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MSU program fills language gap in Bozeman schools to better understand English as they learn rules about grammar and mechanics, Grey explained, adding that learning multiple languages enhances memory and speech.

MSU students spend 30 minutes every school week teaching Spanish to their assigned elementary classes. They are given lesson plans which were created using a grant the department received from MSU’s Teaching and Learning Committee.

“It is always inspiring when [MSU] students rise to the challenge.”

— Bridget Kevane, MSU Spanish professor

Lauren Hausauer teaching children at Irving Elementary School under the program.

Jessianne Wright Irving Elementary School 2nd grade students showed their enthusiasm when Lauren Hausauer arrived at their classroom

Miss Hausauer checks the childrens’ work.

last Wednesday. Hausauer, an MSU freshman, spent the 30-minute period teaching the students basic commands in Spanish. Her students learned the Spanish words for “look,” “listen,” “sit,” “stand”

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and “silence please,” and applied their new vocabulary by playing a game of “Simon Says” in Spanish.

Hausauer is teaching Spanish to elementary school students through a program developed by the MSU Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. This three-credit course, officially titled “Modern Languages 492: Teaching in the Public Schools,” runs from October until May. Seven MSU students are participating in the program, which reaches out to students from Irving Elementary and Bozeman Summit Montessori schools. It was started several years ago to fill a foreign language gap left by funding cuts in the Bozeman public school system.

Now, without the MSU program, most young students would not be exposed to a different language, explained Irving 2nd grade teacher Jackie Grey.

Grey studied Spanish in high school and college and has been able to teach her class some basic vocabulary. However, this program exposes the students to a more indepth study of the language.

In addition to teaching students a new language, the program allows the children

Bridget Kevane and Sally Sanchez, both MSU Spanish proffessors, prepared the lesson plans and purchased books, music and props for students to use in the classroom.

Students have the freedom to creatively build on the provided plans, allowing them to return to past activities or incorporate books and games into each lesson.

“The material is presented in a variety of ways to meet the learning styles of all students,” Grey said.

Colin McClure, a double major in land rehabilitation and Hispanic studies, is also planning to teach at Irving. He has not started yet, but is looking forward to beginning and hopes to “excite [the students] and encourage them to expand and learn about different cultures.”

This program is “one of the best ways to engage [MSU] students,” Kevane said.

“They experience what it is like to have kindergarten through 5th grade students hungry for language and culture.”

Students are assigned a grade level based on their position in the Spanish program.

Upper-division students are typically assigned 4th or 5th grade, while 200-level students are assigned to kindergarten through 3rd grade.

Kevane hopes that students realize “the importance of introducing students at an early age to another language and culture,” and explained it is easy for young kids to become multilingual and appreciate foreign cultures.

MSU students give the program “tremendous energy, imagination [and] partnership,” Kevane said. “It is always inspiring when students rise to the challenge.”

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Locker Lottery:

Student organizations get temporary storage without on-campus storage space since August, when lockers that had been located in Culbertson Hall were eliminated. Before being moved to Culbertson, the lockers had been located in the SUB — first in the

“It is nice to have my car’s trunk back and the new lockers’ locations are really convenient.”

— Blake Lerner, President of MSU Circle K

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Nicole Duggan After months of being without, MSU student organizations have on-campus storage space available to them.

Student organizations now have access to 30 small lockers that were installed in the third floor stairwell landings of the SUB in mid-October.

The lockers were purchased for student organization storage space by SUB Director Butch Damberger and ASMSU. The ASMSU Senate voted to finance the lockers

at their meeting last week with a 14-1 vote of affirmation. Senator Simone Scafide said the lockers were an appropriate use of the ASMSU budget, adding, “Our fees should go to support students and student organizations.”

The lockers were allocated to clubs through a lottery system. However, only 19 clubs entered the lottery and all were given a locker. The Office of Activities and Engagement hopes the remaining lockers will be filled by the end of the semester.

Many student organizations have been

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basement and later in another location on the third floor. Those lockers were sold from the SUB to the rec center.

Blake Lerner, President of MSU Circle K, a volunteer organization, had been using the back of his car to store his club’s materials due to the lack of on-campus space. Lerner, who had previously expressed frustration about storage issues, said, “It is nice to have my car’s trunk back, and the new lockers’ locations are really convenient.”

Lerner said he was pleased with the lottery process, which seemed like “the most fair way to allocate the lockers.”

While the lockers are immediately available for club use, according to the Office of Activities and Engagement, they remain a temporary solution. Mandy St. Aubyn, campus engagement program manager, explained that the office will “continue to work on a long-term plan for securing a more permanent situation.”

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Professor fascinated by language of law Tor Gudmundsson Through researching the rhetoric of trial lawyers and strategic discourse in the courtroom, Dr. Philip Gaines has used his linguistics background to study language in law since his early graduate education.

Gaines is now the chair of MSU’s Department of English. With a Ph.D in forensic linguistics, he is uniquely posed to teach the theory of linguistics and apply his knowledge to real courtroom scenarios.

“The courtroom is a place where really, really big decisions are made,” Gaines said.

In one case in which Gaines was involved, an insurance company denied a man’s life insurance claim based on a clause in his contract. The man claimed the clause was ambiguous and hired a lawyer, who then hired Gaines as a consultant. Gaines’s degree made him an expert in analyzing the evidence, and his testimony toward the ambiguity of the clause played a major role in the man’s defense.

Now, his primary concern in linguistics is strategic discourse, or how language is strategically used in the legal world. “Some of the most important decisions in our society are being influenced by strategic discourse,” Gaines said. “Strategic discourse can work toward putting people behind bars.”

Since the 1600s, lawyers have been using “high stakes strategic discourse” to shape outcomes of trials. Although the legal world’s focus in the 1600s was on absolute truth, Gaines has studied the historical shift of courtroom focus and the methods lawyers use. His current research involves Old English “advocacy advice manuals” — books written by lawyers, for lawyers — to explain how to argue well in court.

Gaines holds a position on the executive board of the International Association of Forensic Linguists, which consists of individuals like himself who “promote the study of the language of the law.” He is also Photo by nicole smith

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the book review editor for the International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law and has written multiple articles for the journal, including “Negotiating Power in

“The courtroom is a place where really, really big decisions are made.”

— Dr. Philip Gaines, chair of the Department of English

the Courtroom: Informal Talk in Sidebar Sessions.”

Dr. Gaines has been teaching for 20 years — five at Washington State University and the last 15 at MSU. He is “thoroughly enjoying” his time as chair of the English Department and as a leading linguist, and will continue to teach at MSU while illuminating the intricate interactions of language and law.

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Streamline receives critical feedback from community

NEWS BRIEFS Montana students to compete in science Student volunteers are needed for the annual Montana Science Olympiad, which will be hosted by MSU on Tuesday Nov. 20. Middle and high school students from across the state will compete in 28 events ranging from botany to mousetrap vehicles.

The competitions are from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and take place all over campus. The awards ceremony will be at 3 p.m. in SUB Ballroom A. If interested in volunteering, call (406)994-6788 or email mtscioly@gmail. com.

