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ASBSU proposes amendments to constitution By Jessica Adams The Arbiter ------

ASBSU's Constitutional Committee unanimously upheld a decision to amend the student government con- stitution in a package deal that would, among other things, change the GPA requirement for elected student body lead- ers. Additionally, the amend- Left: Students' sealed in ments would eliminate fall the Student Union Building exhibited lillie senatorial elections and give interest in the ASBSU the president the power to veto presidential candidates all legislation with the excep- encouraging student tion of internal rules. involvement during the A majority of student votes debates. Below: The candidates is required for the proposal to for ASBSU president pass. The amendment is on the and vice president wait .ballot for Spring 2003 ASBSU for the debates to begin. elections. Today is the last day to vote. Originally, the six-member Constitutional Committee convened to revise grammar and vague language in the constitution. During the con- SUB lunch crowd ignores ASBSU election debates. vention, the committee pro- posed additional changes as Ramiro Castro and James Ball for the lat- they saw fit. By Jessica Adams ter. Senator-at-Large and The Arbiter ------Six of the 10 senatorial candidates were' Constitutional Committee present for the debates Monday. Other can- member Aubrey Salazar said ASBSU candidate debates fell on most- .didates in attendance included Michael the outcome of the convention ly deaf cars during lunch hour in the Barrington from the College 'of Business went beyond the original Student Union Lounge on Monday and and Economics and Catherine Elizabeth Tuesday - just days before the election. Medina from the College of Education. agenda. Students who happened to be present Beechler said she was disappointed that "It went from making during the debates continued to eat their some of the candidates failed to show up. grammatical adjustments toa lunches and talk amongstthemsclves while Beechler, whose contributions as rogue committee throwing in candidates addressed the problem of stu- ASBSU elections coordinator include things that people were trying dent apathy. record-breaking voter turnout in recent to get done," Salazar said. ASBSU Elections Coordinator elections, said her goal is to get 20 percent Salazar asked for permis- Evangeline "Van" Beechler drew candi- of students to vote. Last spring, while sion to leave the meeting dates' names and questions from a basket Beechler served as elections coordinator, momentarily for personal rea- in a forum that took place on the Bravo 9.7 percent ofthe student body voted in the ASBSU election-up 4.4 percent from the sons. Permission was granted, , Stage, On 'several occasions, Beechler and the previous spring. And last fall, 9.1 percent but Salazar did not return. The candidates reminded the audience that Although Mike Clifford is an executive- Executive candidates Ali Ishaq and Jim voted, compared to 2,5 percent the previ- committee was forced to stall ASBSU receives $400,000 in student fees appointed member of the ASBSU judicia- Wolfe differentiate their platform from the ous fall. the meeting-due to an incom- to spend at their discretion. ry, the fraternity brothers cited the Kappa rest on diversity issues. Like the other can- Beechler said reasons for success in plete quorum. On Tuesday, a total of four ASBSU Sigma fraternity as the main source of their didates, they want to increase the level of increasing student turnout for ASBSU Committee chair James executive campaigns answered scripted background in student leadership. Clifford student involvement. elections include effective marketing Ball called Student-at-Large questions written by the candidates. and Wirshing promise to work to make stu- Candidates Matt Peterson and Pam "It's not a gimmick thing, it's a market- and SSPA senatorial candidate The candidate platforms arc similar in dent government more effective. MaGee said they'd like to publicize oppor- ing thing. It'sjust about how much time the Robert Green, who arrived that they seck tnaddress the problem of Vice presidential candidate Jennifer tunities for students to sit on committees. candidates arc willing to invest in the cam- As non-traditional students themselves, promptly, allowing the quo- student apathy toward student government Scott said the main difference between the paigns. We tried to do things a little differ- - as evidenced by the audience. they want to take up the issues of the 42 ent, we weren't spending money on stuff rum to continue. Sherman-Scolt platform and the others is Other topics of agreement included the percent of students at BSU considered who no one showed up for, we tried to spend Salazar said she walked out their willingness to "get out and shake stu- importance of ASBSU in forming ties with arc non-traditional. money where it mattered." because she had reservations dents," the incoming university president as well "We need to lobby at two levels," Scott Ofthe seven open senate scats, only two In closing the forum, Beechler remind- about passing the amendments are contested. They are the College of as legislators in the Statehouse. said. ed students to vote for presidential and col- without the student body Points of contention among the plat- "We need to lobby the Statehouse and Social Science and Publie Affairs scat and lege senate scats April 9 and IO online at knowing about them first. forms did not arise during the debate. lobby students on the issues. There are the College of Applied Technology seat. http://broncoweb.boisestate~edu between Salazar said she sees the TIle Clifford- Wirshing platform empha- 17,000 students that go to BSU. That's an Robert Green and Tabielle "Belle" the hours of? a.m. and midnight. proposed amendment to the sized that they' arc the only candidates not awesome force to reckon with." Antchekov are running for the first, and GPA requirement as "a threat currently serving as ASBSU. senators. to student involvement." Currently the required GPA for student body elected lead- ers is 2.25. The amendment Kustra shares his goals for university would raise the minimum GPA requirement to 2.5. soive and compute," he said. ASBSU Vice President By Linda Cook Kustra's plans to gain more state funding by Ken Rock, the committee The Arbiter ------reaching out to the pubhc. "Those of us in higher edu- member who motioned to vote cation can no longer expect one or two people, the University presidential finalist Robert Kustra president, the government relations person to get it all on the amendments, said the met and spoke with Boise State students, faculty, Gone in the stale legislature," he said. Kustra noted proposed changes arc positive. staff and the community in the first of four open that during his presidency at EKU, he went with fac- "Our motive is to raise the forums to present each candidate. ulty members to community events in the state to bar for student government," Approximately 100 people attended the forum meet people and explain the university'S mission. Rock said. 'Monday in the Student Union Special Events Nancy Vannorsdel of the Boise Chamber of Ball said he hopes the Center. During his two-day campus visit, Kustra Commerce was interested in how Kustra would amendment will ensure that a will attend several more meetings with campus address professional shortages in the Treasure Valley. groups, " He responded that he believes universities should student leader's grades don't Kustra spoke about his previous experiences form partnerships with local businesses and groups suffer as a result of student in higher education, which include the presidency such as the Chamber of Commerce both to improve involvement. of Eastern Kentucky University. Kustra began his programs and lobby for funding. The Boise Chamber "This will eliminate and academic career teaching at a community college of Commerce has opposed recent proposals in the minimize a problem students in Illinois and moved on to teaching at Loyola state legislature to cut educational funding. have with serving student gov- UniversIty.'·"·, Kustra described his current work in the "In those years I was always the go-to guy on Midwestern Higher Education Commission in ernment," Ball said. the faculty for internship programs. I ran the response to. a question from Cindy Anson; project "I don't know of anyone it intern programs for many different disciplines. coordinator forBSU Academic Affairs, as including will exclude, it may exclude' One of the things that attracted me to Boise State " advising institutions on raising funds from state and " me. If I had taken another was the strong role you play not only in iriternship pnvate sources. " class, it would have excluded programs but in applieQ learning in general and ' In response to a question from Nancy Napier, a service learning as well," Kustra said. . faculty member in the College of Business, Kustra me." Kustra was, also, in the Illinois State said he would like to see American universities inter- If passed, the amendment Legislature where he helped" to restructure." the nationalize '.curriculum. He also wants to provide would prevent an elected Chicago Public School system. He later served as opportunities for U.S. and internationalstudents to leader from serving their post the lieutenant governor of Illinois. - ' socialize and learn from each other outside the class- if that person's GPA were less He also expressed support for a strong liberal room. ' -than 2.5. arts core. "I never lost my love for the liberal arts. "I would love to sec, for example, a campus The proposal to restructure and I never lost my commitment toward profes- . devote a month, each month a devotion to a different sional education and I don't thinkthey're in any- student government elections country," he said. ". , - way contradictory," he said. Another audience member was interested in the -to take place only in the spring Following Kustra's opening remarks, audi- changes technology is.bringing to education. Kustra semester, would leave next ence membersask~dquestiol}s of the candidate. said that tec~~logy and distance learning provide fall's senatorial elections to Most of th¢,ciuestions 'liSked came from BSU fac- both oJlportuDlnes and chalIe.ngesfor the university. the discretion of the new stu- -ulty and~!I~;a'tp.ouglI 1;\\l~~o,ti~ ili.Jdergra,duate: He said that eventualIy the use of online learning dent body president. asked a ~n;}~ill~~l!(l1!5,'S9vercii.su~hi diverse' would lower expenses for the' university, but that upfront it wiIltiike a large investment of money. , Under the current constitu- tOPIC~as tlie ()ore:curili;l,j]IUp.'JtQ;rp on ..'Cl!ID..pus, .! athletics and technology..' '.', .. Kustra also said. that studies of. online remedial ~. . tion, 'the presidential and col- Kustra said,one of his priorlties*,"ould be to English and math courses have proven to improve stu- . lege senate seats are elected in expand BSU's'dOctora\) rogra,nu: and to move "I- think we live in a world"today dents' abilities while lowering costs. '.' the spring and senate-at-large into the Came ."."" "... t,ion·9nl~oraI: PfO: An.imdergrn.duate expresSed.concerned that B~U positions. are elected in the grams. He ~Pll1.. s:~ortmu~~10 liberal where the most important thing, sPending has tilted too much 1ft favor of athletics arts and said thll!a . COfe'progmmprepares rather tlilm academics and asked Kustra's position on fall. students for careers and for career changes that we can dolor our students The committee's sugges- the matter, Kustra said heseesathleties as a marketing brought onby clu!ngingtecbnolpgy.' , Isto prepare them wlth.some opporturiity for the university and a valuable ~, tions for 'dealing with this "f think we live in afwoddtoday. where the iC.Progrl!lll. '.11...0.r those.wh. o. Oth...erwiSC. "..coUI..dno. t. atten. ' .• '. d.....·.· matter include calling another most important thing" .,""." ' - ~.. senseofhistory ...'c' . •c.olIege: KustIj a\soexprcssed his support forafIiriIul~;;, senatorial ele<;tion in the fall dentS is to prepare'tli . "\ " , . '. ~ Robert Kustra . tiveaction,', ry, with some appreci' . University presidentialjilralisf theability to write and, ' ",.,-.-. . ; News Pa e 2 • The Arbiter and engineering professor, took' her negative posting on ProfessorPerformance.com in , stride. 1 . "The course I teach is proba- 1 played a role in the graduation bly more demanding than any , rates. Students who scored high- , other course my students have er than 1300 on their SAT also had up to this point," Aronson have higher four- and six-year said. "I think it's great that they 4-year grads on decline, completion rates than students have a place to go and voice' study says who scored less than 800. their opinions."

