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Class days left inside sports “Today I’m looking for girls and UM golfer Jasi Acharya 17 rope.” works hard, Pages 8, 9 plays hard Page 10 M O N T A N A K A I M I N Thursday, April 13, 2006 Volume CVIII, Issue 91 PPRRIIMMAARRYY EELLEECCTTIIOONN RREESSUULLTTSS President/Vice-President Andrea Helling Reed Perry Cedric Jacobson Caroline McCarty See primary on Page 12 Andrea Helling and Cedric Jacobson Reed Perry Caroline McCarty Business Manager Senate Kimberly Pappas Jordan Hess Ross Miranti Robert Dunn Bryce Bennett Denver Henderson Lucas Hamilton Michael Doggett Casey Hogue Ryan Nalty Bill Oram Allie Harrison Solomon Martin Derek Duncan Ali Reza Tabibnejad James Greer Ryan Knobloch Tom Aldrich Tara Ness Svein Newman John Meyer Jason Hendrickon Eric Schultz Rikki Gregory Matt Filer Solveig Listerud Jose Diaz Trevor Hunter Scott Gauthier Cody Atkins Dustin Leftridge Victoria McIlhattan Jedediah Cox William Selph Casey Hogue Derek Duncan Ryan Fries Albert Moore Jesse Bale Kellan McDonald Laura Arvidson Jessica Prongua Adam Boehler James Baker pseudo-smashed ASUM voting troubles TY HAMPTON FOR THE KAIMIN Only an hour after the ASUM online voting polls opened early Wednesday morning, the BannerWeb server that Cyberbear runs on crashed for several hours, spinning some candidates into a panic Wednesday. “In my eyes the ballot boxes disappeared for eight hours and then appeared again,” ASUM presidential candidate Reed Perry said. “If this happened with a national election this would be a major issue.” The Cyberbear BannerWeb sys- tem was down between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. this morning. Diane Norem works closely with the elections program with Ashley McKee/Montana Kaimin BannerWeb as the Department Senior Deputy Joe McNeal, of the Missoula County Sheriff’s Department, grabs senior Bree Rafferty before she stumbled onto the pavement while wearing “drunk goggles” Wednesday near Manager of UM Business the UC. McNeal started the Fatalvisionprogram, a program that teaches students of all ages the dangers of alcohol abuse, 10 years ago. “I wouldn’t be able to function driving with vision like Services. Norem said a virus that,” Rafferty said. “I’d hit a tree.” entered the system. According to Perry, students were still able to cast votes during ZACHARY FRANZ The men, both of whom reside on the first the down time, leading to his wor- MONTANA KAIMIN floor of Craig Hall, allegedly punched another ries of fraud. Rumors of the sys- Craig Hall resident, causing broken teeth. tem possibly shutting down due to UM students Two University of Montana students, includ- Young and Van Vliet were both charged with data bombardment added to ing a Griz basketball player, face assault charges misdemeanor assault. Young also faces a misde- Perry’s concerns with the possible after a Craig Hall beating last weekend. meanor charge of criminal contempt. threat of hackers or individuals accused of According to Municipal Court documents, The case was transferred from Municipal using the system flaw to vote Eric Stanley Van Vliet, 19, and Patrick Antron Court to the Missoula County Attorney’s Office multiple times. Young, 18, were arrested at 4 a.m. Saturday. Wednesday afternoon, County Attorney Fred Perry also expressed concerns assault in dorm The two were booked at the Missoula County Van Valkenburg said. The transfer was made that the online voting system does Detention Facility and released on bond later because the case may merit felony charges, he not print out a receipt or record to that morning. said. See ASSAULT, Page 12 See ASUM, Page 5 www.kaimin.org 2 M o n t a n a K a i m i n Opinion Thursday, April 13, 2006 U-Wire Guest Column ‘Vendetta’ commentary Procrastinata Flava takes cynicism too far CHRISTOPHER LILLY but the chain-letter sender is now on FOR THE KAIMIN (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES — It was one of the most- my shit list, a permanent catalog I anticipated movies of the spring. It bore the mark of some keep except for rare cases involving of the decade’s most talented moviemakers. I couldn’t wait I’m a functioning procrastinator. Krispy Kremes and/or Olde English to see it — my friends and I trekked to the most chillin’ Somehow things get done, granting