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Show #-'•vaiviiv;^ ' ^ ; S ^ / v ^ : \ ^ / - ^ c ^ * •''?}",:'• • •/ X. -1 V i - * • Wednesday, March 23, 2005 I he Signpost Page 8 At A Glance Hem Editor Heather Hunt-Wood "Mean old farmer Ben jscared away Bill/and his brother, threatening them wi+h a rake/ Wednesday, March 23 •Students in Free Enterprise host "Money Matters" with McKay-Dee Credit Union on Wed., Goldenwest Credit Union on Thurs., answering financial questions about IRAs, CDs and more. Students can enter a drawing for a dinner and movie for two; 9 a.m-2 p.m.; SUB, Information Booth; free. Student suspected as gunman described as quiet, teased loner By Ryan Bakken Knight Rtdder Tribune RED LAKE, Minn. - Jeff Weise was a quiet, withdrawn loner who was teased about his appearance. A Red Lake School District employee said Weise, the 15-year-old student named by several Red Lake Reservation residents as the gunman in Monday's shootings, was teased about his towering height and being a "Goth kid" who wore a dark trench coat to school year-round. Another school worker described Weise as "a mixed-up kid who seemed lost in life. He wasn't into normal things that kids should be. But I work with a lot of mixedup kids who don't shoot people." Neither school employee had a clue about what prompted Monday's shooting. Nor did they know if those Crossword 1 6 10 14 15 16 17 18 20 22 23 25 26 30 34 35 37 38 40 41 43 44 47 46 50 52 53 54 58 63 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 killed were targeted. Weise was described as "a pretty bright kid, but he was lazy when it came to school. He missed a lot of school," a school source said. "He was big into video games." A sophomore, he enjoyed Goth music such as that performed by Marilyn Manson. "He was constantly drawing stuff in his notebook that was evil and dark," a source said. "But it wasn't anything that extreme and out of the ordinary for a Goth kid." According to a report in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, relatives said that Weise's father committed suicide four years ago and his mother lives in a nursing home in Minneapolis after sustaining brain injuries i na c a raccident. •••• • •• •- He had been involved in a few fistfights, but not much more than the ordinary. "There is a lot of small violence at Red Lake - mostly fistfights and calling kids out," the source said. 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The school has a metal detector. And a security guard is always posted at the front door during school hours. Weise reportedly rammed a pickup into the front entrance and then walked past the front-entrance guard, a woman. The guard who was shot was a man. The high school usually has three security guards on duty. "It's basically a discipline thing," the source said. "They help get kids into the classroom, escort kids for in-school suspensions and help break up fights." The security guards don't carry weapons, but two police officers who occasionally visit the school do carry handguns. But the two employees said they never have felt in danger working at the school. "You don't really fear for your life," one said. "Scary is not the word I'd use. It's stressful just because you're constantly dealing with discipline." The other agreed. "When I go to work, something like this is the last thing I think about. The discipline issues are mischievous in nature and nothing to worry about. "This is completely devastating. The school is never going to be the same." •Honors Issues Forum features David Litvack, "Hate Crimes in Utah"; 12 p.m.; Shepherd Union Ballroom; free. For more information, call 626-7591. •Sociology Club presents a research presentation by Thorn Kearin on Northern Ireland murals; 4 p.m.; Social Science Building, Room 109; free. For more information, call 628-8798. •Digital media artists Edward Bateman presenting public slide lecture; 7 p.m.; Kimball Visual Arts Center, Lindquist Lecture Hall; free and open to the public. For more information, call 626-6420. •WSU history department sponsors the Asian Film Festival movie, "Lin Zexu" (1959), about how attempts to eradicate opium use in Canton led to the Opium War with Britain (subtitled in English); 7:00 p.m.; SUB Lair; free. For more information, call 626-6707. Thursday, March 24 •Just Another Film Festival II, featuring local, national and international films in all forms and genres (family and more adventurous types; one minute to full-length features) by up and coming filmmakers; SUB, Wildcat Theater; $5/individual block pass, $30/all-weekend pass. For more information, call 626-6431 or go to justanotherfilmfestival.com. •Fri. Mar. 25 - SIFE offers a roundtable ethics discussion, refreshments provided; 12 p.m.; Wattis Business Building, Smith Lecture Hall; free. For more information, call 626-792 or sife @weber.edu. 33 37~ 42 47 Wednesday 59 60 61 High: Low: 48* 34' 62 65 66 Corrections 71 11 12 13 19 21 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 36 39 Have faith Bellicose deity Towel word Reproductions Burden Massenet works Percussion instruments Automaton Ham it up Health resort Vanquish Bathes "Maria _ " Family car Tennis do-over Conical abodes 42 The Greatest 45 Imparting 46 Not very colorful at all 49 Individual 51 Camera holder 53 Extend a look 54 Served perfectly 55 Board game 56 Vocalist Vikki 57 Cake finisher 59 Mafia bigwig 60 Actor/singer Kristofferson 61 Sea eagle 62 Cereal grasses 64 Sad Letters Submissions Please submit to The Signpost offices in person SUB #267 or e-mail natalie@wsusignpost .com or call 626-7974 for more information. Thursday High: 49' Low: 33' Friday High: Low: 4 8 |