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MKontana UM’s Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 aVolumeimin CXII Issue 38 Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 Houseman uproots Hendrickson in city elections Evan Phillippe Piper Haugan For the Montana Kaimin The election of a new councilman in Ward 2 further cemented the liberal majority in the Missou- la City Council following Tues- day’s general city elections. Residents in Ward 2, which encompasses the Northside, West- side and Grant Creek neighbor- hoods, replaced incumbent John Hendrickson with Roy Houseman Jr., who won the seat with 56.6 percent of the 1,937 votes cast. Houseman was the sole candidate to defeat an incumbent councilman in the election, and he used a combination of high-tech cam- paigning and old-fashioned door knocking to propel him to the up- set. Houseman promised to uphold his platform of increased commu- nication with his district, saying, “First I’ll call and thank everyone who helped out with my campaign. Then I want to go out and see what my ward has to say.” Across town, Ward 5 councilman Dick Haines won a tight race against Mike O’Herron, beating his opponent in the Miller Creek area by just 70 votes out of the 2,740 that were cast. Haines had taken some pressure as the only Drew Vetere/Montana Kaimin councilman up for re-election who Democrat Roy Houseman smiles outside of the Missoula Club on election night. Houseman was elected to the City Council Ward 2 seat on Tuesday. voted against the Missoula devel- opment rewrite that the City Coun- 1’s votes, beating candidate Ryan the vote. 1,126. Mayor John Engen, who ran cil approved Oct. 5. Morton by more than 1,200 votes. Ward 4’s Jon Wilkins ran unop- More than 200 write-in votes uncontested, garnered almost 96 He said he will continue to Bob Jaffe retained his Ward 3 posed and received 96.6 percent of weren’t nearly enough to uproot percent of the more than 12,000 do what he thinks is right for the council seat with a decisive win the 2,118 votes in his ward. unopposed Municipal Judge Don- votes cast in the mayoral election city, even if it makes him more en- over opponent John G. Quandt. Kathy Greathouse lost her ald Louden, who received almost and will remain in his seat for an- emies. Jaffe received 1,458 of the 1,940 bid for the Ward 6 council seat 98 percent of the vote to maintain other term. Incumbent councilman Dave votes cast in the university neigh- to incumbent Marilyn Marler by the position he has held for more Strohmaier won 1,824 of Ward borhood, or just over 75 percent of a count of 559 votes to Marler’s than 20 years. ELECTIONS, page 6 ‘The Real World’ searching Missoula ASUM to discuss for possible TV show contestants Josh Potter Furberg said he decided to interesting and fun people in Montana Kaimin bring the casting to Missoula smaller towns. UM’s budget deficit Missoulians have been saying this year because of the variety “You go to New York City and Jayme Fraser enrollment, funding and em- it for years: This city has charac- of people his casting staff might there’s a different reality show Montana Kaimin ployment data relevant to the is- ter. This afternoon, they will have find to fill a spot on the show. there every fifteen minutes,” Fur- Tonight the ASUM Senate sue. a chance to prove it to a casting “It’s kind of the interesting berg said. But here, he said, ev- will evaluate how students could In other business, UM Sus- director from MTV’s “The Real combination of the eclectic, liber- eryone is excited. be affected by the draft of UM’s tainability Coordinator Cherie World.” al side of Montana and we’re still Furberg said the show can be budget plan to compensate for Peacock and ASUM Sustainabil- From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., “The going to get what people think of: hard on cast members because the withdrawal of federal stimu- ity Coordinator Erica Bloom will Real World” will hold open cast- the outdoorsy, independent Mon- of the constant attention, but lus funds in 2011. update the senate on the progress ing calls at the Press Box bar on tana,” Furberg said. Montanans have an attitude that ASUM president Matt Fen- of current initiatives and discuss Broadway Street for season 24 of The people here are different, makes them good candidates for nell, who is a member of the plans for the future. the MTV reality show. Furberg said, and that is the most casting. Strategic Budget and Planning Fennell will also announce In the 17 years the show has important quality to the show’s “I always tell people your life Committee that developed the the resignation of Olivia Riutta been on the air, it has come to producers. is an open book,” he said. “It’s draft, will introduce the pro- as the Director of the Off-Cam- Billings twice for casting. It is “The number one strike important for people to be com- posal to the senate at its regular pus Renter Center. coming to Missoula this year to against someone is when they say, fortable with who they are before Wednesday 6 p.m. meeting in Riutta has accepted a differ- find one of the seven strangers ‘I’m just like so-and-so from sea- going on the show.” UC 330. ent position with the non-profit who will ultimately be plopped son five,’” Furberg said. “What Furberg said the confidence President George Dennison organization Montana Women into a house in one of the world’s gave them the idea that we’d want cast members need not only helps introduced the student senate to Vote, but said she is willing to largest cities. to cast the same person again?” them cope with life in front of the the topic Sept. 9, when he ex- work part-time until the position “Having people from a small That is exactly why Furb- camera, but also ensures the show plained that UM will lose $3.6 is filled. town gives you that interesting erg likes to cast in small towns. stays interesting and entertaining million a year in one-time fed- Fennell said ASUM will ac- fish-out-of-water story,” said Da- While there may be a smaller for a whole season. eral funds aimed at preventing cept applications for the vacant mon Furberg, supervising casting turnout than when he casts in big tuition increases and presented position soon. director for the show. cities, he said, he finds the most See CASTING, page 12 [email protected] 2 MKontana