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April 28, 2006 Volume 93, Issue 23

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Senate resolvesgrievances, makesfinal decision

Helen Clarke

helen.clarke@uwrf.edu

Joe Eggers was named Student Senate presi-dent Tuesday, after the Senate Ethics Committee,arbitrator Blake Fry and the Senate resolved sev-eral grievances that had been filed against presi-dential candidates Eggers and Dusty Pfundheller.

In the first step of the process, the EthicsCommittee sided with Eggers. That decision wasappealed by Pfundheller, and the issue was takento Fry, dean of student development and campusdiveristy, for arbitration, who sided withPfundheller. In the final step of the process,Eggers appealed Fry’s decision to Senate, andPfundheller was disqualified for the position bya vote of 12-3-3.

Pfundheller was accused of eight violations,including: using the Newman Center e-mail list;distributing unaddressed brochures in residencehall mailboxes; placing campaign posters on the

walls of Kleinpell Fine Arts,Agricultural Science and theDavee Library; hangingposters larger than theallowed dimensions; placingposters within 100 feet ofcomputer labs; putting cam-paign materials in theMcMillan Hall computer lab;vandalizing University prop-erty with sidewalk chalk onthe steps of North Hall andcampaigning in Rodli byapproaching students.

“After going through thecampaign process, there are a small number ofthings I would have done differently, however, Ibelieve that my campaigning was legitimate atthe time,” Pfundheller said. “Now, after thegrievances were filed, many of the rules and reg-ulations I had searched and asked for during theelection were finally brought to my attention. Itis unfortunate though that I was not aware ofthem sooner.”

Eggers was accused of four violations, includ-ing: removing Dusty’s campaign posters andsidewalk chalk drawings, sending an e-mailthrough the UW-RF College Democrats mailinglist to endorse his candidacy, placing multipleposters within individual residence halls andleaving posters in residence halls for more than24 hours after the conclusion of the election.

“Because Dusty used an array of cheating tech-niques doesn’t mean I would do the same,”Eggers said. “I was tired of the flagrant viola-tions I saw across campus and was aware of theunfair advantage it was giving Dusty.”

The grievances were brought to the EthicsCommittee on April 13, and the group decided touphold Pfundheller’s violations and dismissthose against Eggers.

“The Student Senate Association EthicsCommittee has ruled, that because of the rulesbroken by Dustin Pfundheller and whereas theelection was a very close one, Dustin forfeitedhis right to run in the Student Senate presidentialelection,” Senate Ethics Chair Shaun Priesgensaid in the committee’s report. “However Dustinwill be able to stay on the Senate and gain moreexperience in Student Government and for futureopportunities to run for Student Senate presi-dent.”

After the committee’s ruling was appealed byPfundheller, the situation was taken to Fry forarbitration. After deliberation, Fry chose to dis-miss all alleged violations that were not viola-tions of University policy or election rules, aswell as those violations of policies that are notcommonly enforced on campus. The only chargehe chose to uphold was Pfundheller’s violationof campaign poster dimension requirements.

“The question I am left to ask is if two squarefeet of extra poster board is a violation seriousenough to overturn the vote of the UW-RiverFalls student body,” Fry wrote in the April 23arbitration report. “I contend that it is not. Theelection of Dustin Pfundheller as 2006-07Student Senate president is upheld.”

Eggers appealed Fry’s decision to the Senate atits April 25 meeting.

Pfundheller was notified of rule violations priorto the close of the elections, Eggers said, butopted not to correct his errors. Eggers said thepresident of the Newman Center e-mailedPfundheller about misuse of the e-mail list, desk

New Senateleaders planfor next year

Helen Clarke

helen.clarke@uwrf.edu

Student Senate election resultsare finally official, and JoeEggers and Beth Barnett will beserving UW-River Falls asSenate president and vice presi-dent next year.

Although Eggers lost themajority to candidate DustinPfundheller by 11 votes, Eggerswas awarded the presidentialposition by Senate April 25 afterPfundhellerwas forcedto forfeit hisright to rundue to elec-tion rulesviolations.

“I wouldlike to dos e v e r a lthings toimprove thecampus andcontinue itsexcellence,”Eggers said.“I wouldfirst like tolook at theidea of keep-ing thelibrary open24 hours aday.”

Eggers saideach student on campus wouldpay about $6 more per semesterto pay for two full-time librari-ans and student workers.

“I would also like to look atputting lights on the back path,”he said. “Because there is no

Kirsten Farrar/Student VoiceDave Helberg adds the finishing touches on a wooden falcon sculpture in front of the StudentCenter. Student Senate hired Helberg to make the sculpture as a gift for Chancellor Don Betz.The gift will be presented on behalf of all students at the inauguration ceremony April 28.

Smoking fine proposed to Chancellor, administratorsShalena Brandt

shalena.brandt@uwrf.edu

The Student Senate passed a motion Tuesday to implement a$10 fine for people who violate the 25-foot smoking rule on cam-pus. The motion will be forwarded to Chancellor Don Betz,Public Safety Director Mark Kinders, Director of ResidenceLife/Staff Development Terry Willson and Director of StudentLife Facilities Mike Stifter.

A previous motion, which proposed to ban smoking on all cam-pus property, failed to pass at the Senate meeting on April 18,although a question on the Senate election ballot showed amajority of students were in favor of the ban.

A total of 727 students voted, with 410 in favor of a smoke-freecampus.

“Students have voiced their opinion on this issue, and a clearand definite majority believes that the campus needs to becomesmoke free,” Senator Nate Cook said.

Cook proposed the all-campus ban at the March 28 Senatemeeting. It was tabled until a later date to get information andinput from students and smokers on the issue.

“In addition, this is only going to cause bigger issues withsmokers possibly going across Cascade to smoke,” Senator JimVierling said. “This is a policy I don’t think Public Safety is ableto enforce.”

A total of four students were at the meeting to offer their opin-ions as to whether there should be a smoking ban on campus.

“I think everybody has the opportunity to smoke, and if they areKirsten Farrar/Student Voice

Freshman Emily Ambrose lights a cigarette between Prucha and StrattonHalls. Many problems with people violating the 25-foot rule have beenreported surrounding the residential buildings.

Committee reviews applicants for new provost Blair Bengs

blair.bengs@uwrf.edu

UW-River Falls will soonhave a vice chancellor to addto the list of new facultymembers. Applicants are cur-rently being considered to fillthe position, since Provostand Vice Chancellor GinnyCoombs’ resignation takeseffect this summer.

The position will be open asof July 1, said SuzanneHagen, chair of the provostand vice chancellor search

and screen committee.

The 14-member committee has just begun thereview process of the pool of applicants, Hagensaid.

This point of the screen and search process canbe a challenge.

“We are near the horizon,” she said.After reviewing the applications, the committee

will move on to phone interviews with around 10to 12 candidates. From there, Hagen said thecommittee will do reference checks on candidatesto narrow down the applicants to a select groupthat will come to UW-RF for interviews.

While there is no set number of candidates thatwill be interviewed, the committee has a generalidea.

“Five is probably a ballpark figure,” Hagen said. However, Hagen went on to say that no number

has been set in stone.

The committee is hoping to begin bringing can-didates to campus in early June. Hagen said theywill try to correspond interview dates with sum-mer registration dates when more students andprofessors are on campus.

It is uncertain right now when the position willbe filled, but Chancellor Don Betz said he wouldlike to see the position filled as soon as possible.

“All you need is the right one,” Betz said. “It’sa very important position.”

As chief academic officer of the University, theprovost also serves as chief executive officer inthe absence of the chancellor, according to thevacancy notice posted at www.uwrf.edu/provost-search.

Fourteen qualifications for the position are also

See Plans page 3

See Grievances page 3

See Provost page 3

See Fine page 3

Dustin Pfundheller

Joe Eggers

Beth Barnett

Ginny Coombs

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For more Senate issuescheck out:• Senate threatened with lawsuit,page 2• Senate’s action raises questions, page 4

Report reveals declining household incomeAn annual report issued by Competitive Wisconsin Inc. showed

that, since 1995, household incomes in the state have dropped from20.2 percent above the national average to 3.5 percent in 2004, adrop of more than 20 percent, according to the Hudson Star-Observer.

Over the last five years, Wisconsin’s average household incomeremained nearly unchanged, while the national median increased 9.1percent and Minnesota’s was up 19.3 percent.

The report also found that, compared to neighboring states,Wisconsin residents face higher state and local taxes relative toincome.

On the positive side, the report showed that the state has an excel-lent education system, with the number of high school graduatesgrowing. It is 10 points above the national average of 69.7 percent.

It also showed violent crime in the state is down by 25 percentsince 1995; home ownership is up in the state with some 73.3 per-cent of the state’s residents owning their own home; and Wisconsinremains below the national poverty rate average and continues toenjoy an unemployment rate well below the national average.

Grass carp in lower St. Croix raise concernA 45- to 50-pound grass carp was caught in the Lower St. Croix

River earlier this month, fueling concern about several types ofAsian carp that are making their way up the Mississippi River fromsouthern states, according to the Pioneer Press.

A commercial fisherman caught the carp April 7 near Prescott,Wis., said Jay Rendall, invasive species program coordinator for theMinnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Grass carp is one of four species of Asian carp that were importedinto the United States in the 1960s and ‘70s, escaped into the lowerMississippi basin, and now threaten fisheries by consuming foodnormally eaten by native fish and wildlife.

A small number of grass carp have been caught in the MississippiRiver between Minnesota and Wisconsin over the past two decades,Rendall said.

The latest catch underscores the continuing threat from those fish,he said. Grass carp, which consume up to 40 percent of their bodyweight in underwater plants each day, can reach a length of 5 feetand can weigh up to 100 pounds.

They were imported to control nuisance plants in farm ponds, butescaped or were released within several years. They have since beenfound in more than 40 states.

So far, there is no evidence that they are reproducing inMinnesota, Rendall said. In recent years, Minnesota and Wisconsinhave sought federal help to keep Asian carp from becoming estab-lished in the upper Mississippi River.

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Student Voice 2 NEWS April 28, 2006

VOICE SHORTS

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Briefs compiled by Amber Jurek

SENATE

Eric Ebert

eric.m.ebert@uwrf.edu

April 13Holly J. Webb was fined $71.20 for violat-

ing the animal excretia ordinance April 13around 11:45 a.m.

River Falls Police responded to 216 S.Winter St. after receiving complaints thatWebb had allegedly not been picking up herdog’s excrement. According to the policereport, officers found at least four piles nearthe sidewalk.

Webb was issued a fine in March for vio-lating the same ordinance. Officers issuedthe fine on April 13 because the dog excre-ment has been a continued problem.

April 17Kathy A. Tomlinson reported the theft of

her wallet from her office in North Hall toPublic Safety around 7 p.m.

Tomlinson told officers she had her walletand her lunch in her backpack when shearrived at 8 a.m. Tomlinson said she noticedthe wallet missing around 5 p.m.

Public Safety and Tomlinson reported thetheft to the River Falls Police Department.

Tomlinson told police that she hadreceived a phone call around 6 p.m. fromone of her credit card companies after somesuspicious charges had been made.According to the police report, after con-tacting her other credit card companies,Tomlinson found that charges in excess of$2,000 had been made on her cards.

