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OPINION

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dear author of 9/16/15 Montana Kaimin editorial: I am glad that free speech is alive and well and that we are all able to voice our opinions in so many venues both on and off campus. Thank you for your piece. However, you might be surprised by many efforts happening on campus that combat victim blaming and are designed to hold offenders of rape accountable.

I am always happy to speak candidly about the work administration, faculty, staff and students are doing to 1) meet Department of Justice and Department of Education agreement requirements 2) support victims 3) hold offenders accountable 4) teach all of us to look out for one another so that friends and loved ones don’t have to experience sexual violence.

In the future, I ask respectfully that you do your homework on efforts made by your fellow classmates or community members.

I fear this type of editorial undermines the countless volunteer hours and well thought out trainings and educational sessions your peers are developing and delivering. We all know someone who has experienced sexual violence. I simply ask that you afford the same level of respect and honor to those dedicating their lives to prevention and intervention efforts at UM and in Missoula that you seem to intend toward survivors in your letter.

To view details on upcoming events and resources, visit http://www.umt.edu/safe/ Thank you, Kim Brown Campbell Campus Assault Prevention Coordinator RESOURCES AND UPCOMING EVENTS: Not in Our State Summit: Nov. 8-10 The Hunting Ground documentary screening: Nov. 8 Light Up the Night: Oct. 8 Make Your Move Task Force: Ongoing Step Up training: Ongoing Bystander Intervention theater training: Ongoing SLUT the play: Oct. 9-10, Oct. 16 & 18

Fuck tha police and women too Paige Cohn paige.cohn@umontana.edu

I avoided seeing the new music biopic “Straight Outta Compton” after reading the casting call that was posted online that was grotesquely misogynist and racist. Produced by original group members Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, “Straight Outta Compton” is a glorified film version of the rise and dissolution of the hip-hop/rap group N.W.A. Considering the scrutiny surrounding our current police force, the release of “Straight Outta Compton” seems rightly timed as N.W.A’s most popular song “Fuck Tha Police” has once again become a relevant anthem.

And while the movie does show a needed but brutal depiction of how the police treat our communities of color, especially black men, it also leaves out an important part: women.

“Straight Outta Compton” doesn’t just leave women out of the movie, it erases their experiences entirely from the history of N.W.A.

N.W.A built their lyrics off the violence and oppression of black women. While many of their songs deal with issues surrounding life in Compton and South Central L.A., there are multiple songs that glamorize the rape, murder and assault of women.

Not only did members of N.W.A rap about abusing women, there was also real-life violation. Dre is notorious for his violence against women. There have been multiple accounts of him physically assaulting women including his brutal assault of journalist Dee Barnes, his former girlfriend Michel’le, and the incident where he punched fellow rapper Tairrie B in the face after she refused to be on a track in which he repeatedly called her a bitch. And yet none of this is mentioned in the movie. In fact, Dr. Dre is portrayed relatively sympathetic to those uninformed about N.W.A’s history.

In an EBONY Magazine interview, director F. Gary Gray was asked why the attack on Dee Barnes was cut from the script. He replied that

he didn’t want to focus on “side stories.”

Gray may have made sure there were no “side stories,” but he also made sure there are no women of importance in the movie. Most of the women are topless or in various states of undress, ready to be used as sexual props.

There are few speaking lines for women, and one of the most memorable scenes of the movie is one in which the members of N.W.A throw a naked woman out into the hallway of their hotel room, and casually utter the familiar memephrase, “bye, Felicia.” The movie makes it obvious that black women’s bodies are disposable.

Dee Barnes may have described “Straight Outta Compton” best when she said, “Like many of the women that knew and worked with N.W.A, I found myself a casualty of ‘Straight Outta Compton’s’ revisionist history.”

“Straight Outta Compton” and N.W.A’s message is pretty clear: fuck the police. And while you’re at it, fuck women too. ▪

to consume it? Can we separate the art from the artist?

Many of our iconic favorites have done unspeakable things. There’s Bill Cosby, who has been accused by dozens of women of date rape and sexual assault; there’s Roman Polanski, who raped a thirteen year old girl on the so-called “casting couch.” But then there are others whose crimes have slipped from public consciousness: Rob Lowe filmed himself and another woman having sex with a sixteen year old girl.

There are countless other examples. Are these actions, while obviously awful, enough to significantly detract from the work they created? How much do you value the victim’s stories in this situation? How difficult is it for the girl Rob Lowe had sex with to know that there’s a tape of her circulating somewhere? How painful is it for Cosby’s countless victims to hear constant cultural references to “Fat Albert” and “The Cosby Show”? But then again, how many formative memories have you had watching those same shows as a kid? How many times have you binge-watched “Parks and Recreation” with your significant other? How much better did those things make you feel when you were sad, lonely or pissed off? Does the personal connection we forge with a work of art sepa-

rate it from the abhorrent person who made it?

You can continue to enjoy the work, and try to forget the person behind it as much as possible. But, I think this is an unproductive method; all it does is prevent someone from taking accountability for their actions, and that is not a good first step toward eliminating this kind of behavior. You can continue to enjoy the work, but find means of taking it in without supporting the artist financially — renting, stealing, burning. The question then becomes whether being a fan of the work constitutes supporting it, which in a way it does. Or, you could outright boycott it — but if it’s good, are you missing out?

Are you denying yourself a cultural experience based solely on morality?

Each of these carries its pros and cons. Ultimately, it’s you who has to decide what you can feel comfortable with. I personally continue to struggle with this, but have found that I know what I can stomach and what I can’t as time goes by; I won’t deny myself hip-hop because the lyrics contain the word “bitch,” but I won’t support Mystikal because he’s a violent rapist.

