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Montana Kaimin GROWING UP

NEWS What’s the hold-up on the UC Market?

GRIZ OPINION It’s time

ARTS Get the scoop

to fix ‘the door’

on Feast Week

Issue No. 10 November 8, 2017

KIOSK ON THE COVER Week of 11/6/17 - 11/12/17 ILLUSTRATION ZOIE KOOSTRA

HELP WANTED

The Weekly Crossword 1

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Copyright 2017 by The Puzzle Syndicate ACROSS 1 Gymnast's feat 70 Extend, as a 29 Alpaca kin 5 Crack up lease 31 Type of lily 10 Kind of moss 71 Half a matched 32 Fishing item 14 Head parasites set 33 Cowboy boot 15 70s dance music attachment 16 In need of a DOWN 34 Bottom massage 1 Marching band 35 All worked up 17 Newton, e.g. instrument 36 Vital organ 18 Reciprocal 2 Napkin fabric 37 Student loan pronoun 3 Cake topper assessment 20 Palindromic 4 One of the 41 Vitamin A source principle Brady Bunch 44 Office supply 22 Coffee holder 5 Botheration 46 Carp kin 23 Teaser ad, for 6 Trivial details 50 Three-alarm short 7 Advertiser's event 24 Plant firmly target 52 Tough to take 26 The Kingston 8 Minimal 53 Light-footed ____ 9 Waiting period, 54 Show up again 28 Pool table part seemingly 55 Stuff on the 30 Historical 10 Sponsorship bottom records 11 Canyon sound 56 Type of shine 34 Scottish castle 12 Attention getter 57 Folk stories 38 Rip to shreds 13 Novice 58 Similar (to) 39 Fit of fever 19 Speak out 60 Computer symbol 40 Change, 21 Edible tuber 63 In favor of chemically 25 Mishmash 64 Morning deposit 42 Wise advisor 27 Deadly snake 43 Hyundai model Answers to Last Week’s Crossword: 45 Seagoer's woe 47 Christmas drink G R A M S T A M P R O L E R E D O C O V E R O P E D 48 Math computation I C O N U N I T E S E E D 49 Uppity one S T R O L L D E W B E R R Y 51 Fruit farm R A I T A T O E C A P S 56 Shade of blue L I T E R R A T T A N 59 School course, D I M E N O V E L S E I N E for short U S A R E V U P V O W 61 Like a beaver C L I F F R E C I P I E N T 62 Expressionless L I N E N T E L L E R 65 Minute ___ M O R E S D E S S E R T 66 Eye part C O U L E E O L E A N D E R 67 UV stopper C R E D O R U I N P O R T A V I A N E D G E U R G E 68 Wallop P E N N E R E N T S E E R 69 Camping shelter

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SUDOKU

Edited by Margie E. Burke

Difficulty: Easy

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Each row must contain the numbers 1 to 9; each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9; and each set of 3 by 3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 to 9. Answers to Last Week’s Sudoku:

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HOW TO SOLVE:

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OPINION L ETTE R TO TH E ED ITOR

UM President : 'We cannot always wait for a perfect process' SHEILA STEARNS interm president at UM On being named University of Montana president last December, I was clear about my intentions to address four important challenges: enrollment, budget shortfalls, organizational renewal and student success. Every decision and strategy for the year of my presidency has been made with these priorities in mind. UM enrolled nearly 12,000 students this fall, above fall budget targets. We completed fiscal year 2017 under budget. We hosted a national Complete College America summit to enhance student retention. A video summary of our terrific efforts to accelerate students through gateway math and writing courses is on the CCA national website. Our most ambitious effort for organizational renewal is known as APASP: Academic Programs and Administrative Services Prioritization. Think of it as looking closely at your whole household or business, examining what’s in every room, what treasure is on every shelf. Can you still keep everything? In the case of UM, are there more student-friendly or cost-effective ways to deliver our programs or services? It’s as simple, and complex,

as that. To set priorities among an array of worthy programs in a process led by admirable faculty, staff and students is challenging. It has created extra work and anxiety for many. Dozens of employees have worked diligently to present data-informed analyses – quantitatively and qualitatively – of each University function to the APASP task force. The task force has held many forums, open meetings and trainings for report authors throughout. The members have my utmost admiration and appreciation. The process is heading toward conclusion. The volume of our conversations is getting louder. You have seen this around your conference rooms and dinner tables when you are making hard decisions. Don’t be surprised by our lively internal debate and, at times, consternation. That is part of who we are as a University. I extend deep thanks to the APASP task force and to a committee of the Board of Regents who recently met with them on campus. I applaud the task force members and their straightforward approach. They admit the process is not perfect and worry that the timeline I gave them was tight. As with most important decisions anywhere, not just at the

University, we cannot always wait for a perfect process. In the coming days, APASP task force members will release the first draft of their recommendations. They will assign programs and services to four categories for action. In one of my final duties as UM president, I will focus on selected programs and present implementation outlines to incoming President Seth Bodnar. I will step down as president, but UM’s leaders will carry on. UM has the opportunity to tighten its focus and serve students and its historic mission wisely. The proposed changes may be disruptive and controversial. The university family will raise our voices through shared governance groups in the next few weeks. Count on it. I welcome collegial dialogue from within and from outside the University. As I said last January in my first address to the campus, I believe the best days at UM are ahead of us. In February we will celebrate 125 years of historic service to the people of our state and beyond. We are Montana, all of us, and we can look forward to the future with confidence.

