the vancougar: february 9, 2009

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Imagine a group of tribes duringa time of hardship on their lands, thechiefs and leaders of all the tribesconglomerating together in one greatmeeting to discuss what they are goingto do to survive the rainy season. Thatis basically quintessential of whatthe main focus was at the board of regents meeting of the 29th and 30thof January.

The meeting contained a reviewof the activities and funding thatwas provided from different groups.Remarkably our largest amount of fundswas given to usfrom Europet o t a l l i n g$50,226 ,000 .Though WSUhas receivedsupport and isrequesting aidfrom the stimulus package, it is likelythat WSU will have to make someadjustments for upcoming budgetcuts.

There have been two or three possible budget cuts that WSU willhave to nd a way to compensate for.

Governor Gregoire proposed that WSUtake a 12% budget cut ($31 million).Meanwhile, the Senate has suggestedthat the budget should receive an 18%

bi-annual reduction in the WSU budget.Over 2 years, $94 million would becut. The House has not spoken on theissue of WSU budget cutting.

Gregoire has been cutting WSUs budget since October. The Governor

had WSU return $10.47 millionduring that month, and PresidentFloyd had 66% of the 10.5 comeout of administration. Floyd said thathis of ce can now be seen with a

bell labeled Please ring if you needassistance.

WSU has been conductingexercises on the possible situations

that could comeout with scallyr e s p o n s i b l eo u t c o m e sand a carefulassessment of the potentialc o n s e q u e n c e s

could be of that decision. In the

meantime, a hiring freeze has beenenacted stopping the hiring of anyfaculty; however it was pressed thatthey are committed to maintainingcurrent enrollment and employment.

During their study of the budgetthey launched a web page where people

could give their suggestions on

potential solutionsfor the budget cuts.Out of about 500recommendationsthey took the top10 and researchedtheir possibleoutcomes.

The Board of Regents greatlyemphasized thatall precautionsare research andexperimentation,that neither the12% or 18%

budget cuts aresolid numbersand that any realnumbers are stillup in the air.

Later in the meeting, ASWSUVPresident Peter Sterr present the statusof WSU-Vs development. Sterr statedthat the campus is experiencing rapidgrowth and the culture of WSU-V is

expanding. Representation of studentinterests is a fundamental duty of elected of cials said Sterr. The focusoverall was the empowerment of students.

The VanCougar had a chance tospeak with President Floyd. Even

during these dif cult nancial times,WSU will not compromise the qualityof education you receive said Floyd.There is a commitment made tosustaining regular programs, and toensure current plans are ful lled,

according to Floyd.In essence, we dont know anythingfor certain. However we can restassured that they have put diligenttime and effort into preventing anyimpact the students will feel from the

budget cuts.

By Jake Kleinschmidt T he Van C ougar

Board of Regents meet at WSU VancouverWashington State University Vancouver February 9, 2009 Issue 11 www.vancougar.com

Even during these diffi cultnancial times, WSU will notcompromise the quality of

education you receive.

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Neil Gregory reveals whatits really like to plan the

recreation activities

The ManBehind the

EventsPart one of WSU-V student Byron Nalosmonth long

back-packing tripthrough Israel

A Trip toIsrael

President Floyd headed the Regents meeting on January 29 and 30.

President Floyd reports onmajor nancial cutbacks

I n t h i s i s s

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Tips on how to makepaying tuition less painful;techniques for earning thescholarships you apply for

ScholarshipAssistance

Student Elections arecoming up; shortdescriptions of job

duties available

From thePresident

On February 26, students fromacross North America will test their selling skills in one-on-one role playchallenges. A three-day event hosted

by The Center for Professional Sellingin Atlanta, the National CollegiateSales Competition (NCSC) bringstogether the best college-level salesand business students to participatein three mock sales call rounds. Eachcompetitor acts as a representative for areal-world company, attempting to sellthe product to, or at least get a secondappointment with, the buyer.

After two quali er competitions,Washington StateUniversity thisyear is sendingthree students to

the competition,all of which arefrom WSU-V:Bobby Castanedaand JonathanTharp for theundergraduate division and Jason Westfor the graduate division.

Its all role play but its an intensecompetition. says Castaneda, whotook rst place at the WSU Quali er on December 5. You only have 20minutes to have some sort of success.

During each round, the competitor is given the objective to identify threeneeds and to overcome three objectionstheir buyer has. These road blocks,according to Castaneda, can be anything

from age to expertise to price to things

you cant even imagine, and must beovercome in a very speci c way.

Three rounds, and it gets moreintense as you go, says Castaneda,and the rst round will really just bean elimination. I have a feeling all threeof us will make it past the rst round.

Throughout the role play, judgeswill take note of any faults in thecompetitors procedure.

WSU-V won rst and second placeat the 2007 NCSC. We snatched [thetrophy] out from beneath the noses of all these ivy league schools, Castanedasays. Washington State UniversityVancouver, of all places; not even thePullman campus.

This year its even more againstus, so were really going in as theundercats, Castaneda says, noting that

Chris Plouffe,who previouslyacted as coachfor WSU-Vcompetitors in the

NCSC, has leftWSU. Plouffe, hesays, knew thisthing inside andout, and is verycompetitive.

Chuck Pickett is now acting as their coach and, according to Castaneda, isquickly making himself familiar witheverything.

This year, competitors must learnabout and try to sell a data managementsoftware suite from one of thecompetitions prominent sponsors, NetSuite.

We have to learn the product;not completely, but we have to knowenough, says Castaneda, so not being

software people, none of us, its a littleintimidating to sell this product.

A major reason for enthusiasmsurrounding the NCSC, Castanedasays, is the number of big-namesponsors it has. Last yearscompetition attracted sponsorssuch as Liberty Mutual, State FarmInsurance, AT&T, Hewlett-Packard,Verizon, and UPS. Theyrevolunteering their time just for theopportunity to meet us, he says. butmore importantly, they are genuinelyand really making a difference intheir community.

The big cats are going to be

there. Theyre going to be judging

very tightly and theyre going to be pulling out all the stops to try andget us to stumble, says Castaneda.There are a number of schools thatare being turned away because thecompetition is completely full.

Recalling winning rst place at theWSU quali er, Castaneda expressedhis gratitude to his professors atWSU-V. If they ever initiallygot into teaching with the idea of changing someones life they havedone so for me, and I thank themfor that. I was completely hopeless.

Nobody would hire me. I didnt havethe right degree; and now, I am more

hopeful than I have ever been.

By Michael HatchM anagIng e DITor

Undercats competing in national sales competitionThree WSU-V students headto national competition

NCSC competitors Jonathan Tharp, Jason West, Chuck Pickett (their coach), and Bobby Castaneda

If [the professors at WSU-V]ever initially got into teaching

with the idea of changingsomeones life, they have

done so for me.


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There are twotypes of speakers

..those that are nervousand those that are liars.claimed Mark Twain, andhe wasnt too far off. Publicspeaking is the number onefear in America, beatingfear of death which isranked number seven.

Public speaking is ahuge part of the business

and academic worlds,and it becomes more andmore necessary with everystep towards a successfulcareer.

Speaking in front of a group of strangers, or confronting any situationthat is unfamiliar to us, our animilistic instinct of ghtor ight kicks in.

