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Part one of READ US ONLINE AT spring preulew series ) message boards, breaking news, archive search, photo sl1deshows & weather Holladay exonerated of impeachment charges After a handful a dissenting the course requirements. Sen. Holladay equated. the against newly elected Student ing for (1) Any activity that has arguments from Sen. Graves and Sen. La'I'isha Clark brought up . charges to "giving a person a jay- Body President Joe Holladay for the primary purpose of satisfying one from Sen. Jefferson Day say- the fact that the code states that walking ticket for running across usingASBSU funds to obtain class the class requirements, projects, ing he had not had the time to go the poster's primary purpose the street to help an old lady with credit. or assignments of any individual were not tosatisfy course require- . her bags." over the evidence, there wasa call . Holladay and a team of three of the club or organization or (2) to question and a vote. ments, Perhaps not the greatest anal- other members of his COMM 302 educational expenses related to Sen. Flaherty's motion passed classroom instructional expenses Sen. Graves said that Mike ogy, considering the fact that jay- class asked for a grant fund of walkers are still breaking the law 8-3, exonerating Sen. Holladay. or books. Esposito, the ASBSUadvisor, told $220 to create a poster for their and equating the math program "There goes democracy," said participation in the first annual "Just like Sen. Blades said in his the students that the money was to be used for a conference and to an old woman. Sen. Day. Undergraduate Research and closing arguments," Sen. Graves "That's no fucking surprise!" they were not to use it for a class, "I'm not a greedy person," Sen. Professional Practice Conference began, speaking of the impeach- exclaimed Sen. Graves following but they used it anyway. Esposito Holladay said. at BSU on April 19, 2004. The ment trial of David Morriss, "This the passing of Flaherty's motion. was present, but did not com- "This will show your true in- funds were asked for on April is bigger than me, larger than all Within moments, Sen. Graves ment. tentions," Sen. Graves said to 7, 2004, and were given to the of you, bigger than Joe Holladay. and Sen. Tabielle Antchekov left Sen. Holladay claimed he had Holladay, again referring to the students April 16, 2004. Former This is for every student at BSU. the Forum without further com- been railroaded with these charg- Morriss' trial. "Did you mean to ASBSU President David Morriss Do your job! Be the representa- ment after which individuals from es and had no time to prepare. He hold someone accountable for fis- ASBSU President-elect signed the request form. tives you are supposed to be!" the Senate gallery expressed their said he had not administered the cal irresponsibility at BSUor were Joe Holladay According to Sen. Graves' Sen, Holladay produced a let- concern over senators Antchekov ter from Dr. Laurel Traynowicz, money, there was unly one signa- you just on a witch hunt?" charges, Sen. Holladay later used At-large Sen. Tim Flaherty and Graves' actions and com- his professor in the class. The let- ture on the authorization form BY DUSTIN LAPRRY the poster to earn actual credit in made motion to exonerate Sen. ments. Sen. Day remained to cast News Writer ter states that attending the BSU (belonging to Pam McGee). and a the COMM 302 (research meth- Holladay and to thank him for his vote on the remaining items of conference, creating the poster, that the poster had the ASBSU ods) class. his work as an ambassador to business. The College of Health Sciences ASBSUCode 22-407 states that and other materials constructed logo on it and was intended to ASBSU. Sen. Heather Graves brought for- ASBSU shall 'not provide fund- for the conference was not part of bolster the BSUmath program. mal charges of impeachment Vedder tells Debate Senate to become team more visible

BY DUSTIN LRPRRY News writer brings The Associated Students of Boise State University Senate had one of its most controversial and heated meetings of its ten- ure Thursday, March 17, 2005. It home began innocently enough, with a speech of John Mitchell from BSUstudent radio. He said he was brought on to help the organization with a number of activities and that he woUTdbe happy to national help the Senate in any way. BSU radio airs on AM 730 from noon-

midnight every Sunday. '<, Next was Dr. Richard Vedder, the Ohio University professor title who was to speak to the student population later that night. \ Dr. Vedder spoke of the rising l'IIom COUIITESY OF AlITU~lN HAYNES costs of attaining an education mances in Persuasive Speaking debaters, Rammell-O'Brfen in the United States. He told stu- journalism division of the com- teammate Barton Jackson. and Henke, recognized as "All- BY MRRIRNR BEKKER Many of the Talkin' Broncos and Prose Interpretation. She dents that we shouldn't look for Rsslstant News Editor petition. Americans." Only nine "All- were multiple award winners, then teamed up with debate pity elsewhere concerning tu- The tournament awards com- Americans" are chosen biannu- bringing home "excellents" in an partner Wayne Rysavy to place ition, because Idaho is the only The Talkin' Broncos, BSU's petitors in the top 10 percent of ally from Pi Kappa Delta's mem- array of categories. Junior Kristen third in the junior division of state in the union that doesn't speech and debate team, are an event with "superior" awards .. bership. The teammates were Davidsriri"Bi0ugliChome three .' Parliamentary Debate. Rysavy ask students to help foot the bill. national champions after de- "Excellent" .awards' arc' given' to' awarded for their excellence in "excellent" awards in Rhetorical also earned, an "excellent" in He said that BSU studenits were feating the six-time titleholder the next 10 percent. The Talkin' classroom endeavors, success in Analysis, Poetry Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation. absolutely right to protest the tu- Southwest Baptist University of Broncos that received "superi- speech and debate competition, . and Speeches in Honor of Other "excellents" were award- ition bill, though. Missouri at the Pi Kappa Delta ors" are Anna Merkley in Prose and service to their institution Women, Seniors Nancy Henke ed to debaters Jared Cooke,Krista "I say," Dr. Vedder began, "that National Tournament at Webster Interpretation, John Petti in and community. and Scott Nelson each earned King, and Nate Pohl. Richard the best way to get heard is to University in St. Louis, Mo., last BroadcastJournalism, and Lacey Henke 'and Rammell-O'Brien two "excellent" awards. Henke Martini and Mile Stirewalt also make yourselves visible, loudly week, The team finished first in Rammell-O'Brien in Impromptu are the third and fourth "All- earned her awards in Informative contributed to the overall Bronco visible, almost embarrassingly debate sweepstakes, second in Speaking. Rammell-O'Brien WqS Americans" from Boise State, and Persuasive Speaking, and sweep at the tournament by fin- visible." speech sweepstakes, and brought the team's leading scorer, earning joining Iaime Thompson Bott, Nelson received his for Broadcast ishing in the top half of the field Dr. Vedder stressed that we home 22 individual awards. "excellent" awards in Informative' who received the award in 1999, Journalism and Rhetorical in their events. should use our own plight to win Senior John Petti added another Speaking and Speech to Entertain. and Ken Rock, who received it in Analysis. Hillary Davidson also The Talkin' Broncos were also affection. He noted that a lot of win for the team with his national In addition, she finished second 2003. earned two awards herperfor- honored by having two of their BSUstudents are non-traditional champlonshtp in the broadcast in Parliamentary Debate with for students and that many of us are working stiffs struggling to get by. He told the Senate that universities across the nation can charge higher rates because students can now get more money from the government in automatic loans Senate passes tuition bill during spring break hiatus and tuition tax breaks, and since students have a little extra cash to of tuition simply allows our in- 231, and some of the bill's oppo- flexibility in the use of the money ine fees going down. help themselves out, the univer- BY RRNDRLL PDST stitutions to allocate those fees nents have said it creates an un- sity can then charge higher rates. students pay. The state board and univer- News Editor where they are needed most." fair advantage that favors U of I He mentioned the administra- Boise Democratic Sen. Mike sity presidents across the state The University of Idaho is con- students. tion's plan to change BSU into Burkett said HB 231 changes the praised the bill and the legisla- The Idaho Senate passed the stitutionally protected from HB a "Metropolitan University of tuition bill that would allow long standing compact of the ture. Distinction," He called that name Boise State University, Idaho state supporting higher educa- Boise State President Bob a marketing ploy. He said that the State University, and Lewis-Clark tlon, . Kustra said in a state board press administration used those words State College to charge students Burkett said in states where release, "This action strength- to allure the students into think- for the cost of instruction. high tuition is paid, those states ens the link between what stu- ing that such a 'distinction' would, Moscow Republican Sen, make grants and scholarships dents are paying and the educa- raise the value of their degree, so Gary Schroeder was the only available to lower income stu- tion they receive. I appreciate the that they could be charged more Republican senator to vote \ dents. Idaho has not done this legislature givlng Boise State the money to attend this distirict uni- against the bill. With a vote of 25- yet. . _ authority to use student fees for .i ; versity. 