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Montana Kaimin, October 12, 2007 Students of the Niu Versity of Montana, Missoula University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Associated Students of the University of Montana Montana Kaimin, 1898-present (ASUM) 10-12-2007 Montana Kaimin, October 12, 2007 Students of The niU versity of Montana, Missoula Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy . Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper Recommended Citation Students of The nivU ersity of Montana, Missoula, "Montana Kaimin, October 12, 2007" (2007). Montana Kaimin, 1898-present. 5048. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper/5048 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM) at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Montana Kaimin, 1898-present by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. UM’s Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 Montana Kaimin Volume CX, Issue 27 Friday UM starts specialty trauma center October 12, 2007 Mark Page Services in the U.S. Department Native children,” Power said. said. MONTANA KAIMIN of Health and Human Services. “This makes the University of The goal of the center is to train A grant to the UM School of Montana a very unique recipient.” people who have close relations Forecast The University of Montana Education from Power’s agency Rick van den Pol, director of the with children on reservations. launched a $2.4 million national made the center possible. UM Division of Educational These people can then help and trauma center for American Indian “This center is one of only five Research and Service, secured the treat children who have experi- High 64F children Thursday, with a speech national level awards and the only grant money for the school. This enced a traumatic event such as Low 37F from A. Kathryn Power, director one that will work exclusively was a “white knuckle ride of com- of the Center for Mental Health with American Indian and Alaska peting for a national center,” he See TRAUMA, page 4 Sports ‘It feels almost surreal’ UM Soccer heads south5 Arts New Pornographers come to town7 On Campus Today •Men’s and women’s tennis Montana Invitational Robert O. Lindsay Tennis Center, 1 p.m. •New Lakes Poetry Reading Gallery Saintonge 216 N. Higgins, 7 p.m. – UM News and Events Calendar Shane McMillan /Montana Kaimin Around the Physical therapist and professor James Laskin monitors Missoula resident Nancy Winstead as she pedals the ERGYS2 bike at in the Skaggs Building Thursday afternoon. The bike is meant for people World with paralysis of the legs; it shocks the muscles, making them turn the wheel. Winstead has used the bike for a few weeks now and says the bike has reduced the frequency of her muscle spasms. Turkey: Christopher Reeve Foundation gives hope Turkey, which is a key supply route to U.S. troops in Iraq, Trevon Milliard Winstead is one of 13 people electrodes to the quadriceps, ham- Nancy’s legs. ERGYS2 has four recalled its ambassador to MONTANA KAIMIN taking advantage of ERGYS2, a strings and gluteus muscles. The computers that identify pedal Washington on Thursday and computerized bike worth $18,000 machine electrically stimulates the position in space, program resist- warned of serious repercussions Nancy Winstead hasn’t stood up donated to the University of muscles in a calculated sequence ance, regulate revolutions and if Congress labels the killing of in years due to a neurological dis- Montana’s physical therapy gym to make a person’s leg spin the control electric stimulus to mus- Armenians by Turks a century ease that robbed her of any sensa- from the Christopher Reeve pedals. It’s the same firing of mus- cles. A fifth computer balances the ago as genocide. tion in her legs. Foundation. cles a person would do to ride a others. Nancy has her own thumb- But Winstead, 53, is riding a ERGYS2 can be used by any- bike, but ERGYS2 does the think- sized computer chip that Laskin Santa Ana, Calif.: stationary bike and spinning the one with little or no feeling in ing. plugs into the bike to identify her Snoop Dogg will pick up trash pedals herself. their legs, said James Laskin, “All we’re doing is bypassing settings. and perform other park mainte- “It feels almost surreal,” director of New Directions the brain,” Laskin said. “There’s no motor, no magic. nance as part of his sentence for Winstead said. “It’s been 11 years Wellness Center. No motor is used to spin the carrying an illegal weapon in an since I moved my legs.” The bike works by attaching pedals, just the muscles in See FOUNDATION, page 8 airport last year, authorities said Thursday. Afghanistan: