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MK Thursday, March 6, 2014 montanakaimin www.montanakaimin.com CAMPUS FEATURE PHOTO Research funding continues during cuts

Alexander Deedy from the state of Montana, as well Montana Kaimin as local institutional and industri- al backing, Whittenburg said. In Compared with other schools most other states, research fund- of similar size, the University of ing is losing support from state Montana has largely avoided dev- legislatures, but that hasn’t been astating cuts to research dollars the case in Montana. that plague the rest of country. The College of Forestry and The National Institute of Conservation boasted a significant Health is the largest supplier of increase in research funding, and research dollars to universities in the department of geosciences has the nation. Congress appropriates been another strong research cen- money to the NIH, and the orga- ter, Whittenburg said. nization keeps losing funding. Looking forward, Whitten- In the last week of February, burg said the University is trying the Chronicle of Higher Educa- to emphasize several areas of ex- tion published the responses from pertise that are highly funded at a survey answered by 11,000 re- the federal level. So far that’s been searchers across the United States carried out through the Brain Ini- who are funded by the NIH or the tiative and the big data program. National Science Foundation. “I think we’ll see some large What they found wasn’t sur- research dollars coming in the fu- prising. ture,” Whittenburg said. Funding cuts force many re- That doesn’t mean UM has es- searchers to abandon areas of in- caped unscathed. terest that are central to their labs’ Whittenburg said the Universi- focus. Three-quarters of respon- ty is more heavily funded by NIH dents had reduced their recruit- than many other institutions, so ment of graduate students and the organization’s funding cuts hit research fellows. UM hard. At UM, research funding peak- One of the programs affected ed in 2009 at $67 million. In 2012, it was the NIH-funded Center for bottomed out at $59.3 million. Environmental Health Sciences. “But our decline was presum- “For UM, the real problem ably less than most other insti- comes in when funds get scarcer,” tution were seeing,” said Scott said Andrij Holian, the center’s di- Whittenburg, vice president for rector. “The institutions who are research and creative scholarship. smaller by nature, and that’s the In 2013, the University's re- University of Montana, are going search funding increased to $60 to be less competitive. That's a fact, million. unfortunately.” The rise came with support Hunter D’Antuono/Montana Kaimin See FUNDING, page 8 Main Hall and two students are reflected in one of many melted snow puddles on campus Wednesday.

STATE Paws in the Race: Grizzlies run for Montana Legislature Brown, a 23-year-old Demo- Brea Gaudioso doorsteps to introduce them- are ready to break. Capitol building during the selves and let citizens know crat from Bozeman, is running “My strength and weakness Montana Kaimin 2013 legislative session. for House District 63. Hopkins, why they deserve their votes. at the same time is my youth. Those running this time a 29-year-old Republican, is In Montana, the doorbells This year, some fresh meat That's part of why it's so excit- around are not necessarily running for Senate District 49 in are ringing. Many candidates has joined the running. ing,” Brown said. “I think it is strangers to each other. Missoula. for Montana's 2015 legislative Former ASUM president part of the reason that people “Most of us know each other They may be running for session have tied up their snow Zach Brown and current ASUM are excited to support me, just from ASUM or MSU Senate, he different seats, and on behalf of boots and trudged through the business manager Mike Hop- getting young people involved." said. “We work a lot better with different parties, but they agree sludge, landing on neighbors' kins are among the young peo- Five lawmakers in their each other because we focus more their ages have a stigma they ple in the running. twenties held seats in Helena's See LEGISLATURE, page 8

Volume CXV I Issue 72 UM’s Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 @KaiminNews Montana Kaimin 2 OPINION Thursday, March 6, 2014

