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ANNUAL COUG DAY AT THE CAPITOL; STUDENTS EXPRESS VIEWS ON TAXES

Erik Cummings/The VanCougar

Members of the Tea Party Patriots group were also at the Capitol with the students from WSU Pullman, WSU Vancouver, WSU Spokane, and WSU Tri-Cities. The students and
Tea Party Patriots, however, had opposing viewpoints.

Taking a stand at the Capitol in Oly

Chants, signs, and
speeches gave a
voice to the students
Erik Cummings/Sports Editor
p.m., Washington State University
students from other campuses
showed up. Samuel Shaddox, the
Director of Legislative Affairs
for WSU Pullman, and ASWSU
the agenda and the student positions
on the legislature in question. Lists
of programs in danger of receiving
cuts included the State Need Grant
Program, the State Work Study
Lindholm clarified. The training
continued with other tips, such as
going in groups to meet senators just
outside the chambers and crowding
as a show of strength and keep him
the morning. Kilmer sponsored SB
6562, one of the bills that concerned
the group. En’Wezoh stressed
bringing up the issue of financial aid
as opposed to talking about tuition

V
alentine’s Day – a
day promoted by
consumerism for love
and romance. On Sunday, Feb.
14, however, ten WSUV students
eschewed the time in search of these
things to travel to Olympia. Their
mission: to spend three days and two
nights trying to convince legislators
to support higher education.
Throughout the President’s Day
holiday, they attended meetings
with Senate members, polled the
legislators from the floor, and rallied
on the steps of the Capitol. The first
night started with the arrival of eight
at Governor’s Hotel. ASWSUV
President Nick Ferderer met them
and accompanied a few interested
on small tours around the capitol.
The rest stayed around the hotel to
socialize and prepare for the banquet
that night. A few others reached
Olympia in their own cars. By 4
President Derik En’Wezoh were
among the leaders in attendance.
At the banquet hall, the floor filled
with fifty students. Many hailed from
Pullman, others from Spokane and
the Tri-Cities. The various attendees
mingled and introduced themselves
to their colleagues from different
areas. Many political science majors
dotted the room, but more than a
few other students sought different
degrees. Digital Technology and
Culture, Biochemistry, Nutrition and
a few English students broke bread
and shared their fears concerning
possible financial aid cuts. Senator
Schoesler, who also ate with the
students, said he had a degree in
agriculture. When asked about the
long struggle over tuition hikes,
he cited, “Since my time at WSU
Pullman, graduate students have gone
from paying 25 percent of the total
tuition to 50 percent.” Organizers
handed around binders outlining
Program, the Washington Award
for Vocation Excellence (WAVE)
and many others. The Work Study
Program alone currently affects
9,400 students who help in libraries,
writing centers, and so on.
Later on in the evening, Shaddox
and contract Lobbyist Steve
Lindstrom led the students in training
to prepare for meetings the following
day. They cautioned students to
avoid carrying iPhones and other
high-priced merchandise. Lindstrom
promoted talking to everyone they
met in order to network to their
fullest ability. He emphasized three
points to remember when talking
to legislators: tuition control must
remain with the legislators, financial
aid must not be cut and should
increase to match the increases
in tuition, and the importance of
educating Washington students for
Washington jobs. “We are seeking
‘moderate’ debt, not ‘crushing’ debt,”
or her from being distracted by other
lobbyists with issues. If they exited
the chambers, they would return
eventually, so standing in front of the
door was paramount.
“It’s 7:55 and you’re lucky to see
me awake.” The morning following
the arrival and legislative training,
Samantha Goelze walked to the
capitol along with her fellow WSU
students from Governor’s Hotel.
When asked if she was nervous,
she said, “No. I’m ready to talk. I
want to do something.” Goelze had
stayed up until midnight after the
training to make signs for the rally
scheduled for the afternoon. She fell
asleep about 1:30 a.m. though “the
pillows were just as hard as the bed.”
Another group from the Tri-cities
campus complained about leaks in
the ceiling from a bath in the room
over them.
Nine students met with Senator
Kilmer of the 49th district early in
increases. During the meeting,
Kilmer pushed his departure later
and later as a single mother with four
kids told him how she was waiting
to go back to school and hoped
she would receive money to help
her. Kilmer identified with another
student in the group, both sharing
dishwashing experiences to pay for
school. He also agreed that he was
still in the process of paying off his
own student loans. Nevertheless,
he stood by his sponsored bill.
“Institutions generally know their
students better,” he said, referring
to 6562’s proposal to render tuition
control to regent boards. As for
financial aid, Kilmer outlined a
tuition waiver program that 6562
could provide.
See CAPITOL on page 2
 2 CAMPUS NEWS
Capitol
Continued from page 1
O
utside, the capitol
steps held the Tea
Party Patriots rallying
against government overspending.
Shaddox cautioned students not
to join or talk with participants to
avoid confrontation. The meetings
continued. Some legislators, such
as Representative Liias, could not
meet with students until later in
the day. Undeterred, Coug Day
participants continued to send notes
into the Senate and House chambers
and dropped by their offices. News
filtered in with each group’s return.
Nick Dust, one of the WSUV
group organizers, met with Senator
Pridemore. “I waited for ten minutes,
then he pulled me into the wings. I
told him our position and asked for
his support. He said, ‘Yes.’” Other
attempts proved not so heartening. “I
spent six and a half hours waiting to
meet with the Senator of my district,”
said Spring Atkinson. She managed to
catch Senator MacAuliffe in between
sessions for a brief two-minute
discussion in the wings. A fellow
education lobbyist also attended,
mentioning she had been waiting to
talk to MacAuliffe for a year. In the
end, MacAuliffe voted for 6562. In
the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Sam
revealed another plan; candygrams.
He sent students to deliver sheaves
of Valentine hearts to senators with
printed messages such as “Don’t
break my heart by voting ‘yes’ for
6562!”
The
Midday arrived.
Revenue
Coalition took the
steps of the capitol to
protest proposed cuts
to help programs.
WSU students
joined in, spreading
across the front of
the crowd to hold
letters spelling out
“Fund Student Aid.”
Twenty-four WSUV
students bussed
in to take part in
the rally and listen
to other speakers.
Other groups joined
the rally, including
Planned Parenthood
supporters and
families supporting
K-12 education.
Speakers included
a veteran of the
Afghanistan and Iraq Erik Cummings/The VanCougar
wars, a caretaker of
the elderly, and a fourth-grader. appeared clear that SSB 6265 would senators mentioned the notes and the end. Campus Chair for the
After the rally, WSU students be the last bill of the night, many meetings they had with students Washington Student Association
returned to polling and meeting students left to get dinner at Sizzler’s through out the day. Senator Max Ault is organizing a return trip
senators. Some sat in the gallery and have a brief rest at the hotel. They Schoesler applauded the Senate for to coincide with the bill’s appearance
to observe other bills in process. then returned to continue polling not delaying the bill any further and in the House of Representatives.
These included SSB 6280 that would Senators, focusing on counting votes voting on it while those it affected The reading is scheduled for 10 a.m.
allow acupuncturists the option of for and against the bill. Ever a source attended in the gallery. Tuesday, Feb. 23rd. “I think student
“East Asian medicine practitioners” of ideas, Shaddox urged the WSU It was a disappointed and slightly support was more than we could
classification. The news arrived that attendees to split up and sit in both subdued group of students who have asked for,” he said. “We made
SSB 6562 would be pushed to a sides of the gallery to show their returned home the next day. Helena our voice heard…it [the bill] made
later reading. Some speculated the support as the bill was reviewed on Scheuble said that Kilmer did meet it through the Senate, but it won’t
presence and activity of students the floor. with the students after the session go through the House.” For videos
that day caused the change, forcing Following a half-hour long debate, ended. He thanked her and her fellow and pictures covering the event, visit
a closer look at the bill instead of the bill passed at approximately students for attending. However, vancougar.ning.com.
a simple rubberstamp. When it 11 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15. Various some refused to acknowledge
Erik Cummings/The VanCougar
2/22 Science Seminar from 3-5 p.m. in VELS 12 with Keith Karoly, Ph. D.
 CAMPUS NEWS 3

For the love of grass

Grass and its place sugar for our coffee, tea, and soda. would blaze green with winter California combined. That’s a lot that were applied around nearly 78
in the world Further still grasses are a key diet wheat. It was similar to Ireland of grass. Without a doubt the land million household gardens and lawns
component of the many animals we except flatter, without cool accents, area harvested today would be more in the United States. A report by the
Tyler Hicks/The VanCougar have domesticated to produce milk, and tasteless beer. Which is ironic than in 2000 as grass production has National Research Council found

