THE DAILY Funding for NASA Evergreen Page 3 MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 THE STUDENT VOICE OF WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1895 Vol 120 No. 118 Local briefs Breaking world records Climbing for Sam for rock-paper-scissors PULLMAN — A student project announced Sunday night will gath- A cancer fundraiser turned personal for the Pullman er WSU and Pullman residents to beat the world record for the larg- Fire Department when a team member was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma est rock-paper-scissors tournament ever played. In addition to attempting to break the record, another goal of the tournament is to raise money for development in technology to help people ailed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). “We wanted to go big. Hopefully we break a record while also raising money for a good cause,” said Kevin Massimino, ASWSU vice president and one of the organizers for this project. Massimino is organizing this venture as a student for a class group project. With the current world record at 2,826 participants, Massimino said the goal is to get 3,000 partici- pants and to raise $20,000 for Team Gleason, an organization founded by former NFL safety and WSU stu- dent, Steve Gleason. The event will take place April 19 in Martin Stadium and costs $5 to enter. The winner of the tournament will receive a cash-prize equivalent of fall 2014 in-state tuition of about $6,000, Massimino said. Bus routes may decrease for summer PULLMAN — Due to a decline in funding, Pullman Transit will not be able to offer as many bus routes during the 2014 summer break as it COURTESY OF REED MCPHERSON did during the same time in 2013, Manager Rod Thornton wrote in a Pullman Fire Department personnel pose for a photo during the 23rd Annual Scott Firefighters Stairclimb in the request to City Council. Columbia Center Building, Seattle, March 9. During the 2013 break, Pullman Transit offered the Summer E, I, J, By Zack Briggs Scott Firefighter Stairclimb. “It really showed that family atmo- and Express 2 routes as a trial to Evergreen reporter “Due to the fact that he was already sphere of the fire department,” Chiavaras determine whether that level of ser- receiving treatment, he was strongly said. vice was sustainable. e’s a WSU student who advised by the doctors that he was not Pullman Firefighter Ryan Palmberg “While ridership feedback was fights fires. Now he’s going to be able to compete,” Chiavaras viewed the experience as an opportunity positive, it is not financially feasible fighting cancer. said. to appreciate the brotherhood of fire “ for Pullman Transit/WSU to fund H this additional service in 2014,” An annual fight against blood cancer became a fight to help Pullman Fire Thornton wrote. Department’s 21-year-old Sam Logar, It definitely hit home. It was challenging absolutely, but in Pullman Transit hopes to acquire who is battling Hodgkin lymphoma. an 11.2 percent increase in fund- the end it was something we did from the heart. ing from the university. ASWSU On March 9, five Pullman fire- President Taylor Hennessey said fighters ornamented in full protective Roy Godina Pullman Firefighter that decision will be made at an gear draped with anchor-like oxygen “ ASWSU meeting in the near future. tanks trekked up 69 flights of stairs Without that increase, Pullman at Seattle’s Columbia Center tower Event officials allowed Logar inside departments coming together for a col- Transit might have to reduce its and raised more than $3,000 for the the Columbia Center tower as an honor- lective purpose. service noticeably, Operations Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. ary member of the five-man team. Logar “Getting to see everybody come Supervisor Chris Mitchell said. “We all climbed in support of him and got the chance to hang out with his team- together in one place for a good cause Mitchell noted that funding for him,” Pullman Firefighter Andrew mates and witness nearly 1,800 other increases usually occur once per was pretty awesome,” Palmberg said. year as a result of economic change. Chiavaras said. firefighters from around the world begin Palmberg admired how Logar spent Logar had planned to endure the 788- He said the amount requested this their 1,311-step journey. time with the crew before and after the year might result in “sticker shock” foot vertical stair climb, but a diagnosis The Pullman firefighters wore helmets stair climb. He said the moral support as the percentage was much lower in December ended that aspiration. that displayed a picture of Sam that read was much needed, as it energized the in previous years. However, the news of cancer didn’t stop “For Sam.” They also sported shirts that Last year, Pullman Transit Logar from attending the 23rd Annual read “Climbing for Sam.” See SAM page 4 received no increase in