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Larry Barker, a starting defensive end on the Vandal swimming pool about a half hour after closing time. against Barker was dismissed by District Judge Robert football team, was suspended indefinitely Wednesday by Davitch said Berker's dropping the chair was just one of Felton. Felton said that probable cause had not been head coach Jerry Davitch. several incidents that led to his decision to suspend Barker shown by the complainant, Stan Slutz of Troy. Slutz filed last Barker had beaten him Barker, a 216.pound senior from Medford, Ore., drop- for at least one game. the complaint spring, saying last Dec. 12. ped a chair from the seventh floor of the Theophilus Tower "As far as the length the it's of suspension, something In April of 1978, Barker pleaded guilty to a battery Monday night. The chair struck freshman Joel Semanko, I'l just sit on," Davitch "I like : said. feel a parent of 100 charge and was given a withheld judgment. After a ~ who was walking out of the building. kids and have I responsibilities to them all, including 13-month probation period, the charges against Barker Larry. I felt had Semanko, an architecture major from Post Falls, re- just I to do something." were dismissed. He had been charged with battering Jeff quired 10 stitches on his head. In late August, a felony aggravated battery charge Thompson, who made the complaint. In an interview with the Idahonian, Barker said he ac- cepted the responsibility for what happened but said he wasn't trying to hurt anybody and didn't intend to drop the chair. 15 - 20 small classes cancelled Barker said he was trying to make a point about the have been cancelled this fall, but enrollment courses. He is now waiting for further justifica- width of the windows in the dormitory by passing a chair Fifteen to 20 classes not tion of why the classes should be continued. through one window. Robert Furgason, academic vice president, could say Thursday how many of those were cancelled this week. Furgason said after this week, class cancellations are "Then I lost and accidently dropped it," just my grip Furgason asked department heads during the second unlikely. said Barker. week of the semester either to cut small classes or justify "As a practical matter, it's almost too late," Furgason According to the police report filed for the incident, the their continuation. Some of the classes were cut then. said. "We do not want to have any more cancellations." door of the room the chair was thrown from had been Undergraduate classes with fewer than 10 enrolled, and More than 30 new sections were created this semester in kicked in. graduate classes with fewer than five enrolled are consi- departments with a high demand for certain courses. ~ - (. As of late Thursday afternoon,'no charges had been dered low-enrollment courses. Directed study courses are That not only depleted the amount budgeted for creating brought against Barker. not exempt, Furgason said earlier. new sections, it also required more instructors. Some of this week, the instructors of cancelled courses were shifted to the Barker last Thursday was cited for criminal trespass When he received an enrollment list early notices departments that still had low newlv-created sections. after he and two others allegedly swam in a trailer couri Furgason sent to 2 Friday, September 19, 1980 —— — Ar~IonaLII: Sy s c iven one ore c iance Editor would decline to participate in the debate. Diane Sexton by Bill Will open in case his plans change. the invitation remains open, Contributing Reporter Oct. 7 was chosen as the date for the debate Even though Managing Editor is not optimistic that Symms will recon- because Symms is scheduled to be in Moscow Biggs Kristen Moulton sider. "The chances of (the debate) being held Although Republican senatorial candidate on that day. However, Symms'ampaign Copy Editors look pretty slim," he said. Steve Symms has declined an invitation from manager Phil Reberger declined the invita- Kathy Barnard Church, however, will appear on the U of I the ASUI to debate incumbent senator Frank tion, telling Biggs his candidate would not Donna Holt campus next month, with or without his chal- Church on the U I next month, a have sufficient time to prepare for the debate. of campus will at 6:30 on Oct. 8 in Entertainment Editor lenger. He speak p.m. resolution passed by the ASUI Senate Wed- Biggs'said it took more than 20 phone calls will conduct a Linda Weiford the SUB ballroom. He nesday night will allow the debate to be held if by himself and ASUI senators Clark Collins question-and-answer session after the speech, Symms changes his mind before the Oct. 7 Sports Editor and Nancy Atkinson to get a response from which is being sponsored by the ASUI Issues date'originally planned for the debate. Bert Sahiberg Reberger regarding Symms'articipaton in and Forums Committee. the Reporters . "Sen. Church has s'aid that he will make any debate. Biggs was critical of Symms for pulling out Lee Anderson effort necessary to attend the debate," said Biggs said Reberger denied any knowledge of the debate. "This is his alma mater, and he Wayne'Baughman ASUI Sen. Scott Biggs, the primary organizer of the debate when he finally responded, even won't even do this for us," he said. "He just Debbie Brisboy- of the debate. The senate resolution passed though he previously had been quoted in the completely said no and didn't even give us the Betsy Brown Wednesday keeps the invitation to Symms Leiviston Mornirig Tribune saying Symms common courtesy to consider it." 