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THE 0 UARDIAN 11 Wright State University's Student Operated Newspaper 1 luc," First MUSIC News Briefs ~ ts; opyrighl 1990, USA TODAY/Apple Sav1; Coll e lnformmion Netw rk a success· say • QU B INDEPENDEN E: organizers Nearly thr out f fi c people who live in Quebec w nt inde nden e from CHRI TINE ARNOLD Canada for their Fren h- peaking prov­ Assistant News Editor ince. A survey of 1,031 French- and English-speakers, conducted for Le The first Metropolitan Universities Journal de Montreal, found 27 percent Student Initiative Conference (MUSIC) was opposed it. held at WSU beginning Friday, and according to Roni Wilson-Vinson, WSU REFORMISTS WIN IN USSR: student government chair, "it was a suc­ Reformists of a different stripe are cess." \\ho The idea for the annual conference n,:. l taking charge of Soviet politics at the originally came as a suggestion several ~ r ~I L grass roots level. Fonner political prison­ years ago from Joanne Risacher, assistant =--==-~~, • h~ r ers, poets, dissidents, an actor, anti-estab­ . Photo by Craig J. Opperman vice-president for student life at WSU, and li.Wnent newspaper editors, TV commen­ Stud~nt~, f acuity. a~ adm1nistrat1on pose for the taping of "Good Morning l ) lalOrs and radicals who have defied the was a major concern on this year's student Amer1ea. The chp 1s set to air on the March 23 show at the 8:30 break. p rt, Kremlin are staking out claims of victory government agenda ~du e in recent regional elections. Charles Smith, conference coordinator, was resposible for implementation of the WWSU board appoints new PD ideas for the conference. "The people that NO DEALS FOR HOSTAGES: ANANDASHANKAR MAZUMDAR "Definitely creative juice,, are flowing." he were here were extremely happy," he said. The Bush administration, amid rumors says. "There's new energy around the "The response was very satisfying" even News Editor of redoubled efforts to free U.S. hostages station." There has been a change in attitude though he said he had hoped for more from captivity in e Mideast, has flatly The board of directors of campus radio at the station, according to Dewald, "with participants. restated its no-deals policy. "We wi 1 station WWSU (FM) has appointed the new GM and the end of the year Wilson-Vinson said the oonference make no concession in return for the Matthew J. Dewald, the assistant production coming, it's changing quite a bit A lot of "turned out better than expected," and she ~ lk>stages' release," White House spokes- director, to be the new program director of younger people are directcrs now ... People was "very ple.ased " with the turnout, which 1 man Marlin Fitzwater said, adding: "We the station. Dewald replaces acting program who have been around for a long time are included over 50 students from 12 universi- know of no imminent release." director Matthew C. King, who graduated in leaving." He says earlier this ye.ar, ''The ties. "That puts us right at par," said Smith. December. staff w~ stagnant and apathetic." He said the first conference held by the ETIIlOPIA WANTS NEW "He has an air of intelligence," says Dewald, who is an English major at Conference of Student Government ECONOMY: station general manager Greg Fisher. WSU, has been wcning in the station in e Associations included about 40 students Ethiopia's President Mengistu Haile "Given his demeanor and the way people fall of 1988. He worlced in promotion, from 10 schools. Mariam has propo ed trading his nation's think about him around here ... and given music reviewing, and as an announcer at The conference, according to Wilson­ rigid, Soviet-style economic system for a the fact he has a lot of common sense and WWSU before becoming assistant produc­ Vinson, generated many new ideas for mixed economy using free markets. given the fact that he hangs around here as tion director. ~'e it student action and student proposals for the Mengistu, in a speech to the ruling much as anybody ... I think he'll do well. ;te Marxist Workers Party, turned his back administration. He's got the time and the inclination." Dewald says his future lies away from Representatives of the universities yh on more than 15 years of central tate Fisher says the program director, radio. "Ide.ally I'd like to be a writer." He present were given the opportunity to share planning and conceded it had been a "oversees all aspects of programming .. He says he would like to write fiction, but "I've nder information about various programs in failure. works in