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Feathered wisdom Variety of local experts meet, solve water woes Chris Junghans Exponent staff writer Successful cooperation among formerly adversarial, water-using interest groups was the model de­ scribed and praised at the two day conference which drew over 150 participants. Concluding late Friday afternoon, "Montana Rivers: Con­ flict or Confluence?" was jointly or­ ganized by the Montana University System Water Center, Montana Wa­ tercourse, the Public Land Law Re­ view of the University of Montana and the Water Policy Committee of the Montana State Legislature. "It was well attended with the mixture of people it was intended to draw," said Dorothy Bradley, Nathan Howard/EXPONENT director of the Water Center. "It Tigger, a non-releasable long-eared owl, helped demonstrate some of the fascinating features was not just a conference for ex­ of owls to fourth and fifth graders during one of many Earth Day activities Friday. perts. There was a good cross sec­ tion of interests represented, in­ cluding ranchers, outfitters and recreationists, as well as legal and Regents finalize tuition increase government people." changes. The tuition increase will revenue for the system. And MSU Speakers and panelists at the conference included a variety of Lucy Hansen be used to compensate these students feel that this is a more Montana politicians, legal experts Exponent news editor losses, and will cost the average effective method, because over Montana State student an extra 60% of MSU students are regis­ and grass roots organizers, all of whom addressed the often conten­ As you look for summer em­ $197. The changes will hit the out- tered for 14 credits or less, this of-state students harder, as they wouldallowstudentstopayalower tious problem of water use in the ployment, you had better plan on state About two dozen state, fed­ will have to pay $10.80 for each per-credit-cost for each class that making about $197 more than last eral, tribal and private organizations summer. individual credit. they take. The MSU administration has In a brief concerning tuition sponsored the conference On Friday. the Montana Board Allan Rollo, who worked for of Regents agreed to impose a presented an alternative proposal, changes, the ASMSU Senate ar­ which would eliminate the 15 to gued for the removal of the flat two years in central Montana with tuition increase to the tune of $7 80 a grass roots coalition to stabilize per credit at each of the Montana 18 credit flat spot and add a $4 per spot by stating· "It seems that the credit hour increase. Although the flat spot may be a source of ineq­ Muddy Creek (a tributary of the PRIL28 campuses, excluding the Univer­ Sun River). quoted President John sity of Montana, which will increase Regents have decided to imple- uity because it may require higher ment an increase, there is still a than necessary per-credit rates in F. Kennedy in order to explain tuition at $6 per credit hour. how his group had found some 8 8 4 After the legislature took $5.2 chance that the MSU plan will be order to pay the additional costs of used in place of the $7 .80 increase. extra credits being taken in that 15 success. ·'We are not here to place million from the Montana Univer­ blame for the past, but to set the sity System last winter, the system The MSU proposal would es­ See Regents page 24 10 I I • I 8 6 was left to find funds to cover the sentially raise the same amount of See Water page 2 I • II I P 4 8 Man charged in stabbing of students Marvin and Travis Grider. The three students there was an altercation between Marvin and Suspect may turn were admitted to Bozeman Deaconess Hospi­ Murphy in Rock's bar near closing time April 3. tal in the early morning hours on Easter Sun­ Murphy allegedly struck Marvin in the face day, with lacerations and other wounds alleg­ with a bottle. Grider and Marvin maintain that himself in today edly caused by a knife wielded by Murphy. a male who was with Murphy, Austin Lowder, ON A.LWA.'iS GET 'il't He is charged with one count of misde­ made disparaging remarks about a shirt of t-1-'I GOOO LOO\::S Al-I.I> meanor assault, three counts of aggravated Albertson's which had the message, "I ski, C\.