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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 1-24-1980 The BG News January 24, 1980 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 24, 1980" (1980). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3694. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3694 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 BH We ws Bowling 'Green State University Carter requests registration for draft by Associated Press paid," he said he will try "to persuade the Iranian the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault ALL BRANCHES of the U.S. military fell short of leaders that the real danger to their nation lies to the on the vital interests of the United States. It will be recruitment goals during the last year for the first In a nationally broadcast State of the Union address north from Soviet troops in Afghanistan, and that the repelled by use of any means necessary, including time since the draft ended in 1973. But Pentagon of- to a joint session of Congress last night, President unwarranted Iranian quarrel with us hampers their military force." ficials say the Defense Department sent no recom- Carter announced that he wants to "begin response to this greater danger." In that regard, Carter renewed pledges to bolster mendation for the renewal of registration. registration" of draft-age youths, but expressed hope Carter said, "The Soviet Union is now attempting to U.S. military strength by announcing his intention to In the past, the White House has said Carter has that "it will not be necessary to reimpose the draft." consolidate a strategic position that poses a grave send Congress legislative and budget proposals that authority to require registration without threat to the free movement of Middle East oil." will be aimed at reviving the moribund Selective congressional action. But he does not have the Declaring that "the state of our union depends on Service System, which once ran the draft. authority to institute a draft unilaterally. Earlier this the state of the world," Carter said the seizure of ASSERTING THAT the situation "demands careful Although he said he is certain that the current all- month, the Selective Service System estimated it American hostages in Iran and Soviet intervention in thought, steady nerves and resolute action," he called volunteer armed forces can handle the nation's would cost from $16 million to $47 million a year to Afghanistan confront the United States with a broad for "collective efforts to meet this new threat" by all defense needs, he said he would send legislation and reinstate draft registration. challenge that must be met in cooperation with other nations "who rely on oil from the Middle East and are budget proposals to Congress to revitalize the Although Carter did not mention registering women nations. concerned with global peace and stability." Selective Service System "so that we can begin for the draft, less than a year ago he said that if Although Carter warned Iran again that "if the In a key declaration, the president said: registration and then meet future mobilization needs registration became necessary "it would probably be American hostages are harmed, a severe price will be "Any attempt by any outside force to gain control of rapidly if they arise." inevitable we would register both" men and women. thurs- GSS donates $500 to riay 1-24-so USS, looks into route Ticking device for graduate students proves false threat by Paul O'Donnell Both Hinkle and Bess said other staff reporter universities have had success with similar shuttle services. Bess A clocklike ticking device, The Graduate Student Senate noted that Kent State University's located in an open vent on the yesterday donated $500 to the new shuttle service has 13,000 third floor of the new Musical University Shuttle Service and passengers daily. Arts Center, was found voted to endorse, in principle, a bill yesterday morning at about that would provide student legal BESS SAID continuation of the 8:30 a.m. by a custodian. The service. shuttle service during spring custodian then called Campus GSS heard reports on the USS quarter "does not look good," but Safety and Security. from Richard C. Hinkle, GSS he added that the service has been But William R. Bess, representative to the Campus included in next year's budget. director of Campus Safety, Safety and Security Advisory said the clocklike contraption Committee, and William R. Bess, After tabling an endorsement of turned out to be only a directory of Campus Safety and the student legal services bill at its monitoring device to insure Security. last meeting, GSS endorsed it that heating regulations are "We do feel very strongly, yesterday in principle. being complied with in the particularly winter quarter, that GSS President Gerald E. Krygier building. there is a need for a shuttle ser- said this endorsement means the Before discovering the vice," Bess said. "The only way to GSS supports the concept of device's function, Campus substantiate this feeling is to have creating a voluntary student legal Safety treated it as a a large number of riders.'' service. "possible explosive device" Hinkle said the pilot shuttle The Colleges and Universities and evacuated the area, Bess program began with evening Subcommittee of the Ohio House is said. service last week in an attempt to discussing the bill and a vote is The city police and fire lessen the fuel consumption of expected before May. departments were called in University students, faculty and for assistance and Ricken- staff. KRYGIER SAID state Rep. backer Air Force Base, south Robert Brown (R-Perrysburg) met of Columbus was contacted BESS SAID the shuttle service last week with University students for consultation, he added. will begin daytime operation next regarding the bill. He said Brown "It was more exciting than Monday with an on-campus route told them "the only hope the bill it was a threat," Bess said. only. USS does not have enough has of making it out of committee Bess said the building was funds to initiate off-campus is a strong show of support from back to normal by 9:42 a.m. daytime routes, he added. Ohio universities." In addition to the GSS donation, GSS will send letters of support the Student Government to the Ohio Student Association and Association gave $4,000, Parking the Colleges and Universities Services donated $10,000 and $4,000 Subcommittee. elsewhere was contributed from the general GSS also heard from Robert A. fee contingency fund for the USS. Bruno, of the GSS's Equal GSS will work with USS to find Opportunity Committee, who said WASHINGTON - The head staff photo by Frank Breithaupt of the U.S. Olympic Com- the area in which most graduate GSS plans to sponsor a workshop mittee says that the students reside, and investigate the next quarter regarding race The weather was headline news yesterday as the first major suggested boycott of the possiblity of adding a shuttle route relations and the University's Weather report snow fell here. Laura Perry, a junior marketing major, used the Olympic Games in Moscow is to serve the needs of graduate affirmative action plan for faculty News to keep her head dry while walking to class. an ill-advised and unpopular students. members. stance around the world. Page 4. Academic Council debates teaching versus research by Mary Dannemlllar Genevieve E. Stang, associate Stang proposed that faculty Rock professor of history, operations research, insinuated staff reporter professor of education said. leave time be used for acquiring disagreed. that the opinion of many students is inside, If the University's intention is to new teaching techniques or skills if "If you research, you have that they should attend class Whether faculty development place the emphasis on teaching, the University is truly interested in something to teach. If you do not sessions and "that should be the SPORTS - Both Bowling should emphasize improvement in then that should be the priority of improvement in this area. research, you have nothing to extent of their effort." Green's and Toledo's teaching skills or research, when faculty development, she added. teach," !ie said. "I would like to think students basketball teams won by considering the 1980-81 budget, was "IF YOU look at criticisms of UNIVERSITY PROVOST have obligations outside of class narrow margins last night the focus of yesterday's Academic THE SECTION of the report teachers coming in from students, Michael R. Ferrari halted further also," he said. and keep their lead in the Council meeting. relating to the faculty development it's not just on the content of what discussion of this topic because of UNIVERSITY STUDENTS are MAC deadlocked. Page 6. This discussion stemmed from priority states: is taught," she said. time limitations, and recom- capable of giving so much more last week's introduction of a report "The administration is urged to Dr. Karl M. Schurr, professor of mended that the task force con- and "we as academics aren't from a task force on Academic consider new and unique ways of biological sciences, said many sider the council member's con- expecting much," Dr. Gerald Priorities and Objectives, which assisting faculty development. One faculty members believe that the cerns in redrafting the document.