Western Regional Honors Council Conference
University of Montana - Missoula, Montana
April 22-25, 2004

It was a long flight, but six Honors students, Dr. Virginia Carson, and Sue Johnson arrived in Missoula - and were pleasantly surpised.  The town and university are beautiful, the people very outdoorsy.  Presentations went well, with students fielding a variety of tough questions.  Topics and presenters:

• Living, Learning, Remembering, and Having Bad Taste:  Kim Takagi
• The Air We Breathe:  Nathan Robbins & Mike Brown
• Alien Agriculture:  Genetically Modified Foods and the Modern World:  Jenny Wiegert, David Fisher, & Audra Hansard.

The group attended many other presenations and were filled with good ideas.  There was also a fun side to the event.  The Chapman Students hookd up with three students from CSU Fullerton and enjoyed many things together:  hiking up to the "M" on a mountainside, attending a (by all reports, dull" Montana party at the apartment of some University of Montana students, going out to dinner in town, and attending a student Trivial Pursuit party.  Jenny and Kim attended a jazz concert; Dr. Carson and Sue went to a Pow-wow; and the boys played some poker (along with a very intense debate).

Top of the "M":  (L-R)  Walter Ruigu (CSUF), David Fisher, Nathan Robbins, Kim Takagi, Ryan Gerrish (CSUF), Mike Brown, Jenny Wiegert, Audra Hansard, Pete Buccola (CSUF)	The group at a local Pizza Restaurant.
The group having lunch at the University of Montana.	The Alien Agriculture Group presenting.
The Bell Tower at the University of Montana.	Mike Brown, Dr. Virgina Carson, and Nathan Robbins after "The Air We Breathe" presentation.