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MK fridaykaimin NOTALONE Emerging from the shadows of mental illness Volume CXV Issue 8 September 7, 2012 UM’s Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 @KaiminNews Montana Kaimin 2 OPINION Friday, September 7, 2012 SCIENCE COLUMN EDITORIAL CARTOON THE HUME’N EXPERIENCE Stop the stereotypes, save the wolves By Alice Martin Missoulians are immersed in an environmental culture that tends to worship at the shrine of nature — while the rest of Montana is full of ranchers and hunters upset by wolves attacking their livestock and de- pleting elk populations. Yet the issue of wolves isn’t just hippies versus rednecks. That debate boils down to two schools of thought: Wolves are either slavering beasts with a demonic intent to slaughter and devour, or “noble savages” whose relationship with Mother Earth symbolizes the mystical connections of all nature. Pick your banal stereotype. Wolves are animals like any others, operating within an ecosystem that is only as wild as we permit. Human intervention destroyed wolf populations in the first place, and human intervention brought wolves back to Montana and the other lower 48 states. They play an important role as predators at the top of the food chain, and in balance with other elements, increase ecosystem health for our natural resources. Demon- izing or romanticizing them fails to address their fundamental biology — which should be the deciding factor. One recent political firestorm centered on a photograph of a trapper smiling jovially in front of a trapped wolf, bleeding and circling in obvi- ous pain. Many decried him for inhumanity and failure to quickly end Cartoon by Callan Berry the wolf’s suffering; these activist groups received death threats in return. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game noted that he did nothing ille- gal. His traps were on private land and monitored in accordance with the law. This situation shows how the facets of the wolf controversy — social, legal, ecological — all howl so loudly, that it’s impossible to hear just one voice. The problem is that wolves ought to be managed in a scientific man- ner, but the best methods we have come up with inevitably involve public implementation, like hunting and trapping. For years, this is how Mon- U tana Fish, Wildlife and Parks managed the dominant populations of P large mammals, from elk and deer to mountain goats, bighorn sheep and BACK moose. Even black bear populations have been managed through special S HANDS hunting permits. And though science determines how many of each spe- BIG cies to cull, it’s ultimately humans pulling the trigger — and that means our emotions are inevitably involved. I love hunting. I love walking quietly through the woods listening for small sounds and watching for movement. As autumn sunshine filters Big ups to people riding uni- for clarifying November’s ballot Big ups to Paul Ryan for run- through the yellow larch and frosted spruce, I’ll clamber up a snowy cycles around campus. The af- choices in last night’s DNC speech: ning one marathon in 1990 in mountainside after a five-point buck (who is in turn searching for his ha- fordable vehicle makes it clear that beer-drinker vs. caffeine-free diet over four hours! That’s like, twice rem of does). And though I might spend all day in near silence, a funda- the Great Recession can take away Coke drinker. I think we know as fast as any Kaimin staffer can mental thrill strikes when taking aim. Inhaling as I squeeze the trigger, complete bicycles, but it can’t take who’s more aligned with our best finish in, great job dude! releasing both bullet and breath, it seems as if a hundred years have been our style. interests. boiled into this one infinitesimal moment. Backhands to tonight’s Brew- Hunting is a proud and beautiful Montana tradition, and it comes with Backhands to Lupe Fiasco for Backhands to President Obama fest tonight for, inevitably, get- its own measures of responsibility and reward. Those who take pleasure tweeting his retirement. Whatever for failing to provide us with criti- ting us fired from our jobs to- in the pain of wild animals and who care only for the trophies they pro- happened to the good old days and cal details in his speech. What morrow. And losing our bikes. vide are not only despicable, but also impede progress in our manage- going out like B.I.G. and Tupac? type of beer are you brewing in the Time for a unicycle