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Eric Rundquist _ xponent Writer

Over 20. students lined up 'ednesda} night co take advan­ge of the free tax help offered ·the l\1 C College of Business. collaboration with the IRS.

ne Volunteer Income Tax As­>tance program (VITA) pro­des taxpayers with the infor­ational and econornTc benefits ·getting one-on-one profes­;mal help with their taxes.

The program is available to students and "low-income in­

viduals, " according to the Col­-ge of Business. Inrernarional udents are also encouraged to tend one of the two tax semi­trs for non -resident aliens.

VITA free tax help sessions ill take place every Wednesday uil April 9, except March 12. ~e seminars for non-resident iens will be held on March 18 1d 19. There is no appoinunent ~cessal). and all sessions will be !Id in Reid Hall. room 401.

Those interested in attend­ing the program. informs the College of Business, "should bring their 2002 tax packages, W-2 forms. interest statements, 2001 tax returns, and other tax documents." The program functions on a first come, first serve priority, so a short wait should be expected.

There are other programs and informational data bases di­rected at helping students with taxes available through the Inter­nal Re,•enue Service. "With the rising cost of tuition," says the IRS, "Students may need all the breaks they can get."

Many new tax benefits have become available since 2002, and can potentially put thousands of ei....-tra dollars in the pockets of col­lege students. "Students are en­titled to as much as $5,250 in em­ployer-provided educational assistance, tax free," the IRS states in a recent article, "This tax ben­efit was scheduled to end for un­dergraduate-level courses begin-

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Tax help volunteer Katy Dolesh assists student Cannell Irish with her taxes in the ongoing tax assistance nights every Wednesday 0 11 the fourth floor of Reid hall. Taxes must be completed for many other financial aid prerequisites such as the FAFSA and other scholarships.

ning after 2001, but is now ex­tended indefmitely and includes graduate-level courses as well."

Also according to the bureau, "Some people may deduct up to $3 ,000 of qualified higher educa­tion expenses for courses during 2002. And interest on studentloans for higher education may now be deducted whenever paid and re­gardless of the age of the loan."

Clearly, there are countless

opportunities by which students can receive tax breaks, they sim­ply must know where and how to look. Hopefully, those al­ready struggling with low in­comes and school payments will not need to give up on educa­tion if tuition prices drastically increase as expected.

With the increases come many tax relief prospects handed down by the govern-

ment. Ir does, however, take knowledge and p erseverance on the part of the taxpayer to take advantage of these oppor­tunities. As stated by the Inter­nal Revenue Service, "Before deciding what's best for you, do all your homework. Read up on income limits , phase outs. qualifying expenses, [etc.] ... learn about some smart ways to save on your taxes.

\1SU Awards for Excellence Banquet slated for Feb. 18

From the smallest towns of lomana: Joliet, Oancy, Hammond, allon, Grcle, they come. Over a claiterof the42 Montana State Uni­!rsil) students receiving the M U lumni Association and Bozeman rea Chamber of Commerce wards for Excellence this year are om Montana towns \\~th popula­ons of less than 1,000. Joliet even as two students - Kimberly larwood and Erin Mohr.

"I think this speaks to the basic :ire values of the institution and our udenrs," said Chris Lamb, assistant ean of the M U College ofBusiness. They asp1re to academic excellence,

1 l.sringuish themseh-es as good citiz.ens n? \\'Ork hard These are values they nng \\ ith them that are nurtured by le faculty at\ !SU and result in much CSCr\cd recognition."

The 2 lsr annual Awards for Ex-

cellence Banquet, to be held on Feb. 18, is dedicated to excellence and is designed to recognize seniors who have outstanding records of achieve­ment in academic, extracurricular activities and sen~ce to MSU and the local community. Each honored student selects a mentor for a Fac­ulty Excellence Award.

Topping this year's faculty rec­ognition is MSU business professor Clark Maxam who was named as a mentor by three students. Maxam is known for his tough upper-level finance classes that mix in real­world experience from his 20 years on \Xfall Street. "I view student rec­ognition as the most important rec­ognition I could receive," he said.

" o student could ask for an instructor \vith such an excellent combination of professional expe­rience and dedication to real learn­ing. even at times when the process of learning isn't easy," wrote busi­ness finance major John Stickel of

Fallon 1n his nomination of Maxam. Fellow business finance major Matt Hutchinson of Hingham also nominated Maxam. He noted, "his high expectations give students a chance to achieve at a previously untested level."

The Excellence Awards Banquet is a "town and gown" event in which the Alumni Association and the Chamber work together to showcase the stars of both communities.

New ro the Awards for Excel­lence event this year is the addition of an At-Large category for student nominations. The At-Large category allowed for nominating students out­side a specific academic college. Nominations spanned the campus and came from the areas of New Stu­dent Services and Orientation, Greek, Residence Life, ASMSU, Athletics, Honors, Advance By Choice and the Dean of Student's Of­fice. A campus committee chose the recipients by considering academic

achievement as well as all other as­pects in which all students were con­sidered for the Award for Excellence.

"Some fantastic students were nominated, " said Kerry Hanson, assistant director of the MSU Alumni Association. "It al­lowed for the opporrunity to rec­ognize two more truly outstand­ing seniors on this campus."

Aaron Buckalew of Pocatello, Idaho, a political science major in the College of Leners and Science is one of the recipients in the At­Large category, nominated by both New Student Services and the General Studies Department. He chose adn1issions representative Jennifer Dunn as his mentor.

"She was the first person who really got me involved in school," he said. "She's also been great support in my decision to go to law school."

Among many first rime faculty mentor nominees is M U Student H ealth Services physician Robert

Flaherty. He was chosen by Paul Christopher Anderson of Pitts­burgh, Penn., a bio-med major in the College of Letters of Science.

"For 10 years I have been infor­mally working \~th MSU pre-med students as they get ready to apply to mediatlschool."Aahenysaid. "I help them get rea<ly for intef\~ews and even help them figure out if the healthcare profession is right for them."

Also on tap for the night is the awarding of the Torlief Aasheim Com­mw'lity Service Award to two students who have contributed the most time and energy to conununity service. Paul Christopher Andersonwas a winner again in this cateogry, as wa Lianna Myers, a nursing major on the Great Falls campus.

Two members from the Bozeman business community will be honored for contributions to the univer it), as well as Bozeman Chamber of Commerce an<l the communit:y at-large.

2 February 14, 2003 News

Eck speaks on religion in America E

Ashley Fingerson x anent Writer

.T ust before -!pm on \X1ednes­day. february 5. scudems, faculty. and people curiou to hear Diana Eck speak filled everv sear in d1e Hager Auditorium at the Museum of rhe Rockies. People were forced ro sit in the aisles after all 226 sears \1·ere occupied.

