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City housing ordinance
foils unrelated renters lenient approach to this violation,” said
Kyle Wood
John Merrel, of Missoula’s Office of
Kaimin Reporter
Community Development. “We are able
UM students Bryon Smith, Ron to investigate on a complaint-only
Yates and Chris Ostermiller played by basis.”
all the rules. They spotted a spacious Other officials are openly critical of
three-bedroom apartment in the classi the law. “I’m sure it will be challenged
fieds, filled out an application with and I’m sure it will be struck down in
credit check, references and resumes, court,” said Sam Islam, a transporta
and arrived at the manager’s door early tion planner in the OCD. “We under
to beat the inevitable avalanche of stand that there is a shortage, so we
other applications. don’t strictly enforce it.
But the manager would not even “If everybody complied with the ordi
look at their application when she nance, there would be a lot less housing
found out the three students were not in Missoula.”
related. When a complaint comes in, Merrel’s
“She just shot us down at the door office investigates it, then passes it on
and we left,” Ostermiller said. to the City Attorney’s office if the law is
The manager did not return phone being broken. The City Attorney sends
calls Thursday afternoon. a letter to the landlord, who is then
And this situation is not the first supposed to right the wrong. Repeat
time landlords have told him up front of offenders can be prosecuted on misde
the law that no more than two unrelat meanor charges and fined up to $300,
ed people can live in the same dwelling, Nugent said, although no landlord has
even though city officials have said the had to pay the fine in the 19-year histo
law is never enforced unless a neighbor ry of the law in Missoula.
complains. “Usually it’s just a matter of educat
“The city of Missoula has taken a ing the landowners,” Nugent said.
See “Housing” page 16
Downloadins erotica:
Sex on the screen thrives
behind the computer scene The full-color sex graphics can be
Tara Turkington
for the Kaimin
accessed from “newsgroups”=— elec
tronic discussion groups — within the
Despite Computer Information Internet. The Internet is an enormous,
Services’ attempts to keep explicit-sex international electronic network.
graphics off university computers, the A CIS employee who preferred to
material is still readily available. CIS remain anonymous says, “If you look
Director Steve Henry says UM decided hard enough, you can find anything
to exclude the graphics because there you’re looking for.”
was no expressed interest in them and That means anything from a single
there is limited storage space on UM’s male with an erect penis but wearing
computer system. underpants, to a very graphic sexual
But any UM student, faculty or staff series of a heterosexual couple, to a
member can access the material woman having sex with a dog.
FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD JOHNATHON Mini is not only a good salesman Shir-Khim Go through a Selway or Lewis account Sam, an ex-student who has an
for his father's PVC flutes, he is a good player as well. The flutes, which from any public lab on campus except account illegally on the Internet, says
Mini says are easy to play, are for sale at the Christmas Art Fair in the UC, which will
last through Saturday. Corbin Hall and Fine Arts. See “Sex” page 4
Students pass up dorm forum
Kimberly Benn rooms with a common living
Kaimin Reporter ’m surprised and room for everyone to share.
Only eight students showed
up for an open forum
Idisappointed too.
But we will have
“You’re definitely on the
right track,” said Becky
Halvorsen, Knowles Hall resi
Thursday on the design of the another meeting. ” dent assistant, of the prelimi
new 200-bed residence hall, to nary interior designs. “I think
discuss everything from pri —Ron Brunell
Residence Life Director private sleep area is by far the
vate bedrooms to bike storage. priority.”
on the student turnout
“I’m surprised and disap All eight students agreed
pointed too,” said Residence that private sleep areas are
Life Director Ron Brunell of The money comes out of the the top priority.
the student turnout. “But we new residence hall’s $7 million But most of the discussion
will have another meeting.” It budget. centered on solving the cur
will be Dec. 16. “We learned more of what rent bike storage problem.
The open forum was held not to do than what we want Possible solutions include a AMY BAMBER, a junior in English, works on her final Shir-Khim Go
after three Residence Life offi to do,” Brunell said of the central storage room or hooks project, a 16-panel human figure, for Art 123 at the Art Kaimin
cials, including Brunell, four trip. Annex.
to hang bikes in the bedrooms.
architects and three UM stu Kent Bray of CTA “We don’t want to spend a
dents, visited Stanford Architects of Billings, who will bunch of dollars designing a • Page 7— A woman paralyzed by multiple
University, the University of design the new hall, brought central bike storage if you’re sclerosis uses her eyes to speak.
Washington and the nine interior designs for suites going to store it in your room,” • Page 10—A professor, who motivates
University of California at in the new building. Brunell said to the students. students to study soils, retires after 22 years.
Berkley to get ideas for UM’s All of the nine preliminary • Page 14 — Grizzley basketball team
new dorm. But the students were con
designs were suites with four cerned about the safety of the narrowly beats Western Montana College.
The trip cost about $9,000. single bedrooms and two bath
See “Dorm” page 16
Kaimin is a Salish word that means “messages.”
Montana Kaimin, Friday, December 10,1993
SNYDER’S
HOT SPICE CIDER
• Large coffee
• 2 liters of
ginger ale
• 1 gallon v
apple cider
• 1 10-oz. package red
hots
• 6 cinnamon sticks
Pour half the gallon of
apple cider where you
would normally put the
water in the coffee um. Fill
the rest with ginger ale.
Where you would put the
coffee grounds, put half
the package of red hots
and 3 broken cinnamon
sticks. Brew. Enough for
about 15 servings of 2
cups each.
—submitted by Patricia
Snyder, Kaimin reporter
E.K. BUDDY’S FAMOUS
CRANBERRY CHUTNEY
• 2 cups fresh
cranberries
• 1 cup
water >
• 1/2 cup white
sugar
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar SOME PEOPLE put off decorating for the holidays until for theKaimin
• 1/2 cup medium onion, the last minute, but not David Koch. He starts decorat
finely chopped ing on Oct.l and doesn’t finish until the beginning ofDecember.
