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I hav7 been :reati~g art for pretty much my whole life, but it wa~n t un?l two ~ears ago that I discovered my true passion; pnntmakmg. After graduation I plan to LE OF CONTEN 3 YOU ARE HERE spend the next few years saving up so that eventually I will be able to travel and create a body of work docu menting the journey. NEWS 4 N WS F ED RYAN DALKE serves easy to digest potions of the world ou tside the Bozeman bubble. 5 EXPOBOARD 6 GLOBAL GOSSIP 7 SC E T C NO T ON BRANDON FRENCH explains how geckos are taking over the band-aid market. Isn't car insurance enough for them? ABOUlTHE exit gallery DISTRACTION 8 T vo E? "Metamorphosis" a collec Didn't know we knew words like that at MSU, did ya? tion by Jenna Reineking_ will MATT SMITH gi,·es us all the dirty details. be showing in the Exit GIDlei:y March 17 - March 28, 2008. 10 ET There will be a P.Ublic artist reception on Wen. 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After Francis withdrew a million had midterm exams and because it dollar contract from her to star in a 2008 place during Holy Week (the we invites all MSU faculty, GGW film because of unearthed footage fore Easter Sunday). There were staff and students of her when she was only 17. It looks like of law enforcement officials aro to the spring .alT'pus address. Dupre is just mad that her million-dollar hand out MlPs, and an·est peop contract went downhill. Francis is plan disorderly conduct, DUI and d Thursday, March 27 ning on posting the footage of her as a tion of property. There were no tldl 10 a.m. minor, even in face of the repercussions. handed out for open containers ofal Strand Union, Ballroom C Francis' lawyers think that they are on ho! in public because Butte is one of solid legal footing because there is no few cities that has no open contai sexual content and they had her con public law. • MONTANA sent. I guess it will be up to the couns to In case you don't know: Butte is ,...&!.&.._ STATE UNIVERSITY decide if toplessness, in and of it self, is of the largest party destinations f a sexual act. Patrick's Day in the inland United Stlf basically a spring break destinaaont SSB Brawl Top Nintendo isn't on the beach. The best way tO Charts scribe it is a crazy parade followed 1 This week. Nintendo released it's big party that occupies the downtt much anticipated game Super Smash area, filling the bars and spilling out, Brother's Brawl where friends can battle ing the streets with people, beer and1 each other as their favorite Nintendo dors selling various goods. If you b characters. It sold more than 850,000 your own liquor, find yourself a Sho CONTACTS Replacement Contact Lenses A\ailable copies on launch day. and i.4 million cop guy. wielding a small ski with threes ( ame Da) Sen, i~es- In \lost Ca.>es) ies total throughout the week. 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If you haven't played it, people and good bands. play1t. • \\ idc Selection~ of Frames • Brand amc & Pre,cription unglasscs Next year, if your old enough to et • Glasses Prescnpuons Filled • Glasses Pac!..agL'S (Frames & Lenses) it and have the time, it's one of the • "-e" Com Ion lm isible Bifocals St. Patty's Day in Butte: Suc things we have in Montana to enjoy LASIK EYE RGERY cess • Ccnitied in Pre-op & Post-op Care for L INVESTIGATIONAL PAIN-RELIEF PATCH STUDIES at The Bozeman Public Library at 3:30-5- Sprained your Pain in your Jursday, March 20 :oopm. In the larger, of their two Confer ? o You Want Health or Health ence Rooms. There will be several local .JU...L..L lease come join us, on March 22nd Chinese Flicks Face Censor The Communist Party in China has cial landscape. bodies." even if a film's script does get app •• been using censorship as a form of con According to the website, films ab 'Who-done-it' films are also out as that's not necessarily a guarantee tfu: trol over its citizens for ages. However, solutely cannot depict hardcore se},."Ual the SARFT strictly forbids the recon will get the go ahead once it's in the in the movie industry, it was not always activity, rape, prostitution or nudity. struction of crimes or films that reveal The Chinese government proiu clear why a movie was not allowed to be "Vulgar dialogue or music and sound ef police investigatory techniques. Movies this system, suggesting that it released. That is, not until now. fects with a se},."Ual connotation'' are also that advocate nihilism, environmental a safe and wholesome ente In a surprisingly matter-of-fact ap banned. damage, animal abuse and the capture environment, especially for chilC.'!l proach, the government released a list of Directors also must steer clear of or killing of rare animals will also land a However, others in the movie ind ,.. censored subject matter on a web page content involving "murder, violence, movie script in the unapproved pile. suggest that a movie rating system cc-.. recently. The blacklist emerged shortly horror, evil spirits and devils and ex Although this may seem like awful greatly improve the films system in after the ban of the exn·emely popu cessively terrifying scenes, conversa news for the film industry, there is a silver na. A system, similar to the one in d lar actress Tang Wei, for her roll in the tions, background lining. In the past, United States, could prevent child."£ award winning erotic thriller Lust, Cau music and sound ef films were banned from viewing age-inappropriate fil: tion. fects." The website "The communist only after they while still letting adults see provocan In an attempt to control the public's also bans any mate party in China has were completely thrillers like Lust, Caution. response, China's top regulator, the State rial that may "dis been using censor finished. Produc Still, higher-ups in the film ind Administration of Radio, Film and Tele tort the civilization ers would spend suggest that this type of self-re,, vision (SARFT) released a list of things and history of China ship as a form of huge amounts of in China is not likely to happen an guaranteed to get a movie banned upon or other nations ..• time and money on soon. Why? One film executive their web site. control for ages" or ... tarnish the im a project, only to gested that in China, having a film clas The type of censorship listed on the age of revolutionary have their film nev fication system would be like "legalii: page, however, gives much deeper in leaders, heroes, and er released. Now, pornography." Thus, it seems the peop sight into the culture of the country, and important historic characters, members however, scripts can be submitted to of China will have to live without su provides an idea of the political and so- of the armed forces, police and judicial get approval before shooting. However, screen excitement for sometime. ~le.Iv a~a1lable at. MSU Ticket Office 406 994.2287 Borders in Bozeman Cactus Records General Adrrus .on 12 - Students ~6 M. BORDERS MONTANA ' 0, 2008 I THE ASMSU EXPONENT NEWS 7 THINl 1 4 THINGS YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELF IF YOU RE CONSIDERING AN ABORTION'. 1 - Am i really pregnant? 23% of pregnancies will naturally end for var;ous reasons but you could still have a positive pregnancy test. The best confirmation of pregnancy 1s through an ultrasound exam. Zoe can provide you with confidential ultrasound exams. 