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UM’s Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 Montana Kaimin Volume CX, Issue 24 Tuesday Griz-Cat tickets sell out quickly October 9, 2007 Katie Michel UM Athletic Department. because of a demand for season dictated by next year.” MONTANA KAIMIN “They were sold out by 10:30 tickets, the number was reduced to Bill Lamberty, the sports infor- this morning and the GSA 850 with 250 set aside for stu- mation director for Montana State Forecast As Bozeman takes their turn at (Grizzly Scholarship Association) dents. University, said the distribution of hosting the rival Griz-Cat football are sold out,” said Jim O’Day, UM “As both schools had demands tickets to the away team is equal game this year, only 250 students athletic director. for season tickets, the number for UM and MSU, and is based off High 73F at the University of Montana were O’Day said in past years, 1,250 went down to 1,250,” O’Day said. a set agreement between the two Low 42F able to snag a golden ticket tickets were allotted to the univer- “Now it’s down considerably from Monday morning according to the sity of the visiting team, but what it used to be. Part of it, too, is See GRIZ-CAT, page 7 Opinion Visible spectrUM The write stuff 2 Sports A defense of Griz Nation6

On Campus Today

•Faculty Recital Maxine Ramey, clarinet Music Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. $6 general, $4 students/seniors

•Widespread Panic Adams Center, 7:30 p.m. $32, $27 students Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

•President’s Lecture Series “Keeping America Great” David Walker, University Theatre, 8 p.m., Free Shane McMillan / Montana Kaimin Former science teacher Krispen Nelson dissects a cow eye for a group of kids at the spectrUM Discovery Area in the Skaggs Building on Saturday afternoon. The new center is meant to show kids science in a fun – UM News and Events Calendar space and provide a home-base for the University’s Super Science Squad. “I have a biology degree, I can dissect cow eyes until the cows come home,” Nelson said. Around the Ice cream, spiders: recipe for learning World Trevon Milliard London: it’s going to freeze up like into an Science Squad ran workshops ‘Why doesn’t Montana have this?’ MONTANA KAIMIN Britain will halve its remaining ice cube.” including experiments with liquid “There’s no reason a child in the troop contingent in Iraq next Dean dropped the ball. It hit the nitrogen and dissections of cow Highline can’t be involved in sci- spring, Prime Minister Gordon Dozens of shouting children qui- table and thudded like a billiard eyeballs. ence,” Thompson said. Brown announced Monday. A eted and leaned over their tables in ball without bouncing. He grabbed Workshops will be changed Even with the idea, the project British official later said they the Skaggs Building as Sam Dean the ball with his tongs and dropped every few months and new ones took great planning and luck to could not guarantee that any held up a racquetball dipped in liq- it again – this time cracking it. will be tried, Dean said. become a reality, he said. troops would remain in Iraq by the uid nitrogen measuring 320 This was just one demonstration “It’s barely been open 45 min- In 2000, the National Science end of 2008. degrees Fahrenheit below zero. at Sunday’s grand opening of an utes, and we’re packed,” he said. Foundation gave a small grant. A “What do you think is going to interactive science museum called Making spectrUM a reality was few years later, the National Iran: happen when I drop this on the spectrUM Discover Area on the a long haul, said Chuck Institute of Health gave $3 million, About 100 students staged a rare table?” asked Dean, a director first floor of the Skaggs Building. Thompson, a UM professor of even though they usually only fund protest Monday against President from San Francisco’s SpectrUM was part of the $14 mil- medicinal chemistry. Thompson laboratories, Thompson said. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, calling Exploratorium. lion expansion to the Skaggs developed the idea in 1999, after Then, the Skaggs Building him a “dictator” as he gave a Six-year-old Katie Harmon Building finished this summer. visiting San Francisco’s speech at Tehran University mark- raised her hand and said, “I think On Sunday, spectrUM’s Super Exploratorium and asking himself See SCIENCE, page 8 ing the beginning of the academic year. Missoula Mayor Engen declares ‘Pink Bunny Day’ Israel: Two senior Israeli politicians, Lauren Russell A small bunch of “bunnies” paign.” Asmus said that she has person- including the prime minister’s MONTANA KAIMIN unveiled a proclamation from the Forward Montana volunteers ally registered 50 to 100 people closest ally, talked openly Monday mayor on Monday, encouraging came up with the idea to wear since the campaign started. about dividing Jerusalem, signal- Forward Montana’s “pink bun- all Missoula residents to register pink bunny ears while distributing Jamee Greer, media coordinator ing a possible shift in Israeli opin- nies” may look cute and cuddly, or re-register to vote before the voter registration cards to associ- for Forward Montana, said that ion about one of the Mideast’s but if you don’t re-register to vote, close of registration on Tuesday ate the image of bunny ears with the ears invite comments and most contentious issues. their fangs come out. night. registration. questions, which often lead to reg- – Associated Press “Re-register to vote or feel my Mayor John Engen declared “We needed something catchy istration. wrath” read stickers the group is Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, “Official that would stay in people’s “We’re obnoxious and we’re Check us out distributing as part of their “pink Pink Bunny Day” in recognition minds,” said Veronica Asmus, a cute,” Greer said. “That attracts on the Web at bunny campaign” – their distinc- of the non-profit political organi- University of Montana student people and gives us that moment tive new strategy to re-register zation’s efforts to register voters and Forward Montana intern. “It’s to talk to them and say what we’re www.montanakaimin.com voters. with their “pink bunny cam- working perfectly.” See BUNNIES, page 7

