Volume 105, Issue 23 I April 7, 2011 MSU's Student Newspaper since 1895 THE ASMSU EXPONENT I April 7, 2011 2 Masthead MANAGEMENT EDITORIAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OPINION EDITOR Eric Dietrich Brent Zundel PRODUCTION MANAGER NEWS EDITOR Claire Bi choff Derek Brouwer ADVISOR SPORTS EDITOR Bill Wilke Heather Kruger ART DEPARTMENT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR PHOTOGRAPHY Sabre Moore Daniel Cassidy, Adrian Lucas GRAPHIC DESIGN CONTRIBUTORS Tina Smith, Moriah Ellig, Emma Light, Vanessa Naive. Patrick Hessman, Nate Truruni Heneveld Carroll. Matt Smith, Matt Schwager. ADVERTISING BUSINESS Max. Bordman, Erin Ratcliff, A hley & Piper, Randall Blair, Hogan Peterson, AD SALES MANAGER Mike Tarrant, Michael Gro s, Sam Rol­ John Langer off, Kristen lngman, Matthew Rine, AD SALES REPRESENTATIVES Bizz Browning, Alicia Exley Ryan Bovy, Madi on Cole, Jeff Dougherty Contact Us: r BUSINESS MANAGER Email: [email protected] Jay Trotter Web: exponent.montana.edu OFFICE MANAGER © 201 1 ASMSU Exponent I Tucker Hankinson THE ASMSU EXPONENT FOLLOW THE EXPONENT LETTERS Strand Union Building Room 366 ON TWITIER Condescending Hippies Annoying lowed a cartoon that is not only offensive, but Bozeman, MT 59715 Without an) credentials to back me up on demomzmg I expect better from my chool ·s http://www.twitter.com/#!/osmsuexponent this, I would very much so like to award Tam­ newspaper. 406 994.3976 mi Heneveld the ''Badass of the Year Award:' I hope the artist who made the cartoon Letters Policy: Advertising: (I'm skipping the nomination process here as apologizes. but l cannot simply demand an Letters can be addressed to Ad space must be reserved by 5 p.m. n ·s a no-brainer!) Conde cending hippies piss apology. The most important aspect of politics. [email protected] me off. especially when they don't realize that that 1s sadly ignored on the national cale. i to and the Friday prior to the Thursday publi­ the irony in their ehtist-salad of environmen­ be tolerant of differing opinions. To the artist. should be kept under 300 words in cation date. The Exponent's ad sales tal spew contains enough ethanol to ruin our you just made the opponents of the smok.ing length. Submissions should be signed staff can be contacted at ozone layer and the ozone layer of the next one ban angry and ready to challenge n as far as and may be edited for AP Style, [email protected] over (wherever the hell it may be). Anyway. we can go. I hope you realize the gravity of the grammar and length. or 406-994-2611 . hats off to you. Miss Heneveld! It's comforting insult you have made. to 1..now I'm not the onl) one who 1s fed up! SCHUYLER Kl EMA PAULARNO E Internet Posters and Trolls not Synonymous Anti-smoking Cartoon Insulting Ln your March 10 article .. Anonymous l am writing this in response to the recent and Online." self-righteous posters and trolls cartoon in the Exponent and to the surge of were equated. This is erroneous for several anti-smoking sentiment on campus. After dis­ reasons. Namely. the motivation for posting cussing it with my peers. I figured I could go between the two subgroups of Internet users before the ASMSU Senate and debate the flaws is quite different. The forn1er informs others of the new ban . I had hoped for a calm debate of their opinion, truly held . Conversely, the 2011 Flyfishing Gear Swap in which both sides could address their issues latter are merely seeking entertainment. albeit and work toward a compronuse. The recent Fri~ at. un, Apn1 U, 16 8' 17 cartoon has proved me wrong. through the ang'?' response of others. The truly self-nghteous wtll share their opinions regard­ Instead of seeing the usual jokes and a car­ 0 Bring your new or ~d toon that make me chuckle. I was confronted less of where and with what medium they are communicating. One can present the Westboro equipment to regmu to t:ell by a brutally biased depiction of two smokers. One is on the ground coughing so hard it looks Baptists as examples of this phenomena. between April 1-14. U.ke he is about to die. The other is smoking a The effect of the Internet is equal!y diverse c1garene and the bubble above him reads ··1 on these two groups of people. To the self-righ­ Geome in April 15-17 for smoke filtered cigs because they're healthier teous, 1t simply serves as another organ with the bdt bargains on new for you." Instantly, 1 was incredibly offended. which to spread their ideology. The presence and med gear. ot only does this imply that smokers are of the troll. however, reveals that the Internet srup1d and don't fully