S
ince the ancestors of
modern humans stepped
out of the forests and onto
the grass covered savannas of Africa
we’ve had a special relationship with
grass. Grasses are among the most
widespread plant families, with at
least one native species occurring on
every continent. In addition, grasses
are among the most diverse plant
families with nearly 10 thousand
species recognized by science. In
fact, without grasses it would not
be possible for this planet to support
the 6 billion people it does today.
Through domestication and large
scale agriculture we have virtually
coated the planet in grass. Cereals
such as rice, wheat, corn, barley, and
oats are just a few of the grasses we
cultivate en masse. Rightfully so,
these grains provide a powerhouse
packet of vitamins, fats, oils, protein,
and carbohydrates and provide the
greatest nutrient return to land area
ratio of any food source. Other
grasses such as bamboo provide
building materials and food for
Asian and South Pacific cultures and
another tropical cane provides sweet
meat, leather, and wool.
America is a very grass obsessed
country. I grew up in Kansas where
the world was seemingly made of
grass from horizon to horizon. We
planted, grew, burned, and harvested
one grass or another year round.
Even in the winter the country side
since beer is largely made from
grasses as well. According to the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) the United States harvested
over 306,000 squares miles of corn,
wheat, hay, and other grasses in the
year 2000. That is slightly less than
the area of Washington, Oregon, and
responded to increased demands for
biofuels made from grasses.
The American love of grass
isn’t restricted to our farm and
rangelands. We literally bring grass
to our doorsteps. There is nothing
more American than a big beautiful
green lawn. According to NASA
researchers there is approximately
50,000 square miles of lawn in the
that lawns receive more pesticide
applications per acre than agricultural
lands. Many of the chemicals used
on our lawns have been linked to
cancer, birth defects, liver and kidney
damage, and an increased risk of
leukemia and asthma in children.
Effects on wildlife can be equally
destructive especially when these
chemicals enter stream systems in
high concentrations.
Fortunately, the impact of
the WSUV campus turf on the
surrounding streams is negligible.
This is accomplished through the
design of the campus and the efforts
of grounds and landscape workers.
According to John Benson, the
ground maintenance supervisor
on campus, the use of pesticides
and fertilizers is minimized. This
is achieved by several methods
including limiting applications of
these chemicals through monitoring
of soil nutrient needs and using a
variety of catchment and natural filter
systems to clean runoff. In addition,
weeds are controlled through hand-
weeding. Localized weed controlling
pesticides are used only in highest
priority core areas of the campus
where keeping the turf aesthetically
pleasing and healthy is a priority.

Candid Cougs
U.S. alone. That is enough lawn to Currently water for campus lawns
cover 75% of Washington state or comes from the public drinking water
all of Florida in turf. Lawns are the supply but the college is investigating
most abundant irrigated “crop” in the a potential switch to a well water-
U.S. Even our 352 acre campus is source for turf irrigation. According
Jake Kleinschmidt/Managing Editor composed primarily of irrigated lawn to Mr. Benson these procedures
and managed grasslands. as well as other water-quality
Unfortunately grass has many conserving actions are part of a larger
“If you could teach any class what would it be?” enemies including drought, insects, mission to achieve Salmon-Safe
weeds, and trees to name a few. The certification. Certification is granted
Paul Field - History environmental impacts of the water after review and site inspection by
“I’d teach Middle Eastern history. I think there is and chemicals used to keep our grass a team of professionals from the
a huge level of ignorance of their history in this “happy” can be severe. Annually we Portland non-profit organization
country.” apply trillions of gallons of water Salmon-Safe dedicated to restoring
and billions of tons of pesticides to urban and agricultural watersheds for
Nick Gosselin - Sociology our grass crops and lawns. NASA salmon health and spawning.
“I want to be a math teacher, I think it’s a researchers estimate we use between I suspect many of us take our
fascinating subject that just frustrates people at 184 and 238 gallons of drinking- green campus lawns for granted. Yet
times.” quality water per person per day to it takes the hard work of our grounds
keep our nations lawns green. That maintenance staff to keep our WSUV
Peter Gilmour - Public Affairs adds up to approximately 20 trillion campus turf healthy through mowing,
“Economics, I think there is a lack between actual gallons of water per year. Irrigation trimming, edging, and weeding. Not
fundamental economics and what the public perceives of our grass lawns and crops has only does grass provide a visually
to be the immediate policy. had severe impacts on surface and pleasing landscape and a comfortable
Tascha Sadewasser - Public Affairs well-water availability and quality. place to lie down and study but it
“World civilizations class, because I think In some coastal areas saltwater has provides jobs. In addition, grass
the more educated people are about other cul- invaded freshwater wells and aquifers provides food for the empty stomachs
tures, that they would be able to make decisions as we remove freshwater faster than of the world and even powers our
in their own lives, and maybe relate to other nature can put it back. In addition, cars. So the next time you’re eating
people better.” according to the EPA in 2001 we a burger or drinking a beer be sure a
applied nearly 900 million pounds give a nod to the grass from which
Nick Dust - Education
of active chemicals from pesticides it came. For if you are what you eat
“Mathematics, because I like mathematics, and
onto our agricultural and urban lands. then you are grass.
if I can teach it, and teach other people to like
More than 100 million pounds of
it, and I like what I am doing then I will be
happy in my life.”
Encounter Research:
Conversations with WSUV Faculty
Igor Grinich - Electrical Engineering
“Mathematics , because its my favorite thing Dr. Carol Siegel
to do, if I had a choice between English classes
and math classes, I’d rather do math.” “Metaphoric Interiors:
Architectures of Race in Panic
Serena Kandoll - Elementary Education Room and The People under the
“I want to teach hip hop lessons because I Stairs”
personally think it would be fun to learn hip hop February 23 at 1:30 in the Library’s Reading Room
dancing and I want to teach that to other people.”

2/23 Encounter Research 12 p.m. in Library Reading Room with Carol Siegal
 4 STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
Ski Bowl night trip
A good time shared by
skiers and snowboarders
Chau Nguyen/Involvement Editor
T
he iciness of the mountains
did not stop skiers and
snowboarders from having
fun during the campus Ski Bowl
Night.
During the evening of Feb. 9, Ski
Bowl at Mt. Hood welcomed the
arrivals of 26 people from WSUV.
Two WSUV vehicles were used
to carpool ten people, including
the drivers, while the rest drove
themselves up the mountain. Except
for those that came later due to their
getting out of classes late, most of
the participants of the trip left the
campus at around 1.30 p.m., so that
they could be at Mt. Hood by 3 p.m.,
which was when Ski Bowl opened for
Finding a match in second annual speed dating
Got three minutes?
Speed dating scores
high with busy students
Triana Collins/ ACE Editor
A
re you dying to meet your
one and only, but just
don’t have the time to
try? Do days filled with the routine
of school, work, and homework
leave you little opportunity to meet
someone new? Well, unfortunately,
you’re just going to have to wait a
whole year until Valentine’s Day rolls
around again, because Speed Dating
has already come and gone.
On Thursday, Feb. 11 from 4:15 to
7 p.m., ASWSUV sponsored a night
of Speed Dating in the Firstenburg
Student Commons. There were about
20 interested students, all dressed to
impress, who signed up to rank and
be ranked by the opposite sex. At
a long and romantically decorated
table, males were seated on one side
and females on the other. Sadly, there
was a shortage of females that left
two males to stare longingly into the
roses for a round until another female
came their way.
Each participant had three minutes
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the night.
There were people of all
experience levels, and first-time
skiers and snowboarders got free
lessons and help from the people
from the Recreation Office, and
by Michelle McIlvoy, who is the
manager of the Office of Student
Involvement, and who helped with
the carpooling. As Saveenah Ahmed,
a snowboarding neophyte, said “The
trip was nice because the staff helped
us learn how to snowboard, and took
time to help us out.”
According to Neil Gregory, the
head of the Recreation Office at
WSUV, it did not take a lot of time
to plan for the trip. “The other staff in
the Recreation Office and I planned
the trip together,” Gregory said. “So
the planning was pretty simple and
easy. I would say the equipment part
was the hardest. It took quite a bit of
to quickly decide how they felt
about the person sitting in front of
them. They were given a “Speed
Dating Score Sheet” that held a
ranking system of one to four points.
One point equaled, “I think I’m in
love;” two meant, “intriguing, let’s
spend some time together;” three
was “maybe;” and four was the
unfortunate “not in this lifetime.” The
sheet provided space for the potential
time to measure the equipment size
needed to fit each person and bring it
to and back from Mt. Hood.”
The attendees shared positive
thoughts about the trip. April Isa,
who saw the advertisement about the
trip on an A-Frame on campus is glad
the school sponsors such events for
the students. “The
trip was fun and a
new experience,”
Isa exclaimed.
“The mountain
was pretty icy, so
I think it could
have been a lot
better if the snow
was not packed.”
When being asked
whether Isa would
attend future ski
bowl events, she
replied, “Well,
lover’s name and room to make some
extra comments. At the end of the
three minutes, the moderator told
everyone it was time to switch, and
the female side of the table got up and
moved down a seat so that the whole
process could start fresh.
On the opposite side of the
room was a tantalizing buffet of
strawberries and molten chocolate,
succulent veggies, tightly wrapped
there’s one on Mar. 9, but I don’t
think I will go because the snow is
pretty much gone in some places on
the mountain, and I think that it’s
too icy, especially for beginner skier/
snowboarders like myself. The ice
makes it a lot harder to control your
board. I went to Steven’s Pass a few
sandwich wraps, mini heart-shaped
cakes, and sparkling cider in elegant
glasses. Glittering balloons dotted
the room and finished the setting for
romance.
Jake Kleinschmidt/The VanCougar
Since the event was strictly
heterosexual, I only had the
opportunity to interview a few
single males. Alex Keefstra thought
the event was, “pretty cool” and
described his ideal date as seeing a
weeks ago, and it was much better
snow up there.”
Saveenah Ahmed certainly liked
all aspects of the trip: “I thought it
was fun and we all had a good time.
Even the rides back and forth were
fun as well.”
Photos by Michelle McIlvoy
movie and going out for fast food.
“Probably Taco Bell, but that’s
kind of cheap. Maybe Skippers.”
It was sophomore and Business
major Bernie Rodriquez’s first time
speed dating, and he thought, “it’s
interesting to do something new, to
do something you can say you’ve
never done before.”
ASWSUV President Nick
Ferderer described his ideal date as a
nature walk with a good view at the
end, “but not so active that you’re
sweating.” James Ebert, a mechanical
engineering senior, said that he
enjoyed speed dating as, “it’s difficult
to meet girls because I’m lazy and
just stay home.” He described a great
date as, either staying in and playing
board games like Stratigo or Chess,
or going out for dinner and a movie.
English major and sophomore
Harrison Polo said that he enjoyed
speed dating because “the girls are
forced to talk to you.” He described
himself as a romantic, and thought a
perfect date would be dinner and a
walk in the park full of talking and
sharing. “At the end of the date I’ve
always wanted to do the classic walk
to the door and kiss thing, too,” he
admitted. How successful was this
dating game? Time will tell.