2 - Is it important to know if I have an STD before I get an abortion? Yes. 80% of people with a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) don't know they have one. Having an STD when you get an abortion can cause serious problems for Bye-Bye Band-Aid you including developing Pelvic Inflammatory Disease ( PID). Zoe can provide you with confidential STD education. 3 - What do I need to know about abortion procedures? Your mind 1s probably racing with questions: Is there more than one kind of abortion? Will 1t hurt? How much will it cost? Are there any risks or side effects? Zoe can provide ~se days the gecko may be the tions in the world of medicine. Not only you with confidential answers to these and many other questions. opular reptile around. Not only would it replace stitches and bandages, t(JUlimal the smooth talking star of but it would also work in places that had 4 - Is there someone I can talk with in person to help me sort through .:ice company ads, but it may also never been possible before, such as in my options and feelings? Having a knowledgable and understanding person he secret to someday replacing side the body. The "internal band-aid" to talk with is important. Zoe can provide you with confidential client advocaM! ·dds and stitches. as some of the scientist are calling it, trained to help you with both the medical and personal issues. We are availablB]Qr Medical research scientists at would allow for surgical advances such you 24 h~s al«'! on our hotline: 406-579-4727 ssachusetts Institute of Technol as treating hernias, or preventing leaks developing a new type of surgical in gastric bypass operations. e that is shaped and modeled af The new product will be very foot of a gecko. Why? Geckos are stretchy and stay stuck even in very wet s of adhesion. Geckos, known for places (like inside the human body). The bilities to walk up walls, and hang researchers even envision the new adhe- •down from sive being adapted 15, may very for different ap old the se- "Geckos known for plications such as >a new type their ability to climb antibiotic patches, wsive that is worn on the inside, er and bet walls may hold the that would be de an anything secret to a new signed to dissolve edical com adhesive" overtime. currently Although there are medical glues in In an in- use currently that wwith CNN Jeff Karp, a research try to make up for the short comings of Harvard MIT Division of Health sunires, the glues have their own prob es and Technology e:Kplained how lems that the new gecko-inspired adhe were the inspiration for their re sive could solve. The glues are difficult . "They have hundreds of thou to work with, they become very brittle, of hairs on the r1.1rface of their and they usually cause inflammation at nd then on each one of those hairs the application sight. The new technol ave these tiny nanopillars," These ogy developed by MIT researchers pro Dillars are hairs so tiny that they are vides hope that it would be possible to ne-hundredth the width of human leave all these problems behind. nd they are recoonsible for the Geckos may in fact be America's 's gravity defying ab lities. favorite reptiles and, with any luck, ac The scientists at MIT think that cording to the researchers at MIT, they "micking that structure in their may have their ve1y own bandages in a:oated polymer, they can create an hospitals nationwide in as little as two ibly effective adhesive for tissue. years. This new type of "band-aid" ':! reportedly have endless applica- YOUR AD HERE! email: [email protected] ~ ...... _.,,, ~C> 2 1 0 Filn'i. Spotligh WORDS BY Brian McCauley Johnson With a contrived subplot of Harrel or unexcused subplots. The film in itself out to learn about how to get his busine son's character swooning after his was truly a piece of art and overall quite back on top. Meanwhile, Mike's · FROM THE BOX OFFICE once-girlfriend (Maura Tierney), bittersweet. If there was one thing to be Jerry (Jack Black) - who has had a reai "Semi-Pro" fails to bring anything missed in the story, it would be more of a run-in with electric shock - proceeds "Semi-Pro" to the table that wasn't there before. resolution for our two characters. With roam the store, harassing a custom My apologies, Mr. Ferrell. out spoiling the ending, I was left a bit un only to find out that his contact with t It is no secret that one of the greatest satisfied with the way their lives shaped store's merchandise has erased all t comedic actors of our generation would " The Savages" out in the end and was therefore a bit dis data from the videotapes. have to be Will Ferrell. A former cast mem appointed with the work that preceded it. In a state of panic and purely ber on "Saturday Night Live," Ferrell has Since his Oscar-winning pe1iormance If there is one thing to be said about the accident, the two friends attempt graced us on the screen with such hits as: for best actor in "Capote," Phillip Sey film, it is that Hoffman and Linney create "swede" or ''bootleg" the movies "A Night At The Roxbury," "Anchorman," mour Hoffman has had one leading one of the greatest on-screen relation creating their own interpretation and "Talladega Nights." However, for Fer role after another, from "Charlie Wil ships I have ever seen and carried their them on a cheap VHS Camcorder. M rell's next saga, he hits the court -- hard. son's War" to "Before the Devil Knows weight throughout. Hats off to the two of the town begins to enjoy the " Ferrell now comes to the screen as former You're Dead." Rightfully so. Hoffman them, but perhaps a rain check for Jen films, the video store begins to pick disco one-hit wonder and current owner/ has graced us with his presence in films kins. business in a completely new coach/player for the AEA basketball team since the early '90s, always in a support predictable fashion. Mike and Jerry the Flint, Mich., Tropics. Jackie Moon by ing and often overlooked role. The new " Be Kind Rewind" out to recreate such classics as "Ghc name, Ferrell is joined on the court by a independent film by Tamara Jenkins, busters," and "Driving Miss Daisy." o washed up benchwarmer Monix (yVoody "The Savages," proves that Hoffman Any fan of Michel Gondry would agree to have the government hot on their n Harrelson) and a hotshot pointguard Clar has rightfully earned his place in the that his filmic style, mixed with his low Once again, Gondry has taken an ence "Coffee" Black (Andre Benjamin). spotlight, and that no role is too large budget mentality and often-unusual cast, Despite this "All-Star" comedy cast, Fer likely team of two (Black and Def) (or too depressing) for him to handle. makes up his recipe for success. After created a very strong on-screen dll rell (I'm afraid) fails to deliver. I an1 and Joined by the ever-talented Laura Lin will always be a fan of his work, but Jackie impressing Hollywood with Charlie Kauf istry. With an underlying subplot of ney as his middle-aged sister, Hoffman man's story of "Human Nature" at the town's heritage and their allegiance Moon will not be remembered as vividly plays a college theater professor whose 2001 Cannes Film Festival, Gondry set the preservation of such, Gondry bri as Steve Burabi or Ron Burgandy. Fe1Tell father has recently become a victim of his career out before him and went on to to the table not only the comedy of J simply recreates his overly (and com dementia. The father's situation takes make movies such as "Eternal Sunshine Black and the quirkiness of Mos I pletely misplaced) confident front man a nasty toll on John and Wendy Sav of the Spotless Mind" and "The Science but molds them into twO very