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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: This academic year the Exponent has produced high quality articles and editorials so I was interested to read the Exponent Editorial Staff ’s editorial, “Cruzado’s Leadership; MSU’s future” (Dec. 8 Edition).

While overall showing President Cruzado' leadership in a positive light, it carried the bold type comment, “While highly efficient, cruzado’s leadership rarely seems to accommodate negotiation and dissent.”

Interesting?! What was there to back that up but one specific example of the termination of the former University Orchestra conductor for which the MSU Administration allegedly “missed an opportunity to initiate a campus conversation about faculty-student relationships and…the policy on background checks.” This was a personnel matter, which is confidential because of possible legal ramifications. What did that have to do with “accommodating negotiation and dissent’?

The editorial provides numerous examples of positive leadership qualified with negative innuendo. For instance, “The most apparent aspect of Cruzado’s leadership is the degree to which she has injected a sense of enthusiasm into our campus. While topdown attempts…often seem hokey or insincere —a nd MSU’s are by no means always an exception — the university has been able to boast impressive accomplishments… hat should foster genuine pride.”

There is a lengthy discussion of

President Cruzado’s emphasis on the university’s role as a land grant institution and its responsibilities to both students and the larger Montana community. The suggestion is then made that President Cruzado may be emphasizing “the practical alone” which “asserts a shallow notion of education as it encourages the university to approach its mission by treating students as customers.”

If the Exponent editorial staff has a legitimate problem with President Cruzado’s leadership, the spell it out! “Rarely,” “shy away from,” “perceived,” “not necessarily,” ”sense of,” “casting a shadow,” “raises questions,” etc. etc. etc. are just innuendo. Your editorial is heavy on innuendo but lacking in substance.

You list the MSU Administration’s many accomplishments while failing to make a case for the shortcomings you suggest in charging President Cruzado with “rarely” accommodating “negotiation and dissent.” I was on the search committee and when asked “How is President Cruzado doing?” I ask the person, “How do you think she is doing?” To date, there have been only positive comments. President Cruzado had unified Montana State University and its other branches into a whole. There is a new positive Bobcat spirit on this campus. Yeah, President Cruzado!

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Commissioner Hiring Raises Questions The Montana Board of Regents’ abrupt decision to forgo a planned national search for the state’s next commissioner of higher education and instead hire its chairman to head the state’s university system is troubling to say the least. While the regents appear to have acted in earnest, believing they have found a truly excellent leader, the opaque hiring process threatens to erode the public’s trust in the board. Furthermore, the lack of a proper national search has, undemocratically, denied Montana’s students and faculty the opportunity to participate in a decision key to the future of our education system and state.

Regents have pointed to Clayton Christian’s business background, leadership ability and “Montana perspective” as reasons for their selection. They were apparently so impressed by Christian, who has spent the past six years as a regent, that they chose not to publicly advertise the position or announce Christian’s candidacy before hiring him.

Christian may prove to be a strong commissioner — and we hope he does — but the Board of Regents acted against Montanans’ best interests in its approach to his hiring, especially given his non-traditional qualifications. Christian, 46, is a Missoula native who comes from a business background

and owns several small companies across the state. Whereas every past commissioner has held a doctorate degree, Christian holds only a bachelor’s in business management and finance from the University of Montana.

With a salary of $283,000 — around $70,000 more than outgoing commissioner Sheila Stearns — Christian will join MSU President Waded Cruzado and UM President Royce Engstrom as the state’s high-

and open process that should assure Montanans the job goes to the best candidate. It also presents an opportunity for the public to contribute to the decision-making process, pairing grassroots values with those held by regents hailing from the state’s political elite.

That the next commissioner bring a “Montana perspective” to the position was “a guiding principle” for the board during its search, Regent Todd Buchanan stated in

Christian may prove to be a strong commissioner — and we hope he does — but the Board of Regents acted against Montanans’ best interests in its approach to his hiring. est paid employees. Both Cruzado and Engstrom were hired after lengthy search processes that involved scrupulous vetting of candidates from across the country. Cruzado, for instance, was selected over three other finalists who were flown to campus to undergo a competitive interview and hold public forums.

It is that type of painstakingly thorough

a press release announcing Christian’s selection. While Christian’s experience in the MUS will be an asset, it would be naive and close-minded to suggest that only a Montanan can succeed as the state’s commissioner of higher education.

One can look no further than MSU’s Cruzado to see the flaws in such outmoded thinking. She has demonstrated quite clearly

that a Montana higher education leader need not have roots in the state, experience within MUS, or children attending Montana’s colleges to be both effective and energizing.

Moreover, it is unclear how Christian’s business background qualifies him to lead the state’s university system. In selecting Christian, the regents seem to indicate that they intend to approach higher education in Montana using an efficiency-oriented business model, a route that undermines the university system’s mission to educate students to be our future citizens and leaders.

Given the absence of a rigorous hiring process and the accompanying public discourse, it is impossible to determine whether or not Clayton Christian is the best selection for the role. We can only trust that the incoming businessman-turned-commissioner has a nuanced perspective of the values and responsibilities of our higher education system, that he — who chaired the search committees for both university presidents — understands how a certain amount of democratic inefficiency is vital to a robust education system. Just, it should be said, as it is when hiring top-level public officials.

More Coverage: News, pg. 5 — Opinion, pg. 7

From the Editor’s Desk

Taking Initiative to Develop Ourselves I’m writing this week from Nairobi, coming off the tail end of a winter break stint in Western Kenya with MSU’s Engineers Without Borders chapter (I should mention that I owe my staff quite a bit for tolerating my absence in the run-up to the semester’s first edition). After a month engaged in community-based developEric Dietrich ment, I can’t quite resist the urge to write editor-in-chief about it.

Successful development work is fundamentally about giving people tools to take control of their own lives. Aid efforts, from building infrastructure like wells to handing out second-hand clothing are ultimately counterproductive unless they provides people with tools — both physical and emotional — to improve their existence themselves (something that happens too rarely with charitable handouts, given their unfortunate tendency to create dependency).

An outsider-constructed well providing clean, accessible water to a school in a developing country is great — until,

inevitably, the pump breaks down, at which point the presence of a local group with the skills, organization and interest to arrange for repairs becomes as important as the existence of the physical infrastructure.

Without the presence of that grassroots initiative, it simply isn’t possible to make a meaningful long-term difference in a community’s well-being as a development agent. So it is at our university, as well — unless our education process helps us students learn to think for ourselves, our degrees won’t ultimately be worth the paper they’re printed on.

Many of our curricula tend to approach education like filling a pail, providing us students with a toolbox of degreespecific skills that prepares us for a particular realm of employment. Studying civil engineering? Graduate with the ability to analyze a simple structure, some knowledge about soil strength and a basic appreciation of environmental chemistry. And maybe a bit more, if you pay attention.

Too often, that’s what we expect as students, as well – vocational training that fits us into a particular niche in society, with the resulting degree a golden ticket to a comfortably

stable career.

The reality, of course, is that our world — whether we’re a university student in Montana or a Luhya subsistence farmer — is nowhere so simple. Wells break down unexpectedly — industries and their employment needs change amidst the dynamic currents of the global economy, outsourcing and all.

Given that, the recipients of education (or development efforts) cannot satisfy themselves — ourselves — with being passive.

Vocational skills are essential tools, but it’s their self-directed, creative application that gives us the ability to grapple through issues where there is no pre-defined or easy solution.

Our human problems, from finding prosperity in the globalized economy to addressing poverty in the developing world, are intractable without that type of effort. We can’t expect the unexpected, but we have to be ready to adapt to it.

Teach a man to fish, after all, and you feed him only until drought dries the river.

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TEDx Comes to Montana in Local Chapter kristen ingman TEDxBozeman will make its first official public appearance with “Big Sky, Big Minds” on March 23 at the Emerson Cultural Center.

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a non-profit organization in which, according to a press release from TEDxBozeman, leading “thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes.”

Each TEDTalk can then be viewed for free on TED.com. The “x” of TEDx signifies an independently organized event that brings “people together to share a TED-like experience.”

After discovering TED through Facebook and other digital media forums, TEDxBozeman founder Danny Schotthoefer decided, “there is no reason that Bozeman

should not be on the forefront of a progressive culture.”

Following official approval last May, Schotthoefer, co-founder Ken Fichtler and the rest of the TEDxBozeman team began planning the all-day event which will be geared towards both students and community members and include speeches by over 20 of Montana’s most prolific figures.

The event’s speakers range from Professor Jack Horner to violinist Angella Ahn and

“These kinds of ideas can help build a better society.”

– Danny Schotthoefer

will cover a broad range of ideas including biomimicry to coming out as a gay individual in a small community like Bozeman. “These kinds of ideas can help build a better society,” Schotthoefer explained. “The one thing I hope people take from this is education.”