aimin Opinion Wednesday, November 4, 2009 EDITORIAL Professors: Give students a break students’ lives are busy. I your semester light.” I’d do? I don’t think so. don’t think so. There are studies showing realize they are generally hear these things and think Many students are much There are many reasons that U.S. students are not up just passionate about their to myself, “I cannot put off busier than I am. There are students miss class. They to par in math and science subjects and want to share all of my other classes for single and married parents, could need to stay after a when compared with coun- that passion with bright- one hard one” and generally students working full- and different class and talk to a tries like Japan, Germany eyed youths (those who dive in anyway. part-time jobs and students professor, make up a test, go and Hungary. aren’t taking 8 a.m. classes, Both of the aforemen- taking extremely full class to work early, take a child to I don’t think we should Brenna Braaten, at least), but sometimes we tioned classes were really loads or getting involved in the hospital or finish a proj- back down from learning. I News Editor need a break. difficult. They required me clubs and groups. ect. just think teachers and pro- I’m getting two degrees to either write every night With all of these things My roommate has been fessors should remember College is hard. The and I knew it would be extra or read every night. I had going on, it is quite possible stressed over something so that students have a lot of classes are tougher than work when I signed up to do to almost physically attack that some students might much she has actually made other things to do every day. they ever were in high that. It has been challenging my homework just to get have to miss class. herself sick. I’ve nearly We know you think school, we have to do a to schedule all my classes through the week, only to Yes, there are good rea- been there, too, and I don’t your class is the most im- lot more homework and because some in particular start over again in a vicious sons for a student to at- think we’re the only ones. portant one we’re taking, all the responsibility is on are expected to be espe- cycle. tend class when lectures College is a life of con- but we do have other com- our shoulders as students cially time-consuming and I’m not saying I didn’t are the primary sources of stant deadlines and pres- mitments. Give us a break without our parents here difficult. learn a lot from each of learning. Should a student sures. I walk around campus and remember to be lenient to pressure us (though, “Public Affairs will keep these classes — I did. But be dropped a letter grade and hear students complain when it comes to absences. in some cases, they still you busy every night,” some was it really necessary to for missing class? Maybe. about their workloads. Because, let’s face it, things might). would say, or “Literary keep me so on my toes that What if he or she had cop- I know the U.S. is behind come up. I think sometimes Criticism will be the hard- I was losing sleep thinking ied notes from a classmate on test scores when com- [email protected] professors forget that est class you’ll take — keep about all the things I had to for the days he missed? I pared to other countries.

debauchery, the answer is m a e, clear. We, as a nation of vot- I g i if you will ers, are suffering from one By Nate Rott n hell of a hangover. Not from candy, profits or Fireball d the The Hangover whiskey, but from the diz- n O u Q1: Would you zying sensationalism of last o try out for “The v How many of you knew their ways to participate in sell much of anything until year’s presidential election. r Real World” tomorrow? a that Nov. 1, more commonly the All Saints Day celebra- the release of the next Harry Yesterday’s election is A Q2: What would be your strategy l referred to as “the morning tions or church services. I Potter movie; and college for getting on the show? playing the All Saints Day Q1: “No.” after Halloween,” was and is don’t imagine many col- students languish through to the Halloween-ish hoopla Q2: “I’d figure out a holiday in itself? lege students woke up Sun- a day(s) of headaches, lost how to be that character surrounding last year’s his- It just so happens that All day morning and went to cell-phones and uninhibited that has never been on, torically long election. so maybe an intellect, Hallows Eve, or Halloween church or peeled off their nausea and vomiting. Admit it. Didn’t you feel been to college...” before it was monopolized ghoulish (Michael Vick), But surely those Hal- a little hangover from last by the candy and slutty-cos- raunchy (a G-string does not loween hangovers receded year’s election? I did. I re- tumes industries, was not a costume make), promis- by Tuesday. Surely people member cringing at the sight only a Celtic holiday, but a cuous (cat, dog, damn near weren’t too crippled to go Sarah Widhalm, of polls, red or blue states, junior, art precursor — a night before, anything worn by a girl) or out and vote yesterday… and George Stephanopou- Q1: “Uh, no.” an eve, if you will — for an- timely (swine flu) costume Wait. Didn’t you know that los. I remember thinking, Q2: “I’d probably go and act other lesser-known religious and donned a saintly robe. I yesterday was an election “Wow. That was cool. But like a real bitch.” holiday: All Saints Day, a also don’t imagine that after day? I’m not pointing fin- thank god it’s over.” It was Michael McDonald, Roman-Catholic celebration reading this surprisingly in- gers if you didn’t. I’d have just so long, so drawn out. junior, creative writing of saints now and past. formative column or watch- forgotten about it myself Granted, my hangover Now perhaps you already ing the much-anticipated se- had I not been reminded. Q1: “Yes.” theory may not be infal- Q2: “Hit up the ab lab at the knew that; perhaps my non- quel to “Boondock Saints,” Turns out Election Day lible. Yesterday’s wasn’t a gym, get my body looking Catholic upbringing and ag- aptly titled “Boondock has been on the first Tuesday presidential election. And nice.” nostic beliefs rendered me Saints II: All Saints Day,” after the first of November yeah, it’s not overly thrill- oblivious to an otherwise that you’ll celebrate on Nov. since 1845, in part because ing to