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O PIN IO N | K A I M I N E D I TOR I A L
Going in blind, one long semester at a time
A lot goes into what classes a student Planner on the University’s website allows With the constant decline in enrollment especially for students nearing graduation.
takes and what their timeline is for gradu- you to search for what classes are classi- and funding for programs across campus, Starting the semester knowing your
ating. You have to think about gen ed class- fied as a fall semester course or a spring se- flexibility in classes is slim. Many classes schedule can be really helpful, but that is
es, requirements for a major, the possibili- mester course, but there is no definite list are only offered once a year, and for many truly only being able to see four months
ty of a minor or a certificate, maintaining of what classes will be offered. In the past, majors and minors there is a sequence for into the future. This, just in case the ad-
a job outside of classes and participating in students could schedule out what class- the required classes. ministration does not realize, is not the
campus organizations. All these moving es they would be taking for two or three Gambling on being able to take a class same as being able to schedule your class-
pieces play a part in a very complicated semesters in advance. Without knowing when you need it can set students back an es out two or three semesters, and does not
schedule. what classes will be offered in the near entire semester, or even year. The Univer- give students the peace of mind we need.
Thankfully, the University of Montana future, students are left with many unan- sity may have that amount of time, but stu-
has its students’ best interests in mind and swered questions. dents do not.
our class schedules covered. Well, for one Will the classes I need to take be of- Knowing what your options are for the
LIKE IT? HATE IT? WISH WE WERE DEAD?
semester at a time, at least. fered? Will the classes I need to take con- next semester is super important. Not be-
Email us your opinions at
And that is about it. flict with each other? Will I be able to take ing able to plan for the next year is an un-
Week of 9/2/19 - 9/8/19 editor@montanakaimin.com
Looking at future semesters, Academic all the classes I need to graduate on time? necessary stress to add to a student’s plate,
BIG UPS & BACKHANDS
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Big ups
to the Food Zoo for being open on Labor Day
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NEWS | BR I EFS
COFFEE ARRIVES AT ECK HALL nalist, is set to deliver the next lecture on Mon- a lead in the second and third quarters, the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office,
A new coffee shop opened up on the sec- day, Oct. 14, in the Dennison Theater. Griz defense deterred South Dakota from and separate investigations into the
ond floor of the Liberal Arts building on Aug. (HD) scoring in the final quarter. cause of death are still ongoing.
27. Heart and Soul Coffee offers new drink (SYDNEY AKRIDGE) (SA)
specials, but so far does not offer iced drinks. MONTANA FOOT-
The shop boasts a brand new, high-tech latte BALL’S FIRST MISSOULA PO- SORORITY AND FRATERNITY RECRUIT-
machine.
WIN OF THE LICE FIND AND MENT TO FACE CHANGES
(HELENA DORE)
SEASON IDENTIFY Rush will be kicking off next week, with
CORNEL WEST KICKS OFF UM PRESI- The Griz BODIES fraternity orientation starting on Sept. 8 and
DENT’S LECTURE SERIES football Missou- sorority orientation on Sept. 9. The official re-
team la Police cruitment process for fraternities and sorori-
Author, philosopher and activist Cornel opened its discovered ties takes place on Sept. 9-14, and Sept. 12-15,
West criticized the present state of U.S. politics first road two bodies respectively. This year, in order for fraternity
in his lecture entitled “The Fight for the Soul game of in different pledges to get a bid, they must register with
of America,” which he delivered to a packed the season locations of the Interfraternity Council by Sept. 12. Addi-
crowd on Aug. 28. West’s lecture, which took on Satur- Missoula tionally, several events will take place on cam-
place at the Wilma, marked the beginning of day with a on Aug. 24. pus instead of at houses. According to the Di-
this year’s University of Montana President’s win against Both bodies rector of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement,
Lecture Series. Tommy Orange, New York South Dakota were iden- Lacey Zinke, activities will also include a more
Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize fi- (31-17). Gaining tified by the structured timeline.
(HD)
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N E WS | G R E E K LI F E
Fraternity’s move prompts recruitment changes
ADDIE SLANGER
well said, “not just a fraternity. They didn’t
addie.slanger@umontana.edu
only care about partying, which sometimes
seems like that’s what it’s all about.”
A University of Montana fraternity When asked if he’d ever rejoin SAE, Brid-
closed its house this summer due to a declin- well said he was unsure.
ing number of permanent house residents. “I might eventually,” he said. “Right now
Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) was forced to I’m not that interested, seeing how small it
move off Greek Row after its recruitment and is.”
live-in numbers, or the number of members Bridwell continued, commenting on the
actually living in the chapter’s house, didn’t decline in Greek life at UM as a whole.
satisfy the rent requirements. The fraterni- “The Greek system just doesn’t seem that
ty’s housing corporation notified the chapter big for a place like Missoula,” he said. “I wish
of the lease situation in July 2019. Members it was bigger. Right now it kind of seems like
had a little over a month, until Aug. 15, to they hide [Greek life].”
find new arrangements. Greek life at UM has come under fire pe-
Joe Hollowell, 20, president of SAE and riodically in the last few years. Allegations of
a third-year student at the University, said sexual assault prompted both the University
he joined the frat his freshman year to make and Greek chapters to update the Greek life
new friends and cultivate leadership skills. and University of Montana Agreement last
Members didn’t get much notice before year.
they found out about the house. Revisions for the agreement began early
“It was kind of a shock,” Hollowell said. in the fall of 2018.
“Not completely, but we didn’t find out Stipulations over this proposed agree-
that moving was a possibility until the last ment included making chapter heads man-
month of school (last spring, 2019).” datory reporters and swiping Griz Cards at
Hollowell said SAE would need 14 new all Greek life events (including parties).
members to renew the lease and afford rent, While the agreement, which was sup-
which comes out to $3,500 per live-in resi- posed to be implemented by the fall semes-
dent per semester. ter of 2019, is still in the revision stage, there
“Which isn’t unheard of,” he continued. are other measures being enacted to boost The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, Missoula, Montana. The fraternity members were notified
in July of the house’s closure for the coming semester. HUNTER WIGGINS | MONTANA KAIMIN
“My freshman year we had 24 incoming registration and recruitment, said Lacey
members.” Zinke, Fraternity and Sorority Involvement
The fraternity has steadily lost members, director. Recruitment for fraternities and so- sation and interaction between prospective
from 45 in spring 2017 to 32 in spring 2019. She said that while SAE losing the house rorities at UM looks different, Zinke said. and existing members, Zinke said.
