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April 3, 2008 • Vol. 102, Issue 24

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LETTERS Barack Obama's Achievements

I would like to respond to an article that appeared in the Exponent two weeks ago, "Politics in the Know''. Sena­tor Barack Obama's achievements have been largely underestimated, and thus, should be re-evaluated in an effon to curb some obvious misunderstandings.

In regards to the comments made about Senator Obama's campaign slo­gan, one has to wonder whether or not the term "slogan" was even under­stood. "Change we can believe in", "Vote Obama for hope" and "Yes we can" are examples of the statements that received heat. These "cute" phrases are inherent platitudes; they're meant to be mere rep­resentations of entire campaigns. If it's depth that you're searching for, look to a candidate's platform or professional record-a slogan with substance is oxy­moronic. Funhermore, let's clear the air once and for all in regards to Barack Obama's achievements. This man is far from novice, as his record extends much funher than his authoring of over 570 bills in the Illinois State Legislarure. Be­fore his term in office, Obama worked in Chicago as a community organizer for poor families in improving public hous­ing-a job that paid very little. Fighting for a program to keep at-risk children from dropping out of school and pro­posing more summer jobs for students, Obama confronted several low-income community problems.

Currently, he is a civil rights attor­ney, a professor at one of the nation's top universities, and a U.S Senator. Since his election to the Illinois Senate in i996, he has voted over 4,000 times, meaning that he voted 97% of the time during his ten­ure. Clearly, Obama is doing more than "spouting off empty slogans"; his vot­ing record indicates that he transforms rheto1ic into action.

He has played a major roll in Illinois'

first earned-income tax credit to help the working poor. In fact, the Washing­ton Post recently analyzed the proposed economic stimulus plans of all candi­dates across party lines and concluded that Obama had the most effective plan. He helped with the state's first ethics and campaign finance law in over 25 years. Senator Obama made it priority to co-author a reform law that required lawmakers to disclose the names of all the lobbyists who "bundle" contribu­tions.

Still not convinced of the young sena­tor's professional record? Your angst will be eased. Here is a modest sample of the many legislative measures that Senator Obama has addressed: tackling the death penalty, racial profiling, health care ref­ormation, halting nuclear proliferation, promoting democracy in the Congo, developing democratic institutions in areas under Palestinian control, increas­ing breast cancer research funding, re­ducing infant morality, improving mine safety, strengthening the Freedom of Information Act, protecting consumers and laborers, addressing global wann­ing, requiring that interrogations be vid­eotaped, and proposing amendments to the Patriot Act. Unless the media you're consulting is Fux news, it would be blind to subscribe to the notion that Obama is "inexperienced".

Republican Illinois Senator, Kirk Dil­lard, has said that Senator Obama has a "unique" ability "to deal with extremely complex issues, to reach across the aisle and to deal with diverse people." Alas, his seemingly shallow campaign slogan rings true. Needless to say, he has both the rhetoric and momentum to tran­scend this nation's divisions and pro­voke a long-awaited (and well-deserved) change.

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REC[REATION] 14 THE NUMBER 1·5 BRYANT MART'N details the wins and losses of March Madness.

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CLASSIFIED As 1n, you are one classified honey1

ABOUT THE

artist Cali Frankovic

I'm fascinated by how type and im­

: agery can be combined to create visually

: pleasing an. The typography aspect of

; design has always been a challenge to

; me. This is because there are endless

: typefaces and ways to use them_ Ex·

; ploring this area has led me to create a

;body of work that is a study on typogra­

: phy in photography. Influenced by the

: images of Walker Evans, I photographed

signs around Montana by using different

. angles, cropping, and focal lengths. My goal is to create a body of

·work that conveys the endless typography that surrounds us. I have

: chosen to use mostly older vintage signs because of their uniqueness

: and use of different typefaces. To accentuate the vintage feel I have

; decided to print my images on watercolor paper. Overall I feel that

: typography in photography IS overlooked and it should be utilized .more.

ABOUT THE exit gallery The Exit Gallery presents a photography collection by Cali Frankovic titled "Signs". This collection will exhibit in the gallery

: March 31, 2008 through · . April 11, 2008 with a public artist reception on April :7, 2008 from s p.m. to 7 p.m.

There will be FREE food, beverages arid great art

~provided at the reception. '. The Exit Gallery is sponsored by the ASMSU : Arts and Exhibits committee. If you have any ques-· tions or concerns please contact Brooke Tummel at : 406.9941828 or exhibits@montana.edu

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OTC Paternity Test Available in 49 States

Identigene has released an over the counter genetic paternity test where the mother and " father" can buy a thirty dollar kit at the drug store, use it to take a sample of genetic material at their own home, and then send it in to the laboratory. The paternity tests, which cost thirty to forty dollars at the store, carry an additional $i2 0 pro­cessing fee, which can put the cost up around the cost of a regular paternity test. Additionally, the test is not admis­sible in court.

Humans Cause Mammoth Ex­tinction

Researchers have recently calcu­lated that human hunting along with warming temperatures caused the ex­tinction of mammoths. Basically, the environment started the extinction and we killed them off. Sure, they would have become extinct anyway, but we sped up the process.

Cubans Line Up for High Tech Goods

Cubans bought tons of electric scooters and DVD players on Tuesday, when most consumer bans on prod­ucts were lifted. Electric scooters were previously not allowed in the country

because it was believed it would a strain on the power grid. Compu and microwaves are expected to store shelves very soon.

Fencing out the Mexicans The United States Federal G

ment has waived environmental other possible roadblocks for a 500 stretch of fencing on the US-M border. The fence is to stop the sp of illegal immigrants, drug runners other illegal activities across the bo It will make the construction of fen towers, cameras, sensors, and other tection methods possible.

Thira Grade Students Plot tack

Eight and nine year old third s tudents in a special program for peractive students planned an a on their teacher for berating ore them for standing on a chair. The G gia students brought a broken st knife, duct tape, electrical tape. parent tape, ribbon and a crystal paF weight. Apparently, the students h even subdivided the tasks. covering t windows and cleaning up after.vard t ing the chief responsibilities. The SI

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r sday, April 3

:ebrate NanoDays" noscience, the study of ex­ly small particles, will be cel­d at Montana State University

mrsday, April 3, as part of a na­rride week of public outreach. ents are free and vvill help kids dults understand nanoscience fun and easy-to-understand

t. All events take place at the " Technology Center's Stu-

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·cal Sciences) Building just east Strand Union at MSU. To get

_chedule of all the events check http://eu montana.edu n. od

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•mgs from Yellowstone and 'f Tetons"

\ concen, "Songs from Yellowstone J the Tetons" is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, il 5, at the Museum of the Rockies.

