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Citizen 'Service Act cuts work-study benefits

requiring universities to allocate 7 public health and emergmcy pre-- $3,500 annual award of the work-..... illlS Bush's p'roposed Citizen ..~ study~atBSU. .Legislation ¥kE£g>V Service Act of 2002 would man- ~t of the budget to students Iter . working in non-profit and public These modifications are part of The COrporation for National date 50 ~t of federal work- theUSA Freedom Corps, the rom- and Conununity Service (CNCS~ would affect In January, President Bush study funds be spent on employ- organizations. . "The change would also stipu- munity-service program Bush which manages the AmeriCorps announced plans to draft IegisIa- U!g students in oommuruty-ser- late a mmirnurnof proJX!Sedin~nse101astyear's program, would facilitate the students, tion ,chaI:tgiiig how colleges and Viceiobs, that 5 percent lenUrist attacks: Changes to the work-study pro- universities award federal work- The bill would amend the of the students in the .P~ work in areas of public siifety, "Well, I think its intmtions are graJI:l proposed in the Citizen library study dollars. . Higher Education Act currently good, but adrrdnlstradvely it service Ad. . would be difficult to carry out"" A ~"'.,.".,.,r<:nn for the CNCS said David Tolman, director of ~lilll~~ introduced in ~ciaI aid and scholarships at APril and hearings to begin short- BoISeState. . IYthereafter. Tohnansaid ~adJninis, He said pro~ts of the leg- trators would nave to find up to is\ation are Optimistic it will ~ $500,000 in cornrnunity-service "If this were enacted, it would positions at area organizations definitely impact Boise State," and then coordinate student. Tolman said. . .ernploTIllent and payroll with He said man¥ urdversity each of the age}lcies. d~ts dCIX:fi'1on the work- He also said the proposal limits study p~ for sup~rt and students' opportunities. diverting the. funds woiild affect 'We !IY to ptllb'Ue positions their operations. that will give students more BSU's Albertson's Library meaningful experience," Tolman employs about 75 work-study stu- said dents who work up to 1,500 com- Work-study is a need-based bined hours per lwo-week pay program, he said, and one of the period. 'pl.J!P06€S is to allow. students to Management Assistant Julie ~ experience related to their Oarkson said that for 2001, work- majors. study students provided almost Tolman said if a student's only 27,OCO hours of work, a ~ option is to take a cornmunitv-ser- equivalent to 13 full-time staff Vicejob, it fails to serve thaf pur- members, ~. . Losing almost haI£ of their Tolman said the existing work-study staff, she said, would AmeriCorps program would bef- severely disrupt services. ter serve students, as it does not 'We would probably have to have the strict need component of rot back hours," she said. the work-study program, and stu- Clarkson said the library does dents can apply earned funds employ some non-work-study toward loans. students who are paid the same "It actually works well, and the starting rate of $6.25 per hour. administrative structure is already However, if the librarylost fed- in pl,!lce to support community erally funded positions, the library service," he said. adrriinistration would be forced to Last year more than 370 do some budget reallocation, she Idahoans worked through the said, and try to find funding from AmeriCorps program and other sources. received awards up to $4,725 to Photo by Jeremv BMnslod, The ArbIter. pay for college tuition or student loans, compared to the typical Denise Sennlek, a freshman elementary education malar and work study recipient shelves books In the LIbrary at BSU. I ·f Boise State rrames BSUreadies response for abortion display

\ rrew SSPA dean ethnic organizations, the healing fashion. and policing. By Andy BeMDD . TIle displays attempt to "They want to get control on BSU News Serylces Congregation Avahath Beth He is the author of several Tile Arbiter equate abortion with genocide, Israel and the Id.mo Anne Frank . this and find some emotional books and numerous articles. comparing historical ethnic- ca\m," Wintrow said. Michael Blankenship, asso- Human Rights Center. . In recognition of his scholar- Boise State will orchestrate a based killings as equivalent to Blaesing also said the display The idea for a vigil arose dur- ciate dean of the College of ship and teaching he has coordinated response to the pro- abortion in today's society. ing a meeting of concerned cam- Arts and Sciences and director is protected by the First received the Outstanding life Genocide Awareness Project TIle display has been shown Amendment. pus conununity members who of the Teaching and Learning Criminal Justice Educator comirig to the quad the week of at universities across the U.S. and wanted to discuss ways of coun- Center at East Tennessee State 'We protect the rights of free Award from the Southern April 8 in conjunction with the Canada, including the University tering the display. University, has accepted the speech when we protect those we Criminal Justice Association as· BSU Counseling Center and the of Id.mo. don't agree with," Blaesing said. Wintrow said the consensus position of dean of the College well as the Distance Education Women's Center. l£.m Barrett, director of the of the meeting was that genocide of Social Sciences and Public In addition to. the tables and Innovations Award from the University plans include hold- Student Union and Activities, cowlSelors, the Student Union is aninappl'Opriate metaphor for Affairs at Boise State Tennessee Board of Regents. ing a vigil tile night prior to the said the purpose of the staffed abortion. .. University, effective June 23. will host an' open forum dis- Communication professor display, providing counseling for table in the Quad is to answer cussing the First Amendment on "People who care about geno- His appointment is ccntin- Suzanne McCorkle has served students impacted by the graphic student questions and to be avail- cide don't exploit it," Wintrow gent upon approval by the April 8. as the college's interim dean signs, hosting a forum on the able for any student that wants said. State Board of Education. The faculty and staff led during the past two years. First Amendment in the Student some type of counseling inter- forum will be Ileld in the Hatch A Ribbons will also be available Blankenship earned his Blankenship will lead a col- Union Building. and staffing a vention. to students and faculty to wear in Ph.D. in criminal j\Jstice at and B ballrooms in the Student lege that has approximately table to address student ques- Barrett also said the protest of the exhibit. Sam Houston State University Union Building at 6 pm. 2,500 majors, nearly 80 faculty tions and concerns during the. Counseling Center will provide In addition to tile efforts by The am to 11:3li on Friday. . Rebecca·Hancock, assis- employee ofBSU in June of ma,ster plan, Blaesing said, the Fall will limit sections .oflligh 1he courses offered in summer tant director for residence 2001. Prior to Boise State, he "We don't have tnehous- are mainly core classes with multi- 'We're trying to get the staff demand. ~uding rore. courses in the morning when it is life said news of Ringle's served as associate director ing students want in their ple sections, Jones said. here and genera} services," Jones wrote. coo\, shut off the·AlC absence came as a surprise of student life at Utah State sophomore and junior years. Upper'division classes are gen- and then He said the university is plan- Jones said. to everyone. University. Our intent is to be able to . to ~ 'summer· classes erally not a problem and areusu- earlier," Summer ~tion for c0n- Peg Blake, vice president . "The position has not provide [it]," he