ZEN COLUMN decisions not of their making, can- it has to be paid back when the cel that contract without notice. figures are short, so quit overpro- THE SPARK INSIDE LETTERS We all have noticed that athletic jecting. Dream a little dream for me to the EDITOR coaches and their bosses get paid You can prepare the high WHAT THE CUSTOMER NEEDS even though they got fired for school students and let them By Lee Gordon good reason. know that they have to take their Marketing or rebranding a If you want the students to studies seriously. Four-Bear and university is not like rebranding come, you need to give them the other incentives to get students a shoe company (really?- squiggly America lives and thrives on a go-big-or-go-home attitude. ability to become the next Ein- here do not work if you cancel the lines for a logo instead of the most We have a work, work, work mentality that causes us to think steins, Madame Curry, teacher of courses they’ve registered for and photographed landmark identify- faster, drive faster and walk and talk and eat faster. We have a the year or the best at what they need to graduate because they ing one of the best universities in tendency to take on more than is practical, as is evidenced by want to be. You can help deans, were held at the only time their this wonderful state). The product our lifestyles and our relation to the rest of the world. chairs and faculty to give their other classes allowed but were un- is brain-power, knowledge. The Whereas many foreign cultures find it normal to take a graduating seniors the opportu- der-enrolled (again not their fault product is usually being pur- break for a couple hours in the middle of the day, we grab a nity to work during that last year or the teachers). chased with unsubsidized loans quick lunch and often burn the candle past midnight. in their field. Win/Win, UM gets In short, UM needs to be pro- so you can’t sell it to get a portion For whatever reason, we want to do it all and feel we’ve their money for an internship or fessional and above reproach, al- of your investment back – you missed something if we don’t. independent study, they get a job ways remember what our product have to use it and get a job as soon Last weekend, I was in a meeting that lasted 24 hours. What or at least the opportunity to gain is, and be prepared to honor our as you graduate. it was is not important. What is important is that it was exem- experience in their field of study. commitments to the students to You cannot ask your customers plary of the “run yourself into the ground and be proud of it” You cannot tell students from keep the courses they registered (or their parents) to prepay for a ethos we share as a nation. Combine this with our addictions Montana that we need you (so for. Stop outsourcing for solutions product (classes), plan their entire to entertainment, and we have a negative balance of time every we can get an advance from the when you have the greatest staff week around their times and days day. Legislature) and then say we do and faculty on earth. We seem to they are to be held, and then pull it There’s a common idea among students that when it comes not have enough out-of-staters. know what the customer needs so off the market as soon as they ex- to good grades, a social life and sleep, you can only have two UM always forgets that when it let us do exactly that. pect delivery. You cannot contract of the three. In many ways this is true. But why? The reason over-projects enrollment to get Karen Blazevich teachers (adjuncts) to provide the is a disorder that I have, and which many of you share, called that advance from the Legislature, Staff member, College of Humanities product and then because of poor over-committing. and Sciences We all know that drained feeling of reading, writing and doing math until 2 a.m., then checking Facebook and getting arch, if there was an in a couple funny cat or dog videos before brushing our teeth. ESPY award for best Sports THE SHOOTAROUND Then we’re up again at 8 or earlier to slog through classes like Msports month of the coffee-fueled zombies. Even though this has become somewhat year, you’re already on your way March on, March normal, it’s definitely not healthy to only get 3-6 hours of sleep to claiming it. By Austin Schempp a night. It’s true, you do have an advantage over months because of Scientists from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of ers in a row on his way to a ca- But the great performances ar- the overlap of sports schedules. Health have found that a lack of sleep is correlated with cogni- reer-high 61 points. Granted, en’t limited to the hardwood. People who are starving for Ma- tive impairment in older people, meaning that sleep depriva- LeBron James did it against the Montana’s track and field jor League Baseball wait for you tion is a risk factor for poor health. Bobcats, whose mascot is the only team had its best showing in to provide them with a taste of Using brain-imaging, it was found that less overall sleep fierce thing about the team. several years at the conference action. and poor sleep quality were toxic to nerve cells, which your On the same night, both Mon- championships, complete with Of course, it would be silly to head is chock full of. tana basketball teams completed extraordinary achievements by forget the one true thing you’re Yes, that’s right — not sleeping enough