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Locker shortage results in theft

Riders appreciate Streamline bus service in the cold dark days of winter.

Samantha Kohl Representatives of the Streamline bus system held a public forum on Tuesday, Nov. 13, which they referred to as “a community conversation” to develop a long-term fiveyear business plan and a shorter one-year plan.

Streamline buses provide a free mode of transportation to the students, faculty and staff of MSU as well as the Bozeman community.

Approximately 20 people attended the meeting and participated in the discussion, including two student senators, students who live in Belgrade, MSU staff members that use the Streamline to commute, and people with disabilities who depend on the bus system to get around town and to

medical appointments.

While some said they depend on the Streamline every day, others had only taken advantage of the free bus system once or twice. Many expressed a need for routes to be expanded outside Bozeman city limits to accommodate students commuting to MSU. Students also called for a route to the airport and a bus stop closer to the public library.

One woman with a vision disability said the Streamline needs to make more accommodations for patrons like herself with disabilities, and explained it is sometimes unclear if she is boarding the correct bus.

Some praised the improvements the Streamline has made since its first year of operation in 2006. Students said

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they appreciate the new schedule, which corresponds with class times and makes their commutes more convenient. Others stated that the drivers’ attitudes have improved remarkably.

The Streamline’s advisory committee is working with a consulting company, Current Transportation Solutions, to build both the long and short-term plans. The company has been collecting data from onboard surveys to help make the Streamline a more productive form of transportation.

A draft of the business plan, which is currently in development, will be posted on the Streamline website — www. streamlinebus.com — in the coming months and emailed to the attendees of the forum.

The Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center has experienced a rise in petty theft this semester. The staff at the center is working toward a solution and “warn[s] people that their belongings are not safe if they’re not locked up,” said Jeff Hix, assistant director of Recreational Sports and Fitness.

With an increase in enrollment over the last few years, it is normal for student gym lockers to sell out quickly. Fitness center administration is trying to address the sell-out rate by building more lockers, but there is currently no funding for such a project, despite staff efforts.

If students without lockers wish to keep their belongings safe while at the fitness center, day-use lockers are available for 50 cents per day.

Students who have their belongings stolen in the fitness center can report the thefts to (406)994-5000. “We don’t want it to sound like this is a bad place to come,” Hix said.

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Next meeting: Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. in SUB 232.

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friend and former student senawork of those on campus and offer perspector joked with me the other day, tives on how that work could be considered saying he had a running bet with or accomplished differently. Overzealousan ASMSU employee that the Exponent ness for critique can make it easy to overwouldn’t publish another nice thing about look the exceptional efforts of others, while student government this semester. reluctance to raise tough questions will leave My friend’s comment, meant more as them unanswered. a playful quip than an indictment, actually In trying to accomplish both, we at the gets to the heart of issues that deExponent start by recognizing that fine how our newspaper relates to we want our peers to succeed and the community. our campus to thrive. When an In fact, I think it points to a Exponent columnist, our Editocore problem with local newsparial Board or I offer feedback to pers today. Strapped by tight budan individual or group, we think it gets and reliant upon advertising should always be delivered for their revenue, small-town papers like benefit and the benefit of those Derek Brouwer ours are often reluctant to actively they represent. Funded in part by Editor-in-Chief examine other community memstudent money, we ourselves are bers or institutions. They somea public entity committed to the times feel like they literally can’t common cause of making MSU a afford to offend sensibilities, question those better place. in power, or risk dividing a community in Sometimes the resulting perspectives which everyone knows everyone. yield insights, sometimes disdain. I hope To help explain my trouble with such each one offers — like my friend’s betting an editorial attitude, I want to offer a clasquip — a mixture of both. But all students, sic newsroom motto: “Everybody needs an especially those who learn in an editorial eneditor.” Anyone at the Exponent — or who vironment, can contribute to the reflective, has taken WRIT 101 for that matter — can ongoing and mosaic discourse so necessary testify to the contentious, yet potentially enfor strong communities. Those individuals or riching, nature of the editing process. I think groups who find themselves at the receiving a somewhat similar process must occur in end of critical commentary must keep that in community discourse. mind.

Funded in part by student money, we ourselves are a public entity committed to the common cause of making MSU a better place.

Just as obstructive editing can ruin relationships and produce poor writing, insensitive, careless or malicious accusations by the media can indeed divide members of a community. The student journalist cannot simply knock on department doors, telling each that they must change their ways. Such an approach inevitably trivializes the hard work of others, and I think it turns off readers as well.

At the same time, a paper that strives only for features and feel-good stories will shortchange its readers and its community.

Institutions like ASMSU are bestowed by students with real power and responsibility, and students deserve an independent group that keeps track of student government’s decisions.

Striking that editorial balance is tough, as we seek to simultaneously reflect the good

Moreover, in drawing out those critiques publically, we hope to present a clear portrait of the importance and complexity of the considerations at-hand, so that more students can join the conversations that nourish communities. If our newspaper has an “agenda” when covering ASMSU, Montana Hall or any other public institution on campus, it’s our hope that our columns will open portals for participation into the process of representative governance.

I believe newspapers, at their best, can provide one of the most effective mechanisms by which a community can develop a culture of reciprocal openness. Our aim at the Exponent is to provide that public service on MSU’s campus.

As we continue our experiments to that end, I hope you will let us know how we are doing.

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Guns on Campus:

Constitutional Right or Accident Waiting to Happen? implement allowing firearms on campuses.

His first position is that only licensed carriers would be allowed to possess firearms on campus. Second is the firearms would need to be properly stowed in a holster or case at all times and flashing the gun, “show and tell” if you will, would be forbidden. Third is that in the case of residence halls, both roommates would have to agree to storage of guns in a locked dorm room. The penalty for violating any of these, of course, would be loss of the permission to keep one’s gun on campus.

It doesn’t take much imagination to see how things could go from chaotic to tragic.

Now consider adding easily accessible firearms to this cocktail.

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onsider this: There is an unstable group students, especially in the light of recent of people out there, exceptionally campus shootings at Northern Illinois prone to dangerous binge drinking, University in 2008 and Virginia Tech in 2007. insufficient sleep, drug use, overworking and The organization also believes that the Board having little concern for the consequences of of Regents has no constitutional authority, their actions. Luckily for the world at large, by both the Montana and U.S. constitutions, they tend to keep to themselves in their own to bar students from their right to bear arms. parts of town. Now consider this dangerous MSSA President Gary Marbut believes group of people given free reign to carry a gun the Board of Regents’ policy strips individuals anywhere they please within their small world. of the right to defend themselves in the event Scary thought, right? of a shooting. He says of the current The Montana Shooting Sports law, “These laws are designed to Association (MSSA) recently keep students safe from shooters, announced its plans to lobby but the mere policy would not stop the legislature for its upcoming someone who has already resolved to 2013 session to question the committing heinous acts of violence. constitutionality of firearm bans on If they are not deterred by laws Montana college campuses set by the regarding assault and murder, why PAT Board of Regents. The current policy would they comply with an antiHESSMAN dictates only authorized security firearms policy?”