Tomlinson told officers her office had notbeen locked during the day.

Total loss is estimated around $2,155.

April 18Melissa C. Phelps reported being attacked

by a cat to RFPD around 10:30 a.m. nearRocky Branch School along Bartosh Lane.

Phelps told police she was walking herdog when the cat came up and began attack-ing her dog. Phelps stated that while shewas picking up her dog the cat scratched heron the legs and left arm.

A neighbor, who witnessed the event, toldpolice that the cat is always running loose inthe neighborhood.

April 20Vandalism to University property was

reported by Public Safety.According to the report, two parking

signs, a building sign and a 911 emergencyphone had been spray painted within thepast two weeks.

Vandalism to a sign on the north side ofthe Nelson Center, 120 E. Cascade Ave.,was done with white spray paint. Officersalso reported the use of red and black spraypaint on the two signs and 911 phone in W-Lot near Hunt Arena.

April 21• Carol Xiong reported the attempted theft

of a money box to Public Safety around2:10 p.m. on the Student Center Mall.

Xiong told officers that the AsianAmerican Student Association was sellingegg rolls in a small tent on the StudentCenter Mall for a fundraiser.

Xiong said a male subject wearing blackwind pants, a white long-sleeve T-shirt anda black ski mask jumped up on the table andgrabbed the cashbox. According to thereport, after the suspect grabbed the cash-

box he fell off the table and dropped thebox. The suspect climbed to his feet and rannorth across Cascade Avenue.

Xiong stated that several AASA memberschased after the suspect, but lost him in theresidential area north of campus.

RFPD was contacted, but were unable tolocate the subject.

The cashbox was closed during theattempted theft, and no money was taken.

No one was hurt during the attempt.• Jessica L. Baeseman, 21, was fined $109

for public urination around 1:50 a.m. infront of the Library Bar, 106 N. Main St.

Officers report that Baeseman was squat-ting and urinating near the driver’s sidedoor of a jeep parked on the east side ofMain Street in the northbound lane.

Parking designated formove-out and book drop off

Beginning May 10, several parking spacesin the upper portion of B-Lot - on the westside of South Hall - will be reserved for stu-dents dropping off books at Davee Library.

The UW-River Falls Parking Office, alongwith Public Safety, is designating the spotsthrough May 12 to attempt to reduce trafficcongestion. Parking in the lower portion ofB-Lot will be strictly enforced, according toan e-mail from Wendy Penny, operationsprogram associate for Public Safety.

Twenty-minute parking zones will also beset up in O-, T-, G-, P- and E-Lots duringthe same time, to accommodate studentsmoving out of the residence halls.

Parking in any non-designated spaces inthe lots will result in a citation, Penny said.

Helen Clarke

helen.clarke@uwrf.edu

Student Ben Plunkett threatened to takelegal action against the Student Senate at itsApril 25 meeting, after he filed a grievanceagainst presidential candidate DustinPfundheller. The complaint was not takeninto consideration during the arbitrationprocess, and Plunkett was not notified of itsprogress, Plunkett said.

“The ethics board upheld the complaintand ruled that Dusty would not be eligible,”he said. “The arbitrator failed to address anyof the evidence I brought.”

Plunkett said he had already picked up thepaperwork to file suit against bothPfundheller and the Senate, to ensure thatthe rules were followed.

“We have rules and laws that are there fora reason,” Plunkett said. “When a candidaterefuses to follow the rules and correct anerror that is brought to their attention it cre-ates an unfair advantage for the personbreaking the rules.”

At 12:04 p.m. April 11, Plunkett sent an e-mail to Pfundheller notifying him of hispolicy violations regarding signs posted inthe Davee Library, Kleinpell Fine Arts andother buildings on campus. He included alink to the Web site of the administrativepolicies that were violated.

Plunkett also called Pfundheller and left aphone message, as well as filed a formalcomplaint with Student Senate less than 30minutes later.

Pfundheller replied to Plunkett via e-mailat 5:07 p.m. April 11, and Plunkett said theproblem was not corrected until the nextmorning, on the last day of elections.

“In any other election this is called elec-tioneering, and is a criminal offense,”Plunkett said.

Plunkett and Pfundheller exchanged twoother e-mails, in which rules were discussed

and clarified. “Had Mr. Pfundheller corrected the error

when it was brought to his attention I wouldhave dropped my complaint,” Plunkett said.“Mr. Pfundheller failed to do this evenwhen the appropriate rules were shown tohim.”

Because Senate chose to uphold the EthicsCommittee’s ruling, Plunkett said he willnot follow through with legal action at thistime.

“The parties in this election were not justthe candidates, but all of the students thatwill be affected by the decisions the StudentSenate will make with our student money inthe next year,” Plunkett said.

Other Senate news• Senate chose not to increase the stipends

of several Senate positions by a vote of 5-7-3.

The proposal called for the president’s payto go from $225 per month to $300 permonth, the vice president’s from $150 to$235, directors’ from $150 to $175,Leadership Development (LDPB) andProgramming Board chair’s from $150 to$235 and the Facilities and Fees Boardchair’s from $150 to $235.

At the request of Senator DustinPfundheller, Vice President Beth Barnettand incoming President Joe Eggersabstained from voting on increases for theirown salaries.

According to the motion, the UW-RiverFalls Student Senate is one of the lowestpaid senates in Wisconsin, and the presi-dent, vice president, directors and boardchairs are not paid enough to effectivelycomplete their tasks.

Pfundheller said the proposed increaseswould cost $3,840 extra each year, and thatmoney could be used to benefit all studentson campus through other opportunities.

“It seems like money LDPB could use formore programming on campus,” LDPBChair Carolyn Schenk said. “I think thereare better ways to spend this money.”

She said most people on campus don’tknow the positions are paid.

Eggers said the motion also shows aneventual need to have salaries for at-largesenators.

“Their work needs to be rewarded,” hesaid.

President Nick Cluppert said he wouldvote against the motion because he believesstudents should run for Senate to representstudents, not to get paid.

“I don’t think a $300 stipend compared to$225 will make anyone work harder,” hesaid.

• Positions were announced for the 2006-2007 Senate by Student Affairs andAcademic Services Director LindseyBurdick. Eggers will serve as president,with Barnett returning as vice president. At-large senators are Vang Lo, Avery Newman,Adam Koski, Sara Saal, Allison West, JasonMeier, Dan Scott and Yussufu Nsabimana.Pfundheller will be the representative forthe College of Arts and Sciences.

Burdick said she is still waiting to hearback from two others.

• A motion was unanimously passed toplace a $10 fine for violations of the campussmoking policy, which requires smokers tobe at least 25 feet from all buildings.

According to the motion, administrationshould choose who will enforce the rule. Anamendment was also made to the documentto include that smoking stations should beaway from high-traffic areas as well.

The motion will be forwarded toChancellor Don Betz, Public SafetyDirector Mark Kinders, Director ofResidence Life/Staff Development TerryWillson and Director of Student LifeFacilities Mike Stifter.

Senate threatened with a lawsuitUniversity triathlon is Saturday

The Falcon Mini-Triathlon is April 29, and will start at 10 a.m. Theevent will begin with a 400-yard swim at Karges pool, and will befollowed by a 3.6-mile bicycle leg and a 1.8-mile run.

Contestants pay at the registration table on the hill next to KargesCenter north of the parking lot the morning of the event.

Cost is $5 for students, staff and faculty, and $10 for the public.Contact Bill Henderson at 715-425-0636 for more information.

Students present mysterious playThe student theater group, Masquers, presents “The Butler Did It”

at 7:30 p.m. April 27—29 and May 4—6 in the Davis Theatre of theKleinpell Fine Arts building.

The play is a story about the last attempt of Anthony Lefcourt tore-establish his career as a director and author through a well-calcu-lated play that goes madly awry.

“The Butler Did It” is a ‘play’ on the classic “whodunnit,” said IrisO’Brien, a senior at UW-RF and director of the piece. “It is a playwithin a play that is filled with interesting characters and a dizzyingstoryline.”

“The Butler Did It” is the latest in a long line of shows producedby Masquers annually. The play is completely student organized,from the props and costumes to the lights and set. “The productionserves as a way for the students of River Falls to see a show whereall acting, design, technical and artistic aspects are done and accom-plished by fellow students,” O’Brien said.

Actress Alexis Delve said, “It’s nice to have a peer as a director.It’s more rewarding to have praise from an equal peer.”

The play has taken three months to rehearse, and has a cast andcrew of 20 students.

The play is produced by Walter and Peter Marks. Tickets are $7 foradults, and $4 for students and seniors.

Bush announces new plan for gas pricesWASHINGTON (CNN) — Calling the oil issue a matter of nation-

al security, President Bush outlined a plan Tuesday to cut gasolinecosts, and temporarily stopped deposits to the U.S. StrategicPetroleum Reserve.

Bush is delaying this summer’s deposits to the reserve — an emer-gency stockpile of government-owned crude oil — as he faces polit-ical pressure from campaigning members of Congress and angryconsumers about high gas prices.

“So by deferring deposits until the fall, we’ll leave a little more oilon the market,” Bush said during a speech at the Renewable FuelsAssociation in Washington.

However, oil experts said the impact of withholding deposits,while positive, will have a negligible impact on gas prices.

The plan calls for making sure consumers and taxpayers are treat-ed fairly, promoting greater fuel efficiency, boosting the U.S. gaso-line supply and investing aggressively in gasoline alternatives.

Bush has also ordered a federal investigation into possible cheat-ing, price gouging or illegal manipulation in the gasoline markets.

Oil companies reported record profits in 2005, led by ExxonMobil, which said it made $36.1 billion — the largest-ever annualprofit for a U.S. firm.

As the nation’s busiest driving season approaches, American con-sumers are paying a national average of $2.91 per gallon for regularself-serve, according to the Lundberg Survey of 7,000 gasoline sta-tions.

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Trading goats for charadosUW-RF extendsties to Bolivianuniversity

AJ Oscarson

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With the signing of a memo-randum April 19, UW-RiverFalls officially began workingwith Bolivian university UnidadAcademia Campenesa-CarmenPampa.

To mark the event, UW-RFoffered Carmen Pampa a goatfor its goat project. Goats arevaluable to the Boliviansbecause they provide healthymilk and meat.

In turn, Carmen Pampa offeredChancellor Don Betz a charado,a Bolivian instrument resem-bling a small guitar made of theshell of an armadillo. A studentat the university made the chara-do.

“We are sure glad to do thistoday,” Betz said. “This is anAJ Oscarson/Student Voice

Chancellor Don Betz gave Unidad Academia Campenesa-Carmen Pampa a goat for its pro-ject. The goat will in turn help Bolivians because they provide healthier meat and milk. See Bolivia page 8

lights back on the trail, PublicSafety will not patrol the area,which leaves it open to cases ofassault.”

After an unchallenged race forthe Senate vice president posi-tion, current Senate VicePresident Beth Barnett was re-elected April 12.

“I enjoy my position as vicepresident and look forward toserving the student body foranother year,” Barnett said.“Like I said when I was firstelected, one of my main goals isto increase student awarenessabout Senate and what it does.”

When it comes to her directplans for next year, Barnett saidthere are a few major issues shebelieves will get a lot of attentionby Senate and other studentsnext year.