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OPINION K A I MIN CO LU MN

Queeries: Non-binary people get to be gay, too How can someone be nonbinary and gay or non-binary and straight? Doesn’t having a nonbinary gender make that hard to define? The short answer is, “Yes, it is hard.” Though with issues like this, it’s always better to trust that a nonbinary person knows more about their own sexuality than you do. You don’t have to understand it. You just have to respect it. Being nonbinary complicates sexuality, but that’s because the words we have to describe sexuality are based on a man/woman binary. Being a gay man means you like other men. Being a lesbian means you like other women. There’s no room for those of us who don’t fit into those categories. The word “bisexual” is often defined as someone who is attracted to men and women, so even the most inclusive word in the “LGBT” acronym excludes non-binary people. This forces trans and nonbinary people into a place where they have to either find another word — like pansexual, omnisexual or queer — to describe their sexuality, or change the definitions of existing words to include them. We’ve tried both, and they’re both difficult. Straight cisgender people often react with confusion or disgust to unfa-

miliar words, but changing the definitions of words like “gay” and “lesbian” isn’t consistent among LGBTQ people. I might believe that a nonbinary person can be a lesbian, but not all lesbians feel that way. So how do you find a space for yourself within the lesbian community? Ultimately, it’s easier to just accept that a nonbinary person has thought about their own sexuality more than you have. Unless you are that person’s therapist or they are your imaginary friend, this will be true. Let them talk about it on their own terms. But all this doesn’t mean that being nonbinary and gay (or straight) is easy. It’s a long, sometimes confusing journey. My partner is a straight cis male, and sometimes I struggle with that. If he’s straight, does that make me a woman? Should we even be dating if there’s this fundamental conflict in our relationship? These questions come up for me a lot, but when they do, we talk about it. Communication is vital in any relationship, and it is absolutely necessary for us to talk through this issue on a regular basis. We check in with each other. It doesn’t even have to be a long, drawn-out conversation: “Hey, are you still straight?”

“Yup.” “Cool. I’m not a girl, though.” “Yeah, I know. It’s chill.” See how easy that was? My gender and my partner’s sexuality are not even close to the most important parts of our relationship, and I always end up reminding myself of that. I get to be trans, and he gets to be straight. But mostly, we’re just two people. Got a queery? Send any questions you have to calreynolds. queeries@gmail.com. Ask me what you’ve been afraid to ask or what you’ve always wanted to know. Your name and any other personal information will not be published.

CAL REYNOLDS calreynolds.queeries@gmail.com @CalReynoldsMT

K A I MIN CO LU MN

Someone fix that damn door. This is important. Having taken for granted the years of uninhibited coffee and Le Petit pastry supply from the UC Market, I now rarely find myself in the University Center. But whenever I visit, I stay away from the most convenient and accessible entrance by the information desk. My avoidance of the main entrance is due to one reason and one reason only — that ridiculous and useless door that opens the wrong way. Do you know which door I’m talking about? It’s right by the information desk, on the first floor of the UC, and is generally the most frequently used. The door that looks like it should open from one side, so you go and try to open it from that side, bonk your head, and end up looking like a grade-A moron in front of a bunch of sophomores holding XXL Jus’ Chill’n Strawberry-Nana Springs smoothies. This exact scenario has happened to me more than once, I kid you not. These frustrations have been with me since I first encountered “The Door” my freshman year. Until recently, I believed I was the only one who was so annoyed by it. That is, until I talked to several of

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my peers about the issue and realized that many have had similar experiences. I have a bone to pick with this stupid door, and I hope my concerns reach someone high up so we can make some meaningful change in the door department for future generations of University of Montana students. I am genuinely frustrated that someone cool and hip like me has been made to look like a fool time and time again trying to push “The Door” open from the wrong side. When will my humiliation end? When my brain conveniently forgets the years of muscle memory that have taught me that doors open from hinges on the outside? Fat chance. I’m also concerned as to why the most feng shuialigned building on campus has absolutely ruined its chances at complete element-harmonization. The UC has more plant life inside of it than the business school has panini carts. The immediate feeling of calm that washes over me when I step into the UC is disrupted every time I have to walk through that stupid door. So come on ASUM! Come on donors! Let’s cough up a

little cash to fix “The Door,” which is a legitimate drain on my emotional well-being. I’ll start a GoFundMe. We all have priorities, and as varied as they might be, I think this is something we can really unite on. Besides, what does “priority” mean anyways? I’m going to a school with massive budgeting issues, and I have a class in a room where an iPad mounted on the wall has the sole purpose of being a really fancy light switch. I’m sure someone can help me out with some cash flow flexibility.

CAYLEY BOYD cayley.boyd@umt.edu @cayleyboyd

NEWS U C MAR KET: TH E SAGA CONTINUE S

UC Market is still under construction: What is the hold up? ROSIE COSTAIN anna.costain@umontana.edu /@rosecostain

Complaints about long lines, inconvenience and a lack of Black Coffee Roasting Co. beverages continue to rumble across campus as the University Center Market remains closed. But why? According to campus architect and UC Market project consultant Jameel Chaudhry, it wasn’t possible to finish the remodel in the three months of summer. UM Dining waited 17 days for budget approval from the state higher education office, and it took another six weeks to draw up architectural plans. The contract with the construction company wasn’t finalized until Sept. 7, a week into the school year. It’s not ideal for construction to be happening during fall semester, Chaudhry said, but the project is keeping up with its established timeline. “I’m still impressed with how fast this process is moving,” Chaudhry said. “I know it’s frustrating. I’m frustrated because that’s where I used to get my coffee.” On June 1, UM Dining purchased the UC Market from the Bookstore at UM. According to bookstore manager Eamon Fahey, the Bookstore, a nonprofit, could no longer afford to run the UC

Market because of decreasing revenue from declining enrollment. UM Dining officials had conducted an informal walkthrough in May to establish possible changes UM Dining would make if they bought it. They decided on a full remodel. From June 2 to 19, after purchasing the UC Market, UM Dining had to wait for approval from the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education of project fees and overall funding for the $349,000 project. Any project over $75,000 requires the University to hire outside architects and contractors through a public bidding process. On June 21, an architect from MMW Architects started drawing plans. According to Chaudhry, because the architect went on the walkthrough in May, he had an idea of what to do, and he finished the plans in six weeks. Plans for projects like this would normally take about three months to complete, Chaudhry said. Meanwhile, on July 28, Reynolds Construction Company Inc. was hired to start demolition of the UC Market while the architectural plans were drawn. Reynolds Construction finished almost three weeks ahead of its Sept. 1 deadline. As required by state law, the University ran construction bid ads in the Missoulian for three consecutive Sundays, from Aug. 13 to 27, after the plans and demolition were finished. The bid opened on Aug. 28.

