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1-29-2007 Arbiter, January 29 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]. THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF BOISE STATE SINCE 1933 ISSUE 37. VOLUME 20.FIRST ISSUE FREE. .M~O~N~D~~~,~!A~N~U~A~R~Y~2~9,~2~00~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~()nlir)~OJll
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PAGE 3 Have you seen this thing around campus or In the Bookstor and don't know what It Is? Read our story on clickers and find out more.v
OPINION
PAGE 4 Editor-In-Chlef Drew Mayes finds out exactly how much one man's love can buy.
The Culture Section glddys up at the George Strait concert while checking out the latest exhibit at the Visual PHOTO COURTESY Mer 'Arts Center. Gym Body Success Challenge. gle with the same problems Smith gave the example of a small ing excuses, such as saying that you BY RYAN RASMUSSEN The winner of the challenge as themselves," Smith said. change that can have big results are too busy. News Writer receives a seven-day Alaskan cruise Smith spoke of his views on how_ whon he said that if people switch Smith spoke of other ways to get SPORTS for two, not to mention a better the country has put fitness into from regular soda to diet soda over motivated and how to stay on task, Last Thursday the Boise com- physic. a "zealous bucket" and that has a year period they could lose 10-15 ending the event with a question munity had the opportunity to "It is a lifestyle change. It's not PAGES caused people to believe that fitness lbs. and answer session. listen to Dr. Ian Smith, author of easy - that's why it's called work- The BSU women's basketball is just for the muscle-bound body- In part of being realistic, Smith "It was very insightful to see dur- "The Fat Smash Diet," and medi- ing out. It involves a little work and team beat down'Unlversltv builders, when in reality fitness is suggests people take a picture of ing the Q and A how many people cal/diet expert on VHl's "Celebrity effort," Sutton said. of Idaho to improve to 7-0 In themselves in the early stage of don't understand diet and fitness. Fit Club." Smith addressed the pub- for everyone. Smith is also currently a medi- Entertaining the audience with working out to use it as motivation. Most people don't realize how hard conference play, while the lic about being fit and how to reach cal contributor to "The View" and stories and jokes about the celeb- He explained why it is very bad that it is to achieve those goals when just Bronco wrestlers hit the road for personal goals. a medical columnist for "Men's rities he worked with in the past, the public hold their body image in watching it on TV," lory Sutton, an The eventwas held atthc Morrison Health." He spent several years as 48 hours of hell. Smith spoke of key factors of getting comparison to others. operations manager for Gold's Gym, Center and sponsored by Gold's a journalist for NBC. He holds a 0,", motivated and starting the fitness "Weall have different perceptions said. " Alot of people think that ce- , K Gym and Bodybuildlng.com to help of reality and who we are," Smith lebrities have it easier when they master's in science education from with the promotion of Gold's Gym's journey. The first thing he teaches said. "Setrealistic goals, and not just don't. They face the same challenges Columbia University and gradu- ARBITERONLINE.COM Fifth Annual Fitness Challenge people is to be realistic. ated from the University of Chicago "Weight loss is a journey ." it's big goals. Set small goals because, as the rest ofus." currently in progress. Pritzker School ofMedicine. ------about what you believe. Believe . that's how you get momentum." Representatives from both Gold's .Srnith spoke about his experi- For moreinformarlon on Smith's In her latest podcast "On the .in yourself you will do anything," Smith suggests rewarding your- Gym and BodyBuilding.com were ences on the show and working diet, visit fatsmashdiet.com. For Flip Side," host Shannon Morgan Smith said. "It's about making self every time a goal is met. This present at the event and available with celebrities. more information on the Body talks with special guest Jesse good decisions - it's not about mak- way, the motivation and desire to to answer questions and assist indi- "People love this show be- viduals getting started with their fit- Success Challenge, contact Gold's Dollemore who recently won Ingdrastic decisions, it's about mak- achieve an overall goal continue. cause they get to see the real side Smith also warned against mak- ness goals and enroll them in Gold's Gym at 853-4653. the MySpace State of the Union of celebrities, see them strug- ing small decisions." Video contest.
The sports guys Dustin Lapray and Jake Gracln are at It again, Public schools' budget increases by seven percent covering everything from BSU courses. sports to drunken racecar driv- BY CEAN SIEGEL tions that our teachers make every day," Luna said. According to an interview be- ing in the latest edition of Assistant News Editor In a type of incentive program, tween the "Idaho Press Tribune" "Arbiter sports Talk." . OTHERRE !". j : highway in Asheville, N.C., while I ',.., '.! ( )1:1"') Pay stations & customer service ayailahle at these locations' the United States. ceived Cole's complaint, but when it riding in a stolen car. Boise 1475 Broadway Ave Boise (cont.) *.Nampa .Servicio En Espafiol "First, I want to confirm that it's does its accreditation commission *Westpark Plaza They caught the attention of the 12081426·0564 180 Caldwell Blvd., Ste, B *Open Sunday a IOO-percentIraqi plan under Iraqi will ask Southwestern to respond 501 N Milwaukee 51. 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(AAPL) University adopted the CPS brand for use that they're dumb and embarrass them- 85.38 (- 0.87) BY HARSH MANTRI "I really wanted to give the students a throughout its entire campus. So I fig- selves. One of the things I could do Is put Arbiter Staff good education, even if there were SOof ured they couldn't be too wrong about it," in anonymous mode and 'students can Google Inc. (GOOG) them instead of 40," Lincoln said. Llncolnsatd, respond and I cannot track their 495.84 (+ 7.75) There are varieties of clickers which He is teaching this class along with have been used commercially for a long two other instructors, since the class has Using the clickers, students can reo response to a particular name. One ofthe spondto questions posed by Lincoln.The beauties is that you can get responses, get Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) time. The use of clickers started almost three sections. signals from each clicker are received by opinions, and feelings from people who 30.60 (+ 0.15) 30 years ago when they were first used by He encouraged his colleagues to adopt IBM for corporate training of its employ- the use' of'.clickers in their sections as a portable receiver attached to the corn- . might not otherwise give them to you," puter in the classroom where the class Lincoln said. Motorola Inc. (MOT) ees. Clickers have also been used in the well, butt hey joked about conducting an is taught. Because of the use of clickers, As far as learning how 10 use the clicker 18.38 (- 0.21) famous television quiz show "Who Wants experiment with their classes. to Be a Ml1lionaire?" in which the contes-' "We thought it would be funny for one the results are instantaneously available, and the software that came along with compared to the traditional use of paper it, Lincoln said that there is a very steep Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) tants used audience answers to questions section to use it andnotthe other two sec· and pencil, whi'ch takes a great deal of learning curve. He started to do the on- 28.04 (- 0.17) posed by the game show host. Since then tlons," Lincoln said. clitkels have evolved," from hard ..wired . Although there are-four-majoi-' brands time to read, line. training in October 2006._and has clickers to infrared (IR)to the modern day of clickers available, Lincoln decided to One of things that Lincoln likes to do since read the 200-page, manual that FUN radio-frequency (RF) controlled clickers. go with the CPS (Classroom Performance is give weekly quizzes instead long ex- came along with the clicker. ' Clickers have trickled into academia System) brand. , ams covering seven to eight chapters at "I spent six hours preparing for today's Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) and higher education classrooms in tbe This is because the book that they use a time. The student wl1l be using their class, whichnormallywouldhavebeenone 78.92 (- 0.64) last decade or so, and have been used in for the class is partnered with CPS and he clickers forthese quizzes. The advantage hour," Lincoln said. "It