· {ets, which can be purchased at the

door and in advance at the Museum, are $7 fo1 Museum members and $10 for nonmembers. For more information, contact the Museum of the Rockies at 994-DINO.

Tuesday, April 8

"Women Waging Peace in Co­lombia"

What would it be like to be a moth­er of six children and to risk your life by defending human rights in war­torn Colombia? Find out on April 8.

Maria Ruth Sanabria lives in a region that is being ripped apart by the war in Colombia and she will share her experiences during a visit to Bozeman. She will give a presen­tation, "Women Waging Peace in Colombia," at 7 p.m. that evening in Strand Union Building Room 276 at Montana State University. The pre­sentation is sponsored by the Mon­tana State University Women's Cen­ter, Montana Human Rights Network, and Community Action for Justice in the Americas.

"Bioproducts and Biofuels: Part of a Sustainable Future?"

Mark Stumborg, head of applied science and agriculture for Agri-Food Canada, will give a lecture "Bioprod­ucts and Biofuels: Part of a Sustain­able Future?" from 3:10-4 p.m. in room 108 of the Plant Biosciences Building. For more information, con­tact Perry Miller at 994-5431 or pmill­er@montana.edu.

" Second annual Local Food Bazaar"

The second annual Local Food Ba­zaar is set fo r i -4 p.m. in ballroom A of the St rand Union Building on the MSU campus. The event is hosted by Friends of Local Foods and Towne's Harves t Garden.

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by Lacey Gr

Campaign Controversy .... in Zimbabwe

Over the weekend, campaign contro­versy struck once again, but this time it wasn't Hillary or Barrack firing shots at one another. Rather it \VliS the presiden­tial candidates in Zimbabwe.

Saturday was Election Day in Zimbabwe, and the moment of truth for the long-time President Robert Mugabe. However, cries of foul play from the op­position party, The Movement for Dem­ocratic Change, began before the polls even closed. Opposition to the party in power seemed confident that they elec­tions were to be rigged, and thus decided to release their own election results -- in direct opposition to the government's orders. Of course President Mugabe's sources ensured that the elections would be free and fair - as if they would say anything else.

One specific complaint that The Movement for Democratic Change lodged was that the polling places were swarming with soldiers and police and that some opposition party members were actually chased away from the poll­ing place and prevented from voting.

However, confi1ming these statements is difficult at best, because the government has refused to give any news stations permission to enter the country and cover the election.

In a grisly tum, a home belong­ing parliamentarian who was a member of Mugabe's party was bombed, and po­lice are still unsure if it was related to the election, though forrunately no one was in the house at the time.

Two candidates from the op­position party are running against the current president, who has been hold­ing the position for almost 28 years. And although one might think that the two candidates from the same party might split votes, as some suspected occwTed in the 2004 U.S. election, experts say that there is a good chance that the cur­rent president may be unseated.

With so much at stake in this ~lection, it's no wonder that everyone m the counny is concerned with the legitimacy of the results. W ith stories surfacing of police "assisting" voters in the_ bo~ths, .and the dead appearing on vonng lists, it seems that the opposition Party has a legitimate reason to want to check their own results agains t the offi­cial ones.

Still, the government ins-.; that doing so could result in pote disastrous violence, such as that s;;; in Kenya after their election just a F' ago.

The importance of this et is heightened against the backdrop the economic turmoil that the cou::. is facing. Zimbabwe, once conside. one of the more profitable countries Africa, now finds itself in an econo­tailspin. According CNN Headline N the inflation rate has reached more ti'. ioo,ooo percent, an almost unbeli number.

Many of the citizens blame financial woes on the current preside: claiming that he has jailed many of u farmers and laborers who are vital their economy. while the governmc maintains that the sanctions from West are at fault for the country's hal ships - not exactly improving the Um States' global image.

At this point in time, both sic are claiming a victory; however no o cial declaration has been made.

With so much turmoil s rounding the election in Zimbabwe,: remarkable to see so many people 0\

coming incredible difficulties to vote,! maintaining hope despite insurmo~ able odds within their country. It to make one wonder how voter rum

such a well maintained electoral Perhaps if more people knew about struggles Zimbabwean voters were ing, U.S. citizens would stop taking1 ing for granted. Imagine that!

Economic Crisis in Zimbabwe Population: i2.13 million

Cos t of Loaf of Bread: 6.6 mil Zimbabwean dollars

Unemp loyment Rat e: 80%

Average Life Expectancy: years

Aids Dea ths p er Week: 3.200

**Statistic Courtesy Of: The I York Times, CNN Headline News, Reuters

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Climate Change and Death Stars t seems that you can't go a day out ,hearing about global warm­

d the threat it poses to humanity. tists and researchers across the

e agree that it is a reality, and that ans must do something about di-

e change. However, there may not whole lot humanity can do about

· changing environment, say Danish s tists Henrik Svensmark and Eigil

:-Christensen. According to Friis-Christens­

ll and Svensmark's ry, the climate

. ge problem is ac-

perature.

So how does it all really work? When a star explodes, is produces cos­mic rays which create ions and free electrons here on Earth. These particles influence the formation of clouds by cre­ating a nucleus for water vapor to con­dense and attach to.

Through an analysis of carbon-13 in sea creature shells, the scientists found that large variations in production occurred when stars were being formed

rapidly and the atmosphere was relatively cool.

ly a byproduct of formation. Actu­global waiming is to the lack of star

"Humanity needs to evolve if it hopes to

Conversely, the planet was stagnant when star formation dropped and the t:nation. In essence,

ic rays formed

survive"

1 stars influence lid cover on Earth,

• this, in tum, determines global tem-11ature.

As the intensity of cosmic rays !!!'eases, so does cloud cover. These Ir altitude clouds have a cooling effect

our planet. Due to a lack of cosmic .s, our planet has actually seen an in­:::ase in temperature.

Another factor which may be 1ruencing global temperature is the ~etic field of the Sun. In the last cen­.y, the sun's magnetic field increased rover 200 percent. This magnetic field . elds Earth from cosmic rays, and may o contribute to the rising global tern-

atmosphere's temperature in­creased.