vote for an unopposed well-known holiday. I mean, 1, 2010. My reason: our forefathers didn’t want it mayor with a mail-in ballot, it makes sense. Put two and Hangovers. to fall on Nov. 1 and overlap especially when you won’t John Denham, senior, english two together and you’d fig- Let’s face it. Halloween with All Saints Day — anoth- be rewarded with an “I lit, creative writing ure that All Hallows Eve, is a holiday of excess. Chil- er example of a clear-cut sep- VOTED” sticker. But still, Q1: “I don’t think like its holiday pals Christ- dren gorge on heaps of candy, aration between church and I’d be on the show it’s Election Day. A day to because my fiancée mas Eve and New Year’s costume shops gobble up state. So, I wondered, if we’ve participate in our country’s wouldn’t like it.” Eve, must have a subsequent our money and modesty and been collectively casting our hallmark: democracy. Q2: “To be bombastic, Zach Wheelihan, but not make the senior, liberal day of festival or it wouldn’t college students guzzle egre- ballots on the same day (yes, A man wiser than me be an eve. But I would guess gious quantities of booze. the numerical day changes, interviewer studies once said, “Everything nervous.” that there is a large number The net result is that ev- but that’s no excuse) for the in moderation.” In regard of college students who, like eryone, to differing extents, last 164 years, how come I, as to Halloween merrymak- me, had no idea, of its exis- is hungover. a reasonably well-informed ing, Election Day analyses tence. Kids suffer from stom- individual, have heard so and everything else, for Of those who did, I ach aches, tooth aches and little about this election? How that matter, I interpret that wouldn’t imagine that many early-onset diabetes; cos- come I almost forgot about it to mean: Hangovers suck. of them, college students tume companies endure the entirely? Ease off. Avoid them. in particular, went out of pain of knowing they won’t In light of this weekend’s [email protected] MKontana aimin Newsroom Phone 406-243-4310 Business Office Phone 406-243-6541 The Montana Kaimin, in its 112th Editor Photo Editor Arts/Outdoors Reporters Designers Web Editor year, is published by the students Allison Maier Eric Oravsky Collin Behan Alaina Abbott Steel Brooks of the University of Montana, Business Manager Design Editor Justin Franz Pat Cote Columnists Missoula. The UM School of Aaron Fauth Ashley Klein Hannah Ryan Alison Kilts Willi Brooks Journalism uses the Montana News Editors Web Publisher Sports Reporters Jillian Wilson Andrew Dusek Kaimin for practice courses but Brenna Braaten Daniel Doherty Tyson Alger Alexandra Mae Vandergon Karen Garcia Copy Editors assumes no control over policy or Laura Lundquist Reporters Matt McLeod Kaelyn Kelly content. 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Steve Miller Jayme Fraser Kathryn Bryan Alyssa Small Send letters to the editor to Sports Editor Carmen George Kat Franchino Mike Gerrity Greg Lindstrom Jesseca Whalen [email protected] Roman Stubbs Josh Potter Drew Vetere 3 Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Opinion MKontana aimin Tunnel of Oppression good for greatly in setting out of pickup on some issues, I don’t feel that school, students up the Tunnel for trucks aren’t going you undermining our work in such It’s important to note that the LAMBDA, wants to show up, you a public forum is the best tactic for Tunnel of Oppression, which fea- to know how you should just scrap you to use when we have to have tured examples of hate-speech, came to the con- Letters to the the rest of the Day such a close, working relationship. genocide, racism and mockery, clusion that the of Dialogue alto- I would hope that Bobby Hauck also featured examples from vari- exhibits used a gether, because I will never say he was embarrassed ous student groups of people com- “see how you like don’t think they’re of all of the players on his football bating that hatred. It was followed it” approach, con- Editor coming to that ,ei- team, as I would hope that Carol by a Room of Hope, which was a sidering you didn’t ther. I realistical- Van Valkenburg would never say lighter-themed room that allowed bother to go or do ly chose to enter that writers in the Kaimin sickened people to see tables set up by ad- research on how the Tunnel. Given her. I, frankly, am uncomfortable vocacy groups on campus and in- the exhibit was set up. disturbing then those at the Pu- some snags Faith Dawson and that you, despite all the pressures form themselves of both programs From your comments, I imag- litzer Prize exhibit that document- Megan Bailey encountered, I’m of having to serve students with a that serve people and ways they ine I should be as ashamed of post- ed the aftermath of horrible events fucking proud of the job they did shortened staff this year and bud- can volunteer. ing pictures of my people strug- — such as Coretta Scott King cry- setting the ADSUM tunnel up. I’d get issues, found time in your busy I would like to present a frank gling against a history of genocide ing at Martin Luther King Jr.’s fu- also like to thank the artists who schedule to practice the kind of response to some of the concerns and oppression as a Jewish person neral. made exhibits for the event and ignorance you reportedly despise Dan Burke brought up in his [Nov. should be of the exhibits in the This isn’t the first time the Uni- the UC staff for letting us hold an to slam the work of students who 3 letter to the editor] about the Holocaust Museum. versity has had counselors avail- accessible event where our voices count on you for support. Tunnel of Oppression. able to assist people with a Univer- and vision could be heard. You’re embarrassed to have the 2. “The requirement to have sity event or program — your very Tunnel of Oppression in your Uni- 1. “The Tunnel of Oppression’s counselors present as participants office is made of counselors who 4. “Those who enter will most versity? I’m embarrassed to have presence is an embarrassment to exit should cause us to wonder why assist students who have any issues likely be those yearning to be do- you as a leading voice on disability the University of Montana.” this practice should not be regarded not being able to fully utilize the ers of good, makers of right.” rights on our campus