is issue: Winter At Home Mountain

In th WSU From the

Budget Weather President At School Madness
Cut Driving Welcome back
everyone!
WSU-V program
provides children Mt. Hood and Mt.
Tips and tricks for traveling with a safe place to Bachelor prove to be
Governor Gregoire ASWSUV Election
through ice and snow; learn and have fun; popular places for both
plans to cut budget news included.
student’s car trapped at WSU-V received state funding recreation and relaxation
12 percent
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Change in General Education requirements The official changes to the to access more information and to courses.
By Fall 2009, many WSU- general education program are as help make the transition as smooth as The Assistant Vice Chancellor of
V classes will be cancelled follows: GE 105/106, GE 101, GE 303 possible. Academic Affairs
and GE 401 will no longer be required The only ( AV C A A )
Story and Photo by Katie Wells courses. “Students will still need to change that will “We will be returning to the provided a list
eDITor In ChIeF
complete the same number of general be taking place WSU system-wide general of pros and
Starting August 2009, five of education credits, but they will fulfill this semester is cons which
WSU-V’s classes will be dropped. the requirements by choosing from a the cancellation education program.” influenced the
These campus-specific courses will no wider list of courses,” said Diller. of GE 101. “It change. A few
longer be required according to Karen For students who have already decreases the number of students who pros to changing the requirements
Diller, Assistant Vice Chancellor of completed the courses to be cancelled, will be in the transition,” said Diller. back to the Pullman system are
Academic Affairs. Diller said, “there are several “Students who are currently that it is easier for students to use
In 2006, when enrolled in GE DARS system, it gives students more
the school supported 106 and GE 401 scheduling options for their lower
its first class of should remain division coursework, it makes it easier
four-year students, in these courses for advisors to work with one program
WSU-V began because, by and it helps faculty prepare a syllabus
implementing their completing these that uniformly applies to all students
own set of Gen. requirements, in a single class.
Ed courses, known they greatly The cons of the Pullman system
as “VanGER,” in simplify the are that there is nothing innovative
hopes of bettering transition,” said about the way they run things and the
the system already Diller. cost of implementing this program
in place at WSU T h e will be higher for the next two years
Pullman. There were changes to the since WSU-V will be accommodating
many committee r e q u i r e m e n t s both VanGER and the Pullman model.
meetings taking will affect not According to the AVCAA, it will be
place over the only the courses much harder to create a freshman
course of the last students take, learning community. Not only that,
two years in which but also the but WSU-V will be “returning to a
faculty, students, school’s budget. program with known problems.”
and staff voted on According to To gather more information or
how this system of an estimated read further into the issue, visit this site,
requirements would budget made http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/
work. In April 2008, by the General facorg/GenEd%20process%20Nov_
faculty voted no on E d u c a t i o n 2008.htm. There are opinion and
approving the WSU Advisory Board information pieces regarding the
Vancouver General (GEAB), the VanGER program on the site as well
Education Program according to committees on campus who are difference in costs between staying as official ballots, documents, and
Faculty Organization Executive currently working on a transition plan with VanGER and switching to FAQs.
Committee (FOEC). for students.” Those committees will Pullman’s courses is $148, 907
be setting up a website for students minus the instructional cost of added

Tips for Winter weather travel Major budget

Winter snow storms and icy
roads leave many trapped
break hitching rides from friends and
family members as her car was trapped
ice rink. Winter has just begun, and
it is possible that we have not seen
cut for WSU
in the parking lot until Mother Nature the last of Jack Frost and Frosty the Gregoire cuts budget for
By Kayla Page
The VanCougar
decided to melt the shackles of snow
and to let it free. After this experience,
Snowman.
The options for winter driving
WSU by $31 Million
Amidst the flurry of final tests Haseman has learned a few lessons equipment can be numerous and By Eric Bahnmiller
and projects dear ol’ Mother Nature on preparing for a winter storm and overwhelming, but knowing more The VanCougar