“The smoking ban did not pass,which is a good thing, but thatdoes not mean there is not aproblem,” she said. “Smoking

stations need to be further fromthe buildings, meeting the 25-foot regulation.”

She said she hopes Senateworks hard to find a way toenforce the rule.

An issue that has been plaguingthe campus for decades may getworse next year, she said,because it’s a possibility that freeparking will be taken away fromsome commuters.

“The city of River Falls would

like to see parking meters put onCascade Avenue,” Barnett said.“This should not be an accept-able form of revenue for the city- parking is already an issue withstudents, why make it worse?”

Eggers said he will also workto ensure the plan doesn’t gothrough.

Barnett said next year is anespecially important time forSenate because it’s a state budgetyear.

“Next year Senate will have tolobby the legislators in Madisonto ensure that tuition is notincreased,” she said. “We alsomust mobilize the students, hav-ing them sign post cards, makingphone calls to legislators. Thestate determines what happenswith tuition, and students need tomake sure that their voice isacknowledged.”

The first meeting of the 2006-2007 Student Senate will followthe current Senate’s final meet-ing for the semester at 7 p.m.May 2.

opposed to it, they can walkaway,” said Michelle Maccoux,a junior and non-smoker oppos-ing the ban. “There are a lot ofvoices that haven’t been heard.”

There will be a lot ofUniversity employees that willbe affected, and they won’t get achance to represent themselves,she said.

“Everybody needs to worktogether,” Maccoux said. “Mostpeople move when asked.”

Another issue with the ban isenforcement, Maccoux said. Noone is enforcing the 25-foot rulenow, so that must be worked onbefore something like this isplaced on campus.

“I’m really in favor of the ban,”said Travis Klinkner, a juniorand non-smoker.

Klinkner proposed an idea tohave designated areas away frombuildings for smokers to usewhere others won’t be affected.

Seth Chapin, a senior and non-smoker opposing the ban, saidthat if the ban were put in place,litter would become a concernon other properties outside ofcampus, like parking lots.

An alternative to the ban, hesaid, should be a littering fine ora smoking zone.

“It is perfectly legal for peopleover 18 to smoke,” Chapin said.“We shouldn’t legislate some-thing like this.”

Before the proposal of asmoking ban, an idea of gettingpeople to comply with the 25-foot rule with a possibility of afine was discussed with residentassistants, hall managers, staffmembers and Public Safety inJanuary, said Mark Kimball,director of Public Safety.

From there the issue of a finehas gone to the UW-River FallsTobacco and Other DrugsCoalition (ATOD) and, finally,to Executive Director ofStudent Services and ProgramsGregg Heinselman.

ATOD worked with PublicSafety and Residential Livingto see if RAs should issue outfines to violators of the 25-footrule, Heinselman said.

“I think there is a better wayof getting around this, and thehousing staff agrees with that,”he said. “That is not how,philosophically, we view thestaff members doing their jobs.”

The smoking intervention isvery similar to the alcohol issuein the residential buildings,Heinselman said. When itbecomes an issue of a distur-bance to the community, RAs areasked to step in and intervene.

“It’s productive to that commu-nity development,” he said. “Itshould be a social norm andcommunity building issue ofrespecting the rights and respon-sibilities of a person in that com-munity.”

Encouraging students to havemore peer-on-peer interaction isalso a way to help students whohave an issue with smoking tooclose to buildings, or with smokecoming into the rooms, he said.Students should ask smokers tomove, but the challenge is to getthe students who are uncomfort-able about confronting anotherpeer to gain the courage.

If the issues are addressed in apeer- and self-managed way, it

will be more productive than justissuing punitive fines to stu-dents, Heinselman said.

Public Safety officers have notbeen instructed to enforce a fine,Kimball said. Even though thereis a statute that went into effectin April 2004, the UW-RiverFalls procedure has nothing stat-ing it should be enforced by any-one on campus. The procedureonly states that everyone shouldcomply with the rule.

If the procedure were to bechanged by administration,

Public Safety would be instruct-ed in the change to enforce thefine, Kimball said.

The amount of the fine wouldprobably be $10, Kimball said.

“A fine for $10 is an insignifi-cant amount to enforce,” he said.“We are enforcing it the way it iswritten and understood.”

The issue now is up to the stu-dents, said Alice Reilly-Myklebust, director of StudentHealth Services.

“We’re hoping to help addressthe issue,” Reilly-Myklebustsaid. “Especially for the stu-dents who are concerned withthe problems of smoke.”

Reilly-Myklebust said shehopes students will continue tohave conversations and voicetheir concerns about the issue.

“We’re not giving up,” shesaid. “We’re doing the educa-tion and social norm efforts, andwill continue to do them as timegoes on.”

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Student Voice 3NEWSApril 28, 2006

INAUGURATION2006Students, faculty and staff are invited to join in the

InaugurationCelebrationof Chancellor Don Betz as the 16th Chancellor of UW-River Falls

SUNDAY, APRIL 23St. Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra. 3 p.m. Abbott Concert Hall, Kleinpell Fine Arts Building. Adults $5, Seniors $3, Students $2. Guest performers Rich Gaynor, trombone, and Randy Sabien, violin.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26Unity in the Community. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Hagestad Student Center and Campus Mall. Free. Celebration features Universal Dance Destiny; UW-RF Dance Theatre; El Arco Iris; UW-RF Hmong student performance; and Heart of the Earth Native American dancers.

Creating a World of Tolerance: Esera Tuaolo. 8 p.m. North Hall Auditorium. $5. This gay former NFL defensive lineman now inspires others to speak to their individual truths without fear.

THURSDAY, APRIL 27College of Business & Economics Executive in Residence. 2:30 p.m. Rodli Commons. Sang Ik Hahn, a 1975 UW-RF graduate and president of the Silicon Valley real estate development company SIH Investments, Inc., explains his investment strategies.

Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Day. Noon-2 p.m. Falcon’s Nest, Hagestad Student Center. Free. Displays feature current research activities.

All Campus Picnic. 5 p.m. Hagestad Student Center Mall. Tickets available at the Hagestad Student Center or River Falls Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau. Music by Judging Ronald.

The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. 8 p.m. Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson. Free. Professor Tim Baughman recreates the exploits of the Heroic Era Shackleton expedition and the lessons it teaches in leadership.

FRIDAY, APRIL 28Inauguration Concert. 1 p.m. Robert P. Knowles Physical Education and Recreation Center. Free. Performances by UW-RF music ensembles.

Installation of Chancellor Don Betz. 2 p.m. Followed by a reception at the Knowles Center. Free. The investiture of Chancellor Don Betz with his inaugural address on UW-RF’s future: “Roots and Wings for the Global Century.”

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workers in several halls informed Pfundheller thathe could not place unaddressed materials in theirmailboxes and students warned Pfundheller multi-ple times about other violations.

“Ignorance is not an excuse for not following therules,” Eggers said. “He chose to ignore the rules.”

In his defense, Pfundheller said he had a difficulttime finding University regulations and electionpolicies. He also spoke of rules that are commonlyviolated by people on campus, and recommendedthat Senate not treat him differently than other stu-dents.

“I don’t think it’s appropriate to charge me whenpeople are violating that rule all the time,” he saidin response to claims that he placed unaddressedcampaign materials in residence hall mailboxes.

Pfundheller said the Senate should take Fry’s rul-ing into consideration before making a decision.

“The arbitrator was supposed to be the final say;he was a totally unbiased person, he didn’t knoweither of us,” Pfundheller said. “If you guys dovote against the dean’s decision, you’re saying thatin the little time we have here, you’ve foundenough evidence to go against what the dean had.”

He said he believes it is unfair to have Senatemake the final decision after the lengthy processthe issue went through.

“If this can happen, I don’t see what the point ofpeople voting is,” he said. “It’s all about who hasthe power, and it’s all about who you know onSenate.”

Yet senators consistently expressed their con-cerns about having a student body president whodisregarded the rules.

“When you run for a position, you take theresponsibility of knowing what the rules are andadhering to them,” Senator Nate Cook said. “Hemust be held accountable for the fact that he brokethe election rules and laws.”

Sixteen students attended the meeting to supportthe candidates and express their own experienceswith the elections.

Student Thom Friant spoke at the meeting, andsaid he lives in a residence hall and witnessed sev-eral violations, which he submitted to the EthicsCommittee in written form.

“As a student, I hold Senate in high regard; thereshould be a lot expected of them,” Friant said.“With these violations, be them technicalities, or inmy opinion pretty flagrant moral issues, I’d feelkind of embarrassed if the president of our StudentSenate were of such low ethical standards.”

Student Ben Plunkett also saw rule violations,and said he e-mailed Pfundheller with sufficientinformation about the problems.

“He admitted that he was the one that did it, andhe feels that he’s not responsible for his actions,”Plunkett said. “Lack of knowledge of the rules isnot an excuse that is a viable option. Mr.Pfundheller knew the rules, was informed of therules and chose to ignore them.”

Grievances: Senate overturns arbitrator’s election ruling from page 1

listed on the Web site. The requirements include an earned doctorate

from an accredited university. The degree must beaccompanied with a tenured appointment at thelevel of full professor.

Other qualifications include a minimum of threeyears in a position at or above the level of a dean,a good sense of humor and leadership skills.

Betz said he was pleased by the national responseto the opening. Hagen echoed Betz’s enthusiasm.

“I think that’s encouraging, and a plus for thecommittee,” she said.

The committee is working well together to find anew provost, and has seen a good response for theposition, Hagen said. The key to a successfulsearch is having a good pool of applicants, shesaid.

Coombs was appointed as provost and vice chan-cellor in the fall of 2001 by former Chancellor AnnLydecker.

After Lydecker’s death in March 2004, Coombsserved as interim chancellor until June 2004.

On Feb. 24, she was re-elected as the chair of theboard for the American Conference of AcademicDeans (ACAD), according to the UW-RF PublicAffairs Office Web site.

Coombs has held various positions with ACADsince 1999.

Eric Ebert contributed to this story.

Provost: Committee receives good response for positionfrom page 1

“I think that’s encouraging,and a plus for the committee.”

Suzanne Hagen,chair of the provost and vice

chancellor searchand screen committee

Fine: Smoking problems lead to a proposed fine for violatorsfrom page 1

“A fine for $10 is aninsignificant amount

to enforce. We areenforcing it the way

it is written andunderstood.”Mark Kimball,

director of Public Safety

Plans: Senate vice president wants to work on many major issuesfrom page 1

“Next year Senatewill have to lobby the

legislators inMadison to ensurethat tuition is not

increased.”Beth Barnett,

Student Senate vice president

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EDITORIAL

Senate’s actionraises questions

The 2006 Student Senate presidential election is beginningto look extremely similar to the Florida fiasco in the Bushvs. Gore 2000 presidential race.

For the first time in the history of UW-River Falls, twocandidates have filed and appealed grievances against oneanother through the Ethics Committee and outside arbitra-tion, only to have Senate make the final decision in the end.

That leaves one question begging for an answer.Why?Both candidates, Joe Eggers and Dusty Pfundheller, had

multiple grievances filed against them. While many of thegrievances deal with what most people would considerminor issues, the rules were initially created out of somenecessity and need to be adhered to.