It is that feeling of nervousness, however, thatcan make the difference

between keeping your audience engaged andcreating the dreaded sea of stares.

Nerves are, after all, a

bodys physical responseto something that should becared about. Nervousnesscan be alleviated bytaking the attention off yourself, and focusingon your audience. Unlessyou are the topic of the

presentation, you are just aconduit for information.

While this is the mostobvious tip, it is also themost commonly unheeded:

practice, practice, practice.

After understandingthat nervousness iscaused primarily by

being confronted by anunfamiliar situation, thenext logical step is tomake it a familiar one.Have your presentationready ahead of time and

practice it as you wouldin front of your audience.Even having a one-personaudience will mimic theeffects of stage frightenough to desensitize your tendency to want to run off stage.

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Did you know theres a volcano (Re-doubt) in Alaska thats getting readyto blow its top? Do you spend muchtime worrying about this? Maybe youshould. In 1990, the last time Redoubterupted, a passenger jet 150 miles awaylost all four engines. The pilots of KLMFlight 867 eventually restarted the en-gines and landed safely. This time, theFederal Aviation Administration hasissued a temporary ight restriction,from ground level to 60,000 feet, for a10-mile radius around the volcano.

But maybe you already worryabout these kinds of things every timeyou get on a plane.Does the miracu-lous landing of USAir Flight 1549 onthe Hudson River last month makeyou feel any less worried about your chances in an in- ight emergency? No?Me, neither. An analysis of the landing

by another experienced pilot points outthat the pilots of Flight 1549 were justdoing what they had been trained todo, implying that it was all business asnormal. But then that writer added thatluck played a big part.

The whole idea of luck isnt veryreassuring to me. Good or bad, luck seems to me the lamest possible expla-nation for how anything turns out.

So, for instance, in the case of twoother volcanic eruptions in fairly re-cent history, it wasnt luck at all thatsaved thousands of lives. (Im referringto the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Hel-ens and the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pi-natubo in the Philippines.) It was solidscienti c research and responsive gov -ernment agencies who warned peopleto get out in time.

As we know, though, not everyonegot out who could have. Even if you

werent around for the 1980 Mt. Hel-ens eruption, youve probably heardabout 83 year old Harry Truman, whogot his 15 minutes of fame by refus-ing to leave his home. He apparentlythought the eruption would be a slowoozing of lava that would give the Na-tional Guard time to rescue him in ahelicopter at the last minute. His bodyended up 150 feet under the currentSpirit Lake, along with his pink Cadil-lac and 16 cats.

Sometimes I worry that our wholecountry is acting like Harry Truman.No, we say, Ive lived this way for umpteen years, and I havent died yet.And anyway theres plenty of time, andsomebodys going to gure out how tosave us. This attitude ranks right upthere with luck for lameness.

But we all do it. Dont we? Haveyou ever driven too fast on I-205, latefor school or whatever, reasoning that

the speed limit isway lower thannecessary andanyway youvenever had an ac-cident on the way

to school before?Or decided not to make an appointmentfor a medical checkup because its soexpensive and anyway youre not feel-ing any pain and youre young and ingood enough health?

Or reasoned that you would be-lieve in global warming if someonewould jut present a little more convinc-ing evidence? This is what the U.S. has

been doing for the past eight years,in spite of plenty of evidence. Andif theres one way to earn a little badluck, this is surely it. The longer wetake to stop the anthropogenic warm-ing of Earth, the more chance we haveof getting crushed in the eruption, of crashing into a Jersey barrier, of nd -ing out we have an illness we couldhave prevented.

Im not saying we should goaround worrying about things we cantcontrol. Theres plenty we can control,and plenty we can do. Next time: Somethings we can do.

February 9, 2009 3OPINION

There are always certain booksthat gain immortality. Long after the authors have past away, these

books survive, as relevant today as

the day they were written.Witness

by Whittaker Chambers fits thisdescription. First published in1952, it is a detailed autobiographyof a most extraordinary andcontroversial man.

But who was Chambers?Americans came to know himsuddenly in 1948 when he wassummoned to testify before theHouse Committee on un-AmericanActivities. His accusation wasincredible: Alger Hiss-respectedlawyer, bureaucrat, and one of thefounders of the United Nations-had

been a communist spy during the30s. Thus began one of the mostimportant and controversial trials

in American history-the Hiss Case.

But who really was Chambers?Who was this fat, sweaty little manwho the world in 1948 knew only asthe senior editor of Time Magazine?Born in 1901 to a seemingly normalmiddle class family, Chambers grewacutely aware that the world wascrumbling. As a child, he was awareof the extremely unhappy marriageof his parents, who eventuallyseparated. He saw the old moresof society crumbling as modernityovercame them. When

he was a young man,his brother committedsuicide, overcome by themeaninglessness of life.

Chambers joined theAmerican CommunistParty in 1925, believing thatcommunism might be able to bringsome sanity to the world. He marrieda member of the Party and becamea high ranking writer for the DailyWorker: an American Communist

paper. He would later be selectedto enter the underground in the30s to collect information aboutthe United States government for the Soviet Union. Witness revealsthe sheer number of bureaucrats in

the Federal government that wereinvolved in espionage during that

troubled time. It was as part of theunderground that Chambers metAlger Hiss.

However, Chambers came torealize that communism inevitablyled to totalitarianism. As a member of the underground, he could feelthe earth shake under the foot of Stalin as he stomped all opposition.The book describes how unfaithfulmembers of the party woulddisappear, never to be seen again.

Chambers determined he would break with the underground.Knowing that he would be killedif caught, Chambers and his familydisappeared into hiding for someyears. He believed that he hadleft the winning side for the losingside, but he felt a duty to fightagainst communism despite theconsequences.

Chambers reason for writingWitness was to reveal communism

as he had experienced it. Having believed it so fervently for more

than ten years, Chambers saw thereal dangers of the ideology. Ashe points out in the introduction tothe book, the ex-communist is veryrare-an index to the power of thevision and the power of the crises.

Ironically, this brave man did notlive to see the respect he deservedfor his actions. Despite veryconvincing evidence, the media andthe American elite largely sidedwith Hiss during the trials, brandingChambers as a homosexual and a

fraud. It was not until 1995 thatcoded Russian transcripts fromthe Cold War revealed that Hisswas passing information to theKremlin.

Witness is more than anautobiography. It is more thanan account of a famous trial. Itis a moving story of a tragic andwonderful soul. I can assure you thatyou will not come away from this

beautiful book unmoved. In a timewhen socialism is again on the rise,the memory of the dangers of suchsystems is even more important.It is vital that we understand whysome of the strongest believers incommunism rejected it and turned

against it so vehemently.

The Sluice Box

By Matt Hunter T he Van C ougar

Why Do You Ask?

By Louise Wynn T he Van C ougar

Witness : An ImmortalBook for a Mortal Time

Thus began one of the mostimportant and controversial trialsin American history-

the Hiss Case.

Whats your issue?

The whole ideaof luck isnt veryreassuring to me.

By Jake Kleinschmidt T he Van C ougar

Man on the StreetWhy did you watch the Super Bowl?

