Resplendent in their evening fi nery, and chatting amongst linen, crystal,

and gambling tables, one hundred and fi fty students were present for the news of the ASWSUV election on the evening of March 13 at the Red Lion on the River. The event not only showcased the government elect for next year’s student government, but served as the Spring Gala, as well.

It was a surprise to few when current president Nick Ferderer announced that the “Team Pink”, Mason O’Lennick and Tiffany Moore, had been elected to offi ce. Eleven senators were also elected, ten of which were on the ballot. Derek

Brown, the eleventh elected senator, was a write-in candidate.

Following the main dinner, Ferderer introduced the President and Vice-President Elect. He took the opportunity to thank the older senate members and his executive staff for their hard work, and he recognized their recent passage of a Code of Ethics and their passing a bill that would spend ten thousand dollars on clubs in following year. Mason O’Lennick and Tiffany Moore then took the fl oor to thank their supporters for wearing pink t-shirts and campaigning. O’Lennick gave a brief outline of his plans for his administration, which included an emphasis on accountability to students. The announcements ended with the introduction of the senators present. They boasted a considerable variety of majors (psychology the most popular among those present),

and one mentioned his hope to start up a Non-Traditional Student Club.

One of the senators, Aaron Bruckner, noted his relief at his term renewal. Bruckner had been one of two senators sworn in at a special election one month ago. Even with the special elections, the senate remained below quorum for some time due to high turnover rates. Bruckner managed to enter the senate on his fourth bid for the position. “I’m really excited about getting re- elected,” said Bruckner. “Before, I didn’t have a year to make a difference. Now, I can take a full swing at it.” He hopes to focus on improving the surveys dispensed by the student government, solidifying their consistency.

When asked about his plans for the fi nal weeks of his term, Ferderer outlined his aims to fi nish the job description for a new position in the

Offi ce of Student Interest, as well as fi nalize plans for a compost pile on campus. He also hopes to aid in fi nalizing a transition program. The program would aid new members of OSI and ASWSUV staff in learning how to perform their respective tasks.

Rachel Miles and Larisa Robertson, two students who attended, both said they looked forward to the new presidential administration. Cheaper textbooks topped the list of changes they hoped to happen. “We also hope they continue with the events, especially the low cost ones.” Asked about the differences in advertising during last year’s election compared to the recent one, they noted that announcements concerning the application process were generally more numerous last year.

O’Lennick said his fi rst priority once in offi ce would be to reexamine the health services. He plans to set

up a committee to ascertain the current situation among the students and the program. On the topic of cheaper textbooks, he and Moore acknowledge the diffi culties that faced past administrations in dealing with the issue. “We’re going to fi nd a balance between the two parties,” said O’Lennick, referring to the book retailers and students. Moore added, “We’re also going to push for a student position on the Bookie board.”

Even before current president Nick Ferderer announced the future administration, Mason O’Lennick and Tiffany Moore remained the top choice predicted to win the ticket. Bruckner also affi rmed his guess that O’Lennick and Moore would be elected. “Naturally, those you see get the vote.”

MASON O’LENNICK AND TIFFANY MOORE ARE PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT ELECT

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Washington State University Vancouver

Dr. Clausal discusses post-

earthquake Haiti and their recovery

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ASWSUV Spring Gala page 4 • Footbag is not hacky sack page 6 • Bublé’s Crazy Love page 10

‘Team Pink’ wins the electionJoe Creager\The VanCougar

With 209 votes, O’Lennick and Moore are elected for next years’ ASWSUV Student Government. There was a 9.7% voter turnout in this years’ election.

Erik Cummings\Sports Editor

Eleven Senators also con� rmed for next year

2 CAMPUS NEWS

DID YOU KNOW? The fi rst WSUV campus consisted of two rooms in Hudson’s Bay HS • The land where WSUV now sits used to be a dairy farm

Dr. Clausal Theard, a Haitian scholar now living in the United

States, says that the recent earthquake has allowed the world a window onto Haiti’s dwindling political, economic and social structures. Dr. Theard presented Haitian History to a group of about twenty-fi ve students, on March 9, in a lecture that was scheduled as part of the “Living Legends speaks” series organized by the Center of Social and Environmental Justice and the club.

Dr. Theard told the lecture audience that what is generally known about the country is that, “Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere…and that is all we hear”. What Americans and other Westerners haven’t appreciated about Haiti, Dr. Theard continued, is that, “it is a country without government, a country without hospitals, without doctors, without ambulances, without food, without clean water, without even cemeteries.”

Dr. Sue Peabody, the associate chair of WSUV History Department, agreed. “While the earthquake crisis is a natural disaster, there has been a political disaster for a long time,” said Dr. Peabody, an expert on the slave trade in the French Atlantic

colonies, of which Haiti was a part.When Dr. Theard fl ed Haiti, forty-

fi ve years ago, it was a nation in the midst of violent transformation. It was at the time that the oppressive Duvaliar Regime began to truly assert its authority. Fear of persecution and loss of employment drove the Haitian middle-class to United States, Europe, Canada and Africa. Duvaliar dissolved the educational structure, medical services, all professional associations and other stable structures. Dr. Theard was one of many professional Haitians that fl ed the country.

Dr. Theard has vivid memories of that time. “ I was attending a teacher’s meeting that was not allowed to meet,” Dr. Theard recalled, “and suddenly the Tonton Macoute [Duvaliar’s paramilitary force] invaded, and they were yelling, ‘shoot to kill shoot to kill,’ and we all ran for our lives.”

The Duvaliar Regime, according to Dr. Theard, retarded any progress or development in the country. And with many of the educated/professional middle-class gone, a deep class divide emerged, and an unbridgeable gap between the rich and the poor came to dominate the dynamics of the country.

What we need to realize is that “we are all Haitians,” as Dr. Theard stated. “The earthquake has taught us that no matter how voiceless you are, how poor you are, how rich you are,

we are going down the same hole.”The 7.0 earthquake wreaked havoc

on the nation on the evening of Jan. 12, and the Haitian government estimates that 217,000-230,000 lives have been lost, while 300,000 have been injured. According to a CNN report, 3 million people, out of the total population of 9 million, have been impacted by the disaster. For more information please visit: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/12/haiti.by.numbers/index.html

Thus far, the Red Cross has raised about $353 million for Haitian relief and development efforts, and allocated about $106.4 million to providing food, water, shelter and health. Even though aid agencies around the world have helped thousands of Haitians, the real impact remains to be seen. “I am very pessimistic about the situation,” Dr. Theard admitted. “Imperialism and colonialism are never going to stop. The weak are always going to be oppressed.”

Remembering his last trip back to his native land, Dr. Theard was equally pessimistic about the rebuilding efforts. “Right now I don’t know how it’s going to happen,” Theard said. But it was clear that there are other forms of “rebuilding” besides structural ones that desperately need to be considered. “We need good psychologists there,” Dr. Theard stated, “after all they have

endured.” Also, Dr. Theard called for the building of a strong army (the Haitian army was abolished by the Duvaliar regime), democratic leadership, decentralization, public works, employment, healthcare, education (especially in the poorest slums of the nation), and, especially, a classless society.

“The Haitian people themselves should be in the position of leadership to determine the process,” Dr. Peabody said, stating that Haitian émigrés living in foreign nations “ought to be drawn into decision making.” “In order to help Haiti it is important to educate ourselves,” said Dr. Peabody. Learning about the history and culture is an important factor in understanding the needs of the people. Dr. Peabody also recommended contributing to the Haiti Relief funds both on campus and off.

When asked if he will go back to contribute to the rebuilding efforts, Dr. Theard said he will only if asked. Currently, Dr. Theard teaches French and Spanish at the Kennesaw State College and Depaul University in Georgia. Dr. Theard is also the founder of the Haiti Observateur newspaper. The Observateur is a French/English weekly publication started in 1971; it focuses on the Haitian community both in Haiti and in other parts of the world.

Dr. Clausal lectures on post-earthquake Haiti

Rup Brar\Staff Writer

Political turmoil and recovery from disaster HAITI FACTS

•Port-Au-Prince, Capitol•9,035,536 Population•47% of Haitians live in Urban areas•10,569 sq miles Total land area in Haiti•90% of Haitians speak Creole•10% of Haitians speak French•French is the written language of business in Haiti•80% of Haitians are Roman Catholics•59.59/1,000 deaths to live births in Haiti•80% Of Haitians are living below the poverty line•2/3 of Haitians are without formal jobs•46% of the population in Haiti is undernourished according to the UN•$1,300 GDP per Capita compared to $46,400 in US

Monday, March 29, 12:30–3:30 pmOutside ADM and CLS

Happy Birthday WSU!

Come byfor cake and cider

Sponsored by ASWSUV and the Student Alumni Group

Show your cougar pride,

wear crimson and gray!

CAMPUS NEWS 3

The fi rst WSUV graduating class, in 1990, was comprised of 38 students • For its 10th birthday, WSUV hosted a petting zoo

Jen Romig, a social sciences major and Vice President of The Women’s Empowerment

Coalition, wants you to spend Wednesday, March 24 getting empowered at “Women in Art, Academia, and Community.” The event takes place in the Firstenburg Student Commons from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and features lectures, workshops, and artistic expressions that honor women of the past and recognize the continued work for women’s equality.

