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Nanook News, Vol. 17, No. 05 (October 5, 1973) Item Type Journal Publisher University of Alaska Download date 05/10/2021 09:49:36 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/11122/3703 Story of Wounded Knee Opens Drama Season The University of Alaska Drama with the events leading up to and the Music Department, will produce “The Boy Friend” by Sandy Wilson, a Workshop will present “The Ghost including the Indian massacre at light-hearted ’50’s musical, spoofing the Dance” on October 19, 20, 26 and 27. Wounded Knee, South Dakota in the The play has not been professionally winter of 1890. Although the play was musicals of the 20’s, ending typically produced, according to Lee Salisbury, the written in 1971, it has become all the with everyone living happily ever after. more poignant in the light of the recent director, but has been produced once by Spring productions will be “Taming the author, Joseph Hart, at Rutgers Indian occupation of Wounded Knee. of the Shrew,” and “Night Watch” University where he is a faculty member. On December 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15, the “ The Ghost Dance” deals dramatically Drama Workshop, in cooperation with by Lucille Fletcher. Volume XVII, No. 5 REGENTS MEET The University of Alaska’s Board of Regents met in Ketchikan September 25 and 26. Seven members of the eight-member Boards of Regents were in Ketchikan for last w eek’s meeting. Mrs. Edith Bullock, board vice president, presided in the absence of President Robert McFarland, who is convalescing from surgery. The board voted to ask the governor to request a special appropriation from October 5, 1973 the legislature which would enable the university to eliminate what remains of a deficit run up in prior years. Max Hullinger, the university’s vice president for finance and comptroller, told the regents the university had managed to reduce the deficit by about $30,000 and Director Explains Action it now appears that after excluding all accrued leave, an appropriation of approximately $437,000 would wipe it on KUAC-FM, TV out. The board approved a proposed $48.2 million capital construction program for The director of the Alaska Educational have puzzled over their relationship to 1975-76 that would be financed by Broadcasting Commission (AEBC) said the University stations for at least two general obligation bonds. Of this total, last week that reports that the years. The law, he said, clearly does point $16.2 million would be spent in the Commission voted to establish a to a supervisory role for the agency over university’s Northern Region, $24.8 non-profit corporation to operate all educational broadcasting stations in million in the Southcentral Region, and University broadcasting stations at the State. $7.2 million in the Southeastern Region. Fairbanks, and to remove control from The Board also approved a $35.9 Fairbanks are incorrect. Some regulations of the Commission million operating budget for the do apply to school or university-operated university for the 1974-75 fiscal year Bob Arnold told the Anchorage Daily stations. They require the establishment which is to be discussed with the News that the Commission’s unanimous of local, broadly representative boards, governor and state financial advisers in decision was to “ integrate development of local goals and objectives, November. Merit salary increases and KUAC(FM)-TV into the system that falls the grant of broadcast time free daily for inflationary cost increases largely account under the jurisdiction of the AEBC.” He public schools, and provision of reports for the difference between this proposed said some members of the Commission to the Commission. budget and the $32.5 million operating had expressed a preference for non-profit budget authorized for the current year. corporations or for funding that would flow through the Commission, rather KUAC(FM) radio was established in Fairbanks in 1962 by the University of than tne University, but no vote was Seating will definitely be limited for Alaska. KUAC-TV began service in taken on such questions. the Kris Kristofferson—Rita Coolidge December of 1971. Much of the concert, scheduled for Saturday, October Arnold pointed out that at the same broadcasting equipment was purchased 13 in the Patty Gymnasium, according to Monday meeting the Commission under federal grants to the university. Barbara Hultin, Program Coordinator at adopted a statement which included its Operating costs are paid by the university Wood Center. More than half the philosophy of local—not State—control of and by outside grants. In addition to available tickets have already been sold broadcasting on FM radio and television, educational radio and television. for the performance of the popular the station and staff are also a part of the song-writer and vocalist. _________ _________ Arnold said Commission members university’s instructional program. NANOOK NEWS October 5. 