decided to whip up a flurry of her own. handling a rear-wheel drive car. about what is available can help in Governor Chris Gregoire recommended
As if having to study for the final test As Mother Nature cools her heels times of severe winter weather. This state budget cuts that include a $31 million
wasn’t enough, many Washington fi rst, and most convenient, type of cut to WSU. The Dec. 19 announcement
State University Vancouver (WSUV) driving safety equipment is snow is a twelve percent decrease from the
students had worry about the or traction tires. There are two main current $262 million annual budget. If
likelihood that all of their hard work types of snow tires, studded and passed, the new budget will take effect
would go to waste due to the impeding non-studded. The studless varieties next spring and will be upheld until
snow and ice that covered the streets are made for severe weather and 2011.
leading to campus. Though most of are legal year-round, but lack the Gregoire’s budget will also raise
us were spared, one particular WSUV added traction that studs provide. tuition seven percent a year for the next
student was not so lucky. Studs are durable metal pieces that two years. If this portion of the budget
Rachel Haseman managed to arrive are placed throughout the traction on is passed it will give the university an
on campus Wednesday morning in snow tires. Studded tires are legal in additional $9 million and will decrease
her rear-wheel drive car, which was Washington from November 1st until the overall cut to 8.5 percent. Gregoire
a feat in itself; however, her journey March 31st. Brandon Duncan, an also plans on increasing financial aid to
did not end there. By the end of her America’s Tire employee, explains help cover the tuition increase, but no
Chemistry final Wednesday morning, Many cars in Vancouver were covered in as much snow how snow tires aid safe driving, numbers have been stated yet.
the snow began to fall, and did not as this truck in North Carolina. Photo Credit/ http://suthnr.com “The tread patterns are made to grip “WSU fully realizes that sacrifices must
stop. Walking to the parking lot that better in snowy and icy conditions.” be made during these difficult financial
afternoon, Haseman began to wonder from the work of creating such a However, Duncan cautions that, “ A times,” said WSU President Elson
if she would be stuck on campus for menacing storm, it is time for WSU- lot of people come in to [America’s Floyd in a press release. “The governor
the rest of winter break! Happily she V students to collect the necessary Tire] thinking snow tires are going to has repeatedly made a commitment
made it off campus, but not in her own preventative equipment such as snow improve driving ability, and they will to education and her proposed budget
car. Haseman had to hitch a ride home tires, chains, and a simple survival kit. help your car gain increased traction, reflects this priority. WSU will continue
because her car could not make it out of It is also important to understand how but you also have to change how you to take the appropriate steps to manage
the parking lot. As the storm got worse, to avoid a situation like Haseman’s drive in severe weather conditions.” within this fiscal environment.”
so did her luck. Haseman spent the rest and how to recover from slipping and
of finals week and the first week of sliding when the road turns into an Continued on page 6 Continued on page 7
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Voice of the Cougs: Letters to the Editors
The VanCougar is a student-run newspaper We can stop America’s addiction
serving the students, faculty and staff of to foreign oil. Support the Picken’s
WSU Vancouver. Copies of The VanCougar are Plan and support energy indepen-
available, free of charge, every other Monday
during the school year.
dence for America!
Re: Foreign Oil
Editor-in-Chief The Picken’s Plan is the only proposal
Katie Wells on the table which will lower our depen-
dence on foreign oil by up to 50 percent
Managing Editor over the next 10 years.
Michael Hatch You don’t have to be an expert on the
Advisor topic of energy independence to realize the
importance of this issue. It is one that af-
Dean Baker
fects our economy, environment, and our
Assistant Editor national security. Many Americans rec-
Collin Rickman ognized the critical nature of this issue for
the first time when oil prices hit record
Ad Manager highs this past summer. Yet, this is not a
Dan Rauchenstein new problem for America. It is one that
has been debated for decades, and one that
Copy Editor continues to grow in intensity.
Kati Hughes In 1970, the United States imported 24%
of our oil. Today the figure is near 70% and
ACE Editor growing. Furthermore, America makes up
Jake Kleinschmidt just 4% of the world’s population, yet we
account for 25% of the world’s oil demand,
Sports & Rec Editor using 21 of 85 million barrels produced
Position open. Apply today! daily. This has resulted in an enormous
amount of money leaving our country. At
current prices, we send $350 billion a year
to other countries for oil, with spending
projections over the next 10 years reaching
$10 trillion.
These numbers are staggering, espe-
cially considering that America is now
facing an economic crisis. And let us not
forget that the very countries we rely on
for oil are sometimes hostile toward us and
centered in regions riddled with violence
and instability. This makes us vulnerable.
Even worse, global oil resources peaked
in 2005, oil production has fallen over the
last several years, and it is getting more ex-
pensive and difficult to produce oil. The
issue of energy independence has reached
a crisis level.
For decades, American taxpayers have
heard far too many energy promises from
our elected officials, with no real action.
From President Richard Nixon to George
W. Bush, we patiently waited for some-
thing to happen, while our energy situa-
tion continued to deteriorate. Now is the
critical point in time where we absolutely
need to see action. Our government rep-
resentatives must demonstrate that they are
committed to our best interests, and that
they will actively work on a solution to
EDITORIAL
our unhealthy dependence on foreign oil.
The good news is there are viable energy
alternatives in the form of wind power and
natural gas. T. Boone Picken has a plan for
how to utilize these alternatives to wean
America off foreign oil. In the process,
jobs will be created for Americans and our
country will become more stable.
The time to act is now! This can be as
simple as going online to join the more
than one million supporters of the Picken’s
Plan and urging our elected representatives
to sign the Picken’s Pledge and take ac-
tion. The Pledge calls for an energy inde-
pendence plan to be enacted within the first
100 days of the Obama administration.
This problem will not magically go away
– we each need to do our part to make a
difference!
To educate yourself on this issue and to
get involved in this rapidly growing grass-
roots movement, go to http://www.pick-
ensplan.com/index.php
- Karen Ferguson
District Leader,
WA-03 Congressional District