said. all)' not available in the summer. ~ dernaild. is met. ' . tinuing students begins today. of student affairs, said been eliminated. We are Based. on a study con- .. ''In thes\lriuner, if we avenige University ~~ will also Ringle is still an employee of considering in. student ducted by the ):lousing fa(:e dlangeS during. the summer 22 students per dass, the S}'SteIll. . BSU, but would not elabo- affairs who the next person department and nationwide becomes seIf-supportlng." Jones term. rate on personnel specifics. will be," Blaesing said. statistics, students want "I met with the perma- He said BSU will eventu- suite style housing for nent student housing staff to ally identify a permanent sophomores and juni9rs. ... tell them. I believe the rest director, but is now making According to Blaesing,. of the staff met later in the decision as to the sCQpe of students are also interested afternoon .to discuSS it," the search for a replacement. in starter apartments, 2, 3"or Blake said. "This is a time of rapid 4 bedl'oomunits with shared She said she has appoint- gro. w~h.. in, our .h.O.Us..i..ng '~ .....k.I·..tC..h...e.'n....a.nd .livin.g.a..r.e..a..s.,... :.•.... ed Greg Blaesing as acting Blaesmg said .. · . . .'''Ifstudents can not only director of Student HQusing. A residence .hall ..expan-. .be . successful in academics .. Blaesing· is .currently tile sionproject addirig 34Qbeds ..'. but developaconnection:to executive ..director of ..au"il" . was recently appro'ved~y.the:. ~sti~u~ion,· ....research iary serYices.· A.-BSU the'. State. '.'Board ·,~f·sl:tows It ~akes a 'big differ •. employee for 15 years/he Bducation,i.,and.c.::."the.;,ence,"hesaid. . .. also served as director.ofUniversi~:Courts:.t\~l1m>···';;· Aprlll,2002

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Gtlvernment's need for secreeyconflicts Old ice may .,, vvith acadenda's need for openn~ss hold new bugs however, use ice cubes. dentsdon'treadilyaccepl By Chuck Soder And they got sick. By Andreg Widener Neither Stanford nor the years ago, all satellites - includ- '1hereis an uneasy relation- The BG News (Bowling It got Rogers and his Knight Ridder Newspapers University of California stops mg those used for basic ship, to put it mildly, between Green State U.) its faculty members from doing research - were placed on a list associates thinking: "If secrecy and research," Claus WALNUT CREEK, Calif. ~ classified work on their own of items controlled by the State they survive in those con- explained. "You get the best BOWLING GREEN, Ohio ditions, they could proba- Many scientists want to work time,iflhey'gotoplaces·like··Department. ' research where people can test - Most things die after a bly survive in ice else- on the important national secu- national laboratories, industry While the regulations say theories and butt heads." few hundred thousand where." rity problems facing the new, institutes or agency headquar- there is leniency for academic Universities handled this in years, but not everything. . That day, the travelers post-5ept. 11 world. ters in Washington. In fact, research, scientists could still different ways. A few eontin- Many bacteria, viruses learned to avoid Caribbean But most can't do that work after Sept. 11, many campuses, be fined, or worse, for provid- ued to allow it on campus, but and fungi can survive in ice as well as water. As for at their own college campuses. including UC Berkeley,are giv- ing basic scientific information most either eliminated it all ice. Some' species have the future, there is still That's because many universi- ing their professors special to people from the wrong together or created off-caIn\,us gone frozen and unseen for ties strictly limit classified leave or more flexible work country - even if that informa- much learning to do. laboratories where scientists ages, according to Scott "We came up with research, fearing its strictly schedules to pursue this impor- tion is available on the Internet could do their own work. Only ROflers, who heads genome recycling about imposed restrictions will inter- tanfwork. or has been published in a one UC campus, the ScripJ?s Umversity research on fere with the free sharing of "Secrecy has got a real place. research journal. Further, uni- two years ago," he said. Institute of Oceanography, m these ancient organisms. "But we could be study,ing ideas that makes them so sue- The balance between secrecy versities are loath to get San Diego, has a classified After studying ice from cessful. and science has to be main- involved in something that it for another 20Jears. ' research area. Stanford has one Greenland and Antarctica, Rogersstarte studying "Universities want to be tained when government work may n;assist in the has to been done," said Sidney a munitions dealer. ancient ice organisms in but no area for such research. the University's biology 1994, and some of his col- public defense," said Lawrence . Oren. former deputy director "The unintended conse- "The challenge we face is department, is. trying to Coleman, the': University of of the Stanford Linear quences of' this are drastic," leagues have been studying how can we help and do our gather Himalayan ice. With them for over a decade. The California's vice provost for Accelerator Center who has said Rachel Claus, who has par! in national security prob- it, he hopes to find an research lind a physics profes- spent decades advising the worked on thi~1ssue as general rest of his peers, however, lems and at the same time pre- explanation for influenza, are just now catching on, sor at UC Davis. "On the other gOV!i?rnmel!t. on_._~~lear "legal counsel' for the Stanford serve what makes us special," or flu, viruses that seem to hand, we have this culture of weapons and other security Linear Accelerator Center. . he said. said Paul. Gray, executive vice vanish from the Earth only While plenty of scien- the open enVironment, and that matters."It is a very sensitive "It is just avery scary envi- .chancellor and provost at UC to return years later. is what collides with classified and difficult line:' ronmentthatwe live in right Berkeley. "Somestrains of influen- tists study ice for informa- research:' " ,. Drell, like most others inter-. now for those of us in the com- tion ·on global warming Many scientists point out za seem to disappear for patterns, few searched for Those restrictions have. viewed, feelsstrongly that clas- " ,nitinity that are involved in that the Department of Defense ages' and come back," he fueled a still-growing debate sified research has no place on " spacecraft and satellites. These life frozen inside. Interest already funds {lrn research on said." And a lot of influen- is spreading, he said, citing about the role of secret research campus because it will are unusual times, and we need campuses, an that is not za comes from Asia:' at the country's universities, inevitably interfere with a uni- to be gravely concerned about changing. Through his and his a successful turnout at a home to many of its most tal- versity's ultimate mission: edu- . what can be used against us." "The point is that 000 still team's research, Rogers has recent workshop on the subject and other similar ented scientists and engineers. cation. Because of these restrictions, understands Ihat open research developed a theory called Major research institutions "1 think one of the important much satellite research and moves faster than classified "genome recycling" that events. like MIT are reconsidering things not to do on campus is occasionally other research is "It's taken .a while, but research," said UC Berkeley would explain this phe- after 10 years, (the scientif- restrictions on campus-based erect barriers because it gets in being rejected. mechanical engineer Albert