Thursday, May 26, 2011 Vol 117 No. 154 TTHE H E SSUMMER U M M E R The student voice of Washington Evergreen State University since 1895.

LEISURE OPINION KICKING BACK GALLERY FEATURES KIDS ALL OF THE ABOVE PUZZLES & MORE Prichard Art Gallery is showcasing the One columnist argues that multiple- Test your sudoku and crossword-solving water conservation projects of Moscow choice testing is a lazy alternative to essay skills, then check out today’s horoscopes elementary students this week. exams and promote student apathy. on the last page of this issue. | Page 4 | Page 6 | Page 8 Budget cuts $107.8 million from WSU

The finalized state budget that explained the Board of Regents 16 percent.” Some of the conditions included in released on Wednesday cuts 26 will continue to accept recommenda- The 26 percent decrease represents the current version of HB 1795 are that tions until the legislature finalizes the a $107.8 million cut in state fund- WSU will have to enroll and educate percent of WSU’s federal funding. budget. ing and could affect areas such as the approximately 23,000 full-time stu- The state budget was signed and College of Liberal Arts, the College of dents and eliminate and consolidate By Daneysse Victoria Daniels Evergreen Staff finalized Wednesday morning. It cut Business, the College of Education and programs of study with limited student approximately 26 percent funding for the College of Communication. or employer demand. The bill could Washington State University WSU, according to Joan King, Chief With the passing of House Bill 1795, consolidate programs that are not core President Elson S. Floyd postponed University Budget Officer. WSU and its Board of Regents will academic strengths for the institution, the announcement of recommended “This isn’t far from what we expect- have tuition setting authority through particularly when such programs dupli- tuition rates for the Fall 2011 semester ed,” King said. “This is a huge cut for the 2014-2015 scholastic year. cate offerings by other in-state and beyond. the university. On one hand they have HB 1795 has been passed in both the institutions. Floyd was set to release the rec- given us authority to raise tuition, but house and the senate, and is currently ASWSU Senate Pro-Tempore ommendation Tuesday, May 24, but they have also already assumed that we awaiting the Governor’s signature of instead released an online statement were already going to raise the tuition approval. See BUDGET Page 3 Fourth Distractions, fatigue hurt police case of EHV-1 confirmed

The WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital has diagnosed a fourth horse with EHV-1.

By Kaylee Ray Evergreen Staff Another horse at WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital tested positive for Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) on Wednesday, a College of Veterinary Medicine spokesperson said. The latest case received the virus from another horse at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, not from the horse show in Utah where the virus is believed to have originated, Charlie Powell, public information officer for the College of Veterinary Medicine, said. “This is what we call a secondary exposure,” he said. Powell said the horse had a fever Commander Chris Tennant in his car outside the police station Tuesday afternoon. JADE CRESKO/SUMMER EVERGREEN during the routine checks, but nasal swabs were initially negative for EHV-1. The fever persisted, he said, WSU researcher identifies problems many in-car distractions. cars on the market as of this year,” he and the tests came back positive associated with increased traffic “There’s a really substantial distrac- said. “None of them pay attention to tion load inside of police vehicles,” he the ergonomics of the communication Wednesday. accidents among police officers. Professor of Veterinary Clinical said. “On top of the one or two cell systems, but they could.” Science Debra Sellon said none of the phones that cops use associated with Vila said reconfiguration options By Amanda Guay included heads-up displays instead of horses with the virus at the teaching Evergreen Staff the job you’ve got one or two radios as hospital have shown neurological well as a GPS and a computer that they the current dashboard displays as well symptoms, only fevers. In this age of advanced technology use inside the car, and radar guns and as including two officers in cars, a prac- “It’s the horses with neurologic and diminished budgets for govern- any number of other gadgets.” tice which died out in the 1970s. disease that usually have the long- ment funded programs, police stations According to Vila, the influx of tech- Pullman Chief of Police Gary term problems,” she said. have felt the strain. nology has not been compensated for Jenkins said although he was open The neurological progression of Bryan Vila, a professor of crimi- EHV-1 can infect a horse’s spinal nal justice and a researcher with the “ fluid, causing myeloencephalopa- WSU Sleep and Performance Research Police officers in the U.S. have continued to thy - a severe viral brain and spinal Center (SPRC) in Spokane, is work- fluid infection, Doctor of Veterinary ing to identify some of the problems die on duty in traffic accidents, most of them Medicine Tanis MacDonald said on imposed by the strain on departments related to routine driving... „ her website. through a new study on police officer The virus cannot be transmit- fatigue. — Bryan Vila ted to humans, dogs, cats or cattle, “Police officers in the U.S. have but is extremely contagious among continued to die on