8, the bill made it's way to Gov. "I think the stale of Idaho educational and instructional ! They want the money, Dr. Dirk Kerripthorne's desk. On the should be a major source in fund- costs. This will allow us to be Vedder said. They're too greedy, March· 3 episode of "Dialogue" ing higher education," Burkett more responsive to the academ- so they'll let the students in, he . on Idaho Public. Television, said. . ic needs and demands of our said, in speaking of admission Kempthorne said he would sign New Plymouth. Republican students to deliver the courses standards. the bill. Sen. Monty Pearce said, during and programs that they want to "Don't. be scared," Dr. Vedder Under current law, Idaho's the Senate Education Committee' take." said in response toa question universities are not allowed to meetingonHB 231,the flexibility , State Board President Rod from a senator concerning a pos- charge students for the cost of in- created under the bill could al- Lewis added, "Allowing tuition sible negative opinion iriflicted struction. The Idaho State Board, low universities to lower student '. will give greater clarity and upon BSU from lobbying efforts of Educatlnn said House Bill 231 fees. . .'. , transparency in the institutions' in the state legislature. "Don't be will 'increase transparency. and Burkettsaid hec();uIdn'~ lmag- .use of student dollars. Appr()val scared," local what the? national national. This is 800000 and left this. town of 40,000 reeling from ing on high school football fields, partic- .Local student receives 200S World ExpOsitioJl the nation's deadliest refinery accident ularly from cheerleaders and majorettes, embarrassing and decided that it "needled] to-be dealt scholarship . In 15years. opens in Japan' ., with." He said it was not a personal Issue A woman and three men in Limburg, Company and government officials . The Endowment Fund of Kappa Sigma for him or his family, : t. ->, Netherlands, engaged in a sexual role- said they had no information about the Fraternity has awarded a scholarship NAGAKUTECIIO.Iapan-. Japan'sAichi Edwards' proposed ban on suggestive playing game in which the guys "kid- blast's cause. Though BP said it believes award to one undergraduate member Prefecture opened Its arms and wel- dancing' is short on specifics. such as napped" the woman, tying her hands all workers had been accounted for, the of its Kappa-Rho chapter at Boise State comed the world Thursday afternoon defining what is suggestive, who would and bundling her into a van with the in- as Emperor Akihito, Empress Kojun, charred site remained the focus of a University. Receiving a $500 award was search.and-rescue operation throughout judge appropriatenes~ of dance moves, tention of driving to another location for Crown Pririce Naruhito, Prime Minister Brian Peter Raczek He was recognized the day. Late in the morning, the death and the amounts of fineS: . a night of passion. Alas, a passer-by wit- junichiro Kolzum,i. andaboui 2,400 Describing. what he considers inap- for outstanding achievement in campus count was raised to 15 after a body was nessed the "kidnapping" and called the g~ests attended the opening ceremony involvement, chapter involvement, and propriate cheerleading moves, E~war

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ate the Environmental Advisory BY DUSTIN LRPRRY hiring and paying student teach- News writer ers away from the Idaho State Board, and many other things de- Board of Education and give it to serving of her position. The mon- In these final days of the much- each individual school district in ies came from the conservation maligned 2004-05 ASBSUSenate, the state. Wilson said that since budget. every issue has a time limit .and many of the districts have fewer The Senate also passed a bill each of the senators is trying to students and students living in (7-1-0)that requests the Office of make a final impact on the uni-' lower tax brackets, there would be Performance and Evaluation of versity. no equitable funding among dis- the Idaho State Legislature to in- The Associated Students of tricts, and some smaller schools vestigate and review the finances, Boise State University Senate will would not have the help ofstudent expressly the expenditures ofBSU, encounter a massive exchange teachers. The resolution states to look for inefficiencies and issue Wednesday, as 14 new senators that BSU is a teacher education a public report of the findings. will take over seats on the Senate. university, and that all education The auditis a regular function of Only At-large Sen. Wyatt Parke majors must student-teach in or- the legislature and was suggested and the College of Engineering der to be certified. by a few unnamed legislators. Sen. LaTisha Clark will retain "I'd like the Senateto stand up A bill was tabled indefinitely their seats in next year's Senate. for our teachers," Wilson said. that would have created a $5,000 Tuesday's 4:40 p.m. meeting in The Senate unanimously fund for lobbyists to enhance the the Student Union Forum will be passed a resolution that gives image ofBSU and its students and the last for this historic Senate. $1,500 to Olivia Linn for her labor to foster relationships between Those senators leaving office throughout the 2004-05 school ASBSUand legislators. The money was to be spent toward events, have a few things to take care of year as a conservation assistant. travel, and dinners. The Senate before they go, though. Linn had not been paid for her The Senate. passed a resolu- work all year. Linn has put in tabled it partially because the bill tion, sponsored by the College of the hours to receive the pay. She was not written into code, and Education Sen. Greg Wilson, that worked with the recycling pro- because it seemed as though it opened another avenue for mis- opposes the reduction of student- gram at BSU,with the transition appropriation of funds, a problem lll& SlIIElIl'llm1 teacher support. House Bill 315 program, the ASBSUWindow Art this Senate has had to deal with , , _. --' VOl.Ultl££R is now under discussion in the Project, Earth Week activities, Idaho State Legislature. The bill Conservation Day, helped ere- extensively. APRil 2005 : a month 01 action .CC_Ui'"'''' would move the responsibility of "f!: nRRRU

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IITHE ARBITER MAR 2005 President Bush's policy has yielded in the Middle East

says on ABC News. The speaker?' . Russians, Hungarians, Bosnians, BY E. THDMRS MCCLRNRHRN Knight RI~der Newspapera Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts and Afghans." Democrat. "It's a reflection the A New York Times editorial president has been involved," he opines that the "stains on the in- I:· 1\\'0 years after the invasion of .: added. dex fingers of proud Iraqi voters I . Iraq: A slice of time marked by II freeze-frame images and the end- Sen. Joseph Lieberman, a have long faded." Many Iraqis, the II less words served up' by the me- Connecticut Democrat, tells The paper says, are beginning to feel Quote from Republican memo: ' dia, a moment still overshadowed New YorkTimes, "Look, this mo- disillusioned. by Jan. 30, when millions of Iraqis ment in the Middle East has the Really? Two days earlier, anoth- -'(..the pro-life base will be excited ..~.agreat political issue ..." raised fingers markedwith purple feel of Central and Eastern Europe er paper reported a recent survey ink, and suddenly the idea ofArab around the collapse of the Berlin of Iraqis showing 62 percent be- Wall,' Iieve their country is headed in simply deem the effort useless and miss class alto- democracy - utterly remote and \ - -"., . gether. Does it seem like the: University puts events unattainable for so long - flashed Strategypage.com, a Web site the right direction, more than at :.-.~-~tteL to. ttl'e, EOlt08 before education? We pay for our permits, we have a into the realm of the possible. focused on military matters, re- any time since the American in- right to park wherever our permit allows, but during For all the mistakes and errors ports that "Iraqi popular opinion vasion, Parking regulations for sportirig an event we have to search high and low for an area of the post-Hussein era, the Iraqi has turned against terrorism in Monday, Times reporter John F. that we can park period. ;. .' . election and its regional after- a big way." Strategypage says the Burns reports clear signs that the events unfair to students . I especially enjoyed reading the e-mail sent out to shocks - is the hopeful harvest of tipping point came whim Osama tide may be turning against the students regarding the recent NCAA tournament, President Bush's decision to bring bin Laden named Abu Musab al- insurgency: "Despite some nota- You know what I love most about this campus? which informed students that parking would be 'a down Saddam Hussein. A sam- Zarqawi "prince" of Iraq, a move ble exceptions, insurgents are at- I love the fact that every time the University has a challenge' and advised us to park elsewhere. Why pling of news-blips from the last Iraqis interpreted as a Saudi or·· tacking in smaller numbers, and chance to host an event (sports or otherwise), stu- not tell the persons attending the event to park else- few weeks speaks for itself: de ring a Jordanian to kill Iraqis. with less intensity; mortar attacks dent parking becomes a matter of unimportance. where and shuttle them? Why not tell them to arrive A headline in London's The FrenchPresidentJacquesChirac into the Green