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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 3-8-1977 The BG News March 8, 1977 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 March 8, 1977" (1977). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3345. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3345 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 SIS Slews Vol. 60, No. 78 Bowling TSreen State University. Tuesday, March 8,1977 Commends citizen action Council supports Crystal City ban By Cindy Letoe fighting the liquor permit if the said the studies could be helpful Amended Ordinance 522.021, to Staff Reporter lounge's promoter appeals the license because options would be easier to charge property owners clearing costs refusal. study when a final decision on the when owners fail to clear sidewalks. Citizen action to block the awarding Wooster widening is made. Granted a 5 per cent cost of living of a liquor license to the Crystal City "WE DON'T NEED the vandalism, salary increase to city employes. Lounge was applauded by City Council the bottle throwing, the vomiting and Wendell Jones, council member members last night as "a real ac- the wheel screeching," Jensen said. said, "It's Just a way of looking down Authorized the issuance of (650,000 complishment." "Anyway I don't think you should put the road. It examines future series 1977 Industrial Revenue bonds that stuff (liquor) in student's laps." solutions, as much as five or six years of the cily to Capitol Plastics of Ohio, In addition, the council pledged ahead." Inc., for industrial expansion. continued support of the citizen's Council also passed an ordinance to Heard a proposal to establish a group, the Bowling Green Neigh- authorize the programing of the East City Mayor Alvin L. Perkins agreed, Department of Personnel for the city. borhood Association (BGNA), in their Wooster Street improvement. saying the ordinance lays the efforts to stop the lounge from However, members were quick to groundwork for future action, much The first reading of the 1977-1978 locating in their neighborhood. point out that the ordinance is not a like the ward two improvements city appropriations ordinance was commitment to any widening project, (building of sidewalks and sanitary heard but passage was delayed The lounge, which would serve because it does not provide for any sewers) which will begin soon. because Boyd Crawford, chairman of alcoholic beverages and feature disco funding. Council approved the levying of the city finance committee, was ab- dancing, was proposed by a local assessments for the ward two projects sent. businessman. It would be built in the The ordinance does provide for at last night's meeting. The ordinance provides for nearly abandoned H. J. Heinz plant near study of Wooster street problems by $12.5 million of appropriations for city campus. The first request by its present city groups. Environmental IN OTHER ACTION, council: expenses. promoter for a liquor license was effects of widening verses non- turned down by the Ohio Deaprtment widening, traffic problems and city of Liquor Control Friday. and University interests will be Gerry F. Jensen, president of examined. BGNA, said the group will continue Council president Bruce H. Bellard ACGFA recommends SGA defeats Burris' proposal '77-'7B fee funding By Dennis.'. SadowiU ACGFA recommended that $149,000 to reorganize student govt. Staff Reporter be allocated to the Ice Arena and that an additional $14,000 be specifically Student Government Association (SGA) defeated a proposal designed by The Advisory Committee on General allocated for constructing a concession SGA president Bill Burris to reorganize student government, 7-2 last night. Fee Allocations (ACGFA) made stand to supply more revenue for the There was one abstention. temporary recommendations on the Ice Arena. The meeting, which ran past the News' deadline, was attended by allocation of the 1977-78 general fee representatives from the Black Student Union (BSU), Residence Life fund last weekend. An additional $1,500 was set aside Association and about 30 commuter students. for the Swan Club in the Campus The commuters said they opposed the proposal, which was explained in The committee probably will pass Recreation and Intramurals budget to last Friday's News, because it did not provide enough representation for each of the recommended levels of keep the synchronized swimming commuter students. They also said the current districting plan has not been funding at a meeting Wednesday team from folding. Nvwnpholo by Larry KoyMr given a chance to test its effectiveness. evening, according to Bobby G. Arrowsmith, assistant vice provost for THREE