Montana Kaimin, November 5, 1997 Associated Students of the University of Montana

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Montana Inside: •Columnist tells you how to get to Sesame Street. Page 2 •Simpsons animator to show outtakes. Page 5 •Lady Griz In tip-top shape for new season. of University news Kaimin _________________________________________ Page 6 Our 100th year, Issue 38 Kaimin is a Salish word for messages Wednesday, November 5,1997 Spring classes threatened by UM budget woes Sonja Lee block include extra sections additional money to cover Intersession classes could the potentially closed class Kaimin Reporter of the typically overcrowded the shortfall and keep the also be affected by the money es. The list should be avail courses and classes that are current schedule in tact, crunch. Intersession classes UM students won’t be able able by Friday, he said. taught by visiting faculty, Schwaller said. are considered part of the Those in charge of UM’s to take nearly 100 courses Schwaller said. “We’re certainly hopeful spring schedule, Schwaller listed in the spring class advising say th at because Because a number of visit that the money will become said. And if the university schedule, unless UM can find the classes are being adver ing faculty teach only one or available,” he said. “If we fails to come up with the tised but don’t really exist, money to cover a shortfall in two classes, some positions don’t get the money we will extra cash, fewer interses its budget. advising for spring semester could be eliminated, be deeply concerned.” sion classes could also be in is going to be a nightmare. “We built a schedule based Schwaller said. But before But until the money the cards. upon the assumption of what “We’re already preparing a any cuts are made each becomes available, students “There will be an interses closed class list, and we students’ needs would be,” course offering will be evalu won’t be able to sign up for sion, but it may be smaller,” haven’t even started advising said Associate Provost Fritz ated. close to 100 classes being he said. Schwaller. “But that judg yet,” said Melanie Hoell, “It’s obviously going to be advertised in the schedule. Because the budget snafu ment was above and beyond College of Arts and Sciences on a case-by-case basis,” he Those courses will not be is going to put a snag in stu the money available to offer director. said. available when student’s reg dent advising, Schwaller said those courses.” UM’s preregistration The president’s office is ister through Dial-BEAR, the provost’s office is also begins Nov. 12 and continues Classes on the chopping working to come up with Schwaller said. working to put out a list of through Nov. 25. Faculty negotiating in-class hours Sonja L ee Kaimin Reporter A disagreement over the number of hours professors need to spend in the classroom has put the brakes on plans to renew faculty contracts at UM. UM professors have been working without a contract since the start of the semester, while representatives from the University Ibachers’ Union, Commissioner of Higher Education’s Office and the Governor’s Office try to iron out their differences. Faculty raises are also on hold until the contract is approved, and those involved in the ongoing negotiations say a compromise isn’t in the cards right now. “There is nothing we would like better than to bring this sucker home fast and get this thing going in time for Christmas,” said William McBroom, UTU president. “But unfortunately it’s just not looking that way.” The debate is over what should be counted as instructional activities when Thicker Brooks/Kaimin calculating the hours a professor spends in the classroom. Mayor Mike Kadas waits while Nancy Hart, campaign manager, reads the results of last night’s election. Kadas was declared the unofficial winner after winning 59.8 percent of the vote. Richard Crofts, commissioner of high er education, has said revisiting the issue See e lectio n coverage, page 4 is unwise. But the UTU maintains that “the topic is a prerequisite to continued bar gaining in good faith,” according to an Abandoned bikes lurk in UM police’s impound lot Oct. 16 letter from McBroom. Some faculty members are concerned Daniel Roberts stolen bike reports, but Gatewood about working without a contract in Kaimin Reporter believes many of the found bikes are LIST OF BIKES place and hope to see the issue resolved. taken from the city and brought to the If you’re missing your bike, you TREK 950 mtn. bike “I feel it is a real insult to our profes campus. sion, when the powers-that-be feel we might want to check with Campus Mongoose Switchback mtn. bike Missoula Bike-Pedestrian coordina Cannondale mtn. bike will just keep working without a con Security before you lose hope of ever tor Phil Smith said bikes not claimed Women’s Schwinn Calente 10 speed tract,” said Gerry Brenner, a UM English seeing it again. by next Monday will be given to the Giatane 10 speed professor. “I just don’t know how lon g or Roadmaster 10 speed The University Police have 24 bicy city and auctioned off after 60 days. what it takes before we hear noises of cles in their impound lot and if no one Women’s Black Hills mtn. bike strike or slow down or whatever it takes That money will be added to the Women’s Huffy Signature 3 speed claims them by Nov. 10, the bikes will Bike-Pedestrian budget. Free Spirit 3 speed to get this going.” Roadmaster ATB mtn. bike be given to the city to be auctioned off. “To be honest, it’s not a lot of money, But UM professors have worked with University Police Sgt. Charles Peugeot 10 speed out a contract in the past, said history and I’d much rather get the bikes back Schwinn mtn. bike professor Harry Fritz. Gatewood said his office has a policy of to their original owners,” Smith said. Huffy mtn. bike Sportster mtn. bike “We have a track record now, and we impounding bikes if they have obvious Gatewood said a receipt would be ly been abandoned on campus. Women’s Free Spirit 10 speed never resolve these contracts on time,” helpful if a student wants to claim Magna Fugitive mtn bike Fritz said. “If your bike is unlocked outside of a ownership of one of the bikes, but is Women’s Magna Fugitive mtn. bike No additional negotiations have cur building in the middle of the day, we’re not necessary. Girl’s Huffy 10 speed not going to take it,” he said. “But if Boy’s mtn. bike rently been scheduled, Crofts said. But “People know their bikes... a Murray Ultra Terrain mtn. bike he said he hopes to see the problems we find one in the middle of the Oval scratch, a Grateful Dead sticker,” he Fuji Nevada mtn. bike worked out as quickly as possible. in the middle of the night with no one said. “If someone calls us up to claim a Huffy Stone Mountain mtn. bike “We would really like to get this around, we will.” bike and gives us particulars, we know Murray Mtn. Shadow mtn. bike Schwinn High Plains mtn. bike wrapped up,” he said. The bikes are checked against it’s their bike and they can pick it up.” 2 Montana Kaimin, Wednesday, November 5,1997 Opinion Hard-drinking college students have Concerning U Wednesday, Nov. 5 ets $5 at UC Box Office. an alibi for all stupid decisions B asketball — Lady an invisible friend seemed pretty intelligent. Massage clinic — The Sesame Street was the mirror existence in Physical Therapy Student Griz vs. Simon Fraser, my childhood. Like Alice, who went to anoth But to me, Lestur wasn’t invisible; he was Association is holding its 7:05 p.m., Harry Adams er world when she hopped through the look real. He was the one who assumed my identi fall massage clinic Nov. Field House. ing glass, I intermingled with the Henson ty in moments of questionable rationale, and B ible study — gang every morning. I was there with all the he was the one who should have taken the 10-21, $6 for 20-minute massage, sign up at the “Revelation!” 8 p.m., fol other kids, laughing at Grover and running blame for turning my little brother into lowed by Holden Evening from Oscar. One time, I had to spend the day Ernie. My mother didn’t think so. University Center Nov. 5- 7 from noon-5 p.m. Prayer, 9:15 p.m., with Bert and Ernie. It was the day that Well, throughout my life, I have slowly Lifeboat, 532 University, outgrown Lestur.

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