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SPORTS A s M s u )tudents claim censorship in apitol photo exhibit removal displayed photos, according to Danielle Michard e Flaming and Kyle Pomerenke, also students from the class. nent news editor "We were censored," Michard and Pomerenke said. Cahall expressed anger thatFreedman took action When a documentary photography class attended without consulting the class and that Smith was not ·March 5 student rally in Helena, the students had on hand when the exhibit was put up to see that the e idea of lhe controversy that would flare when mformation was incorrect. ,if photos were displayed. "We didn't need someone in the Capitol to go in The students constructed a display of photos and and take il down for us," Cahall said. "We thought eries of statements by Gov. Marc Racicot and we had every right to put those quotes up. Just er state leaders. Under these statements, the because we pointed it at him (Racicot) does not dents placed contradictory prophecies of what mean that the quotes were incorrect. It upsets me that the lobbyists don't want to cause a ruckus when that's what they're there to do." Michard and Pomerenke said that they don't blame Smith and Freedman. "We are sure they (Smith and Freedman) were manipulated and pressured by the governor's office to take it down," Michard said. The students be­ lieve the lobbyists were motivated to take the display down, fearing that an upcoming vote on the EPS building scheduled for that day Co.Jnesy " Danielle !lichard would bejeopardized by t.Jdenls march in rally March 5 , protesting prop:ised budget cuts. the display· One major point of the cuts will take, extrapolated from an infor­ contradiction between the class, the lobbyists and tational handout put together by ASMSU. _ the governor's office lies in the truth of the "facts" "We were trying to get money for the students presented on the placards. M to show the legislators that students care,"said. "This (exhibit) was an opinion," Pomerenke 1yeCahall, a senior in photography from the class. said, stressing that the display was the class' 1 Contacted by a student from the class, ASMSU impression of the rally. lldenl lobbyists D' Anna Smith and Fred Freedman "The only problem that our class has is that we utained permission to place the exhibit in the were censored in an unauthorized manner. Whether pitol building rotunda. it was right or wrong is not the issue," said classmate fStudents from the class received a phone call Gene Buck, a junior in photography. t>m Smith and Freedman on April 6. Freedman The students also said that their references to the James Hulchens.£XPONENT d taken down some of the placards under the ----------------- Shelty Nance takes advantage of a sunny sp:>t to plan registration choices for next year. !Four students win Goldwater scholarships 1'Jontana State racks up 16 total recipients and $14,000 for upcoming juniors. with or one they would like to do. school," Johnson said. works on the SIMMS math project lhrlstine Syme This year's winners include Michael University Honors Director Ralph The Goldwater Scholarship program with Dr. Maurice Burke. The project is tqxment staff writer Frandsen, a junior from Missoula; Johnson explained the unique oppor- wascreatedbyCongressin 1986aimed helping design new curriculums for Michael Grinder, a sophomore from tunities available at MSU for under- at alleviating the current shortage of high school math teachers involving Lima; Chandra Roukema, a sopho- graduate research. math and science professionals. The computers in the math class. more from Billings; and Sierra Dawn "The Honors program notes stu- foundation awards are given on the Grinder, a student in computer sc1- Stoneberg,asophomorefromHinsdale. dents that have potential in these areas basis of merit lo students who show ence, is working on a project that will MSU's total number of Goldwater and we're able to track them and en- outstanding potential in math, science help conven computers to everyday Scholarships stands at 16 since the hance their credentials. Our faculty and engineering disciplines. language instead of cryptic computer competition began in 1989, the highest has need for motivated students in re- AJl the MSU winners have a 4.0 commands. He proposes to use Espe­ number awarded to any college or uni- search and we are able to provide an grade point average. Frandsen was a ranto, the universal computerlanguage, versily in the United States. Prospec- environment for those kids. Al most 1993 All USA Academic third team Lo solve complex problems of gram­ tive recipients describe in essay form, universities, students can't usually gel selection in the USA Today contest. A a research project they are involved LO these opportunities until graduate major in physics and math, Frandsen Goldwater continued on page 2 SNEWS 