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Wal-Mart expansion source of controversy

1\lter <l three )Car struggle \\'ith the cit\ of Bozeman. \\.ti \Ian " II soon be ex­panding tnto a )upLrcenter on North Se\·enth \\ enue.

;--..:l'gotiar1ons are final!~ commg to .1 close. allowing \\al \l,1rt to vxpand from 12 l 000 squ.ire feet to 205,68-1 square ket on the condition th,11 the\ pa) the cit\ , -150.000 for its impact on loca: busmesse~. affordable hou~mg and other aspects of the Bozeman economy.

Wal-?\.lart will also be spending up to another $228.000 on impro\•emenrs near the srore including sewer installation, street work and traffic lights.

The expansions of Wal­Mart, as well as o rher 'big box stores' in the ciry have been the source of heated contro­,·ersy in the Bozeman commu­nity. Concerns range from rhe fairness of charging busi­nesses to expand to worries about rhe li\'elihood of rhe downtown-shopping disrricr.

Photo by Justin Silvey

Bozeman's Wal-Mart, located 011 . 7th Avenue, wa approved last week to upgrade to a SuperCenter. The Upgrade will increase the size of the store to over 200,000 square feet.

According to a study con­ducted by a an Francisco­based company. Bay Area Eco­nomics, \'X1al-Mart's develop­ment would eliminate about 140 jobs at local stores, but create abour 2-10 jobs ar it's new

upercenter. Annie Glover, a student at MSU stated, "The market force should have ulti­mate control. It will also be good competition for the other

large grocery stores. " Reactions from Montana

State University students have been mixed. "The introduc­tion of Super Wal-Mart is probably the beginning of the end for many small businesses in Bozeman," states Jordan Graves, a Resident Advisor in the residence halls.

Some local businesses are not concerned with the com-

petition. A recen t study con­ducted for the M U Book ­store concluded that the cam­pus site beats Wal-Mart's pr icing by 15-20% on new textbooks. "Overall, the Bookstore does not perceive \X1a l -Mart to be a serious source of compet ition in the near future," stares Mark Frisby, the General Manager of the Bookstore.

"The shops and boutiques that make Bozeman unique al o should not feel threat­ened by this new add1rion; 'V:'al -Mart offers merchandise that would not direct!) com­pete with these smaller shops," adds Glover

Still, some \\'Off) that the damage done to the local busi­nesses will be irreversible. "The Bozeman communit) should continue to revitalize its heart and center instead of encouraging a 'big box store' or strip mall menralit)," says student Joe Hicks.

The debate o\·er the intro­duction and de\'elopment o f big box stores is not yet over. \'<'al -Mart's expansion was a p­p roved just before a task force recommended the restriction of big box stores to 100,000 square feet or less, as well as several other new additions to city ordinances. '·Under the new condition coming for­ward, t h ey could not have built that store,·· said City Manager Clark Johnson.

The city is currently work­ing to turn this and other rec­ommendations of the task force into an ordinance.

Montana State maintains national ranking I~ Angie Conners W xponent Writer

In the recently released L S \'cws and \'f'orld Report's Best Colleges of 2003, ivlonrana

tare Uni\'ersit} maintained its pre\·ious ranking. For tht fourrh traight year. ,\1SU was ranked in the third tier.

The annual reporr com pares colleges from across rhe countr~. as pri\ Jte schools and public ~choob all compete in tht: same runnmg.

The top sch~ol this year is once again Princeton, fol ­lowed by Han ard and Yale. Rounding out the top ten are the California Institute of Ttchnology. Duke. MIT. Stanford. Cni\'er-.m· of Penn­s1ha111a, Dart -mout.h. Colum­bia •tnd :\onhwestern.

After the top 48 rankings, tht schools are organized into tier~ and listed alphabetical]\. not b1 rank. r-.lontana Sta~e Uni\·ers1t\·- Bozeman falls into the ti~r that ranges from

130 to 194. This year, rhe University of

Montana joined MSU in the third tier for the first time.

Universities are ranked with a compli cated fo rmula that takes into consideration many elements. The main com­ponents rhat judges rake into consideration are peer assess­ment, retention, faculty re­sources. student selectivity (which factors in standardized test scores), financial re ources, graduation rate performance and alumni giving rate.

Connna r araoni. a sopho­more in microbiology, feels "the rank ot the school doesn't real!> matter. I can get the same educa­tion here as someone paying twice as much at a pri\·ate school. People who judge a school b~ its so-called ranking are victims of our brand­name societ).

Afrer being "graded", the top chool is gi\'en a score of 100 and the subsequent rated schools are weighted to reflect the change. Most of this infor-

mation is ga thered from a sur­vey that U.S. ews and World Report sends to each college. Approximately 95% of colleges return the survey.

The detailed report can be purchased online as well as a printed \'ersion rhat offers ex­ten i\'e information on ever) school that is ranked. Informa­tion includes a\'erage AT cores for enrollees, studem-to­

facult) ratio and diversit~. The universitie · are also sepa­

rated into several categories to help determine the regimen of a school. These categories include national uni\·ersities -doctoral. liberal arts colleges - bachelor's, uni\ersities - master's (by region). compre­hensi,·e colleges - bachelor's (b} region) and unranked specialty schools. MSU - Bozeman falls under the national universities -doctoral category. This means that MSU was ranked along with 2-19 national universities that of­fer a wide range of undergradu­ate majors as well as master's and doctoral degrees.

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MSU lias consiste11tl)' been ranked in the third tier of U.S. ews and World Report collegiate ranking for the past four years. Tiie report takes 111a11y factors into consideration when com­paring colleges and universities across the country.

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Sack lunch seminars celebrate 20 years on campus I~ Tim Adams lUxpooent Writer

111e Sack Lunch Seminars are celebraring their 20-year anniversary at the M U campus.