Linda exson. Professor in Hisror\ and Philosophy, intro­duced the guest speaker by rating d1at Eck is .. perhaps the most lucid schol,1r in our field." Profes or Sexson further stares, "Diana's \\'ork is cruci,11 ro our stir\'ival and Aourishing as a diwrse people."

Dian ,1 'Cck is a Professor ot C(1mp<tr•1ti\c Religion and lndi,m Studies <It l fanmd UniYersity. , he is also d1e a\\ ard \\'inning author oft\ \cu· R,11g10u.1 Alllctict1 Hull' 11"Chns/1,11 Coll11trr" l la.1 Become th£ \\''or/d's ,\fast Rcl1g,1n11s~r Di-1·u·H \t1/1011 ,rnd J,11lutlll!cri11,:.

God· A Sp1ritutil ]011mcy from Bozeman lo Bc11aras.

As soon as Diana Eck began speaking. students among the audi­ence starting taking note as to what she had to say Eck first mentioned whma "pe1~omJ honor" it was to lec­ture in honor of1 larl) Hausse.r.

She then discussed how in 1954 she wc1s eight years old at Longfellow in Bozeman and Con­gress passed legislation adding the \\'ords "under God" into the Pledge of r\llegiance. l ler classmates, in­cluding Eck. "tripped O\'er these words .. bec.iuse these words had in­rerrupted the t1ow of "One nation, i.ndi\ isible." l lowevcr, Eck fu nher states. "neithcrwe nor most Ameri­cans mpped over the concepr."

Eck continued ro ~ay th,1t 111 the pasc clmry t:Jght ye.u-s. since the 1965 lmmigraaon 1\cr. "cl1ar \\·L • has be­come mud1, much more L'Omplicated_ Since then. 1\merica has become "multiculnid and mula religious ..

The pur1,ose of [ck ·s lecture

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was to broaden America's. or Bozeman at this moment, "pub­lic awareness .. or the diverse re­ligions and cultures in a society i.n the wake of September llrh. Eck honestly stated, "most people are surprised to find more J\luslims in the United

tares than Episcopalians." l ler main question to the au­

dience was '·is this new diversity bringing us rogether or tearing u apart. .. The question was not nec­essarily answered. but e'\plored d1rough a CD ROi\1 presentation of 011 Common Ground. Th is presentation echoed "\'oices of America" to the audience of how diverse America reall) is. One "\ oice" simply ~Lated, "1\merica 1s a place when: ev­eryone h,1~ ,1 scat .it the table ... "

I:ck left the audience ro re­flect upon thl.' images from 011 Com,no11 Grou11,l and to ac knowledge. "\\'c are more com­plex than we realize ...

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You won't find these at 1HOP P at Robertson announced yesterday that he has prostate can­

cer and will w1de.rgo surgeiy in die coming weeks. This an­nouncement comes on the heels of his recent plugs of "age-defy­ing protein pancakes" on his daily 700 club television show The network's internet site says the pancakes help in pre\·enuon of breast, uterine, and you guessed it, prostate cancer.

Yoda takes on Yahweh According to rhe Office of National Statistics in Bnrain. m·cr

390,000 people ~Tote "Jedi" on th eir 2001 census form a, their official faith. more than Jewish. Buddhist o r Sikh. TheJ edis de­clared cl1eir belief after an Internet campaign to do it "because you love Star Wars." As Master Yoda would say. ''Thb is the wa) of diings .. the way of the force."

They eat cats and dogs, don't they? ln an effort to blend local cuisine \\'ith its American-style

fowl. Kemuck\ Fried Chicken is now offering ics Be11ing cus­tomers an C\'en broader selecuon: regular, exrra-cn~p) and duck. The kicker is that the Chinese. capita.I's ancient flagship dish tastes like chicken - because it is. The ne\\ irern conr:1ins not duck meat. bur ined chicken. The oe\\- item com~ on die heels of f.-:FC Beijing\ 50th anni\'ersaf).

~Ex anent News February 14, 2003 __ 3 ax structure a "stool missing a leg" says MSU economist

)su News Service

told the audience. "Because of rhat, and because Mon­tana must balance its budget , effective tax reform prob­ably requires reducing the top income tax rates, which are high compared to neigh­boring states, reducing resi­dential and commercial property taxes (especia ll y with reappraisal due this year), and implementing a sales tax to shift some of the tax burden out of state.

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Montana's tax system is : a three-legged stool with ·leg missing. says a Mon-

S ta te University-eman economist. "As late as the mid­Os, we received as

ch from natural re­HCe taxes as other tes received from sales es," said Doug Young, fessor of economics at U. "Since then, our tax tern has been short one rhe legs of the stool." With Montana's per ita mcome 77 percent of national average (down

Young described Mon­tana income tax, property tax and sales tax and why they need reform.

Montana taxes rank 43rd among the 50 states for people with an income of $25,000, but in the midd le of the pack for those people with incomes of $150,000. When you look at all the dir

rect taxes on

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"A sales tax is one option that exports part of the tax burden.''

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- Doug Young MSU professor

individua l s (income, sales, prop­erty and auto taxes). Wyoming,

orth and South D a-

use to balance its budget improve the business di­e in the state at the same e, Young told a gathering he MSU trand Union

!ding this afternoon. "Taxes do matter when it nes to attracting busi­ses to a state." Young

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kota have significantly lower taxes. Montana's combined tax rate, at 9.3 percen t, is about the same as the U.S. average of 9.7 percent, but for people and companies relo­cating to the West, the com­parison would be to

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"Taxes are one of the fac­tors th at influen ce b us iness an d individual loca tion deci­sions," says Young. "Tax re­form would have a positive effect o n our business cli­mate, and encourage some of our part-year residents to

make Montana their h ome for tax purposes."

"A sales tax is one op­tion that exports part of t h e tax burden," says Young. ''It provides revenue, and the burden on the poor can

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The major ity of Young's presentation described Montana's economy. A l ­though living standards have risen over the last 50 years, Montana's position has de­clined relative to the rest of the country. Prices for the outputs of Montana farms

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Cards, candq and commericalism THE TRUE MOTIVES BEHIND VALENTINE'S DA1 kD Cat Wendt

l xponent Writer

I cannot say I have ever given Valentine's Day a fair chance. It could be the fact that I was nearly hit by that pink flower van that cir­culates Bozeman every year deliv­ering flowers. Perhaps it is because all those couples cooing to each other while on cloud nine tend to reek of a stomach turning combi­nation of glirrer glue and chocolate sex powder at this time of the year. Maybe I an1 just a bitter, cold­heaned crooge destined to live out life in a small city aparonent with twenty or so cars.

Or maybe it 's the marketing. December 26, the store helves

suddenly become laden down with Pepto-Bismol pink stuffed bears, chocolate roses and those lirtle con­versation hearts that taste like chalk.