Ex-SAE member Harrison Bridwell com- was far from ideal, the situation wasn’t un- Historically, the sororities have had more Hollowell said recruitment would defi-
mented on the closure of the house. heard of for fraternities at UM. Kappa Sigma, structure throughout the process, while the nitely look different this year. Instead of be-
“It’s a bummer,” Bridwell said. “They’re for example, has not had an official chapter fraternities’ recruitment process is more ca- ing centered around the house, recruitment
all a great bunch of guys, and they all worked house since it reestablished as a frat at UM sual and continues multiple times through- activities will take place on campus. He said
really hard to try and get more people.” in 2007. out the year. it would be the biggest challenge for SAE to
Bridwell, 19, is a sophomore business ma- Zinke is completing her second year as In previous years, fraternity prospects face, because the chapter’s house is the big-
jor at UM. He joined SAE his freshman year, the FSI director and has been working with could choose to go to any house and meet gest draw for many prospects.
then had to drop out for personal reasons, the Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils with the existing members, without a sched- Hollowell is still optimistic.
he said. His whole family had been part of on the Greek Life Agreement. She’s also been ule of events or prior registration. “I think it’s about quality over quantity at
Greek life at different schools across the working with chapters directly, to help boost This year, there will be an orientation this point,” Hollowell said. “I think it would
country, so he knew it was something he enrollment in the recruitment process. “meet and greet,” Zinke said, to push for a be great, obviously, to have a large incoming
wanted to be involved in. “For the men, we’re really trying to shift big registration burst. Additionally, pros- class. But finding quality people is going to
SAE stood out to Bridwell right away as to more of a structured recruitment,” Zinke pects will have to be registered for three be what’s really key.”
an obvious choice for bid day. He said the said. “A little more values-based. Focused days before they can receive a bid from a Recruitment week for fraternities runs
frat appealed to him in more ways than one. more on conversation, and not who has the house. Sept. 9 to 14, with the last possible registra-
“It seemed like a group of friends,” Brid- best barbecue.” This will ideally promote more conver- tion day falling on Sept. 12.
montanakaimin.com September 4, 2019 5
NEWS | FO OD FOR T HOUGHT
UM Food Pantry coordinator added to ASUM
CONNOR SIMPSON spondents faced food insecurity, 55% faced
connor.simpson@umontana.edu housing insecurity and 28% were homeless.
In comparison, national figures showed 45%,
During the Associated Students of the 56% and 17%, respectively, according to the
University of Montana’s first meeting on national survey.
Wednesday night, student senators unani- “Overall, 67% of students who respond-
mously passed a resolution to add a new po- ed to our survey had faced some form of ba-
sition to their list of personnel. ASUM now sic-need insecurity within the last year, and
officially recognizes Katherine Cowley as the that number is just way too high,” Cowley
UM Food Pantry Student Coordinator. said during the ASUM meeting.
“ASUM provides us with more legislative Cowley appeared before ASUM on
support and a financial safety net,” Cowley, Wednesday to speak about the service the
23, said in an interview. pantry provides for the campus. In the first
As a Renter Center employee, Cowley will six months of the pantry opening in early
have more support when it comes to funding February, it served 85 students at the UC lo-
and managing the food pantry, with the full cation alone, she said.
weight of ASUM behind her. According to Cowley, the UM Food Pan-
Over the summer, the UM Food Pantry try has distributed more than 2,400 pounds
was absorbed into the ASUM Renter Center, of food at their main location, the University
a student advocacy organization that helps Center, and satellite locations, known as the
UM Food Pantry coordinator Katherine Cowley speaks to ASUM about her plans for the pantry during its
UM students living off-campus. Workers at Grizzly Cupboards. The Cupboards are locat-
first meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. SARA DIGGINS | MONTANA KAIMIN
the food pantry made the decision to ensure ed in the American Indian Student Services
the program’s financial security. They also offices, the TRIO Student Support Services of-
decided to move after making the connection fices, Missoula College and the UM Veterans Missoula area to get the UM Food Pantry up “We’re really proud of the work we’ve
that food insecurity often relates to other ba- Office. and running. Among them is the Montana done so far. We’ve been able to engage with
sic-need insecurities, according to Cowley. Cowley, a public administration gradu- Food Bank & Community Center, which con- groups all over campus, as well as out in the
Results of a survey conducted on campus ate student and a former ASUM senator, has tributes to funding and stocking food for the Missoula community,” Cowley said at the
by the Hope Center showed that 42% of re- been working with other food banks in the pantry. meeting.
Phantom flames, sinister scents and Lindsay Lohan
AUG. 21: CINEMIX-UP refusing to leave when asked by a UM staff ments where, according to Lt. Brad Giffin, AUG. 25: BURNING, MAN
member, the arrival of a UMPD officer made someone reported four people brandishing a
University of Montana police came to them decide otherwise. blowtorch. The four pyros apparently spon- One lucky, lucky resident of the Lewis
Main Hall after someone dialed 911 without taneously combusted before police arrived, and Clark Villages became the first person
responding to the operator, who could hear AUG. 23: SEVEN AND SEVEN... AND who found nothing scorched or otherwise of the school year to be cited for possession
suspicious noises in the background. On fur- SEVEN damaged. of dangerous drugs after neighbors reported
ther inspection, they discovered the call to the smell of a lit doobie snack. Police referred
be an accident, and the noises to be the film The party came to a brief halt in the Lo- AUG. 25: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO the midnight toker to student conduct.
“Mean Girls” playing on the Oval. They left masson parking lot, where UMPD arrived HOME
the scene after determining everything to be to find a group of seven friends celebrat- AUG. 26: CHECKING IN
fetch. ing their move-in with a few drinks. Police A drunk man standing in the middle
checked to make sure all were over 21 before of Arthur Avenue during the wee hours of A concerned parent asked UMPD to
AUG. 22: SKATE BORED asking them to lower their volume. Cheers. the morning prompted a UMPD officer to check on a newly arrived resident of Dun-
check on him. The officer, sympathizing iway Hall, who was fully functional and
Things were very unfetch in the Liberal AUG. 24: NO DISINTEGRATIONS with his condition, directed him to the intact after the first day of class. Anyone,
Arts Building, where 10 juveniles decided sidewalk, and sent him on his way. parents or otherwise, can request a welfare
to turn the building into a skate park. After UMPD rushed to the Craighead apart- check from UMPD by dialing (406) 243-6131.
