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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Associated Students of the University of Montana Montana Kaimin, 1898-present (ASUM) 9-27-2006 Montana Kaimin, September 27, 2006 Students of The niU versity of Montana, Missoula Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy . Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper Recommended Citation Students of The nivU ersity of Montana, Missoula, "Montana Kaimin, September 27, 2006" (2006). Montana Kaimin, 1898-present. 4929. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper/4929 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM) at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Montana Kaimin, 1898-present by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Griz Football Arts Chambers adds to Birth of a UM’s receiver depth MONTANA skate park Page 11 Page 8,9 Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Volume CIV, Issue 17 Eastern education:K UMAIMIN plans move forward for China campus SEAN BRESLIN MONTANA KAIMIN who got degrees from UM in 1965 Price said. “We have a geographic and 1966, is now a venture capi- interest in not allowing one nation talist in San Francisco. When he (China) to dominate the Asian In his State of the University learned that investors in China Pacific.” Price did acknowledge address, University of Montana wanted to look into English-based problems with human rights and President George Dennison didn’t curriculum, he said he knew the the free flow of information, but mention the plan to open a UM right school for the job. remains supportive of the plan, he branch in China, but that doesn’t “I know the quality of educa- said. mean the idea is far from his mind. tion” at UM, Price said. Before anything is firmly set in Now some two years in the The China program would not place, the program in Xiamen will making, UM is developing a cur- require UM to build new facilities have to be approved by the riculum for the proposed campus for the expected 2,000 to 4,000 Montana Board of Regents and in the port city of Xiamen, and students, Dennison said. In fact, the regional accreditation board, things in China have been ticking the start-up costs for the project Map courtesy of CIA World Factbook Dennison said. along, Dennison said. would be relatively low, he said. speakers. In addition, every 10 UM won’t tolerate at its facilities But despite the potential prob- “I thought it would go a little “We’re not going to invest any- Chinese students would have one there, Dennison said. lems with information controls, faster than it has, but you have to thing except the time it takes to UM student mentor, Dennison “We have to ensure academic Dennison said education in China do things in accordance with the plan the curriculum and so forth,” said. freedom,” Dennison said. provides an excellent opportunity Chinese schedule,” Dennison said. Dennison said. But UM has some conditions But Price doesn’t think getting for UM. UM got connected to private The campus will mostly focus the Chinese need to meet in order that assurance will be a problem, “There are 250 million college- investors in China through Kent on business and communications to bring UM to the Asian nation. he said. age people in China,” Dennison Price, a UM alumnus who now education, Dennison said. All China’s communist government “The major issue between the said. “They don’t have enough sits on the board of the University classes would be taught in maintains strict controls on the U.S. and China is not an ideologi- schools to deal with them.” of Montana Foundation. Price, English, half by native English flow of information, something cal one, but a geopolitical one,” Stones I’ll be Mav, opener you be unveiled Iceman TY HAMPTON MONTANA KAIMIN Shane McMillan / Montana Kaimin The San Francisco band UM student Charley Rininger, left, tips the ball over Black Rebel Motorcycle Club opponent Zac deBetizy Tuesday afternoon outside McGill was announced on Tuesday as Hall in a two-on-two match. With the weather getting the opener for next week’s colder the group said they haven’t been playing as Rolling Stones concert in much, but they still like to get out. Washington-Grizzly Stadium. BRMC, as they are known for short, will also be opening for the Stones on Oct. 1 at Cessna Stadium in Wichita, Kan., the date before UM e-mail system switch nearly complete Missoula’s Oct. 4 show. The band formed in 1998, getting their name from Marlon JAMES LABER GrizMail system that began last that students may use, said Loey Barrett said she uses GrizMail to Brando’s motorcycle gang in MONTANA KAIMIN spring. Knapp, UM’s IT Assistant Chief send old quizzes and assignments the 1953 film “The Wild One.” On that date, the CUE1 e-mail Information Officer. to her students. The trio, described as melan- system that the University has pre- “Now students can access “It is an easy and fast way for choly bluesy folk rock, has E-mails and other information viously used will be completely almost everything with the same professors to interact with stu- three studio albums with the that University of Montana stu- removed from the UM network. password,” she said. “Blackboard, dents,” she said. “If people aren’t latest, “Howl,” surfacing to dents and faculty have stashed in All addresses in CUE1 will be GrizMail, library resources, reading their e-mail, they could be mild popularity and critical the old CUE1 e-mail system will lost, unless transferred manually. everything except Cyberbear.” missing assignments.” acclaim in 2005. The band’s be lost forever on Oct. 1, as uni- One reason for the switch is the GrizMail also has more func- Despite this, many students are first album was described by versity tech administrators com- University’s work toward a single tionality than CUE1, Knapp said. not using GrizMail regularly, or at critics as having a classic hard- plete the switch over to the new sign-on for all computer functions It contains a calendar function, a all. Freshman Patrick Carter said driving punk rock influenced journal and professors can save that his Freshman Interest Group sound, but after being lumped documents in public folders that instructor went over how to access into the hype of the “New Rock student can access from home. GrizMail, but that he hasn’t used it Revolution” in 2003 with bands Knapp also said that the switch since. like New York’s the Strokes, to GrizMail saved the University “I’ve checked in maybe once,” the trio soon changed its style. money. The cost of keeping he said. “But it is really not too BRMC’s second album, CUE1 as the University’s e-mail significant to me.” “Take them on, on your own,” system was increasing, as was the One problem students have included songs making attacks cost for support for CUE1’s cre- faced in using the new e-mail sys- on the United States and ator, Sun Microsystems, Inc. tem is forwarding messages. President Bush in particular. The University will now be According to Knapp, forwarding The band has begun recording using GrizMail to contact students can only be done when using cer- their fourth album that remains with important information, such tain Internet browsers. untitled and should be released as bill reminders and any mes- “Internet Explorer version 6 and in early 2007. sages from President George newer and Netscape version 8 and The Missoula and Wichita Dennison. newer, using Internet Explorer set- dates are currently the only “It’s the only way we as a tings, are the only browsers that shows scheduled for BRMC in University can communicate with allow forwarding at this point,” 2006. (the students),” Knapp said. “So it she said. “Apples cannot forward Photo illustration by Eleena Fikhman/Montana Kaimin is very important that (the stu- at all, but we are working on that.” The University’s old CUE1 e-mail system will soon no longer be accessible. Archived e-mails will vanish dents) check GrizMail.” Students can access GrizMail at and the only option UM students will have, aside from Internet accounts, will be to use the new Journalism professor Sharon http://grizmail.umt.edu. Grizmail system. www.montanakaimin.com Opinion M o n t a n a K a i m i n 2 Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Footprints in Africa Editorial Draft would change perception A new perspective on the college lecture I’m an hour early to class and the room is over- remember that I am an American who has studied of war for privileged flowing. The stadium seating is filled, and the few and accepted a rigid system of pure educational effi- aisles and exits are packed with people sitting — if ciency — or, at the least, attempted efficiency. In the they were lucky enough to steal a wooden chair from fourth week of classes, I find myself idled. Most another classroom — but most of them are standing. classes on campus consist of one two-hour lecture It’s a given for any war that some people will support it and some I peer through an open window from the hallway out- per week. Many classes are evaluated with a single people won’t. But here at UM, and around the country, one wouldn’t side. It is the only time in my life I have been forced cumulative test given at the end of the term.

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