nomenon. classified work in light of the the way of discovery," said . . "If push comes to shove, we ic community is) gettin~ Pisano, who has several According to the theory, more·and more interested, , renewed patriotic surge, and Shankar Sastry, chair of UC say no," said Coleman, of the defense grants he and his grad- wind drops tiny organisms an associated boost in defense Berkeley's engineering and University of California Rogers said. uate students can work on in on glaciers. Over several Among the interested is funding. computer science department Many universities agree to his campus lab. thousand years, layers .of NASA, he added. "They've In contrast, faculty at the who once led a division of the lesser restrictions, like a short "Faculty can pursue their ice pack the frozen life University of Alaska at Defense Department's Defense waiting period before publica- been looking for life in sub- research interests, but not form farther and farther terranean ice 'on Mars, and Fairbanks, which allows such Advanced Research Projects tion from both industry and exactlyintheenvlronmentthey into the glacier. As the ice research but hasn't seen much Agency. "It is important for defense researchers. But some would choose." mass moves, its front will they. want to know how a probe could look for signs in reality, is considering a faculty and students to engage people are worried that even Berkeley has already slowly melt, event\lally move to effectively ban classi- in a national security agenda, that concession is cutting into of life." allowed many professors, espe- exposing the organism, Discovering new organ- fied work after the university's but that does not translate into academic freedom. cially biologists, to take an unfreezing it. Such a cycle geophysics department agreed doing classified' research on Universities weren't always isms could be good for extended leave to work on can take more than a mil- medicine, too, he said. "We to conduct national missile campus:' as leery of classified research. national security problems. lion years. defense-related experiments. Even with this policy, During World War II and Gray expect:; more accommo- The effects of the newly could find some new bacte- ria or fungi that could pro- Stanford University is solid though, universities still run immediately after, scientists dations and hard decisions will freed organisms spread in its stance that classifiedwork into gray areas that aren't and the government had a very have to be made as scientists from there, Rogers said. duce antibiotics." But no matter what has no place on a university strictly classifiedbut still inhib- close relationship. But soon the are called on to do more to fight "Once they melt they mix campus. The University of it the ideal free and open conflict between secrecy and terrorism. with modern populations." comes from the research, California system has no nard debate. openness arose. "The key things are to main- And microorganisms discovery alone is enough rules on classified research, but For example, some grant Classified work requires tain the free flow of informa- and modern populations to keep Rogers happy.. "From,., the scientist's its strict policies requiring pUb- give~ ask to review publica- locks, fences and. gates that .tiontothegreatestextentpossi- don't always mix well. lication of researcl{~~wf$ .~,r\d··tions ..or J:estQ~ foreign scien- most universities just don't standpoint;'·; f~nding any- ble," Gray said. "1 think we will When two of Rogers' col- thing new is interesting," inclusion of alVl~~ntet:es~ed c,tlsts or.graduatc:students from have. It usually limits publica- need to make some important leagues were. in the researchers, no friat~i!r~th'eirt working oitilPeir projects. tions and collaborations with decisions:'. 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any attempt to attack any Thursday, the Palestinians al-Fasal insisted. after League King Fahd put on the table 21 were back at the summit, with By Sorayq Sqrhqddl terrorist attaclcs. - , years earlier, albeit in vaguer Arab country, in particular leaders that Secretary ,Gtneral Amr their foreign, affair minister Helson Arab warned a terms with a few key differ- Iraq, or to threaten its security, failure, of Israel to accept the Moussa announced the terms pushing for adoption of the Knight Ridder Newspapers ences. For one, this agreement. for this is considered threaten- plan would result in more vio- of the plan unanimously ing or an attack on all Arab Saudi proposal and removal endorsed oy the league's 22 proposes diplomatic and ec0- BEIRUT, Lebanon " Saudi lence, which could also countries," Moussa said. of the international embargo members. "If you want gen- nomic-relations between Israel against Iraq, which became Crown Prince Abdullah will boomerang on moderate Arab and the Arab world, Fasal Even Saudi Arabia, where goveminents. Militant Islamic uine peace, you must respond part of the decree. 'present the Arab League's said. American troops are based, newly adopted peace initia- groups are playing' an inkind. It doesn't come out of showed unprecedented The U.N. Security Council a muzzle" of a gun. ' The communique is silent imposed economic sanctions tive to President Bush at his unprecedented role in the lat- on the fate of hundreds of warmth toward its longtime Texas ranch next month, with est Palestinian intifada, or If Israel doesn't sign on, foe. Television cameras cap- against Iraq.a decade.,ag(l. for "there will be a return to vio- Jewish settlements dotting the failing to comply with intema- hopes of convincing the uprising, and, unlike Yasser Palestinian landscape, tured a warm embrace United States to put pressure Arafat's secular Fatah party, lence, pushing forward to the between Saudi Sultan bin tional demands following the precipice, inviting hostilities although removal of the settle- Persian Gulf War, including on Israel to agree to the terms, they also seek to topple the ments is a frequent demand Abdul' Aziz and the head of rulers of Egypt, Jordan and that, God forbid, will hap- weapons inspections. Arab leaders said ThUrsday. from Palestinians. the Iraqi delegation, Izaat The seven-part initiative, Saudi Arabia. pen," Fasal said. The warning Ibrahim, which 'drew The Iraqi delegation, mean- was given substance earlier in , While members denounced while, agreed to Arab leaders' unveiled after the close of the Israel has expressed inter- the Sept. 11 attacks on the applause from other summit organization's annual sum- est in discussing the Arab plan the week when he and other members. It was the highest- requests that 'it respect foreign ministers pledged World Trade Center and Kuwait's borders and work mit, includes an unprecedent- but objects fundamentally to Pentagon, they were far more level contact between the two ed offer of "normal relations" some of its provisions, includ- $150 million for the countries in 10 years. . with the Red Cross to locate Palestinian uprising against zealous in endorsing the Kuwaiti detainees believed to between all Arab 'countries ing granting a right of return intifada as a just and noble Iraqi and Kuwaiti officials and Israel in exchange for the to millions of Palestinian Israel. also shook hands, albeit be still in Iraq. Arab League members cause, with praise and sympa- Jewish state relinquishing refugees living in Arab coun- behind closed doors. "There were once a number agreed to 24 other provisions, thy for Palestinian fighters. land conquered in the Six Day tries. The hugs and smiles were of obstacles because of the many showing- a rare degree The hardest slap in the face great deal of tension between War in 1967. The delegates also warned of the Bush administration in stark contrast to the previ- But the Arab proposal • a strongly against any attack on of Arab unity and the ous day's stormy opening of the two countries" for so long, strongest statement of opposi- came when the conferees Moussa said. "But the spirit compromise between moder- Iraq, underscoring the Bush decreed in terse terms that the 14th summit, when mem- ate and hard-line Arab states- administration's failure to tion to U.S. foreign policies bers bickered, and the that has prevailed will enable since the Persian Gulf War in they would not stand for the us to move forward." may not be bold enough to get assemble a coalition of Arab U.S. war against terrorism to Palestinian delegation and a Israeli Prime Minister Ariel countries in actions to topple 1990 and 1991. United Arab Emirate leader The next summit is sched- The Saudi-'envisioned plan be . turned on Saddam uled for next year in Bahrain. , Sharon to start negotiatin~ the Iraqi govemrilent. Hussein. stormed out because of con- "Israel must reply," Saudi bears a striking resemblance flicts over protocol. On especially when his nation IS to one that the kingdom's "The Arab League rejects the target of a new wave of Foreign Minister Prince Saud-