For rho e who are single. the urge to gouge out one's eyes with the stems of one of the millions of rose display becomes stronger than any other season. Tc become_ difficult to run basic errands for fear of running into another" how your sweechearc ho\\' much you care, show her \\1th a Sl.99 box of our golllmet Brussels sprouts," ad­\·ertiscment. Sudden!) Aum Rosie demands co kno\\' \\'by you arcn 'c married yec, mom \\'ams to knm\ when her grandkids are finalh coming and you are lefr there \\'On­dering \\'by you can't c\·cn get a dace for Frida) night.

The soulless ad\·crrising execs must ba\'e signed some son of con­tract" ith a capitalistic pig-demon lO think of the chings the\ do. L'pn11 us 1hey inl1icc chocol.1te t1a\ ored soaps, roll on e) e shadO\\ .ind tht:) \-c e\'en im·aded our mo' i<: thcatcrs. There is som<:thing deepl) Ji,turbrng about "I \\ant your

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BOD" fragrance spray commer­cials coexi ting peacefull) with \'in Diesel action flicks.

The) a ·sault us "ith canned mo\'i<: scripts, canned books. C<lnnl'd speeche and plem) of canned h,m1. The American pub lie is conscantl) bemg poisoned \\1th marketing gu,mmtced sales; presen am·es if \'OU \\'ill.

~ Iolida\'s no long<:r repres.:111 ,1 tim<: to expr.:ss vour grac1tud.:, ) our lo\·e, .md your d<:l'p.:r kd ings. Th.:\ curr.:ncl) .ne .1 time \\ h<:n l'ach .ind t'\'L'r\ indi,·1du,1l is forced to se<1rch their pocket books. rath<:r 1han cheir hearts, w find che perfecth pack.ig<:d ulti-

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mate gift that would certain!) rop \\'hat the recipient got from any­om: el ·e, all for no less than fift) bucks. Anything less \\'Ould be sure to sa) "I don "t lo\'e you enough.·· The onl) ching chis uc c.:eds in doing. besides C•lUSing deep depression for rho e of us \\ho can't chink of the perfect present, is filling thc \\albs of che ad\'ertismg <:x<:curiws.

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sophomore, nursing

"Work on finally getting a girlfriend:'

"Absolutely nothing!!"

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Bur it doesn't mean \\'e h.1,·e to

show support for it b) buying inco the whole thing. \':'e should question \\'by \\'e b them do this to us. \\'h) \\·e, che easil\' mcmipuLu.:d ma.ses accualh do purch.isL chalk-tlarnred hc:.trl5 )'Ulf ctfi:l'q C:.ff. \\ n\ \\'e ct.re Cl1 •

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"Go to a singles party JUSt for people with no date.

Lots of beer. lots of single women:·

ing dernrion. If ,·ou are goin bu) something for the d.1:. wh~ make lt something the, coulc tu•ill) use or want. A book. a m maybe e\'en something more rr ingful to your rel,1rionship. ;\I e,·en support cm <Ulem;m\'c d, mvself. <lm •l huge !.m of '\,it Boot)-L.ul D.1). \ou cm celd ir nexc \C<tr onJ.mu.in 25ch

'\cop supporting thL un,1ba sub\·en;l\C marhung 'Cherne, we .ill h,1, e co puc up\\ ith da, rr d,1, our Pcrhap:- then. thC\ ·u re: our scn:'L~ .md l.t\ off the phe r cnh,mced to1.1rhp:bl1: . pbsoc lx)b oflt)\ e .md our poor uns~·

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S1111eet Jesus! The Son of God is now an action figure

Jesus Chrt>t i;, now an l:lCtion 1gure:' Complc:te \\Ith the rraJ1 1011al brown Birks .mJ accomp.1 1ieJ b, ,1 kung tu grip the prince 1t pCclCC can Cl'[ertain the m;1'ses or ,1 mere 9.95.

( oior me confuseJ. but b it 1calth\ lO ha\ e .Jesus parallclcJ ·id1 c; I. fc>c:' I mean OK. so some m, y m.1rk1:1ing agents han: fig-1red out how to make religion norc appealing to a )Olinger class 1[ Amcnc.ms. but docsn ·r conno­arion'pla~ a minor role)

It's like rh.u brilliant athletic ommercial rh.H mirrors a ~a1or,1Je ad. except that the re­reshing tNc of \[ichelob Light is arnn:d insrcaJ of the sports

!rink It\ .is if this commercial"s ntirc structure lacks any fom1 or oun<lauon

Don't [!ct me wrong. light 1cer is the future and all. bur it :.ist docsn 't seem to fir as an arh-

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chews Blue Crew spew

I would just like ro dra\\ our auenr1on to the fact rhar he swrv you printed about

c Blue Crew in the Febru­r) 7th [xponenr \\'as com ­letd) anJ grossh inaccurate.

letic thirst quencher for fmure vcars. I suggest these T\' wizards rake no res from a parricu Lir Coors' aJ campaign which ~eeps real!} hot ''Twins" as the focal point. The) seem to grasp rhc iact that beer is about dudes. chicks, parries anJ football. Or maybe thar"s a chall\ imstic point of\ iew All I kno\\ 1s rhar beer lacks about as much ,uhlet1c fuel as Jesus lach karate.

o let's get b,1ck to this whole Jesus action figure question again. Ir's great rhar some people are try­ing to keep religion fresh and fun. Howe,·er. the moment that all rrne meaning is lost 1s the same moment rhe marketing scheme has failed. Ar that time, rhe consumer has bought only the product. and nor the idea meant to accompan~ ir.

Ir's just seems odd for a man to go from glorifieJ. to criticized, to ostracized. to crucified and fi. nally end up commercializeJ. Something doesn 'r fit here. Maybe I'm rhe onl1 one creeped our b) rhe fact [hat I ha\'C access

Mr. Laukaris (Tank) didn't start the Blue Cre\\' or rhe G­Force. In fact he wasn 'r even a part of i[ until last semester. There are manv people that '' orked harJ last 1ear ro get the Blue Cre\\ and G -Force going. The Blue Crew was even bigger last year. I have

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to a bobble-headed Christ. \X'ho is rh1s ne\\ found Je us

marker catering to anyway? ;\1osr Christians probabl: \·iew this as an in~ulr:, Atheists choose nor to see tne products of Jesu. in front of them and Agnostics still don't knO\\ what ro think of it all.

\X'ho sirs down and actually thinks this marketing (borro\1-ing a word from 'Dubya') "sirategery?'" One thing"s forcer­tain. these same sorrv bastards best not \'enrure onto a golf course during a storm because with C\'­er: second there chance of sur­virnl decreases exponentially.

If it's a mockery of God the advertiser is after. I say good work on a job well done. If they want to portray something for what it truly is though. I suggest holding off on rhe whole Jesus market. Thar is. unless this action figure turns wa[er to wine. In that case, Isa) \\'C tip back our.Jes us coffee mugs, and embrace the religious through this im·entive form of home-brew.