adds 10-12 hours physics departments of many universi- didn'twantto change books. in doing this is that the quizzes can be per week for class preparation and it's American Eagle (AEOS) ties. , CPS is made, marketed and supported completed faster, the students' responses a cost I look forward to making because 31.94(-0.45) Each student who has a clicker has a by elnstructions and is the market leader recorded instantly and immediate feed- I think it wl1l benefit the students in the unique code which allows the instructor in the industry. ' back is available. future." NIKE,Inc. (NKE) to identify the source of the response. If "They had good support, good train- "One thing I plan to do is pose a ques- The greatest value of using the clicker 95.20 (- 0.64) student anonymity isdesired, this feature ing, and were well known. Also I had tion on their level of understanding of a in the. classroom is what is called "peer canalso qetilrnedofC", " " "" '", "doneresearch and found thatuhtoState parttcular toptc. P@p~'d~n'JUketo sho;y,~.t~ui:iuii;';~Uncol1l poses an opinion ,~;.,~. ,ii"" ;.,. ' c,:,;,'3.; question and all AT&T Inc. (T) These 'clickers ' '~"",,1.... ,r ~".",,;.,,;;::, the responses are 36.40,(-,0.39) are being used in', a 'couple "class:', recorded. Then he asks the stu- Walt Disney (DIS) es here at, Boise dents to break into, , 34.55 (- 0.39) State University. groups and discuss The Physics why they chose a Department particular answer. CURRENCY has used them in this way the since Fall 2006. ------~------students can learn • USD to Euro {EUR) E con 0 m lc s from one another. 0.774 (+ 0.0030) Professor JeffBlack ,One of the things has also started us- USD to Pound (GBP) ing these clickers with clickers that 0.510 (+ 0.0015) this semesteralong bas been Widely with Marketing acknowledged is USD to Yen (JPY) Pro f e ss 0 r that the instruc- 121.480 (+ 0.7000) Doug Lincoln. tor cannot cover as Lincoln, .Editor much content. Gold ,According to of "The Journal 644.60 (- 3.70) Lincoln, thisis not of Marketing such a bad thing , Bducatlon.Tsteach- Silver It forces the in- 13.26 (- 1.00) ing the, junior-level stcuctor to think dass MKTG 301,' more clearly about - Numbers printed as of press time ,Principles of , what they want' to Marketing, this se· have happen in mester and decided, class, asw~l1aswhat .. to use' clickers in they want the stu- his class because of dents to take away an increase in the from the semster. number ofstudents. '"Troysawye'r, astudentln MKTG301usinghisclickertoansw~raquestion. ~ .' . ~ . :: . ' . ~ .' ,'_.,' . . .." - , ' . \. '. " The way wesee it ... There is another top team at BSU to support Don't look now, but there is a team at Boise State on a roll. \. '_I I •• -; • ' I, ,', .' , .' -.~" .•' l'·:, ; '. '-' h' A team on an eight game winning promise to myself that ifthi~ thing . e~t. I ~idn't e.vente~lher~hatI was ·s~~ .~.I ~ow, .b~tdon, tfeeLt~o.,~, streak. kept going on the path It was on I doPlg,',or.wny. I.had to be.at work,~. ba~ forme. After.aU'rlil1ld>li~e<\ A team whose average margin ofvic- would buy her that very.rlng and uritiltwhjn the morninjJ at least "abol1t $5,000 worthof~~~~ent-::., .'. rnneverforgethowl~ethe~.She .ask her to be my wif~, no matter .once a week She nevereven.asked ringniorieytofallb!l~on;.:'" ;:>; . tory over the last two games has been sauntered into my office for an In-'. what it took or how much I couldn't why ~r reall~foti.;ed I wa~~~dden~" . . Which,brlngs me to the~~!ja~d;' ." 36 points (that's a couple of blowouts, .' teiview and Itwas mutual vdis- afford it. Jyworking ten or more e~ hours .. now; ~eve all heardabollLJ:i';l~b ,i'. regardless of the sport). like at first sight. The room simply . One night over. dinner with .. every week, which J guess, look- '. money, but whataDout':ove~()J1:'\ ( wasn't big enough for both. of our ..her entire. family and f'aniily~s"lng back; Is something that should, ',ey1~ What doyo,!~o wlt)l!hat o~c~; .; This team sits alone a top the Western .egos, muCltless her fake boobs. ' friends there she leaned over 'amlhave drawn a red. flag.'! was pos- the love turns s~ur?,.' .:'., ";:',' ' .. Athletic Conference standings as the' Don't' ask me what happened whispered ill my ear, "I'd say yes '·se~sedthough ... if Jt', p,osslble to '. Well, I don't:knpw exactly \Yilat talk of playing in a big game in front of next because I honestly couldn't you know." . have tunnel ,vision on aring;.Ihad ." you~resupposed to do, but I boilgbt~, . .. tell you. The clash ofthe super egos . . '.' . .' .' .': a brand new laptop and .wrote an, a nationally televised audience at the end of the season grows louder. ~:e:~;~~;~~~:~d~~~~;~~r~~~ cc We'veall heardab6ut'hush,rt.on~~~,.'(;::~~:e~~~;:nt~~:~:~2:vf.~:;r The team were talking about here into an all-night date. b . h b '1" ):,Wh'" , .: went out andgota brand new five- . "Just kiss me," she said outside utw at a out ove money.. . at piece furniture set (thank Y:0u, !an- probably isn't who you think they are. the office. Like a fool, err ... better d . d ith .th t " ill 1 tastlc metro-sl!xualtaste) togo ~, This team -doesn't play on the blue yet _ a guy, Idid. One kiss, that's all 0 you' 0 WI a once e ove . my new apartmentthat I paid two' and you can pretty much be guar- ittook. t' ) '". months ofrent in advance ori: . From that kiss sprung a work' . urns sour. .,' . . Next I bought the flat screen' anteed they look better in a dress place romance that struck fear into . television I always wanted (wall- than Ian Johnson or any other BSU the hearts of every co-worker in the .I knew exactly what she was it. And when you have that kind of mount included) and let my filVor- football player. office. We didn't care though, we. talking about. J don't think she tunnel vision, it doesn'tmatler how itemassagetherapist rub any ten- laughed about it actually. This was ever knew how much that one mo- many red flags are flying just out, sion Ihad over the situation away' Who's the team making all this noise no office romance- this was love ment meant to me, or how much side your peripheral vision.. (no happy ending, Just in case you' you ask? Well, take a deep breathe be- _ we were in love ... well, at least it ultimately changed everything I actually got more than balf were wondering). ' cause it's the basketball team ... the I was. between us. way there in savings when coming Finally, Idid the one thing every I was so in love that oneday, try- Instead of continuing to tease her home from work one night (sur- newly-dumpedperson should do' women's ba&ketball team. ing to kill some time, I actually let about how much game I had and prise) I had a note waiting for me. - you buy the biggest mirror you Hey, we were as shocked as you are her drag me into a jewelry store. We how fast she fell in Jove with me, She was gone. . can find so you can see how just when we heard about it. both spotted it at the same time if I stahed to pick up more hours at One empty promise, a couple how fabulous you make looking I remember right. It was her ring _ work. For me, the game was over. more lies and a few days later I single be. After all, the women's basketball With one sentence, one moment, found out she was .back together Hev Itold you at the beginning just over two karats in total weight, )' . team has not had a winning season 13 total d'iamonds and honest to one whisper in the ear that only I with her women-beating piece-of- of this .., t~ere just wasn't enough since the 1997-1998season. In fact, god ... breathtaking. I made a silent 'could hear - everything was differ- trash ex-. roo111for both of our egos. how many us could say with certainty , . we knew we even had a women's bas- ketball team? But with a 16-4 mark already posted, and undefeated at 7- o in WAC play - the Broncos are al- IRAQ: YOUR TAX DOLLAR.A:rWORK ready guaranteed a winning season EGO and look like the midseason favorite GRATIFICAl'ION MAKE- / WISl-lFUL to represent the WACin the Women's BELlE.VE l'H INKING NCAAtournament this year . I / •.Under head coach Gordon Presnell the women's program has seen a re- birth,' However, for this program to continue to grow, they'll need better' fan support. This starts with us, the students. The foundation of any successful college pr9gram is its student base. With just over a thousand fans regularly coming to home games there is much room for improvement. This Thursday the ladies host New Mexico State and two days later in Taco Bell Arena they meet up with the five-time defending WAC champion Flying above and looking down: Louisiana Tech LadyTechsters. Tickets to any home game are free for students President Bush's domestic policy for the poor and don't act like you have anything better to do. It's just the third week of MICHAEL J. MCLASKEY his presidency, we were grate- As for people living paycheck insurance. In my mind, our cessive capital gains (which school and the weather outside is still Opinion Writer ful. But where was he when to paycheck, a tax incentive for next step should be to raze were unprecedented) so that Hurricane Katrina broke the them to buy health insurance the whole health care system we can stand the budget back too ridiculously cold to go outside and, President Bush's latest State levees in New Orleans? is not enough for Bush's plan to and follow progressive coun- on its feet and form a special do anything fun. of the Union Address showed Flying above and looking work. In a United States where tries toward universal health Congressional panel to social- We've all seen what a s!lccessful us two things: he's tired ofcriti- down - that should be his new over one-third of the popula- care coverage. 