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N E WS | W H AT ’ S T H E B U ZZ
Insectarium bugs get a temporary home in UM Bio Division
PAUL HAMBY
paul.hamby@umontana.edu
Stick insects longer than a pencil and
as heavy as an apple that hail from Malaya
found a home in the Division of Biological
Sciences at the University of Montana fol-
lowing the closure of the Missoula Insecta-
rium’s facility on Front Street.
Staff and volunteers will continue to
have access to nearly a dozen of their ex-
otic species until their new site opens in
2021, with the division of biological scienc-
es being one of few local spots certified to
house insects potentially harmful to the Containers of Insectarium bugs sit on a shelf in the biology lab they're currently stored in while the Insectarium expands and moves location.
environment. SARA DIGGINS | MONTANA KAIMIN
“We get really attached to our bugs
here, and we’d be heartbroken if we had to
give them up,” Missoula Insectarium Ex-
ecutive Director Jennifer Marangelo said.
Marangelo, who earned a degree in
wildlife biology from UM, launched the
Missoula Insectarium in 2009 with an aim
to provide outreach and education. After
years of exhibitions at museums and visit-
ing schools, the non-profit opened its own
facility in 2015.
The Front Street location offered pub-
lic one-on-one encounters with butterflies,
cockroaches, centipedes and bird-eating
spiders that spanned continents. Along
holding classes for visiting students, the
staff invited experts to hold lectures for
adult bug enthusiasts.
The Missoula Insectarium closed its
site Aug. 17, with the owners of the build-
ing deciding not to renew their lease. The Romain Boisseau in the insect storage room on Aug. 28, 2019. SARA DIGGINS | MONTANA KAIMIN
staff did not anticipate leaving Front Street
until construction finished on the new fa- Emlen, most of the pests that damage local to conduct outreach, with an exhibit to One researcher, a 26-year-old PhD student,
cility at the Missoula County Fairgrounds. crops are invasive species accidentally in- launch in the fall at the Montana Natural found some familiar faces among the new
With only a few weeks’ notice, staff need- troduced by international travelers. Science Center. Those interested in part- residents.
ed to find a location approved by the U.S. “Insects from around the world have nering with the insectarium, or curious Romain Boisseau returned from New
Department of Agriculture to house some parasites and pathogens, so it’s a big con- about how to get a viewing of the insects, Guinea in December with thorny devil
of the insects. cern for the USDA. Most of these insects can contact staff at its website. stick insects, which can grow to the length
Doug Emlen, a nationally recognized here were born in captivity though, so it’s “We’re already heartbroken that we a hand and cling to the hunk of bark kept
evolutionary biologist who has been a pro- not a huge danger,” he said. have to close our site because our lease was in its container. Like many of the animals
fessor at UM’s Division of Biological Sci- According to Marangelo, a staff mem- not renewed, but we’re so thankful that we coming from the insectarium, the division
ences since 1996, said the USDA-approved ber visits the insects almost daily, misting get to hold on to our animals,” Marangelo of biological sciences already had clear-
sites follow procedures that ensure that some used to a tropical environment, feed- said. ance from the USDA to hold the armored,
researchers can conduct their work with ing the herbivores that tear through their Housing the insects at the Division of spiny herbivores.
animals from around the globe while pro- food quickly and cleaning the terrariums. Biological Sciences prevents the insecta- “It’s their insects, but I love having
tecting the local ecosystem. According to The Missoula Insectarium still plans rium from losing them to zoos, she said. these guys around,”Boisseau said.
montanakaimin.com September 4, 2019 7
O PI N I ON | A HARD LOOK AT F IZZ Y D R AN K
LINDSEY SEWELL | MONTANA KAIMIN
When did we all become so obsessed with hard seltzer?
We had a great run drinking anything 58 in Milwaukee reported hard seltzer has of night and drive them home from the bars. Bozeman is beating us for most Clawed-up
and everything during our first couple overtaken beer sales, surpassing “nearly all Best Flavor: Grapefruit city guys. Come on, Griz. Try harder.
years of college. Seriously though — re- craft beer.” Pour one out for our fallen sol- Best Flavor: Strawberry Mint
member when we drank “Pink Panty Drop- diers — don’t pour any White Claw though, 3. TRULY
pers” and nobody questioned it? Once the that shit is liquid gold. I drank three different six packs of Tru- 1. IS ANYONE SURPRISED? THE BEST HARD SELT-
freshman 15-50 starts to hit, we look for We can thank White Claws for the orig- ly’s Berry Rosé seltzer before I realized ZER IS (AND MAY ALWAYS BE) WHITE CLAWS.
a low-calorie alternative. The solution? inal popularity of hard seltzer, but they’re Pattee Creek Market was selling them at a The reigning champ is responsible for
Spiked seltzer. far from your only options on the market. discount because they expired. The good America’s seltzer fanaticism. It’s also the
It all started with the White Claw. It hit Here’s a quick rank of our favorite hard selt- news is that I’m still alive. The bad news only seltzer brand that has become a meme.
the market in 2016, created by Mark An- zers, and what drinking one may say about is that Truly has left me embarrassed and Above all else, there is a clause in our Con-
thony Brands — the same company that you. thus bumped itself back on the list. If you’re stitution stating, “Whilst a man drinks a
brought us Mike’s Hard. I once drank a drinking Trulys, you’re probably an aspir- Claw, laws cease to exist.” If you’re trying
single blood orange Mike’s Harder every 4. BON & VIV ing influencer. Back away from the webcam to get drunk and commit murder, White
day for two months and gained 12 pounds. B & V had my heart before they went — nobody is watching your vlog. Claws are your only available option, legal-
Oops. from 6% ABV to 4.5%. If you drink Bon & Best Flavor: Unexpired ly speaking.
Mark Anthony and co. saw idiots like Viv, or at least didn’t notice the alcohol de- Best Flavor: Mango
me and thought, “What if we kept these crease, you’re the type of person who fo- 2. BIG SKY
fools drunk but let them stay in their cur- cuses more on taste and less on how drunk It was only a matter of time before Mon-
rent jean size?” And hard seltzer was born. you’re going to get. You probably get good tana put its own signature twist on seltzer.
The boozy bubbles quickly became a La grades and can be counted on by your less We are, after all, the state that consumes the LILY SOPER
Croix-style phenomenon. As of 2019, CBS responsible friends to wake up in the dead most White Claws per capita. PSA, though: lilian.soper@umontana.edu
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Week of 9/2/19 - 9/8/19
O PIN IO N | SPEAKING UP
Finally, an Indigenous perspective The Weekly Crossword
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by Margie E. Burke
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Hi! I’m your friendly-neighbor- forward and activate change.