2 Opinion Montana Kaimin Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Misidentification of bears was misidentified just as the EDITORIAL perpetuates stereotypes black bears in the photo were. Letters That is why it is so important. Using only a few words, you The title, “Ferocious but have managed to mislead read- to the fuzzy,” is also misleading. The ers regarding local wildlife. I’m word “ferocious” perpetuates University should base WPA talking about the picture on our cultural fear and lack of Page 5 in Friday’s edition of the Editor understanding of wild animals. more on real-life demands Kaimin. Whoever wrote the cap- between the two. After all, the True, bears can be ferocious if tion below the photo pegged last verified Bitterroot grizzly pushed, but all they really want these bears as “brown bears.” was in 1946. It doesn’t matter is for you to leave them alone. The University of Montana knows that when it comes to life Well, these are black bears, though. Locals should be more That includes not stirring up after college, it pays to write well. species Ursus americanus, but knowledgeable of regional unwarranted propaganda that The Writing Proficiency Assessment, a graduation require- they happen to be brown. In fauna and their associated obviously does them no favor. ment, was created to ensure UM grads would not leave campus fact, black bears can range from behaviors. Grizzly bears have They aren’t fuzzy either. This without the ability to articulate their ideas on paper. blonde to cinnamon to jet-black. massive home ranges and travel again displays ignorance of But in a Kaimin article last Thursday, some UM students ques- “Brown bears” are species extensively at this time of year their wild nature. Next time try tioned whether the WPA is an accurate gauge of how students Ursus arctos. The distinction in search of food. This bear using “wild and majestic.” will perform in their post-college writing. lies in anatomical characteris- stands as a symbol of hope in Please exercise more caution Unless you’re a reporter on deadline, most tics, behavior and habitat prefer- that populations in the Northern when reporting on animals such people will have more then two and a half ences. Continental Divide Ecosystem as bears that can so easily stim- hours to complete an important writing So why is this a big deal? On may again link up with those in ulate our imaginations and assignment. Sept. 3, a male grizzly bear was the Greater Yellowstone greatest fears. Our words can Some students may claim that when they shot by a Tennessee hunter who Ecosystem, establishing the be so powerful in such a subtle get in the “writing zone,” the story simply was hoping his quarry to be of connectivity that may be essen- way. writes itself. But for many of us, writing is the black variety. This man was tial to their persistence. often a slow process involving frequent taps on a guided hunting trip and Hopefully there are others mak- – Carson Craig Lindbeck, of the backspace key and pauses to think. was most likely not briefed on ing the trip, but for now, the junior, Though students can prepare in advance how to tell the difference only one we know of is dead. It ecology and organismal biology for the WPA by reading the prompt online and crafting an essay outline or rough draft, Emma Schmautz the test still neglects the most important News Editor loss of future federal funds. So willing to pay $7.2 billion for aspect of good writing: editing. NAFTA road could still the legislature wimped out, the toll road. The city of Chicago While a student can self-edit his or her WPA essay if finished become reality bowed to economic and political sold Cintra-Zachary a 99-year writing with time remaining, the test does not allow for peer tyranny. The building has begun! lease for $1.3 billion to operate editing. Last month I happily reported Strangely, both Congressman their Skyway. Similar deals are Quality writing in the “real world” is often not the result of a in these pages that the Texas Denny Rehberg and Virgil pending elsewhere. (Henry single author, but arrives with help from numerous sets of eyes. Legislature had voted to post- Goode, R-Va., profess to Lamb, The DeWeese Report, For example, newspaper articles are edited by at least four, if pone the building of the infa- believe that they have stopped July 2007, www.americanpoli- not more, people before going to print. And whom do authors mous NAFTA road for two NAFTA road forever by simply cy.org) often leave glowing thanks to in their bestselling novels? Their years. Judging from the denying it federal funds. Can it Will Montana sell out, too, editors, whose constructive criticism and suggestions polished response I received, many of be that they do not know of the when the monster marches from the writers’ prose. your more-informed readers new system of financing which Fargo to Billings and Butte and Catching our own writing errors is difficult, which is why were glad to learn that this defies the will of the people and thence to Canada, with all the most professors agree that peer editing is an essential component monster, planned to slash their representatives by selling loss of property by eminent to the writing process. across our country from our infrastructure to foreigners domain, the forever-scarred The University should make the ability to write well an essen- Mexico to Canada eight lanes via public-private partnerships? landscape and skyrocketing tial component of graduation. wide, might be stopped. The Texas section of the taxes? Regardless of your field – physics, accounting, health and I was wrong? The governor NAFTA road will be financed by human performance – there will be times when you need to write vetoed that bill. Then the Feds a Spanish-Australian consor- – Lola Perrins, that convincing research grant, widespread office memo or also intervened, threatening a tium, Cintra-Zachary, which is Big Timber dreaded resume cover letter. Knowing how to clearly articulate your ideas and opinions can gain you the money you need to continue financing your exper- iment, impress your boss and coworkers and help you succeed in the competitive job market. The Kaimin accepts In place of the WPA, students should be allowed to submit a portfolio containing three or four samples of their writing. The letters to the editor and University could still require that students answer an essay question of its choosing – the difference from the WPA being that stu- guest columns. dents could complete the entire editing process and would not be placed under a time constraint. Letters should be 300 words or fewer, and This form of writing prepares a student for the process of sub- mitting quality writing after leaving college – which, in the end, columns should be about 700 words. is the University’s true goal. Please e-mail both to [email protected], or drop them off in Don Anderson Hall 208. Make sure to include a phone number where we can reach you.