duty in traffic acci- in police vehicle interiors. to changes in the Pullman Police horse populations, the Idaho Equine dents, most of them related to routine “None of these things are set up like Department, he is not sure if there is a Hospital’s website said. driving, not emergency driving, at a some fighter aircraft cockpit where change needed now. The WSU Veterinary Teaching higher rate every year for the last 15 or everything is ergonomically designed “I would be open to looking at doing Hospital has released the first infect- 16 years,” Vila said. “That’s at the same so that it maximizes the pilot’s capa- things differently based on what the ed horse to its owners. The three time that overall traffic deaths for the bilities,” he said. “Things are stuck in research shows and how much we feel subsequent cases remain isolated general public have been going down.” wherever they fit.” that this really impacts our officers,” he from the other horses and camelids, Vila said the preliminary studies Although this is a problem implied said. Powell said. The equine section of the taken by the California Commission on in research to be the cause of the The department currently has one hospital still remains under a volun- Peace Officer Standards and Training increased traffic deaths, Vila noted the man per car on most night shifts, which tary quarantine and is not accepting (POST) on officer fatigue indicated that lack of change among departments and are ten hours and go from 10 p.m. to 7 the cause of the increase of accidents policy makers. a.m. See HORSES Page 3 were long, erratic work hours and too “There are three custom-built police See POLICE Page 3

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performance scheduled on parties. None of the perfor- ASWSU President Riley HORSES | Page 1 June 2 at Beasley Coliseum mance horses showed signs of BUDGET | Page 1 Myklebust said he doubts the due to the virus cases in the virus, but representatives Board of Regents will ever or releasing any animals. Pullman, Powell said. from the Veterinary Teaching Derrick Skaug said that it is be in a position to lower the Powell said each time a Leo Udy, Director of Hospital raised concerns uncertain whether HB 1795 tuition rate. new horse tests positive for the Beasley Performing Arts about bringing outside horses will actually help WSU in the “Before the university gets virus, the hospital extends the Coliseum, said Lipizzaner to campus, Thompson said. long run. Skaug claims tradi- to set its own tuition rate, keep quarantine for 21 days. Stallions Inc. made the final “(The Lipizzaner horses) tionally students have opposed in mind the state has prede- The state of Washington decision. don’t come in contact with any local tuition-setting authority termined what tuition will be,” has reported seven cases of “After discussion with the people or other horses,” Rich and have lobbied against it Myklebust said. EHV-1, Powell said. Three vet school here on campus, said. through ASWSU. WSU will increase tuition, cases were reported in they made the determina- The only human contact is Skaug hopes the Board of not because they want to, but Whitman County along with tion it would be best if they with the company’s staff, he Regents will act in the best because the state has tied their other single cases in each bypassed Pullman,” Udy said. said. interest of the university, he hands, Myklebust said. Thurston, Spokane, Chelan Rich Thompson, Marketing WSU and Lipizzaner said. “If the state makes higher and Asotin counties. Director for Lipizzaner Stallions Inc. will likely “My hopes are that the education a priority then HB Officials canceled the Stallions Inc., said it was prob- reschedule the show in the Board of Regents will be more 1795 will become obsolete, ably the best solution for both future, Thompson said. responsive to the needs of the Lipizzaner Stallion but if the state continues to university than the legisla- tor has been,” Skaug said. handicap higher education, “The problem is the Board of I don’t know that our Board officer fatigue before learning “I think students could Regents can only work with of Regents will ever be in a POLICE | Page 1 of the study. have a worse way of thinking what is given to them by the position to decrease tuition,” “Lack of sleep usually leads about officers if the officers’ legislature. No matter who sets Myklebust said. “I’m open to two-man cars, to mistakes and not thinking behavior is being negatively the tuition rate right now it is At press time, Floyd had yet but part of it is that our staff clearly so it could result in affected by fatigue,” she said. clear that it will not somehow to release any tuition rate level is too weakened,” Jenkins worse patrolling, either a lack “ I do think that officers create more funds.” recommendation. said. “Our officers can cover of caring or poor judgment should be more responsible basically twice the area if we when handling students,” she about their driving if they’re put them in two cars instead of said. going to have all the technol- one car, but there’s also officer Sevey noted that she was ogy in their cars.” safety, which we have to put not worried about officer In the end, Vila’s project into consideration.” fatigue affecting the perfor- goal is simple. Caitlin Sevey, a senior psy- mance of Pullman officers, “We just want to be able chology major at WSU, said but acknowledged its to make police work safer,” that she had never considered potential for trouble. he said. Smart kidnapper sentenced

Elizabeth Smart kidnapper given two life sentences without parole.

