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Common Cause chief blasts energy politics the bill for environmentally un By CATHY KRADOLFER that fluctuated between 25 and 75 and marketing of power in the power plant projects. As part of the Montana Kalmln Reporter persons attended the forum spon Pacific Northwest. Its ad agreement, the BPA would sound policies" such as strip sored by th.e Student Action ministrator is appointed by the guarantee that it would provide a mining and synthetic fuel produc Government agencies and of Center as part of the week-long president. market for the electricity produced tion. He charged that the Carter ad ficials are trying to "subvert" "Conference on the Environment." Senate Bill 885, which has pass by the plant. ministration's energy policy is citizen participation in energy ed the Senate and will soon be The legislation, Richards said, policy decisions, the state director Blasts BPA bill considered by the House of would give the BPA an "open door” backed by business interests such of Common Cause said in Richards said legislation before Representatives, will allow the to build more coal-fired generating as oil companies. Missoula yesterday. Congress to expand the powers of BPA to become a "power czar" in plants in eastern Montana. “We are seeing the most avid anti-government institution there “The people are being left out the Bonneville Power Administra the West, Richards said. "In effect," Richards said, “they and shut out of crucial decisions tion is “a blatant example of The bill, sponsored by Sen. want the go-ahead to build is — big business — asking for that will affect their quality of life," government attempting to subvert Henry Jackson, D-Wash., would Colstrip 6, 7,10 and 20." subsidies and intervention from Paul Richards, of Common Cause, citizen participation.” allow the BPA to enter into Legislation such as SB 885 is their supposed enemy,” he said. said at a noon forum in the The BPA is a government board "guaranteed purchase" proposed because the government Richards said he is "confident" University Center Mall. A group designed to oversee the supply agreements with sponsors of resents a trend toward increased alternative energy sources such as citizen participation in en solar and wind will become the vironmental and energy issues, basis of. future American energy Richards said. policies. "They want to keep the people “ My concern,” Richards said, “ is montana out,” he said. “The people only that we will not be able to mitigate gum up the works and slow things the short-term damage these down." crazy, business-backed people are promoting.” Citizens’ will ‘thwarted’ Montanans are generally “a Richards urged members of the audience to write their con concerned bunch,” Richards gressmen and to talk to their state said. But he added “they are kaimin thwarted by short-sighted legislators about their views on Thursday. Oct. 11.1979 Missoula. Mont. Vol. 82, No. 10 politicians.” energy proposals. And, Richards said, Montana is Today's activities for the “Con not the only state in which citizen ference on the Environment" in participation is threatened. clude a 60-minute film featuring “ Every state has a Seabrook or a Amory Lovins’ views on alternative Colstrip,” he said. The Seabrook, energy sources at 6:30 p.m. in N.H. atomic power plant has been Chemistry Pharmacy Building the site of violent protests by anti Room 109. At 8 p.m., Gary Snyder nuclear groups recently. will give a poetry reading in the Richards said the public must University Center Ballroom. Both decide whether itis willing "to foot are free. Vannini’s new duties include promoting UM By MIKE DENNISON Vannini said UM Foundation’s Montana Kalmln Reporter "total function is to promote the university, to actively solicit funds. He stresses an "aggressive "The University of Montana is policy,” says the University of young to this idea,” he added, “and Montana is “failing itself by not has fallen behind in fund raising.” blowing its own horn,” and he is oh To alleviate this problem, Van the road two weeks out of every nini said he and his staff must be month from September to March. "far more aggressive,” and “get These are not characteristics of information on the quality of this a UM football recruiter or state university out. politician, but of Allan Vannini, “But it can’t be done alone,” he newly-appointed head of UM's said. “We must have the help of "public relations arm.” faculty and staff.” ' Vannini, who has been executive Vannini plans to concentrate on public donations in raising funds. STEAM RISES FROM geyser water as it flows into a stream near Old Faithful In Yellowstone Park. For more director of UM Foundation and He has set up a three-year plan, its photos of the country’s oldest national park see page 9. (Staff photo by Pat Sullivan.) director of development for the university since July, 1978, is now, goal being $1.3 million in annual in addition, head of UM Informa donations by the 1980-81 tion Services. academic year. Budget schedule change defeated Vannini said his duties now According to Vannini, there was include “all outreach activities”: $500,000 in private donations in By LINDA CARICABURU before fiscal budgeting begins, people to work for our budget," CB 1977-78, $675,000 last year. Montana Kalmln Reporter Susan Grebeldinger, review board member Dan O' Fallon said. n n “And I have my fingers crossed member, said. CB members are The proposal was voted down by for $1 million this year,” he added. An attempt to change Central elected into office at the end of a 10 to 4 vote. Sources of fund raising include Board fiscal budgeting from Spr Winter Quarter. Several other bylaws were revis the Excellence Fund and deferred ing Quarter to Winter Quarter was Several CB members suggested ed by the board, mostly concer- gifts, Vannini said. defeated by CB last night. that the board should be responsi ning ASUM housekeeping The Excellence Fund is a com The change was proposed by ble for the budget it allocates matters. bined effort of the Alumni Office the ASUM Constitutional Review during its term. Lawrence Dodge, a faculty af and UM Foundation. Its goal is Board to help CB members get "I think you’ve got a lame duck filiate in the sociology department, $175,000 in donations, which are used to allocation procedures CB right now. We're the best gave an update of the Community- earmarked for projects like the UM University Education Services marching band and the Montana program. He explained CUES as a Repertory Theater. CB blows kazoo request “free market place of curriculum Deferred gifts include money ideas" in which courses are offered from wills, estates and trust funds. The University of Montana 17 uniforms at 88 cents each. The outside the realm of the university Marching Kazoo Band received a band uniform consists of plastic Most of the money raised would on a credit option basis. painful budgeting blow at last Groucho Marx glasses and nose. go to scholarships, Vannini said, The classes could be taught by night's Central Board meeting. A proposal from committee but a "major concern” is setting up faculty from the university or other The band, possibly UM's only member Andrew Czorny amended a university-funded faculty seat. qualified persons, and would be musical marching unit, was denied the amount of the request to UM currently has no university- offered through the Center for funding for its Fall Quarter ac- $1,017.50. Czorny felt that the funded faculty positions. Regular Continuing Education. tivites. The activities include an band should not limit itself to 17 faculty seats are mostly dependent A few suggested courses in appearance in the Montana Days members, but should strive for a ALLAN VANNINI on grants and state ap clude everyday law, Whitewater Parade this weekend and a pre thousand. He also felt that 250 of fund railing, public relations, news propriations. canoeing, -and wildlife game show at the Homecoming the members should play the more information services and advising A UM-funded faculty seat would photography. Dodge- suggested game on Saturday. expensive trombone slide kazoos, UM President Richard Bowers on be safe from “legislative man the classes could be viewed as Jim Mountain, a representative valued at $1.19 recruitment. dates,” and would not be influenc “risk-free experiments” that could of the band, presented a special The first blow came when CB ed by student-faculty ratios, Van later be implemented in university “ President Bowers felt it was allocation request of $36 to amended the $1,017.50 Budget nini said. curriculum, if successful. better to consolidate all these Budgeting and Finance Com and Finance recommendation "We could also hire the best In other action, CB allocated related activities under one per mittee meeting last night.