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Pavithra for Tenure
WSUV POLICE LIEUTENANT DAVE STEPHENSON HELPS IN POST-EARTHQUAKE HAITI
Lieutenant Stephenson worked in Haiti with the organization Compassion International. This picture was taken by another volunteer working with Compassion. By Feb. 2,
Compassion International held a fundraiser for Haiti Relief and brought in over $1.2 million. See more photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/compassioninternational/.
Lt. Stephenson volunteers in Haiti
Following the 7.0
magnitude earthquake,
Haiti in ruins
Rup Brar\Staff Writer
L
ieutenant Dave Stephenson
of the WSUV Police
visited the ravaged country
of Haiti, after the massive earthquake
devastated this poorest of nations
in the Americas. The 7.0 magnitude
earthquake struck the island on the
evening of Jan. 12. The impact of the
disaster left many dead, even more
injured, diseased and homeless. And
the problems seem to be accelerating
as the days go by.
The VanCougar: When was your
trip taken?
Lt. Stephenson: We left January 24
and arrived back home on January 31.
Our medical team met in Miami and
flew on a chartered aircraft directly
into the Port Au Prince airport. We
were fortunate to be allowed into
Port Au Prince, which was crowded
with relief and cargo operations.
The alternative was to fly into the
Dominican Republic and drive about
eight hours into Haiti.
What was the purpose of
this trip? Did you go with an
organization or through work?
I was part of a medical relief
team organized and sponsored
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by Compassion International.
Compassion is a Christ-centered,
child-focused child-development
organization working through local
evangelical churches that seek to
help children in poverty living in
developing countries. Compassion
has been working in Haiti since the
late ‘60s and there are over 65,000
children in the program. Our team’s
mission was to provide medical
treatment and support to areas
surrounding some of the affected
Compassion projects. Our team
included a mix of medical specialties
and skills intended to staff a mobile
clinic that could provide care in the
field. Our team of ten included an
orthopedic surgeon, three general
practice physicians, three pediatric
ICU nurses, two paramedics, and an
administrative leadership person.
From your experience, what
do you feel is the immediate need
of the Haitian people after the
earthquake? Is there any need
that has not been met with Relief
efforts? In the long term, what is
needed?
Haiti was already the poorest
country in the Western Hemisphere
before the earthquake. The
devastation that I saw there was
worse than anything I have ever
encountered. Most people are now
homeless and living in streets and
parks because their homes were
Washington State University Vancouver
destroyed. The people are afraid to
stay inside the few buildings still
standing because of the devastation
and the significant number of
aftershocks that continued to shake
the country. Their greatest immediate
need is shelter. Organizations and
governments from many nations have
responded with help and continue to
provide support, care, food, and water
to the people as best as possible. The
rainy season is due in a few weeks
and will bring with it new hardship
and threat of disease spread. There
are still thousands of decomposing
bodies trapped under the rubble
all over the area. Relief efforts are
continuing and are well organized.
The United Nations is there and
is working hard to distribute and
protect food and water so it reaches
the people in need. The United States
military is operating the airport and
is conducting around the clock flight
operations to maintain a supply line.
While I witnessed an excellent world
relief response, that response must
continue and will be needed long into
the future before Haiti can stand on
its own and rebuild.
How did this trip affect you
personally?
Profoundly; I’ve traveled
extensively and spent time in
developing countries. I’ve seen
poverty and have been moved to do
what I can to help on many occasions.
Photo by Compassion International
What I saw in Haiti touched me
more deeply than anything I’ve
experienced. Devastation on top
of previously existing poverty is
choking and seems to promote a
feeling of hopelessness. Yet the
people I met are resourceful, friendly,
helpful, loving, hopeful, and grateful.
They freely share what little they
have and, despite their own suffering,
were concerned about my comfort
while I was with them. I am deeply
touched and proud to have been able
to help these people in a small way.
As a member of local Law
enforcement, what do you think are
some of the problems Haitians face
in terms of keeping law and order?
Crime often accompanies poverty.
The main prison in Port Au Prince that
housed the country’s worst criminals
was destroyed in the earthquake and
many prisoners escaped into the
city. There are currently not enough
resources to recapture them and they
are not a priority when so much
life remains in danger. They will
continue to be an issue for the people
as long as they are at large. Country
law enforcement is present and is
trying to keep order and protect the
infrastructure that remains. They
are augmented by military support
from the UN, Britain, and the United
States. I was pleased to see how
the UN operated on food and water
distribution missions and witnessed
the people react in an orderly and
purposeful way. I did not witness any
looting or violence associated with
the distributions but I am aware that
it is happening on an infrequent basis
and security remains necessary when
transporting and distributing food,
water, and medical supplies.
How can the campus and the
local community help the people of
Haiti?
Give money to reputable relief
organizations and/or align with an
organization that can get donated
goods into the country and into the
hands of the people that need it.
Above all, don’t forget their need and
don’t let others forget. Haiti will need
all of our support for a long time. The
most important thing I can say is that
we can’t forget Haiti once the media
moves on to covering something else.
The Haitian people I encountered
on my trip amazed me with their
strength, resilience, gratefulness, and
determination.
In order to help the victims,
WSUV group known as Haiti Relief
Coalition will be holding series of
fundraising events and is hoping to
raise $3000. E-mail the group at
vancougdisasterrelief@gmail.com.
Read the rest of the interview at
vancougar.ning.com
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Conscientious sushi eater (MBA) sustainable seafood
Eating sushi in a program, Atlantic bluefin tuna have
sustainable way declined by as much as 90 percent
due to overfishing. The Atlantic
Tyler Hicks/The VanCougar bluefin tuna is not alone, as a recent
area, which is equal to the number of
McDonald’s restaurants in the same
region. Given that so many of our
world’s fisheries are in trouble, even
as the popularity of sushi increases, I
Stewardships Council’s (MSC) blue
label-certified sustainable program,
and the Blue Ocean Institute’s Guide
to Ocean Friendly Food are just a
few of the many resources available
popular and easy to use sustainable
seafood guide. The program started
in 1999 and provides a foldable
sushi pocket guide that places sushi
within three color-coded categories:

F
U.N. report found that 80 percent set out to discover whether or not it online. Using the above guidelines, I green “Best Choices”, yellow “Good
lying above the ocean, aof the world’s fisheries are either was possible to find convenient, tasty, discovered that most of my favorite Alternatives”, and red “Avoid”.
fisherman spots a large maximally fished or overfished. affordable, and sustainable sushi. forms of sushi were on the “avoid” Dr. Sean Anderson, a professor of
school of bluefin tuna, Yet there are few foods I enjoy A number of online sources list. I suddenly looked back in horror environmental science and resource
a rare sighting today, swimming more in the world than sushi, and are available to help the at all the sushi I’d eaten, each farmed management at Southern California
I suspect I’m not alone in my
just under the surface of the ocean. environmentally-conscientious salmon or yellowfin roll haunting me University – Channel Islands, finds
The high-flying fisherman radios obsession. A quick Google search sushi eater (not necessarily an like a scene out of The Freshman. the “simplicity of the Seafood Watch
in the position of the tuna program its greatest strength,”
to boats below and they but also believes it is “limited”
close a purse-net around in its scope. Recently, Seafood
the school of swirling fish. Watch made available an iPhone
The massive fish, some application that is more complete,
weighing in at over 300 which Dr. Anderson believes is
pounds, are hauled aboard an improvement over the foldable
and taken to shore. handout.
From here they are flown Just what variables can land
off to fish markets around one type of sushi on the red,
the world where they are yellow, or green list varies widely.
prized for their delicious A wide variety of organisms are
meat by sushi eaters. A served at sushi establishments
single large fish can sell for besides fish, such as crab,
an excess of $100,000 USD shrimp, urchin, mussels, clams,
in Japanese markets. In Jan. squid, and octopus. The species
2010, a 440 pound bluefin of fish or non-fish, and how it is
tuna sold for $175,000 USD caught, are important factors in its
in a Tokyo fish market. sustainability categorization. For
Driven by high demand instance, common octopus (sushi
resulting in high market name “tako”) is on the red list
values, and with fishermen due to lack of management and a
assisted by ever better fish- poor understanding of harvests on
finding technology, humans octopus populations. Bluefin tuna
have beaten our seemingly is also on the red list, primarily due
inexhaustible ocean This Seafood Watch Pocket Guide for sustainable eating can be found at http://www.montereybayaquarium.org. to overfishing, the predominance
fisheries. of young fish in the catch, and
According to Seafood Watch, reveals around one dozen sushi oxymoron). Programs such as the The MBA’s Seafood Watch the bycatch associated with long-line
a Monterey Bay Aquarium eateries in the greater Vancouver MBA’s Seafood Watch, the Marine program is currently the most bluefin tuna fisheries.
See SUSHI on page 3

3/9 Dessert with your Professor: Dr. Suzanne Smith; the HD Club will provide tea and coffee; 1:30 p.m. in VMCB Kindergarten Room