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AccuracyWatch Corrections: The Montana Kaimin is A caption in the Oct. 5 issue of the Montana committed to accuracy in its Kaimin incorrectly identified black bears as brown reports. If you think the Kaimin bears. has committed an error of fact, please call us at 243-2394 On Friday, Oct. 5, the Montana Kaimin incorrectly or e-mail [email protected] identified the man in the photo on Page 15 of the and let us know. sports section. The man in the photo is actually Stuart If we find a factual error we will Evey, not Warren Miller. The Kaimin regrets the error. correct it.

4 News Montana Kaimin Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Sudan government offensive spreads

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - In a widening offensive, Sudanese forces on Monday attacked a southern Darfur town controlled by the only rebel group that has signed a peace deal with the government. The fighting could be a blow to peace talks due this month in Libya aimed at finding peace for Darfur. Organizers were already struggling to ensure the fragment- ed rebel factions would attend, and the new attack could deepen rebel mistrust of the government. It also appeared to be an expansion of an offensive the government military has been waging for the past month in northern Darfur, despite promises by President Omar al-Bashir for a cease-fire ahead of the peace talks.

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Kaimin Sports Thursday,Tuesday, September October 6,9, 2007 Grizzlies prevail over EWU in nail-biter

Bill Oram MONTANA KAIMIN

It looked like they had done it again. Entering Saturday’s game, Eastern Washington’s four wins in Washington-Grizzly Stadium were already a record, but with just under two minutes remaining, the Eagles appeared poised to add a fifth victory over the University of Montana football team to the list. The Eagles (3-2, 1-2 Big Sky Conference), coming off a narrow loss to Portland State a week earlier, picked apart Montana’s defense, posting 565 yards of offense. Sophomore quarterback Matt Nichols completed 37 of 59 passes for 451 yards and his favorite receiver, Aaron Boyce, hauled in 17 of those – a stadium record – for 232 yards. The Eagle defense was at work, too, holding Montana (5-0, 2-0) to a paltry, by comparison, 289 yards of offense and allowing it only 14 first downs. The high-flying Eagles’ offense converted 25 of them. However, it took a field goal by Felipe Macias to put Eastern ahead 23-21 with 2:20 remaining in the game. Rob Schulte got the Grizzlies in good field position with a 35-yard kick return, but after three straight incomplete passes, it had seeming- ly been wasted. Kristine Paulsen/Montana Kaimin Cornerback Jamaine Olson strips the ball from Eastern Washington running back Dale Morris in the third quarter Saturday. Montana recovered the fumble and finished out the close game with a score of 24-23. On fourth-and-10, with the home crowd cheering nervously and the Grizzlies buried on their that gave the Griz the 24-23 win. with the historically pesky Eagles, der injury the week before, but he The win over the Eagles marked own 38-yard-line, junior quarter- The field goal wasn’t without its who last won in Missoula in 2005. wasn’t the only one. Sophomore the second time in as many weeks back Cole Bergquist lofted