Montana Kaimin, October 23, 1997 Associated Students of the University of Montana

University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Associated Students of the University of Montana Montana Kaimin, 1898-present (ASUM) 10-23-1997 Montana Kaimin, October 23, 1997 Associated Students of the University of Montana Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy . Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper Recommended Citation Associated Students of the University of Montana, "Montana Kaimin, October 23, 1997" (1997). Montana Kaimin, 1898-present. 9064. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper/9064 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]. Montana •An alcoholic plumber faces daylight saving. Page 2 •A man in search of mice gets cops’ attention. Page 4 •UM prepares to avoid computer glitch in 2000. Page 8 Our 100th year, Issue 31 KaiminKaimin is a Salish word for messages Thursday, October 23,1997 Camel cited for DUI, suspended from basketball team D aniel R oberts field sobriety test when police Montana Highway Patrol said the station where he refused to good,” Taylor said. “He was a Kaimin Reporter arrived. that at approximately 6 p.m. take a breath test. A refusal to leader on the court and he was Camel didn’t enter a plea Tuesday, he received a call that submit to a breath test results excited, and his grades and his UM basketball player Henry Wednesday and is scheduled to a car was off the road in the in an automatic six-month dri school stuff have been much “J.R.” Camel was in Justice reappear on Oct. 28. westbound lane of 1-90 between ver’s license suspension. better. He’s had some growing Court Wednesday, charged with Camel was suspended from the Van Buren and Orange Camel was also ticketed for pains in the past, but he was misdemeanor driving under the the Grizzly basketball team Street exits. not having proof of insurance. really on the right track recent- influence. Wednesday. Athletics Director When he arrived on the UM basketball coach Blaine ly.” Camel, 23, was ticketed Wayne Hogan said his depart scene, Mills said he found Taylor said he was stunned Camel is a junior and is the Tuesday after he allegedly ment will wait until the case is Camel standing next to his car when he heard about the Grizzlies’ leading returning stopped his car on the shoulder decided in court before consider on the side of the highway. Mills charges. scorer. Tuesday’s citation is of Interstate 90 and failed a ing any disciplinary action. said Camel failed a field sobri “I was just blindsided Camel’s first driving under the Officer Dave Mills of the ety test and was taken back to because he’s been doing so influence offense. UM student accused o f pulling gun on neighbor D aniel R oberts Kaimin reporter UM student Richard Heilman was arraigned on a felony assault charge in Justice Court Tuesday after he allegedly held a cocked gun to another man’s head in their Blaine Street apartment complex. Heilman didn’t enter a plea and bond was set at $10,000. If convict ed he could face up to 10 years in prison and $50,000 in fines. According to the police affidavit, the incident began about 2 a.m. Tuesday when Heilman told neigh bor Guy Savage to be quiet. Savage was moving some items into his basement apartment. Savage said he told Heilman, Tim Krahl/Kaimin “Tm not afraid of you, so don’t be ELIZABETH HUNT auditions for a chance to sing the national anthem at one of the Grizzlies home basketball games. She is one threatening me.” of 10 people who tried out Wednesday. According to the affidavit Heilman then went back into his ground floor apartment and got a revolver. He pointed the gun in Ten audition to belt out anthem Savage’s face, pulled the hammer back and allegedly said “I’m going to blow your fucking head off.” Nate Schweber more Stephanie Tamplin gasped as ever. Clark said she was shocked by Two of Savage’s friends were in Kaimin Reporter she hustled out of the audition room in the talent that turned out. his apartment and “came running the Music Building. “I felt like I could “I was surprised everyone was so to see what was happening,” Thoughts of purple mountain n’t breathe the whole time I was trying great,” she said. “I didn’t expect so according to the affidavit. But majesties, stars and stripes forever, to sing.” many great voices.” Heilman partially blocked the door old glory and cheers from thousands of Christie Clark, who was just named