The fact that both candidates made similar errors begs thequestion of how well informed they were to begin with.

Senate presidency is a serious issue, and probably the mostpowerful student position on this campus. Candidacy shouldnot be treated whimsically.

The lack of a serious charge calls into question the legiti-macy of each individual rule. Rules get outdated with timeand are always in need of updating. Senate needs to take aserious look into the rules before next year’s election so asimilar event does not occur.

Regardless, candidates needto follow the rules whether they

are relevant or not. Choosing torun for office is choosing to playby the office’s rules.

This election also saw the firsttrue test of the arbitrationmethod.

The only outside arbitrator, Dean of Student Developmentand Campus Diversity Blake Fry, sided with Pfundheller.Fry said the grievances were not detrimental to the race, anddeclared Pfundheller the winner by popular vote.

However, the Senate Ethics Committee, and eventuallySenate itself, sided with Eggers, giving him the final judge-ment to be the 2006 Senate president.

Yet, where are the voters left in this whole mess?Entering the 2006 academic year, we will have a Senate

president who didn’t win the majority vote. Is this really theway a democracy should work?

While we don’t doubt Senate’s ability to step back anddeal with the presidential arbitration objectively, why notjust let students vote again?

This time, if a fair campaign isn’t run, the candidate couldbe dismissed. There would be no excuse for not knowingthe rules.

Not to mention the fact that Senate’s decision simply over-rode the need for elections by declaring the electoral loserthe actual winner.

This is not a simple issue to dissect, and serious thoughtneeds to be put into the rules, arbitration methods and futureof how this Senate will run itself. We are asking Senate togive students the final say.

Don’t let our next Senate president be selected through adefault process.

It’s our student leadership, and our votes should count.

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ECO gives thanksDear Editor,The UW-RF ECO would like to thank

everyone who participated in the Earth Weekevents held on campus April 17 throughApril 21. Together we planted trees, cleanedup the South Fork and campus, learned aboutglobal warming, and celebrated alternativetransportation and a healthy environment.Johnson, Parker, Hathorn, and McMillanHalls were awarded cash prizes for conserv-ing the most energy over the semester.

The Drive To Not Drive was a huge suc-cess. Hundreds of people left their cars athome and got to campus or work anotherway - including walking, biking, and car-pooling.

Who cares about higher gas prices? We getthere a different way.

ECO would like to thank everyone whohelped with the week’s events. Thanks to theResource Management Club, Sierra Club,Bob Baker, Mike Kaltenberg, MannyKenney, Debbie Griffin and the River FallsJournal, Mike Stifter, and everyone in theStudent Center and the Leadership Center.

The Drive To Not Drive could not havehappened without our generous sponsors:Kinnickinnic River Land Trust, the CopperKettle, Watchable Wildlife, State FarmInsurance, River Falls YMCA, Curves,Whole Earth Grocery, Cloud Cult, AndySinger, Peter Muto and Audrey Halvorsen.

Econo Foods donated all that great food,and Nick from the Route Bike Shop tunedmany bikes. A special thanks to BethDickman and the rest of the Student Voicestaff for the great article. Rita Zawislak-Brandt in the Leadership Center did all ofour awesome artwork - thanks Rita.

Thank you to everyone who helped andparticipated. We look forward to keeping the

momentum going. Celebrate Earth Dayevery day.

UW-RF ECO

Free speech should beunrestrained

To the editor,Upon reading the latest (online) edition of

the Voice, I noticed a striking bit of coinci-dence. Last week two Voice columnistschose to report their disgust at seeing theanti-abortion protests on the UW-RF cam-pus. At about the same time, Sally Jacobsen,a literature and language professor atNorthern Kentucky University, encouragedseveral students to join her in destroyingcrosses placed on the campus lawn by a sim-ilar pro-life group.

She was later dismissed for her actions.While I am in no way taking a stance on

abortion at this time, I think it is important toonce again observe the important free speechprecedents at work here.

Like their tactics or not, the anti-abortionfolks—who seem to be an annual act at UW-RF-have the right to be there. UnlikeJacobsen, two students at my Alma Materrespected this and chose to take appropriateaction. While I may question JasonConway’s “need for regulations,” I respectand applaud his and Hans Hage’s decision toflex their journalistic muscle and share theiropinions in a proper forum. Keep up thegood work!

Kyle Weaver,UWRF and Student Voice alumnus

Busty not from DustyDear Editor,I am writing in response to a letter to the

editor printed in the April 21 edition of theStudent Voice.

A UW-RF student claimed to be insultedby a chalking that read, “Busty? Vote forDusty.” Although her viewpoint is certainlyunderstandable in a society where feminismis increasingly powerful, the clarificationmust be made that the chalking in questionwas the work of neither Dusty, nor any of hiscampaign volunteers.

I believe that the party who did the chalk-ing intended it to be a practical joke, howev-er, it is unfortunate that Dusty is beingblamed for something to which he had noconnection. Moreover, we must all remem-ber that when exercising our freedom ofspeech it is important to avoid incriminatingothers.

Sarah Saal,Student

Cleaner thanksA big “Thank You” to the Campus and

Community Fighting Hunger andHomelessness and ECO Club who organizedthe clean up efforts on the South Fork andacross campus last week. The work done byall the volunteers who participated is greatlyappreciated.

Your pride in the appearance and cleanli-ness of our campus and community is evi-dent. Your contribution is an example to allregarding care of our environment.

Manny Kenney,Grounds Maintenance Supervisor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

“All my bags are packed, I’m readyto go.”

Well, that’s not the complete truth. I bare-ly have all my bags packed, and I’m hardlyever ready to leave the area of Europe I’min.

“I’m standing here outside your door; Ihate to wake you up to say goodbye.”

I know these lines were written for lovers,but I can relate them to traveling early inthe morning. Well, trying to travel anyway.

There were times I started to travel beforethe public transportation was available, andhad to wait outside the gate until theyopened. On those mornings, I would haveto wake my roommates up to say good-bye,and that I would see them in a few days inthe next city.

“‘Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane; I don’tknow when I’ll be back again.”

The semester’s journey is closing. I’mleaving to fly from Berlin to Athens tospend some time in Greece. Then I’ll take aferry and ride over to Italy across theAdriatic Sea. The last week will be spent ontrains through the Swiss Alps. So not all jetplanes, but a variety of sorts.

When I left for this trip I thought about itas a once-in-a-lifetime chance to seeEurope. While it’s been an experience of alifetime, it’s certainly not the only time I’llbe in Europe.

I’ll have to stay back home and finishschool and all that jazz, but I know I’ll beback here. Each city I’ve visited has taughtme a lot of things about that area of thecontinent, and created feelings of longingnot to return, but to keep moving and seemore and more places. I’m not sure whenI’ll be back, but I will be.

“Oh babe, I hate to go!”Again, “babe” is a pet name used in cou-

ple situations, but I’m personifying Europeas a person and calling it a babe. Mainly

because it is a babe. There’s so much herethat is extremely different, but alluring andattractive.

The culture and how people live are dif-ferent. Some good, others bad. I’ll miss thelaid back attitude of most Europeans, aswell as being able to efficiently utilize pub-lic transportation and other small things likethat.

Going back also means returning to thereal world of structuredschedules, classrooms,jobs and gas money.

The people I’ve metand gotten to know willbe hard to leave, andknowing that in a fewdays I’ll get the oppor-tunity to meet somecompletely new peoplein a completely newcountry will be a readjustment back.

I’ll also miss the satisfaction I get when Itry to guess what something says in onelanguage and find out I’m actually correct.

John Denver is not the only one who hassongs that have really helped me cope withthe ending of this trip, but Oasis too. Theyhave a song “Half the World Away,” withlyrics that stick out every time I reflect onthe trip.

“My body feels young, but my mind isvery old.”

It’s true, this trip made me depend onmyself a lot more. I know I’m only 21, butsometimes I feel I’ve seen so much that mymind is older than that. I’ve definitelymatured on the trip, and I’m excited to gethome and prove it.

“So whadda ya say? You can’t give me thedreams that are mine anyway.”

Before I came I was excited to get over toEurope, and get back home again to showeveryone everything I had done that they

told me I absolutely had to do. Now I’mexcited to get home and show them all thelittle things they probably don’t have a clueabout.

This was my trip, the dreams were mine,and I did what I wanted to do and loved it.

“You’re half the world away. I’ve beenlost, I’ve been found, but I don’t feeldown.”

So we’re not quite half the world away,about a quarter, but still far.There are times I’ve felt soisolated and far away fromeveryone and everythingthat was familiar to me thatI wasn’t convinced I wasstill on the same planet.

Eventually, though, Ifound something that wouldbring me back. The timedifference always made me

feel very disconnected from home. Therewere actual times I was literally lost, and Idon’t mean just lost in a city and not surewhat street I was on, but completely unsureas to where on a map of Europe I was. Iwasn’t even sure what language was beingspoken, but so far, I’ve always somehowmanaged to find my way.

A newspaper column should not double asa page from my journal, so I won’t get intobeing mentally or emotionally lost, butbelieve me when I say I have been.

Still, as the lyrics say, I don’t feel down.I’ve been too busy to have time to sortthings out. Even if I had time, I’m not surethat I would feel down. I’m backpackingthrough Europe, documenting it each dayand learning all the time. I don’t have muchto be down about.

Except leaving soon. I’m not sure if it’s just me, and I don’t

think it is, but song lyrics can really makethings easier to relate.

KeighlaSchmidt

Tunes for a trip back home

Chris RogersIt’s our studentleadership, andour votes should

count.

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Student Voice 5VIEWPOINTSApril 28, 2006

"Intramural softball with the FreeBirds because we rock! Followed byteam showers." voicesSTUDENTHeidi Wilson,

freshman

"Playing soccer was good, andhanging out with friends."

Hassan Ali, sophomore

"Intramural dodgeball league forsure, because my team kicked buttand we had a blast."

Lisa Robyn,sophomore

"Hitting a grand slam in soft-ball. It was far and it rocked.And going to open mic andseeing the big redhead guybeat box."

Mike Gladney,sophomore

What was yourfavorite activity oncampus this year? “The hypnotist was my favorite

because two guys were humping eachother."

Kellsie Goodman,freshman

"Going to an intramural basketball game,because I saw a guy break his neck. Therealso was free water.”

Matt Kocourek,freshman

Many of you students don’t notice,but River Falls is a very dead place

during the summer. All of you that do notknow this are the ones that make it sodead. You all go home for the summer andleave a couple of friends back in town todeal with the lack of things to do and theoverall lack of people.

But I have been living intown for the summer eversince I was a freshman fouryears ago. I have found somethings to do to bring downthe mind numbingness that isRiver Falls in the summer.

The first thing to do is to goout and get a full-time job.

I know this sounds like ahorrible idea at first, but with a full-timejob you don’t have the time to sit aroundand think about how bored you are.

This will open up your options on whatyou can and cannot do with the rest of yoursummer. Get a full-time job that does notmind a day off here and there. With theseoptions at your fingertips you will haveextra money and time off to do something

with it.The other thing that I do a lot of during

the summer is to go to all the festivals thatare in town and in the surrounding areas.

River Falls has a great festival, ironicallynamed River Falls Days. The four days thatthis event goes on are just a big drunk fest

with many alumni com-ing back for a few daysof drinking and fun.

