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Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 8-17-2005 Arbiter, August 17 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]. Autumn Haynes takes over as coordinator of Women's Center BY SARA BAHNSON of residence life. "I absolutely loved residence life, Win trow will put' Assistant News Editor WintrQw ran the my work at the . herwork experience to use in her Women's Center for Women's Center," new job. Student Activities Program five years and was Wintrow said. .Tve .'. She was a resident assistant at Coordinator Autumn Haynes has ,- the first full-time _been a feminist my Miami University in Ohio and suo replaced Melissa Wintrow as co- coordinator. Haynes whole life." pervised three residence halls' at ordinator of the Women's Center. said that she will be But Win trow said Michigan State University, where The change took place about two interim coordina- she saw the change of ,she also began her work as a crime weeks ago, according to officials.' tor until a perm a- WOMEtr5 CENTER positions as an excel- victim advocate. ItS the Women's Center. ' nent replacement for Haynes Ient opportunity for Whilesheisnolongeremployed Wintrow has joined Student 'Wintrow is found via a national career development. by the Women's Center, Wfntrow Housing as the assistant director, search. As the new assistant director of PHO'ltI BY SARA BAIlNSONI11lE ARBITER See Hel/nee [page 21 'L to R: John Mitchell, Web Master John Merritt, MUDlcDirector Gil Aguilar and Christian Belden gool 011 outside the SUB, Student Radio changes name to University Pulse BY 5Af:A SJHHol60N equipmenlforanhourortwo." Assistant News Editor', ThenewUniversityPulseoffices " . are located in the Communication University p~rs~,'previously Building, room 217, and the stu- called Boise State Student Radio, dio will be up and running in introduced its new name and be- room 210t\ on Sept. 1, according gan its new programming on Aug. to Belden. 3. Mitchell and Belden say thai "We changed the name from they have a lot of things planned the generic Student Radio to for the new University Pulse. The 'University Pulse' as part of station is expected to be broad. bringing it out of obscurity," said cast on the Internet at pulse. John Mitchell, gen ..ral manager of boisestate.edu by Aug. '22, when " ~ JumCH n. Wt'llthl'rlt,V ....lld· University Pulse. " " ,classes be in. "When we're on the __ -,; .j •. .'~ .. ' (; W. tr;..IHr~"".!'I.HplluH ',UniverSJty'~lse·1tas @so"id;".':rn "~;~;;"i}0~, it .il:;i ,. opted a new logo lind ritotto~"New_' 'W6 Wa , ,,: ~:,~<,)t;~~ Name, Same Attitude." _ 'wewant,"M'itcheUsa1d.';'->", ';, ~., }:!~t, , ,. Programming for the station MitcheUsaid that he also Dones , ,*' PH0'ltI5 BY mCHAE SWANBECK!TIIE ARBITER wJll include a mix of music and to eventually expand 'program': Boise State polttical science professor Jim Weatherpy displays a colla etten 01 campaign paraphernalta in his olflce. talk radio on AM 730 from noonming to include weekday eve- to midnight on Sundays. nings. "If we can show that we "We provide something to the have listeners, we can have more community that doesn't exist time on BSU Radio," Mitchell Professor co-authors new book about with our free-form style," said said. Christian Belden, program direc- Belden said he hopes-that the tor of University Pulse. University Pulse can be more of "College radio can be varied, a fixture on campus. "I want to politics, government affairs in Idaho so we have everything from local get the programming piped into music to self-help programs." the Student Union Building dur- BY RANDALL POST "There isn't anything else out trates both sides, but it also pro- that line, since Coeur d' Alene University Pulse is entirely stu- ing peak times and also allow stu- News Editor there like ['Governing Idaho']," vides stability," Weatherby said. is in growing competition with dent-run and employs five posi- dents to request songs," Belden StapiIus C told Boise State News The book even goes back to cov- Spokane," Weath~rby said. tions that are funded by a$2 stu- said. Boise State University professor Services. "It gives you more of a er issues from when Idaho was a Weatherby has known Stapilus dent fee. Beyond raaio programming, Jim Weatherby has just published historical perspective than you , territory. When the territory was for many years, going back to "The cohesiveness of the paid University Pulse is also host- a book that encapsulates the na- can find in any general overview settling, individualistic miners when, Stapilus