Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 8-28-1996 The BG News August 28, 1996 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 August 28, 1996" (1996). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6032. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6032 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. B.G. Weather Today Sunny and clear CAMPUS CITY SPORTS most of the day. as clouds roll in later in the evening. The University is hoping President Clinton's visit The men's soccer team to gets its computers ready was a chance for Bowling finished its preseason with M:Low80s Lo:Mid 60s for the 20th century by the Green to show what it was a 3-0 victory against Thursday turn of the century. made of. Cleveland State. Mostly cloudy Page 7 during the day. Page 5 Page 15 ^Q starting to cool in the evening. NEW Hi:Lo 80s Lo:Hi 50s Wednesday. August 28.1996 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 84, Issue 2 Whistle Stop Clinton tour Local crowd stops in BG enjoys visit Amy Johnson and Brandon Wray Amy Johnson The BCNews The BGNews "Will you help for 70 more days? And for four At approximately 7:30 p.m. Monday evening, more years?" more than 20,000 people of Wood County and sur- President Clinton asked these questions Monday rounding areas welcomed President Bill Clinton to evening when he stepped out of the "21st Century Ohio. Express" to address thousands and thousands of Screeching to a halt on the tracks along Wooster spectators. Street, first daughter Chelsea Clinton waved and The Clinton entourage was Introduced to the "a- greeted the crowd of spectators on the caboose of gricultural and industrial heartland" by Repre- the 13-car 21st Century Express with a banner sentitive Marcy Kaptur. Ohio hero Senator John overhead reading "On the Right Track for the 21st Glenn spoke just before the President and high- Century." lighted the role of his state In the President's vic- After giving his address the President stepped tory in 1992. Ohio was the state that put Clinton off the train to shake hands and meet the people of qver the top at the Democratic convention and in Bowling Green. the general election that year. Xia Xu, a resident of Bowling Green, received an Clinton in turn thanked Glenn for his years of autograph when she leaned out and gave her hat to service in government and the space program. Clinton. "John Glenn has worked hard to end nuclear pro- "I can't believe it," Xu said. "I feel like I've won liferation" Clinton said."His hard work is one of the Super Lotto!" the reasons that today no nuclear warheads are Lacey McDonald, 11, daughter of Debbie and aimed at the children of the United States." Dennis McDonald of Weston, won the poster Clinton was visibly impressed with the scene contest and met the President inside his train car. that greeted him in Bowling Green. Signs of all "I'm really excited but nervous," McDonald said shapes, sizes and sayings such as "Our President before she met the Presient. Cares for Kids" and "Hill Bill We Love You Still" McDonald, a Weston Elementary student, de- welcomed the President with a giant American signed a float of a train for the contest and gave it flag waving in the background. to the President. The train had dolls of Hillary and But there were plenty of other signs questioning Bill with Hillary holding Socks the cat and Bill and doubting Clinton's promises such as "Illegal holding an American flag. A sign on the back read, Immigrants For Clinton" and "Pot Smokers for "No Republican Dogs in the White House." Presi- Clinton." Chants of "Four More Years" and "We dent Clinton introduced Lt. Commander June Want Bill" started as Clinton began his 1996 Dem- Ryan, a 1984 graduate of Bowling Green State ocratic political campaign address to the people of University graduate, to the audience. The Coast Bowling Green and surrounding areas. Clinton Guard officer served as the president's distin- added that his report to Hillary would be "You guished military aide on Monday's train ride. should have seen that crowd in Bowling Green!" According to Al Baldwin, chairman of the Wood Traveling through the "heartland" to Chicago, County Democratic Party, over 15,000 tickets were Clinton said he Is able to see the people that he has printed and over 20,000 people went through the been working for for the last four years. metal detectors. Even though the energetic crowd touching shoulder to shoulder swarmed the streets along the "It bothered me that the economy was stagnant Joe Boyle/The BO New> and there were too many blue-collar workers," he railroad tracks, the security was well equipped. said in reference to the state of the country when According to Police Chief Galen Ash, a lot of he took office four years ago. "Unemployment was work and hours were put in to make the night suc- up, crime was up and I have been and will continue cessful. to work hard to give hope, direction and progress "Nothing happened and we are thankful for that (Above) President Bill Clinton addresses the crowd alongside to American life." but it could have been a little cooler," Ash said. "I would really like to commend the Public Works daughter Chelsea Monday from people for all their hard work and setting up the the "21st Century Express." Perhaps taking a cue from the Republican plat- (Right) University President Sid- form, Clinton mentioned families and children barricades for the event." Ash added the location was tough but the securi- ney Rlbeau was Just one of the often in his speech. Clinton added that the days of many atendees at the President's the 21st Century will be the best for children to ty was fantastic. Helicopters, snipers and a num- speech. live their dreams and to open up so that everyone ber of secret service men observed the crowds be- can come together no matter the race or religion. fore, during and after the President's visit. See CROWD, page 6. See SPKCH, page *■ Ribeau names new right-hand-man Jay Young meeting with alumni groups and The BG News telling our story to try and raise resources that we desperately President Sidney Ribeau need," Ribeau said. opened the school year Monday Some of the changes include by unveiling the University's changing the vice president of ■ new mission statement and or- Planning and Budgeting to the ganizational structure. vice president of Finance, the Addressing faculty and staff at vice president of University Re- lations becomes the vice presi- his opening day speech in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom, Ribeau dent for External Affairs. Ribeau said students will see said the position of provost will be added to the administration the changes in the services they this fall. The new position will be receive. filled by Charles Middleton, the "They'll get greater service. In new vice president for academic the enrollment area, we're going to have a one-stop shopping affairs. unit," Ribeau said. "They'll be "What the provost does is able to do everything they need serve as chief operating officer to do to register in one area." of the University," Ribeau told Ribeau also Introduced the the audience. "There's no way University new vision statement. possible I can keep operating all The statement reads: "Bowling of the services on a day-to-day Green State University aspires to basis and do all of the external be the premier Learning Com- things that are required for the munity in Ohio and one of the best in the Nation. Through the University." interdependence of teaching, In addition to the normal re- "My role is to be sure that we ngruent in our thinking and we learning, scholarship and service sponsibilities of vice president function on a day-to-day basis in have an opportunity to know we will create an academic envi- for academic affairs, Middleton an integrated and coherent way," where we're going without ronment grounded in intellectual will work directly with the vice Middleton said. "When the presi- necessarily always asking each discovery and guided by rational president for Operations and dent isn't here people have other." discourse and civility. Bowling Student Affairs, human resour- somebody they can get to who Ribeau said the new organiza- Green State University serves ces and seven other departments. will get an answer, either be- tion will allow him to do more vi- the diverse and multicultural Middleton said he is looking cause I know the answer or be- sionary work for the University. communities of Ohio, the United forward to the new challenges. cause the president and I are co- "Ill be out on the road a lot, States and the world." J*yY»u«nTWBCN» Opinion lit Page 2 Wednesday, August 28,1996 Dole's campaign full of holes Republican Senator Dole's campaign for President, including the propaganda forays ot his hatchet men, such as campaign co- Just a pawn in the political game chairman U.S. Senator D'amato, armed with distortions, exaggera- tions, half-truths, rumors, unreliable hearsay, insinuations, innuen- Perhaps the most powerful emerged to do the sound check.