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FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT FOR LADY GRIZ THANKS TO YOUNG TALENT page 6 MK Tuesday, Thursday 26, 2015 montanakaimin www.montanakaimin.com New plans set Holey power: for Mill Creek Textbook fee decision Oval gets better climbing area left for student elections electricity Cavan Williams Meri DeMarois Hazen, ASUM business man- Amanda Bryant Rafter textbook solutions open ager, asked the senate not to Montana Kaimin Montana Kaimin Montana Kaimin forums happening today support the plan and brought After months of heated de- Senators discussed the pro- forth a resolution in opposi- Workers from Facilities Ser- bates regarding public land use posal to use Rafter360 to pur- 10-11 a.m. in UC329 tion of Rafter360. vices broke ground this week in the Bitterroot National For- chase textbooks, at last night’s “I think it is our duty to on a project to bring a perma- est, the Forest Service has es- student government meeting. 12-1 p.m. in UC329 take a stance right here,” Ha- nent electricity source to the tablished new restrictions, lim- Student and former ASUM zen said. Oval. iting climbing near eagles nests senator Lee Gordon asked the 2-3 p.m. in UC329 Sen. Trail Bundy, member of Installing a new source and preventing the building student government during the committee created to learn should give the Oval a more of new climbing routes near a public comment to vote down 4-5 p.m. in UC329 more about the company and stable source of electricity for popular area in Mill Creek. the proposal. Gordon said he (Faculty & staff only) their proposal, said Rafter360 events, is scheduled to be fin- The regulations are a step thought it would take away aims not to create a monop- ished by Friday, project super- toward a compromise between students’ freedom to choose 6-7 p.m. in UC329 oly, but to alleviate students’ visor, Devin Schaefer said. Bitterroot locals and climbers where to purchase textbooks concerns about high textbook The Oval hosts many events costs. who enjoy the area. from. with 421 signatures opposing throughout the school year in- He said UM can pull the University student and rock Rafter is a company based the program, a story from the cluding GO Day, Relay for Life plug on the system if they do climber Kevin Donachie is out of California that creates State Journal Register said. At and UM Entertainment Man- not like it after the two-year happy about the new regula- textbook programs for Univer- Illinois College about 1,000 agement’s Spring Thaw. pilot period. tions, and looks forward to a sities. Their proposal for the students are enrolled and the Events on the Oval were Sen. Chase Ellinger said he peaceful solution to any dis- University of Montana would textbook fee is $600, according previously powered through felt if UM went through with agreements. require all students to pay $252 to the Illinois College newspa- either the Liberal Arts Build- the pilot, it would be hard to “I think it’s a good thing with tuition to rent textbooks. per, the Rambler. The Board of ing or the Payne Family Na- get rid of. the Forest Service is getting in- “If you doubt this, research Trustees at the school passed tive American Center with “Before we vote on this, volved,” Donachie said. “This Illinois College,” Gordon said. the policy on Feb. 26. large wires weighing up to I believe we need to make a fall was kind of like the Wild In February, 200 Illinois Gordon suggested the Uni- 500 pounds. formal inquiry with the stu- West out there.” College students protested versity of Montana create its Schaefer said this project dents,” Sen. Leslie Neu said. Donachie referred to safety the implementation of a Raf- own in-house system, without will benefit the University bolts, which were pried off the ter program at their institu- a third party. and is a preventative measure See ASUM, page 5 rock wall, and purposefully tion. They also had a petition Later in the meeting Ryan for his employees. placed brush to block an unof- “Those heavy cords were ficial trail they thought was be- trip hazards, and preventative ing over exploited by climbers. FEATURE maintenance is the best main- Donachie said the climbing PHOTO tenance,” Schaefer said. spot was easy to get to and of- The crew of four completed fered a good introduction to digging Wednesday. climbing, but that meant up to Campus architect Jameel 30 people at the spot on certain Chaudhry said the project days. will help bring higher-quality “It’s better that the Forest events to the Oval. Service is coming in as the neu- The project will require tral party,” he said. “Although going underground after dig- it may not be the best thing for ging and installing weather- people to be climbing freely, proof power boxes and wir- I think it’s a good thing there ing, he said. is someone with authority out “There are so many events there.” held on the Oval, and those The main concern over the music groups or dining ser- area is the speed at which it vices cooking outside need grew and doubts over whether power,” he said. “There needs the amount of people climbing to be a source there that can is sustainable for the environ- handle those big speakers and ment. amplifiers.” Forest supervisor Julie King [email protected] said the current plan to halt the @aa_bryant addition of new routes is just a Lacey Young/Montana Kaimin temporary step until a permanent Peter Kriek of 16 Bit Lolitas, an electronic group from the Netherlands, warms up the crowd at the Wilma management plan can be made. Theatre on Friday night before Above & Beyond perform. See CLIMBING, page 5 Volume CXV I Issue 84 UM’s Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 @MontanaKaimin Montana Kaimin 2 OPINION Thursday, March 26, 2015 care and counseling records are UM, claiming that the University treated as confidential health care caused that student’s health-re- HIGH ON SCIENCE LETTERS information. These records are lated problems, the University Lost in translation to the EDITOR maintained at the Curry Health would need to proceed through Center and the Student Advoca- the legal discovery process to ob- By Shibu Arens We are writing in response to cy Resource Center (SARC). They tain any health care records rele- Is wine good for you? the Kaimin article “How private are not shared with anyone out- vant to the claim. In other words, Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? are student records?” and inqui- side of Curry or SARC. the University does not have any Is Pluto a planet? ries that have arisen as a result The Montana Uniform Health easier access to the health care in- There was a time when the answer to all three of these questions was of the University of Oregon case Care Information Act is the formation of its students whose “yes.” Now it seems to be “no.” involving student health care in- Montana law that prohibits the records might be on campus, What happened? Why can’t scientists make up their minds?! formation. In contrast to what has dissemination of health care in- than it does to any records main- In the words of journalist Chris Mooney, “While the scientific process been reported about the Oregon formation to the University ad- tained by any other health care works in the long run, in the shorter term it is very messy: full of foibles, case, the University of Montana ministration and anyone else provider off campus. errors, confusions and personalities.” handles student records differ- without the student’s consent. Lucy France, UM General Counsel As a result, public trust in science is low. A recent Gallup poll shows a ently. Rick Curtis, Director of Curry Health Center The Montana law specifically ap- wide gap between what the public thinks and what scientists think about a So how private are student Drew Colling, Director of SARC plies to health care providers not range of scientific topics, from human-caused climate change to the safety health records? We want to make Mike Frost, Director of Counseling subject to the federal HIPAA law. Mary Kleschen, Director of Medical of genetically modified foods. it clear that UM student health If a student filed a lawsuit against Tim Garrett, Director of Dental This gap is especially problematic because of the large sums of money Linda Green, Director of Wellness our society is spends on science. Why are we funneling taxpayer dollars into climate studies when a good portion of those taxpayers — in the case of human-caused climate change, 40 percent — don’t even trust the results? FOURTH AND 26 Not to put it too bluntly, but we’re spending it there because the science Sports What’s a student athlete anyway? is right.