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Thursday, FebruaryTHEBCLNEWS 28,1985 Vol. 67 Issue Bill urges student involvement by Michael Mclntyte versity already has student representa- resentation on the Board of Trustees at Tilgner disagreed. pointed by the governor, with the advice staff reporter tion on the Board of Trustees and said this University, but he said he is in favor "It is not a good bill. It should be up to and consent of the senate, from a group the bill would not be necessary. of the bill the school itself to decide whether to of five candidates selected pursuant to a Legislation was introduced into the "If it's not broke don't fix it," Mason "The students at Bowling Green are have student representation on the procedure adopted by the university's Ohio House of Representatives last said. "We currently have students sit- fortunate, but we are the minority in- board of trustees or not," Tilgner said. student government and approved by week that would require the individual ting with the board and they have very stead of the majority," Wade said. "At "It is prudent for universities to have the university's board of trustees." boards of trustees of state universities good input. The trustees listen to them, a lot of other universities, the trustees such representation on their board of "The governor has no idea what's in Ohio to have two students as mem- and they have been effective in their only show up at football and basketball trustees, but it doesn't need legislation. what as far as students go," Tilgner bers. current status." games and do not know what is going on I see the bill as an encroachment on a said. While the bill does not provide voting Students working with the Board of at the university." school's autonomy." Wade said he has expressed his con- power for the student members, it Trustees at the University are Under- He said the bill would Increase the Wade and Tilgner both expressed cern to Ohio legislators about the bill. states they shall be appointed to two- graduate Student Government Presi- trustees' awareness of what is going on concern, however, about the selection "Right now, the students get the oppor- Kar terms by the governor and would dent Bob Wade and Graduate Student at each university and would let them process for student members of boards tunity to select, the representatives full members of the board. Senate President Kory Tilgner see things through the students' eyes of trustees. (through student government elec- Philip Mason, assistant to University WADE AGREED with Mason on the instead of Just the administration's THE BILL STATES, "The student tions)?7 Wade said. "If the bill goes President Paul Olscamp. said the Uni- fact that the students have good rep- eyes. members of the board shall be ap- through, the governor will select." Preppy author speaks at campuses before she wrote that by Danielle Fischer handbook, but only 186 are listed staff reporter in the book. Birnbach stressed that admin- Lisa Birnbach, author of The istrators from every college she Official Preppy Handbook and visited knew she was coming in Lisa Bimbach's College Hand- advance and said her reception book, entertained a sparse audi- at the various campuses dif- ence in the Union Grand fered. Ballroom last night with a "Some schools really tried to speech she has subtitled "How buy my love," Birnbach said. to Make College the Best Decade "Some were indifferent. Some of Your IJfe.'T were really showing off and had Birnbach suggested college PR people showing me around, students in the audience se- and some just had the students riously consider a liberal arts show me around and were real degree because "it prepares you loose about it." to do nothing in life." Birnbach Birnbach said she does not graduated from Brown Univer- have a favorite out of the col- sity in 1979 with a bachelor's leges she visited. degree in English. "I don't really have a favor- Basically, I'm a no-talent ite," she said. "I respect some of bum - an NTB - but that's what I the schools, but I still wouldn't was trained for Birnbach said. want to go to them." "If I could find a job in which She said the University is not you get paid to do very little - if I in the book because "there are could be a Nielsen family ..." 78 schools in Ohio and it's just so Birnbach offered other tips on many to visit and write about." how to study and take classes Birnbach said she had not been "Highlighters? Forget about on campus long enough to for- them, Birnbach said. "Never mulate an opinion about the wear a pocket pal... and University. never, never, never take a class Birnbach, who has appeared before 11 in the morning. You on the "Today Show,"''M-TV" cant watch (David) Letterman and "The David Letterman every night if you do that." Show," said, "being on the Let- "Never write a term paper terman show was probably the before the night it's due, she highlight of my life ... being on added." the same stage as Paul Sharer Birnbach also talked about was really something." Birn- two subjects from her college bach said she considers Shafer handbook, "Fire Drill Eti- and Don King her personal Lisa Birnbach auette" and "How to Pull an AB- heroes. bzhter." "When Letterman asked, Birnbach visited 270 college • See Preppy, page 6. U.S. deficits to stay high Lack of water WASHINGTON - Federal about (that) level through the tough problem but I think I after 1987," the budget office Drought a cause of famine deficits are likely to remain- period," CBO Director Ru- have something to contribute said. above |180 billion through the dolph Penner told the Senate and I believe they know that Under the congressional end of this decade, even if Appropriations Committee in downtown," he told the House forecast, the three-month Editor's note: This is the sec- ON THE average, Ethiopia Congress adopts all the spend- prepared testimony. Budget Committee. Treasury bill rate would de- ond of a three-part series on the has a marginal rainfall of about ing cuts sought by President The CBO, in the first com- cline from 8.2 percent to 5.0 status of Ethiopia and why it has 30 inches, falling in five to six Reagan, the non-partisan Con- Meanwhile, White House plete congressional analysis ot percent by 1990. Under the become the way it is. months, Seavoy said. A high gressional Budget Office said budget director David Stock- Reagan's latest budget propo- congressional analysis, the percentage of this rainfall is man rejected Democrats' sug- sals, said the administration's rate would remain at 8.2 per- by Benjamin Marrison high intensity (thunderstorms), In a 141-page review of the gestlons that the projections of declining defi- cent through 1990. news editor leaving little to seep into the president's $974 billion budget administration was using cits after 1988 are based on Administration projections for fiscal 1988, beginning Oct. "fake" figures to support its brighter economic conditions also assume lower inflation Almost everyone has an opin- George Tanber, a reporter for 1, the CBO disputed the ad- budget projections. than those foreseen by con- rates and more rapid growth ion on why Ethiopia has been the Toledo Blade who spent six ministration's contention that gressional economists. in the gross national product confronted with famine. The weeks in Ethiopia, said a reason adoption of the budget would HE ALSO DENIED that his For instance, although both throughout the decade than fact Is, many of these opinions for water run-off is "they cut cause the deficit to decline outspoken attacks on certain the administration and the those foreseen by congressio- are probably valid. down too many trees." gradually to $82 billion by programs like farm subsidies CBO predict that interest nal analysts. With the rainfall the country 1990. ana military pensions might rates will remain between 8 The CBO report said that The reasons vary from the does get, it (the water) cannot Instead, the deficit would cost him his job. percent and 8.5 percent without any congressional ac- drought, to the people, to the go into the ground. "Without the drop from its current level of throughout 1965, "the adminis- tion to reduce the deficit, fed- government. trees, the wa- just over $200 billion to about "I plan to be here.. .Iknow tration assumes that real in- eral red-ink spending will "The prox- ter just runs grow to $303 billion by 1990. , $186 billion and "remain at (defending budget cuts) is a terest rates decline steadily imate cause orl>• Tanber of the famine said. At one i s t h e time, Ethio- drought," pia's land said Ron Sea- mass was voy, profes- covered by Springfest may become a reality sor of history trees - ap- at the Uni- Sroximately versity.