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Page 7 Page 12 Freshman Page 9 Students to present basketball player looks to Game check on study abroad fullfill prophecy in China www.montanakaimin.com 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.

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