Montana Kaimin, October 17, 1978 Associated Students of the University of Montana
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Law student is on Vehrs’jury Fisher wins runoff By SUZANNE BRADLEY Vehrs also faces upcoming Deschamps said that under Montana Kaimln Reporter separate trials on charges of state law he and Moses were each official misconduct and selling allowed to arbitrarily pull six for Kyi-Yo position A University of Montana law wine without a license. persons out of consideration for By DIANE HADELLA He said the club’s main goal this student was selected yesterday as jury duty. County Attorney Robert “Dusty” Montana Kaimln Reporter year is to advocate "cooperation a juror for the felony theft trial 6f Moses had filed two motions last Deschamps said yesterday that and mutual respect" with the local Carson Vehrs Jr., former food week charging that young three UM students, including The Kyi-Yo Indian Club elected and university community by get services director. persons, specifically UM students, Reimers, were part of 24 persons Beverly Fisher, senior in social ting more involved in the various were unfairly left out of the jury Cynthia Reimers, freshman law considered yesterday as possible work, as its vice president in a activities. selection process. student, will serve along with five jurors. runoff election Friday. Since its conception in 1968, he other women and six men on the Moses stated in court Other new officers are Don said the club has been active in district court jury. Vehrs' lawyer, Charles “Timer" documents that persons between Meyers, senior in journalism, almost all campus organizations. Moses of Billings, dismissed the the ages of 18 and 25 often are not president; Lydia Montez, Because of budget cuts and The prosecution begins its two remaining students, one an registered and therefore excluded sophomore in general studies, apathy in the last few years, the presentation of witnesses this accounting major and one a from jury duty. secretary, and Garland Stiffarm, club has not been as active as it morning before District Judge E. research assistant, from Voter registration lists are used sophomore in education, was in the beginning, he added. Gardner Brownlee. consideration. in Missoula County as a method of treasurer. Since its beginning, he said, it gathering names of possible jury Meyers began his term at last has been involved in Indian issues candidates. week’s meeting with an optimistic at the local and state levels, Judge Brownlee denied the attitude toward this year's club. especially in education affairs. The motions. Deschamps said earlier According to Meyers, the club is club had much influence in the last week that the Montana reorganizing with a "fresh new establishment of the Native Supreme Court last year upheld MONTANA start" this year. American Studies program at the voter registration lists as a legal University of Montana in 1968, he method of gathering names for The club voted last week to adopt a tribal form of government, said, adding that it was also juries. instrumental in obtaining the In Deschamps said he will begin consisting of a representative and an alternate from each of the seven dian fee waver at UM. calling witnesses this morning, Meyers said the purpose of the including George Mitchell, UM Montana reservations and out-of- KAIMIN state reservations. These club is to "create togetherness” for University of Montana • Student Newspaper legal counsel, John Piquette, Native American students, “so manager of the Lodge food representatives will form an inter Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1978 Missoula, Mont. Vol. 81, No. 13 tribal council within the club. they won't get discouraged when service, and Karen Good, former they get here." It is also designed secretary to Vehrs. The intertribal council will to promote scholastic achieve create more involvement and ment and cooperation for Native greater representation of students American students, Meyers said. within the club, Meyers said. The club's major project is The specific duties and respon sponsoring an annual state con Regents want budget increase sibilities of the intertribal council ference at UM for the state’s have not yet been defined, but will tribes, which includes two days of for travel and emergencies include voting and advisory "pow-wow," Meyers said. National powers. The council members will leaders are featured, ideas are act as liaisons to bring suggestions exchanged and problems and By TOM HARVEY budget request of $30,887 be “all sorts of emergencies in the and new ideas to the club from the solutions are discussed between Montana Kaimln Reporter amended to include a $5,000 per university system." different tribes. all the tribes, he said. The Board of Regents has asked year increase to “allow more Bandy said those emergencies the governor’s budget office for a flexibility for holding meetings.” could include a “quick move 44 percent budget increase for the That would put the total biennial against an adm inistrator," a board for the next biennium, and it budget request at $40,887. The heating boiler blow up, or a search Student six-mill levy has requested $100,000 in the next board's budget for the 1977-79 for a new officer. biennium for an emergency fund. biennium was $28,290. The regents also requested' campaign intensifies According to the minutes of a The governor’s office takes the three positions be added to the telephone conference call regents' requests and forms a commissioner's staff, according to By DAVE CATES used to support as much as 15 meeting held Sept. 29, the regents budget for the university system, the meeting minutes. They are a Montana Kaimln Raportar percent of the budget for the state asked that their original biennial which it submits tothe Legislature. new director of personnel, an university system. accountant and a secretary. Of the $5,000 a year request, The student campaign for the Jacobson said the campaign has $3,600 would be additional money Bandy said the personnel six-mill levy is involved in raised $2,900 to be used for Bike auction § for travel expenses for the regents, director would assist the everything from the sale of "T” transportation for student can while the other $1,400 would pay university units with personnel shirts to billboard ads and door-to- vassers, the "T" shirts and buttons, set tomorrow | the members for lodging and problems and would represent the door canvassing, according to and advertising such as billboards meals while attending board regents in collective bargaining. Garth Jacobson, ASUM president in Missoula. The Missoula Police % meetings, according to George The accountant would assist and student organizer of the cam Workshops will be held on Department will hold a bike % Bandy, chief deputy commis Jack Noble, deputy commissioner paign. Wednesday night at the Central auction Wednesday at 5 p.m. $: sioner of higher education. for financial affairs, in planning, Jacobson said the main goal of Board meeting and Thursday at 7 in the parking lot south of Bandy said that in the past, the according to Bandy. the campaign is to get as many p.m. in the University Center City Hall. | regents have had a tight budget for , “My view is that we need to get students as possible involved to Montana Rooms to answer Anyone whose bike was -rj: travel expenses for members to ourselves more in the mode of ensure student support for the levy questions about the six-mill levy. lost or stolen in the last six attend board meetings. The planning,” Bandy said. at the polls and to prove to Jacobson said that any student months should check with & additional $5,000 is needed to Bandy recommended the Montanans that the students care who would like to volunteer his the police before the sale to ® offset these expenses, he said. regents add the new positions about its passage. time to go door-to-door to gain see if it has been recovered. £ after he had made a “very The six-mill levy will be on the support of the levy should attend Inquire at City Hall between £j: ‘Good Management' thorough study of the budgetary ballot this November as Referen the workshops. 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. today or jg The $50,000 a year emergency needs" in the commissioner’s tomorrow. | dum 75. The referendum comes Up Students will go to Kalispell and fund is "good management,” office, according to the for public approval every 10years. Hamilton on Saturday, and Great Bandy said, and would be used for conference call minutes. The revenue raised by the, tax is Falls on Sunday to canvass for the levy. Jacobson estimated that the students will contact close to Polish cardinal elected pope 20,000 voters with the effort. He added that student contact with By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Through his influence, relations At the Vatican, Wojtyla served in On priestly celibacy, the Polish the voters is important because it between church and the officially three offices — the congregations church is known to be opposed to shows people that the students The cardinals of the Roman atheistic government have been for sacraments and divine worship, married priests.