By Jennifer Dobner The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Elizabeth Smart finally got her chance Wednesday to confront the street preacher convicted of holding her captive and raping her for months when she was just 14. Now 23, she stood tall in the courtroom — stoic, with an even voice and a strength Brian David Mitchell clearly lacked. JIM URQUHART/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mitchell, frail and skinny Elizabeth Smart speaks to the media with a long, peppery white in front of the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse. beard, sang hymns softly and closed his hollow eyes, just as never be returned. You will he was sentenced, he sang he did throughout his trial, have to be held responsible louder. just as he would moments for those actions, whether it's Outside the courthouse, later as the judge gave him in this life or the next, and I a beaming Smart, now a two life sentences without hope you are ready for when Brigham Young University parole. That did not stop that time comes." music student, told reporters Smart from looking right at Mitchell's sentencing that the sentencing "is the him and coolly speaking her closed a major legal chapter ending of a very long chapter piece. in the heartbreaking ordeal and the beginning of a very It took her about 30 sec- that stalled for years after beautiful chapter for me." onds. he was declared mentally She said she wants to work "I don't have very much ill and unfit to stand trial in with other crime victims and to say to you. I know exactly state court. A federal jury lend her support to the cause what you did," said Smart, in December unanimously of missing children. wearing a houndstooth convicted the 57-year-old Smart was snatched from checked skirt, an ivory jacket of kidnapping and unlawful her Salt Lake City bedroom and pearls. "I know that you transportation of a minor by knifepoint in the early know that what you did was across state lines for sex. hours of June 5, 2002. The wrong. You did it with full When the judge asked massive search to find the knowledge ... but I have a if he had anything to say, blond-haired, blue-eyed girl wonderful life now and no Mitchell, whose hands and riveted the nation, as did her Read the summer evergreen! matter what you do, you will feet were bound, kept right improbable recovery while never affect me again. on singing. His bizarre walking with her captor on a Every Monday and Thursday "You took away nine demeanor changed just suburban Salt Lake City-area months of my life that can once during the hearing: As street on March 12, 2003. 4 | Thursday, May 26, 2011

Leisure Editor Amanda Guay [email protected] leisure Gallery displays student art Metal band challenges status quo

The new album from For The Fallen Dreams is worth a listen

For Your Reviewing Pleasure By Greg Dunbar

or The Fallen Dreams doesn’t stick to the typical palm-mute, F breakdown, solo formula popular metalcore mandates. For instance, if one looked at their guitar tabs, instead of seeing “p.m.” (for palm-mute), the “l.r.” (let-ring) sym- bol would be much more prevalent. FTFD streams legato melodies, and from their first album, Changes, to their latest, Back Burner, they have continued to hone their pleasurably clashing sound to the point where Parents examine their sixth graders’ ideas to improve water conservation Tuesday night at TONY CHRISTENSEN/SUMMER EVERGREEN they stand out from the other metal- the Prichard Art Gallery in Moscow, Id. clone bands out there. Pounding, palm-muted riffs are Prichard Art Gallery showcases explain their book’s conservation theme and testing for moisture, doing water so 2000s; most bands don’t stand a the water conservation projects and a narrative of the project’s process quality tests on Payette Lake, hiking into chance of getting noticed unless they from Kathryn Bonzo, the fifth- and Ponderosa State Park to study animal prove they’re the most brutal group of local elementary students. sixth-grade teacher at PPSEL. adaptations and then back to cabins to out there or show some stones and According to Bonzo, book altering socialize,” Bonzo’s blog said. vary from the methodological genre. By Christine Rushton They also met with the Palouse- FTFD blends their melodic instru- Evergreen Contributor is the process of changing the appear- ance of a book to convey a new meaning Clearwater Environmental Institute, City ments, guitars and bass, in simple harmonies for the most part in Back The Prichard Art Gallery in Moscow, or story other than the original. In this of Moscow Water Department, Latah case, the students used glue, magazine County Soil and Water Conservation Burner and combined with less- Idaho, debuted a uniquely-intelligent technical drumming than the band’s display of elementary student art clippings, colored markers, their own District and Dr. Erik Coats at the