Montana Kaimin, January 16, 1987 Associated Students of the University of Montana

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TINKS : l i | | H l S Sophomore forward Wayne Tinkle is trying to fill some awfully big shoes. Page 9. Friday MontanaJanuary 16, 1987KaiminMlaaoula, Montana On hold Pharmacy school’s uncertain fate halts search for new dean By Ken Pekoe Kaimin Reporter Administrators won't seek a new dean for the University of Montana pharmacy school until they decide whether to close the school, Don Habbe, vice president for academic affairs, said Thursday. Meanwhile, committees are accepting dean applications in the education and fine arts schools until Feb. 15. But, because the pharmacy school could close July 1, “It would be impossible to attract a candidate,” Habbe said in ah interview. UM President James Koch included pharmacy and six other UM programs on a list of pro posed eliminations that could take effect at the end of the fiscal year unless the Legislature in creases university funding. “The sooner we can clear up the fate of Photo by Chuck Eliassen pharmacy, the sooner we can decide on a FACULTY SENATE President Tom Roy speaks with UM President James Koch prior to dean,” Habbe said. Thursday’s senate meeting. Habbe, who oversees the dean search com mittees, said he intended to form a pharmacy ‘Hit list’ can be revised, Koch says search committee last quarter and even ear prepared for retrenchment — the elimination of marked money for th,e group. By Mike Dawson programs and tenured faculty positions — if it But, as it became apparent the school could and Dave Kirkpatrick becomes necessary, he added. close, he said he decided against forming a Kaimin Reporters "The regents did decide to adopt the list and committee. The "hit list” of cuts ordered by the Board of say this is what will happen if..." he said. The pharmacy dean position opened last Regents last Friday is not permanent and can be Although the regents feel the cuts are final, summer when Philip Catalfomo resigned. Re revised, University of Montana President James Koch said, there is still time to change the list tired pharmacy Professor Frank Pettinato, who Koch told the Faculty Senate Thursday. before the Legislature passes the state budget. said he won't apply if applications are taken, “They tried to make clear, perhaps not wholly He said the senate and the administration has served as acting dean in the interim. successfully, that this was not — emphasize not should look at the current list again and discuss — the first step in a retrenchment," Koch said. other options. But the regents directed the presidents to be See ‘Search,’ page 12. See ‘Senate,’ page 12. Most pharmacy students would pay extra to save school By Marlene Mehlhaff tion increase. they would not pay extra tuition. said he would prefer using the tuition Kaimin Reporter • 21 precent would not support ar He said he expects students to increase instead of imposing a tax on Most pharmacy students would sup increase. support a tuition increase because of presciptions to raise funds. port a tuition increase to save the • 8 percent were undecided. informal inquiries he made before the The tax would affect the elderly University of Montana pharmacy Students responding to the second survey was taken. since they buy most of the prescrip school from being eliminated, Frank question said: Another option for outside funding tions, he said. Pettinato, acting dean of the school, • 42 percent would pay a $600 in of the pharmacy school is a 1 per However, he added, "I am willing to said Thursday. crease. cent tax on the price of all prescrip explore any possibility to save the The pharmacy school administration • 20 percent would pay a $900 in tions or a fee of 10 cents on each school.” surveyed 76 pharmacy and pre-phar crease. prescription filled. The pharmacy school, as well as macy students at a meeting Wednes • 11 percent would pay a $1,200 That option was not proposed by the religious studies department and day. increase. someone in the pharmacy school, the communication sciences and dis The survey asked students first if • 28 percent would not pay any Pettinato said, adding that it was pro orders and physical therapy pro they would pay extra tuition to keep extra tuition. posed by a state legislator. grams, could be eliminated if the the school open, and then how much He said he would prefer to get leg Legislature passes Gov. Ted Schwin- extra tuition they would pay. Pettinato said some of the students islative funding for the pharmacy den’s proposed budget. Over the next Pettinato said the survey results did not answer the second question school and to avoid outside funding biennium that budget would reduce showed that: causing a discrepancy between the for the school. the university system’s allocation by • 71 percent would support a tui percentages of students who said If that would not be possible, he $13 million. 2 Friday January 16,1987 opinion University needs a martyr to make millions Just when you think no institution him, if the money doesn't flow in by not by God. We humbly suggest that Bertha be of higher education has it as bad as March of 1987. UM needs a martyr — someone placed gently in front of a television the University of Montana and the Roberts has yet to suffer holy heart with the emotional appeal of a 68- camera — glass eyes reflecting the other units of the Montana University failure or any other deity-induced year-old evangelist — to raise about harsh studio lights and glistening System, along comes someone with a malady. That could be because his $3 million. nostrils flared — to ask for money for problem that makes you want to viewers have sent him $3.5 million. Fortunately this campus boasts UM for the sake of decapitated count your blessings — as it were. Another $4.5 million by March and such a martyr, though its form is a mooses worldwide. Bertha could Roberts will be fit as a Falwell. His tad irregular and inanimate. mention that if UM doesn’t raise $3 medical school, too, will be in fine Bertha the Moose — the stuffed million, she may be laid to rest in a shape. mammal head which has been kid box tucked in the musty basement of editorial Certainly a lesson is to be learned napped for years as a prelude to the the botany building. from Mr. Roberts. Some folks will Forester’s Ball — is just the martyr. buy almost anything, be it farmland Bertha has emotional appeal. Who In this world of gimmicks and hype Television evangelist Oral Roberts, in Florida marshes or the life of a tel wouldn’t reach out with sympathy and and folks who buy those gimmicks who was spreading the word on the evision preacher whose life insurance a cashier’s check to a moose with and that hype, it is perhaps no sin to airwaves before Jerry Falwell made agent is God. sad glass eyes and no torso? She’s a play on sentimentality. Bertha and his first million dollars, recently made Roberts is taking advantage of peo real money-maker who's earning po UM need money as much as Oral an interesting request of his more or ple, but his medical school is making tential has been ignored for years. Roberts does. less faithful viewers: a ton of money. It will survive as In the past, Bertha has been ran And if it is indeed a sin to play on Roberts told his television audience surely as Roberts will. somed for a few tickets to the ball emotions for profit, Mr. Roberts that God ordered him last March to and countless six-packs of beer. seems to be playing the game prop raise $8 million for scholarships at Here, then, is an example for the What a waste. She could raise mil erly. The wages of sin, time may Oral Roberts University medical University of Montana, whose budget lions with just a nod of her taxider- prove, is $8 million. school. Roberts will die, God told seems mightily threatened, though mal head. John Engen Doonesbury by garry trudeau A Nation Being Born In mid-December I journeyed to Nicara gua to learn what is happening, who is getting hurt by whom and why? Searching for the truth is not easy when inundated with “misinformation.” You are By on campus in pursuit of truth, so I want to share my experience with you. It is my in Father tent to be neither ideological nor an apolo Jim Hogan gist for any political party. My concern is the moral truth. So i denounce the policies which bring death, not life, to the mothers, children and people of Nicaragua. It was easy to interview people on the Samoza and regained their independence.

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