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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-26-1986 The BG News February 26, 1986 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 February 26, 1986" (1986). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4493. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4493 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 BG NEWS Vol. 68 Issue 87 Bowling Green, Ohio Wednesday, February 26,1986 Marcos flees the Philippines MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Ferdi- pearance early Wednesday: "The long Marcos' rule. He fled to the U.S. air people. They have resolved this issue nand Marcos has tied the Philippines agony is over. We are finally free, and base SO miles northwest of Manila nonviolently and in a way that does after 20 years in power and Corazon Ohio Filipinos' we can be truly proud of the unprece- barely nine hours after a last hurrah of them honor." Aquino, (he new president, told her dented way in which we achieved our being formally sworn in for another six- Aquino said in her television appear- nation "the long agony is over." reactions, p.5 freedom-with courage, with deter- year term. ance, which lasted less than a minute: Marcos resigned the presidency yes- mination and most important, in Aquino took the oath as president in a "A new life starts for our country ... a terday, driven from office by a military peace." rival ceremony. life filled with hope and I believe a life and civil rebellion. He was taken with isolated for 3 days by a revolution Official word of the resignation came that will be blessed with peace and his family in U.S. helicopters to Clark Aquino called "people power," Filipi- A CROWD broke into the palace, first from Washington. Secretary of progress." Air Base. Officials in Washington said nos swarmed into the streets for a wolfing food left on the tables, carrying State George Shultz said Marcos, a they left for Guam shortly after 5 a.m. carnival of joy. off shoes, monogrammed towels and long-time U.S. ally, would be "welcome SHE URGED people to "please stay today (4 p.m. EST yesterday). They created traffic jams at mid- other loot. They fought with Marcos to come to the United States." calm and observe sobriety tor the sake A State Department official said the night, chanting "Cory! Cory!" for their supporters left behind. Aquino's mili- In announcing U.S. recognition of of our country." Marcoses would remain in Guam "for champion, who had refused to concede tary commander ordered soldiers to Aquino, 53, Shultz said: "The new gov- The departure of Marcos, 68, ended some time," but he did not know their after the National Assembly declared prevent looting or violence against ernment has been produced by one of an intense four-day drama. It began ultimate destination. Marcos the winner of a Feb. 7 election Marcos loyalists. the most stirring and courageous ex- Saturday with a military revolt led by After Marcos left the riverside presi- marred by violence and fraud. Increasing Ui>. pressure combined amples of the democratic process in the Defense Minister Juan Ponce En dential palace, where he had been Aquino said in a brief television ap- with the military and civil revolt to end modem history. We honor the Filipino a See Marcos, page 4. G.S. role University gets critical in $41,000 grant by Patricia Ritter departure staff reporter The University has received a $41,560 grant from the Ohio Department of Education to finance summer institutes for 120 WASHINGTON (AP) - While talented and gifted high school students, University President Paul proclaiming neutrality, the Rea- Olscamp saidlast week. gan administration and the Con- The funds were allocated this past legislative year by the passage gress went to extraordinary of House Bill 238 which granted about $41,000 to each state college lengths to pressure President and university for similar programs, he said. Ferdinand Marcos to change the Edward Fiscus, chair of special education directing the summer way he ran his Philippine gov- institutes offered on three consecutive weeks beginning July 13, said ernment and, ultimately, to "Communication on Critical Issues" is the theme of the University's force his resignation. program. Begun soon after the assassi- Flexibility has been given to individual campuses on the theme, nation of opposition leader Be- size and duration of the program, he said. nigno Aquino on Aug. 21, 1983, The University is focusing its program on communications - the effort culminated in Ameri- specifically on music, theater, radio, television and film - because can helicopters flying Marcos "we have a faculty in communications who not only are interested in away from the National Palace kids of this caliber but have had the experience of working with yesterday and immediate recog- them," Fiscus said. nition for a new government headed by Corazon Aquino, Be- WHILE PARTICIPATING in the insitutes, students will be as- nigno's widow. signed to small groups and will be required to select and produce a The American involvement communications project by using resources at the University, stemmed from concern that the including laboratories, studios and advice of technical experts. They longer Marcos maintained his also will De expected to present and defend their project to a board of dictatorial rule, the greater the faculty members. chances that a communist- Fiscus said the program marks an initial move on the state's part backed insurgency would seize of meeting the needs of girted rather than handicapped children. control. "We've ignored gifted people. They often taken a back seat to the A communist takeover would be a strategic disasater. It U See Gifted, page 3. would force abandonment of the two huge American bases in the Philippines, Clark Field and Subic Bay, and tip the balance of power in the South Pacific and Street sign thefts Southeast Asia overwhelmingly in favor of the Soviet Union and its allies. increased last year THE PACE of U.S. involve- ment picked up after the Feb. 7 election in which both Aquino by Zora Johnson THIEBAUT SAID, although and Marcos claimed victory. BG News/Peter Fellman staff reporter vandalized signs can sometimes The United States came to em- be repaired, they often have to brace Aquino as a successor to Troy Watral, junior business administration major, performs CPR on Rescusi-Annle. and Greg Jackson, City street signs are fast be- be replaced. Marcos, but the replacement junior sports management major, checks her for breathing as Barb Miller, sophomore sports coming a popular collector's "It is up to the sign man's was less important than the management major, looks on. item in Bowling Green. But not discretion whether or not the longstanding main goal of dras- only are these 'souvenirs' ille- sign can be straightened without tically reforming Marcos' gov- gal, they also represent a finan- cracking the metal," he said. ernment, or encouraging his cial burden to the city. "Otherwise we're looking at removal through democratic Street sign theft and vandal- eight dollars to replace the post processes. ism has been an ongoing prob- alone." Richard Armitage, an assis- Interview called key to job search lem, said Paul Thiebaut, city In addition to the cost of the tant secretary of defense, said street superintendent. sign itself, labor costs are also there was virtual unanimity in "Statistics showed an in- expensive. Thiebaut said. the administration on the policy by Susan McDonald to know what the prospective employer is looking crease in the problem last year, "There is usually a charge for once it was decided. "The ad- staff reporter for and to form a career objective. but for this year it's too early to one man-hour to replace the ministration is totally to- "Employers know students don't have years of tell," he said. sign, which is about $8 an hour gether," be said In a recent Whether students are looking for a summer Job experience. What they're looking for is potential Thiebaut said most street El us fringes," he said. "If you Interview. "That's been our one or a job after graduation, the initial key to success and how students will react in the job," Kroll said. signs are taken from Ward Two, ave to rent a truck it can cost strength. It's been the difference is preparation for the interview, according to They also look for the subjective qualities of which lies south of Wooster $15 an hour." between a Nicaragua, the differ- personnel at University Placement Services. motivation, interest and interpersonal skills, she Street and east of Main Street. Some stolen signs are recov- ence between an Iran, the differ- "The goal during the interview is to see how said. But Ward One, in which the ered, he said. ence between a Vietnam." different and better a person you are than the University lies, is also a heavily "In the springtime we are Iran and Nicaragua were very other people (interviewed)," said Jo Ann Kroll, Participation in extra-curricular activities is affected area, he said. often called to the dorms to much in the minds of policy- director of the University Placement Services. also a key factor for the interviewer to determine "Street name signs are proba- recover stolen signs." he said.