'ize the United States' health cism regarding his Iraq mess slogan as it regards domestic tion lives without health in- Just imagine Joe, your me- industry. Oh yes, we will also football program can do for the uni- and he's certainly no econo- policy toward the poor. !fhe re- surance because of socio-eco- chanic. Instead of ignoring need the help of some econo- versity and how it can rally a com- mist. His plan to subsidize ally wanted to help America's nomic status and subsequent his bronchitis that turns into mists, because I don't want to munity together. Let's give that health insurance for over 45 poor, he'd stop trying to send inability to pay high premiums, pneumonia, he walks into the propose an idea that only looks million uninsured Americans, more of them to Iraq and he'd it's not hard to see that our clinic and gets the antibiotics good on paper. same kind of support to the women's while seemingly trimmed with subsidize gasoline for them, health care system is wrecked. he needs to remain produc- That is all Bush's new plan basketball team. good intentions, is likely to be not for Exxon-Mobil and BP. Currently, Medicaid is the tive and 'alive. Now our only is - something nice for the PH as big a bungle as his Medicare In a time of record profits for United States' biggest health problem is trying to find a way people, not even a package The way we see it is based 011 the majority opinions drug prescription plan. the oil companies, Americans proVider, taking care of an- to pay for a universal health with good intentions. His latest of The Arbiter editorial board. Members of the board other third of our population. care system. State of the Union wasn't about are Drew Mayes, editor-in-chief; TIny Sawyer, business Honestly, his ideas about are paying nearly double for manager; Heather English, production manager; Dustin money and taxes are short- transportation Costs and the So at this point, only one- Here's one: repeal the tax health care for the poor - it was Lapray, managing editor; Harsh Mantri, online editor; sighted. When he gave us that poor feel that pinch more third of Americans are able breaks for oil companies and a way to dodge more criticism and Sheree Whiteley, lead copy editor. $300 check at the beginning of than anyone. (or willing) to pay for health nail them for back taxes of ex- regarding Iraq. Guest opinions of no more than 500 words guest opinions and letters to the editor may columnists reflect the diversity of opinion y may be submitted for publication on any be sent via e-mail to letters@arbiteronline. in the academic community and often' will should· topic. Letters to the editor must not exceed com. 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P WHAT'S HOT WHAT'S NOT put on an amazing show IN ENTERTAINMENT BY MATTHEW BOYLE Culture Writer As the crowds were still pouring into the Taco Bell Arena, Taylor Swift, a I7-year-old country artist, took the stage. Her performance got the audience energized and on their way to see George Strait. Her recent album, released in October, contains tracks written entirely by her, as she said between songs on stage. She also pointed out that the majority of her songs con- cerned her teenage boyfriends and how they treated her. Her famous hit song, "Tim McGraw," does not differ. Later, between songs, she said "Don't mess with me or I'll write a song about you," in a joking way, . After Swift played, Ronnie Milsap came on stage. The au- BY DANIEL KEDISH dience was, for the most part, already seated and ready for Culture Editor his electrifying performance. Milsap, although considered a country music artist, has a bit of a rock 'n' roll in his mu- Globally sic. He has almost as many hit songs as Strait, with more than 40, and he's just as well known. Hot The zesty country performer began his portion of the Winning a young woman's game show with the infamous song "Stranger in My House," It has been years since a wom- and continued with many more of his great hits including an over the age of 35 has won the "Smoky Mountain Rain," and "Lost in the 50's Tonight." It Oscar for Best Actress. This year seemed as if the crowds were there to see Milsap play just may just be the first in over a de- as much as they were to see George Strait. His blindness cade with three of the nominees certainly didn't impair his ability to electrify the crowd, hit over the age of 50. the notes, and play the keyboard and piano. Meryl Streep at age 57, Judi The thousands in attendance erupted when the long- Dench at 72 and Helen Mirren at awaited George Strait took the stage. A standing ovation 61 all hold nominations for the accompanied the country legend's arrival to the stage. most talked about category of the Because he has over 50 number one hits, Strait couldn't _awards ceremony and with over 20 play them all, but he certainly played the best ones. Early Academy Award nominations be- in his performance, he played the famed "Check Yes Or tween all three of them and three No," and "Honk if You Honky Tonk:' "She'll Leave You actual Oscars, these three women With A Smile," another booming hit followed closely and, are sure to give the other two young shortly thereafter, latestv hits "Give It Away," and "It Just actress in the category a run for Comes Natural:' their money. Many of those in attendance did not realize the legend We'll just have to w~1itto see left out many of his famed songs such as "She Let Herself ifPeneiupe Cruz or Kate ---==""~ Go," and "All ?vtyEx's Live iii Texas." Winslet can keep the ~_fIIIII'lI'" When the legend left the stage, the encore-begging ap- young tradition alive, plause was deafening. Strait came back on and played or is it finally time for silver fox three more songs. "High Tone Woman," led into a cover of to pull through. Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and finale of a short- ened version of "The Cowboy Rides Away:' Not What made this concert Interesting is the fact that the stage was centered in the Taco Bell Arena and each per- A new underwear alternative former had a different way of reaching out to each section The life of a celebrity is glam- ofthe audience. Swift opened with a headset microphone orous, full of parties, events and and danced around the stage, facing everyone at differ- tons of appearances -.However, one ent times of each song. When Milsap took the stage, how- item making an appearance more and more lately can stay out of ever, he sat at.a different P.!f\?l?9F .ke,xb.oa.r,d,o~each side. Strait stood with his guitar at a different microphone for the limelight. each song. .,. .. . It seems everywhere yoir look' ._,.. ~..,~I. .. l f • ':' • " 1 : J The sold out concert pleased '12,900 fans, evident from now, more and more woman 'are -. the deafening roars that could be heard throughout the going commando. That's right, arena during the show. The only disappointment with the wearing nothing but what God show is that the legend country singer left out many of his gave them underneath and some- famed songs. times even less than that. To date, we have already caught glimpses at Paris Hilton's Australian oasis and In his usual attire of wranglers, Mr. Stetson Britney Spears's naughty bits. (a.k.a George Strait) put on a sold-out show In response to this new craze and alongside rising country singer Taylor Swift and unhealthy habit, a few companies .the famous Ronnie Milsap. are coming out with "Commandos," which are panty-free crotch patch- es for those who hate to wear underwear. Now maybe we'll never have to hear about a starlet's lack of undergarments. Locally " The thousands in Hot attendance Get acquainted with Lush Located on Main Street next to erupted when the Pita Pit is the latest hot spot, to join Boise's downtown night scene. long-awaited Lush, which opened a few weeks ago, brings a new quality of taste George Strait and trend to the downtown scene with a lounge feel that anyone can took the stage. sit back and enjoy with one of their mouth-watering martinis. A standing ovation