Five companies bid, with Reynolds Construction presenting the lowest price. By Sept. 7, the University finalized the contract, and the company began work on the remodel. Campbell Howard, director of UM dining, previously told the Kaimin the lengthy UC Market remodel process could be attributed to a construction boom in Missoula. However, he later said he wasn’t referring specifically to the UC Market, just a general problem in Missoula. According to Chaudhry, there is a construction boom in Missoula, including work on new schools, apartment complexes, banks and the library, that has caused problems finding subcontractors and getting competitive prices on some larger projects, but not smaller work like the UC Market. Dave Reynolds, president of Reynolds Construction, said he hasn’t run into any problems because of the boom. He said he has worked with many of his subcontractors for over 30 years, and he gets to be selective with who he works with. “So far, we’re on schedule and everything has been going pretty much as planned,” Reynolds said. The construction deadline is Dec. 15. After that, the UC Market needs to be stocked and staffed. Howard said the UC Market will be open by the start of spring semester.

40 4: SO U RCE NOT FOUND

The Source is closed, now available to student groups SHAYLEE RAGAR shaylee.ragar@umontana.edu / @shay_ragar

The University Center has eliminated its information desk, The Source, in an effort to save money. The UC will save around $242,000 per year in operating costs by cutting student employees and two classified staff positions. It will also add supervisor duties to a custodial position, according to UC director Adrianne Donald. She said operational costs need to be reduced due to declining enrollment. Donald said these tough decisions needed to be made to balance the budget. She said the cuts will keep operational fees for students as low as possible. Operational fees for the UC totaled $132.09 per student for fall semester. Students may remember lining up at The Source’s round desk on Monday mornings to get a football ticket, which is now done entirely online. The lost-and-found and UC locker rentals have been moved to Shipping Express.

A sign next to the desk says it’s for rent. But it’s not available to outside vendors, and the desk won’t be rented for a profit. Donald said the sign is there to inform campus affiliated groups of the desk’s availability for special events. Groups will not be charged a fee or allowed to use the desk long term. Multiple fraternities, Associated Students of the University of Montana transportation and the Student Involvement Network have taken advantage of the space this semester, according to Braden Fitzgerald, ASUM president. However, Donald said the University would still like an information desk on campus. “With the closure of The Source, this left a hole for campus as there is no official welcome and visitor center,” Donald said via email. Donald said administrators are looking for ways to open a new information desk somewhere on campus with limited hours of operation. The University would like to have some place potential students can go to get information about UM and Missoula. Until then, the west atrium desk will remain empty except for the occasional student group event.

The west atrium desk, located on the first floor of the UC, sits empty and available for rent Oct. 27. The Source information desk, which previously occupied the stall, closed earlier this semester due to budget cuts

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NO. 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

NAME Treshawn Favors Markell Sanders Gresch Jensen Ryan McKinley Justin Calhoun Rey Green Kobey Eaton Justin Strong Keenan Curran Dareon Nash Matt Rensvold Jeremy Calhoun Lewis Cowans Brennan Corbin Nate Dick Connor Strahm Isiahia Banks Korey Alexander Caleb Hill Josh Sandry Tanner Wilson Michael McGinnis Retired in Honor of Dave Dickenson Jerry Louie-McGee Makena Simis Samuel Akem Malik Flowers Gavin Crow Terron Moses Lamarriel Taylor Retired in Honor of Terry Dillon Josh Egbo Alijah Lee Shane Moody Jared Thurber Cody McCombs Josh Deshner Kendall Sweet Evan Epperly Nick Fouch Trase Le Texier Dante Olson Jace Lewis Eric Williams James Banks Tucker Schye Caleb Mitchell Brandon Purdy Cy Sirmon

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NAME Curtis Holmes Josh Buss Chris Favoroso Randy Rodriguez Vika Fa'atuiese Cole Rosling Jesse Sims Cody Meyer Mike Ralston Michael Matthews Carder Key Gage Smith Kyle Davis Marcus Welnel Shayne Cochran Colton Keintz Matthew O'Donoghue Dylan Eickmeyer Ashton Torres Thayne Jackson Skyler Martin Payton Stoner Cooper Sprunk Brandon Scott Angel Villanueva Robert Luke David Reese Dallas Hart Conlan Beaver Josh Horner Mitch McLaughlin Samori Toure Mitch Roberts Jed Nagler Danny Burton Bryson Deming Colin Bingham Tim Semenza McKenzie Holt Brandt Davidson Myles McKee-Osibodu Braydon Deming Devin Maua Andrew Harris David Shaw RJ Nelson Esai Longoria Reggie Tilleman

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POS. CB LB DE DT LB DE DT OL OL LB LB LB DT LB LB OL LS OG OT OG OL OL C OT OL OL OL OL OT WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR K ATH DT DT DE DE LB DT DE DT DT

HT. 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-8 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-7 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-5 6-5 6-5 5-9 6-3 6-1 6-4 5-10 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-4

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NO. 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

