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ucation quality questioned auter students ~creditation e threatened

puter science stu­n~ontana State fear a

ith electrical engi­eay ruin their depart-

1ttsday, computer sci­students walked to

n s of the engineering a1 provost to present a

rotesting potential m the department. i d Gibson, dean of

c·mg, said the idea is 1e ~ studied in its early

d not all the details ,., 1 worked out. ihink there is some

r, rstanding and also iirmation floating '' <Gibson said. o1dents pointed out 'l ncerns in their peti­iruding loss of accredi-1ss of adjunct faculty, ipartment head and a

:1 ecline in quality. t€rt Marley, assistant

ngineering, said he petition but that it

atl factual errors t glad to read those

because quite frankly, a lot of the concerns I think they have are unfounded ... there seems to be some assumptions that they've made that I think are untrue," Marley said.

Administration sees the merger as an opportunity to streamline some of the admin­istrative activities.

"Some of the fixed costs come from administrative over­head, and any time that you can possibly save some there, I think that it is irresponsible not

tolookat~ and not to pa rt consider," Marley • said.

If the merger were to be implemented then the position of the computer science depart­ment head would be elimi­nated. Doctoral student Louis Glassy said a program coordi­nator would need to be hired, diminishing the money saved.

Students argued that endorsement by the Computer Science Accreditation Board (CSAB) of their department is also being threatened because of a lack of faculty members relative to number of students.

Kevin Okragly, junior in CS, said a loss of the CSAB ac­creditation would change their degree focus because they

would fall under electrical en­gineering accreditation.

"It's not that there is a decline in the quality of the accreditation; if we were to be in that accreditation, it would be a different philosophy, which is more adept to electri­cal engineering," Okragly said.

Marley said the quality of the pr• .gram would not be changed and there would be no threat to accreditation.

"Our number one job here in the dean's office and also in any departmental ad­ministration is to maintain accreditation," Marley said. "The last thing anyone wants to do is lose accreditation. n

Glassy said the loss of the department head could hurt the CS's current status.

"From the students' per­spective it is less clear that there would be an equal inter­est in CS accreditation by a non-computer scientist," Glassy said.

Glassy said he was un­certain about the plans with no student input. He cited a simi­lar merger between industrial and mechanical engineering as proof that students may not get to give input.

See Merger page 4

ers abolish affirmative action ' ' ENA (AP)-The ' \•ed two bills Satur­'llld abolish state af-

111rtion policies, deci-11 ents called major

<>cialjustice in Mon-

tlllse Bill 303 would ) erential treatment

:>.d contracting by "'Dea l governments i•ace or gender. It

'll' state universities •1g preferences due ~x.

e Bill 299 is a pro­•<>':iment to the state •d· that incorporates

l! same language as 1 •' William Boharski,

" I bring (these bills) because we have a serious problem in our society. As a nation, we're splitting apart. We're becoming tribalized."

- Will iam Boharski, Montana representative

R-Kalispell , s ponsored both measures.

"I bring (these bills) be­cause we have a serious prob­lem in our society," said Boharski. "As a nation, we're splitting apart. We're becoming tri balized. n

Far from correcting a legacy of discrimination, affir­mative action policies have con-

tributed to the very racial divi­sions they were intended to heal, Boharski said.

By eliminating racial preferences, he said, the state would move toward the elimina­tion of a root cause of racism.

Opponents questioned

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Malone considers new restaurant in Leigh Lounge By DAX SCHIEFFER NEWS EDITOR

Leigh Lounge, an all-around sleeping, meeting, reading and listening room in the Strand Union Building, may be converted into a dining room.

Mike Malone, MSU president, said he would like to see a nice restaurant, similar to the Habit yet more accessible, in Leigh Lounge. The Habit ' ' ------is a sit-down restaurant located in the Quads on the north end of campus.

"The Habit is not very accessible, it's not very nice, and it loses money. The Leigh Lounge would be a nice place for it, but it's not the only place," Malone said.

The students pretty much accept what's given to them, like most of society."

Other options for a more upscale food service may be SUB rooms 275 and 276. Malone said the idea is just a dream and there have not been any serious dis­cussions about where and when the new -Bill Buck, MSU facility would become a reality. He said sophomore the time frame depends on how much at­tention he will give the project

Rob Specter, vice president of ad­ministration and finance, said with the legislature in session it may be a while before any plans are made.

"I think the Leigh Lounge is really important to students' sanity.

Al Bertelson, director of the SUB, said he has not been contacted by Malone, but has heard rumors about the proposed restaurant in the lounge.

He said the SUB is already full but -Tony Cameron, they will continue to try to offer more ser- MSU senior vices to students.

"Whenever we do these things it's a matter of give and take, finding out where we can bend to provide an additional service, which seems to be the story of the student union," Bertelson said.

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'Ibny Cameron, senior in philosophy, said Leigh Lounge is one of the few places students can relax, and the room has thera­peutic qualities.

"Oftentimes there is nowhere to escape and take a break be­tween stressful classes, unless you go to the library which isn't exactly a really comfortable place to just relax," Cameron said. "I think the Leigh Lounge is really important to students' sanity."

Shane Eaton, ASMSU senator said his concern is a possible reduction of study areas students are able to utilize. He said the library is often full, along with the Union Market. He said if there were more room made in the library he would be open to losing the student study space in Leigh Lounge.

Kimberly Navratil-Pope, senior in studio arts, said she uses Leigh Lounge often because she enjoys the quietness the large room provides.

"I think there's already quite a few restaurants around here. This is one of the few quiet calming places for students and I think it's been sort of an institution for a long time and should remain," Navratil-Pope said.

Malone said the restaurant he is imagining is not going to be a really fancy restaurant; he would just like to see something with a different ambiance than the cafeteria.

Malone said students would be contacted before any changes were made.

"We are not going to arbitrarily do anything, obviously we're just talking around," Malone said.

Jim McCray, ASMSU president, said he would reserve judg­ment and keep an open mind on the plan until he hears all sides. He said a meeting has been set between him, Malone and Bertelson on March 4 concerning this issue.

Sophomore nursing student Bill Buck said he is concerned that students will not make their intentions clear. Buck said he uses the lounge every day and is concerned about the loss of study space.

"I don't think there's a large percentage of students who speak up, because it seems that students go through MSU and do not stay here to see the effects. They are indifferent to structural changes," Buck said. "The students pretty much accept what's given to them, like most of society. n

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[!] TUESDAY FEBR UARY 25, 1997

- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fee waivers are unfair I support House Bills 299

and 303. I also support Repre­sentative William Boh arski, who authored these bills. I have long thought that fee waivers for any group, be it Native Americans, African Americans or Smurfs, is wrong.