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Fat Dave’s: a small
restaurant with a
big personality
I was looking through
my mom’s old Columbia
River yearbook and I
noticed a blurb in her
“Senior Section” about
popular hangouts. Of the
things listed, one really
caught my eye. It was Fat
Dave’s, a local restaurant
I’ve been going to since I
was young.
This 24 hour restaurant
is tucked away in a corner
on Highway 99 and 99th
street, being noticed by few
that travel down the road.
Personally, if I’d never
been there before, I most
likely wouldn’t stop there
to eat. It always seems so
deserted and looks pretty
old, but a step inside the
place will help one realize
why Fat Dave’s is still
around.
The atmosphere
inside is very mom-and-
pop with the loud and
inviting waitresses and
the old-school bell for the
cook. Every time we eat at
Fat Dave’s, my friends and
“...nothing to fear
but fear itself.”
I will play the jukebox.
There are so many
By request from the head
waitress, we have to play things in the world we are
at least one Elvis song so afraid of. Fear has been a
major part of our lives since
she can sing her heart out
while serving food. we’ve been old enough to
hide under the covers at
As far as the food
goes, you couldn’t find night.
Of course, now that
a more filling plate for
any cheaper. The menu we’re all grown up, we
have determined that there
has everything you could
possibly want on it, not is no monster in our closet
or boogeyman hiding un-
to mention, you can order
any meal at any time. My der our bed.
Yet, we have somehow
personal favorite is the
grilled cheese sandwich replaced those “childish”
fears with worries about
and vanilla milkshake. Fat
Dave’s has burgers with paying bills on time, anxi-
ety over a certain research
the strangest names and
the best tastes along with paper due at midnight, and
more nation-wide fears of
crunchy fries that will
satisfy your hunger. terrorism and political and
economic instability.
Fat Dave’s has soup,
salad, sea food, sandwiches, I will not be writing
this column to extinguish
pancakes, omelettes, and
even mashed potatoes. such fears, or even to sepa-
rate the rational from the
They have everything. If
you happen to be looking irrational. I merely write to
bring these fears to the sur-
for a new place to eat or
you’re starving at 3 a.m., face and encourage a sec-
ond thought upon why we
I highly recommend Fat
Dave’s! fear the things we do.
Throughout the semes-
Fat Dave’s ter, I will discuss serious
topics like terrorism and
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Though it is not my
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be unafraid of things you
fear, I do firmly believe
that good old-fashioned
knowledge is the best rem-
edy for any fear. After all,
it is said that we fear that
most which we do not un-
derstand.
Certainly I am not
fearless. Fear is a very
useful tool in some situa-
tions. I also have my share
of “irrational” fears, but I
can suppose that a lot of it
comes from my lack of un-
derstanding of those things
I fear.
I’ve been working at
The VanCougar for a long
time, but I was still a little
afraid of what I had before
me when I walked into the
office for the first time as
Managing Editor.
With that said, I am
very happy and honored to
serve as The VanCougar’s
Managing Editor. I want
to make this your student
newspaper. A newspaper
by the students and for the
students.
I strongly encourage
writing Letters to the Edi-
tors for any reason your
heart desires. I also encour-
age you to visit our website
at vancougar.com and get
in on the community hap-
pening there.
I look forward to the
rest of the year, as I hope
you do. I am especially ex-
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OPINION
The Sluice Box
A quick look at Agrarian
Conservatism
By Matt Hunter
The VanCougar
Having taken a brief look at
neo-conservatism in the last issue,
let us now take an equally quick look
at perhaps the second most popular
form of conservatism in America to-
day: agrarian conservatism.
When one hears the word
agrarian, it is easy to let a picture
of the Amish or Hutterite lifestyle
pop into one’s mind. This is not a
helpful presupposition. Just as neo-
conservatism has as many different
branches as an unpruned apple tree,
agrarian conservatives often differ
in their views. Given the nature of
conservatism as outlined two issues
ago, this should not be surprising. It
is precisely the anti-ideological na-
ture of conservatism that causes the
division within these broad catego-
ries.
With this in mind, what
are some of the basic principles of
agrarian conservatism? To a great
January 12, 2009 3
degree, it is a reaction against the ment. Like agrarian conservatives,
strong belief in the individual inher- liberals do not believe that the earth
ent in neo-conservatism. Agrarians is environmentally indestructible, as
wars, it had largely gone out of style
by the time of the Cold War. During
that time, agrarian conservatism was
hold that human beings are intimate- many neo-conservative thinkers im- overshadowed by neo-conservatism
ly connected to their community and ply. However, the similarity is largely because it was perceived in-
their environment. deceptive. As environmentally con- adequate to deal with the threat of
The relationships and institu- scious as agrarian conservatism may the Soviet Union.
tions of these communities—the be, it also holds that humanity has During this time, however,
organic foundations that have de- a special role in the world. This is there were voices crying in the wil-
veloped over many years—are in blasphemy in liberal circles. derness. Perhaps the best known of
fact promoters of personal freedom Similarly, agrarian conservatism these voices is Wendell Berry, who
rather than hindrances to individual holds very strongly to a belief in a has perhaps done more than any one
choice. For example, modern Amer- higher power. In general, the Green person to revive agrarian conserva-
icans have a greater number of oc- movement on the Left believes there tism in America.
cupational paths is no In 2006, Rod Dreher wrote
and lifestyles “Agrarians hold that human h i g h e r Crunchy Con, which questioned the
today than they beings are intimately connected p o w e r materialism and desire for power
did in the past, a n d that permeates Republican thought
but they are in- to their community and their that the today. By his own admission, Dre-
creasingly con- environment.” route to her discovered agrarian thought not
trolled by large utopia through its supporters but rather by
corporations and impersonal bu- is through community. Agrarians seeing the problems created by the
reaucracies. We have traded social believe in local government. The degradation of community, the fam-
and economic freedom for material Green movement sees the federal ily and the environment. Today,
gain. government as the means by which there is a popular movement among
At first glance, this seems people can be restricted to a com- young conservatives to be “crunchy”
very similar to the Green movement munity system. So while agrarian or agrarian conservatives.
and the hippy sentiments of the 60s. conservatism and the Green move- I promise this is my last column
Liberals of this camp also see com- ment often have similar complaints, on conservatism for a while. How-
munity as essential. They too em- they could hardly be more opposite. ever, I hope these have been help-
phasize the dangers of the modern Agrarian conservatism is a very ful surveys of a convoluted category
desperate search for wealth at the old form of American conservatism. that is often oversimplified and mis-
expense of culture and the environ- But because it was against foreign represented.

Why Do You Ask? ness; Lincoln freed people from

Is anything for sure?

