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The Voice of Montana State University Billings for Over Half a Century

www.MSUBretort.orgNovember 2, 2012 Volume 88, Issue 4

By Ryan Shore

ASMSUB Political Action Director

It's that time again.

You know that time,

comes every so often, and

you swear up and down that

you're going to get out thereand, you guessed it, vote!

School elections, state and

local elections, and national

elections. All of these elec-

tions affect you and every-

body you know.

The ASMSUB elections

are important to us students,

as it is the student senate that

vote on what our activities

fee goes to pay for, and they

have power over approving

new fees every two years.

Local and State elections

have a lifetime impact on you.

The people that get electedand the initiatives on the bal-

lot decide everything from

if Montana will have a sales

tax, to whether or not some-

one else's religious views can

decide if you can have a cer-

tain medical procedure.

I shouldn't even have to

tell you how important the

national elections are. Sad-

ly, if voter turnouts in the last

election for our age groups

Your Vote, Your Voice: Election Season up in full forceBy Chris Claus

Online Editor

Go Vote: Reasoning from ASMSUB Political Action Director

November 6th is com-

ing quickly, tensions

are running high,

and day-to-day commercials

for both radio and television

have been replaced with an

onslaught of political attack

ads. Students and friends,

we are in the last week of

the storm we call Decision

2012, and this is when the

winds blow their hardest and

the rains pour out across the

country. Your doors are be-

ing beat down by the sts of

canvassers pushing for their

candidates agenda and pin-

ing for your vote. But why

does any of it matter? Why

the aggressive pursuit of

votes? And why should you

go vote? The simple answer:

Theres so much at stake.

Understanding what is at

stake is key to understanding

how and why your vote will

count this election. Looking

at the federal landscape ofelecting or re-electing a pres-

ident for this country seems

daunting, considering we are

in a state that supplies three

electoral votes out of the to-

tal 538 electoral votes up for

grabs. The number is indeed

small, but not insignicant.

Consider what is at stake

for the future of our country

over the course of the next

four years. It is likely that the

individual holding the ofce

of the president this coming

session will be selecting at

least one if not two new Su-

preme Court justices. Health

problems and the inevitable

progression of age are forcing

key justices to consider retire-

ment and leaving the Court.

The Supreme Court is known

for voting very closely along

ideological or party lines.

That vote is usually split ve

to four. The court currently

consists of four judges who

could be considered liberal,

four who are more conserva-

tive, and one who has beenessentially more moderate,

making the deciding votes on

many issues.

The Supreme Court is the

highest law in the land and

has put into effect many con-

troversial laws, including

Roe vs. Wade, which legal-

izes forms of abortion and

has been used as a politi-

cal football and positioned at

the forefront of political plat-

forms, separating one candi-

date from another for decades.

A more recent example is

the Affordable Health Care

Act. Some might know this

better as the largely contro-

versial Obamacare. This

law that is now in place aimsto provide medical coverage

for those who cannot afford

traditional health insur-

ance and to assist those

in need of medical care.

The law went through

the Supreme Court this

last summer and narrow-

ly passed after a month

of deliberations on a ve

to four vote. The Afford-

able Health Care Act in

itself is yet another rea-

son why voting this next

week will be a factor in

your future.

The two candidates on the

presidential ballot have dif-

fering views on the health-

care law. The current Presi-

dent intends to keep the law

and move forward with it as

planned. The challenger, aim-

ing to make his way into the

White House, has vowed to

repeal the law claiming that it

brings more harm than good

to an economy that has been

struggling to move forward.

Beyond the healthcare law,

this election has been driven

by the economic struggles the

country has been facing. Jobshave been scarce and unem-

ployment has plagued many

college students around the

country. Yet another reason

why voting in this election

might hit close to home this

year.

There may be many rea-

sons to vote in our presiden-

tial election, but why vote for

state and local races? Those

signs in yards, billboards on

streets and people knocking

on your doors are more than

just redundant eye candy to

make your morning drive to

school more entertaining or

to be the interruptions in the

middle of your dinner.

These men and women and

their votes - now bear with

me while I butcher the sacred

cow of politics - are more im-

portant to your immediate fu-

ture than the President of the

United States will ever be.

That man or woman knock-

ing at your door may be vot-

ing on passing a law in Hele-

na that could provide a new-

ly renovated science building

on the MSU Billings campus

this January, or for that matter,voting against it.

Read up on your district

candidates for legislature;

youll be glad you did. There

are also six initiatives being

presented on this ballot that

will have a direct effect on

womens health, family val-

ues, and businesses across the

state of Montana. For more

information on these initia-

tives and their possible effect

on the state, visit www.sos.

mt.gov.

Students, we have all run

out of excuses for avoiding

voting on November 6. The

university system across the

state has given us the day

off from classes to vote, the

information to become in-

formed is literally at our n-

gertips online, and if you are

not registered, you live in a

state that will allow you to

register even on Election Day

at the polls. Take the time, op-

portunity, and freedom you

have inherited to vote this

next week. Our state, and,

yes, even our country, depend

upon it.

Montana Ballot Measures:

LR-120 would require

parental notication for

minors seeking abortions.

No exceptions for minors

that come from abusive

homes or are pregnant dueto incest.

LR-121 would require a

person to prove their citi-

zenship status before they

could receive certain ser-

vices from the state, such

as licenses, state employ-

ment, unemployment or

disability benets.

LR-122 would prohibit

the personal mandate sec-

tion of the Affordable Care

Act from applying to Mon-

tana citizens.

IR-124 would place the

legislative revision of the2004 Medical Marijuana

Act (which was passed by

the voters of montana) to a

vote, instead of making it a

law automatically.

I-166 would establish a

state policy that corpora-

tions are not people with

constitutional rights, and

charges Montanas elect-

ed and appointed ofcials

with implementing that

policy, thus overruling Cit-

izens United.

are anything to go by, I do.

Not only are you voting

for who will be our presi-

dent, which also affects who

sits on the supreme court, but

you will also be voting for our

representatives in congress.

Do you want more peo-

ple that believe corporations

are people and that their reli-

gious views trump your secu-

lar rights.

Yet, if the 2008 election is

anything to go by, only 44%

of you will be at the polls

this year. According to the

US Census, there are nearly 2Million more people ages 65-

74 voting then there are in the

18-24 age group. Do you real-

ly want that age group casting

the deciding vote on your fu-

ture? I sure don't.

Ryan Shore, the Political

Action Director, has worked

very hard this semester, or-

ganizing the debates that took

place earlier this semester. He

is also planning on having a

legislative dinner for candi-

dates in yellowstone county

that get elected to state leg-

islature. They will be sittingdown with approximately 4-5

students per representative.

To give them something to re-

member us by, to show them

what they are voting on and

who they are voting for.

Isaiah Garrison, ASMSUB

President had a lot to say on

the subject. In the [Spring

2011] election, it was 4-5%

of the student body. Then my

election [Spring 2012] it was

8% of the student body. We

doubled the voter turnout.

They did double the vot-

er turnout for the ASMSUB

spring election, which is quite

the feat, but it's still appalling

that voter turnout at MSUB isstill in the single digits. Now

don't try to tell me that you

didn't have time, or were un-

able to come to campus to

vote. You were able to vote

from any internet connected

computer in the world. More

of you probably vote regularly

for american idol contestants,

but you can't be bothered to

vote for who is going to rep-

resent you in your school, in

your communities, and in

congress.

This year, the ASMSUB is

going to hold forums and de-bates with candidates again.