Student Health Professions Association Club
Useful information
needed for a career in
health care.
Rup Brar/ Staff Writer
W
hen most were
enjoying the beautiful
days of this past
summer, one dedicated WSUV
Coug was working hard to help his
fellow students. That man was Carl
Leonhardt, the founder and executive
officer of a new-founded club known
as the Student Health Professions
Association (SHPA). The club
became fully-fledged fall semester,
and is now in full flight.
The original plan was to
help incoming underclassmen
find direction in their pre-med
track, but the membership has
grown tremendously with even
upperclassman joining in, Leonhardt
says. Within months membership has
grown to sixty members.
The club is a student-run
association that works to steer
potential pre-meds into diverse fields
of medicine and appropriate graduate
programs. The executive leadership
consists of a group of senior students
who are well on their way to either
applying or entering into professional
schools. Each leader is specialized
in a specific field, and serves as a
mentor to club members just starting
down the road.
“All of us have been through it all”
says Leonhardt, who serves as the
Osteopathic medicine specialist. “My
Granddad was a doc… and when he
passed away, I got into medicine.
With the invaluable shadowing
experience I gained, I got interested
in Osteopathic medicine.” Initially,
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Leonhardt was set on following the
Veterinary track.
As students approach the end
of their undergraduate paths, they
find that getting into a professional
school of any kind is a daunting task.
Entering med school, especially,
is nothing less than climbing Mt
Everest. Only the toughest survive.
Therefore, SHPA strives to
toughen up its members by helping
them find connections and exposing
them to the many mini-hurdles they
may face when applying. Writing
personal statements to gaining
effective interviewing skills are
among some of the topics on the
agenda. In the first meeting, the
leaders discussed their experiences
as volunteers in variety of local
organizations. “It’s all about who
you know and the experiences you
gain as an undergraduate” Leonhardt
explains. While keeping your GPA
in shape and tackling the MCAT
does put one in a good standing, it’s
the experiences and networking that
provides a head start.
Volunteering in local organizations,
shadowing professionals as well as
reading lots and lots of books have
definitely helped Leonhardt gain
insight into the exact nature of the
field.
The topic of SHPA’s second
meeting, held on Feb. 19, was
internships and research connections.
“Greatest strength of this club is
that we know people that run these
internships/labs, and our specific
recommendation will help students
get in,” states Leonhardt.
The group is also hoping to bring
in professionals from a variety of
fields throughout the year. Dr. AL
Turner, an associate clinical professor
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT 5
of family medicine at OHSU, is
scheduled to speak soon. Dr. Turner
is a nationally recognized mentor
of young physicians in Osteopathic
Medical Education.
With months and months of
research and hard work, Leonhardt
has created a one of a kind web
site dedicated to the club. The web
site compiles abundant information
regarding diverse medical fields,
volunteering, and recommended
literature, as well as providing
updates on the club’s activities.
Students, interested in medical fields
or the club are welcome to visit the
SHPA at: http://sites.google.com/site/
wsuvprehealth/. Members can also be
contacted at wsuvprehealth@gmail.
com .
Study tip from Leonhardt:
“No such thing as over-studying”
Recommended Readings:
Spontaneous Healing by Andrew
Weil
Recommended Class:
Medicine as a Career
Advice to Pre-med Student:
“To get out there and get your
foot in the door”. Volunteer.
Volunteer. Volunteer.
SHPA Senior Executive Committee/Mentor
Carl Christopher Leonhardt:
Founder SHPA, Osteopathic
Medicine
Krista Sirios:
Allopathic Medicine
Justin Reddinton: Medicine
Steve Erickson: Pharmacy
Shannon Epler:
Veterinary Medicine
Ryan Smith: Physical Therapy Chau Nguyen/The VanCougar
The second meeting, held on Feb. 5, focused on how to writer a good personal statement
Jacob Farmer: Dental
and attracted about twenty attendees. Stuart Otsby and Svetlana Feyster listened
Katie Salvey: Physical Therapy attentively to what Leonhardt and other senior mentors had to share.
 6 FEATURE
Free Koug: living on a budget
Cheap activities for the
average, poor college
Triana Collins/ACE Editor
Y
ou know what I’ve been
thinking a lot about
lately? Sleep. In class
today, my teacher asked what I
wanted to do my project on. What
have I been interested in lately?
What do I get really excited about?
The answer was sleep. I get an
instant smile on my face thinking
about sleeping. Sometimes I get in
bed even when I’m not tired. It’s
gotten so much that the other night
I had a dream that I was sleeping. I
was dreaming that I was dreaming!
And when I woke up, I realized I was
really dreaming. Then I woke up for
the second time and did a bunch of
stuff to make sure I wasn’t dreaming.
It was pretty trippy. Anyway, here’s
some FREE stuff to do while you’re
not sleeping.
What: Missing People
When: Thursday, March 4
Where: Clark County Historical
Museum
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Did you know that there were
people who lived in our area for
several hundred years before
vanishing? Who were they? What
did they look like? What did they
do for fun? These questions will
be asked, pondered, and maybe
answered by Dr. Alison Stenger,
a local archaeologist. The lecture
is titled A Vanished People: The
Mystery of Lake River and is free
Professor Spotlight: Fountain
Horseback riding
through history
Triana Collins/ACE Editor
P
rofessor Steven Fountain
wants you to know that just
because he wrote a book
about wild horses does not mean he is
obsessed with, crazy about, stays up
all night watching “horses gone wild”
videos on YouTube, or has anything
other than a healthy appreciation for
these icons of the American West.
Fountain grew up 20 miles outside
of Eugene, hiking and fishing on
the same old ranch that his great
grandfather had lived on. With 800
heads of cattle, “it was a big deal but
it’s kind of become a hobby farm,” he
explains. “I would really love to live
back there but I don’t know if I could
make it work with my profession.”
As a teacher, Fountain admires many
of his family members for influencing
him with a giving spirit. “My
grandma was a 4th grade teacher, my
uncle taught 5th grade, my mother
taught for a while, and everyone else
was a logger or rancher,” he says.
Before graduate school, Fountain
taught high school history, social
science, and economics in Oregon.
He coached track and cross-country,
and loved being part of his student’s
lives. “I really liked teaching high
school,” Fountain admits. “What
pushed me away was everything
outside of the classroom. The
instability, not knowing if I would
have a job, there was so much
shuffling. At the end of every year I
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Program.
What: Art walk
When: Friday, March 5
Where: Downtown Vancouver
Time: 5 to 9 p.m.
Cost: FREE
It’s the first Friday of the month
again, meaning: art, food, wine, and
mingling. After perusing all the
shops in the area, make sure you
head over to Stray Gallery, on 2608
W Esther St. A group called The
Neo-Romantics are presenting, The
Human Spirit, a show of art, poetry,
and music in a boudoir gallery
setting. They promise wine, cheese,
and lively salon conversation in
addition to all the exquisite art.
What: Celtic Music
When: Friday, March 5
Where: White Salmon Valley
Community Library
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: FREE particular pow wow is the Annual
Sometimes Celtic music can be
cool. Like, when you haven’t heard
it in a really long time, it’s almost St.
Patrick’s Day, and you’re at a really
authentic pub. So if you haven’t
gotten your Celtic music fix in a
while, head over to the library for an
(unfortunately) beer free evening.
The Fiddleheads are an 11-piece band
composed of Gorge area musicians
and will be performing an evening of
waltzes, airs, jigs, reels, and polkas
from Ireland and Scotland.
What: Children’s Festival
When: Saturday, March 6
Where: Westfield Vancouver Mall
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
didn’t know if I would be shown the
door or not. I just figured it would be
a guaranteed road to unemployment.”
Fountain and his wife took turns
going to graduate school in the
Midwest. First it was Illinois, so his
wife could attend school, and then
to Nebraska so Fountain could have
his turn. Later, they then moved to
California where Fountain earned his
PhD at UC Davis in Environmental
and Early American History. They
finally settled in Washington, where
Fountain’s wife landed a job as a
WSUV librarian at the same time
that he became a visiting assistant
professor, a position he’s held for
the past 3 years. But perhaps most
importantly for him, the Northwest is
where he “definitely feels like home.”
So what is it about horses that
Fountain finds so fascinating as to
write an entire book about? Maybe
it had to do with his grandfather, who
during the Great Depression went to
a little town in eastern Oregon and
broke horses for 2 years. Maybe it
was reading the heart touching pony
story Misty of Chincoteague in grade
school, or simply because he rode
horses a lot as a kid.
Fountain gives credit to his history,
but thinks it has more to do with his
master thesis that he did while in
Nebraska. “I was homesick for the
Northwest, so I did it on the fur trade
and the brigades that went out form
Fort Vancouver,” he says. “It was
an easy way to come back and do
research.” But during his research he
realized that the trappers kept running
into people with horses where horses
shouldn’t have been, like with the
Cost: FREE
Vancouver Family Magazine is
sponsoring the 4th annual Children’s
Festival at the mall. There will be
free face painting, performances,
prizes, activities, giveaways, and
other kid-centric stuff. If you have
kids, this may be a good way to get
rid of them for the day. Just hand
them some mace, and let them loose
in the mall. If you don’t have kids
and aren’t trying to kidnap any, I
suggest staying very, very, far away.
What: Pow Wow
When: Saturday, March 6
Where: Covington Middle School
Time: 12 to 10 p.m.
Cost: FREE
I LOVE pow wow’s. I used to go
to some in Pennsylvania when I was
a kid and just sit in the back, stunned
and amazed. Now, whenever I go,
I start crying as soon as the drums
start. They’re just so powerful and
beautiful and mysterious. This
Native American Indian Education
Pow Wow. There will be the usual
drumming, singing, dancing, food,
arts, and crafts.
What: Wind Symphony
When: Sunday, March 7
Where: Union High School Auditorium
Time: 3 to 4:14 p.m.
Cost: FREE
The Southwest Washington Wind
Symphony will be presenting The
British Isles, a free concert of music
from Great Britain, Scotland, Ireland,
and beyond. They hope to take you
on a journey through picturesque land
and seascapes, historic architecture,
and rich musical traditions.
Shoshone and Paiute of Nevada.
There was something intriguing in
the project that Fountain couldn’t let
be, and so he kept digging deeper and
deeper.
Eventually, the topic of horses in
the far west ended up being Fountain’s
dissertation project in his masters
program. And now it’s grown into
a full-length book about wild horses
and 1700 to 1800’s Native American
and European interactions. “So in
some ways, yes, it’s a book about
horses,” Fountain says, “but it’s also
a look at the politics, economics,
and culture. I’m not trying to do a
biography on horses.” Fountain is
using the horse as a narrative vehicle
to look at humans during this time
period, “because you can actually
follow these critters around.”
The book begins with the
introduction of the horse in 1500,
moves around to all different parts
of the continent as time moves
forward, and ends with the wild horse
controversies of the past few years. It
covers horses from an environmental
standpoint as well: moving seeds,
transporting invasive species, and
spreading disease.
As a historian, Fountain says
he always has a variety of projects
going at different stages. As his book
on horses, Native Americans, and
Europeans is winding down (he’s got
1 chapter left to finish and then it will
be published next year), he can’t help
but feel pulled in a new direction.
While researching wild horses
in present day America, Fountain
ended up going to a lot of public
hearings on what should be done
with these animals that live on land
that is increasingly being occupied
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doubt more successful than I am. I own the company she works for. MLIA
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the male organ fuctions when erect, meaning blood had to rush into the organ tissues, I
leaned over to the Twilight fan and whispered, “So how did Edward impregnate Bella if he
doesn’t have blood? I guess he’s not real afterall.” She broke down and cried right there.
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To get me to eat the crusts of my bread when I was little, my mom told me that “all the
vitamins are in the crust.” So I ate the crusts. Then, one day I realized that the crust was
just bread that was cooked more. I was in college. Thanks, Mom. MLIA
I was reading a MLIA story about a kid who tells his mom if he ever becomes a teacher he
is going to make a multiple choice test where all the answer are C. I took my biology final
today: I answered C to everything and got a 100%. Kid, whoever you are, I’m glad there’s a
professor with the same mindset as you. MLIA
Today in class, I told the most annoying kid in the class to shut up because he’s an idiot.
He replied, “At least I have balls,” upon hearing this, my teacher (who is also the coach for
the debate team,) told him, “Your arguments only work when they’re true.” Best Teacher
Ever. MLIA.
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by cattle. They were passion-fueled
events with a lot of yelling between
horse enthusiasts, ranchers, and
practices that cause uproars across
the country.
Fountain is able to see both sides
government officials. The debate is of the issue and says to leave the
over whether or not the animals are horses alone is, “not a pretty picture
truly wild, and whether or not they either. We don’t want thousands
should be slaughtered or sold to make of animals starving to death on the
way for more cattle. range.” He says that when attending
Wild horses are unique in that they public meetings on the issue, he is
are not wildlife, game, or non-game. often looked down upon as being a
In the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming “heartless scientist.” “But I’m from
Horses and Burros Act, Congress the humanities,” Fountain exclaims.
declared them “living symbols of “What I’m trying to do is put a
the historic and pioneer spirit of the historical context behind it. It’s really
West.” Fountain credits this act to a debate over the good use of public
the huge protection campaigns of the lands and the ideas and emotions put
60’s and 70’s that were spearheaded on these particular animals.”
by people like Wild Hose Annie, and “There are a lot of new ideas
even to Marilyn Monroe’s last movie on the value of these animals,”
about wild horses being turned to dog Fountain says. “Before the ‘60s,
food, The Misfits. they were considered just another
But the Catch-22 of protecting nuisance animal, but people’s ideas
wild horses is that they are also on the outdoors and public lands
“managed,” mostly by the Bureau of have changed. A lot of this can get
Land Management (BLM). While emotional really fast and it often
every western state has some wild does. There are not very many who
horses, Nevada has the most, with are calm and collected on how we
numbers in the tens of thousands, are going to solve this problem in the
although there is controversy over long term. People are arguing over
how they are being counted. The whether or not to kill horses next
BLM says that there are only so many month, they’re not talking about 10
animals that can survive in one place, years from now.”
which essentially means wild animals
versus cattle, or ranching interests
versus wild horse advocacy.
With 12 years of drought
conditions in the southwest, the
controversy has only heated up. One
option that the BLM has is to remove
the horses from the wild and keep
them in holding pens where they
are fed. But with skyrocketing hay
prices, the BLM sometimes can’t
afford to feed the horses, and instead
slaughters them, often with inhumane
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The Rant
Jake Kleinschmidt/Managing Editor

