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Selection of new student lobbyist questioned By DAVE CATES "But I would hate to be in his posi­ Johnson two weeks ago from five "There is no time in a 90-day son, a member of the ASUM Leg­ Montana Kalmin Reporter tion of walking into the Legis­ final applicants. Johnson was ap­ session to learn the personalities islative Committee which will lature without experience in Mon­ proved by a vote of 10-4. Duffy, of the Legislature," Nelson con­ select and pay the UM lobbyist, A University of Montana tana politics.” Gray and representatives from tended. said the UM representative will be representative on the Montana Johnson was a lobbyist for both Northern Montana and Mon­ This weekend the steering com­ working with Johnson much of the Student Lobby Steering Com­ Oregon State University at the tana Tech voted against him. mittee will meet in Boulder to es­ time, but will not be confined to mittee and a former student lob­ Oregon Legislature last year. Duffy said of Johnson, “He is an tablish lobbying priorities for the advocating only priorities agreed byist have questioned the selec­ "I hope that the effect (of having effective man. He is a persuasive coming legislative session. upon by the steering committee. tion of thte new Montana student an out-of-state lobbyist) if man. But it's just that he is not from The committee’s directives will Duffy, who will also be involved lobbyist. negative, is minimal," Duffy said. Montana.” form basic policy for Johnson to in choosing UM's lobbyist, said. follow while lobbying. Each com­ "Despite his abilities," said The steering committee, Duffy Nelson said he has never met "We don't want that person to be mittee directive must be passed by Patrick Duffy, chairman of the said, will have to spend a lot of time Johnson, but has reviewed all the under the umbrella" of the steering a two-thirds vote. ASUM Legislative Committee and making sure Johnson meets the applicants' resumes and Johnson committee and the Montana Stu­ Duffy said adequate funding for a member of the steering com­ legislators he needs to know and was not the only one with legis­ dent Lobby. the state university system should mittee, "the fact that he is from getting Johnson "acclimated to lative experience. Duffy said the choice of John­ be a top priority. In addition, he Oregon may be an insurmount­ Montana politics." "There were some very well son as the Montana student lob­ mentioned legislation to protect able problem." qualified people from inside Mon­ byist has not changed the strat­ The steering committee is made tana,” he said. the "unique and relatively clean” egy the UM lobbyist will follow. The new student lobbyist is up of three student represen­ Nelson said he is concerned that environment in Montana. The deadline for applying for the Curtis Johnson, Montana State tatives each from UM and MSU, Johnson will not be able to learn Duffy also said he would like to UM lobbyist job is Nov. 28. Any UM University graduate student in and two representatives from each enough about the Legislature here see a bill making the employer and student may apply for the position public administration who moved of the state colleges. to be effective. Nelson said he is salary of every lobbyist in Helena which pays $1,000 for the session. to Montana this fall. Duffy, ASUM President Garth sure the Oregon Legislature Is not part of the public record. Jacobson said the ASUM Leg­ “I hope he is successful for the Jacobson and ASUM Vice Presi­ much different from Montana’s in In addition to Johnson, who will islative Committee will screen ap­ lobby's sake and the students' dent Jeff Gray are the UM rep­ its structure and workings, but, he represent all university units In his plicants and that he, Duffy and sake,” Bruce Nelson, the 1975 resentatives on the committee. pointed out, the personalities will lobbying efforts, UM will send its Gray will probably make the final student lobbyist, said yesterday. Duffy said the committee picked be different. own lobbyist to Helena. Jacob­ selection. MONTANA Hunger attributed to ‘insulation’ from facts about world starvation By LAUREL STEWART Borgmann, UM professor of “Tobacco products,” he added, KAIMIN Montana Kalmin Raportar philosophy. "are the major components of the World hunger is unavoidably a U. S. Food for Peace program.” Friday, November 17,1978 Missoula, Mont. Vol. 81, No. 30 political issue, Reed said, and World hunger can be attributed In a later phone interview, Reed added it is perpetuated by the to reasons of political and said the Food for Peace program is possibilities for profit presented by economic expediency, an inap­ one of about 20 government extreme disparities in wealth propriate structure underlying organizations established “in the among different countries. food production and markets, and name of emergency relief" for Power line sliced; "There’sa lot of profit to be made the "insulation" of those in affluent countries that cannot afford to buy in starvation," he said. countries from the facts of world commodities in regular world starvation, panelists said in a noon Using copper mining as an markets. He said food is often sold blackout follows forum at the University of Montana example, Reed explained that under these programs, adding “it is copper’ could be mined in a only given away when it’s By VICTOR RODRIGUEZ was digging a new sewer line when yesterday. number of different places in the profitable” in terms of increasing Montana Kalmin Raportar the shovel blade struck a 3,300-volt The forum, attended by about 60 United States and Africa. He said market prices for certain goods. power line and caused the explo­ people in the University Center mining companies, in search of the Reed criticized the government A small explosion followed by a sion, Floyd Castinguay, electrical Mall, was presented by local coor­ cheapest possible labor, pay low for engaging in economic power outage struck the foreman at the University of Mon­ dinators of the national Fast for a wages in undeveloped countries manipulation under the guise of southeastern corner of campus tana Physical Plant, said. World Harvest. Participants in the and curb any pressure for higher philanthropy. yesterday afternoon when a The electrical blast, which trig­ forum were: Dan Newman, manag­ wages by threatening to move “We have been led to believe a backhoe shovel severed a main gered the blackout on the south ing director of the Institute of mining operations out of the variety of myths,” he explained. power line near the Science Com­ end of campus that lasted about 20 Appropriate Technology in Helm- country. He added that similar “That the United States is good, plex. minutes, sent construction ville; Fred Reed, UM assistant threats are used against striking that it is kind, that it is generous, A backhoe operated by an workers and students running for professor of sociology: and Albert miners in the United States. that it is the center of the universe employee of 4-G Plumbing and cover. and that we and our friends are Heating, Inc., 1515 Wyoming St., • Cont. on p. 5. Reed also, said there are often economic motives behind U.S. really the only world there is.” shipments of food to undeveloped Borgmann also criticized the Rape forum countries. He explained that if it lack of understanding in the Un­ appears the price of an agricultural ited States of the problems of The university community is invited to speak out about prdduct, such as soybeans or • Cont. on p. 5. rape at a forum in the Univer­ wheat, is about to drop, the sity Center Mall at noon government often gives large Monday. The forum is spon­ quantities of'the product to needy c-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ What is It like to be caught sored by Women’s Place and countries in order to reduce supplies on the U.S. market and on a drug charge and spend the Women's Resource Cen­ two months at Warm ter. There will also be a drive local prices up. “The farmer in Montana benefits Springs? Read the Montana demonstration on self-de­ Review, beginning on p. 7. fense. from starvation in the Upper Volta,” he said. V . ___________________________ J Mime troupe to give free shows By DIANE HADELLA don't even know what we'll do The troupe originated five and a Montana Kalmin Raportar next," band member Gregg Moore half years ago in Salt Lake City said. when 16 modern dance majors at The Great Salt Lake Mime The performance, Moore said, is the University of Utah decided to Troupe will give free performances one continuous routine with no set form a troupe. for University of Montana students structure, but spontaneous rou­ The number of members at noon today in the University tines one after the other.