physical slavery, while Darwin
freed people from intellectual im- Man on the Street
prisonment; and so on. What’s your biggest fear coming to WSU-V?
In the world where science
By Louise Wynn By Kati Hughes
The VanCougar and politics intersect, we’ll hear The VanCougar
a lot of arguments about whether
I was way off on this one: we should go to the Moon again, For this edition of Man on the Street,
I wrote in our last issue that we or press on to Mars. (My vote is we spoke to incoming students who at-
would know by the second week for Mars, and I predict that more tended the freshman and transfer-stu-
of December who was going to and more NASA folks will start to dent orientation, ROAR.
win the Minnesota senatorial lean that way, too.)
race: Republican incumbent Norm In environmental circles, an-
Coleman, or Al Franken, the Dem- other world where science and
ocratic challenger. I got this idea politics intersect, we’ll witness a Emily A.
from the Web site www.FiveThir- lot of battles over the Bush admin- English
tyEight.com, where economist istration’s ever more desperate ef- “Paying for it. Making sure that I can
Nate Silver wrote that Franken forts to sabotage Earth’s future. work my schedule out with work and
would win by somewhere between In the world of medicine, classes and homework and all that.”
48 and 136 votes. we’ll read about cures for---I
Now, with the recount com- don’t know---you go ahead and Dale F.
pleted, Franken fill in the name Business/Accounting
appears to be “I predict less and less of some condi- “Lately I’ve been holding myself to
ahead by more sleep for more and tion or disease- a bit of a higher academic standard.
than 225 votes, more students as the --cures which Coming from Clark that was a lot
but we still don’t semester wears on” however will easier, I’m expecting, than it’ll be like
know how this unfortunately here. So, adjusting to the more difficult
election will end. Coleman is ask- require five more years of clinical atmosphere I guess.”
ing the Minnesota Supreme Court trials before they’re available to Daniel P.
to order counties to re-count their the public. Engineering
ballots and this time include some In the world of nutrition and “It’s just a different experience. I’ve
absentee ballots not counted be- pseudo-nutrition, we’ll see a lot been in a similar sized college, but it
fore. of TV ads about new ways to lose was a private school.”
Nate Silver’s under-predic- weight, gain muscle mass, run a
tion seems minor compared to the marathon in our best time ever,
wild—and wildly wrong—guess- and---but wait! There’s more!
es that the political talking heads Readers of women’s magazines
made. But this time I’m not go- will find a recipe for an 18,000-
ing to predict that we’ll know the calorie cake pictured on the front Christina H.
Sociology
outcome by the time this issue is cover AND a pull-out section with “I’m not really nervous about much
printed. I will make some other 5 exercises to tone your abs in 12 of anything, honestly. I’ve been here
predictions, though. In the world minutes per day AND an article by Elisa W. a couple of times before, I’ve already
of science, we’ll be reading a lot a doctor or a movie star about how Human Development toured the campus and I actually al-
in 2009 about Charles Darwin. Americans need to lose weight. “Not knowing people. And really ready feel really comfortable.”
This year marks the 200th anni- I predict we’ll see new diet/ that’s not bad, because I love meeting
versary of his birth and the 150th health fads that give a new name new people. I just walk right up and
anniversary of the publication of to an old idea. Okay, that’s not re- I’m like ‘Hey, how’s it going?’”
“On the Origin of Species.” Web ally a prediction, because this has
sites (one example: www.darwin- already started, with “news” sto-
day.org) have been created to help ries about the great new discovery
people all over the world partici- of “slow-release carbs” (formerly Want to start a conservative club on campus?
pate in the birthday celebrations known as fresh fruits and veg-
on February 12. etables, beans, and whole-grain Meet us in the Conference Room in the Firstenburg Center on Tuesday
In the world of pseudo-sci- breads). January 20 at 1:00 to discuss the formation of a conservative club at WSU-V
ence, we’ll read a lot about how In the world of students at
alike Darwin and Abraham Lin- WSU-V, I predict less and less
coln were, a lot of comparisons of sleep for more and more students If you can’t make it, but are still interested, please contact Matt Hunter at
their accomplishments. Born on as the semester wears on, but mchunter@wsu.edu
the same day (Feb. 12, 1809), they overall a happy, healthy, and pro-
both suffered from depression, but ductive 2009. Be countercultural... be human, be wise... be a conservative!
that didn’t stop them from great-
4 The VanCougar
From the President: Rec center survey prize winners
Welcome back, Cougars!
I hope your winter break went well and that you are now
ready to get back in the swing of another new semester. Make
sure you keep your eyes open for great events around cam-
pus that will allow you to take a break from studying
and have some fun or get involved. Coming up this
semester is the ASWSUV election, so if you have
been thinking about getting further involved with
your campus now is the time to start deciding
which position would be a good fit for you.
Remember that your current ASWSUV repre-
sentatives are always willing to answer ques-
tions or receive new ideas. Stop by the Office
of Student Involvement located in the Firsten-
burg Student Commons or check out our web-
site at www.ASWSUV.com for lots of informa-
tion, including profiles for your ASWSUV officers, a
community forum, and the lastest upcoming events.
~ Peter Sterr, President, ASWSUV
President Peter Sterr with prize winners Brigida Gubala, Shirlon Moncief, Bobby Krause (winner of the XBOX 360), Kristine Olsen (winner of the HDTV), Whitney Cooper, Soren Ludwig and Ben Gross.
ASWSUV
ASWSUV gave away around
$1500 worth of prizes to Cougs
By Michael Hatch
Managing Editor
As part of ASWSUV’s efforts to de-
termine whether this campus needs a
recreation center and how much mon-
ey should be spent on it, they held a
university-wide survey and added an
extra incentive of about $1500 worth
of prizes.
The survey was held for a period
of a few weeks and gave students the
opportunity to be entered in to a prize
drawing. Prizes included gift cards to
the Bookie, an orange parking pass for
on-campus parking, and XBOX 360
and a 32” LCD HDTV. Kristine Olsen expresses her approval of win-
ning the grand prize: a 32” LCD HD Television.
FEATURES
Poetry Place
In Memoriam
  by Lord Alfred Tennyson  by Fernando Pessoa
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
   The flying cloud, the frosty light:
   The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
   Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
   The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind
   For those that here we see no more;
   Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
   And ancient forms of party strife;
   Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Ring out the want, the care, the sin,
   The faithless coldness of the times;
   Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes
But ring the fuller minstrel in.
Ring out false pride in place and blood,
   The civic slander and the spite;
   Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease;
   Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
   Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
Ring in the valiant man and free,
   The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
   Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
Copyright: Academy of American Poets/Poets.org
January 12, 2009
Countless Lives Inhabit Us
Countless lives inhabit us.
I don’t know, when I think or feel,
Who it is that thinks or feels.
I am merely the place
Where things are thought or felt.
I have more than just one soul.
There are more I’s than I myself.
I exist, never the less,
Indifferent to them all.
I silence them: I speak.
The crossing urges of what I feel or do
not feel
Struggle in who I am, but I Ignore
them.
They dictate nothing
To the I
I know: I write.  ing with, “homeless street youths in an to ensure its success. The first goal is
Courtesy of Poetry International Web.Org
Translation: 1998, Richard ZenithFrom: Fernando
Pessoa & Co.
WE’VE EXTENDED OUR DEADLINE
Salmon Creek Journal has extended its submission
deadline. Students currently, faculty, staff, and
alumni at Washington State University Vancouver
are encouraged to submit their poetry, prose, and
visual art to be considered for publication in the
2009 Salmon Creek Journal.
NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS
JANUARY 15, 2009
Visit our new website for submission guidelines
& the submission form:
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5
At Home At School Program
Children lacking stable homes cure environment that promotes active
find attention and affection learning for those who need it. Initial-
By Shane Monroe ly housed in a shelter, with the support
of the Evergreen School District the
The VanCougar
program moved to a location in a lo-
January is well known as a time cal school. With the move to a school,
to make resolutions to accomplish the program was able to expand to
special landmarks and make yourself serve low-income children struggling
a better person. If you are having a in school who are not homeless (300
hard time making a unique resolution, children in total). Homeless children
a great local program could give you are first priority and all are accepted
that jumpstart to make a difference.
for enrollment.” This program has al-
At Home At School (AHAS) is a lowed for hundreds of children to find
great program that allows for children a place to escape from the troubles of
without a stable home to get needed at- a life which they did not ask to be put
tention and affection. Dr. Susan Finley into, and feel like they finally have a
started the program back in 2002, in a place to call home.
shelter operated by SHARE. Dr. Fin-
There are three primary goals as-
ley explained that she had been work- sociated with this rewarding program
action research and educational project to provide a community-based teacher
before coming to WSU-V, but shortly education in fulfillment of WSUV’s
after arriving, shelter staff alerted me charge to prepare new teachers to work
that they had a sudden influx of chil- in an increasingly diverse society.
dren with summer approaching.” This The second goal is to assist K-12 stu-
allowed for the program to literally dents who are homeless or otherwise
take off and expand. Today, AHAS “low status” or underserved, in their
enrolls about 400 K-12 students, with efforts to succeed in school—that is,
300 enrolling for the summer season. students who live in transitional and
The students involved in AHAS, are other subsidized low-income housing,
mainly from Evergreen, Vancouver, qualify for free and reduced lunch, are
Battleground, Hockinson school dis- in foster care, chronically ill, English
tricts. language learners, have an incarcer-
AHAS is integrated with WSU-V ated parent, or low school attendance.
and there are roughly 40 WSU-V stu- The third and final goal is to develop
dents and 17 teachers who have gradu- ongoing research about teaching and
ated from WSU-V education programs learning in both primary populations:
participating as AHAS volunteers. Dr. k-8 and teacher education students.
Finley explained that it is important to Dr. Finley has done an amazing
know that with WSU-V two courses job creating this program and keeping
are integrated. Students complete their its success growing. If you are at all
diversity field experiences at AHAS interested in this program, you should
and there is an AHAS Scholars pro- make it
gram. AHAS your own,
Scholars re- personal
ceive “educa- resolu-
tional awards” tion to get
in return for involved.
volunteer ser- According
vice or intern- to Dr. Fin-
ships with ley, “There
AHAS. This are many,
year, about many ways
$30,000 in for stu-
Scholars funds dents to
will be award- become in-
ed to WSU-V This outdoor classroom building is the first of its kind in
Washington, operating on a fully green level. volved and
students. Schol- we encour-
ars positions are available. age students from all departments
When asked why this program was and programs to join the AHAS proj-
started, Dr. Finley stated that, “Since ect. First, we offer the AHAS Social
2002, the Washington State Univer- Justice Scholars Program. This is an
sity Vancouver School of Education Americorps program that offers finan-
has recognized that two educational cial awards for students who volunteer
needs within the community could with AHAS 450-675 hours. Second,
be met through the establishment of AHAS hosts internships with students
an academic enrichment program for in several departments. We need sum-
homeless and transitional housing mer assistance with our bridge build-
children. Realizing that many children ing program. It would be great to in-
in unstable housing struggle and lag volve students from engineering, for
in school and precertification teachers example. Our video storytelling and
need to gain experience teaching chil- public service announcement projects,
dren from a variety of backgrounds as well as efforts to close the techno-
and home environments, a four week logical divide through technology edu-
summer program, At Home At School, cation always make openings for digi- 
was established—bringing together tal tech majors. It would be great to get
K-8 children, their families, and pre- English majors and students involved
service and in-service teachers in a with your publication, The VanCou-
field-based community project. gar, to help out with the AHAS Daily
Teachers learn first-hand what it News and other student authorship
means for children to live in a shelter, projects. We’re also hosting senior
temporary apartment or tent. They projects with high school seniors who
find that children, who reside in shel- serve on the AHAS Student Advisory
ter or transitional housing live in a Board—topics range from anorexia to
system that regulates their time—with literacy. There’s room for everybody
rules for when they can bathe, sleep, at AHAS!”
eat, and study. The name of the pro- So make your New Year’s Resolu-
gram refers to providing opportunities tion today! Contact Dr. Susan Finley
for children to feel at home at school, today at http://AtHomeAtSchool.org/.
i.e., providing a comfortable and se-
6 The VanCougar
Winter driving suggestions Professional
CAMPUS NEWS
continued from Page 1
Writers Series
By Kayla Page
The VanCougar
The second type of winter driving equip-
ment is tire chains. There are two types
of chains as well: classic link chains and
cable chains. Classic chains are simple
chain links that wrap around the tire to
dig into snow and ice to provide better
traction. Cable chains do the same, but
resemble tightly wound coils and run
