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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-20-1999 The BG News April 20, 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 April 20, 1999" (1999). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6487. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6487 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. News .partly *J-»-7- BG News Ptaotos/SCOTT FAUBER s © Left: Junk lies on a plot of land, part of a cloudy proposed restoration project near the Technology Building. EARTH Below: A pond next to the Technology ftigh: 58 WEEK Building, also part of the project. IHow: 37 jpinion 2 lei The News demands a I ( spring concert explanation from 14 UAO. ■ Jena Lorbach defends the current Off-Campus Student Center. world and nation 4 students, faculty restore nature ■ Serbs close the Alban- Environmental Studies proposes preservation of 150 acres of University land ian border as NATO currently leased to local farmers. include plots for organic garden- attacks targets in Novi By TONY CAVALLARIO "Basically we're trying to get ing, composting and a nursery. Sad. Serbia's second- The 11(, News a picture of what this landscape The proposal for the land was largest city. Environmental studies stu- was like before man altered it," created when a four-acre wood- dents and faculty have banded said Craig Wittig, BGSU recy- lot was reo'scovered north of together to reclaim University- cling coordinator and environ- Poe Road in the fall of 1997. owned woodland. mental studies instructor. "The woodlot was filled with I The Supreme Court The goal of the student's pro- The rest of the land will be wood palettes, cans, bottles, pic- upholds anti-smut law. posed project is to expand the used as experimental organic nic tables. It was a mess. I campus by 150 acres in the area farmland, a composting area (for thought to myself this is a pretty north of Forrest Creason Golf Dining Services waste), a plant nice space, but some pretty irre- Course off Poe Road. and tree nursery and four acres sponsible management," Wittig sports 8 The 120 acres of University of surrounding forest. said. land that extends from Mercer The main project will be Simultaneously, students Rd. to 1-75 will be restored to a implemented in increments, but from an ENVS 301 class (taught i The BG baseball team prairie-wetland ecosystem — a soon students will be working by instructor Steve Steel) loses pair of games to type of natural area that once on a pilot section of the woodlot. That 10-acre starting area will Kent, but holds onto existed in this area. The land is • See WOODLOT, page seven. first place in MAC east division. Teaching Middleton to leave for Maryland assistants I Men's track finishes leges, Gradu- gram and the work Middleton will leave BGSU with many By BRANDI BARHITE ate College has been doing at this universi- great memories. One of his fourth in Kalamazoo. The HC Sews study and Firelands ty" favorite is the picnic after the In less than two months, the College. His Veronica Gold, faculty senate presidential installment in responsibili- chairwoman, has worked with conflict ndex University vice president for August 1996. academic affairs will be moving ties have Middleton on several occasions "It was a new time and it was By MELISSA NAYMIK south. included and said he has contributed w^ji! iiur i 2 The BG News Charles Middleton has been supervising greatly to the University in his exciting to be here," he said. "I Page Three 3 appointed the vice chancellor 670 full-time time here. had only been here two months, Conflicts arising between World and Nation 4 for academic affairs for the Uni- Middleton faculty and "He has a reputation for but it was then that I realized undergraduate students and managing a Sports 8 versity System of Maryland being a high-energy person who that BGSU was a wonderful graduate teaching assistants $112 million academic budget. is committed to faculty and stu- (TAs) are becoming less tolerat- Sports Agate 9 (USM). The appointment is place to be." effective June 1. "In a short period of time he dents," Gold said. ed at the University. has made a major contribution Middleton received his bach- Along with his new position Gold said he has been espe- Two years ago, Dawn Hei- to Bowling Green's progress," will come several new responsi- cially helpful to the Senate in elor's degree from Florida State necken, American Culture Stud- said University President Sid- bilities. USM is the 12th largest determining institutional poli- University in 1965. He went on ies graduate assistant, and Joyce hat? ney Ribeau. university system in the nation cies and harassment policies. He to receive both a master's and Eastlund Gromko, associate Middleton said during his and is comprised of 13 universi- has also been influential in dean of the graduate college, "Basically we're try- three years at BGSU he has doctoral degree in history from ties and colleges. Each college improving salaries and increas- conducted a study of 15 TAs to made it his priority to develop Duke University in 1967 and ing to get a picture has a provost, whom Middleton ing the number of full-time fac- evaluate their teaching experi- of what this land- academic programs, enhance ulty members, she said. 1969. ences on campus. will oversee. enrollment and create a learning "This is a really great profes- "He has a lot of responsibili- Before coming to BGSU, he "There arc a lot of problems," scape was like community. Heinecken said. "Many of the sional opportunity for me," ty, but he keeps the University was the dean at the University Ribeau said he has mixed problems occur in classes that before man altered Middleton said. "I will be work- moving forward," she said. of Colorado. During his time at emotions about Middleton's Middleton said he was not discuss controversial topics, it." ing with 13 provosts, which is appointment, primarily because BGSU, he also served as a pro- looking to leave BGSU when such as women's s'jdies and exciting to me." fessor of l.istory. the University is losing a talem USM contacted him and asked ethnic studies." In his new position, Middle- ed man. Craig Wittig him to visit the campus. Despite his excitement over Over the lour years Heineck- ton will also be dealing with the "It is a wonderful opportuni- BGSU recycling coordina- "I was very content here, his new job, Middleton said he en has been at the University, complex issues of higher educa- ty for him and adds to his she has not had any problems, tor and environmental stud- there was nothing negative," he will miss BGSU, especially the tion, which include issues of already impressive academic but said some conflicts arising in ies instructor, speaking of said. "I was just minding my technology and faculty/student credentials," Ribeau said. "That people. a women's studies course have plans lor a restoration project own business when they con- on University-owned land. relationships, challenges which a system as prestigious as Mary- "I am also going to miss the gone to judicial affairs. he is looking forward to. tacted me. If this would not land's sought him for this key challenges of the job and work- "The subject matter triggers In his three years at BGSU, have come up I would have position is a compliment to both ing with the people to make tronica Middleton has guided the Uni- Bowling Green's academic pro- been content to stay here." versity's six undergraduate col- In fact, Middleton said he BGSU a better place," he said. • See BEHAVIOR, page seven. Check out: www.bgnews. Lockhart to speak at A&S graduation com been asked," said Diane Regan, According to Regan, Arts and manner. The topic of Lockhart's ByJEFFARNETT News, web extras and a executive assistant in the College Sciences had initially pursued an speech is as of yet unknown, but The BG News of Arts and Sciences. "I suspect alumni to speak. They were not Regan said his speech should be whole lot more. able to make it, so the college interesting. White House press secretary political figures get asked a lot, looked for other candidates. "He's got a lot of ideas float- Joseph Lockhart will address the but not the people who work for Want to get in touch? Lockhart was suggested and ing around in his head," Regan University's College of Arts and them." Regan said Lockhart was approved. Linda Dobb, dean of said. "I think he's going to reflect Sciences' graduates during com- bgnews@listproc. the library and person in charge experiences he's had and that he mencement ceremonies May 8. booked mostly because of his of commencement, said the hopes students will relate to." bgsu.edu Lockhart, who is widely connections to the University. Lockhart is brother-in-law to opportunity was too good to Regan and Dobb also noted known as the replacement for Your direct line to your psychology department chair- pass up. that Lockhart will not be given former White House press secre- newspaper man William Balzer.