investment. ment of wildlife. The biggest problem right now with wolf management White House, and what will it be is that those hunting wolves are only seeing red. Big ups to President Obama named!? [email protected] montanakaimin The Montana Kaimin, in its 115th Newsroom Phone 406-243-4310 Business Phone 406-243-6541 year, is published by the students of the University of Montana, Mis- Editor Photo Editor Candace Rojo Photographers Video Reporters Missy Lacock soula. The UM School of Journal- Billie Loewen Tim Goessman Hanah Redman Thom Bridge Jamie Bedwell Ricky Sanchez ism uses the Montana Kaimin for Business Manager Design Editor Arts+Culture Reporters Meghan Nolt Blake Koemans Krysti Shallenberger practice courses but assumes no Curtis Black Carli Krueger Christopher Allen Abigail Redfern Tommy Martino Columnists News Editors Web Editor Eben Keller Stacy Thacker Sam Wilson Cassidy Belus control over policy or content. Taylor W. Anderson Jack Stannard Riley Pavelich Taylor Romack Copy Chief Missy Lacock The Montana Kaimin is printed on Emily Downing Reporters Sports Reporters Designers Alyssa Small Alice Martin campus by Printing and Graphics. Sam Lungren Austin Green Dustin Askim Nate Goodburn Copy Editors Blake Reynolds Send letters to the editor to Arts+Culture Editor Heather Jurva Andy Bixler Jess Neary Brinna Boettger Cartoonist [email protected]. Brooks Johnson Ashley Nerbovig Austin Schempp Alyssa Small Jackson Bolstad Callan Berry Editorials are discussed and written Sports Editor Deven Pfister Alexandria Valdez Caitlyn Walsh Allison Bye by Kaimin editors. Erik C. Anderson Jessica Roden Montana Kaimin Friday, September 7, 2012 NEWS 3 CAMPUS MIP season is here Ashley Nerbovig out the year,” he said. “But there Cases like this can be seen all Montana Kaimin are more violations on the first across campus at the beginning of the [school] year.Freshman are of the year, said former Elrod/ Freshmen loiter around the testing the waters, trying to bend Duniway resident assistant Cole back doors to the Duniway/Elrod the rules.” Havens. residence hall lobby. Street names Taylor believes a large portion “You have to be more of an bounce from mouth to mouth. of this is attributed to the fact that enforcer at the beginning of the House numbers are screamed students do not realize yet that year,” Havens said. as packs disperse to their chosen Public Safety takes the problem Missoula City Police seem to parties. Little do they expect the of underage drinking very seri- have the same mindset. Detective flashing lights of the party patrol ously. Sgt. Travis Welsh said that there car to cut their evening of drink- International student Raphael is certainly more awareness at the ing short. Arnaud, who can legally drink beginning of the year. Chief of Public Safety Gary in his home country of France, “What you might see is more Taylor admitted that, while they received a minor in possession foot beats downtown,” Welsh are always on the lookout for un- citation on Aug. 31 and admits he said. “We’ll usually start up the derage drinking, the beginning was a bit surprised. ‘party car.’” of the year is especially active. “I knew [the drinking age] The “party car” usually con- “We’re pretty strict through- was 21 here, I just didn’t think it sists of a couple of officers in was so strict,” Arnaud said. different cars who patrol every- Arnaud is now facing a $200 where around Missoula, focusing LEFT: Thom Bridge/Montana Kaimin fine and 20 hours of community on residential areas where Uni- Sgt. Ben Gladwin and special events officer Sherman Bennett discuss the service, and is required to take versity students are more likely to confiscation of two Busch Lights at the the Self Over Substance classes live. The “party car” is looking for Griz game against the University of offered by the University. See MIP page 4 South Dakota. Montana Kaimin 4 NEWS Friday, September 7, 2012 CAMPUS Keeping the streets safe UM’s Student Involvement Network and Foresters’ Ball Committee team up to raise awareness about drinking and driving Deven Pfister Though Brooks said there said. “In fact, the Foresters’ Montana Kaimin has never been a correlation Ball is a prime example of an between the Foresters’ Ball and event where you don’t need al- The usual serene atmo- DUIs, the committee hopes the cohol to have fun.” sphere of the Oval was marred event will educate students For the event, SIN asked Thursday by a demolished on the possible consequences.