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MONTANA K A IM IN Volume 96, Issue 124 The University of Montana Wednesday, April 13, 1994 A SUM Presidency... Buffin’ the bus Arnold, Panasuk take primaries Other candidates complain about misspellings, turnout Tom L utey Tuesday afternoon. Vice Kaimin Reporter presidential candidate Eldena Bear Don’t Walk’s Some candidates cele­ first name appeared as brated and some cried foul Eldina. following Tuesdays primary Candidates also com­ election, which thrust the plained about the low voter Amold/Fast and turnout. Panasuk/Lindsay tickets “Considering that there into ASUM’s general elec­ are over 10,000 students at tions. this school, that is an “I’m happy, of course,” incredibly small number,” vice presidential candidate Lopez said. Lopez and his Gregory Rec/Kaimin Shawn Fast said early running mate Ryan BILL PARKS, a driver with Stagecoach VIP of Nashville, Tenn., buffs some scratches out of his Tuesday evening. Fast and Husmann finished last with bus during a layover Tuesday. He drove members of the Feld Ballet from Bellingham, Wash., his running mate Josh 32 votes. Monday night and took them to Helena after last night’s performance. Arnold received 210 of the Presidential candidate 560 votes. The other win­ Eathan Guler, who picked ners, Jennifer Panasuk and up 37 votes, expressed simi­ Hydrologist s a y s ... Jon Lindsay, couldn’t be lar sentiments. reached by press time. “I’m “Five hundred out of glad they got in,” Fast said 11,000 potential student Forest Service Idly watches while of Panasuk and Lindsay, votes on this campus does who received 181 votes. not and will not constitute a “They were the second best mandate in the primary or watershed washes downstream choice.” any other election on this Several names were mis­ campus,” Guler said. “The Dustin Solberg data. areas or are designated as spelled on the ballot. team of Guler and Perkins for the Kaimin In the 16-page report pub­ wilderness. Presidential candidate Ryan heartedly endorse the team lished in February by the Healthy watersheds are Husmann said his name of Panasuk and Lindsay on Two-thirds of the water­ Association of Forest Service important, the Isaacson report appeared on the ballot as the 26 and 27 general elec­ sheds on Forest Service lands Employees for Environmental stated, because they provide Ryman Husmann. His run­ tions.” in Montana and northern Ethics, Isaacson classified the wildlife and fish habitat, flood ning mate Maleko Lopez Lewis Yellow Robe and Idaho are classified as “unac­ region’s watersheds in one of and erosion control, groundwa­ appeared as Mark Lopez Eldena Bear Don’t Walk, ceptable” or “borderline” as a three classes: “acceptable,” ter recharge and a continuous McDonnel. Husmann said who finished third with 91 result of intensive logging and “borderline” and “unaccept­ supply of clean water. he is planning to file a votes, were not available by grazing, according to a report able.” His report said that poor The Isaacson report said grievance today. press time. by a former Forest Service watershed conditions are the the evidence of watershed “We’re pretty pissed off Rush Limbaugh and Bob hydrologist. result of activities such as damage suggests that timber that they misspelled our Dole received a write-in “A lot of people don’t believe building roads, logging and harvest targets and the num­ names,” he said. “Those vote, as did Dave Stem and it,” Allen Isaacson said mining. Isaacson said that ber of cattle allowed to graze guys are idiots.” He said the Dylan Cemitz. The general Monday, until they realize the most of the areas categorized mistake wasn’t corrected election will be held report used Forest Service as “acceptable” are in roadless See “Report” page 12 until after he discovered the Tuesday and Wednesday, mistake while voting early April 26 and 27. Wilderness supporters rally at hearing Rebecca Huntington NREPA in the Crystal Theater. Bitterroot outfitter Marilyn 1994 ASUM Primary Election Results Kaimin Staff More than 100 people gave Olsen said that Montanans are President and vice president candidates: their opinions to a stenographer not the only ones affected by the Josh Amold/Shawn Fast 210 Wilderness is valuable as an to be sent to Washington, D.C., wilderness bill. Jennifer Panasuk/Jon Lindsay 181 entire ecosystem region for all as part of a national hearing “The folks my family takes Lewis Yellow Robe/Eldena