"I feel it's importam robe a part of real issues on campus." reflects cur­rent organizer Betsy Danfortb of the Women's Center, who's been a part of300such senlinars. This is d1e 11th year Danford1 has coonlinated the senlinars on cunpus.

The Sack Lunch Seminars are weekly info1111al ses ions drnt cover a wide variety of ropics. Most of rhe topics revolve around gender issues including feminism, relation­ships. politics, gay and lesbian and

academic issues. Profes ors, students or heads of

org<mizations facilitate topics. "It always amazes me rlle experts

who come to speak," said Danforth. Some of th.is year's topics include

'i\Icn are 'or from Mars.' a discus­sion about relationships from both male and female perspecti\•es, and '\X'hose Beamy?' a Ji cussion of how adverrising shapes \\"Omen's \'iews of them elves.

enlinars are held in a Jecrure­type fom1at \\'here presenters talk for abour thin:) minutes and d1en usu­ally fi<!ld questions from the audience. "Engaging people is \'e1y important," remarked Danforth.

Senlinm-s are held weekly at noon

in 106E in the SUB. fae1yone i welcome to attend the free events. Some of the more notable present­ers who ha\'e led d1e Sack Lunch Seminars include Bern.ice Sandler and racv Kabat. andlcr is most recogn.iz~d for being hired by d1e Citadel when they made the deci­sion ro start letting women crain ro be officers. She facilitated the cran­sition and dealt \.\~th issues d1at arose during rlle introductory phase. She ga\'e a presentation on se:>..'llal harass­ment ar l\!SU.

tacy Kabat, director of the 6.lm "Defending Our Lives," also led a Sack Lw1ch Seminar ar MSU. Her film depicted the lives of women who bad been battered by their

Students amount credit card debt Billy Cirullo

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e;u1 i\lo\'er. <1 Uni,·ersirv of Okhhom;,1 sr~1denr, hung hin;self recenrl} in his bedroom closer over ten thouscmJ dollars in credit card debt. J\ litzi Pool. ;mother college student, rook her life when her weekly income of $65 dollars a ,,·eek coulJn 't keep up ,,;th her $2.500 in balances.

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\X'ith il se-.·ei1 rllousand dollar bal­ance, the ice reports, students could find d1en1sel,·es paying mini­mum payments Lmtil they're se\'enty ye-ars olJ. The m·eragc credit card has an 18 percent interest rare, and paying the two percent minin1um

pa~menreacl1 month would result in 52 years of payments, and a total of almost S20.000 in interest. And this is disregarding any Jdd.it.ional pur­chases on the card, which would only e.xtend die payment cyde.

According to rhe NCC. on an average day. college students hear from over 1200 credit card ven­dors nar.ion\\'ide.

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spouses and were now behind bars for murdering their attackers.

The \X'omen's Center hosts numerous other events during the school yeas. In addition ro the Sack Lunch Seminars, which run during both fa.U and pring e­mesrers, the center hosts the h­annon \X1eathedy Lecture series. This is designed to bring national caliber speakers to M U. and touches on a variety of issues rel­evant to women on campus.

The Women's Center also promotes Women's I-Iistol} Monm in Mard1 with films, discussions and events on campus.

The Women's Center was cre­ated over twei1ty years ago in part as

a response to a lawsuit against i\ loo tana Stare Un.iversiry alleging incqui iry and discrepancies in pay for femal professors. 1\Iany saw the trad.it.io1 of a land gram/agricultural unive1 si~, still apparent in a male domi nated can1pus. '"What began as safe space for \\'Omen evolved inti support for all students on earn pus," remarked Danforth. Th \'\'omen's Center is open to a MSU students and faculty.

Danforth encourages sru dents to utilize the lending librar and other resources a\·atlable t them. The center is "a place fo students ro stop by, relax and e;.i plore their concerns through in formation and eom·ersarion."

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An indepth look at the threat of 'biO box· stores

Zachariah Tomazin [ xponent Writer

On Monday, Sept 23, the Bozeman City Commission voted on whether to extend the ban on 'big.box' retail stores. Some ex­amples of these 'big box' retail­ers are Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and Home Depot. This ban ef­fects all businesses in the Bozeman area, through a myriad of ways.

Here is why the ban is good for the Bozeman economy. These big box retailers do offer jobs to

the community.but they also can afford to have a large selection and keep prices low. At what price do these gains come? It has been witnessed these 'big box' re­tailers push locally owned busi­nesses out. A study done last year showed that the Wal-Mart Supercemer would produce 240 jobs at the cost of 120. These 240 jobs however will be lower-pay­ing. As we all know Bozeman is an expensi\'e place to live.

With the loss of these 120 jobs, how many local businesses will be lost? The majority of the income that would have gone into the local economy is now being taken out of it, money that pays for schools, community wel­fare and money that would, more than likely, be put back into the local economy. The Bozeman City Commission only approved the Supercenter by having Wal­Mart offset the cost of their de­velopment. With the competition of the Wal-Man Supercen ter, Wal-Mart will pay the city $450,000 for cheaper housing and to compensate for the effects on Bozeman's local economy. They will also pay up to $218,000 for city maintenance in the super center's vicinity.

Bozeman will experience less 1 economic diversity if one busi-1 ness comes at the loss of a few.

Diversity is great fo r the economy. It improves competition, selec­tion, and keeps prices low. Local business give a town more char-

1 acter and allow it to be more unique, rather than just another town with just another Wal-Mart.

Don't take it the wrong way, this is not anti-Capitalist. Even if the 'big box' ban is not extended, Bozeman's local businesses will survive. The city commission is making sure of ic. As less than

~ wealthy college students, we can 3'.f ord to pay a little more, some­times less, to keep Bozeman 's unique small-town setting thriving.