I believe that any action that bases its decisions on racial classification is against the be­liefs behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This act was to make discrimination non-existent. It is not supposed to make dis­crimination wrong when people are hurt, but good when people get a handout. I know that when the Civil Rights Act was first brought to light in the

mid 1960s, there was a problem with discrimination on the basis of skin color. Th e framer s of the act wanted this to stop. They did not, however, want people to get handouts because of their color­ing. I feel that I'm being discrimi­nated against because I am not Nat.ive American and ther efore do not h ave all my fees waived.

As to Arnold CalfBoss Ribs calling the proponents of there sensible bill "rednecks," well, here is one person who supports smart legislature like this, and who is not a redneck.

John Johnson Sophomore Mechanical Engineering

Technology

Why should students vote? Student leaders are encour­

aging the student body to get in­volved in the parking issue. Tell me why we should. When we were asked for input on the parking is­sue last year, the students were told that Montana State would go to a one-sticker policy. The resi­dents of Johnstone Center sup­ported and helped pass the new parking lot on Harrison Street (across from J ohnst.one). When we returned from summer break, the students in Johnstone were issued E parking stickers. The new Harrison Street lot is only for H parking. We were lied to!

This is just the latest in a series of lies from MSU's admin­istration. In spring of '93, the students at MSU were asked to vote on a $30 athletic fee. After much debate and assurances from the top dogs of the MSU es­tablishment, students were told their wishes would be obeyed if only they would vote. The stu­dents decided that the athletic

fee was evil and did not vote for it.

Imagine the shock and hor­ror the students felt when they returned to their beloved univer­sity and found the hideous ath­letic fee on their fee statements. They said, "No, this cannot be. We sent this thing to the abyss less than six i mths ago." Bu t, the student Wtre told it was an administration decision. So to this day, MSU students are bur­dened with a $30 athletic fee.

MSU administration does what it wants regardless of stu­dent input. If the students vote for the policies and administra­tion wants, great. The admin­istration claims it has listened to the voice of the students. If students vote opposite of admin­istration wishes, its an admin­istration decision to do it any­way.

Bret Bledsoe Senior Range/Watershed

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Athletes deserve fair treatm The Feb. 18 Exponent in­

cluded an editorial complaining about the cost to students of sup­porting intercollegiate athletics and proposing that athletes be held to a higher standard of conduct than the rest of the student body. The Editorial Board's reasoning de­serves a response.

Students receive financial as­sistance from the Montana State budget for many reasons including academic excellence and service on the Exponent Editorial Board as well as participation in intercolle­giate athletics. Unlike other recipi­ents of financial support. athletes forfeit certain freedoms. For ex­ample, students on athletic schol­arships are prohibited from work­ing during semesters in which they participate in sports.

For all practical purposes, this eliminates their ability to work during the school year. Tuition, fees, books and room and board sounds generous. However, the majority of student athletes are from out of state, many from homes with very limited financial re­sources. Some athletes can't afford to go home for holidays or over the summer break. Some don't have money to participate in normal stu­dent activities, e.g. dating, going to concerts and ·'hanging out." Even buying clothing can be a significant problem. Successful athletic teams can generate substantial revenue for their institutions ofhigher edu­cation. Athletes, no matter how skilled, don't share in this financial largess. Contrary to what the Ex­ponent Editorial Board seems to believe, college life places a severe financial hardship on many MSU student athletes.

The Editorial Board reasons

The notion that any group of students should be held to a higher standard of conduct is contrary to the basic values upon which this country was founded.

that MSU's student athletes are really "employees of the state~ be­cause they receive financial aid. As such, reasons the Board, athletes should be held to higher standards of conduct than other students. If, as the Board suggests, financial as­sistance makes a student an "em­ployee of the state," then all MSU students from Montana share this status. The state currently pays for over40percentofthecostof attend­ing MSU for residents of Montana

The notion that any group of students should be held to a higher standard of conduct is contrary to the basic values upon which this country was founded. We profess to believe that all persons are equal and are to be held to same stan­dards of accountability, whether they are physics majors, band members or the Etp0nent Editorial Board. Just because athletes are more visible than most other stu­dents should not require of them a greater bw-den of citizenship.

A point of information: .MSU did not transfer money to the ath­letic program because "Title IX regulations demand equal e>.-pen­ditures for women's and men's sports" as the Editorial Board

claims. Title IX-the fedll prohibiting discriminatiCll cational institutions · funds-requires athletic ties (not money) for me women to be proportionalt representation in the currently about 45 Del'l.-em~' and 55 percent male atMSl requirement is often referit "gender equity." MSU cm spends over twice as mucha athletics as women's. It out of compliance with .F: IX requirements on gen in athletics that the U · being sued in Federal male students who are have .!YIBU introduce a soccer program which the ministration promised neged.

There are impo involved in the Editorial concerns about the cost of• legiate athletics. Should 1' maininDivisionl,orplay~ 1

division without athletic t ships, or just have club spo intramurals? The E torial Board might qu whether MSU students sho to subsidize an activity t.lu appears to be aimed at enl MSU's visibility and rep with the general public, t

donors and the State Leg rather than .MSU students student athletes should be higher standards than otl dents is simplistic and naivt which athletes that have • the news recently, it also Sil racism. If intercollegiate E

is an issue the Editorial wants to address respoo should do its homework. with the athletes th

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•i ttem pt to close three controversial land trades Dntana State and the MSU Foundation, the 1gents and the state Land Board have agreed 0-day delay with the Supreme Court to reach

turt settlement. .ding to Jim Kaze, regent chairmen, an out- of­ment is desirable for the regents. lve always been interested and willing to talk

1eesolution of these issues, and in fact that's ..B been happening over the past several years,"

lfl'he legislature appointed a select committee iolve the issues, and one suggestion was that

1 cs sit down and make one last attempt to re­~rues." dlt Regent Mike Green said the regents hope Jr additional costs by reaching an agreement t of the Supreme Court. iggest concern is expense and the Legisla­

-~g on us really hard right now," Green said. on't want highly visible public bodies engaged ttle. The Legislature doesn't think there is a

Jeded to be settled by a court but the regents .:.ld Board do."

prom said an out-of-court settlement will hope­!? a solution everyone is happy with. Schramm

e goes to court and the Supreme Court sides ind Board it could be disastrous for the land

11uestion concerns not only these three sales­e three that have been questioned the most-

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"The biggest concern is expense and the Legislature is leaning on us really hard right now. They just don't want highly visible public bodies engaged in a court battle. 11

but there are dozens of other transactions and if the courts were to say 'No, regents, you thought you had the au­thority but you didn't.' Then all of these other transac­tions are potentially called into question," he said. "That's a fairly unpleasant prospect not only for the Regents but everyone who has been in the chain of titles of these prop­erties which may have been sold several times over the years."