Opinion Writer officials are allowed to carry firearms Marbut backs this claim with on campus. Students living on campus that data regarding law enforcement response want access to their guns must store them times for shootings from an April 2008 in a campus gun locker. At Montana State simulation conducted by the International University, there is authorized gun storage Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers at the Roskie, Langford, Johnstone, North Association which found that the typical Hedges and South Hedges residence halls, response time for law enforcement ranged while the University of Montana stores from six to 30 minutes, during which a wouldfirearms at a central location. be shooter could have fired 200 shots before The MSSA’s justification for this effort the first officer arrived on scene. is they believe it is a safety issue for university Marbut offers a few guidelines to

At this point I must live up to this section’s name and express my own opinion on the issue: I have no right to tell someone whether or not they can own a gun, but the nation-wide culture that pervades the idea that one needs to carry a gun for protection needs further consideration. Many gun-owners advocate their right to protect themselves, but the idea that one would need to protect him/ herself at, say, the supermarket or on a college campus is the real problem. To put this idea of needing to protect one’s self in perspective, there have been more deaths by lightning and fatal dog attacks in the last ten years than by school shootings.

As a pacifist, I believe guns are an enabler to an inherently violent and mistrusting culture. One doesn’t even have to leave Montana for evidence of this. Last month, Montana’s self-defense laws took the national stage when Kalispell resident Dan Fredenberg was shot to death while confronting a man about an affair with his wife. Under Montana’s “Castle Doctrine,” the shooter was permitted to freely shoot and kill Fredenberg because the incident occurred on the shooter’s property — his “castle.”

What would have been nothing more than a confrontation about an affair turned into a killing simply because of the presence of guns. Had no guns been involved, the confrontation between the men could have been nothing more than an argument, or at the most, a fist fight.

Now consider that college students in particular are, compared to the populace at large, a more unstable group of people. We are more prone to dangerous binge drinking, drug use, sleep deprivation, and stress and anxiety disorders. Now consider adding easily accessible firearms to this cocktail. It doesn’t take much imagination to see how things could go from chaotic to tragic.

At the end of the day, this can turn into just another argument of ethics of guns and gun control. There are ethics and considerations on both sides of the argument. If this is indeed an issue that goes to the legislature, it is up to you to express your thoughts to legislators, whether you would support firearms being allowed on campus or not.

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Student Gov't Budget Needs Close Inspection

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umors of a student organization fee increase have been swirling through the chambers of MSU’s student senate since the end of last semester. An email that the Office of Activities and Engagement sent out last week to various student groups put out feelers, asking if the clubs would be supportive of increasing this fee in order to increase their own operating budgets.

Before ASMSU considers levying higher student fees on top of the almost $700 that full-time students already pay in various other fees each semester, senators ought to ensure they’re doing the most with what they already have. While the senate doesn’t directly control all of that money, they do have the potential for significant say in everything from an athletic fee — paid whether or not you play sports — to the SUB fee — a building for which students pay nearly half the operating costs.

All told, student government will manage roughly $1.8 million for the 2013 fiscal year, with the ability to directly allocate about $1.06 million of that through the activity fee, which will cost each of us $79.38 next year. (The rest of the $1.8 million total is generally already line-itemed out by other specific fees).

Where your student fees are going — and why they might be raised — is a question worth discussing.

Another important factor in deciding whether or not to raise fees is the 5 percent tuition increase this year, followed by another 5 percent next year. In 2011, a tea party-dominated Montana Legislature refused to fund higher education adequately, forcing the Board of Regents to increase tuition by 5 percent each year for the next biennium. With students

already burdened by tuition increases, the senate needs to To be sure, most of these organizations bring in additional seriously weigh the benefits of additional fees. funds on top of what they receive from student government, Instead of raising fees at a time when the cost of education so suggesting that all of the $400,000 in salaries comes has been rapidly increasing, senators should seek alternate from student fees is not necessarily accurate. Students can, methods to fund student organizations. While many of the fees however, raise a larger question by noting that committees are small on their own, adding together mountains of them is run by professional employees receive roughly 70 percent of what saddles students with $1,400 in fees each year.

ASMSU’s entire budget. Is this an appropriate use Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of this of student fees? Where is the student leadership debate is ASMSU’s current use of student fee monies that the administration frequently touts if an entire derived from the Activity Fee. Broadly, we can break organization is shepherded by a salaried, professional their budget into four categories: employee and not a student?

1) classified committees Good arguments can be made both for 2) student-run committees increasing student leadership through emphasizing Brent 3) dollar committees student-run organizations and for the continuity that Zundel 4) “other” a professional employee provides. In the middle of Opinion Writer Let’s save the first example for last — it’s the both extremes lies a healthy middle ground, but I’d most interesting. Student-run committees are wager that the overwhelming majority of students exactly what they sound like: an ASMSU committee run by don’t have a clue where their money goes. While much of that students. These committees include Arts and Exhibits, Campus blame falls on unengaged students, some too must fall on the Entertainment, the Procrastinator Theatre and more. Dollar shoulders of a student senate that, while making real progress committees technically fall under the senate’s authority, but in recent years, often functions as an insulated microcosm of operate autonomously, relying on a relatively steady fee assessed campus. every semester. The Exponent, for example, just transitioned to Where your student fees are going — and why they a dollar committee this semester. The student organization fee, might be increased — is a question worth discussing. And it’s the item at the heart of the increase talks, currently functions something the senate needs to weigh seriously before taking as a dollar committee and cost students $6.20 in the 2012 action. fiscal year. Supplemental and discretionary funds make up the ambiguously named “other” designation.

Classified committees, unlike the others, are run by a professional employee who has been hired to perform that job. For examples, think of the Leadership Institute, the KGLT radio station or ASMSU’s Day Care Center.

Hiring a professional might not seem like a big deal in the grand scheme of university finance — providing that continuity in the student turnover cycle of four (or five) years even makes a certain amount of sense.

Students, howe ver, should still be rig htly skeptical of the professional committees because they garner a staggering 70 percent of ASMSU’s budget. That’s nearly $740,000. Of that substantial wad of cash, over $400,000 is spent exclusively on the salaries of a few professional employees — excluding retirement, workers’ compensation and anything 1216 W. Lincoln Ste. C Bozeman, MT 59715 that’s not pure salary.

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Cat/Griz A New Era Preview of the 112th Brawl of the Wild

BY Anthony Varriano

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he Bobcats (9-1, 6-1) will play the University of Montana Grizzlies (5-5, 3-4) for the 112th time in their history, and look to assert themselves and win the Great Divide Trophy in their last regular season game on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 1:35 p.m. in Missoula at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

The Cats look to bounce back from a devastating 36-10 loss to the Griz at home last season.

