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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 12-2-1987 The BG News December 2, 1987 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 2, 1987" (1987). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4733. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4733 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 BG NEWS Vol.70 Issue56 Bowling Green, Ohio Wednesday, December 2,1987 Senate asks for input on evaluations clude student participation in by Judy Immel the review failed in a vote of staff reporter 26-25. The Faculty Senate adopted a A similar amendment involv- resolution at yesterday's meet- ing classified staff also failed. ing asking the Board of Trustees The rationale of some senators to take faculty input into con- was that each constituent group sideration when evaluating the has its own voice and the faculty University president. senate should not presume to Senator Ann Marie Lancaster, speak for them. computer science chair, submit- USG passed a resolution simi- ted the resolution to the Senate lar to the Faculty Senate's in Executive Committee last November. month. She said such evaluation The Faculty Senate resolution procedures, including faculty addresses University presidents input, exist for other university in general, and not specifically administrators. the current president, Paul Ols- Also, such a procedure is not a camp. However, a clause in 01s- "novel idea," but is "done all camp's 1982 contract states that over the country," she said. every three years an appro- The resolution as passed priate University committee stated "the Faculty Senate re- will evaluate his performance. spectfully requests that the To the Senate's knowledge, Board of Trustees develop and this has not been done, although adopt written procedures for Olscamp is in his sixth year of conducting the periodic review office. of the president of the Universi- A new contract was signed by ty that include formal provisions Olscamp last July. for widely represented faculty In other business, Denise participation.' Trauth, committee on academic The Board of Trustees ap- affairs chair, reported the points the president, drafts his committee had recommended contract and approves his sa- academic budget priorities to lary increases. the Senate budget committee. Ralph Wolfe, senate chair, The first priority was faculty said to his knowledge there is no compensation, and the second formal opportunity for faculty was operating expenses. Last input to the Board of Trustees on year there was no increase in BG News/Mike McCune the president's evaluation. operating expenses. A clean sweep An amendment by Under- In the issues and concerns Kevin Banks, a junior business major, clears the snow from his car yesterday afternoon before leaving for his part-time job at OPS in graduate Student Government portion of the meeting, Ronald Maumee. Vice President Jim Perry to in- Lancaster, See Senate, page 4. New coalition supports Bruce incident 'closed' COLUMBUS (AP) - An at- Revenue for the self-sufficient Cameron was undecided about tempt to block a $471,000 settle- department comes from ticket whether to appeal the decision. completed divestment ment reached by fired football sales, concessions and advertis- "It's a possibility," he said. coach Earle Bruce in his lawsuit ing activities. ' "The problem I ha ve is time.'' divest. William Spengler, Board chair, answered against Ohio State University Williams congratulated Bruce John Elam, the attorney rep- by Amy Burkett the letter saying ne snares the concern the coali- was overruled yesterday by a and Ohio State officials for mak- resenting the university, wel- staff reporter tion expresses for the plight of South African judge who said wounds from the ing "a very diligent effort to comed the judge's ruling. "Of blacks and commends the group on its efforts to incident should not be reopened. amicably settle their differences course, we're pleased because Franklin County Common and attempt to return a trace of this will put the matter to rest," Comparing investments in South Africa to con- assist them. Pleas Judge Frederick Williams sanity to an otherwise very un- Elam said. tributions to Adolf Hitler, the recently formed Co- rejected a request from Phillip fortunate situation." Cameron had argued that at alition continues to demand the BGSU Foundation "We all must be concerned for the millions who Cameron, a Columbus attorney The judge said it was time for least part of the $471,000 that divest of its holdings in the apartheid-ruled coun- are being oppressed throughout the world. I re- and OSU graduate, to either the university to return to the Ohio State agreed on Friday to viewed your letter with Dwight Burlingame (vice block the payment or restore task of education, and for the pay Bruce would come from The Coalition is an umbrella organization made president for University Relations and Secretary Bruce as coach. Athletic Department to get back taxpayers' funds. In return for up of several groups aiming to fight racial injus- of the Foundation) and then read it to the trustees Williams ruled that Cameron to its duties. the payment, Bruce dropped a tice. at our breakfast meeting," he wrote. "Our repre- had no standing to bring the tax- "The wounds are now healing $7.4 million lawsuit he fifed last Peter Ogbuji of the African Organization said, sentative to the Foundation Board, Dick Newlove, Sayer's action because money and should not be reopened to month against the university. "The Foundation says they do not consider voted for full divestment when the issue came be- or the settlement would come further fester by granting the re- "All money in that university divestment a moral issue. I say it is like sending fore that body — in fact, his vote was the only one from the Athletic Department lief sought in this action," Wil- in some form has a basis of tax- contributions to Hitler." After the Coalition's first on that side of the issue. payer funding," Cameron said. meeting, members decided to write a letter to the "We are of the opinion that by so voting we have budget and not tax funds. liams said. University Board of Trustees urging them to already joined the See Coalition, page 3. Disease is English focus McGillivray is Editor's note: This is the second She said AIDS was a good to- named editor of a twoi>art series on AIDS. pic for the exam and may be used as the topic every other Melissa McGillivray was istration beat reporter and by Nancy Erikson year. selected by the Board of Stu- general assignment reporter. reporter Mary Edmonds, vice presi- dent Publications yesterday * MOBDealing with the threat dent of student affairs, said the McGillivray said she is to be the editor of the BG looking forward to working official stand on fighting AIDS, News for spring semester. Soon students in English 110 eral Studies in Writing, said. operative along with Dr. Kaplan according to the American Col- with the staff to continue im- and 111 will be grappling with She sue- ' proving the quality of the Hart said the students spend in providing information to the lege Students Health Associa- c e e d s newspaper. the disease Acquired Immune three weeks readingand dis- students," she said. tion, is from an educational per- senior jour- Deficiency Syndrome. But un- cussing the topic of AIDS before Hart added the instructors of spective. n a 1 i s m She also hopes to maintain like real AIDS victims, their taking the exam so they will the English 110 and 111 classes She said in addition to the stu- major Ron lines of communication with bout with the disease won't be have accurate information seem enthusiastic about the dents writing their essays on Fritz, who the University community. fatal. about the disease. program. AIDS, programs and discussions has been A native of Springfield, The English proficiency exam "The students will have to re- "We all feel the students need concerning safe sex and other editor for Ohio, McGillivray worked as for English 110 and 111 students, ally leam and pay attention to to know the information on AIDS issues will be conducted in the the past two a general assignment report- Dec. 5, is Intended to increase the information because they and since it is a current issue, residence halls throughout the semesters. ing intern for the Springfield awareness of the facts about will need to write an intelligent the students will probably be in- school year. A senior , News-Sun last summer. AIDS. essay on AIDS for the exam," terested in any information we The problem hindering the journalism "■"■«• McGillivray is the daughter "Last spring Dr. (Joshua) she said. can provide," she said. "There education of people about this major, McGillivray is cur- of Thomas and Joyce McGil- Kaplan tot the Health Center) The students were given a will also be a question on the disease is that so much is still rently the managing editor of livray, of Springfield. talked to us about incorporating packet for the general writing exam that will allow the stu- unknown about it, she said. the News. In past semesters She plans to graduate in some kind of work on the topic of classes that included pamphlets dents to give us feedback.