when you have Tina Brown, Day of Dialogue as unconscionable and unethical.” campus. Well Dan, I’m proud to be in no problem pulling the rug out from coordinator, went over their re- Although some of the exhibits an advocacy organization that has under the very people you serve. cords and tells me you did not were relatively graphic, I don’t be- 3. “Realistically, who will done work that allows me to even Justyn Field, print journalism, sign any of the mandatory slips lieve that anyone suffered any kind choose to enter the Tunnel of Op- come to campus. And given how ADSUM member, for people attending the event. In of long-term trauma. Counselors pression? The car full of kids who closely we have to work with DSS student registered with DSS addition, you never went to any were there to facilitate discussion yelled at my colleague last week of the Tunnel of Oppression plan- after people went through the ex- ‘Go back to China’?” ning sessions that have been going hibit, which was a component of If you’re knocking the Tunnel The Kaimin invites on since last spring. Your entire the Day of Dialogue. because hardcore racists and igno- letters to the editor argument exists because of pre- Our pictures weren’t any more rant pricks who drunkenly scream formed misconceptions about the and guest columns. event as well as hearsay from oth- ers. The event contained visual, Correction: Letters should be 300 words or fewer, and audio,and tactile components. The columns should be about 700 words. Please UC certainly would have provided The Kaimin wishes to clarify a point made in Tuesday’s article a scribe/guide to describe each ex- “Committee hammers out flexible plan that addresses budget losses.” e-mail both to [email protected], or hibit to you. The Wild Rockies Field Institute does not receive any financial as- drop them off in Don Anderson Hall 208. Make sure sistance from the University of Montana. Kayla Weber, who participated to include a phone number. 4 MKontana aimin News Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Raking up the pieces

Kat Franchino/Montana Kaimin A rake rests on top of colored sawdust in Caras Park Tuesday afternoon. The sawdust was used to create a mandala for Missoula’s Day of the Dead festival Monday. Raker Daniel Morse said that for him the deconstruction of the mandala represented impermanence.

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Drew Vetere/Montana Kaimin Members of the men’s tennis team practice in the fading light. Temperatures reached the mid-50s on Tuesday, breaking the recent spell of cold weather.

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Drew Vetere/Montana Kaimin Missoula Mayor John Engen winds down Tuesday at the Missoula Club. Engen ran unopposed in this year’s election.

ELECTIONS for the mayor and judge being This is a pretty good turnout unopposed,” Zeier said. From page 1 Council members serve four- This year was the second elec- for the mayor and judge being unopposed. year terms for their wards. Elected tion in which the city has used “ candidates will take office on Jan. mail-in ballots to combat histori- Vickie Zeier, Missoula clerk and recorder 4, 2010. cally low voter turnout. Missoula ” clerk and recorder Vickie Zeier turnout this year was down from the general elections. A total of night. Zeier said the turnout for Emerald Gilleran, Hannah Stiff, said the public response to the last election. 14,037 ballots, or about 33 per- last year’s election was about 46 Layla Turman and Joe Pavlish new system has generally been More than 40,000 ballots were cent, were counted following the percent. contributed reporting for this positive, although the total voter mailed to Missoula residents for closing of polls at 8 p.m. Tuesday “This is a pretty good turnout article. Check out election coverage by UM students at missoulavotes09.blogspot.com 7 Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Sports MKontana aimin SIDELINES Talented freshman comfortable waiting in the wings WEEKLY AWAY SCHEDULE Big future expected from freshman Will Cherry FOOTBALL Matt McLeod job that much easier. He said he Montana Kaimin can’t help but think all the time Montanaat Idaho State Considering the source, it was Cherry spends chasing Johnson Saturday, 3:30 p.m. quite the compliment. around the court will pay off in After last week’s Maroon and the long run. VOLLEYBALL Silver scrimmage, preseason All- “Anthony’s a pretty good guy to Montana at Northern Colorado American Grizzly point guard learn from,” Tinkle said. “He really Thursday, 7 p.m. Anthony Johnson said something couldn’t ask for a better situation.” Montana at Northern Arizona about freshman Will Cherry that As a true freshman, Cherry’s Saturday, 8 p.m. might surprise you — it surprised got plenty to pick up, but win- Cherry himself. ning is something he is familiar BRIEFING “Mark my words, Will Cherry with. Reynolds honored will be the best guard to ever come Last year, the Oakland, Calif., by the Big Sky through here,” Johnson said of his point guard led his McClymonds understudy. High team to an 33-0 record, num- The Big Sky Conference named It is safe to say that if he does ber eight national ranking and junior running back Chase leave campus as the best guard California’s Division I state cham- Reynolds the offensive player to ever don a Griz jersey, he will pionship. Matching up against the of the week after a dominating be one heck of a basketball play- state’s top prep players, Cherry performance at home against er. That would put Cherry above held his own all year. In the title game, the 6-foot-1 Cherry pulled Weber State. some big names — Johnson and down 14 rebounds and dropped 19 Reynolds rushed for 241 yards former NBA All-Star Michael Ray Richardson among them. But points. on 33 carries and scored a Cherry hasn’t started shooting for For a kid waiting in the wings touchdown in a 31-10 romp the stars yet. behind Johnson, minutes could be of the Wildcats. The 6-foot, “That’s a real big compli- a scarce commodity this year, and 195-pound Drummond native ment,” Cherry said. “I don’t know Griz coaches will tell you Cherry set the season high mark for about that. Right now I’m just try- still has some work to do before he yards in the effort. UM sopho- ing to keep up with him.” steps in at point. more Trumaine Johnson was Which