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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Associated Students of the University of Montana Montana Kaimin, 1898-present (ASUM) 11-3-1987 Montana Kaimin, November 3, 1987 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, November 3, 1987" (1987). Montana Kaimin, 1898-present. 7960. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper/7960 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]. Montana Kaimin University of Montana Tuesday/November 3, 1987 Missoula, Montana Schwinden: my criticisms meant to help By Rebecca Manna sentative Harry Fritz said he Kaimin Reporter thought it was unfortunate Gov. Ted Schwinden said that Schwinden publicly spoke Monday he believes it’s the out against the university sys­ responsibility of your best tem. friend to tell you what your Fritz criticized Schwinden problems are. for accusing university-system It was in this context, he officials of misrepresenting said, that he tried to offer the their financial need: “That’s university system constructive not true, it’s the worst critique criticism during a controver­ you could make,” he said. sial speech last Thursday at Fritz said, “He (Schwinden) the Board of Regents meeting and Ray Peck (Rep.-D, Havre) in Bozeman. are forever saying things like “I said the university system that,” as are other Appropria­ created a lot of its own prob­ tions Committee members. lems by the picture they Those members, he said, Staff Photo By Todd Goodrich painted both during and after are "making assumptions Alcohol and wild times seem to run rampant at the annual Bobcat/Grizzly football the (legislative) session, and based on nlckles and dimes game. This MSU fan decided tallgaters needed something better to watch than the school administrators have without asking one relevant said that very thing on the re­ game in Reno H. Sales stadium Saturday, and performed a striptease on top of a question as to the essence of van in the parking area. cord before,” Schwinden said what a university is and in a telephone interview. During the meeting, Schwin­ should do. “If they ever took into con­ den also spoke about the uni­ sideration the data that shows versity system’s responsibility we are near the bottom In the to educate taxpayers about Regents want Easton nation of university system the system’s funding problems funding they would be embar­ and to convince them to sup­ port the six-mill levy. rassed.” UM President James Koch for a smooth transition “ You can’t tell the public said he was disappointed by you are being held together By Marlene Mehlhaff Easton will become provost, Schwinden's insinuation that Kaimin Reporter by bailing wire and then be the campus's top administra­ it's inappropriate to promote Michael Easton, a former voted the best small school of tor, when WMC merges with the university’s strengths and University of Montana admin­ UM next July. The Dillon your kind by U.S. News and istrator, has been named World Report,” he said, refer­ weaknesses. school will become the West­ As an administrator, Koch Western Montana College’s ring to Montana Tech’s recent ern Montana College of the said he tries to promote UM provost in an attempt to top ranking by the news mag­ University of Montana. in the context of its low fund­ maintain “leadership continu­ azine. Krause said the regents ing levels but significant aca­ ity” at the school, the com­ Carrol Krause, commission­ were not obligated to conduct demic achievements. missioner of higher education er of higher education, said a national search to fill the Krause said he thinks that said Monday. Monday that, "The problems position. is appropriate. Easton, who has been act­ But Krause said WMC's fac­ do exist, the faculty are not ing president of WMC since “It’s dedication that’s hold­ ulty and students and the Dil­ receiving pay increases, the li­ ing the university-system to­ May, was UM's vice president brary situation is serious, yet lon community wanted the re­ gether,” he said. “We have a for university relations for he (Schwinden) insists there gents to name Easton provost much better system than the about five years before taking Mike Easton isn’t anything wrong. rather than conduct a national people of this state are pay­ the WMC position. However, the Board of re­ “ The problems don’t go search to fill the position. ing for." Commissioner Carrol Krause gents decided not to conduct away because someone, even “It was not something the Koch said he would be said the university system a search to avoid a change in regents did without asking” a governor, suddenly says usually conducts a national leadership while the Dillon they aren't true.” search to fill high-level posi­ school