Washington State University November 2, 2009 Volume 15, Issue 6

Vancouver’s Student Newspaper www.vancougar.com

Regents approve 14 percent tuition increase

Surprising and scary news for some students; will financial aid be
Sally Thrall However, these numbers do not University students to be facing this rate may seem comparatively steep, WSU
Campus News Editor give the whole story. The figures tuition increases as higher does not seem as pricey when considering that
T uition increase—those are two scary
above are for the amounts tuition
will increase. They do not
education institutions
try to keep their heads
the average four-year public, in-state institution
costs $7,020 to attend. However, WSU’s tuition
words for University students trying to pay
include the amount Services above water during this and fees, at $7,600, are still more than the
their own way through college. Unfortunately,
and Activities (S&A) fees economic downturn. national average.
students at Washington State University will be
could increase. For the In a report released These numbers can be worrisome for
facing up to a 14% increase in tuition for the
2009-2010 year, S&A fees recently by College students. Even students receiving grant aid
next academic school year. This comes after
increase by 2%, raising Board, average tuition could be affected by these national increases
the 14% increase in tuition that occurred this
the fees from about $502 rates for public, in- because student grant increase rates do not
academic year for some students.
to $512. The S&A fees for state colleges has appear to be growing as fast as tuition increases.
the 2010-2011 year have not increased 6.5% from Over the last decade, tuition grew an average
Tuition Increase at WSUV
been decided yet, but may the 2008-2009 school of 4.9% per year after adjusting for inflation.
certainly add to the overall year to the 2009-2010 Student grants and student aid only grew an
Last May, Washington State University’s
increase that WSU Vancouver school year. average of 3.4% per year after adjusting for
Board of Regents approved a 14% increase on
students are facing. WSU’s tuition and fees inflation. However, readers should note that the
tuition for resident undergraduate students and
have increased by more student aid figure is calculated from 1998-1999
non-resident Distant Degree Program (DDP)
Tuition Increase around the than double the national to 2008-2009 school years. The information on
students. This tuition increase translates into an
United States average for tuition and average student aid for 2009-2010 is not yet
extra $870 for the 2009-2010 school year. The
fee increases. available.
anticipated 14% increase for 2010-2011 school
WSUV students While
year will translate to an extra $992. These
are not the only Tuition and Students
figures mean a total increase of $1,862—not an
easy number to swallow if a student is paying
WSU’s tuition increases for this year and
their own way through college.
the next were decided last Spring. Despite
Other students will also be facing degree
that fact, many WSU Vancouver students
increases, including an approximately 5%
do not know about the tuition increases.
increase for graduate students and non-resident
Transfer students are particularly at a
undergraduate students. Resident graduate
disadvantage for realizing that tuition
students will see a total increase of $785.
will be increasing 28% over the two
Non-resident graduate students will see
years that they will be in attendance.
a total increase of $1993. Non-resident
undergraduate student will see a total
increase over the two years of $1868.
These numbers will be added to the Continued on page 2
current cost of tuition.

Out of
the box
Jess Davis
ACE Editor
A s college students,
we long for the ability to
work faster, retain greater
volumes of information, and
improve our total quality output.
We want all of this without
significantly increasing the energy
that we expend in doing so. I’m sure
it is likely that each of us would jump at any
opportunity that promised cerebral upgrade,
but often times our meticulously cultivated
cynicism prevents us from taking advantage
of the alternative resources available to us. We
typically sacrifice sleep, exercise, nutrition,
and human interaction, all in the name of
academic excellence—and kudos to us for our
unwavering commitment. This drive and focus
is just a fraction of what makes the WSUV
student body so remarkable, and one wouldn’t
dream of discouraging such attributes.
However, it is important that we begin again to
shift our focus toward the neglected aspects of
our lives—from our physical demands, to our
mental and emotional requirements.
Dependency on chemicals such as
prescription amphetamines and caffeine, has
increased at exponential rates among college
students around the world. Availability and
advocacy for the use of stimulants as study
aids has become common practice, while
students unknowingly continue to damage the
very health they depend on in order to function
academically. The pressures that accompany
scholarly endeavors have, and continue to
grow. College responsibilities are not at all easy
to manage, and to compound this, we are now
facing higher competition within a suffering
economy. It is no surprise that many embrace
the quickest, most convenient remedy.
It is for this reason that we are beginning
a new, recurring column that will focus on
discovering alternatives to the uncertain
answers that society provides. As reporters,
we will strive to keep an open mind, work to
maintain a boundless curiosity, and commit to
protecting our personal integrity. As students,
we will hold to those three principals, and do
Mozart
Effect
Does music
make you
smarter?
Sally Thrall
Campus News Editor
R esearch has identified
a phenomenon termed “The
Mozart Effect.” This is a method that involves
listening to the music of Mozart to improve
brain function.
You may have
heard of the Mozart
Effect in the BBC,
USA Today, or The
New York Times.
It has also been
depicted in Don
everything in our power to advocate health, Campbell’s widely
balance, choice and accountability, and overall popular book, The
success for every student. It is my hope that Mozart Effect:
each column will reveal information that is Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body,
not only useful, but entertaining and inspiring. Strengthen the Mind, and Unlock the Creative
There is a wealth of ignored, forgotten, and Spirit. Many people also believe in the power
untapped knowledge that we plan to uncover! of Mozart’s music to increase intelligence and
To kick off this new column, Sally Thrall aid in cognitive development for infants and
has researched the effect that Wolfgang toddlers. This view was also made popular
Amadeus Mozart’s Music has on the human by the research used by Don Campbell to
brain! I sincerely hope that we can move our write his second book, The Mozart Effect for
generation of students toward a healthier future Children. This publicity has helped to inform
by highlighting the diversity of options that are America about the Mozart Effect and influenced
out there. So here’s to trying something new the proliferation of Mozart Effect related
and discovering truths for ourselves. merchandise. Continued on page 11

