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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 9-14-1995 The BG News September 14, 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 September 14, 1995" (1995). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5881. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5881 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. UAO branches off to Fellowships are being offered to The U.S. Senate Tight end Trevor cover all students with minority students to help diversify strips family cap Stover having solid Multicultural Activities. campus staffs. policy from welfare season for Falcon reform bill. football team. Page 4 Page 4 Page 3 Page 7 <EI)c Sff J3eUis 1995 The B G News "Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence" Thursday, September 14, 1995 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 84, Issue 12 Just Hangin' Around WFAL tops nation • si Station ranked for second time in three years 4 Jennifer Schab and professional," Peiffer said. "The staff does a great job and The BC News "It wouldn't be worth it if we works hard to earn [the recogni- i didn't have a good time." tion]," said Bruce Klopfenstein, r~- WM ■ ■ The National Association of WFAL hopes to have more fun chairman of the Telecommunica- 1 •■ j •*■ College Broadcasters recently this November at the NACB con- tions Department. "They are named WFAL-680 AM; Cable SO ference. very energetic, they are self- one of the top five college "We were selected out of driven, and self-motivated. stations in the nation for the sec- thousands of colleges in the na- "BG is known for its broadcast- ond time in three years. tion," Peiffer said. "And in mid- ing program," Klopfenstein said. The staff sent air-checks, pro- November we go to the NACB "We get some of the best stu- duction work, a paper describing Conference in Rhode Island, for a dents working for the station." station management philosophy, sort of mini-Emmy type thing, "[The ranking] gives the stu- and a list of promotions to the and they will announce the win- dents and the station a big name i% NACB, according to general ner of station of the year out of nationwide," Klopfenstein said. manager Joe Peiffer. the top five. "It will give them a lot of publici- >. > • Some of the promotions were "It's a professional award. It's ty among their colleagues espe- -Jksf ! "Bobbing for Gummi Worms," good for the department, it's cially when they go to get a job." Slaclc McGrcw/Thc BC Ncw> giving away Hootie and the good for bringing in incoming Students can listen to WFAL on Senior Tony Nehes, sophomore Joe Bailey, and sophomore Neeraj Goncla hang a flag In the Union Blowfish tickets, and the musical students, and it's good for recog- campus at 680 AM and off cam- Oval Wednesday afternoon to promote their fraternity rush. Balls Out Bingo cash explosion. nition of the station, Rowling pus on Wood County Cable chan- "We focus on trying to be fun Green and for Ohio." nel 50. Students urged to act '--.•>.'.' Rape suspect University's USG. It is an advo- How to Contact USG encourages people to cacy group tliat promotes and de- fends the quality of higher edu- Your Senators sent to prison call senators on aid reform cation for students in the United States. The group organized the we could get two or 3,000 calls it I Mike DeWine LeahD. Barnum call-in. , 1 Man suspected in student attack The BC News would be incredible." Today the U.S. Senate Commit- (202)224-2315 *' tee on Labor and Human Resour- [email protected] given 10 to 25 for Tiffin assault The Undergraduate Student ces, which Senator Mike DeWine Government is encouraging stu- "We want to make is a part of, will vote whether to The BC News dents to call their senators today restore three of the proposed John Glenn to express their views on pro- students aware so cuts, Ross said. TIFFIN, Ohio - An Arlington, Ohio, man expected to be charged posed financial aid cuts in higher they can call their It will vote on whether to keep (202)224-3353 with raping a University student was sentenced to 15 to 25 years in education. senators if they do the minimum Pell Grant at $423, prison Wednesday for the 1994 rape of a Tiffin woman. Students and their parents can rather than the proposed $600 Eric B. Pearson, 43, was also sentenced to 12 to 15 years for attemp- call anytime, but USG and the have any concerns." minimum, which would exclude ted rape, 8 to 10 years for abduction and 1 1/2 years each for two National Association of Students thousands of students. The com- member of USG. counts of gross sexual imposition. The terms are to be served concur- for Higher Education are en- mittee will also decide whether In Ohio alone. Pell Grants pro- rently and Pearson is scheduled to eligible for parole in 10 years. couraging them to call today to Cynthia Kent to restore the State Student Ini- vided $220.1 million in aid to stu- Pearson was found guilty on Aug. 31 of grabbing a woman around create a larger effect, said Marc Public Relations cabinet member tiative Grant Program and subsi- dents during the 1993-1994 aca- the neck and taking her to a wooded area on April 2, 1994. Pearson Ross, National State and Com- of USG dized Stafford Loans, Ross said. demic year. And in 1994, 204,195 forced a cloth bag over the victim's head, ordered her to remove her munity cabinet member of USG. USG wants to promote aware- subsidized Stafford loans were clothing and raped her. "Hopefully, [students from] all ness of the issues that affect so issued, totaling $662.9 million, New DNA evidence has also linked Pearson to the Aug. 27, 1993, 13 public [universities] in Ohio NASHE has members at 25 col- many students, said Cynthia according to the Department of rape of a 24-year-old University student near the corner of Pearl are going to call." Ross said. "If leges nationwide, including the Kent, Public Relations cabinet Education. Street and Ordway Avenue. Pearson had been paroled from prison only 2 1/2 months before. He had been serving time for the 1981 rape Student group educates on aid cuts of a 13-year-old girl. Heather Cvengros Now, budget cutters are taking billions said. "For example, tuition rates will in- Delegates divided on The BC News from student aid. Congress has voted to cut crease for people who can afford to go to $10.4 billion from the loan program over the school." lesbian discrimination Coalition for a Democratic Society, a next seven years in an attempt to balance the Congress may eliminate key features of group against cuts in education and financial federal budget, he said. the loan program, including the six-month Edith M. Lederer aid, held a presentation Wednesday night to According to statistics provided by Con- grace period for all students and the in-s- The Associated Press inform students on the issue. rad McRoberts, director of financial aid and chool interest exemption for graduate stu- The federal government provides 75 per- student employment, 55-60 percent of Uni- dents, Johnson said. BEIJING - Never before has a Fourth cent of all financial aid for college. Last versity students receive some sort of finan- The six-month grace period provides a U.N. document tackled the topic year, this federal aid helped 6 million stu- cial aid. The largest source is from the direct helping hand to students at graduation by of homosexuality. Lesbians are dents, which for many made the difference lending program. giving them some time to find a job before now wondering whether this in- Uloddj V between going and not going to college, said Johnson said the cuts will affect everyone. loan payments are due. ternational women's meeting will Matt Johnson, speaker and member of the "Cutting financial aid won't affect just also end with silence on the sub- coalition. people who are borrowing money," Johnson See AID, page si». ject. Heading into the final full day of the Fourth World Conference onillomenl Attacker launches on Women, delegates were still divided over the issue of asking for a ban on discrimination against lesbians, conference or- to be able to make sexual choices grenade at embassy ganizers said Wednesday. without "violence, coercion or Delegates from 189 countries discrimination." Delegates say U.S. spokesman claims sian criticism of NATO airstrikes worked into the early hours the phrasing is meant to stretch on Bosnian Serbs. Russian and Thursday on the conference plat- across a range of cultures and bombing will not U.S. spokesmen insisted the at- form, a sweeping call to improve situations, covering girls subjec- affect relations tack was an isolated incident. the lives of women worldwide. ted to ritual genital mutilation as "It's the act of a lone maniac," The full conference is to vote on well as battered wives. Sergei Shargorodsky said a senior Russian security the platform Friday before the Several nations said they might The Associated Press official at the scene, speaking on meeting ends.