Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-16-1984 The BG News February 16, 1984 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 February 16, 1984" (1984). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4223. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4223 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. thursday, february 16,1984 vol. 66 issue 56 new/bowling green state university Proposal gaining momentum WASHINGTON (AP) -Proposals side. "We're only two states away and vided two routes for amending the for a constitutional amendment to the impetus is greater now than ever Constitution. Congress, by two-thirds sponsoring such legislation. And a balance the federal budget have lain because people are so concerned with vote in each chamber, can propose similar measure is progressing dormant in Congress for over a year, high deficits," said David Keating of such an amendment, as has been done through the Vermont legislature. but in the face of deficits nearing $200 the National Taxpayer's Union, which for each of the current 26 amend- Backers in California are using the billion, activity is increasing on the has promoted the amendment for a ments. A constitutional convention ballot initiative process to get a refer- state level to force the government's decade. also can be called upon the petition of endum on such an amendment on the hand. two-thirds of the state legislatures. ballot in November. Balanced-budget proponents say "We've always thought Congress The Reagan administration has they are within striking distance: 32 would not pass a balanced budget Once an amendment is offered, the been neutralon the subject of a consti- state legislatures now have formally resolution without heavy pressure process then becomes the same: it tutional convention, but has strongly petitioned Congress to convene a con- from the states," Keating added. He must be ratified by three-fourths of backed an amendment for a balanced stitutional convention to draft an said the decision by the Missouri the states, or 38 states. budget. In his 1964 State of the Union amendment to require a balanced Legislature in May to join the ranks address, President Reagan men- U.S. budget, except In times of war or after it repeatedly rejected such pro- In New York, the state Senate Judi- tioned his support for it only in pass- other national emergencies. posals gave the "dramatic turna- ciary Committee passed a balanced ing, despite an unmet 1960 campaign That is just two away from the 34 bout" proponents needed to get their budget resolution last week. It could vow that he would balance the budget states needed under Article V of the effort back on track. be on the floor of the GOP-run Senate by 1984. Constitution. Proponents now are there as early as next week, although Balanced-budget proponents point beating the bushes in at least four If two more states follow suit, Con- backers are less hopeful of a victory to the inability of even an administra- states - New York, Kentucky, Ver- gress would be bound to call the first in the Democratic-run New York Gen- tion as conservative as Reagan's to mont and California - in hopes of such constitutional convention in the eral Assembly. get federal spending under control as coming up with the additional two nation's history. Votes could come within the next a prime reason why a restriction on states this year. few weeks in Kentucky, too, where 22 federal borrowing should be written They claim momentum is on their THE FOUNDING FATHERS pro- of the Senate's 38 members are co- into the constitution. Escort service becoming more popular Rape reports cause increased police security by Marcy Grande ciate director of Public Safety, police abduction, have been observed taking the escort service has been receiving stall reporter have been receiving numerous leads special precautions. Last night, the a flood of calls these days. in reference to the composite sketch women warned each other about "Last semester, we received 945 The reported assaults and rapes released by city police earlier this going out alone. Some who prepared calls total, and already we have at involving University women being week. to walk alone heeded tips for protec- least 800. We've been getting about 50 abducted on the west end of campus "Many people called in about iden- tion and waited to accompany people a night. Last Thursday there were 71, have resulted In increased police se- tifying people who resemble the face who were traveling the same way. and Tuesday we had 104," Stone said. curity, fear among University women in the composite sketch, so we have a and a substantial influx in the number long list of suspects, and we have been The publicity of the alleged attacks Despite the sharp influx of calls, of students using the escort service. carefully checking out each one," appears to have urged more students Stone said there have been enough -aWSue Cross "We're doing everything we can," Gerkens said. to call the escort service for rides or volunteers to provide for the volume T-bone choir * "•** said William Bess, director of Public The residents of McDonald Quad- walking escorts. of callers, though people have to wait Dave McMahon, a freshman music education major, keeps his eyes on the music Safety."We have stationed several rangle, the only all-women residence ten or 15 minutes. Stone added that while practicing with the trombone choir. .... patrolmen around the area." unit on campus and the closest living Tamy Stone, sophomore coordi- the escort service is taking on more See related story, page 4. According to Dean Gerkens, asso- unit to the common area of reported nator of the volunteer service, said volunteers. Blockwatch program getting USG support Stamp collectors: by Teresa Perrettl USG assistant national state commu- dents involved as members: we wel- Hamilton to Eighth Street," Banner slot! reporter nity affairs coordinator, said. come all of them and will provide said. Olympics by mail Another aspect of the program is information about the program," he Because these areas consist pri- A program to help fight crime in off- the idea of safety houses. said. marily of students, Banner believes campus areas is being implemented "There will be a house on each According to Bowling Green Police students are going to have to make by Cathy Wise "Postmasters don't like to allow by Undergraduate Student Govern- block with a poster/sign in the win- Lieutenant Bill Fox, "A lot of people the effort to get involved. "Safety is reporter any mistakes printed to go out into ment and the city of Bowline Green. dow signifying that if a person is in have to get involved or nothing. It is important, this is one way to get circulation, but it sometimes gives With the recent increase of assaults trouble, they can go there for safety," going to take a lot more than saying students involved in the community More people have begun collect- the collector more for his money," on campus, walking alone at night has Banner said. we are going to do it, it is going to take and to show the community we care ing commemorative stamps since Hill added. become a frightening experience. The "The Blockwatch program in effect a lot of work." about crime," he said. the United States was named host George Marshall, owner of Mar- Bowling Green Blockwatch program now is not very strong in off-campus Banner outlined the areas the pro- of the 1984 Summer Olympics, shall's Stamp & Coin in Toledo, designed to minimize crime, is offer- areas because students do not partici- gram is to cover. The program is tentatively sched- according to Bowling Green post- said there are many different kinds ing neighborhood areas the chance to pate," Mayor Bruce Bellard said. "The areas off-campus involved, uled to begin after spring break. If it master Bob Hill. of valuable stamps available de- get involved by being a part of the According to the mayor, getting are those adjacent to campus. This is successful then it will continue next Between 25 and 30 people collect pending on the kind collected and block house-safe house action. students involved would help the pro- includes Ridge Street to Poe Road year. stamps at the Bowling Green Post the amount of money spent. "Those who live off-campus are gram in these areas. including apartments on East Merry "Even if it only cuts down one rape Office, he said, but only ten to 15 of "You have to specialize in one urged to look out for suspicious inci- and Frazee Apartments, Winthrop or assault, I would consider it suc- them are serious col- country's stamps be dents in their area," Pete Banner, 'HOPEFULLY WE can get stu- Terrace to Mercer Road and Scott cessful," Banner said. lectors. cause they change One of them is and print so many Steve Schwab, 38, a stamps in one year University plumber that it is too difficult from Weston, who to keep track of more Demanding Gemayel must stand trial has been collecting than one country," stamps for about 30 • Schwab said. years and has a com- f Stamp collecting is filete Olympic set col- not only for adults.