a pass own drama, however, as the snap Montana’s opening drive was receiver and return man Marc that the Grizzlies had been tested down the right sideline that was high, forcing reserve quarter- efficient: seven plays punctuated Mariani watched he game from the by conference foes. The Saturday appeared to be beyond the reach of back and holder Clint Stapp to by Bagley’s touchdown. Another sideline in street clothes, and cen- before, the Griz beat Weber State senior receiver Ryan Bagley. work harder than usual. touchdown catch, by Mike Ferriter ter Colin Dow left with an injury in 18-10. “He (Bergquist) threw it up “That’s one of the better holds in the second quarter, widened the the third and did not return. His “Obviously we’d rather blow there and I was like, ‘Oh man, bet- I’ve ever seen,” Carpenter said. margin to 14-0. status was unknown following the every team out by five touch- ter go get this one,’” Bagley said. “Snap was a little high coming in However, the Eagles rallied to game. downs,” Bergquist said. “But a “I can’t believe I did it.” and Clint just did an amazing job score 17 points in a minute and 58 Macias’ go-ahead field goal in win’s a win and we’ll take it The “it” was a frenzy-inducing taking it, putting it down right seconds. Following a touchdown the fourth was made possible fol- whether it’s by one point or five catch that had Bagley flying paral- where I want it.” with 27 seconds remaining in the lowing a roughing-the-snapper call touchdowns.” lel to the turf, barely hauling in the The kick was the second game- half, the Griz fumbled the kickoff, on the Griz after they had forced Bergquist completed 16-of-32 game-saving catch. It was only his winner in Carpenter’s career. The setting up a Macias field goal. the Eagles to punt. The penalty is passes for 181 yards. second reception of the game; the first was against Cal Poly midway After halftime, the Eagles needed rarely called and Hauck said, “I The Grizzlies will play their first first was key as well, a touchdown through 2006. It also was redemp- only three plays to execute a 37- don’t know if I’ve ever seen one or road game of the season this week, in the first quarter. tion for the senior from Helena, yard touchdown strike to Boyce. not.” traveling to Sacramento State. The The 27-yard play ignited a stag- who had missed a 42-yard attempt Montana running back Lex Following the game, EWU head Hornets, traditionally a conference nant Grizzly offense that, up to in the first quarter. Hilliard, who carried the ball 15 coach Paul Wulff found little sol- doormat, have showed signs of life that point, had failed to convert a “This is what good teams do: times for 72 yards, dived in for a ace in his team’s offensive produc- this season, knocking off Northern first down in the quarter. they find ways to win,” Montana one-yard touchdown run in the tion. Arizona two weeks ago and hang- Bergquist completed three of his head coach Bobby Hauck said. third quarter. “I’m not a big fan of statistics, ing with Weber State for much of next five passes, setting up a 35- Early on, it didn’t appear that the Hilliard still appeared to be I’m a big fan of the win-loss deal,” last week’s game. yard field goal by Dan Carpenter Griz would have much trouble banged up from an apparent shoul- he said. More records broken and penalty flags thrown this week in Big Sky action