I
hate Curling
I think instead of Curling
it could be called “the game
British people play when they cannot
play shuffle board on their yachts in
the winter.”
Honestly, who would invent such
a game, and I say game because I am
not about to start calling it a sport.
Well, apparently like any other
strange thing, it comes from Europe,
namely, Scotland. And like all things
ridiculous, the British have stolen it
and claimed it as their own. Pushing
rocks on ice started as early 1551, and
the earliest rock pushing club was
established in 1716 in Scotland, and
America was able to avoid pushing
rocks on ice until 1830, when the
first American rock pusher club was
created here.
One could also call it marbles on
ice, because the objective apparently
is to get your rocks closest to the
center, and knock the other team’s
rocks out of the ring. So take marbles,
pool, sweeping, and hockey, and you
get something called pushing rocks
on ice.
Believe me, this sport is intense.
After watching a few matches of
it, and watching people scream
and yell, and jump up and down, it
makes me believe that getting into
an argument with a woman that does
nothing but push rocks all day would
be a dangerous choice. The physical
condition of the competitor seems
to make little to no difference in the
outcome. Old, young, very big, and
very small all seem to be able to push
the rocks and sweep with the brooms.
I tried to get interested, to watch
the sport and see why it would be so
fun, but no matter what I tried to do,
nothing could keep me interested. It’s
finally a game that is less entertaining
than baseball, and ties with golf.
To make the sport more
entertaining, I offer the following
suggestions.
•Replace the rock with a piece of
seal meat, fresh.
•Add a polar bear, unchained at
the starting point
•Survive while you are placed
between the meat and the polar bear.
This would be much more
entertaining than watching what they
do now. Then, the screaming and
yelling would all be justified and
one would be able to actually call it
a sport.
The most common argument in
favor of the sport is “You just don’t
understand how the game is meant to
be played.”
I know how the game is played.
Just like I said above, it’s pushing
rocks down a “sheet” of ice where
you try to knock the other stones
out of the “hog line” so that yours
are closest to the center and not out
of bounds. The point of sweeping is
to get rid of the “pebble” so that it
runs smoother. And whoever has the
hammer, or last stone has a massive
advantage. I get it. It is still just an
awfully boring game that should be
played with land mines instead of
granite stones with plastic underneath
them.
Curling, I hate you for your
boring game. Curling, you’re not a
sport. Curling, why are you in the
Olympics? Seriously, how did you
pull that one off? Good job.

