Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-19-1995 The BG News April 19, 1995 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 April 19, 1995" (1995). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5850. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5850 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. .920.. The BG News 'Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence a Partly Cloudy high near 65 Wednesday, April 19, 1995 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 82, Issue 137 University celebrates Earth Day the preservation of biological diversity. He has been fighting Groups present week-long extravaganza for this for over IS years." Wolke will speak at 7:30 tonight formation about how to preserve Today, EAG, the Student Envi- make the Earth a better place, of crushed cans in a display. in Room 1007 of the Business and sustain the life of our planet. ronmental Action Coalition and and most of them are volunteers Today's events also Include Administration Building. Since there is so much to cele- the Center for Environmental who deserve a lot of credit" children from Crim Elementary brate on Earth Day, the Universi- Programs, will celebrate Earth EAG will sell t-shirts and School singing environmental Earth Week's events continue ty has dedicated this week to Day with a variety of events and plants and will collect signatures songs from 10:30 am. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday with an outdoor con- preserving our earth, said Mel- programs which are free and for the environmental bill of The students will also display cert from 5:30 p.m. to 730 p.m. issa Harmon, member of the En- open to the public. rights, Magslg said. their environmental projects and on the steps of the Student Ser- vironmental Action Group and An envtronemental fair will The environmental bill of artwork vices Building. SEAC, EAG, the 1995 Earth Day coordinator. take place in the Union Oval as rights has five requests, includ- University recycling program part of the events. ing preventing pollution, Beta Beta Beta, the biology and the Women's Studies Pro- "Earth Day is one day to focus People from all over will dis- preserving America's natural honorary society, will plant seeds gram will present Alice Di- on where we have come so far play information, said Justine heritage, ending the "give-away" in recycled cans to give to the Micele, a jazz/folk singer from and where we can go in the fu- Magslg, assistant director of the of public assets, conserving visiting elementry children, Portland, Ore. ture with environmental pro- Center for Environmental Pro- America's natural resources and Magsig said. Wolke grams," Harmon said. grams. keeping the government posi- "Members of EAG will be Earth Week is full of informa- "Since 1979 the University has tions from being purchased from The main speaker of Earth Day cleaning up the Buckeye Basin Amy Johnson tive events concerning sustain- been celebrating Earth Day on people with large sums of money, will be Howie Woike, co-founder on Saturday," Magsig said. "This The BC News ing the life of the earth campus," Magsig said. "Earth Magsig said. of Earth First! and author of is a wetland in Toledo." Earth Week began on Monday Day is an opportunity to renew several books. He will discuss Although Earth Day is Satur- with speaker Paula Gonzalez, a my dedication to working for a The University and city recy- "Wilderness on the Rocks". Saturday's events continue un- day, the University will celebrate Sister of Charity nun, who spoke better environment for every- cling programs will collect cans "Howie Wolke is a very well-k- til 8 p.m. in 095 Overman Hall it throughout the week. Students about the Importance of respect- one, especially the young chil- and operate the Kan Kruncher nown inspirational speaker," with a documentary film of who are concerned about the fu- ing the Earth and how Americans dren. game where students can win Magsig said. "He believes in clearcutting and strip mining. A ture of the Earth will present in- affect It "Many people work hard to prizes for guessing the number what he is trying to promote - folk singer will also be present. Jumping The Steps Mayor stresses growth, relations Joe Boyle more complex than the other two The BG News realize - the unfunded mandates, our links with [Toledo Metropoli- Editor's note: This is the second tan Area Council of Govern- story in a three-part series profil- ments]," Hoffman said. "All of ing the mayoral candidates. these things are part and parcel to managing a community. The Bowling Green Mayor Wes mayor's job, as I see it, is a Hoffman said the city cannot be a managerial task. Running the boomtown. city involves many aspects of Hoffman said he believes human endeavor." growth, a central issue in the Hoffman also addressed the May 2 Republi- recent debates regarding zoning, can mayoral the emergency clause and the primary, must 1989 master plan as they related happen in to the formerly-proposed Best moderation. Buy location at the corner of "The com- Bishop and Brim roads. munity doesn't "The master plan itself calls want a lot of for the Best Buy area to be used change in a as high density residential," hurry," Hoff- Hoffman said. "[But] the plan is man said. Hoffman now six years old, and our view is "We're grow- that this is a time when people ing at a reasonable rate that peo- need jobs. And we had someone ple can accept without being too who would produce 300 to 400 traumatic." jobs and $15 million over 10 Seeking the Republican en- years for the school system. It dorsement and a second term as wasn't like we were making a mayor, Hoffman said his pri- factory town. We felt it was logi- mary qualifications are the fa- cal to expand to the north" miliarity he has with the job and University relations rank high his responsiveness to citizens. on Hoffman's agenda, as he said "I am running because I care about the city. The city is far See MAYOR, page five. The BC Newi/Bcth Mattcra Dan Hlgley skates near the Business Administration Building skate around here," said Hlgley. Hlgley skates at the University BY THE NUMBERS Tuesday afternoon. "Bowling Green University is the best place to often for fun. A look at statistics that have shaped the University over the years. 1994-95 winter OU's union'feels likehome' # sports attendance Total Avg. Jim Barker Editor's note: This is the final in union, has been styled to facili- check cashing, campus event Women's The BC News a list of four stories exploring the tate this feeling of home. The news and typewriter rental are different student unions at Mid- Baker Center is similar In style located here. To the left Is a Basketball 10,335 861 University: A American Schools. to other student unions, with a plush lounge, often used for con- multi-floor layout, brick facing ferences, and a historical flag Ohio Urilvers Ohio University is the kind of and decorative concrete struc- room. Men's school where a person can stay in tures. To the right lies the Front Basketball 36,409 2,801 Student Union: A shape just by walking to class. The entrance has been restyled Room Coffee House, a shop spe- BakerCent er Located in the foothills of the from its original form. The new cializing in baked goods and Appalachian Mountains In Ath- doors and picture windows gourmet beverages. The Fron. Hockey 66,790 3,519 Date of Construction: . ens, Ohio, with a campus scenic create a nice contrast to the Room features regular pro- | 19& 7 enough to match its surround- center's otherwise dated appear- gramming such as Open Stage ings, Ohio University is the kind ance. night (students can grab the mic Volleyball* 4,000 400 Renovated: , of school that makes a person The ground floor of Baker and say whatever comes to mind) feel right at home. Center contains an information and student organization benefits * Estimated anandanca Non e The Baker Center, the student center in the lobby. Services like See UNION, page five. Source Sports Information The 8G Nawa/Jim Mericako —¥— 1 CITY STATE SPORTS Congress may cut On-line services offer The BG softball team unfunded environmental new medium for job lost two games to rival mandates, and local hunters. University of Toledo officials are unsure how it Page 7. Tuesday. will affect the area. Page 11. Page 5. * $ V Editorial The BG News page two Wednesday, April 19, 1995 Homosexuals deserve rights That dam Lesbian and Gay Al- while not a part of this exclusive pasta with zucchini and toma- The BG News liance! paradigm, is no more "anti- toes. Jeans Day confused the hell farally" than a turnip. There are people out there who "Celebrating 75 years of Excellence" out of many University students. Because I am white, does that believe the religious right is It seems some of them were not mean I am necessarily "anti- called that not because of their aware of the event until they black?" Does Phil Gramm pose a political views, but because they Julie Tagliaferro Michael Zawacki were already on campus wearing threat because he is "anti-hair?" are indisputably correct in their editor-in-chief managing editor Jeans.