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Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 22 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 3-23-1988 Lanthorn, vol. 22, no. 25, March 23, 1988 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol22 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 22, no. 25, March 23, 1988" (1988). Volume 22. 25. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol22/25 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 22 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Inside:______________________ ________ Campus Life_________p.6_____________ ,r Classified Ads p. 16 News Capsule_________p.2_____________ Opinion ______ p.3 r j Sports * p.ll Men and Women runners stomp Vol.22 Issue No.25 March 23,1988 Aquinas and Alma. See p. 11 Grand Valley State Universiy, Allendale, MI News Room Advertising Manager (616) 895-3120 (616) 895-3608 (left) The grass island the north end (top) of parking lot j, State Budget lower lot pictured, will be removed over the summer, creating 80 new parking spaces. Photo/ John Freel Hits GV Hard Parking Spaces to Lubbers slams cuts to higher education. be Added in Lot J Press Release By Brian Neathery News Writer "The most unsatisfactory budget The Physical Plant is taking steps to relieve an recommendation for higher education in a overcrowded parking situation on South Campus, according decade." That’s how Grand Valley to Physical Plant director Teny Sack. University president Arend D. Lubbers today According to Sack, changes will be made to parking lot J described the 1989 Executive Budget based on a survey taken last fall. The survey, which recommendations now being considered by consisted of counting the number of cars which were in the legislature. each lot from hour to hour, found that the highest Lubbers’ comments came at a hearing on concentration of cars was in lots H and J, south of Lake the higher education budget held in Grand Michigan Hall, between the hours of 11a.m. and 1p.m. Rapids today. Pointing specifically to the Planned changes include the removal of the large grass funding recommendation for GVSU, area on the north side of lot J to make room for 80 new Lubbers noted, "The budget actually spaces. The lot will also be restriped, and changes will be proposes a cut of 1.58 percent in state made to the pedestrian walkway on the east side of the lot. dollars, compared to last year. That The changes are designed to reduce congestion in the lot and reduction, coupled with an inflation rate of 4 at entrances. percent, actually would give Grand Valley According to Sack, no bids have been yet submitted by State a net loss of nearly 6 percent." contractors, but he estimated the cost of the project to be GVSU is the fastest growing of the 15 about $75,000. All work on the lot will take place this state universities, yet come out next to last summer and should be completed by the start of the Fall in its percentage increase of state 1988 semester. appropriations. "Obviously, our appropriation has not kept pace with our enrollment," Lubbers continued. "The demands placed on GVSU by the west Michigan region continue to grow, and Grand Valley, as the regional university for Michigan's second largest metropolitan are, is obliged to meet those demands. Grand Valley was established in 1960 to fill an unmet need for public higher education in this area and we have been fulfilling that need. The ongoing economic vitality of west Michigan requires that we continue to make our educational services available, accessible, and affordable to qualified students who cannot move away See BUDGET p.2 Path Gets Lights By Brian Neathery News Writer The Physical Plant announced that it will install lighting on the walkway leading from parking lot J to the Grand Valley and Campus View apartments south of campus. Lighting on the walkway has been reccomended both by the Grand Valley Student Senate and the Department of Public Safety, according to Physical Plant director Terry Sack. The new lighting is to be installed this summer and should be completed by the beginning of the Fall 1988 semester, at an Caldcr Gallery's annual Juried Student Art Show is now on display in the Calder Fine Arts Center. The estimated cost of $10,000. No contractors have yet been selected for the project. show boast 43 pieces of art from several different mediums. For story see p.9 Photo/ John Freel Police Crack Down on Car Burglaries By Duffy O'Connor News Writer arrests of the youths in parking lot F. District Court and charged with attempted Det. Schliewe praised the students Grand Valley State police have arrested The two thieves were referred to larceny from a motor vehicle. involvement in helping crack down on the three students and recovered approximately