ASUI Board Chair Spends Unauthorized Funds Mike Mcnulty the Student Elections
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lVews. ~ Sports ~ DIVERSIONS - UI graduate student German tandem defines :. receives outstanding running success for the 4'+r, ro. 'o '; student award. VIIndah. 9p c~ O~ See page 4. See page 11. r+ ~r ,t(;f)(l!ls .r<'r tltIjj THE UNIVERSITY DF IDAHQ Frida, Se tember 8, 1995 ASUI —Moscow, Idaho Volume 971V0. S Stop the smoke ASUI Board Chair spends unauthorized funds Mike McNulty the student elections. The money for comment. Staff comes primarily from student fees ASUI Senator Clint Cook, who which supports ASUI's near $1 mil- resigned from office last week, said t was a flagrant misuse of lion annual budget. he was at the dinner which was a the students'noney," ASUI ASUI Senator Christs Manis said "reward" for board members who put President Wilson said Sean "it's a shame" the student legislature in over 20 hours of unpaid work dur- about a chairperson's decision to is often slowed down by minor ing the spring election. He said spend an unauthorized amount of details. Shaltry was just appointed to her cash on an dinner last expensive "We'e just tired of knit-picking," position and was unfamiliar with cer- semester. said Manis. "It's hard to keep things tain procedures. Angie Shaltry, chairperson for the moving when we have to deal with "No one told her the rules," said Student Issues Board, was authorized this.'" things like Cook. "Angie thought the money was to buy dinner for board members after President Wilson said he found out available to be spent." the spring election with a UI depart- stu- about the dinner party after most Cook said everything was "straight- mental purchase order issued by vacation dents had left for summer ened out" and the situation has been ASUI Business Adviser Sandra Gray. her to and contacted Shaltry telling exaggerated because there were "a "It was my understanding that the for pay back the entire amount except few people in ASUI that want to dinner was to be a pizza party," said which he allocated to her for the $50 make trouble." Gray. cost of a pizza party. There are currently no members on Shaltry and seven guests ate at Wilson said Shaltry paid back part the SIB which are primarily responsi- West 4th Bar tk Grill on May 11, of the dinner cost while the rest was 228 meal to ASVI. student itccottat. ble.fort Jitytnint g.clcctiryfts, ePd iyiftyrm;, charging a $ billed io hcr iiig Studeiifa'lbOiir peitINceo'itt"Ii:grratt'"-' The pizza party" consist- produced ASVI 'ion supposed A receipt by in Boise and proposed fce ed of four appetizers, shrimp pasta, verified that on June 2S a Thursday increases. seafood fettuccini, four steak and check for $90 was deposited as To prevent future blunders, Wilson shrimp platters, pepper steak, chicken "reimbursement for SIB board mem- to educate new board members cordon bleu, cheesecakes, twelve vir- bers." plans about available funds and the strict gin Bloody Marys and Daiquiris and Shaltry has not returned to UI and is - budget ASUI must work with each Joa Harrison a $25 tip. currently living in Boise. If she He said there are no plans to Tim Leachman digs out wood chips from the Ul power Gray said the six member SIB is returns to school, her account must be year. policies concerning such mat- plant in an effort to put out a fire that has been given an annual food budget of $120 paid in full to register said Wilson. write smoldering since Monday. to be used for board members during Shaltry was unablc to be reached ters. 'eneral education course Computer Services numbers to be standardized offers helpful hints The In other business, Director of Janet Btrdsaa agreement from the faculty. ~Cbrtste her Clancy Brenner. courses offered at the various uni- Business and Accounting Services The problem comes from the sor Staff versities do not cover the same Mike Allred informed faculty of fact that most lab computers in travel credit he State Board af Education material. Making standard course restructuring the. a response to student con- don't have hard drives that sup- decided that all general edu- numbers for all institutions implies card program. The current program cerns, to promote greater ply that information —it has to Tcation courses will be rc- the courses are similar in content. will be replaced by a new program r awareness in campus com- come from a server in the numbered to be the same across "All of the institutions agree it's a at the end of September. puter labs and increase the effi- administration building. The rule Idaho institutions, Faculty Chair nightmare. Maybe we can do it, "What we have now is not work- ciency of campus labs, Carl of thumb, said Brenner is to wait Larry Branen told faculty