up accuser, if it is another student. dents who sit with faculty and EXECUTIVE EDITOR to full strength and draw in more USG Sen. Greg graduate students on Bucking the trend of dying or traffic. 1 lis only regret is that the)' • Malkin presented the Academic Honesty struggling Toledo area shopping couldn't fill it up faster, he said. seven resolutions Committee. The com- malls, Bowling Green's Woodland "Knowing what we knew in our to USG Monday and mittee grants appeals Mall broke ground on a major Istripl malls, we preplanned our urged senators to and hears the cases of expansion this week. leasing strategy and I knew com- pass them all by citing students accused of The 38,000-square-foot addi- ing here we would fill it," Eidi said. a case that he called cheating. tion is designed to accommo- "Prior to coming here I knew we "hypothetical." date a waiting list of tenants and would fill it." Chair of the Malkin said the aca- .c demic honesty policy will mix traditional mall space And now for the first time in Academic Honesty GREG MALKIN, and appeals process with a trendy open-air shopping years, the mall's General Manager Committee Neil USG SENATOR are unfair. experience. The project, which Beth Genson said the facility is 1 * Browne is concerned "I have proof that includes the construction of two nearing 100 percent capacitywith with Malkin'sapproach. innocent students are found freestanding buildings on some only one retail space to .fill and K rf because he is actually speak- guilty," Malkin said. "A public of the mall's grassy property near three interested tenants — one of ing about a real on-going case, university should not have poli- the front entrance, is set for com- which is a national junior's cloth- Browne said. Browne was not cies like this." pletion next spring. ing store. at the meeting on Monday That's why he's written a total While Toledo's Lakeside Centre It's a sight Genson, who's been when USG discussed the policy, of seven resolutions—he hopes — formally North Townc Square general manager at the mall since but recognized the details of he will change the policy. Each — closed Monday and the city's 1988 — a year after it opened J Malkin's "hypothetical" case. resolution criticizes different Southwyck Shopping Center — hasn't seen too often. Over the "That is an on-going case, and aspects of the academic hon- continues to struggle for survival, years, the mall's capacity has fluc- ■MM it shouldn't be tried in The BG esty policy. On Monday, USG Woodland Mall's newest owner tuated, falling to a low of about 65 News and it shouldn't be tried in passed four of Malkin's resolu- is matching success to the con- percent in 2001. USG," Browne said. "And Greg tions. Two of them are new res- fidence he showed when he pur- "Now we're at the great position, |Malkin| knows some things olutions that will be discussed chased the property in June for the wonderful position, of being about the case, but there are at next week's meeting. $4 million. able to pick and choose who we things he doesn't know about USG Sen. Melanie Campbell With a background in buy- want to bring in," she said. the case, which is exactly why signed on as sponsor for six ing and leasing strip malls in And it's that pickiness which he shouldn't be talking about it of the seven resolutions that northwest Ohio, Woodland Mall provided the push for the mall's in public" Malkin has introduced so far. owner Ramy Eidi, 35, and his expansion, Eidi said. Pet and "The nicest thing I can say is CampbeU didn't sponsor all of two business partners had never beauty supply stores, as well as that's highly irresponsible, and them because USG President ventured into this kind of real a dollar store, are all on the list of disappointing," Browne said. estate. And though the Sylvania possible businesses to fill the new Since this wasn't the first CHEATING. PAGE 6 resident admits he'd never been freestanding spaces in front of to the mall before he heard it the mall. The businesses chosen 5: ^^^Ashlty Kuntz BG New was for sale, Eidi said he was to fill the new spaces won't be PLANNING: Steve Zachmann (left), of B. Hill'z Excavated, talks with confident that his group could Woodland Mall owner Ramy Eidi Wednesday as the company broke ground HOW MUCH? bring the mall — which was at WOODLAND, PAGE 2 on an addition designed to accommodate a waiting list of tenants. Ribeau addresses tightening budget Annual speech stress- "The goal of the initiative budget deficit." more of a liberal arts school is to connect resources of the Ribeau went on to explain and does not have many pro- es value of engage- University with the needs of what this proposed budget fessional programs such as law ment initiative the external community: both means for higher education. or pharmacy, that means that locally in Bowling Green and "The majority of this fund- BGSU gets less money, accord- ByTitlaniMcKerme Wood County; regionally, in ing will be allocated to need- ing to Ribeau. CAMPUS HEWS EDITOR Northwest Ohio," Ribeau said. based student financial aid. The However, Ribeau was confi- Although President Sidney "In addition, we need to sup- governor's budget proposal also dent in saying that the budget Ribeau started yesterday's State port and promote university- includes 'flat funding' for the process is not over. of the University Address by community partnerships at the state share of instruction, to be He feels BGSU should work joking about his tendency not statewide and national levels, as allocated according to various with higher education col- to follow his pre-written text, well as internationally." formulae to each of the state's leagues and community mem- the issues covered in his speech This initiative was a response colleges and universities," bers to influence state policy on were serious ones. to the high expectations of the n il ii ■ H i said. funding for universities and nil- After making some state- public for higher education, Ribeau explained that the leges in Ohio. ments that Ribeau referred to Gov. Bob Taft's Commission "formulae" criteria will cause University presidents as "random thoughts," he spoke on Higher Education and the many of the state's universities throughout Ohio have devel- about how pleased he is at the Economy Report, and where to receive budget cuts. oped a proposal to Taft and the turnout of this year's seventh Ribeau felt the University stood "If you take the flat funding state legislature that calls for a annual Presidents' Day Open as a whole. and run it through the flat for- compact with the state to pro- House. He related the engagement mula and take into account pro- vide supplemental funding for Next, Ribeau got into the core initiative to the economic reces- gram mix. enrollment data and new enrollment growth.