The Vancougar: September 21, 2009

Washington State University Vancouver’s Student Newspaper

Volume 15, Issue 3 www.vancougar.com

September 21, 2009

Remembering September 11, 2001 Miniature flag memorial at WSUV amphitheater

the project from them and thought it was an awesome idea,” she said about coming up with Editor-in-Chief the idea. he attack on the World Trade Center on In order to set up the memorial display, Yanira Sept. 11, 2001 can be remembered through needed to be part of an on-campus organization. personal stories, vivid memories, devastating For that reason, she asked the ASWSUV Senate pictures, and endless numbers. TIME Magazine, to sponsor the project. Jake Kleinschmidt, a on Sept. 1, 2002, posted a list of facts second-year senator, was particularly showing the tragic effects of the interested in helping. attack. This list included the speed “Yanira came to me about the flags of the airplanes when they hit the idea. I decided that it would be a great towers, the percent of students who way to remember the fallen from Sept. still think about the attack frequently, 11,” said Kleinschmidt. Jake, as part and the number of wedding rings of ASWSUV Senate, had to reserve found at the site. the amphitheater space from facilities Yanira Gordillo, a freshman at WSUV, in order to create the giant display. knows one number from the incident well: The 2,977 flag memorial was kept up for only 2,977. Those were the number of flags she one and a half days, but that was enough time ordered for her memorial display. Each of the for students, faculty, and staff to notice. People 2,977 flags represented one American killed arriving at or leaving the campus slowed while during the attack. driving just to observe the massive memorial. On Sept. 10, Gordillo stood at the grassy The reactions of the people observing the display amphitheater on campus and looked over her were exactly what Senator Jake Kleinschmidt final product. Along with many other students, was expecting. Gordillo had spent the previous two hours “I personally was hoping that the students placing the thousands of flags in perfectly lined would experience a little shock from just how rows. The flags were placed in the ground in many were lost,” he said. “It’s ‘cool’ from the the hope that they would resemble the World outside, but if you walked through the middle Trade Towers, running from of it, remembering the bottom of the hill up what all of those flags toward the cement seats of represented, well, it was the amphitheater. a bit overwhelming to While many people take in.” were letting the day go Yanira, who hopes to by unnoticed, Yanira was major in International finalizing her memorial Studies with a minor in plans. She had been working Spanish and Arabic, is for weeks to get everything planning on setting up the organized. When everything display again next year. was set up, she finally had a “I hope to do it every year chance to really appreciate until I graduate. When her hard work, along with that point in time comes, those who helped her. I hope it will become a “I felt very proud that I did ritual that future students something to commemorate take on,” said Gordillo. the importance of this day Yanira wants the and also very thankful display to continue for for the wonderful people years because, like most who helped set the display Americans, she was up,” said Gordillo. “It was affected emotionally by definitely worth it.” the attack. Yanira, who feels very “I was in shock, strongly about recognizing as many other people those who lost their lives probably were, that that day, has been a part someone had attacked the of the Young America’s World Trade Center,” she Foundation (YAF) for said. “It was so surreal to four years. The YAF is a me. I can’t imagine that leadership organization people would have such that promotes Conservative hate to do a horrific act. political ideas. They have It disgusts me.” been around since 1969. Senator Jake At Vanderbilt University, Kleinschmidt, who is a small group of students studying Public Affairs started an organization called and hopes to continue to University Information Law School, had similar Services that year with the feelings. He feels that the goals of combatting the attack on Sept. 11 still solely liberal views. In 1971, plays an important role the organization formally in everyone’s daily life. changed its name to Young “The war in Afghanistan America’s Foundation and the continuation of and became a nationally the Iraqi reconstruction recognized group. puts our soldiers lives So far, the YAF has (Top) The memorial consisted of 2,977 flags, one for each person killed in the attack on the World Trade Towers. (Above) ASWSUV in danger every minute Senator Brandi Ward was among those who helped place the flags on Thursday, Sept. 10. Katie Wells/The VanCougar published a 282-page book, that goes by. Legislation held National Conservative and policy change are invasion of Afghanistan, organized a Pro- CA. Student Conferences at the White House, made revolving around that day still, eight years Troops rally, and opened a new facility known “Having been going to Young America’s national headlines for protesting the Soviet later,” he said. as the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, Foundation conferences, I learned about Katie Wells

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Connections Event; finished art displayed page 5

ASWSUV Free bowling event; pictures page 7

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FEATURE By Nancy Macklin

There’s more to life than unemployment

checks and bars. That’s what I try to telepathically tell my roommates. I close my eyes to think of them and send little jolts of glass encased, calligraphy covered notes. “You will: check out a gallery, learn a new craft, talk to an old person.” See, I’m trying to help them help themselves. Perhaps if they knew that Tuesday, September 22nd is the one and only autumnal equinox of the year 2009, they would get a little more excited about life on Earth. Perhaps if they knew that on this particular

day light and darkness are of equal length, they would paint their bodies, run through the sprinklers one last time, and get ready for a period of increasing night; a time for burrowing, gathering, and preparing our snuggly dens for hibernation. This is an excellent time to contemplate our excited, hurried existence of these past few months. It is also a time to figure out where we’ve been, plot out where we want to be, and grow some waterproof fur for the upcoming season. Also, here is some FREE stuff to do for ya’ll who still like to do stuff.

What: Museum Where: Clark County Historical Museum When: Thursday, October 1st Time: 5–7 p.m. Cost: FREE

First Thursdays of the month equals free museums. This one looks extra cool with their myriad of old stuff, some dating back to the 1200s. That’s like, seriously old. Do you ever wonder how stuff that old maintains form, let alone function? Craziness. Perhaps the Clark County history experts can answer all your questions about their collection of Native American baskets and bead work, prehistoric dirty things and territorial bloody things. You can also find out more about a humongous library with 2,000 books and over 10,000 random pictures and pieces of paper from a long time ago

What: Art Show Where: North Bank Artists Gallery When: Friday, October 2nd Time: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Cost: FREE

This Vancouver gallery will be the site of a kick off party for the new exhibit, “mediartZ: Art as Experiential, Art as Participatory, Art as Electronic”. WSUV’s very own DTC program will be hosting this one of a kind media art exhibit and will feature some of our creative teachers. The Willamette Radio Project will be doing a live performance and the event will coincide with the new release of “Hyperrhiz”, an online publication for experimental new media projects. This will be an exhibit to get lost in, a party to inspire, and a night you won’t want to miss.

What: Foam Collection Where: Fishers Landing Transit Center When: Saturday, October 3 Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cost: FREE

What: Festival Where: Apple Tree Park Columbia Way, East of I-5 bridge When: Saturday, October 3rd Time: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Cost: FREE

Recycle your polystyrene and Styrofoam for FREE at this event supported by Vancouver’s Solid Waste department. Polystyrene is a petroleum based product that many people know as Styrofoam, the trade name for a popular building material. Polystyrene is used in coffee cups and packing materials and as you may know, is very bad for the environment. The Earth Resources Foundation states that acute and chronic exposure to styrene, the most basic building block of polystyrene, can lead to depression, weakness, and gastrointestinal, kidney, and blood disorders. The EPA likes to classify it as a “possible human carcinogen”. For all of you who forgot, carcinogens are agents directly involved in the promotion of cancer. In other words, stop spending your money stuff that’s making you sick, and get rid of it while you can. The Old Apple Tree Festival is a celebration of the oldest living apple tree in the Northwest, which was planted at Fort Vancouver in 1826. The festival will feature all things old and apply: tree care, the benefits of trees, info booths, strolling arborists, live music, a fruit tree pruning workshop, and so very much more. The most exciting event has got to be the Baking Contest sponsored by the Vancouver Optimist Club. These are the kind of people you want to be around on a cold, gray October morning for sure.

