Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 1-28-1999 The BG News January 28, 1999 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 January 28, 1999" (1999). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6436. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6436 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. GNews dependent student press Teleconference: link to diversity By BRANDI BARHITE higher education. experts and they are right here in importance of incorporating be solved with simple answers. The BG News Though he could not gel the room." racial discussion into the class- Panelist Carol Schneider, pres- through due to a 20-minute busy The teleconference was the room. ident of the Association of Amer- All he had was one question, signal, Gill wanted to ask the kick-off event for the national "If we do not deal with this in ican Colleges and Universities, but unfortunately he was one of panel how a predominantly conference of the American universities, we do a disservice said one possible solution is to many who wanted answers. white college campus can talk Association of Colleges and Uni- to our students," said Mildred make a multicultural course a Chris Gill, a graduate student about race. Despite his failed versities. Loma Gonsalves-Pinto, Garcia, associate vice provost for requirement for college students. in college student personnel, attempt to ask the question. Gill University director of diversity, academic affairs at Arizona State "We are now coming to a new was one participant who wanted was amazed with the ability to is there now preparing to i Columnist Jud Laipply University West, and one of the understanding of what a good to ask a question during thp live watch a live conference from his describe the University's efforts panelists. education is about," Schneider L says learning never national teleconference, "Racial desk. to promote positive racial rela- She also said universities are said. "Incorporating race makes L stops. Legacies and Learning: How to "Technology is going to tions. in danger of simplifying the for positive relations in a class- Ic Talk about Race," yesterday. The improve the dialogue on race," During the two-hour confer- diversity issue, and that the room." conference was broadcast from he said. "Two or three years ago ence, various issues of diversity United States is a richly diverse In addition, she said bringing Is San Francisco, Calif., and fea- you could never do anything like in colleges and universities were nation that must realize that It tured experts on diversity and this, but now you can talk to discussed, particularly the problems with diversity cannot • See DIVERSITY, page four. I i ■ Guest columnist addresses the instinctual Is side of sex. Unplanned I I world and nation 6 n Ic pregnancies ■ Earthquake survivors Parking: W*y declining result to looting in I i Armenia. Colombia. ■ ■ ■■. solutions By KATE WOODS ■ Pope John Paul II to The BG News IIIII.IHl • ... i III star in a music video. The University and commu- nity offer a variety of resources to women who are pregnant, yet By SARAH DELANEY according to health officials The BG News there have been fewer 11 unplanned pregnancies in the The University took a new last few years. ■ NOW reviews Free approach to an old problem "Nationally and in Wood this week by holding two open County, the teen pregnancy rates Expressions, sits down forums to discuss the parking are falling," said Barbara Hoff- with Ira Glass, and talks problems and concerns on cam- man, a nurse practitioner for poetry with Larissa pus. The forums, held Tuesday Student Health Services. "At the Szpurlunk. night and Wednesday after- University, more and more stu- noon, had a low turnout dents are being more cautious. despite widespread concern They are using condoms more, sports about the problem. and they are abstaining longer in At the focus of the forums their relationships." was the Ad Hoc Panel of the Hoffman also said that many Parking Committee. Linda pregnancies have been planned Dobb, dean of library and with the growing number of learning resources, moderated non-traditional students. both forums, which offered "We have more and more lengthy question and comment non-traditional students now, so sessions between the atten- a lot of our pregnancies might be dants and the panel. someone working on their Ph.D. James Wiegand, director of who is married," she said. "I had a student last month who was public safety, made a brief pre- BG News Photo/ MATTHEW MILLER sentation at each forum. hoping for a positive result. The ■ Women's basketball "Parking is always an issue From left to right: USG vice president Maryann Russell, Keith Pogan, Carolyn Brightharp and Steve Steele. type of student we have is really beats Akron for 26th and it affects everyone," he chairman of the Faculty Senate parking committee, discuss solutions to the parking problem. changing." said. "Our overall objective is Hoffman said the center, consecutive time. to accommodate students, fac- located on Ridge Street, has ulty and staff, visitors, special right vulgar," said Wiegand as shuttle service takes too long, on parking," said Steve Steel, many options for pregnant stu- events and the community." the audience erupted in laugh- there are few spaces left after 9 panelist and environmental dents. They offer pregnancy index Wiegand said the panel tried ter. a.m. and that parking tickets programs instructor. "The issue tests, decision counseling, birth to reach as broad an audience He also highlighted some are too expensive. Another is moving people. We have a control and referrals to doctors, Opinion 2 as possible by putting up "table common complaints about issue raised was that faculty transportation problem." lawyers and other services stu- tent" advertisements and e- parking at the University. Some and staff members can over- Some possible solutions to dents might need. Page Three 3 of the most common com- flow into commuter lots, but the problem were outlined, World and Nation 6 mailing everyone via BGNet. "The thing is, most of our "The e-mail responses plaints are that there are not commuters are ticketed for including raising parking per- tests are negative, so usually we NOW 11 ranged from positive to down- enough convenient spaces, the parking in faculty and staff lots. mit fees, expanding the shuttle also try to find out if they want Sports 9 The panel provided a "Fac- service, constructing a parking birth control," she said. Sports Agate 15 PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE tual Overview" to each of the garage, changing faculty park- However, the center can attendants which examined the ing policies and prohibiting counsel women who need to VERSUS DECALS ISSUED number of parking spaces on freshmen from bringing their make a decision about an campus and to whom they cars to the University. Two unplanned pregnancy. ANNUAL DECALS ISSUED, 98-WYID hat? NUMBER OF SPACES BY TYPE were assigned. The University attendants submitted lengthy "If the test turns out to be has a total of 9,983 parking proposals of their own for the positive, we talk to them about FACULTY/STAFF:.... l,7ll* ...2,581 spaces. The bulk of those panel to consider. finances — about if their insur- "We got schooled, (3,240) are assigned to on-cam- "Right now the most viable ance will cover it, and where plain and simple." COMMUTER 2,310* pus students while commuters solution to the parking problem they will go for prenatal care," get 2,310 spaces. The faculty seems to be improving the Hoffman said. "If they have ON-CAMPUS 3,240* and staff lots have a total of shuttle service, but the money insurance, we recommend them Roxanne Allen 1,711. About 40,000 parking for this has to come from some- to go to a private office if they Akron head coach This denotes approximate spaces tickets are issued annually. because some lots are not striped. "We don't just need to focus • See PARKING, page five. • See PREGNANCY, page four. 'onica Check out: www.bgnews. Bartow remembers McGwire's media circus reporters that it was a big circus. com By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM 'The home run race was with- about handling the media pres- because we knew we were trav- eling to older ballparks. They are McGwire called for help. News, web extras and a The BG News out a doubt the greatest event sure. McGwire did not want to whole lot more. since I've been there," Bartow be treated any differently than not equipped to handle all that Bartow and company decided Everyone knows Mark McG- said, who has been with St. Louis his teammates. Bartow said he'd media." to instill a policy beginning with wire's job of pounding out 70 since 1985. "I've been to the be there if the pressure started to He noted that the Utah jazz's the series at Cleveland. Want to get in touch? home runs in one season was not World Series and did Ozzie's mount. Karl Malone came out to meet "Mark would do no phone bgnews@bgnet. easy. (Smith) retirement tour, but The St. Louis media depart- him in early June at Chicago interviews," Bartow said. "He What about the job of dealing nothing drew the media like this.