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

www.MSUBretort.orgMarch 15, 2013 Volume 89, Issue 4

The elections for 2013-

2014 Student Govern-

ment ofcers will be

here very soon polls will

be open beginning on March

19th, through 5 p.m. onMarch 20th. This year, only

one Presidential/Vice Pres-

idential ticket will be eligi-

ble to run for elections: Ryan

Shore for President, and Mary

Owen for Vice President.

As a precursor to the elec-

tions, it is imperative that stu-

dents become familiar with

the candidates for whom they

will be voting. Both Shore

and Owen were recently in-

terviewed to aid in this pro-

cess. Excerpts from the in-

terviews are included in the

following; however, for fullvideo interview coverage

please visit www.msubret-

ort.org/2013/03/media-inter-

views-with-ryan-shore-and-

mary-owen/

Shore is a marketing

and communications major

from Billings, Montana. He

has been a member of the

ASMSUB student Senate for

three years, serving this aca-

demic year on the Executive

Cabinet as the Political Ac-

tion Director (PAD).

Q: What do you think your

qualications for being the

next student body president

are?

A: Qualicat ions, for the

last three years Ive been on

student body government as

senator and the political ac-

tion director so Ive had a lot

of experience just with stu-

dent government and the ins

and outs, but beyond that Im

civically involved and I real-

ly do have a passion to be able

to get student government

more involved in the commu-

nity and reach out beyond the

walls of MSU Billings which

really hasnt happened in the

three years that Ive been here.

Q: What do you think the

most important part of your

position will be?

A: The most important

part, especially on a non-leg-

islative year, is basically just

setting us up in a good posi-

tion for the next legislative

year. As clich as that sounds

we have to have a good solid

foundation for the next time

we approach legislatures be-

cause education is public-ly funded, so we need to cre -

ate good rapport and rela-

tionships with the people run-

ning for ofce. And also, Imean again, civically mind-

ed, we have to be involved in

the community and we have

to show Billings why we are

worth putting their tax dol-

lars into.


greatest weaknesses are?

A: Well, I feel that some-

times I denitely see the big

picture of things, and Im a

goal-oriented individual, but

I dont always see the indi-

vidual steps to get to a cer -

tain place. But thats why Ive

teamed up with Mary Owen

as my VP who is detail ori-

ented. Sees all of those little

steps that we need to take to

get to the goal. And so I can

help her see what we need to

accomplish, she helps me get

there.

Q: What other factors in-

uenced your choice of Mary

Owen as your running mate?

A: Other factors, she is just

kind, shes personable, shes

relatable with people and

shes gonna be basically run-

ning the senate, so its going

to be her job to make sure that

the senators feel welcome, at

home, and then hopefully

that trickles down to the rest

of the student body from the

senators if she has a positive

effect on them. So, shes got

a lot of really great qualities

and Im very, very lucky to

have her.

Q: What is your take on

the fact that you will be run-

ning unopposed?

A: You know, its unfor-

tunate, I, its not what I want-

ed and circumstances pret-ty much put us in that posi-

tion. Mary and I are compet-

itors, so we love to compete

but I guess if I was gonna puta positive spin on it just being

unopposed, knowing that we

can already get going on the

things that we want to have

planned and make a good sol-

id plan for the rest of the stu-

dent body, so it does give us

a certain advantage, but com-

petitively its unfortunate.

Q: What is your favorite

thing about MSUB?

A: My favorite thing? I

will say this, I think we are

more lucky than U of M and

MSU and any other aflia-

tion around the state as far

as higher education because

we have an approachable ad-

ministration and staff thats

always willing to talk, their

doors are always open. And

when we say access and ex-

cellence I feel that we have

a very accessible faculty, ad-

ministration, and staff. And

my favorite thing is just

knowing that if you need help,

or if you need discussion, or

if you just need encourage-

ment youre always, youre al-

ways afforded the opportuni-

ty to do so with the adminis-

tration we have. So I think my

favorite thing that causes ev-

erything else to trickle down

as far as just being an overall

great university, the adminis-

tration is accessible and thats

the most important thing.

Q: What are the most valu-

able lessons youve learned on

senate so far?

A: Valuable lessons,

theres a lot. Id have to say

number one is you have to

learn to dialogue and it cant

always just be necessarilydictation of what you want to

have happen, because every-

body has different ideas, you

have to learn to listen. I canadmit that in my early years

on senate I wasnt a great lis-

tener and I was very self-ab-

sorbed with what I wanted

to have happen and I would

nd myself getting frustrat-

ed that things werent al-

ways going my way but Ive

learned working with, you

know, twenty other people

that thats not always gonna

happen so you have to learn

to be able to discuss things

in a way where you can both

come to terms and thats how

youre gonna get things done.

So Ive learned how to get

things done without my own

ideas impeding on other peo-

ples.

Mary Owen is an education

student from Broadus, Mon-

tana, who is a current Senator

in student government.,

Q: What do you feel are the

most important qualities that

you bring to the President/

Vice President ticket?

A: Thats a good ques-

tion. I feel like my best qual-

ity is reaching out and work-

ing with people. Thats hon-

estly the people here are what

I love most about MSU Bill-

ings and I want to make sure

that your guys voices are

heard in student government

Q: And what do you think

the most important part of

your position would be?

A: The most important

part of my position? Proba-

bly just to go along with what

I just said, being a liaison be-

tween the students and the

senators.

Q: Whats going to moti-vate you to do your best as the

vice president?

A: I guess, I dont know,

Im very self-motivated. Iwant to do the best in every-

thing that I do and Vice Pres-

ident is no different. I mean,

especially, you know, the im-

plications of this, how well

I do affects our campus so I

want to put my best foot for-

ward.

Q: Whats your take on the

fact that you will be running

unopposed?

A: Its denitely, um, one

of those things where I wish

that we had competition just

because I think that makes it

more exciting and, you know,

the students have that choice.

But at the same time, you

know, Im going to take the

election just as seriously as

though we did have someone

running against us.


greatest weaknesses are?

A: Greatest weaknesses

thats a good question. Prob-

ably a tendency to over-com-

mit. Its so easy to want to do,

do, do and then get to where

youre not doing any one

thing that well. So just, stay-

ing balanced between doing a

good job and doing too many

jobs, if that makes sense.

Q: Kind of going off of

that, as a member of the cross

country team there is a possi-

bility that you will be travel-

ing quite a bit. How will you

balance your responsibility to

your team and your responsi-

bility to Senate and MSUB as

a whole?

A: Im out of cross coun-

try eligibility. Im old. But

so, um, I probably wont be

traveling as much as I usual-ly do, and, you know, I de-

nitely still am gonna be sup-

porting the team in the role of

assistant coach. And, but, you

know, how much I travel will

be dependent upon whats go-

ing on here.

Q: What is your favorite

thing about MSU Billings?

A: Uh, absolute favoritething is the community, like

the sense of community here.

I really like how, you know,

just walking across campus

you always see a friendly face,

someone you know, and ev-

eryone from the students to

the faculty are just so willing

to, um, willing to help you in

your educational goals to suc-

ceed.

Q: How did you decide to

run for Vice President? Were

you approached by Ryan

Shore?

A: I was approached byMr. Shore, um, hes a good

friend of mine, and he actu-

ally, um, Ive gotten to know

him through a girl I used to

run with, Sarah Jackson but,

um, yeah, he approached me

and I thought that this would

be a really great way to ex-

pand upon my passion for

helping people.

