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This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM) at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Montana Kaimin, 1898-present by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. UM’s Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 Paul Bunyan would be proud page 10 Montana Kaimin Wednesday, April 29, 2009 www.montanakaimin.com Volume CXI, Issue 96 Burrito joints keep rolling despite competition Virginia J. Cleaveland Montana Kaimin When Taco Del Sol in down- town Missoula opened in 1997, locals approached the idea of foil- wrapped burritos with skepticism. “People would unwrap them out of the foil, and they would ask me for a fork and knife,” owner Dave Beaton said. “I used to have to tell them to wrap it back up. Now it seems silly, doesn’t it?” However silly it seemed more than a decade ago, that silly idea evolved into a market phenom- enon that supports four indepen- dent, local burrito joints: Taco Del Sol, La Parrilla, El Diablo and the newest, Taco Sano. Most Missoulians have an opinion about their favorite “fat- ty,” and that’s a lot of mouths to feed. Whether it’s the classic fish burrito from Taco Del Sol, El Dia- blo’s home-marinated meats, a La Parrilla breakfast burrito, or Taco Sano’s half dozen unique sauces, choices abound. Has Missoula’s burrito market finally peaked? Is there room for more types of burritos in our bel- lies?

Taco Sano’s owner Chris Butz Alisia Muhlestein/Montana Kaimin thinks there is. His restaurant sits Taco Sano employee Austin Smith prepares a burrito Tuesday afternoon. “I love working here because of the great atmosphere and the great food,” Smith said. less than a mile from the three oth- ers, but to him, it’s a perfect dis- Missoula, with the taco and burrito they’ll affect each other. In fact, he them and the visitors traveling Taco Sano dived headfirst into tance. places. We all survive simultane- sees his restaurant on the Hip Strip through who see the signs and the breakfast burrito business. It “I’m from the East Coast, and ously.” “filling a void” in the downtown crave a simple meal of rice and offers breakfast and espresso ev- there’s a pizza joint on every cor- Burrito places are convenience- burrito market. beans. ery day starting at 7:30 a.m. La ner and they all do well,” said driven, he said, adding that there’s Burrito shops aren’t destination But there are a few things that Parrilla also offers breakfast bur- Butz, who also owns Pita Pit in enough space between Taco Sano restaurants — their target markets Butz believes set him apart from ritos, but only on the weekends. town. “It’s the same thing here in and the others that he doesn’t think are just the neighborhoods around the competition. See BURRITO, page 12 Transient ex-con restrained and Organ registration drive: jailed for multiple conduct charges take five to save lives Mark Page the man under arrest for disorderly the Missoula Police Department. Kelsey Bernius in the University Center and fea- Montana Kaimin conduct instead of just remov- DeWitt and Goodpasture were the Montana Kaimin tured organ donor advocates. Problems with transients on ing him from the building as they only Public Safety officers on duty Forty UM students have reg- The need for organ donation is The University of Montana cam- originally intended. at the time. istered their organs this month immediate and constant. Last year, pus came to a head early Tuesday Then things got rough. Accord- Missoula Police Sgt. Travis through the Office of Civic En- 6,229 people died while waiting morning when 41-year-old John ing to Lemcke, Meyers began to Welsh did not have any comment gagement’s organ registration for organ transplants. This is due Pierres Meyers violently resisted kick and spit at the officers, while on the events, but said his offi- drive, placing The University of partly to organ donations decreas- attempts by Pubic Safety officers pulling at the electrical cords at cers were requested as assistants. Montana in the lead of the state- ing in 2008. Last year, 14,398 to remove him from the Mansfield the computer station he was using. Welsh said, in situations like these wide college competition to reg- organ donations were made, com- Library, according to Public Safe- Then he bit one of the officers, when a suspect is being “combat- ister the largest number of organs. pared 14,999 organ donations in ty Director Jim Lemcke. breaking the skin. ive and uncooperative,” the Taser Students have until midnight 2007, according to the New York The situation began at around “It was described as a dog bite,” comes out. Thursday to register to become Organ Donor Network. 1:30 a.m. when Meyers, described Lemcke said. “He bit and shook Still, it didn’t work on Meyers. organ donors, helping UM clinch Registration takes place online as a transient with no address by his head.” “The guy’s kind of a big guy,” the donor drive competition. Since at donatelifetoday.com/students. Lemcke, allegedly became disrup- Both Public Safety officers re- Lemcke said. “You get multiple April 6, UM has been in a battle In order for UM to receive credit tive in the computer area and be- ceived treatment at St. Patrick’s officers so nobody gets hurt, in- with other Montana schools to reg- for the registry and come closer to gan threatening library employees Hospital for minor injuries and cluding the suspect.” ister the largest number of organ the donor champion title, partici- who had told him to leave. When were released. When he was finally put in donors. pants must be sure and click on the officers arrived, he became loud They tried using a Taser on handcuffs and placed in a Public “We’re in the lead right now UM tab while registering. and started to yell and curse. At Meyers, but because he was a tran- Safety cruiser, Meyers still showed with the bigger schools, but not by “I chose to organize this event this point, the two officers, Sgt. sient and wearing so many layers no intention of calming down. He much,” said drive organizer Ma- because it is a non-partisan and Ward DeWitt and Detective Timo- of clothing, it was not effective. proceeded to bang his head against son Giem. selfless act that benefits other thy Goodpasture, decided to place So they called for backup from See TRANSIENT, page 16 The drive kicked off on April 6 See ORGAN, page 16 Today On Campus Inside the Kaimin Forecast • Real Women Fashion Show Record-breaking Stumbling through Twenty-five models will walk the runway to draw at- kayaking Scotland High 45F tention to issues women face concerning their bodies. page 9 page 2 Low 25F University Center South Atrium, noon, free Montanan rides Stopping & smelling 186-foot waterfall the bars & buses 2 Montana Kaimin Opinion Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Editorial Stopping and smelling the bars and buses I woke up today with the lights on Hear my last request ... and the window open. I waded through a sea of dirty clothes on the way to the u mb n g bathroom of my big, empty flat, strug- S t li if you can gling to see clearly through the gooey Before The University of Montana gives me the boot on May contacts I’d slept in the night before. T h ro u g h 16 and I have to leave the oasis of Missoula for new pastures, I None of my roommates had come would like to petition the administration for just one thing: a day back from their trips abroad yet. Some cot l a n d free of construction noise. of them went to Switzerland and Italy. S In a recent daydream, I envisioned what May 8, the last day Another was somewhere else in the With Mike Gerrity of classes, would be like if the cranes, bulldozers and welders U.K. with his family. One from upstairs were turned off just for one day. The Oval would be teeming with had tried to go to Ireland, but was sent ious Pennywise song that had come up on shuffle on students studying for finals in the sunshine or relaxing before the back after she hesitated too long while being ques- my iPod. I took my earphones out to hear him as I most stressful week of the year — without the ever-present back- tioned at the border. walked past, trying to let the music sink in. It won’t drop of construction. Remember, it’s a daydream. Most of them would be back tonight, but with an be long before I won’t be able to hear these songs for It seems that for most of my student tenure UM has been in the empty flat, no classes and nothing of merit to accom- free on the street anymore. midst of one construction project or another, including steam tun- plish for the day, I opted to get outside and start walk- The more I walked, the less I wanted to put my nel construction, the Washington-Grizzly Stadium expansion and ing. earphones back on as I tried to soak in the noise. The the creation of Don Anderson Hall. Currently, UM is building the I ran into a friend perched on the stoop outside, traffic. Tourists posing for pictures in front of the new Phyllis J. Washington Education Center, the School of Law is staring into the Meadows with a cigarette burning blackened stone of the Scot Monument. People dash- getting a facelift and the skeleton of the Native American Center between his fingers. After listening to him painfully ing to-and-fro at the train station I cut through to cross is emerging on the lower quadrant of the Oval. recall his story about spending the night on a beach in the street. I had not thought in a while how much of Most days this year — and many of the past four years — it’s Italy during a rainstorm, I pressed onward to Waverly the world I had been drowning out with blaring head- been impossible to walk anywhere on campus without hearing the Bridge where I could fill up my bus pass for just one phones. beeping, clanging, clunking, grinding or whirring noises resulting more month before I return home. I meandered back towards Tolcross by taking a from one or more of these projects. In the fall and spring, profes- It was raining this morning, but the sun began to shortcut through a narrow, almost secret corridor just sors must close classroom windows to be heard over the construc- tear through the clouds. Still, it wasn’t enough to dis- off the Royal Mile, which shot me right back down to tion cacophony, shutting out the songs of the birds and stifling the perse the mist that continued to blow in my face. I Cowgate. In the middle of the Grassmarket, I stopped students. pulled the front of my hood down to where it came by a pub called the Black Bull, where one of my I know I’m not alone when I say that the beauty of UM’s cam- over my forehead, obscuring my eyes enough to make friends from the flats was working that afternoon. pus was a leading factor in my decision to attend the school. “Most me look like a trendy, bastardized version of a ninja or The rest of the afternoon felt like it was right scenic campus in America,” as claimed by the Rolling Stone, is mysterious monk or something. out of a classic movie. Just me and my bartender among the many quotes on UM’s Web site expounding upon the Waiting for a cup of coffee at the neighborhood shooting stories back and forth of our adventures allure of the campus, which significantly helps its rank as one of Treehouse Café, I tried to ignore the massive front- in countries near and far, breaking off to humor The Princeton Review’s “Best 361 Colleges.” In “How to Get an page headline of The Scotsman lying on a table, a young woman working on her fifth screwdriver Ivy League Education at a State University,” Martin Nemko says, warning me of two cases of swine flu confirmed in about the troubles between her best friend and his “The heart of the campus is the tree-lined Oval, a vast lawn that Scotland, apparently contracted by two travelers man-partner. serves as a Frisbee field, podium, tanning salon, study hall, even a who’d just returned from Mexico. They would even- The rest of the day seemed to slip away and in the classroom building in nice weather.” tually be hospitalized and some couple dozen others end nothing noteworthy was accomplished. Still, I But since the groundbreaking of the Native American Center monitored for infection. But they would all probably wouldn’t remember it as a waste of time. It had been a last April, our pristine Oval has been maimed, the fourth quad- live. The entire U.K. will panic anyway. day of rest. A glorious nothing. That day when every- rant cordoned off by a chain link fence, which occasionally sports After climbing to the short stretch of Princes Street one tells you to stop and smell the roses, or whatever. garbage inserted by passersby. The sounds of bulldozers, cranes, led to the bus pass office, I noticed a man in a kilt And I didn’t have to get on a single bus, plane or train cars, saws and welding machines blend together daily in a grating wailing on the bagpipes. I didn’t think anything of it to feel completely grateful for it. composition more reminiscent of an urban development project at first, mostly because I was distracted by an obnox- [email protected] than the heart of America’s most scenic campus. I know how impractical this request is. A university is, after all, a business, and thousands of dollars in lost labor would prob- Correction: RECYCLE ably be sacrificed. I don’t begrudge the university for improving RECYCLE its existing facilities and building new ones to attract future stu- Jake Armstrong was not identified as a business dents to its reputable programs. UM is also trying to make its new manager candidate on page eight of yesterday’s RECYCLE construction more sustainable. According to the school Web site, the debris and concrete being removed for the law school addition issue. RECYCLE is being recycled. But I’m put off by the noise and, so far this spring, I haven’t taken a break on the Oval yet. On the nice days, I tell myself to spend some time out there, but I’m not compelled the way I once was, when the only noise came from rowdy games of Ultimate The Kaimin invites Frisbee or soccer and students chatting to each other. Even the lawnmowers don’t bother me the way the blaring beeps of bull- letters to the editor dozers do. and guest columns. I know I should just suck it up and enjoy my final days at my still-beautiful school. But while I have this platform, I thought that, instead of arguing national and state politics, I’d ask for Letters should be 300 words or fewer, and something a little closer to home: to have my serene campus back, columns should be about 700 words. Please just for one day. e-mail both to [email protected], or drop them off in Don Anderson Hall 208. Make Lauren Russell, news editor sure to include a phone number. [email protected] Montana Kaimin Newsroom phone 406-243-4310 Business office phone 406-243-6541