Zone have dimin- Sure, we can still get to class if we park miles away early? Why place the burden of poor parking and Independent asks, "Was Bush joins President Bush in calling for ished sharply; major raids have and wait for a shuttle service to take us to the gen- planning on the backs of the students who pay for Right After Am" the withdrawal of Syrian troops uncovered large weapons caches; eral area of where we need to be, but some of us are the right to park? In New York magazine, colum- from Lebanon. and some rebel leaders have been busy (imagine thatll and cannot afford to take an ex- Why do the students who attend the university all nist Kurt Anderson glumly ac- Sen. Hillary Clinton travels to arrested or killed." tra hour out of our day to wait for a parking spot in year long be inconvenienced so that 12,000 people knowledges, "The people of this Iraq and says much ofthe country Nothing is assured. Nothing is hopes of making it to our classes on time. who are going to be here for only one day can have Bush-hating city arc being forced is "functioning quite well." inevitable. The Middle East re- I find it appalling that the University, which is here the convenience of parking? to grant the merest possibility The peace movement, which mains volatile. But events are for education, can sacrifice their students that way. that Bush, despite his annoying . learns nothing and forgets noth- moving in the right direction, I know many people who, instead of fighting tooth Lisa Williamson manner and his administration's ing, marks the anniversary of .and the strategy of fighting ter- and nail to get a parking spot during such events, Boise awful hubris and dissembling the Iraqi invasion with protests. <'j:orismwith democracy is making and incompetence concerning But what are they protesting? strides. Iraq, just might - might, possi- Democracy? The fall of Saddam ~ast word goes to Iraqi blog- bly - have been correct to invade, Hussein? If these people had had ger Husayn Uthman: "I don't care to occupy, and to try to enable a their way, Hussein would still what your news tells you, what democratically elected govern- be in power: no Iraqi election, your television and newspapers ment in Iraq." no hopes for democracy in the say, this is how we feel. Despite all Syria's occupation of Lebanon Middle East. that has happened. Despite all the In I M n "How odd," writes the' colum- hurt, the pain, blood, sweat and Ask C t suddenly looks wobbly. Egyptian nist Victor Davis Hanson, "that tears. These two years have given Every morning on my way to elementary school, President Hosni Mubarak says he BY CRPTRIN RIBMRN [RKR JOHN conservatives, usually deridedlls hope we never had." I had to cross a bridge that was inhabited by an en- will allow multiparty elections. SPRENGELMEYER RNo RICH DAUIS) for their multicultural insensitiv- chanted bunny, named Steve. This bunny would ask Saudi Arabia permits limited ity and blinkered approach to the ABOUTTHE WRITER me a question and, if I answered it correctly, I could elections at the local level. Dear Captain R1bMan, 'world abroad, had far more con- E. Ttiomas McClanallan is, a pass. If not, I had to turn back and miss school. The Tovaryingdegrees, these moves Help, Help, I'm being oppressed! fidence in the Arab' street than member of tile Kansas City Star first question he ever asked me was, "What is the were probably intended as mere -Dennis did liberals at home and Euro- editorial board. Readers may capital of Zaire?" I answered, "Mount Vernon." He gestures. Yetthey reveal deep ap- Dear Dennis, elites who patronized Arabs as write to him at: Kansas City Star, sent me home. The next day, he asked me, "What is prehension. They reveal autocrats Without more details, I am at a loss to help you in thrown back on their heels. nice 'others' who were 'different' 1729 Grand Blud., Kansas City, your plight, you spineless weakling. I'llneed to know the sum of 12 pluslz.' I answered, "Mount Vernon." Mo. 64108-1413,'or bye-mail at He sent me home. I quickly realized this was an easy "What's taken place in a num- rather than oppressed' by mur- the type, severity, names of all parties involved and derous thugs in the manner of ... [email protected]. way to skip school, and then I took up smoking and ber of those countries is enor- . the reason for oppression. If this is an honest re- mously constructive," a senator quest for help, please file the proper forms, They can started a band, be found at my Web site 24 hours a day or at my se- Good luck! cret hideout during business hours. I will review all - Captain R1bMan "Help" requests (the "H-I Form") once a week and prioritize the situation based on need and ability Dear Captain RlbMan, to pay. If you arc currently being oppressed by il- I you were a tree, what tree would you be? And as .' . -.Have some~nlngtosa~'?~ this tree how would you change the world? Guest oplnlons of no more than500 words may be subnutted forpubllcation on ~topic. '.' legal/space aliens, please have two forms of identi- Letters to the editor must not exceed 300 words and must Include the wrlt~r'sfu~ ·riame.cltY,,~ fication available. If your oppression comes from a -Herb Boy Dear Herb, state and major (Ifapplicable). All submissIons are subject to editing. Bothgues'toplnlons and, . communist/mutant regime, please mark the appro- . letters to the editor maybe sent via e-mail at lettcrs@arblteronlfue,co.fu. ' priate box. If there arc extenuating circumstances If I could be any tree in the world, I would be a ro- ,- . '-'- ' . - '". :; _.', ,~" that I should be aware of (e.g. you are rich, a head of bot tree. I would have missiles that I could shoot out state or a supermodell please use the "H-I EZForm" of my knotholes. My branches would be made out of to expedite any service call. I look forward to free- adamantlum steel and I would know jujitsu. I would ing you from your bonds of oppression as quickly as be a ninja-robot tree with a rocket pack. I would fly around (ninja-style) and battle crime with my robot possible. powers. Plus, I could breathe fire and use my mighty Good Luck! leaves like powerful throwing stars to mercilessly -Captaln R1bMan rain destruction upon all my whimpering foes. Oh, and my roots would shelter the homeless, I guess. Dear Captain RibMan, Keep your dreams alive! Tell a story about yourself that includes a bridge -Captaln RlbMan and a bunny. I'm asking this for some friends of (John Sprengelmeyer and Rich Davis are the cre- mine. Thanks. ators of the archived comic strip, "Captain RibMan" -Curlous People and the humorous advice column "Ask Captain Dear Curious, RibMan.") Ask Mr Poodles compulsive liar. I could. be a politician except that I Dear Mr Poodles, honestly believe that sweat and tears do not cause How do I become a politician?' AIDSas opposed to what some U.S.senators (c.g. Bill -Republ-I-Canl Frist) believe. I'm also not much of a fan of oral sex Dear Can, either. Well, one does not simply become a politician- Cheers, you either are one or you're not-sort of like being -Mr. Poodles gay. Either you like the same genitalia that you have o or ya don't-it's that simple. You need to have an in- Send your questions to askmisterpoodles@yallO . telligence quotient of below 100 and it helps to be a com

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BY DRN MCNEESE Culture Columnist entertainment to BSU

After a month hiatus it's good to be back and writing inane col- umns. So now it is time to get to this week's topic: Spring. Ah yes, filthy, shameful spring. The time of the year to wear less and future trip to the nude days of summer. Birds chirp and squir- rels do what ever it is they do. Love is in the air and weddings are planned. - Two friends of mine are getting married. They moved the date up to April because it's spring and it's all romantic and stuff. Plus the bride won't be able to fit in her dress over the summer, if you catch my drift. This matrimonial union means a lot of old friends are coming asking myself that very question. the ridiculous. Another great per- ',BY TRRVIS ESTUDLD formance was turned In by Troy to town; friends that go back to Culture Editor Also, why risk ruining a master- childhood. Not to be one of those piece of a film that very nearly Scarborough as "Horse." Though nostalgic guys who says "back in On the Friday and Saturday , stole the Academy's heart in its his voice hardly seemed to fit with the character he portrayed, he the day" (l hate people who say evenings (March 18 and 19) that year of release? And is it even pos- strung together amazing dance "back in the day"), but back in the ushered Boise State students ea- sible to re-cast the charming roles moves as an elderly, but talented, day we all livedtogether in a huge gerly into their spring breaks, the that Robert Carlyle and Mark punk rock house. Many came and Morrison Center was abuzz with Addy so adorably filled in the addition to the strip-act. Act 2's musical number "You went but our core tribe neared the staging of the Broadway musi- original cinematic release? WalkWith Me" was about as sweet 25 bodies. We shared space, food cal "The Full Monty." I'm not sure any of my ques- as stage songs come. At a funeral, and beer. We ate together, partied So, honestly, what could be of- tions were answered, per se, but Malcolm (Steve DeBruyne) and together and slept together. fered by a musical based on a 1997 darnnit, what a great job writer Ethan (Jason Nettle) belted out PlltrIOS BY MICIIAEL THOMPSONrrllE ARBITER One night while going over the British film about unemployed Terrence McNally and composer an emotional tune that perfect- invites with the bride, it occurred steel workers deciding to strip for David Yazbeck did turning this to me how much we had