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THE BG NEWS Vol.70 Issue 15 Bowling Green, Ohio Thursday, September 17,1987 Power plant Constitution paid tribute may still be by Jackie Jackson explained that the document "The Constitution is a well- staff reporter was signed on Sept. 17, 1787. written, thought-out docu- but it was not ratified until ment. It's strong point is the 1791. debating process that went on Reagan Although Americans will ob- And although intense de- then, and continues to go on obtainable serve the 200th anniversary of bates hindered the ratification now," he said. Editor's note: this is the second (PDU) and that's it. This whole the signing of the Constitution of the Constitution, Tilgner be- He said the idea of life, lib- of a two-part series on the pro- thing has been a distraction to today, the celebration should lieves those same debates erty and the pursuit of happi- praises posed Calderon power plant. us. All this time I should have actually continue for four have also strengthened the ness has stayed with this coun- been concentrating on building more years, one University Constitution. try since the initial draft of the the PDU, and I have to keep re- expert said. Constitution. signing by Greg Connel porting to these guys. We want Kory Tilgner, assistant pro- "That's why the celebration Tilgner said there are still city reporter to cooperate with them, but it gram director of the Social will continue on a national many debates circulating depends on how much they are Philosophy and Policy Center, level into 1991," he said. about the Constitution. WASHINGTON (AP) - asking. We can only do so Some people, he said, be- President Reagan yester- Although the Board of Public much." lieve the government should day hailed the 200-year-old Utilities voted unanimously to Calderon said he will continue abide by the original intent of Constitution as a "blue- void the city's contract with in- elans to build the plant, although the Constitution without inflict- print for freedom" and ventor Albert Calderon, the Cal- e would not comment on ing today's society's social, po- then led thousands of deron power plant may still be whether he will build in Bowling litical or moral beliefs into our school children, federal built in Bowling Green. Green. City officials expect he interpretation of the Constitu- workers and tourists in re- Calderon contracted with the will, so the relationship between tion. citing the Pledge of Alle- city in 1985 to build an experi- Calderon and the city may not giance. mental power plant which would be over. Those who favor this inter- convert high sulfur coal into a Shortly afterward, Calderon's economic success pretation believe that the 100 000 red, white and blue gas which can be used to ge- in Bowling Green hinges on his founding fathers had a specific nerate electricity. The city balloons were released to receiving an additional grant intent when they created the end a 3%-hour tribute to agreed to buy power from Cal- from the federal government for document, he said. deron and had the option of pur- the bicentennial of the $45 million, the sale of investor Others believe the Constitu- Constitution. chasing the plant. revenue bonds to fund the re- tion was written in specific his- Board member Sheilah Fulton maining construction costs and torical times with the under- "Times have changed, said economic questions were the sale of methanol. standing that it would grow but the basic premise of what killed the contract. Methanol is a by-product of and change with the times. the Constitution hasn't "There is a big difference be- Calderon's gasification process. tween technical and economical It could be used to help run the changed. It's still our blue- feasibility. I have no question of power plant and sold as a re- He said that the Social Philo- print for freedom," Rea- the technological feasibility, but sophy and Policy Center is gan told the crowd that fll- placement for gasoline in meth- having a bicentennial debate led the west lawn of the the economical feasibility is anol-burning engines. called 'Economic Rights and U .S.Capitol. what it's all about," she said. Board members expressed the Constitution' from Oct. 22 "Mr. Calderon was not willing to concern about the market for "For over 200 years we determine the economic feasibi- methanol sales, but many area thru Oct. 24. lity in any definite way, so what have lived with freedom officials disagreed with the In Wood County and across under law, and perhaps we were we supposed to do—wait board and have pledged contin- have become complacent until he can give us the answers ued support to Calderon. the nation today at 4 p.m., in December of 1988 or later? He church bells will sound out the •bout it. We should never Former mayor and now 200-year reign of the famous forget how rare and pre- should have been working with County Commissioner Alvin document, a spokesperson cious freedom is," Reagan us all along." Perkins was in the audience at said. Calderon disagreed. Monday's city Board of Public from the county commis- "As of now we are funded to Utilities meeting. He stopped sioner's office said. build the proto-development unit Q See Calderon, page 3. Arms treaty near finish Officials' panel held WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. and Soviet officials by Linda Hoy that time. Each administrator gave a "I think both sides feel pretty much the same wire editor Schimpf revealed this infor- five-minute speech on the ser- meeting in pre-summit talks are making muted way," Shultz said at a White House news confer- mation at a "Meet the Admin- vices provided by his area and claims of progress toward a landmark treaty to ence Tuesday. "And that is we should work hard to Ever wonder how the sandwi- istrators Panel" held yesterday then remained to answer stu- ban intermediate-range nuclear missiles. prepare it carefully. And that's what we are do- ches in the cafeteria's cold- at the Off-Campus Student dents' questions. The unfinished accord was back on the table yes- ing." sandwich lines got their names? Center. Carek said that the Counseling terday in a second round of talks between Secre- Shevardnadze, meanwhile, said later that "we One sandwich, the"Mama Schimpf; Roman Carek, di- and Career Development tary of State George Shultz and Soviet Foreign achieved greater understanding" on nuclear is- Jane" was named after Jane rector of the Counseling and Ca- Center, possibly in conjunction Minister Eduard Shevardnadze. sues, although many to be dealt with in the treaty Schimpf, director of food opera- reer Development Center; with the University Placement Their, goal was to pare down their differences remained unresolved. tions. Robert Thayer, dean of the Col- Office, hopes to enlarge its ca- over a schedule for phasing out the missiles and "We are still working on it," Shevardnadze said The cold-sandwich lines began lege of Musical Arts; and CTyde reer library to better aid stu- over U.S. warheads on West German rockets, so at the end of seven hours of talks. "We do have the in the early 70s and were named Willis, dean of the College of dents in choosing majors and the treaty could be in shape for signing at a super- desire, but what will happen is difficult to pre- after the food operations' ad- Health and Human Services, sat career goals. power summit in Washington by year's end. dict." ministrators and managers at on the panel. See Panel, page 3. Priests dispute (iliberal' • labels by Deborah Gottschalk staff reporter Many University students may come to school searching for a Catholic church that's just like home. But those students are some- times surprised at the "informal" atmosphere of St. Thomas More University Parish. Lesbian and Gay Alliance ILAGA). The Social Justice Committee and other "liberal" organizations all conduct meetings at the parish at 425 Thurstin St. Yet when asked if the parish is a liberal one. Father Joe Steinbaur and Father Herb Weber both disagree. We hear frequently that "St. Thorn's is liberal..but the question is how do we use these terms?" Weber said. One reason people claim the parish is liberal is because the Social Justice Committee at the University, an organization that promotes finding solutions to problems with apartheid, environmental prob- lems, racism, sexism and the arms race, was originally founded by members of St. Thomas More and holds its meetings at the church. According to Weber, it is not that St. Thomas More is a liberal church, but that the Catholic religion is more liberal than people think. "It's a misnomer to think that the Catholic Church is conservative. If you really understand the Catholic church in America, we are very liberal in terms of social justice...the bishops are opposed to No Vote BG News/Mark Thalmari military aid to the contras." Tim Peterson, senior recreation administration major, sits in the sparse turnouts across campus.