The Montana Kaimin, in its 111th Editor Design Editor Alex Tenenbaum Arts/Outdoors Reporters year, is published by the students Bill Oram Letty Hingtgen Reporters Amanda Eggert Business Manager Online Editor Kimball Bennion Will Freihofer of The University of Montana, Steve Miller Matt McLeod Joe Licitra Carmen George Missoula. The UM School of Copy Editors Jeff Osteen News Editors Journalism uses the Montana Alaina Abbott Stacy Gray Photographers Virginia Cleaveland Brenna Braaten Allison Maier Ken Billington Kaimin for practice courses but Trevon Milliard assumes no control over policy or Laura Lundquist Kayla Matzke Bess Brownlee Lauren Russell Will Melton Mark Page Blaine Dunkley content. Arts/Outdoors Editor Alyssa Small Molly Priddy Alisia Muhlestein Kalie Tenenbaum Taka Osuga Melissa Weaver Josh Potter Columnists Designers Contact the Kaimin online at Sports Editor Sports Reporters [email protected]. Whitney Bermes Kelsey Bernius Patrick Cote Colter Nuanez Amy Faxon Photo Editor Bess Davis Mike Gerrity Roman Stubbs Alison Kilts Eric Oravsky Tyson Alger Ashley Klein 3 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Opinion Montana Kaimin MontPIRG helpful wild places are depleting rapidly The loss of limited cell phone two situations is ridiculous. best-trained military in the world I am a senior in communication due to our dependence on natural service would not impede on criti- Although we commonly think and your “just in case” argument studies and will be graduating in resources. Technology serves as a cal rescues. I hope this plan does of the Second Amendment as sim- about firearms in the hands of pri- May. When this semester started large source for the demand. indeed set a precedent for the rest ply “the right to keep and bear vate citizens is almost laughable. I was in search of an internship. Tuesday’s editorial addressed of our national parks. arms,” it actually states: “A well How many assault weapons It was only by chance that Mont- this issue within the national park Hannah Van Arsdell regulated Militia, being necessary do you think you might need to PIRG came to one of my classes system. The government has put senior, environmental studies to the security of a free State, the defend yourself against a Toma- and handed out cards to sign up a plan in place to limit the use of right of the people to keep and hawk missile, Apache helicopter, for volunteers and interns. I filled technology in protected places that bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” or company of Marines? out a card thinking ‘What could it are undeniably developed to fa- Letters to So what did this mean to the In any case, if things get really hurt, right?’ To my surprise, that cilitate visitors, but are not meant framers of the Constitution? bad and we still need to overthrow weekend I got a call informing me for the sole purpose of human use. the Editor Simply put, they believed that our government, we can probably of times when I could come in to The purposes of providing a place local militias were an acceptable call on the French to supply us talk about the internship. I went in for education, historical preserva- alternative to a standing army like with the weapons we need. They to the meeting feeling unsure, but tion and human recreation exist, A Response to Daniel Kostelnik the king’s. The purpose of a well- did it during the American Revo- came out feeling empowered. yet therein also lie purposes of I must admit that I don’t really armed citizenry was not to fight off lution and I’m sure they’d do it I felt welcomed right away natural resource conservation and have a position on the gun-control a tyrant’s army, but to prevent the again. and was given a brief background wildland preservation. These land- argument. What bothers me is existence of that army in the first I was also confused by your about MontPIRG. I signed up right scapes have no purpose to provide your mythological characteriza- place. statement about criminals killing then and there. I am so glad that I technological convenience. tion of American history. However, since at least World children with cars. I did a Google did. I have learned so much from Those visiting these places are Your arguments about the War II, the United States has had search for cases and wasn’t able to the experiences I have had. I really not there to see the park scattered American Revolution greatly the world’s preeminent standing find anything. have become a leader and want to with cell phone towers or to use simplify a number of political, military. But I did learn that playground encourage you to become one, too. their Internet connection. Old Faith- economic and militant factors. But if you are still concerned accidents injure more children Please give MontPIRG the chance ful needs no backdrop besides the You have also characterized the about government tyranny, stand than car accidents. to reach more students by support- skyline and geographic formations revolutionaries as passive victims up for your constitutionally guar- Maybe both sides of the gun ing the fee. surrounding, especially not man- of royal tyranny, but the realities anteed right to be part of a well- control issue can use that knowl- Kyla Maki, made towers that provide no ecolog- were far more complex. regulated militia! Join the Mon- edge to band together and fight the communication studies, senior ical “service.” By cutting down on The British subjects that you tana National Guard. real enemy: merry-go-rounds. the amount of human impact seen mention in your column were re- You might find yourself fight- Ian Stacy, PhD student, history Cell phone limitation appropriate in national parks, we are not being sponsible for, among other things, ing off the despotic armies of In response to the editorial parentally “slapped on the wrist” the near extermination of Native North Dakota or Canada. More “Park’s cell phone plan raises safe- by the government. Contrarily, we Americans and the enslavement of than likely, you may end up in Iraq ty questions for backcountry hik- are adhering to a greatly important thousands of Africans. or Afghanistan, fighting as part of M ers” by Virginia Cleveland pub- original purpose of the national park The abuses committed by “pa- our standing army. lished on Tuesday, April 23, 2009: system. Technology is not merely triotic” Americans against British My sincerest apologies to you if Technology has advanced, lit- “impolite behavior” in wildlands, it loyalists during the revolution it- you ever have served in the mili- K erally, to the ends of the earth in has no place existing there. self make Dick Cheney look like tary, helping to give us the “bless- the last few decades. Much of the Backcountry hikers and recre- Human Rights Activist of the Year. ings of liberty” that Ms. Russell RECYCLE population owns cell phones and ationally-inclined folk alike have I don’t know your friend from apparently takes for granted. I am we supply wireless Internet in many other options within wilder- Malaysia, but if your story is true, guessing, though, that you have RECYCLE the most remote parts of the land- ness rescue skills that have a much I imagine that his situation is much not. scape, places where technology more substantial history of suc- worse than having to pay a half- I did serve for twelve years in RECYCLE has never been present before. Our cessful rescues than cell phones. pence tax on tea. Comparing the the finest, most well-equipped and 4 Montana Kaimin Opinion Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Guest Column Letters to What the juniors missed: Lobotomies were performed for shown, the prehistoric institution sexuality. Harems’ eunuchs found The phallus is not the penis custodial care and social control of incest-taboo linked to language ways of gratifying Sultans’ wives the Editor (e.g.) Milos Forman’s “One Flew (culture, laws, kinship rules) behind their backs, other than penile While I am glad that “my” Kai- over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975). In changed the whole “natural,” ani- penetration. In fiction and reality, min Guest Column (April 7) an- 1950, the Soviet Union, followed mal sex-for-reproduction. Human impotent perpetrators can be pen- Intolerants cry for tolerance swering a Kaimin U-Wire (March by many countries, declared leu- sexuality is not just instinct. If hu- etrators: they may use substitutes to Tolerance: the acceptance of 24) amused Mr. and Ms. Allen, kotomy illegal — it was later re- man sexuality were a mere ques- express their obsessional rage/fear the differing views of other peo- I am bemused by their answer placed by chemistry: antipsychotic tion of biology, humans wouldn’t (Temple’s rape by Popeye’s corn- ple (e.g. in religious or political (April 9) for two main reasons: drugs! Orchotomy and chemical have problems. If one reduces cob in Faulkner’s “Sanctuary”). A matters) and fairness toward the One, they did not understand what castration are to sexual crimes masculine sexuality to a mecha- chemically-castrated man can take people who hold these different I said; two, their snotty answer to what lobotomy and forced (eugen- nistic hormones/testosterone’s Viagra. Castration is not a “total” views (Encarta Dictionary). my “bold assertions” epitomizes ic) sterilizations (until 1981 in the production, of course one becomes cure but a “totalitarian” miscarriage At the 2009 Miss U.S.A. pag- all that is wrong with the positiv- U.S.) are to mental diseases and a reductionist/castrator who uses a of penal medicine. eant, Miss California triggered istic/behaviorist turn American genetic defects. scientific discourse to better re- I suggest that you get out of the quite the P.C. stir. When asked psychology took years ago. It also What is more serious is the Al- press/oppress/mutilate. lab, free these poor bunnies from by openly gay celebrity blogger serves as a cautionary reminder lens’ astounding assertion that hu- Human sexuality is always in their cages and work in the field and pageant judge Perez Hilton about the dangers of “science sans man sexuality is only biological, excess — and that’s what makes (in situ) with humans who suffer/ if she thought same-sex marriage conscience” — Rabelais, or “utili- and that Freud basically limited problems in all cultures. Sex’s bio- fight/fail and survive against all should be legalized, she stated tarianism” without a solid liberal sex to biology. Trying to prove logical base is in what Lacan calls odds or assault each other because that she believed marriage was education. that my “fantasy sex theory is un- the Real. Sexuality is governed by of unconscious compulsions. between a man and a woman. The lack of “evidence, logic, le- equivocally negated,” they com- a complex interaction between the I humbly suggest you visit the Hilton was visibly upset and later gitimacy, and … knowledge” they pare “bunnies” who “engage in Real, the Imaginary and the Sym- Northern Rockies Psychoanalytic spoke out against Miss Califor- throw into my lap is so easily re- sexual activity,” (originating in bolic orders (biology + sexuation Institute (Bozeman) or take cours- nia, saying that she should have turned to sender, point after point, sub-cortexes) and have no fantasy + gendering + role playing). es in ethics, post-Freudian psycho- gone with a “politically correct” that I won’t engage into their “lap- life (no cortexes), with humans Surgical or chemical, castration analysis and radical politics. You answer, she was a stupid b****, dancing.” I won’t even pick up on who, having sub-cortexes and cor- is castration. Is death by lethal injec- have to get away from what the and if she had won