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Senate affirms Regents' control By Daniel Short Legislative Reporter HELENA— The Senate Analysis Wednesday on shunned page 4 House Bill 527, which intends to strip the Board of Regents of its governing power over the university system and give it to the Legislature. The Senate’s preliminary vote was 37-12. However, the BELTING OUT the lyrics to “Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," a Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks duet, were Stuart Allen, a KahnT senior in secondary education and biology, and Heather O'Connor, a junior in environmental biology. Their performance was House had produced 74 votes part of an ASUM sponsored karaoke event in the UC Wednesday. in favor of the bill before going to the Senate. The bill would have required only 26 Senate ASUM solicits views on honors site votes to be placed on the By John Stucke vice-president next year. A poll of 14 ASUM senators revealed next public ballot as a for the Kaimin The only running mates for the ASUM that 11 were opposed to any new building constitutional amendment. presidency in support of the honors college on the Oval, one was uncommitted, and But the Senate Education The ASUM Senate, which overwhelm­ beingbuil ton the Oval are Heather Gneiting two, Petersen and Gneiting were in favor and Cultural Resources ing opposes a Davidson Honors College and Shannon Petersen, both senators and pending student support. Committee, which met last building on the Oval, held a student forum honors students. Petersen said Wednesday McLeary and ASUM Vice-President week, did not buy the argu­ on Wednesday that drew only 3 questions he would change his mind in accordance Amanda Cook were opposed to any build­ ment put forward by the from students not involved in ASUM. with student sentiment ing on the Oval while Business Manager bill’s original sponsor Rep. The forum might have been the last Petersen said if he is elected, and the Eric Hummel was in favor. Dave Brown, D-Butte, that chance students had for input on the build­ students oppose the Oval site, then he will There are three other site proposals for the regents had become too ing site, which will now be recommended by change his mind and support a different the building, which would be one story politicized. a site selection committee and eventnany site. high, take up approximately 10,000 square Sen. Chet Blaylock, D- forwarded to UM President George Petersen said an honors college building feet and be built with a $ 1 million donation Laurel, introduced the bill to Dennison for final decision. is crucial to UM’S reputation. from Ian and Nancy Davidson. the Senate and then, in an However, lack of student participation “Attracting higher quality students is The sites are: behind Jeannette Rankin unusual move, spoke out did not silence senators who opposed the good for UM,” Petersen said. Hall and southeast of the Social Science against the bill. He said that proposed site southwest ofMain Hall on the However running mates J.P. Betts and Building, between the Continuing Educa­ by taking power back from Oval. Flanigan said they do not want an honors tion Building and Health Sciences build­ the regents, the Legislature ASUM Senator J olane Flanigan said, “It building on the Oval, as did ASUM Presi­ ing, and between the Business Administra­ would be returning the would be a tragedy if the building was put dent Pat McLeary, who is running for re­ tion Building and the Social Science Build­ university system to a on the Oval.” Flanigan is runningfor ASUM election. ing. situation in which “separate parties were vying for their own institution and whoever could bring the most political Students Ignored in discussion pressure to bear would win.” of fees, ASIIM president says McCleary was responding decision (on policy)." Sen. Harry Fritz, D- By Jon Ebelt •hold a formal swearing- to a March 18 memo from McCleary said he is Missoula, said the layered Staff Writer in ceremony next year for Dennison, which explained reluctant to make proposals new ASUM executives and governance of the university The ASUM president academic freedom and system by the regents, for student fees and facility senators. President Dennison warned the Senate Wednes­ Dennison’s authority in governor, presidents, faculty sites, because the message would conduct the ceremony, day that the Board of Re­ policy making at UM. and students is “like a firing will probably fall on deaf and if he was unavailable, gents and UM President McCleary specifically ears. squad drawn up in a circle, Dean of Students Barb George Dennison are poised criticized a section in the and the last place the Legis­ “Why make all the deci­ Hollman or another UM to raise fees without first memo that says “Board of lature should want to be is in sions and organize the official would fill-in. listening to students. Regents’ policy requires only the middle of that circle.” committees, if it might not •recommend that approxi­ Dennison and the regents that students have the • Fritz also told the Senate matter?” McCleary said. mately $34,000 of the have already ignored ASUM opportunity to discuss and that “if this body thinks the Dennison’s memo sets the administrative assessment proposals on new campus indicate their views about Legislature is political, they stage for future confrontation fees be given to the UM facilities and are now disre­ mandatory fee proposals or haven’t been to a Faculty with ASUM, instead of Escort Service, ASUM Child garding the student senate’s proposed increases, not that Senate meeting, which is cooperation and effective Care and ASUM Child Care input in the budget process, students must approve what they would get involved policy making. insurance. After assessment Pat McCleary said. them.” in if this passes.” “It has potential for some fees are collected from “They are stripping this Dennison refused to explosive issues,” McCleary No one in the Senate body of the authority we’ve ASUM for use of the UC spoke on behalf of the bill, comment on McCleary’s said. office space and other had in the past,” McCleary accusations, but said, “The which will be taken to a final In other action ASUM services, ASUM will desig­ said. regents’ have the final vote later in the week. voted to: nate where the money goes. IN THIS ISSUE ■ Page 3—ASUM presi­ ■ Page 4—Students can ■ Page 5—The best of ■ Page 6—The NCAA ■ Page 7—Basketball dential candidates stump present views on the Wildlife films can be seen Women’s Basketball West player finds life more for improved relations with destiny of the Prescott this weekend as Missoula Regional pits four of the enjoyable dribbling in UM administration. House at an open forum hosts the International nation’s top teams in Colorado than at home in today. Wildlife Film Festival. competition this weekend. Bosnia. Montana Kaimin, Thursday, March 25,1993 2 MONTANA KAIMIN EDITORIAL BOARD Karen Coates • Mark Heinz • Bill Heisel • Kyle Wood Joe Paisley • Linn Parish • Deborah Malarek Editorials reflect the views of the board. opinion Columns and letters reflect the views of the author. EDITORIAL---------- Posters dull the senses, and the election money for rush booklets in the fall. And all this time I was worried Nobody’s saying rush isn’t important. Board of Regents about saving the ozone layer. Column There are hundreds of students each Why should I worry about some­ year who come to UM wanting to join a thing small like that when there is far sorority or fraternity. It’s something must work harder, more environmental destruction hap­ Michelle they’ve been waiting for for a long pening right here—on the UM cam­ time—and that’s the key. They’ll rush wield more power pus? Rhodes whether the booklets are 10 pages long The Legislature’s decision to leave Some ofyoumay nothave the slight­ or 20. Montana’s university system intact est clue what the hell I’m talking about, Afterthe demeaningprocessofgrov­ but for anybody who’s been subjected under the control of the Board of So with so few students voting, it eling in front of the ASUM Senate for Regents is moderately good news for to the walls of flyers saying “vote for money, many groups did see increases me,” you realize that there is an eco- seems as though the candidates can Montana students. The reasons for continue to say virtually nothing ex­ in their allotments. But the majority of keeping the regents far outweigh any crime occurring. them didn’t even come close to having What a waste of paper. cept “elect me.” Last year was the rationale to put the U-system in the same thing as now—lots of literally the budgets of the Interfratemity and Eveiy candidate for the ASUM Sen­ back pocket of the Legislature.