Montana Kaimin, December 3, 1980 Associated Students of the University of Montana

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Lang asked to resign or be impeached By GREG GADBERRY whether to give up her job or face late this year. Sources claim that The student evaluation process candidate.Tom Hilley by almost a Montana Kaimln Reporter impeachment. Lang has not adequately staffed or was to have been completed by two-to-one margin. As of press time, Lang could not organized these committees. Nov. 15. Problems of organization At press time, Curtis was out of Approximately 15 of 20 ASUM be reached for comment. She has • Second, because she did not and logistics have prevented the town and could not be reached for Central Board members have an unlisted telephone number and complete the ASUM student facul project from being completed. comment on the resignation re signed a letter which asks ASUM the Kaimin was unable to learn the ty-evaluation process on time. According to ASUM President quest. Vice President Linda Lang to number. Student government is bound by David Curtis, Lang was put in resign or face impeachment, the The letter apparently calls for the University Teacher's Union charge of evaluations. Montana Kaimin has learned. Lang's resignation for several bargaining agreement to distribute Lang, during an interview last According to sources close to reasons: faculty evaluation forms and set up month, denied that the evaluations CB, the letter was delivered to • First, because she failed to student faculty-evaluation com were her responsibility. “ It's not Lang yesterday. The letter gives establish ASUM student and mittees in each department on my baby,” she said. Lang until Dec. 9 to decide student-faculty committees until campus. The Kaimin was unable to obtain a copy of the letter, as some CB members have tried to keep its existence a secret. The CB members said they wished the letter to be kept private, montana so Lang’s reputation would not suffer. Lang was elected to the vice presidency Feb. 27, along with running mate David Curtis. Curtis and Lang won their offices by heating presidential candidate Bob McCue and vice presidential LINDA LANG kaiminWednesday, Dec. 3,1980 Missoula, Mont. Vol. 83, No. 31 U system needs 1.8 million to pay higher fuel bills Despite its success in conser turning down thermostats, not ving energy, the Montana Univer wasting energy, doing some sity System will request an ad remodeling projects and surveying ditional $1.8 million from the energy losses from all university Legislature to cover fuel bill in buildings. creases, Jack Noble, deputy com These efforts have paid off. missioner for financial affairs, said Noble said the system uses about yesterday. 70 percent as much energy as comparable elementary and high “The university system has done school districts. a lot to conserve energy,” Noble But in the meantime, the report said. He added that the University shows, the price of natural gas has of Montana especially “has an increased about 150 percent and excellent record, but the rate electricity rates have increased increases have far exceeded what about 33 percent, and they will we expected” when budget re probably increase again before the quests were made to the 1979 end of this budget period in June. Legislature. Commissioner of Higher Educa Noble's remarks followed the tion John Richardson will request release last week of an energy a special allocation of about $1.8 consumption and cost report on million to cover the bills. Of that the university system. The report amount, about $553,000 is slated shows that while UM’s natural-gas specifically for UM. consumption decreased about 17 Noble said the university system percent between 1975 and 1980, has probably been overspending and its electric consumption its energy budget for years, but in decreased about two percent over past years the overruns were paid the same period, the money paid to by “taking the money out of Montana Power for these two someplace else.” This year, the MAIN HALL COULD BE A PORT IN THE STORM for these passersby who are experiencing the first wintry consumptions increased about 80 overruns are too high and budgets blast to hit the University of Montana campus. Today will bring more of the same with a traveler’s advisory percent. Figures for the other are so tight that “every nickel issued for the Missoula area. Heavy snow in the mountains and foothills and gusty winds could plague schools are similar. counts," he said, so "we’re hoping travelers, but respite from the snow may come by tonight when temperatures could rise to the mid-30s. Bundle Noble said the university system that the Legislature will be respon up. (Staff photo by Leslie Vining.) has worked hard to save energy by sive to our needs.” Visiting poet Root encounters life’s basics By RON SCRIBNER college with the intention of training to be poets can also be alert and intelligent and visionary Alan Ginsburg did for the beatnik Montana Kaimin Contributing Reporter poets, Root said, “Gee, I hope not.” He said turn to other pursuits in life, he said. Root cult, Root said. that one doesn’t so much set out to be a expressed the belief that people in other Awards to poets that include cash can be William Pitt Root,.Fall Quarter poet-in poet as that he can’t help but have that occupations can make observations on life most helpful in allowing time to write, the residence at the University of Montana, is a happen. His teaching, he said, is geared to and influence others through the ways they poet said. A few of the special recognitions man after the heart of his own name. He the individual needs of the students. What is go about their pursuits. that Root has received are the United encounters the basics in life and gets at the happening at the time provides an interplay Some poets do serve almost as gurus in States/United Kingdom Bicentennial Ex “roots'.of the matter. between teacher and students and can defining life-styles for their followers as the change Artist Fellowship of $25,000 for Root is replacing Richard Hugo, UM determine subject matter and manner of 1978-79, a Guggenheim writing grant for professor who is now at the University of approach, Root said. 1973-74, and a Rockefeller writing grant for Arkansas. His residency is not part of an The poet' said that he does not stress the 1969-70. exchange program, he said, but it is his mechanics of writing poetry, but the one second time at UM and he considers thing that ail poetry must have is “form.” Besides teaching at UM, Root has been himself one of the “wanderers" while some When questioned about the prevalence of visiting writer-in-residence at Amherst poets are “nesters.” Pitt said that students free verse he said that “free verse is a basket College, the University of Southwest need the continuity of a regular teacher, term.” His meaning was that the term Louisiana, Wichita State University and such as Hugo, and also the stimulation of a covers too broad an area and that the poem Interlochen Arts Academy. He has worked visiting professor. may merely be free of end rhyme and meter, as a teamster, in a mine, a shipyard, as a but that it involves rhythm and possibly dishwasher, bouncer, maitre d’ and factory Books Root has written Include “Wheel internal rhyme. laborer. He said he enjoys archery, Turning on the Hub of the Sun,” “Coot and Root said that he does not “pick” his photography, travel and secondhand Other Characters,” “Striking the Dark Air subjects but that they, pick him, and that stores. He also likes to swim, ski, sew and for Music,'' and “The Storm and Other they come from his reading or “ living.” milk warm goats on cold nights. Poems." H. A. Maxson in Quarterly West Some things may attract attention so Root said that he is similarly stimulated says, “Coot is a survivor. a simple man strongly, he said, that they demand a by teaching and students as he is by trying to cope with the complexities, response. Root said he does not feel creating. His poetry may entertain in the betrayal and discontent of the world. The compelled to write but “chooses" to do so. sense that it could "delight" its readers but choice of Coot, a prospector, mountain The poet said that poets as a group do not an aim is not necessarily to instruct, he said. philosopher, as a mouthpiece is brilliant. have extraordinary perception, but quoted The poet said he does not have a "message He is a perfect double for the poet. Wendell Barry saying “ Poetry is a compe per se” and he does not care to give When asked if some students come to tent wakefulness to experience." Non WILLIAM PITT ROOT readings in a dramatic fashion.

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