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I 2-EEfMIfflra “Ifirfilbmi®-Tuesday, Nov. 23,1 T h e p e o p le a n d p la c e s o f th e B e a v e r h e a d V a lley : T ‘ * ' !W ^ v 9 i§ - i * * * vv A S W M C p r e x y t t a k e s d i f f e r e n t l o o k a t j o b ByJohnM-Banows A s s o c i a t e d S t u d e n t s o f W e s t e r n M o n t a n a ' C o l l e g e P r e s i d e n t B o b C a r r o l l l e a n s u p a g a i n s t t h e s i g n I n f r o n t o t t h e S t u d e n t U n i o n B u i l d i n g . C a r r o l l h a s t a k e n a n I n v o l v e d p a r t I n I m p r o v i n g m o r a l e a t t h e c a m p u s . The flam e s le a p t h ig h e r. C heerleaders danced a n d shouted to the growing crowd. I t was the h e ig h t o f H dmecoming 1989 on the W estern M o n ta n a Cam p u s... and the next day the Bulldogs showed th e ir s tu ff a n d went o u t a n d defeated Jam estown Col lege. I t was also a h ig h lig h t o f w h a t is b e ing termed a resurgence in sp ir it o n W estern’s campus, follow in g several years o f doubt and concern a b o u t the college’s continued existence. P a r t o fth a t s p ir it is b e in g credited to the A ssociated S tudents o f W estern M o n ta n a College, a n d its p resident Bob C a rroll. C a rroll, a lo n g w ith A SWMC vice-president D enise R u s t, have brought a new outlook to the o rganization th a t is responsible for a wide range o f s tudent a c tivities oh the campus. “W e h a v e a d ifferent v iew point,” C a rroll said. Service to the 991 students o f W estern “is o u r p r im a iy objective.\ “We’re doing more,\ C a rroll said, n o ting th a t o ther people in the o rganization, which includes the student senate, “are d o in g more work, too. W h a t was adequate before, is way below p a r.” C a rroll, who was elected to the post, along w ith his r u n n in g m a te, R u s t, b rings a d ifferentvieW p ittinthiiiiself to the post. A 1979Beaverhead C ounty H ig h S chool g raduate, who s p e n teight years in the N a tional G u a rd a n d two yeaTs in the A ir Force, C a rroli h a s a background in law enforcement. - He made u p h is m ind to run for the part-time p a id p o s ition o f president a fter s e r v in g a term in the s tu d e n t senate. “I wasn’t pleased a n d made a n a ttem p t to change some things,” C a rroll said. ■ A lthough the p r im a iy objective in his position is serving the . W MC students, other obligations are im p o rtant, too, C a rroll said. Those o b ligations include loyalty to the faculty a n d to the college a n d a lu m n i, “who p u m p a lo t o f money to the college to m ake scholarships possible,\ C a rroll explained. As to h is job, i t s “a p a id p o sition, a n d they expect som e thing out o f i t ,” C a rroll s a id . C a rroll, who is 30 and R u s t, who is 34, have tried to bring a n older v iewpoint to their jobs. “The next tim e i t w ill probably go back to younger people,” C a rroll said. “We’ve tried to work on morale, to b e n e fit the school.\ One o f those morale boosters, C a rroll s a id , was the extensive homecoming a c tivities in October. The bonfire, the f ir s t in many years a t the school, was ju s t one o f the ways o f g e tting s tu d e n ts, faculty a n d supporters involved more in homecoming, he said. The recentM arch o f D imes “Stars B ehind Bars,” which raised over $3,000, made WMC the largest per c a p ita college d o n a tor to the c h a rity. I t , too, helped b u ild morale a n d a good relationship w ith the^ business comm u nity, C a rroll noted. R u n n in g a s a .team w ith R u s t, C a rroll s a id , made the A p r il election d ifferent... a n d provided the im p e tu s fora change in how the ASWMC officers w ill be elected in the future. D u r in g May and the summer m onths, R u s t and C a rroll remodeled the offices a t the S tudent U n io n B u ilding a n d restruc- ' tured the o rganization’s financial systems a n d record k eeping. ASW MC’s $100,000 a n n u a l b u d get, which comes from $75,000 in activity fees a n d a $25,000 canyover, provides the ground- w o rkfor most WMC a c tivities, as well as a s u b s tantial p a r t o f the fund in g for many o f the campus’ v arious o rganizations. A t least one m ajor a c tivity is planned eveiy month C a rroll said, preferably a project “th a t w ill b e n e fit somebody.” The organization has helped w ith Boys State, and C a rroll him s e lf spoke a t the faculty o rientation day e a rlier th is fa ll on w h a t the ASWMC was doing. “O u r responsibility is also to the faculty,” C a rroll added. In September ASWMC provided a Club F a ir to h e lp increase awareness o fthe ind ivid u a l clubs a n d o rganizations on campus. C a rroll and R u s t also helped double the budgeted money available to clubs, prim a rily by “stopping spending in stupid areas,” C a rroll said. “For example,\ C a rroll explained, “we used to budget $5,000 to telephones a t the Student Union B u ilding. Wve were a b leto c u t t h a t to $2,000.” m a k in g a d d itional money available for h e lp in g o ther clubs and groups. A to tal of $12,000 o f the group’s budget is given directly to student o rganizations. Another area g e tting a d d itional help from the ASWMC h as been the day care and intram u r a l programs. “We tried to give more money to those who d id more. We figured a c lu b o f five members d id n ’t need as m uch.