The Cat/Griz rivalry started in 1897, with the Cats losing the inaugural game 18-6. To put it in perspective, the Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes also started playing each other in 1897, and the longest known rivalry in college football between Notre Dame and Michigan, which began in 1887, may be coming to an end in 2014 due to Notre Dame’s new commitment to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

But Cat/Griz is a rivalry that will never end. With UM declining an invitation to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC)

in 2010, the “Brawl of the Wild” is alive last year’s surprise loss. MSU’s biggest win and well, and with enough time, the Cats against the Griz is fresh in the minds of many could even the series, but it won’t happen on current students, as they halted UM’s streak Saturday. of 17 straight playoff appearances with a 21The Grizzlies lead the all-time series 7016 win on November 21, 2010 in Missoula.

36-5, but since both teams joined the Big Sky Though the Cats are not expected to match Conference in 1963, the Griz hold a slim 28their largest margin of victory against the 21 lead. The Griz still hold the longest winGriz, a 38-0 beating in 1966, we can expect ning streak at 20, but the Cats have won six the Cats to dominate the game on Saturday. consecutive games three sepaThe offensive effectiverate times and they look to esness and defensive prowess tablish a dominance similar to BRAWL FACT of the Bobcats should ensure 1963-1985, when they went There are over 80 Cat/Griz victory, but Cat/Griz is less 17-6 against the Griz. The about athletic ability and satellite parties around Cats’ biggest comeback came more about heart. In the hisduring this stretch when in the country. tory of the rivalry, 36 games 1968, former quarterback and have been decided by seven NFL coach Dennis Erickson points or fewer, and given the helped the Cats score 20 points in the final unpredictable Montana weather, we don’t nine minutes to win 29-24. know what might happen. We can, howWith the winningest senior class in ever, expect the Cats to fight for a share of MSU history and the recent criminal mistheir third consecutive Big Sky Conference haps of former Grizzlies, the Cats have a Championship with Eastern Washington, chance to make amends for past losses, inNorthern Arizona and Cal Poly, who all cluding a 79-0 loss in 1904 and, of course, have identical 6-1 conference records. There

is a lot to lose for the Bobcats and bragging rights to gain if the Grizzlies can play spoiler to an MSU victory. Expect the Grizzlies to play better than their record represents next weekend. They won’t be the same team that’s gone 3-4 in the Big Sky Conference simply because the Bobcats are on their turf.

By the numbers, the Cats may have a little trouble running the ball, as the Grizzlies hold teams to under 100 yards rushing per game, though Cody Kirk should help MSU surpass that average. The Grizzly defense will also force MSU quarterback DeNarius McGhee out of the pocket. They have 38 sacks on the year, so watch McGhee make things happen with his legs. The Grizzlies are susceptible to a passing attack, allowing nearly 300 yards per game, so Tanner Bleskin and the rest of MSU’s wide receivers should have many yards by the end of the day, and head coach Rob Ash may go for a pass on first down early in the game. The game should be over by halftime, and expect to see the second string get plenty of valuable minutes in the second half.

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2012

Cat/Griz Rivalry begins

BOWL BID

CHAMPIONSHIP

CONFERENCE RIVALS

BIGGEST WIN

SECOND CHAMPIONSHIP

LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

THIS YEAR’s BRAWL

Cats lose 18-6.

Bobcat football received first-ever Bowl bid, and tied New Mexico 13-13. The team had been reassembled following World War II when 14 members of the 1941 squad were killed.

The first National Championship victory for Bobcat football. Also the last time the team went undefeated.

Both teams join Big Sky Conference.

DOMINANCE

Cats begin a 20-year dominance.

Cats beat Griz in their largest victory of 38-0.

BOWL WINNERS

The Cats beat the Akron Zips 24-13 to win the second national championship for MSU in football.

Cats win Big Sky Conference and National Championship.

The last year the Griz end season with a losing record.

112th Brawl of the Wild Missoula, Montana @ 1:30 p.m.

Only Bobcat squad to win an end-ofseason Football Bowl. The Cats beat Sacramento State 28-7 to win the Camellia Bowl.

Page Design by Jen Rogers and Tina SMith

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Cats pounce on Vikings, Ash breaks school record Anthony Varianno On a field finally resembling the frigid football environment for which Montana is known, the Bobcats (9-1, 6-1) made quick work of the Portland State University (PSU) Vikings (3-7, 2-5) on Saturday, using six different players to score eight touchdowns — in the first half.

With most of the team sporting shortsleeves in 12-degree weather, the Bobcats dominated every aspect of the game. The 6530 drubbing made Head Coach Rob Ash the winningest coach in MSU history, with 48 victories, in his fifth year on the job.

“Unbelievable,” said Ash. “In my wildest imagination, I didn’t think it would be that dramatic of a difference between us.” It was fitting that Ash get the win on Senior Day, a day his seniors extended their MSU win record for a senior class to 35. Ash was carried off the field by his team after the game.

After a 42-yard field goal by MSU kicker Rory Perez, running back Cody Kirk ran in untouched from 17 yards out following a sack and forced fumble by MSU senior defensive end Caleb Schreibeis and a recovery by junior defensive end Brad Daly.

“This team, we just love to play,” Schreibeis said. “It makes it pretty easy...this will be a good memory for Senior Day.” The Vikings’ running back DJ Adams answered with a 69-yard touchdown run on the second play of the drive to pull within three, but it was the closest the Vikings would get to the Cats with 8:47 left in the first quarter.

A booming, 59-yard punt by Perez that bounced out-of-bounds at the Vikings’ five yard line set the table for the Cats’ defense.

MSU cornerback Darius Jones intercepted Portland’s quarterback Kieran McDonagh’s second pass of the drive and returned it to

Coach Ash answers questions for ROOT Sports.

Coach Ash receives ceremonial ball from former coach and Bobcat legend, Sonny Hollands.

the nine yard line, and quarterback DeNarius McGhee proceeded to hit wide receiver Kruiz Siewing on third and goal to make it 17-7.

On the next drive, McGhee hit Shawn Johnson for a 54-yard touchdown on what I would call a halfback direct-snap flea flicker, a play Ash saw watching a Texas Tech/TCU game with his son.

“It was like in slow-motion,” said McGhee. “He flips it to me, I throw it to Shawn John, he makes a guy miss, and we scored.

PHOTO BY Roger Miller

It was a great play.” The first quarter ended 24-7, and the Cats kept pouring it on in the second.

“Unbelievable.”

— head coach rob ash

After a great catch on the sideline by wide receiver Brian Flotkoetter for 29 yards late in the first quarter, Kirk finished the drive in the second, rumbling through five tackles for a 14-yard touchdown to make it 31-7. The touchdown tied Kirk with the MSU record of 29 rushing touchdowns.

Then Orenzo Davis got in on the fun with a 50-yard run and a 2-yard touchdown to make it 38-7.

The Cats’ defense got in on the scoring when defensive back Steven Bethley intercepted McDonagh and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown.

“I knew I had to make the play,” Bethley said. “I was just focused on catching it because I couldn’t feel my hands at all.” On their next drive, McGhee hit Flotkoetter for a 19-yard score — then special teams scored for the first time. Running back Shawn Johnson returned a punt 72 yards for his second touchdown just before halftime to make it 59-7.