was the political employees is really good," Belden ing a kick-off concert at the. BSU ture, of Idaho's government and ofthe state." and loggers in northern Idaho editor at the Idaho Statesman said. "Student Radio had been re- Amphitheater on Aug. 27. public affairs. "Governing Idaho: "Governing Idaho" covers the clashed politically with Mormon and Weatherby was with the ally independent in the past, but Artists will include Brian Politics, People and Power," writ- complexity that makes up Idaho's settlers and Midwest farmers in Association ofIdaho Cities. now we're more of a team." Wilkinson, Jessica Something ten by Weatherby and author politics, Weatl~erby sald.. The southern Idaho. Weatherby said there are many The station is open to all BSU Jewish, The Handsome, and Randy Stapilus, is study of the book also has 'a historical treat- "Governing Idaho" even in- audiences for the book, such as students and may eventually be McVarsity. history and demographics that ment putting into context the cludes up-to-date issues fac- the general public, state and local' open to community members as "We'~e going to have a stronger make up the basis of modern-day , choices and decisions made by ing Idaho in 2005, such as water policy makers, and for students as well, according to Mitchell. listenership than we've had in the Idaho. policy makers. rights. a textbook. ' "It used to be that you had to 'last 15years," Belden said. Weatherby said he and co-au- Weatherby and Stapilus used Weatherby and Stapilus also Weatherby is also director of take a communication class to go "It's great because it's a station thor Stapilus felt there was no public policy surveys conducted talk about conflicts such as the the Public Policy Center and the on Student Radio," Mitchell said. by the students, for the students. definitive book covering Idaho's by Boise State as well as their ex- "State of Ada," which is the idea Social Science Research Center at "Now people who are interested It gives the students another voice political landscape in such depth tensive knowledge ofIdaho's poli- that Ada County holds all of the Boise State. Stapilus has been an only have to train on the studio on campus." and detail. He said the only book tics to write the book. power in the state ofIdaho. author in Idaho since 1974, work- close or along the same lines as "Idaho's not a Republican/con- "I often use the line, 'Idaho has ing as a journalist and political "Governing Idaho;' was "Paradox servative stale. It's a traditionalist three capitals: Spokane, Wash., analyst. The book is available on- Politics," which was wtitten by state that is slow to change to ei- Boise and Salt Lake City.' People line at caxtonpress.com and in lo- Stapilus. ther the right or the left. This frus- in North Idaho' don't appreciate cal bookstores. BYflMILY POITflVIN News Writer: the Bolse rState' University I ~ world national ~xanlpleof !lefying the odds withtUre three educational sessions strength, courage and hope: on' how volunteering can, playa what the? ;HalJnes[frompage 11 'c'' h P 'Dana Reeve, who gave unflag- role in finding a[ob, contribut- London police AB" anc or, etergingsupporttoherhusbandafter ing to society, and making a dir- Honey; don't , will continue to lie involved release names of Jennings dies at 67 anaccidentthatlefthimnquad- "ference. ' riplegic, said she hoped "before ' The expo also willfeature a vol- pay theransom~' " 'with the center's activities. two suspects.warn Peter Jennings, the Canadian" too long to be sharing news of my unteer fair where students and "-."Just because I'm not working highschool dropout who became 'good health and recovery." the public can meet with co'm-' , A man i~ Slidell, Pla., told po- at the Women's Center doesn't of ongoing danger lice that he hadbeen abducted mean I won't be a presence there," an ur b ane, stea dvy mainstaymal as ' ."Moreh thanIf ever,hi I hfeelII Chris" munlty members and "shop" I'"or and robbed by an assailant who Win trow said. Police, desperate to find four one af Amenca., stop anc hors, sheWit saidme inas a writtenace t ISstatement.C a enge, projects benefiting Ada County would-be suicide bombers they died Aug. 7 at age 67. h b non-profits. locked him in the trunk of his Wintrow is confident that believe are still at large, released Jennings died at his New York C ristopher Reeve, est known The VSB is a student-run, stu- car and drove around for several Haynes is the right choice for the for his portrayal of Superman, the names of two of the suspects home, ABCNews PresidentDavid died last year.