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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. • . — %heg<gi3rtDg 1995 The BG News 'Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence" Snow high of 29 Tuesday, January 10,1995 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 81, Issue 1 WBGU manager argues for PBS Government proposal threatens funding for public broadcasting Julie Tagllilerro funding further decrease or be The BC News eliminated. However, he said all stations The general manager of Bowl- would suffer because of a ripple ing Green's public television effect the cut would create. station, WBGU-TV Channel 27, is He said some smaller stations in Washington, D.C, today to would not be able to survive be- "stop the plan to kill Big Bird." cause of the reliance on federal Patrick Fitzgerald will voice funding. Surviving larger his concerns about a government stations would have to pay more proposal that will stop federal and would soon be in the same 'funding for public television, situation the smaller ones were which features children's pro- In, Fitzgerald said. grams such as "Sesame Street." Although WBGU and other I Fitzgerald was scheduled to stations receive money from ■ meet with members of Congress, local and state governments, 'Public Broadcasting Service ex- area businesses and private do- ecutives and other public telev- nations, in some cases 30 to 40 i ison station managers to discuss percent of a station's budget is the proposal in House Speaker from federal dollars. -Newt Gingrich's "Contract with Fitzgerald said he does not be- America" to "zero out federal lieve the stations - especially funding for the PBS corpora- small ones - would survive with- tion." out this funding. While the government cut "WBGU-TV and other stations more than $7 million from PBS in use federal money to do a lot of 1994, Fitzgerald said the proposal local things," Fitzgerald said. was a surprise and one to be tak- "When pulled, it would have a de- en seriously by all people who trimental effect, and some depend on public television - es- stations would close." pecially the University commu- While WBGU is in the smaller nity. station group bracket, only 17 "This is the biggest challenge percent - about $600,000 of its to federal funding for public $3.3 million annual operating broadcasting since it started in budget - Is federally funded. the 1960s," he said. "Had it not Some of the programs, produc- been for the number of new Re- tions and opportunities WBGU publicans elected to Congress, it offers the University community would not have been an issue. include closed-circuit program- "There are key people, includ- ming and local programming, ing the Speaker of the House, such as "Campus Connection," who want to eliminate funding, "Math Boosters" and "Marcia and when they are in that power- Adams' Kitchen." ful position you have to take that Doug Ferguson, assistant TW BG Nrw«/Xon Welei.tr seriously." professor of telecommunica- Fitzgerald said it was too early tions, said students should be Susan Robinson, boat of the WBGU-TV produced "Math Boos- Seneca County listen attentively. Proposed budget cuts in Public to tell exactly how WBGU would ters," discusses the Importance of probability in everyday math- Broadcasting would eliminate educational programming such as "Math Boosters." be affected should all federal See WBGU, page nine. ematics, while students from Old Fort Elementary School In City plans for new crosswalk The BG News' Pedestrian count will help decide best location on Mercer relives 75 years Aaron Gray most likely site for the crosswalk cision, said Police Chief and Possible Crosswalk Sites The BC News would be at the comer of Ridge Traffic Commissioner Galen RIDGE 1 | IC**JM"^NAJ as campus voice and Mercer streets or at the cor- Ash Plans are in the works for a ner of Alumni Boulevard and Ash estimated that a crosswalk After 75 years of pub- F INTRAMURAL BEE GEE NEWS new crosswalk on Mercer Road, Ridge Street. will probably not be installed un- FIELDS ,, lication. The BG News is still but a pedestrian count needs to "We need to look at the traffic til at least fall semester. ELcOu * N the University's independent be done to determine the best patterns," Martin said. "You "The problem didn't exist student voice. spot for it, according to City Ad- don't want to have a crosswalk overnight, so It cant really be ir ALUMNI ' \J 3' Awarded "Best College ministrator Colleen Smith every 200 feet" solved overnight, either," Ash Newspaper" for the 1988-89 "The problem is that the city Smith said the process was de- said. academic year/The News has has a traffic counter but no layed until University classes re- Ash said he believes the cross- served as a means of "connec- pedestrian counter," Smith said. sumed in order to get an accurate walk needs a flashing signal in LnLrJji] E. WOOSTER tiveness within the University "We're looking to get a person on pedestrian count. Smith esti- order for it to really be success- community, said Bob Bortel, ful. director of student pub- "I'm not sure of the safety of "Maybe this wont be the best lications. any crossing without lighting and possible solution, but it's the op- "The anniversary is indica- some kind of special effect," Ash timal solution right now," Mathe tive of the needs served by said. said. "We'll take what we have The BG News over the greater Undergraduate Student now and run the risk of having part of the existence of this Government President Jen the same problems as on Tnurs- University," Bortel said. Mathe said she believes the tin." Bortel said over the years major stumbling block of the Ash said a crosswalk can only former "newsers" have gone The BG News as it looked project will be its funding. Mathe go so far in preventing accidents on to prominent journalism when It made Its debut In said the University and the city Pedestrians need to be more jobs all over the country. May 1920 should be willing to share the careful when crossing busy "The BG News has always cost. streets, because traffic does not maintained a close re- Bee Gee News, and for five is- always stop. lationship with the Depart- sues in 1939, it was known as "I'm hoping funding wont be a "It all boils down to common ment of Journalism because It The Falconian. problem," Mathe said. "My feel- sense, and nobody seems to have Tk« BG Niwi/Sttri Wildm*. Is seen as a platform for stu- In the fall semester of 1985, ings are I don't care how they do It," Ash said. dents to practice the skills be- The News moved its offices to Crowing Mercer Road during the day can be dangerous for Graduate Student Senate pedestrians. it, they should just do It" ing taught In the classroom," their current location in West Mathe said a crosswalk might President David Vaillancourt Hall. staff, possibly an intern, to go out Bortel said. mated It will be 60 to 90 day* be- not completely solve pedestrian said there is a greater need for The News has seen many "There is a strong sensitivi- and count the number of pedes- fore all results are in. problems, in light of the Decem- caution on the part of pedes- changes throughout its ty at the University of allow- trians crossing Mercer and find Once the figures are In, they ber accident at the Tnurstin trians. 75-year history. Originally si- ing freedom of expression the best place for a crosswalk." will be lntrodi'_ed to the Traffic Avenue crosswalk involving a "I've been looking both ways tuated in University Hall, The with its students," Bortel said. Robert Martin, University vice Commission and then taken to University journalism professor since I was four," Vaillancourt News was first known as The "I think that's important." president for operations, said the City Council for the final de- struck by a car. said. AN < Kohl Hall will have Local abortion clinics The women's basketball LSfe ■ new look since the are tightening security in team dropped a close one University Board of light of the recent killings to Siena 72-71 Monday INSIDE Trustees approved a of employees by an anti- night. It was the Falcons' proposal for short-term abortion activist. sixth straight loss. improvements. i'ov LOOK Page 5. Page 8. Page 13. I Editorial The BG News page two Tuesday, January 10,1995 FiMWVMACE. The BG News 1* tff "Celebrating 75 years of Excellence" -ffl to ~M Julie Tagliaferro Michael Zawacki editor-in-chief managing editor Leah Bamum Dawn Keller news editor assistant managing editor MM vat warmoFw, a u™ wory tWWHNWKB <U*ed 22 C*rm* Joe Peiffer Larry Hannan Sharon Turco viar 1 ace, is credited with 60 Kits. •"TOSH dumx U-UVlarl city editor editorial editor feature editor Copyright ©1995 by The BG News. Reprinting of any material in this publication without the permission of The BG News is strictly prohibited.