Arbiter, September 2 Students of Boise State University
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Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 9-2-2004 Arbiter, September 2 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]. " .~., -"j( UOLUME J7 lHUIiS'Ol\Y 5EP·'uMQlill·;OIl i!Dli~ THE 5 T U 0 E IT ,V 0 ICE. 0 F B 01 5 E ST R TE 5 IN C E !5 3 3 ISSUE OS FIRST IS5U,E F/lEE .... the. broncD D~ener #5 Jared » Br~~~:e:relf!rv~ri~~~~S~l~~PS.Zabransky Fewer deaths make young people complacent about HIV' BY EMILY RRMSHRW Ths Dellss Morning Hews (KRT) DALLAS-They .--------- learned about condoms in gym By the numbers: class and took -Young adults (under 25) Magic Johnson's make up an esttmated 50 message from percent 01 new Infections. TV commercials and highway -Blacks account for more billboards. than half of these new infec- The slogan "Practice safe tions. sex" was as com- -Across the nation, an es- mon as "Buckle timated 40,000 cases 01 up for safety" HIVIAIDS are dlagtJosed and "Say 'No' to annually. Construction drugs." deleys end Yet people e renter- -Batween 1995 and 2002, younger than 25 friendly there has been a 70 percent' Demand for student housing Treesu~e - who make up decltne in death, a result 01 Velley leeue just one-third of treatment advances. the new the U.S. popula- residence tion - account hells below -As recently as 2002, there for about 50 per- were 9,400 people living eHpected cent of all new is lessthan projected capucrtu. with HlVlAIDS in Dallas, and HIV infections nearly 42,000 in Texas. in this country, free, broadband internet, cable brim. As the fall semester begins, around 100ofthe new apartments according to the BY MRRY GRRCE LUCRS television, and parking. Jensen SOURCES: around 150 bed spaces In Towers and dorms are not yet livable U.S. .Centers for Newe Reporter also points out the empty.unit~ U.S. Centers for Disease Hall are being renovated and that due to construction delays said Disease Control Control and Praventlon, Jensen. This brings the number of are available for students to take and Prevention. oise State's newest orga- Texas Department of Health available, yet unoccupied beds to a quick walk-through. He finds Young adults nized mass of bricks and around 350. the new housing facilities to be a are particularly mortar loom tall and In addition, economic fac- step up. vulnerable, be- imposing over campus, Old RII1dnc81IaUI: tors may be part of the problem. On campus, the new Keiser cause they're almost as though they Towers, Chaffee, Morrison, and Jensen points out the current and Taylor residence halls fa- under the false impression that HIVis a manage- could be the official campus ush- Driecol housing market In the Treasure cilities offer more space and pri- able diseuse, said Adele Webb, executive director ers, welcoming and settling in a Double Roam =$273,12 per month, Valley might be a little too renter- vacy to their occupants than do of the Association of Nurses in AIDSCare. surging student population. but must also pay atJeast $222.89 per friendly. Renters are quickly turn- the already established Chaffee, "They see it as a chronic thing -they think But with more then a year's , month for a mandetory meal plan ing Into buyers. Towers,Morrison and Driscol they can take a pill so what's the big deal?" she worth of planning and construe- Single room $346.67 par month, but Halls. Brand new furniture is also must also pay $222,89 per m month "The lowest interest rates in said. "The only person they know with itiSMagic tion under way (and still count- for mandatary meal plan our nation's history emptied our included. Single bedroom spaces johnson, and as far as they know he's doing fine." ing)' only a few,facillties are a~full 'apartments," says Jensen. A.M.C. as well as four and eight bedroom Most young patients are infected through sex, capacity. Haw R"lld.ncl Halls: Property Management L.L.C. suites are still up for grabs. the CDC reports. Young white gay men .continue l Around two thousand student- Keiser and Taylor owner Jennifer Flores concurs. Off campus, the new University to make up a significant number of those pa- housing spaces are available Single roam $394,67 per month, but "The interest rate is so good right Apartments wrap themselves tients. But blacks are disproportionately affected, through BSU, including old and must also pay at least $222,89 per now it