•Wal-Mart creates entry-level jobs and continues its good reputation for hiring mentally handicapped people.

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•Superstores bring lower prices and convience to small, rural areas.

•Wal-Mart touts itself as a #family store" with "high standards" and "will not stock music with parental guid­ance stickers.#

• Wal-Mart leads the U.S. in em­ploying minorities . More than 125,000 African Americans and over 74,000 Latinos have jobs at Wal-Mart.

•Wal-Mart offers its employees stock at a lowered price and will match 15% of the first $1,800 of company stock bought.

•The addition of a new Wal-Mart to Bozeman would add to local trea­sury revenue.

•Wal-Mart claims to do no busi­ness with sweatshops and "strives to do business with factories run legally and ethically ... [Wal-Mart] requires suppliers to ensure that every factory conforms to local workplace laws and that there is no illegal child labor or forced la­bor."

•Full-time Wal-Mart employees are offered health insurance and other benefits.

•According to Forbes magazine, which polled business executives, Wal-Mart ranks in the best 100 cor­porations to work for.

•Wal-Mart uses recycled asphalt to pave its parking lots, rather than mix­ing and pouring new asphalt.

•Wal-Mart sports proudly its "Made In The U.S.A." campaign.

•Wal-Mart refers to its employees as "associates."

and their impact on the town of Bozeman

With over 3.000 stores

in the U.S. and addi-

tional chains in Canada.

German~. Mexico. Brit-

ain. China. Horea. Aroen-

tina and Brazil. Wal-

Mart stands as the

world's laroest retailer.

Now. Wal-Mart wants to

open a Supercenter in

Bozeman. The town

seems equal!~ divided

on the subject. Here are

the pros and cons of a

potential Supercenter.

•Wal-Mart creates a net job loss and most of its profits

4 + are actually trans-ferred from mer­

e , chants who went out of business be­cause of the

Superstore's interference in the local economy.

•Wal-Mart's corporate contributions are minimal, in fact Wal-Mart is ranked last among 'big box' stores in terms of charitable donations.

•Although Wal-Mart advertises that all of its products are "Made In The U.S.A.," 85% of its items are pro­duced in third-world countries. Wal­Mart is also fighting allegations that it's Kathy Lee Gifford and Disney lines are made in sweatshops.

•Wal-Mart opens a new store every two business days, but has left be­hind more than 25 million square feet of vacant space.

•In order to adhere to its strict "family store" reputation, Wal-Mart forces recording artists to alter lyr­ics, cover art and song titles. As the word's largest CD retailer, Wal ­Mart also reaps 10% of all domes­tic CD sales.

•A full-time employee of Wal-Mart makes $6-$7.50 an hour. With this wage, a single parent working at Wal-Mart would live below the pov­erty line.

•Wal-Mart employs 925,000 people, yet the company strays its workers away from unionizing. Al­though a Wal-Mart employee will make more money than a union worker initially, after two years of work a union employee will make 25% more.

•Although Wal-Mart boasts added jobs for Bozeman, for every 240 jobs it will create 120 jobs will be lost.

•Wal-Mart offers insurance to its employees, yet most can't afford it.

4 eptember 24, 2002

Bryce Weinert xponent Writer

Amcrim hJS <Uways seen itself a~ cl1e "big Brother" of the world .. \\'arching our for the re;r of the planet, reaching a hand into forctgn conflicts in order to further human righrs .rnJ democmcy all O\'er the globe. In some aises----airlifting food into Berlin over cl1e communisr blockade. for one-America's foreign policies h.we had bcnefiatl .rnd .1dmimble results. In other c:L~e Korean \'<'ar. the \'iemam W'ar and the Persian Gulf Contlict-Amenrn' "helpmg" h.ts been self-serving and mcdcilesome. In each aL~. America has \1·aitcd ro step U1 to a situation tuitil a con­llic't \\";tS fu]] .blm111.

. \ llL'\1 mihr.1i: Jocuine President

Brn,h issued last Friday mJv make Amerim cl1e "Big Brother" of the world in a more Orwelli,u1 sense. Dismrding fundamental p1inaples that dominateJ U . . foreign policy for more t11an half a century. Geol'!!e Bush has shifteJ the fo­cus of national &.'Clint) from Cold War­era stmtegtcs of deterrence and retaliation to <Ul aggressrve pre-empa\'e scmce char seeks m strike againsr "emergmg threats before the\ are fulh fonneJ."

This document, enatleJ "The l\a­tional Secunl) Strategy for the United

tat es of Amenca," makes official the milicuy mentalil) that has lx.'Cll in place since cl1e terronst atLtcks on September l l th: Get theni before they am get us.

\X'ith Bush pushing ro ;tttach Iraq, it IS de-Jr that he is going to use thi5 ne\\'

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military pohcy as an opporturul)' to pla1 whack-a-mole with the Middle East. Any shifty-eyed country that (Ltres look <tt the United tares of America si<lC\1•ays \\'ill risk an inime<li..1te, preempm·e strike

uch a pohC) has two benefits for the current bureaucraC) ~ first. it assuages some of the remaining fem left O\'er from 9 11. econdly. it may potentially jumpstart America's failing econom\~

The post -9. 11 Amenca IS a te-.uful one. Renieniber the one-year anni,·ersai: ot the attJcks; ,1 \e\\' York T ui1es poll m :"\e11· York Cit} said th.it 01er10 percent ofi'\C\\' York res1Jents f(:.JJ\..J another ter­rorist assault. r\.trlines reporteJ passenger drops of up to 30% Ob\1ousl>. <IS a na­tion. we are still afrJJ<l of the monsrer under the beJ .md t11e bcxig~-'I man U1 the

doset. \"X'hat Bush's nC\\' seamry strategy does is give the nation ,l much-necJeJ feeling of salel). Witli this Ill'\\' policy Ul

p!Jy, we tell me world that ll'C ;Uready have one finger on the trig_ger.

