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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Associated Students of the University of Montana Montana Kaimin, 1898-present (ASUM) 12-9-1983 Montana Kaimin, December 9, 1983 Associated Students of the University of Montana Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy . Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper Recommended Citation Associated Students of the University of Montana, "Montana Kaimin, December 9, 1983" (1983). Montana Kaimin, 1898-present. 7542. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper/7542 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM) at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Montana Kaimin, 1898-present by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. University of Montana secretary, Penny Majeske, was being escorted from Main Hall by a local ambulance crew yes­ terday afternoon. Majeske, 33, was taken to Missoula Community Hospital after she slipped on the steps leading to Main Hall's bell tower. She was treated and released after complaining of lower chest pains. Majeske, who works In the Internal Audit office, was in the tower to record the the noon carillon musk. Arrow Ambulance, Missoula Fire De­ partment and campus security responded to the accident. (Staff Photo by Marting Horejsi) THE MONTANA Registrar's Office KAIMIN hopes to preregister Vol. 86, No. 40 Friday, December 9,1983 Missoula, Montana students next fall By Jill Trudeau In spite of error in constitution, Ka<rtn Contributing Rtporic* Students at the University of Montana will be preregistering a good quarter for classes beginning next Fall Quarter if plans by the Registrar's ASIIM says it was Office are set into motion. By Pam Newborn the end of the quarter.” According to Laura Hudson, assistant registrar, students will Kaimin Reporter The referendum will probably be delayed see their advisers over a two-week period during fall quarter and Problems with the proposed ASUM Con­ until Spring Quarter registration. then turn in registration requests in early November 1984. stitution cast a shadow over what ASUM offi­ Apparently, few people were aware of the By December, the Registrar's Office will have a bill for each cials say was otherwise a good quarter. problems in the proposal until its publication student. The bill, which will include tuition, room and board, In an interview just prior to Wednesday's in the Kaimin during the past week. course fees, health insurance, health service and MontPIRG fees, discovery that one part of the proposed con­ "It just happened, I guess," said Mark will be paid by students in person or by mail by Jan. 3.1985. stitution violated state law. Paula Jellisoh, Josephson, chairman of the Constitutional Hudson said the advantages to preregistration are: ASUM vice president, and Greg Gullickson, Review Board, which revises and reviews the • More advising time. ASUM business manager, were hard put to constitution and the ASUM bylaws. • Less time spent waiting in lines. think of any major problems ASUM had en­ Josephson said that the review board • Earlier payment for Food Service and other student countered during the term. had assumed during the quarter that the pro­ groups that receive money from registration. “We've made a lot of little mistakes, and posed constitution did not need revision. He • Departments will know which courses will be popular. learned a lot of lessons, but it's part of grow­ said last year's CB had revised most of the Hudson said that if professors know what courses are in ing into the job," Jellison said. "Fortunately, sections, and had left only the last few sec­ highest demand early they may be able to add sections or drop we haven't made any mistakes that have tions for the new CB to complete, which it did the less popular ones. caused drastk problems." Spring Quarter. Registrar Phil Bain proposed preregistration about two years Unfortunately, Jellison found she had "It was partially my fault, and partially ev­ ago. Hudson said. Planning meetings have been held since last spoken too soon. On Wednesday afternoon, eryone else's," Josephson said. "I guess what spring. ASUM President David Bolinger met with Mi­ happened this fall, these little things just Hudson said the next major activity in planning preregistra­ chael Easton, University of Montana Student slipped by everybody.” tion is for the computer center to write programs for the new pro­ and Publk Affairs vice president. "I thought that everything was pretty well cess. Easton told Bolinger that Article II, Sec­ taken care of," said Bolinger, who read a The Registrar's Office does not expect costs to increase with tion I of the proposed constitution violated statement to CB