Mealeatey PelBiologyYes, I think that the super bowl is

once a year, and its a national gameand a really big deal so I should

participate in it and watch. And also family, its where everybody joinstogether to enjoy one game. There

are really good commercials and the game itself is really enjoyable. At

rst I didnt like the game but when I watch, its really good, and the thrill of watching people ght each other,they are the best of the best to play,and thats one of the most important

reasons to watch.

KatieBiology

Yes part of it, because my boy- friend is interested in it and itsa good thing to waste time after

work.

Samuel SimpsonComputer Science

No, because I dont care about football. I dont really nd sports in -teresting I guess. Its not something I

really want to watch.

JohnStaf

Parts of it, I was in and out be-cause I was doing computer work.Mostly I was watching to see what good advertising was on, and ad-

vertising this year wasnt that great.The game turned out to be pretty

good in the second half; Im not re-ally that big of a fan so I only watch

once a year at the super bowl.

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I did not. If I could watch it I wouldnt Im not that big of a

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With the national election cycle behind us, it is once again time tothink about our campus elections!Each spring, students vote to electthe entire ASWSUV Senate (elevenseats) and the ASWSUV President andVice President. They also vote on anyASWSUV Constitutional Amendmentsthat may be presented. Voting will take

place from 9:00 a.m. on March 10 to7:30 p.m. on March 12. Please mark this time on your calendar and be sureto turn out to participate in the vote!This is an excellent way to voice your opinion in the student governing of our campus!

During the voting period, pollingsites will be set up on campus from9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting will also

be available 24 hours per day throughyour MyWSU account.

If you have any interest in participating in ASWSUV, I stronglyencourage you to run for of ce. Thisis an incredible opportunity for you

to initiate the change that you wouldlike to see on our campus, participatein the governance of our studentorganizations, and truly give back toyour school. Lead the way for your fellow students by contributing toASWSUV!

As an ASWSUV Senator, you will be able to represent the wants andneeds of the students by craftinglegislation, allocating student fundsto various projects and organizations,and representing the campus to thecommunity and visiting dignitaries all while gaining valuable leadershipskills.

As ASWSUV President or VicePresident, you will be a liaison betweenstudents and WSU administrators.You will also be responsible for developing the mission and themes of ASWSUV, managing ASWSUV staff,appointing students to various boardsand committees within the university,and acting in the best interests of

the students. This is an incredibleopportunity to expand your leadershipskills in a professional environment.

Candidate packets are available fromPachia Thao in the Of ce of StudentInvolvement, located in the FirstenburgStudent Commons. They must besubmitted to the Elections Boardmailbox, also located in the Of ce of Student Involvement, by 3:00 p.m. onFriday, February 13th.

I am happy to answer any questionsthat you may have concerning thevarious positions that are available,

but please direct any questions aboutelections to the ASWSUV ElectionsBoard (Melissa Boles, TiffanyMoore, and Shelly Vincent), [email protected].

GO COUGS!Peter Sterr

ASWSUV President

ASWSUV elections just around the corner

Eric Davidson, ASWSUVs activitiesdirector, is working hard to makeevery student activity a completesuccess. Sometimes its hard to get allthe details just perfect. Take the ever

popular bowling nights as an example.Its growing as usual, said Davidson

noting new bowlers continue to comeas word spreads. The events popularityis a testament to Davidsons efforts, buthes still making changes, too.The January 29 bowling night drew

over 200 attendees, lling 26 lanes.Davidson didnt expect such a crowd;hed contracted for only 150 pairs of shoes. Many lanes had six playersand all of them had four or more.Several popular mens shoe sizes were

unavailable and some players had to bowl in their socks. Davidson said headded ve additional lanes for thismonths bowling over the last regular

bowling night.In between the two regular bowling

events he tried cosmic bowling renting the entire alley. CosmicBowling is played under dance clublighting conditions (blacklights, haze,spinning disco lights, etc.) and a blaringmusic mix. That event was full butmuch more costly and did not include

pizza. Some students, expecting pizzaas usual, were disappointed. Others

didnt mind.Id rather have the whole placeand no pizza, said Mallory Knutsonreferring to her experience at CosmicBowling. It was the best, said Kaylee

Brown, and it was cool because it wascosmic. Brown has been coming tothe bowling nights for a while and shesaid the pizza at this one went fast.They were gone as soon as they

were out, said Brown. Josh Jonstongot one slice of pizza and no soda.Before someone could walk over theywere gone, said Jonston. Its goingto happen no matter what with freefood.Davidson said he contracted the same

sweet deal with the alley as before20 pizzas and the same amount of soda.

I was surprised at how many moreguys there were than girls, saidDavidson. Unlike past bowling events,guys outnumbered gals two to one.

There were markedly more freshman participants as well. Davidson saidhed assumed that people had alreadyeaten dinner since the event didnt

begin until 9:30 p.m. and that the foodwas designed to be a snack.

By Greg Zschomler T he Van C ougar

Having a ball at bowling S T U D E N T

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Feb. 10: Valentines DayCraft Night5 - 7 p.m. in the FSC

Feb. 19: Free Bowling9: 30 p.m. at Crosley Lanes 2400 E.Evergreen Blvd.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Four $5,000 scholarships; two for undergraduates and two for graduateswww.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/naid/dnloads/scholapp09.pdf

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Automatically enters students into80 different scholarship possibilities

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Many students are still reeling fromthe huge hits their bank accounts took after paying tuition. It is likely that thelast thing we want to do is decide howto pay tuition next fall.

What if it was possible to look aheadto next fall knowing that you wonthave to spend a dime on tuition? AprilBrimelow, student affairs counselor at WSU-V, has advice for studentsseeking scholarships to help ease thetuition paying pains.

A scholarship is money awarded tostudents directly through a particular school or by an outside donor.Brimelow says that students needto be disciplined during scholarshipseason, the donor sets up their criteriaand scholarships application process,including deadlines, she said, so itis important to read the applicationinstructions carefully.

WSU-V compiles a list of community scholarships where donorshave speci cally asked that students

be noti ed. There are many freescholarship searches on the Internet,although, if the site is requesting a feefor the search, it is likely a scam. If thescholarship is genuine there will not bea fee associated with it.

The rst part of the scholarship search process is nding them. The secondstep is weeding through the ones thatthe student does not qualify for. The

best time to search is December through

April for scholarships that will beawarded out the following fall semester.However, Brimelow urges, studentsneed to be proactive. Students need to

be continually looking for scholarshipsduring this time frame. Dont just look once. It is important to understand thequali cations and speci cations of thescholarship in order to avoid wastingtime applying for a scholarship whichthe student does not qualify for.

There are many differentquali cations a donor might consider

before awarding a scholarship.Typically scholarships are divided intothe following categories: special talentsor quali cations (academic, leadership,athletic, or artistic), group af liation(students and/or parents belonging toclubs, groups, organizations, employers,military, or religious af liations), eldsof study (undergraduate or graduate),members of underrepresented groups,geographic areas, or nancial need.

One way to increase the likelihood of success is by applying for Vancouver or Washington based scholarships.Students are usually more successfulapplying with local communityscholarships. Brimelow says that fewer restrictions make a scholarship morecompetitive.

Applying for as many scholarshipsas you are eligible for can also increaseyour odds. Apply for even the smallestawards, which other searches mayoverlook. Several small awards canadd up to a sizeable amount. Manyscholarships ask similar questions, so

be sure to save copies of your work.They may be helpful to refer back to.

