Montana Kaimin, February 8, 1979 Associated Students of the University of Montana

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Siting Act exemption bill incurs Ross Toole’s wrath By JILL THOMPSON extreme pressures for other ex Bardanouve said he could not Montana Kalmin Legislative Reporter emptions from other protective predict the bill's chances of pass statutes by other large special ing the House. He said he had been HELENA — K. Ross Toole, interest groups." asked to introduce the bill on the University of Montana professor of Rep. Francis Bardanouve, D- first or second day of the session history, attacked a bill exempting Harlem, and author of the Major by “people associated with the the proposed Colstrip Units 3 and Facilities Siting Act, was also utilities," but that he "couldn't 4 electrical generating plants from present at the press conference. support that kind of legislation." Montana’s Major Facility Siting Act He agreed with Toole. Bardanouve said he has not at a press conference here yester “This sets a precedent," he said. discussed the bill with the gover day. “ If one industry can be exempt nor in the House Democratic Toole called HB 452 "the most from the law, so can the rest. We'll caucus, pending a committee blatant kind of special interest have no law pretty soon." Bar recommendation on it. The House legislation. danouve referred to House Joint Judiciary Committee held a hear Resolution 12, which passed the ing on the bill Monday and is ‘An Insult' House recently, calling for speedy expected to vote on it soon. "It is an insult to our judicial completion of the Northern Tier Toward the end of the press system since it would remove from Pipeline. He said it “parallels conference, Toole referred to the consideration vital matters no.w closely" HB 452. heyday of Anaconda Company pending before our (state) . The bill was co-sponsored by 72 domination of the Legislature. Supreme Court," he said. “ It would representatives, although some “This would have been nothing in shatter the process of orderly who signed it have subsequently 1920,” he said. “ It would have judicial review." requested that their names be passed unanimously. Or else those Pending federal suits to overturn removed. Toole said he thought who voted against it would not an Environmental Protection the legislators were “frustrated have returned the next session.” Thursday, Feb. 8,1979 Missoula, Mt. Vol. 81, No. 60 Agency decision blocking con with the interminable nature of the Bardanouve commented wryly, struction of units 3 and 4 because argument over 3 and 4" and thus "It's possible that some of us may they can’t meet federal clean air construed the bill as an attempt to not return in 1981” for opposing BOW LAKE at Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by George standards are not affected by the end it. the bill. Wuerthner.) bill. The suits were brought by the Toole said he thought the bill consortium of Pacific Northwest would prolong, not end, litigation, utilities, including the Montana and blasted Montana Power for Power Co., backing 3 and 4. blaming environmentalists for the CB approves but reduces Toole continued, "House Bill delay in constructing Colstrip 3 452 will not even serve the and 4. proponents of it well. Construction If Montana Power had met the of the two units at Colstrip cannot clean air specifications in the first summer budget requests begin until the federal issue of place, rather than taking the matter clean air is resolved. to court, the delay would not have By MARK THOMPSON • Student Action Center re Barry Adams, SAC represen “It is not only The Montana taken place, he said Montana Kalmin Raporlar quested $3,355.20, received $0. tative, was asked to relinquish to Power Co. which would be ex • Women’s Resource Center the Montana Masquers the $593 empted from the law of our land," Attack on Judiciary Central Board approved six of 12 requested $1,155, received $863. that CB budget manager Lary he said, “ but also large out-of-state Toole called for Montanans to summer budget requests last • Women's Place requested Achenbach had allocated SAC. corporations. The consortium of “demand" that HB 452 be killed. night, drastically cutting all but $888, received $530. Adams consented after Achen Pacific Coast power companies, For people to do this, he contin one of the requests made by Five other organizations. New bach assured him that SAC would associated with Montana Power, ued, they would have to under- campus groups. Wave Television, Rodeo Club, be favorably considered for a would be free to do as they wished tand that the bill “is a fundamental The sixth group, Campus Interfraternity Council, Ap budget request in the spring. CB in Montana — without reference to attack on the judiciary.” He said if Recreation, had $3 cut from its propriate Energy Developers passed the measure. our laws, our courts or the desires the people considered the bill “on request of $10,627. and Students for Alternative During the last CB meeting, Bill of our people — and without a superficial basis" they might Other summer budget Political Thought, were asked by McDorman, CB member, made a responsibility for the damage they support it. allocations approved by CB last CB to apply for special allocations. motion to impeach SAC Director would do us.” “Whether you are for or against night are as follows: The other organization, the Dennis Burns. (the project), the place to deter • ASUM Programming re Montana Kaimin, was asked to use Last night McDorman and CB ‘Extreme Pressures' mine (whether it should be allow quested $2,596, received $1,200. its reserve budget of $13,000 to delegatp Dave Morris asked Burns “ Moreover," Toole said, “the ed) is not in the Legislature, but in • Montana Masquers requested cover its operations for the exemption would inevitably lead to the courts,” he said.. $3,000, received $2,593. summer. • Cont. on p. 6. Solberg urges liberal arts maintenance ' By JESSICA SALL schools in an effort to save accreditations. their views known and supporting Solberg intercollegiate athletics. Even if the Montana Kaimin Raporlar "The spectre of the loss of accreditation in the decisions he rriakes. program is forced to comply to federal in the professional schools hangs over the However, Arnold Silverman, professor of guidelines demanding equal expenditures A reallocation of current University of campus," he said during a speech and geology, said there should also be a for male and female athletes, compliance Montana faculty lines could mean a drain of question-and-answer period before about consolidated front by the department faculty from the College of Arts and 100 faculty members. chairmen to help maintain the integrity of Sciences, Richard Solberg said Wednes Solberg said that in a recent meeting with the College. day. Donald Habbe, UM academic vice presi “Where have the chairmen been?” Silver- dent, he got the feeling that Habbe is “very, man asked. “A part of their job is to see that very concerned about accreditation what they’ve built over the years is not pressures.” destroyed by whimsy or cowardice." However, Solberg said the College Silverman called for an effective group to should not suffer through faculty cuts in represent the faculty and to see that the order to shore up professional schools that quality of the College is preserved. do not even meet minimum standards. Earlier, Solberg had promised to play an He said that until the definition of the active role concerning the College. “ I will university is changed to relegate the lead the College of Arts and Sciences as a College to a "lower division and service -more cohesive unit and force at this course role” the quality of the College university," he said. should be maintained even at the expense The whole budget crunch is a divisive of the accreditation of some of the schools. force not only among colleges but among The university is now at the “most critical departments as well, and it will be very juncture in its history,” Solberg said. difficult to bring cohesion out of the Decisions must be made to preserve the division, Solberg said. College or the university will be “roaring Solberg also said he would push for: down the path toward Butte Tech," he • Increased teaching loads where light added. loads are not matched with creative or FACULTY MEMBERS Ian Lange, Fred Solberg asked faculty members to take scholarly productivity. Shaflzadeh, Arnold Silverman and Ronald some specific steps in an attempt, to • Student admission to study in a major Erickson (clockwise) listen to Dean influence the decisions and recommen area only through formal application to the Richard Solberg at yesterday's ques- RICHARD SOLBERG dations of groups such as the Faculty degree-granting unit. tlon-and-answer session. (Staff photos by Senate, the Legislature, members of the • Involvement of departments involved Kathy Ryan.) Solberg, dean of the College of Arts and community and students.

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