Know your values, hold to them when you make a moral decision. Because art, as much as we’d like it to be, isn’t entirely separable from the artist. The sooner we accept that, the sooner we come to terms with how we should handle it. ▪

The monster and his art Michael Siebert

michael.siebert@umontana.edu

“What’s your favorite Woody Allen movie?” Dylan Farrow asked in an open letter to Allen penned in 2014. Farrow asserts that her adoptive father, the acclaimed director of films like “Annie Hall” and “Match Point,” sexually abused her over a period of years. She chose to speak out shortly around the time Allen was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes.

Her question is a difficult one. Students of film worldwide claim Allen’s films to be among the best; he is acclaimed just as much for his mainstream successes as his cult favorites. The question becomes even more difficult when the atrocities he allegedly committed against his stepdaughter are considered. Knowing that some of the most celebrated cinematic works were created by a man who likely molested a child makes the magic behind them disappear.

As morality collectively shifts, we find ourselves faced with a lot of tough questions about how to deal with shitty people. How do we call out abusers in our community? How do we hold people accountable for their actions? But the one that is asked most often is more broad: If terrible people make good art, is it unethical

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EDITORIAL

The foundation needs to let us in

Big ups to the Math Building for having the worst bathroom on campus. At least it’s not asbestos.

Backhands to the Clapp Building. You still have asbestos.

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he University of Montana Foundation has consistently acted as an insulator between students and donors at our University. They have adopted a strategy of closed doors and one-way communication when it comes to the student-donor relationship.

They act as a mirror to donors, providing them with precisely what they want to hear while holding students and their media organizations at an arms length and refusing to engage in discussion.

Their website states that one of their core values is to “consult and coordinate with those affected by our actions.”

The Foundation is failing without even trying.

Using annual events and charades to put forth a rosy image of our student body to donors, they perpetuate meaningless symbolic figureheads like our homecoming king and queen who show up year after year to the Alumni Awards Banquet.

This banquet, held each year during homecoming week, is thrown for alumni donors. Student scholarship winners and the homecoming king and queen are asked to come and sit in the corner so that they can rise and wave when their names are called.

Then they can sit back down, and when the program is over they can leave.

In the meantime the rest of the student body is reduced to a voiceless, mass of amorphous future alumni. We will be next generation of pleasers. They give money, some succeed and nothing else really matters.

One example is sustainability: the UM Foundation has been consistently unwilling to grant an audience to the UM Reinvest Campaign, which has demonstrated support from the student body time and again. There have been cordial requests, assertive petitions, and sit-ins all aimed towards the goal of starting a serious conversation around divestment. Despite it all, the people who hold the purse strings of our endowment have turned their heads and rarely elicited more than a terse response. If the foundation is worried about alienating donors by acquiescing to student requests, they should stop inhibiting flows of communication and shed the snooty marketing gimmicks. They should let the students and donors into the same room with an open script.

This year, students in the Global Leadership Initiative were asked to come to the President’s Club Dinner, which is heavily attended by donors, to introduce themselves after the welcome video finishes and the lights come on. They are being asked to recite their name, major, and plan after graduation. They are then asked to leave. The Foundation will buy pizza for them that will be served in a separate room.

This is unacceptable. It is stunting the growth of the humanity of our student body at a basic level, and leaves us ill equipped to traverse political differences in a genuine and productive manner. Missoula, for many reasons, is a community that needs open avenues of communication. The problems that exist on our campus are not isolated to students, but involve the wider Montana community. Students recognize that, and the Foundation needs to stop obstructing and let us interact with those that make our academic careers possible. They need to let us work together.

Big ups to the new Facebook dislike button. Now we can finally tell people what we think of their baby pictures.

Backhands to Cody Meixner for not getting a DUI. Yet.

Big ups to Mont Pirg for _________________ __________________.

Backhands to to Black Mirror, for inadvertently predicting #piggate. That show isn’t supposed to be real for another 10 years.

Brendan Casey brendan93@hotmail.com

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The Clapp Building: the last asbestos place Margaret Grayson margaret.grayson@umontana.edu

The University of Montana’s Charles H. Clapp Building needs renovation to remove asbestos, but UM won't make those repairs until it can request funding from the state legislature again in 2017.

Signs at the building’s entryways warn students and workers not to disturb ceiling tiles or so much as change a light bulb. Maintenance workers adhere to guidelines for avoiding asbestos exposure laid out in the University’s asbestos operation and maintenance plans.

When work needs to be done in the Clapp Building, workers must contain the area so no unprotected people will be exposed. The workers wear respiratory gear, and any material containing as-

bestos is removed from the building and disposed of carefully.

Asbestos is dangerous if the fibers are released into the air. The University plan warns that asbestos can cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, digestive system cancers and asbestosis. Exposure to asbestos has no immediate effects, but these diseases usually show up 15 to 40 years later.

Asbestos has already been removed from the third and fourth floors of the building, but the remainder contains asbestos in the ceiling.

“As long as it’s above the ceiling, it’s safe,” Kevin Krebsbach, associate director of planning and construction, said.

He said the ceiling tiles are a barrier to prevent asbestos particles from reaching students and staff.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, exposure usually only occurs when material is disturbed and releases the asbestos into the air.

Asbestos is a mineral that tends to break into invisible particles. It can be present in products from fireproofing material to hair dryers, but its main use was in cost-effective building materials.

According to the Mesothelioma Center’s asbestos website, asbestos use in the U.S. peaked in 1973 and began to decline in the late 1970s, and the Environmental Protection Agency banned all new use of asbestos in 1989. The Clapp Building was built in 1971.