There are also festivalsin the surrounding com-munities like Hudson,Ellsworth and so on.There is even a UFO festin some little townaround River Falls. Ienjoy going to many of

these over the summer, and find that a dayof carnival food and games really brightensmy weekend.

Another way to pass the summer by is bygoing to the many concerts in the area.

Float-Rite Amphitheater has many con-certs, along with campgrounds and tubingdown the Apple River. I try to make it to atleast two concerts over the summer, and it

really gives you something to look forwardto and have some plans in the dead sum-mer.

Another way my friends and I havepassed some time is by coming up withgames or events throughout the summer.

One event that we do at least a couple oftimes is the porn and tattoo trip to Hudson.

Just go downtown and hit up the tattooparlor and the head shop, and shop a littleor just look around. We also like to comeup with drinking games on the weekends.

One idea that we have not tried yet, forlegality reasons, is drunken garage sales.You have to down a beer every time yougo to another garage sale.

Just make sure there is a sober cab.So after this little column, hopefully you

will come up with ideas to pass your sum-mer. And now I am not very convincedthat it is all that bad. There are a lot ofthings to do, and more people should stayaround and have fun with all of us stuckhere.

The only thing left is to get some peopleto stay around so that the bars are not sodead.

JasonConway

College is forfriends, fun“Here’s to the nights we

felt alive. Here’s to thetears you knew you’d cry.Here’s to goodbye, tomorrow’sgoing to come too soon,” in thelyrics of Eve 6.

Do you remember all the goodtimes you had in high school?Did you have a certain group offriends who you always hungout with?

Perhaps these were the peopleyou turned to when the worldseemed to be closing in aroundyou, or maybethey were just arandom group offriends who youran around caus-ing trouble with.

Now thatyou’ve gone onto college, doyou find yourselflosing touch withthat old group of friends?

If this is your first year ofschool, do you wonder if thingswill be the same this summer asthey were during high school? Ifthis isn’t your first year of col-lege, do you look back on those“glory days” and miss theabsolute freedom of thelifestyle?

Are there things you wish youhad said or done differently?

Do you regret anything?The good times of the past are

over and can never be duplicat-ed. It is important to realize thatin life there are no secondchances, you only get to experi-ence the ride one time through.

I’m generally an advocate ofworking hard, focusing ongrades, and trying to getthrough college as quickly andefficiently as possible. While itis important to pay attention towork and school, it is alsoimportant to remember that youare in college and only get thischance once.

I’m not saying that everyoneshould go out and get wastedevery night, skip class repeated-ly and then try to scrape by withDs at the end of the term.Although this type of lifestyle is

arguably more fun than being adiligent student, it can also leadto long-term consequences.

What I’m really trying to getat here is that it is important totake time for yourself and yourfriends because you only get toexperience this life one time. Inthis chaotic world we live in,people come and go at the dropof a hat.

Friends graduate, move away,transfer schools and drop out ata consistent pace.

The peoplearound you arenot going to bethere forever -they have theirgoals in life,and you haveyours. Acceptthat difference,work towardbettering your-

self academically, but try to taketime to appreciate the time thatyou have with them right now.

Do the things you’ve alwayswanted to do, but never had thecourage to attempt.

Run around outside with yourfriends at three in the morning.Go to a party. Say “hello” tothat person you pass every daybut have never spoken with.Take breaks in between yourclasses and exams to just havefun.

Thank your professors forteaching you this term - theywon’t be around forever either.

Relax. If you’re one of those people

who usually focuses entirely ongrades, don’t worry so muchabout them. If you usually don’tcare about your GPA, try study-ing a bit harder. Understand thatthe world won’t end, no matterwhat grades you end up getting.

The only certainties in life arethat people will move on, gasprices will rise, and you cannever go back and do things dif-ferently.

Don’t look back on your col-lege years with regrets, eitheracademically or socially. Livelife to its fullest, and alwaystake time for your friends.

New clock on campus spurs questions about spending

Student Voices by:Kirsten Farrar

Jobs, concerts will keep RF busy

Bush loses bin Laden, U.S. trustArecent broadcast of a new

audiotape of Osama binLaden on Al-Jazeera hasreminded us that the perpetratorof Sept. 11 is still at large. BinLaden and his terrorist networkal-Qaeda planned, organized,funded and acted out the terror-ist attacks of Sept. 11, costingthe United States an estimated3,000 civilian deaths.

Yet, approaching five yearssince the event, the most want-ed man in the entire world isstill at large.

While the tape does not con-tain a direct threat against theUnited States, it does serve as astinging reminder of our failureto catch the man responsible for3,000 American deaths.

After Sept. 11, the Bushadministration sent U.S. mili-tary forces into Afghanistan,defeating the Taliban. However,bin Laden eluded capture.

Given the attention of theBush administration and theAmerican public on the war onterrorism, it seemed likely thatbin Laden would be capturedshortly.

However, that didn’t happen,and in early 2003 the Bushadministration was gearing upfor war with Iraq. Bush and hiscabinet went on a public rela-tions campaign designed tomake the American publicbelieve that somehow SaddamHussein had something to dowith Sept. 11, despite evidenceto show this.

Why wouldthe Bushadministrationchoose toignore the per-petrators ofSept. 11 andgo to war witha completelydifferentcountry?

To understand this policy, it isimportant to look back to apolitical think-tank named TheProject for the New AmericanCentury.

The PNAC’s stated position isto ensure the United States’place as the sole world powerby increasing military spend-ing, challenge regimes hostile

to U.S. policy and values, andcreating a U.S. dominance inmilitary forces, global econo-my, space and cyberspace. ThePNAC was created in 1997 byWilliam Kristol, and has longheld a consistent policy on Iraq.

In 1998, a letter sent toPresident Bill Clinton by mem-bers of the PNAC urged him to

remove SaddamHussein frompower by anymeans necessary.Again in 2000,in the PNACpolicy paperRebuildingAmerica’sDefenses, thegoal of not only

removal of Hussein in Iraq isstated, but also the call for aprolonged U.S. military pres-ence in the Middle East, whichcould include Iran as a futuretarget.

Looking at the membership ofthe PNAC, we can see thatmany have moved on tobecome key members of theBush administration. This

includes Vice President DickCheney, Secretary of DefenseDonald Rumsfeld, formerDeputy Secretary of DefensePaul Wolfowitz, former DeputySecretary of State RichardArmitage and U.S. Ambassadorto the United Nations JohnBolton among others.

Perhaps the most disturbingaspect of all of this is the will-ingness of the Bush administra-tion to use the deaths of 3,000American citizens as justifica-tion to pursue policy goals ofthe PNAC.

The PNAC thought its pro-posed policies would be a hardsell, and stated in RebuildingAmerica’s Defenses that theprocess of change would, “like-ly be a long one, absent somecatastrophic and catalyzingevent, like a new Pearl Harbor.”

Should the citizens of theUnited States support a govern-ment willing to use the deathsof innocent civilians to achievetheir agenda while ignoring theperpetrator of the acts, Osamabin Laden?

I know I don’t.

NateCook

HansHage

Iwas walking to the library last week and Ihappened to cross paths with Thomas Weiss,

Director of Procurement Services (that’s thefancy name for the person who buys everythingon campus).

He greeted me with a friendly“hello,” and I replied the same. Wetalked about the nice weather and allthat other superficial stranger dialogue.Then the conversation turned ratherinteresting.

“I’m heading down to see the newclock that was put up by the library. Ifigured I better see it since I bought it,”he said.

“Oh yeah, I saw them working onthat. Is it done yet?” I asked with alaugh.

“It better be; I paid for it and all,” he replied. My annoyance started to grow. “You didn’t really buy it yourself, did you?” I

thought to myself.Along the way, Weiss spotted Jens Gunelson,

the campus photographer. He had just finishedtaking some pictures of the new clock.

“Hey Jens,” Weiss yelled, “Come back and takea picture of me by the clock. I bought it.”

Gunelson asked him how much it cost. Weisslifted his hand and put up twofingers-like the peace sign -and followed that by holdingup five fingers - like a highfive.

“Two, five,” I thought tomyself, “Twenty five, 25what? Dollars? No. It couldn’thave cost that much. $2,500?Too low. Two-hundred andfifty thousand? Too steep.Must be $25,000.”

We parted ways, but I saw him one last time bythe clock posing like a big game hunter in frontof a trophy elk.

I was able to have another, more formal meetingwith Weiss earlier this week, and I got the juicybits of information about the new “procurement.”

Apparently my guess was pretty close; the clockcost $23,740. Weiss said the idea of the clockcame from Chancellor Betz several months ago.The clock’s physical style and placement on cam-pus was left up to Weiss, Waldo Hagen ofFacilities Management and Mary Halada, vicechancellor for administration and finance.

Of course, there is the most important questionof all: who actually paid for the clock?

Weiss may have done all of the grunt work, likefinding the clock and organizing its installment,but he didn’t pay for it per se. It’s interesting thatthese new additions and renovations are magical-ly appearing throughout campus.

Finding out who pays for all of these thingsproved to be the hardest information to uncover,as it always is.

Weiss assured me that there wasn’t any studentfunding that went toward the clock’s purchase,but a member of the Accounting Office offered aneven more interesting twist to the story.

He said that this was an “unusual situation”because the Accounting Office hasn’t yet been

requested to submit a proposal recommendingwhere the money should come from. That is, theUniversity acquired the clock without determin-ing how they were going to pay for it. So, theclock did magically appear after all.

Get it now; figure out how to pay for it later.The member of the Accounting Office said

Halada and other University officials may havediscussed the funding of the clock at some point,but he still hasn’t definitively heard how theclock will be paid for. At the time of this col-umn’s publication, Halada was unable to bereached for further information.

I’m a little skeptical, though. It worries me thatstudents might somehow be funding these recent“procurements.”

Whether or not this is true, where are the stu-dents’ voices in these decisions? We’re the oneswho walk past the clock everyday; shouldn’t wehave some input on these campus purchases?

If I don’t get bogged down in the bureaucraticred tape by next week, I’ll be sure to offer somemore insight into this issue.

BenJipson

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Bushready

fordraft

ChrisSchad

GUEST COLUMNIST

It’s time to get ready. Getready for a football player

who has been making jaws dropall across America for the pastthree years at SouthernCalifornia University, and isconsidering doing so for at leastthe next 10 years in the NFL.

Get ready for a football playerwho ran away with the HeismanTrophy award just like he ranaway from countless defenderswho thought they had him cor-nered and then came up with air.

Get ready for a football playerthat will make you say “Holycow,” “Are you kidding me?”and “What in the world just hap-pened?” again and again.

Get ready for a football playerwho has been called “TheHuman Xbox” because hismoves are that unreal.

Finally, get ready for the manwho could become one of thegreatest football players of alltime.

Get ready for the Reggie Bushshow.

Why have I decided to wait totell you about Bush until now?The spotlight has been shiningon him for three years already atUSC, and was the most com-mon household name in collegefootball last season. His highschool highlight tape is consid-ered a holy grail and is soldacross America. Hardcore col-lege fans knew who this guywas before he was even in col-lege.

Well, here is my point. ReggieBush isn’t the next anybody.He’s the first Reggie Bush.

