Arbiter, January 24 Associated Students of Boise State University

Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 1-24-1977 Arbiter, January 24 Associated Students of Boise State University Although this file was scanned from the highest-quality microfilm held by Boise State University, it reveals the limitations of the source microfilm. It is possible to perform a text search of much of this material; however, there are sections where the source microfilm was too faint or unreadable to allow for text scanning. For assistance with this collection of student newspapers, please contact Special Collections and Archives at [email protected]. ..•........i.; -~ ,I Tax assistance Resultsof pavilion vote available at SUB Free income tax assistance will statements showing Interest and As part of a committee report use the fees in the annual classroom building. The report be available at BSU for dividends received. on the need and feasibility of a operating budget. states "This affirms the student low-income and' elderly tax- multi-purpose pavilion at Boise The second part gave those leaders' statements that stud- payers. Each Wednesday, be- Spring State University for the State students voting for a structure a ents believe that classroom ginning' January 19, Internal Board of Education. students choice of whether that structure buildings are the responsibility Revenue Service trained volun- registration registering for spring semester was to. be a multi-purpose of the state and that student teers will be in the SUB from Full-time students attending - were asked' to complete a pavilion or a new general fees have built too many such 10:00 am until 6:00pm to help BSU during Spring Semester 1 .vo-part questionnaire dealing classroom building. facilities already." those needing assistance. will receive copies of their class with increasing student fees and The total number of ballots schedules in the mail following where those fees should be counted was 4.960. and of these In its report to the State Registration in January. Stu- spent. 3.710 voted to erect a building. Board. the committee also Taxpayers who plan to take dents should review the copies According to the committee's 1.217 voted to place fees in the stressed the fact that stud~nts advantage of VITA (Volunteer for accuracy and immediately report. just released today. the operational budget. Ofthe 3.710 were not asked to recommend Income Tax Assistance) should report any discrepancies to the ballot first gave students a students voting for a facility. fee increases. They were simply bring with them the tax package Registrar's Office. Your cooper- choice between using student 2,828 voted for a multi-purpose asked how they would want a received in the mail as well as ation will insure that Registra- fees to build some kind of pavilion. or 76.2 per cent. 830 or fee increase used. if one were all pertinent records and docu- tion and processing errors can structure at the University. or to 16.7 per cent voted for a gener~l imposed. ments, such as W-2 Forms, and be ~aught early in the Semester. Idaho colleges must Evening. counseling Area bus service decide on program available The State Board of Education were on the same type of Evening counseling for to be extended recently decided that by the fall semester program. The Board is personal problems. formerly Beginning Monday, January housing centers at Franklin ·,i of 1978, all Idaho college itself not suggesting a change offered on Wednesday nights, will now be on Monday evenings 17. 1977, Boiseans will be Plaza and Cunningham Place. institutions should determine one way or the other. It has offered additional bus service. K-Mart. St. Alphonsus Hospi- whether they desire to have an issued a directive that all four from 7-10 p.m, by Ms. Gina Kirkpatrick. Counseling is a- In making the announcement tal, Westgate, Hillcrest, Vista early-ending semester in De- Idaho institutions reach a . \ of "The Loop," General Mana- Village. and the Central Busi- cember, which is what BSU . unanimous decision by the fall vailable at no charge to ger LCn Engel noted that the ness District. currently has, or an extended of 1978. students. Appointments may be route is designed to make it "The Loop" will operate fall semster to end in January. Dr. John Barnes. BSU made by contacting the Coun- possible to ride just one bus .Monday through Friday. from The reason for the decision" is President, stated, "I imagine seling Center at the Library in between all major shopping ~:15 a.m, to 3:15 p.m, For this:It would make it less that Boise State University will Room 247 or by calling 385-1601 centers and medical complexes. senior citizens and the handi- confusing for the student who favor a continuance of the between 8:30 and 4:30. The "The Loop" will serve: St. capped the fare wiD be ten transfers from