The Retort will be watching

the candidates closely and

will be interviewing them.

We wont tell you who to vote

for, but we will tell you who

you can vote for and what

their stance on the important

issues is. So look forward to

that next semester.

According to the U.S. Census,there are nearly 2 million more

people ages 65-74 voting than thereare in the 18-24 age group. Do you re-ally want that age group castingthe deciding vote on your future?


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It is that time of year when we are bombard-

ed with ads about who is the best, worst,

the brightest and most dim-witted. Yes, it

is election season and The Retort is excited

to introduce to you our rst Election themed

issue. We hope this issue sparks intelligent

conversations, teaches you something youdidnt know or at least gets some mental juic-

es owing. I am excited to have MSUB sen-

ate members so involved with The Retort be-

cause they are, after all, another voice for the

student body- check out our front cover for an

article by MSUBs PAD, Ryan Shore.

If some of you are like me and just want

talk of election, politics, donkeys and ele-

phants to just go away already, we have oth-

er topics in this issue as well. Check out page

4 for a restaurant review- a place you can go

to get away from debates and politics. and just

enjoy some good food. Also, one of our staff

members got the chance to run in the Col-

or Me Rad 5k and wrote all about it on page5. And, as Fall immerses us in the beautiful

reds, yellows and oranges of the season, its a

great time to get outside and do some trea-

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ASMSUB: BOR, Sus-

tainability, andAdmin ConcernsBy PATRICIA HAMPTON


ASMSUB was recent-

ly visited by Regent

Todd Buchanan of the

Board of Regents. The Board

of Regents (BOR) is a board

comprised of seven mem-

bers which makes policy de-

cisions regarding all of Mon-tanas public universities. Bu-

chanan was enthusiastic about

having the opportunity to in-

troduce himself to the mem-

bers of the Senate. While tu-

ition costs are currently low,

and access to the universities

is high, the average student

graduates after six years of en-

rollment. Currently, the board

is looking into subsidizing a

three-year degree program

to address this average grad-

uation rate, encouraging stu-

dents to enroll in more credits

per semester and nish theirdegrees sooner.

With respect to nancing,

Financial Bills one and two

were voted on by the Senate.

Financial Bill one was regard-

ing NAfMEC attending a mu-

sic education conference in

Great Falls. Financial Board

recommended that the Sen-

ate pass the bill for the full re-

quested amount of $1493.25

for twelve students to attend

the conference. Senate passed

the bill with a vote of fourteen

for, two against, and one ab-

stention.Financial Bill two con-

cerned HEROES and their

request for $1,300 to attend

the BACCHUS conference

in Florida. In addition to two

students attending and repre-

senting the university, Trinity

Halverson, HEROES advisor,

will be presenting at the con-

ference. Financial Board sug-

gested that the bill be passed

for the full amount. The bill

was passed fourteen for, zero

against, with two abstentions.

President Isaiah Garrison

updated the Senate on sever-

al matters, including the sus-

tainability of ASMSUB. Stu-

dent Senate will be piloting a

new practice of posting their

agendas on Sharepoint so that

all members are able to view

and print the document be-forehand if they so choose.

This will allow the conserva-

tion of paper in the cases of

members not needing a print-

ed copy of the agenda.

To encourage communica-

tion between the student body

and their ASMSUB represen-

tatives, each members email

address will soon be posted

on the website beneath their

photographs so that students

can more easily contact and

keep in touch with them.

Other topics recently

brought to the table were thedecrease in enrollment from

the 2012-2013 academic year

by 3.75% to 5,058 students.

Provost Mark Pagano will

host an update on the third

Monday of every month at

8:00 a.m. where these gures

were recently discussed.

For the month of Septem-

ber, three Senators were se-

lected to be voted on for the

title of Senator of the Month.

These Senators were Derek

Brown, Jessica Hahne, and

Ashlee Rangitsch. The Sen-

ator of the Month candidatesare individuals who the exec-

utive cabinet believe to have

done an exceptional job rep-

resenting the students and be-

ing engaged during the pre-

vious month. Senator Der-

ek Brown was selected as the

Senator of the Month with 9

of the 16 votes.

For more information

about ASMSUB contact Of-

ce Manager Valerie Sperry

at 657-2137.

Be a doer, not a know-

er. These were the

words that Montana

State University Billings

student leaders were urged to

keep in mind this year dur-

ing the annual Student Lead-

ership Night Dinner. This

years Dinner traditional-

ly having been hosted in the

Ballroom on the Main Cam-

pus was held at the Down-town Campus on Friday, Oc-

tober 19, 2012, from 5:30pm

until about 7:30pm.

Student Leadership Night

was organized by the admin-

istrators of Student Life and

Activities to encourage stu-

dent leaders from various or-

ganizations on campus to get

to know one another to facil-

itate collaboration throughout

the year, and to begin the pro-

cess of strengthening their re-

lationships.

The evening began at 5:30

with fruit, bacon-wrappedchicken, and other appetiz-

ers, accompanied by a sherbet

served in champagne utes.

Students mingled around the

high-top tables, eating and

socializing for approximate-

ly forty-ve minutes. While

students did enjoy socializ-

ing with their peers, some felt

that the length of time should

be shortened in the future to

move the evening along a lit-

tle bit.

Student Leadership Dinner offers valuable advice to studentsBy PATRICIA HAMPTON

News & Campus Life WriterAs students led into the

room to take their seats for

dinner, they were handed a

goody-bag with candy and

were asked to nd a table witha centerpiece that matched

their treat. Students were dis-

persed around the room at ta-

bles with candy corn-lled

vases, vases with candy corn

and tootsie rolls, or a variety

of candies.

This resulted in the lead-

ers being seated with oth-

ers from organizations that

they were either not familiar

with, or have not had much

opportunity to learn about

or work with. Several of the

students enjoyed this oppor-

tunity to shake up their rou-tines and meet some new peo-

ple. It gave them an opportu-

nity to learn about the activ-

ities of other student organi-

zations, and even learn about

some that they had not been

aware existed. On the ip

side, others felt that it was a

bit awkward and uncomfort-able. Some students were

seated at tables where every-

one else seemed to know at

least one other person, but

they knew no one.

During dinner, members

of the MSUB staff and ad-

ministration joined them and

engaged in conversation

some conversations admitted-

ly more related to the topic of

leadership than others rang-

ing from student organization

goals and activities, to a dis-

cussion of video gaming.

The keynote speaker forthe event was Brent Mon-

tague of the Athletics De-

partment, whose wife Krista

was recently named Interim

Athletic Director of MSUB.

Montague revved up his audi-

ence with stories of his time

as an MSUB basketball play-

er, and encouraged studentleaders, above all, to be a

doer, not a knower.

Freshman Mollie Car-

ty, one of the student leaders

in attendance reected The

thing thats stuck with me

was the idea of being a doer,

not a knower. This saying

perfectly describes my big-

gest pet peeve, when people

say I know but never do

anything to x it. I will keep

this phrase in mind to apply to

my own life as well as hope-

fully inspire others.

The Leadership Dinnerwas a relaxing way to spend

a Friday night in the Yellow-

jacket spirit.

Photo by Patricia Hampton

Fifth Annual Etiquette Dinner Hosted at MSUBBy PATRICIA HAMPTONNews & Campus Life Writer

The 5th annual Meet,

Greet, & Eat dinner

was held on Tuesday,

October 23, in Banquet A&B

of the Student Union Build-

ing on the Montana State

University Billings Main

campus. Meet, Greet, & Eat

is organized by Career Ser-

vices, the Alumni Associa-

tion, and Sodexo, as an op-

portunity for students to net-

work, as well as learn about

the etiquette of attending aprofessional dinner.