all slept into. an all-out extravaganza of ly aided' the milieu of the situa- TOPLEFT:Dave (Jae Caats) and Jerry (Jeremiah Zln~er) htde aut tn a stall money? tion, namely the relationship of while ladies tn the restraam stng haw 'It's a Waman s Warld.' TOP RIGHT: together. Mapping out our pro- In a word, everything. (Wink, singing, dancing, comedy, ami Buddy 'Rena' Walsh (Cannan Starnes) stands ready ta strip as Geargie Malcolm with his now-deceased miscuity over' the past seven emotion on stage. IHapp,y'McPartlin) introduces him to a club lull al rawdy wamen. wink.) mother and the burgeoning love, ABOVE:Jerry lectures his san Nathan (Andrew Blau) autside al the strip years, we played a game of "six de- Despite a title that quite literally The show takes viewers into the between the two men singing. club. ' . grees of separation" through sex. means "going all the way," espe- lives of six everyday guys'who no Of course, audience members' Though the bride and Ihad nev- cially in the 'sense of taking one's longer have jobs because the lo- attentions were drawn in near er slept with each other, her fiance clothes off, any auspicious begin- cal steel mill has closed. The story sums oftheir parts. Honestly, this the end of the production. As the ked, but amazingly, no one was and I had shared two of the same nings this production might have takes on issues of how masculin- offended. The genius was in the could have been a simple ripoff of gents began their long-awaited the film. Or it could have inappro- females: Vicariously, the bride-to- melted away quickly. Though the ity is diminished when a man is backlighting. be and I had slept with each other. no longer a, breadwinner. Jerry strip-show, clothes started to fly. priately portrayed its quasi-con- setting has been altered from All in the crowd were wondering. Asthe audience trailed out ofthe Since the bride's ex-boyfriend had the film's' Sheffield, England, to Lukowski (played by Jeremiah Morrison Center after the show. troversial subject material. But it slept with (at last count) two of my Zinger) is the lead character as he how exactly it would play out, and wasn't, and didn't. the stage's Buffalo, New York, if the guys would indeed go "the the surprisingly elderly and not ex-girlfriends, and one of those envisions, then recruits the all- at ajj'surprisingly female-skewed On a normal day I would per- the theme of the film still holds. full monty." At the last moment, being the groom's cousin, vicari- male amateur revue. However, audience seemed in great spirits. sonally want my grandmother Therefore, the question to be an- as the dancers reached down to ously the groom had slept with his swered is what business does an it is Dave Bukatinsky (Joe Coots) "I'd go and watch that again," an to steer clear of anything revolv- cousin. A full circle of pseudo-in- who ends up stealing the show. tear away the last remaining bits ing around people taking their off-beat comedy from the late '90s of their skimpy outfits, all light- older woman who looked an-plus breeding was logged. Since I had have being turned into a musical "The fat guy" (that was originally years old said, grinning. clothes off. But I'd have happily been with the sister of the bride, played by now-Hollywood famous ing in the theater was killed, and taken her to "The Full Monty." full of song and dance? a giant sparkling sign reading This staging, more than any- vicariously, so had she. The oth- Addy) added heart to the produc- Who ever said good drama Well, if you are at all a skeptic "The Full Monty" emblazoned it- thing, seemed to be a premiere. er ex-girlfriend whom the ex-boy of musicals in general, then you tion with his everyman appeal. Broadway-caliber example ofhow couldn't come from men without friend slept with just separated And it was his grounding that kept self at the back of the stage. The their underpants on? should have my b..ck when I say crowd erupted. The men were na- productions can be more than the from her current husband, whom I walked into' the performance the musical from venturing into I've shared four of the same girls with. Those girls, in turn, had slept with at least four other members . of our tribe. And now everyone's going to the wedding. Blues and Chrome: Big Head rears its head in Boise Kevin Bacon was not mentioned in the branching of this decade even - BHTM has stood libido tree. He very well could I myself knew little about the mid-life crisis cheese factor). On rock. In contrast, "Bittersweet" apart from the fray playing often have been, though. Due to space BY MRRY GRRCE LUCRS wafted in from left field, a hit with band until about 9:45 p.m. Friday News Writer its current tour, BHTM is revving night when they took the stage. and well for a loyal following. In restrictions" I can't go into the its own little engine in that time- staying power when played live. addition, the band just released a fuUlist, but we went international A few covers dotted the show But note after note unfolded the Chrome-laden blues rock. Okay, honored parking space: Road trip DVD of two packed shows at the and even included a Philadelphia horizons. "Friend of the Devil" story of the most unknown band it might sound a skosh too vague music. ever to live securely in the periph- legendary Filmore. Eagle (take a guess who). Pulling influences from a vari- was a pleasure to all with its danc- Jeans and ponchos are the garb. Our summation? Everyone has at first, but I honestly think this eries of the American college kid. ety of greats (Stevie Wonder, Pink ing keyboard solo, while "Voodoo Sweet and sad are the mettle. vicariously slept with everyone. little phrase I've created does well Chile" and "Let's Get it On" helped It seems, whether we know it to describe the musical stylings of Floyd, Stone Temple Pilots, John or not, the songs of BHTM have Blues and chrome are the medi- Not just in our close-knit circle Lee Hooker, etc.) guitarist'vocal- to round out the encore - a sec- um. For all their pop culture un- but the world over, everyone is a BigHead Todd and the Monsters. ond round of BHTM readily wel- been consistently great and ev- The Colorado trio BHTM- plus a ist/harmonica/sax player Todd erywhere since the late 1980s. derexposure, these rockers have theoretical slut. comed .. concert keyboard player - signed, Park Mohr had no difficulty de- Sadly enough, the band came into assured themselves a spot on the I guess the point of this article livering an emotionally acoustic Ahellagripastacka die hard fans collegiate soundtrack with a full isn't spring. This should be where sealed, and delivered a seriously its own at a time when 1990s four version of the '90s hit "Broken arrived in business-casual attire. tank yet to go. I plug condoms or something. bluesy set on Friday night at the One can be sure that most present chord acts were a dime a dozen Big Easy Concert House in Boise. Hearted Savior." on both student and commercial One thing is sure; this wedding is Mohr's vocals rumbled along probably had to hire a babysitter going to be the social event of the Every song let loose by the band in order to make the show, but, radio. (You remember the Gin came as a call for travelers to hit 'like funked-out lover's laments Blossoms, right?) millennium. I can't wait. against his distorted guitar licks age-be-damned, these yuppies (Note: Dan McNeese has one the pavement (in the tradition and their older ilk came to rock. But at the end of the day - or of "Born to Be Wild," minus the on their mostly up-tempo blues child ...that he knows about.) Paradigm a clear example of what's right with on-campus entertainment After the break, Paradigm a wonderful alterriative to the oped everyone. chaotic parking situation that hit tion in her microphone. But when coming out in about a month. played the song "Save Me" off BY THOM GRRZONE Loud, yet melodic, forceful yet Paradigm demonstrated its campus during the NCAAgames. Paradigm ascended the Brava their forthcoming album, then Culture l!Irlter amazing versatility by perform~ They truly set the. stage for an Stage for the final show of the year clear, Paradigm was an endless ventured into a cover of "Message ing a song they had once been appreciative response from the in the CoffeeHouse Concert se- burning rock and roll machine. in a Bottle" by The Police. Another Entering the Student Union requested to play at a wedding. It small Student Union stage. . ries, a powerful electric force im- They were able to slow some of new song called "Heaven" fol- Building the Thursday night be- was an aesthetic explosion ofelec- Paradigm's second full-length pacted the SUB audience. With a their tunes down, then explode, lowed, in which drummer Tony fore spring break, it looked like tric guitars, vocals and percus- CD,entitled "Thirty Stories High," solid rock and roll style, Paradigm which seemed to mesmerize lis- Edwards jumped in with back- Paradigm would have to compete teners. Often, one of their guitar- sions that seemed to capture the isdueoutinmid-April~andshould with the NCAAbasketball crowds injected surrounding onlookers harmony of the evening. Curtis' ground vocals. . ists would go into an inventive With Curtis on vocals, Edwards prove to be an exciting release. that had piled all day into Taco with musical vitality. Curtis pen- gesturing added to the energy in lead line while the singer took a on drums, Steve Stratton and Bell Arena. They took the stage in etrated the typically mundane the room, and managed to make moment to catch her breath. The Keith Ogden on guitar, and Kyle a standard fashion with a sound student reality with her vocals. the small crowd feel at home. - ' The Sacramento-based group band had a contemporary-sound. Knowlton on bass, Paradigm was check, while lead singer Shannon and their steady rhythm envel- when the band broke for a rest. Curtis helped fix some dlstor- mentioned they have a new CD by Brad Schafer . I &The Prof. 28 2005 _In-_ ....- Young Kutcher tobo_ actress helps, J/MINI CR/CKml film falls to lwanttobea off-beat . PROMOTIONS DIRECTORI reach copied mdie pic find predecessors' success heights

