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Inalde look at A S U M ................... ........................... page ♦ UM athlete hae bad USFL experience...............page 5 S T K A I M I N Arts................................... ................ page 6 Vol. 86. No. 88~ Tuesday, April 17,1984 Missoula, Montana Today.................... ......... .......................... page 7 Computer system to receive $580,000 for improvements By Deirdre Hathhorn School of Pharmacy. Evaluated Thursday was Western Montana College Kaimin Reporter Also at the meeting, the Regents approved the es president Bob Thomas. He received a 26-0 vote of The Board of Regents authorized the University of tablishment of a telecommunications center in the "no confidence” from his faculty late last month. Montana to spend about $580,000 to expand the new Performing Arts-Radio TV building which will Regent Jeff Morrison said there is “no malfeas university’s computer system at its meeting on Fri cost $65,000. The telecommunications center will ance” and the negative vote by the faculty occurred day. house all radio and television production including because “Thomas has a different philosophy than The money will come from computer fees paid by the operation of KUFM, which is now controlled by what the faculty is accustomed to.” UM students each quarter at a rate of $1 a credit up the Radio— TV department. Morrison said Thomas is attempting to raise pri to $12. Improvements to the computer system could KUFM ’s format will not be changed, and according vate money to fund programs, which requires him to double the current computing capacity. to Michael Easton, student affairs vice-president, the spend time away from campus. The money will be used to: new location will allow the station to operate more The Board of Regents will vote on presidential •Buy three minicomputers to be used for classes. efficiently because it will be closer to new production contracts in June. •Improve the computer science department facil facilities. UM President Neil Bucklew will be evaluated at the ity. Ten microcomputers will be purchased. Also, The money will be used for operating costs and to Regents’ meeting on May 17. memory and disc storage will be doubled. pay a director and secretary. The Regents also authorized UM to use building •Build two microcomputer laboratories to allow in Also, Regent Robert Knight of Missoula resigned funds and revenue generated by athletic events to structors to incorporate computers into business ad following Thursday’s board meeting which evaluated replace about one-third of the Field House bleach ministration, forestry and sociology. Montana campus presidents, administrators and ers, replace eight racquetball courts (though most of •Upgrade the Mansfield Library’s access to the Commissioner of Higher Education, Irving E. Dayton. these costs will be covered by insurance) and install Washington Library Network. When contacted, Knight would not comment on new carpeting and draperies in residence hall •Purchase a second microcomputer for the his resignation. lounges and study areas. THE SUN brought from hibernation a large population of this fair weather species at the Fifth Annual Earth Day Run at Blue Mountain. After a long stretch, they came en masse up the hill, with Jim Hatch victorious in the men’s division of the five mile race and Ann Danzer top dog in the women’s division. photo, by EMC THOYER Project head learns safest methods for cleaning up U M 's asbestos By James J. Jonkel tos. masks costing $500 each, When the workers begin the tamination to the surrounding Kaimin Contributing Reporter Walch said that no one “can three industrial vacuum clean asbestos cleanup, Walch said, areas. Also the site will need to Asbestos Project Leader become an expert in two days,” ers at $500 each and two air the work site will have to be be dampened down several Richard Watch returned last but the course did make him sampling devices at $865 each sealed off with plastic to pre times to remove asbestos fib- week from an asbestos training feel more confident about nave been ordered. vent airborne asbestos con See ‘Methods,’ page 8. session in Hartford, Conn, working with asbestos. where he gained insight into Walch spent most of his time dealing with the University of in Hartford in a classroom Missoulians rail at PSC over M PC rate proposal Montana’s asbestos problem. where the instructor discussed By Dan Dzuranin . ny’s share of Coistrip 3, a identified Coistrip and utility Asbestos, known to cause cleanup procedures, sampling Kaimin Reporter coal-fired power plant in rates as the most important cancer and lung disease, has procedures and safety precau Electricity was in the air eastern Montana. issues for students. She last night at the Hellgate been found in almost all UM tions to be taken when working Many people and groups urged the PSC not to grant High School Auditorium, as buildings 10 years or older. with asbestos. After the work testified that they would be the rate hike and presented Walch was appointed by the shop Walch took a test and Missoula area residents let it adversely affected by a rate the commission with a peti be known that they were university's asbestos task force was certified to handle all as hike. University of Montana tion against the hike signed charged up about the Mon earlier this month to oversee bestos problems that were students were also by 1,000 people on the UM tana Power Company’s re the asbestos cleanup project dealt with in class. represented at the meeting campus. quest for a 55 percent rate on campus. The most important thing he as opposing M PC’s rate in Lu Kindblade, a UM stu increase. The two-day workshop — learned, Walch said, is that the crease request. dent and a member of Mon taught by an expert in asbestos The occasion was a public proper safety equipment is Julie Omelchuck, board tana People's Action, said fiber-reinforced materials — hearing on the request by available before the asbestos member of the Montana- that if the rate hike is ap was sponsored by the Associa the Montana Public Service cleanup begins. UM already Public Research Group, tes proved it would affect the Commission — the first in a tion of Wall and Ceiling Indus has asbestos-approved equip tified that MontPIRG studies quality of education. She tries Inc. The workshop was state-wide series of such ment such as masks, plastic indicate that the proposed said money that would nor established in 1977 to increase hearings. MPC has re suits and a monitoring device increase would raise student mally go toward higher edu- industry's awareness of the that is on loan. In addition to quested a $6.4 million rate tuition and dorm fees. She dangers associated with asbes- this, Walch said, three new hike to pay for the compa- said that a MontPIRG survey See ’Power,’ page 8. Forum but a single and only sporadi automation of the library while case) to finance the expansion needed to move a single at the same time requesting of a system which will only ever human is definitely an ex cally needed service— that of providing a horizontal surface I go t that crippling cuts in serials listings serve a rather small minority of tremely involved effort. I’m not for inert, inanimate objects. We ( 12 percent in each depart students? (I am afraid I still do smiling though because pave don’t have to revert to this sinking feeling ment is the exact amount, I be not have the answer to that ment does not put me in a “solution”... with creativity we lieved. one, so you will have to field it good mood. I am aware of sev could keep the space for yourself.) eral others who would also ob Editor: I am writing in re Somehow, in this age of gim - Well, I need not bore you with ject to seeing the last vestiges people. Perhaps 5,000 people sponse to the recent letters mickery and facade, we have the rest of the list, e.g. telecom of available green living ground really could manage to “walk, end articles concerning the at lost our grip on what con munications center, $65,000, covered for the sake of the car take the bus, or ride their bikes tempt by geology students to stitutes a university and an electric bleachers, $200,000, habit. The riverbowl and the to the game.” raise money for journals. I education. As students we are etc., etc., since I think I have remaining fields around cam It only constitutes a small commend their effort. How- I faced increasingly with re made my point. pus presently provide a multi change of habits. What we ever, at the same time I cringe quests to spend enormous Deland Anderson plicity of possible uses for a need is more bike racks.