'uzanne Carr Brad Dundon Deborah Cook N.K. Hoffman Students over drop limit could be punished Mary Kirk Sandi Major Wallins said another alterna- reduction, a I.5 percent support budgets "it is so thin it is almost Dave Meyer by Debbie Brlsboy Staff Reporter tive would be to move the drop budget reduction, total carry- bare." . Helen Meyer date up to the fourth week of the forward appropriations (normally In other action, Bruce Bray Gwen- Powell semester. used for unexpected things such was re-appointed secretary of the Mike Responts Students dropping more than the 20 credit maximum'llowed Most drops come into the as volcanic ash cleanup), budget council and mechanical engineer- Andrea Steele has become problem Uni- registrar's office in the last week and salary reserve, and other sav- ing instructor Richard Jacobsen Kevin Warnock a at the versity Idaho will they are allowed, Baldridge said, ings. was re-appointed council par- Tracey Vaughan of and be looked at by the University Cur- and about 6,000 add and drop limentarian. Communication in- Advertising Manager riculum Committee. slips come in then. Furgason said so much pres- structor Pete Haggart was elected Rose sure has been put on some to the Budget Liaison Committee. Schumacher She said once the slips have ~ i . ~ The problem was referred to I Advertising reached the registrar, it is too late I: Assistant the committee at Tuesday's Fa- Teri Keithiy to contact the students about the . culty Council meeting after En- A'dvertislng limit because they have already No food stamps for most I'; Sales glish instructor Roger Wallins and. L quit going to class. Cathy Clark Associate. Registrar Jo Ann Bal- A recent change in food Academic Vice stamp regulations means most students no John Danforth dridge told the council that many President'obert longer qualify for the program. Janet Furgason presented to the Henderson students were dropping more The change, effective Sept. l, restricts student participation in the council an overview of where the Bryan Hopla. than. the maximum allowed, and program to work-study participants, married students, and individuals U ofI budget would be cut to meet Stephai)ie Sprague advisers weren't catching it. working 20 or more hours a week, according David Reynolds, Gov. John Evan's.request of a to Mary Snyder eligibility supervisor Baldridge said there wer'e few for the Latah County HEW office in Moscow. 'hoto a 3.85 percent cutback for. higher Burettu Director Eligibility for the stamps is based alternative ways to handle the education. on a complex set of criteria that take Michael Borden into problem, such as turning excess accoun( earned income, housing costs, number of dependants and TIIe 3.85 percent cutback taxes. Photogrttphers . The amount of food stamps awarded is based on an individual's drop credits into F's, or charging which was Deborah Gilbertson amounted to $994,200, adjusted income and a precalculated government estimate offood costs. students fines, for dropping cre- cut from sources such as current Patrick House which This summer 463 households or 1,070 people used the program, dits, other institutions do, ,operations appropriations, plant Jim Johnson she Reynolds said, commenting that the total was lower than he expected in said. maintenance, a l0 percent travel 'erard Quinn view of the growth.Latah County is experiencing. Nina Rencher "For the population, a fairly low percentage is participating. There . Rodney Wailer . should be a Iot of people moving in who might need the stamps, going 'here the jobs are but not Graphic Artists getting them immediately." Reynolds said he didn't know Jeff Benham what effect the loss of eligibility would have on students. He added "a Dave Combs, alShi that although in the past lot of students figured on food stamps as Janis Jolly part of their budget," most seem to have been ans k Al awa('e of the change beforehand and planned accordingly. There have Production Bureau Director been few complaints to date, he said. John -Pool Production Staff Judy Burford Aed Sow...after four Nancy Denney years of Mark Erickson preparation and production Jim Johnson Keith Matushek A UNIVERSAL RELEASE MISFIT LIMIT ALBERTO CRIMALDI happy hour :„'L in the lounge 1e111IIi> The Argonaut is published twice weekly 4:30 -.6:00p.m. during the HIS FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM academic year by the Communi- tilre cations Board of the Associated SpeeialiZein pri me rib and SeafOOd A Film Students University of Idaho. 