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When 1told my high r----..,..-----. idea they leaned so far into which has an effect on the whether he plans to ~., ~, picture of a Mussolini's direction. There this campus diverse. overall progress of passing school classmates 1 was run for re-election. swastika for According to SE Idaho attending BSU they immedi- are a lot of thin/?s which need Statistics & Info, in 1997 Idaho important legislation. His superfluous inse- ' .. ~~ ~ ~~ ~~ su~porting reforming In Idaho. Visit any state in the east ately thought 1 was going to curities following ,cr '-., ear y child- had the highest rate of child get my college education from Legislators need to improve and tell people you are from Sept. 11 turned the :,,,,,ci':"'< .,. hood educa- health care tremendously for sexual abuse in the nation and Idaho and your bound to get some sort of college of excre- was ranked 49th in appropri- capital building into \. ," ..~1 tion pro- the terminally ill, including some sort of cruel reaction. . ment, hence the "BS" in BSU. ated funds to prevent and an eye sore. As if Bin "\ \'"~ .:. grams. The those with AIDS. In California Our state has a number of It is difficult to talk about treat victims of sexual abuse. Laden's next 'target Y ..-..- ; pic t u r e a person with AIDS can ridiculous laws and a number life in California without was to rid \, J .~picts Idaho cUrrently ranks last in sounding like a snob. The receive an astounding amount child immunizations and con- of laws which need to be rati- state is generally better in Kempthorne and his . ..L;.. ' I of free health care that anyone fied. 1 think the day the state precious trademark of child with the affliction in Idaho tinues to rank in the top five many aspects but one-the :~ ',,~, states with the most cases of of Idaho amends or rescinds a hairstyle. Boise State ' would be grateful to have. its sodomy laws is the day I ,. beauty and serenity 1enjoy in . ~' sexual abuse. In July 2001-, has a tyrannical presi- I can't help but laugh when am crowned Miss Idaho and I Idaho is incomparable. But e, ~ f' Douglas Fagerness, president dent who wouldn' people talk about how diverse ~given a tiara made of potato, that is it. ~Though 1 have of the Idaho Association for always thought that all politi- resign if every facul1 ""lapped Idaho is. People just don't ~our finally official state veg- member and student signed in swaddling clothes under- know what diversity is until the Education of Young cians in California were the Children called poverty the etable. devil's spawns, Idaho is no in favor of his im~mediate neath the Nazi flag. Despite they visit San Francisco or removal. the fact that it was meant as a even Sacramento--if you go number one threat to the well exception. We have a ludi- being of Idaho children. crous excuse for a governor; a Even our own legislators "gag gift" I haven't the slight- to any mall there and are a ~ man who recently spent tax are fascists. Dan Pop key ,'. u.s. should not pursue war with Iraq .tern of civilian courts and a ~50and 33 percent in ~urban reaching that it can only be place by UNSCOM, which reversed with extensive history of torture," "The entire The Bush war machine has in Congress, and that the [in- included a strict export- and rural areas respectively. population was subjected to a set its sights on Iraq. The goistic fervor dominating the School enrollment has fallen investment and ,development import control regime, it was efforts," "Smart sanctions" constant, all-pervasive terror," Guardian reported in opinion pages of newspapers possible as early as 1997 to 53 percent for ages 6-23 and according to Amnesty February, "the Pentagon and and television will carry pub- per ca~ita income fell from prohibit such measures, even determine that, from a quali- calling for a total closure of International. The new the CIA have begun prepara- lie opinion, Bush is cautiously tative .standpoint. Iraq had $3,416 In U.S. dollars in 1984 regime in Afghanistan, with tions for an assault on Iraq extending his cowboy crusade to less than $1,036 in 1998. Iraq's' borders-further limit- been disarmed. Iraq no longer ing its trade with local coun- its tribal fighting, rape, and involving up to 200,000troops for U.S. "full spectrum domi- possessed any meaningful Other sources put the figure harsh sharia "1.aw offers an that is likely to be launched nance" (the Pentagon's official as low as $450 U.S. in 1995. tries. quantities of chemical or bio- Apologists for the war fool equally dismal picture. later this year with the aim of term for global U.S. economic logical agents, if it ~ossessed Sanctions imposed by the John Sweeney of the removing Saddam Hussein." and military hegemony.) Security Council following the no one with high-sounding any at all, and the mdustrial moral arguments claiming Observer offers a more realis- Secretary of State ..- ... Tho ugh t f u 1 means to produce these agents war, allegedly meant to topple tic depiction of U.S. aims in Colin Powell added Americans should Saddam, have exacerbated that a "regime change" will had either been eliminated or result in greater democracy Iraq, "the number one choice that the administra- o~oppose this latest were subject to stringent mon- this unique form of bioterror- of the U.S. State Dept. would lion is seeking a ~ round of U.S. mili- ism. UNICEF and Dennis and justice for Iraq's itoring. The same was true of oppressed population. The be a Sunni general-like "regime change"'~'- tarism. No evidence Iraq's nuclear and ballistic Halliday reported that sanc- Saddam, but nicer." Ideally, stating, "we are •~~. ~,.... exists to justify such tions have increased bv 4,000 U.S. exposed Its duplicity in missile capabilities." . this regard in March 1991 such a ruler would maintam looking at a variety :;:~~ ~ an action. There has • The latest CIA report (jan, the number of children under an iron-fisted reign over the of options that been no documented age five dying every month, when it refused to release cap- 2002) offers only benign spec- tured arms dumps to Kurdish nation as Saddam does, while would bring that evidence made pub- ulation: "without an inspec- totaling nearly half a million at the same time exercising about." lie of extra child deaths over eight and Shia rebels in Iraq, grant- tion monitoring program" "it ed Baghdad permission to use greater acquiescence towards Realizing that it is Iraq's role is more difficult to determine years. the U.S. Bush is interested in skating on a thin in harbor- Newly revised "smart helicopters to gun the rebels the current status" of Iraq's down, and then