Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 11-7-1985 The BG News November 7, 1985 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 November 7, 1985" (1985). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4449. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4449 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. Cloudy Hlgri 50 Vol. 18 Issue 43 THE BG NEWSThursday, November 7,1985 GOP endorses Gardner for state post by Brian R. Ball two other contenders. form Ohio's Fifth District for the last SM to the state House Republican ing the coming session. copy editor Brown, a Republican from Perrys- seven years. ucus, which is expected to approve T'My absolute priority would be to burg, was appointed Oct. 24 by Gov. his appointment next week. He Is ex- represent the district and get re- The Wood County Republican Party Richard Celeste, a Democrat to be- GARDNER IS a 1861 alumni of the pected to be sworn in next Wednesday elected," he said. last night endorsed their party chair- come the director of the state Depart- University's College of Education and or Thursday. Gardner added the University com- man to till state Rep. Robert Brown's ment of Mental Health and has been a history teacher in the Ot- Gardner said he will apply for a one munity - students, the Board of Trust- uncxpueo term. Retardation. The department has sego Local School District since grad- year leave of absence from teaching. If ees, the administration and faculty and Randall Gardner, the county's Re- come under attack recently because of uation. successful in retaining the seat in next ■tan-wul have an ear in the publican chairman and University accusations of physical abuse of pa- "It was a tough decision (to run). I November's general election, he said Statehouae with his appointment. graduate student in political science, tients in state institutions. really do enjoy teaching," he said. he would resign his teaching position •If there is anything that can be done decisively won on the first ballot over Brown has been the representative The endorsement of Gardner next and become a full-time legislator dur- i • See Gardner, page 3. Prout residents University backs new work to 'can' RA House Bill Recycling project to fund party by Don Lcc staff reporter by Brian R. Bail The original goal of 20,000 A new House Bill which will go copy editor came about arbitrarily, he said, before the Ohio General Assem- adding, "We had no idea what bly when it begins its session Some Prout residents have we were getting into." Nov. 12 is receiving support been trying for two weeks to The goal was revised to 10,000 from the University, according evict the ground floor resident after the project got started. to Phil Mason, executive assis- adviser, but Residence Life They surpassed the goal Tuesay tant to University President doesn't appear to be too con- night. The gimmick to "evict an PaulOlscamp. cerned. RA" was used to give the project In an effort to raise money for a focus, Sivy said. Both Olscamp and Mason, a tailgate party for hall resi- While no one has stopped Sivy along with representatives of dents Def ore the University of from doing the project, Barb other state agencies, will lobby Toledo football game next Satur- Keller, director of residence ed- in Columbus for passage of day, Mark Sivy, junior history ucation, at first had reserva- House Bill 700. The bat was major and a Prout RA. chal- tions about it but smiled and introduced Oct. 13 by Rep. Wil- lenged residents to collect 20,000 decided to go along with it after liam Hinig (D-New Philadel- aluminum cans and crowd him seeing his room last week. phia) to replace House Bill 176, out of his room. which will no longer be in effect The project began when Sivy HE SAID be also encountered after Dec. 31. and Prout resident Jim Wood- some hesitation from Diane ward, junior journalism and po- Carr, director of Prout Hall, but Both bills provide for rep- litical science major, thought added he doesn't think he'll get resentation from the state attor- about having residents bring in trouble. ney general's office for state cans as part of an admission "She hasn't told me to get rid agencies named in lawsuits. HB price for a tailgate party. They of them, so I guess I have per- 700 would allow the state to expanded the project so resi- mission," he said. cover any costs if a successful dents wouldn't have to pay any- Sivy said the first major prob- lawsuit is brought against a lem he arid Woodward encoun- state agency, Mason said Tues- !t's easier for a person to tered was the smell from the come to a party if they don't cans. They solved this problem %. University, along with have to pay for it," Sivy said. by first washing the cans, spray- Ohio's 11 other state universi- With two days to go until he ing them with Lysol, and coating ties, is considered a state takes the cans to be recycled, them with baking soda, be said. agency since part of its funding Sivy said yesterday be has about Storing the cans has been lust comes from the state, Mason 10,100 cans in his room. One-half one of the obstacles Sivy has said. of his room's floor space is cov- encountered. "The amount of ered about 3tt feet deep. The work involved is beyond any- HB 7W would also provide for floor and the bottom part of two one's imagination. It's tremen- state representation for the walls are covered with plastic, dous," be said. agency's officers in a lawsuit In while chicken wire, his dresser Sivy and a handful of fellow the University's case, represen- and his bed help form what conspirators nicknamed the tation would be provided for the appears to be a trash dumpster. "Quad Squad" have been Board of Trustees and for indi- searching through the trash vidual trustees. Mason said. "WE HAD no idea bow much around the University, espe- House Bill 176, the original physical space it would it take," cially in Kreischer Quadrangle. a was introduced early in 1964 Although going through trash was extensively revised in If an unexpected number of isn't pleasant, he said it's not too both the state House of Rep- cans are dumped on him the bad if you don't pay any atten- resentatives and Senate before next few days, he said he might tion to it. It doesn't make you going into conference commit- have to squeeze bis furniture physically sick." even closer together. He added Sivy is known as 'The Can that a chair, used originally as a Man' among Prout residents, "At that point, it became ex measuring stick, can now barely who regularly leave cans out- tremely political," Mason said. be seen among the cans. side his door. With the new bill, many of the I calculated the 10,100 cans "Here in the hall people just political issues have been re- i about 570 pounds and al- bring them down. Every time I BG News/Joe Phdan moved and "the bill is expected r have earned about $85 for come back from class, there are to move quickly" once the Gen- cans in front of my door. No Add two more eral Assembly meets, be said. the party. Most of the cans Chkken wire, garbage bags and plywood hold back the aluminum cans in Mark Sivy's Prout Hall room. haven't been crushed to add to notes, just cans," he said. The University and other state the visual effect, he said. • See Cans, page 3. They're already taking up half the room and Sivy, a Junior history major, keeps throwing on more. • See Lobby, page S. Soviet demands hamper progress UAO officer resigns American summit hopes lowered Extra duties assumed by directors by Valerie Clptak Eric Rosenberg, who was staff reporter then Pearson's replacement WASHINGTON (AP) - Ameri- for any arms control can summit hopes have been set as vice-president. agreement," Speakes said. University Activities Orga- back by Soviet demands to halt Reagan talks about summit, page 8. BOLES LOST to Rosenberg the "Star Wars" nrogram and nisation Committee Coordi- The official who briefed re- nator Jennifer Boles resigned and retained her position as by Soviet leader M&hail Gorba- porters in Iceland described committee coordinator. chev's lack of understanding of for a second summit in 1986. Asked earlier if he meant, in from office at last night's Gorbachev, after seven months board meeting. She said that she continued U.S. policies, a senior Reagan effect, to give the Soviets veto at the Kremlin apex, as artic- to fulfill her duties in office, administration official said yes- IN AN interview in Washing- power over deployment of the Boles is the last of three ulate, vigorous and Intellec- UAO executive officers but that the past two weeks terday. ton yesterday with correspon- proposed defensive weapons tually curious. bare been strained.