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„V.Richa rd Bliss of number 95 Terrace Gardens reported his red and .. chrome Fuji "Special Road Racer" bicycle, valued at $300, was taken from the law library parking lot between 8.a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday. Oisturbances,- vandalism hit campus ..;Greg Kucera, Joel, reported that two, vehicle keys were removed from his pants pockets while the pants were hanging in a locker at Memorial Gym. The cost to replace the keys was 30. A rash of disturbances and acts of vandalism Gamina Delta sorority reported that a large $ hit the U of I campus late Wednesday night and group, mostly men, was shouting obscenities ...John Black reported personal belongings including-2 textbooks, a early Thursday morning. Most of the incidents outside the AGD house at 727 Nez Perce Drive. mechanical drawiiig set, and French curves and triangles were taken occurred along Nez Perce Drive on the southwest Cpl. R.L.Anderson of the campus division of the from his office in room 205 of the, Buchanan Engirieering Laboratory. side of campus. Moscow Police Department reported that. the The total estimated loss was $130. meri identified themselves to him as members of ...Awoman reported that a Moscow police have a few leads in the inves- tified. ~ Stereo Clearance tigation of two fires set last week in the Wallace Both of last week's fires apparently were House ' Complex room of a U of I student. started when someone poured an inflammable Raa~~~ 't. under Theresa Triplett's door and 4 y @~~doe'@+
Ills g, (" sity of Idaho football player rectly in the bone marrow. Glen White will be held tonight White was the Vandals'eading at 7:30at St. Augustine's Catholic rusher with 889 yards and four Center on campus. touchdowns last season. He had a two-year total of 1,237 yards, and White, the U of I's star running was tenth on the all-time rushing back, died during the summer of list. White was 22 and would have aplastic anemia, a disease in been a senior this year.
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Politicians and media don't mix
The ASUI is'otorious for involving itself in'petty departm t I b bles. Havining avoided them so far this semester, one ASUI senator has taken it upon himself torevamp the function ofth e ASUI Communication
Senator Scott Biggs submitted a bill to the senate Wednesday night the board virtually:ineffectual. which, if:approved, would make ' ' A primary function of the communication boardar is o appoint the Argonautonaut andan Gem of the Mountains editors andan th e KUOI station . mana ger.. ThThe appointments then must be approvede by th e ASU I presi- dentandthesenate. Biiggss' proposal. is to transfer the power of appoint- ment to the president and senate. The communication board would only to make:recommendations. Atfirstglance, the proposalseemstobeamerecosmeticrevision But wh en its potential overall effects are considered, the issue bec . of editorial freedoms and First A d e UI president and senators are elected officials of the student I As such, their power falls within the realm of media ex o everyone knows politicians'i iggestest heea achescomefromadversemedia verage (an vice versa). Could the president and senators findin iti in tthee deeeep recesses of their pp i an editor who is politically opposed to them? Could the justify appointing a station manager who refuses to redomina ear. ast experience indicates otherwise. n e ot er hand, the communication. board s d ed'hia an t e senate. Communicatiica ion board members are o e ec e . eoreticaHy, t ey are objective mediators who e e a ministrative policies and structures of the ASUI med' conn.so~Re -I- the senate chooses to remove thee corncommunication board's power to ', w ere wi the senate's control eventuall ? d'h fh e ArgotIWt and over the airwaves of KUOI. ope ly,the senatecommitteenowstud in the the foresight to stopp thee billi beforee ore a minormin squabble becomes a major Diane Sexton. Co 4
anythmg else. Is this craziness. some strange side effectof h ' te But now lt's about Blue Mountain, 'gh - acklash. Has the atmosphere of hatred and I might be changing my mind. Blue paranoia that seems to be spreadining thrrou the nation Yes, Mountain had itsi s fauaults. It resulted in ex- rroww occas' and much more also infectedin this town and this university?uni 't ? AreAr we iness, and ional nastiness, and some