Historicalh, \\'ar h,ts always been gooJ for business. It took \X'orl<l \'far Il to fish America out of the Great I:kpres­sion, and Bush \\'Onders if increased mili­ta!) action on the U. .'s part will <lo the same forroday's dedming econom}: A war

that can be undertaken inimeillatd}. with­out havmg to \\ait for actu.tl •tAA!'CS:>Ion to occur. miglit jumpstart the econorn) C\'erl faster.

The ulterior mom:i:s behind the " Na tional Securit1 Strategy for the Umted ~rnres ot America ... m: poll'L'rful ones. Bush realizes that sho\1 ing a strong mih

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things for his presidency He and Ameri appear strong, rougli and dccisl\e. He does this new policy appear to the rest the world? A bit craz.ed, U1 all likclihcx Meddlesome and heaw-handcd fore1 policy lead to many or' the tension;, tl C\·entually resulted in the attaoo on 1 \X'orld Trade Center and the Penwgo1

Ar this rime. the UniteJ tat~ a not afford to show a fuce to the \1·01 that is ren11niscem of the Thouclit Pol from Orwell's 1%t: if a foreign Pciwerc agrees \11th Amenc:ui poliC). is u l'Cll

our place to thro\\' theni in room 1091 \X'hile Bush and his military are I

licing the world. perhap, the cit:iJ.ens, the United races should make more an effort to pohce him.

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Men's five-mile

run

l.l Montana State University

2 l University of Utah

3.l University of Montana

Individual placings

1. Lyle Weese, MSU: 24.31

min.

2.1 Casey Jermyn, MSU:

24.53 min.

3.l Kevin Murphy, MSU:

24.54 min.

Women's three-mile

run

l .l University of Montana

2.) Montana State University

3.) University of Utah

Individual placings

1.) Ariana Lee, MSU: 17.27 min .

2.) Julie Ham, U ofM:

17:43 min.

3 I Jessica Holt: MSU, 17-44 min.

5 ~e_ptember 2t_ 2002

Photo by Charlie Capp

MSU distance nmner Courtney Hugstad-Vaa m11s ahead of a Utah State oppo11e11t in last weekend's Bob Hfcmis-.MSu Invitational at the B1idger Creek Golf Course. MSU team captains Lyle H ,'ese and Ariana Lee paced the 'Cats witl! record-breaking times in tlze races.

'Cats break record at Invite Tyler Wiltgen

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0-o record is safe wirh Lyle \\'cesc around.

\\'eese shatrered the course record ar the Montana State Uni \·ersi!.J Cross Count!) Inviracional en route roan indi\·idual ride in rhe men's eight-kilometer di\·ision dur· ing last \\'eekend's cross ..:oumry opening in\'llational.

\\"eese led through all stages of the men·~ rncewirh a rime of2-1:3 I, breaking 1998 U of \1 runner Ken Briggs mark of2-l:-17.

Six colleg1are re,u11s llocked to the Bridger Creek Golt Course on Sarurda1 to compete m rhe Bob \\'ards-i\ISU Im·irauonal.

The Bobcar men's ream domi­nated the field \\'ith \\'eese in fiN place. follo\\'ed by C.1se) Jerm)n and Ke\ in .\lurph)'. The fmish ga\'e the men\ tt:<lm rhc. \ISL ln\'ira­rioml Title \\'ith a 2 05 I 0 rime.

"It \\ '" .icruall) kind 0f sur­prising that \\'e all ran so fast, bL caust: \\ t: didn't run .it that pace during practice." said \X1ecst:

Ariana Lee - - ---- Lyle Weese --

Jermyn's time of 2-1:53 and 1\lurph} 's rime of 2-1:5-1 \\'ere good enough m m0\'e them imo third and fourth in the all-rime COUl""L list as well. Other fin ishers in rht: top ten included Jonathan Gibon rak­ing up ninth place.

The \I<:, L \\'Omen .tlso used rhe homt: field <llh .image to p0sr a sec 0nd place finish, just t\\'o seconds behmd tht: Uni\·ers1t~ of .\Ion-

rana. Bobcat runner 1\riana Lee paced the \\'Omen's fi\'e-kilome· tt:r race fin1sh111g \\'tth <1 firs! place The rime mm·ed her 111w an t:ighth place tie with Rebcbh Th0rnle) of Urah State on the course record list

\l:'-.l 's Jessica I Iolt finishl'd neck .md neck \\'irh) ulie H.1m of ,\lont;111a, hut fell behind ro third place al th<: lin1sh line l leidi

Colpim finished in eighth place, Bwoke Can tu came in lOrh. Lee srnyed \\'ith the pack th rough the first mile .• ind by the second mile she\\ as \\ell in contwl. stealing fi rsr wnh her impressi\'e clocking of 17 :27

"\h strateg) \\as ro run c0nsen ,nin~l) in rhe llrst mile ,md then let 't:r rip." .iid Lee.

Tht.: Bridger Creek Golf C0urse la)OUt pre)\ 1dcd a \cry fost track \\'ith a hill •It rhe be ginning 0f thL rat:L' which le\ eled 0ut lor rhe lase rhrce miles It prm ed to be a formidabk challengt.: l0r the teams that \\·ere \·1s1t111g Bozeman

On the men's side. Urah finished in s1:cond place, f0I lo\\'ed by U of i\1, Idaho Start.: ,md Conwrd1a College ot \!in nesor,1 For the \\'Omen. ,\Ion· rana \\'On the e\t:nt w1th a timL 0f 1:29. 1\ lSU. Utah, Idaho \ure. Concordia .iml \l'll Bill 111gs proceeded.