I was ‘inspired’ to write a response to Mr.Ligman’s letter on the “moral sanction of graffiti” in your September 7th edition. Mr.Ligman appears to have a narrow view of art and also makes superficial analogies that do not support his conclusions. The subconscious mind? Why not the conscious mind? Art might depict what the artist values or what disturbs him/ her or what inspires. The artist could be moved by color, form, movement, emotions or words. The talented artists that displayed their work at WSU this past month should not be compared to looters or vandals. Vandalism is defacing/ destroying someone else’s property. Whether the image is a word or a stunning landscape, painting on a wall, bridge or rail car without permission is the work of a vandal/criminal. The artist in the WSU show used their own resources to purchase their canvas, glass and wood on which they applied their art work. They show in public galleries that have recognized their talent and have provided a venue for their art. The community has recognized this art form as legitimate and offers “free walls” where artists are encouraged to meet, create and paint together. Their talent is appreciated and many travel from city to city to demonstrate their technique. They are not taggers, gang affiliated or vandals with spray cans. They are artists whose work is highly regarded. We all have our own preferences in art and this type might not be one you personally value, but do not make the leap that this is sanctioning something immoral. When skateboarding was first popular, boarders rode on sidewalks, damaged property and hurt people. Now we build them skate parks to ride in...immoral? Does NASCAR sanction dangerous street racing? Do target ranges sanction crime and the illegal use of weapons? Mr.Ligman has to be careful making superficial analogies. We fail to capture the complexity of behaviors when we make comparisons using simplistic characteristics. What the graffiti artists showing at WSU do is more similar to mural art than it is to vandalism.

The SEXpert John McNett

Staff Writer

Question: My girlfriend and I have been seeing each other for several months and we’re fairly serious. We both want to wait until marriage to have sex, but it’s difficult because we have an immense physical attraction to each other. I was wondering if there is a middle ground that won’t lead us to cross the line into sexual intercourse. Thanks, Hopefully Waiting Patiently Answer: Serious love calls for serious answers. First, here’s a less serious suggestion: Do it with your eyes closed (or in the dark). It’s like you never saw yourself do it – so you never did it. Out of sight out of mind, right? Then make sure before you don’t do it again, that you buy some condoms. If you really want to wait- find someone you are less attracted to (physically), someone who is a better friend than loverthat’s what you’re looking for anyway, right? To respect the physical intimacy, but to respect the love and emotional intimacy more than the hedonism? Just wait. Or just do it, but most of all be honest about what you really want.

The Rant by Typewriter

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o anyone who has had the experience of living in a dorm room with a random roommate, this is for you. When I was making my decision on which college to attend, my mother insisted that I get the full “college experience”, which I later learned meant the torture of living with a complete stranger. At first it’s not so bad. For the first few weeks you don’t want to step on each other’s toes, so you just let things go that annoy you. You tell yourself that this other person was raised differently than you and that soon they will come to understand the right way of doing things, which is of course your way. But time passes and the smallest actions this person takes begin to annoy you and pick at your skin. They show you a side of yourself you didn’t even know existed, by exposing your worst pet peeves that in fact have no serious consequential result, but nonetheless, make you want to tear your hair out in anger. One can only hold back for so long, before all those built up feelings come out in an explosive rant. Everyone has their pet peeves. And if you are not aware of how many you actually have, just try living with someone you have never met. Take something so small, that I did not even realize bothered me until I lived with strangers: the toilet paper roll. In my house it was common knowledge that if you used the last piece of toilet paper, you went to the closet and got another roll. I was amazed to find that the girls I shared a bathroom with at school had no such knowledge. Every other time I used the bathroom I would find an empty toilet paper roll on the holder that had not been replaced. You would think after all those times I would have learned my lesson. But after a long day of doing homework and working while running on 3 hours of sleep, I would forget to check the roll before using the bathroom. My mind is racing with thoughts of anything but toilet paper and yet, when I found myself sitting on the toilet staring at an empty toilet paper roll, TP was all I could think about. We all know how inconvenient and irritating it is when no one is home to get toilet paper for you. Really, after cursing your roommate for “forgetting” once again to replace the roll, you have three options. It’s either make a run for the closet to get the toilet paper, find another source that can be used, or if you are really desperate, don’t wipe at all. I don’t want to top off my day with any of those solutions. I would just like to have the fricken toilet paper available to use! Is that too much to ask? It gets worse when the stock of toilet paper runs out. When all the toilet paper you bought from Costco is used and it is someone else’s turn to buy it. But they are too lazy to do that. So what do you do? You go to the public rest room in the school with your over-sized purse and take a giant roll back to your room, where you find a place to hide it from your roommate. Then, every time you go to the bathroom, you take just the right amount with you and grin when you see her go in, knowing that there is none there for her to use. Later when you sit back and think about it, you realize how ridiculous it is that something as small and trivial as a roll of toilet paper has made you so upset. It has driven you to the point of giving a childish demonstration about how to properly change a roll of toilet paper. Maybe it has even caused you to inconvenience yourself in order to spite the person who has so skillfully brought out the very worst of you by mastering your pet peeve.

Encounter Research:

Conversations with WSUV Faculty

Dr. Cory Bolkan

“The Power of Possible Selves” Exploring the hopes and fears of older adults and linkages to health outcomes. September 29 at 3pm in the Library’s Reading Room Part of an on-going series of conversations. Stay tuned for talks by Dr. Clare Wilkinson-Weber, Dr. Carol Siegel and others.

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FEATURE At age five, her mother cut her

hair off. It resembled the popular style worn by figure skater Dorothy Hamill. Already being a die-hard tomboy, young miss Thompson was fine with her short hair cut; until the teasing started. “I had chopped-off hair, I acted like a boy, and my name is Devin,” she said. “So yeah, it was fun.” Though she was teased at a young age for her name, it actually fits her quite well. Devin is far from being a girly girl. She loves to be outdoors whether it be in the middle of the woods, out on the soccer field, or surfing at the beach. “I have always loved being by the beach. The ocean is my favorite place in the world. I’m not a very good surfer, but it is my favorite thing to do,” she said. She could ‘happily’ surf every day for the rest of her life. This attraction to the beach, and having been born in Santa Rosa, CA, is what is calling Devin to Humboldt State University (HSU) in Arcata, CA. She is working toward a degree in Communications, but Washington State University Vancouver does not offer degrees in that program. For that reason, Thompson is planning to transfer to HSU in the fall. “With a Communications major, I am going to get a job at a public relations firm for about two or four years right out of college,” said Thompson. “Then after that, I plan on starting my own PR firm with about five or six exclusive clients, hopefully in the Portland area.” Before transferring and moving away to California, she must finish out another year here in Vancouver. Devin is currently a sophomore and has really enjoyed the campus so far. “I love the mountains and being able to see them every day,” she said. While on campus, Thompson spends her time attending classes such as Political Science, and Environment and Human Life. She also attends and plays intramural soccer each Thursday. Devin has been playing soccer since she was three years old, the majority of the time as center defender or sweeper. She also plays a lot of disc golf, rock climbs, longboards, hikes, snowboards, and skimboards. There really is not a sport Devin hasn’t tried. This last summer, Devin and her best friend went white-water rafting. Her best friend happens to be her 21-year-old brother, Garrett Thompson, who also attends WSUV. “White-water rafting this summer at White Salmon River [was the best experience with Garrett]. We went over a class five waterfall and it was the most extreme thing I have ever done,” Thompson said. Her brother planned the trip, which required

