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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-14-1992 The BG News October 14, 1992 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 October 14, 1992" (1992). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5430. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5430 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. G The BG News Wednesday, October 14, 1992 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 75, Issue 36 Weather No.2s duke it out in tense debate by Robert Naylor Jr. The Associated Press dential candidate Bill Clinton the first bombing run over North both ways. You've got to make a The three men squared off in "stands for change." Vietnam, being shot down and decision," he said. an auditorium at Georgia Tech. Quayle quickly retorted that held as prisoner of war for seven The vice president pressed The political imperative was ATLANTA - Democratic vice Clinton and Gore would "make years. Gore several times to explain clear for each of the three run- presidential candidate Al Gore matters much worse. Jobs will be "Mr. Vice President - Dan, if I why Clinton was qualified for the ning mates: to boost the fortunes and Vice President Dan Quayle lost," he said, adding that Clinton may," Gore said. "If you don't try White House and the two men in- of the man at the top of the ticket argued over leadership and the would raise taxes and spending to compare George Bush to terrupted each other repeatedly. in a race that has exactly three economy Tuesday night in a bit- as well. His was a finger-waving, Harry Truman, I won't try to Both seemed tense, and with weeks left to run and shows Clin- ing debate of campaign under- angry demeanor from the outset, compare you to Jack Kennedy." Republican glaring angrily at ton with a double-digit lead in the Grab that umbrella: studies spiced by James Stock- attacking Clinton in vigorous It was a reference to 1988 vice Democrat, Stockdale broke in polls. remarks over and over again. Wednesday, variable dale's passionate denunciation of presidential candidate Lloyd and won audience applause. the political gridlock in Washing- Stockdale stressed his non- cloudiness with a chance of Bentsen's debate salvo: "Senator, "I think America is seeing Beyond that, Quayle has presi- ton. politician's status from the out- you're no Jack Kennedy." right now why this nation is in dential ambitions of his own and showers. High 65 to 70. set. "Don't expect me to use the Southwest winds increasing Gore charged that President Quayle derisively noted that it gridlock," he said. "We've got a was hoping to dim the memory of Bush and Quayle were like "deer to 10 to 20 mph and gusty. language of the Washington in- hadn't taken Gore long to bring man who knows how to fix it, and his 1988 debate with Sen. Lloyd caught in the headlights" when sider," he said. "The centerpiece Chance of rain is 40 percent. up the subject of that debate. I'm working for it," he said, lean- Bentsen. Quayle's inexperience Wednesday night, mostly the recession struck - paralyzed of my life was the Vietnam War." Quayle attacked Clinton for in- ing forward on his podium and was painfully evident then, his and unable to respond. He cloudy with a slight chance decision in advance of the Per- clutching his folded glassses in answers often hesitant and pledged that Democratic presi- He went on to describe leading of showers. sian Gulf War. "You can't have it his right hand. faltering. On Campus Retaining Leafy Reading Women stage sit-in: Lunch-time patrons of the University Union were walls to be treated to a sit-in Tuesday by various members of the Women's Reproductive restored Rights Organization. The group was protesting the "gag rule" - a rule which at quads makes it illegal for health professionals in federally by Julie Tarjlialerro funded family planning clin- administration reporter ics to give complete health information to pregnant The University Board of women. Trustees approved an $18,800 The sit-in, which included repair allocation Friday to fix the about IS students wearing retaining walls surrounding gags on their mouths, lasted Harshman and Kreischer Qua- for nearly twenty minutes. drangles. The group did not speak, but The improvements will include instead expressed their dis- restoration of a layered stone pleasure by handing out wall bordering the quads on the fliers that detailed effects of Mercer Street side. Robert the rule to all bystanders. McGeein, vice president for Previous to the rule's im- capital planning, said the wall is plementation, two legisla- about 30 years old and was built tive bills were introduced when the two complexes were that would have reversed it. constructed. Through the years, However, both bills were the wall has been crumbling. vetoed by President Bush. Carl Cogar, director of the The gag rule officially went physical plant, said the repairs to The BG Ncwi/TIm Norman into effect Oct. 1,1992. the wall were intended because it Taking time between classes, sophomore biology and envlronmen- Cromly said she enjoys reading amid the leaves and that she likes has been an "eyesore and poor tal science major Laura Cromly reads "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn the cold weather because it Is a refreshing break from being in- Outside Campus testimony to the University" in Rand on the lawn in front of McFall Center Monday afternoon, doors. Must have been the uni- See Quads, page three. form: A 40-year-old intoxicated woman overestimated the Everyone's invited friendliness of city police officers when she copped a GSS leader appointed feel on one of BG's finest Tuesday after luring him to to help celebrate her apartment on a false complaint. According to the police newest student trustee our student groups report, the woman was es- by Julie Tagliarerro corted home by the officer administration reporter "The fact that [graduate students] have access to Hie by Jane Kllgore earlier in the evening be- night game was played in 1990, cause she was walking in the student life reporter trustees [wife me as a student member] makes it and the event itself was moved to middle of Prospect Street The University Board of easier to accomplish student goals, rm here [as a the Parent's Day game in 1991. and was nearly hit by traf- Trustees has recognized Tony Since the activity originated, fic. When the woman left the The University will mark its Fluellen, trustee] to represent Graduate Student Senate and all fifth year of honoring on-campus The News and the athletic de- police car, she allegedly at- Graduate tempted to kiss the officer. graduate students. The fact that rm wearing two hats organizations at the Bowling partment have sponsored it. Student Sen- Green-Ball State football game Goldstein said the two came About IS minutes later, ate presi- is irrelevant to me." together in hopes of improving the same officer responded Nov. 14 with Student Group Rec- dent, as the ognition Day. attendance at athletic events. to a loud music complaint at newest stu- the woman's apartment Tony Fluellen, Graduate Student Senate president The Falcon football game is "It is a good opportunity for dent member used to acknowlege the achieve- The News to help fulfill its com- building. The patrolman no- of the and University student trustee ticed no loud music, but ments of all student groups that munity service role through trustees. are officially recognized by the helping to recognize the heard a voice calling for him "I don't know what goes on in Fluellen University. achievements of many different to come a certain apartment. ing through a lot of red tape." those meetings," Fluellen said. replaced Fluellen The event itself was based on organizations on campus," said When he went to the door, Christine "The fact that [graduate stu- "It would be nice to know since Robert Bortel, student pub- the woman let him in and lam not allowed." the idea that many student Senack as the graduate student dents] have access to the groups get little or no recognition lications director. "The event has admitted she had called in a Although Fluellen recently trustee. Senacks term expired trustees [with me as a student for their accomplishments and evolved a lot over the past five phony complaint just so he became a trustee, as GSS last March. member] makes it easier to ac- that a football game, generally years, and we have been happy to would come back. She then president he is required to at- Fluellen was nominated complish student goals," Fluel- being the largest single gather- be a part of it." allegedly opened her robe, through a selection process at len said. tend the general trustee meet- exposing her breasts, and ings. Like Fluellen, Jackson is ing of people from both on and the University and was ap- off campus, might be a good way Letters inviting the organiza- grabbed the officer "in the pointed by Gov. George Voinc- Fluellen said his role as a serving as both a trustee mem- groin area." to highlight those organizations. tions to participate in the gather- vich to replace Senack, said student trustee also allow him ber and the representative "The game is used as a vehicle from USG because he is the ing are sent by the athletic de- Deborah Magrum, a secretary to obtain information about to get a little pubicity for these partment to the presidents The officer responded by in the president's office.