Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-1-1982 The BG News April 1, 1982 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 April 1, 1982" (1982). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3975. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3975 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. Tfie weather Sunny today. High near 60. Clear tonight, low in good the upper 30's. Zero-per- morning cent chance of precip- BG News itation. Thursday Bowling Green State University April 1, 1982 Faculty to discuss presidential search • a discussion of what many faculty by David Sigworth see as a serious erosion in the mutual news editor respect that a faculty and a Board of Trustees should have for one another. A general meeting of the University Resolutions will be accepted and faculty has been called for April 6 to offered for the faculty's consider- discuss the recent presidential selec- ation, Ward said. But, to avoid confu- tion procedures and the faculty's sion, persons who plan to propose relationship with the Board of Trust- resolutions or address the faculty ees. should contact the Faculty Senate The meeting was scheduled in re- office as soon as possible, he said. sponse to questions and anxieties ex- pressed by many faculty members RESOLUTIONS passed by faculty concerning the selection of Dr. Paul at the meeting will be presented to the Olscamp as the University's next Board of Trustees at its April 9 meet- Sresident, Dr. Richard Ward, Faculty ing. Ward said. enate chair, said yesterday. Trustees, as well as administrators Faculty Senate had planned to dis- and contract and classified staff em- cuss the concerns at a meeting sched- ployees, will be invited to the general uled for that day, he said. But the meeting. Ward said. large number of faculty members The meeting was scheduled before planning to attend the Senate meeting Olscamp arrives April 7 for a three- created the need to call a general day visit to the University "so there meeting, he said. will be no connection with him and this meeting," Ward said. ACCORDING TO a notice to be Meeting before Olscamp's visit en- distributed today and Friday, the sures that the faculty is not respond- meeting's agenda will include: ing to Olscamp "after he shows up • a presentation and discussion of and makes some statements. the procedures used by the search "We want to focus on the Trustees committee and the events that fol- and what they did and didn't do and lowed its work; and what it implies," Ward said. Twister wreaks havoc on central Ohio city MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) - A David Matthews of the state Disas- tornado slashed across the southern ter Services Agency said officials part of Mount Vemon yesterday, in- estimated that the twister caused BG News photo/Dean Koapfler juring seven people and doing an $300,000 damage within the city lim- Brad Hanson, • Junior visual communications technology major, surveys hit damaged room. estimated $300,000 damage, authori- its. ties said. She said seven people suffered mi- "We feel like we do have consider- nor injuries and four homes were able damage," Mayor Betty Winand destroyed when the tornado touched said. down at about 12:45 p.m. At least five Ceiling portions fall in fraternity house In Columbus, Gov. James Rhodes more homes sustained damage, she sent 15 National Guardsmen to patrol said. the area and prevent vandalism, Rob- Portions of a ceiling in Room 203 a junior video communications ert Howarth, a gubernatorial candi- MATTHEWS SAID state disaster Keith Pogan, assistant director the ceiling during fall quarter and date, said. Howarth said he expected officials also were inspecting the com- Phi Kappa Psi fell yesterday, cov- technology major, motioning at the of technical support services, said reported it to University officials. debris. "I came back and found the troops to remain overnight until munities of Howard and Jelloway, ering the room with a thick layer of he did not know why the ceiling At that time he checked the crack local protection could be set up. where there were additional reports Sy cellulose insulation. The resi- this." came down. himself and decided it showed no The city of 14,000 is about 40 miles of tornadoes. She said officials didn't ts were not in the room at the Hanson could not give any dam- "It may be due to the age of the sign of caving in. northeast of Columbus. believe the damage was serious in time. age estimate, but said he feared his building and blasting that's been I guess it was really just a Winand said the tornado ripped those towns. "I was walking on campus when stereo, valued at about $1,000, had going on near the campus," he matter of time," Hanson said. "I through an area about four blocks An official at the nearby Danville I heard there was something wrong been ruined by being buried in the said. guess I needed a little excitement wide and three-fourths of a mile long, fire department said six house trail- with my room," said Brad Hanson, insulation. Hanson said he noticed a crack in in my life anyway." uprooting trees and damaging build- ers were overturned at a private ings. recreation area near Howard. see TORNADO page 3 New president to take firm control • Budget cuts fall to Olscamp • Strength in aides main demand of Olscamp Workers out by Tracy Collins Next came cuts in faculty, classi- Collins "He won't stand for a decison made nation's public universities. The Three contractor employees editor fied personnel, a reduction in the S2T without going through the processes," name was officially changed in 1977. have been dismissed from their summer session, equipment reduc- Talbot said. " If someone makes cuts jobs at the Davis-Besse Nuclear BELLINGHAM, WASH. - As finan- tions and excess benefits - all totaling BELLINGHAM, WASH.-An inte- in a department without going PowerStation for on the-job cial problems continue to weaken $2,137,000. gral part of the budget cutting process through the constituency (students, "HE DOESN'T like an institution that drug use. Details, page 4. Ohio's educational system, futher at Western Washington University faculty), they would be fired. There is static," Talbot said. "He likes ei- cuts at the University seem immi- THAT WAS followed by cuts in staff has been Dr. James Talbot, vice pres- are no plans in the back pocket with ther to push to grow, or organize to nent. The shoulder upon which much positions equaling $1,795,500, and the ident in charge of planning under Dr. Paul every thing is laid out for you. retreat. of the weight of these decisons will fall cost saved from the resulting opera- Paul Olscamp, ana now interim presi- Talbot directs most of his praise Bodies found belongs to Dr. Paul Olscamp. tion was $763,500. Cuts in equipment dent at Western. towards Olscamp's handling of the Although the decisions may not be and utilities saved another $200,000, Talbot, who has a Ph.D. in geology "YOU'LL probably see that he will budget crisis, adding that he expects the same because of the different and miscellaneous cuts - including a from Cambridge University in En- raise the activist level at B.G. simply The bodies of 11 more per- by involving more people. In the proc- Olscamp to be successful in handling sons — probably Haitian refu- natures of the two universities, the payroll change, saving in the work gland, has also had the closest view of the problems at Bowling Green. gees—have washed up on the manner in which the changes will be study program, and state and federal Olscamp in action over the last six ess he will provoke debate, which is Florida shoreline. Details, page made probably will be similar, Ols- student loans as well as refunds from years. One prerequisite in Olscamp's sure to raise some conflict, but they "People respected the cuts simply 6. camp said. student insurance - totaled $620,000. administration is that he demands will be out in the open and left to because of the way he handled them, Bui, he said, "I really don't want to Thirty faculty positions were termi- strength when delegating authority to fester. I think that is very healthy." " Talbot said. "It was a tense situa- make any comments on what I will or nated. No faculty member was fired his administrators, Talbot said. Talbot classifed Olscamp as the tion here last fall. You could cut the Dead phone? will not do in terms of concrete action, but departments were not allowed to "He really has to have strong peo- type of person who likes to come in atmosphere around this place with a without first studying the University. fill vacant positions and expiring con- ple around - what he wants are strong and tackle a problem. He gave two knife. But he was able to ease the "One of the first things I want to do tracts were not renewed, Faculty vice presidents and deans," Talbot examples from Western: situation by keeping people involved ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - After when I get to Bowling Green is leave Senate Chair Al Froderburg said.