real and b1ings to the screen nothing more age (Hoffman and Linney) and forces of Sleep." One could argue that Gondry is likeable characters with which the than a series of one-liners and weak plot them to reunite after years of separa points. one of the most creative and innovative dience, as well as the other charac tion, not only from each other but also directors of his generation and makes in the story, can relate to and eI1 I am of the belief that the problem from their less-than-perfect father. some of the most interesring on-screen Altogether, Gondry has dor: did not necessarily lie within Ferrell's Oddly enough, Hoffman does not have chemistry between characters and plot. performance bur of first-time director any sisters and Linney does not have again and created a film that has a ' Such would be the case with Gondry's Kent Alterman's assumption that Fer any brothers, yet the two of them cre creative look and tone yet kept WI rell's simple appearance would bring new creation, "Be Kind Rewind." The ate one of the finest on-screen relation the boundaries of contemporary soc story takes place in the 9o's with the in him to stardom. Unfortunately, he at ships I have ever seen, and they nuly meaning he made something that ?el tempted to recreate the work of Adam troduction of the DVD and begins with a paint the most vivid portrait of a brother genuinely want to watch. Along v.ith McKay who has worked with Ferrell on movie-rental store-owner (Danny Glov and sister on the verge of a midlife crisis. amusing performances from his c both "Saturday Night Live" and "An er), who goes out of town to do some The movie was quite slow moving, nei Gondry has once again made a step ir chorman," not to mention "Talladega reconnaissance on this new medium of ther in a bad nor good way. It stayed true career that fits the pattern he's set Nights." It takes a lot more than a fun movie watching. Leaving the store in the to every aspect of an independent film since the beginning. I believe that Gor ny front man to make a comedy, Kent. hands of his most trusted-and, frankly, fans and non-fans alike can, and will .. . ~., ...... and never broke course for any random only clerk, Mike (Mos Def), Glover sets something out of this remarkable filn GETS THE ADRENALINE GO G. YOURS AND WHOEVER READ ----- IT ON YOUR RESUME. HINK END US fOUR OPINION [email protected] exponent NYONE • Part I Sustainable- (Adjective): able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. Ecology: conserving an ecological bal ance by avoiding depletion of natural resources. -- Oxford American Dictionary Environmental sust ainability is a hot omists, artists, engineers, architects and onstrate how easy, cheap and healthy it is topic in pop culture right now. Oprah statisticians as well, and are found in New to bike during the warm seasons. to ad campaigns and public education wants to be green, so does Hollywood, York, Washington, D.C., L.A. and Boze Bus garding CFL bulb use and is designir so does the Catholic Church, even Exxon man. MSU is an unlikely location for an During the winter months, t he Stream program to offer CFL bulbs for free or Mobil wants to appear environmentally accurate cross section of this movement, significant discount to MSU students. line Bus System is an excellent alt ernative conscious. The term, "environmental yet a school club called SIFE (Students to biking and commuting with a pers onal sustainability," or its various synonyms in Free Enterprise) is spearheading en vehicle. The biggest carbon contributor are thrown around in daily coffee shop vironmental sustainability issues across here at MSU is transportation, that is, stu discussions like a Frisbee during a hippie campus and the community. The orga- Bags dents who drive everywhere rather than Cloth shopping bags have been 1 jam band concert, but why is nization is com use other available forms of transporta ping up at grocers all over Bozeman this term and the actions it prised of busi tion like the (hint, hint) bus, or say, one's the nation, but every srore offers t inspires gaining so much at Sustainable practice s ness, economics, feet. SIFE is working to increase visibility own bag and, although it is good to tention? What does it mean graphic design, can b e incorporate d of Streamline routes through a renewed widespread promotion of re-usable b for Bozeman? For MSU? For architecture and into virtually eve ry as- ad campaign, and the club is also working incentives are usually unclear or I You? engineering stu on an incentive program that would entail existent. SIFE is working to make 1 Sustainable practices can p ect of day-today life dents. monthly drawings for prizes for Stream available to all MSU students at disco be incorporated into virtu SIFE is a club line riders. ally every aspect of day-to- that touts a ed prices and create a system where> day life and contemporary society. Recy hefty mission statement: "to better the srudents can receive a discount at I cling and pollution from n·ansportation living conditions of a global community grocers and retail stores when they and manufacturing are obvious targets through the use of free enterprise and Bulbs the bag. SIFE also observed that r for sustainability, where reduction of local sustainable economies." The MSU SIFE is working closely with MSU Facil cloth bags are bland and somewhat 1 waste and a shift re-usable material is im SIFE chapter is seeking to live up to this ities Services and other MSU staff to de so several graphic design srudents an portant. Pollution reduction, through gas mission statement with five autonomous sign a program that would guarantee the ing the bags as a literal canvas, in s efficiency or carbon capture systems for projects for the spring semester. They are perpetual use of CFL (compact florescent cases, to display their work: a visio production plants, is an example of an en summed up with five "Bs" and address is light) bulbs and/or equivalents in all MSU environmental sustainability at MSU vironmentally responsible practice. But sues: alternative transportation, energy ?uildings. Facilities Services has already less traditional options, from the lights conservation and reusable resources implemented the use of CFL bulbs in on your desk to how your home is de They are: bikes, bus, bulbs, bags and bot most buildings, but signed and built, are being implemented Bottles tles. Cheesy? Yes. Effective? Yes. MSU dorms and fam all the time. But who cares about environ Though this Prell ily graduate housing, mental sustainability (other than Oprah What students extends far further obviously)? which use numerous just bottles, it addre Bikes incandescent bulbs need, recycling issues her SIFE is partnering with the Bozeman have not commit~ advocated Frost, campus. SIFE has : What You Can Do Bike Board, MSU Cycling Club and several ted fully to the use nered with nume l other bike clubs and city organizations to of the more efficient was a project. organizations and ' ' Proponents of environmentalism are no promote the "Bike to Work/School Week" bulbs. CFL bulbs are student groups inc longer confined to exclusive hippie circles this spring. By offering incentives to bik on average 7S per- ing NECO (NetwOP or uber-liberal communities like Berkeley ers during the week, like free breakfast cent more efficient than traditional bulbs Environmentally Sustainable Orga or San Fran; they are businessmen, econ- and prizes, the movement aims to dem- last twice as long on