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Washington State University Vancouver April 1, 2009 Issue 14 www.vancougar.com

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FSC will host thestudent Art Fair on

April 10; showcases bystudents from WSUV

Art FairPreview

New technology leavesrelationships up in theair; a personal story of

a texting breakup

TextingBreakups

Inthis

issue:

Two teams ofcomedians put on

a show for studentson campus

IntramuralSoccer

Seven members fromWSUV performedcommunity service

projects

AlternativeSpring Break

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ComedySportz

Nick Ferderer and Nicole Mouslehcemented their victory in the 2009

ASWSUV elections, winning nextyears president and vice presidentslots respectively with 242 votes. Therunners-up, presidential candidateEmily Shaw and vice presidentialcandidate Rob Hildebrant, received 220votes the closest election in recenthistory.Presidential candidate Ryan Davis and

vice presidential candidate CandaceMcCammon notched 137 votes andthe team of presidential candidateKevin Cervantes and vice presidentialcandidate Abe Robles drew 48 votes.The contest attracted an unprecedented

23.4 percent turnout with students votingyes to three amendments includingdecreasing the required voting turnout

to conrm amendments to 15 percentand granting a ve percent pay increaseto senator salaries at a limit of $400dollars per semester.President-elect Ferderer says he is

pleased with the outcome, even if nextyear seems daunting.Im super excited for this opportunity,

he said. Theres denitely a lot of workup ahead, but Im looking forward to thechallenges and working with a stellarteam.Mousleh said their rst priority is

increasing communication between thestudent body and the school.Large numbers of students have

expressed a desire to have a hand in thedirection of the university, she said.

We will be working with the senate togain an understanding of the concernsand issues facing the campus.Previous elections netted only a

13 percent average student turnout.Ferderer thanked students for theirsupport and urged them to introducethemselves.I hope you swing by the ofce and

we can chit chat about activities,your new boyfriend or girlfriend,your classes, the weather; we cantalk about whatever, he said.Voters selected six new

senators to ll out theranks, electing Jake

K l e i n s c h m i d t ,Robert Chu,

Emily Shaw, Ashley Harman, DarcyCahill and Mason OLennick toone year terms. Write-in candidatesKevin Guzman, Ryan Davis, CandaceMcCammon, Jessica Yahm and RachelHaseman were slated for an additionalve positions.Freshman Heather Gonzalez says shes

glad her favorites won.

I was really happy with the results,she said. I hope they can bring moreopportunities to a larger diversity ofpeople.

RSO Director BlakeHunter said the electiondrew enthusiasticcampaigns.The candidates

were out there alot more. Theywere a lot moreknown, hesaid.It looks like

there is a lot ofexperience andalso some fresh

blood [in thesenate].The president

of brewery-enthusiastWSUZ y m u r g i s t sclub, non-

traditional student Jeff Sanders, wasless than impressed with election dayresults.I dont like it. It seemed like Nick and

Nicole pirated a lot of Emily and Robsideas, he said. I read their platformone day and the next day they had(Emily Shaws) ideas on a board.Sanders also questioned sophomore

Ferderers experience level, saying thepresident-electmight be pushedaround.

However, Sanders said hes willing togive Ferderer a shot.Nick will listen to advice and keep the

best interests of the school at heart, hesaid. If that happens, itll be awesome.I wish him the best.The elected will begin their terms

on the rst day of the fall 2009semester. Students interested in student

government plans and positions areencouraged to visit the AssociatedStudents of WSU-V ofce in theFirstenburg Commons.

By Collin RickmanaSSISTanTeDITor

Election winners ready or all beginningsPassing of three ASWSUVConstitutional Amendmentsamong Spring election results

Im looking forward

to the challenges

and working with a

stellar team.

Cleated players took thefield for a muddy game

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I like numbers, but Im not too good atmath. I used to be though, I swear. You see,when I was seventeen, I had an accident

before that I was acing my AP Calculusclass and after, well, lets just say I cordiallywithdrew from the course. Ever sincethe accident, my short term memory hasdegraded to remembering only the broadest

of details, of the most important things, too.It was the night of Winter Solstice; itwasnt a dark and stormy night, or so I dontrecall, and I went downstairs to grab a glassof milk. I stood there watching Cops over my

parents shoulders until the glass was abouthalf empty. The next thing I rememberedwas laying on the couch, my mom hoveringover me with an extremely worried look onher face. My dad came from the bathroomwith what I can only assume was a prototypeShamwowTM. I had busted my chin in sucha way that I could have sworn there was a

piece of it still on the kitchen oor, and myforehead in such a way that the headachewould last well into the afternoon of thenext day. Im convinced that the counter andtile oor had some sort of a vendetta againstme.

The advantage to having this accident

is, of course, that I can use the scars it gaveme to tell stories of heroic acts or accidentsduring an extreme sport of my choosing.It also seems to have rewired my brain formore visual-based, artistic thinking thanlogical, quantitative thinking. Old habits diehard though, as one of my favorite pastimesremains the art of setting up complicatedformula-based spreadsheets in MicrosoftExcel and nding a pattern that matchesonly the nal results. I know. Im a nerd.

One of the few things I remember frombefore the accident is what won me a contestin my sophomore year in high school:memorizing pi to 57 places: 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974

Actually, thats a lie. Im a compulsiveliar, but know this: I lie not when I speakof In-N-Out, and In-N-Out is totallynot overrated. You know how they sayDisneyland is the happiest place on earth?Well, they forgot to take into account theexistence of In-N-Out. Bam! Roasted.

