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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-21-1986 The BG News February 21, 1986 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 21, 1986" (1986). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4491. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4491 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. Walk-on gridders utilize opportunity, p.7 THE BG NEWS Vol. 68 Issue 85 Bowling Green, Ohio Friday, February 21,1986 Frat reprimanded for racist rush party by Jared O. Wadley "We will terminate the Spinners show. nan said. "It was unfortunate that we staff reporter "We will terminate the 'Spinners' show. The The performance will not be seen at any upset so many people." of our rush parties," Noonan said. Jack Taylor, assistant vice president Two weeks after the controversial performance will not be seen at any of our Rush Noonan said he also plans to propose of Minority Affairs, said he welcomes Theta Chi incident. Wayne Colvin, di- parties." to Interfraternity Council that it hold a the apology by Theta Chi for their rector of Greek Life, said appropriate meeting on minority issues. "unwise minstrel performance." actions have been taken against the Tim Noonan, Theta Chi president Besides the proposal to IFC, he said "In society, we have to be sensitive of fraternity, but be would not elaborate the Theta Chi wants to bold a mem- our behavior," Taylor said. 1 on them. incident wouldn't happen again," Noo- with their faces painted black at a rush bership education on minority issues Tony Franklin, president of Alpha Tim Noonan, president of Theta Chi. nan said. party. for its fraternity members. Phi Alpha, said Theta Chi should have " said Colvin gave the fraternity a list of The actions include having a speaker Noonan said Theta Chi apologizes to been given some type of strict discipli- actions to follow to make the members talk to them, setting up special In an apology letter published in the anyone who was offended, adding the nary action. j more aware of racial issues. workshops and apologizing to the public News, Theta Chi members said the incident was not meant to be a racial "Theta Chi should have been made an about their mistake, said Noonan. variety show performance was a trib- issue. example of. If the situation isn't han- "We were given a list of actions that The fraternity was accused of racism ute to the music and dance of the dled properly, it will happen again," I we must pursue to make sure this after they performed a minstrel show Spinners. "It was a learning experience," Noo- Celeste backs sports complex Browns, Indians one step closer to calling dome their new home CLEVELAND (AP) - Wearing a Cleveland Indians cap and a Cleveland Browns T-shirt, Gov. Richard Celeste yesterday signed legislation that could help finance a domed stadium, which the two major league teams could call home someday. Celeste cautioned that much work remains before the sports complex can be built. The bill, he said, is another important step "on what is still a long and demanding journey toward a domed facility for Cleveland." The legislation allows Cuyahoga County commissioners to seek voter approval of a local tax on cigarettes and wholesale liquor sales to generate one-third of the cost of the f ISO million stadium. The remaining two-thirds would be privately financed. , The billalso allows county commissioners across the state to levy ,an additional .5 percent sales tax to pay for facilities and mass transit, among other things. Franklin County intends to use the bill finance a world convention center in Columbus. The sales tax also quires voter approval. Although discussion of the bill focused on Columbus and Cleve- \ ;land, the measure was not limited to those two areas, and commis- sioners in Sandusky County were the first to take advantage of the law. Commissioner James Perry said the commissioners yesterday Junior journalism major Robert Schindler sits with President Olscamp during yesterday's breakfast. BG News/Jacquie Pearson took the first step toward putting a .5 percent sales tax on the May 6 ballot. The tax, if approved by the voters, will be used primarily to build a new county jail in Fremont to replace the county's 100-year- old facility, he said. Students, Olscamp meet D See Celeste, page 3. by JuBe Fauble swer it, I will." salary, he said. ment this year. staff reporter Sophomore radio-tele- "You're not going to get Another student asked if vision-film major Jennifer rich working at a university," the University would become Blood test shows While enjoying a breakfast Finlay, asked Olscamp if he he added. a dry campus if a law making of sausage and pancakes, stu- thought he had a public rela- the legal drinking age 21 was dents questioned University tions problem. THE THREE university- put into affect. President Paul Olscamp yes- "I've heard people say, oriented things Olscamp said drowned senior terday morning on topics •Olscamp, he's a jerk,' " she he does not like to be con- Olscamp said the Univer- ranging from commence- said. cerned with are parking, stu- sity would not restrict alcohol ment to sports. Olscamp said he did not dent publications and finding consumption from campus, As part of a UAO-sponsored think his public image was a commencement speakers. but would enforce the law, legally i event, 33 students sent in cou- problem. He spends a great adding that the probable re- pons to be invited to the deal of time entertaining and One student said he was sult of the law would be more breakfast, 11 were chosen to speaking to organizations, he concerned about student be- parties off campus and more Tests indicate the University Akins, said the tests show Davis attend the breakfast through said. havior at commencement, strain on University/city re- student who drowned last week- had a blood alcohol content of a drawing. One of the stu- and Olscamp promised to lations. end had a high blood alcohol 0.19 percent. dents selected did not attend When another student send a letter to graduating content, the Ottawa County cor- Ohio law defines 0.10 percent the breakfast. asked Olscamp why he chose seniors reminding them that ANOTHER STUDENT oner reported yesterday. blood alcohol content as being Olscamp said the hour-long to be involved in universities, spring commencement is a asked about the possibility of The student, Scott H. Davis, Tly drunk, breakfast was a good oppor- he said that it was the life- timefior "using brains." painting lines on the steps of 22, a senior marketing major vis' body was found Sunday tunity for him to meet stu- style that appealed to him. buildings for students who from Plymouth, Ind., drowned afternoon after a 19-hour search dents and let them know he Spending time around Olscamp said it will be very are legally blind. Olscamp in the Portage River in Port by police. was available to them. young people and having four difficult to bring in alcohol said the administration did Clinton after wandering away Tne student left the party at "You can ask any ques- months on are what attracts and students will sit in alpha- not want to do that, but was from a Phi Kappa Psi fraternity about 1 a.m. Saturday. Davis tion," he said. "If I can an- him to university life, not the betical order at commence- D See Olscamp, page 4. date party. was not reported missing until The coroner, Dr. Kenneth late Saturday. ity budget reductions proposed Streetlight broken; >oss-the-board cuts made to insure carry over into '87, official says student arrested l Zora Johnson decide whether or not to approve the propo- city had to renegotiate its insurance policy f reporter sal last year. "Premiums for liability and property in- Male allegedly fired rifle To meet operating costs for the coming WHILE THE revised budget, if approved, surance have been going up. We thought we seal year, the city finance committee has would provide for sufficient carryover in had a three-year contract for insurance but [asked for an across-the-board cut in the general funds, it is only a short-term solu- we had to renegotiate last year at a higher City police arrested a Univer- jor, was arrested in a neighbor's general fund of the 1986 budget. tion, Kerr said. rate." sity student early yesterday apartment and charged with Although the original request was a 5 "With costs going up and revenues going morning for allegedly firing a criminal damaging and dis- percent reduction, department heads have down, we need to find a way to increase OTHER COSTS include landfill costs rifle and damaging city prop- charging a firearm within city made a net reduction of 3.8 percent, said general fund revenues," he said. charged by the county for the disposal of erty. limits? Charles Kerr, city finance director. Options include charging for services for solid wastes and costs for prisoner food and Sines was released on his own The request was made because under the which there is currently no charge such as lodging in Wood County Jail.