Pavithra for Tenure Sushi
Students fight for
academic justice
Sara Newton/Salmon Creek Journal
O
ne of the core principals
that WSU professes to
have is diversity. The
university seeks to embrace, through
their ideologies,
a student
experience that is
both intellectual
and respectful
of varying
perspectives.
This has recently
been called into question by some
at the denial of tenure for Pavithra
Narayanan.
Dr. Narayanan is the only
Postcolonial scholar in the English
department, if not the university. Her
scholarship integrates Postcolonial
and Women Studies, particularly
within India. She also teaches
several film courses, including her
increasingly popular Documentary
Film Theory class. In this class,
students work to create films that
represent prevailing social issues.
Last year, students from her class
claimed all of the awards at a
Northwest Film Festival.
The importance of Postcolonial
studies is that it integrates a variety
of social issues. Integrating Marxism,
Candid Cougs
“Who is running for ASWSUV President and Vice President?”
Marshall Sanborn - Electrical Engineering
“The only person that I know who is running
would be Aaron, and I don’t even know him
Aleem Abbulah - Business
3/9 “Living Legends Speak”: Dr. Clausel Theard will talk about his exile from Haiti in VADM 129 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Feminism, and Colonialism, the
course exposes students to different
perspectives of Imperialism and
Globalism, both within this country
and throughout the world. It is
courses such as these that reflect
WSU’s support of diversity and
progressive theories. But with the
importance of this discipline being
questioned, one has to wonder what
exactly the definition of diversity is
according to the university.
The relationship that Dr.
Narayanan has with her students
supersedes the expectations that we,
the students, have of our professors.
Her coursework is progressive and
applicable to the shifting milieu of
this current economy, globalization,
race and gender theories, and the
evolution of postcolonial and
colonial literature in the modern age.
She is revered by most that take her
classes, and many students, whether
they agree with her perspective or
not, realize the importance of this
type of coursework.
The lack of transparency over why
Dr. Narayanan was denied tenure is
one of the problems students have
with this decision. The students
that support Pavithra Narayanan are
calling to the Dean of the College of
Liberal Arts to declare his reason for
her tenure denial. We are also calling
for the decision to be overturned.
With that being said, there will be a
petition for her tenure, and we need
Jake Kleinschmidt/Managing Editor
Danielle Solosky - MIS
“I don’t have the slightest clue.”
Kevin Chen - DTC
“I don’t know.”
Kelsey Prevost - Elementary Education
“Honestly I have no idea.”
that well.”
Travis Schuster- Biology
“I have no idea, I don’t even care.”
“I really have no idea.”
Samantha Goelze - DTC
“Mason and Tiffany, Helena and I don’t know the
other ones name.”
to attain a large number of signatures
for adequate consideration by the
Faculty Status Committee, which
handles appeals. “Students in Support
of Pavithra for Tenure” are asking our
fellow students to join in this effort,
not only because of who she is, but
also for what she represents to both
her students and the university.
Most teachers become tenured
because they hope to influence the
world, and yet few teachers are able
to touch an individual’s life as deeply
as Pavithra Narayanan. Even if you
haven’t had the privilege of having
her as your professor, this is more
than just retaining one person. This
is about retaining an important and
diverse presence on this campus;
the loss of this intellect represents
more than just the loss of a simple
professor.
To find out more information about
this cause you can visit our Facebook
page, Pavithra For Tenure, or e-mail:
pavithra.for.tenure@gmail.com.
Also, send support for Dr.
Narayanan to the individuals that
control the major decisions within
the university:
epperson@wsu.edu (Dean of the
College of Liberal Arts)
r o m a n i s h @ v a n c o u v e r. w s u .
edu (Vice Chancellor of Academic
Affairs)
dengerin@vancouver.wsu.edu
(Chancellor of WSUV)
CAMPUS NEWS 3
Continued from page 2
B ycatch is a term used to
indicate non-target animals
caught by various fishing practices,
including endangered and threatened
sea turtles, sharks, and seabirds.
Other important factors influencing
sustainability categorization includes
where the sushi was caught and
whether or not it was farmed or wild.
However, there is no general rule
of thumb on sustainable sushi. For
example, U.S. farmed abalone is on
the green list while farmed salmon
is on the red list. There are several
reasons for the seeming discrepancies
in the Seafood Watch list. According
to Dr. Brian Tissot, a professor of
marine conservation biology at
WSUV, the reason that U.S. farmed
abalone is on the “Best Choices” list is
because wild abalone fisheries are no
longer viable, and
the farmed variety
are fed a natural
kelp diet. Farmed
salmon don’t make
the green list while
wild-caught Alaska
salmon do because
farmed salmon are
penned in large nets
in the ocean that
concentrate waste,
which contaminate
nearby ocean
waters.
With the
knowledge I had garnered online
and my Seafood Watch pocket guide
in hand, I visited two sushi eateries
in our area. The first, Sushi Chiyo,
lies only a few blocks west of the
WSUV campus. While I couldn’t
get management to return my calls, I
did speak with one of the chefs while
sampling some sushi. What I found is
similar to the results produced by Dr.
Anderson’s recent work investigating
access to sustainable seafood in
Southern California: many people
serving seafood simply don’t know
where it comes from, how it was
caught or raised, or even what species
of salmon or tuna it is. That isn’t to say
that sustainable sushi isn’t available
at Sushi Chiyo. A review of the
Sushi Chiyo menu found that nearly
50 percent of the sushi was on the
“Best Choice” or “Good Alternative”
Seafood Watch list. The other 50
percent were either uncategorized
due to lack of information or were on
the red “Avoid” list.
Next I visited Bamboo Sushi, a
Portland establishment, which is
the first certified sustainable sushi
restaurant by the MBA, the MSC,
the Blue Ocean Institute, the Seafood
Choices Alliance, and Salmon Nation.
The menu was pock-marked with
blue Marine Stewardship Council
certification labels and red Salmon
Nation labels. Ordering sustainably
couldn’t be easier. Here, my sushi
chef, Jason, knew the species, where
it came from, and how each item on
the menu was caught.
According to Kris Lofgren, owner
of Bamboo Sushi, all the employees
from the chefs to dishwashers are
schooled on sustainability and the
products they serve. Lofgren’s
inspiration for creating the first
sustainable sushi restaurant stems
from his background in environmental
law and his love of sushi. He said
he is most excited when his clients
“have their perspective changed on
sustainability. That is does not have
to cost a lot of money, it’s not elitist,
and it tastes great”. I’m no sushi
connoisseur, but the MSC certified
wild-caught Alaskan Coho salmon
was both guilt-free and delicious.
The perceived association of
sustainability and cost is seen by
many as a hindrance to the sustainable
seafood industry. According to
Dr. Anderson, this isn’t a justified
perspective. In his
research, he found that
MSC-certified fish cost
about 10 percent more
than non-certified fish if
you control for species.
He maintains that the
reason why sustainable
fish tend to cost more
is that there simply
aren’t as wide a variety
of certified fisheries
available to select from.
In addition, higher-end
restaurants tend to
carry more sustainable
options, which skew the prices even
higher. However, even low-end
sushi eateries have a wide variety
of vegetable sushi rolls, mackerel,
and imitation crab which generally
rank as “Good Alternatives” to “Best
Choice” on the Seafood Watch list.
Finally, by buying local,
seasonally available, sustainably-
harvested sushi, you can enjoy health
benefits, support the local economy,
and embrace the long forgotten
seasonality of our foods. WSUV
students Shannon Epler and Carl
Leonhardt both agree that paying
a little more is a small price to pay
when it comes to sustainable sushi.
Educate yourself and your friends,
and ask your sushi chef where
your food comes from. Then dine
guiltlessly.
For More Information Visit:
Seafood Watch: http://www.
montereybayaquarium.org/cr/
seafoodwatch.aspx
Marine Sustainability Council
‘Fish to Eat’: http://www.msc.
org/cook-eat-enjoy/fish-to-eat
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KOUG Radio: Sex, Donuts, Rock N Roll

Valuable information
about STDs and safe sex
Triana CollinsACE Editor
including STDs. Well, to be fair,
there is a 24-hour advice nurse in
Pullman to answer some questions
(509-335-3575), and there is also the
Chavez is even more enthusiastic:
“I’ll eat a dick for KOUG
Radio.”
INTERESTING NUMBERS
Assistant Manager Renee North

D
id you know that pubic
lice, also known as crabs,
are small parasites that
feed on human blood? How about
the fact that they can be sexually
transmitted even if there is no
penetration or bodily fluid exchanged,
and that you can even get them from
infested bedding or clothes? Did you
know that Italians and Germans call
syphilis the “French Disease”, and the
French call it the “Spanish Disease”?
Or that one in four teen girls has a
sexual disease, with HPV (human
papillomavirus) by far being the most
common, and that HPV is believed to
cause oral cancer in men at the same
rate as tobacco and alcohol?
Yeah, bet you didn’t.
So now that you’re curious about
STDs, where can you go on-campus
to find out more? You’re probably
thinking that because we go to a
world-renowned university, there
has got to be some kind of health
center where you can get quality
information on sexual health,
Clark College Health Services who
charge $10 per visit (360-992-2264).
However, there is nowhere on our
campus where students can go to talk
face-to-face with a health practitioner
about sexual health.
KOUG Radio is trying to change
all that by bringing sexual health to
you with their “Sex, Donuts, and
Rock N Roll” event on Wednesday,
Mar. 10 from 4 - 7 p.m. in the
Firstenburg Student Commons. This
one-of-a-kind event will feature a
live band, food, carnival games,
tons of free condoms, donuts, and a
chance to ask real nurses about health
concerns and questions.
Portland’s very own Voodoo
Donuts will be serving some of their
famous “Cock-n-Balls”, which are
penis and testicle-shaped delicacies
that are triple cream-filled.
KOUG PR Director Julian Chavez
is particularly excited about the
event. “I hope this brings a better
understanding of safe sex for the
whole campus,” he said. As for the
baked tackle courtesy of Voodoo,
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comfortable before leaving the event •65,000,000 Estimated number of Americans living with an STD
with information on safe sex. “It’s all
about informing students about the •19,000,000 Number of new cases of STDs every year
resources,” North explained. “I want
to bring attention to the lack of health •1 in 4 Number of Americans who will get an STD in their lifetime
services on campus and make sure
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Vancouver.” Station Manager Cara
Cottingham is equally keen on the •45,000,000 Number of Americans who have genital herpes
event. “The combination of humor
and information will be delightful,”
•35 Percentage of Americans who have herpes and do not know it
she said. “I expect to see a lot of
people giggling.”
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(a)Shoquist, Jennifer, M.D., and Diane
Stafford. 2004. The Encyclopedia of Sexually •1 in 5 People in America have an STD
Transmitted Diseases. New York, NY: Facts on
File, Inc. •718,000 Number of people worldwide who get gonorrhea each
(b)Allen, Peter Lewis. 2000. The Wages of
year
Sin: Sex and Disease, Past and Present. Chicago,
IL: The University of Chicago Press.
•2,700,000 Number of Americans with chronic Hepatitis C
(c)Egendorf, Laura, ed. 2007. Sexually
Transmitted Diseases. New York, NY:
Thompson Gale.

Salsa dancing is ¡Muy Caliente Orchestra

Celebration Music
& Events gives Salsa
lessons to students
Events, based out of Portland and
serving the Portland area for 30 years,
led the crowd of students through
the most basic of Salsa steps. The
Basic, the La Cucaracha, the Outside
students had brought dates or friends.
Those that did not were quickly
matched up with someone so that
both the lead and follow steps could
be learned. While hand positioning
of the evening began, Stauffer
encouraged the dancers to give
requests so that they could apply
their newly found dance moves to
songs that they enjoyed. As Michael
Interested in music?
Possess musical talents?
Come join the club
Anaya Martella/ Staff Writer

U
Spring Atkinson\Staff Writer Spin, the Cross-body Lead, and the was an issue for some, Winkle and Buble’s Sway began to play, the

M
any people find
midterms one of the
most stressful times
at college, usually placing second
only to finals, but stress relief can
play a big part in being successful
during exam time. ASWSUV
offered an innovative relief this
week by organizing a Salsa dancing
lesson and dance at the Vancouver
Ballroom located on 808 Main Street
in downtown Vancouver. With more
than fifty people in attendance,
the flashing lights and laughter
abounded. Lynn Winkle and Mark
Stauffer from Celebration Music &
most giggle inducing the Handcuff.
According to Winkle, these five basic
steps are enough to get started in
couple dancing at clubs.
To begin, the dancers were asked
to line up in order to learn each step
of the Basic, La Cucaracha, and
Outside Spins individually using a
seven-count method. While many in
attendance had never Salsa danced
before, they appeared to pick up these
three basic steps with ease. When
it seemed that most people were
comfortable with these steps it was
time to practice with a partner. While
having a partner in attendance was
not required to take the class, many
Stauffer approached each couple to
ensure they could at least understand
the basic technique.
Toward the end of the lesson
portion of the evening, couples were
taught both Cross-body Leading as
well as the Handcuff, which results
in the twisting of both dancers’
arms while being crossed with one
another. While these moves proved
to be a little more difficult, the crowd
eagerly tried to follow each step
while avoiding their partners’ toes.
Mingling was heavy throughout
while the dancers were encouraged to
indulge in sparkling cider.
When the social dance section
dancers visibly began to relax and
let their bodies follow the beat of the
music. Dips now came in abundance
with complete disregard to making
mistakes, as everyone was a beginner.
Celebration Music & Events will
be opening their own studio in two
weeks in downtown Portland. They
will be offering a student discount
to anyone with WSUV student ID.
More information can be found at
cmevents.com. They offer all types of
entertainment from DJ services, live
bands, comedians, hypnotists and
even choreography for your wedding
dance a la Rock the Reception on
TLC.
ntil this year, WSUV has
failed to give light to a
very important aspect
of ours and many other cultures.
Known as an Orchestra, the musical
ensemble of woodwind, string, bass,
and percussion now has a presence on
our campus.
Triana Collins, the founder and
the head of the Washington State
University Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra Club, says she created the
orchestra to, “have music on campus
since there hasn’t been a program.”
The WSUV Orchestra is dedicated
to getting people together who enjoy
performing musical pieces. The
Orchestra provides an opportunity
for “learning about composers and

Black History Month celebration

Wilson shared about the purpose of
Want to know more the event.
about the month of The Celebration of Black
Black History? History event took place in Feb. 22
from 11-2 p.m in the Firstenburg
Chau Nguyen\Involvement Editor Students Common and attracted
about 20 attendees. Domino
At the end of the event, there were
raffles prizes which excited everyone.
Besides doing a speech on
cultivating diversity and honoring
past and present pioneers of black
history, Wilson also put together a
PowerPoint presentation about black
need a celebration for this month.”
Wilson advertised for this event
by sending out emails and putting
up fliers the week before the event
started.
Nicole Hopkins, a member of
Black Student Union, provided some
the history of music all while having
fun,” explained Collins.
The WSUV Orchestra has been
around since this past October and
is looking for more people to join.
If you can play an instrument and
can read sheet music, the WSUV
Orchestra welcomes you to join them
on Mondays.
Right now the Orchestra is

T
he Black Student Union
(BSU) on WSUV put
together an event to
celebrate February, the month of
Black History.
“The school has not been doing
anything for black history. We feel
obligated to do something during
this black history month,” said Lakia
Wilson, the president of BSU, when
pizzas, sandwiches, fresh fruits,
and refreshments were provided.
According to Wilson, the funding for
the food was from the club money
and $150 from the Senate.
Maria Laguna, who happened
to hear about the event from her
friends, appreciated the good food. “I
loved how there was a combination
of healthy and unhealthy food
(strawberry versus pizza).”
people that made a huge contribution
to education, namely in the fields of
math and science, “Some of them
may not be famous and popular, but
their contributions definitely cannot
be neglected, ” explained Wilson.
Wilson shared a huge reason
behind her excitement for this event,
“We just had ground-breaking
history when Barack Obama won
presidency. Hence, we definitely
behind-the-scenes of the Celebration
of Black History event, “This is the
first year of the event. Each of us has
a share in putting it together. It took
us about two months planning.”
According to Hopkins, Black
Student Union Club officially started
in Fall 2009 and this event was the
first one that the club has put together.
To get involved with the Black
Student Union, contact Lakia Wilson.
working on duets because of
scheduling conflicts and they play for
free at WSUV events. The Orchestra
takes trips to see the Vancouver
Symphony Orchestra on occasion.
The WSUV Symphony Orchestra is
always looking to play at non-profit
events and award ceremonies.
For more information, contact
Triana Collins at beantree_@hotmail.
com.

