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Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 10-11-2004 Arbiter, October 11 Students of Boise State University Although this file was scanned from the highest-quality microfilm held by Boise State University, it reveals the limitations of the source microfilm. It is possible to perform a text search of much of this material; however, there are sections where the source microfilm was too faint or unreadable to allow for text scanning. For assistance with this collection of student newspapers, please contact Special Collections and Archives at [email protected]. UOLUME 1,1 MONDRY OCTOBER II aDo'! THE'S T U 0 E NT U 0 ICE 0 F B 0 I S EST R T E SIN C E -1933 ISSUE I1i F1flST ISSUE FREE Jesse 8SU's WAC Cordtz: attack Idaho's leads to newest gem eftle 1/1feel that En ineering being part of a research group adds tudent awarded an enormous , I'IIOTU ElY11Im~E S','iMlUWirtllE AI\UfTUI amountto mv Multimedia research grants education." studio available to students BY RRCHEL PEREZ News Writer Studio-D. also called the Digital Projects Studio, is a new multimedia lab in Academic Technologies where students can create, develop, and produce digital media for class assignments, The studio is available to enhance learning through the creative potential of digital media, The lab allows stu- dents to do assignments involving Web pages, digital video, PowerPoint presentations, flyers and posters, and multimedia CD-ROMs. The lab also has unique software al- lowing students to illus- trate difficult concepts in math, geography, and geology in order to strengthen visual learn- ing. There is a separate, private room offered in the lab for group proj- ects where students can brainstorm. Natalie Salvatore is an instructional designer for Academic Technologies. "Studie-D grew out of a need for students to have somewhere to go to complete digital-media assign- ments, Instructors who want to include a creative media element to their assignments now have a place to send students," said Salvatore. Studio-D opened October 1 and is the first lab of this kind on campus. Student technology assistants "I feel like if! did not have a strong are available in the studio to help students get up BY CIlSSIE GUTIERREZ Dauld Jankms and Patrick Nagler check THE RRBITER leader to look up to, this would not tha equipment m Bill Knowlton's Deulce and running quickly with the software. Quick-start have happened," Nagler said. CharactarlzatlOn and SPMSystems Lab. guides are also available to assist students in how to ) Engineering students, Dauld Jenkrns The awards are given by the Office use the technology. of Research Administration and in- devices, whereas Jenkin's topic was To achieve the full potential of the lab, Academic and Patrick Nagler, recently r-ecerued elude funding for research project on a chemical sensing transistor, Technologies is looking into offering student work- related experiences. Both students which is a microelectronics device shops on the basics of software used in digital-me- Bmse state undergraduate research work together in professor Knowlton's . dia production. Workshops of this kind are current- engineering lab. that com~iIwsChen1istry and micro- ly offered to faculty; however, with the opening of and creattue actlulty awards In the According toIenkins.'the researclielectronicsf,,::" -'" Studie-D, a growing need for student workshops is awards are meant to motivate stu- The reseatch gt6upNagier and form of a S500grant each for the Jenkins' worked with 'included the likely to arise .. dents to do research. The awards were following 'Boise', State students: "When a student comes into the lab, they will be 200"1-2005 academiC year. open to all fields. Both Nagler and Betsy Cheek, Richard Southwick Ill, asked to provide the name of their instructor and Jenkins were in the same research what class the project is for in order to verify they roup and applied for the research Michael Ogas, ZakClark, Ienn Cole, Both engineering students say they Jenkins, too, appreciates being g David Welcher.' and Pedro Cahuana. arc working on a class project," said Salvatore. feel honored to be awarded for their awarded for his research. "I felt privi- award, with help from Knowlton. Jenkins and Nagler were the only Salvatore also noted, "Ideally, instructors will be research and hard work. "I'm happy leged to be chosen for my research and Though they were in the same ones in the group to apply for the contacting us ahead of time with information about that BSU wants to