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hood-brown-person, and I’m here be- While anyone can tell stories, I find great
cause I’m disappointed with this school value in stories told by those who have a 20 21 22
and the ways in which Native American meaningful understanding of the com- 23 24 25
and other minority students strug- munity and issue. Most often, that means
26 27 28 29 30 31
gle at the hands of this institution. people from that place. I believe an under-
As an Indigenous student and mem- standing of culture and history is a crucial
32 33 34 35 36 37
ber of the Crow Tribe, I’ve been witness tool lost on many writers when it comes to 38 39 40
to blatant ignorance when it comes to my Indigenous people and minority groups. 41 42 43
culture, values and experiences. My peers This impedes their ability to tell the stories
44 45 46 47
and I have been tasked with educating our of these communities in a respectful and
professors, advisers, administration and accurate way. 48 49 50 51 52 53
non-Native classmates on our histories and When people like me, from communi- 54 55 56 57 58
what it means to be an Indigenous person, ties like mine, pick up the torch and decide 59 60 61
all while still being students ourselves. to take control of our own stories, we are
62 63 64
I’m writing this column because Indig- showing the world the truth of our lives
enous and minority representation is im- and empowering our people to do the same. 65 66 67
portant to me, and I have seen too little of I’m here to help my fellow minority stu- Copyright 2019 by The Puzzle Syndicate
ACROSS
it at the University of Montana. We’ve made dents find a place on this campus, a place 1 Farm youngster 66 Like Neil 29 Desktop item
progress over the last decade, but there is where their voices won’t be smothered in 5 Drink served Diamond's 30 Verb preceder
still so much we can do better. It’s impossi- white guilt and unsolicited “ally” speeches. with marsh- Caroline 31 Like slasher films
mallows 67 Cost of living? 32 ____ of faith
ble to move forward if people aren’t aware This matters to me because I am in my 10 Kind of rock 33 Mixed dish
of the issues we still face. fourth year here at UM and still deal with 14 Olfactory assault DOWN 34 Peaceful
Missoula is a fairly progressive place, expectations imposed on me by “POC ste- 15 To no ____ 1 Funnel-shaped 36 Metal in rocks
16 Bud holder 2 Love to pieces 39 Water carriers
and people tend to be relatively receptive to reotypes.” This includes (but is not limited
17 NASA scrub 3 Get connected 40 American folk
issues that need fixing in the world. Howev- to) tokenism, microaggressions, generaliza- 18 Insignificant 4 Jagger, to the instrument
er, it is far from perfect, and we have a slew tion and plain ignorance around what an 20 Some pots and Stones 42 Olympics event
of things to talk about this upcoming year. I Indigenous person is. It’s 2019, and if we are pans 5 He played Candy 43 Watermelon
22 Pencil part on "Bonanza" waste
won’t spoon-feed to you why you shouldn’t going to be the inclusive and diverse liberal 23 Basketball 6 CBer's term 45 Chip source
wear a warbonnet if you’re non-Native, or university we claim to be, we need to start position 7 Kennel 47 Shade of purple
try to convince you that a sports team with talking about these things and giving our 24 Submarine structures 49 Express
detector 8 Texas tea 51 Wide open
an Indian logo is offensive. I’m sorry, white minority students a place here.
26 Poet Angelou 9 Psychiatrist, in a 52 Gown material
people. I’m not here to babysit. I’m here to 28 Empathizing with Caleb Carr novel 53 Choose for office
talk about things happening on campus, in
this city or in this country affecting Indige-
JORDYNN PAZ 32 Neighborhood
35 Bing, bang or
10 Bird sanctuary
11 Vehicles for hire
54 "Jackson 5"
member
jordynn.paz@umontana.edu boom 12 Archipelago part 55 Prayer ender
nous people, and what can be done to move 37 Dove call 13 Forest forager 56 Foursome led by
38 Pizazz 19 Fireplace fixture Leonardo, briefly
39 Jeweler's unit 21 Whip mark 58 Marathon, e.g.
40 Stern 25 Morphine, for one 60 Column's
41 Feel sick 27 Like clocks with counterpart
42 Hotel employee hands
43 Like under- Answers to Last Week’s Crossword:
cooked eggs
S K I F F B A L I C A P S
44 Florida beach E N N U I A G O G O V E N
46 Kind of grin R E C R E A T I O N L O N E
48 Expenditure A E O N B O T T O M L I N E
50 As a precaution G A L E N A R E A D E R
54 Be a snitch R A N C I D T W A N G
57 Biblical son A R I E S D E A N E A C H
59 Inconsequential J U T T O E I T S S H E
A M O S M A I L L A S E R
61 Aussie pal
T H E F T P A P E R S
62 Camping shelter
C A S U A L E N A M O R
63 Present occasion O P E N S E C R E T S T A R
64 Like some R A I N T R A V E R T I N E
proportions A C N E T O T E A L O N E
65 Not had by L E E R E W E R P E N A L
montanakaimin.com September 4, 2019 9
With Freshman orientation behind us,
the Kaimin sent reporters across Missoula
from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. to capture what
college life is really like here.
This is what they found.
Last
Friday
10
Night
September 4, 2019 montanakaimin.com
Design by Jacqueline Evans-Shaworange street food farm
6 P.M.
Those not heading to the bars and want- Aside from these two and others lin-
ing to get home and turn on “Game of gering near the deli, the grocery is mostly
Thrones,” “The Office,” or whatever the dead. The produce looks a little tired from
binge-watching show of choice is for the eve- sitting out all day. All the aisles appear emp-
ning might make their way to Orange Street ty, except for the beer aisle, where there’s a
Food Farm for their favorite snack and bev- handful of bearded men in socks and san-
erage of choice. A woman in her 50s wearing dals paired with outfits that were definitely
Chacos checks out of lane three with a pear, purchased at a store that also sells tents. One
a bottle of red wine and a bag of Smart Food of them gives the other a sideways glance as
popcorn. A college guy checks out of lane they eye the same IPA.
one with a 30-rack of Busch Light. (Daylin Scott)
Bound by Glory
tattoo
5 P.M.
big dipper
Craig Garfield is sweating. Lying face- artist Hanna Moorman, 21, as she runs the
down on a bench in the crowded parlor, he needle back over the goose’s beak. Some-
rests his head in his arm and explains the times that makes the job very interesting,
reasoning behind his latest tattoo. she says.