• 1 small clove garlic, That’s how long it takes to string his 18,000- light front yard dis
play. Located at 320 Washbum in Missoula, Koch’s house attracts
minced so many spectators that he’s posted viewing hours at the foot of his
• 1/3 cup brown sugar driveway, 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Koch says he buys his lights on sale the
• 1/4 cup crystallized day after Christmas. And how much is his power bill? Over $600 a
ginger, finely chopped month, but that’s OK, Koch says, "People love to come and see it."
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• pinch allspice
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• pinch cayenne
• 1/2 cup seedless
East, west, north, south,
raisins
• 1/2 cup dried currants
• 1/2 cup slivered
holiday delivers cheer
blanched almonds ties to America, the holiday is
Jeff Jones, Carolin Vesely
Rinse cranberries. Kaimin Staff not commercialized, he said.
Discard soft ones. Mix Tara Turkington is off for
water, sugar, vinegar, Not all UM students will be South Africa on Dec. 23. THE STORY of Christmas as told by the animated uwKatata
onion, garlic, cinnamon, eating traditional Christmas “Tm looking forward to the mannequins of St.
Francis Xavier Church.
allspice, salt and cayenne dinners of baked ham or sun, my fiance and my family,”
in stainless steel sauce turkey in the next couple of she said.
pan. Bring to boil over low Bryan Davidson is also
weeks.
heat. Simmer 5 minutes. looking forward to a sunny
Some will be feasting on
Stir in cranberries and Christmas, in Southern
meals of reindeer in
remaining ingredients, California.
except nuts. Simmer 10 Scandinavia’s win
ter of nearly 24- He plans to land
more minutes. Stir in nuts. eah, at the John Wayne
Can or seal in airtight con
tainer. Let cool. Keeps in
refrigerator for 2 months,
in freezer for 1 year.
hour a day dark
ness or barbecuing
lamb chops in 100-
degree heat near
Y surfing Airport in Orange
County, California
and beingon Dec. 22.
—passed down to Seth F. Johannesburg, around a dif “Yeah, surfing
Buddy, senior in French, South Africa. ferent mix of and being around a
different mix of
by his mother. Airports will be
bustling places in . people is people is what I’m
the next few weeks what I’m anticipating most,”
as some UM stu Davidson said. “It’ll
APRICOT anticipating
dents head overseas be great sleeping in
FRENCH TART most. It’ll be my own bed and
to celebrate the
son, many with having a little pri
• 1 pie shell t great sleep vacy.”
families they
• 41/2 cup
haven’t-seen for ing in my Davidson lives
sliced apricots
• 2 eggs years. own bed and in Elrod Hall.
• 1/2 cup sour r Andre Verloy From Singapore,
cream said he normally
having a Ut- Shir-Kim Go, who
• 3 - 5 TBL. sugar goes home to Oslo, tle privacy.” hasn’t been home
• 1 tsp. vanilla Norway every — UM student for three years, is
Bake unfilled pie shell Christmas and Bryan Davidson scheduled for a
in oven for 10 minutes at summer. He said one-day flight on
350 degrees. Remember his family decorates Dec. 16.
to poke holes in the bot their tree with white, not col “I don ’t celebrate Christmas
tom of the shell before you ored lights, on Dec. 23. because I’m Buddhist, but we
bake it. Put apricots in “We have our closest family do have a celebration on Dec.
shell. Mix other ingredi over on Christmas day for din 25 — a commercial kind of
ents and place on top of ner,” he said. thing, she said.” She said cer
apricots. Bake at 350 The meat served is mainly tain streets are closed off and
degrees for about 35 min people dance in the streets.
reindeer, Verloy said, and
utes. Serves 6. Though the cultures and
—submitted by Christine
sometimes they’ll have lamb
salt ribs, but never turkey. celebrations vary, everyone
Crochon, French
exchange student “Lutefisk is an old tradition, gets something of a vacation ^SLIE KEMMIS, a sophomore in history, enjoys SWr‘KKS£
but few people eat it now,” he and maybe a little tidings of ^ festive mood created by the giant Christmas tree
said. In spite of some similari comfort and joy. m trie UC while writing out a list of things she needs to get done.
Montana Kaimln, Friday, December 10,1993 3
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Montana Kaimin. Friday, December 10,1993
4
Sex: Pictures form 'gargantuan7 subculture, user says
storage space reserved by UM for news
bestiality, heterosexuality and homo groups was being used, according to the
sexuality are common in these journalism computer lab monitor, Russ
newsgroups. He says he has never seen Pagenkopf. Henry says that the system
bondage, “kiddy pom,” or necrophilia. is overloaded. He said only 75 percent
The CIS employee says that it is avail should be used and the rest should be
able, however. left empty.
The most shocking thing Sam has The process of turning one of these
ever seen? “Two guys sucking a horse’ messages into a full-color, high-quality
dick.” He has also seen bestiality with a picture involves saving the message
dog, a cow and a hog. into an account on Selway or Lewis,
It is almost impossible to tell how and finding a “viewer,” a software pro
many people are using these sexually gram that can translate it into a graph
explicit newsgroups because they can
ic image.
look at them without being recorded.
“I can get a dirty picture in five com
CIS secretary Lorie DeYott is in
mands,” says Sam. “But CIS could
charge of cleaning the hard drives on
the public campus computers each remove my ability to do it in five com
week. She and her five helpers some mands”. He adds if CIS did restrict the
times come across pictures which have newsgroups, he could still access them
been received from the Internet onto through the Internet, but “if we didn’t
these drives, but not deleted. “We find have these newsgroups it would be real
pictures once a month at least,” DeYott ly, really hard to get.”Sam taught him
says. self how to view the pictures. “I could
UM was connected to the Internet in teach someone to do it in less than five
1990. At that time, CIS surveyed the THIS PHOTO, adschmg02,” was downloaded from the newsgroup minutes,” he says.
“alt.sex.pictures” to represent the quality and some of the milder cc There are only about 10 of more than
campus to find out which newsgroups ieni available on computers linked to UM’s Internet system. It has been edited to cover
the campus community was interested 2,000 newsgroups dedicated to sexual
the couple’s genitalia.