The event celebrates National Women’s History Month and is an opportunity for WSUV and the city of Vancouver to connect. Several of the speakers are from WSUV, while others are from the local community. Dr. Laurie Mercier will talk about “The Second Wave Feminist Movement During the 1960s and 1970s;” Dr. Finley and Erica Nicewonger will present “Gender, Power, and Education;” Paul Field will speak on “Women’s Role in the Portland-Vancouver Shipyards During WWII,” and Dr. Gordillo will present “Gendered Art: Chicana Empowerment and Resistance.”

The YWCA will be conducting a workshop on “How to be an Effective Advocate and Ally,” which Romig

strongly recommends. “I’ve been to the workshop before and felt like I had been to a yoga class afterwards,” says Romig. “This workshop is an incredibly empowering experience.”

Other speakers include Toni Partington, a local poet, who will be reading from her new book Wind Wing. Hope Medford, a midwife from Portland, will be leading a women’s drum circle, as well as giving a lecture titled “Women’s Empowerment Begins at Birth: Local and Global Impact, Taking Back our Power Through Knowledge.” Romig is excited about the drumming and says, “these are fi ve women with amazing talent and energy. The drum music is powerful and resonates with all creative beings.”

More music will take place during lunch with the Harney Marimba Band, a 4th and 5th grade marimba group. Romig’s reasoning behind hiring the young musicians was more than just entertainment. “We wanted to bring as many non-college students to the campus as possible,” she explains, “because the more times young people visit a college campus, the more likely they will go to college.”

Teresa Ashford will be talking about “Menstrual Products: The Industry’s History, Media, and Moving toward New Ways of Thinking”; a lecture on how women have been socialized into being ashamed of their bodies natural functions, and how we can change

that. Cherry Muhanji, a poet from Kansas City, MO, is, according to Romig, “the embodiment of the Women’s Empowerment Coalition’s purpose. She is a powerful woman with a strength and a creative energy that is inspirational.” Muhanji will give a talk titled “Up Close and Personal: The Evolution of Empowerment.”

Speaking on behalf of the Women’s Empowerment Coalition, Romig would like “everyone of all genders to walk away from the event with the tools to be agents of change. In other words, we would like people to experience empowerment and then share that with others.” For more information contact WomensEmpowermentCoalition@yahoo.com.

Women’s Empowerment CoalitionWomen in Art, Academia, and

CommunityTriana Collins\ACE Editor

Turning 21Call for Photos

Your photos could play a starring role in the 2010 commencement program and/or photo montage. We are looking for photos of 2009/2010:

• Graduating students • Student activities• Student trips • Student events

Send your photos (4 x 5” photos at 300 dpi/ppi) to Jovonda.shafrik@vancouver.wsu.edu with the subject line: SENIOR PHOTOS

WSUV Celebrates its birthday along with 120 year old WSU Pullman

Triana Collins\ACE Editor

On March 28, WSUV is turning the big 21. And you know what that

means: A big all-campus party with kegs on every corner! Actually, not quite. WSUV is opting for the more responsible 21st birthday party: Cougar Cake, sparkling apple cider, WSU History fl yers, and music by KOUG Radio. Designated drivers will have the night off.

The event will take place on Monday, March 29 outside the Classroom and Administration Buildings starting at 12:30 p.m., and will last until the cake has been completely consumed. The funding for the birthday party came from ASWSUV, and the planning by the Student Alumni Group, a group of students of all degree backgrounds and ages who think it’s important to start campus-wide traditions.

Lea Pfau, Program Coordinator of WSUV, gave all the birthday details:

When was WSU born, and why have a party?

WSU as a system was “born” on 3/28/1890, so we are 120 years old. WSU Vancouver was “born” in 1989 making us 21 years old. The event is celebrated yearly in Pullman and the Student Alumni Group wanted to start a similar tradition here at WSUV. We want to do something that students will remember each year and get excited about. What a great way to get some energy on campus with the students, and there’s free food!

What’s up with the Student Alumni Group?

The Student Alumni Group is accepting applications for new students interested in becoming campus leaders, planning events, and connecting the campus to current WSU alumni in the area. We are able to assist students with networking opportunities, job shadowing, and other fun events! The club is free to join and is a current RSO. So, if you like events, career development, and having fun, visit our web site, www.vancouver.wsu.edu/sag.

Check out cool facts on the bottom of the page!

4 STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

3/28 Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus Performance at 3 p.m. Tickets in OSI for $6!

On Friday Mar. 13 the ASWSUV celebrated the beginning of Spring

Break with WSUV’s first Spring Gala. It was an entertaining night of dancing and gambling (with fake money). With the low cost of $15 per ticket, it was an easy way to have a fun night on the town.

The night began with a wonderful buffet featuring a variety of foods. The choices included salads, cheese and crackers, steak, and salmon. Students were also privy to a small bar with alcoholic drinks costing around $5. Once you were done with dinner there were some delicious desserts provided. The buffet had a couple of cakes and an assortment of personal-sized pies.

Prior to the main event of the evening, ASWSUV President Nick Ferderer announced next-year’s newly elected ASWSUV President, Vice-President, and senators. The main event of the evening began at 8 p.m. with the opening of the casino tables. At each table, everyone was given $100 in chips. For every $50 a person gained over the given $100, they would receive a raffle ticket for prizes awarded at the end of the night. There were four different games offered at the event: Texas Hold’em, Blackjack, roulette, and craps. Texas Hold’em is a variation of poker where each player is dealt two cards and then five community cards are dealt face up on the table.

Spaced out through the dealing of the cards are sessions of betting. Once all the cards are dealt whoever has the best poker hand wins the round. Blackjack is a very simple game. The dealer starts out by dealing each person, including him/herself, two cards. The dealer then goes to each player and asks if they want more cards. The player attempts to have a hand that adds up to 21 without going over. If a player goes over 21, then they “bust” and instantly lose the hand. Each player competes with the dealer. All bidding is completed before the cards are dealt.

Roulette is a game of chance. Each player begins by betting chips on either a specific number, a color, all odd or even numbers, or a set of numbers. The table attendant then spins a wheel with a ball in it. The ball would then begin to lose momentum and fall down into the center of the wheel where there are little pockets for each number/color. The fourth game played that night was craps. Craps is a dice throwing game where each player takes a turn playing. On ones turn, you make a bet based on what you think you will roll. If you successfully meet your bid, then you continue playing. If you fail to meet your bid, then you pass the dice over to the person on your left.

There was a great amount of variation in the type of music played at the event. During the dinner portion of the gala smooth jazz music from artists such as Michael Bublé and Frank Sinatra was played. As the night went on the music transitioned over to more traditional party music, such as YMCA and The Electric Slide. There was also a great amount of dancing. Some couples showed off

their moves through swing dancing while others danced by themselves.

The night came to an end with the raffle drawings using the tickets from the casino games. Several gift baskets were given, carrying items such as WSU paraphernalia and hiking equipment. Two of the night’s winners offered their own tips for the different games they played. Casey Bartel, who won the majority of his tickets at the blackjack table, suggested that you only bet 10 to 20 bucks on each hand, never buy insurance, and always double down on a score of eleven. Scott Dolam, who won it big at Texas Hold’em, stated that you should never fold right off the bat. Wait until the first three of the community cards are laid out before you make the decision to play or not.

WSUV’s Spring Gala was a tremendous success. Approximately 150 people participated in the event. Everyone seemed to really enjoy the games and dancing. Aaron Bruckner said, “I loved the food. I loved the dancing. I loved the poker. I think the student government is going to be hard pressed to do a better job next year.” Janine Johnston,

the ASWSUV Activity Director, was very impressed with how well the event played out. “The success of this event exceeded my expectations. We had a good turn out and everyone

had a good time.” Johnston stated that she hoped that the Spring Gala will become an event that WSUV will make into a school tradition.

A good time of dancing, buffets, casinos, and

prizes

Dancing and gambling at Gala

Joey Hollibaugh/Staff Writer

Joe Creager\The VanCougar

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT 5

3/23 Bird of Prey Live from 4-6 p.m. in VELS 12. Local falconer displaying her hawk, falcon, and owl.

Wednesday, Mar. 10 at 4 p.m., students rushed to the Firstenburg

Student Commons to get a glimpse of the KOUG Radio event “Sex, Donuts, and Rock & Roll.” The three hour event offered a variety of entertainments, such as carnival games, sex education, live music and food! Within minutes, the Voodoo doughnuts vanished into the stomachs’ of hungry college students. Like many students, Khon Truong and Justin Williams were one of

many who rushed to the event before class to check out the action and grab some grub. “The Voodoo doughnuts were a nice touch,” Truong enthused before racing back to class.

The ultimate purpose of the event was to help students gain access to sexual health information. That it came with some good music and top-of-the-line junk food was even better. The Vancouver campus, of course, lacks a sustainable health center where students can get essential information, or just have some uncomfortable answers cleared up. “Sex, Donuts, and Rock & Roll” provided a few hours of just such a service.

