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The BT3 He ws Bowling "Green 'Stale University thurs- Grants to aid women, minority grads day n-8-79 by Paul O'Donnell "We are trying to increase the pool of Staff reporter University among top-funded institutions qualified minority students," he said. The proposal for next year has Freshman loses The University has received $140,400 STONE SAID the federal funds will plementation of an effective graduate standing of each individual graduate already been submitted, and Stone said in grants from the Department of allow for 18 fellowships this year: two program. student, he noted. The areas of study he has requested added support. bid for mayor Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) in mathematics, seven in biological are identified by the University in the He said he hopes to obtain three more to assist minority and women students sciences, five in graduate business ad- HE WAS required to develop a writ- proposal submitted to HEW. fellowships each in mathematics, com- It is back to the books for in graduate and professional study. ministration, two in communication ten proposal outlining the number of munication disorders and psychology. University student Gale This total ranks 11th among the 108 disorders and two in clinical minority and women graduate applica- Besides the $140,400 in grants. Stone Shumaker, a freshman political colleges and universities nationwide psychology. tions generated and accepted, the said, the University also received Stone said, however, that he does not science major who lost in his bid given assistance, and the highest Ten of the fellowships were awarded number of those students who enrolled $20,000, in extra funds which are to be expect to receive all nine new to unseat incumbent Napoleon among state institutions. to minority students and eight to and the number of enrolled students used to enhance the graduate program. fellowships, citing the fact that 108 in- Mayor Robert Heft. Winifred O. Stone, assistant dean and women, he added. who graduated and were placed in pro- The institutional award is to be used for stitutions apply for the 225 available na- Final returns from the Henry director of admissions for the Graduate This is the second year the University fessional fields. recruiting, counseling, special orienta- tional fellowships. County seat show Democrat Heft College, said these grants are being us- has received assistance; last year the "Our proposal finished very, very tion and other academic and student Another program that Stone said he is with 1,902 votes, or 84.2 percent, ed to help correct the imbalance of University was given $85,200. high the first year," Stone said, adding services. developing is one to distribute names of to Republican Shumaker s 356 minorities and women in professional Stone said the grants are a part ot tne that the success of the University's students interested in graduate studies votes, or 15.8 percent. fields. University's Graduate Professional Op- graduate program has led to nation- STONE ATTRIBUTED part of the Shumaker said he was "Historically, minorities have been portunities Program (GPOP) and are a wide recognition. success of GPOP to the University's disappointed, but promised to run result of the University's ability to to 11 state institutions. This program underrepresented in graduate studies The grants are for three years and Project Search, a minority recruitment might be implemented by late fall again soon for public office. and professional fields," he said. document its commitment to the im- are dependent on the academic good program. quarter, he added. About his defeat he said that voters were satisfied with Heft. "I was running as an alter- native to Bob Heft. I guess this shows people are happy with him. New trend: They're not ready for a change," Wintertime Shumaker said. University set bypassing Bassoons missing; English 112 valued at $3,600 for snow, ice by Mary Dannemlller Two University-owned by Pam Dalglalth staff reporter copy editor bassoons, valued at $3,600, have Students trying to avoid the Universi- been reported missing from the Winter's annual offering of snow, ty's English 112 course by taking an Music Building, according to ice and freezing temperatures is equivalent English class at another Dean Gerkens, associate direc- something most persons try not to campus reflect a developing trend that tor of Campus Safety and think about. has not gone unnoticed. Security. But, long before the weather turn- Last summer, 30 percent of the 856 Police are investigating the ed cool, the University began to give courses taken on a transient basis (at incident that apparently oc- a lot of thought to the winter months. another Institution), were for English curred last spring, Gerkens said. As a result, the campus is ready to 112, Dr. Donald M. Ragusa, professor of "Apparently the person went to tackle what the season has to offer, psychology, reported yesterday to get them now," he said, "and although it is hoping the weather Academic Council. found them gone." won't be too severe, Norman H. He added that there also were many It will be hard to determine Bedwell, director of technical ser- requests for English 111 credit that are what happened to the in- vices, said. not included in the 30 percent figure. struments, he added, since they "You plan for the average winter Ragusa, responsible for reviewing could have been misplaced. and hope conditions won't be too transient credit applications for the bad," Bedell said. "If you have a College of Arts and Sciences, explained heavy snowfall, then you push that in discussions with many students Board of Trustees (crews and equipment)." about this trend, they have had no Bedell said the University has pur- qualms saying that English is easier to chased 250 tons of salt at a cost of pass at other schools. to meet today $5,000. The salt is being stored in a large bin recently built near the "THERE IS a certain fear-anxiety A resolution to fulfill the re- physical plant on Poe Road. situation created by the whole profi- quirements of Amended House ciency scheme," he said. Bill 699 will be brought before BEFORE THIS YEAR, salt had Students would rather bypass the the University Board of Trustees been obtained from the state staff photo by Tim Carrlg University's English 112 course today at the 10 a.m. meeting in highway garage across the road University grounds supervisor Randy Gallier takes note of 250 tons of salt pllad up in a because it is relatively easy to transfer the Assembly Room, McFall from the physical plant, Bedell said. now salt bin built recently by the ground* department and located near the physical plant. the credit from another accredited Center. But because state salt trucks were state institution, he added. The resolution states that the given priority over those of the If a heavy snow is forecast, all BEDELL SAID faculty and com- ALTHOUGH HE classified last At other state institutions, "the trustees must send written University, the campus chose to pur- members of the crew are called in no muter parking lots and main cam- winter as mild he noted that freezing writing demand is not as severe as the notice to the Ohio General chase its own supply of salt. later than 2 a.m. to begin work, Love pus thoroughfares are the areas that rains deposited sheets of ice on the writing demand we (the University) Assembly of the board's inten- "The new system is more respon- said. When the snowfall is lighter, receive the first attention by his sidewalks. Salt and sand were ap- place on our students here," Ragusa tions to proceed with construc- sive to our needs," Bedell said. work begins about 4 or 5 a.m. crew. An attempt is made to clean plied to the walks, but with limited said. tion or renovation of an educa- The supply is expected to last a the parking lots by 8 a.m. before the success. Already, the University has received tional facility within 90 days year, he added. Technical services is responsible lots fill. Slippery sidewalks are He explained that with the freez- 25 requests for English 112 transient after the initial appropriation of The University also has purchased for the campus west of Mercer given a layer of salt. ing temperatures, the salt often was credit for next summer, he said. more than $100,000. a new salt spreader for $1,468, Bedell Road, Bedell said. That portion east Bedell said technical services unable to melt the ice, and rain Final fall-quarter enrollment said, adding that workers are mak- of Mercer is maintained by the often is informed about potentially washed the salt away. The sand, in- APPLICATIONS FOR course credit figures and the status of capital ing sure the rest of the equipment is stadium groundscrew. hazardous spots by Campus Safety stead of serving as a non-slippery on a transient basis is an "open season" improvements will be presented, in good condition.