is far easier said than At a slender 165 pounds, he nominated for the defensive done. needs to follow Johnson’s example and hit the weight room to add player of the week after inter- An explosive penetrator and some bulk. The soft-spoken fresh- cepting two Cameron Higgins deadly outside threat, Johnson carried the Griz down the stretch man is still warming up to the idea passes Saturday. The eventual last year, averaging over 21 points of being a vocal leader, and his award went to Eastern Wash- per game in conference. He is the offensive game could use also use ington strong safety Matt John- man everyone is counting on to some polish. son, who picked off four passes topple defending champion Weber But if his raw athleticism is any in a 47-10 win over Portland State when conference play rolls indicator, the sky’s the limit for State in Seattle. Johnson tied around, but for now the senior Cherry. a Big Sky record with the four leader has another responsibility Johnson, who has relied on his picks and he was the first to do on his plate: mentoring Cherry. basketball smarts to separate him from the pack since transfering it twenty years. It’s something Cherry said Johnson has taken to heart. from Yakima Valley Community “He’s kind of like a big brother last season, said his instincts told Kat Franchino/Montana Kaimin STANDINGS — even when he’s whooping me, him right away what his protégé he’ll be teaching,” Cherry said. was capable of. the hype remains to be seen. But guards now it’s going to be like, FOOTBALL “He’ll school me in open gym “I could tell the first time I as Montana opens its schedule ‘Are you serious?’” Cherry said. and practice and then turn around went up against him he’s got all against North Dakota next Friday, “I play against Anthony Johnson School Big Sky Overall and say, ‘You know what you did the tools,” Johnson said. “I just he will not be intimidated by his every day. Playing against anyone Montana 5-0 8-0 wrong there, don’t you?’” want to make sure he knows how first taste of college competition else feels like a good break for Eastern Wash. 5-2 6-3 The relationship has made to use them.” for one simple reason. me.” Weber State 5-2 5-4 [email protected] Montana coach Wayne Tinkle’s Whether Cherry lives up to “When I go up against other Northern Ariz. 4-2 5-3 Montana State 3-2 5-3 Sacramento State 3-3 2-4 Northern Colo. 1-5 3-6 Portland State 1-5 2-7 Yankees finishing up another year of failure Idaho State 0-6 0-9 For example, this year marks losing once every three days this duke it out for the title. VOLLEYBALL the 105th World Series. The Yan- season. I’m surprised they didn’t For as bad as that seems, they kees have played in 40 of them. finish last. don’t have it nearly as bad as Yan- School Big Sky Overall Roughly 38 percent of all fall clas- I’m still stunned at how the kees fans. Portland State 10-2 16-7 sics have been played in the Bronx. team has gone 10-4 in this postsea- As Yankee fans, we are Northern Colo. 9-2 16-9 Yet the team has only won 26 son. I mean, really? Four losses to conditioned to expect to win every Eastern Wash. 9-3 15-8 times — they have lost the World the best competition in baseball? game. Even I know those expec- Montana 6-5 10-12 Series an astonishing 13 times. Please. Maybe one loss, if any. tations are a little unrealistic, but Sacramento State 5-5 15-11 They have lost more fall classics From the 2000 season until they should be out there winning Northern Ariz. 4-7 7-13 Troy Warzocha, Sports Reporter than the Orioles (3), White Sox 2009, the Yankees led all of base- about 90 percent of the time. This Idaho State 4-8 10-14 (3), Indians (2) and Tigers (4) have ball with a 965-651 record. But isn’t Kansas City, Milwaukee or Weber State 3-9 5-19 Imagine taking an exam with won combined. only one World Series title (and Minnesota. Win them all or fail. Montana State 1-10 3-18 the answer sheet and still failing In total, the Yankees have only that was in 2000, almost an entire After almost 10 months of 75 percent of the time. It’s frustrat- won about 25 percent of all World decade ago). This kind of inepti- workouts, press conferences, vic- SOCCER ing. You would think you should Series played. What a high failure tude is failure in action. tories and losses, the Yankees get perfect scores every time with rate for a team that has the best If the Yanks go on to win game are one win away from a parade School Big Sky Overall that kind of help. To get less than a players, the best fans, the most 6 on Wednesday against the Phil- through the canyon of heroes and Portland State 4-1-2 10-6-3 perfect score would be, in essence, money, and the largest market to lies, it would be a small consola- a couple days off. But after the Eastern Wash. 4-2-1 7-8-2 to fail. feed off of in the United States. tion prize for a decade of disap- confetti is picked up and tee times Idaho State 4-3 9-7 This is the New York Yankees, Most baseball writers will say pointment and frustration. are set, the question still remains: Northern Ariz. 4-3 9-8-1 perpetual failures by design. that even the best teams in baseball You think it is bad for Mets What have you done for me lately, Sacramento State 3-2-2 8-5-5 Dealing with failure is hard and lose 60 games a year. In the 2009 fans? They have to choose between Yankees? Montana 2-4-1 4-13-1 that makes being a Yankee fan season, the Yanks lost 59 games. seeing their in-division rival or They still will have won only Northern Colo. 2-5 6-10-1 harder. For a team that has more 59? How embarrassing. In a 162- their cross-borough rival hoist the 27 titles in 40 attempts. That is a Weber State 2-5 6-12 hall-of-famers, more champion- game schedule, that’s losing over trophy. How about Indians fans? measly 67.5 percent success rate, ships and a more storied history one-third of your games. I could They have to watch two former but I guess it will do. than any other team in baseball, understand maybe losing 20, 30 at players, who also happen to be the [email protected] they fail an awful lot. the maximum, but the Yanks were last two Cy Young award winners, 8 MKontana aimin Sports Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Close call

Drew Vetere/Montana Kaimin A shot gets past the goalkeeper but hits the post during an intramural soccer match in the Schreiber Gym on Tuesday night.