City allows voters to weigh in on Iraq Echoing a growing problem in Iraq, Afghan authorities are Lauren Russell place a referendum calling for the let Missoula citizens “practice be something with individual cracking down on lucrative but MONTANA KAIMIN withdrawal of U.S. troops from democracy.” meaning, but in context with the largely unregulated security Iraq on the Nov. 6 ballot. If it “We’re happy to be a part of other communities making the firms, some of which are sus- For those who think Missoula passes, this non-binding docu- something that allows the people same statement, it’s not something pected of murder. City Council meetings are a ment will be sent to federal law- of Missoula to weigh in on a that can be ignored.” snooze, recent business hasn’t just makers, including President national issue and encourages dia- Jaffe said that both his own – Associated Press been taxes and zoning. George Bush. logue,” she said. beliefs about the war, and com- Controversial issues like the According to Betsy Mulligan- Ward 3 Councilman Bob Jaffe, ment from his constituents Pledge of Allegiance, private Dague, director of the Jeannette who sponsored the resolution, prompted him to sponsor the reso- council e-mailing and the occupa- Rankin Peace Center, hundreds of said that although the measure is lution. The council split 6-6 on tion of Iraq have all appeared on cities and municipalities have mostly symbolic, its passage the issue, with Mayor John Engen Check us out the agenda – items that some feel passed similar resolutions. might help Missoulians influence casting the tie-breaking vote. on the Web at are a waste of council’s time. Mulligan-Dague said that her national politics. “I decided I wouldn’t stand in www.montanakaimin.com On June 25, the Missoula City organization was instrumental in “We’re a community making a the way of voters answering a Council passed a resolution to passing this measure, which will statement,” Jaffe said. “It may not See IRAQ, page 4 2 Opinion Montana Kaimin Friday, September 21, 2007 The use of Taser guns gained national attention this week when a Florida college student was Tasered for resisting arrest at a John Kerry appearance. Welcome boys, girls and campus squirrels to Big Ups and Q1: Which presidential hopeful would you Taser? Backhands, where we’d steal autographed copies of this Q2: Which Looney Tunes character would you Taser? column any day. Oh gee, O.J., we never figured you for a Rhodes Scholar, •Johanna Doty but thought you were at least moderately sharp. After being grad student, education acquitted of those “minor” charges back in the 90s, you should have known better than to go around flaunting your Q1: “Gosh, if I had to … Hillary Clinton. I’d Tase any of Barack Obama’s rivals.” apparently conviction-proof idiocy. But Big Ups for learning Q2: “I’d probably Tase the Road Runner so Wiley could finally get him.” to smile when posing for a mug shot. Ridden the SLUT lately? That is the unfortunate acronym for South Lake Union Trolley, a neighborhood train that is •Emily Bain garnering the City of Seattle major Backhands this week. sophomore, pre-pharmacy Fashion designer Marc Ecko, who bought Barry Bonds’ 756th home run ball at auction, earns Big Ups for polling the Q1: “John Edwards. I just don’t like him.” cyber-population (www.vote756.com) to determine what Q2: “Porky Pig. I don’t like his voice.” he’ll do with it. BU&Bh voted (from every computer on campus) to brand it with an asterisk and then donate it to the Hall of Fame. •Katrina Johnson Big Ups to an Australian construction company for finding junior, anthropology and addressing a market need in Saudi Arabia for–get this–sand. In other news, BU&Bh is looking into selling ice Q1: “I wouldn’t want to Tase anybody. I don’t like Tasers.” to Siberia. Q2: “I would probably Tase Daffy Duck. He’s just the worst. He’s only funny when he gets hurt.” Next time you get a text message it might be from the University. If so, duck! But only if you’re a Verizon sub- scriber, if you have alltel, continue with your day. •Jake Yerger Backhands to the administration for not including other car- freshman, history riers in its plan to send out text message warnings during emergencies on campus. Q1: “Probably Hillary Clinton. I’m a Republican and I disagree with her views.” Big Ups to the Canadian treasury. For the first time since Q2: “Daffy. Annoying-ass voice.” 1976 their dollar has equal value to an American greenback. Hey, since Canada’s now even more like the United States, can we just go ahead and annex it? •Togzhan Ibrayeva You may not know this, but BU&Bh loves NASCAR.
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