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THE BG NEWS Vol.70 Issue44 Bowling Green, Ohio Friday, November 6,1987 Employees to vote on labor union fore a petition is granted. by Melissa McGlllivray The classified workers' last managing editor election petition submitted to SERB was dismissed on Sept. 4 After a two-year effort, some of last year because of a techni- University classified staff cality. The intent cards were members will soon be able to signed but not dated, Don Leon- vote on whether they want a ard, a SERB spokesman said at labor union. the time. The State Employee Relations The intent cards are an appli- Board recently approved a peti- cation for membership into tion for an election that would CWA. give about 280 custodial, food Lawrence said a new batch of services and telecommunica- intent cards was submitted in tions employees the opportunity November 1986, and the Uni- Bonnie Lawrence, a University versity administration then had custodian working to bring the a chance to respond to that peti- Communication Workers of tion during a hearing in March. America to campus, said the Phil Mason, executive assis- election probably will not take tant to University President place until the end of January Paul Olscamp, said the adminis- because "no one has time for tration opposed the election be- anything in December." cause it believed increased ex- Lawrence said although the penses would result from com- process has taken almost two puter overload and paperwork years, she is confident the caused by having part of the workers will vote favorably. staff unionized. "It takes a long time when you "Our position has always been have to go through all that red that if there is to be an election, tape," she said, referring to a it should involve all the classi- Breezy balloon bonanza BG News/Mark Thalman previous attempt to gain appro- fied staff, not just part," Mason val from SERB. "But we'll said, adding that the approval of Deborah Parker, sophomore business administration major, fights Herring.'' The opera will be performed tonight, Saturday and Sunday win." the petition means SERB "disa- gusting winds while she hands out balloons at the Onion Oval. The at 8:00 p.m. in Kobacker Hall. SERB requires representation greed." balloons were given away yesterday to promote the fall opera "Albert from 30 percent of the staff be- D See CWA, page 6. Activities may limit parking Bloodmobile ber of people who will attend Parents' Day, in Lots G and A surrounding the building. by Cathy Hoehn but the event has become '"one of the Visitors of Founders Quadrangle and Soror- staff reporter largest, if not the largest event that people ity Row can park across Thurstin Avenue in returns to BG come back to campus for." Lot E, in front of the heating plant. Visitors Yarnell said because of possible parking of McDonald Quadrangle and Offenhauer by Beth Church order to reach its goal of 1,200 The campus will be crawling with cars this problems, the Traffic and Parking Office is Towers should park in lots 3, J and 7 sur- reporter pints. weekend due to several events scheduled for requesting residence hall students to leave rounding those buildings, she said. the same day, so there may be no place to their cars parked in the normal designated The Traffic and Parkins Office will be The bloodmobile visits the park. areas, to allow parents to have more spaces. open Satuday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 Do you have six to eight University three times a year. This year, Preview Day, Parents' Day and Students will not be ticketed for parking in p.m. if anyone has any questions, Yarnell minutes to spare? This is all the Last November the drive re- a home football game all happen tomorrow, commuter and faculty parking lots, but the said. time it takes to donate blood and ported two record days of blood and several thousand visitors will be coming parking office is asking them to respect visi- possibly save a person's life. collection, gathering 307 and to the campus, Jean Yarnell, manager of tors' needs for parking, she said. Citations Click said signs will be posted to guide Nov. 9 through 13, all students then 317 pints, said Judy Goris, parking and traffic, said. will be issued to any individuals who park in Preview Day participants. at the University will be asked to of the Bowling Green chapter of Around 6,000 parking spaces are available reserved areas or in fire lanes. "Our guests are being directed to the lots donate blood. From 10 a.m. to 4 the Red Cross. on campus, excluding the football stadium Yarnell said Preview Day activities take over by the Technology Building and the lot E.m., the Red Cross Bloodmo- "200 pints is average — those lot, she said. About 2,000 on-campus students place in the Student Union and traffic for the behind the Health Center," he said. ile is scheduled to be in the were outstanding days," Goris park their cars on campus. That leaves event will thus center around the west side of Signs will then direct Preview Day traffic Lenhart Grand Ballroom on the said. She also said the Red Cross about 4,000 spaces available for Parents' campus. Parking for the Rich Little show to the Student Union. Glick said activities second floor of the University is greatly in need of donors with Day and Preview Day guests. Saturday night will not be a problem since it will end by noon, but he expects around 500 Union. O-positive blood type. Thomas Click, associate director for the will be later in the day and because of avail- guests to stay on campus for the 1:30 p.m. The supply is dangerously Office of Admissions, expects "in the neigh- able parking by Anderson Arena. football game. Members of Sigma Alpha Ep- low," she said. borhood of 2,500 people to attend Preview The main traffic problems will be caused Preview Day will occur on Parents' Day silon fraternity will assist the Donors are required to be 17 Day events. by numbers of people coming in and out of due to this season's football schedule, Glick American Red Cross Blood Ser- years of age or older, in good Larry Weiss, director of the Alumni Asso- campus all day, she said. said. Preview Day guests are given tickets vices of Northwest Ohio by pro- health, and weigh at least 110 ciation, said it is difficult to judge the num- Yarnell suggests visitors to Kohl Hall park D See Parking, page 6. viding donors and volunteers in lbs. 'Winter' reappears Former prof leads PTL have some warmer days, but ceeded. the ministry." by Jackie Jackson we won't see such summer-like In Minnesota, he said, they by Laura Hardy His statement referred to the recent PTL scan- staff reporter temperatures until spring of use black bears to predict the staff reporter dal involving the alleged misuse of ministry funds next year." winter forecast by its former president Jim Bakker. The record-breaking tem- Rabe attributed our three- "By measuring the inches of A former University professor was recently ap- "The days of extravagant spending are over. We Kratures of the past few days day warm spell to a south- fat around the ribs of the bear, Kinted as the new president and trustee of the are willing to be accountable before God and ve gone south for the winter. westerly flow of warm air. they predict whether it will be lubled PTL ministries in South Carolina. man," he said. "We are willing to live and work On Nov. 2 the temperature Glen Frey, an associate a mild or a severe winter," he with an open checking account and an open book." hit an all-time high for that day professor in geography, said said. David Clark, who was assistant professor in the of 78 degrees, surpassing the no one can accurately predict The rate at which squirrels School of Speech Communication at the University Staff members at PTL expressed excitement previous record set in 1961 of 76 the weather for an entire Cered their nuts helped from 1972 until 1977, was named president on Oct. about their new president. degrees. The following day, season. rican Indians determine 28 by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Rufus Reyn- "We're very thrilled to have him," said Linda Nov. 3, the temperature of 77 "Weather goes by a 15-day the extremity of mother olds and officially began theposition on Nov. 1. Ivey, director of media services for PTL. "He degrees broke the 1938 record cycle. Anything longer than a nature's blow, he said. Clark replaced former PTL president, the Rev. brings to the ministry a credibility in a religious of75degrees. week or two is speculation," be "Wooley worms," or brown Jerry Falwell, who resigned on Oct.