FRIDAY Pass it on September 10, 2004 THE DAILD A I L Y Football team plans to throw against CU in Seattle Partly cloudy High: 80 | Low: 50 Sports | 5 More weather, Page 2 Volume 111 | No. 16 | www.dailyevergreen.comEverEver | [email protected] grgrg eeneenA student publication of Washington State University | Pullman, Washington Primary system upsets voters statewide Citizens oppose Washington Montana primary system, had been in use in Washington “The blanket primary was Secretary of restricts voters to voting for for the last 70 years, according part of a political culture that ballot divided along State’s office one political party’s primary to the Secretary of State’s web fits most Washingtonians who three main parties expressing election. site. vote for the person, not the concern on the “Other states vote this way, party,” Reed said. “It allowed The Democratic, Republican for picking and choosing of can- new system Aly Van Deusen Election but we’re finding out that and Libertarian parties filed didates.” Daily Evergreen staff for Tuesday’s 2004 Washington residents prefer a lawsuit against Secretary Reed proposed the “top two” primary , the (blanket primary) system,” of State Sam Reed to change candidate primary election, Residents of Washington said Trova Hutchins said. the blanket primaries in 2000, which Hutchins said would state are mad and they aren’t Hutchins, a spokeswoman for The blanket primary allowed Hutchins said. The United change the blanket primary afraid to express it. the Secretary of State’s office. voters to vote for any candi- States Supreme Court then to a nominating process. The More than 14,000 calls The revised primary vot- date the desired regardless of ruled the blanket primary and letters have flooded the ing system, modeled after the party affiliation. The system unconstitutional. See PRIMARY, Page 8 CdA Tribe purchases summer campsites Elizabeth Martin Daily Evergreen staff Camp Roger Larson, a sum- mer campground owned by WSU, will be sold to the Coeur d’Alene Tribe for $1.4 million. Lack of funding to restore the camp led to its sale. An additional $1 million will be paid over the next five years to WSU for support of Native American educational programs. The camp’s closure result- ed from needed restoration to maintain continuous use. Two estimates were made to fix the camp, but neiter were satisfac- tory. It would cost $2.4 million for the maintenance needed to meet the lowest standards, said WSU chief investment officer Karen Killerman. In Dean Hare/Daily Evergreen order for the camp to be fully modernized, it would take $5 Jack Rogers, a professor of plant pathology, points to a plate in one of the plant pathology labs. The plates are from journal articles he has million in repairs, Killerman published druing his research on plant fungicial diseases. Rogers recently received the Distiguished Mycologist Award for his research. said. “In truth, there was no fund- ing source for the $5 million to fix the camp,” Killerman said. The decision to sell to the Cultivating the good life Coeur d’Alene Tribe is up for the Board of Regent’s approval Dan Thompson been extremely lucky.” today during its meeting in Daily Evergreen staff While he spends much of his travel time Seattle. The closing is sched- researching, Rogers spends as much time uled for Monday. The tribal hen the words “fungi” or “fishing” as he can with the local people, he said, council has already approved pop into conversation, professor often choosing to stay with people instead W Jack Rogers will not stop talking. of checking into a hotel. the purchase. He has taught plant pathology for 41 “The nice thing about science is really In March 2003, the mar- years at WSU, attempting to cure the having close friends in countries around ket value of the grounds was world’s botanical diseases one at a time. the world — I get to know so many people appraised at approximately But he will not turn down a chance to socially,” he said. “It’s great to get into $1.4 million by two separate fish. someone else’s culture.” appraisers. “I have to keep my mind on work or I’d Rogers said knowing only English works It is uncertain what the be steelheading all the time,” he said. “I’m for most researchers, but he tries to learn money used to purchase the a steelhead junky.” the language of his co-researchers in for- land will be used for. His research has earned him national eign countries. “Every dean out there has and global awards. Most recently, he “You’ll get far more respect if you know an idea of what he’d like to received the Distinguished Mycologist their language,” he said. use that money for,” Killerman Award from the Mycological Society of Rogers said he can get along in French, said. She said the money would America, an annual award given to just a reads German, well, and knows a little probably go to purchase more handful of scientists each year. Spanish, though not as much as he wishes. real estate. This year, he was the only recipient. “If I had to do it all over again, I surely “That’s the highest honor the society would be taking courses in Spanish,” he The administration and gives out,” said Lori Carris, associate pro- said. the tribe will decide how to fessor in plant pathology. “He’s considered Much of his research frequently spend the additional $1 million from the tribe to WSU Native one of the world’s authorities.” leads him to Central America and South Dean Hare/Daily Evergreen All his research has given him an excuse America, where Spanish is the dominant American programs. to see the world on someone else’s bill, he language. Rogers shows how Shot Hole disease, a The tribe has discussed con- said. fungal foliage disease, eats holes in the verting the area into a commu- “I have a good life,” Rogers said. “I’ve See ROGERS, Page 8 leaves of an ornamental cherry tree. nity camp, Killerman said. 2 | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 NEWS THE DAILY EVERGREEN localbriefs policelog weather The police log is taken from one wrote graffiti at the loading Tomorrow: Showers Church begins Horizon Air offers WSU and Pullman daily activity dock. He tried to clean it off but High: 75 Low: 50 alternative service additional flights logs. A full report of the Pullman was unsuccessful. No damage Sunday: Showers police log can be found at was done to the door and the High: 70 Low: 45 The Evangelical Free Church Beginning Sunday, Horizon ci.pullman.wa.us. marker will be able to be cleaned Monday: Cloudy of Pullman is offering an “alter- Air will provide an additional off. 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