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THE ASMSU September 24, 2009 • Vol. 104, Issue 04 DISAGREEMENT OVER EARLY REGISTRATION FOR ATHLETES CAUSES STRIFE ON SENATE 6 EAGLE MOUNT ENSURES MOUNTAINS, ENRICHMENT, AND MOTIVATION A CRITICISM OF CONSERVATISM AND THE DEFICITS OF LIBERALISM 1 THE ASMSU EXPONENT I SEP. 24, 2119 2 ntasthead THIS ISSUE BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MANAGEMENT EDITORIAL ADVISOR NEWS EDITOR HEY YOU! YEAH YOU ... Bill Wilke Eric Dietrich EDI TOR -IN -CHIEF STATIC EDITOR More than ants love a discarded Brandon French Lisa Lundgren popsicle on a sidewalk, the ASMSU Exponent LOVES feedback! PRODUCTION MANAGER DISTRACTIONS EDITOR Please send your rants, raves, Claire Nelson Ben Miller and heartfelt expressions of your undying love to: ART DEPARTMENT ATHLETICS EDITOR lettersraexponent.montana.edu PHOTOGRAPHER Erica Killham Bruce Muhlbradt OUTDOORS EDITOR GRAPHIC DESIGN Daniel Cassidy Todd Schilling, Andreas Welch COPY EDITOR ADVERTISING & BUSINESS Jill Searson AD SALES MANAGER Jake Lewendal CONTRIBUTORS :I _; -~ # l<lck Off Frldtllf9 Lexie Lamothe, Becca Ziegler, Aleli AD SALES REPRESENTATIVES Towlerton, Ashley Wheeler, Brent Z111 James Rota, Ashley Lewis, de!, Nick Howard, Trudi Mingus, Eliza ,. ' At Club Catherine Boberg beth Browning, Nathan Carroll, Je 5~.t'~m~~~ Thiel, Matt Smith, Rich Elbert, Nate CCI Big Burgers Starting at .00 MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE Josh French, Joseph Wirtz, Whitne Ray Klos Gilkerson, Shelby Rogala, Codie Wyen 60oz Pitchers onlv $ 6.00 Derek Brouwer Mualc Fri. & Sat' O 9pm BUSINESS MANAGER 318 Elll ~ Baiina1 Shardae Johnson THE ASMSU EXPONENT Strand Union Building Room 366 Bozeman. MT 59715 Phone: (406] 994-2224 BUY YOUR 2009-10 SKI PASS by Sept. 30 and SAVE BIG! Special rates available only in the MSU Bookstore $735 Unlimited College Pass $299 Bigger Sky Card BIG SKY MONTANA big I om Other discount products available on-line r - bigskyresort.co1n/winterpasses The Biggest Skiing in America· or at Guest Services, 406-995-5749 Sti.Q nt lDand a cu , ...... ABOUTar THEtist s Tessa Lykins and Leslie McDaniel Tessa Lykins is a commercial and fine art photog rapher in Bozeman, Montana. She grew up in North west Montana and loves photographing people: por ''A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of traits, nudes, fashion, weddings and children. Tessa five." is studying photography at MSU, and after she grad uates she looks forward to pursuing a successful - Groucho Marx career in photography and doing personal fine art works as well. NEWS 4 FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK A POSSIBILITY After spending several years using photogra FOR MSU'S FUTURE phy to interest middle school kids in science, Leslie So tf you had to choose one day of work to miss each week, what day McDaniel decided to pursue teaching through pho would 1t be? Mondays can be really lame. but do you really want to tography. Her goal 1s to tell the stories of those she spend your Fridays behind a desk? Better start thinking about 1t photographs and to give visitor the opportunity to DEREK BROUWER will tell you why. learn by viewing my projects. She will be complet ing her third degree, a BA in Photography at MSU in May. A group of images from the exhibit.were se lected. for an .Honorable M.entio.n in rhe 2009. lnter Want to know more about the other two MSU pres1dent1al candidates? national Photography Awards. ELIZABETH BROWNING knows everything ... Who they are, when they will be here, and what their favorite soap opera 1s. Well. two out of three - 1sn t bad ABOUlTHE 7 SPOTLIGHT: CAMPUS RESEARCH exit gallery JOE THIEL begins to investigate some of the exciting research going on around campus. This week. he takes a look at autonomous lawn mow "Forever Family," photographs by Tessa Lykins ers and moon excavators. and Leslie McDaniel. will be showing in the Exit Gal lery September 21-0ctober 2.. There will be a public DISTRACTIONS 10 SPINNING THE WHEEL artist reception Wednesday, September 30 from LEXIE LAMOTHE reviews Jay-l's newest album and reflects on the s-?Pm. The Exit Gallery is located in SUB 212 and is maturation of rap throughout the years. open Monday-Friday, 9am- 5pm. 11 1- The Exit Gallery is ac WHITNEY GILKERSON fills you in on a great restaurant in the Bozeman cepting applications for area. The best part of all - you can throw a rock and hit 1t from South exhibits during the Fall Hedges. 