Within a month after the event, each speech from “Big Sky, Big Minds” will be posted on YouTube, fulfilling a goal of the greater TED organization, which is devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading,” or the sharing of world-changing ideas.

Schotthoefer hopes that TedxBozeman will become an annual event that encourages new technology and new ideas in the Bozeman community. “As long as the community wants to support [us], we’ll always be here,” he said. “It’s a perfect event to gain inspiration from your surroundings.”

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebrated in Bozeman Josh Mazzoni “PEACE: People Everywhere Accepting Cultures Every day,” read signs carried by nearly 100 community members marching on the streets of downtown Bozeman on Sunday. They gathered to celebrate the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Martin Luther King National Day of Service is celebrated in cities all over the country to promote the ideals of the late King who advocated peace, service and equality.

The Bozeman festivities included live music from Bourbon Street Band, a lyrical prayer from Stan Bluehorse Jr., a speech from MSU Linebacker Jody Owens and a combination one-act play and speech from Christopher McIntyre.

King worked to promote racial equality before his assassination in 1968. Since his untimely death, many have carried on fighting for his cause. “For someone to do what

[King] did, that’s just amazing,” Owens said.

“I think if he were alive today,” Owens continued, “he would be very proud of the progress we have made.”

It is a common misconception that King fought strictly for racial equality. The speakers at Sunday’s event wanted to clarify that his fight was much deeper.

Years ago, while Christopher McIntyre was in a college class studying King he was prompted by the “I Have a Dream” speech to ask whether the dream mattered anymore.

He said he bought into the false notion that King’s dream had been fulfilled long ago.

He later came to realize that the dream is far more extensive than racial equality. It is a dream of absolute equality. McIntyre said, “The dream isn’t about asking for a hand out.

It’s about everyone being able to contribute fairly and equally.”

The final words of McIntyre’s play were, “Maybe it’s time for me to get up off this soapbox. Maybe it’s time I stand up.” After which he proceeded to take off his jacket, revealing a simple t-shirt that bore the Superman logo.

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Gaylon Ferguson talks to the audience at MSU about the work of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Proposes New Degrees Texel Feder Today, Jan. 19, the Montana University Systems Board of Regents will review and discuss proposals from Gallatin College Programs (GCP) that include the establishment of an Associate of Arts Degree (A.A.), an Associate of Sciences Degree (A.S.) and a Certificate of General Studies.

These proposals fall under the first of five strategies outlined in the “College!Now” initiative which, according to their Mission Statement, seeks to “provide a comprehensive, accessible, responsive, student-centered

learning environment that facilities and supports the achievement of individuals' professional and personal goals, and enhances the development of Montana's citizens, communities and economy.”

College!Now is supported in part by the Lumina Foundation, a private, independent organization committed to improving access to and success in post-secondary education nationwide.

Currently, GCP offers six Workforce Programs, half being Associate of Applied Science Degrees and half being Certificates of Applied Science Degrees. Also available

through GCP are a number of developmental courses designed to prepare students in math, writing and college studies.

The proposed A.A. Degree would require 60 credits of coursework, 30 credit hours of which would be general education modeled after the Montana University System Core Curriculum (MUS Core) with an additional nine credits in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and 21 credits of general education electives. The A.S. Degree would also include 30 credits of MUS Core along with nine credits of math or natural science, and 21 general education electives.

The Certificate of General Studies Degree would consists solely of 30 credits of general education that meet the MUS Core requirements.

Bob Hietala, The Dean of Gallatin College Programs, described the proposed degree programs as “Transfer Degrees” intended for a “different student.” Hietala explained the general education courses would be designed with this in mind so classes would be offered at a community location such as Bozeman High School, and would be available at night or on weekends in order to accommodate student needs.

“We tailored the general education classes after MSU Core 2.0,” Heitala said.

“General education courses would be limited to GCP Degree seeking students.” However, he also said that, “They may choose to transfer to a four year institution.”

Gallatin College Programs is currently the only College of Technology in the state that does not offer an A.A., A.S. or MUS transferable core. In regards to the proposed A.A., A.S. and Certificate of General Education Degrees, Hietala said “We expect support from the Regents.”

Incoming Higher Ed Commissioner Water Safety Instructor Certification Comes to MSU Visits MSU to Address Hiring, Goals katie chambers Beginning in February, students and community members will have the opportunity to enroll in a nationally recognized water safety instructor certification course.

The course, which is recognized by the American Red Cross, will instruct participants how to teach swimming lessons and give water safety presentations to people of all ages.

“When you teach swimming, you can see people in a very short period of time learn lifelong, life-saving skills,” course instructor Sue Harkin said. “It’s exciting for me to help people do that.”

Harkin, who has been teaching the course since 1980, has helped produce over 700 certified instructors.

“The course is very tiring, but most people feel it is really worth the hours they put into it,” she said.

Those taking the course will spend time both in and out of the water, practicing teaching with children, peer teaching, stroke work and referencing the two texts that are included with the course fee.

“You need to know the knowledge of what you’re teaching first,” Harkin said. “After you’ve learned that, how to teach and

how to set up your classes, you can become an instructor.”

Harkin said the course fee of $250 is economically beneficial for students. “If you have this course, employers will hire you over the lifeguard,” she said. “It helps you get jobs and potentially make more money.”

In addition, MSU is offering the fee at a lower price than the national recommenda-

“The course is very tiring, but most people feel it is really worth the hours they put into it."

– Sue Harkin, Course Instructor tion, “giving a break to the community.”

The course classes will take place on Feb. 3, 4, 10 and 11. Participants must be at least 16 years of age and are required to attend all four classes in order to receive certification.

“Completion of the course comes with two certificates: Fundamentals of Instructor Training and Water Safety Instructor,” Harkin said. “Anybody who wants to teach swimming lessons needs to have this course.”

Registration is due Jan. 24. To register, call 994-5000.

Nicole Duggan After his controversial hiring last month, a public reception was held for Clay Christian, the Incoming Montana Commissioner of Higher Education, on Jan. 10 at MSU’s Alumni Foundation Building.

MSU was Christian’s first stop on a number of “listening and learning” sessions around the state, where he is introduced to the public and answers questions.

His appointment came after a surprise move by the Montana Board of Regents, when they announced Christian as their choice for Commissioner on Dec. 22, after Christian had been on the board for six years.

Christian was the board’s chairman until six days before the announcement, at which point he resigned.

Regents Stephen Barrett and MSU student Joe Thiel, the two members of the Montana Board of Regents who were in attendance Tuesday, showed their support for Christian when questioned about the hiring process.

The regents hired a search consultant out of Florida to conduct a national search, but Barrett explained that it became clear that Christian had the qualifications they were looking for, as well as experience

working within the Montana system. They said that continuing the search after they had found what they were looking for would be unfair to other candidates. “We couldn’t be more happy with the choice we made,” Barrett said.

“I think we made the right choice,” Thiel added.

Despite the Regents’ confidence, many questions still remained about Christian’s qualifications for commissioner. Bozeman Daily Chronicle Reporter Gail Schontzler pointed out, Christian’s experience in education is so minimal he “couldn’t even be hired as [a university] faculty member.”

Christian, however, spoke with optimism about his new appointment, saying “The only downside is giving up my spot as Chairman.”

During the session, Christian spoke of his support of the Board of Regent’s Strategic Plan, emphasizing the importance of balancing affordability and access to education with quality and excellence. He explained that since many of his ideas were incorporated into the Strategic Plan, there would be little need for change in the current system.

The Board of Regents will formally confirm Christian as commissioner at their Jan. 19 meeting.

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Montana Supreme Court

Rebukes Corruption

under the Big Sky On Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, the Montana Supreme Court issued a ruling upholding the state’s ability to regulate how corporations can raise money and preventing them from Brent Zundel directly spending it to opinion editor influence elections. The opinion also contained stunning rebukes of the U.S. Supreme Court’s infamous 2010 Citizens United decision.

The Citizens case overthrew a century of precedent by justifying corporate personhood and unlimited corporate spending as “speech.”

The conservative, radically anti-environmental political group Western Tradition Partnership, which has since changed its name to American Tradition Partnership, sued the State of Montana, relying on the Citizens ruling.

A Helena district judge ruled Montana’s

ban unconstitutional, but the Montana Supreme Court overturned that decision, reinstating the century-old Corrupt Practices Act. This 1912 law prevents corporations from directly spending money to influence state elections and also sets aggressive disclosure requirements.

For this decision, the majority opinion frequently referenced Montana’s unique history of corruption as warranting this restriction on corporate spending.

