onen x AS.MSU Exponent · Tuesday, February 6, 1996 · VOL. 88 NO. 34 ke attracts fire fighters to Ellen theater's false alartn "At this particular fire, we • Jbdon had what is called a level one 115 editor mutual aid fire, so we had an engine from Belgrade fue de­ r ras smoke without a fire partment, Sourdough fue de­ .I Theater Sunday after- partment and Rae fire depart­ ment," Scholes said. "Normally · .:ig to Gary Clutter, act­ it would only be one additional . rain on the scene, the fire engine, but we're a little ·vi.filled with smoke from under equipped to respond to a r ,;ystem. major structural fire we thought ooped all smoke into the we might have to face there." J s," Clutter said. "They Clutter said the volunteer r~ed it off to the fact that fire departments of Belgrade, z s system was running Sourdough and Rae were a great t0 keep up with the asset. een ha \'ing alot ofcold "We have an agreement with xpfuncnons lately." the city that we will help them -ire ChiefAllan Scholes and they'll help us," Clutter said. ke didn't come from a "On anything of this nature we order assistance before we leave oke was the result of a the station, because if it is a real itch on a heater fan," fire, we're going to need a lot of · "The theater wasn't in help. We really appreciated the e and there wasn't any help." Scholes said the firefighters 1 said the alarm was responded to the alarm based on ; f a fire were actually the description given in the call to dispatch. as smoke in the Ellen photo by Nathan HoW8rd "They rely a lot on whoever Fire fighters responded to a smoke alarm at the Ellen theater Sunday afternoon. ~l those as if it were an called in the fire, whether it be a ' J • Clutter said. "We in the morning." it does not have sprinklers and it meat responded. caretaker or a homeowner, as to A;he crews and did, an Scholes said it could have been is a very dangerous area. There's "The staff was getting ready what the situation is. They would ti and verified what had a potentially dangerous fire and a lot of chopped up remodeling. to open for the matinee," he said. put on a breathing apparatus rl ally did and to make required a number of firefighters That is a very man-power and "It was occupied by four to five and go in and do an initial inves­ 1s no extension through to investigate. equipment intensive fire situation, employees getting things ready to tigation. They would be pre­ ~t through any electrical "Buildings have different haz­ so we try to make sure we have open." pared for a fire even though there J n the event that there ards," Scholes said. "The Ellen the­ enough equipment running." According to Scholes, several is no initial mdication of a fire." i!Y hadn't detected. We ater was hazardous, because like Clutter said the theater was other fire departments responded it didn't happen at two most of the Main Street buildings, occupied when the fire depart- to the call. see Fire page 2 rntana State interviews candidates for Provost position didn't want to leave it open for long. So we did an internal new provost would be on board," Drumheller said. survey and putJackDrumheller acting for this. We're now According to Sherry .McCoy, assistant to the Presi­ s editor at the finalist stage, and we've interviewed three of the five dent, Malone relies on the committee to help him make his finalists." decision. State's number one man is crying to find Mr. San Soucie said the provost position is extremely "The committees make their recommendations to G. important on the MSU campus. Michael," McCoy said. "Normally, he doesn't rank the , t ltis for the Provost/Vice President of Aca­ "The provost is the second person in the university, recommendations - he just uses them to get a better idea have been taking place for a week, according and he is the vice president for academic affairs," San of the candidates and to make the decision he feels will Soucie, search committee secretary. Soucie said. "He is the chief academic officer." benefit the majority." lone said the search for the provost needed to According to Drumheller, acting provost, the search .Malone said he uses the search committee along with · as soon as possible. for a new provost will be completed soon. his own interviews to reach a decision. = lead vice president, and Mark Emmert left "Normally, the process of choosing a provost will "The way I like to do