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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Associated Students of the University of Montana Montana Kaimin, 1898-present (ASUM) 4-5-1994 Montana Kaimin, April 5, 1994 Associated Students of the University of Montana Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy . Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper Recommended Citation Associated Students of the University of Montana, "Montana Kaimin, April 5, 1994" (1994). Montana Kaimin, 1898-present. 8686. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper/8686 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM) at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Montana Kaimin, 1898-present by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The University of MontanaIKAIMINTuesday, April 5, 1994 MONTANAVolume 96, Issue 119 Student reports sexual assault I Nancy Storwick Kaimin Reporter A female student reported a sexual assault to university police last week. Director of Campus Security Ken Willett said university police don’t yet know many details, but are investigating. The student reported the incident March 31, but it was a delayed report, Willett said. He added, the incident occurred Friday, March 25. It involved two stu­ Chris Jacobs/Kaimin dents, Willett said, adding NUMBER ONE-ranked Montana chess player Gregory Nowak closes in on eighth-grader B.W. Gemar recently at St. Joseph’s school. the victim knew her Nowak played more than a dozen students at once. This match was just a warm-up for Nowak, who will simultaneously play up to 70 attacker. challengers at McKay’s on the River at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 9. Nowak will make his moves within 5-15 seconds of approaching Residence Life Director the board. Those interested in challenging Nowak, known as “the Octopus“ for his aggressive playing style, can purchase tickets at Hunter Bay Ron Brunell said one of Coffee Roasters from 3-4 p.m. or at the Village Red Lion Inn from 8-9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. the students lives in Aber The $10 ticket price includes a chance to win door prizes. Challengers who win or draw will receive $30 and $15 restaurant gift certifi­ Hall. Brunell said he’s cates. Spectators are welcome and can watch for free. waiting for investigation results. The last alleged rape Old Hamburger Ace site could be a casino reported to university police was in the parking ate a magnet to bring back a lot of the Bill McQuirk, the man proposing the Ashley Wilson lot between Jesse and undesirable elements we have fought to casino, said with three 24-hour casinos, Kaimin Reporter Knowles Hall at around 9 push back,” he said. 16-17 restaurants and 150 gambling p.m. March 24,1993. Ward 6 Councilman A1 Sampson machines downtown, he won’t be chang­ Downtown business owners warned University police have countered that The Old Post Pub, which ing the character of the area. the Missoula City Council Monday that no suspects for that case. granting a local businessman’s zoning leases its space from France, had the “I’m not asking for anything more The attacker was request, to turn the old Hamburger Ace same ability to run a gambling opera­ than what’s already down here,” he unknown to the victim. restaurant into a 24-hour casino, would tion. said, referring to casinos at the Oxford “So it’s all right to have one in your Bar and the Palace Saloon Only two rapes have been attract vagrants. reported in the last three Tim France, who owns Worden’s building, but not across the street?” He also said he would improve the years to university police. Market across the street, said the pro­ Sampson asked. building and keep people who hang out UM’s Sexual Assault posed 24-hour casino wouldn’t go with Under Montana law, businesses with there on weekends away, to lessen Recovery Services reports the downtown businesses already in liquor licenses can have gambling drinking and other problems. they dealt with 33 sexual place, and would attract “transients, machines. The state approves liquor Christine Staggs, who runs the Old assault survivors last fall panhandlers and drunks,” as Worden’s licenses, but the Council has the author­ Post Pub with her husband Deny, said semester. used to when it was the only business ity to make zoning changes. The com­ they serve alcohol and have four SARS heard 112 reports open at night. ments Monday came from a public hear­ machines, but they are downtown for its of sexual assault last “If we have a 24-hour gambling ing required before the Council make a establishment there we are going to cre­ decision. See "Casino" page 8 Music department delays changes Ashley Wilson music ensemble classes to the ment for graduating from Kaimin Reporter 300 level for juniors and UM, to keep the integrity of a seniors, said Dr. Thomas four-year institution, said The music department will Cook, acting chairman. Registrar Phil Bain. The get an extra year to reform A Senate policy waiver lim­ requirement will go into its curriculum, while most of iting credits taken in a stu­ effect for all new students UM adapts to a new require­ dent’s major to 47 will also be registering next year. It is ment approved by the needed, he said. Both of the not already in effect, and Faculty Senate that incoming other two degrees the music doesn’t have to be approved students take 39 upper-divi­ department offer require by the Regents, as reported sion credits to graduate. music credit totals of more in Friday’s Kaimin. But the chair of the depart­ than 70, he said, and the The Senate voted Thursday ment and a professor said department’s requirements to allow the biology and geolo­ they wanted to make the are too tight to fit in the extra gy departments on campus to changes anyway, but didn’t upper-level classes for the have limits of only 31 credits. start until the Senate raised fine-arts degree without rais­ That would allow students to the requirements. ing its music credits also. complete the many lower-divi­ “I think this was a change Currently the fine-arts sion chemistry, physics and that was much needed,” said degree is designed to give math classes required for a Fern Glass-Boyd, a music students a variety of lower- degree and get into graduate professor. level classes to complement school or get a job. The department asked for their music studies. The music school’s BA in the exemption so it could “It’s the one degree in our music education and BA in amend requirements for a department that really gets the music with a performance fine-arts degree with a music music student out of the music emphasis won’t be affected, emphasis to include more building,” Glass-Boyd said. Glass-Boyd said, since the Steve Adams/Knlmin upper-division classes. They The Faculty Senate voted new requirement doesn’t PARAMEDICS PREPARE to transport Chris Beebe, 34, a mem­ might try to get that flexibility in May to impose the 39 interfere with their course ber o f Missoula’s hang glider club, after he lost control of his hang glider while descending on the University Golf Course Saturday. by raising music theory and upper-division credit require­ plans. International Month Notes M urasaki Shikibu, a woman writer in Japan, completed a novel “Genji Monogatan” in 1007. It consists of 54 books and is the world’s oldest full-length novel. The story depicts the opinion brilliant court life of the hero Genji and the numerous talented women around him. EDITORIAL-------- An insider’s view into Alcoholics Anonymous Shecky Daly’s column last week (3/25) enticed me to Instead, I met people of all ages and walks of life. They write a guest column. Shecky is a scream and an absolute showed me how to get sober and stay sober, one day at a Keep faith necessity for this campus, but I got to wondering if there’s time. Things are so good now, I am amazed. There has some people out there who don’t know what Alcoholics been drastic improvement in all areas of my life: family, Anonymous is all about. school, work, romance. My schedule is so full now, I wonder with petition I started drinking when I was 16, when I could get the how I had the time to drink before. It’s taken some time, I admit, but I started getting better as soon as I got hooked So when are UM students going car, and my grades and my bank account went downhill with my attitude. My A’s and B’s freshman year declined to up with AA and quit drinking. to figure it out that they can’t do Does this mean that everything is peachy all the time? much of anything about the many a blank diploma at graduation, leaving me to finish up in No. Just like everyone else’s life, mine has it’s ups and fees they pay to the Montana summer school. My psychology teacher had the gall to flunk me! Never mind that I snoozed every day through his downs. But I’m sober today, and I can deal with the bad University System? and celebrate the good without drinking. In fact, I can do Once again, the students have class.

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