the Miss “my” “elementary knowledge of texes (contrary to bunnies), have tion more humane (acceptable) than French call “la pensée unique,” i.e. U.S.A. crown, he would have anatomy.” I will quickly state a few sex and fantasies. Instead of reach- by the guillotine? The utilitarian ar- a reductionist concoction of posi- ripped the crown off her head important things and rest my case. ing the logical conclusion (human gument saying that chemical castra- tivism, pragmatism, utilitarianism and said she gave the “worst pag- First, where did I write, “Surgi- and animal sexuality is different), tion works because it inhibits testos- and short-term politics. eant answer ever.” cal castration is done with rusted our two juniors negate any human terone is like saying that “cutting off I am not actually faulting Perez, where is the very tol- surgical tools performed by a ma- difference by stating that fanta- the tongue prevents lying,” or “cut- you for not knowing better, but I erance you feel Miss California niacally grinning physician”? But, sies come after sexual impulses ting off the hands cures kleptoma- strongly criticize the few profes- and all others should have? Why playing the devil’s advocate, if one (as a superfluous, cumbersome nia.” Except that someone without sors who led you down the path of is someone only tolerant if they goes along with their fantasy-read- addendum). I thought a cigarette ‘sex-drive’ or a penis can find other this terrible, postmodern revival of agree with you? For some rea- ing, isn’t it true that some Ameri- followed sex. Their syllogism is ways of symptomatizing his prob- 19th century positivism. son, if a person is opposed to gay can psychosurgeons severed, hijacked by the central assumption lems. Since sex is strongly depen- marriage, abortion, etc., they are with ice-picks, 50,000 patients’ that human and animal sex are one. dent upon fantasy (the phallus), the Michel Valentin, viewed as intolerant, a bigot, or prefrontal cortexes until 1967? As a century of research has penis is not the be-all of masculine French professor narrow-minded. Why are those people narrow-minded for not Comment on these stories @ www.montanakaimin.com agreeing with you, Perez? It seems like you have a severe lack of for- bearance concerning people who don’t perceive issues your way. Recycle this newspaper Whether or not a person ac- PLEASE cedes with Miss California’s stance on the subject, she de- serves credit for speaking her mind and not regurgitating a typical pageant answer with no substance. Sometimes it seems like the strident shouters of “tol- erance” have none themselves for people who don’t see the world the same as they do. I’m not asking anyone to alter their opinions on the subject of gay rights or other hot-button topics. Who am I to say who is correct? I just ask that before you demand tolerance, acceptance and respect that you be sure to practice what you preach. Breeann Silbernagel freshman, pre-journalism 5 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Sports Montana Kaimin Sexist intramural softball rule should take a walk We are lucky here at UM. The walks, the man preceding her ad- the pure assumption that defenses Intramural Program has many dif- vances to second; if the woman would rather pitch to girls than ferent sports — softball, basketball, chooses to bat, the man preceding boys — and we all know what they flag football, soccer, racquetball, her remains at first.” say about assuming. Here’s a fun volleyball, ultimate Frisbee — and As a woman, this rule is a slap fact: At our last two softball games, they all give everyone more than ad- in the face. On the surface level, four out of five girls on our team equate opportunities to participate. it seems like it’s protecting the had at least one base hit apiece. So Whit But playing in our co-rec game girls, keeping them from being even though most girls aren’t hit- last week, I discovered one rule part of the opposing team’s strat- ting skyrocketing homeruns over that really irked me. egy. the left fielder’s head, they can be After our pitcher threw four But when you’re the one play- just as much of a threat at the plate balls to the male batter at the plate, ing the game, this rule comes off as their male counterparts. the boy was given a walk and trot- as insulting. It assumes the de- Instead of having this bogus, ted down the first-base line to take fense is consciously trying to walk sexist rule, the co-rec program his base. Because of co-rec rules, the men in order to get the weak could eliminate the problem by the next batter up was a girl. But women up to bat for an easy out. simply disallowing any inten- instead of going to the batter’s What about the fact that some- tional walks, period. This would box, she headed straight for first times pitching is just hard and the have the same affect their rule base, allowing the next boy in their pitcher isn’t always going to throw does now, but without the sexist By Whitney Bermes lineup to step up to the plate. strikes? What about fair treatment implications. Editor’s note: Thanks to Mother looking forward to the playoffs. The UM manual has a rule for and rules for every player, regard- Intramural sports should have Nature, Team Kaimin’s softball Since this semester is my last co-rec softball, which states, “Dur- less of gender? equal opportunity for all. But a game was rendered a forfeit. But college hoorah, I have taken ad- ing co-rec games, if the pitcher Yes, male players are going to rule like this tilts the playing field. luckily for them, the umpire gave us vantage of one of the best activi- walks a man, the next batter (a hit harder and farther and often The intramural office should con- the win. TK will take what it can get. ties this campus has to offer: co- woman) has the choice to bat or they are a bigger threat to the de- sider straightening this out. TK is now 3–1 on the season and is rec intramural softball. automatically walk. If the woman fense. But this rule was created on [email protected] Hockey team relays for teammate Swine flu spreading, Culter Nuanez Alberta, attending the funeral of can make a difference. Montana Kaimin his best friend’s mother, a cancer In May 1985, Dr. Gordy Klatt, victim. “This year especially, it a surgeon from Tacoma, Wash., pushes football indoors One would be hard-pressed to echoes so close to home since wanted to show support for his Associated Press The effort to contain the swine find someone today whose life has Mike is so young.” patients who have had cancer. He flu outbreak was hitting Mexico’s not been affected by cancer in one Relay For Life is the Ameri- decided to raise money by run- MEXICO CITY — All nine 18 first-division clubs the hardest. way or another. When The Univer- can Cancer Society’s signature ning marathons. Klatt spent 24 Mexican first-division football Matches draw 200,000 to 300,000 sity of Montana club hockey play- nationwide fundraising activity. hours running around the track at games this weekend will be played fans each weekend. ers participate in UM Relay For Teams of people congregate at Baker Stadium at the University behind closed doors, a move aimed Mexico sports newspaper Record Life on Friday, one of their broth- parks or high schools or any- of Puget Sound in Tacoma. He at stemming the spread of swine flu. estimated clubs could lose about 24 ers won’t be far from their hearts where with a track and take turns ran more than 83 miles. Nearly Three games last weekend were million pesos (about $2 million) in and minds. walking or running around it. A 300 of Dr. Klatt’s friends, family played without fans — matches ticket sales if all matches are closed. “Cancer hits home for ev- member from each team is asked and patients watched as he ran around the capital — but the Mex- Clubs rely on ticket sales for the ma- erybody,” said Eric Kessler, the to be on the track at all times for the course. Throughout the night, ican Football Federation said on jority of their revenue. team’s president. “Many people up to 24 hours. Each participant friends donated $25 to run or Tuesday it’s closing off all games Mexicans playing football have family members with cancer. is encouraged to set a goal of walk with Dr. Klatt for 30 min- with the outbreak continuing to abroad are also under scrutiny. The hockey team is like a family. raising $100 by collecting pledg- utes. His efforts raised $27,000 spread. Striker Carlos Vela was allowed One of our family members has es, but anyone who pays the $10 to fight cancer. “This decision was made ... in to return to practice on Tuesday cancer now, so we are even more entry fee can participate. With the increased prevalence full awareness of the health emer- for English club Arsenal. He was motivated to get out there and do McDonald’s team has been of Relay For Life fundraisers na- gency confronting Mexico,” the kept out of Monday’s practice over something.” proactive in raising cancer tionwide, this type of effort is no federation said. concerns about a visit of friends The hockey team started partic- awareness in the community longer required for people to make The nine games are: Tecos- from Mexico. ipating in the UM Relay For Life even before Hauge was diag- a difference. The sum of numerous Pumas, Cruz Azul-Ciudad Juarez, Panic is evident. last spring in an effort to both raise nosed with his illness. Last year, parts working together can make a Monterrey-America, Pachuca- On Tuesday, a Necaxa club of- cancer awareness and promote its they raised the second largest difference. Jaguares, Chivas-Puebla, Morelia- ficial shrugged off reports that for- name in the community. This year, amount of money among partici- “It’s only one night. It doesn’t Atlas, Necaxa-Atlante, Toluca-Ti- ward Alejandro Castillo had come however, the team continued with pating teams. Earlier this season, take that much effort from each gres, Santos-San Luis. down with swine flu. Team spokes- the fundraiser for a different rea- in a game against Montana State individual, but the impact it CONCACAF, football’s gov- man Rosendo Duhart Gonzalez said son. on Valentine’s Day, Montana makes is immeasurable,” Kessler erning body in North and Central Castillo, a substitute player, was In March, UM hockey player donned pink jerseys to support said. America and the Caribbean, also treated in a hospital for simple flu. Mike Hauge was diagnosed with breast cancer awareness. Mc- A teammate afflicted by a seri- said it’s postponing its Beach Soc- “He’s feeling better ... and cancer. He began treatment in Donald said his team has tried to ous and potentially deadly illness cer Championship, which was there’s no way he had swine flu,” Missoula before returning home to make an effort to take an extra could cast a shadow over the sense scheduled to begin on Wednesday the spokesman said. Minneapolis. He was unavailable step when it comes to community of accomplishment that often ac- in Puerto Vallarta. Fans attending Wednesday’s for comment. involvement. companies Relay For Life. Mc- The announcement came a day club friendly in Chicago between According to the American “We are trying to separate Donald hopes Friday brings his after the organization canceled the Mexico’s America and the Chica- Cancer Society, one in three peo- ourselves from some of the other team closer together in a fun atmo- remainder of its under-17 tourna- go Fire will be greeted with hand ple will be diagnosed with a form sports on campus,” said McDon- sphere that lifts spirits and teaches ment “to safeguard the health of sanitizers spread all around Toyota of cancer at some point in his or ald, who is in his first season at life lessons. players, officials and fans.” The Park just outside Chicago. her lifetime. With such a broad the helm for UM. “Recognition “Anytime you can get togeth- semifinals, featuring Costa Rica, “The Club America organiza- reach, cancer has no boundar- is great, but the main reason to er and rally around any sort of a Honduras, Mexico and the United tion has followed all of the safety ies, afflicting people from every do things like this is to show that cause, whether it be a fun thing or States, had been scheduled for precautions and procedures re- walk of life with no exception, we care, that we want to help fight fundraiser like this, is great,” Mc- Wednesday in the border city of quired by Mexican authorities not even age. cancer in any way we can.” Donald said. “I just hope the guys Tijuana. and they’ve fully cooperated “With our situation with Fundraisers the world over of- gain perspective about how fragile CONCACAF said it was eval- to ensure the ongoing health of Hauge, it makes cancer and the ten preach that one person can life is and how important friends uating different options with lo- their team as they travel to the cause itself so real,” said head make a difference. The inspiration are by rallying around one of our cal authorities and has not set a U.S., and of course, the safety coach Barrett McDonald, who and beginnings of Relay For Life guys.” new date for the beach champi- of our fans,” Fire president Dave spent last weekend in Calgary, are proof that one person really [email protected] onship. Greeley said.