is just as bad for you a season sweep of Montana State. multi-event athletes Lindsey Hall known for: the NCAA Tourna- as binge drinking. No play was more spectacular and Austin Emry. ment. But I know better. It’s only So, my advice is this: Cherish your health, and get a good than Keron DeShields’ acrobat- If that isn’t enough, spring been six days, but the sports ac- night’s sleep every night. Don’t feel like you have to take on 10 ic 3-pointer to end the first half, football is right around the cor- tion we’ve seen has topped the projects at once or prove yourself to anybody by working your which, oddly enough, proved the ner. past two months and a better way into poor health. difference. Honestly, the only way March portion of last year. If you can’t find enough time for sleep, it’s time to reevaluate March, your madness doesn’t could get any better for sports March 1 made a mid-major your commitments. This Lent season, find something that cuts end there. fans is if someone actually proves — Wichita State — a perfect 31-0 into your sleep and give it up. In the Big Sky Conference, the NBA Draft Frozen Envelope with a win over Missouri State, If nothing else, at least count some sheep for me. nothing will be crazier than the theory is true or if Brett Favre re- [email protected] giving college basketball fans end of the men’s basketball regu- ceived an advertising deal with @Vajra_Simhanada who don’t cheer for one of the lar season. Only two teams have Crocs and shaved his beard. power conference teams an un- losing records and five wins sep- Nevermind, keep the beard. derdog to support. arate conference leader Weber Mustache March is for chumps. Two days later, the King reit- State from the basement-dwell- [email protected] erated why he owns the NBA’s ing Bengals of Idaho State. @AustinSchempp www.MONTANAKAIMIN.com throne, draining eight 3-point-

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SU: $19,500 MU: $15,000 SG: $53,008 ASUM: $609,285

ASUM 10-11 $696,793 Budget SU: $12,000 MU: $11,000 SG: $27,817 ASUM: $637,495 $ 11-12 $688,312 Jordan Purinton Montana Kaimin SU: $15,127 MU: $18,241 SG: $31,195 ASUM: $679,958 Each year, the Associated Stu- dents of the University of Mon- tana help allocate funding to var- 12-13 $744,521 ious groups and agencies across campus. Funding for groups has been on the rise in recent years, SU: $29,140 MU: $42,293 SG: $71,390 ASUM: $705,957 and in this year, student groups received more money than they ever have in the past. 13-14 $848,780 KEY SU: sports union SU: $34,188 MU: $37,750 SG: $77,646 ASUM: $651,101 MU: music union SG: student groups ASUM: ASUM agencies 14-15 $800,685 Montana Kaimin 4 NEWS Thursday, March 6, 2014 SCIENCE New X-ray instrument pushes UM’s scientific research Kaci Felstet is impressive, because usual- Montana Kaimin ly it takes multiple attempts to secure the funding, Rosenberg The University of Montana said. now has the only crystal map- “I think this is a real feather ping machine in the state. in the cap for Orion,” Rosenberg The new instrument is a sin- said. gle-molecule X-ray diffractome- UM is also accepting outside ter, a machine that shoots light requests for use of the machine. into microscopic crystals. It then It has already received a request uses the light diffraction to map from Montana State University. the position of atoms in the mol- Berryman said using the in- ecule. strument would cost outside re- UM associate professor Ori- searchers about $300. on Berryman, who led the effort The technology is us- to get the instrument, said the er-friendly and Berryman is diffractometer can tell research- planning on creating a class for ers a lot of structural informa- graduate and undergraduate tion other technologies can’t. It students to use the diffractom- shows how the molecule is inter- eter. acting with itself, what the mol- Berryman said he thinks ecule looks like, how it’s bonded the new technology is going to together and the position of its be a deciding factor for some atoms. students who are choosing be- “It’s going to forward the re- tween UM and MSU. search opportunities at the Uni- “I would be super psyched versity of Montana,” Berryman as a student,” Berryman said.