H's ', amage. Betsy Brown seeing a replay of Germany right b f But there was somethining goodo about Blue Moun , o, m getting carried away. This sort of shit has ' This was supposed to be a column about Blue Moun- happened before and Moscow has lived th e ess. t represented a spjriti of communj y. nne an try' tain. e a o 1956, there was a rash oof arsarsonsn on organized b people who were But there's just no way I could write a column about calli us cuulminating in a fire in Gault Hall th kill d gniceforother students. It was defended . editor p, y peop e who were willin Blue Mountain at a time like this. I told that to the th p p . They caught the craiy who set th e ires,, g to stick their nec 'this o1. f ing morning. . and life went on. ey elieved in. And maybe —this is How could I write a column abo u t Blue Mountain Between late 1969 and early 1971 th ere were an what seems 're in when theey re fu-(expletive- deleted) .blowing upp th awful lot of violent crimes on this campus. Some b81 M relieved some of the t ? cou ave otherwise cause'd thebombingoftheRPTCb ui'M'bl in 1970, could prob- ing out and v'olent. No, that's not quite right. Nothing has really been a be traced to unrest over the war in Vietnam. ' get Maybe this one big blowout in the y insure relative blowti up this semester except a fire extinguisher in one. But there were a lot of fires vandali d b tranquility the rest of the year. en pressure .of the dorms and a window on Deakin Street. And the that occured for no apparent reason. Most ch' from the policece aand admmistration fire extinguisher incident, at least,'was a prank. student who worked as a w part ofthe students killed Blue Moun- number 't mourn Maybe, I sh~~ld have mou But there have been two arsons and a of bid o edoo death in a restaurant in early 1970. " g ybe what other violent or semi-violent "inc'd t Somehow, all.that freakiness died. out. this town needsee s right now is another this semester. don't believe me should read Blue Mountain. If you you Anyway, this was su pposed to be a column about 11 the fu-(expletive deleted) newspaper. m not the only person who feels this way. There' " ar ie Brown, a Moscow-are Again, some. of these things were ranks." But Blue Mountain was a rite of s rin * tjvjst sjnce the middle sixties people are starting to get worried. .People aresare starti ngto b 1971 d 1976.T its su orte Charlie had a new Blue h o si't'in t e suit, listen to o Moun tain ce is ace out near There's tighter security in the dorms'now, and that' dance, enjoy friends, drink a little wi p Moscow ~ good, and that's'necessary, but this doesn't seem like , the Moscow I used to know. This used to be a place where lots ofdifferent kinds of impressed. It seemed like little more th people, who often disagreed with eacea h..otth er, lived in o-ra ica jerks to get wasted. peace What. in the hell has gone wrong? The people who defended Blue 'ountam agamst the rumors floating around Have two shopping mails and miscellaneous new cam pus tothes me un, you might be able to find out more
f d'k -5 Th d'di n'tseemtogiveaflyingfartabout'y . Ma ybe thee spirit of Moscow isn't dead yet. Friday, September 19, 1980 5
and the Mormon church, cannot be head everytime I read of such accusa- and academic programs? Who pays for looked upon as authorized or ap- tions. Little more than 50 years ago, an the knee, ankle and shoulder injuries Mormon justice plauded by church leaders then or accusation like that would have been suffered by our student players Editor, now. The unfortunate result of the on the same line as declaring war. -injuries that 'could last a lifetime. In the letter to the editor, "Two of a whole affair is that misleading and de- Now-a-days, anybody can spit on us, Since the national football leagues cer- Kind," several errors were evident in ceptive articles are written about it. kick us around and call us every foul tainly enjoy the fruits of our collegiate the brief and hasty sketch of the Moun- Mike McBride name in the book and within days, our products through the collection of tain Meadows Massacre. spineless liberal politicians are back handsome gate receipts, why couldn' First was the reference'to a "well- negotiating and giving handouts to they at least support the college "farm organized Mormon militia" and sec- Church's record them. teams" as the national baseball ond, to an attempted cover up by. the My God, if somebody slandered my leagues do with their farm clubs. Mormon church. It is a matter..of his- Editor, wife, I might not take a swing at them, Once again we are told that to upset torical fact that neither of these claims I have a question that has been but for sure I'd never stoop as low as to the football status quo would endanger is true as a perusal of B.H:Robert' puzzling me for a long time. Does Sen. sit down and talk business. Right then the academic support that allegedly Comprehensive History ofthe Church, Church always change the way he and there that person would have accrues because of a football program. situation at hand? Vol. IV, pp. 153 and 168 will indicate. votes for the made clear what type ofassociation we Once again the students pay, both in Incidentally, Roberts provides excel- When Sen. Church voted for the were to have, NONE AT ALL. For a higher fees and for the reduced ability lent footnotes to his sources which Panama Canal Treaty, he said the man