Occasionally, "Guess Who' nude. BY CHR~S HEWITT BY ERIC RRUENSCROFT Considering they live off the Kmght Ridder Newspepers semi-kinda-almost addresses Culture Writer those issues - there's a funny, land, the Grodens make only a few Watching the low-voltage uncomfortable scene when With the quirks of nude garden- thousand dollars a year, and they comedy "Guess Who" is like Kutcher actually does come to ing and the heart of family life, haven't filed their taxes in years. drinking a Coke from a fountain dinner and is intimidated by director Campbell Scott's drama This prompts an audit and visit that's not dispensing enough his future father-in-law (Bernie "Off the Map" shows the destruc- from the local IRS agent, played Mac, as always a sly presence) by Jim True-Frost. After his excur- INTERES-TED IN JOINING STUDENT RADIO? : syrup. There's some flavor, but tion of depression and the sim- it tastes more like cola-scented into telling racial jokes. This plicity of survival far away from sion through the tumbleweeds scene gets at discomfort about searching for the Grodens' off- water than actual Coke. the rest of the world. GEE GOLLYI The movie isn't bad, but it is race in a unique way, but "Guess The Grodens live in a small the-map house, a bee stings him, weak, and the flavor comes from Who" shoves that stuff beneath house in New Mexico, surround- forcing him to stay when he be- 1want to bea two comedies about awkward the surface almost immediately ed by open space and wild ani- comes sick. MUSIC DIRECTORl 'l/ introductions to prospective afterward and never gets back mals, in 1974. They grow or hunt . With Amy Brenneman narrat- in-laws - Katharine Hepburn to it. the food they eat and trade for ing parts of the story as the adult and Spencer Tracy's "Guess In its place we get jokes that whatever else they might need. Bo, "Off the Map" doesn't culti- are about as fresh as gossip ~ Who's Coming to Dinner" and The parents, played by Sam Elliott vate many plot twists, but is up- Ben Stiller's "Meet the Parents." about Tracy and Hepburn: two and Joan Allen, are raising their held by its engrossing characters, Ashton Kutcher, who doesn't heterosexual guys awkwardly 11-year-old daughter, Bo. The re- each striving for meaning and a profit .from comparisons to spooning when they're forced markable Valentina de Angelis ' place in the world. Adapted to the Sidney Poitier or Ben Stiller, to share a bed, an Is.he-or-isn't- makes her film debut as the lively screen by Joan Ackermann from plays a guy whose fiancee hasn't he-gay party planner, dopey Bo, who likes to scam for things. her own play, the beautiful New warned her (African-American) dancing .., you get the picture. like cupcakes by writing to com- Mexico horizon is immersed in parents that her (white) boy- There's also a big secret that re- panies and saying she received the idiosyncrasies of the Grodens, friend is "pigment-challenged." mains secret for the whole mov- them with pieces of bugs inside. from Bo's reading of Forbes mag- "Coming to Dinner" was al- ie for no reason other than plot She also hunts with a bow and ar- azine to the chickens, to the rug- most 40 years ago, but "Guess convenience. row, and is great with a rifle. ged emotion of Charley crying on I would not be surprised to . Who," which is set in the pres- The father Charley suffers from awhim. learn that there exists an earlier ent, updates it only about 20 of depression, although the story Trying to wash away the lasting : I~TERESTED IN JOINING S=rUDEJ\lT RADIO? "'- "Guess Who' script that is more those years. There's a raw, sa- never explains how he got this effects of his own childhood, the tiric idea in here that hints that pointed and relevant. Guess way. Poetic mother Arlene reads IRS agent calls Charley a "genius," who wishes he could see that OHBOYI racial politics haven't changed to the family at night, and sets for finding a life off the map. nearly as much in 40 years as one instead ofthis one? herself free by gardening in the 'Iwant to be a they should have. WEBMASTERI Here are the movies that will have everyone buzzing in '05 Buzz: Comparisons to the cur- Story: Set near the end of the Buzz: Besides its critical look BY JACK MATHEWS at the beleaguered CIA, Clooney rent predicament of soldiers in New York Oellv News Crusades, a Christian Knight Iraq are inevitable. leads the defense of Jerusalem fans will be trying to guess how many dishes of pasta and Krispy While sequels to "Star Wars," against a Muslim siege while dal- Kreme doughnuts he ate while KING KONG, Dec. 14 ~. BOOKS ? STONES ~ JEWELRY ~.CANDLES ~ "Batman" and "Harry Potter" fig- lying with the king's daughter. gaining 30 pounds for the part. Director: Peter Jackson G .ure to dominate the box office this Buzz: Though it's a conven- Cast: Naomi Watts, Adrien H year; there are at least 10 movies tional sword-and-sandal epic, I BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, Oct. Brody, Jack Black E Crone's cup60ara that will generate more discus- the violence between Christians Story: A filmmaker and two fel- F 7 R 'for of[ soma wil4' . sion around the water cooler - and and Muslims will push some hot low adventurers follow a map to IIii"o. ot T Director: AngLee B a couple may even make more buttons - with images of Muslims a South Pacific island whose na- ~P.a S attacking churches and tearing Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath S 20S-JJJ-08Jl money. Of course. last year at this tives and an assortment of, dino- '1" Come see what's time, Clint Eastwood hadn't even down the cross and mocking it. Ledger 7121'1. oltfiJ,J Story: Adapted from E. Annie saurs are ruled by a 25-foot-tall v" '1)"15,. f1) 83706 . started shooting "Million Dollar Proulx's short story about a ranch gorilla with an eye for blonds. o u,'WW (fC'fltN1J{i'0Ml!(om Springing in ?lprift q Baby." MR. AND MRS. SMITH, June 10 . Buzz: Watts' Ann Darrow is said Up \'. hand and a rodeo cowboy who ~a For now, at least, get ahead of Director: Doug Liman fall in love while sheepherding in to be tougher ape-bait than Fay the crowd with this first look at Cast: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie 1963 Wyoming (much to the relief Wray or Jessica Lange, but with the 2005 movies that should have Story: A happily married sub- Jackson's tech credits on "The ofthe sheep). everyone talking: urban couple is tested when each Lord of the Rings," the film's spe- learns that the other is a profes- Buzz: Can Lee redeem him- self for "The Hulk," and will red- cial effects will be all the rage. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, May 6 sional assassin and that they have staters turn out for movie about Director: Ridley Scott competing bosses. gay cowboys on their own turf? THE PRODUCERS, Dec. 21 Cast: _Orlando Bloom, Liam Buzz: At what moment did Director: Susan Stroman ~. FAIRIES ~ DRAGONS? INCENSE .z. MUSIC ~. Neeson, Eva Green Angelina come between Brad THE NEW WORLD, Nov. 9 Cast: Nathan Lane, Matthew and Jennifer? Will closeups tell? Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Curious heads will be spinning. Director: Terrence Malick Cast: Colin Farrell, Christian Ferrell . Story: A shady Broadway pro- Website WAR OF THE WORLDS, June Bale Story: Malick's script is said to ducer and a timid accountant career.boisestate.ed 29 stick closely to the historical re- conspire to raise money for a play Career Center Director: Steven Spielberg they expect to close after opening Cast: Tom Cruise, Dakota cord in reenacting the tenuous Call: night. Whoops. Fanning, Tim Robbins relationship between British col- (208) 4216"47 onists and Native Americans in Buzz: Creator Mel Brooks Services Story: Adapted from H.G. Wells' swears that Uma Thurman has a 1889 novella about the invasion 1607 Jamestown. Buzz: Lawyers fearing a run- great singing voice and will give of Earth by smart, well-equipped Ula, the boys' Swedish secretary, and very evil Martians. in with child pornography laws • Career Planning compelled Malick to reshoot a extra sizzle. Plus, he'll be filming Buzz: With life on Mars now all over New York this spring. • Major Exploration more likely than ever, and the sto- love scene between Farrell's John ry updated to the present, it's sure Smith and 14-year-old Q'Orianka VENGEANCE, Dec. 23 o Job-Search Advising to cause a spike in the number of Kilcher's Pocahontas, who was, in fact, 12 at the time. Director: Steven Spielberg • Internship Information reported UFO abductions. Cast: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig Story: Dramatizes the raid of • Interview Training SYRIANA, Sept. 16 JARHEAD, Nov. 11 Director: Sam Mendes the Israeli athletes' quarters by Director: Stephen Gaghan PLO terrorists during the 1972 • Job Listings Cast: George Clooney, Matt Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie & Poxx, Peter Sarsgaard Olympics in Munich. • Resume Cover-Letter Damon, Amanda Peet Buzz: The last time Spielberg Story: With terrorism on the in- Story: Adapted from Anthony followed a summer popcorn mov- Assistance crease, a veteran CIA field agent Swofford's autobtographlcal novel about his experiences in a ie with a heartfelt drama about finds that politics at home is Jews in peril, he made his master- draining his resources and serv- scout/sniper platoon during the piece, "Schindler's List." • ing the enemy in the Middle East. Gulf War ..

