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UM’s Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 Montana Kaimin Volume CX, Issue 25 Wednesday TAs missing from popular program October 10, 2007 Ashley Zuelke Studies classes are almost always pare the 400 students in his two degree in Native American MONTANA KAIMIN “overfull,” Davies said, and sections before tests. Studies. Forecast upward of 200 students can be in “I’d want to be there [for stu- “I have to tell them the only Each semester, hundreds of each section. dents] like you’re supposed to,” option (here) is interdisciplinary University of Montana students Students must rely primarily on he said. studies,” she said. Graduate stu- High 60F take Native American studies their professor, because there are Because the department doesn’t dents in that subject can have an Low 40F courses from only a handful of few NAS teaching assistants. have a graduate program, most emphasis in Native American faculty members. Davies said NAS 100 is a “suc- Native American Studies TAs are Studies. About 800 students take history, cessful” class because of its popu- interdisciplinary studies graduate Or, Henderson said, students anthropology, and literature class- larity. But the absence of TAs students. have the option of applying to the Opinion es from the Native American makes the course difficult for pro- Barbara Henderson, the aca- graduate NAS program at Studies department’s eight faculty fessors and students alike. demic adviser for the NAS depart- Montana State University. MSU Ask a hippie members, said NAS Department When he taught the class a cou- ment, said she receives frequent offers a Master of Arts in Native Chair Wade Davies. ple of years ago, Davies said it phone calls from students asking American Studies and an NAS about his Introductory Native American was hard to be available and pre- how they can pursue a graduate See ASSISTANTS, page 6 weekends 2 Freedom to walk News See the bison round up 4 On Campus Today •Drama/Dance Costume Sale UC first floor, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. •UM Technology Day UC third floor, 10. a.m. - 5 p.m. •Bike-Fitting Clinic Physical Therapy Clinic, Patio entrance, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free •Central and Southwest Asia Brownbag Series “Georgia Diary,” Thomas Goltz Old Journalism Building Room 303 12 - 1 p.m., Free – UM News and Events Calendar Around the Krista Miller/Montana Kaimin World Fizzah Sajjad, a foreign exchange student from Pakistan, said her favorite thing about America is the freedom to be able to walk to wherever she needs to go because in Pakistan many places are unsafe. Sajjad, a junior who is here for the fall semester, is studying social science, including political science, anthropology and sociology, and wants to use her degree to help Pakistan with social and environmental Puerto Rico: issues. A U.S. federal judge has blocked the Pentagon from trans- ferring a Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia, where he faces torture. Pakistani student notes diversity Mike Gerrity Argentina: MONTANA KAIMIN dents from the Middle East to she saw at cricket matches in the legality of the turnout before A Catholic priest accused in a receive a scholarship from the Pakistan. he can be declared the official series of deaths and kidnappings Near East and South Asia “Everybody is so excited about winner. during Argentina’s Dirty War Ambling along the Oval side- Program to come study at the the games here, and over there (in Sajjad said she too questions the was convicted and sentenced to walk, Fizzah Sajjad finds joy in University of Montana for a Pakistan), especially against legality of Musharraf’s leadership. life in prison Tuesday. the simple freedom of a walk semester. India,” Sajjad said. “It’s really “The Supreme Court is deciding alone. Since her arrival, Sajjad said quite similar, minus all the drunk if it’s legal or not, and I have Russia: “I love the feeling of being able that the people she has met in people.” reservations about that too. I’m French President Nicolas to walk outside wherever I want,” Missoula have been generally Political controversy in the kind of unsure,” Sajjad said. Sarkozy said after talks Tuesday Sajjad said. friendly, but her position as an country reached a zenith after Despite the current election with Russian President Vladimir Sajjad, an exchange student international student with an Pakistani President Pervez controversy, Sajjad said one good Putin that the two countries had from the city of Lahore in the increasingly nocturnal study Musharraf was re-elected for thing about Musharraf’s rule was bridged some of their differ- Punjab province of Pakistan, said schedule has made meeting new office last Saturday. that media regulations in the ences over how the world should that women there avoid walking people difficult. Musharraf, who is also the country were relaxed. respond to Iran’s nuclear activi- around by themselves outside “Sometimes I don’t feel like I Chief of Pakistan’s Army, seized “Before he came, the media was ties. whenever possible and drive to have a chance to really get to power in October of 1999 replac- very restricted. There were three most places whenever they can. know people here,” Sajjad said. ing the elected Prime Minister channels and two of them were – Associated Press “Generally it’s not very safe. When she gets free time, how- Nawaz Sharif, naming himself the state owned,” Sajjad said. “Now Women aren’t very safe walking ever, she tries to get out and expe- chief executive of Pakistan. there’s 50 channels and it’s gener- around on the street,” Sajjad said. rience as much American culture After 85 Pakistani lawmakers ally free.” Check us out “If you can’t go out walking on as she can. Last Saturday she resigned on Oct. 2 in an effort to Sajjad feels there are some on the Web at the street, it really limits a large attended the Griz vs. Eastern thwart Musharraf from winning major misconceptions the Western www.montanakaimin.com part of your life.” Washington football game and the election, the Pakistani world has about life in her coun- Sajjad was one of several stu- was reminded of the enthusiasm Supreme Court is now evaluating See SAJJAD, page 6 2 Opinion Montana Kaimin Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Ask a hippie: EDITORIAL Protestors in Tehran need Movies on campus, PBR off support from rest of the world Dillon Tabish courageous consumers. FOR THE KAIMIN I planned my route like a barhopping paperboy, walking to When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived at I’m a pretty peaceful bohemian, every spot with rapid succession Columbia University in New York two weeks ago for a speech, he but there are a couple things that and then stumbling on. However, was greeted by protests. When he went to Tehran University this really crack my pipe. as fellow hippies can attest, Pabst week to give a speech at the start of classes, he received a similar One is when villagers from a beer is like Lay’s Potato Chips: welcome. town sharing Dick Cheney’s name You can’t have just one. Now that But while both groups of were protesting call me a Ford F-350 driving Taco the gnarly haze has cleared, I’m the same man for some of the same reasons Bell manager, when in reality I pretty sure my paper route fell and with the same worthy goals, the circum- play Keno at Taco Time and drive apart after the second stop. stances were quite different. a 4Runner. Nevertheless, I did discover that The Columbia protesters had no reason to Number two: Every time I walk hippies aren’t alone when it comes fear that their actions could land them in by the UC Theater I see that unless some club is planning on to having odd taste in beer. For trouble with their government. Their actions another sweet movie is playing for showing Star Trek movies any- example, at Red’s Bar I saw two required little effort and minimal risk. two bucks, but the deal is only time soon. smoking-hot babes sipping PBR Despite what some conspiracy theorists good on Friday and Saturday from frosty mugs. And at my next might think, attending a peaceful protest in nights. Got a question that only an stop, which I think was the the United States won’t get you an FBI file Why the hell would I want to easy-going hippie can answer? Bodega, there was a group of and a one-way ticket to Guantanamo Bay. Karl Krempel spend an entire week on campus Send an E-mail to dudes who I would classify as Now, that’s not to say that what they were News Editor and then come back on the week- [email protected] with your moderate preppies, or borderline doing was wrong.

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