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what little I have of a social life, it
seems extremely hard to fit in time
to work out. However, with my
Spring Marie Atkinson/ fabulous support system of friends,
Contributing Writer
trainer coach, fitness instructors
and even my readers I seem to find
some motivation (almost) everyday.
Have you ever heard the saying,
“You need to dress the part”? That is
an approach I have been taking when
it comes to working out. Instead of
getting dressed every morning and
bringing my work out clothes to
campus with me, I dress for the day in
my work out clothes. Why? It makes
it more difficult not to attend my yoga
Photo credit/Michael Hatch classes, hit the gym for a strength
training session, or even walk around
busy for an organized class so I look
for an exercise alternative. It can
be anything from house cleaning,
laundry, walking with a friend, or
taking my roommate’s dog for a
walk. (Honestly, it is more like he is
walking me so I get a little upper body
strength training with my cardio.)
iPod applications and Netflix
have become my go-to for exercise
alternatives. I begin every morning
with my Sunrise Salutation that
I follow on Yoga Trainer Lite
Application. It shows the poses and
keeps the time for each pose for
me. There are nine different yoga
“classes” on this application which
I was able to download for free.
Netflix is excellent for renting
can use right from my laptop. This is
an almost free alternative and I don’t
even have to wait for the DVD to
experience with others keeps me
accountable to my workout program.
I guess my advice to you is to
come in the mail. So nobody has to find out what makes you motivated
know that I am working out to Carmen to work out. Not everyone likes
Electra’s Aerobic Striptease except the same workout program but
for those of you who read this column. if you find something you enjoy
Finding motivation has a lot to you are more likely to stick to it.
do with working out in a way that
you find fun. Honestly, if you hate
running outside, just don’t do it! I
hate running outside, but using the
elliptical trainer in the gym while
watching What’s New Scooby Doo?
really gets me going. I also try to
attend classes that my friends attend
on campus. Yoga takes place on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12pm
to 12:45pm and Cardio Combo on

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otivation seems to
be a key element
in my work out
program and there are definitely
times when I seem to be lacking
in that area. With classes, work,
campus to get my heartbeat up. It
also holds me accountable to those
that know me and to my readers.
When you see me ready to work out,
I hope that you will encourage me to
complete my workout for that day.
There are days when I am too
exercise DVDs. They come straight
to my house and if I don’t like it, I get
to send it right back. With my Netflix
membership I also get unlimited
instant watch online. Imagine my
surprise when I found that there are
many different exercise videos that I
Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:15
to 5:45pm in the Clark Community
College building in room 20 always
has familiar faces. We share the joy
and pain of the classes together and
always seem to hear, “See you next
class!” before leaving. Sharing my

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ife in the Cummings
household passed much
like other family lives in
the 1990s. I attended elementary
school, played in the backyard,
argued with my little sister over
stupid little things, and watched
Disney or cowboy movies on Friday
nights.
Movies. Not television. The
question of Monday night football
never came up because Mondays
were school nights and not one
flicker broke the darkness of our
television screen during any school
night. On the rare occasions or
during the summer, Mum would turn
on Wimbledon and we’d watch Pete
Sampres and Andre Agassi duke it
out with serves of 105 mph or more.
Sometimes, we watched a golf
game and saw Tiger Woods rise to
fame. We also viewed an occasional
Basketball playoff and, of course,
the Super Bowl. According to Mum,
she used to watch it with one of
us kids on her lap when we were
little. Whenever someone scored a
touchdown or received a penalty,
she would use our arms to mimic
the referee calls.
When our television sputtered with
age and decay, we did not give it
much thought. We didn’t feel the
need for a new one since we did not
watch talk shows or Sesame Street.
Then Mum reminded Dad about the
Olympics.
Every two years, we watched the
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Olympics. Whether it was a school
night or not, dinner would be served
downstairs in front of the telly.
We anticipated the Englishman in
the Hawaiian Airline commercials
and the Coca Cola bears. Dad
would roar with laughter over the
Budweiser frogs. We each watched
our own favorite events. Mum and
my older sister enjoyed the figure
skating in winter and the Swimming
in summer. I enjoyed the cross-
country skiing.
It was settled. We needed a new
television to watch the Olympics.
And it was so.
I never realized how much my
parents cared about the Olympics
and watching them. They bought a
completely new television to watch
one event every two years. I guess
it is a case of people holding off on
doing something until it affects them
personally and negatively. The same
thing happened with my father and
the internet. He never realized how
slow dialup could be, especially
when he was downloading service
packs for Windows XP. To every
computer in the house. We got DSL
and broadband pretty darn fast after
that.
Now it is 2010. HD has taken
control over the networks and
broadcasting. Our new television is
a relic of the analog era. It still plays
videos, although more DVDs than
cassettes. However, the Olympics
have arrived again. I entered the
house after classes one day to find
Mum and Dad perusing the ads for
Fry’s. “What are you looking for?”
I asked.
“Televisions. We want to watch the
Olympics.”
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Women’s Basketball - The
Washington State women’s
basketball team won its second-
straight conference road game,
knocking off USC 64-52 Thursday
at Galen Center in Los Angeles.
The win ended an 18-game losing
streak to the Trojans and marked
the first win over USC in Los
Angeles in more than a decade.
WSU improved to 7-18 on the
season and 2-12 in the Pacific-10
Conference, while the Trojans
dropped to 13-11 in 2009-10 and
7-6 in conference play.
“Saying I’m proud of my team
is an understatement,” WSU Head
Coach June Daugherty said. “We
haven’t had the success in the win
column that we had hoped for this
year, but they keep working and I
am happy that they were able to
get a great win on the road. They
earned it, and they deserve it. There
is no quit in this team.”
Freshman guard KiKi Moore
scored a game-high 19 points and
pulled down a team-high nine
rebounds, and sophomore guard
April Cook chipped in 18 points.
Cook, who was questionable with
an ankle injury heading into the
game, scored the team’s first five
points as the Cougars grabbed an
early lead, but USC put together
a 9-2 run to build a six-point
advantage (13-7). Later in the half,
the Women of Troy extended their
lead to nine (19-10), but WSU
scored seven-straight to chip away
at the deficit. Moore tied the game
at 20 with 5-minutes, 56-seconds
left on the clock, and the Cougars
finally broke through, regaining
the lead with less than two minutes
remaining before intermission.
WSU held a three-point lead at
halftime (32-29), but the Trojans
tied the game in the opening
minutes of the final period.
Although the Cougars didn’t
relinquish their lead in the second
half, they weren’t able to build
much of a cushion until late in the
period. Once the Trojans had tied
the game, WSU didn’t push ahead
by more than four points until the
game clock had reached 8:44 (48-
42).
Once the Cougars had extended
their lead to six, USC cut the deficit
to three with less than five minutes
remaining. WSU outscored the
Women of Troy 11-2 over the
game’s final minutes however, and
the Cougars won their first game
in the City of Angels since Jan. 28,
1999 (65-58).
WSU has now won back-to-back
conference road games for the first
time since 1995-96. The Cougars
ended a 13-year drought against
the Sun Devils in Tempe two weeks
ago.
Sophomore guard Danielle
recorded a game-high four steals
and redshirt junior center Katie
Madison tied for the game high
with four assists. Freshman center
Carly Noyes recorded three blocks.
The conference leader in the
statistical category now has 49 in
2009-10, one away from becoming
the second Cougar in school history
to record 50 in a single season.
The Cougars continue their trip
to Los Angeles Saturday against
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Men’s Basketball - Michael Roll
scored 15 points as hot-shooting
UCLA buried Washington State M-Th : 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
71-51 on Thursday for the Bruins’ Friday: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
17th consecutive win in Pullman. Sat-Sun: Closed
Nikola Dragovic and Tyler
Honeycutt scored 14 points each as
UCLA (12-13, 7-6 Pac-10) shot 65
percent while breaking a two-game Equipment
losing streak and keeping its slim
Pac-10 title hopes alive.
Washington State (15-11, 5-9) has Ellipticals & Tread-
lost six of its last seven games to mills
put its postseason hopes in peril.
The Cougars shot just 36 percent, Free Weights
including a 3-of-19 performance Leg Presses, Exten-
from 3-point range. They have not
enjoyed a home victory against
sion, & Curl machines
UCLA since 1993. Medicine balls &
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State University President Elson Strength bands &
S. Floyd released the following jump ropes
statement regarding the status of
the talks with Bill Moos about the
WSU athletics director position:
“Bill Moos and I talked this
afternoon, and I formally offered
him the position of athletics director
Policy
at Washington State University.
“The support for Bill has been
overwhelming. After hearing from Fitness center is free
WSU coaches, senior athletic
department leaders, alumni,
to all WSUV students,
donors, and fans, I extended the faculty, and staff.
offer to Bill. Must sign liability
“He is considering the offer we
made him and will provide us with waiver. Bring Fitness
his decision by the middle of this Center card each visit.
coming week. I am optimistic we
will be able to reach a mutually
beneficial agreement.”
Trainer
Women’s Volleyball - Washington
State volleyball player Oceana
Bush will participate in the annual
open tryouts for the U.S. Women’s A certified personal
National Team and Associated
Training Programs, Feb. 19-21,
trainer is available
2010, at the U.S. Olympic Training
Center (USOTC) in Colorado
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Springs, Colo.
Bush, a freshman libero/defensive Develop a fitness
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for a specific sport
a 4.78 digs per set average which
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She set the school record with 39
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Arizona State Oct. 3. Bush tallied
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double-digit digs in 29 of WSU’s
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“I think this is a good opportunity
for Oceana to get in the USA
Volleyball pipeline and be
recognized and at least evaluated
to see if her talent and abilities
are up to what is needed for the
next Olympic Games,” Cougar
Head Coach Andrew Palileo said.
“Oceana will put her name out there
and she will have a goal she can
work towards if that is something
that she wants to do.”
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Forecasting the 2010 Oscars