Comment on these stories The Kaimin is looking for... @ www.montanakaimin.com All Positions Apply now in Don Anderson Hall 208 6 Montana Kaimin Sports Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Helping Preserve Montana NASCAR won’t make changes to race track NASCAR had no immediate Associated Press solutions as to how to prevent future similar accidents but will CHARLOTTE, N.C. — De- evaluate the fence height sur- spite injuries to fans from flying rounding the race track and beef debris, NASCAR’s satisfied with up its policing of aggressive driv- its safety standards, saying the ing and blocking, when one car fence at Talladega Superspeedway deliberately moves into the path of did what it was supposed to do — a competing car trying to pass it. keep Carl Edwards’ car out of the On the final lap of Sunday’s grandstands. race, Edwards tried to block even- In a spectacular last-lap acci- tual race-winner Keselowski’s dent, Edwards’ car sailed upside- pass as they hurtled down the down into the frontstretch fence, frontstretch at nearly 200 mph. which bowed but held, before the Edwards slid low when Kesel- battered vehicle returned to the owski dipped underneath him, and track. Blake Bobbitt, one of seven the block caused Keselowski to injured by debris, remained hospi- hook the left rear of Edwards’ car, talized Monday with a broken jaw. sending it spinning into the path of “One of our primary goals Courtesy photo Newman. over the years is to build a retain- UM student Zack Porter, pictured in Glacier National Park a few years ago, will join UM Western Newman then hit Edwards’ ing fence that keeps the cars and student Amanda Hagerty, Hellgate High School student Andrew Simmons and Montana Conservation car, causing it to fly off the track Corps leader Julia Seaward in speaking at the Montana Wilderness Association’s youth panel about parts and pieces out of the specta- and into the safety fence. Edwards what wilderness means to them and their visions for the future. The 3 p.m. Saturday talk is part of tor areas. Nothing is bullet proof,” emerged from the fiery wreckage a weekend-long event that aims to raise awareness of the MWA and its goal of preserving Montana NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter unscathed, and jogged across the wilderness. said Monday. “The retaining fence finish line. did what it’s supposed to do. There “Quite frankly, these situations was some debris that went into the that come up from time to time are grandstand, that fortunately did a one-off — you don’t necessarily Accuracy Watch not invoke serious injury. If there foresee (them) and they are hard to The Montana Kaimin is committed to accuracy in its is something we come up with as recreate,” Pemberton said. we analyze this accident ... we’ll reports. If you think the Kaimin has committed The accident renewed scrutiny make it as safe as we humanly an error of fact, please call us at 243-2394 of restrictor-plate racing, which can.” produces thrilling racing but car- or e-mail [email protected] and let us know. The frightening ending marred ries inherent risk. If we find a factual error we will correct it. what was easily NASCAR’s best The horsepower-sapping re- race of the season. There were 57 strictor plates are used at Day- lead changes among 25 different tona and Talladega — NASCAR’s drivers, and a nail-biting last-lap two fastest — to combat the high charge from Edwards and Brad speeds. A square aluminum plate Keselowski, who teamed together is installed in each car to limit to run down Ryan Newman and its engine’s power, slowing the Dale Earnhardt Jr. car by reducing the amount of air NASCAR vice president Robin that flows into the carburetor. As Pemberton acknowledged the fine a result, the cars all run the same line between creating exciting rac- speed, and the field is typically ing and keeping the competitors bunched tightly together. One safe. wrong move by a driver can cause “It’s tough to balance out,” he a massive accident. said. “Our series is 22 different There were three spectacular race tracks ... with speeds from crashes Sunday: A 13-car wreck 100 mph to well over 200 mph, seven laps into the race; a 10-car and not every driver likes every accident with nine laps to go; and race track that we run on. That’s Edwards’ airborne flight into the part of our season and that’s part fence on the final lap. of what makes it work.” 7 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Feature Montana Kaimin Going after the white picket fence Part I: Husband and wife fight to keep their hybrid taxi company alive in a two-cab-company town Trevon Milliard another clean coat of paint. Montana Kaimin Murray has learned that a white Editor’s note: This is the first of picket fence comes at a price. In a three-part series on Green Taxi the fall of 2006, he and his wife that will continue Thursday and tried for their own, but it’s not Friday. white. It’s green. It’s a business Mick Murray pulls off, but they’d come to dream of called keeps his red Toyota Prius parallel Green Taxi, an all-hybrid Missou- to the street. The car stops gently la cab company consisting of what enough to keep the pack of Orbit they planned to be two Toyota Pri- gum in the cup holder from rock- us’s. They assumed, if Missoula’s ing forward. He shifts the tiny Yellow Cab can make a profit on knob sticking out of the dash into behemoth Chevy Caprices averag- park and doesn’t honk. He waits. ing 16 mpg, why couldn’t they? For whom? A woman he doesn’t “I thought that if they’re run- know. He just waits, scanning over ning a business at that, I could the one-story, once-white house. do well at three times that,” Mick Its latex skin pulls away from the Murray says with little facial ex- wood panels, frayed and dry. An pression and then chews hard on Kenneth Billington/Montana Kaimin empty stroller waits for a young his gum behind closed lips. His Mick Murray’s reflection beams off of his Toyota Prius Hybrid, the lone taxi he’s been using for his hybrid taxi company, girl in the small front yard, but a face usually remains blank when Green Taxi. He and his wife, Jessica Murray, started the business more than a year ago, but it hasn’t been smooth sailing. cat finds it first and slides into the talking, his eyes hidden behind they might not have gotten. They state’s Public Service Commission town’s need. The Murrays tried storage area beneath the seat. dark sunglasses. knew the license was essential, has the power to deny licensure to to prove just that through more A white picket fence ties The Murrays also assumed that but assumed it would be easy to any new taxi company to protect than a dozen witnesses testifying around the yard — the ultimate the up-front fee of $500 for a taxi achieve. A few boards, some nails existing companies like Yellow to the Commission that Yellow icon for the American dream. And license was all they needed to re- and white paint. Little did they Cab from competition. The rea- Cab, Missoula’s only general taxi it’s made of wood, not plastic imi- ceive the state’s go-ahead. How- know that it takes more than the soning is that competition would service, was often late, unreliable tating wood through stamped-on ever, that was only the beginning. simple supplies — the know-how hurt the existing taxi company and forced people to share rides. grain patterns. The real deal. What Yellow Cab stepped in, starting Mick earned driving UPS trucks, and, in turn, the townspeople who They claimed that the competition everyone wants. But you pay for what became a year-and-a-half- dump trucks and heavy equipment need it. If it were shown that the created by Green Taxi would force picking the real thing. Years of long legal battle that weathered — to build this business. new company would hurt the old Yellow Cab to better its services, rain, sun and snow have taken the Murrays down to nearly noth- The state regulates taxi service one in any way, it wouldn’t be al- and that would be in the public’s their toll, beaten the prized fence ing, costing thousands of dollars in every town. Since public trans- lowed in. That is, unless the exist- interest. Yellow Cab fought the into split, dried boards thirsty for in legal fees just for that license portation is seen as a necessity, the ing cab company isn’t meeting the See GREEN, page 14 8 Montana Kaimin News Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Thrift stores: Where everything old is new again Kimball Bennion Montana Kaimin Obeying two signs that admon- ish customers to watch their steps as they come in, Solange Brunet walks through the door of Cotton- wood Traders on West Main Street and steps onto the elevated floor of the resale store. Brunet is looking for a pair of work pants, something that will be able to take a lot of abuse on the knees when she does her work at the nursery. Owner Lee McAllister knows just where to go. “You know what?” he says. “I’ve got some Carhartts here that might be your size,” and he leads her to the men’s section, where the hunt for a pair of garden-worthy pants begins. Brunet admits that she doesn’t really buy that many clothes. She’s content wearing the same things she did when she was 15. But when the need arises to, say, buy some- thing that will last a few years in a nursery, she looks in thrift stores. “I love this store in particular,” Brunet says. “Everything’s pretty classy. It’s not out of style.” That’s what attracts a lot of customers to his store, McAllister Alisia Muhlestein/Montana Kaimin says. Some people actually shop at Cottonwood Traders owner Lee McAllister waits for customers Tuesday afternoon. McAllister says he prides himself on carrying high-end apparel at a fraction of thrift stores looking for a sensible retail cost. “We also try to take as little Gap as possible,” said McAllister. bargain, not a goofy Halloween doesn’t need to. McAllister saw a 40 percent section, a blue Brooks Brothers much longer than the recession costume. McAllister’s customers have growth in sales last year and an dress shirt and Banana Republic has. In fact, whatever stigma ex- Cottonwood Traders has been usually been professionals on bud- increase of 30 percent so far this sweater-vest combo hang on dis- isted against thrift shopping was around for 15 years, operating gets: teachers, office workers or year. play on the outside of a shirt rack. all but gone a good five years be- as an antithesis to the polyester- business people who need to look “I’m actually making money They go for $15 each. There are a fore people even knew what “sub- lined image of other thrift stores. nice, but don’t want to pay through for the first time,” he says. few gems, like a pinstriped polyes- prime” meant, albeit for a narrow It’s never tried to cater to the retro the nose. Financially, McAllister There’s nothing musty about ter shirt that looks like a sampling group of consumers. crowd or the giddy high school has managed to stay afloat with the Cottonwood Traders. Defying a from a shag carpet color palette, Youth style over the past few kids looking for a ruffled shirt and way he does business, but he has thrift store stereotype, it looks but those are more the exception years has had “thrift store” screen- bell-bottoms to score some laughs never exactly raked it in. Recently, more like an actual clothing store than the rule. printed all over it. Were all those at prom. And now, it seems, it though, things have changed. than it does an attic. In the men’s “We’re real label-conscious,” mesh trucker hats, faded jeans and McAllister says. “We try to stick ironic heavy metal T-shirts the to the upper end.” ideas of some fat cats from Target To be sure, thrift stores do have or Hot Topic? Sure, the depart- something to gain from consum- ment stores caught on eventually, ers trying to save some money, but but the clothes that were trendy their popularity has been around See THRIFT, page 13 9 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Outdoors Montana Kaimin Stevensville native breaks world kayak record Will Freihofer Montana Kaimin Tyler Bradt says he never commits to running a waterfall until he’s standing at its lip with his kayak equipment on and his boat at his feet. Last Tuesday found the 22 year old Stevensville native above a waterfall un- like any ever run before. Standing in his equipment over Eastern Washington’s Palouse Falls, Bradt surveyed the river’s horizon line as it dropped out of sight, carefully calculating the route and risk involved in pitching himself through the air below. Mind made up, Bradt gave the go-ahead signal to his safety team and climbed into his boat. A few long seconds and 186 verti- cal feet later found him cross-eyed in a gray cloud of mist with a broken paddle, a sprained wrist and the second world wa- terfall record of his career. Far from a reckless leap of faith, Bradt said the decision to run the tallest water- fall ever attempted was carefully calcu- lated. “It was the perfect recipe to run it,” he said. “Everything came together just right.” The descent of Palouse Falls shattered the controversial mark set by Brazilian Pedro Olivia, who pitched dangerously Courtesy photo far forward while running a 127-foot Twenty-two-year-old Stevensville native Tyler Bradt isn’t afraid of adrenaline. Last