PSU replaced McDonagh with Collin Ramirez, who made it interesting in the second half, but there were just too many points

PHOTO BY Roger Miller

on the board. Most fans hit the road at halftime to get out of the weather.

MSU’s second string got plenty of valuable minutes, including quarterback Jake Bleskin, who replaced McGhee after another touchdown pass of 54 yards to Kirk made it 65-13. Though Bleskin only completed one pass for six yards, he only threw twice, and mostly handed the ball off to Orenzo Davis.

For the third straight game the Cats did not commit a turnover.

With Northern Arizona losing to Southern Utah in three overtimes on Saturday, the Bobcats will play the Grizzlies in Missoula at 1:35 p.m. for their third straight Big Sky Championship, and perhaps the number one ranking in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision.

PHOTO BY MSU's Orenzo Davis (#8), carries the ball to the endzone. Trevor Nelson

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ATHLETE PROFILE Name: John Weidenaar Sport: Football Position: Offensive line Hometown: Manhattan, Mont.

Major: Agricultural business Year in School: Redshirt freshman What is the best part of playing offensive lineman?

Getting to hit somebody every play. Also, being with a cohesive group of guys you can always be around.

When and why did you start playing?

I started in fifth and sixth grade Pee Wee football. My parents wanted me to be active, and I liked it because I was good at it. I was pretty big as a kid.

PHOTO BY Roger Miller

What is your favorite thing about football and why?

In college, lots of people look up to you as some sort of superhero, but really, we’re real people. Being a believer [in God], I want to spread those beliefs that I don’t just live for myself, but my Savior.

Men’s Basketball team falls to Redhawks in Seattle Brandon Kowalski The men’s Basketball team struggled in Seattle this past weekend against the Seattle University Redhawks. The Bobcats tallied a 72-87 loss and made only 36.4 percent of the baskets they put up.

Although they were outscored 30-24 in the first half, the Bobcats were able to make a strong showing in the second half matching Seattle University 48-48.

MSU junior guard Antonio Biglow led the team with 15 points, two assists and three steals. Junior center Paul Egwuonwu led the

team in rebounds with two on offensive and eight on defensive.

The Redhawks dominated the court with 19 assists, 17 steals and 87 points with eight three-pointers and 17 free throws. As a team, the Bobcats had six assists, 13 steals, 27 fouls, 28 turnovers and 72 points with five three-pointers and 19 free throws.

On Sunday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. the men will challenge the University of Portland Pilots in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse . Admission is free to MSU students with a valid CatCard.

Why did you come to MSU? I wanted to go to Oregon State or Boise State.

MSU was the last place I wanted to come because it was so close to home. But Agriculture is something I wanted to go into, and I liked that there was a core group of believers on the team. I liked the coaching staff and I felt this program was on the rise and in contention for the Conference Championships and National Championships. I feel this is where the Lord led me to come play.

Have you received any awards while playing football?

I was the National FCS Freshman of the Week.

What do you do to prepare before a game?

I go through meetings, and try to play the game in my head a little bit. I play the opponent I’ve watched on tape. I listen to music and sometimes devotionals. Scripture helps me settle down a lot.

What do you like to do in your free time?

I go fishing when I can and be around my friends.

Do you plan to continue competing in football in the future?

If that’s what the Lord has planned for me.

The NFL has been a dream of mine. I’ve also thought about the Bible college in Augusta if the NFL doesn’t work out.

Is there a person or quote that inspires you?

Colossians 3:23 - We do all things for the glory of the Lord, not man.

That’s the verse I’ve picked out for my career while I’m here. I write it on my cleats as a reminder.

What is your favorite class at MSU and why?

Chemistry. I don’t know why, but it just clicks.

What would you like to tell students/readers about MSU football?

We’re just normal people. Don’t be afraid to come up and say hi or talk about a game.

By Megan Bernhardt

What do you think is the key to your success as a student-athlete?

Time management and having the tools to be successful.

Lady Bobcats start basketball season strong Brandon Kowalski This past weekend, the MSU women’s basketball team shot out of the gate with a 2-0 start to the season.

On Sunday, the Bobcats went to Fort Collins, Colo. to face Colorado State. The women came out victorious, overthrowing the Rams 58-53. MSU senior forward Rachel Semansky led the team defensively with 11 rebounds and two steals while sophomore guard Kalli Durham led the team in points with 15.

After their victory in Fort Collins, the

ladies travelled to Denver, Colo. to play against the University of Denver Pioneers.

The women put a beat-down on the Pioneers with a 73-55 win.

Semansky led the team in scoring with 14 points. The team dominated defensively with eight blocks and 18 steals to Denver’s four blocks and nine steals.

The Lady Bobcats will take on the Clemson Tigers in the first round of the Southern Methodist University Invitational Tournament on Friday, Nov. 23 in Dallas, Texas. For more information about the team, visit the MSU athletics site at msubobcats.com.

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Volleyball plays final home matches

BOBCAT VOLLEYBALL 2012 BIG SKY CONFERENCE SEASON TO DATE

NON-CONFERENCE

AT NORTH DAKOTA

W

3-2

AT SIU-EDWARDSVILLE

W

3-1

AT NORTHERN COLORADO

L

1-3

AT WESTERN ILLINOIS

W

3-2

VS EASTERN WASHINGTON

W

3-2

AT SANTA CLARA

L

2-3

VS PORTLAND STATE

L

1-3

AT QUINNIPAC

W

3-0

VS IDAHO STATE

W

3-2

AT AKRON

W

3-1

VS WEBER STATE

W

3-0

AT BELMONT

W

3-0

AT NORTHERN ARIZONA

L

0-3

AT NIAGARA

W

3-2

AT SOUTHERN UTAH

W

3-1

AT OHIO

L

0-3

VS SACRAMENTO STATE

L

1-3

VS MONTANA

L

2-3

VS NORTHERN COLORADO

L

0-3

VS NORTH DAKOTA

W

3-2

11/15 AT SACRAMENTO STATE

7

PM

AT PORTLAND STATE

L

1-3

11/19 AT MONTANA

7

PM

AT EASTERN WASHINGTON

W

0-3

AT WEBER STATE

W

3-2

AT IDAHO STATE

L

0-3

VS SOUTHERN UTAH

L

1-3

VS NORTHERN ARIZONA

L

2-3

sustain the level of play for the duration of the set.”

The team subsequently played NAU on Saturday, this match also ended in a Bobcat loss with NAU winning three sets and MSU two.

“I’m proud of our kids for coming back from the loss to Southern Utah and giving Northern Arizona all they could handle.”

upcoming

that added to their efforts.

The team looks forward to their future games in order to compete in the Big Sky Conference. “Our expectations at this point are to go on the road and win, and in order to still make the conference tournament, that is what we need to do in order to guarantee a spot,” Baker said.