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and Stanford in does not hinder pictures
the lead participation
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Tuition increase
Continued from page 1
Speaking with many transfer students, there
appears to be a lack of communication to
students about the tuition increases. Richelle
Meeker, a junior at WSUV, had not heard about
the tuition increases before she decided on
transferring to WSUV. “I only recently heard
about the tuition increase that is going to take
place for next year,” stated Richelle when asked
about tuition increases. “I had really good
financial aid this year, so I’m not too worried
about the increase for this year, but next year
it might be a problem.” When asked what
Richelle will do if she does not get financial aid
for next year, Richelle responded, “I might have
to take out a loan. My mom is helping me pay
for college, but if she cannot cover it, then I’ll
have to take a loan out.”
Another transfer student echoed Richelle’s
sentiments. Janelle Stephenson, a junior,
transferred to WSUV this semester. Unlike
Richelle, Janelle had heard about the tuition
increase. “It was on the news,” explains
Richelle, “I was aware that tuition was going
to be increasing.” Luckily Janelle’s parents
are funding her education. “It didn’t influence
my decision to come to WSUV because my
parents are paying my tuition. My parents were
generally concerned about it, but they feel that
my education is worth the tuition increase.”
For some students, the question of weighing
education against the cost of tuition is more
difficult. Amanda Silva is a transfer student
who heard about the tuition increases at WSUV
after she had already applied to continue her
The price of free parking
Steet parking by WSUV may be illegal
Ruth Zschomler
Contributing Writer
E arly one morning before class, Jason
Garcia, a senior at Washington State University
Vancouver, pulled up next to a curb to park.
A man watching out the window of his house
called out, “Can you move your car forward a
few feet?”
Garcia, not wanting to cause any problems,
did not see anything wrong with the request
and pulled up before parking. He then walked
across campus to class.
When Garcia returned to his car a couple
hours later he found a $35 parking ticket on
the windshield of his car. He had apparently
parked too close to the stop sign. A notice
accompanying the ticket stated he could go to
court to get the fine reduced.
Garcia went to court.
In court, Garcia explained to the judge
he parked where he did at the request of the
neighbor so his car wouldn’t block the driveway.
At which point, the judge informed Garcia
it was a neighbor who called the police. Garcia
believed fifteen feet was the distance you could
park from a stop sign. Even the judge had to
look it up. In Washington State, parking closer
than thirty feet is an act worthy of a ticket.
Parking on the street near the college may
become a thing of the past if the neighborhood
near WSU-V has its way.
The county is considering a proposal making
street parking near campus during school hours
illegal.The current proposal would prohibit on-
street parking in certain areas from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7 a.m. to 3
p.m. Friday, excluding holidays.
If the proposal is approved by county
commissioners, students regularly parking in
these areas could receive a $38 fine for each
offense.
Every year nearby residents complain about
parked cars getting in the way of garbage
collection, mail delivery and pedestrian safety.
This year surveys and petitions were circulated
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Proposed Tuition Increases 2009-2011
education here. “I had already gotten my thing adding up to all of the other costs that publicity for the tuition increases, or to have
Associates degree and applied for WSUV,” make WSUV much more expensive than Clark, had someone official from the university bring
Amanda explains, “I decided to take a break where I got my transfer degree from.” it to my attention.”
before I came to WSUV, and by the time I Like other students, Amanda Silva wishes Tuition increases have already happened,
was ready to take classes, there was nothing I that administration had done more to inform and are on the horizon. For some students,
could do about the tuition increase.” Amanda is the students about the increases in tuition. “I tuition increase may only be a minor concern.
concerned about the tuition increase because, as only heard about the tuition increases through But for students paying their own way through
she says, “Tuition increases are just one more the grapevine. I would have liked have more college, even an extra $870 is hard to stomach.
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During an open house on Aug. 11, county
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officials heard comments concerning the
proposed regulations. Most of the comments
were supportive of the proposed parking
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Students will have a chance to voice their
thoughts on the issue whether in person or
by written testimony at a public hearing. The
hearing has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday,
December 8, at the Public Service Center, 1300
Franklin St., Vancouver.
When Garcia transferred from Clark College,
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He believes it is, “kind of ridiculous expecting
people to pay more money to park. Students
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According to Richard Gamble, traffic 12 – 4 PM
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Talking Trash: Cougar Pride
What is our campus’ trash telling us?
Rup Brar
Staff Writer
E nvironmental Task Force (ETF), a new
campus group, conducted a first ever trash
audit on Oct. 19. With guidance from Waste
Connections and facilities personnel, the ETF
went through trash on campus to determine how
much material could be recycled or composted.
This trash audit served as a first step toward
making our campus more sustainable, and
environmentally friendly according to the ETF.
Doing these audits will help give ETF a better
picture as to the amount as well as composition
of waste in different areas around campus.
These preliminary audits will allow them to
pinpoint target areas to work on, and help them
map out their future plans. The members are
planning to conduct audits every month to track
progress.
In this audit, the group examined two large
trash bags taken from the Firstenburg Student
Commons area. From the analysis, they
observed that about 4 pounds of material in the
trash was recyclable, and 6 pounds of material
could easily be turned into compost. The types
of material found were mostly plastic and glass
bottles.
The Firstenburg Commons is one place used
as a hub for students in between classes. Despite
having multiple recycling bins throughout the
facility, people are not recycling. Therefore
ETF will actively seek to enforce measures to
increase recycling practices through raising
awareness.
“The trash audit was a great learning
experience for members of the Task Force,” said
Audrey Miller, vice-chair of the Environmental
Task Force. “This experience will allow them
to conduct more efficient campus wide audits
in the future.”
From their analysis, the ETF will work to
start up a campus wide composting program,
and increase the number of recycling bins on
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CAMPUS NEWS 3
will be conducted on Nov. 3. area. On Nov. 5, volunteers will do walking
On Nov. 4, the ETF will undertake the trail maintenance.
Mill Creek Enhancement project, where the For more information regarding any of
volunteers will work to preserve the Mill Creek cougar pride events, students are welcomed to
Watershed by removing old sprinkler systems
in the area. They will also work to protect
visit to the website: www.vancouver.wsu.edu/
cougarpride.
school grounds. Composting will deter the loads
native species of plants and vegetation in the
of food wastes from ending up in the landfills.
This food waste can be turned into rich organic
fertilizers for plants.
Every year, about 251 million tons of trash
is generated by Americans, which amounts to
about 4.6 pounds of trash per person per day.
And all this trash is destined to end up in the
landfills.
Food and paper are the biggest contributors
to landfills. Both are biodegradable in nature.
However, due to lack of oxygen and saturated
water, they are not degraded easily in landfills.
According to the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), these landfills release methane
gas, a greenhouse gas even worse than carbon
dioxide when it comes to global warming. 34%
of all methane emissions are due to the landfills.
According to the National Sustainability
Committee, a typical college student produces
about 640 pounds of trash every year on average.
On college campuses around the country,
waste has decreased over the years due to the
active role student organizations have played.
Implementing measures, such as offering
double-sided printing, increasing availability
of recycling bins and simply raising awareness
within the communities, has definitely helped
reduce waste and encouraged recycling.
The Environmental Task Force at WSUV
has something similar in mind. As a newly
formed club, the members are excited to get
started. The main goal of the ETF is to increase
sustainability within our campus by raising
awareness, and bringing together individuals
who are passionate about environmentally
friendly practices.
The Environmental Task force has several
plans for the upcoming Cougar Pride week.
During the Cougar Pride week, they will be
holding a Salmon Safety Education Booth where
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for painting drains in the neighboring areas with
Safe Salmon stencils. Also, another trash audit
Candid Cougs
“What’s the best Halloween costume you have seen?”
Jake Kleinschmidt
Cara Cottingham - DTC Managing Editor
“A guy totally nude except for a box around his waist
shaped like a golden present.”
Biology -Sierra Cobb
“A hillbilly witch.”
Matt Ross - Business
“A moth. He had bug eye glasses, and
a pound of flour on, he would run to any light around.”
Nursing - Devin Max Field
“A quail - man costume.”
Ryan Heasley - Elementary
Education
“Going as a mirror is pretty cool, saves
you money and you’re invisible.”
Finance - Ali Alhamadi
“I like vampires in general.”
Harrison Polo - English
“Gum stuck to a chair, his head was
pink and he had a chair on his head.”
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These colors don’t run: Environmental Task Force

Cougar Pride Days are shades of green; volunteers will help clean campus
Triana Collins environmental education on campus, and/ Environmental Task Force, at myerssean000@ hour slots on the website: www.vancouver.wsu.
Student Involvement Editor or want one of those handy neon-green WSU gmail.com edu/events/cougarpride .
T he Great Northwest, Washington State,
water bottles, contact Sean Myers, Chair of the Interested participants can sign up for one-
the banks of the mighty Columbia River,
Vancouver. And of this big city/town we live in,
WSU has the best spot. Views, forests, creeks,
wildlife, walking trails, biking paths, outdoor
art, we have it all !
And because we have it all, it’s easy to take
it for granted; to think that someone else will
clean up and take care for us. Hence, Cougar
Pride Days: a three day long celebration on
November 3, 4, and 5 of our campus’ natural
beauty where students, staff, faculty, and
community members get dirty (and have fun)
to keep our gorgeous university sparkling clean.
Projects go from 11am to 4pm and include:
a waste audit where participants will separate
landfill and recyclable items to help collect
information about on-campus recycling
solutions; painting drains around campus with a
“Salmon Safe” stencil to keep folks in the know
about water drains effect on fish; an afternoon
restoring Mill Creek by protecting native
plants, removing an old sprinkler system, and
posting signs; and enhancing the walking trails
by laying cedar bark chips.
To show thanks, volunteers will be invited
to a participants-only feast catered by Goldie’s
BBQ in the Firstenburg Student Commons at
4pm of the last day.
While the entire university supports the
celebration, the brand new Environmental
Task Force is working at full speed to keep
momentum for the various projects. The ETF
was started by Student Government President
Nick Ferderer, who “has always despised litter”
and wants to see the campus move towards a
greener horizon. Ferderer hopes that Cougar
Pride Days will bring “an awareness of
sustainability, new members, new ideas, and a
community vibe.”
In addition to Cougar Pride Days, the ETF
is having environmentally focused film nights,
hosting a sustainability week, posting signs
about recycling, educating students, recruiting
new members, and having fun. If you’re
interested in sustainability on campus, want to Environmental Task Force members Audrey Miller and Melissa Boles show off their reusable water bottles and talk to students interested in helping
help lighten our ecological footprint, celebrate out at Cougar Pride Days. Triana Collins/The VanCougar

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Women’s Empowerment Coalition Halloween Bash

Erica Castro, President Sally
of the Women’s
Thrall Pull-ups, Gently Used/Non-violent Games,
Empowerment Coalition, has her sights set high
Staff Writer Books, Movies, etc.
for the impact this club will make on campus, Wednesday, Nov. 4 – Personal Needs
in the city of Vancouver, and all over the world. Day: Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Hairbrush,
A humanities major with a focus on Women’s Deodorant, New Women’s and Children’s
Studies and Dance, she started the club in Socks, Underwear, or Bras, etc.
August with the help of her two club officers. Thursday, Nov. 5: Food Day: Non-expired
The club has goals of empowering women Boxed Dinners, Canned Fruits/Vegetables,
through meetings, events, and fundraisers, and Crackers, etc.
is open to anyone, including males.
Meetings aim to support members with any
personal or on campus issues they may have. The club meets the first Thursday of every
They strive to identify and find resources for month in room VMMC 16 from 4:15 to 5pm.
individuals in need. The club has connections Upcoming events include a once a month
Women’s Night where women on campus can get
with local shelters and will be hosting a benefit
drive the first week in November for the women to know each other through informal discussion,
and children served by the YWCA of Clark presentations, and stress-relieving art projects.
County. A silent auction will be held in December
with all of the proceeds benefiting families in
Schedule of donations in bins around campus shelters to make the season more joyful and
are: uplift spirits. If you have any questions, please
Monday, Nov. 2- School Supply Day: contact WomensEmpowermentCoalition@
Pencils, Pens, Scissors, Paper, Crayons, yahoo.com.
Journals, Binders, Backpacks, etc.
Tuesday, Nov. 3- Children’s Day: Diapers,