in, says Steve Henry, CIS director. graphics. Other groups’ topics range
According to Henry, newsgroups newsgroups got to be included, but they we don’t have.” from recipes to Clinton’s speeches.
which contained sexually explicit could have been added by an employee Henry admits that there is an obvi Sam says that the sex scenes are
graphics were not requested by anyone or ex-employee. Selway Administrator ous interest in these newsgroups since harmless compared to things available
on campus, so CIS decided not to Jim Mewes has another idea. He says someone went to the trouble to make in certain other newsgroups.
receive them. More than 2,000 news the material could be “cross-posted,” sure they were downloaded and they “There’s a lot worse things than dirty
groups are now received by UM every received electronically from another are being used. pictures out there - car bombs, stealing
day, from computer servers in Seattle newsgroup that UM subscribes to. He says the interest shown will phone calls long distance, how to make
and at Montana State University. After Sam says he has been “playing on ensure that newsgroups with explicit zip guns (handmade guns),” he says,
a few days the oldest information the Internet” for a year and a half, and sex stay, provided there is enough stor pulling the text up on the screen in the
expires to make way for new informa these newsgroups have been available age space for them. If there is not basement of the Liberal Arts Building.
tion. for at least that long. enough space, Henry says newsgroups “Probably pretty much anything that’s
But now approximately 10 specific Henry says only a certain number of that aren’t being used will be discarded. illegal, I could make it, I could do it, if
newsgroups containing pictures of newsgroups can be received before If there still isn’t enough, he says CIS the ingredients weren’t illegal. Once
explicit sex are received regularly UM’s computer resources are used up. will take the issue to ITPAC, the you know what you’re looking for, it’s
among the more than 2,000 groups. “We download quite a variety of news Information Technology Planning easy to get.”
This figure can change from day to day groups, not all of them, because there’s Advisory Committee, to decide whether Talking about the Internet, Sam
because newsgroups die and are creat not enough disk space.” Because there to drop certain newsgroups or purchase says, “It’s a whole subculture of its own.
ed all the time. are so many available, Henry says, “I more storage space. It’s not big, it’s huge, it’s gigantic, it’s
Henry says he doesn’t know how the can’t say exactly what we have or what Thursday night, 93 percent of the gargantuan.”
Letters to the Editor
are not at all compatible with above the law. It is troubling only his perception; I would tion and told .
Impeachment the facts of the case. to know that when the officers like the opportunity to present him that I I
wasn’t legal BSU Secretary Angela of BSU were informed of the mine. needed to I
Editor: Vinci’s assertion that their illegality of their actions, that On the evening of Oct. 27,1 finish my
In your article about the proceedings did not violate they have thus far refused to was sitting alone during my dinner, but he
Black Student Union officers’ Ms. Gregory’s U.S. remedy the situation, and only break in an eight hour insisted on
reaction to the resolution Constitutional rights may well instead have started passing shift at Food For Thought. I presenting his
before the ASUM Senate, be true, although the free blame. It is not my intention, was eating my dinner and view one more
Brian Spraggins described a speech issue raised by their in co-sponsoring the resolution reading the guest column in time. At his parting, he told
Senate meeting in which the action seems to contradict the to freeze this organization’s the Kaimin by Julia Watson. A me that he had only come in to
floor was open to questions, First Amendment. The clearer funds, to participate in any man, who I did not know, get a cookie.
but none were asked. I would violation is of the rights of Ms. sort of “vendetta” (Angela walked up to the table and This “conversation,” or
like your readers to under Gregory and the rest of BSU Vinci, Kaimin 12-3-93) against asked me if he could look at more appropriately, confronta
stand that Black Student to an open meeting, as BSU, or to tell them who the paper for a moment. tion was unwanted, unwel
Union officers Brian required by Montana state should be their officers. This Noticing the article I was comed, and uninvited. I feel
Spraggins and Angela Vinci law. ASUM funding is public resolution, if it passes, will reading, he said that Julia that his behavior was inappro
spoke during the Public money, and “all meetings of... require BSU to bring their Watson was fighting a war. I priate as a professor speaking
Comment period. The Public organizations or agencies sup constitution into compliance said, “I know.” He then pro to a student, and as a human
Comment period is open to ported in whole or in part by with state law, and to reverse ceeded to tell me what rape invading another human’s
members of the public only, public funds or expending pub an illegal decision by three of was and what it was not. He space. As a person concerned
and the Senators do not speak lic-finds must be open to the their officers. The resolution then began questioning me about the rape issue, I resent
during this time. At the end of public.” (MT State Code 2-3- provides for the release of about my views. Being an his incomplete narrative of the
their presentation about the 203). Since the Black Student their ASUM funding when employee of the restaurant, I “conversation” as a tactic to
general goals of the Black Union accepts public money they address these problems. felt compelled to be courteous. cast doubt upon the stance of
Student Union, they men from ASUM, they are covered —Evan Katzman I told him that I did not agree those working to eliminate
tioned the impeachment of by the Montana Open Meeting ASUM senator with his viewpoint, but rape in this culture.
Betty Gregory, and Mr. Law, and the closed meeting respected his right to have
Spaggins invited members of in which the officers
Rape one. He asked me if I believed
—Savannah Miller
senior, psychology
the Senate who wished to dis impeached Betty Gregory was ‘Conversation’ that intoxication and coercion
cuss this issue to meet with illegal. The privacy exception from student’s were a reasonable defense for
the officers of BSU in private. cannot be used, since BSU’s view a rape victim. I said, “Yes.” He
At the first break in regular own minutes state that “Betty told me that rape was forced Stop
Senate business, I approached did not agree (to handle the
Mr. Spaggins and Ms. Vinci to process at Friday’s meeting)
Editor:
I am writing in reference to
sexual intercourse. I said, “It
is actually sexual intercourse
the presses!