refused to oil and economic hegemony, sheet of unfriendly ing, pro- biological and nuclear capa- sanctions" only institutional- not democracy, justice, or ize and legitimize the sanc- intervene on their behalf. If global opinion, the ' moting, or ' bilities. , human rights. . administration has financing tions regime-they've made we'd wanted to increase On the ground, the situa~ democracy, no better opportu- The outcome of Bush's new been positionim terrorist tion in Iraq is far more tragic little difference in the well war is certain to be massive itself carefully at home t h rea t s ' being of innocent civilians. nity could've arisen. During than it is alarming. According the 1991 war a lively and, civilian death and further and abroad. ~Donald against the U.S. As for to UN reports, the nation's The so called "oil for food" impoverishment, a fractured Rumsfield is wrapping up an weapons of mass destruction program results in annual rev- democratic Iraqi National civilian population is still reel- Congress was poised to take and civil-warring Iraq, a unsuccessful Middle East and bioterror, Dennis ing from the suffocating enue's of only $120 per per- destabilized Middle East, a attack-Iraq support-raising Halliday, UN Humanitarian son-a paltry amount com- action but the U.S. refused destruction inflicted on it by, even to air their voices in clearer sense of Christians cru- trip, and domestically, rather Coordinator for Iraq from the Gulf War. "Smart bombs' pared to Iraq's earlier eco- sading against Muslims, dead than attempting to establish a 1998-2000, has stated, "Iraq nomic standing and not nearly mainstream media. from the 1991 attack targeted Nor does the U.S. history of U.S. servicemen, increased direct connection to sept. 11, today is no longer a military water, sewage treatment, and enough to implement the vital terrorism, and greater insta- Bush has wisely couched his threat to anyone. Intelligence posl-Gulf War reconstruction "regime changes" offer much power plants; schools; and in terms of increased democ- bility for an overstretched U.S. extension of state violence in agencies know this. All the hospitals. As a result, Iraq's .measures necessary to rebuild empire. Bush is not acting in terms of "defenqing our coun- conjectures about weapons of civilian infrastructure. Even racy. Neighboring Iran infant mortality rate has risen received a U.S. imposed the interests of "the people"- try" from a rogue dictator mass destruction in' Iraq lack 160 percent since 1991, the more perilous is the continued he's workin fol' Enron and who sUPFoscdly possess evidence." Another UN oW- ban on foreign investment. regime change in 1953. The 9 highest increase of 188 coun- new government had the' Co. But we re the only Qnes weapons 0 mass destruction. cial, weapons inspector Scott tries surveyed from 1990-99. Human Rights Watch notes, who can stop him. ~ Hoping that the forced unity Ritter has written, "Given the "The deterioration in Iraq's "highest rate of death penal- Compared to 1990 levels, ties in the world, no valid sys- of America's new found comprehensive nature of the access to potable water is only civilian infrastructure is so far "patriotism" will quell dissent monitoring regime put in Brady Bill has too many loopholes .to be effective

firearm." We all can figure out dealers sell weapons to the Nice way of deterring crime, honest, law-abiding citizen. So much has happened, people's guns, rather, that she out. isn't it? A person only has to the fallacy in this. Are they is just trying to reduce gun Here lies the' problem: trying to say that their law is Criminals get their guns from during the last ten days that I find somebody willing to buy the black market. the Brady violence. The theory goes that Sarah Brady did what is called the gun for them to avoid a unenforceable because all a barely know where to start. background checks will keep a "straw purchase" of a gun. A Bill, along with other gun con- Let's talk about gun control. background check. They still l'erson has to do is say they felons and other forms of straW purchase occurs when thought the person they were trol measures, focuses their More specifically, let's talk get the gun by legal means. attention on the federally human debris from obtaining one person buys a gun for That is, unless you purchase buying the weapon for was about how Sarah Brady made weapons that they in tum use somebody else. These "straw licensed" firearm dealers. an illegal gun purchase .. the gun in Delaware. legal? If that's the case, the law to commit crime. Law-abiding purchases" were not· banned should be removed because it These people just don't seem • Sarah Brady is the head of The Delaware Department to understand that thugs citizens have ....------. by the Brady Bill. of Justice said "that gun pur- can't be'enforced. the Brady Campaign to Stop nothing to fear, so, Minors and thugs aren't buying their guns from Gun Violence. Her husband, chasers must declare who the The other part of this story in order to help are notorious for that is interesting comes from Wal-Mart and Intermountain James Brady, was critically weapon was intended for so Outdoor Sports. These crimi- prove this, Sarah paying legal that person's background a newly released report from a wounded during the 1981 Brady bought her adults to buy nals buy tneir guns out of the assassination attempt of the could be checked." Pretty cut University of Pennsylvania son a hunting rifle guns for them. criminologist Christopher trunk of another criminal's great Ronald Reagan. Her and dry. Sarah Brady was car. for Christmas. Many of you are obligated by law to give her Koper, from the university's crowning achievement came This is where it familiar with this Everybody is ~ sorry for in 1993 when Billy Clinton son's name, address and social Jerry Lee Center of starts to get good. concept. It used what ~afpened to Jam,es signed the "Assault on the security number so a back- Criminology, who examined In purchasing this . I be called Brady. actually applaud Second Amendment Act," or, ground check could be per- the federal government's firearm for her " Hey atteml't to reduce crime Saran Brady for not allowing speaking in technical terms, formed on him since he wa!l herself to become a victim and son, Sarah Brady jude-in- going to be the actual owner of throu/?h changes in firearms the Brady Bill. violated a state ~t," You licenSIng requirements. He do something proactive after ; The BraqyBill was a major the weapon.' the tragedy. However, she victory for gun control advo- gun law ~ and ( now , ~Of course, the Delaware found" that while the reforms exposed a big loop' "Hey, I'ushed 70 percent of gun needs to follow the laws that cates. The bill requires a Department of Justice amend- she is' responsible for passing. hole in the Brady dude, if I ed their original statement (\ealers out of the gun-selling mandatory background check Bill. Mrs. Brady bought her give you the money will you Even more important, though, on all ~persons trying to pur- when finding out that it was arena, the changes did not son a .30-.06 caliber rifle for buy 'us some beer?" It's the oust the dealers who supply is she needs to understand chase a gun. This bill is also Sarah Brady who violated this that her efforts are' symbolic Christmas at a Delaware gun sam,econcept. ~ ~ law. They issued a correction most guns to criminals" (amous for mandating a five shop. She had her background 'Sarah Br"dy had the back- and are doing nothing to stop day waiting period before the that said "Brady was not (www.cnsnews.com). checked ~and waited her five ground check done on her, not Perhaps Brady supporters violent crime in America. purchase of the gun can actu- days, picked up the rifle, and her son. She is the buyer of the obligated to state that the ~ was for her son as long as he should look at this study. It ally be made. gave it to her son who" coinci- gun, not the owner. This is the makes it pretty clear' th~t gun , Sa,rah Brady contends that dentally, did not shoot his eye loop-hole in the Brady Bill. was legally qualified to own a her g?31 is not to take away