Slam Poet pro shares stage with students

“centuries-old tradition of oral poetry that exists Committee, headed by Bola Majekobaje,
Triana Collins in nearly every culture… It comes from punk Assistant Director for Student Diversity. She
Student Involvement Editor rock screaming, folk music singer-songwriters, chooses a new committee for each diversity
L ike everything in life, when poetry is bad, hip hop mc’s, b-boys, dj’s, graf writers, and
beatboxers. It comes from feminism and page
event every semester that comprises mostly
of students. Majekobaje stressed that the
it is horrible to sit through, let alone read. But
when it is good, it is transformative, uplifting, poetry, the Beats and stand-up comedians, idea behind the event came from inside the
energizing, and inspiring. On paper, poetry is church preachers, R & B, soul, gospel, classrooms. “Students on campus have been
leisurely, at your own pace, when you want it classically trained actors and playwrights, the really interested in bringing spoken word, slam
and if you feel like it. You can take your time, rhetoric of our political leaders. ” poets to campus for the last year and a half.
digesting the meaty parts A new opportunity came
and licking the tidbits. But about and I thought, ‘Hey,
when it is live, it is like a let’s do one now,’” she
word rollercoaster: in your said. “Kelly is
face, right here, right now, nationally recognized in
hang on or fall off. the spoken word world. It
Live poetry is an active is really easy to see how
experience. The author talented she is based on
radiates heat and reality, footage. She really appeals
mixing confessions with to so many populations.
random observations. She talks a lot about her
Spoken word and slam Asian identity but also
poetry are like the red bull about social justice,
and vodka of the poetry bar, women, people in need
throwing you down while who are rising up, being
lifting you up. So if you empowered to take control
feel up for it, if you feel like of their lives. She just has
you can handle a heavy dose a really empowering and
of wordy truth, check out positive message,” said
Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai: Spoken Majekobaje.
Word Artist, on Wednesday, The show will start with
Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. in VADM WSUV students reading
110. their own poetry before
Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai has Zen-Yie Tsai performs.
become famous for her The next day, Zen-Yie
words, passion, presence, Tsai will be conducting a
and love of poetry, politics, workshop in an English
arts, and entertainment. class with a finite 30 spots.
A Chinese-Taiwanese- Students in the class will
American artist, Zen-Yie take half the seats, and the
Tsai has toured all over other half will be available
the world, spreading her to students who sign up at
approachable poetry aimed the performance on Nov. 6.
at resolving prejudice and The event will be a great
discrimination. She has opportunity to learn about
shared the stage with the spoken word, take your
likes of Mos Def, KRS-One, mind off schoolwork and
Erykah Badu, DMX, Wyclef into the transformative land
Jean, as well as performed of poetry, and meet a world
on three seasons of the famous artist. Majekobaje
Peabody award-winning is more than excited.
“Russell Simmons Presents “Yeah, I’m pumped! I’m
HBO Def Poetry.” pumped about her coming,
Aside from being but also for students to
poetry pro, she is a writer, have a platform for their
performer, filmmaker, and hip hop theatre artist The power behind getting a spoken word poetry,” she said. Talk to Majekobaje in OSI if
who strives to empower audiences all over artist to perform on campus came from you would like to read your poetry at the event
the planet. She describes spoken word as a ASWSUV and the Marquee Diversity Event and share the stage with poet royalty.
Katie Wells/The VanCougar
11/5 Free Swing Dancing Lessons. No partner needed. 7 p.m. at Vancouver Ballroom @ 808 Main Street. - 11/7 Reversing the Flow conference from 8:30 a.m.
6 FEATURE
The weather is beginning to turn. It
from the thrift store. I get to drink hot cocoa
and snuggle up with my boo. I can play hide
is obvious. I did not accidentally move
and seek, Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
to California like I thought I had. This is
style: inside, in a big closet. I do not have
western Washington for sure. But whatever,
to feel bad about seeing a movie or a play or
I can handle it, can’t I? The trick to making
being inside at two in the afternoon.
it through fall is to get super pumped up with
Also, I get to take lots and lots of vitamin
summer that you are totally sick of heat and
D. That’s really fun, too. And I get to power
sun and sand and… fun.
through school, working like a madwoman
Okay, so I am not sick of fun, it is just that
until winter break, when (if my bank account
there are plenty of fun things to do when it
allows) I can travel somewhere warm and
is rainy and dreary and grey. I get to wear
sunny and sandy and feel like I totally, most
big fuzzy sweaters and hats and knitted things
definitely, deserve it.
What: Astrology The Goldendale Astronomy Club wants
Where: Goldendale Community Library you to join them in looking UP. Because
When: Wednesday, Nov. 4 there is so much going on up there, and I
Time: 4 to 6pm am not talking about God or heaven or any
Cost: FREE of that stuff. This is serious science! Stars
and planets and sparkly things and lots and
lots of space. And do not forget telescopes,
those things are essential for long distance
viewing and a must-have fashion accessory.
What: Lecture Greg Mortenson, author of “Three
Where: Battle Ground Community Library Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to
When: Thursday, Nov. 5 Fight Terrorism and Build Nations One
Time: 5 to 7:30pm School at a Time,” is coming to southwest
Cost: FREE Washington to discuss his dreams and
travels and accomplishments. The story
goes that in 1993, Mortenson attempted to
climb the second highest mountain in the
world, Pakistan’s K2. He could not quite
make it, became exhausted and disoriented,
and wandered around some desolate parts
of northern Pakistan. Some super nice
locals nursed him back to health, and after
he got better, he promised to return and
bring some education to the children who
had none. He then wrote tons and tons of
letters to celebrities, but the only one who
responded was Tom Brokaw, who sent him
a check for $100. Eventually, he got famous
for his cause (education!) and now he writes
awesome books along with a million other
things.
If you are under the age of 19 (and I
What: Body Art believe some of you freshmen are) then you
Where: La Center Community Library can go get some free body art at the library of
When: Friday, Nov. 6 all places. And you do not have to tell your
Time: 3:30pm parents or worry about what you’ll tell your
Cost: FREE grandkids, because it is temporary. Mehndi
body art is very old, very intricate and all
natural, coming from the henna plant. Plus,
it is so soothing to have someone else apply
it for you, especially around the third eye
area.
What: Gallery Stroll Like clockwork (or should it be calendar
Where: Downtown Vancouver
When: Friday, Nov. 6
work?), the first Friday of the month
has rolled around. Meaning: art, art and
Time: 6 to 10 pm alcohol. Okay, there’s also music and
Cost: FREE cool people and food and inspiration. As
usual, the downtown galleries will open
their doors for all the art lovers, but there
is one spot in particular I will recommend:
Lincoln’s Gallery on 9th and Main St.
This place will be featuring some amazing
artwork by local artists rivaling those in
our art-spoiled neighbor to the south. And
this stuff is the real deal: raw emotion, bold
colors, street culture. This is not the type
of art you would hang next to your Martha
Stewart, Pier1 armoire. This is not the
type of art you are not sure if your 5 year
old could paint or the artist is just a genius
beyond your comprehension. This is the
kind of stuff that you actually want to look
at, ponder on and talk about.
What: Food Do you like burritos? How about free
Where: Esther Short Park burritos? Then head over to Esther Short
When: Wednesday, Nov. 11 Park where the Vancouver Burrito Project
Time: Lunchtime will provide tasty, lovingly made, and free
Cost: FREE burritos to anyone who is hungry and/or
homeless. But really, they stress that you
need only to be hungry to get one with or
without hot sauce. These punk rockers raise
money through benefit shows, buy supplies
from local stores, and then serve delightful
food in the spirit of punk goodwill for the
benefit of Vancouverites.
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Battle of the viruses:
Vaccinations, the flu, and immunity
Joey Smokey
Contributing Writer
F rom the swine flu, to the avian flu, to the
flu season, to the common cold, it seems like all
of America is worried about the tiny, non-living
thing called the virus. Americans seem to be in
a panic over whether these diseases really pose
a threat and should be considered an epidemic,
and if the masses should be vaccinated. The
WSU-Vancouver campus is no different, as
many students majoring in the sciences research
these diseases and critically evaluate their
impact on the human population.
Some people are starkly against vaccinations
of any type. Some
are very worried
and frightened
about getting sick,
and vaccinate like
crazy. The majority
of people, however,
are somewhere
in the middle,
and contemplate
whether getting
vaccinated is a good
idea. To answer
that question, it
is important to
understand what a
virus really is and
how vaccinations
can help.
It may come as a surprise that viruses are
technically classified as “non-living.” Yes,
that’s right: viruses are not alive. They are
simply a small strand of
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
or deoxyribonucleic
acid (DNA), wrapped
in a protective layer of
proteins. Since they
don’t metabolize their
own energy and cannot
replicate themselves,
they aren’t technically
“alive.” Viruses spread by
reproducing in a host cell,
whether it be bacterial cells
or human somatic (body)
cells. They are very particular little critters,
and will only infect cells for which they are
“designed.”
Once inside a cell, the virus replicates via
a process known as the lytic cycle, where it
literally takes over all of the cell’s functions,
telling it how to generate all the molecular
particles required to build new viruses. When
the new viruses are all assembled, the cell
breaks open via lysis, and the virus spreads.
The Rant
Jake Kleinschmidt
Managing Editor
I do not approve Chris Gregoire.
If by any luck you have not given up reading
after the first sentence, you will continue to
read on. This one, unlike my previous rant
will attempt to contain less posturing and
inflammatory language. I really want to show
you why I do not care for Governor Gregoire
and why she is not qualified to be in this
position. I really want to show you that she
should not have been given the position either.
Let us start with the basics.
If you do not know who I am talking about,
Chris Gregoire is the Governor of Washington
State. For once, if you are from Oregon, I would
say you have it lucky this time. Gregoire is a 62
year old democrat born in Michigan, mother of
two and wife to Mike. Governor Gregoire may
remind you a little bit of Sarah Palin with her
relations of growing up in the small town with a
middle class family.
The most controversial aspect of her career
as is her election. According to The Seattle
Times coverage of the election, Dino Rossi,
her opponent won the general election with 261
votes. Then the legally mandated machine count
showed Rossi winning by 42 votes. Lastly, a
hand count funded by the Democratic Party
However, the virus that emerges from the lysed
cell may not be identical to the virus that first
entered. When dealing with such tiny, rapidly-
multiplying things as viruses, the chances
for mutations and genetic recombinations are
extremely high. In fact, viruses are evolving
so quickly that scientists are having a very hard
time keeping up with them.
So how exactly do vaccinations help against
these non-living fragments of nucleic acids?
The human immune system has a special set
of cells known as B cells, which can be thought
of as military soldiers that progress through the
ranks during their military career. When a B
cell first starts off, it is a frontrunner infantry
unit being trained
to fight a specific
intruder. After it
graduates military
school, it joins the war
against the intruder,
attacking it with
antibodies and helping
recruit the bigger guns
of the immune system.
Once the infection is
fought off, the B cell
stays in the military
as an intelligence
unit, standing by to
alert the immune
system in case the
intruder comes back
so the disease can be
defeated in a swifter, more efficient manner.
That’s the key. The immune system has
a memory for diseases,
essentially stopping a
disease from infecting
an individual twice.
Vaccinations take advantage
of the immune system in this
way, serving as a method to
alert it about a particular
intruder, getting it to train
those intelligence units so
the actual disease isn’t able
to infect the individual.
Flu vaccinations contain
either a very weak, slightly
genetically modified version
of the virus, or dead viruses that can still
circulate through the body and alert the immune
system to its presence. By getting a vaccination,
the immune system is alerted to the virus in
question, and generates intelligence units to
protect the individual against the diesase.
With this knowledge in mind, are vaccinations
our cure? Do they really work? Should
everyone get vaccinated? Those issues will be
addressed in the next issue of the VanCougar.
showed that Gregoire won the election with
129 votes. Once the Democrat had the victory,
the government rejoiced claiming that their
candidate had won. What of the Republican
Dino Rossi you ask? He was shot down by
the court when he provided 1,678 illegally
cast votes. Since when did “best out of three”,
(technically four) go to the loser?
Gregoire was re-elected in 2008. Her web site
says that she was re-elected by “overwhelming”
proportions. The vote was 53% to 47 % in her
favor, hardly overwhelming. Gregoire has been
battling the cutbacks Washington has been
ordered to do. On governor.wa.gov it says that
“Governor Gregoire has held her promise to the
people by proposing a balanced budget while
maintaining her priorities of protecting families
and kids the best we can.”
It is funny to me that apparently in her
“balanced” budget the largest cuts went to
higher education and health care for the poor.
The government hiring freezes did not make
the situation any better off for people who are
trying to find a job to pay their way through
school, especially when her actions cause
enormous tuition hikes.
Gregoire, I disapprove of your handling of
Washington State. I disapprove of your methods
of “balanced” budget cutting. I disapprove of
your election results and how you got elected
in the first place is beyond my understanding.
I am so happy you can not return to office
next election. The time could not come too soon.