One of the most obvious examples of the corporate control under which Montana found itself at the turn of the 20th century is the notorious Anaconda Mining Company, owned by the all-consuming Standard Oil conglomeration. Authors Richard Nostrand and Lawrence Estaville, of the University of Oklahoma and Texas State, respectively, write that Anaconda “mined and smelted metal, leveled forests, owned the newspapers, bribed the legislature, set the wages, murdered union organizers, exported the earnings, and finally shut down, leaving

The Stop Online Piracy Act and You Internet, the final frontier. It’s a word constantly evolving and changing. Think of it like the unsettled American west, except with more porn and cats. This untamed wilderness faces a new hurdle, though: the Stop Online Piracy Act. What is the Stop Online Piracy Act (or SOPA), you ask? The bill curPatrick Hessman rently being debated by the U.S. House opinion writer of Representatives, touted as an antionline piracy measure, while a similar act named the Protect Intellectual Property Act is scheduled to face a Senate vote on Jan. 24. SOPA grants the Department of Justice authority to block domain name servers of websites suspected of hosting copyrighted material used illegally. In addition, authority is given to block PayPal transactions to suspected websites.

Furthermore, the bill threatens prison time for unauthorized

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Butte and Anaconda the poorest cities in the state and the largest EPA Superfund site in the country.”

Various commentators have implied that this decision directly challenges the Citizens case. Unfortunately, it won’t quite do that. The majority opinion relied heavily on the argument outlined above—that Montana’s unique experience with corruption gives it a compelling interest to restrict corporate spending.

However, even dissenting Judge James Nelson joined the majority decision in criticizing the assumption that corporations can spend unlimited sums of money. That will be important in our nation’s future, if other states conclude similarly. American Tradition has announced that they intend to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

This decision possesses clear implications for Montana. American Tradition Partnership — a shadowy group that got in trouble in 2010 for breaking state campaign laws — has also testified before the Montana

streaming of copyrighted material.

The bill’s most prominent supporters include the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America, both organizations who have pursued ludicrous failed crusades against online piracy in the past. Organizations opposing SOPA, aside from those mentioned above, include Craigslist, the Wikimedia Foundation, Yahoo!, Google and the ACLU. Interestingly enough, the bill can do little to actually stop piracy. Websites hosting file sharing can simply reappear hours later under different domain names if blocked.

This bill represents a battle over First Amendment rights; the very future of the Internet is at stake. The bill threatens Internet free speech by setting a dangerous precedent. SOPA can be used for supposedly stopping online piracy today, but with that level of control given to the government, what is stopping websites with undesirable content or material from being taken down tomorrow?

The Internet represents the most accessible bastion of free speech. Opinions can be posted online that would never be run by major media organizations. Online video streaming and message boards allow for news to be spread that would otherwise go unnoticed. Grassroots support the world over

Supreme Court against the state’s contribution limits. Their desire, clearly, is to funnel unlimited amounts of untraceable outside money into Montana politics.

This decision reserves Montana for Montanans and rejects the flawed idea that corporations are either natural persons or are somehow deprived of their “rights” if their political spending is regulated. Rejecting corporate personhood and applying aggressive restrictions on how they can influence the political process only strengthens democracy.

In his conclusion, Judge Nelson called the concept of corporate personhood an “affront to the inviolable dignity of our species,” suggesting instead that corporations are merely “soulless creations of government.”

Due to their deep pockets and out-sized influence, corporations are not held equally accountable for their sins, he concludes. “Indeed, it is truly ironic that the death penalty and hell are reserved only to natural persons.”

can be garnered for causes that could never gain such momentum without online networking. SOPA threatens all of this.

An entire website, such as Reddit, could possibly be taken down if a user even links to copyrighted material.

One could ask how this directly applies to college students. Our generation essentially made the Internet into what it is today. We created the content. We participated in the movements. An entire culture has been made online that provides much more information and awareness than old media could have ever been capable.

However, there is hope. Opposers of SOPA have risen up to do what the Internet does best: spread information and rally support seemingly at the speed of light. GoDaddy, the world’s largest web domain host, had over 16,000 domains pulled from the service in protest of its SOPA support. Many companies have discussed blackouts of their websites in protest of the act.

If you’d like to know more about SOPA, head to AmericanCensorship.org to learn more about the bill and how to fight against it. The Internet is our present, and it is also our future. We must keep this future open for generations to come, not given over to the old media who have fought against it at every turn.

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For Dr. Michael Reidy’s “Darwinian Revolution” class, students are asked to purchase a hardcover, illustrated edition of Charles Darwin’s “Origin of Species”, published by Sterling SignaElse Trygstad-Burke ture. Whether one buys Opinion writer the text at the MSU bookstore, Amazon or Barnes and Noble, it rarely costs more than $40 for a new copy.

Other university courses rarely offer the convenience of such reasonably priced textbooks. For the Education Department’s “Multicultural Education” class, students must purchase “Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society”, published by Allyn and Bacon (an imprint of textbook powerhouse Pearson). In paperback and with only 464 pages (compared to Darwin’s 560) the book normally costs around $90 for a new copy.

Students who have purchased textbooks for several years come to expect this manner of exploitation. Notwithstanding the painful pre-textbook budgeting process and extreme deprivation of funds after the purchase, students can at least take a minute amount of consolation in the fact that some of their books may be used heavily as reference material later in their careers.

Some textbook publishers, however, seem to have come to the conclusion that they are not conducting this exploitation to its fullest potential. Certain companies — Worth Publishers, for example — have discovered the capabilities of the online “eTextbook.” The magic of eTextbooks is that students pay high prices — for example, around $60 on the publisher’s website for

a text that would normally cost $120 — to rent a book that they only get to keep for up to 360 days.

The other arguments against online books —that they hurt the eyes, require certain forms of technology in order to be utilized, depart from tradition, etc. — pale in comparison with this unfortunate phenomenon. Have textbook publishers decided to stress the guilty conscience they assume we all have with respect to carrying around bits of tree instead of nice, environmentally friendly Nooks? Or are they genuinely trying to help student budgets by providing cheaper (yet only temporary) alternatives to their own unfairly priced originals?

If identical copies of the textbook are available in hardcover form, teachers are generally flexible with regards to letting students use these copies instead of merely renting the online form of the book. Requiring students to use online versions without allowing other options would, on the other hand, propose a more difficult situation.

Online books are an excellent alternative if a student is approached with a book that they may not want to keep on a longterm basis. A cheaper substitute for the book’s equally overpriced alternative would thus provide two advantages. The introduction of exclusively online textbooks should not, however, be used as a way to usher in an era of complete dependence for MSU students and faculty.

If this newer, cheaper and supposedly more convenient method of study is perceived as something to which MSU’s classes should aspire, it loses its originally useful potential.

Clay Christian, recently hired Commissioner of Higher Education, conducted a Listening and Learning session in which he answered questions posed by community, faculty and Jordan Maxwell staff writer student body members. The session served largely as a discussion of the dubious hiring process through which Christian rose to his position. This issue has dominated discourse regarding the Commissioner’s appointment, but much more surfaced during the course of the session.

Commissioner Christian, formerly Chairman of the Montana State Board of Regents, began his speech with a brief introduction. He cited his activity on the board and time as a small business owner as relevant experience; however, these experiences bear relevance not to a higher education system geared toward student success, but to one geared toward efficiency.

Christian cannot fully understand the implications of his actions because he lacks the experience of the professors and faculty beneath him.

Christian claimed to be proud of the financial efficiency of the Montana University System — a proclamation concurrent with his business background — but not of low faculty salaries. This statement proves contradictory considering that the efficiency of Montana schools comes largely out of the wallets of our professors and instructors.

This point is evidenced by the 5 percent tuition increase at MSU for faculty raises approved by the Board of Regents this year. The administration cannot maintain efficiency and pay our faculty a competitive

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wage within the current system. Christian wrestles with a situation that demands innovation, but when asked, said the system was not in need of change. Statements such as these show a lack of understanding on Christian’s part.

While the issue of professor pay looms at the forefront of problems facing the Montana University System, it is by no means the only one; Christian faces a host of issues he lacks the experience to solve. His time as a businessman provided experience necessary for his position as Chairman of the board, but working on only the top tier of education gives very little experience for running an educational system. An excellent educational administrator must have empathy for those over which he or she presides; Christian cannot fully understand the implications of his actions because he lacks the experience of the professors and faculty beneath him. Christian’s experience allows him to make decisions which benefit the system, but rarely the students.

While Christian is clearly unqualified for his position, he claims his hiring lends continuity to the system; however, this continuity frightens those invested in Montana schools. Christian’s assertion that the system needs no change implies a complacency with the directions of the board. The process through which he attained his position reinforces this implication. Christian’s hiring lends a monopoly over education by likeminded people.