WSU students lined up to play the various games that were offered

at the entrance of the Commons. The carnival-inspired games included a ring toss, featuring colored hula hoops and a large blow up penis. The game was played with 3 to 4 people at a time, and whoever tossed the most hoops onto the target was granted a prize. That done, players could move on to challenging one another on who could put a condom on a cucumber the fastest. The player who had the most condoms on the cucumbers won a prize. As if the laughter and joy were not enough of a prize for the participants and onlookers, all of the winners received a WSU jump drive for their computers. At the other end of the Commons sat a panel of volunteers ready with sex-related information. Melody Ramsor,

a clinical assistant professor of nursing, was available for questions. Staff from Planned Parenthood set up a table next to the nurse to give out more information on safe sex, abstinence, and sexually transmitted diseases. A petition went around for attendees supporting affordable access to birth control to sign, and there was also as an abundance of condoms of various themes and textures to pick up, too.

The music was first provided

by KOUG Radio and its music library. Then the local band Brother Elf stole the spotlight with its own vibrant tunes. Station Manager Cara Cottingham said the event had a “great turnout.” Certainly, the station’s personalities helped make the event the cool, informative success that it was.

You can catch more great music and tunes from bands such as Brother Elf on various shows on KOUG radio at www.kougradio.com.

If you’ve ever wanted to see a hawk, owl or falcon up close, here’s your chance: The Bird-

ers’ Association and ASWSUV are sponsoring a “Birds of Prey Live!” event on Tues., March 23.

Raptor expert Cathi Wright will bring a red-tailed hawk, an aplomado falcon, and a western screech owl to the second meeting of the club. Wright has worked in the Birds of Prey program at the Oregon Zoo and as education director at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.

The club was started by Joey Smokey, who is majoring in biology and minoring in chemistry and math. He’s planning to enter the University of California Davis next fall to start graduate studies in Avian Science.

The first meeting of the Birders’ Association featured a lecture by Smokey about birds and their physiological adaptation to a post-dinosaur world. The WSUV facilities people recorded the lecture, which will be available soon on YouTube. Smokey gave

some technical information about the evolution of birds, why they have feathers (for insulation and to attract mates), why their bones are hollow (so they can fly), how their vocalizations are different from those of humans, how their respiration is more efficient than mammals (it’s more complicated and unidirectional), and why they put so much energy into singing.

For his undergraduate research project, Smokey is establishing syllables and song patterns of the Black Jacobin, a South American

hummingbird. This bird sings in the ultrasonic range, which takes a lot of energy. Smokey hopes to do field work later that will determine which songs are associated with the birds’ behaviors, to understand why the birds have developed this adaptation.

Smokey started the club to raise awareness of birds on campus and in the community. He’s been interested in birds since he was 12 years old, and says he doesn’t know why, but it “almost feels like a calling…It’s just one of those things where you realize, ‘Hey, this makes sense to me.’”

Smokey welcomes all members of the campus and community to the “Birds of Prey Live!” lecture and presentation on Tuesday, Mar. 23 at 4 p.m. in VELS 12.

‘Scandalous’ event informs students about

safe sex

Louise Wynn\Staff Writer

Bird Club to bring raptors to campus

Event Spotlight: Birds of Prey Live

KOUG Radio’s Sex, Donuts, and Rock & Roll

Brenda Yahm/Staff Writer

KOUG Radio Station Manager Cara Cottingham (above) wanted to put on an event that was both fun and informative. Joe Creager\The VanCougar

6 FEATURE

3/25 Student Health Professions Association Meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in VMMC 23

The actions or failure to act against global climate change will be what

defi nes our generation. We will either be the generation that saved the world we know or the one that destroyed it. Global climate change, unlike other world-ending events such as nuclear war, pandemic viruses, and asteroid impacts, is something that everyone is responsible for and capable of contributing to the solution. As Americans, that per capita produce 19 metric tons of carbon dioxide, we have a greater responsibility to alter

our behaviors than other. Admittedly, simple steps such as replacing incandescent bulbs with fl uorescent light bulbs seem meaningless but in fact these small steps are absolutely necessary if we are to achieve current carbon emission goals. Preventative global climate change action is not the sole responsibility of big companies and governments it’s everyone’s responsibility. We need everyone on board including you, your friends, family, and neighbors.

Creating awareness among our cohorts about climate change and how their behaviors affect their carbon output is not an easy topic to bring up. Earth Hour, celebrated on March 27, offers such an opportunity. Earth Hour was started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia. By 2008 it had

grown into worldwide phenomena with over 4000 cities and 88 countries participating. This awareness event calls on participants to turn off their lights for one hour in a unifi ed “celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – our planet”. Earth Hour also provides an excellent opportunity to invite friends and family over to discuss climate change and ways that we could change our behaviors to reduce our carbon footprint. Earth Hour on the west coast of North America will be celebrated on March 27 at 8:30 PM. To pledge your participation, and to fi nd out more on the topic, visit www.earthhour.org. Break out your candles, throw an Earth Hour party, and let’s knock the lights out of climate change.

When talking to footbag player Aaron Clevenger do not

confuse his beloved passion with the term “hacky sack.” “They’re different,” Clevenger maintains. “It’s like comparing a sprinter to a football player.” He will then patiently explain to you the entire history of the sport, which began in 1972, and was invented by 2 Portland men. He will then tell you that it was these Portlanders who came up with the name hacky sack, and later sold the title, so that it is now a trademarked type of footbag.

Hacky sack is also known as a specifi c footbag game where a small cloth ball half fi lled with heavy pellets is passed in a circle using only your feet. But to show that the boundaries to the sport of footbag are endless (unlike the simple game of hacky sack), Clevenger will give you a demonstration which involves stripping to his footbag shorts, tying up his footbag shoes, and contorting his body while kicking this little ball across his legs, down his back, and over his head. It’s an amazing spectacle, which usually gets people pulling out their cell phones to get a quick picture of the camera-shy athlete.

Clevenger started out playing footbag as a way to meet people in school until he was introduced to it as a sport and was encouraged to go compete. He ended up winning the Canadian Footbag Championship in 2003 in the Intermediate Level, which earned him a Brazilian soccer jersey and a $25 dinner. Although he was proud and excited to win, he admits, “there isn’t a ton of money in footbag.”

But it’s different in Europe, where the sport is huge, complete with multi-national companies competing over which professional footbag players will endorse their products. There are competitions where thousands of fans go to watch their footbag heroes conduct hands-free acrobatic stunts while keeping this small, soft bag in the air. Clevenger will soon be in close quarters with these overseas athletes, as he is currently training for the U.S. Open Footbag Competition this summer, which will take place in Camas, WA. “There will be a lot of European and international players there because the World Championship is in San Francisco right after it,” Clevenger reports.

But there’s more to footbag than just competing. “I do it more for the social enjoyment of just playing the game,” Clevenger says. “It’s been a huge part of my life.” Clevenger also keeps in shape with footbag, and considers it a strenuous workout. “It’s so aerobically consuming. It’s

like jumping rope as fast as you can while doing complex tricks,” he explains. “It really gets your heart pumping and uses a lot of muscles that you don’t normally use.”

Besides being physically involved in footbag, Clevenger is artistic with it as well. He sews his own footbags by hand with a rare form of suede that he special orders from Michigan, and then fi lls the inside with shot from shotgun shells. Each footbag takes him about 2.5 hours and they sell for $25 a piece on FreedomFootbags.com and Fourkast.com. A humble environmentalist, Clevenger makes sure that a portion of the bag’s sales goes to a sea turtle hospital he used to work at on South Padre Island, Texas.

Clevenger has started the Footbag and Juggling Club here at WSUV, where students can gather and play. The club will have juggling equipment, balls, bags, pins, a unicycle, slack line for tightrope walking, and hopefully a football net. Clevenger thinks of the club as a way for adults to maintain the childhood concept of play. “I’m an adult, so what do I play with?,” Clevenger asks. “I don’t want to color, video games are too time consuming. I want to do stuff outside that will increase my agility and strength.”

If you’d like to learn how to footbag, juggle, or just plain play, contact Clevenger at:aaron.clevenger@email.wsu.edu.

MLIA College ComfortLife is pretty normal today. Submit your own at www.mylifeisaverage.com or via the newspaper!

Today, I was at the mall. The escalator was broken, but instead of the sign saying “Sorry, escalator is out of service,” it said “Sorry, escalator is temporarily stairs.” MLIA

Today, my ex-boyfriend left a box on my doorstep full of things that I left at his house during our relationship. I wonder when he will realize that I never owned an Ipod touch. Oh well. MLIA!

Today I was walking into Wal-Mart just as some boy was walking out. The alarms went o� when he walked through the detectors and he threw his hands in the air and waited like that for quite some time. Finally, I walked up and patted him down and told him he got lucky this time. We have a date this Friday. MLIA

Today, I realized that Twilight used to be just a time of day. I miss that. MLIA.

