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Issue nine of the VanCougar Student Newspaper
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Money is a contentious subject.As students, we hope that the moneywe pay in tuition is going not only topay for salaries and facility upkeep, but also to make our campus a pleas-ant and supportive place. One or-ganization directly involved in thatwork is ASWSUV. But what is AS-WSUV up to this year? Where doestheir funding come from, and whogets to decide how it is spent? TheVanCougar sat down with ASWSUVPresident Peter Sterr, Vice PresidentAndrea Wooster and Public Rela-tions Director, Nicole Mouslen to getsome answers.The ASWSUV budget($246,316.06 this year) draws on apool of funds made up of servicesand activities fees (S&A) that everystudent pays with tuition. This poolof money is then entrusted to two
dierent commiees: the S&A Bud
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get Commiee and the S&A FacilitiesCommiee. Both commiees hear
funding requests from students andallot money accordingly. Student ori-ented organizations are the primarysolicitors. Such organizations includeASWSUV, OSI, the student resourcecenter and the VanCougar.ASWSUV submits their request
to the S&A budget commiee. Thiscommiee is made up of a handful
of students, one faculty member andtwo administrators. Their request forfunding is determined by a budgetproposal put together by the Senate
Finance Commiee, the Senate Pro
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gramming Commiee and the ASW
-SUV president.The budget proposal is largely based on the previous year’s expens-es, with room for growth and cut-
backs in specic areas.
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Everything you alwayswanted to know aboutthe ASWSUV Budget butwere afraid to ask
Student dodgeball teams organized by the Student Ambassadors face off. Story on page 9.
P h o t o s b y G r e g o r y E . Z s c h o m l e r
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ASWSUV President Peter Sterr chats about the new RecreationCenter.
From thePresident
The Eyes, Ears and Voice of the Students at WSU-V
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Confrontation in theclassroom, cops called
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No doubt you’ve heard the term “nickleand dime you to death.” This past week, re-
ecting yet another blow to pocketbooks, half
of the remaining 30-minute free parking me-ters on campus have been removed.In their place are two-hour coin-op me-ters. The new meters replace those on thenorth side drive near the C-Tran stop. The freemeters on the south side of the drive remainso for the time being. At least daycare parentsget a free ride. On the down-side guests andshort-term parking students will continue be-ing gouged. On the up-side you can now park
there longer without geing a ticket.
It’s your dime
Washington State University - VancouverSeptember 22, 2008www.vancougar.com
A student, feeling threat-ened, calls campus PublicSafety when another stu-dent makes a confronta-tional outburst in a Crim-minal Justice class.
Ambassador’s dodgeballtournament a smash hit
Campus security ocials stood
blocking the main entrance to the li-
brary around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
16, asking people to move away fromthe area. Students were passing by as
they le classes in the nearby VMMC
building, while others were trying toget into the library to study or to at-
tend other classes. An unidentiedsecurity ocial nally told them,“There’s been a lile incident in a
classroom.”Eventually, several class mem-
bers and Taj Mahon-Ha, the non-
resident graduate student instructorof the Sociology 361 Criminology
class, le the building. Ocials gottheir names as they le. Most of the
students were anxious to walk away, but some stopped to explain whathad happened. According to sev-eral sources a student disrupted themiddle of the instructor’s presenta-tion, shouting, “I can’t believe I paida thousand dollars for this f***ingclass!” The student’s name has not been released.“The teacher was just stunned,”said one student, who asked not to be named. “He told the guy he couldleave—he could drop the class if hedidn’t like it. But he stayed there, he
reached in his bag like he was geing
something out, he was staring downthe teacher like he wanted to get in a
ght.”Others, too, identied this “star
-ring down” or “glaring” look. Whenthe student continued to stay in theclassroom, students became involvedand asked him to leave. “They weretelling him, ‘This is an adult educa-tional institution, you should act likean adult.’” Another student, AllisonLee, told him that,“we all paid mon-ey for the class…”and that by actingthis way he “waswasting our timeand money.”Accordingto Lee when onestudent said that she would call secu-rity, the disruptive student said, “Oh,really?” in a mocking way. Anotherstudent says that was his response to being told he was acting like a jerk.The instructor, she says, thenasked him to leave and he stood upand said, “b**ch-a** mother f***er.”Lee said he put his backpack on thedesk and “menacingly put his handin the bag slowly as if to grab some-
thing.” He le the room saying, “This