Amber Kuehn Big Sky books. Senior kicker Dan Carpenter had State linebacker Bobby Daly and MONTANA KAIMIN University of Montana senior six points in Saturday’s win, nailing Idaho State punter Dan Zeidman. wide receiver Ryan Bagley may three extra points and the game- In Saturday’s win over Eastern have only had two catches on winning field goal. It was his second Throw another flag Washington, two records were sur- Saturday (one of them crucial), but game-winner in as many years. He For the second-consecutive passed and two others became clos- his 53 receiving yards that game is now just 39 points away from the game, Saturday’s win over the er within reach. give him 1,459 for his career. That school record of 394 held by Chris Eagles was marred by penalties. EWU sophomore receiver Aaron mark moves him past Mike Rice Snyder. Montana and Eastern Washington Boyce had 17 catches for 232 yards into 19th place in the Montana racked up 240 penalty yards com- In open doubles action, Montana to break a Washington-Grizzly record books. Just eight more yards Griz come up short on honors bined. duo Colin Dektar and Felipe Raw Stadium single-game reception will move Bagley into the 18th spot. Three UM football players were The previous weekend, Montana defeated Darren Ramcharan and record. The previous milestone was Meanwhile, two other Grizzlies nominated for Player of the Week and Weber State had combined for Sam Segestram, 8-2, to advance to shared by Northern Colorado’s are inching nearer to position mile- honors, but for the first time this the same amount. the semifinals. In that match, the Vincent Jackson (2004), and stones. season no Griz won the weekly Griz pair fell, 8-2, to Jonathon Davis Montana’s Josh Paffhausen (1997 UM senior running back Lex award. Men’s tennis competes in and Pannhara Mam of Eastern vs. St. Mary’s) who each had 15 Hilliard punched the ball into the Tyler Joyce, Bagley and Spokane, Wash., tournament Washington. grabs. end zone Saturday and is now just Carpenter received nominations. The UM men’s tennis team Montana men were unsuccessful Boyce also set a school record for two scores shy of Yohance This week’s Big Sky Player of the played in the Eastern in singles competition, as no Eastern Washington, and his 17 Humphery’s career mark of 43 rush- Week honors went to Weber State Washington/Gonzaga Invitational Grizzlies reached the quarterfinal receptions are the fourth-most in the ing touchdowns. wide receiver Tim Toone, Montana this weekend. round.

6 Sports Montana Kaimin Tuesday, October 9 2007 Montana volleyball endures difficult loss to Hornets Griz drop to 2-4 record in Big Sky Conference play