Predictions from a five, but ten films. It certainly makes movie of the year.
movie-watching pro me happy to see films like District 9 Best Actor: Jeff Bridges
getting nominated, but I know for for Crazy Heart, he deserves
Mark Balyshev/Photographer sure that it’s not going to win. Here this, heck, he deserved an

M
ar. 7 is probably one
of the few days when
I turn on my tv, and
don’t change the channel for a couple
of hours. Oscars are fun, you get to
look at all the pretty people, but for
me, it’s more about predicting who is
going to win and who is going to get
really drunk.
Big changes for the best picture
nominees happened this year; now
we judges get to decide between not
are the ten best picture nominees: Oscar ten years ago, but this
• Avatar is the year for him. Playing a
• The Blind Side washed-up country musician,
• District 9 he is absolutely perfect in this
• An Education role.
• The Hurt Locker Best Supporting actor:
• Inglorious Bastards Christoph Waltz, this is locked;
• Precious nobody else even came close
• A Serious Man to his level this year.
• Up Best Actress: It’s going to
• Up in the Air be Sandra Bullock, and I absolutely
My bet would be that The Hurt hate that she is considered the best
Locker probably has the highest actress of the year. Ummm, really,
chance of winning. Academy? Half of the world hates
It’s not necessarily her, but she will probably win. I
the best movie wish Meryl Streep would win, in my
of the year, but opinion, she’s is the best actress of
it’s probably the the decade.
most daring and Best Supporting Actress:
appealing to the Probably Mo’Nique for Precious,
judges. Avatar also and there is nothing wrong with that;
has a huge support well deserved.
because, well….. Best Animated: It’s for sure going
it’s the BIGGEST to be Up, but I liked Fantastic Mr.
Fox better.
Cinematography: That’s
a tough one, I think it will
be either Avatar or The Hurt
Locker, I wouldn’t mind
either winning. This year
was full of stunningly filmed
movies, in every genre.
Directing: I hope it will be
Kathryn Bigelow, she’s one of
the few female directors that
currently make good movies,
and come on, she directed
Point Break. She
MUST win this.
My bias aside,
The Hurt Locker
is great because
of the direction,
and Academy will
acknowledge that.
Film Editing:
Avatar, it’s
visually stunning,
and it has the best
cuts of the year.
Adapted Screenplay: Please be that important or interesting. Overall
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air. This 2009 was a great year for movies;
was my second favorite movie of especially for sci-fi. What a great
the year, and Reitman wrote the role year to finish off the decade, and
especially for George Clooney, which shape the future movies. There is
makes the movie stand out so much this weird place where I can put
more due to the of smart writing. Inglorious Bastards. If you see this
Original Screenplay: Quentin movie in ten, or twenty years, you
Tarantino: the 20 minute dialogues will still be amazed by Tarantino’s
through the entire movie are amazing, work; it is most certainly ageless.
Tarantino wrote a masterpiece, and It’s unfortunate that this year was all
it’s too bad that this great movie is about in-the-moment films. If it was
under a shadow of others. any other way, Bastards would shine
I didn’t mention some smaller like Sandra Bullock’s fake tan.
nominations because they aren’t

PDX Theatre review: Mamet DID SOMEBODY SAY

Mamet’s American urban and tough-mouth plays that Bob. Bob is your typical, lovable
Buffalo reek of graffiti and wet fuck-up who believes a balanced
pavement. If you’re diet is coffee, cigarettes,
Triana Collins/ACE Editor sensitive to foul and heroin. Don has

I
language, you got a soft spot for
’ve been dying to see a David may very well Bob’s boyish grin
Mamet play for a while now, come away and easy laugh,
and almost missed my chance de-sensitized and helps him
this past weekend. On my way after hearing out whenever
to Portland’s World Trade Center, the words he can, which
where Third Rail Theatre has their “ F * * * ” includes letting
headquarters, I became so horribly and “b****” him in on the

lost that I gave up all hope, turned
around, and drove all the way back
to Vancouver. The next morning I
had renewed determination, did a
few Google Maps, and found myself
in a plush seat in their modern and
spacious theatre.
Mamet is known for his terse,
“HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
more times robbery.
than you can The third
count. But beneath character in the play
all the profanity lies a
humanity and an honest need for
is Teach, an experienced
street hustler and card-playing friend
CLUB AT WSUV”?
communication; the words are simply of Don’s. After hearing about the
thin protection against the harsh potential money in these rare coins, The Human Development Club is available to currently
elements of the inner city. Teach decides to get in on the robbery enrolled students at WSU-V who are interested in, and are
Written in too. But first he must get rid of goofy committed to the field of Human Development. Our intent
1975, American Bob by proving his disloyalty and is to provide avenues for students to be involved and con-
Buffalo takes place instability. As the night progresses, tribute to the community at large, as well as at WSU-V. We
in a pawnshop jealousy and desperation link the also encourage networking and support of students currently
in Chicago one 3 into an unbreakable bond that enrolled in Human Development courses.
dreary Friday. ends in a whirlwind of violence and
Don, the owner, bloodshed. Want to find out more information or
unknowingly sells With an amazing set, outstanding get involved with HD club?
a rare buffalo cast (Bruce Burkhartsmeier, Tim True
nickel to a coin and Brian Weaver), and fluid direction
collector for much from guest director Daniel Stern, this
Check out the HD Club web site at:
less than what it’s American Buffalo will be sure to http://humandevelopment.nexo.com/
worth. Pissed off entertain, shock, and make you think or
at his lack of luck, about the nature of communication in Contact Mary Krzysiak or Steve Avery at:
he decides to rob our modern world. Check it out now
rso.humandev@vancouver.wsu.edu
the man with the at Third Rail Theatre through March
aid of his young, 7. See thirdrailrep.org for more info.
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Darcelle’s drags out the fun in PDX