After closing out their last home matches, the team competes against Sacramento State in Sacramento and UM in Missoula on Nov. 15 and Nov. 19 respectively.

— MSU Volleyball head coach Kyle Weindel

Junior Sarah Horton is poetry in motion as she winds up and delivers a kill.

Lizzy Narigon Last Friday and Saturday night brought MSU volleyball their last home battles against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds and the Northern Arizona (NAU) Lumberjacks.

Friday’s match ended in an unfortunate loss for the Bobcats that didn’t come without a hard fight. With Southern Utah winning three of four sets, MSU shifted their focus toward the upcoming game against NAU, and the senior night celebration.

Libero Nicole Baker expressed her

photo by kate juedes

motivation as Saturday night’s game was centered around the senior volleyball players. “Last year we worked extremely hard to get the last two wins at home for the seniors, and I wanted to lay it all out on the floor and give them the same type of effort, if not more than it took to give the seniors a good sendoff in the 2011 season,” she said.

MSU Head Coach Kyle Weindel reported his veiw of the results in a press conference after the game. “I really liked the way we started each set,” he said. “The problem in the first two sets is that we were unable to

“It was a tough match to lose,” Weindel said. “I’m proud of our kids for coming back from the loss to Southern Utah and giving Northern Arizona all they could handle.”

Seniors Jenn Lundquist, Macy Page and Taylar Barney all played essential roles on the team and brought much of the fight against NAU. Lundquist has been recognized for her high average of assists, ranking sixth in the conference. Page has made an outstanding number of kills during competition, her best at 27 kills during this season’s victory over Eastern Washington. Barney was one of four players with the highest number of kills during the game against NAU, making ten kills

The Bobcat Volleyball team played their final home games of the season this weekend against Southern Utah and Northern Arizona.

photo by kate juedes

Thursday, November 15, 2012

CULTURE

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Wool: The wonder fabric of winter

Peter Hoag Bozeman’s obsession with outdoor clothing makes sense. Warm, durable, versatile clothing is a necessity when you live in an outdoor mecca, and Bozeman is no exception. However, many of us would still like to maintain a higher level of style in our wardrobe, leaving us wondering how to balance function with fashion.

One textile that works great in both

worlds is wool, nature’s miracle-worker. muskox and angora from rabbits Apart from being slightly itchy in some — the strains go on and on. Comcases, wool is perfectly designed for the bine everything together and you outdoor enthusiast. get one highly useful textile.

The characteristic crimp of Wool is considered a great the fabric gives it a greater bulk sartorialist fabric because of its by allowing air pockets to wonderful texture, color, variety form inside the fibers, makand warmth. It looks elegant when ing certain thicknesses of left untouched and intriguing when wool just as warm and windknitted into different designs. These proof as nylon or Gore-Tex. elements combine to make wool Additionally, the exterior one of the most versatile and valof the individual fibers reued fabrics in the industry. pels liquid, while the interior of the fibers Although absorbs it. This allows wool to regulate wool might not your body temperature extremely well, be as popular now even when soaked with water or sweat. as it was 100 or even Alongside these 50 years ago, there standard properare still plenty of ties, the varieties of wool manufacturers wool that exist are in business. Compatruly mind-bognies like Pendleton, gling. Over 200 Woolrich, or L.L. breeds of sheep Bean have a great seare cultivated lection of wool shirts, for their disjackets and overcoats tinct wools, not to that look great and mention cashmere work well in outdoor and mohair from weather. Often found Illustrations by Sonja Benton goats, qiviut from in thrift stores, vintage

Students Plan Improv Night Kate Van Genderen Ridiculous themes and chaotic hilarity are the trademarks of improvisation, a notoriously difficult genre of theatre. Anybody who has seen “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” or “The Office” has gotten a taste of the sometimes ludicrous nature of improvisation (or “improv”) and the split-second nature of making something up on the spot.

The up-and-coming improv actors of MSU’s Theater 494 class will soon host their own “Night O’ Improv,” in which three teams will pit their comedic and creative skills against each other in a public evening performance. Three judges will keep score of the teams during three rounds of quick-minded action, and ultimately name a winner.

Judges aside, the genre of improv is highly subjective. “There is no wrong answer, all you have to do is trust yourself and trust your teammates,” said Kayli Hons, a student and participant in Night O’ Improv, emphasizing “it’s amazing how we work as a class to

get our show to come together.”

Night O’ Improv will take place in the Visual Communications Building in the Black Box Theater on Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

“There is no wrong answer, all you have to do is trust yourself and trust your teammates and the rest will come after.”

— K ayli Hons, MSU student and Night O’ Improv contributor

The cost is $3, and all proceeds will go to the Raptor Rehabilitation Center and the Humane Society.

coats by these brands are some of my absolute favorite pieces.

Wool sweaters come in many different styles, ranging from fine merino wool in solid colors to beautifully crafted Fair Isle treasures. As with all garments, a thicker, more textured sweater works better as a final layer than one with a simple design and finer texture.

Never sacrifice your lifestyle for your wardrobe. Rather, tailor your clothes to what your lifestyle necessitates and your style indicates as the right choice. Hopefully, a new appreciation for wool will make this harmony that much easier to obtain.

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Barsexual Tendencies in me — not because she’s never kissed a girl and she wants to sympathize with that Katy Perry song. Certainly not because she thinks it will help land her a guy at the party. Ouch.

Most importantly, if you have an LGB (lesbian/gay/bisexual) friend, try not to make his or her life difficult because of your inebriated inquisitiveness. That’s a good way to lose a friend or make him or her uneasy. If you find yourself pulling your friend into a grind line, kissing him or her or even licking whipped cream off him or her, you should probably stop and make sure your friend is okay with this. What is a game for you could be uncomfortable for him or her.

Also, remember: Drunk you is rarely the smartest you, so try to make decisions you won’t regret in the morning. illustation by Sonja Benton

Q: One of my friends called me a “barsexual” the other night. Could you explain what a “barsexual” is? Is it a bad thing?

A: The term “barsexual” is a play on words, combining the words “bar” and “bisexual.” It is usually used to refer to a person — generally a straight female, but not always — who exhibits bisexual tendencies when drunk.

The trademark of so-called barsexuals is the drunker they get, the more they hit on people of the same gender.

Have you ever been to a party and seen two girls kiss, grind or otherwise fool around? Unless that party had a few lesbian or bisexual girls, what you have seen is the barsexual at work.

Being a barsexual is not a bad thing, just so long as you are comfortable with it and always respectful of others. Bi-curiousity isn’t uncommon, and college tends to be a time when testing the waters is relatively acceptable.

Being a barsexual is not a bad thing, just so long as you are comfortable with it and always respectful of others. Bi-curiousity isn’t uncommon, and college tends to be a time when testing the waters is relatively acceptable.

illustation by Sonja Benton

That said, be careful not to take it too far and get it on with a girl or boy who is more than curious about same-gender sex.

It’s a recipe for an awkward morning, if nothing else.

If you’re feeling barsexual, do not purposefully hit on someone who may take your intentions at face value. At least try to have a friend there with you to help control the damage.