“Well, I already have a moose,” says Gar-
field, 21, a junior at UM. “So I figured this
“I once had a guy ask me to marry him,”
she drops nonchalantly, not looking up
7 P.M.
time I’d get a goose.” from Garfield’s forearm. A relaxing breeze rustling through the dents, and dogs who brought their humans
The goose in question is half-finished Luckily for Moorman, that hasn’t trees sets the soundtrack for the 15-minute to get pup cones.
and hyperrealistic, with the subtlest hint of happened yet tonight. At least, Garfield walk from campus, through the University Henry Crist, 23, who is both an employ-
a red watercolor outline. Voice muffled by doesn’t seem like he has proposal on his District neighborhood and to Big Dipper. ee at Big Dipper and a UM business student,
the crook of his arm, the forestry major ex- mind. When asked what he was planning The blue, neon-lit Big Dipper sign and the said the ice cream joint is a constant line of
plains that all his tattoos (three in total) are to do with the rest of his night, Garfield fresh scent of warm waffle cones signal that people during the warm months, adding
centered around animals as an homage to laughed and shifted on the bench. ice cream is not far. a good time to go is between 6 and 7 p.m.,
his field of study. “I’ll probably go to the bar. It’s Friday, A constant wave of bikes, pedestrians when the line is shorter.
Many university students choose Bound you know?” and cars heads up the Higgins Bridge to- “Big Dipper has almost become more of a
By Glory Tattoos for their go-to ink fix, says (Addie Slanger & Claire Shinner) ward downtown. Missoula destination than just an ice cream
Waiting in line isn’t a bad thing because shop. It definitely is a Missoula thing,” Crist
there is plenty of people watching to do and said.
important ice cream decisions to make. The (Sydney Akridge)
picnic tables host cute families, UM stu-
montanakaimin.com September 4 , 2019 11Pride Night
Baseball
7 P.M.
Sam Boyd, also known as “Sammy B,” Due to the slow pace of baseball, onlook-
is the emcee for tonight’s Missoula Osprey ers are mingling and chatting amongst one
baseball game against the Idaho Falls Chu- another. Kids play in fun houses and on turf
kars for Pride Night in Ogren Park. He’s off to the side. A father fusses with his two
getting kids and adults alike riled up with children bickering over who gets to hold the
small games between innings: concession rainbow Osprey banner. Young fans rush
footraces, snow cone eating contests and a down to the front row to get their shirts
game called “Aw Snap,” where contestants signed by Olly Osprey, the team’s mascot.
are attached by a bungee cord and have to A lesbian couple holds hands as the Ogren
grab items. Bumping 2000s music plays, as Park floodlights come on, illuminating the
well as crazy sound effects as the players hit rainbow-painted Osprey on the field.
and miss balls. UM Forestry student Bridgit Prichard
Tonight is a charity event with proceeds- and her girlfriend, Shaina Ore, are one such
supporting local LGBTQ causes and organi- couple watching the game tonight with their
zations such as the Western Montana Com- friends.
munity Center, the ACLU and UM LAMBDA “It’s really great to show support for the
Alliance. community, and I think it’s really cool to see
people turn out,” Prichard says.
mobash
(Connor Simpson)
8 P.M.
Manuel Armijo quickly licks his lips and it, I’m gonna sit down and not do anything.”
stares at the grind rail at Mobash Skatepark. Rail in sight, Armijo leaps onto it with his
The cracking echoes of wheels landing on board. Then he falls. Again and again and
pavement and skaters’ boisterous exchanges again.
of banter fill the atmosphere. Armijo drops Armijo stops to take a breather. He watch-
his board and skates in the direction of the es a shirtless skater land a kick-flip over two
rail. construction cones stacked sideways. On-
“I’m trying to learn it all again,” says lookers cheer.
Armijo, 22, orginally from St. Ignatius, Mon- After a short rest, the injured skater siz-
tana. “I just came out of recovery, I fractured es up his obstacle. With minimal hesitation
my leg at the beginning of summer.” he skates toward it. Catching air, the wood
At a get-together in Polson, Armijo bailed of his board connects to the rail’s metal. He
on a trick, rolled his ankle and fell on his leg. slides down it, then lands. Armijo smiles.
For Armijo, putting down his board for an “Since recovery, I’ve learned a few new
injury was not an option. tricks.”
“Skating was the only thing that kept my
mind off of stuff,” Armijo says. “If I don’t do (Daniel Duensing & Liam McCollum)
12 September 4, 2019 montanakaimin.comThe M Trail 9 P.M.
All along the M Trail, deer eyes glint in the hotboxed, McDowell and company express
growing darkness, and students like Charles great interest in finding it. Ryan notes that if he
Riebe, a freshman from Billings studying could improve the trail in any way, he would
economics, fight to keep their footing as they add lights at the benches, “Just ‘cause it’s like a
stumble down the path. Riebe remembers that checkmark.”
fateful night well, six days ago, when he almost Further down the trail, students Wyatt Wal-
face-planted down the trail after dark. Some, ters and Savanna Ziegler peer forlornly at Wal-
like Riebe, fall because of the barely visible ters’ laptop from a bench. Walters hiked the M
rocks and steep pitch. Some fall because of the Trail because he had no choice, he says. He was
drugs. assigned a class project requiring him to hike
“Is it tough getting down when you’re up to the M and take notes.
stoned?” asks Kaden McDowell, a freshman. Walters brought Ziegler with him; he felt he
He and freshman compatriots Declan Ryan, couldn’t suffer his fate alone.
Cole Mathews and Connor Thomson decided “He made me come,” Ziegler says. “I don’t
karoake
to hike the M Trail on a Friday night “to bond want to hike because I’ve done it before.”
and stuff like that.” The hike concludes with a visit to a pavilion,
They’re most interested in finding the old which rests alongside the trailhead. But this vis-
mineshaft, which peeks out of the mountain- it is cut short as the figure of a middle-aged man
side on Mount Sentinel. The cave is a tight sleeping in the grass next to the stage becomes
10 P.M. squeeze, and it’s difficult to put aside the gnaw-
ing fear of the walls caving in unexpectedly.
visible.
(Helena Dore)
Emmett Ball and Emma Covill were playing “I like jazzy songs, but no one wants to hear When informed that the small cave can be
frat party
street hockey at a friend’s house beforethey wan- that,” Emma says. Her next song to perform is
dered over to the VFW. Immediately after walk- “Dancing Queen.”
ing in, they sign up for the first song. Tonight, it’s It’s a pretty typical date night for the couple,
“Lean on Me.” but they haven’t quite found “their” karaoke
Emmett wears denim cutoff shorts, a pat- song yet.
terned short sleeve shirt and an orange blazer. (Cassidy Alexander)
Emma has on a Western Cider tank top and
black shorts. 11 P.M.
