Montana Kaimin, September 18, 2002 Associated Students of the University of Montana

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For more information, please contact [email protected]. www.kaimin.org MONTANA KAIMIN Kaimin is a Salish word for paper______________________________ W e d H e S d a y ______________________________ September 18, 2002 — Issue 10 City Council funds grant for UM Regents ask UM graduate student for increase researches in salary natural water purification method Dennison Casey Trang and others Montana Kaimin could get In an effort to clean up waste water in the Missoula 4 percent hikes area, the City Council decided a week ago Monday to give Chris Rodkey nearly $45,000 to form a part Montana Kaimin nership with the University of Montana to research alterna In the midst of a budget tive methods of “polishing” the shortfall that has hit stu Garden City’s waste water. dents with tuition sur “The city and the Waste charges, University of Water Division are really try Montana President George ing to find alternate forms of Dennison could get a 4 per treatment,” said Starr cent raise in his yearly Sullivan, superintendent of salary — along with Missoula’s Waste Water increases for other faculty, Division. staff and administrators Paul Miller, a graduate stu dent in chemistry, has headed across Montana. up the study for more than a The raises, proposed by year now but has recently Richard Crofts, commission received the go-ahead for the er of higher education, will second phase of his research. Photo courtesy of Paul Miller be discussed Thursday at “Funding is always a con Plant life and microbial activity increase during spring in cattle tanks used to study waste water improvement the Board of Regents meet cern,” Sullivan said, “So far, through a natural filtration method. ing in Butte. the city has been very helpful. is also effective in breaking a small community’s budget. It The treatment works well Crofts said the raises We’re trying to keep this going down biochemical oxygen also improves the area’s ecosys during warm weather, but it is were necessary to keep fair as long as we can.” demands, which deplete sys tem, which causes a ripple more difficult to have the same salaries for administrators, Money from the city goes tems of oxygen. effect to many communities success with the removal dur whom he said rank lowest toward the research of the A wetland in nature, Miller that share similar water ing winter. in pay among similarly removal of natural elements said, is able to clean and purify sources. “The whole process is driven sized and funded institu from waste water that are not water. The filtration works in a “Communities will actually by microbial activity and plant tions. normally filtered out by similar fashion as it shifts be working with nature instead growth,” Miller said. “If you don’t have compet Missoula’s treatment plant. water around vegetation from of against it,” Miller said. Since air and water temper itive salaries,” he said, “you “It’s kind of a polishing tank to tank. The vegetation in The success of the filtration atures drop during the winter, have a much harder time method,” Sullivan said. the tanks assimilate elements process depends on the diversi microbial activity and plant recruiting the faculty, Miller started his research that promote algae growth and ty of plants, animals and the growth, which are vital to the administrators and staff from scratch during the spring break down compounds that microbial community, he said. process, are inhibited and fil that you want.” of 2001. He uses four cattle are harmful to a watershed. Since different plants absorb tration plummets. If the increases are tanks to clean the water in a There are many advantages different elements and com “The challenge is to get fashion that mimics nature to this form of filtration. pounds, the more diverse the these things to work year- passed, Dennison’s salary through a diverse microbial “Basically, it will improve wetland, the more effective the round,” Sullivan said. will increase $5,538 to and plant community. The the water quality and the filtration. The funding for Miller’s $143,986 a year. tanks are basically a man watershed and is ideal for This kind of treatment is research is secured until Aug. The Board of Regents has made wetland. smaller communities,” Miller not new but is uncommon 31 of next year. Miller said proposed a 4 percent raise The constructed wetland said. around this area because of the that if everything goes as for Crofts as well, which helps remove such elements as It is cost effective, so it does difficulty of using the system planned, Missoula could have a would raise his salary to phosphorous and nitrogen but n’t pose the threat of damaging during every season. working model in 2004. $144,506. The raises are part of a state pay plan that calls for various salary increases for university employees, Crofts Spin magazine highlights Missoula said. The raises occur each cities that offer a funky year and take effect Nov. 1, City mentioned as 525,000 with a readership of hats and hip waders.” nightlife as well as a univer three million, said Adrienne Smetanka provided pro if approved by the regents. one of the best in sity. D’Amato, a spokeswoman for files for a list of categories, Montana State University college nightlife Spin included Missoula for the magazine. including the best local President Geoffrey Gamble its outdoor opportunities as Andy Smetanka, arts edi band, best place to listen to said he would welcome the well, said Assistant Editor tor for the Missoula live music and the best raise, but that he was in no Katherine Sather William Van Meter. A friend Independent, wrote about “binge bar,” which he cites as danger of leaving Montana Montana Kaimin of a copy editor at Spin Missoula for the magazine. Charlie B’s. because of poor pay. In fact, If you want good beer, attended the University of He characterizes the city as “I think that’s the most when Gamble came to MSU bars and music in your col Montana and was familiar environmentally friendly, famous end-of-the-night he took a $33,000 pay cut lege experience, Missoula is with the area, he said. writing: “Hell, you can’t cap watering hole,” he told the from his old salary. an ideal place for you, “We rounded up college ture a spotted owl and swing Kaimin. “It wasn’t about the according to Spin magazine. towns that offered things it around with a lasso with However, he was unhappy money,” he said. “It was The Garden City is pro aside from the stereotypical out hitting an Earth First! that editors cut out all the about the place and the filed in Spin’s October issue college life,” Van Meter said. protester or a dozen catch- along with nine other U.S. Spin’s circulation is and-release types in floppy See SPIN, Page 8 See RAISES, Page 8 Inside Hidden Picasso: Cross Country: Voter Registration: Eye Spy seeks out a mysterious cache of Men’s and Women’s teams to travel to Bozeman Campus groups try to rally students to sign up priceless art owned by UM to take on the Bobcats for this fall’s election Page 4 Page 7 Page 3 2 Montana Kaimin, Wednesday, September 18, 2002 [email protected] O p in io n Editorial Cerf *s up_________ ____________ ______________________ ____ Students pay more; What will future anthropologists think? pals came up to me and said, “Dude, I can’t big dogs want raises Column by get it up any more, can you help me out,” I’d probably run screaming out of the room. According to the Tao Te Ching, one should be mindful of tim It’s not that I’m homophobic, it’s just that ing during action. this is one of those cases where I’m not will This is sound advice for the State Board of Regents when they ing to lend a friend a hand. meet this week in Butte to ponder a pay raise for administrators Future anthropologists will get a totally and faculty members. The timing of this pay raise could not be worse. The state just different perspective on TVworld women went through a painful budget trimming process, and students when these women are away from beer and have been pounded with rising tuition costs for the past three years. Courtesy Tristam Kenton men. While logically, the TVworld women Students may also recall the letter they received from UM www.tonys.org should be really frustrated by the fact President George Dennison this summer informing them of a Nathaniel Cerf TVworld men are impotent, they aren’t. tuition surcharge. Times are rough all over — unless you belong That is because TVworld women are to the upper echelon of academia in this state.

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