The BG News April 12, 1985

Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-12-1985 The BG News April 12, 1985 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 12, 1985" (1985). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4384. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4384 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. Christian rock Moon Man revived group Page 3 in Friday MmmmmMmmmmmmmmmm M$^&MMMMW$M^MMMmm. today, April 12,1985THE BQ: NEWS Vol. 67 Issue 109 Local merchants upset about plans by Teresa Tarantino cept food coupons. This puts the Uni- campus by converting their money to take 90* on the dollar, in an attempt to University does not return the favor, staff reporter versity operations in competition with food coupons and placing restrictions even out the competition. liss said. area establishments attempting to on where and what they can buy. "There are currently 13 pizza restau- Many area florists were upset when supplement the late night student appe- "We want free and equal access to rants in the city, more than an ad- the University Union chose to solicit a Local merchants are upset over the tite he said. the students' dollars," he said. "We equate amount to meet the demands of florist from Toledo to sell Valentine University's recent decisions to expand Liss said he believes the University's value the student market and we want the students and area residents who eat gifts without offering the local florists food services in the Union, calling it restaurants contributed to his loss in to keep it open." pizza," be said. "The University is not an opportunity to bid for the job, he "unfair competition" with area restau- sales of 15 to 18 pizzas per day in Liss said the University is also oper- fulfilling a need by operating a pizza said. rants. March. ating in a tax exempt situation, while parlor on-campus." "We don't have a problem with the According to Karl Vogt, vice presi- area restaurants have to pay taxes The local establishments have ob- Vogt said if someone has an idea - University operating in competition dent of University operations, the Uni- which, in part, help subsidize the Uni- tained the help of the National Feder- such as selling Valentines gifts in the with us (local restaurants), but their versity is expanding its cafeteria versity. ation of Independent Businesses Union - the University will allow that food operations have a huge advantage offerings to satisfy requests from on- "We believe it is unfair for the Uni- (NFIB) to lobby their position in the person to test out the idea before decid- and they're not passing it on," Jerry campus students. versity to use tax dollars to compete state legislature, Liss said. ing whether or not it is feasible. Liss, owner of Pisanello's, 203 N. Main VOGT SAID the University's main against us," he said. The position of the NFIB is that If the idea is found to be worthy of St. said. concern is the student's needs. "We are government entities which receive tax ongoing University support, it will be The University has traditionally responding to market changes and LISS SAID he believes a possible funding should not compete with regu- opened for bids in the future, he added. made three meals available each day, demand (by adding a pizza parlor to solution would be to make food coupons lar businesses, he said. The local merchants are currently Liss said. In the past couple of years, the Union)/' he said. voluntary to on-campus students. working through the Bowling Green however, the University has begun to Liss said he and other area retailers Liss said he - and he believes other LOCAL RESTAURANTS and busi- Chamber of Commerce to form a com- operate on-camous restaurants which believe the University is forcing stu- area restauranteurs - would be willing nesses "support the University both mittee to meet with University officials are open later in the evening and ac- dents to spend their food money on to accept University food coupons and directly and indirectly," but the the and discuss the situation, Liss said. Man heard scream Call might have Museum has interesting past by Jim Nleman staff reporter caught rapist There is a definite nefarious GERKENS ALSO noted mood that the massive three- by Ellen Zlmmerll that there was an officer in a wing building evokes. Maybe it staff reporter nearby building around the is the large imposing trees, or time of the rape who would the dreary low-hanging clouds, The rapist may have been have been readily accessible or maybe it is the knowledge of caught if only a phone call if Public Safety had received the number of unfortunate per- had been made. a call. sons who once lived in what is Dean Gerkens, associate The student was going to now the Wood County Historical director Public Safety/Po- the movie in the Math Science Museum. lice, said they received infor- building. By walking on For over 90 years the museum mation from a University Ridge Street in that direction, was the Wood County Home - male student concerning the he should have passed an housing lunatics, the sick and rape of a University coed emergency telephone near poor, orphans and others, which occurred last Satur- Overman Hall. University po- according to Diane Macias, cu- day. lice officers respond immedi- rator of the museum. It closed in ately when one of the 1971 and the museum opened in ' The student who might emergency telephones is re- 1976. have helped catch the rapist moved from its receiver. The Wood County Historical was walking down Ridge "He just would have had to Society (WCHS) had been Street on his way to a movie say something. He wouldn't looking for a building in which to when he heard a scream. even have to identify himself, start a museum. Macias said. "He looked over there (be- just say he heard and saw The Society had been collecting hind the Business Adminis- something. That's all it would items since they organized in tration building) and saw two have taken," Gerkens said. 1955 and the county home was people tussling around, but Public Safety has received the first building to come avail- didn't think anything about "a lot" of calls from people able. The museum is located on it," Gerkens said. saying they heard screams, County Home Rd., off Route 6, "It happens all the time on but Gerkens said they have east of 1-75. campus, YOU might hear a not received any more actual "Everything (in the museum) scream and see someone fool- evidence that could help is donated with the exception of ing around and don't think them. a very, very few things which about it. Although Gerkens said the the WCHS buys, and these are BG News/Joe Phelan "It was a little different in student is not to blame for not mostly things like paintings Historical house this instance. There weren't notifying Public Safety, he done by local artists, Macias The Wood County History Museum is a large old house surrounded by trees on County Home Road. that many people here that also said that many times said. weekend. He should have people simply do not want to The first wine of the building was built in 1868. Two additions sick and couldn't afford medical of persons living in the home The museum is open from thought of that and then get involved. added in 1894 and 1898 swelled (care)," she said. reached 144. "Sometimes whole April to October on Wednesdays, maybe he would have "If they don't want to be Thursdays and Fridays from 12 called." identified, there are ways to the total number of rooms to About 1900, the state began families were brought here ... According to Gerkens, the get around that," he said. about 60, Macias said. departmentalizing institutions, kids grew up here," Macias to 4 p.m., and Sundays at 1 p.m. student realized he saw more "Call us (Public Safety) and "Anybody and everybody came Macias said. "The lunatics went said. the last tour departing at 3:30 than Just two people "fooling let us know what's going on here," Macias said. "This place to insane asylums and children "During the 1940s and 1950s it pjn. Anyone interestedin volun- around" when he saw the and we can check it out and wasn't just for the poor, it was went to children's homes," she pretty much changed from be- teering as a tour guide at the for the crazy and for the termi- said. ing a home for the homeless to museum can call Macias at police cruisers there with the decide if it's important or 352-0967. area taped off. not" nally ill - or for people who were In the Depression, the number an old folks home," Macias said. Freshman wins contest Revision proposed by Caroline Langer staff reporter by Nancy Boetwtck presented the SLS board with vacation time, he said. staff reporter their proposals for revising Seditz said the SLS board Kelli Halter, freshman speech the service, be said. will be asking for a salary pathology and audiology major, The SLS board, composed raise of approximately $3,000 was named the Ohio winner in The Student Legal Services of 12 members from various for Sutter and $2,000 for Duty.

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