Hudsonville juvenile Court and charged with When asked if student awareness is burglaries saying, "We've been getting such $500 worth of stolen goods during the past larceny from a motor vehicle. They have increasing, Detective Grant Schliewe, from good help from the students.” He also noted two weeks. In two separate cases, articles been released into then parents' custody the Department of Public Safety, said he felt that out of eight recent arrests, all but one ranging from cassette tapes to a checkbook pending trial. that it was. has occurred because students helping in to credit cards, have been recovered, In a separate incident campus police According to DeL Schliewe, some way. according to the GVS police. arrested a Grand Valley student as he encouraging new from the arrests is that Det. Schliewe expressed concern that The first of the two burglaries occurred removed a graphic equalizer from a car. student involvement is making more arrests students should stay aware, regardless of on March 16 as two juveniles rummaged Officers were aided by reports of suspicious possible. Normally a difficult crime to Grand Valley's low crime rate He through cars in various parking lots, taking activity in the Kistler parking lot. prevent, burglary from automobiles has recommended students should keep in mind whatever they found. Campus Security rhe student whose name has not been become tougher due to heightened student that they can become victims and not be received an anonymous tip which led to the released, will be arraigned in Hudsonville awareness. careless. .. ''.55 ■yj-r-'TMr"'’. ~ 9 . ' ’• I I I I I »»l * * » • » * • • » * «*.*.• .1 .* 1 )• . ■ : Page 2 The Lanthom March 23,1988 N ew s .. .... *W.‘ ■v GRAND VALLEY STATE co-ed The $4.4 billion supercollider is on DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - An PANAMA - Panama’s military Chris Wheeler, is a Grand Rapids a collison course with Congress, where Ohio college student reportedly leader Gen. manuel Antonio Noriega finalist in "Angels '88." Producers are 'it faces a political fight over the climbing from balcony to balcony fell has promised to resign as armed forces searching for fresh faces for the new wisdom of launching a costly scientific from the fourth floor of a motel and chief before general elections scheduled "Charlie's Angels." research project in an era of tight suffered critical injuries, becoming the for next year. As one of five local finalists, a budgets. fourth person to fall from an area hotel Meanwhile, opposition videotape of Wheeler is now winging Rep. Howard Wolpe, D-lansing, balcony in three weeks. businessmen staged their most its way to Los Angeles where said he finds it "absolutely startling" Elsewhere on the spring break front, successful general strike against executives from Fox Broadcasting and that the Energy Department cut the list lawmen along the Texas coast braced Noriega Monday, shutting down Aaron Spelling Productions will judge from 25 to seven before Congress for another wave of tourists Monday roughly 90 percent of private business who moves on to this weekend's approved the project after a wiki weekend that included a riot, in an effort to deliver a knockout blow regional in Detroit. "Very frankly, that is going to four stabbings and two drownings. they hoped would send the military Wheeler, who said her idols and make it much more difficult," Wolpe leader into exile. favorite shows have changed since she said. "You have 43 states there that Secretary of State George Shultz Army troops in combat gear and played Jill with her girlfriend long ago, frankly don't care very much about this .and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard riot police patrolled the streets to deter missed two classes and had to rearrange effort, given their own budgetary Shevardnadze added an unscheduled demonstrations and looting. her work schedule to make Monday's constraints." meeting to their talks on a strategic callback. "I know I can it (the role)," nuclear arms treaty and Soviet said Wheeler, a broadcast withdrawal from Afghanistan. communications major. „ BUDGET "Although we were grateful for that in our appropriation request: funds for universities, and our five-year total of 15 Fromp.l special allocation," he added, "our total operating our new L.V. Eberhard Center in percent was well below the state average of enrollment has grown by almost 40 percent downtown Grand Rapids; for planning future 23 percent. Although we have not yet from home to further their education." in just the past six years— from 6,266 development and use of the adjacent completed the analysis of our projected need "In the 1987/88 budget, GVSU was students in 1982 to 8,947 last September.

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