Getting a scholarship doesnt meanyou will be able to go on a shopping

spree, however. Most scholarshipsare paid directly to the school and usedrst for tuition, said Brimelow. If thedonor states that the scholarship canalso be used for living expenses, [and]if there is extra money, a refund check can be issued to the student for theleftover amount.

Two WSU-V students largelysuccessful in their search, and werefeatured at the WSU-V scholarshipnight. Steve Erickson, a junior inBiology, was awarded $5,500 fromthree scholarships. Carol Lopez-Gustin, a senior, received two awardstotaling $8,720.

If I was to give advice on applyingfor scholarships, my rst commentwould be never give up hope, saidLopez-Gustin. Dont think that youlack the resources or that you maketoo much money. You can receivescholarships in many ways. I obtainedmy scholarships through communityservice, leadership and grades.

She also wants students to knowthat despite the scholarship searchallowed her to learn about herself andher community. Some of the essayquestions are hard, but it helped me seewhat I really wanted, or how I wantedto be represented.

Lopez-Gustin feels the reward inevery sense of the word. I put manyhours into applying for scholarships,and it is very rewarding to knowthat people, establishments, and mycommunity create scholarships for us students. Knowing, as a singlerst generation college student andmother of one daughter, I would not beattending WSU Vancouver if it werentfor my scholarships.

The VanCougar6 CAMPUS NEWS

C A M P U S N E W S

UPCOMINGEVENTS

The Arts @ WSU Vancouver

Who: All WSU Vancouver studentswho would like to showcase theirart or craft

When: Event held April 10, 20093:30 p.m.

What: Local arts and craftsvendors, including community,students, sta and faculty.

This event hopes to bring aware-ness to the community of thecampus rotating galleries andpermanent art pieces.

We plan to use this event to raisefunds to support the WSU Van-couver Art galleries, DTC Programand Fine Arts department.

Contact: Lea Pfau in the o ce of Development and Alumni rela-tions 360-546-9600 or [email protected]

Earning money the easy way

By Kayla Page t he Van C ougar

Assistance on where to ndscholarships and how theywill help you with tuition

Governor Gregoire speaks at the Port

By Matt South t he Van C ougar

Originally scheduled topresent on campus, Gov.makes nal remarksdowntown

Washington Gov. Christine Gregoireheld a community discussion at the Portof Vancouver Tuesday Jan. 27. Gregoirespoke about our economy, includingtax-increment nancing and possiblerevisions to questionable storm water regulations, as well as Washingtons

portion of the federal stimulus packageand the minimum wage increasefreeze. Local business owners voicedtheir concerns, and Gregoire told themhow the state would be able to helpwith either changes to legislation or upcoming economic stimulus relief.

Washingtons economy is partly are ection of the national economy.Gregoires statements are a lot likePresident Obamas regarding jobs andthe worsening economic climate. Local

business owners are troubled by risingfuel costs, health care bene ts for their employees and a decrease in demand.For many businesses an increase in theminimum wage is not possible rightnow.

What does this mean for WSU-V

students? Jobs are harder to come byin this competitive market, and manyyoung people were likely countingon the minimum wage increase. Alsotechnology in the Northwest seems to belagging, Hewlett-Packard is currentlylaying off 150 employees. With manyWSU-V students studying science andtechnology, a thriving market is whatis desired by upcoming graduates, andfor the time being that desire may notmaterialize.

Gregoire also used this opportunityto discuss how the Federal stimulus

package will bene t Washington. 1.9 billion will likely go to Medicaid,which will help reduce the $6 billionde cit that program faces.

There is also a large amount of moneyset aside in the stimulus package for K-12 education. Focusing on lower education is something Gregoirehas been a part of recently, with therecent budget cut of $31 million for WSU. There is just not enough moneyto appease everyone in these toughtimes.

Developers told Gov. ChristineGregoire that she should use tax-increment nancing to get the economymoving again. This system wouldallow loans to local government to

jump start the construction of roadsand other projects for developers whoare building communities. Then the

developed communitys tax revenue pays off the loan. Tax-increment

nancing is utilized by 48 statesincluding Oregon, and developersare aware of the bene ts it can bring.Gregoire said that the WashingtonConstitution currently makes tax-increment nancing dif cult. However

pilot projects of this sort have provedsuccessful, so this tool may be morereadily available in the near future.

Another troubling aspect of Washingtons economy, is thatdevelopment has recently halted inClark County. Many developers say thisis because of new stormwater runoff rules, which require more land devotedto retention ponds at developments.One builder advised Gregoire to haveher department of ecology perform acost-bene t analysis of the stormwater rules to disprove their validity. CountyAttorney Mike Cox says, however, thatClark County is working as an examplefor other counties in the state that donot have strict rules for stormwater runoff in developments. Cox and theCounty Stormwater committee are gladto see Clark Countys property owners

protected from oods.Gregoires message also holds with

President Obamas, in that they bothstress that our situation will indeed get

better.

EVENT

The Scottish RiteFoundation

The Rotary Scholarship

A-Z Financial Aid &Scholarship Workshop

WSU-V Scholarship Application

DATE

February 11, 2009

Application due February 11, 2009

February 12, 2009

Application dueMarch 31, 2009


7/12

I couldnt help feeling Id chosen thewrong destination as the 767 climbedover the turquoise Grecian Isles andaway from the grandeur of Rome- evenher grimy airport. In four hours we will

be landing in Tel Aviv, Israel.On the jet, I dreamed of this essay.

I dreamed it would sound visceral, brawny, and erudite all at once. In fact,it was my main motive for spending amonth backpacking through the MiddleEast, and all her turbulent beauty.Four weeks later I returned to Portland

speechless. Its taken more than ayear for me to gure out what it is,exactly, I should say. This last month,news ashes of the missile strikes inGaza keep rousing the landscape in mymemory- and I cant stop the feelingsthey resurrect.To prepare for my jaunt in 2007,

I bought three books. Beingknowledgeable about Mideast politicsis fashionable. Its even more hip if youre pro-Palestine. Id been readingfor twenty hours strait, cherishing eachmoment on the plane to grapple at theJewish roots of my family tree.We came into Tel Aviv close to

midnight. I spent twenty- ve minuteswith a police interrogation of cer.She was convinced I did not look anything like the sixteen year old onmy passport photo. I could only shrugat my belongings strewn out on theinvestigation table; personal belongingare hard to explain when the police aretrying to accuse you. My travel buddyRyan, a clumping Alaskan, already losthis luggage. If that wasnt enough, wearrived on the morning of Shabbat,the day of rest, and not a train, bus, or shuttle was in sight. I was already pro-Palestine.We found an in del sly enough to work

on the holy day, and he took us to our hostel for the Shabbat Price. This wasmy rst cultural lesson, getting jewed.His English was poor, so Ryan spoketo him in French as we circled our hostel. When we got there I collectedmy blankets, laid on the bed cradlingmy backpack, and slept with delusionsof insurgents and car bombs. I woke 18hours later to the hot afternoon sunshineand honking German cars outside the

bunk-bed window.Tel Aviv, my guide book says, is aashy beach town built by the EuropeanJews coming home after WWII. Butthe city is haunted by an old hunch onher back: Joppa. The British boats,full of immigrants, were not received

