The BG News December 5, 1980

Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 12-5-1980 The BG News December 5, 1980 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 December 5, 1980" (1980). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3811. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3811 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 B G News Bowling Green State University Dec. 5,1980 Column one—_ Campus Safety to boost batteries Beginning Dec. 9, University students having trouble starting their cars will be able to get assistance from Campus Safety and Security. William Bess, director of Campus Safety and Security, said students who need a jump to get their battery going will be able to utilize the service throughout winter quarter bet- ween the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. The service will continue to operate as long as funding is available. Bess said he hopes to see program stability lasting until the end of winter quarter. Students needing assistance should call Campus Safety at 372-2346. Year's last paper, barring any caper This is the final issue of the News for the quarter and the year. The News will not publish again until Thursday Jan. 8, 1981. However, if the administration proposes other measures to combat the state deficit to the point where they have to reduce the length of staff photo by Scott Keeler their titles, then the News will Raising funds for WBGU-TV, Channel 57, through Its program "Winter Showcase." Pat ,chbold, Ohio. The station has collected $12,438 In pledges In meeting Its goal of $25,000. The publish during finals week to Booth, a pledge volunteer, reacts Joyfully as she receives a $100 pledge from a viewer In Ar-' money is used by the station for programming and programming expenses. tell you all about it. Otherwise, see you next year. Inside Officials fear budget cuts' effect on classes Opinion by Paula Winslow were made in response to a possi- will be left vacant, according to the "I know we're going to have to and management departments staff reporter ble 10-percent cut that might be Office for Planning and Budgeting. remove some of them." already are under considerable made Jan. 1 in the state budget to Deans are concerned about the But such cancellations won't be strain from high student demand. University officials gritted their compensate for a $353 million many classes scheduled for winter done haphazardly, as noted by Dr. Dr. Edwin Tonnesen, associate teeth yesterday as they reluctantly deficit. and spring quarters that have not John Eriksen, dean of the College dean of that college, said it will be accepted the administration's an- yet been assigned to faculty. Many of Arts and Sciences. tougher for students to get into such nouncement Wednesday of 22 sharp DR. DAVID ELSASS, dean of the administrators had been counting "WE'LL WAIT to see the de- classes in the next two quarters. budget-cutting measures. College of Education, typified ad- on hiring new temporary faculty to mand analysis to determine the But he added that he remains But they also worried that the ministrators' responses to the teach those classes. amount of sections needed," "optimistic that we can get through cuts might seriously cramp class slashes, saying, "I really don't Eriksen said, adding that about 30 our commitments (and current schedules in winter and spring know any other alternatives that NOW THEY'LL have to ask cur- class sections in his college are schedules)." quarters. exist at this time." rent faculty to overload their pre- without instructors. Many administrators met with STUDENTS IN the College of Despite that understanding, the sent schedules and take on another The English, mathematics and Musical Arts will feel the pinch their staffs yesterday to discuss immediate freeze on all hiring of class, or assign an administrator to computer sciences departments because there will be no special ways to withstand the slashes, full- and part-time faculty and staff teach the class. probably will be smarting most which restrict hiring travel and classes hosted by guest artists and has college deans worried. A less palatable alternative is to from the cuts in that college, lecturers, Dean Kenneth Wendrich other University actions. The freeze means that 60 to 75 cancel some classes. Eriksen said. said. The measures, in effect now faculty, staff and graduate assis- "I have 35 sections (of classes) The crunch also will be sharply Usually about six such extra ses- throught June 30, 1981, could save tant positions that usually would be winter that were dependent upon felt in the College of Business Ad- sions are offered each quarter. the University $1 million. They filled winter and spring quarters supplemental hiring," Elsass said. ministration, where the marketing continued on page 5 The 198041 University phone book has received much criticism, some of it deserved. Classified jobs unhampered • Cuts won't halt recruitment Page 2. by Diane Redo also is not a severe problem because there has by Paula Winslow staff and student recruitment efforts. staff reporter been little turnover in employees, Postich staff reporter Dr. Richear Eakin, executive vice provost News said. for planning and budgeting, said yesterday the The University buildings and grounds may "USUALLY THERE is a good turnover in The University's most recent list of 22 cuts should not hamper the University's ef- Albert Lee's book about in- begin looking less well kept. But no severe the custodian areas, but now nobody is leav- budget-saving measures probably won't have forts to follow affirmative action guidelines or dustrialist Henry Ford may changes will be noticed because of the freeze ing," he said. drastic effects on this year's minority recruit- its success in recruiting minorities. create some controversy, but on hiring or replacing classified employees, Nine custodial positions are vacant and can- ment, minority programs and graduate and "We still will be recruiting. We'll be trying the master's degree candidate George Postich, vice president for operations, not be replaced because of the cut. undergraduate student recruitment. to do it in ways that will be more economical," considered it a story that says. Custodians are paid from about $4.5O-$4.80 But if the state's fiscal woes go beyond the Eakin said. couldn't go untold. Page 7. The ban on hiring these employees, which an hour, Postich said, so savings will be ac- end of the fiscal year June 30, 1981, those Dr. Charles Means, vice provost for educa- Sports include grounds crew staff, custodians, food cumulated by not filling the nine positions. features might show signs of serious strain. tional development, said the cuts won't have service workers and secretaries, is one of 22 He admitted that residence halls and The cuts, announced Wednesday, restrict much effect on minority student recruitment Bowling Green's women's cuts that took effect Wednesday. It is part of buildings may not be as clean because of the hiring, travel and other University functions for the 1981-82 academic year because most of swimming team swamped the administration's plan to anticipate a $3.5 vacant positions. and could save up to $1 million. that recruiting was done this quarter. Oakland University, 9348, last million loss from a possible 10-percent cut in And Dr. Richard Eakin, executive vice pro- They were made to try to make up for a BUT HE added that if the current budget night in Cooper Pool. Page t. the state budget Jan. 1. vost for planning and budgeting, also said the possible 10-percent cut in the ailing state crunch continues into next fall, total student The University hired about 90 classified hiring freeze on classified workers will hurt budget that could be made Jan. 1. enrollment, as well as minority enrollment, employees from December through April of the appearance of the campus. ONE OF the University cuts calls for a could suffer. Weather last academic year, Richard Rehmer, direc- PREVIOUSLY, MONEY saved by waiting "reduction where possible in expenses "We should be careful about how far we go tor of personnel support services, said. But he 2-4 weeks before replacing a grounds person associated with the recruitment of faculty, Cloudy. High 43 F (6 C), low in cutting because recruiting is the backbone added that hiring has been slower this was used for fertilizer and insecticides, staff and students." This comes at a time to having quality programs throughout the en- 34 F (1 C), 10-percent chance of academic year. Postich explained. Now, there will be less when the University claims it is making a con- tire institution," Means said. precipitation. The restriction on filling vacant positions continued on page 6 centrated push to beef up its minority faculty, continued on page 7 Cars in University parking lots vulnerable to thieves by Kyle Silvers he said, as well as AM/FM radios, cluding non-University adults, "I don't mean to suggest that the "Basically we have reached the away from the combination, which on- batteries, citizens band radios and juveniles and University students. University has any more problems level where we cannot cut any more. ly makes the thief's job easier.

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