The event was sponsored

by Career Services employer

partners: Fox 4/ABC 6, Eide

Bailly, Yellowstone Coun-

ty Boys and Girls Ranch,

Billings Clinic, KPMG, and

Wells Fargo. Each of these

partners sent a representative

from their business to host a

table of students and, in sev-

eral cases, students in elds

specically related to their in-

dividual company.

All junior and senior

MSUB students had the op-

tion of registering for the din-

ner, however, only about forty

seats were available a word

to all of next years junior andsenior students: if you are in-

terested in taking advantage

of this opportunity during the

Fall of 2013, be sure to sign

up as soon as registration

opens to secure your place!

For the etiquette portion

of the evening, Sodexo invit-

ed Martin Bustamante from

Gonzaga University to pres-

ent these important skills, in-

struct in the proper set-up and

use of the plates, glasses, and

cutlery on the table, and an-

swer any questions that indi-

viduals had on appropriate be-

havior at a business dinner.

The food itself was pre-

sented in ve courses, be-

ginning with a creamy But-

ternut Squash Soup, served

to each individual in a gourd

a unique a decorative al-ternative to the tradition-

al bowl. The second course

was a grilled peach salad over

mixed greens, with a blue

cheese wheel and honey vin-

aigrette dressing, accompa-

nied by a roll. Students and

hosts then cleansed their pal-

lets with the Intermezzo a

lemon lavender sorbet, with

sparkling grape juice served

in a champagne ute.

The entre itself roasted

garlic rack of lamb with sun

dried tomato tapenade, cous

cous pine nut timbale and

spice carrot puree followed.

During the time that dinner

was being eaten, Bustaman-

te paused, and students and

employers engaged in conver-

sation ranging from the din-

ner itself, to business and ac-ademics.

The evening was conclud-

ed with the dessert, a caramel

apple crme brule served

with coffee, and photographs.


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Bensons Serves up Rich Flavors and Unique History

Photos by Serene Crees

Hidden in the shad-

ows of the tower-

ing First Interstate

Bank building off North 30th

Street, occupying the former

George Henrys restaurant,

Bensons has only been open

since late July. I am so excit-

ed that I found this culinary

treasure; I have eaten at al-

most every restaurant in town

and after just two meals, Ben-

sons is quick ly becoming one

of my favorites.My rst experience dining

there was on a chilly Monday

night. After a stressful day,

my roommate and I were in

dire need of some delicious

comfort food and that is ex-

actly what we found. Since it

was a Monday night, we had

the place to ourselves save a

couple that was just about to

leave. The atmosphere was

relaxing and serene; the d-

cor a combination of histori-

cal elegance but with a mod-

ern twist.

We received prompt andfriendly service and while

I pursued the menu, I thor-

oughly enjoyed the warm

homemade bread with a hint

of pumpkin avor. There

were a variety of selections

but I nally decided on the

pheasant as I had never had

it and always wanted to try

it. My roommate ordered the

walleye, and for an appetiz-

er we decided to try the crab

cakes.

The crab cakes were a

work of art; almost too beau-

tiful to eat, but, we did. Be-fore we even thought to take

a picture, we had devoured

them. You will have to go or-

der them yourself to see their

beauty and taste the rich a-

vor.

We were still enjoying the

By SERENE CRESSArts & Entertainment Writer

scrumptious crab cakes when

they brought out our main

course. Again, our eyes and

our taste buds were in for a

treat.

My rst taste of pheasant

was delightful. It had a juicy

and tender texture and the

taste was pretty close to in-

describable; all I can say is,

it did NOT taste like chick-

en and I mean that in a good

way! Chicken will be a poor

mans bird to me from nowon. There was a huckleber-

ry sauce drizzled over it, al

dente harvest vegetables, and

creamy mashed potatoes with

a bit of a kick. I was in ecsta-

sy!

Midway through the meal,

my roommate and I traded sa-

vory bites of our entrees, and

if I thought the pheasant was

delectable, well, the walleye

was like buttery heaven in my

mouth. The sh was aky, but

moist, and practically melted

in my mouth.

For dessert, my room-mate and I shared a chocolate

bread pudding that was out of

this world with melted dark

chocolate syrup and freshly

whipped cream.

The food was so mouth-

watering that I returned just

a few days later with my

grandmother and one of the

youth I mentor so that I could

have the sh entree all to my-

self. By that time, I simply re-

fused to share. For dessert my

dining partners and I shared

the richest pumpkin cheese

cake I have ever tasted.On the second trip to Ben-

sons, I had the pleasure of sit-

ting down with the chef, Pat-

rick Bird, and found out about

Bensons rich history. Ben-

sons was previously known

as George Henrys and for

By PATRICIA HAMPTON


I like to use nativewild game and mix in

something new.-Chef Bird

many years, George Henrys

brought wonderful culinary

delights to the Magic City.

In fact, the historic building

housing them is older than the

Moss Mansion by around two

decades. Built in 1882, the

house is one of the oldest (if

not the oldest) homes in Bill-

ings.

While talking with Pat-

rick I also found out a bit of

his history. I was very curi-

ous about how Billings end-

ed up with such amazing cu-

linary talent. He shared withme that he had always want-

ed to be a chef and had many

culinary inuences growing

up. He attended the Universi-

ty of Hawaii, after which he

enjoyed creating culinary art

in various parts of the country,

including several state parks.

He was also a chef here in

Billings at the former Shera-

ton Hotel. He likes to take the

outside world and mix it with

the best of Montana, especial-

ly wild game, as highlight-

ed by the menus tantalizing

selections like elk, pheasant,

and buffalo selections.

With all the richness of

Bensons history and food, Ihighly recommend that you

lavish your taste buds with

their extravagantly avorful

cuisine!

At the end of Octo-

ber, everyone expects

colder weather, blus-tery days, spirit-dampening

midterms, and the arrival of

Halloween. So, how do Mon-

tana State University Billings

students celebrate? With a

Halloween Dance, of course!

Each year the Student Ac-

tivities Board (SAB) sponsors

a Halloween Dance where

students can come in costume

or regular garb to enjoy some

snacks, Halloween decora-

tions, music, and the company

of their friends. This year, the

Halloween Dance held in MSUB atrium

dance was held on Thursday,

October 25th, in the Atriumof the Student Union Build-

ing.

Students ltered in and out

of Stingers Bistro to sit with

friends, grab a snack, and

take a short break from danc-

ing. DJ Nik Wong, an MSUB

student and Vice President of

the student body, provided the

entertainment for the evening.

Students costume choices

included an angel, goddesses,

zombies, Batman, Robin, and

even the Easter Bunny made

an appearance. The event was well attended, with approxi-

mately eighty in students during the busiest point in the eve-

ning, and at least fty students remained through the last song.

MSUB student, Laura-Ashlee

Twiford is decked out for the Halloween Dance.

Featured Club: The Saudi Club

There are a lot of great

clubs on campus,

but one in particu-

lar caught my eye. The Sau-

di Club was formed in April

2012, and has some very ad-

mirable goals: to support both

the students from Saudi Ara-

bia in their educational en-

deavors and to introduce the

rest of MSUB students to theSaudi culture. All students

are welcome to, and encour-

aged to attend their meetings

and the various events they

put on each semester, such as

the Saudi Cultural Event they

held on the 27th, where stu-

dents were invited to learn

more about the Saudi culture,

religion, cuisine, and music.