Q: What changes would

you like to see in senate next

year?

A: I would really just like

to see more, how do I put this?

Preparation and communica-

tion, just making sure that if

there is something big going

on that we make sure all the

senators know about it. If we

decide to make a change, you

know, its a group effort, you

know, a group decision. And

nothing is just kind of sprung

on anyone last minute.

Prior to the nal deadline

for applications two addition-

al candidates had submitted:

Jordan Jones for President,

and Daniel Barnhart for Vice

President. Unfortunately, ten

minutes before the close of

application submission, Barn-

hart discovered that he was

two credits short of the re-

quired thirty-six accumulat-

ed institution credits. Prior

to this discovery, both teams

had been in full swing, pre-

paring for a well-matched de-

bate and campaigns.

Be sure to go to the polls

during the elections. They

can be accessed on campus at

the election tables that the As-

sociated Students of MSUB

will be manning, or onlinethrough your secure login in-

formation.

Student Government Elections: Shore and Owen Run unopposed for 2013-2014PATRICIA HAMPTON

News Writer

Ryan Shore (right) and Mary Owen (lef t) hope to take on the positions of Presdient and Vice President in the upcoming academic year.


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If youre like

me, you

p r o b a b l y

r e t u r n e d

from Spring

Break feeling

w e l l - r e s t e d ,

e n t h u s i a s t i cabout life and

showing off

your new tan (all of which are temporary, I

might add) and the plagues of homework,

tests and college havent settled in just yet.

But, dont worry, they wi ll by next week when

youll be reminded of all the schoolwork you

SHOULD have done during your break.

Here at Starship Retort, we were busy

during the break dedicating our time to

searching the galaxy for provocative opinions,

essential advice, and current news on campus

affecting our readers. Just around the corner

are the elections for the ASMSUB Presidential

and Vice Presidential spots. This year, the

candidates for President and Vice President,Ryan Shore and Mary Owen, respectively,

will be running unopposed for the upcoming

election scheduled for March 19th and 20th.

Check out the front page for more information

on the election and candidates.

It comes as somewhat of a disappointment

that Shore and Owen will be running

unopposed this March. In the past, student

elections featured a forum in which the

candidates answered questions posed by a

panel. These forums often brought up hot-

topic questions and engendered exciting

and interesting debates between candidates.

The results of last years ASMSUB election

showed that of the 5,067 students registered

for the spring 2012 semester, only 417 castvotes. And with only two candidates running

in the upcoming election, lack of student

involvement obviously continues to be an

issue on campus.

I think one of the major goals the school

newspaper focuses on is making it easier for

students to become involved on campus. We

provide updates on campus and community

events, campus club information, campus

and community news, student opinions,

campus sports and more! While MSUB has a

large population of online learners and non-

traditional students, we at The Retort think

that, in collaboration with the student Senate

and other campus organizations, we can help

remind everyone of the importance of getting

involved on campus and in the community

and how it can benet everyone in the long

run.

The Retort hasnt always had the best

reputation with the student Senate and the

community, but, in recent years, we have

developed a great relationship with many

organizations. With both Isaiah Garrision(ASMSUB President) and Nik Wong

(ASMSUB Vice President) being such major

supporters of The Retort in the last year, I

cant help but hope this relationship between

the Senate and the newspaper will continue

to ourish. Shore has always been full of

encouraging remarks for The Retort during

the last academic school year and has become

a regular at The Retortofce lounge enjoying

a sucker or two and some good debates with

the ofce staff. I just want to be able to have

effective communication between The Retort

and student government, Shore afrmed in

an interview with our news writer, Patricia

Hampton. As Vice President of ASMSUB,

Owen will head the PUB Board meetingsnext year and offer advice and feedback to

Retortstaff. While she admits to not being a

consistent reader of The Retort currently, her

support and understanding of our goals are

obvious. I think the school newspaper is an

excellent avenue for students to know what is

going on on campus and to put their voices out

there and be heard. You can view Shore and

Owens full interviews on msubretort.org.

I encourage you to set aside an extra few

minutes on either March 19th or 20th to

vote and show your support not only for the

candidates but also for involvement on campus.

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Krave Fashion Show Proves Successful Once AgainPATRICIA HAMPTON

News Writer

Saturday, February 23

arrived in Billings with

comfortable Spring

weather, the itch of Spring

break being merely a week

away for Montana State Uni-

versity Billings students, and

the second annual Krave

Fashion Show.

The Krave Fashion Show

is sponsored by Volunteers

of America Northern Rock-

ies (VOANR). VOANR sup-ports at-risk youth, veterans,

and low income seniors in the

area. Within the local com-

munity they have been re-

sponsible for two senior liv-

ing centers in the Heights,

housing one-hundred-and-f-

ty seniors each year, in addi-

tion to Independence Hall, a

transitional living facility for

homeless veterans.

The Krave Fashion show

was originally proposed be-

cause there was a need for a

unique fundraising idea that

would appeal to the Billingscommunity. The Billings

show is modeled after a sim-

ilar event sponsored by the

VOA afliate in Denver, Col-

orado.

The event was held on the

third oor of the Crowne Pla-

za downtown. VIP admission

opened at 6:00pm, and attend-

ees had the opportunity to

meet with the models for the

evening, including VIP Inter-

national model Juan Franco.

Juan Franco is a Miami-based

international model. Fran-

co has modeled for Saks 5th

Ave, Versace, and Macys, as

well as being featured on the

cover of the British magazine

Ouch.

In addition, Mathai, -

nalist of season two of TheVoice, performed at both the

VIP pre-show and the Fashion

Show itself. Mathai is a rst

generation American born in

1992 to parents who immi-

grated from India. Not only is

Mathai an extremely talented

musician, but also highly in-

telligent, having maintained

her place in the top ten per-

cent of her class throughout

her education.

During this time individ-

uals also had the opportuni-

ty to view and bid on the mul-

titude of silent auction itemsthat were on display. Auction

items included two tickets to

see Jeff Dunham: Disorderly

Conduct at Metra Park, a six

month Bikram Yoga member-

ship, and an Elichal Fine Jew-

elry $500 Certicate.

The Show was hosted by

Livin Large Larry (Lar-

ry Wilson) and his wife Car-

rie Wilson. The clothes mod-

eled for the evening were all

from local boutiques. Bot-

tega, Apricot Lane, Buckle,

Desmonds, Neeces, Blush,

and R&R Trading were the

boutiques featured through-

out the evening.

One of the local models was

Sarah Buer, a student at Mon-

tana State University Billings.

Buer became involved in thefashion show through her tal-

ent manager, who coordinat-

ed the show. The models had

four rehearsals at a local ele-

mentary school, and then one

on the day of the show on the

Krave catwalk. The experi-

ence was wonderful for Buer

who commented, I loved the

clothes and how it was like a

high energy show instead of a

straight faced typical fashion

show. The only disappointing

thing was the little mistakes I

made, but if I get asked again

I sure would!Half-way through the show,

Franco was featured on the

catwalk individually. For

the last clothes that he mod-

eled, he strolled down the cat-

walk shirt-less, and proceed-

ed to be auctioned by Wil-

son and Wilson. The auc-

tion prize was breakfast the

following morning at Stel-

las with Franco. The bidding

began at twenty-ve dollars,

and closed at $500. One el-

derly woman bid $475, and

though she was outbid, she

was awarded a chance to join

Franco on the catwalk for a

hug. The winner of the auc-

tion was actually in the rest-

room during the bidding, and

her friends pooled their mon-

ey to win the breakfast forher in celebration of it being

her half-birthday. Perform-

ing between Francos sever-

al appearances on the runway

were members of the Dance

Factory.