Wednesday night in whkh the change, Hudson said. She said fewer people will be hired state law. The passage says that if ASUM is he took full blame for the delay. "If I had next January for registration, and that should offset any addi­ dissolved, its assets would be given to charity planned better, perhaps this inconvenience tional cost in distributing preregistration materials. or used for educational purposes. would not have arisen.” “I've been to colleges where they’ve had preregistration," This conflicts with a 1974 attorney gen­ Other than the "inconvenience” with the said Sarah Greene, sophomore in computer science. “It's easier eral's opinion which says that student fees constitution, Bolinger said he thought ASUM if you register ahead of time; you don't have to guess what you’ll are public funds, and must be spent accord­ had done a good job during the quarter. He be taking." ing to the direction of the Montana Board of said he thought ASUM had encountered few Regents. problems during the term, other than dis­ Because of the conflict, Central Board putes earlier in the quarter among CB mem­ Inside decided Wednesday to postpone a scheduled bers over parliamentary procedures; a prob­ Jan. 4 referendum on the constiturkn until lem Bolinger said had improved during the Fine A rts........................................................... p.7-8 the conflicting passage and unclear language term. Law school........................................................p. g could be changed. Jellison said ASUM had accomplished Sports............................................................p. 14*17 “I'm disappointed," Jellison said in an in­ several things during the quarter: AT&T divestiture, part 3 ................ ...........p. 12 terview yesterday. “It was something we had Bookstore buy-back policy.............................. p. 18 looked forward to being able to complete by See 'ASUM,' page 24. Opinions’ cessful any Israeli Prime Minis­ istration? Or has Mr. Reagan Games ter has ever accomplished. overlooked the United Nations Lethargy on campus Editor: What Is Mr. Reagan Never were the U.S.-lsraeli re­ Chart that states that any in­ up to now? Playing games in lations brought so closely to­ volvement, political or military, politics seem to be his favorite gether. Under the pretext that In a foreign nation is defined as It's been a long, typically rotten quarter. As usual, when It hobby. Or should I say, with the Soviet Union is building a an act of aggression? started, I had grand plans. I was going to keep up with my stud­ political leaders...Only a tew sophisticated war machine in During both meetings, with ies, (I didn't); I was going to do a lot of writing, (I didn't); I was days of interval separated the Syria. U.S. aid to Israel was In­ Prime Minister Shamir and going to do my best job on the Kaimln, (I didn't); I wasn't going to visit at the White House of two creased, old loans erased, and President Gemayel, the pres­ drink or abuse my body as much (I did). heads of state involved In the mainly, given the reassurance ence of Syrian troops In Leba­ And, as usual, I have the same goals for next quarter. Of most controversial issue of the that the presence of the Israel non was placed In highlights of course I have no doubt I will achieve them. But you know how past 50 years. Mr. Reagan did troops in southern Lebanon the Lebanese crises. But what that goes. manage, I have to admit, to would not put the president's about the invasion of the Is­ My problem is that I'm lethargic. I spend more time dream­ carry out his role remarkably. "cool" In jeopardy. raelis of southern Lebanon pretending to insure the secu­ ing of what I should do than I spend doing it. The lethargy Both Mr. Shamir and Mr. A few days later, In the most problem has helped make this quarter rotten. But it's not just my rity of Israel, or the Involvement Gemayel were kept satisfied. ironical fashion, was Mr. personal lethargy, it's the campus'. of the U.S. marines seen as Both were reassured that the Gemayel welcomed in Wash­ This quarter has been rotten for more than personal rea­ United States are indeed back­ "the only way to protect U.S. ington and reassured that the interests in the Middle East?" sons. A lot of bad shit has gone down and students either don't ing them up in order to "insure United States was making What are those acts called in care or have only thought about the problems. They haven’t security and peace" in this war- every effort to see the with­ acted. torn country of Lebanon. the dictionaries of the Reagan drawal of all foreign troops administration? For Israel. Mr. Shamir’s visit from the Lebanese soil and In­ This just might be part of Mr.

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