As many are aware, this is one of many theories concerning global wann­ing and climate change. The phenome­non is likely a combination of thousands of influences, rather than just one un­derlying factor. However, that does not change the fact that humanity needs to evolve if it hopes to survive.

This article is meant to focus on the fact that global wanning is not just an effect of our ignorance and inefficien­cy. There is more at work here than just human beings.

Picture of Cosmic Rays found at: . . http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0608/crshowerz_nasa_b1g.Jpg

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THE SILVER SCREEN

"Arrested Development" The sad truth about the television in­

dustry is that nothing lasts. The minute something becomes popular is the very minutethatthenetworkexecsdecidetopull the plug. Such has been the sad destiny for many a show throughout time. And such was the case for the FOX Network's come­dic gem called, "Arrested Development." "Arrested Development" follows middle­aged Michael (Jason Bateman) taking charge of his family-owned conglomer­ate after his father (Jeffery Tambor) is ar-

2.008, all 10 of the original cast have signed on, including Justin Lee as Annyong Bluth.

If the movie does well enough, it may just be enough for the studio to recognize its mistake, accept de­feat and begin airing the show again. The problem they face is the growing popularity of the cast as performers and their successful careers since the show. "Arrested Development" sparked such careers as Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Michael Cera and has only brought good fonune among the rest of the cast.

FROM THE SHELF

rested for unethical accounting practices "Into the Wild" (www.imdb.com). With a lack of help from Those of us who are avid book-read-his greedy mother, selfish sister, and two ers can, and will, most often utter the completelyincompetentbrothers,Michael phrase, "The book was much better" (I'll must keep the family together against his spare the Jim Gaffigan joke if you promise will in order to give his son, George Mi- to give thanks for him). To filmmakers, it chael (Michael Cera) the life he deserves. is no secret that a film based on a book is "Arrested Development," being so precise much harder to craft, for not only do they and narrow in its comedy, failed to gain the have a limited amount of time to tell a sto-audience it needed to survive before the ge- ry near zoo-plus pages long, but they also niuses at FOX decided to call it quits. The have that book's entire following eyeing show began in 2003 and ended mid-season them like a bearded man at 3 daycare. in 2006, even hinting in its final episodes Some would argue that the following of a closure due to non-watchers and sub- could only help, for they are allegiant to liminally requesting the audience's help. the story and not just the book. However, with every shift in the televi- Wrong. sion industry comes another (potentially Most book-readers will almost al-positive) shift of equal value. Such is the ways be biased to the medium in case for those who still quote Tobias which the story was first delivered Funke, sing Gob's "Magician's Theme," to them. And since no author in his or laugh at George Michael's absolute right mind would craft a novel out of a awkwardness. In 2009, New Line Cin- two-hour on-screen spectacle, filmmak-ema is rounding up the farrily again and ers are forced to enjoy "sloppy seconds." bringing series to the silver screen with However, there are a select few who "Arrested Development The Movie." do their homework and actually care Originally, only Michael Cera and Jeffery about bringing the viewing audience

Based on the books by Jon Krakauer ("Into Thin Air," "Under the Banner ofHeaven," and "Eiger Dreams"), "Into the Wild" tells the true story of recent Emo­ry University graduate Christopher Mc­Candless and his search for peace. Com­ing from a well-to-do family near Atlanta, Ga.,Christopher abandoned his posses­sions, burned his money, donated his $24,000 to charity and hitchhiked his way to the Alaskan wilderness where he could "find himself."

Along the way, Christopher met sev­eral individuals who would shape the life he was about to lead and would pro­pel him even funher "Into the Wild." Without spoiling anything, the book tru­ly was a masterpiece. Then again, noth­ing by Krakauer has been anything but.

A-List actor Sean Penn ("I Am Sam," and "Mystic River") directs this beauti­fully crafted film and makes at least a val­iant effon of bringing the true story from Krakauer's te:i.'1: to life on the screen.

The film was shot beauti­fully. The portrayal of McCand­less by actor Emile Hirsch ("The Girl Next Door," and "Alpha Dog") was astounding. I believe the problem lies within Penn's ability to direct. His ob­vious and foremost talent is his ability to act, and I think that a project of this scope was perhaps a bit too much for Mr. Penn to chew.

I believe that in order for one to adapt a book for the screen, one must never underestimate the work involved. Fur­thermore, I believe that it was the fault of Paramount Vantage to foolishly as­sume that Penn's good name would bring the fi lm the success it deserved. The book: A-plus. The movie: B-tninus. Penn'sabilitytodirect:Thejuryisstillout. Tambor had signed on to the project and, the same emotion and structure as the

hence, my reason to not unveil the good originally tei-'1: Such was the case with " W 0 h l . · e wn t e Night" ne1.vs too P,remature\)'. But smce February the 2007 Sean Penn film "Into the Wild " fi

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Phoenix, Roben Duvall and Eva Men­des, so if nothing else it was going to be a testosterone filled movie with a lot of sex appeal. Nothing wrong about that. But when I got done with the film. I felt not only relieved but also plea.set with the last two hours of my life. "We Own the Night'' is the story of two

brothers, Bobby "Green" Grusinsky (Joaquin Phoenix) and Capt. Joseph Grusinsky (Mark Wahlberg) and thei: battles of brotherhood in the fonn or the law. Bobby manages a nightclub iL which frequents a guest who is anything but lawful. Joseph i.\rants the felon and will do anything he needs to nail him.

See where the tension lies? Bobby must decide whether or not to aid his brother and father (Robert Duvall) in their raid against his guests anC . must decide so before his world ~ i turned upside down. With the help ol his smoking-hot girlfriend (Eva Men des) Bobby is at a crossroads in his life and is at the point where he car regain the respect he lost from his family long ago with a simple ·•Yes. The idea behind the film was much bet ter than the actual film itself, but gm credit where it's due. Director Jame Gray, with only two previous B Actio1 films under his belt, took on a very large scope film and made it his own. I thin! the reason for success lies somewheri in the fact that this v.ras the second filn Gray has done that starred both Wahl berg and Joaquin together and thu gave them the opponunity to perhap improve from their previous film, "Th Yards."

Although the film was no cinema\ ic gem, the story was both enjoyabl and intriguing enough to spark gem ine interest. Gray will have much sue cess if he is to keep improving as h has clearly done with "WeOwntheNight

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1969 The

Perfect Closer

to an Era

WORDS BY Randy Blair ASMSU Exponent

The year 1969 was a perfect closer for the

'6os. Everything that the '6os hippie movement

has come to represent flourished in '69, from the ambitious ideology of peace and freedom,

to the bitter violence and excess. In 1969, the

baby-boomer youth culrure and its music hit its

soaring peak and its dev-dSt3ting low, ironically within about four months of each other.