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> protect students from backlash, r·}, LOS ANGELES-The rate of performance and SAT scores .~ . college students who graduate are combined, better-perform- are legal, according to the ; -l , within four years has declined, .ing students still have an edge in founder and president of' according to a study released their graduation rates against ProfessorPerformance.com,. nl'i' last month by University of other students. based in Mesa, Ariz. : , : .1 "A website such as ours is" " '~ California at Los Angeles' The report also provides ·1 Higher Education Research tables for colleges to estimate protected under free speech in • , J the graduation rates, taking into ' the Constitution," said Kasey .\ Institute. J ' According to the study, for consideration such factors as Kerber, 26, a graduate of the .~ the freshman class of 1994, only academic preparation and other University of Nebraska- " 36.4 percent graduated within contributing characteristics. Lincoln. four years - a drop from 39.9 Differences between private Jim Mitchell, who teaches, percent in the '80s and 46.7 per- ,and public universities nar- the journalism department's cent in the '60s. rowed when these characteris- "Law of the Press" class. If students were allowed six tics were factored into the equa- agreed. years to complete their degrees, tion. "Opinions get a lot oflatitude however, then the graduate rate The nation-wide study, con- under the law. Students arc enti- soars to 58.8 percent, and the sisting of 56,818 students, was tled to their opinion," Mitchell rate increases to 61.6 percent for done at 262 four-year colleges said. ' students who arc still enrolled and universities for the fresh- Kerber said the idea for after six years, because they are man class of fall 1994.. Their Pro fess 0rP erformanc e. c om status was determined in fall spawned from his personalfrus- counted as college graduates. April 25 - Origami. ' Several factors may have 2000. tration as a student. He earned his bachelor's degree in journal- Activities, 12:36-1:30 p.m., contributed to the low numbers, Student Union Fireplace ism in 1999 and a master's in according to the study. The Lounge. education in 2001. numbers vary with race, sex and V.Arizona students rate Photo by Ted Harmon. The Arbiter, The Boise State Japan Club the type of institution students professors online ' will demonstrate and' instruct attended. George Szanto of McGill University delivered a lecture entitled "Truth and participants in the ancient art of Asian-American and white TUCSON, Ariz.-University Mixed-race people probe Story Telling: Some Canadian Fabrications" on Monday in the Farnsworth paper folding. students have the highest four- of Arizona students who can't 'what are you?' question Rcom of the SUB. His lecture was part of the events scheduled for ". year graduation rates while Canada Week at BSU. Events continue through Friday, ending with the April 27 - Luau, 6:30 p.m., wait until the end of the semes- Student Union Jordan . , Mexican Americans, American ter to evaluate their instructors SEATTLE-While cultural screening of the film "Songs in Stone: An Arctic Journey Home" at 3:00 Indians, Puerto Rican Ballroom. ' are now turning to online alter- differences were evident at last p.m. in the Famsworth Room. For more information call Mark Plew, direc- Polynesian food and dance Americans and blacks have natives that allow them to get weekend's National Conference tor, at 426·3023. are highlights of this annual lower numbers. the job done. on the Mixed Race Experience event. Advance tickets are $15 at Seattle University, almost L------' Female students have a high- Sites like everyone in attendance said they ences and just be around others who created the multiracial stu- general and $9 student. Door er four-year graduation rate than' ProfessorPerfonnance.com and tickets are $17 general, $12 share one thing in common. who were also frustrated with dent group MiXed at the men, 39.7 percent to 32.6 per- Grade-It.com, both of which student and show-only tickets At some point in their lives, answering the "what are you?" University of Washington 'last cent. When race is factored in, have UA links, enable students are $S at the door. Note to women arc still ahead of men in to go online to evaluate their someone has asked them, "What question. year, said the conference helped media: a previous press are you?" At a time when the mixed- unite people of mixed races. , their six-year completion rate, teachers using the standard A release regarding this event is "I was involved with the race population is rapidly "We arc creating a move- , except for American Indians, through F grading scale and add available at http://news.boises- Associated Students of African increasing nationally, the con- rnent and a society for the next where male graduation rates arc other comments. tate.edu Descent, but I didn't fit in. My ference also served as an oppor- generation where it's not weird higher. "I think such a Web site is whole life, that's been the tunity to create a national net- to grow up multiracial, and it's BoIse State Radio Pledge The type of school students actually a great idea," said story," said 19-year-old Seattle work for mixed-race and tran- not weird to be transracially Drive ' attend also has a role. Private Jennifer Bowers, a nutritional University student Jared sracial-adoptcc student organi- adopted, and it's not looked at Volunteers are needed for universities' graduation rates sciences lecturer who had two Bigelow, who is half black, half zations. as 'tragic mulatto' or 'tragic Boise State Radio's Spring are 40 percent higher than pub- positive evaluations posted on white and an organizer of the The 2000 Census, the first to adoptee,''' she said. "It's awe- Membership Drive, which runs lic universities, according to the ProfessorPerformance.com. conference. "I also grew up in a allow people to identity them- some. We have really unique April 10-12. Come try out your study. "I know that when I was a best radio voice between 6 a.m. predominantly white town and selves by more than one race, experiences and we have a great High school academic per- student, I would have really and 6 p.m, on 'lhursday and was sick of saying I was one showed 213,419 people in chance to describe what it is in formance also had an effect 0!1 found such a Web site interest- Friday, and 7 a.m, and 7 p.m. the four- or six-year graduation ing and useful. Although, as a (race) or the other." Washington identified them- our own words." on Saturday. Spanish speakers rate. Students who do well in For Bigelow and the nearly selves by two or more races. faculty member, I would love to Campus shorts are compiled are encouraged to participate. high school tend to have a high- 500 other students and adults of That represents nearly 4 percent Contact Boise State RadIO at know who posted my evalua- by Brandon Fiala from KRTand er degree-completion' rate than scores of ethnicities at the con- of the state's population. 426-3669 or e-mail tions," she said. V-Wire news services. students who were not as suc- Even poor evaluations have ference, the gathering served as Kimi Kamabori, 24, a [email protected] for more cessful in high school. been welcomed. Meredith an opportunity to embrace their Hawaiian and Asian who was infonnation. Standardized test scores also Aronson, a materials science distinct identities, share cxperi- adopted by white parents and

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Kicking Off The Entire Tour Again Newfor 2003 In Boisel BALLS OF STEEL HANSEN MONSTER WALL LYMAN SAYS "TAKE ACTION" ARENA DECARBONATED TOURING GIRLZ GARAGE LOCKER BOX REVERSE DAYCARE ~""" Thursday. April 10. 2003 News The Arbiter • Page S , REC provides clinically referred massage' Normally patients with sore have didn't just happen .By Crystal Thomas overnight, is ysual!y. long-orne Special to The Arbiter --- muscles, joint pain or those with complaints about migraines, pain they are Just gettmg around to. But they can keep coming Boise State University stu- depression or anxiety receive massage referrals. Colleen back and it's free for them, more dent health insurance covers the people should know about it," cost of clinical massage for stu- Roberson, administrative assis- . tant to the Health and Well ness Falter said. dents who visit the Health and The REC Center also pro- Wellness Center and receive a Center, often recommends mas- sage to patients with the right vides general massage for any- doctor's referral. one interested. Josie Palomo, a The REC Center provides the ailments. . "We usually refer about five certified massage therapist and massage by appointment coordi- recent graduate of massage nated through the Health and to 10 massages a week on aver- age," Roberson said. school, usually provides this Wellness Center. The patient service. On occasion, an extern, pays a standard $5 charge for The REC Center offers five clinically referred massage tech- who will graduate from massage use of the clinic. school in May, performs the ser- Lisa Stuppy, assistant direc- niques to the patient based on tor of BSU Campus Recreation, the type of referral. vice. Ben Falter, a certified mas- Having massage school grad- said many students are unaware uates and externs provide the that the REC provides clinically sage therapist with 15 years of massage experience and almost services allows the REC