horizontally along to tire’s surface like a
rope ladder. Both provide equal amount
of traction, but cable chains are stronger
and quieter. Rules and regulations apply
when driving with chains as they can be
hazardous to the driver and others if used
improperly. The maximum speed recom-
mended while driving with chains is 30
miles per hour. In addition, it is necessary
to check the tightness and integrity of the
chains often to avoid one becoming loose
and possibly falling off, therefore creat-
ing a hazard for other drivers. Chains can
only be used when snow or ice is present,
so it is very important to be cautious and
know how to put on and remove them. It
is also important to be prepared ahead of
time Duncan warns, “if you think there
is a chance you’ll need chains, buy them
before the first snowfall because they sell
out fast! Within the first two days of the
recent winter storm America’s Tire was
completely sold out.”
Overall, snow tires are more
 convenient because they can be kept on
throughout the winter, and provide added
traction no matter the amount of snow
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UPCOMING
www.vancouver.wsu.edu/library
 Julian Smith.
EVENTS
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Who: All WSU Vancouver students
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art or craft
When: Event held April 10th, 2009
3:30 p.m.
Is your bank meeting your needs or just
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funds to support the WSU Van-
couver Art galleries, DTC Program
and Fine arts department.
Contact: Lea Pfau in the office
of Development and Alumni
relations 360-546-9600 or email
lea_pfau@vancouver.wsu.edu
*Membership requirements apply. Offer
requires LCCU Checking Account with Direct
Deposit, or an incoming ACH, or a new loan
opened between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, 2008.
No substitution or cash exchange is permissible. Gift cards are
awarded AS IS and without warranty of any kind, expressed or
implied. The value of the gift card is considered taxable income
and will be disclosed on a 1099-INT Form at year end.
or ice. Aside from the important equip-
ment mentioned above, the following
items should be a staple in every car dur-
ing the winter, in the unlikely event that
Mother Nature decides to put you in a
dangerous situation: basic tools, a flash-
light, blankets, some extra warm clothes,
bottled water and food, a first aid kit, bat-
tery jumper cables, and a CB radio or cell
phone. All of these items should comprise
an emergency weather kit for every motor
vehicle. Despite the support this equip-
ment provides, nothing can beat the solid
knowledge of knowing how to handle a
car during a slip or skid.
The first and most important word
of advice is: do not break! This will lock
up the tires and cause the car to continue
skidding. Instead, slowly remove your
foot from accelerator until the car feels as
if it is beginning to regain traction. Then
steer in the direction you want car to go,
but be careful not to over steer or steer too
fast. The best way to avoid skidding alto-
gether is to simply drive more cautiously.
Steer and break more slowly because the
distance needed to stop is twice as long as
usual. Some advice for drivers like Hase-
man who must brave the storms in a rear
wheel drive car: place bags of sand or
kitty litter in the trunk to add weight over
the rear tires which will add traction to the
tires. Front wheel drive cars have weight
of engine above driving tires so this adds
traction. Despite all this good advice, the
best way to avoid any hazards it to stay at
home. Make a cup of coffee and snuggle
up by the fire, that is, unless you have a
midterm to take!
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CAMPUS NEWS
By Greg Zschomler
The VanCougar
The Spring 2009 Professional
Writers Series with presentations
by prominent guest writers begins
January 22. The five session series
opens with Washington State Poet
Laureate, Sam Green.
The writers/speakers will not
only share portions of their own
work, but share advice about their
profession. All presentations begin
at 6:00 p.m.
According to Professor Howard
Aaron, “Each of the guest speaker
programs are open to all students
and to the general community.”
The presentations are free. At
press time, two seats were still
available for students interested
in taking the series as a 3 credit
class. The class, taught by Aaron,
meets Thursday evenings, 6:00 -
9:00 p.m. from January 15 through
March 26.
January 22
“Keeping Poetry Alive” with Sam
Green, Washington State Poet
Laureate
February 5
“Writing Across Genres” with Kim
Stafford, poet, essayist and short
story writer.
February 19
“Writing About Popular Culture”
with Shawn Levy, The Oregonians
film critic and former editor of
American Film magazine.
“Making a Career as a Freelancer,”
a panel discussion with Rebecca
Clarren, David Wolman, and
March 12
“Intersections: The Novel and the
Memoir” with Cheryl Strayed,
novelist and memoir writer, picked
by The Oregonian as a top ten
PNW author.
Student Elections
are Coming!
Want to know exactly the role of the
President, Vice President or Senate?
Talk to the current position holders
and learn how YOU can be the
voice of the students at an
information forum!
January 21st
1:00pm – 2:30 pm
Firstenberg Student
Commons
Contact the ASWSUV
Elections Board at
aswsuvelectionboard@gmail.com
with any questions.
CAMPUS NEWS
ROAR welcomes new Cougs Major budget cut for WSU
By Kati Hughes
The VanCougar
On Thursday, January 8, 2009
incoming freshmen and transfer students
gathered in the auditorium in the
multimedia classroom building for ROAR
orientation. Student Ambassadors held up
signs displaying different departments,
and new students gathered around their
respective majors.
Sara Newton, a student ambassador,
was there to help out. According to
Newton, the most important reason for
new students to attend ROAR is that it
“creates sort of a comfortable situation for
January 12, 2009
[incoming students] because they get to
meet fellow students before they actually
have classes.”
“The difference between maybe Clark
and WSU-V is, [at Clark], you just go to
class when you have classes. I think ROAR
is WSU-V’s way of making sure students
experience that sort of community,” said
Newton.
In addition to meeting fellow freshmen
and transfers, the attendees got a chance
to learn about on-campus resources like
the Student Services Center and the
Library. They were also able to visit with
representatives of campus organizations
and clubs while enjoying free pizza.
continued from Page 1
By Eric Bahnmiller
The VanCougar
Floyd ordered the university to
slow down its hiring, leaving many
vacant positions open. The university
has drastically restricted travel and
reduced the number of courses it of-
fers to improve resource allocation.
A committee has been established
to come up with possible solutions to
the cuts in funding. The University
Committee has created a website,
http://budget-committee.wsu.edu, to
gather opinions on the situation. In
7
the committee’s first meeting, the
main topics of discussion were how
to uphold student access without
lowering the quality of education and
how to increase productivity while
protecting current employees.
Gregoire is recommending capi-
tal construction projects to boost the
state’s economy. One of the top proj-
ects is WSU-V’s very own Applied
Technology Classroom Building with
a price tag of $38.6 million. If the
proposal is passed, ground breaking
on the building will begin next March
according to the Governor.