NAME Marshaun Cameron Isaiah Swopes Stone Kane Dontay Warren Conor Martin Michael Walker Tyree McNeil Jacob Knipp Conor Regan Justice Littrell Frank Stephens Hakeem Deggs Ellis Onic II Keaton Mott Noel Reid Luke Mondt Noah Sol Samad Hinds Xavier Laing Marques Combs Anthony Davis Brandon Cartagena Trey Adams Zachary Lindsay Collin Root Trae Riek Sherand Boyd Jr. Luke Nelson Willie Fairman Jacob Bobenmoyer Denario Critton Denzel Hatcher Cayden Dunn Jullen Ison Sterling Watkins Jerone Jackson Kendrick Igbinoba Trey Jones Keifer Glau Jaison Miller Jamond DuBose Nick Johnson Nic Vinson Henry Stelzner Xavier Dreiling Isaiah Williams Theron Verna Brooks Talkington Shaquan Baines

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WT. 185 170 205 185 170 180 170 210 205 215 180 157 163 182 205 180 205 255 215 185 190 190 180 200 235 200 200 220 165 230 170 240 180 190 165 175 240 160 240 255 160 230 180 210 215 260 235 240 230

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NAME Peter Mitchell James Riddle Austin Bown Eddie Gonzales III Brin Hayden Kody Mommaerts Jamari Logan Tank Terrell Keenan Leary Suraj Dhillon Keifer Morris Sean Reemts Jackson Block Robert Moss Joe Layzell Dan Ryan Cody Wilson Billy Reagins Jr. Sebastian Sanchez Kyle Ergenbright Logan Richards Fisayo Awolaja Coleman McCann Matthew Steele Jeremy Saddler Grant Stephens Zach Wilkinson Michael Ihejeto Kevin Williams Jr. Michael McCauley Alex Wesley Kamari Williams Kevin Meadows Garrett Betty Patrick Stephens Daenen Jones Darren DeLaCroix Rand Frazier-Turnbull De'Tuan Williams Khristian Lee Kadim Phillip Brandon Biggs Kendrick Johnson Chuck Davis-Ezeli Brandon Turner-Frazier Ryan Dorian Khairi Bailey Lane Scott Brodrick Watson

YEAR Jr. R-Sr. R-Sr. R-So. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. Jr. R-Jr. R-So. R-Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Jr. R-Jr. R-Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Sr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. R-Jr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. R-So. Fr. Fr. R-So. R-So. Fr. R-So. Jr. R-Sr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Sr. R-Fr. Fr.

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WT. 220 195 270 280 225 305 425 260 280 285 250 295 225 291 297 288 285 220 275 275 304 280 300 280 340 260 270 260 353 230 170 205 190 230 170 240 200 230 160 240 240 240 250 265 235 230 297 285 250

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UM has great respect for tradition. Yell the words “first down” in the Treasure State and most people will respond with a rousing shout of, “MONTANA!” At the most tense moment of the game, expect “Cotton Eyed-Joe” to blast from the loudspeakers and the fans to go nuts, and after a Griz score, keep your eyes out for fans tossing Twinkies. Our school’s love of ritual is perhaps what makes it so successful at athletics. Griz football games have been happening at UM since 1897. Montana’s program is known for its highly successful history, a place where the best high school players in the state go to continue their careers. Montana football had eight NFL players in 2015, more than any other FCS school, and almost all of the former players still talk about the significant impact Montana football had on their lives. UM’s love of tradition can be most clearly seen in football, where Montana has made Washington-Grizzly Stadium a name known across the country for being loud and passionate. Since the Griz started playing there in 1986, they have won nearly 90 percent of their home games. Dahlberg Arena, the home for Griz Basketball, has traditions of its own. Ask people who attended Montana during the ‘80s and ‘90s and they will tell you about “The Zoo,” a student section to rival the Cameron Crazies at Duke. Students would pack the section on the east side of the court game after game, watching future NBA players like Larry Krystkowiak and Micheal Ray Richardson tear up the court. Perhaps the greatest Montana tradition is its penchant for continuity. Players who were once titans of UM athletics frequently wind up seeing their children follow in their footsteps decades later. When looking at the Montana Grizzly rosters, great names pop up throughout Griz history. This year is no exception. The Montana Kaimin sports staff spoke with some of these legacy players to see how they ended up at Montana, and what it means to live up to their family name.

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COLIN BINGHAM

Brian “Guy” Bingham, played for the Griz 1976-1979.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO COLIN BINGHAM

TREVER SPOJA BY JACK S O N WAGNER Redshirt-sophomore Trever Spoja strolled around the Montana Grizzly locker before he could walk or talk. Trever was born when his father, Chris Spoja, was a junior in his early 20s at UM. Now that Trever is a player, he regularly hears about how much fun it was to watch his dad, the 6-foot-6, 220-pound forward who scored 1,111 points and was known for regularly scoring highlight reel dunks. For Trever, playing for Montana has been a dream for as long as he can remember.

Colin Bingham, Oct. 31.

