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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-21-1975 The BG News October 21, 1975 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 October 21, 1975" (1975). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3155. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3155 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. An Bowling Green, Ohio Independent Tuesday.October 21,1975 Student Volume 59/Number 16 Voice THe BG news Complaints of overcrowding aired by Prout residents By Gail Harris direcloi of residence services. Friday in overcrowded rooms Ihmk it is Staff Reporter in the hope that the overcrowding unfair that no considerations or problem in dormitories could be Compromises are being made for those Two students personally involved in alleviated Rudd arranged for the involved in ihe situation, the current residence hall students to meet with administrators Both agreed thai having three overcrowding problem met yesterday yesterday. persons in a room adversely alfected with administrators to air their Magel said he and Warren weie then giades. Dr. Eakin said that many grievances about the situation. concerned about conditions in studies were made in the Ii60's that Gregory Warren, sophomore (A&S) Founders Quad. Rodgers Quad and indicate that there is little correlation and Edward Magcl. sophomore (A&S), Kohl Hall as well as Prout. He added between grades and environment. residents of a three-man room in Prout that he did not understand how the Di Eakin said residents of Hall, said Ihey believe the University permitted so many extra three-msfl rooms were given the overcrowding system is unfair to those students in doiniitones. option o\' ntoving lo a two-man room concerned. Dr Eakin explained at the meeting during ihe first week of school. He that about 5.200 applications were said many students had moved but THE STUDENTS met with Dr. accepted last yeai to insure an many Others had not appeared Richard Eakin, vice provost fot incoming fieshmen class Ol about Interested in moving. student affairs; Setli Pat ton, assistant 3,200. By iptlng, when the housing He noted that Magel had refused 10 Edward Magel, sophomore (A&S) (left) and Gregory Warren, sophomore (A&S) direcloi of residence services and department requites a $100 deposit, move lo another dormitory, prefering (right) met with Dr. Richard Eakin. vice provost of student affairs, yesterday to Barbara Keller and William 1-annmg. the University has an idea of how largo lo slay in Prout in crowded conditions Discussion discuss overcrowded dorm conditions. (Newsphoto by Dick Kaverman) directors of residence area life. the incoming class actually will be. he i.uliei than move elsewhere. Warren and Magel. accompanied by said. Magel acknowledged ibis and then .'0 supporters, visited Robert Rudd. suggested sophomores be allowed to MEANWHILE, housing was offered live off camp us to reduce to continuing students. Dr. Eakin said overcrowding it was not until mid-August that anyone could tell how many students DR. EAKIN said this is against Methodist Church under fire would be living on-campus for the University policy, since students are upcoming year. required to live on campus for their Dr. Eakin said that after admissions first two yens He aded lhat this CLEVELAND (AP)--The according to the United Methodist established in 1973, was administered to help the victims' families, who bore were closed for the 1975-76 academic policy would not be changed Methodist Church says it it coming Communications Office in and controlled by the board, but most of the grief. year there were many people on Magel then requested that as under fire for us support of legal Washington, D.C. $29,000 of administrative costs came Inquiries from members prompted waiting lists. It then was decided thai compensation for living in crowded action on behalf of victims of the The church's six-page communique out of the fund, the church said. Bishop Francis Kearns of the Eastern the large rooms in Pounders quarters students be given a refund of 1970 Kent State University shootings. to news organizations and others Neither congregations nor individual Ohio Conference to mail letters to all comfortably could accomodatc five $70 per quarter. The denomination has been explains thai the Methodisl's Board of church members were asked lo pastors expressing "concern for justice girls instead of four, and women's Dr. Eakin said he did not think (his disturbed by erroneous reports by ('hutch and Society was the conduit contribute, the communique said. for all who were involved, including admissions were reopened. idea was feasible, cither, and said the news media that church funds weie through which S25O.O0O was raised Church officials said the money was studems. parents. National Guard At the same time the University had University could not pay persons living used to help nine wounded former for the recent damages irial Hemming raised through a direct mailing to members and stale officials." lo reopen admissions for men lo guard in Crowded moms who refuse to move studems and the families of four from the shootings. 550,000 persons, whose names were THE UNITED Methodist against being charged with having an to oilier quarters. He added that there students killed in a civil court sun. THE FUND for court costs. taken from commercial mailing lists or communique indicates the legal unfair admissions policy. Dr. Eakin are six spaces in men's housing still found thtough an adveitisemcnt. questions arising from the Kent State said. The overcrowding conditions open. The 90-mcmber board also gave its incident have not been solved, and an then developed in men's dormitories. Magel and Warren said they thought sanction to the involvement of one appeal is under way. "There are 9,2 three-men rooms IUW the true reason behind the staff member, the Rev John Adams. Adams and others have told critics in men's dormitories," Dr. Eakin said. overcrowding is lhat the University is Adams loudly criticized the verdict that the church's support for equal "We don'l even consider it lo be a trying 10 gel more money. Dr. Eakin Inside the Nt r WO ■■••■•■•■ clearing Ohio officials and National justice "needs mote than talking." problem in Founders." denied this, saying if that were the Guardsmen o( pcisonal liability in the The 13 students were shot May 4, Dr. Eakin added that he thought u case room and board rales would be shootings, saying the decision gave 1970, as guardsmen sought to break was betiei to have a housing problem raised. 1 civil authorities a license to silence up a campus antiwaY rally. The troops and admit as many persons to ihe Magel said he did not think it was ^M? .^MME, * If you haven't been getting your civil demonstrations. had been dispatched to Kent during a University as possible, ralher than fair foi sophomores lo be assigned to r1 *$L \ kicks lately, this week's "Focus" weekend of lawlessness following close admissions to many students. three-man rooms because they were r 1 B | page hould be a good remedy. The MOST CRITICISM of church announcement that U.S. troops had MAGEL SAID he could understand not unified of the fact befqre school ^11 feature takes a close look at a involvement came from Ohio. entered Cambodia. Ihe problem but he and many others started. However, freshmen students 1 ^Ti 1 7" 1 continuing education class in karate Methodist officials said. Most of the assigned to overcrowded rooms were taught by Robert Nicholson. The inquiries about the chuich's role came informed during the summer. course instructs individuals in the during the two weeks following the Warren rioted that according to the ^E yr art of self defense and people of all Aug. 27 verdict, the Ohio Bishops' Break-in attempted University Geneial Bulletin, student's # ages and both sexes attend regularly offices said. room and board rates were based on to learn some of the discipline and Adams said many critics objected lo double occupancy. not triple \ acrobatics required of the skill his and the church's involvement as a WASHINGTON (AP) ~ A cabinet at suggesting someone Iried to jimmy il accomodations. i (left). News photographer Michael negative influence on law President Ford's campaign committee open, the newspaper said, but the Passarello and reporter Patricia Sinn enforcement. office-containing Ihe group's cash and burglary failed. DR. EAKIN said that things written tell the story on page six. Adams said he also has received financial records-was the target of a "It looks like an absolutely in the bulletin are subject to change support for his actions and calls it an burglary Sunday night, the Washington amateurish attempt to get in the but he would look into the mailer. expression of his pastoral mission to Star reported yesterday. cabinet to find the cash," he said. "We The students and administrators assist in the creation of a special fund There were marks on the cabinet consider it an isolated incident that agreed that it would be fair to the probably occurred because the office students involved in the overcrowding was open all weekend." if they were offered first priority for Visser told the Star there was iu assignment within the building in indication lhat anyone had broken which they are now residing when Ohio fiscal status 'bleak' into the campaign offices.