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8 The VanCougar
ENTERTAINMENT
ARTS, CULTURE &
UPCOMING
EVENTS
WSU-V Exhibits Jodi Tripp’s
Digital Photography
January 12 - February 13 in the
Administration gallery. Tripp
will be displaying some new
additions to the ‘Barns’ series
as well other new works.
WSU Vancouver Displays Wayne
Herndon’s Colorful Paintings
January 12 - March 13 in the
Engineering Life Sciences
gallery.
Local Bands Performing for ‘Get
To Know You Tuesdays’
January 20 at 3 p.m. in the FSC.
Free popcorn and slushies.
Sponsored by the Student
Ambassadors, OSI and the
ASWSUV Senate

  
WSU Vancouver Library
www.vancouver.wsu.edu/library

Cities, Gebular and Red Spades perform
Local bands to entertain
at WSU-V in the FSC
By Katie Wells
Editor in Chief
Three local bands are scheduled
to perform in the Firstenburg Student
Commons on January 20th.
As part of the ‘Get to Know You
Tuesdays’ put on by the Student
Ambassadors, this concert will
encourage campus involvement and
help students relate to one another. The
bands featured are Red Spades, Cities
and Gebular.
Red Spades, from Vancouver,
started in February of 2008. The three
members, Graham Koreski (Vocals and
Guitar), Anden Oquendo (Bass) and
Alex Deeley (Drums), each have many
years of musical experience. Heavily
influenced by The Beatles, The Moldy
Peaches, and The Rolling Stones, the
band has a very ‘classic-rock’ sound.
With over 20 songs to their name, this
newly formed band has been hard at
work. Fans seem to enjoy their songs
“Sunrise” and “Second Place.”
For a preview of their music before
the show, check out their website:
redspades.org or their myspace account:
myspace.com/redspadesmusic.
Cities was formed in October 2007
by band members Tony McColun
(Drums), Chris Perez (Bass), and Ryan
Bisson (Guitar and Vocals). They has
a very Pop Rock sound according to
Bisson. Cities has played at venues
such as Hawthorne Theatre and
Satyricon.
“Aww, Red Spades. I love those
guys!” said Ryan Bisson when told he
would be playing with them.
Visit their site: myspace.com/cities
Benjamin Button is wonderfully weird
Brad Pitt movie received
four out of five stars
By Rosie Bartel
The VanCougar
“I was thinking how nothing lasts, and
what a shame that is.”
So says Benjamin Button, in what
might be the movie’s overarching mes-
sage. Born shriveled, arthritic, and near
blind with cataracts, Benjamin’s adop-
tive mother, Queenie (Taraji P. Henson)
is told he probably won’t live long. But
she loves him immediately, uncondi-
tionally, and doesn’t spend much time
questioning his bizarre condition.
Benjamin grows into a wheelchair
bound child, played by a doe-eyed
Brad Pitt, rendered Hobbit sized via
CGI magic. People assume he is an old
man and treat him accordingly, which
becomes problematic when he meets
and is smitten with Daisy (Cate Blanch-
ett), a child who is chronologically his
age. As their friendship blossoms, she
senses his youth and is fascinated.
The movie steps sensitively over
potentially creepy undertones by ac-
centuating Benjamin’s innocence and
naivety. Brad Pitt masterfully captures
his childlike persona. His Benjamin is
so sweet, so loveably frail, so perpetu-
ally awestruck, it’s easy to believe in
his youth and to love him as Queenie
does.
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ARTS, CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT
to hear their music.
Very different from the sound of Red
Ferderer said he was “pretty excited,”
and that this event “will probably be
Spades is the band Gebular. Gebular the best [Get To Know Ya Tuesday] so
is from Aberdeen and has been around far, possibly the best ever. People will
for over five years. They are influenced be able to relax and listen to some good
by bands like Tool, Led Zeppelin, Pink music, and just have fun.”
Floyd and Korn. Members Branden He also encourages student bands
DePriest (Guitar and Vocals), Justin to participate in any similar, future
DePriest (Drums and Vocals), Clint events.
Mullins (Bass) and Cody Reid (Lead
Guitar) have played over 150 shows
together at various locations.
“Fans enjoy our music because it’s
easy listening and they can relate to our
songs. We are all very excited to play at
WSU-V. We believe the show will be
great!” said drummer Justin DePriest.
Besides on their myspace page:
myspace.com/gebularmusic, you can
listen to them at the free concert at
WSU-V.
According to Student Ambassador
Nick Ferderer, the show will last
around two hours with each band
playing a half-hour set. There will be
free popcorn and slushies provided at
the event.
Left: Gebular plays at a Battle of the Bands.
Above: The members of Cities enjoying a
break. Top: This Red Spades artwork is used
as their myspace picture.
As Benjamin grows older, he notices the movies, but the intrinsic uniqueness
that he might also be growing younger. of Benjamin Button cannot be denied.
Raised in the retirement home where It’s a truly special film; quirky, magi-
Queenie works, he is eager to venture cal and bursting with sincerity. A rarity
out and see the world, where he meets today, where cliché ridden Hollywood
many colorful characters and frequent- stinkers reign supreme.
ly encounters the harsh realities of As Benjamin notes, nothing lasts.
death. He eventually reunites with the This is perhaps a meditation on the
spirited Daisy.
The movie is
beautifully made
with glorious cine-
matography, a subtle
but haunting musical
score, seamless CGI
special effects, and
wonderful perfor-
mances from the star
studded cast. And no
wonder, given how
long it took to be
produced. Loosely
adapted from a short
story by F. Scott
Fitzgerald, the film According to Box office Magazine, ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin
began development Button’ is bringing in over $1.3 billion a day.
in 1994 with Tom
Cruise and John Travolta set to star at fleeting nature of youth or life itself.
various stages. But through his travels and accompa-
Comparisons have been drawn be- nying adventures, he lives his life with
tween this movie and Forrest Gump, as a dignified fearlessness that is truly in-
they share similar plot developments spiring. Maybe because he knows, bet-
and characters. Both screenplays were ter than most could, the precious gifts
also written by Eric Roth. But to dis- that youth, and life, truly are.
miss Benjamin Button as a cheap Gump The movie is rated PG-13 for vio-
knockoff is a severe miscalculation. lence, sexual content, and language.
Yes, you can draw parallels between It’s also a lengthy 166 minutes.
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10 The VanCougar SPORTS & RECREATION
Hood and Baker offer winter recreation

SPORTS & RECREATION

Providing both relaxation has several restaurants (and a bar or ride the slopes as long as you have a
two) for warming up. The Ram’s Head Safeway Club card.
and exercise, these two Bar is particularly popular with those Mt. Bachelor provides more than
who enjoy a warm drink and a view ex- 3,600 acres of skiable terrain and has
mountains have it all tending halfway to California. a reputation for having the best powder
Story and Photos by Mark Medina Skibowl is famous for being Amer- in the Pacific Northwest. All 360 de-
tHe VAnCougAr ica’s largest night ski and snowboard grees of the mountain can be explored
Park. For those on a budget, ladies night from the Summit Express which deliv-
Winter break introduced many is every Tuesday and just $14. Visit the ers riders to the top of the mountain at
WSU-V Cougars to the joys of heavy Mid-Mountain Warming Hut, tucked 9,065 feet. From there, riders descend
snowfall. Brisk arctic air brought away in Ski Bowl’s Lower Bowl, for more than 3,300 vertical feet to the re-
mountain conditions to the area, trap- a bowl of soup, microbrew and a warm sort where they can rest up and enjoy
ping some inside while beckoning oth- fire. This is the place to be if you want a variety of entertainment, restaurants
ers out. to chill out and warm up. and shopping.
James Jefferson, a Senior Business Mt. Hood Meadows is where the If you are interested in participat-
Administration major, says he was ill, thrill seekers go. Steep slopes make ing in the WSU-V ski/snowboard trip
but “couldn’t resist tearing it up on the for long lift lines and thrilling runs. to Mt. Bachelor stop by the Office of
slopes anyway.” Still others chose to ‘Meadows,’ as it’s known to regulars, Student Involvement located across
stay inside. When it comes to snowy has several restaurants including a piz- from the Bookie and next door to AS-
weather, there are two kinds of people: zeria, ice cream shop and juice bar. Ev- WSUV or call 360-546-9532 for more
those that cuddle up with a cup of hot ery Sunday evening it costs just $15 to information.
chocolate to watch
from inside and
those that venture
out to explore the
beauty of the wild
outdoors. Fortu-
nately, Mt. Hood and
Mt. Bachelor boast
plenty of choices
for both types of
people.
Mt. Hood, which
can be seen from
campus, is about an
hours drive from
Vancouver and has
three major ski and
snowboard resorts.
Timberline of-
fers year-round fun
and more than 1,400
acres of terrain to
explore. Ten regular
lifts and five high-
speed quad chair lifts
means more time on
the slopes and less
time waiting in line.
When skiers are