one Idaho college present early-ending semester Counseling Center is located on Luke's Hospital. the lower cents; full fare Is a quarter and to another if all the institutions program. the second floor of the Library building. North End and the senior monthly passes wUlbe honored. • ARBITER I January 24, 1977 u fr nt Sciencebuildingne rs completion structure }he executive admini- only half the project. Phase two The new five million dollar departments. The Nursing De- The newly built science stration of BSU and the is the construction of a science building is nearing partrnent will be on the fir~ building will house $144,000 architects will inspect the seven-story education building completion. ,Despite delayed floor, with the Biology De- worth of new scientific equip- building thoroughly to discover which will cost approximately 3 .construction due largely to the partment on the second floor ment and furniture. Modernized defects in the construction million' dollars and occupy .four month long plumber's and the Chemistry and Physics labs, individual office space for before a final acceptance is 67,000 square feet. Ifthe final strike, the building is tentatively Departments on the third. The faculty and extra room for made. Rather than approving plans are approved by the State expected to be completed on old, science building will then research equipment are just a the building a floor at a time Board of Education jhe bids for February '10. The three-story belong to the Geology, Math few of the special features of (which is frequently done) they construction will begin on building occupies 90,000 square and Home Economics· Depart- this building. will accept the entire building at February 3. The education feet and will house four ments. Upon completion of the once if all the features are found building will take at least one to be adequate. and half years to complete and The building is expected to will house the Psychology open in early May and it will be Department, the Counseling used for summer school. Center, the Teacher Education Actually, the recently Programs and the Graduate constructed science building is Education Program. Ins; de ··-.···· Fifth Column ' page 2 Campus News ...............•.... page 4 Legislative news page 7 Entertainment , .. page 9 Horoscope ~ page10 Messenger Service page 11 Sports page 16 An artist's conception of the eventual completed Science-Education comple~ on campus. Phas~ I [the three-story wing to the left of the picture] is a1mos~~f,)~()!eted,andis expected to be ready for use In early May. ", ',' . ,", ,,', \"---~' '..'~-------_....._-----"-------" ,; .. Page 2 J ARBITER J 'January 24, 19n opinionII I It's that time of year again when the University" of Idaho Alumni Association holds its annual meeting under an assumed name -- the Idaho State Legislature. This year it looks like the dedicated friends of Idaho's overendowed land-grant college are going to give their alma mater agift-- a $100,000 special appropriation to the U. of I. Law School, apparently because that school's accreditation is endangered. The $100,000 grant is probably justified; Idaho has a reasonably good law school and it's getting better. If it's in trouble, it should be bailed out. The point that sticks in the throats of Boise State University students and supporters is not that Idaho's law schoolwill undoubtedly get the money. Rather, it's the fact that BSU has faced (and is facing) the same danger of, non-accreditation on a campus-wide basis, and the legislature has made little more than token gestures to stop it. , Accrediting committees from the Northwest Association for t Secondary and Higher Schools (the organization with which BSU I is accredited) have continually warned regents, administrators' and lawmakers that problems like overcrowding of classrooms the fifth column -----------------. and overloading of instructors threatens the ability of the University to provide quality education. The response from the legislature has been less than Nixon's· suffering, VFW gratifying. Idaho legislators seem more concerned with, providing the U. of 1. with frills than helping BSU make ends meet. As a result, Boise State students have borne the brunt of the state's responsibility. Only three major buildings on the blacklisting and 'right-to-work' campus have been built with money appropriated by the legislature. The rest were paid for by student fees and BJC totalitarian society like the Soviet Union, but it bonds. At times it seems like the only connection BSp has with by Chuck Bufe clearly has no place in a society that regards the state is its name. Lest anyone be concerned, Richard "He's It has been said that-the trend is changing, that the legislature suffered enough" Nixon will not be languishing itself as free.

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