There drink lists range from Reds and Whites, to imported beers lind accompanied the cocktails, while finishing up with a wide selection of original martinis. country legend's If you are looking for a relaxing hilt spot this weekend checkout arrival to the stage. Lush. It really is a treat to kick back on their red leather sofas with a Snicker Martini. Not " Crashing the party at St. Luke's It happens when yoyJeast expect it, you end up getting extremely wasted . without even realizing it, or some mess of an individual ~::k;:;;:,~~'~:&,~~i~:~Idaho Dance Theatre brings 'Pure Passion'to life Stomach pumped. BY CHARITY VARNER The screen behind the dancers The second segment, "Burden playing the struggles dancers endure main intent was the exploration of It's a rough consequence to pay Culture Writer was illuminated in vivid greens, yel- of Guilt,' was a dark, almost dis- to reach the main stage on open- intimate relationships and the way when going out, but what's worse is lows, reds and blues - each setting . turbing piece choreographed by ing night. The segment started off In which ,every person affects the ~ dealing with the hospital workers Idaho Dance Theatre's production the tone for a specific moment. The Iennlffer Freeman. An entourage with auditions. people around them. in the lobby while waiti'!g. Expect of "Pure Passion" graced Boise State light started off fluorescent green of dancers clad in black taunted a Each dancer showed a distinct Thevlvidlycoloredcostumeswere no compassion and a long .:walk .University's Special Events' Center. . as the dancers engaged in' are- 'dancer adorned in blue. The move- personality· trait, which brought beautifully dlstraeting.The dance~ to the vending machines on' the last week, exhilarating audiences laxed dance of swaying movements ments were stiff and mimicked the mini skit to life. There was. the within this' segment ranged, froin sixth floor. ,with a blend of entrancing melodies thatblured as one when contrasted those of a robot. over-confident dancer, with his side mellow to forceful. Groupcollabora.; Mter a crazy Friday night involv- and skilled choreography. against the backlight. .The color The melody was a haunting com- smile and half nod, the nervous tions lind solo performances show- ing three cop cars, a fire truck and The production consisted of switched' to yellow and a mellow . position, sounding as if a thunder- dancer scurrying off the stage and cased the many human lriteraetions an ambulance Have one thing to foUr segm.ents, eachexbibiting a tug-of-war ensued. Then the screen . storm raged upon the stage. There thetooeagerdancer who got swept andstruggieSinherent lri life" .•...' say. If you think 'you might end up uniquearrayofrhythm, movement turned red and a fiery, fast-paced was the dlstinctsound of aheartbeat off stage befoiehe could even finish All of. the' segmentS:~; intrehospital after a crazy nlght, and emotion.; , '...... •.. .>.tlilnceerupted. . . . PO\iIldlnglri the background. his routine, The segment ended With togetberto create an; ·em\>;;; . plan ahead; Isuggestalwayshaving. ; J'he firSt segment,~Riptidet\\13S, - 'fbI! colClr-stlmulated choreogra- The third segment, "Ihank la\ighter:andan uplifted ntood. tionally cl1aiged IOoki!tto~: . afew'~agsOfchips;some s()~aand •. aplec;e chOreographed-bYear] ROWe phY~established to represent~eYou for. Comingt·\Yas a serious; . 'J;he firilll Se~t' ~Sphere of· hUmahexperi~e;:'Eaclt.··-' ...some:reading~a~erial(m'youcausec.~ctom.PAAietlWitlUl1UsiCi:omPbsed'constantWidercurrentofdiverse ·,pl~'wiih·. coinic8l',tindertoneS: Influence- was chO~ed lJYll1ent~f%re" .• " - ... j9iineverktiow~el)yiluDtitWtJj'e>:bYD.~Yl!i~~tiSt.thtcjutalri.;':~illo~ns,with1l1every actioIi,'ges--~iIrenBds()nch()reographedthlS MajIa ~n' with .~c,COll1- - • abri'tit.· ' •. - Jii~~~#~ti~~J-~~':;§:'«;,~ed§'#W8!~~~~,i:?t%;-'::tureMd!~Und; C '.. ·C. ···L~~twimt1.le.ln~t!o~.~f~j..~:~~;~~~.~~~~<,/ •. January 29,2007 BolseState open,s J~' city or the urban environment." artists hail from. Gallery' One is lo- One take on the theme'is provid- cated in the Liberal Arts Building ed by Shawn Records, whose foggy and features the works of Thomas From Jan. 26 to Feb. 20, Boise landscapes seem at once verdant, Lewis and Alex Emmons. Lewis' State University will be hosting a bleak and yet full of hope. Records, prints are shadowy, detailed pan- conceptual photography exhibit. who completed his undergraduate oramic photos of storefronts and The show is entitled "Here: studies at BSU, helped jump-start warehouses, spread out over a map Considerations of Place in the exhibition. the size ofa wall. This provides con- Contemporary . Photography," "I was in Portland for a show trast to the acutely focused, large, featuring 44 works by six artists. of Shawn's photographs." said square prints of Emmons. Considering the fact that the high- Furlong, "and after seeing what was Gallery Two has a more muted lighted artists hail from New York there, 1came up with lhe idea." feel. Payne's night photos have an -" to Los Angeles, it is a unique op- She would later enlist the tal- industrial tinge and are set oppo- portunity to have their work here at ents of Alex Emmons from Boise, site the black and white mysteries Boise State. Thomas Lewis of Los Angeles, of'T] Norris. "Ali of the artists have a unique Danielle Mericle from Ithaca, N.Y, A standout piece in this gallery take on the theme," said Kirsten as well as TJ Norris and Craig Payne, is the infinite-length dual-video of Furlong, the gallery's curator. both of Portland, Ore. •. sunsets and crashing waves pre- "Some are dealing with the idea of Each gallery hosts 22 of the piec- sented by Mercile: the remainder of home or identity. Others deal with es that are as varied as the cities the her showing focused on lush forest settings. This gallery also presents the works of Records. Overall, the exhibition provides six fantastic takes on a broad theme. "Here" is always free of charge and open for your Viewing pleasure from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. The opening reception for the exhibit was held Friday, Jan. 26 and was met by a crowd ofabout 50peo- . pie between the two galleries. Public reaction was varied, stimulating in- tellectual banter and what seemed to be pensive enjoyment. The re- Work·part ..time and make full..tlme wages ... ception was'warm and inviting, and &reat Work £twlro","etttl there was also a delicious spread ofhors'devours. appiy at llrbiterUiliijig;iiiiiii and ellek un jobs PHOTOS BY ALICE SCULLY /THE ARBITER Located in the Visual Arts Gallery in the Liberal Arts Building,six artists display' 44 pieces of work in the latest collection titled "Here: Considerations of Place in Mr. or Ms. Gizmo Comtemporary Photography," Reward:' ItfTE~:NSHIP CREDITS 'Write, for. The Arbiter's BizTech S.ection Apply@[email protected] January 29, 2007 'Smokin' Aces'hits theaters Vegas style havethiswholesister-Ioverthinggo- character figure it out just as, out on ing on and speak In torrents-of radi- the sidewalk, Kevin Spacey's sup- cal-feminist sound bites. Most im- posedly bad foot snaps into place. probable are the Tremor Brothers, a ,It all clicks into place with barely a trio of meth-fueled neo-nazi punks word spoken. But here, it seems like who throw everyone they meet into people never stop explaining. a meat grinder though they 'inspire "Make it make sense," pleads one of the film's best lines when Reynolds to Garcia in the final another hit man quips "they read scene. But he can't. And by then, 'MeinKampf' like Mother Goose." you won't care. There's also the super-bad guy who chewed his own fingertips off to prevent ever leaving prints and the master- of-disguise killer and this mysterious figure known oniy as Keyser Soze, I mean, "the Swede." Then you have all the various federal agents with their special skills and deeply felt antagonisms or attachments. And, believe it or not, amid all this keystone-cops- in-a-blender mayhem, that's what I "Smokin' Aces" wants you to think this is all about deep, resonant, BY TOM MAURSTAD agent Ari Gold, on "Entourage," human emotions. Hey, the heart The Privacy ... The Community ... The Dallas Morning News jeremy Piven is the center of this everybody wants to dig out of the Your Very Own: • All Utilities Included movie as Buddy "Aces" Israel, a chest of Buddy is a symbol, man. Maximize Minimize • Bedroom Suite • Free Cable & Internet Cool is tricky, for a lot of reasons, Vegas magician turned mobster When the movie isn't acting like a • Activities/Events most of which have to do with how that for reasons the movie spends shoot-ern-up video game, it's aping Your • Accent Wall Your • Laundry Facilities contradictory cool can be. Cool can its first 15 minutesexplainlng has a anime, showering the viewer with Expenses • In-Room Vanity