Center referred massage. to keep their rates low, while Students should take advan- two years working with BSU, provides clinically referred mas- offering quality therapy. tage of it, but they must go see a . Lisa Stuppy offered some' provider at the clinic first, sages. He encourages students to reap the benefits of his ser- creative ideas for purchasing Stuppy said. The Health and certificates. She said they can be Wellness Center also aids in vices. Most students who take bought by anyone who knows of scheduling the massage session someone who might enjoy it, or before the patient leaves the advantage of the treatment return for repeat sessions. if it is the end of the semester clinic. The staff phones the REC and you want to bribe a Center to reserve a time and date "It's very hard to fix prob- lems in one session. What they professor. Photo by Jeremy Branstad. The Arbiter. suitable for the patient. Massage Therapist Benjamin Falter works on Mary Beasley at the Recreation Center. BOISE +STATE UNIVERSITY With faith as their guide, college couple experiences war firsthand Career Center Services mattress watching TV pulled Career, Internship & Part-time, Summer, They visited a hospital, lis- ken clavicle, a broken finger, By James M. O'Neill - out a photograph of another & Temporary Employment Listings on BroncoJobs tened to Iraqis grieve at the and a large gash in his head, Knight Ridder Newspapers - child, who she said had died in death and injury inflicted by which Iraqi doctors at the clinic Career Counseling stitched closed. They charged the bombing. For two U.S. college stu- stray bombs, and made it home The sight of that Iraqi Resume & Job-Search Assistance dents stranded in the Iraqi safely, even more committed to the Americans nothing. Although their journey had woman, with three children http://career.boisestate.edu desert, their Good Samaritans acting out their faith by spend- been dangerous, the Wilson- lying in the hospital from turned out to be a carload of ing tl!TIe with people who are 426-1747 Hartgroves said it was worth the wounds and one dead, brought Somalis. suffenng. Leah Wilson-Hartgrove to tears. 1173 University Drive Eastern University seniors But for all they gave, they risk - being _present for th,ose who were suffering, being able "There was nothing we could (in the Alumni Center across from the stadium) Jonathan and Leah Wilson- also received Iraqi kindness. to listen to the anger of Iraqis really say," her husband said. Hartgrove and their team of On the route out of Baghdad, who had lost children, siblings "But it was important just to be Christian peacemakers had been they travele-d in a three-car cara- van with other Christian peace- and loved ones. there with them." kicked out of Iraq by the gov- The Wilson-Hartgroves One man Jonathan Wilson- ernment, and they were on the makers. The Wilson-Hartgroves learned one key phrase in Hartgrove met in the hospital road back to Jordan, in the mid- were in the lead car. Their dri- Arabic that they repeated when pointed to his injured son. He dle of the desert - with their gas ver, nervous about the bombs, said the man asked him to look swerved around missile craters, meeting Iraqis angered by the gauge on empty. bombing: "We are so sorry," at his son and explain how this They had already stopped at burnt-out military vehicles and they said, holding their hands could be called liberation. two stations, both closed. As debris. Suddenly, the third car "If this is democracy, you behind them was no longer in over their hearts. they drove, they could see On their second day in can keep it," the man told him. bombs falling in the ncar dis- the rearview mirror. Baghdad, they visited a bombed "If we don't have our families tance, on both sides of the road. . When the Somalis rolled up, left when the new regime they said that they had seen the market. One Iraqi gave an They were at the third station, begins, it isn't worth it." other car in a ditch, with a tire impassioned speech, saying the also closed, when Somalian Iraqi people would fight back The Wilson-Hartgroves said medical school students drove blown out from road debris, the the must frightening aspect of doors open, and blood inside. against the invading Americans up. The students popped open and British "with our shoes if the trip was being in their hotel the hood of their car, pulled out The car was empty. and hearing the bombs, know- The Wilson-Hartgroves per- we have to." the battery, hooked it up to the They visited a neighborhood ing that one could hit their gas pump and got the gas to suaded their driver to turn building and not being able to around, and after seeing the car, where. a bomb had apparently flow for the Americans. hit. They entered a house and do anything about it. The Wilson-Hartgroves, they headed to nearby Rutba. What surprised them most There they learned that a saw the blood-stained mattress both 22, were back on the where they were told a 5-year- about the city under siege were Eastern University campus children's hospital in town had the scenes of normal daily life been reduced to rubble by old girl had been watching TV Tuesday, describing their jour- when shrapnel ripped through that continued despite the war _. ney home after five days in Iraq bombs, and that their team the room. a man plowing his field, chil- last week. They had risked their members had been taken by an dren playing soccer and Iraqis Iraqi driver to the local clinic, The next day, team members lives to enter Baghdad after the visited a hospital, where they cleaning their cars after a dust war started to live out their Peacemaker team member Weldon Nisly, 57, of Seattle, saw the girl and two siblings storm. belief in Jesus' message of whose faces were speckled with peace and to show Iraqi people had been seriously injured when the car slammed into the ditch. scabs from shrapnel. A woman that U.S. Christians were not all whose daughter had been on the. supporting the war. He suffered broken ribs, a bro- ASBSU .G'·ET YOUR TI'CKETS! FOR 'THE I ., proposes . " . amendments to

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and then another for the same scats in spring. Rock said he would rather sec the senators serve for an additional semester than for senators elected in the fall to serve just one semester. Another option is to allow those scats to remain empty in the fall and wait until spring. Ball said the proposed amendment that would give the executive branch power to veto all legislation, except ASBSU Hall of FaIlle, legislation pertaining to inter- nal rules, would allow the Student Organization, & senate to more effectively Student Organization change its own rules and pro- Advisor Awards cedures. "It's a very forward-look- ing constitution. We're talk- ing 10-15 years down the road. I hope it passes, regard- Wednesday, April 30, 2003 less of the constitutional con- . 6:00pm vention," Ball said .. ASBSU President Chris Grace Jordan Ballroom Mathias said the amendment would give the executive branch authority to formally express their concerns about Come join us for a wonderful any legislation. "This makes sure senate evening ot awards, and a . knows from people who do great dinner! most of the work off campus what the potential impact of that piece of leg(islation) Remember topick up tickets for the might have on the whole ASBSU Hall of Fame & Student organization and their Organization Recognition Dinner by Frida~ April 18" 2003 lor a lower efforts," Mathias said. price oj $8.00. Tickets after this date According to Mathias, a can be purchased for $10.00 until number of factors precipitat- Friday, Ap'ril 25th. You can pick ed this proposal. them up at the Student Involvement, "The main thing was a Ist floor Student Union. . coupleye<\rs ago, pie~es of legislation were commg to executive branch, and not going anywhere and nobody Questions?Call 426-1223 knew what was happening," httpj/lunion.boisestate.edu Mathias said. "For example, I drafted legislation that would m~ke recycling bins more effectIve, the president vetoed it and . didn't tell anyone, everyone was upset when they found, cut and it turned out that the president didn't have right to BOI~E • SlATE u M'IV lSI veto legislation." . oints Thursda Pa e 4· TheArbiter Vie Hu.rrayfor rocker chicks and wannabes watch the show for what Paula My experience in music, your cronies can be found stand- ing in line for Pantera tick- has to- say. As far as I'm con- both playing and watching the cerned, Paula Abdul is nothing industry trends, has been that all ets. Yeah right. I'm sure you but a middle-aged drama queen, press is good press. But maybe love rock and roll about as much and we all know what a pain in times are changing, or worse as Shania Twain. She recently the ass it is to have to listen to yet, maybe you're supposed to had a picture taken of her wear- drama queens ramble on and on remain squeaky clean until you ing a tom up Ramones T-shirt. I about how important they are. become a rock star and then it's wonder if anyone bothered to If it were up to her no one OK to get caught molesting tell her who The Ramones would get cut. She claims .to be goats. are. She probably thought it was an expert on music performance Actually, I should back up. I a publicity shot for a refried because she won a used the term rock star and bean company. Grammy. Big deal. I have two Trenyce, along with all the Idol For some reason I have a words for the Grammy's: Milli contestants, will never fit into hard time picturing Shania and her husband Mutt, moshing at Vanilli. that category no matter how I. CBGB's in New York while "I By Pete Espil Anyway, the reason I bring hard they try. Pop singer? Wanna be Sedated" is blaring Humorist up American Idol is because of Maybe. Diva? Possibly. Boy ·d The Arbiter ------the recent ink one of the contes- band king pin? Most likely. But . through the speakers. :j I think it would be entertain- 1 tants has gotten in the a rock star - NEVER! I don't watch much TV, but I news. Apparently Trenyce (the Calling an Idol contestant a ing to have a TV show that dis- am one of the many Americans tall skinny Whitney Houston rock star is like saying that cusses what real rocker chicks 1\ like The Donnas think about who tune into Fox TV's wannabe) has a felony on her Britney Spears is a bona fide (! American Idol every' week and record. This news was released rocker chick just because she plastic enhanced bimbos like Britney and Shania. Or what n then, when questioned about it, after several other background covered Joan Jett's "I Love iJ deny ever having watched it. checks on prior contestants Rock and Roll." Come on real rock bands like Metallica, I System of a Down, and Ozzy I have found that following revealed more "dirty Britney, we all know you never t~elMl>i1:er I' Osbourne think about the I American Idol is kind of like laundry". There was even one heard that song until you were 1910 University Drive ". ." .: . Phone: 345-8204 BackStreet Boys. We could call watching a porno contestant that was cut early on IS. And do you really expect us aolse,ldaho 83725 . Fax: 426-3198 the TV show, "American movie. Everybody denies when it was discovered that she to believe you "love rock and Online: wwW.arblteronline.com i' Wannabees". At the end of each t watching it but still 'seems to had posed top-less on a porn roll"? If I were to drop by your show they could have Christina know what's going on. Web site. California home late one night The Arbiter is the official student newspaper of Boise State However, I will admit that I I guess my big question is, would I find you and your girl- Aguilera (or any of the long list University. Its mission is to provide a forum for the dis- of wannabes, and/or drama am a big fan of Simon - he's the WHAT'S THE BIG FRICKIN friends listening to Metallica cussion of issues affecting the BSU community. The queens) stand on the stage and only honest one on the DEAL? and trying to figure out the Arbiter's budget consists of fees paid by the student body show. Randy never has any con- Did it all of a sudden become words to "Master of the let Simon make fun of them and advertising sales. The paper is distributed Mondays until they either cry or agree to structive comments to make, but un-cool for rock stars to have a Puppets." That's almost as ludi- and Thursdays to the campus during the academic school bite the head off of a dead of course you can't blame him; felony conviction or to get crous as the claims you made year. The first copy is free. Additional copies can be Bat. Now that is something I'd how can you expect him to say caught with their pants (or for .several years that you were purchased for $1 apiece at the Arbiter editorial office. like to see. Long live Ozzy something worthwhile when the should I say tops) down? If still a virgin. only word in his vocabulary is that's the case then there are a I suppose on the weekends Osbourne. Submit letters to the editor to: "dog." And I certainly don't lot of entertainers in trouble. that you aren't touring, you and [email protected]

James Patrick Kelly Dr. Dan Morris Editor-in-Cnief Adviser Censorship is part of 345·8204 x105 345·8204 xlO? . Melissa L Llanes Brownlee Brad Arendt Managing Editor General Manager 345-8204 x106 wartime's 'American Life' 345-8204 xiOI Jessica Adams News Editor Andy Muinos other things, owning a jet. This of Warner Brothers' entire sag- By Sean C. Hayes would flop due to its controver- 345-8204 x102 Marketing Coordinator sy. - is not the first time ging music division, in a sag- Satirist ging record industry, Warner's As ridiculous as it may seem Madonna has bitched about The Arbiter ------couldn't have their best girl Brandon Fiala that Madonna was worried that the celebrity that's garnered her- Ad Design dissing on the Bush administra- Assistant News Editor justin Lee VVhatever happencd to the controversy would hurt her self a fortune Rolling Stone esti- 345·8204 xU4 tion. Madonna of yesteryear? The sales, since conservatives don't mates at $650 million, as of two David Habben years ago. She was bitching as Madonna pulled her video brass-balled, foul-mouthed, buy her music anyway and Phil Dailey early as 1994' s not out of respect for the troops, nude hitchhiking, piss off your Europe would Sports Editor Reporters "Human Nature" but out of a mega corporation's grandma for a good time have loved the 345-8204 x103 Casey Wyatt and hit her stride urgent need to keep her selling Madonna? I miss her. video, her jim Toweill announcement bitching about triple platinum. Lauren Consuelo Tussing And for a few months, start- This is the same bowing Elizabeth Puckett came suspiciously fame following the Diversions Editor jng around February, it looked down that caused the Dixie Tammy Sands after a chilly death of Princess 345-8204 xI04 like she was back. The erstwhile Chicks to apologize for the anti- Tanya Dobson Material Girl put on her roster a reception to the Di. Ray of Light war comments they made to a Melissa L Llanes Brownlee justin Prescott . foul-mouthed ditty called single features the song British newspaper. Even as the Trujillo "American Life," a "hardcore "American linda Cook Andrea "Drowned World," world press is ripping the U.S. a Copy Editors rap" song and music video Life" on the radio. jason Kauffman owning that new one over this whole debacle promising - among other things New York DJs Linda Cook (as pointed out by last Ted Harmon jen Kniss - overweight supermodels, seV7 Tuesday's USA Today), conser- Photo Editor Vicki Parsley ered limbs, hand grenades and vatives in America are tolerat- 345·8204 xI21 orphaned Iraqi children. Not ing no dissent. And that conser- exactly one of her old peepshow' vatism has spread to the main- Bannister Brownlee Office Manager "Open. Your Heart" style stream media as well (in part, no Business Manager Hilary Roberts videos, but far more enlighten- See as how Madonna doubt, because of the massive 345-8204 xU? ing than MTV's current gamut ratings this war is pulling for the Ad Reps of booty videos. Fox News network). George Thomas Rob Baker But just last week, after the is the backbone of It's a shame because the Advertising Manager Mica Schuster video was already shown in Madonna video is actually very 345·8204 xI08 . anti-war Germany, and thus Vicki Parsley - good. She looks great, the Alan jenkins leaked to the Internet, Madonna Warner Brothers' . video's far from shocking by Ben Martin had a change of heart. A self- Asst. Advertising Manager my standards, and it sets a great _ 345·8204 xI09 conscious press release stated: tone for the song itself (which Columnists "I have decided not to release entire sagging music Edvin Subasic after a few lessons, despite Shawn Shafer my new video, It was filmed Madonna's hypocrisy is not Pete Espil before the war started and I do Online Editor that bad - better than most other 345·8204 jared Kenning not believe it is appropriate to division, in a sagging songs on the radio now). air it at this time. Due to the Madonna built a career on photographers volatile state of the world and Terri Stenkamp interesting risks, and never suf- Production Manager jeremy Branstad out of sensitivity and respect to record industry, fered under the weight of her 345-8204 xIlO the armed forces, who I support Kelly Day controversies. Unlike post-Bad Stanley Brewster and pray for, I do not want to Warner's couldn't Michael Jackson, the freak Mike Roche risk offending anyone who show of her life has not over- Asst. Production Manager Aaron Beck might misinterpret the meaning whelmed her music and she's 345-8204 xIlO of-this video." have their best girl managed to put out a hit nearly .., ..... " Bullshit. . every year of her two-decade True the video made head- career. lines across the country well dissing on the Bush In one of her enormously before the war had begun, with entertaining '80s interviews, she r~, Buffalo Exchange buyer Matt Drudge calling it "by far" said she didn't care about being the most shocking thing administration. the best singer or dancer, but Madonna had ever done. But, only wanted to "push people's our buyers were having discovered the video buttons." after' an exhaustive online We need that in a singer ny less demanding, search, I'd posit that this video today. We can download a was made specifically about the ~ou wouldn't love Madonna had "traded fame for radio-friendly ditty off the impending Iraq conflict, specifi- reportedly called the stop-and- love without a second thought." Internet for free. Whet Eminem cally to piss people off and to go techno song "terrible," and ~heclothes Of course, she was schizo- proves is that people today need stroke the anti-war sentiments many radio stations weren't phrenic in this as all things, and to be near-physically lifted out of her massive international fol- playing the song based on the (inaccurate) assumption that it it's not exactly as though she's of their chairs to get to a record lowing. gone underground, stopped store and buy an album. 