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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-16-1988 The BG News February 16, 1988 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 16, 1988" (1988). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4762. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4762 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. THE BG NEWS Vol.70 Issue83 Bowling Green, Ohio Tuesday, February 16,1988 BG shines in Spartan sweep Bush is Late rallies lift Falcons 'talking to two comeback wins issues' CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Vice by Al Franco The Falcons have propelled President George Bush, yester- sports reporter into the national spotlight, be- day, predicted victory in the ing ranked sixth in the New Hampshire primary and The last time Bowling National College Hockey Poll said rival Bob Dole has fallen Green's hockey team and eighth in the WMEB into the same "momentum" defeated Michigan State, the Radio Poll, out of Orono, trap that snared Bush after the citizens of Ohio were about to Maine. Some think BG should 1980 Iowa caucuses. Democrat vote "no" on raising the be even higher. Paul Simon told his supporters drinking age, and the Falcon "Bowling Green, right now, to look for "a real surprise" in football team had just to me, is the best team in col- the nation's first primary. defeated Ball State, 45-30, led lege hockey," MSU head by a sophomore quarterback coach Ron Mason said. "I "I want New Hampshire to do named Brian McClure. said that; they beat Maine what it did in 1980" when Presi- It had been over four years who is supposed to be the best dent Reagan turned around an (Nov. 4-5, 1983) since the BG team in college hockey. Iowa defeat and beat Bush in the icers were able to sweep the They've got the best record New Hampshire primary, Bush Spartans, but the weekend's (13-2-1) going since that time, said on ABC's "Good Morning victories were sweet. so why aren't they the best America." "Maybe it's a payback for a team in college hockey? In 1980, "I came into New few of our older guys," senior While Mason was praising Hampshire talking momentum. Don Barber said. "Over the the Falcons efforts after Fri- Reagan got the issues out. And years, we just haven't been day's contest, BG was pre- now it's the opposite — Bob Dole able to beat them. Not only paring for another onslaught is talking momentum and I'm for this team it's a great ac- Saturday. talking issues ... We're doing complishment, but for our After one period, MSU led better getting out those seniors; it's been a long time 3-1 and outshot the Falcons differences with Bob Dole on the coming." for the only time in the entire issues." It wasn't easy in coming for series, 12-9. Danton Cole, On the eve of the nation's first the Falcons, who were forced Bruce Rendall, and Kerry primary, the Gallup organiza- to come back from deficits in Russell scored for the Spar- tion released a poll snowing Dole each game. tans, while Thad Rusiecki an- leading Bush in New Hampshire The Spartans held a 4-2 lead swered for the Falcons. by a 36-28 margin, with Jack early in the third period Sat- "I think they were really Kemp and Pat Robertson tied urday, but lost the lead and ret with their performance for third at 12 percent and Pete the game to BG, 6-5. night before, York said. du Pont fifth with 7 percent. The Friday, MSI) took a 4-1 lead "They had to come out real poll of 589 likely Republican midway into the second strong and not give us an voters was conducted Friday period, but the Falcons moun- inch, and they did that. We're and Saturday and had a five- ted a late surge and came still better as a club when it's point margin of error. away with a 5-4 victory in five-on-five, and in second Other polls also showed the front of a sold-out house at and third period we played so race a virtual tie, with the vice Munn Arena, in East Lans- much better with our depth." !'resident's once substantial ing, Mich. In the second period, the ead vanished into New Hamp- Both nights we had to Falcons out-shot the Spartans shire's frigid air and the trend come a long way to get back 19-5 but could only come away moving in the Kansas senator's to even," BG head coach with one goal. Nelson Emer- direction. Jerry York said. "I think son scored on the power play On the Democratic side, Mi- sometimes when you get to at 7:18 to cut the MSU lead to chael Dukakis remained the even you have the momen- 3-2. leader and the target of sniping tum." At 3:54 of the final stanza, by Richard Gephardt and Si- After BG tied the score both MSU's Kip Miller beat BG mon, who are still dueling for nights, the offense ignited to goalie Paul Connell to give second. The Gallup poll of 424 take the lead, and the defense the Spartans their two-goal Democrats showed Dukakis had the composure to hold it. lead back. with 39 percent, Gephardt 18 The two victories gave the Miller's goal silenced the percent and Simon 16 percent. Falcons sole possession of sell-out crowd of 3,435 before Its margin of error was four third pla.-e in the Central Col- Brent Regan brought them BG News/Mark Thalman points. legiate Hockey Association. back to their feet and the Fal- Senior Geoff Williams (not seen) gets mobbed by Matt Ruchty (27), captain Scott Paluch (4), Kevin Dahl (5) Simon, campaigning in Hollis, BG, 21-10-2 overall, is 16-10-2 cons back to within one at and members of the sold-out crowd of 3,435 after scoring in the third period Saturday to give Bowling N.H., claimed the race "is be- in the league. MSU drops to 7:06 of the third period. Green a 5-4 lead against Michigan State at the BG Ice Arena. The Falcons went on to win the game 6-5, and tween Michael Dukakis and me" 20-11-3 overall and 16-9-3 in combined with Friday's 5-4 win, enjoyed a two-game sweep over the Spartans for the first time in over four and "I think it is tightening. I theCCHA. D See Sweep, page 4. years. think there is a possibility of a real surprise coming." Gillmor joins Congress race Lack of staff desire to see his son succeed him, he said by Ron Frit* that is not a decision Latta can make. news editor "The coming months offer stalls classes "I understand and sympathize with the Surprising no one, Ohio Senate President an important time for this Congressman's strong desire to have his son by Amy Burkett Paul Gillmor announced Friday he would follow him in Congress," Gillmor said. "As a staff reporter seek the Fifth District Congressional seat district to carefully judge father of two myself, his paternal feelings being relinquished after 30 years by U.S. which one person is best are only natural. One University program has been suspended because of the diffi- Rep. Delbert Latta. "But as we all know, the decision of who culty in finding quality faculty. He said in his press conference at Bowling qualified to serve." should serve in Congress is not one person's The College of Health and Human Services is no longer admitting Green's Holiday Inn that he has been inter- -Paul Gillmor decision to make — it is everyone's de- students into its Medical Record Administration program, accord- ested in Congress for many years. cision," he said. "The coming months offer ing to Ellen Wachs, director of MRA. "But, until the sudden anouncement to re- an important time for this district to carefu- "The program is not discontinued, it has been suspended, meaning tire by Congressman Latta, that option has nounced Jan. 21 that his 15th term in Con- lly judge which one person is best qualified we are no longer admitting students into the program," Wachs said. not been open to me," Gillmor said. "Now it gress would be his last. On the same day, to serve." "There will be no formal decision made on the destiny of the pro- is. The decision I made, I did not make Latta's son, Robert, said he would seek his Gillmor said the people of the Fifth Dis- gram in any less than a year." alone. Scores of people from across the dis- father's seat. trict need experienced, time-tested leader- The University and Ohio State University are the only two schools trict encouraged me to run." But Gillmor (R-Port Clinton) said that al- ship in Washington. _ _ „m in the state that offer the program. The elder Latta (R-Bowling Green) an- though he understands the Congressman's □ See Gillmor, page 4.