average and will pa; tions) and ASMSU to construct IU themselves off and save money through- encompassing sustainability progra llIUSTRATIONS COiJRTESV'OF\';•wW:-sxcJ({j fF,Specifics from the program had las ting, beneficial effects on society. e paid part-time workers Brittan envisions environmental sustain ilrs:ated solely to processing all ability as the project for our generation, JIMSU, investment in renew as it is immediate and we will all benefit rn:campus C02 footprint analy from the effects of our action or suffer :f'1ent of environmentally sus from our lack of action. Unlike racial prej b :iculum and even funding for udice, climate change, pollution and envi tc~esearch projects. ronmental degradation this issue knows inability Program was ini no boundaries: racial, social, religious, ' just a month ago, in attempt political or physical. :cr.otion passed on the spring If environmental sustainability seems It .tlt as a $3 student fee. The like an important issue to you as a stu u to SIFE, NECO and col- dent, please take the initiative to con ias essentially: we at MSU do tact some or all of the senators listed. It '~ e necessity for change and is their responsibility to serve you, and ,_ Jlt of social and environmen- it is your responsibility to contact them 11.:>ility but don't want to do a and make your voice heard. Apathy and 1u 1it until later, like, maybe the inactivity on an issue like environmental ::i9. sustainability is as detrimental as being : n Brittan, a philosophy pro- opposed to it. By taking action, whether .t MSU, is one of the advisors it is contacting a student senator, joining . !I.inability program designers. a club, riding your bike or even just vot · "St year as a professor as he is ing yes on the sustainability program in r eis widely regarded as one of the fall, you are part of our generation's :tminds on campus. As an un project. . ' tan, had a professor who was .nal than the any other. Most Next Week: Environmental Proj r.ctually read and studied his ects, Mandates and Programs here at l' ; writings changed the world MSU, Bozeman and the State. ' ·ittan's professor's name was ,,:.:, and he had stressed one is- an any other. He told the stu UL? American university system .,rr•promote a student's autono SIFE is a club that is open to all ma ' lhts, yet they confine it with jors and is an excellent way for stu 11xams. What students need, dents to learn more about what is al •"'lted, was a project. ready going on and a prime location ::'{eneration's project was civil f or the development of new ideas to "·1 he was attending college; it new programs. For more information !le that was both immediate e-mail SIFE at Sife.MSU.Bozeman@ ' llnt to all of America and has gmail.com. DISTRACTIONS THE ASMSU EXPONENT I MARCH 12 YOUR THURSDAY TO THURSD COMPILED BY ET Sarah Hanen-Bauer KIDS BOOK CLUB When: 7p.m. When: 10 - 11:45 a.m. When: loam. When: 4p.m. Where: The Noms Hot Springs Where: MSU Where: Madison Base Area, Moonli Where: Bozeman PubLic Library What: Come and see what all of the fuss is What: Par Alea, author and professional What: This hunt is for children ages Whar: Readers ages 8 and up are invited rc;i about. Sally is the one thar began the tradition speaker will present "Mapping Your Future- a under. While hunting for those eggs. rhe library ro discuss the book The Invennon of great acoustic music at Norris. Ever since Blueprint for 21st Century Women on the eye out for the Moonlight Basin East of Hugo Cabrer by Brian Selznick. This is a Sally took a break from Bozeman to travel Move." Alea is an advisor for professionals on shredding the slopes! uniquely illusrrared book rhar has won rhe rhe world, people have been asking when she managing key challenges and offers expertise prestigious Caldecorr Award. would bring her amazing voice and energy on how to recognize and grow leadership ca Cost: Free back to the hot springs. Well, she's back. pacity. Par has begun speaking to women and THERMAL GRASS girls on the importance of re~o~zing and When: 7p.m. BOZEMAN HIGH SCHOOL FLUTE CHOIR Cosr: S5 Contact: 406-685-3303 leveraging personal leadership m themselves Where: Norris Hor Springs When: 7:30 p.m. and supporting it in others through strong, What: Listen to some great bluegrass Where: The Leaf and Bean positive friendships. while soaking in the natural splendor Whar: Come and cheer on some local ralent HOW I LEARN ED TO DRIVE Cost: $50 workshop and includes a meal Norris Hot Springs. Stay for a while ar the Bean! When: "':30 p.m. Also sho\\;ng on March .z..z. ticket for the Girls for a Change Keynote some of their delicious food and re Cost: Free Where: Equinox Theatre Luncheon. Seating is lim.ired and reservations drinks. What: Opening nighr, which includes ";ne are recommended. All proceeds go to the Cost: $5 BILLROOBIN and dessert before the show. This hilarious, non·profir organization, "'Girls for a Change" When: 9p.m. and haunting rale of survival as seen through which is based in Bozeman. Where: The Filling Station a rroubling relationship berween a young girl Contact: 406-587·3840 or e-mail thrive~ Minerals: The Duval Collection What: Ger those dancing feet ready and dance and an older man is delicately told, but in bridgeba.nd.com. When: March 1 - May 26 your little boot scoots off to the awesome spired in realization. This show is for mature Where: Back Gallery; Museum of the iii music ofBillroobin! 21+ audiences only. What: A selection from the renowned qi Cost: $12 ANNUAL DINOSAUR EGG HUNT Collection of gems and minerals at the1 When: io a.m. ton Museum of Natural Science, this Where: Museum of the Rockies at the Mu collection consists of numerous breat THE MUSIC MAN seum Grounds pieces from around the world, all cho When: 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays; 3 What: 10 a.m. sharp kicks off the crazy egg their beauty, form, and color. Highlig p.m. on Sundays hunt that has kids racing and parents smiling. collection include one of the world's Shows runs until March 30 All participants are divided imo age groups so gem quality turquoise nuggets and a Where: Firehouse 5 Playhouse in Livingston even those cute little toddlers get a cha.nee to cent cluster of rransparenr quartz CI) What: Wimess fasr-ralking salesman Harold score some super loot! This is B.Y.O.B. (Bring that weighs nearly 2000 pounds. Hill as he hoorhvinks the people of River City, Your Own Basket'!) Contact: 994-DINO lo\va into buying instruments and uniforms Cost: Free for a boys' band he vows to organize. Contact: 2.z..z.-142.0 for more information or visir www. firehouse5.org. 03 03 STORYTIME AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF LITTLE SHADOW CATCHER: THE PHOTOGRA FIGHTING FOR THE BUFFALO BOZEMAN PHY OF D.F. BARRY ACOUSTIC JAM When: "'p.r.>. When: 10 a.m. When: Jan. 19-April 6 When: 6:30 p.m. Where: The Procrastinator Theater, MSU Where: Pine Creek Lodge, East River Ro Where: The Children's Museum Where: Loft Gallery; Museum of the Rockies What: Sta.rt your day off on rhe right foot What: David F. Barry is recognized as one What: By mid-March, a record number (1100) Livingston of the buffalo living in and around Yellowstone What: This place has it all: armosph with Sunrise Storytime! This is a great way ro of rhe 19th cenrury's foremost recorders of National Park have been killed. Con kick off the week with your child, so come on Ar:1erican Indian and other western portrai will outstanding cuisine. great drinks and cerned residenrs of Bozeman are beginning to music. Take the time to drive to the P in. Afterward, the kiddies can enjoy some fun ture. His images of Annie Oakle~·. Sirring Bull, exhibits and interact ";th the diverse array of and the prominent westerners he encoun organize to srop the slaughter and hazing of Valley and experience your own lirtle pil acnvmes provided. tered in his travels across the Dakotas in the these magriificent crearures. paradise! 