Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-15-1977 The BG News April 15, 1977 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 15, 1977" (1977). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3359. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3359 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. The man behind the mike Lessig leads double life ByBiUEitcp Associate Sports Editor a good example. I went into Boston with no expense to the University or the Alumni Assn. I met with three different graduates. I had an opportunity to talk For most, being the University's Executive Director of Alumni Development with them about our programs and hopefully raise some money. would be a fulltime Job. But not for Jim Lessig. "I kept record. The first two years I was out with the Cavs broadcasts for If you're a Cleveland Cavaliers fan, Lessig Is a familiar face. If you're a Channel 43 was the time we were raising funds for the Alumni Center. And those Cleveland Indians fan, he's a familiar voice. trips, with the contacts I made, resulted in over $100,000 in pledges for the Alumni The Cavaliers' television color commentator the last four seasons was in Center." Washington, DC, Wednesday night for Cleveland's 109-100 playoff loss to the Lessig admits he's a fan of the Cavaliers and the reason is obvious. He was Bullets. assistant coach to Bill Fitch, present Cleveland boss, here in 1967-68-the last He'll also be on assignment for WJW, Channel 8, Cleveland, tonight if the Rich- season BG won a Mid-American Conference basketball crown. Two years later, field Coliseum is a sellout. He was in Boston last weekend for the Indians' season after serving as assistant athletic director under Doyt L. Perry here, Lessig lidlifting for WWWE Radio. Cleveland. rejoined Fitch at the University of Minnesota. Then came the Cavaliers. Lessig-as assistant-and Fitch-as head coach- IF THE CAVALIERS bow out of the best-of-three National Basketball Assn. teamed again during Cleveland's expansion season In 1970-71. (NBA) series, Lessig will return to his Alumni Center office Monday. If not. it's The memories of that NBA initiation still linger for lessig. back to the microphone. "If you had to pick one particular Incident that got us more publicity that first Sure, Lessig may spend more time at the airport than at home, but he wouldn't year it had to be Johnny Warren's wrong-way basket," lessig explained. "We have it any other way. were playing Portland and Walt Wesley tipped the jumpball to John Johnson. "This is the time of year I get heavily involved in the announcing end of it." Lessig said Wednesday between trips, "basically because the pro basketball "WARREN BROKE for the basket and Johnson hit him with a perfect pass. season overlaps with the beginning of the pro baseball season. Only it was the wrong basket. It was a funny incident because Lara* EUis. who "And my primary responsibility in that area is to do the color telecast of the was jumping center for Portland, tried to block Warren's shot." Cavaliers. But I have for the last two years picked up the responsibility as the What about the bubblegum card incident which appeared in this month's "Sport backup announcer for the Cleveland Indians. And that happens when Joe Tate, the Magazine"? radio voice of the Cavs. is doing a Cavalier game. If I'm not doing TV, and he's "What we warned to get were the statistics on all the NBA ballplayers for the doing radio, I step in and do the radio with Herb Score on the Indians." expansion draft which took place about two weeks after we were hired by the But when does Lessig have time to step in and work in the Office of Alumni Cavs," I«ssig said. "And the NBA office couldn't give it to us. We couldn't find Affairs? them anywhere. "So one night In Minnesota before we went to Cleveland my son and I went down "THERE'S NO question that it (broadcasts) takes me off campus," he said, to get a gallon of milk. My son bought a pack of bubblegum cards. He looked at the "but much of the work I do is off campus anyway. cards and it was a basketball player. We turned it over on the back and there were "We're charged with all the private fundraising for the University and most of all his lifetime statistics. that is done from the alumni." Lessig said. "And as a result, this gives me a great "I went back and called Bill and he said buy all the cards they've got," he said. N«w*pholO by opportunity. There's no better way to raise funds than one-on-one contact. "I went back and bought SIS worth of bubblegum. We packaged those up and took Jim Lessig "And the TV station pays for all my travel expenses," he said. "Last weekend is to pages The G views Vol. 60, No. 92 Bowling 'Green State University Friday, April 15,1977 Police review board sparks controversy By Pat Thomas members, an administrator and two Trustee S. Arthur Speigel made a proposal was needed because "there The plan includes policies and THE FACILITY will be funded from Editor non-voting representatives from the motion to pass the Moore plan, but are people who feel oppressed" on procedures to insure non- three sources. The first is $200,000 in News and the Obsidian. recognized Chambers as a spokesman campus. discrimination in the recruiting, state capital improvement funds Controversy over the handling of The proposed board would have the for BSU before a vote was taken. "We're talking about now. We bs'Jeve •selecting, hiring and promoting of reallocated from projects approved complaints against University Police power to hire and fire police personnel "We did not come to discuss police we've put off these problems fir SO minorities and women, as well as a earlier, such as unused boiler flared at yesterday's Board of Trustees and to overrule the Student Appeals forms or complaint procedure," ycars,"he said. "If there is not positive grievance hearing policy for persons renovation funds and proposed physical meeting as the board agreed to con- Board and Student Court, Chambers said. "You have not dealt action, then the actions of University who think they have been discriminated science project funds. sider but did not vote on the police with the problem. The problem itself is students or whatever is completely out against. review board proposed by the Black WHEN CHAMBERS presented the the police department.'' of my hands." The second source of funds in $150,000 Student (BSU) and the Human review board plan, trustees were Chambers and Kenneth W. Simonson, Speigel congratulated BSU for their THE PLAN ALSO includes a work- in federal money. These grants, Rights Alliance. considering the police grievance legal adviser to BSU, also presented a study and said "I can't think this should force analysis to determine if and however, have not yet been received Kenneth J. Chambers, member of the procedure designed by University study which they said details be taken lightly In any instance." where the University Is under-utilizing BSU executive council, presented the President Hollis A. Moore Jr. That plan grievances against University Police minorities and women. Finally, the University is committed plan which calls for representatives of provides for preliminary investigation dating from 1949. TRUSTEE M. SHAD HANNA said he to spend $20,000 a year for the next 10 six student organizations, a University and hearing procedures for complaints Chambers told the board that im- had some questions about the ad- The goals set by the plan for the years to complete funding of the Police representative, two faculty against University police. mediate "positive action" on the ministration's grievance policy, but "a utilization of women and minorities will facility. This money will be allocated policy is better than no policy." be reviewed annually. from the educational budget. Dr. Joseph B. Perry, faculty If the federal funds are not received or Fulltime enrollment required representative to the board and Chenault said the Affirmative Action are less than the expected $150,000, the chairman of Faculty Senate, offered plan was drafted four times and University will assume the remainder the services of Faculty Senate to help reviewed by more than 300 people of the cost. develop grievance procedures. before being presented to the board and HEW plans student aid changes The board also approved represents "broad community In- Currently, animals are housed In 67S unanimously the Affirmative Action volvement." square feet in the Life Sciences plan prepared by the Office of Equal Duane Stranahan, legal counsel for R> KathKrus.- sideration will go through an appeals "THIS WILL demand additional Building originally intended as a StaJf Reporter Opportunity Compliance. Myron M. the University, said "You get In trouble temporary holding space and several procedure." Smith said. work and responsibility for both Chenault, director of equal opportunity not so much when you draft them students and the financial aid office," other locations which were not designed compliance at the University, (Affirmative Action plans), as when Guidelines which will affect ANOTHER significant aspect of the Smith said.