Last legislative session, Senate Bill 416 included 10 million dollars of funding for Clapp Building renovations, said

Kevin McRae, deputy commissioner for communications and human resources in the office of the commissioner of higher education. The bill died in committee.

The University’s only option is to put together another bill to submit to the next legislative session in the spring of 2017.

“The Clapp Building is a high-priority need,” McRae said. He said the renovations would be considered when coming up with the next plan.

UM student Jason Bowman said that while he cares about the asbestos in the Clapp Building, he trusts that if it were a big concern, UM would have done something about it.

At the end of the day, Bowman said, "the University's going to do what the University's going to do." ▪

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BY CLAIRE CHANDLER DESIGN BY KAYLA ROBERTSON

Fishing, boating and swimming are all hallmark activities that take place on or in Montana’s waterways. The Summer Fun Index surmises how Americans are using waterways for fun. It is an attempt to show the importance of protecting these waterways, not only for planet health, but also for enjoyment.

The report is a celebration of the EPA Clean Water Rule’s expansion to protect small streams and wetlands, which went into effect July 28, 2015. Thirteen states, including Montana, sued the federal government over this expansion, saying it is cutting into state jurisdiction. The lawsuit stalls implementation of the new rules.

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23% OF MONTANA’S DRINKING WATER ACCORDING TO ENVIRONMENT ORGANIZER COREY BRESSLER.

PARKS WITH WATERWAYS 41 OUT OF 63 VISITORS TO PARKS WITH WATERWAYS 4,371,041 SUMMER CAMPS OFFERING WATER ACTIVITIES 20 363,175 LICENSED FISHERS 47,427 REGISTERED BOATS

2,201 OUT OF 10,292 486,838,192 1,975 16,953,565 7,863,337

*Parks refers to both national and state parks. Stats provided by The Environment America Research & Policy Center

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Climate changes Glacier Park Claire Chandler claire.chandler@umontana.edu

Glacier National Park had a record-breaking summer in many ways; in visitation numbers, low precipitation, a premature fire season and an unseasonably early opening of the Going-to-theSun Road.

“We really got caught with our pants down opening so early,” Glacier National Park Superintendent Jeff Mow said during the Roundtable on the Crown of the Continent Conference Wednesday afternoon.

Mow presented as one of the conference openers in the UC, alongside UM Professor Len Broberg and Blackfeet Tribal Business Council Chairman Harry Barnes. For the sixth year, stakeholders from around the state convened at the Roundtable on the Crown of the Continent to share problems and solutions in the area that encompasses Glacier and Watterton National Parks.

These stakeholders include industry, state, tribe and nonprofit leaders.

The premise of this year’s conference is New Ideas and Enduring Values: The Next Generation of Leadership in the Crown. Conference-goers came together September 14 at the University of Mon-

tana to discuss what is going on in their spheres, build relationships and discuss future challenges.

Mow wove all these themes into his speech.

Focusing on the theme of future challenges the audience was presented with a picture of Logan Pass, the highest point of the 50-mile Going-to-the-Sun Road through Glacier National Park. Clearing the pass is a big job, requiring many plow crews and much planning. Historically, the pass is shut down from October to June because of snow and needed road repairs. In 2014 the pass was not open until June 3.

The picture was taken in May 2015, when the pass was opened this year almost a month early. It featured snowplows busy moving five feet of snow off of the road. Abnormal, because crews typically deal with 10 feet of snow.

The early opening caused a scramble because they didn’t have their personnel or normal operations in place yet.

“We were challenged by that,” Mow said. “We really have to be prepared for what may be the new normal.”

Climate change is the most visible threat to the park. GNP was home to 150 glaciers in 1850. Said Michelle Fidler, Glacier’s public affairs officer, that number

confrontation he had with two drunk men who were chasing deer outside the Schreiber Gym. He said one was wearing a blue Hawaiian shirt with shorts and a baseball cap and the other was wearing a white shirt and dark pants.

Peter Friesen peter.friesen@umontana.edu

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“STUPID”

A man described as heavyset with curly blond hair was reported for being very loud, intoxicated and “stupid” in front of Miller Hall. UM Police cited him for an MIP. Sept. 10

DRESSED FOR THE HUNT

A man called in to report a verbal

Sept. 12

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Two men were reported jumping the south end zone fence into WashingtonGrizzly Stadium. UM Police checked the entire stadium and found no trace of the men or a break-in.

AGEISM IS REAL

An older woman was reported to UM Police for looking confused and disoriented outside the Adams Center.

The woman told UMPD she was fine.

has dwindled to 25 and will continue to decerase.

Glacier’s tree line has risen, allowing trees to grow at higher elevations, crowding out flora that native animals rely on as a food source.

As Glacier’s namesake continues to decrease, the amount of visitors increases, which is a double-edged sword. The park is on schedule to beat last year’s visitor record of 2.3 million by 3 to 4 percent, Mow said. The GNP Corridor Management Plan works to address the issues created by more visitors, like increased cars and trail use.

To face all these challenges, Glacier will, and already has, relied on other stakeholder’s support. Because his staff was already overwhelmed by the park opening early, Mow and his staff delegated the management of a fire on the park’s northern border to Canada’s park service in August.

“We broke quite a few policies, but it was the right thing to do,” Mow said of the delegation.

That’s what the Roundtable at the Crown of the Continent does though, helps us address these problems.

“It gives everyone a common reference point to work from,” Mow said. “I really appreciate the tribes’ involvement especially.” ▪

Sept. 13

CLOSE SHAVE

Some pranksters put shaving cream on the fifth floor doors in Miller Hall. UM Police followed up with RAs about the incident.

