North Idaho College
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Thursday, Oct. 13, 1988
Volume 44 Number 3
Legal question over fee dispute unanswered by Randall OtNn Nothing was seuled at 1he preliminary hearing for 1be NIC Board of Trusttt.t v. ASNJC law,uir Friday, OCL 7, leaving the two rae1ioos deadlocked . Judge Richard Magnuson sald he will ,chedule a second bearina in 1wo or lbree weelu after be reviews the CaK. Maanuson said he needJ more Lime 10 review briefs (rcpor u) submilled by both part ies named in the wr. "II demon 1ra1es how complicated this Is," ASNIC Pre,ide111 Mary Jo Haruen said . Lengthy last-minute briefs ubmil ted 10 the coun forced MainUJOn IO conccntrale on the hearing prOCCSj (procah1rc) rather lhan addressi ng the wuc-whcthe:r s1uden1 fees an be used for caph.al Jmprovcmcn , a question rcp.rdlng lnrcrprciatlon or 1he Idaho S1aru1cs. Magnll50o admillcd he IU1dn' LenousJl Umc 10 review Lhe case 10 f1cill11te an in1erpma1ion . Due 10 confusion urroun-
ding details of wltoshouldacwallybtnamcd ~ the defendant JC studenu or AS IC) and college budget revenue sources, Magnuson requested mOJC infonnation from the defense. AS re defense auomey Ray Giveru summariud the case 10 Magnll50n. He described how C students ha e been charged an outdoor facilities rec since I 2 hen former President Barry Schuler in1Li:11.ed the fee.
Record show that I.be fee wu for securing foods LO build a sports facility. The moocy was ocver spent, v.ilb a g,owin balance prC5C11tly exceedi.n S279,000. This sprin , incumbent Prcsideat Robert Bcnneu proposed to raise lbe fee from S 11 10 S21 with the 1ntCJ11 to u.sc the lnereased funds 10 renovate and remodel buildings on cnrnpus. l111crpretin I.be law to say this action by the colle e Illegal, AS C 11udcnu demanded the money
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be rcrumcd to the srudeots: the board responded with a lawsuit. "Tbe students and the board just ant ii settled."' Gr.'CI\S said to the coun. "Bur they (the srudenlS) are fon:ed to defend l.b~I cs. Their budget (which is authorized and pproved by the board) bas no provisions for attorney's fees." Jim Keane, re-presenting the board, countered by saying the students hnd plcnry of time to build this provision into their budget proposal, reaHzing legal a.ction mi ht be L3 en a ·ns, them. Hansen .said ii was "lo and unprofessional'' for Keane to say 1ha1. "The board ·new we didn ·, b c the money lo defend oursch'CS, •• he s.aid. "If that is the mi1udc the dministration s:bares, then a nin i1 dcmons1rn1cs their L· titudes Md feelings toward students at IC."
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New faculty chair seats vocational instructor
Substance abuse An alcoholic' confession , an alcoholic's recuperalion
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Technlcal talk--Jlm Cultraad· vises student Tom Schoening.
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