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spell “independent” i still sing that one
rap song?
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no coming back from this.
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Difficulty:
The SEXpert
Sally Thrall
Staff Writer
Today sexpert explores two sides of the
same coin: One question about a girl who is
concerned about a friend’s recent promiscuous
behavior, and one question from a girl who
wants to be able to express herself sexually
without judgment.
Q: I am worried about a friend of mine. Recently
she seems to be picking up random guy after
random guy, and being sexually promiscuous.
I’m not sure if she practices safe sex with all of
the guys she meets, so I’m a little worried about
her health. How can I express my concerns to
my friend without getting on her case about
it? Also, should I even be concerned about her
behavior?
- A Concerned Friend
A: Dear Concerned,
I understand wanting to make sure your
friend is being safe and not wanting to
do anything that will hurt her. The best
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Dear Student: I know you are lying no
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Students, Faculty, and Staff: Tell us how you
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way to approach the situation is to just be
straightforward with her. Next time she starts
telling you about her latest conquest, simply
ask if she used protection. If she did then great;
express your relief at hearing she is practicing
safe sex and mention how important it is to
protect yourself from sexually transmitted
infections and unwanted pregnancies. If she did
not use protection, let her know that it concerns
you. Come from a place of concern and desire
for her well-being, and not from a place of
condemnation. By approaching her without
judgment, she will be more likely to listen to
the important information you are providing
for her about safe sex.
As for being concerned about her sexual
behavior recently, I do not think this is anything
you should worry about. If she seems to be
enjoying hooking up with men she meets and
exercising her sexual liberty, then she should
do so. Your friend is an adult and can make
up her own mind about her sexual practices.
People have different sexual appetites and
what works for one person might not work
for another person. It is important to take into
consideration the happiness of your friend
and her right to make sexual choices before
you judge her behavior to your own personal
standard. First and foremost, you should
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believes will be fulfilling and satisfying for her.
So if she wants to be more sexually active than
she has in the past and she is happy about it,
then there is no need to be concerned.
Q: Dear Sexpert,
I am a female who enjoys having sex…a lot.
For some reason, certain people have a lot of
problems with it. I have even had people call
me a slut before. Having people see me this way
hurts. Is there a way to avoid this title? What
should I do?
- The So-Called Slut
A: Dear “Slut,”
Slut shaming is a big phenomenon in our
society. Many women have a problem with
it, but unfortunately both women and men
perpetuate it.
Calling a woman a slut is a biting insult
because it goes against deeply held societal
beliefs about the type of behavior a woman
should practice. Slut is also a malicious term
that makes it seem as if a woman is only
concerned about male attention and having
sex, and not concerned about other women or
sisterly ties. The slut in high school was often
the girl who got the most attention from guys,
and did not relate well to other girls her age.
A girl could be called a slut regardless of her
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actual sexual practices. For many people, slut
still carries the full force that it did in high
school and can still make a woman feel like
she is less of a person because of the way she
decides to operate sexually.
I’m not sure that there is much you can do
to avoid this title if someone wants to give it to
you. If you are happy with your sexual practices
and are making these choices yourself, then
you should not care what other people think
about your sex life. However, adopting an
attitude of not caring about public perception is
easier said than done. I would try surrounding
yourself with people who are only concerned
about your well-being and will not make you
worry about whether your sexual choices are
“correct.”
I would also encourage all women to stop
using this term in a negative way to refer to
other women. Even if another female chooses
to have more sexual partners than you, or to
have more sex than you, it does not warrant
calling her a slut. All women deserve to be
able to make their own choices about private
sexual practices. Many women will not feel
comfortable doing so until we get rid of this
societal notion that when a female expresses
sexuality different from the “norm,” she is a
slut.
 8 SPORTS AND RECREATION
A Fitting Week at WSU-V
WSU squares off against nine other
Erik Cummings little extra challenge. “We chose an elliptical
Sports Editor machine because more people can do that
T he Pacific-10 Fitness Challenge took
type of exercise,” says Gregory. The activity
works the hamstrings and quadriceps in
place on the week of October 26th. Washington the legs and is similar to a stair-stepper.
State University and its satellite campuses
Environmental Science major Evan
competed with nine other universities. These
Moriwaki spent two hours on one of the two
included University of Washington, Arizona
machines, then an extra thirty minutes to cover
State University, and Oregon State University.
for someone who could not make it in time.
By the close of the first day, Washington
It was his second period in the relay that day,
State had taken the lead in the number of
having gone in earlier for a workout at 12:45.
total activity minutes, approximately 125,000.
When asked about his exercise preferences,
Stanford University, last year’s winners, took
Moriwaki said he enjoys lifting weights
Evan Moriwaki works on his second set in the Elliptical Relay Jake Kleinschmidt/The Vancougar
second place that day with roughly 115,000.
and jogging on the wooded campus trails.
Students could register at
Moriwaki then headed to Archery World to
pac10fitnesschallenge.wsu.edu and login to
take part in the archery tournament, another
record their exercise minutes. The genres
event sponsored by the recreation center. He
that could be counted ranged from Aquatic
and four others competed in fourteen rounds,
activities, such as kayaking and swimming,
and though he arrived twenty minutes late,
to Miscellaneous Sports, including billiards
Moriwaki managed to score a respectable 129,
and skateboarding. Even using a Wii counted,
including two bullseyes. The winner of the
though the only subcategory listed was Wii
night was Sam Adams, a maintenance worker
Fit, Time spent officiating any game also
at WSU-V, who received a Cougar sweatshirt.
could be entered. The recreation office also
He scored 185 points and nine bullseyes.
advertised various activities during the week
Denise Eyerly, Recreation Assistant, took
second place with 160 and scored
three bullseyes. In third came
Jerry Adams, coworker to Sam,
with 159 points. Shawn Romine
placed fourth with 155 points.
It is unknown how many
WSU-V students signed up,
since3 they are included in the
Washington State University
total. Neil Gregory estimates fifty
people signed up in the fitness
center, including around twenty
on Tuesday. “More students
participate at WSU than Stanford,”
he said, “Stanford usually has
more faculty, staff, and alumni
who participate.” WSU-V’s active
participation began in 2007,
losing that year to Stanford. The
Californian university managed to
pull ahead on minutes on Friday
last year to win twice in a row,
WSU-V coming in second again.
As of Wednesday the 28th, WSU
held the lead at roughly 250,000
total minutes with Stanford closing
Shaunic Morales Jake Kleinschmidt/The VanCougar in on 225,000 total minutes. In
weighted minutes, the two leads
that participants could attend and receive credit. were closer, Stanford behind by only 2,755
These events included rock minutes. University of Washington was in sixth
climbing in Portland on Sunday, the bowling behind Oregon State and University of Oregon.
tournament on Thursday, and the Haunted WSU also had the most participants out of
Corn Maze at Sauvie Island on Friday. the universities competing at the time as well.
Tuesday found the fitness center sponsoring
The Pacific-10 Conference was founded in
an Elliptical relay, beginning at 6:30 a.m. The 1915 at the Pacific Coast Conference in Portland
event’s goal was to keep at least one Elliptical Oregon. Oregon State College, the University
machine on and running for the duration of of Oregon, the University of Washington, and
the center’s working hours. According to the University California at Berkley formed
Recreation Coordinator Neil Gregory, the the original membership. Washington State
Pullman campus sponsored the same event. University joined as the fifth school in 1917,
“They actually wanted to have two [machines] followed by Stanford University one year after.
going all day. Since we’re a smaller campus,
Other schools outside of the Pac-10 started
we just did one.” Gregory himself pitched similar programs. Clark College’s Healthy
in time to add to the fourteen and a half hour Penguin Nation program, for example, offers
relay. Since the recreation center hours are points for activities. The activities are logged
longer than last year’s, the event presented a on cards and turned in for monthly drawings.
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From Pullman
Season updates
Men’s Basketball: LOS ANGELES, Cali --
With first-year head coach Ken Bone at the helm
and just one upperclassman on the roster, the
Washington State University men’s basketball
team has been chosen to finish eighth in the
Pacific-10 Conference in 2009-10, according
to a poll of media members who cover Pac-10
basketball.
The poll, released at the league’s
annual media day in Los Angeles Thursday, had
California finishing first with 25 of the 37 first
place votes and 350 points. Washington was
chosen a close second with seven first place
votes and 330 points. UCLA received the other
Erik Cummings/The VanCougar
five first place votes, coming in third with 302
points. Arizona (fourth, 221), Oregon State
(fifth, 218), Oregon (sixth, 175), Arizona State
(seventh, 144), USC (ninth, 109) and Stanford
(10th, 63) rounded out the poll.
The Cougars received 123 points in
the poll, 21 behind the Sun Devils. WSU returns
Jerry Adams aims for the target seven letterwinners and two starters from last
season’s 17-16 squad, which reached the first
round of the NIT. Joining the lone senior, Nikola
Koprivica, are seven sophomores and eight
freshmen.
Before opening the season Nov.
13 at home against Mississippi Valley State,
Washington State will host Lewis-Clark State
in an exhibition game Monday, Nov. 9 at Friel
Court.
WSU Athletics: PULLMAN, Wash. -- Open
forums on Phase III of the Martin Stadium
Renovation, featuring Director of Athletics
Jim Sterk and members of the WSU Athletic
Foundation staff, will be held from late October
to early November throughout the state of
Washington and in Portland. On Sept. 22, the
public launch of the third phase of the Martin
Erik Cummings/The VanCougar
Stadium Renovation project was announced.
Phase III involves the construction of luxury
suites, loge boxes, and club seats atop the north
stands.
Once 80 percent of premium seats
have been committed, the construction of Phase
Sam Adams displays his target after the tournament III will begin. Phase III will be completed by
the 2012 football season; however, if premium
seat sales and fundraising benchmarks are met
by Dec. 18 of this year, construction can begin
sooner, and Phase III could be completed in time
for the 2011 season.
Men’s Football: PULLMAN, Wash. --
SATURDAY’S GAME: Washington State (1-
6) continues its longest stint away from Martin
Stadium in 2009 when it travels to San Antonio
to face Notre Dame (5-2) for a Halloween night
contest from the Alamodome at 6:30 p.m., local
time (4:30 p.m. PT). The game will be televised
nationally by NBC, with Tom Hammond (play-
by-play), Pat Haden (analyst) and Alex Flanagan
Erik Cummings/The VanCougar
(sidelines) calling the action.
Women’s Volleyball: The No. 21 Washington
State volleyball team (16-4, 5-4) coming off a 3-1
win over No. 4 Washington in Pullman Oct. 23,
travels to Arizona this weekend to meet Arizona
State (11-10, 1-8) Friday, Oct. 30, in Tempe, and
No. 18 Arizona (15-5, 4-5) Saturday, Oct. 31 in
Second place winner Denise Eyerly with fourth place Shawn Romine
Tucson...Cougars won both matches earlier this
season so the Sun Devils and Wildcats will be
out for revenge...both matches begin a 7 p.m. and
can be followed on the Cougar volleyball radio
station (KQQQ 1150 AM in Pullman), or online
via Cougar All-Access and via GameTracker
online.
Men’s Cross Country: The Washington State
men’s cross country team will compete in the
41st annual Pacific-10 Championships in Long
beach, California, Friday, October 30, hosted by
the University of Southern California while the
women will race in the 24th annual meet...men’s
8,000m race starts at 3 p.m. while the women’s
6,000m race will begin at 4 p.m.
The Pac-10 Championships are hosted
by USC and held at the Skylinks Golf Course...
runners will be competing on a flat terrain course
that features mostly grass with short sections
of cart path...the 26th-ranked Cougar men will
be competing against top-ranked Stanford, as
well as returning Pac-10 and NCAA champion
No. 2 Oregon, No. 13 Washington, and No. 16
Erik Cummings/The VanCougar
Arizona State...the WSU women will be racing
against No. 1 Washington, No. 8 Oregon, No.
12 Stanford, and No. 17 Arizona...each team
is allowed a maximum of 10 runners with
five scoring and two used for team scoring
displacement...for more information and results,
visit http://www.pac-10.org.
Students who signed up for the challenge received free t-shirts like
Kendal Mantzke is wearing.

