Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-14-1997 The BG News February 14, 1997 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 February 14, 1997" (1997). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6128. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6128 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. TODAY Directory SPORTS . ' ■ Switchboard 372-2601 Men's Basketball Women Basketball Hockey ■ Classified Ads 372-6977 Display Ads 372-2605 Edilorial 372-6966 MAC SHOWDOWN vs. EMU vs. WMU Sports 372-2602 Saturday, 7 p.m.; snowy Entertainment 372-2603 vs. Eastern Michigan Saturday, 1 p.m. Women hope to continue to and cold Story Idea? Give us a call Saturday, 3:30 p.m. climb in MAC standings at OSU Sunday weekdays from I pm. to 5pm. .or Eagles visit with MAC lead on the line - with fifth consecutive win BG jockeys for playoff position e-mail: "[email protected]" G High: 35 Low: 20 FRIDAY February 14,1997 Volume 83, Issue 98 The BG News Bowling Green, Ohio # "Serving the Bowling Green community for over 75years" President's Day is also Preview Day common day off for high school students who have been accepted MOO I Doors open students. at the University have also been And welcoming them to the accepted at Ohio University and Bowling Green campus will be an Miami of Ohio. The competition for students array of activities and tours Involves showing prospective IT'S ALL RIGHT HERE which will allow them to decide if students why Bowling Green is of tomorrow the University Is the right place the right choice. for them to attend. "It would be the best thing we ByDARLAWARNOCK University President Sidney could do to let people know the The BG News Ribeau said the program is de- kind of things that are important >*\t signed as an outreach to prospec- at Bowling Green," Ribeau said. Everyone has been through it. tive students to let them know "It's a big event. Events like this While bombarded with college about all of the options the cam- can be very successful in getting mail the last few years of high pus has to offer. people out." g5 school, you finally decide to visit "They leave here having a good As a part of the enrollment a college or two. feeling about Bowling Green strategies, the University has ! But you never expected this. State University and they have a placed about six billboard signs Thousands of prospective stu- sense of how good we are as an across Ohio advertising the up- PRESIDENTS' DAY. Fl 17 BG9U dents will be visiting the Univer- institution," Ribeau said. "Hope- coming President's Day event. sity campus Monday as a part of fully, that will convert into more Charles Middleton, vice presi- a campus-wide initiative to in- students choosing us as their dent of Academic Affairs and provost, said the signs are fo- BG Ncwi Ph«« by Clna Fleming crease depleting enrollment university of choice." rates. Ribeau explained the Universi- cused at attaining better visibili- Billboards like these have been appearing around the state in order to attract prospective students to the It will mark the second annual ty Is in competition for students ty to prospective students and University. Thousands of high school students from across the state are expected to visit campus next program held for prospective with other state residential col- Monday. students on President's Day, a leges. He said, generally, most • See PREVIEW DAY, page three. Speaker focuses on Dunbar to move up to gaining sponsorship the upper Ribeau says Administration issue is of class ByJACKBUEHRER importance to "The state won't give The BG News University you all of what you The University has provided need. You have to go juniors and seniors with another By DARLA WARNOCK out on that limb." option when looking for on- The BG News campus housing for the 1997-98 school year. The University could learn a Dunbar hall, located in the lot from its sister collegiate insti- Harshman Quadrangle, will tutions. University President serve as an upper-classmen dorm Sidney Ribeau said as he intro- effective next fall semester. duced the second speaker in his Freeman Hrabowski Presidential Lecture Series. president of UMBC The decision was made last Freeman A. Hrabowski, the week based on the results of a president of the University of student survey taken this past Hrabowski explained, the uni- fall according to Mike Vetter, Maryland Baltimore County, ad- BG Ncwi PkMo by Hldtkl Kabaycihl dressed the campus community versity was able to concentrate University assistant vice- ROTC's Ranger Challenge team placed third out of 34 schools last October. Team members from left Thursday about how to gain cor- on building relationships with president for student affairs and top: Troy Tucker (team captain). Josh Cioti, Bob jahna, Cliff Reeves, Scott Hartwell. From left bot- porate partnerships in order to corporations that were specific director of housing and resi- tom: Eric Hosafros, Keith Neiber, Jeff Jednacy, Larry Johnson. receive the money necessary to to thci r areas of special ity. dence programs. build a better university. He said higher standards can Ribeau said the topic was im- be set when the most excellence portant for the campus commu- is focused on in those separate "Some people don't nity to hear in order to start talk- areas. Snapping to attention have the time to work ing about the subject and coming "It is not really possible to be up with ideas of how to imple- excellent at everything," Hra- to support bowski said. "The first thing we with almost 3,000 cadets The initial attraction to the ment it at the University. Cadets practice nationally to be accepted into ROTC for Beckert was the themselves "What we're trying to do is did was think about what values were most Important to us. field training. benefits students can receive create an environment where leadership with including guaranteed jobs off-campus." Healthy places will go through The cadets must pass a phys- people can have serious dialogue ical fitness test, an Air Force upon graduation. about areas that are important," the process of identifying those. self-confidence There's no quick fix - It takes officer qualifying test and do Jared Freeman, a freshman Ribeau said. "The idea behind well academically to be ac- criminal justice major, said he time." By MAUREEN BARRY this is that the dialogue after se- cepted. joined the ROTC for its bene- Kyle Moore rious discussion can lead to dis- Besides the time constraint, The BG News Hrabowski said an element of "We're in the business of fits also, including scholarship University junky cussions about what we need to opportunities, leadership risk Is involved In attaining cor- training officers," Rothweiler do here at Bowling Green State Twenty-seven Air Force preparation and the cher.ee to porate sponsorships. But without said. University as we prepare for the cadets and 26 Army cadets in travel. that risk, the potential for suc- According to Theresa Beck- "We had students take a survey 21st century." the University's Reserve Offi- ett, cadet wing commander, Freeman added that he en- cess is minimized. cer Training Corps are compet- in October or November asking The ideas Hrabowski present- the physical fitness test con- joys participating in activities them if they were to stay on ed Involve making serious con- "It's a matter of taking that ing with ROTC cadets from all sists of the flex-arm hang for such as intramurals. risk," Hrabowski said. "The state campus, what kinds of things siderations and decisions about over the country to advance in women, pull-ups for men, push- "We do a lot of team-oriented won't give you all of what you their training. would they would like to see," he the strengths and weaknesses of ups, sit- ups, standing long stuff," he said. said. "What we found out was need. You have to go out on that Captain Scott Rottweiler, the University. jump, a 600 yard run and a 1.5 like the Air Force, the Army that a lot of upper classmen Hrabowski used UMBC as an limb." Air Force public affairs offi- mile run. ROTC program has two-year Ribeau said tlie topic of cor- cer, said freshmen typically wished to be able to live on cam- example to show the amount of and four-year programs. Cap- pus in a single room but without porate sponsorship is of signifi- join the four-year ROTC pro- Rothweiler said academics success they enjoyed after those tain Kevin Breuers, enrollment paying the more expensive single initial decisions were made. He cance to the University. gram during their first or sec- are very important because the "This is an area that is critical- officer, said the Army ROTC room price. explained that major higher edu- ond semester, however, stu- cadets compete with students offers leadership benefits as ly Important to Bowling Green "They also expressed an inter- cation budget cuts took place in dents can also join a two-year from big schools with excellent well. the late-80s throughout the state State University," Ribeau said.