Montana Kaimin, March 9, 2011 Students of the Niu Versity of Montana, Missoula

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For more information, please contact [email protected]. 5 ARTS New venue ready to rock 8 SPORTS Griz heading to the ‘ship 3 NEWS More students, more questions montana Volume CX111 Issue 73 www.montanakaimin.comkaiminWednesday, March 9, 2011 CAMPUS Student fees to increase next year Jayme Fraser Montana Kaimin Student fees will increase at least $6.31 in the next two years and the cost of living on campus also will go up at least $246 per year. In Fall 2013, the annual fees paid to Campus Recreation will go up $1, University Cen- ter $1.31, and Curry Health Services $4. These fees are be- low a 3-percent threshold that would require those services to receive approval from the student senate. The increases largely will pay for inflated costs of op- Steel Brooks/Montana Kaimin eration and basic maintenance Students wait for the ASUM Park-N-Ride on Tuesday afternoon. The bus service was scrutinized recently when a bus driver lost control and ran into a woman on South Avenue. The driver of that bus has gone through extra training and has returned to work. projects, said Keith Glaes, di- rector of Campus Recreation, and Liz Millar, associate direc- tor of the University Center. Glaes said the recreation fee Driver in crash returns to work will also help pay to replace aging weightlifting and cardio Heidi Groover equipment. Montana Kaimin “ In Fall 2013, the annual meal The University of Montana student bus It was definitely the road. He was driving too plan cost will go up $158. De- driver who hit a student pedestrian Feb. 23 pending on the dorm students has returned to work after retraining, UM Di- fast for the road conditions and lost control. live in, the residence hall fee rector of Transportation Nancy Wilson said. will go up $44–$66 and the Andrew M. Williams underwent “several ” room and board fee will in- hours of training and driving with another Laura Rettaliata, Missoula Civilian Traffic Specialist crease $202–$224. Monthly rent driver” after the incident, Wilson said. at off-campus housing will in- The accident happened when the bus Rettaliata blamed icy roads for the accident Wilson and ASUM President Ashleen crease $5–$23, depending on struck a female UM student who was pre- and said this winter’s weather has presented a Williams said they have not heard any the apartment. paring to cross South Avenue to get to the constant struggle for Missoula police. concerns from students about the driver’s The increased fees for meal Dornblaser Park-N-Ride stop at South and “It was definitely the road,” Rettaliata return to work. plans and on-campus living Gerald Avenues, said Missoula Civilian said. “He was driving too fast for the road Rettaliata and Wilson said they did not will also cover basic mainte- Traffic Specialist Laura Rettaliata, who in- conditions and lost control.” know if the victim has returned to school nance and inflated costs for vestigated the accident. In icy conditions, cars hit buses more of- or if she plans to press charges against food and other materials. Rettaliata cited Williams with careless ten than buses hit cars or pedestrians, and ASUM Transportation. The Associated Students of driving, which can result in a fine of up to bus drivers are rarely at fault in accidents, The victim was taken to Community the University of Montana are $250, depending on a judge’s decision, she said. she said. Medical Center, but did not have any life- also proposing to increase the University officials and Missoula police Wilson said this semester has been par- threatening injuries and was released after transportation fee by $4 and set would not release the name of the woman hit ticularly challenging for ASUM bus driv- two days, Rettaliata said. up a system to annually con- by the bus. Williams’ name was released by ers because of constant snow and ice. “She was really lucky and she knows sider increasing the ASUM fee city municipal court because he was cited, “We’ve never had an accident like this that,” Rettaliata said. to match inflation. The student [email protected] but he could not be reached for comment. before,” she said. See FEES, page 4 twitter.com/ 44°F | 34°F UM’s Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 UM’s Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 KaiminNews Montana Kaimin 2 OPINION Wednesday, March 9, 2011 EDITORIAL TECH COLUMN They’re pulling out Pell Zeros and ones by Taryn Chuter, News Editor How many for just one more D? Fellow students, The blows keep coming. We’re wobbling on one foot and by Brady Moore are one decent left hook from hitting the floor. Knock out. Today, the U.S. Senate votes on a spending cuts bill passed I’ve always looked at movies as an escape planned in 2-D, shot in 2-D and produced in 2-D. last month by the Republican-controlled House of Represen- from the real world — a time for me to just sit Studio executive pressured Burton to add 3-D tatives, and if it passes again it will cut, among many other back, relax and slurp a Dr Pepper. This relaxing in post-production and the result was a shabby, worthwhile programs, $5.7 billion from this fall’s Pell Grant getaway — for as long as I’ve been alive — has fake-looking 3-D experience. budget. This would cut the average grant by $785. been in two dimensions. Hollywood studio executives are the reason Federal Pell Grants provide need-based scholarships for But James Cameron has gone and mucked it you’re paying nearly $12 to see movies in more low-to-middle income college students. This applies to the all up. “Avatar,” the highest-grossing film of all dimensions than you’re used to. Would “Avatar” majority of Montana students. Nearly 60 percent of all Uni- time, made 3-D movies cool. have grossed almost $3,000,000,000 (that’s nine versity of Montana undergraduates are recognized as in need They are not. 3-D movies are ridiculous. zeros) without the added 3-D surcharge? Prob- of financial assistance. Even with the average award coming Take your favorite movie. For example, mine ably not. As a student, I can’t afford that sur- in at $8,638, only 8 percent of students’ financial aid needs are is “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” Now charge. Dinner at the China Bowl: $35. Gas to fully met. When you factor in the average cost of attendance imagine it in 3-D. Unless you picked “Avatar” and from the theater: $5. Two movie tickets to ($16,886 in-state, $30,582 out-of-state), students have very little or “How to Train Your Dragon,” it probably a 3-D movie: $23.50. One night out on the town, wiggle room, and no room for cuts. seemed pretty ridiculous. Story-driven dramas and already you’re down more than $60. I’d have It’s no secret that college students are already hurting fi- are not suited for 3-D by their very nature. to work a full eight-hour day just to pay for one nancially. It’s not uncommon to have more than one job, food Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” was stamps or live in someone’s basement. We’ve learned to see it See COLUMN, page 4 as college chic, but that doesn’t mean we need legislators mak- ing us even poorer than we already are. If this passes the Senate, 1.7 million students nationwide will lose their eligibility for Pell Grants, 626 of them from UM. That’s a large chunk of the 6,000 who are currently eligible. LETTERS to the EDITOR This money means so much to students, and is a huge factor when deciding whether another semester can be afforded. Look- ing at the future, that’s 1.7 million more U.S. citizens who may Response to “Student Fees Mismanaged” vented the predatory payday loans which had not have had enough money to complete college, therefore for- Dear Editor, been draining Montana’s economy since corpo- rate lobbyists got their way with our legislators feiting their chance to snag one of the nation’s top-growing jobs The article on the mismanagement of stu- in 2001. MontPIRG was a major ally in this cam- in the areas of science, engineering or health care. dent fees by MontPIRG in Thursday’s paper was paign with groups across the state, but we went This will force hundreds of Montana students to reconsider a muddled editorial which quickly lost focus the extra step and made a difference where oth- continuing their education or put themselves into more debt upon the principle question which it attempted ers would not by going door-to-door from the by taking out more loans.

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