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PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART: Wednesdoy, July 19 - Tuesday, July 25 ROMANCE CONFERENCE AT BGSU CLOUDY HIGH: 75 LOW: 55 mem 7 VOLUME 88 ISSUE 44 A WEEKLY INDEPENDENT STUDENT PRESS BOWIINC Gum Sun Umvmirr OPINION & EDITORIAL CAMPUS NEWS ENTERTAINMENT 2 Learn from the past 4 Find out what issues minority students face 8 Review the Third Eye Blind concert Diversity plan to benefit the campus University seeks to better social relations through education and organizing APRIL KI.I.IOI I items that the University will •prilk0bg|wt.bgM> «lii "The plan is to continue to work on well into THE BG HEWS ensure that we the future. If asked what the definition This new diversity plan of diversity was, what would you don't overlook any- reemphasizes the Board of say? Everyone would have a dif- one who can enrich lercnl response. Diversity is a student experiences Trustees resolution that reaf- word that encompasses a wide firmed their previous commit- variety of ideas. and not rival our ment to diversity this spring. In the spring of this year, standards." BGSU's Diversity Plan is Bowling Green State University actually nothing new, except for tried to capture as many views BARBARA WADDELL the fact that it has formally been Affirmotivt Action OHim hyavc.dngal^nnngajnvm.mty mUs of the word into the University's written down. The Board of new Diversity Plan, a five yeai on. The challenge of Segment I Trustees actually approved simi- iL/fdiivrse. Ifwe are to ovate truly program. as outlined by the plan is the lar resolutions in 1987 and 1991. "Diversity in education is a "public image of BGSU as a The purpose of the Diversity cnuimnmentfor■studentswhen-that value for students," said Barbara non-diverse university is un- Plan and its main goals are men- ZericncesMlengehistoricandpn-t'cnlmg Waddell, a University affirma- welcoming to students and tioned in the Universities gender and racial stereotypes. Marshall Rose, Director of AA tive action officer. "Out in soci- employees of color." Segment Statement Affirming Diversity. ety there arc different cultures, The Statement reads as follows: 11 IPs challenge is outlined to ethnicities and races. "increase diversity among iden- "Bowling Green State The whole face of America is tified job groups." Segment Ill's University embraces, as an constantly changing, and the challenge is "to create and important educational value, University hopes to be an inte- encourage expansion of work the ideal of a diverse institution. gral part of that change The University fosters an envi- BGSU Faculty and Staff Diversity Action Plan "We want to ronment, which incorporate tlu- retlects and cele- Segment I. Segment II. Segment III. into who we are, UNIVERSITY STATEMENT AFFIRMING brates diversity, Public Relations Recruitment and Retention of Faculty what we stand DIVERSITY promotes toler- for, and what we ance and civility, and Community Hiring of Faculty and and Staff and Campus believe," said "Bowling Green Stale University embraces, as an important encourages Climate Waddell. Outreach Staff educational value, the ideal of a diverse institution. The inclusion, Two main University fosters an environment, which reflects and cele- embraces healthy developers of the Challenge: Increase diversity Challenge: Create and encour- brates diversity, promotes tolerance and civility, encourages interdependence, Challenge: Dispel public image new diversity of BGSU as a non-diverse among identified job groups. age expansion of work environ- and promises to plan are Marshall inclusion, embraces healthy interdependence, and promises Action Steps: ments, which reflect human all members a University that is un-welcom- Rose the direc- to all members a learning community free of discrimination ing to students and employees ■Expand diversity within appli diversity, promote tolerance learning commu- tor of affirmative and harassment." of color. cant pocN and civility, encourage inclu- action, and nity free of dis- Action Steps: •Find alternative recruitment sion, embrace healthy interde- crimination and Rebecca •Media campaign targeting SOUrCCS pendence and are free of harassment." 