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':,:,' is no longer a member of the If you're going to tell the ,I ,. Bronco football team, and that tale through facts and figures, "When we had Holdsclaw, ) I you would note Connecticut, we felt every night we could ,J ,1 ·there will be no further com- j ; ment in regards to him." with its victory Tuesday night beat every team in the COlin- J Yanez transferred to Boise over Tennessee, claimed its try," Summitt said. "(Taurasi) is that type of player." . ~ : State prior to the 2002 season fourth national title and kept I Even so the Lady Vols ,I from Fresno City College. He the Lady Vols' count at six. i played in all 13 games for the You would point out the refused to give in, twice com- ~1 Broncos last year making 12 Huskies shot a sizzling 51 ing back from l3-point, sec- total tackles, five unassisted. percent from the floor. ond-half deficits, allowing His tackles also included two If you were a stickler about themselves an opportunity at quarterback sacks. He played the particulars, you would the end to pull the game out. his prep football at San Jaquin mention that Huskies fresh- Tennessee boasted more Memorial . High School in man Ann Strother played far muscle, Connecticut more Fresno, Calif. beyond her years, scoring 17 grace. points. Tennessee shot 44 percent You would be sure to men- from the floor, but offset its tion the muscular play of relatively soft shooting with a Gymnast In action this Lady Vols forward Gwen 40-22 rebounding edge. t', Jackson, who buIled around, After Taurasi connected on ~ weekend at regional past and over defenders to a three-pointer from the left score. wing with 4:59 remaining in After winning the Western You would remember to the first half, the Lady Vols Gymnastics Conference say a word about super senior held Connecticut scoreless Championship, the Boise State Kara Lawson, who finished for better than four minutes. gymnastics team has qualified with a team-high 18 points, Despite the scoreless to the NCAA Regional 15 in the second half, and stretch, the Huskies, on the Championship, which will be whose immeasurable inspira- strength of a Taurasi three- held this Saturday at 6 p.m. on tion led the Lady Vols' unsuc- pointer and a layup by the University of Washington cessful comeback. Willnett Crockett in the last campus. 2003 marks the 17th The facts, however, fail to 30 seconds of the half, head- straight year that the Broncos tell the whole tale. ed into the locker room with a have qualified to the NCAA They are hardly sufficient 35-30 lead. Regional Championship. to explain just how Huskies Those five points would The team's highest national coach Gino Auriemma built a prove to be the difference in a finish in the past 16 years was "behemoth capable of top- game in which both teams. in 1997 when the Broncos fin- scored 38 points in the second ished 14th. Last season the pling, repeatedly, the Goliath of the women's basketball Broncos finished 22nd. half. The Broncos arc seeded world. That level of parity, fourth of the six teams in the Three times Connecticut Summitt said, reflected the West Region competition. The (37-1) and Tennessee (33-5) status of both programs. . highest ranked team is have met in a national title "I don't think there's that Photo courtesy of KAT Nebraska, ranked 2nd national- game since 1995. Each time much difference," Summitt ly with a RQS (Regional the Huskies have come out on DConn's Diana Taurasi led the Huskies to their second straight NCAA Women's said. "We're going to contin- Qualifying Score) of 197.585. top. Basketball title in Atlanta, Ga., on Tuesday night. ue to compete for' national championships if I have any- Boise State is ranked 36th with Six of the last seven times Meaning Diana Taurasi, these two teams have met, Connecticut's edge to five. of the final buzzer. thing to do with it. We're a 195.285 RQS. who, after going scoreless for Moments later teammate But magic for these going to continue to work The top two teams from each Connecticut has won. the first nine minutes of the Tuesday night, with a bit Ashley Battle made an even Huskies, comes in the form of hard in recruiting because of the six regional champi- game, spent the next 31 more than 20 second left in bigger play, stealing the ensu- their leader and their leading onships wiIl advance to the putting up a game-high 28 that's how you win." NCAA National the game, Strother came ing inbounds pass and com- scorer. That, and a bit of magic. mencing a game of keep-away As Auriemma put it, "We points. Championships, April 24-26, in through, hitting two free "Fortunately she only has Lincoln, Neb. throws to extend that would end with the blare have D(iana), and they don't." The Arbiter· Page ", � .:;.Tb;;;,u;;;;;r;.;:;s=da::..:y~, ==A,;:.:pr:.::il:..:l~O~, 2~O~03~_--=::-:- ' ,.gSports ) Madness Isflnally over, men's hoops painted orange SPORT allowed for Gonzaga to finally This year's NCAA Men's formances from the unlikeliest Boeheim is at his alma get rid of its "glass slipper" and Basketball Tournament was of players, as well as memo- mater where he has been drop its· role of "Cinderella" one for the ages. With under- rable ones from those who coaching for 27 years. SHORTS and saw Marquette emerge as dog Butler making a run to the were expected to shine. To top Kansas was led by seasoned perhaps the biggest bracket- Sweet Sixteen, and Marquette it all off, it all came to an end seniors Nick Collison and Kirk with a match-up between two Hinrich (both of whom were buster of all, it should not have Men's golI.team IInIsheS advancing into the Final been surprising to see a fresh- ,Four":this year's tournament of the games most legendary freshmen when Williams coaches. The two so-called passed up the job at UNC), men named as the most out- e_1n ArIZona was full of surprises. . standing player of the tourna- featured one of the great- "best coaches never to have while Syracuse was led by It ment (Anthony). est NCAA tournament games won a title": Kansas' Roy freshmen phenoms Carmelo The Boise State men's golf Williams and Syracuse's Jim, Anthony and Gerry I guess that's why they call team shot a final round 300 ever played, as Arizona . it March Madness. Boeheim. McNamara. and finished in eighth at the knocked off perennial tourna- Congratulations to coach Jim ment ,"Cinderella" Gonzaga in Williams passed up an It was experience vs. youth- Grand Canyon Thunderbird opportunity to coach at his ' ful enthusiasm, and resulted in Boeheim and the Syracuse double-overtime. Orangemen, and to coach Roy Invitational at Palm Valley It started off with very few alma mater (North Carolina) a down to the wire champi- Golf Course Tuesday. The onship game, which in the end Williams - I wish the best of upsets, yet only one of the top three seasons ago, and is the Broncos finished 14-over par, By Greg Shoemaker . granted the Orangemen from luck to you - at North seeds was able, to find its way number one candidate yet 17 shots behind team-champi- Cpmrnentary \ again (UNC announced last Syracuse their first ever- Carolina. to New Orleans for the Final on Cal State Bakersfield. Special to The Arbiter ----....: week the forced resignation of national championship. , I Four. Sophomore Graham DeLaet Coach Matt Doherty). , In a tournament which It featured' incredible" per- was the top Bronco finisher shooting even par. DeLaet shot a final round two-over par today to go with a 70 and 72 on Monday. He finished eight ·S,racuse Ireshman prove critics wrong strokes behind individual champion Bill White of Idaho. Freshmen Jake Sestcro and By John Clay Brett Kleinkopf and senior Jeff Knight Ridder Newspapers - Smith tied for 38th with identi- cal scores of223. Smith shot a Jim Boeheim has ruined it final round 74 today after post- for them all. ing rounds of 72 and 77 on No longer can a college bas- Monday. Kleinkopf finished ketball coach say, "We're a with a 75 after shooting rounds young team." of 76 and 72 on Monday. Because 'we can then say, Sestero shot an 80 today after "So." rounds of 68 and 75 on How ,about Gerry McNamara, that scrappy Monday. Junior Mike DeBoard fin- Syracuse guard from Scranton, Pa.? All he did was nail six ished 69th with rounds of 81, three-pointers in the first hal f of 73, and 77. .Monday night's NCAA title game. -l:Je's a freshman. How about Billy Edelin, that Beasley places 'ourth Syracuse super-sub guard who at BYU-Dbde Classic popped up off the bench to save the Orange bacon-scoring Senior Marie Beasley eight second-half points? wrapped up a strong perfor- He's a freshman. mance Tuesday at the BYU- How about Carmelo Anthony, the angelic assassin, Dixie Classic finishing in a tie with his baby face and his 53 for fourth, five strokes off the points in two Final Four games, lead. Beasley's performance his seven first-half assists on was the only bright spot for the Monday night, his Most Broncos as the other four Outstanding Player trophy golfers struggled to a 959 lead- tucked under his arm? ing to a tic for 16th in the 19- He's a freshman. team tournament at the No, he's the freshman. Sunbrook Golf Course. Not since "Never Nervous" Beasley followed a first Photo courtesy of KRT Pervis Ellison led Louisville to round one-under par with a 78 the 1986 crown had a first-year and 74 to finish seven-over player made such a mark on a