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Ti *jB The University of Montana "IF" >■ q g Our 99th year, Issue 23 Montana Kaimin Kaimin is a Salish word for messages Thursday, October 10,1996 Executive resignation catches ASUM off guard Kortny Rolston duties this last month and a “It caught me by sur­ Kaimin Reporter half, only that I feel I cannot prise,” Sen. James Freeman dedicate myself to the posi­ said. “I really wasn’t expect­ In other ASUM news With a catch in her voice tion in as great extent as I ing it, I don’t think anybody and tears in her eyes, ASUM feel it requires.” was. It’s • The senate voted unanimously to add an underwrit­ Business Manager Kara She advised that her suc­ too bad, ing position and a news position to KBGA’s staff. Each Hartman announced her sen­ cessor should stay true to she was a job pays $4.75/hr for 60 hours per month. ate resignation and with­ themselves and listen to stu­ good busi­ drawal from school dents. ness, man­ • The senate voted to show its support for Hungei Wednesday. “It’s very important that ager.” Awareness Week Nov. 17-23. “This is not the place I regardless of outside pres­ ASUM need to be right now in my sure you act inherently and President • ASUM President Jason Thielman introduced a reso­ life,” she said. lution for an automated hotline to record student con­ as you feel the students Jason cerns about financial aid, registration and new student Hartman cited personal would want you to act,” she Thielman reasons and told the shocked said. Kara Hartman services. The concerns would be transcribed and given said a new to President George Dennison. senate she would stay on Hartman, an environmen­ manager —Kortny Rolston until a new manager was tal biology major, said she will be selected from the sen­ appointed and would help plans to stay and work in ate and nominations will be make the transition as easy Missoula and will return to taken at next week’s meet­ as possible. Patrick Milliken to fill the vacant seats earlier in the school at a later date. ing. vacant senate seat. year. In her letter of resigna­ Several senators He said the senate will tion she wrote, “I do not Thielman said Milliken Thielman said they hope expressed surprise at her narrow down the candidates was chosen as an alternate to fill the business manager want to state that I do not decision but wished her the and vote by secret ballot. He feel that I have shirked my when the senate interview­ and senate positions next best of luck. said he will then forward ing committee was filling week. Salary slump runs staff morale down Jennifer Brown are unhappy with the proposed Kaimin Reporter plan, but the staff could be hit the hardest. The new plan, In the 17 years Rhea aimed at rescuing a budget Blanchard has worked at UM, running in the red, proposes to she has never seen staff* cut benefits and increase pre­ morale as down in the dumps miums dramatically, unless as it is this fall. the Legislature steps in and “I think it’s the worst it has makes a bigger contribution ever been,” said the adminis­ this year. trative secretary for the Art Employees who can’t afford Department. the premiums could be forced Blanchard and more than to accept a higher deductible. 200 other staff* members com­ “I feel that a $500 plained last week at a union deductible will preclude that meeting they hadn’t received people will never go to the doc­ significant raises in several tor,” Blanchard said. “People years. Outspoken members at just can’t afford that.” Jordan La Rue/Kaimin the Montana Peoples’ Staff members also com­ MISSOULA HAS been spoiled with an Indian summer and many students are taking advantage of Employment Association meet­ the weather. plain they lack bargaining ing even hinted at striking if power to argue for a raise. Pay they don’t start seeing some plans are determined by the changes soon. Legislature. Programs to share new building “The “It ain’t a biggest raise t ain’t a secret, it’s secret, it’s ■ University officials hope to cut maintenance costs I’ve ever got­ state law. state law,” ten was 4.5 I said Mike Sonja Lee “It was in the best interest nation building is that two (percent), and Everybody gets a Barton, a Kaimin Reporter to combine them,” Mulkey said. completely separate campus that was a raise . ’ Human “It would be more efficient and programs were able to agree on while ago,” Resources offi­ Another building will spring a better use of funds.” —Mike Barton sharing a building. Blanchard cial. up on campus next semester, By housing the two struc­ Human Resources Official “The most exciting things said. “Everybody and this time UM is looking to tures in one new building, about the building is that it’s a Blanchard gets a raise.” save space and money by hous­ collaboration of efforts between said through­ This year ing both a new Continuing an academic unit and service out the years she’s had her • staff members will receive rais­ Eduction center and a new t was in the best unit,” she said. wages frozen, and at times, es between 2.5 and 6 percent. Printing Services in the same Matule said the new space only received a 1.5 or 2 percent These raises are based on how structure. interest to combine will make work at Printing raise. staff members are classified Construction of the $4.3 I them. It would be Services much more efficient, Gayle Zachariasen, and and if they are already being million building should begin even though the new space will many others, tell the same paid market value. There are in March, Alan Mulkey, project more efficient and a be about the same size as the story. 25 staff classifications. For manager at Facilities Services, better use of funds. ” area already used in the. “One thing I do know is example, entry-level custodi­ said Wednesday. The structure —Alan Mulkey Journalism building. that, especially in the 1980s, ans are classified as a number will be financed with revenue Project Manager The space where Printing we received virtually no rais­ 7 and office managers are bonds, he said. Services is currently housed in es,” said Zachariasen, an number 9. The structure will be locat­ the Journalism building will be administrative secretary for Zachariasen said many staff ed east of the University converted into classrooms, the Chemistry Department. members are frustrated Center and north of the Mulkey said the university will Matule said. “In my 21 years here, I’ve only because it’s hard to get promot­ Mansfield Library, Mulkey be able to cut down on mainte­ Mulkey said he did not received two substantial rais­ ed without accepting an entire­ said. nance costs. know what the old Continuing es, and that was in the very ly new position. The Continuing Education Sjisan Matule, Printing Education Building would be early 80s.” “We have to fight really center will be housed on the Services director, said she also used for after the new struc­ With no raises to speak of, hard,” she said. “Most of the upper level of the new build­ believes housing the two pro­ ture is built. the new university health plan time, we don’t get anywhere. ing, he said, and Printing grams in the same building is a “But I’m sure someone has is just another slap in the face, There’s been a veiy low level of Services will be in the base­ good idea. She said one of the got their name in the hat,” he union members complained. support for the staff.” ment. best aspects about the combi­ said. Most university employees See “Staff’ page 8 2 Montana Kaimin, Thursday, October 10,1996 Opinion KBGA should be allowed Watch out Margot Kidder Once again I Saturday as I women can see why Wife/d be fooled. found myself mind­ Column by watched the Kidder to live up to its name lessly shackled to movie called “Deadly Upon hearing the last line of Deception” or some­ the movie when the detective Lifetime Television Morgan There’s a revolution brewing at Revolution Radio. thing like that, I tells Dr. Necrophilia that he (TV for women) last Sturges After just a month and a half on Missoula’s airwaves, weekend. The made- began to notice the “made a lot of mistakes,” to KBGA’s disc jockeys are frustrated by set playlists and for-TV movie starred stock characters from which the good doctor replies tight restrictions.