·In addition to being an action figure, fesus can now be pur­chased as a bobble head doll. Tile product fetches $9.95 on www.bobblehendstore.11et.

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spoken with Mike about this and he rorally agrees that you misquoted him and misrepre­sented rhe Blue Crew.

You should make sure rhar your writers have their facts srraigh[ before they print lies. You ha,·e a !or of influence on rhe \lSU campus anJ Bozeman through) our news. ,\11ke 1s [he future of the Blue Crew. that is for sure. That wou!J have been a better story. Please print a retraction about rhe entire story. All those who cre­ated [he Blue Crew and Mr. Laukaris desen·e it. Sincerely, Neil Grover Resident's assistant Langford Hall

B 0 z E NI A N

Tuition increase raises

a few questions

Dear Editor, Crawling our of be<l last

week. I founJ an e-mail from our honorabk A .\lSU President. Trevor Blyth He has Jorn: well. keeping me informed about leg­islati\'e issues and ho,, [hose is­sues affect m) mone).

/\or surprisingly. I founJ rhar w1t1011 might be going up next year. I suppose I should not be concerneJ. as I intend to graJu­are this spring. whether the Reg­istrar Office likes it or not.

I am curious about a 21 per­cent increase in tuition. I am not good ar math. Feel free to cor-

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rect me - quictlj, to yourself if you're in class - if I stra) from common mathematical anJ eco­nomic principles.

Does a 21 percent increase in tuition mean that the uni' ersit) will be abk ro supply 21 percent more parkmg spaces:' It so. arc the spaces to be 21 percent more or less expensive?

Docs a 21 percent increase in wirion me.111 21 percent more snm1 remo\·al cap.1biliry) II nor. will [here be 21 percent more "'slip anJ fall" accidents on campus:i

If rhc 21 percent increase 1s meant to compensa[C for a lack of stare funJing, why nor raise our of stare attendance by 21 percent instead? Doe that mean the stare could lower instate attendance 79 percent? CoulJ rhe communit) get a 21 percent more Jiverse population? I'm sure my Jatcless compatriots \\'Ould like to sec 21 percent more single fcma!..: .

\X'e sm\ a dr<mrnric increase in the athletic kc Did that increase real11 hdp rhe ·cus upser the Gnz?

I \\'ould h,1re ro see fewer edu­cational opportunities for stu dents. 1f I ha<l to pay 2 1 percent more, I would also \\'ant 2 1 percent more sen·ice· SC£\ ice in tht.: guise of better qualified instructors anJ better institutional operations.

fhe onl) •Kh ice T have to in ­coming freshman: "Sa\C your pennies or get corporate sponsor­ship ... I think l'd overlook <I "Swoosh·· on my diploma if it made my education cheaper. Rory Barton 200 North Hedges, Box 2012 Bozeman, MT

6 1 February 14, 2003

Big Sky A whole 'New Terrain'

4 photos by Justin Silv~ ''

(1) World Boards rider Travis Bos 50-SO's down the Kinked mil at Big Sky. (2) Michigan native and MSU student Kellan Couturier serves up a corkscrew S.JO o () the 40-foot table/hip. (3) Jf>'ou're interested i11 doing Methods like this, go to ski school and take a private lesson fonn Erik Morri 011 this week.(.J) MSU student Jal ' Skabelund crosses it 11p halfway through a corkscrev.1 720 over the SO footer. His fir: t attempt was clean t/Je second near perfect. (S) Jake Skabelund, gap to 011

footer 011 the down rail. If you haven't seen Jake ride 111ake a trip to Big Sky and check him out.

Big Sky expands filling the needs of extreme skier Justin Silvey

xponent Writer

F or rhe past few years, Big ky has been atcempring

to enter into rhe terrain park revolution. A Pipe Dragon was purchased and they now have a run dedicated lO jump­ing. However, with so many orher improvemenrs underway, ir seems thar rhe park has been overlooked for development. Last frida) I was given hope rhac the terrain park at Big Sk) \'ill get the an en ti on it de­serves. ew Terrain Park Man-

ager. Doug Duschene is ready to take things ro the next level. Ile has already personally built fi, e rails for rhe park this season and is looking ro do more. "I am trying to ger a double rainbow and ans-rail for nexr yea r."

\Vhile the rest of the moun­rain is conrem mastering the perfecr carve; across the resort, carving is clone between the lase jump and che chair lift. This at­rirude i nothing new, and has been embraced by resorts all over rhe nation .

Right now, Big ky's park resides off of Ram Charger on

Andesire, one of rhe steeper lower mountain areas at the resort . Packed inro an area slightly larger chan a football field resides a halfpipe, three jumps: a -10' table/hip, 25' table, and a 50' table: along with three rails: a 2' high 34' long flat rail, 8' co 16' down mil, and a 8'-8'-8' kink mil. The lefr side of rhe halfpipe has smaller Cearures for rhe inexperienced to practice on before tackling rhe larger fea­tures. There is more space ro­ward the bottom of the run that contains a Lirge cros -over gap and a 25' tabletop

both using rhe ame landing. If leaving the ground doesn't

sound inrercsting just stop b: and warch. On an) sunny da) there's bound to be an abun­dance of talent thing through the air. The weekend ot April 4 .5 and 6th Big k) will ho·t <I ha.lfpipe and boardercross contest. Inrer­esred partie should check the web ire for more derails. Also, e\•ery unday ar 11 a.m. there's an unofficial halfpipe conrest held for bragging righcs ,rnd possibl: money . .Ju t stop by rhe park on unday befon.: l l a.m. and look for a Big ky em!)loyce for derails.

"This season is <I huge im provement over che past fev years," according to loca ~icier Erik ~Iorriso~. "Big 'k is definitely headed in ch· j

righc direction They just nee• to rarr acting on rider feed back prompcly."

Rumor h,1s it thac tree 1

are ro be cleared, increasin the size and lengch of ch p<1rk. W'irh the onl) compel! tion 111 the are.1 currencl) re fu. ing to h,1ve any perm.mer cerrain park. Big k) h•l' ch pocenci,1l to lure skiers an snowboarders J\l'J\' fro• Bridger Bowl.

anent Sports February 14, 2003 7 u track hosting dual scoring invitational tonight

ISL Di 11 '>coring In I \\Ill Kie~ n t ronighc, t 5:30 pm .11 che Brick I'tddlwuse ding the meet will b1.: m the l 111\er~H) of

a. \\'ebcr '-,rare and e. Although there an;

only four teams. each ceam will be scored against three other teams. producing a total of twelve team scores

The Bobcat track team nicknamed the meet V-Day be­cause the meec falls on \ akncine \ Da>- The team's goal 1s ro at tract 1.000 spectators building on the 675 fans that ancnded the last meet.

