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The University of Montana Our 99th year, Issue 93 MontamKaiminKaimin is a Salish word for messages Wednesday, April 30,1997 More university units to open this summer VFirst addition since 1960s ing up the smaller construc Kristen Jahnke tion details like landscaping Kaimin Reporter and some drywall. University Villages “I think these are going to should have 60 new apart be really nice,” Laughrun ments available to students said of the new additions. by the end of July, if all goes University Villages is as planned, said Steve open to married students, Laughrun, administrative single parents, and disabled officer for University students who have live-in Villages. attendants. Laughrun said Construction is being the sooner people apply for completed on the 60 units, the apartments, the better which include 20 studio, 20 chance they have of getting two-bedroom and 20 three- in. bedroom units. These new Laughrun said there are apartments represent the about 150 to 200 people on second phase of construc the waiting list for family tion, following last summer’s housing, but all those people Yukari lisuda/Kaimin addition of 124 units. The may not still be looking. He ROB HAGEN works Tuesday at the construction site of the 60 new housing units for UM’s K. Ross total cost of the project, said the idea for the new Toole village housing complex. The construction will be done by the end of July. apartments was conceived which is the first addition to Laughrun said. they were able to get 12 “We’re meeting the need the Villages since the 1960s, after looking a t student Ron Brunell, the director more. need. of students that have fami is approximately $3.3 mil of residence life, said they Brunell said he hopes the “There are more and more lies,” he said, “especially lion. were initially going to add new additions will get a lot family students that are since housing in Missoula Laughrun said they’re only 48 more units, but the of the people on the waiting coming back (to college),” has been difficult to find for still in the process of finish construction bid was so low list into an apartment. the past few years.” Beer distributor say Alcohol policy of party evaluated Jennifer McKee and “scrutinized IDs pretty Parents of Scott Gallaher they're not reponsible Kaimin Reporter hard,” said Tony Collins, a haven’t contacted ASUM, player who hosted the party. Thielman said. And the ASUM Jennifer McKee rugby party ended hours before Gallaher fell. Rugby players who threw Partiers ate most of the chips, probe so far hasn’t called Kaimin Reporter but “We just make a donation to the 16-kegger party where a Legal Services for advice. Collins said he had “lots of The party-goer who tum the team,” said Harry freshman tumbled off a bal All the proceeds from the pop” left over from the party. bled off a balcony more than a Watkins, a sales manager at cony met AS UM’s risk man party go to the Jesters club, “It wasn’t just a free-for- week ago moved out of the Zip Beverage. “We’re a spon agement guidelines, accordiilg but the party wasn’t an offi all,” he said. hospital’s intensive care unit sor. They use our beer because to the preliminary findings ol cial event, Taylor said. And Just how Scott Gallaher, Monday and is currently listed we sponsor them.” an ASUM investigation. handbills advertising the . the injured 19-year-old fresh in stable and fair condition. Zip Beverage didn’t donate “It appears that they were party, called “Storm the man, got into the party “He seems to be getting bet tiie beer for the party, but sold following the policy,” said Mountain,” didn’t list the ter,” said a spokesperson for the 16 kegs to Buck’s Club, ASUM President Jason Jesters’ name. Thielman. University officials St. Patrick Hospital. who sold them to team mem t appears that they Scott Gallaher, 19, was bers to be served at the party. The investigation contin launched a second look into chatting with friends at a late- Because Zip Beverage is a dis ued Tuesday and Thielman were following the the party last week to deter cautioned that the student I mine if the Jesters can rea night party last week when he tributor, the company must policy. ” swayed over a railing and sell beer to companies with a senate wouldn’t make any sonably claim that the party —Jason Thielman, plunged 15 feet onto a cement retail license, like a bar, decision on the incident until wasn’t an official rugby event, driveway. Watkins said. they completed the probe. ASUM President Hollmann said. She was Hospital personnel cannot “The party was over at 9 Before any student group unavailable for comment comment on the extent of his o’clock,” Watkins said. “The can receive ASUM funding or Wednesday. injuries, but a family member beer was secure and put away. recognition, they must sign an remains unclear. He may have If Hollmann’s investigation said last week the UM fresh By the time he fell, he was no agreement to follow an alcohol sneaked in with a faked ID, shows that the party was too man might never walk again longer consuming our prod policy set down by Montana’s Collins said. Or he may have closely linked to the Jesters to Gallaher’s accident uct.” Board of Regents, said UM Come after 8 p.m., when the be a non-club event, the hosts occurred four hours after the Several underage friends of Dean of Students Barbara Jesters closed down the party. could be held to a stricter alco last band played at an unoffi Gallaher, some of whom went Hollmann. Friends of Gallaher maintain hol-control policy. cial fund-raiser for the UM to the party with him, said Under the policy, any group that the rugby players didn’t A more stringent guide for Jesters Rugby team. players didn’t check IDs, but hosting an alcohol party must card them. alcohol use applies to events Zip Beverage, a local beer let anyone with $5 enter the check IDs, serve pop and food Still in its early stages, the directly tied to university rec distributor, sponsors the team party and drink without iden and throw the party in con ASUM investigation hasn’t ognized groups, according to and provided 16 kegs of tification. nection with some event. fingered liability, if any, in the the office of Campus Security. Budweiser to the Jesters the But Taylor maintains the The UM Jesters charged a fall, said Annie Hamilton, a Under that policy, alcohol day of the party. team did try to stop underage $5 entrance fee to raise money lawyer at ASUM legal ser must be served by a licensed But a manager of Zip drinking. Teammates checked for goal posts, said team cap vices. third party, which the Jesters Beverage echoed Jester team IDs at a table at the property tain Tom Taylor. Players set “That’s for a judge to didn’t have at the fund-raiser captain Tbm Taylor, saying the line of the house, he said. up a table at the property line decide,” she said. where Gallaher fell. INSIDE INSIDE Thomas Mullen castigates his co-workers on his way out p. 2. UM professor reports on visit to China P - 6 - 7 A SU M Sample Ballot p .4 . 2 Montana Kaimin, Wednesday, April 30,1997 f Opinion Year-end closeout column! Everything must go! something shoemaker who finds only when the fleas rea ly start- out of his own pocket. All good things must come to ly invited to this party and even his long-lost elementary school no, that’s not quite it either. But As for not having contributed an end. And as I write my final up for an award. sweetheart — on pg. 77 of his it is really hard. Trust me. anything worthwhile to the column during the last printing “Wow, they really do appreci February Penthouse. week of this year’s Kaimin, it is ate me,” I thought, as I proceed Not only do I work hard, but I paper, I can only blame the go without the sustenance that Kaimin’s shortened printing Of course, now that the paper obvious that other things come ed with minimal teetering to is' shutting down for the year, all accept my award in the living semester. I had a number of in- to an end as well. Like mediocre that work will just have to go in room of a fellow employee. Then depth projects on the verge of things that are mostly just good the trash.