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Montana Kaimin Friday/Aprll 22, 1988 Missoula, Montana Calendar made without faculty, McCormick says tive calendar drawn up by By John Firehammer Kaimin Reporter Bob Albrecht, deputy commis Higher education officials sioner of higher education, have broken their promise to isn't open to change, McCor allow negotiations on the aca mick said. < demic calendar the university He said he spoke to both system will follow when it Krause and Dennis Lind, converts to a semester sys chairman of the regents, tem, the president of the Uni Wednesday and received dif versity of Montana Teachers ferent views on what areas of Union said Thursday. the conversion to which fac Dennis McCormick said dur ulty members could contrib ing yesterday’s UM Faculty ute. Senate meeting that Commis McCormick said Krause told sioner of Higher Education him the calendar had been Carrol Krause and the Board discussed by the university of Regents had stated that system's academic vice presi Staff photo by Charles Lyman while the Board’s decision to dents and would not be open TWO BASEBALLS seem to be heading toward UM baseball club manager Greg convert to semesters by 1992 'to faculty opinions. Sukut but are actually delivered by Sukut and pitcher Don Slblerud almost simulta was not negotiable, the aca But he said Lind told him neously. Sukut, Slblerud and catcher Pete Glardlno are practicing at Spurgin Field demic calendar would be the regents had not closed for this weekend’s tournament at the University of Idaho at Moscow. See story on page 6. open to faculty suggestions. See ‘Semesters,’ page 8. But it now appears a tenta Separatists to hold talk in motel parking lot By John Firehammer ogy students protested the take place. If the speakers for the League of Pace He said the League believes Kaimin Reporter event. are asked to leave the park Amendment Advocates in the mixture of America’s dif A controversial presentation Steve Horton, assistant di ing lot, Johnson said, organ Glendale, which supports a ferent races has led to con by two race separatists will go rector of SAC, said he called izers have obtained a public proposed amendment to the flict and “declining standards on Saturday despite the fact the Quality Inn after four stu meeting permit and will hold Constitution that would deny of conduct” in society, includ that a local motel has can dents and one community the presentation on the side American citizenship to all ing drug abuse, abortion, and celed the event’s booking. member expressed outrage walk in front of the motel. people except non-Hispanic the outlawing of school pray In a telephone interview over the presentation. whites of European origin. er. Wednesday Dan Johnson, a It’s not “very productive for The presentation features Glendale, Calif.,-based white the community to be hosting” speeches by Johnson and Both Johnson and Brock The League doesn’t blame separatist, said he and organ the views of racist groups, he Robert Brock, a black nation support policies of separatism minorities for the problems, izers plan to hold the event in said. alist from Los Angeles. in the United States. he said. According to him, it the Quality Inn parking lot to Tom Boone, lawyer for the has a large minority member try to persuade motel mange Quality Inn, said the motel Organizers of the event in Johnson said the League is ship that supports repatria ment to honor their contract canceled the event after clude the only self-acknowl a “moderate" group which tion, which is sending people with them. learning of its controversial edged UM member of the holds all races in “equal es to the country of their origins The presentation was can nature. White Student Union, Jon Je teem," but claims the mixing to resettle. celed when the University of But Johnson said his group rome Warman, and Missoula of America's various minority Montana’s Student Action doesn't intend to let the motel resident Arwood Stickney. groups poses a threat to so See ‘Motel,’ page 8. Center and several anthropol dictate whether the event will Johnson is the spokesman ciety. ASUM wants more applicants for program director By Dug Ellman will leave at the end of Spring Quar ests in national politics. She said her group could pressure Kaimin Reporter ter. Deadlines for possible additions to While ASUM has filled three of its local grocers to stop using styrofoam Five people have applied for the the Democratic and Rebublican par to package meat, and support the ef vacant student offices, it has put paid position so far. ties’ platforms are near, Mathison aside hiring a programming director forts by Montana Sen. Max Baucus to The three people selected by the said, and student's Interests, specifi stop production of fluorocarbons in until more people apply for the posi senate are Mike Mathison, director of cally financial aid, must be planks In tion. the United States. SLA, Bobbie Hoe, director of SAC, those platforms. Improving the visibility of the stu The senate recently hired directors and John Velk, student complaint of While Mathison wants SLA to focus for Student Legislative Action and ficer. dent complaint office is John Velk’s on political issues, the new director top priority as its new director. Student Action Center and a student Mathison, a junior In political sci of SAC says she wants her group to complaint officer, but ASUM Presi Velk, a gradute in law, said he ence, said SLA may have become deal with a variety of issues. plans to improve visibility by keeping dent Jennifer Isern said it extended too involved with budget issues last Bobbie Hoe, a junior in history and the application deadline for regular office hours and accepting year and lost sight of some of its political science, said SAC has the calls at his home as well as at his programming until April 29. goals. freedom to deal with a broad range The programming director's job is office. He said while working with the state of problems, and one problem she He said his law background will en important and the senate should have Legislature to ensure a healthy wants to address is the production of a broad selection of candidates to able him to help students mediate budget for the university system is fluorocarbons. The gas is used to their complaints and possibly solve choose from, Isern said, adding that important, SLA should take an active produce styorofoam and is blamed all of this year’s programming staff problems before costly legal action is role in representing students’ inter for destroying the earth's ozone layer. taken. 2 Friday. April 22.1988 OPINION World War II internees deserve payments Differences in the bills will have to be ironed out roundups of Japanese-Americans during World War The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to give tax- before a final version can go to the president. II. The bill isn’t a cheap attempt to clear the free payments of $20,000 to Japanese-Americans But President Reagan already has been urged to who were forced from their homes and sent to American conscience. veto the bill because of its cost. The Office of internment camps during World War II. Management and Budget doesn't like the idea of It’s just a good effort, however token it might The plan is a good one, even though It can’t spending $1.3 billion dollars on such a cause. appear, to make life a little easier for 60,000 begin to pay the victims what they deserve. The Office of Management and Budget, however, people whose fair compensation, if put in dollar About 120,000 Japanese-Americans were is in no position to point fingers at price tags. That imprisoned on U.S. soil after Japan bombed Pearl terms, would break the national bank. very same office "advised” the president through Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Nearly half of those The Senate passed the bill on a 69-27 vote. Last eight years during which the federal budget deficit Americans are still alive. fall the House of Representatives passed a similar quadrupled. The government can never repay them. There’s bill by a 243-141 margin. The Senate bill, unlike The Senate and House have done a good thing no way to make amends for the atrocities, the the House’s version, also would pay up to $12,000 by passing bills to give financial help to survivors harsh treatment, the financial loss and the to surviving members of the Aleut Indian tribes of Japanese-American internment camps. When the humiliation they suffered. who were forced from the Aleutian Islands during final bill is drafted, Reagan should sign It.