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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 3-9-1979 The BG News March 9, 1979 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 March 9, 1979" (1979). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3595. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3595 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. Trustees increase room, board fees$25 increased by $15 a quarter. The basic By Tom Smith The board approved the merger of department chairmen and grievance Marso said there will be a transition senate of faculty in the College of Arts coupon plan will cost $205. the departments of Health and Physical Staff Reporter procedure changes. Both measures quarter this summer to help high school and Sciences. In other ""tr1"—. John Hernandez, Education and Physical Education and were approved by at least a two-thirds students adjust to college life. Roller responded that the observation The University Board of Trustee! maintenance worker and local Ohio Recreation into the new School of vote of the Faculty Senate. In a report presented by Jerry L. was his impression that he theoriasd yesterday Increased room and board Association of Public Schools Health, Physical Education and The enrollment report for winter Updegraff, director of alumni fund because the senate acts as an adviser to fees by at least 125 effective summer Employees (OAPSE) organizing Recreation (HPER). quarter submitted to the board showed raising, he explained to the trustees the the board and the nature of the work quarter. chairman, requested to address the University President Dr. Hollis A. that 15,260 students attend the growth In private gifts to the Univer- attracts certain personalities. He said Trustee Charles E. Shanklln, trustees. After informing him of the Moore Jr. endorsed the merger, noting University. The breakdown Indicated sity. Last year the University received persons knowledgeable In literature, chairman of the finance committee, board's procedures, President John F. that the University needs a coordinated that 13,510 were full-time students and $1.2 million. said the University is faced with rapid program. He added that the University history and languages enjoy abstract Lipa] granted him a few moments to 1,752 were part-time students. discussion but those in business usually inflation and Increasing utility coats. speak. Trustee Robert C.Ludwig, a member IN HIS REPORT to the trustees, desire a definitive decision. Ha also cited the unpredictable in- Donald W. Turko, OAPSE area field See related story of the ad hoc admissions committee, Faculty Senate Chairman Dr. David crease in food costs for raising the price director, and Hernandez were told to on page 3 said his group Is becoming educated In Roller said the faculty would like a 10.5 Dykes also suggested that the senate for meal coupons. contact Richard A. Edwards, vice la second in the state In the number of the matter. percent raise because of Inflation and it review its legislative liaison to help The room rental rate will Increase by president and secretary to the board, physical education graduates. IN A REPORT on the 1979 summer would benefit the University to make influence the state budget. Edwards $104292 a quarter for moat residence about presenting the results of the The planned merger had been under session, Dr. Ronald N. Marso, vice salaries competitive. He said in some praised the faculty and students for halls. The rates for Offenhauer Towers pledge card drive. study for the last three or four years, dean of the College of Education, In- pubic school systems, teachers with their efforts to Influence legislators. He will Jump $204335 a quarter. Shanklln AFTER THE MEETING with according to Provost Michael Ferrari. dicated that the composition of summer master's degrees receive more money noted that many universities fall to said utility costs are higher for this Edwards yesterday afternoon, Turko students is changing. To attract older than some University faculty. follow with their commitments. dormitory. Greek housing unit rates said OAPSE will present at the board's THE TRUSTEES also approved two and part-time students, the summer Trustee Albert E. Dykes questioned The board also met In a one-hour will increase by $104311. April 19 meeting a request for an amendments to the academic charter session will have more evening classes Roller about references in his report to executive session with several lawyers THE COST of the meal plans has been election. concerning the selection of faculty and a third term in July. possible overrepresentation on the to discuss legal matters. The G Sews Vol. 61, No. 248 Bowling 'Green Stale University Friday , March 9, 1979 Editorial aegfa takes liberties with, from news It appears as if the political witch-hunts and false upon realizing that Kumler appeared affronted, and office on that day to provide them with the data. Upon hearing these baseless accusations by charges that characterized the McCarthy Era In hearing that student representative Ken Slmonson The News office generally Is very "dead" on Fridays Kumler, student representatives of ACGFA were the 1950s are not a thing of the past, as the recent was "insulted," other members expressed their because it Is not published on Saturday. At the quick to jump on the bandwagon and agree that the "crusade" of the Advisory Committee on General outraged indignation. ACGFA chairman Bobby G. Saturday meeting, Kumler apologized because he News was clearly an extension of the School of Fee Allocation (ACGFA) against the News has Arrowsmlth then Informed the group that the had failed to obtain the data which would reveal Journalism and that all students employed by the indicated. appeal had been carried out properly and was the alleged discriminatory hiring practices of the News were Journalism majors. For Kumler's and Led by Dr. Marvin L. Kumler, associate legal. The appeal process also was outlined in News. He said the News Is open exclusively to the other ACGFA member's information, the News professor of psychology and faculty representative Friday's News. ACGFA members had to have this Journalism majors and discriminated against is not an auxiliary of the School of Journalism, to ACGFA who apparently is well-versed in explained to them a number of times before they greeks, minorities and non-journalism majors. (hough it does sometimes seek its professional manipulating the emotions of his ACGFA peers, admitted their error. It Is these supposedly well- Kumler said that his greatest objection was not advice for improving the quality of our publication. the group has made numerous unsubstantiated informed representatives who are allowed to make that students were receiving credit and pay at the Still, ACGFA, by the suggestion of Kumler and allegations against the News based on hearsay and judgments which have the potential to affect the same time, but "to the alleged fact that the 24 graduate student representative Beth Aufmuth, innuendo and which ignore the facts. entire University. students who receive $27,000 from the BG News now is seeking information regarding the status of ACGFA, in its recent demands, has clearly Kumler also leveled an attack at the News by are without exception in the School of Journalism News employees. Such a move is clearly outside of overstepped the bounds of Its authority by seeking accusing it of having "hiring practices that are or in the School of Communication." This ACGFA's domain, because hiring practices deal to investigate matters of policy rather than ad- clearly discriminatory," and said at the Friday statement again is untrue, as there are persons with policy decisions and not budgetary matters. dressing budgetary concerns. meeting that he would produce information to this working at the News who are not journalism Clearly, ACGFA had no right to demand such' The facts are these: This year, the News asked effect at the ACGFA meeting the next day. Kumler majors, although most quite logically are, because information. The charter, which describes ACGFA for a $55,500 budget, up from last year's and another person allegedly were unsuccessful in the News is a journalistic endeavor. Further, the ACGFA's responsibilities, states it has the power to allocation of $52,000. Of that amount, $27,000 Is obtaining these materials on two separate oc- News employs several persons who are affiliated examine "student services auxiliary programs allotted for student salaries for the 27 paid em- casions that Friday, since nobody was in the News with greek organizations. (including the News) to review budget needs and ployees of the News. ACGFA, led by Kumler, requests...and to recommend to the president of proposed an original cut of $9,000 in the recom- the University separate general fee support levels." mendation, intending that the money be cut from Nowhere does it mention that ACGFA may set the student salary budget. Though ACGFA could policy. not specifically request that the money be cut from Kumler stated that because all students who student salaries, it was fully aware that the received salaries from the News allegedly were in other costs at the News (e.g., classified employees, the School of Journalism or the School of Com- printing and rental costs, etc.) are fixed and cannot munication, all funds for student employment at be cut, so the loss would have to be accrued the News should be cut or the Bowling Green Radio through a lower student payroll.