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If youve ever met someone fromCalifornia, youve heard about the

proclaimed best burger place in theworld. In-N-Out, which started in1948 in Baldwin Park, California, wasthe rst drive-thru burger stand in thestate. Now, sixty-one years later, thereare 140 heart attack drive-thrus inAmerica. Honestly, when I ate at anIn-N-Out, I was hugely disappointed intheir menu.Yes, In-N-Out is creative in their

menu. The ability to order a 10 X 10or a Protein Style burger is fantastic.Where else could you get ten pattiesand ten pieces of cheese on one bunor a burger wrapped in lettuce ratherthan a bun? Yes, the fact that they arelimited to mostly one state rather thanselling out like other fast food chainsis admired. Yes, my mom owns oneof their t-shirts. But honestly, how can

people eat that food?The fries are pale yellow, resembling

something naturally unhealthy,compared to the chipper look of other,crispier fries. In this day and age, itsgreat to be tan. It seems like the In-N-Out fries missed the memo at their ripeold age of sixty. The burgers themselves

are disgustingly greasy. If you read theFood Quality section of the In-N-Out

Ofcial web site, the word chuck isrepeatedly used. If Im thinking aboutthe burger that Im ordering and all Ican picture is a beef chuck, Im about175 percent positive that Im no longer

hungry. I like to stay in my own littleignorant world where hamburgers havealways looked like hamburgers. Theywere never poor, little cows chillin ina eld eating grass. Somehow hearingthe word beef chuck is like getting

punched in the face by a cow.For those who arent buying my

emotional arguments, you may enjoythis short story. Most likely not though.A man named Will and his friendsfrom San Fransisco, California, on adrunken Halloween night, ordered a100 X 100 from In-N-Out. This wasa rst for the chain, never before hadthey been asked to make a burger withone hundred pieces of cheese and onehundred patties. Will and seven friends

nished the burger in two hours withtwo of them eating twenty patties a piece. Will created a blog about theexperience and noted that the sweatycheese was all that was left of thegigantic burger. The total caloric intakefrom that burger alone was 19,490calories.In-N-Out will

always be a greatplace to hang out andshould be visited ifever in California.However, expect forthe up on a pedestalrestaurants menu tolet you down.Basically,In-N-Out sucks. Bam!

Roasted.

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How can I learn to be content with what I have instead of always wanting more? I feel like something is always missing. -B.W

Hi B.W.,

You are feeling something that manypeople do, and it can be a part of severaldifferent things from a motivational system,to something related to your upbringing, tolegitimate lack of fulllment, to some sortof biological trait.

However, one of the simplest and mostprofound ideas about this that I have everencountered is simply that the state ofalways wanting is part of the basic humancondition. That means that to be human

means to want, and want more.Obviously this does not feel pleasant andcan lead to ruin if we always follow it, butI think we have options. Namely we canlearn to (a) tolerate the feeling, (b) makewise choices about how we live, and (c)accept the feeling as part of the reality ofour lives. When we can do those things,wanting more can seem less like a painful problem and more like part of knowingyoure a human being.

- William D. Meek, PhD

If you have a question youd likeanswered, please write in to theVanCougar Editors. WSU-V Studentscan see Dr. Meek for counseling oncampus for free. Call 546-9238 toschedule an appointment.

Psych! is a new Q&A stylecolumn writen by WSUVancouvers on-campus

counselor, Dr. William Meek.

I admit it. I love texting. I can ndout where people are on campus, wisheach and every single one of my friendsa happy rst day of Spring at the verysame time, and send pictures of myweekend adventures to people thatmissed them. I can wax poetically or

just say hi to people all day for one lowprice and never use a minute of my cellplan. In fact, I havent gone over myminutes in monthsbut I have worndown the numbers on the keypad of my

phone. Now I live in a constant state offear that texting may have taken overmy life.

Texting on a cell phone is justanother aspect of social networking.Social networking web sites likeFacebook, MySpace, and Twitter allow

people to communicate with friends,co-workers, and family all on a broadscale. While it is possible to send atext to multiple people simultaneouslywith a cell phone, a text conversationis most typically one on one. While

texting may be considered more for theyounger generation, according to CellSigns Inc., the median age a text phoneuser is 38 years old and over 75 Billiontexts are sent every month.

Texting has become so prominentin our culture that even text speakhas invaded our daily conversations.OMG, LOL, BRB, ROFL, BBQ(omgwtfbbq is a text used online alot).no, wait! The last one isntconsidered text speak but makes the

point of how easy it is to shorten evena simple phrase. Now, it appears thatwhatever is the easiest to type into cell

phones has become dominant in everyday conversation. Even AT&T, a cell

phone service provider, has picked upon the texting trend and uses it in theiradvertising. So does Comcast.

While it is easy to see that textmessage is now a part of our culture, it isnecessary to admit that it is taking overaspects of social interaction. It may bethat people are busier than ever and donot have as much time to maintain their

personal relationships as they wouldlike. However, maintaining friendshipsand relationships by texting instead ofhaving an in-person conversation oreven a simple telephone conversationhas become the norm. In fact, peopleoccasionally take texting so seriouslythat they get upset if a sent text doesnot get a response within a certain time

period they deem acceptable.I myself have been victim of the

biggest text faux pas that a personcan make. The text message breakup. This occurs when one person ina relationship decides that not evena phone call, let alone an in-personconversation, can be mustered up inorder to end the relationship. Whateverthe reasons a person may give tovalidate a text message break-up, Iam inclined to agree with comedian,Liam Sullivan whose popular characterKelly sings about this in his songText Message Breakup, Youre myex-bf foreva... Bam. Roasted.

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One way to know how far a childslanguage ability has developed iswhether the child can make up newexpressions by using ones she is alreadyfamiliar with. For instance, a child whohas never before heard the expressiontomato soup, but knows what a

tomato is and has eaten soup, easilygures out what tomato soup is.The child might also see tomato soup,

without hearing it called that, andgive it that name. Children commonlymake up their owncompound wordsto describe objectswhose names theydont know. Forinstance, a childseeing a zebra forthe rst time mightcall it a white tiger,or seeing a swan for the rst time mightcall it a water bird. A child might callan apple a banerry (apparently meaninga cross between a banana and a cherry).

Linguists nd that by the age of three,children can invent compound wordsto name two interacting or similarobjects.However, the examples Ive just given

arent from human children, but fromapes and birds. The apes communicatedwith humans using American SignLanguage, while the birds were taughtto vocalize, an ability of many birds,including parrots. It was Koko thegorilla who came up with the expressionwhite tiger for a zebra, and Washoe thechimp who invented the phrase water bird for a swan. And it was a bird,Alex the talking African grey parrot,who called an apple a banerry. Alexrefused to say more than puh them it

was a banerry. He never would callan apple an apple. His trainers dontrecord whether he thought a rose byany other name would smell as sweet(he used the word rose for the colorred). But they do record that he often

got bored and exasperated with theirrepetitive asking of the same questions.For instance, when they were tryingto see if he understood that words aremade of separate sounds, he nally, inan irritated tone of voice, spelled outon his own the sounds of the letters inthe word nut: nuh, uh, tuh. So, likehuman children, he knew that wordsare made of separate phonemes.Alex could also count, and numerous

tests showed he wasnt just followingcues from his trainers but was actuallycounting. In addition, just as IrenePepperberg, the researcher who

supervised his training for over 30years, was trying to think of a test todetermine whether Alex had a conceptfor zero or none, Alex himselfgured out a way to show her he did:

