Montana Kaimin, February 24, 1982 Associated Students of the University of Montana
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For more information, please contact [email protected]. m ontana kaimin s________Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1982 _Missoula,_______ Mont. Vol. 84, No. 68r UM faculty salaries lowest in the West By Bill Miller percent increase for next year, but Kaimin Reporter Vandiver said he is still concern ed about the proposed budget Recent faculty salary increases cuts. at the University of Montana “ We still have a long way to go could be threatened by President in trying to get decent salary Ronald Reagan’s proposed increases,” Vandiver said. “The federal budget cuts, according to Reagan cuts will hurt us more.” Richard V andiver, associate Vandiver explained that with professor of sociology and presi decreased federal money to state dent of the University Teachers’ agencies, like the state highway Union. department, more pressure will be Since July 1, UM professors placed on state governments for have been getting a 12 percent funding. Thus, the states will wage increase, which was part of have to allocate funds more a lump sum awarded the Mon sparingly to all departments, KRISTI NAUGHLIN, FRESHMAN IN MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE, winces as a tana University System by the including higher education. Red Cross nurse inserts a needle in her arm to draw blood. The blood drawing, held in the Legislature during its last ses If UM can no longer afford to University Center Ballroom yesterday, gathered 131 pints of blood. It was Naughlin’s sion. The UTU lobbied for the employ a faculty this size in the first blood donation. (Staff photo by C.L. Gilbert.) money along with the ad future, Vandiver said, it will ministration, student lobbyists, either stop filling vacancies left alumni and advocates from the by retired professors or start various units of the system. Next, laying off professors. it engaged in collective bargain Vandiver said salaries at UM ing with the UM administration have been lower than other Lobbying top priority for the salary increase. , The UTU also gained an 11 Cont. on p. 8 in election platforms Anger spurred By Sam Richards tion in the Montana Kaimin and tact. Kaimin Reporter the Campus Newsletter publish The party favors labor-, An effective ASUM lobbying ed by the Office of University intensive use of student money — by decision not effort at the 1983 Montana State Relations. paying students to perform jobs Legislature is a top priority on the The SRG platform also at UM rather than buying platforms of all three ASUM- promises action on the lighting machines to do it. It also supports to fund Kaimin sanctioned political parties in and parking problems on cam community outreach programs volved in the University of Mon pus, but did not mention specific like Vietnam veteran counseling By Lance Lovell requested funding from the tana general election March 3. plans. and extensive use of ASUM’s ex- Kaimin Contributing Reporter summer activity fee. The groups The Active Students Party, the One SRG member reached officio city council member to asked for a total of about $50,000. Progressive Party and the before press time, CB candidate improve a “good feeling” toward The decision by the ASUM CB had $20,000 from which to allocate funds. Students for Responsible Govern Paula Jellison, sophomore in the university. Central Board last week to not ment Party (SRG) all show con radio-TV, apologized for her par Candidates in all parties will fund a summer edition of the David Stevens, Kaim in cern in their platforms that UM ty not having “detailed ex make different interpretations of Montana Kaimin has annoyed at business manager, said the deci sion to deny funds for a summer could suffer from funding cut planations” of its platform their party platforms and will least one campus group that edition of the newspaper was backs planned by President available, but said it’s “really focus on different points in the depends on the newspaper for Ronald Reagan and favor “coor difficult to get everyone organiz platforms, said David Lynch, advertising and also may have ironic, because the largest buyer dinating” lobbying efforts at UM ed.” junior in history and psychology violated an ASUM bylaw. of advertising space during the by bringing the administration, Neither Jellison nor SRG CB and an Active Student CB can CB voted 13-6 Wednesday summer sessions is always ASUM, alumni and campus candidate Mark Hensley, junior didate. against a motion to allocate ASUM Programming. groups together to work out in business administration, could “Everybody agrees to (their $3,000 to the