North Idaho College Cardinal Review Vol 33 No 14, Apr 27, 1979

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Initiative effects uncertain; all full-time faculty rehired The contract~ or all full-time NIC instructors have been renewed for the upcoming school year. according to NIC President Sorry Schuler. Because the effect~ of the I percent Initiative arc still not entirely known . however. Schuler said that he wu unable to predict how many pnrt-timc in,truc:tors might not be called b11c:k to "'ork next fal I. Even though no contracts were terminated. two fewer faculty posi1lon~ will be filled Four nursing 51llff members hove re~igoed. and on ly three of the four will be rcploc:ed. Al,o, NIC Englis h ln~tructor David Sharp "''Ill be 111ldng a onc-ye3r leave of nb,ence without pay, and hi s po\1hon "'ill not be filled . One admmlstratlvc pos1hon will be cul. Evelyn MaituirC', assb1an1 di · r ec:tor of c.t1ended da y and 11dul1 contin uing cduco1lon (EDACE) re· signed from her po~ltion, which will l'l'.Vcrt back to n secrelnrlal pos11ion. Schuler \Bid 1ha1 hi~ pcr1.o n11l as• sistant, Jo Webb, would be 10-km,R on some of thobe becretarial durles. thus t.-nnsolidoting positions. All college personnel will be re · ceiving pay increases. Tiu, faculty pay lncrcabe will be 11pproxim11tel) 7 pe rce nt, the 11dm1111str11tive pa~ in· crease approximately t, percent, and the ~uppon services per.,,onnel (jani· tors. secretnrics ond other slm1lor positions) pay hike :iboui 9 percent. Schuler estimated. Schuler on11cip111cs :1n increase in the size of some English 11nd math classes, but It will be "manageable p roponions." The Increase. Schuler said, "won't advt'rsel~ 11ffec1 the q uality of education. Instruct~ "111 just have 10 work a linle han!er. ·· Some cuts will be made in sports progu n1s bccau~e of the in1hati~·e. Men 's tennis :ind golf are being

dropped, and Al Wylder's position of athletic trainer will be terminated, according 10 Schuler. Travel privileges will also be cut bock next year. Student t.r ips for sports and other school-related activities will be reduced or"' ill SUI)' at maintenance le\'els. which ,s equivalent to reduction in light of current tnOouon rates. The same policy of maintenance or reduction v.ill hold for faculty travel LO conferences and meetings. In addition 10 travel conservation measures. all NIC personnel are being urged lo conserve in the use of supplies. photocopying, m11iling and telephone services. The future of the communicatiooans buildmg is still in quesuon. "Oar philosophy." Scholer explained. "wis to senle salaries Th e buildmg $hould open at the end of !lcptember. but how it v.·111 be mainuuned 1) unccl"lllo. A special 1"1 to pro"ide funds for openuoo and m11.1.ntenancc of the building may be

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House Bill 260. ~cd IJld ~gned b,• the go,crnor. ghes the NIC Board of Trustee$ the :iuthonry· to bold an elect ion for passage of a special le\'}' LO override the effeC'ls of the m1tum·e. This year's total NIC suue Jid budget of SI .S9J,JOO will be Ul(TCascd by onh· S50.000. according to Schuler · "The incrusc:o is less th:11) mai.nten· l'lnC'C of effon," he commented. •·1t ccrtaml) isn't :i budget that allows for enrollment SfO"'"th " Schuler cxpcct.s onl~ J I or 2 perccllt enrollment incre:ise next yen 10 contr3st to the a,er:ige S pen:ent jncre11sc in past ycan. The loss of 14 nursing student posuons from 1he nursing program constitut~$ ~ I per· cent enrollment decre.'ISe m Just oce 31'CII.

Orchestra to end series .A conccn Mond:iy night by the Spokane Symphony 0KheStnl. together "llh the NIC-Communil)• Choir ..;11 conclude the two-semester Fine Arts Series April 29, according 10 Robert Singleto_ry, the series coordinator. ''It is quite an undertaking to sing"' 1th a professionill group." Singletary said. The two groups "'ill perfonn the "Creation" by Haydn in the ' IC gym at 8 p .m. The Fine Ans Series was d esigned as a "11 y for IC srudents to promore the .•rts with the help of outside profession:ils. S1nglcury said the series is "pnictical experience" for the students ~cause 1t exposcs them to professional artis~ in their various fields.

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Cl!Dpu, Due aetMtles began Monday with Melisa "Chuckle" Floyd and Mark Rolwns shuplng their way to first and scrond place In the spaghetti-eating ecmtes:L The wee!. 's act.Mtles wnp op today with a bed race at 3 p.m. , a money bllJlt at 4 and I batbecue I I. 5:30.

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Cruise money granted By Teri Worley The S111dfflt Board. 11 its April 24 rottung. allocated SJOO for 2 Plu Theta K:ippa-sponsored cruise on Lake Coeur d'Alene for "ilC'i 19"9 graduateS. Phi Theta Kappa member Rick Colton. •ho presented the fonding request to the bo3rd. said t1ut the ~a~ 9 e1curs10n "ill cost the honor sooety :tpprorimatcly SJOO for boat mital and ~ for the band slated to perform Ill the C\·enl. Beau.sc of the cost. Colta11 s;iid. the club would hllve 10 charge S2 for each of the cruise udel5 to be sold. An} tnODC) ghen to the group will be _used to defrs} costs and reduce 11cket prices. Colton added that odcet sales would be restricted 10 graduates. who_ may in turu purch3.SC tickets for their non· graduate guesis. . Before the bo3rd agreed to panially fund the cruise. however, debate ensued over whether the board . was correct in wthorizing the expenditure based on p:ist bo.lrd action_. Sen. Mari Zeller quesT1oncd wh~· ther allocating money ii~e ~he.clubs 311.DuaJ budget 11,·:is justified in hght of an earlier board decision to ~eny l'l.dditional funding 10 the Vocaoooal

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lndusm'11 Oub for n field trip. ASNIC President Paul Bieber said th:at the two situations arc not companible. ·· We're not allocating this money to any dub," Biebet said. adding that 1hi1 u,c of studen1 money would benefit a large number of NIC Stu· dent~. Sen. Kun Reeves concu1Ted with Bieber and termed the cruise, which Phi Theta Kapp.i hopes to inst_itute as an annual event. a "rewardmg ex· penence for the gradu111cs." The board nlso discu.ssed Campus Daze, which draws to a close today. and the opparent la~k. _o r student mvolvemen1 in the fesuvu,es. . Bieber suggested that the respon_st· bility for gening students involved Iles with the org:tni2ers of the event and urged those present 10 a tt e mpt 10 s1imul111e interest in Campus D37~" lt (the fact or student pam c,~a· tion) is II s:rd snuarion." Bieber said. "It's 3 bad re Oection on everyone here and on the school." . One of today's Campus D112e o_nucs begins at noon with open day for water continued oa page 3

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