When asked howmany objects of acertain color were present on a tray,he kept on givingthe wrong answer,until nally shechanged the

question, and he said, None. Sherepeated the test, asking how manyobjects there were of a color that she hadnot put on the tray, and he said again,None, apparently trying to show

her that he understood the concept ofsomething like zero, or non-existence.He had already shown he understoodthe related concept of displacement,the fact that an object not seen was stillthere, which human children learn byabout the age of two.Alex learned to say Im sorry when

he upset his trainers. He apparentlyassociated it with defusing a tense,angry, and potentially dangerousmoment. But did he really feelremorse, or was he doing what humansoften do, saying theyre sorry only todefuse a tense moment?The fact that we can ask this

question shows that many elementswe used to associate with the innate

superiority of humans over animals,such as intelligence, language andcommunication, arent that unique.Next time: If humans arent so special,why do we keep acting like we are?

April 1, 2009 3OPINION

There were two critiques found in practically every review of the recentWatchmen movie. The rst was thatit was indecipherable for anyone but afan. The second was that it had awed

heroes. In every review I ran across, theawed nature of the superheroes was praised as admirable. Indeed, it is notthe rst superhero movie to be praisedfor a awed hero. Ironman garnered itsfair share of praises for its womanizingdrunken hero. Americans are tiredof perfect heroes, was a reoccurring phase. We want heroes to whom wecan relate.

Heroes to whom we can relate. Theheroes of children a few generationsago were tall wiry cowboys withsix-shooters, or soldiers with ries.As a rule, these are no longer ourheroes. Why? Because the past fewgenerations of intellectuals have donetheir best to deface the heroic gures

of American culture. Cowboys killed

poor defenseless Native Americans.Soldiers were the tools of empire.

Clearly, these are awed heroes,so why are they not on the bed sheetsof every American child? The factis that they are awed in the wrongway for our modern sensibilities. NoHollywood superhero would ever be amember of the NRA. He would have tobe a villain!

No, Americans dont like awedheroes. They just like theirheroes to be like them. Thus,

the aw of the most recentSuperman was that he has a bastard child. Spidermanmisuses his powers to getrevenge on those who havewronged him. Clearly, noneof these aws are really frownedupon in American society. Both ofthese heroes had their hearts in theright place. Thats what counts. Thusthe aws are not really aws at all.

The ages before ours had a differenttake on heroes. The traditionalheroes- such as Heracles- were not perfect people. Their tales are full of jealousy, revenge and hatred. And yetuntil recently this made them no lessthe hero. Why? Two reasons. First,

the people four generations or moreago (for brevity I will call them the

ancients) understood that man wasneither completely good nor completelyevil. Humanity was seen as capable ofgreat good and terrible evil. Second,there was the idea of the virtues.Heracles had the virtue of Fortitude andPrudence (and to a lesser degree Justiceand Love).

Therefore, it allowed the ancients tolook upon these awed characters asheroes despite their aws because they

embodied a virtue.In contrast, we moderns continually

dig through the lives of great men andwomen, looking for that adulterousaffair or racist remark so that we maybrand them a hypocrite. This can easily be seen in the treatment of GeorgeWashington: a man of extraordinaryabilities and integrity who set the precedence for the Presidency as weknow it. Nevertheless, he is dumpedin the dust bin of history because he

owned slaves.If an ancient were to live for a day

among us, he or she would nd usmuch less liberal than their own age.Indeed, the ancient would have reasonto laugh, for our view of the world isvery childish. We expect humanity to be one of two things. They must besaints: doing good during their liveswith a few honest mistakes. Or they arehypocrites: posers trying to gain powerwhile living truly hideous lives.

Because the standards for heroesare so unrealistic, there are not manyaround. Often a hero will appear on the

scene and be praised for a time until heor she is found to be acting unethicallyin some way. It makes it very difcult,therefore, to have lasting heroes.

Many people realize this problemand have stopped searching altogether.Disappointed time and again by awedheroes, they have come to believe thatthere are only hypocrites. If everyoneis a hypocrite, there is little to strivefor in the modern world. So lives ofmediocrity reign supreme.

I propose a different path. Insteadof childishly seeing black and white,why not see the majesty and mystery ofhumanity: this species that is capable ofsuch good and such evil? It is only bydiscerning the awed nature of mankind

that we can begin to see the virtue ofpeople in our time and the past.

The Sluice Box

By Matt HunterTheVanCougar

Heroes and ourperception of humanity

We moderns continually dig

through the lives o great menand women, looking or thatadulterous afair or racist remark

so that we may brand them a hypocrite.

By Jake KleinschmidtTheVanCougar

Man on the StreetDo you fnd things aer Spring Break to be dicult?

Blake HunterBusiness Administration

I would say somewhat extra stressbecause I had a paper and a test

and another paper alldue this week, but that really has

nothing to do with being after springbreak. I should have

done it over my spring break, but Ihad other things I wanted to do. So I

didnt do it, butit wasnt that much more than

normal.

Mike BriggsEngineering

Yeah defnitely, theres usually alot of homework or studying for

exams. I wish I wouldhave done more over spring break.

Jordan BreazileMechanical Engineering

I got a little more relaxed overspring break. It was mostly more of

the homework thatcame immediately after Spring

break that I should have been doingover spring break that

I didnt.

Colton CulbertsonMechanical Engineering

I guess a bit more than usual. Ihad intentions to study a lot over the

break, but intentionsare intentions you know? But Iwould say a little bit more than

normal. Things got betteraround Friday though..

Taylor JoinerComputer Science

Not Really, the biggest thing isthat they assign homework over

spring break. But other than that notreally

Marina YasudaAnthropology

I dont really have much stressafter spring break. I enjoyed the

break, but I only had todo an interview during it so I

didnt have any stress coming back.

Why Do You Ask?

By Louise WynnTheVanCougar

Bird Brains

But did he really eel remorse,or was he doing what

humans oten do,saying theyre sorry

only to deuse atense moment?

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STUDENT

INVOLVEM

ENT

UPCOMING EVENTS

Cougars Got Culture

Firstenburg Student Commons

April 2, 6:00 PMCougars Got Culture will

showcase the diverse

background and talents that

are present on W SU Vancouver.

It will be a night full of music,

dancing and entertainment.