Jake Grilley have won in three,” Wagner said. you cut out our errors we would MONTANA KAIMIN Unlike the previous home be right with them.” matches, Montana was unable to Wagner said his team was “in Friday night marked the stage a comeback after being the dumps” after the hard loss. Sacramento State volleyball down early. “I can’t convince them, unless team’s 16th-straight victory over Senior libero Jackie White said we get a win, that they played the Montana Grizzlies. As it is harder to regain momentum well,” he said. “It is tough to put impressive as that statistic is, when playing such a dominant a positive spin on it, they are col- losing is a common trend in most team. legiate athletes, the score does of the Hornets’ opponents. “I don’t think we ever found matter to them.” Sacramento State has a five our tempo,” she said. “We had Along with the score, the game or better winning streak spurts of energy but we didn’t Hornets also put up impressive against eight of the opponents on keep it as long as we needed to.” statistics. the team schedule this season, Outside hitter and middle Sacramento State had 56 kills and they upset No.14 Cal Poly blocker Lauren Gustafson said at with a .322 hitting percentage, earlier this season. times the Griz matched the higher than the team’s .258 aver- The, 30-21, 30-20, 30-22, Hornets’ high level of play, but age. The Hornets also added to romp of Montana marked Sac could not sustain it throughout the team’s conference-leading State’s fifth-straight sweep of a the entire match. marks in assists, kills and digs. Big Sky Conference opponent “They just put the balls in play Wagner thinks Montana will this season. and forced us to make the come away from Friday night’s Montana head coach Jerry errors,” Gustafson said. “It was match a better volleyball team. Wagner said the preseason con- pretty much point for point, we “We have standards we can ference favorites were even bet- just let them get more runs.” set,” Wagner said. “It will be ter than advertised. Wagner agreed with Gustafson much easier to convince them “I had to see it for myself, but saying the match came down to about what to expect (from elite now I can comfortably say that rallies. opponents) to develop further.” Sacramento State is the best Big “Sac was so steady, I don’t Wagner said Sacramento Sky volleyball team I have seen know if we had one three-point State’s dominance helps to raise in a long time,” he said. run all night, and you need two the bar for volleyball in the Big Wagner said Montana played or three during every game in Sky Conference. some of their best volleyball of order to beat a team,” Wagner “Obviously they have been the season Friday night but that it said. consistently playing this way or wasn’t apparent looking at the White said she thought the they wouldn’t have beaten a scoreboard. Griz didn’t come out and play nationally ranked team,” Wagner “There is no question in my the team’s best volleyball. said. “They are capable of doing Krista Miller/Montana Kaimin mind that if we had played this “It was more on our side than it where ever they go. I don’t Freshman middle blocker Jaimie Thibeault spikes the ball as Sacramento State middle hitter Lindsay steady against Portland State or anything,” White said. “To beat think anyone has a really good Haupt attempts to block the shot. The Griz volleyball team has moved to 2-4 in the Big Sky confer- Eastern Washington, we could them we had to be consistent. If record against them.” ence after losing in three games to Sacramento State on Friday in the West Auxiliary Gym. Griz nation steeped in pride and tradition Amber Kuehn of Griz fans and Missoula resi- their four-miles-to-the-gallon Eastern Washington’s stadium MONTANA KAIMIN dents. His editorial was headlined Ford F-350 Jumbo Cab (their seats just 8,600 people and is the “Taser This, Screw Montana,” OPINION pride has to sit somewhere)…” In third-smallest stadium in the con- Last Wednesday, just days and the rest of the piece was sim- a separate paragraph he calls our ference. The atmosphere at before 23,226 fans piled into ilarly lacking in creativity. What we have here in Missoula state the “beer-guzzling, mud- Woodward Field felt more like a Washington-Grizzly Stadium to Hansen is just upset that the Griz is anything but pathetic. We have flap toting, red-headed and freck- high school football game, and, watch their beloved college foot- are