at the Arab port of Joppa. Instead of ghting their way through the port,the immigrants simply got some sandand built their own port a mile north-now the nations capital. That was inthe 1940s and the city is still under construction- half polished glass, half dirt roads.Staring at the city map, I realized

how deep the gap is between thoseEuropean immigrants and the Arabs.The roads between Tel Aviv and oldtown Joppa hardly connect, as if a river

ran between the city- and only a fewhighways bridged across. The tension

between the two towns was so thick that, in the end, we slunk away fromJoppa and remained three days in TelAviv.Modern Israelis dress like LatinAmericans. Gender roles are celebrated;the men are groomed for the discotecaand the women are sexy! After a fewdays gawking on the Mediterranean

beach, (in December), we were eager to move inland away from the danceclubs and ice creams shops toward thedusty spine of the Middle East.Our rst stop was southern Israel,

along the Red Sea. The bay of Eilat isa commercial port. Giant oil tankerscoming in and out of Saudi Arabiaoat on the crystal blue horizon, myguidebook says. The town was full of Vegas style hotels with long beachfront

property. Ryan and I bought an un-rented apartment for fteen bucks anight in the bowels of the city. Theroom was bleached white and smelledchemically sterilized. We spent thedays snorkeling in the neon sea, and thenights shivering in the air-conditionedapartment.My camera was loaded, but I hadnt

seen a single temple, donkey, or rabbi.I couldnt help but think that just ahundred miles over the mountain ridge,Palestinians in Gaza had breached thewestern border, and were being shotdown by the Egyptian patrol. Nobodywants the Palestinians; not evenEgypt.Because of Hajj, our trip into Egypt

was short. The boiling freeway downthe dessert shoreline of Sinai wascrammed bumper to bumper with

parked cars. Muslims from all over Africa waited in line to board the ferryfrom Dahab into Saudi Arabia. Theentire continent faced Mecca, and wewere stuck in the traf c jam. Beggarslaid beside the road as the bus creptalong. I noticed a man grilling meat ona makeshift metal net over a burning

pile of trash. Theres an extraordinarydifference in wealth between Israel andthe rest of the Mideast. BBCs website

put Israels average annual income at18,000 USD a year- Egypt, Jordan, andPalestine hover around 1,500 USD.The difference is obvious. Theres shit

on the oor in the bus station bathroom.

A swarm of ies and malaria hover over the toilet. I could see in peoples eyes a

jealousy of the American Dream, or thenext best thing: Israel. Egypts border towns were a lulled predator that couldstrike like a Tijuana snake any moment.After a day in chaos and lth we cutour losses and made east for Jordan.Jordan is all stone, without exception.

Petra was our rst introduction to anancient city with living zest. We hikedthrough towering ruins until we reached pure wilderness- and hiked back. That

evening, smoking on theroof, I was startled by asynchronized chorus of electric Muslim prayers

blasting through mosquespeakers around the city.Bread was cheap. I

was drunk with Arab pastries my entire stay inJordan. I met a Jordanianwho spent several yearsin Washington D.C.managing a Pizza Hut.His English was goodenough to debate bread,and even politics. He

pointed north towardsIraq. What the US isdoing there, he said, iscreating a mess.Three hours north was

the town of Beer-sheva,and what a differentworld inland Israel was.When I got off the busthe station looked like amilitary base. Thousandsof teenagers leaning onfences, waiting for their

connecting bus, or walking home for dinner; boys and girls alike- eighteenyears old- carrying AK-47 machineguns with ten inch clips. They woresunglasses, ipods, untucked uniforms;they ate McDonalds and irted likeAmerican high-schoolers.In Beer-sheva, a missionary put us up

in the back of an evangelical church.That night I washed my clothes inthe shower and listened to ambulancesirens echo through the stone throatof the city. I read The Lemon Tree bySandy Tolan, which tells a forty year history of an Arab family displaced bythe Diaspora. I recognized all the namesof the towns in the book; even the soil

beneath my feet was blood stained. Thedry air inland was much cooler than bythe ocean, and my clothes were stiff inthe morning.The history of Beer-sheva is spoiled.

The city has amnesia. I paid ve dollarsto see Abrahams Well full of plasticcoke bottles. It was discouraging untilI slithered through the crowd under thefabric awnings of the street market. Thefood was cheap. I sat on a brick ledgewith my jeans rolled up and licked thehumus off my wrist as it dripped out of the pita sandwich. Stray cats gatheredaround me. There are enough stray catsin the Middle East to defeat China in aland war.The Dead Sea was only forty- ve

minutes away by bus. Luckily, Ryan brought enough camping gear for two,and we slept on the lowest point of

planet earth under a canopy of stars.I watched Orion rise off his back likea zombie from the east. The wind wasstrong and loud, and it was dif cultsleeping. Sunrise was a crisp line thatswept along the dessert oor. Thatmorning, I climbed carefully downthe barnacle shoreline in my undiesand bobbed in the dense water. Deep

beneath me pillars of salt sparkled inthe green- Lots wife winking. Thestench of sulfur, which clung to our wet heads, lled the whole bus on theway up to Jerusalem.There are no words for Jerusalem....

February 9, 2009 7CAMPUS NEWS

Israel: moving toward autonomy

By Byron NalosC ontributing W riter

WSU-V students month long backpacking trip to Tel Aviv,Israel

To read about Byrons remaining time in Israel, read page 6 of our next issue...

Americas battle of the bulge has been waging for decades. Evenworse, it seems other nations havestarted their own love affairs with

fast food and stressful lifestyles.WSU-Pullman Professor of Physiology and NeuroscienceRobert Ritter believes that obesity isthe worlds next great health crisis.It is estimated that one third of the

United States adult population isobese. Obesity has been blamed asa contributing factor in 20 percentof cancer cases and fty percentof diabetes diagnoses. Ritter saysthat understanding caloric intakewill soon be as critical as infectiousdisease problems are in thedeveloping world.Ritter became interested in how

sensory neurons and hormones in thegastrointestinal tract communicate

with the brain while he was aveterinary student. Ritter says he wasfascinated with how physiological

processes and behavior interact.At the time, my interest was

purely intellectual, he said. Only5 percent of the population wasobese.The main objective in Ritterseld is discovering why obese

people continue to eat beyond their needs. His research has shown thatsensory nerve bers inside the gutcommunicate to the brain while a

person eats. Normally, the gut tellsthe brain that it is full after receivingenough food. Hormones speci callysecreted from fat enhance these

signals. Studies seem to show thatobese people can lose sensitivityto these hormonal processes.Ritter hopes that by understandingthese processes medicines can bedeveloped that will help obese

people sense they are full.Ritter will present some of hisndings on Friday, February 13from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. inthe Firstenburg Student Commons.The event costs $25 and includes atemporary parking pass and cateredlunch. All attendees must register inadvance by contacting the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerceat 360-694-2588. For moreinformation about this event and the

other Chancellors Seminars, visitwww.vancouver.wsu.edu/css/

Gut FeelingsObesity causes explored inChancellors Seminar eventFeb. 13

By Sheryl Kennon t he Van C ougar


8/12

Classical music often times gets the shortend of the baton when compared to other musical offerings. I have heard people oncampus passionately discuss their Rock