Fine Arts FridayEasy Printmaking For the Very

Young (or Young at Heart)

VMMC 107, April 3, 10:00 AMThis easy and fun workshop

occurs on Friday of Spring

Break for Vancouver School

District and is designed

to allow you to bring yourchildren, nieces, nephews,

grandchildren, etc to discover

printmaking! Well examine

some non-toxic and fun

ways to engage in this time-

honored art.

The VanCougar4 STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

CALLING ALL STUDENTS!Are you ready to take on a fun and

exciting opportunity serving studentson ASWSUV? The time is upon usto begin to construct the studentgovernment of next year. With theelections behind us, our focus shiftsto lling Executive Staff positions,Elections Board positions, committeeappointments, and so on. Consider

this a call for all students interestedin serving the student body of thisUniversity to join ASWSUV. If youhave ever felt the need to give backand an interest in getting involvedon campus, take this step and applyfor these open Student Government

positions!

The Executive Staff positions thatneed to be lled for next year are:Public Relations Director, ActivitiesDirector, Director of LegislativeAffairs, Leadership DevelopmentDirector, IT Assistant, EventAssistant, and the Activities Board.These are each part-time, paid studentleadership positions that will give youthe opportunity to enhance your skills

and your resume, and give back toWSU Vancouver.

To apply for the 2009-2010ASWSUVExecutive Staff, please pick up anapplication and job description for the

position that you are interested in fromthe Ofce of Student Involvement inthe Firstenburg Student Commons.

Fill out and return the applicationwith resumeto President-elect NickFerderers mailbox, also in the Ofceof Student Involvement. Completedapplications are due no later than April10th at 5 pm.

For more information on any ofthese positions or the application

process, please contact President-elect

Ferderer at [email protected].

Peter SterrASWSUV President

Go COUGS!

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April 1, 2009 5STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

Improvisational comedy troop,Comedy Sportz, performed their off-

beat brand of competitive humor onWednesday, March 25 in VADM 110.

The free event featured siximprovisational comedians dividedinto two teams, eachcompeting againstthe other for pointsawarded by a refereeelected by audiencevoting. Audiencemembers participated

by throwing outwords or ideas tothe ref who assignedthe teams their tasksWhos Line is itAnyway style.The event was

attended by anaudience of less

than 20 students.Erik Beaulieu andSueAnn McWatters

were called down from the audiencefor a chance to show their comedicgenius.A recent appearance at Vancouver

new Magenta Theatre sold out twoperformances. The group returned forfour encore shows at Magenta lastweek.Comedy Sportz has teams in cities

around the country and has been performing in Portland for 15 years.

For more information about ComedySportz, visit www.portlandcomedy.com.

By Gregory E. ZschomlerTheVanCougar

Improv comedy visits WSU-VBILL 18.031

ASWSUV Eighteenth Senate 2008-09 Session

By Senators Chu and Whitling2 March 2009

AN ACT Relating to: The allocation of $900.00 (nine hundred dollars) from theStudent Events Pool (6272-0200-03) for a Forum on Social and EnvironmentalJustice to be held on Thursday 16 April 2009.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE ASWSUV SENATE:

Sec. 1. Keynote Speaker $300.00Sec. 2. Speaker #2 $100.00Sec. 3. Speaker #3 $100.00Sec. 4. Speaker #4 $100.00Sec. 5. Refreshments $300.00

STATEMENT OF FACT: Advertisements will read Co-sponsored by ASWSUVin 14-point font or font equal to the average size lettering on the advertisement,for all advertising for the event(s) as required by ASWSUV By-Laws (260.12).Advertisements shall be approved by the ASWSUV Public Relations Director priorto disbursement.

The purpose of this event is to introduce to students broad topics within social andenvironmental justice while exploring the connections these topics entail. This one-day event will be advertised through list serves, class announcements, and postedyers. It should be noted that additional funding has been secured through Diversityfor speakers and refreshments.

Newly passed Senate bills

BILL 18.032


By Senator Brown and Vice President Wooster12 March 2009

AN ACT Relating to: The allocation of $690.00 (six hundred and ninety dollars)from the Student Events Pool (6272-0200-03) for the Annual Society for AmericanArcheology Conference to be held April 23-25 in Atlanta, GA.


Sec. 1. Round Trip ight and hotel cost $550.00Sec. 2. Student Registration for Conference $65.00Sec. 3. Per Diem $75.00

STATEMENT OF FACT: Advertisements will read Co-sponsored by ASWSUVin 14-point font or font equal to the average size lettering on the advertisement, forall advertising for the event(s) as required by ASWSUV By-Laws (260.12).This conference will enable the student to present the research project of which hehas been a part to the archeological academic community. A presentation will begiven to the WSUV student body upon return. The purpose of the event will be toinform archeologists and students of current research in the anthropological sub eldof archaeology.

BILL 18.033


By Senators Chu and Aday24 March 2009

AN ACT Relating to: The allocation of $798.00 (seven hundred ninety-eight dollars)from the Student Events Pool (6272-0200-03) for KOUG Radio.


Sec. 1. Licensing for ASCAP $500.00Sec. 2. Licensing for SoundExchange $298.00

STATEMENT OF FACT: Advertisements will read Co-sponsored by ASWSUVin 14-point font or font equal to the average size lettering on the advertisement,for all advertising for the event(s) as required by ASWSUV By-Laws (260.12). Alladvertisements shall be approved by the ASWSUV Public Relations Director priorto disbursement.

KOUG Radio is the third largest student organization on campus and needs thismoney to continue broadcasting. These fees will allow broadcasting to continuethrough 31 January 2010.

BILL 18.034


By Senators Atkinson and Myers24 March 2009

AN ACT Relating to: The allocation of $2,150.00 (two thousand one hundred andfty dollars) from the Student Events Pool (6272-0200-03) for a Volunteer Fair to beheld on 14 April 2009 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.


Sec. 1. 100 Round Table pizzas (plates and napkins included) $1,950.00Sec. 2. Soda (cups included) $ 200.00

STATEMENT OF FACT: Advertisements will read Co-sponsored by ASWSUVin 14-point font or font equal to the average size lettering on the advertisement,for all advertising for the event(s) as required by ASWSUV By-Laws (260.12).Advertisements shall be approved by the ASWSUV Public Relations Director priorto disbursement.

The ASWSUV External Affairs Committee is partnering with Derence Walk from CivicEngagement for this Fair. There will be approximately 20 community organizations,four campus clubs, and various campus organizations in attendance.

