Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-20-1995 The BG News October 20, 1995 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 October 20, 1995" (1995). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5907. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5907 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. "Celebrating 75 years of Excellence // 1920 .—i— Inside the News Opinion CampUS • USG goes to Washington Peif fer votes for redis- City • A local stoie does double duty tricting. Nation • Roseanne and John Goodman work it out 3 Page2 SportS • Falcons to take on 1-75 rivals for homecoming 7 NEWS Friday, October 20,1995 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 82, Issue 32 USG will dicuss aid cuts with Bootscootin' secretary Jay Young • Line dancing popular inBG The BC News John Wen/el The BC News President Clinton and Univer- sity students will be in Columbus While techno and alternative today at the Midwest Economic music may rule some area Conference. dance bars, one local estab- Members of the Undergradu- lishment offers patrons dance ate Student steps such as the boot scoot, Government the electric slide and slappln' will travel to leather. the Ohio State Mark's Pizza Pub, 532 E. campus to Wooster St., features country voice their music and line dancing every support of Tuesday and Friday from 9 maintaining p.m. to 2 a.m. federal finan- Owner John Kashdn said al- cial aid pro- though this is the fourth year grams. Clinton Mark's has been offering a Marc Ross, country night, it's still as popu- USG cabinet member, said they lar as ever if not more. will present Education Secretary "It started out being a big Richard Riley with a petition night, and it hasn't really signed by University students. slowed down too much," he "We're going to meet with Sec- said. "Country music is more retary Riley at eleven to talk popular now, and it's not just about the student perspective the college age. It's across the and how we are concerned about board." these cuts," Ross said. Senior nursing major Jimmy Ruth Gerstner, Ohio State Uni- Blake said he thinks line danc- versity news service director, ing is a perfect icebreaker with said the event was called by Clin- members of the opposite sex. ton. She said the president will "I'm kind of nervous around meet with business and commu- girls, but when I start line- nity leaders from nine mid- dancing, I'm on the same level western states to discuss topics as everybody else," Blake said. involving the regional economy "I wish they had line dancing Line dancing to country music has become popular in Bowling Green. every Tuesday and Friday in Bowling Green, while Armadillo'. and education. every night." According to local bar owner John Kashdn, It's still as popular as ever and Nashville's offer the entertainment in Toledo. The conference is the third in a After a rough week, Blake if not more. Mark's Pizza Pub features country music and line dancing series. Gerstner said they have said an evening of line dancing all been at universities. tends to melt his worries away. [the music] just takes over my think line dancing is the best crowd of "regulars" who fre- he goes to country nights at "It's just so soothing and body," he said. "That's just got way to meet people. quent the bar's country nights. Mark's because of the type of "He wanted to hold them all at fun," Blake said. "I always like to be about the finest feeling in "The only true way to meet "There's definitely the peo- people there. universities to empnasize the to get dressed up real nice. I the world." people is to find out who they ple that only come in on Tues- "You get to meet people that importance of higher education shine my boots and wear my Junior philosophy major Ce- are inside, not by how well they day because it's country enjoy the same music as you in the economy," Gerstner said. best jeans." cilia Klnison said although she can dance," she said. night." he said. and actually appreciate it," Following the conference, Clin- "Sometimes I forget how to likes the atmosphere at Mark's Mark's employee Ryan Freshman computer science Masonbrink said. "It's kind of a ton will give a speech outside the dance, but then the spirit of on country nights, she does not Woods said there is definitely a major Brent Masonbrink said mild crowd." OSU Union. 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However, few see what AVxWW******* happens behind the scenes. \ X X X X X X X *******. Some candidates, students and * / * * * * * professors said that they believe \ \ \ \ \ s \ * * * * * * * ******* \ , ******* X X X X X X X \ BGSU student there may be ethical problems «* ' ** ' * •* ' with the process and regulations X X X X X X X x x * \ % \ Kxxxxxxx ******* that guide it. V *******x x x X > X rvV/\v,v\*t*****\ »:««'******* Before the voting begins there reports rape Is a process planned by the Uni- 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 versity Activities Organization in source. University archive; Jay Young back," Boutelle said. "As she order to cut the number of con- view from the applications based women have not been a part of The BC News gave directions and turned tenders down to size. The first dates. around to point, she was grabbed part of the process Includes a de- Some questions in the home- on their student involvement, the homecoming process, said Kim Mennega, a candidate for A University student reported into the car." tailed application that requires coming application include: their creative essay answers and she was raped Wednesday even- "Why are you considered an out- their GPA queen. According to a campus police students to recycle their resumes ing while walking to Harshman report, the woman was taken into and answer three essay questions standing student here at BGSU?" "Some of the interview ques- "I think that is an inappro- priate question," said Ed Whip- Quadrangle from the Jerome Li- the car around the Delta Upsllon in SO words or less. and "What does being the 1995 tions were cheesy, but I think brary. House. Homecoming King/Queen mean they made it that way to make it pie, vice president for Student "I was surprised how extensive Clifton Boutelle, University Boutelle said the woman was the application was but, I can un- to you?" and "What is the role of more relaxed," Homecoming Affairs. Many of the Interviewees said Public Relations director, said held at the bottom of the car derstand why. Homecoming king the King and Queen?" king candidate Joe Woods said. the woman stopped to give direc- If the applicant makes the Other questions have been one question in particular caught while they left the area Is an honor of a high-calibre stu- tions to two men in an old brown "They drove for a short dis- "first cuts" they proceed on to a deemed inappropriate. One ques- them off guard: "What seven dent," said Jeff Stefancic, Un- car. tance - It wasn't that far," Boute- dergraduate Student Govern- panel of interviewers who are se- tion that has been asked of some items would you place in a time "It had two occupants, one In ment president. Stefancic one of lected by UAO. Fifteen males and women in the interview is why the front seat and one in the the top 10 homecoming candi- IS females are selected to inter- they believe larger than average See HOMECOMING, page five. See«APf,p«f«nW * » t . The BG News page two Friday, October 20,1995 The BG News Jesus would redistrict "Celebrating 75 years of Excellence" '"The redcoats are coming!" "I'll see what I can do." mas. "How about J.C and The And Ward four opted for the "The redcoats are coming!" God pulled some strings with Boys Sing the Hand-Washin' "J.C and the Boys" title. There was a time when this the Holy Spirit.