discuss the legality of their and wanted it taken before the the article by Stanley without consent.” He did not
action, and was told, “Talk to group.” (BSU minutes). By Grossman, “Don’t trivialize
The Kaimin will be
believe me, so I brought out
J.P. Betts, and if you still have state law, “The right to indi rape (and women).” Mr. the legal definition, which I on vacation until
an issue, we’ll talk to you.” Mr. vidual privacy may be waived Grossman used the “conversa had in my backpack. At this
Spraggins statement that “the by the individual about whom tion” between the “senior stu point, he continued to insist on
whole time, we’ve presented the discussion pertains and, in dent” and himself as a way of questioning me. I brought up
ourselves as an open book. that event, the meeting must discrediting people who are the example of the Armani
Just come and ask ... but be open.” speaking out about acquain suit, but he interrupted me
nobody bothered to come to Although I share many of tance rape and sexual assault. before I could finish. My inten
us,” as well as his claim that the same goals of the Black I, the “senior student,” resent tion was to make him aware of
no one asked him and Ms. Student Union, I do not his use of this encounter. How his line of thinking. I was now
Vinci about the impeachment, believe that their , officers are he describes the encounter is
5 Montana Kaimin, Friday, November 10, 1993
KAIMIN EDITORIAL BOARD
Bill Heisel Jr. • Jim Kittle • Francine Lange • Kevin Crough
Carolin Vesely • Karen Coates • Linn Parish
Opinions reflect the views of the author.
EDITORIAL------ What the holidays mean to me
Kaimin throws fit What the holidays mean to me is
that the whole world will be filled with
They mean Bing Crosby and David
Bowie singing a heartwarming genera
chocolatey spices of yellow and gold. tional orgy of a duet.Near the holidays
of plums and pits They mean that I can drink of and
bathe freely in public fountain water in
Column
by
a man might slaughter the myth of the
Brady Bill by going on a shooting spree
•A plum goes to Rhodes scholar 42 of our country’s most majorest cities with a waiting period saturated hand
Charlotte Morrison, the latest in a without being shaken down, by the fuzz. Shecky gun, but on the holidays he might not.
distinguished UM line, along with a They mean sentimental belongings Christmas means hoping the holiday
plum to retiring philosophy Professor will not be stolen by people I consider Daly falls on a Sunday so I won’t have to go
Maxine Van de Wetering for helping friends. to church twice in one week, thus free
shape the many winners while con Christmas means platypi will jour ing up another precious hour for teth
tributing to the intellectual and ney back across the ice bridge and into erball.
moral development of the school. Siberia to quack. nose. Why? Because I LOVE Christmas means asking Santa for
•A pit to President Dennison for It means my dad will take a break COCAINE. Nose candy, brother. Snort muscles so I won’t get knocked so much
not allowing Mountain Town’s win from his nuclear sperm experiments for it up through a dollar bill and it makes as I strut through life, heckling and
terized coffee wagon onto its piece of awhile. Incidentally, I had a real hang me feel sma-hoothe.
jeering every other person on earth,
pavement next to the Liberal Arts up about those experiments for awhile. No. That is not why the holidays are
only to be left trying to defend myself
building. I thought my dad began experimenting a nasal banquet. The feast occurs with mollusks.
•A sugar-plum to UM Volleyball with nuclear sperm so he would have because I think my nostrils grow teeth
There may come a time when you
legend Jennifer Moran, a stalwart on an excuse to not spend time with me. and therefore I spend Christmas din are faced with an insurmountable
the most under-appreciated team on That is when my mom, bless her heart, ner shoving turkey, ham and candied
adversity, this holiday season. Here is
campus. Another plum to the confer assured me that my father began yams up into my snout.
my recipe when confronted with such a
ence champion Griz football team. applying plutonium to his sperm long situation:
•A double-parked pit to the before I was even conceived. Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin’?
1. Wade into the egg nog until you
Montana Supreme Court for its dis Let’s face it, the holidays mean Oh you’re deaf, can you see ‘em?
are exactly knee deep.
honorable opinion on the legality of sperm. So your blind too
2. Remain there.
the UM parking district. Despite the The holidays mean the world won’t Shouldn’t be talkin’ to you
Take care and I’ll see you in 2021
burgeoning number of students cram melt. Here have a quarter
(Tm a leap year dog).
ming between the lines of less and The holidays mean J.P. Betts will Wonderland. —Shecky Daly is sending Christmas
less spaces, the justices decided the probably have at least three more bonuses to everyone involved in the
city could reserve private parking weeks in office. Yo! The holidays mean cheelin’ wit
emery board business
spaces on public streets. The holidays mean a feast for the my home (stuffed animal) boys.
•A plum to ASUM Programming
for catching the ball dropped by
Hammerbox who cancelled just a few
days before its November show.
Letters to the Editor exhibits toward students. This atti semester. The inside of
Giving refunds and getting the word Student customers tude is obviously much different than the Dining Services
out helped make up for the news that Dining Services’ top that exhibited toward anyone with brochure states that
another good band had broken down.
•Exactly 107 pits to the city elec priority plain cash. This “cash in hand,” which “Satisfied Customers Are
tion committee, for ignoring even the Editor: is not under the control of the Dining Our Business.” It appears
possibility that someone had screwed On Monday, Dec. 6, a member of Services, takes higher priority than to us that once students pay good
up and dissuaded students from vot our staff went to the “We Care” office that which students with meal cards money to Dining Services, they not
ing in the city election, then refusing at Dining Services to check on order have yet to spend. Right now, stu only lose all control of how this money
to tell students when the meetings to ing a few care packages with the dents are left with only one option as might be spent, but they are also
solve the problem would be held, then remaining money on his meal card. far as spending their remaining meal denied services which remain open to
refusing to allow students to have a There was a sign on the door that said points and getting their money’s “outside” money. This is an unethical
say in the meetings. Now they’ve all care package orders (for the semes worth: utilize the Copper Commons or practice; Dining Services’ upper man
decided to let students at least sit in ter) had been filled. While he was the Country Store to load up on avail agement needs to make students
for the meeting. there, the woman working in the office able items. However, one can only buy interests top priority. Dining Services
•A plum to Jeff Baker for opening received a phone call from a parent a limited amount of these items per either needs to change their
the debate on improving the U- sys also wishing to order from the “We day. Students do need to estimate (to “Business” or begin to “Satisfy” their
tem through restructuring, consolida Care” menu. It was obvious from the the best of their ability) the amount of “Customers.”