ComedySportz group performed a broadway-like song to end the show. Jake Kleinschmidt/The VanCougar

Erik Beaulieu (right) participated in the show. Jake Kleinschmidt/The VanCougar

ComedySportz performson campus for small groupof students in VADM 110


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On Saturday, March 14, a van fullof WSU Vancouver students left thecampus to begin a four day community

service trip. Put on by the WSU Centerfor Civic Engagement (CCE), theSpring to Action Break for Changewas an alternative spring break trip.Derence Walk, Civic Engagement

Specialist, drove the students andhimself to an organic farm in BattleGround, WA where they spent theafternoon caring for the plants. Allseven covered plants with tarps to keepthem from drowning, covered the tarpsin coffee beans to trap heat and created

pathways with burlap. FreshmanKendal Mantzke, a trip participate,noted that she admired the passion thatthe farm owners had.The guy had a full time job, but after

work hed come home and work on the

farm until nine or ten at night. It wascrazy, said Mantzke.When it was time to move on to their

next community service project, EricDavidson, Phillip Ho, Jason Juhala,Elena Mahrt and Kendal Mantzke

piled back into the van and rode withDerence Walk up to Morton, WA.

There in Morton, the WSU-V studentsmet the 14 participants from WSUPullman. According to Walk, moststudents had never met before the trip.

That night the twenty students roomedtogether in two apartments beforeheading off to complete more projectsthe next morning.An elderly man, whose driveway

was washed into his yard by the flood,received a mornings worth of help fromthe students. They shoveled the gravelfrom his yard back into his drivewayfor him. After thelong morning there,they traveled overto a home wherea womans yardwas also coveredin rocks. For a fewmore hours, theyshoveled the heavy

rocks out of herlawn.The exhausted

students headed back to theapartments afterfinished with themisplaced rocksand went straight to

bed. On Monday,March 16 the groupheaded over to amans home whosefamily was povertystricken. Duringthe flooding, theman, who suffersfrom severe back

problems, dug large ditches around hishouse to keep the water from runninginto his yard and ruining his land. While

digging the ditches, he placed the dirtin his yard. For the community service

project, the students moved the dirtfrom his yard back in to the ditches. Thedirt was piled three feet high across thelawn and required intense shoveling

and dedication according to KendalMantzke. After their time outside, theywent back to a flood relief center andseparated clothes for victims.

That night, everyone from the grouptraveled to Woodinville and ate dinnertogether before heading to a hotelto play games. A group of about tenstudents gathered together in one roomto play the game Mafia.It seems like you get to be really

good friends with people after working

in the mud together, said DerenceWalk about how quickly the studentsgot to know each other.

The next day they all headed overto 21 Acres farm in Woodinville and

planted onions. They also dug ditchesto transport water out of the field

before shoveling mulch. When theyfinished their day at the farm, theydrove over to Seattle and stayed in ahostel by Pike Place. On their finalday, the group worked at a food bankin Seattle bagging black eyed peas forunderprivileged families. They had tofill bags and then box the 25 poundsof beans to be shipped away. Whenthe beans were packed and shipped,the students said goodbye to their newfriends from Pullman and headed back

to Vancouver.This was the second year that the

CCE has done the Spring to ActionBreak for Change trip. However, thiswas the first year that WSU Vancouverstudents were able to join in on thecommunity service projects. The WSUCCE offers a chance for students,faculty, and others to contribute to thecommunity through service projects.Being part of the CCE, Derence Walkhas noticed that many people think ofcommunity service as a court-ordered

project or school assignment. Hethinks of community service as moreof a recreational activity.Derence Walk, when asked why he

chose to do community service rather

than a real vacation, said, Actually, itwas a vacation! We had a blast whilewe were making a difference in theworld.With this alternative spring break

trip, I hope we were able to promotethe mentality that community servicecan be fun, said Walk.

The VanCougar6 CAMPUS NEWS

CAM

PUSNEWS

UPCOMINGEVENTS

Cougars Got CultureApril 2 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. in the

FSC. Showcase of diversity and

talents. Free and open to the

public.

Spring Preview DayApril 3 at 9:30 a.m. in VADM110. Learn about the classes,

programs and campus life. Free

to public. RSVP at http://www.

vancouver.wsu.edu/preview.

A-Z of Financial Aid and

Scholarships WorkshopApril 3 at 11 a.m. in VADM 110.

Workshops answers questions

about scholarships.

Research ShowcaseApril 9 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in

various buildings across campus.

Visit http://www.vancouver.wsu.

edu/researchshowcase for more

information.

WSUV Campus Art FairApril 10 from 4 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

in the FSC. Free and open to the

public.

Students give back to community on break

By Katie WellsEDITORIN CHIEF

Spring to Action Breakfor Change event bringsWSU students together

Both WSU Pullman and WSU Vancouver students participated in this four day long spring break trip. Derence Walk/Contributing Photographer

Eric Davidson, Kendal Mantzke, Phillip Ho and Derek Brown on a farm in Woodinville. Derence Walk/Contributing Photographer

Derek Brown was one of five boys from WSU-V that went on the trip. Derence Walk/Contributing Photographer


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April 1, 2009 7CAMPUS NEWS

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LAUNCH PARTYin collaboration with the Arts Fair

APRIL 10, 2009 from 3-5 p.m.in ADM 129/130 next to the Cafeteria

Please join us for the unveiling of the journals largest, most upscalebook yet! Fat with text and flush with imagery, were very excited to show yousome of the fabulous creative work WSU-V has to offer. A full buffet will be

available, prizes awarded, and copies of the journal are free! There will be avisual arts presentation and authors will read their work.

We are also accepting resumes for the 2009/2010 Editor-in-Chief, ProseEditor, and Visual Arts Editor positions. If interested, send resume and coverletter by April 10th to:

A. K. HusebyEditor-In-Chief, 2009Salmon Creek Journal

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The VanCougar8 ARTS & CULTURE

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sixth Annual Research

Showcase on April 9, 2009

9 am - 5:30 p.m.Poster & Exhibit Viewing

Noon - 1:30 p.m.Dr. Tripp Presentation

4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Awards Ceremony

7 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.

Keynote Address8:15 p.m. - 9 p.m.Reception

Dr. Dunbar will talk about thecommon ground connecting herexperiences as a NASA MissionSpecialist astronaut aboard 5space fights, her role in leadingand directing the Museum oFlight, and her education journalin Engineering and Science.

