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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. ...... ,«, .--.,., ~ The G views Bowling "Green State "University Commendation: Order prevails despit^ Thursday night blackout by Jim Flick ataff reporter What happens when you put about a thousand college students in downtown bars, let them drink for a few hours and then turn off the lights? Bowling Green found out last Thursday night when the city's electrical power was cut off at midnight. The problem was that the circuit breakers in the transformers leading into the city blew-roughly equivalent to blowing a fuse, according to Lyle Wright, assistant director of Bowling Green's Municipal Utilities. "It was a prime drinking night," Bowling Green Police Chief Galen Ash said. "Thursday night is always a big party night, and last Thursday was the first warm Thursday we've had. So the bars were packed. "WHEN THE lights went out, most of the bars closed. The students went outside and about 1,000 people filled Court Street. There were no problems, no damage or vandalism. It was a little loud, but who cares? Besides, I don't think it was all that loud. "I think the students should be commended on the way they handled them- selves. The potential for a blow-up was there. If the students had gotten out of hand, we could have had a real problem. But they didn't," Ash said. He added that the police department received no complaints about students and did not call extra officers into the downtown area, even though "a few (students) had had as much (alcohol) as the could handle." THE STUDENTS did leave a lot of broken bottles and glasses on the street when they dispersed about 2 a.m., Ash said, but street-cleaners swept the glass away before morning. "Yeah, a lot of people broke glasses and bottles in the street, but I guess that's to be expected," Terry Kline, the night manager at Howard's, said. "Inside, it was really orderly," he added. "I was really surprised. Everybody just treated us like it was a good time." Howard's replaced the elctric lights with candles and stayed open until about 1 a.m., waiting for the lights to come back on, Kline said. HOWARD'S WAS packed when the lights went out. When the bar closed 50 people were left inside, Kline said and they left quietly. The same was true down the street at Some Other Place. "Everyone wa pretty cool," barmaid Cindy Michaels remembered. "It was no big deal, i didn't get rowdy. Everyone was laughing because people kept burning their fingers on their lighters. "Everyone was just sitting around, waiting for whatever to happen." staff photos by George Lundskow After the lights flickered on and off five or six times, they finally came back on for good at about 4:30a.m. Wright said. Seniors Nina Skokul Mid Fred Bracken, tachniclana at WBGU-TV, Toledo has drawn concern from University faculty members, who feer the operate camera and graphical transmissions while Ireahman Dave Zlm- loaa of professional training for the students seeking a degree In broad- merlln, floor manager, positions cameras during Update, the station's 6 casting. o'clock news presentation. The proposed merger ot WBQU and WQTE In tues- WBGU merger seeks to cut costs, day4-17-79 eliminate programming duplication by Denlse Sakal closed circuit television instruction in portunities as channel 57, whether the ataff reporter University classrooms, programs opportunities were the same and Rec center policy A possible merger between WBGU- broadcast for the general public and whether the station would be as easily aimed at 'no-shows' TV and WGTE-TV is being discussed in some programs used for both in- accessible to students as WBGU. hopes of economizing and avoiding structional and public use, Tucker said. A crackdown on "no-shows" costly duplication of programming, but THERE ARE presently three persons with court reservations at the according to Dr. Duane E. Tucker, THE STATION produces a variety of who work at WBGU and are also on the Student Recreation Center was station manager at channel 57, such different shows including talk shows, staff of the University. If such a merger implemented recently because of duplication can be an advantage. musical concerts from the college of occurs and the new station employees increased court demand. "In my opinion, there is an advantage musical arts, BG Close Ups, a show these persons, there is a question of The policy has been in effect in being able to watch programs that dealing with various aspects of the whether they could continue to work at since last quarter, according to one station purchases and the other University, Ice Horizons, play-by-play the University, she said. Ben McGuire, rec center doesn't. There is an advantage in coverage of sporting events and the According to Tucker, production director. It was not strictly en- having more choice with day and time evening Update newscast, Tucker said. costs vary from $250 to produce a talk forced because there wasn't the of a program," Tucker said, explaining He added tj.at Up Wte has produced show to $3,000 for a major on-locab'on high demand for court time. that about one third of the people in television newscasters who now work production using the mobile unit. He two are funded through the University by the federal and state government. northwest Ohio can watch both stations, all over the country added that a large proportion of the salary budget which amounts to about The station is equipped with three Students with court reser- but the programs are broadcast at Dr. Denise Trauth, assistant director programs are produced outside the $359,000, while the remainder of em- color studio cameras, four high band vations should pick up their different times. of the School of Speech said there are studio. ployee wages come from grants outside videotape recorders, two portable reservation slip before entering "I would say there is virtually no between 40-50 students who are radio- It costs about $50,000 a year to the University, he said. camera systems, an editing system, a the court. Those who don't get duplication in the types of things we TV-film majors at the University, produce Update, the daily evening Over the past 15 years, the station has computerized tape editing system, 16 their slip will be cataloged as produce. We produce programs several graduate students with newscast, but approximately $22,000 of accumulated a capital investment of millimeter sound movie cameras and a "no-shows". If they have a designed for cities in rural northwest assistantships and some students with that amount is in student salaries. Total $2,300,000 in production and station mobile unit, he said. second "no-show", they will not Ohio and instructional programs for the internships who work at WBGU. The revenue in all student wages amounts equipment, but $1,500,000 was used Tucker said it costs about $1.4 million be allowed to make a court University, and it is my understanding possibility of a merger could threaten to $90,000. toward colorizing the station. Tucker annually to operate the station, but the reservation for the remainder of that they (channel 30) produce for this learning situation. said the University invested $35,000 of University funds only $400,000 for the quarter. Toledo. Trauth questioned whether a new THIRTY-FOUR full-time staff that amount, while the majority of the broadcast operation excluding closed McGuire said many students WBGU-TV produces programs for station could offer as many op- members work at the station. Twenty- art equipment was provided primarily circuit operation. are phoning in court can- cellations ahead of time. Reservations are made on the Blackout, floodings test city hour, allowing students 30 minutes to reach the court after a class. Council learns from emergency weekend elsewhere by Keith Jameson situation on East Court Street during ponds to control the water level. Council also passed a resolution that city employees and added risks that ataff reporter the blackout. Assistant Director of Utilities I.yle B. would authorize the municipal ad- some employees take, such as WASHINGTON-Social Perkins complimented downtown bar Wright also commended both utilities ministrator to accept an offer of a grant paramedics, as reasons for additional Security System trustees say a The city learned how to deal with patrons for their behavior when placed and non-utilities employees for their under Title V of the Older Americans coverage. recession could create new two types of emergency situations in a precarious position. competent and professional manner Act for the purchasing of equipment for COUNCIL PASSED an ordinance financial problems for the after last Fi may's power failure during the emergencies. the Planned Senior Citizens Center. that would authorize the Board of retirement system by 1983, downtown and last weekend's flooding, ACCORDING TO Perkins, the city is Public Utilities to advertise and enter despite higher payroll taxes according to Bowling Green Mayor experiencing the greatest electrical GENE POOR was allowed a lobby AN AMENDED resolution that would into a contract or contracts for the sale already scheduled to take effect.