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THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHQ The StLEClentS'aiee Frida, October 7, 1994 ASUI —Moscow, Icfaho VoENme 96 No. 13 Chenoweth wants local education Sam Woodhury stair elen Chenoweth held an open forum before an H assembly of students, facul- mENONETH:," ty and concerned citizens at the Student Union Wednesday. While other topics were dis- cussed, the bulk of the 45-minute forum was dedicated to clarifying her political stance on education, 'her intent to eliminate the U,S. Department of Education and her ~ News i stance on Proposition One. In her Sept. 13 interview with the , Argonaut interviews Argonaut, Chenoweth suggested John Peavey, Democratic the federal Department of candidate for Idaho state Education be eliminated. Her oppo- Lieutenant Governor. nent —Representative Larry CIIII LaRocco —has questioned '™ See page 3. Chenoweth's suggestion. Chenoweth, when asked about ICREEEIE'll her position on the future role of the Department of Education, said, "I have advocated we do what Ronald Reagan advocated, that we do away with the V.S. Department Antonio Gonzales and , of Education put (the money Volunteers for the kelen Chenoweth campaign set up a "tailgate party" in which they gave out saved) into block grants for the free food and refreshments before the Ul/ISU football game last Saturday. Chenoweth states, and we would have far more appeared to meet voters and raise support for her campaign. money for the states. We can pro- vide sounder programs when we are keeping those dollars on the local level rather than sending it Polls on U.S. House campaigns show conflict back to Washington to have ninety cents out of every dollar consumed Shannon Paterson .,808 voters were. questioned. of eight days. What they found (by bureaucracy). I would rather 'stair " These results follctw.the release was that the saniple:of 629-vot= -. have the whole dollar here." of a poll in September which ers was 41 percent Republican, Chenoweth said a specific pro- arry LaRocco holds the showed Chenoweth in the lead 19 percent Democrat and 40 gram would be better implemented approval of 45 percent of by Gve points. percent independent. ~ on the 'state. level as opposed to the Idaho voters while his "The poll shows that I have a "While the district leans Lifestyles federal level because the state or opponent Helen Chenoweth fol- good lead and that 58 percent of Republican, over the last year, ASUI Senator Sean local level generally results in more lows with 39 percent of the vote those polled would vote for we have consistently seen party Wilson to play benefit efficiency since it's "closer to according to a poll released anyone but LaRocco," said identification between 39 per- home." Thursday in The Spokesman- Chenoweth at a campaign tail- cent and 41 percent Republican'nd for Cottontvood Butte . Larry LaRocco, the incumbent Review. gate party outside the Kibbie 32 percent and 35 percent this Saturday. Democrat for Idaho's 1st Chenoweth has, however, Dome on Saturday. "My oppo- Democratic. We have been Congressional District, put together gained a lot of ground in the 30 nent has not been willing to lay polling iri this district since See page 9. a list of federal education programs percent deficit her campaign the polls out." 1988 and have never seen a. that would disappear if the has suffered since May to come However, Mellman-Lazarus- party identiTication 'sirriilar to Department of Education was elim- within six points of LaRocco, Lake, a research and strategy what Chenoweth's poll report- inated. LaRocco's staff calculated according to the results. firm, examined the results of ed," said.a memo from the that idaho's share of the federal The 'poll was conducted by the poll in which 619 people outlay is approximately $100 mil- Political/Media Research and were interviewed over a period ~ SEE POLLS'PAGE 2: lion. This money is used to fund programs such as special educa- tion, anti-drug and crime preven- Idaho college students could not $100 million filtered through the of $425 billion spent on the feder- tion programs and financial aid for obtain the loans necessary to pay Department of Education, this al, state and local levels of gov- 'ollege students. for their education." The fact money would go to Idaho's state ernment for education. Although According to a fact sheet pre- sheet was based on a scenario in department of education as a USDE's budget is relatively pared by the LaRocco's campaign which the USDE was eliminated grant to be utilized as Idaho sees small, it has experienced a high staff, "Idaho colleges and universi- at once with nothing to replace it. fit. growth rate in recent years. In ties receive over $30 million from Chenoweth