I’VE FALLEN AND I CAN’T GET UP

A Knowles Hall RA found a student passed out but breathing in the dorm.

UM Police and an ambulance responded and revived the student, who was taken back to his room. He was cited for an MIP.

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Sept. 15

WRONG DOOR

A caller reported someone yelling for help outside Jesse Hall. UM Police found a student locked in the fire entrance. ▪

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LET’S TALK ABOUT IT. Campus community opens up about sexual assault Montana Kaimin editor@montanakaimin.com

Photos by Evan Frost @efrostee

Royce Engstrom University President

Once again, the University of Montana was cast in a shadow of rape. To help understand this problem and open a dialogue about sexual assault on campus, the Kaimin sat down with University President Royce Engstrom to talk about the continuing problem.

Cavan Williams: Thank you for having us and being available to do a Q-and-A session with the newspaper. What we would like to do is have an open dialogue with you and ask you questions about sexual assault on campus and student life.

As you know on Sept. 12, last Saturday, at 5:23 p.m., students received a text alert of a sexual assault and were advised to take “safety precautions”. As a student, what safety precautions would you take?

Royce Engstrom: Well first, let me just say thanks for the opportunity to talk to you as well. This is a topic that can only benefit all of us with good factual discussion, so I appreciate the opportunity to talk through some of the things that have happened. We are not perfect by any means and I have no illusions that the topic of sexual assault has been solved or will go away, but we have improved our ability to respond tremendously over the last few years. In this particular case there was an assault that was reported one night, so we talked with Missoula PD throughout the night and throughout the

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day and arrived at the conclusion that there was significant possibility of additional danger so we sent out the text message and the email alert urging people to be aware of that possibility. That is one area I will say that over these past several years we have improved upon, how to have the dialogue in a rapid way to determine when a timely notice is warranted and when one isn’t.

Hunter Pauli: You say timely, the alert came 14 hours after police responded to the original call. Do you consider that timely?

RE: I do in this case because we were in continuous discussion with UMPD about that. You remember several years ago there was an instance where we issued a timely notice a little early, and that student was able to leave and wasn’t apprehended. So in this particular case through improved conversations with Missoula PD, they said to us don’t issue that warning until later today.

The danger in all likelihood won’t manifest until the night hours and give us the day to see if we can apprehend the individual. So it was in very careful discussion with Missoula PD and our own PD and those of us in the leadership role here as to the timing of that notice. So yes, I do think it was timely in that case given the overall circumstances. Every one of these I think has to be dealt with or addressed on a case-by-case basis. What constitutes a danger in one case may not in another case and certainly the timeliness of it is a matter of conversation.

HP: To get back to the original question, students were advised to take safety precautions.

What safety precautions would you take?

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What is the best way to prevent sexual assault on campus?

Beth Hubble

Why is sexual assault so prevalent in college?

Debbie Clawson

Co-Director of the Women’s, Gender and Sexualities Studies Program

RE: I want to make sure that my answer isn’t interpreted as victim blaming this is not what this is about, this is about awareness on the part of everybody on our campus in the terms of what people can do in terms of bystander help. If you are out with some people and you feel that there is a potentially unsafe situation developing, then I hope, as a friend or as a bystander, you would help whomever you’re with to maneuver through that situation to keep trouble from happening. I think it’s mostly an awareness level. So by telling our community there is a person out there who is using this methodology to commit a sexual assault, I think awareness of that is a huge part of preventing that from happening again.

HP: What should the University’s role be in prevention of sexual assault?

RE: That’s a huge question, and so again, the University’s role should be multipronged. It has to start with education. The prevention of sexual assault is one of three overarching goals we’ve had over the past few years. First is to care for people who’ve been victims of sexual assault and to make sure they have the resources available to them to both get care and report that incident. Secondly is to use proper due process to identify known sexual assaulters and remove them from our campus and our community. And third is to do everything we can to prevent sexual assault from happening on

our campus in the first place. So that prong is mostly aided effectively through education. The education occurs at multiple levels on campus now, one first and foremost is the PETSA training that all of our students goes through … and you can critique that all you want, its not perfect, but I will tell you that it was the result of hours of development on the part of some faculty members, staff members and some student involvement and that many other universities from around the country have asked us to see PETSA and developed, in some cases, their own modules.

But I think the important point here is that a student-focused educational module of some kind is an essential part of making sure people are aware of the dangers of sexual assault on college campuses and what they can do to minimize them and what they can do if they are involved in one. And I mean both men and women. In this case, so PETSA isn’t aimed at just women it is aimed at helping our entire community understand the intolerability of sexual assault on our campus. Education also extends to our faculty and staff, so we have mandatory education for our faculty and staff and administrators on the topic of sexual assault. We have also had tremendous education in a more targeted way.

For example our UM police department has gone through 1,000 plus hours in specialized

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What is the best way to prevent sexual assault on campus?

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What is the best way to prevent sexual assault on campus?

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training around sexual assault in terms of investigating it, and in terms of working with victims in a more productive compassionate manner.

CW: How does college perpetuate rape culture?

RE: Sexual assault, in all likeliness, has been a problem on college campuses for many years. But the awareness of it is certainly at the forefront right now, no question about it. To be honest, we were kind of at the lead of that awareness. Being one of the first campuses to be looked at in detail by the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, so why is this a problem on college campuses? First off, it is not a disproportionate problem on college campuses, in fact just the opposite. If you look at the statistics college campuses are actually somewhat less prone to sexual assault than our general communities are. So it’s not a problem that is distinctive to our college campuses, it’s a problem pervasive in our society.

