The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 39 No 10, Mar 15, 1985

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Library funding gets shelved again by Ricki John Kasl A bill "'•hich would have funded the

beginning phase of construction for NlC's long-planned li brary/computer science building died in a Senate commince last week. The Senate Local Government and Tuation Commiuce killed House Bill !SS (HB JSS). a bill that would ha\'e doubled the .state's bead tax 10 provide money for state building repairs and construction. The bill was expected 10 raise an additional S3 million in each of the next

two years and 1,1,ouJd have expired at 1ha1 rime under a "sunset clause." Dist. 4 Flotcrial Sen. Yem Lannon, D-Pinehurst, the only North Idaho Democrat on the committee, voted against HB 1SS. charging that the Republic.!n GOP was simply looking for another · 'scratch and patch" solution 10 another funding problem. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Raymond Parlcs, R-Blackfoot, and Lannon claimed that the money was targeted at the construction of a psychiatric unit in

the State Hospital South in Blackfoot. "I'm sick and tired of this garage-sale mentality," Lannon emphasized during a telephone interview from Boise. "The sunset clallSc is just another Band-Aid approach directed at a special interest project in southeast Idaho by a righ111,inged Republican.·· The Nonh Idaho logger said that the sunset clause would terminate in two years- j\151 enough time, he added. to pump enough mone)' into that project to get the job done, then leave North

Idaho right back where it is now. He said that '!C's chances of rccei,•ing any pon ion of 1ha1 money if the measure passed "'':IS nex1-10-none. NlC President Barry Schuler said he was extremely disappointed in the outcome of HB 155, bu t added that if what Lannon said was true, he (Lannon) did rhe righ t thing to vote agains t it. " h 's just a very sad situation." Schuler said. " We've been working for this for five yurs; our college bas grown faster than any other higher education cntit> in the stare for the pa.st fhe }ears." he said. Schuler has gone before the Joint Finance and Appropriations Comminee (JFAC) eH:ry year since 1980 requesting funding for the libraf) project. The closest N IC has come to receiving funding ror the project was an approprio.uon of SS0,000 for a feasibility study continued on page 19

Volume 39, Number 10

Friday, March 15, 1985

Drilling ror books- Workm an Jack While "tr!cvcs anolher augtr 10 add 10 a core drilling rijl. Last wttk, samples wtre ~iog lllktn from tbc NICsoccer ncld. wh ich is the proposed )l lf for th t libra ry/ co mputer science bulldlog. Beaus, of 11 lack of runds, bo~e,er, plans for the struclurt ba, e brc n pos1pooed un I.ii 1987. (Ste " l:ued stol') above.)

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Red Ink blots board's budget. .... . .................... p. 2 New PE grading needs watching .... .. . . .. ...... . .. . ... p. S Boopsters blow whistle on Re.,:burg racism . . ........... p. 8 Curtain nses . t omg • bI on pIay prod uc11on · . ... . .. . ... . .... p. 9 Grapplers garnish golden goal. ..... . ................. p. 17

Pistol peddler propels projectile A 25-caliber automatic ptstol 1,1,as accidcnuilly fired in rhe 0-K SUB di~i~g room on Sunday, March 3, according 10 NlC Chief Security Officer Don P.h1lhps. "As usual " ith loaded guns- it wasn't," Phillips said, takrng a sh~r in the dark. NIC Director of AtL'Uliary Services Wes Ha1ch charged rhat the shooung took place at an exhibition b) the Coeur d' Alene Coin Club. h Hatch blasted a visitor who apparently entered the exhibit 10 sell a gun when l e . we:ipoo discharged. triggering quire a response from the crowd.. The bullet lodged 11.SClf in a table. according 10 Hatch. who said the club will be t!1!gcted for ilS replacement. .{) After the shot. the score stood ar Antique Guns-I. NlC Tab1es ·


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