stated she does not The U.S. Department of 1994, federal outlays were the USDE for student financial aid advocate eliminating these pro- Education is proportionately a approximately $31 billion, a 439o programs. In addition to these pro- grams altogether. She believes small fragment of the total increase over 1989's outlay of grams, the USDE guarantees more they would be more efficiently amount of education dollars spent $21.6 billion. than $71 million in Idaho for the implemented on the state level. in the U'nited States. In 1992, Chenoweth said in an Oct. 3 major student loan programs; with- Based on her idea of "block $26.4 billion was spent by the ~ out the USDE guarantee, most grants," instead of Idaho gaining USDE in comparison to the total SEE FORUM PAGE2 ~ Sports ~ UI golf (earns w'll com- Local farmers get extension on land pete in the Big Sky Zachary Craig-Works grazing on CRP lands," said Dick The Conservation Reserve has been very popular with local Championships this "A stair Kern, USDA Soil Conservationist. Program was created in 1986 to land owners. lot of them have weekend in Utah. The Secretary of Agriculture can take erodable land out of crop pro- gotten into it," Kern said. See page 1$. ocal farmers and ranchers allow the use of CRP lands when duction according to Tom Griggs, "We'e got quite a bit of this got a break last week when certain emergency conditions University of Idaho Plant Sciences (land) in Latah County," said Lthe U.S. Department of exist. assistant professor. Griggs said the Griggs. He added that the average Agriculture announced it was Idaho Senator Larry Craig, a program pays crop producers to accepted bid was around $50 per ~ going to extend grazing and hay- member of the Senate Agriculture take these lands out of annual pro- acre per year. on Conservation Reserve Inside'pinion..........page ing Committee, was in support of the duction. Griggs added that the program 6 Program (CRP) land until the end extension and had asked for it to Interested land owners submit- was especially popular with farm- of November. last until December. ted bids to the USDA to qualify. ers nearing retirement age. Lifestyles........page 9 Dry conditions have persisted ln a news release from his Thc USDA then either accepted or According to Griggs, the older Outdoors......page 12 over the last several years in office, Craig said "I am asking for rejected the bid. farmers would sell off their Idalio, and these conditions have this extension because of the If.the bid was accepted, the land machinery but still be able to be in 'he Sports...........page15 created an early need for addition- unusually tough working condi- owner would be paid per acre per agriculture business. al cattle feed. tions Idaho's farmers and ranchers year according to the bid. The According to Kern, the program Comics.........page 18 "Due to drought conditions, they iiave faced this year. This exten- owner and the USDA then enter has been successful in reducing Classifieds....page 19 (the U.S. Department of sion could make or break many of into a ten-year contract. erosion. He said that with convcn- Agriculture) allowed haying and our agriculture producers." Kern added that this program ~ SEE LAND PACE 5 WM~S Z THE ARGONA UT. Friday, October 7,-1994 Ul hit with burglaries -""""-: ) 'officer noticed suspicious- btehavto'r -', " Adam Gardels 'Press release it's aPParent wouldn't be?" So the question of federal cen- from occupants in a parked car. The not in to Chenoweth tralization, I don't driver and two passengers abandoned LaRocco does believe According think, adds Idaho's schools. China, Russia and Switzerland out to economically Fifteen vehicles were broken into the v'chicle and a third passenger, local control. of being able to "If he the all the help." during a rash of burglaries late Sunday Ryan L Oaiman, 18, was apprehended he did, would join outperformed Uniteti or early Monday morning in the and charged with minor in possession. mainstream of Idahoans who States in math tests. She used Near the end of the forum, Wallace Complex parking lot. Four The police officer retrieved several, want to see the federal govern- this example as an illustration of Chenoweth was asked about people have been arrested in connec- stereos, a stolen checkbook and stolen ment reduced and have more how deficient education in the what she believed to be the most tion with the break-ins. credit cards from the vehicle. emphasis placed on block grants United States is. prominent problem concerning Vehicle windows were smashed to "Eventually the items will be returned 'o the states. The Department of One person present at the higher education in Idaho and gain entry. In one instance, the roof of to their owners," said Lt, Kershisnik.