“My dad didn’t like it because we aren’t allowed to have visible body piercings at the hotel,” she said. Devin’s father is the manager at Hotel Monaco in Portland. Her brother is a Valet there and she works at the front desk. With a location in downtown Portland, Hotel Monaco is a celebrity hotspot. A few weekends ago, Devin met Miley Cyrus while she was staying in the hotel. “When [Miley] arrived, she asked if somebody would be able to take her dog for a walk,” said Thompson. “I volunteered. I went up to the room and chatted with her about her mother’s dog named Fluke. You could tell [Miley] was tired, but she was very courteous.” Devin has also had the opportunity to meet some of the ‘American Idols’ from this most recent season. “We have a grand piano in our lobby and at night Michael Sarver, Danny Gokey, and Matt Giraud would practice singing and just have fun. They kind of put on mini concerts and they invited me to come and hang out with them. A couple weeks later, on my birthday, the whole cast called me and sang, ‘Happy Birthday.’ It was a really cool birthday gift.” Of all of the celebrities Devin has met, Shaquille O’ Neal was by the far the nicest. “He was so down-to-earth, he let everyone take pictures with him,” she said. Speaking of down-to-earth, even with all of these high-profile celebrities interacting with her, Devin maintains her relaxed attitude. “I’m a nerd. I love to read. I read a lot, and for fun. My favorite book is between ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ by Elizabeth Gilbert and anything by John Grisham. Devin’s favorite food is buffalo wild wings and seafood. She loves clams, shellfish, and salmon. Her biggest vice is drinking ‘Red Bull Energy Drinks.’ “I have never been arrested, but I did once Katie Wells/The VanCougar get a ticket for driving illegally in the carpool lane,” she said. She may not be a wild child, but Devin certainly has more than enough stories to keep one entertained. Devin is only 19 years old, but has already figured out many life plans, including what she wants in a future guy. “My celebrity crush used to be Heath Ledger, Katie Wells but now it’s the guy who plays Eric Northman Editor in Chief on True Blood. I love that show and he is the has a big dream she can’t wait to fulfill. “I’ve most attractive character on it,” said Thompson. always wanted to go to Italy. Actually, England “He is blonde, tall, and confident.” Though Eric may be a vampire, Devin because my family is entirely British on both sides. We are very proud of our British heritage said she is not into the whole Twilight uproar. and we drink tea often. My mom and I are going “I’m not a ‘Twilighter’ or a ‘Twi-hard.’” The baseball scene in Twilight doesn’t do it for to England together one day,” said Thompson. Traveling is not new to Devin. She spent Devin, she wants the real deal. “I’m definitely three weeks in Feucht, Germany when she a Yankees fan. Derek Jeter is hot. He is my favorite player,” she said. was 16 as part of a foreign exchange program. She met many new friends and had an overall great experience. While in Feucht, she decided to get her nose pierced without permission from her parents.

From tomboy to boho chic

WSUV sophomore Devin Thompson each of them to sign a waiver withdrawing any legal obligations of the rafting company in the chance that either of them receive fatal injuries. Even with all of these extreme sports Devin has done, she hasn’t yet conquered the typical 6-year-old feat: riding a bicycle. “I’m really uncoordinated on a bike. I never really mastered the lean, turn, and don’t fall scenario. I can ride straight. It’s turning that always catches me,” she said. She has given up on riding bicycles, but she still

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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

International Club Chau Nguyen

Staff Writer

The International Student Association’s first meeting was Sept. 15 and attracted about 15 people, including several new ones. They enjoyed food from Russia, India and America and were planning to set up Rock Band, but ended up playing the “The Wind Blows” game instead. So now they are planning an event for October: Harvest or Halloween. Who knows what they may come up with? There were tons of laughs when embarrassing things were spoken out loud, tons of arguments when people questioned whether their friends had done the things that were being shared or not, and tons of noises when they tried to switch chairs fast. Those interested can take part at the club’s next meeting at noon on Oct. 8. The room is not yet

determined. Send an email to isa.at.wsuvancouver@ gmail.com, so that the club can send out specific information regarding meetings and events. The event lasted for an hour and a half. The members left, each with a handful of new things they just learned from their friends through “The Wind Blows” game. Vitaliy Bejan, the club’s secretary shared some thoughts, “I think the potluck was a good experience because we got to meet new people and learn a lot about each other through playing games and talking while eating good food.” International Student Association (ISA) is a student run organization on campus open to both Domestic and International students. The purposes are to promote multicultural awareness around campus, to provide resources to help international students get used to their student life at WSUV, and to give everybody a chance to get to know students around the world.

Problems with the WI-FI Current wireless issues on campus Rob Hildebrant

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n a quiet Tuesday afternoon sometime around 2:00 p.m., I found myself in the WSU Library popping open the clamshell of my Dell laptop. My intention was to listen to Pandora while researching evolutionary psychology after checking my email and maybe Facebooking (okay, PROBABLY Facebooking). While plugging in, a quick survey of my surroundings reveals that I’m not the only ‘student surfer’ riding the broadband. To my surprise (read as: utter dismay), a mysterious message tells me that I can’t connect to the network. With a quick head scratch and lower-lip bite, I’m off to find the local Guardian of All Knowledge, a.k.a. a librarian, to remedy my mechanical malady. “Yeah…our internet is down again. Uhmm, my best advice is to just keep trying.” Okay. So that’s not the answer I was hoping for, but it’s the best I’m going to get. I sulk back over to my mini-cubicle and try to connect…and try again…and again. Replay this scene a few dozen times with a degree of added frustration per subsequent event. After 45min, I gently placed my laptop on the ground and climbed atop my swivel chair. I leapt into the air with my elbow aimed out like WWF’s SuperFly Snuka circa 1985. Keyboard bits exploded into the air as I made contact; my laptop burned in effigy as a model of the student frustration. Brave men wept and women shielded the eyes of their children as I punted the charred remains of my Dell through the library’s double doors… Although that beautiful moment never ACTUALLY happened, the scene has played out in my head countless times since returning to campus this year. Having recently upgraded my

home internet connection, the stark difference is similar to lightening versus a lightning bug…an infirmed lightning bug whose legs have been pulled off. I donned my trusty super-sleuth cap and became determined to assess the situation and what was being done about it. The investigation starts at the root of the issue: internet connectivity. After researching several websites (at home, of course) I was able to determine that the campus didn’t have enough WAPs for sufficient hotspots. If you’re a clueless non-techie like me, this explanation may sound similar to what a mechanic/state representative/doctor might say when things have gone horribly wrong…you know, mostly static with interspersed words you recognize like “deficient” and “hopeless”. Just to make sure that we’re all on the same page, WAPs are ‘wireless access points’ and hotspots are the geographic areas covered by a WAP…simple right?! Nevertheless, I decided to follow the age old axiom, “When in doubt, consult your student government official.” ASWSUV Senator Spring Atkinson and Chair Pro-tempore Robert Chu saw me coming from a mile away. We’d worked together on a few side projects around campus and I sensed they saw that special ‘the game is afoot’ gleam in my eye. I asked them what sort of progress was being made in my usual professional manner. “So, what up with the what-what?” To my delight, your student government was already in action. “We’re discussing a donation.” Sen. Atkinson said. “Sizable enough for 10 units.” Chair Protempore Chu added, “Nothing has been set yet, but it’s definitely on the radar.” We continued a walk-and-talk ala The West Wing and they told me they’d garnered some time with Chancellor

Diversity Film Festival

‘Living Out Loud’ this year’s theme Rup Brar

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iversity Council is back and ready to rock with the annual Diversity Film Festival.

