The BG News May 1, 1985

Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 5-1-1985 The BG News May 1, 1985 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 May 1, 1985" (1985). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4394. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4394 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. Wednesday, May 1,1985THE J3CL NEWS Vol. 67 Issue 119 College of Technology created by Michael Mclntyre Technology Systems and Department of 1983," Lunde said. "The increase in give a test, major quiz, or assign a Debate continued, and the Senate staff reporter of VisuaTComniunications and Tech- costs won't occur because it already major project during the week prior to finally decided to vote within itself nology Education. has." final exam week. whether or not to change the word. Faculty Senate voted yesterday to Most of the debate centered around He said the name change would add The resolution was changed to in- They voted in favor oi the change and change the name of the School of Tech- the budgetary implications of creating to the prestige of the technology pro- clude that laboratory tests and the immediately passed the resolution. nology to the College of Technology, a new college. Some senators believed gram and would enhance its chances of English Proficiency tests not be in- but not without some heated debate. more money would be needed for a gaining outside monies and recruiting cluded in the policy. While this move of the Senate did The Senate took action on a mem- college than a school. new faculty members. Debate of this resolution centered change the actual policy adopted, orandum which was issued to the mem- Lunde said his committee had done a In other business at yesterday's spe- upon the fact that some senators be- Wade said the intent remained the bers of the Senate April 12 from Harold Et deal of research before suggest- cial-called Faculty Senate meeting, the lieved this was restricting their aca- same. Lunde, chairman of the Committee on the resolution to change the Senate voted to adopt a resolution from demic freedom. Academic Affairs. id's name and found that higher the Undergraduate Student Govern- AFTER SOME debate, the Senate He said while be did not favor the The resolution stated that effective costs would not occur. ment, but made a few amendments asked USG President Bob Wade if he change in the resolution at first, he July 1, 1985, the School of Technology "THE EXTRA costs (that opposing first. would be in favor of an editorial change later reconsidered. become the College of Technology and senators referred to) occurred when The original resolution called for a that would replace the word prohibit "This, is iust as good, it does the the names of the school's academic the school was given the status of an policy change at the University to with the word discourage. same thing," Wade said. "The intent of units be changed to Department of autonomous school... in the summer include that faculty be prohibited to Wade said no. what we wanted was accomplished." USG officers Electric plant are sworn in supported by by Zora Johnson staff reporter Mike McGreevey and Brad Krider were sworn city officials in as president and vice-president last night at the last USG meeting of the year. Nine at-large ntatives were also look their oaths of by Don Lee staff reporter McGreevey, Undergraduate Student Govern- ment president, commended the work done by the The high-technology electric power plant pro- previous administration and expressed his hope posed for Bowling Green has the enthusiastic for continued USG success next year. support of city and county officials. "USG has been successful and has come a long Mayor Bruce Bellard said the city was "very way this year," McGreevey said. interested, very supportive" of the proposal. In his closing speech, Bob Wade, outgoing USG Alvin Perkins, a Wood County commissioner, president, commented on this year's USG activ- said tte tbrm commissioners supported the propo- ities. sal. The plant "could mean hundreds of thousands, "Everyone knew that USG needed to go through even millions of jobs in heavy industry." some dramatic changes," he said. "There has The Board of Public Utilities decided Monday been a lot of controversy but I wouldn't change night to approve the proposal pending the nec- that. This was the only way that we could make essary Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adequate decisions." permits for the plant, and to make arrangements Wade said he planned to remain involved in with American Municipal Power of Ohio - one of the campus activities next year in charity and volun- city's suppliers of electricity - to provide backup teer organizations. power until the plant is built and in event of a breakdown at the plant. AFTER TAKING office, McGreevey announced The plant is to be built on Dunbridge Road next to his nominations for cabinet members. His recom- the wastewater treatment plant east of Interstate mendations for the eight positions are subject to 75. 1 by the general assembly next fall, he Albert Calderon, a self-described "professional inventor" who generated the ideas and the engi- In other business, USG voted to fill five organi- neering for the plant, said Monday that the plant zational representative seats that were up for could be completed and operating 26 months after approval this spring. the EPA permits, if granted, are received. USG has 10 organizational representative seats, Swin BG News/ Joe PheJan CALDERON HAS several patents, including one five of which come up for approval each spring. Tamml Dl f,*junior elementary education major, keeps her eye on the ball as she winds up to take for steel mill charging equipment which is in Voting took place on the recommendations a shot operation at 13 plants, he said. made by a five member committee, after much • See Electric, page 4. debate within the general assembly. Understanding can help prevent suicide communicate with my parents years. selves) in," Carek said. Carek said, however, it is im- reer Development Center. Psy- by Ellen Zlmmerll portant for the person to reach chological Services and the staff reporter at all. They had no idea what it is This year, the University has like at all. They can't relate and recorded five attempted sui- "A LOT of people have the out. "If left alone, they get Health Center. There are also they don't understand the pres- cides. Last year there were six, impression that their problem is caught up in their own thinking services such as the Wood Editor's note: The name of sures." and for each academic year unique and it leads them not to and get even more upset. County Mental Health Clinic and the girl who attempted suicide Lisa went out to the bars that between 1978 and 1983, there talk. They feel freakish. "Often times we are afraid Child and Family Services lo- has been changed to protect her night. "I was on the way home were three attempted suicides "When they're thinking about that if we mention the word cated off-campus. identity. from the bar and just got really recorded, according to Public it, they don't go around sharing suicide, we're going to give "Maybe it would make a dif- upset. My girlfriend followed me Safety records. it with friends. They may give them the idea and I don't think ference if people knew there Lisa came home from a test back to my room. I kept my "There are a gambit of things off signals, but people some- that's true. If they can talk to were other cases. I never knew that day convinced she had hands behind my back and she that face a college student," times get scared off from it." someone who is understanding, there were others. I had never flunked. She had had very few didn't know what I was doing," Roman Carek, director of the Carek said the person contem- often times they will begin to see heard anything on this campus. Counseling and Career Devel- plating suicide may give off things in a different way." Maybe it would make them feel hours of sleep over the past few Lisa said. There are services on campus days, was not eating much, and opment Center, said. Most at- signals that are not picked up. less alone, that they weren't USA ATTEMPTED suicide tempted suicides, however, are This may include being de- where people may go to get help, strange for thinking about this," had begun "not wanting to live such as the Counseling and Ca- anymore." and slit her wrists. related to social things not going pressed, being a loner, or sud- Lisa said. It was the week before finals "It all happened so quick. I right and grades are often a den changes in behavior. last semester. She told her was in a good mood when I went secondary issue, he said. "If someone sees those things, friend about the test she thought out. I wasn't even really think- "Everything comes together would it be too much to say, she had flunked.

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