ASMSU bsue 54. Volume 95 [.rr··] Tueseay, April 27, 2001 Possible tuition hike for Graduation to INSIDE commence Montana college students May 12th THIS Special to the Exponent Associated Press likely translate into tuition ran into what we call a brick increases more than twice wall of, 'We support educa­ the amount imposed in re­ tion , but there's just no MSU will graduate its EDITION Montana college students cent years. money,'" Crofts said. 80.ooo•h student at the probably face a 9 percent an­ A Montana resident stu­ Crofts said the increase uni\'ersity's 105•h com­ nual jump in their tuition dent pays an a\'erage of $2,282 for the university system be­ mencement set for Saturday, \\hen they enroll next fall be­ a year for higher education. A comes even smaller after fac­ May 12. There are 2, 369 cause the 2001 Legislature 9 percent increase would be toring in a $5.8 million re­ candidates for degrees ac­ PINIONS refused the funding boost about $205 a year more. duction in property taxes cording to MSU Registrar that higher education re­ Commissioner of Higher from university mill levies, Charles Nelson. quested, university system Education Dick Crofts said nearly $40 million in debt Graduates from MSU's • Growing hair... officials say. the Board of Regents, the primarily due to skyrocket­ seven academic colleges and a bit more The $21.9 million, two­ university go\'erning body, ing utility prices, and state meet together at the main see page 2 year increase is about two­ will ha,·e some tough deci­ mandated salary increases. ceremony at 10 a.m. in the thirds of what the university sions when it meets next The budget picture, he said, Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. s~ stem had initially sought month in Gr ,,t F1lls He s1icl i.:; not optimistic. This spring there are 1,915 •A sea1 h for and $1.8 million less than he' probabl) recommend The OP-cc rolk Leg- candidates for bachelor's 111 ans~ er;, what Republican Gov. Judy tui incredscs of 9.3 p€ r­ 1sl 1tur 'Hguc I thro1 ghout degrees, 402 candidates Martz recommended. The cen n 2002 and 9.4 percent tht' ses n ti c sim y was for master's degrees and see pagL 2 spending increase, university in r 03. not C'nc gh n- nev i tight 52 candidates for doctoral system officials say, will t seems to me that we ' Tuitio 11a ~ 16 degrees. MSU President Geoffrey Gamble will give EATURES the charge to the graduates. 'Tis time f or ultimate... During the main ceremony • Kane·s Rn er at MSU also will award hon­ the Erne son orary doctoral degrees to James Welch, one of the see page 5 major figures of contempo­ rary Native American fic­ tion, Walen Frances "Bud" • Rat Dog rock ... Lilly, one of the West's pio­ the E1 .:r on neer trout conservationists, see re\ 1e\ on page 5 and Klein Gilhousen, one of the founders ofQualcomm, a communications com­ pany based in San Diego, PORTS Calif. Welch, of Missoula, will receive a Doctorate of • Bobcats work on Letters; Lilly, of Bozeman, will running game and receive a Doctorate of Science, and Gilhousen, of linebackers Bozeman, will receive a see page 9 Doctorate of Engineering. Three of MSU's seven colleges will hold individual • MSU track team ceremonies before the main travel to Los Angele photo by Jay Thane event. The times and loca­ !111ra11111ral 11l1i111a1e frisbee is in full siring 1ii1h 1he arrival of spring \1'ea1he1: Teams scrimmage in 1he results see page l 0 tions are as follows: evenings, Monday 1hro11gh Thursday on 1he in1ra111ural fields. Playoffs s1ar111ex1 Monday. •College of Nursing - 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 11, • • in the Strand Union Build­ ing Ballrooms. ~oca l lawmakers share opinions •College ofAgriculture- 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, in the North Gym, PE ~ bout recent Legislative session Complex. ·College of Education, plified Montana's income tax nitely didn't turn anything Hill of law is absolutely applied" Health and Human Devel­ system. The bill died in sec­ around," said Balyeat, who during court procedures. opment - 8 a.m. on Satur­ ponent Writer ond house committee pro­ said he is critical of "feel­ "You can't be sent to jail on day, May 12, in Shroyer ceedings on April 9. good" spending increases for the whim of a judge," he said. Gym, PE Complex. Two Bozeman legislators "It was killed, quite public services, like educa­ Another of Harris' bills pro­ Four colleges will hold m opposite ends of the po­ frankly, by the