tion and management of growth. conversation that the parent was able food they will eat during the semester. —Aber Hall staff:
to place an order from this menu. However, the issue at hand is the fact Michael Rehm, Jahna Trammell,
•Pits for each member of the
House Appropriations Committee for When the phone conversation was that students have lost control of their Jim Brown, Kristin Cladouhos,
ignoring the Americans with over, the woman explained to the ability to spend their own money. Dana Buechler, Colleen Schwanke,
Disabilities Act and voting to cut member of our staff that while no When we laid our money down and Katie Costner, Jon Freeland,
funding for the Liberal Arts building more care packages are available for signed for our meal cards, we were Steve Lympus, Eric Severtson,
elevator. students with meal cards, the office never informed about restrictions on George Anderson
•Plums for the members of the would still accept orders from parents our cards, nor the discrepancy
Finance and Claims Committee for or friends not holding meal cards. We between meal card options and “cash” CLARIFICATION
restoring the funding — and found out later on that the program options. Isn’t breach of contract
respect—to all people with disabili was originally set up specifically for against the law? The story “Credits for experi
ties. Another bunch of plums to the the parents of UM students. Even so, It seems ironic that the “We Care” ence not out of reach, official
four new interpreters on campus who the current attitude of Dining Services program is named as such. Perhaps a says” which appeared in the Dec.
have allowed Montana’s deaf stu is that there is no obligation to the more fitting title would be the “We 9 Kaimin contained an inaccura
dents to stay in-state for the educa students concerning this program. Care More About Outside Money cy. The College of Great Falls
tion they deserve. Dining Services should be doing all Than Services Already Paid For” pro did not ask Ken Lurass to quit
•A pit to Jim Todd and the that they can to help students get the gram. Everything at this university is his job with the Montana
Prescott House Task Force for turn most for their money. supposed to be there for the students, Hunger Coalition, but it does
ing over last year’s plans and chang The woman working was very kind especially the Dining Services pro require him to complete an
ing the place into an office complex and helpful but what she said con grams. We feel that if this program is internship under a professor’s
instead of a space for multiple uses. cerning our meal plans illustrated an open to students, we should be made guidance. The Kaimin apologizes
•A plum to Dining Services for important and sad point concerning aware of these upon purchasing a for this mistake.
bringing everything under one roof. the attitude that Dining Services meal plan — not at the end of the
•A pit to the Dining Services for
not allowing students to carry meal
points from semester to semester. MONTANA W KAIMIN-------
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Montana Kaimin, Friday, December 10,1993
A semester spent squabbling
Betts controversy dominates, paralyzes ASUM
State Senate wraps up
Joe Paisley
Kaimin Reporter
budget, rejects reduced
The vote Wednesday to
remove ASUM President J.P.
University system cuts
Betts from office bodes poorly HELENA (AP) — The was turned down, 15-35.
for the Senate next semester. Senate wrapped up work on Sen. Steve Doherty, D-
The resolution to oust Betts the state budget Thursday, Great Falls, lost his bid to
will soon be under the scrutiny whittling another $178,000 decrease state aid to the
of the Constitutional Review in state spending from the three community colleges by
Board, meaning it might be $3.7 billion appropriations $630,300. The would have
declared unconstitutional and
thrown out.
Twelve resolutions to either
■I bill.
The latest round of cuts
leaves the two-year budget
dropped the state’s share of
community college funding
from 49 percent to 44 per
remove or impeach Betts or with almost $26 million less cent.
come to a compromise were state money than it had The vote was 11-37.
formally submitted this semes J.P. BETTS reacts during Wednesday night’s ASUM ‘"’'icS" when approved by the 1993
Senate meeting as the senate votes 11-6 with two absten- Legislature eight months Senators, on a 30-11 vote,
ter. Only three, including tions to remove him from office. The vote raises the possibility ofa
Wednesday’s vote, have special student election to determine ifBetts will retain his presiden ago. restored $323,315 in state
passed. cy. A student body turnout of 12percent with a simple majority is money and $788,323 in fed
That still leaves about eral funds to maintain men
required to remove Betts from office.
The results of two earlier $870 million in the general tal health services for about
resolutions were thrown out bond sale, another recognizing increased the health insurance fund, which is the state’s 700 people covered by the
when Betts refused to resign, the Jewish Student Union as a dollars available to UM stu cash drawer fed mostly by
Medicaid program.
and a compromise resolution support group, making it eligi dents after an auto accident. income taxes. The remain
was revoked by the CRB. It ble for funding. Last year’s from $1,000 to $30,000. der of the money in the bud Psychological services
took a month for the compro Senate wrote only 66 for the And the Senate stepped for get is federal funds and fees. were among almost two
mise to be approved by the entire year. ward and sent a letter to The Senate made two dozen services eliminated in
Senate. Commissioner of Higher major reductions Thursday, an effort to save about $7.6
However, 13 of the 23 reso million over the next one
If the new removal vote lutions which Education Jeff removing $370,500 for dri
fails to pass through the CRB, Baker about the ver licensing services in 41 and a half years. Those
the situation will have stayed
passed dealt with
procedural matters
I
analysis problems American cities and saving $319,000 affected are people eligible
the same but the frustration of Indians face when by switching to a fee system for Medicaid because of very
and ASUM bylaw large medical bills.
some students and senators and constitution transferring from for an information service in
will have only increased. changes. tribal colleges. Baker has not the Department of The Senate also agreed,
Essentially, it will be back to responded. Commerce. 28-20, to restore almost
square one. For example, a clause was The Senate also voted to
added to remove any officer or The Senate rejected sev $64,000 in state aid for pub
With that issue dominating support Veterans Day and eral proposed changes in the lic libraries. That move
nearly every facet of decision senator who commits a misde suggest to Provost Robert
meanor crime. This was in budget, including a request maintains funding at the
making, senators have only Kindrick that the holiday by Sen. Don Bianchi, D- $258,651 level approved by
paid lip service to what the response to Betts, who was not replace Columbus Day.
