Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-12-1989 The BG News April 12, 1989 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 12, 1989" (1989). BG News (Student Newspaper). 4932. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/4932 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. THE BG NEWS Vol. 71 Issue 109 Bowling Green, Ohio Wednesday, April 12,1989 Gov. Celeste delivers USGfund education tax reform causes thought that it was going to get at that," Corbin said. concern by John Chalfant introduced and never be heard. Celeste hosted most commit- Associated Press writer And the reality is, there is going tee members at a pre-meeting by Laura Hardy to be serious work by a sub- luncheon in the Cabinet room. staff reporter COLUMBUS - Gov. Richard committee of Ways and Means. I Then he joined them at a crow- Celeste treated a House commit- think that it's going forward ded House hearing room to con- While many Undergraduate tee to a private lunch of turkey with interest and concern and tend that his tax increase educa- Student Government senators and roast beef Tuesday and then the support of leadership in the tion system reform was needed voiced concerns at Monday's delivered rare public testimony House who recognize that this is to deal with a crisis facing meeting because the current before the panel on his education the best proposal they have right schools. amount in the USG budget was tax increase ballot issue. now in education reform," the "When one out of five of our unknown, the USG president Celeste's appearance before Democratic governor said. children drops out, lacking the said those concerns were un- the House Ways and Means Rep. Robert Corbin, R-Day- skills for the most basic job founded. Committee marked the first ton, the ranking minority mem- hunting or job holding, we have "There is absolutely nothing time in at least 25 years that a ber on the committee, said there a crisis. When the school sus- unusual about that at all. You governor testified before a legis- had been no change in Republi- pension rate in some our cities is ask other organizations how lative panel. can opposition to the governor's the highest in the nation, we much money they have in their Celeste indicated later he was package. have a crisis," the governor budgets and if they do know, it's encouraged by the fact that the ' "The proposal as the governor said. because they're not actively in- committee was even holding introduced it and as was pre- He defended the tax increases volved in co-sponsorship." hearings on the package, which sented is not acceptable to Re- he has proposed, predicting However, Kevin Thomas, USG minority Republicans had bran- publicans. If there are changes voters would support them and treasurer, said he believes it has ded as dead on arrival when in- and revisions in it that would re- that meaningful educational re- been the number of events USG troduced in February. vise it substantially enough that form could not be accomplished has co-sponsored that have con- "Some of you, I'm sure, we could consider it, we will look without extra revenue. tributed to the budget amount not being known. "One thing I'm really upset about is the way USG has spent money relentlessly without con- Backstrom honored with sidering how much money is left in the budget," he said. Thomas said the number of University events USG has co-s- ponsored with other organiza- '89F.P. Naismith Award tions is greater than last year. Rhonda Windham of Southern California was Because of this, he said USG has by Andy Woodard last year's Naismith winner. had to cut back funding on stu- assistant managing editor Falcon head coach Fran Voll said Backstrom be- dent government-related activi- longs in such prestigious company. ties such as the USG banquet. Paulette Backstrom, one of the greatest "I thought I coached the best point guard in the Peterson agreed and said, "It women's basketball players in Mid-American Con- country — without a doubt," said Voll, whose team is frustrating we can't co-spon- ference history, was named Monday to receive the lost to Maryland in the second round of the NCAA sor every event. It's not fan- to 1989 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Basketball Hall tournament. "It's difficult to pick out one, but I think of USG as a funding organ- of Fame Award. don't think there is a better point guard than ization. We still have our own in- The award, which honors the nation's best Paulette." terests to keep in mind." woman basketball player under 5-foot-6, will be Backstrom, who tied for third with teammate Thomas said his absence at presented to the 5-foot-5 senior at the annual Hall Jackie Motycka for MAC Player of the Year hon- Monday's USG meeting was the of Fame Awards Banquet May 9 in Springfield, ors this year, led the MAC with 216 assists for the reason the General Assembly Mass. season. did not know the amount re- In her four years at the University, she made 559 maining in the USG budget. "It means a lot to me. This is the biggest award assists to finish third in all-time conference his- He said he could not attend the I've ever won in my life," said Backstrom, a two- tory. meeting because of an obliga- time, first team All-MAC selection. "It hasn't sunk Even though Backstrom, an administrative BG News/ Pat Mingaielli tion to nis fraternity. While he in yet because I still have to go through the awards management major, was consistent her entire ca- Teeter Totter said he knows how much re- ceremony. reer, she played her best basketball after her mains in the USG budget, he did "But in a way, I want to scream or something." father died in mid-February. Lori Schudoan. junior accounting major, looks for some friends not have the information availa- "I've always been committed to play hard, but passing the CJnion Oval while teeter-tottering in the Delta Sigma Phi ble to disclose the exact amount. Two of the last three Naismith recipients have after dad died, I wanted to show him something," Teeter-Totter-Athon to raise money for diabetes. Schudoan was tot Although he meets weekly been Olympic performers. Suzie McConnell of she said, her voice cracking. "The last time I tering with Jim Petrie. junior accounting major. The members of with Peterson to discuss the Penn State won the award in 1988 and Texas' Ka- spoke with him, he was making plans to come to the fraternity will be tottering for 24 hours a day at one-hour inter- budget and review fund mie Ethridge received the honor in 1986. : : See Award, page 3. vals until University President Paul Olscamp takes his turn Friday.. See USG, page 4. Satanists Celebreeze touts honesty Choosing plastic out each other, according to media to help them formulate by Beth Church Ohio Attorney General Anthony their ideas," Celebreeze said blamed assistant wire editor Celebreeze. during a Mass Communications can lead to debt Week seminar Tuesday night. This routine of spending con- Despite their adversarial re- "Government needs a forum by Beth Church tinues until it becomes as addic- in deaths lationship, the government and as a means of getting their ideas Many former U.S. leaders at- assistant wire editor tive as wine is to an alcoholic, the media could not thrive with- across. Citizenry relies on the tributed their political successes according to a University to their ability to communicate, Alter waiting for an hour to professor of psychology. by Joel Williams he said, noting Presidents buy an armful of clothes, the col- "I view this spending pattern Associated Press writer Franklin Roosevelt and John lege student breathed a sigh of as parallel to a dependency for- Kennedy as examples. relief when she finally reached med on drugs, food or BROWNSVILLE, Texas The two-term attorney gen- the counter. Handing her pur- whatever," said Marvin Kum- eral said despite the change in chases to the department store ler, associate professor of psy- — The bodies of 12 people sales clerk, she dreaded the next chology. were found in a mass mass media throughout history line in what had, by now, be- Save at a ranch outside — the addition of radio and TV come an over-rehearsed scene. e Mexican border town — the government's need for it "Cash or charge?" the clerk of Matamoros — and au- has remained constant. asked. thorities Tuesday blamed Knowing only too well how the killings on satanic ri- "Channels differ over time but many purchases the credit card tuals and human sacrifice. the government and the media had already made, Mary slid really need each other," he said. her VISA across the counter — "It was horrible," Honesty is another link be- trying not to look guilty as the Cameron County Sheriff tween the two institutions, he clerk doubled the monthly bill Alex Perez said. "It was said. already too high for her to pay.