governor," tion, that come "with no vides incentives for historic individual ceremonies af­ cal spectrum gave Mon- said Balyeat, adding that he strings attached ... He men­ property preservation. He ter the main event con­ •1a State University stu­ thought Judy Martz liked his tioned a favorite saying of characterized the session as a cludes. The locations are <1ts their take Wednesday bill until she announced that fellow Gallatin Valley Repub­ "frustrating 90 days for me." as follows. the state's 2001 Legisla­ she would not support it at a lican Legislator Steve Vick, "Hopefully, the Demo­ •College of Arts and e Session. press conference. regarding his feelings about crats are in charge next time Architecture - North Chris Harris, D-Bozeman, "I never got a single bill free-wheeling government around,'' Harris said. He be­ Gym, PE Complex 1 Joe Balyeat, R-Bozeman, through to the governor," spending. moaned "a net loss of money •College of Business - ·eed that not much was ac­ said the freshman lawmaker. "No man's life, liberty or in terms of overall funding Strand Union Building ·nplished during the session, Balyeat and Harris were property is secure while the for education, and Harris Ballrooms ich ended last weekend. among the 53 new faces in legislature is in session," also criticized '' the slicing •College of Engineer­ "If stupid it) were money, Helena, as a result of term joked Balyeat, a comment he and dicing of MEPA," ing - Shroyer Gym, PE 'd ha' e a huge stinking limits for state legislators. said originated with Ben­ Montana's Environmental Complex <rplu s in Helena," said ''All in all, go\'ernment jamin Franklin. Protection Act, saying the re­ •College of Letters and lyeat. He sponsored grew a little slower, regula­ Harris got a few of his laxation of environmental Science - Worthington 1use Bill 617, which, he tions and spending increased bills passed, including a law protection to lure business to Arena, Fieldhouse. d, would ha\'e greatly sim- a little slower, but we defi- that guarantees "due process 'cc Legislature page I'2 April 27, 2001 OQinions You might grow hair, plus a bit extra- Jeff Hostetler The last I heard, a low fat diet stopping the Xenical treatment." its? Doctors are prescribing hair might lead to a bigger prob­ Exponent Columnist helped reduce cholesterol. Like What is that really saying? Keep medications with lifelong appli­ lem for a guy's ego. Lipitor, a diet high in veggies taking our drug. cations. As Viamedic claims, Ironically, we fickle humans The crimson stnpes in old Red, gives you gas; However, I have At viamedic.com, I found out "You may need to take Propecia like hair in some places and l~ \Vhite and Blue run tainted with the yet to eat a carrot or about Xenical-to daily for three months or more in others. On my search of the druggy pastels of toda)1S pharma­ apple that has given ··cure" myself if I before you see a benefit from tak­ Web, I located medications to re­ ceuticals. Taking a pill for what ails me a urinary tract get fat., and I dis­ ing Propecia... can only work over move back hair. This must be us is the American Way. From mfection, bronchi­ covered that I the long term if you continue tak­ some unwanted defect, beca\1£e herbal Echinacea to boost our im­ tis, insomnia, dizzi­ have a hair loss ing it. Ifyou stop taking Propecia, I recall Propecia·s claim that it did munities, to insulin to save our lives, ness or arthritis. problem. And, you \\ill likely lose the hair you not make men gro\\ hair on other profit-hungryphannaceutical com­ These side effects since there is a have gained within 12 months of places of their body. panies provide us with tight little occurred in two per­ medication for it, stopping treatment.·· Pharmaceuticals are at \Ii capsules of relief. cent or more of there must be a Encouraged by that mentality, against the human aging process It seems that e\'ery other com­ tested patients. reason why I am Eli Lilly and Company earned $2.8 and they have aimed at women mercial during the world news is for If high choles­ going bald. Am I billion in gross sales and $806 mil­ as well. Not only have hair los~ a drug to treat some ailment. terol does not ail sick? These must lion in net profit in 2000. 1 now and potbelly becomes illn Llpitor was the last commer­ you, but eating be the thoughts of understand how they can advertise but so. too, has the natural pro­ cial I saw for a prescription. 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