Look forward to a review of

that event in the next issue of

The Retort.

Any student consider-

By Chris Claus

Online Editoring doing a semester abroad,

should take the time to attend

the Saudi club meetings and

events. What better way to

get to know people from other

cultures than to talk to them.

They are more than willing

to get to know you, and to

teach you more about them

and where they come from.

So, next time you see the Sau-di students walking down the

halls, go ask them when their

next meeting or event is.

The Saudi club is for ev-

erybody: students, profes-

sors, people from all over the

world. Check out their Face-

book page for more informa-

tion on upcoming events and

get in touch with them: http://

www.facebook.com/pages/

Saudis-in-Billings/


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QDear Tiff,

I know you normal-

ly give advice on per-

sonal matters, but I was won-

dering if you could maybe ex-

plain what the Electoral Col-lege is, why we have it, and if

my vote even matters in the

grand scheme of things.

-Electoral College Illiter-

ate

ADear Electoral Col-

lege Illiterate,

I am happy to answer

any question as long as I can

nd the answer.

In regards to the Electoral

College, you are not alone in

your confusion. In fact, I have

heard that it is the most asked

question regarding politics.

1) The Electoral Collegeis a body of electors that are

chosen to represent the great-

er public in electing our pres-

ident and vice president. Our

Electoral College is an exam-

ple of indirect election and is

made up of the 435 members

of the Senate, the 100 mem-

bers of The House of Repre-

sentatives and the 3 electors

from the District of Columbia.

Each state has a specic num-

ber assigned to them based on

their representation in each

branch of the government and

that number is based on pop-ulation.

2) The Electoral College

was put in place mainly be-

cause our founding fathers

didnt completely trust true

democracy. They felt that it

was dangerous to the people

to leave the election entire-

ly in their hands. They feared

that if they did, some groups

might over power others and

eventually could grow into

factions large enough to in-

timidate the smaller groups.

If this happened, this could

throw the entire election.3) Your vote does count.

When you vote, those who

have been elected into the of-

ce of Senate or a Represen-

tative will cast their votes

based on how the majori-

ty place their votes. There

are some states that dont

have laws that require them

to pledge vote based on the

popular vote (26 to be exact).

However, Montana is not one

of those states so you can be

assured that those who are in

our electoral college are re-

quired to vote based on Mon-

tanas majority vote. For a full

list and more details on this

question, please see http://www.archives.gov/feder-

al-register/electoral-college/

laws.htm.

To read about the Elector-

al College in further detail or

to nd out more about poli-

tics and the upcoming elec-

tion, please check out the fol-

lowing sites.

http://www.archives.gov/

federal-register/electoral-col-

lege/faq.html

http://factcheck.org/

http://presidentialcandi-

dates2012.com/

QDear Tiff,Every election year I

get overwhelmed, dis-

couraged, and frankly quite

irritated because there is

NEVER someone I actual-

ly want to vote for; there just

simply isnt anyone out there

who truly represents me.

So, how do you nd the

truth, and once you do, how

can you really nd someone

that represents you?

-Politically Confused

A

Dear Politically Con-

fused,

I can truly relate tohow you feel. I often feel like

I am choosing between the

lesser of two evils when I am

in that little cubical.

I have found that instead

of going by what the candi-

dates are saying about them-

selves or what people are say-

ing about them, I let the facts

speak for themselves; I look

at their voting record.

Let us not live with just

word or tongue, but in deed

and in truth! What I am try-

ing to say is: Words are a

dime a dozen, but Actionsspeak louder than words.

So then, if we look at each

of their voting records, which

would be way too much to

print, so here are the websites

for you to peruse at your lei-

sure:

http://www.ontheissues.

org/Barack_Obama.htm

http://www.ontheissues.

org/Mitt_Romney.htm

As you can see, their vot-

ing record speaks much more

truthfully then what they or

anyone else could say to make

them sound better so you will

vote for them.

In regards to you not feel-

ing like you can nd a candi-

date that represents you, well,

it is rare that anyone can saythey completely agree with

someone 100%. So, rather

than aim for the impossible,

sit down and come up with

your top ve must haves

and your additional top ten

wish list.Once you do this,

come up with your top ve

cant stands and your top ten

dislike list. Then go through

each candidates voting record

and see which ones match up

to what you stand for.

Runners Paint the Town in Color Me Rad 5KJennifer Otis

Copy Editor

Nearly 2500 runners

lined up Saturday,

October 27, to travel

a 5K course while being bom-

barded with color bombs.

Color Me Rad came to Bill-

ings and invited racers to have

a colorfully fun time while

raising money for our local

YMCA. While some serious

runners came decked out in

full gear, most people could

be nd out in varying states

of white-themed costume toprovide the cleanest canvas

to be painted as well as to

invoke the Halloween spirit.

Tutus, Haz-Mat suits, animal

ears and tails, and even zom-

bie faces were abound.

Color Me Rad, an organi-

zation which travels all over

North America to provide a

colorful alternative to typi-

cal bake sale style fundrais-

ing, set up a race course that

sprawled all over the Me-

tra fairgrounds and parking

lot. An emcee shouted hilar-

ious and mostly inappropriatecommentary over pulsating

dance club style music while

participants sipped hot choc-

olate or refreshments from

the beer garden as they wait-

ed for the race to begin. Col-

or packets were sprayed over

the crowd in a steady stream,

some torn open and showered

in immediately. The mostly

white-clad crowd could have

their before photos taken at

a photo booth, or purchase ex-

tra color packets to make the

journey more interest ing.

Shortly after 11am, racerswere released in waves to pre-

vent bottle-necking, and along

the way encountered ve dif-

ferent color stations where

they were bombed with

yellow, purple, green, blue

and pink corn starch. Open to

all age groups and tness lev-

els, the crowd varied in agefrom babies in strollers to se-

nior citizens. There were even

a couple dogs, although they

had no place to bin their race

bibs. As the runners looped

around the Metra, their once-

pristine clothing was sprayed,

splotched, and streaked in a

rainbow of tie-dye from vol-

unteer color bomb squads.

Upon crossing the nish

line, runners were given one

last color packet to hold on to.

As people completed the race,they were refreshed with wa-

ter and granola bars and in-

vited to continue to party in

their new brightly colored

state. Many visited the photo

booth to follow up with their

after pictures. Once the

crowd grew large again, color

showers went off every f-

teen minutes or so, in which

everyone drew together and

tossed their color packets in

the air at the same time, cre-ating a multi-colored cloud

that was much more enjoy-

able from the outside.

The festivities wrapped up

shortly before the snowakes

began falling in Billings, and

I think everyone was glad to

get in from the cold and soak

their race-wear in vinegar to

preserve the colorful memo-

ries of a fun morning..

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Every time election sea-

son rolls around I hear

about this giant mass

of undecided voters appar-

ently roaming around try-

ing to gure out how to orga-

nize their own thoughts into

a coherent sentence and try-

ing to keep from falling in

open manholes. The very idea

of being an undecided voter

has never even made sense tome. If you are even the least

bit self aware then you should

have an idea of what you be-

lieve, things that you think

are right or wrong, and a gen-

eral idea about how you think

things should be done. Ap-

parently some people have no

idea how they stand on any

issue and can't even be both-

ered to nd out where the can-

didates stand either.

If you are undecided, it is

really quite easy to make up

your mind, especially in an

ultra-polarized political cli-mate such as the one that ex-

ists now. The process goes

something like this: Pick an

issue, any issue, make it a

big one, decide how you feel

about that issue, gure out

which guy feels the same way

you do, vote for that guy. Sim-

Undecided Voters: Whatdo you need to decide?