HP: Jon Krakauer says many non-students contribute to rape culture in Missoula. How do you educate community members, who don’t take PETSA? RE: That’s a great question and a very difficult one for us to address. We have worked very closely with the Missoula community and Missoula has done quite a bit on its own.

HP: How so?

RE: Well, the 911 campaign a few years ago. Calling 911 was one example where three or four years ago there was some confusion, admittedly, on our campus on how to report sexual assault. Multiple phone numbers were out there and weren’t displayed in prominent areas, so that’s one thing we tried to improve upon. One of those is who do I call if sexual assault happens. ‘Do I call the campus, do I call SARC, do I call Missou-

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la PD, who?’ So we just said call 911 and we will make sure those dispatchers are trained to get you the right kind of help, whether that was confidential care through SARC or some other organization. A second way is through interaction with professionals in our community that work on sexual assault.

People through first step, YMCA, healthcare systems and people on campus. So now there is a task force that thinks about sexual assault on a day-to-day basis.

CW: Who, in society, is responsible for sexual assault?

RE: Your are. You are and I am, and everybody else in this community and on this campus. We all have a responsibility to keep each other safe, and we all have a responsibility to engage in these conversations and to go through the training, imperfect though it may be, in a serious and enthusiastic way that says I want to know as much as possible about sexual assault and how I can keep myself safe and how I can keep others safe, so it’s all of our responsibility. But fundamentally this is a societal responsibility. You can’t fix it by policy alone, you can’t fix it by some university president saying, this is something we need to work on. It’s something every single one of us as a member of this community has a responsibility to work on.

HP: What would you say to a student who doesn’t feel safe on campus?

RE: I would say, for one, we are working diligently as a campus on these multiple fronts to make our campus as safe as we possibly can. I would also say we live in a complicated society and not everybody in our society has good intentions. So there are some dangerous situations out there, there are some people with bad intentions out there and we all need to do everything we can to make sure we are aware of that, and we need to take appropriate actions with our friends,

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What did you think when you got the text alert this weekend?

What is the best way to support victims of sexual assault?

Paige Belstad Shanti Johnson

our partners, with ourselves. Just like any other place, or any other part of our society, it isn’t right that someone can get sexually assaulted and we need to do everything we can on multiple fronts to minimize those bad things from happening in our society.

CW: Do you feel, here at the University of Montana, women are treated differently than men?

RE: There are certainly acknowledgements that men and women have different needs, but in situations other than that, like academic situations, opportunities on campus and in our community we certainly strive to eliminate those differences.

HP: Three of the 13 deans on campus are women.

RE: That’s a great example, three deans are women and so that’s not a good situa-

Tommy Egland

tion. That’s why we launched the Women’s Leadership Initiative this year, to begin the process of doing better in that regard. Two of the five vice presidents are women and that’s not a bad situation, but we have room to improve on that. Bringing those kinds of situations forward and recognizing that we aren’t doing as well as we could in some of those situations, that’s important, but what’s most important is that we do something about it.

HP: Are there any times during the school year when you worry more about students’ safety?

RE: Yes, the first few weeks of fall are among the most key times of the school year. A lot of inexperienced people are coming to campus, like new college freshmen.

People want to have a good time and enjoy

themselves and so on. So you can look statistically, not just here, those first few weeks of the fall semester we are especially on alert to problems in general, not just sexual assault. People are away from home, which is something they are not familiar with and that’s also a time we are particularly alert to suicide possibilities and things like that.

So those first few weeks when people are adjusting with an unfamiliar, liberating environment. Many of those folks are coming from a highly structured setting, either in high school, or at home are coming to the University where it is much less structured.

They have much more freedom to make choices and that sort of thing. So that early part of the semester is a time we are on high alert.

CW: You touched on this earlier and I’m

curious. When you were in college were you aware of a rape culture?

RE: I can’t say I was aware of a rape culture at the time, but I think that is what we are seeing as our communication and tools are much better these days than they were.

It is becoming more, not just acceptable, but more likely that reporting a sexual assault will result in action than years past. I think we are seeing a much higher level of reporting and definitely a much higher level of dialogue about prevention and handling than when I was a student. I have no doubt that it was going on, but I think defining what constitutes sexual assault is an area we have made tremendous progress and what constitutes sexual assault today and our awareness of it is a way different level of understanding than it was a couple of decades ago. ▪

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THIS WEEK THURSDAY, SEPT. 24

Exhibition: ‘The Intimate Diebenkorn: Drawings 1949-1992’ The MMAC is one of four venues hosting the national traveling exhibition of Richard Diebenkorn. This exhibition is a great look at the evolution of art through four decades.

Diebenkorn’s art has an abstract appeal that is easy on the eyes. Admiring art is the ideal way to get through your Thursday. @ Meloy and Paxson Gallery Free FRIDAY, SEPT. 25

KBGA 19th Annual Birthday Bash

Come celebrate the 19th birthday of the coolest college radio station on this side of the Mississippi River. This particular birthday party will feature music from Down North, Mezozoic Mafia, Beatzlevox and The Skurfs. Not only will that be happening, but they also have raffles and give aways, this party has it all! @ The Palace Lounge 9 p.m. $5 / 18+ SATURDAY, SEPT. 26

Homecoming Parade

This year’s homecoming theme is “A Tradition of Champions.” Whatever the hell that means. Everyone who is anyone will be at this homecoming parade. Come out and celebrate a tradition of champions! Seriously, does that title imply that the parade is a tradition only done by champions? @ Downtown Missoula West Broadway Street and North Higgins Avenue 10 a.m.

