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MK fridaykaimin Volume CX111 Issue 80 www.montanakaimin.com Friday, March 18, 2011 Montana Kaimin 2 OPINION Friday, March 18, 2011 KAIMIN COMIC police blotter Baffling Bellowing Elevator Escapees March 13, 2:00 a.m. March 10, 10:30 p.m. People were reportedly yelling People were stuck in an elevator in Lot J, but no one was located. of the Old Journalism building. “There’s always people yelling at The elevator company came two in the morning,” Lemcke said. to let them out, but found the occupants had already escaped. BB Babies However, in the process of getting March 14, 6:11 p.m. out, they damaged a light fixture Two children were playing around in the elevator. the University Villages when one shot the other with a BB gun. “It’s Party Prowl not criminal, so the family took care March 13, 1:00 a.m. of it,” Lemcke said, adding that it Complaints were made about a didn’t sound like the child required man who showed up at the Uni- medical attention. versity Villages, apparently looking for a party. “He was in the wrong Mauled Mustang place, but didn’t want his night March 16, 9:00 p.m. to end at one in the morning, I A black mustang rolled out of its guess,” said Jim Lemcke, director parking spot and hit another vehicle. by Hannah Spry of Public Safety. The mustang sustained damage in CORRECTION: the rear, but the other vehicle was In Thursday’s issue, the photo of UM President Royce Eng- fine.“This is a fairly common occur- strom on page 7 was incorrectly credited. The photo was COVER STORY: Photo staff rence,” Lemcke said. taken by Montana Kaimin photographer Sally Finneran. COVER PHOTO: Steel Brooks montanakaimin Newsroom Phone 406-243-4310 Business Office Phone 406-243-6541 Editor Photo Editor Lily Rabil Ben Coulter Brandy Kiger The Montana Kaimin, in its 113th Roman Stubbs Alisia Duganz Kate Whittle Sally Finneran Quin Loendorf year, is published by the students of Business Manager Design Editor Arts+Culture Reporters Greg Lindstrom Ashley Oppel The University of Montana, Missoula. Stefan Gladbach Alison Kilts Emily Downing Designers Chris Wells The UM School of Journalism uses News Editors Web Editors Emerald Gilleran Miranda Dalpiaz Jesseca Whalen the Montana Kaimin for practice Taryn Chuter Steve Miller Michael Beall Dillon Kato Columnists courses but assumes no control over Justin Franz Brady Moore Sports Reporters Billie Loewen David Elison policy or content. Joe Pavlish Reporters Taylor W. Anderson Amy Sisk Brady Moore The Montana Kaimin is printed on Arts+Culture Editor Erin Cole AJ Mazzolini Copy Editors Jed Nussbaum campus by Printing and Graphics. Jed Nussbaum Victoria Edwards Daniel Mediate Michael Bloomquist Alyssa Small Send letters to the editor to Sports Editor Jayme Fraser Court Weston Rebecca Calabrese Hannah Spry [email protected] Tyson Alger Heidi Groover Photographers Piper Haugan Joe Veltkamp Paige Huntoon Steel Brooks Tor Haugan Montana Kaimin Friday, March 18, 2011 NEWS 3 CAMPUS Brauchli to give Jeff Cole lecture Washington Post executive editor reveals troubled industry’s silver lining Erin Cole are facing serious challenges, I University of Montana Journal- Brauchli worked a quarter of a “Journalists are continuing Montana Kaimin think the practice of journalism ism School alum, was a friend century for The Wall Street Jour- to ferret out stories of public ac- remains vital and underestimat- and colleague of his at The Wall nal, primarily as a foreign cor- countability and bringing un- With the twin edifices of doom ed.” Street Journal. At the time of his respondent before assuming the derstanding of the world to their and gloom clouding the world of He said he plans to dive into death in 2001, Cole served as the top managing editor position. A readers and viewers,” said Br- journalism, it is rare to find a sea- many of the myths and miscon- paper’s aerospace editor and re- year after Rupert Murdoch pur- auchli. soned veteran in the profession ceptions that plague the profes- porter. chased the paper in 2007, Brauchli [email protected] with an optimistic outlook. Yet sion during his presentation, “Jeff was a wonderful, charm- resigned and took over the execu- Marcus Brauchli, executive edi- which is titled “Journalism and ing, charismatic, brilliant col- tive editor position at The Wash- tor of The Washington Post, looks Its Discontents.” league and I’m happy to be able