Students Should Know Their Rights ■ YOU HAVE the RIGHT to REMAIN SILENT: Officers Cannot Force People Who Are Stopped by During Arrests Or Searches
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FOOTBALL TEAM DEFEATS UCLA TO BECOME BOWL ELIGIBLE | PAGE 9 MONDAY Partly cloudy October 30, 2006 Volume 113, Number 51 High: 39 | Low: 19 More weather Page 2 %THE STUDENTVERGREEN VOICE OF WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1895 www.dailyevergreen.com BY THE LAW: Students should know their rights ■ YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT: Officers cannot force People who are stopped by during arrests or searches. On weekends, students walk- it,” Mosman said. He comes to anyone to talk. officers often don’t know how “It surprises me how fast ing around can often expect to the WSU campus several times a ■ SEARCHES: Officers must students are willing to give be approached by police officers week to give free half-hour legal have verbal consent or a search to react to questioning. up their rights when they’re who suspect them of underage consultations to students. warrant to conduct searches. approached by the police,” said drinking, Mosman said. Officers don’t try to pressure ■ LEGAL ADVICE: ASWSU By Jon Meyer Wynn Mosman, an attorney “The best thing to do if peo- people into talking, but if people Student Legal Services offers Daily Evergreen staff contracted by ASWSU Student ple think they may be in trouble volunteer information, officers free 30-minute consultations Legal Services. “They think is to give the officer a piece of will write it down, said Ronald with an licensed attorney. Students’ ignorance of their they’re making things better for identification and sit down and Rockness, undersheriff for Appointments can be made by Constitutional rights could lead themselves, when most of the be quiet. There is a right to calling (509) 335-9539. to some unnecessary problems time it only gets worse.” remain silent for a reason – use See RIGHTS | Page 15 Early-riser makes sure milk stays chilled WSU junior delivers thousands of gallons of milk on morning truck route to the creamery. By Rikki King Daily Evergreen staff Fifteen-thousand gallons is a lot of milk. Especially when it has to be delivered at 4 in the morning. Yet every On the Monday and some Job Saturdays, junior TYLER TJOMSLAND/DAILY EVERGREEN A look at students’ agriculture unique jobs major Marie Jessica Fletcher, left, works a wheelchair through an Disability Awareness Week obstacle course, while Jennifer Krauser times her. around town. Bowers A weekly series pours coco- nut flavoring in her coffee and drives the milk Wheelchair obstacle course raises awareness from Washington State Dairy to the WSU Creamery. There, it Friendly competition let students who easy as you’d think. in a wheelchair before, most competitors eventually will be used to make don’t have disabilities experience a That was what students said, breath- agreed the most challenging part was head- WSU’s famous Cougar Gold different way of getting around campus. less, after finishing the wheelchair ing uphill to the finish line. Cheese. obstacle course set up on Glenn Terrell “I’m dead; I can’t make it,” senior politi- Sometimes, the job of a milk- Mall on Friday. The Disability Awareness cal science major Brittany Baynes yelled to truck driver can be scary; stops By Lisa Waananen Association operated the course from her friends as she pushed her way up the are not allowed on the 10-min- Daily Evergreen staff 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to wrap up Disability incline. ute trips because of the threat of Awareness Week. After she made it – with the fastest It looked easy on the paper diagram: Many passing students were too busy or women’s time up to that point – she said theft. She also often sees people Weave through cones, continue between staggering home from partying. too scared to try, but about 25 participants the experience made her appreciate people two pipes, circle two chairs and get back vied for the gift-certificate prizes. who regularly use wheelchairs. to the starting line as fast as you can. Though maneuvering through the course See MILK | Page 15 But in a wheelchair, it’s not as was difficult for those who had never been See WHEELCHAIR | Page 15 Supreme Court justice race heated by special interests The race to fill last Washington Johnson – is the one on which Susan Owens matter,” Chambers said. Supreme Court judge position citizens will vote. Stephen Johnson However, special-interest groups Chief Justice Gerry Alexander Supreme Court Position 2 Supreme Court Position 2 “don’t care if someone is impar- is becoming more high-profile. said that judicial candidates tial. They want a trained dog that who get more than 50 percent of Age: 66 Age: 57 will bark on command. It’s scary.” By Emily Luty the votes in the primary, or are Home: Kent Home: Olympia In the past, judicial races have Daily Evergreen staff unopposed, are not required to Experience: Incumbent, 6 years been low-profile, but more and Experience: Washington state more money is now spent on Two of the three Washington campaign for the general elec- senator for 12 years. experience on court. tion. Alexander was the incum- races. While justices are bound Supreme Court justice races are More info: www.justicesusanowens.com bent for Position 8 and won in More info: www.johnsonforsupremecourt.com by the same finance limits as already decided. One race still other candidates, special-inter- the primary election last month ugly because of special-inter- the primary with 59 percent of remains in the general election. est groups are able to get around with 54 percent of the vote. est groups, said Justice Tom the vote. The race for Position 2 that, Chambers said. Special- – between incumbent Susan The races for court, how- Chambers, who was the incum- “Your individual views as a Owens and candidate Stephen ever, have become increasingly bent for Position 9 and won in judge don’t matter or shouldn’t See JUDGES | Page 15 News Tip? Coming soon Career trak Volleyball falls twice Border battles Contact news editor Garrett Andrews Read about a local Weldin gives out tips on Read a breakdown of the Blue says that a fence won’t [email protected] man who will be how to conquer the job hunt. team’s two losses at home. solve immigration issues. (509) 335-2465 competing on Jeopardy. 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