2 • Friday, April i3, 1993 • ASMSU Exponent Rubber tree? Cultures of the world, unit . diversity is not the particular business of any one ethni group," he said. "Sometimes, people think you have to b John Pettit a person of color to talk about ihat [diversity). I woia Exponent managing editor say that you have to be a person of color to speak abot, the direct experience of oppression." Janet Bennett added that "trainers are selected wb Citing a need for advanced education in the field of are most like the audience, and so you don't see tw intercultural communication in the United States, a duo white trainers working with an audience that is full~ of doctors from the Intercultural Communication Insti­ people of color, that's inappropriate." tute (ICI) brought their multi-cultural lesson to M0ntana With regard to the question ofracism, and confrontin State Wednesday. racist behavior directly, Janet Bennett said, "In the are Drs. Janet and Milton Benneu, the founders of ICI, of racism, force meeting force does not help. In othc held two workshops, "Dealing with Difference: An words, confronting someone who's a racist with force f1 lntercultural Communication Approach" and "Teaching accusations about their position never works. It's mu to Cognitive and Cultural Diversity." The workshops more important for them [racislS) to get in touch wu stimulate professional development to "provide people their own culture to getasenseofwho they are and whei with background in the theory and practice ofintercullural their stereotypes and prejudices come from." communication," Milton Bennett said in an interview Through workshops such as theirs, racist and sexif with the Exponent. behavior, over time, becomes inappropriate as peop Bennett said the focus of such workshops was to become educated. This is borne out by the history 1 educate professionals who often have intercultural con­ social change, where it become socially inappropriate r tacts throughout their working day. behave in certain ways, and such behavior diminishe "We're generally involved in some professional area the Bennetts said. where that [intercultural communication] would be use­ "What you do is suppon the social norms that are tl ful," he said, citing teachers and counselors as examples. interculturally sensitive and in supporting those norn According to Janet Bennett, both she and Milton were you automatically end up discouraging behavior that prompted to obtain their Ph.d.s in intercultural commu­ inappropriate," Milton Benneu said. nication after thetr experiences in the Peace Corps. "It becomes unstylish to behave that way," Jan "We received very limited training about cultural Bennett said. "You make it trendy to be 'in with the difference. We received a lot of training about a bunch of crowd' and appreciate cultural difference." other things, but not a great deal on how to understand the With regard to ethnic diversity in the northwest, U people we were working with," she said. ''When we got Bennetts said that we have and opportunity to "do back Lo the United StateS we decided it was essential to right" and not make the mistakes of large urban are get advanced education in this area so that we could work with regard to diversification and the issues that with cultural difference more effectively." promotes. Milton Bennett addressed the question ofdealing with Citing interest in Montana with its most promi ne their own cultural status as opposed to their audience or ethnic group, Native Americans, the Bennetts encoura the people with whom their audience may be working talking with members of tribes and promoting an e (the "why are we white and doing diversity training" change across cultures for better understanding. question). ''We define ethnicity in a way that includes "It takes time," Janet Bennett said, "it can't just white people as ethnics, that is, white people have a 'let's have a potluck one afternoon and all get togeltl European ethnicity, we call them a European-American. and chat.' It has to be a much moresystematic,respecu What that means is, that when you talk about cultural kind of entrance into that culture. And so you would a flcart ~PONE/IT difference, you' re not talking about different from some­ the Indians on campus what they feel the Europer -:;' thing, you're talking about looking at things in their American students on campus what they could do Pan Smith works on a scu~ure of a tree made from used tires and inner-tubes. Pan cultural context," Milton Bennett said. enhance relations and find out what they think wo1 is a senior in Fne Arts. "Once you do that, then you realize that talking about work for them." Goldwater _ _ from page 1 mar that have inhibited the creation of ics lab where she discovered two mu­ Photo exhibit __ from page 1 such a language to date.

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