When I rst glanced

at the Ayn Ony-

mous column in

issue two, my heart skipped a

beat. I was more than pleased

to see a column by a conser-

vative for conservatives un-

til I actually read it. The ar-

ticle was riddled with put-

downs and asinine comments

directed towards the left. So-

cialist this, pinko-commie

that. I honestly thought it

may have been a joke until I

A Conservatives Response to Ayn OnymousKendra Carter

Contributing Writer

Holly Daniels

Contributing Writer

ple, right? Lets say we pick

the issue of equal pay for

women. That's a pretty big

issue that has gotten quite a

bit of press lately. Anybody

that hasn't been living un-

der a rock or deliberately not

paying attention has heard

that women only make about

2/3 of what men make do-

ing the exact same job. Now,

how do you feel about that is-sue? Do you think that wom-

en should be paid the same

amount as men for doing the

same work? Do you think

that there should be legal pro-

tection that stops employers

from paying some people less

money based on which re-

productive organs they were

born with? If that's what you

believe, then you should vote

for Barack Obama. Or do you

think that it is really a non-is-

sue? Do you believe that there

are legitimate reasons that

men should make more mon-ey for doing the same job as

women because women are

probably leaving work ear-

ly to go home and make din-

ner or whatever it is that wom-

en do? If that's what you be-

lieve, then you should vote for

Mitt Romney, and also prob-

ably try meeting some real

women instead of just watch-

ing Leave It To Beaver reruns.

Lets say that even after

that you are still undecided.

Maybe you don't want to be a

single issue voter. Maybe you

don't know where the candi-

dates really stand on the is-

sues because you have a hard

time telling when somebodyis lying. Maybe you just don't

want to spend more than ten

minutes working at your civ-

ic duty because thinking is

really hard and you want to

look at cats on the internet.

Well you're in luck, there's a

website that will do all of the

work for you! Simply go to

www.isidewith.com and an-

swer a few simple questions.

The website will then tell

you who you should vote for

based on your response.

Even if you aren't yet reg-

istered to vote you are still inluck because you live in the

state of Montana! In Mon-

tana you can actually register

to vote up to 5:30 pm on elec-

tion day. All you have to do i s

bring an ID such as a driver's

license, state ID, or student

ID to the county election of-

ce down the street and they

will get you registered. The

county election ofce is locat-

ed in the Yellowstone coun-

ty courthouse on the corner

of 27th and 4th. If you have

any other questions about reg-

istering to vote, you can visitthe Secretary of State's web-

site at sos.mt.gov/elections/

Vote/index.asp.

So, what are you waiting

for? You gured out who to

vote for and you're registered;

now get to the polls and pick

the next leader of the nation!

Ladies, men who love

ladies, everybody who

knows ladies, listen up.

There is a ght going on in

Washington right now and we

need to pay close attention to

it. The ght is the same ght

that has been fought by our

mothers and grandmothers,

but the ght has not been won,

not yet. We are still ghting

for equality and control over

our own destinies. If you areyour own person, with your

own thoughts, feelings, de-

sires, and will, then you

need to make yourself heard.

There is a war on women be-

ing waged and it is far from

imaginary.

Currently there are a num-

ber of politicians out there

who are either completely ig-

norant about women's rights

and health and there are even

more who just don't care.

Hopefully by now every-

body has learned about Todd

Akin's idea that when womenare raped we can magically

shut off our uterus, although

if that were true, I don't know

why we wouldn't just leave it

off until we wanted to use it.

However, the women in Mon-

tana don't have the ability to

vote for or against Todd Akin.

We do have the ability to vote

for or against Rick Hill, who

happens to be just as igno-

rant when it comes to wom-

en and their health. The re-

cent health care bill, known

as Obamacare, contained

a provision that made it ille-gal for insurance companies

to charge women more mon-

ey simply for being wom-

en. Rick Hill thinks that its

just ne and dandy to charge

women more for insurance

and doesn't think their in-

surance should have to cov-

Vote with your vaginaHolly Daniels

Contributing Writer

er birth control, although he

seems to have no problem

with insurance covering Vi-

agra (1). If you have a vagina,

or like vaginas, or like some-

body who has a vagina, you

would be better off voting for

Steve Bullock.

One of the most tightly

contested races in the coun-

try right now is between Den-

ny Rehberg and Jon Tester.

Now there are plenty of rea-sons not to vote for Rehberg,

the guy is a straight up jerk

who is controlled by big oil,

but if you have a vagina, you

only need this one reason. He

thinks we're making it up. He

doesn't believe there is a war

on women. Never mind that

we're still ghting just to get

paid the same amount as men

or that some insurance com-

panies still refuse to cover

our lady parts, he thinks we're

just being silly women, get-

ting all worked up over noth-

ing (2). What we need to getworked up over is Denny Re-

hberg and his obliviousness to

our struggle just to gain equal

footing.

The biggest decision we

can make this election sea-

son though is who gets to be

the next President of the Unit-

ed States. The choice on this

one is pretty clear if you're a

woman, or if you know any

women, or if you like women.

Barack Obama decided that

one of the very rst things

that he would do as soon as

he became President was tosign the Lilly Ledbetter Fair

Pay Act into law. What this

act does is allow women to

sue over being paid less for

the same work, and makes it

so that we can sue as soon as

we nd out about it, no mat-

ter how long it has been go-

ing on (3). Barack Obama has

also made it perfectly clear

that he stands on the side of

women's health. He is the

one who implemented Obam-

acare and made sure that we

don't have to pay more for in-

surance and that our insur-

ance will cover all of our lady

business (4). Mitt Romney

can't seem to decide where

he stands on women's health

or pay. He's too busy trying

to please everybody to even

take a stand on one side or

the other. Paul Ryan, his run-ning mate, thinks the war on

women is a joke. He recently

said Now its a war on wom-

en; tomorrow its going to be

a war on left-handed Irish-

men or something like that

(5). Hardy har har Ryan. You

just think it's funny because

you've never had to ght for

the right to basic health care

or needed to sue over being

paid less than the guy doing

the same job as you.

The choice is clear. We

need to make this a single is-

sue that we vote on. We can-not take our rights for granted

or the war that was fought by

our mothers, our grandmoth-

ers, and even our great grand-

mothers was fought in vain.

We need to get out there and

vote with our vaginas.

1 http://www.pro-

choicemontana.org/news/

press/20120821.shtml

2 http://www.jontester.

com/news/2012/rehberg-on-

the-war-on-women-i-dont-

get-it/

3 http://en.wikipedia.org/

wiki/Lilly_Ledbetter_Fair_Pay_Act_of_2009

4 http://www.baracko-

bama.com/womens-issues/

5 http://www.washing-

to n p o s t . co m /b lo g s / e l ec -

tion-2012/wp/2012/10/18/

at-fla-fundraiser-paul-ryan-

mocks-war-on-women/

saw the same pattern contin-

ued in issue three. Im sor-

ry to say this, but people like

Ayn Onymous are the reason

the right has a bad reputation

for being overzealous bigots. I

feel I need to express that not

all conservatives are like Ayn

Onymous..

I am very active in politics.

I happen to be secretary of

the Yellowstone County Re-

publican Central Committee.