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101m GardnN' Chair, " Professor and : Mechanical Ellgillcering i I , GrahaOl riamed Olen'S Bronco wOlDen's team De", basketball coach gets new head coach the 2002 Williams WAC Post- has served in every assistant in the nation in scoring Graham served as an Bronco Sports Information SeasonTournament beforebow- coaching capacity throughout Bronco Sports assistant to Kent for the Informgtlon margin with a 14.5 point ing out to nationally ranked her career in Boulder, Warden per game advantage over last ten seasons. Before Gene Bleymaier, Boise State Louisiana Tech. The Broncos began her collegiate coaching its opponents. coaching at. Oregon, University Athletics director, will return nine of 11 student career as the restricted earnings Athletic Director Gene Graham spent five seasons announced this afternoon the Bleymaier has announced At Ore~on, in addition athletesfrom this season's squad 'assistant at Colorado from 1992- to handling the Ducks at St. Mary's College. hiringofjenWarQenasthenew for the 2002-03campaign along 1996,she was promoted to sec- the hiring of Greg Graham While at the West Coast _ head coach of the women's bas- as Boise State's slxthhead offense, Graham was the with three current high school ond assistant the following sea- team's recruiting coordina- Conference school, not ketball program. In the 32-year seniors who signed early letters- son and finally to the first assis- men's basketball coach in only did he serve the same history of the progrant Warden the school's 34 years as a tor, directed game and of-intentin November.. tant's position in 1997. practice organization, roles as he did at Oregon, becomes only the fifth head Warden brings an impressive WardeI\ 31, played for Ceal four-year institution and but he was also the acade- coach to lead the Broncos. the 17th head coach since coordinated all aspects of resume to Boise State with Barryduring CU's firstBigEight game preparation and mic liaison for the program Warden replacesTrisha Stevens extensive experience in colle- .Championship season in 1989. the schools founding in that graduated 26 of 28 who resigned from the position 1932. Graham replaces Rod served as the scouting giate coaching and recruiting at During her playing career, she coordinator as well as bud- players. on Mardi 8. the NCAA Division I level. earned Academic All-BigEight Jensen who was removed During, his career, "I'm elated to have someone from his position on March get administrator. His 2000 Warden has spent the last ten honors and was named recruiting class was ranked Graham. also spent time as with [en's background and qual- years as a member of the Colorado Co-Sportswoman-of- 8. 25th in the nation and an assistant at Oregon ifications as our next women's UniversityofColorado coaching the-Year,along with her coaches Graham comes to Boise (1982-83), New Mexico head coach. Her coachiug expe:- State, after sperid ing the number-one in the West.- staff where'she recently helped---.md·teammates from thc·'89 "1 couldn't be happier (1983-84), San J.ose State rlence and recruiting ties will guide the Buffaloesto the 2002, championship team. , past five years as the top (1985-89), San DlCgO State lead to great things for our assistant at the University with the addition of Greg," NCAA West Regional Final in Her coachingcareer began at Bleymaier said. "He will (1989-92). He was the head team," said Bleymaier. "1 am Boisethis past weekend. During Centaurus High School in of Oregon. The 46-year old coach at Western New confidentthatJenwillguidethe Graham helped lead install a high powered her ten years at Colorado the' Louisville,Colorado, where she offense that will be excit- Mexico during the 1984-85 women's basketball program to Buffaloesqualifiedto the NCAA served as an assistant coach Oregon to the Pac-10 regu- season where he led his great success.", ' lar-season championship ing and entertaining. He tournament seven times indud- from 1990-1992. During the possess all the qualities we team to an 18-5 record. "1 believe this is a tremen- ing three trips to the EliteEight. 1990-91 season, the Warriors this year, as well asa spot Graham graduated from dous opportunity to build a in the Elite Eight in the were looking for in a head Warden has served as won the Colorado State coach." the University of Oregon strong women's basketball pro- NCAA Tournament. with a Bachelor of Science gram," commented Warden. " I Colorado's top assistant and , Championship. Graham also helped the "I was very excited recruitingcoordinator since1997 Warden, who was born in when Gene called," degree in Biology in 1978. look forward to the challenge where she is credited with help- Lalolla, California, graduated Ducks to a NCAA tourna- He also earned a ~ast~rs ahead, The support I have ment bid in 2000 and a NIT Graham said. "1 think ing bring several highly regard- from the University of Colorado Boise State is a great place Degree from the University receivedfrom Gene hisstaffand ed recruiting classes to Boulder. in 1993with a degree in molecu- Final Four appearance in of Dayton in Educational the community ~ughout this 1999. to be and I'm happy and Colorado'S 1997recruiting class lar, cellular and developmental excited that Gene and Dr. Admlnistration i~ 1982. He processhas been outstanding." was the third- ranked classin the biology. TIle former [en Oregon Head Coach started his coaching career Coach Warden inherits a Ernie Kent referred to (Charles) Ruch picked me nation and this year's juniors Tubergen was married Aug. 10, to be here. (The WAC) is a as. an assistan~ at Marist Bronco program coming off its were sixthand 10thin respective 1996to Larry Warden, Jr. they Graham as his team's High Sc~ool in Eugene, first year of membership in the "offensive guru." Oregon great conference, I've been reports. Coach Ceal Barry refers arc the proud parents of Brice, in the league before so I Oregon, m 1978 and was Western Athletic Conference to Warden as one of the best who was born during the sum- finished this season ranked the. ~lead. coach ~t (WAC)ending the season 10-20 third in the country in know a lot of the schools recruiters in the nation. mer of 2001. and coaches. I'm looking Lou~svl.lle High .School m overall, 5-13in league play, fin- scoring, averaging 85.9 Louisville. OhIO, from ishing in eighth place in the con- Since walking onto the points per game, behind forward to moving here Colorado basketball team as a and getting started as 1979-1982. ference standings. TIle Broncos only Kansas and Duke. The advanced to the S(.'COndround of student athlete in 1988,Warden Ducks also finished fourth quickly as we can." Two teams advance to Regional Final last four minutes of the game win. able to shut down the high- things and it may have hurt , "Tech played a terrific first by parrln Shindle "Our players really rose to my team," Powell said of the to set up set plays to ensure a the challenge defensively," powered Stanford offense half, and I felt like we played The Arbiter ' defensive pressure. quality shot for the Buffaloes. Colorado head coach Ceal and also contain the high Her team converted and tight," Oklahoma coach powered Nicole Powell. ' Despite the great defensive The Sweet 16 of women's Barry said. "In particular Colorado advanced to the Sherri Coale said. "Then we "1 felt we needed to be effort by Colorado, their relaxed and began to share collegiate basketball came to Randie (Wirt)." offense didn't come around Elite Eight for the third time Wirt came off the bench to physical, especially with in school history. .the ball. When you do that, the Pavilion Saturday March Powell," coach Barry said. in the first half. The Buffaloes 14 and treated the fans of steal the ball, as well as the In the late game it was No. good things happen." The strategy worked, espe- shot just 30 percent in the first With the score tied at 41, Boise to some great basket- game in the closing seconds 1 seed Oklahoma facing No.4 cially in the first half as half and was only able to con- Oklahoma went on a 9-0 run ball. On Saturday in the early with Colorado ahead by one vert one point off of the 11 seed Texas tech in a Big 12 point 60-59. She then calmly Colorado's defense forced match-up. to break open a close game game, No. 3 seed Colorado Powell into six first half Stanford turnovers. The defeated No.2 seed Stanford hit two free throws with eight Texas Tech came out that saw Tech leading at the turnovers. Powell barely teams went into the locker half at 30-27. 