newspaper. The “It’s a bunch of shit,” said Sam efficient budgets to eliminate offer detailed explanations of platform) in principle, though,” Kaimin, which requested $5,277 Goza, director of ASUM duplicated requests, thus saving specific plans of action concer Lynch said. was one of 11 groups that had Cont. on p. 8 money. ning platform issues. All parties also stress support The Progressive Party’s plat of the newly proposed K. Ross form, made available yesterday, Toole visiting lecturer chair, also mentions Programming, Peace Corps solves monotony construction and funding of a lighting problems and parking By Renata Birkenbuel Montana Rooms tonight at work was frustrating at times new Fine Arts/Radio-TV problems. Kaimin Reporter 7:30. because he ran into a lot of red building, alternative funding to ASUM Progressive presiden The recruiters hope to nab 25 to tape. work-study and student grant tial candidate Frank Cote, senior If school has you down, if the 30 recruits during the University Miller called his experience as a funds in response to federal in political science, said humdrum and monotony of lec of Montana campaign this week. Peace Corps volunteer the best budget cuts and reorganization of spotlights mounted on buildings tures leaves you feeling like a The nationwide goal is 2,300 three years of his life. ASUM so it better represents was a possible lighting solution, zombie, you might try chasing a recruits this year. 5,500 While other government agen students. and eliminating parking time rhinoceros through Malaysia or volunteers now serve in 55 coun cies have faced budget cuts under CB candidate Jim Flies, limits for students with car yaks in Nepal. tries. the Reagan administration freshman in business ad stickers was an idea that could You can receive a living Miller, who spent three years in recently, the Peace Corps has ministration, said the Students help solve congested university- allowance while doing it, plus the Peace Corps, said his retained its funding for the next for Responsible Government Par area parking. receive travel and health ex organization is looking for three years. Congress passed ty wants to “streamline” ASUM Cote also said the Progressive penses and about a $4,500 lump forestry, biology, botany, math by: Party wants to put ASUM “ more sum after two years. and science majors — preferably legislation the week before Christmas appropriating $105,- • mandating a formal review on the level of the students” to But first you have to join the juniors, seniors and graduates. of the ASUM Constitution. 000,000 per year to the corps, an represent them better. Peace Corps. Volunteers are not required to • allocating money to student amount it has been given con Cote said the Progressive Party Every day this week, the Peace have a degree, but two to three groups strictly according to new sistently in years past. members will have to make per Corps is recruiting volunteers in years of general work experience ASUM fiscal policy. < sonal contact with the students to the University Center Mall from 9 helps applicants’ chances of be “Peace Corps is quite secure,” • making ASUM Program find out their needs and become a.m. to 4 p.m. Daniel Miller, UM’s ing accepted into the corps. Strauss, 26, who was a health ming stronger and more respon more effective in representing Peace Corps coordinator and Recruiters are looking for people educator in Liberia from 1978 to sive. them. Progressive Party funding Robert Strauss, a representative willing to make a two-year com 1980, said. “We seem to be bear • establishing more consistent priorities include programming, from the Denver Recruiting Of mitment. ing all budgetary reductions quite interview policies for dealing leisure services and the Montana fice, are staffing a table loaded Miller, 29 and a graduate stu well.” with prospective members of Kaimin. with pamphlets and information dent in range management, work student government. The average age of volunteers The Active Students Party about joining the corps. ed in his profession and yak • maximizing communication is 27, but anyone 18 to 80 years of platforih requests that ASUM The Toughest Job You’ll Ever husbandry while living in Nepal. between ASUM, students and age is eligible to apply. Fifty become fully acquainted with Love, a film depicting the corps in He said the biggest advantage for administration by creating a percent of all volunteers are in campus groups and their finan Ecuador, Nepal and Niger, will be him was learning a new language small rural communities with news insert for possible distribu cial needs through personal con shown in the University Center and culture, although he said populations of less than 10,000.