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.- \ M R A2 8 2005· English majors head to the NULC Foreman, known as the "Rumble BY JOSEF FIRNRGE allowed to pay money to present Each year, not only do students Culture Writer their work, then follow around fa- get the privilege of meeting fellow in the Jungle." ' Kurt Vonnegut was scheduled mous writers who are getting paid collegians who share a common to come, but due to sickness, The National Undergraduate to be there. passion from across the coun- Mailer was booked instead. Literature Conference held an- This year, I have been chosen to try, but they get the opportunity This conference is a rare oppor- nually at Weber State University go forth and show my great liter- to meet those who sit pretty in tunity for those who sit and play in Ogden, UT, is a major literary ary mind and talent: I'm genuine- the world of published writers. and IDAHO .with words all day. It's an oppor- event. The conference, now in its ly thrilled. Imean it. This year's conference brings d~wntown bolSt tunity for them to see the light 20th year of existence, was start- Past schools that have been Alan Cheuse,· Antonya Nelson, of day and know that there are ed in 1985 by professors Mikel represented at the NULC have Catherine Bowman, Lori Aurelia others out there who share the Groupsof three 0' Vassel and Michael Meyer. There included George Fox University, Williams and Ron Carlson. Checkoutthemonth/y ~ • more will get discounts same passions. It's proof there is plercingspeclo/~thls /lEW MDD. 1m" on plercings (not are many literary conferences Long Island University, Loyola However, to top it all off the great month.!s n.ostrlland Traditional and A/IemoIive Picrdn9 something worthwhile in their Including soleItems). held each year in the U.S. - there University of Chicago, and and legendary Norman Mailer tragus Plerclngsfor $20 struggles to put beauty and truth is even one depicted in the 2000 Willamette University, among will be there as well. Mailer has as plainly and stylistically Into film, "Wonder Boys" - but the many others. This year Boise State won two Pulitzer Prizes as well as the modicum of printed matter All New Moon piercings include We have' designs for the new NULC Is unique in that it accepts is being heavily represented with a National Book Award. His name and in the plain sight of those the Jewelry and aftercare package with tattoo, and we can create "submissions from undergradu- more than sixteen students being has been tied to many ofthe great from pictures you bring In. who are wanting to drink up and instructions. We stand by our piercings, . ates only." . accepted. No, this is not the blue names of the 20th century. He was and offer free follow up service. feast upon the written word. So A literature conference en- turf or ESPN, but it's still cool, sort relied upon heavily In the 1997 for Pete's sake, support your local New Moon Tattoo ables writers, both technical and of. This is a fantastic opportunity, Academy Award-winning docu- Boise State writer, preferably with creative, to submit works to be the greatest of which is the rub- mentary, "When We Were Kings," 6422 Fairview Ave. 375-1666 cash. And congratulations to all judged and accepted. Once a writ- bing of shoulders with modern about the classic fight between "Perforating the Populous of Idaho" 'who were accepted. er's piece is accepted, he or she Is day literary hot shots. Muhammad Ali and George Lincoln biography looks at the 16th president through his own words just want to have a different look Words," readers get a different of what was happening in the U.S. BY MRRIJRNE WEITENSTEINER at the time, the event it was pre- at Abraham Lincoln's presiden- Culture Writer way to view our 16th president's cy, life and legacy. It's a legacy life, through his own storytelling. pared for, and what was going on in Lincoln's personal life at the summed up by White's comment: In Ronald C. White Ir.s book, White looks at many of Abraham "His voice was stilled forever. But Lincoln's own speeches includ- time. There were also eleven dif- "The Eloquent President: A not his words." Portrait of Lincoln Thorough His ing quite a few famous ones like ferent appendixes in the back, the Gettysburg Address and his each with drafts (including final second inaugural address. White versions) of speeches. This made comments that one ofthe purpos- comparing speeches simple and es of his book is to "see Lincoln's the information in the book easier speeches as a string of pearls. Each to understand. pearl, although different in color "The Eloquent President" is an and size, possesses its own beau- enjoyable read because it includes ty." It's these pearls that White a point of view most have never looks at in order to document the seen concerning a biography on life of President Lincoln. President Lincoln. It carefully Throughout the entire book, we examines Lincoln's own words, see that White went through and not just what history books, his- found the speeches that were not torical pictures, and other docu- only important, butthatexpressed ments have said and shown about Lincoln's own style and self. Each Lincoln. Though this book takes speech is broken down along with quite a while to read, it is very in- some background information formative and enjoyable. pertaining to that particular ora- I would recommend this book tion. These breakdowns consist for all history lovers or those that MTV's pop revolution ATTENTION ALL B$U SrUDENTS has turned music into an afterthought r~en~ w'~?;WORSHip~CELEBRATIO~ MTV circa 2005 accents "Cribs," '., . . one:2(t . ., came with some dubious flip BY JIM FRRBER "Diaryi' "Newlyweds,"and "IWant Naw York Deily Naws sides. a Famous Face," which sell ideal- The pervasiveness of video clips ized lifestyles rather than songs. made IIp-synching seem natural, It's time to finally decide: Has In such shows, musicians don't presaging nonsinging stars like "Video Killed the Radio Star" or sell music directly. They generate Ashlee Simpson. Video's demand not? interest by boasting about how for beautiful people lionized More than two decades have much they own ("Cribs," "Pimp looks over talent, making It pos- passed since. MTV ushered in a My Ride") or by humlliaring sible for someone with a gnat-size new era of glitz, hype, and art by themselves ("Newlyweds," "The kicking off with that Buggies song, voice, but a bodacious-sized butt _ calling J,Lo! - to sell millions Osbournes"). a tune that foretold the murder of The dearth of airtime for music of CDs. And the cult of "per- has prompted canny musicians sonality" became so huge that to seek new ways to hawk them- having your own reality show selves on TV. Multiplatinum stars became more important than like Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, having a hit single. and Sarah Brightman forged ca- Cheese.mm That last innovation is now i reers largely with the aid of the , delicious meabs, lebbuce, the network's cornerstone. y egghead outlet PBS. At the same Which is why lately it's easier ;.,plckles, bomabo and chips. g time, veterans from Rod Stewart to find an octogenarian on to Michael McDonald moved mil- MTV than it is to spot an ac- '!i ·O"er 30 saliisfying s lions of CDs via direct TV-ads. tual video clip. a Some artists have even used an .,•.sandwiches and salads "There's a complaint you e anti.MTV promotional strategy. .,;for lunch, dinner, picnics music as we knew it at the hands hear all the time from managers {, Norah jones sold 20 million re- and labels that MTV just doesn't . and parliies. g of the new Video God. cords by avoiding an MTV-style play music anymore," says one If nothing else, the song flat- image in favor of a more subtle lined the Buggies into a one-hit well-connected industry observ- Vot('d er who didn't want to be identi- come-on. 'Bolses Best" wonder. But that hardly stopped Meanwhile, new technology fied for fear of riling the network. MTV from going on to shift the presents fresh ways to bring mu- "Everyone wonders how it got to entire pop landscape. Consider sic to the masses, ranging from af even a smattering of the network's this state." Internet downloading to satellite .' l"rcc Wirclcss Yet MTV programming czar ... Intcrnct' Iy impact: radio. Ironically, MTV created the Torn Calderone argues that the 322.7401 345-0990 '2 On the plus side, MTV encour- template these alternative media network has "more platforms for 4348 Chindcn 1030 BnJadway ncar BSU aged videos to evolve into a gen- now use to hype their wares. music than ever, with MTV2 and rg uine art form, at least during the Don't get the wrong idea. MTV MTV.coIrt.lt's as loud as ever." v- network's most musical years. remains a global colossus, with But how many people hear that? . ut From the mid-'80s to mid-'90s, exposure in more households, Located in the frozen tundra of the ir- music clips birthed directorial and on more continents, than TV dial, MTV2 hardly commands auteurs Michele Gondry, Spike ever. But its clout is now more ab- Improve Your the viewership of the mother Ionze, jean-Baptiste. Mondino, stracted and diffuse. channel. The network declined David Fincher, Matt Mahurin, As a result, nearly a quarter- to reveal the outlet's ratings, nor and Robert Longo. century after MTV declared radio would it comment on how much Score the The network also inflated for- dead, a new generation of con- merly cult ish musicians into stars music now airs on MTV. glomerated stations continues to The network is focused on pro- on par with the biggest movie flourish, financially, if not ere- ducing original shows, programs icons. 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lar attempt at a very difficult tum- started the Fridaynight conference "Kristin [Aldrich) did not wob- BY RMBER FUGE'R ble once," Sandmire said. Ward bling pass Sandmire said. " Sports Wrlhr championship on bars. Undsey The night ended on vault, where ~ Thomas led offfor the Broncos.and was last to perform on beam and came out aggressive and poised. "Ward tied for first with Southern ' Parttwoofthegymnasticsseason performed beautifully. Thomas' Utah's Jackie Fogli (9.9).As for the" is about to begin. The Broncos may performance failed to set the tone, Ward and Aldrich tied forfirst with a pair of9.9s. all-around competition, Ward took have finished third this past week- as Kea Cuaresma's tape broke, first place honors with a 39.325. ~ end in the Western Gymnastics forcing her to focus less on nail- The Broncos' strongest "events are floor and vault. Friday night, Chambers, who took the honors Conference Championships, but ing a flawless routine and more on the last two years in a row,finished ' their slate has been wiped clean keeping her grip. Freshman Katie , floor was not the showcase event forthe Broncos. Kristin Gaare took fourth with a 38.600. . and preparation for the NCAA Griffis, who has been a break out Tomorrow, the Broncos will' Regional Tournament beginning performer in the event, was unable second in the event with a 9.825. Ward, a top floor performer for the find out if they have qualified for .. this week. to hit a solid routine. Undsay Ward regionals. Sandmire is confident , "Some good things happened and Carla Chambers rounded up Broncos, was unable to stick her landings on a few her tumbling' that they are still in good stand- but overall it did not happen the bar line-up and nailed their ings to qualify. At regionals, the i routines beautifully. Chambers passes. Ward is usually super tight I I the way we wanted it to," said past ranklngs are thrown out, ' l ~ Head Coach Sam Sandmire. The scored a 9.875 and Ward claimed when landing her dismounts, but on a couple of landings, she was and it is a whole new competi- C Broncos scored a 193.700 be- first in the event with a 9.850. tion. "Regionals are "tougher than. hind second place Southern Utah On beam the Broncos opened up not as tight as usual, Sandmire said. Cuaresma, who started the conference. Every team is good," - (194.350).Utah State walked away with their first three competitors Sandmire said. As for the seniors, , t as the WGCChampions as a result counting falls. Katie Dinsmore night out a little shaky on bars, came out and tore up the floor, Sandmire hopes to see the team '~ of their flawless performance with tried to turn things around and push it to hit clean in all four ~ a 195.150.Cal State Fullerton came was able to hit her routine. Kristin landing a difficult double layout. events so that the seniors goout on J I Aldrich followed Dinsmore and Cuaresma's landing wasn't as in fourth with a 193.550. high note. Sandmire said that the Broncos: performed a flawless routine. clean, but ultimately a spectacu- PllIll1l BY STANLEY BREWSTEM1lE AHBITElI The Boise State gvmnasllcs team finished third In the conference championships, and wlll lind out their fate for reglonals today.

