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Western's Outdoor Program offers rec treks P-7 itimate music review Vol. 75, No. 25 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Wash. Tuesday, April 26,1983 Project UNCLE dies Bargaining bill is said he believed from the begin ready for signing By CLAIRE SWEDBERG ning the project was impractical at Western. said Milt Krieger, president of After a year of spotting neutri By ELAYNE ANDERSON Western's local chapter of the nos and six years of research, the "High-technology physics of this kind is not a basement opera The state Senate and House American Federation of Teachers. Project UNCLE neutrino tele As the bill now reads, strikes scope in the basement of Old tion. Our physics department is agreed Friday on amendments' not equipped to support such a for a bill that would allow faculty: are neither authorized nor Edens Hall is being dismantled banned. Krieger called the possi because of lack of funding. project," he said, adding he felt to decide if it wants collective that Kotzer belongs at the Univer bargaining. bility of faculty strikes "remote." Peter Kotzer, head of the pro Krieger said he is optimistic ject, was receiving funds from a sity of Washington rather than If Senate Bill 3042 js approved "an abandoned building" at by Gov. John Spellman, faculty that Spellman will sign the bill. private grant from the Office of "I know he's been getting a lot Naval Research until the end of Western. He said "The question is will vote whether it wants to be Why didn't he go (to the UWI in represented by a union, after one- of mail from both sides," Krieger winter quarter, when the grant said. was scheduled to run out. the first place?'" third of faculty sign a petition call ing for the election. Next, faculty Collective bargaining is a right Construction-of the neutrino others have had to exercise, telescope began in 1977. The tele Kotzer has not been employed would vote on which union it at Western since he arrived here wants to represent them. Krieger said. "What's the sense in scope has been picking up man- holding the faculty back." made neutrinos from the Fermi 10 years ago to replace a physics professor who was temporarily The bill was upheld last week When asked if he thought National Acceleration Laboratory while the Senate and House con Western's faculty would vote to near Chicago since 1982. The only absent, said Executive Vice Presi dent James Talbot. "Since Kotzer curred on amendments added by be represented by a union, other such telescope in the world the House. Krieger pointed out that more is in the Soviet Union. Eventually was not being paid by the univer sity the grant was his only than half the faculty signed a peti these telescopes could lead to the One amendment excludes tion sent to Olympia supporting use of neutrinos for communica income. We are just providing him with a home for his research. medical and graduate students the bill. tion across the world and in from collective bargaining. searching for deposits such as oil Another makes salary increases "I hope not to be surprised," he and natural gas. Dr. Peter Kotzer "Grants run out all the time. dependent on fur.di:.e njceived said. Kotzer has been invited to the ... loses funding The only reason people are mak from the Legislature. International Cosmic Ray Con attempting to bring it to an end ing such a fuss over this one is The issue of strikes is obscured Spellman has 20 days to make a ference in India, this summer to since he was appointed Faculty because Kotzer doesn't have any in the bill by the language chosen, decision on the bill. present his findings. Research Dean. Kotzer said that other money," he said. be believed Kelly was trying to The equipment for the tele Kotzer, who was unavailable "sabotage" his efforts. for comment, now is in Washing scope, most of which is Soviet, Kelly said that this statement will remain at Western. ton, D.C. He will visit the Fermi was false and that no sabotage Lab before returning to Bel was involved. He said that he was With the basement no longer in lingham, said physics depart no more responsible for Kotzer's use, Old Edens Hall now will be ment chairman Ajit Rupaal. lack of funds than he was respon closed off completely. Western sible for Western's losing football has been paying for the heating In an interview with the Bel season. and maintenance of the building lingham Herald published during the Project UNCLE Thursday, Kotzer stated that he "He will probably go to the Uni research, which was fairly costly felt Sam Kelly had been against versity ofWashington to continue because the building is so old, the project