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EDITORIAL CAMPUS H SPORTS Ohio campus crime law: St. Thomas More hosts A Two BG hockey players J mixed blessing for / annual pre-Christmas mass^/ ' to join tournament X students 2 i Thursday Vol.73 Issue 59 December 13, 1990 Bowling Green, Ohio The BG News ^sn&An Independent Student Voice for 70 Years ussss BRIEFLY Faculty health plan lacks City funds for implementation Officials investigate rape claim: by Jennifer Taday "This is not just a University problem — it's a Authorities are in- staff writer vestigating a claim by a national one and action is needed. We need 29-year-old woman that she More than a year has passed to reduce the terrible hospital and doctor was raped by a guard last since Faculty Senate attempted month while being held at to reduce University health in- bills which are cost exploding. the Wood County Jail. The surance costs by implementing -Harold Lunde. faculty senate chairperson woman, who was arrested the Health Promotion Policy. Nov. 24 on an outstanding Insurance rates might be lower warrant, said she was raped if University employees were "This is not just a University tain the rising cost of hospital and before being released on healthier. Components of the pol- problem — it's a national one and medical care to the University. bail two days later. Her icy include a smoke-free campus, action is needed," he said. "We Olscamp said moving toward a lawyer contacted the county free medical exams and Fitwell need to reduce the terrible hospi- smoke-free campus was success- prosecutor's office with the assessments. tal and doctor bills which are cost ful because the implementation allegation. Sheriff's De- However, no concrete numbers exploding." required virtually no money, yet partment Chief Deputy exist for projecting University The Senate Executive Commit- the other programs are costly. Charles Koch said his of- savings. tee agreed to redistribute this pol- Joshua Kaplan, director of stu- fice, as well as a pros- Even though University Presi- icy to the central administration dent health services and a pre- ecutor's investigator and dent Paul Olscamp said he sup- in attempt to implement the en- vious member of the task com- agents from the State Bu- ports this resolution, the problem tire program, he said. mittee, said the screening exams reau of Criminal Identifica- of implementation is its cost. Olscamp said he does not ex- are based on one's age and sex. tion and Investigation, are "I support the Fitwell program pect to see the program fully im- For example, a 23-year-old looking into the allegations. and free screening for health plemented for several years since male may require a blood pres- problems, which would lead to all funds are committed at this sure screen, whereas a 50-year- staying healthier longer, but I point. Nor does he expect revenue old man may require an exercise Nation don't know where the funds would availability will change in the cardiogram as well, he said. come from — especially when we next two years. These exams, included in the 264 injured In Amtrak are facing a budget reduction," Lunde said the 15-month-old resolution, would have been given derailment: Olscamp said. resolution began with a Health for free, but with expected budget An Amtrak train in Bos- Faculty Senate Chairperson Promotion Task Force to pro- cuts, funds are not available to ton derailed and slammed Harold Lunde said the University mote the health of the University begin the program, Kaplan said. into a rush-hour commuter is not alone in its struggle with community, faculty and staff. Costs for the Fitwell program train Wednesday, injuring health costs. This was expected to help con- 264 passengers in an under- See Health, page 4. ground crash so violent it jolted cars into the tunnel ceiling and buckled the Keg clause proposed again roads above. "All the lights went out; people started screaming; City committee aims for 'law enforcement, control' in BG the place was filled with be a large concentration of alco- wrong. It's a violation of every- smoke; a few people were by Jacqueline M. Porter city writer hol at an area at one time," he one's rights and gives the police trapped under seats," said said. free reign over everything," he Chris Good, a passenger on "This proposal is not intended said. the suburban Stoughton Members of the Mayor's Ad- to decrease sales — it's intended "If it comes to this, we are seri- Line train. visory Committee again raised to help the police control ously considering a boycott," of About 1,500 gallons of the possibility of mandatory reg- underage consumption," he add- local businesses, ne added. diesel fuel spilled and ig- istration of kegs at last night's re- ed. * * * nited after the impact, send- lations meeting. Marsh said the proposal will In other business, a list of local ing a dense smoke into the Community residents' sub- require more research. realtors consenting to the stan- cars that passenger Joe Po- committee chairman Michael Rob Routzahn, undergraduate dardized lease was released. voas said "you could grind Mardsen said the sub-committee student sub-committee member, with your teeth; you could The agreeing agencies are as spit it out." is arranging to talk to the State 3uestioned the treatment of stu- follows: Newlove Realty, John Liquor Control Board this week. ents in Bowling Green. Newlove Realtors, Winthrop Ter- Many passengers, dazed '"The citizens want law en- "Right now, we [the sub- race, R.E. Management, Spitler and covered with soot, wan- forcement and control in their committee] are taking a reac- and Violet Rentals, Carty Rent- dered out of the station, Ringing for Jingles BO News/Greg Horvath town," he said. tionary position — we are legal some crying, many assisted als, University Courts and Uni- by emergency personnel. Gamma Phi Beta sorority members lobl Burkhart (left), and Lisa Legal sub-committee repre- adults with the rights of adults, versity Village, and D & G Rent- Entlng began collecting donations (or the Salvation Army sentative and City Attorney Mi- and we feel we aren't being als, he said. Overall, 264 people, in- chael Marsh agreed with the pro- treated in this way," he said. Greg Bakies, managing attor- cluding four rescue Wednesday as part ot a community service project. Area Salva- posal. The USG senator also dis- ney for Student Legal Services, workers, were hurt, said tion Army Volunteer Coordinator Karen Bolvlck said she hopes "The [keg registration] infor- agreed with the keg registration said he had discussed the stan- Thomas Glvnn, general Greek organizations will compete to raise the most money tor the mation will allow the police to proposal. dardized lease with Robert manager of the Massa- area's less fortunate. recognize in advance if there will "This [keg registration] is chusetts Bay Transporta- See Commute*, page 4. tion Authority. World Education Resident's spouse Nine scientists die in avalanche: Nine scientists missing secretary for four days in the Pied- missing in Kuwait montese Alps were found dead Wednesday, buried quits post by l.ori Miller Abdullah, who is in charge of under mounds of snow from city writer the army's tank division, and the an avalanche, authorities rest of the Kuwaiti army, was said. WASHINGTON (AP) - Educa- told by United States and Egyp- The bodies were re- tion Secretary Lauro Cavazos, Before the Iraqi invasion, Pam tian intelligence the possible in- covered at dawn in a remote the nation's first Hispanic- Al-Wotaid planned to move to vasion was only a ploy on Hus- valley near Cuneo, Italy American Cabinet member, re- Kuwait with her two children, sein's part. after a search by 70 res- signed Wednesday after three Carl and Samantha Melms, to However, on the morning of cuers and three helicopters. Eears in office. Bush administra- reunite with her husband and es- August 2, Pam received a phone The victims were part of a on sources said he had tired of tablish a new life. call from a friend who told her group of 12 speleologists, or criticism from the White House But Pam's husband Abdullah — Iraq had invaded Kuwait. scientists who study caves, and elsewhere. who, as a Kuwaiti citizen, was "I was just in shock. At first, I caught in a snowstorm Sun- Cavazos, 63, gave no reason serving his mandatory army duty couldn't believe it," Pam said. day after exploring caves in about why he quit or what he — has not been seen since the She kept re-dialing the phone, the Alps. plans to do, said Education De- Aug. 2 invasion. trying to call her in-laws resi- partment spokeswoman Etta Abdullah had left Bowling dence in Kuwait. Fielek. Green on July 21, after a four- "I felt like I couldn't move from Weather The resignation was announced week leave, to finish his one-year the phone.