Tuesday, he pitched off Eastern Washington’s Palouse Falls, falling 186 drop earlier this year in South America. vertical feet into the second world waterfall record of his career. Olivia’s plunge broke Bradt’s first world- record, set in 2007 at 107-foot Alexandria ing, an experienced nine-man safety team, the last several years. on the progress of the film, as well as Falls in Canada. clear, windless weather and ideal river Bradt’s past endeavors include the pro- the duo’s other ongoing projects, can be Though topping his previous record flow levels — as key in his eventual deci- duction of an award-winning documen- found at www.rev-inn.com. by over 80 feet in the span of a few short sion to go forward with the attempt. “If tary with fellow professional kayaker and Presently preparing for a trip to Iceland years may seem to bespeak reckless risk, anything was off, it would have been a no- Montanan Seth Warren chronicling the and Norway, Bradt said the scale of his Bradt emphasized the preparation and go,” he said. “There’s no room for error pair of paddlers’ trip from the top of Alas- latest achievement would not be cause for caution he and his team took leading up to on a drop like that.” ka to the tip of South America in a con- a lapse in his kayaking career. Estimating the historic drop last week. The team of whitewater veterans in- verted Japanese fire engine made to run to have kayaked more than 200 days each “It wasn’t just a blind reckless huck; cluded three former classmates of Bradt at entirely on vegetable oil. Their DVD “Oil year since he was 14, Bradt said he plans we’ve been putting one foot in front of Missoula-based World Class Kayak Acad- + Water” won honors at 23 film festivals to keep doing what he does best for the the other to run these big waterfalls,” said emy in professional athletes Lane Jacobs, around the globe. foreseeable future. Bradt. Ian Garcia and Rush Sturges. The group Footage of Bradt’s record-setting drop “It’s my passion,” he said. “It’s what Bradt cited the alignment of several has collaborated on a variety of projects will be included in his and Sturges’ up- I do.” factors — among them extensive scout- involving its passion for whitewater over coming video, “Dream Result.” Updates [email protected] First wildland restoration graduates head out Amanda Eggert “The challenges of fixing de- graded as there are kinds of eco- pares you really well and makes A Master’s degree is likely in Montana Kaimin graded ecosystems have come to systems: contamination, mining, you very hirable because it’s really Wiggins’ future, but for now she’s In the 19th century, we devoted the forefront because of recent roading, dams, wildfires, bad for- multi-disciplinary and combines a looking forward to working sea- our best minds to exploring nature. catastrophic events like wildfires est management policies ... the list lot of different sciences.” sonal restoration jobs for the gov- In the 20th century, we devoted and landslides,” Nelson said. “The goes on and on. Nelson said, “Haley is an out- ernment. ourselves to controlling and har- need has become real imperative.” UM’s Students have ample standing student.” If she contin- “Ideally, I would like to open nessing it. In the 21st century, the She points to the extremely opportunity to work in the field ues to work as hard as she has in my own restoration business like best minds are working on how to active fire seasons of 2001 and in a variety of capacities. They past semesters, she will graduate Mark (VanderMeer) has,” Wiggins restore nature, observed American 2006 and the Clearwater Forest’s have collaborated with a number in May with a 3.9 GPA and just a said. historian Stephen E. Ambrose. problems with landslides due to of government agencies, NGO’s couple days to spare before head- Wiggins’ classmate Zach Betz Two fine young minds belong- erosion that results from building and private entities including the ing to Nevada for a job with the will be receiving two degrees this ing to Haley Wiggins and Zach roads, also called “roading,” as ex- Bureau of Land Management, the United States Geological Survey. May (one in wildlife biology and Betz are continuing the mission as amples. Forest Service, the Clark Fork Co- She will be monitoring a restora- another in wildland restoration) the first graduates of UM’s newly In the last two years congress alition, Trout Unlimited and the tion project on the riparian quar- but he won’t be able to wear a established wildland restoration has appropriated $90 million for Kootenai Springs Ranch. ters of the Mojave Desert. black graduation gown to accept program in the College of Forestry watershed restoration on forest Wiggins, of Bainbridge Island, Wiggins gained valuable prac- them. He’ll be running long dis- and Conservation. service lands as part of the Legacy Wash., started her college career tical experience in the restoration tance in the Big Sky Conference Cara Nelson, a professor of of Trails and Roads Initiative, Nel- studying marine biology at the field as an intern with -Vander outdoor championships. restoration ecology, is largely re- son said. Carolina Coastal University. Meer’s Wildland Conservation Betz, who has managed to jug- sponsible for establishing UM’s Montana is leading the charge “I thought that I wanted to study Services. She appreciated the thor- gle 19 credits and a hectic track wildland restoration program. She on a state level. “Our state is show- the ocean, but turns out it’s like the oughly-integrated approach of its schedule this semester, is focusing said two key factors that spurred ing leadership nationally and as scariest place in the world, ever,” business model. on the aquatic option of wildland the founding of the program were part of that we have this new de- she said. “We’re just not supposed “Mark (VanderMeer) does ev- restoration. He tries to sneak in a “tremendous student demand” and gree program,” Nelson said. to be in the ocean; we’re supposed erything: the assessment, he comes little time to fly fish when he can. changing objectives in the field of In 2006, Nelson conducted a to be on land,” she’s decided. up with treatments, he implements Betz’ love of math and science natural resource management to- study and found that 13 U.S. and So now she’s on the terrestrial them and does the monitoring and and his affinity for fishing made ward “more fully-encompassing Canadian institutions offered res- track in the wildland restoration he also has a little lumber yard the combination of majors a good ecosystem goals” was the other. toration programs. With the help field. and he uses the wood that he takes fit for him. “Within the field of natural re- of a student in the program, Nel- The timing of her transfer end- from restoration projects and mills “I’ve always really liked sci- source conservation, restoration son has been updating her find- ed up working out to her advan- it,” Wiggins said. ence and math and it’s something is becoming the biggest activity,” ings. The numbers aren’t precise tage. She started at UM just as the As part of her internship, Wig- that I really understand,” Betz Nelson said. yet, but it appears that about 35 wildland restoration program was gins spent some time at the lum- said. “I really wanted to do some- Recent large-scale stresses on institutions now offer degree pro- getting off of the ground. beryard working with a chainsaw thing inside and outside. There’s the environment are part of the grams in restoration. The field is “Cara Nelson did a really amaz- and forklift. “That was really cool nothing like some work outside to reason that restoration has so ef- growing. ing job putting it together and all because you should always try to keep you excited about your job.” fectively crept into the national There are just about as many of the professors helped make it use the materials you take out for Betz said that the two majors consciousness. ways that ecosystems can be de- really good,” Wiggins said. “It pre- restoration,” she said. See WILDLIFE, page 11 10 Montana Kaimin Outdoors Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Woodsmen compete to discover the best Jacks and Jills Matt McLeod Montana Kaimin Somewhere, Paul Bunyan was smiling. The rough-and-tumble spirit of the mythological pioneer was alive and well Saturday as a sea of flannel shirts, knit caps, axes and saws flooded the wood field behind the Fort Missoula Histor- ical Museum for the 13th annual Forestry Day. Dozens of lumberjacks and jills mingled with about 800 spectators on hand to witness the unique spectacle. Part high- level woodsman contest, part educational forum, Forestry Day is a singular showcase offering a taste of contemporary woodsman sports while tracing the roots of the timber industry. Organizer Scott Kuehn said he helped create the expo as an effort to “keep history alive.” “It’s a kind of a unique com- bination of pro-am logging show and some different exhibits,” Kuehn said. “It’s a chance for the athletes to come out and com- pete, but it’s also a really good family day. We have a steam- powered saw mill, antique cat- erpillar logging equipment and Courtesy photo some horse loggers out here to Mike Forrester pours oil to grease the way as team members David Greene and Tom Martin whip a saw between them, battling to be the first pro-am logging team show people what the industry to get through a 20-inch-wide Western Larch log. Eleven seconds later, Greene and Martin landed in fourth place in the Double Buck event Saturday afternoon was all about.” during the annual UM forestry days. For Northwest professionals, and souvenir sales, the festival is pulp toss, log roll and caber toss, tion here,” Kuehn said. “They’re techniques to competition levels this is the first show of the sum- a means to help fund travel and woodsmen events might not be about the best in the Northwest.” can be a grueling, painstaking mer season, with $2,500 in prize equipment costs. household names, but the ath- Each year, UM teams typically process. money up for grabs. For the UM Kuehn, who works as the his- letic field has gained momentum number anywhere from 20 to 30 One of the most straightfor- squad, which runs the show in torical chairman of the MSAF, as teams have sprung up around members. According to Kuehn, ward events is the Jack and Jill conjunction with the Montana said while Forestry Day helps the country and timbersports have most aspiring woodsmen already competition where a co-ed duo Society of American Foresters, raise money, its most important carved out a niche on cable sports have solid backgrounds in the teams up on a tandem saw. Senior it’s more than another chance function is to inform. networks like ESPN. field as part of the university’s Forestry major Jacob Quigley de- to compete. With the cash gen- “It’s a little bit of a fundraiser, This year, the UM team per- College of Forestry and Conser- scribed the approach needed to erated from a gate fee and food but it’s more of an educational formed well at matches in Cali- vation, but he said the group is power through a log. thing,” Kuehn said. “We’re not fornia, Oregon, Colorado and willing to accept most anyone. “You try to stay low, keep- out here to make money. We’re Idaho. Kuehn said the squad, now “We have people on the team ing the saw level,” Quigley said. out here to teach people about in its 31st season, has become one outside of the major,” Kuehn said. “You want to make sure you’re history.” of the most successful teams in “We don’t discriminate. We’ll sending it back and forth with With competitions like hori- the region. take anyone who wants to be a smooth transitions.” zontal hardhit, choker obstacle, “We have a very good tradi- lumberjack.” Learning the correct method Becoming a viable part of the takes practice but, according to team takes dedication. The idea Quigley, the goal is simple. of rolling logs, hewing trees and “You just go hard and try to scurrying up poles might sounds win,” Quigley said. rough enough, but perfecting the [email protected] 11 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Outdoors Montana Kaimin Betz’ résumé is already impres- WILDLIFE sive. He worked with the Montana Downhill tips for gutsy longboarders Continued from page 9 Fish Wildlife and Parks to assess Jeff Osteen consideration,” he said. to where you’re looking. Do this fish health following the remov- have helped him to evaluate the Montana Kaimin “This isn’t the sport where you while leaning back and put your al of Milltown Dam. He’s also breadth of an ecosystem all the Surfing birthed skateboarding can go fall on snow,” he said. “If left slide glove down. worked with cutthroat trout in Col- way from its smallest components more than fifty years ago. Like you don’t feel comfortable doing “The friction of the wheels will orado through the U.S. Geological to its big-picture functioning. He’s surfing, shorter boards evolved pri- it, then don’t.” stop you,” he said, “It’s basically Survey and in Montana and Idaho learned statistical analysis and the marily for tricks. But for the long- For those who have no doubts like a hockey stop.” with the Fish and Wildlife Service. importance of micro-ecosystems board, it’s more about style. about their appetites for charging Friendly etiquette