BY N I C K P U C K ET T When Colin Bingham became a Griz, he wasn’t an H-back. He was hardly a tight end, the next closest thing. Yes, Bingham played the position in high school, but he was practically a sixth lineman for a smashmouth Big Sky High School team. There’s clear evidence of his lineman pedigree. His father, Brian “Guy” Bingham, was a standout blocker for the Griz from 1976 to ‘79 and a 14-year NFL pro. Since his career ended in 1993, he moved back to Missoula and now owns Valley Vending, a local vending machine supplier. In 2003 he was inducted into the Griz athletics Hall of Fame. Though Colin, a redshirt-sophomore health and human performance major, rocks a full beard in contrast to his father’s clean-shaven style, he’s just as tall, 6-foot-3, and has the blocking skills reminiscent of the original “Bing.” Brian Bingham played in 199 games at the pro level thanks to his learned long-snapping skills. He played for the New York Jets and the Atlanta Falcons before ending his professional career with the Washington Redskins. “He always told me to play mean,” said the lineman’s son. “I think I kind of do, but not in a dirty sense. “Pardon my language, but being a physical son-of-a-bitch ... Every play, let them know, whoever you’re going against, that you’re going to be in their grill all game and, quite frankly, kicking their butt,” Colin said. Colin, like his father, had to adjust his game as he progressed. He isn’t much of a long-snapper like his old man, not that he hasn’t picked up a thing or two. He shed the lineman image, along with 15 pounds, since high school to become a fast-footed flanker. “In high school I could just get away, because I was a lot bigger and stronger. I could not run that great of routes, because of my size I could get open. At this level it doesn’t work like that,” Bingham said. “I’ve got to be strong, fast and run crisp routes.”

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“A lot of kids dream about going to North Carolina or other schools,” Trever said. “This was literally my dream to come here.” Trever, a business administration major, moved frequently growing up, following wherever his father’s military career led. He played his senior season at Billings West High School. During that year, he played in Missoula against Sentinel High School and heard from head coach Travis DeCuire that Montana had a spot for him if he wanted to walk on. There’s significant pressure in living up to your parents’ reputation. But Trever is thankful his father showed him what it took to become a collegiate athlete. “He didn’t want to push me to burn me out,” Trever said. “I got to high school and he said, ‘If you want to be a college athlete, this is what you need to do.’ I don’t think a lot of kids have that. He had the blueprint set for me.”

Chris Spoja played for the Griz 1992-1997. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO TREVER SPOJA

Trever Spoja, Oct. 31.

PHOTO LACEY YOUNG

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THE DELANEYS BY LUCAS AILPORT For Griz football fans, the name Mick Delaney likely rings a few bells. Delaney became Montana football’s head coach in 2012 after serving as an assistant since 2008. He took the reigns during a time that saw not just the football team’s darkest days, but also the University’s. After a sexual assault scandal rocked campus, both head coach Robin Pflugrad and Athletic Director Jim O’Day were let go in March of 2012. Delaney came out of a brief retirement to lead the team through the uncertain waters. He had an overall record of 24-14 over his three-season span. But even after his retirement in 2014, his namesake continues at Montana. His grandson, also named Mick Delaney, is a fifth-year senior safety out of Bozeman. He came to the program in 2013 when his grandfather was still the coach, which played a big role in his attending of the University. “I was fortunate enough to come here in the first place, and having him here was an added benefit and made it that much more special,” Delaney said. Delaney, a business major, received other offers from several Frontier Conference schools in Montana, but he wasn’t particularly interested in any of them. Becoming a Bobcat was far out of the question. Becoming a Griz was a dream that soon became a reality. The recruiting process was strange for the younger Delaney, being sought after by his grandfather. Coach Delaney remained professional and always had the safeties coach Jake Cookus with him. The elder Delaney had a switch he could flip. “My grandpa was very good about knowing when to be a grandpa and when to be a coach,” Delaney said. Before the 2017 season, Delaney played in 17 games over his four year span after redshirting his freshman year. This year, his season was cut short in the second quarter of the Eastern Washington game when he tore his ACL, MCL and lateral meniscus. Now whenever Delaney introduces himself, there’s an inevitable follow-up question about his grandfather. “My grandfather is such an amazing guy,” Delaney said. “Just being associated with him has done so much for my life, even outside of football.” Mick isn’t the only grandchild of the elder Delaney on campus with an aptitude for athletics. Jacey Delaney, a junior, is currently a forward for the Lady Griz soccer team. Unlike her brother, Jacey didn’t think of Montana as her

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TOP LEFT: Mick Delaney coached for the Griz 2012-2014. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JACEY DELANEY // TOP RIGHT: Mick and Jacey Delaney in 2017. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JACEY DELANEY // BOTTOM LEFT: The younger Mick Delaney, Oct. 31. PHOTO DAN FRANZ // BOTTOM RIGHT: Jacey Delaney, Oct. 31. PHOTO TATE SAMATA

dream school. “I always saw myself going out of state and moving far away. Looked at some schools in California and looked at Boise State,” Jacey said. “Then I came to camp here before my senior year and [head coach] Mark [Plakorus] offered me a spot.” Jacey is a redshirt this season and a communication studies major. She has played 269 minutes in 18 games throughout her two seasons at Montana. She grew up in Bozeman, where she said it was fun to be a Griz fan. “Growing up, from the get-go we have always been Griz

fans,” Jacey said. “My grandpa got the job here, and then Mick started playing here, and it just escalated from there.” Whenever she is introduced to someone, it’s always as “Mick Delaney’s granddaughter.” That relationship holds a special place in her heart. She said being held to the same standard as her grandfather is something she doesn’t take for granted. “My grandpa didn’t persuade me one way, my brother didn’t persuade me one way,” Delaney said. “My grandpa was so supportive through the whole recruiting process. [He made] it a point that I have to do what I want to do and what’s best for me.”