1 unlawful discrimination and Ferguson, the assistant provost environments, which reflect : Ohio and other area " •Scan publications to identify for human resources. human diversity, promote toler- The new diversity plan s not •Increase attendance, support outstanding graduate students harassment The plan outlines three seg ance and civility, encourage necessarily a form of affirmative and co-sponsorship of commu- •Develop a vita bank for search Action Steps: ments that the University wishes inclusion) embrace healthy action, said Waddell. nity activities and events focus- commillee> •Develop professional develop- to expand upon, and each seg interdependence and arc free of "The plan is to ensure that ing on people of color ■Present employment and hir- ment pilot-training program menl has a challenge, an action unlawful discrimination and we don't overlook anyone who •Establish a President's ing workshops in communities •Give a campus update from can enrich student experience various diversity-oriented step, key areas and a timetable. harassment." Advisory Council on improv- of color These three segments are as Each of these segments out- sand not rival our standards," ing BGSU's image with com- •Identify benchmarks lor each University offices follows: Segment I: Public lines numerous steps of action she said. munities of color department by job group •Continue monitoring new fac- Relations and Community that the University plans to There is no specific issue •Survey BGSU's alumni of •Include AA/EEO recruitment ulty promotion and tenure Outreach; Segment II: carry out. They also outline that focuses mainly on students. color activities used in searches plans Recruitment and Hiring of what areas in the University will In fact, students are hardly men- •Conduct comprehensive annu- •Identify alternative avenues •Present new faculty and staff Faculty and Staff; and Segment help to achieve these challenges. tioned in the plan at all. This al survey of BGSU units to through which to Increase orientations III: Retention of Faculty and As one can see by the goals doesn't mean that the plan won't identify diversity initiatives minority and female employ •Expand or establish faculty and staff mentioning programs Staff and Campus Climate. of the University, the timetable effect them, however. ment opportunities •Mandate sexual harassment Each segment contains a lor the new Diversity Plan is an "The whole purpose is for and unlawful discrimination specific challenge that the on-going one. Many of the the students," Waddell said. "It prevention workshops University would like to focus actions that the plan outlines are enhances education." For the good of the Union... The Union project has been underway for some time now, and alter the bids -ome through in a few week'., the hard work will really begin. Raymond Buckhol/., the project architect in the office of design and construction representing the University along with Perry Dean Rodgers 8c Partners out of Bosion, are in charge of ren- ovating the union. They have started exca- vating and relocating the utility tunnels. Asbestos work is finished. "All this work we were doing just u> get things out of the way," Buckhol/. said. Gale Swanka. the associ- ate director of the student union, feels everything is running smoothly with regards to the Union project. It lecls more real to us now that Prout has been demolished, although it was sad to see it come down," Swanka said. BG HEWS PHOTO/Mkhoel lehmlcudte eOPY/WendySuto NEWS WITH A POINT ...AND CLICK, www.bgnews.com Updated weeklyjhis summer. Search Ihe news archives and slay in louch when you're out of iown with J7i<? BG News sile. MG(2 THE BB NEWS WEDNESDAY, JULY 19,2000 OPINION & EDITORIAL www\bgncwi.com/opinion Avoiding historical double jeopardy rity blanket that only Linus Japanese—didn't the United me how hate can hold a person did, must we also accept their creations are learning tools— could understand. I used to hold Stales drop i\\ atomic bomb on still. faults and bear their guilt? not evidence to reconstruct a onto grudges—that is, I used to them—weren't many mutated I can understand Holocaust It's one thing to respect the crime. until I finally understood that and killed in the blast? Well- survivors holding resentment past, but it is another thing to As a society, we arc not just the grudge was holding onto that might not count due to the toward Germans. I can under- have one foot so rooted so deep molded and defined by merely in the past that it becomes a mc-feeding off of my anger like fact that it happened overseas— stand a Rodney King and what our forefathers did—we not American soil, but weren't Diallo's parents holding resent- bind—it shackles one so tight a parasite, weakening the person arc also defined by what they I am. there Japanese concentration ment toward the I.APD and that one can no longer be pro- A grudge is nothing more camps? Well that probably NYCPD. I can understand gressive due to the weight of didn't do.