makes all “Zach has a lot of work experi- from his wildlife biology training “A lot of people underestimate down a hill at speeds that could sports more enjoyable and less ence,” Nelson said. in fisheries and he has garnered the it,” said senior Dave Pickering, rip elbows off, Pickering has a few painful for everyone willing to Betz, originally from DeWitt, ability to broaden his scope and who has been downhill longboard- suggestions for protection. partake. Without etiquette, most Iowa, has been applying for jobs assess the functioning of an entire ing for five years. “The wider the trucks, the bet- sports would probably be short- ranging from Colorado to Ken- ecosystem from his wildland res- Longboards have rolled onto ter,” he said. “The longer and stiff- lived. tucky, but he hasn’t locked down toration education. campus in recent years as a way er the board, the better.” “Mind the speed limits. Please a position quite yet. He shouldn’t “It really overlapped well, and for people to get between classes Basically, a long, wide, stable do not speed in the neighbor- have any trouble, though. it’s something that I’m really in- or just cruise around for fun’s sake. board will keep it from wobbling hoods,” Pickering said, adding “There’s a lot of jobs avail- terested in, especially with all of The rise in longboards is indis- uncontrollably at faster speeds. that speeding causes accidents and able,” Nelson said. “(Wiggens and the water controversy going on. It putable. However, Pickering said Pickering said he also uses a full- raises people’s attention. Betz) should be in a good posi- seems like a field that will increase he rarely sees anyone new in terms face helmet, slide gloves and elbow “Try to look like a law-abiding tion.” in popularity over the next few de- of downhill longboarding. pads, as he’s taken some spills. citizen,” he said. Not that there [email protected] cades.” “It’s a whole other ball game,” “I would’ve died. I’ve cracked a would be any reason to break any he said. helmet before,” he said. laws. Pickering is currently sponsored Pads are nice and critical in Pikering gave more ideas on PLEASERecycle this newspaper by Ladera Longboards, a company training, but, to avoid serious inju- how to keep safe. that has made unique longboards ry, learning how to stop may prove “Go with two people,” he said. for nine years. useful. If someone does get hurt, it can Pickering said there are three “A lot of people just don’t know be helpful to have another person M key spots in Missoula to take a how to stop,” he said. “It’s cru- around. longboard downhill through some cial.” There are dogs and cats that K steep, fast curves. The first step for stopping is walk out into the middle of the The long, wide streets of Man- to “find an area that’s not too in- road and there really is no telling sion Heights make it by far the tense,” he said. “An open area with what can happen, he said. best place, he said. Sawmill Gulch pavement or a wide road will work There is competition in down- Road and Lincoln Hills are the nicely.” hill longboarding, but it’s more of next two on Missoula’s list. Merry He said a run-out spot that is ei- a sport where “you get together Hill Road, in Wash., he said, is “the ther flat or uphill with no traffic is with some friends and bomb hills,” holy place of longboarding.” also ideal. he said. “Best on the planet,” he added. To make the stop, turn left while Pickering said, when you’re When choosing a longboarding facing right on the board. Then learning how to power slide, your location, Pickering said, do not just make a wide right turn and hunch pants will probably get ripped up. evaluate the roads, but side streets, down on your back side while “It’s so abrasive, it tears clothes traffic and anything else that could bringing the board toward your apart,” he said. “Wear old, shitty be a potential obstacle as well. front, almost to the point where pants.” “You have to take all those into the board is sideways in relation [email protected] Bank employee accused RECYCLE of embezzling $800,000 convicted of the federal charges. Associated Press Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim A 45-year-old Missoula Racicot is the lead prosecutor woman charged with stealing on the case. A copy of the indict- nearly $800,000 from a Mon- ment was not available Tuesday tana bank pleaded not guilty evening and details of the inves- Tuesday to embezzlement and tigation are unclear. tax evasion. Adam McQuiston, the bank’s Leslie S. Stehr, a longtime market president, said bank of- bank employee, is accused of ficials became aware of the stealing the money from the alleged offense in February First National Bank of Mon- 2008, and safeguards protect- tana. She faces up to 30 years ing against theft were put into in prison and a $1 million fine if action. 12 Montana Kaimin News Wednesday, April 29, 2009

“We make everything here,” he But La Parrilla, which means But sometimes customers ond Taco Del Sol location in 2004, BURRITO said. “Nothing’s pre-cooked. We “the grill,” felt an immediate hit don’t care about variety; some- a third in 2006 and a fourth called Continued from page 1 cut the meat, marinate it and grill as the financial world fell apart, times they just crave a classic. Boca Rey last year. everything,” as well as make their Kerns said. Taco Del Sol’s owner said his But it was never about the mon- “Sano” means “healthy” in own salsas and guacamole. “Probably the day after they menu has barely changed in 12 ey, Beaton said. He fell haphaz- Spanish, and Butz said the wide The prices at El Diablo, which came out on CNN and said, ‘The years. He said he knows it’s sim- ardly into each new location, more variety of fresh vegetables and in- means “the devil,” are more ex- financial world is crumbling,’ we ple, but that’s what he likes about out of luck than intent. gredients Taco Sano offers will be pensive than Taco Del Sol’s or felt it … there were locusts flying it. “There’s not enough money the key to his success. Taco Sano’s, but Eiseman said it around and tumbleweeds rolling “That’s the trouble, when you in this to do it for the money,” he “We’re consciously making an hasn’t affected business. down the middle of the restau- start trying to leave who you are,” said “I really like what we do. I effort to put a healthy spin on our Eiseman got the idea to open rant,” he said. Beaton said. “I’d rather go under know it’s not perfect, and I know product,” Butz said. another burrito shop from his aunt His business bounced back, but being true to who we are than say, at times the thing rattles and we’re Butz also hopes to buy as many and uncle, who own Great Har- it gave him the chance to reevalu- ‘Well, let’s just find the money.’” trying to hold it together … but I ingredients as he can from the local vest Bread Company. Then, Taco ate his menu in hopes of reaching a Beaton was inspired to open a really enjoy it.” farmer’s market, as well as support Del Sol had no local competition larger market. Like El Diablo, La burrito shop in the late 1990s after And that’s how the burrito phe- local business by using salsa and and Eiseman planned a burrito Parrilla prepares much of its own he traveled down the West Coast nomenon evolved into the variety sauces from Natural Creations. restaurant located near his aunt food and, like Taco Del Sol, La to visit a friend in California. Like of local businesses burrito lovers But marketing is marketing and uncle’s store before he knew Parrilla’s menu starts with a basic many 20-somethings, he was flat can choose from today — with a and, at the end of the day, all four of La Parrilla. The two restaurants $5 veggie burrito. But for Kerns, broke and craving a good, cheap little bit of luck and a lot of local businesses get their foods from the opened within months of each burritos are no longer enticing meal. Burrito shops filled the Bay love. same places — recognizable dis- other, but Eiseman said the two enough. Area, and he became an instant tributors like Sysco Foods, Food coexist. Kerns said he thinks the lo- regular at one shop in San Mateo Nearly everyone’s been down Service of America — because “We’ve been busier than I ever cal burrito market has reached its while couch surfing. on his or her luck, out of money, or commodities like rice and beans thought it would be,” he said. peak, and he plans to widen his “I liked the people mostly, and sleeping on a buddy’s couch, but aren’t readily available in Mon- In fact, Eiseman’s best week market to attract people who may I liked the food,” he said about the there’s always a burrito shop right tana. was in early April and, if business be turned off by only burritos and restaurant in San Mateo. “It was around the corner. The economic downturn “is keeps growing like it did last sum- tacos. never my dream, but I came to It’s not a coincidence that a making things more challenging, mer, he expects his best week is “I think burritos do alienate a think, ‘I can do this every day.’” burrito shop has been voted the as it is for every business,” Butz still to come. crowd,” Kerns said. “If you don’t Beaton opened the downtown “Best Place to Eat Alone” numer- said. “Our (type of) business, That’s not bad in an economic want a burrito, you don’t want a Missoula store at age 27. For years, ous times in the Missoula Inde- though, can weather the storm. I downturn that’s closed the doors of flippin’ burrito.” he was the shop’s only employee, pendent’s Best of Missoula annual think food is a necessity. That’s many businesses and left custom- He plans to add a chipotle working behind the counter from contest. not going to change. People want ers at other restaurants searching cheese steak and French dip sand- 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. “It strikes something in you. to go out to eat.” their pockets for spare change to wich to the menu and, starting next “It buried me my first couple You’re like, ‘I feel okay here, I’m buy an already inexpensive meal. fall, La Parrilla will offer a variety years,” he said, adding that, in no longer on this path of total fail- Taco Sano’s model for mar- of soups to compliment its burri- hindsight, he probably wouldn’t ure,’” Beaton said. “There’s no keting healthier burritos mirrors La Parrilla’s owner Matt tos. He also hopes to offer break- do it again, but he loved the ur- air about it. There are not better the success of El Diablo, which Kerns agrees with the other local fast burritos daily as soon as he ban appeal of burritos and had a people sitting at better tables … opened in 2006. What differenti- businessmen that burritos are a hires more employees. good sense that university students it’s very much that you come here, ates El Diablo from others, owner convenience-driven business that If the burrito craze has finally would embrace them. you have $5 and you are on equal Mike Eiseman said, is that em- can weather the economic storm peaked, changes could keep the And the locals did. They loved footing with the world. And I love ployees prepare everything fol- more than restaurants just “a notch restaurant ahead of the curve. the new, healthier fast food enough that about it.” lowing recipes Eiseman created. more expensive.” that Beaton was able to open a sec- [email protected] Snowstorm cuts Montana power

Associated Press woman for NorthWestern En- cier National Park. He said that ergy, said an electricity substa- by Tuesday night, the storm GREAT FALLS — Several tion in Great Falls lost power had dumped about 2 to 4 feet in thousand people were without at about 8 p.m. — bringing to those areas, and drifts of up to 6 power Tuesday night as a spring 11,000 the number of custom- feet were reported. storm packing wet, heavy snow ers without service. Crews re- Great Falls received about 4 made its way across northcen- stored power to the station, but to 6 inches by Tuesday night, tral Montana. about 5,000 people were still while Helena got about 5 to 6 Claudia Rapkoch, a spokes- without electricity at 9 p.m. inches in the city and as much “We’ve got all our crews out as 13 inches in the nearby working and they will continue mountains. to work throughout the night,” “It’s a very moist snow,” Rapkoch said. “As we’re get- Brusda said. “At times your al- ting customers restored, we are most pushing water out there. also get reports of new outages It’s definitely a spring storm. coming in.” Brusda said he expected She added that trees were about 3 to 5 inches to fall over- sagging into power lines, which night and Wednesday morn- were already weighed down ing before the eastward mov- with snow. ing storm moves out of the Jim Brusda, a meteorolo- area. High temperatures across gist for the National Weather northcentral Montana should Service in Great Falls, said the reach the low 30s Wednesday snow began to fall Monday in and near 40 on Thursday, he the Browning area east of Gla- said. 13 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 News Montana Kaimin ASUM to debate graduate student Mineral kills horses