this is the search committee nnths ago to take a job at the University of done in a month to six weeks, but then that person will comes in with three to five candidates," .Malone said. II so we tried to move on a fast track to fill it," probably have time to finish his work by the first ofJuly, • "Since that is such an important position, we and one would hope that by the middle of the summer, the see Provost page 2 1~-~ Wcatl"lcr ul~<--iatc rcatt.1rcs .. Tuesday: Warmer with winds. High Jfeatln{lup in 40s. Portraits of the Past Men's basketball team is on fire. Ties for first Wednesday: Even warmer with a Exhibit explores Crow life chance of rain. Highs in 40s. through photos. place after home win. Page9 Page 15 2 Page · Tuesday, February 6 , 1996 · ASMSU Exponent Lack of flames doesn't neccssanly mean there isn't a ftre, Scholes sa.td. "You're always prepared for a dangcraii fire because there can be spaces chat show much," Scholes said ...So you go there and you have your breath­ "You're ing equip­ ment for prepared for a safety and gerous fire becait then do your investigaaon; there can be spaq but if there is that don't sha no flames or heat built up, much." they can figure Out -Allan what they're going to do no.L, partment whether to go up and look at ic or withdraw and be.gin regular fire fi activities." According co Clutter, the fire fighters responded to the alarm widlil three minutes and rema10ed on secs for approximately 25 minutes. He siid though it was a false alarm, the didn't do anything wrong by calling d fire deparrmenc. - "le was what you call a good pholoby--­ intention false alarm." Fire engines from Bozeman, Belgrade, Sourdough and Rae fire department wait while the fighters investigate reports ofsmoke inside the Ellen theater. Provost from p~ "They bring the candidate in for anywhere from cwo ID an intensive interview, roughly two weeks." days, and they meet with a broad According to Mal variety of groups. Then, at the were originally more th end, I meet with the search com­ didates for che posiaoe.­ mittee and gee their final mpuc ever, he said anyone ofd and I consider that. Then I meet finalist should provide MS1I • "'He knows the university sys· with some people on my side. I leade_rsh1p needed for cM·~n SchieflU now appropriating for the uni· Dax tem from the inside ouc and be has versiry system and have that may well visit a campus co tff to posmon. g Exponent repor.ttr tremendous ideas for reforming money appropriated for student learn a little more, then I make the "There's nothinu education and the university sys scholarsltips and then allow the hire by presentmg the name co the we couldn't go back in A professor of law at the rem and empowering scudents in students to use those scholar­ Board of Regents for thc:tr ap­ if we w anc~d co \'leW University of Montana might the process»' Balyeat said. ships at any unit of the univer­ proval" Malo ne said. "But I get his chance ro stop teaching N arelson believes the current sity system," Natelson said. Accord mg co ~ !alone, the pro­ feel we ha\·e five g Jaw and start working with it. system of higher education, spe· "And also to eliminate the cen­ vost posmon entails an extreme and so I thtnk che cam~ As a Republican candidate cifo:ally the Board of Regents, has tral bureaucraq• so that you amount of work nc1panng prerrv full) 1'1 compeong against an incum­ become outdated. could actually set up a system "It's really a prenv de mand­ process~ bent, Rob N atelson has !tis work "Currently, the universicy sys­ where by different campuses mg 1ob," Malone said '"So vou As for Drumheller. cur out for lum in the rrimarv tem is run by an appointed board, compete against each other for wane someone co be a sc holar with wlll sray m che acnn against Marc Racicot, for the the Board of Regents, and ic:s or­ student dollars and chatwav the reaching experience. Yo u want posirion as long as nc' position of governor. ganized in a VC'r}' traditional hier­ moner is going to go dtrectlv co them co have admm1stran\·e expe­ "There could be Natelson intends to receive archy. which is no longer really student education." ' rience, so ,·ou ·11 ofren find these mavbC' the person coul the Republicans' approval ar the used in advanced organizations," The central bureaucracy people are deans. You wane them house sold unul the ti June 4 pnmar) by proposmg Natelson said.