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 6 FEATURE
Free Koug: living on a budget
Cheap activities for the
average, poor, college
student
Triana Collins\ACE Editor
Y
esterday I bought a bike
helmet even though I don’t
own a bike. I just think it
looks really cool. Plus, you never
know, I may decide to wear it outside
just to walk around. I definitely could
have used it recently while waiting at
a bus stop. I was simply standing
and waiting, totally on the sidewalk,
minding my own business, when out
of nowhere a hideous blue Camaro
ran up the curb and onto the sidewalk
where I was standing. This, of course,
caused me to yelp and jump back
with a slightly delayed reaction. Had
the driver been a tad more careless
than he already was, I could have
been run over on the sidewalk. This
was totally unacceptable to me and I
have not returned to that particular
bus stop since. But you never know
when ridiculously unfit drivers
will strike again, so that is why I’m
considering wearing my bike helmet
sans bike. So anyway, moral of the
story: better safe than sorry, better
FREE than costly.
What: Poetry Open Mic
When: Thurs., March 11
Where: Cover to Cover Books,
Vancouver
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Poetry Open Microphone is every
second Thursday at Cover to Cover
Books and is hosted by Chris Luna.
Come meet, greet, read, and listen to
yourself, friends, and favorite poets.
March’s featured poet is Barabara
LoMorticella, a woman who has been
living in a cabin in the woods since
arriving in Portland in the late 1960’s.
Bizarre Encounters: Ghost Hunters
Student hunts ghost
with the West Coast
Spectre Society
Dave Harriman\Contributing Writer
I
’ve long been fascinated in TV
shows like Paranormal State
and Ghost Hunters, which
often leave me sleepless due to the fear
of the unknown. Though I’ve always
considered myself interested in the
possibility of paranormal activity,
I can’t say I’ve ever experienced a
ghostly presence. I decided to set
out to spend time with people who
are most dedicated to uncovering
evidence for the existence of ghosts:
ghost hunters.
My journey began at the Fort
Vancouver Barracks, where I met
and talked with Jefferson Davis,
a well-known ghost hunter, and
author of Weird Washington. When
I arrived, I was greeted by Jeff and
his clairvoyant (psychic) friend
Sethyn. We sat down, and talked for
nearly two and a half hours about
ghost hunting and the paranormal
in general. They introduced me to
ghost hunting devices, such as audio
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Her second poetry collection, Rain
on Waterless Mountain, was a finalist
for the Oregon Book Award. She
has been awarded numerous prizes,
including a Bumbershoot Big Book
Award, and is currently the co-host of
Talking Earth, a poetry program on
KBOO Portland Radio.
What: Sexy Christians (?!)
When: Fri., March 12 and Sat.,
March 13
Where: Clark County Fairgrounds
Time: Fri. 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Sat. 8
a.m.- 10 p.m.
Cost: $25
This event is nowhere near free,
but it’s just so intriguing. Sexy
Christians is the name of this event
put on by Thriving Families of Clark
County (thrivingfamilies.org), an
organization dedicated to promoting
thriving marriages and families
as the foundation towards a better
community.
What: Water: City Vs. Bottled
When: Sat., March 13
Where: Water Resources
Education Center
Time: 1 - 3 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Learn about where Vancouver’s
water comes from, watch a ground
water demonstration and enjoy an
edible aquifer. The knowledgeable
staff will also help you use your eyes
and nose to differentiate between
bottled and city water.
What: Horrible Animal Torture
When: Tues., March 16
Where: Clark County Fairgrounds
Time: 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $12- 16
Jordan World Circus is coming
to town and this is the perfect
opportunity to protest animal cruelty
and support animal rights. Jordan
World Circus has had so many
citations for improper treatment of its
recorders and electromagnetic field
detectors. I felt like I was finally
getting a grasp on what
ghost hunters do, and
how they use common
electronic devices to
capture evidence for ghost
activity. What I found
most intriguing about my
conversation with Jeff
and Sethyn is the level of
skepticism they brought
into their ghost hunting
work.
“It’s hard to use
anything we capture as
proof that ghosts exist,”
Sethyn explained to me,
“it’s all about figuring out
what it’s not, and working
backward until you reach
the point that you can
say ‘I don’t know…I
can’t explain what caused
that event.’ At that point
it makes the ordinary
person wonder if it’s
paranormal.”
Jeff arranged for me to go on an
investigation with a group called
the West Coast Spectre Society. We
investigated the Grant House at Fort
animals that they no longer possess
an exhibitor license from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture. The
animals are now leased from outside
companies so that Jordan is no
longer subject to citations under its
own name. The USDA cited Jordan
numerous times for inadequate and
unsafe enclosures and or failure
to provide proper veterinary care,
proper animal handling, nutritious
food and clean water, shelter from
the elements, and exercise. They
have also been cited for forcing sick
and injured animals to perform and
for leaving their tigers and lions for
extended periods in cages so small
that their muscles atrophied. For
more horrendous info see circuses.
com/fact-jordan.asp. If you can’t
protest, definitely don’t go, and let
everyone know!
What: Birds of Prey
When: Fri., March 19
Where: White Salmon Valley
Community Library
Time: 4 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Birds are so cool. Especially birds
with sharp talons and big beaks. And
it just so happens that a whole bunch
of them will be at the library as part
of Wild on Wildlife: Birds of Prey.
What: Farmer’s Market
When: Sat., March 27, and Sun.,
March 28
Where: Downtown Vancouver, 6th
and Esther St.
Time: Sat. 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., Sun. 10
a.m. - 3p.m.
Cost: FREE!
The Farmer’s market is back and the
first weekend should be a blast. Of
course, it’s totally free to wander
and look, but bring some money if
you want fresh produce, plants and
flowers, baked goods, delicious food,
and home accessories.
Vancouver, in attempts to capture
evidence of the ghost of General
Sully, who died in 1879. That night,
I hopped in my car and cruised
down to the Grant House, where I
immediately spotted the group by
their matching uniforms.
MLIA College Comfort
Life is pretty normal today.
Submit your own at www.mylifeisaverage.com or via the newspaper!
Today, I went farther with my girlfriend than I ever have before. We walked five miles.
MLIA
Today, I learned that if you run towards the guy trying to break into your car yelling
“Swiper, no swiping!” he’ll look at you like an idiot. I also learned that my handy can of
mace will wipe that look off in t-minus 2 seconds. Take that, loser. MLIA
Today, I was sledding with my little niece. Walking back up the hill, she slipped on an icy
patch, and tumbled head over heels for a considerable distance down the slope. I ran to
see if she was all right and, seeing her on the verge of tears, asked if she was hurt. She
sniffed and said “Nah, that’s just how I roll.” MLIA
Today, I walked into a vending machine and gummy worms fell out. MLIA
Today, The quietest girl in my class was reading a Narnia book. Our class bully picked it up
and threw it on the floor, immaturely saying “Narnia stinks”. The girl then stood up and
slapped him across the face and said, “that was for narnia”. MLIA.
The other day, I went to my sister’s funeral. I hadn’t seen my sister since she eloped twenty
years ago when she was eighteen. I walked into the funeral late and everyone looked at
me and screamed. Why? She never told anyone in her husband’s family that she had a
twin sister. Who’s haunting who, sis? MLIA
Today, in my microbiology class, I learned that the H1N1 virus is the same strain as the
Spanish influenza of 1918. Edward Cullen had the Spanish influenza and H1N1 just started
to surface when he came into the limelight. I blame him, not the pigs. MLIA.
Today, I cut my hand on a spoon. MLIA.
Today, while waiting for my lacrosse game to start a guy appeared out of the woods and
started practicing his bagpipes by a lake near the field. As he played, he started walking
into the water until he was waist deep. He was there for about 45 minutes. I’m pretty
confident that i will never see something like that again. MLIA
Best of the Month:
Today I was deleting multiple files of my computer and it got boring after awhile. I started
having fun by renaming all the files “Edward Cullen” and the folder they were in “the
universe forever”. Now everytime I delete a file I get to click yes to “Are you sure you want
to remove Edward Cullen from the universe forever?” MLIA
us. Unfortunately, we received no
sign that he was with us, until several
I felt like a complete outsider at video cameras simultaneously began
first, because I wasn’t aware with to die for no reason. The group then
the group’s acted slightly frustrated, because
terminology General Sully did not use the energy
and dynamics. from the video cameras to “give us a
After a few definitive sign he was there.” “Come
m i n u t e s , on! Do something!” A team member
however, the exclaimed. We eventually gave up,
group warmed however, after sitting for a long
up to me and period in silence, listening to the dull
let me dive buzzing of the cellar heater.
in to help Ghost Hunters usually do not make
out with the a living off of their investigations,
investigation. and instead treat the activity as a
W e hobby. “All of us have day jobs,”
conducted Jeff explained to me in an interview.
many EVP So what exactly motivates ghost
(electronic hunters to ghost hunt when they don’t
v o i c e make a profit and have difficulty in
phenomenon) convincing others? I believe that at
sessions, where the foundation of everything is the
we would sit in desire to know what happens after
rooms and ask we die. In the end, Ghost Hunters
questions to see are simply ordinary people who look
if any voices for answers in not-so-ordinary ways.
would come up “There aren’t too many true atheists
on the audio running around,” Jeff asserted, “it’s
that we couldn’t hear at the time. After hard not to believe in ghosts if you
a long period of no sign from General believe in an afterlife.”
Sully, the group told the General that Check out my blog at dharriman.
he could use our battery power to wordpress.com for more stories and
gain energy to manifest himself for updates!