ANDREW HARRIS

BY JACK SO N WAG N E R Andrew Harris has a ready-made fact to toss out as an icebreaker at parties: His father, Greg, played four seasons as a defensive end in the NFL for the New York Jets and the San Francisco 49ers. But to Andrew, Greg was just dad. “Most of the time you don’t think of your dad as being anything other than your dad,” Andrew said. Andrew, a redshirt-sophomore majoring in business management, is actually the fifth member of his family to represent the Griz. His older brother, Josh, played for the Griz from 2008 to 2012 and was a leader on some great Montana defenses during his time. His high school coach, Grady Bennett, played for the Griz in the ‘80s and left the school as the all-time passing leader, only to be passed later by the legendary Dave Dickenson. All of this made Andrew’s college choice easy. “I had always known I wanted to be a Griz,” Andrew

TOP LEFT: Greg Harris (middle) played for the Griz 1971-1975. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ANDREW HARRIS // BOTTOM LEFT: Andrew Harris, Oct. 31. PHOTO LACEY YOUNG // TOP RIGHT: Josh Harris, played for the Griz 2008-2012. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ANDREW HARRIS

said. “Growing up hearing about it from my father and going to games when my brother played kind of cemented the idea of being a Griz in my mind.” He hears about the play of his dad and brother often. He says that while he views it as an honor to carry on the tradition, “it did get a little annoying sometimes.” But tradition is something that brings the Harrises together, even outside of the Griz football program. Andrew was the fifth member of his family to play in the Montana East-West Shrine game, following his father and three older brothers. Football is family for the Harrises. Andrew, a graduate of Glacier High School, is still waiting for his big moment at Montana. With a group of deeply talented defensive players in front of him, he hasn’t seen much of the field. But the quiet and charismatic Montana native is just proud to carry on his family’s rich tradition of Griz football players. montanakaimin.com November 8-14, 2017

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ARTS+CULTURE H I PSTE R WATCH

Jacob Chadwick sits in his studio where he creates cassette tapes for a variety of Missoula bands Nov. 1. Chadwick says cassettes are making a comeback because people who never grew up with them find it easier to connect with the origin of the music they’re listening to. PHOTO LIAM KESHISHIAN

Cassette tape comeback gives musicians and fans something real JESSICA SHELDAHL jessica.sheldahl@umontana.edu / @jesicahazel

Cassette tapes feel intimate. The scratchy, imperfect tone helps make the listener feel more connected to the band they bought it from. “It’s a medium that a lot of people have never experienced,” said owner of Levitation Recording and Tapes, Jacob Chadwick. “MP3s are kind of impersonal and cold. Tapes don’t sound great, they sound different.” Even those born after the 1980s have an attachment to cassette tapes. The love for tapes spans generations and genres, with collectors ranging from teenagers to seasoned music listeners. Part of the appeal for the younger consumers is the novelty. “I love cassettes. They’re just another interesting way to play music,” said Andrias Driessen, a 15-year-old at Hellgate High School. “I always go to Ear Candy to get them ... I mostly get old country cassettes like Neil Diamond or Willie Nelson.” Cassette tapes have been making a comeback in big cities for years, but because Montana is infamously 10 years behind the rest of the country, the trend is only recently achieving popular-

ity in Missoula. In the past several years, local bands have begun releasing their albums on tape. Charcoal Squids and Tiny Plastic Stars have both put out limited releases of their recordings, usually fewer than 100 tapes, with unique art and personal touches that can’t be conveyed in MP3 format. Chadwick has been recording music on cassette since he was 10 years old and using two old boomboxes to record MC Hammer off the radio. 10 years later, he started playing music in bands where his dream was to record. Chadwick then started to build his own recording studio. He’s collected enough equipment to fill the basement that serves as Levitation’s secret headquarters. Cassettes have been made the same way since the ‘80s when they peaked in popularity. The recording studio makes a “master tape” and then duplicates it. The master tape used to be made on reel-to-reel recorders or behemoth 8-track recorders, both of which were expensive and difficult to maintain. But even some of the methods for simply playing tapes can be finicky, like tape decks. “I’m in the process of restoring a late ‘70s deck,” said KBGA DJ Eli Redeker. “I don’t have much of a collection, but it’s a big nostalgia kick for me. I grew up on tapes. My mother is a ‘dead-

head’ who had plenty of soundboard bootlegs. I very much enjoy the click and clack of a cassette tape, especially played on a warm-sounding deck.” New technology makes recording equipment cheaper and easier to access. Chadwick now makes the master track on his computer before transferring it onto tape. His favorite part of the process is the actual recording with the musicians, which takes place in a closet-sized room next to his expansive studio. The well-decorated room has everything: old school reel-to-reel players, a cassette duplicator, a massive soundboard with various attachments and stacks of every medium of music — vinyl, 8-tracks and, of course, cassettes. Chadwick does all the artwork for the tapes he makes, giving them a distinct look. Each tape is hand-numbered, adding an even more personal touch. Music collectors crave authenticity and realness. The resurgence of cassettes proves that they also crave something tangible. Cassettes connect the listener to the origin of the music they’ve invested in, even if it was only a few dollars. Tapes engage the senses beyond sound, incorporating touch, sight and most importantly to fans of the medium: emotion. Jessica Sheldahl is the program director at KBGA College Radio. montanakaimin.com November 8-14, 2017

ARTS+CULTURE M OV IE R E VIE W

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ has the energy superhero movies need right now NICK RUDOW nickrudow@umontana.edu / @NickRudow

After sitting through the depths of hell known as “Batman vs. Superman,” I never wanted to watch another superhero film ever again. Even “Wonder Woman,” an empowering feminist blockbuster, made my brain numb after its bombastic and cluttered third act. Superhero movies tend to follow a rigid formula designed to sell overpriced merchandise and satisfy diehard comic book fans. Filmmakers with a more creative vision are often ordered to stick to a certain mold, as Edgar Wright was before he quit as director of “Ant-Man.” Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the duo behind “The Lego Movie,” were fired from directing the upcoming Han Solo film after their vision was seen as too creative. The genre has grown stale and lazy over the past few years, but director Taika Waititi has finally broken the mold by adding his own unique voice to “Thor: Ragnarok.” While the first two Thor films were generic and immediately forgettable, Waititi brings a vibrant color and energizing tone to the franchise. In his third installment of solo films, Thor (Chris