beginning the season unde- a town who loves its football and le-faced cousin of Wyoming.” had it not been for the number of ball team defeat the Eastern feated and jealous of the strong community members who show It’s one thing to make fun of Griz fans who traveled to support Washington Eagles, an EWU stu- loyalty Montana fans have their student athletes support on Montanans for loving their foot- their team, the place would have dent published an immature edi- towards their football. any given Saturday. It’s the kind ball, but Hansen chose to take it been pretty empty. Some torial stating his opinions of Griz Most of what Hansen has to of school spirit akin to that at to another level and stereotype all Montana fans even had a sign fans, Montana football and the say is just ridiculous. He com- Pac-10 and Big Twelve schools, people who live in Montana. Not that said “Washington’s Grizzly Treasure State in general. pares Washington-Grizzly despite merely being a Football only is this rude and immature, Stadium.” Brandon Hansen, managing Stadium to a Star Trek conven- Championship Subdivision team. but it’s also irrelevant to the point Hansen refers to this type of editor of The Easterner, the stu- tion, saying “the kind of fanati- The magnitude of volume in the I feel he was trying to make in his “swelling pride” as “little college dent newspaper at EWU, was cism that goes on in that place is stadium is often too much for attempt to make a mockery of football syndrome” in his editori- outright rude in his stereotyping just pathetic.” opponents to handle, and teams Montana fans. al. spend many practices prior to Former Griz football players Call Griz fans crazy if you playing the Griz attempting to still reminisce about their days want, but they’ll take it as a com- emulate the noise they will have playing at UM and the support pliment. You’d be hard-pressed to put up with in Washington- they received from the fans. Dave to try to get college students out Grizzly Stadium. When the fans Dickenson, a former Griz quar- of bed at 5 a.m. to study for a yell the “first down Montana” terback who now plays for the midterm, but tell them Cat/Griz cheer or alternate the “Montana Canadian Football League, told tickets are on sale and they’ll be Grizzlies” chant from one side of the Kaimin, “The buzz around up at the crack of dawn waiting in the stadium to the other, it’s Griz football is pretty special. It’s line. enough to send chills down your hard to get that same feel even at Many UM students are fanati- spine. our games.” cal about their football and take But Hansen doesn’t just use his Former Griz running back pride in a program that has won editorial to bash on Griz football Justin Green, now playing for the two national titles and has domi- alone. He makes several refer- Baltimore Ravens, said, “I still nated the past decade in consecu- ences to imply that Montanans haven’t been to a stadium as loud tive conference championships. are a bunch of hicks and hillbil- as Washington-Grizzly and we When Dan Carpenter kicked lies. In one instance, he describes play (for) three or four times the winning field goal on typical season-ticket holder as a more people.” And in a state that Saturday, the crowd erupted, the 40-year-old who works at Taco has no professional sports, Griz cannon exploded and the band Bell and still lives with his mom. football games are about as close played “Up With Montana.” The Here is another outlandish state- as you will find to that level of feeling inside the stadium was ment he makes against people in competition and excitement. electric. The emotion was real. Missoula: “Griz fans will roll out The type of environment we Call it pathetic if you want, of their Victorian-style single- have here at Montana is absent Brandon Hansen. In Griz Nation, wide trailers on Saturday and from other Big Sky schools. we call it special. rumble over to their stadium in Washington-Grizzly Stadium If you would like to read holds more people than any other Hansen’s editorial, here is the Body Waxing stadium in the Big Sky link: http://media.www.east- (Including Brazilian) Conference. I attended the game erneronline.com/media/storage/p in Cheney, Wash., last year and aper916/news/2007/10/03/Sports Skincare Available felt the fans lacked any real emo- /Swede.Says.Taser.This.Screw.M Ginger Jar • 728-7820 • tion other than bashing Montana. ontana-3008395.shtml • 370-0075 •