This event is ree and open to thepublic. For more inormation,contact Nickie Davis [email protected]

ARTS

&C

ULTURE

Ever wonder who the voice behindthe microphone is? This is your chanceto get to know a DJ from WashingtonState Universitys KOUG Radio.

Andrea Lang, music director at KOUG,is the rst of many DJs to be asked byThe VanCougar to share his or her storywith the students. Lang is the host ofthe show Fierces Folksy Funtimestreaming live every Wednesday at2:00 p.m.

This show plays mostly contemporaryand indie rock music and Lang tries to

play one or two local bands every show.Lang is also in charge of introducingnew music, importing it into the systemand creating new playlists.

I started because I was interested inlistening to new music and there was

plenty to be had at the station, shesaid. It turned out to be a lot of fun,so I started taking on more and more

responsibilities and then applied formusic director.As far as her future goals, Lang has

no plans to be a professional DJ, butsays she is enjoying what KOUG hasoffered her and the opportunities it hascreated for her resume.

Im sure having managementexperience will be very helpful inthe future, she said. Mostly Im

just having fun, and it is keeping mesane with all the work I have from myclasses.

DJ SpotlightAndrea Lang

Story by Kayla PageThe VanCougar

Fierces Folksy Funtime: Quick FactsWhat is your favorite type of music?

I know this is kind of a boring answer, but I really like almost all

genres of music. If I had to pick one, I guess Id pick Folk, but only

because Ive been listening to it so much in trying to put together my

show.

What is your favorite song?

Im not sure I have a favorite song, so Ill pick a favorite album:

Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan.

What is your favorite TV show?

West Wing!

What is your favorite food?

Potatoes

What is your major?

Biology and Environmental Science

What are your future goals following graduation?

Graduate school, somewhere.

If you could sum up your life in three words, what would they be?

Chaotic but fun.

If there were 25 hours in every day, what would you do with the

extra hour?

Sleep!

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?

Computer games.

Salmon Creek JournalRelease PartyApril 10 from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. in

VADM 129/130. Salmon Creek

Journal will release their

best-yet edition of the book.

Student artwork is showcased

in the journal and free food

and prizes will be given away.

Free and open to the public.


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9ARTS & CULTURE April 1, 2009

They watch each other. Sometimesthey watch the wrong one. To err ishuman and humanity runs rampantwithin Watchmen, and, some wouldargue, without. Alan Moores popular graphic novel became aHollywood reality after two decadesin development hell. The question is,should it have stayed there?

Opening the lm with Dylans TheTimes They Are a-Changin, historyis rewritten. Masked vigilantes areintroduced in an alternate realitywhere Nixon wins a fth term andthe Vietnam war is a United Statesvictory. Alan Moores writing andDave Gibbons art cross over to thesilver screen in vibrant special effects.Malin Akerman parades around asthe voluptuous Silk Spectre, flirtingwith Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup)and Daniel Dreiburg (PatrickWilson) as the United States movescloser to a nuclear confrontationwith the U.S.S.R. In the middle ofit all, a famous Watchman is slainand his death arouses suspicion inthe mysterious vigilante Rorschach(Jackie Earle Haley).

The movie score is cleverly donewith songs mentioned in Mooresoriginal novel serenading viewersthroughout the lm. Nat King Colecroons before Jimmy Hendrix wails

and Simon and Garfunkel muse. For

fans of special effects, Rorschachsmask and Dr. Manhattans atom-wrenching powers provide plenty offodder for oohs and aahs.

The story itself stays mostly intact.Fans of the book might grumble overthe ending and the main villainstactics lack of canon adherence. Oneof the problems lies in the lmsexcessive violence and sex. True,Hollywood seeks to appeal to thepublic to sell movie tickets. However,when they twist the creators story todo so, it detracts from the tale itself.Wilson and Akermans love scene isan extended sequence that seems likean afterthought, almost as thoughthe director threw it in to make sure

everyone realized the lm was ratedR. A key aspect in Moores workdetails how the characters affect thelives of those civilians around them.Constrained to three hours, the lmignores most of these, adding thirtyseconds to the tryst that dont need tobe there. Haleys character is playedup beyond Moores original visionand into a hero more violent thansubtly sadistic.

Twenty years following its publishing, Alan Moores work hashit the screen. A lot has changed overtwo decades and lms have adapted.Story and detail fall before to gli tz andemotion. Watchmen can add itself tothe casualty list. Bam. Roasted.

The smell of espresso in the morningis usually enough to awaken thesenses of the average undergraduatestudent, usually tired and plagued

by deadlines. Coffee is one of those potent potions loved by some andabhorred by others. But regardlessof how one personally feels aboutthe brown stuff, its usually a habitof amateurish delight.

There are some, however, who seethe world of coffees and cappuccinosas something much more than simplya morning-grade stimulant. To theseenthusiasts, it is insufficient to crackopen a bag of grounds, make somedrip coffee and then sit down witha milky, sugary beverage. To theseaficionados, Starbucks is anathema;Mochas are puerile; and the nearlydivine essence of coffee is king.Welcome to the relatively unknown

world of United States professionalcoffee baristas.

On March 5 - 8 at the PortlandConvention Center, the 2009 UnitedStates Barista Championships boiled, simmered, and steamed tothe delight of a very fascinatedcrowd. The setup is rather similar tocollege basketballs March Madness.Baristas intimately knowledgeable

about their craft compete in tendifferent regions within the US andeach regional winner is sent to thenational competition in Portland.Judges have a strict set of guidelinesto grade the barista on cleanliness,appearance, affability and (of course)how good their drinks are. Winningnationals guarantees the barista aposition at the world competition tobe held in Atlanta April 16 - 19.

The concept of barista that mostpeople have is of their drink-makerat the local Starbucks. While theymight make a good drink, they do nothold a candle to these professionalcompetition baristas (sorry bucks).These baristas have an unparalleled

amount of knowledge about theirdrinks, right down to the name ofthe farmer on whose land it wasgrown and the exact elevation thatthe beans were grown at. Wordsmentioned repeatedly includedaromatics, chocolate-flavor,acidity and purity.

The competition was simple. Eachentrant had fifteen minutes to ready

their coffee station, which includedsetting up a visual display for thejudges table. Once that initial timewas over, the judges would comein, sat down, and gave the baristafifteen minutes to prepare threedrinks (espressos, cappuccinos, anda unique signature drink). Duringthis period each barista wouldtalk the judges (and the audience)through the making of their drinks,specifying exactly what flavors thejudges would be tasting. These werethe tensest moments, as a little slipor mis-pour of the drinks could senda baristas score down to DunkinDonuts level. No one wanted to seethat.