2870s and Sos are some of the best recognized As we organize in Bozeman for the buffalo and and most thought provoking photographs other local issues. you are invited ro anend a MSU ENGLISH CLUB OPEN that survive from the period. discussion. with Mike Mease of Buffalo Field DJ BO NES, AUTOMATTIC When: 7p.m. Conracr: 994-D!NO Campaign, fearuring a film documenting re When: 9p.m. Where: Leaf and Bean cent years in ~he bison's struggle. Cost: Free Where: Zebra Cocktail Lounge Whar: Be a pa.rt of the exciting English Club Contact: Chns Klan at klarr.christian@gmalil. What: Hip Hop ain't never sounded: so I of MSU. Enjoy the night with a delicious hot JOHN KRETZMANN: BUILDING VITAL COM com. Currently residing in Seartle, W drink, rasty trears and imerestmg conversa MUNITIES FROM THE INSIDE OUT AuroMATiic has become a rising star in tions! When: 7p.m. west coast DJ scene. His incredible rech Where: MSU SUB Ballroom D ICEAGE COBRA, ATOMIC 4S AND DEMONSTEED talent for DJ'ing, coupled with an outsta When: 9p.m. ing ear & creative mind have allowed hh1 GLOW: LIVING LIGHTS :-"'ha.r:.Inrernationally recognized as an mspmng, Straightforward, and wise advocate Y\'here: The Filling Station to produce eight highly unique and sou~ When: March 1 - Sept. , of strength-based approaches ro building What: This line-up sounds more like a day at after original mix CD's. Considered am Where: Loft Gallery; Museum of the Rockies healthy local communities, Kretzmarm builds the races! Come and see what ir·s all about party rocker, DJ AutoMATiic always bn What: Vomiting shrimp, vampire sqwd and leaders ro mobilize citizens' resources to and rock our to your heart's content! 21+ a unique blend of hip-hop, R&B. old-skao cookie curter sharks don't sound too friendly solve problems. reggae, rock, house & techno ro every cl' bur they are glowing ro help us. The study of' WILD WEDNESDAY DANCE PARTY visitS.2.1+ rhese i:iatura1 light-producing creatures can Cost: Believe it or nor, this show is FREl help discover cancer cures, detect toxic bacte CLUB BOXING When: 9:30 p.m. ria ~nd expose deadly anthrax spores. From When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Whiskey Jack's, Big Sky the depths of the mid-ocean ro suburban Where: Gallatin County Fairgrounds What: Dance Party USA \";rh a rockin' DJ ro LIFEWRECKER backyards, fascinating creatures both familiar What: Check out some bloody bobbin• and bc;iot' The theme this week is... Classic Rock! When: 9p.m. and unknown are lighting up the dark. This weavin' as these people battle to the end. Fmd your best black r-shirt and di~ out that Where: The Filling Station exhibit features displays activated by hidden Cost: $15 general admission/ $20 ringside dented bottle of Aquanet because 1r·s time to Whar: This ain't no self-help seminar laser beams. Come discover why organisms sears parry! 2i+ kick-as rock'n'roll show' Don't miss out "glow.'' Conracr: 4o6-?Z3-4007 or 406-490-5100 Contact 994 DINO you might wreck your own life. 21+ Raise Global & Comm.unity .Awareness Little Women When: "':30 p.m. Where: Brick Breeden Field House What: Little Women The Broadway Musical is the re markable new production based on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott. Based on Alcott's own family experiences, Lit--••lllil-...;;~ tie Women The Broadway Musical follows the adventures of four sisters as they grow up in Civil War America The beloved story of the March sisters deals with issues as relevant today as when they were written. Now, for the first time.ever, this wonderful narrative has been brought to life as an exhilarating new mu sical, filled with glorious music, dancing and heart, guaranteeing a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit. ess you've been hanging out own "I Know I Am Not Alone" will both Cost: $35, $40, and $45 'illigan on the island for the past be screened. Stay tuned the next cou Contact: 406-994-2287, 1-800-808-5940, nonths, you probably already ple weeks for a more in depth look at or ticketswest.com for tickets. that Michael Franti and Spear- Michael Franti's music his message of e coming to Bozeman Friday, peace and hope. 28. With his positive rock reg $} yle, Franti will raise your spirits $TUDENT ADVOCATES ll as your consciousness at the • FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION FINANCIAL 1iP OF THE WEEK Tickets are available . -- 'n Valley Fairgrounds. The show ATTENTION GRADUATING SENIORS!! at 8:30 p.m., but make sure you at Cactus Records, Bor iere early to check out the Skate vem fundraiser for the Gallatin ders Books, and online · Skate Park from 5-8 in building The Montana State Alumni AssociatJ.on, ow your support for local skate at www.porterhousepro m coniunction with the Reg1St:rats Office, Career Services, ers and community by attending Fmanaal Aid, Student AsslStance Foundation, Graduate Studies ent where you can view a mix of duct1ons.com. $30 early and the MSU Bookstore, lS hosting th~ annual creenings and check out a Ten a.ail Contest! The Montana-made or $35 at the door. Graduation Info Fair Watch for more 1 film "Juxtaposer" and Franti's W oanation on SENIOR WEEK Tuesday, April I seminars, workshops and eb Ge111. 0' The Week IO a.m. 2p.m. W o sessions! SUB Ballroom A Stop by ro pick up th Graduate's Check L1St, find out all you should know about graduation, make yourself an ice cream sundae (FREE) and drop your name m to wm one of sewral fabulous pnzes. Are you on "we lisrJJ ofpaduates? - Plus, in/Ormation on: fusu1.1IlCt MSU Goduite p«>gum and appreciation of P.T. Anderson's oil Alumm On-Lint Duectcny JlndMOREI >.'W.idrinkyouml.ilkshake.com epic, There Will Be Blood. With an em phasis on one of the greatest lines ever ~The Montana Srate University Alumni Assoc1auon ~ esh off his Oscar win for Best Ac muttered under an oilman's moustache, http:/ ;alumni.montana.edu Q94.240I laniel Day Lewis now has another "I drink your milkshake!" Film aficiona Fcinllllatn..,,rmatx>J\ icx:E.U.$APE.ofu dos and soda fountain dwellers alike will (4.0C>)9':4-7..:1.Jor · to add to his surely tattered belt. MONTANA .