I like to think of myself as fairly easygoing, but when a girl kisses me at a party, I usually want it to be because she’s interested

The Sexponent wants all our readers to have a glorious time here at MSU, and in the safest way possible. Got questions?

Send them our way at entertainment@exponent.montana.edu.

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

The Brewponent

BARTENDER EDITION

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Chajul, Quiche, Guatemala

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brew·po·nent (broo-poh-nuhnt) n. a person or thing who expounds, explains or interprets drinks for refined palates < Old English brēowan + Latin expōnere >

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Whitefish, Montana, U.S.A.

5

3 Chajul, Quiche, Guatemala.

Farmer in a coffee nursery.

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PHOTO BY Scott Brant

Scott Brant loading the roaster (right) and taking out freshly roasted beans (left).

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PHOTO BY Niklaas dumroese

Bozeman, Montana, U.S.A.

PHOTO BY Scott Brant

San Jose, Escuintla, Guatemala Oakland, California, U.S.A.

How did your morning coffee get to that history remain expressed through high you? I’m not asking this to prove a point poverty rates and debt. about industrial agriculture — no matter The Quiche (KEY-chay) region of Guahow hard you try, you can’t grow coffee in temala suffered greatly during the 36-year your backyard. I’m really asking this because Guatemalan Civil War, which didn’t end unit’s fascinating. Knowing the til 1996. “Over half the popuhistory, farming and roasting lation of the area disappeared,” journey that led to my morning said Scott Brant, co-founder cup gives the experience a new of Montana Coffee Traders and humbling depth.

(MCT). Brant began working Coffee is one of the most with the Chajulense Coffee highly traded commodities in Cooperative two years ago, afthe world, and every cup has a ter noticing that a nearby farm unique story to tell. This week’s had distinguished itself in the Brewponent follows Maya Kapinternational Cup of Excellence eel beans from a small co-op in (CoE) coffee competition.

MattHEW kennedy Guatemala to a cup of espresso The CoE competition Coffee Connoisseur in Bozeman. establishes higher prices for Before there were blood coffee farmers by keeping diamonds, there was blood high quality beans from being coffee. Guatemala is representative of the lumped in with surrounding farms. Typicallarger history of coffee in Central and South ly green beans sell for about $2 per pound.

America that includes forced labor, share CoE farmers on average fetch about $8 per cropping, massacres and civil war. Now there pound at auction, and winners regularly sell is less violence, but the lingering effects of for above $20 per pound. This brings more

Zocalo offers a warm and welcoming environment.

PHOTO BY Matt weigand

1 2 money into a region for a product it already makes.

The same is true of the Chajulense Co-op, where Brant and many others have helped to bring in more money to support community programs. So far these efforts are focused on creating more local food production through school programs, but there is much room to grow.

After the coffee beans have travelled through Oakland, Calif., they arrive at the century-old farmhouse in Whitefish, Mont. that serves as the MCT headquarters and roasterie. Montana Coffee Traders started in 1981, well before the specialty coffee boom, and has since sprouted sister companies in Texas and Moscow, Russia. They roast their beans with an air bed roaster, at 30 pounds per batch for organic coffees.

The Maya Kapeel beans are roasted to 457 F. MCT named the Guatemalan coffee after the Mayan heritage of the farmers and the Ixil word for coffee, “Kapeel.” After roasting, beans that won’t stay in the Flathead Valley are shipped on the same day using UPS.

One of those shipping destinations is Zocalo Coffee House, which opened on Main St. in the heart of downtown Bozeman late last summer. They serve and sell Montana Coffee Traders beans in both espresso and drip form. Brick walls and tasteful art give Zocalo a west-coast hip feel, but the back room and loft provide cozy places for an extended homework session or conversation.

The two times I had their espresso, which uses the Maya Kapeel, I was pleased but not amazed. For a young coffee shop, Zocalo is excelling, and certainly outstrips some of the local favorites.

MCT also roasts all the coffee served at MSU and The Leaf and Bean’s coffee. If you’re lucky enough to spend time in the Flathead Valley, stop by the Whitefish roasterie Monday through Saturday for a free tour at 10 a.m.

Whether you’re an instant coffee gulper or artesian Kopi Luwak roaster, Matt wants to hear from you. Email thoughts and questions to letters@exponent.montana.edu.

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Calendar FILM, THEATER Academy Award nominee Martin Schaer

Gamelan Concert

Reading College Texts

Reynolds Recital Hall Monday Nov. 26, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.

SUB, Room 177 Tuesday Nov. 20, 12 - 1 p.m.

The School of Music presents the Indonesian Gamelan Ensemble.

Library Workshop: Google Drive in Depth

Opera Scenes Concert

Visual Communication Building, Room 182

Reynolds Recital Hall Tuesday Nov. 27, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Thursday Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m.

Concerto and Aria Competition

An Academy Award-nominated camera operator discusses cinematography.

Broad Comedy

Reynolds Recital Hall Wednesday Nov. 28, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

The Emerson Theatre Thursday - Saturday Nov. 15 - 17, 8 p.m.

Cost: $21 in advance, $25 at the door

Jake Koelzer: Holiday Concert

Night O’ Improv

Tickets available at Cactus Records and Online at www.jakekoelzer.com.

Black Box Theatre Friday Nov. 16, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Cost: $3

Gallatin Gateway Inn Ballroom Thursday Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m.

Cost: $12 students, $15 general

ON CAMPUS

The Theatre 494 class performs improv, moderated by Stephanie Campbell. Proceeds benefit the Raptor Rehabilitation Center and the Humane Society. See article on page 15 for more information.

Write Night

Of Mice and Men

Work with writing tutors for help at any stage of the writing process.

The Ellen Theatre Saturday Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.

Cost: $9.50 - $19.50 Presented by Julliard’s ‘The Acting Company.’ Beer and wine social at 6:30 p.m.

The Dark Knight Rises Procrastinator Theater Sunday Nov. 18, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. and 3 - 5 p.m.

Cost: $2

MUSIC Le Vent du Nord Reynolds Recital Hall Thursday Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m.

MSU Symphony Orchestra Reynolds Recital Hall Friday Nov. 16, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Kira Lee: Senior Recital Reynolds Recital Hall Saturday Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.

Kira Lee performs on the violin.

NOVEMBER 15 - 29

Renne Library, Writing Center Wednesday, Nov. 28, 7 - 10 p.m.

BreaksAway Leader Applications Due Office of Activities and Engagement Thursday Nov. 15

An Evening With David Sedaris SUB Ballrooms Thursday Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets available at ticketswest.com.

India Night: A Celebration of Diwali SUB Ballrooms Sunday Nov. 18, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

CTO Public Forum/ Presentation Procrastinator Theater Monday Nov. 19, 10:30 a.m.

Forum for presentation of two potential Chief Technology Officers at ITC.

2012 Science Olympiad SUB Ballrooms Tuesday Nov. 20, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Renne Library Heathcote Classroom Tuesday Nov. 20, 12:15 - 1:10 p.m.