The NFL has obviously had itsfair share of great runningbacks. Walter Payton, BarrySanders, Elroy Hirsch, EmmittSmith and Marshall Faulk arejust a few examples. What col-lege player do you know whocan be compared with Faulk andstill have people think that it’san understatement?

Bush has all the intangibles tobe mentioned with these greatbacks barring injury or unfore-seen circumstances.

The first and most obviousreason is on-the-field intangi-bles. Bush has great speed andruns a sub 4.4 second 40-yarddash. Sure, there are a lot ofbacks that are really fast, but notall of them are successful in theNFL (See New Orleans runningback and former WisconsinBadger standout MichaelBennett) and there is more toBush than just his speed. He hasuncanny agility that makes himlook like something that jumpedout of your TV while you wereplaying a John Madden videogame. He has moves on top ofmoves that are on top of moves

that are on top of even moremoves.

He admits that he doesn’t evenlook at the person in front ofhim, but instead the person afterhim to decide what he’s goingto do to make that second per-son miss.

“It was our first week of campin 2003,” USC quarterback JohnDavid Booty recalls. “Theseniors were talking trash to thefreshmen, and then Reggie wasjuking them all out of theirsocks.”

Remember, these were againstsenior players at USC, one ofthe top football schools in thecountry.

Bush has unbelievable versa-tility. He can play almost any-where on the field. You can puthim at running back, but that

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Rathbun leads Falcons on the moundJunior pitcher hopes toaid team to WIAC wins

Matt Zintermatthew.zinter@uwrf.edu

UW-RiverFalls sopho-more pitch-er BrittanyRathbun hasbeen a soft-ball playerher wholelife. Shehas grown

up witht h e

sport.

“I started by playing catch witha tennis ball in my backyardwith my dad,” Rathbun said. “Idid not actually start pitching ingames until I was about 12 yearsold.”

Rathbun lived in RochesterMinn. her whole life and wentto Rochester, Mayo HighSchool. She played two varsitysports: basketball in her juniorand senior year, and softball allfour years of high school.

She took all-conference honorsin her junior and senior year forsoftball, and was also all-regionher senior year.

“I worked really hard in the offseason,” Rathbun said. “Gettingthat award definitely paid offfrom practicing so much.”

Rathbun decided she wanted tocome to UW-River Falls early inher senior year of high school. Ithad a great program in market-ing that she was excited about,and she also really wanted toplay for Head Coach FayePerkins.

“I was in contact with Faye fora long time,” Rathbun said. “Ijust really like her and wanted to

play for her. I knew that she wasa great coach and was excited tobe a part of the Falcons.”

Softball is not all Rathbun doesfor fun. She enjoys watchingmovies, hanging out withfriends, golfing and rollerblad-ing. She is also a MinnesotaTwins fan.

“I love watching the Twinswith my dad,” Rathbun said.“I’m not that good at golf,though; I really enjoy playingit.”

Some great achievements thatRathbun has accomplishedinclude throwing two career nohitters. One of them was in highschool, and the other was in col-lege. The great thing about herhigh school no hitter was that it

was her last high school softballgame she ever played.

“It was a great feeling knowingthat I came out on top,” Rathbunsaid. “It was one of the best daysof my life.”

In the future, Rathbun wants tocoach high school softball andhave a teaching job. She wouldalso love to get married andhave a family.

“I want to coach high schoolsoftball because by then everygirl knows the basics,” Rathbunsaid. “But they can always learna little more, and that is where Icome in.”

The Falcons’ next game is onApril 30 on the road againstStevens Point. Game time is at2 p.m.

“Getting thataward definitely

paid off from prac-ticing so much.”Brittany Rathbun,

junior softball player

Falcons prepare for WIAC ConferenceBorder Olympics giveFalcons chance to run

Sarah Packinghamsarah.packingham@uwrf.edu

The UW-River Falls trackand field team participated inthe Border Olympics, whichthey put on at their home trackon April 22.

However, the BorderOlympics was not an officialrace.

“It was a more low-keyworkout for us,” sophomoreAndrew Reckard said. “Wewere the only team there, butthen some runners that wereunattached came. That made ita little more fun.”

During the day, the teamdivided the men’s team intoupperclassmen and under-classmen for the 4x800 relay.This race was one of the mostinteresting events of the day.

“The upperclassmen onlybeat us by just a second,”Reckard said. “It was reallyexciting.”

The Falcon men traveled toMacalester April 26, and thewomen will be there on Fridayin their final regular seasonmeet of the season.

Also this weekend theFalcon distance medley relayteam is heading to DrakeUniversity in Iowa.

“Our distance medley teamis heading to the DrakeRelays,” Reckard said. “That’sreally huge for them. That wasalso our team that competed atconference at the indoormeet.”

Reckard said that this is thefirst time in quite a few years

Jens Gunelson/Photo ServicesUW-River Falls sophomore Charlie Sowa participates in the high jump at the UW-RF Invitational on the weekend of April 8and 9. The Falcons are practicing hard to get ready for the WIAC Conference Championship on May 5 and 6.that UW-RF has sent athletes tothe Drake Relays.

Many of the men and womenon the track and field team haveimproved their times from lastseason, and besides hard work,team chemistry may be a con-

tributing factor in that.“The team chemistry has been

great all season,” Reckard said.“Hopefully it can just getstronger as we get into confer-ence.”

Most of the Falcon runners

have been together since early onin the year, training for both theindoor and outdoor season, andcountless good times and memo-ries have been formed sincethen.

“Everyone’s doing pretty

well,” senior women’s captainSara Rudesill said. “Our teamshave improved a lot since theindoor season.”

All members of the team agree

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Home runs keepfans interested

MattZinter

In the world of baseball, oneof the most energetic things

that get fans going is a homerun.

Home runs are what fans wantto see from the players whenthey go watch a game. Startingoff a season, you don’t expect aplayer to come out and hit abunch early on because theyneed to get their swing back, orthey are just starting off theseason.

That is not the case for St.Louis Cardinals first basemenAlbert Pujols.

This year, Pujols has alreadyhit 12 home runs, which isthree more than any of the sec-ond place players in the league.He is one home run shy of theleague record for home runs inthe month of April. The recordis held by Ken Griffey Jr. fromback in 1997. That yearGriffey. hit 13 home runs in themonth of April, which could bebroken this year.

In Pujols’ six-year career, onlyonce has he hit less than 35home runs in one season. Andthat one time, he hit 34. In thepast three seasons, he has hitmore than 40 home runs ineach season.

I think it’s really amazing thata player could accomplishsomething like this. Not eventhe Cardinal great MarkMcgwire hit 40 home runs inthree consecutive seasons.

What does that tell you aboutPujols?

When I think of Albert Pujols,I think of an all-star baseballplayer who will be one of thegreatest players of all time.

He will break the single sea-son home run record of 72 andthe all-time home run recordthat was set by Hank Aaron,which is at 755.

Right now, Barry Bonds istrying to catch that record, butin recent interviews, Bonds saidthat even he thinks that Aaron’srecord is “out of reach.”

Pujols, however, already has213 career home runs, and heis only in his sixth season.

Now going back to the greatMark Mcgwire, he only had178 home runs in his first sixseasons.

So that tells you right therethat Pujols is going to be a hall-of-fame player, no question. Toend this season, he will havemore than 40 home runs onceagain, and be really close to300 home runs in his career.

Albert Pujols is a phenomenalplayer who will be one of thebest players to ever play thegame. He will surely break atleast four or five all-timerecords.

He is no doubt one of the bestplayers in the game right now.

Kirsten Farrar/Student VoiceStudent Landon Overby throws a softball around outside between Stratton and PruchaHalls on Wednesday afternoon. After having cold weather for a few days students andstaff were happy to see the sun and warm temperatures return to campus, and enjoyedthemselves by spending time outside.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME

The first and mostobvious reason is

on-the-field intangi-bles. Bush has great

speed...

Brittany Rathbun

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Schad: Waits for Bush to surpass football greats like Detriot legend Sandersfrom page 6

would be boring. He can catchthe ball, so it’s possible to lineBush up at wide receiver. Heck,if you wanted to, you could linehim up at corner, safety or justhave him at quarterback. Thenafter that, he could pour theGatorade, wash the windows,clean out the locker room, savethe world, and run to ESPN tomanage his own highlightswhile carrying a football andjumping through rings of firewhile being chased by Jaguars

(Jacksonville Jaguars, that is). One of the things the NFL

loves is marketability off thefield. While the competitioncommittee doesn’t like end zonecelebrations that have beenmade famous by CincinattiBengals receiver Chad Johnson,they like a player who can bringin money via jersey sales andendorsements.

Bush has plenty of charisma,and will instantly be loved bythe fans because of his person-ality.

“We played UCLA in ‘03 and

I pulled him to the side,”Detroit Lions receiver MikeWilliams recalls. “I said ‘Showme something’ and he smiled,went on the field and took thekickoff nearly 100 yards for aTD.” The stories go on and on,

summed up by words like fan-tastic, unbelievable and classic.

Bush has dropped jaws for thepast three years and will contin-ue to do so in the NFL. TheNFL hasn’t had a running backthis good since Barry Sandersran all over for the DetroitLions before he retired.

The NFL may have just gottenSanders’ replacement for thetitle of greatest running backwe’ve ever seen. The questionis, how long will it take Bush tobecome one of the greatest run-ning backs ever?

with Rudesill on how the seasonhas been going.

“It’s going great,” sophomoreVicki Cooper said. “We’re agreat team who’s getting alonggreat, and there’s tons of sup-port.”

The Falcons will travel to UW-Oshkosh for the WIAC OutdoorChampionships on May 5 and 6,where the Falcons hope that theirperformances will lead a numberof athletes to the next level ofcompetition.

“We’re going to keep doingwhat we’ve been doing all sea-

Falcons split fourth series in a row

Jen Dolen/Student VoiceFalcon sophomore Amanda Peters (14) bats against Hamline University on April 11. The Falcons split the series withHamline, and have split four conference series in a row. The Falcons travel to UW-Stout on Sunday for a doubleheader.

Women can’t getabove .500 with conference foes

Sarah Packinghamsarah.packingham@uwrf.edu

The past week has been a busyone for the UW-River Fallswomen’s softball team, as theyplayed in four different seriessince April 20.

Most recently, UW-RF took onconference foe UW-Superior in adoubleheader on the home fieldon April 26. The Falcons won thefirst game 2-0 and lost the sec-ond game 7-1. This was thefourth series in a row that theyhave split with conference oppo-nents.

“It’s getting frustrating,”sophomore Amanda Peters said.“Either we’re up or we’re down.There’s no in between.”

On April 20, the Falcons trav-eled to UW-Stout, and cameaway with a 4-0 win and a 3-2loss in eight innings. Falcon

pitcher Ashley Bertrand cameaway with both a win and a lossin the day’s efforts.

On April 22, the Falconsreturned home to the RamerField Complex to take on theUW-Platteville Pioneers. Thefirst game was close, and had togo into extra innings. Howeverthe Pioneers had a little morebatting power, winning 7-5 in theeighth inning.

Bertrand was the starting pitch-er who was pulled, and BrittanyRathbun came in to relieve her.Bertrand returned again in theeighth inning to take the loss forthe Falcons.