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Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist Jay Kolbe assists wildlife biology junior Adam Van Atta in checking the age of a hunter’s buck by inspecting the teeth. watching

Whether wrenching the jaws of the a freshly killed animal apart with a pair of two-handed pliers or in- In the class, groups of three to hunt terviewing hunters in their trucks, five students select certain days to students at the hunter check-in sta- gather information on hunters and tion on Highway 200 near Bon- game animals at the check sta- biologists working in the field ev- ner do whatever it takes to gather tions. Passing hunters are required ery day. valuable data for Fish, Wildlife to pull off the highway and enter “It’s kind of like a mini intern- and Parks. one of two lanes, either a lane for ship, I guess you might call it,” he This semester, 30 students are those with game animals or anoth- said. enrolled in Wildlife Biology 374 er for those with no animals that Often, the hunters will ask the and spending a few weekends at day. students which areas game ani- game check stations like the one In the no-animals line, students mals are coming from, said UM near Bonner. Students in the class in bright blue vests approached biology student Brittany Dorman, gain experience through interac- the vehicle and asked which hunt- who is taking the class for the sec- tions with hunters and collecting ing districts the hunter had been ond time. Hunters even without an information for FWP on this year’s in that day and whether he or she animal will linger to chat and quiz game harvest. saw any wolves, grizzly bears or the students on where other people “We don’t pay them, so they’re mountain lions. are finding animals, she said. volunteers in that sense, but they For those who pull through “You’ll see people come do get course credits,” said Jay with game animals, students ask through week after week and then Kolbe, the FWP biologist for the if they can check the teeth of the they’ll have come through with Blackfoot area. animal to help determine age and something and be all smiles,” Dor- Kolbe stood on hand Saturday record the species, sex and where mon said. as students in the one-credit class the animal was killed. The data is Although the check station al- interviewed hunters passing by the later used by the FWP for research lows FWP biologists to check for check station just east of Bonner and determining policy. proper tags, it is rare for them to on Highway 200 about their day Saturday at the Bonner check need to call law enforcement, hunting. The two primary stations station, University of Montana Kolbe said. used by the class are in Bonner wildlife biology student A.J. “It’s a biological station, not an and Darby, with a few other sta- McArthur said the most valuable enforcement station,” he said. tions open to student volunteers on part of the course for him was As such, the main goal of the certain weekends. learning from both hunters and station is to check the species, age and sex of game animals passing Van Atta reattaches a license tag to the antlers of a buck after inspecting it. through the station. Primarily, Hunters must tag their game immediately upon killing the animal to avoid confu- the station sees elk, whitetail and sion and prevent using a single license to take multiple animals. mule deer, as well as the occasion- al black bear, Kolbe said. confirmed that drop off — sig- to attend a two-hour lecture with The data gathered by students nificant drop off — in whitetail FWP biologists explaining how to and biologists can then be added harvest for another year and gave look at wear and tear on teeth to to information gathered through us the confidence to go forward age the animals and the purpose phone interviews with hunters to with a pretty significant licens- of gathering this sort of data. Then help set policy for future game ing change,” Kolbe said. Without the students sign up for a mini- harvests, Kolbe said. Most recent- students helping at the stations, mum of three days of check sta- ly, a perceived drop in the number gathering significant, similar data tion work and are assigned a paper of whitetails being taken by hunt- would be difficult, he said. drawing possible conclusions on ers was thought to correlate with “This has really proven to be a the data from the various check a drop in the general population. really win-win situation for us and stations through out the season. Fish, Wildlife and Parks consid- for Fish, Wildlife and Parks,” said “And it turns out that it’s just ered removing whitetail doe tags Michael Mitchell, the class’ fac- been really, really popular with from over-the-counter sale, but ulty instructor. students,” Mitchell said. “We have At the game check station on Highway 200 east of Bonner, UM students and Fish, needed more confirmation, Kolbe Mitchell, the adjunct research students who come back and take Wildlife and Parks biologists work together to interview hunters and collect data said. professor of wildlife conservation, it several times.” on this year’s game harvest. “Our check station data said the class requires students [email protected] 10 MKontana aimin Outdoors Wednesday, November 4, 2009 City marks trails on new maps Yellowstone grizzlies Justin Franz Montana Kaimin It’s hard to tell people to stay on trail when re-listed, but thriving Missoula Parks and Recreation Yellowstone Grizzly Coordinating there is no map saying where the trails are. Hannah J. Ryan is working to create a map of hik- Montana Kaimin Committee, Montana’s Fish and ing and biking trails across the “ Wildlife Service and Wyoming Morgan Valliant, Missoula Parks and Recreation valley that could be available as In September, U.S. District Game and Fish Department have early as next spring. Last week, the ” Judge Donald Molloy sided with issued similar statements. Missoula City Council approved such as the ones that crisscross the interpretive signage and updated environmental groups and re- “At this point, we’ve filed $11,900 to pay for the