1973 PAGE 2 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS The six STANDING COMMITTEES The University of Alaska has awarded are: administrative, university policies contracts for construction of and curriculum, professional staff affairs, vocational-technical buildings at the student affairs, budget and university KUAC-TV, Channel 9 Kodiak andKenai Peninsula community facilities, planning and space utilization. colleges. Firor Construction, Inc. of Members elected to the Sunday, Oct. 7. “American Vision.” Anchorage, one of seven bidders on the ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE were Well-known American paintings by John Kenai Peninsula building, received a Walter Benesch, College of Arts and Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, James $284,972 contract for the work, which is Letters (A&L); Don Dafoe, Audubon, Winslow Homer and others; to be completed in 150 days. Contract administration; Bruce Gordon (A&L); pre-Columbian artifacts in the Boston for the Kodiak college building went to John Nelson, Anchorage Community M u seu m o f Fine Arts; and the Burgess Construction Co., which had bid College (ACC); and Charles Ferguson, architectural work of I. M. Pei are $371,950. The work is to be completed administration. featured in a three-part special program. in 330 days. Both of these construction The POLICIES AND CURRICULUM (Repeats Saturday, 7 p.m.) projects had been bid previously but all members are Walter Benesch, A&L, Tuesday, October 9, 7:30 p.m.—Book bids received were in excess of funds Ronald Chinn, College of Business, Beat—“Marilyn.” Writer Norman Mailer available for the work and consequently Economics and Government; Charles Fry, discusses his recent biography of Marilyn were rejected. Southeastern Region; and W. Jack M onroe. Five bids for construction of the Peterson, Southcentral Region (SCR). 10:50 p.m.—“ Pacem in Terris III.” Dr. university’s Northwest Extension Center Those on the PROFESSIONAL Henry Kissinger and Senator William at Nome, opened Aug. 31, were rejected STAFF AFFAIRS committee are Lewis Fulbright address the Center for the for the same reason, and the job is being Haines, administration; John C. Hart, Study of Democratic Institutions advertised again, with the second bid ACC; Silver Stanfill, ACC; Timothy Conference on foreign policy. opening scheduled Oct. 10. Tilsworth, College of Mathematics, Thursday, October 11, b The university awarded a $75,000 Physical Sciences and Engineering p.m. —Baliwick—“ Special S e s sio n contract early last month to H&H (MPSE); and C. R. Wilson, Geophysical Preview.” The upcoming Special Session Contractors of Fairbanks for Institute. of the Alaska State Legislature is the development of Constitution Square on STUDENT AFFAIRS Committee topic this week. (Repeat from the Fairbanks campus. members are William Cashen, alumni; Wednesday, 7 p.m.) Meribeth Dahlberg, student, Southeastern Region; Judy Kleinfeld, miscellaneous CIVIL ENGINEERS MEET groups; Rusty Walker, student; and [ Help W anted! George Brummitt, student, Southcentral The civil engineering faculty of the Region (SCR). University of Alaska participated in ADMINISTRATIVE Members elected to the BUDGET several special events last week in SECRETARY—Grade 11—one position, com m ittee were Don Dafoe, connection with the annual meeting for requires business school or one or more administration; Bruce Gordon, A&L; the Alaska Section of the American years of college work; experience dealing Gordon Harrison, miscellaneous groups; Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). with academic credit, computer Larry Ross, ACC; and Sara Martin, Engineers from around the state, operations, etc. Three years experience student, SCR. members of the university’s engineering required, one year in supervisory University FACILITIES, PLANNING faculty, and the student chapter of ASCE capacity; also experience in computer AND SPACE UTILIZATION committee attended the two day meeting in processing and scheduling (not members are David Klein, College of Fairbanks, September 28-29. programming), keypunch machine, type Biological Sciences and Renewable Presentations were made on historic 60 wpm. Resources (BSRR); Donald McDermott, civil engineering projects from Alaska’s KEYPUNCH OPERATOR-Grade SCR; John Murray, MPSE, Patrick past: the Alaska Railroad, the Fairbanks 7—one position, requires high school Osborne, student, NR; and Jane Williams, Exploration Company, the Hess Creek diploma, keypunch experience. Division of Statewide Services/Division of Dam at Livengood, the concrete arch dam ACCOUNTS CLERK II-Grade 9-one Media Services. at Juneau, Fairbanks’ circulating water position. Those elected to the ADVISORY system, the Copper River and ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES hold terms for varying Northwestern Railroad, the Whittier SECRETARY—Grade 11—Requires lengths of time. Those new on the tenure Tunnel, World War II m ilitary knowledge of flow charts and statistics, committee are Bonita Neiland, BSRR and construction, and e a r ly road 85 wpm typing. Ronald Senungetuk, Statewide Services, construction, mapping, and surveying both for three years. projects. NANOOK NEWS is the faculty-staff N e w SABBATICAL LEAVE Keynote addresses were given by Dr. T. newsletter of the University of Alaska. It committee members are Jimmy Bedford, Y.