Schramm said the settlement, whether it is decided in or out of court, will try to set a precedent to be followed by both the regents and the Land Board.

"I think there are two questions being raised," Schramm said. "One is who had the authority really make these sales. The regents have been selling land not only on the MSU campus but others since the new constitu­tion had been adopted in the early '70s. The second ques­tion involves the specifics of these three sales."

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Schramm said the outcome of trying to settle out of court has yet to be determined.

"It's literally the $64,000 question," Schramm said. "First of all, the request for the delay has not been filed. I expect that will be filed later today (Monday) or tomor­row and that will be a joint request from both sides-it's a mere technicality. However, we're not going to have the Land Board and regents meeting and haggling about this-boards just don't operate that way."

Schramm said the regents will draft an agreement and present it to the attorney generals office and to the MSU Foundation. He also said the process is just begin­ning and the regents have not started working on an agreement yet.

"This is the second step on a-I don't know if it's a thousand-mile journey-but if asking for the delay is the first step then we're about to take the second. n

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on "'fravel in Mexico" at 3:15 p.m. on Feb. 26 and at 4 p.m. on March 6 in Student Health Services' upstairs conference room. The class will cover information on prevention of traveler's diarrhea, recom­mended vaccines and tips on having a safe holiday in Mexico.

Abolished: Legislator sa program hurts minorities cont inued from page 1 Alabama, of the West.~

Alpha Epsilon Delta will present a panel of Allied Health prac­titioners to discuss their training and careers at 7 p.m. on Feb. 26 in 402 Reid Hall.

Boharski's primary assumption that the pro­grams hurt, rather than help, race and gender discrimination.

Rep. William "Red" Menaban, conda, accused supporters of hypocrisy.

"White man speak \vith forked to said. "We have members in this body wh

The Women's Center will sponsor a sack lunch seminar fea­turing Debra Gram, a welfare reform activist, at noon on Feb. 26 in SUB room 106E. The topic will be misconceptions surrounding wel­fare. Everyone is welcome.

The MSU School of Art will present a slide show by Kris Ellingsen titled ~Spies in the House of Science" at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 in 215 Cheever Hall.

"Federal affirmative action programs have made a tremendous difference in the lives of women,~ said Rep. Joan Hurdle, D-Billings. She said women have made huge advances, particu­larly in business, as a result of programs geared toward giving them an assist.

erential treatment.~

Rep. Joe Quilici, D-Butte, agre state statutes were full of preferences ans, the elderly, contractors and oth found deserving of special considerati

Boharski said his bills repres vance over failed experiments.

Spurs and Fangs will conduct information sessions at 6 p.m. on Feb. 25 and Feb. 27 in the Northwest Corner of Union Market. For additional information contact Katie Schroth at 587-0691 or Brett Keaster 587-4251.

Rep. Bill Whitehead, D-Wolf Point, said it is only when racial discrimination has been eradicated that the should state erase programs designed to correct the effects of racial intoler-

"What I'm attempting to do wi islation is say whatever your status is, treated the same," he said. "We're no start saying that it's the policy of Mont its public resources on a nonracial bas·

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"Until that time, Indian people will be con­tinuing to walk uphill on your level playing field," he said. "Again, we will be renowned in this na­tion. We'll probably be looked at as the Selma,

The House approved HB303 • HB299 57-42. Both must get a final HQts before going to the Senate.

Students head to Helena in support of government assistance for University

Many Montana State students have taken a road trip to Helena but most don't have the Montana State Legislature on their agenda.

Approximately 12 MSU students traveled to Helena Monday to take an active role in lobbying at the Montana state legislature for student lobbyist day. The event was sponsored by ASMSU and state legislator Brad Barkemeyer.

According to Jim McCray, ASMSU president. the purpose of the event was to expose students to the workings of the legislature while simultaneously showing student support ofMSU to the legislature.

wit's important to demonstrate student support as the Montana State budget is up for review at the legislature." McCray said. "What we don't get from the state budget will be made up with student tu­ition. Consequently it is very important that we demonstrate to the legislature that we do need addi­tional state funding."

McCray said ASMSU hopes to have another student lobbyist during the second half of the legisla­tive session and any interested students should contact ASMSU.

Merger: students want input continued from page 1

"It is not clear to us that we're being told the whole story," Glassy said. "It was announced to the students that it was already done; when it was already done, stu­dents had no say- not even a heads up.~

Marley said students do not need to be afraid of the merger happening without their input.

"It is appropriate that students have input at some appropriate stage," he said. "Quite frankly, I think it's prob­ably a little bit premature because it's so preliminary."

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Officer investigated accident in Linfield lol Employee at the SUB reported a theft of a chair fna

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February 25, 1997

16-year-oldBozemanmath whiz masters course work at MSU By EVELYN BOSWELL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

A passion for numbers has taken Norah Esty a long way in a short time.

The youngest student at Montana State audited her first university course while homeschooled as a sixth grader. She officially started taking classes at MSU when she was 12. She was named outstanding math student as a freshman and junior and joined the Honors Pro­gram in September 1995. Now 16, she is a junior in math and plans to graduate from the university when she's 17 or 18. Her grade point average is 3.93.

to stay, I guess." Esty happens to love math so much

that she skipped Bozeman Senior High School. She talks about skiing in the win­ter, hanging around and "bumming" in the summer, playing pool with her friends and bike riding with her boyfriend. She took driver's education over the summer.

"I think she's a pretty normal kid except she loves school, loves academics, loves math and computer science," said her mother, Najaria Esty. "Education has just been really important in our house. You don't get raised by two university professors and not think school is cool."

Najaria Esty was an adjunct assis­tant professor of history at MSU. Warren

'<Stands before her number-crunching scribble.

"I just really like math. That's mostly it," Esty said "I mostly came up here to take math classes and just decided See Whiz page 7

ericans' lack of cultural interest bling to international students

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are the kinds of many international x:e on a daily basis. ational students at ate gave their opin­

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Meza, a student hlajara, Mexico, said are closed-minded,

ue to the role the •ates plays in the

·itizens have always t that their country

E's superpower," Meza believe that they do explore or learn any-

"This society is very individualistic; the in­dividual is the basis of the social structure, while in other cultures family plays the cen­tral role."

thing else. The proof is that few know other languages different than English."

Ramon Costa, a student from Barcelona Spain said that U.S. citizens are egocentric.

"This society is very indi­vidualistic; the individual is the basis of the social structure, while in other cultures family plays the central role," Costa said. "The fact that many young­sters leave their homes at an early age shows th at family ties are not as strong here as in my country."