Today, I googled for stu� to do in the snow. One list said to have a frozen snowball � ght, so I put some snowballs in the freezer. It took me about � ve hours to realize that snowballs are already frozen. I hate the Internet. MLIA

*Today in Vans I was showing my brother how the zipper on my jeans is fake. I pointed to that area of my pants and said, “look it’s fake! There’s nothing there! It’s crazy!” I looked up just in time to see one of the workers’ shocked face. She hadn’t heard me say I was talking about my zipper. MLIA.*

Best of the Month:

Today, the Jehovah witness people came to my house. When they asked me, “do you have the time to hear the good news.” Deciding to be nice I said, “sure, come on in.” after sitting on the couch in my family room for about 30 awkward seconds, I said, “well aren’t you guys going to say something?” they replied, “we have never made it this far”. MLIA

The other day I got pulled over by a cop for speeding. He told me, “I’ve been waiting for someone like you to come by”. I replied “I know! Which is why I tried to get here as fast as I could so you wouldn’t have to wait long.” He laughed. I didn’t get a ticket. MLIA

Today, I realized all of my credit cards expire in December 2012. Interesting. MLIA.

Not thinking anyone could hear me, I started singing Aladdin’s “A Whole New World” out loud at work today. I am an 18-year-old guy. I then saw a cute girl staring at me. She did not sing along. We did not high-� ve. She stared at me like I was a moron and then promptly left. I don’t think I have found my soul mate either. MLIA

Footbag: the secret sport

Triana Collins\ACE Editor

Footbag, often confused with Hacky Sack, is an

aerobic workout

Lights out for climate change

Tyler Hicks\Staff Writer

Earth Hour takes place on Mar. 27 at 8:30 p.m.;

conserve energy

I was in the car with my sister when a Jaguar drove beside us. I asked her if she knew which animal the symbol is for a Jaguar. She con� dently said lion. I stared at her for a minute with a puzzled face. She realized she was wrong and corrected herself by saying tiger. MLIA.

Today, after days of searching for my Finding Nemo DVD... I’ve accepted that I have lost it. That’s it, I’ve o� cially lost Nemo. Oh the irony. MLIA.

Today, I wondered what it would be like to have walkie talkies that could reach across an entire country. Then I realized that we call them cell phones. MLIA.

Today in geography we started our new unit on China. We watched Mulan. MLIA

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Historical fi ction, Native American

history, the culture of the Oglala Lakota Sioux, and contemporary music will converge at a signature event hosted by Washington State University Vancouver March 22-26. The week-long, multidisciplinary symposium begins with four lectures

and concludes with a concert. The foundation for all of the events is James Welch’s award-winning novel, The Heartsong of Charging Elk.

The lectures will be held at 7 p.m. March 22-25 on campus in the Administration building. The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 26 at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. All events are free and open to the public, and there is no charge for parking.

The symposium explores the themes of displacement, intercultural collision and accommodation in Welch’s last novel about Lakota warriors transported to France in the late 19th century by Buffalo

Bill’s Wild West show as players of themselves. The fi ve days in March also celebrate the work of the late Blackfeet/Gros Ventre author himself, one of the most important Northwest writers of the 20th century.

The week begins with a four-night lecture series that includes talks by noted Plains Indian anthropologist and linguist and editor of Black Elk Speaks, Raymond J. DeMallie; historian of the American West and author of Buffalo Bill’s America, Louis S. Warren; Native American Studies Professor and author of the forthcoming Killed Beyond Recognition: The Writings of James Welch, Kathryn W. Shanley

(Assiniboine-Sioux); and a conversation about the novel with

Lois Welch, Professor Emerita of English, research collaborator and life partner of the late author.

The week concludes with an original musical performance of The Heartsong of Charging Elk for four voices and a 10-piece chamber ensemble by internationally acclaimed Seattle composer and musician Wayne Horvitz, composer/songwriter Robin Holcomb and Pulitzer fi nalist, writer/director Rinde Eckert. Learn more at www.waynehorvitz.net/projects/heartsong.html.

To accompany the spring symposium, WSU Vancouver will offer a variety of programs

and events open to the public, including an exhibit of rare books by James Welch and William Cody, photographs by Edward Curtis, and artifacts from Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. The exhibit can be seen at the WSU Library during March and April. Learn more by visiting www.vancouver.wsu.edu/heartsong.

The Heartsong of Charging Elk is sponsored by Alphagraphics, the Heathman Hotel, Humanities Washington, The Associated Students of Washington State University Vancouver, and WSU Vancouver’s Offi ce of Academic Affairs, Chancellor’s Offi ce, College of Liberal Arts and the Diversity Council.

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The Heartsong of Charging ElkOne week of Native American History;

award-winning novel

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3/25 History and Fiction: A Conversation with Lois Welch, University of Montana at 7:30 p.m. in VADM 110; Free and open to public

You know what’s really fun? Watching movies in the morning. Like

6 a.m. type morning. I know this sounds crazy, but it’s really great for a number of reasons. 1) I’m so exhausted by night time to ever stay awake for movies. 2) I often (okay, maybe usually) have really twisted dreams, a.k.a nightmares, that haunt me throughout my day, and watching movies fi rst thing when I wake up helps erase the nightmares from my memory. 3) If the movie happens to be scary or a documentary about factory-workers, the environment or something, it won’t contribute to

my bad dreams if I watch it in the morning. 4) From a fi lm student perspective, I’m more awake to study screen shots and angles and color choices and all that cineaste stuff. Try it! It’s a totally free morning activity that will enhance your life! Along with all this other FREE stuff...What: Turkish & Balkan MusicWhen: Saturday, March 27Where: Mint Tea, 2014 Main St. Time: 7-9 p.m.Cost: FREE

Turkish music is best heard in Turkey while lounging on huge pillows atop a hand made carpet with a glass of raki (a traditional, and very potent, anise-fl avored liquor) in one hand and a hookah in the other. The soothing sweetness of the music always seems to even out the harsh fi re of the raki. But of course, we’re not in Turkey, we’re in Vancouver. But you are in luck, because Portland-

based Meydan, a 5 piece Turkish and Balkan band, will be gracing Mint Tea with their traditional tunes ranging from Devotional Sufi to Folk music. While raki will probably not be served, Mint Tea has an assortment of organic wines and beers for your sipping pleasure. What: Quilt ShowWhen: March 27-28Where: North Clark Historical Museum, 21416 399th St.Time: Saturday, 10a.m. - 5p.m. & Sunday, 12p.m. - 5p.m.Cost: FREE

Quilts are cool when you’re camping and you wake up in the middle of the night thinking “Oh my god, I’m fucking freezing” even though you’re bundled up in your $200 North Face sleeping bag that’s supposed to keep you warm in Arctic level temperatures. Then you remember that your mom made

you stuff that really old musty quilt into the back seat right before you left, and you’re like “Yes! A Quilt! Thanks Mom!” What: Duct Tape MagicWhen: Tuesday, March 30Where: Cascade Park LibraryTime: 5p.m.Cost: FREE

The instructors at the library are Duct Tape professionals and are prepared to teach you how to make your very own iPod Case and wallet all from this very special sticky tape. Wow. What: First Friday ArtwalkWhen: Friday, April 2Where: Downtown Vancouver & CamasTime: 5p.m. - 9p.m.Cost: FREE

The time has come once again: the fi rst Friday of the month, with that month being April. Can you believe it? Me neither. But I never can so let’s just all stop acting like the progression of time is so

unbelievable. Anyways, once again there will be art, music, food, wine, and more art for your viewing and imbibing pleasure. What: Tulip FestivalWhen: April 3-4Where: Royal Dutch Flower Gardens, Woodland, WATime: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Cost: FREE

Tulips are just darling aren’t they? So why not spend a whole day or two looking at them! Besides fi elds upon fi elds of tulips there will be display gardens fi lled with lots of other fl owers, a tulip artwork contest, cutest baby contest, live music, children’s activities, infl atable jumping jungles, petting zoo, and food. More specifi cally, there will be ethnic food, which I know, because I saw a picture of a food cart selling nachos with a big banner that read “Ethnic Food!!” (Are nachos really “ethnic”? Maybe to sports games or something...)

Triana Collins\ACE Editor

Free Koug: living on a budgetCheap activities for the average, poor, college

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Two dates to celebrate; two men to rememberMarch 16, 1751: Birth

date of James Madison

Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!

- Patrick Henry

Just 235 years ago, Henry urged the House of Burgesses in Richmond, Virginia, to mobilize forces against

the English army of occupation. In 1775 our forefathers had to choose between living peaceful lives under a government they could not control and fi ghting a bloody war for the right to live under a government they could control. We are now faced with a similar choice. Our choice is between living peaceful lives under a government we cannot control and taking time out of our busy schedules to conduct a peaceful revolution. Is our leisure time so dear or our leisure pursuits so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of life under an elective monarchy?

English philosopher Lord Acton was still able to say, in 1907 “ It was from America that the plain ideas . . . burst forth . . . upon the world . . . under the title “the rights of man” . . . and the principle gained ground that a nation can never abandon its fate to an authority it cannot control.” These words describe our heritage - our past. Our present era is one of out-of-control presidents, passive legislatures and an “activist” judiciary. Our presidents fi ght illegal wars against our will and often against the will of “the people’s branch” (Congress). Our Congress abdicates its war powers and allows the presidency to encroach upon its law-making powers by adding “signing statements” to its bills. Our judiciary declares corporate donations to Congress constitutional.