Emmett takes the lead, singing the first verse. Greek Row is alive and well as partygo- ers make their way in, a male and a female,
By the time the chorus comes, the pair are sway- ers stumble in and out of Ubers en route to one reporter is asked to stay back. We’ll let
ing back and forth, singing, “Call on me brother, the frats. Music through the air adds to the you guess which one.
when you need a hand,” to the audience. It’s thin quintessential College Feel of the night. This Inside, strobe lights pulse. Music is blast-
— three people at the bar, a slow-dancing couple is what freshman dreams are made of. ing. People are grinding. The smell of old
at the front of the stage, the bartender and the It’s easy to understand why the venue is furniture and sweat permeates the air. Cli-
Karaoke spinster. so intoxicating for the hordes of freshmen che, to say the least.
“Usually it’s packed, but tonight it’s not, walking from campus in groups of 20 or A few minutes later, all the of-age sorori-
which is okay, because we get to sing more,” Em- more. It’s a land ruled by an absolutely non- ty girls leave for downtown.
mett says. negotiable 3-1 ratio of girls to guys serves as “Girls!” shouts one of the sorority leaders,
The couple met at the Union Club at an elec- your entry ticket to the party inside. trying to gather a particularly wild group of
tion launch party. They’ve been dating since Freshmen really do constitute the major- dancers. “Girls. It’s time to go. We’re heading
April, laughing as they try to nail down how ity of attendees at Sigma Chi tonight along to the bars.”
many months it’s been. with, understandably, many fraternity and
(Addie Slanger & Dante Filpula Ankney)
Empty Bud Light solo cups scatter the tables sorority members.
as purple and blue strobe lights illuminate the As two very out-of-place Kaimin report-
stage. Tonight’s drink specials are a $6 Montana
Mule and a $5 Manhattan.
Emma’s go-tos are Adele, Lady Gaga and
Lake Street Dive, but she says the DJ rarely has
the songs on queue she really wants to sing.
montanakaimin.com September 4, 2019 13dungeons A sign hangs on the front door to the
18-year-old Fox Club Cabaret that gives
blue.
Alex Rochoa, staying in Missoula for the
&
a warning to anyone too young to drink, night, waits at the bar for a blonde to begin
those who want to smoke and those offend- her routine. Rochoa, who came to Fox Club
ed by nudity. while a student at UM, sips a Jack and Coke
dragons
In the packed bar, the music hits the and points to a wedding band permanent-
eardrums like a plummet into water when ly tattooed to his ring finger. His marriage
a woman dancing under the name “Emily” recently came to an end, he says, but he’s
takes the stage. The other dancers mingle keeping the ink.
MIDNIGHT with the couples, friends and loners scat- “It’s my first chance to be alone in 10
tered throughout the club. The neon lights years,” he says. “But I don’t want to be alone
The quest begins at midnight, above make white lace glow hot pink. tonight.”
and I’ve become someone else.
“Fame of Serpents, Titan’s Height:
Fox Club Cabaret “Emily” gets two songs into her playlist,
and a small crowd has found seats at the
stage. She’s left in black leggings by the time
When he joins the horseshoe of onlook-
ers around the stage, he isn’t alone for very
long.
To whom it may concern, MIDNIGHT she’s twisting to Nelly, while the lights from
(Paul Hamby)
I have made a terrible mistake.,” behind paint the rest of her uncovered skin
I hear myself say.
“My last chance at saving my own life has
failed miserably. The 20-foot serpent, of which
I haven’t the pleasure of previously knowing,
Dorm
continues to fatally constrict my movement
with every passing moment. If I may offer a
morsel of advice to any “brave” adventurer
standing near a sizeable void in the floor: Don’t.
Trouble
“These were the best of times and the worst
of times. In these final seconds of life, my mind
is called to remember the latter of these.
“How fun it was to watch Elregor kick a
tattered bucket filled with rotting refuse only 1 A.M.
to enrage the curious lizard folk, of whom we
made quick slaughter. Or the drawing of cards Inside a bathroom on an unspecified
from a magical deck that at once caused Roth floor of Aber Hall is a cloth couch, five guys
to quake in his trousers and soil them simul- mingling back and forth, an aggressively
party hopping
taneously. And what of the hilarious Pom, the soaked tile floor and an undisclosed fresh-
5-foot human who failed not once, but twice in man puking into the nearest toilet.
vaulting a gap which need not be vaulted? “I swear it was my first time [throwing
“As for myself, the remembrance of the time MIDNIGHT up] in two years,” the young man claims,
I used my mage-hand cantrip spell to remove and then slowly crumples through the door
the shorts of a foe in battle, laughing hyster- There is no access from the street. A party- board game. to pass out in his room.
ically all the while, comforts me in the throes goer is told from a friend of a friend, who knows Similar to Monopoly, dice are rolled and Others on the couch are loud, proud and
of death. the owner, that the only access to the apartment cards drawn. As game pieces snake along the very much infatuated by the University’s
“Well, a fitting end it seems. I, Barry Saelgir, is from the alley. board, beers are sipped and jokes cracked. The president.
a high moon elf of the Forgotten Realm, bid you The partygoers make their way in a drunk- alcohol usually makes the game tougher, and “Aber Hall is a big fan of the Bod™”
farewell.” en stagger, their DD like a shepherd tending to longer. claims a student named Walter. “That man
The dungeon master glances at his phone. his flock. “The goal is just to finish the game,” Husem- is BUILT.”
He asks the group members if they are willing The place reeks of awkward confidence and oller says. “We haven’t finished it yet.” Another resident starts dumping cookie
to continue their battle against the final oppo- body odor, it sounds like a hip-hop playlist and A few rounds on the board game combined crumbs into a sink and runs water over it,
nent. Eyes cast downward and several adven- it looks like exactly what it is: one of the many with drunken impatience leads most of the par- making a very subjective piece of art for the
turers seem unsure of their answers. college house parties in Missoula on a Friday ty to shuffle out to the street. custodian to clean.
Hands slam against the table in frustration. night. TThere’s another party member — or at least
Pencils roll and dice bounce around the table. White Claws, Twisted Teas and an occa- the rumor of one. The likelihood of the next par- (Bergen Frank-Loron & Griffin Smith)
The group looks to one another and mali- sional beer line the countertops. There’s rage ty having The Drunkest Game Ever? Little to
ciously decides: “Let’s kill this motherfucking cage in the kitchen and a peculiar home-made none. Inside Husemoller’s apartment, the game
snake.” When it dies, it’s 6:02 a.m. board game in the living room. It’s called, “The remains unfinished.
