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Kadas asks Wedding bells ring for lesbian couple Gay protestors remember defeat of HB 215 homa City because they heard it concentration camps. legislators By Michael Quinn was gorgeous here, but were wor­ There were many references to Staff Writer ried about laws banning homo­ such topics as fascism in Ameri­ A lesbian couple defiantly an­ sexuality, Williams said. can government, militant homo­ to rescue UM nounced wedding plans on the “Hopefully we can change all sexuals and Christianity in a By Kevin Crough steps of the Missoula County that,” said Williams. “No matter speech against oppression by UM Staff Writer Courthouse despite the illegality what anyone says they can’t take Dean ofFine Arts Brian Spellman. ofhomosexual matrimony in Mon­ away our love.” “Our rights are inalienable,” The House Appropriations Committee tana, and ended with a kiss amidst Protest organizer Darrell Rob­ said Spellman “we have the right could make a more fair distribution of cuts in cheers from local gay activists. erts said “we’re assembled in a to be treated the same as straight, university-system funding Monday, if legisla­ A.J. Williams and Cass show of force in opposition to the white, males get treated.” tors act fast, a Missoula representative said Simmons participated in the Montana Senate and House laws Spellman included the rights of Thursday. Thursday protest that marked one that condemn homosexuality.” gays to serve in the military. “The longer these cuts stay the way they month since the defeat of HB 215, Pink triangles were handed out are, the more momentum they’ll have going “We will not be silenced and which would have legalized homo­ and worn by the demonstrators. into the Senate Committee,” Rep. Mike thrown back in the closet so they sexual sex in Montana. They have Originally, pink triangles were Kadas, D-Missoula, told a group of his legisla­ can forget,” said Spellman, add- just moved to Missoula from Okla- tive peers during a democrat-sponsored used to mark homosexuals in Nazi See “Protest” page 4 dinner. He said the Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Education “set the cuts on the board early, because there would be time to fight them.” The House subcommittee approved the plan last Monday that would cut UM up to $12.1 million or 11.5 percent below the current level budget estimate, Montana State University up to $6.6 million or 5.7 percent, Eastern Montana College up to $607,000 or 1.8 percent, Northern Montana College up to $423,000 or 2.3 percent, Western Montana College up to $558,000 or 5 percent, and Montana Tech up to $2.5 million or 10.6 percent. The subcommittee based the cuts on the 1993 budget, but used 1990 enrollment figures, according to Missoula Regent Kermit Schwanke. “They should’ve used the ‘92-’93 enrollment numbers, but what [the Legislature] will end up using are the *91-’92 numbers,” Schwanke said. UM’S enrollment has risen by about 560 students since 1990 and Tech has seen over 1,000 more full-time equivalent students in that same period. Kadas said it was a “stupid mistake” that UM and Tech received the highest cuts and CASS SIMMONS (left) and A. J. Williams announced their engagement at the county Ann Arbor Miner that he will try his hardest to make them courthouse during a gay protest Thursday. The protest marked the one month anniversary Kai min more fair. of the defeat of a bill which would have decriminalized homosexuality. Montana Tech President Lindsay Norman said he doesn’t think the current plan will survive the Legislature and that students should be considered. Yes to gender equity—cuts or not “We’re not talking about bookkeeping entries here; these are real people, and we By Kevin Crough very lowest they can operate at, Moos said funding two more sports have to have the money to hire teachers to Staff Writer any cuts would force us to move will be hard, but his department is teach these real people,” Norman said. down.” trying to sort through it. Under the plan UM would be hit the Even though the state is threat­ By next fall, UM and MSU “We will have to explore the hardest at 11.5 percent, and Montana Tech ening the Montana University will have to add two women’s possibility of student fees,” said would suffer also at 10.6 percent. MSU and system’s athletic programs with a sports to comply with the NCAA Moos. “We could have to rely more Eastern would take only a 5.7 percent and a recommended $3.1 million cut, enforced, Office of Civil Rights on our institution than on the 1.8 percent cut, respectively. Kadas said the compliance with the gender equity rules. If they fail to add the two state.” Legislature could make the funding fair either rule enforced by the NCAA will still women’s sports, they could lose Fullerton said if a new source of by redistributing the allocations or designing be achieved, said the athletic some of their federal funding, money can’t be found, restructuring a more detailed plan for cuts and tuition directors for UM and MSU on said Office of Civil Rights of the athletic programs would be increases. Thursday. Department of Education imminent in order for MSU to One option has already been tabled and MSU athletic director Doug spokesman, Roger Murphy. comply with the gender equity shot down: straight across the board cuts. Fullerton said the Bobcats would “Our purpose is to help rules. Each school would have received a 7.3 percent most likely have to drop down a people to develop a compliance, “The sad thing is, is that the cut, rather than the diverse cuts they face now. division, to the NAIA (Frontier rather than punish them if Regents know any kind of cuts “[The problem with] straight across the Conference) if any large cuts were there is a compliance problem,” would really hurt us because we are board cuts is that not everyone will vote for made, instead of ignoring the he said. “We will attempt to get at the minimum already,” he said. this,” Kadas said. “For instance, a representa­ NCAA’s gender equity law. a compliance with the school, if “Athletics is a $5 million indus­ tive from Billings would look at a 1.8 percent “We work on a minimal budget not, we will have to move to try- if a $5 million company came cut, and wonder why he should take a 7.3 already,” Fullerton said. “Programs enforcement.” to town, they wouldn’t let it slip percent cut.” like track and tennis are at the UM athletic director Bill away so easily,” Fullerton said. IN THIS ISSUE ■ Page 3—ASUM v. ■ Page 4—A mine on land ■ Page 5—The Mark Morris ■ Page 6—Senior guard ■ Page 8—Montana is Missoula may get its day in owned by the family of Dance group brings its Travis DeCuire has led a telling out-of-state students the state's supreme court Sen. Max Baucus may hurt critically acclaimed program group of unprovens into Big to stay home by restricting after a federal judge rules efforts to clean up the to the distant galaxy of Sky contention, putting a the WUE program, UM's on the case next month. Blackfoot, groups say. Missoula Sunday night. capital"T" on team. admissions director said. Montana Kalmln, Friday, February 26.1993 2 MONTANA KAIMIN EDITORIAL BOARD Karen Coates • Mark Heinz • Bill Heisel • Kyle Wood Kevin Anthony • Linn Parish • Deborah Malarek Editorials reflect the views of the board. opinion columns and letters reflect the views of the author.________ EDITORIAL---------- UM shouldn't have 'Here, froggy, froggy, froggy ...' he collapsed in an all too smooth and to take majority Okay. This will be the most diffi­ controlled manner. cult thing I have ever written. Put­ Column I had brought a Rambo-style knife of proposed cuts ting this experience down on paper along to protect us against any polar will probably come darn close to kill­ by bears or fleeces that might not be in The University of Montana is the ing me, but my therapist says it’s Shecky bed when they should, and at this best institution of higher education important I do so to help begin the point I was sure happy to have it. in the state. UM gives more notoriety healing. Daly You see, ithad been an hour before to Montana than any other school in Aclose friend ofmine named Kevin we left since last Td eaten, and Iknew the state. As an award for their came to visit for a fun week of skiing, Kevin would want me to live.