Syracuse forward Carmelo Anthony shows off a front page of the Syracuse Post Standard following their 81-78 win against the Kansas Jayhawks of their NCAA Championship game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, La. par. Sophomore Jennifer Final Four. Hedberg finished with a final- .: In. fact, not since Villanova round 74 after shooting back- in 1985 has a team that was cntly, you can win a national unranked in the pre-season AP Big 12 before the Final Four, more. That's not to say experience championship. to-back 84's to finish tied for poll ended up winning the and beat two more here - both People point to Michigan's is no longer valid. Maryland Jim Boeheim has proven it to 66th with a 26-ovcr par 242. national title, as surprising of similar get-it-and-go styles, Fab Five that made the finals as won the NCAA's a year ago them all. Syracuse did on Monday, hold- making Boehcim's preparation freshmen in 1992, and' were thanks to the senior trio of Juan ing off Kansas, 81-78. easier. right back as sophomores in the Dixon, Lonny Baxter and Byron 1 A Syracuse led by a 27-year And Kansas could not make championship game - at the Mouton. , .:"T ": head coach(Boeheim) and first- a free throw. The Jayhawks Superdome - in 1993. Yet with the way things are --'I ~:,"}'l!ittp,a:yers:.,,:,c: ..,';;":":C"""" »>. missed 13·'0[.'1 T -in-the- second':""c:oThe:Fab: Five ,never ,'\V01t 1t;:'I'goingin"coliege hoops; and' the' j ,'To be sure, the Orangemen half, 18 of 30 for the game.' however, coming up short both way things went Monday, you kissed lady luck along the way "We shoot just 50 percent," times. That first try III '92; when have to wonder if Maryland to that celebratory pile of said a disgusted Nick Collison, Chris Webber and Co. were wasn't the aberration, Syracuse RHIO humanity at center court after three of 10 from the line, "and freshmen, Michigan lost to the rule. that desperation; at-the-buzzer we tie." Duke. By 20. "As a coach, you want expe- GENTLEMEN'S CLUB three-pointer from Kansas' Kirk Collison is 'a senior. So is The world has changed since rience," said a wiseman on ON THE CORNER OF 15TH & GROVE Hinrich went way awry. Hinrich, who made just six of then. The best high school play- Sunday, "but I'd rather have tal- They were afforded the good 20 shots. ers bypass college for the pros. ent." fortune of playing their East .The way college hoops once The best college players bypass That man was Roy Williams.' Regional semifinal and final worker', you would have figured most of college for the pros. If Old football coaches used to games just down the road in it to be the other way around. A you are a collegiate player in say that you could almost count Albany, N.Y. young Syracuse choking at the your senior season, the feeling on losing one game for each They were 3-0 against the line. An experienced Kansas is you must have been bypassed freshman you start. knocking down threes. Not any- by the pros. . In college basketball, appar- "''''S:ocialprotests often make theirway into sporting arena values of society - competitive- Southern Christian Leadership Johnson publicly expressed By Dan Wolken ness, discipline, individual Conference planned to stage a anger about a letter written to effort, opportunity, freedom, The Gazette ------large-scale demonstration out- him by Martha Burk, chair for physical fitness, religiosity, side the club's gates. the National Council of In June 1990, when the pres- patriotism," said University of But days before the tourna- Women's Organizations. NEWLY REMODELED!! ident of Shoal Creek golf club ment, Shoal Creek accepted a In the letter, Burk demanded California professor Dr. Harry in Birmingham, Ala., was asked black member. The PGA that a female be admitted as a Edwards, one of the foremost by a newspaper reporter why his sports activists in U.S. history. NO COVER CHARGE Championship went on without member at Augusta before this elite club did not have an "The basic American values we incident. Demonstrators never year's Masters, which begins 11DAYS.A VVEEK African-American member, have invested in sports makes Hall Thompson was not apolo- showed up. today. these things essentially political o PRiVATE DANCES Such a diffusion isn't likely It has not happened yet,and . A VAILAEILE getic. to happen this week, when The unless Johnson's club does a venues along with being sport- "The country club is our .Masters tournament, the first 180-degree tum from its origi- ingvenues." .2-4-'" DANCES· home, and we pick .and choose "The discussion still goes on major championship ofthe year, nal position, Burk's organiza- who we want," Hall told the ALL DA Y & NIGHT! begins at Augusta National oetr .tion will conduct a demonstra- about the cause involved and Birmingham Post-Herald. "We about whether or not that was a Club in Augusta, Ga. -tion Saturday in Augusta. c:> VIP SEA TING have the right to associate or not legitimate venue," Edwards For the past nine months, Though social protests have _ POOL TABLES, DARTS associate with whomever we Augusta National has been often crossed with the world of said. A number of other protests AND SA TELLITE SPORTS choose." embroiled in a bitter controver- sports, Burk'sdemonstration Bxclusionary practices at a sy about its ultra-elite member- could be the biggest, most orga- by athletes have taken similar _ A TItA A VAILABLE INSIDE country club would not have ship, which includes seven nized, most anticipated and forms, even recently, when a been a major story 13 years ago, African-Americans among its most visible picket staged at a women's basketball player at except for the fact that Shoal Division III Manhattanville Drink Specials approximately 300 members sporting event. ' College turned sideways .from Creek was set to host the PGA but no women. In that sense, it will be --Sundays-- Championship, one of profes- Though' Augusta has hosted unique. In another sense, it will the. American tlagduring the a For $5 Drinks sional golfs four "major" tour- national anthem to protest • (Well, Wine & Draft) The Masters since the club was merely be a continuation of a 4pm-9pm . .. naments. founded in 1931, its lack of tradition of sporting venues as . inequalityin the U.S. system , In .the weeks that followed, and the war with Iraq. . female membership came to soapboxes. sponsors canceled their televi- Sin Sundaus national consciousness iii July, "Sport at a very basic level 'Service IndustlY NTght sion advertising. Controversy when Augusta president Hootie involves some of the most basic $3 Shots AII·Night raged in the national media. The 9pm til :close ...-Mondays-- Pcu:" Tournament:: Cash Prize for 1st & 2nd Place. $5 Domestic . $7 Micro Brevv pitchers, . -- Tuesdays-- Tequila Tuesdaus.Rre B.ack $2 Tequila &$3 Coronas .: .., --WednesdI:lYs-- '.' . ,Get-Well Wednesdays .. .' $2 Well Drinks, ' 9pm. til 12am -- ThursdaVS,--- ...'....., ! TropiCal Thursdays . 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Diversions Thursday, April 10, 2003 Page 8 • The Arbiter Julie Manning prepares Spring Pow-Wow

By Lauren Consuelo Tussing The Arbiter --~----

Julie Manning didn't grow up participating in Pow-Wows while she resided on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation on the Idaho- Nevada border, but now she works hard to bring the Annual Spring Pow-Wows to Boise State. "When I came here, someone needed to do it, and someone that was really native, that was born and raised and lived the life," Manning said. "It's a way of showing our cul- I f I: ture to the people that might have .J '.1 never seen it or heard of most of GoldenAge 50+ " '.' the tribes." Women's Traditional 18-49 Manning, who belongs to the Women's FancyShawlW49 .'.I Shoshone-Paiute, Chippewa-Cree Women's Jiiigle 18-49' .' 1 I and Tlingit-Haide tribes, has been Teen Traditional 13-17 1 r: , working alone for the past three Teen Fancy Shawl 13-17 i~ months to organize this year's Teen Jingle 13·17 n Pow-Wow. Jr. Traditlonal7·12 . I "Normally it wouldn't take Jr. Fancy Shawl 7·12 !,l three months to put together, but .Jr. Jingle 7,12 . " if you're one person it takes you that long," she said. The main event of the Pow- The Inter· Tribal Wow is the competition, where Native Council dancers compete in several cate- and BoIse State gories for $7,000 in cash prizes. .UniversllYpre- The competitors travel from •• sent the Tenth different parts of the country to Annual Spring Pow·Wow April 12 compete in the Pow-Wow, invest- and 13 at the BSU Student Union ing money in their own travels so Grace Jordan Ballroom. Grand that they have a chance at winning • Arbiter file ..ehoto by Jeremy Branstad, The Arbiter entries are lit 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. one of the cash prizes, Louie Gibson (left) and Roland Hanks of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation talk before the Grand Entry during last on Saturday and 1p.m. on Sunday. ,No admission faa Is Hui-O-Aloha, the Vietnamese year's powwow. ' - charged, but donations are appre- Student Association and Island The Pow-Wow is not a fund- All the money that Manning on, the people really appreciate it are her positions on the Cultural ciated. For more information call Rhythms arc also volunteering raising event for the Inter-Tribal raisesgoes to fund the Pow-Wow, and enjoy it. It's for the people. and Ethnic Diversity Board, the Julie Manning at 713·1668, their time for performances dur- Native Council, whose main pur- and