impeachable after he pleaded Belgrade, to take less state the regular session.
special state legislative session Some senators still distrust money from the university
has accomplished. Not a single guilty to misdemeanor theft On a 27-23 vote, the
back in August. Betts, and some of his first system.
resolution concerning the ses Senate gave the Department
supporters have voted against
sion has been considered by But the Senate did not fill him in this latest resolution. He recommended the of Health and
the Senate. the entire 46.5 hours they The constantly changing battle $11.7 million cut be reduced Environmental Sciences
spent in the general Senate lines have essentially para to the $6.6 million that high $50,000 to pay for handling
But, it has been busy mak
meetings reviewing procedure. lyzed the Senate this past er education officials believe outbreaks of communicable
ing other resolutions.
semester. For the most part, it is their fair share of the diseases such as the rare,
The Senate has already Sen. Evan Katzman, with rodent-borne hantavirus.
spending cuts. The proposal
written up more than 50 reso the help of Sen. Betty Gregory, has prevented ASUM from
lutions, one endorsing UM’S spearheaded a resolution that dealing with other issues.
Sharpen your pencils. Textbook
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again on January 12th.
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HEZ sojourns
Eyes that Speaf^for a Silent Body
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(TOP) CLAUDIA Bell and her twin sister
Claire Holmes pose in a 1945portrait (TOP) CLAUDIA stays in a good most of
with their mother Yvonne Pfeiffer. the time, according to the people who care
Claudia also has three brothers: Larry, for her. “I can usually get her to laugh,”
41, Carl, 38, and Butch, 47. Lola Neumiller said. “If I can’t make her
(ABOVE) CLAUDIA can still move her NURSE LOLA Neumiller demonstrates how she communicates with Claudia by read laugh, then I worry.”
head enough to watch her restless neigh ing offfirst the rows and then the letters on a board with the alphabet printed on it. (ABOVE) AN embankment obscures the
bors glide past her door. For many years Claudia signals by opening her eyes wide when the letter she wants is reached. She view in the direction Claudia usually
she was the youngest resident at Big Sky sometimes spells complicated things, according to Neumiller, but this time she just faces. But she can still watch the winter
Center, according to her sister Claire. spelled “Hi. sky grow sullen grey behind a small tree
outside her window.
Story and photos
“She can tell you pretty a charge nurse who often cares nursing home, and according disease took more than just
by Take Uda
complicated things,” Neumiller for Claudia at night. to Claudia’s twin sister Claire Claudia’s voice. It also took
said, adding that Claudia “Claudia is jolly most of the Holmes, other family members her will to live.
knows what she wants. time,” Schreder said. “You go are so distant physically and “She wouldn’t work with a
✓ > ■ •Or 23 years, Claudia Neumiller said Claudia had in there and she’ll laugh and emotionally that visits are sep therapist; she wouldn’t try,”
• Bell has lain in silent her move a small crucifix that smile.” Schreder said that arated by years.
paralysis watching the said Holmes. “She just gave
dangles from the railing on her Claudia knows most of the “I’d go in and chatter at up.” It was Claudia, Holmes
seasons flutter past her win bed until it was positioned just people at the Big Sky Center her,” she said about the times said, who decided to divorce
dow. She cannot walk, talk, right. “It took me a long time to and laughs at the funny things she visited before she moved to Bell soon after the relapse.
eat, or even nod her head, but figure that one out,” she said. that happen to them. Oregon with her husband. Claudia didn’t even want the
she can communicate. And for Claudia has a say on her Neumiller said that Claudia “But after a while you don’t family to allow doctors to feed
those who know how to hear, entertainment, too. By her is adored by the people who know what to say anymore.” her intravenously after she
her eyes speak volumes. order, the television next to care for her, not only because laudia may have come could no longer eat, Holmes
She has multiple sclerosis, a her window is kept perpetually of her good humor, but
disease that damages the to terms with her situa said, adding that she doesn’t
tuned to The Discovery because of her strength. tion, but it was not
nerves necessary for physical think Claudia has changed her
Channel. Claudia likes nature “You look forward to some always that way, said Holmes. mind.
movement without affecting shows best, Neumiller said, thing everyday, don’t you?” she
the mind. Claudia was stricken with MS Zblmes regrets that she
but lately she has been listen said turning to Claudia. when she was about 23, short ’ A-f and her sister never
Lola Neumiller, a registered ing to a lot of Bach and “That’s why you have so many
nurse at Big Sky Center in ly after she spent five years in —< »- had a chance to
Beethoven on the small cas good friends.” a Kansas convent as a nun.
Helena where Claudia lives, resolve childhood differences.
sette player beside her bed. ✓■ many years Claudia The disease went into remis-
described how Claudia uses The two didn’t agree on any
She also loves it when nurses • L- passed the time playing sion, and she got well enough
her eyes to spell out words on a thing, and they fought a lot,
read to her. One of her favorite J gin rummy and Yatzhee to marry Ray Bell, who was Holmes said.
board that has the letters of books is “All I Really Need to with her mother Yvonne
the alphabet printed on it. aware of her illness. But after “I wonder what would have
Know I Learned in Pfeiffer, who visited nearly a few months, the disease
When Claudia looks to her happened to us if she hadn’t
Kindergarten,” by Robert every day. When Claudia’s reasserted itself and pro
right, where her board always gotten sick,” she said. “It’s
Fulghum. condition deteriorated and she gressed rapidly. Pfeiffer said
lies, the nurse calls out the something I guess Til always
“She likes that kind of could no longer use her hands, her daughter went from speak wonder.”
rows of letters until Claudia humor,” Neumiller said. Pfeiffer would put the dice in
signals “yes” by opening her ing to just making noises in a As Holmes said, she will
eyes wide. Then the nurse
reads off the letters in that row
and writes them down until
Claudia signals again.
