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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 11-18-1983 The BG News November 18, 1983 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 November 18, 1983" (1983). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4194. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4194 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. friday, november 18, 1983 bowling green state university vol. 66 Issue 45 new/ Greyhound buses move out - strikers angry - b» The) Anocknwd Frew ers Joined by sympathetic unionized Greyhound workers or passengers. Four strike sympathizers were ar- agency in Cherry Hill, N.J., said she downtown depot there. plumbers, carpenters, subway work- Pickets shouted "Scab bus, scab rested in Minneapolis, where 300 had to get to Washington, but police Greyhound spokeswoman Dorothy Greyhound buses - many of them ers and Teamsters burst through a bus!" in Mobile. Ala., as the company strikers demonstrated, police said, finally told her the bus wasn't leaving Lorant said rfdership on the first virtually empty - pulled out of sta- police line, surrounded a bus and resumed partial service. and there were nine arrests in De- and she was causing a disturbance. buses was "light to moderate," but tions to the Jeers of union members pounded it like a drum, keeping it at troit, where police reported 150 dem- They said they would take her some- said she had no figures. today for the Brat time since a strike FOUR PEOPLE were arrested in onstrators. where else where she could get a ride. Pickets for the most part outnum- halted the nation's largest intercity Washington for disorderly conduct. bered passengers on the first buses bus line two weeks ago. The only passengers on the Phila- One pulled bis car into the path of a A would-be passenger in Philadel- In Detroit, two gasoline bombs leaving the bigger cities, apparently Forty rowdy demonstrators were delphia bus were four reporters and bus and the others barged through a phia, Pamela Matthews, 39, found sparked a fire in a Greyhound yard because bus riders feared violence dragged away to police vans in Boston photographers. police line, police said. Nevertheless, herself surrounded by angry strikers Wednesday and slightly damaged two and because Greyhound's main com- after delaying a but for an hour. No injuries or violence was re- Greyhound said its buses departed the as she tried to board the bus there. bases. Pickets delayed, but did not petitor, Trailways. matched the low In Philadelphia, hundreds of strik- ported there or elsewhere against nation's capital on time. The woman, an employee of a nursing stop, two buses from leaving the fares being offered today. Students elect 5 A CGFA reps running and I have other friends in other fraternities that I told," Zurca, Theta Chi president, said. Two hundred forty-four undergrad- "The biggest problem I had when I uate students voted in Wednesday's campaigned was that most of the at-large election for representatives students didn't know what ACGFA to the Advisory Committee on Gen- was and I spent more of my time eral Fee Allocations (ACGFA), while explaining what it is rather than cam- 49 graduate students voted. paigning, Hobbes said. ACGFA, a 17-member committee, "I talked to people and told them to allocates part of the student general vote, but I honestly didn't have the fees to about 20 organizations, accord- money to advertise," Gallagher, the ing to Dr. Bob Arrowsmith, associate only independent elected, said. dean of students. They distribute Because of their membership in the about (242,000 to student groups, he greek system, the other candidates added. may have had a little easier time The four new undergraduate at- Setting votes, he said, adding that he large representatives, taking their id not think that would have much seats spring semester, will be Mark effect on the committee. DabowskL Junior accounting major, Thomas Gallagher Jr., Junior public Some controversy was raised con- administration major, Steven Hobbs cerning the fact that three members senior economics major and Anthony of the greek community were elected Zurca, senior management informa- to the committee. tion systems/sales major. Benjamin Along with Zurca, Dabowski is Harrington, graduate student, ran member of the Alpha Tau Omega unopposed for the graduate position. fraternity and Hobbs is a member of According to Arrowsmith. the num- the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. ber of students voting in this year's election was large for an election of "IT APPEARS to me that they were its kind. the only people concerned enough Even though more students voted about the ACGFA positions to run for this year than last, the lack of public- them," Zurca said, adding that he ity is blamed for the still small num- didn't think that being greek was the ber of student voters. motivating factor for running. "I think it shows that the greeks ADVERTISEMENTS were run in may have more interest in the pro- the paper but campaigning was left gram," Hobbes said. 3) to the candidates, Beverly Baker, "Most of the campus views it raduate Student Senate president, (ACGFA) as an unimportant organi- said. zation and that's sort of funny be- Pencheff Most of the campaigning done this cause about half of the students Art Therapy major Julie Scott designs "a diseased brain In the fourth stage of Insanity" for year was by word of mouth. belong to groups that receive money her Sculpture 261 class. The frame Is constructed of chicken wire and plexiglass rod», and will "I told my brothers that I was from it," Zurca added. Brain sculpture be covered with homemade paper she will produce from cotton llnter and water. Students cite reasons for joining Air Force ROTC -.-r'i aote: This is the last of a James Shaffer, sophomore pre-law mores. Courses such as Air Force composite score makes you eligible, "Upon successful completion of the TRAINING TO be an officer as well 1ST part series aa the University's major and member of AFROTt, said. Organization and Air Force History but doesn't guarantee admittance," AFROTC program graduates are as earning a college degree has Riser m Officer's Training Corps. "Joining the Air Force may be one are taken by freshman and sopho- Inskeep said. commissioned as second lieutenants helped individuals become more in- way to pay for college, but ft is also more cadets. Included in the POC are courses in the U.S. Air Force and will be terested in the Air Force as a way to something I'm really proud to be a such as Air Force Management. called to active duty during the year pay for college. by Terete) PefreWl part of. Whenever I'm in the uniform I AFTER SUCCESSFUL completion Flight Instruction Program, Ground following graduation," Cpt George AFROTC Cadet Major John Cor- reporter show respect." of the 100 and 200 level classes, ROTC School and Air Force Officership. Faithful said. win. a senior computer science major At the Univesity 120 men and 30 members may be admitted into the According to Inskeep, along with said, "When I was a freshman, my Same students are drawn to the idea women can be seen sporting the blue Professional Officers Course. the traditional four-year program, a "An Air Force base is like a regular (ROTC) class wasn't that big. Today of becoming a second lieutenant in the uniforms of the U.S. Air Force ROTC. AFROTC members are admitted two-year program is available. city, we have jobs from civil enigineer there are more and more freshmen Air Force while earning a college "Unlike the army, our students into POC based on grade point aver- Students who have four semesters to policeman,1. Faithful said. (reining in. The economy has a lot to degree. That is one goal members of wear their uniforms from the begin- age, SAT/ACT scores, an Air Force of any combination of undergraduate As a civilian, one is trained so that do with the number of individuals the Ah* Force Reserve Officers' tiing, we are looking at potential offi- Officer's Qualifying Test and field or graduate studies remaining, in their skills may be applied to avail- enrolling in ROTC." Training Corps have in common, but cers from the start," Cpt. Thomas addition to meeting physical require- able jobs after serving in the Air The number of individuals enrolling not all share the same reasons for Inskeep said. The Air Force Officer's Qualifying ments, may enroll. Force. "When you get out of the Air in ROTC seem to have a more positive Joining the program. To become an officer, a student Test includes a general knowledge The students opting for the two year Force you apply what you have been attitude about the program. This is "It's great to do something you must first enroll in a general military and aptitude test. i must attend a six week basic trained for to a relatedI ffield i of inter- also reflected by the University's want to do and get paid for it too," course offered to freshmen and sopho- "A niinimum GPA of 2.0 or IS ACT camp. eat," Faithful said. reactions to ROTC members.