Drunkest Game Ever.”
(Hunter Wiggins) This is UM sophomore Joscelynn Husem- (Dante Filpula Ankney & Aidan Marten)
oller’s apartment. She is also the creator of the
14 September 4, 2019 montanakaimin.comS. Ave Market 3 A.M.
Take a break from the boyish charm of “Some college kid, high out of his mind.”
a starry-skied Missoula and step under the His tone is unconcerned and unexcited. “I
awning of its armpit. At this time of night, wasn’t here at the time, it was the other night
the South Avenue Market light silhouettes a guy.”
young, white-male station attendant. He is But tonight Patrick is here, stacking ice
stacking ice into the ice machine. His name bags alone, on the clock till 7 a.m.. waiting
is Patrick. He’ll tell a more curious customer for Missoula to wake up.
about a shooting that happened here over a
year ago — cementing this gastion into Mis- (Quinn Corcoran)
soula infamy.
the oxford
Pie Hole 2 A.M.
cafÉ
4 A.M.
The bars are closing, and unless you plan to five minutes fresh off a full-blown sidewalk This hour belongs to the workers of the walk out, blink, then you’re right back again.”
hit up Stocks o’ Clock, it’s time to get some of that tumble outside Worden’s. (They hit the ground Oxford. The drunk college students and night They all laugh amongst themselves, their
sweet, sweet greasy drunk food. And where bet- hard. It took them at least a minute and a half to owls have all gone home to sleep off their stu- jabs, drowned out by the combination of re-
ter than the purgatory that is Pie Hole? get back up. But hey, rally, amiright?) pors while the cooks and swampers begin frigerators, sizzling bacon and the box-style
Tonight, Pie Hole’s line goes out the door, and 2:15 and still in line. It’s classic Pie Hole, with their nightly cleaning. dishwasher.
roughly 30 people sit, stand and sway as they sentences rising from the cacophony: Clinton and Jason, both cooks, begin Gun displays meet cheesy fries, and Mick-
wait for the night’s specials: salami, sausage and “I’ve had chlamydia four times.” gathering the dirty dishes, remnants of the ey Mouse Clubhouse plays above the keno
onion; pulled pork, mango and cilantro; mush- “I’m just puffing that JUUL over here.” JJ’s Specials, “best-in-town” cheesy fries and machines, but the workers are always ready
room, bell pepper and pepperoni; and spinach, “I could totally get you a hooker.” hash browns. Shawn, the swamper, gets up to offer a smile, serve up some great (greasy)
mushroom and onion. The music is ‘90s hip-hop 2:31 and Armagno’s voice rises above. from his keno machine, plays “Scuttle Buttin” food and good conversation.
and it’s dizzying. “Hey folks, if I don’t serve you in 30 minutes on the old jukebox and begins sweeping the “Everybody here’s a badass,” Clinton says.
Antonio Armagno, 20, is standing at the reg- you won’t get served. Thank you for your coop- diner’s floor. He came to Missoula from Augusta, Georgia.
ister. When asked how he’s feeling, he looks up eration.” Their rush passed two hours ago and now “This place is like a legit old saloon and any-
and his eyes are empty. He turns to his coworker. “I’m about to make they wait for their shifts to be up. thing can happen here.”
“Tired,” is all he says. this line my bitch.” Clinton, struggling to remember his next
The girls in front of him order their pizza, (Erin Sargent) day off, jokes, “It’s like purgatory in here, you (Jordynn Paz)
montanakaimin.com September 4, 2019 15M U SI C | AL L EARS
DAYLIN SCOTT | MONTANA KAIMIN
The enchantment of Petit Poucet
JAZZLYN JOHNSON Downey and Karl designed it themselves.
jazzlyn.johnson@umontana.edu They make their own visions come to light wwith
a do-it-yourself mentality, including printing 150
The sound of barking seals surrounded two T-shirts in their basement to sell on tour. The Port-
musicians as they stood mesmerized on a porch land duo has been together for 10 years and got
of an Airbnb on the Oregon coast. Chris Karl and engaged last year, but only started writing and
Betty Downey, of Petit Poucet, were there to write recording music four years ago, and performing
and record their self-titled EP in a 24-hour stint. live one year ago. The duo is about to embark on
The jolly seals inspired them to add a soft, har- its tour, packing up its mini 1985 Toyota Sunriser
monized “ha, ha, ha, ha,” in the first track, “Con- van named “Benny” for two months on the road.
sidering the Tiger.” “I love the connection and communication
Prominent drum beats, saxophone and har- between being on stage and the symbiotic rela-
monizing vocals are prominent throughout their tionship with people [in the audience],” Downey
enchanting EP. Petit Poucet, which translates to said. “It’s the only thing I know how to do — ex-
“Little Thumb,” was named after a French chil- perience perspective shifts and have them in re-
dren’s book by Charles Perrault. Perrault writes, turn.”
“He lay down by a blade of grass to enlarge the Downey is most looking forward to the show
sky,” a description that seems to sum up the in Missoula. She has been to Missoula a couple
band’s approach to experiencing the intricacies times and she is excited to have a more intimate
of the world through music. Downey said they show at the VFW.
discovered the quote in a philosophy book, “The When performing, Downey and Karl strive to
Poetics of Space,” by Gaston Bachelard, a reading make the experience more like a telepathic con-
that was life-changing for them. versation with the audience, where everyone is
“In this macroworld we can feel uncomfort- sharing the space together.
able. It’s dark and shitty sometimes, but we have “If that’s your kind of show, and you like shar-
to figure out a way to get centered and have to- ing, you should come,” Downey said. “It’s beauti-
getherness,” Downey said. She said that is what ful for everyone. I’m so proud and excited.”
the band is trying to portray with the album art- Petit Poucet will play a 21+ at the Ole Beck
work; bright, with warm flowers and two white VFW Post 209, Sept. 7 at 9 p.m. Locals Sarah Fra-
seals embracing in the center. zier and Jesse the Ocelot will also play.
16 September 4, 2019 montanakaimin.comA RT S | YOU N G A N D B E AU T I F U L
Soak up the summertime sadness Lana Del Rey
Where my Virgos at? Summer’s nearing its
official end, which is a bummer, we know. Just
lean into that morose spirit this week. Wouldn’t
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 – FEB. 18)
Ah, the rebel sign. Live your best James Dean
life with “Blue Jeans” off “Born to Die.” Ride a
kicks off sad
you know, alt-pop star Lana Del Rey has recently motorcycle. Vape. Be the dangerous bad boy/
returned with her latest sad song collection. Let’s
use the chanteuse’s back catalog as inspiration.
girl/whoever you were always meant to become.