“ I said. can’t get that sort of data or re- The diffractometer is worth search experience at Montana $515,000, but a large grant offset State.” most of the cost. Dan Decato, a UM graduate Berryman received a $265,000 student, said the diffractometer grant from the Major Research contributed to his decision to Instrumentation Program. UM come to Missoula. matched 30 percent of the grant, “I knew there was a chance and the company selling the dif- that we would get the machine fractometer discounted the rest. and I really wanted the oppor- “[The company] was really tunity to work close with the excited to see a diffractometer in X-ray diffractometer,” Decato this region,” Berryman said. said. Ed Rodenberg, a UM pro- Decato said the instrument fessor of chemistry, said before has helped him understand the UM got the instrument, he had depths of molecules and the im- to send his crystal samples to portance of crystallography. He Emory University in Atlanta. said it will also help other stu- Now he can get results almost dents do the same. instantly. “It expands and adds more “It represents a big boon to tools to their chemist tool box,” my research,” Rosenberg said. Decato said. [email protected] Kaci Felstet/Montana Kaimin Berryman’s grant request was Assistant Professor Orion Berryman demonstrates how the University of Montana’s new single-molecule diffractometer works. The approved on his first try, which machine is used to map molecules in crystals and is housed in the basement of the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building. Montana Kaimin Thursday, March 6, 2014 NEWS 5 CAMPUS ‘Bearly Ethical’ students win national Ethics Bowl

Courtney Anderson drugs. vious associations with the their time,” Hooker said. “Al- College and the department of Montana Kaimin “I consider them to be eth- city’s Confederate past. The though it does not absolve the philosophy. ically gnarly questions, mean- students had to argue wheth- evil intentions or consequenc- The University of Montana “We appreciate the help ing that they don’t really have er or not the parks’ names es of historical figures, neither beat out 32 other schools to from the donors. They were a direct answer,” Bennett said. were offensive and should be does changing the name of take first place at the national invaluable in getting us At the bowl, two teams are changed. any park. Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl in there,” Hooker said. “We got pinned against each other to “The first impulse is to “With the right historical Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 27. legitimately impassioned over discuss two cases. The moder- think of how these characters awareness, that name doesn’t The Ethics Bowl is a debate these issues — every one of ator gives a question and Team were supporters of slavery have to be a message to perpet- competition where team mem- them — and even though we A gives a 10-minute construc- and dehumanized a signifi- uate slavery but rather could bers take sides on ethical is- had huge disagreements, at tive speech, which is followed cant portion of the population, bring awareness to America’s sues and explain their reason- the end of the day the compe- by a five-minute rebuttal from particularly African-Ameri- past which is both glorious ing to judges. tition was about both perspec- Team B. cans,” said Hooker, a senior and depraved at times.” With the minimum num- tives and the merit of each.” After that, the judges have studying philosophy. Hooker presented his argu- ber of team members required *Alan Rolph is a cartoonist and 10 minutes to ask Team A At the Ethics Bowl, the UM ment to the judges and won for the competition, Hayden page designer for the Montana questions. Then teams then team “Bearly Ethical” was re- them over. Hooker, Joel Johnson and Alan Kaimin. traded roles and discuss a sec- buking University of North He said that for all of their Rolph took first place after [email protected] ond case. Florida during a semifinal cases, the team took the ap- @ca120701 months of preparation. Most The judges base their deci- round when Hooker decid- proach of trying to make a teams at the competition had sions on the teams’ focus on ed he should speak up, after conversation about ethics in- EAVESDROPPERS: five members and a few alter- ethically relevant consider- both Johnson and Rolph had stead of preparing specific nates. ations, deliberative thought- formulated the team’s initial constructive arguments. TWEET ALL THE The teams’ coach, Neil Ben- fulness and avoidance of eth- response. “We knew that the Ethics nett, is not a typical Ethics ical irrelevance. “I think that there is a sig- Bowl’s intention was not to FUNNY THINGS Bowl coach. “At the competition, the nificant chance that the intent determine a victor or a loser, Most team’s have a facul- YOU HEAR & SEE team was very good about behind naming that park Jef- it’s more about the exploration ty member for a coach. The stepping in if someone com- ferson Davis wasn’t to me- into the unknown, murky wa- #aroundtheoval coaches are often profes- pleted the argument they morialize his commitment to ters, of contemporary ethical sors with doctoral degrees, were making and starting slavery, but quite possibly his dilemmas,” Hooker said. “We and some universities offer a new point,“ Bennett said. commitment to the city (Mem- wanted to reflect that in our a course for credit to prepare “The team just had a chemis- phis) where he functioned as a preparation. I think that came