LIVING OUT LOUD, the celebration of diversity through music, is the focus this year. This year’s films all shed light on many facets of diverse lifestyles through distinct musical

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Hal Dengerink during the Chancellor’s Student Advisory Board. It just so happens that I’m also on that board…yea progress! ASWSUV President Nick Ferderer was in attendance at the board meeting and had set the agenda specifically to allow enough time for an informed discussion about the current campus computing condition. Among other things, the board discussed wireless printing (perhaps on the horizon, but a very distant horizon), the technological state of the new Undergraduate Classroom Building computer labs (great computers that have been bogged down with safety features for your protection), and the Wi-Fi issue. Make no mistake, Cougars, the chancellor has done his homework. Although the issue is fairly new to me, Chancellor Dengerink has clearly been researching the possible answers and alternatives to alleviate this academic ailment. Because the discussion is ongoing, reporting any possible futures for the WSUV Wi-Fi would be conjecture and a correct prediction could be nothing more than happenstance. In order to ascertain the next logical step in bringing reliable wireless internet to the student body, there was one more person I needed an audience with; Wim Geurden, director of information technology. The modern colloquialism is that ‘bad things’ roll down hill. If this is true then Wim’s tent is at the base of a mountain facing upward. The last person I’d like to be during this computational crisis is the man that thousands of students are seeking for answers. Don’t be pessimistic however, because Wim’s got your back. He says that a donation of units would be beneficial and appreciated, but not necessarily a solution. Currently, the campus is operating on a little over 50 WAPs. This makes ten units sound like a drastic improvement, but nothing could be further from the truth. “We’re talking about being deficient in orders of magnitude, not

dozens.” Wim states that the UCB will need 40 to get it up to speed, and that’s the average needed for each building. “10 units will sufficiently cover one floor of one building. What we need is a wireless survey of each building and the spaces between them in order to have a total cost assessment.” Wim’s approach is similar to a doctor curing the disease rather than treating the symptoms. “But the administration needs to know that the students and faculty want this.” Aha! So the director of information technology has given us a plan of action, the chancellor has been working towards a feasible goal, the student government is ready to help, and…what should the students and faculty be doing? We need to organize as a campus community to voice our support of these people in their pursuit to improve our academic standard. In a time where professors post lectures online, classmates work on projects via email, and research is fundamentally facilitated by the internet, we find that Wi-Fi isn’t a luxury but an instrumental necessity. To this end, I offer each reader an informal opportunity to let his or her voice be heard. Let us, collectively, thank the ‘powers that be’ for their dedication and urge them to continue fighting the good fight for a quick resolve in this issue by filling out, tearing out, and handing in the statement below to your student government (located in the Firstenburg Student Commons). Let us be a part of the change we hope to see!

expression. The festival began on Sept. 16 and continues Wednesday, with a screening of “Hedwig and the Angry Itch.” The Event is free and open to all. Free soda and popcorn will also be provided. The festival sponsor, Diversity Council, is made up of students, faculty and staff. The council originated in 2004 as a way to maintain and expand cultural diversity on campus. The

group has co-sponsored several events in the past, but the festival is one of the biggest. Last year’s festival, Visions from Inside, focused on experiences of minority groups in America, within their own culture. The oppression and alienation from the mainstream faced by minorities was an underlining theme. This year, the group wanted to do something a bit different.

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By submitting this notice, I attest that wireless internet access at WSUV is a fundamental resource and that its use is crucial to my academic responsibilities. I wish to show my appreciation to the dedication of the people working to instigate a better web infrastructure on campus, recognize the progress that has already been make, and encourage them to be diligent in their efforts to improve the current standard. I support the information provided by all of the professionals involved and hope that a wireless survey of the campus can be initiated. Signed, _________________________________

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‘Connections’ popular

Students get chance to interact Alex Giebelhaus Staff Writer

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tudents were entertained by the annual Connections event. The music theme was a hip-hop and the displayed art was graffiti. This event was put on by Student Diversity branch of Student Affairs. The pieces were created on the WSUV campus by the basketball courts the day before. Students had the opportunity to watch these artists create their artwork. Annie Levitt said, “This type of art, this a great way for thes people to express themselves.” The artists that did the pieces were, Denario Jenkins, Jeremy Nichols and Josue Rodriguez. DJ Flipflop is a local turn-tablist who plays at clubs in downtown Vancouver. He played some hip-hop tunes throughout the afternoon. Bola Majekobaje, Assistant Director of Student Diversity said, “This event is for new and existing students who want to get involved in community diversity. It is also to appreciate local art, music and meet new people.” Connections became a popular event this year for Cougars to hang out and meet people. Continued from p.4 “Our purpose is to promote appreciation and understanding of diversity, and this year we wanted to celebrate diversity with a positive spin” and music was a perfect element said Jorge Lizarraga, co-chair of the Diversity Council. “It (the film festival) gives students and the community a chance to get to know people; people whose lives they will never experience and it will help create bonds and will definitely change perspectives” said Denise Beachum, the mastermind behind the festival. “And it is going to be lots of fun” added Beachum. Along with films, the council will also hold series of lectures and presentations to discuss elements within the featured films. Music has a unique ability to unite and divide us at the same time. Many will argue one style is better over the other. Rock, reggae, hip hop, rap, motown, pop, alternative, classical, country-all have devout followers. But, beyond the epic and unending battle between the music lovers, music does help unite people through common human experiences that we all go through. The diversity of human experiences and expression through music as a medium is a key element in this year’s selection of movies. The film festival kicked off last week with the films, This is the Life and Buena Vista Social Club. In early 1990s a group of LA teenagers revolutionized the Hip-Hop movement. This is the Life explores the rise and fall of these creative artists. The film explores the obstacles of commercial success in the music industry. On one hand, the tunes of these artists changed the direction of hip-hop for forever, all

There were many tables and games, as well as music and art that everyone could participate in. Ethnic food was provided by Culture Café, which offers different cultural foods every month. The food that was presented at Connections was spring rolls mozzarella sticks, vegetables and fruit. Connections brought in a diverse crowd of guests. The whole community was invited to this event. The clubs that were there were Big Brother Big Sister, Cougar Pride, International Students, Living Out Loud Film Festival, Social and Environmental Justice club, YMCA, and Disabilities club. Both Big Brother Big Sister and Disabilities Club are new to the Connections event. Liisa Dilley said, “I’m here for the great food and meeting new people.” This event really was a good way to bring people together and learn about diversity within the community and school. If you would like to get involved in Connections or just help spread awareness of diversity, go to Student Affairs and talk to Bola. the while remaining in the realm of obscurity. In the Buena Vista Social Club filmmaker Ray Cooder followed a legendary group of Cuban soneros musicians from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. Cooder follows these artists in their hometown as well as during the performances in this uplifting and musically entrenched tale. This week’s movies include Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Amandla. Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a story of a transgender rocker, Hedwig, who dreams to make it in the American music scene. The unconventional tale of Hedwig will leave the audience to ponder the questions of love and sexuality, as well as gender identity in our society. Hedwig and the Angry Inch was nominated and co-sponsored by Cougar Pride, an on-campus based student club based to raising the awareness of sexual diversity. Amandla, on the other hand, will take the audience to the land of South Africa during its Apartheid past. Through music, the musicians, writers, activists and working people featured in the film were able to unite together and rise against the oppression and racially divided structure of the society. Last year about 350 people attended the festival, while this year the group is expecting big numbers, especially after the big response it received at the ROAR orientations over the summer. Council members and helpers can be found all over campus supporting big, bright pink t-shirts. Any additional information can be probed out of them. Students can also visit the LOL website: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ diversityfilmfestival.

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Human Development Club Invites you to:

“Lunch with Your Professor”

Dr. Cory Bolkan Human Development Assistant Professor When: Thursday, September 24th, 2009 Time: 12:00-1:00 P.M. Where: McClaskey Building, Room 205 (Conference Room) Come and join us for lunch with the featured professor for the month of September, Dr. Cory Bolkan. Bring your own lunch and come get to know your professor. This is also a great opportunity to network with fellow HD students.

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eturning students have been asking about the start of ‘Free Bowling Nights’ since the first day of school. Last year, the ASWSUV Activities Director was able to set up multiple free bowling nights which included free pizza, cosmic bowling, and even prizes. On Sept. 10, from 9:30 p.m. to midnight, students and guests filled the 42 lane alley for a night of free bowling. Attending the event meant unlimited bowling, free shoe rental, and a dollar menu in the food court for each person. Students and guests who bowled a strike were also given a blue ticket with which to later win prizes. Shortly after the doors opened, the lanes were already filled and most of the shoes were taken. Some were bowling in socks and waiting their turn behind six others on their lane.