O
ne of the problems we
face today as a result of
the changing environment
is the introduction and expansion of
non-native species into new habitats.
These organisms occupy the entire
spectrum of living things:
vertebrate, invertebrate, floral,
fungal, bacterial, protist, and
viral. These species invasions
can be caused by a number
of factors, though humans
play a huge part in this,
through habitat destruction,
transportation, and genetic
modification. But there are
other factors at work here,
such as climate change and
weather events, which can
cause these invasions.
Most often, however, this
phenomenon is the result of a
synthesis of anthropogenic and
naturally-occurring factors.
Once established, these
invasive species often thrive
in their new habitats without
natural predators adapted to
keep them in check. The result
is often that valuable organic
commodities and populations
of native species are driven to
functional extinction in a very
short time.
In the mid-nineteenth
century, a front of low pressure
and low temperature weather
conditions from Siberia swept
over Western Europe. At the
same time, a fungus from
Denmark was introduced
into Ireland, which grows on
tubers. Ireland at this time was
subsisting on a monoculture
of potatoes. This combination
of factors meant that the
fungus, or blight, as it was
known, completely decimated
Ireland’s food production
capacity. In the next five
years, over a third of Ireland’s
population either emigrated or
starved to death.
In Australia, the cane toad
was introduced to keep pest
species down in agriculture.
This worked at first, but
eventually the cane toad
began to consume anything
that it could catch, including mice,
birds, lizards, and other toads. In
the 1960’s, foreign honeybees were
introduced into South America from
Africa, under the presumption that
their higher aggressiveness and
production of honey would benefit
the honey economy. This genome
was spliced with that of European
honeybees, and they had spread as
far north as Texas by 1975, causing
panic in the American news media.
A more contemporary example is
a mysterious parasite which has
been killing entire colonies of
honeybees over the past couple of
years. Recently, scientific interest
has turned toward the population
explosion Dosidicus gigas, or the
Humboldt Squid, in the waters off
southern California.
Also known as the Jumbo Squid,
Jumbo Flying Squid, and El Diablo
Rojo, Dosidicus gigas’ habitat has
historically been limited to the Sea of
Cortes, east of Baja California. These
creatures live in deep waters, but
have been observed since the 1960’s
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rising to the surface at night to feed
on fish and crustaceans. Scientists
believe that this behavior is not
directly related to feeding, however,
but rather that they surface out of
curiosity, to check out the bright
Shocking alien
invasion:
Attack of the
Humboldt
Squid
Adam Fox\Student Government Editor
electric lights mounted on fishing
vessels.
The squids typically grow to two
meters in length, but many have
been observed to be larger. Aside
from ten heavily-barbed tentacles
and a streamlined body, D. gigas
possesses an array of weapons and
techniques which make it an efficient
and aggressive predator, including
(but not limited to): stereoscopic
eyesight, a sharp and muscular
parrot-like beak, a large brain, social
pack-hunting behavior facilitated by
a color-coded visual communication
system. And unlike other squid, the
Humboldt has huge gills and three
hearts which allow it to survive
easily in hypoxic (that is to say, low
oxygen) conditions.
Humboldts will attack nearly
any creature they see, including
humans. Working together, they
can drag a prey item much larger
than themselves to greater depths
to incapacitate it. A police report
from the 1970s details the story of
two brothers whose fishing boat
QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE HUMBOLDT SQUID
aka: Jumbo Squid • Jumbo Flying Squid • El Diablo Rojo • Dosidicus gigas
Average size: 2 meters or nearly 7 feet long
Able to change color from red to purple and white
Humboldt’s are the most aggressive of all squid
Due to Nitrogen level change, there has been an expansion of Humboldt habitat
overturned one night in the Sea
of Cortes, triggering a Humboldt
feeding frenzy. When the two men
were found the next morning, not
even their family members could
determine which brother was which.
Since then, divers in the Sea of
Cortes have reported being harassed
by groups of Humboldts, exhibiting
deep scratches and lacerations as
proof of their encounters.
During the El Nino weather event
of 1998, an unmanned submersible
recorded ghostly images of a pack of
Humboldt Squid hunting in the deep
waters of Monterey Bay, California.
Intrigued, marine biologists sent the
craft on several more missions, but
the squid had disappeared. In 2001,
another El Nino event brought the
Humboldts back to Monterey, this
time in greater numbers and for
good: the Humboldt had begun their
colonization of the United States of
America.
Since 2005, dead and dying
Humboldts have been seen washing
up on the shores of California,
Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua,
Panama, Colombia, Peru, Chile,
Oregon, Washington, and British
Columbia by the thousands. That
same year, marine biologists
began seeking answers to why this
Average weight: 100 pounds
population explosion has occurred. It
has been determined that this invasion
was triggered by a complex series of
anthropogenic conditions, which have
been setting the stage for Humboldt’s
arrival for over a century: Overfishing
of competing keystone predators,
such as tuna, swordfish, and sharks;
rising ocean temperatures, which
encourage the Humboldt to expand
their territory; hypoxic conditions
caused by eutrophication, a condition
resulting in excess nitrogen runoff
from agriculture. This last gives
the Humboldt an edge over native
species that are unable to adapt to
falling oxygen levels.
As a result of this sudden expansion
of Humboldt territory, commercial
fishing has been affected, especially
in Monterey Bay, where the squid
appear to be doing quite well. Sport
anglers and commercial fishermen
alike have reported significant losses
in several species of fish, most of all
tuna and shark.
In order to find a complete scientific
explanation as to why this change in
Humboldt habitat has occurred, we
have to examine a few things. First,
we need to look at nutrient runoff and
eutrophication. By now, everyone is
very well aware of the concern over
rising carbon dioxide levels in the
FEATURE 7
Earth’s atmosphere, which is causing
global climate change. What many of
us may not be aware of is that another
very common, and highly reactive,
chemical is also being circulated
through Earth’s ecosphere in highly
unnatural proportions.
This chemical is
nitrogen.
When high levels of
nitrogen enter an aquatic
environment, an effect
known as eutrophy
occurs. This is indicated
by increases in primary
productivity levels of
an ecosystem, or an
exponential increase in
plant growth and decay.
Dead plant matter falls
to the bottom, where
it becomes food for
oxygen-consuming
bacteria. These bacteria
multiply as quickly as
the phytoplankton did
before them. A resulting
algal bloom can
completely eliminate
the presence of oxygen
in the water, killing off
any other organisms
which may depend
on it. Eutrophication
is the anthropogenic
replication of this
process on an immense
global scale.
Since the late 1940’s,
synthetic fertilizers
made primarily
of nitrogen have
dramatically increased
the productivity of the
world’s agricultural
zones by fostering
bumper crops year
after year. This has
allowed the human
population to expand,
seemingly unmitigated
over the last sixty or
so years. Nitrogen
dramatically augments
many organisms’ ability
to photosynthesize
and grow, but can also
be very toxic to other
organisms. Normal
levels of nitrogen are dealt with
by decomposers such as fungi
and nitrogen-hungry bacteria in a
process now known to environmental
scientists as the Nitrogen Cycle
(Postgate).
Nitrogen in the atmosphere
is carried to Earth’s surface in
precipitates like rain and snow,
and is then converted into nitrites,
nitrates, and ammonia by organisms
in the soil and in the water. Nitrates
and nitrites are absorbed by fungi,
bacteria, plants, and animals. They
are then broken down and converted
back into atmospheric nitrogen by
other organisms at safe levels. It
is this process of nitrogen fixation
which has been replicated in artificial
environments on a much larger scale
to produce fertilizers, explosives,
and other products which store large
amounts of chemical energy. Due to
its widespread use, it has been named
The Haber-Bosch Process, after the
chemist Fritz Haber, who first created
ammonia from atmospheric nitrogen
in the early 20th century.
See SQUID on page 9
 8 STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Opinion: Elections Common Sense
Upcoming ASWSUV
elections
Adam Fox\Student Government Editor
T
hough I was only able to
sit in for the first half of
the debate (the important
half), which only a pitiful number of
students attended, I can tell you this:
the ASWSUV Presidential candidate
debate on Feb. 24 was little more
than a half-baked fiasco, reeking of
inequity, and deserving of its low
turnout.
Composing 95% of those present
were the elections board, the Office of
Student Involvement, the ASWSUV,
and a couple of prospective senators.
The rest were myself and two or three
curious students. As the candidates
were preparing for the debate, I
noticed immediately something was
amiss. The lesser-known of the two
candidates, Helena Scheubel, was
overheard saying, “I’m running for
president; I got talked into this on the
very last day [before] elections.” Her
running mate, Christa Carey, was not
present at the debate. Despite this, I
think Scheubel weathered the farce
with the conscience and competence
that only a lone contender can
demonstrate.
The debate was held the day after
the last issue of The VanCougar was
published, and this article won’t
run until after the elections. The
timing, if you ask me, is too perfect.
I get the distinct impression that
the candidates, OSI, and elections
board were simply going through
formalities, and that Scheubel was
set up just to be knocked down.
Combined with minimal advertising
of the event, it seems like the debate
was held almost secretly, and that it
was necessary only on paper.
‘Team Pink’, formally known
as President- and Vice President-
hopefuls Mason O’Lennick and
Tiffany Moore, started out strong
in the debate. They were prepared,
articulate, well-dressed, and
smug. Their responses were well-
rehearsed, and delivered with an
air of confidence that only comes
with having been assured victory
prematurely. Current ASWSUV
president Nick Ferderer told me
later that he advised O’Lennick and
Moore after the debate that they had
“smiled at inappropriate times and
made jokes at inappropriate times.”
Though not as versed in the
‘language of debate’ as O’Lennick
and Moore, Scheubel stood on a solid
platform in the debate that wasn’t
overcomplicated with expensive or
unnecessary features. She expressed
a desire to expand family services,
to allocate funds to multicultural
events, and to “inspire and empower
the students” at WSUV. Her message
was simple. She talked about her
experience as a parent and those
of many other students on campus
that have very real concerns about
earning an education while also
caring for children. She expressed a
clear wish to see that more is being
done to alleviate the stress of students
who must balance work, school, and
family.
“Team Pink” talked about their
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experience sitting on various boards
and committees at WSUV over the
Conservative opinion It is because of this revelation
of factiousness and fracture that I
Hallway lights, in no way enhance
a student’s ability to learn. Some
past two years. Smirking, O’Lennick column have rejoined the Republican Party. have questions as to safety protocols
and Moore continued with their Ben Ryan\Features Editor The Republicans need to restore for lights on in hallways. If that were
I
well-rehearsed debate responses. their party to its former glory, and the case, why were they turned off in
Responding to Scheubel’s call for was watching the coverage to achieve this, these “Progressive the first place? So the administration
expanded family services, they said of the annual Conservative Republicans” need to go. We need is comfortable with Evergreen
“we don’t want to be sending money Political Action Conference, to be able to recreate a party that School District’s extra money going
to isolated areas of the student body,” or CPAC, a couple of weeks ago, conservatives recognize. Only then to their energy bill? The district needs
then immediately expressed their and the most striking thing that I will the Republicans have a chance to have some monetary foresight
plans to allocate a huge amount of took away from it was that this year at reclaiming the Congress in here. This money should be spent on
the $300,000 student government was more of a libertarian convention November. the essentials. In fact, Union High
budget to on-campus housing than a conservative Republican That said, I would also like to School, as well as most other high
for “Traditional students”. They one. Personally, I am disgusted discuss the Evergreen School District schools around the state, already has
expressed concern over rising costs of with the Republican Party as a levy that was recently voted on in the “essentials.”
tuition and textbooks, and promised whole of late. I am tired of the same early February. During the last weeks Someone the other day told me
to try to keep them under control. “politics as usual.” They seem to before the vote, I’m sure all of you that the public schools don’t have
They also talked a about expanding have no backbone, and that bothers saw signs at some point pleading for enough money. Does anyone else
health services. The majority of their me. Although I may tend to vote a, “Yes for Schools!” And, yes, it see this problem? The taxpayers
time talking, however, was about Republican, I do not consider myself passed. have been throwing money at the
accountability. Their campaign web one. I view myself as a “Traditional Am I the only one perturbed by public school system for decades.
site, http://www.votepink2010.org, Liberal.” These “Traditional this? Does anyone know where this And where do our children rank in
outlines their platform in a similar Liberals” actually were the ones that money comes from? Is it just pulled Math and Science among countries
way. believed in smaller government and out of thin air? No. It’s pulled from like China or Japan? I have an even
O’Lennick said they were fewer taxes. the taxpayers. Your property taxes bigger burning question. Why is it
interested in “exploring new But I had a revelation after go up in order to pay for it. Granted, that the average American taxpayer,
and cutting-edge methods of watching many of the speeches given it’s not a large amount, but it is an the average citizen, is being forced
communication.” I am only speaking to CPAC. The Republican Party is amount we should not have to pay. to do more with less? Why is it that
for myself here, but I don’t use fighting a civil war within its own I was a student at Union High the average American taxpayer must
Twitter, or Facebook, or Myspace; I party. And people are beginning to School in the Evergreen School learn how to live within their means,
don’t use an iPhone; I don’t even use break away from the Republican District. My senior year, our school and yet government, and the school
text messages. I’m what you would Party to form something alternative. was broke. We barely had the money systems are not? Why are they
call a traditional student. “Your voice Unfortunately, civil wars within a to pay for electricity. And what did we exempt from this?
is being sought after and put into faction never strengthen them; they do to cope with it? We stopped leaving Government needs to become
action” was one of the more direct only empower the party you like lights on in the hallways during the more like the average taxpayer.
statements made by O’Lennick, and the least. This was evinced in the day. I applauded the administrators You don’t spend money you don’t
it’s true, we have all seen O’Lennick, 2009 New York special election for for their resourcefulness, and their have, and you don’t spend money
Moore, and their friends tabling in the U.S. House of Representatives. ability to cut things that weren’t on things you don’t need -- such as
the Free-Speech Zone over the past The Conservative Party candidate necessary for learning. Once the levy hall lighting! We are throwing money
couple of weeks. In any case, the Doug Hoffman and Republican Party passed however, a number of my at a system that is wasting valuable
last two ASWSUV presidents have candidate Dede Scozzafava clashed neighbors who still attend the school resources. Government needs… a
written regular columns for the for the seat, and inevitably placed the tell me the lights have been turned on little Common Sense.
VanCougar, communicating their Democrat into power. again.
plans to the student body in a direct
and thorough fashion, and I would
expect the next president to do the
same.
Accountability and tuition control
were the two things that Team Pink
and Scheubel agreed upon, but I
would expect any candidate with
some conscience to do the same.
The rising costs of education are
an issue for everyone, and neither
team gains an edge over the other by
addressing this issue. If you compare
the campaign posters of the two
teams, you’ll notice a professional
photograph of O’Lennick and Moore
as well as some quality graphic
design, but not much else. Scheubel
and Carey, on the other hand, have
opted instead to address the observer
with actual statements about their
platform.
To summarize my impressions
about the election, I will say that
Team Pink is more interested in
improving the “college experience”
at WSUV—wasting money to make
this commuter satellite appear more as
a traditional campus, while Scheubel
is prepared to address real concerns
and attempt to make life easier for
students. I think that O’Lennick and
Moore would be much better suited
to test their political mettle out at
Pullman, and leave the budgeting
here to someone who wants to
receive their stipends for more than
just sitting on Facebook and lobbying
for expensive dorms. I hate to break
it to you, readers, but $300,000 is not
enough for student housing. Scheubel
and Carey receive my vote.

