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UMʼs Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 Montana KaiminVolume CX, Issue 50 Friday Missoula graffi ti art fades to gray November 30, 2007 Forecast High 24F Low 15F Arts Enter the 7Vault Sports What’s on deck for men’s basketball9 On Campus Today Kristine Paulsen/Montana Kaimin •Test Anxiety Seminar On one end of the free wall owned by Dan Tabish, a spraypainted face created by “Echo”, 15, stares out over the river, while on the other end, Echo works on his newest painting – a birthday present for a friend. Echo said his parents are supportive of his art. The free wall is located at the south side of the California Street Bridge in Missoula. 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., free and open to students, Trevon Milliard He reaches the south side of the the cement, leaving behind only graffi ti artists whom he’s never call 243-4711 to register MONTANA KAIMIN Orange Street Bridge and walks a gray rectangle of paint. Looking met started leaving messages for under, escaping the snow as he around, gray rectangles splotch the The Greyman a few years ago, he It’s a frigid November looks for something to paint. The cement structure; some are the size said. He wants to keep it that way, •Holiday Art Fair afternoon. Strong winds pull Greyman, 54, takes a peanut from of notebooks, but others equal full- fearing if some knew his identity, UC Atrium, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. falling snow in one direction then his jacket pocket and breaks it size mattresses. they might retaliate against him. another, making the sting a little open with one hand, popping the “I’ll paint over graffi ti one day “Sometimes big players come sharper. “The Greyman” walks tiny morsels into his mouth as he and come back later to see they through town who take graffi ti •Concerto/Aria Competition across McCormick Park holding scans the bridge’s cement belly. left me messages like ‘Take this very seriously,” he said, “and they Music Recital Hall, Saturday a long pole with a paint roller “There’s a tag,” he said, and Greyman,’” he said. “I paint over don’t want others covering up their 12 p.m. Free attached to the end. He’s done this treks up the steep retaining wall that, too.” tags.” enough that he knows to wear his to the bridge. He paints over a The Greyman hasn’t always See GRAFFITI, page 5 – UM Events Calendar green parka. small patch of graffi ti staining been known as such, but Missoula Around the A closer look at new UM Provost UM’s war on Ashley Zuelke multi-discipline course and fi nish “sideshow” status as a separate World MONTANA KAIMIN with a capstone project that came part of a student’s education. He climate change up with a solution to the problem. would like to see students looking Sudan: At the end of his fi rst semester at Engstrom said he partially at a particular issue they’re Mark Page A Sudanese court convicted the University of Montana, Provost thought of the concept after his interested in, such as climate MONTANA KAIMIN a British teacher Thursday of Royce Engstrom is still getting to undergraduate education at the change, and fulfi ll their general insulting Islam for letting her know UM but has whole-heartedly University of Nebraska-Omaha. education classes by looking at the University of Montana President students name a teddy bear shrugged off the new-kid-on-the- “It didn’t provide me with a issue through different lenses, like George Dennison signed the Muhammad and sentenced her block role. way to see how my chemistry science and economics. American Colleges and Universities to 15 days in prison, avoiding a Engstrom came to Missoula major could really play a role in “It brings reasoning to your Presidents’ Climate Commitment on heavier punishment of 40 lashes. from the University of South addressing bigger questions,” he education,” Henderson said. April 16 to wage war against climate The teacher wept in court, insisting Dakota after UM was without said. If Engstrom’s proposals were in change, but it remains to be seen if she never meant to offend. a provost for more than a year. As an administrator in place, she said, “I’d almost want to the University is able to become UM President George Dennison academics, Engstrom said start my general education all over climate neutral. Annapolis, Md.: abruptly dismissed Lois Muir from he’s realized that all different again.” Some say a carbon neutral Syria left a U.S.-hosted Mideast the position in March 2006. backgrounds must collaborate to Engstrom said he would like to campus, one with no net greenhouse peace conference without a specifi c Engstrom has been touring solve today’s societal problems. see students completing English gas emissions, may be a pipe dream. promise from Israel to restart campus this semester, trying to get “No one discipline has the and math general education But Dennison’s directive to students stalled talks, but with signs the to know everyone possible. ability to bring to resolution any of requirements within the fi rst three and faculty is to come up with a Bush administration is softening “It’s been a bigger challenge these big questions,” he said. semesters of their college career. plan. its diplomatic hard line against an than I expected it to be,” he said. But creating an undergraduate “If we don’t get those One option to help achieve a Arab state that has played a role in USD has 5,000 fewer students education bracketed by fundamental liberal arts skills climate-friendly campus would be past peace efforts. than UM. interdisciplinary projects is just a early on, then we’re really closing purchasing carbon offsets. This Engstrom might not remember concept right now. doors for students,” he said. would entail paying an outside Turkey: the names of everyone he meets, Recent discussions to move Of course, Engstrom said, “The organization to do the greening, such An Atlasjet plane crashed shortly but that isn’t to say he doesn’t forward with the “big idea” in idea isn’t to change the curriculum as planting trees – though ultimately before it was to land in central remember the conversations. the Faculty Senate’s Academic overnight.” this doesn’t reduce a university’s Turkey early Friday, killing all 56 Recently, he’s been having Standards and Curriculum Review Henderson said many things impact on the environment. people on board, the airline’s chief discussions across campus about committee have centered on how a still need to be worked out because “I think it’s more idealistic executive said. the future of academics at UM. student can realize the potential of of the variety of the UM student than actually possible,” said Jessie Engstrom said he would like to general education requirements. population. Davies, ASUM’s sustainability implement the idea of “bracketing” ASUM Business Manager Engstrom has been willing to coordinator. “In order for a campus Check us out a student’s higher education with Erica Henderson, who is on the speak with anybody and everybody to be carbon neutral at this point, interdisciplinary work. A student committee, said Engstrom is about the idea, Henderson said, they would have to purchase carbon on the Web at would take a real world problem working with students, faculty and he’s been very receptive to offsets.” www.montanakaimin.com they were interested in and apply it and staff to move general to their education with a beginning education requirements from their See PROVOST, page 12 See CLIMATE, page6 2 Opinion Montana Kaimin Friday, November 30, 2007 Big Ups & BACKHANDS Well, this is it folks, the last Big Ups and Backhands before we retreat to our cave for a seven or eight week hibernation. But before we hit the hay for the winter, here is our fall semester swan song: A German man is facing time in the slammer. Turns out, it’s illegal Note: This week’s Around the Oval actually took place in the UC, because one ATO reporter in Deutschland to display a swastika in public, and that’s exactly what was unable to cope with the cold-as-hell weather conditions on the actual Oval. our German friend did, by shaving the Nazi symbol into his dog’s fur. We would give the guy Big Ups for creativity, but Big Ups are the last It’s the last ATO of the semester, and we’ve been harassing UM students for quite a while things he needs when he’s going to prison. Our advice? Don’t drop the now. We’d like to leave them with some happy thoughts before they go charging into fi nals soap.