GROUPS received funding Dwight A. Iliii hinan. senior, who has served as University BSU spokesmen offered a slight modification of Burris' plan, but it was not student affairs. for the first time. They are The athletic mascot Freddie Falcon for the last several months, voted on. Gavel, a greek newspaper, The BGSU waves his beak at the crowd during half time of Saturday night's Burris said he designed the new structure of student government because The committee will recommend to People's Chess Federation and The Bowling Green-Central Michigan basketball game. Freddie's the districting plan, utilizing 13 elected senators, was ineffective. Watch tomorrow's News for a complete story on last night's meeting. each group ways to make better use of Obsidian, a minority newspaper. Identity is traditionally a secret until the last home basketball their money, Arrowsmith said. game of the year. Of the $1,725 million the committee Four groups received allocations of had to allocate, $1,681,933 was more than they asked for because, the allocated to organizations, $17,250 (1 committee said they showed they per cent) was set aside in a con- could operate efficiently on a limited Instructional fees may be hiked tingency fund and $26,417 set aside for budget. a 5 per cent increase in contrast By Marilyn Dillon that ...what I am saying is that would allocated to the University Library. Of for the faculty leave program, Rothe salaries. Five other groups which requested Staff Reporter mean a $10 per quarter increase in this amount, $55,000 would be ap- also requested $65,000 for an animal funding for the first time were denied instructional fees." propriated to maintain the present facility for the biological sciences HOWEVER, ARROWSMITH said, general fee money by the committee. A $10 instructional fee hike may be Many of the University's number of serials, $38,000 for department. This amount of money ACGFA must trim $600 from the They were BGTV-7, the Criminal necessary next year if the University educational operating needs, Rothe monographs, $3,500 for personnel and would be pledged every year for the allocations to organizations because of Justice Organization, Environmental is to meet the needs of the proposed said, are "tied in with the COPE $3,500 for the general operating next 10 years in order to finance the an error in calculations. Interest Group, Syzygy magazine and educational budget. (Committee on Program Evaluation) budget. $450,000-500.000 facility. The committee's most significant Women in Business. University Provost Kenneth W. process," an intensive self-evaluation He also suggested $150,000 for the BECAUSE OF ENROLLMENT and change in funding requests was a The accompanying chart sum- Rothe addressed the Advisory Com- that several departments have con- academic area operating budget. staff problems at the branch budget cut of $383,192 for non-revenue marizes budget requests and mittee on the University Educational ducted. The COPE process is In addition to a request for $50,000 to page 3 sports. recommendations. Budget Saturday and explained his designed to help departments priorities for the 1977-78 budget. establish long and short-term goals, "We entered the process with the determine the productivity of their hope, I think the president's hope and areas and establish equipment and Budgets Receiving I97077 Requested Increase or Temporary facility needs. General Fee Funds General Fee Funding For Decrease for Recommendations certainly mine and others', that we And Other Income Allocation 1977-78 1977-78 would not have to significantly raise...instructional fees to students," ROTHE SAID some money should The BG News $35,098 $117,688 + $82,590 $56,000 Rothe said. be found for using the COPE process, Ice Arena 70,000 149,528 + 79,528 149,000 Rothe's presentation of operating or these areas will not believe the 14,000 special allocation University takes the project seriously. Intercollegiate Athletics 836,063 893,192 + 57,129 510,000 needs for the 1977-78 budget was (non-revenue sports) "predicted on the need for $2.32 Rothe's proposal for $100,000 for a University Health Service 309.000 309,000 0 309,000 million," a 7 per cent increase for program and equipment enhancement University Union 448,700 439,560 - 9,140 446,000 operations. fund relates to departments in the COPE process. The money would be Budgets Supported only by the General Fee ACCORDING TO project budget used to purchase necessary but presently unavailable equipment figures, the University will have a 4 to BGTV-7 ■•- 10,623 + 10,623 0 4.4 per cent increase in net additional needed for established programs. Black African Peoples Assn. 1,500 4,765 + 3,265 3,300 funds over last year.