support internal I felt that the support of my research group, they researched two com- award. Many members of their group the media assignment. That way, the instructor's research," Nagler said, referring to group and leaders aided me greatly in pletely different topics suggested by students will already be in our database and we can' Knowlton. Nagler's topic was on ab- were not eligible for the grant because research specifically done at BSU. receiving that," he said. Both Jenkins ' normal current/voltage characteris- it was strictly for undergraduate stu- be expecting them." ... "I feel that being part of a research and Nagler feel engineering professor Studie-D is a multimedia computer lab specifi- group adds an enormous amount to Bill Knowlton had a great impact on tics of ultra small micro-electronic dents. cally for creating digital media for class assignments my education." the amount they have accomplished. and is not for checking e-mail or word processing. Spending green MIlitary draft reinstatement blUJalls to be-green j) 5~ percent of Borsa state energy efficiency students could haue been eligible BY DRNIELLE UERHULP RRNDRLL POST, ue to call upon the same segment of • News Writer New-sReporter society to make all ofthe sacrifices," Thanks to upcoming energy conservation efforts, Around 54 percent of BSU students green is the hot new color campus. The U.S. House of Representatives fall between' the 18-24 year-old age The energy conservation project was first intro- overwhelmingly struck down a bill to, group, according to enrollment fig- duced four years ago, at a time when many individ- reinstate the draft last Tuesday. ures for fall 2004. Those figures do ua Is were recogmzi...' lng a campus -wide need .to .cut H.R. 163, which was introduced in not include students at age 25 who are down on energy consumption, With the endorse- early 2003, was defeated by a 402-2 still eligible for the draft, ment of the BSU facility planning council, efforts margin. Rep. Rangel, voted against the bill i for the project were able to continue. .The goal ofthe bill was, "Toprovide stating: The next step involved employing a contractor for the common defense requlrtng "I am voting no because my bill de- I to carry out these improvements. BSU's request for that all young persons in the United serves serious consideration. Itshould [: proposal received a response from a variety of com- States, including women, perform a be subject to hearings and to expert panies. The university then used a set of criteria to period of military service or a period testimony. Theadministratlonshould i . d h Id b t b bl tit tl . of civilian service in furtherance of ' t ti It' t . d h Morine recruits watch as sterr Sargeant )U ge w 0 wou es e a e 0 comp e e ie proj- come and tell us about our manpower s a mg n erne rumors an c arges Johnnie Hughes sholllsthsm lhaproper ect. Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. Energy the national defense and homeland needs: about recruitment and reten- by lead Democrats led to confusion Cley to m8rch, H.R 163 would hsue Services and Solutions was chosen as the ultimate security, and for other purposes." tion, about the extent to which out among the American public. remsteted adrart arrectmg hair or BSU winner. The bill also eliminated college as troops are overextended. And they "I can't say it more clearly than studeflts. ' A campus-wide assessment of areas for possible haven from service, as a push for eq- should give us their views about this: The draft will not be reinstated. energy improvements has already taken place. The uitywithin the draft. shared sacrifice." Period," Rep: Otter said. draft. The NAES showed that antya conservation program will cover approximately The bill's sponsor, Rep. Charles C.L. "Butch" Otter (R-ID) and Mike A new poll by The - National percent of the same age delIlograllh- two miliion square feet of facilities, and35 build- Rangel (D-Ny)' said his reason Simpson (R-ID) both voted against Annenberg Election Survey shows Ic, tltinkSen. J0lin'KertYwouldrein'" Ings. Included in these efforts will be Improvements for sponsoring the bill was for all the measure, in hopes of quelling ru-· that51percentOfa~ultsage 18to 29' state~edraft. BothiPresident BUsh I to 21,264 lighting fixtures to generate more natural Americans to share the burden 'ofde- mors that a new draft was under con- thedrafHg~ demographic; believe ••.••aril;l~Kertyhf1vep~bllclySlU.·d.th.,f!'j I See Energy [pege 3] fending our nation. 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