\ The b a s ic philosophy of C a rroll’s a n d Rust’s tenure aB the heads o fth e ASWMC h as been “paying for v a lu e received.” A lthough the team s till h a s nearly h a lf a y ear le ft to be in office, they are already c o m p iling“a transition folder for the next guy. We’re docum enting everything, a n d .n o t ju s t looking a t o ur term . We spent the whole summer m a k in g m istakes a n d correct ing them . Now in one month they can start,” C a rroll said, regarding n e x t year’s officers. “They won’t have to w a it u n til half-time to know the rules.” Student a c tivities get a lion’s share o f the ASWMC b u d g e t, a total o f $17,000. ‘T h a t’s what b rings in entertainm e n t. T h at’s the intram u r a l program. I t ’s okay to give money to the intram u ral which b e nefits people on campus. On the o th e r h a n d , i t ’s also okay to g ive to non campus o rganization’s, such as day care.” C a rroll noted th is year the ASWMC h a s h a d a wider interest. “Perhaps before i t was too narrow , too self-interest centered.” As to the homecoming, C a rroll said ASWMC was “very ag gressive. N o t eveiy th in g went flawless,” b u t there was v a riety, involving faculty a n d students of various age groups. “M y job ' was c h a irm a n o f th a t week, b u t other clubs d id the work. I was ju s t someone to o rganize a n d set a basic g o al.” The s tudent senate as a whole is becoming more responsible as w e ll, C a rroll s a id , p o in ting o u t a 3.2 grade p o in t average for its 43 members. “They’re sm arter, a n d t h a t makes i t p retty nice,” C a rroll said. Twenty m in u tes a t Noon, a frequent noon-time m e e ting to hear speakers ta lk on topics th a t in terest students h a s b Ib o been more p o p u la r. “We’re there to support each o th e r,” C a rroll s a id , and to develop business relationships.” Social events are also n o t b e ing overlooked, including such activitier. as superbowl p a rties a n a S t. Patrick’s Day. A colored- tag system to regulate d r in k in g among younger s tu d e n ts h e lp s to enforce the drinking rules. Underage drinking a t events, thanks to sim ilar rules and on-scene police, paid for by the organization, is basically “a very sm a ll problem, ju s t about insignifican t,” C a rroll said. B eing p resident o f A SWMC is a good listeningpost, C a rroll s a id , m e a n in g frequent meetings w ith the Dean .of S tudents.ad provost M ik e Easton. \f* JiK**! “W h a t we’re tiy in g to do is to g e tthd b a ll f b llihg,” C a rroll s a id , explaining the team’s efforts. “We’ve got a nice team , and hopefully there w ill be a snowball effect.” T - “We’re t iy in g n o t to reinvent the wheel. I f som e th ing worked before, i t w ill probably work again. Often i t ’s a m a tter o f m o tivation,” C a rroll said. Support from the c o m itiunity is also im p o r tan t “W estern could have been closed several tim e s ,\ C a rroll said, i f i t wasn’t for strong comm unity support from D illo n a n d s u rrounding areas. “We’re tiy in g to operate in an organized business m a n n e r,” C a rroll said. B u t th a t’s doesn’t mean rigid plans. “We h ave to bend a n d cope. There’s more than one way to g e t to the same objective.\ The s tudent’s responsibility a t Western doesn’t end w ith a diplom a . “The comm unity a n d the college supported y ou, gave you som e thing v a lu a b le . There’s a responsibility to the people who got y ou there, too,\ C a rroll stressed. In C a rroll's case t h a t responsibility also means recognizing, the contributions th a t his mother, h is fiance D ia n e and vice president Denise R u s t have made in helping C a rroll w ith h is responsibilities. Being p resident o f A SWMC means spending a great deal o f tim e , C a rroll s a id . “It ’s a com m itm ent, I accepted i t ” A lthough, when based on the h o urs a c tually spent, the office pays less than the m inim u m wage, C a rroll says he can h o n e s tly feel good a b o u t w h a t Denise a n d I have done. We’ve enhanced, I hope, w h a t was already there a n d redirected i t We can’t do everything b u t we t iy to make w h a t we do, q u a lity work.\ Cashews.. .... $ 2 95/lb . (salted and unsalted) Pecans ... ...... * 3 95/ib . Pistachios .... $4 95/lb . Fresh shelled deluxe Mixed N u ts... $ 4 85/lb . (No peanut fillers) T h e o w n e r s . When you’re a member, you’re an owner. That’s the credit union difference. D i l l o n F e d e r a l . C r e d i t U n io n 109 S . P a c if ic 683-4373 A T T E N T IO N D I L L O N L A N D F I L L U S E R S In order to comply w ith federal a n d state regula tions, the land fill h o u rs w ill be s trictly adhered to: Monday: 10 a .m . to 6 p .m . Tuesday: 10 a .m . - 6 p .m . W e d n e s d a y : C L O S E D Thursday: 10 a .m . - 6 p.m . Friday: 10 a .m . - 6 p.m . Saturday: 10 a .m . - 6 p .m . Sunday: 10 a .m . - 6 p .m . Closed Holidays ■ _____