In the current economy, the Board of Regents must find ways to make Montana schools more efficient. Christian’s background in business makes him an ideal candidate for this campaign. Unfortunately, efficiency often takes precedence over quality.

In pushing online classes and other moneysaving initiatives, Christian demonstrates this in full. As a businessman, he values education, but does not know how to make education valuable.

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The Price of Big-Name eNTerTaiNmeNT: Low coNcerT TurNouT

cosTs sTudeNT goverNmeNT cOlin gaiSer An effort by student government’s Campus Entertainment committee to bring big-name acts to MSU with student dollars has hit a stumbling block as the Dec. 9 “Dead Week Live” concert featuring 3OH!3 and Plain White T’s failed to achieve hoped-for attendance.

The $145,000 event, the first of its size in several years, ultimately cost ASMSU $90,000, 5 percent of its $1.8 million operating budget for the year.

John Stiles, the student Campus Entertainment director, said that he hopes to provide more “big” events like the Dead Week Live event to enhance the entertainment opportunities available to students. Over the past several years, student government has tended to focus on smaller, lunchtime concerts, which were generally poorly attended.

In addition, the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse tends to sign mainstream country acts or comedians for events that have limited widespread appeal with the student population, according to Stiles.

By choosing to pursue higher-profile artists, Campus Entertainment hoped to provide “great entertainment value” to students by addressing that shortcoming.

Stiles explained that the acts for the concert were ultimately chosen based on “both data and guts,” including statistical reports for preferences of students aged 18-25. “We stayed away from the country market altogether,” he said.

Booking Troubles, Slow Sales When Stiles first approached the ASMSU Senate in October to discuss putting on a large-scale concert, he initially hoped to bring performers

$37for each of the 2,422attended

Nelly and Cobra Starship to Bozeman along with 3OH!3. At that time, according to the Oct. 6 senate minutes, while acknowledging the risk involved, he was confident that the concert could sell more than 4000 tickets to break even, and told senators there was a possibility it would make money.

However, Campus Entertainment was unable to book Nelly or Cobra Starship, in part because, Stiles alleged, someone involved with ASMSU passed word of the event to a local radio outlet before the contract had been signed. With just over a month remaining to find an alternative, Campus Entertainment ultimately contracted the Plain White T’s.

“We can’t always get our first picks,” Stiles said in a recent interview, “so we just wanted a good show at a reasonable price.”

By mid-November, it became clear that ticket sales for the concert were struggling, with 855 tickets sold after the reduced-price ticket presale. Stiles said at the time that at least 5,700 tickets needed to be sold in order to break even.

Student Senate President Jenny Lawson said that, as a result, ASMSU held an “emergency meeting” to find ways to boost sales. Ticket prices were brought down from $35 to $20. In addition, student senators were asked to volunteer in the weeks leading up to the concert, manning tables and passing out fliers to promote the event.

By the time 3OH!3 arrived on stage Dec. 9, the event had sold 2,422 tickets, well below initial expectations and the number needed for the concert to break even financially.

Campus Entertainment spent $145,436 to put on the concert while bringing in only $55,384 in revenue. This left the event’s total

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cost at $90,052, or $8 per fee-paying student on campus — 5 percent of ASMSU’s annual student fee revenue.

“It was never our intention to break even on the show,” Stiles said in January. “We subsidized an event that students enjoyed,” he added. “We had great attendance and the students were pleased.”

“It was never our intention to break even on the show... We subsidized an event that students enjoyed. We had great attendance and the students were pleased.”

– John Stiles, Campus Entertainment Director

Moving On The event “could have been run better,” Lawson said, but added that any first attempt at a larger production “is always going to be a little ugly.”

Stiles said that ASMSU learned that Bozeman cannot support “anything other than strong country acts.”

“We could bring in the Katy Perrys of the world,” he said, “but then we’d have to pay a lot of money and put students’ finances at risk.”

That was also the conclusion reached by those bringing entertainment to the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, which “doesn’t buy talent and produce shows internally,” said Duane Morris, its booking director.

“We only work with promoters who want to bring shows to the facility,” he said, “and there aren’t many rock shows playing secondary markets [like Bozeman].”

While Dead Week Live may not have met its financial goals, Stiles is excited about the direction of Campus Entertainment as a whole. Last semester’s foam party, for example, was attended by over 2,000 people, he said, and the Reno 911! comedy tour will be coming to MSU in the spring.

“I think this semester students realized what Campus Entertainment can do for them,” Stiles said.

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miscaLcuLaTed MaTT Schwager It’s certain you saw the posters stuffing the SUB late last semester. Maybe you even had an ASMSU senator come speak to your lecture hall. Maybe you even bought a ticket to the 3OH!3 concert, the desperately-advertised end-of-year musical entertainment concert extravaganza, the one that ended up costing the student government $90,052 in student fees because so few people purchased tickets.

This was the sort of event that, on paper, made plenty of sense. Get some hip young performers, somehow, maybe by looking at Warped Tour programs from years past or by consulting popular concert events at Montana’s other campuses.

Ask entertainment planners at other uni-

versities about their current rosters. Look at tertainment’s latest risk “well-calculata graph or two of some statistical evalua- ed”. Beyond a poor booking decision, tion of local culture. the subsequent actions the department Of course, despite the paperwork, the made were less than savory. The midconcert didn’t go as planned, if the shortfall sale reduction of ticket prices without in ticket sales is any indication. ASMSU compensating those who had already sold half as many tickbought tickets ets as they needed to made Campus Enbreak even on an intertainment either vestment of $145,436. a frantic money “It’s honest, and The 3OH!3 inor a franlegitimate, to question grabber cident outlines the tic salesman, dewhether Campus crossroads at which pending on who Campus Entertainment Entertainment needs to you were. It’s the finds itself. Not being department’s job provide a supreme, an omnipotent organito spend money, zation, it can’t always all-attracting musical but to do it in a pinpoint student deway that slams experience..” mand. But it also can’t doors on students take too many chances and the ability to in their booking decisions without risking fund future events isn’t good enough, uproar, or be unabashedly conservative lest even if a new legacy of musical events it become a campus joke. Given MSU’s must be established. This was enough burgeoning student body population, it’s to overshadow the other risks Campus a tough pursuit to keep the varied campus Entertainment has taken which paid off cultures straight. Campus Entertainment’s handsomely, such as Fall’s foam party job is far from easy—a certain amount of and the acapella-sketch comedy hybrid risk is necessary to keep MSU’s entertain- The Blanks. ment from stagnating.

Perhaps it would be better to avoid And, yet, it’s hard to call Campus En- experimenting with huge events, es-

3OH!3 pecially when country seems to be the only genre that works at such a scale.

There are other, smaller risks that have generally worked out; I don’t see any reason for MSU’s upcoming hosting of Reno 911! to be met with anything but excitement. It’s honest, and legitimate, to question whether Campus Entertainment needs to provide a supreme, all-attracting musical experience, especially when Bozeman’s music scene seems to be content with its knots of local bands and their aficionados.

If Campus Entertainment wishes to take on risks, it might be wise to align them with MSU’s varied, specific interests—such as the small-crowd events listed above—instead of catering to what student leaders and charts think is hip and generally appealing. If they do wish to subscribe to this idea of an allencompassing attraction, as ill-advised as that might be, it would help to directly ask for student input a month, six months, a year before even approaching any performer. It’s a way to cater to MSU’s multi-faceted social space, and can profoundly sway whatever cynicism students foster about institutions in the first place.

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Bobcat Tennis Hosts Alumni Match to Kick Off Season Michelle Thomas On Jan. 14, MSU’s men and women tennis teams kicked off their season with an alumni match. The alumni match encourages former MSU tennis players to play against the current team. The men and women play different styles of matches; the men use the alumni match as a way to practice the structured

players played both against the alumni, and with them in doubles. “The team enjoys when the alumni come back,” said women’s head coach Denise Albrecht. “They love hearing stories and words of wisdom. At times it means more than from the coaches.”

There were six alumni women present at the event.

The men are looking good after a fourth

“We hope to keep improving, working as a team, working hard, working together and becoming better people.”

– Denise Albriecht, MSU women’s tennis head coach. match play they use throughout the season.

The alumni were 10 strong for the men and won 5-2.

“This was the best alumni match I’ve seen in 10 years,” said Bobcat men’s tennis coach Michael Phillips. “The matches were very close and at a high level of tennis.”

The women structured their alumni match a little differently. Current MSU

place conference finish last year. “It was a very exciting year; we barely snuck into the tournament, but our matches were so close we were also just points away from placing in the top two,” said Phillips. “We are definitely a solid team.”