U.S. citizens call t hem­selves Amer icans bothers Vicente Giordanelli, a foreign student from Italy.

"The fact of calling them­selves Americans clearly reflects

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their self-centeredness," Giordanelli said. "As far as I know America is a continent, not a country. So how can Central and South Americans be called?"

Relationships are also an issue many international stu­dents were concerned about. Some international students said friendship, love and ac­quaintance are not rich and deep in this country, and oftentimes are very superficial.

Accord ing to Alejandro Nadal, a student from Spain, Amer ican s are so lonely and desola te, t hat whenever th ey find someone to talk to, they tell all their life problems.

"One thing that really

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J ski team members to race for disabled ILLE

d at over 80 mph, ltate sophomore Tho-son had what would ven the hardest

~ junkies-an open f:t Sky, no one on it and cto go as fast as he

lt"son wasn't skiing il­iher. While he was liie pure thrill ofwhiz­~ine trees at break­~s, he was also help­.pie sclerosis patient

bnore tolerable. year, MSU ski team

nelped raise money 1e Jimmie Heuga ki Express Ski-a­ney that will go to­larships for MS pa­attend the Jimmie lter. The clinic helps lily challenged to "re-

animate" themselves. There are several need­

based scholarships available to MS patients and applying is an easy step that yields large ben­efits, said David Gentholts, co­administrator for the ski-a-thon which will be held again on March 23.

"It's a way for them (MS patients) to flatten the peaks and valleys out of their daily lives," Gentholts said. "The an­chor of the disease gets heavier and you've got to work harder to get around. The center shows people where their thresholds are. Talking and hearing about the scholarship is one thing; applying is something else."

Some MSU ski team mem­bers hope to enter the event again this year and to raise more money for the scholar­ships. Last year. the MSU team came in first in the ski competi­tion. but the winner of the event

is actually the group that raises the most money, Anderson said.

The team that won last year raised around $15,000. Skiers need to raise a minimum of $1,000 before they can bullet down the open slopes of the race.

"It's a great idea to raise money, because you get all these adrenaline junkies to raise money to go fast," Anderson said. "The sky's the limit this year."

Multiple sclerosis is a dis­ease of the central nervous sys­tem, brain and spinal cord. Of­ten, patients will have to put a lot more effort into performing day-to-day tasks with less than normal results.

"Basically, a person with MS has bad wiring," said Peggy Vincent, an MSU student who had to quit school because of the disease. "I put in a lot more en­ergy to do something not as well.

"You do what you have to do; I JUSt do it differently."

Soum OF 1HE BANo Before you head to Mexico, know the facts.

By TIM NEVILLE FEATURES EDITOR

Imagine lying before candy sunsets over the azure waters of some coastal town in tropical ---....-Mexico.

Now imagine your­self not being able to en­joy your spring break in paradise because you are vomiting horrendously, and the trips to the bathroom have left you wish­ing never to see a cheesy taco again.

Whi l e many stu­dents plan for a trip south of the bor-der to escape the frantic days of college life north of the border, the Student Health Service is warning students that behind those candy sunsets lies a land full of little creatures waiting to tear your insides in­side out.

"Mexico is a third world coun try, and the sanitation regulations are less strict," said Sheila Devitt, a nurse at the health service. "Our systems are not accustomed to the organisms. Mexicans are, but we aren't."

In addition to the warnings against drinking the tap water in Mexico, Devitt also said travelers should take caution against tap water in disguise-the ice cube. There have also been reports of vendors selling tap water masked in discarded, commercial water bottles, she said.

"You have to be careful with street food, too," said Ana Lopez, a senior in English who has traveled extensively in Mexico. "You don't know where they got the meat. I had a sandwich that made me very sick all night. It was awful."

People interested in going to Mexico may want to attend a half-hour presentation at 3: 15 p. m. Wednesday in the conference room on the second floor of the Student Health building. Another presentation will be held at 4 p.m. on March 6 in the same conference room.

See Mexico page B

Illustration by Jef Williams

"Come get some reality."

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Cold season can be avoided with vegetables, fruits , low stress By AMBER WILSON STAFF WRITER

There are thousands of folk remedies for the common cold, while there are at least 200 different viruses responsible for causing them. Modern medicine has yet to develop a cure, only band-aid treatments for symp­toms, so unfortunately, the best way to treat a cold is never to get one.

The best way to avoid catching a cold is to wash your hands, since the germs are spread easily by fingers-by sharing objects and then rub­bing the nose or eyes.

The only cure is your own

personal immune system. In fact, we get many colds we never know about because our im­mune systems eliminate the in­fection before we notice it.

To maintain a healthy im­mune system, you must eat a healthy diet with lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, and get adequate rest. Excess stress can, and will, weaken the im­mune system . Nutritional supplements shown to strengthen the immune system include garlic, echinacea, gold­enseal, Vitamin C and Vitamin B complex among many others.

If your cold turns into longer than a two-week ordeal, go see a doctor.

Conservationists mourn death of regional key figure By JULIETIE RULE STAFF WRITER

Montana's conservation movement mourned the loss of a good friend Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Bozeman.

"Len Sargent truly ap­preciated the importance of conserving wildlife habitats, particularly for the wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Eco­system," said Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation President Bob Munson. "His lasting contri­bution to North America's wildlife leave a legacy to be treasured by future genera­tions."

The RMEF was one of many organizations to which Len and his wife of 28 years, Sandy, donated money through the Cinnabar Foun­dation.

"Although Len has passed on, his legacy is just beginning," said Jim Posewitz, a family friend and director of the Cinnabar Foundation. "Cinnabar was created to carry the Sargent family's commitment to wildlife and environmental quality beyond the mortality of any of us. What has already been real­ized is just the beginning."

The Sargents were in­strumental in the creation of the Greater Yellowstone Coa­lition (GYC), a local grassroots conservation organization em­ploying both Montana State

students and graduate stu­dents.

"Len's death will have an impact throughout the envi­ronmental community," said Chris Shaffer, GYC employee and MSU student. "He'll be missed by a lot of people as one of the original GYC orga­nizers."

The Sargent's work in­cluded efforts to save the Yellowstone River from dam­ming as well as the creation of the Absarokee Beartooth Wilderness Area and other projects.

While living on the Cin­nabar Ranch near Corwin Springs, Mont., Sargent was recognized as the practitioner of a then-unique land ethic. He was once quoted as saying, "My name is Leonard Sargent. I am an irrigator and rancher, and we need to leave enough water in the streams to preserve this free flowing river." It was this philosophy that brought many environmental organizations to life in Montana.