Montana Kalmln, Friday, December 10,1993
8
diversions
It's been an alternative kind of year
Richard Fifield’s Top 20 8) Black Sunday — Cypress 15) Come On Feel The
Hill Lemonheads —
albums for 1993
Full of sweeping musicality Lemonheads
1) MTV Unplugged — 10,000 and sweet rap stylings. A hit Oh, Evan. Please stop smok
Maniacs from the bong. ing pot. Your lyrics are actual
This proves why Natalie 9) The Boxed Set — Prince ly starting to make sense.
The nastiest man in America 16) Soundtrack to “Even
Merchant is pop’s most
proves that he is a talent to be Cowgirls Get The Blues” —
intriguing voice. Brilliant
swan song from best band of reckoned with. Forget that k.d. lang
the year. crap about the name change. Groovy, funky, and totally
2) Tuesday Night Music Give me Prince, or give me ‘70s. The only lesbian disco
Club — Sheryl Crow death. album in creation.
A wonderfill newcomer. 10) The Rainy Season — 17) Altered Beast —
Feminist country/blues/rock Marc Cohn Matthew Sweet
you can dance to. Light blues/rock, anchored by Melodic and crunchy rock.
3) Everybody’s Doing It... — one of the brightest songwrit Listen to “Time Capsule” and
The Cranberries ers in the business. just freak, baby.
And you thought that U2 was 11) Siamese Dream — 18) Last Splash —The
the only band from Ireland. Smashing Pumpkins Breeders
Light and tasty, like stir-fry Wonderfully warped produc Kim Deal and the gang put out
from the Country Store. tion, wonderfully lush sound. a spunky, infinitely listenable
4) Vs. — Pearl Jam Just smashing.... majesty. “Cannonball” is so
Melodic, rough, and angry. 12) janet —Janet Jackson freaky....
This year’s best rock album. Please buy this album. The 19) Sweet Relief — Various
5) Frosting On The Beater proceeds go to get her brother Artists
— The Posies out of jail. Victoria Williams deserves this
This year’s second best rock 13) Become What You Are - tribute album, thrown togeth
album. It’s tough being in —The Juliana Hatfield er by progressive rock’s finest.
Eddie Vedder’s shadow. Three 20) Hat Full Of Stars —
6) Mexican Moon — My friend Sage adopted her, so Cyndi Lauper
Concrete Blonde she must be cool. Awesome This girl doesn’t just wanna
The scariest album I’ve ever songwriting and musicianship. have fun. She wants to explore
heard. Johnette Napolitano is And she looks good in dirty her soul, and does it majesti
a freaky-ass goddess. clothes... cally. And her hair is all one
7) Rumble Doll — Patti 14) In Utero —Nirvana color!!!
Scialfa A godsend to jaded
Mrs. Bruce Springsteen puts grungesters everywhere.
out a sonic wonder. Surprise,
surprise, surprise.
“Heart Shaped Box” is the sin
gle of the year. CAMPUS RECREATION
Shades jolts &nfeiw.
FACILITIES
'Electricity' Metallica.
of Verona
William Shal
Montana Kaimin, Friday, December 10,1993 9
Music '93: Bono's bursting ego,
Meatloaf again and the Bee Girl Jackson annual family
Richard Fifield
for the Kaimin
pounds, Whitney Houston is
supposedly a lesbian. It’s too
bad no one ever starts rumors
could tell them apart.
The Cranberries and
Smashing Pumpkins put out
Christmas comes to life
Shaun Tatarka & Corey Taule
What a year, what a about Michael Jackson. fetching little disks and the Kaimzn Parody Committee
year. I never hear any Posies took the snicker out of
It was the thing about the word “Seattle.” Happy We’ve been robbed.
best of times, him. Tool Breath is Missoula’s band to The American people have been robbed of what would
it was the released watch for ‘94. k.d. lang made a have undoubtedly been the best Christmas special of the
worst of “Sober,* smooth transition from coun season, “The Jackson Family Goes Home for Christmas
times. accom try maven, to big band diva, to Special.”
There panied disco goddess. Pop King Michael’s recent problems kept him out of the
was no ■by a O course, then there’s the country; thus, the reunion of everyone’s favorite dysfunc
Vanilla video Bee Girl. Anyone who watches tional family went down the tubes. We’re now left speculat
Ice, but MTV saw her in that Blind ing on just how good it would have been.
there demon Melon video. I hope that her
strates fifteen minutes of fame is over Opening Scene:
Snow. the hor soon. Ma and Pa Jackson sitting on an Indiana porch, com
Dave Pirner ror that is So, boys and girls, have a plete with snow, holly and a Christmas wreath.
stole Winona Claymation. happy Hanukkah, and keep Ma: Remember the good old days, Joe?
Ryder from It was a your ears perked for 1994. Pa: Yeah, when we were sure what sex our kids were.
Johnny Depp, prov year of changes. If you’re lucky, Meatloaf Ma: Remember that time we caught Michael in the bathtub
ing that not combing your Prince changed his might go “Unplugged!!!” with Mickey Rooney?
hair is a guaranteed babe name, Jon Bon Jovi cut his Pa: Was that the time I whupped his ass?
magnet. Rupaul (a seven-foot hair, Tupac Shakur went to Ma: Probably. How about the time we caught LaToya
drag queen) was the hottest jail, Dr. Dre went platinum, extorting money from the mailman?
and Cypress Hill went insane Jffilp J^eto gear’s Pa: Yeah, I’ll be damned if I know what she had on that
chick on the scene. 10,000
Maniacs broke up, so did in the membrane. Resolutions guy. Say, was that the time I whupped her ass?
Wilson Phillips. Are you there, God? All I Ma: Probably. Remember Tito, Jermaine or Marlon?
The world is ending, my want is world peace, liposuc Pa: Who?
friends. Pearl Jam refused to tion and the death of Snoop 1) To not piss off any Ma: They’re three of your other kids. You used to whupp
do videos. The Spin Doctors Doggy Dogg. I’m not asking for Alternative Rock their asses too.
were big, Nirvana was bigger, much. Janet Jackson released Gods-In-Waiting. Pa: I still don’t remember. What have they done for us late
but nothing was as big as her sexiest album to date. 2) Not say “Whoomp! ly?