The musical backdrop for the events that

would transpire in the last half of the year came on the shoulders of many of rock's greatest art­

ists, some em~ and some fading our., some still rolling on.

Dirty hippie bands Santana and Crosby, Stills, and Nash both debuted with successful self-titled albums. David Bowie finally got his

first dosage of fame when his single, the mini space-opera "Space Oddity,'' became the sound crack for the Apollo n moon landing.

Creedence Clearwater Revival released

several singles in '69 that are still radio staples today. Their inventive, rockabilly songs cata­pulted CCR and singer/guitarist/songwriter John Fogeny into the spotlight as an emerging

act that reminded people of what rock'n'roll originally sounded like.

With rollicking anthems like "Proud Mary;'' "Bomon theBayou,''"BadMoonRising'"'Down

on the Comer'' and "Fortunate Son,'' Creedence

Cleazwater Revival was at the top of their game.

The Who introduced the srory of a deaf, dumb, and blind kid to the world and was then

launched to international stardom with the re­lease of the rock opera "Tommy." Later on, the

album would face criticism fur having a vague and shallow plot from people who obviously

have trouble paying attention. ''Tomrey" is a concept album masterpiece that was so suc­cessful it was adapted into a hit movie starring members of the band and other musicians.

One of the most promising prospects of 1969 was the emergence of metal demigods Led Zep­pelin. They released two of their greatest works: their debut "Led Zeppelin" and their follow-up

"Led Zeppelin II."

The first was released in January, and it

exhibited that they had already a fully realized and o~ sound formed, with Robert Plant's

high pitched wailing John Bonham's speed of light drununing, John Paul Jones' heavy bass andiimrey Page's explorative blues rock guitar, which was played with a bow on the hit "Dazed

and Confused."

"Led Zeppelin II' was recorded on the road

while Zeppelin toured, the result was an album

that was mostly alterations of old blues songs

but still just as influential as their first. It con­

tains the legendary, audience favorite "Whole Lotta Love.''

The Rolling

Stones foreshad-

"AbbeyRoad"wastheirlastalbumrecorded

(second to last to be released) butitis also one of

their best. It is a true testament to the character

of The Beatles. After all of the trouble that had

plagued the band aver the past year, they still were able to get the job done right.

The album also showed promise for the

future solo careers of the four artists, particu­larly George Harrison, who wrote two of the

best songs on "Abbey Road": "Something" and "Here Comes the Stm" Other classic numbers

were the heavy "Come Together" and "I Want

You (She's so Heavy)?'

On Jan. 30, 1969, The Beatles gave their last

live show, an impromptu concert on the roof of Apple Records in London,

only to have it broken up owed the tragedy that would soon

trouble the band with the aptly titled

"Let it Bleed." It was a transition album from Brian Jones

(who was found

dead in his swim-

"Everything that the '60s hippie move­ment came to rep­resent fourished m

by the police. It was a sign of the imminent end of

the '6os counterculture.

That counterculture

came to a shattering halt

on Dec. 6, 1969, at Alta­

mont Raceway in Califor­nia It was a free concert,

with performances by

"69"

ming pool before the album could be released) to Mick Tuylor.

"Let it Bleed" has quite possibly the best Set of book ends in rock, opening with the jug­gernaut guitar lick and apocalyptic lyrics of "Gimme Shelter'' (a song that would soon rep­resent not only the Viemam War but also all the

failures of the '6os) and closingwith the surpris­ing and beautiful "You Can't Always Get What You Want."

A waning band in '69 was The Beatles. They were not declining in quality or in sales, but the

end was near for these supersrars. Long since

absent from to~ the Fab Four were begin­ning to succumb to power st:rug,gies over man­

agement and direction. In fact, most of their

work was being done separately now and only brought together after reoording

(among others) Jeffe?Son Airplane, The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Rolling Stones, that

atrracted some 300,000 people. It was sup­

posed to be the "Woodstock of the West;' but

instead of being greeted with peace and love, it

was marred by seemingiy endless violence and destruction, which peaked with a brutal killing

It happened while The Rolling Stones were

performing "Under My Thumb," Meredith Hunter, an 18-year-<ild African American, got

into a confrontation with members of security (the Hells Angels). The incident escalated and Hunter was then stabbed to death.

TheMayslesBrothers(whowereshootinga

documentary of the Stones tour titled "Gimme Shelter'') got the whole incident on tape, and

what was supposed robe a modest concert film turned into a key element of the investigation

and a dark examination of music and its

ence.

The '6os may haveofficiallyendedar u: p.m. Dec., 1969, but they died on Dec. 6,

the ideas of peace and love were shrouded chaos and anarchy.

What makes the incident at Altamont more shocking was that just four months

to it, the same idea was seen through with success. The free concert of Woodstock oo dairy farm outside Bethel, NY~ from Aug to Aug. 18 was the peak of the coun movement. It was "[four] days of peace music" where aver 40D,OOO hippies were to meld together in relative freedom and munity.

Throughout the four days, there was r* weather, mild disorder backstage and

electrical problems, but everything came ti gether as aver 30 of the best bands of the · swept up the audience in a sea of music.

Many legendary performances flu equally famous bands were featured, um ing Janis Joplin, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Youc Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Band. S1I tana, Sly and the Family Stone and more. n most iconic performances came from The Wl and I uni Hendrix.

The Who performed early Sunday momil and woke the sleepy audience up withal~ ser piece that included "Tommy'' in its entire The image of Roger Dalrery singing ''See N Feel Me" as the sunrises is one of theeverlasU

images of the ''Woodstock'' documentary . .Jh Hendri.'{ closed the show, and sent the audien home with his coruroversial and immortal n dition of''The Star Spangled Banner?'

The events of 1969 have left a deep imlXl on the wey we view the '6os and the couno culture, but regardless of how one thinks of d

turbulent decade and its closingyear, there is denying that there was an abundance of ami

ing music to cany it along.

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MSU NANODAYS When: 12 o'clock noon Where: Burns Technology Center, MSU What: Join us for a family-friendly day of events related to the science and engineering of NanoTechnology. Lectures, multimedia and activities. Sponsored by CBIN, the Center for Bio-Inspired NanoMaterials and E>.-rended University's Burns Technology Center Sched­ule to come.