2009 semester. If inter ested, please email Stacey 14 B I TTY CAT Ray. Applications are due JOSEPH WIRTZ has some information about a very interesting energy December is, 2009. source being investigated by our neighbors across the pond REC[REATION] 15 BUSY WEEKEND MSU ATHLETICS boilerplate JOSH FRENCH investigates the performance of MSU student-athletes The ASMSU Exponent prints EDITORIAL DEADLINE: over the past week, filling you in on all the games and matches you may approximately 5,000 copies Monday at five p.m prior to publication date have missed. every Thursday and 1s free of charge at nearly 65 locations, limited one per reader Addi SALES DEADLINE: 16 MY AKE tional copies of the current is Friday at five p.m. prior. to sue of The ASMSU Exponent publication date Deadline ERICA KILLHAM sheds light on USC's performance against the Univer may be purchased for $1.00. may shift al the discretion of sity of Washington Huskies. So what 1f a team that didn't win a game payable in advance the Ed1lor-m-Ch1ef. last year beat the third best team in the nation. That stuff happens all Introduced in 1895. The thet1me. TO CONTACT US: The ASMSU Exponent office " ASMSU Exponent 1s lhe old located on the MSU campus. est college newspaper in the stale of Montana Ong1- 16 MOUNTAINSIDE MONOGRAMS 305 Strand Union Building nally introduced as a way Ever wonder why there's a big white "M" in the Bozeman distance? Bozeman, MT 59717 to increase college spirit at RICH ELBERT explains the history of the "M'' and other h1lls1de letters. Phone: [4061 Q94-2224 Montana State . e~ponen Fax: 14061994 -2253 t1ally" Email: ed1torfclexponent.montana edu The 2008·2009 academic AND AMERICA: DOES IT AFFECT US? Web: exponent.montana edu year marks The Exponent's STATIC 19 113th year of publ1cati 1n TRUDI MINGUS considers the influence of AIDS in America A SE ESTER WITH SAS 20 \ ALEXIS TOWLERTON 1s taking precious time out of her day to tell you Printed on recycled newsprint with how she is spending her semester al sea. This week she reports from ... soy-based inks. the sea Do your part! Please share this publication with friends and recycle EARLY REGISTRATION FOR ATHLETES when you ve fully exhausted the 21 ASMSU Exponent BECCA ZIEGLER gives a student's perspective on the ongoing d1scus s10n around early reg1stralion for athletes. THE ASHSU EXPONENT I SEPTEMBER 24, 2~ NEWS 4 NEWS Local Stores Four-Day Work Week Com.hat Shoplifting a Possibility for MSU's Future WORDS BY like leaving my stuff alone." Ashley Wheeler In the current economic climate, ASMSU Exponent theft is a big issue for stores, as sStolen merchandise results in lost revenue. for all state employees, excluding univer Various grocery stores in Bozeman Stores combat theft in several ways, in WORDS BY sities. A recently published performanci have implemented policies that prohibit cluding detectors near the exits, secu Derek Brouwer report showed 10-20 percent reductie& customers from bringing in backpacks rity personnel, security cameras, and ASMSU Exponent in energy consumption for many Stal! and other large bags in an effort to limit customers themselves reporting thefts In response to upcoming budget cuts, buildings as well as reductions in em shoplifting. that theywimess. the University Planning, Budget and ployee stress and health complaints. Many of Bozeman's stores within In 2007, there were 1,797 calls to Analysis Committee (UPBAC) is explor "The data from Utah has been most walking distance of campus have stu the Bozeman Police Department due to ing the possibility of shifting MSU to a ly positive,'' said Roloff, "But we can dents walk through their doors with thefts, resulting in 198 misdemeanor ci 4/10 work week. If adopted, this measure decide if the Utah experience is differ~ backpacks or bookbags in hand -- or tations. would lengthen work days to 10 hours than the MSU experience might be." shoulder. If a student does not have a According to Frandsen, Town and four days a week and give MSU students The UPBAC work group is curr car, or wants to save money on gas, a Country Foods "takes it [shoplifting] and employees a permanent three-day in the process of determining the pot~ backpack or bookbag may be their only very seriously" and will call the police if weekend as soon as Fall 2011. rial viability of this and other proposat, way to transport their groceries from they find someone shoplifting. The Montana Board of Regents has Part of that process involves gatherif: store to home. Grocery stores can be especially sus asked each campus in the Montana Uni input from various constituent group Town and Country Foods has posted ceptible to shoplifting, as they tend to versity System, including MSU, to sub across campus. multiple signs by their front door stating, have aisles and small, expensive mer mit a proposal e:i,,'J)laining how they plan "We got some indications that "Please leave all backpacks at register chandise. Certain times of the day and to reduce e:i,,'J)enditures in the next bien dents could like this [ 4/10 week] beca #3." When asked why such a policy was certain products are at higher risk, espe nium.