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Cola war heats up I Page 3 1 mmmm mwm Friday, May 3,1985 THE J3GL NEWS Vol. 67 Issue 121 County jail cramped Six chosen to Editor's note: Theinmate's name has been changed to protect his anonymity. aid relations by JID Trudeau editorial editor Except for two trips next by Don Lee uled to be announced at the door to Common Pleas Court, staff reporter regular meeting of the Chamber John hasn't been outside in this morning. 4^ months. Two University and four The committee met for the He spends his days watch- Chamber of Commerce re- first time Monday to organize ing television, listening to the presentatives have been named themselves. No date has been radio and playing cards. Oc- to a Chamber committee on set for a second meeting, al- casionally he writes letters, improving communications be- though one is planned, Joan Gor- and he always eats his meals tween the University and city don, executive director of the at the same time: 7:30 a.m., businesses. Chamber, said. 11:30 a.m. and 4:30p.m. The University representa- Gordon said the committee John, 20, is one of about SO tives are Karl Vogt, vice-presi- would meet as needed, with no inmates at the Wood County dent for operations, and Philip regular scheduled meeting time, Jail. Mason, executive assistant to to exchange information con- lake most of the inmates, University President Paul Ola- cerning city and University he has one cellmate. Besides camp. Mason represents the business activities. Representa- their respective cell - mea- University at the monthly tives from retail operations on suring 8 feet by 10 feet - the Chamber meetings. Vogt and University property, such as the prisoners are provided with a Mason were selected by Univer- bookstore and the Student Rec- community room called the sity President Paul Olscamp. reation Center, will be brought bullpen. There are tables and Representing the Chamber in to discuss University retail chairs in the bullpen, and it is will be Sheilah Fulton, Chamber policies. of Commerce second vice-presi- The commitee was formed in there that they may watch TV dent, John Mura, owner of Fal- response to city merchants or listen to the radio. con House sporting goods store, wanting to know whether the Around three sides of the Erie Radel, of Radel and Com- University's retail operations bullpen is a hallway, with pany, a Bowling Green account- would have any effect on their windows, called the catwalk. ing firm, and Jerry Liss, owner businesses. The resolution au- Originally, it was built to pro- of Pisanello's Pizza. thorizing the commitee was an- vide the prisoners with some nounced by the Chamber March exercise and some diversion - THEIR NAMES were sched- 1. looking out of the window. However, except for an hour or so every day, the catwalk is kept locked up. Since John has been there, Damages low the catwalk has been opened a couple of times in addition to that hour a day - which he University reports $25,468 loss said is mostly for cleaning purposes - because "one of by Phillip B. Wilson are usually only a "handful" of the nicer guards" let them in. staff reporter students responsible. ACCORDING TO Wood With the close of spring se- "THE PERCENTAGE of stu- County Sheriff George mester comes the yearly resi- dents that create the problems Ginter, the catwalk usually is dence hall damage reports. are very small," Junk said. kept closed because the pris- According to a Harold Junk, the "Compared to other universities oners used to whistle at destruction hasn't been that I've been to, our living quarters women passing by outside. bad. are excellent." So the only exercise the Junk, coordinator for trades prisoners can have is calis- and improvement, said the there One of the reasons he believes thenics in their cell or the has been $25,468 in damage at the damage rate has increased bullpen, Ginter said. the University from the begin- in Founders Quadrangle is the Kaye Vermett. the jail ma- ning of fall semester to AprillO, new co-ed policy which began in tron, said "the lack of exer- 1985. the fall of 1983. He said men cise area" is the worst Photo illustration/Susan Cross Founders Quadrangle has the were more costly residents than problem in the Jail. most damage of any dormitory women, "as far as damage was "It's just cramped; it'siust with $8,238, which was almost concerned." Since the switch too small," she said. "They through which the visitor and i for the inmate and available, Ginter said. twice as high as the next ex- from an all male dorm to the get no exercise at all." inmate stand and talk. "You can survive off it (the pense, Kreisher Quadrangle, present coed situation in Rogers Recreation is one of the There are two visiting win- food)," was John's comment. which had $4,446 damage. Prout Quadrangle, damages have de- areas in which the jail does dows next to each other, Visitation is restricted to John also complained about Hall had the least amount of creased significantly. not meet state standards, which John said doesn't allow Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m. and 6 to the mail, which Ginter said damage, at an expense of $293. Ginter said. Another area is for much privacy. 9 p.m.; Thursdays, 1 to 4 always is opened to check for Junk said these figures rep- "When it's spring, we have visitation. "THEY'RE (ANOTHER p.m.; and Saturdays, 9 to 11 contraband- such as drugs - resent the total amount of more screen and window dam- yisitation is conducted visitor and inmate) not even a a.m. - about 20 minutes per and for money, which is put money spent on the buildings, age than anything else," Junk through a window 3 inches foot away from you ana you visit. into accounts for each pris- including the dorm rooms. He said. "If the damage is some- high and 6 inches wide, just can't talk," he said. The jail meets fire and food oner. said University students aren't thing unusual, we'll come out according to Vermett. Below Ginter said the jail should standards; for example, a According to John, some of as destructive as the numbers and give the resident adviser an the window is a mesh open- Erovide two tables separated dietician is there to make the guards tell him "half the might indicate, because there estimate." ing, about the same size, 1 a large glass window, with sure balanced meals are . See Jan, page 7. Graduating seniors express State homes satisfaction with University investigated Editor's note: This is the third sales major: "Yes. I've been in three-part series on graduat- here long enough (five years). Celeste orders has happened in homes oper- ing seniors. Seniors reflect on experiences Just let me leave here with a ated by Meridian Community degree." report after Care. by Benjamin Marrison A few of those surveyed "He's asked for a prelim- new» editor wished to remain anonymous, death, illness inary report, and then he'll only revealing their first name: take it from there," Dahra The pressures of finals are COLUMBUS (AP) -Gov. Phttups, a spokeswoman in Richard Celeste yesterday the governor's office, said. mounting. It may seem as if Rich, computer science ma- asked state officials to draft a there is no way to get everything lar: "It was really slow the first In the Cincinnati case, done in the allotted time frame. preliminary report on the the Hamilton County coro- lew years, but after I realized I death of a woman due to ner's office said Carol Simon- had to be the one to get things inamutritkmajidtfleuTnassof Some freshmen are not used to going, it was super." son, 43, once a resident of the the pressures ... some sopho- two others bi OIWIMHTU now-closed Orient Devel- mores remember the pressure, Steve, a Journalism major: group homes for the mentally opmental Center in Picks way but still are not able to fully deal "Yeah. I got a lot of opportuni- County, was dead an arrival with it... juniors know there's ties here that I would never have The request came on the at University Honttal and only one year left... and grad- gotten at other schools. I'm not beets of a separate call for Medical Center in Cincinnati uating seniors are sighing relief, sure what I would be doing if I last Nov. 7. it's all over. that I will never forget. I have education is nothing more than a hadn't taken advantage of the WMCUOWOborne by Mamie Students may wonder, "Is it had a great time and feel it was 'survival of the finest' course. opportunities. The main thing Johnson, director of the Ohio SHE DIED of malnu- all worth it?" According to the definitely worth it Oh yeah, I Hopefully, after all of the sacri- you want to do when you come to Department of Mental Retar- trition and dehydration, the 90 graduating seniors surveyed, got a degree, too." ficing, there will be some re- college is find something you dation and Developmental coroner reported after an au- It is.