merges with UM, he University of Montana histo­ See ‘Easton,’ page 8. See ‘Schwinden,’ page 8. tions such as provost. said. ry professor and state repre­ Koch says hate groups appalling, but protected By Jim Mann pression of viewpoints, however sion” would be difficult. quires groups to be associated with Kaimin Reporter stilted and appalling the viewpoints The University of Montana officially Since last spring, racist literature UM through ASUM before they can sometimes may seem, is the best distribute literature. denounces any kind of hate groups, way to enable members of the uni­ has been distributed across the UM while it also denounces any infringe­ versity community to determine the campus. Central Board debated last Dean of Students Barbara Holl- ment of First Amendment rights of month whether to prohibit such dis­ validity of those.viewpoints.” mann said Monday that because the those groups, UM President James tribution because of the literature’s literature is often distributed anony­ Koch said Monday. Koch said Monday he doesn’t content and because the groups or Koch said in a letter printed in the think hate groups at UM are “signifi­ mously and because so many individuals distributing the material groups and businesses distribute lit­ Kaimin Thursday that the “university cant in size,” and enforcing a univer­ are not affiliated with UM. supports a free marketplace for sity policy that prohibits "disorderly, erature on campus, prohibiting any ideas and believes that the free ex­ lewd, indecent or obscene expres­ A university “facility-use policy” re­ distribution would be difficult. 2 Tuesday, November 3,1987 l OPINION | Panic over Ginsburg creates ugly scene again. He’s even said that if the Senate hearings sense of compassion and with an understanding of Ginsburg, Douglas H. “take more than three weeks to get going, the the law.” Ironic, Indeed. Position sought: Supreme Court justice. American people will know what's up.” And liberals say Reagan was so bent on throwing Age: 41. Just what is up? The liberals are scrambling to another hardline conservative nominee back at the Experience: federal judge for one year, served in find incriminating evidence that would prove Senate that he ignored more qualified candidates. antitrust division of the Justice Department, Ginsburg unfit to be a Supreme Court justice. The Evidence appears to support such a claim. Harvard Law School professor for seven years. conservatives want to rush the nomination through Moderate White House chief of staff Howard the Senate without an intense examination of the Baker Jr. had urged the appointment of federal Here we go again. President Reagan has made nominee. It’s a frantic situation showing the ugly appeals court judge Anthony Kennedy of good his promise to pick another hardline Sacramento, Calif., who would have been a more conservative candidate for Supreme Court justice, side of two extremes. Conservatives point to Sen. Edward Kennedy as experienced and less controversial choice. But following the Senate rejection of Robert Bork. evidence that liberals don’t have a case against Reagan took the advice of conservative Attorney Douglas Ginsburg already is under the Ginsburg. Kennedy says Ginsburg was next in line General Edwin Meese in naming Ginsburg instead. microscope of civil rights groups and women’s only because he is “an ideological clone" of Bork. Although the liberals’ and conservatives' groups that lobbied furiously against Bork. He says that if Ginsburg’s philosophies about arguments might be legitimate criticisms of the Ginsburg and Bork are generally viewed as being personal privacy issues and civil liberties are political procedures that surround a Supreme Court ideologically similar. But unlike Bork, who left a similar to Bork’s, he’ll fight the nomination to his nomination, they are irrelevant to the task of long trail of writings that reflected his judicial determining whether the man is qualified and views, Ginsburg will not be so easy for liberal utmost. But just 13 months ago at Ginsburg’s appeals suitable to be a Supreme Court justice. groups to dissect. Most of his views are known court nomination hearing, Kennedy said of the What will be more important, and what some only on such issues as antitrust and economics. current Supreme Court nominee: “ He has an senators already are urging, is that those who Reagan seems a little nervous about what the insightful mind to deal with complex and involved judge Ginsburg abandon preconceived notions, liberals might find If given the time to look closely fact situations and to be able to dissect particular keep open minds and examine the evidence when at Ginsburg’s record.

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