design. two mountains on either side of maps at each trailhead that will listed grizzly bears in the Greater some papers asking the court to The proposed map will include Hellgate Canyon. soon be constructed. Yellowstone Ecosystem in the reconsider and amend the ruling. all trails in the city of Missoula, as Many have said these maps Eventually, Valliant said, maps Endangered Species Act. Since Now we’re just waiting to hear well as those at Pattee Canyon, the have been a long time coming, will be available online, where then, however, numerous grizzly back about an appeal,” said Chris Rattlesnake and atop Mount Sen- but in the past funding hasn’t been people could use them to plan a management agencies have voiced Servheen, Grizzly Bear Recovery tinel and Mount Jumbo, said Mor- available for the project. Now, with day of hiking or biking. Yet, until concerns that this re-listing is un- Coordinator and UM professor. gan Valliant, conservation lands money from the city government the city gets funding, only a print- necessary due to robust population “It’s just one step at a time.” manager for Missoula Parks and and the help of a variety of groups ed version will be available. counts of the animal. When Lewis and Clark trekked Recreation. The map would also — including the Missoula Natural The city is gathering existing “Currently, our studies show through the western U.S. in the provide details about available fa- History Center, the Biomimicry maps to send to Computer Terrain that the grizzly bear population 1800s, an estimated 50,000 griz- cilities at all city parks and open Center and Run Wild Missoula — Mapping Inc. of Boulder, Colo., in Yellowstone is sustainable,” zlies roamed from the Great Plains spaces. the maps will become a reality. which will work on designing the said Chuck Schwartz, a research to the Pacific Ocean. Today, small “It’s going to be a fairly com- Valliant said the maps will be a new map over the winter. wildlife biologist and Interagency pockets of land in Montana, Wy- prehensive map,” he said. “I think huge help for people who are new The plan received unanimous Grizzly Bear Study Team Leader. oming, Idaho, Washington and it’ll be one that’ll be used a ton.” to the valley, especially those try- support from the council, includ- The Interagency Grizzly Bear parts of Canada support 1,200 to The map will feature almost ing to navigate trails with outdated ing Councilman Dave Strohmaier. Study Team monitors the rates of 1,400 of the omnivores, according 75 miles of trail across the valley, maps. At locations like Jumbo, he “It’s a good idea,” Strohmaier reproduction and survival among to a grizzly bear recovery report 60 of which are on conservation said, the current maps show only said, “because we don’t have any grizzlies in the Greater Yellow- by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser- lands. At the moment, 20 to 25 30 percent of the actual trails on good trail maps and this will max- stone Ecosystem. They study vice. miles of trail are featured on maps the mountain in some places. The imize public use.” white bark pine trees, a key food The grizzly was first listed on available to the community, Val- same holds true for other places in Valliant said the maps will also source for the grizzly bear, in 176 the ESA in 1975. Nearly 30 years liant said. He said the closest thing and around Missoula. help preserve the land. With no transects in the national park. The later, the bear’s population in the available to a map that covers this Part of the grant for the maps official maps available and trail- team observes the trees’ mortality Greater Yellowstone had increased area is one offered by the Missoula will also pay for mile markers heads that are seldom updated, and germination rates, blister rust from an estimate as low as 136 Bicycle and Pedestrian Board, but that have been placed along the some people don’t know the ex- damage, pine beetle invasion and grizzlies to some 600. In March that doesn’t include hiking trails, Kim Williams Trail, as well as act location of a trail and wander fire impact to determine the health 2007, U.S. Fish and Wildlife an- off the path. With a better idea of of this food source. nounced the Yellowstone grizzly where trails are located, Valliant The observed rates of reproduc- bear population has recovered and hopes people will stay on trails tion and survival, Schwartz said, no longer met the ESA require- and do less damage to the environ- as well as populations of white ments as an endangered species ment around them. bark pine trees adequately indi- and they were delisted. “It’s hard to tell people to stay cate that the grizzly population is Recent studies to estimate the on trail when there is no map say- healthy. grizzly population in the North- ing where the trails are,” he said. “Though the grizzly’s label has ern Continental Divide Ecosys- “I’m pretty excited. It’s something changed, as far as the study team tem have been conducted by Kate Missoula has needed for a long is concerned, we will continue Kendall, research ecologist with time.” with our research,” Schwartz said. the Northern Divide Grizzly Bear [email protected] Organizations such as the Project. The Northern Continental Di- vide Ecosystem includes Glacier National Park, Montana wilder- ness areas and national forests, as well as regions in Alberta. Previously, grizzly population surveys in the continental divide ecosystem were based solely on opportunistic bear sightings, Kendall said. Her research team used the DNA from over 30,000 bear hair samples to calculate the amount of bear inhabitants. She collected hair from bears rubbing trees as well as from hair snag stations. These snag stations are

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Bustin’ it up

Eric Oravsky/Montana Kaimin Tom Ramme with Diamond Construction cuts away cement from a manhole cover on the oval. It will be one of the 20 or so they will be replacing on campus in the next month for the new steam tunnels. “We are replacing them so they are easier to get off because these ones are a pain,” said Ramme.