"There's probably not an­other individual in the region that has left such an impor­tant mark on conservation work," said Lang Smith, geog­raphy graduate student and GYC's Communications Asso­ciate. "Working with his wife Sandy, he had an incredible impact on th e conservation issues in t h e Gr eater Yellowstone. He was a conser­vation great a nd he will be dearly missed."

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Good tasting junk food is not sob By LYNN PAUL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

For a long time now, people have labeled certain food as "junk," such as choco­late candy for Valentine's Day or soda pop.

wrong with having them once in a while.

However, when people make a habit of choosing foods high in calories and low in nu tritional value, they won't get the nutrition they need and they will gain weight.

You r food

higher in fat, salt and making sure they are a part of your overall diet. means, perhaps, eati only at certain times, a smaller piece, eati what less before or higher calorie food or

extra walk. In our diet-crazed world, we've put emotional baggage on "junk food," label­ing it as "bad" and to be avoided. In this mentality, only "good" food should be eaten, like apples, oranges and vegetables.

choices over several days have to aver­age out to the calo­ries your body uses in that time. You might be able to fit in a two-ou nce nutty caramel bar that gives you 280 calories and 14 grams of fat. But be careful. If you grab that big five-ounce milk chocolate and nut bar, you had better notice that it is l abeled as con-

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The be tossing out food/bad fo and choosing tality of "all£ fit" is that it move you a what can be structive and tive diet m that has c manyAmeri

Unfortunately, because good foods are not the only things the majority of us eat, we have set ourselves up to fail.

NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH All Foods Can Fit

The met ity suggests we or very rarely foods high tt

March launches Na­tional Nutrition Month. This year's message is "All Foods Can Fit.~ People across Mon­tana and the nation will hear the message that foods are not divided into "good" and "bad," but rather that all food can fit into an overall healthy diet.

Most of us enjoy the taste of chocolate, potato chips or soda pop: foods typi­cally labeled as "junk." Though these foods have fewer nutrients per calorie, there is nothing intrinsically

taining 3.5 servings. If you eat the whole thing rather than sharing with three other people, you would tally 770 calories and 46 grams of fat. On 2,000 calories a day you would have had 40 percent of your allotted calories and more than 60 percent of rec­ommended fat intake in that one item.

sugar and salt, ing instead foods very low sugar and salt but hi ber and nutrients.

The problem with mentality is that ven people can maintain trus' long time. You end up r~ deprived. Eating food· our greatest pleasures. ing ourselves the ple&!U!_

The key to eating foods See Nutrition paget

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BFF ftlm retells story of hiding from By PAUL MONACO BFF FILM REVIEWER

Combining personal testimony, photos never seen before, newly discovered family let­

her childhood in Frankfurt and her years in hiding, and her death jw the Allied victory.

The film also retraces her father's at the end of the war to diaol

fate of his wife and childnl he returned to the Ne

· Otto Frank devoted the Ill life to propagating his dll

ters and rare archival footage, Anne Frank Remembered is a history of the Frank family and their two years spent in hiding from the Nazis. The film focuses on the spirited Jewish ..,, teenager who kept a diary during I;.__ the Nazis' occupation of the Neth- 1r~·~-':=:=~;.-~,~~ erlands. fi

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The diary has sold over 25 million copies since it was pub-lished in 1947. ,._._iil1ll:

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"This goes well beyond regular HTML programming," said Thomas, co-director of the Network Montana Project. "She's also working with a grad student to develop a new inter­face for on-line assessment of student progress."

Chuck Nelson, registrar and director of admissions, said it was largely because of Esty that MSU reviewed its "On-Ice policy" and Early Admittance Program. On-Ice refers to a policy that lets students attend high school and MSU at the same time. The Early Admit­tance Program allows students to attend MSU without finish­ing high school.

Esty was the catalyst and test case for making the Early Admittance Program more flex­ible, Nelson said. Before MSU changed its policy, most of the students who came to the uni­versity under the program were at least high school juniors. Af­ter the change, younger stu­dents can be admitted if they prove they can handle the course work.

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Quick meals to feed company By BEVERLY ESCHBERGER EXPONENT COLUMNIST

Are you tired of eating hamburgers for dinner but still want something fast and nutritious? Here are three great recipes that don't take long

RA.MEN ALTERNATIVE to prepare and cook and are tasty enough to serve to company.

1 Tbsp olive oil 1 lb ground beef 3 cloves garlic, peeled and

crushed 3/4 cup marinara or spa-

ghetti sauce 3/4 cup brown gravy 112 cup half and half 114 cup Parmesan or Romano

cheese, grated 1 tsp dried whole oregano 112 tsp dried whole rosemary salt and pepper to taste 3/4 lb penne pasta (the short,

small pasta tubes) topping: 1 cup Mozzarella or

Swiss cheese, freshly grated

1 lb hamburger 1 clove minced garlic 1 Tbsp basil 1113 cup tomato paste 2 cups fresh or stewed toma­

toes 10 oz lasagna noodles 3 cups (10 oz) fresh ricotta

or cottage cheese 112 cup grated Parmesan or

Romano cheese 2 Tbsp parsley 2 beaten eggs 112 tsp pepper 1 lb mozzarella, thinly sliced

8 oz pkg. lasagna noodles 30 oz chopped spinach 3 cups sliced fresh mush-

rooms 1 112 cup grated carrots 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 cup chopped onions 1 cup chopped olives four 8 oz cans tomato sauce two 6 oz cans tomato paste 1 112 tsp oregano 4 cups drained cottage

cheese 1 112 lb shredded Monterey

Jack cheese

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. • Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil and cook the pasta. • While the pasta is boiling, heat a large frying pan and add the oil, beef, and garlic. Saute until the meat is ten­der, then drain off the excess fat (using lean beef helps to cut down on the fat). •Add all of the remaining ingredients except the cheese for the topping and the pasta. • Simmer the meat mixture while the pasta cooks until it is al dente (just tender). • Drain the pasta and mix it with the meat mixture. • Pour into a 3 -quart rectangular baking dish and top with the remaining cheese. • Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until it is bubbly hot. Serves 6.

This dish freezes and reheats in the microwave wonder­fully.

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Brown hamburger slowly, then add the garlic, basil, tomato paste, and to­matoes. Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. • While the meat mixture is simmering, cook the lasa­gna noodles until tender but firm. Drain and rinse noodles. • Mix together the ricotta or cottage cheese, the parmesan or romano cheese, parsley, eggs, and pepper. • Place half of the noodles on the bottom of a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish. Spread one half of the cheese filling over the noodles, lay half of the mozzarella on top of the cheese filling, and top the mozzarella with one half of the meat sauce. Repeat the layers. • Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes, let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serves 6 to 8.