students for the bowl. Bennett, try about them, we kept our civil servant for a substantial through on stage in the form a graduate student in econom- practices pretty informal to portion of his life,” Hooker of an organic, spontaneous, ics, said UM’s team practiced make the discussion very in- said. informal conversation that fa- on its own time. sightful, and we had exciting He also argued that there cilitated a number of ideas.” Two months prior to the conversations.” is a serious danger to remov- However, Bennett said they bowl, the team received 15 cas- Even though the team ing the name and changing faced some preparation obsta- es that address ethical issues. worked well together, they it to something trivial such cles, the biggest of which was The cases can range from had a disagreement about at as “Lakeside park” because it funding their trip to Florida. ethics and technology to bio- least one ethical issue. doesn’t have the same histori- The team received $4,000 ethics, Bennett said. A few of The disputed case was cal significance that the name from the student government, the cases this year included about the Memphis City Jefferson Davis does. the Academic Enrichment the use of drones and off-label Council’s decision to rename “From a Hegelian perspec- Fund, College of Arts and Sci- prescriptions of anti-psychotic three parks which have ob- tive, these men are products of ences, the Davidson Honors MONTANA Police halt man carrying bison heart to governor Associated Press testing the Nez Perce tribe's hunt of bring meat back to your table and A Blackfeet tribal member car- bison outside Yellowstone Nation- your families," Whitman said. "It's rying a bison heart in a plastic bag al Park. Hunting bison this time of not our choice. We'd like to change in protest of an Idaho tribe's hunt year, when females are carrying that policy." of pregnant bison was stopped fully developed fetuses, violates He called St. Goddard's actions outside Gov. Steve Bullock's office the Blackfeet and other tribes' rev- outrageous and said the Blackfoot in the Montana Capitol. erence for the animals, he said. Confederacy was attempting to Police on Tuesday turned away "It's a standard thing with the cast a negative light on the Nez James St. Goddard in the hallway buffalo that you don't do this at this Perce. outside the office of the governor, time of year," St. Goddard said. He "We're not going to bend to the who was not there at the time. said he took the heart from a car- will of our enemies to stop hunting However, police and governor's cass left in the Gardiner area by the just because they say so," Whitman officials did allow St. Goddard Nez Perce. said. to bring the heart into a meeting Nez Perce Chairman Silas Many of those bison that wan- with the governor's Office of Indi- Whitman on Wednesday acknowl- der out of the park would be an Affairs director, Jason Smith. St. edged the tribe probably is remiss headed to slaughter anyway over Goddard, a spiritual leader of the in taking animals with formed ranchers' concerns about brucello- Blackfoot Confederacy, then per- fetuses, but stringent regulations sis, a disease that causes animals to formed a ceremony with the heart keep the hunters out of Yellow- abort their young, he said. and burning sweet grass on the stone. That requires hunters to be There is no specific state law Capitol steps. opportunistic in harvesting those prohibiting animal parts from the The Blackfoot Confederacy bison that cross into Montana, and Capitol, though the Department of comprises several Blackfeet tribes does not allow them to target only Administration oversees security in Canada and the tribe in north- non-pregnant animals. in the building, which includes western Montana. "When you spend hundreds police and the governor's security St. Goddard said he was pro- of dollars on this trip, you want to detail. Montana Kaimin 6 SPORTS Thursday, March 6, 2014 www.MONTANAKAIMIN.com BASKETBALL Former Griz Cherry charges into the NBA D-League Jesse Flickinger Montana Kaimin

While the Montana Griz- zlies are gearing up to make a run at their third-straight Big Sky Championship, a former Griz is working on making his professional basketball dream come true. Will Cherry signed with the NBA Developmental League’s Canton Charge on Feb. 13. The Charge are the D-League affili- ate for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cherry is only six games into his Charge career, but he’s already turning heads. Cherry has scored 15 points or more in four of his first six games. He’s averaging 11.