ington Post. at the rapidly changing industry Brauchli has a personal con- to contribute to his legacy,” said Brauchli noted that while CHECK IT through rose-colored glasses. nection to the lecture as Jeff Cole, Brauchli. many challenges face news orga- “I tend to be more optimistic nizations, especially those in the about the state of journalism as OUT newspaper industry, those with a profession than I think many “ ingenuity could discover exciting Brauchli’s lecture – “Journal- people are,” said Brauchli, who While I think many institutions of journalism are new vistas and those new forms is in Missoula to deliver the third ism and Its Discontents” – is of journalism will reach wider scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight annual Jeff Cole Distinguished facing serious challenges, I think the practice of audiences. Because of this, Br- in the Music Recital Hall on Lecture Friday night at UM’s Mu- journalism remains vital and underestimated. auchli feels the public’s appetite campus. The lecture is open sic Recital Hall. “While I think for journalism will remain whet- to the public many institutions of journalism ” Marcus Brauchli, executive editor of The Washington Post ted for some time. Montana Kaimin 4 ARTS+CULTURE Friday, March 18, 2011 MISSOULA French organization bridges cultural gap through film Michael Beall was founded in Paris, France in of people in Missoula who learn children,” Brown said. “Univer- expand past the film festival to- Montana Kaimin 1883, and has expanded to 1071 French and are interested in sities around the country have wards drawing performing art- branches in 133 countries. The French culture, and we try to sat- been cutting down language ists to Missoula venues. War, Arab and Jewish cultures United States makes up 111 chap- isfy their desire of cultural mat- departments. I feel that the best “We are going to try to survive, and the German occupation of ex- ters, and each branch is run as an ters.” way to encourage knowledge of and it is a question of grants,” French colonies come together in independent franchise. One of the ways the organiza- other countries is to start young, Valentin said. “Then we can the Tournées Film Festival’s final Michel Valentin, a French Lit- tion satisfies this desire is through so children will be open to study- bring performing artists, things film, “Les Chant des Mariées,” erature and Cinema professor at the Tournées Film Festival. The ing other languages and want to that the young people want: rock this weekend at the UC Theatre. The University of Montana, es- film festival kicked off February have French Departments in uni- bands, dancers or musicians. Since the end of February, tablished the Missoula chapter of 20, showing Francophone films versities.” There’s a wide variety from the the Alliance Française of Mis- the organization in 1989, seeking around the world. The French American Cultur- Francophone world, people who soula has presented films every to educate the community on for- “Les Chant des Mariées (The al Exchange funded this year’s can do excellent stuff.” Sunday afternoon, promoting eign exchange between the Fran- Wedding Song)” will be Tournées film festivals through a grant This month’s Tournées Festi- French-American relations, lan- cophone world and the United Festival’s final presentation. The from the French Government’s val drew solid crowds of 50 to 70 guages and culture to the public. States. movie is from Tunisia, an ex- International Program, which people to their Sunday films, but Alliance Française is an inter- “It stands to bring a French French colony, telling the story of covered the theatre rental and the competing with Missoula’s vast national organization primarily presence as far as intellectual the relationship between a young rights to show the films. range of culture and nightlife op- dedicated to teaching French as manners and literature,” Valen- Arab and Jewish woman during According to Brown and Val- portunities continue to pose dif- a second language worldwide. It tin said. “There’s a community World War II in Tunisia. entin, the Alliance Française of ficulties for Valentin and the Alli- This year’s festival also in- Missoula’s major difficulty is not ance Française. cluded Alliance Française of Mis- only the lapsing interest in for- “It’s about how we can get soula’s first Children’s Interna- eign languages, but also finances.