After Francos perfor-

mance, Mathai took the stage,

opening with a performance

of Adeles Rumor Has It.

Her second song was an orig-

inal entitled Walking on Wa-

ter (WOW), which she per-

formed in front of an audience

for the rst time that night,

and was scheduled to be re-leased the following month.

For more information

about Volunteers of America

please visit them on the web

at www.voanr.org or www.

facebook.com/voanr.

Some of the silent auction items for the evening. The print was

painted by Karen Johnson from the Billings area. She donated

two paintings for the event and attended the VIP Show before-

hand.

Mathai just prior to performing Walking on Water (WOW) for

the rst time in front of an audience. This was about halfway

through the fashion show itself.

Patricia Hampton, Retort News Writer, with Juan Franco after the

close of the Fashion Show.

Photos by Patricia Hampton


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Parameswarans Stories

Present the Extremes of LoveTABBY MAUSTOutdoors Writer

Love: powerful, beau-

tiful, moving; and yet,

corrupting, embar-

rassing, disappointing. Love

is possibly one of the most

complex emotions that we as

humans have, and has both

the capacity for the sublime

and the sordid. It is the ex-

tremes of love that Rajesh

Parameswaran examines in

his novel I am an Execution-

er: Love Stories.

Within his collection of

short stories, he depicts a ti-

ger whose love for his keep-

er ends disastrously, a man in

his 60s who yearns for noth-

ing more than love and fame

that eluded him in his youth,

a woman who tries to pretend

everything is normal while

her husband lies dead on the

couch, and an executioner

who fails to tell his new wife

his profession. Each of these

characters (as well as all the

rest) struggles with an aspectof lovethat which is un-

requited, that which has not

been appreciated, that which

is faded.

Despite the main idea of

love in many of these stories,

an idea which is relatable, the

plots of many of these sto-

ries can certainly be termed

as weird." For instance, in

one story a man who is red

from his job decides to be-

come a doctor, armed with

only library books in an old

veterinary ofce. He manages

Death Comes to Pemberley: a Disappointing

Continuation of a Classic favorite

to recruit a stream of patients,

write fake prescriptions, and

perform surgery previous-

ly practiced on a couch cush-

ionnot surprisingly, with

less than perfect results.

It is characters like these

that have the reader gasping

at the twists of the plot and

screaming at the characters,

What are you thinking?! Yet

these characters, despite the

terrible and sorrowful end-

ings of their tales, are not

quite malicious. They are in-

stead ignorant and illogical to

the highest extentalso traits

even the most intell igent of us

have the capacity for. Perhaps

we do not quite impersonate

medical personnel or leave

the corpse of our loved one

PATRICIA HAMPTON

News Writer

For those who have read

Pride and Prejudice

and have come to love

the characters of Longourne,

Pemberley, and Highmarten,

P.D. James has another adven-

ture in store. Death Comes

to Pemberley is written as

a continuation of the story of

Elizabeth Bennett (Darcy),

and her myriad of friends and

family members.The novel opens by sum-

marizing the happenings of

Pride and Prejudice, which

allows the reader to under-

stand some background infor-

mation about the world that

they are sinking into without

needing to have read Austens

novel rst. This is convenient

and benecial, even as a re-

minder for readers of Pride

and Prejudice for whom

some time has lapsed since

their last encounter with Eliz-

abeth. On the other hand, the

summarization over-simpli-es the complexity and en-

dearing nature of the original

novel.

While James is able to

capture the essence of Aus-

tens original characters, and

maintains continuity with

the setting, when reading one

does not feel completely im-

mersed in the original style.

For one, Elizabeth, the hero-

ine of Pride and Prejudice, a

vivacious and almost breath-

ing character whose wit and

humor leapt from Austens

pages, has become more sub-dued in James piece. An in-

kling of her true personality

remains, but the energy be-

hind her character is dimin-

ished.

Fitzwilliam Darcy himself

is also differently portrayed

than in the original work. His

personality was originally

dened by his pride and sense

of honor. To the outside world

he was removed and did not

lightly enter into conversa-

tion or other interaction, but

rather observed a situation

before engaging in a discus-sion. James portrayal of Dar-

cy is more approachable, and

while that could be interpret-

ed as the result of his mar-

riage to the more outgoing

Elizabeth, he is still not quite

the man that has been quot-

ed time and time again for his

famous line, You must allow

me to tell you how ardently

I admire and love you. The

Darcy people came to love

seems lacking in Pemberley.

The most negative aspect

of James novel was that so

many of the questions that

Austen left for the reader to

wonder about and interpretare answered in this novel.

Learning of Marys marriage,

and the births of Elizabeths

two children and Janes three

are important to the contin-

uation of the story; however,

revealing the truth behind

mysteries from Pride and

Prejudice encroaches too

much on the original work.

Austen reveals to the reader

that Darcy is responsible for

saving Lydia Bennetts name

when he brought about her

marriage to George Wickham,

but does not disclose the par-ticulars regarding how this

was accomplished. As an ac-

complished authoress, Austen

saw t to withhold this from

her readers, but James disre-

spected her decision and fab-

ricated her own version of the

circumstances.

Much of the focus in

Pride and Prejudice was on

societal concerns, not on le-

galities or the duties of those

in high ofce. While these

were aspects necessary for

this particular plot, and were

skillfully crafted, these were

not the foci of the piece thatit is meant to follow. Too lit-

tle emphasis is placed on re-

lationships between individ-

uals. Not only is this evident

in the lack of development be-

tween Elizabeth and Darcy,

but also in the absence of de-

tailed conversation and inter-

action between Elizabeth and

Jane who came to be seen as

true condantes.

For those who love Jane

Austens original Pride and

Prejudice, James Death

Comes to Pemberley is well-

written and a decent stand-alone novel, but comparative-

ly speaking, is disappointing.

in the front room

over the holi-day as some of

Parameswarans

characters do,

but everyone

has done some-

thing without

thinking before-

hand or with-

out knowing the

repercussions.

Parameswaran

merely demon-

strates the ex-

tremes of these

tendencies.

A l t h o u g hthere are many

levels on which

the average

American reader

can somehow re-

late to aspects of

these stories, one

should be aware

of the authors

culture when

reading. From

Indian heritage,

Parameswaran

incorporates Indian char-

acters and concepts such as

clothing, class distinctions,

and marriage practices. To

those unfamiliar with con-

cepts such as saris, Brahmins,

and arranged marriages, it

would be worthwhile for a po-

tential reader to do a tad bit of

research to understand whats

going on in the story.

Overall, this short story

collection is quite interesting.

It is a fast read due to its in-

triguing plot lines, is darkly

humorous in spots, and is cer-

tainly never boring. This col-

lection will provide you sto-

ries as you have never read

before and certainly dont

want to miss out on! After

all, where else will you read

about an executioner com-

pletely numbed to the work he

does or read a letter from an

elephant?