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 as- sists per game. “Now that I’m out here and doing well in Canton, I’m pos- itive that greater things are going to happen these next couple of months,” Cherry said. Cherry transitioned to the D-League after a foot injury hampered his progress for most of the last year. As a senior, Cherry fought through the pain of a fractured foot to return to the court for Tommy Martino/Montana Kaimin Montana, leading the team to Former Griz gaurd Will Cherry springs for a layup during a game against its third Big Sky Conference Weber State last season. Cherry recently signed with the Canton Charge. Championship in four years. last few years and a personal right now.” Jordan Gregory, a junior favorite of his. Cherry’s timetable for recov- guard who played with Cher- Cherry helped do motion ery required him to miss the ry for two years, said Cherry’s capture work for the NBA 2K first exodus of players going character wouldn’t allow him video game series. Cherry overseas. In December and Jan- to take a medical redshirt. jumped at the chance when uary, he missed the next. “He demanded excellence,” contacted by a company repre- Teams weren’t looking for Gregory said. “He was not one sentative for 2K Games. rookie guards anymore. They to sit out games, even when he “I’ve put some holes in the wanted veterans. Cherry was wasn’t 100 percent. He made wall over 2K,” Cherry said. forced to look at the NBA De- sure we won that champion- “I’ve had friendships almost velopmental League. ship.” end. It get nuts man, just nuts. The league functions as the After graduating last spring, I love that game.” official minor league for the Cherry participated in the Cherry donned a state-of- NBA. This allows NBA teams NBA’s Summer League with the-art and skin-tight motion to call up players at any time the New Orleans Pelicans. capture suit to help improve to fill in and play in the profes- The problem was he still had player movements in the game. sional league. a busted foot. Almost 200 cameras tracked The drawback is Develop- “As far as game experience, his play. mental League players don’t it wasn’t a good experience,” Though he’d fulfilled his make much compared to Cherry said. “I didn’t play a lot. dream of being on the virtual those overseas. The average But I really couldn’t complain court, the physical one eluded D-League salary is $17,300, in too much at the time because him. contrast to the six and seven my foot was still broken.” Teams didn’t want to take a figure contracts players can get Cherry finished his summer chance on Cherry because of overseas. with little interest from teams his injury-riddled senior year This initially put it way because of his injury. In Au- and lack of court time in the down on Cherry’s list of attrac- gust, he received surgery to put summer league. tive destinations. a screw in his foot and began “My foot never healed,” “The D-League was always rehab. Cherry said. “That was the is- a last resort for me because of While rehabiltating, Cherry sue. In retrospect I shouldn’t the money situation,” Cherry assisted in making one of the have been playing last year. I said. “But when it came down best-selling videogames of the should actually be in Missoula See CHERRY, next page Montana Kaimin Thursday, March 6, 2014 SPORTS 7

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CHERRY Third-place Griz fight for playoff position From previous page to it, I had to pull the trigger on the Sam Waldorf the road is to outwork the oth- D-League because I needed to get Montana Kaimin er team, Gregory said. some professional experience.” In Montana’s last matchup It did offer one thing though: After taking care of busi- against Sacramento State, an the quickest and most direct way ness at home, Montana only 82-70 victory in Missoula on to the NBA. needs one win to make the Jan. 4, a potent Grizzly offen- Thirty percent of current NBA postseason. sive shined. players have participated in the “We’re still playing for Montana shot 58 percent D-League in their career. Twen- our lives,” junior guard Jor- from the field, and four play- ty-nine players have been called dan Gregory said. “We’re still ers scored in double digits. up to the NBA this season alone. playing for a chance to get to Gregory said head coach Though the Canton Charge are the postseason.” Wayne Tinkle has stressed the Cleveland Cavalier’s NBA af- The Grizzlies defended the importance of driving the filiate, their players can be called their home court, winning ball to the basket and taking up by any NBA team if the Cav- four straight games at Dahl- advantage of the new “hand- aliers don’t possess their draft berg Arena. check” rule. rights. On Thursday, Montana (16- “When they close us out All D-League games are broad- 11, 11-7 Big Sky Conference) at the 3-point line, it gives us casted live and archived on You- will travel to California to opportunities to finish at the Tube, making it easy for former face Sacramento State (13-14, rim or make plays for a team- teammates and coaches to check 9-9) before heading to Flag- mate,” Gregory said. in on Cherry. staff, Ariz., to play Northern Scoring