\AR\I\! John Pettit assault, felony, and one count of felony as­ therefore, I am." Exponent editor sault. Balaz said it is not known if Murphy has According to Albertson's deposition, a previous police record. Lowder saw the shirt and said, "I ski , therefore, According to court documents, doctors who I am a dick." Lowder denied that he made the A suspect wanted for the stabbing assaults operated on Marvin and Grider indicated their comment. on three Montana State fraternity members wounds, a lacerated bowel in Marvin's case After the dispute inside the bar, Marvin, may turn himself into authorities today, ac­ and a lacerated liver in Grider's case, were life­ Grider and Albertson as well as Murphy and cording to the prosecuting attorney for the threatening. Lowder were evicted from the bar, according case. Doctors also operated on Grider's hand to to police reports. "He planned to turn himself in; I don't repair muscle and nerve damage from lacera­ Grider also said that Lowder commented know if that's happened yet," said Deputy tions, according to court reports. Albertson was on Albertson's shirt and that there was a "ver­ County Attorney Gary Balaz. A court date is treated for lacerations and released from the bal disagreement" before the parties were set for 2:30 p.m. today. Counsel for the defen­ hospital. evicted from the bar, according to reports. v9 school days left dant, Jim Goetz, would not comment, citing Marvin was contacted at the SAE house Outside in the alley north of the bar, attorney-client privilege. and refused comment. "Marvin and Lowder got into a fight," accord­ . lltil finals Weeki Kevin John Murphy, 19, has been wanted In an affidavit from the Montana 18th ing to Grider's sworn deposition. "The defen- in connection with the stabbing of Sigma Al­ Judicial District Court, depositions from the pha Epsilon members Aaron Albertson, Patrick victims and a friend of Murphy's indicate that See Stabbing page 2 Stabbing Rough winte1 ___ from page 1 even harder fo1 dant (Murphy) was also involved in the fight Grider grabbed the defendant in a headlock and the two fell to the pavement Grider felt a sensation in his rib SAD sufferers area. as if he had broken a rib or had landed Sunni DeNicola wrong." Special Correspondent College Press Service Grider and Marvin indicated that neither had seen a knife during any of the fightmg in the alley, but that Murphy "appeared to be hiding something In many parts of the country. it seemed in his hand behind his leg ... though spring would never amve Northern c Lowder gave his deposition to police and said puses struggled to keep classes running, build1 that the "other males in the alley were the aggres­ heated. and students relatively happy duringrecor sors," but "the defendant (Murphy) walked like he breakmg cold. Months of ice storms. blizzards, a1 was carrying something behind his leg to hide it." below zero temperatures left students with m Lowder had left the scene before the alleged knife cases of cabin fever. attack occurred But for some, this past winter was an e Lowder said that he went to Murphy's residence greater ordeal. triggering deep depression and while the parties were fighting in the alley but inability to cope with daily routines. This illne returned to find Murphy "cut up and bleeding from known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). a his face" affects about 10 million Americans, according Lowder and Murphy went to Murphy's resi­ the National Institute of Mental Health. dence, where they discussed the fight. according to SAD is characterized by varying degrees the affidavit Murphy allegedly told Lowder, •·•1 depression during the fall and winter months Syrr stabbed someone on Rouse ... I may have stabbed toms include decreased energy, fatigue, app4 three guys" increase, weight gain. anxiety withdrawal an In the affidavit, Lowder told police that he had inability to concentrate seen the knife allegedly used m the fight "It had a ''People who have this condition do the th1 lock blade which was three to four mches long " animals do pnor to or during hibernation · In other depositions recorded m the affidavit. plains Dr. Robert Bielski, a psychiatrist at M1ch1~ Murphy's co-workers at Wal-Mart said that he had State University "They begin to v.:md down, • come mto the store on April 4 and allegedly told to sleep excessively, eat more, and are not ab them "that he had gotten mto a fight. that he was in function as they normally do at other time trouble and that he had to leave town immediately year." and was going to California " Actually, SAD is not associated wnh conn A conviction on the misdemeanor carries a mentor colder temperatures. but is triggered by possible penalty of six months in jail and $500 fine. decreased sunlight associated with the shorter d An aggravated assault conviction carries a mini­ of fall and winter. Symptoms disappear during mum two-year and maximum 20-year prison term Nathan Hovnrd/EXPONElllT spring and summer months. and maximum $50,000 fine. Felony assault could Bill Peterson searches through a mess of 2,800 pair of wires.

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