How did we come to our present sad state of affairs? The “Father of our Constitution,” James Madison, said in Federalist 47, “The accumulation of all powers . . . in the same hands . . . may justly be pronounced the very defi nition

of tyranny.” He and his fellow-framers attempted to balance the powers of government among the three branches. They provided “checks” for each branch to use in defending its powers from raids by the other branches. We have arrived at our present predicament because this system of checks and balances has broken down. Many powers of Congress and some powers of the courts have migrated to the presidency.

Patrick Henry, however, was prescient. He refused to attend the 1787 convention in Philadelphia. Speaking at the Virginia ratifying convention, he opposed ratifi cation saying, “What can avail your specious, imaginary balances, your rope-dancing, chain- rattling, your ridiculous ideal checks and contrivances.” This was harsh, since the framers’ “rope-dancing” gave us almost two centuries of reasonably balanced government. Technological, economic and demographic changes, however, have combined (with fl aws in the Constitution itself) to destroy our balance of powers and set us on the slippery slope leading to tyranny.

What can be done to preserve our representative democracy? Expecting our federal government to balance its own powers is as fruitless as expecting the fox to guard the chicken coop. However, the framers anticipated a situation in which our powers would need to be re-balanced (or new-modeled, as Madison put it in Federalist 48). No doubt realizing that the federal government would be unlikely to “new-model” itself, they gave us Article V. This Article is pivotal for two reasons. First, it makes our Constitution “unalterable” (to use Madison’s words again) by the federal government. Second, it allows us, the people, to alter it, acting through our state legislatures or conventions.

So you and I face a choice analogous to the one faced by Patrick Henry 235 years ago when he made his speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses. Which future shall we choose?

Neal Herrick retired from the University of Michigan as a Visiting Professor. His most recent book, After Patrick Henry: A 2nd American Revolution (Amazon.com) was awarded the IPPY gold medal for the best book of 2009 in the “freedom fi ghter” category.

March 23, 1775: the day Patrick Henry gave his

“liberty or death” speech

The important distinction so well understood in America between a Constitution established by the people and unalterable by the government, and a law established by the government and alterable by the government, seems to have been little understood and less observed in any other country.

- James Madison in Federalist Paper No. 53

James Madison, “Father of the Constitution,” born in Port Conway, Virginia, 259 years ago, is

remembered for the major role he played in making us a country “of, by and for the people.”

One of his contributions was made in vain. He argued for our establishment as a non-aggressive nation. He wrote in 1791, “In no part of the Constitution is more wisdom to be found than in the clause which confi des the question of war and peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department” (Helvidius, No. 1). He explained, in part, the executive’s tendency to violence when he added, “In war, the public treasures are to be unlocked and it is the executive hand that is to dispense them.” Despite Madison and the crystal-clear language of the Constitution, our government has slid out of our control. Congress has abdicated its war powers and the executive branch now (illegally) exercises them.

Madison also made important statements of principle that helped guide the framers in their work. For example, in Federalist Papers 49 he called the people “the only legitimate fountain of power.” He went on to state that, “a constitutional road to the decision of the people ought to be marked out and kept open, for certain great and extraordinary occasions.” Madison and his fellow-framers attempted to give these statements “effi cacy” (to use Hamilton’s term) when they crafted Article V of the Constitution.

Their efforts, however, fell short. Instead of explicitly giving the people the power to initiate constitutional amendments, they gave this power to Congress and to state legislatures. Instead of giving the people the power to approve amendments, they gave this power to either state legislatures or state conventions (depending on the

whim of Congress). Nevertheless, the intent of the

Constitution is clear from the writings of those who framed it. They intended us to have the power to amend our Constitution. Hamilton says, in Federalist 33, that – should the government “overpass the just bounds of its authority,” the people, “whose creature it [the Constitution] is, should take such measures . . . as the exigency may suggest.” The circumstances of our present crisis suggest the writing of reform legislation bringing the federal government back under our control. While the writing of statutes is reserved to Congress, the Constitution is our “creature.” We should take advantage of this by bringing about a “responsive government” amendment.

The diffi culty, of course, is that the “constitutional road to the decision of the people” is far from being “marked out” and “kept open,” as Madison said it should be. In fact, it is so obscure and hidden that it has never been used. All twenty-seven of our constitutional amendments were proposed by the federal government. This same federal government has abstained, of course, from “marking out” a constitutional road for us to use in initiating constitutional amendments. Our civil offi cers do not wish us to interfere with their enjoyment of the favors provided by corporations and other special interest groups.

This makes the “road to our decision” bumpy and overgrown from disuse. It does not, however, excuse us from exerting ourselves to make a path through the thicket. We might, for example, use the 9th and 10th Amendments to clear our way. The 9th Amendment says, in effect, that a right cannot be denied us simply because it is not “enumerated” in the Constitution. The 10th Amendment says that all rights neither delegated to the federal government by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states, “are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.” Our right to petition our state legislatures to apply for the calling of a constitutional convention, for example, could not be denied simply because it is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution. Further, since this right is neither delegated to the federal government nor prohibited to the states, it should be reserved to us, the people. We are, after all, the only legitimate “fountain of power.”

A lesson taught us by history and by James Madison is that we should not complain because our government has slid out of our control. We have no one to blame but ourselves. We possess both the responsibility and the means for restoring it to lawfulness.

Neal Q. Herrick\Contributing Writer

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On Mar. 7, the biggest night in Hollywood struck again with the

presentation of the 82nd annual Academy Awards. It was an exciting night fi lled with tense moments as each of the nominees waited to see if they were to be honored with an Oscar.

The ceremony began with the introduction of this year’s hosts, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. As is customary for the Academy Awards, both performers were given a ten-minute period to poke fun at the different nominees sitting in the audience. Some of the more memorable gags were those at the expense of Meryl Streep, James Cameron, and Cameron’s ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow. Steve Martin pointed out the fact that Streep

currently holds the record for most nominations given to an actress, or as he likes to think of it, “the most losses.” Later on, both hosts point out the fact that both Cameron and Bigelow are competing against each other for best picture. Baldwin made the comment that Bigelow, “was so pleased to be nominated with [Cameron] that she sent him a beautiful gift basket, with a timer.” Steve Martin came back with, “and he reciprocated by sending her a Toyota.”

The biggest winner of the night was Bigelow and her fi lm, The Hurt Locker, winning six out of its nine nominations. The military drama about a bomb disarming unit in Iraq won Oscars for directing, fi lm editing, sound mixing and editing, its original screenplay, and for best picture. The runner up for Oscars was Cameron’s Avatar. Avatar won three out of its

nine nominations, winning for art direction, cinematography, and the

fi lm’s visual effects.A few other Oscar winners

that are worth mentioning were Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges, Mo’Nique, and Christopher Waltz. Bullock won the award for best actress in a

leading role for her part in the movie The Blind Side. She played the mother of a well-to-do white family who takes in an African-American boy from a broken home.

Bridges won best actor for his role as Bad Blake, a minor

country music legend, who is an overweight, chain smoking alcoholic

in the fi lm Crazy Love. Mo’Nique won for her role as Mary in the fi lm Precious.

Mary is the abusive mother of the obese and pregnant teen Claireece Precious Jones. Lastly, the award for best supporting actor went to

Christopher Waltz for his role in the movie Inglorious Basterds, where Waltz played a Nazi named Col. Hans Landa, who hunts Jews in France.

This year at the Academy Awards there were four honorary Awards for lifetime achievements, service to the academy and contributions to motion picture arts and sciences. This year the recipients were Lauren Bacall, John Calley, Roger Corman, and Gordon Willis. Bacall began her acting career when she was only 20 years old in the Humphrey Bogart fi lm To Have and Have Not. After marrying Bogart, she made several more fi lms with the famous actor, such as The Big Sheep, Dark Passage, and Key Largo. In 1996 Bacall was nominated for an Oscar for a supporting role in the movie The Mirror Has Two Faces.

John Calley is one of the most admired and trusted people in Hollywood. Throughout his career in movies he has been both a producer and a studio executive in various fi lms. His many accomplishments

include a best picture nomination for The Remains of the Day, and four more nominations for two other fi lms, Closer and Postcards from the Edge. Two of his most recent fi lms include The Da Vinci Code and its sequel Angels and Demons.

Corman is a very talented producer who was able to produce epic fi lms with very little funding. He is particularly known for his horror fi lms based on Edgar Allan Poe stories. Corman also mentored many of today’s top talents, such as Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Jack Nicholson, and Robert De Niro. Willis is a cinematographer who is considered to be one of the best in Hollywood. He is mostly known for his work as director of photography for such best picture-winning fi lms The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and Annie Hall.

With strong comedic performances by Martin and Baldwin, as well as the recognition of both current and past Hollywood legends, the show was an event not to be forgotten.

Hollywood’s 82nd annual Academy Awards

Joey Hollibaugh\Staff Writer

Hurt Locker takes home six of nine nominations

as he likes to think of it, “the most losses.” Later on, both hosts point out the fact that both Cameron and Bigelow are competing against each other for best picture. Baldwin made the comment that Bigelow, “was so pleased to be nominated with [Cameron] that she sent him a beautiful gift basket, with a timer.” Steve Martin came back with, “and he reciprocated by sending her a Toyota.”