points in the paint Montana assistant coach Jon- Arizona. will be necessary, as Sacra- athan Metzger-Jones said he en- Eight teams are still bat- mento State ranks first in the joys watching Cherry play for the tling for the final five playoff BSC in 3-point defense. Charge. spots. Montana sits in third On defense, the Griz will “I watch all of his games,” Jones place after beating Montana need to slow down both Mikh said. “It’s fun seeing him play at State 53-50 Monday night. McKinney, who averages 16.5 that level and to see him compete Even with an inefficient points per game, and Dylan against guys that are just a step offensive attack against the Garrity. under the NBA.” Bobcats, Montana prevailed. In the teams’ last game, Jones believes that Cherry’s de- Senior forward Kareem Ja- Montana was able to limit fense will help him succeed at the mar was held scoreless in the McKinney and Garrity to a to- next level. first half, but he managed to tal of 20 points. “He’s always been a real com- score eight points in the sec- Northern Arizona trails petitive kid and that shows itself ond. Montana by only one game in defensively,” Jones said. “He al- With just over a minute re- the standings, and snapped most takes it personal when some- maining, Jamar found team- the Grizzlies’ 31-game confer- one scores on him.” mate Mike Weisner in the cor- ence winning streak at home Kelsey Wardwell/Montana Kaimin After the season, Cherry will Junior forward Chris Kemp makes a layup during Monday night’s 53-50 ner for a 3-pointer that sealed with a 73-65 win back on Jan. win over the Montana State Bobcats at Dahlberg Arena. play in the NBA Summer League the game. 2. to attract offers. Gregory, who scored 13 Gregory said that game Three players — Max Jacob- keep a winning attitude even For now, Cherry is making the points in the win over the was a wake up call. sen, Aaseem Dixon and Quin- if they are tired mentally and best of his D-League opportunity. Bobcats, said being in close “I don’t think as a team we ton Upshur — scored 62 of the physically. “A lot of people just wanted to games prepares the team for were very dialed in,” Gregory Lumberjacks’ 73 points. “If we practice good, we see if I got healthy,” Cherry said. tournament time. said. “That’s definitely a dif- Kareem Jamar scored 21 play good,” DeShields said. “Now that I’m able to show that, “They are not pretty, but ferent game, we’re definitely a and Gregory added 17 for “It’s March now, every game the sky’s the limit for me. I just got we are finding ways to win,” different team.” Montana. matters.” to keep working.” Gregory said. Northern Arizona shot Junior guard Keron DeSh- [email protected] [email protected] @JJFlickinger One of the ways to win on 7-for-11 from 3-point range. ields said the team needs to @Sam_Waldorf Montana Kaimin 8 NEWS Thursday, March 6, 2014 LEGISLATURE of compete with, so I decided to go about education, energy efficiency, FUNDING ties at state, federal and private From page 1 for it.” women's rights and, one that hits From page 1 agencies because of the diversi- Coffin, a former president of the close to home, small business. ty of their work. on policy than argument.” Holian said the center has University Faculty Association, said “My family owns a small busi- Alexander Metcalf, a re- For example, the younger gen- done OK in terms of its re- he recognizes that although some ness and has for 30 years in down- search assistant professor in eration of politicians realize that the search productivity, but it's had candidates in the running may town Bozeman: a picture printing the College of Forestry and issue of energy is not as black and to work harder and smarter. be young, many of them know as business and art gallery,” he said. Conservation, said job oppor- white as many older politicians The center aims to better un- much about politics as he does. “My brother owns a stone masonry tunities for graduates are de- make it, Hopkins said. derstand the impacts of the en- The rest of the learning comes business in Bozeman as well. And clining but not disappearing. "I think that's ridiculously stu- vironment on people’s health. with experience, he said. so supporting small business is a re- Metcalf graduated recently pid,” he said. “You can have a Recently, it's focused heavily on “I would say the one thing is ally important part of my platform.” and has been working at UM smarter conversation and be able to identifying gaps in knowledge to stay as genuine as you can. Be A public administration major, for about a year. Upon gradu- find a balance.” that prevent improvement of yourself and don’t try to drift off Hopkins said he wasn't originally ation, he received two offers, Hopkins will face a Democrat- human health. into political doldrums, because it is interested in politics and disliked one from UM and one from the ic opponent from UM