concert with the music director, got these high lofty goals to be Jonathan l 0--- ----------- operation at their schools. the news director, and the sports director. Swift or somebody, but more realistically I Students from George Mason University ID YOU KNOW? He's sort oflike the quarterback. He's not see myself teaching." talked about the successful "witch watch" the boss, but he's the leader." WSU Students living on Campus program at their school, where student There were no other applications for the volunteers were posted at various areas near job besides Dewald's according to Fisher. e~t During Fall quarter 1989, 1304 WSU the campus on Halloween to ensure the students lived in campus-owned housing "I think it's a labor of love job that a lot of safety of children as they went from door people may have shied away from," he or in campus-related housing. to door. Students also reported any wrong­ says. Fisher says people may be averse to doing they had witnessed that night to the ·eet, the responsibilities of the job and the n :1..--~~~- local authorities. politics that go with it. He says people may Students from WSU shared information I be afraid of losing friends. "It's a thankless · about our M.A.D. program on multi­ job." culturalism, and this cre.ated much interest Dewald says he doesn't want to commit at the conference according to Wilson- to any program idea yet, but says he would Vinson. like to see the station to play more heavy for'i $t · The ide.a of a national metropolitan metal and beat box. "That what we get La~ university student initiative newsletter was requests for," he said. "On the last rap A~~~ : /\ also raised at the confemce, and Wilson­ show, there were 38 songs played in three --~::......:.;.:;~~;;..;;;;..;;~~~;....;....:;;;_~.;.:.:.......~ Vinson said several groups showed an hours and there were 45 req~." .. ·11uS1C" ,...-10 Dewald is l<ding forward to the job. NEWS Disgruntled Allegheny students hit their school where it hurts (CPS) - Disgruntled fraternity from campus. Allegheny College students, Student leader maintain claiming admini trator they were never con ulted were making key deci ion about the move , which with ut king their made fundamental changes •ShowYourT pm1 n, t their revcng in the rvic they buy with WSUt of the 1 by topping their efforts to their tuition. Hall Ir call alumni for the Pen yl ­ In r ponse, tudents put vania h I's annual fund down th ir phone midway infom drive in mid-February. through the first week of • The Mosquito in the As a re ult, the fund Allegheny's annual fund drive failed to reach its goal. drive, in which volunteers •Word Wedm 'This was something we call alumni asking for live O: could hit [the administra­ donations. FRIDAY, MA; tion] with and be sure they'd take notice," student p.m.i1 government President Todd SATURDAY, Milenius said. •Home of the B Student government p.m.i members voted to stop UNDAY,Ml helping the college after the officials, hoping to save important say in policy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;;=:;~~~;;=:;~~;;=:;~~~~~=w:.:~~~~-..,•Merropol~-' Healtl money, abruptly disbanded matters at this institution," TUESDAY,~ the school's wre&ling team responded college President WSU administration opposes CWA union organizing activities •Alternative 1 without warning Feb. 12. Daniel Sullivan. CHRISTINE ARNOLD university. accomodated the numberof relatiooships between" dance But students disagree. ~istant News Editor employers and employees, The letter also detailed people p-esenL Over the past two years, Among other things, they examples of possible Scofield said the union he said. Okay the administration an- want the wrestling team A letter was issued Feb. .. Employees have the negative effects of union has requested weekly nounced that it would reinstated and changes in the 26 to all classified and intervention, such as meeting space at the ability to interface directly Wright Stai require sophomores to live way decisions are made. unclassified staff of WSU with administration" under .. relationships between staff university, but it has been in dorms, changed students' "We want a more equal from James R. Parry. the current situation, members and their col- consistently denied. physical education require- decision making process director of human resources. according to Parry. He said leagues often are disrupted According to Scofield, ments, switched from between faculty. students, detailing the attempts of the under most union contracts, by the intervention of an C.W .A.