Volumr 42, Number 8
Thu rsday, Feb. 11, 1988
Bombing assumed joke by Shelly Ra ynor A bomb lbrcat Monday that caused the campus 10 be evacuated and cost the school
about SI 8,000 is assumed 10 ha,•e been n joke. according 10 President Robert Bcnncu. While a call from a male who said that thret bombs were planted in difiercnt buildings on campus was taken by switchboard opemtor Ruth Jamison at about noon, no mdence of bombs was found by search parties. Bmneu said he has 10 assume that it was some kind of terrible joke. Two more bomb-threat calls were reported on Tuesday, but Bcnncu made the deci· sion not 10 evacuate the campus. "There's no 11oa)' we can get ioto a habit of cVllcuating every time we get a caU,'' he said. Bennett said those who took the calls Tuesda)' reported them as short, and said the \'Oices sounded young. Evacuation on Monday took about 40 minutes, he adddcd. "It 11oent llllOOth as far as notification. but there was a hangup on Sherman Avenue with tmffic." Bennett said. "l'\'C told Rolly Jurgens (dcan of instruction) 10 notify the police if the problem arises again,'' he added. "'That way. stoplights won't have 10 be relied upon. and they (the police) can help the LT11ffic 10 move quicl.ly. "We have no suspects. but a lot of vnluable class1ime was lost and important schedules 11oere interrupted," he said. " If we ever find out, I have 10 say we will pro· SCC\JIC."
Slade Zurnhot~ pho·o
Beep, beep- - The campus is evacuated Monday after a bomb threat. Trafllc was backed for some time on streets exiting the college
Jurgens estimated that the college lost about SIS,20.000 in salaries because of the threat. In addition. the college lost just shon of S200 because the cafeteria could not scr' ,~e Sherman Hall residents. according 10 Lann) Stein. dim:1or of ou.,illiary servi=. ~1i-le the mtdcntS had to be fed regardless, pia:i and chicken served downstnirs in the dorm11or, cost more than carc1crin sen ices normally would. he said. The campus _;as <carched twice, according to Bcnne11. once immediately follow1?1,1 the threat and once ofter 5 p.m.
Legislation downs college library project by C1 l11t1 Tritz
NIC's librnry propo~11I drew urgent concern 11 ASNI C's mec11ng Tuc5day as cxpresed b> Tony Stcwnn. politicnl nnd social ~1enc.e mmuctor. A prcviou\ propo,nl by Prts1dent Ro~rt l:ltnnell to Politte for needed funding for I he library proJt'CI has been priori111ed ns 23rd on n Im of 1mmcd.ul1e funding importance. lnitl,tll) Ocnnw hod been prOflOsing a S3.S m1llton project to reno, ate the Adm1111\tra11on Buildtlli, the KUdo\\ Memorial I 1brarv and tbe Computer Scien.:e Ce ntrr. lie ho )lllet reduced 1h01 proposal 10 SI 9 milllon 1h01 would mcludr rcnO\llllon of the ltbrar) 0111\. Ho\\c, er, the Leg1sl111urc 1) now 011emp11ng to pro· pose t\\ O)CJ)amte billi, he3dN b) the Edu.:auon Commiuec, 1h01 would sepnratc IC from funding w11h the r~t or ldahu mst11u1iom (Uru,ersu~ or Idaho, l c11o1) ClorL 1111c College. Boi)e t:lle L,01,crsll) nnd ldilho talc Un, icnn) ), wh1ch "ould ~uh in I ta., mcrca'\C n.<,e-}ed onto l-. 001en31 Count, rtsidcnt> a.nd cause 1u111on lo ra1\l' for ' IC \tudenh.
The concurrent resolution dc5igncd for MC 11oould 001 guarantee that the collcse "'ouJd be supplied 11oith appropriate funding throughow a consislmt pcnod of tune, S1t11oar1 11ddcd. "The legislature could decide I.hat the) no longer ,,.an, to fund ,1c for the renO\-allon and mamtainmg of the ampu1." he S&Jd. Thl$ •ould chcn put lhc burdm oi paymrnt cnto nOI onl) Ji:ooten.1.1 Count) ,cgdcnu but also NIC ~tudcnb, Stcv.art 1a1d. Right~ Kootciw Wpa)crs contnbutc the pnmar) amount of money for educauon ,o,,.-ard -..1c "'Thi) raoluuon ~ould only mplc t.hal burden," he )ll!d Siudenu ~II> are i>&>ini Sil a scmcst.cr for camrw. rcnoYauon proJCCU (capllal unpro,.mxnll 1hrough twuon. IC the concurrent re50!uuon n pus~. ~tudcnll will be pa)in& a.n aumatcd S30-S35 pn ) car through nation, a.o:ording to Sophomore Senator \ 1d.1 Cade S1e...-1r1 ~1d Bennett u con~ .i.bout th ,
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resolution. "He feels that the students and facu lty should not be subjected with this kind of burden," Stewart said. "Things are happening so fast with the Legislature in Boise that you (ASNIC) must work fast in developing a new proposal." Three conditions must be addressed, S1ewan said. First, student government must voice it.s disagretmcnt about the burden of payment to the Legislature. Then, the push toward immediate legislation for approprin· tion of funds into the budget must be focused on, Stewart said. The last condi tion mus1 involve getting baclcmg from the board of trustees 10 support these concepts. he added. The Legislature has tabled these resolutions until Frida,. Stt'W.!rt said Bcnneu has no inte ntion of support ng these resolutions if addressed by the Lcgula1ure. The board of trustcc:5 addressed this issue at a mcct.ng Wedne5day night. Following wns an emergen· ty AS~IC mceung 1oday at 6:30 a.m.
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