Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 1-23-1986 The BG News January 23, 1986 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 January 23, 1986" (1986). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4474. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4474 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. THE BG NEWS Vol. 68 Issue 68 Bowling Green, Ohio Thursday, January 23, 1986 Fee waivers now included in tax tables by Dave Harding seek in-state status to avoid the staff reporter higher tax that nonresident fees incur. The recent inability of Con- "The numbers are stagger- rs to reinstate Section 127 of ing," Fogler said. "The bottom Internal Revenue Code has line is that with all this money sparked controversy among being taken out for taxes, we are graduate students because grad- going to have a difficult time uate fee waivers are now fair paying for food and rent," game for taxation. Fogler said. The $1,080 fee waiver, which Anderson said taxibility of was tax exempt until January 1, graduate fee waivers defeats its will be taxed at a 20 percent rate own purpose. or an approximate total of $216, "It you take away money from said David Anderson, president people that don't have much of the Graduate Student Senate. money, you will drive them be- According to Anderson, the low the poverty level -making tax will be deducted from the them eligible to receive entitle- stipends that graduate assis- ment programs such as food tants receive. These taxes will stamps," he said. cost graduate assistants about Anderson added that because $50 per paycheck. of contract obligations, many "Social security, federal, graduate assistants can only state and local taxes are de- work a certain number of hours ducted from graduate assitant per week which inhibits them paychecks," Anderson said, from taking a second job. 'flow that fee waivers will also In a memorandum released also be taxed, it will be difficult by Richard Eakin, vice presi- for grad students to pay their dent for planning and budgeting, bills. representatives of universities "This is not a good time to be a are "cautiously optimistic" that graduate student," he added. Section 127 will be reinstated by BG News/Jim Youl It is an especially poor time to the federal government. This West Side Strut be a graduate student from out would enable graduate students Some of the over 100 people auditioning for the 30 roles available "It's become a classic. It's probably the finest score in musical of state, according to Steve who paid taxes on fee waivers to in West Side Story, do a dance number. history.'' said Allen White, theater professor and director of the Fogler, an out-of-state graduate receive a refund. The era of gang rivalry and rumble fights during the 1950s will production. White also directed the play 15 years ago. student in the philosophy depart- Anderson said March would be relived on campus in the theater department's annual musical "It's a challenge to me and the performers." he said. ment. be the earliest possible date the production. West Side Story,. The production is also helped in part by the College of Musical Fogler said that since an out- bill could pass and even then it The play is scheduled to run from April 17 to 19 and 24 to 26. Arts. of-state graduate assistant's fee would not take effect until Jan- waiver is about double what an uary of 1987. in-state graduate assistant Fogler said that a possible would be charged, out of state option could be to regard fee eaduates would have to pay waivers as a scholarship or an Road closing gets mixed reviews ice as much in taxes. award. However, according to Anderson recommended that Louis Katzner, interim asso- by Zora Johnson value of the surrounding area. that the inconvenience caused to thing with a new mall going in out-of-state graduate students ciate vice president of the Grad- staff reporter "The decision is not in the best residents in the Mercer Road right down the road," he said. O See Graduate, page 3. interest of Bowling Green be- area will not be outweighed by "And if you're planning on using The decision by county com- cause traditionally with expan- the services of an expanded air- Newton Road as an alternate missioners to relocate a portion sion of an airport the port. route, you better have good of Mercer Road to accommo- surrounding area becomes a Glenn Pike, a resident of New- shocks." Pepsi machine date expansion of Wood County slum for mQes around," he said. ton Road which is north of the But Phyllis Valentine, also a Airport has caused mixed reac- "One-fourth of Bowling Green airport, said relocation of the resident of Newton Road, did not tions among community mem- will be crossed off as far as its road could affect the city's abil- agree that the closing of Mercer bers. potential for development into a ity to provide adequate fire pro- Road would have an adverse Many of the residents living in nice residential area." tection to area residents. affect on those living in the area. reported stolen the area of Mercer Road have Richard Gonyer, Mercer Road "I live at the corner of Mercer expressed dissatisfaction with resident, agrees that the area "Closing of the road will add and Newton roads so we will be Perhaps TV commercials Bowling Green Police Chief the decision, although there are could be better used as a resi- to the time that it takes for the affected by the closing of should be taken a bit more se- Galen Ash said the machine was some that agree with the com- dential area. fire department to get to resi- Mercer Road," she said. "But riously. estimated to be worth $800. mission's resolution. "The airport would be an ideal dents in the area, he said. we feel that the decision is in the About $15 in change was also A complaint that many of place for the community to ex- "Closing Mercer Road means best interest of the city and that A Pepsi machine filled with 12 in the machine, he added. those opposed to the project pand," Gonyer said. "The city that trucks will have to go an the alternate routes will be cases of soft drinks, or 288 cans, The isolation of the station on have is that the airport expan- would be better off as a commu- extra mile into traffic." fine." was discovered missing at the the east side of Interstate-75 sion will have a negative effect nity if the area was developed as Closing Mercer Road will also "Naturally there will be an Amoco station, 11055 E. Bowling contributed to the theft's suc- on Bowling Green - specifically a residential property. The air- have implications for other resi- affect on people in the area, but I Green Road, according to city cess, Ash said. No clues were the area around the airport. port could never generate the dents of the community, Pike don't feel this will be an adverse police. found and police have no sus- Louis Graue, a Campbell Hill kind of revenue that a resi- said. effect," she said. "But I don't The theft occurred between pects. Road resident and a University dential area would bring." "The decision also cuts off feel there has been a clarifica- Sunday evening and Monday No sightings of unidentified math professor, said expansion easy access to this side of town, tion as to why people are oppos- morning but wasn't reported flying objects were reported of the airport will decrease the OTHER COMPLAINTS are which is not necessarily a good ing the decision." until yesterday. near the tune of the theft. Celeste to run again Force changes begin; Gov.: Reagan hurt Midwest economy two officers hired by Brian R. Ball Bellard said competition for staff reporter the position was very strong WASHINGTON (AP) - On the the state of Ohio and we'll show and the decision was well eve of his formal announcement him how it's done," Celeste told thought out. the group. The Bowling Green Police for re-election, Ohio Gov. Rich- Department has begun a se- ard Celeste yesterday accused POLICE CHIEF Galen Ash President Reagan of shipping CELESTE, WHO plans to an- ries of personnel changes, although only two of the agreed with Bellard, saying American jobs overseas and nounce his campaign for re-elec- yesterday the competition walking away from the working tion today, said Ohio is putting changes involve new people. David Raudebush, a grad- was tough because the civil men and women in the industrial people back to work faster than service exam scores and the Midwest. the national average, but that he uate from the University of and governors of other Midwest Toledo, joined the force as a interviews were very close. "The recovery which is going patrolman on Jan. 13. He re- "It was a tough decision for on in the heartland of this coun- states have had to fight Rea- the mayor to make," he said. gan's tax and trade policies.