A Portland Tradition Liza Minnelli.
Dressed to Impress Casi Nova
performs show
Brenda Yahm/Staff Writer tunes while
the newest cast

I
f you are over 21 and looking
for something exciting yet
not so typical to do, then you
should go watch a show at Darcelle’s
in Portland, OR. For those who don’t
know, Darcelle’s is not your typical
club downtown, the cast puts on a
full drag show. You will find many
entertaining and talented pieces from
comedy acts to impersonations.
Darcelle’s did not originate in
downtown Portland but they brought
their act when this area became the
popular place to be. They began with
only 3 people in a small tavern and are
now boasting a full bar and restaurant
packing in people for every show.
Currently the show has been running
for almost 40 years and will continue
to grow stronger.
The cast of Darcelle XV rehearses
every Tuesday night to prepare for
their various shows Wednesday
through Saturday nights. There
are about ten shows that includes
everyone and about 6-7 for individual
performers. This is a repertoire
company, meaning the shows have
been the same ever since the company
started. However the club is not the
only place where the stars of Darcelle
XV get there spotlight moment;
there is also a yearly competition,
“La Femme Magnifique”, a contest
to award the most glamorous female
member Adrian
Alexander
performs
comedy songs.
In five to ten
years Darcelle
says he will
probably have
passed away
because he is 79
years old, but
the legacy will
continue on
through his bar
manager/son.
Darcelle XV is
not restricted
to the walls of
the downtown
night club as
the cast travels
to entertain
at events too!
Recently they
have performed
at the Salem
impersonator in the world. their own act with most straying from a cast member for at least 20 years, Elks and at the Regence in Longview,
There are currently eight cast impersonations because they believe will MC the show on occasion but is WA. They typically go out on
members involved with Darcelle’s you have to be the best in order to best known for her impersonation of Monday and Sundays.
and if they ever fall short or are in impersonate someone. Darcelle is Diana Ross. Mr. Mitchell has been If you are interested in catching
need of one more member hopefuls the star and owner of this hot spot. around for 25 years and is the male a show at Darcelle XV you can find
usually come knocking. Some of He began sharing and practicing his in the shows. Felicity is a newer cast more information about show times,
the cast members include Summer acting talent with local theater such member coming from Washington the cast, and more at www.darcellexv.
Season, Poison Waters, Mr. Mitchell, as Marylhurst. He has clearly traded State and along with Waters is com. They are located at 208 NW 3rd
Felicity, Adriana Alexander, Casi small roles for one that is special and one of the few who performs an Ave Portland, OR and can be reached
Nova and Darcelle. Each performs unique. Poison Waters, who has been impersonation act; his specialty is at (503) 222-5338.

Spring Shoes
Save money and stay in
style with these tips
Brenda Yahm/Staff Writer
not try a peep toe ankle boot?
These stylish shoes are perfect for
Washington weather because they
keep your feet warm while giving
them a peep of light. Ankle boots can
necessarily have to wear a certain
look to show off a pair of trend
setting shoes.
The essential pump is a must have
for every girl. A pair of pumps is the

A
lthough the weather may
not show it, the spring
season is just around the
corner. Just because the seasons are
changing doesn’t mean you have to
put away all of your winter shoes.
This year there were many boots in
style that you can still mix and match
this spring. This past fall/winter
season ankle boots and over the knee
boots made a huge hit in the fashion
world!
Many of these boots can still be
worn through spring and possibly
summer (knowing our typical
Northwest weather). Slouch styled
boots certainly made a comeback;
these boots are typically light in
weight and can be used with shorts
or skirts during the spring season.
Pairing together a knee-length
Bohemian style dress with short
slouch boots takes little time to
piece together and looks great! On a
warmer day you could pair the dress
with a pair of gladiator sandals.
If you are looking for a mix
between a boot and sandal, why
be combined with shorts, jeans or little black dress of shoes. It never
even cropped pants. Peep toe ankle goes out of fashion and works with
boots can be worn casually during almost any outfit. However if you
the day or for a night out. would like a change, and knowing the
Spring is the first time in several color of this season (yes, turquoise),
months where you can actually use try on a pair of colored pumps to add
sandals without freezing your toes. vibrancy to an outfit.
This is an exciting time; much like The type of shoe depends on the
boots there are also sandals that are selected outfit and style preference.
still technically in fashion from last Adding studded shoes with a leather
year. During the previous spring jacket gives a rocker look, while
season gladiators were the hot item adding turquoise pumps with
and they are once again. Their floral prints sends a girly
popularity is once again hitting vibe. Depending on
shelves to strike yet another stylish your personal style
season. preference bear
While some styles are making a in mind these
comeback watch for select colors and simplified style
key elements. Notice some stores are tricks for
already putting out the trendy color the next
of turquoise for this year. Adding season!
color to your shoes is a great way
to complete an outfit. Some key
features to watch for in shoes are
zippers, rhinestones, sequins, studs
and straps. Be careful not to over
accessorize if you are wearing over
the top shoes. Gladiator sandals fit
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The VanCougar
The VanCougar is a student-run newspaper

F
serving the students, faculty and staff of
WSU Vancouver. Copies of The VanCougar ebruary has been an
are available free of charge every other interesting month so far.
Monday during the school year. In the end I’m thankful
Editor-in-Chief it’s only 28 days long.
I don’t think I’m the only one
Katie Wells
either who wishes a few things Bridget Deemer: Biogeochemistry can be fun
Managing Editor