council but it won't be without a Iot of able —it has to be restructured. Brenner of computer services only about 30 seconds. If the members in a meeting Tuesday. work," Branen said. Nobody else in the world does provided some helpful tips computer isn't on-line by then a Standardization of course num- The Board also plans to distribute business this way," Allred said. aimed at solving some common problem has probably occurred. bers may make it easier for students 4.6 million dollars across all agen- As it stands, faculty can check PC problems in an Interview in A simple solution, said Brenner to plan their classes and transfer cies for salary equity, Branen said. out credit cards from their depart- the Student Union computer lab is simply to re-start the machine. credits within the state, however This money is in addition to cost- ment. The department files a claim on %ednesday morning. Restarting gives the machine the plan was met with some dis- of-living raises. voucher, the university pays the Brenner provided some quick another chance to connect to the credit card bill, and the travel office and simple solutions to some of server. reconciles the credit card statement. thc more common problems A related problem that stems Under the new program, faculty dealing with start-up, care and from the use of servers for hold- travelers will have individual credit maintenance PC lab computers. ing and maintaining of Windows Weather. cards and the bills will be sent to One of the most common and Windows related software Showers wiH contffnue their homes. If travelers promptly problems many computer users on lab computers, such as a gen- today and possibly into the file a claim for reimbursement, they face is a simple one having to do eral protection fault. weekend. Expect mostly will receive a reimbursement check with start-ups, said Brenner. "Usually when a student has before the credit card bill is due, Many users simply abandon problems in %indows it' cloudy skies and highs in Allred said. computers when at first they because the H drive for whatever the 70s and 80s. Faculty questioned the necessity don't start-up, creating a short- reason gets unhappy... maybe of the restructuring. They also age of computers in the labs. data has been corrupted," said asked for figures related to the rcvi- "A lot of times the computer Brenner. sloiis. will stop during it's start up When such a problem occurs ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ oo ~ o ~ ~ o ~ o ~ os weekly 0PiniOllo Cef your Allred cited overhead costs and before opening into the initial Brenner advises users to first: Campus. Life........10 TV listings in incomplete documentation as prob- blue menu in DOS because a get out of Windo~s and back to lems in the current program. The one or zero will come up when the main menu. Then press F4 Sporfso ~ ~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o 11 today s issue of decision to restructure the progtmm the computer is asking for on the upper portion of the key- COIIllC So ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ o o o ~ ~ o o o 14 was made by the Travel Advisory instructions from the server and board. This deletes all of the Classifieds...........15 Dl VERSlOIVS. Committee on Aug. 23. The new it will get confused," said ~ SEE HINTS PAGE 6 system will go into effect on Oct. 1. &CVFS in lmief Z THE AB GONA UT Friday, September 8, snow last winter that helped the would give parents a $500 tax Q Pv migrating salmon. He also stressed credit for home-schooling or send- barging the smolts around the dams ing children to parochial or private schools is clearly unconstitutional, played an important role. 1995'raig I But fish advocates say barging no matter what Attorney General does not help salmon since their Alan Lance says. numbers have plummeted over the "The proposed tax credit, if years, even with the transportation. adopted, would clearly violate the Fish and Wildlife's announce- church-state separation provisions ment Wednesday was labeled of the U.S. and Idaho constitu- "junk science" the Columbia tions," said Steven Green. by He's calls River Alliance, which represents an attorney for Americans Clinton supportive barge operators, irrigators and United for Separation of Church completes Dworshak study other industries who have the and State. The Idaho chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union fact-finding in the of new air strikes potential to lose when dam opera- joined in claiming the initiative is giant leap of faith tions are changed to accomodate unconstitutional. Balkans against Serbs the fish. A attorney general disput- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Both and Sen. Dirk deputy Craig ed the claim, and said the ACLU WASHINGTON —U.S.