Associated Press whether the incorrect amount was specified in the veterinarian order as requirement for coordinator WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. or was a pharmacy error. Josh Potter pays and the remaining $5 would Action Now, the Office of Sus- — Florida’s top veterinarian on “We continue to cooperate fully Montana Kaimin come from the Revolving Energy tainability and the Climate Ac- Tuesday blamed the deaths of 21 with the authorities as their inves- In one of the last regular meet- Loan Fund. University of Mon- tion Plan. elite polo horses on an overdose tigations proceed,” she said. “We ings of the semester, ASUM will tana students will consider the “These things are done by of a common mineral that helps cannot discuss further details.” discuss a resolution requiring the RELF in the ASUM elections people with a degree, with train- muscles recover from fatigue. Lechuza had no comment on ASUM sustainability coordina- this week. ing,” Hunter said. Florida’s state veterinarian, Dr. the toxicology report. tor to be a graduate student. That wage is a graduate-stu- Hunter added that ASUM Thomas J. Holt, said toxicology The polo team had hoped The author of the bill ASUM dent wage, Hunter said. needs to be positive that the co- tests on the dead horses showed sig- to get a compound similar to a president Trevor Hunter said a “Thirteen dollars per hour for ordinator would be able to han- nificantly increased selenium levels. name-brand supplement known graduate student should run the an undergraduate is very high. dle these responsibilities so that The horses from the Vene- as Biodyl. The supplement is used Sustainability Center because We’d have to adjust the wage,” other ASUM offices won’t need zuelan-owned Lechuza Caracas around the world but hasn’t been the job will be tailored mainly to Hunter said. “To keep it consis- to allocate their resources to team began collapsing April 19 approved by the Food and Drug coincide with other graduate re- tent, this makes a lot sense.” things for which the Sustainabil- as they were unloaded from trail- Administration in the U.S. sponsibilities. ASUM senator Daniel Zol- ity Center is already responsible. ers at the International Polo Club Veterinarians often turn to “The duties, the wage and the nikov expressed his concern that “We tried to think of how we Palm Beach in Wellington before compounding pharmacies like design of it would be like what a this potential change in the per- can align our office duties to be a championship match. Some died Franck’s for medications that can’t T.A. would do,” Hunter said. sonnel policy would narrow the cooperative with the Sustainabil- at the scene, others hours later. be found on shelves, but the dis- The problem, Hunter added, scope of potential coordinators ity Center so we’re not overlap- “Signs exhibited by the horses pensaries generally can only rec- is that ASUM’s personnel policy in the future. ping duties,” Hunter said. and their rapid deaths were consis- reate unapproved drugs in limited never actually said that the posi- “It might limit who might ac- Zolnikov also expressed con- tent with toxic doses of selenium,” circumstances, such as for health tion was a graduate student posi- tually do a good job,” Zolnikov cern that if the position were Holt said. reasons. tion, though most senators felt it said. “I don’t want to narrow it open only to graduate students The team was preparing to play The FDA and state authorities should be. down too much.” then there wouldn’t be a large in the sport’s U.S. Open and was are investigating. “If we want (the Sustainabil- Hunter told Zolnikov that he enough pool from which to draw seen as a top contender. Biodyl is a supplement made ity Center) to pay them like a understands “the hesitation that potential employees. A Florida pharmacy that mixed in France by Duluth, Ga.-based graduate student and want them we might limit ourselves,” but “I do think that the demand a brew of vitamins and minerals animal pharmaceutical firm Me- to do the work of a graduate stu- that, “a graduate student would will be there,” Hunter said, add- for the team on order from its Flor- rial Ltd. It wasn’t clear how close dent, let’s make them a graduate best fulfill the duties.” ing that he felt “there aren’t ida veterinarian said Tuesday that Franck’s mixture came to the student,” Hunter said. Hunter said that those du- many new T.A. (opportunities) the strength of selenium was in- name-brand drug. Lechuza said Hunter said that the sustain- ties would include helping other available next year.” correct. Jennifer Beckett, chief op- what they ordered was supposed ability coordinator stands to earn campus institutions involved in [email protected] erating officer for Franck’s -Phar to contain vitamin B, potassium, $13 an hour, $8 of which ASUM sustainability, such as Climate macy in Ocala, Fla., would not say magnesium and selenium.

suddenly, that musty Mötley Crüe consignment, the latter being a on buying new clothes from tra- sale and Thrift Shops, the resale THRIFT shirt that their older brothers gave process where the person selling ditional retail stores as they were industry is faring a lot better. Continued from page 8 to Goodwill a few years ago was the clothes makes a percentage of before, even after the stores cut For the past three years, the cool again. the price when something sells. prices by as much as 75 percent. number of resale stores opened If thrift stores have anything to Co-owner Debbie Stebbins High-end clothing stores such has grown about 5 percent per a few years ago have thrift stores say about this past decade, it’s that says the popularity of the store as Gap and Abercrombie and year — and they make money. to thank for their popularity. And we felt more comfortable looking follows economic trends pretty Fitch, which dominated the youth Goodwill Industries, for example, thrift stores have nostalgia to back than we did looking forward. closely. When gas prices were clothing market in the 1990s, saw has 2,246 stores nationwide and thank for theirs. So when the economy started high last summer, Stebbins says double-digit drops in December generated $1.9 billion in sales in In the first part of this decade, tanking last year, the stores were she saw an increase in people in annual same-store sales nation- 2007. Sept. 11 was still fresh in our ready and the taboos of buying wanting to sell her their clothes. wide, a figure compiled by com- NARTS credits the success of minds; the wars in Iraq and Af- secondhand were already gone. “Now that gas has gotten paring month-to-month sales at the resale industry to the ability ghanistan were starting to get out An established habit of thrift cheaper, that trend has gone down locations open for a year or more. of its stores to blur the line be- of hand and at home the culture shopping for a trend’s sake turned some,” Stebbins says. By the end of 2008, Gap’s sales tween retail and resale — except, war between red and blue wasn’t into thrift shopping for, thrift’s This year’s prom season has had dropped 14 percent and Ab- of course, in prices. That’s why in letting up, either. So it makes sake, and it isn’t just for teenagers also been different from previ- ercrombie’s dropped 24 percent. Missoula it isn’t just any kind of sense that these were the times in and 20-somethings anymore. ous years, Stebbins says, be- Those figures stayed low by the thrift store that is seeing a boom, which thrift stores entered an un- Cottonwood Traders’s com- cause more moms are coming end of this year’s first quarter, just the ones who cater to a new precedented era of chic. Some in petition, My Sister’s Closet, saw in to buy used dresses for their with Gap reporting an 8 percent kind of thrift shopper shaped by the 18- to 24-year-old set looked a 25 percent increase in sales in daughters. loss and Abercrombie, a 34 per- new kinds of economic condi- back on the seemingly less com- 2008. My Sister’s Closet sells If nationwide figures from the cent loss. tions: one who wants the style, plicated times of their childhoods contemporary women’s fashions 2008 holiday season are any indi- According to statistics from but needs the bargain. from the ’80s and early ’90s and, and bridal wear through resale or cation, consumers aren’t as keen the National Association of Re- [email protected] 14 Montana Kaimin Feature Wednesday, April 29, 2009

After waiting a couple min- “The legal battle has been ex- was meager at best. Dealing with are considering buying another GREEN utes in front of the house, a wom- hausting,” Murray says, “and ex- another cab company was enough Prius priced at $20,000 using loan Continued from page 7 an opens the front door, walks pensive.” to push it over the edge and wasn’t money they still have in hand, down the steps, through a gate in Robert Gray, Yellow Cab’s worth the risk. says Jessica Murray, who handles interest. Yellow cab fought the the white-picket fence and toward 25-year-long owner, fought Green As for hybrids, Yellow Cab all the financials. But with ex- Murrays all the way. the car. Her two young girls come Taxi’s licensing, but when the hasn’t bought any yet because it’s pansion comes more costs, like In December of 2007, the along, one wearing a purple win- Murrays got their license he sold unrealistic, Hill says. It’s the same $6,000 a year more in auto insur- Commission narrowly awarded ter jacket, the other a pink one, the company to Hill and Jerry Ty- when it comes to upgrades to the ance. With two cars, they’ll need the Murrays their license by a 3–2 even though the temperature’s in acke. computer system or anything the to hire a dispatcher, which means vote. Many people, including head the low 50s. She goes back for a company considers. Numbers paying more in insurance and oth- commissioner at the time Doug car seat. Buckles it in. She goes “ have to be crunched. er things. Mood, were upset with the three back for another. Buckles it in. We’re not Ordinary Chevy Caprice cabs “We’ve always heard people commissioners who approved Mick offers to help her with the only get 16 mpg, but they cost complain about taxes, but didn’t Green Taxi’s license. They looked stroller and then puts it in the back the welfare $10,000 and can carry five people understand,” she says. “We’re down on these commissioners for through the rear hatch. and their luggage in a large trunk. there now.” ignoring the rules in favor of per- “Where to?” he asks. Camry hybrids (which Yellow Right now, calls to Green Taxi sonal beliefs: To get hybrid taxis “Mullan Road,” she replies. department. has looked into) cost $25,000, are transfer from a landline to the on the road. “By the detention center.” crammed for three passengers and driver’s cell phone that is then “Saving the planet is not one He follows Broadway Street We’re here to have little to no storage space. connected to the Prius’s built- of the issues that are in our mis- until he reaches the Mullan-Road “Believe me, I’d love to have in Bluetooth looped through the sion statement here at the Com- light, waits for the arrow and then ” the fuel bill that comes with hy- car’s speakers. Only one person mission,” Mood said at the time. turns left. make money. brids,” Hill says. “But if I put hy- needs to be working at a time. “Green Taxi doesn’t meet Com- Just a block farther on W. Victor Hill brids on right now, not only would That would change with a second mission standards and would hurt Broadway Street, Victor Hill is Yellow Cab co-owner it drive us under, we’d need to car. The possible expenses keep Yellow Cab.” at work in a building settled be- double our vehicles.” piling. But the commissioners sup- hind Mission Mattress. It’s Yellow No current hybrid model is big But Murray’s set his sights porting Green Taxi claimed their Cab’s Missoula headquarters. Sit- When asked why he sold a enough and cheap enough to make high when he first got the idea for decisions were based on testimo- ting back about 100 yards from the company his dad bought in 1959, it a viable option for a company Green Taxi from a magazine ar- nies revealing Yellow Cab’s lack street, it’s hard to find. No road- Gray only said, “I’m worn out.” his size, he says. ticle about New York City, which in service, which is a Commission side sign indicates its existence. And even though Hill wasn’t “As much as people on this is in the process of switching its standard. And its address, 1900 ½ West owner at the time of the legal bat- planet want to be eco-friendly, 13,000 Ford Crown Victoria yel- Nevertheless, Green Taxi re- Broadway Ave., doesn’t make it tle, the whole ordeal still bothers economics still rule the world,” low cabs for hybrids. Boston ceived its license in December any easier. Then again, customers him. He started working for Gray Hill says.” People need to stay Mayor Thomas Menino has also of 2007, took out a $75,000 busi- aren’t likely to come looking for in 1995 and believes that through- realistic. There is the perfect announced that by 2015 the city’s ness loan, bought a used Prius it. Yellow Cab’s eight Chevy Ca- out Green Taxi’s licensing strug- world out there, but it doesn’t ex- entire taxi fleet will be converted for $18,300 and has been taxiing prices are on the streets. gle Yellow Cab was portrayed in ist where we’re living. We’re just to hybrid vehicles. since late February of 2008. They It’s Tuesday morning and a the news as a money-grubbing working towards it.” Hill says that, even though taxi finally got what they wanted, their