University of Alaska Fairbanks - Denali Yearbook (Fairbanks, AK)

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KSUA Continued from page 18 According to the audit, problems with financial records and procedures included lost or discarded program logs, incomplete accounts receivable and customer records, significant contractual commitments made without the approval of ASUA, the university or legal counsel, lack of advance budget or purchase approval, no cash receipts issued for funds received, and overpayment of some ad commissions. In defense of the former management, Tilson said the audit ' s comment that receipts and disbursements were treated in a casual manner means we got around their mountains and piles of paperwork that were administratively strangling the station, and I ' m damn proud of it... We wouldn ' t have done this if we hadn ' t thought it necessary. Tilson and Erisman said that former ASUA president Jason Kuehn authorized many contracts made by the station and told Erisman he had the authority to enter the station in legal contracts. They also said they were never informed they had to have approval from the university. Concerning records r etention, Erisman said, We have never been required to keep records at the station. Temporary employees moving things around last summer may have misplaced or thrown out files, he said. To keep records adequately the station would have to hire a full-time person to do it, he added. Asked if, given the power of hindsight, they would have done anything dif- ferently Tilson replied, We would have covered our butt on it. We would have had the off-campus checking account approved by Jason. We would have done everything else the same. Pat Sutherland, a graduate student at UAF, become the new general manager of KSUA. He put together a new management team to tackle problems caused by the sudden departure of the former management. We walked in here and knew where nothing was, Sutherland said. They had to develop a system to reorganize the files, and Sutherland had to recruit new help and get a handle on the budget. He cut the budget by reducing the number of paid positions to eight, half the previous number. The budget was also helped by the sale of $800 in advertising WOOD CENTER RENTALS Coleman Canoes $9.00 day $16. 00 weekend $38.00 week $100.00 deposit required per canoe package. Canoe Gear 2 vests and 2 paddles $2.00 day $4.00 weekend $10.00 week package rate Timberline Tents (4-person) $5.00 day $9.00 weekend $22.00 week $50.00 deposit required per tent Schwinn Continental Ten Speed Bicycles $5.00 4 hours or less $7.00 day $13.00 weekend $65.00 deposit per bicycle Childrens Dirt Bikes $3.00 4 hours or less $5.00 day $9.00 weekend $50.00 deposit required per bike Hours: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm For Rentals see Karl, Brandon, Roger, Lori, Sharon or Rick in the Wood Center Programs Office. Bicycle Rentals at Wood Center Front Desk Only. the first month, Sutherland said. When Sutherland took over the station last October, five months into the fiscal year, the previous management had only earned one percent of the expected $16,000 revenue. In a memorandum to ASUA president John DiBene, Sutherland said that KSUA ' s advertising income should have been $3,500 when he took over. He based that estimate on the fact that the station had been broadcasting since June 1982 under the FY ' 83 budget, and that since he took over the station averaged more than $425 per month in sales. Asked about the open-air project, Sutherland said it is long overdue. I ' m puzzled as to why the station hasn ' t gone on the air long ago as a ' non-commercial ' station, he said. He hesitated to criticize the past management, but confessed that he didn ' t see the results of two years ' work on the project. Even if we were ready to file today, which we are not, it would take a minimum of 10 to 12 months for the FCC to process the application. So talk of being on the air by ' X ' date is premature, he added. Loan Continued from page 18 proposed substitute ties an 8 percent interest rate to a forgiveness clause based on residency after graduation. Other provisions require that applica- tions be in by Jan. 1 and that borrowers not be delinquent on previous loans. The bill does not change either the loan amounts or the forgiveness clause. The student loan program, which now totals about $55 million, will run to $116 million by 1988-89 under the current program, according to Postsecondary Commission projections. With a 9 percent interest rate and no forgiveness clause the program would cost $112 million in 1988-89, according to the same projections. B WBWBMBW RSS presents the jjj Copper Corner g Coffee House | every friday night at 7:30 in the « Copper Corner snack area — Wood $ Center. Everyone is welcome! 22 Headlines