PISCES (FEB. 19 - MAR. 20)
girl autumn with
VIRGO (AUG. 23 - SEPT. 22) Your imaginative side is at its peak. Unlock
Y’all are known for your practicality and lev-
el-headed thinking, which can be great. But your
tendency to demand perfection can be a serious
your ability to escape reality with “Coachella -
Woodstock In My Mind” off “Lust for Life.” The
powerful combination of two of history’s most
“Norman Fucking
downer for the rest of us. Clearly, your Lana cut
is “In My Feelings” off 2017’s “Lust for Life.”
Calling out our fuck-ups has a time and a place,
iconic music festivals is the perfect outlet while
you’re bored during your history lecture.
ARIES (MAR. 21 – APRIL 19)
Rockwell!”
but you don’t need to enjoy it so much! Damn, Aries! Keep your energy in
LIBRA (SEPT. 23 - OCT. 22) check and slow your roll. Or, actual- MEGHAN JONAS used to.
Charming and romantic, ly, don’t. Do put that caffeine-fu- meghan.jonas@umontana.edu Long gone are the days of being part
Libras don’t have to try eled buzz to good use with of the “freshman generation of degenerate
very hard to catch others’ “Off to the Races,” one Lana Del Rey has fully transformed beauty queens.” Now, Lana is letting every-
attention. Soak in the of Lana’s most dynamic from the queen of Coney Island to a Venice one know she isn’t a celebrity debutante; she
adoration with “Lolita” songs. Sip Black Cristal bitch, and it has never been clearer than on is still a reliable downer, though not as sad
from 2012’s “Born to by the pool and revel in her sixth studio album, “Norman Fucking as the media makes it seem, and she is going
Die.” Own your pen- your gorgeous, lush life. Rockwell!” to continue to release music Americans can
chant for flirtation be- TAURUS (APRIL 20 - MAY 20) Clocking in at over an hour, “Norman relate to on a national scale.
cause, as Lana says, you Tauruses know good Fucking Rockwell!” groovily drifts through Lana’s most profound moment is when
should be able to have your things come to those who the retro nostalgia Lana is known for, but she sings directly to her generation’s exis-
cake and eat it, too. Just don’t wait. The cinematic “Hon- cuts down on the sad-girl image she culti- tential dread in “The greatest,” ending with
break too many hearts, alright? eymoon” from the album of the vated after the release of her first studio al- a pin-sharp stanza: “If this is it, I'm sign-
SCORPIO (OCT. 23 - NOV. 21) same name is emblematic of the Tau- bum, “Born to Die.” ing off. Miss doing nothin' the most of all.
Listen, Scorpios are great. Determined and rus spirit. Slow, captivating and sure to win you Listening to “Born to Die” and “Norman Hawai’i just missed that fireball. L.A. is in
focused, you can get shit done. Unfortunately, over if you give it a shot: Taurus to a T. Fucking Rockwell!” back-to-back, there’s flames‚ it's getting hot. Kanye West is blond
you often find yourself focusing perhaps a bit GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 20) enough familiarity to show it’s the same and gone. ‘Life on Mars’ ain't just a song. I
too much on others, leading to resentment and Geminis seem to get a bad rap. “They’re too Lana we know and love. But the Lana who hope the livestream's almost on.”
jealousy. Wallow in the self-pity a bit this week superficial,” some say. “Why are you so materi- made music for a hypothetical apocalypse is “Norman” is surprisingly (or maybe not)
with “The Other Woman” off 2014’s “Ultravio- alistic?” Well, no use denying what comes natu- gone. We’re living in a real apocalypse now, American, coming from the woman who
lence.” We promise things aren’t as bad as you rally to you. Be the mega-star you are inside with and the music of “Norman Fucking Rock- implored her Twitter followers to put a hex
fear, but a good cry now and again is cathartic. “Money Power Glory” from “Ultraviolence.” well!” acknowledges that without weighing on Donald Trump. But Lana’s twisted patri-
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21) There’s nothing wrong with a little ambition. the listener down with doom-and-gloom. otism has never been straightforward. Here,
The philosopher in you is in high gear this Fame has its purpose. Lana builds a world for her listeners it feels like looking at the Stars and Stripes
week, and we all know the modern world gives CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 22) where love exists in the seediest, saddest and wondering if it will still be standing in
us a lot to fuss over lately. “Is it the end of an era? Whew, Cancers. We understand you can be a underbellies. She calls out a “goddamn a week.
Is it the end of America?” Lana posits in “When little clingy at times, but this week is a bit much. man-child” and makes references to “The Despite all this, there’s a thread of defi-
the World Was at War We Kept Dancing,” a Play 2012’s “Without You” and get some of that Shawshank Redemption,” Sylvia Plath and ant hope woven throughout, climaxing with
vibey cut off “Lust for Life.” Take her advice out of your system. Just because Lana sings, “I’m the death of Beach Boys frontman Dennis the final track, “hope is a dangerous thing
and throw your hands up for a little while. Give nothing without you,” doesn’t make it true. Wilson. All her references could make the for a woman like me to have — but i have it.”
yourself a break. LEO (JULY 23 – AUG. 22) album confusing and disjointed, but it does Lana Del Rey is an artist listeners can
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 – JAN. 19) Faithful to the end, Leos know what it’s like the opposite by adding to the golden Cali- rely on, and “Norman” is no different from
Go against your natural conservative in- to be truly committed to someone or something. fornia vibe Lana has wrapped listeners in. her previous records in that regard. But in
stincts and have some fun, y’all. Go sit by the 2012’s “Dark Paradise” captures that perfect- “Norman Fucking Rockwell!” is not a the land of “Norman Fucking Rockwell!”
Clark Fork and get high by the beach, just like ly. Okay, the melodrama is a bit much — a bad happy album by any means. The sexy sad- Lana has created a new world for herself,
Lana sings in, uh, “High by the Beach.” The 2015 breakup is no reason to wish that you were dead ness that Lana is known for is evident in perfectly combining her sadness with her
“Honeymoon” track is solid advice if you’re feel- — but we admire your ability to own your true “Cinnamon Girl” and “Love song,” but it is hope, enveloping listeners in a hazy dream-
ing just a little too uptight. Stay safe! feelings. not as all-encompassing as her listeners are land.
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