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The B G News Wednesday Bowling Green State University Nov. 12, 1980 Column Female student enrollment climbs nationwide one Ratio of women to men drops here Game room named by Kim Van Wart He attributed the increased number target when admitting students. staff reporter of women students to "a returning The amendment put a halt to group." discrimination by sex when reviewing "Hall of Game" Don't give up hope, girls. Contrary student applicants. The room adjacent to the to rumors, the ratio of females to "MORE OLDER WOMEN are com- Falcon's Nest, which contains a males at the University is not as great ing back on a part-time basis," he IN FALL of 1971,1,529 of the enter- variety of video games, will as last year. said. "Surveys show more older ing freshmen were women, compared from this day forward be called Males comprise 44.3 percent of total women than men in attendance at to 1,507 men. In 1972 there were 1,657 The BG Hall of Game, thanks University enrollment, with females these schools." freshmen women and 1,581 men. Of to Doug Potts, a University comprising 55.7 percent. The economy has turned many 3,395 entering freshmen in 1973, there graduate student. Recent figures show that 7,828 men women toward college who are seek- were 1,983 women and 1,412 men. Potts' name for the room and 9,831 women registered at the ing to develop skills for higher-paying At Kent State University, there are with no name was chosen from University this fall. Last fall, there jobs, University Registrar Cary 9,955 (52.6 percent) women and 8,981 among more than 300 entries in were 7,459 men (44.1 percent) and Brewer said. (47.4 percent) men; and at Miami the University Activities 9,448 women (55.9 percent). New fields open to women also at- University, 7,779 (52.6 percent) Organization's Name the Game The greater number of women at- tract them to college, Robert Rudd, women and 7,024 (47.4 percent) men. Room contest. He will receive tending the University is consistent director of housing, said. Enrollment figures at Ohio University an Atari home video game, with national statistics. "More and more women are attain- are expected to increase a small courtesy of Associated ing an active role in economics and amount from last year's figures of Amusements of Farmington ACCORDING TO a recent survey, business," he said. "Because women 10,068 females and 9,971 males. Hills, Mich. there were 11,570,000 people enrolled outlive men, the wealth of the nation is This trend is reversed at other state Coming close, but no cigar, in colleges and universities across the often in their hands." schools. At Ohio State University, were the entries Circuit Circus, country in fall 1979, of which 5,887,000 there are 22,465 (53.8 percent) men The Fifth Quarter, The Union were women and 5,683,000 were men. THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE is "sex and 19,289 (46.2 percent) women Station and Noah's Arcade. These figures are expected to in- blind" when admitting students to the enrolled for fall quarter; and at the Persons submitting these crease by 2 percent for fall 1980, said University, John Martin, director of University of Toledo, 10,391 (51.3 per- names won pocket calculators Lance Grant, a U.S. Department of admissions, said. cent) males and 9,879 (48.7 percent) by Texas Instruments. Education specialist in educational "We look at people as applicants, females. Attracting enough attention to statistics. not as men or women," he explained. Concerning the ratio of men and warrant an honorable mention "Last year marked the first time "We are fair from the standpoint of women living on campus at the was the name, Damn Place ever in peace time that more women treating all individuals equal." University, this year there are 5,120 Where You Can Spend Your enrolled in colleges and universities However, this was not always the (60.3 percent) females and 3,367 (39.7 College Education 25 Cents At than men," he said, noting that in fall case. Before an amendment was pass- percent) males. A Time. The author of this title 1978, there were 5,641,000 men, com- ed by Congress in 1973, prohibiting This comprises about half of the reportedly lives on the 12th pared to 5,619,000 women in higher sexual discrimination in education, a total University enrollment, Martin floor of one of the Offenhauer education. 1-1 ratio of males to females was the said. Towers. Committee passes bill that limits Inside federal budget, will cut spending WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Budget Committee would have to decide how to make the cuts after he takes Opinion ignored Republican protests yesterday and passed a bin- office in January. ding federal budget ceiling that would obligate President- Committee Republicans refused to participate in the What happens when one elect Ronald Reagan to cut federal spending by 2 percent. 14-0 vote approving the cut. Rep. Delbert Latta of Ohio, presidential administration The resolution, which would affect all federal spending the ranking Republican on the committee, voted goes out and leaves so many except that for defense, was sent to the full House for a "present." unemployed? Read the behind- vote during the lame-duck session that begins today. There then was a 14-8 party line vote approving the full the-scenes look at out-of-work Democrats answered criticism by saying they were measure. Washington by Art Buchwald. just giving the incoming president an opportunity to Latta said it was "just unfair.. .to rush this through." Page I. fulfill campaign pledges. BEFORE THE vote, Senate Republican Leader "Mr. Reagan has said that a 2-percent cut can be made Howard Baker of Tennessee said Giaimo "is playing News in 1981 solely through the elimination of - and I quote - political games with us" in pushing the spending cut 'waste, extravagance, abuse and outright fraud'," said before Reagan takes office Jan. 20. Tom Lorenz of the Universi- Rep. Robert Giaimo, (D-Conn.), the committee chair- ".. .It's up to the Reagan administration to take their ty's Publications Office offers a man who offered the plan. first fair shot at it, not to Giaimo or any other Democrat," look at men and liberation in THE 2-PERCENT cut was added to a resolution setting Baker said. "It is Reagan's turn at bat; the country gave his newly released novel, a binding federal budget ceiling for fiscal 1981. Reagan him that." "Guys like Us." Page 3. Nearly $1,000 in donations have given a boost to a scholar- Elections today for ACGFA seats ship fund established in memory of two University For the first time, students are be- didates are Paul DeWine and Habil Women for Women, and Interf raterni- students. Page 3. ing asked to participate in the selec- Gamba. ty Council and Panhellenic Council. tion of at-large members to the Ad- A faculty member has been ap- visory Committee on General Fee ACGFA is comprised of students, pointed by Faculty Senate, and a Sports Allocations. faculty and staff who make recom- member of the contract staff by the Elections will be held today for one mendations on the distribution of provost. The Mid-American Conference graduate and four undergraduate general fees to various campus is considering ways to combat representatives to ACGFA. organizations. The elected students at-large will budget problems. The thirteen candidates for Eight seats on the committee are fill the remaining five seats. Students Page 8. undergraduate seats are: Beth chosen by different campus organiza- may vote in the Union foyer from 9 Ellenberger, Richard Fans, Allen tions. Students were selected from the a.m. to 6 p.m. A University ID and Weather Huelskamp, Jeff Hutcheson, James African People's Association and current validation card must be McClellon, Bradley Rhoades, John World Student Association, Black Stu- shown to vote. Partly cloudy. High 43 F Clarence and Dor* Espen, 647 Kenwood St., commemorate Schuldt Jr., Christopher Kramer, dent Union, Latin Student Union, Undergraduate students will be ask- (6C), low 32 F (0 C), near Veterans Day by saluting the Hag. Mr. Espen Is a veteran of World War Gregory Lee, Scott Smith, Scott Commuter Off-Campus Organization, ed to check up to four names on the 0-percent chance of precipita- II and a member of Veterans of Foreign Ware, Poat 2894, Northwood, Stevenson, Doug Weisenberg and Resident Student Association, Third ballot, and graduate students not tion. Ohio. Mrs. Espen Is a member of Paul C. Ladd Auxiliary 1148. Ronald Williams. The graduate can- World Graduate Student Association, more than one name. __ Student promotes African unity by Paula Wlnslow system is based on studying "The whole idea behind it is uni- staff reporter Western culture, Ogbuji said.