The track team ha competed in the Idaho State Inviational on Feb. l and hosted the MSU Invi­tational on Feb. 7, and ha been 1mprm·mg their marks as the sea­son progresses.

The Bobcats \\ill have one more dual meet on feb . 22, before they head off to Idaho for the Big ky Champion­ships on reb. 28.

•Michelle Hodge (JR)- The defending conference outdoor champion in the

pole vault, Michelle is the only member of the team to already have an NCAA

qualifying·mark. •Cortney Ellis (SR) - The defending conference indoor champion in the pole

vault, with personal best of 13' 2" set last season. •Ariana Lee (JR)- In the distance events. Ariana ran the third fastest 3000 ever ' by a Bobcat in her last meet.

•Lisa Svaleson (SR)- In the hurdles. She has the second fastest indoor hurdle

time in MSU history. •Chrissy McKinstry (SR) - The two-time conference runner up in the weight

throw is poised for a good performance.

•All-American Lyle Weese (SR). Lyle ran the 3rd fastest 3000 in the nation last

year. ~e will run the mile against some of the best milers in conference history.

•Brad Sherer (So )-Has the best weight throw in the Big Sky conference so far

this season.

•Patrick Ray (Jr) Set a school record in the 200 in Pocatello two weeks ago.

•Cyril Burguiere (Sr)-The conference runner up in the triple jump.

photo by Charlie Capp

Ned Miller nms in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at last weekend's Invitational. Miller took first in tlze mile nm in a time of four minutes a11d eleven seconds (4: 11.69).

mer volleyball standout named assitant coach ~thletics

er Bobcat volleyball Cori Carper has been ssistant volleyball Montana State Uni­

nnounced MSU head iya Malauulu. er, who played at State from 1996-99, tl y in management

in Denver. Following n from MSU in 2000

theatre arts, Carper played professionally in Europe fo r numerous club teams.

In addition, she worked for BringitUSA Promotions and traveled throughout Eu­rope filming interviews and game footage of professional volleyball players and coaches. She also created re­cruiting videos for Unive rsi­ties in the Uni ted States.

"Cori (Ca rper) will be a great addition to o u r pro­gram ," Malauulu said. "As a

student-athlete at MSU, she possessed a work ethic and arritude that I wan t all our stu ­den t-athletes to emulate.

"Cori also played an inte­gral role in bringing the Bob­cat volleyball program back to the top of the Big Sky Confer­ence d uring her playing ca­reer," Malauulu continued. "She was well liked b y her teammates and by the fans of MSU volleyball. Cori also has strong ties within the state of Montana by virtue of her sum-

mer camp experiences. As a p laye r, Carper guided

the Bobcats to a 7 6-40 mark during her tenure in the Blue and Gold. She was also a part of four consecutive winning seasons, two 20 -win cam ­paigns and four straight ap­pearances in the Big Sky Con ­ference tournament. For her efforts, she "vas a two-time All-Big Sky Conference per­former and was the 1999-2000 Bobcat Strength and Condi ­tioning Athlete of the Year.

Carper is one of 12 Bob­cat p layers to reach the 1,000 kill plateau at MSU. Sh e is also ranked among the top five all-time in hitting per­centage and blocks. Carper is also fifth on the all -time Big Sky Conference career hitting percentage chart, as well. The native of Lander, Wyo., also holds the school record fo r best hitting pe rcentage in a match when she notched an .824 attack mark against Vir­ginia Commonwealth in 1996.

"It's l ike coming home," Carper sa id . "I played for Miya and J erry (Wagner, asso ­ciate head coach), along with Dave Gantt, and they pro­vided me a great atmosphere to be a student-athlete. They treated me like family.

'Tm very excited about this opportunity," Carper said. "The program has con­tinued to get better every year and its one of the best mod­els of success in the region. I'm ready to help contin ue that tradition and develop great student-athletes."

he will be responsible for the Bobcat ummer Camps and will assist in recruiting. practice design and match strategies, video exchange and other administrative du ­ties. Carpe r w ill also coach the Bobcat middle blocke rs and will serve as tournament director of the Mizuno-Holi ­day Inn Classic.

Carper will begin her duties in March.

res February 14, 2_ Underground Theater Company to present

' Real Queen of Hearts' Ko Julie Hewson

l wonent Writer

&<•im1ino Valencine's Da\ ,,·ith a Sp<:'ci~ prt.'\ ~e\\ shO\\. the Undc.:r­ground TheJrer Company will be putting on their produccion of "The Real Queen of Heans t\in '1 Thell Pretty," a play\\1itten b:- Brad Baile} anJ directed b) Bryce W'einerr.

'The Real Queen of 1- learts Ain't TI1at Pretty' begins \\~cl1 two teenage oirls (f fa\'[ey English and Kaer 1\ lor­ris l backst;ge ,;r their high school

' - -be.iury p<tgearn. as the:- begin to talk. Soon two turns to three, when the drunken Paula (Cbris .. "<1 Genrry) gets kicked our of the Quc.:"efl of Hearts contest. Near cl1e beginning of the second acr the thn .. >e are joined by an omer, 'herrilee. Togecl1er the girls Jis­cuss, ral.k. fight. cry. wink and gro\I'.

"As we get older we forget how intense cl1e high school) ems arc. W'e forget how eve1y break-up or prob lcrn is such a big deal. W'im this phi\ I warn to eap~e the i.nten it) ;r yoW1g life." stated \X'einert.

Through the play the girls learn more about cliemselves, who mey are, who me:- \\'<Ult to be. They deal \\~cl1 changing relacion .. h.ips anJ some ter­rible sccrers mey deal "im in meir e\·erydm li\·es.

The fom chm·acters in me pla} repn.~t Jillerent $pcct.S of me typ1 cal per.-rnalicies of high school girls. lb !.:v Lnglish p.la, s che role tlf the head cheerleader. Kaet J\lorris pb,~ Liz's shadm,·. Ctss, who IS msecun.: anJ loob to I iz ft,r C\'en thmg.

photo by Charlie Capp Hayley English, Claris a GenfJy nnd Kaet Mon-is rehearse n scene ·from the upco111ing produc-tion of 'Tile Real Queen of Hemts Ain't That Pretty'. Tiley pla)~ a production of tile Under­ground Theater will be in the SUB Theater Valentine's Da)' and Feb. 19-22.

Clarissa Gentry plays the drun.k be1urypagean1 failure and [\.[aria Wtl­son plays Sherri.lee, cl1e bc.:>aut)' pag­eanr queen and school "goodie. goodie." "Lt's been <1 great e.'\perience working wirh mis ensemble cast." srnreJ \X'einert.