speaks what is in his heart. to maintain classroom and laboratory secular rather- than sec- canal zone could be run just as well by Look at North Vietnam. After kil- equipment. And once again, faculty happen to be in- tarian in nature. the Panamanian government. The ling 50,000of our men and dragging our morale drops lower due to larger class The third and most serious mistake ference can be made that the Panama- name through the mud, they had the sizes, dwindling departmental re- of the article was the statement that nians can run our canal better than we guts to demand that we give them mill- sources and the looming threat of un- can. employment. should football be "the will of Mormom prophet Brigham ions to rebuild, so that they might start Why 'o Young had thus come to pass on the But-when Sen. Church votes to lock another war. If we'd set the record sacredly held with monuments,con- Fancher party...". Nothing could be up vast areas of Idaho in wilderness, straight once and for all, our sworn tinuously being erected for its glorifi- farther from the truth. President then he must think the Federal gov- enemies would know better than to cation while advanced education Young's advice and will when asked ernment can run Idaho better than thb come to us demanding a handout. crumbles for want of a deeper ethic. mean about the party was: "Go with all people of Idaho can. Does this When are we going to get our sense Phil Deutchman to run spare no horse flesh. The emig- that Idahoans are too stupid of pride back and separate our sworn Professor of Physics speed, Panamanians rants must not be meddled with, if it their own land, but the enemies from our allies? When are we run our land? Ap- takes all Iron County to prevent it. are smart enough to going to quit feeding the mouths who is what Sen. Church be- They must go free and unmolested." parently this bite us? Can we fight communism and SUB smoking lieves. finance it? (History IV, p. 150) Church doesn't change the "Mormon justice" was not No, Sen. This fall we have the chance to vote Editor, Thus, he votes. He always votes against Student Union Board is consid- out the massacre at Moun- way out those spineless lieberls that sell us The camed by the interests of both Idahoans and some changes in the smoking and tain Meadows nor was the incident short. Use your vote. ering Americans whenever he thinks we will non-smoking areas in the Satellite the church or its lead- C.A. Major ever justified by forget to look at his record. But this Your and opinions would the feelings of the church SUB. input ers. In fact, year he is in trouble. Many people are be appreciated in helping the can be adequately summarized by greatly looking at his record, and they, have Balls or books? board make the final decision. I'lease B.H. Roberts, a high ranking church at the SUB Infor- "The massacre decided to vote for Congressman leave your requests official of that day: instead. He has always mation Desk. lamentable Steve Symms Editor, might have been the most voted in best interests of both Thank you episode in Utah history, and in the his- Once again the upper winds blow a Idahoans and Americans. coldness across the Northwest. The Dick Reilly tory of the church." (History IV, p. John Deatherage SUB Board Manager 139) highest mountains are now tipped with Additionally, the correct view of snow and ochre leaves mottle the val- Mormon justice regarding murder is ley green below. Once again football found in Mormon Scripture, the Soviet lashing calls spike the campus air and grunts of Letters exertion can be heard as line pounds. Policy Doctrine and Covenants 42:18, 79: The Argonaut will accept letters to the "Thou shalt not kill; and he that Editor, into line in an explosion of pads and editor until noon on days prior to publication. have in our kills shall not have forgiveness in So the. Soviets again spit limbs at the snap of the ball. And once They must be typed, double spaced, signed us an accomp- in ink and include the name and address of this world nor in the world to faces, this time calling again, there are calls for cuts in the lice to the murder of the Cuban dip- academic of the state's uni- the author. Letters will be edited for spelling come...and if any person among budjets and clarity. Letters Feliz Rodriguez, which is a typi- versities should be limited to 250 you shall kill, he shall be deli- lomat and colleges. words. The Argonaut reserves the right not verbal response from them as well Who who loses and who vered up and dealt with accord- cal wins, pays? to run any letter that is libelous or in bad communist country when EMULATE profes-— taste. ing to the laws of the land..." as any Will the sacred cow of the massacre, though an unfor- speaking of the United States. sionalized collegiate football continue So, are heaped upon my tunate incident for the emigrant party Burning coals to overshadow our students, facilities
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