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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-24-1978 The BG News February 24, 1978 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 February 24, 1978" (1978). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3464. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3464 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. RA urges legalization of some dorm appliances By Tom Cunningham He said he unsuccessfully started a drive last year to get A revision of the old proposal eliminated the inclusion of there may be a danger of a short in the wiring, Kretovics Interface, a council of representatives from various toasters because of the open heating element hazard. said. If a resident adviser (RA) and his committee in the campus organizations who make non-academic Electric frying pans were ommitted because of health Cafeteria business should not be hurt because the Residence Life Association (RLA) have their way, dor- suggestions to the administration, to accept a proposal problems associated with grease and spoilage of greasy proposal is designed for students who want to fix small mitory dwellers soon may legally be allowed to use hot concerning cooking appliances. foods cooked in them. snacks at night "after the cafeterias close," he said. pots, coffeepots and popcorn poppers in their rooms. Last year's attempt failed because "we jumped too The group also has spent several weeks talking to each According to the present Resident Advisers' Manual, soon," Kretovics said. of the Interface opponents to determine their objections to A STUDENTS menu is limited to popcorn, coffee, soups students are allowed to use 13 listed electrical appliances The first proposal requested permission for students to the proposal and how to work out solutions. Kretovics said and possibly eggs and bacon cooked in a popcorn maker, in their rooms, not Including corn poppers and electric use the three appliances as well as toasters, electrical he thinks they will support the revised proposal he plans to he said. pots, according to Mark A. Kretovics, who has been frying pans and toaster ovens. The rationale behind the submit in March. "It depends on how creative a student is with his working since last year to change that policy. proposal was that there are no 24-hour dining facilities on IN HIS INVESTIGATION he said he found that the cooking." Dorm residents may use appliances such as hairdryers, campus and there is a lack of kitchenettes in residence Unversity's fire insurance policy would not be affected by Kretovics said acceptance of the RLA proposal, which stereos, refrigerators, televisions, curling irons and halls. allowing the use of the appliances. will be presented through the Association of Concerned heating pads, but RAs are expected to enforce the no- Resident Advisers, will depend on if Interface can be electrical cooking appliances rule, Kretovics, a second- THE INTERFACE opponents rejected the proposal Kretovics added that one of the University's architects, convinced that RAs will enforce It. year RA in Kreisher-Darrow, said. "mainly for health and safety reasons," Kretovics ex- Robert F. Vollmer Jr. indicated that the electrical wiring Kretovics added that he thinks RAs will have an easier plained. Other objections were that campus food services is not very good in some residence halls and those who use time enforcing dorm cooking rules under the new proposal KRETOVICS, WHO estimated that 80 percent of on- would suffer from a loss of business and that University the appliances must use caution and not abuse the cir- than they do under the present system. campus students own at least one of the illegal cooking fire insurance rates might rise if the appliances were cuits. The RLA committee also will propose that the items, said he finds it difficult to enforce a ruling he does allowed. University expand kitchenette facilities in dorms to make not support. This year Kretovics and an RLA committee are The cooking appliances use about 30 times as much them more accessible to students, Kretovics said. "I can't enforce a policy that supports taking a coffee- drawing up a new proposal and rather than "jumping in" wattage as does a stereo and if students repeatedly blow If the new proposal is accepted, he said his committee pot from a guy who is studying in his room at three in the they carefully are planning a new strategy that began circuit breakers in buildings like Rodgers Quad, Founders would like to prepare a pamphlet about appliance safety morning," Kretovics said. "I don't agree with the policy." with a petition drive last fall. Quad, and Kohl Hall, where the wiring is especially poor, for distribution to students in the summer. The G views Vol. 61, No. 68 Bowling 'Green 'Stale University Friday, February 24, 1978 Registrar processes graduation forms Editor's note: This Is the first of iwo been fulfilled," Hinesman said. stories that deal with the prnn ss'ng of "We check to be sure the students graduation applications at the have taken 183 hours without repeating University. courses and we look at the grade point averages for honors, to see which ByKathyKruse students are eligible." Staff Reporter Since 1970, more than 3,000 students annually have graduated from the When freshmen are admitted to the University. Hinesman said that each &GSU KUtM University, they might have an inkling student's transcript receives individual of the paperwork to follow. attention. Some will abandon hope of graduating and return home. "After the colleges and I go over the CURRENT USAGE applications separately, we get But every year, the University together and go over every name again sponsors commencement for its sur- to make sure the names are all okay vivors: a senior class that could be from both sides." she said. touted as well-educated in the art of completing applications, appeals and "I USED TO DO it aU myself," she various triplicate forms, as well as added, "but now it's just too much for works of a more academic nature. one person to handle." Because neither the registrar or THEREFORE, IT SEEMS likely that college offices monitor student prospective graduates would assure progress, it is the student's obligation to their participation in commencement apply for graduation at the necessary Newsphoto by Dave Ryan ceremonies by submitting their time, Hinesman said. WATT'S UP-Freddie Falcon helps Student Govenunnet Association (SGA) Freddie's architectural talents are, from left, an unidentified helper, graduation applications before the officials construct the organization's Kill-A-Watt display near the Union. It is presidential assistant Lyle T. Calcamuggio, Senator Mark Davis and President appropriate deadline. "Otherwise, they might be dropped designed to encourage students to cut back on energy consumption. Supervising Bob Wolf. (from their expected graduating class) However, this is not so, according to and will have to wait until the next Chloris Hinesman, assistant director of quarter," she said. Leland has been teaching since 1924 records at the Registrar's Office. For the same reason, Hinesman said "Some students come in the day that it is the student's responsibility to before commencement and expect to make sure his transcript Is completed have their names on the program," after his last quarter at the University, Veteran English prof to retire Hinesman said, explaining that filing "even though it might be the dates sometimes must be five months professor's fault when grades come in By Jamie Pierman "The law" Leland is referring to is rest of my life," Leland said, but she "They're the point of the whole prior to commencement. late." Staff Reporter one that requires state employees to decided instead, to go to graduate thing," she said. retire at age 70. school at the University of Chicago, One thing that has not changed in her Students often are not informed about She said that the Registrar's Office After teaching since 1924 when she I eland said she expects to miss her where she received her master's and students is their lack of training in the needs enough time to process each graduation procedures because was 17, Dr. Virginia Leland, a professor students. doctoral degrees. humanities, Leland said. "there's a problem of poor advising" at application and order diplomas. of English at the University since 1948, SHE WILL NOT be idle during her FOR EXAMPLE, IN A course she Is the University, according to Hinesman. is retiring. retirement, however, as she is working FOR A YEAR DURING World War teaching now about the history of "AFTER WE RECEIVE the ap- The application deadline for "I have reached the age," Leland on a biography of Chaucer with Dr. II, Leland taught men who were English, Leland asked her students plications we send copies to the proper December graduation is Oct. 10. It is laughed. "I would probably keep on M.M. Crow, of the University of Texas. training in Tennessee for the Army and what happened in 1066. Only two college offices, where they check to see Jan. IS for March and June graduation, teaching forever if it was not for the law Leland has researched, written about Air Force. students out of 27 knew that in that year' and June 25 for August graduation. if all of the specific requirements have of the state of Ohio." and taught Chaucer for most of her "Those boys were thrown right into the Normans conquered the English.