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La BayadAre (The Temple Dancer): An Ethereal ExperienceSERENE CREES

A&E Writer

As I was perusing the

local movie listings,

deciding what mov-

ie to review for this issue, I

was surprised when I stum-

bled upon a ballet among the

movies. Since I have always

loved the ballet and we dont

get much of it here in Billings,

I was intrigued and was very

excited to have this culturally

rich opportunity!

So, I dragged my reluctant

roommate to La Beyadere

(The Temple Dancer) whichwas playing at the Shiloh 14

theater, and we sat mesmer-

ized for over three hours as

a unique and beautiful story

unfolded.

My very rst impression

was that the ballet had a Bol-

lywood meets Tchaikovsky's

Swan Lake ethereal feel. It

was a good rst impression

because the setting was in

ancient India and there were

a number of similarities to

Swan Lake like the stylistic

lighting, costumes, choreog-

raphy, and in some ways, inthe story line itself.

Though there were no peo-

ple turning into animals, the

dream sequence toward the

end was very similar to the

lake scene in Swan Lake. The

choreography, in particu-

lar the corps de ballet (the

dancing group that does not

consist of principal danc-

ers; they tend to do much of

the same choreography), has

many of the same formations

and sequences.

Also like Swan Lake, the

story was a simple one. How-ever, since ballet has no ver-

bal communication, many

people have a hard time fol-

lowing the story. Even I had a

couple things confused at one

point. Hopefully after read-

ing this synopsis you will be

better prepared and informed

and can simply enjoy the

beauty of the ballet without

all the confusion

about who is who

and what is what.

La Bayadre

recounts the story

of a young temple

dancer (La Bay-

adre) named Ni-

kiya and a war-

rior named Solor.

These young lov-

ers have sworn

their eternal -

delity to each oth-

er. However, as

always, there are

a few complica-tions. The rst

QDear Tiff,

I'm having some

difculties with a pro-

fessor this semester. He lec-

tures during all his classes

and then gives us homeworkbut doesn't seem to be inter-

ested in answering our ques-

tions DURING class time and

just tells us to "look it up in

the book." I know he has of-

ce hours but unfortunate-

ly, I have another class or

work during those times so I

can't meet with him personal-

ly. What can I do to get this

teacher to hear me out?

-Chronic Hand-Raiser

ADear Chronic Hand-

Raiser,

Having difculties

with professors is denitelyfrustrating, but it is kind of

par for the course for nearly

every college student at some

point. The solution to these

collegiate complications are

not always obvious or the

same for every situation.

In your case, I would rec-

ommend that you email your

professor and explain that

you cant come in during the

ofce hours and request that

he allow you to make an ap -

pointment at another time.

When you do meet with

him, make sure you have allyour questions ready so that

you show you are prepared,

that you respect his time, and

appreciate him making a spe-

cial appointment for you.

If your professor wont

meet with you, perhaps he

would be willing to instruct

you and answer your ques-

tions via email.

If the professor is unable

to meet you at an alternate

time, you may have to make

some sacrices of your own.

You may have to miss work or

your other class to meet withhim and, if you are going to

meet him during his ofce

hours, consider giving him a

heads-up so you're not stuck

waiting on other students and

you can utilize your time with

him to the fullest.

If the professor still doesn't

address your questions and

one meeting just isn't enough,

you may need to go over his

head and contact the head of

the department. Though con-

tacting the department head

is a last resort, the university

does need to know when there

is an issue with a professor so

that it can be remedied.

When explaining the situ-

ation to them, make sure thatyou are not merely complain-

ing about a mean professor

but rather, you are desiring a

solution; you want to under-

stand the material so you are

able to complete the home-

work. As a student, you have a

right to get the help you need

to be a successful student; af-

ter all, our tuition pays sala-

ries and keeps the university

open.

QDear Tiff,

As I get closer to

graduation, my parents

have really been on my backabout nding a job and start-

ing my "career." I know the

job market isn't good now and,

as a business major, I know

things are competitive but

right now I just want to have

fun in college before I have to

start living "9 to 5." What can

I say to get them to cool their

jets and just let me enjoy this

college experience?

-Girl That Just Wants to

Have Fun

A

Dear Girl That Just

Wants to Have Fun,

Well, rst off, whois paying for your education?

If you are working your tush

off to pay for school then

yes, I agree that your parents

should back off and let you do

your thing. But, if they are the

ones footing the bill, I can un-

derstand them wanting you to

take your education and ca-

reer more seriously and stop

being a selsh, entitled, and

spoiled party girl.

Since your parents under-

stand the complications of

"the real world," remember

they are simply trying to pre-pare you for your future. They

want you to have a plan so that

when you graduate you dont

fall at on your face. I dont

blame them--because who are

you going to be crawling back

to when you cant manage to

land a job and pay your bills?

I dont know you or your

exact situation, so I cant tell

you exactly how to handle

your parents; however, I do

know that the key to any suc-

cessful relationship, no matter

is that the High Brahmin

(priest) is in love with Niki-

ya also and when he learns

that she is in love with Solor,

he plots to keep her for him-

self. Second, Rajah Dugman-

ta of Golconda has betrothed

his daughter Gamzatti to Sol-

or. Finally, the third compli-

cation is that Nikiya is com-

pletely unaware of the en-

gagement between Solor and

Gamzatti and agrees to dance

at a betrothal celebration onlyto nd out it is for her lov-

er and another woman. The

High Brahmin is, of course,

responsible for her dancing

for the couple, hoping it will

propel her into his arms and

marital bed. He not only sets

up Nikiya but he also tries to

ensure his success in winning

her by trying to have Solor

killed. He does this by seek-

ing out the Rajah and inform-

ing him of Solors vow to La

Bayadre.

Unfortunately for everyone,

the plot goes awry when theRajah declares that it is Niki-

ya who must die and not Solor.

Gamzatti, the Rajahs daugh-

ter (Solors betrothed), learns

this by eavesdropping on the

conversation. Then, being

kind hearted enough to not

want Nikiya to die, she sum-

mons Nikiya to the palace.

Gamzatti tries to explain

the situation and convince

La Bayadre into letting Sol-

or be free from his vow. How-

ever, Nikiya misunderstands

Gamzattis intentions and be-

comes angry and picks up a

dagger and tries to kill her.

Thankfully Gamzattis ser-

vant saves her life.

Realizing what she almost

did, Nikiya runs away. Af-

ter she leaves, full of rage

from the attempt on her life

and out of fear of losing Sol-or, Gamzatti agrees with her

father that the bayadre must

die.

At the betrothal celebra-

tion La Bayadre is sum-

moned to dance and in her de-

pression over losing Solor she

performs a somber dance.

During her dance she is

given a basket of owers that

she mistakenly believes are

from Solor. Filled with hope,

her dancing becomes joyous

but what she is unaware of

is that the basket is from the

Rajah and Gamzatti, and it ispart of a plot to be rid of her.

I dont want to spoil the

ending for you so I will leave

you in suspense. You will

have to either go to the ballet

yourself or Google it to nd

out the ending; though I do

suggest you see La Bayadre

in person to give the story jus-

tice, because it's amazing. I

was enthralled by all the de-

lightful dancing; combined

with the exotic costumes,

striking scenery, and ethere-

al lighting, you are whisked

away to a far-off land lled

with mysterious people, mur-

derous schemes, and hopeless

love.