band impromptus, but I have yet to hear much about our award-winning, localorchestra. The Vancouver SymphonyOrchestra (VSO) is, perhaps, the brightestcultural offering in all of SouthwestWashington. Lead by Maestro Salvador Brotons, the 75 member ensemble

performs an impressive repertoire of challenging compositions every concertseason, and they are in their 30th.For those who have not been to a VSO

performance, the concerts themselvestake place on Saturdays and Sundays,usually scheduled once a month. A typicalconcert lasts approximately two hours,with a brief intermission in between two

halves of the concert itself. A real treatawaits the attendee who shows up to theSaturday concert about an hour early, asa member of the orchestra talks at lengthabout the history and musical nuancesof the pieces before the audience hearsthem. Be assured, this is History Channelmaterial, not a stale lecture on scales andhalf-notes!Students interested in classical music

are encouraged to attend by an almostunbelievable ticket price of only $7. Thisticket will grant you a seat anywhere in

the Skyview Concert Hall (home of theVSO), save for the VIP sections ropedoff near the front. General admission for non-students is $28, which attests to theincredible value for students. All seats arerst-come, rst-serve, and the auditoriumlls up rather quickly.Speaking from recent experience, I

attended the January 17th performanceat the Skyview Concert Hall. Out of respect for the event, I dressed in casualattire (a sweater and dockers). This isthe symphony after all, not a Guitar Heromarathon. I never once felt intimidated,as the ushers and staff were very friendly.Upon entering the auditorium, I was

presented with a handsome programdetailing the musical history of the piecesamong other interesting VSO facts.The concert itself began with pomp, as a

lively Austrian march by Johann Strauss,Sr. livened the spirits of the crowd.From Austria, the concert proceeded toDenmark, playing a ute concerto by 20thcentury composer Carl Nielsen. This brief thirty minutes of music was followed by

an intermission, where light refreshmentswere available. Once the upbeat rsthalf of the concert was over, the focusof the rest of the performance centeredaround the dif cult and evocative 10thSymphony by Russian composer DmitriShostakovich.The events surrounding the making of

this nearly one hour symphony are asfascinating as the symphony is complex.Shostakovich wrote music in SovietRussia, both before and during the ColdWar. The Soviet leadership loved him

and hated him equally as often, and astory contends that Shostakovich anddictator Joseph Stalin did not get along.The composer secretly stated (in the mid-1940s) that he would only write another symphony after Stalins death. Stalin diedin early 1953, and this piece debuted inDecember of that year.The symphony itself opened with

the slow, somber tones of deep bassaccompanied by violins, creating adesperate canvas with anxious emotions.A clarinet solo bridged the rest of theorchestra into a dark dialogue-perhapsa political statement against musicalcensorship that Shostakovich constantly

battled in the USSR. The darkness becomes increasingly powerful andrhythmic, and made for a truly thrillingexperience. Particularly impressive wasthe 2nd movement, where Shostakovich

portrays his personal disgust of Stalinwith bombastic brevity. The rest of thesymphony rises and falls in contemplativefashion, until the rapid crescendo

brings resolution at the end of the 4th

movement.The symphony was a treat, and at $7 per ticket, students can hardly go wrongwith two hours of deeply enjoyablemusic. To note, there are only threeconcerts left this season. For romantictypes, it is serendipitous that their nextconcerts occur on February 14th and 15threspectively. Make sure to get your ticketsearly! To learn more about upcomingconcerts and ticket information, check out the VSO web site at: http://www.vancouversymphony.org/.

The VanCougar8 ARTS & CULTURE

UPCOMING EVENTSWho: All WSU Vancouver students whowould like to showcase their art orcra t

When: Event held April 10, 2009 3:30p.m.

What: Local arts and cra ts vendors,including community, students, sta and aculty.

This event hopes to bring awareness tothe community o the campus rotatinggalleries and permanent art pieces.

We plan to use this event to raise undsto support the WSU Vancouver Artgalleries, DTC Program and Fine Artsdepartment.

Contact: Lea P au in the ofce o Development and Alumni relations360-546-9600 or e-mail lea_p [email protected]

Vancouver symphony plays at SkyviewClassical music earninga ention in Vancouver

Review by Lance SmithC ontributing W riter

Growing campus brings culture to Cougs

Cougars Got Culture, an international,multi-cultural entertainment event willtake place April 2 at 6 p.m. in the FSC.Four performers have been lined up sofar, but the event organizer, RamandeepBrar, Student Affairs Diversity Internsaid, theres room for more.We are looking for performers that

can share and celebrate their heritageand culture with the [WSU-V]students, staff, faculty and communitymembers, said Brar. This can bethrough the form of singing, dancing,and story telling. Her desire is toshowcase cultural background througha performance by international studentsliving in the United States.Brar, a WSU-V biology major, was

herself born in a small village in Punjab,India and came to the United States atthe age of 8, in the April of 1997. Shehopes to pursue a career in medicine andis involved in the International StudentAssociation and Circle K International(a campus community service club).The idea behind this show actually

came from my own experience in highschool. We had multicultural assemblies

in which students from diverse backgrounds performed their country

dance, or told their stories of what itmeant for them to be in the USA, saidBrar. She said the assemblies were allabout diversity present among us.Participatingin thea s s e m b l e shelped her realize thatthis was agreat way togain insight toother culturesthat weredifferent fromher own.Not only

was it fun, but alsoentertainingfor thea t t e n d e e s , said Brar.So, whenI took my

position [at]the beginningof fall 2008,and realizedI had to doa semester

project, therst thoughtthat came tomy mind was

to do a culturalshow.Brar hopes 100 people will attend.

She said that the event will includecatered food with an internationaltwist and that the FSC will bedecorated in various internationalthemes (similar to International

Night). Admission will be byticket. Tickets will be free andonly 100 will be available.According to Brar this event

involves a partnership between theMulticultural Committee and theInternational Student Association(ISA) and is being funded bythe ASWSUV. The underwritten

budget is around $2,400 she said.

This show, said Brar, is a

different take on the International Night that took place last year, whichwas an event that ISA brought forward.I was thinking of doing a cultural show

for my semester project andapproached ISAabout combiningthe two ideas tomake it one grandidea. She said thedifference betweenthe International

Night and CougarsGot Culture isthat instead of hired performers,students, staff or faculty will

perform.I decided to do

a show such asthis, becausethere were no

p e r f o r m a n c eart shows onc a m p u s [ a n d ]I hope this eventwill open avenuesfor students thatare interested in

performance arts.This [will] be

a great way for students to gain

insight into other students cultural backgrounds. Also, this will be a non-traditional way of learning [about] thediversity present on campus and willserve as outlet for students to take a

break from academics. She said thevision for the event was not to only

bring the vast variety of cultures oncampus together, but also to promoteopen-mindedness through a fun,entertaining night which will also be across-cultural learning experience.

For more information or to getonboard with your performancecontact Ramandeep Brar at the Of ceof Student Diversity, by dialing 6-9568from a campus phone or e-mail to van.

[email protected].

By Gregory E. Zschomler t he Van C ougar

Coug Got Culture to takeplace April 2 in the FSC

A R T S

& C

U L T U R E

WSU Vancouver Librarywww.vancouver.wsu.edu/library

Ramandeep Brar is the Student Diversity Intern oncampus.