The biggest winner of the night was Bigelow and her

The Hurt Lockerwinning six out of its nine nominations. The military drama about a bomb disarming unit in Iraq won Oscars for

fi lm’s visual effects.A few other Oscar winners

that are worth mentioning were Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges, Mo’Nique, and Christopher Waltz. Bullock won the award for best actress in a

leading role for her part in the movie The Blind Sideplayed the mother of a well-to-do white family who takes in an African-American boy from a broken home.

Bridges won best actor for his role as Bad Blake, a minor

country music legend, who is an overweight, chain smoking alcoholic

in the fi lm Mo’Nique won for her role as Mary in

as he likes to think of it, “the most losses.” Later on, both hosts point out the fact that both Cameron and Bigelow are competing against each other for best picture. Baldwin made the comment that Bigelow, “was so pleased to be nominated with [Cameron] that she sent him a beautiful gift basket, with a timer.” Steve Martin came back with, “and he reciprocated

The biggest winner of the night was Bigelow and her

The Hurt Locker, winning six out of its nine nominations. The

A few other Oscar winners that are worth mentioning were

Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges, Mo’Nique, and Christopher Waltz. Bullock won the award for best actress in a

leading role for her part in the movie played the mother of a well-to-do white family who takes in an African-American boy from a broken home.

Bridges won best actor for his role as Bad Blake, a minor

country music legend, who is an overweight, chain smoking alcoholic

in the fi lm

Chancellor’s AwardThe following WSUV seniors were nominated for the Chancellor’s Award for Student Achievement.

The award will be presented to the winning student at commencement.

1. Peter Sterr, Public Affairs 2. Jacob Farmer, Biology 3. Steve Erickson, Biology 4. Krista Sirois, Biology 5. Reed Rotondo, DTC 6. Mary Krzysiak, Human Development 7. Jennifer Perrier, Accounting

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Women’s Tennis - SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - San Diego-- The No. 70 nationally-ranked Washington State University tennis team lost their second match in a row to the University of San Diego, Wednesday, 4-3. The Cougs (8-7, 1-1 Pac-10) have their last two matches by only one point.

WSU struggled in the doubles matches. USD swept the Cougars, taking the fi rst point of the match.

The Cougars were competitive in the singles matches. Elisabeth Fournier and Ksenia Googe both earned their second victories of the road trip. Fournier defeated Laura Claus, 6-3, 6-4 to tie up the match 2-2. Googe defeated Maja Sujica, 6-3, 6-0 to give WSU the lead, 3-2.

San Diego earned the last two singles points, with a close win at the No. 5 spot when Marina Nicolas took her opponent, Alexandra Demidova to three sets.

WSU hits the road again for three away matches against No. 53 Long Beach State and Pacifi c-10 conference opponents No. 6 UCLA and No. 21 USC, March 25-27.

Men’s Basketball - KANSAS CITY, MO. -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Washington State University sophomore Klay Thompson has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District 20 First Team, the organization announced. He is now one of 240 student-athletes eligible for the State Farm Division I All-America teams which will be announced April 3.

Thompson becomes the fi rst Cougar to earn the honor since both Derrick Low and Kyle Weaver were named to the NABC District 14 First Team in 2008. Weaver also picked up the accolades as a junior in 2007. The organization divides all Division I schools into 24 districts. District 20 is made up of all 10 Pacifi c-10 Conference teams and each district has both a fi rst and second team named by the NABC. Thompson is joined on the fi rst team by four seniors; Landry Fields of Stanford, Quincy Pondexter of Washington, Jerome Randle of California and Nic Wise of Arizona.

A native of Ladera Ranch, Calif., Thompson earned All-Pac-10 First Team honors this year after being named to the all-freshman team in his rookie season last year. The Cougars’ leading scorer, Thompson became the third fastest and 31st overall Cougar to reach 1,000 career points. Thompson accomplished the feat in just 63 games and fi nished his sophomore season with 1,023 points in 64 games. He is third in the conference and in the top-30 in the nation with a team-best 19.6 points per game, along with a team second-best 5.1 rebounds an outing.

He ranks 14th in the Pac-10 this season in rebounding (5.1 rpg), fourth in 3-point fi eld goals made (2.5 mpg), ninth in free throw percentage (.801) and ninth in steals (1.4 spg), while playing a league fourth-most 35.4 minutes a game. He ended the season with 609 points, the third-most in a single-season by a Cougar. Thompson was also named NetScouts Basketball All-Pac-10 First Team and second team all-conference by The Sporting News.

You might think with a name such as “March Madness,”

one would fi nd more deals on consumer products as opposed to sports channels and internet sites swamped with basketball news. Not being a fan of the sport, I decided to check into “March Madness” and perhaps discover why it sounds so much like a month-wide sale on clothes at Kohl’s.

March Madness is the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Basketball Championship. Thank you, Wikipedia. I never expected to see the term “Sudden Death” applied to Basketball, but March Madness is a single-elimination tournament. Losing teams are unable to win the championship, but could play to place among the top three.

University of California, Los Angeles currently holds the record with eleven NCAA Championship titles. The universities of Kentucky and North Dakota follow second and third.

All these descriptions fail to match up properly with the “Sudden Death” term. Who could

associate the “Sudden Death” with a bunch of tall guys in shorts and jerseys running around a court tossing a ball back and forth? Come on – rugby does not have the “Sudden Death” moniker and yet it could live up to the name due to the brutal contact and violence of the sport. Tennis is home to hundred-mile-an-hour serves and if one receives such a serve to the face that would be sudden death. Even Ping Pong could have sudden death – pack a little gunpowder in the balls along with some non-safety match heads. Hm. I smell a youtube video in the making.

Ferret Legging, for example, richly deserves the “Sudden Death” rule, though perhaps death is not so sudden. In fact, it is awaited with bated breath, with shivers and shudders, and wincing from even the audience members. A ferret, teeth intact, is placed down the trousers of the bold participant who is also sober. The winner is the one who can stand before the judges the longest with the ferret still in their trousers. Now, before you say, “No problem,” and break out the chloroform for the weasel and the fi fth of Jack Daniels for yourself, both ferret and participant must be one hundred percent sober. The participant must tie the bottom cuffs of his trousers and belt the top so the ferret may not escape. No briefs or boxers are allowed in order to let the ferret

access to both pant legs.The current record holder is

Reg Mellor from South Yorkshire, England. Mellor stood for fi ve hours and twenty-six minutes with a weasel down his pants. Every year in Richmond, Virginia, the ferret legging championships take place during the Richmond Highland Games & Celtic Festival. Origins of this game are disputed. In England of the 1700s, while the privileged rich kept ferrets as pets, the poachers used them to aid their craft and hid them in their trousers. This may or may not have led to Ferret Legging as a pub game.

Granted, Ferret Legging would provide less opportunity for running commentary. Dedicated participants like Mellor are not as common as those in the sport of basketball. Indeed, if it was not for the championships in Richmond, Ferret Legging might be considered a discontinued recreational activity. However, as long as testosterone exists and men of all ages persist in proving their machismo, the sport will survive in taverns and at Saturday night parties across the globe.

Unless, of course, they combined it with basketball. Can you say, “No overtime?”

Ferret Legging vs. March Madness

Erik Cummings\Sports Editor

Basketball not worthy of using the term

‘Sudden Death’

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There’s two kinds of people in this world when you boil it all down. You got your talkers and you got your doers. Most people are just talkers, all they do is talk. But when it is all said and done, it’s the doers that change this world. And when they do that, they change us, and that’s why we never forget them. So which one are you? Do you just talk about it, or do you stand up and do something about it? Because believe you me, all the rest of it is just coffee house bullshit.

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3/24 Women in Art, Academia, and Community: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. in VFSC; Free and open to the public; lectures, workshops, and art

It is easy to think of chamber music as being stuffy, old fashioned, and downright

boring. This is especially true when so many of its famous composers are from eras long gone, whose pictures in the program notes are of faded sepia or are self-aggrandized drawings. But fresh, exciting, and modern chamber music is out there, if you know where to look. And you don’t have to look much farther than across the river to Third Angle.

Third Angle New Music Ensemble is a group of chamber musicians committed to presenting world-class

performances of new chamber music, and to reinforcing the necessity for the voice of the living composer. Since 1985 this Portland-based group of about 10 musicians (they often come and go) has presented more than 90 programs of challenging contemporary music, commissioned over 25 new works, and released nine critically acclaimed recordings. The instrumentation is typically of violin, viola, cello, fl ute, clarinet, and piano, but can include trumpet, a drum set, saxophone, or any instrument that the composer has chosen to write for.

Friday, Mar. 5 was the third concert out of four of their 2009/2010 season. It took place at the elegant Hollywood Theatre in Portland, with a theme titled “Chance/Perchance: A Musical Happening.” It was centered around, “ingenious frameworks build by master composers who trust

the players to bring their music to life.” In other words: music that has direction and limitations, but includes a good deal of improvisation.

A pre-concert piece titled Tropical Fish Opera (1962) by Spanish composer Ramon Sender included three instrumentalists and one singer/conductor seated around a large fi sh tank holding about 6 large and beautifully colored tropical fi sh. Sender writes that “the idea of a three-dimensional score (tank) with movable notes (fi sh) that can either be pitched high (top of the tank) or loud or soft (proximity to performer) always intrigued me...” He’s not the only one intrigued.