The dream sequence scene

is especially touching. I have

never cried during a ballet be-

fore but it was so lovely and

romantically tragic that la

premire scne moved me to

tears. Though I cant describe

the scene any more without

giving away the ending, I willsay that it is, without a doubt,

the most incredible scene I

have ever watched from any

ballet.

The author and choreogra-

pher, Marius Petipa, and the

composer, Ludwig Minkus,

have been dead for many

years (La Bayadre was rst

performed by the Imperi-

al Ballet at the Imperial Bol-

shoi Kamenny Theatre in St.

Petersburg, Russia, February

4th, 1877) but the beauty of

the story, the music, and the

choreography are timeless.After reading more about

the original ballet, I realized

that what I saw at the the-

ater was not the whole sto-

ry. I found out that this ballet

has, in fact, been revised sev-

eral times and that the origi-

nal has seven acts; the one we

watched was only three.

My experience at La Bay-

adre was truly wonderful. I

found the opportunity to ex-

perience world class culture

in little old Billings, Montana

a welcome escape. Though it

was a few more bucks thanthe regular movie, it is well

worth it. So, whether you are

a ballet acionado or a novice,

La Bayadre is an out of this

world journey I highly recom-

mend you take.

Check out Carmike.com to

nd showtimes for La Baya-

dere. Cost for tickets are

$15.00 and the runtime is 210

mintues.

what kind, is communication.

You need to sit down with

your parents and talk and

listen. Communication onlyworks if all parties take turns

talking and listening. And I

am talking about active lis-

tening: hearing them and con-

sidering what they are saying.

I totally understand you

want to have fun right now,

but you are not in high school

anymore. You are an adult

and that means it is time to

grow up and realize that an

adult life is about balance.

Yes, you are still in college

and it is okay to have fun, but

just like you have had to learn

to balance your social life

and homework time, you also

need to balance fun and work-ing toward a future.

QDear Tiff,

I am a non-tradi-

tional student and

mother to three children un-

der the age of six. It is very

difcult to balance every-

thing but I'm trying my best.

Sometimes, I have to bring

one or two of my children to

class if the sitter cancels or

their father can't take care of

them. They are still young

and I do try to keep them un-

der control but I can't help but

notice that sometimes I get

dirty looks from other stu-dents- sometimes it's before

we even walk in the door! I

don't really have any other op-

tions and I hate missing class-

es- what can I say to other stu-

dents to help them better un-

derstand my situation and that

I'm doing my best not to dis-

rupt their learning time?

-Frantic Student Mom

ADear Frantic Student

Mom,

Who cares what

they think? As long as your

children are not distracting

the other students and your

professor is okay with it, thenyou should simply ignore

what they have to say and the

looks they are shooting at you.

You are an amazing wom-

an; you are a single mother

going to college!

Check out page 8 in our

Opinion section to get another

take on this common concern.

Have a question for Tiff?

Go ahead and ask her at

[email protected]


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Whether you are a

healthy college

student, a low

income parent, a middle

aged non-traditional student,

or somewhere in between,

health care is an important

part of our lives. Many

students probably dont put

much thought into their

own health coverage until

something goes wrong.

Thanks to the new health carelegislation, commonly known

as Obamacare, most students

can stay on their parents

health insurance plans until

they are 26 years old.

But what about students

who arent eligible for their

parents health insurance?

What if you are too old, or

your parents dont have

health insurance? Well if you

make enough money you can

buy your own insurance and

soon you will even be able

to get a tax credit for that. If

you make little enough moneyyou can apply for Medicaid,

but it is a very very litt le bit of

money. Unfortunately there is

a gap in between those adults

who make too much money

to get on Medicaid but not

enough money to be able to

afford insurance.

According to the Montana

Budget and Policy Center,

there are approximately

7,245 such adults just in

Yellowstone county. Without

New Health Care: What it Means for MontanansHOLLY DANIELS

Opinion Writer

any kind of health coverage,

these people receive little to

no preventative care and tend

to delay treatment when they

do need it. Since health care

is so expensive, they usually

only go in an emergency. At

this point the problem also

begins to affect even those

who do have health carecoverage. When treatment

is delayed or even skipped

altogether, it causes a per sons

overall health to decline. This

means that when they nally

do end up at the doctors

ofce they have a myriad

of problems that need to be

treated in order for them to

get better. This then raises the

cost of health care for all of us,

even those who are covered

by insurance or Medicaid.

These people that are

without insurance are low

wage workers, often parents,

who cannot afford to take sick

days. This means that even if

they are ill, they will probably

still go to work and continue

to spread germs to everybody

else. If a waitress cant afford

to get a u shot, she is at ahigh risk for getting the u

because she has contact with

a lot of people in a day. When

she does get the u she also

cant afford to take a day off

and therefore goes to work

and continues to spread the

u to everybody she comes

in contact with that day. At

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health concern.

That is a purely

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what about real people who

are suffering from lack of

health care? Kasey Landwehr,

a single father of two and a

retail worker, has leg pain.

He is not sure what causes

this pain because he cannot

afford to go get it diagnosed.

Kasey used to have a job with

insurance, and was workingtoward resolving his pain. I

was in the process of getting

diagnosed. I had gotten an

MRI, he says. But then he

lost his job. Although he

found a new job, it offers no

benets and certainly does

not pay enough for him to

afford expensive medical

tests. With no way to afford

either insurance or the bills

that would be incurred just

by nding out what is causing

his leg pain, he is left

to simply deal with it

on a daily basis. This

makes it hard for him

to work, or sit, or even

play with his girls

sometimes, but as it

is right now, there is

no other recourse.

And he is not the

only one. Thousands

of Montanan adults

are in the same

situation right now.

Thousands of people

cannot afford tosee a doctor for

necessary medical

issues or even to

deal with day-to-

day illnesses. When

these low income

families run into

what for most may be seen

as a minor problem, they are

faced with the probability

that they will have to choose

between antibiotics for a

sinus infect ion or food for that

week. This not only puts them

at risk for more serious health

problems, but also raises therisk and cost for the rest of us.

When somebody nally

gets sick enough that a

doctors intervention is

inevitable and if they have no

insurance, they usually end

up at the emergency room.

The emergency room is the

only place to go for many

people because they do not

have a primary care doctor

and the emergency room will

treat them without requiring

payment up front. However,

this puts a burden on the

emergency room system

itself because emergency

rooms were not designed to

deal with things like minor

instances of the u or ear

infections; they are supposed

to deal with emergencies. If

somebody ends up in the ER

just to get some antibiotics,

that ER time and space is

being used in a manner that

would be better suited to

somebody getting stitches or

with a broken bone. If morepeople had health insurance

they wouldnt be forced into

the ER with minor medical

problems, they would be

able to see their primary care

doctors or go to the walk-in

clinic, which is designed to

deal with these exact issues.

This is where the Montana

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in. Governor Steve Bullock is

introducing a bill to expand

Montanas Medicaid program

to include another 70,000

Montanans. According to

the Billings Gazette this isprojected to also bring $750

million of federal money into

our state as well. The report

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expanding Medicaid would

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into the state, two things

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at this time. The Medicaid

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It will provide thousands

with health coverage and

thousands more with jobs. It

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Should Children Be Allowed in the college classroomS?HOLLY DANIELSOpinion Writer

MSU Billings has a

high rate of non-

traditional stu-

dents and as a result also has

a high rate of parents attend-

ing classes. Sometimes neces-

sity requires that children be

brought to class as well. The

children may have a day off

of school and the parents do

not always have other child

care available to them. But

should they really be brought

to college classes?There are some classes

that are simply not appropri-

ate for everybody. For exam-

ple, there is a human sexuali-

ty class offered in the sociolo-

gy department that would not

be appropriate to bring a mi-

nor child to. But what about

general education classes or

classes that do not have such

sensitive subject matter? Is it

appropriate to bring children

to those classes? It probably

depends on the child.

