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UMʼs Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 Wednesday MVolume CX, Issueontana 55 Kaimin January 30, 2008 Inside the Kaimin Sports p 13 On Campus Today • 4:10 p.m. Ecology Seminar Series, UC Theater Forecast Arts p 8-9 Lady Griz head coach High 33F Colorful aftermath • 6 p.m. “The 2% Solution: Live Interactive Webcast,” UC Theater inches toward 700 • 6 p.m. ASUM Senate meeting, UC 330 - 331 Low 18F of Blue Man – Courtesy of UM Events Calendar Schweitzer, Low UM faculty salaries hurt recruiting Engen speak Elizabeth Harrison to roughly $15.9 million to professors, Dennison said. while a full professor would get MONTANA KAIMIN boost salaries on par with other Despite the payroll increase to $72,000, Duringer said. institutions. address the problems, Dennison According to Maria Cole, A study by the Commissioner University President George said the amount of money provided recruitment manager for UM, on climate of Higher Education discovered Dennison said part of the problem does not allow UM to keep up with 38 faculty recruits were hired in Jessica Mayer that UM is experiencing increasing in retaining professors is that new the national average of salaries. 2007. Cole said the University MONTANA KAIMIN diffi culty with recruiting and assistant professors are paid closer Bob Duringer, UM vice is trying to make the recruitment retaining faculty and staff. to the national average than full president for administration and process more effi cient. Gov. Brian Schweitzer and To address this problem professors. fi nance, said a new professor’s “We have to be competitive Missoula Mayor John Engen will the Board of Regents will “When you recruit, you have salary depends on a range of when we hire,” said new Provost, speak as part of a nationwide present a salary proposal to the to pay closer attention to what things such as the discipline they Royce Engstrom who moved education initiative designed to Governor’s budget offi ce in May everyone’s paying,” he said. are hired for, whether they are an to UM from the University of tackle climate change on Thursday for an additional pool of money, The result can sometimes be that associate or assistant professor and South Dakota last August. “The at 7 p.m. in the University Center equivalent to two percent of new hires are paid close to, or their experience. For example, a annual increase in faculty salary Ballroom. employee payroll; that equates even more, than experienced full brand new hire may make $45,700 See RECRUITING, page 16 The panel discussion, titled, “Climate Change Policy and Solutions: US, MT, MSLA, and UM,” is part of a comprehensive local, statewide and national effort to encourage participation in the Pool Shark global warming dialogue. The event will also feature Richard Opper, director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality; Anne Klene, UM climate scientist and assistant professor of geography; and Phil Condon, UM environmental studies professor. UM’s participation is part of a larger initiative organized by Focus the Nation that aims to organize and motivate Americans to confront climate challenges. “The main purpose is to get as wide as possible awareness as we can on climate change,” Condon said. The Thursday night event will wrap up two days of activities and discussion centering on global warming issues. During the day on Thursday approximately 25 UM faculty Eric Oravsky/ Montana Kaimin members will participate in an C.O.T. graduate Joe Owen practices before the 8-ball pool tournament in the UC game room. “Hopefully I will be playing for a while,” Owen said. environmental teach-in. They join nearly 1,600 other educational and civic institutions across the country that hope to engage students in dialogue, UM sustainability coordinator Jessie Davie said. Fraternity ditches basement bar in hopes of pumping up GPA “It really shows the magnitude,” Davie said. On Wednesday, a live Lauren Russell The chapter hasn’t had a 3.0 In addition to achieving a 3.0 interactive web cast titled, “The MONTANA KAIMIN since 2003, and in 2004 the average cumulative GPA, Matthews said 2 Percent Solution” will air in dipped to a 2.1. that Sigma Phi Epsilon is also the University Theatre at 6 p.m. The basement bar of Sigma Phi The lowest point in the house’s striving to achieve a national The event, focusing on ways to Epsilon is getting a facelift. academic history, said Matthews, distinction as a residential learning cut global warming by 2 percent Within the fi rst two weeks came two years ago when almost community, which would provide every year for the next decade, of school last fall, out came the half of the members had to be the chapter grants for educational will feature Stanford climate bar and beer pong table and up removed for poor academic equipment and the opportunity for change scientist Steven Schnieder went fresh paint, the fi rst step performance. The fraternity found a class to be taught at the house. and sustainability expert Hunter in a transformation from party itself with twelve members and Kael Melanson, a junior in Lovins. headquarters to study central. intense pressure from the national zoology, said that the minimal Video messages from Sen. The idea for a new study area organization to increase enrollment emphasis on academics in the Max Baucus and UM professor developed when the men of Sigma and bring up grades or face being house contributed in part to his of forestry Steve Running will be Phi Epsilon decided to trade in shut down. poor grades his fi rst two years shown after the Wednesday web their beer pong cups for calculators “Everybody knew the bar at UM. For him, the new focus cast. as part of an effort to increase couldn’t be if we were going to is working. He earned a 3.0 last “It’s so people can get a feel the cumulative GPA of the 32 stay a house,” Matthews said. semester. of what’s going on at the national members to a 3.0. The recently In addition to being an important Matthews attributes much of Alisia Muhlestein / Montana Kaimin level,” Davie said. “It’s time to studious “Sig Eps” achieved a step in improving house academic the chapter turnaround to more Sigma Phi members Sean Mahoney, Lyndon Mat- start talking about solutions and 2.89 GPA last fall, their highest standards, Chapter President Blake stringent recruiting practices. thews, Paul Vetersneck, Kael Melanson, and Blake take action.” since 2003 and the highest of the Battle said that getting rid of the “We’ve started recruiting Battle stand in front a piece of their dismantled bar The events, both free and open fi ve fraternities. bar became a necessity when the members based on traits like Tuesday afternoon. The fraternity’s GPA has reached to the public, are sponsored by the According to Lyndon Matthews, house was issued multiple fi re striving for academic excellence, an all-time high of 2.89, and they’re replacing their Environmental Studies Program, a sophomore and vice president safety citations in 2005 for having instead of guys who just want bar with a study area to help continue improving. UM presidents Offi ce and the of communications for the only one exit from their bar. to party or guys who are cool,” ASUM Sustainability Center. chapter, Sigma Phi Epsilon’s poor “It was a breaking point for us,” Matthews said. which states that a student must academic performance in the past Battle said. “I’d be lying if I said According to Emily Yaksitch, have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 to four years began eliciting pressure that pressure from nationals was the Greek Life Advisor, the be in good standing. But, she said Check us out from the national headquarters, the only reason we changed, but it fraternity system follows the the Greeks recognize academics as on the Web at which encourages its chapters to gave us a reason to tell everyone to same academic procedures as the the highest priority of each chapter www.montanakaimin.com maintain a 3.0 or higher. go in this direction.” university in terms of academics, See SIG EP, page 4 2 Opinion Montana Kaimin Wednesday, January 30, 2008 U-Wire EDITORIAL Border crossing I.D. misery Theresa Rerick time, then we will determine their that the border crossing process Student Gov’t funding UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA citizenship by identifi cation. The may be affected. “As far as traveler will be released and given slowing the process down at the GRAND FORKS - In response a tear sheet.” ports of entry, we will anticipate trouble for a NJ paper to Congress’s decision to push A tear sheet is an informative the amount of traffi c that we have back the requirement of a passport text that educates the traveler and will staff accordingly to what Student government funding of for crossing land borders until about the required identifi cation will be required.
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