The team hopes to win the Big Sky Conference Championship this year. To do so, they will have to beat the eight other teams

in the conference. “It’s a long season and a lot can happen; there are five or six teams with the ability to win conference. Sacramento State has won conference more than anyone in the last decade, but we have been able to steal three championships from them,” Phillips said.

In addition to the competition itself, Phillips said, “We will enjoy the journey, working hard to play our best every day and have a great college tennis experience.” The men will be in Oregon on Jan. 20-22 to play Oregon, Portland and Portland State.

The women are getting ready for their season as well. “We are still young; we have a lot of sophomores and only one junior and senior,” said Albrecht. Last year the lady Bobcats made it to the conference tournament with Sacramento State, who has not lost a conference match in the last 12 years. The top four teams in the tournament advance to the finals.

“Everybody we play is tough; there is not one specific team that is our rival. We’re fired up for all the teams,” said Albrecht. “We hope to keep improving, working as a team, working hard, working together, and becoming better people.”

Badass of the Week

These students might not be on the field or court, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t involved in an equally athletic endeavor. This column is meant to highlight students who are not a part of varsity athletics at MSU who are doing amazing things with their time outside of the classroom.

Name: Koby Bernard Hometown: Whitehall, Mont.

Major: Sociology and Leadership Fellows Certificate Program Occupation: Student Body Senator (College of Letters and Sciences), MSU Leadership Institute, Glacial Energy Corporation, MSU Tae Kwon Do Club Hobbies: Whitewater rafting, reading, powerlifting, skiing Why did you move to Montana?

My parents moved here from Houston, Texas at age five, figuring it would be a nice place to raise m, and they were correct.

Do your future plans involve this area?

I would love to live in Bozeman when I am older and plan to attend graduate school at

MSU. I have traveled to all corners of the globe and have lived in a number of different cities, so I can safely say that Bozeman is a place I could see myself putting down roots for the future.

What is a day you will never forget?

Running the Mad Mile of the Gallatin River at flood level last summer in my raft with two friends that had never whitewater rafted before. They had a blast, and tourists lined the highway to watch us run House Rock. I guided us through the entire canyon perfectly and will always be proud of that.

If you could do anything for a day, what would it be?

Ski some fat backcountry powder lines.

Bernard’s passion for athletics started when he became involved in karate at an early age.

Bernard has been competing in Tae Kwon Do for six years, and also instructs classes for the MSU Tae Kwon Do Club. Currently, Bernard’s

rank is First Gup (red belt with a black stripe) but he plans to ascertain the First Dan (black belt) status in May. In 2007 he won the gold in forms and sparring at the Montana State Championships as well as the Winternationals. Bernard enjoyed being a member of the MSU Bushido Kickboxing Club when it was still in existence.

In competitions these days, he still competes under the banner of MSU Tae Kwon Do. Many students at MSU have or will take bowling and/or billiards to break out of the typical monotony of classes. The limited amount of credited physical activity courses available is soon to become more thanks to the efforts of many, especially Bernard.

Through his Senator role, Bernard has spent the past four months heading an initiative involving ASMSU Senate and Recreational Sports and Fitness to create an entirely new program at MSU. This program will host new classes such as racquetball, CPR/first aid, swimming and basketball, among many others.

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Your Yoga is for You Karen Wilson Your Yoga is a simple, friendly, donationbased yoga studio located in the alley entrance off East Main Street between Black and Tracy. Its one year anniversary will be Feb. 1, and in less than a year the studio has become explosively popular. Owner Crystal Slater’s philosophy is, “I want to make yoga available to everybody, no matter what.”

If you’re new to yoga and want to try it out, Your Yoga is a good place to start. If you’ve done yoga in the past but haven’t found a good location or are too broke to pay for it, you might also want to check out Your Yoga. All classes are for all levels, so anyone can go. The sign on the door reads, “If you can pay $5, pay $5. If you can pay $10, pay $10.”

The studio offers a variety of yoga, including Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga, Hot Yoga Fusion, Prana Flow, and the unique Your Yoga Flow. On Fridays at 5:30 there is a Happy Hour class with free wine and beer after.

The Happy Hour class is “Your Yoga Flow,” which means that after a short warm-up, Slater teaches everyone a sequence of postures that flow together, and then everybody is free to move through the flow at their own pace or do whatever feels good. It’s a fun, healthy way to end the week and then relax and get to know some fellow yogis.

For anybody who really wants to get after it, the studio has something called the 30 Day Challenge. There will be one beginning Feb. 1 and another April 1, and the idea is that you pay $50 for six weeks of yoga, during which you attend at least 30 yoga classes. If you complete the challenge, your next month of yoga is only $25, among other incentives.

Beginning in February, the studio will offer zipper dancing, shadow yoga and aerial yoga, and Slater is always open to new ideas for the space. It is this mentality that makes Your Yoga a welcoming community full of happy people and good energy. Check it out: you might find what you’re looking for.

Look up Your Yoga on Facebook or go to youryogabozeman.com for more details.

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sports athlete profile: Mike Allport Name: Mike Allport Hometown: Orange County, Calif.

Sport: Hockey Major: Graphic Design Year in School: Junior How long playing hockey: 20 years Why did you start playing?

One winter my parents froze the backyard and when I went out and skated, I loved the ice.

What is your favorite thing about hockey?

Being around the other guys and having a good time with my friends.

What is your motivation before a competition?

The pride I have for myself and my team.

Why did you come to Montana State?

I grew up in Jackson Hole, Wyom. and

wanted to attend school in the same type of area.

Do you have any personal inspirations?

My parents.

Do you have any other hobbies/activities/ interests?

I like to golf and go to the beach.

What is your favorite class at MSU and why?

My graphic design classes because I love the program.

Is there anything else you would like to tell students/readers about MSU hockey?

It is a good time. Not a whole lot of people know about us right now but we are growing and getting better. We really appreciate the student body attending our games.

Basketball Teams put in Work over Break Megan Bernhardt While the MSU student body was on break, Bobcat basketball was hard at work. The men played five games while students were away, and the women played six. The men had some difficult games against west coast teams, while the women played a few nationally ranked teams and a few from the Big Ten. The men began by playing Pepperdine (6-4) on Dec. 18 in California. The Bobcats lost to the WCC team 59-36, while forward Tre Johnson was the leading scorer with 10 points. They continued with their road trip on Dec. 20, playing the New Mexico Lobos (9-2), of the Mountain West Conference.

Both Johnson and Jeff Budinch, also a forward, scored double figures, but the Cats fell 91-46.

How to Enjoy a Winter Without Snow Kyle Lowis There is no denying, this winter is proving to be a meager season for snow sports. Snowfall across the west has been at record lows, leaving lovers of the season at a loss for what to do to occupy their time. This boredom can be dangerous, but it can also be cured. In times of snow drought, creativity can kick in.

The ski resorts may be open, but their quality of snow is lacking. Coverage is sparse and rocks lie in wait, hidden from sight until it is too late for the rider to do anything.

Rocks are an unpleasant surprise. Should you fall, the slick slopes can demonstrate a basic lesson of physics: An object in motion tends to stay in motion, until it hits a tree. This is a common practice on most East Coast ski terrain.

For those who do not wish to slide out of control down a mountain, there are alternatives. Bozeman is surrounded by hiking trails that boast breathtaking views and hangover-busting paths that are similar to those taken in search for the perfect powder run. The complete lack of snow is the only key difference, along with how long it takes to return to the bottom of the trail.

Another alternative in town needs only cold temperatures, a surprisingly common weather pattern in Montana. Ice rinks can be found throughout Bozeman. Tennis

courts and other city parks are transformed into public ice skating rinks. Take that special someone ice skating, or organize what promises to be a very entertaining game of tennis. There is room for every type of fun on an ice rink. Skating rinks can be found at Southside or Beall Park, but may need to be

In times of snow drought, creativity can kick in. flooded first. If the rinks are not open, find a pond instead. Enjoy the ice in town, not on the slopes. Ice climbing, however, is still negotiable.

However, with new snow on the ground and a hopeful forecast, we may be graced with a few more inches of winter fun. If you run out of ideas, don’t be afraid to ask around. The Outdoor Recreation Center can provide more advice for winter activities, and they host regularly scheduled outdoor trips.

A mild winter can test people’s nerves, but there are still plenty of opportunities to enjoy the long season, and powder is coming.

Until then, pray for snow.

Image by Maury Neipris Bobcat #10 Katie Bussey goes for two at the line.

The Cats opened up home conference play against Eastern Wash. (7-6, 1-0 in the Big Sky Conference) on Dec. 28. Guard Christian Moon scored 20 points, yet they lost 82-66. They continued conference play on Dec. 30 against Portland St. (6-8, 0-2), and earned their first conference win, 86-73.

