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Black holes: MS U challenges the EXPONENT conventions Tuesday April 36, 1985 Volume 76, Number 45 KGLT 's fundraiser is a record-breaker by TONY MULLEN K.G LT has raised a record $5, 178 in its annual fund·raising campaign, as well as S 1,604 from its .. Battle of the Bands•• dance, but the station is still far from replacing the money lost to recent budget cuts. In February, the ASMSU senate approved a 1985 budget for KGLT that is $20,900 less than the station received for fiscal 1984. The Budget is $64,000 less that KGLT requested and $44,000 less than the Finance Board recommended the station receive. Senator Pat Watt told the Exponent that the budget isn't ... set in cement," but the cuts were necessary because of drops in enrollcmnt. he stressed that the budget of all the ASMSU organizations were cut across the board. A supplemental budget increase could be possible for KGLT through good faith bargaining with the senate, Watt added. Other fund-raising campaigns can also help take up the slack in KGLT's budget, Watt said. "'.".~lll••E~~::.·tf The community has always had input into KGLT, "he said, "now we want to ask ., them for help in the costs." I The fund-raising effort may be difficult, but ... we11 give it a hell of a shot,' Watt ! said. ASMSU must go into the fund-raising campaign with a ... good attitude," he And miles to go before we sleep... Photo. Dy . G ary Smal The March of Dimes Walk-a-thon Saturday featured few walkers and some who traveled the distance m wheelchairs. The 16-mile superwalk was sponsored by the MSU Army ROTC detachment. Regents to meet in Helena Governing body of the Montana University System sche duled to meet April 2 and 3 to discuss and decide upon policy affect by MELISSA KORBER from various associations. including the ing the entire university system. Montana Associated Students. Dave Perkins, KGL T's general manager, in the control room. The agenda details the activities for Finally, the regents will move on to added. the day, beginning with meetings of the the regular agenda, which primarily The Montana University System's Brad Kurtit a senator who opposed the KGLT budget cuts, said that the senate's capital construction. by-laws and policy deals with staff positions within the var governing body, the Board of Regents, actions were .. irresponsible" and short-sighted." and budget committees. The actual ious universities and colleges. will meet this Thursday and Friday in He criticized the senate's plan to spend $7,000 to hire a professional fundraiserto meeting will begin with committee Thursday's meeting will be held in the Helena. help raise the money the station needs to stay on the air. reports made by the above committees Governor's Conference room of the The seven-member board sets policy It wiJJ be tough to .. squeeze $40,000 out of the community," Kurtz said. and two others, the curriculum and col state capital building and will convene at for the six colleges and universities The fund-raising lective bargaining committees. 8:30 a.m. scheme, by increasing KGLT's dependence on the community, fu nded by state monies. could casusc ASMSU to lose control of the station in the Following the committee reports, the Friday's meeting will be held in the long run, he said. On Thursday. the regents will be con Though the senate made budget cuts across the board, Kurtz regents will turn to new business, includ regent's conference room located in a said, KGLTwas cerned solely with interviewing and hir especially hurt because the cuts came in .. one big chunk" that the station couldn't ing grievance and residency appeals and state building located at 33 S. Last ing a new president for Northern Mon make up. The station may not be a report by Commissioner of Higher Chance Gulch. able to stay on the air if it can't make up the tana College in Havre, according to Education Irving Dayton. The regents money, he said. board's agenda. will also view a filmed presentation on He said it is possible that the members of the seiiate who voted for the budget The board will reconvene on Friday Dawson Community College and hear reduction were willing to take a chance on the station because they .. plain don't like the music." 2 Tuesday April 30. 198S ey;• •••a••••• iuP: ..1¥111 •••·•• ··~··WORKS WITH APPLE MACINTOSH , HP 150 AND 9816, AND DG-ONE COMPUTERS AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY, OR IN BOXES OF 10 J ~s_p ...~.9-9.::~§TO~E ~ l A cook in the Bobcat Grill courageously faces the dangers of a sizzling grill. High Adventure Speakers say 'Star Wars' Solo in 30 Days for Only $549 defense system is lacking by Maureen Fagan (Star Wars) system, Janke said, "She was relying on the moral high ground." "It's (the Star Wars system) not realistic," he added . Will "Star Wars" work? .. Every weapon has its offensive and defensive perspective, .. Sherman Janke, a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, and Ferron said. Donald Ferron addressed this question as well as the effec Ferron then discussed the economics of the Star Wars tiveness of the system in a lecture presented by the United defense system. To fully implement the system, the cost would Methodist Campus Ministty at Christus Collegium Sunday be between 800 bill ion and one trillion dollars, he said. night. Ferron asked. "How would y_ou fund 800 billion to one The primary emphasis of the lecture was on the engineering trillion dollars for this project? I wouldn' begin t9. hazard a and economic aspects oft he Star Wars defense system. Janke guess." For thousands of years, man your spare lime. our Hight inslruc· opened the lecture by addressing a few of the engineering A member of the audience said, .. If it prevents nuclear war, has looked to ihe sky for adven · tors can take you from ground in· problems within the system. it's cost-effective ... ture, wanting to soar above the slruction up through solo flighl in The satellite-based lasar system that Star Wars wilJ incor clouds and see the world from less than a month. In less than 30 days. you can learn to fly wllh 1his porate must have an extremely accurate beam Jar a long above. And. during the past 80 "How would you fund 800 billion to special. limited ume offer. distance, Janke said. In addition, he explained that the years. only a lucky few have been able to take to the air and en· Remember. flying is more 1han a for this p roject? I just somerhing to do, its an ex· charges repelling each other in the light beam wou!d cause one trillion dollars ~fle;he freedom that the sky can divergence of the beam and. consequently, it would not be perience rhal only a few share and wouldn't begin to hazard a guess." none ever forget. So. if you're accurate enough to destroy the enemy missile. Bui now, you can become a member of that exclus\ve club of looking 10 ge1 more out of 111~ He said that he does not know of any system that has better - Ferron pilots men and women who know come flying v.;th us Then you II than 40 percent accuracy. ~ the special feeling of excitement know what all the exdlement is Janke also said that because the system would implement a Ferron countered that the system would cost about $80,000 that comes only lo those who Ill' us now, and get started fly· type of trackingdef<nse, any "dummy" warhead or balloon to for each person in the United States. With the Piper Blue Sky Solo abc~il Course. now you can learn to fly. ing today so you can slarl our be used as a decoy and make the system inefficient. He then focused on the effectiveness of the system. Accord For only $549 and a little of new adventure According to Janke, the system has no way of being tested ing to Ferron, the system would have to be 100 percent since its purpose is to defend the United States only when and effective to be efficient. He presented an example that if out of if an attack occurs. 200 enemy missiles all but two were destroyed by our defense ""There's no way under the sun to test the system," Janke system, the people would be the ones to lose. Consequently, .l'UnBlfU> said. Ferron said, there was no advantage to the system. NnNlOf'I. inc. P.O. 80lt ao& llOZEMAN AIRPORT He indicated that the system is based on values and moral In co nclusion, Janke said. "This thing doesn't have a prayer BEL.GRADE. MONTANA !>'71• attitudes which determine how it is accepted by those to for working.·· whom it is presented. With respect to a recent MSU lecture He added, .. 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