was a social experiment gone well,” but, according to some, stayed justoutside, pacing up and down the hall-way, which made the other studentsnervous. There are about 20 studentsin the class. One student shared hisconcern about how “easily mass hys-teria” set in. One got up and turnedthe deadbolt, locking the door.It is reported that at this pointthe instructor had a student call Pub-lic Safety. A student mentioned thatshe’d heard “the disruptive studenthas had issues before,” said Lee.“I don’t know what the guy’sproblem was,” said another student.“Taj is a great professor, everyone’slearning a lot, and he interacts wellwith the class.” One student whowas there said it was not a big deal,and no one shouldmake anything ofit. However, an-other said it was“creepy...”By the time
ocers arrived on
the scene the dis-ruptive studentwas gone. According to Lt. Dave Ste-phenson, Public Safety Manager, thedepartment is investigating a possible“disorderly conduct” charge and of-
cers were looking for the student on
campus Wednesday. They are watch-ing to see if he will show up duringhis class schedule so that they mayspeak with him, said Stephenson.
...a student stood up in themiddle of the instructor’spresentation, shouting, “Ican’t believe I paid a thou-sand dollars for this f***ingclass!”
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In response to Trespass Arrest (Aug 25)
and the subsequent Leer to the Editor (Sept 8) on the topic:
I was the faculty representative on the hiring commiee along withexecutives from the Vancouver Police, the Clark County Sheri’s and the ASWSUV that selected Ocer Larry Raglione. All of the candidates wereveed through a process that was very thorough and I feel we selected the bestcandidate who happens to have had a long career in law enforcement in the public sector.I found the tenor of the Editorial to be inciteful [sic], potentially lead
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ing the uninformed reader to believe that we had hired a hotheaded bungler.I know that Ocer Raglione knew exactly what he was doing: he is a profes
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sional. Further, I happened to see the laer part of the proceedings from myoce window and the body language I observed was so casual that I wasn’tcertain an arrest was being made until Ocer Raglione seated an arrestee inthe back of his cruiser.What I saw was not congruous with the Editorial and I did not seeanyone other than the ocer, deputies and arrestee within earshot at thattime. I will wait for further facts to solidify my opinion but it seems to methat, as stated in the leer, the “glaring example of what unnecessary power produces” may be the power of the press in this instance. You surely incitedone reader!
SteveSylvester,PhD AssociateProfessor
Letters to the Editors
Rebual to the above leer:
As Editor-in-Chief of the VanCougar I feel a deep responsibility toaccurately report newsworthy incidents. This was, and obviously still is,newsworthy. I feel fortunate that I was in the right place at the right time.Yes, I did observe the entire incident rst hand from the patio of the FSC. I was within twenty feet of the confrontation at all times and could easily hearthe proceedings. I, unlike Prof. Sylvester, was not viewing from some distantwindow.It was not my intention to cast any particular light on Raglione’scharacter; my only intention was to accurately report what I saw. I madeevery eort to neutralize my descriptors even though I personally felt thatRaglione was at times less than diplomatic and upon cung the arrestees(there were three) was a tad forceful without cause. He was, however, morethan patient—with that I credit him. As to the “casualness” of the confrontation, as stated in my article:he was so casual he did not recite the Miranda rights upon arrest nor didhe state, until asked, what the arrest was for. That’s not good. Whenever (if ever) I am placed under arrest I would expect to hear, “I’m placing you underarrest for ____; you have the right to remain silent, anything you say…”Otherwise I can seek legal recourse.I don’t doubt that Raglione is professional, qualied, and—havingmet him—a very nice person. I think a few things fell through the cracks andthat he could have performed beer. I agree with you, Sylvester, that is noreason to slam him or his profession. I also agree that the tenor of the Sept.8 leer was somewhat provoking and seemed to be wrien by a “cop hater.”It was still proper and in the best interest of my readers for me to publish it. Aer all, we wouldn’t have your leer if we didn’t. And thanks to “the powerof the press” you’ve had your time in the spotlight. By the way, this has been“insightful.”Gregory E. ZschomlerEditor in Chief The VanCougar
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At WSU-V we wantto celebrate “students ofmany backgrounds,” saidBola Majekobaje of the Of-
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who specializes in StudentDiversity.Maybe you feel thatyour story isn’t “diverse”enough to be interesting because you don’t belongto a group that people usu-ally think of when the word“diverse” is brought up.Think about it; do peo-ple have misconceptionsabout your life? Have youever really looked into your background? If you have,were you surprised? If thissounds like you, send inyour story.How has your unique background led to your be-ing at this school? How hasyour being a WSU-V stu-
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My Own Story
September 22, 2008
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OPINION
Caffein’d
Kati’s curiously captivating coffee-addled commentary
Mon Ami Café is the place to
go for good coee, crepes, and lib
-eral conversation. While I neversaw anyone treated as unwelcome,the customers who got the mostenthusiastic greetings almost im-mediately began discussing liberalpolitics. So if you are a liberal, or at
least don’t mind listening to leist
political conversations, Mon Ami isthe place to be.
