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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. i , . ■ - - ■■ ■ YOUTH State University POWER: MONDAY Ben November 4, I Smilowitz, 2002 like many | college students across the PARTLY CLOUDY nation, is getting into gov- HIGH49ILOW31 ernment and politicians www.bgnews.com are showing interest; independent student press VOLUME 95 ISSUE 49 PAGE 5 City to add lanes to Wooster Street By Kara Hud pass. CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR According to Blair, after an Driven by complaints, the city intersection expansion at of Bowling Green plans to bring Mercer Road and Wooster Street, relief from the heavy traffic flow five lanes of traffic will exist from on Wooster Street by making a Mercer to the overpass of I -75. series of improvements set to The intersection at 'Ihurstin begin this summer. Avenue and Manville Avenue "The need for change came will also be increased to five about by numerous complaints lanes. that the traffic could not get Work is also planned for die down Wooster Street, especially North College Drive intersection on Friday afternoons," Bill Blair, and a new storm sewer will be director of public works, said. installed running from South "(Wooster Street) is a big bottle- College Drive to Mercer and Poe neck." Roads. According to Rich Hertzfeld, a The Ohio Department of civil engineer with The Transportation (ODOT) is lead- Poggemeyer Design Group, the ing the search for contractors $6.5 million project is designed and plans to choose one in late to not only satisfy current needs, July. but to look toward the future as "Depending on who the suc- well. cessful contractor is, it will be up The project, known as a to them to decide when they Transportation Improvement wish to start," Blair said. Project (TIP), will include the "Hopefully, they'll start right reconstruction of several major away in August, but we don't intersections along Wooster know." www.timtiaganlOfgoverra.com Street and will address the need for more lanes at the especially STREET, PAGE 2 BOB TAR: Governor Bob Talt waves to the spectators lined along TIM HAGAN: Tim Hagan has spent most of his working life in congested area by the 1-75 over- the street in Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, April 1,2002, as he march- public service, including nearly two decades in elected public es in the Findllay Market Parade prior to the home opener ot the office. Here Hagan shakes hands with supporters, as he pre- Cincinnati Reds baseball season. pares for the upcoming gubernatorial election. Program stresses FACING OFF proper etiquette By Greg Kohlrieser QUICK ETIQUETTE TIPS REP0R1ER Mind your manners. That was APPIY: Use common sense and Candidates tackle education just one of many tips given to everday manners. students who attended IMITATE: Follow the lead of the Professional Etiquette, a pro- By Michael Ksenyak ity," Orest Holubec said, Taft's regarding the classroom, stu- get are to continue looking for host or elder REPORTER press secretary. dents and teachers. savings and closing business tax gram held on Oct. 23. Taft proposed the Governor's Another program that Taft loopholes, according to Holubec. The program, sponsored by WATCH: Pay attention to what Funding for higher education, is going on around you. the future of the economy and Commission for Student Success started was the Third Frontier "If the solution (to lowering the Career Center, focused on the cost of prescription drugs are in 2000, which he created to Project, but this does not deal the budget) requires a broad- three aspects of etiquette. The some of the main issues for both address issues like how to make with education. The project is set based tax, he will do that, only first pan of the program was a to expand the Ohio's high-tech with the support of the public," two hour dinner with a guest dents on processes, some candidates in tomorrow's guber- it clear to students, parents and behaviors and give them some natorial election. educators what students should research capabilities and to pro- he said. speaker. The speaker focused on mote new companies to create Taft is also looking at prescrip- place settings so that students tips," he said. "We feel that stu- Democrat Tim Hagan faces know, and be able to da in each dents for any major, no matter republican incumbent Bob Taft grade and before graduation. high-paying jobs. tion drug costs. He has proposed would know which of the five Through this project and oth- a prescription drug discount for forks in front of them to use and what they go into ... they are for Ohio's governor seat and The Commission will also look going to have an experience deciding the future of Ohio for at how to measure student per- ers, Taft's administration has cre- senior citizens. when. This 10-to-25 percent dis- The second aspect of the pro- where an employer, a client, a the next four years. formance and progress and how ated 41,000 jobs. customer (or) someone is going Bob Taft to hold students, teachers and "The Third Frontier Project is count can be acquired by using gram covered business protocol, going to transition Ohio from tra- the Golden Buckeye Card. interactions and behaviors of to take them to a formal setting." Since Taft took office in 1999, educators responsible for acade- Etiquette has three essential support for Ohio schools has mic achievement. ditional jobs to advanced high- Tim Hagan the workplace. The third and Hagan is presenting to the final aspect of Professional rules, according to Heftier. The increased 40 percent. The funds The governor has also created tech jobs," Holubec said. first is to use common sense and for primary and secondary edu- the Teacher Advisory Committee "It focuses on five points: state a four-year vision with five Etiquette was about networking innovation, entrepreneurship. principles. His third principle and the importance of building everyday manners. The second cation received an additional to try and i nclude teachers in the is to follow the lead of the host or increase of $1.4 billion over the state's effort of improving educa- fostering success, the workforce deals with education and says he professional relationships. and supporting Ohio's will "reduce the cost of higher Dennis Hefner, assistant elder, in other words, be a good past two years. tion. follower. He also stressed paying "(Tafi| has increased educa- The Committee is made up of strengths," he said. education for Ohioans and make director and recruiting manager for Career Services, stressed the attention to what is going on tional funding and is strengthen- 25 members and advises the Taft's plans for improving the goal of the program. around you. ing the standards of accountabil- Governor about decisions economy and lowering the bud- ELECTlbN. PAGE 2 "We're trying to educate stu- MANNERS, PAGE 2 Reporter rides with, gains respect for police work By Mary Beth White didn't really hit me until I was The rush of doing real police type of guy who would smoke. He REPORTER home and in bed, safe. work made me think this finding is a tall healthy looking man, with With a friendly smile, Campus Our evening may not have would be the pinnacle of my a strait-laced, loyal demeanor. I Police officer Carl Reuther included a gorilla suit, but it was- evening, but it wasn't. Only fifteen would guess that he has never opened the passenger side door n't without excitement. We start- minutes later we got a call on the committed a crime in his life; no to his cruiser at 11:18 Halloween ed off in Lot 6. There have been humming, buzzing, box Reuther stealing as a schoolboy or speed- night. I would be riding with him some break-ins recently, and we called the scanner. To me it was a ing as young adult. But a smoker for the next two hours. were just checking to make sure conversation-interrupting he was. My expectations were grand. I everything was in order. Right annoyance that proved to be use- "My one vice," he said after ask- wanted more than anything for away, I had a job to do. Armed ful. ing me if it was all right if he someone in a gorilla suit to be rid- with only a light switch and my There was a suspicious car smoked in the car. A real gentie- ing in the back seat before my eye sight I was heart-set on find- parked out past die overflow lot. man, Reuther asked that same time was up. But I would have ing something seedy to impress We were on the case. question before each cigarette. been happy saving a kitty from a my new officer friend with. As Reuther slowly pulled the It was hard not to laugh as the tree or engaging in a high speed At 11:37 I stumbled upon an cruiser up to the parked car, it young couple haphazardly chase.