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Another strange piece of art is ondisplay in the center of the campus. Itsa monolith with a maze in the bottom.Called the golden section, it is a pieceof campus art made by Michael Davis.

Its theme is the golden mean, agure often found in nature, much likea nautilus shell, arms of a galaxy, or the heads of sun owers. It is also oftenused in renaissance art as a symbol of

balance. Something almost hidden inthe design is the cracks in the stonesaround the artists golden section,indicating the golden mean

As it can be found on the WSU-Vweb site Davis states that the plazasymbolizes the cross referencing

of disciplinesintegral to thef o u n d a t i o n

of liberal artsinstitution andreiterates thefunction of thecampus where theconvergence of

people and ideasr e p r e s e n t i n gd i f f e r e n td i s c i p l i n e screate a dialogof intellectualdiscovery.

The goldensection asGallery Director Erin Dengerink M a d a r a n g

says, I like it because you canwalk throughthe labyrinth,the art piece isvery constructedand smooth.There is a clear unders tandingof the artistsintent.

Thus, WSU-Vhosts art which isthemed to natureand dates back centuries.

C o u g A r tMOSAIC, which once stood for Meet

Our Students and Investigate College,is a college outreach program targetedat low income and rst generationstudents in highschool. Now, the nameMOSAIC had taken ona new meaning, andhas come to representsmall pieces comingtogether to make the

bigger picture. That picture is access tohigher education.Coordinated by theAssistant Director for Student DiversityBola Majekobaje andAdmissions Counselor Mike Reyes, MOSAICwill take place thismonth on February 13.

M O S A I C brings in a very diversegroup of students,said Majekobaje. The

participating highschools were selected

based on student bodydemographics, and the

percentage of studentson free and reduced lunch. Whilediverse, the students selected fromthese schools do share some commonground. Those selected are either lowincome or rst generation students,although most importantly, they all

want to attend college.This event will be comprised

of forty students from Fort Vancouver High School, and Hudsons Bay HighSchool. Students attending this eventwill be treated to an experience differentto the one they may had before. Thisyear we decided to change thingsup, Majekobaje said. To do this,Majekobaje and Reyes partnered upwith the local Gear Up grant program,

and unlike previoussessions, inwhich the visitingstudents receiveda rigidly scheduledday that includedguest speakersand a lunch break,students at thissession will have acollege buddy.

This wont bethe only MOSAICthis year though.In may, an all cityMOSAIC will

be held, whichwill include threeadditional local highschools; Evergreen,Heritage, andMountain View.There is an ulterior

motive however,to inviting thesestudents to our campus, we hope

that all of our efforts turn into studentsattending our campus in a couple of years, Majekobaje said. However,

prior to con ding this information,she also said going to any college isawesome

9ARTS & CULTURE

Jodi Tripp: Felida Bridge

Former staff member at WSU-V Loves taking photographs of the Northwest.

MOSAIC to touch studentsMOSAIC taking placethis Friday, February 13

By Jake KleinschmidtaCe e Ditor

Joe Creager:RobinStudent: History Major

Loves to take candid photographs of human behavior.

Tim Batchelor

Student: Biology Major Held a photography business for 2 years, been shooting since age 11.

Want your art here? Tell us!Email the ACE Editor at

[email protected]

February 9, 2009

By Joe Creager t he Van C ougar

The Golden Mean at WSU-VThe golden rule isillustrated throughstudent art at WSU-V

Bola Majebokaje is the Assistant Director forStudent Diversity.

This statue is located across from the Firstenburg Student Commons and was created Michael Davis.


10/12

Its freaking cold! Jonathan McCoolsaid with a laugh as he strode towardthe sports eld Thursday afternoon.And with good reason. Despite thefog and chill, over 10 students andone faculty member turned out to openthe semesters ag football season.The majority of them wore shorts andsweatshirts.Recreation intern Denise Eyerly said

that the elds were holding up well.While the surface was level, the muddid not fail to make an appearance.This did not deter the players as oneafter another rose from the muck after spectacular scrambles for the ball.Time outs were called as the ball wasdried. Laughter and joking followedthe tumbles, fumbles and missedthrows due to the slippery ball. By the

end of the rst hour, more than half of the players boasted swaths of mudacross their torsos and backs.Recreation Coordinator Neil Gregory

headed up the blue team for the rst gamewhile Eyerlytook commandof the yellow.

The teamsuctuated asone or two

people arrivedlate or left.They playedfor two hoursand ended at5:30 p.m. asthe eveninggrew dark.Eyerly says that soccer is generally

more popular and drew about ten timesthe number of ag football participantslast semester. McCool was the onlynew player who attended the rst meet

while the rest were returning playersfrom last semester. However, Eyerlyand Gregory say they hope to build upthe Flag Football team and challenge

Clark College inthe Vancouver Bowl.The team will

be playing FlagFootball at

3:30 p.m. everyThursday in thesports elds.Ending times areliable to extendas the days growlonger. Participantsare required tosign a waiver

before playingand the location is

subject to weather changes. For further information, call Neil Gregory at 360-546-9532 or visit the Recreation Of cein VFSC 136 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The VanCougar10 SPORTS & RECREATION

S P O R T S &

R E C R E A T I O NReturning players ba le

the mud; play in the fogPhotos and Story by Erik Cummings

S PorTS anD r eCreaTIon e DITor

Spring intramural ag football unfurls

UPCOMINGEVENTS

Snowboard/SkiRent equipment from the OSIRecreation O ce for yourpersonal trip

Ping Pong TournamentFeb. 26: Visit the OSI for moreinformation

Hold-Em TournamentMarch 6: Held in FirstenburgStudent Center from 3 p.m. to7 p.m.

Blazers vs KnicksMarch 8: Tickets available inthe OSI

Winterhawks vs. EverettMarch 8: Tickets availablefrom Student A airs CashierFebruary 23 starting 9 a.m.

Visit www.vancouver.wsu.edu for furtherlistings of events to

come

The New Year is here. Resolutions

have been made. Are you ready toaccomplish them? If you arent thehighly self-motivated type who wakesup at the crack of dawn to run, rainor shine, then participating in a groupexercise class may be the right optionfor you.The Recreation Of ce offers three

different classes that provide differenttypes of exercises for various levelsof tness. Yoga and Pilates are gearedtowards beginners, but certainly offer health, strength and exibility bene tsto those at any level. For a greater-intensity cardio workout, boot camp isa great t.Boot camp kicked off the second

week of classes in room 20 of theClark Center. It meets on Mondaysand Wednesdays at 12 p.m., of ciallystarting ve minutes after the hour andending ten minutes before 1 p.m. It isopen to all WSU-V students, staff andfaculty.Instructors Mari-Jo Qualey and Chon

Neville, who alternate teaching theclasses, do all they can to keep your

heart rate elevated for the majorityof the 45 minute class. Despite thecondensed class time, they manage toinclude a full range of exercises.Each class begins with a short warm

up and some stretching then jumpsinto various cardio exercises. Theexercises change with each class

period, to prevent each participantfrom falling into a routine. Neville

brings in exercises from his experienceas a professional basketball and soccer

player. Relying on sports conditioningexercises like jogging, push-ups, andwall sits. Meanwhile, Qualey drawson her knowledge of pilates and yoga

while teaching and frequently usingfree weights and stability balls in her workouts. Both instructors providea selection of upbeat music for theduration of the class.As the weather improves, some classes

may be held outside, making use of more than 300 acres that the WSU-Vcampus has to offer.The class has four regular attendees,

three of which are female. New participants are more than welcometo join at anytime. No enrollment isrequired, only a membership at thetness center. A free membership can

be obtained by bringing your WSU-V IDto the tness center below the Library.