FITNESS CENTER
Hours
M-Th : 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sat-Sun: Closed
Equipment
Ellipticals & Treadmills
Free Weights
Leg Presses, Extension, & Curl
machines
Medicine balls & Yoga mats
Strength bands & jump ropes
Policy
Fitness center is free to all WSUV
students, faculty, and staff. Must
sign liability waiver. Bring Fit-
ness Center card each visit.
Trainer
A certified personal trainer is
available to Fitness Center users
at no cost. Develop a fitness plan,
learn how to use the equipment,
or develop strength for a specific
sport or activity. The sessions are
free. Get fit! Stay fit!
Photo by Katie Piper
Nov. 4 at 6pm
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SPORTS AND RECREATION 9
Flags flap, footballs
Flag football in fifty degrees
bothered by
Chau Nguyen that at all, “The
Staff Writer rain makes
F ifty degree weather did not stop eight flag football a
lot more fun.
football players to come out and play on the
field on Oct. 22, the second day of flag football. When the field
gets wet, it gets
Including the people from the recreation
office, Neil Gregory and Tim Snyder, nine muddy which
people were competing on the field. They were makes it perfect
for football.”
divided into red and green teams. Everyone
played with enthusiasm in spite of the cold Snyder seemed
weather. Evan Moriwaki wanted to prove his to share a
toughness against the harsh weather condition different view,
“As it gets
by taking his shirt off. Excluding a few that
rainy, the field
wore shorts, the rest dressed in warm clothes.
Flag football season at WSUV got its start is going to get
on Oct. 15. It is free for all faculty, staff, and muddy and wet
till the spring,
students. Nick Green shared his feelings about
which makes
the sport, “Flag football has been a lot of fun.
I love it. It is a good opportunity to play a playing flag
game which I have not been able to play since football harder.
high school.” Tim Snyder agreed, “So far, the It does not get
season has been good. The weather was a lot
better this year. Last year, it was raining the
recovered until
June. Hence,
whole time. The players put more enthusiasm cleats are
into playing and I have had a lot of fun.” recommended.”
Instead of putting together the soccer According
to Snyder,
tournament as they did for soccer season, for
flag football, the Recreation Office will organize only students
a team to play against Clark College, “We are have joined so quarterback, Kevin Guzman as the best
trying to recruit more people to build a team to far, besides Gregory who is a staff member. receiver; and Shawn Romine as the best
There are about 15 people each week. During
play with Clark. The name of the game is ‘The
Vancouver Bowl’. We hope to play with them soccer season, every week, there were always
player for grabbing flags. Snyder admired
Shawn since he thought, “Grabbing flag
in two or three weeks when they have a team different people. For flag football, the same is an art. It’s actually hard; it’s slippery.”
put together,” said Snyder. That is also Green’s people are expected every week since those Flag football is at 3 p.m on the open field every
are the ones that truly love to play. Not
expectation, “I hope we continue to get enough
many people want to give flag football a try.
Thursday from now till Nov. 12. Any interested
people in order to get ready for the Vancouver students, faculty, or staff can sign up at the field.
Bowl with Clark. We need fourteen total.” Snyder voted Gregory the best
Not having enough people seems to be a
problem of flag football, “Anyone can play.
It’s not hardcore like the real football. I think
a lot of people don’t come just because they
are afraid of it being tough,” said Snyder.
Snyder shared that flag football is the most
favorite sport at the Recreation Office.
The rainy season is approaching soon in
Vancouver. However, Green did not seem to be
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 10 ARTS, CULTURE, AND ENTERTAINMENT