Standard bowling for a long period of time left some of the students looking for other forms of entertainment. A few attendees were making paper airplanes and launching them across the alley or into the fans. Others were setting up their own game of ‘Trick Bowling.’ When the owner announced over the intercom that the night was coming to an end, the synthetic approaches were abandoned and piles of multi-colored shoes were stacked on the front counter. Those skillful enough to earn tickets crowded around the ASWSUV members as they endlessly read off winning numbers. A few students had so many tickets that they needed assistants to keep track of their numbers. The next two ASWSUV Free Bowling Nights are Thursday, Oct. 8 and Thursday, Nov. 12 at Allen’s Crosley Lanes from 9:30 p.m. to midnight.

(Top) Bowling night attendees celebrate with a group high five. (Above) Picking up a spare is not usually a top priority for students when participating in free bowling nights. Joe Creager/The VanCougar

New event sparks communication Chau Nguyen

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he student body president thinks communications on campus will be better this year if the student body officers share peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with students, faculty and staff. President Nick Ferderer, attempting to copy an idea from WSU Pullman, started what he is calling the PB & J Club. The sandwiches will be served at 11:30 a.m. on alternate Wednesdays and Thursdays, and the discussion can be freewheeling. In the first session on Sept. 10 the informal talk did seem to help. A lot of people from ASWSUV (The Associated Students of Washington State University Vancouver) and OSI (Office of Student Involvement) were there to help. Activities Director Janine Johnston designed some hats with the words, “The PB & J Club” on them. Nancy Youlden, the vice chancellor of student affairs was the main guest. Together with her crew, consisting of people from public affairs, admission, and student resources, Nancy eagerly approached the students while enjoying a pair of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

provided by ASWSUV. Kristen Robinette, a transfer student from Clark College, said she was glad to be able to ask an administrator questions. She found out from Youlden that higher student fees are necessary for things like printing, due to the tight budget constraints on the university. However, she suggested to Youlden that the university could allow each student a certain number of free copies and then charge for the exceeded ones. Youlden said she would bring up the issue to the school board to see if any change can be made. Ferderer was really excited about how the first PB & J meeting turned out, “The first one was good. I am glad to see so many people come out and I can only say it is going to get better and better.” The next meeting will be on Sept. 23. James Martin and the people from Facilities will be providing information. Facilities Operations provides service to the campus in the three main areas: Ground Maintenance, Building Maintenance (Mechanical, Electrical, and Architectural), and Custodial Maintenance. If you are interested, come out and join on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 11:30 a.m.

(Top) ASWSUV President Nick Ferderer started this club in hopes of opening communication lines between students and administrators like Nancy Youlden. (Above) Robert Chu, ASWSUV Senate Pro Tempore, passed out sandwiches at the event. Chau Nguyen/The VanCougar

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SPORTS AND RECREATION

These girls have game

WSU Volleyball conquers Vandals PULLMAN, Wash. -- The Washington

State volleyball team needed all five sets to defeat state-line neighbor Idaho before 791 fans Friday night in the second match of the Nike Cougar Challenge tournament in Bohler Gym. Washington State moved to 9-0 on the season with the 26-24, 26-28, 25-20, 14-25, 15-11 win over Idaho which dropped to 4-3. WSU’s Brittany Tillman led the Cougars with 17 kills and hit .481 on the night. Rachel Todorovich added 13 kills while Meagan Ganzer and Cassie Robbins each landed 11 kills. Robbins, a senior from Yakima, had a career-high 11 blocks while Todorovich and setter Renee Bordelon (55 assists) each had five blocks. Kelly Hyder led the team with 21 digs and had a match-high three aces. Three more Cougs had double-digit digs with 19 for Oceana Bush, 13 for Jackie Albright, and 10 for Bordelon. Blocking was the story as the Cougars 15 team blocks. WSU hit .176 for the match. “I love to block and this year I’m not giving up,” Robbins said “Maybe I had that mentality in the past where I would be late (to the block) and stop but this year I’m really trying to go after it and close the block.” Idaho’s Conwell and WSU’s Tillman each had six kills and Pederson had three blocks in the first set. McKinney sparked the visitors with a kill and a big block to knot the score at 24. Ganzer landed a kill for WSU’s 25th point and Conwell hit into the net to give the Cougars the 26-24 win. WSU scored five straight points in the second set to go ahead 17-13 only to have the Vandals go on a six-two scoring run and take a 20-19 lead. The teams rallied and volleyed to

tie at 23, 24, 25, and 26 points, the 17th tie of the set. Albright served into the net to put Idaho serving for the win. Feicht’s attack landed on the floor and Idaho won 28-26. Conwell landed seven kills as Idaho hit a mere .023 while WSU also struggled offensively, hitting .108. The Vandals land six blocks and the Cougars had seven blocks, five from Robbins, in this set. WSU came from behind to tie the set at 16 and then scored six uncontested points to take a 21-16. Idaho warmed up after a timeout and out-scored the Cougs four to one before WSU took a timeout. The crimson and gray scored the final three points on kills from Ganzer and Todorovich to take the 25-20 win. Again the offense struggled with WSU hitting .167 and Idaho hitting .044. Idaho grabbed an 18-10 lead in the fourth set and extended it to a 25-14 win and forcing a fifth set. The Vandals hit an outstanding .455 and held the Cougs to a .000 team hitting percentage. WSU scored the first four points of the fifth set before Idaho lit up the scoreboard. The Cougs were up 8-4 when the teams switched benches. Washington State went ahead 14-8 but Idaho battled hard with kills from Kelsey Taylor and Pederson to move forward 14-10. A missed attack by Todorovich gave the Vandals hope but the freshman from Walla Walla redeemed herself on the next play with a ball slammed in the middle of the court and a 15-11 WSU win. “Set three was huge for us because we were behind and finally caught them at 15 and then pushed ahead for a couple more points. But we were pretty steady in that one and we didn’t lose control like we did in the fourth set,” WSU Head Coach Andrew Palileo said.

Outdoor cooking clinic Hunt for the spaghetti sauce Erik Cummings Sports Editor

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h, the great outdoors, full of nature and wildlife, birdsong and…growling stomachs? On hikes, the natural cure for hunger tends to be granola bars and oatmeal. For Joe Carr, part timer at Video Conference Services, dinner in the wild could include Cashew-Ginger chicken and Lemon Raisin bars for breakfast. On Wednesday, Sept. 16, Carr headed an Outdoor Cooking Clinic to inform students of the basics. He put special emphasis on the fact that ‘the types of food you can make are only limited by your imagination.’ Indeed, the packets of dehydrated onions, mixed peppers, and potatoes provided a base for a plethora of recipes. A fourth packet included red flakes with the appearance of bacon bits, but was actually dehydrated carrots. Carr brought out a second pouch of spices, pointing to them as an important source of variety in outdoor cuisine. The min iature bag contained micro salt and pepper shakers, as well as a third full of powdered garlic. Carr said he also wanted to try dehydrating spaghetti sauce with meat

for a different recipe. “When you dehydrate something, it turns into a fruit rollup-type mold. Then you roll it up and add water to it later. It would be good with ramen.” He went on to display varieties of simple camp stoves and weigh the benefits of using pressurized propane cans to fuel the ranges as opposed to the refill, pump type. The class also covered such topics as which type of soap one could use for washing dishes. Examples included Campsuds, with Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap for hand sanitization, which could also be used as toothpaste. Carr recommended sites such as rei.com to buy freeze-dried food. As the clinic ended, Carr told a few stories of his hikes. In addition to hikers bringing Llamas as beasts of burden, he has seen goats used to carry gear as well. “They can’t carry much, so they’d have four or five goats there. And the hikers wouldn’t bring any food for the goats because they’ll eat the bushes and grass along the way.” On your next extended hike, if you can’t finish the “Spaghetti sauce roll-up,” remember this tip and pray for goats.

