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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-29-1977 The BG News April 29, 1977 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 April 29, 1977" (1977). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3367. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3367 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. The BIS Slews Vol. 60, No. 100 Bowling T3rcen State University Friday, April 29,1977 BSU, HRA don't appear at police panel meeting By Jamie Herman what the panel's function is, Simonson students. He is responsible to the ad- Staff Reporter said. ministration. He's not responsible to BSU hopes to meet with the panel the students for letting them know what Representatives from the Black members next week to discuss those the administration is doing.'' Student Union (BSU) and the Human questions. Rights Alliance (HRA) were scheduled The panel was formed by Trustee KERNS SAID HE thought HRA was to appear before the ad hoc police Charles E. Shanklin to review the "completely wrong." He called the review panel yesterday to present their policies of the University Police. After panel "very well balanced. I've made opinions of the University Police, but hearing from University organizations, every effort throughout the year to did not attend. the panel will make recommendations represent the entire student body and Kenneth W Simonson, BSU legal in an attempt to make the police more it's not going to quit now." adviser, said BSU objected to the late effective. notification of the meeting. HRA did not attend the meeting Another objection HRA had regar- "We had to read it in the paper first," because of opposition to the panel and ding the panel is that its meetings are Simonson said. schedule conflicts, Ronald E. Ross, closed to the public. BSU also had some questions about HRA member, said. Under the Ohio open meeting law, the make-up of the panel. Ross said HRA objected to the make- when a discussion of personnel takes up of the panel, particularly the student place during a meeting, it is per- THOSE QUESTIONS concerned how representation. He said member Mark missible to close the meeting to the members of the panel were chosen, E. Kerns, undergraduate represen- public and press. what power members will have and tative to the trustees, is "not for the to page 4 Recommended by task force Home Ec divisions to consolidate By Dennis J. Sadowski "There were relatively few concerns member to provide additional Insight Managing Editor about it (the report)," Rothe said. "I into the problems. told the faculty that there are certain Bill W. Forisha, assistant professor of After a seven-month study, the Task levels of actions I won't tolerate," he home economics, said he thought the Force on Home Economics added. arrangements set forth by the task Organization has completed its report Rothe said one of the reasons he force were good. on the reorganization of the home accepted the report was because the "I like the way things have been this economics department. problems in the department have been year a whole lot and It could be so next In a report submitted to University solved, and that the faculty as a whole year if they get son.eone (as depart- Provost Kenneth W Rothe, the task has expressed positive reactions to the ment head) with good administrative force concluded that the University report skills as they, have this year," he said. N«WK*K»O by >m CHtxwn "should move slowly and under clear TWO STUDENT GOVERNMENT Association can- literature yesterday. Among the many they talked to "I'm delighted we've come so far.so to pages didates picked a popular spot to pass oat campaign restrictions in re-establishing the fast, "he said. "This has been the first was Gerald F. Nemeth, Jr., B.A.... department of home economics as an year in several that the department has integrated functioning academic unit" functioned as a unit." The task force was formed by Rothe last year in response to reports of THE SEARCH FOR the department Ohio energy researchers to unite faculty discord in the department The head could begin as early as next week, department was then spbt into two according to Dr. David G. ELsass, dean By Bill Lammen However, on moderately warm days, consumption of coal was not as efficient divisions each under the direction of a of the College of Education. Asat Copy Editor division head, and acted independently "We want to search to find the best Cobb said. Also listed were Dr. A. Jared Crandall, associate professor of physics, and Barry of each other. available person to head It (the Ohio's 12 state universities are banding together to better utilize Ohio's natural The task force concluded that the two department)," Elsass said. "We're not F. Hecker, graduate assistant In physics, who are experimenting on the use of resources and research facilities for energy conservation, according to a solar energy for home heating. division be maintained at least through going to sacrifice the search for the resolution of the Ohio Board of Regents. the 1977-78 academic year, Rothe said, advantage of time." The Regents, who oversee the operation of all state universities, has approved a THE UNIVERSITY project that has gained the most attention across the nation, and that a search for a single depart- committee to inform other researchers across the state of on-going research ac- ment head be started immediately. No decision has been made as to who is the University's use of a computer to monitor the energy output levels, ac- tivity. cording to Richard A. Edwards, vice president will replace Robert Reed and William The idea for the committee was presented in a letter to the Regents, from Ohio ROTHE SAID THAT, according to York, the two division heads, on Sept 25 Cobb said because power companies base their rates on peak consumption, the Speaker of the House VernalG. Rlffe (D-New Boston). University Is able to save money by cutting usage during those peak periods. the recommendation, the new depar- if a permanent department head is not Rlffe said he specifically requested a program be developed in coal mining tment head would have complete hired, Elsass said. engineering because Ohio has sufficient coal reserves. authority over the department for two In order to keep usage low, the computer may shut off some of the large air- 'We'll take this one step at a Dr. Thomas B. Cobb, assistant dean of the Graduate College, Is coordinating the moving systems In classroom buildings. Air usually circulated every 10 minutes years immediately after being hired. time, "he said. contribution of the University to the state-wide program. After two years, Rothe explained, a may be circulated only once every hour without ill effects, Cobb said. Several faculty members expressed Cobb said the program has saved as much as $80,000 a month, or about f 1 million committee would be formed to evaluate support of the task force but several COBB SAID the University's contribution to the research program to date has the progress of unifying the depart- a year. said they did not approve of the report been minimal. The Regents asked for a listing of research programs at each "It's the only time we were ahead of Ohio State," Cobb said, adding that the ment university, and will compile the listings into a single master list. If the evaluaton is favorable, Rothe main purpose of the Regents' plan is to further develop the mining engineering "I am really encouraged by it,"Mary Researchers listed at the University are: program In Ohio. said, the process of unification would Lee Glenn, assistant professor of home -Dr. Vakula S. Srlnlvasan, associate professor of chemistry, who Is working on continue until the department because economics said. "I see it as a step in the developing a fuel cell that produces hydrogen and oxygen when exposed to light THE REGENTS' plan calls for an allocation of $2 million for studies of energy autonomous, if not, the department right direction." and saving measures. An additional $8 million is to be allocated for energy saving would be permanently split he added. -Dr. Glen R. Frey, assistant professor of geography, who is examining the Rothe said he met with the home building modifications. HOWEVER, SHE SATO she thought a University's consumption of coal and comparing It to the severity of the weather. "From a state viewpoint," Cobb said, "Bowling Green has very little input into economics faculty Wednesday to member of the task force should have Cobb said preliminary results show that on extremely cold days, such as those mining engineering.'' discuss the report. been a home economics faculty rienced last winter, coal consumption was at a minimum. Cobb said Riff e's letter pointed out that Ohio has a need for 100 mining engineers \\ a year. Because Ohio universities have no program for mining engineering, those Jobs are given to residents of other states who have the appropriate training. He added that while the statewide committee provides for a dialogue between researchers, "It has been a one-way street.