Bear Don’t Walk 91 Americans and cannot be that introduced the bill to the out into the wilderness come Eathan Guler/Bill Perkins 37 defined by local politics, testified subcommittee for National from every comer of America,” Ryan Husmann/Maleko Lopez 32 Montanans in favor of an alter­ Parks, Forests and Public Olsen said. “Our clients come to Rush Limbaugh/Bob Dole (write-in) 1 native to traditional state Lands. Daniel Funsch, outreach the Northern Rockies specifical­ Dave Stem/Dylan Cemitz (write-in) 1 wilderness bills. director for the Alliance for the ly because wild earth no longer invalid ballots: 7 “The Northern Rockies Wild Rockies, which organized exists where they live.” Total: 560 Ecosystem Protection Act is not the hearing, said there have not The bill has more than 50 co­ a fly-by-night concept. ... It will been hearings in Montana for sponsors, but Montana Rep. Pat set the stage for regional holistic more than three years on the Williams and Sens. Max Baucus management,” said John wilderness issue. and Conrad Bums have Craighead, former director of “It’s unfortunate that we had opposed the bill. The bill CM’S Wildlife Research Unit, at to hold our own hearing,” a public hearing Tuesday for Funsch said. See “Bill” page 9 What is NREPA? The Northern Rockies a close look at the protection of Creek in Montana. It would Ecosystem Protection Act plants, wildlife, and how they also study the creation of pre­ (NREPA) is a bill covering survive in the ecosystem. It fol­ serves, which would prohibit about 20 million acres of public lows drainages rather than new road construction, timber land in Montana, Idaho, state lines. It also proposes harvest and mining. However, I Washington, Oregon and Utah. recovering areas that have hunting, fishing, firewood I NREPA was started five years experienced road-building, gathering and some motorized | ago by scientists and conserva- clearcutting, grazing and min­ use would be permitted. The j tion groups, and is designed to ing by designating them as bill is scheduled to face a hear­ Gregory Rec/Kaimin | look at multistate ecosystem JENNI MCAFEE, a senior in health and human performance, wildlife corridors. NREPA ing in front of the full commit­ waits to vote in the ASUM primary Tuesday as a volunteer i protection, rather than the would prohibit developments, tees May 4, and after that will with the Retired Volunteer and Senior Program checks j state-by-state method com- such as dams, on about 1300 be sent to the House of McAfee’s ID against the list. | monly used until now. It takes miles of rivers, including Rock Representatives. International Month Notes Diaspora—From the Greek term meaning scattering or dispersion, historians use the term to refer to those settlements inhabited by Jews in all parts of the world out­ side the state of Israel. It began in the fourth century B.C. with Jewish settlements in opinion Alexandria. EDITORIAL Fee choice could jam process Nirvana's Cobain I’ll admit up front that I am not a wants to pay a Mansfield Library fee supporter of this “athletics vs. library” stand in a line to have their athletic petition, even though its support is fee switched to a library fee? Then the just an idiot snowballing. My objection is not one of Guest people who weren’t bothered by the new fee won’t have to be bothered principle—hey, people can (and will) Column do anything if it’s a matter of princi­ with indicating a preference—they’d not a noble idol just automatically continue to pay the ple. I have no problem with people by Idiot. standing up for things on principle. athletic fee. I don’t think that much more can My objection to the petition is one Jessica To go off on a tangent: will students be said on the subject of Nirvana’s late of practicality-1 really have to wonder Smith who still choose to support the athletic lead singer and guitar thumper Kurt how these petitioners propose to carry department still get free seats at games? I liked that idea of free seats. Cobain than “idiot.” When he pulled out their plan. the trigger and emptied his brains out Think about it. How would you like Everyone who didn’t pay the athletic the back of his head, he made the to be the one who has to coordinate Library or the athletics department? fee could stay home, and that would label a lasting impression for every­ 11,000 students’ preferences on which Please check the box next to the probably leave plenty of seats for stu­ one.