UPCOMING ready to take a rest,

Timberline Lodge

EVENTS
No matter where you look at Mt. Hood, the scenery is something to admire. Timberline Lodge is no exception.

WSU-V TRIP
• February 20-22
Open Gym at Chinook • Cost: $110 students
Begins Wednesday Nights $150 non students
Sign up at Chinook Gym • Lodging at Phoenix Inn in Bend
• Equipment rental included
• Sign up by Jan 23rd.
Flag Football League • Transportation not included
January 22- Sign up in OSI Mt. Bachelor Rates
• Daily Lift ticket: $35-$69
Rock Climbing (PRG) • Season Pass: $60-$999
January 24- Sign up in OSI by • Hours: 8:30am to 4pm
January 21 • Equipment rental: $32-$48
$20.00 for students, $25.00 for Mt. Hood’s
non-students. Ski Bowl Rates
• Daily Lift ticket: $14-$43
Snow Camping • Season Pass: $379 for Students
January 31- Sign up in OSI by • Hours: varies; 8am-11pm Saturdays
January 30 • Equipment rental: $25-$30
Timberline Lodge
Campus Overnighter Rates
February 6- Sign up in OSI by • Daily Lift ticket: $20-$57
February 4 • Season Pass: $349-$549
• Equipment rental: $20-$40
Snowboard/Ski Trip Mt. Hood
February 20-22 at Mt. Bachelor. Meadows Rates
Only a few spots left so sign • Daily Lift ticket: $35-$64
up fast! $110 for students and • Season Pass: $222-$444
$150 for non students. • Hours: 9am-10pm
• Equipment rental: $22-$42
Timberline Lodge at Mt. Hood offers beautiful views of the sunrise as well as thrilling runs.
SPORTS & RECREATION
WSU-V’s City League Volleyball
team is ready to play
Ten experienced players
are excited for the chance
to play the game again
By Kendal Mantzke
Contributing Writer
With an hour and a half to
practice and scrimmage against
two teams, the WSU-V City
League Volleyball team met up
Thursday night at the Marshall
Center. After only one night of
playing volleyball, Katie Wells
said, “I’m seriously pumped!
I’m glad WSU-V has a team.
Hopefully we dominate; this
season should be an overall good
experience.” The night started off
with only a moment to spare to
get everyone’s names and there
began the start of the season.
Michelle McIlvoy said, “This
season will rock. I can’t wait for
our first game. GO COUGS!”
The ladies will be playing on
Wednesday and Thursday nights
at the Marshall Center as of the
14th and 15th of January. Each
team in the league will compete
and play each other at various
times throughout the season.
This process will continue on
from January through the month
of March until the playoffs on
April 1st. WSU-V’s City League
Volleyball team will be competing
in Division II this season.
Most of the ladies on the team
have had previous experience
playing volleyball. According to
Erika Stauffer, “I really missed
couve r Team Tod
Va n ay!!!
Join WSU
ou r
2008 Relay Team (Eighties Theme)
Sign up at circlekcougars@hotmail.com by January 30
Everyone is welcome!!
The more the merrier!!
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playing after graduating high
school so I’m really looking
forward to playing again.” The
majority of the girls on the team
are undergraduates with the
exception of one staff member.
Freshman Kayla McKee said,
“Volleyball has always been my
favorite sport. I’m pumped to be
playing again.” The volleyball
team through WSU-V offers a
chance for students and faculty/
staff to not only participate in a
sport they are passionate about,
but also offers the chance to gain
friendships and enjoy playing
with each other. Andrea Yoho
said, “ I’m really excited to
be playing again. The girls are
great!”
Along with co-ed volleyball,
the Marshall Center offers
an assortment of activities.
They offer co-ed and women’s
volleyball, men’s and women’s
basketball and men’s, women’s
and co-ed softball. Youth sports
is another example of the various
activities offered through the
Marshall Center. If you’re
wondering how to get on a team,
the answer is simple. They keep
an extra player list for all of our
sports. The Marshall Center needs
your name, phone number, the
position you play and how long
you have played the sport. Also,
if you watch the teams play and
talk to the coaches, sometimes
you can get picked up that way.
For any additional information
and questions, call 487-7082 for
volleyball and softball or call
487-7025 for basketball.
2009
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January 2009
Jan 17: Outdoor Snowshoeing Trip
Location dependent upon weather / 7:30 a.m.
Free for all those with snowshoes

Jan 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Firstenburg Student Commons / 9:00 a.m.
Free. RSVP via www.vancouver.wsu.edu/mlk

Jan 20: Resume Workshop

Firstneburg Student Commons, 104 / 4:15 p.m.
Free and open to all current students and alumni

Jan 21: Spring Alumni Networking Social

Location to be determined / 5:30 p.m.
Free. RSVP via (360) 546-9109

Jan 25: College Goal Sunday

Firstenburg Student Commons / 2:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public

Jan 26: Blazers vs Knicks Tickets On Sale

See the Student Affairs Cashier / 4:00 p.m.
$14.00 for students, limit two

Jan 28: Nine Parts of Desire

Administration Building, 110 / 6:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public

Jan 29: Artist Talk & Reception

Administration Building Art Gallery / 4:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public

Jan 29: Outdoor Snowshoeing Trip

Administration Building, 129 / 6:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public