Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 2-7-1977 Arbiter, February 7 Associated 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]. • Indian outhorlty to lecture Pushcart publication . ':'. -. on cloims, peyote use boosts prestige i , -" Dr. Omar Stewart wiJI be in 1-968-69 at the French univer- Before coming to CU, Stewart Boise on February 15 to conduct sity. was engaged in travel through- a symposium on the Boise State He -has done considerable 'out Egypt and the Middle East of Ahsahta Press campus, Dr. Stewart is a world research on American Indians for a business concern. He, has • authority on American Indians and since 1950 has served as an taught at the Universities of as well as other anthropological expert witness in claims cases California, Nevada, Oregon, areas and will be appearing as Boise State pniversity's The book will come out in for tribes around the Great Utah, Arizona and Colorado. the guest of the university's Ahsahta Press got a big prestige cloth version this spring and Lakes and in the Western Stewart is the author of anthropology club. boost this week when, the Avon paperback -in the fall. States. He has done research on numerous publications, includ- Stewart is professor ~f anth- Pushcart Press of Yonkers, New Indian use of Peyote for ing seven articles on American ropology at the University of York announced that an Ahsah- religious purposes for more than Indians in the Encyclopedia The Ahsahta Press is oper- Colorado and a former director ta poem would be included in ated by professors in the BSU 30 years, and he has testified in Americana. The University of of the Study Abroad Program in their 1977 volume Best of the English Department and pub- recent years for Indians in cases Colorado Press recently has SmaIl Presses. Bordeaux, France. He served in involving the religious freedom . lishes books of poetry written by published a monograph he 0 that capacity from 1967-69 and The poem by Dakota writer of the Native American Church wrote on the "Ethno-Historical lesser known Western authors. was a visiting professor from Mamie Walsh is about life on an which makes use of Peyote. Bibliography of the Ute Indians Indian reservation. Titled "Vic- r of Colorado." ki Loans-Arrow, Fort Yates, No. The symposium will begin Dakota, 1970," was published with an informal coffee hour at earlier this fall by Ahsahta. It the SUB's Nez Perce Room was contained in a book of beginning at 3:30 in the. Walsh's poetry called A Taste of Resident Advisor positions open afternoon and lasting until 5:00. the Knife. Invited to this will be all club members, interested students, The Pushcart Press annually The Office of Student Resid- selected faculty and guests. conducts a nationwide contest to individuals 0 who may need work, and enjoy helping others, ential Life is accepting applica- This will be followed by a find top literature published in special help with personal. please come to the Office of tions for .the Resident Advisor formal lecture at 7:30 pm in the small and university-sponsored problems or study skills, refer- Student Residential Life, Room Program. All applicants must SUB Ballroom where Dr. Stew- presses like Ahsahta. The ring students to various campus 110, Administration Building have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or art will speak on "Peyotism in top-rated entries are printed in services, and assisting new and pick up an application. above and must be upperclass- Native America." At the after- the Best of the SmaIl Presses students in their orientation to Deadline is March 1, 1977. men. noon coffee hour Stewart will be book. the campus. The staff also is The Office of Student Resid- The Resident Advisors in discussing "Indians' Claims responsible for implementing ential Life is an equal opportun- each hall are responsible for the Cases in the Courts." Walsh's poem is one of only University policies and proced- ity employer and does not development of an effective hall The following day Dr. Stewart 40 pieces that will be printed out ures within the residence halls. .discriminate on the basis of unit. RA' s are responsible for will be guest lecturing in of the 3,000 entries submitted to If you are interested in the race, color, religion, national advising students, identifying different anthropology classes Pushcart. program, like people, hard origin, sex or age. around the campus to conclude his visit to the school. r nt ARBITER I February 7, 1977 \ Special •• Idaho State Police have reported a lethal substance called 0 "Lance" is possibly being sold in the Mountain area and the Pacific Northwest as cocaine and heroine. The substance is a talcum-like powdered tear gas and causes instant death if tasted or massive brain damage if smelled. 0 Police have the following information on "Lance": 1. Always comes in air-tight packages [i.e. hermetically sealed plastic bags,· silver foil, and "paggies" wrapped tightly and completely in Scotch tape. 2. Tasting and/or sniffing may 0 cause fatalities. _ I 3. Presence iOnImmediate vicinity upon opening may cause brain damage.. .. _ 0 4. Contact with skin may cause burning sensation. Diluting or washing with water may result in effects described in 2 or 3 above. Campus News : page 2 5. Advised that such packages not be opened but submitted0 to Legislative report .•.......... ~ page 4 (police) laboratory for anao'ysi·s... 0 0 0 Festival in Onate page 5 6. Reference made to possible incident ~nvolving Lance on file with ASBSU News ' page 7 Temple, Texas PO. Girl In Temple purchased what she believed to Q Fifth Column o •••••• page 8 be cocaine. Upon sniffing, she was admitted to hospital mentally Letters o••••••••• page 9 impaired. .._ Horoscope page 10 7. Above substance sent to state department of public safety lab in Rovi ng Reporter page 11 Waco, Tx. for analysis. Results not tn at present. Entertainment pC\ge14 8. Temple, Tx. PO received a report on Lance from Department of National College News page 16 Interior iOnColorado indicatiOng i"ts presence there. Other states Messenger Service page 17 reporting are Oregon andWashi"ngto~. 0 0 Sports page 20 9. Appears to be directed at killing or impairing one of two types of o people--. 0" •• 0 A. Drug Users -- sold generally as cocaine; occaslenally as herein. B.' Law enforcement officers -- left in plaln view ~ If officer o attempts to smell of taste, it may cause death or brafn damage. ': Page 2 I ARBITER I February 7, 1977 campus -news R·esidential Life Health Center offers services announces vacancy This is to announce a vacancy grams and activities for these which will be occurring for students, the advising and to full-time students 1977-78 within the Office of training of residence hall Student Residential Life Mr the officers and staff, and serving as position of Student Assistant to ease diagnosis and treatment a resource person for students Directly across from the important to tWe student, it's the Director. This is a part-time and contraception examination, with questions and problems. It Campus Elementary School is also important to us." job involving approximately 20 prescription and counseling. In requires the ability to work with what is known as the Student In addition to the Student hours per week for $300 per addition, the Health Center people both as individuals and Health Service, which is avail- Health Services, all registered month for ten months. The does minor surgery and pro- as groups and the capacity to be able to all full time students full-time students paying full- Student Assistant to the Direct- vides some orthopedic care for a leader .with one's peers. The , from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. time fees at BSU automatically or of Student Residential Life sprains and contusions. Emer- Student Assistant often is daily Monday through Friday, included in medical expense should be a student of upper- gency care for suturing wounds expected to attend evening when school is in session. The insurance. This insurance is a class standing who has a is also provided for. meetings, but the schedule of program is financed by a fee separate program from the minimum 2.00 GPA. work hours is generally left up which is automatically paid for Student Health Service, and is The job involves working with to the student. as part of the registration cost. The Student Health service is designed to halp defray. medical students in the residence halls Applicants should apply at staffed by two physicians and and hospital expenses not and in married student and the Office of Student Residential Similar to that of a private four registered nurses. They rendered by the Student Health family housing. It includes Life in Room 110 of the office practice, the Health believe in "not only caring for Service. Questions concerning assisting with the develpoment Administration Building. The Center can handle approxi- the acutely ill, but also in the health insurance program and implementation of pro- deadline is March I, 1977. _ mately 900/0 of the student's emphasizing a continuing pro- can be answered by contacting health problems.