Not to mention that I have at-

tended various meetings, din-

ners, fundraisers and conven-tions related to the Republi-

can Party and liberty move-

ment. I have even stood out-

side holding signs in freezing

cold rain and snow on many

occasions. And not to toot my

own horn (okay maybe a lit-

tle), but I made the list of the

Top 30 Political Hotties of

2012 compiled by Eric Gol-

ub of Tygrrr Express. So I am

not just some passive political

nerd; Im ghting the good

ght and these rash, hate-

ful comments from Ayn On-

ymous feel like a slap in theface for all the work I have

done. I care more about actu-

ally practicing what I preach

than ridiculing the other side,

because that gets you no-

where. Whats sad is that there

are plenty more conservatives

like Ayn Onymous who are

contributing to a party-wide

breakdown. I dont have a

problem with the ideals and

liberties the author wants to

protect, because I want to pro-

tect them too. I have a prob-

lem with the overall childish

name-calling and abrasivelanguage. It is extremely dif-

cult to take seriously and I

nd it embarrassing.

Ayn Onymous may-

be you should tone it down.

You are right that Thom-

as Paine didnt exactly tone

it down, but he used much

more eloquent language be-

cause it was meant to be in-

spiring. You are quite the op-

posite. Youre entitled to free

speech, but do you really want

to alienate your own kind? If

you want people to take you

seriously, use logic, facts,and reason. Dont relentless-

ly bash the opposition be-

cause it only makes you look

weak and vulnerable in your

arguments, and its beside the

point. You can do better.

Unlike you, I wont be

anonymous. I am proud of

who and what I am and Im

not afraid. If you ever see

someone on campus wearing

a Murray Rothbard shirt then

you will know me. Come say

hi sometime.


9/12

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Holly DanielsContributing Writer

The following article is in

response to Women or

Men: Who is More Shal-

low by Paulina Carrillo

published in Volume 88,

Issue 3 of The Retort.

Who really is more shallow?

Paulina Carrillo

Columnist

While some peo-

ple may think that

girls are more

shallow or guys are more

shallow, I tend to believe

that shallowness is not de-pendent on gender but is rath-

er a symptom of an underly-

ing trend of anti-intellectu-

alism in our society. First, I

would like to address the iro-

ny of an article that criticizes

men for being shallow when

the author has written articles

on how to pick out and ap-

ply the most expensive make-

up and just last issue went on

a tirade about nding glass-

es that look good but contact

lenses being bad for the eyes.

When articles like these are

seen as t to be published ina college level newspaper, in-

stead of relegated to a private

blog as they should be, then

it is the equivalent of reali-

ty television taking over the

learning channel.

Of course there are people

out there who are focused on

nothing other than looks, but

an entire article on that sub-

ject has no place in an ac-

ademic setting. A college

news source should be just

that, a source for news. Even

the opinion page should have

something worth reading on

it, something that can inform

people on one viewpoint or

another. Simply spouting off

a rant about how much pret-

tier somebody is because they

have long hair and they are

tall and skinny is not fodder

for an opinion article because

it does nothing to inform the

reader of anything worth-

while. It takes no stand on anissue and doesn't seek to sway

anybody to one side or anoth-

er, unless you count I'm totes

prettier than you, as a side.

It is a sad state of affairs that

our once great college news-

paper has been reduced to a

teenager's rants on why she

has a boyfriend because she's

so tall and skinny and nobody

else deserves one because

they read books.

Aside from the absolutely

Some people loved high

school, and some com-

pletely hated its exis-

tence. Now that we have all

gone through that stage in our

life and attend college, many

wonder if high school was

even worth attending- did the

things taught in high school

prepare us for the college set-

ting? Please do keep in mind

that I will be referring to pub-lic high schools for I have

no experience or knowledge

about the private school edu-

cation system whatsoever.

Personally, I believe that

high school was a waste of my

precious time. Without high

school in my life, I do not be-

lieve that I would have done

any different in college when

compared to how I am do-

ing now. By having the abil-

ity to read, write, and do sim-

Does high school prepare students for college?ple math, college should not

be that much of a challenge.

In other words, if you attend-

ed elementary school, which

I know we all did or else we

would not be here, you are

pretty much set for college.

The reason why I believe

high school does not prepare

students for college is be-

cause realistically speaking,

even if you took advancedplacement or honors class-

es, the teachers I encountered

did not really care about their

students. Maybe this only

happened in my high school

or in the schools of Califor-

nia, which is where I went to

high school, but many peo-

ple from different states have

told me they believe the same

thing. Of course, the teach-

ers lecture and assign home-

work, but the problem is that

they do not often enforce dis-

ciplinary rules. As a result of

this, many of the average

students, which are most stu-

dents, do not really learn any-

thing throughout high school.

Instead of doing homework or

reading the assigned chapters,

most students decide not to do

it because the teacher will not

do anything about it; there is

no consequence.

Now, I am not saying I was

one of those students that fell

asleep in class. I was actu-ally one of those students in

AP and honors classes. The

problem is that even though

I was one of those students,

I still cant say that anything

I learned in high school pre-

pared me for what I was about

to face in college. Yes, we all

analyzed articles and wrote

long research papers, howev-

er, when we do these assign-

ments in college, the profes-

sors explain how to do the as-

signment. Thus, doing these

assignments in high school

created no difference because

we are just re-learning it in

college, and that is not really

called preparing.

If this is the case for most

students, then maybe there is

something wrong in the U.S.

education system. In other

countries, high school seems

to really help prepare stu-

dents for college. For instance,

when asked if she believed

high school had prepared herfor college, Montana State

University Billings account-

ing major and internation-

al student from Korea, Eun-

jin Park, stated t hat in Korea

high school is really good. It

is really hard and school days

are about 17 hours long. So,

if you are not going to high

school, then going to college

is really hard."

Are you getting enough sleep?

Do you get enough

sleep? As college stu-

dents, I think most of

us know that we do not get

enough sleep. Some of us get

four hours of sleep, some of

us get between four and 6hours of sleep, and some are

even fortunate enough to get

more than six hours of sleep.

Those who get more hours of

sleep obviously benet more

than those who dont. Some

of these benets include the

ability to eat healthier, man-

age stress, be able to focus

more in class, perform better

on tests, and also have a better

working memory. Although it

is obvious that the opposite of

these benets happens if you

Paulina CarrilloColumnist

do not get enough sleep, there

are far more serious conse-

quences one can face.

One problem that can re-

sult from not enough sleep

is obesity. Recently, a study

where 21 people were testedon how they function when re-

ceiving 10 hours of sleep and

ve hours of sleep had been

conducted. The results of the

study indicated that getting

only ve hours of sleep, de-

creased metabolism among

participants and caused a

spike in their blood glucose

after eating. According to

the researchers who conduct-

ed the study, this could result

in gaining an extra ten pounds

each year, while also increas-

ing the risk for diabetes.

Not getting enough sleep

also increases the amount of

stress hormones in your body.

This instantly sounds bad

since we college students al-

ready have enough of those.

According to Professor Kay

Doyle from the Universi-

ty of Massachusetts in Low-

ell, stress hormones can cause

damage on blood vessels and

artery walls. As a result of the

damage to the blood vessels,

one can develop high blood

pressure which can then re-sult in heart disease.

Furthermore, getting less

than eight and a half hours

of sleep, which is the recom-

mended amount of sleep time

by doctors, will increase the

risk of depression. For in-

stance, in a study, done by the

Columbia University Med-

ical Center, 15,500 people

were tested on how they func-

tion depending on how many

hours of sleep they get. Ac-

cording to the results of the

study, 48% of those who re-

ceived ve or less hours ofsleep were more likely to

have suicidal thoughts that

those who had eight or more

hours of sleep.

