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Opinion H E Andrea Wood offers new students Falcon football team advice Page 2 wins home opener against the Temple Owls Extensive coverage: Page 7 & 8 Nation Scores Rap star Tupac Shakur A's 10 Orioles 7 dies after a drive-by Indians 9 Tigers 6 shooting Padres 8 Colts 16 Page 4 NEWS Reds 0 Cowboys 8 Monday, September 16,1996 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 83, Issue 156 The News' Trustees pass compensation plan Briefs Jay Young special committees of adminis- sistant vice president for Human tions. maximum are treated fairly. The BC News trative staff members and the Resources, said those above the "In those three years they have "Every effort was made to Baker will enter University vice president in eva- maximum will never have their a chance to consider professional create a plan that dealt with Administrative staff members luating all positions after each pay decreased. development activities to maybe these situations as fairly as pos- plea today received their final grades Fri- employee had completed a Job "People who are above the improve their job position," Ben- sible," Ribeau said. day as the Board of Trustees ap- analysis questionnaire. maximum will have access to the ner said. "Some people will The accused killer of a UniverUity senior will en- proved a compensation plan de- Based upon the responsibilities Board approved salary pool for change positions internally. The president said those staff ter his plea in Wood County signed to help the University associated with each position, three years," Benner said. "At Some may retire." members whose 1996-97 salaries Common Pleas Court this comply with federal guidelines. every administrative staff posi- the end of three years they will President Sidney Ribeau said are above or within the top 10 morning. The approval brings an end to tion was assigned to one of 16 basically have to wait for the establishing a maximum was one percent of the maximum for a Cralg M. Baker will enter over two years of work to estab- salary grades, each with its own maximum to come up to their of the toughest things to do. grade will be given an additional a plea of guilty or not guilty lish the first such plan for admin- pay range. salaries. There's no salary de- "Capping salaries was one of opportunity to appeal their at 9 a.m. on charges of ag- istrative staff at the University. When the results were re- creases, the system will have to the most difficult issues that was grade. gravated murder, two In 1994, the University hired the turned to employees, they were move up to them." faced in developing this plan," Under the new plan, 45 em- counts of aggravated burg- William M. Mercer Inc., of given the opportunity to appeal Benner said the pay ranges will Ribeau said "However, for a ployees are being paid below the lary and one count of ag- Louisville, Ky., to assist in creat- be increased to a level that is 1 gravated assault. the salary grades assigned to compensation plan to effectively minimum salary assigned to Baker allegedly stabbed ing a classification and salary their position. Appeals have been percent less than the average maintain equity across all pay their grade. Benner said the and killed Julie Kane, 22, structure for the approximately lodged by 139 persons. salary increase each year. divisions, there must be mini- 1995-96 salaries for all individu- and attacked her roommate, 450 administrative staff posi- Under the new plan, 31 em- Benner said the three-year mum and maximum salary als will be increased to the mini- Tara Fahringer, of Na- tions. ployees are currently being paid grace period, which ends July 1, levels." mum retroactive to Jan. 1. He poleon on Sept. 7. The consultants worked with above the maximum for their pay 2000, gives individuals whose Ribeau said everything was Baker is represented by the Office of Human Resources, grade. Bryan Benner, Interim as- pay will be frozen several op- done to make sure those over the See Trustees, page three. Toledo attorney Adrian Cimmerman and Scott Hicks, of Bowling Green. Ready for Search Graduate wins Mayor dials 911 for directions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - To party in arctic deal with a mayor who dialed 911 to get driving directions, the chief of Dan Watchorn said. police gave her three pri- The BC News From Resolute, the two ex- vate telephone numbers to plorers boarded the Russian ice- try the next time she gets After a summer of classes, breaker "Kapitan Drawitsyn" lost. Chris Rawson was happy to be that would be there home for the Mayor Sam Campana ad- receiving his diploma. The following three days. It would mits calling 911 about six 23-year-old telecommunications take them 200 miles north to times since being elected in graduate could now look forward Beechey Island, just short of the April, but only after falling to the reality of searching for a North Pole. to get through on non- Job and the repayment of student emergency lines for direc- loans. What he needed was a "Nobody on the boat spoke tions to city functions. English, but they treated us Her last call came Aug. break. 14, a night when emergency On Aug. 10, graduation day, fine," Rawson said. "There was lines clogged after storms Rawson's friend Tony Reiser non-stop Molsons and people caused extensive power ou- gave him the break he deserved. were drinking like fish. It was a tages. Police Chief Michael After filling out over 20 entry big party." Heidingsfield sent Cam- forms at the Perrysburg Kroger, Beechey Island is home to the pana a memo the next day, Reiser won The Molson Ice Polar graves of early explorers looking politely reminding her that Beach Party contest for the Northwest passage. 911 is for emergencies, and The winners of the contest "You really got a feel for what that his department gets received a five-day, four-night went on here, you know, the 99,000 emergency calls a whole experience," Rawson said year. trip to the Arctic Circle, with all He offered the mayor the the food and Molsons they could about his four hours of explora- use of three private police stomach. If that was not enough, tion. the weekend would end with a lines. From Beechey Island Rawson "It will eliminate em- private concert featuring the and Reiser traveled back to ployee turmoil and anxiety Violent Femmes and The Red Resolute Bay to spend their last over protocol and spare you Hot Chill Peppers. the possibility of abrupt re- "All I thought I was going to day and night partying with the sponses during times of get was a card and some cash." bands. emergency," the memo Rawson said. "This was the best Rawson said the concert was said. graduation present ever." held in a airport hangar about the While no longer calling size of the Union dining hall. 911, Campana said she still The 120 winners were flown calls police for help finding from across the country to Tor- "We were inches away from an address, and she con- onto on Aug. 27 for a "get ac- the band members, I've got great siders it appropriate use of quainted party." "It was sup- pictures." Rawson said. "The police resources. posed to be a meet and greet af- music was great,and it was a "I only use it under fair. We went to the bars, said great time, but the band mem- duress," Campana said. hello and got really drunk," Raw- bers could have been a little son said. The following morning more receptive towards the Teacher dies after Rawson and Reiser flew 6 1/2 crowd." Rawson said members of fall hours to Resolute Bay in the the Violent Femmes and Flea Northwest Territories. Resolute from the Chili Peppers were the OREGON, Ohio (AP) - A sits inside the Artie Circle and is only ones that came out to the vocational agriculture home to Eskimos of Inuit des- boat to say hello. teacher at Clay High School cent. in this Toledo suburb died During the time of their visit,. Rawson said the highlight for after falling 20 feet from a Resolute Bay was nearing the him was when he was able to get ladder in his classroom. end of their summer months. The his 12-inch single signed by the Marvin Hemminger, 38, sun would shine 24 hours of the members of the Chili Peppers. of Graytown, who had Hldckl KotMyuM/The BG Newi day, and the weather was a dis- Reiser said it was a great taught at the school for the mal five below. weekend. last 11 years, was pro- Brlon Stenger, sophomore criminology prelaw major, puts Greek letters on a search light for a con- "Seeing how these people live "What a great way to spend nounced dead at 3:35 p.m.