University of Idaho. Their expeditions previous two albums showcased. Tuesday night. art, poetry, cloth, dirt and more to This latest production resonates The Palouse Prairie School of individualize their message. included testing for PH, nitrates, nitrites, macro invertebrates, velocity, turbidity rather than crunches down in the Expeditionary Learning (PPSEL) Bonzo set up a blog detailing the listener’s ear. The album’s opener, teamed with the gallery to present the activities of the students. The display and temperature at sights like Paradise Creek and the south fork of the Palouse Say What You Will, and its finale, fifth and sixth-grader’s altered book is the final piece of their Spring 2011 Fist Fight, do away with excessive project, which focuses on their studies Water Expedition, an in-depth combi- River. “Educational wealth the experts use of power chords in favor of more on water conservation. Roger Rowley, nation of writing and science and visual precisely picked melodic lines. These director of the University of Idaho project they began in mid-February, shared with our class made the experi- ence rich and exciting,” Bonzo said. “If I imaginative chord outlines are found Prichard Art Gallery, spoke of the begin- Bonzo said. could take the kids on field experiences particularly in Fist Fight and consist ning of the project. “It widens out their possibilities on half the year, I would.” of three notes a half-step away from “The teacher at PPS approached me what they can do in the future,” she Within the classroom, the students each other, giving the band a dark, and Prichard Ed Coordinator Dona said. “It gives them an opportunity to watched steelhead trout eggs grow in a nightmarish tone to accompany the Black about the possibility. We didn’t recognize what they want to do.” fish tank while continuously testing that growls and screams issuing from lead have an exhibit scheduled...something According to Bonzo’s blog, the guid- water, which allowed the students to see singer Dylan Richter’s throat. small and community focused would ing question for the project was “How the importance of clean water on a daily FTFD hits on many different work,” he said. does water quality effect the ecology of basis, Bonzo said. sub-genres in Back Burner, and in Dona Black, the art education coor- a community?” Through several case In the final stages of the project, the particular, there are heavy traces of dinator at the gallery, agreed the exhibit studies, the students learned where students brought in old books that they punk involved in songs such as The opened up a new opportunity for the water comes from, how it is used, how it would then alter, she said. Big Empty, with group Hey!’s vocals and punk-style drums instead of gallery. is cleaned and who controls it. “Symbolically, recycling these older complicated double-bass patterns. “This is an awesome way to feature During one study, the students spent books reinforced how using reusing This album has much, much more some of the really fantastic student a week at the McCall Outdoor Science water is what humans have done for work,” she said. School testing and collecting data. clean vocals as well than FTFD’s The display includes altered books “They got to work with these kids all past albums. Back Burner sounds created by the students, essays to week during the day digging snow pits See GALLERY Page 5 very similar to Atreyu’s style in their album The Curse, when they weren’t so glammy. Metal being metal though, FTFD couldn’t quite get away from the evil Awards recognize Northwest artists sound of the genre. In Let Go, dis- sonance reigns over all, with low end, discordant breakdowns followed The Artist Trust Awards have scape and figurative painter, was award- “The artist’s response to anything is on top by eerie melodies and pulse- selected several Washington ed the Claire Short Island Residency (hopefully) based on some committed punctuating vocals and drums, like a award. He expressed his appreciation of investment in the subject,” he said. “A war march. artists to honor for 2011. the Artist Trust. true response comes from that immer- This album isn’t as hard-hitting “I can’t say enough about Artist sion. I am primarily known for land- or melodic as FTFD’s first album, By Duke Sullivan Trust,” Bohne said. “It is one of the few scapes, and the Irish landscape is varied Evergreen Staff Changes. The band has been getting organizations anywhere that actually and emotional, as the people are of the progressively more mainstream- Through a careful and tedious selec- gives attention and recognition to paint- country.” sounding and less original-wise com- tion process, 18 artists from the state of ers and fine artists. I am truly honored Another award recipient was Barbara pared to when they started out. This Washington were awarded $135,000 as to be the recipient of Claire Short