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For more information, please contact [email protected]. —^rz1 ■ ■ 2 IjC I I January n\GUI I III I w ■ - Presidential search under way By James Conwell Sun n«poiM( The first steps in finding a successor for University of Montana President Neil Buck- lew are already underway, Carrol Krause, acting commis­ sioner ol higher education said Thursday. Bucklew, who will be leaving his Job at UM to assume the presidency of West Virginia University, could be leaving as early as March 15. The Board of Regents' policy for appointing new uni­ versity presidents states that the president “shall be ap­ pointed by the Board of Re­ gents on recommendation of the Search and Screening Committee and the advice of the Commissioner of Higher Education." The policy also states that the search and screening committee "shall include rep-' resentatives of faculty, stu­ dents, alumni, non-academic staff and administrative staff." Krause said this policy has been modified and the search Staff photo by Soon Turok and screening committee will ED BURKE, associate dean of UM’s School of Forestry, de velop from lodgepole pines The beam had been sub- now include the following rep­ points out a fracture that occured In a beam he helped jected to over 5,000 pounds of force. resentatives for the selection of a new UM president: Researcher works to develop use for small-diameter lodgepole pines Five faculty members, three Regents, two students, two By Christopher Ransick He calls his latest product a "Montana pole joist." community members, one Stiff Reporter Burke says the joists, used mainly as supports for ply­ alumnus, one dean, one UM Cut, glued, grooved and stressed, Ed Burke's revolutiona­ wood floors and ceilings, are stronger than any convention­ Foundation member, one ry I-beams, made completely from lodgepole pines, may al solid-wood joist available, including those made from member of the adminstratlve provide the construction industry with a cheaper, stronger Douglas fir, western larch and southern pine. staff, and one member of the more efficient building component. Not only are his joists stronger, Burke said, they are UM staff, which includes such Burke, associate dean of UM's School of Forestry, has lighter — a key consideration for builders. jobs as secretaries and custo­ been researching development of building products made Burke, with help from forestry students, builds and tests dians. from small-diameter lodgepole pine, trees which might the joists in the Forestry Building. Construction begins with otherwise be unusable except for pulp. See 'Burke,' page 9. See 'Selection,' page 12. Officials keep silent on UM law school break-in investigation By Dave Fenner tigation because "there will be contin­ said, "For an investigation to be a range of steps from improving se­ RiMMn ConmlMmi NtporM* ued proceedings within the Law going on we have to be investigating curity in the law building to taking Former Montana Supreme Court School and those proceedings require a person or persons.” action against whoever burglarized Chief Justice Frank Haswell has con­ confidentiality." He said he could not comment on the building. cluded his investigation of last She said the investigation involves the break-in investigation. Haswell's review of the case fol­ spring's Law School break-in, but the honor code of the Law School Sherry Petrovich, another member lowed an investigation by UM Cam­ neither he nor Acting Dean Margery and investigations involving the honor of the honor committee, also declined pus Security and the Missoula Police Brown is commenting on his findings. code “by rule" are confidential. to comment about the case. Department. Campus security and the Haswell was retained by the law Brown added, “At this point, I can't The Student Honor Committee ad­ police were unable to find sufficient faculty and the Student Honor Com­ say" whether the report will ever be ministers the ethical code law stu­ evidence to file criminal charges. mittee in October to conduct an inde­ made public. dents are expected to follow. For investigating the incident, Has­ pendent investigation of the case In She said she could not say whether Brown refused to comment on the well was paid $750 plus expenses for which a burglar, apparently looking the law faculty and the honor com­ specifics of the investigation, but said four trips from Helena to Missoula. for law final examinations, broke into mittee were investigating an individual "I think that possibly administrative The money was paid out of funds the building last May. or individuals. action could be a result of the pro­ contributed to the Law School in the Brown said Thursday she cannot However. Gary Balaz, a student on cess. And I cannot say more." dean's discretionary account. discuss Haswell’s report ol the inves­ the five-member honor committee, Administrative action could include See 'Law School/ page 12. □Opinion Food Service change would be a big mistake It appears as though Auxiliary Ser­ to. Meal tickets for which the stu­ of Income for many students. Those It has been suggested that Mitchell vices Director George Mitchell Is on dents had already paid. Once again students and staff lucky enough to be is considering a contract food service the verge of making another mistake. under a barrage of protests from rehlred would lose their tenure and to make up for money lost in other He has Invited some food contract staff and students, Mitchell retreated. most likely take a pay cut. branches of the Auxiliary Services companies to look at our food ser­ Another loss would be the variety due to the declining number of stu­ vice to see if they can do a better and high quality of food we now dents living in residence halls. If this job. And although no decisions have Editorial enjoy. The current food service offers is the reason it seems pretty illogical been made, his performance last a wide variety of choices and its to add such a large demerit to the quarter Is getting students and staff managers are constantly experiment­ list of reasons not to move on cam­ justifiably nervous. And now it's possible that he could ing with new dishes and services. pus. Last quarter Mitchell said he was decide to replace our personalized Students with special dietary needs And last but not least of the the going to close North Corbin Hall at are usually able to satisfy them at the food service with a contract company. losses would be a client for Missoula the end of Fall Quarter. This would If such a decision were to be made food service. merchants. An out-of-state contractor have displaced many students who the university would lose a lot and Under a contract service the Uni­ would probably bring in products had moved Into the hall with no gain nothing. versity of Montana would be another made from other states rather than warning of such an action taking The first loss would be jobs. The non-distinct number in its list of "sat­ use products made in Missoula and place. Bowing to student pressure, he staff, both students and non-students, isfied" clients. We would lose much other parts of Montana. "Made in correctly rescinded the order. would be fired If a contract company of the food varietyjand quality) we Montana" has little meaning to a He also instituted a new regulation took over our food service. And while have now as well as the personalized company based in California. that put unfair limitations on who stu­ some would be rehired, many would concern the food managers have for dents could give their meals tickets not, wiping out an important source the students here. Eric Troyer BLOOM COUNTY by Berke Breathed Be a UM J-Man and See the World WUN/&M..NC nWAWMONWWU. urn Ytu a mew nose W. urm SKti awyuuy Lance Grider snvrwmn APOHOA. For the fourth time I've re-upped in the University of Montana School of Journal­ ism, and my advice to you is to do the same. Now. of a prehensile tail from the coccyx. How Beginning salaries for reporters are a bit about that? low at the moment, only between $40,000 CBS, NBC and ABC all gave top priority and $60,000 a year, but that number's ex­ directives to their staffs to cover-up this pected to go up as soon as the new Mini­ story, with its embarrassing and costly re­ mum Word Wage bill passes the Senate, percussions to their investments. I've sometime this spring. heard, from people who have been all the Now, J-students may lack the giamourof way to New York, that the big three net­ MW YW6UY5 SAY chemistry majors, or the devil-may-care at­ uMT'iHmre W£&‘ (ON 10 A works have taken to giving transfusions on- (OHOA * WHY, JU5r ‘won party/ nnrr titude of environmental extremist majors, air to Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw and Peter A CHBOfUL and certainly they lack the sexual prom­ wum&r- Jennings, to keep their heads from collaps­ iscuity of business administration majors, ing altogether.