In conclusion, it is proba-

bly time for us to start choos-

ing sleep over Facebook, vid-

eo games, or our favorite tele-

vision shows. I know many

of us sacrice sleep time for

studying; however, studying

can always begin days before

the test instead of the day be-

fore.

pathetic subject matter, it is

blatantly obvious that the au-

thor did little to no research

outside her own social cir-

cle, which would have at least

provided a broader base for

her to make a point on how

shallow she believes men are.

Upon conducting my own in-

terviews, many of my male

friend have informed me that

the skinny girl in the coffee

shop with long hair and per-

fect nails might be good for

a lay, but would never make

it to girlfriend material. Girl-friend material includes the

qualication of being able to

carry on a conversation about

something other than Jersey

Shore or where she got her

nails done.

Speaking as the average-

looking girl with short hair

reading a book, if all you are

concerned with is looks, I

didn't want to talk to you any-

way.

Shallowness permeates the media


10/12

10

Cory LovecSports Writer

In light of October being

the month of baseball,

and the month in which

the Fall Classic (World Se-

ries) is played, I thought it

would be tting to compile

a short list of historical facts

pertaining to the MLB World

Series:The rst World Series of

baseball took place in 1903

between the Pittsburgh Pi-

rates and the Boston Ameri-

cans. Boston won the Series

5-3.

Only 3 of the last 22 teams

to nish with the best record

in baseball went on to win the

World Series: the '09 Yankees,

'07 Red Sox and '98 Yankees.

This year will make it 3 out of

23 or barely more than 13

percent.

2012-2013 NBA Preview

From now until mid-

April, the 2012-2013

NBA season is going to

be fully underway, and with

the past few NBA seasons be-

ing some of the most popular

and lucrative seasons ever, it

seems as though the NBA is

starting to gain some momen-

tum in the sporting world. So

why has the NBA increased

in popularity? Well, wheth-

er most people like it or not,

for the most part it has comedown to the actions of one

player: LeBron James.

LeBron James is one of the

most polarizing athletes in

professional sports. Love him

or hate him (and it seems there

really is no happy medium)

James has been great for the

game of basketball since the

day he came into the league.

Although James was crowned

King James while still a

teenager, had to live up to the

hype of being the next Mi-

chael Jordan, and then had to

follow through on his famousNot one, not two, not three

quote when introduced with

the Miami Heat and forming

the modern-day NBA Su-

per Team. James has actual-

ly stayed a fairly even-keeled

individual throughout. Final-

ly last season LeBron won his

rst NBA Championship, and

in reality had one of the great-

est single seasons in NBA

history (regular season MVP,

NBA Finals MVP, and played

very well in the playoffs over-

all).

Of course, James and Mi-

ami are poised (and favored)

to win it all again this year.

They have actually improved

their roster as well, picking

up Ray Allen and Rashard

Lewis among others in the

off-season. However, there

were some signicant moves

in the off-season for other

teams trying to catch up to

the Heat. The main news of

the off-season has to be that

the disgruntled former Or-

lando Magic Center DwightHoward decided to team up

with Kobe Bryant and sign

with the Los Angeles Lak-

ers, as did all-star point guard

Steve Nash. This leads to a

Lakers starting lineup con-

sisting of a ve-time champi-

on and one-time MVP (Bry-

ant), two former defensive

players of the year (Howard

and Ron Artest), a two-time

MVP (Nash), and maybe the

best skilled big men in the

league (Pau Gasol). The Lak-

ers certainly look to be the hot

pick to come out of the NBAWestern Conference, but the

reigning Western Conference

Champion Oklahoma City

Thunder may have something

to say about that.

Oklahoma City looked like

a very good team at the end

of last year, and, going into

the nals, looked like a team

that may be able to beat Mi-

ami. Scoring champion Kev-

in Durant, athletic yet sporad-

ic point guard Russell West-

brook, and a good group

of other young players like

Serge Ibaka, and James Hard-

en look like a team to beat in

the Western Conference for

years to come, and will con-

tinually be contenders.

The Eastern Conference

has seen some moves as well,

including Joe Johnson mov-

ing to the Brooklyn Nets, the

Boston Celtics adding Jason

Terry and Jared Sullinger, and

countless others. But 2012-2013 looks like a season that

is full of impending ques-

tions, such as: Can LeBron

continue his path to glory?

Will Kobe win a sixth cham-

pionship with the help of his

new teammates? Can the

young Oklahoma City Thun-

der bounce back from the

NBA Finals disappointment

from a year ago? Can Derrick

Rose stay healthy enough to

lead the Chicago Bulls Back

to Championship contenders?

Can a young, under-the-radar

team like the Denver Nuggetsmake a legitimate run to the

NBA Championship? Will

the pickup of Joe Johnson

in the off-season be enough

for the newly-located Brook-

lyn Nets to be a playoff con-

tender? Can the Boston Celt-

ics rise back to the top of the

NBA with their new collec-

tion of players?

To nd out the answers

to these questions and more,

theres only one thing to do:

wait and watch. Stay tuned!

Cory Lovec

Sports Writer

While winter nears

in Billings, the

Montana State

University Billings men's golf

team travels to Hilo, Hawaii,

for the Dennis Rose Intercol-

legiate Tournament Sunday

through Tuesday.

The Yellowjackets are 17th

in NCAA Div. II in average

score per round according toGolfStat.com. SMU Billings

is averaging 73.8 strokes per

round. MSUB tops the coun-

try in par-ve scoring, shoot-

ing an average of 4.7 on par

ve holes so far this season.

This will be the nal tourna-

ment for MSU Billings in its

fall schedule.

Our men are very fo-

cused and ready to compete,

MSUB head coach Shawn

O'Brien said. I know every-

one will be excited because

we are going to be playing in

Hawaii, but they know it is abusiness trip until the tourna-

ment is over. Once the tour-

nament is done, we can then

relax and have fun. I believe

MSUB Mens Golfers Head to AlohaState with High Ranking

everyone on our team knows

and understands what is at

stake, as we are ranked 17th

in the nation according to

Golfstat.

The MSU Billings' men's

team is coming off of a team

title at the MSUB Triangu-

lar. The Yellowjackets shot

a school-record low round

score of 271 in the rst roundbefore winning the title. Gage

Huft was named the Great

Northwest Athletic Confer-

ence men's golfer of the week

for the second time of the sea-

son after taking the individ-

ual title with a 36-hole score

of 135. The sophomore shot a

GNAC season-best 64 in the

opening round.

We have had a couple

weeks off, which has been a

nice change, but I feel we pre-

pared well and will perform

to our potential, O'Brien

said. The competition willbe a great challenge. There

are a lot of good teams in the

west region and we will face

many of them. This will be

By MSU BILLINGS

MSUB Media Relations

a good indication of how

well we have been playing

if we perform well. I am ex-

cited for our men as I know

how hard they have worked

over the last two months to

get where they are, now it is

time to perform and enjoy

the experience.

The par-72, 7,074-yard

Waikoloa Kings' Course

will play long for the tour-

nament eld. MSUB, BYU-

Hawaii, Chaminade (Ha-

waii), Hawaii-Pacic, NotreDame de Namur (Calif.),

Cal State-East Bay, Simon

Fraser (B.C.), Saint Martin's

(Wash.), and host Hawaii-

Hilo, make up the seventh

annual tournament eld.

Hawaii-Hilo is ninth in the

Golfstat average score rank-

ings at 73.33.