bitter taste preoccupies Hill. It’s company without regard for the But Murray isn’t such a fleets, mostly in large cities, are white-picket fence. But it’s not not from the coffee he carries in a environment. straightforward pragmatist. He’s switching over to hybrids, they’re what they expected it to look like. mug; he holds it in one hand like “I’m all about saving the committed to using the Prius even also seeing maintenance costs in- They hired four part-time drivers a pistol, his four fingers wrapped world,” Hill says, “but I don’t though it costs more. And his crease by 40 percent. With hun- — the most they could afford — around the handle with his thumb believe singularly attacking Mis- sights aren’t set on reaching as far dreds or even thousands of cars, but Mick still has to cover a few cocked up as if preparing to pull soula’s cab company is solving into the black as possible. these humongous taxi fleets have shifts a week. back on an imaginary hammer. the problem.” “It would be pretty easy to get enough capital to offset those “I wouldn’t say we’re operat- No, this discomforting tang is Hybrid or not had nothing to do a $4,000 minivan and put it on the maintenance costs. Missoula’s ing at a profit,” Murray says. “I’d stale, something that’s been both- with Yellow’s opposition to Green road. But I’m pretty dedicated to Yellow Cab only has eight ve- say we’re barely covering costs. It ering him for a long time, more Taxi, he says. Yellow Cab was just providing education on climate hicles, and Hill worries better gas covers itself if I don’t pay myself than a year. It’s the same always- acting in Yellow Cab’s best inter- change rather than just giving mileage will pale in comparison to a wage. That sorta thing.” in-the-back-of-your-mind feeling est. It’s what all companies have rides,” he says. expensive repair costs for hybrids. that Green Taxi owner Murray to do. Still, he realizes that he needs To keep up, Yellow Cab would knows all to well. “We want to make everybody to stay ahead. And so many un- have to increase what it charges, Same as Murray, who sunk happy, but we need to stay in the foreseen costs have weighed he says. Hill has done what he can thousands of dollars and countless black,” Hill says. “We’re not the heavily on the Murrays’ effort. to keep operating costs as low as hours into licensing Green Taxi, welfare department. We’re here to He planned on paying his drivers possible so customers’ rates stay Hill’s company did the same to make money.” a livable wage of more than $10 low. And that they have. Yellow prevent it. And both lost out. And Green Taxi cut in right per hour, but figuring in all kinds Cab still charges the same per ride as Yellow Cab was regaining its of insurance and workman’s comp as it did in 2004. footing. After Sept. 11, 2001, has cut that down to $8 per hour. “When a hybrid vehicle fit people stopped riding taxis, Hill “Plus, all the downtime driv- for taxi use at a reasonable price says. The record lows went on for ers spend waiting and other costs comes out, things will change,” years. The company lost $89,460 make the profit margins very thin,” Hill says. “Right now, most cab from 2003 to 2005 and finally Murray says. “You need four cabs companies in the country are still moved up to making a profit of running before seeing any profit.” on the same path as before.” $8,902 in 2006, even though it For that reason, the Murrays [email protected] The Kaimin is hiring all positions for Fall 2009. 15 Wednesday, April 29, 2009 News Montana Kaimin Come one, come all

Eric Oravsky/Montana Kaimin A member of the Western Montana Shrine Circus performs with elephants in the Adams Center last Friday. The circus returns every year and is put on by the Algerian shrine sponsored by businesses in the area so children can go for free. Oilseed jet fuel burns cleaner The KAIMIN@ KLICKs Associated Press its economic appeal. emissions by 60 to 70 percent with www.montanakaimin.com The greenhouse gas emissions no loss of performance for the fuel. BILLINGS — A new study study was done by the Sustain- The 84 percent reduction in says jet fuel made with the oilseed able Futures Institute at Michigan greenhouse gases was based on crop camelina could cut green- Technological University. It was a strain of camelina expected to house gas emissions by up to 84 funded by the camelina industry need less fertilizer and yield more percent compared with jet fuel and conducted with jet fuel from pounds per acre than types of the from petroleum. camelina seeds developed by a crop currently in production. The finding is expected to be Bozeman company, Sustainable “These next generation biofu- used by the aviation industry as Oils. els are true hydrocarbons and on a it weighs a number of alternative For the study, lead author Da- molecular level indistinguishable fuels with the potential to reduce vid Shonnard said he conducted a from fossil fuels,” said Shonnard, costs and curb emissions. “life cycle” comparison of cam- a chemical engineering professor Camelina is considered well- elina with petroleum, meaning at Michigan Tech. suited to Montana and other arid he factored in the greenhouse gas Sustainable Oils General Man- Northern Plains states because it emissions from fertilizing, grow- ager Scott Johnson said Shonnard’s needs little water. Terrance Scott ing, harvesting and using the crop. study could help sell dubious farm- with the aircraft manufacturer Conventional camelina, Shon- ers on camelina by showing them Boeing says camelina is one of a nard said, can cut greenhouse gas its market advantages. handful of crops with the potential to provide sufficient “feedstock” to make large quantities of jet fuel. However, the industry has struggled to attract growers will- ing to switch to the crop. Also, falling oil prices have dampened 16 Montana Kaimin News Wednesday, April 29, 2009

when they register their driving him. Lemcke also said it was un- RECYCLE ORGAN licenses, doing so through Donate TRANSIENT known whether drugs or alcohol RECYCLE Continued from page 1 Life Today allows a registrant to Continued from page 1 were involved. choose precisely which organs can Meyers was due in court for ar- RECYCLE be donated. A participant may also raignment at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday people and makes their life worth opt to donate his entire cadaver to the partition separating the front facing charges of disorderly con- living,” Giem said. “I don’t know science on the site. and back seats of the cruiser and duct, resisting arrest, assault on a why anyone would have a problem “Registering this way, com- kicked out one of the windows. peace officer, assault with a bodily with organ donation.” pared to at the DMV, really so- While bashing his head, he said fluid, obstructing a peace officer Giem, who works at the Office lidifies the idea,” Giem said. “You to the officers, “I’m going to tell and criminal mischief. of Civic Engagement, said there really have to sit down and think them you stopped and beat the shit According to a representative are several misconceptions that de- about these decisions, and it makes out of me,” according to Lemcke. of the Clerk of Justice Court where ter people from donating their or- it more legitimate that way.” The officers then took him to Meyers was due to appear before gans. One is that family members UM student Matt Fennell reg- St. Patrick’s Hospital where he Justice of the Peace Karen Orzech, will have to pick up the financial istered his organs once he caught refused medical attention, saying Meyers did not appear because he burden of donating organs, Giem wind of the drive and said it was he “would just rip the stitches out was still uncooperative and in re- said. This is not the case and, when easy to do and took about a min- anyway.” straints. one registers at donatetoday.com, ute. Fennell said he thinks that do- When he got to the Missoula His bail is a total of $51,885 for the organization covers all the nating organs will advance medi- County Detention Center, he still all the charges combined. costs of organ donation, including cal study while helping people out. didn’t calm down, but continued to This is not the first time Mey- preparation and transportation, ac- “I feel like it’s the right thing to bash his head against the holding ers has caused this sort of trouble, cording to Giem. do and is a social obligation for all cell door. Lemcke said. Although Montana residents of us,” Fennell said. When discussing the incident, “This guy has an extensive can opt to become organ donors [email protected] Lemcke said as far as he knew, the criminal history,” Lemcke said. man had still not cooperated with “He’s wanted in two states, but booking procedures and was in those states won’t extradite him.” restraints with a “spit hood” over [email protected]

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$4 per student per semester fee to create the Kaimin fee from $4 to $6 per semester. system. The additional fee will go to meeting MontPIRG ASUM Referenda Revolving Energy Loan Fund (RELF). ASUM Transportation Fee the safety guidelines and would renovate MontPIRG (Montana Student Public Vote April 29-30 No, I do not approve of the passage of an The Transportation Fee supports the ASUM a current University building to be able to Interest Research Group) is a statewide, Renewable Energy Loan Fund (RELF) optional $4 per students per semester fee Office of Transportation. A fee increase is house the new buses recently purchased, student directed, non-profit, non-partisan A Renewable Energy Loan Fund creates to create the Revolving Energy Loan Fund needed to increase service to the College of which will extend the life expectancy of all organization. MontPIRG gives students a funding for student-led projects that reduce (RELF). Technology and South campus, which has the current and future equipment. The bio vital out of the classroom learning experience the environmental impact of the campus and seen a 112% ridership increase, to provide a bus was purchased in 2000 and has a life to act on the problems they see in the world, save money. These projects exist in areas of Montana Kaimin bus garage through a renovation of a current expectancy of 7 years. With the additional by allowing students to pool their resources energy efficiency, water conservation and The Montana Kaimin is proposing a $2.00 building on campus, to replace the Bio Bus, fee, this bus will be replaced during the 2010- with students across the state and country to waste reduction. The financial savings these increase to the Montana Kaimin fee. The which is past its life expectancy, to meet 2011 academic year. Finally, the semester make our voices stronger and to hire a staff of projects produce would be returned to the Montana Kaimin is the only student run federal safety standards and to expand the bike program started in fall 2008 was so professionals to work with students on issues fund, growing over time, and ensuring that newspaper for the University of Montana semester bike program. successful that all bikes were checked out that concern us as citizens. A $5 per student, sustainability and economic success go hand and employs almost 50 students to prepare A $3.50 per semester increase to the within 4 days of the spring 2009 semester. per semester ‘opt-out’ fee would allow in hand. A $4 per student, per semester fee and design the weekday publication. Transportation Fee would increase the An additional fee would allow the ASUM students to pool their resources together and could create over $80,000 in the first year. This fee would be used to modernize the current Park ‘n Ride services to the College OT to increase this program to more hire professional staff to work with students Students could use these funds for projects technology of the Montana Kaimin office, of Technology and to South campus. After a adequately meet the demonstrated demand. on issues that concern us as citizens. that make the campus cleaner and greener maintain necessary financial reserves, meet fall 2008 safety review, it was determined that Yes, I approve of a $3.50 per semester Yes, I support the establishment of a $5 and represent smart investments. The fee mandatory increases in the minimum wage, the ASUM Transportation system is in need increase to the Transportation Fee to meet per semester, per student ‘opt-out’ fee for would be opt-out to give students the option and continue to provide special advertising of meeting a number of requirements for the the above requests. MontPIRG. not to pay. A student-led committee will rates to student groups. system to qualify for federal transportation No, I do not approve of a $3.50 per semester No, I do not support the establishment of a be responsible for release of the funds so Yes, I support increasing the Montana funds. Such needs include: a bus garage, increase to the Transportation Fee. $5 per semester, per student ‘opt-out’ fee for students keep control. Kaimin fee from $4 to $6 per semester. more student lead drivers, increased testing MontPIRG. Yes, I approve the passage of an optional No, I do not support increasing the Montana and training, and improved communication

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