Benefits be caiculated, for instance. In fact, contract put out on him by a dying hyperkinetic images and outra- • Mirrored Closet • Furnished or Unfurnished it almost always is. But it can never mob boss. The boss offers a million .geous action while anchoring (or in • Cable Tvoutlet • All Appliances seem calculated, because the sec- dollars to anyone who kills Buddy this case, trying to) all the fantasti- • Food Pantry . ond it does poof, an "un" drops in and brings him his heart. (This 21st cal spectacle in some real universal • Patio/Balcony front of the "cool." century take on Sam Peckinpah's feelings. Tarantino did the same One of the contradictory rules of cult classic, "Bring Me the Head of in "Kill Bill" with all that splatter cool in movies is that the harder a Alfredo Garcia" could have rightly rooted in a mother's love for her lost From $325 movie tries to be cool, the less. it is. been titled "Bring Me the Heart of little girl. And Carnahan tries to Which brings us to "Smokin' Aces," Buddy Israel,") do it here with, urn, Reynold's FBI a movie that tries very hard to be The offer has "every hit man in agent's love and admiration for his cool. Very, very hard, to a point the free world" heading to Lake boss agent, Liotta. that's so over-the-top, it smacks of Tahoe, where Buddy is holed up in a At least I think so, but I can't be Where it that most dreaded word in the lexi- hotel's penthouse waiting for a deal sure since the final tragic scene con of cool desperation. And one with the government to be worked of this high-tech opera, in which Pays to Care thing that cool absolutely never, out so he can turn snitch and go Andy Garcia explains everything \Vhcll yOll ~ivc plasma you're ever is is desperate. That's the kryp- into hiding. to Ryan Reynolds, makes no sense. literally giving someone another tonite of cool. Subplots are stacked upon sub- The tricky thing about lreing tricky chance at life. Thousand, will bcndit from So, in a way, it's a measure of plots as we are introduced to rival is that all of the intersecting com- your blood-plasma donations, writer and director joe Carnahan's assassins, each with his or her own plexities have to climax in a really simple explanation. Think of that achievement that there are scenes, colorful backstory, Most entertain- Up to $200 compensation ing are Georgia and Sharice-lallcia oh-my-god scene in "The Usual exchanges, moments and images for your first month. in the movie that still manage, to Keys and Taraji P. Henson), two Suspects" in which you figure it out while watching Chazz Palminteri's be really cool. This is the latest en- beautiful, tough-talking killers who try in that post-Tarantino genre of F'ol'/ill'l!lI'I' information all hO\\' .ro// can II1'/p plcas« cal]: filmmaking, the gangster film that I intersplices cartoonishly gory vio- Biornat USA, Inc. lence and rat-a-tatdlalogue. There's the "Hollywood-Squares" -styled (208)338-0613 roster of big names Ben Affleck, Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Ryan Reynolds and a twisty-turnyplot that involves "betrayals and, F9,l1nter;betrayalS'i· ..• gpl!b!e.o,r.rosses'and triple-crosses. But instead of smoothly click- ing along like a pop-culture fun- house roller-coaster ride, you end up feeling like you need a scorecard to keep track of who's who and a blackboard to diagram the action. That is, if you try to pay attention and follow along and make sense. Those all prove to be quaint modes of movie-watching that have no place and nothing to do with this Don't miss the opportunity to run for kind of new-jack experience. This movie is meant to be watched the way a video game is played: just go from scene to scene and start blast- ing the minute you walk through Jeremy Piven stars in "Smokin' Aces," an action film the door. that tries desperately hard to be "cool." Hot from his role as super- Syphilis: then and now SIUDINI 'OYIRNMINI BY KAT BERGERON least the first two weeks to two Gulf Coast area, but Mbonu cautions .rnonths disappear and untreated against making assumptions. PRESIDENT jVICE-PRESIDENT McClatchy Newspapers syphilis goes into a latent stage, of- "We should not arrive at such Syphilis is a sexually transmit- ten unknowingly. Latent syphilis conclusions without looking at the ted disease with a history that dates may irreversibly damage the heart data. It's something health officials AT-LARGE SENATOR to at least 490 A.D., although and other organs and cause insanity need to look at closer to see ifthere some historians believe it was de- and blindness. is a trend." COLLEGE SENATOR, scribed earlier by Hippocrates, the. Sowhatfamouspeoplemighthave The facts Greek philosopher. had syphilis, and likely didn't know What is syphilis? Through history it has numerous it? Conjecture in history lists among A sexually transmitted disease names, from French Disease, The suspects King Charles VIII, explorer caused by the bacterium Treponema Big Pox' and unmentionable street Hernando Cortez of Spain and con-i pallidum. In the U.S., health bffi- Pick.up an names. Today, it is a disease 'closely queror Ivan the Terrible. Irish writer cials reported more than 32,000 cas- monitored' by the health commu- james Joyce, gangster AI Capone, ' es in 2002, including 6,862 cases of Election Packet nity. This STD caused by the bacte- painter Paul Gaugin and composer . primary and secondary (P&S) syph- rium Treponema pallidum is "the Franz Schubert, join the possibili- ilis, The incidence of infectious great imitator" because so many ties but, again, proofis rarely there. syphilis was highest in women 20 Januaury 30tl1 signs and symptoms are indistin- Now, a simple blood test lets to 24 years of age and in men 35 to ,I guishable from other diseases. someone know. Dr. Charles Mbonu, 39 years of age. ( Syphilis is passed from direct board certified in infectious disease How to avoid it? at the ASBSU Office contact with a syphilis sore, so those and internal medicine in Biloxi, ad- The surest way to avoid STDs, in- who'sellsexorotherswhohavemul~ vises those who practice unsafe sex' eluding syphilis, is to abstain from tiple partners spread it rapidly. That to be familiar with symptoms. sexual intercourse or to be in a long- or at ASBSU.org is why states like Mississippi require ."Peop!!> need to know what to term mutually monogamous re-· that doctors, labs and blood banks look out for and seek treatment," latlonshlp with a partner who has report positive cases for interven- Mbonu said. "They may be reluctant been tested and is known to be un- tion to stop the spread. Unlike in because they worry about stigma, infected. Also, practice safe sex. the time of Hippocrates when it was but it is a very treatable disease in What is the treatment? a horrible death sentence, syphilis the early stages" and that is what aim 'or."' A single shot of penicillin will can be eliminated with antibiotics. we l' f ble," Mbon u practices at Coastal cure a person who has had syphilis I "Syphilis' is per eet y treata e, Family Health Center, ..a non-profit for less than a year. Additional doses . .. ,'. . . - .', ' . -.,' ,. said Hancock County, Miss., inter- . .' . d d wh . • collection of' .cllnlcs across s·outh- are nee e to treat someone . 0 ASBSlJ ..ita! medicine Dr: Sanjay Chaube,' 'A h .h d hilis f I . h hem.MissisSip· pi. Hep' olled fellow as a syp lis lor. ongen an'a single shot and you're pretty muc year. There are no home remedies or i cured. 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Then there is a case Thursday like Chris Henry. Henry, a wide receiver for the Utah State 6:30p.m. Cincinnati Bengals, has become extremely popular with the me- Logan, Utah dia over the past 14 months for his lack of quality off field deci- Saturday Boise State defeated Utah. State' and University of Idaho lastweek to improve its con- sions. Henry has been arrested Brigham Young University ference record to 7-0.BSU has also.wonsixstraightgarnes in Taco Bell Arena.'