ACOUSTIC JAM \'.'hen: 6:30 p.m. Where: Pine Creek Lodge, East River Road, Livingston What: Great food. great drinks, great music. Need I say more?

CAITLIN AND THE CLUTCH RIDERS When: 9p.m. Where: The Murray Bar, Livingston What: Make your Livingston night complete at The Murray! This band makes it nearly im­possibly not to boogie on the dance floor. 21•

04 7 BRIDGER CREEK BOYS

When: 5p.m. Where: Bozeman Brewing Co. What: Ou~ local brei.11ery is offering a fun­filled everung of bluegrass and delicious micro-brews! 21+

MINERALS: THE DUVAL COLLECTION When: March 1 - May 26 Where: Back Gallery; Museum of the Rockies What: A selec.tion from the renowned Duval Collection of gems and minerals at the Hous­ton Museum of Natural Science, this superb collection consists of numerous breathtaking pie7es from around the world, all chosen for thetr beauty, form, and color. Highlig!us of the collection include one of the world's largest gem quality turquoise nuggets and a magnifi­cent cluster of transparent quartz crystals that weighs nearly 2000 pounds. Contaet: 994-DINO

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STORYHILL When: 7:30 p.m. Where: The Owl Lounge. Livingston \'\That: This duo from Montana is m.Jre than a couple of guys with guirars ... this is the .real deal! With a smooth blend of folk, Amencana and rock, you'll be sure to groove the night away! Cost: Si5 at The Owl Lounge and Cactus Records Contact: 406-=-6957 for more information

THE ITALS When: 9p.m. Where: Zebra Cocktail Lounge What: Reggae legends, The Itals, visit the Zebra to break down Babylon' zi+ Cost: $12. at the door Contact: 585-8851

THE BEATLES TRIBUTE WEEKEND When: 9 p.m. (Saturday night also) Where: The Filling Station What: Take a \valk down Abbey Road to the Filler' If you dose your eyes tight enough, you might even find yourself believing that John is actually in the Elvis dimension! 21+

040 NATURE DEFICIT DISORDER

When: 7p.m. Where: Bozeman Public Library What: Fewer kids experience and pla}' in nature, even in Montana, and as a result suffer a variety of health problems from spending too much rime indoors. E..xplore this problem with Thomas Baumeister from Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks. ' Cost: Free Contact: MOSS at 582-0526 for more informa­tion

CLUB BOXING When: 7:30 p.rn. Where: Gallatin County Fairgrounds What: Check out some bloody bobbin' and weavin' as these people battle to the end. Cost: $15 general admission/ Si.o ringside sears Contact: 406-723-4007 or 406-490-sioo

TOUBAB KREWE When: 9 p.rn. Where: Zebra Cocktail Lounge Whar:.~.lending Malian, American, and "Dirty South influences into a genre all its own 'J'.oubab Krewe "has set a new standard f~r fu­sions of rock •n' roll and West African music" says Banning Eyre at Afro pop Worldwide. ;i+ Cost: $8 at the door

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04 05

When: zp.m. Where: Equinox Theatre What: The Equinox Thearre Kids' Matinee series presents its gem of an improv show for kids. The pros from troupes like Spontaneous Combustibles and Broad Comedy have finally understood that their real target audience is kids from 4-io, and so have created this delightful hour-long improvaganza. Cost: $5 for adults and $3 for kids Contact: 58~-0737, message box 1.

BOZEMAN SYMPHONY 40TH SEASON FESTIVE FINALE

When. 7:30 p.m. Also shO\ving Sunday, April 6th Where: Willson Auditorium What: "A Festive Finale" featuring soprano Maureen O'Flynn. bass-baritone Brad Garvin and the Bozeman Symphony Choir in the world premiere of a new work commissioned from renowned choral composer Dr. Z. Ran­dall Stroope. Also on the program are Sibelius' First S)mphony in E minor and Dvorak's "Te Deum." Matthew Savery conducrs. Contact: 585-9n4 or e-mail: info<!):bozeman­symphony.org for ticket information.

YABBA GRIFFITHS AND THE WARSAW PO­LAND BRO'S

When: 9p.m. Where: Zebra Cocktail Lounge What: Reggae and Ska \vill pulse through the air, making it nearly impossible not to bounce around the dance floor ,,;th joy! Come join the party! 21+ Cost: $9 at the door

040 GERMAN FILM SERIES

When: 6p.m. Where: V.C.B. at MSU What: Blueprint Rolf Schubel, 2003: Ser in "the near future," the story centers on Siri Sellin, a pianist who finds she's literally a clone of her concen-hall diva mom, Iris. The films are German with English subtitles. Se­bastian Heiduschke, visiting Assistant Profes­sor of German, will inrroduce screenings. Cost: Free

MAYA LIN: A STRONG CLEAR VISION When: 7p.m. Where: Procrastinator Thearre What: The film won the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Feature Documenraiy in 1995 .. The documentaiy is about sculptor and archi~ect Maya Lin who, at age 21, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washing­ton, D.C. It follows Lin from the time she first heard about the national competition as a Yale underg:ad_uate to the 10th anniversary of the memonal in 1992. The film revisits the divisive debate, which included vehement opposition and condemnation for Lin, the daughter of Chinese irnrnigrants. She matures through the course of the film, but we are left with the sense that from the very beginning she knew exactly what she wanted to do. Cost: Free'!

0406 GLOW: LIVING LIGHTS

When: March t - Sept. l Where: Loft Gallery; Museum of the R What: Vomiting shrimp, vampire squid and cookie cutter sharks don't sound too fri~ bur thev are glowing ro help us. The study' of these creatures can hel.P discover cancer cures. detect toxic bactena and expose~ anthrax spores. From the incredible deptbs the mid-ocean to suburban backyards, ra.> nating creatures are ligh.ting up the dark. lllil exhibit features everytlling 1rom live · and preserved specimens to displays acti­vateo by hidden laser beams. Come discOftr why organisms "glow" Contact: 994-D!JIJO

3RD ANNUAL HEADWATERS SPRING RUNOFF When: 9a.m. Where: Moonlight Basin What: Moonligllt Basin is hosting its 3rd Headwaters Spring Run Off- an amateur com­bined hike and free ride competition. Cost: $50 for 16 & over division and S30 for and under a_ge division - lift ticket req · You can register at Moonlight Basin be 9arn-4pm at the Sb: Shooter PHQ. Registra­tion fee must be paid at the time of _ · tion. Entries must be received by 4 p.m.,Apl

~~tact: 406-993-6606 for more information.