No live scoring is avail-

able for the tournament, but

check MSUBSports.com

following each round for re-

sults. The men's tournament

begins at 12:30 p.m. Hawai-

ian Time Sunday. Tee timesbegin Monday and Tuesday

at 7 a.m.

MSUB Volleyball Suffers Set Backat Northwest Nazarene

Two days after up-

setting the No.

22-ranked team in the

country, the Montana State

University Billings volleyball

team fell at Northwest Naz-arene University in four sets,

18-25, 22-25, 25-22, 22-25.

The Crusaders (12-12, 5-8

Great Northwest Athletic

Conference) jumped on MSU

Billings early in the match

and held off a Yellowjack-

et rally. Northwest Nazarene

avenged a ve-set loss in Bill-

ings from earlier this season.

NNU entered the week los-

ing ve of its last six, but beat

Seattle Pacic Thursday, and

MSUB Saturday.

By MSU BILLINGS

MSUB Athletics

Becky Flores led NNU

with 17 kills, while Car-

ly Dranginis added 13 kills.

Michelle Terpstra nishedwith 47 assists. Defensively,

the Crusaders had ve play-

ers nish with double-dig-

it dig totals led by Linnea

Phillips 16 digs. Taylor Rob-

erts chipped in 14 digs, Elay-

na Rice and Kaitlyn Tuholski

both had 12 digs, and Terps-

tra had 10 digs. Heather Allen

nished with 10 kills and ve

blocks.

Northwest Nazarene n-

ished the match with a .264

hitting percentage, while

MSUB had a .181 hitting per-

centage. The Crusaders had

62 kills to MSU Billings' 52.

In the rst set, NNU trailed5-4, but used a 6-0 run to be-

gin to pull away from the Yel-

lowjackets. MSUB answered

with a 5-0 run to tie the score

at 10, but would never take

the lead. With the score tied

at 13, Northwest Nazarene

used a 5-0 run to make its de-

cisive rst frame run. Drangi-

nis capped the rst set with a

kill to give the Crusaders the

25-18 win.

Set 2 went back-and-forth

and featured 12 ties and four

lead changes. An Allen kill

gave NNU a 10-6 lead, butMSU Billings went on a 6-2

run to tie the set. An attack er-

ror by the Crusaders moments

later gave the MSUB a 14-13

advantage. It was the Yellow-

jackets last lead. Northwest

Nazarene made a late run,

changing a 18-18 score to 22-

18. NNU took the set, 25-22.

Montana State Billings

controlled the third set. NNU

had its only lead at 2-1, but it

was the Yellowjackets that led

by as many as 11. MSUB had

a 23-15 lead before Northwest

Nazarene made a late run, but

the Yellowjackets held on and

won the set, 25-22.

Northwest Nazarene nev-

er surrendered the lead in

the fourth set. MSU Billings

trailed 21-16, before it made

a 6-1 run to tie the score at

22. But, the Crusaders scored

the nal three points capped

Terpstra kill for the 25-22 win.

Three Yellowjackets (9-

11, 6-6 GNAC) nished with

double-digit kill totals. Moni-ca Grimsrud had 17 kills, and

Taylor Adams and Jody Lutz

contributed 14 and 13 kills.

Kyndal Williams ended with

a match-high 45 assists. Erin

Compton and Grimsrud had

24 and 14 digs, while Morgan

Moss added 11 digs.

After playing three straight

matches on the road, MSUB

returns to Alterowitz Gym to

host Saint Martin's (6-11, 3-8)

on Saturday at 7pm.

Don Larsen of the New

York Yankees pitched the

rst and only perfect game in

World Series history against

the Brooklyn Dodgers in

1956.

The 1994 World Series was

cancelled after baseball play-ers went on strike in August

of 1994.

The Chicago Cubs have t he

longest streak of World Series

futility - they haven't won a ti-

tle since 1908.

The New York Yankees

have the most World Series

victories with 27.

The rst World Series

shown on television was the

1947 World Series between

the New York Yankees and

the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Photo by MSUB Media Relations


11/12

11

Cory Lovec

Sports Writer

Hive Open at Five in GNAC Mens Basketball Preseason PollBy MSU BILLINGS

MSUB Athletics

The Montana State

University Billings

men's basketball

team was selected fth

in the Great Northwest

Athletic Conference coaches'

preseason poll Tuesday.

The Yellowjackets are

coming off an incredible run

to the program's rst ever

GNAC Tournament title

last season. MSUB went

18-12 overall and 10-8 inconference play in 2011-12.

But, Montana State Billings

returns only four players

from last season's run and

welcomes 11 new players

to this year's roster. There

were no Yellowjackets on the

preseason All-Conference

team.

Like most coaches, I put

little stock in the preseason

rankings, MSU Billings'

men's basketball head coach

Jamie Stevens said. With

that being said, I honestly feel

like we are ranked entirelytoo high. We have eleven

new players and only four

returners. Off of last year's

team, we lost over 80 percent

of our production in points

and rebounds. We return no

starters, and are one of the two

teams in our league to not have

a single player mentioned on

the preseason All-Conference

team. Furthermore, the teams

ranked below us are all going

to be improved from last

year. With that being said,

nishing in the upper half of

this conference would be a

great season and we hope to

continue to get better eachand every day.

MSU Billings received

49 points in the annual poll

conducted by the conference's

10 head coaches. The

Yellowjackets had 36 points

and opened in seventh in

last year's poll before they

made their run. MSUB's 10-8

conference record seeded

them fth in the GNAC

Tournament before its run.

Seattle Pacic was selected

as the preseason conference

favorite after placing four

players on the preseason All-Conference team. The Falcons,

who won titles outright in

2005-06 and 2009-10 and

shared the title in 2001-02

and 2006-07, received eight

of the 10 rst-place votes.

Defending national champion,

Western Washington had 90

points in second. The Vikings

earned the other two rst-

place votes.

Seattle Pacic is really

good, Stevens said. They

return several of their top

players, have signed several

good recruits and are really

well coached. Anyone of theirtop three or four guys could

probably be a conference

Player of the Year. If they play

together, which they always

seem to do, I really think that

only one or two teams in our

league can beat them.

Western Washington's

John Allen was named the

conference's preseason

player of the year. The senior

averaged 14.6 points per game

and led the GNAC in free

throw percentage in 2011-

12. He was second team All-

GNAC last year.

Among the players backfor the Falcons are guard

David Downs and center

Andy Poling, who both

earned rst team GNAC

honors last season. Forwards

Patrick Simon and Jobi Wall

joined Downs and Poling on

the preseason team.

Central Washington,

which is picked to nish

third this winter, and Alaska

Anchorage, which nished

fourth in the balloting, each

placed two players on the pre-

season all-conference team.

It's a great league anda great challenge for our

program, Stevens said. We

have no nights off, home

or away. The top tier teams

are as good as anybody in

the country. Take Western

Washington, how often

do you see a program win

over 30 games, a national

championship, return ve of

their top seven guys, and not

be voted as the preseason

favorite?

Montana State Billings

plays an exhibition at Rocky

Mountain College on Oct.31, before hosting its regular

season opener against Black

Hills State on Nov. 10.

T

he recent happen-

ings involving Lance

Armstrong have onceagain opened debate and

talk about steroids in sports.

Lance Armstrong is one of

the most recognizable sport-

ing gures to be accused of

such steroid use. Since his

battle with testicular can-

cer and comeback to cycling,

followed by an unprecedent-

ed seven Tour de France ti-

tles, Armstrong has been a

symbol of hope, courage, and

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