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Runners: MSU men snag invite title

KOontinued from page 5

"Our goal was to run as ,1

tcc1m and be<H the Griz," said 1\nana Lee. The ·c,us came up short of their goal. but \\'ill h,l\'c .mother ch,rnce ,ir U of i\I "·hen they tra,·cl to Missoula on Oct. 5.

Bobc,u cross country coach Dale Kennedy was very pleased with his team's performance on

aturday. Ho\\'ever, imprO\·e­ment is needed before the next competition.

''On the men's side. our fourth and fifth kids were a long ways behind our first three run­ners," says Kennedy. "that's too big of gap."

The same can be said of the women's ream. \\'hich was spread from first pl.ice all the way to -10th. There were about 50 seconds bet\\'een the first and fifth Bobcat runners.

"Great cross countr) reams have about 20 to 30 seconds be­tween one .md fi,·e." said Coach Kennedy

The bL'nef1t of a week off \\'ill ,11!0\\ the ·cm to \\'ork on weaknesses and \\ill help them pn:pare tor a tough schedule th.It includes tht.: '\( \. \ (:ham­pionships in '\o,·cmber \frer opL'ning the sL.tson 111 good po­siuon. ,\lont•lll<l Sutc has high hopes ot surpass111g their p~r­formcmce Junng List \\'eek..:nd\ 111\·irntion.11.

"I rhmk our te,1111 can run e\·en better rh.111 \\'l' did toda\." said \\'eese. -

In t\\'O weeks. the Bobcat cross count!) reams \\'ill be in action at the i\.lontana lm·ite in i\lissoula. Thar race starts at 9 a.m. at the U of J\l Golf Course.

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MSU volleyball finishes 1-2 after Tourney other tc,1chable moment.~

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The \lone.ma Sr,ue ,·olleyb,111 r..:-.m1 fimshed the C\\ l l.1111 pslme 'Iourn.tment \\'tth a 1-2 O\erJll record. On s,nurda,. rhe ·c,ns dropped their second str..ught fi,·e­gtmie match as Kent · tate rallied for <I l5 30. 30-25. 26-30. 3025. 1~-16 \iCtOI). J\ISU rL'spondcd to the lo"5 \\ith a comincmg 30-22, 30 20. 30-20 win over North ( ~arolina State in

the 111ghrc-.1p. r\g,unst K..:nt St•tt<.~, the &,bears

took earh control of the m<ttch hir -ung .500 in the opcmng g<m1e l lO\\'­

t.:\\-:r. the Golden Il1shc. used a 1-1-3 nm do\\11 the su-crch for the \\1n.

ln game clm .. >c. the Bobcats went on a 7 3 nm. winning the game on ,111orher Kinng kill. Ln the fourth set, the 'Cats held •1 23-19 bid on ,1

Kiimg kill, but Kem tare rallied \\1th ,m 11 2 nm to cie the march.

The fin,tl game [l.1SU led 16-

15 lollm' 111g an ,\na :::.chanze kill, howe,·cr, the Colden Fla~ht.:s rattled off three consecuuYe points tor the march \'ICtorv.

"\'\'e need to find a \\',tv to

dose out the game \\hen we ha\e the lead." said .\lSU head coach D,1,·e G.rnn "\X'e can't afford ro gi,·e up btg runs and expect to win the nrnrch \X'e need to keep 111 ~ystem, sen·e recel\·e and rem.1in aggressi\·e Hopefull) this loss \\'ill be an-

.\ISL'' as p.1ced 111 their finJl YictOr) b) Hal1k with 14 kdb. a, 591 himng pcrcent,1ge. he Jig, anJ t'1n: blocb ,\lso 111 d('uble­d1gits \\ .1s Kim ig \\'1th I 0 kills ,md eight digs. \\'hile l\leggie ,\lalyurek chipped 111 ,t te,tm-high 13 digs. Kamber Kell) d1,hed out 2 assists

I or their efforts, l lah·k and Kim ig were namt:d to ;he ,111-rournament ream.

Washington State Cougars down the Bobcats sr,1yed close in the fin;r half. gJJn­ing 131 yards to the Cougar:; 139, bur were kept out of the end zone.

completed 10 of l 5 passes for l-12 yards and two touch­do\\'ns before being knocked out of the game.

rnrite target \\'as Junior Adams, who caught 11 passes for 181 yards <Uld two rouchdowns. Aaron Hill caught five passes for -13 yards and a touch­down for me Bobcats (2-2).

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CougarsJermaineGreen ran for two touchdowns and C'aught another as \\'ashingron tare beat Division 1-AA Montana State -15-28 arurday.

Montana rate quarterback Tyler Thomas completed 26 of -15 passes for 290 yards. three touch­dO\rnS and <Ul interccpcion. His fa-

Cougars standout Jason Gesser left the gan1e in the third quarter af­ter injuring his upper ribs and me shoulder of his right throwing arm.

\'(' U De\•ard Darling caught two touchdowns from Gesser, who

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7 ea u re SS~tember 24, 2002

·esticles a hit last weekend at Alpha Gamma Rho Miles Travis

Oxponent Writer Alpha Gamma Rho's ele\' h annual Tesu fest. The ~rnal S1 ck Lunch. was a big 1=ess aturday using fun and ~es to raise iunds for several ti charities. Attendance throughout the ;n reached about 1.700.and .e\·ent raised SI 1.000 in gross

