Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 12-4-1992 The BG News December 4, 1992 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 December 4, 1992" (1992). BG News (Student Newspaper). 5463. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/5463 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. G The BG News Friday, December 4, 1992 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 75, Issue 69 Weather Council approves plan Deficit could Staff members may receive salary adjustments by Julie Tagllalerro prompt further administration reporter bility. It requests that if these "Whether the title [of the additional tasks alter staff mem- bers' positions, the members Administrative Staff Council position] changed or not, if should be considered for a pro- spending cuts approved a proposal Thursday the employee took on extra motion and salary adjustment. requesting that salary enhance- In related news, council mem- ments be given to administrative significant responsibilities ber Marilyn Braatz announced by John Chalfartt staff members when there is a and there was a change in that University President Paul The Associated Press significant increase in the job re- the position, the salary Olscamp said Wednesday in a It's snow joke: sponsibilities they undertake. meeting with faculty members Friday, snow likely. Some According to Norma Stickler, should be altered upward." that he was proposing that salary COLUMBUS ~ Another round of state spending cuts may be unavoidable unless a tax increase is approved this month, Gov. accumulations possible. chairwoman of the council's per- Norma Stickler, increases occur next semester. High in the mid-30s. South- sonnel welfare committee, staff The University Board of George Voinovich's top budget officer said Thursday. west winds becoming west members have been asked to chairwoman of the ASC Trustees is scheduled to vote on Gregory Browning, director of the Office of Budget and Man- 10 to 20 mph. Chance of pre- take on extra responsibilities as a personnel welfare the salary proposal next week. agement, said in a memo to legislative leaders that the state still faces a substantial deficit, despite a $65.5 million increase in tax cipitation is 60 percent. Fri- result of the layoffs of others. committee According to Ann Bowers, day night, cloudy. Scattered When this occurs, some have chairwoman of Administrative receipts last month snow flurries. Low near 20. requested promotions that have Staff Council, the range of the Browning said it would be a mistake to argue that the above- Chance of precipitation is 50 been denied, Stickler said. Often, tion] changed or not, if the em- proposed increase has been said estimate tax performance in November either eliminated or percent. she said, this is because although ployee took on extra significant to be between 3 and 5 percent. substantially reduced the $300 million deficit projected by the the number of responsiblities responsibilities and there was a end of the budget year June 30. may have increased, the title of change in the position, the salary In other business, Undergrad- "A cautious optimist could fairly conclude that, given the the position did not. Therefore, should be altered upward," Stick- uate Student Government Presi- November information, our problem has decreased from the Inside The News the assertion was that the em- ler said. dent Jason Jackson addressed $300 [million] to $325 million range to $250 million range. In any ployee had not been promoted The proposal states that as the the council, encouraging corre- case, this is a major problem to be facing halfway through the and did not deserve a salary ad- University tries to make the most spondence between administra- Santa's coming and so's justment. use of its resources, staff mem- See FINANCE, page eight. the tax man: "Whether the title [of the posi- bers will take on more responsi- See COUNCIL, page five. Employers are making a list and checking it twice, and if you're on it, you'll be paying one-half percent of your paycheck into the Bowling Green School Dis- trict coffers next year. Progress, but problems: Q Page five. Outside Campus Cream of cocaine?: NAPOLEON -- The Camp- The Research Park story bell Soup Co. has suspended 25 processing plant em- ployees for drug-related vio- lations. Company spokesman Scott Rombach said Thurs- day more suspensions were possible. He said he didn't know if any of the em- ployees would be fired. Campbell began the in- vestigation after employees told the company that some workers at the plant in this northwest Ohio city were us- ing and selling drugs. Rombach said a private security company was hired to investigate. A drug task force from Henry and Ful- ton counties are involved in the investigation, and char- ges may be pending against some of the workers. He said this is the first time there has been a drug- related investigation at the plant, which makes soup, vegetable juices and frozen dinners for the Camden, N.J.-based company. The plant employs about 2,800 people. Rombach said the company is serious about keeping drugs out of Tk.BCNcw^TlmN the workplace. East of 1-75, most of the Rcasearch/Knterprlse Park's 88 acres remain empty. The and research and employment to flourish. "Campbell is dedicated to project Is an attempt by the University at creating an area for businesses to locate, maintaining a safe working environment for its em- The bright side With Miller's urging, the city ployees," he said. "We went Into this project agreed to match the state's The University's Looking at the big picture, $250,000 grant to the project. Research Park has been a quali- working with a little cash The final $50,000 came from fied success. The two tenants and a lot of promises." Wood County Commissioners, Must have been Kelly: currently located in the park ~ Robert Martin, vice who also believed a well- Actress Shannen Doherty grand design for MidAm, Inc.'s operations developed business park could best known for her role as center and the Northwest Ohio president for University attract jobs and tax dollars to the "Brenda" on the Fox series branch of the Ohio Environmen- Operations county without necessitating a "Beverly Hills 90210," was tal Protection Agency - have great increase in services such cited and released on a mis- meant a good deal of positive re- In addition, all of these bene- as police protection or emer- demeanor battery charge development is sults for both the city and the fits cost the University almost gency medical services Wednesday after becoming University. For example: nothing. These funds, along with reve- involved in a scuffle at • The two tenants combined To secure the cash it needed to nue from the tenants leasing the L.A.'s Roxbury club. provide nearly 200 jobs - most of develop the park, the University land from the University, pay for Doherty, 21, became in- behind schedule. them to Bowling Green residents turned to the state. The Ohio De- the debt financing of Research volved in a shoving match - and although no official statis- partment of Economic Develop- Park - with no University in- with another woman outside tics are available, it is estimated ment agreed to grant $250,000 to vestment save for the value of the club. There were no in- those jobs produce thousands of the University. the land, which the University juries and her arraignment Why? dollars in payroll taxes to the "We went into this project bought for $70,000 in the 1960s. date is set for Dec. 22. city; working with a little cash and a Spokespersons for both tenants by Jeremy Stone Weber • MidAm, Inc. - a holding lot of promises," said Robert say locating in Research Park Lottery editor-in-chief company for MidAm Bank - Martin, vice president for Uni- has been a good move. offers student internships in versity Operations. "It's been a totally positive ex- areas such as management, ac- But to fully fund the roads and perience," MidAm Senior Vice CLEVELAND - Here are counting, marketing and finance; utilities infrastructure the park President Cindy Rossman said. Thursday night's Ohio Lot- • The Ohio EPA office con- would need to attract clients, the "The University has been willing tery selections: M,.ore than three years after the University's Research/Enterprise Park was born, the fields east of 1-75 still stand ducts joint research projects University would need other to work with us in any area we Pick 3 Numbers: 1-5-8 with the University's environ- help. need, and we are perfectly happy Pick 4 Numbers: 4-6-5-7 largely empty. The University's grand design for creating jobs, research facilities mental sciences and environ- Then-mayor Edwin Miller was with the facilities and atmos- The Super Lotto jackpot is and business-academic ties - all at virtually no cost to the school - mental studies programs, writes hooked on the idea of a business phere out here." $12 million. - was designed to house at least 18 corporations. Today, it has two, a joint grant proposals with the park, convinced it would save Michael Manahan, district rep- number the University has been stuck at for more than two years. University, and provides guest and attract jobs in the city and resentative for the EPA office, University officials say although they are not displeased with the instructors and research facili- increase Bowling Green's tax agreed.