Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 3-12-1993 The BG News March 12, 1993 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 12, 1993" (1993). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5511. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5511 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. r <? The BG News Friday, March 12,1993 The BG News Volume 75, Issue 118 Part-time job P.U.S.H.This cuts possible for University by Christina Wise President Paul Olscamp in order editor-in-chief to avoid "panic in the trenches." "I don't want people to think they will lose their jobs when While a newly-formed commit- they're not going to," Olscamp tee for the study of non-academic said. "I dont want to see people functions may result in a loss of get hurt. And if they do get hurt, programming at the University, I want it to be managed in a way an even greater threat is that it that will cause the least possible may result in a loss of Jobs. pain." Norma Stickler, assistant to He said specific areas will not the vice president of Academic be targeted for cuts, but the Affairs, who serves on the com- committee will examine areas of mittee to collect information, the University which employ said while committee members permanent part-time staff. do not want to cut any Jobs, it "But we will not single out may be inevitable. units and say, "We're going to cut "We would always be hesitant your salaries, but we're not going to make any recommendation to cut so and so's salary over that would eliminate anyone's there.' We just dont do that," he Job," she said. "But some position said. changes may need to be made." Undergraduate Student Government President Jason Jackson, who serves as the only "I don't want people to undergraduate representative on think they will lose their the committee, said student Jobs may be affected. jobs when they're not "I can see part-time student going to. I don't want to positions being cut and consoli- see people get hurt. And dated into one classified staff Job," Jackson said. "I'm there to if they do get hurt, I try and see that it doesnt hap- want it to be managed pen." The committee will use the re- in a way that will cause sults of several studies conduct- the least possible pain." ed at the University in addition to the University's role and mission University President Paul statement to establish recom- Olscamp mendation guidelines. Olscamp said the main func- Stickler added that some Job tion of the committee is not to cut problems may be eliminated jobs, but to conduct an overall through attrition, the reduction review of the University based of personnel through resignation on the information they gather. or retirement, "but it's really too "You shouldn't assume ahead early to tell." of time the work of this commit- All recommendations made by tee means that we're going to the committee will be kept confi- drop a whole bunch of jobs," Ols- Thc BG Ncwi/Laura Cole dential until they have been ex- camp said. "I think a far more Working the crowd. Pi Kappa Phi alumnus John Kim dances in the ed the event with proceeds going to People Understanding the Se- amined by the University Board likely outcome is that we'll have male review at Uptown Wednesday night. About 60 people attend- verely Handicapped. of Trustees and University some significant shuffling." Two'Home Police learning about diversity Alone' kids by Nlkkl Floras But once or twice, he was tailed by the campus police, but he said he would people. One is Hispanic, and one is black. contributing reporter campus police officers, and it made him still prefer more of a racial mix in the The rest - including all 17 uniformed returned uncomfortable. police force. officers - are white, she said. "Late at night, I'd be coming back from "I feel a little uncomfortable knowing Because of recent budget cuts, the When he was a freshman at the Uni- the BA Building or Anderson [Arena], it's all white," he said. "I'd like to see police may not be able to hire any new to couple versity, Cleavon Blair found that classes and I'd be followed all the way back to some more diversity." personnel for a while, Waddell said. In- and other activities sometimes kept him Darrow," the Junior management infor- According to University Public Infor- stead, the officers are going through hu- A Bowling Green couple ac- outside his residence hall until after mation systems major said. mation Officer Barbara Waddell, the De- man diversity training. cused of leaving their children dark. Usually, he had no problem walking Blair, who is black, said those experi- partment of Public Safety, which in- home alone while they honey- home. ences are the only ones he has had with cludes Parking Services, employs 42 See Diversity, page three. mooned in Florida have tempo- rarily lost custody of their two youngest children. Jonathan and Brenda Jackson's four children, from previous re- Results of USG elections in, officers ready to work lationships, were deemed to have been left without proper supervi- by Jenl Bond 237 votes; and Jason Hutchinson, 221 votes. sion in a decision made Thursday USG Senatorial Race Winners student government reporter Jackson said he is excited about the election but by Juvenile and Probate Judge wanted a higher voter turnout Robert Pollex of the Wood "We have outstanding senators who stood out in County Court of Common Pleas. Jason Hulchinson Undergraduate Student Government election the snow to get their name out," he said. "I just Bill Wilson results were announced Thursday with Jason wish more students would have voted." "There was clear and convinc- Jason Sonenshein Luckner also said he was disappointed with voter Brady Gaskms Jackson and Chad Luckner capturing the presi- ing evidence establishing such Jason C. Peters dential and vice presidential offices. turnout but thought it was because no one was op- lack of supervision," Pollex Philip J. wenttel, Jr. Jackson and Luckner ran unopposed for the posi- posing them. stated in his written decision. JaredPotf tions and received 662 votes. There were several Jackson said now that the election is over, he will "More significantly, there was Karen Janos write-in votes, but no write-in received more than begin to "build a tradition." evidence of an ongoing lack of Michael F. Haynes one vote. "Building a tradition was not just a slogan," he supervision resulting in nu- Jennifer Mathe Twelve at-large senators were also elected. They said. "We are doing it, and we are going to start to- merous police involvements with Renee M. Scheske are: Heidi Andres with 429 votes; Renee M Sche- day." the family." Heidi Andres ske, 401 votes; Jennifer Mathe, 334 votes; Michael Jackson and Luckner will begin the process of Because of a gag order, no one 500 F. Haynes, 319 votes; Karen Janos, 310 votes; cabinet selection and work on getting the paper- involved with the case was able Jared Poff, 290 votes; Philip J. Wentzel Jr., 281 work done for their 1993-94 term. to comment on the decision. votes; Jason C Peters, 269 votes; Brady Gaskins. Jackson's daughter is tempo- 269 votes; Jason Sonenshein, 248 votes; BIU Wilson, See USG, page four. See Home Alone, page three. '• page 2 The BG News March 12,1993 The BG News ?£&£■ 3e**Gfl/\tt* \-*&>i&* -An Independent Student Voice- Editorial Board CHRISTINA WISE Editor-in-Chief KIMBERLY LARSON EILEEN MCNAMARA Campus Editor City Editor CONNELL BARRETT J.J. THOMPSON Opinion Editor Associate Editor KIRK PAVELICH Insider Editor E.A.R.tothe Ground... Two different commercials are currently airing on Toledo television stations, asking the ques- tion, "What do you like best about Bowling Green State University?" Loads of ultra-intelligent students pose in front of "ANP NOW TO ©(PLAIN THE TOAU6 OF W W^i6 PIAM... cameras chirping about how wonderful BGSU is. One praises campus safety. Obviously, his dorm room hasn't been burglarized... yet. Another says what an excellent faculty we employ. Environmental threats real Sure, as long as they aren't too worried about salary It is annoying when certain individuals Shifting gears a bit, Monday I attended a cuts to actually teach. and groups call the ozone hole, the green- speech presented by Michael Schwartz, one And yet another student claims the University is a house effect and similar catastrophes jour- of Dr. Kevorkian's law representatives. great value. nalistic "scare tactics." JULIET He spoke about the difference between ac- Too bad everyone doesn't enjoy tuition rates which I recently read a brochure (chock-full of tive euthanasia, where an individual's life is increase 9 percent annually. anti-environmental propaganda, mind you) COOK ended by another individual and assisted One commercial features Undergraduate Student which claimed that phenomena like global suicide, in which a person terminates his or Government's president, Jason Jackson, in which he warming have reached such proportions of her own life.