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Cook lasagna noodles 8 to 10 minutes, drain. • Cook spinach (frozen is okay), drain well. • Saute mushrooms, carrots, and onions in olive oil in saucepan until they are tender and nearly all of the liquid has evaporated. • Stir in the tomato sauce, tom'\•O paste, olives, and oregano. • In a 9 x 13 x 2 inch baking dish, layer one half of the noodles, cottage cheese, spinach, sauce mix, and one third of the Monterey Jack cheese. Repeat the layering. • Sprinkle the remaining Monterey Jack cheese on top. Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serves 8 to 10.

Interest: It goes both ways continued from page 5

shocked me was one day in an elevator, a girl that I had never ever seen, told me her complete sexual life in one minute," Alejandro said. "Those topics are private, and I'm not going around telling everybody my own experiences. They h ave the need to talk to someone."

It seems that people of other cultures can get a stereo­typical view of Americans with­out even having to leave their country. Arica Endresen, a

former student at MSU found herself ashamed during in a trip to Costa Rica.

"When I was in high school, I went to Costa Rica for my Span­ish class," Endresen said. "One of the girls in my group said about the Costa Ricans, 'Well I'm from the United States, so they should talk to me in English.'

"I think that it reflects poorly on all of us when some of our citizens are so ignorant of other cultures and are not inter­ested in learning other lan­guages and customs."

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Nutrition: All foods fit in dietary pl• continued from page 6 disease and osteoporosis.

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By KEITH ROBERTS EXPONENT COLUMNIST

After an eight-year absence, our favorite vacationing family is back on the road in National Lampoon's Las Ve­gas Vacation. Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo are back as Clark and Ellen Griswald, although they have a differ­ent set of children (as was common in all the other Vacation movies).

This is the fourth of in a series of movies, the first three being National Lampoon's Vacation. National Lampoon's European Vacation and Na­tional Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

Though the first two Vacation movies spent the majority of the film on traveling in the Griswald family car, Vegas Vacation puts the family at their destination after spending only a couple of movie minutes traveling in a jet. Apparently, the director didn't feel that getting there was half the fun.

The characters of Audrey and Rusty are much older in this movie than in the other films and are better performers as well (Rusty does the best acting in the movie). Ellen's cousin Eddie returns from the first film. along with his dysfunctional family. Even Wayne Newton makes a lengthy ap-

pearance and falls in love with Ellen. All of these characters act well;

the problem is that there isn't much of a good script to act with. You get the feeling the writers just put some funny scenes together and called it good, therefore, you have the high and low spots that are common in most movies, but the high spots don't last long enough.

The Vacation movies definitely have a following, and some people were forced to stand in the theater just to get a glimpse of the film. If you are a die­hard fan of these movies, then you'd bet­ter go see this one just so you can say you've seen all four of the Vacation films. If the first three films only mildly amused you, then chances are you prob­ably won't get much ofa kick out of this one, either.

If you are looking for any major plot or storyline, you won't find it in this film (or any other Vacation films, for that matter), but rather a sb;ng of more or less humorous scenes put together to give the impression ofa coherent movie. There are many funny scenes, some good enough to fit right into other Vacation films of the mid-'80s. See it for a few laughs, but don't expect your sides to be aching when the mo\ ie's O\'er

eating some foods high in sugar or salt sets us up to diet, binge and diet again. That's not healthy!

So try enjoying the Jall foods can fit" mentality by enjoying the grains, fruits, vegetables, meat, beans and dairy products as recommended by the Food Guide Pyramid.

But don't get down on yourself when you enjoy foods that may be higher in fat, salt, sugar and calories. They can add to your enjoyment. In moderation, they do not cause prob­lems associated with junk diets, such as obesity, high blood pressure, heart

Don't get discouraged ifyoUJ attempt at change doesn't wort In fact, first attempts at changer. work. Give it another try with a detailed plan or try a different ei

pattern until you find what wor• you. Making good food choices a I may take some time, but it is worth the effort.

Mexico: Shellfish can be contaminc continued from page 5

The presentation will focus on how travelers can protect themselves to have the most enjoyable time, how to recognize traveler's diatThea from other illnesses. how to avoid food poisoning, and \\ill of­fer general tips on keeping safe.

UI was eating in a really nice restau­rant-shellfish- and got sick." De\'itt said. "One minute you are playing on the beaches. taking in the Mexican culture, feelmg f..'Teat. then ynu have a headache

in a room, vomiting for the next 24 Even when the sickness had

course. Devitt said she still felt un weather for a couple of days after ally can disrupt a week vacation."s

Apart from the bacteria in 1 ter or rn food, especially less th2~ cookPd shellfish, De\-itt said AIDS I more prevalent in :\fexico

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Bobcats secure revenge By PETER FAGGEN STAFF WRITER

Call Nate Holrnstadt Mr. Modest.

After Montana State's emotional 61-59 win over Port­land State Saturday, Holrnstadt deftly took the focus away from his statistics (25 points and 14 rebounds).

Holmstadt's comments glided out of his mouth as smoothly as his soft jump shot. "We're vying for second place now and a bye in the Big Sky 'lburnament," he said. "We were there (NCAA Championships) last year and sure as hell want to go back again."

There's no beating around the bush with MSU's 6-foot-8 inch, 255-pound big man or with his coach, Mick Durham.

"He was the difference for us offensively and on the boards," Durham said of Holmstadt's play in consecutive conference games.

Against the Vikings, Holmstadt was a scoring fiend, his offensive repertoire in the beginning of the second half, when the 'Cats (16-12, 10-5) were down 37-29 with 17:04 to go, consisting of power moves to the basket, soft jumpers and hook shots. While his team­mates struggled at times offen­sively, Holmstadt, kept the 'Cats in the game.

"They went to me and I produced,~ Holmstadt said. "I don't know what else to say about that."

Portland State (9-17, 6-10) had a lot to say; the feisty Vi­kings never wilted and nearly skipped town with an upset. Scott Harry's banker put MSU

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Scott Harry looks for the rebound against Portland State.

ahead 58-53 with 1:36 to go, but two successive Viking three pointers brought them within one at 60-59 .

On their next possession, Montana State took too much time to shoot and the violation gave the ball back to Portland State with 20 seconds left. It set the stage for the game's climac­tic act.

The 5233 fans in atten­dance rose to their feet as PSU's Mike Vanderhoff pushed the ball up the court. The Vikings moved the ball around the pe­rimeter and finally found fresh­man fonvard Derek Nesland in the lane.

"There were no time outs called, so we just had to go get a stop man-to-man wise," Durham said. "You always worry about a foul. They just didn't get a good look. I guess we had the right five guys in there."