Ireland Noah, a mixed media artist with experi- latest record has a more optimistic recipients of the Artist Trust awards. Residency Award.” ence in painting, photography, sculpture, sound than Changes possessed, and The trust provides Washington artists To be eligible for the awards, artists printmaking, public art, installations rather, their first record’s interest- the necessary support to launch and sus- must attain Washington residency and and digital imaging. Noah was nomi- piquing, darkly harmonious style tain successful careers through financial receive a nomination by their peers. The nated and selected for the 2011 Twining was what marked FTFD out from grants, career training and professional Artist Trust is helpful in tutoring appli- Humber Award. other bands. resources. cants on the qualification requirements “I am honored to have been selected If FTFD had begun their career Among the awards presented as well, Bohne said. for the award, and I am delighted to be with Back Burner, their success may were the 2011 Irving and Yvonne “I was just one of the herd of appli- included in the company of the previous have taken longer to cultivate and Twining Humber Award for lifetime cants they sift through each year,” he recipients” Noah said. Changes might have never appeared. artistic achievement, the 2011 Claire said. “It is otherwise purely a meritocrat- Noah gives thanks to her nominator, There are many changes from Short Island Residency and the 2011 ic process from what I can tell. Just do the selection panel and the Artist Trust, FTFD’s beginning to Back Burner, Fellowships. what they ask and hope for the best.” whose support of individual artists is and it is these discrepancies that “Artistic excellence is the high- The final selection is made by a panel vital in an age where funding for the arts make this latest album an interesting est priority in our funding programs. of peer artists and art professionals from is dwindling, she said. listen when compared to the rest of Grants range from project grants and around and outside of the Northwest. A complete list of 2011 awards and the band’s previous material. major merit awards to residencies in the Bohne is overjoyed to take his work to recipients can be found on the Artist Northwest and abroad,” the trust’s web- Ireland and experience its culture with Trust website along with detailed infor- GREG DUNBAR IS A SENIOR JOURNALISM MAJOR FROM SEQUIM, WA. HE CAN BE CONTACTED AT 335-1140 OR BY [email protected]. THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS COLUMN site said. the hopes of understanding Ireland as a mation about each artist and samples of ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE STAFF OF THE DAILY EVERGREEN OR THOSE OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS. Marc Bohne, contemporary land- local, he said. his or her work. LEISURE Thursday, May 26, 2011 | 5 advertise the exhibit to the community. keep on going,” Aurora Pierzchanowski, going on in the world and how to solve GALLERY | Page 4 “We talked about how artists have a fifth-grader at PPSEL, said. “I hope [the problems].” a professional responsibility and civic they understand the impact Bonzo, Black and the students’ par- millions of years,” Bonzo said. duty,” Black said. “They shared a lot of on communities.” ents commented on the dedication the In Bonzo’s displayed narrative, she information about what it means to be After months of research, studying students displayed when showcasing details students having to re-do the an artist and what it means to be a really and creating, the true point of the proj- their findings on water conservation in this unique manner. art part of their project several times spirited, giving member of the commu- ect became clear for the students. For nity.” most, it was rooted in their book themes, “It’s been neat to see how all of their because the combination of art and experience has lead to one project,” science is an abstract concept. The final products include titles like like the struggles in Haiti, Bonzo said. “How Far Do You Walk For Water?,” However, the breakthrough was that Jessie Dahlin, a PPSEL parent, said. “At first we kind of just saw it as an students began to think about everyday “The kids really see the value of their art project, and then we put the facts “Earth’s Water 89 Years Later” and “Haiti’s Struggle for Clean Water.” conservation issues the world faces. work and that it is gallery worthy.” in,” Tatum Dahlin, a sixth grader at Each student had their own hopes for “We learned a lot about water qual- The exhibit will run at the gallery PPSEL and participant in the gallery what their viewers will take from their ity and how to make an altered book,” from Tuesday, May 24th to Tuesday, display, said. According to Bonzo’s blog, creations. Jared Grieb, a fifth-grader at PPSEL, June 7. The art gallery’s summer hours the students also met with Black in the “I want them to think about how if said. “I think the purpose was kind of are Tuesday-Friday from 1 - 7 p.m. and gallery to discuss the art and how to we keep polluting the water life can’t to get the kids up to date with what is Saturday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. 6 | Thursday, May 26, 2011