In the second game, theFalcon’s bats truly came alive,especially for AmandaWojnowiak. She was 2-3 withfive RBIs and two home runs.Amanda Peters also hit one overthe fence, aiding in a 6-2 victoryfor UW-RF. Bertrand was on themound for the whole game forthe fourth time this season.

After a tough series againstPlatteville the Falcons didn’thave much time to rest, as they

took to the home field the nextday for a afternoon doubleheaderagainst UW-La Crosse.

“Both teams were decent and Ithink we were the better team,”Peters said. “We just need tocome out and be a threat at alltimes.”

In the first game, it seemednothing could go right for theFalcons as they suffered a diffi-cult 12-1 loss. They were able torebound in the second game andwin 5-3.

Mindy Rudiger scored theFalcons’ only run in the firstgame’s in the sixth inning.Bertrand took the loss on themound again.

Falcon Rachel Mathias went 2-3 in the second game against LaCrosse, and Bertrand was thewinning pitcher and Rathbunearned her seventh save of theseason on the mound.

That series brought theFalcons’ season record to 19-17,with a 5-9 record in WIAC. TheFalcons next game is at UW-Stout on April 30. The next homegame is May 2, against St.

Mary’s.There is not much time remain-

ing in the Falcons’ regular sea-son, and they hope to end on ahigh note to enter the playoffs.

The Falcons, along with theirother WIAC opponents, will takepart in a two-day series thatdetermines who goes on to thenext level. This competition willtake place on May 5 and 6.

“It’s more mental now,” Peterssaid. “We need to fire up nowand everyone needs to realize it’sdo or die time.”

Even though the Falcons recordis currently not far above .500overall and they are 4 gamesbelow .500 in conference play,there are still many positives thathave come out of this long sea-son.

“We’ve gotten better, we’vehad a couple of bright spots,”Peters said. “Even though we areyoung people get surprised whenthey find out we only have threejuniors and no seniors. We looklike we’ve been playing togetherfor a couple years.”

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The UW-River Falls softball team finishes the regularseason at home on May 2 against MIAC opponent St.Mary’s . The Falcons are hoping for a strong showing athome to head into the playoffs on a high note the follow-ing weekend.

St. Mary’s

Friday, Aril 28Track and field at Drake Relays, 8 a.m.

Women’s Track and field at Macalester, 10 a.m.

Sunday, April 30Softball at Stevens Point, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, May 2Softball vs. St. Marys, 4 p.m.

Friday, May 5Softball at WIAC Tournament at Stout, TBA

Track and field WIAC Outdoor Championships atOshkosh, 10 a.m.

Saturday, May 6Softball at WIAC Tournament at Stout, TBA

Track and field WIAC Outdoor Championships atOshkosh, 10 a.m.

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Track and Field: Medley runners participate in Drake Relays over weekendfrom page 6 son to prepare,” Reckard said.

“Some of us will taper, but we’llstill have intense workouts.

Reckard said that he, alongwith the rest of the team, willhave to practice carefully tomake sure they don’t burn out.

“This week is really the last bigweek of workouts,” Rudesillsaid. “Starting next week we’llstart to taper down.”

“The Border Relays really werea good break for that,” Reckardsaid. “Hopefully we’ll be able togo to the conference meet andhave some of our best times.”

The runners aren’t the onlyones who change their workoutscome conference time.

“We back off on the number ofthrows,” Cooper said. “Insteadof doing two different throws aday, we only do one. We alsodon’t do so much heavy lifting.”

Athletes have to be at the top oftheir game in order to compete atthe conference meet.

“Hopefully we can send a cou-ple runners there. The top 24runners in the conference get tocompete at the conferencemeet,” Rudesill said. “And everyteam gets a relay team for sure.”

“We all just have to set our ownpersonal goals,” Cooper said.“We know what we have to do,we just have to do it.”

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TOP PERFORMERS

Ashley Bertrandsoftball

Bertrand, from St.Paul, Minn., wasthe winning pitcheragainst UW-S.

Amanda Peterssoftball

Peters, a sopho-more from Pepin,Wis., went 2-3against UW-Superioron April 26.

...wash the win-dows, clean out thelocker room, savethe world and run

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Expansion in near future likelyJennie Oemig

jennifer.oemig@uwrf.edu

With this year’s room sign-up complete, allbut three rooms in South Fork Suites, thenewest residence hall on the UW-River Fallscampus, are occupied for fall semester, giv-ing the Residence Life staff an idea of whento begin the planned expansion.

Before construction on the largest resi-dence hall on the UW-RF campus was com-pleted, Residence Life employees made thedecision to prepare the building for a futureexpansion. Director of Residence Life andStaff Development Terry Willson said thatsometime within the next five to sevenyears, South Fork Suites, which currentlyhouses 240 beds, will double in capacity.

“It was built with the intention of addingon,” Willson said. “Data lines and cableswere laid with the intention of it being twicethe size it is.”

Mike Stifter, director of Student LifeFacilities, and Willson both said there is apossibility of making a few alterations to theoriginal floor plans when it comes time todesign the new addition. Stifter said it wouldbe simpler to use the same floor plans as therest of the building, but the Residence Lifestaff wants to make sure the students havesome input.

“We want to do a real assessment of thoseliving there now to find out what they like

and don’t like,” Stifter said.There are several options being considered,

especially with the hall staff situation. In therest of the residence halls, the hall managerand resident assistants each have their ownroom, but in South Fork Suites, the staffmembers share a suite with three other stu-dents. Stifter said the option to create a fewsuites with one or two bedrooms and a livingarea is a definite possibility.

“We’re going to explore our options and gowith the more cost effective one,” Stiftersaid.

Another option being explored for theaddition is having some suites with fullkitchens instead of the kitchenettes in thepresent building. Stifter also said the addi-tion of general amenities such as computerrooms and lounges would be an option.

There has also been mention of offeringstudents who live in the building 12-monthcontracts, which could happen even beforethe addition is approved. This option willallow residents to remain on campus duringthe summer in lieu of finding apartments tosublease.

If Residence Life were to go ahead with theexpansion with the expectation of the addi-tion being completed during the 2010-2011academic year, a budget proposal for theproject would have had to have been submit-ted to the state earlier this year. With con-struction of the new Student Union still inprogress, Willson said submitting the budgetnow would not have been in the University’s

best interest.“Student Services decided to hold off and

not submit the budget in February,” Willsonsaid. “We were a little bit nervous with get-ting a track record of demand.”

Some problematic developments duringthe first year of the Suites’ availability havealso contributed to the uncertainty ofexpanding in the near future. Willson saidlast spring there were many cancellationsjust after room sign-up was completed and atmid-year there was difficulty filling vacantspaces. At the end of fall semester, therewere 14 room openings, due mainly to grad-uating seniors moving out and other studentsleaving to study abroad or student teach dur-ing spring semester.

Willson said the idea to build the suite-style building on campus was the result ofincreasing enrollment and student support.

“When we first planned South Fork, wewere thinking the enrollment would contin-ue to increase,” Willson said.

Willson said students were the most impor-tant factor when deciding to add another res-idence hall to the UW-RF campus.

“It wouldn’t have been built were it not forstudent support,” Willson said. “We dependon student dollars and we try to be goodguardians of student money.”

Another factor in adding South Fork Suiteswas the University’s reputation of being aresidential campus. Willson said UW-RF istied with UW-Platteville for having the high-est residential rate at 40 percent.

Suite life will soon be sweeter

incredible testament to thepower of visions.”

Betz said UW-RF will try tosecure something in the future,and that many colleges willbenefit from the relationship.He said UW-RF would try tosend three or four students asemester.

The memorandum signeddoes not actually force any-thing, but just opens the linesup, Betz said.

“It’s like a tripwire,” he said. Carmen Pampa is looking for-

ward to the new relationship ithas forged with UW-RF, saidSister Demund Nolan, directorgeneral for the university.

“We hope to work together ondifferent projects we have,” shesaid.

Carmen Pampa is also work-ing with South Dakota StateUniversity and the College ofSt. Catherine.

Nolan thanked Betz and theuniversity for sending peopledown to her school, which shecalled the “school on the moun-tain top.”

Carmen Pampa was founded12 years ago by Nolan, whosaw the mountain and believedit would be perfect for a univer-sity.

“We’re just a young universi-ty,” she said.

Age, however, is only oneconcern for the school.

The area is quite difficult to

work in, Nolan said. Many ofthe parents of her students can-not read, and there have beenfive presidents during the last18-month period, she said. Thefirst two were overthrown byviolent street rebellions.

At one point the country washaving a difficult time fillingthe position. The vice president,leader of the senate and leaderof the house all refused bids forthe office.

Currently, Evo Morales is thepresident, the first president thatis indigenous. Bolivia now hasa socialist government, shesaid.

Betz said the shaky politicalclimate will help the UW-RFstudents understand more aboutother leaderships.

“I think it prepares ourUniversity for the much broadergoal of being able to function inan increasingly global govern-ment,” Betz said.

But despite hardships andoverthrows, Nolan remainsoptimistic.

“We hope eventually you willbecome conscious of the worldwe can offer you,” she said.“That is what education is allabout. We are in this together.”

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Jen Dolen/Student VoiceSouth Fork Suites will soon be expanding to double its housing capacity. Director of Residence Life/Staff Development TerryWillson will be looking into innovative ways to make the suites even better for students.

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Four Letter Lie, recentlysigned to Victory Recordsstraight out of Minneapolis,Minn., has appeared onTaste of Chaos 2005 andTaste of Chaos 2006.

With nothing but an EPout titled Her Escape, FourLetter Lie has taken theMinneapolis post-hardcorescene by storm.

“With their scream alongchoruses, monster break-downs and unexpected, yetwell-balanced soft side,Four Letter Lie have built adedicated, and loyal localfan-base from the groundup as well as a strongnationwide audience,”according to VictoryRecords.

Four Letter Lie has founda name for itself by themeans of purevolume.com,and by local shows inMinnesota every week.

With Victory Recordsbehind it, the band recentlyrecorded its debut albumwith producer MattGoldman, who has alsodone work with bands likeUnderOATH, The Chariotand Copeland.

With the release date forthe album Let Your BodyTake Over on August 22,local fans will anxiously beawaiting the new andimproved version of theMinneapolis hardcore

favorite. Four Letter Liehas also just kicked off itsheadlining The OrdinaryLife Tour, touring anywherefrom home in Minnesota toTexas and even California.

For a band that hasn’teven released a debutalbum, Four Letter Lie isincreasing its fan base ten-fold each and every day.According to VictoryRecords, guitarist KevinSkaff said, “We havealways been a band whoworks as hard as we can atwhat we do and I thinkthat‘s something peoplestart to notice after awhile.”

When listening to singles

off the EP, you can totallysee that what Kevin saidholds truth. The work themembers have put in sincethe band’s birth is miracu-lous compared to mostbands that get the initialbreak.

They have also found adeal with a clothing label,Rezistance Clothing,helping to further thealready drasticincrease of a fanbase.

This brand has alsosupported bands likeAvenged Sevenfold,Dead Poetic andFinch.

Brian Nagan, lead vocalssums everything up greatly.“Don‘t lose sight of thisband. From what you cansee, the best is yet to come.We try to work togethercollectively 110 percent ineverything that we do, andso far it‘s leading us in apositive direction.”

