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UNIVERSn tONTAKA ASuM^Publications Board votes 6-2 inwvorof retaining Rygg as Kaimin editor By Lance Lovell bring management to the board, and the board should make the Kaimin Reporter was selected from a total of six position available. applicants. Carlos Pedraza, one of the board The ASUM Publications Board Jim Weinberg, senior in educa members who voted to keep Rygg voted 6-2 yesterday to retain Brian tion, and John Mercer, senior in as editor, told the board that it had Rygg as the editor of the Montana forestry, were the two members been unfair to Rygg and that Rygg Kaimin. who voted against the motion to had done a good job as editor. ■ R y g g was appointed editor at the retain Rygg. Chairman Don Kain explained to end of last quarter with the stipula Mercer told the board before he the board that should Rygg’s term tion that Pub Board would make voted that the editor position was be ended and the applications be biweekly evaluations of his work one that required leadership. He reopened, the board would have to and then decide after May 28 said that although he did not advertise the position for at least whether to make his appointment personally dislike Rygg, the three days, according to the Equal final. Kaimin might be able to find a Employment Opportunity Com The board did not conduct better editor by opening up the mission’s guidelines that pertained evaluations during the quarter. application process again. to the issue. The board met Thursday, however, Mercer said it was the board's Had this happened, the board and a motion made to end Rygg's responsibility to provide the might have had to wait until Fall term ended in a 4-4 tie. Kaimin with the proper leadership. Quarter to select a new editor Because there was a vacancy on He said when only one person because there was only one day the board from the resignation of applies to be the editor, and when left to advertise in the Kaimin. the previous chairman, Jeff only 18 responses are received The other members who voted in Cramer, the board agreed to meet from a Kaimin-quality survey run favor of retaining Rygg were: Jim yesterday to select a new member in April by the Kaimin, then Polsin, the faculty adviser to the and vote on the matter again. something is “ rfeally wrong.” board, Bruce Baker, junior in Carl Hoyer, a junior in business Mercer said there were more administration who said he could people interested in the position Cont. on p. 8 Solberg impressed with administration was a student here 32 years ago This is the fifth in a five part MARY CULOM OF THE UM Art Design Class (shown in photo) helps and has been teaching here for 22 series on the candidates for Ruth Jones (not shown), launch her handmade Banana Kite. The try associate academic vice years. “ I know everybody on was unsuccessful. (Staff photo by Richard Dahnke.) president. campus,” he said, as well as the programs and problems at UM. By Laura Harrawood “ I love being dean,” Solberg Kaimin Reporter said. "This is not a career ladder. I don’t lust after some grand posi m ontana “It’s easier to tell where the buck tion somewhere, and this is just a stops, and who's responsible for stepping stone. I don’t intend to what” in University of Montana leave the University of Montana President Neil Bucklew's ad unless asked.” ministration, according to Richard Solberg hopes that UM never kaimin Solberg, candidate for associate enrolls more than 12,000 students, June 4,1982 Missoula, Mont. Vol. 84, No. 114 academic vice president and dean “because students retain their of the UM College of Arts and names in small institutions." In S_____________ _______________ / Sciences. dividual students can still receive "If this job had been open two RICHARD SOLBERG special attention at UM, even in the years ago, I wouldn’t have thinly staffed departments, applied,” Solberg said. Solberg So many new administrators are because the faculty is excellent Cuts may force closure has been at UM since 1962. “I like coming in at once, he said, that the and recognizes the importance of the way things look now. I am very only central administrative office helping students who are gifted or By Charles Mason they have to start paying $1,” impressed with President with a historical perspective is having trouble, he said. Bucklew. I see a rather major Academic Vice President Donald Kaimin Contributing Reporter Keith Glaes said. “This whole UM has the same number of thing is a real pain in the change in the pomplexion of the Habbe’s. programs as an institution with President Bucklew has been at A negative response from butt.” central administration—I think 20,000 students, he said, and University of Montana Facilities affected by the that it's a classier operation.” UM for less than a year, and the "thinness of staffing” for these new fee are the Men's Gym Solberg said that he is normally administration is looking for a new programs is "probably the biggest students to a new service in favor of bringing “new blood” to vice president of fiscal affairs, a charge will force the and the Recreation Annex. problem at the university.” Glaes said the fee became the UM administration because it vice president of student affairs, (a His primary concerns for UM weekend closure of some indoor recreation facilities, necessary when Campus brings fresh ideas and “gets rid of new office) as well as the associate are: continuing to improve academic vice president (also a the director of Campus Recreation's budget was cut inbreeding and the ‘old boy’ syn programs for students, and the new office). Recreation said. by $3,300 to $21,500 for the drome.” But in the case of the conditions and quality of faculty. associate academio vice president Solberg said he could bring a “We’re afraid that students post, he said he wants to break his historical perspective to the new won't use the facilities when Cont. on p. 8 own rule. administration of UM because he Cont. on p. 8 McGiffert, Yale selected for Distinguished Teachers Award By Joel Lundstad an(d Yale were selected was “the time, he was at home recovering Kaimin Reporter amount of time and energy they from pneumonia. “It really cheered are willing to give to students." me up," he said. Robert McGiffert, professor in “Both are indefatigable workers Regarding Yale, Huff said: “He the School of Journalism, and and are always ready to go the has shown the willingness to Keith Yale, professor in the depart extra mile for the student,” he said. prepare and teach new courses, to ment of mathematics, have been "Both display a liveliness of meet the special interests that chosen as the 1982 recipients of mind," Huff continued. “They have students might have.” the Distinguished Teachers shared an interest in the intellec Yale, who has been a member of Award. tual life with students. This has the UM math department for 14 The award gives special been an inspiration to students." years, said the award has provided recognition to University of Mon Regarding McGiffert, Huff said: him with “a great deal of en tana faculty members who have "One thing that stands out is his couragement from students and made outstanding contributions to willingness to read lots and lots of colleagues.” University of Montana. student work and criticize it in a “ I feel it (the award) is a The award was established last way that is salutary.” representation of all my year by the Faculty Senate and is, Another factor in the selection of colleagues who are doing a good KEITH YALE ROBERT MCGIFFERT sponsored by the Faculty Develop McGiffert, Huff said, was the large ment Committee. It consists of a number of distinguished jour Cont. on p. 8 $1,000 award to each recipient Committee screens the material nalists who have said that in 1943 and his master’s degree through the UM Excellence Fund. submitted for each nominee, McGiffert has been an important from Ohio State University in 1965. Last year's winners were Walter which consists of a resume of the force in the development of their “ I'm really pleased to have had King, professor in the department nominee’s faculty work and work. students and former students This is the Montana of English, and Martin Burke, evaluations of the nominee sub McGiffert said he was “just support me," McGiffert said. “Par Kaimin's last issue for the assistant professor in the School mitted by both students and other delighted, pleased and surprised” ticularly former students, because 1981-82 school year.