donations. I take a few seconds to venue around, the University Village Flagship 3, at mid- me a respectable GPA and an reflect on the inner workings of the night to watch it. But “V for Vendetta,” while a singular abridged-version college education. Chain E-mail and conclude that they film, took us on a route too dystopian to be entertaining. Every weekday morning I can be all use the following template: The night started out great. I’d just returned from a fab- found in the library cramming 45 From: Annoying family member ulous spring break and I found some buddies to go see a minutes of homework into a 25- or irritating friend movie at midnight, like the dork that I am; I even got free minute block before the start of my To: Everyone you’ve ever met, popcorn with my student discount card and successfully first class. It’s 8:45 a.m. My dead- ever smuggled in three drinks. When the opening credits start- line is 9:05 a.m. — five minutes Subject: [click here to add ri-frig- ed rolling, I was about in high heaven. before class starts. I must leave then gin-diculously long subject title. Be “Vendetta” started out well enough. Natalie Portman so I can have time to yell at side- sure to include “fwd” seven or eight was beautiful (as usual), and everyone had an English walk-hogging bikers, ill-bred femi- times] accent, which always makes a movie more interesting. Mr. nists, jackass conservatives and >>>>{ Use these things no less V (or simply, “V,” as the character prefers himself to be other white people who just general- than three thousand times} called) saved the pretty Portman from some mysterious ly suck. Cramming before class >>>> [Click here to fill 75 per- would-be rapists working for the government. And then includes a little WEB-surfing as cent of email with addresses and things started exploding. To classical music! All of a sud- well as a daily personal scorning for random garbage] den, this flick began feeling a bit weird. shirking my responsibilities. Still, >[Click to begin pointless drivel It soon becomes apparent that the film, set in what is for some reason I am compelled with bad grammar and mechanics] the Montana Kaimin, I drop by the made out to be the near future, centers around the freedom toward self-destruction. My routine > > THere’s some MIghty fine Missoulian Web site for some actual fighter/terrorist V, and his struggle to overthrow the totali- must be completed. Of course, I advIce in these words, even if reporting and journalism. Nothing tarian, fascist British government. suppose I could just buck up and You’re not new in Missoula besides the latest But this regime isn’t headed by a hooded galactic read before I run out of time, but > superstitius. THis has bin sent meth-induced beating and pot-hole emperor living in a galaxy far, far away. No, it’s run by a something compels me to check my To you for good luck from the budget exposé. I’m off to the New white, male, Islamophobic, censor-happy megalomaniac. e-mail first … 19 minutes remain- > [Insert charitable foundation or York Times site for some actual Oh, and by the way, he’s conservative and deeply reli- ing. political cause here]. It has been reporting and journalism. Looking gious. 8:46:17 a.m. SEnt around the world 89 good on time. What a surprise! First destination — > times so fFAr. 8:57:59 a.m. — www.nytimes.com For anyone up for Round 10,731 of bashing the political www.hotmail.com >[Deliver ‘delete warning’ with Nothing new in America besides right, come out to “V for Vendetta.” You’ll love it. There I quickly make my way through the following consequences: the latest war on brown people and are repressed gays and lesbians, TV censorship and a gov- spam concerning penis enlargement Unwanted pregnancy/STD, traffic abuse of executive powers. ernment who came to power through subterfuge and mur- and horny housewives, saving only accident, tragic unfaithfulness on Knowing not to depend on the New derous plotting. The filmmakers couldn’t resist a jab at those that I may return to at a later behalf of significant other, etc.] York Times, I decide to drop by organized religion, either. The only clergyman we meet is date. Next, I encounter a series of >[Click here to add forwarding bbc.com for some actual reporting a corrupt, two-faced, pedophilic Anglican patriarch.