Montana Kaimin, September 2, 1999 Associated Students of the University of Montana
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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Associated Students of the University of Montana Montana Kaimin, 1898-present (ASUM) 9-2-1999 Montana Kaimin, September 2, 1999 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, September 2, 1999" (1999). Montana Kaimin, 1898-present. 9140. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper/9140 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]. September 2,1999 Sports Thursday Coiumn Page 7 Page 2 Editorial Griz soccer kicks offseason against Nate Schweber reveals his need for Page 2 Sanford discrimination Wildcats of Northwestern University noise, noise, noise. allegations deserve The Kaimin explanation from UM Montana administration. Today’s Weather M ostly C lo u d y High 64* Low 37'' For u p -to -th e -m in u te w e a th e r, g o to v rw w .kajm in .o rg KAIMINLeading The University of Montana into the 21st Century ur 102nd year, Issue 3 Kaim in is a Salish word for paper http: / / www.kaimin.ore Costly claims raise Learning to be leaders Bosnian exchange students health insurance fee hope UM will teach them the skills they need to repair their Expensive m edical “We don’t have a monopoly on health insurance in war-ravaged country treatments drive up Montana,” Witte said. costs 33 percent She attributes the rate Khris Carlson increase at UM to more use. Montana Kaimin Emily Phillips When the amount students When bombs began dropping on Sarajevo, Montana Kaimin make in claims exceeds the Bosnia in 1992,13-year-old Nadina Cengic was After a year of unprece amount they’re paying Blue forced to flee her home and continue her 7th grade dented health disasters at Cross for coverage, the insur education underground. Seven years later, she and UM, student health insur ance company has to pay the four other Bosnian students have arrived in Missoula to sharpen their skills as the future lead ance costs rose 33 percent difference. this semester. UM student health insur ers of their war-ravaged nation. “I spent five years of my life living in a base “In terms of major high ance premiums have been ment,” Cengic said. “I’m here now to learn more cost problems, we just had steadily increasing for sever about democracy and how to practice it back in several last year,” said Nancy al years as students demand higher quality health care, Bosnia.” Fitch, director of Student The University of Montana is hosting Bosnian Fitch said. New technology Health Services. students for the first time with the Bosnia- means more expensive proce Health Services treated Herzegovina Undergraduate Program, funded by dures. students with cancer, a brain the U.S. Information Agency. Montana is one of hemorrhage and a spinal “The quality of the care four universities to participate in the program. cord injury during the 1998- the students are getting is USIA is a division of the U.S. State Department and increasing significantly, and Peet McKinney/Kaimin 99 school year. Overall, a promoter of U.S. national interests through a wide Top lejfTTameria Todorovic, top right Dino Catovic claims paid out have doubled so is the cost,” she said. range of overseas programs. The exchange program bottom left Nadia Cengic, bottom right Irena in the last five years. Student Health Services with Montana is designed to encourage a greater Jankulov. As a result, UM students doled out $19,000 last year to understanding between the people of Bosnia and using the university’s Blue hire a Denver-based consul the U.S., and to help Bosnians rebuild their country 200, survived an intensive admissions process back Cross and Blue Shield insur tant, hoping to find another after years of war. home and received scholarships for an academic ance plan paid $374 this viable insurance provider in “These are some of the most talented people I’ve year of undergraduate work to study disciplines semester — almost $100 the state. After nine months worked with,” said Mark Lusk, assistant vice presi ranging from agriculture to public administration. more than they were paying of negotiation and research, dent for research and international programs. UM was selected from an extensive list of universi a year ago. the $374 premium charged Accompanying Cengic are juniors Dino Catovic, ties because of its academic and community resources, which met USIA requirements. Bard Because Montana has such by Blue Cross was the best Vanesa Grbic, Irena Jankulov and Tamera Todorvic. they could do, said Student Eleven Bosnian students, out of a pool of roughly a small population, Fitch See Bosnia, page 8 said, Blue Cross does not Health Services have much competition. That Administrator Rick Curtis. makes the insurance carrier Fitch said she wants stu less likely to negotiate, she dents to help make decisions UM won’t rat on student drinkers said. UM has used a Blue about future insurance plans. Christina Quinn her asking for information the ment, most often sentencing the Cross and Blue Shield health “I’ve heard from some stu Montana Kaimin school cannot reveal, Hollmann student to Self Over Substance dents that (insurance) is too insurance plan for 20 years. Editor’s note: This is the said, which leads her to think counseling. First offense sentenc expensive,” said ASUM Blue Cross holds about 47 final installment of a three- many Montanans don’t know ing normally entails two individ President Jessica Kobos. percent of the insurance mar part series examining student about state student privacy laws. ual sessions and a 3-hour semi Only 4,300 out of approxi ket in Montana, said Susan drinking at UM. Under current laws, UM is nar. Witte, director of government mately 12,000 UM students unable to notify parents of any “What we are trying to get and public relations for the have the insurance. UM won’t tattle to parents of records, from grades to evidence across is there is zero tolerance company. No other carrier in Fitch is concerned that underage partiers, despite a of a student’s serious alcohol on campus,” Brunell said. Montana is as large as Blue more students will opt not to recent federal law that allows col addiction.UM can, however, Students don’t often violate Cross, but the insurance purchase the insurance, leges to notify the parents of encourage students to contact school policy to the point of expul market in the state is open potentially leaving them minors caught drinking. parents. Frequently students do sion; however, there have already A 1998 amendment to the and competitive, she said. without health coverage, she tell mom and dad and it helps been more than 30 alcohol offens said. Family Education and Privacy them overcome their drinking es since Saturday night and Self Act lets colleges notify parents of problems, Hollmann said. Over Substance takes in an aver any violation of federal, state, or Parental notification has its age of 200-250 cases a school Student Insurance local laws or school policy regard positive points, Hollmann said, year. ing the use of alcohol or con but she wasn’t sure loosening The high number is normal for 1996 trolled substances. Montana privacy laws is in the the first week of school. Luckily for the drinkers credit best interest for the school, “Students are just arriving, ed with creating the reputation of explaining that students like testing the limits,” Brunell said. 1997 the number six party school in their privacy. Student alcohol consumption the nation, this is one of the few If a student later applies for a statistics indicate that UM does cases where Montana privacy job that requires a federal back not have an overwhelming Student Claims = $3.1 million | laws outweigh federal laws. ground check, UM will release amount of dirt on students to 19 9 8 The amendment makes for student records, which could report to parents. better relations with parents and include information about past According to a biannual alco in many cases helps students alcohol violations. UM keeps hol and drug survey given to with serious problems, said those records for seven years, more than half a million students 1999 Barbara Hollmann, vice presi Ron Brunell, director of residence throughout 800 campuses, UM is dent for student affairs. life, said. about average, Health Educator “We have very strict privacy While attending UM, students Julee Steams said, and the 2000 laws at the moment,” Hollmann who violate alcohol or drug relat amount of drinking has held said. But she doesn’t see any rea ed policy are at the mercy of stu steady in recent years. son why that couldn’t change in | Student Claims = $4.4 million j dent courts and conduct codes. “Students drink a lot less than Montana if it changed on the SOURCE: Montana University System Gordon Terpe/Kaimin The court determines punish they think,” Steams said. national level. Many parents call 2 Montana Kaimin, Thursday. S eptem bers 1999 O pinion www.kaimin.org/oped.html______________ RACISM Buy the ticket, take the ride______ UM should confront Missoula must learn how to rock Side of Chicago, right across from Wrigley discrimination charge C o lu m n b y Field.