The Cats shot 53.4 percent from the field, which was their best showing against a Division I opponent all season.

The Cats started the new year strong with a win over Idaho St., 73-69, on Jan. 5.

They lost to Weber St. on Jan. 12, 63-49, but turned around on Jan. 14 and won against Northern Arizona, 74-72.

The Bobcat women have an overall record of 11-6, 3-2, which has not come without hard work.

The Bobcat women have an overall record of 11-6, 3-2, which has not come without hard work. They traveled to Las Vegas, where they played both Illinois and #13 Georgia. The women began by playing Illinois (5-6) on Dec. 19. Rachel Semansky scored 17 points for the Cats, but they lost the game 68-56. In the game against Georgia (9-2), Semansky was the leading scorer once again, this time with 15 points, but the Cats fell 63-49.

The Bobcat women came home to play North Dakota (6-6) in the final non-conference game of the season. The Cats won, 7054. They then traveled to play Eastern Wash.

(7-7, 1-0), and Portland St. (8-5, 0-1). They lost to Eastern Wash. 79-73, but beat Portland St. 95-83.

The first game of 2012 was at home against Idaho St. They lost the home league opener by one point, when center Chelsea Banis' jumper with four seconds left on the clock bounced off the rim. The final score was 59-58. The Cats recovered and earned back-to-back wins over Weber St. (2-15, 0-4), and Northern Arizona (5-13, 0-6).

The next home game for the men is Jan. 19 against Sacramento St. at 7 p.m. The women travel to Sacramento to play on the same night, with tip off at 7:05 p.m.

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Judo Club: More than a Workout Cassie Wilson Maximum efficiency and minimum effort.

Sounds like just another ab fitness infomercial, right? Wrong. Judo is not an easy out; image Courtesy of MSU Judo Club

Sophia Froelich looks over 2 students while practicing a move called "the shrimp."

it’s more than just a workout.

Judo is a modern martial art that uses combinations of throws, chokes, pins and arm bars. These combat moves are defense techniques used in the sport. It is one of only two martial arts that is practiced in the Olympics. Judo generates self discipline and defense, but is also a way of life for some.

Sophia Froelich, president of Judo Club and a junior at MSU, has been doing Judo for almost a decade. “A really good Judo workout leaves you completely exhausted, but feeling great. Chances are you’ll have a few bruises and wake up sore in the morning, but it’s totally worth it,” Froelich said.

She also explained that Judo is traditionally taught by volunteers in other countries. “Instructors take time out of their busy

schedules to teach Judo because they love it and they want to share it with other people.

My Judo teachers are some of the kindest, most dedicated (not to mention toughest) people I know,” Froelich said.

It’s a wonderful opportunity to take advantage of. Froelich described the club as laid-back and a good way to meet amazing people. In the near future, she is hoping to get some teachers from Missoula, Butte and Billings to do a few Saturday clinics. “I would encourage people to come try it out because it’s fun and a great workout. It teaches selfdefense and confidence,” she stated.

Next Tuesday or Thursday if you are sitting around with nothing to do, check it out. It’s free and all ages and skill levels are encouraged to participate. For more

information or to answer any questions, contact Froelich at sophfro@gmail.com or visit the Facebook group at www.facebook.com/ groups/182920948461597.

judo club What: The Judo Club at MSU When: 8-10 p.m. Tues. and Thurs.

Where: Hoseaus Fitness Center in the martial arts room (next to the climbing wall) Cost: None

CULTURE Our Music Experts List Their Favorite Albums of 2011 editor | Sabre Moore

Garrett Smith’s List: “My Favorites”

she hates.

5. Pixie Lott - Young Foolish Happy

The Sounds are back, and Maya Ivarson still rocks my world. Their fourth album mixes electronic and new wave sounds into a collection of songs that may not be groundbreaking, but are a lot of fun. I’d recommend “Something to Die For” to anyone who likes non-top 40 pop music.

After a highly successful debut album, Pixie Lott returned with “Young Foolish Happy,” a soulful electronic ode to breaking up and moving on. It’s a great album that is fun and somber at the same time. Pixie starts the journey by professing her love for the single life, but then breaks down and confesses that she misses not having her man. She comes to the conclusion that it is OK to love the one

Colin Gaiser’s List: “Hipster Seyz” 5. Blue Scholars - Cinematropolis

Tyler, the Creator, was the major buzz-maker on the alternative rap scene in 2011. But for those (like yours truly) who find his style annoying and pretentious, Seattle’s Blue Scholars are an essential antidote. Their style focuses on insanely catchy, hook-driven rap, while their constantly entertaining lyrics that reflect on life in the urban Northwest make one of the year’s strongest rap albums.

4. Iron & Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean

Sam Beam is a musician bursting with ideas that couldn’t be fully realized with the bare,

4. The Sounds- Something to Die For

3. Florence + the Machine and Lykke Li - Ceremonials and Wounded Rhymes

I couldn’t pick between the two, so I picked organic style of his earlier albums. Now, with major label money in tow, he has the means to make his more abstract musical visions come to life. The electro-fused march of “Walking Far From Home” and the eager saxophone on “Big Burned Hand” might catch Iron & Wine purists off guard, but the soaring melodies and complex imagery that make Beam’s music so special are far from lost in the translation to this new style.

3. tUnE-yArDs - who kill

“There is a freedom in violence like I don’t understand / And like I’ve never felt before,” sings tUnE-yArDs’ Merill Garbus on “Riotriot,” a frightening line from Garbus’ second

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both. Both albums were excellent examples of what pop songstresses can accomplish when they don’t use top 40 tactics. Neither artist tried to pull a Lady Gaga to sell their product. No random beeps and boops for them. And I love them for it. The albums have a natural, organic feel that makes them a delight to listen to.

2. Nick 13 - Nick 13

Despite appearances, I come from the Midwest. I was raised on Johnny, Dolly and Reba. So, when Nick 13 released his solo country album, I ate it up. It’s a throwback album of off-the-wall indie rock. Her lyrics are focused intently on this sense of becoming unhinged and losing control, working seamlessly with her eccentric, hard-to-pin-down musical style and genre-blending. “Who kill” is an album that is just as strange as its title, but it’s a weirdly irresistible strangeness that demands to be experienced again and again.

2. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

The tiger is the Chinese Zodiac symbol for courage and unpredictability, among other things, so it’s wonderfully fitting that Annie Clark—aka St. Vincent—would name the final song on Strange Mercy “Year of the Tiger.” Clark’s sound is often ferocious and

to old Nashville, and it is amazing. Pick it up.

Do it now.

1. Matt Nathanson - Modern Love

If this album says something, it says that we are screwed. In the modern world we don’t talk face-to-face. There is a lot of technology getting in between people. Matt questions the ability for people to have real relationships in that kind of environment. This was my favorite album because I’ve seen relationships end because people are not making real connections. I think everyone can relate to what Matt is saying. unrestrained, creating a sinister yet effective contrast with the album’s quieter, more precious moments. Just like a jungle cat. Rawr.

1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver

I’ve been hopelessly in love with this album ever since I first heard it back in June, and my obsession — yes, that’s what I call it — has only grown since. Departing from the sparse, claustrophobic style of his wonderful debut album, Justin Vernon creates landscapes of sound that work as a timeless soundtrack for all seasons in Big Sky country’s overwhelming natural beauty, fom the thundering indie rock anthem of “Perth” all the way to the polarizing closer “Beth/Rest.”

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Cashing In On Foreign Films: “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” M VIE REVIEW Not many foreign films have garnered so much praise and admiration as the Swedish movie adaptations (directed by Niels Arden Oplev) of the critically acclaimed book, “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson.

But of course, Hollywood needs to do films their way and get in on the cash cow that has brought in millions of dollars in revenue.

Renowned American director, David Fincher (Fight Club, Social Network), took on the brave challenge of not only creating his own spin on the adaptation, but also releasing it on the coattails of the Swedish version.

As the first title in the “Millenium Trilogy,” “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” follows investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist, as he digs deep into the murder 40 years ago of a scandalized family alongside expert computer hacker Lisbeth Salander. Originally titled “Men Who Hate Women” in Sweden, the story has

captivated millions, with particular attention to the brutal treatment of Salander throughout her life.

This trilogy is by no means for the faint hearted — violence against women is explored in depth, through rape, torture and murder.

Oplev stated in an interview in November 2010 with “Word and Film” that: “Even in Hollywood there seems to be a kind of anger about the remake, like, ‘Why would they remake something when they can just go see the original?’”

While many fans of the Swedish version rebuked the mere thought of the American version (myself included), I took the opportunity to see how Fincher’s adaptation held up.