Squid Continued from page 7
U
nfortunately, as the
human population
expands, so too does its
agricultural requirements, and its
capacity to satisfy that requirement.
Since many societies live on the
banks of rivers, their waste is carried
directly to the ocean in alarming
quantities; in fact, there is more
synthetic nitrogen circulating over
the surface of the earth than naturally-
occurring nitrogen. Although it
occurs naturally in a few parts of
the world, high levels of nutrient
runoff from sewage and agriculture
are the leading cause worldwide
of hypoxic and anoxic (that is, no
oxygen) zones in the ocean. These
areas of little-to-no oxygen are
affectionately called “dead zones” by
environmental scientists, since they
support a drastically reduced ecology,
limited generally to cyanobacteria,
phytoplankton, and a few species
of jellyfish and mollusks. Currently,
there is an expanding dead zone off
the coasts of Washington and Oregon.
The way in which these dead
zones unravel is quite disturbing. As
oxygen levels drop and temperatures
rise, entire populations of organisms
in these areas are forced to leave.
If they cannot escape, they suffer
dramatic decreases in overall health
and immune function. This makes
them highly susceptible to predation
and disease outbreak. Populations of
pathogens, predators and parasites
that would not normally be able to
breach the healthy ecosystem are
now able to seize the niches created
by the functional collapse of one
or more species. The invading
species then multiply and scour the
remaining ecosystem of any other ill-
adapted organisms, and very quickly
what we end up with is an underwater
wasteland where there once stood
a rich and diverse ecology. Dead
zones can span thousands of square
kilometers, and they invariably occur
where high levels of nutrient and
nitrogen runoff flow from terrestrial
human environments into the ocean.
In 2000, Dr. Robert Diaz of the
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
(VIMS) created a map, which
has since appeared in Discover
Magazine, showing the dead zones
of the world. Dr. Diaz has estimated
that the number of such sites would
double within a decade (this is also
a problem in freshwater). Surveys
show that 54% of lakes in Asia are
eutrophic; in Europe, 53%; in North
America, 48%; in South America,
41%; and in Africa, 28%. Though
eutrophication has been recognized
by many world governments as a
pollution problem since the 1960s,
the effects are more pronounced
every year. Humans are the largest
contributors of fixed nitrogen to the
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environment, due to our need for
fertilizer and explosives.
In order to collect data on the
cultural response to this growing
invasion of squids, I checked out a lot
of blogs, news articles, and business
websites that had anything to do
with the Humboldt. What I found
is that many commercial and sport
anglers are taking to this new quarry
cheerfully. A huge number of blogs
and websites have been constructed in
the past five years, devoted to a new
market for squid tourism: chartered
fishing trips, squid steak (forget
about those little calamari rings),
and specialized fishing equipment
designed to bring Humboldts into our
world, if only as trophies and entrees.
An article in the Los Angeles
Times says that “hundreds of boats
leave port every evening to fish for
the Humboldt.” Another angler says
on his website devoted to Humboldt
fishing that, “during the day party
boats and other small craft had also
made the run, and it was the first
time in my life I had ever seen a
squid ‘fleet’ in Northern California.
Most anglers cleaned the Humboldts
quickly after catching them to get
the meat out of the ink. The majority
of squid we caught were between
25-35lbs each, and 4 of them easily
filled up a 100 quart cooler, making it
necessary to clean them, if we were to
continue fishing.”
For those of us, however, who are
looking to address the root of the
problem, and not just the symptoms,
I had to go back to the issue of
nutrient runoff and algal blooms. One
method of managing fixed nitrogen
that has been experimented with by
horticulturalists is to create closed
irrigation systems. These systems are
highly effective on small, enclosed
farms, but we still need to develop
better solutions which would be
effective on a global scale. One
scientist in Singapore has built a
multimillion dollar business from
rooftop and skyscraper-enclosed
urban farms. In these urban farms
he has developed a highly-efficient
aeroponic irrigation system, which
is totally enclosed, and only uses the
exact amount of water and nitrogen
required to grow his crops.
Such irrigation systems are driven
by very simple and efficient natural
mechanisms: bubbles. In this way the
Singaporean scientist has been able to
provide his high-rise metropolis with
over two million dollars (and growing)
worth of fresh produce every year,
while also eliminating nutrient runoff
and high transportation costs, as
Singapore is an island city, and most
of its commodities must be shipped
in via boat, truck, or airplane. His
system also shows a carbon footprint
decrease of approximately 28% from
standard agricultural operations.
In response not only to the growing
concern over global climate change,
but also in response to their forced
isolation from the wider world, Cuba
STUDENT GOVERNMENT 9
has also adopted many sustainable
living techniques, including micro-
biotic agriculture and mixed-use
urban planning. Cuba is situated
at the southern edge of one of the
largest dead zones in the world, that
growing in the Gulf of Mexico. This
puts them in particular danger of
losing a large part of their economy:
fishing. The amount of money and
carbon emissions which Cubans have
been able to conserve by these new
techniques puts them currently on
the forefront of the global “green”
movement, ahead of even the Pacific
Northwest.
Ironically, Dosidicus gigas finds Vote for your new President, Vice President,
itself in a situation very similar to
what we as humans may face as a and Senators
result of our own current population
explosion. As these creatures begin Beginning Tuesday, March 9 at 9 a.m.
to out-compete the top predators
of the Pacific Ocean, they scour
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the food chain bare in a matter of Voting ends Thursday, March 11 at 7 p.m.
months. Faster and faster, their
territorial behavior encourages new
generations of Humboldts to expand
into new ecosystems, where they
carry on their relentless march to
Invites you to:
inevitable starvation. The effects of
eutrophication show a measurable
increase every year, and each
“Dessert with Your Professor”
progressively larger generation of
Humboldts is forced into warmer,
Professor Suzanne Smith
shallower waters to satisfy its
expanding need for food and oxygen.
Though fishing for Humboldt
seems to be a delicious and exciting
way of tackling the problem (no
pun intended), more needs to be
done. The main problem is not
that there are literally billions of
enormous, aggressive cephalapods
swarming year-round just off the
coast from Alaska to Chile (not
When: Tuesday, March 9th
even that other invasions are taking Time: 1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
place in East Asia, where billions Where: McClaskey Building,
of enormous jellyfish have begun to
exhibit patterns very similar to the Kindergarten classroom – (lower level)
Humboldt), but that eutrophication,
overfishing, and ocean habitat Join us for dessert with HD Professor – Suzanne Smith.
destruction is creating a new habitat
for species with which we humans
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the beginning of complete system HD students and get to know your professor.
failure, concerning the way in which
we feed ourselves. Questions: Contact Mary Krzysiak or Steve Avery at:
Including the widespread
deployment of small urban farms,
rso.humandev@vancouver.wsu.edu
mixed-use of city land for farming
has the potential to totally eliminate
nutrient runoff into the oceans and
the need for long-distance transport
and cold-storage for agricultural
products. Not only does this reduce
the transportation cost and carbon
footprint of agriculturally-produced
food and makes produce cheaper for
consumers, but it also reaches the
customer in a more fresh and pristine
state, perhaps not seen since the start
of the Industrial Revolution. If more
cities can adapt new, more efficient
strategies like these, perhaps we have
a shot at revolutionizing the way we
feed ourselves. In the meantime, we
can supplement our new methods
with some massive squid steaks.
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Mt. Bachelor Trip success with larger turnout than ‘09

Even with the new cap of everyone to arrive to hand out
room keys, lift tickets as well as
eighty participants, the rental equipment. Over some light
trip is filled to the brim snacks in the lounge, spontaneous
Chau Nguyen/Student bouts of poker broke out.
Involvment Editor On Saturday and Sunday, the
number on this trip. A good learning
tip for beginners came from Snyder’s
roommate: “Friends do not teach
friends how to ski,” laughed Snyder,
“Your friends are going to use
you for their own amusement.”
“The hotel provided a good breakfast during the trip, and is enthusiastic
every morning,” he enthused. about going on this annual ski and
The planning for this Mt. Bachelor snowboard trip again next year.
trip was difficult because there was
a lot of logistics involved. Gregory
and seven other people started to plan

E
ighty people joined the
WSUV Mt. Bachelor
Ski and Snowboard Trip
Feb. 19 to Feb. 21, put together by
the Recreation Office. According
to Neil Gregory, the head of the
Recreation Office at WSUV, the
ski jaunt “grew from 60 people last
year to 80 people this year.” The
attendees either carpooled or drove
themselves to Bend, OR., which is
about four hours from Vancouver.
The Recreation Office took two
WSUV vehicles to Bend to transport
all the ski and snowboard equipment.
The Recreation Office people
had to leave WSUV by 9 a.m. in
order to be at the Phoenix Inn Hotel
in Bend at 2:30 p.m., to wait for
attendees woke up at around 7:30
a.m., enjoyed the ample breakfasts
provided by the hotel, and got ready
for the mountains. The lift opened at 9
a.m. and closed at 4 p.m., so everyone
wanted to get to Mt. Bachelor
early to stay as long as possible.
With Mt. Bachelor being the sixth
largest ski resort in the States, there
were a lot of runs with different
levels. “The ice in the trees was hard,
but not as hard as my head,” said Tim
Snyder, who works in the Recreation
Office. Snyder, a snowboarder, tried
to jump over an area with trees but
fell, though he bounced right back up.
Beginners received free lessons,
taught by some experienced fellow
skiers and snowboarders, who
surprisingly comprised a decent
Besides skiing and snowboarding,
the trip attendees also got to explore
the city of Bend. On Saturday night,
a group of 37 WSUV people had
dinner at a barbecue restaurant called
Baldy’s, “It’s a tradition for us to go
there for dinner on Saturday nights
every year,” said Gregory. Those
that were over 21 went to Velvets
and Deschutes bar afterwards to get
some drinks, and those who were
still minors drove around Bend
or went hot tubbing at the hotel.
The cost of the trip was $135 for
students and $165 for non-students.
The package included two nights in
the hotel, two days lift tickets on Mt.
Bachelor, two breakfasts provided by
the hotel, and free equipment rental.
Snyder thought the food was amazing.
back in October. Due to a high number
of equipment rentals for this trip (50
out of 80 people that went rented
equipment), measuring the equipment
to make sure it fit each individual,
and bringing them to and from the
mountains were the most challenging
parts for the Recreation Office staff.
Denise Eyerly, who helped with
snowboarding lesson, was sick
the whole weekend, but went out
and helped anyway. “I had a good
time,” she said. “It was fun to see
everyone else improve on their skiing
and snowboarding during the trip.”
WSUV freshman Yanira Gordillo
said, “I had fun spending time with
my roommate, skiing, getting to know
people from WSUV, and getting lost in
Bend.” Gordillo met five new people

Joseph and Alex Tiegs/VanCougar

Skiiing and snowboarding was enjoyed by all (left) with some participants, such as Joseph Tiegs (above), showing off their tricks.