BEARS We are seeing bears in areas that they 2 to 56 bears in every unit. We Northern Continental Divide Eco- From page 10 are seeing bears in areas that they system continue to remain outside haven’t been sighted in for genera- the ESA, Kendall said, due to the locations away from trails and de- haven’t been sighted in for generations. healthy number of bears supported tions,” Kendall said. veloped areas where a delicious by the area. “ Grizzly bears within the [email protected] mixture of “marinated” dead fish Kate Kendall, Northern Divide Grizzly Bear Project and cows blood attract bears. This ” ambrosia is poured on logs in an ment units included in the Bear are born at one time and intervals area encircled with by a single Recovery Plan. The plan says that between litters commonly last four strand of barbed wire that the bear 21 of the 23 units must have at years. must pass under to investigate the least one active female,” Kendal The Grizzly Bear Recovery scent. said. Plan was completed in 1982 to or- “This was the first survey done Females are extremely valuable ganize different agency efforts in for the area in this manner,” Ken- in a population due to their abil- the research and management of dall said. ity to produce offspring. Kendall grizzly bears. When Kendall’s survey was said grizzlies have low reproduc- “We’ve found females in all 23 completed in 2004, there were 765 tion rates, an average of two cubs units. Overall there were between grizzlies counted in the continental divide area. “The DNA samples are showing the population’s genetic diver- sity is high,” Kendall said, further confirming the good health of grizzly population. “This population was two and a half times the number of animals accounted for in the visual confirmation method alone,” Kendall said. “There are 23 bear manage- 12 MKontana aimin News Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Students to present on future Chinese study abroad Hannah J. Ryan Montana Kaimin To increase awareness about the University of Mon- tana’s Chinese minor and gauge students’ interest in a study abroad in China, students will talk about their summer travels in the country at a presentation tonight. “People are often intimidated by Chinese, thinking it’s too hard. But we have fun and there’s a lot of stuff you can do with the minor,” said Ken Cari, a junior in English education with a Chinese minor. Cari started a student group on campus, the China Chat Party, for those interested in the minor, speaking Chinese or just learning about Chinese culture. Zhen Cao, a professor in the UM Chinese program, currently teaches all courses offered for the UM Chinese minor while Tim Bradstock, the Chinese program’s second professor, is on sabbatical. Cao accompanied eight students around China last summer and will help lead the next trip. “First issue is whether there will be enough money and second is whether there will be interest, but I think there will be,” Cao said. Those attending the study abroad can fulfill part of the Chinese minor, Cao said. Students receive three credits for the two months abroad. “We taught English for a month at a summer camp for elementary kids,” Cari said. “And I ate some dog over there. It was pretty cool, an interesting experience, but it wasn’t that good.” Cari said students were able to do a good deal of travel- ing while they were in China, visiting Shanghai, Beijing and Xian (where the terra cotta warriors were found). The agenda for a future trip is open to suggestions, Cari said. The Great Wall of China is on the recommen- dation list. “It’s not necessary to be in the Chinese studies program to come with us, just have an interest in culture,” Cari said. It is recommended that those participating in the trip have at least a semester in Mandarin. The presentation will be held at 6 p.m. tonight in Social Science room 352. Photo courtesy Ken Cari [email protected] The tower at the Concubine’s Bath House in China is surrounded by plants and other structures, as well as smog in the background from a distant city. CASTING La. justice who wouldn’t marry From page 1 Having people from a small “A lot of the people we cast on town gives you that this show are people in the center interracial couple resigns of their universe,” he said. interesting fish-out- Associated Press has said she and her now-hus- The charismatic people that band, Terence McKay, who is catch the attention of Furberg of-water story. BATON ROUGE, La. — A black, received their marriage and his staff turn out to be in “ Louisiana justice of the peace license from the parish clerk of leadership roles in their particu- Damon Furberg, supervising casting director who refuses to marry interracial court, where they also got a list lar groups — the popular kids on couples resigned Tuesday, af- of people qualified to perform campus or at parties. “What’s just as important is burg said his staff usually puts ter weeks of calls for his ouster the ceremony. When she called Once the producers drop them you have people who do have the people in a room together to see from civil rights groups and sev- Bardwell’s office on Oct. 6 to ask, in a house with the other strang- ability to bond and learn from how they interact.” eral public officials, including the Humphrey said Bardwell’s wife ers, Furberg said, that is when the each other,” Furberg said. “If you They will play ice-breaker governor. told her that the justice wouldn’t interesting conflicts come to the have people just butting heads games and be given discussion Keith Bardwell quit with a one- sign their marriage license be- surface. all the time, that’s not interesting topics and the people who stand sentence statement to Louisiana cause they were a “mixed couple.” “All of a sudden you have TV.” out the most as leaders will be Secretary of State Jay Dardenne: When questioned, Bardwell, people who have never faced that So the casting staff mainly called back to the Press Box to- “I do hereby resign the office of who is white, acknowledged he kind of social competition,” Fur- looks for people in what Furberg morrow for one-on-one inter- Justice of the Peace for the Eighth routinely avoids marrying inter- berg said. said is a “transitional period” be- views, Furberg said. Ward of Tangipahoa Parish, racial couples because he believes But people will change the tween the ages of 18 and 24. “It becomes very obvious right Louisiana, effective November 3, children born to them end up suf- channel if they see the same Instead of American Idol-style off the bat which people have the 2009.” fering. In interviews, he said he fighting and bickering over and interview slots when people have most charisma,” Furberg said. Gov. Bobby Jindal called refers the couples to other justices over again, Furberg said. to perform under pressure, Fer- [email protected] Bardwell’s resignation “long over- of the peace, who then perform due.” the ceremony, which happened in www.montanakaimin.com Beth Humphrey, who is white, this case.

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