The BG News June 8, 1994

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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. tf The BG News ^^» "A Commitment to Excellence" Wednesday, June 8,1994 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 77, Issue 147 Redistricting dismissed Court decision viewed as temporary setback by Student Legal Services by Mike Cook and Sam Melendez no date has been set. that technically "mandamus Is compared to those who vote in Mayor Wes Hoffman ex- The BC News The suit, argued by Student not the appropriate remedy" in other wards. Thus, the votes of pressed surprise at the court rul- Legal Services attorney Rodney this case, thus dismissing it. all First Ward residents are ing. What happened with The redistricting issue just re- Fleming, demanded the court is- Fleming called the court's rul- worth less and they are thereby "I'm suprised they didn't settle fuses to die. Granted, it refuses sue a writ of mandamus compel- ing "a temporary setback." under-represented on the Bowl- the case on it's merits," Hoffman redistricting to become resolved either. ling the city of Bowling Green to Under the current four ward ing Green City Council, accord- said. "I'm suprised it was dis- The saga continued last apportion the ward boundries system, 45 percent of the city's ing to the plaintiffs. missed." Wednesday as the Ohio Supreme "such that each ward contains population Is situated into the When asked about a likely ap- City Attorney Mike Marsh said </ Student Legal Services Court dismissed a case, on a substantially equal populations," First Ward. This ward includes peal to a higher court, Fleming the decision of the court pleases demanded the Ohio Supreme Court technicality, that could have and declaring the current boun- said he was confident. the city administration. Marsh all of the University and most issue a writ of mandamus forced the city of Bowling Green dries unconstitutional, thus void- off-campus student housing. "There's no question we will considers the court ruling the to redistrict its political ward ing any future elections. Student Legal Services con- win ultimately," Fleming said. final decision, but realizes that compelling the city to redistrict its map. In a three page ruling, the tends that the wards are not ap- Student Legal Services filed the other side may try a different districts. The case is expected to go to Court did not judge the constitu- portioned on an equal population suit against the city in April of approach. either the Common Pleas or the tionality of the Bowling Green basis, resulting in a dilution of 1993. The case was finally heard y The court decided that Federal District Court. As of yet. ward system, but instead decided votes of First Ward residents, as in February, 1994. Sec Decision, page three mandamus was not appropriate. New VP of student A hotel's history affairs appointed by Glen Lubber! position then. The BC News "Obviously if I would not have had a good experience when I The University plans to an- was interviewing, I wouldn't nounce the appointment of Ed- have accepted the position. I felt ward Whipple as vice-president the people were great. I was dis- of student affairs on Monday. sapolnted I really didn't get the Whipple, who currently holds a opportunity to meet with too similar position at Eastern Mon- many students." tana College, will begin work at Whipple will be returning to the University on July 25. Bowling Green the last week of "Dr. Whipple brings to Bowl- June to meet with the staff. He ing Green a strong student af- hopes to meet with some students fairs background gained from at that time. nearly 25 years in the profession: "I'm very much looking for- experience which is so important ward to starting work at Bowling to a residential university like Green and helping to provide the ours," University President Paul best programs and services to J. Olscamp said. "At Eastern students to ensure their aca- Montana he successfully created demic success." the student affairs division, in- "As far as I'm concerned, the cluding development of a student appointment is an excellent one," support mission, philosphy and said Lester Barber, executive as- program direction." sistant to the president. "Ed During the first week of May, Whipple has a distinguished re- the search committee for the cord and it is a terrific opportuni- selection of the vice-president ty for Bowling Green to have him held a series of forums to answer as the new vice-president of stu- questions from the public. Whip- dent affairs." ple was the final candidate to Whipple's background is pri- AbovefThe Hotel Milllkln, as it looked In 1910. Right: An archi- marily in the student affairs tects depletion of the Hotel, notice the balcony on the Wooster speak. Streetslde. According to Whipple, Ols- profession. His PHD was in col- camp offered him the position on lege student services administra- May 20th. His wife and he had tion and every job he has held flown back to Bowling Green and Once an elegant Sec Student Affairs, page five. center of the social scene, made the decision to accept the it now awaits its future fate University Falcon by And, Dugan cording to a Town and Gown The BC News Newsletter," Jones said. Jones said the hotel opened part of D-Day The Hotel Millikin. on the corner of East Wooster Once an elegant social pillar and Main Streets without much of the county seat, its second fanfare. of its construction, part of the elegant dining room, fresh sea- invasion force and third floors now support "It opened on January 4,1897 basement sits underneath the food that came in on schedule only its decaying self as it has on a train from the east coast," by Michael Zawackl on the corner of what is loosely sidewalk on Wooster Street. The BC News stood unoccupied for 36 years. called The Four Comers,'" "If you look at the sidewalk Nader said. "From about 1897 It's creation was conceived Jones said. "Some references in the winter, you'll find there to near the outbreak of World Michael Murphy, a Civil Aeronautics Authority flight instructor on July 4, 1895, when William said it was the finest hotel be- isn't any ice build up because War I, it was the center of who taught University students to fly, was reported to be the first H Millikin, a successful oil tween Toledo and Columbus." of the heat coming up from the social life" glider to land during the opening seconds of the D-Day invasion of businessman who made it big According to Jones, the cor- basement," Brown said. According to Nader, the ho- Normandy. The name of his glider was "The Fighting Falcon." in Wood County, chose to break ner of property Millikin built Millikln's grandaughter, tel was the first building in According to a 1941 Key, the University yearbook, a congressional ground for the block which his hotel on was called the Ok- Virginia Nader, recalled her Bowling Green to have elec- action In 1939 made It possible for a program, under the authority of beared his name and estab- lahoma Corner and was the lo- grandfather's reasoning for tricity, which was supplied by the CAA. to train ten thousand college students to fly. The University lished what was to become the cation of a building the Sen- constructing the hotel. its own power generator. was part of this program. premiere hotel of Bowling tinel had claimed was 'an un- "It was finished in 1896," "It also supplied electricity According to 1944 reports in The News, a group of University fliers Green. sightly mess.' Millikin tore Nader said. "He didn't open it to the stores on Main Street as trained by Murphy wanted his unit of flyers to be called "The Flying According to Paul Jones, down the building to construct for business reasons, but well as our house," Nader said. Falcons." The U.S. War Deprtment denied Murphy's request. former editor of the Sentinel- his hotel. rather out of gratitude. He was According to Brown, there is According to The News report, Ivan Lake, managing editor of the Tribune, who is currently "It was built within four feet very successful in the oil busi- an elaborate dining area on the Sentinel Tribune said "[the group's] spirit went in the invasion when working on a history book of of the curb on the most un- ness in Wood county and want- third floor where people gath- CoL Murphy dubbed his glider ["The Hying Falcon"] in honor of their Wood County, Millikin had the sightly corner in BG," Jones ed to show his appreciation for ered to dance and eat. Alma Mater." potential to become a major fi- said. "The estimated cost of the his luck. "The main dining area on the Murphy was a flight Instructor at the Findlay Airport, and his nancial power.

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