· . four times on charges stemming I2p.m. from drunk driving, marijuana Provo, Utah BY KYE JOHNSON we've been hard ~oguard so far including' Lee, Thompson, . possible NCAA tournament ap- and weapon possession and my pearance, he said with a slight Assistant Sports Editor is that we've got four kids on the Michelle Hessing, Tasha· Harris all time favorite - contributing to " chuckle, "I'm not going to guar- Men's Tennis floor who usually can score," and Rebecca Kepillno. Not to minors. antee that just yet," I can see where Henry would Saturday-Sunday The University of Idaho came . That became really evident mention that Walker had seven But he did finish by saying, feel the need to tote guns and hold University_of San Diego into Taco Bell Arena against first in the second half when the points and Ienna Galassi added "It's been a good run, we've just dime bags, just so he doesn't take TBA place Boise State on Saturday Broncos began to puurit on of-' eight more to the total. Boise gotto keep tt.gotng,' . for granted where he comes from. San Diego, Calif. night a's a heavy underdog. The fensively. The Broncos shot 48 State's impressive 85-55 thump- Vandals kept the game close for percent from the floor In the ing over their rival to the north Let's be real for a second, if it's the first five minutes before re-.. second half as a team and out- held a little more meaning than where you come from, that's just Women's Tennis allzlng Boise State was an over- . scoredIdaho4I-31inlhesecond just' bragging rights. BSUse- ...... ". what feels right. . Sunday powering opponent. half, despite just shootfhg 16 cured a winning season with . I'm not going Now for the. drunk driving Utah State To make matters worse the percent from three-point range its win No. 16on the year, a goal to guarantee charge, I must say it seems a little TBA struggling Vandals couldn't get and just barely over 60 percent this team has had since day one. bizarre to me he would find him- Logan, Utah their best player and Western from thefree-throw line. "It's something we've' been [the NCAA self in a situation like this at all. Athletic Conference scoring "1 think its focus more than trying to do since I've been here After all, even poor college kids lead Katie Madison involved. anything," Presnell said about for the last three years," Lee said tournament] will hail a cab from downtown so Track and Field Madison started the game ice his team's struggle fromthe foul about having a winning season. just yet. It's they aren't at risk of spending the Friday cold and only had six points at . line against Idaho. "Doing it "So just to be able to come out night in county. Apparently Chris United Heritage Invitational the break on 3-10shooting. . the same way every time. You'd and do it and have a crowd here been a good Henry is holding onto every dime TBA "We knew we had to shut her like to be around 72 percent as with us to help us out. It helps a run.we've just he can. Giveme a fifty spot and I'll Nampa down," junior forward Jackie a team and I think we're in the lot when Wehave a crowd." stay sober on Saturday night and Lee said. "But it was going to be 60s" Presnell was all smiles after' got to keep it chauffeur the dude around town. one piayer to do it, we.allhad.to., ....Everyone .gQt'.Into .Jhe ..fI}ix.._.~Jhegamek~o:WilJ.ghe.~QUJr.\C1.Q~s..,. Is it seriously that tough of a deci- chip in and help." in the second half fo~JJSU, in- . one ofhis teams major goals off I ':T;goi,ng. "1' ~ sion to make? ' [SIDE· Although the Broncos were c1uding freshman PQstjJiLara tlfu, list. But he a~iStuck with I Now the finali>i\.of.\rpl.l1;>llJ,Mr. the more polished team In the Walker. Walker has been see- the same mentali\y~e'8 had all - B$U HeadCoach Henry has found his way into LINE] first half the key stat to their ing significantly more minutes year; which is not looking too . Gordy Presnell completely bowls over any previ- first half success may have been recently than earlier this sea- far ahead. When asked about a ousproblems he's gotten into. The Dorling improves from turnovers. BoiseState only SOil and Presnell said he is very drugs and weapons were stupid, had three turnovers in the game, pleased with her progress. while the drunk driving needs no diving scores whereas. they forced 11 Idaho "We've been waiting for this Box Scores further lecluring. The straw that turnovers. Boise State came Ilght bulb.to go onwith her a broke the camel's back, however, Idilho(55) '. . has got to be the contributing to Boise State University diver away with seven points off turn- littlebit," he said. "And the last Madison 6-17 3-5 15, Otero4-82-21O, Witte 4;10 0-0 9, minors charge . Jennifer Dorling improved her div- overs; while Idaho had none. . two weeks she's really Improv- . Dennehy 1-76-7 8, Koppen 1-64-4 7,Schlotthauer 1,12-24; My initial reaction was of com- .i ing scores Friday, leading a contin- The Broncos on the other ing. She's like the best athlete on . Wells 1-10-0 2, Jones 0-2 0-0 O. Totals 18-5217-2055. gent of Broncos in improving times hand didn't have any troubles the team, she's extremely fast, plete disbelief that a professional football player would be partying against arch-rival University of offensively in the first half. Three she's 6:4", she plays bythe rim Boise State (85) in a hotel room with under aged Idaho. players were hovering around and we're not going to get those less Thompson 8-130-0 16, Hessing 5-143-4 13, Harris girls. Then I did some research on With a dive of 241.20against the the ten-point mark at the break, in Boise very' often. We've got 5-102.512, Lee 2-7 7~712;KepiUnp4-9 2-510, Galassi 3-12 the crime. Witnesses, or the little Vandals, the senior from Olympia, including Jessica Thompson, to develop her and keep her go- 2;4·8, Walker'3~4 1-2 7, Stewart 2-40-04, Begay 0-6 3-4 3. girls I should say, reported that Wash., competing in competitive who led the waywith ten points ingartd I thlnkshe lookedreally Totals 32-79 20-3185. diving for the first time in her life, heading into the break with good tonight,". Henry wasn't drinking and did not buy the alcohol. However, it was continues to improve her scores Boise State leading 44-24. Walker finished withseven Halftime- Boise State 44. Idaho 24. Fouled Out- None. his hotel room and he was pres- and impress coaches. "I think we've had seven play- points' and four rebounds In Rebounds - Boise State 60 (Jess Thompson 10, Idaho 26 ent, which certainly didn't bode Twooftheseason-besttimescame ers lead our team in scoring this just ten minutes 6factiort. But (Dennehy 8). Assists - Boise State 11 (Lee 4), Idaho 4 (4 well when the two minors were 16 from sophomore Holly Chatelain, year," BSU Head Coach Gordy again; itwas Boise State 's versa- players each had 1).Total Fouls- Boise State 17,Idaho 18. and 15years old. who posted school records in both Presnell said. "We're not really tillty offensively that ultimately" A-l,851 the I,OOO-yardfreestyle (12:21.60) athletic and we're not really big.' buried Idaho. Five Bronco play- I'm not even going to get into and the 400 1M(5:21.88). And I think one of the reasons ers finished in double figures, whether he was doing anything more than hanging out while they drank, because there was an 18- BSU sets records in the year-old girl present at the time classroom also. However, Henry would prob- ably have been better off with out the 18-year-oldinhiscompanybe- . The overall grade-point-average BSU continues domination of WAC cause she was charged with mur- for all Boise State student-athletes der in Cincinnati last September. this past fall semester was 2.81, the So Henry found his way to the highest fall semester GPAin school BY JA KEG ARC I N tying victory could come on the road against forefront of the Cincinnati crime , history. The best single semester Sports Editor Idaho Feb. 8. family that has become better GPAwas 2.86 in the spring of2006. I • b , The 2.81 fall semester GPAalso in- t s going to e. a challenge for us coaching known as the Bengals. A team that The Boise State women's basketball team wise in terms of La Tech's right there, Fresno's appeared to be on the rise after a creased Boise State's cumulative • Athletic Department GPAto a re- edged a game closer to the best start in program there and Nevada has already won at Fresno and playoff appearance in 2005-06 has cord 2.94. The previous record for history with an 85-55 win over University of La Tech," Presnell said. ~We're in a new position sunk back down to the depths of I the cumulative GPA was 2.90 fol- Idaho Saturday night. The women improved to and we've just got to be confident and be aggres- the NFL. , lowing the 2005 spring semester. 7-0 in Western Athletic Conference play and 16-4 sive and believe in what we're trying to do. With nine different players run- In accumulating the on the season. After playing two consecutive home games the ning into problems with the law , Department's current GPA re- With the victory over Idaho the Broncos se- Broncos still have another two games this week this season it seems the Bengals cords, 169 Bronco student-athletes cured a winning season, improving upon their in Taco Bell Arena. During the upcoming-week might as well sign up Paul Crew earned a 3.0 or higher GPAfor the 15-15 record last year. The women's program BSU plays host to New Mexico State Thursday to replace Carson Palmer. Crew, ) 2006 Fall Semester _ 52 percent of hasn't had a winning season since the 1997-98 and Louisiana Tech Saturday. The Broncos are the star quarterback in the movie t all student-athletes. season. currently enjoying their longest stretch of home "The Longest Yard,· would prob- t Teams setting single semester re- The win also improved the women's home re- games ofthe entire season. ably have a better connection with \ cords were women's tennis with a cord to 8-1 this season with six consecutive wins "It'sbeen great," Presnell said about playing players like Henry than Palmer. ! 