Aside from tending to aractcrowds from the le, Mon Ami has
a kind of neighborhood café feel.Almost everyone who came intothe place while I sat sipping mysoy white chocolate mocha knewsomeone else there. Oldand new friendsseemed to be bumping intoone anotherall aroundme.The out-door seatingarea at MonAmi Café iswhat made theplace special forme. Most café’susually have acouple of tablesand chairs outsideof the shop in timesof good weather.I have seldom seensuch a well-maintained café atmo-sphere outside of the shop than atMon Ami. With a low fence around
the tables and owers all around,
this friendly (if tiny) area remindsthis hometown girl of the Europeanneighborhood cafés in movies or books.When asked what thing setMon Ami apart from the usual
coee shop, barita Sara McMullin
said, “that would be our crepes.”McMullin went on to explain that
the café makes two dierent kinds
of crepes, “sweet or savory,” saysMcMullin.
Fruit, jam, or cinnamon-sugar
crepes are examples of the sweet, but the savory were by far my fa-vorite. These mouth watering mealscan be as simple as turkey andcheddar, or as rich and complex asham, pear and brie crepes.And they are meals. Each crepeis huge, and made folded over likean omelet, rather than rolled likethe kind you see at IHOP.
As far as the coee goes, not
only is it delicious, it’s also earth-and human-friendly. Barista KayliBecker was enthusiastic when the
talk turned to coee.“We use Stumptown coee,
which is a local fair-trade or direct
trade coee supplier,” says Beck
-er. “The owners go to each of theplantations and make sure that theworkers are treated well,” Beckerinformed, “and the owners alsocome here and do free cof-
fee tastings on the rstFriday of each month at11:00 a.m.”
Becker also men-tioned that the café isthinking about switch-ing over to organicsyrups. “We have anorganic Vanilla syrupwe’re trying out rightnow,” says Becker.One of the thingsthat draws people toMon Ami, according toBecker, is the local artand live music.Local artists andphotographers can gettheir work displayed on the walls ofthe café, and local bands play there
oen. “Saturdays we usually have
live music, but we haven’t donethat this summer,” says Becker.Some of the other things thatmake Mon Ami a great place to be
include free Wi-Fi and bio-degrad
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able utensils. In addition to coee
and crepes, the café has a selectionof beer and wine available for thoseover twenty-one years old, and a
wae breakfast on Sunday morn
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To suggest your favorite coeeshop for review, email me at kati.hughes.04@gmail.com, or come bythe VanCougar oce during myoce hours.
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Fall
Now that we have a couple weeksof school under our belts we ought to
be geing into some semblance of aca
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demic shape. Seling into a paern of
classes, homework, eating and sleep-ing should be becoming second nature.Maybe.
