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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. page 2 The BG News Monday,iii* December 15,. 199 Ribeau develops Leadership Academy Q President Ribeau helps to establish an academy Deb Magrum, board secretary, academy starting in January be taken to the schools and i within the University to build leaders. announced the plans of the acad- 1999. About 35-40 students will cial attempts will be made to 1- emy to the board because Ribeau be accepted each year, making dentify and Include underrepre ByDARLAWARNOCK nounced during the board of was called away for a family the total enrollment for the acad- sented and Inner city youth. The BG News trustees meeting Thursday con- emergency. emy stand between 135 and 150 The on-campus leadership cerning the development of Magrum said the plans are students. academy will offer courses President Sidney Ribeau wants Ribeau's Leadership Academy. forming quickly and the first With the academy will also be- which Include a special leader- the University to be recognized The academy was established in phases of the academy will begin gin an outreach leadership pro- ship component and some classes as the place where leaders are October when Ribeau donated his next fall in some "First Year Ex- gram with students from area will be specially designed for the formed. $15,000 salary bonus to the for- perience" courses. high schools. Workshops, presen- That's why plans were an- mation of the academy. Students can enroll In the tations and other activities will • See LEADERS, page Trustees approve improvement plan Q Several University bus shelter on campus. "I don't know if the bus is go- improvement projects ing to be an addition or replace- have been approved by ment," Waddle said. "The shelter will be placed by Kreischer and the Board of Trustees. theRec." The total cost of the shuttle By SARAH BEDNARSKI service project is around $90,000, The DC News Waddle said. According to Waddle, In order The University board of for the projects to happen, they trustees approved several Im- must be approved by not only the provement projects, Thursday. board but also several other According to Bob Waddle. Uni- committees. He said the projects versity capital planning director, have been reviewed by each de- the largest project will occur In partment, then by the Provost's the residence halls. He said office and finally by President McDonald Hall will be one of the Sidney Ribeau. biggest projects. Waddle said the board has the "The bathrooms will be reno- final approval and the total vated and a kitchenette will be amount of funding for the built," Waddle said. "The total 1998-99 budget Is $1,781,123. cost is around $700,000." Valerie Newell, board of Rodgers Hall will update their trustees member, said two new present computer lab and de- trucks for University Parking velop another one, Waddle said. and Traffic Services, was also He said the total cost will be approved. The total cost was about $130,000. about $32,000. Waddle said the shuttle service Newell said all of the projects plans to buy one more bus. He said they also plan to add another • See PROJECTS, page seven. pkMm prvvldrd Members of Travis Chapin's technology class stand in front of the Mansfield prison that was the she of Computer services filming for the movie "Shawshank Redemption." standardize dorms Students tour prison □ University Computer es, according to Ann-Marie Lan- caster, provost associate and as- Services is equipping all □ Construction management tech- shank Redemption and Air Force One were fil- sociate professor of computer med. residence halls with science. nology students visit famous prison "I was simply astounded by the coldness of A few residence halls - Includ- to study real-world applications for the old prison - it was overpowering," Chapin Ethernet capabilities. ing Dunbar, Krlesher and Foun- their majors. said. "The new cells were similar to the cell ders - already have the connec- structures of Alcatraz." ByDARLAWARNOCK tions available. Chapin said the cell measurements were 10 The BG News All of the equipment is on cam- ByMATTGERACI feet by 6 feet by 7 feet tall. pus, the task now Is to make sure The BG News Chapin mentioned the guide of their tour was Each on-campus student room it is working and ready to be a guard back when the old prison was opera- will be connected with Ethernet connected to student rooms. University construction management tech- tional. He said the guide, Ike, reminisced about capablities by the time classes Each piece is tested in Hayes nology students are looking to see not only how things were back then and how there were start back up In the spring. Hall before it is Installed In the where construction is going but also where It "no frills." University Computer Services residence halls to ensure it is has been. Chapin said each prisoner learned a trade and is making its rounds through the working properly, Lancaster Recently, the Thanksgiving holiday found 20 performed that trade everyday until they were residence halls to make sure said. construction students and three faculty on their released. The prisoners made their own grain, each room has the wiring to han- Equipment cabinets are being way to Mansfield, Ohio, to tour the old section of vegetables and slaughtered their own meat, he dle an Ethernet connection. placed within the residence halls the prison built in the 1880's as well as four new said. The prison was a fully self-supporting The wiring has been occurring to connect it to the backbone. cells added to the modem section. system with no extra cost other than the actual during the past couple months The total cost of the project Is Travis Chapin, assistant professor of technol- construction. and will be completed a few days ogy, said the old prison happened to be where before students return for class- • See ETHERNET, page seven. the filming of such blockbuster movies as Shaw- • See PRISON, page seven. Monday. December 15, 1997 The BG News page 3 FACT: Exams generally constitute a large portion of the grade in a particular class. FICTION: Students spend a large portion of the THREE semester studying for these finals. PEOPLE ON THE STREET A look at what some members of the community think about the issue of the day: Today's Question: "What is your worst final exam experience?" Mario Derksen Stephanie Patterson Jodie Gurney Jaci Clark Scott Vallow Graduate student Senior Senior junior Junior Org. Development Child development Elementary education Telecommunications Business "Too much to do - "My final IPC exam "Taking a cumula- "There was a section "Studying for Stats too little time." - it was probably the tive test for the first of my Spanish final 212 and trying to hardest one I've ever time. I just wanted to that I hadn't studied learn everything had." finish and get the so I had to make up from a semester in heck out of there." some stuff." one week." QUOTE OF TODAY'S WEATHER THE DAY 'This will be with me the rest of Today my life. I was sitting in that chair Sunny. High: 45. Low: 25. and saying to myself, 'Do I really have a shot?'" Tuesday Michigan's Charles Woodson Sunny. High: 49. Low: 35. after winning the Heisman Trophy CANES COAL I}} ■ To sunshine to brighten the first dark day ■ To comprehensive final exams. fy of finals. ■ To professors that offer comprehensive ■ To "Scream 2" for giving us an escape final exams. from finals week hysteria. ■ To the trees that provide the paper that ■ To extended library hours. comprehensive final exams are printed on. ■ To busy shopping malls, little smiling ■ To 24-hour quiet hours in the residence faces, mistletoe ... and all those other halls. things that make the holiday season so ■ To Scan Tron bubble sheets. special. Remember. Page Thru is lor FUN only and is not meant m any way. shape or torm lo cause anyone to nse m an uproar. pr~ket om newsroom or bum our paper in effigy In a related note, thanks to SIC SIC lor their question suggestions Any Our next publication date is Cover photo by suggestions for -People on the Street' Questions are greatly appreciated Good luck with finals and have a Merry Christmas. hut we here at The BG News urge you to heed this warning: Dont do anything Santa wouldm do Tuesday, Jan. 13 Jeremy Martin page 4 The BG News Monday, December 15,1997 Tony Cavallario Opinion Opinion Editor 372-2604 Oja»Ii»hlCIW The BG Kama. Boitding Gwen. t Hint Reprinting of 'Serving the Bowling Green community for over 75 years' any material from this publication without tbc pernmsion of The BG H New it strictly prohibited. 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