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Hugh Carey/Montana Kaimin Forward Montana’s pink bunnies, UM junior Veronica Asmus, left, UM senior Jamee Greer and Joni Waldrup are volunteers who help register people to vote. mary, over 11,000 ballots were UNNIES returned to the Elections Office B marked “undeliverable.” Continued from page 1 Asmus said that many of these ballots belonged to students and doing.” renters, groups that Forward Forward Montana CEO Matt Montana, along with ASUM and Singer said that the new mail-in MontPIRG, are especially targeting only balloting system made his their registration efforts toward. organization switch focus from Pink bunnies will be hopping turning people out on election day around campus and other student to registering and re-registering vot- hotspots in full force to re-register ers so that they receive ballots. voters before 5 p.m. Tuesday to The City Council election on receive a ballot by mail. Nov. 6 will be the first general elec- “It’s not a sure bet in Missoula, tion held by mail-in only ballot – a but generally people wearing pink new system intended to increase bunny ears will have voter registra- voter turnout. tion cards,” Singer said. But because ballots cannot be for- Students can still register to vote for warded by mail, people with outdat- the general election at the Missoula ed voter information will not County Courthouse until 8 p.m., receive one. For the Sept. 11 pri- Nov. 6.

belong at some level to the GSA,” Marks said. “We have to take care GRIZ-CAT of those people who take care of Continued from page 1 us.” If the number of tickets given to the visiting team were increased, athletic departments. Marks said both schools would suf- “There’s an agreement between fer when it was their turn to host the two schools that allocates the because higher-paying ticket hold- tickets,” Lamberty said. “The home ers would lose their tickets to buyers team sets the prices and when we from the visiting school. raise it they raise it.” “It (ticket allotment) has dropped UM students paid $50 for their over this year,” Marks said. “They tickets. wanted to change it and we wanted After 250 tickets were set aside to change it so it was agreed upon. for UM students, the remaining 600 We have to sell season tickets.” were distributed to members of the GSA members receive tickets GSA, an organization that raises based on the level they donate to the funds for UM athletes’ educational University. The “Gold” priority sta- costs. tus receives Griz-Cat tickets first, Colleen Marks, assistant to the followed by members of the athletic director, said that although “Silver” and the “Copper” tiers. the number of tickets given to the The allotment for MSU will visiting team is down this year, the remain at 850 tickets when UM tickets allocated to students hosts the Griz-Cat game next year remained the same. with negotiations between both ath- “We have an allotment for stu- letic directors taking place there- dents and when the reciprocal after. agreement changed, we didn’t drop O’Day said although the number the number of student tickets,” of tickets was reduced this year, it Marks said. “We just don’t have as was the best agreement for both many to offer to the GSA.” schools. Marks said because the number “We initiated discussions to get of GSA members is so great, non- this going and it worked out well,” members looking to buy tickets are O’Day said. out of luck. The 5-0 Griz will play the 4-1 “Because we have such a limited Bobcats Nov. 17 at 12:35 p.m. at number of tickets, you have to Bobcat Stadium.

8 News Montana Kaimin Tuesday, October 9, 2007 SCIENCE Continued from page 1 expansion offered an opportunity for SpectrUM to be built on campus, which is great, Thompson said. “SpectrUM is first of its kind in Montana because the arsenal of expertise is right here,” Thompson said. “Why not tap the sources: teachers, staff and students.” SpectrUM is geared towards children from kindergarten to 12th grade, Thompson said. Most children don’t become interested in science because it’s taught pas- sively through computers and books, he said. Children need to do science, not just see it. “There are connections between the tangible experience and sus- tainable interest,” Thompson said. Seeing a racquetball turn into a sphere of ice hooked 4-year-old Tom Chase who strutted a muscle- padded Spider-Man costume. “Obviously he wanted to go to the science fair,” said his father, “since Peter Parker got bitten by a spider at a science fair.” There were spiders, but none that bite. At Scope-on-a-Rope, children pointed a digital microscope at spider specimens. The magnified image appeared on a 40 inch flat-screen. “At this age, they really want to see bugs,” said Jim Driver, UM Electron Microscopy technician. “The creepier the better.” Though the bugs garnered interest, the liquid nitrogen drew the largest crowd. At the front of the room, UM chemistry professor Nicholas Natale poured liquid nitrogen into bowls, making rasp- berry, vanilla chocolate chip and pumpkin ice cream. After a few more demonstra- tions, the crowd rushed to the tent outside Skaggs, where the fresh ice cream waited. SpectrUM Discovery Area will be open Thursdays 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $3.50 per person. But science shouldn’t be limited to spectrUM hours, Thompson said. “Science is 24-seven,” Thompson said. “We don’t want to stop here. We’re hoping to bring a lot of SpectrUM to schools.”

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