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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-3-2002 The BG News April 3, 2002 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 3, 2002" (2002). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6943. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6943 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. State University WEDNESDAY April 3, 2002 ON TOP: MOSTLY CLOUDY Dan Dakich is at the top HIGH40II.OW21 of the list for West www.bgnews.com Virginia job; PAGE 10 dependent student press VOLUME 93 ISSUE 45 "Fire alarms have been a problem." Kaptur brings funding to U. ANGELA SLADE, U. DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY By Kimberly Dupps was used to race. 1HE BG NEWS "It's applying technology," U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur pre- Major said. "We're not inventing U. faces sented $1.9 million in federal the wheel; we're just trying to grant money to the University make it turn more efficiently." for two research projects yester- HVI has worked on a design day. for a hybrid mid-size bus or problem OhioView, a project of the tnick this year while wailing for Geology Department, and the funding. Now, the group will Electrical Vehicle Institute (EV1), begin to build several vehicles of prank in the College of Technology, with a hybrid motor, which were the recipients of $950,000 would operate using battery each from NASA. power and fossil fuels, including "Many of the technologies gasoline. alarms developed for space travel has The hybrid engine, which applications on earth," Kaptur would use less fossil fuel, helps By Jason Malone said. to limit emissions, as does EVTs THE BG hCWS efforts lo make the internal The scenario is always the OhioView combustion engine more effi- same for the on-campus resi- Robert Vincent, director of cient. dents. After a hard day of school, OhioView, said the project uses Kaptur said that the group's work and studying, Students are remote sensoring to determine work is important because it settling down to sleep. After set- the composition of soil and helps to lessen the U.S.'s depen- tling into sleep, they arc sud- water, including which bacteria dency on other countries for oil. denly awakened by a noise. It's are present and what type of "America's chief strategic vul- the familiar noise of the fire rock is there. nerability remains our depen- alarm. Vincent said some grant dence on imported petroleum," "Fire alarms have been a money will slay with NASA at its Kaplur said. "We now Important problem," said Angela Slade, Glenn Research Center in over half what we consume record and management officer Cleveland, where OhioView has resulting in over S60 billion for the University Department K-12 programs. The rest will be trade deficit annually." of Safety. "We have taken a cou- used for outreach programs to ple of steps lo deter this prob- Native Americans and minority Other news lem. One step was evacuating universities that are not research Kaptur announced that the the residence halls every time institutions. after an alarm was pulled. This cities of Bowling Green and Kimberly Dupps BG Nens "When we work together, you Luckey also received federal motivates students to keep an get a lot further," Vincent said. grants. SURVEYING: University President Sidney Ribeau looks over the plans for the hybrid engine that the eye out for suspicious people." "We can bring mountains to "These grants will allow our University is building with the help of a $950,000 grant. Many of the alarms are also them with this technology." communities to meet federal "inked." When people pull the OhioView uses a satellite, and slate guidelines for clean alarm, bright purple ink squirts LANDSAT 7, that makes multi- drinking water and sewage onto their hands. When a pulled Kimberry Dupps 6G News ipectral readings to determine treatment," Kaptur said. fire alarm is deemed a prank, the chemical composition of the Bowling Green received this provides the police wilh an urea it surveys. The satellite KAPTUR SPEAKS: U.S. Rep. easier opportunity to catch the $500,000 from the Marcy Kaptur gives a speech takes pictures of Ohio every 16 Environmental Protection person responsible. at the University yesterday days. Ohio is divided into 10 Agency to be used for improve- There are some drawbacks centers, which are put together ments at the sewer treatment afternoon at the Technology with the ink. "There are some to comprise the entire state. plant. Building. Her main points of alarms that haven't been pulled in a while," Slade said. "Many The project is a cooperative of Luckey's $750,000 grant was discussion were two 10 public Ohio universities, $950,000 grants that the times we will have to have the also from the EPA and is lo be technicians re-ink them." including the University. University received. One was used for waslewater and sewer Records obtained from the overflow infrastructure for OhioView and the other Department of Safety contain Electric Vehicle Institute was for a hybrid engine that The HVI has not been working improvements, Kaplur said. only fire alarm calls which have the Electric Vehicle Institute with other universities in its Kaptur represents Ohio's been reported and filed. There is constructing. Both grants have been fire alarm calls when efforts to create hybrid and elec- District 9, which no longer encompasses Bowling Green were given to the University a report has not been filed. "In tric motors. However, the group and Wood County. The district by NASA. the middle of a call, we may call has worked on projects with lines were recently redrawn by a truck back," Slade said. "In NASA. the stale legislators and the gov- thai instance, we do not file a leff Major, chief engineer EVI, ernor. While Kaptur's district no report." said the group's work on hybrid longer includes the University's The police reports are filed by engines began with the Electric main campus, it does include Falcon, an electronic car that the Firclands campus. FIRE ALARMS, PAGE 2 "We were not going to sacrifice anything essential to our core, which is teaching, learning and research." SIDNEY RIBEAU, PRESIDENT Ribeau speaks on budget cuts Nick HurmBG New DEBATING: From left, Sarah Saccany, Justin Dortch and Jason Sobota during last week's debate for the USG presidential election. By Craig Gilford concerns over die state budget. IK! 80 NEWS According lo Albrecht, the Budget cuts were main topic committee's projections for stale of concern at the Faculty Senate funding a year ago turned out to meeting yesterday afternoon. be 12 percent lower than the One issue thai was discussed actual funding, due to the 6 per- USG hopefuls make case was the men's sports learns that cent cuts last June and last fall. were cut two weeks ago. "It is well within the realm of SARAH SACCANY AND focusing enough on student more accessible lo the rest of the done. University President Sidney possibility for Bowling Green needs and not making students campus community. Saccany is staying one more Ribeau said the main reason for State University to receive addi- KEVIN YANIA their main priority. year at the University, though the teams being cut was the 6 tional cuts in funding next year," Making students see the To successfully accomplish "Administrators need to put her objectives, Saccany is plan- she could graduate in May. lo be percent budget cut for higher Albrecht said. Undergraduate Student students first." she said. more involved in USG and the education handed down by the Other items discussed at the Government as an organization ning on establishing several Another of Saccany objectives strategies: campus community. She said state of Ohio last year. Faculty Senate meeting includ- they can go to to express con- is to promote the voice of under- she wants to make sure dial next "There will be no operations, ed: cerns and resolve problems is •Making sure students know represented students. She wants about USG. year, students will be given an no programs that wUl not be •According to John Folkins, Sarah Saccanys main objective. active voice on campus. affected," he said. University provost, many of the The senior is running for USG to push for an increase in minor- •Updating the USG website ity recruitment for students, fac- and having an e-mail address —By Marie Oxiche According to Ribeau, program college departments are con- president with junior Kevin cuts need to be made because ducting searches for a dean, Yania as her vice-presidential ulty and staff. She is also plan- where students can send in con- ning on investigating the ade- cerns or ideas. JUSTIN DORTCH AND the University does not want lo including the College of Musical candidate. quacy of the campus for dis- cut funding for classes. Arts, and College of Education "My first objective is to have •Conducting roundtables CAROLINE KELLY abled students and trying to "We were not going to sacri- and Human Development. students see USG as their main between students and adminis- Justin Dortch wants unity. improve their daily-life condi- trators fice anything essential to our •The Committee on voice," she said. That's not really news.

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