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TheSentinel ·North tdaho College
Volume 47 Number 7
Judge denies request by Randall Green
Preliminary decisions regarding the NIC Board of Tn,s tees v. ASNIC lawsui1 named ASN!C the defendant in th e case and denied them access to additional funds for subsequeo1 011orney's fees. During 1he initial hearing in Oc1ober, defense at1orney Ray Givens requested the court reclassify t.be case as a class action suit, which would oot implicate ASNJC as a defendan1 bu1 would, instead, involve 1hose s1udents who had beeo charged the dispu1ed fees. lo addition, Givens asked the court 10 require that the board alloca1e fu nds into ASNIC 's budget for atLorney's fees. Both requests were denied by Judge Richard Magnuson in a - - - - --
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Resignation questioned by Russell Carlberg Although he says he is happily on his way 10 the Uni>'er~ity of Florida. controversy surrounds the decision of veteran NJC Law Enforcement Director Ned Stuan to re.sign his position in the middle of the school year. Stuart said he retired from full-time sui.1us in May of last year but ilayed on part-lime until hi~ resignation on Jan. 9. He ~aid that commitments to his pnva1c consulting firm and a part-time job with the Umversity of Florida were his rcawos for resigning. But, nocording to an NJC employee, who wished to remain anonymous, Stuart ·s resignation was prompted. io pan, because o f c ur riculum problems with the transfc'rabli1y o f the law enforcement drgree. '' Ned spoke to tbc board in favor of President Bob Bennell 'S propo'Slll to move the law enforcement program to the vocational department, which would mean that 1hc students could not transfer their degree," said another employee who wished 10 remulo unidentifled . D1,1rlng the summer, Bennett re"icwed the law enforcement program and come to the conclusion that it was primarily a = · tionnl progrnm nod should be moved out of the academic sphere, Stulltl mid. A plan wo.s developed by Stua rt to condense the vocntional part of the program to a
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semester block where cadets are given hands-on training, he said. la order for any curriculum change to be implemented, it must first be approved by the Curriculum Council. But the council could not meet until Oct. I 8 because Stuart was in Florida teaching a seminar. FinaJI)', in November the Curriculum Council approved Stuart's A.A.S. degree program, "hich was the \ocational plan. Meanwhile, according to all sources, several law enforcement students h:ld become very concerned that their degrees would not transfer and they could 001 finish the academic A.S. degree under the n~ iystem. "They felt lost m the system; no one v.115 answering their questions," said AS:-,!IC PrestdenJ Mary Jo Hansen. That ~ when the cadets and >\&'II C Sen. Tawnee Limesand went into action at the Novemw Board of Trustees meeting. Upon learning that the A.A.S. plan was not a tranferrable academic degree and that several students would be "caught in the transition," the Board tabled the Bennett· Stuart plan. The Board was \ ery SllTf]ris«fJ Iha t Bennet I had abandoned the A.S. (academic) degree in fu·or of only an A.A.S. (voca. lion.al). aocordiog to the anonymous sources Ull.led ab<wc. The same sources said Benneu was very embamwed and reahzed tha1 more ·•,ork needed l() be done. "Pn:s1dent Bennett harl this idea about the la11 enforcement program, and he dido 't want to go through the proper channels," Han.sen wd. ··He pm.bed to gel it approved and Sttp~ on a lot of toes m the process." S1uan said that the plan was initiated ar Benne.n's suggestion and th.at he became emhusiatic about it Yrben he learned tlw u would pro,ide "tripL:-the-ume" 'i\1Lh Lhc s:1udents for more hands-on training. But, H:m..<en says tbat those students caught in the tr.l.llS.ition ''were told they wou1rl only ~ U\Ught whffl Ned was available and would ju.st have to work atr11 hard 'i,\ hen he wasn't there." "ln all fairness 10 Dr. Be=n, l think he went on N~'s advice," Hansen said. ~ident Bennett was in Boise and 001 - - - ~J>i,,_
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College pursues land deal Ft. Sherman building to be razed by Forrest Hale
The rand beaeath a decaying &et of historic apartment buildings built I 11 y= ago m..~ ,.. , , be purchased by North Idaho C'nllege-after its current owner nues rbem. Located near the college entrance at the Garder A. ,-en JC and Hubbard Street int.crsection, the area may someday be used for parking near the pro-posed new library, Dean of Administration Rolly Jurgens said. The apartments are considered an C)'CWrc: by those: entering the camplll aua and are not worth restotation due 10 their p00r ccndition. according to Jurgens and current owner Ben Patzer. A decision was made by the NJC Boe.rd of Trus1"S on Dec. IS to purchase the propcny for SI I S,000, and a ~erbal agreemenr on the land's sale to the college has been reached with Patzer, Jurgens said. Muwal agreement remains 10 be reached concerning the property's con· dition after the apartmems' removal, probably by a foe department training crew, Jurgens said .
One condition for the sale is the aging apartments' removal, Jurgens said. "We don't want to buy it wi th that building on it ... we don ' t want 10 have anything to do with the building. It's just more headache for us." According lo initial agreements, he (Patzer) will burn the apanments. clean the area and "get the property down to bare ground," Patzer said. Jurgens said he contacted the former owner of the property about 1wo years ago. "Last fall. we started observing tbe property was Starring to need some renovation work. (We) started meeting about it (the sale) again ...and I asked him if I could make him an offer," Jurgens said. He then met with the Board of T rustees and made an offer. Soon a fter, tbe Spokane owner defaulted on his payments. Patzer &aid. Patzer, who initially purchased the property 20 years ago, regained posession of the prope:ny .in December. Due to the amount of the mortgage, taxes and - -Pf•4SI' s«
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