DAN WILSON When: 9p.m. Where: The Filling Station What: Dan Wilson, former singer of famed rock band Semisonic, will grace the Fillerwidl his unique style of folk that's sure to please. 21+

04 10 SWIMMING UPSTREAM AWARDS

When: 6:30 p.m. Where: Gallatin County Courthouse . What: Honoring members of our cornmurutY who have the courage to go against the cur­rent - working to change how Gallatin Coumi "shO\vs up" around the negative consequenc es of alcohol misuse. Contact: Jenna Caplette to r.s.v.p. at the web site, www.gallatinduitaskforce.us

ARRESTED FOR ARSON When: 7p.m. Where: Zebra Cocktail Lounge What: Arrested for Arson \vill be rocking an all ages show @' 7Pm along with Slowmojoe and the Noshows, there 'vill be a 21 • showtt follow starting@ lOprn. Cost: S5 at the door

PRESIDENT'S FINE ARTS-DESSERT FOR THE SPIRIT

When: 7p.m. Where: Reynolds Recital Hall . What: MSU President's Fine Arts Senes presents "Dessen for the Spirit," featuring c Werner Quartet. . Contaet: 994-4405 for ticket informaoon..

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Where: Equinox Theatre What: Equinox Theatre Com­pany presents the riotous comedy The Book of Liz. In The Book of Liz, Sis-ter Eliz­

abeth Donderstock makes the cheese balls (traditional and smoky) that sustain her religious community. She feels underappreciated, however, and sets out to

find her fortune in the outside world. What follows is a delightful, strange and uproarious odyssey as Liz forges her way into the world of overpasses and

mini-malls. *Opening night offers wine and dessert at 7:30 p.m. *Mature audience only. •

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14 REC[REATION] THE ASMSU EXPONENT I APRIL 3, 2008

REC[REATION] Seeing Nu111her l'

WORDS BY

Bryant Martin

With 16 seconds left in the game and facing a two-point deficit, Ste­phen Curry calmly dribbled the ball across half-court while the state of Kansas held their breath.

Would this be another clutch per­formance in young Curry's already daunting NCAA resume? Would this year's George Mason, a tiny school from Davidson, N.C., continue to be America's sweetheart?

Curry dribbled left to the top of three point line - nothing there. He dribbled right - again nothing there. Time was quickly winding down and Curry was smothered by the Kansas D. Jason Richards, the leading assist man in the nation, curled around Cur­ry and with all other options exhaust­ed, Curry underhanded him the ball. Two ... one ... Richards let fly a deep three and at that point, the whole na­tion was holding its breath. The buzz­er sounds and the ball clanks off the backboard.

The ball had literally dropped on Davidson's season. The clock struck midnight and the shoe fell off - David­son is Cinderella no more.

Although there's nothing more in­triguing or more fun to cheer for than the underdog, I couldn't be happier with their loss. Their loss means that

• f':Jo. l Kansas will face No. l North Car-• i. •

olina in the Fmal Four. On the other side of the bracket No. l Memphis will face No. l UCLA making it the first time in NCAA history that the coun­try will be treated with four 1-seeds in the Final Four.

This tourney will conclude with undoubtedly the four best teams in the country going at each other full bore. What could be bener than this? We will see the best basketball from the best players and the best coaches. Mark my words, "this will be the best Final Four in history." It will break all of the viewing records, listening re­cords, ticket sales, and merchandise sales. This will be college basketball at its best.

North Carolina v. Kansas

This is a match up of speed vs. speed. Point guard Ty Lawson for N.C. is the fastest guard in the coun­try and will push this game up and down the floor. In transition he will look for sharpshooters Wayne Elling­ton and Danny Green. If Kansas loses these guys in transition they will have huge shooting nights. If they don't lose them, they also better watch for Tyler Hansbrough trailing or he will have monster dunk after monster

• dunk. They might h,ave to replqce the . . . • •• ••••• •• ,._ 4 •

rim at halftime. That's not to say that N.C. won't

have to get back themselves. Kansas has three guys in Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush, and Sherron Collins that love to push the ball, drive to the hole and shoot threes. Both Rush and Chalmers have the ability to take over a game all by their lonesome, and have shown this all year.

In their last game against David­son, Chalmers owned the first half while Rush took over the second. In an up-and-dovm, back-and-forth game, it's anybody's guess who will come out on top. If, however, both de­fenses get back the edge would have to go to N.C. Their inside presence is much stronger and they have better post scorers than Kansas. My pick is N.C. in a barn burner.

Memphis v. UCLA

Unlike the N.C.-Kansas game, this one will be one of strength vs. strength. Both teams have a domi­nant inside player in Kevin Love for UCLA and Joey Dorsey for Memphis. Love has a smooth turnaround in the low post and alters any shot near the paint. Dorsey is an even more pro­lific shot blocker, and his offense is straight power featuring drop steps

and baby hook shots. Neither t

can win without a huge game f their key big men.

Moving to the guard play, teams continue in the strength parrment. UCLA guards Darren lison and Russell Westbrook some of the toughest defense ir: nation. Collison prevents penetn while Westbrook steps into pa! lanes. The scoring in the UCLA t court is the question mark. They ally get some, but it is from a diff1 player each game. Josh Shipp h one guard that must shoot well UCLA win.

Memphis has an abundanc guards led by future draft picks I Doualas-Roberts and Derrick !

b

Antonio Anderson and Doneal I are also solid and will get eight points apiece. This is where Men has the advantage. UCLA will n able to guard all of those guards.

My pick is Memphis in a gaml 1

comes down to the \vire and r bly overtime. In the end, one of guards will make the big shots t them in the championship. 0\ I foresee N.C. beating Memphi taking it all on Monday night.

.. -' '. "' ..

than Palmer is a senior thrower tmtana State's track and field team

~ g towa1·ds his master's in me­al engineeiing, Nathan hails from

where his family, whom he de­as being "as normal as possfble,"

sides. Now, having grown up with n and knowing his family, I can as­ou he means that in the best pos-vay -- I think. Nathan, with his en­'s mind and sense of humor, shares ctical insights to life with a wink or ·th his answers to t11e questions of eek's "In The Know."

' YOU COULD HAVE ANY SUPER

> POWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE, fVWHY?