~nues. Brooklynne Olds, a or English major who at­ed the e\'ent said that the rurrtout and the general suc-of the e\·ent were O\\'ed to

d publicity and fun events. festi\·al included men's and

:nen 's mud football tourna­~ts, live music and good food. .Cheryl Polacek and her team, • Rugby Girls, kicked off the

t b) repeating as champions he women's mud football ·nament. Polacek said that her ;n \\'as comprised of ten

bers 0f the \\ 0men 's club ) team. The closenLss oi ream ma) ha' c g1n:n The by Girl, an .1d\ anrnge at e time. "I thmk that It defi-1) helps to have pla\ed to-er on a team lo sL\·cr.11

s before." said Polacek. Karl Drga, a senior Agricul-

Busin<:ss m.1jor agreed. a and his team. The Ha\\'ai ­Punch, also repeated as the 's champions. Drga said he his team of gu) s from cast­i\lontana ha\·c been playing ous intramural sports to­er for the past four years. en asked about the team e, he said. "we were just sit-

Bryce Weinert )xpooent Writer

Upon first glance. Tour Feath­starring I knh Ledger and

·Hudson, looks exciting, en­. ing and romantic. Unfortu­ly, it 1s none of these things. ·film follows the story of Harry, fficer in the British army ar

f

ieight of England's colonial­as he faces his own personal gles \\'ith IO\'C and war. After resigning his commis­JUst as. his regiment is sent to Ham· s friends gi\e him four e fe-athers, a svmbol of co\\'­-e and dishon~r. To \\"in back ign.it), Ham disguises himself le of the Islamic dissenters his 1em h<ll. hL>en sent to fight. I lis is to sa,·e his friend and

rades from being slaughtered le hands of the enemy with­,ba\'ing to engage in rhe hor-

ting around thinking of a name and there wa a jug [of Hawai­ian Punch] on the table."

The football \\'as "lopsided and about three times ,1 hea\ y because of the mud according to Polacek, so The Rugby Girls developed a strong ground game while Drga said that The Hawaiian Punch opted for to an aerial attack despite the mud that was "ankle deep."

The crowd got into the ac­tion too. ~People were being thrown in [the mud] whether they were playing or nor," Drga said. "By the end everyone was muddy."

After the football tourney, there was a short break before the music started at eight. Bucky Beaver and the Ground Rippers set rhe tone of the parry, playing in dark suits and cowboy hats. The band played a mix of coun­try and covers of other popular

hits like Jimm) Buffet's "Margan ta-ville ...

\X'hile everyone raved O\'er the music and football. the bull testicles got mixed revie\\'S. Olds refused to try the deep fried testicles at first, but Gaugler encouraged her until sh e ate a small piece. "The thought of eating a testicle was quite appalling, but once I tried it, it was not as bad as I thought it would be," she said.

Hilde Loevdal, an interna­tional student from orway, also said that she tried a very small piece. "It was fine," she said, but she does not think she will have them again.

Whatever the testicles meant to the festivalgoers, Tes ti Fest 's overall success was a good sign for local charities. According to Gaugler, the fun and games will translate into more significant gifts for AGR's regular charities.

photos by Josh Zirschky

Fun and food was had by all at 2002 Alpha Gamma Rho Testicle Festival. This year the eve11t mised nzore than $10,000 for local charities. Festival goers indulged in activities such as mud football, good ml/Sic and of course, fried testicles.

rors of war himself. 'Four feathers' first disap­

points with its confusing message; one moment, the filrn seems to be strongly anri-war, then just a cene later, it's just as strongly pro-mili­

good work. He took rwo movies, 'JO Things I Hate About You' and· A Knights Tale,' that could have been overly syrupy fluff and made them into charming, enjoyable filins. Yet, apparently in 'Four Feathers' he left his nor­mal grace and charm behind, in favor of a new acting style exclu­sively made up of weeping in cv

ery single scene.

ta ry. Even Harry himself can' t clear up the matter. When other characters in rhe film ask him why he deserted his army regi ­ment, his only response is, "I was afraid.'" So afraid that the day afrer

"Getting plastic soldier toys and mimicking gun noises in your back­yard could produce a more lifelike and

True, there are moments in the film that warrant a tear or two, l ike \\'hen Harry and his friend are starving to

death in a slave interesting battle"

he gor out, he was shipping off to the Middle Eastern deserr Lo risk the life of a spy.

ormally, Heath Ledger does

camp, for ex­ample. When Heath Ledger

cries over every tiny mishap, how­ever, his emotional depth goes from being impressive to just plain

annoying. Kate Hudson, on the other hand, could have taken a few cues from Ledger.

Throughout the entire three hours of rhe film, she never changed her facial exprc sion once. o matter what trials and tribulations her character faced. she wore the same closed­mouthcd half-smile. Bear in mind that this woman must deal with her fiance bringing down shame upon her, her dearesr friend coming back from the war scarred and blinded, and the tearful (on Heath Ledger's part, anyway) reunion with her long­lost love , all wirh the same wax­like expression on her face.

Miramax could have saved it­self some money and just dressed up a cardboard cutout in period clothing to put on the screen. The acting was not the on ly downfall of the movie. 'Four Fearhers' had to have been made

up of ar least forty minutes of battle scenes, yet possessed nor one minute of excitement. It is rare for direction to be so bad as to

suck our every bit of tension and thrill from a fihn, but it has hap­pened here. Gerting plastic soldier toys and mimicking gun noise· in your backyard could produce a more lifelike and inreresting battle than any of rhe ones found in 'Four Feathers.'

If you' re in tl1e mood for a long period drama with amacrive leads and bad accents, go out and watch 'Titanic' for the hundredth time. If you' re interested in a long period drama with attractive lead and bad accents that is AL 0 as boring as all get out, go rent 'The English Parient' or 'La\\'rence of Arabia,' if you' re really a glutton for punishmenr. \X'hatever you do, avoid 'Four Feathers.' Although. perhaps just saying so will make Heath Ledger cry.