-....;m@mo...... i.. waste hours of their precious time on M S'tAtt UNIVERSITY SAP'! e ~ p:oJt"t;""t fwidcd.hy Motor.aSta Unnu:.ar, and~ tpm. 6om U. Studtm: W ORDS BY W ORDS BY Daniel Lockhart Scott Obernessor It was one of those unseasonably mous father, Cecil, and }'ujols will si It seems odd that analysts will in the AL, the best walks and hits per· wann days here in our Rocky Mountain lently reach his typical all-star numbers. look at the upcoming 2008 Maj or League ning pitched in the AL and the sec . enclave when I was approached to give The American League is where Baseball season and try to "dete1mine" most saves. Daunting?Ve1y. Notto a: up some ideas as the course of this Ma I tend to focus the bulk of my i62 game or "predict" who the eventual Word Se- tion Josh Beckett should have won jor League Baseball season. I had that attention span. Look, I know that the 1ies Champion will be. In fact, it is more AL Cy Young but was totally tippedo slow building quiver that most baseball designated hitter rule allows fat bone than odd: It is d0\"111 right ridiculous. Also, it seems pertinent to a;, fiends get with the commencement of headed no ability fielders like David Or Save some money and cover something tion that they also can score rnns, ra: spring training, or as one of my fellow ad tiz to become stars, but without this rule else because it is more than obvious who ing in the top five of almost every ma; dicts refers to as, the cacrus and swamp I would be forced to watch pitchers bat. this year's champion will be. batting category, not that they neee leagues. It just one of those feelings that I digress, sorry. And it is not the Detroit Tigers but, just call it a little icing on top of a man raised on Detroit Tiger baseball The American League Pennant or the New York Mets. And don't even big fat World Series trophy shaped cai for over two decades gets. will be fought over by the Detroit Tigers mention the Yankees. Perhaps even this has not c Regardless, all of the impor and the Los Ax.geles Axlgels. Of course This year's champion is going vinced everyone (not sure how but 'i tant questions for the season should the Boston Red Sox will make the play to be, of course, the Boston Red Sox 3ust assume that). Some might ridii: become clear to even the most casual offs again (really Red Sox Nation stop once again. And who could argue? They the Sox for not making a big off-s~ of observers: Who'll take the World whining about how much you deserve a have some of the best young players in move, like picking up Johann Santa Seties, who will be the ALCS and championship, it's getting as old as Beli the game in last years Rookie of the Year while praising other tean1S, like the I NLCS teams and with the absence of chek in his cut off hood.ies) but they will Dustin Pedroia along with Jacoby Ells trait Tigers, for capitalizing on an O! old chemical Barry, who are the two bow out early. Don't expect the Yankees bmy, the scatiest pitching staff in the market. But, if one thing has beco leagues biggest offensive threats. Let's and "Mr. April" A-Rod to snake their way league and what has proven to be one of, apparent over the last 10 or so yean get down to the brass tacks, shall we? into the post season this year. The Cleve if not the best one-two batting punch in baseball, it is that chemistry is more We have to start first, so why land Indians will make the AL Wildcard the history of the game with David Or portIDt than payroll. not tum to the National League for our this season, but will not make it past the tiz followed by Manny Ramirez. Need Take the Yankees for insta: first roW1d of predictions. The Milwau first round. more? kee Brewers will face off against the New They have yet to win a series since 2c For the Ame1-ican League, keep Sadly, there will be doubters. when their big spending spree d York Mets for the league pennant come you eyes peeled on the offensively fall. The power of the Mets simply can't Some people will look at the Sox and say started. 1\vo additions from the Nat minded studs of Curtis Granderson they are too old when really, only a few al League do not make the Detroit Ti! be denied with such a solid rotation and (Detroit) and Justin Morneau (Min players give the Sox and "older" image. a World Series favorite, especiall) W what, on paper, looks like a good of nesota). We all know that Morneau is Only three major conhibutors are over they have to go through the Red Sa fense. But no, it's the Milwaukee Brew the beast from the Great White North 40, two between 35 and 40, if you count get their, and the addition of one fan Crew that will be heading to the se1ies. but Granderson was the first player in This small market club has a lot to prove Doug Mirabelli as a major contributor, tic pitcher does not rid the Mets oft decades to reach the 20/20/20/20 club. since Robin Yount retired (that was be and seven players between 30 and 35 "choker" brand. The World Series will be battled years old, which is by no means "old." The Red Sox have proved t fore most of you were born by the by) between two Midwestern franchises and this is their year to do it. Compare that to the young tal have what it takes to not only get tc in the Brewers and the Tigers. I realty ent coming up, including the two earlier With an offense headed by Prince lack the ability to explain why, but I can biggest stage, but then sweep a team mentioned players, Jonathan Papelbon, "Veggies Only" Fielder and Rookie of the tell that Major League corporate offices had not lost a game in what seemed Clay Bockholz and Jon Lester, it seems Year Ryan Braun, as well as a rotation won't be exactly thrilled at the absence two years (the Rockies deserve crecli the Sox at·e more team of youthful vigor anchored by a healthy Ben Sheets, can of either New York franchise. The Tigers that streak, that was pretty cool). they really go wrong? The wildcard tean1 will take it in six. than a team of old, rickety artluitics. There is only one choice for will be the Rockies, but don't expect On top of all that, Boston has the While we all wait for the snow reasonable baseball fan when pre much. It •vas a hot streak fluke that put sca1iest pitching staff in Major League to finis~ melting unseasonably early, the ing this year's best team, and it's t them in the series last year. The two of baseball. Just look at the 2007 statistics only thing we have to do is day dream funny boys from Bean Town. fensi\·e players to watch in the National about the crack of the bat and another and keep in mind that their pitchers are this year are simple: Prince Fielder (Mil "look-at-me-list" to be tromped out by only going to be better: the best overall waukee) and Albert Pujols (St. Louis). Jose Cancesco. team ea.med nm average in the American Fielder is rather reminiscent of his fa- ~eague, the best batting average against m the AL, the best on base plus slugging C "IJ, 2008 I THE ASMSU EXPONENTREC[REATION) 15 HOLLYWOOD THEATERS Don t 1ust gc to the movtes. GO HOU Y\\000' ~~= 1rtm11001TiHm\fiiiYi~J -INt"f wart in fine? PRINT TICKETS AT HOME THE BANK JOB (R) www.gohollywood.com 1'40 4-1 5 7·40 10·20 DOOMSDAY (R) 2:00 4:30 7:45 10;30 COLLEGE ROAD TRIP (G) 12:55 3:00 5:00 eat Week to be a Bobcat DR. SEUSS' HORTON 7:00 9:00 HEARS A WHOI (R) 12:45 1:30 3:15 4:00 5:45 6:30 8:00 8:45 THE OTHER BOLEYN 10:15 GIRL(PG 13) 1 :20 3:55 6:55 9:40 le I realize this article is a little the Big Sky Conference Championship. NEVER BACK DOWN i· , the subject matter is well worth (PG If someone told me that this 13) 1:1 0 3:45 SEMI· PRO (R) t. Bobcat team was going to make their 7:10 9:45 1:55 4:17:5510:1 0 Spring break happened to fall on way into the conference title game, I 10,000 B.C (PG 13) where there was so much going 1:00 1:45 3:30 4:20 FOOL'S GOLD (PG 13) would have believed them, but it would 6:45 7:30 9:30 10:00 Jbcat athletics. I say this because not have guaranteed it would happen. 