Hemsworth) must prevent the villainous Hela (Cate Blanchett) from wreaking destruction on his homeland. Thor enlists help from a ragtag team of fellow superheroes, including the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson). Waititi recognizes the silly and cartoonish nature of the story and makes it his own, infusing a great deal of humor and witty dialogue throughout the film. The scenes between Thor and the Hulk feel more like a buddy cop movie with their constant improv-style banter. Blanchett sinks her teeth deep into her role, dialing her campiness level up to 11. Jeff Goldblum brings his premium brand of weirdness to his role as Grandmaster. But Valkyrie stands out to me as the film’s true MVP. Not only because she’s an LGBT warrior, which, according to Thompson, makes her the first out bisexual superhero in a mainstream superhero film, but also because she’s an empowering feminine voice in a male-dominated genre. The film is clearly influenced by the action movies of the ‘80s. This is most evident in Mark Mothersbaugh’s retro electronic score, reminiscent of films such as “Escape From New York” and “Thief.” Viewers may find Waititi’s lighthearted and jokey tone approaches mockery of the genre, but I think it’s more of an endearing nod to goofy

PHOTO COURTESY OF MARVEL superhero movies like “Flash Gordon” and “Masters of the Universe.” As someone who would rather watch a three-hour art film over mainstream fare nowadays, I had a total blast watching “Thor: Ragnarok.” Unlike disasters like “Suicide Squad” and “Green Lantern,” this film proves that with a clever script and an unconventional director, superhero movies can be refreshingly fun and won’t make you want to stab your eyes out. “Thor: Ragnarok” is now playing at the AMC Missoula 12.

H O L IDAY E VE NT

Feast Week to highlight all things foodie in downtown Missoula JESSICA SHELDAHL jessica.sheldahl@umontana.edu / @jessicahazel The Missoula Independent knows the best thing to do this time of year is eat. It’s hosting Missoula’s Feast Week, an event where participating restaurants and downtown businesses will serve up “something special.” Starting on Nov. 6 and ending on Nov. 12, the week will feature food and drinks that highlight downtown businesses like Western Cider, the Roxy Theater, Moonlight Kitchen and Brooks and Browns. “Something special” could be a unique menu item, a limited-time sale or even an unusual cocktail. “It’s a fun way to showcase what restaurants in Missoula have to offer that they might not have known otherwise”, said Brooks and Browns manager Tara Chevallier. Brooks and Browns, located in the Holiday Inn on Pattee Street, is hosting a trivia night on Nov. 8 starting at 6 p.m. The restaurant has participated in Missoula’s Feast Week for the

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past five years. The night will include beer and prizes such as gift cards, bar swag and a knife set. The questions will naturally be food-related to match the theme of the event. It also happens to be the last trivia night Brooks and Browns will host. For something a little fancier, Moonlight Kitchens on Kensington Avenue will host a traditional multi-course Italian dinner on Nov. 11 from 6-9 p.m. Reservations are required as there are only 14 seats available for this meal. The chef for the night is Rebecca Peart from Crave Catering and Cakes. Mike Tornatore, better known as “Wine Guy Mike,” will serve as sommelier for the evening. This will be the first time that Moonlight Kitchens has participated in Feast Week, and plans include a series of dinners featuring foods like cheese, oil and honey to introduce Missoulians to different flavors. But good eats aren’t the only thing on the menu. The Roxy will be screening the food-focused “Julie & Julia” and “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” all week, and the Indy

will be hosting a cocktail and cider night with Western Cider in the Loft of Missoula on Nov. 11, from 5-8 p.m. This will be the first year Western Cider has been around for Feast Week, and it’s hoping to gain exposure through the event. “Not a lot of people know about us or have had a chance to make it down here,” said Emily Johnson, an employee at Western Cider. “We’re here too and we’re local. It’s a great opportunity for us. We’re the first cidery in town in a beer town.” The Missoula Independent will be accepting donations all week for the Missoula Aging Services’ Meals on Wheels program at its office on Orange Street. Three people who donate will win $100 Good Food Store gift cards. Katherine Hungerford, a certified fundraising executive for MAS, said that in the past the event has raised around $600, which provides roughly 100 meals for the program. Event information and a full schedule is available at missoulafeastweek.com.

SPORTS FOOTBAL L WONKERY

Kaimin Sports gives season end predictions With two weeks left in the season, there’s a lot on the line for Griz Football. The Kaimin Sports staff took a look at some looming questions and did its best to answer them.

HOW MANY WINS WILL MONTANA GET IN ITS LAST TWO GAMES? JACKSON WAGNER: I think Montana goes 2-0. Northern

Colorado should be an easy win at home, and with a playoff berth at stake for the second straight year Montana gets a win in the Brawl of the Wild. LUCAS AILPORT: Montana will go 1-1 with an easy win against Northern Colorado at home. Playing in Bozeman for the Brawl of the Wild against MSU will be a challenge. Since the Griz couldn’t pull it off at home last year, I don’t see them getting the win at Bobcat Stadium.

IF THE GRIZ REACH THE PLAYOFFS, HOW MANY GAMES CAN THEY WIN? JW: I would say one. The Griz will host a first round game if they make it, but going on the road in the second round against one of the top eight teams will be too big of a challenge.

LA: First round win at home, second will be a battle but they won’t come out on top. WILL BOB STITT BE BACK NEXT YEAR? JW: If they make the playoffs, yes. If the Griz lose to the Cats again and miss the playoffs, I don’t think Montana renews his contract. LA: This one is pretty simple, like Jackson said. If they make the playoffs, then yes, Stitt will be back next year.