8 September 2-t 2002

Addiction plagues college students m Julie Hewson l xponeot Writer

t\dd1cuon ts .1 ph~ steal ;md or ps\ chologtc,il dl'pl'ndenc~ on somerhing 1\11 ,1dd1ct k-eb the\ llll1'l do \\ h.l!t'H.T it L,1h•, l\1 fl't'd their necJ OtKt' .1 ck•pendenn 1s fl)Oted. It \\ill ,i(\\ ,l\'S bt present. \\'itlwut hdp .• 1 pers1>n "ill most likch ne'er esc.tpt the CL'ntines tll thc:ir ohsl'ssion. 1\11

.1ddict bccLimc·, .1 prisoner to their

.1,lJictit>n .111d ,1 sl.1\C ro their dL pendenn upnn this h.:h.I\ iL'r. sub st lllcc· or ,tell\ it\

During olk·).!l'. pe('pk ,1rc t.1c·l'd with 111'111\ ch.1lll'ng111g ded SIPOS. \ 1,111\ ol tht• dt c-istL'l1> nudc: 111 this timl' pc·m>cl c.111 .1tfnt tht L'lltlomc ot .1 ~K'r' ,11\ \\ IH'lt" lit;_ "lt's snmllhing 111.:\\ ... st.lied Dc)C!OI' Brt.lll l .1sser "In collc·gt' people h.t\ e nt'\\' freedoms ,111d ne\\ experil'l1CCS . ...,l,111C expl'rtenCt' drinking or using a crc.~du card lLir the tlrsr time Because these e:-.pl' riences are so ne\\. tht:rc.: is a rcn dcnc\ for J person ro go O\ erbo,1rd and lose conrwl. .. Dr. Casser is a Doer or of Ps\'cholO!-") who teaches a ::.ubsrance abuse treatment semi­nar at \ 1SL

.\ddicaon is something W•lt ts gcnerall~ rdllt'<..1 t\l drngs ,mJ alco ho!. bur while t:ducauon is lxmg pro ' ided about the dll'ct::. ol th~ prob kms. other addictions mn be JUSt as

horribll' and no educ.1tion or mfor­nuaon L'i betnl! gtn~n.

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weekly horoscope LBJ~ llES: <March 21 -April 20> Ir's a great week to im­

::>ve relationships, particu­ly within che family. This y be che opportune time co 1ch out to someone who iks up to }OU, possibly a Jd. Be alert co all money op­rt un icies. postponing any ijor decisions for now. .URUS: <April 2 1 - May 21 l You are looking and feel­

~ your best, so use chis posi­e energy to your advantage iec ouc and accomplish ngs. Communi.cacions with 1ers go well - ~ ou are a nd-reader wirh all around ci. Tensions else\\ here may d you raking ir our on a ·ed onl . MINI: (May 22 - June 21 > ,\lake ir a point of gemng

1res and err.rn<l · out of rhe y earlier, because it looks e n:sc, relaxation an<l par­nir is in ·tore for l.irer. Be are ot the hdplul insights •roun<l1ng ) l>U rapi<l ad-

vancemen t ac work may be a result of heeding suggestions. CANCER: <June 22 - July 23)

Personal financial plan­ning is favored. Your intuition is sharpened concerning money matters. You may run inco an intense blow-out with a mate or lover - keep your cool, things will straighten out rather quickly. Spend some time by yourself. LEO: <July 24- August 23)

It will be a busy week for you. Hard work on your part will bring you closer to you r career and personal goals. Be supportive of family members. someone is going through a tough time. Resolve financial concerns you have now. before things get our of hand . VIRGO: <August 24 - Sep­tember 23>

You are eager lo help ouc \\ heren:r neede<l, but a\'oid those \\ho manipulare ) our acciom. Be sure chat Your ef­forts go to a good ca~se. En-

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You are ready to conquer any obstacles this week. I t may not be a bad idea to spend some time alone, because your criticisms of others may get yo u in deep water. It 's hard to

concentrate, and daydreaming won 'c hurt - unconscious mes­sages have practical value. SCORPIO: <October 24 -November 22>

This week finds you in tune wirh your lover or mate. which makes for great fun and ac­complishments for the next se\eral days. It looks quite fa. \ orable for you to mo\ e closer to your goals. 1f people at work don 't argue with you. the \ \\'ill argue around you­keep a low profile. SA GITT ARIUS: <November 23 - December 21 l

You need to get away from your hecti c routine to be alone with your thoughts. Be confident of success in busi­ness dealings. Avoid any un ­pleasant financial surprises by going over matters to clear up any discrepancies. You can reach a meeting of minds w ith opponents. CAPRICORN: <December 22 - January 20>

A friend challenges you to

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Debt: MSU students split on credit card use © ontinued from page 2 I remember the rabies scr up outside the tn111d Union Building O\'er the last couple of \\'eeks. Oaiming robe giving a\\'ay free brand n~1111e un­glasses, the representatives <tSked only cl1at me student fill our a credit card application in return. Five minutes later, students walked away wim their free shades, forgerting about filling our me fom1 uncil, weeks later, a credit card arrives in the mail.

'"Hey, ir's sunny our, let's give 'em free sunglasses,·· commented Ed Keefe, a senior and pole vaulter with the MSU track tea111. "Credit card companies - everybody's out ro make a buck. Yeah, they're tar­geting college kids. "

Keefe refuses to use a credit card, instead using a debit card, which is connected directly to the users' checking accmmt, and is me equiva­lent of writing a check, wim me con­venience of a VJSa or MasterCard. Debit cards are available directly from a srudent's bank, and limit spending ro money mat's in me account.

Said Keefe, 'Tm nor paying a premium or interest rates. I'm one of the smart ones, I guess."

Omer students think that credit cards are a necessary part of me.ir fi­nancial lives. Linda Parks, a sopho­more Bio Med major, confessed to

using a credit card on occasion. "I got it mostly ro build credit; you re­ally can't get very far \\~mout credit in a lot of cases."