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To wrap up your perfect day after the homecoming parade, visit the Roxy Theater and join the Movie Mockers. The Movie Mockers is a series at the Roxy where you watch a movie so bad that it’s good, while local comedians openly mock it. For this installment they are watching the Filipino 1981 action comedy movie, “For Y’ur Height Only,” starring Weng Weng as Agent 00 on his quest to stop the nefarious Mr. Giant from using the N-Bomb. @ The Roxy Theater 7:30 p.m. $7 student ticket $8 adult ticket / 18+ MONDAY, SEPT. 28

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Skin Deep : Artist Profile Kara Maul Tess Haas

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Kara Maul was born to create. Singing, dancing, painting, photography and drawing have all, amongst other things, been lifelong hobbies of the 21-year-old fine arts major.

When she got to college, Maul faced something new: psoriasis.

The genetic skin condition causes red patchy areas of abnormal skin. Psoriasis affects roughly 7.5 million people in the United States, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation. The stress of college and living by herself worsened Maul’s condition, and although she knew she would have psoriasis, she never noticed it until college.

“I felt super self-conscious about it,” she said. “I would never pull my hair back and I used a bunch of disgusting lotions.”

That’s when Maul, who also has Brown Syndrome, an eye condition that can cause double vision, channeled her personal struggles into her artwork.

In one set of drawings, Maul shows her psoriasis exaggerated, capturing how it felt to her, red and obvious.

In another drawing, sketched from photos of Maul’s own eyes, she shows the viewer what eyes affected by Brown Syndrome look like.

Maul said she deals with themes of comfort and discomfort frequently. One of Maul’s printmaking assignments was called “Obsessive, Obsessed.” Maul shows an autobiographical image of a girl eating cookies and in the next panel analyzing her in a mirror.

Using her artwork helped Maul feel more confident about things she once considered setbacks.

“I’m over it,” she said. “I just embraced it.”

Artist Brianna McLean, 21, has worked alongside Maul in the art program since freshman year. She said discomfort is an important emotion to address with artwork.

“I think we both come from weird places with our art because it’s fresh and authentic,” McLean said. “Kara’s work is critical, often times she criticizes her own self-image.”

Maul said her time at the art school helped her to explore inwardly and become a better human being. She said she wants her art to give back to people who may be trying to overcome something.

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Artist Kara Maul showcases one of her many pieces.

She is currently looking at graduate programs for art therapy.

“I just love old people, and I love thinking about all the ways art could help them physically or mentally,” she said.

Emily Kaplan is one of Maul’s main supporters and best friends. Kaplan said Maul inspiring and dedicated to all of her work.

“It’s really inspiring to see her progress through good times and hard times alike,” Kaplan said. “Even if she loses inspiration

like every artist does sometimes, she never stops persisting. She always finds it.”

Maul encourages anyone who wants to express themselves artistically to do so. She said art can be a great way to overcome personal things you might think are embarrassing or weird.

“Just keep creating,” she said. “Don’t be embarrassed by what you think of as an insecurity, because you can make something beautiful of it.” ▪

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Slayer released new album “Repentless”

New album, same old music Album review: REPENTLESS SLAYER

Rylan Boggs rylan.boggs@umontana.edu

Slayer’s newest album, “Repentless,” is a dune buggy ride to hell. Seriously, you’ll want to get off about three-quarters of the way through, catch your breath, control your heart rate and try not to keel over.

The band’s eleventh studio album is a heavy, fast-paced, work of music that will leave some ecstatic and others physically sick.

Truly giving zero fucks, the band released “Repentless” on Sept. 11, 2015, a nod to their album “God Hates Us All," which was coincidentally released Sept. 11, 2001.

The album’s intro track, “Delusions of Saviour,” feels like it belongs in an apocalyptic Danny Trejo movie. The two minute intro quickly descends into “Repentless,” the album’s title track, with Tom Araya’s gravel pit voice screaming, “Intensity, anarchy, hatred amplified/Playing this shit is all that keeps me alive/” Hardly breaking new ground with “Repentless,” Slayer follows their triedand-true formula of unrelenting guitar riffs, atheist lyrics and sacrilegious album art, which comes together to give us an undeniably thrash-metal product.

The band currently consists of Tom Araya on vocals and bass, Kerry King and Gary Holt on guitar and Paul Bostaph on drums.

Slayer was founded in 1981, so to not only be still together, but to be producing viable musical offspring, is impressive in and of itself.

Drummer Dave Lombardo was released from the band in 2014 due to financial issues. In a press release prior to an Australian tour, Slayer stated, “Mr. Lombardo came to the band less than a week before their scheduled departure for Australia to present an entirely new set of terms for his engagement that were contrary to those that had been previously agreed upon.”

Ninety percent of the group’s tour revenue was “being deducted as expenses, including the professional fees paid to management, costing the band millions of dollars and leaving 10 percent or less to split amongst the four of us," Lombardo said in a press release.

In 2013, founding member and songwriter Jeff Hanneman passed away from liver failure, which was later contributed to alcohol-related cirrhosis, according to blabbermouth.net. Hanneman had previously suffered from necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating infection, or as metalinjection.net described it, “the most metal of spider bites.” When asked if Hanneman’s spirit would help guide the band, guitarist Kerry King responded with the blunt, yet realistic statement, “Jeff is worm food.” ▪

WHAT THE FOOD

Stand by your farmer Taylor Wyllie / taylor.wyllie@umontana.edu

The vast majority of Americans (99 percent according to the Environmental Protection Agency) are not farmers by trade. I’m not a farmer. No one in my family is a farmer and, most likely, you are not a farmer. But that doesn’t mean the trials and tribulations of our nation’s farmers don’t directly and significantly impact us all.

