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pggeMy — "I y swcxg, March 4, 980 Moscow, Idaho 83843 VOI. 84, No. 43 I, Cuts could mean tits» ~ . i, higher student fees rX , ,:~...;<IE en Wl r ass~ e y I I ~ student fees is an option the State Board of Education Board of Regents could consider if the Idaho .s Legislature cuts university and college budgets below Gov. John Evans'ecommendations. Board member Janet Hay asked the staff Thursday to prepare options if the proposed appropriation level is inadequate. She said those options should include rais- ing student fees or declaring a financial emergency to clear the way for elimination of programs and person- ' nel. tlat The Legislature's Finance-Appropriations Commit- tee is working on spending levels for higher education beginning July 1. The board wants $75.7 million in state funding and the governor has recommended ~bout $2.5 million less. Board members say ii the falls appropriation below assai e the governor's level, the colleges can't continue to offer present services. Board member John Swartley, Boise, said the board should ask the Legislature for authority to raise fees to II ~ k p th diff es b t ppopriat d a d needed funds. miami ', CheryiHymae, a baard member fram JerOme, Said'it ~'~p:.~~'":.:yp,;"':,*:"::,.:.::,'.:".,",„::r~.",:„-arrear,;rrttr,w~rn, would set a bad precedent to use student fee increases «make up for inadequate state funding. The various aspects of the use of draft horses in farming and log ging were the subject of a day-long semi- U»ng higher fees to boost funding would be "legisla nar Saturday at the U of I Livestock Barn. Here, Oscar Steiger demonstrates his team for interested on- tive tuition," said board member Eugene Miller, Coeur lookers. Photo by Jim Johnson. Alene. "We are in fact inviting that p~o~~~~ i "Ifthe board continues to duck this issue, the Legisla- future and we might as well put the whole thing on an ture is going to take it over. I think-the Board is rapidly: emergency basis and start from there," he said. But he also said the board should take the initiative to approaching the point where the Legislature feels the Swartley "as said he believed legislators are in- adequatelyfundcollegeanduniversityprogramsifthe board is not approaching it properly and will take terested that (as the board) in providing low-cost education Legislature fails to do so. function away from this board," Swartley said. ; n'a:ion, eclis aure--ay--anca:e -acu ycu:~ac~s current rate of inflation. been nick-named by legislators and job like there was last year," Rep. Tom by Jim Wright Since the inflation rate is now about analysts is the largest of the revenue- R-Genessee, Bo Boyd, said. ISE-The Uoficouldloseas manyas 18percent, the universitycould suffera sharing- measures. If it passes, JFAC Boyd said fellow committeepercent.'aising members 5 faculty positions and suffer a nearly 7 actual 7 percent decrease in funding. could be faced with finding another $6 are sensitive about the large cuts made in percent reduction in program funding Exact impact of that budget decrease million to cut from various budgets. higher education last year, and this year ! epending on the outcome of legislative cannot be measured, since the State The committee could, however, sim- will be a little more generous. ~ "dg«ing this week, according to a Board of Education-Board of Regents ply carve the full $6 million from the Boyd said last year in the attempt to memorandum from Larry Schelicht, as- receives general funds in a lump sum remaining budgets. Education is by far blance a short budget, education suf- '«ant to the director of the Division of and can draw on other revenue sources the largest of those budgets. fered the worst of all state agencies. Bud9et, Policy Planning and Coordina- to make up the difference. Legislators also have to worry about While Boyd said this year's budget will tion in the execufive office of the Gover- The Joint Finance-Appropriations how to fund a 8.5 percent pay increase likely receive better treatment from the nor. Committee (JFAC) is expected to begin for all state employees. The pay raise is a committee, what that treatment will be E«c»on takes up more than 72 per- work on the Governor's recommenda- step increase in the pay scale used to and to what extent education may have nt « the general fund budget of the tions for education tomorrow or Thurs- compute the salaries of all state workers. to bear the brunt of the balancing act is ~t~te and of that, 18.4percent —or$ 65.8 day. While Gov. Evans recommended the anyone's guess. 