The fi rst piece of the concert was a 20-minute long score projected onto the theatre’s large fi lm screen that showed (instead of your typical sheet music with notes, clefs, and ledger

lines) a variety of evocative glyphs and densely arranged pictographs. The Metaphysics of Notation (2009) by Mark Applebaum invited the musicians to wander around the auditorium, up and down the aisles, playing whatever they felt those strange symbols meant to them. It was a sonic cacophony that included people yelling, talking to each other, and sonically fi ghting.

The composer of Mountains/Rivers (2008), David Schiff, conducted the world premier of this piece based on his experiences of living in the Northwest. With a backdrop of rotating photographs of the Columbia River Gorge pre-1950, it was a nostalgic work that was reminiscent of a pristine wilderness long gone.

The fi nal piece was the famous In C (1964) by Terry Riley. Riley

writes that the work “consists of 53 short, numbered musical phrases, lasting from half a beat to 32 beats... Each musician has control over which phrase he or she plays: Players are encouraged to play the phrases starting at different times...” The work can last anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours, although Third Angle’s version lasted about 20 minutes. The piece is extremely trance inducing, as the rhythmic pounding of the soothing C chord creates a tension that is both invigorating and calming.

Third Angle’s concert was sonically rewarding and left me feeling heightened, sensitive, and positive. Their next concert will take place on May 7 and is titled “Views from Cascadia.” Don’t miss it! Check out thirdangle.org for more info.

Modern chamber music an odd angleTriana Collins/ACE Editor

Third Angle New Music Ensemble unearths the classical underground

Michael Bublé’s latest album, Crazy Love, is a stunning

compilation of love songs by an artist with a honeyed voice. With love (either won or lost) as his theme, Bublé takes command of a variety of old standards, such as “Cry Me A River,” “Georgia On My Mind,” and “All I Do is Dream of You,” and adds his famous jazzy twist to the melodies. He even mixes things up by bringing in two of his own works, “Haven’t Met You Yet” and “Hold On.”

The album begins strong with “Cry Me a River.” Unlike the original cut by Julie London in 1955, Bublé dramatically uses a mixture of string and percussion instruments throughout the piece to give the song a larger sound, a marked departure from the cool intimacy of London’s version. Indeed, portions of the song almost

resemble the style of music that one associates with ‘60s Bond fi lms, particularly from the violins and some of the brass instruments. The song successfully captures the listener’s attention, while setting the tone for the rest of the CD.

Bublé keeps up the momentum with the next track, the popular jazz song “All of Me.” Many jazz legends, including Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald, have recorded very memorable covers of this song setting a high bar for Bublé. Thankfully, he does not disappoint. Even though Bublé’s take is very similar to that of Sinatra there are some slight differences that come together to make it uniquely Bublé’s.

The next song is Hoagy Carmichael’s classic “Georgia On My Mind,” perhaps best known in a cover by Ray Charles. If Bublé matches London and Sinatra in the earlier tracks, he doesn’t quite match up with Charles’ vocal strength. Bublé does add more of a big band feel to the accompaniment, and, again, there’s a small instrumental

portion that sounds like a Bondian, spy jazz pastiche. Nonetheless, this version of “Georgia on My Mind” will, for my tastes, rate right behind that of the great Ray Charles as a favorite.

Another song worth mentioning is “All I Do is Dream of You.” Here, Bublé references bebop, giving the song a bouncy, uplifting feel that you can’t help but dance to, whether you know how to or not. As in bebop, the song features vocalists in the background accentuating the instruments. All these elements, blended with Bublé’s fabulous voice, makes this version that you will fi nd yourself humming the rest of the day.

As for Bublé own songs, the fi rst, “Haven’t Met You Yet,” has been getting a lot of radio air time. The fi rst time I heard it I didn’t care for it. I thought the whole thing sounded rushed, loud, and a bit disorganized. However, as I continued to hear it on the radio, and then gave it a proper listen on the album, it quickly began to grow on me. It has gotten to the point

where I now think of this song as being one of the best tracks on the CD. The second original track from this album, “Hold On,” is a slower paced love song.

If there’s a criticism of this album it would be found here. It starts out quietly, setting a romantic mood, then, unfortunately, grows stronger and louder to the point where the instruments almost overpower Bublé’s voice. This had the effect of destroying the romanticism that it started out with. Perhaps, if I give it more time, this song will grow on me just like “Haven’t Met You Yet.” But for now it is the one disappointment on an otherwise great music album.

Crazy Love is a fantastic album, and Michael Bublé has the vocal chops for a songbook of such standards. And at its best (which is almost always), this CD can easily hold its own on a shelf of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Ray Charles. This is truly an album that is worth buying and listening to over and over again.

Joey Hollibaugh\Staff Writer

Bublé’s Crazy Love holds its own against Sinatra

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3/26 Heartsong of Charging Elk: Wayne Horvitz’ oratorio at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics at 7:30 p.m.; Free

The Wolfman begins when a traveling actor, Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro),

receives word that his brother has mysteriously vanished. In an attempt to discover what has happened Talbot revisits his ancestral home to fi nd clues, and to assist his brother’s fi ancée, Gwen Conliffe (Young Victoria’s Emily Blunt). In doing so he is forced to review his childhood and the haunting memories of his mother’s death. As he pieces together a narrative of his tragic mother, he will run into an unexpected fate. What follows are some menacing full moons, an ample supply of mist and CGI-metamorphoses of the lupine variety. Anyone interested in all things lycanthropic or in the classic Universal horror fi lms (this is, more or less, a remake of the famous 1941 The Wolfman with Lon Chaney, Jr.), will fi nd some entertainment value here, though others may not be as keen. Regardless of the few jumps some might experience in their seats, the suspense wanes at times. Still, it’s not a howling success,

and there are other fl aws to contend with. But it remains an entertaining enough fi lm. Plus, the cast is superb; other than del Toro and Blunt, there’s A n t h o n y

Hopkins (in the old Claude Rains role as the Talbot patriarch), Geraldine Chaplin (great in the Maria O u s p e n s k a y a part as the gypsy Maleva), and The Matrix’s Hugo Weaving. Worth a look.

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Dressing properly for an occasion is a must! Despite the current

fashion trend there are always key ways to master a look to land an interview or lend the right look for an event. Specifi cally for men, here are some style tips that will help make any guy successful for a formal event or meeting. With the need to dress professionally for student government, and other occasions in everyday life, Nicholas Ferderer has some style tips perfect for making a lasting impression.

For a business and/or casual

occasion, Ferderer relies on a dress shirt and slacks. But if he really wants to dress to impress he will wear a suit. His key accessories include a nice watch, something silver and dressy but not too extravagant, because it is always important to be on time! A trick he uses to look professional is carrying a briefcase or note pad even if he doesn’t need them. Ferderer says it is a must to have a “well fi tted dress shirt.” Speaking from experience, he says it is good to be measured, so you don’t look like a potential choking victim with a tight collar. Alternatively, an unfi tted shirt just looks sloppy. As for shoes, they should accent a polished, professional look, but should also be comfortable.

Ferderer doesn’t follow exact trends for each season but says he “knows how to match colors, and

that plaid and stripes do not mix well.” He tends to go with the fl ow rather than research current colors or prints. Some advice he would give is to “wear a power tie,” meaning a bright color or something that makes a statement. His favorite power tie is a baby blue and orange paisley print. When choosing the perfect colors with a suit, Ferderer favors tradition: you can never go wrong with classic black and white, as these are colors that work for any occasion.

When shopping for a new outfi t, Ferderer likes going to Macy’s for their selection and customer service. He describes his personal style as “professional with a bit of pizzazz,” and Macy’s usually has the selection he is looking for without breaking the bank. He also says to “always ask for a second opinion, even if you go with your own.” An interesting bit

of advice is to bring along a friend, as it makes shopping more fun, plus you get that criticism and advice to land the perfect look.

Confi dence is a must for any occasion. Ferderer has seen people come to business events in jeans and they still look great! “The resume should land you an interview, your attire should leave an impression, but your personality will get you the job,” Ferderer stresses. With his clean, professional fashion sense, Ferderer has served as president of our student body, and has even landed a job at a marketing agency. The advice he would give anyone is “if you feel good, then you look good,” because it is always important to be confi dent and comfortable in your clothes.

On March 3, 2010, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

hosted another one of their OMSI After Dark Events. The event started at 6 p.m. and went until 10 p.m. OMSI is a family-friendly Museum, where people can play, experiment and learn about the wondrous world of science. However, what makes this event special is not only the new exhibits but that it’s for adults only!

For this OMSI after Dark Event people were carded for entry into the building. People could only gain entry if they were 21-years-old and up. It was obvious why this would be the case, as the museum served various alcoholic drinks as the adults walked around and interacted with the exhibits. Alcohol wasn’t the highlight at the event, though. The OMSI cafeteria also had a special menu with courses such as Painted Hills artisan mini-burgers, crispy fries with a trio of house made aioli, toss-to-order winter green salad with roasted shallot vinaigrette, artisan smoothie selection, and carnitas and salsa verde tacos.