Player Profile: Who’s who Chau Nguyen

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et to know the players out on the soccer field. These students play every Thursday at 3:30 p.m. on the field by the basketball court.

Candid Cougs

“If you could have your own reality TV show, what would it be about?”

“Whenever USA and Mexico play, I am always on Mexico’s side.”

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Aaron Brucknem “I think reality shows about jobs like fishermen and loggers that have action in them are good. I’m a guy so I’m not into those girl reality shows where its like ‘Oh what did she do? I want to kick her butt!’”

Joy Hollenbeak “If I was rich, I would make a reality show called Eggs and Potatoes, where I would make people do crazy things. If they do them, I would buy them whatever they want. But they would have to do something really, really nutty.” Jude Homola “All the hunting shows are pretty lame. I’d make one that is true to life, you know instead of just shooting. They never show the truth in hunting shows.”

“A soccer team’s strength lies not in individual’s skills but in unity and team work.” Name: Phillip Ho Office: President of Soccer Club Birthday: November 28, 1989 Major: Biology Position: Midfielder Did you play soccer in high school?: “No because I did not have time for extracurricular activities in high school. High school soccer is too demanding and competitive.” Favorite food: Pasta in alfredo sauce. Random facts: “I love giant robots, I enjoy going to ballroom dances. and one of my childhood dreams was going to space.”

Reasons for joining the Soccer Club: “I love playing soccer. Playing also helps me get in shape. I think it is fun to play with the people I know here at WSUV.” Favorite food: Italian Random facts: “I am bilingual. I was born in Mexico and learned Spanish as my first language. When I was three, I moved to America and learned English. When I was young, I tried to play baseball but it did not interest me. And I am too small for football. Soccer is the only sport which I find joy in watching and playing and consider myself good at.”

Reason for joining the Soccer Club: There has been a lot of participation on soccer Thursday. It would be great to see soccer go to the next level here at WSUV. A lot of the reason for my joining the club was because of Nick Jurgensen (The Club Manager) and Phillip Ho (The Club President). They are passionate about soccer and are the ideal people to lead the soccer club.

Ben Ripplinger “It would be a reality show about people who make reality shows. It would be completely unrealistic because there would be wild animals roaming around. Bears in the hallway and stuff.”

Shavenor Winters “I think it would be where I would put a whole bunch of billionaires on and island. I take away all their money and leave them there. And the person who survived there the longest would get all the money.”

Name: Cristhian Canseco Birthday: October 14, 1988 Position: Left Midfielder Major: Business Administration with a minor in Spanish.

Did you play soccer in high school? No, I did not play for any high school. I played for Columbia Premier for six years. Favorite food: Sushi

“I like playing goalie because I can get a perfect view of the field and know where everyone is. It is peaceful playing goalie.” Name: Mason O’Lennick Birthday: November 1, 1985 Position: Goalkeeper Major: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Random facts: I used to race motorcycles.I am not Irish though my last name seems (or sounds) Irish.I love rice. I can eat rice at any time.I am addicted to slack-lining. That is a recent hobby.I hate body hair.I love photography and yoga.

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THE COUG MEDIA REVIEW James Cameron’s Avatar The Informant! is simple

High expectations, high budget film

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don’t joke around when it comes to hyping up their movies. On August 21, 16 minutes of selective scenes of Avatar was screened in IMAX 3D at no cost in theaters all over the US and Canada. You probably know Cameron as director of the highest grossing movie Titanic, and legendary sci-fi films like the first two Terminator movies and Aliens. According to rumors, Avatar’s budget is running around $240 million, which makes it the fourth most expensive movie ever made. Why so expensive? First of all, the entire movie is shot in 3D. Second, almost the entire movie is shot in computer-generated imagery (CGI). Third, the movie will run around 3 hours. The main character in Avatar is Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a former marine who is paralyzed from the waist down due to a combat injury on Earth. He is selected to participate in a procedure that allows him to walk again. This takes place on a planet called Pandora, which is similar to Earth but covered in thick jungle. Pandora is populated by Na’vi. They are 3 meters tall, blue, and have long tails. Pandora is peaceful, until humans unintentionally start a war.

Humans on Pandora are able to synthesize Na’vi creatures, who are genetically altered humans (also known as Avatars). Jake becomes an avatar scout for the human soldiers, meets Neytiry, falls in love, changes sides….you get the point. Sounds awesome, doesn’t it? Well it should, because the 16 minutes of footage I saw was absolutely jaw-dropping phenomenal. You enter a sci-fi heaven, while wearing 3D glasses, and who is your guide? The legendary James Cameron. During the 16 minute preview, three main scenes were shown. All three scenes looked nothing short of “real.” Everything looked like you could reach out and touch it (3D helped with that too). I thought the teaser trailer looked pretty unrealistic, but trust me, when you see it on a giant screen, everything changes. You could see the tiniest details on Na’vi faces, absorb the richness of colors on Pandora, and witness amazing action. This is the long-awaited comeback of James Cameron, after the tremendous success of Titanic; he is bringing something completely new into the film world. I predict that Avatar will be the most talked-about movie of the year, and will get nominated for multiple Oscars. Go see it in December, you won’t regret it.

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ndependent film poster-boy Steven Soderbergh is mostly known for his 1989 cult classic, Sex, Lies, and Videotape. He also directed Traffic which brought him an Oscar for Best Director in 2001. His most recent widely released movies were the Ocean’s trilogy. Soderbergh is also responsible for the recently released comedy/drama The Informant! The Informant! is a nice medium between a Hollywood movie and an independent film. Starring Hollywood heavy-hitter Matt Damon (Ocean’s trilogy, Bourne trilogy, and Good Will Hunting), The Informant! is a comedy/drama with a touch of crazy. Matt Damon plays a young vice-president of agro-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), who becomes a whistleblower and rats out on ADM for price-fixing. Throughout the movie, Damon lies about everything, and as the story progresses, the lies become more serious. The film takes place in the early 1990s but continues all the way to the 2000s.

Damon’s performance is quiet spectacular and makes the movie even more appealing. The audience gets to see what’s going on inside his character’s head, which lends a comedic perspective while all of the lying and accusations add drama. There are a couple of pleasant surprises in the form of supporting characters. Scott Bakula (mostly known for 1990s NBC series Quantum Leap) who plays a trustworthy FBI agent, and the second actor who shows up toward the third act is Tony Hale (you might recognize him as Buster from Arrested Development) playing Damon’s lawyer. The best aspect of this movie is the cinematography. Soderbergh is a phenomenal director of photography, best known for his clean simple shots that tell stories by themselves. Compared to his last movie, The Girlfriend Experience, which was shot all digital on RED cameras, The Informant! feels like it was shot completely on film. Soderbergh makes it look like it was filmed in the 90s, giving a more authentic feel to it.

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3. What is the name of the king of Rohan? 4. How many magic rings were forged, including the one ring? 6. What is Aragorn’s ranger name? 7. Aragorn is the true heir to the throne over which nation? 8. What was Gollum’s name before he became disfigured by using the ring?

Down 1. Which character gave the final death blow to the WitchKing of the Nazgul? 2. Pippin is short for what name? 5. The demon of fire and shadow fought by Gandalf in the mines of Moria 7. Which character attempted to destroy the ring during the council of Elrond? 8. What is the name of Gandalf’s horse?

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ith a DJ named Chef and a program called “Rock n’ Roll Radio Stew”, the whole lineup sounds epicurean. Look for music ranging from folk to metal, from Mastedon to Lil Wayne, and from Marvin Gaye to Pink Floyd. Look for it Tuesdays from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. DJ Chef is from the State of Washington, is a fan of Tillamook yogurts, and is pursuing

a degree in teaching; he also devotes a considerable amount of time to KOUG radio and music history via Rock n Roll Radio Stew. During the course of the interview, Chef played “Humble Pie” by Peter Frampton and Scott Mariott. FYI: In 2 weeks Rock n Roll Stew will air ‘The Dark Side of Oz’. The program will include music and other audio elements from “The Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd and the classic film “The Wizard of OZ”.