Boot Camp commencesBy Ariel Richer

T he Van C ougar

Denise Eyerly runs for the end zone as fog and players close in around her. The yellow team scored the rst touchdown of the game early on.

Daniel Barrette tries to escape his ag being pulled.

Kick yourself into shapeat the tness center

BasketballPhoto and Story by Katie Wells

e DITor In C hIeF

Pullman mens basketballon a two game losingstreak

After back to back losses to Arizonaand Stanford and a game last Saturday,

the Cougars prepare to takeon OregonThursday, Feb.12.Into the second

half of the Pac-10 season, WSUis 4-6 overall.

RS senior Guard, Taylor Rochestie, isleading theteam in pointsscored with151 points, anaverage of 15

a game. AronBaynes, a

senior center, is heading off the teamwith 95 rebounds as of last week.Freshman power forward, DeAngeloCasto, has blocked 13 shots as well assinking 12 of 16 free throw shots.The Ducks have lost all ten conference

games as of Feb. 6, scoring an averageof 68.5 points a game. WSU will take

them on at home at 7 p.m.

WSU lost to USC with a scoreof 44-46 on January 24, 2009.


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Neil Gregory. The name is nearlysynonymous with WSU-V Recreation.After all Gregory has been an integral

partif not the very impetusfor the growth and development of thecampus recreation programs over the

past year. Gregory, however, is quick to acknowledge the impassionedwork of his staff.

My staff is awesome, saysGregory, theyre very passionatedoing what they love. These guysareto the last oneenthusiasticGregory built a team which he says,all do their job well.

Having begun part time, September marked Gregorys one year anniversary at WSU-V. In March hewill have been on staff full-time for a

yeara year in which he has made ahuge difference.Gregory also says that the programs

success is due to, Listening, talkingand inferring to nd out what studentsare wanting. That process has led toa variety of tness classes like pilates,yoga, and the new tness boot campin the Clark Center; an expanded,remodeled and refurnished tnesscenter; development of the recreation

playing elds; and acquiring the useof two full courts at Golds Gym for open gym basketball. Not to mentionthe numerous recreational eld tripslike Mt. Bachelor ski weekends, rock climbing, kayaking, intramural sportsand a whole room full of sports gear you can rent.

Thats a lot accomplished in a year and it has led to extensive growth.Program numbers have gone throughthe roof, says Gregory. Rentals havetripled and eld trips are often full andhave waiting lists. As soon as we postsomething its full, he said, notingthat subsidy funds limit the number of students that can get in on the greatdeals they offer. According to Gregory,it is dif cult to expand these trips

because it costs a lot more money andmanpower. Outdoor recreation has seen a

ve fold increase in participation over the past year.

Additionally, thetness center has seenmore visits (2,800)since its reopeningin September, four months ago, than inthe entire previousyear. Gregory saidthere have been morethan 1,000 visits inJanuary alone.

Intramural sportshave been busy, too.Ten times as many

people now participatethan in previous years.Last year the programrented a single courtgym and could notaccommodate all thestudents interested in

playing basketball.This year Gregorywas able to contractwith nearby GoldsGym for two full courts.

WSU-V participates with teams oncity leagues in womens volleyball,mens basketball, coed soccer andsoftball, the WSU-V team took second

place in the softball league for 2008.

Additionally the ag football seasonrecently kicked off.

WSU-V now has two sports relatedclubs: the Outdoor Club and theCycling Club which will compete inthis years Ride Across Oregon againstother schools. Theres talk of other

cycling trips, a ping pong tournament,more rock climbing adventures, and alot more. So much is happening thatGregory said he and his staff have hadto deal with lots of growing pains.

Yeah, theres been growing pains,said Gregory, but Ive enjoyed it.Over the past year there was a lot of gearing up to do and Gregory saysit involved depth and ne tuning,

because we started so many newthings. He says the controlledchaos involves some cyclical stress,

but that you never get bored; theresso much to do.

Gregory had to create a modelfor our schoolwe had to get up tospeed on all the latest safety gear and[create] emergency action plans. He

says there are still certain things wecant [yet] take on, but were gettingthere.

Gregory says that he and hisstaff have now shifted to phase two.The recreation department, as partof the Of ce of Student Involvement

(OSI), relies upon students to guideand initiate the programs. Studentinterests drive the process.

If were going to meet the needs,says Gregory, Im not going to do iton my own. Thats why I get studentsinvolved in their area of passion theres that passion behind [studentrecreation] that drives it.

The recreation staff has a lot to dowith that passion. Shawn Remineheads outdoor recreation, DeniseEyerly is a full-time intern who

oversees intramurals, and Mari-JoQualey teaches tness classes. Thestudent staff of ten (three work inthe recreation of ce, 7 in the tnesscenter) are a mix of 18 to 30 year-olds, said Gregory, [that] get along

so well, its amazing He says theytake their jobs and student safety veryseriously.

This is the amazing thing, saysGregory, coming into the tnesscenter, we went through an entire year without [ever] a late staffer. He says

they all perform way beyond myexpectations.

Upcoming events include: a Mt.Bachelor ski tripwhich is full at60 students and another 20 on thewaiting list; a class 5 white water tripon Wind River; a paintball excursionto a new Woodland venue; and a zipline adventure in the Columbia River Gorge. According to Gregory theCanyon Creek Ranch Zip the Gorgeadventure takes 4 hours and involves9 scenic one mile-long zip lines, some

about 900 feet off the ground.There are three tness classes

going on three days a week. Thetness center has added two hoursto each days hours of operationand is now open from 7 a.m. to9 p.m. Personal trainers are stillavailable for free consultation.And Gregory says this is all justthe beginning.

While Gregory has been herea year and has accomplished somuch, he is just getting started.WSU-V students are fortunate tohave him here. The 44 year-oldGregory has a degree in BusinessAdministration from Warner Paci c College in Portland, Ore.

He is a certi ed advanced personaltrainer and a USA cycling coach.Gregory says, My background

is really diverse. Its this diversitywhich gives him the many variedskills required to organize thisvast realm. Hes played sports andskied his whole life, has workedat 24-Hour Fitness, been a gym

and Young Life director, coachedtrack and eld for the Evergreen

School District and has done a lot of other useful/helpful things. Hes evenridden across the United States on a

bike in 24 days (averaging 125 miles aday)! How does he do it? He said, Itsall in the details.

February 9, 2009 11SPORTS & RECREATION

Neil Gregory re-creates recreation on WSU-V campus

Photos and Story by Gregory Zschomler T he Van C ougar

Recreation Coordinator Neil Gregory (center) with Recreation Intern Denise Eyerly (left) and Recreation Specialist Shawn Romine (right)

In a single year, NeilGregory has improvedrecreation for students

Since he started this job last Spring, Neil Gregory has done everything in his power to improve the tness activities on campus.


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