and had been his research now," Kelly said. He Kelly said. Twenty file for AS races, three running for President members. disqualified by the AS Election By LESLIE NICHOLS The KOMO-TV van visited Western Thursday. Students such as and DAVE WASSON Soren Ryherd and George Board because he is not a full- Sidles compose the duo in pur time, fee-paying student this Cindy Boies had a chance to use some of the station's equipment. (See story page 2.) At the close of the filing period suit of the vice president for aca quarter. last week, 20 students had sub demic affairs office. The trio of candidates for mitted their names for entry into The two competitors for the secretary/treasurer in elude next week's Associated Students vice president for external affairs Kevin Gomes, Steve Graham and general elections. job are Steven Dahl and Dan Pike. Jon Sitkin. Reciprocity with The three contenders for pres Kevin Lohman's opponent for Gomes, a senior business edu ident are Dana Grant, Ty Hanson cation major, said acting in the and David McFadden. secretary/treasurer cap; city Running against current AS would give him a chance to us.: B.C.. Idaho ok'd Secretary/Treasurer Ron Bensley skills he learned in his business for the vice president for internal classes, as well as fulfilling a (D-Bellingham) said reciprocity affairs spot is junior political major requirement that he have a By PAT BULMER science major Gary Garrett. year of office work before he can won't take effect until September Garrett said he thinks his five teach. A bill calling on the Council for 1984. years' experience working in the A volunteer in the Office of Stu Post-Secondary Education to Goltz said the CPE will nego administrative management field dent Life, a former Inter-Hall negotiate reciprocal tuition tiate with Idaho and B.C. "just as lends itself to the job, a position Council representative and agreements with Idaho and Brit soon as possible," but that the he said he would use to support vice president of activities is geo member of the Housing and Din ish Columbia was approved Sat agreements will have to be the AS drive to get a polling place graphy major Mark Marlow. ing Committee, Gomes said he is urday by the state Senate. approved by the Legislature next on campus. Active in the Associated Students willing to invest the time required The House approved the bill year. for two years, Marlow said if of the position, which includes April 16. A House amendment to the bill Garrett's other goals include elected he would like to use his prioritizing the AS budget and The agreements will waive out- terminates both agreements on continued support for the AS- position to increase the number deciding which clubs should of-state tuition rates for Washing June 30, 1987. sponsored Project Vote, designed of student activities. He cited pic receive the most funding. ton Students in Idaho and for The Idaho portion of the bill to register students to vote, and nics and the revival of dances in Idaho and B.C. students in prohibits either state from losing the formation of a closer relation Red Square as two examples. Running unopposed for the Washington. more than $25,000 a year. Thus, if ship between Washington Stu Formerly a candidate for the However, the bill's sponsor, Washington finds it is paying dent Lobby officers and student same position, Larry Rogers was • See AS ELECTIONS/page 2 state Senator H.A. "Barney" Goltz • See RECIPROCITY/page 3 2/Western Front Tuesday, April 26,1983 KOMO TV offers gear for hands-on experience By RON JOHNSON audio console, camera control units, switchers and a video tape Students of the advanced TV machine. production class got hands-on "It's a dream to work with state- experience with KOMO-TV audio of-the-art equipment such as this and video equipment Thursday Ikegami portable video camera,". when KOMO's large remote van VICOED major Tony Ober said. visited Western's campus. Students practiced their tal KOMO provided the use of its ents with the sophisticated 40-foot remote van, along with equipment by directing, operat two broadcast engineers, for the ing cameras and reading sample afternoon. The remote van is scripts on camera. used to cover "major set-up "I think we were all nervous events'' such as the Seafair hyd working with the same equip roplane races, Husky football ment KOMO uses," broadcast- games and visits by the Queen, major Lori Sweeney said. KOMO engineer Dale Colby said. This is the 10th year KOMO has The KOMO engineers helped donated the use of the van for the students set up a studio camera TV production class, Al Smith of inside Miller Hall and a portable the speech department said.