I for one do not bring my

child to class. This is not be-

cause I dont think he could

handle the subject matter, he

probably wouldnt under-

stand it, but because he would

disrupt the entire class room.

I know that he will not sit still

for 15 minutes let alone for

an entire hour. In cases like

my child, he should neverbe brought to class. It would

be more productive for ev-

erybody, myself included if

I were to skip class when I

dont have child care. How-

ever, I have seen plenty of

instances in my classrooms

where children have sat quiet-

ly and colored or played com-

puter games off to the side

and did not disrupt the class

at all. Depending on the child,

they will sometimes partici-

pate in the class, asking ques-

tions about the subject matter

to better understand what is

being studied.

Rachele Willoughby, a Bi-

ology and Chemistry Major,

home schools her 10 year old

son Adian and often brings

him to her science class-

es with her. Hes better at

chemistry than I am. It gives

him an opportunity to learnmore about it and its an in-

credibly good experience for

him. In situations like that,

bringing the child to class is

not only acceptable, but also

benecial to the child.

Ultimately the decision to

bring a child to class needs

to be made on an individu-

al level. Even if the subject

matter and the behavior of

the child are both appropri-

ate, it is always a good idea

to check with the professor

before bringing your child to

class. Some professors may

have a problem with having

minors in their class for what-

ever reason and it is best not

to spring it on them at the

last minute. In my experience,

most of them are OK with it

so long as there is no disrup-

tion and it is on a temporary

basis.If all things work togeth-

er, bringing your child to

class with you can be a posi-

tive experience. It gives them

a chance to see what Mommy

or Daddy is doing all day and

what they have to look for-

ward to when then eventually

go to college themselves.


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9

Girl Scout cookies:ultimate addictionHOLLY DANIELS

Opinion Writer

Today is the day I have

been waiting for. To-

day is the day my Girl

Scout cookies arrive. I am al-

ways unnaturally excited forGirl Scout cookies. Sure, on

any given day I could just

haul myself out of my com-

puter chair, go to the store and

buy some cookies, but they

wouldnt be Girl Scout cook-

ies. Girl Scout cookies con-

tain extra deliciousness and

possibly a little bit of some-

thing highly addictive, like

crack. That is why I always

order multiple boxes of them.

I tell myself every year that

next year I will order fewer

cookies, but I never do. They

are delicious and the money

goes to support an organiza-

tion I love. If I had more mon-

ey I would order all the Girl

Scout cookies.

This year my friendsdaughter decided that she was

going to outsell every oth-

er girl in her troop. That kid

was a cookie selling machine.

There is absolutely no way I

can resist any little girl trying

to sell me cookies, let alone

one that I know. Also, this

year, the little girl selling me

cookies didnt run away when

I asked her if they were made

with real Girl Scouts (I cant

help myself, it happens every

year.) She just kind of looked

at me sideways and told me

they were probably made

with articial Girl Scouts.

Even though I ordered six

boxes of cookies from her, I

will probably buy more if

anybody comes up and asksme. This works especially

well if they actually have the

cookies with them at the time.

Nothing is cuter than a little

girl in uniform who is try-

ing to give me cookies. Plus,

I know that by buying those

cookies she is going to get a

personal reward so I cant re-

ally pass it up. Girl Scouts of-

fers the girls everything from

stickers to stuffed animals

to a week at camp for sell-

Female Video Game

Characters: Is ThatArmor or Lingerie?HOLLY DANIELS

Opinion Writer

As an avid video gam-

er, I have a bit of a

problem. I like play-

ing fantasy games but I cant

seem to create an avatar that

doesnt look like a stripper.

This is not because I want to

create an avatar with skimpyclothes; those are just the

only things available in many

games. Now, not all games are

like this, but there are quite a

lot of them, and it seems they

are competing with each oth-

er to see who can make the

most ridiculous lingerie and

still get away with calling it

armor.

For example, lets take a

look at Sacred 2: Fallen Angel.

I dont want to get into debates

about game play or different

armor classes and whatnot, I

just want you to look at the ar-mor that goes on female char-

acters. Look at that example.

Thats not armor. Thats not

even clothes. Im really not

even sure how she can man-

age to move around in that,

let alone ght. Oh sure, Ive

heard all the arguments about

mobility and all that b.s., but

seriously, that armor makes

you less mobile.

If you want to talk about

mobility, lets take a look at

Skyrim. This example is a fe-

male wearing Nightingale ar-

mor. This particular set of ar-mor belongs to an elite group

of thieves. It makes sense

they will need mobility and

speed. However, notice that it

still does armor-y stuff. It still

covers everything you would

want protected and will keep

swords and arrows from go-

ing into your essential (and

even non-essential) organs.

The armor from Sacred 2pro-

vides less protection than the

standard bathing suit.

Besides, if the argument

for mobility were true, then

why do the male characters

in these games always end up

with real armor? The real rea-

son the female characters are

wearing this armor is becausesomebody decided that only

boys play these games and

so the females should all look

like strippers so they have

something nice to look at. As

a female player this is pret-

ty insulting. I want to play a

game and I want my charac-

ter to match my own gender,

but when I create a character

I am constantly reminded that

even if females are awesome

and bad-ass and can hold their

own in a battle, they are still

just eye candy. It is a constant

reminder that women are justsexy and nice to look at and

if they arent then they arent

worth playing.

Fortunately, many games

are starting to move away

from this lingerie as armor

trend, but it still happens.

Even though every statistic

shows that females play just

as many fantasy role playing

games as their male counter-

parts, these games are still

marketed to men. The women

are all scantily clad and the

men are all super buff. Hope-

fully more games in the fu-ture will follow the lead of

Skyrimand allow my charac-

ters to wear some functional

armor instead of leaving me

shaking my head and wonder-

ing how a skimpy metal biki-

ni is supposed to protect me

from being killed by pointy

things.

ing enough cookies and on

top of that they are also rais-

ing money for their troop and

the organization as a whole.

Whats not to love?

So, if you havent ordered

your Girl Scout cookies yet,

well, I dont know whatswrong with you. Maybe you

hate little girls, maybe you

dont like cookies; whatever,

those are your problems. Its

too late to preorder the cook-

ies now, but keep your eyes

peeled for the Girl Scouts

around town selling boxes of

them. And if for some reason

you dont like cookies, we al-

ways accept Girl Scout cookie

donations at The Retortofce.


10/12

10

CORY LOVEC

Sports Writer

In light of the Miami Heat

and their winter winning

streak dominating the

news (along with hearing

of the NHLs Chicago

Blackhawks points streak)

and the Los Angeles Clippersearly-season 17-game

winning streak, I thought it

would be interesting to look

at some various winning

streaks for the four major

sport leagues in America: the

NBA, NHL, MLB, and NFL.

The longest winning streak

in NBA history is the 1971-

72 Los Angeles Lakers, who

won 33 straight games en

route to winning the NBA

Championship.