THE COUG MEDIA REVIEW

Where The Wild
Things Are
Starring- Maz Records, Catherine
Keener, and Mark Ruffalo
The classic children’s story “Where
the Wild Things Are,” comes roaring
to life in a unique film. Director Spike
Jonze takes a 20-page, nine-sentence, book and turning it
into a feature-length film.
The movie tells of a young boy, Max who does not have
a pleasant life. Max has to live with an older sister and a
single mother. Max runs away from home and finds his
way to an island where he finds the Wild Things.
The movie shoes a lot of character development in Max
through his interactions with the Wild Things. Each of the
Wild Things have their own personalities that represent
either the flaws in Max’s character or the flaws that he saw
in his sister and mother. Using the creatures as a mirror of
his own life, Max grows into a stronger boy.
The only issues with the film are the length of the movie
and the special effects. The movie drug at scenes where
they expanded upon the original story. The Wild Things
looked like gigantic puppets. It was obvious the effects
were through the use of wires.
“Where the Wild Things Are” is a movie that will be
appreciated by adults who read the book when they were
younger. Children enjoy the antics of the Wild Things but
will grow bored with the story.
Reviewed by Joey Hollibaugh
The Hunger Games
Author- Suzanne Collins
Reality TV in post-apocalyptic
America: Two teenage contestants
are chosen annually from each
of 12 districts to compete in the
Hunger Games, a reminder to the
enslaved subjects never to rebel
again. One contestant wins by
killing the other 23. This year, 16-year-old Katniss Ever-
deen has volunteered for the Games to keep her little sister
from having to compete. When Katniss and her friend Peeta
Mellark are the last two contestants standing, they refuse to
kill each other.
Without knowing it, they have sparked a revolution which
spreads through all the districts in ‘The Hunger Games’
sequel, ‘Catching Fire.’ President Snow himself, smelling of
blood and roses, visits Katniss to tell her that she must make
amends in the upcoming Quarter Quell, where all previous
Hunger Games victors fight to the death. Sorry, no spoil-
ers here. Read the book. Read both books, supposedly for
“young adults,” but a fun and fast read for anyone. Author
Suzanne Collins has also written Scholastic’s ‘Underland
Chronicles’ series.
Reviewed by Louise Wynn
Revolution
Artist- Miranda Lam-
ber
Country sing- er
Miranda Lambert
is the definition of
a multi-talent- ed
artist. Not only does
she sing and play guitar, but she is also an accomplished
songwriter, writing or co-writing 11 of the 15 songs on her
new album Revolution. Three of the songs she co-wrote
with boyfriend Blake Shelton, including the more rock
sounding, Sin for a Sin. In it, Lambert calls out a boy-
friend who treated her badly, like past songs Kerosene and
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Sin for a Sin seems destined to be a
fan favorite. Though Lambert showcases her tough girl at-
titude on songs like current single White Liar and Me and
Your Cigarettes, she also displays sensitivity on songs like
Virginia Bluebell.
One of the most interesting songs on Revolution is Only
Prettier. Lambert acknowledges the differences between
her edgy personality and that of a pristine, wholesome girl.
I recommend this album to anyone who is a fan of Lambert
or country music in general. Also, many non-country fans
should give Revolution a listen since many of Lambert’s
songs have a rock sounding quality to them.
Reviewed by Amy Thieland

Pop Culture concert starring WSUV’s Harrison Polo

Student performs at downtown venue
Erik Beaulieu the single panes window and all the ear drums the white stripes seven nation army filled the Not to let the musical adventure be limited to
Contributing Writer that bared to witness this extravaganza. Before area infront of the stage with the unmistakeable one night, the next night was just as awesome,

I n a town called Vancouver, down main

each song, a small introduction was given to
each song. But one in particular stuck out. And
and dangerous mosh pit. Yeah, it was intense.
Following the cover, came more original
if not better. Hosted by Pop Culture on Main st.
Harrison Polo had the opportunity to hand pick
street, in a little soda shoppe called Pop culture that was the introduction given to the song Kate songs, Another Round, Falling For You, and a selection of local bands. Starting off was Fatal
was this stage, lined with soda caps and on this Donovan. Harrison said that the inspiration for Summertime. Each of which having different Attempt who played a song depicting their love
stage played a band called Harrison Polo. This this song was from the girl in his dream about levels of brain thrashing and face for captain crunch cereals. Next up was Meet
face melting group played multiple songs in the needless to say, the attempt to befriend this girl melting sounds that is sure please the ears. Your Monster, playing many cover songs. One
first night. All but one being an original of lead on myspace only ended in rejection. She lived The night went on with a muriad of local being particulalry nastalgic 1985 by Bowling
guitar and vocalist Harrison Polo. To get things in Michigan. The distance would have killed pop, alternative and punk bands like All Falls For Soup. Don’t deny it, you listened and sang
rolling,the show started with Sensory Overload, the relationship anyway. Giving break between Through and Chin Up Rocky. Each band was to in your car. And to follow, was the Meister
Take you back, Kate Donovan, and The End. the lyrical genius, a brain shredding cover of followed with an equally awesome sound. Brothers. Equally awesome with a sense of Foo
Each song blared throug out the room, shaking Fighters, an with that
combination, it can only
be stellar. But all of these
acts were openers for the
acoustic version of the
previos nights Harrison
Polo and band. With the
switch fron the other
groups to the headliner
Harrison polo, the entire
audience went from
standing up and dancing
do a more intimate setting
if sitting around the stage.
Playing the same songs
with a few exeptions.
Still, Sensory Overload,
Kate Donovan, Another
Round, Falling For You,
and Summertime. Again,
another epic night of
awesome music came to
and end.
To listen to the bands,
just Myspace the bands
to get a tasty taste of
their music. For more
information on up and
coming events at Pop
Culture, you can either
go to their myspace, or
you cab go directly to the
soda shop located at 1929
Main Street in downtown
Vancouver. While you
are there, you can gaze
upon what would seem
like a million types of
soda and enjoy a Nathans
hot dog.

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Go to Hell
Imago Theatre’s Take on No Exit
Triana Collins
Staff Writer
Hell.
Do you ever think about it? Do you
ever think about how all the bad things you’ve
done in your life now will accumulate into a
laundry list of negativity, then used to force you
into an eternity of unpleasantness? If so, you’re
not be alone. Jean-Paul Sartre has also thought
a great deal about hell and what it might be like.
So much that he
wrote a play about
it in 1944 titled “No
Exit”. In it, hell is
not a fiery furnace
of melting flesh
and oozing bodily
fluids. Instead, it
is a single room,
with a single
door, 3 miniature
sofas, and 3 very
different people.
Sartres sums up
his ideas with the
phrase“Hell is
other people”.
Portland’s Imago
Theatre staged
their own version
of “No Exit” this
past month. The
show starts with
the valet of hell
showing Garcin, a
former newspaper
writer, his new
room for the
rest of eternity. He hurls around the stage,
wondering where the torturer is, until finally he
demands his toothbrush. Next enters, Inez, a
lesbian postal clerk who prepares for the worst,
thinking Garcin must be the torturer. Last to
enter is Estelle, a high-society woman who
defines herself in relation to men, using gender
as a tool for money and prestige.
While at first, the characters are persistent
that their unfortunate circumstances “must be
a mistake”, they slowly open up and share the
crimes that landed them in hell. They seem to
have nothing in common, and wonder at their
proximity. As time very slowly progresses,
Mozart effect
Continued from page 1
If you Google the term “Mozart Effect,” you
will come across information including a web
site devoted to selling all things Mozart. The
Mozart Effect Research Center is a web site run
by Don Campbell that offers CDs and books
aimed at moms and babies, adults, teenagers, and
children. These CDs are special combinations
of selected classical music that Campbell
claims helps develop specific parts of the brain.
For example, The Mozart Effect® Music for
Children Vol. 1 “Increases verbal, emotional,
and spatial intelligence; improves memory and
the ability to concentrate; enhances ‘right-brain’
creative processes; and strengthens intuitive
thinking skills,” according to Campbell. Based
on what these CDs would have you believe,
Mozart is useful for improving all aspects
of brain functioning, and children should be
exposed to Mozart at a young age.
Following the line of thinking that promotes
the Mozart Effect on brain development,
some states have even mandated programs
implementing the Mozart Effect. In 1998, the
Georgia Governor Zell Miller passed legislation
giving state funded CDs of classical music to
every newborn child in the state of Georgia.
In 1999 the National Academy of Recording
Arts and Sciences passed out hundreds of free
classical music CDs to hospitals. During the
height of Mozart Effect popularity, Florida
legislature passed laws requiring classical
music to be played in state-funded child care
centers.
Since that time, however, many studies
and scientists have begun to “debunk” the
claims that listening to Mozart can have an
important impact on cognitive development
and intelligence. To begin with, skeptics state
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they learn that they have been picked to torture
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fire and brimstone, a hell composed of mental
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ACE Spotlight
that temporarily increasing the spatial-temporal
aspect of reasoning does not lead to overall
increases in intelligence and cannot be used
as scientific evidence to make claims about
Mozart’s music leading to heal the body or
Dr. Dene Grigar Frees Our Minds
permanently increase creativity or intuitive
to play, to create, without goals and deadlines.
thinking. Louise Wynn Art makes us human.”
Other skeptics believe that it is too early in the Staff Writer Dr. Dene Grigar is the head of the Digital
study of the Mozart Effect to claim that it can
perform such amazing feats for an individual’s A sk Dr. Dene Grigar what it might take to Technology Culture at WSUV.
intelligence. These skeptics believe it is wrong to help students become more creative, and you’ll
promote the Mozart Effect as concrete scientific just exasperate her. “I wish students would
evidence when it has not been studied fully. give themselves their own freedom. When I
Some scientists are still looking to repeat the give an assignment, sometimes they want me
results of Rauscher’s group’s original study of to tell them what to do and how to do it.
the Mozart Effect, while others are interested in “They ask, ‘How long does it have to
seeing what effect Mozart’s music has on young be? Should I use flash? How am I going to
children and even on animals. Other scientists be graded?’ They could be thinking, ‘Wow,
are interested in discovering which music has I’ve got seven weeks to make something
the greatest effect on brain functioning. interesting!’At WSUV, we aren’t turning
At this point, it may be too early to go out and out worker bees. We’re building leaders and
invest all of your money into buying Mozart innovators, not techies.”
sonatas on iTunes. It would be nice if we After a childhood surrounded by art and
could pop on some music and get better grades music, Grigar became an English teacher, a
without doing much more work, but as of now, classical scholar, and a graphic artist. Finally,
the scientific claims for the Mozart Effect are she “fell in with the digital media crowd,” and
not substantial enough to warrant most people immersed herself in that field. She sums up her
spending non-disposable income on The Mozart philosophy: “Art is the only place we get to be,
Effect® CDs and Books.
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I-1033 to relieve taxes