she does all the work on a Not for me," she said. Cultural Center Advisory Board Claudia Thomas at 660-0988 or ing the Pow-Wow. pose is to present the spring Pow- voluntary basis. The lntcr- Tribal Manning has been a member and the selection committee of the the Cultural Center at 4264259. Craft vendors will also be at Wow. Native Council is responsible for of the Inter-Tribal Native Council Cultural Center. the Pow-Wow, selling their "A lot of the people don't raising all of the money to fund since August of2000, and she has On top of all her on-campus wares. understand that the university the event, about $15,000. acted as the president of the coun-. involvement, she is a single mom, Idaho State University. She hopes Manning docs everything from doesn't just hand us a blank check The real reward for Manning's cil for the past two years. and is iu her seventh year in col- that someone will take over the recruiting dancers for the compe- and say, 'Here you go. Run up the work happens when the Pow- "It's been, at times, a chal- lege, majoring in pre-pharmacy. responsibilities of the Pow-Wow tition to seeking donations to fund bill. Do what you want.' We have Wow begins. lenge, but more enjoyable 'than Manning is leaving Boise before she leaves so that she can the Pow-Wow. And her reward to write leiters, go to meetings, "When the Pow-Wow is all just a challenge," she said. State at the end of next summer to help train the newcomer. for all the hard work doesn't come beg and plead," Manning said. done, and the Pow-Wow is going Adding to her busy schedule attend the pharmacy school at from any monetary gain. 'Drummer' pretty darn great in bed, DIVERSIONS is seeking finds this idea hilarious, as she Scott, the object of Troanni's , By Nicole Sparacino The Daily Cardinal mentions Jason's affinity for infatuation. ~. short fiction As the band scores local ;: (U. Wisconsin) ------the mid-nineties radio staple at and poetr"y' least four times within the gigs, gains a cult following, and gets signed to a record label, While MTV and fictional book's first few pages. Send 6ubmil5~lon6 to Lauren at Troanni's personal relation- diver'&iDndo~a,.biteronllhe.com novels don't necessarily go Once free to explore the hand in hand" the music televi- musical world, Troanni records ships begin to crumble. Fame and money predictably sion channel has expanded its the trials and tribulations of cause rifts between .the band- hold on American popular cul- putting a band together, from mates and Sixty Foot Queenie FIFTH and IDAHO ture to the literary world, and excruciating auditions to prob- constantly changes players as downtown boilf the result is surprisingly accept- lems with chemistry and hair- Matt's musical ability is no able. styles, finally arriving at a core In one of MTV Books' first group of misfits who call them- longer up to par and Rodney's original publications, Don't selves Sixty-Foot Queenie. mom pulls her son away from Sleep with YOllr D1'lI1I/II/er, first Guitarist Lucy, who mayor the hedonism that ensues in the time author Jen Sincero follows may not be the reincarnation of clubs they headline. fictional 28-year-old wannabe Jimmy Hendrix, is Troanni's The one constant throughout rock goddess Jenny Troanni on best friend and a world traveler the novel is Troanni's undying her journey from copywriter to who thinks she becomes a love for making music. It high school tutor, to tortured native of every country she vis- weathers the storms of Arbiter its, . hookups, breakups, screaming The musician through a year-and-a- half of the protagonist's diary Bassist Rodney is a greasy- fans and bad reviews, making all the pitfalls along the way entries. haired 17-year-old with a lot of In the first few months of her talent but an overbearing moth- worth it. is now hiring for the following rise to pseudo-stardom, Troanni er who becomes one of While her attempts at wit begins to cut ties with her Troanni's main sources of sometimes falter, as when she monotonous former life by first stress. refers to her feline's moodiness positions for next quitting her office job and next With Troanni as lead vocal- as "catitude," Sincero's breaking up with her Hootie ist, rounding out the group is unorthodox style and mostly and the Blowfish-loving the annoying but well-meaning humorous insights make the Fall '03 and ,Spring '04. boyfriend, Jason. .drummer Matt, later replaced book a quick, fun read. 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OPENING APRIL II: ANGER MANAGEMENT - Adam Sandler is wrongly sentenced to an anger-management program. JackNicholson, looking like he's back in "Shining" mode, is his instructor. THE GOOD THIEF - Nick Nolte plays a gambler(with a heart of gold,no less}who plans to rob a casino in the South of France. But the cops are hot on his trail. GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS - Director James Cameron returns to the scene ofhis blockbuster, using !MAX 3D cameras to explore the ocean-floor remains of the Titanic. HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES - Twolosfcouples find shelter with a family that dabbles in witchcraft, murder and cannibalism.

Boise State Brass Quintet performs Sunday Aside from teaching music at by Scheidt, an early German Symphony while achieving his By Justin Prescott master's degree. The Arbiter ------BSU, the quintet is involved Baroque composer, Ewazen, a with high school bands and composer and faculty member Assistant professor Michael A. Fischer, tuba player, teaches The Boise State Brass orchestras, and they have per- lit the Juilliard School of Music, formed at several area high and Lutoslawski, a 20th century tuba and music education. He Quintet, comprised of BSU founded Octubafest at BSU, a schools. Polish composer, and trumpet music professors, will perform month-long celebration of the this Sunday, offering people a The quintet has also played artist Philip Jones. tuba. chance to experience the dedica- with several orchestras and Marcellus Brown, director of chamber music groups around the BSU University Symphonic Finishing out the quintet are tion that comes from several assistant professor David SPR~ years of study at renowned the country. Winds and the Treasure Valley Currently, they play between Concert Band, plays trumpet in Saunders, of horn and music music schools. theory at BSU, and Brad Peters, The quintet has been educat- 25 and 50 concerts per year to the Boise State Brass Quintet. student and community audi- He also plays in Duo Les Bois, a an adjunct professor of trumpet TENNIS DOUBLES ed at the Juilliard School of at BSU. . ences. Their concerts include trumpet and organ duo. Music, Yale University and the The performance is at 4 p.m. material by composers ranging Music professor David TOURNAMENT San Francisco Conservatory of this Sunday in the Hemingway from the Renaissance to modem Mathie is the quintet's trombon- Music among others. Center. Various side projects also day. ist. He is associate chair of the (C,M,W) department, and was principal attest to their continuing dedica- For this concert they will Entry Period Apr.7-Apr. 13 tion to music and its students. play pieces and transcriptions trombonist in the Juilliard Game Day F-SA. Ballet Idaho to perform three pieces in one night Play Begins Apr. 18 four principle dancers: Hyoung Based on a Russian fairy talc, Paris, and it became an interna- Entry Fe $10 By Tammy Sands II Joune;, Kyung Man Moon, it is a mysterious talc of the tional success. . The Arbiter ------Brett MIlls and Jennifer Martin. classical good versus evil and a "The Stravinsky score of The Encuentros, a new ballet Three ballets never before darting firebird that comes to Firebird is one of the most exciting and exotic scores for choreographed by Eloy seen on the Morrison Center the rescue. Barragan to Bach's Orchestral Brett Mills will be perform- dance," Pimble said. stage will be presented by Ballet Suite No: 3, will follow, incor- ing the role of the firebiid, a "It is also a work that was Idaho for one night only. porating five couples and is con- Magic, romance and mystery half-bird and half-woman crea- first produced almost a century ago. And is now widely played temporary in style. can all be found in Ballet ture with magical powers. in its symphonic form all over The ballets will be performed Idaho's performance of Igor "It has been twenty-two All registrations and entry fees are the world. To see the piece on Saturday, April 12, at 8 p.m. Stravinsky's The Firebird, the years since I first choreographed due in The Student Recreation brought to life in its intended at the Morrison Center. Tickets last performance of the evening, The Firebird and a great deal of form as a ballet is an opportuni- may be purchased at Select-a- Center during the specified dates. choreographed by Toni Pimble. history has passed since those ty not to be missed." . Seat venues or by calling 426- The Firebird IS the story of a early days. I am enjoying work- For more information call 426-1131. Antonin Dvorak's Five 1494. For more information handsome prince in love and lin ing with such a strong cast of Bagatelles, choreographed by about the ballets, call 343-0556. evil sorcerer who resides in a dancers," Pimble said. Toni Pimble, opens the evening, magical garden with captive The Firebird was premiered performed by Ballet Idaho's . maidens. in 1910 with the Ballet Russe in Twilight for the' CD:Why are experts predicting its demise?