Bono’s ego. Debbie Gibson, Billy Joel made a minor come There it is!” It’s so Ma (excitedly): Oh, look at the limo, here comes Michael.
Michael Damian, Sheena back, Meatloaf made a major damn tempting. Pa: There’s another one behind it. Must be Janet. Boy, look
Easton and David Cassidy all comeback, and Jesus Jones 3) To find Nelson’s sec at all the fans on bicycles behind ‘em.
did Broadway, but the true sold three copies of “Perverse.” ond album. Was it just Ma: Those aren’t fans. That’s Tito, Jermaine and Marlon.
acting genius was Weilland Campus Celebrity released in Asia, or Pa: Who?
from the Stone Temple Pilots, Sightings—Sissy Spacek what? Ma: Look behind the bikes.
who did a frighteningly accu works in the Country Store, 4) To never go to Pa: Looks like a ‘68 Cadillac.
rate Eddie Vedder impression. Natalie Merchant in the another Rockin Rudy’s Ma: It’s LaToya!
Suede was androgynous, PJ Copper Commons, and Kevin listening party, even if Pa: Who’s that guy with her?
Harvey was a psycho- bitch Bacon portrayed Rocky in the it’s for the new Ma: Your son-in-law, Jack Gordon.
woman, and Joey Lawrence campus version of “The Rocky Meatloaf release. Pa: I ever whupp his ass?
was the prepubescent panty Horror Picture Show.” Who 5) To quit being so Ma: Not yet. He whupps LaToya’s ass though.
king. says Montana has no culture? damn jaded and cyni Pa: What is he some kind of sicko, hitting defenseless
And of course there were X-Scape, SWV, Jade, Zhane, cal. And to return all women!
rumors—Michael Stipe sup Ace of Base: all five had catchy that money I stole and
posedly has AIDS, Paula singles. It’s too bad that only blamed on J.P. Betts. The dinner segment:
Abdul supposedly weighs 240 my friends Anna and Sage Pa: Michael, what the hell’s the matter with your hair?
Ma (nudging Pa): Hush, he’s sensitive. Ya know, the fire
'Desire' brings Heart back to life thing.
Pa: Michael, you got a girlfriend, yet?
Ma (nudging): Hush, he’s sensitive.
refreshing compared to the “hard” crap they Pa: What the hell can I talk to him about?
Michael David Thomas Ma: Talk about his llama.
Kaimin Arts Editor tried on the last three. “Rage” is a guitar-driven
testimony of frustration and powerlessness in Tito: Michael, could you please pass me the turkey?
our deteriorating society. Pa (looking at Tito): What the hell’s the help doing, eating
The Heart albums of late have sucked. with us?
Taking the easy way out, using over-produced But like most of Heart’s stuff, the album isn’t
pablum and some half-hearted arrangements just a power-chording trip for the lead guitarist.
Final scene:
has made Heart a 70s relic that was fortunate to The acoustic and slower, mellower songs hold
honesty and integrity in the craftsmanship of All the Jacksons (except for Pa, who earlier tried to
avoid being dragged out to pasture and being
shot. past albums. whupp one ofMichael’s bodyguards) are sitting
“Back to Avalon” sets around a fireplace with special guests Elizabeth
Here was a band that had Anne
up a decent acoustic Taylor, Roseanne and Tom Arnold.
Wilson, a songbird that could wail
and bass rhythm. It’s Tito: Mom, can we roast some chestnuts?
and whisper in the same song and
nice; it’s mellow; but LaToya: Yeah, we can roast ‘em on Michael’s hair.
not make it sound unbalanced. They
you can hear the guitar Michael: Mom, make her stop!
had Nancy Wilson, a semi-decent
(Knock at the door)
female guitarist— and believe me feeling too
there aren’t many. kicked in the ass or Jermaine: Hey Janet, if you and Liz and Roseanne will
But whatever hap overshadowed. A nice stop fighting over that Turkey leg, you could answer the
surprise is the door.
pened, they lost their
way and suffered for it. duet between Janet: Hey, Mr. No-talent, I had to lose 40 pounds for my
Their latest release, Anne Wilson last video. Oh, I’m sorry, you don’t know what a video is.
however, Desire Walks and Leslie Can we say triple-platinum or do we just know the term “in
On, is getting back some Sayles in a search of a label?”
of the band’s integrity. song called Jermaine: Fine, I’ll get it myself! (opens the door)
Heart and producers 'Ring Them Everyone: HEY! It’s former Vice President and Indiana
Bells.” Wilson’s Sen. DAN QUAYLE!!!
John Purdell and Duane
Baron stripped down raspy, sensual Dan: Hi, Kids. Just dropped in to say hi. (looks in the
voice weaves in camera) This is the nice kind of family I was talking about.
the sound. They
eschewed the overpow and around None of that single-parent crap like that Brown slut.
Sayles’ weath (Enter Pa battered and bloody)
ering and stupid key
board orchestras that ered lungs. It Pa: (to Quayle) What are you doing here, Mr. Smart-ass?
probably won’t Ma: Pa, It’s Indiana’s own....
plagued them on
raise your Pa: I know Mr. Late-show when I see him. Letterman, I’m
Brigade, Bad Animals
and Heart, opting for pulse, but it’s tired of your lame-ass jokes about my family. I’m gonna
got soul. whupp your ass right now.
subtlety over overt
musical power. Desire Walks Quayle (screaming hysterically): HELP! GEORGE!
On is the re-emergence of a ‘70s band trying to MARILYN! DAD!
Somebody sat the girls and boys down and
stay alive in the ‘90s. The longevity of a band Credits roll as Ma pulls Pa off Quayle, while Tito,
told them to shape up or take a ride in the musi
cal electric chair. doesn’t ensure its quality or integrity. Heart has Jermaine and Marlon shove food into a duffel bag for
later use.
“Black on Black IF is a return to the realized this and is trying to stay ahead of atro
“Barricuda”-esqe style of the ‘70s- material arid is phy and repetitiveness. The beat goes on.You can also read