Initiative will minimize government
Kenneth Allan can only grow at the rate of population growth
Staff Writer and inflation; it can’t recover back to before the
T he student senate at WSUV will oppose a
recession level.”
Tim Eyman said that the idea behind
proposed Washington State initiative that would
this initiative is to “regulate out-of-control
limit taxes. The senate says the initiative would
government spending to a more sustainable
hurt the government’s ability to recover from
level, thus ensuring that funds are distributed
the recession.
properly.” Those opposed to the initiative
So what is to be said of I-1033, which is on
suggest that the end result will not be as ideal
the ballot for the Nov. 3rd election? Will it
as Eyman and his cosponsors make it out to be.
benefit Washingtonians by granting property tax
In response to budget decreases, specifically
rebates while shifting tax control over to voters,
for WSU, the ASWSUV Senate wrote
or will it push us further into this recession,
in Resolution 19.002: “…under I-1033
reducing the already decreasing budgets for
budget growth reductions, Washington State
public services? It is natural for people to want
Universities would not receive state funding at
tax breaks while still enjoying the benefits from
2008 levels until 2019 at the earliest. Also…
state and local public services, but is I-1033 the
a decrease in state funding
correct approach?
for higher education will
I-1033 is designed to limit the
decrease the level of access
rate of tax revenue specifically
to public intuitions across the
to “inflation and population
state due to higher tuition and
growth” within a fiscal year.
cost of attendance.”
Any additional revenue
Benefits of this initiative
would then be used to reduce
may include, but are
property taxes by creating tax
not limited to: “helping
breaks for property owners. If
taxpayers, helping our
additional funds are needed to
economy, and helping
aid our public services such as
government by instilling
education, health-care, local
desperately needed fiscal
police and fire safety divisions,
discipline and voter control
the request must then be taken to
over taxes.”
the voters for approval.
Limitations, as a result
While the state’s long-
of I-1033 may include, but
standing tax opponent Tim
are not limited to: “recovery
Eyman favors the measure, Joseph Tiegs\The VanCougar
from this recession, declines
WSUV’s director of legislative
in healthcare and educational funding, social
affairs, Peter Sterr, opposes it.
services, public safety at city and county levels,
“I think that I-1033 has disastrous
budget growth reductions on many levels, and
consequences if it is passed. It will severely
not to mention student service cut-backs in
limit the governments ability to recover from the
several ways (higher tuition resulting in limited
recession that we’re in right now,” said Sterr. “It
access, courses and programs being eliminated,
will lock the government into near depression
etc.).”
level spending, thus disabling it from bringing
More information is available online at www.
the institutions that the government funds, such
soundpolitics.com, and Resolution 19.002 from
as higher education, back from this slump.
ASWSUV’s Senate.
From these low levels of spending, budgets

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{
The VanCougar
The VanCougar is a student-run newspaper
serving the students, faculty and staff of
WSU Vancouver. Copies of The VanCougar
Waiting on the
are available free of charge every other
Monday during the school year. World to Change
Editor-in-Chief
Katie Wells The song “Waiting on the World to Craig Macmillan: Thinking socio-
Change” by John Mayer is extremely popular. It
is literally played everywhere. The song’s basic
Managing Editor
Jake Kleinschmidt message is that the ‘rich and powerful’ control
everything and the ‘poor and marginalized’
C involves a lot of creativity. I learn from playing
raig Macmillan’s work in the wine with much better players.”
industry in California for 12 years helped him Also, he practices focused free-writing: “I
Adviser do not have a say. Each verse describes the realize there was a demand for sustainable write about something where I know the topic,
hopeless condition of the disenfranchised, farming in vineyards and sustainable techniques but I don’t approach it like I’m trying to make
Dean Baker
ending with a chorus of “We keep on waiting, in wineries. So he went back to school at a finished product. I let my train of thought run
Advertising Manager waiting, waiting on the world to change…” Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo for an MS in free.
The perception presented by “Waiting on the agriculture. “Even in the sciences, students can get a much
Ben Ryan
World to Change” is that of many people. The As he earned that degree, he said, “It more solid grasp of a difficult topic, for instance
Campus News Editor world is hopelessly stacked against them, they became apparent that we have lots of science in molecular biology or organic chemistry, if
moan, so what more are they to do than wait and technology to bring to bear on a whole they take the time to write about something that
Sally Thrall
for change? Perhaps at some point, hope will range of problems and issues, but the part of interests them in the field. They should write
ACE Editor appear, and they will be able to successfully the equation we don’t understand is the social not worrying about being right or wrong, but to
advocate for important policy changes (laws, aspect.” see how different ideas are associated with each
Jess Davis
cultural norms, government administration- So he went back to school again, this time other in their heads. They may find that they
Feature Editor take your choice). to earn a PhD in sociology. Coming from an come to a deeper understanding than before
This fatalistic view of the world is troubling. applied science background did not give him an because they’re making connections with their
Danielle Tanner
It presents the view that money and power edge in the social sciences. own ideas,” said Macmillan.
Student Involvement Editor govern the world. If you have neither, you have In fact, he claims he was lucky to get into Craig has put aside his bass-playing for now,
no means by which to bring about change. the program. “I wrote a really strong vision “so I can get this job done. When it’s done, I’ll
Triana Collins
But is this terrible diagnosis of our world statement that convinced the committee I have a have time to get back to some of my passions.”
Student Government Editor true? In the West, I would say that it has dedication to social problems and would apply
what I learned to real-world situations.”
Adam Fox practically never been true except under the
most heartless dictatorships.
After four years of coursework at
Pullman to fill in his sociology background,
Craig Macmillan: Quick Profile
Sports Editor Indeed, to take such a fatalistic view is to
Craig came to Vancouver, where he is doing
Erik Cummings ignore a great many disenfranchised people in
history. The people of Ireland are my personal
research on the role morality may play in human Living situation: Born in Ohio, grew up
Web Editor values. in Iowa, went to California to find work
favorite. For nearly a thousand years, the
About his wide-ranging education and
Bryan Torppa English actively attempted to subjugate this
brave people. The English tried their best to
experience, he said, “I’ve always pursued Degree program: PhD in Sociology
Copy Editor what interests me. For the wine business, I just
abolish Catholicism in Ireland while replacing started doing it, and I’ve done the same with Education: BA, University of Iowa
Kati Hughes the age-old Irish lords with English governors. graduate school. I pursued what I was interested (music and philosophy); MS, Cal Poly
And yet, the Irish culture proved so strong in, not what I was qualified for. And I’m glad
Staff Writers that it survived nearly a thousand years of (agriculture)
Louise Wynn, Matt Hunter, Amy Thielen, I did, because I bring a lot of experience and
colonialism. perspective to anything I’ve tried to do. And
Rup Brar, John McNett, Alex Giebelhaus,
Consider our own revolution. It should never His course in life: I’ve always pursued
Sally Thrall, Chau Nguyen, Joey Hollibaugh, I wouldn’t have had the incredible range of
Triana Collins, Meghan Bartosovsky, be forgotten how extraordinary it is that Britain experiences I’ve had if I hadn’t been willing to what interests me. I’ve never let the fact
Kenneth Allan, Justin Rossetti, Yen Nguyen, did so little to stop America- the goose that laid try.” that I didn’t fit the model stop me from
and Vanessa Valentine the golden egg- from leaving the empire. There This semester Craig is teaching Sociology trying to do something.
is no reason a bunch of farmers should have 332, Environmental Sociology. He loves
Photographers been able to drive out the most powerful empire teaching, and he understands that feeling Some of his favorite things: Teaching,
Joe Creager, Mark Balyshev, Joseph Tiegs, in history. students sometimes have of losing their
and Katie Anderson Consider William Wilberforce. His fight for creativity.
cooking, music, the ocean
the abolition of slavery in the British Empire “You can lose your personality through that Favorite type of music: Jazz
Location: was vastly unpopular with those in power and process,” he said. “It’s important to remember
VCLS 212
was opposed by rich influential slave traders. that all the great ideas you learn in your college His instrument: Electric bass
14024 NE Salmon Creek Ave. And yet he changed the course of an empire. training, all the facts you’re presented, are of
The list goes on: the bickering little city- course the result of a lot of hard work, but those Favorite musician: Miles Davis
Vancouver, WA 98686
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Aries (March 21-April 19): Did you know you can predict the future simply by sticking a wet
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Staff Astrologist
citizens of this country, and some may fear that use soft drugs such as cannabis. In the United
such steps will only encourage more people to States, almost half of all high school students
use drugs. However, the idea of harm reduction, have tried cannabis in spite of the outrageously