For many of us there’s family, so
-cial life, and work to add into the mix.If so, chances are you’re at that pointwhere panic sets in and you wonder if
you can even pull this o with decent
grades. Yeah, it ain’t easy, but hang inthere, it is possible.And yes, I am also swamped, but I’ve not yet adjusted everythingto work in harmony. I’m resistant to
changing my paern. My biggest prob
-lem is that I’m not a morning person.As fall wears on and works its wayinto a winter frenzy, the sun sets ear-lier and earlier and rises later and later.That frosty chill begins to set in and I just don’t want to get out of bed in themorning for that 9 a.m. class. Soon theinfamous PNW gray skies and drizzlewill begin.Monday through Thursday it’s
that same ol’ rigmarole. Aer class it’so to work—from 10:30 to 2:30 I’m inthe oce. Homework in the evening,
internship hours to put in Tuesday andSaturday evenings; seems there’s always
a meeting on Friday aer my aernoon
class. (I’ve already had two meetingsthis week and it’s only Wednesday!)As SNL’s Rosanna Rosanna Dana(a character of the late great Gilda Rad-ner) used to say, “It just goes to showyou, there’s always something.”So, are we crazy? I think some-times I’m going that way, but I remindmyself that it’s worth it. I love going toWSU-V and I love being involved. Ifthings get too out of hand and I actu-ally feel like I might slip into insanityor depression I’ll swing by and see Dr.Meeks. Or maybe just drop a class. ;o)
Fitness
One thing I know will help. Statis-tics show it. Exercise. If I squeeze that
into my schedule I’ll study beer, sleep beer and feel beer. In this issue of
the VanCougar we look at some of themany options available to the studentsat WSU-V within the realm of exercise.Call it sports, call it recreation,
call it fun; be it bowling, soccer, a t
-ness workout, a walk, jog, or rousing
game of dodgeball, it’s all good stu. So
forget the X-box; it’s time for X-ercise!
Need motivation? Find an accountabil
-ity buddy to do it with you. If nothingelse, do some walking.I spent the last two weekendswalking around from dawn to dusk.Two weeks ago it was Disneyland. Last
weekend I went to a Renaissance Faire
in Oregon. I put in a LOT of miles, butit was fun. In fact I didn’t even noticeuntil I fell into bed at night, leg musclesthrobbing.It was sorta like the good Luther-an woman Garrison Keillor describesin one of his “Prairie Home Compan-ion” monologues. She has a brokenwrist but needs to make thirty poundsof potato salad. She says, “It only hurtswhen I stop.” So don’t stop then.
Freaks
Speaking of Renaissance fairs:
People are nuts! (It was like a Trekkieconvention only in the past.) Peopleall dressed up and going insane. Therewere pirates and pages, wenches andwitches, serfs and sires, lords and la-dies, knights and knaves. Throw ina few people who are really whackdressed as elves and fairies and it’s onetwisted time warp. (Get a grip folks! It’sthe Middle Ages, not Middle Earth!)
Jousts and sword ghts, jugglers
and bards, dancers and minstrels—there was everything but the rats anddisease. Okay, so it wasn’t all that ac-curate, but it was a great way to killa weekend and, lacking the plague,didn’t kill me.To make it all the more interesting
I went a step further in order to fulll
an assignment for my Digital Diver-sity class—I went without technology(mostly). I didn’t check my email or usea watch, I didn’t use a phone or fax, Ididn’t touch a computer, why, I didn’teven bathe, shave, or cook. (I did drivemy car, since I didn’t have a horse, but,like I said, I still walked a LOT.)And, BTW, I didn’t miss the tech-nology. When I got back it was therewaiting for me. [Some times I thinktechnology is the modern-day plaguethough it hasn’t killed me yet.] HaveYOU ever gone a couple days withoutemail, cell phones and IMing? Haveyou ever stopped to smell the roses? Itprobably wouldn’t kill you either.I read in The Columbian thisweek that a large percentage of peoplecheck their email while on vacation.What kind of a vacation is that? Whileat Disneyland I saw people glued to
the viewnder of their video camera.
That’s no way to experience the “hap-piest place on earth.” If you want thatkind of experience, stay home andwatch “The Wonderful World of Dis-ney” on the tube.In a nutshell my message this is-
sue is: Get out and live life rst hand,
not through a device. I’m a DTC (Digi-tal Technologies and Culture) major, Iknow. I’m just saying…well, even Prof.Dene Grigar takes yoga.
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