Durham said he was re­lieved that Nesland's running one-handed jumper rattled out with 1.5 seconds to go. Harry, who finished with 13 points, re­bounded the miss and hit a free throw to make it 61-59.

"I thought we'd treat the fans to a good old-fashioned de-

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Skiers qualify for Nationals By AMBER WILSON STAFF WRITER

Nineteen women skiers qualified for the NCAA Champi­onships last week. Six are from the United States and three of the six are Montana State skiers.

Last week at western regionals in Park City, Utah, the women's NCAA alpine team se­cured their place in the NCAA Championships by qualifying two more skiers for a total of three, which is a full team quali­fication. This was the final meet before the NCAA Champion­ships which will be held in Stowe, Vt., March 5-8.

Team members Jessica Jacobsen and Michelle Harland skied their way into the cham­pionships by finishing in the top ten twice in one event. Also qualifying was Liz Watkins, who made it to NCAA champion­ships last year as an individual .

"This is the accumulation of a lot of hard work in the fall, conditioning, weight training and ski prep," said Dan Brelsford, the women's alpine coach. "It's a commitment all year that has definitely paid off."

Harland taking 10th in Friday's giant slalom event and Jacobsen skiing int.o 15th paved the team's white course of achieve­ment to the championships.

"With Harland's placing this weekend," Brelsford said, "she secured her birth into the NCAA Championships."

In the slalom event on Sat­urday, Watkins claimed 11th while Jacobsen and senior Sandi Ferre took 17th and 24th respectively.

"We're all so ecstatic, this is so overwhelming," Harland said. "We have trained so incredibly

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Bobcat tennis /aces top teams in Boise ByJOANNALEUSCHEN SPORTS EDITOR

walk away with a good win."

g to the occasion. It's what ~ does best, and she pulled r trick out of her bag this

r;paced the Montana State with a Michael Johnson-like eat the Big Sky Champion­

ay and Saturday in Flagstaff,

"The team did as well as they could, especially considering all the injuries and illness they had to battle through,"

The Lady 'Cats tennis team gave it their all, but came just short of victory.

Head coach Jeff Northam and the Montana State women's tennis team traveled to Boise State to take on the num­ber-two team in the re­gion, Boise State, 14th­ranked University of Idaho and Utah State.

The tennis team swept Utah State 9-0. The Lady 'Cats went out storming, not losing a set in either singles or doubles.

"It gave us a chance to step up and get a good win under our belts and give us some confidence for the

season," Cherie Ri ts co a\ said. ~->' The next morning,

>Won the 200 (24.09) and 400 d in the process set Big Sky

records in both, as well as 1.er own school records. Her

ed her the t.op female track t.:he meet award. "Once again ()Wed off her trademark of well in big meets," said Dale

!lead women's coach. ...ady 'Jacks didn't disappoint wn crowd, as they won the a score of 134.5. The Lady

fbed fourth with 57, behind

-Dale Kennedy, head track coach

Weber State (112) and Cal State Northridge (87).

"The team did as well as they could, especially considering all the injuries and illness they had t.o battle through," Kennedy said.

Another highlight of the meet was Cal State's Beth Burton, throwing the weight t.o a national best of67.00.75.

See Big Sky page 10

"It gave us a lot of variety," said team cap­tain Jill Vanderkooi. "We found out what was out there, and it gave us a chance to see where we were at and where we want to be."

The Lady 'Cats started the weekend by playing Utah State.

"We've played them before," Sharon Cleland said. "We knew their strengths and were confident going into the match that we would

the Lady 'Cats faced the - number-two ranked team

f in the region, BSU. Boise ...,... State had two players in­

• jured and had to default a singles match and a doubles match, giving

M S U a 2-0 lead before the com­petition even started. The score might show that the team only won one match, but BSU just showed their colors.

"Boise still had the core of their team playing," Vanderkooi

See Tennis page 1 O

1 o ~Exponent Tuesda February21.

Tennis: Klail fights to defeat No. 81 in nation

Competing Strong Montana State def Utah State 9-0 Yoshika Sumita (MSU) def Ashley Thurston (USU) 6-2,6-2 Jill Vanderkooi (MSU) def Shara Swan (USU) 6-3, 6-0 Michelle Klail (MSU) def Sydney Mauning (USU) 6-2, 6-0 Cherie Ritsco (MSU) def Julie Hanson (USU) 6-3, 6-1 Yvonne Kraus (MSU) def Mindy Nelson (USU) 6-0, 6-2 Sharon Cleland (MSU) def Angie Thomas (USU) 6-3, 6-4 Sumita/Vanderkooi (MSU) def Swan/Mauning (USU) 8-4 Klail/Cleland (MSU) def Nelson!Thurston (USU) 8-1 Leuschen/Ritsco (MSU) def Thomas/Grass (USU) 8-3 Boise State def Montana State 6-3 Gayleen McManus (BSU) def Yoshika Sumita (MSU) 6-3, 6-3 Manon Buskens (BSU) def Jill Vanderkooi (MSU) 6-3, 6-1 Maria Capuano (BSU) def Ingrid Bakke (MSU) 6-4, 6-0 Michelle Klail (MSU) def Kim Voker (BSU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 Anita Pearson (BSU) def Cherie Ritsco (MSU) 6-0, 6-1 Yvonne Kraus (MSU) Default

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said. "They relied on the same players they a lways did and they came through. They showed why they'r e ranked as high as they are."

M S U ' s Michelle Klail played Boise State's Kim Voker, who is ranked 8lst in the nation.

and won the set 6-3. "I tried io play the game

that Jeff was teaching, being aggressive, and it worked,"

Klail said . "The ball stayed in the court longer than Kim's."

On Sunday, MSU played against rival Uni­versity of Idaho . Vanderkooi said UI was the main focus of the weekend. "I was shak­

ing," Klail said. "I was so nervous through the whole damn match."

Michelle Klail MSU's num­

ber-one player, se­nior Yoshika

Sumi ta, went out firing, beat­ing Rachel Dive (UI) 6-2, 6-4. On the next court, Vanderkooi was struggling with a cold and lost the first set 6-4. She went down with a strong fight, losing the second set to Katrina Burke (UI ) 6-3.

She came out storming, winning the first set 7-5. Voker was not going to go down without a fight and won a the second set 6-4. Klail wanted to win the match so badly that she battled back in the third

Ritsco played Erin Wentworth and lost the first set 7-5. In the middle of the second set, Ritsco and Wentworth had an argument about the score. Wentworth came out of the disagreement very upset and Ritsco used it to her advantage, winning the second set 6-3. Wentworth then gained her composure back winning the second set 6-1.

"They (UI) proved to be more solid than we thought," Vanderkooi said.