1:15 3:40 7:20 9 55 eople were packing up their gear, But after the Lady 'Cats beat the Griz I 1311¥1&* 1§"2\iiH• ·\1"Sl!Hft'4M - ~to warmer climates and creating zlies in Bozeman, I knew this team was WE ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD, AMEX & DISCOVER r most likely will not be remem something special. www.gohollywood.com : l group of Montana State athletes Though the Bobcats did not 3 aking stories of their own. come out on the winning end of things Senior sprinter Dan Johnson in that title game, the team finished the ais way to Arkansas for the NCAA season as one of the top two teams in the Indoor Track and Field Cham conference. It was quite the turnaround - ps. He, and teammate Ellie Rudy, from last place two years ago, and losing gh hopes for his first national in the first round of the tournament last e 'oing into the year. Coach Tri ohnson was cia Binford gave all Bobcat faith- "Spring break ful a reason to look forward to happened to fall on next year, as the a week where there Montana State was so much going on Lady Bobcats, led by seniors in Bobcat athletics" Kryslin Wallace, Rebecca Mercer and Erin Good- ' ~h runners are man, have laid Montana ti to cut into the inner lane, John the foundation for what is to come in t boxed in and was never able to Lady 'Cat basketball. Safe Haven Act : r from the placement in which he How about that Ellie Rudy girl? -!"Ito the third comer. She's something else. Allows parents to surrender their However, that race does not Going into the National Cham infants no more than 30 days old to :ome close to making Dan John pionships in Arkansas, the junior was a hospital, police station, fire hall or . e runner he is, and he will not be ranked at the top of the standings but other emergency service worker, t!lbered this season for his race at she was not alone, as two other com anonymously and without fear of ~,;aJs. He will be remembered for petitors had equaled her jump of 14 feet prosecution. ~ to nationals, for breaking the i .25 inches. But the defending national ecord and for breaking the Big Sky champ proved too strong for everyone G. V. Right To Life • oionship record. Not only that, the else as she won her second straight title P. 0 . Box 634, Belgrade, MT - tlual who set all of these remark off of misses. r.mes is a great person and is only It is quite the feat to win an in oto get better for the outdoor sea- dividual title, but to do it twice in a row is something that people can only dream And then there were two. Two of. And the sky is the limit for Rudy. 1 from Montana, two teams that Next spring break, look for the Big Sky Resort Survey ch gotten the better of the other same type of performances. I wouldn't Q ·1~ the conference season. Montana put it past any of these athletes to repeat We want to hear from you · faced off against Montana for, yes, the same feat. BIG SKY MONTANA Please visit: www.bigskyresort.com/pass_survey YOUR AD HERE! email: [email protected] Thank you! Bresnan Online High-Speed Internet • Up to 8.0 Mbps download speeds. That's over 5x as fast as the 1.5 Mbp s speed offered by the phone company! • Cable powered, so you're always connected. s29~,~, • A comprehensive suite of security 6months software, which helps keep your computer safe. Supercharge your Internet! Add SPEED PLUSMto your Bresnan Online High Speed Internet for just $9.95 more per month! Take your game to the next level with Bresnan Online SPEED PLUS :., Insane speed. Incredible price. Up to 15 Mbps downloads and 1 Mbps uploads - all for just $9.95 more per month! Your opponents will never know what hit them! 1.877.BRESNAN (273-7626) REC[REATION) THE ASMSU EXPONENT MARCH 20, 2008 [FILL THIS SPACE!] !come back 'Cats fans! Hopefully you had a great spring break and are rested up ltady .t"or class again! But if you are looking for something to do other than study s week, here is what is in store for Bobcat athletics: NOW HIRING: AD SALES OMEN'S GOLF REPRESENTATIVES ~ MSU golf team had a rough second day after a strong stan at the Red Rock eional in Sedona, Ariz., before spring break. On Monday, they went to Concor iversity to compete in the Dennis Thompson invitational. Then, on April 7, till go to Laramie to compete in the University of Wyoming Invitational. • flexible hours • 10% comission on every sale • typical sales= ' TENNIS $4000 weekly Women's tennis team has a little bit of a break in the next few weeks, with no _tiled matches until they host Sacramento State on March 29. The men's ten ~. however, is hosting three teams next week. After a 3-4 loss at Loyola-Mary " , they will host the University of Idaho, Sacramento State and the University of ·fl!la on March 21, 22 and 23. The match against Idaho will start at i p.m., and both · c State and Montana matches start at 10 a.m. TRACK & FIELD st of all, a big congratulations goes out to Elle Rudy for winning her sec .tbnsecutive NCAA championship for the pole vault this past Saturday. On and 6, the men's and women's outdoor track teams will be heading to ·~ula for the Al Manuel Invitational. ------~- TuESDAY NIGHTS Au THE OlAIJ LEGS YOU CAN EAT! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• $22.95 THURSDAY NIGHTS Susm N1GHT•••• •••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 25% OFF SUNDAY BRUNCH 9AM-1 PM BEST BREAKFAST IN ToWN! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.• $10.95 Looies DotNnunder & Jadra's Sushi Bar • Reservations ~uggested Sunda _ Thursda 5 :30 _ 9 :00 • Frida & Saturda 5 :30 - 9:30 • 101 East Mam· 522-8814 18 REC[REATION]THE ASMSU EXPONENT STATIC POLITICS IN THE KNOW It is cute really. "Change we can be anti-Iraq war as he claims to be, tl: lieve in" and "Vote Obama for hope." One why didn't he take the opportunity to must think that whoever is taking time when he had the chance, to voice th· off of writing campaign slogans is pick opinion? The answer is because, in~ ing up slack somewhere else, because the American public was much m.:>r if "Yes we can" is the best they can do, supportive of the war, therefore Oba!!: then I don't think I am convinced. did not feel it necessary yet to start o With hope of keeping an open tering to what his party wants to hear mind in the writing of this, I took it upon Anytime someone openly teri myself to do a little research and find out me that they support Obama, I Crossword exactly what it is that makes this "can ask them to give me their reasons W!J:' ACROSS didate for a change" so great. So I did The most common answers are 1 Conceits 5 Came down to what most would do when attacking a something like, "because America need earth research question. I Googled "Obama a change" or, "he has chruisma," and 9 Crouch down achievements." My search was disap don't challenge the truth behind · 14 and void 15 Directional pointingly in vain. of those statements. But I do think !hi pointer The only thing this guy is chang those are weak answers to the qu!! 16 Piece of a pound ing is the position of his mouth when tion at hand. Unless you can tell me hi 17 Verdi opera he is smugly spouting off more cheesy, stances on issues that you agree witl 18 Idyllic garden empty campaign slogans. the accomplishments he has had thatz. 19 Supple 20 Witty The things I do know about Mr. feet important values in your life orwhJ 22 lnsh tubers Obama don't exactly move him up my he intends to do to change the areas 24 Doctrines "who-I-want-to-meet" list on myspace. concern that you have, then you don 25 Stretch of land 26 Go yachting Here is a big one for any Mon have a good reason to vote for your \. 28 W'nter tanans out there. Barack Obama is one of sen candidate. windshield treatment the most anti-Second Amendment legis Of all of his downfalls, this or 32 2nd-smallest lators in Congress. According to votes is the most ridiculous. One would thir state mart.org, he is not in favor of citizen's that if the man who stands a fighm 35 Belt holders 38 Serpent right to carry guns; he supports a com chance of running this great Unit 39 Cassowary kin plete ban on the sale or transfer of any States of America, he would at leasts 41 Standards 43 Hidden valley and all forms of semi-automatic weap lute the flag that represents it during ti c" 2007 Tribune Media Services, Inc ons, and he is in favor of increasing state 44 Roast host All rights reserved. 