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CAMPUS CAMPUS SPORTS University cheerleaders get a Mock trial team places first Men's and women's basketball new coach in local battle teams encounter tough foes 6 Wednesday Vol.73 Issue 50 November 28, 1990 Bowling Green, Ohio The BG News «?An Independent Student Voice for 70 Years«« Shipping Out Into the Gulf: BRIEFLY Campus BG student prepares for Gulf duty Commencement speaker named: by Jennifer Taday Chan Hahn, the Owens- staff writer Illinois professor of man- Even though Operation Desert agement Shield is more than 5,000 miles aFthe away, the crisis is hitting closer Universi- to home for at least seven Uni- ty, will be versity students who have been the Uni- called to active duty. versity's Minutes before 5 p.m. Monday, fall com- a University student was sitting mence- next to his phone drinking a beer ment while waiting to answer his call to speaker. duty. Hahn, who was named the Charles Ross, sophomore cri- University's second Distin- minal justice major, who is also a f;uished Teaching Professor member of the 641st Quartermas- ast May, is nationally ter Detachment of Covington, O.. known for his work in the said his Army National Guard fields of purchasing and unit was placed on official alert production/operations Saturday. management. In 1988 he "My dad woke me up and was awarded the Universi- showed me an article in the paper ty's first endowed profes- and later in the afternoon our unit sorship, which was created clerk informed me on what was by a $225,000 gift from going on," Ross said. "I kind of Owens-Illinois Inc. to the figured we'd go sooner or later." College of Business Admin- At exactly 5 p.m. his phone istration. rang, and when Ross answered, The professor has taught his expectation was confirmed — at the University since 1970 he was told by another Guard and served as chairperson member he was to report to his of the management de- unit Tuesday. eartment from 1973-86. He Although he was informed of olds a bachelor's degree this possibility upon enlistment, from Yonsei University and Ross said he never actually ex- master's and doctoral de- pected it to happen. grees from Ohio State Uni- "My intentions when I enlisted versity. in January 1987 were to have the military as a career, but I sure Hahn has published nu- didn't see this [deployment to the merous articles about pro- Gulf] as a possibility in the duction and purchasing and National Guard, he said. has been an associate editor "I really don't want to go be- of the Journal of Purchasing cause of school, but I'm not going and Materials Manage- to cop out [go AWOL1," he added. ment, a leading business "I'm going to go -nd do my duty journal. because I signed up and it's my * I responsibility. \ ' *' . Graduation ceremonies 'I packed everything Sunday * * « i ' for about 1,000 students are and it's all waiting," Ross said. scheduled for 10 a.m. Satur- "I also talked to my friends and day, Dec. 22, in Anderson family while I was home." Arena. Ross said his unit is a water Sophomore Charles Ross listens as fellow National Guard mem- ■O News/John Grleshop D See Charles, page 3. ber Randy Hill tells him Is to report to his base In Covington, O. tor active duty Tuesday. Ross had been on alert since Saturday. COCO sponsors comedy show: The University comedy troup, Screw's Loose, will perform in the Off-Campus Conservatives elect Major Student Center, Friday Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. The per- formance is sponsored by the Commuter Off-Campus as Britain's prime minister Organization [COCO] and is open to all. There will be no LONDON (AP) — John Major, endorsed by received 131 and Foreign Secretary Dougla Hurd admission fee. Margaret Thatcher as the politician closest to her had 56. heart, was elected by the Conservative Party Hurd and Heseltine conceded within minutes, Tuesday night to succeed her as prime minister. and party officials declared Major elected. Farces performed: Major, 47, fell two votes short of winning a "It is a very exciting thing to become leader of Two farces from the majority in voting among the 372 Conservative the Conservative Party, and particularly exciting, Middle Ages, "The Second Party members of Parliament, but his two oppo- I think, to follow one of the most remarkable Shepherd's Play" and nents quickly conceded defeat and the party con- leaders the Conservative Party has ever had," "Peter Quill's Shenani- firmed Major as the winner. Major said. gans, '' will be presented by Thatcher, ending 11 and one-half years in power, the University's Theatre intends to submit her resignation to Queen Eli- "Our job now I think is quite clear. We are going group at 8 p.m. today zabeth II this morning, and Major would then be to unite totally and absolutely, and we're going to through Nov. 30 and Dec. 1-2 called to lead the government. win the next general election," said Major, who at 2 p.m. Maior, the chancellor of the exchequer, emerged will be the youngest British prime minister in this In "Peter Quill's Shenan- from his official residence at 11 Downing St. Tues- century. igans," a poor but fast- day night smiling and holding hands with his wife, talking 'lawyer' dupes oth- Norma. He haa first accepted congratulations Thatcher said she resigned to let someone from ers until he gets his from Thatcher, who stepped in from the prime the Cabinet stand against Heseltine. Major and comeuppance. The shenan- minister's official residence next door. Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd both joined the igans in "The Second Shep- Major received 185 votes, two short of a majori- race, but before the vote her aides spread the word herd's Play" culminate in ty. Former Defense Secretary Michael Heseltine that she was backing Major. the shepherds' reverent visit to the Nativity. Both plays provide humor and music f ittingof the holiday season. The plays Voting locally insures rights are being staged in 405 Uni- versity Hall. Admission is $2 at the door. Rally urges student action Weather by J.J. Thompson "I encourage you to stand for confused with what to do next." staff writer your rights," said Steven Lab, Turner said students need to assistant criminal justice profes- take action since the city failed to Showers then cloudy: sor. "The need to [to do this] can respond to their requests. Today, showers and thun- University leaders warned stu- be highlighted by the events at "We have to start taking con- derstorms in the morning, dents last night city officials East Merry and Frazee." trol," he said. then mostly cloudy and would not respect their rights un- Student Rights Activism Coali- Lab also emphasized the im- windy. Morning high in the til students registered to vote in tion leader Kevin Turner kicked portance of registering to vote in lower 60s, becoming colder Bowling Green. off the rally, telling a crowd of the city. during day. Chance of rain ■O News/Jay Murdock The warning was part of "Put it about 110 students how he helped "I urge you to register in this 80 percent. Tonight, cloudy to a vote: student power," an Un- form SRAC in response to police town," he said. "We can change with a chance of rain mixed dergraduate Student Govern- actions during the East Merry things through the electorate." with snow. Low in the lower ment-sponsored rally encourag- and Frazee Street block parties. Lab said students need to regis- 30s. Chance of precipitation Peace Protest ing students to vote locally. The group tried to work with ter due to a "double standard" 40 percent. Thursday, clear- Rally speakers focused on the ing. High in the upper 30s. Sophomore Ktlsten Herbster eyes the weather during an ongo- city officials to have an in- the city police have been giving ing protest against the Persian Gull crisis In the Union Oval Tues- East Merry-Frazee block party vestigation of police actions dur- students by enforcing the same issue while encouraging students ing the event, he said, but did not situations with students and local compiled from local and day afternoon. The protests will continue at noon each day this week, followed by a candlelight vigil at 5:30 each evening. to register, explaining problems receive any support. citizens differently. wire reports with city police could end if they "We were met with belittle- registered to vote. ment," Turner said. "We were See Bally, page 3. Wednesday. November 28, 1990 THE BG NEWS Editorial Gas of Ohio near Poe Road without receiving special that may be used for Greek housing is S-l, planned res- zoning variances required before the R-5 specifica- idential, zoned land.