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UMʼs Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 Thursday MVolume CX, Issueontana 56 Kaimin January 31, 2008 Inside the Kaimin Sports p 10 On Campus Today Forecast News p 5 Kuehn & A with Cowboy • 7:00 p.m. “Climate Change Policy and Solutions,” UC Ballroom High 36F UM Student survives • 7:30 p.m. “Alexander Hamilton and the West,” Low 22F Cory Procter Presenter Michael Allen, North Underground Lecture Hall Jackson Hole avalanche – Courtesy of UM Events Calendar Bye bye Babs? Grad students could face new requirements Jeff Osteen UM President George Dennison’s FOR THE KAIMIN decision to implement a three- credit requirement. Graduate students at the “I think there is a consensus University of Montana still have that graduate students do not want a chance to avoid an increase in this,” Copeland said. the minimum credit requirement The policy was intended to go before it goes into effect next fall. into effect in fall 2007, but was Beginning in fall 2008, UM deferred after a spring forum at graduate students may be required which the GSA met with Dennison to enroll in at least three credits and concerned faculty and students. per semester. Students who do not Dennison placed a moratorium on maintain continuous registration the issue, giving the University will be dropped from their graduate of Montana Graduate Council program and must petition for an opportunity to determine why readmission. graduate students are not fi nishing “It’s an attempt to motivate their degrees in a timely manner. the timely circulation of graduate Strobel said that particularly students through their programs,” in doctoral programs students said John Copeland, president of were taking as long as ten years the Graduate Student Association. to complete their degree, or not “As the GSA sees it, that is not the fi nishing at all. right solution to the problem.” He said that one reason for this Currently, graduate students is that students accept a job while can take as little as one credit slowly working on their degree per semester and still maintain and can’t do the new job and the continuous registration. doctoral work at the same time. David Strobel, dean of the At the doctoral level, he said, graduate school, said that there has students drop out of the program been an increase in the number of during the last couple years more students who enrolled in graduate than any other time. programs and a decrease in the “Over 90 percent of students number of credits they were who take a leave of absence at that taking. He said that this led to See GSA, page 11 Texts written by professors could intimidate students Alex Tenenbaum FOR THE KAIMIN It’s no secret that some professors assign textbooks they themselves wrote as part of their required reading. The practice is as old as the university system, and the concern that professors make extra money from student purchases was born a day later. Hugh Carey/Montana Kaimin While most universities, The Babs Apartments, near the 4th Street West and Higgins Avenue intersection, will have its fourth fl oor renovated and turned into condominiums. including the University of Montana, have policies to prevent fi nancial confl icts of interest, Apartments may turn to condos UM students can encounter other potential problems with professors Kenneth Billington / Montana Kaimin teaching their own texts. Sophomore psychology major Jess Dallman said she Stefanie Kilts offers...have the intention of Coffman said there would need Kendra Jimenez, a graduate enjoys reading her professor’s book, which she was MONTANA KAIMIN switching it to condos,” he said. to be many improvements to the student in intercultural youth and required to buy for his history class, Human Rights. On Tuesday, the occupants, infrastructure including electrical family development, took Politics “I like using the professor’s own book, it shows he The fate of the historic Babs many of whom are college students, and heating upgrades. The high of Social Movements last semester knows the material inside and out,” Dallman said. Apartments is up in the air, but there received notice that the building cost of this renovation is one with political science professor is a good chance the apartments will had been sold and that the buyer reason that making the building Paul Haber. There were only two Jimenez said. be converted into condominiums was doing inspections. They were into condominiums would be books assigned for the class, and “When you know you’re under new ownership. told a structural engineer would be preferable to renting apartments Haber’s “Power from Experience” speaking about his book, you want The building, located on 4th viewing the building the following out for interested buyers, Coffman was one of them. to make sure you’re impressing the Street West off of South Higgins, day. explained. “The book was a big part of the prof. It’s hard to stay true to what was put up for sale at the beginning If the decision is made to convert Babs Apartments has 14 class,” Jimenez said, adding that you actually think,” she said. of the year. There is one main the apartments into condominiums, total units, with two studios, six it sometimes made her scared to Haber could not be reached for offer from a buyer and two other leases on apartments will be upheld single-bedrooms and six double- participate in class. comment, so it is unknown where back-up offers for purchasing the until their fi nal date, which varies bedrooms. 10 units are currently “It was hard to criticize his royalties from his textbook end building, said Ed Coffman, broker between the summer and next fall, occupied and the four units that theories to his face because he was up. at Lambros Real Estate. Coffman said. are vacant will not be rented out the one grading me,” she said. But not everyone’s experience “As far as I can tell, all three The fi nal decision for apartments because of the sale, Coffman said. One of the tests for the class of professor-written material has will be made by April, Coffman Doug Dion, a University of was an oral exam given in front of been bad. said, so there is a chance that the Montana sophomore studying two other students. Jessica Dallman, a sophomore Check us out building may stay as apartments. theater, said that Babs Apartments “The oral exam counted for 25 in psychology, and Jessica on the Web at However, even though the was a nice place to live. percent my grade, and a lot of the Andrews, a senior in history, can’t www.montanakaimin.com building is in good condition, See BABS, page 12 questions were from his book,” See BOOKS, page 4 2 Opinion Montana Kaimin Thursday, January 31, 2008 Volunteers encouraged • You could discover a potential Letters career track. Are you unsure of your EDITORIAL The Offi ce for Civic Engagement major or career goals? A number of is once again hosting its biannual to the career possibilities can be tried out Volunteer Fair on Tuesday, as a volunteer with minimum risk. February 12th and Wednesday, Editor It could help you determine if that February 13th from 10:00 a.m. to occupation is really what you are Should teachers teach 2:00 p.m. in the UC Atrium. It’s interested in. a mutually benefi cial event, with Why not? Besides the great feeling I encourage everyone to attend their own materials? students given the opportunity to of helping others, there are many this important event. We are learn about interesting civic work reasons: fortunate to live in such an active they may become involved in and • You can boost your resume. and caring community, and this is Last semester, my classmates and I agencies having the chance to Volunteer activities convey a sense a great chance to fi nd out how you were asked to critique, in an exam worth recruit new student volunteers! of social responsibility as well as can give back! a big chunk of our grade, a professor’s There will be over 20 local experience gained in a work-like For any further information, call theory from a text he wrote and required nonprofi ts on hand for students to environment. the Offi ce for Civic Engagement at us to read. visit with to learn about the services • You can increase your 243-5531. What is a captive audience, keeping these organizations provide to the employment possibilities. Volunteer their eye on the all-important grade community. activities can serve as a “foot-in- Lauren Amato, point average, going to say? “Your Many of you may be wondering, the-door” situation that might lead Campus Corps team leader, theory sucked?” Or, “Your writing needs why should I volunteer? We reply: to an employed position.

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