The Lady 'Cats finished the weekend with the a begin­ning season record of 1-2.

"We had two very, very hard matches that we might have been able to win," junior Yvonne Kraus said. "We all fought hard, but it's gonna give u s an incentive to work very hard for the rest of the season."

McManus/Pearson (BSU) def Sumita/Vanderkooi (MSU) 8-2 Buskens/Capuano (BSU) def Bakke/Kraus (MSU) 8-2 Klail/Cleland (MSU) Default University of Idaho def Montana State S.i Yoshika Sumita (MSU) def Rachel Dive (UI) 6-2, 6-4 Katrina Burke (UI) def Jill Vanderkooi (MSU) 6-4, 6-3 Claudia Leigh (UI) def Ingrid Bakke (MSU) 6-0, 6-1 Georgina Whiteam {UI) def Michelle Klail (MSU) 6-4, 6-4 Gwen Nikora (UI) def Yvonne Kraus (MSU) 6-0, 6-2 Erin Wentworth (UI) def Cherie Ritsco (MSU) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 Dive/Burke (UI) def Sumita/Vanderkooi (MSU) 8-4 Whiteam/Nikora (UI) def Bakke/Kraus (MSU) 8-6 Leigh/Wentworth (UI) def Klail/Cleland (MSU) 8-5

Big Sky: lllen stick in to compete strong, earn filth pla continued from page 9

Although Christy Otte provided quite a few points, she was far from being the only scorer. Holly Stanish came up big to place third in the 800, as well as running an impressive leg on the fourth-place mile relay, and third place distance medley teams. Emily Thomp­son pulled off the tough 3000, 5000 double, placing fourth in the 3000 and fifth in the 5000, while Rachel Jaten ran

to sixth in the mile. The weight throw held points for

MSU; Victoria Garcia and Tara Moeller took third and fourth respectively.

"I was really happy with how well Victoria and Tara competed under pressure," said throws coach Mike Carignan.

Janet Claypool rounded out scoring with fourth place in the high jump.

The men's team was led by standout distance runner Kevin

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Jacobsen. Jacobsen looked strong as he paced himself to third-place finishes in both the 3000 and 5000. Thanks to Jacobsen and others, The 'Cats placed fifth with 46 points. Idaho State up­ended favorite Northern Arizona (131-111). Weber State was third (104), while Cal State Northridge was fourth (54).

"I was impressed how well the team stuck with it, and competed hard throughout the whole meet," said head men's coach, Rob Stark.

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Ladies beat out Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Tennyson Ballek had 13 points and 12 re­bounds Saturday as Mon­tana State edged Port­land State 47-44 in Big Sky Conference women's action.

Blythe Hommes had given MSU a 47-41 lead when she made the front end of a one-and­one with 49 seconds left.

Nichole Zikmund hit all three of her shots in the first half to score eight points and sparked MSU to a 27-23 halftime lead.

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Skiers: Nationals in Lake Tahoe continued from page 9

hard a ll year, supported each other and now we get our chance to show what we are made of."

The skiers will be leaving this Sunday to continue train­ing in Vermont to prepare for their races.

If one team qualification wasn't enough, the NCSA team brought home a national quali­fication last week at regionals in Winter Park, Colo. The Lady 'Cats took third in giant slalom and second in slalom, placing third as a team overall.

"We totally surprised our­selves with how good we did," said team member Ashley Bower. "Our goal was to get in the top five and I think we ac­complished that. This gives us confidence for nationals."

Shanra Kehl placed third in slalom while Britta Schernthanner and Bower skied into eighth and ninth respectively. In giant slalom, Schernthanner

took 11th while Bower and Kehl placed 15th and 16th.

"We met our goals with beating specific teams and plac­ing high," Schernthanner said. "We're still unsure of our com­petition at nationals."

The NCSA Nationals will be held at Lake Tahoe, Calif. March 3-8.

"We're psyched for nation­als," said team member Jaira J ohnson. "This is our last race, so we might as well go all out be­cause we have got nothing to lose."

The only obstacle left for the women skiers is getting enough donations from local businesses to support the cost of their trip.

"We're trying to go to nation­als; we've already qualified," Schemthanner said. "We just need to raise $2000 in donations to go."

"This is such an incredibly big thing for our team, for our school," Jacobsen said.

"This is so fat! We' re gonna definitely make ourselves known."

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Bobcats cut it close MONTANA STATE 61 , PORTLAND STATE

PORTLAND STATE (9-17) Nesland 1-6 3-4 5, Ambrose 1-3 4-4 6, Sanford 4-5 O-Ot Vanderhoff 7-12 2-218, Towne 5-10 0-214, Floyd 0-0G. Snook 2-4 0-0 6, Artharee 1-2 0-0 2, Duncan 0-0 0-0 o. 11 Totals 21-42 9-12 59. ~

MONTANA STATE (16-12) Harry 4-9 3-4 13, Claxton 2-8 0-0 4, Holrnstadt 10-17 Rabb 2-8 0-0 5, Fay 2-5 2-2 7, Williams 1-2 0-1 2, He 0-0 0, Ollie 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 26-30 10-13 61 .

Halftime Portland Sl 32, Mo ntana Sl 27. 3-point goals: PS U 8-20 (Snook 2-4, Towne 4-7, Vanderhoff 2-5, Arnta 0-1, Nesland 0-3) MSU 5-15 (Fay 1-1 , Harry 2-5, Sullivan 1-3, Rabb 1-4, Claxton 0-1, Holrnstadt 0-1 ). Rebounds: PS U 27 (Nesland, Ambrose, Artharee, 6)

MSU 36 (Holmstad 14). Assists: PSU 12 (Nesland 5)

MSU 17 (Rabb, Harry 4). Total fouls : PSU 13, MSU 15.

Bobcats: MSU bea PSU without Sprin continued from page 9

fensive battle," Durham joked. "It's nice to see we can win a game like this. We won it defensively and with re­bounding and that wouldn't have happened a month ago."

Viking coach Ritchie McKay didn't second guess his play selection, or lack thereof.

"We don't have a lot of plays," McKay joked. "Heck, I'm not that smart of a coach. kWe thought maybe (Mon­tana State) would get a little anxious and miss a switch on the screen. We tried to get it into the lane, so Derek did what he was supposed to do."

Montana State's shoot­ers didn't do anything in the first half, where they shot a paltry 31 percent.

'"Tonight you c where the club nee ju r ed guard) Sprinkle ·s offensive Durham said. "We 1 little tentative from side."

Portland State ~ 27 at the break and ued its hot shooting· second half. Montan defense responded · the Vikings without 1 goal for a 10-minute • late in the game

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