The whole competition was asinteresting as it was educational.Seeing the passion of the baristas andthe care of their craft was a lot of fun.The amount of preparation that wentinto those three drinks was simplyastounding. The sophistication ofingredients was impressive as well.Of course, for those in attendance,there was plenty of free coffee and

espresso too.For those interested in the world ofprofessional coffee, Clark County ishome to one of the premiere coffeehouses in the nation: Lava Java.Lava Java is owned by the 2005 USBarista Champion Phuong Tran, whotook the title in Seattle (meaning thatshe was the best barista in the entirenation). Lava Java is located at theRidgefield junction area, just eastof the freeway. For those seekinga greater understanding about theworld of professional baristas orfor budding coffee aficionados ingeneral, a quick trip to Lava Javamight be the best place to start.

Bam! Roasted.

Barista Championship brews up plenty o good times

Story by Lance SmithThe VanCougar

A war of coffee titans faceoff in a mad mocha match

Who watches the Watchmen?

Review by Erik CummingsSPorTS & reCreaTIon IgnoranT

For the first time ever, on April10, the Office of Development andAlumni Relations is holding an ArtFair to showcase arts and crafts fromaround the community.

The showcase, held in theFirstenburg Student Commons from

4 p.m. to 7 p.m, will feature artworkfrom students, faculty, staff andcommunity members in hopes ofraising money for the art displays oncampus, the DTC program and theFine Arts department.

Lea Pfau, member of the Office ofDevelopment and Alumni Relations,has been advertising in order toreceive student artwork for the showsince January. Quickly, the opentable spots filled up with WSU-V students jumping at a chance todisplay their artwork. The Art Fairwill display artwork that is both forsale and for show. There will be at

least 25 artists at the show presentingartwork from many mediums suchas jewelry, paintings, pottery andphotography.

Being the first of its kind, theart fair is expected to increaseawareness of the artwork on campusas well as bring more interest to therotating and permanent galleries oncampus.

Coinciding with the Art Fair isthe Salmon Creek Journal Release party. The Office of Development

and Alumni Relations is assisting inthe hosting of the event. The partywill take place from 3:30 p.m. to 5p.m. in the Administration Building,rooms 129 and 130. The Journalwill be a highlighted group at the ArtFair after releasing their free bookletof student poetry, prose and visualart. According to Amy Huseby, theEditor in Chief of the Salmon CreekJournal, this years edition will beone of the best yet. There will be prizes given away at the release party along with free food from afinger-food buffet. KOUG Radiowill also be simulcasting the event.

WSU-V Campus Art Fair

By Katie WellseDITorIn ChIeF

First annual showcase of

student artwork on campus

One of WSU-Vs rotating galleries. Katie Wells/The VanCougar


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The VanCougar10 SPORTS & RECREATION

SP

ORTS&

RE

CREAT

ION

UPCOMINGEVENTS

Outdoor SoccerApril 2: Visit the OSI or

Recreation Center for more

information

Outdoor PaintballApril 4: Woodland Paintball

Students $10

wNon-students $15

Whitewater Rafting TripApril 18: Students $50.00

Nonstudents $60.00. Visit the

OSI or Recreation Center for

more information

Visitwww.vancouver.wsu.edu

for further listings ofevents to come

SUVs with roof-racks and REIstickers crowd the margins of ColumbiaRiver Gorge highway during August.Over the past decade, the surferscome out earlier every morning to

fight for open space on the nations best windsurfing river. Its not onlywindsurfers though. Rock climbers,

backpackers, and kayakers cram inso fast and so tight that the only thingleft for a normal, un-extreme person(like myself) is a seventy five dollar

parking ticket.Thankfully, the herd is seasonal.

While the talented, daring MatthewMcConaugheys must go home forthe winter to wax their boards andtheir chests, the wind still blows, anddozens make sport of itif you cancall mere enjoyment a sport.

Its impossible to escape the

Columbia River Gorge winds if you livein the Portland/Vancouver area. Gorgeresidents will tell you its the windiest

place in the country. Westerly windsare important to the gorge residents forfarming and recreation. However, itsthe east winds coming out of the Gorgethat create many of our vicious winterstorms. When making a forecast,says The Columbian weatherman PatTimm, I always factor in the windsfrom the Gorge. These winds cansometimes, like on January 18th, reachhurricane force of 100+ mph.

Wintertime storms have created asmall festival of wind watchers thatmeet on top of Crown Point State Park.

When a storm is expected to comethrough, even at night, they jump intheir cars and make the 22 mile trip

from Portland

to the Vista House, atop Crown Point.But theyre not sportsmen, or evenscientists; theyre just people likeMaria Dempster, excited to go playin the wind.

A big storm will usually attract tento fifteen people. Some bring windmeasuring instruments; others bringa video camera and a case of beer toguarantee another great YouTube post.

Most people only bring a big jacket.I tried to get out of the car, saysDempster, and it blew me backwardsinto the guard-rail. The wind wouldnteven let me stand up.

The storms are also dangerous.Weve had two deaths this year inwind related storms in northwestOregon, says Lt. Greig Hastings ofthe Portland Police department. Bothwere from falling trees. During wintermonths, Hastings says the policerestrict traffic about 20 to 30 days ayear on Interstate 84. Looking at theridge above the highway, you can seewhy. Half the forest is snapped off at

the trunk from high winds.But the Crown Point wind partiesare in a sort of Bermuda triangle. The

park lies conveniently between three jurisdictions: The Dalles, MultnomahCounty, and Portland Police. Fouractually, says Hastings, if youcount the State Sheriff. But none ofthe troops patrol Crown Point unlessODOT issues a severe storm warning,like they did on January 20th.

This was the night I went up to playin the wind.

The moon was full, and the thrashingDouglass Firs sounded like the ocean.Several looked like they were readyto uproot into orbit. I edged my way

on all fours up the Vista House stairstowards the center of the wind funnel.My eyes were watering, but I couldsee the whole Columbia River

Gorge crystal clear in a loud bath ofblueblack moonlight.