62-59 to advance to the seconds left to seal the win. rooms at the half knotted at strong in the first half and Stanford was able to get a managed to score more Senior LaNeishea Caufield .Regional Final on Monday. 27 a piece. jumped all over the Sooners last second shot off by points than turnovers com- who were heavy favorites led the Sooners with 18 Defense was the key to vic- mitted in the half with seven. Colorado coach Ceal Barry tory for the Buffaloes who Lindsey Yamasaki at the top going into the game. Tech points. Stacey Dales and "Colorado played very refused to let her team lose Caton Hill both had 15, while held Stanford to just 59 of the key, but the shot was down the stretch as she called went up by as many as nine rushed and had no chance. aggressive. I tried to do too points in an ugly first half Jamie Talbert also had dou- points, over 20 points below much too soon. I forced some two 20-second timeouts in the their season average of 80.9. Colorado's defense was that saw 24 combined ble-digits with 10 points. turnovers from the two Cisti Greenwalt led Tech teams. with 18 points, scoring 10 of Despite the slow start those in the first half. [ia Oklahoma stuck to it's game Perkins had 15 points and AIY"""'!"'~""""-""-----Af8/---"~-,'II~._J -'-. ,- ...... --+- plan and took over the game Amber Tarr added 12 for the ...::"'~"""==~,=:.~,~::::,:::~i,,~:~:::=./'::'4'~~,~,,':~='f'=!D==='~="=]~:::'~;f";;;",~~ In the second half and even- Lady Raiders. 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Memorial Plazaon the Quad Sunday,April 7th @7:30 pm The Arbiter • Page 7 ;:.;;Ap~rl;:;;..n1;..;;2~OO.;:;;:2:..- -~ Sp'orts Sooners mak~i'iloUtofBoiseandinto Rnal Four with All-Tournament honors .: .they make shots, it sends a game. By Phil Dalley the game. the Final Four. The West regional All- The women's NCAA It was only 12 years ago wave of energy through the Tournament was a mild suc- The Arbiter Colorado would continue team. LaNcishea gives us ener- Tournament Team included to turn the ball over and the when the women's program Oklahoma's Dales, Caufield cess in Boise with 6,107 people was dropped at Oklahoma and gy every single game/ attending the championship The women's Final Four rest of the game would serve Oklahoma is set to face and Canton Hill. Outstanding as a celebration party for the now coaCh Sherri Coale and game. made its way through Boiseen ACC powerhouse Duke in San play from Colorado's Eisha route to San Antonio last Oklahoma. the Sooners are the first Big 12 Bohman and Stanford's Nicole The Sooners outscoredthe team to make the Final Four. Antonio for their chance to. week. The regional champi- advance to the championship Powell was also rewarded onship at the Pavilion matched Buffs by 30 points in the sec- "People who don't believe up two Big 12 powerhouses, ond half securing their first . in the Big 12 probably believe Oklahoma and Colorado. Final Four birth in school his- now," said Coale. .The championship game tory. The final score said it all; Coach Coale believes the lived up to itsbype in the first Oklahoma came to play and major reason they have made half as the number one seed dominated Colorado with a it this far in the tournament is Oklahoma Sooners jumped ,94-60win. due to the strength of the Big out to an early six-point fead Eisha Bohman's 18 points 12. with 11:58left in the first half. and six rebounds proved not The strength of the Big 12, Colorado countered with a enough for Colorado. The great defense and an outstand- run of its own to even the score downfall for the Buffs was ing backcourt, which includes at 31 with just under two min- their inability to take care of Stacey Dales, LaNeishea utes left in thehalf;--- the ball, committing 29 Caufield and Roslalind Ross, The Sooners would head turnovers. are reasons the Sooners will into the locker room at half- "Our concentration level play in the Final Four. time making a shot at the wasn't what it needed to be for For Oklahoma the win was buzzer and a four-point lead. a forty minute game like this a reward for hard work all sea- The second half of the game against a team like son long. . would prove to be a lot differ- Oklahoma," Colorado coach "The win was a sign of a lot ent than the first. The Ceal Barry said after the game. of hard work and hours in the Buffaloes would continue to "We played fairly evenly with gym," said Dales. "The Final hang with Sooners and were them in the first half but the Four is a great accomplish- only down by seven with 12:44 game got away from us in the ment, but we're not finished." left in the game. second half." Dales scored 20 points and Oklahoma would then With less than a minute left added nine assists, but the prove that it was deserving of in the game the Oklahoma fans hottest shooter on the court its number one seed by deliv- were chanting the obvious, was LaNeishea Caufield who ering' the knockout punch "Final Four, Final Four." For had game high 25 points. the first time in school history "LaNeishea was 5-7 form going on a tear and taking a the three-point." said Dales. " commanding 70-47 lead with the Oklahoma women's bas- When you find a shooter and less than eight minutes left in ketball team would advance to

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By MellM L. Yanes advisor, Sharv Tenorio, waited patiently for af1the hungry guests Brownl" . The I\ri1iler to find ::.~t at the tables aIound : the stage.1hen, a traditional bless- "-': 'I The 2nd annual Island i!'8 was given by an Elder before " Rh~ Festival, held Satwday the meal Mlirdt. 23, brought a taste of A dazzling array of native' Micronesian food and culture to disbes and dances enticed those the Treasure Valley. Island brave enough to try and those Rhythms club was ab~eto displa l~ for a little of their is1and .. ils diverse cultural home.l.ori Russell, a rugby player which includes Asian, panish for the Boise Nemesis wnoliVerl in and otner Western influences. New Zea1and for a few years said A ro1orful montage of post- she missed the whole Polynesian cards, maps and pictures of atmoophere. Saipan.. Trok/Omu!