in his race. “I think the scientists here very easy when you get into politics the way the University spent its University of Vermont. Like the Doug Coffin, who holds a seat in are very aware of that, and to lose your moorings a little bit," he money. Through his classes, he students in Holian’s lab, Met- the House, is trying to make the that’s why our funding is im- said. was inspired to join ASUM, where calf’s broad research interests switch to the Senate. proving at a time when it’s Though Coffin has legislative ex- he further developed a passion for have given him a variety of op- Coffin, a professor in the de- becoming really challenging,” perience, Brown and Hopkins both politics. portunities for funding. partment of pharmaceutical scienc- Holian said. have learned a lot in their time with Hopkins said he plans to strive He now works closely with es, said his decision to run for the Reflecting results of the ASUM, they said. to provide more access to students Montana Fish, Wildlife and Senate is a product of redistricting, chronicle’s survey, the center “ASUM was an incredible, in- and find ways to stimulate Mon- Parks on the social dimensions a process that takes place every has had to cut graduate stu- tense experience. It exposed me to tana’s economy, he said. of natural resource policy. For 10 years to reassign the bound- dents. the University and the university Student health care is an issue instance, how policy is formed, aries of legislative districts based Holian said he hopes to system administration, state lead- that Hopkins has plans for, by cre- how community and private on census population counts. The bring in three or four gradu- ers, the governor's office, a huge ating an in-house student insurance land owners make decisions state redrew the lines in 2013, and ate students each fall, which network of alumni, stakeholders,” pool initially funded through the and how communities and although the new legislative map should keep around 16 to 20 Brown said. state, he said. landowners perceive the poten- moved his district out of the Uni- people in the program, provid- He said that along with advocat- “After the program gets going, tial risk of a wildfire. versity area, it also opened up a ing an optimal number for col- ing for political initiatives, Brown what it would hopefully do is give His focus on applied re- Senate seat in Missoula. laboration and support. also worked with the Montana students much lower premiums search — showing a strong link “If I was going to have a big, In 2012, the center couldn’t University System lobbying team across the board, ” Hopkins said. between the work and how it is open, new district to run for, why add a single graduate student. on bills related to higher education Coffin, who has been an edu- going to be used — is helpful not?” he said. “There was no one Last fall, it only brought in one. during the last legislative session. cator and a research scientist for 30 in the current competitive en- in it that I would have to bump out “We absolutely have to bring Brown said he is passionate years, said one of his top priorities vironment, "which isn’t always in four or five graduate stu- in office is education. He said he appropriate for all types of re- dents. We have to,” Holian said. believes the higher education sys- search, but it happens to be the Holian said he’s not sure if tem is broken because it is not well political world we live in right the funding will be there, but funded. now,” Metcalf said. with a few, potential, grants he “There is a generational betrayal Researchers also have to put hopes to land this spring, he’ll where my generation got 75 percent more thought into their propos- need the work force to produce of their education paid for, and we als because of the competition good work. aren't doing it for our children,” he for dollars. But while flexibili- The graduate students who said. “I think the baby boomers ty is essential to find funding, are moving the way through his ought to be ashamed of themselves Metcalf said he doesn’t know program do not reflect some of for what they are doing.” anyone who has had to drop a the findings of the Chronicle’s Coffin said he believes the young central focus of their research survey. The Chronicle reported generation deserves the same op- just to find a grant. that some graduating research- portunities that he had, and taxes “I don’t think people aban- ers were looking for jobs over- need to be paid in order for money don their interests to pursue seas because they couldn’t find to be allocated for education. funding,” Metcalf said. “I will fight for that until I die,” good jobs here. Holian said his [email protected] he said. students have job opportuni- The next step for the candidates is the June 3 primary and Nov. 4 general election. 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