Opinion Editor Caleb Palmquist [email protected] opinion Multiple-choice fail Talk Back Our columnists answer Standardized fill-in-the-bubble exams promote an environment of apathy the question: Are the penalties for athletes caught in possession of The Summer marijuana too strict? Spitter I am writing this By Scott Darragh just two blocks away from Haight-Ashbury, resh out of finals, the Gilded the pot-smoking hippie Spitter has some serious beef epicenter of America. F with the test format they call What do you think multiple choice. Many students love my answer is? In all these tests. They feel they have an seriousness, short sus- advantage since the answer is star- Dylan Hoff pensions are all that ing them right in the face. This week’s are needed to punish Spitter has packed a citrus-flavored college athletes charged summer pinch of academic morality in with marijuana possession. On the an effort to explain how wrong these one hand, they are violating team tests are in some higher education rules and American law. On the settings. other hand, they are making a per- This first summer edition Gilded sonal choice to use a substance many Spitter goes to the promoters of multi- feel is undeservedly taboo. The ille- ple-choice tests, especially when used gality of marijuana could use some in liberal arts classes. This test format looking over, but since any sports has done more to undo learning than team has its own set of rules, players any other form of testing. In many must follow it is conceivable that ath- undergraduate liberal arts and social letes will still deservedly face penal- science classes, it is more important ties if they are caught using drugs. to evaluate a student’s argument and evidence to determine how the student A college athlete’s arrived at their answer. performance can gener- Multiple-choice tests fail to address ate money for his or her this step in critical thinking. It is out- program and school. right academic debauchery to reduce Therefore athletes dynamic, fluid and complex academic should take their bod- concepts into A, B, C and D answers. ies and sport seriously Multiple-choice testing has only Jennifer by avoiding situations reinforced student and administrative Draper that could damage it. apathy on university campuses today. While marijuana is still Teachers on campus have made cou- illegal, athletes need to obey the law rageous efforts to avoid multiple-choice (or face the consequences) if they tests in the college classroom. Professor want to enjoy the perks of their posi- tions. The rules are different for ath- Kenneth Faunce, a history instructor, letes since they are held to a higher avoids multiple-choice tests at all costs standard, so the penalties for athletes in his large General Education classes. caught in possession are fair. “Multiple-choice doesn’t stimulate thought or critical thinking but encour- A growing number ages memorization and regurgitation,” of people are ques- Faunce said. “[These tests] allow stu- Nick M. Nordal takes a test on a scantron sheet. ISAIAH ADONA/SUMMER EVERGREEN tioning the morality dents to get good at guessing,” of punishing recre- These tests don’t demonstrate their contextualized for students. minds of undergrads, and it is a shame ational marijuana grasp of the material. use. Organizations on The fluidity and context behind to see multiple-choice test consistently The majority of liberal arts profes- campus like NORML every liberal arts question goes beyond sors agree that writing gives students short-change their efforts. and SSDP have chal- the bounds that any multiple choice Undergraduate education has Andrew the chance to demonstrate their under- Marron lenged us to think criti- standing of the material far more accu- question could ever accurately cover. become an empty space in academic cally about the risks rately than objective tests. It is impera- Using the communication concept of intellectual development, largely and potential benefits tive to have professors like Faunce who framing, an idea widely taught in com- because of decisions and conditions of legalizing the drug. However, this choose the more difficult task of grad- munication courses here at WSU, we that result in the use of objective test issue remains volatile, and our stu- ing essays before sacrificing the quality can debunk any hope that multiple- formats. dent athletes could hardly be called of education they administer. choice test can effectively evaluate the All who take part in multiple-choice