The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 40 No 6, Nov 22, 1985

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the North Idaho College

Sentinel Coeur d.Alene, Idaho Friday, Nov. 22, 1985

Volume 40, Number 6

Student asks: ASNIC biased against clubs? by D.n Breeden NIC student Craig Killin came before lhe ASNIC board on Nov. 13 as a representative of North Idaho CbrisJan Fellowship. a club on carnp11$, and asked why their ch1b was not eligible to receive student funds like the olhcr dubs on campus. "It is a conccro of mine lhat there arc clubs here on campus receiving some board funding as far as monetary si.arus." Killin said. "However. we (NICF} ha,•c been basically denied any monetary help of any son." Killin said that be did understand some of lhc reasoning behind 1bc lack of obtaining runds as far as the separation of church and state was concerned, however. "I think there's a slight case of discrimination.·· When the matter first surfaced several weeks ago. ASNlC Vice-President Eric Phillips consulted the board's lawyer, and he advised the board not to give a religious club funding. "He told me that if we gave you guys money it was like we were establishing a religion or that we were sponsoring a religion," Phillips said. "He said becau<e of that clause in the Constitu· 110n we could not give you money." Pllillips added that if the board did go ahend and give the club money, the board would be opening it.self up for lawsuits-not necessarily from the club but from anyone. Killin pointed out 1ha1 the members in lhe club arc students nnd they pay their fees into the ASNIC funds at !be beginning of each semester just like !be rest of lhe studenlS. Therefore, they should have ac:ccss 10 the funds through their club just like the rest of 1he campus orgnnizations. "All r can do is go on lhe advice of our lawyer, 'cuz I'm no lawyer," Phillips said. "And if he tells me we can be sued and that we shouldn't do it, tbal's all I have to go on." The board then advised Killin to sit down with the board's lawyers and see what kind of information they could gJVe

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C-A Auditorium Director Kathy Maru and NIC student John Hughes came: before lhe board to discuss obtaining fonds lO form a film festival group lhll would bring in old-time classic movie~ to be shown in the auditorium. "I think ii could ny or I wouldn't be doing it," Mans said. ASNIC Act1v1ucs Chairman Jeff Scou and Phillips reported to the board that plans for a beach party were in the makings and it is scheduled for Dec. 6. The danct/pany will be held nt !be fairgrounds with a live band that will play Beach Boys-type music, and sand wiD be hauled in in an effort 10 simulate dancing on the beach. For information see page 19.


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