understand the risks of is not an isolating construct. but rather a social SelJ gear 8£ collect 70-4 catb one. That is. trolls ex.ist because the Internet smoking. but it was the official cartoon of the i Exponent. lowers social barriers. On the interwebs. trolls or 00-4 1hop credit. When I read the Exponent, I expect a Little can sociaU.ze with complete strangers as they bit of integrity in how they publish issues that would a close friend. A broader phenomena are sensitive to students. I am shocked to see can be ~bserved. o? ~e interwebs, people are the other side of this controversial issue de­ more wtllmg to socialize People's willingne scend to such a level of inconsiderate thought. to provide information about tllemselves ;n the Instead of having the opportunity to debate mterwebs while hesitating to do so m the real m a reasonable manner in wruch both sides world offers further support treat each other as adults. the faponem has al- THOMAS RADER THE ASMSU EXPONENT I April 7, 2011 3 From the Editor's Desk Satire and the Campus Culture So I've returned from often realize - is what gives us meaning­ campus of 13,500 students to buy into a like ChampChange and most residence a bnef trip to Canada, ful memories from our time at MSU. collective experience. hall activities simply lack the often­ apparently. At least if It's what pro' ides us with a richness and Regardless, it's a shame that we don't irreverent spontaneity that characterizes you believe the col­ sense of depth that resides on a complete­ have a stronger common culture. I suspect the type of cultural expressions America's umn that was pnnted ly different level than our vocational train­ that's a major reason one of four enter­ youth find meaningful. Genuine culrure in this space last week ing. Traditions like the Cat-Griz rivalry, or ing freshmen chooses not to return for a must come from a grassroots level. as part of our April stickers "enhancing" crosswalk signs. or second year here. It was in large part for that reason that Fools' Day "Excre­ an article in our student newspaper (satiri­ Instead, our campus culture seems we chose to revive The Excrement last ment"' edition (by way cal or otherwise) that hit home. these to focus itself in niches like academic week. While our staff cannot speak for the of recap if you missed it. are the types of experiences that give us departments, student organizations and whole student body. we sought to create a I was allegedly shanghaied by a large bear stones worth telling long after we've left the Greek S}Stem. The contribution those broadly appealing experience through our from Missoula). the campus behind. types of groups make to the college expe­ satire. And. of course. have some fun in On a more serious note, however, We have too little of that on this riences of their membership are enormous. the process. last week's Excrement - the rebirth of a campus - such expressions of culture but they are limited b) definition to those We create our culture ourselves for long-standing tradition after a several-year seem few and far between. Perhaps it's students who participate in them. ourselves and others, as individuals or m hiatus - provides an opportunit) to reflect that most of us are focused primarily on Furthermore, top-down efforts by our small groups. l can't speak for anyone on The Exponent's more serious role as a our demanding studies. or that Bozeman ·s administration to foster culture. or "spirit." except myself, but it onl} takes a mgle focal point of our campus culture weather keeps us inside for most of the often ring hollow despite their good inten­ guy walking around in a bear suit to make That culture - more important than we school year, or that it's simply hard for a tions. Whatever their merits, programs ffi} day. EDITORIAL · . Bailing Out Lease OY#ners at Students' Expense A bill pending in the Montana Legisla­ ture that would adjust lease rates on land held in trust for public education could mean significant fee increases for students acros the state. Senate Bill 409, spon­ l.5ored by Sen. Bruce Tutvedt. R-Kalispell. .seeks to lighten the load on leasehold­ t!rs livmg on certain government-owned tproperties. However, in the process. the lbill shift that burden to students in a way hat shirks the state ·s responsibility as a ( :rustee. When Montana became a state in I 1889, Congress set aside five million acres f land to be held for the benefit of Mon­ rana 's schools and certain university cam­ uses. Essentially, this land is intended o be held in trust to help fund our public ducation system.