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The BG News Friday, November 6, 1992 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 75, Issue 53 Weather Hundreds attend Regents' hearing the Graduate Student Senate, BG delegates represented University stu- dents as he read a resolution call for more passed by GSS requesting the OBR to reconsider the reco- Getting a little chilly: mendations of the report be- study of plan cause of its effects on graduate Friday, mostly cloudy and programs. by Julie Tagliaterro and Michael Faculty Senate Chairman Al- cold. High in the upper 30s. Zawackl Northwest winds around 10 len White said he was speaking staff reporters mph. Friday night and Sat- on behalf of 700 faculty mem- urday, variable cloudiness bers when he read the resolu- and cold. Low 20 to 25. High tion passed this week by the A centralized system of senate concerning the report. Saturday in the mid-30s. state-funded higher education and the designation of two Christine Stock, classified On Campus comprehensive state research staff chairwoman, said she was centers were the areas of con- concerned with how the idea of Need help finding a job?: cern at Thursday's Ohio Board designating Ohio State Univer- of Regents public hearing in sity and the University of Cin- Career Planning and Toledo. cinnati as the only research fa- Placement Services is Approximately 250 admin- cilities would affect future having two meetings geared istrators, faculty members and generations of students. for non-traditional students. students of the University and "To me personally, manag- The first, scheduled for other state-funded colleges in ing for the future means for Monday, begins at 3:30 p.m., Northwest Ohio voiced their the future of my children," while a second one is sched- views on the issues contained Stock said. uled for Thursday, Nov. 12 in the Governor's Task Force Stock said she believed the at 5:30 p.m. report on Managing for the Fu- proposal to limit the choice of Monday's meeting will be ture. research centers to two uni- in room 1007 of the Business Elaine Hairston, OBR versities contradicted the Administration Building, chancellor, and OBR member democratic system's freedom while Thursday's will take William Boyle moderated the of choice. place in room 112 of the hearing, allotting three Area business leaders and same building. minutes per person to speak. politicians also addressed their For more information, The majority of those who concerns on how the recom- contact Kimberly Burd at spoke commended the task mendations would affect the 372-2356. force for attempting to im- economy and community. prove and evoke change in the State representative Randy Ohio's higher education Gardner said that restructur- Open auditions this system. However, the forum ing of education should not be weekend: did include dissenters. limited to higher education. In Martha Rogers, University addition, he said, centralization Auditions will be conduct- professor of marketing, was was not the way to improve ed- ed this weekend for the concerned about the effects of ucation. Black History Month pro- centralization and the designa- duction of "Black Antholo- tion of the two research "We cannot sit back and let gy: Rhapsody in Color." Sat- centers. further erosion of the universi- urday's auditions will be In addition, Rogers ques- ties in Northwest Ohio occur," from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sun- tioned what was meant by a Gardner said. day's will run from 5 to 9 centralized system. Earlier in the day, admin- The BG News/TUn Norman p.m. Both will take place on "It is not clear what is meant istrators and representatives the fourth floor of Universi- Worried about her children's future, University Capital Planning secretary Christine Stock speaks by the word 'system,' " Rogers from the universities of out against suggestions of the Managing for the Future Task Force at the University of Toledo's Dris- ty Hall. said. "I'm troubled by that." coll Center Auditorium Thursday afternoon. Stock criticized the recommendations to centralize Auditions will be open to Tony Fluellen, president of See CENTRALIZE, page three. Ohio's education system and to create two primary research schools in Ohio. everyone interested. Outside Campus First-time jobless claims Ohio budget woes Faulty meal deal: PAINESVILLE. Ohio -- A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by an at- remain unresolved torney over the pricing of a lowest since August '90 by Robert E. Miller meal at a Burger King res- The Associated Press onomic forecasts for the next two taurant. years. The Associated Press The restaurant in Paines- that has followed past reces- was 7.5 percent in September, The Legislature meets Nov. 16, ville had offered a "BK Meal sions," said economist Bruce down from an eight-year high of COLUMBUS - Gov. George but could convene again in Voinovich and December if necessary to act on Deal" - a sandwich, fries WASHINGTON - The number Steinberg of Merrill Lynch in 7.8 percent in June. and soft drink - for the legislative the budget, Aronoff and Riffe of first-time claims for unem- New York. "Under those condi- "The layoffs are stopping, but said. same price as the individual ployment insurance fell in late tions, it's going to take a while to outright hiring is not really going leaders re- viewed Ohio's None in the group would be items added together. October to the lowest level in get the unemployment rate on," said economist Elliott Platt budget prob- drawn into a discussion of Attorney Howard Rabb more than two years and Ameri- down." of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette had argued that the use of lems Thursday whether tax increases, spending cans' productivity improved in New claims for unemployment in New York. "The outlook is just cuts or a combination of both will the words "meal deal" was benefits in the week ended Oct. too uncertain right now for busi- but made no the third quarter, the govern- decisions on be needed. Voinovich cut higher deceptive. He filed a class- ment said Thursday in two up- 24 totaled 360,000, down from nessmen to take on new em- action lawsuit against two how to solve a education and other spending by beat economic reports. 376,000 the week before, the ployees." about $300 million earlier this franchise owners in Febru- Labor Department said. It was deficit of at Separately, many major retail The Labor Department is least $300 mil- year to avoid what he said would ary, alleging the practice chains reported sales increases the lowest level since the week scheduled on Friday to report the lion. Voinovich now be a $600 million deficit. was wrong. last month, raising hopes of store ended Aug. 4,1990, soon after the unemployment rate for October The lawsuit was settled Voinovich, Senate President owners for the first good Christ- recession began. and the growth, if any, in the na- Stanley Aronoff and House Voinovich said the leaders Monday. Rabb said he tion's payrolls. In advance, ana- mas season since 1988. A less volatile four-week mov- Speaker Vern Riffe met twice in agreed to his plan to ask the state agreed to not discuss Economists were encouraged ing average of claims, at 371,500, lysts predicted an unchanged settlement terms, but some closed meetings and then talked Controlling Board to transfer by the positive news but cau- also was at a two-year low. jobless rate but a small increase to reporters. The minority money in the Department of of the money will be donated tioned that economic growth, Economists said declining of around 25,000 jobs. to a local charity. leaders of both houses sat in on Human Services to continue day while showing signs of improve- benefit claims are a definite sign In Thursday's report on pro- care for 60,000 children of low- Burger King stopped ductivity, the department said the second session. ment, will not take off anytime of an improving labor market. Voinovich said the lawmakers income families. offering the "meal deal" output per hour of work in- soon. However, they cautioned that the approved his plan to solve a more Most of it will come from sav- about a month after the law- "The economy is beginning to reduction might not translate creased at a 2.6 percent annual suit was filed, Rabb said. immediate financial problem - a ings in the General Assistance grow more rapidly, but we still immediately into a reduction in rate during the July-September $34.5 million transfer to maintain program resulting from an ear- Burger King lawyer Mar- wont have the kind of recovery the unemployment rate, which quarter. vin Halpern had said in a program that provides child lier decision limiting benefits to court documents that day care services for low-income six months each year. Spence Management Ser- parents who otherwise might vices and Downtown Res- have to go on welfare. Enrollees in the day care pro- taurants Inc., both of War- On the budget, the group asked gram have more than doubled Day care is issue for GSS the Legislative Budget Office to from 26,000 in the past year, far ren, were not trying to trick customers.