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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Associated Students of the University of Montana Montana Kaimin, 1898-present (ASUM) 4-16-1981 Montana Kaimin, April 16, 1981 Associated Students of the University of Montana Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy . Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper Recommended Citation Associated Students of the University of Montana, "Montana Kaimin, April 16, 1981" (1981). Montana Kaimin, 1898-present. 7139. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper/7139 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM) at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Montana Kaimin, 1898-present by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Semifinalists chosen for UM presidency By HEIDI BENDER will interview each candidate at didates are: He has taught labor economics, • Garry Hays, chancellor, Montana "fcaimin Reporter UM before submitting at least • Richard Bowen, former public-sector employment Minnesota State University three recommendations to the president of the University of relations and personnel and in­ System. Hays, who is chief ex­ The number of candidates for Board of Regents late next South Dakota and former South dustrial relations. He has been ecutive and operating officer for a the University of Montana month. Dakota commissioner of higher personnel director at Duke Un­ seven-university system, was presidency has been pared down Final determination of Presi­ education. He has a doctorate in iversity Medical Center and direc­ previously director of academic to seven semifinalists. dent Richard Bowers’ , successor political science from Harvard tor of employment relations at the planning and curriculum The presidential search com­ will be made by the regents. University and a bachelor’s University of Wisconsin at development and vice chancellor mittee, which released the names Bowers’ term expires June 30. degree in history. He has been a Madison. for academic affairs. He has a of the semifinalists yesterday, The seven presidential can­ foreign service officer with the • Lawson Crowe, former doctorate in history. Hays U.S. State Department and has chancellor of the University of chaired the board of directors of held staff positions in the U.S. Colorado at Boulder. He has been the Minnesota Humanities Com­ Senate. Bowen also has been an a philosophy professor and mission. 'Also a member of the associate professor of govern­ associate dean, acting dean and Commission on Women in Higher montana ment at USD, and is currently dean of the graduate school there. Education, Hays has written and Distinguished Professor of He also was provost and vice spoken widely for the advance­ Political Science-there. president for research and is a ment of women in administrative Fellow for the University of positions. • Neil Bucklew, provost of Colorado Institute for Behavioral • Edward McGuire, vice kaimin Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, Genetics. Crowe has a doctorate president of corporate planning Thursday, April 16,1981 Missoula, Mont. Vol. 83, No. 83 has held administrative positions in religion from Columbia Un­ at Central Michigan University. iversity. Cont. on p. 8 S ____ ___ _________________ r Summer pay raise axed by committee By CATHY KRADOLFER The raise in summer salary was Montana Kaimin Legislative Reporter recommended by the Legislature’s Finance Com­ HELENA—Raises for summer mittee, which spent two years school faculty were axed yester­ studying how Montana univer­ day by a legislative committee. sities compare to other western The recommendation to pay schools in funding for higher summer school faculty for two education. rather than three months work is Shortly after the conference one of two proposed cuts in the committee reached its decision, a area of university salaries that is “summit conference” of being considered as Republicans legislative leaders suggested fun­ and Democrats attempt to ding the state pay plan in a hammer out a spending plan for manner that could cut up to $1.6 the next two years. million from the university The other cut was a possible budget. $1.6 million decrease in staff and The Republican leaders propos­ faculty salaries as part of the pay ed spending $48 million to give plan for state employees. state employees 12 percent pay The conference committee on raises for each year of the bien­ the state’s budget for the next two nium. To do so, they would years voted 5-1 to retain the assume that state agencies will current practice of paying have a 3.5 percent “vacancy summer school faculty based on savings” rate. Vacancy savings the number of weeks they teach occurs when employees retire, rather than the number of hours. resign or quit, resulting in a ACTIVISM IS FAR FROM dead in Missoula, as evidenced by Jon Jacobson, who manned a table Sen. Pat Regan, D-Billings, “savings” during the time their yesterday distributing information on the political unrest in El