•lekinesis, because as powerful as r10uld possibly become physically,

1 ower to control and manipulate s with your mind has limitless

::ltial.

' YOU COULD TRAVEL BACK IN

~ AND SEE ANY BAND/MUSICAL

ST LIVE, WHO WOULD THEY

ND WHY?

'.:evie Ray Vaughn, because the guy <tan amazing guitarist - the first

heard the intro to "Rude Mood" I blown away.

i' YOU WERE TO SING KARAOKE,

'nT SONG WOULD YOU CHOOSE,

WHY?

Free and Easy Down the Road I .,by Dierks Bentley, because in the melihood that I would be caught · r.ng karaoke, I think that this song

a pace and tone that would mini­! my embarrassment. That being

1, I would not recommend waiting uihis hypothetical event to occur - I ::iot much of a singer.

)O YOU HAVE ANY UNIQUE PRE-

~T RITUALS AND, IF so, WHAT

"•,THEY?

would not call them rituals, but I ·:not to get dressed until I need to ttpete because I tend to get anxious

n I do. Second, I tend to only take 1r full warm up throws then stop be­• l I waste too much energy.

WHO WOULD WIN IN A FIGHT

Jtl'WEEN YODA AND SUPERMAN?

~l the jokes about size aside, Yoda 1ld, because Superman uses what is

ilhe universe to his advantage while a can control the universe. You tell

i...ho's the boss and who's the em­Pyee in this scenario.

I WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR

f8'r MOMENT AS A STUDENT ATH­

tTp; ATMSU?

Out of the many, the one that stands out is my red-shirt freshmen year at conference [the year the men's team won the championship]. I was not sup­posed to score any points for the team, and I was not going to go to regional in two weeks like many of the other throwers that year. When the dust set­tled I had thrown 189 feet as a red-shirt freshman, taken sixth, surpassed the regional qualifying standard, and was going to be allowed the chance to try and get to nationals.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CHUCK

NORRIS .JOKE?

When the boogyman goes to sleep, he checks his closest for Chuck Nor­ris.

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING TO

MAKE YOU LAUGH?

Life, and why not?

WHAT'S IN YOUR CD PLAYER

RIGHT NOW?

CD's - come on. Do you think I lived through the '90s when CD's were all the rage? Wait, I did. In that case, Creedence Clearwater Revival.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BOOK?

"Introduction to Material Mechan­ics."

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST .JOB?

Job? I avoid work like the plague, as I am doing now. Really. I have had many different "jobs." I can't remem­ber the first, but the first I ever submit­ted a W-2 for was as a clay pigeon set­ter at the Helena Trap Club when I was 16 (thanks Allison). To all of you read­ing this, this is not a confession of tax evasion, so I would greatly appreciate it if you did not report me to the IRS.

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WOMEN'S GOLF The Montana State women's golf team will head off to Laramie, Wyo .. on M

Ap1·il 7, to compete in the University of Wyoming Invite. The Lady Bobcats 1.vill for good conditions after facing high winds in Hawaii and missing a toumarn

Billings due to winter weather.

MEN'S TENNIS

After victories over the conference opponent N orthem Arizona Lumberjacks,!!! the non-conference Glendale, the Bobcat men's tennis team hits the road for a doub header against two conference opponents. Their first match will be against the State Wildcats on Ftiday, April 4 in Ogden Utah. Their second match will be a the Idaho State Bengals in Pocatello, Idaho, on Saturday, April 5.

TRACK & FIELD The Montana State men's and women's track and field teams begin their ourdl

season Ftiday, April 4, in Missoula. After a successful indoor season, the 'Cats he to open strong against rival Montana. The decathlon and the heptathlon will be . Friday morning while other track and field events start Saturday morning at the

Manuel Invitational.

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;our favorite novels, we tend to or ignore the importance of the

r-to-film relationship. We pre­chat film is the good-looking and

12ar guy, while his older brother, ovel, is simply ugly and intelli­

!llHowever, in today's technologi­l ·centered world, the film's role :s relationship of mediums plays sential part in the rebirth of the itself.

ne example of the rebirth or re­&ation of a novel is seen in Peter on's successful adaption of "The

~r of the Rings" trilogy. Publish­oughton Mifflin and Ballantine

• s experienced a boom in the sales l.R. Tolkien books with 27 million :s being sold as a direct result of

tlm's release and subsequent box • success. The same phenom­:ccurred with the release of "The

Lll1icles of Namia," and the texts 3. Lewis could be found front and ~r at the local bookstore. everal years later, Philip Seymour man's cinematic portrayal ofTru­~Capote, which was based off the r-aphy written by Gerald Clarke,

ed a 28 percent increase in the for "In Cold Blood" at Barnes

oble that year. In Hastings, a film ~ tation will sit on the same shelf ie novel from which the film is

lith these facts in mind, we see rmonstration of film's power and

to bring new audiences, both pg and old, into the realm of liter­e. Ironically, this movement uses

kliched notion that "the book is Poftys better than the movie" in or­cro produce more sales.

The question then arises, "is the book always better than the movie?"

Adaptations themselves do not have to trace or even aggressively mimic the novel at hand. For instance, if we look at the Coen brother's "O Brother Where Art Thou," we witness a creative interpretation of Homer's "The Odyssey" using early 20th cen­tury American archetypes. Ifwe think of Charlie Kaufman's "Adaptation," an interpretation of Susan Orlean's "The Orchid Thief," we see an entirely dif­ferent approach to the creation pro­cess of adapting. With Kaufman, the process of adapting Orlean's novel to film accidently becomes the focus, and the authors somehow seep into the film's synecdoche. These authori­al twists become tools in discovering originality and differentiating scripts from novels. We then understand that the novel adaptation essentially becomes a literary art in and of itself.

There is no denying the power of the adaptation either economically or literarily. With the recent partnership between Focus Features and Random House Inc., the popularity of the art of adaptation will remain undeniable. This partnership has already pro­duced adaptations of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" and Ian Mc­Ewan's "Atonement," the latter being one of three adaptations up for best picture at this year's Academy Awards in the category with Cormac McCa­rthy's "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood," based on Up­ton Sinclair's text "Oil." It may be that the younger bather's presence at the party is only a ruse to sneak his older brother in.

