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WEDNESDAY February 5,1992 Vol. 94, Issue 51 The University of Montana Community colleges expect more students By Karen Coates year to try to cut down on over­ Kainun Reporter enrollment. Currently, there are more than 1,200 FTE students at When the university system caps the Kalispell campus, he said, but enrollment over the nextfive years, the college is funded for only 880 the state’scomm unity col leges will students. likely absorb students who aren’t But Toppen said community admitted elsewhere, David Toppen, colleges should have some, but not deputy commissioner for academic much, room for more students. affairs, said Tuesday. “We’re still measuring how But community college officials much capacity they ’ ve got,” he said. said there is little room for growth “They don’t have a whole lot” in enrollment because their bud­ Dale Oberlandcr, Dean of Stu­ gets are as tight as the universities’. dents at Miles Community Col­ “We’ve got about all the stu­ lege, said the college in Miles City dents we can handle,” said Howard is also under-funded and over-en­ Fryett, president of Flathead Val­ rolled. There are 554 FIE students ley Community College in Kalis­ this quarter, but funding is based pell. “There’s going to come a time on 460 FI E students. when you can’taccepteverybody.” “We’re really suffering from The Board of Regents voted that,” he said. Friday to cap enrollment next year But he said he will not consider for the state’s colleges and univer­ making a deadline for applications. sities at current levels, plus or mi­ “As long as I’m the dean, there nus 2 percent. But community col­ won’t be (a deadline),” he said, leges won’t cap enrollment, and because community colleges arc there are no admission standards “the only open-access institutions for entrance. A memo from Com­ that are available to students.” mission er of Higlier Education John “Open doors will be around until Hutchinson last week showed a I’m fired,” he said. target full-time equivalent enroll­ Don Kettner, president of ment for the university system in Dawson Community College in 1996 at almost 6,000 fewer stu­ Glendive, said there was a 10 per­ dents than now. But Hutchinson cent increase in enrollment this later said he doubts the figure will year, and he is expecting the same be that high, although enrollment for next year. There are about 500 must be decreased to meet peer students at the college. funding levels. But he expects 100-150 more The number of full-time equiva­ students when the university sys­ lent students is determined by the tem raises admission standards, number of credits taken; it does not which won’t happen this year, but represent the actual number of stu­ is likely within the next five years. dents, but state funding is based on “I believe we could handle a this figure. hundred students more without Fryett said college administra­ being seriously pressed classroom­ tors are considering an August 10 wise,” he said, but any more than deadline for applications for next that would be too many. Racicot undecided Jerry Redfem/Kaimin MARYBEL MOGILEFSKY, a junior In fine arts, catches up on her history while catching on death penalty some rays Tuesday at Main Hall. The forecast for today and Thursday is sunny and mild for prison murders with the high between 35 and 40 degrees. HELENA (AP)—The state riot, forcing five guards and two has not decided to seek the death inmates to barricade themselves penalty against the 14 men ac­ in rooms for protection during Two state schools say no to guns cused of killing five fellow in­ the uprising. By Guy DeSantis the use of firearms than our campus carry guns 24 hours. Carpenter has mates during a state prison riot State law makes murder by a Kaimin Reporter security.” yet to make a decision. last year. Attorney General Marc prison inmate a capital offense. Northern Montana Col lege S tu- EMC Student President Kirk Racicot said Tuesday. Racicot said no decision will Two units of the state higher dent President Heather Rouse said Lacey said the senate decided to His comment contradicted a be made by prosecutors on education system have decided NMC students didn’t feel a need “give the flexibility to the campus statement made Monday by whether to seek the death pen­ against allowing their campus po­ for campus officers to carry guns security because they had all the Powell County Attorney Chris alty for any inmate convicted of lice to carry firearms during the day and “overwhelmingly recom­ firearm training that they needed.” Miller, who said the prosecution murder until after his trial, while three more, including UM mended against it.” “Here at Eastern, the students had decided to ask for death sen­ “It can’t be said across the and Montana State University, are “Our campus didn’t feel it was seem to trust the campus security,” tences in each case. board that it will occur,” he still considering the issue. necessary," she said. “We don’t Lacey said. “I don’t know, maybe “It was amistakeon my part,’ ’ added. * ‘It’s not appropriate fora In August, the Board of Regents have the type of problems that some of the other campuses in this Miller said of his earlier state­ decision until there is a convic­ gave university presidents the power maybe a bigger campus has.” state may have reason for them not ment “I should have qualified tion.” to determine when campus police However, Ken Willett, the man­ to.” the answer.” To say now that the death could carry weapons. Currently, UM ager of UM Campus Safety, said Meanwhile, the presidents of the The state filed murder and penalty will be requested in each Police can carry firearms between 5 Monday that campus police offic­ state’s two largest universities have burglary charges against all 14 case causes added tension at the p.m. and 8 a.m. and when guarding ers are in danger any time they yet to make a decision on the issue. defendants Monday, claiming prison and creates a false im­ money or other valuables. work unarmed. MSU President Mike Malone they share responsibility for the pression of the state’s position Montana Tech contracts out a “My greatest fear is an officer said he has been too busy “dealing killings of the five informants, among the public, Racicot said. security force and Tech President walking into a situation where he with other campus issues” to make who were being held in protec­ “Hie issue of punishment is Lindsay Norman Tuesday cited their doesn’t have the equipment to a decision. MSU Student President tive custody. one that’spremalure at this point lack of training as one of the rea­ handle the situation, and he gets Todd Casey said MSU’s student Some victims had their throats in time,” he said. sons he didn’t want them armed hurt or killed,” Willett said. senate has had “very little discus­ slit; others were strangled or Miller agreed, saying the during the day. The student senate at Eastern sion” and hasn’t taken a stance yet. beaten. question cannot be settled until “We have an accessible, close, Montana College recommended to Casey said a committee comprised Nine are accused of kidnap­ See "Penalty," page 8 local police force,” he said. “We EMC President Bruce Carpenter ping for allegedly starting the feel they are much better trained in that campus officers be allowed to See "Guns,” page 8 2 Wednesday, February 5, 1992 Petitioning students support teachers’ raise request By Randi Erickson Phillip Malone, president of the Kaimin Reporter UTU. He contacted the Student Action Committee to sponsor a The University Teachers Union table for them in the UC and began gained two allies in its battle with collecting signatures Tuesday the Board of Regents to receive a morning. salary increase. So far the students have col­ Students Jerry Ball and Darrin lected over 300 signatures and plan Coldiron have begun circulating a to remain in the UC until Thursday petition in the UC to show the when they present the petition to regent’s negotiating team that stu­ dents support the union’s request “Teachers have for a raise. been taking it in the “Teachers have been taking it in the shorts for quite a while, and it’s shorts for quite a time they got the pay they deserve,” while, and it’s time said Ball, a junior in political sci­ they got the pay they ence. deserve,” Coldiron said he was prompted Student Jerry Ball to begin circulating the petition af­ ter hearing about the possibility of the regent’s negotiating team, a teacher’s strike.