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was disappointed to recently discover that the religious people of America are in a position to decide for me what I’m allowed to be exposed to for entertainment. Let me explain what I mean by this: A film is currently being offered to film distributers around the world and the majority of the developed countries have opted to make it available for their citizens, except America. ‘Creation’, starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly, is the story of Charles Darwin and his struggles to write and publish ‘On the Origin of Species’. Charles and his wife (played by Connelly) lost their daughter Annie and after her death Charles struggled with the ideas surrounding the existence of God and the nature of spiritual faith. During this time he was also writing ‘On the Origin of Species’ which gained a great deal of negative attention due to what people believed was his attempt to kill the belief in God. The story follows his research and the progression of his manuscript while he is mocked and threatened by people who claimed that his theories destroyed the legitimacy of God. Darwin’s wife was also deeply religious and expressed her concern for the fate of his immortal soul as he sought to find answers to his questions about the natural world and the historical progression of its living inhabitants. Despite the fact that his book was published and is still referenced in academia today, there is still an alarming percentage of the United States population (61% according to the most recent Gallup poll) that believe the theories surrounding evolution are lies aimed toward the destruction of God and the church. The most outspoken of these people have rallied to ensure that ‘Creation’ will not be available to U.S. citizens to view. This is concerning to me for several reasons, the primary one being the issue of censorship. How, in 2009, are we actually fighting for the freedom of free speech and free press against religious oppression? In an age where reality TV routinely puts vulgarity and ignorance on a pedestal, I’d think the religious community would have bigger fish to fry than this film. Claiming that ‘Creation’ may cause American people to lose their faith in God is like claiming that films about Hitler will turn Americans into Nazis. Frankly, I have a little more faith in people than that. Regardless of my own views on faith, God and religion, I am not likely to sit idly by while my rights are steam rolled by a group of people who think they know what’s best for me. Allowing their success sets a dangerous precedent for the censorship of all other freedoms they may deem to be unrighteous. What also concerns me is the apparent disregard for what ‘Creation’ is about. This is not a movie that is set out to change anyone’s minds about their faith. Charles Darwin was a living human being; his book was written and published. These are facts, and these facts are what the film is about. Saying this film shouldn’t be shown because it’s trying to turn people away from their faith in God is absolutely ludicrous. This is a story about a man and a book. It’s as simple as that, yet the film’s opponents are ignoring that simplicity and creating a false platform on which to obliterate one of my most precious civil liberties, and I refuse to do nothing about it. I’m hoping that my fellow level-headed academics will make their protests heard and not allow the story of one of the greatest scientists in history to become a pariah in modern day America.

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bachelor’s in biology from San Diego State University was working on fishing boats in Alaska. A contractor gathering information for the National Marine Fisheries Service, he boarded commercial fishing boats to collect data, and he wasn’t always warmly received. “You get on the boat, whether it’s a little boat with a four-man crew or a gigantic factory ship with a crew of 200 or so, and those guys are paying for your food and bunk, and you’re not contributing to their work, and you’re checking up on them. “So it sometimes started with a little antagonism. It was a challenge to gain their trust, but it was a challenge I enjoyed, making it so I was working with them instead of against them.” Joel’s next job was working with the U.S. Geological Survey, studying salmon smolt migrations through the Columbia River dams. This job prepared him for grad school when he realized that, as interesting as it was, it wasn’t what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He talked to Dr. Steve Bollens, who directs the WSU School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the WSUV Sciences Department. Dr. Bollens gave him a chance to analyze some samples for one of his research projects, which led eventually to Joel’s acceptance into the program. His work is part of an Office of Naval Research project on the impact of grazing plankton at different depths in the ocean. He does his experiments in the WSUV tank room, a unique environment that lets him control the conditions in thin layers of water so he can examine the behavior of red-tide dinoflagellates, which are phytoplankton. Joel wants to go on for a PhD, but not yet. First, his wife, Monica, will have her chance to get her degree. Joel and Monica have developed quite a balancing act: He’s working on his Masters, she’s taking classes part time to prepare to apply to WSUV’s business program, and they have two young children. “I can divide my life into categories of responsibilities,” Joel explains: “My family, my health, and my schoolwork. Distributing my time to these three parts of my life is usually easy, but sometimes one of them takes more time than usual. “But Monica understands. We’re both adamant about being the primary caregivers for our children. We want to give as much time as possible to them.” In addition to working on his own research, Joel was a fellow in WSUV’s first year in the National Science Foundation’s GK-12 Partners in Discovery program with local school districts. This program brings science graduate

our experiences, and expose the children to the kinds of things scientists do. We want to spur their interest and lessen the fear of science. “It was challenging to change the way I thought about my work, so I could relay that information to the kids and the teachers.” Joel adds, “Maybe it’s just the type of person I am, but communicating with different people in different contexts is one of the challenges I enjoy. It’s good to think about what we do in a different context than we’re used to. And that’s an ongoing process throughout life. Anywhere we go, anything we do, we have experiences that challenge our ability to communicate.” Nowadays, Joel finds himself reading the same books to his children that he enjoyed reading as a child. He’s come a long ways from that “little kid living in Minnesota, landlocked, watching Jacques Cousteau movies on TV, and knowing from a very early age that I don’t want to live far from the ocean.”

Joel Quenette: Quick Profile Born: Minnesota Bachelor’s degree: Biology, San Diego State University Working on at WSUV: Masters in Environmental Science Children: Jakob (age 4-1/2) and Josephine (almost 3) Favorite place to live: Near the beach Favorite food: “I love all foods.” Favorite book: John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden” Second favorite book: John Irving’s “A Prayer for Owen Meany” A damn fine book: Tom Robbins’ “Still Life with Woodpecker” Influence on reading: “It all started at the bookmobile.” Biggest early influence: Jacques Cousteau’s work Life lesson and advice to undergrads: Bernoulli’s Principle holds true for brand new Toshiba Satellite laptops at 25 mph on the roof of a 1997 Subaru Legacy station wagon. (The irony is that satellites remain in orbit but laptops do not, even if they are called “satellite.”)

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OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It turns out that so-called “junk DNA” is used by our cells to make micro-RNA that controls all our genetic and cellular processes. Extrapolating, if there’s someone in your life you’ve thought wasn’t very important, think again.

Libra’s Love Compatibility Aries

This is your zodiacal opposite, and you know what they say. Opposites attract, especially in this case. Aries is intense when you are calm and you two will have the ability to work through your problems.

Gemini

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): How would you like to eat 16 sugar cubes in one sitting? Well, if you’ve ever drunk a 20-ounce bottle of cola, that’s how much sugar you’ve had. Feel free to take a break from all that sugar. Your body will thank you. Aries (March 21-April 19): Mars is only about 35 million miles away, sometimes. At its farthest, it’s 250 million miles. So choose your travel times carefully. And bring plenty of food, water, and fuel. Also, plan on staying at least four years.

A Libra and Gemini relationship is sure to bring forth much laughter and lots of late night talks. If they can hold on to each other, there is a chance for a long term relationship.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): If someone has offered you some constructive criticism, even if you don’t like it, take hold of it and use it to make your life better. Ignoring good advice makes you ignorant and ultimately unsuccessful.

Capricorn

If there are any secrets between the two, the relationship is hopeless.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Next time you’re walking with someone, instead of changing your stride to match the other person’s pace, try keeping your own stride. Does the other person eventually try to match your pace? Talk amongst yourselves.

Madame L. relates life in the universe to your very own life!