This entertaining event included

a series of fun-fi lled, science related activities. Throughout the evening there were demos, such as a marshmallow exploration, two planetary shows, Starry Nights Live and Laser Michael Jackson, and then the featured event, Space: A Journey to Our Future. Lastly, there was the dinosaur exhibit featuring Samson the T-Rex. And of course there were the usual features of OMSI, such as the animal labs, the science exploration room, and the brain teasers.

OMSI after Dark happens several times a year. However, they do alternate and change some of the activities provided. So if you’re over 21 and looking for something to do on a Wednesday, look into the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry after Dark Event. Its only $10 for hours of entertainment and learning, and the next one coming up will be Wednesday March 31, 2010. For more information visit www.omsi.edu/afterdark.

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Nick Ferderer shares his style secrets to land that

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Fashion for President

Anaya Martella/Staff Writer

of advice is to bring along a friend, as it makes shopping more fun, plus you get that criticism and advice to land the perfect look.

Confi dence is a must for any occasion. Ferderer has seen people come to business events in jeans and they still look great! “The resume should land you an interview, your attire should leave an impression, but your personality will get you the job,” Ferderer stresses. With his clean, professional fashion sense, Ferderer has served as president of our student body, and has even landed a job at a marketing agency. The advice he would give anyone is “if you feel good, then you look good,” because it is always important to be confi dent and comfortable in your

Fashion for President

UPCOMING DATES FOR OMSI AFTER

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3/29 WSU and WSUV Birthday Party by the Fountain! Enjoy cake and cider from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

James Van Boxtel’s hobby of making i-Phone applications fi ts nicely

with his work as a graduate student in computer science at WSUV. He has invented a game called “Actionz,” where the player has to do things fast to earn more time. Another game of his is “Easy Dice,” where the player rolls dice on the screen for playing games like Yahtzee.

“You can put these games in any apps store, where anyone can buy them,” James says. “And you can play fl ash games online.” One of the Web sites he recommends is www.247webgames.com.

However, James doesn’t have much time to play games right now, because he’s completing his research project to fi nish his M.S. by the end of this semester.

For his project, he’s helping develop an interactive curriculum for computer science undergraduates. He demonstrates the ant game, which he developed for a lower-division beginning programming class. Students write programs to get ants to leave their nest, fi nd food, and bring it back to the nest. James says this makes it more engaging for students, “makes it easier to learn the programming language and the skills.”

Students can play the game against each other, making ants from different nests compete to get all the food on each level. “When they compete, they tend to work harder to make the game work better and better,” James explains.

The students start in Java, an object-oriented programming language, and then learn other languages, eventually comparing and contrasting the advantages of each language as they develop their skills.

The teaching-programming merger seems to be working. “Many students have a visual and interactive mindset, and this

approach keeps them engaged, and helps them to think better. They learn to think mathematically. For example, there are some rules about ant behavior: The ants wander, fi nd the pheromone trail, and then bring food back, and other ants follow. But some randomness helps, too. So the students learn to program in some random behavior like having the ants turn right ten percent of the time.”

Students are graded not only through testing, but by how well their project works. “If you have a project that works, you get a good grade. If you can’t get it to work, you can get help. And all the professors and staff here are really nice and helpful.”

Part of the research James is doing involves determining how well the graphic-computer innovation is working at helping students learn programming skills.

“We did a survey before and after, asking if the students enjoyed their projects more with graphical results. We also asked technical questions about object-oriented programming to see if they really understood better. So far, student response has been positive. They did enjoy being able to get a visual response.”

What James is learning will be applied also to higher-level college courses and to GK-12 classes. His research is supported by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant through his adviser, Dr. Scott Wallace.

Wallace, who is part of the Northwest Distributed Computer Science Department (NW-DCSD), notes that computer games are helpful in retention for people in general, not just students or young people.

James points out that the entertainment software industry is worth billions of dollars a year and growing rapidly, and Washington State has the second-highest number of video-game

jobs in the U.S. An industry Web site (http://www.theesa.com/facts/index.asp) says the average game player is 35 years old and has been playing games for 12 years. Does this sound like anyone you know? If you can gain the programming skills and a logical way of thinking and solving problems, perhaps by taking a WSUV Computer Science class, all those video games may not have been a total waste of time.

James Van Boxtel: Making apps for fun

QUICK PROFILEFavorite books: The Bible, Narnia Chronicles

Favorite music: Owl City, Switchfoot

Favorite movie: Star Wars

Favorite video game: Super Mario Brothers for Wii.

Academic background: Columbia River High School, Running Start at Clark College

Advice for students: Figure out what you want to do. Seek out the sciences. If you like problem solving and computers, this is a great fi eld.

Advice for life: Seek out God. Hard work and a positive attitude, and depending on God, gets me through every day.

Why he likes WSUV: There are small classes, and you can get to know your professors.

Future plans: Engaged, will be married in June

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Editor-in-Chief: As the E.I.C., you are in charge of the entire paper. You plan and run staff meetings, decide which stories run, edit articles and photos, hire your entire staff, have the fi nal say over layout, attend Student Media Board Meetings, sending the newspaper to the printer, and everything in between. You are required to be in the offi ce a minimum of 15 hours a week, and you are paid $400/issue.

Managing Editor: As the M.E., you assist the E.I.C. in whatever they need done. You are also responsible for fi lling out employee time cards, keeping in constant contact with the Advertising Manager, and helping with staff meetings. You are required to be in the offi ce a minimum of 15 hours a week, and you are paid $350/issue.

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3/29 Latino Education Advocacy Day Summit from 8:30 a.m. to 4:40 a.m. in VADM 129; Free and Open to the public

Aries (March 21-April 19): The daffodil is your fl ower. You could do worse than to model your behavior after this cheerful early spring bloom: Wear bright colors and make the people around you happy.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): The daisy is common, but no weed—it’s a lesson in humble beauty. This is a time for you to buckle down to your studies, but don’t forget that you need to nurture the non-student part of yourself, too.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Like a lily, you possess a purity of spirit that makes you admirable to others. If you don’t think of yourself this way, do two things: Look deeper at who you really are, and clean up your act.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): Beauty and perfection, symbolized by the rose, are goals you can pursue without being as fl ashy as that fl ower. Your inner beauty will blossom as you continue to perfect your character.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Larkspur, or delphinium, symbolizes an open heart and a feeling of fun and lightness. Don’t let fi nals and papers keep you from looking forward to a pleasant summer.

Virgo (August 23-Sept. 22): Confucius once suggested the chrysanthemum as a subject of meditation. It symbolizes light and the power of good works. Let it inspire you as you broaden your character by doing your best to help others.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The aster has long been associated with magical powers. But you don’t have to burn aster leaves to drive away evil, as the ancients thought. Use your own powers of hard work and a strong will.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21): The marigold is a symbol of love and grace, and it also helps keep harmful bugs out of your garden. Its small size doesn’t keep it from doing well, and nor should your weaknesses keep you from accomplishing your goals.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The poinsettia symbolizes cheer and merriment. You can bring happiness to the people around you just by being yourself. Your good nature and easy-going love of family and friends helps them more than you realize.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The carnation represents admiration and gratitude, which will serve you well in your career as a student and in the rest of your life. Tell people the good you see in them, and thank them often.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The three petals of the iris stand for faith, valor, and wisdom. The ancient Greek messenger of the gods, the rainbow Iris also brought hope to humans. You can do the same as you nurture the people around you.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): The climbing vine clematis symbolizes intelligence and the desire to seek for higher summits. Your ambition and brains will take you far, as long as you sink your roots deep and stick to solid supports.

Madame L Sta� Astrologist

“There’s two kinds of people in this world when you boil it all down. You got your talkers and you got your doers. Most people are just talkers, all they do is talk. But when it is all said and done, it’s the doers that change this world. And when they do that, they change us, and that’s why we never forget them. So which one are you? Do you just talk about it, or do you stand up and do something about it? Because believe you me,all the rest of it is just coffee house bullshit.”

Associated Students of Washington State University Vancouver

Date: March 11th, 2010To: All WSUV Students, Faculty, and StaffFrom: The ASWSUV Election Board: Kimberly Hass, Katie Scott, and Yuriy Kopitko

Another election year has come to a close and we will have new ASWSUV Offi cers taking their elected posts from the 2010 Commencement to the 2011 Commencement.

The offi cial winners of the election are the following:

President Mason O’Lennick Mechanical Engineering

Vice President Tiffany Moore Biology

20th Senate Aaron Bruckner Computer Science Marshal Richards Psychology

Alan Olson English Haeyalyn Valdez Human Development

John Won Finance

Karmen Abbott Public Affairs

Kevin Guzman Biology

Blake Smith Human Resources

Nick Dust Education Nalina Bauer Biology

**Derek Brown Mechanical Engineering

** The 11th Senate seat will be fi lled by the majority write-in candidate, Derek Brown, pending his acceptance to the post.

The election process was swift and we thank all candidates for the perseverance in their interaction with the student body during the campaign. The 2010 Elections received a 9.7% voter turnout overall.

2010 Elections Results_March 11, 2010

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