When leaning face first into 85 mphwinds, the saliva from the corners ofyour mouth leaks across your cheeksand into your ears. If youre planningto come, dont wear loose clothes;they may tear. Also, be careful whichdirection you park the car, otherwiseyoull have a hell of a time trying to

get back inside.That evening the sheriff told us to

go home. There were fallen trees allover the Crown Point highway driving

back, but returning to Portland theweather was relatively calm. Notmany people responded when I toldthem about how powerful the windwas. They probably didnt care, but Icouldnt wait for the next storm.

The Gorge is another reminderof how hard it is to keep up withthe increasing existentialism of the

postmodern world. People arent justlooking for a walk in the woods; theyneed to be on a kayak in class five

rapids. The Great American Pastimeisnt the only hobby on steroids.Skateboarding annually tests the limitsof the human body in the X-games;geeks have built an online gamingnetwork that never sleeps. But there issomething un-human about these ultrahobbies. They lack that childish senseof awe and play. You know, saysGeorge Carlin, Where you sit in theyard with a [expletive] stick, and youdig a [expletive] hole.

Perhaps whats exciting aboutCrown Point isnt exactly the wind.The Gorge is not the windiest placein the nation. Neither is Chicagoits Dodge City, Kansas. But Crown

Point is a small reminder that the onlyextreme hobby left for the untalented,abundantly average dude, is extremeenthusiasm. Bam. Roasted.

X-tremely Windy: The Columbia River GorgeWind players blow off thedanger, hang out in storms

By Byron NaloscontriButing writer

The field was soggy and muddy from the earlymorning rain, but that didnt deter the players spirits

from getting wet and having fun. The intramuralsoccer game was put on by the student

recreation center on Thursday. Among the people, Phillip Ho showed traces of

completely falling down in the mud,even though he was wearing cleats.Tim Snyder showed his skills off by

head butting the ball in for a sweet goalpast a few opposing players. Even though thepick-up game started at 3 p.m., the amount of

players was inconsistent. Players came andwent, ranging from short to tall, male and

female, students and faculty, but onething was the same: it was very muddy

and a fun time was had by all.Interested parties seeking to

join in the fun can contact theRecreation Center at (360)

546-9532. They can alsohead to the sports fields anyThursday afternoon at 3:00

Outdoor soccer begins

Ferris Bueller/The VanCougar

Intramural sport proves areal kick in the pants

By Ferris BuellerJuvenile delinquintand quite popular, really


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April 1, 2009 11SPORTS & RECREATION

Thursdays game betweenthe Portland Trail Blazers andthe Phoenix Suns brought areassuring pat on the back to fansof Oregons team. Nicolas Batummade a beautiful steal and fieldgoal that contributed to his teamsearly lead in the first quarter. Thetowering forward would go on tosink three more in the remainingfive minutes. Not to be outdone,Shaquille O Neal and JasonRichardson fought hard, forcingthe quarter to close with theBlazers lead at two points.

Guard Rudy Fernandez took theBlazers forward in the second with

a three pointer, followed later byanother from teammate Greg Oden.The Suns continued to lag behinduntil O Neal banked over JoelPrzybilla to start the comeback.On his tail came Przybilla tomimic the shot with one of his ownthat had O Neal eyeballing him balefully. The two later clashedwith a double technical foul.Stromile Swift pulled the Sunsout of the thirties with his firstthree-pointer of the season. TheBlazers retaliated with more treysof their own, along with LamarcusAldridges rebound dunk. The first

halfs ending again found them inthe lead at 65-57.Halftime announced the 63rd

consecutive sellout for the Blazersand a marriage proposal wasaccepted.

Rotation among the Blazerscontinued and they took the firstgoal for the second half. Przybillaand O Neal squared off again,Przybilla committing a loose ballfoul as the Suns player closed inbehind. The struggle deepened withBrandon Roy making a basket andRichardson sinking a three pointer, both beating the shot clocks.But with Aldridge slamming ingoals and a magnificent rebound by Forward Travis Outlaw, theBlazers leaped ahead to break onehundred by the end of the third.The Suns were left behind at 79while Blazer fans rejoiced in theglory and free Chalupas.

Even with the furious ascension by the Suns through the fourthquarter and O Neal rounding outhis game at 29 points, the Blazerskept their lead. By the finish, theyscored twenty points to the Sunsthirty, leaving the court at 129-109.

Suns shineweakly inPortlandB l a z ers f i n i sh outt went y poi nt s a hea d

By Erik CummingsSportSand recreation editor

ForexcluSive vancougarinterviewwith lamar-

cuS aldridge, viSithttp://tinyurl.com/2g9mqh

Students Mike, Tony, Ryan, TJ, and Jake play Texas Holdem or the Ofce o Recreations Holdem Tournament on March 6. Joe Creager/The VanCougar

The WSU-V City League volleyball team won their last match o the season 2-1. Ferris Bueller/The VanCougar


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The VanCougar12 TAIL END

April 2009

Apr. 4: Outdoor Paintball (Woodland)

Woodland Paintball Action / 12 p.m. Register at OSI, Students $10 and Nonstudents $15

Apr. 6: University Scholars Program: Dr. Denise LewisAdministration Building, Room 110 / 6:00 p.m.

Free and open to the public

Apr. 9: Research Showcase 2009Various buildings / 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Free and open to the public

Apr. 10: Salmon Creek Journal Launch PartyVADM 129 & 130 / 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.Free and open to public. Free Food

Apr. 10: Campus Art FairFirstenburg Commons / 4 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.Free and open to public

Apr. 13-15: Spare Change for Change coin driveAlcove next to the Cafeteria / 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Human Development Club fundraiser. All proceeds go tothe Oregon Food Bank.

Apr. 17: Fine Arts Fridays: Monotype PrintmakingMultimedia Building, Room 107 / 10:00 a.m.Free and open to current faculty, staff, and students

Apr. 18: Whitewater Rafting TripWind River / 10 a.m.Register at OSI, Students $40 and Nonstudents $50

Apr. 18: Health Professions Career FairFirstenburg Student Commons / 10:00 a.m.Free and open to all current student and alumni

Applications due April 3rd

Annual Public Affairs Lecture Series

April 15, 7 pmStudent tickets are FREE!Two tickets per student available only in the Office of Student Involvement.

Kweisi MfumeRace, Class andEconomic Recoveryin Obamas America

From activist to USCongressman to headof the NAACP, it waswith bold steps andfierce determinationthat Kweisi Mfumehas become oneof Americas mostprovocative publicintellectuals.

Students who signup for tickets will

be entered into adrawing to attendthe Meet & Greet ordinner with Mr. Mfume.

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