pillars of the legalization movement. Sometimes class sizes are so enor- material learned in communication or exams are wasting their time on this Louis Bland’s arrest on Tuesday is mous, and a researching professor’s any other liberal arts classes. campus. Students are wasting their just the most recent link on a long time so limited, the instructor has no chain of disgraces we have had to choice but to assign multiple-choice Students are wasting their time and money to suffer on the account of our sports exams. Communication Professor teams. Unlike most students, ath- Richard Taflinger cannot avoid attend classes that do not accurately evaluate letes have the ability to alter the pub- multiple-choice exams in his classes lic’s perception of our university on a that regularly grow to more than 150 their instruction. national scale, and if anything, they students, though he prefers requiring should be held to an even higher When objective test creators make time and money to attend classes students to write papers in his small standard than they currently are. upper-division classes. conscious choices in wording and that do not accurately evaluate their “It is possible to construct multiple answers given, they can never fully instruction. encompass the context of any one Professors are often forced to HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT THIS TALK choice questions that require students BACK QUESTION? SEND A 3-4 to not just memorize answers but concept. Therefore, even the best test minimize their quality instruction into makers will be framing test questions simple memorization. This leaves many SENTENCE RESPONSE TO force them to think about the mate- [email protected] rial to arrive at the answers,” Taflinger and answers within the boundaries of students arriving at the popular notion said. the test creators’ understandings and that the liberal arts are useless. His tests reflect this attempt to renditions of the subject. This does Multiple-choice exams in these un-objectify multiple-choice tests by not allow for individual students to classes are contributing to the destruc- Letters to the editor asking his students to determine the express the unique understanding they tive, short-sided and needless elimina- answers that are “the most correct.” constructed during their exposure and tion of classes that importantly expose Typed letters to the editor may be In a 1990 issue of a University exploration of the subject matter. us all to the limitless bounds of what it mailed or brought to Murrow Center Room of North Carolina teaching journal, WSU needs to give students and means to be human. 122, or e-mailed to opinion@dailyever- For Your Consideration, the author professors the opportunity to succeed Quality education is something green.com. All letters 250 words or fewer of an article entitled “Improving in undergraduate education — mul- that we all should expect as paying are considered for publication. The Daily Evergreen also welcomes guest commen- Multiple-Choice Questions” argues tiple-choice tests are not getting this and contributing members of this sup- done. posed family we call Washington State taries of 550 words or fewer addressing that multiple-choice tests can test the issues of general interest to the WSU com- same cognitive skills essay tests evalu- Mandatory liberal arts classes University. munity. A name, phone number and ate. The article’s examples tended to should not be haphazardly thrown To all those teachers and students university affiliation (if applicable) must exclusively show science questions together into large class sizes — see who prefer the multiple-choice exams accompany all submissions. Letters and to explain how to improve multiple- General Education. Like our English as an all encompassing test in the liber- commentaries should focus on issues, not choice tests. Science and math exams 101 program, professors should be al arts, you may have pleasure of enjoy- personalities. Personal attacks and anony- generally are much more realistic given the same class size opportunities ing the citrus froth of the first summer mous letters will not be considered for applications of these cognitive levels to accurately evaluate their student’s session Gilded Spitter. publication. The Daily Evergreen reserves the article describes. Unfortunately, ability to understand and apply the the right to edit for space, libel, obscene material and clarity. The views expressed even this process will always leave the material learned. SCOTT DARRAGH IS A SOPHOMORE HISTORY MAJOR FROM MANHATTAN BEACH, CA. HE CAN BE social sciences tragically abridged, Instructors work tirelessly to instill CONTACTED AT 335-2290 OR BY [email protected]. THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS COLUMN are solely those of the individual authors. 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