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UM’s Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 Montana Kaimin Volume CX, Issue 17 Wednesday Parks set to plea in assault case September 26, 2007 Mike Gerrity most of the current football sea- to UM. told him she didn’t know about MONTANA KAIMIN son due to an injury. When asked why Parks has not the $150. Forecast “We will continue to monitor been removed from the team fol- According to the affidavit, University of Montana senior the situation involving Tim lowing the Friday assault charge, Parks then said to the visitor, “I cornerback Timothy Lamar closely,” O’Day said. O’Day said the two situations are just slapped the shit out of her, High 68F Parks, 20, is slated for an O’Day said that he is not aware different. (the alleged victim) and I want Low 42F arraignment today on felony of any previous legal trouble “Those are two completely dif- my fucking money.” assault charges for allegedly with Parks. ferent matters,” O’Day said. The two women later met, and pointing a gun at a woman and “In our estimation, this was According to a court affidavit, according to court records, the slapping her on Friday morning. totally out of character for Tim,” Parks came to a woman’s home alleged victim said that Parks Sports Parks was released from jail on O’Day said. on Friday morning to collect had put a gun to her head and a $35,000 bond Monday night UM cornerback Qwenton $150, which he said the woman slapped her. She was scared and 10 things to know after he was arrested Friday dur- Freeman was recently acquitted owed him. shaking, and there were finger ing a class in the Liberal Arts of a disorderly conduct charge A friend of the victim met marks on the alleged victim’s about Griz Building. for throwing a beer bottle at a Parks on the way into the vic- face, the visiting friend told football UM Athletic Director Jim man’s head outside of tim’s mobile home. According to police. 6 O’Day said that Parks, for now, Stockman’s Bar. After the inci- court documents, Parks then Police have not found a would remain on inactive status. dent, Freeman was kicked off of asked the alleged victim’s friend, weapon. Parks has been on inactive status the team and lost his scholarship “Do you got my money?” She Arts Bands benefit Solutions for Missoula’s impoverished 7 busy weekend parking woes On Campus Katie Michel Today MONTANA KAIMIN With the Elton John concert and •Ecology Seminar Series homecoming this weekend, alter- Presenter Joan Starssmann native methods of transportation UC Theater, 4:10 - 5 p.m. and parking locations may be Free more appealing than navigating packed parking lots at the •ASUM meeting University of Montana. UC 326 - 327, 6 p.m. “There’s a way to park and get around without being a part of the •Yell Night Pep Rally traffic jam,” Shelley Harshbarger, The Oval, 7:30 p.m. office manager of the Office of Singing on the Steps, Public Safety said. Lighting of the “M” Finding parking causes stress Shane McMillan / Montana Kaimin and fireworks Chair of the print journalism department Carol Van Valkenburg works on her computer in Don Anderson Hall Tuesday afternoon. With the heat being out for those trying to get to a concert – UM News and Events Calendar due to steam tunnel construction, the University is lending out space heaters to keep people warm as temperatures begin to cool. or game, but it doesn’t have to, Harshbarger said. Because of this weekend’s festivities, parking rules will be loosened Friday and Around the Some buildings left in the stay that way throughout the weekend. World “Because of homecoming, we cold due to construction open up parking on Friday. We’re Japan: not ticketing, other than we’ll Yasuo Fukuda took office as maintain the reserved parking,” Japan’s prime minister Mark Page “A hundred years ago there tion was initially scheduled for Harshbarger said. Wednesday, promising to use his MONTANA KAIMIN was one plant and three build- this summer, but fell through The only conflict from schedul- skills as a negotiator to win ings,” said Mike Panisko, project after Facilities Services did not ing homecoming and the Elton approval for extending Tokyo’s The chill in academic build- manager for the steam tunnel receive an acceptable bid from a John concert so closely together, contentious mission in support ings on the north side of campus construction project. “It’s very contractor, Pinesko said. so far, is from the Elton John crew of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. will be gone Thursday when efficient.” And so, the steam tunnel con- and their semi-trucks, which will Facilities Services turns on the Panisko said the system will struction, which was slated to be parked on Campus Drive, United Nations: heat through newly operable still be efficient, but the old tun- start next year, got going this Harshbarger said. Tailgaters, who Italy’s premier called Tuesday steam tunnels. However, folks in nels and pipes must be replaced. summer instead, with a later start have traditionally parked RVs on for a worldwide moratorium on Main Hall will not be so lucky; To alleviate future problems, than the other buildings. Campus Drive the night before the death penalty with a view to they won’t feel a warm blast of Facilities Services is installing a Chilly people in Main Hall the game, will park in the lot by its complete abolition. He said air until 5 p.m. on Oct. 11. new valve system. The new sys- should wear layers and use space Mount Sentinel this weekend. the move would guarantee better As steam tunnel construction tem means that next time work is heaters, Pinesko said. That will “As far as Elton John contribut- justice around the globe and an moved along this summer, it needed it can be done on sec- be the only solution if there is a ing to that factor (parking), he’s end to cultures of vengeance. became apparent to Facilities tions, without shutting down the cold snap. got four semis that are coming in, Services that there would be no entire tunnel. Faculty in the School of so we need to stage those up on Russia: heat in Don Anderson Hall, Main “You can’t work on it when it’s Journalism have dealt with cold Campus Drive,” Harshbarger Vladimir Putin’s government Hall, the Social Sciences active,” Pinesko said. “In the mornings and nights, said said. has started to look like a family Building, the Fine Arts Building, future we’ll have the ability to Rebecca Schiel, office manager Because of this change, affair since a Cabinet shakeup the Music Building and half of turn off one building at a time.” for the Dean’s Office. To combat Harshbarger said, “They’re going this month that left two pairs of the Liberal Arts Building until The entire steam tunnel project the cold, Schiel is passing out to hold Lot U at the base of the close relatives serving in top certain phases of construction will not be complete until around heaters to those who need them. “M” trail for the RVs, and stage posts. were completed. the end of October. But once the Journalism professor Nadia them up in it so we can at least put Heating systems on campus all construction is over, students will White will be glad when that hot them some place.” – Associated Press operate through one central plant continue to see fenced-in areas. air starts flowing; she now wears Harshbarger suggests the Park- that sends hot steam through tun- An addition to the law school a scarf while sitting at her desk N-Ride as a good alternative to nels to every building on campus. will begin as soon as the steam on cold nights. searching for a spot during one of Check us out These tunnels are currently under tunnels on Eddy Avenue are com- “I just sit here and shiver some the busiest football games of the on the web at construction and cannot be hot plete and will take 18 months. nights,” White said. “That’s season. www.montanakaimin.com while workers are repairing Main Hall will be the last to when I know it’s time to go “Try the Park-N-Rides. The them. get heat because roof construc- home.” See PARKING, page 4 2 Opinion Montana Kaimin Wednesday, September 26 , 2007 EDITORIAL Askafarian CSU editorial misses Dillon Tabish lar rugged environments and ing the humanities lend an inter- FOR THE KAIMIN learned firsthand the most impor- esting perspective, so I chased point, but is not tant lessons one needs to know him down after class one day.