SASQUATCH MISSES CUT FOR NEW WASHINGTON QUARTER | PAGE 3 FRIDAY Snow showers January 20, 2006 Volume 112, Number 84 High: 37 | Low: 29 More weather Page 2 �THE STUDENT�������� VOICE OF WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1896 www.dailyevergreen.com Committee cans ASWSU executive pay cuts Campus leaders opposed drastic pay reduction measures for student executives. By Andy Jones Daily Evergreen staff The ASWSU External Affairs Committee rejected a bill pro- posing a salary decrease for future ASWSU elected officials before the Senate meeting Wednesday. Bill 35-24 proposed a 5 per- cent decrease in the salaries for future ASWSU presidents and vice presidents. The bill was originally pre- sented to the finance, program and external affairs committees. The bill was unanimously voted down by the external affairs committee and therefore not open for debate in the Senate. INGRID RACHINSKI/DAILY EVERGREEN “I really think that we need to talk about this as an orga- Kathy Kok, a WSU trademark licensing staff member, surveys the CUB renovations during the forum Thursday. nization,” said former ASWSU Pro-Tempore Jason Crittenden. “It’s something the students are concerned about.” According to Crittenden, the salary for each position is equal to 125 percent of the average The new CUB takes shape in-state student tuition and cost of living. Design team presents interior for the new building. At noon, from Pfeiffer Partners, Inc., sophomore hospitality business materials and releases postal Stephanie Kingsnorth, a project stood by to answer specific management major. “I wanted See ASWSU | Page 4 architect from Pfeiffer Partners, questions from students and to see all of the fourth floor service information. gave a presentation about the faculty. – especially the multicultural project’s design development. “It’s really nice to be able to centers and their floor space.” By Jason Moll “We saw a lot of nodding see everything in 3-D,” ASWSU The CUB steering commit- Daily Evergreen staff heads,” she said. “There’s a bet- President Isaac Wells said. “It’s tee also distributed a statement ter feeling of acceptance from a lot easier to visualize than detailing their commitment to Groups looking at the plans.” ASWSU and the CUB steer- students.” offering postal services in the ing committee hosted a forum Kingsnorth said students Representatives talked to renovated building. Thursday to present completed were most interested in models students and answered specific “We do need to respond to questions including concerns remember design development for the and finishes. all the inquiries we’ve received,” future building. about building features, green said Kirk Pawlowski, associate Floor plans and designs for materials and building practices Students, faculty and staff director of Capital Planning and the updated building hung on and asbestos containment dur- Development, during a steering Roe v. Wade passed through the forum in the walls and representatives ing construction. committee meeting Wednesday. Clevenger Lounge of the CUB to from the steering committee, “I was interested to see what A post office with P.O. boxes look at renderings, scale models WSU Capital Planning and the new design for the CUB ruling and color and materials pallets Development and architects is like,” said Miguel Macias, a See CUB | Page 4 Community groups hosting an educational event on abortion rights this weekend. Speaker explores the genesis of hip-hop By Jenna Cederberg Daily Evergreen staff A journalist speaks about the Nation, Rap Pages, The Village significance of the culture Voice and The San Francisco The historic and controversial Bay Guardian. For more than Roe v. Wade Supreme Court and how it came to be. 10 years he has researched hip- decision, which legalized abor- hop. His research is complied tion in 1973, will be commemo- By Elizabeth Martin in his 2005 American Book rated with a rally and vigil on Daily Evergreen staff Award-winning book, “Can’t Sunday. Jeff Chang, hip-hop jour- Stop, Won’t Stop,” and his The WSU group VOX, voices upcoming book. for Planned Parenthood, orga- nalist, spoke Wednesday not about rap music, but hip-hop Chang broke up his lecture nized the event, which will be in CUE 203 by showing clips as generational glue. Hip-hop held at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday at from the unfinished film, the Vietnam Memorial flagpole. is not about the content of a “From Mambo to Hip-Hop.” “Planned Parenthood cel- song, it is about the context, he The movie, about the Bronx, ebrates [Roe] every year because said. gave the crowd insight into it’s a landmark decision that “We add hip-hop to what New York gangs. allows women the right to we do because it is so much a In 1968, gangs came back to NICK INMAN/DAILY EVERGREEN choose,” said Lena Kassa, the part of our identity,” he said of New York in a big way, Chang Jeff Chang delivers his speech on hip-hop at the CUE public policy field organizer his title. said. Half the white people left Chang has written for Wednesday evening. Chang is the author of a new book, “Can’t See ROE | Page 7 Spin, Vibe, Mother Jones, The See HIP-HOP | Page 4 Stop, Won’t Stop.” News Tip? Coming soon WSU club bowling Men’s basketball Engineering woes Contact news editor Annette Ticknor A new program at Pullman Team rolls its way to fun and Cougars dramatically lose Columnist speaks on the lack [email protected] Memorial educates victory. third straight game. of women in the field. (509) 335-2465 dads-to-be. Sports | Page 9 Life | Page 5 Opinion | Page 12 2 | THE DAILY EVERGREEN PAGE TWO FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2006 P.O.Box 642510 Three day forecast: Correction Policy Pullman, WA 99164 �������� www.dailyevergreen.com Saturday | Cloudy The Daily Evergreen is com- � mitted to publishing accurate information. 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