9/5/07 National Anthem. 46 Comb restrictions on the purchase and posses The popular YouTube video th projection 48 K.C. summer 6 Boy sion of firerums. That could mean pretty captured Barack Obama's little "laps hrs. 7 Awkward Solutions bad news for you gun-toting Americans was taken on Sept. i7, 2007 during S 49 Earlier Central 8 Choir part 3 d A out there. If a politician is willing to bla Tom Harkin's meet-and-greet, anrl al Americans 9 Comforts s 1 1 tantly admit such a strong stance on an 51 H.S. math class 10 Giving up N present is (and all saluting the flag) 53 Twinklers 11 Commandment issue, then it is hard to say how far he Hillary Clinton, New Mexico Gov. E 56 Surrounded by word will let that issue slide down the slippery 60 UFO crew 12 Tooth problem Richardson and Harkin's wife Ruth. member 13 PGA props slope to a completely gun-free America The Obama people say that t 63 Terrorize 21 List ender What is it with Democratic can pictures of him disrespecting the 1 64 Opposite 1n 23 Small boy nature 27 Joe Orton play didates and the oh-so popular term of tion's anthem was a lapse and that 65 Boat lift. 1n a 29 Math subJ "flip-flopping"? On July 27, 2004, Obama should not be held against him. W1 way 30 Supplemented was quoted in the Chicago Tribune, re 67 -Ude, Russia the hard way Obama people, I for one am holdinE 68 Yawning 31 Occupancy ferring to the war in Iraq, saying, "There against him 69 Fulda feeder payment is not t11at much difference between my Obama's casual examples of d 70 Pipe bends 32 Consider position and George Bush's position at 71 Nuzzled 33 Madame respect for this country should be prt 72 Puts in stitches Bovary this stage. The difference, in my mind, is enough as to why he should not be I 73 Use a keyboard 34 Desi's love who is in position to execute." next leader of the U.S. Put that alongsr 36 Paid performer 52 Slow, stately 59 High-strung The same article says that DOWN 37 Air pollution dance 60 Breadth his lack of accomplishments, coup 1 Dramatize 40 Beach view 54 Evaluates 61 Cartoon Obama, "now believes U.S. forces must with his lack of knowledge in foreign 2 Crafty deception 42 Soft-shell clams 55 Derogatory possum remain to stabilize the war-raved re 3 Of long ago 45 Went 1n 57 Loiter fairs and lack of experience, only m< 62 Wistful word gion" This is quite the contrast to nearly 4 Works very hard 47 Residence 58 Source of 66 Morning his presidential race one that, for I 5 Strong dislike 50 Actor Waterston dandruff moisture every recent thing Obama has had to say sake of America, should not be succe about the war in Iraq. If Obama was as ful. 0, 2008 THE ASMSU EXPONENT STATIC 19 SUDO KU A PUZZLE FOR THE MIND 8 9 4 6 8 1 ne Vande1· Wey 9 4 3 6 DEMOCRATIC 4 6 8 9 7 3 PRIMARIES 5 Democratic primaries will never Hillary was in Ohio, a state that has 9 7 1 6 2 8 e whole primary process is mak been ravaged by NAFTA and free trade sick. It's like a rollercoaster ride. and losing million of jobs over the past nute Obama is king of the world, eight years, telling factory workers that 5 9 4 1 g primaries hand over fist, but the she had never supported NAFTA. For · ute Hillary ekes out a victory. mer President Bill Clinton, her husband, :orimary night I was glued to the supported NAFTA and actually signed ~wing my finger nailslike a men the bill into law. The person she shares 1 7 5 6 ent and trying to calm my nerves a bed with supports NAFTA and she is . nge drinking. After these months going around telling people she never aries and caucus voting my world liked the treaty when there is actually 9 4 !Jning. footage of her campaigning in New York The fact is that both candidates and saying she thought NAFTA was a DIRECTIONS: FILL IN THE GRID SO THAT EVERY ROW, COLUMN, AND 3X3 and Obama had chances to knock great choice. What magical world does BLOCK CONTAINS THE DIGITS 1 THROUGH 9. ther out of the race, but neither she live in? Jdeliver the punch. Obama could Maybe if this primary contest made it the shortest primary sea drags on long enough, our votes in Mon •er by winning New Hampshire. tana will actually make a difference. The In Bozeman at the Holiday Inn amid have ended it most recently candidates have already started to pre SATURDAY, March 29 SUNDAY, March 30 111.ning both Texas and Ohio, but he pare for this possible scenario. Both Hil 9am- 6pm 10am-4pm lary and Obama are going to speak at the on the Texas caucus. Nature *Lectures* flary could have ended the pri Mansfield Metcalf Dinner in Butte. The *Exhibits* E_nygy CELEBRATION *Cool Stuff* race by winning South Carolina or Mansfield Metcalf Dinner is the tradi *Workshops* Boov, M INO &•SP11tlT FAIRS! 1per Tuesday primaries. Instead, tional huge banquet fundraiser the dem niverse aa swept South Carolina and won a ocrats have every year. I will find some cty of the states on Super Tuesday. way to attend that dinner and report .iesult the primaries will continue back on the speeches that both candi ne dates will give. e bizarre thing is that, after Hil The problem I have with this primary season is that I cannot identify )!Victories in both Ohio and Texas, Free Public Lecture Fri, 3/28, 7pm .. Dr. Bruce Nelson . .'The Cause of All Disease" ..ld the gall to ask if Obama would with Hillary voters. I just can't figure out r running mate to form the un- what is going through their heads when 11.Dream Team." Let's get one thing they are in the voting booth staring at ·mt: Hillary is in second place. Obama and Hillary, trying to weigh the a has won the most states, has won pros and cons and then voting for Hillary. )pular vote and the most delegates. How is it possible? Are Americans voting 'i has won a few primaries. for her out of pity because her husband This year, you have more options for electronically filing your Montana income tax form . You'll find free (yes, free!) Florida and Michigan moved cheated on her? Is there an optical illu electronic filing for these popular forms on our website at eir primaries to sometime back sion on the ballot that makes them think mt.gov/revenue: lliuary. As a result, their delegates they are going to vote for Obama but 2EZ - ~ Democratic national convention end up marking the Hillary box? Or per short form 2M - intermediate form f! stripped. These are two states haps there is a micro chip that has been 1-iillary kinda sorta ran in and won. inserted into everyone that takes over and votes for Hillary. I don't know what ·- iaa's name wasn't even on the ballot File your Montana income tax form on-line. lt:higan, yet the Hillary campaign is is going on, but it better stop. I cannot continue to watch primaries till June; it ~ their hardest to have those dele Combining electronic filing with direct deposit will provide Electronic filing ... is too mentally stressing, and my mind count in the Hillary column. It just the quickest possible refund. The typical wait time for a it's easy and l s to me that she is doing anything can't take it any longer! refund is 5 -1 O days for an e-filed return or 6 -1 O weeks for there's no feel lltble to get elected no matter what a paper return. You can even make an electronic payment if you have a tax obligation I St. Questions? 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