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Balloon sparks University of Montana Missoula, Montana kaimin Wednesday April 25,1990 power outage Blowing out the candles took on a different mean­ ing Tuesday, when shortly after noon, a foil birthday balloon made its way into a Montana Power Co. sub­ station and blew out the power in downtown Missoula and UM. Montana Power engineer Eric Neill said that although the substation suffered some damage, he was not aware of damage anywhere else in the city. The outage lasted about 45 minutes. A spokeswoman for the university’s computer center said there was minor damage and the system was down for an hour. Used gear for sale FRESHMAN Brian Frykman looks on as graduate student Robert Keck signs a poster that will be presented to Gov. Stan Stephens In Helena at the March on the Capitol Friday. Frykman said Tuesday the poster Is supposed to symbolize today in UC Montanans’ "constitutional right for a clean and healthy environment." The used bicycle and outdoor gear sale, spon­ sored by the Campus UC senate table draws about 10 students Recreation Outdoor By Laurel McDonald itself available to students, said Sen. Tim Program, will be held Kaimin Reporter Dahlberg but “what can senators do for today in the UC mall. anybody if all they do is show up for budg­ “We give a damn,” ASUM posters taped eting.” From 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. to the first ASUM Senate table in the UC Senators need student input to make declared Tuesday. But judging from the equipment for sale can be decisions, but if they come only to get number of students who stopped to talk checked in. At 11 a.m., the money at the end of the senate term, there is about ASUM business—’’nobody gives a sale begins, but will only little the senators can do for that student damn,” Sen. Eric Hummel said. group, Dahlberg said. be open for volunteers The senate table, set up in the UC mall One of the few students to stop by the until noon. The sale ends from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, was an table, Larry Smith, a sophomore in anthro­ at 4 p.m., and unsold ASUM effort to seek student opinion on pology, said he opposes the semester transi­ equipment can be picked pressing campus issues, ASUM Vice Presi­ tion because the quarter system “gives me up until 8 p.m. dent Alice Hinshaw said. more opportunity to take more classes I Butonly about 10 people stopped by, and want.” “You can bring in most of them were concerned about the Another student who stopped at the table, anything you want... as switch to semesters. Sen. Ed Zink said. Rebecca Bullock, a junior in journalism, long as it’s outdoor Where are the rest of the students?, he said. said she can see both sides of the argument equipment,” Paul Lintern, When the senate decided in special ses­ concern ing semester transition, but was more sion last week to work with the Semester the sale’s coordinator, said. concerned with UM becoming a competi­ Transition Committee, Zink said, “every­ tive institute. one came out of the woodwork” in opposi­ Bullock said UM should create tougher Fifteen percent of sales tion to the senate’s decision. Senators re­ go back to the Outdoor admission standards. College shouldn’t be ceived complaints from around campus, he a place to come just because people can’t Program, in order to said, but at the next ASUM meeting only think of anything better to do, she said, organize and advertise the “three people showed up...three stinking adding that people shouldn’t be able to event, according to people.” “slide by...that’s what high school is for.” Lintern. He added “where the hell are all the Admission standards “can’t help but people that care about semester transition.” increase the quality of the university,” she The senate advertised the table and made ERIC HUMMEL said. Donate a little to public radio; get a vasectomy? KUFM is giving away wacky gifts Is it a flea market gone mad? Development Director David Purviance said pledges are during this year's fundraising drive No, it’s Public Radio Week and a donation to the cause can ahead of last year, but the fund drive began a day and a half get you just about anything: jams, jellies, art and guitar sooner. By Melanie Threlkeld lessons, compost, chocolate cakes, a Monte Dolack poster or “It seems to be going great,” he said, but added that it was Kaimin Reporter an overnight stay in a bed and breakfast in Whitefish. important to keep the momentum going through the week­ Montana Public Radio, celebrating its,25th anniversary, is end. Donate $ 100 and get an Alpine registered nanny goat that midway through its drive for $ 185,000 by Sunday to finance Make a pledge and get a master’s degree in science during likes classical music. Or, donate $50 and get a miniature radio stations KUFM in Missoula and KGPR in Great Falls a special live Dr. Science call-in show at 11:30 a.m. Thursday North Dakota outhouse. Or, donate about $250 and get a At press time, more than $43,000 had been pledged by on KUFM, Purviance said. The zany science show is a private lunch with the governor. listeners from many Montana comm uni ties including White­ popular time for callers to pledge, he added. fish and West Glacier to the north. Wisdom in the south, Fort Money raised during the drive buys programs, equipment Someone donated $300 and got a coupon - good for one Benton in the east and Powell Ranger Station to the west in and other items essential to running the public radio station. vasectomy from Blue Mountain Women’s Clinic. Idaho. The phone number to call to make a pledge is 243-6400. Be proud of all that you can be Green acres and According to McDermott, the military feels that having homo­ Traditionally, Americans are a fiercely proud people. We are sexuals in the corps “impairs the accomplishment of the military a T-shirt, dahling proud of our schools, our accomplishments, our children, our Zsa Zsa Gabor is going to save the country. People express their pride by cheering on home teams, That kindoflogic was used to keep blacks segregated from whites earth. framing awards, carrying wallet-sized photos and marching in in military units until 1948. ., Zsa Zsa is the new spokeswoman for parades. “I’m open-minded; I think the military is, too, McDermott said. the Woodsy Owl T-shirt campaign. And some people express pride in their country by joining the But as for homosexuals, “they just don’t want them in the organiza­ “Poor Woodsy Owl ” Gabor said, ac­ military. cording to a recent news release. “For 18 But for homosexuals, the slogan “Be All That You Can Be tion.” , .. Open-minded? Maybe it’s defined differently in military poucy. years he’s been saying ‘Give a hoot, don’t doesn’t apply. We understand McDermott’s position: he has to uphold military pollute,’ and the problem gets worse. We, Military policy, as defined by the Department of Defense, says codes and enforce policies. But when that policy involves blatant as private citizens, have to get involved. “homosexuality is incompatible with military service.” And ques­ unapologetic discrimination, we think it should be challenged and That’s why Woodsy has become my new tion number four on the ROTC application says, Have you ever changed. boyfriend.” engaged in, desired or intend to engage in bodily contact with a McDermott sayshe’sncverin24 years of service had to discharge person of the same sex for the purpose of sexual satisfaction?” If the The T-shirt campaign isn’t bad. Money anybody on the basis of sexual preference. With the right changes in from shirt sales will help pay for Woodsy student’s answer is yes, the military’s answer will be no. Owl Environmental Education Leaders’ One MIT student, for example, was denied his commission and policy, he would never have to. The ASUM Senate has pledged its support to Lambda Alliance, asked to repay $38,612 in ROTC scholarship money after acknowl­ the campus’s homosexual support group. The senate could beck up edging his homosexuality. its pledge by encouraging the ROTC program to re-examine its According to Ll Col. Anthony McDermott, the chairman of UM’s m ili tary science department, some students might use m i 1 i tary policies and by taking a stand on the issue. David There are many ways to express a sense of pride in our accom­ policy to avoid post-graduation military service by claiming to be Stalling homosexuals.