So what happens to all of us as climate change continues to challenge farmers and conventional ways of growing? And how do we create a sustainable food system before we crumble beneath the fate of our current food industry?

Laura Lengnick, sustainable agriculture professor at Warren Wilson College, will be at the University of Montana the evening of Sept. 23 to attempt to answer these questions. Her presentation, “Resilient Agriculture: Farming in a Changing Climate,” titled after her book of a similar name, will introduce us to the uphill battle the agricultural backbone of our country — our farmers — is now facing.

Lengnick speaks from authority. Beside dedicating her life’s work to researching and teaching sustainable agriculture, Lengnick was the lead author of a USDA report on the effects climate change has on U.S. agriculture, a report that was included in the third National Climate Assessment.

Her book delves into the specific issues farmers face head-on, with a hopeful tone woven between passages of depressing realism.

She defines sustainable agriculture — a coined term found in the “Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990” — and points to it as a viable, and necessary, solution. Sustainable agriculture, in the most basic sense of the phrase, is food production that uses techniques that protect our environment, including animal and human health. She discusses the tangible benefits of sustainable agriculture (greater biodiversity, more money in the regional economy, to name a couple) and presents the latest science on climate risk in relation to agriculture.

Lengnick also brings a personal element to the book. She looks at specific agriculture operations in all aspects — vegetables, fruits, nuts, grains and livestock — and notes farmers’ direct observations of change brought on by global warming and the ways they deal with it.

As Lengnick points out early on in “Resilient Agriculture,” the ignorance of Americans and the out-of-sight, out-of-mind paradigm that dominates the food system is devastating sustainable agriculture.

Most of us are not farmers, but by being a generation of informed citizens and working with farmers, instead of continuing to ignore their existence, we can successfully navigate this new era. Maybe, we won’t end up living in a nation-wide dust bowl.

We can start by listening to an acclaimed professor answer the questions we’re all too scared to ask – maybe even too scared to think about. Or, at the very least, we can skim her book.

“Resilient Agriculture: Farming in a Changing Climate” is at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 in the UC Theater. The event is free and open to the public.

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Student filmmakers association seeks new blood Bowen West bowen.west@umontana.edu

To enter a film festival you’ve got to use money from your own pocket, so for someone like Taylor Lennox, who wanted to submit his short film “Lavender” to various festivals, that meant he only could have submitted to three. But with the help of the student-run organization, The Student Filmmakers Association, he was able to send the film to 15 different festivals.

“Exposure is vital for an aspiring filmmaker,” Lennox said. “So the fact that they are helping me get my film into so many festivals is tremendous.”

The Student Filmmakers Association (SFA) is now in its second year, continuing their goal of helping students produce any film they want to make, namely through creating networking opportunities and providing financial help.

They help students fund their projects through money they get from ASUM each year. The funding can be used on props, film equipment, or, more importantly, food on set.

As for networking, the ability to collaborate with other aspiring filmmakers in the group is key for future success, the founder

of the group, Andy Mikkola said.

They are currently helping with a web series called “Thirds”, created by Michael Melugin and Josh Harper. Melugin and Harper can film the show because of the equipment provided to them from the association.

But the SFA isn’t limited to media arts students, something Mikkola wants to advertise. He said the group is open to anybody that has ever been interested in film.

“We want as many people as we can get,” Mikkola said. “We love having a diverse group, because the more opinions you have, the more people who are studying different things, the better it’s going to be.”

Tessla Hastings, the SFA’s treasurer, also said she hopes to have more diversity in the group. Hastings said that cross involvement with departments can lead to great and interesting creations.

But at its core, the SFA is a way for interested students to get engaged.

“Being a part of the association is a way to become involved in our local art community,” Hastings said.

The Student Filmmakers Association meets every first Monday of the month at 8 p.m., in McGill 127. For more information, visit the group’s Facebook page.▪

Andy Mikkola, president of the film society, talks about upcoming speakers coming to present.

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“Unleash the beast”

Richardson looks to lead Montana volleyball Sojin Josephson sojin.josephson@umontana.edu

Volleyball is in Capri Richardson’s blood.

Her parents met playing the sport in the military and she thought she would give it a try. Little did she know that she would end up as a star for a Division I university.

The 21-year-old is in her final year of college and her last season of Montana volleyball, but she’s more passionate about the game now than ever before.

Richardson’s dad died when she was in her freshman season with the Grizzlies, but she knows he was extremely proud and she plays for him today.

“Volleyball is where my roots are,” Richardson said. “Your hands just gleam of strength and power after making something travel so fast, whether it’s with a hit or a block, and I love that.”

Richardson has had a roller coaster four years at Montana. She redshirted her first season and was out with a sprain and bone bruise her second. In her third season, she played in nine of 21 matches. But in 2014, Richardson’s junior year, she started to shine on the court.

Last year, Richardson received a Big Sky Conference Player of the Week, Academic All-Big Sky Conference and Second-Team All-Big Sky Conference. She played and started in all 29 matches and led the Grizzlies with 124 blocks.

“I’ve always seen potential in myself, but last year I decided that I had been here for four years and it was time to unleash the beast,” Richardson said.

Whether Richardson walks into the room or onto the court, she does so with a huge smile on her face. She is quick to laugh, lively and has a positive presence about her.

Coach Brian Doyon said that Richardson brings immense athleticism to the court, as well as determination

and passion for the game.

