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Mall planners won’t give up zoning battle Sponsors of the proposed Mis Burlington Northern, Inc., owner of soula Mall have not given up the fight the site. for the $21-million shopping center. Richard Larson, BNL general The City Council voted 7-1 on Aug. manager, said in an interview 25 against granting the zoning yesterday, "We haven’t thrown in the change required for construction of towel yet.” the mall, which was to be on a 50- Larson said his office is waiting for acre site near the old sugar beet fac transcripts of public hearings on the tory on Mullan Road. proposed mall before deciding what Mall Centers, Inc., and the BNL to do. Development Corp, had planned a Public hearings were held by the 250,000-squ a re-foot shopping mall Missoula Zoning Commission, delayed by a strike by Missoula "Revision of (shopping center Most of the bpposition, which and a separate 55,000-square-foot which approved the proposed mall clerical employes. construction) plans might be jus came from Missoula area residents, “convenience food and drug store” and by the Missoula City Council, Larson said BNL may ask for a new tification” for asking for another Missoula representatives to the state for the site. which overturned the Zoning Com hearing. Thomas Dunstan, president hearing, Larson said. He added that legislature and Missoula city of Mall Centers is a Seattle firm, and mission's decision. of Mall Centers, also has implied that the BNL also could ask for another ficials, concerned the planned BNL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transcript preparation has been he would seek another hearing. hearing to present new information. architecture and landscaping of the "But-we really haven't made that mall. decision yet,” he added. Rep. Gary Kimble, D-Missoula, Under la w jh e BNL could develop criticized the mall fo r not having a up to 30,000 square feet without hav bikeway system, for inappropriate ing the land re-zoned from industrial architecture that “tries to create the to SC (Shopping Center). image of a small village” and for im ■ montana Larson said the developers proper use of space. probably would reject this John Crowley, director of the Mis alternative. soula City-County Planning Board, “With 30,000 square feet you're called the mall's proposed architec talking about a grocery store or ture "sterile monolithic." something like that,” he said. "If we Daphne Bugbee, a former member can't do it properly, we probably of the now-defunct Missoula Com Kdimm won't do it at all.” munity Improvement Committee, ex Larson also said the BNL would pressed concern that the finished ________ ^ k ^ U N IV E R S IT Y OF MONTANA • STUDENT NEWSPAPER. not develop a series of 30,000- mall would be an eyesore like the square-feet buildings, because "that Tremper and Holiday Village shop would not be proper." ping centers on the 93 strip. But he is still optimistic an Dunstan later modified his plans to agreement can be reached with the accommodate some of the critics. City Council: "We're still hopeful one One of the mail's strongest sup Revised class schedule books day we can do something out there." porters was Zoning Commission The City Council denied the zon member Grace Martell. ing change after the Zoning Com Martell supported the mall as a test course projection method mission approved it by a 2 to 1 vote. better alternative to the Southgate Public support for the mall was Center mall, previously approved by scant. A few Missoula residents had the City Council. Bain said that course changes would be limited By CHRIS RUBICH favored construction of the mall Southgate developers have Montana Kalmln Senior Editor because departments have a set number of instructors because it would provide jobs during planned a 650,000-square-foot mall available. construction as well as 300 near the intersection of Russell But, he continued, the projections may be used next permanent jobs after the mall was Street and South Avenue on spring during the university budgeting so the more University of Montana fall class schedule books have a built. Highway 93. popular departments might receive more money. new addition—course projections for winter and spring Western Montana National Bank Martell argued that Southgate, if it He said that students who do not return the advance re quarters. sent a letter to the Zoning Com was built as large as planned, would quest forms will make the projections inaccurate and UM Registrar Philip T. Bain said the books are mission endorsing the mall, but op overload the 93 strip with traffic. designed to determine which classes students want to may jeopardize their chances at getting desired classes. position to the mall was greater than The winter and spring schedules are still tentative, he take and to prevent popular classes from closing early. support. • Cont. on p. 4 Included with the schedules is a course request sheet emphasized. for winter quarter. “They’re kind of like wish lists, hints of classes to The sheet asks students to fill in a tentative winter come,” he said. quarter schedule. The schedules will be run through the Winter request sheets are not preregistration forms, he university computer and results sent to department said. Registration will follow the pattern of previous years Credit card payment for tuition prohibited heads, Bain said. with students preregistering at the end of each quarter. "By projecting the number of students who want to Bain said the use of course request sheets evolved after New bank deposit regulations prohibit using bank charge cards take each class, department heads may be able to shift a series of interviews with students and faculty last for paying tuition and fees at the University of Montana. # class schedules to accommodate the largest number of spring. The new regulations were imposed on the Montana University $ students. "Most other schools have this system and like it," he £ System by the Montana Department of Administration, William 5s “For example, if a large group of students want to said. "We decided to test it here hoping that it would $ Cushman, UM treasurer and assistant controller, said. He added $: register for Philosophy 200 and Philosophy 100 has a eliminate registration hassles over closed courses." # that UM is working with the Board of Regents to reinstate the service $ section which no students have indicated an interest in, If the system does not work, the school may return to $: of using bank charge cards for paying UM bills. the department head might decide to substitute another quarter by quarter scheduling for the 1976-77 academic course in 200 for the 100 section." year. BRUCE DEHMERT, SOPHOMORE IN ENGLISH, arrives on-campus in style. (Montana CONFUSION SHOWS IN THE FACES of new students waiting for ID cards In the UC Kaimin photo by Larry Winslow) Ballroom yesterday. (Montana Kaimin photo by Larry Winslow) opinion teaming with organizations to make blunders of campus bureaucracy. Use If you’re an artist, a photographer or Well, college life more fun and more them. a writer of deathless prose, bop into J worthwhile. And, yes, the Montana Kaimin, this 206. We need you. The ASUM offices in the University chronicle of truth you are now reading, So, the students are working for the Here We Are Center house the Student Action is published Tuesday through Friday students, the Kaimin advertisers have I T’S A FEELING of dubious distinction Center, the spearhead of student in during the academic year. dusted off their front doors for your to be back on campus. It reminds me of volvement in consumer rights, land- The Kaimin gives local advertisers a business, and the UM administration is a story an old bristle-whiskered cow- lord-tenant conflicts and en medium to let you know what they have even making things easier for us. This puncher told me. vironmental issues, to name a few. to offer. Students have the editorial quarter they are printing a Bulletin lis 01* Ned was soakin’ up suds with The ASUM officers and the Veteran’s page as their forum of opinion. Write ting three quarters of class schedules some buddies in the town shack—the headquarters are there, too. letters to the editor according to the instead of keeping us guessing what’s saloon, barber shop, bath house and Across the hall from ASUM is criteria boxed on this page. up from quarter to quarter. Of course mortuary. Ned can’t handle his booze Program Council. The people in that The Kaimin also prints classified ads. it’s only a wish book, as you can’t be too well, it seems; when his tongue office have a habit of making fun things Free ads are printed for transportation certain courses listed for Winter went fat everyone else was still like concerts, movies and necessary and to alert the owners of items found Quarter will really be offered.