PHOTO HOPE FREIER, PHOTO ILLUSTRATION ZOIE KOOSTRA

HOW MANY OF THESE GRIZ PLAYERS COULD YOU SEE PLAYING IN THE PROS IN THE FUTURE? JW: I would say zero. David Reese has a chance and Josh

Buss could play at the next level eventually, but I can’t talk myself into anyone else playing pro ball. LA:- Based off last season, I could see a couple players getting picked up as an undrafted free agent and some added to a practice squad. If Gresch Jensen continues to grow from his freshman campaign then I wouldn’t be surprised if scouts start showing up.

SCORE PREDICTION FOR NORTHERN COLORADO GAME? JW: The Griz get redemption from an ugly loss last year

and win big, 45-24. LA: Griz get rowdy for the last regular season home game, Griz win, 38-17.

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Views from the 406: NAU win proves Stitt can adapt As snow fell in Missoula in the days leading up to last weekend’s Big Sky game against Northern Arizona, I thought to myself about this Griz football team. Montana is a team that in the past has welcomed the snow with open arms, but I had doubts. Prior Griz teams have been built upon dominating defenses and a punishing run game. They excelled in the winter weather, when opponents would become cold and uncomfortable. The 2017 Grizzlies aren’t a top-half defense in the Big Sky. They don’t have a running back like Lex Hilliard or Chase Reynolds to lean on when the air game freezes up. When the snow came this year, I thought it brought with it the end of Montana’s season. But then Bob Stitt and his coaching staff made a change. With Gresch Jensen out because of a concussion and Caleb Hill looking nervous and unprepared on the opening drive of the game, Montana turned to one of its veterans. Fourth-string quarterback Makena Simis, who began the season essentially as a tight end, came in to lead the offense. Simis

did throw for six touchdowns in a game once, but that was over two years ago. Montana changed its offense completely. A top-five passing offense in the country did what I didn’t think it could — it won a game while keeping the ball on the ground. An offense that ran 75 percent of the time was good enough for a win against the No. 9 team in the country. The Griz finished the game with just 44 passing yards. It was the fewest yards the Grizzlies had in a game since Sept. 17, 2011 against Eastern Washington. In that game, quarterback Jordan Johnson ran for over a 100 yards and the Griz narrowly won at home. Montana rallied the rest of the season, going all the way to the FCS Semifinals. On Saturday, Stitt and his staff controlled the game by moving to a run-option style offense, letting Simis lead the way on the ground. He ran for over 100 yards. It wasn’t pretty, but the Griz got the win they needed to keep this season alive. You could argue that it was lucky. NAU’s star quarterback

Case Cookus was ejected in the opening quarter because of a targeting penalty. The Griz returned a punt for a touchdown to provide some scoring. But the Griz aren’t playing full strength either, and they changed up the personnel on special teams to try to improve. They clearly did. Neither side was at full strength. In a game where both coaches were adjusting on the fly, Stitt got the better of Northern Arizona’s Jerome Souers. When Jensen returns, we will see if Montana can play the style of football they need to succeed in the cold and snow. Against Northern Arizona, they proved, at least, they are willing to try.

JACKSON WAGNER

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SPORTS G RI Z FO OTBALL

James Banks: Defensive dynamo, private pilot LUCAS AILPORT lucas.ailport@umontana.edu / @lucas_ailport The Kaimin sat down with James Banks, a senior linebacker from Junction City, Oregon, and the top tackler in the Big Sky. He transferred to Montana from the University of Alabama-Birmingham after the school decided to drop its football program in 2015.

HOW DID YOU GET INTO FLYING PLANES? After UAB shut down its program, I kind of had some spare time and it was something that always interested me. So, I just got into that and eventually finished up and got my license.

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO FLY A PLANE? It’s not like a commercial flight, I can tell you that. It’s kind of like driving a car, except there are a lot more variables and you always have to plan ahead. But it’s really cool once you’re up there.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET OUT AND FLY? During football, not at all. During the offseason, every couple weeks I try to get out. The weather really depends, during the summer a lot more. Right now, not at all.

WHAT IS YOUR MAJOR? WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE THAT? Chemistry and Business. I started off pre-med, then kind of got out of that route and just stuck with chemistry. It’s always interested me so I just stuck with that.

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO GO PLAY FOR UAB? I wasn’t recruited out of high school, so I went to junior college (New Mexico Military Institute) and I always wanted to go D-1 FBS, and then it came down to a couple programs. That was the best option at the time, until it wasn’t.

WHAT WAS THE PROCESS LIKE OF THE PROGRAM BEING DROPPED? We heard it half-way through the season and we just shrugged it off not thinking it was going to happen. When it did, it took a couple days for it to set in and once it happened, the team bonded a little more and we figured where we were going to go from there.

HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS DROPPED? It was a little saddening. I was all the way across the country, still getting acclimated to Alabama and then had

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James Banks, a Griz linebacker from Oregon, demonstrates how he squares off on the line before football practice in Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Nov. 1. PHOTO HOPE FREIER

to find somewhere else. It was disheartening, I made a lot of friends and a lot of people took me in because I was so far from home. It just sucked to say goodbye and everything.

IF YOU KNEW UAB WAS GOING TO DROP ITS PROGRAM, WHAT OTHER ALTERNATIVES WOULD THERE HAVE BEEN FOR YOU? I had offers from Wyoming, Georgia State, North Dakota State and Arkansas Pine-Bluff.

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT FOOTBALL?

My teammates. Just being around them, hanging out with them, having a sense of family that most other people don’t get to experience.

WHO IS YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE PLAYER? Probably Ray Lewis. He is always inspiring other people and played so hard.

HOW DID YOU FIND YOUR WAY TO MONTANA?

WHAT SHOULD THE FANS EXPECT FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON?

Thankfully, I had some teammates from high school that go here now, Connor Strahm and Mike Ralston.

Lots of wins, lots of great football. opefully we will be playing long after the regular season.