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MontanaKT The University of Montana Kainw^ ^ Our 98th year, Issue 6 Kaimm is a Salish word for messages_______________________Wednesday, September 13,1995 ASUM funding unfair; program in jeopardy Erica Curless said, and colleges nationwide for the Kaimin are feeling the effects. “It comes down to you can’t ASUM’s fiscal policy is in choose to fund one group over shambles after a recent another and that’s what our Supreme Court ruling. whole budget is based on,” In June, the Supreme Court Thielman said. “What we have decided public universities can­ to do now is find a way to not deny funds to religious stu­ make a decision that doesn’t dent groups. The decision man­ bring personal opinion or stu­ dates that student governments dent opinion in on an issue or must give money in an even- budget request.” handed way to all student Thielman said he worries groups— including those with the ruling will force ASUM to religious affiliations. fund only the groups that pro­ In the past ASUM has denied vide services, like the all funding requests from reli­ Advocates and ASUM Legal gious groups because public uni­ Services. Other groups with versities have drawn a hard line special interests like the between church and state. chemistry club and the woods­ As a result of the ruling, men team could lose funding ASUM’s fiscal policy was until a new budget process in deemed unconstitutional. Not compliance with the court’s only does ASUM deny religious decision is found. funding, the senate’s system of “The idea (of the Supreme doling out the $500,000 student Court ruling) is to be more activity fund is based on priority flexible in promoting campus — groups like ASUM childcare diversity,” Thielman said. services get more money than “Ironically it is making it more groups like the water polo club. difficult to promote diversity.” John Engels, campus pastor ASUM’s challenge is to find for the University Christian a way to fund all student Fellowship, would like his reli­ groups without subjective gious group to be funded by decisions, Thielman said, or ASUM, but worries that all the ASUM will lose the right to hassle might lead to bad politics. fund student groups. “The thing that we would “The case is very difficult to probably balk at is if any stipu­ deal with because it’s so new,” lations were put on it to get this he said. “There is very little money,” Engels said. middle ground. Even our most But the implications of the radical approach is better ruling deal with budgeting than losing the whole thing. I A TRANSFER STUDENT in Music who would only identify himself as 71, says he’d rather be cliff more than with religious can’t imagine not having child jumping at John,rude, but settle, for a dip in the Clark Fork Tuesday with hisdog Buctehot groups, ASUM Business care, programming or the Manager Jason Thielman escort service.” Herbig, McGrath triumph in primary elections Becky Shay teer hours put into her campaign by the Kelly Rosenleaf. Seventeen people voted hand to support the open space bond. o f the Kaimin Missoula New Party. The added help, for Kay Cain, who dropped out Sept. 6 — Herbig noted that the high voter turn­ Herbig said, freed her to spend time too late for her name to be taken off bal­ out in Wards 1 and 2 are probably due to UM voters helped push the Ward I doing her “favorite” part of campaign- lots. Because no Republicans entered the those wards being the only contested race election to the highest voter turnout in mg: going door-to-door throughout her race, McGrath automatically gains the ward. 8 in the election. Wards 3 and 4 each yesterday's city council primary elec­ seat showed 3 percent voter turn out; 4 per­ tion with a 12 percent showing. “You learn so much talking to people McGrath said he feels the grass­ cent of Ward 5 voters cast ballots, and Democrat Lois Herbig soundly defeat­ and listening to the community’s con­ roots movement that drove his cam­ only 2 percent of Ward 6 voters showed. ed Bill Shea 427-181 in the Ward 1 race. cerns,” Herbig said. “Government needs paign is the key to his win. Carlon termed the turnouts “outra­ to learn to do that.” Herbig will jockey for the seat vacated by “People who were traditionally unem­ geous,” and added that moving election to Shea s wife, Elaine, when she faces On Missoula’s north side, voters from powered voted today,” McGrath said. “My coincide with congressional elections Ward 2 elected Democrat Jim McGrath Republican Pari LeCoure in the Novem­ message is that we can do something. would help increase voter turnout to the Missoula City Council during yes­ ber general election. Ward 1 comprises The voters can actually make a differ­ Incumbent Rosenleaf termed the 9 terday’s primary election. the UM campus and the Rattlesnake. ence.” percent voter turnout in Ward 2 “very Herbig credits her win to the volun­ McGrath talked 336 votes to Jim Carl- John Carlon was voted out of the city good.”The vote tallies won’t be official on’s 162 votes for the council seat held by council race, but said he plans to be on until Friday, Zeier said. Required credits may decrease Possible drop from 130 to 120 T ravis Me Adam change could happen in a year.” rounded education, said Laura Carlyon, an teeing a degree in four years as long as o f the Kaimin Sch waller said that if the change is associate registrar. In addition, students they abide by university guidelines. adopted, students will most likely get to are finding they need to take more class­ Although the credit change is only in Officials have more plans for getting choose between fulfilling the require­ es in their majors to keep up with new the planning stages, the university is students through UM faster. ments that were in place when they information, Carlyon said. pursuing it seriously. The current number of credits started school, or attaining the new num­ The Regents’ plan includes the “UM is serious about the change required for most bachelor's degrees is ber of 120. streamlining of general education because the Board of Regents is serious 130, but the state Board of Regents along UM Provost Robert Kindrick said requirements — which now take several about it,* Schwaller said. with UM administration, faculty and stu­ some programs, like the pharmacy semesters to complete. Schwaller chairs the committee look­ dents are working to lower that number school, would not be able to implement Schwaller said the push to encourage ing into the feasibility of decreasing the to 120. the change and remain accredited pro­ students to “pursue degrees in an expedi­ credits. The committee, formed by the “1 haven’t seen a concrete plan yet,” grams. tious manner” can already be glimpsed in Regents who want to see the change said Associate UM Provost John The currant number of required cred­ the UM’s new Four Bear Plan, in which statewide, is scheduled to finish its study Schwaller. “However, theoretically; the its reflects UM’s emphasis on a well- freshmen sign a contract with UM guar- sometime this fall, said Kindrick. 2 Montana Kaimin, Wednesday, September 13,1995 Opinion New museum fee isn't so bad Much ado about nothing ing great things about the This year is the 20th birthday for the Art Get this, yesterday I was strolling through the improvements in the UC book­ Museum of Missoula, and its graduation from its Guest store, to be honest I found teenage years will bring about many changes. University Center, minding my own business, weaving in and Column by great difficulty understanding Beginning Sept. 18, the Art Museum will offer how a ceiling painted with extended hours and expanded service, to better out of traffic in the congested areas —which, like LA traffic, pastel clouds adrift in an off- serve the Missoula community. But with this Michael blue sky is any benefit to stu­ expansion comes a price, two bucks to be exact. seems ubiquitous—when it hit me, hit me like inflated con­ Wyszynski dents. I really don’t care what Yes, and I can hear the grumbling already, the theme the bookstore has, I just Art Museum has joined the big leagues of muse­ struction costs. What happened to the old need to spend a few thousand ums around the country by deciding to charge an to the left). Before I move on to dollars on textbooks each admission fee to its visitors. UC? I miss it. It’s transmogri­ fying from a student union the bookstore, I have one more semester.