3.31 GPAand wrestling with a 2.74 in Taco Bell Arena. Entering the game against consecutive games at home. "Youknow we had who is far too boy scout to lead the I GPA. Four teams also increased Idaho BSU was 15-4, which equaled the best an eleven day run there where we were in our All-Ghetto Team. { their cumulative GPA to .all-time start after is-games since 1993-94. own beds for four nights. Our kids just plugged 1don't know where the problems : highs this past semester. Women's "Yeah our kids are pretty fired up about that, away and plugged away so now we get a chance .. are stemming from in Cincy but : tennis improved its GPA to '3.21, it's cool,· BSU Head Coach.GordyPresnell said to play New Mexico 'State at home next and we'll. the front ()ffice says it is cracking I women's track to 3.18. men's bas- about securing the winning seasOn. "Last year see what they have to offer." down. Maybe start with changing ! ketball to 2.93 and football to 2.78. we wanted it so bad and we ended up with 15 The Broncos defeated New MeXicoState iIi.Las the team colors and the Bengal : Seven student-athletes recording (wins). So we didn't have a losing season, but it Cruces Jan II. 1\vo days later the Broncos trav- striped. pattern. The orange· and I perfect 4.0 GPAs in the classroom wanhe first goal coming Into this year, was to eled to Ruston, LAfor a showdown with the five- black . stripes resemble prison I this past semester were: Coby Karl have a winning season. And It's exciting that we time defending WAC champion La Tech Lady clo.thes far to closely arid could I (men's basketball), KateKeller (soc- got it in.20 games. But we've got more to achieve Techsters. BSUhanded La Tech its first·confer- be. contributing in an underlying eer), Brennan Lau (soccer), David and accomplish hopefully, . ence loss In nearly IS seasons, which makes f~shion; Either way; the Bengals Lowery (football), Megan .Olivetti Wltl~a win over the Vandals the Broncos also Saturday's matchup even more intriguing...... •...,':. .'.'. .... ::...... •.. 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SaIJCU'Utab' Valley,2.j.79:" I.orelleMcKlnney, Gal Stele Sloosl., !1.75m. . 60 H,udle' ' P,lIte Ilfllll~r; UtahVa1leY' 2,Megan ,OlIveul, 1101.0Stale, 25.39. 3, Malia 4, Sherena Smith. ,No.oda"J\.73m. 5, Mlndle 8.75.' 2, ZIth Cook, Utah Valley, 6.82; 3, Groot Nelson. San Francl.co; 25.G2." 4; ,Naiaucha Rowen, Ulal1, 1l.27m. SilVer.' Northwe&t 'NI211rene, 9.22. 4, ,'Mid . MICHELLE MILLIKEN Maynard said. "We had some re- nationals, so she's practicing the 'Lowry, !luI,. SIOle, 25.6.4. 5, ChrlltlnaLop'" BeMWo. UtahVaUey,9.:l5:S, Mark Ila .... n, : Sports Writer ally good performances. Elena was shorter stuff now." Presno Sllte, 26.09. " $hOI Put - I. Inger Appanalli., Nevada, Norlhwefl Neurone, 9.3,' ':- about a centimeter off of the school Guyette was pleased with her 13.8lm. 2,A.pen MarahalL Fre",oState,l3.t'5m. 400~ I,Kayleen McDowell, Bois. 5tale, 57.67. 3. Katla Rlchardsoo. Fretnn Slate, 13.a6m. 4. 41400 Relay- I. Boise Slatett. 3:22.04. 2, Boise State's indoor track sea- record. Zacharias Arnos improved performance in those events, too. 2, Polly SD!lih,Nevada, 58.48. 3, Renee Wlnstun. Amber To.are" lIol.e Slale, 12.5n,. 5,' Emily UlahValloy A, 3:24.34. 3, BoiJe Stele a. 3:31.21. lacub.en, Ne.aaa, 12.47m. 4. UtahVaUey B.3:31.39. 5, Nnrlhwe.fNa.arene son continued Friday and Saturday his triple jump from last week and "I felt good," Guyette said follow- Fresno Stu.te. 59.39, 4J Nesha Simeon, Bolie Stale, 59.5,5.5,Amy Pull, Utah yalley.1:oo.U,. , . A,3:31.91l.· in Nampa at the Bronco Indoor in the multi-events Aspen Clontz ing the meet. "I felt really strong. Welghl Thro':'. I, Aspen M~rahalL Fresno won the combined events on Friday Coach Welsh had laid out a plan Mil. - I, Becky Guyette. Boise Stale,4:S8.l6. Slate, 17.33111.,2. me,,1 Yp.ilantl, Bal.. Slale, IIlgll Jump - I, David W~n,Bol" Slllo, Invitational. The second indoor 2, Breanna San~e, Boise State,.5;Ol.94. 3, Ml\Iy 17.2lro. 3, Katlo Richardson. Freia. , Slale, 2.0Im. 2; Roger While, Unamched, 1.96nl. 3, meet of the spring served as a stage in her first ever combined events. for me, so I knew what to do. I felt No,hunt, Utah Valley,5;09.54. 4, Kirsten Barney. 15.02m. 4. Bmlly 'acob.en, Nevaela, 14.88m. 5, Tom Blain, Norlhwest Nazarene,1.76m. 4, Chrl. We think she could qualify for na- pretty confident. It was just a lot of Utah Valley,5:12.4. 5, Kendra lIemand .. , Boise Inger AppanaUI,. Nevada, IU3m.' Covey, Northwe&tNazarcne,,1.71m. ' for several records to be broken or ,Stal.e,5:10.08. nearly broken by Boise State ath- tionals for that and there's still a lot trying to stay focused." Pentlllhlon • 1, A5pe~ aOl~tz, ~l&e State, Pole Viol; - I, La~ren. LonlJe,lJnallaChed, 5.4m.2, Paul Litchfield.' Unattached,5.2m, of room for improvement." The BSUsprinters joined the dis- > 800 ", 1, Ashley Puga. NOrlhwcst N3zarene, 3323. 2, Ashley Warnell, NorthweSl Nazarene, letes. 2:13.67. 2, L.Naya Wallreo, Nev.da, 2:16.95. 3139. 3, Amanda Merrell, Northwest Nazarene, 3, Logan Meyer, 1101.. State;4.6m: 4, Mitt Sophomore Elena Kafourou again In addition to these superior tance runners with many top fin- 3, Becky Guyelle,Bolse Slale, 2:19.00. 4; AlI.e 3095.4. Ellen Rou.e, Unattached, 2605. 5. Ka.le Wll1Iam., UtlbVaney, 4.2tn. 5,lerad Laraon,,' performances the Bronco distance ishers. Kayleen McDowell won the Llnd,ey. Ulah Valley,2;22.01.5, lanell Ern, Ulah, Gillespie, Ellstern Oregon, 2748. Northwe!tt Na.zarene, 4m. won the triple jump forthe Broncos. 2:23.61. Her jump of 42 feet and two inches runners had a great showing. Becky women's 400 with a time of 57.67 Men Long lump . - savvaa Dlakonlkol ... Unattlched, 7.32m. 2, Zach Cook. Utah Valley, Guyette and Breanna Sande fin- seconds. Nataucha Lowry placed 3000 • 1, Knrinne BenlJey, Utah Valley, (12.85 meters) was one-quarter 10:30.75. 2, Bekah Popplnga. Ulah Valley, 60 - I, Antoine Echola, Tt'Qm X-Bronco, 6.98m. 3, Ty.on lie'll. Bol.e Slile. 6,44m. 4,. I inch shy of the Boise State record ished one-two in the women's mile second in the 60 with a time of 7.78 10:35.9.- 3, Marissa McPh~lIr Fre$no State, 6.82. 2. Chrio Fogl, Ulah Valley, 6.95. 3, Nick Wendell Lawrence. Bal•• State, 6.36m. 5, Kyle Calloway. UtRI,Valiey, 5.94m. ' with times of 4:58.16 and 5:01.94. seconds and Megan Olivetti won 10:56.96.4, Ashley Evan., UtRhValley, 10:58.25. Cunningham, Boise State, ,7.09. 4'. Andre set by Abigail Ferguson in 1996. 5, Pamel. Ward. Treasure Valley. 10:58.80: Summers, Unntta,hed, 7.13. 5" Sav'..as Cody Eaton won. the men's mile the 60 meter hurdles with a time of DlakonlkolalOUnal,lached, 7.18. Triple lump -1, ZIcharla. Amo., Rolse St.;e, Sophomore Simon Wardhaugh 15.12m.2,Wendeli Lawrence, BolseSla,e,14.9llI. with a time of 4:19.6. Guyette also 8.91 seconds and placed second in 00 Hurdles - 1, Mecan Ollveill, Boise Slate, also had the second furthest weight 8.91. 2. Karl Snow·Topnu, Ulah valloy, 9.05. 3. 200 .- 1, Antoine 'Echols, Team X-Brollco, 3,_SaVVil$Dlal:onlkohtt, UllDUached; 14.75m•• , throw in Boise State history with went on to place third in the 800 the 200 with a time of 25.39. Both AnalbB Serrano', Nevada, 9.13. 4. Ashley l.and, 21.72.2, Chris Fogl. Uloh Valiey, 21.76. 3, Nkk Greg BarnDt, Northwest Nazarene, l.a.l1m. 5, Tyson Berg, BoloeStale, 13.28m. meter run with a time of2:19. the men and women won the 4x400 Nevada, 9.16. 5, Corrine 1(uUovsky, Nevada. Curullugha:l1.1iBoise Stale, 22.19, 4, Brandon a distance pf 63 feet and 11 and 9.32. Brl'co, Cal Slate SIanIsla, 22.33. 5, loel one-half inches (19.49 meters) en Distance coach David Welsh was meter relays as well. Stllllworth,'CalSlote Stanlsla, 22.45. 5hotPul-l, larredRome.Nlke.18.3m. 2,Erlk After the weekend was overCoach 41400 relay ~ Doise State A, 3:52.62. 2, Fresno Whlttsett, 'IIolse Statae, 17.2~m.3, Ranhlr lohal, route to winning that event at the particularly impressed with Eaton State A, 3:55.84. 3, Nevada A, 3:58.07. 4, Ulab 400 • I, loct Sta"llworth, Cal Stilte Slonlsla, Cala Slale S,anl.la, 15.55m. 4, ZIch Barclay, meet. Finally, the Western Athletic and Guyette. Maynard admitted it was a good Valley A. 4:01.24. 5, ~orthwcst Nazarene A, 47.88. 2. Broudon Brisco, Cal Slale Stanis]«, Northwcst Nazarene, 14.02m. 5, Grant MUlct. 4:05.90. 47.89.3, caleb Cazier, Boise SIIle, 49.92. 