T he use of psychoactive substances is

ubiquitous in human society and has been since
our early pre-history. Mind-altering substances
have the remarkable ability to change the way
we think, feel and interact. For better or worse,
we enjoy using psychoactive substances, and
we use them all the time. Most of us do not see
our personal consumption of these substances
as being particularly criminal regardless of
how additive, harmful, legal or illegal the
substance we consume may be. Why is it
that some substances that have a particularly
high potential for abuse are perfectly legal,
while other, less addictive substances are not?
For that matter, why is it that we criminalize
something that could be classified as typical
mammalian behavior? Why is it that the United
States criminalizes the disease of addiction?
Humans consume a multitude of substances
for a multitude of reasons. We consume
everything from an innocent cup of coffee
to a cigarette, to antidepressants, sedatives,
pharmaceutical stimulants, to the perceptibly
less innocent street drugs and everything in
between. We consume these substances on a
daily basis, mainly for the simple purposes of
coping, adapting, and surviving.
Just think about it. Most of you reading
this probably had coffee or some form of
caffeinated beverage this morning. Take a
moment to consider this morning ritual that
you partake in on a daily basis. How long have
you done this and more importantly, why? Is it
because coffee is simply the most flavorful and
delicious substance known to man? Or, could it
be possible that you only drink it for the buzz?
Likewise, does alcohol such as beer and wine
really tastes that great? Of course not, however,
we acquire a taste for these substances because
we desire their respective effects.
In the universe of drugs there are galaxies
of uppers, downers, psychedelics, and
dissociatives to choose from. Many of them
are highly addictive, and most are strictly
controlled. It is true that some individuals will
try these drugs a few times and walk away,
while others will become chronic abusers of the
substance, strongly dependant, and hopelessly
addicted. Fortunately for those individuals,
most reputable doctors consider addiction to be
an illness. Additionally there are ways to treat
their substance dependence and abuse problems.
Unfortunately for those same individuals, their
addiction also typically makes them criminals
by default because for the most part, drug use is
seen as a crime by our government.
Sadly, there isn’t necessarily a lot of
sympathy for addicts in our society. Like
sexually transmitted diseases, many see
addiction as disease that one acquires by
choice of action, and a disease of vice. This
may be true to a certain extent, however, for
many addicts, the choice was already made
for them by their DNA, and their exposure to
mind altering substances in their childhood
environment. This idea that one cannot control
becoming an addict is contrary to the former
motif of addiction being a moral failing, or a
disease of choice.
disease that one chooses to acquire by virtue of
one’s desire to intermingle in society. Imagine
and the steps that I have mentioned above are
not new ideas, in fact they are old ones that
disproportionate legal and social consequences.
Of course, I am not advocating the legalization
that an individual acquires some terrible have been employed for some time by a small of all drugs; however, our government needs to
infection, he or she goes to their doctor and he European nation that we call the Netherlands. reassess how effective the war on drugs (and
tells them, “Too bad, you should have never Like other nations of the world, the consequently the war against its own citizens)
gone outside, but since you did, you have chosen Netherlands is not exempt from drug problems; really is. Furthermore, our legal system needs
to get this disease and thus there is nothing I can the difference is how they have chosen to to treat citizens with substance abuse problems
do to help.” To make matters worse, the drug handle the issue. Rather than seeing drug as people with psychological and biological
that person needs to make them feel better is abuse as a moral and legal issue, the Dutch illnesses, rather than as criminals. In order
illegal, and if they are caught with or trying to see drug addiction and abuse for what it is, to do this, the very thing that makes them a
get the drug, they could be arrested and jailed. an illness. Likewise, rather than pursing our criminal; the possession of a drug, needs to be
In a sense, this is what addicts face on a daily own corporalistic approach of prosecuting decriminalized, if not controlled outright by the
basis. An individual dependant on a substance and imprisoning citizens with drug problems, government.
may feel fine when they have gotten a fix, but citizens of the Netherlands have adopted the It is time for the United States Government
when that fix wears off, they will need another, approach of harm-reduction. to start seeing addiction for what it is, an illness,
and it won’t be cheap. Withdrawal is a powerful This does not mean that drugs are legal in and not a crime. Furthermore, it is time for our
motivator for the addict, as the symptoms of the Netherlands nor is their country comprised nations leaders to realize that although addiction
withdrawal, depending on the drug can range of mostly drug users. On the contrary, drugs is an illness, it is hardly communicable, and
from severely unpleasant, to debilitating, and are still very much illegal, and unlike the United purging drug users from our society is for one,
even life threatening. Thus, that individual States and many other European nations, drug impossible (as nearly all of us use drugs), and
has no choice but to seek out their substance of use is relatively low. This is odd considering secondly, a waste of time. It is time for our
abuse, or face the harsh reality of withdrawal that most of us here in the states see the city of government to stop harassing drugs users,
and any other underlying emotional or mental Amsterdam in the Netherlands as the Mecca of and to start focusing on organized crime and
problems that spurred their drug use in the first marijuana. However, despite their liberal drug drug traffickers. Perhaps then our government
place. policies only about ten percent of all high school would have a drug policy that actually makes
This is the reality of Americans who are students in the Netherlands have used or do a difference.
dependant on illegal substances. Their doctors
tell them that they are ill, yet their government
tells them that they are criminals because
of their illness. Their doctor (if they have a
doctor, or insurance) may be able to prescribe
them medication to stave off withdrawals, but
should they have a relapse with their drug of
choice, and if they are caught with that drug,
they will be arrested, prosecuted, humiliated,
and imprisoned, simply because they were sick.
T he other day I witnessed the most psycho
thing. Basically, a stationwagon broke down for
From this point, the addict can expect his
a second in front of a white Ford Escort. The
T
or her life to become progressively worse.
Ford happened to be tailgating the stationwagon here has to be something said for a good
Not only are they ill, now the individual is a
hardcore, so when the stationwagon stopped old fashioned workout. Since high school I
convict, convicted of possessing the drug that
moving, the Ford almost rearended them. haven’t really hit the gym as hard as I recently
is the manifestation of their illness. Being
I guess that made the man in the Ford very, did during the Pac-10 Fitness Challenge. The
a convicted felon is a terrible thing for an
very angry. He swerved around the broken burn, the feeling of accomplishment, and the
individual to experience. As a convict one
down car and sped up to the red light ahead. endorphins that are released into the bodies
may not leave the country, they may not vote,
About three seconds later, the stationwagon bloodstream are the best feeling I think you can
and they may find it difficult to find adequate
began driving again and pulled up behind the have.
employment or housing. In addition, since they
Ford at the light. I honestly had forgotten that feeling, that
have been convicted of possessing an illegal
The instant the stationwagon stopped, the high you could say, This is why I wanted to
drug, they are no longer eligible for student
driver of the Ford jumped out of his car and shout out to anyone out there who used to work
loans or any form of government loan or grant,
ran to the driver’s door. He then began beating out but gave up on it a long time ago, start again.
and thus they are deprived of many means of
the hell out of the car and screaming at the Seriously, start again, it’s amazing.
improving their lives.
stationwagon driver. To get away from the crazy Let me warn you, however, that you may
Now I ask you, is this fair? Is this right? Is
man, the stationwagon swerved into the lane forget the hidden values of stretching. Like my
this what we as Americans call justice? I think,
next to them and almost drove onto the curb recent experience. I figured, for some stupid
or at least I hope not. It is time for Americans to
where two pedestrians happened to be standing. reason, that since I had kept running all this
encourage their government to change the way
Mr. Road Rage then jumped back in his Ford time that not only my legs, but the rest of my
that substance abuse is approached. Our nation
and chased them down the road. Luckily, right body would be very limber and able to take a
needs to shift its focus to harm-reduction and
before he took off on his high speed chase, I beating.
education, rather than arrest and prosecution.
was able to catch a glipse of a little yellow sign Did I stretch? No, Did I take it easy on
One of the major flaws of our nation’s drug
in the back window. The sign shed light on why my arms? Sort of, I went less that usual,
policy is our government’s unwillingness to
exactly the man in the Ford acted the way he figuring they wouldn’t be up for much. I still
accept the tenets of harm-reduction. First of
did. overestimated the weight though.
all, what is harm-reduction? Well, it is pretty
After seeing the ‘Baby on Board’ sign and My poor arms the next warming felt like
simple. The basic idea is to reduce the potential
evaluating the man’s anger, I realized that he wooden blocks with nails being driven in them.
for drug users to harm themselves or others
couldn’t help becoming so mad. I mean, the The punishment of my crime was that for a few
in the course of their drug use. This process
stationwagon driver should have known not to days I either looked like Roger from American
involves a number of steps such as providing
break down in front of him. He had a baby is his Dad or like a cowboy ready to draw at high
clean hypodermic needles, providing purity
car! Shouldn’t he have known? noon.
testing, providing safe drugs, and a safe
People with ‘Baby on Board’ signs are idiots. So if you are going to get back into it like
environment to use for addicts.
All of this may seem pretty liberal to the me, please, please stretch out well and have fun!

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