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18 REC[REATION] THE ASMSU EXPONENT APRIL 3,

THE ELDERLY: THEY NEED YOU For me, it began when I was reading

in the news that the group accounting for the largest percentage of suicides was the elderly. In the United States, the elderly make up 12.6 percent of the nation, yet they account for 18.1 percent of the smcides. This hit me hard and personally. I could not live with myself if I did not take some time to do my part in ensuring that the people who have laid the blicks for our furure all know that they are appreciated and that the time they have left with us is precious.

For most older people, life is a time of fulfillment and satisfaction with life's accomplishments. For some older adults. however, late life is a time of physical pain. psychological distress and dissatisfaction with present - and, perhaps. past aspects of life. Depression sinks in and these men and women feel hopeless about making changes to improve their lives. Suicide is, sadly, one possible outcome_ Every year over 6,300 elderly Americans take their own lives. That is, nearly 18 elderly men and women take their lives every day.

This a statistic that must be changed.

This is not to suggest that grandma is thinking about offing herself, but it is hopefully going to give anyone with a hean enough motivation to go out and volunteer at one of the local elderly venues.

There are a lot of local volunteer opportunities for any one who may be interested in spending time with an

elderly person here in the Boz community. The residents reciprocates of your volunteer time affect the way you view your life.

I began volunteering at the G Rest home thinking that I was doing good thing for some people who be lonely or maybe a bit board wi their day-to-day, but it turns out every time I leave the rest home, quality of my own life has improved. Th residents at the rest home help give yo a new appreciation for so many of th things in this world that we often fo to appreciate. The people I have fortunate to meet and talk to have impacted me in ways nothing else I experienced has.

Volunteering with the elderly is simple, fun, rewarding and mu beneficial way to (among so many othe things) get those volunteer hours o your resume. It is a chance for you t meet and interact with people generations completely removed fro today's world.

If this is something that you wo at all be interested in taking part iI: take the plunge and make a call todi} Dedicate a tiny fraction of your wee. to brighten the life of someone with n means uf doing so themselves.

I promise that in the end you will b the one thanking them.

There are a lot of differer opportunities out there besides thes two, but these are always in need <

volunteers.

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,3, 2008 THE ASMSU EXPONENT STATIC 19

OCAL ELECTIONS: OGIE AND NEIFFER

. couple of weeks ago, I found rhat two of my debate coaches

high school are running on t'1)emocratic ticket for governor. oPogreba for governor and Jason 'J€r for lieutenant governor have ~o run in the Democratic primary, b is June 3 against Montana's

·:?nt Gov. Brian Schweitzer. don't know how I feel about two

y high school teachers running rast a former boss of mine and

credibly popular governor. The mblicans were hard pressed to none second-rate candidate to run

st Brian

another candidate. But if there is another candidate in

the primary campaign, then all of the money raised in the primary can also be used against the Republicans in the general election. In other words, now that Pogie and Neiffer have started their campaign, all of the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised by the governor during the primary can now be used for the general election. Naturally this gives a great advantage to the incumbent governor who can raise vast sums of money over the Republicans.

I can say that this !Weitzer.

)onPogreba "! to Carrol

in

"The hope is to influence the public to be more fo-

conspiracy theory is completely ridiculous . • ;Ege

t.rna and is iently a high ~ol teacher

cused on education, and les focused on evergy

developement "

There isn't any connection between anyone in the governor's '>lelena High

alOl. Pogreba, ~ogie as was oopular nickname, is also a debate :·h at Helena High. Jason Neiffer ·. nounced knifer), the candidate 2enant governor, also went to :-ol College, is a high school teacher : was a debate coach at Capital 1 School. Both met in college and

-'1 became best friends forever. Both are running on the platform of

':er K -12 education. The idea is that : .·ently there isn't enough funding icated to give a proper education to

·htana's children. The hope is that ·.itunning in the Democratic primary i · nst the incumbent governor, they

influence the public debate to be e focused on education and less

!energy development. Many Republicans have accused

high school teacher duo of ~g in league with the incumbent

ernor. There is law on the books in ~ntana, where any money that has .n raised for the primary campaign ; to be spent in the Democratic ltnary campaign when there isn't

office and these two high school

teachers. I was the closest thing to a link between the two. If anything, Pogie and Neiffer decided to run in an effort to put more money into the education system at the high school level so that they can teach more exciting and advanced courses. I am sure that both of them are upset about the current lack of funding, even after an unprecedented increase in funding from the 2007 Legislature.

After I first heard that two of my favorite and probably influential teachers were running for governor, my instant reaction was, great, just another division in the Democratic Party. But it really isn't a bad thing. There isn't anything wrong with an internal debate about funding for public education in the Democratic Party. After all, the Democratic Party is supposed to be the a strong advocate for public education. I am sure that the governor can handle himself in the debate ring against two master debaters.

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20 ETCETERA THE ASMSU EXPONENT I APRIL 3, 2008

c Do you think MSU is the best univer­

sity in the State and aren't afraid to say it? If so, we want you as an MSU Advo­Cat!! Applications for ADVOCATS are available at AskUs or the Office of Ad­missions in 201 SUB due by 5:00 pm on April i8th.

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about summer employment! Glacier Raft Company/Glacier Out­

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ASMSU is hiring tutors for Organic Chemistry 311 and 312, Chemistry 215, Physics Classes, and Psychology zz1! Come into the ASMSU office (SUB 281) to pick up an application!

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Build your resume and experience! Flexible hours, self­directed work, hands on results! Some of these positions will require summer hours. Annual total stipend included. Contact the ASMSU Office at 994-2933 with any questions.

There is 1 At-Large ASMSU Senate Fall seat available for appoint­ment. The person filling this position would finish out the remainder of the Fall seat term (would have to be re-elected in the Fall election). Any student taking 7 or more credits can apply. Applica­tions are available and due back at the ASMSU office by 5:00 pm, April 10, 2008. The applicant must be available for an interview with the Senate at 6:00 pm on April 10. ASMSU Senators represent the students of Montana State University in all decisions that affect MSU students. The ASMSU Senate meets every Thursday at 6:00 pm in SUB 276. Public is always welcome.

Applications DUE Friday April 4th @ S:OOpm in the ASMSU Office. You will be contacted for an interview by the new ASMSU Administration.

Campus Entertainment Division Director$3,200 Lively Arts & Lectures Chair $2, 100 Technical Services Chair $2,300 Arts and Exhibits Chair $2,300 Comedy Chair $2, 1 oo Concerts Chair $2, 100 Procrastinator Theatre Chair $2,500

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