4. Daryl . Northwest Nazarene, 13.5Sm. " Conference and Boise State hep- "They looked pretty good," Welsh meet for his team and his staff. Sehle. Central Washington, 50.71. Mitch Ward, tathlon records were both beaten said. "It's only the second week "We definitely stepped it up in a IIICh Jump - I, Theodora Xylakl, Boise StRte, Northwest Nazarene, 51.12, Weight Throw - I, Simon Wordhaugh. Boise lot of places," Maynard said. "We 1.7310,2, Emily Peterson; Northwest Nazarene, SlIle, 19.49m, 2, Slarran Jon.son, Unallaehed. by Heigo Nurmsalu who amassed a of the season and we always pick 1.6301. 3, Amanda Doice, Nevada. J1.63m. 4, Mile - I, Cody Ealon, Boi.e Stale, 4:19.6. 2, 17.i6m. 3, Ga,ln Shaw, Ulah Valley, 17.S8m. score of 5290. something we need to -work on or had a lot of people competing last Linzy Allen, Unall.ched. 11.6310. 5. Brenda Andy Peters, Northwest f\azarenc. 4:23.24. 3•. 4, Jarrod Stevens, Boise State, 16.64m. S, Zath" Gllles·Nielson, Utah Valley.1.50m. Brandon Christoffersen, U~DoI5~Sate, 4:25.75. 4, Barc1l\Y.Northwest Naz~(fn(>,15.33m. These were just some ofthe week- fix. They're both making progress. week in some events that weren't Mark LOll, Utah Valley, 4:26.46. 5,IIm Momoii, Hcptathlon -I, Helgo Nurmsalu, Boise State, end highlights for head coach Mike Becky is probably in the top three their primary events, so we're Pole Vault M I. Katie WJlllnms, Idaho Stale, Utah Valley, 4:26.77. looking a little better. Overall, I'm 3.8!,11. 2. Bree Ann Plva, Nevada, )3.650\. 2. l'nmarn 5290.2. Lucas Ohmes, Enst~rn Oregon, 4421..3, Maynard. in the conference. She has hopes Neely,C.ISlateSlanlsla, 3.65m.2. Mandie Rowell, 800 - I, Matt Schmnsow, Boise ~uue, 1:68.36. Eric Deme.C8,Boise State.- 4132. 4, Josh Grewe, "The meet went very well;' of qualifying in longer events for pleased:' Utah: 13.65.2, Susan Alwaler. Utah, 13.65m. 2, Robert Glasson. Doise State, 2:01.~.3, Sterling Northwe!lt Nault'Ut, 4030. When your 208-323-9292 The BSU wrestling team adapts to life on the road car wan'l 10 lifo discount for BYKYE JOHNSON "Anytimeyou get a win and you're match by forfeit in the 125-pound Making it the theme of the week- BSU students Assistant Sports Editor going back to back, it's just a good event, the rest of the matches were end the BSUwrestling team came slarl... motivator, a good confidence build- all lopsided BSU victories. Levi away with another team victory Four matches in four cities in er," Randall said after Friday nights Jones won by pin in the 133-pound . against a Pac-l0 foe, this time with a less than 48 hours, over 20 hours of contest. "Plus the ride over there is match and Cam Jones won by pin in 27-10victoryoverthe Ducks. Johnny riding on a bus and a weekend trip going to be so much more pleasant. the 149-pound event in one minute Nunez scored his second pin of the that totaled over 1,000miles. That's Ithink it was important, it was a big and 16seconds. TylerSherfey scored day in the 165-pound class in his what the Boise State wrestling team win for us tonight:' a tech fall in his 157-pound match match against Jake McCoy. Boise did this past weekend. Although Randall wasn't overly and Johnny Nunez at 165and Andy State won seven of the ten matches They began their journey at happy with the way his team wres- Patrick in the Heavyweight division on the evening and improved to 8-2 home against Cal State Fullerton on tled he was still glad to come away also won by pin. in overall dual matches on the sea- Friday night in a contest they won with·thewin. Their celebration at PSU needed son. But their weekend wasn't quite by a score of 17-15.Although the "But it's our first win, got to travel to be short lived. As soon as they over yet, as they still had one more Broncos only won five of their ten over to Oregon and weigh in tomor- finished with Portland' State the contest to go. Boise State wrestled matches they were ultimately able row, so Ihope the guys' are ready to Broncos drove down to Eugene, against Oregon State on Sunday af- to come away with a victory be- go, because we've got a tough road Ore. to take on the University of ternoon although results were not cause of Tyler Sherfey's major deci- ahead of us; Oregon in the nightcap. made final by Sunday evening. sion win in the 157-pound match. Randall said before departing for Sherfey defeated Fullerton's Paul the road trip. Tice by a score ofI4-1. Other Bronco .Randall was especially happy "" "~'.-,"' ~. winnersin'Ftiday night's event in- with the performance of freshman cluded Nate Lee at th~ 174pound Nate Lee. Lee scored a 23-10 win mark, Luke Smith at 184, Andy over Fullerton's Ryan Bud in what Patrick in the Heavyweight divi- was hands down the most lopsided are... sion and Cory Fish in the 125pound match ofthe night. match. "He's a red-shirt freshman," "It's not exactly the way we want Coach said ofLee. "He's really com- to win," BSU Head Coach Greg ing on and he really has a style we Grand Prize: Randall said. "Wewant to dominate like to sec." a little more. I think we lost a couple The momentum from Friday matches that we should have had, night' apparently carried over to .Apple iPod 2GB Nano Even when you know you're better Saturday as Boise State throttled than the g\lYand you end up losing, Portland State by a team score of it just doesn't set well at all:' 53-0. Rhiannen Rennaux BSUdid come awaywith the team Boise State won by pin in four win and Randall hoped that would matches and scored the maximum Meridian, ID set the tone for the remainder ofthe ofsix points in half oftheir matches weekend. on the afternoon. Cory Fish won his Stampede rallies after loss to Flyers BY TATE CASTLETON a fewweeks earlier. During his time with the Stampede Miles averaged Sports Writer 17.3 points per game and 5.4 re- bounds. The second-year guard was Effort is contagious. Just ask called back up to the Jazz Friday. Idaho Stampede forward Ricky Against Fort Worth Ronell Taylor Sanchez. Trailing the Fort Worth led the team with a season-high 32 Flyers Thursday night, 101-92, points and helped the Stampede mid-way through the fourth quar- score 19points off turnovers. Miles ter and facing back-to-back losses scored 18 points off the bench and after winning 11 straight games, First Prize: 7'3' center Peter John Ramos con- Sanchez came off the bench and .tributed 19points. $50 iTunes Gift Card shot 3-5 from beyond the arc and Luke Jackson was back in the helped lead the Stampede to a 116- starting line-up forIdaho aftercom- Greg Taddlcken 108win against the Flyers in Quest pIeting his 10-day contract with the Arena. I Los Angeles Clippers. His return to Boise,lD "Effortwas the key forus tonight: the team was less than glamorous, Sanchez said after the game. "My however. Jackson shot 0-7 from the role was to come out and showcase field· and finished with only two effort and when we all give effort points against the FIyers.- we'rea dangerous team, and there The Stampede was not so fortu- is no question it was contagil!us to- nate Wednesday night against Fort night. Ijust wanted to come out and Worth. Idaho's 11-game winning play hard and it feels good tonight streak was snapped with a 119-97 to bounce back and get a win." Sanchez finished the night loss. Idaho could not overcome a 22- with 16.points. After leading by as point deficit and two quarters with- many as 13 points in the game the out Head Coach Bryan Gates on the Stampede shut down Flyers guard sidelines after he was ejected early Jose Barea, which was a big key to in the third quarter. The Stampede Second Prize: the Stampede victory. Barea fin- gave up 17turnovers and shot just ished with a career-high 43 points $25 iTune. Gift Card 43 percent inthe loss, including just .in the loss but was held to just {apr 4 of 13from beyond the arc. points in the fourth quarter. . 'Mandan HOward "Each one of us came away with "We know. every time we. play a bitter taste in our· mouths with him (Barea) that we have. to keep .Meridian, ID that loss," Sanchez saidfoIIowing him in check in order to win: said Wednesday'sloss. ·We'll remember Stampede forward' C.J. Miles fol- what it tastes like and that will mo- lowing the game, tivate us to win every night." Barea shot 16-19 from the floor Having won .17 of their last 19 th~ough the first three quarters but games the 5iattlpedehope lacon- shotjust 2-6 in,'the closing quar- tinu!! their winning ways· when ter•.M:Ueswas pIay1pgin his .eighth they host th~AustinToroi.next .game with tlteStlllDpede ,after,be" •'Wedne~day nightin.Q!-'est A,rena at' inrcaUeddji\vnff(lin,~~t1tlili J!iU:. 7p'l11" . co- C'.. ':,- Classified ads may be placed four ways: onour website at www.arblteronllne.com. email: c1assifleds@arblteronllne. com, phone: 345-8204 ext. 100, or.stop by the office at IFIE 1605 University Drive, (across from the SUB). Ja.llu ar·y 29, IU N I IT- SI I l. I I W( )IU< II" .Crossword KING SIZE PILLOWTOP CONTACT MANAGER ACROSS NEEDED Our office Is In MATTRESS set brand new SUMMER WORK 1 Citified HOMES In bag, list $750. Must sell, need of e contact manager, $199. Can Deliver. 921-6643. 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