Their \'alenrine's Om perior mance of 'T11c.: Real Queen Hean ' \\ill begm on I nday at 8:00 p.m. in cl1e SUB 1l1eater. TI1c night's ticket~ \\ill Ix. .1 couples· pnce in honor ot \'alcricinL's D,1,. 1l1e pm.'t. is:; dol

la.rs for rwo tickets. The acrual play dates run Feb. 19 mrough me22. All sho\l's begin at 8:00 p.m.

The Underground Theater i· currently acci\·e in a campaign nilled SOS, or Save Our Stage. T11ey are working to misc money ro keep tl1e SlrB The:arer 0pen and :.I\ ai.lable to \ lcdi.1 ,md T11u1rer Ans da;,ses and production!:>. "\\ e wimt to keep the theater a pm1 of tl1e campus's re­sourct.~. \\'L \\"<Ult tt) bre-.icl1e lik Lnto

the thc.:'ilter," st.nc.:-d \lark .\l.1son. the

UndergroW1d TI1earer Representa­tive to the Bozeman Theater Guild. The l'ndergroW1d Theater's goal is to not ouly keep the theater a major p<ut of the uni\'ersit), bur also ro open I[ Up to me C0!1U11lmit). "The mearcr is not just for cl1e J\ !TA Department. We \\ .mr ro build a srrong base of th~atcr goers on e<m1pus ,md in the communit:-." stared .\b on. The comp•Ul\ h0lds scwral producuons tl \ e:.U" ro rn.ise monL'\ for their project ,md ro help \\1tl1 rc.:'Chrncal fw1ds.

Learning how to love with UCF Ko Lara Vaienti

l xponent Writer

Ir's Valencine's Day. Nobodywanrs ro beskepnc. pes­

simistic or full of Joubrs about cliei.r "significant other" today. It's going to be another nice time for an id) l­lic. romantic splurge or maybe the exciting first one

Relationships aren 'r easy The 'Love Sucks' lecture series

occmeJ weekh o,·er the last rnomh in the SUB 275 for <tll to Gm:l out \\'here smnd '' itb their love life. IL 's purpose was f~w su1Je111s to recog­nize if they' re \Hilking dm\'n a pacli of rom<uice with the 1ight person.

The lecrures \\'ere offered b) University Christi<m rellowship.

" [ anenJeJ the UCT program for six years," S<l\"S Brielle I larst)n, a gr,1duate srudent \\ho has been married for rwo years.

"\X~1at ucr tlid for me has bc.:-e11 great. lt has taught me how ro main tain <l he.Jthy relationship."

"Love often is really blind," ex­plained me speaker, \'\/endy I louse, last Tuesday night.

"But it surd) doc:. not ha' e to be cl1ar \\'a). unless you \\'ant to find yomsel( \\'lth the wrong surprise. n

she continued. Many students filled die room,

apparently wry anentiYe ro the hims pur on the board with overheads, followed by ex-planations and suggestions.

hite ,md it's much more p.1inful." House explamed.

Questions like: "Does th.is per­son bring out cl1e best or the worst in me." "Do I \\'<mt ro go where the) <U"C headed," "Am l self- confident enough ro lovesomeoneelse" or"Do l really wanna be part of my partner's \\'hole\l'orld ... are just ab, ex<m1ples on ho\\' the lecture cJn hdp stlldenrs

to find our what Love ean sure!) turn someone's life into a paradise. but it can also [ll m it inro ,1 hcll •is well. And pas­sion, attrnnion and run a.re not all one nL'Cds ro estab lish n healthy relation­ship that lll<l! hL<;t o\·ertime.

"I have a lot of they are ret11l~ going th rough in re.lacionships.

''KL'l.'.ptjllCS­

tion ing yourseU-

peace now. I'm learning how to heal and how to behave in the next relationship I will have:'

- Landen Garspo MSU Student

ReLHion­ships are not a 1oke. they c,111 hurt more rhan one could L'\'er imagine

1 Iunful re­lationships can letn·e ~cir rhat can. at ciml'S, List fore\'er, ,111d

and look inside of you to really know if me person you are dating is the best one that God chose for you," says H ouse. "Finding out mistakes when you me already rnanied is too

looking ,H rhe mte of divorce and men scarce length of roo man) marriages, anyone \\'ho cares should ponder what he or she is doing and how to succeed.

Anomer point from t.he 'Lm·e

Suck:>' !ecru.re is that of the 1mpor­t<UlCL' t'f God in one· life.

God is tlie matchmaker of \'{'endy andJ\h" House, happil) m,u-­ried for more man 20 years now.

"Let God be in your life. let him help you and know him fusr. you wil.1 be .m1,ized at ho\\' your relauonship \\"ii.I be ... said 1' [;L'\} fou ;e. At me end of the stOf\, wim hurh, one \\'ill rec­ognize if God has l0und cl1e best p,u-r­ner for cl1eir lifetime or not. God ,,;JI sustain \'OU, ii ,·ou kt him.

Lmden G,us1x), Jnomer .. n idem who's <mending these lectures ,uid \\·ho broke up with hl'r boyfriend t\1-0

momhs ago s,tid. "I h,n·e a Im of pc.ice now. rm le.1rning h0" to

he,tl and ho\\ to beh.1vc i.n tl1e next relation~hip l will h,l\'e. ··

l )fr en. we wane to h<t\'C a Valen cine so ,is not co be ~id .md ,tlone rh.u J,1). torgetcing ho" b,1Jly we 111•1\

have fought wirh them for rhc rc.:>sr of thL')c.:':tr. But in the\1aysoflo\e '"'II just keep struggling ,md wandering in,, "limbo" of fi..-elings tmtil we find the right one.

SL'eing clearly is irnponant. do nor forget before it's lme. l lappy V,tlenti.ne's Oa).

Film festi poses media ar options i1

Montana KS)pecial to the Ex

Award-"inning f ers, powerful Holl ecuti\'es and knowlc economic e.xpens will Livingston on feb. 2 co explore how re i\lontana's once-thri'' , indu try as an econom to help rhe state's 1

econom). Presented b) die

Film Center. J Liv based educational org which presented a sin ference i.n 2001 and

- \\'lW last summer's r te.le,ised Cheryl Cro1 in the rown1> gacajm· the 2003 Film and I De\·elopmem Confer be held at the Histor Center in Li,'ing ton

Filmmakers. people and film entht ha\'e a rare oppomn rernct ,,;tl1 film cmd • professionals from l Jes. '\e,,· York anJ II

The 1Ssue: to be \\ 111 rcmge from ho\\ that great idea mco ho\\ \\ ildlife prL1gnu film~ .md still photo~ ten t1tfer gre.it econon tl.l111UCS for i\ [Onti!l1,l

Four i\lonr .111.1 mieres will be hdd . the I·estirnl ·egme garhermg. includmg c.1U, prai ed S1md,u tion "~orthfork." I Roger Ebert JS a " epic ... which'' as sho Falls.

