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CAMPUS SPORTS THE INSIDER University organizations offer support Hockey team back on the road More people are letting their fingers for alcohol-affected students against Ferris State do the walking with 900 lines Friday Vol.73 Issue 47 November 16, 1990 Bowling Green, Ohio The BG News oss^An Independent Student Voice for 70 Years «=« BRIEFLY BG police sued City for $1.8 million Bachman to decide on police searches: Judge James Bachman will release in illegal search his writ- ten de- cision to- day on by James A. Tinker buy had taken place | but J prior to cases con- managing editor getting the search warrant." cerning Federal Judge George Glasser legal and who wrote the appellate court's illegal The Bowling Green Police are decision called the police's illegal police being sued for $1.85 million by a search "unique and disturbing." Bachman searches man prosecutors twice failed to Rodriquez claims at the time of at the breakup of the East convict of cocaine trafficking be- the arrest, Brokamp and Conner Merry-Frazee parties of cause of police mistakes. "were not in uniform, failed to i- Sept. 7-8. Arrested in 1987 and 1988 for dentify themselves as police offi- Arrests of four students cocaine trafficking, Ruben Ro- cers and failed to give any reason were dropped because the driquez, 28, 1520 Clough St. Apt. for their actions before instituting kegs police confiscated as 152, claims police assaulted him, the search of the premises." evidence were declared il- illegally arrested him and had After entering the residence, legally obtained, Bachman him fired. Rodriquez claims the officers as- has already ruled. His suit stems from the Nov. 28, saulted him without provocation. The written decisions also 1988 arrest in which a search Not only is Rodriquez seeking will include the cases of five warrant for 535 W. Gypsy Lane, damages for the events of Nov. other students in which Lot 129, was obtained after police 28, 1988, but he is suing because police searches were entered, searched the residence he believes the police attempted upheld. and then arrested Rodriquez. to influence his employer to fire In related news, the Rodriquez was convicted twice him. Community Improvement for cocaine trafficking, but in The suit alleges either Ash, Committee is expected to both cases the convictions were Brokamp or Conner called his update its East Merry- dismissed at the appellate level employer —Cooper Industrial Frazee investigation at because search warrants were Products, 1175 N. Main St. - in Monday night's city council invalid (1987) or not present at early July 1990 and "made meeting. the time of the arrest (1988). statements to the employer know- Subsequently, he pleaded no ing fully well that these state- Citizens reporting contest to cocaine possession, a ments were detrimental to [Ro- prank*: fourth degree felony, to avoid an- driquez's) employment." During the past two other trial. He said ne was forced to resign. months, the Bowling Green Rodriquez, who could not be The personnel manager at Co- Police Division has received reached for comment, named ar- oper who hired Rodriquez would complaints from city resi- resting officers Brad Conner and not say if the police had called dents who have received Thomas Brokamp, as well as him about the employee, but said threatening phone calls Police Chief Galen Ash, in a law- Rodriquez "resigned volun- from a person saying he has suit claiming his Constitutional tarily.'' kidnapped their child. rights were violated. City Attorney Michael Marsh is However, all of the phone Brokamp and Conner testified confident the city will win the calls have turned out to be they had obtained a search war- case and the police will be exon- only pranks, according to rant from Acting Municipal Court erated. "We believe the court will police reports. Judge Thomas Votsberger Nov. find our police officers acted ap- The police division is en- 28,1988 at 7:45 p.m. and executed propriately," he said. couraging anyone who the warrant at about 7:50 p.m. Ash said suits against police receives a call like this to However, officers Larry Can- departments are not an uncom- notify them as soon as pos- field and Linda McCool said they mon occurrence, and he too be- lieves his officers are not at any sible or if they have any in- ■G N»ws/Jay Murdock saw no warrant at the arrest and formation in the case to call A Little Music evidence snowed "that officers fault. were at [Rodriquez'sjtrailer be- "When you've got people will- the Wood County Crime- Max Miller, 2. attempts to combine percussion with a harpsichord during a "Demonstration tor Free stopper's at 352-0077. tween 7 and 7:30 p.m." ing to take a case on a hunch ... Expression" outside the Union Thursday afternoon. The protest consisted of Wayne Berman's thesis en- The warrant was dependent attorneys who work off a per- semble, Last Chants, playing music and handing out Information. Berman said that they were"taklng Public hearing upon "a third controlled buy," or centage [of the damages award- the risk of looking like cult freak welrdos"ln order to show that risks must sometimes be taken to have a cocaine purchase by a confiden- ed] — the plaintiff has nothing to planned: free expression. Bowling Green City Coun- tial informant. In testimony, cil will listen to comments Conner said the "third controlled See Police, page 4. from permanent and stu- dent-residents about a pro- posal to re-zone an area west of campus specifically for greek housing before its College of Music Racism cited in rape cases regularly-scheduled meet- ingMonday night. Former student claims blacks treated unfairly in arrests The R-5 zoning proposal, which applies to most of the area from Thurstin Avenue receives awards versity to speak to students and burden on me to test me as a by Danny Gray west to the railroad tracks, help promote black awareness man." and from Court Street north audiences, events, lecturers, writer ana his short comments drew Hasan named problems which by David Dietrich seminars and workshops. to Poe Road, will probably writer positive response from the crowd. may arise while attending a pre- be voted on at the 8 p.m. A former Bowling Green stu- "This campus is notorious for dominately white University and meeting. The performances throughout dent who was convicted of rape — our black sisters being raped and broke down several lies in Amer- The public hearing is Practice and performance has the year include, "orchestra, solo despite evidence of his innocence when it happens, no one says any- ican society, told to specifically scheduled for 7 p.m. paid off for the College of Musical performances [recitals], cham- — received a warm homecoming thing about it, but when a white aid in the conspiracy to eradicate Arts. ber music [any group bigger than at last. woman on this campus is raped the black male from the U.S., he one, but smaller than an orches- Paul Shahied Hasan, formerly by a black man, we all know what said. State The college has won honorable tra], choral and band," she said. Paul X Moody, spoke in the happens," Hasan remarked. "They don't want you to know mention and awards of merit for Amani Wednesday night at 8 p.m. Hasan's messages touched that the Bible is in reality, teach- the performance and promotion Shrude said she hopes to see the as part of the monthly Black lightly on his experience with the ing African history. 4,000 B.C. Ohio Reserve units of American Music for Educa- College of Musical Arts continue Pride and Consciousness ses- police department. was the first written Bible. This called: tional Institutions. Nine more Army Reserve its success and to "gain more sions. "I went through what I went was long before Europeans were units in Ohio were called to national stature through good Thirteen years after his convic- through because Allah [God] The award is recognition and performances." tion, Hasan returned to the Uni- willed it so, he said. "He put this See Hasan, page 4. active duty Thursday as a "a pat on the back," Marilyn result of the military buil- Shrude, director of Contempo- Along with the continued di- dup in the Middle East. rary Music Program said, adding versity needed, high visibility is The call-ups bring the they are in good company with also essential, she said. Shrude is number of Ohio Army Re- the other awarded institutions. pleased with the fact that most of serve units activated for the music played "uses some Operation Desert Shield to piece written in the last 25 Stars to shine at show First prize of $500 and award of The latest units are in var- merit in the state category went years," she said. ious cities across the state to Indiana University School of "Some teachers encourage and involve about 880 sol- Music — "one of the Cadillacs of students to play current music," Talent hunt designed to promote racial relations diers who work in transpor- music schools," Shrude said.