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Tradition Stone returns The Tradition Stone returned to UAF this year after an absence of nearly a year. Three civil engineering students, Steve Pannone, Henry Knackstedt and Jim Baker, tracked down the wandering cement block in Texas, where it had been taken by a former UAF student. The three paid $200 to have the 400-pound block shipped to Seattle. From there it was sent to Fairbanks free of charge by Dick Kaas of Alaska Traffic Consultants. According to Pannone, the stone had been last seen on May 7, 1982, when it had appeared at the Engineers ' Picnic. At that time the stone was in the possession of 5 members of Tau Beta Pi, an engineer- ing honor society. Later, Gerry Foster, one of the five owners, had the stone shipped to Midland, Texas with his belongings, Pannone said. Pannone, Knackstedt and Baker contacted Foster and arranged to have the stone returned. Where the stone is now is a closely guarded secret, but Pannone said, It will show up at various functions, just keep your eyes peeled. You never know when. The Tradition Stone commemorates the death of the tradition of drinking on campus in 1957. In that year, former President Ernest Patty banned liquor from campus because he objected to the drinking parties happening in the dorms. Later, students held a torchlight parade in response. In his book, North Country Challenge, Patty wrote, Several hundred students marched to the front of the Student Union and erected a stone Jim Baker, Steve Pannone, and Henry Knackstedt display the Tradition Stone shortly after gaining possession of it in April. monument, on which they inscribed with a welding torch, ' Here Lies Tradition. ' A drama student, dressed in cap and gown, delivered the funeral oration. It was recorded and later I heard a playback. One by one, he recited the things I had done to break down campus tradition; after each charge he intoned, ' But Ernie is an honorable man. ' Since that fateful day, the stone has admirably illustrated the proverb, A rolling stone gathers no moss. According to an article in the Oct. 31, 1975 issue of the Polar Star, after 1957 freshmen were expected to produce the Tradition Stone at their annual bonfire. They usually acquired it by buying it back with several cases of beer from whoever owned it at that time; it was usually stolen (photo by Elnora Rosa Smith) back after the fire. At different times through various swindles, trade-offs and scams, the stone has been in the hands of Fred Brown, UAF alumnus and former Fairbanks representative, the fire depart- ment, and Safety and Security, as well as engineering students. According to the Polar Star article, rumors have had the stone making a round trip to Seattle, visiting Vietnam, lying on the bottom of the Chena for several years, and being sent c.o.d. to someone in Brazil. Apparently it was not accepted, and was returned c.o.d. Great hockey season After suffering through dismal, troubled seasons their first two years, the Skating Nanooks ended their third season with a much improved record, finishing with 18 wins and 8 losses. For the first time, they were eligible to compete in the NCAA Division II playoffs in Minnesota, and were ranked as high as fourth in the Division II Western standings and seventh in the Division II National standings. The team ' s successful season was due to pretty much a whole new team, said Ric Schafer, the team ' s head coach. He blamed last season ' s record on poor players. This year he and assistant coach Don Lucia recruited 15 new players and had six experienced players return. Schafer cited the new players as the reason for the improved team performance. They ' re able to score whenever they hit the ice. The Nanook ' s new-found success is especially impressive considering that 14 of the 21 team members were freshman. This also means that the Nanooks can look forward to another great season. Forward Kelly Schroeder, who graduated this year, is the only player who will not be returning, and Coach Schafer has announced that four new players have been recruited for next year. Desorcie named All-American Nanook hockey player Doug Desorcie was selected for the 1983 All-American College AHCA Hockey Team, but because of his class standing, he was ineligible to play. To be eligible for the team, a player must have senior class standing; Desorcie was a junior. He will be eligible to play this year if he is selected again. Desorcie was chosen because of his season record as a goalie. He had a goals- against record of 3.2 per game and a save percentage of 90 percent. Desorcie is a physical education major with a minor in psychology. He played two years in junior college in Saranac Lake, N.Y., his home town, before he was recruited by Al Turgeon in 1982. Headlines 21

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UAF Freshman Named Miss Alaska When Amy Harms was one month old, a soothsayer told her father a member of his family would achieve respect and fame someday. Harms may be on her way to fulfilling that prophecy after being crowned Miss Alaska U.S.A. on February 5. She went on to compete in the Miss U.S.A. pageant in Biloxi Miss., in May. The 18-year-old UAF freshman, majoring in broadcast journalism, lives on campus with her family. Her father, Roger Harms, is special assistant to university President Jay Barton. Harms said this was the first pageant she ever entered; she would not have entered if her mother hadn ' t brought it to her attention in January. The reason I entered was because I ' m in broadcasting; it would be good exposure to be in public. I also like to meet people, and since I enjoy participating in community services, I figure the title will attract people to events, Harms said. The pageant was really a lot of fun. I met some really great people. I didn ' t go into it with the attitude that I had to win, she said. When the judges asked me what would happen if I didn ' t win, I said ' Well, I ' m not Miss Alaska today and if I don ' t win I just won ' t be it tomorrow. ' Because her father was in the Army, her family moved around to various Army bases. She attended first grade in Anchorage in 1968 and has lived in 11 different states. Harms attended Fletcher High School in Jacksonville, Fla., and after graduation came to Fairbanks to attend UAF in July 1982. Although she had only been in Alaska for seven months, she felt qualified to represent Alaska in the Miss U.S.A. pageant. I ' m always open to new Campus Barbershop has two BARBER STYLISTS to serve you! Cuts for GUYS and GALS. Walk-ins appointments are welcome. Summer Hours Starting May 9, 1983 Open M-F 10am-4pm. challenges and ideas and I have really enjoyed living in Alaska so far, she said. I ' d like to show people in Biloxi that the people here in Alaska are warmhearted and that the whole state doesn ' t just have igloos. Harms ' duties started soon after the pageant. February 10 she went to a dinner sponsored by Sen. Stevens, and February 19 she went down to Anchorage to be in the Fur Rendevous parade. asL, ASUA Midnight Movies and The Pub bring vou a DIVINE weekend ! HE LONGEST RUNNING FILM IN TOWN! 2 o z I — - o O n n o z n m 70 H I 70 a - o z i — z O ho and POLYESTER SUNDAY ONLY NOVEMBER 14 in the PUB 5:30 and 8:30pm AT THE PUB ONLY Headlines 23