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REDS POUND PHILLIES FOR TENTH WIN Mariano Duncan smashes three-run homer to lead Cincy to a 12-7 triumph; tf Rick Mahler went five innings for his first victory since last July ...see Sports p.8 The Nation's Best College Newspaper Weather Thursday Vol.72 Issue 119 April 26.1990 Bowling Green, Ohio High 84 The BG News Low 63* BRIEFLY I BG grape boycott triumphant Cafeterias to CAMPUS stop sale of Friday escorts: The Campus Escort Service will operate on debated fruit Fridays for a trial period of one by Jeremy S. Weber month next fall, according to staff wriler coordinator Sean McConnell. The Friday hours will be 7 to 10 p.m. starting at the beginning of the Food Operations officials responded semester, he said! to student demands and announced "We want to see if people will use Wednesday afternoon University the service on these days," McConnell cafeterias will no longer sell grapes. said. "We've had a number of "We have won a victory and we are students ask if we could be operate on so happy," said Susan Plummer, head Fridays." of the BGSU Committee to Boycott Grapes. The committee has been working since January to eliminate California ROTC awards: The campus table grapes from the University due to U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training pesticides sprayed on the grapes, Corps will present its 1990 Spring Plummer said. Awards in a ceremony at 7 p.m. in 121 The announcement came during a West Hall. gathering planned as a protest to Food More than 60 cadets will be Operations' previous decision to in- acknowledged for outstanding quire about student support on their leadership and performance, annual survey. Instead, about 35 people including Charles A. Colletti, a in the Union Oval celebrated with hugs, Bowling Green native named most tears and laughter. outstanding cadet. "I think a lot of us have been wonder- ing whether voicing our opinions and taking actions has been worth it," Plummer said. "Well, I have proof Food Op closings: The BG News/Mark Deckard here today that it is worth it. We did it." closing dates for Food Operations' A statement released from Director restaurants, snack bars and dining of Food Operations Jane Schimpf — halls are: Berries, 6p.m. today; Susan Plummer, head of the BGSCJ Committee to Boycott Grapes, announces Food Operations will boycott table grapes. Plummer who met with the committee earlier in Towers Inn, 6 p.m. Friday; Amaru, spoke at a rally Wednesday afternoon in the Union Oval. D See Boycott, page 6. noon Monday; Chily's, 11:30 p.m. Wednesday; Galley noon Tuesday; Garden Terrace Deli, 11:30p.m. Tuesday; Zzas, 11:30p.m. Tuesday. Hawkey criticized Strides being made All dining halls will close May 4 at 2 p.m. Toledo city manager's relocation threatened in minority search by Mitch Weiss Hawkey blamed Rose, in part, for his CITY Associated Press writer problems in the southern California city. Editor's note: This is the third in a said he recently received a letter from "It is regretful that Floyd Rose took four-part series about racism on cam- Olscamp describing the progress of a Garbage pick-up: Heavy TOLEDO — City Manager Philip his message of hate to Pasadena.... It pus. minority pool set up to hire more min- city trash pick-up is scheduled for the Hawkey on Wednesday lashed out at is a shame for Toledo to have Floyd ority faculty and staff. week of May 7-11. one of Toledo's most vocal civil rights Rose attempt to sow seeds of meanness Public Works Director Bill Blair leaders for making statements that in Pasadena. His statements were ma- by Jill Novak said the city will collect heavy refuse could cost him a job in Pasadena, Calif. licious and were solely focused on des- staff writer such as couches, refrigerators and But the Rev. Floyd Rose said he troying my reputation," Hawkey said. televisions left on the curb with other didn't tell Pasadena officials anything The board voted 4-3 on April 23 to hire garbage that week. that wasn't true, or facts they should Hawkey. The two finalists who lost out Most University faculty believe ra- ' 'Anything they can get to the curb, have known — if they had done their to Hawkey for the $125,000-a-year post cism is a blatant and serious problem we'll pick up," Blair said. homework. are black. Pasadena, a city of 135,000, at the University, but they do believe Blair said the annual spring pick-up The Pasadena Board of Directors on has racial problems similar to those in campus administrators nave made was resceduled this year to coincide Tuesday night decided to reconsider Toledo, which has 340,000 residents. great strides battling racism in the with the end of spring semester when hiring Hawkey for the city manager's Civil rights leaders in Pasadena have past several years. students will be moving out. position. The board's decision came vowed to continue fighting Hawkey's after a public hearing in which hun- selection. The board will meet at an There is a "tough battle" against ra- After the first year, five faculty dreds of blacks, Hispanics and Asians undisclosed date to discuss Hawkey's cism ongoing and several good things members have been hired. One or two picketed to protest Hawkey's hiring. future. are being done here, according to his- are here now, and the others will start Rose, at the invitation of several Pa- They also said they will look closely tory professor Lawrence Friedman. in the fall, Brooks said. sadena black leaders, attended the at Hawkey's race relations rights re- In the past couple of years, the back- Interviewing of minority faculty is STATE meeting. He told Pasadena officials cord in Toledo, including an Ohio Civil ing of recruitment of minority faculty encouraged by the president and this Toledo civil rights leaders have been Rights Commission report that said and minority students has been en- was not happening three years ago, highly critical of Hawkey's handling of Hawkey's firing of a black official in couraged by University President Paul Friedman said. Cultist confesses: A race relations in Ohio's fourth-largest 1988 may have been discriminatory. Olscamp. "His support in recruiting minority member of a religious cult tearfully city. Hawkey defended his civil rights re- Clifford Brooks, co-chairman of the faculty, staff, students and graduate admitted Wednesday he switched on a At a news conference Wednesday, cord and said he was not a 'racist.' People for Racial Justice Committee, O See Racism, page 4. chain saw to mask the sounds of the slay ings of five family members who were bound with tape and shot. Gregory S. Winsnip, 29, made the admission during a plea bargain Student hearing in which he agreed to cooperate with prosecutors — Return to BG including turning over notes he kept names of cult activities — in exchange for a lesser sentence. 'wonderful' Tears welled in Winship's eyes as he entered his plea in a near-whisper. BG cafe He was freed on a $150,000 bond and for Hamilton left the court building in the company by Wynne Everett of his mother and brother. city writer by J.J. Thompson Soft Rock Cafe will have an staff writer official name change by July 1. Governor remembered: The new name, Easystreet Scott Hamilton, Bowling Green's home- Two governors on Wednesday Cafe, was chosen from the 2,500 town son, returned Wednesday night after a remembered former five-term entrants in a contest sponsored four-year absence for a figure skating governor and ex-U.S. senator Frank by owner Vic Pirooz. Wendy benefit. J. Lausche as a strong leader whose Giroux won her choice of $500 or "It's wonderful to be home," Hamilton oratory could bring an audience to a meal a week for a year tor her said. "It's great to see so many attend and tears. entry. support the benefit like they used to." "We actually stole (speeches) word Pirooz was forced to change The main purpose of the benefit was to by word because of his high success in his restaurant's name after provide funds for the American Cancer So- communicating with the people of this plans to franchise the restaurant ciety, a charity with special meaning to state," formerGov. James Rhodes were halted by Hard Rock Cafe Hamilton because of his mother's death said at a memorial service for Inc. because of the name simi- from cancer in 1977. Lausche, who died Saturday at the larity. About 4,800 people attended the benefit, age of 94. Pirooz has completed a pre- and a check for $13,000 addressed to the Before the service began, liminary trademark search with American Cancer Society was presented politicians and family members the national trademark office al- from Ice Arena Director Greg Jordan to mingled and chatted quietly.