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For more information, please contact [email protected]. c(0 (0 Friday c October 12, 1984 o Missoula, Montana 2 Kaimin Vol. 87, No. 12 UM HEAD FOOTBALL Coach Larry Donovan, speaking at the UM Ex­ cellence Fund luncheon yesterday, comments on the fund's relationship to UM athletics. At left is fund-drive Chairman Tom Boone, while at right are UM President Neil Buck- lew and Sheila Stearns, UM Alumni Association director. The fund drive hopes to raise $95,000 this year from Missoula- area businesses. Staff photo by Michael Moore $95,000 would be excellent for UM fund By Theresa D. Walla the group as the “backbone" of university suppor­ mid, with chairman Tom Boone at the top, the Kaimin News Editor ters. steering committee and captains in the middle and Amid testimonials and pep talks Thursday after­ “It's great to be here,” Donovan said, slipping in volunteers composing the base. noon, University of Montana Excellence Fund vol­ a reference to his football team, which is winless UM President Neil Bucklew pointed out that the unteers received computerized pledge cards and in the Big Sky Conference. “In our situation, it’s fund helps fill gaps in the university which usually instructions on how to raise $95,000 for UM’s great to be anywhere.” do not receive much attention from other funding “margin of excellence.” The luncheon kicked off a four-week campaign sources. Eight members of to raise the $95,000 from Missoula-area business­ the UM Marching es. This campaign is the first part of its plan to He touched on the importance of recruiting stu­ Band, which bene­ raise $250,000 from businessmen, alumni and dents, ensuring institutional quality by promoting fits from the annual other contributors by the end of the 1984-^6 faculty development and also financing experimen­ drive, played for the school year. tal ventures such as production of television pro­ 120 people at the The goal for this phase is $11,000 more than last grams about the university and Montana in gener­ luncheon, but other year's goal of $84,000, though that campaign ex­ al. beneficiaries simply ceeded even this year’s goal by raising more than Sheila Stearns, director of the UM Alumni Asso­ congratulated the $ 100,000. ciation, credited the volunteers with taking on the "Our steering committee believes in being fru- tough job of asking people for money. success. UM Pres- Neil Bucklew gal," Monie Smith, assistant director of the UM “I know it’s not easy to go around the commu­ UM Head Football Coach Larry Donovan, who Foundation, said after the luncheon. nity with your hand out;” she said, “but some of noted the fund's relationship to athletics, praised She described the campaign structure as a pyra­ you are really good at it." Patterson seeks assistance ASUM to retreat By Dave Fisher Kaimin Reporter with ASUM lobbyists’ choices ASUM President Phoebe Patterson will move her By Judi Thompson tions for lobbyist positions is were interested in being part government to the woods this weekend. Kaimin Reporter 5 p.m. today. Applications of the advisory board. The Patterson has invited all 22 Central Board members The College Republicans should be turned in at the group agreed to consider the and representatives from about 60 ASUM groups to a were the only University of ASUM office. invitation, but failed to take "retreat" this weekend at the Lubrecht Experimental Montana political group to be In a change from past further action. Forest 30 miles east of Missoula. asked by ASUM President years, Patterson decided to Since ASUM did not hear The retreat will consist of four seminars and two Phoebe Patterson to sit in on allow others to be a part of again from the group, Jeff workshops. interviews for ASUM lobbyists this selection process. She Weldon, chairman of the One seminar will explain ASUM's reasons for exist­ to the 1985 Montana Legisla­ explained that she preferred ASUM Legislative Committee, ence. A second will explain ASUM's operating proce­ ture. to establish an advisory board said the board will be com­ dures, a third will explain budgeting procedures and a ASUM rules allow the presi­ to sit in on the interviews and prised entirely of ASUM rep­ fourth will force participants to organize groups to con­ dent to choose the lobbyists offer suggestions to her be­ resentatives. quer an obstacle course. who will represent ASUM in­ fore she chooses the lobby­ Interviews will be conducted One workshop will train people to organize and moti­ terests at the Montana Legis­ ists. next week and Patterson will vate groups. The other will teach them to solve prob­ lature. In order to give the board decide on appointments by lems without arguing. Two lobbyists will be chosen an additional perspective, Pat­ Oct. 23. Bickering and stereotyping is prevalent in ASUM, on the basis of their commit­ terson said, she especially Brad Burt, first vice chair­ Patterson said, because people active in its organiza­ ment to ASUM’s campaigns wanted to include people man of the College Republi­ tions seldom meet one another. and on their ability to work as from outside ASUM. Patterson cans, said the group discuss­ CB members, who control ASUM funds, see most a team, Patterson said. asked the UM College Repub­ ed ASUM's offer and selected See ‘Retreat,’ page 10. The deadline for applica­ licans early last week if they See ‘Lobbyists,’ page 10. Q p inion Clearing the air Ten years ago, the mention of asbestos probably would have elicited indifference from the average member of the University of Montana campus commu­ nity. However, asbestos has received a great deal of attention lately. Three Physical Plant workers allege they have contracted asbestosis, an incurable lung dis­ ease, because of their jobs. A campus task force stud­ ied the situation last spring. The UM administration this summer also hired a Canadian asbestos expert to study the problem.________________________________ Editorial The general outcome of the studies and the result­ ant recommendations is that the asbestos situation on campus is not severe compared to other campuses of similar size. Asbestos is present in some form in just about every building owned by UM but hazardous asbestos products are relatively rare. The UM administration has responded by esta­ The Top Rail- by Stephen Smith blishing guidelines to deal with the problem, purchas­ ing special equipment for removing asbestos and providing employees with special training in asbestos cleanup. The administration already has cleaned up soqae A voice in the wilderness of the worst situations, such as loose asbestos pipe insulation in some of the dorms. The situation is fairly complicated—as indicated by I know I shouldn’t let it get to me. All affects Montanans and that if and when the a two-inch thick report issued by Don Pinchin, the Ca­ my friends listen with a sympathetic ear Montana delegation agrees on it, it will pass nadian consultant—and it will take some time and and then tell me not to worry about it. After without any opposition from the rest of the money to eliminate hazardous asbestos from the cam­ all, what did I expect? Everybody knows legislative body. Why then are the hearings pus. that an ordinary citizen, with only enough held in Washington and not Montana? Why Thus, it is not all that surprising that a glitch, in­ money in his pocket to pay for the gas to is the entire Montana delegation on record volving the demolition of Jesse House in mid-Septem­ get home, can't convince an elected repre­ as being opposed to hearings in Montana? ber, has already occurred in the process. The demoli­ sentative to accept the reason and logic of Sen. Baucus says that hearings held tion was criticized by Wayne Van Meter, a chemistry the citizen's position. two years ago on a proposition sponsored professor who was chairman of the campus task force, And so it was last Friday, when Senate by the Montana Wilderness Association because some asbestos insulation in the house's heat­ Bill 2850 died in Washington, that I patted were good enough. What he neglects to ing system was not removed before demolition. Van myself on the back and thought, “Well, now mention is that the proposition would have Meter said the demolition violated Environmental Pro­ this time it is different.” Indeed it seemed designated two million acres to wilderness tection Agency regulations requiring removal of asbes­ that the “wilderness” bill had gone to its and not given any to the timber industry. tos before demolition and requiring notifying the EPA rightful place: it had been sent to the bot­ He also conveniently forgets that an over­ of the demolition. Removing asbestos products before tom of the trash heap, from where I hoped whelming number of the people at those demolition was also recommended by Pinchin.