Alison Jurich, a senior in vocal-per at the top of the stairs. fans, still weren’t enough to cure the director of marketing and promotions formance who was on hand to judge, Heilman then went back into jitters for the 10 singers who audi for the Athletic Department, needed was also impressed. his apartment, and Savage went to tioned Wednesday for the chance to anthem singers for men’s and women’s “The national anthem is one of the the police. sing the national anthem at Grizzly basketball, volleyball and soccer hardest songs to sing,” she said. “The Officers interviewed the two basketball games. games. So she had the idea to hold range is just incredible.” friends and Savage’s girlfriend. His “That was nerve-wracking!” sopho auditions for singers, for the first-time girlfriend said she heard a man See “S tar-spangled” page 8 say, Tm going to blow your head off,” and heard Savage say, “Get that gun out of my face.” One of Savage’s friends told police he saw Heilman pointing a gun at Savage. The other side of Title IX: Cuts hurt men’s programs Officers went to Heilman’s apartment where they found a .22- Tom Greene championship game. But winning alone ry law — Title IX. Critics of Title IX say caliber revolver. Kaimin Reporter doesn’t count for much when it’s time to it is destroying smaller men’s sports like Heilman was arrested and pay the bills. wrestling and golf, and ransacking ath allegedly told police, “I don’t know Editor’s note: This is the third in a UM head football coach Mick Dennehy letic department coffers. why Tm in trouble. I was just four-part Kaimin series examining gen discovered that when he was rewarded Syndicated columnist Ge >rge Will defending myself. The gun doesn’t der equity in collegiate athletics. for last year’s championship season with wrote in the Washington Post: even work.” a substantial budget cut. “Title IX was enacted to expand oppor While in the apartment, police Last year’s UM football team beat “Athletics is more of a business con tunities for young women who had long seized a bong. Heilman is also fac every regular season opponent but then cern than it has ever been,” Dennehy been discriminated against. However, it ing a misdemeanor charge of pos lost to the government. said. “I just hope we can still keep it a has become an affirmative action pro session of drug paraphernalia. The Grizzlies won a school record 14 game for the kids.” gram, employed not merely to open Heilman’s preliminary hearing games, won the Big Sky Conference title UM’s Athletic Department isn’t to opportunities but to engineer statistical is scheduled for Nov. 13. and played in the NCAA Division I-AA blame. Its hands are tied. Tied by what opponents call an outdated, discriminato See “Title EX” pag e 7 2 Montana Kalmln, Thursday, October 23,1997 Opinion The Ballad of Ned, the severely alcoholic plumber And gladly rang in Mountain Standard Time. Sunday is the end of He loafed to the kitchen in want of a buzz Colunr\n by But the cabinet held just empty bottles and fuzz For the next half an hour, Ned pounded some more, daylight-saving time. Drinking down cleaner as fast as he poured A nice Bloody Mary would give him his fix To most, this marks a He drank ‘til his skin turned a color of green But he was all out of vodka; he only had mix distracting, yet He said, “This ain’t much for taste but I sure do feel harmless event in which Americans He looked all around but his whiskey was gone clean.” And he still had three hours ‘til he fixed his first john everywhere* turn When he ran out of cleaner and various toxins their clocks back one Unable to sleep, a shiver ran down his spine He asked: “Why did you leave me, daylight-saving He ran out to the garage like a herd of large oxen hour. Tb most, this He swallowed some varnish and a jar of car wax means an extra hour time?” And stared at his posters of chicks with nice racks to do with as they please. But to those Growing impatient for something to drink He sucked all the paint off the bikes and the skis who use their extra He opened the cabinet under the sink. Then took a short break ‘cuz he needed to pee hour unwisely, the He checked out the cleansers, gels and Lysol end of daylight-sav Looking for the label: “contains alcohol.” He polished off spray cans covered with grime Men do strange things after daylight-saving time ing time can be a per- Thomas Mullen ilous event indeed.

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