music specialty stores nation- rise of the new digital technolo- By Greg Kot gy prompted many labels to Chicago Tribune wide have been shut down in recent months. reissue their long-neglected back catalogs on CD: Bands When it was introduced, the "Brick-and-mortar specialist CD stores arc done in five like the Beatles, Rolling Stones, compact disc helped bail out the Aerosmith and The Who made music business: Domestic sales years," Dreese said. "Stores like Tower or Sam Goody or Virgin millions of dollars for their of the new technology zoomed respective labels simply by hav- from 800,000 copies in 1983 to arc fast becoming anachronisms." ing their past albums transferred 288 million by 1990, and con- to the new digital format, some- tinued to surge by the hundreds times several times over. The of millions through the '90s. shelved work of artists such as But with March marking the DecIne oI1he CO· Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and CD's 20th anniversary, the Sales of music CDs have fallen Robert Johnson was repackaged boom is over. Compact disc 14 percent since thoir 2000 peak. in multi-CD box sets, and sold shipments in the U.S. plunged millions of copies. AI'/mIlII nearly 9 percent last year to just ~,Ia'" But in the last three years, more than 800 million. accord- 1,000------the bottom fell out of the CD ing to the Recording Industry market. Why the sudden decline Association of America 800 -----;;;c,.-.-u in what had been an industry (RIAA). The statistics confirm a staple? The RIAA blames downward trend that has been 600----I----,l1J- Internet "piracy": file-sharing gaining steam since 200 I, and by consumers is proliferating, continues this year, with CD 400 ------.~ .. with millions downloading free sales down more than 6 percent MP3 music tiles daily through from their already slack 2002 2oo--jL--=== services such as Soul seek and pace. KaZaa. -MP3 files are digitally The ripple effect is only encoded files that can be down- beginning asthe music industry 1984 '88 '92 '96 2000 loaded from the Internet, posted braces for a future that will Source: Ileeordlng Industry AssoeIallon 01 AnWIc8 on a Web site, sent via e-mail or involve the death of CD stores Graphic:Chicago 1ltbune 02Oil3 KRT stored on a computer hard drive and the rise of wireless, pocket- and then played back or trans- size MP3 players _that will Not so fast, said Dan Hart, ferred onto blank CDs. KaZaa enable consumers to access CEO of Echo, a joint venture of alone claims more than 9 mil- thousands of hours of music at retailers (Best Buy;· Tower lion monthly users. Six of the the touch of a button. The only Records; Virgin Entertainment, leading free file-sharing appli- real question is how long. it will Warehouse Music, Hastings cations were being used by 14 take for those scenarIOS to Entertainment and Trans World miIlion consumers a month in a become reality. .' Entertainment) that is licensing recent comScore Networks "You'll see CD sections III songs from labels and plans to analysis. stores decline quickly over the begin offering in-store down- Sales of blank CDs soared next few years because they wiII loads this year. Internet retailing past the 1 billion mark world- be replaced by technology that was one of the few growth areas wide in 2000 and increased 40 provides dirt-cheap storage and for music stores last year, with percent last year. Illegal CDs - the ability to basically .access sales up 8.4 percent to 8.1 mil- often manufactured and copied and play any type of music a~y- lion units, according to Nielsen on personal computers from time, anywhere," said MIke SoundScan. free Internet downloads - are Dreese the CEO and founder of "There's. no . question CD now routinely sold for a few Newb~ry Comics, a New sales are declining, but the dollars ..in school ·Iunchrooms England record-store c.hain. phase-out of retail will take and ori playgrounds, and are "Wireless technology basically longer than people predict - it'll available on street comers from will create a world where we be more .like. 30 years rather New York to Hong Kong. can have anything we want all than five," he said. "There is a "When 23 percent of surveyed the time." whole generation of people out .music consumers say they "are The death knell is already. there educated to using CDs as more music because ringing for CD stores.. some their primary music format." retailers and industry observers " But even Hart said that to :~"t~~~I~~~or . say. In January, two major retain a role in the marketplace, chains - . Warehouse CDs will have to evolve. Entertliinment and Value Music . For two . decades, record _ filed for Chapter 11 bankrupt- companies· bathed. in. profit, cy protection. And nearly 5QO . thanks to the compact disc; The tu t; .i:: .. -·.: ' ;~<~.

Thursday, April 10, 2003 The Arbiter '.',Diversions lti'takes two to "Tango"

"He has good posture (so he) director Barry Levinson, who By Rebecca Louie worked· with Duvall on The New YorkDailyNews-~- can properly embrace the lady. It makes it look like she -can , Natural. "He is already there, fly." with all of the nuances and For Assassination' Tango, shades." . Robert Duvall and Luciana Fancy footwork has not always come naturally to "Bob is an exciting and Pedraza performed a delicate accessible actor," said Gil pas de deux on and off-screen. Duvall, who confesses he suf- fered through "middle-class, Cates, producer of several "There is always a thin line Academy Award shows. "You in any relationship," said white-bread dancing" lessons as . adolescent in Annapolis, Md., don't have to go through a the- Pedraza, Duvall's 31-year-old saurus to figure out what he's girlfriend and co-star in this and can still "only tap dance ~_~_~~.~~_ ._~~_._~._ •• __ .••• ~ •• " ••••••• , 0 ••• 0_·· with one foot." talking about or doing. He film about a hit man with a pas- makes people feel things." sion for the Argentinean nation- But now he can be found two-stepping, swing dancing A lot of actors make Duvall al dance. feel things as well - including a , "She walked it like this!" and leading a tango on his 360- , , acre Revolutionary War-era certain amount of disgust. Duvall said, 72, with a laugh, "I get so wobbling like a embarrassed tightrope walker when some .jUS!ur~~!a~; with out- actors talk," he stretched arms. Romance Specialists said of some tastefully present .Qya(ity roses at affird'aG(e yrim . "We are so actors' vocifer- Romance Enhancement .'BS'11 student discounts . close, and I ous outcry products, .Pestive. dC(icillUS &' cud'dfy Sh!ffed' ,In{ma(s couldn't cross against the war lingerie & more In the batrooltS, truffCes. it," Pedraza in Iraq. "They comfort of your own said. ''I knew seem unin- home. that this is his . . ?It the corner '?f . formed and project. There very emotional. were a lot of Out in CayitoC & runiversity times I knew Hollywood, people were there's a lot of doing things peer pressure. If 1.42JROS£ that were not you don't think right, but you one way out cannot always there it's like ... be so opinionat- ed." D u val I "I got a little trailed off and irritated when shook his head. she didn't tell "Three thou- me things," sand people Duvall said. died," he said, a ,The couple reference to' met in 1997 on Sept. II that the street in both he and Pc d r a za ' s Pedraza will hometown of reiterate several Buenos Aires, times as a justi- where, ironical- fication for mil .. •m ly, it was.Duvall itary action in who took her on Iraq. • her first visit to They also a milonga - a cite other acts $ 2 sfudhnmissiion &. $ 2 Drinl«:s t y pic a I of terrorism ALL NIGHT LONG!! Argentinean committed by dance hall. •.PRIVATE DANCES ARE ALIIVA Y$ A VAILBLE estate in Virginia, where he extremist Muslims all over the . To prepare the actress for her • NEIIV VIP AflEA • DANCE SPECIALS NIGHTL Y! film debut in Tango, the two did lives with Pedraza and their world. Though he played the role-playing exercises over the three dogs (a Jack RusseIl, POOL TABLE. SPORTS • IIVEEKLY SPECIALS napalm-loving Lt. Col. Kilgore dinner table or even walking blond Scottie and Australian Must be 1S+ vv/ i.d. to enter in Apocalypse Now, Duvall down the street. cattle dog). never saw combat when he was 4348 VII. STATE ST.· BOISE..ID 83703 "She'd say 'Five minutes of Assassination Tango is the drafted at the tail end of the 208-380-"1829 acting.' And I'd say, 'No, let's third film that Duvall has writ- ten and directed. Korean War. j" eat dinner,''' Duvall said. Hours: GPM-2AM· 7 DAVS A VVEEK ., "I guess I would have gone if They also practiced His last such project, 1997's' I had to, but I wouldn't have rel- ... -=.. .,.;.p;...; .. ,;;,.;;;,... ..,;.. li=o... =-...... :iiii-.... - • " Argentina's most famous cul- The Apostle earned one of his =-...... ;;, ished it," he said of the Army tural export - the sultry dance six Oscar nominations for act- • ~ • ~ stint in his early 20s. _ ,.._ that has enamored Duvall for 15 ing. Hc won a Best Actor stat- _ _ This Coupon is Good for One ..- ~ "I didn't like the Army that - uette for 1983's country-west- years. much, but I went in. I was draft- _ Free Ad~ission Mon-Sat only. - "He dances very well," said ern drama Tender Mercies. ed. I didn't try to pull my acting Noto~~I~~ ~~~~.any - Alicia Cruzado, who teaches "He's a really great character _ AI.~h~ actor who is so capable that you to get out of it. Half of the guys tango at the Argentinean : _~. Mri=,mfP..!CtFa:r Arbiter Ad : in HoIlywood arc draft Expires 3/31/03 Consulate of New York and has don't have to work to get the seen Duvall on the dance floor. pcrfonnance from him," said dodgers." ._------~

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If you have concerns about the d.rinking behavior.of a friend, loved one, or yourself, you are invite.d to come and complete a brief, anonymous questionnaire and meet .one on one with a mental health professional. This is your chance to get the facts. 'Be smart-learn what you need to know - so you can help yourself, or a friend in trouble.

TIMES AND LOCATIONS 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.;m.. P-eterson Preco Center 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Student Union Trueblood Room. 1:00 p.:m.to 3=00p.m. Varsity Center

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