NeWS: Moscow citizens go for a ride with the boys in blue Page 3 UNIVE RSITY OF ID THE i ~M'::.~@a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e ~ ~ ~ ~ Third UI presidenlj al * finalist drops out of race Associated Press BOISE —Idaho higher education officials say a third finalist in the search for a new University of Ida- ho president has dropped out of the running. On Monday, David Dool- ey, provost at Montana State Uruversity, announced his withdrawal from consider- ation, citing differing opin- ions on the role and future of the Idaho university. It marks'he second time this month a final- ist has p u I le d out af- ter pre- liminary nego- tiations Statewith the N, Board of Dppjey Educa- tion. Ear- lier this month, 'Kansas State Pro- Scott MacDonald as the creek is in a decrepit state vost Duane Nellis turned Argonaut after years of abuse, which down an offer to lead has prompted recent efforts to Scott MacDonald/Argonaut Idaho's oldest university Deep in the secluded forests save'it. Left: A near the creek's headwaters. Center: A view of Paradise after the board rejected his that grace Moscow Mountain, pond Creek from Mountain View Park Right: A small waterfall upstream on salary request, along the upper stretches of creek Not just a Moscow Mountain. The creek is to 6e rerouted to aid water quality. A third finalist, Ham Paradise Creek, rests a sm,all En- Shirvani, president of translucent-green pond. The The Palouse-Clearwater California State Univer- vironmental Institute in Mos- creek weaves back and forth He»id by mvolving the The work done on the stream sity Stanislaus, pulled his cow adopted Paradise Creek down the hillside until it spills creek, community, a standard has improves not only the stream it- name from consideration into and smoothly ripples 1990.A cleanup for the was planned shortly after, said been set for the condition of self, but other streams in Idaho in mid-February after his across the glass-like surface of and the nation, he said. school's governing board Tom Lamar, executive director the pond. The only sound to fill "I think by do- "Many people who go to and members of. the,com- the air is the water as it gently of PCEI. "The first year, ing the work'hat school at UI leam about the munity urged him to stay cascades through fallen branch- siyyhenn the we'e done, we'e creek and the value of that in California. we got tons of gar- es and trees. enabled people to little stream and why it needs Education board spokes- Downstream from the pond, bage out of the Creek iS like dish- include Paradise to be treated with respect," he man Mark Browning de- the stream widens and slows creek —tires, y refriI:era- it's said.'They take that level of re- clined to say if salary was a before returning to its upstream washers, that, like ~ tional vocabulary of spect with them wherever they factor in Dooley's decision. tors ...just stuff that rc state. Small plants shoot away th9'hink o go, and they start to see other In a statement released was dumped and g a@t 'hat from the Hat muddy ground, there," he said. as their 1ome and streams differently..They start by the board, Dooley said their firm green stalks reach to- left ~ail, ln "When a creek is like th~ community and to treat the streams where they after candid discussions, ward the cloudy sky —a sign it's like graf- what they t live with'ore respect." he and the board "mutually of life to come as spring nears. that, a SubWap. if wall in a of Moscow," he Studentsinvolvedinthecreek agreed that our distinct vi- The trees around the pond fil on the "It's subway. If there's thol'e S a said. brought restoration become leaders, sions for the role, scope and streach upward into the sky for the forefront he said. end a ~ it to future of the University of what seems like eternity. Their a little, you up some- a~tt~er You of people's minds "We need to make sure Idaho were not the right fit branches shade the quiet pond. with more, If one throws a little md hearts." that everyone knows that each at this time." For a moment, the pond ex- end un With He said Paradise one of us as individuals can He did not immedi- of trash in the creek; plodes in a bright burst light will." - Path and the bike make a. huge difference," he ately return Associated as the sun breeches the clouds, everyone . IQQfe. "That's Lamar was in- paths didn't exist said. the real lesson to Press calls to his cam- Light