funding See LOCAL BRIEF page 4 In this issue Opinion | 3 Sports | 5 Classifieds | 7 PAGE 2 | MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 PAGE TWO DAILYEVERGREEN.COM The weather box Nation briefs Tuesday | Mostly Cloudy body who — for whatever reason as lightering as contents are trans- High: 58 Low: 37 Jet disappearance — turns cancerous and starts going ferred to other vessels, was an on their own agenda, it can be a important step as it had eliminated Wednesday | Partly Cloudy prompts concern about really bad situation.” the risk of additional oil spilling. High: 51 Low: 36 Malaysia Airlines said this week pilot mental health test that its pilots take psychological tests during the hiring process. Ukraine says air force Monday | Partly Cloudy Thursday | Showers DALLAS — Reinforced doors High: 58 Low: 38 High: 48 Low: 36 with keypad entries. Body scanners commander held after THE WEATHER CHANNEL and pat-downs. Elaborate crew Oil spill cleanup maneuvers when a pilot has to base in Crimea stormed use the restroom. All those tactics blocks traffic to KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian are designed to keep dangerous air force commander is being Correction people out of the cockpit. But what Texas ship channel In the March 13 issue, details in 50 seats. The first night of the show held after his base in Crimea was if the pilot is the problem? TEXAS CITY, Texas — A barge stormed by pro-Russian forces, and the article “Native American, Egyptian, “Virgo and Valentines” did not sell out, With no answers yet in the that once carried some 900,000 gal- the acting president called for his Greek stories captured at planetari- and profits from the upcoming shows disappearance of Malaysia Airlines lons of heavy tar-like oil was cleared release Sunday. um” were incorrect. The planetarium will go toward general maintenance Flight 370; investigators have said Sunday of its remaining contents, Col. Yuliy Mamchur is the com- was built in 1962 and includes about of the planetarium. they’re considering many options: a day after the vessel collided with mander of the Belbek Air Force hijacking, sabotage, terrorism or a ship in the busy Houston Ship base near Sevastopol, which was catastrophic equipment failure. Channel and leaked as much as taken over Saturday by forces who Correction policy Nobody knows if the pilots are about a fifth of its cargo into the sent armored personnel carriers heroes who tried to save a crippled waterway. smashing through the base’s walls The Daily Evergreen is com- possible on Page 2. airliner or if one collaborated with Coast Guard officials said and fired shots and stun grenades. mitted to publishing accurate The Evergreen welcomes hijackers or was on a suicide mis- that up to 168,000 gallons were One Ukrainian serviceman was information. Whenever the readers who believe a correction sion. dumped after one of the barge’s reported wounded in the clash. Evergreen does not meet this is warranted to contact Editor-in- Whatever the outcome, the tanks ruptured and that oil had It was unclear if the forces, who standard, our policy is to print the Chief Calley Hair at 335-3194 or mystery has raised concerns about been detected 12 miles offshore didn’t bear insignia, were Russian correct information as soon as [email protected]. whether airlines and governments in the Gulf of Mexico as of Sunday military or local pro-Russia militia. do enough to make sure that pilots afternoon. Ukraine President Oleksandr are mentally fit to fly. “This is a significant spill,” Capt. Turchynov, in a statement, said “One of the most dangerous Brian Penoyer, commander of the Mamchur was “abducted” by the things that can happen is the Coast Guard at Houston-Galveston, forces. He didn’t specify where rogue captain,” said John Gadzinski, said. Mamchur is believed to be held. a Boeing 737 captain and aviation- But he said the emptying of the safety consultant. “If you get some- barge Sunday, a process known THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Police log Thursday Department notified. Disorderly Conduct South Grand Avenue, 7:58 p.m. Structure Fire Friday Officers responded for the report South Grand Avenue, 11:43 a.m. of disorderly conduct. Officers provided traffic control Burglary/Intrusion Alarm for a structure fire. Southeast Bishop Boulevard, 6:50 Malicious Mischief p.m. Northeast Illinois Street, 9:29 p.m. Suspicious Person/Circumstance Officers responded for an alarm. Officer responded for the report Southeast Derby Steet, 1:25 p.m. of malicious mischief. RP reporting a sleeping bag Determined to be employee error. under the bridge. Officer responded. Sunday Saturday Malicious Mischief Noise Complaint Northwest Tingley Court, 6:55 Vehicle Prowl Northeast Hillside Drive, 12:58 a.m. p.m. Southeast Derby Steet, 5:46 p.m. Officer responded to a noise RP reporting graffiti.