Kickball; media vs. osi

Joey Hollibaugh and Erik
Cummings/The VanCougar
media team was performed by Erik
Media team with a score of 20
to 4. Although they had lost, the
Media team left the game with
joyful hearts thinking upon the old
saying “It’s not whether you win or

O
n Mar. 3, the WSUV
Media challenged the
ASWSUV student
government and OSI to a massive
game of kickball. The game
promised to be an intense and very
muddy competition. Both teams
came to the field expecting to have
a clear victory over their opponents,
but in the end only one team left
the game as victors. Despite being
outnumbered by the Media team
and supplementing their numbers
with students, the ASWSUV
team abounded in enthusiasm.
The game began with a bang as
Nick Ferderer kicked the ball far
down the field to score the first run in
the game for the student government.
This opening play was an omen
of things to come. However, the
media team refused to back down.
Joseph Tiegs\The VanCougar
Recreation Intern Tim Snyder, like most players, wasn’t able to keep his outfit mud-free.
One particularly notable play by the
Cummings. Through an impressive
turn of events, Cummings was able to
score the first run for his team after
successfully, yet not cleanly, making
around all four slippery bases.
From the very beginning of the
game it was clear that the ASWSUV
had the advantage in the game. The
student government’s defense was
almost impenetrable. The majority
of the balls kicked by the media team
were caught by their opposing team.
Whenever a kick did make it through,
the government was able to quickly
acquire the ball and throw out one
of the runners. The opposite went
for the media team. They had some
good kickers, but heavily lacked in
defensive maneuvers, though it was
not due to lack of trying. Many of
the media players took falls into
mud piles just to get hold of the ball.
In the end of the game, the
ASWSUV defeated the campus
lose. It’s how you play the game.”
Final awards:
Muddiest Uniform – Katie Wells
(who wore a resplendent baseball outfit
that survived the first five minutes)
First Wipeout – Erik Cummings
(that first run came with a free mud bath
between first and second base)
Most Hilarious Attempt to Keep
His Balance – Kevin Guzman and Jake
Kleinschmidt (a round of laughter arose
over one event in which Guzman slid
into second, throwing his arms around
Kleinschmidt to keep from falling into the
mud)
Media MVP – Louise Wynn (who
made spectacular catches and survived an
illegal attempt at a peg out to the head)
ASWSUV MVP – Cameron Muller
(while not a member of ASWSUV, Muller
came to assist in their hour of need)
Walking Wounded – Kendal Mantzke
(Drop off get well cards at the OSI office
during regular hours)

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NEAT Freak/Gamer Geek Pullman Updates
Or: “How I Learned to
Stop Worrying and
Justify My Coca Cola”
Erik Cummings\Sports Editor
M
y family can testify that
I am not the most active
of individuals. As a kid,
I was an outcast and picked last for
every team. On the rare occasions
I managed to get the ball passed to
me in soccer and was preparing to
kick it clear over five kids and into
the goal, some trick of fate pushed it
to the side and my foot would whiff
past.
I resigned myself to providing an
extra body to distract opponents.
In high school, I would keep to
defense during the lunch time soccer
games. I am not much of a runner
and defense only had short, frantic
sprints across a small area of the
field. I grew lazy. A few years later,
when my high school purchased a
volleyball net, I started playing with
my classmates during lunch times.
That was even better – my area to
defend was smaller so I didn’t have
to sprint much, if at all. And I was
wicked good at serving.
Here I am, the lazy Sports Editor
you all know and love - the gamer
geek, not the sports nut. There’s not
much I enjoy more than a can of
Pizza Pringles and an ice-cold coke.
And, of course, pretending to play
sports to fit in.
Okay, so my health conscience
nags me more often than not. I am
not without searching for some new
exercise that will allow me to stay
healthy and comfortable before
a rousing game of Battlefield 2.
Through readings and thinking
about it over the last few years,
I’ve come up with some insights on
how to stay a little less unhealthy
than your average Chaise Lounge
Legume. Here is one such habit
I learned during my final quarter
at Clark Community College and
continue to employ on this campus:
Be picky about prices and sizes by
searching the campus for cheaper
options.
Do you realize you can buy an
8-ounce can of Coke down at the
Physical Plant building for only
seventy-five cents? Sure, the bottled
Cokes in the cafeteria are cheaper
per ounce, but when you want just
a taste, not a whole 20 ounces, why
not get a can?
Benefit 1: The cans are smaller so
that means less coke and less high-
fructose corn syrup imbibed. Tell
me that’s not healthier than a normal
trip to the cafeteria to buy a whole
bottle.
Benefit 2: Instead of paying
$1.50 for a bottle in the cafeteria
or machines, you save seventy-five
cents for starving children in Africa,
Benefit 3: The walk from the
VanCougar office to the Physical
Plant is about six minutes round
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trip. That is six minutes of walking,
provided you don’t hitch a ride on
the carts, that you would not have
done otherwise.
Don’t like Coke? Check out the
McClaskey building for cans of
Pepsi. That will cost you only 65
cents and a four-minute round trip
from the classroom building. SoBe
fans can take a six-minute walk to
the $1.50 vending machine in the
Clark building rather than spend an
extra 45 cents or so in the cafeteria.
My, how the time and calories
flutter away. Combine thriftiness
and nutrition and you will be a
few calories less. Just don’t reward
yourself too much with that pack of
Oreos next to your Playstation 3.
I recently perused an article that
discussed Non energy Activity
Thermogenesis (NEAT). A body’s
energy is spent in three areas which
include basal metabolic rate (BMR),
thermic effect of food (TEF), and
activity thermogenesis. BMR
happens when a body is in a state of
complete rest. TEF occurs with such
things as digestion and converting
food to energy or fat.
Activity Thermogenesis is energy
of movement that breaks into
two more categories: exercise-
related activity Thermogenesis and
NEAT. A job, hanging out, and,
yes, exercise all contribute to high
NEAT levels. Even fidgeting counts
as a NEAT activity. Can’t sit still in
class? No problem - your professor
might hate you, but your body’s
working and burning off that cold
pizza you had for breakfast. Don’t
want to spend an extra 75 cents on
Cafeteria? Again, save money and
get some exercise walking to the
Plant building’s vending machine.
Your NEAT levels will head up a
notch.
Scoffers will roll their eyes and
cite this as being less effective than
regular exercise. They are correct.
I do encourage people to exercise
more than these saunters down to
buy smaller doses of sugar. Heck,
I’d encourage them to eat their
vegetables and drink water. The
point is, a person might be less
unhealthy if they took these steps.
Granted, NEAT is difficult to
study. My primary source admits
as much and I encourage readers
who know more about this subject
than I do to write in. The original
text of the article can be found at
maroresearch.mayo.edu/levine_lab/
about.cfm
It’s all about easy transition. A
person can do less unhealthy things
now, then ease into more healthy and
beneficial activities. Mount Everest
is not climbed with mountaineering
equipment alone. How would one
even climb it without traveling to
Nepal in the first place?
Put on your walking shoes and
quest for the vending machines,
friends. The mountain awaits. And
there’s Champagne of Satisfaction
at a job well done at the top.
Baseball - WALNUT CREEK,
CALIF. - Washington State
University sophomore outfielder
Derek Jones has been named
Pacific-10 Conference Baseball
Player of the Week for Feb. 22-
28, Commissioner Larry Scott
announced, Monday.
Jones batted .438 (7-for-16) and
was named the Most Valuable Player
of the Brooks Wallace Memorial
Classic in Lubbock, Texas, to lead
the Cougars to a 4-0 record over the
weekend. The Snohomish native
hit safely in all four games against
Bethune-Cookman and Texas Tech,
notching a double, two home runs,
three RBI, a stolen base and seven
runs scored.
This is the second-career Pac-10
Player of the Week honor for Jones.
He won it as a freshman in 2009
(March 23-29) when he batted .400
(4-for-10) with three home runs and
six RBI in a three-game series at
California.
This is Washington State’s 63rd all-
time Player of the Week Selection.
Cross Country - PULLMAN,
WASH. -- Washington State’s
Lisa Egami (Coquitlam, B.C.) was
named to the United States Track &
Field and Cross Country Coaches
Association’s (USTFCCCA) 2009
national All-Academic team.
Egami was one of 104 women
student-athletes accorded All-
Academic status for the previous
cross country season for their efforts
in the classroom and on nation’s
cross country courses. Egami has
a 3.53 cumulative GPA and is a
communication major.
She finished 11th in the 2009
NCAA West Regional Meet and
received at at-large bid to the NCAA
Cross Country Championships.
Egami owns the school record in
the mile (4:44.92i) and was on the
Distance Medley Relay school
record squad (11:17.92i).
For the complete lists of the men’s
and women’s USTFCCCA All-
Academic cross country teams go to
www.ustfccca.org.
Track and Field - A small number
of Washington State track and field
athletes competed at NCAA Last
Chance meets Saturday, March
6, in order to better their NCAA
Provisional Qualifying marks or
to achieve a qualifying mark in an
event. Results will be posted at www.
wsucougars.com, when available.
The Cougars who competed are as
follows:
Iowa State NCAA Qualifier, Lied
Recreation Center, Ames, Iowa
Men’s 4x400m Relay - Jeshua
Anderson, Greg Hornsby, Reny
Follett, and Joe Abbott
UW Final Qualifier, Dempsey
Indoor, Seattle
Lisa Egami - 3000m
Courtney Zalud - 800m
Holly Parent - High Jump Stephan
Scott-Ellis - Triple Jump
Head coach Rick Sloan is in his
37th season with the Cougar track
program; 16th year as a head coach,
15th year as mentor to the combined
men’s and women’s program...Sloan
(decathlon/heptathlon) is joined
by associate coach Debra Farwell
(throws), and assistant coaches Pete
Julian (cross country/distance), and
Mark Macdonald (hurdles/relays).
SPORTS AND RECREATION 11
Almost Hot
Spring Atkinson\Staff Writer
FITNESS
CENTER
Hours
M-Th : 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Photo credit/Michael Hatch
Friday: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
A
s I sit here writing this Sat-Sun: Closed
issue’s column, my abs
hurt, my right ankle is
swollen, and both pinky toes have
two blisters apiece. I couldn’t be Equipment
more proud of myself. Why you
may ask? That is because in a two-
day period I have played muddy Ellipticals &
kickball, attended an intense yoga Treadmills
class, and tried Salsa dancing.
As someone who lacks hand-eye Free Weights
coordination, all three of these Leg Presses,
activities are something I would
have never done a year ago. Who
Extension, & Curl
am I kidding; I wouldn’t have done machines
them three months ago. In my quest Medicine balls &
to become more physically fit, I have
learned a very valuable lesson about Yoga mats
myself and that is, “It is completely Strength bands &
okay to try something new!”
Like many others, I typically only
jump ropes
do things that I know I am already
good at. This includes classes I
take, jobs I apply for, and activities
I choose to participate in. Failure
Policy
seems to affect my motivation,
or the lack thereof, when it means
trying something new. Most people Fitness center is free
have a fear of the unknown and I
to all WSUV students,
am no exception. After all, I often
think to myself, “How much fun can faculty, and staff.
something be that I suck at?” Must sign liability
Kickball is not my sport. It requires
watching an overexcited ball being
waiver. Bring Fitness
rolled at me and then somehow Center card each visit.
kicking it at the right time so that it
doesn’t take off at a strange angle
and hit one of my teammates or find
me face down in the pool of mud that
seemed to grow around home plate. Trainer
Trust me, that wouldn’t have been a
surprise with my athletic prowess.
Anything with a ball flying through A certified personal
the air or running for no purpose has
been specifically avoided since my
trainer is available
high school years. to Fitness Center
However, in the interest of
camaraderie, I found myself suited users at no cost.
up with my fellow VanCougar Develop a fitness
staff members and on the squishy
soccer fields at the southeast corner plan, learn how to
of campus. It wasn’t long before I
found myself mud-covered from
use the equipment,
an errant skid across the infield and or develop strength
giggling at the fact that trying to stay
clean was a pointless endeavor. By for a specific sport
the end of the game, I couldn’t have or activity. The
told you the score (and I am pretty
sure we lost by a large margin) but sessions are free.
I could point out every indent in the
field that was caused by one of my
Get fit! Stay fit!
body parts.
This week’s ah-ha moment taught
me an invaluable lesson. Being
successful at something should not
always be my main motivation.
Unlike Ricky Bobby’s attitude that
coming in second means you are the
first loser, you are already a winner
just by trying. I realize that there
are people out there that are highly
competitive and want to be branded
a winner at every thing that they do.
I like how it feels to win also! At
this exact moment in my life, it feels
better that I can’t figure out if my
abs hurt from being so active this
week or laughing too hard.
 12 ARTS, CULTURE, AND ENTERTAINMENT
Frank Rysavy: an abstract artist
Accounting major & art
perfectionist
Triana Collins/ACE Editor
U
pon entering the
Engineering and Life
Sciences Building, one
may be stricken with the thought
that everyone else here knows
exactly what they are doing
and exactly what they want to
accomplish. One may be inclined
to think of science as cold, harsh,
and straightforward. Thus, in
order to be a scientist, you must
also be grimly driven. But
science is about novel thoughts
and ideas, and so what better way
to discover those than letting the
mind wander on a curving, free-
flowing path?
A wandering mind is easily
obtained while viewing the
abstract art in the galleries of the
Engineering and Life Sciences
Building. On the first floor of
the building, WSUV Accounting
major Frank Rysavy is exhibiting
his colorful, geometric, and mind-
wandering work now through March
26.
Originally from the Czech
Republic, Rysavy grew up in
Blink and you will surely recognize it
Spiritual cross-country
journey; a modern
day fairy tale
Erik Cummings/Sports Editor
W
ritten in a post 9/11
world, Ted Dekker’s
Blink combines
science-fiction and real-world
conflict for a journey worth the 389
pages of any fan’s attention.
Seth Borders is an average brilliant
graduate with an IQ near 200.
Excelling in mathematics and fluent in
several languages, he is James Bond
waiting for the right circumstances—
or the right girl. Enter Miriam, who is
a Saudi Arabian princess that rebels
against the chauvinistic culture of her
country, and flees her husband-to-be
for the United States.
Miriam’s betrothed, along with
several government officials, pursue
her. Soon, the American authorities
get involved in the hunt. If there’s
The Crazies; combat toxin scare
New movie is
bearably entertaining
Christina Broussard-Pearson
A
small town in Idaho of
about twelve hundred
God-fearing Americans
has become a community divided
between those who have gone crazy
and those who have not. What
could have possibly caused half the
population to go mad? It’s not as
3/10 Noche de Familia: La reunión será realizada en español, The entire event will take place in Spanish; 6 -8 p.m. in VADM 110
Vancouver and earned his bachelors
degree from WSUV in Social
Sciences in 2000. He’s back to
add accounting to his growing skill
set, which has only very recently
included painting. “I’ve been
painting for about 2 years,” Rysavy
says. “It started out as just wanting
a hobby.” Rysavy claims he used to
be more into art when he was young,
including photography, but, “with
a professional work life it’s kind of
fallen away,” he admits.
Rysavy was inspired to pursue
anyone that might be able to thwart
this international search for Miriam it
is Seth, as, along with being a genius,
he also suddenly discovers that he
has the power to see a few
minutes into the future.
Seth saves Miriam from
capture by using his newfound
power, and the two flee across
the Western United States. It
would not be ruining any of
Dekker’s intricate plotting to
reveal that the two will fall
for each other.
As the novel unfolds, an
age-old fairy tale resurrects
itself in the modern world.
The blond-haired, blue-eyed,
physically fit genius rescues
the damsel-in-distress, who is
on the run from an oppressive
life. The journey, however, is
spiritual as well as physical;
Dekker’s Christian worldview
providing an integral point to
the story. Christian fiction can
turn preachy all too easily, yet
exotic and mysterious as you might
think. There are no pod people
or mutating space viruses, just an
ordinary example of bioterrorism.
In Breck Eisner’s The Crazies,
a military combat toxin that was
mistakenly released into the small
town’s water supply threatens death
and permanent insanity to those
infected. The few who remain
unscathed must band together and
attempt to escape the town before an
armed forces clean-up crew unjustly
painting after he began attending
the First Thursdays Art Walks in
downtown Portland. He says his
paintings, done typically in the winter
and in his garage, “all come from
the inside, from what I’m feeling at
the time.” For Rysavy, painting has
relaxing components, and is, as he
says, “definitely a way for me to step
away from everything else that is
going on in my life.” It’s “a random
process of sketching whatever comes
to mind,” Rysavy explains. “I just do
it over and over again until it comes
Dekker manages to draw a readable
balance between his values and
secular references. Miriam has grown
up under the influence of Islam while
marks them as contaminated too.
The original Crazies was directed
by the great Poverty Row auteur
George Romero in 1973, and its
influence could be seen most recently
in Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror
(and here’s an idea for a paper: did
Romero’s film have any influence
of Stephen King’s 1980 novella
The Mist, which was made into an
excellent film in 2007?). This new
revamp of The Crazies by Eisner,
perhaps best known for the Sci-
together, then I continuously add to
it.”
Creating abstract art has been a
conscious choice for Rysavy, who
names Pablo Picasso as his favorite
painter. “When I started painting,
I never wanted to paint anything
‘real,’” says Rysavy. “I always
wanted to do more abstract art,
something I haven’t seen before,
something that can be interpreted and
that makes people think different.”
With only about 10 paintings
completed so far, Rysavy is still
Seth teeters between agnosticism and
atheism. Both worldviews are dealt
with and definite points for conflict
Dekker explores throughout his work.
Blink possesses a typical potboiler
pace, and the action rarely pauses
even in the moments where the two
fugitives share their growing feelings
of love. However, compared to his
other novels, Dekker’s characters
here lack the depth of complexity.
Thr3e, for example, combined an
admirable degree of psychological
development for the protagonist
with an engaging storyline, neither
element detracting from the other.
All in all, the villains of Blink
are villainous through and through.
The tough investigators possess
their own pulp novel eccentricities,
and good battles evil just like in
any Saturday morning cartoon. The
setting is familiar, albeit lacking rich
description. Still, for a change of pace
from reading text books or assigned
classics, Blink is a novel worth
considering.
Fi Channel series Taken,
abounds with the same
kind of gratuitous violence
and suspense that got the audience’s
adrenaline pumping in the first one,
albeit now with a greater intensity
due to the film’s use of special effects.
Action fans take heed: intellectual
types may be yawning at the
predictability of many of the scenes,
and the more discriminating viewer
may choose to bypass a film that
might have been methodically pieced
together from a thousand other films.
It seems Hollywood has really
been running out of ideas lately, and
learning. “I am always trying to take
my skills to the next step and learn
from each painting,” he reveals. The
fastest painting he’s ever completed
took him three weeks. “I have to feel
comfortable that it’s done,” Rysavy
explains. “I’ll get 95% done and then
the last part will take a while.”
Rysavy has given a
couple of his pieces away to his
mother, family and friends, but
feels too attached to them to sell
any. “I’ve just put so much into
it,” he says. “It’s kind of hard to
let go right now, they mean quite
a bit to me.”
The gallery in VELS is
Rysavy’s first time exhibiting
his artwork. Erin Dengerink
Madarang, the WSUV gallery
director, recognized Rysavy’s
talent and approached him about
his artwork. “It was never
intentional for people to see
them,” Rysavy admits modestly.
“I just wanted to paint as a hobby,
but they were just sitting around
the house so I said ‘Sure, if you
want to hang them up let’s do it’.”
So take a break one of these days,
set your mind free of all your heavy
academic shackles, and head over to
VELS to check it out. You have until
March 26.
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•Directed Verdict by
Randy Singer
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by John Piper
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Frank Peretti
with the current craze for zombies,
it was really only a matter of time
before someone would have tagged
Romero’s film for remaking. Outside
of the few Oscar-hungry “serious”
films, audiences are left with a host
of regurgitated and reused topics
that patronize our intelligence while
raiding our wallets.
That said, credit must be given
where it’s due: the charm of the lead
actors, Timothy Olyphant and Joe
Anderson, do carry the film through
its predictable sequence of events,
displaying a certain savoir-faire that
makes the 101 minutes bearable at least.