Fincher certainly threw his own spin — a sequence reminiscent of his music video days opens the entire movie, with oil and liquid spewing into figures and hints for the movies to come as Karen O growls “Immigrant Song” (originally by Led Zeppelin) in the background.

The treatment of scenes normally taboo in American culture was brought to the forefront in a

shocking and gruesome way. A seamlessly altered resolution provided a more realistic approach to the twists and turns of the saga. Above all, Rooney Mara’s captivating performance as Salander is on par with the critically acclaimed performance by Naomi Rapace in the Swedish versions.

So which is it? Is the Swedish version or the American version better?

I’m not going to hand you that decision on a silver platter. While Fincher couldn’t bring too much new to the plate, there are subtle differences in the craft of both movies that bring different intricacies to the forefront.

For those on their third go around, you will still be drawn in, and still be relieved of the relative faithfulness to the books, but will not be as shocked as the first viewing. For the first timers? Sit back, hold tight and be ready to be launched into a world of horror and intrigue that has led to this worldwide success.

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The Omelator 5000 Andrew Keene

FOOD REVIEW Omelets cooked light and fluffy are a great thing to motivate us to get up early for breakfast. But what happens when you crave an omelet and breakfast hours are long past gone?

The omelet is a mystery to most of us, but I got a rare glimpse into the world of omelet preparation. If you’ve ever tried to make an omelet, you know it’s nearly impossible the first couple of times. You usually end up with loaded scrambled eggs instead. But that’s exactly what the omelet gods want. If a chef is determined and keeps at it, the gods will issue them a cosmic challenge. I can’t really go into details on the challenge, but suffice to say it is what makes most chefs near godlike in their omelet preparation skills and technique.

For the rest of us, there’s an easy way out. We can bypass the hard, normal way and use the power of modern technology in a method that would make any Sith Lord proud: The Omelator 5000.

What you’ll need…

2-3 eggs 1 quart sized Ziplock bag Toppings Procedure: -Set the stove to medium high and fill a pot ¾ full with water. Wait for it to boil.

-While waiting, crack the eggs into the ziplock bag. Seal the bag and mix up the eggs by shaking and squeezing the bag.

-Once it looks sufficiently mixed, open the bag and throw in all the toppings you desire. Seal the bag and mix again.

-Once the water is boiling, put your completed omelet bag into the water (make sure it’s completely sealed and all the air in it

You aren’t supposed to have breakfast for dinner. But if you feel like sticking it to the man, then more power to you.

has been let out).

-Wait 5-10 minutes and fish out the bag with tongs, or drain the pot.

And it’s just that easy. Use this quick omelet recipe to makes pro chefs everywhere jealous that you found a way to cheat the system. You can even have breakfast for dinner. That makes the omelet gods particularly angry because everyone knows you aren’t supposed to have breakfast for dinner. But if you feel like sticking it to the man, then more power to you. You can eat your light and fluffy omelet while protesting the injustice of common living.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ziploc does not recommend the use of their plastic bags in this manner. If, unlike most of us college students, you are concerned about the chemicals that enter into your body, that might be something to consider.

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Calendar january 19 - 25 THURSDAY januar y 19

What is Going on at MSU?, 12 - 1 p.m., SUB 177 Find out what MSU has to offer and come explore the many student organizations and resources available on campus BreaksAway Information Session, 12 - 1 p.m., SUB 168 Learn more about how you can travel and volunteer during your spring break in various U.S. locations Salsa Night, Every Thursday, Lesson: 8 - 9 p.m., Open Dancing: 9 - 11 p.m., SOB Barn Free and open for all Men and Women’s Track and Field: MSU Dual Meet Invite, Field: 4:30 p.m., Track: 5:30 p.m., Home MSU Men’s Basketball vs.

Sacramento State 7 p.m., Home Winter Camping Basics 6:30 p.m., REI Learn how to camp comfortably in the cold weather months; Register at rei.com/bozeman Bozeman Icedogs vs.

Gillette, 7:30 p.m., Gallatin County Fairgrounds; Student Tickets: $5

FRIDAY

januar y 20 MSU Bobcat Ski Day All day; Bridger Bowl Support the MSU Ski Team and carpool to Bridger; $15 lift tickets will be given to all carloads of skiers/riders of 3 or more A Universe of Dreams 8 p.m., The Ellen Theatre, Tickets: $28 National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation” host Neal Conan guides the audience on an extraordinary journey that brings to life the wondrous words of diverse authors; For tickets and more info visit www.theellentheatre.com

FRIDAY

continued The Equinox Comedy Revue, 8 p.m., Equinox Theatre, Every Friday and Saturday till Jan. 28, Student Tickets: $10 The Equinox Theatre attacks the stage with locally written hilarity on the subject of Mass and Social Media that will keep you guessing from sketch to sketch Werner Quartet Concert 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Recital Hall Enjoy a night of classical music presented by the Werner Quartet

SATURDAY january 21

Bozeman Winter Farmer’s Market, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Emerson Cultural Center For more information or to become a vendor at the market visit www.bozemanwintermarket.com Faculty Chamber Music 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Recital Hall, Student Tickets: $5 Alpine Community Race Series Registration: 8:30 - 10 a.m., Races: 12 p.m., Bridger Bowl Three part race series for citizen racers of all ages! Medals given for individual events MSU Men’s Basketball vs.

Northern Colorado 7 p.m., Home Bozeman Icedogs vs.

Missoula, 7:30 p.m., Gallatin County Fairgrounds; Student Tickets: $5

SUNDAY january 22

Blake Shelton: Red River Blue Concert, 7:30 p.m., Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Purchase tickets at the SUB, Fieldhouse box office, Rosauers or online at ticketswest.com

SUNDAY continued

Men’s Vocal Festival 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Recital Hall, Singers participate in a large ensemble conducted by Dr. Christopher Aspaas, St. Olaf College, and receive group and private vocal instruction before the final concert Telemark Community Race Series Registration: 8:30 - 10 a.m., Races: 12 p.m., Bridger Bowl Compete in the Apron Challenge: Timed hike up the Apron with a wild ski descent down (Transceiver required)

TUESDAY january 24

BreaksAway Registration Begins at 7:30 a.m., SUB 286 The Office for Community Involvement’s BreaksAway program is sending five student groups to various U.S. locations to help meet community needs over spring break 2012. The sites are Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, Silver City, NM, Phoenix, AZ or Choteau, MT. Spots are first come, first served. Speed it up by downloading necessary paperwork online at www.montana.edu/ community Aria Competition, 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Recital Hall The finalists of the Aria portion of the competition will perform Getting the Most Out of Lectures, 3 - 4 p.m., SUB 177 This workshep will help students learn to determine what information is valuable from a lecture

WEDNESDAY january 25

Sizzling Salsa Every Wednesday, Lessons at 7:30 p.m., Open Dancing: 8:30 - 10:30 p.m., Baxter Ballroom; $5 per person

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WEDNESDAY january 25

Pecha Kucha Night Doors Open: 6:30 p.m., Presentations Begin: 7:20 p.m., The Ellen Theatre Offers anyone with a passion or a vision — designers, artists, inventors, architects, adventurers, entrepreneurs — an opportunity to share their ideas with the community during a fast-paced, friendly social hour Yellowstone Northern Range in Winter 6:30 p.m., REI The Yellowstone Association, a non-profit educational partner for Yellowstone National Park, will provide information on winter activities in the Park “Repurposed” Exhibit Opening 5 p.m., The Exit Gallery, Exhibit Runs: Jan. 23 - Feb. 3 A sculptural installation by Brittany Watkins deals with the repurposing of materials into something truly unique Matthew Small: An Evening of Jazz 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Recital Hall Registration Deadline for Adding and Dropping Courses: Today is the last day to add courses with instructor and advisor signatures Researching and Writing Papers, 3 - 4 p.m., SUB 177 Learn the following: choose a topic, performing research, how to use the library, conducting research, writing the paper and revising the paper

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CLASSIFIEDS A Question of Wing(wo)man Etiquette Dear Aspen, After a weekend out that didn’t go as planned, my friends and I were discussing what makes a good wingman (or woman). Any suggestions?

If you want some good karma, being a wing(wo)man is a great way to go. This is a selfless act, designed to create a safe and

or lead with a humorous story of something that happened the weekend before. But it’s also important to remember: Make yourself seem the lesser prize. You don’t want this to turn into a competition between you and the friend you are trying to set up.

After you’ve broken the ice, take a step back. Keep an eye on the conversation, but don’t become the center of attention. Now is a good time to be on the lookout for other people you know who might ruin the con-

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Laughing makes people more comfortable and more natural. (hopefully) less awkward situation for a friend of yours to approach someone they find attractive. But without knowledge of how to be a proper wingperson, the attempt can prove disastrous.