'on —9oes specificallv to higher edu- JFAC mav cut the budget even more, full 8.5 percent increase, JFAC has been While higher education lost some or could agree with the Governor's recommending funds enough to carry 106.6positions last year, all but 26 posi- Since education gets the majority of proposed budget figure. out only 75 percent of the increase. tions were vacant at the time their fund- state budget, legislators looking to Legislators are not willing to say what lf the pay increase for education emp- ing was cut. !!. 'lement the 1 percent will be looking 'will happen to the budget, since action loyees is funded at 75 perrcent, educa- "This time around they'e going to «c»on as'a prime place for budget on a number of committees is also up in tion will lose 73.6 full-time positions. have to cut real live, breathing bodies," cuts. the airpending successorfailure ofother The U of I will lose 25 faculty mem- Boyd said. "They'e cut all the fat and astyeartheLegislaturealloweda5.5 bills working their way through the bers, and 6.6 positions in Specia I now they'e really getting down into it." pe~~~nt budget increase. Because last House. Programs —such as agriculture and David McKinney, U of I financial vice s inflation rate was higher than In an attempt toimplement the 1 per- home extension programs. president, agrees with the cutback fig- ud9« i~creases the university actually centbyinitiatingrevenuesharingtolocal Analysts for the Legislative Fiscal of0- ures for university staff but is optimistic suffered a cut in funding. governments, several multi-million dol- fice are confident, however, the commit- for full funding."It you cut positions, This year, Gov. John V. Evans prop lar legislative bills have been introduced tee will not go as low as 75 percent. you'l be cutting programs," McKinney aintenance budget" that al- in the House Revenue and Taxation Estimatesrun anywherefrom85percent said. "We'e sure the legislature. is going of the increase to nearly full funding. to do the best it can, I have hopes of U « I over last year, still far below the The "Six Million Dollar Bill" as it has "There probably won't be a hatchel funding the full 8.5 . a~BBMX~~> a-, 2 Tuesday, March 4, 1980 ASUI Blood Drive head to chair regional meeting Borah looks at religion and war ASUI Blood Drive Commit- In the Snake River Region, Religion and religious differences are often propriate since there are so many religion- tee Chairman Ralph May has 15 percent of the total amount central causes of world conflict, and the 1980 based conflicts going on," said Marvin Hen- been elected to chair the 1981 of blood drawn comes from col- Borah Symposium will take a close look at berg, assistant professor of philosophy and College Blood Conference for lege students, and more than 4 religion as it relates to war and peace April 1-2, chairman of the Borah committee. the Snake River Region. May, percent of the total comes from at the U of I. "I expect the speakers to discuss how along with committee member the U of I students. The blood is Entitled "Religion and World Conflict," this genuine the religious differences in these coun- Brian Faulks and Programs used to meet the needs of more year's Borah Symposium will feature three tries are, and whether the religious complaints Coordinator Imogene Rush, at- than 800,000 people in Idaho, speakers who will give an overview of the are just time-honored covers for political and tended the 11th Annual College Oregon, and Washington. world's current religious conflicts and will ex- economic differences," Henberg said. Blood Conference in Boise Fri- Nurses'eports commented amine, in particular, the Islamic revolution of Henberg noted that the Borah committee day and Saturday, on how smoothly the U of I the Ayatollah Khomeini. The symposium is at had chosen its topic regarding the revolution in Chairmen representing nine blood drives are run. Gratitude 8 p.m. both nights in the SUB ballroom. It is Iran two months before any American hos- different campuses in the region was extended to the ASUI free and open to the public. tages were seized there. were present to discuss ways of flood Drive Committee, and The first night of the symposium will be "We decided in October to focus in depth to' improving the blood drives at student participation at the U of devoted keynote address providing an on one religion and one conflict, rather than to the college level. The confer- I was also commended in the overview of religious world conflict. Mortimer make shallow explorations of several schisms, ence, sponsored by the Snake reports. Adler, a world-renowned philosopher and and we just happened to hit on a hotspot," River Region Red Cross, was chairman of the board of editors of Henberg said.