“She’s got a ton of drive and personality,” Doyon said. “She brings energy with her on the court, which makes her a very dynamic, flashy player.”

Richardson does not leave her vivacity and ambition on the court. She carries those qualities with her wherever she goes. She is a double major in psychology and dance and wants to attend graduate school for clinical psychology.

When Richardson is not on the court or doing modern, hip-hop or jazz dancing, she watches The Walking Dead.

She’s also the president of the University of Montana Black Student Union.

Richardson’s well-rounded life from her dancing and school, to her volleyball and traveling help her on the court.

“Capri’s life experiences make her stand out,” Doyon said. “She has a lot of interests in her life — she’s well-traveled, has lived everywhere, dances and has a great time.”

“Dance is all about spatial awareness,” Richardson said. “Whether it’s inside or outside of the body, there’s an awareness where you can feel things differently.”

Coach Doyon said that he has noticed many improvements in Richardson this season and that it’s fun to watch her grow. He said she’s done a tremendous job adapting to his system and really taking it to the next level.

He also said that it’s invaluable to have leaders like Richardson in the program.

“She’s very confident and very bright and not afraid to step into roles others might be uncomfortable in,” Doyon said.

“She’s also not afraid to ask the tough questions or challenge the coaches.”

Doyon wants Richardson to take the knowledge he has given her and run with it because athletically, the sky is the limit.

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Senior volleyball star Capri Richardson started playing at 11 and has dreams of playing internationally after her last season with the Griz.

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Junior outside hitter Michelle Robinson said it’s fun to be Richardson’s teammate.

“She’s always dancing, she’s funky, she’s sassy — we have always gotten along really well,” Robinson said.

Robinson said that her teammate’s attitude is always positive. She pushes herself and the team to do the best they can.

“Her ability to uplift us, and see where our thresholds are and apply that on the court is something that inspires me because I can get into that ‘I don’t know if I can do this anymore’ attitude,” Robinson said.

Richardson started to play volleyball at age 11 in a youth program in Japan, where she lived with her family for three years. She said it wasn’t a serious program, although she thought it was at the time. She started to play truly competitive volleyball her sophomore year of high school in Aurora, Colorado.

She never imagined playing at a collegiate level until the end of her junior year. She came to Montana for a campus visit after being recruited by former head coach Jerry Wagner, and said the first thing she saw were the mountains. She felt a strong community and very welcomed in Missoula, unlike other campuses she visited.

“When I officially decided I was com-

VIEWS FROM THE 406 ing here, I was awestruck,” Richardson said. “I get to play D-1 volleyball away from home?”

Although this is Richardson’s last season with Montana, her volleyball career may not be over. She dreams to play international volleyball in Italy.

“With a name like Capri, I have to play there.”

Precious Gbadamosi, former UM women’s tennis star, met Richardson during their freshmen year of college and said that Richardson is a friend that’s always there, she’s funny and the best dance partner a girl could ask for.

“She’s an old soul, and her taste in music is out of this world,” Gbadamosi said.

When Gbadamosi was still a student athlete here, the long-time friends also studied and worked out together.

“Being one of Capri’s best friends is truly a blessing for me,” Gbadamosi said.

“She has never changed in terms of personality from the very first day I met her, and I love her to death for that.”

In her closing season, Richardson wants to finish strong herself, but wants her team to finish strong as well.

“It could be anyone’s last game and you never know how you’re going to be remembered,” Richardson said. “I just really want everyone to go hard, to go at it.” ▪

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The Roast of Travis DeCuire Joshua Thomas / joshua.thomas@umontana.edu

Tonight at The Ranch Club in Missoula, former Griz basketball legends will be gathering together in celebration of Montana basketball and everything that the maroon and silver stands for. Wayne Tinkle, Blaine Taylor, Larry Kryskowick, Mike Montgomery and more will unite for a night of memories, fun and laughs. Exactly what will they be laughing at you ask?

Welcome to the roast of current Griz men’s basketball coach Travis DeCuire.

That’s right.

With Lady Griz head coach Robin Selvig serving as roastmaster, these legendary Grizzlies are sure to put on a hilarious night. Starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, these former and current Montana coaches will put on a fundraiser dinner and the Comedy Central-esque event, similar to the most recent roast of Justin Bieber.

I’m guessing this version will be a bit more PG, although I hope I am absolutely wrong for the sake of comedy. This could get hilarious.

When I first heard about this event happening, I didn’t believe it was real. After a Google search and a mini-stroke, I immediately looked to get my hands on a ticket.

I was pretty sad after my research. Individual tickets ran at $150, a table for eight that came with a celebrity guest and drink tickets was $2,500, and regular tables for eight available for $1,000. If you were feeling really spendy, $5,000 bought you a table for 10, admission into the pre-roast reception, a legendary coach sitting at your table, drinks for the evening and a membership to the Roundball Club.

The fun doesn’t stop there. The ultimate package would set you back $10,000 and gotten you a table for 10, a private pre-roast reception, a two-year Roundball membership, a mixologist at your table, your name in the program for the event, a game day package for four tickets to the Gonzaga versus Montana basketball game and, of course, front row seating at the actual roast.

Wow. So while I will definitely not be in attendance tonight, the fact that this is taking place is a truly awesome thing. The Griz coaches coming together and putting on this event is not only cool, because people get to see legends interacting with each other, but they also get to see them make fun of each other, of course in good spirit.

A part of me wishes I took out a student loan to try and get my hands on $10,000, but I realize that’s a little unreasonable. In any case, are there students out there who copped a ticket? If so, please let me know how the roast is.

Here’s to tonight and Griz basketball.

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