i Women's tennis get two in California i I I Broncos finish 14th in Colorado gles, Boise State's winners were Clark State beginning Friday. Ayling at one, Woschek at three, The Broncos won the dou- ' I Carolina Pongratz at four, Coil at bles point with wins at num- a tie for 40th with a I6-over par. Adam Choy tied five,and Stacey Housley at six. ber two (Anna Curtolo and l COURTESY OF BRONCOSPORTS.COM Boise State University's wom- I for 43rd with a l7-over par, after shooting an 85 on OnFriday,the LadyBroncos de- Carolina Pongratz) and at num- ) en's tennis team defeated Cal ber three (TiffanyCoIland Nadja " I 'Iuesday, Jason Williams tied for6Ist at 22-over par, State Fullerton Wednesday feated Cal State Northridge with I The Boise State men's golfteam shot a final round Woschek). Boise State then went ". t. after posting a final round 81. Brett Kleinkopf fin- by a score of 6-1 in Southern a score of 4-3. The Bronco wom- 327 in the University of Colorado-Stevinson Ranch en, who now completed" their on to win the three middle sinO"' I Invitational on 'fuesday to finish in 14thplace with ished in 66th, after carding an 81. Brian Smith tied California. The Broncos won for 7lst, with an 86 on Tuesday and a 54-hole total spring break swing of California gles positions. Number three" Ii a 54-hole score of 938. Kansas won the team title the doubles point with wins at with Pongratz, number four ': I:· ,of 26-over par. with the two wins, will return ! \ with an 872. No.1 ,(Alissa Ayling and Megan with ColI, and number five with ~ Ie Biorkman) and No. 3 (Tiffany" home to host Montana State, Matt Hastings shot a final round 79 to finish in Stacey Housley. t 1",'~ Coli and Nadja Woschek).In sin- Utah State, Gonzaga, and Lewis I. l:' Ashley Hogg -- 80lse , tat estg Ifer suer' compete against each other, we improved her mental game tre- dustry, with the ultimate being to BY JE T'RIME ORUIS play on a tour. Sports Writer help each other get better." mendously, remaining intense Coach Lisa Wasinger agrees, but calm, and positive while on Wasinger believes Hogg can supplement those goals with After winning the Anteater "Hogg is a very competitive golf- the course. qualifying for regionals or even Invitational Golf Tournament by er. Being. competitive is a big Wasinger demonstrates this five strokes, junior Ashley Hogg strength in athletics. I would say strength for us as she describes nationals. To follow up Hogg's ac- has turned quite a number of that she is the primary source of what she witnessed first hand. complishment as WACPlayer of heads toward Boise State's silent this competitive nature, which "When I saw Ashley remain the Week,Wasinger has faith that sport. Not only did Hogg become brings motivation to the team." calm and positive after a a-put- Hogg can earn WACPlayer of the the first BSUwoman since 1999- Hogg is Wasinger's first recruit ter in that last round of the tour- Year. 2000to win a tournament, but she to the Bronco women's golf team. nament, I knew she was going To sum it all up, Wasinger also broke the school arid tourna- It may be for this reason that to win. She never 3-putts it, and boasts that Hogg is the best golfer ment record with her 69strokes in Wasinger hasn't "exactly been when she did, there was not one that Boise State has ever had. round three. easy on her, but Ashley always ris- look of frustration on her face." Boise State hosts the WAC With rounds of 73-74-69 (216), es to the challenge." Winning a tournament is the Championship tournament this Hoggled the LadyBroncos to their When you consider that the best accomplish in college golf, year, something that only hap- second straight second-place fin- lady golfers can shoot 72 holes but this is not where it ends for pens once every eight years. You ish. Even though golf is such an in 52 hours, 10hour days, sun up" Hogg. It began as a family sport, can watch the ladies in action traveling down the generations April 18-20 at the Falcon Crest individualized sport, Hogg cred- to sundown, it is easy to see that " L"" its the lady golfers as a team. She golf is a mental sport. Iris here to Hogg's older brother, the big- GolfCourse. P111ll1l BY SiANLEY RREWSTERITHE ARBITER gest influence in her career so far. \ said, "The team is really coming that Hogg overcomes the chal- The look on Ashley Hogg's iace emulates per Intensity on the golf course. along as a group. Since we must lenge. The Canadian native has Hogg's goals stay in the golf in- The pressure is on for the men's tennis team

BY RMBER FUGER Luke Shields defeated Jeremy Blandin Broncos have been winning the doubles Sports Writer and Andrey Kumanstov, 8-6. Boise States point, allowing pressure to be taken off 01 Ikaika Iobe and Matias Silva lost to Javier the singles matches. Now Boise State will The men's tennis team was unable to . Bacoicoa and Goncalo Figueiredo, 8-1. have to play aggressively in order to reo . pull off a win Saturday afternoon, as the Another upset at the number three spot main as one of the top 32teams in the na- 28th ranked Texas A&M Corpus Christl .put the pressure on the Broncos to win ev- tion. "We will have to fight back," Patton Islanders cruised past the No.31Broncos. ery singles match. said. The Broncos needed to win the Red Lion's Shields ~asable to- prevail and win at With the pressure on, the Broncos wU Men's Tennis Spring Break Tournament the No. 1 spot over Raul Morant-Rivas need to win their final matches. The horne in order to secure their spot in the NcAA in two sets 6-3,7-6. Jobe also was able to court advantage should aid in their quesl Regional Tournament. pullout awin at the number four spot to bring the NCAA regionals to Boise The Broncos will now have to battle it over Figueiredo 6-3, 6-4. Head coach Greg "L<;lst.matches proved experiences tha' out with lower ranked teams in order to Patton was a little disappolDted with the practices can't," Patton said. I earn their spot and possibly host the first Broncos performanc"e,but is still optimis- Hope and ambition will drive thE ,rounds of the regional tournament. The tic about the experiences gained froln the Broncos to compete at their best Boisl Broncos are 21-7andvirillremain at home 10sses."We.are an elite tearn,·and we are State will host South Alabama, Idaho, anE for their finalre8uIar season matches. coIlStituently getting better,· Patton said. Coloradothisweekend. Coloradoisrankel Saturday afternoon, the Broncos start- Last year, the Broncos struggled at 'No. 43, SouthemAIab;una is ranked No .ed out playing doubles. Atthe number one the doubles point, and their singles play 46,and Idaho is longtime rival. '. spot, Boise State's Thomas Schoeck and . balanced their game out. This year..the .