dances through the wa- volved in stream back then. be learned." us office and Bozeman, ter's ripples, and the pond Tpril cleanup at the Uni-. "Over time, that Community support for the 4ont.,.,home. glows. The small waterfalls changed," he said. creek continues to grow. Service cam- versityof Delaware. LAMAR The board and a pour liquid gold down the hill- II clubs, religious organizations, I WaS luSt One Of pCB execute director P g pus search committee have .side before the clouds consume through Moscow local businesses and all sorts of months for a those students that spent looking the sun once more and cast the was named Para- people help, he said. replacement for Tim White, small paradise back into the helped pick up the, stream," he disc Path and people became 's an organization, we had who left UI last summer for shade. trash in the said, "and that motivation that more emotionalipy attached and 22,000 hours of volunteer time This idealized sight of the it was me on this creek." engaged with the stream." See DROP, page 5 creek is not quite what it seems got going See LOST, page 5 u ure wise Meet next year' oosin a ASUI candidates Students choose other the Chava Thomas former ASUI senator. options besides Argonaut 40-hour work week Casey Lund Lund is a junior polit- President ical science and joumal- Greg Connolly ism student who lives Argonaut . Loren Doman, off-campus. He said he Doman is a senior wants to make ASUI Times are tough. business major from more approachable and According to a survey by the Na- St. Maries, Idaho, who help students during the tional Association of Colleges and Em- lives off-campus. He budget cuts. Lund is an ployers, recruiting by prospective em- said he is interested in ASUI senator. ployers is down 22 percent on college making the University campuses nationwide. of Idaho more sustain- Vice President "Regardless of your degree, em- able and'roadening loyment is not a guarantee," said ASUI across campus. Zach Arama essica Berwick, manager for employ- He is currently Presi- Arama is a seruor po- er relations and communications m dent Pro Tempore, for litical science and com- the Career and Professional Planning the ASUI Senate. munication studies major Office. Photo Illustration by jake Barber/Argonaut from London who lives After earn- Berwick would know. BeCause of the poor economy, many students are choosing to go to graduate Kelby Wilson in the Phi Delta Theta in Coun- , inz her Master's of Science school or enlist in the military rather than enter the job market after they get their Wilson is a senior fraternity. Arama is and seIing and Student Affairs degree, it undergraduate degree. pre-medical and me- ASUI senator and Do- took her eight months of searching chanical engineering man's mate. the Univer- r~g before she found a job at their future.". ment "appear to be the best bet for the major from Cotton- sity of Idaho. Berwick encouraged students who top five majors in demand," accord- wood, Idaho, who lives Ashley Cochran "It's definitely a more competi- group's 2009 outlook. off-campus. He said he Cochran is a junior market,'erwick said. "As are on the verge of entering the job ing to the job tive job market to be creative when applying "Individuals might need to do wants to expand service studio art and interior a new graduate, you'e not only retoolirig of what's on their learning and make sure design major who lives new for jobs. some competing with other grads, According to NACE, business, en- resume and what skills they pres- student fees are spent in the Delta Gamma but people who were laid off and ent," Berwick said. "A journalist who appropriately. Wilson retire- gineering and technical majors are sorority. Cochran is people who are coming out of most in demand at the'undergraduate is chan of the Student they'e uncertain of ment because level, and jobs in the federai govern- See FUTURE, page 5 Activities board and a see AsUI, page 4 Tuesday, March 3I, 2009 THE INslDE The Argonaut Pere the Barbarian Stasia Burrington/Argonaut TH I S WEEK'S WEB. POLL': A "g4Atgrt&P tile'2 ~ATlg A cteacicce'!j ~Is czedtifeaglaA I Mtfdle Ka& 1 r pot/du ~ymlg)ic6uLI.ISLAND Is o~l lie,yfgtcv igt sr8AI- sFIIIA Feegypt I I'Nt MAW ~ 4 Have you met with Would, you pciy $1Q n your academic to kick a person of n ~ 4 adviser yet> our choice in the cgtgsgl j, alls?~ Slee tblOVEb! 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