B
this month went differently. Stress,
Jake Kleinschmidt drama, tests, life and sprinkle that ridget Deemer started oxide.” excitement of science.”
on top with the passing of a few graduate school at There are many factors that Other WSUV graduate students,
Adviser friends I knew and I have a good WSUV after more must be assessed in Bridget’s working with different classes at
Dean Baker time of it. than three years of work outside experiments. “The interesting La Center, are studying Breezy
I’m not blind enough to know of academia. She worked in thing, which I’ll be studying, Creek, a few hundred feet from
Advertising Manager that I wasn’t the only one who Guatemala, as an intern in a is which conditions make these that ditch. “It’s eye-opening to see
Kenneth Allan experienced some of these feelings Student Conservation Association bacteria produce more pure how different the water conditions
as well. February has proven itself program at a wildlife refuge, and nitrogen, and which conditions can be, not that far apart.”
Campus News Editor
to be not easy for a great many for a natural resource agency make them produce some nitrous Bridget hopes the students
Sally Thrall
friends I know and their friends as group. oxide,” she says. Among the can take a field trip to her own
ACE Editor well. Before that, she earned her B.A. conditions that to be considered research site on Lacamas Lake
Triana Collins What causes things like this to in Environmental Studies from are the seasons, storms, and later this year. They can make
come to pass all at once is beyond Vassar, which included writing dams. “All these contribute to measurements there with kits
Feature Editor my limited realm of understanding, a senior research thesis on water denitrification by affecting the they’ve used near their school,
Ben Ryan but it happens none the less. quality in Tanzania. While there, layers of sediment at the bottom of which are provided by the county.
But all things being said and done she got a parasite which put her in the lake,” Bridget states. Her own interest in
Student Involvement Editor
a lot of growing takes place during the hospital with shistosomiasis, Bridget’s work will be the first biogeochemistry started with one
Chau Nguyen
these times. And if all the negatives also known as bilharzia. Even measurement of denitrification teacher in one class she took as
Student Government Editor are spent, something positive must more than her work there, Bridget rates in lake sediments. She will an undergraduate. She’s hoping
Adam Fox be left behind. Dedication to what says, it “showed how important take a multi-disciplinary approach her work with the La Center sixth-
I do has increased. I plan to work clean water is.” with her adviser, Dr. John Harrison, graders can spark the same kind of
Sports Editor harder to achieve my goals, and Now Bridget is working and committee member Dr. Steve interest and even a scientific career
Erik Cummings not be distracted by things delay on a PhD in biogeochemistry, Henderson, a geophysicist. for some of them.
them. My outlook on life has also focusing on bacteria that remove In addition to doing her
Web Editor changed. If you told me five years biologically available nitrogen research, managing Harrison’s Quick Profile
Now Hiring! biogeochemistry lab, and taking
ago, no, 1 month ago, that a person from water. “Nitrogen, which is
Copy Editor I knew would not live to see the age natural in water, in small amounts, classes, Bridget is also a fellow Home town: Tolland, CT
Steffen Silvis of 24, I would of called you a fool. has become a pollutant because of this year in WSUV’s GK-12 Education: B.A.,
My understanding of life and how human activities,” she explains. program. This year the theme Environmental Studies, Vassar
Staff Writers short it can be had changed, but “These bacteria are a natural is “Partners in Discovery of the Philosophy to live by: “Treat
Louise Wynn, Amy Thielen, Rup Brar, Sally
Thrall, Chau Nguyen, Joey Hollibaugh,
then I witnessed 3 weeks later, that cleaning system. I’m studying Columbia River Watershed,” others the way that you would
sometimes we are given second how they function and what following the WSUV campus like to be treated and, as my
Triana Collins, Kenneth Allan, Justin
chances, and even though we may environmental factors control their theme of “Global Change in a
Rossetti, Daniel Barrette, Anaya Martella, old Care Bears suitcase said,
and Pin-Wei Wang be set back a little, we can regain action.” Local Context.”
what we lost, or even more. She’s conducting her research Bridget works at La Center
‘remember that getting there is
Photographers So in a sense, we will never in Lacamas Lake, near Camas, Middle School with the sixth- half the fun!’”
Joe Creager, Mark Balyshev, and Joseph know exactly our time is up. which, like many lakes throughout grade class of Kristy Schneider. Favorite Quote: “The voyage
Tiegs of discovery is not in seeking
Science cant find an equation the world, has come to have too The goals include incorporating
for chaos. Heck, Science can’t much nitrogen in the water, killing inquiry-based learning, new landscapes but in having
Location: even tell you where something as fish and other aquatic organisms. teaching the children how to ask new eyes.” (Marcel Proust)
VCLS 212 insignificant as an electron is at any “The bacteria turn the biological questions that can be answered, If you’re thinking of going
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Phone: (360) 546-9524 of one of my friends who passed no other organism does well. “The students have been
really passionate about.
away was “Live as if you will die This denitrification is essentially exploring their own back
E-mail the Editor-in-Chief and tomorrow.” I never thought I’d permanent removal of the nitrogen yard, testing water quality and
Having experience between
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vancouged@vancouver.wsu.edu I don’t mean to be so back into the atmosphere, which ditch of the Lewis River, in school helps you put things in a
melodramatic, I just finished is already mostly nitrogen gas. the wetlands right next to the larger context.
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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): This is not a time to make hasty decisions. Dreary weather
and the mid-term blahs can get you down, but let them give you only food for thought, for now.
When the sunny days come, not so long from now, you can think about a different path.
Aries (March 21-April 19): Sometimes a new path looks more appealing than the one
you’re on. But if you can’t see the end of it, or a place where you can turn back if necessary, take
care before starting out in a new direction.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): People tend to look for a new direction when they come
to what feels like a dead-end in their current travels. Often, though, that dead-end is just a
temporary blockage; and they‘ll be happier if they work past it instead of giving up.
Gemini (May 21-June 21): It may seem easier to give up especially if it feels like
the people you thought could help aren’t giving you the support you need. But giving up usually
makes you feel worse, while plowing on through the blockage brings you success.
Cancer (June 22-July 22): Success, even in little amounts, is the best breeder of
future success and happiness. So, if you’re feeling a lack of success, try setting sub-goals: make
them part of the larger goal, so completing each one contributes to the overall goal.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): This week would be a good time to set new goals for yourself.
You’ve passed the end-of-January doldrums, you have a couple of midterm grades back, and this
helps you see where you can improve on your 2010 New Year’s resolutions.
Virgo (August 23-Sept. 22): Refining your goals, cutting them down into more
reachable bits than your original resolutions, helps you conquer those roadblocks and accomplish
your long-held ambitions. This could begin a success cycle that will get you through the hard
parts.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Talk of success and difficulties doesn’t mean the ordinary
everyday events are less important. Much of your life will consist of fairly even stretches in
which you measure happiness by your steady friendships and secure base.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21): Building security and establishing friendships should be
more important to you now than some of your other extracurricular activities. Stop wasting time
doing things that are ultimately detrimental to your future.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Boredom isn’t the worst thing that can happen to you.
Consider those temporary moments of boredom as your mind’s way of encouraging you to think
harder, move more purposefully, and look for work that satisfies your intellectual curiosity.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Did you know curiosity has now been identified as an
emotion? It’s a motivating factor behind some of the most admirable human behavior, and you
should nourish your curiosity by looking for answers that lead to ever more interesting questions.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Question your assumptions and motivations. When you
want to make a change, is it for reasons you won’t regret later? As Churchill said, “Never give
in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never
give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense.”
Madame L
Staff Astrologist

B
rian Johnson:
“Dear Mr.
Vernon, we
accept the fact that we had
to sacrifice a whole Saturday
in detention for whatever it
was we did wrong. What we
did *was* wrong. But we
think you’re crazy to make
an essay telling you who we
think we are. You see us as
you want to see us... In the
simplest terms, in the most
convenient definitions. But
what we found out is that
each one of us is a brain...”
Andrew Clark: “...and an
athlete...”
Allison Reynolds: “...and
a basket case...”
Claire Standish: “...a
princess...”
John Bender: “..and a
criminal...”
Brian Johnson: “Does
that answer your question?...
Sincerely yours, the
Breakfast Club.”

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POPEYE & OLIVE OIL- Fresh spinach leaves on a bed of creamy alfredo
sauce with roma tomatoes, garlic & feta cheese
RUSTIC PIE- Baby red potatoes, roma tomatoes, garlic, broccoli & a sprinkle
of feta cheese
VEGGIE BABY- Fresh spinach, red bell peppers, onions, tomatoes & feta
cheese atop a creamy alfredo base
COCHINO CHICKEN- Pesto chicken, red onions, hickory smoked
bacon & feta cheese
CREOLE- Spicy chicken, smoked mozzarella, red onions & roasted red
peppers
GREEN CHICKEN PIE- Pesto chicken, fresh spinach, marinated
artichoke hearts, roma tomatoes & feta cheese
ITALIANO- Spicy chicken, oven roasted polenta, roma tomatoes, feta
cheese & cilantro
NO KISS TONIGHT- Garlic chicken, red onions & feta cheese atop a
creamy alfredo base
SPICY THAI- Garlic chicken, roasted red peppers, crushed red peppers &
cilantro on a spicy peanut sauce base
BBQ CHICKEN- Texas style marinated chicken, red onions, tomatoes &
feta cheese
SWEET ‘N SOUR- Sweet ’n sour marinated chicken, roasted red
peppers, pineapple & sesame seeds
YUCATECO GARLIC NOODLE- Mexican roasted chicken, sun
dried tomatoes & feta cheese on a bed of Mama Schmizza’s garlic noodles
ZORBA CHICKEN- Pesto chicken, fresh spinach, red onions, black
olives, roma tomatoes & feta cheese
Specialty
Medium Large X-large Classic
$18.99 $22.99 $24.99 $27.99
ALLIGATOR PIE- Louisiana farm raised alligator sausage with red
peppers, onions, tomatoes & feta cheese on a bed of Mama Schmizza’s
noodles. IT BITES!
Salads
GREEK SALAD- Side: $2.49 / Large: $4.49
Fresh cucumbers, roma tomatoes, oregano, red onion, kalamata olives & feta
cheese on a bed of spinach leaves & served with lemon lime dressing
CAESAR SCHMAESAR- Side: $2.49 / Large: $4.49
Fresh romaine lettuce tossed in a creamy Schmaesar dressing and finished
with shredded parmesan & herbed croutons.
***ADD CHICKEN OR STEAK TO ANY SALAD FOR ONLY $2 MORE

Pasta Ala Carte

$5.99
Combo Meal
$8.49
Other Stuff
CAJUNATOR- Alligator sausage or grilled chicken breast tossed in a light
spicy cajun chipotle cream sauce & finished with parmesan cheese DIPSTICKS- Six big dipsticks hand made from our very own
pizza dough - oven baked fresh daily & served with your choice of :
FRIKIN’ CHICKEN- Grilled chicken breast strips and oven roasted
MARINARA • RANCH • ALFREDO
broccoli tossed in a light basil pesto cream sauce & finished with parmesan cheese
$2.99
GARDEN NOODLE- Sauteed fresh spinach, black olives, mushrooms, SCHMIZZA BEER-
red onions & zucchini tossed in olive oil and garlic & finished with fresh roma Buy any slice & get a pint of Schmizza beer for only $1.50 ...Right On!
tomatoes and parmesan cheese
SCHPAGHETTI & MEATBALL- You know it, you love it WE DO BUSINESS DELIVERY
STEAK STRIP ALFREDO- Tender mesquite beef strips & pan fried Working lunches...heck yea! Special occasions...sure!
mushrooms finished with a creamy alfredo sauce & parmesan cheese For all the information, call us, we’d be happy to help you!

Let us cater your next event! www.schmizza.com

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