Crazy Heart
Jeff Bridges remarkable
performance as
washed-up, former
country star
Amy Thielen\Staff Writer
I
n an Academy Award-
nominated performance
for Best Actor, actor Jeff
Bridges portrays a washed-
up, alcoholic country singer
attempting to make a comeback in
the music world. The movie has
an all-star cast, including actors
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell,
and Robert Duvall.
Crazy Heart details the life of
Bridges’ character, “Bad” Blake, a
once popular performer who is now
in his fifties and playing any venue
he can in order to make a living.
This is a road movie focusing
on Blake’s travels throughout
the Southwestern United States
playing gigs, where his romantic
relationship with Gyllenhaal’s
Jean develops. Most significantly,
we follow the effects Blake’s
alcoholism has on his health and
his relationship with Jean.
Even though the film is fiction,
there are times when it feels like
a documentary. It certainly has a
similar tone to the Johnny Cash
biopic Walk the Line. In fact, Blake
could be one of the ‘70s “outlaw”
country music singers, like Waylon
Jennings, who was a secondary
character in Walk the Line.
Gyllenhaal is very believable
as a journalist and mother of a
young son trying to navigate her
relationship with Blake. Farrell
plays Tommy Sweet, one of Blake’s
former protégés who, ironically,
Blake finds himself opening a
show for. Though Farrell’s role
is a minor one, the actor turns in a
memorable performance, complete
with an impressive Southern
accent. Then there’s veteran actor
Duvall, who, of course, won his
own Oscar as an alcoholic country
singer in 1983’s Tender Mercies.
Additionally, the music in
the film is another strong feature.
Blake sings his past “hits” that
are as authentically catchy as real
country music songs from the
‘70s. Often these songs underline
the action, though never in an
obtrusive or obvious way. The
other thing that should be stated is
that Bridges is a much better singer
than you might expect.
The film’s conclusion is
optimistic, though not with the
“happily-ever-after” ending that so
much of Hollywood’s work defaults
to. It’s wholly realistic. Above all,
it’s Bridges’ performance that is
the greatest asset in Crazy Heart.
It’s a faultless performance worthy
of a Grammy and an Oscar.
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The 39 Steps: Theatre Review
Hitchcock adaptation
perfected on stage
Triana Collins/ACE Editor
P
ortland Center Stages’
production of The 39 Steps
was adapted from the 1935
film by Alfred Hitchcock (which
I’ve never seen), which in turn was
adapted from John Buchan’s 1915
novel (which I’ve never read). But no
prior knowledge of this entertaining
thriller is needed to enjoy this
inventive play.
The 39 Steps begins with a bored
Richard Hannay, played by Leif
Norby, who is tired of all of his
high class partying, lounging, and
sporting. At a London music hall (the
British equivalent of a vaudeville) he
meets the seductive and mysterious
Annabella Smith, played by Christine
NY Fashion Week
Seven days of cutting-
edge designs by world
renowned fashionistas
Brenda Yahm/Staff Writer
O
nce again the time has
come and gone. Some of
the most important dates
of Fashion Week have passed, along
with remarkable designer creations.
Legions of designers were present to
have their looks flaunt the runway.
While a few of the runway successes
will hit shops as is, others will spark
new trends out in the style-friendly
world. The only question is which
designers were represented and which
looks will become merchandise in
stores this fall?
Fashion week, presented by
Mercedes-Benz and other sponsors,
such as Maybelline New York and W
Hotels, was an opportunity for
many designers to show
their passion and put
their style life on the
line. Many artists
were represented,
from BCBG
Christian
Siriano to
Diane von
ARTS, CULTURE, AND ENTERTAINMENT 13
Calfas, who easily convinces him into
taking her back to his apartment. She
confesses to being a spy, one that is
being chased by assassins desperate
for her British military secrets. He
is smitten with
her indefinable
accent. She, on
the other hand,
is soon fatally
stabbed in the back
after mentioning a
“thirty-nine steps”
to him without
ever explaining the
meaning of it.
Accused of
being Annabella’s
killer, and with
his picture on
the cover of
newspapers, Hannay boards a train
to Scotland clutching Annabella’s
torn map that perhaps holds clues
Fürstenberg. But this most recent
event wasn’t just for designers
to cash in and receive reviews; it
was also a time to raise money and
awareness for various issues.
This year, ‘Fashion for Relief’
and ‘The Heart Truth: Red Dress
Collection 2010’ were a few of the
groups making statements in chic
fashion. The purpose of the Red
Dress Collection is to raise awareness
of heart disease, in recognition of
American Heart Month. A group of
designers including Donna Karen,
Oscar De La Renta, and D&G worked
on a collection of dresses that will
be auctioned off through a company
called Clothes Off Our Back, and the
proceeds will benefit the National
Institutes of Health.
The event that took center stage,
‘Fashion for Relief’, was headed by
supermodel Naomi Campbell, and its
purpose was to raise money for relief
efforts in Haiti, with most
of the proceeds going
to mothers and
children of Haiti.
Stacy “Fergie”
Ferguson was the
host of the event,
which featured
work from
several well-
k n o w n
becoming handcuffed to one while
to her secret. So begins Hannay’s
plunge into a secret world of spies roaming the bleak Scottish moors.
and high-speed chases that leads him The whole play is comprised of
on a journey to find the truth behind four actors who manage to create
Annabella’s murder. Hannay roams dozens of locations and over 130
roles with a minimal number
of props. Doors and windows
are used in such ingenious
ways that they almost become
characters on their own.
Lights and old-fashioned 2D
movies break up the play to
provide a refreshing view of
the action.
I know I wasn’t the only
one who thought the play
was fantastic, as the audience
roared with laughter every five
minutes or so. Check out The
Photo courtesy of Owen Carey 39 Steps now through Mar. 21
at Portland Center Stage. Plus,
the countryside, stays at grouchy show up handcuffed to your date and
farmer’s homes, becomes smitten your tickets are half price! See pcs.
with different women—eventually org for more info.
designers.
In the Mercedes-Benz Fall 2010
fashion show, there was a noticeable
trend in earth-toned colors; a
typical trait for the season. Don’t
be surprised to find a collection
of bold prints at some favorite
stores next fall season in addition
to the darker, earth-tones. Nylons
have definitely made a statement
within the past couple of years,
and this past week’s show proves
that they are here to stay. These
Nylons paired nicely with another
design that was utilized by multiple
designers: binding or body hugging
mini-dresses. One-shoulder dresses
were also hot with designers such as
Badgley & Mischka, Carlos Miele,
and Herve Leger by Max Azria.
These and other designers put
their fashion sense on the line
by having models wear their
designs in front of millions for
this crucial week of fashion. But
what does that mean for us? Here
in Vancouver we typically do not see
trends straight off the runway, though
we might see the odd rendition of those
designs. For better or worse, we tend
to wear clothing that is more practical
for everyday use around here. This is
an area that is more chain-store than
boutique. Nonetheless, similar styles
can be found in a few
adventurous shops in the region. Just
take some inspiration from some of
these top designers, and create your
own beautiful and signature look.
 14 OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS

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serving the students, faculty and staff of his time around I feel like
WSU Vancouver. Copies of The VanCougar sharing with you some of
are available free of charge every other my favorite quotes from
Monday during the school year. one of my heroes: Mark Twain.
Editor-in-Chief Enjoy!
Katie Wells
“God made the Idiot for Farhad Saffaraval: studying volcanoes in the lab
Managing Editor practice, and then He made the

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Jake Kleinschmidt School Board.” he next time one of our says. “I hadn’t worked with fluids,
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to me. But I worked very hard
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suppose you were a member of Moved: To Teheran at age
Dean Baker know which way to run? Farhad to understand the problem and
Congress; but I repeat myself.”
Saffaraval’s research is aimed at the experiment. I did a literature one
Advertising Manager answering that question. review to get familiar with Has also lived in: Quebec
“Giving up smoking is the
Kenneth Allan easiest thing in the world. I know In a volcanic eruption like volcanoes and the previous work Languages: Persian,
Campus News Editor because I’ve done it thousands of that of Mount St. Helens in in this field. And I got some results English, and French
times.” 1980, steam and ash might go up by last fall.” Family: Dad (mechanical
Sally Thrall
thousands of feet into the air and He’s continuing his engineer) and mom
“Loyalty to the country always.
ACE Editor Loyalty to the government when it
be blown to other parts of the experiments, working with (chemical engineer) and
Triana Collins deserves it.”
country. Or, the volcanic jet might different gases, including nitrogen
two younger sisters
collapse into a cloud right above and argon. Once he finishes this
Feature Editor work, he hopes to go on for a PhD
Education: B.S.,
“Civilization is the limitless the volcano.“When the volcano
Ben Ryan erupts, at first the steam and ash in mechanical engineering. Mechanical Engineering,
multiplication of unnecessary
necessities.” particles go mostly straight up,” Farhad claims that you don’t finishing M.S. in
Student Involvement Editor Mechanical Engineering at
Farhad says. “But when they have to be smart to be a good
Chau Nguyen “It is curious that physical reach a certain height, they start to mechanical engineer. “All the WSUV
courage should be so common in spread out. They’re denser than the facts in this field can be sensed,” Favorite foods: Korma
Student Government Editor the world and moral courage so
Adam Fox rare.”
atmosphere, and they stay buoyant he says. “You can observe the sabzi (vegetable and meat
only if they can heat enough air to volcano and see what is going on. soup served with rice),
Sports Editor keep rising.” You can see your car’s engine.
“Facts are stubborn, but tachin (rice cake with
Erik Cummings statistics are more pliable.” Farhad is studying the Every device—even fundamental
chicken in the middle),
entrainment process that controls theories in this field—can be
Web Editor experienced experimentally. I
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“Be careful about reading health the convection or collapse of the
Kelly Hudson and Jessica Stockton books. You may die of a misprint.” volcanic jet which occurs near the think having strong feelings is beri berries with rice and
volcano’s vent. “It’s impossible to more important rather than being chicken)
Copy Editor
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including this one.” Farhad explains, “so we simplify it one can have feelings about even Pumpkin pie, apple pie,
Staff Writers “Action speaks louder than
and use particle image velocimetry the partial differential equations blueberry pie, and so on.
Louise Wynn, Amy Thielen, Rup Brar, Sally (PIV) to study the flow. We shoot a that describe the fluid’s motion or (“I don’t know the names,
Thrall, Chau Nguyen, Joey Hollibaugh, words but not nearly as often.”
supersonic flow of air and particles the dynamic systems.” but I like them all.”)
Triana Collins, Kenneth Allan, Daniel
Barrette, Tyler Hicks, Anaya Martella, and “Only kings, presidents, editors, out of a nozzle through a fog, made Farhad is not sure what he’ll Music: “I like a wide
Spring Atkinson and people with tapeworms have by a fog generator. A laser puts be doing ten years from now, but
range of music, from
the right to use the editorial “we.”” light on the flowing particles, and he hopes whatever it is will let
Photographers him continue doing research. “I
the music played in very
a high-speed camera takes photos.
Joe Creager, Mark Balyshev, and Joseph “Substitute “damn” every time At a certain ratio of the entrained like doing research,” he admits. far villages in Iran to
Tiegs you’re inclined to write “very”; American rock music.”
air mass flow to the jet mass flow, “I don’t like doing work on
your editor will delete it and the Instrument: Tanbur (the
the air column will rise. If the ratio something that’s already been
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and Stanford University. most important reason that helps and play, and catch the
Farhad came to WSUV to work me keep going. The summit is notes as they listen.”
E-mail the Section Editors: “Do the thing you fear most and
Why he plays the
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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Happy hunting! Even a summer job, even a job you end
up hating, even a job with people you don’t fit in with—all these will be useful in your future
career. Eventually you’ll stop crying, and these experiences will become your funniest stories.
Aries (March 21-April 19): It’s time to start looking for a job, and the image you
present is important. Use dynamic words on your resume. You’re not just looking for a job,
you’re searching, you’re hunting, you’re gunning it down. Well, maybe not that dynamic.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): What’s your ideal job? Do NOT tell Madame L. that
your ideal job would involve sleeping. That’s the job Madame L. is looking for. Seriously, if you
know what you’re looking for, you’ll recognize it when it’s offered to you.
Gemini (May 21-June 21): Don’t take the first job offer you get, unless you’re (a)
absolutely sure it’s really what you want to do, or (b) so desperate that you’re beyond caring. If
you don’t want to get stuck in a job you don’t like, then don’t take that job in the first place.
Cancer (June 22-July 22): What if you could do the work you’ve always wanted to
do, but you were stuck working with people you didn’t get along with? At your first interview,
chat up your potential co-workers. See that guy spitting tobacco juice into a plastic cup?
Ummm…
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): This is why you sometimes have to take the plunge: The
tobacco-chewing guy? He might turn out to be the best person you’ve ever worked with. The
absolutely perfect boss? He/she might turn out to have a mean streak wider than the Columbia.
Virgo (August 23-Sept. 22): If Madame L. thought the stars could give answers for
her—or anyone else’s—life, she wouldn’t be living in the Pacific Northwest. So she takes all
advice with a gigantic grain of salt. And so should you. YOU are your own best adviser.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Copy Santa Claus: Make a list, and check it twice. Really.
Make lists of what you’re looking for, what could be a deal-breaker, what could make you jump
at a job you’d otherwise sneer at. Also, ask questions during your interview. (They like that.)
Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21): You’ve probably always thought the job interview was
for the employer to get to know you. News flash: They also want you to get to know them. Ask
about what you can expect there. You’ll learn a lot by watching them answer your questions.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Even someone as sartorially challenged as Madame L.
knows enough to dress up for a job interview. Even if you’re applying for a Forest Service job of
cleaning latrines and chopping wood, wear business clothes to the interview.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A great trick question in the job-interviewing game: “Is
there anything you’re not so good at?” Madame L. suggests this answer: “Oh, yes, I find it very
hard to leave my work at the office. And I’m such a perfectionist at whatever I do.”
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): After you go through the so-called “rational” decision-
making process about a job offer, find a quiet place where you can think. If there’s any lingering
doubt, face it now. If it seems imperfect, but you’re leaning toward it, that in itself is a plus.
Madame L
Staff Astrologist

Diverse Careers/Diverse People

Professional Career Panel: Women in Careers GE classes at this University
are a joke. World Civilizations,
for instance, expects you to cover
Thursday, March 11, 2010 thousands of years of history in one
4:00 - 5:30pm in VADM 129 semester. In the last thirteen days, we
have moved from learning about the
Columbian Exchange in 1492 to now
• Learn about various industries and World War I in 1914. Almost 500
potential career paths years. In thirteen days. Not to mention
the fact that we moved backward,
• Hear professional experiences from women toward 1289, on day seven.
The longer the school can keep you
of diverse backgrounds and careers
there, the more money they make. If
you were able to simply take the core
• Careers Represented:
classes for your major, you could be
• Business out of here after two years.
• Medicine That wouldn’t be enough
• Law Enforcement schooling, though. It is apparently
neccessary for a Psychology major to
• Social Services
know that Zheng He was a eunuch or
for a Mechanical Engineering student
• Refreshments will be provided
to know Shakespeare’s Sonnet 57.
“Being your slave what should I
• All Students and Alumni are encouraged
do but tend
to attend Upon the hours, and times of your
desire?” -Billy S.

3/15 Spring Break until 3/19

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ASWSUV Election Voting ASWSUV Election Voting “Living Legends Speak” - ASWSUV Election Voting
2010-2011 ASWSUV Date: 2010-2011 ASWSUV Date: Dr. Jerry Ward 2010-2011 ASWSUV Date:
9:00am - 7:00pm 9:00am - 7:00pm 12:15pm - 1:30pm March 9, 2010 - 9:00am -
VADM and VFSC VADM and VFSC 7:00pm
VADM 129
VADM and VFSC

“Papers” Community
Bonneville Hot Springs Screening
8:00am 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cost: Administration Building,
Students $95.00 room 110
Nonstudents $115.00

Black Elk’s European Heartsong of Charging

Adventure: A Lakota
Experiences the World of
the White Men
7:30pm
Administration Building,
Room 110
Interviewing Skills Test Anxiety Workshop Backpacking Basics Clinic Elk @ 7:30pm
Workshop 4:00pm -5:00pm 12:00pm Royal Durst Theatre,
4:00pm - 5:00pm VFSC 104 Recreation Office (FSC Vancouver School of
Firstenburg Student 136) Arts & Academics
Commons Room 104 (VSAA)

Strong Interest Inventory

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Firstenburg Student
Commons Room 104

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