Ideally, your friend should be interesting. But someone new won’t know that right away. It is your job to make your friend seem like the most fascinating and appealing person around. Before you have even approached the target, make your friend laugh.

Laughing makes people more comfortable and more natural.

When you have introduced the two, talk your friend up, but do so subtly. Casually mention a recent achievement of theirs,

tact; awkward other friends, crazy exes or other potentials can all ruin the interaction.

The final, most important thing is to be able to read your friend. Generally, if you’re close enough to be the wing(wo)man you should be able to tell if they are interested or not, but if this hard for you to do, have a signal set up. If your friend is distracted and peering into the faces of other people walking by, more than likely they are not into the target.

If, however, the two seem to be hitting it off, keep yourself occupied and let their relationship blossom. At this point, it may be a good idea to make sure you have an alternative way home.

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CLARENCE MJORK'S APOCRYPHA Things You Learned About Your Family Over Break You triumphantly returned home for the holidays last semester, with only one grade to hide from your parents. Good thing it’s easy to Photoshop that online print-out of your grades. But just when you thought you were done learning for a while, it turned out your family had a few more surprises for you.

Clarence Mjork’s Top Five Things You Learned About Your Family Over the Break: 5. Your mother loves crafts. So much so that your room looks more like a craft room than your room. As in, there is a sewing machine where your bed used to be and a scrapbooking table where your desk used to be.

4. At least one of your relatives still refers to Brazil nuts as “n----r toes”.

More than likely, it was one of your older sweeter relatives, like great Aunt Mabel.

Just a reminder that you’re not as far removed from a time that had horribly racist names for common snacks as you’d like to think you are.

3. Remember that goldfish you amazingly had for 15 years? Turns out that your parents accidentally killed it after the first week and felt so bad that they just replaced it with a new one that same week. And then the next month, and the following month after

that for about 15 years. So much for Mr. Gillystrong McEverready, the Amazing Color-Changing Fish.

2. Either your mom or your dad confessed to you that they smoked pot in college. In a move that could either be a trap or an attempt to connect with you, they even offered to “roll a doobey” with you.

1. How were you not fat in high school? Granted, the food is much better than at school, but there was so damn much of it. Even the time spent between eating and watching 007 marathons was spent eating left-over turkey sandwiches.

But now you’re back to school, where your time between eating and watching Hulu is spent eating lighter things, like Pringles. You can hit the gym next week, when the New Year’s resolution rush is down.

Starbucks Welcomes Bozeman into Regime

With Apologies to America's Finest News Source

Senior up in Arms over ‘Immature’ Freshman Class Brent Zundel Zundel already sitting in the dingy back corner with a half-empty pitcher of beer in front of him. His frighteningly white legs MSU senior Brent Zundel is up in arms protruded from underneath his maroon over what he calls an “exceptionally bathrobe, with neither his pants nor his immature” freshman class this semester. dignity anywhere to be found.

“It’s especially annoying, because they’ve “The worst thing is that I’m in a already had a whole semester to get their freshman-level class this semester,” shit together,” he bemoaned.

Zundel complained. He explained that According to the few friends Zundel’s his Surveying class had to spend time constant belly-aching has not alienated, at discussing “what engineering paper looks least three “effing Justin Bieber-lookalikes” like” and “dumb” things [freshmen] have asked him like Desire2Learn. for directions to obvious After a long swig places like the SUB or of Moose Drool, he Wilson Hall’s well-laid-out continued: “If I’m going classrooms in the past to wake up by 11 a.m. for week. this, I don’t want to deal “I don’t even know with people who don’t why anyone would have their shit together.” approach him,” said longHe went on to time roommate Chris lament their poorly Zimny. “He just looks worded questions. “Their angry as he scowls his vocabulary is as bad as, way from class to class. I like, whatever,” he said. swear one night, I heard At this point, Zundel him crack open a beer and hinted that he expected unzip his pants outside my Image by chris zimny the reporter to cover his bedroom door.” exorbitant tab. When Zundel, a jaded he was informed that the newspaper double major in civil engineering and was $30,000 in the hole, he became Spanish, agreed to meet the Exponent belligerent. “Pinche cheapskates!” he for an interview “anywhere near campus slurred in Spanglish as he upended the that serves beer,” except for Specs. He table. explained that he still hasn’t forgiven the The reporter excused himself with owner for his ill-conceived boycott of an apologetic look to the management Montana beers during the last legislative as Zundel started in on his last pint of session. porter—a beer as dark as his soul.

At the interview in Colombo’s, the Exponent reporter showed up to find

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masonic symbols.

Starbucks employees explained that the quasi-Starbucks in Barnes & Noble was actually in place as a probe into the prospects of establishing a permanent location in the city.

Locals can expect to start seeing Starbucks trucks rolling around town to deliver supplies to the new store. The trucks are identifiable with the nuclear trefoil, the biohazard-warning symbol, and various logograms of the Mayan runes.

Starbucks regional manager Simon Brin told nearby residents that they would enjoy “the enchanting smell of coffee during the day and light flashes, rumbling

that the multinational company had finally decided to incorporate our city into its sinister world-wide plans. The familiar logo was a welcoming site of the mother ship.

Most unknowing Bozemanites thought the “Starbucks” in Barnes & Noble was legitimate, but any westcoaster would immediately object, pointing out the lack of Starbucks-made confection, the not taking of Starbucks giftcards and a map of Starbucks stores nation-wide that form five-point stars and

While most Bozeman residents were sleeping, Starbucks coffee company quickly and quietly built one of their iconic coffee shops on 19th and Main. The facility not only opens up a new location for Bozeman yuppies to congregate, but also creates Montana’s newest armory/ nuclear reactor.

Being from California, I was delighted

and occasional green gas emissions at night – all to furnish you with delicious caffeinated beverages.”

Lindy Sue, a nearby resident and neighborhood activist, claims to have seen dogs howling and cowering as they pass by the coffee shop. “I don’t like the presence of this establishment in our community,” said Sue before disappearing Wednesday night.

Starbucks welcomes all seasoned coffee drinkers as well as newcomers.

“Please just know exactly what you want to order when you come to the counter.

We don’t want you holding up the highlytrained baristas.”

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The installation will be displayed through January 23rd to February 3rd with an opening reception on Wednesday, January 25th at 5:00 pm.

“Repurposed”

an installation by Brittany Watkins Artist Statement

With my work I use recycled, everyday materials, such as single-use plastic bags, to create objects with underlying social and emotional messages. I am manipulating the material past the point of visual recognition and transforming it into to unrecognizable textural forms. This body of work, which is produced factory style, plays on rampant consumerism and mass production, but it also touches on the individuals. Thousands of hands have used, touched, and thrown away these bags. I recontextualize these past experiences, using my hands and touch to manipulate them into their final forms.

Don’t dismiss the work of Brittany Watkins as just another recycled art piece. Yes she re-uses plastic bags, but she has molded them beyond their typical associated meanings into something that is truly unique. These materials, so recognizable, have been manipulated past the point of visual recognition so that the viewer might concentrate on form, the subtlety and sterility of white on white and the intensity of the conversation. Watkins said “the work, which is produced factory style, plays on rampant consumerism and mass production, but it also touches on individuals. Thousands of hands have used, touched and thrown away these bags.” They are repurposed. Changed into something more influential but still carrying a past that identifies what they are.

About the Artist: Brittany Watkins graduated from Montana State University in December of 2010 with a BFA with an emphasis in sculpture. Her work strongly relies on repurposing every day materials that are common in the environment that she lives in. Brittany has been recognized with a 2011 outstanding student achievement award, along with the award she was published in October of 2011 issue of International Sculpture Magazine. Brittany is also currently showing work at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton New Jersey, and has shown work throughout the Northwest.

The Exit Gallery is located in SUB 212. For more information please contact ASMSU Arts and Exhibits at 406.994.1828 or asmsuexhibits@montana.edu.

The End Of the World (As We Know It) THINGS TO PURSUE WHILE WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD: DEC. 21, 2012

Eat all 32 flavors at Baskin Robbin's, preferrably on one cone.

24-Hour IHOP? Pancake special? Challenge accepted.

Place all your money in a savings account. Maybe

by December 21, you'll have ten dollars of interest to spend on anything you want!

Finally steal a helicopter.

Build a ball pit in your bedroom/kitchen/whole house.

Cherish your friends and family. They will all be dead soon.

Comic

Pursue research, resurrect the dinosaurs. Fight off Quetzalcoatl with your reptilian army.

Concept and llustration by Tammi Heneveld What should I be when I grow up?

What should I do in college?

KINDERGARTEN...

HIGH SCHOOL...

NO, SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE #$%@ SHOULD I DO?!

...COLLEGE GRADUATION.

Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

SUDOKU

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