The re-opening hib1t .tr the Depc" C plming .\loncm.1· iili tlon hisron. "I i\lonrnna." \\ill be \ during the meeting.

\U C\'ClltS <lft: Ol publte. '' htCh 1s cnn artend. ,\ schedule tranon form m,t) Ix '' '""' monran.1fiL1ice • b' cillmg 5-0-516-

The adYanc~ re ft"t' l)l S-W t- t 1 for cow rs JU the e\ ent~

the p.1m:k _ crcenin cepuon~. Cost\\ ill lx J0or. \11 tee prt>Ce< ' used 1t1 meet thl C'

the Conference. The eYem ts m,1l

in p:.1rr b) support

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anent Features February 14, 2003 9 el Review 'Recruit' proves to be just another 'spy game' movie

Brian Clark trnooino Editor

e opening sequence of · ecru it' sets Colin Farrel

look like one of those --rom high school who his Saturday nights play­J ungeons and Dragons' arching reruns of 'Mys­cien ce Theater.' He

1les into the MIT job fair oversleeping and nerds i1y into the good graces 1 employers. member the 'Dungeons

)ragons' kids as having glasses and greasy hair. t remember them as at­'7e, brilliant Irish guys an hack into your com­and then kick your ass. hat's' what Hollywood

brings and, if you like James Bond or 'The Bourne Iden­tity,' it's doubtless you'll hail 'The Recruit' as well.

Al Pacino co-s t ars as Farrel's senior instructor /fa. ther figure in this decent po p ­corn flick. Pacino guides the youngster through his CIA training, pushing the adven­turous protagonist towards an inevitable success. There's a girl, a few surprises and a tightly woven plot and we all go home entertained after a couple hours of intense acting and action extravagance. 'The Recruit,' then, is a well-made film and accomplishes exactly what it intends to.

Unfortunately, I can ' t help feeling like I've seen th is film before. I have to remind my­self that, even though the

storyline, characters and plot are unbareably similar, ' Spy Games' is ac tually a com ­pletely different movie . In fact, it's hard for me to make a distinction between 'The Re­cruit ' and dozens of espionage thrillers that have been put on the big screen and gobbled up by American audiences des ­perate to see white guys tri­umph over all odds.

With that in mind, however, the ending is carefully planned, and obvious only to the most at­tentive viewer, helping seal the action fare as a slightly above average evening's worth of en­tertainment.

The best compliment I can pay to 'The Recruit ' is that the acting is first rate. Al Pacino gives one of his better perfor­m a nces of the past several

years as he taunts and t eases Farrel, s tringing the actor along. Farrel , now in a lead role after upstaging Torn Cruise in 'Minority Report ,' responds nicely to Pacino 's master teachings. There 's a lot of bare muscles shimmering with sweat in one too many boxing scenes, and the top two buttons of his shirt never make an appearance, but be­hind the flesh is a fairly prom­ising Irish import who rises to the challenge that Pacino pre­sents him with.

On the other hand, 'The Recruit' has no theme worth repeating. Apparently love and trust are for pansies and true men are guys who ' ll put their lives on the line to save their country. This seems to happen all the time , too, from

what we can gather, and maybe it does in real life as well , who knows. But I find the politics slightly disturbing when the most admirable qualities are the abilities to lie, manipulate and give or take lives for the good of the American name.

What I ' m saying is that , despite the fact that 'The Re­cruit' is a tigh rly structured story with unexpected twists and skillful pacing. Despite the fact that the acting is good and an appropriate tension carries one scene to the next, I didn ' t particularly like this film. Perhaps it 's because this is just one more mindless ac­tion film that will fade to video store obscurity with the likes of Under Siege 2 and Dea th Wish 5.

ind love at the Baxter's Heartbreaker's Ball Julie Hewson

~oking for a unique wa) to

at special someone that e a fun 10\·ing, party ani­'iaven 't found that special ne ye.r? Either case, the r is the first annual breaker's Ball this inc 's Day at the Baxter.

Porter of porterHouse crions is teaming up with 1 community businesses g Bozeman a night full of d excitement.

's going to be a good place ance to begin," states Por­

~e Hearrbreaker's Bail is not ing robe fun. but it's afford-." The entrance fee for the SlO at the door. "\\'e're go­fill up early. \X'ith the en­fee so affordable. \\'e ·re go­be packed." The doors of

10: 1 I\!<1dwater'sGroup he ' ierrn Club

1at: Group Outing: rull on \-COUntf) ~ki trip 1en: )arurday. l 'ebruary 20 )3

1ere: Goo. e Creek in the Uatin Range

rticipants shou!J bring ,re O\\ n ski equipment. od. ''.Her, heaJlamp, d clothmg suit.ible for ontan.1's cool e\·enings. 1c ski trip is free a~d •en to the public. 1r more 111lormation >0u1 thl: '->ierra Club's lo-1 outmgs program con l t Outings C:oordin.itor.

d} Tuller Jt 595-033-1.

the Baxter will open at 6:00 p.m. If anending the Heanbreaker's Ball don't forger to dress your best and win a prize for being the most elegant attendee.

The Baxter will be a bustle of all sorts of crazy entertainment for the lovebirds and the lover's on the look out.

There will be a Tarot card reader and for a small dona­tion that will benefit Habi­tat for Hu­manity, she will tell you the secrets of life. A Kissable lips contest will be held where the most kissable lips will win.

There wilt

As far as food goes, a sushi bar will be open starting at 6:30 p.m. In celebration of the holiday, a chocolate bar with truffles, in

'We' re even getting o ut the red carpet. Our workers have had costu mes designed. O ne of them is going to be a practically

naked c upid ."

- Sam Porter porterHouse prodUctions

all ;maginable flavors, will be another place to check our while at the Baxter.

While at­tending the Hearrbreaker's ball one can check out .m­other type ofbar. An Aphrodisiac bar will be open

be contests held all night for couples and singles alike. The "'inners of these contests \\'ill win prizes including limo rides.

with free samples of lm·e honey, 10\·e potions ru1d powerful tea.

"The atmosphere is going to be great!" tares Porter excitedly,

The MSU ·Diversity Awareness Office

& Native Waters invite you to join us for a

ational Coalition Building Institute Prejudice Reduction Workshop

""i-J. Learning Opportunities 1~

Learning effective ways to intervene when confronted with prejudical jokes, remarks, and slurs.

Identify and work through stereotypes and misinformation.

Hear personal stories about the various ways different groups expeience dicrimination and to increase a

commitment to be allies for those groups.

Reclaim pride in one's background whi le at the same time building bridges with other groups.