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Comedy and mystery come to UW-River Fallsas the student theater group, Masquers, presents"The Butler Did It" by Walter and Peter Marks.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. April 27 – 29and May 4 – 6 in the Davis Theatre of theKleinpell Fine Arts building.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for studentsand seniors.

For more information call the box office at425-3114 or 1-800-228-5423.

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Registration will take place on the hill next tothe Karges Center just north of the parking lot.Contact Bill Henderson at 425-0636.

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9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. - Commencement

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Ford has taught here atUW-River Falls for the pastsix years. He teaches thefreshman-level biology andupper-level aquatic courses.

His specialty is fishery biol-ogy, which is also his

favorite. “Studying salmon is what got me interested in

fishery biology,” Ford said.He said he enjoys working with other profes-

sors in the biology department.“They make it really enjoyable,” he said.

Ford’s advice for biology majors is to not settlefor any job.

“If they are in a certain area they want to get ajob in then they should go for it,” Ford said.“Choose something you like to so you have acareer and not just a job.”

Interacting with students is Ford’s favorite partof his job.

“I think we have a lot of down-to-earth stu-dents,” he said. “They are respectful. I like thesmall student population too.”

Ford is an 80 percent faculty member but stilldoes a lot of work with students on independentprojects looking at streams.

“There is a unique cold water ecosystem herein River Falls. The Kinnickinnic River is amajor component in that,” he said. “And my stu-dents assist to see if the environment is beingstressed by using fish and insects to tell them.”

When not teaching, Ford enjoys hunting, fish-ing, hiking and playing basketball. He owns asmall construction business in the south metro ofthe Twin Cities where he builds decks andporches in the summer.

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drinking. If you are of ageand choose to drink,

please do so responsibly.out of five points

I’ve got to be honest - I am asmoker. However, that fact has

not influenced my opinion of“Thank You for Smoking” in anyway, shape or form. Actually, whenI get out of a movie I’m reviewing,I always light up while contemplat-ing the acting and plot of the film.

Not this one. The actual

thought of it wasnauseating andrepulsive. Eventhough I was sit-ting in a theater, Ihad the faintsmell of stalesmoke in the backof my sinuses forthe whole hourand a half. That’s pretty cool that amovie can make you physically feela certain way. But did it have anyinfluence on me quitting for good?

No. I still enjoyed a cig this morn-ing ... while chuckling and cough-ing over the great satire I saw thenight before.

Its comedy was just as black asmy lungs, and I’m okay with that.

I’m not sure how much this story-line followed the plot of the book.If I did, I would be reviewingbooks, not films. But I felt that thefilm had nothing to do with smok-ing. It was just a back story to getour attention.

Although the film is about atobacco lobbyist, Nick Naylor, younever see anyone inthe movie smoke,not even an extra.This was a greatmove by the direc-tor, because itfocused your atten-tion on the maincharacter and hisstruggle to teach hisson how the worldreally works - whichis accordingly eviland manipulative.

The cast includesclassic actors suchas Robert Duvalland William H.Macy, as the“Capitan” of thetobacco industryversus the senator.They are the founda-tion for the rest ofthe comedy becausethey are subtle andcoy about it.Although they nevermeet on screen,they were per-fect nemeses.

Katie Holmesappears briefly(and almostalways in herunderwear) asthe reporter whobreaks the newsof Naylor’s tac-

tics. I wouldn’t have minded herperformance, but every time theyshowed her plowing the lobbyist, Icouldn’t help but wonder if that’show Tom and she do it.

It sounds gross, but you’ll think ittoo when the scenes make you feellike you need a shower.

If you like this film because itmakes the tobaccoindustry look like themoney hungry, life-sucking leaches youthink they are, thenyou didn’t get it. Thisisn’t about one indus-try in particular.

“Thank You ForSmoking” examineshow far any of us

might go just to pay the mortgage.What does our ideology say aboutour personal nature?

Nobody thinks that paying off thedying Marlboro Man or cancer isfunny. But the best comedic perfor-mances come from within the char-acters’ thoughts and personalities.

“Thank You for Smoking” doesn’tjust exploit that quality, it makesyou love the fact that they did.

Jenna is a sophomore studyingjournalism and music history. Sheenjoys watching dark comedymovies.

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The comedy “Thank You forSmoking” chronicles the life of

Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), chiefspokesman for Big Tobacco, whodefends the rights of smokers, tobac-co farmers and the ‘defenseless’ cor-porations.

Because most people believe thatcigarettes contribute to the deaths ofthousands eachyear, cigarettesare often per-ceived as evil.

That is whatNaylor faces eachday, as he is peri-odically insultedby the waveringpublic, broughtonto talk showsand interviewed by reporters.

Confronted by health activists anda stern senator (William H. Macy)who acts as a sworn foe against thetobacco industry, Naylor neverdenies the harmful effects of ciga-rettes.

With his good looks and pleasantpersona, Naylor instead smoothlytwists their arguments, and he’sbecome pretty damn good at it, too.

When Naylor isn’t being harassedby people, he gets together with twofriends who are also lobbyists.Representing tobacco, alcohol andfirearms, they nickname themselvesthe M.O.D. squad, the “Merchants ofDeath.”

They discuss their problems over

lunch, give each other advice andcompare the death tolls their busi-nesses cause each year.

Though divorced, Naylor tries tomaintain an active role in his son’slife, continuing to act as a rolemodel.

Directed and written by JasonReitman, the son of Ivan Reitman

(Ghostbusters, Stripes,Dave), he has indeedinherited his father’sknack at comedy.

Jason just uses humorin a more subtle fash-ion, including reasonand logic into the story-line.

For example, Naylorcomes with the notion

to start having cigarettes in moviesto give them the appearance of being‘cool and sexy’ like it was in thepast.

Also notice that you never do see aperson smoking. When dealing withtobacco, the media now often por-trays someone coughing and wheez-ing, but not here.

So without this or any of the othernegative attributes of smoking, Icouldn’t help but think, ‘who am I totell someone not to smoke? If a per-son wants to, that’s their decision.’

But easily the best part of the filmhas got to be Eckhart. With his opti-mism and trusting nature, you justcan’t stay angry at him. Choosinghis words carefully, he’s brilliant as

a sneaky corporatevillain. Ironically, heis also the hero.

Though he is apa-thetic toward peoplehe doesn’t know, heonly reveals that insmall clips and onlyto his closest friends.

When I saw the pre-views for this, itlooked good. Butinstead it turned outtruly great. Eckhart’sperformance, alongwith Reitman’s quirkydirection and writing,all comes together toproduce a hilariousflick with style.

It’s a satire, and itdoes what a satiredoes best: pokes funat society and thesocial norm. Sure,some people may seecigarettes as evil, butthat does not mean

we still can’tlaugh at it.

Nick is a juniorstudying history.He enjoys watch-ing comic booksuperheromovies.

4.0out of five points

Smoking becomes butt of joke

3.9out of five points

JennaLee

NickWelsh

Ratings for movie reviews are based on ascale from one to five. A film that scores a fiveis a movie worth seeing at least once. A filmthat scores a one is a horribly acted or direct-

ed film with no substance.

Aaron Eckhart portrays tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor in the satire “Thank You for Smoking.”

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Student Voice 10FEATUREApril 28, 2006

9th

Annual UWRF Ag. Mechanization Club

Lawnmower Tune-upFriday Apr. 28th & Saturday Apr. 29th

Tune-up consists of:

• Oil Change

• New spark plug• Tire Pressure Check• Air filter cleaning• Greasing• Blade sharpening• Pressure Washing• Deck cleaning

Additional Services available for nominal fee

$30.00 for each push mower $60.00 for each Riding lawnmower

Pickup/Delivery available in River Falls Area:$5.00 for push $10.00 for Rider:

Contact info: Call anytime!

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Students teach children about agricultureBeth Dickman

Elizabeth.dickman@uwrf.edu

More than 800 elementary school chil-dren and 100 chaperones braved thechance of rainy weather last Friday tolearn more about agriculture at UW-River Falls’ Farm Day Jubilee.

Farm Day Jubilee took place at LabFarm 2 on April 21 between 9 a.m. and3 p.m. Even though the weather waspredicted to be cloudy and drizzly, near-ly all of the registered participantsjoined Alpha Zeta, the honorary agricul-ture fraternity, and River Falls HighSchool’s Future Farmers of America(FFA), along with other UW-RF organi-zations to take part in hands-on activi-ties related to farms and agriculture.

“The event was created to educate ele-mentary school students about agricul-ture,” Alpha Zeta President Cory Salzlsaid. “Each organization helps by pro-viding members to help at various sta-tions throughout the day, and they alsoput together short presentations for thestudents. “

Students from local elementaryschools and several schools in the TwinCities area were invited. They partici-pated in activities like a petting zoo,sheep shearing and Ag Jeopardy - fea-turing questions about “Chicken Little”and Donkey from “Shrek.”

Other stations included Dairy StoryTime, Crops & Soils, Egg Candling,Rodeo School, Food Science and

Forestry Fun. Rodeo School turned out to be a

favorite with the kids, like previousyears, allowing them to mount bales ofhay and practice roping.

Beth Hankins, a student in the pre-vetprogram, took part in the festivities forthe third year. She was leader of the EggCandling station, which gave her anopportunity to get involved with the stu-dents.

“I like to ask, ‘What’s the differencebetween the kind of egg that you eat andthe kind that a chick hatches out of?’”Hankins said. “One kid answered, ‘thekind you eat has a yolk.’ When I toldhim the real answer, which has to dowith fertilization, the boy asked whatfertilization was and I had to change thesubject really fast.”

Like Hankins, other students involvedwith Farm Day enjoyed sharing theirknowledge and passion for agriculturewith the kids.

“Most of the people involved withhelping out had a great time workingwith the kids,” Salzl said. “It gave them

an opportunity topromote agricul-ture, a passion intheir life.”

Alpha Zetaorganized theevent with a lotof help from theRiver Falls HighSchool FFA. Thep a r t i c i p a t i n ggroups fromUW-RF that pro-vided a largenumber of volun-teers were theDairy Club,Sigma Alpha, AgEd Society,Crops & SoilClub, RodeoClub, FoodScience Club andFalcon 4-H.

The Farm DayJubilee is anevent that is heldeach spring andtypically invitesmore than 800students andchaperones fromthe surroundingarea. The goal is to promote agriculturein a fun way, and to give kids who havenever set foot on a farm the opportunityto learn about what it is like.

“It is important for the kids to under-stand the functions of agriculture andhow agriculture is involved in produc-ing food, clothing and other items useddaily,” Salzl said. “It was a success. The

weather held out, the kids had fun andthey learned a lot about Wisconsin’sagriculture.”

Jen Dolen, Student VoiceSophomore Nick Burke helps an elementary student saddle up during the Farm Day Jubileelast Friday. More than 800 local children participated in the event at Lab Farm 2.

“Most of the peopleinvolved had a

great time workingwith the kids.”

Cory Salzl,Alpha Zeta president

Jen Dolen/Student VoiceJunior Chaonhia Xiong performs before a crowd during Wednesday’s Unity in the Community events.The day-long festival celebrates diversity on the campus and in the comunity.

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