<. Guam and "It makes me homesick," she Pohnpei greeted hundreds enter- said ~ foyer ~f the Jordan On the menu was a succulent 150 lb. roasted pig, redrice oolored The pi~ of yellow plume- with annatto, Pancit; a ria, redbougainvillea and llibiscus Micronesian version of chow were scattered amidst the post- mein, lemon coconut chicken cards of various places and people salad, [apanese pickled vegetables including a Carolinian Stick Dance called Koko, Escaveche; a &h and and the Suicide Oiff Overlook vegetable dish and a vegetable where Japanese soldiers flung ~ roast pork was heavenly ·_··-··-·-=d~~tw~··~! C ana; Surprisingly; not too greasy. This unpleasant history stood The best dish of all was the red in stark contrast to the postcard's rice, It had a slightly spicy flavor panoramic view of crystalline and a rich aroma and several ocean and sky. guests made return trips to the . Happy greetings rang from a buffet line to get more. quaint island booth decorated Finally, a delicious taro and with birds, baskets, hats and fans coconut milk pudding that just constructed from coconut leaves. melted in your mouth was served. Photo by Jeremy Bnwlod. The ArbIter. Coconut sheIl napkin holders The guests were then treated to and trays painted with seahorses, a succession of Micronesian butterflies, red, yellow and pink dances including several. stick .(above) Grass skirts sway as dancers hibiscus also adorned the tables of dances used in some Micronesian perform for the festival guests. the booth. cultures as a way to practice their Beautiful island girls wearing warrior skills and a few love . (left) Micronesian students ready to wel- mwar mwar, garlands of flowers, songs. The Island Rhythms come guests to the festival. on top of their long dark hair or dancers brought love songs and around their waists, smiled wel- war songs to life. ' rome. 'The Hui-0-Aloha club also : Guests entering the Jordan performed to help out their fellow Ballroom were greeted with islanders and to 1uUlounre their :'hafa'adai," or welcome, by two upcoming Luau. lines of island women. The audience was asked to par-- . : Judy Torres, president of ls1and ticipate in the last dance, a Rhythms, also joined the group Micronesian Cha Cha filling the !Nearing a white blouse and aim- dance floor with rontented and son slacks adomed with white happy fares. sailing ships and coconut palms The proceeds from this festival lhat perfectly complimented the will help the club "pay for a lot of other women who, in tum wore things," Torres said. festively colored floral dresses. : The host and ls1and Rhythms Alpha Kappa Psi PRESENTS: 5th Annual Students In H Beach Party

THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH-DOORS OPEN AT 8:00PM Location: THE BIG EASY • $5.00 admission at the door • 18 years and up • Dancing between games • Great door prizes .• Summer Beach Theme • Modeled after MTV's "Singled Out" • Promotional events and specials • Wear your favorite beach attire!!! .;..A....prl1;.;;;.,;;l:;..;. 2;:.;:00;,.=;"=-2 --.;..------...... ------O,&,liylollle""r~si~Q"'n~s~------...-...... ;;,,;;,;.;;.;;,;,;;;,;;,;,;;.....;;,.;;a;...;;,;; Theatre-Arts professor Gordon Reinhart pursues his dream University, where he he also has worked with received a master's degree the Idaho Shakespeare Instructor likes in acting. He then headed Festival and the Boise to Detroit and began work- Contemporary Theatre. He Boise's theater mix ing on his Ph.D. in direct- directed last summer's ISF dent as a violinist than an ing at Wayne State hit" Amadeus" and recent- By J. Patrick, Kelly actor at the time. ' University. ly played Lopakhin in The Arbiter . "1 remember I audi- Reinhart came to Boise BCT s popular performance Boise State Theatre Arts tioned for a play and got State four years ago as a of' Anton Chekhov's "The professor Gordon the part. Then I remember guest artist, and then filled Cherry Orchard." Reinhart's, f~rst love was thinking: 'I'm in trouble a visiting professor posi- Reinhart is directing plaYi.n~phe violin. lt wasn't now, somehow I fooled tion. Last year, he became Boise State's adaptatioJ;t,o{,' until,Jj'1l ~egilncol1Eige that them.' I had done forensics, an assistant professor ,of Moliere's "Tartuff~,·\whicb" ~e.,: :~~h~eq, his heart so I could read well, but I acting and directing. He is runs from'. A-pril i1:6·Z!,'·{n,' b!W~i:!,t():th~,t"ea'tre,>, ,had to prove to them that I content with his life in' ,Stage Il.<~f, 11'e.:,Mcirris~n )~i~m,;,;wJi();;,pm#ianY<.c:ould act," Reinhart said. Idaho .and plans ~on staying .. :c~nt~r( '~.~Jtirect~rigf w",as,a"muslc mal"or,' started' ' "The violin was such: .at' BOIse State \.Qr a IO~l!' ,1Slf;".s,.~,;;,tQtl:~: ;'0; " , time. ' . " 't g , "Snak'e's~E! ·;;',:,.,:,,""Twelve act~ng, in, student plays his hard work, and it was grat- t' freshman year, at pePaul ifytng, but I loved the the."Boise offers me a great Night" this summer. Pntv,ersity , " outside atre. lt just felt more like combination of university Reinhart is a bUSy' man, Ch~cago. He liked acting so me." and' professional work," but said he wouldn t have mu,'c1i',t~at he spent more He earned his, bachelor's Reinhart said. it any othe!;way. time it} the theater than he degree at DePaul in music, Not only is Reinhart ' , did II,l the concert hall, even and then went to graduate fully involved with Boise though he was more confi- school at West Virginia State's theater arts scene, ~Richter'controls own TV destiny "Andy Richter" could go sy gags come off as much promising ,enough, it's object of Andy's affection. hour Imaginative comedy. Re~lism is obviously not either way. The show was (U. As Andy narrates the story less effective. Thankfully, worth checking out for the pushed back from the fall these sequences become amusingly well-rounded a primary concern here. of his life, he constantly Only a few episodes in, season, which is never a thinks about every possibil- gradually scarcer as the supporting cast. Besides good sign, and prime time show goes on. ' Richter, the show also stars Andy has already had three ity, showing the audience different incredible women, audiences might not be the real, the desired and the Also-making use-of the' Paget Brewster, best known ready for Richter's quirky 'Andy Richter made a increasingly trendy laugh- for her performance on none of whom are in the name for himself as Conan surreal version of events. daydream segments. First, humor that developed such Witty and eccentric, track free approach, the "Friends" as Kathy, [oey's a following with Conan. O'Brien's screwy sidekick pilot episode is remarkably girlfriend with whom we see a past attempt to for seven years on "Late "Andy Richter Controls the 'date Jessica, then, he has a But it does show promise , Universe" focuses on a unimpressive. Chandler was in love. Here and the post-"That '70s Night with Conan O'Brien," lt begins with a rather she plays Jessica, Andy's moral dilemma in a sex- copt!;ibuting precious com- struggling short story only relationship with an Show" timeslot gives it a writer (Richter) who makes annoying "Groundhog laid-back boss and good great opportunity. So we'll edy~ bits as the show's Day" style scenario, pon- friend. Other familiar faces old high school friend. And corriedic correspondent off a living writing technical by the third episode, he has just have to see if Andy manuals for an enormous dering the possible ways , include Jonathan Slavin as Richter can control the the .set, that Andy's day could the company's odd new already wooed his crush After seven years, and apathetic company in Wendy, away from one of remote control as well. . Chicago. While the show is begin. But while It strug- illu,!;trator who Andy is Richter left to pursue a gles at first, the ground- forced to share an office his ladies' man co-workers. career of his own, and after unique and innovative, it Sure he's a nice guy and all, does bare a strong similari- work' is set, and early on with, James Patrick Stuart a few small film roles, he the show already displays as .Andy's good-looking but come on, he's still Andy decided to go back to tele- ty to that zany NBC come- Richter! dy "Scrubs." ' signs of improvement. friehd and Irene Malloy as vision. If that doesn't sound receptionist Wendy, ,the The bottom line is that The result is this half- However, here the fanta-

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