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State University FRIDAY September 24, 2004 VELVET REVOLVER: The members from PM SHOWERS 'Guns N' Roses' and Scott HIGH:85 LOW:56 Weiland continue to rock www.bgnews.eom out; PAGE 11 independent student press VOLUME 99 ISSUE 26 CSC concerned with pay increases Classified Staff Council meeting Monday to discuss pay raises in the president's office By Kara Hull "professional achievement pay" versities ... especially considering University received a S1 an hour During Monday's CSC meet- situation (raises in the President's MWS EDITOR which affects 16 classified staff the high level of sensitive infor- increase, bringing last year's sal- ing, Council members will dis- Office) has caused a considerable Classified Staff Council has employees—mainly within mation they handle each year." ary of $42,723 up $2,080. Another cuss any possible actions or rec- amount of confusion and contro- scheduled a meeting Monday Facilities Services—and "tempo- The raises were given on a slid- assistant, with nine years of ser- ommendations they could take versy across campus." afternoon to discuss the nature rary reassignment pay" which is ing scale of 25 cents to $5 an hour vice, also received a $1 an hour against the raises. The raises are a Four former chairs of CSC of raises recently awarded to four currently given 10 nine classified based on current pay categories raise, bringing a salary of $31,242 concern to the group and should have been invited to attend classified staff employees in the staff employees. and length of service as a clas- up $2,080. One pan-time admin- be a concern to others in the Monday's meeting. The former University President's Office. The review of the four staff sal- sified staff employee, Ferguson istrative assistant received a 50 University community, said this chairs are writing a letter to this The raises, which became aries was prompted by a request said. Years of instructional service, cent per hour raise, which will year's Classified Staff Council year's Council expressing their effective July 1, were given based from University President Sidney which at least one employee had, add S780 to a $27,440 yearly Chair Kathleen McBride during feelings on the issue and will on a recommendation from the Ribeau, said Rebecca Ferguson, were not considered, she said. salary. an interview earlier this week. offer several possible recom- Office of Human Resources, cre- assistant vice president in the With more than 32 years of The four raises reflect a total McBride was hesitant to com- mendations for members, said ating a new category of "premi- Office of Human Resources. service, the administrative assis- increase of $15,340 a year. The ment before Monday's meeting Faith Olson, a fiscal officer in the um pay" on campus without the "The president contacted me, tant to President Ribeau received classification of the administra- on any possible recommenda- College of Education and Human knowledge of Council members. which is not abnormal." she said. an increase of $5 an hour, add tive assistant to the President is tions the group may make. Development and CS('. chair dur- Several other premium pay cat- "He was under the perception ing $10,400 to last year's sal- being reviewed and may be des- "Classified Staff Council is not ing the 1997-1998 school year. egories already exist for classified that his staff's salaries might not ary of $68,058. An administra- ignated an administrative posi- in a position to make a com- staff members, including be compeu'tive with other uni- tive assistant with 17 years at the tion, Ferguson said. ment at this time," she said. "This PRESIDENT , PAGE 2 BILLIONAIRES FOR BUSH Students become focus of elections By Carrie Whitaker coordinator for AOK, Spain is one E 01T0C-IN- CHIEF of the main target areas because 1-Vcry four years, in some way it has the 10th highest percent- or another, students become the age of Americans residing inside Ion is in presidential elections. its borders. This year a unique group of Bowling Green currently has 31 students — those studying students at Alcala de Henares, a abroad — are being targeted as university near Madrid. This pro- November draws gram is one of many near. "This is the offered through the Deanna N'g, a University. graduate student first time Ng heard about from BGSU currently American the group when studying in Spain, is Diana Kerry spoke at part of the target in students Alcala de Henares last the new grass roots have been week. Many students organization called used die Web site Americans Overseas reached and printed off their for Kerry. with regards absentee ballots after Before AOK she spoke. Ng said. reached Ng she was United "I think the group undecided on who States has most affected stu- she would vote for dents who are already and if she was going elections." supporters of Kerry by to vote at all. JUAREZ MARTINEZ. giving them an extra AOK was formed COORDINATOR push to send in their by Kerry's sister absentee ballots," Ng Diana, with a goal of reaching said. "I think it has changed the Americans, like Ng, who live minds of some undecided voters abroad. like myself." Their Web site, www.overseas- The goal lor AOK is to get vote2004.com makes it easy for 15.000 Americans who are living Americans to get absentee ballots in Spain registered to vote. MikeMet2g« BGNem without having to go to the clos- "This election is going to be est U.S. Embassy. close," Hyman said, "In order to BILLIONARES: Freshman Michael Dowler particapates in the antics ot "Mr. Warren Profitt" as Billionaires for Bush invaded According to David Hyman, Bowling Green State Universities grounds to entertain and also inform about political issues in the upcoming election. communications and strategy ELECTIONS, PAGE 2 Chinese-American Credit card scandal shares experiences affects campus bursar By Allison Halco limited during WWII. By Zach Herman the offer but received a card BOWER After the attack on l^arl SENIOR REPORTER nonetheless. Wearing black Levi's, a light Harbor in 1941, lapanese- 1 Iniversity students are urged to The Bursar's office issued blue dress shirt with the sleeves Americans were kept in work be careful about disclosing per- an e-mail alert warning students rolled back and a shiny crim- camps in die U.S. The purpose sonal information in the wake of the scam within an hour of son and gold tie, Frank Chin of these camps was to try to of a credit-card scam that falsely receiving the letter. The alert said looked casual as he addressed capture international spies advertises an affiliation with the die office has no sales relation- students and faculty yester- before they could leave the Office of the Bursar. ship with any credit-card com- day. Once he began talking country.AccordingtoChin.only Details of the scam first pany and advised smdents "to be about World War II and the 10,000 German -Americans and cautious about sharing any per- 10,000 Italian-Americans were emerged last Friday in a letter internment of lapanese to the Bursar's office from the sonal financial information'' with Americans during that time kept in these camps, while companies who claim an asso- 120.313 lapanese-Americans father of a student targeted by however, his demeanor the scam. According to die cor- ciation with the office. Bursar's changed to fierce intensity. were held there. "They captured 120,313 respondence, a recruiter from a Nancy Colsman then referred Even though Chin himself major credit provider posed as the matter to Thomas Trimboli, is, a Chinese-American, he lapanese Americans, but they didn't catch one spy," Chin an employee of the Bursar's office a legal expert who serves as assis- shared with University audi- tant to President Sidney Ribeau. ences his passion for teaching said. in an attempt to obtain sensitive MikeNetitar BGNem data from the student and open Colsman reiterated that her about Japanese-Americans WWII: Frank Chin discusses his experiences during World War II and and how their civil rights were a credit account in her name. CAMPS. PAGE 2 what its effect were on civil rights for many like himself. The student reportedly rejected CREDIT. PAGE 2 FOUR-DAY FORECAST FR,DA¥ SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY High: 85' Partly High: 79" Sunny High: 75' Sunny High: 76' The four-day forecast is taken Jli^fc. '!''"'l a u fromweather.com 9> Cloudy Low: 56 «MPk ° ^y Low 52' Low: 54' low: 49' FOR ALL THE NEWS VISIT WWW BGNEWS.COM ... 2 Friday. September 24.2004 WWW.BGNEWS.COM Debate team invite brings heavy Bursar warns competition, much preparation students of fraud themselves affiliated with the By Patrick Miiynan) Alday said the wins are part of a series of events and those scores next spring planned in Missouri CREDIT, FROM PAGE 1 COPY EDITOR are all averaged for a team stand- and in Montreal, the site of the Bursar's office and check the long tradition.