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MONTANA University of Montana Missoula, Montana Tuesday/January 10, 1889 KAIMIN Survey indicates Montanans favor higher education By Philip C. Johnson education In Montana. Kalmln Reporter A spokesman for Gov. Stephens A recent poll which states Monta­ said recently that the governor sup­ nans oppose freezing the university ports faculty pay raises but can’t system budget shows state-wide sup­ make a commitment on how to raise port for higher education In Montana, them this early In the legislative ses­ UM President James Koch said Mon­ sion. day. “The governor’s stance will be criti­ Fifty-eight percent of respondents In cal,” Koch said, adding the final dis­ the poll, published In Monday’s Great tribution of funding "depends sub­ Falls Tribune, opposed freezing the stantially” on the governor's recom­ university system budget. Forty-four mendation. percent approved accelerated faculty pay raises, while 43 percent opposed University Teachers’ Union Presi­ the raises. dent Ron Erickson said the Great Koch said the poll Is consistent with Falls Tribune poll shows that either reactions he has received state-wide, the university system hasn’t done a and despite the close one-point ma­ good enough Job of getting the mes­ jority in support of faculty pay raises, sage out or the various media haven’t he said the poll shows Montanans asked the right questions. In either "recognize the connection between case, Erickson said, Montanans "don't higher education, economic develop­ know how bad off the university sys­ ment" and the quality of life. tem really Is.” He added that “there "People see higher education as is clearly good will" toward higher part of the solution, not part of the education. problem,” he said. How the Legislature will fund the Koch said a favorable majority re­ faculty raises hasn’t been decided sponse to the question of Increased and tuition Increases haven’t been faculty salaries shows that the public ruled out, Commissioner of Higher supports faculty raises as well as Education Carrol Krause said. higher education. Raising faculty salaries Is "abso­ lutely the most Important Issue” fac­ ing UM In this legislative session, he said, and the recent gubernatorial campaign has given him reason to be optimistic. Gov. Stan Stephens’ vocal support of higher education has been “terribly Important," Koch said, and he Is con­ fident the university system is "going to get something from Governor Ste­ Photo by Seth Kantner phens” that former Gov. Ted Schwln- den was unwilling to give. TIQER, A retired sled dog with 12 years In harness, pulls UM Junior Stacey Qlaser Monday. Koch said he will “Just have to wait and see" how far the new governor Is willing to go In support of Increased faculty salaries and funding for higher Indian law clinic gets grant for tribal court study By Karl Rohr eight tribal courts In Montana and Wyoming, asked Kalmin Reporter tribal cases are often handled by people who have the UM Indian Law Clinic to supervise the study, limited backgrounds and understanding In Indian A $100,000 grant to the UM School of Law Indian which is now in its final stages. Law Clinic may help establish an Inter-Tribal Ap­ affairs and culture. She said an inter-tribal court Thomas McAnally, tribal Judge for Montana's Fort system would resolve the "problem of education” pellate Court System In Montana and Wyoming. Peck Reservation, said the eight tribal governments The grant was originally given by the Bureau of among those hearing the tribal cases. in Montana and Wyoming have approved of the However, McAnally said he encountered some Indian Affairs to the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Court new system, which he said would "enhance and Judges Association, which presented the grant to opposition among Indians who are concerned that upgrade all tribal courts." an Inter-tribal court system would take their par­ the Indian Law Clinic. The Clinic Is using the grant “This is a stepping stone for Indian people,” to conduct a study on the feasibility of an inter­ ticular tribe’s case and allow It to be handled by McAnally added. “It keeps them away from the fed­ judges from a different tribe. He said a tribal Judge tribal court system. eral government and protects tribal sovereignty.” The Montana-Wyoming Inter-Tribal Court Judges exchange program Is being considered that would The inter-tribal system would allow tribal cases utilize the services of judges from other reserva­ Association was organized In 1986 to further the that would normally be handled *by the Supreme professional advancement of tribal court Judges, tions when special needs arise. Court to be handled by tribal Judges, thus keeping Although the Indian Law Clinic has researched according to a press release, and to Increase pub­ legal affairs In Indian hands. inter-tribal court systems in South Dakota, Wash- lic understanding of tribal court systems. Brenda Desmond, UM visiting assistant professor The association, composed of Judges from the of law and supervisor of the clinic's study, said that See ‘Indian,’ page 8. 2 Tuesday, January 10,1969 OPINION Simple political labels are simple-minded Geeze, you’d think it would all be old news In to being one? students who claim to be frequent smokers. Lung these "kinder, gentler” times, but the legacy of Bush never came clear about what was so bad cancer is a very traditional and old-fashioned way George Bush’s no-sleaze-barred campaign for the about being a liberal, in fact he made everyone for people to die, but the freshmen took some presidency lives on. forget what the word liberal means. He just made it “liberal” positions as well. In the act of savagely trampling Michael Dukakis sound Icky. The majority of students supported cleaning up on the way to the Oval Office, Bush has changed Dictionaries define a liberal as a person who is pollution, the freedom for women to choose to the English language. generous, tolerant, broad-minded and who favors have abortions, nuclear disarmament and consumer A survey of incoming college freshmen by the reform and progress. A conservative is defined as protection — all good old granola liberal stands. University of California at Los Angeles shows the someone who is moderate, cautious and who wants Gee, It's almost as if the students aren't sticking number of college students who consider to preserve traditional institutions. strictly to ideological lines and are actually thinking themselves politically conservative has increased. The thing is, just because no one wants to be a about individual issues. The percentage of freshman who identified their liberal anymore, does that mean anyone who’s not Robert Frost said “A liberal is a man too political views as conservative or far right was 21.8 a liberal is a conservative? A lot of students taking broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel.” He percent, a record high during the 23 years the the survey probably said they were conservative for also said “I never dared be radical when young/ survey has been carried out. lack of a better alternative. For fear it would make me conservative when old.” Kenneth C. Green from UCLA, associate director Sure, two-thirds ot the freshman agreed that "the Labels are too simple. The survey shows students of the survey, said the increase is the result of "the best way to control AIDS is through widespread, are leaning a little bit more to the right than left beating the word liberal has taken. A lot of them mandatory testing” and 71 percent agreed that nowadays, but overall they haven't let the political think liberal means impotent.” employers should be allowed to require drug rhetoric frighten them out of thinking. Can we go to After seeing the sneer on Bush’s face and testing of employees and job applicants. Those are class now? hearing the disdain in his voice every time he said pretty conservative views. “liberal” during the campaign, who’d want to admit There was also a dramatic rise in the number of John Flrehammer BLOOM COUNTY Reagan exits amid favor On the 20th of this month Americans will have a new president and historians, political scientists and sociologists will tell us what we thought of the last one. Well, before that happens you get to hear it Kelly from me. President Ronald Reagan has done more Schieno for the United States in the last eight years than was ever truly expected of him. While he was In office his approval rating usually sat somewhere between 60 and 70 for the American family is that take-home percent. I have no doubt that he will be pay is up 29 percent since 1980. remembered as one of our greatest presidents. What’s really Important to a patriotic My biggest compliment of President American like myself is the fact that Reagan Is eight years of peace through Reagan has re-Americanized the U.S.