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"Everyone is going to be all goofy, giggly, cuddly and a little crazy from all the different love potions. It's going to be a fun place to be. "

A fourth bar will be open of­fering Aphrodisiac liqueur mixed with different rums and wines. Most of the venue will be non­smoking, there will be a room des­ignated for those who need to feed their nicotine cravings.

What would an evening at the Baxter be without music? ;orrerHouse prodUctions will be presenting the nine prece band Sol Congress and Blues 3. Sol Con­gress will be performing blues, oul, funk and disco from 9 p.m.

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"We're going all out," ex­p lains Porter, "There will be flowers, candles, lights. \X'e 're even getting out the red carpet. Our workers have had costumes designed. One of them is going to be a practically naked cupid."

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10 February 14, 2003 Fe_atures ~Exponent

Festival: Local filmmakers treated to national speaker~

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Montana Department of Com­merce, the /\loncana Film Office. Montana tate University's College of Art and Architecrure and De­partment of Media and Theatre Arcs, the orthstar Foundation, The City of Great Falls. Buffalo Jump Picrures, the Bozeman Film Festival, Writer's howcase Guild and Verizon Wireless.

The meeting's events will in­clude panels devoted to success­fully developing film ideas, find ­ing funding for films, opportunities in non-Hollywood areas such as wildlife and travel documentaries, and rhe chal­lenges of living in Montana and working in the film industry.

Speakers and panelists in­clude actress Margot Kidder; Fox rele\•ision executive Brett \X'eitz, producers Patrick Marke) ("A River Runs Through It," "Hor e \X1hisperer"), Par Crowley ("The Bourne Identity"), and ana Greenwald.

Emmy-winning cinematogra­pher Rick Ro enthal ("The Blue Planer .. ) \\"ill make an appearance. along with underwater filming legend Al Giddings (The Abyss," "Titanic"); two-ttme 0 car-wm ner Ronald.Judkins.

Film finance expert Larn· Minkoff \\ill jam the line-up with writers \X'alter Kim. Elwood Reid, \X'illiam Hiortsberg, Tim Cahill. and Thom.is Goltz; tele\ is1on mode producer Bam Weitz. inde­pendenr filmmaker;. ,\1Jch.1el and \lark Polish \kx Smith, R1min \er11 and \l1Ch,1d \!mer, \\ho,c 1lms \1·ill be shown .is part of the

l L~ti\ .il ,mJ eek\ is1on concen pn1 ducers Tom ,ind Lrnren E.uon "Searchmg tor 1\merit.1 ... luh I 20112 Chen I t HI\\ C 0nc1.:n i.

Alsn m.1k111g .1 'PL L''.tl gue'r .1ppearanu \\Jll be L •cn ,tt >gr.1 pht.: r Bob Pmne, \ V .ind Bozem,m b,1snl Zoo1 l 1tu prbL Jounder and <. l 0 Chn, i\:dson

G,1lla11n Dc1 dopmcnt t m po1a1ion l'wcwi'" director \Ii n,1 8r.1dsh,m \I ill Jdt\ er th.: h·\ note .iddn:ss. •

Thl' 2003 ( onforence .md f estiLd 1s ded1cited to the mcmon of \lbtiOa\\'n Pl'tersc111, a Li' 1ngston n<tti\'c ,md rcs1dc111 \\'ho \\as ,Jell\ c in .\lonr,ma film ,md me<l1.1 ani\ ities. It 1s hopcd the memon ol her energ\ and r.11 ent will inspire ,ill \\'ho atrend the Confen:ncc ,md l'cstival.

Complimenting the panels\\ ill bc the scrcrning of four ft!ms, Ill

eluding two made in .\lonrmrn. 'IlJL• highlighr of thl· 1\:sti\ al \\'Ill hc rhe i\lonr.111,1 prcmit·rc of rhc Pol ­ish 8rorhers · 2003 \undance I 'cs ti1 ,11 cntr) .. :'\onhfork," which ''as h.1iled b) critics.

One ol the other films schedult·d robe shcl\\ n includl·s the acd iimcd 2002 ')und,111n: entn "ThL· Sl.1ugh1cr Ruic," d1 fl'Ctcd b) \kx .tnd r\ndrc\1 \mich. Beith of 1hese films were :.hot in the Crear !'alls ;1re.1.

\X'rirer directors i\1ichad Pol

1 hand Mark Poli h will introduce " orthfork," which srarsJames Woods, Anthony Edwards,

ick olte and Daryl Hannah. Director Alex mith will intro­duce "The laughter Rule," which stars David Morse and Ryan Gosling.

To stress the statewide nature of the economic film initiative, two additional independent films will be screened in Bozeman at Linfield Hall on the Montana

tare University campus as part of pre- and post-Conference Fes­tival screenings presented with the Bozeman Film Festival.

On Thursday, Feb. 20, Ramin erry's "Maryam", a powerful

portrait of an Iranian-born teen­ager living in suburban ew Jer­sey, will be shown at 6:30 p.m.

On unday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. in Linfield, Michael Miner's "Book of rars," featuring Mary

tuarc Masterson, Delray Lindo. andD.B. weeneywillbe hown. The film is about two isters and their challenging relationship. The filmmakers will be present at these screenings to discus their work.

erry, Miner, and "Book of tars" producer Marie Cantin will

also participate in the economic developmenr conference. All the festival screenings are open to the public. Please call 570-5167 for ticker information.

A special feature of the Fes­tival will be the opportunity for Montana-based filmmakers to show their reels.

A facility will be available on a by-appointment basis in the Murray Hotel to allow film­' makers to screen their works to

small groups or potential dis­tributors. Please call 570-5167 to chedule a screening.

There will also be a permanent

re-installation of the "film tn Mon­tana" exhibit, \\tllch was pre"~ousl) shown at the Depot. The exhibit will focus on the rich ftlm history of productions filmed in Montana.

Artifacts, posters and memo­rabilia from such films as "Rancho Deluxe" , "The Horse Whisperer," and "A River Runs Through It" will be displayed, along with a'rticles from films as­sociated with Montana and Mon­tanans. A reception will be held Friday night in honor of the re­opening.

The Film Festival and the "Film in Montana~ exhibit are made possible in part by a grant from Travel Montana.

For a complete schedule, reg­istration form and details, visit the Montana Film Center web site at www.montanafilmcenter.org, call 406-570-5167 or e-mail elizabeth@mon tanafilmcen ter.org.

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Upcoming Events February 2003

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•Tennis Events •Track and Field

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SCHOOL! dents: Getting a job swim meet •Study Skills Orchestra Dual

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Wednesday March 26-27, 2003 Friday, February 21, 2003

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WHO IS ELIGIBLE* FOR THE FACULTY POSITION? To be eligible, a faculty member must be at least eighteen years of age and at least an Assistant professor with three consecutive years of service at

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WHO MAY APPLY FOR THE ONE-YEAR TERM? Students who are at least eighteen years of age and have earned at least

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