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. . -,' _. _._. .' NOW will last alifetime HIRING SKATING cARHOPS V EOE BY scon BOROOII & KITCHEN f,:REW ellt U.II.~ Tribune '" .. - The Arizona Wildcats will spend a lifetime mourning those four minutes, They will replay every turnover, every hesi- tant step, every uncertain moment ' They wUllle awake at night and try to chase the memories away during the day. A Final Four berth was Intheir sweaty hands and then, incredibly, in 244 nightmarish seconds, it was gone. . Illinois 90, Arizona 89. Goodbye, St Louis. Hello, regret "It's unbelievable to lose the game that way," guard Mustafa Shakur said, ·We had it. We had it." So they did. The Wildcats led 75·60 with 4:04 left. They had played almost' a perfect second half, and the 15,000 or so orange-clad Illinois fans inside the Allstate Arena were stunned into silence. It was textbook basketball. And then Arizoml dropped the textbook. The Wildcats didn't lose the game because Salim Stoudamire failed to touch the ball on their final possession in overtime. Theywere in tears because they never should have had to play overtime. You've heard of the prevent defense in foot- bam Well, Arizona played a prevent offense those final 244 seconds. The Wildcats sat on the ball instead of at- OH THE BRSQUE BLOCK tacking the basket. They played not to lose in- 612Groue Street ' stead ofto win. ' They tried to hang on, 'and Illinois stepped on their fingers. "Obviously with that kind of lead you're not going to come down and jack the ball up, but we still wanted them in an attack mode," coach Lute Olson said. Instead, Arizona retreated. Nervous and ten- tative, the Wildcats committed four turnovers in the final 3:10, accounting for nine Illinois points. (Jo~;tI(tt, Iooatd10,. QI( e~~ .t "1 think they got a little rattled," Illinois guard Dee Brown said. dt-!ate I(tjfc.t~I(aot. Give the IlIini credit. The Wildcats opened the door, but they had to barge through it. Illinois hit five s-polnt shots in the final four minutes, three by Luther Head and two by russ, WED, THURS:7AM· 9PM FRIAND SAT: 7 Deron Williams. MONDAY: 7AM· 3PM SUNDAY: BAM· 3 If the Illini miss just one, the Wildcats win. 'j,\ sao S. CAPITOL BLVD 424-3676 WWW.SHORTYSDINER.COM But if Arizona holds onto the ball, Illinois Junior Hassan Adams (above) helped lead the Arizona Wlldcats to the doesn't have a chance. It 'was incredible to Elite Eight belore losing to llltnots Saturday night. watch the Wildcats, so used to big games and 1 " Stoudamire had made. three game-win- hostile crowds, self-destruct. They led, 80-72, Hassan Adams would get the ball at the high t '. ningshots this season, including the jumper with 1:03 left but coughed up the advantage post and either drive to the basket or feed cen- to beat Oklahoma State on Thursday night with two straight turnovers, the most costly a ter Channing Frye as he cut inside. Uhe's your Michael Jordan, you don't give it poor inbounds pass by Stoudamire that IIlini Asked why he didn't go back to Stoudamire, guard Deron Williams converted into a game- Olson said, "We didn't want a three. We want- to Scottie Pippen. ed to attack the basket area." This is Arizona's first senior class since tying 3-pointer. 1993 not to play in a Final Four, and to have' "There are a number of things that are going Here's the problem with that logic: Adams the streak end this way, so bitter and hard, to cause a lot of sleepless nights for everyone," isn't used to having the hall in his hands with the game-and the season-on the line. was devastating. Olson said. Stoudamire emerged from the locker room, .High on the list will be Arizona's final pos- He stood there, stood there, stood there and then it was too late to do anything but turn his eyes puffy and red. Adams and Shakur session. spoke in a whisper. At the end of regulation, with the game tied around and throw up a prayer that clanged off Frye was asked if he was stunned. at 80-80, Arizona went to Stoudamire for the the backboard. It was, for Olson, an unusual error in judg- "We can't be uri-stunned," he said quietly.' final shot. But Illinois ran a second defender at The Wildcats took a bite of the Final Four him, and Stoudamire passed the ball to fresh- ment. It shouldn't have mattered that Stoudamire and then spit it out, man jawaan McClellan, who missed the po- The taste will linger for a lifetime. 6928 W. State • Boise, Idaho 83703 tential game-winner. was just 2 of 13 from the field. Or that Illinois With 11 seconds left in overtime and Illlnois forced him give up the ball on the final posses- , (208) 853-0526 ahead by a point, Olson called a play in which sion in regulation. ... r ... For Washington, trua ending Just didn't fit N I like Washington. It was as if the Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis BY STEUE KELLEY proud. Jones fell hard to the floor. , Seattle Tlmea enormity of the moment caught up with them. All of ESPN's all ac- That hitset a tone for the night. And Louisville's long-armed, 2- I cess, all of the debate over wheth- A season this good shouldn't 3zone pushed the Huskies' shoot- I have ended this badly. er they deserved a No.1 seed, all of the pressure that grew from ers out of their comfort zones. It shouldn't have ended with Louisville made the decision ear- B October to March. .!, ":'" ,",' Nate Robinson and Tre Simmons ly in the week that UW wasn't go- cursed with early foul trouble. The Huskies' didn't 'look ,like Donate Plasma at Blomat USA their typical loose 'selves on the ing to beat it with treys. It shouldn't have ended with The end wasn't supposed to Earn $50 the first week and 'floor before the game and looked ashingtongetting pounded on look like this. With Louisville $150 per month the glass and missing 11 of 28 free very uptight during the game. Thursday night, the top-seeded slicing through the Washington throws. Huskies got the chips knocked off press. With the Cardinals' shoot- I Mon.~Sat: 9:00 - 5:30 It shouldn't have ended this ers - Francisco Garcia and I their shoulders by fourth-seeded G IFOLS soon. Taquan Dean - knocking down II On a night when they needed Louisville, 93-79. 40170vorland Rd Biornat USA, Inc. And they looked beaten before cold-blooded threes, while the to play their best, the Huskies Washington shooters - Simmons Boise, 10 83705 caring for people's health ITER couldn't have ,played much.' they were beaten. 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BY TREUDR HDON Eagle High grad scored 14 touch- Sports Editor downs, including a school-record Part one: five scores versus LaTech near the a look at the running backs, the end of the season. Helmandollar had just 46 rushes last season, depth and experience they haie. which meant he scored every 3.5 times he touches the ball. Following an impressive sea- Senior Antwaun Carter is a son where the team accumulates bowling ball like runner who was 2,758 yards rushing and a school used primarily as the short yard- I record 49 rushing touchdowns, age back until the emergence of there is only one thing they can Helmandollar. Carter scored sev- do. en touchdowns and rushed for Bring back all the keycompo- 278 yards. nents, and do it all again. It should be interesting to see The Boise State football team how the Broncos use two fresh- has a reputation of being a high- men on the roster. Johnson and scoring pass heavy machine, but fellow freshman David Shields in 2004, they changed that per- should see plenty of playing time sona and did it with a handful of this spring to see how they can backs. fit in to the rotation. Johnson is The eye-popping statistic that a very talented and skilled back. comes out from last season is of Shield is the biggest of all the the 49 touchdowns, 44 of them running backs, standing 6 feet, 2 were scored by players on this inches and weighing 205 pounds. season's squad. The ability of the Broncos to All six of the leading rushers for utilize all of these backs could the Broncos are on the roster this $13' 9997152809 catapult this season's team into spring. _ MI/FM/CO/COR·RW add to your the record books once again. The only minuses this season _ 51 walls x4 - Remote(ontrol- Detochobelfme account Look for Carpenter and Marks is the transformation of Quinton to be the open field backs this Jones to cornerback and the de- season. Marks most certainly will . parture of Calvin McCarty, who be the featured back this season. will transfer to Reedley College in However, in hockey-like fashion, California after leaving the team - Boise State could sub in players prior to spring practice. at nearly every down if needed. Lee Marks leads the backs this That capability could easily wear season after rushing for a team- After Imtonl Rebate down every defense this coming high 968 yards and two touch- season. Just based on the idea, downs. Prior to last season, the always having fresh legs in the senior was listed on the depth backfield could also open up the chart with Jeff Carpenter as the passing game. starters at running back. Going Quarterback Jared Zabransky into spring practice, Marks is should also add to the rushing once again joined by Carpenter numbers. Zabransky was sec- . and two others on the chart this ond on the team last season with year. Carpenter, who rushed for 326 yards rushing and 13 touch- 268 yards and two scores last sea- Ponlo. Optio-30 ccmero ... 5149.99 .3I1Jpli:ill/ 4.digd to';' downs. With a full offseason to son, is listed with sophomore Jon HP PS7450 Printor .., 579.99 :=~S,,",lIngmodts improve his decision-making and -OrhOroI6cc.lorii TOTAL PRICE ... 5229.98 '90igillllh' .. Helmandollar and freshman Ian -UplQllPllm passing ability, he should open up -loss 560 MoiHn Reba," • DIedpM! """"JJIe Johnson as the other three on the ~~1(kl11p;illcc\of the offense for the backs and re- 90 spring depth chart. 98 $;49 $. \ That depth at running back ceivers. $79?:f.oyour At fullback will once again be ol1er moil-in 6700226 '01'110-30 will give the Broncos a chance to occount ad:, junior Brad Lau. Another local showcase everything that offen- 698590.4 II'P57<450 9 rebate product who started all last sea- sive coordinator and pure genius, son, he should be set to open up Store Hours: Monday' Saturday 100m - 10pm - Closed Sunday Chris Peterson can come up with. more holes once again in 2005. Carpenter can also toss the Lau will be backed up by sopho- pigskin. Last season he complet- ~ ed all three of his passes for 46 more Mik Lose. On Thursday, The Arbiter will .RCWilley: . yards and two touchdowns, with a gaudy passing efficiency rating preview the .offensive and defen- Meridian 3301 E. lanark 288·4100 sive lines for the Broncos, to see Ono Ploco, So Many Pouibilitlcs. of448.80. how deep both will be after hav- Helmandollar will be hard to ing one of the best rushing offens- keep off the field in short yard- es and defenses in the nation last age situations. As a freshman, the season.

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