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UMʼs Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 Thursday MVolume CX, Issueontana 74 Kaimin March 6, 2008 Inside the Kaimin Sports p 5 On Campus Today Forecast Opinion p 2 Men’s Bball needs win over • 5:30 p.m. Easy Steps to a Safe Workout, Rec Center 207 High 48F Mark Page on Democratic • 7 p.m. “Romancing the Dinosaurs,” McGill 210, free Low 27F ISU to stay in playoffs. • 7 p.m. “The Just War Myth,” UC Ballroom, free brouhaha – Courtesy of UM Events Calendar Credit card Reduce, reuse, recycle debt leads to dropouts Jeff Osteen FOR THE KAIMIN Students dropping out of college cite fi nancial pressure over academic disqualifi cation as their primary reason for leaving, according to a 2007 survey. Mick Hanson, director of the University of Montana Financial Aid Offi ce, said there are a signifi cant number of students at UM who are having trouble managing their expenses against their income because of credit cards. “I see a lot of students with fi nancial problems,” Hanson said. While Hanson could not provide any numbers on the amount of students who come to him with credit card debt problems, he said it is a common occurrence. According the survey conducted by Duck9, a California-based company that offers free fi nancial advice, 38 percent of students who dropped out of college cited Kenneth Billington / Montana Kaimin Senior Wes Swaffer, student recycler, shifts through the newspaper recycling bin outside of Duniway Hall, collecting all the material that isn’t newspaper. Recycling bins full of trash is a common problem, and Swaffer said he feels that the education of the university students fi nancial pressure as their reason. is going to be the key to better recycling around campus. Twenty-eight percent said it was due to academic disqualifi cation. Hanson agreed with the survey results and said problems with Recycling enclosure to be built in July money are some of the biggest reasons that UM students drop out, Lauren Russell not just GPAs. MONTANA KAIMIN the Recycling Department had can’t have it blowing all over.” Committee, ASUM has allocated In the survey, out of 14,500 received numerous complaints Michaud said the Recycling money into the budget – effective undergraduate students at 15 For those Aber Hall recycling from the grounds crew. Materials Department’s ideal solution is to July 1 – to build the enclosure. colleges nationwide, there was enthusiasts frustrated by the from overfl owing bins were being build an enclosure of cement or “The removal of the bins is a bit a reported dropout rate of 19 removal of the dorm’s recycling whipped around by the wind and cinder block on Aber’s east wall of a setback,” Leftridge said. “But percent. bins, the bins won’t be replaced littering the area around the dorm, to better contain the materials. it is only a temporary solution to In the same survey, 65 percent any time soon. he said. The project won’t begin until this the wind problem.” of four-year students with credit It will be at least four months If residents want to continue summer, at the earliest. Michaud In addition to funding an card debt reported having a part- before Aber’s recycling bins, recycling, they must trek to the said he hopes the project will enclosure to restore recycling at time job, while 19 percent worked which were removed last Monday, nearest bins, which are located at be completed by the start of fall Aber, Leftridge said a primary full time. are replaced on the east wall, said the University Center or McGill semester. goal of the committee is to make Among four-year students with Gerald Michaud, the assistant Hall. “It’s a matter of getting the recycling more accessible to all no debt, 48 percent reported having director of Custodial, Grounds and Most of the material, however, weather and the money right,” students who live in the dorms. a part-time job, while 11 percent Labor. is being tossed in the trash. Michaud said. “Why aren’t there bins inside of said they work full time. Michaud said the bins, “Now we’re just generating According to Dustin Leftridge, the rooms?” Leftridge said. “Why “I have no need for a credit which served about 300 Aber more trash,” Michaud said. “I ASUM president and chair of See RECYCLING, page 8 card,” said Paul Chirico, a fi ne arts residents, were removed because would like it to be recycled, but we ASUM’s Recycling Oversight junior at UM. Chirico said it makes more sense for him to save up if he Jacobson endorsed for student regent wants something, that way he will enjoy it more. Chirico has managed to avoid Elizabeth Harrison Schweitzer. served as ASUM Vice President he said. credit card debt. Many students, MONTANA KAIMIN “I’m really excited,” Jacobson last year. He is currently on MAS ranked nominees on a one however, have not been so lucky. said about the MAS decision. He seven UM committees, sits on to fi ve scale, with one being most Nathan Towe, a junior majoring Editor’s Note: Cedric Jacobson said he was pretty confi dent he had the Retention Task Force and was preferable and fi ve being least in psychology and theatre at UM, is a columnist for the Montana a spot for the fi rst 15 minutes of appointed by Schweitzer last year preferable. Jacobson’s fi nal tally said, “Companies should really Kaimin. the meeting, but he became less to the Commission on Community came to one, which made him the cut down on their marketing for and less sure in Service. top-ranked nominee. MAS decided students.” The Montana Associated the next hour. “My skill not to rank the other two nominees, He said one credit card Students recommended University Jacobson said For full Board of set fi ts in really conceding that ultimately the company was offering coupons for of Montana’s Cedric Jacobson he would be Regents coverage, see nicely with this decision rests with the governor. a free small pizza to students who as their top-ranked nominee for sure to tout his page 8 position,” he told MAS member and ASUM applied for a card. the student regent position, after experience when MAS during his president Dustin Leftridge said Towe said he doesn’t have a nearly two hours of deliberation at interviewing with the governor. interview. that Jacobson has the experience See DEBT, page 8 the Board of Regents meeting in “I try to keep abreast of Jacobson also said that if for the student regent position. Dillon Wednesday night. what’s going on statewide at chosen as student regent, the three “MAS recommended someone Along with Jacobson, MAS is all the different campuses,” issues he would platform would be who has the ability to relate well sending nominees Bovard Tiberi he said. Jacobson, a student of funding, faculty retirement, and to administrators and legislators,” from Montana State University microbiology, cellular molecular recruitment and retention. he said. Check us out in Bozeman and Mitch Jessen, a biology and biochemistry, has “I think this position is where Current student regent Kerra on the Web at student at UM Western in Dillon, been a UM Advocate, was an I have the opportunity to do the See REGENT, page 8 www.montanakaimin.com to be interviewed by Gov. Brian ASUM senator two years ago and most good for the most students,” 2 Opinion Montana Kaimin Thursday, March 6, 2008 EDITORIAL Mark Page Clinton-Obama clashes take heat off McCain Native, earth relations It may seem like Hillary Clinton While Indianans go to the polls, so these polls by the Washington Post had a victorious night Tuesday, do those in the last big state, North and ABC news does now have both not always harmonious shaking off the vultures and getting Carolina. This is clearly Obama Democrats beating McCain, but back on her feet, but the real winner territory – a southern state with a Obama wins by double Clinton’s During last week’s installment was John McCain. black population of over 20 percent margin. of the President’s Lecture Series, He is an obvious winner in and a median household income of Clinton is also a divisive person: leading American Indian activist and clinching his party’s nomination, but over $40,000 per year. people tend to love her or hate her, environmentalist Winona LaDuke urged that deal was already sealed, really. In order for Clinton to overtake and when they hate her, they really her audience to take inspiration from What McCain benefi ts Obama at this point hate her. native tribes to solve problems of energy from most is Clinton’s she would have to win This is why there has been no sustainability in today’s society.