Admittedly, she only uses the card for books and school supplies, bur confesses to sometimes leaving a balance on the card after making monthly payments. "Ifl can't pay it off, I do ar least pay two or iliree rimes me minimwn payment," Parks said

When asked her opinion of credit card companies converging on campus, her reply was me same as many omers, "I think ir 's unfair, most

srudents don't have the money." "I think it 's cruel," added

Lindsey Ward, a sophomore major­ing in accounting. "There are a lot of people who aren 't responsible enough ro have one ... I don't think it's right."

Ward has a credit card, however, which she claimed to possess mostly for reasons of convenience. As an out-of-state student, she finds it easier man writing a check, and sinlply pays off me balance when she receives her statement each monm. "I never use a credit card unless I have the money to pay it off," she said. "I keep track of my balance, too, so I never have any surprises when my bill comes."

Houses, cars and jobs can be lost due to a red flagged credit report, and while students might not be looking that far down me road, the NCC sug­gests mar mey would do well ro re­member Sean Moyer and Mitzi Pool

The NCC has set up a web site ro educate college students about me dangers of credit card debt. For more information, click on me Student Ad­vocate button ar www.thencc.org.

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Submit your resume to Career Services by Tuesday, October 8, to be considered for our on-campus interviews for full -time and internship career opportunities .

meet micron! Micron representatives will be on your campus Friday, October 4 (career fair) and again Monday, October 21 (information session) and Tuesday, October 22 (interviews) .

Applicable Majors: Chemical Engineering Chemistry Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Physics Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science

Micron offers a generous benefits package including: Employee Stock Purchase Plan 401(k) Plan with company match Competitive Base Pay Time Off Plan

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Rhythms Drum Store African Drum & Dance

Classes, New & Used Drums, Drum Building Workshops, Full Moon

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There are many types of condoms. on-oxynol 9 (spermicide) lubricated condoms are not more effec­ti\'e for pregnancy or STD protection. If you need the protection that condoms pro­\·iJ~. you hm·e ll1<ll1) chioces. ConJoms are m·,ulable at the Bridger Clinic, 587-0681

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Guitar Lessons All levels. Only ten bucks

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educational opportunity to the students of Montana State University. We are <ommitted to providing quality services in a cost effective manner through responsible financial management. We are committed to remaining responsive to the evolving needs and interests of Montana State University. We are committed to providing employees, staff, and volunteers with a positive work environment which facilitates their personal and professional growth. ASMSU will <onscientiously represent Montana

State University students to the entire University and the surrounding communities •

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reao GHIS! Campus-wide voter registration drive.

Students can stop by AskUs to fill out a registration and vote by mail card You do not have to be MT resident to vote. Voting in Bozeman does not1

affect your residency, or your registration back home. Your vote is your voice. Use it. t

Friday, October 4th SOB Barn

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' Lottery Admission ... S:OO MSU only ... S:30 - 6:00 (valid ID required for entry} MSU & Public ... 6:00-8:00

sena6e POSIDIDDS A sale of rental rafts and accessories will be held on Friday,

October 4 in the SOB Barn at Montana State University. The sale will be limited to MSU students and affiliates only from S:30 to 6:00, a valid MSU ID will be required. A lottery will be conducted for limited early admission. The sale will be open to MSU and the public from 6:00 to 8:00. Contact ASMSU Outdoor Recreation at 994-3621 for further information.

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Applications can be picked up at the ASMSU office, SUB 281

Deadline: Oct 4, 2002 Elections will be Oct. 23-24

The following activities are open to any Full-Time Student or Faculty /Staff member who has a current Recreational-Use Pass:

Sport: Registration Dates: Event Begins: Aerobics ept. 3 - Dec. ll\----------- Sept. 9

Cross Country Run ept. 26 - 3 Oct. 2 Co-ed Soccer ept. 30 - Oct. Oct. 9

Touch Football Sept. 30 - Oct. Oct. 9

LOOKIUD PDr a worKOU6 CHauenoe? lntramurals & Recreation has just what you need! Join us for our NEW and REFRESHING Outdoor Challenge Aerobic Class held on Mondays at noon, South Gym. Enjoy the great outdoors with this circuit challenge. We'll meet in the South Gym and proceed outside

(weather permitting). This class will incorporate running, jumping, calisthenics and lots of upper body training. This class is designed to attract both males and females. (Note: Don't

shy away if you are a beginner, we give different options for different fitness levels.) Even the Elite Fit will be challenged to perform at their best for a series of fitness circuits. Join Us, Everyone is WELCOME. Are you up to the Challenge? (Cost is only $ 10.00 for a

whole semester to participate in ALL ASMSU Aerobic Classes.)

oon·G PoroeG ... ASMSU lntramurals & Recreation has Personal Training available to students or faculty/ staff with facility-use pass. Call Matt Parks @ 580-7987. Remember •.• this is FREE ... No cost to trainee .•• What an opportunity! ASMSU lntermurals & Recreation presents FOUR PROPER FORM WORKSHOPS to students or faculty/ staff with facility-use pass. Workshop Schedules ond additional information can be found on lntramural's web site.

wewanGvom Attention Freshman & Sophomores

lntramurals and Recreation is seeking prospective aerobic Instructors. We will train

and certify you. This is an opportunity to learn how to teach aerobics and to achieve teaching

experience. You will learn how to teach a variety of aerobic classes. Pick up Intern

Applications at the Intramural Office, 202 Shroyer Gym or South Gym Bulletin Board.

Don't wait, applications are due back by September 30, 2002. For answers to your

questions, call Sharon at 994-5000. For more information on Personal Training or the Proper Form Workshops, call Matt Parks@ 580-7987 or visit lntramural's web site at: www.montana.edu/ gym.

Don't forget to check out our website www.montana.edu/ gym