Salvador. Montanans for Peace argued that although the summer salaries are not paid. in El Salvador is a coalition of progressive groups, dedicated to dispersing information on quarter is eight weeks long, The problem for the university American military involvement in the tiny Central American country. (Staff photo by John faculty teach the same number of system is that because it must Carson.) hours and do the same amount of offer a certain number of courses, work as those who teach during a it cannot afford to allow a posi­ regular 10-week quarter. tion to remain vacant for long. Its “Why should a faculty member vacancy savings rate is about 1.5 CB doles out more bucks stay and take that kind of cut in percent. By SUSAN TOFT At last week’s CB meeting, the month for the assistant. It was salary just to have a summer The Republican plan, then, Montana Kaimin Reporter board voted to change the former­ assumed by members of CB that job?” Regan argued. would short the university about ly volunteer student bargaining the salaries would come out of the But Sen. Gary Aklestad, R- $2.6 million. The governor’s office Central Board voted last night position and the student bargain­ ASUM administrative budget. Shelby, argued that Montana has said it would favor adding a to award four special allocations, ing assistant to salaried But, viewing the ASUM ad­ would be out of line with the contingency fund for the univer- and decided to charge an ASUM positions. The salaries are $100 ministrative budget deficit, practices of other states if the administrative expense to the per month for the student reportedly near $15,000, Business salaries were raised. Cojit. on p. 8 special allocations fund. bargaining position and $50 per Manager Carl Burgdorfer suggested that the expense be covered by a special allocations request. According to Burgdorfer, the Combating air pollution: all must help ASUM administration has only Regulatory actions by local governments such as controls most susceptible to the health hazards, the report said about $900 left in its budget to on the use of wood stoves must not be the only method used to everyone is affected. cover expenses from now until combat Missoula air pollution problems, the Missoula City- '* Gotshalk told the board solutions must be found to the June 30, the end of the 1980-81 County Air Pollution Control Board was told last night. pollution because of the following detrimental effects: fiscal year. “A demand for a voluntary constraint upon our activities CB approved the following • health of Missoula valley residents. out of respect for others” must also be a goal of any anti­ special allocations requests: pollution formulas, Richard Gotshalk of the Missoula • economic costs of receiving medical aid for the health • Symphonic Band — $122 effects. Citizen’s Advisory Committee on Air Pollution said in the • Pre-med Club — $100 presentation. • additional economic costs as pollution problems dampen • Physical Therapy Club — economic growth. Concrete proposals and a philosophic rationale for action $100 formed the basis of the report to the government air control • hidden costs as valuable members of the community • Vietnam Veterans of Mis­ board. About 120 people listened in the city council chambers move somewhere else to escape the pollution. soula — $665 as chairmen of the four citizen committees outlined their Included in the proposals are rules that would restrict the Michelle Guay, member of the study results. installation of inefficient wood burning in new residences. Library and Archives Com­ The committee recommendations are only advisory, but Fines for people who inefficiently operate wood stoves and mittee, reported on changes in the because the city-county board established the citizen’s produce too much dirty smoke, and strict amendments to the library acquisitions proposal. committees, findings are expected to influence future air- county air pollution regulations, are also outlined. The proposal provides that a $2 pollution control policy. The recommendations for controlling transportation pollu­ fee be charged students along The committees identified three types of pollutants in tion, such as dust and carbon monoxide, are not specific. The with other registration fees, in Missoula’s air: Particulates, mutagens (cancereausing committee said that paving gravel roads and improved street order to buy books for the agents) and carbon monoxide. Wood burning is a major source cleaning practices will help, but people must be convinced to Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library. for all three pollutants, although motor-vehicle engines emit drive less. They cited education programs and improved bike the most carbon monoxide. paths as ways to combat motor-vehicle-caused pollution. Changes in the proposal in­ clude having the acquisitions I he committee said all three pollutants are known to be A public hearing will be held in the city council chambers on harmful to humans.

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