The BG News December 6, 1984
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 12-6-1984 The BG News December 6, 1984 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 6, 1984" (1984). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4332. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4332 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. Thursday, DecemberTHE 6,1984 J3& NEWS Vol. 67 Issue 55 Olscamp endorses new college idea by Benjamin MarrUon Olscamp also noted that the lege, it would be easier to get The University's School of BAKER SAD) he was "ob- "autonomous school" at the Uni- staff reporter removal of programs and de- monetary support for programs Journalism is accredited, but viously concerned with the bud- versity, leaving only depart- partments from one college into and equipment. the RTVF program is not. How- getary implications of this ments, schools within colleges University President Paul another clearly weakens the unit "With a College of Mass Com- ever, "If they (RTVF) did want proposal (the one proposing the and colleges as the units com- Olscamp has endorsed a propo- from which they are removed. munication, we could approach to become accredited, they new college)." Baker also posing the University. The rea- sal that could create a new Col- The school that would be the mass communication indus- would apply to the same organi- wrote, "In view of other son for this recommendation is lege of Mass Communications. weakened by this move Is the try and ask for support," he zation we do," Huffman said. pressing and legitimate needs, I that there is no functional differ- The proposal would combine current School of Speech Com- said. If the board does not approve simply find it difficult to justify ence between an autonomous the School of Journalism, radio- munication within the College of He added that the logic behind creation of the college. Olscamp the investment of $100,000 to school and a college, and the television-film and Popular Cul- Arts and Sciences. The school the move is that many profes- has a proposal to fall back on $250,000 in the creation of a new classification is confusing. ture. would be weaker because in sors in journalism, popular cul- which would create a School of college for which I find limited • Change the name of the another element of the proposal, ture and RTFV have mass Mass Communication within the substantive rationale." School of Technology to "The The proposal will be given to the Speech Pathology and Audi- communication degrees. College of Arts and Sciences. Most importantly, Baker said College of Technology," with the Board of Trustees' Subcom- ology program would be moved "I, for example, received my This would take the School of "the creation of this college appropriate changes in title for mittee on Reconfiguration for to the present College of Health Ph.D. from the University of Journalism out of the College of would move the units away from administrators. recommendations to the board. and Community Services. Iowa and (Professor James) Business Administration. It also their natural academic home • Change the name of the Col- Board members Virginia Platt Bissland did also," Huffman would exclude Popular Culture and runs counter to this institu- lege of Health and Community and attorney Shad Hanna make BUT JOHN Huffman, director said. He noted there are two and include Interpersonal Com- tion's expressed commitment to Services to "The College of up the subcommittee. of the School of Journalism and people in RTVF that have doc- munication. This proposal was producing educated individuals Health and Human Services." In a memo to the subcommit- member of the committee mak- torate degrees from the same created by Kendall Baker, dean who will be able to achieve pro- Olscamp is requesting this tee, Olscamp said, "I strongly ing the proposal, said the advan- school in mass communication. of the College of Arts and Sci- fessional success in a rapidly change to make the college's support the proposal..." buthe tages would outweigh the ences. changing society." name the same as others in the recognized the negative aspects disadvantages. "WE HAVE the same Ph.D.s, Baker was not available to Mid-American Conference. of such a move. "The college would bring all publish in the same journals, In a letter to Olscamp, Baker comment on his proposal. • House the Environmental He said there are financial faculty together who share the teach the same kind of courses proposed a "semi-autonomous The proposal includes the fol- Studies Program in the College costs associated with the cre- same interest in mass commu- and do the same kind of re- School of Mass Communication lowing suggestions which Ols- of Health and Community Serv- ation of any college unit, regard- nication." Huffman said. "Right search," Huffman said. "It's within the College of Arts and camp will present to the Board ices. This request was made by less of what the proponents think now, we're too spread out." just logical that we are grouped Sciences" rather than a sepa- of Trustees at its next meeting: the Environmental Sciences they might save in other ways. Huffman noted that as a col- in the same college." rate college. • Eliminate the concept of the Study Committee. Prof awarded grant by Beth Mac y students will use Frizado's wastes and sites at which it is reporter computer exercises to choose dumped. a landfill site that conforms to "This has been forcing The National Science Foun- federal regulations. Com- manufacturers to look very dation has awarded a $49,492 puter animation will demon- carefully at how they dispose grant to a University profes- strate how pollutants seep out of their wastes," Frizado sor for development of a se- of the landfill and spread to said. ries of computer-based groundwater. An advocate of environ- exercises in hydrogeology. mental preservation, Frizado Hydrogeology is the study NOT ONLY does the com- began researching sanitary of how water flows through puter program graphically waste landfills as an assistant the ground. show the potential effects of professor at the University of landfill contamination, but it North Carolina at Charlotte, To understand the growing also will inform students on where he also was chairman dilemma of hazardous waste local ordinances and environ- of the League of Women Vot- disposal, high school students mental issues involving ers task force on hazardous across the country will be groundwater. waste. introduced to the problems "They will learn how to hazardous waste landfills can apply their knowledge in BECAUSE OF prior com- M -voke, said Joseph Fri- practical areas, like where puter experience in j«»logy, zado, assistant professor of the best location would be to Frizado began incorporating geology and project director. build a well for a house," computers with hydrogeology According to Frizado, there Frizado said. and developed the proposal is growing concern about dis- Toxic waste disposal has for his project last year. posal of hazardous wastes, only recently become a social "Right now, most comput- particularly its effects on issue, according to Frizado. ers in high schools are used drinking water. He said the Resource Conser- for memorization purposes "The knowledge of hydro- vation Recovery Act of 1976 similar to using flashcards," geology is important to any- required the Environmental he said. one who is concerned with Protection Agency to main- "Our program will be using quality of life," he said, add- tain more controls on waste graphic representations of ing that the majority of the disposal. complex models, processed BG News/Phil Masturzo population gets its water In 1980 the EPA developed by powerful computers, from groundwater. its "cradle to grave" policy which will then be scaled Joseph Frizado To learn more about that requires licensing of down for use in high schools' groundwater hydrogeology. transportation handling Apple computers. Students deal with Kuwati airliner hijacked in Tehran TEHRAN - Five hijackers threatened to blow up the plane five Americans on the aircraft interests in Iran, to press for the college pressures said yesterday they had planted after the Kuwaiti government and that two - both women - had safe release of Americans. explosives in a Kuwaiti airliner announced it would not accept been released. Three officials of at Tehran airport and would any of the hijackers' conditions the Agency for International De- A senior State Department by Teresa Taranllno This semester UAA is prepar- blow it up if a group of prisoners before the remaining hostages velopment (AID) were aboard official, who spoke on condition reporter ing and delivering 2,500 of the in Kuwait is not released, Iran's are released. the plane, and Hughes said they he not be identified, said the kits, which include snacks and a official Islamic Republic News The hijackers freed 23 passen- were not among those released. Iranians apparently decided to With the semester drawing to personalized message from the Agency reported. Sers yesterday, increasing to 67 resolve the incident in Iran and a close, the pressure of finals is student's parents, according to le number released since the The State Department "can't will not let the aircraft leave. He beginning to take its toll on Daniel DeAngelis, UAA trea- Earlier the Iranian news Airbus A-300 jet was hijacked confirm the name or national- said the hijackers apparently many University students.