Gilles Gilbert, Boston

Bruins goaltender, holds

the record for the mostconsecutive games won

by a goalie in NHL history,

winning 17 straight in the

1975-76 season.

The longest unbeaten

streak (it includes one tie)

in MLB history is held by

the 1916 New York (now

San Francisco) Giants. From

September 7th to September

30th, the Giants won 26

straight games. What a

month!The Green Bay Packers

hold the NFL record for most

consecutive home games won,

winning 25 straight from

1995-1998.

The longest road winning

streak in the NBA also

belongs to the 71-72 Lakers,

who won 16 straight.

The Philadelphia Flyers

hold the longest unbeaten

streak by a team in NHL

history; it spanned 35 games

(and included 10 t ies).

The Chicago Cubs hold

the NL record for mostconsecutive games won,

winning 21 straight in 1935.

The most consecutive

regular season games won in

NFL history is 23set by the

Indianapolis Colts from 2008-

2009.

The longest home winning

streak in NBA history was set

by the Chicago Bulls, who

from the 1994-95 season into

the 95-96 season won 44

straight games at home.The longest winning

streak in NHL history is 17

games, set by the Pittsburgh

Penguins in 1993.

The AL record for most

consecutive games won is

held by the Oakland Athletics,

who won 20 straight games in

2002.

The most consecutive NFL

games won (regular season

and postseason) is 21set

by the New England Patriots

from 2003-2004. The Patriots

also hold the record for most

consecutive wins to start aseason, for in 2009 they won

their rst 18 games before

losing their 19th.

Women's Basketball: Falcons

Hold Off Jackets Late Charge

Suzanna Ohlsen

spearheaded an

aggressive Seattle

Pacic attack, scoring a team

high 19 points as the Falcons

upset the Yellowjackets

women's basketball team

63-60 in the quarternal

match-up, Wednesday night

at Marcus Pavilion. MSUB

came back from a 12 point

decit to even the score at

60 all with 1:38 remaining,

before eventually falling by

three in the closing minute.MSUB came out strong and

held a 10 point lead midway

through the rst half before

they hit a shooting slump

that allowed Seattle Pacic

to get back into the game and

take the lead at the 6:44 mark.

After trailing by 12 late in the

second half, Brooke Tolman

nailed a three with 1:38 left to

bring the contest to its second

tie (60-60). Aubree Callen

answered for the Falcon's as

she sank the go ahead shot at1:09 to lift Seattle Pacic to

the seminal round.

It's tough to lose a close

game like that; Seattle Pacic

is a very good team and they

made more plays down the

stretch, stated head coach

Kevin Woodin. I'm proud

of our team and the way we

fought until the end.

The Yellowjackets shot

34.4 percent from the eld

(21-61) compared to Seattle

Pacic's 48.1 percent (26-54).

Neither team shot the ball

well from behind the arch asMSUB went 30.8 percent (8-

26) and the

Falcons shot 26.7 percent

(4-15).

Seattle Pacic won the

battle of the boards, 40-33.

Bobbi Knudsen led all

scorers with 22 points while

also tallying eight assists and

three steals. In her nal game

as a Yellowjacket, senior

Brooke Tolman nished with

12 points, three rebounds and

two steals. Janiel Olson alsohad a solid outing nishing

with 13 points and a game

high nine rebounds.

Our lone senior Tolman

was big tonight; her three

point shooting got us back

in the game and gave us a

chance to win, Woodin said.

I had a great time coaching

her, she was a great leader for

us this year and I wish her the

best going forward.

Seattle Pacic did most

of their work in the post,

scoring 34 points in the paint

compared to the Jackets24. Callen nished with 11

points as her and Ohlsen were

the only starters to score in

double gures for the Falcons.

MSUB held the 21-11 lead

before Seattle Pacic went

on an 11-0 run to take the

one point lead (22-21) at 6:44

in the rst half. The Falcons

found their rhythm as they

scored 16 points compared to

the Yellowjackets eight and

held a nine point advantage

(38-29) at the break.Knudsen led all scorers

with 12 at the half.

We got off to a great start,

and were spreading the ball

very well, stated Woodin.

Seattle Pacic did a great job

of answering midway through

the rst half. We hit a drought

and didn't shoot the ball well

going into halftime.

Seattle Pacic kept

MSU Billings at bay for the

majority of the second half,

until the Jackets used a 16-4

run from 10:02 to 1:38 to

even the score at 60 all. MSUBillings would not be able

to complete their late game

heroics as Callen countered

Tolman's game tying shot to

defeat the Yellowjackets.

Second half, we didn't start

well, but our players locked in

and fought hard to come back

to tie the game after being

down by double gures,

Woodin said. Despite the

outcome I am proud of how

our team played this season.

MSU BILLINGS

MSUB Athletics

MSU BILLINGS

MSUB Athletics

Nanooks End Men'sBasketball Season

The University of Alas-

ka men's basketball

team picked up its

rst postseason victory since

2005, 87-73, over Montana

State University Billings inthe quarternals of the Great

Northwest Athletic Confer-

ence tournament Thursday.

The loss ended the

Yellowjackets season, and

their chance at defending

the conference tournament

title. Montana State Billings

nished with ve players

scoring in double digits.

Stefan Tica led the Nanooks

(16-11) with 17 points. Tica

made ve of seven shots,

including his only three three-

pointers, to key an outstanding

shooting performance bythe Nanooks who shot 58.2

percent connecting on 32 of

55 including 16 of 24 in the

second half (66.7 percent).

UAF also got 13 points

from Sergej Pucar, 11 each

from Ronnie Baker and

Andrew Kelly, and 10 from

Dallen Bills.

Jarrell Crayton led

MSUB with 23 points

and a tournament record-

tying 13 rebounds. Craytonmatched the record set by

Brian Barkdoll of Northwest

Nazarene against Central

Washington in 2011. Omar

McDade had 17 points and

David Arnold nished with

16 as the Yellowjackets

completed their season with a

16-14 record.

MSUB- UAF POSTGAME

NOTES

* Montana State Billings

has won seven of the last

10 meetings with Alaska

Fairbanks.

* MSU Billings and UAF

met for the 59th time, in a

series that dates back to 1973.

* MSUB has won 26 of

the 29 all-time meetings in

Billings.

* Alaska Fairbanks holds a

16-11 advantage in Fairbanks.* Montana State Billings

and Alaska Fairbanks

have met once before

in the postseason. The

Yellowjackets picked up a 98-

91 win in the NAIA District 5

tournament on March 7, 1973.

* This was be only the third

time the Nanooks and MSU

Billings have met on a neutral

oor. MSUB won the previous

two neutral meetings, the last

in Chico, Calif., on Dec. 30,

1993.

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11/12

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Age Limits in the NFL and NBAT

he hit heard around the

world. By now, every

sports fan around the

world has also seen it. January

1st, 2013. The Outback Bowl.

With a little more than eight

minutes left in the game, and

down 22-21, South Carolina

Gamecock Jadeveon Clowney

met Michigan runningback

Vincent Smith in the backeldmerely a split second after

Smith received the handoff.

The hit by the 272-pound

Clowney, who reportedly runs

a 4.5 second 40-yard dash,

separated Smith from both

his helmet and the football.