Resumes for Federal Jobs SUB Room 177 Tuesday Nov. 20, 3 - 4 p.m.

Huffing For Stuffing Thanksgiving Day Run Museum of the Rockies Thursday Nov. 22, 8:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Cost: $20

Upheaval: A Revolution of the Arts SUB Ballroom A Monday Nov. 26, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Student art sale with open reception.

Want your event featured here?

Email information to entertainment@exponent.montana.edu, preferably two weeks in advance.

Library Workshop: Create Table of Contents in Word 2010

Community Coffeehouse: A Survivors Benefit

Renne Library Heathcote Classroom Tuesday Nov. 27, 3:20 - 4:30 p.m.

Wild Joe’s Coffee Shop Wednesday Nov. 28th, 7 - 9 p.m.

Sex on Film SUB 168 Tuesday Nov. 27, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Presented by SASA with a panel discussion on pornography.

All proceeds to benefit Students Against Sexual Assault’s Survivor Fund, a fund to directly assist survivors of sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking.

SPORTS

red cross blood drive

Cat/Griz Pep Rally

SUB Ballroom A Wednesday Nov. 21, 10-4 p.m.

Downtown Bozeman Thursday Nov. 15, 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Walk-ins welcome; students, staff and faculty can also call (406) 9945300 to make an appointment.

COMMUNITY Zumba Pool Party Bozeman Swim Center Tuesday Nov 20, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Cat/Griz football game Missoula, Mont.

Saturday Nov. 17, 1:35 p.m.

Bridger Bowl Snowshoe Hike Bridger Saturday Nov. 17 Cost: $10

Thursday, November 15, 2012

The Sugarbeet is a biweekly satire page. It falsely quotes figures and non-existent people and sometimes completely makes stuff up in the name of stimulating discussions around critical community issues.

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SUGARBEET / 19 Thanksgiving Student Horoscope

SUGARBEET Geek out on this!

Senator Tester transforms S H E L BY T H E to giant robot GLUTEN-FREE Pat Hessman Following his narrow victory in the election, newly re-elected Senator Jon Tester re-emerged after a week-long disappearance with a new look.

The senator surprised supporters at a rally in Great Falls by emerging as a 150 foot robotic version of himself, declaring his new title to be “MechaTester.” He hopes that his new robotic body can be a symbol of Montanan industry might and to deliver the message that, “No one f***s with Montana.”

Senator Mecha-Tester called his new look a testament to his support of Montanan economic growth. His new form stands approximately 150 feet and 11 inches tall and weighs 40,000 tons.

His metallic hull is composed of copper and silver mined in Butte. His new form is powered by a colossal ‘heart,’ fueled by burning coal mined in Eastern Montana and solar panels constructed by Stevensville-based green power company Oasis Montana. The entire hull is coated in a diamond plating, allowing the senator to survive asteroid impacts and harsh negative ad campaigns with nary a scratch.

The senator’s most imposing new feature, though, is a nuclear-powered fusion cannon known as “The Code of the West,” replacing his right hand.

The cannon’s technology was developed by the Montana State University Department of Physics and is powered by black market uranium.

Tester’s mechanical transformation began when local technology firm Image Labs International offered to construct a mechanical replacement for Tester’s left hand, known for his three missing fingers lost in a meat-grinder accident. Tester then chose to incorporate companies statewide for what he calls “a true collaborative Montanan effort.”

The move has been criticized by some for its perceived excess, but Mecha-Tester defended his actions, saying, “When you embark on an ambitious undertaking, it’s all or nothing.”

At press time, Mecha-Tester had been called away to Billings to fight Conservadorah, a giant, three-headed elephant believed to be the mutated form of former Congressman Denny Rehberg after absorbing the post-election hate and malice of the Montana Republican Party.

One star indicates your energy is at an all-time low. Follow that star to your grandma’s house and eat your stress away. Don’t even think about thinking about school.

WORD NERD adjective

/GLOO-tin-FRI/

1.

Describes any food or food substitute with an unappealing or slightly disappointing texture, taste, smell or appearance.

Ex. “Wow, this dog shit must be gluten-free.”

2.

Used to show competence in the arena of sustainable, hipster living.

Ex. “I rode my fixie to the Coop today after yoga and they were totally out of gluten-free wheat-grass shots. This is like the worst day ever.”

3.

An unnecessary addition to the description of a food item that has never, ever, ever even been close to containing any type of wheat product.

Ex. “OMG, the label on this broccoli says it’s gluten free!”

Etymology: Gluten-free can be traced back to

the late classical period term “gooden-fraught,” used to describe the leftover food reserved for the sons and daughters of aristocrats who were “so over” banquets. The term fell out of use until the 1500s, when it reappeared as “glued in froth.”

“Glued in froth” refers to the process of constructing non-wheat bread-like substances to be consumed during debates over the heliocentricity of the earth.

The term appeared in its current usage, “gluten-free,” beginning in the late 1940’s, as existentialist circles began employing it to describe the foods served at poetry readings, which “didn’t cause gas.”

Since then, the term’s use has exploded, and is now a common feature of any young urbanite’s vocabulary.

Article by shelby rogala ILLUSTRATION BY JEN ROGERS

NEWS IN BRIEF

Student fee increase to fund football team massages Brent Zundel Last month, MSU’s student senate approved a new student activity fee that will fund massages for the entire football team — even the kicker. The Board of Regents approved the increasethis week, and the football team made a hiring decision early this week.

The fee goes into effect next semester, adding an additional $18.60 each year for every student.

Head coach Rob Ash, recently crowned the winningest coach in MSU history, claimed that the massages were necessary in order to continue the team’s strong performance this season and relieve stress as they play the Grizzlies this weekend.

Ash lamented the increasing cost of education nationwide, but said, “We know having a good

football team is more important to prospective students than knowing your school has some fancy Carnegie outreach designation. Go Cats!”

Third-string quarterback Louie “The Sleeper” Smith explained that the players themselves turned the hiring decision around quickly, deciding on a staff masseuse this Tuesday. The newly hired masseuse “just happens to be a gorgeous 21-year-old woman,” Smith explained. Sources close to the team indicate that she was hired over four coincidentally less attractive women and five male applicants. Smith explained that her qualifications as a masseuse and ability to jive well with the team were the primary reasons she was chosen — not her admittedly strong hands, smooth skin or sultry gaze.

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Nerdy Pick Up Lines

Try your luck with science

I wish I were your derivative so I could lie tangent to your curves.

If you were words on a page, you’d be what they call FINE PRINT! I wish I were adenine because then I could get paired with U. I wish I were an ion so I could form an exothermic bond with you.

You’re so gneiss I’ll never take you for granite.

What’s your sine? It must be pi/2 because you’re the 1.

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lllustration by Micah Rauch

Every time I see you, my cardiovascular system gets all worked up.

If I were an enzyme, I’d be helicase so I could unzip your genes.

You’re like a dictionary – you add meaning to my life!

Illustration and words by Sonja Benton

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