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THE ASMSU October 25, 2007 • Vol THE ASMSU October 25, 2007 • Vol. 102, Issue 10 BLACK BOX THE ELLEN 5 MUSIC VENUE? MSU COUNSELING NEW TO MSU v1u mav •• ellglllle fer a cllnlcal researeh studV sp1ns1red 11v • •h1rm1ceut1cal cem11anv. HEY YOU! Qualified participants must: Have a 6 month history of pusistent asthma YEAH YOU ... • Be 12 years or older. • Use ~ inhaled steroid medication at least -' weeks More than ants love prior to first visit. a discarded popsicle • Be a non-smoker at least twelve months prior to first visit. on a sidewalk, the ASMSU Exponent Qualified participants will receive: LOVES feedback! Investigational inhaler with study medication or placebo (an inactive substance) Study related medical exams and lab tests Please send your • Compensation for their participation rants, raves, To foul out ifyou 11uzy qualifY, please call and heartfelt expressions of your 406-585-2444 undying love to ALAN A WANDERER M.D. letters@exponent. ALLERGY &ASTHMA CONSULTANTS OF MONTANA. 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Be­ 2 fore he had a camera he would search Every revolution has its counterrevolution - that is a sign the through stacks of old National Geo­ revolution is for real. graphic and Time magazines tearing -C. Wright Mills out the photo's he liked. In sixth grade he received a camera on loan from one of his father's friends and that's when photography became a passion. Since then he's stopped terrorizing his family's magazine collec­ TABLE OF CONTEN 3 YO AR RE tion and started creating his own photographs, a much more rewarding pursuit. When he's not in the darkroom Cale can be found funning and biking in the mountains. N SS IFE S DO N ARD SPIRAL Even though he enjoys the Gatlatm Valley where he grew Feeling stressed or depressed? RYAN V1CTOR provides the 411 on up, he also relishes the sights and eJ...'Periences had on several MSU's Counseling Services. Believe 1t or not. they CAN help recent trips abroad. 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