Clowney scooped up the

football like a loaf of bread

with his left hand to complete

the marvelous play. Moments

later, South Carolina took a

27- 22 lead, and then later

nished the day with a

game-winning touchdown

pass with 11 seconds left inthe game. Clowney made

the play of the year for his

team and the hit of the year

in college football (arguably

in any level of football); the

play has been a consistent

Best-of-the-Best Champion

on SportsCenters Top 10

plays, making Clowneys

name become even more of

a household name. Going

into the game, Clowney was

already looked at as top-tier

NFL talent, and that play

fortied these statements. For

the season, Clowney recorded

13 sacks, 23.5 tackles for loss,

and three forced fumbles.

He was awarded the 2012

Ted Hendricks Award as thebest defensive end in college

football, was a unanimous All-

American, a Heisman nalist,

and was selected as defensive

player of the year in the SEC

(the strongest conference in

college footballespecially

defensively). Looking at

the game tape and the

numbers, Clowney would be

a consensus rst round draft

choice in this years draft

most likely rst overall

selection. But Clowney wont

be entering in this years draft.

Why? Hes not draft eligible.No, Jadeveon will be

back with the Gamecocks

next season, reportedly

with a $5 million insurance

policy through the NCAA

protecting him if he suffers

a career-ending injury during

the season. The NFL has a

rule prohibiting players frombeing draft-eligible until at

least three years after their

high school graduation. So

Clowney, who was just a

college sophomore this last

season, must play another

season in the college ranks

before he has the opportunity

to advance to the NFL.

Redshirt freshman Heisman

Trophy winner Johnny

Manziel is looking into a

similar insurance policy

while he is forced to remain

in school before turning pro.

The NFL is not the onlysports league that has a rule

preventing players of too

young an age from joining the

league. Starting in 2005, the

NBA changed their rule that

allowed high school players to

enter the NBA draft; players

now had to have at least one

year of college experience.But now, the theme for many

of these players is to attend

the minimum one year of

college and then leave. Each

of the past three 1st-overall

NBA draft picks (John Wall,

Kyrie Irving, and Anthony

Davis) were one-and-done

in college, leaving many

to wonder if this rule is

accomplishing its purpose.

This brings up arguments on

whether this one-and-done

scheme is good for anyone,

whether it be the colleges

that recruit these players, theplayers, or the coaches. The

colleges must decide whether

or not to recruit these types

of players, and how many

scholarships to give away to

new players, who most likely

are only coming for one year

of schooling before leaving

for the NBA. Coaches must

deal with the ever-revolving

door that is their team, which

puts a huge amount of stress

on these coaches and makes

it much more difcult to

succeed on a consistent

basis (Kentucky seems to

be the exception). Players

who may not be suited for

college are forced to attend

(or play overseas); also, theseplayers risk injuries that

could affect their professional

careers. There have been a

great deal of NBA legends

that played at least two years

of college ball, including

Larry Bird, Michael Jordan,

Magic Johnson, Patrick

Ewing, and many, many

others. The players seemed

to come into the league

very well prepared (making

signicant contributions in

their rookie seasons), while

others that have come into the

league either straight fromhigh school (before the rule

change in 2005) or those that

have come after their one year

of college ball seem to be ill-

prepared for the NBA, and

seem to take a year or two to

adjust.

It is difcult to nd the

happy medium between

forcing students to attend

college and allowing them

to join professional leagues.

Of course, the NFL and

NBA have every right to set

standards and decide that

players (employees) must be

of a certain maturity level

and skill set, just like any

other profession has its rules

and standards for who it willemploy. However, it may be

time for each of these leagues

to appropriate funds for a

group that can hear appeals

on whether or not players can

be accepted into the league on

an individual basis. Because,

lets face it, each individual

is different; there are some

college freshmen that are more

suited for the NFL than other

college seniors. Some players

are just ahead of the curve,

and should not be punished

because of it (Clowney

again comes to mind).Allowing underclassmen

the opportunity to have

their cases for playing in the

leagues heard could be the

compromise that both of the

sports need.

CORY LOVEC

Sports Writer

A Hot Streak in Miami

Cold. Windy. That has

been much of theU.S. this winter. The

Northeast has had terrible

weather. Theres been cold,

wind, and snowfall in Mon-

tana. Its been cold through-

out the entire Midwest really.

Snowstorm Saturn wreaked

havoc across the states. But

there has denitely been a

Heat Wave in Miami. Yes,

the Miami Heat have been a

very hot basketball team this

winter. Who knows what the

Heats winning streak will be

by the time you read this arti-

cle? It could have been over aweek ago. It could still be go-

ing on. I can tell you that at

the time of writing this arti-

cle, it stood at 16 games with

the most recent victory com-

ing at the hands of LeBron

James vs. the lowly Orlan-

do Magic. Miami has been

playing dominant basketball,

led by 3-time MVP LeBron

James and co-star Dwyane

Wade. Both have been play-

ing incredible basketball, and

the team seems to be very fo -

cused, while also continu-

ing to stay loose and have

fun (epitomized by their ver-

sion of the Harlem Shake).The Heat are hoping to take

the momentum and chemistry

gained in this winning streak

into the postseason en route to

their second straight champi-

onship (and third straight ap-

pearance). So, does this win-

ning streak actually mean

anything? Lets look at what

history tells us.

First, lets forget for a mo-

ment about both the Heats

streak and the Los Ange-

les Clippers 17-game win-

ning streak earlier this year.

So, of the 18 other winningstreaks that have lasted 16 or

more games, 9 of the teams

have gone on to win the NBA

Championship. Well, doing

the math, and put (very) sim-

ply, that seems to be a 50/50

chance of winning the cham-

pionship. However, if the

streak reaches 18 games, the

odds of winning the cham-

pionship increase to 62.5%.

Now, just to look a little deep-

er into the stats, well consider

the two other times (1990-91

and 2006-07) that two sep-

arate teams have had at least

a 16-game win streak in the

same season (like the Clip-pers and Heat have done this

year); in those seasons, nei-

ther of the teams took home

the NBA Finals trophy. Once

again, does that really mean

anything? Time will tell.

So, as this season continues

to unfold, pay special atten-

tion to the Miami Heat (hon-

estly, itll be hard to not read

about them, as theyre gen-

erally all over the news). As

team after team continues to

fall to them, the Heat increase

the pressure surrounding

themselves to do what seemsto be inevitable: win a sec-

ond straight NBA Champion-

ship. Will the Heat be able to

nish what they have started?

They are the clear-cut favorite

to take home the trophy, and

right now, seem to be unstop-

pable. Some even compare

this group to Jordans Bulls.

Well, lets not go there until

they have 6 rings. Or maybe

lets just start with two.

CORY LOVEC

Sports Writer

Montana State Bill-

ings baseball team

used a ve run

sixth inning to best the Con-

cordia University Cavaliers

6-4, Thursday afternoon at

Hilken Stadium. The Yellow-

jackets have won three out of

their last four contests.

Thursday's conquest marks

the rst time of the 2013 sea-

son that MSUB has won two

consecutive games. The Jack-

ets put together a completeteam effort and willed them-

selves to victory. Devon He-

din had his glove working to-

day, recording a game high

12 putouts. Brad Birch (2-3),

Brody Miller (2-4), and Col-

ter Sternhagen (2-5) com-

bined for six of the Jackets

eight hits. Five different play-

ers batted at least one run in

and scored at least one.

MSU Billings got anoth-

er quality performance from

their hurlers. Three Yellow-

jackets saw action on the

mound, with Lee Busto

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