doesn't make any sense to around a small playground built accounting for more than half of these new infec- month for mandatory meal plan , new residence halls as well as off rent," she says. "The BSU apart- for children of families where tions. campus apartments. Currently ments aren't the only ones that one or both parents are students. The median age when an HIV patient is first only about 1,400 students are Apartmllnts: All units also have a washer and diagnosed with the disease has fallen steadily Heights and Manor: are empty." Flores says that new housed by BSU, leaving around dryer. Currently only three of the _ from 35 in 1978 to 25 in 1990, according to a 1 bd= $410 per month home financing payments can be 600 beds empty. two bedrooms units are occupied. study in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2 bd= $450 per month as low as $500 per month; an obvi- "Wewant them to be full, there's ous savings over the $680 month- The idea is to appeal to the wide Researchers haven't tracked the median age since no doubt about it," says Assistant' Unlversity Park: variety of students attending BSU, 2 bd=c $45'0 per month ly note on two bedroom units in then. But CDC epidenHologlsts say the trend Director of Residential Life, Scott says Jensen. He says the new facil- 3 bd= $566 per month the new University Square apart- persists, and they continue to see younger and ities, self-funded through invest- Jensen, about the lack of steady Unlvsrsily Villags: ment complex. It's precisely this younger patients. ' demand for university housing; 2bd=$575 market pattern that has caused ment of existing rental revenue, For example, last year in Dallas County, Texas, "People just haven't seen the new, . New Unlvsrslty Square: the Student Housing Department are built to last. For more infor- nearly 30 percent of new infections occurred in facilities:': ' , 2 bd=$680 to lower prices on certain units mation, contact the Student hous- people ages 13 to 29, according to, the county's There are a variety of reasons ' one bedroom In 4 roam sull= $330 and' add certain amenities like ingDepartment at 426·3986. Health and Human Services Department. But i , per month ' campus housing Isn't ft!I.lto. the local AIDS specialists say that figure Is tOOlow. Closer to 45 percent of their newly infected pa- tients are under 25, they estimate. And most come from poverty-stricken neighborhoods in Dallas. 'Raeline Nobles, executive director of AIDS Campusco,:"structlon IS Arms, said young adults are part of the reason Dallas is the No.1 city in Texas for new infections. "We've talked about AIDS for 20 years now," she said. "But we're still dying out here." bemnd schedule Most people whose infection is diagnosed ear- Iy and who receive treatment live more than 16 'years 'from the day of infection, according to the BY IiAC HELP E R'EZ pollu{ant~from the v:ater., "This makes life a lot easier for us and CDC.Yet one in four infected people doesn't real- ~eW9 Repor~er. ' The aqua swirl is being installed be- dormitory students won't be inconve- • , ize he or she has HIV until it's too late. , hindtheAlbertson'sLibrary.Sediments nienced as much," said Cooper. Don Maison, president and chief ilXeeutiveoffi- There's nothing like being trapped , .wiII be taken out and stored in a place Landscape Repair will fix the scarred cer of AIDSServices of Dallas, said education can by.',orange, tape" squish,ing through', .where they will be vacuumed out of the earth in front of the communications do only so much. Young people are al~ys going' mud, dodging ,Ia,rge work trucks, or water, This will allow clean water to building, which is now guarded by a to experiment. , , "',,' , ", ,,' '. ' , receiving a face full of diesel exhaust run back into the river. Construction plastic orange fence, when construe- , "It has to do with the mentality you have,when as you .attempt to pass or enter 'the was on hold for 12 weeks because the tion is wrapped up. you're 18 years, old," he said. "You think you're Commun~cation "Building, The' two aqua sw'.rl itself was delivered late. "Typically we would like to get all bulletproof. You're healthy; you're vibrant. Those construc~lOn projects cu~re?tlyunder The second', project is called the this stuff done before the students reo behaviors- you don't think they'lIafiec:tyoU," way causing all the commotion should Pavilion and Chaffee Hall power loop.