Cancer (June 22-July 22): Every day this week, spend 10 minutes just staring at something in the outdoors: a flower, a bird, an insect, a rock, a blackberry, whatever you want to look at. Let this form of meditation calm and center you.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Onions are members of the lily family of plants. If you want to peel an onion without crying, cut off the stem end and keep it on top of your head through the whole peeling process. You’ll soon see why this works. Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21): There may be limited logic to some weird beliefs, but that generally won’t help you in the larger scheme. Believing that 1 + 1 = 3 will NOT help you land your Lunar Module successfully at Tranquility Base. Stick to the facts!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Some physicists are now arguing that what we’re used to calling the Big Bang was actually a cosmic collision and part of an infinite cycle of creation. Ah, sounds like love. Virgo (August 23-Sept. 22): Why do objects remain in motion once they’ve started moving? Madame L can’t answer this question, but she has observed that --- just one useful example --- people find it easier to do their homework once they get started on it. Madame L

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Organized crime profits from illegal Cannabis

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n the 1920s, the Volstead act made alcohol effectively illegal in the United States, and the result was utter chaos. It is hard to say whether or not anyone saw the ensuing storm of lawlessness coming, or whether it would have even been possible to predict it, but when the storm hit, the United States government was woefully unequipped to handle the issue. The result of the prohibition on alcohol was that it became America’s hottest black market commodity. The financial incentives to break the law by bootlegging booze were too much to resist for many people, particularly after the onset of the great depression. Fortunately, the United States government was roused from its fairy tale fantasy and reversed the Volstead act with the 21st amendment, thus once again making alcohol legal, like it had always been. Unfortunately, the 21st amendment did not reverse the lasting legacy of the prohibition; organized crime. The high profitability of bootlegged alcohol allowed for the establishment of large and powerful organized crime networks. Once alcohol was made legal again, those networks of organized crime were forced to branch out into new enterprises, mainly other drugs. This brings us to cannabis, which found itself on the wrong side of the legal fence with the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Of course at this time, cannabis wasn’t very popular amongst the majority ethnic group in America; white people. However, that all changed in the 1960s, and today white folks consume more cannabis than those of Latin American or Africa-American descent. In fact, two thirds of all white Americans consume or have consumed cannabis, while only one fourth of Latin Americans and African Americans consume or have consumed cannabis. What is even more interesting is the fact that despite the relatively low numbers of users in both ethnic minorities, those two minorities represent the vast majority of citizens incarcerated for cannabis possession and distribution. The funny thing about cannabis is that it is regarded as a relatively cheap drug, so how could it be so profitable for organized crime?

There are plenty of other drugs out there that have much higher street value, such as cocaine, and are much more addictive, thus keeping users coming back for more day in and day out. With all these other drugs available to sell, why sell cannabis? To begin with, cannabis isn’t only cheap to buy, it is cheap, and easy to produce. Think about it, cannabis is a plant. Have soil? Got sun? Great, plant a seed, water and wait. It’s that easy, and three to five months later you have a large quantity of consumable cannabis buds that will return an incredible profit for your investment. There are no chemical processes that need to be applied to extract the drug; the buds you pick from your plants are as ready to smoke as picked cherries are ready to eat. Since its illegal, you can also expect to be able to command a great enough fee to cover your risks as well. How large will the return be? Well that depends, however the average cannabis plant grown outdoors will produce up to one pound of cannabis buds at harvest. Cannabis sold on the streets is literally worth its weight in gold, with an average price of $200-$350 dollars an ounce. Just planting a few plants and selling the harvest can amass a profit well into the tens of thousands. The question is, why is it worth so much? It’s not because it’s a drug, coffee is a drug, and it certainly doesn’t cost hundreds of dollars an ounce. Tobacco is also a drug, and despite the government’s best efforts to increase its price via taxation, it also isn’t worth hundreds of dollars an ounce. Both products are in high demand, and all three drugs have ample supply, so why is cannabis worth so much more? Well, its pretty obvious isn’t it? Cannabis’s value is artificially inflated by its legal status. Since it is illegal, a buyer pays a premium for the risk involved in its distribution. There is one other factor involved in cannabis’ massive black market value, its popularity. There are a couple of factors that drive its popularity for sale and consumption. What makes it so popular for consumption is the fact that it is safe, far safer than other street drugs, and far safer than drugs like alcohol, tobacco and even caffeine. Why? Because it isn’t possible to overdose on its main psychoactive ingredient, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. What makes it so popular for sale is who happens to consume it. The majority of consumers are members of the wealthiest and most powerful ethnic demographic in the

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United States, white people. Thus the market is rather large, and the consumers have the money to spend on the commodity. Not only that, cannabis isn’t particularly addictive, and it does not have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms usually associated with opiates and psycho-stimulants like cocaine and amphetamines. In fact it is significantly less addictive than tobacco, which is regarded by some to be even more addictive than heroin. Cannabis is probably even less addictive than caffeine, not to mention that the withdrawal symptoms, if any, are also less severe than caffeine as well. What this means, is that not only do users have the money to spend on the drug, they also are a lot less likely to rob or maybe even kill their dealer or someone else to get the drug, making it a relatively safe and profitable drug to sell. It is easy to see why cannabis is such an enticing criminal enterprise; it’s easy to produce, cheap to produce, and commands massive profits. No wonder so many Mexican drug cartels are growing mega crops of cannabis and smuggling it across the border. Likewise, is it any wonder that so many Americans are willing to go to Canada and take advantage of the virtual decriminalization of cannabis there, so that they can smuggle large quantities of high grade cannabis across the border and cash in its massive profits? Profiteering by organized criminal enterprises aside, the worst part about cannabis being illegal is that it is impossible to prevent it from falling into the hands of minors. The reason for this is that there is no way to control who it is sold to. Unlike in a store where a clerk has no financial incentive to sell to an underage buyer, a dealer who needs to sell their stash quickly to pay off any debts and avoid getting caught, will sell a bag to anyone who has the money in hand, and aren’t likely to card the buyer to verify their age. To sum up, if alcohol was easy enough to produce during the prohibition, despite its complicated, time consuming, and costly production process, and that prohibition failed, how can our government possibly expect to control the production of a plant? Anyone can grow a plant, and the cannabis plant grows itself, it is after all, a weed. It grows naturally in all but the most extreme environments on the planet. We might as well be trying to stop people from growing tomatoes or roses. In fact, we might as well be trying to get the planet to not produce vegetation.

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really do have a test today. That wasn’t bullshit. It’s on European Socialism. I mean, really, what’s the point? I’m not European. I don’t plan on being European. So who gives a crap if they’re socialists? They could be fascist anarchists and it still wouldn’t change the fact that I don’t own a car. It’s not that I condone Fascism, or any ism for that matter. Isms in my opinion are not good. One should not believe in an ism, they should believe in themselves. I quote John Lennon, ‘I don’t believe in Beatles. I just believe in me.’ Good point there. After all, he was the Walrus. I could be the Walrus. I’d still have to bum rides off people.” -Ferris Bueller My younger brother and I were leaving Walmart one day after trying to pick up my pictures that weren’t done being developed, and we stopped to get something to drink out of the vending machines. I put in my quarters and then accidently got Lemonade when I wanted Lemon Ice tea. I didn’t have anymore quarters and I really needed that Ice Tea. I grabbed a dollar out of my purse, but the machine wouldn’t take it. I was about to put my dollar in a different machine and get change from it, when my brother said, “Don’t use that machine...it will eat your money!” Since I am very curious and have to find everything out for myself, I used the machine. A little blinking red light then told me to ‘Use Correct Change.’ The key word there is that it ‘then’ told me to, meaning after I fed it my dollar. So it ate my money and I was angry! After spending 2 minutes and 7 seconds trying to get my dollar back, I told Nick (my brother) that if he ever saw this machine crushed into a million pieces with a dollar missing, that I finally got my money back. When we got home, I told him that I was suing Walmart for stealing my dollar, the pain and suffering it caused me, the injury to my hand when I was trying to get my dollar back, and for the damage to my bumper when I tried to tip over the machine that I had tied to my car. Just kidding. I learned one thing though, you can never take spare change for granted. (480): Not only did a random toaster end up in my house last night, it’s also full of skittles.

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