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Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 2-28-1996 Arbiter, February 28 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]. ·,,", .'.-.•." . • .__ • .• _ ... __ ~_ •• _ ••• _0< •••.• " ••••• • • appear to be.a source t~focus on. When I th~ught I would go underground. a problem occurs between an individual Maybe to Mexico orCanada.Canada and the federal governmerit,it, becomes is closer. The weather isn't as warm, difficult if notilllpossible'to pinpoint though. It also isn't as cheap asMexico. where the problem occurred;iWe have My standard of living wouldn't be as all been victims of being ,passed along good in Canada. , from departmentto departin~n~ the The urge to flee started with tax via telephone. Bureaucrats spend hours - returns. Being a student and not making call .much money, I automatically assumed I doing this. One frustrat~d'eustomer or , taxpayer or citizen isnomat~h for a .w.Qutd,g~t!t.roodest refund. Nter finish- bureaucrat with half-adozen'depaft- ing' the Idaho tax form, iiappeaieal owed the state $283.69. I assumed this ments he Can transfer you to. , also meant Iwould owe money on my I can remotely understand where federalforms. I assumed the money I someone like Randy Weaver is coming would owe the federal government from. Not that $283.69 is justification would probably be around $283.69. The for engaging in a shootoufwith federal grand total would be over $500.00. ,agents. I felt cheated. State and federal gov- It is the feeling of facing a larger arid ernment takes money the entire year and more powerful opponent that motivates I still owe them? Surely there must have some to act the way they do. Insult is been a mistake. The W-2's must have added to injury when the opponent has been wrong. Whoever processed them legal sanctions they can impose upon was asleep at the switch. deviants who feel like the system is giv- onlana•••Monlana sweeps I could see owing money if I was ing them the shaft. making $50,000 a year or if I was Ross , After going over my tax forms again, is1Also women's fen-, Perot. However, being a student doesn't I realized I was looking ~t a wrong col- seem.to place me in a bracket in which I umn. It turns out Uncle Sam will be giv- ·clcet. would owe the government money. I ing me a modest return. Nothing one can't even afford a new car. ' can take a vacation with." ' It is feelings like these that fuel anti- It still beats owing Uncle Sam money. government sentiments. The frustration becomes worse when there doesn't The Arbiter is,the officialstudent newspaper,of BoiseState University.Its mission is to proVide a forum for the discussionof issues impactingthe campus and the community. The,Arbffer's'budget con~sts of fees paid by students of BSUand advertising sales. It is distributed to the campus and, community on Wednesdays during the schoolyear. The first copy is free, addhionalcopiesare $1, eam, payable at TheArbiteroffices. THE<STAfl Editor AdornRushBusiness Manager Jeff Thompson,Managing Editor Kate NeillvBell , Photo Editor RickKosarichArts & Entertainment Editor Rhett TannerSports Editor -:(208) 385-3839 MichelleSchwendCopy Editor Joson GonderArt Director. Pot Schmaljohn,Produdion Manager BryceSchwartzenberger Sports Production MichelleSchwendProduction Assistant AngieAmbrosekOnline Editor Mark David Holladay CartoonisfEric Ellis idbsu.edu Columnist BruceMc~luggageAdv!rtising Manager PatrickAcosta',Advertising" Sales Matt Potteng~r,Joan SmgletonClaSSified Ads Manager RhettTannerStaff Writers Mary bsu.edu ~herty, DaVIdAugello,M~tthewStanley,MatthewHaynes,MicheleTrowell,MichaelRoyal,Ted Rlthman,Josh Costen,Chns~oton,Stev~Jacoob,CoryOswald,EricEllisSports Writers David doven.idbsu.edu Nelson, Darren~lIedge,BnonGaus,.Jim KlepackiStaH Photographers John Tone,Amee doven.idbsu.edu , Brouma~di Au~n Wolker, Stephanie. Doleon Circulation Manager Sean lee Brandt , Rec~ptlon ApnlJohnston, MeadowRlede~Walklin,BrandyNavarroEditorial"Adviser Don MornsBusiness Adviser WilliamHart . THEW'·' "None'ofus reqlly' understands what's:going on, with aUthese numbers. , -'David AllenStockman, Onthe.U.s.:butlg~t , . ,.t a polygraph test, think again. Guilty people are easy. The Construdiori lVIana'gem'ent" BSU's Jacque Peak, a sophomore, scored a double vic- . .' :'. tory in the tournament's speech competition, finishing test is very accurate with guiltypeople-even psy- team scores best in West first in both informative speaking and persuasive speak- chopaths. The problem is the innocent person," he says. ,ing. Thompson also received two speaking awards; plac- Honts has worked closely with defense attorneys on Boise State's Constructio~ Management brought home ing second in persuasive speaking and second in several high-profile cases, including the John DeLorean a first-place award from the Ninth Annual Construction impromptu speaking. , cocaine trial and the Mormon bombing case in Salt Lake Management Competition in Reno, Nev .,earlier this The Broncos' other double winner in speech was Patty City, Utah. He is also an expert in the credibility of child month. Moore; a sophomore, who placed second in informative witnesses in court cases. The winning Construction ManagementTeam mem- speaking and fourth in persuasive speaking. Freshman He earned a doctorate in experimental psychology bers were Jessica Aguilar, Paul Hoffman, Kevin Steele, Susie Phelps placed first in impromptu speaking, Jensen from the University of Utah, and master's and bachelor's Eric Engelund and Bill Reese. ' finished fourth in speaking to entertain, and freshman degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State "These students looked and acted like they have been Jessica Dempster placed fourth in program oral interpreta- University. He teaches polygraph classes annually at the doing three -or-ferfour-times a· week "for' the-last couple -tion of.litemturer·' _ ...--- -, -."'- .-.-. ..... ", .. , ", "..... ,..Canadian Poli~CQIl~gejn Qt!awll.all~ p~ey,jqu~l.Y,"Y!'S8 years," said Jon Mason, CMcoach and BSU faculty , staff member for the Department of Defense. Polygraph member. Institute at Fort McClellan, Ala. Honts joined the BSU This annual competition is a rigorous test which faculty in August. relJuiresstudents to apply their academic knowledge to, a DPMA offers' computer working problem. Each problem is real, having been developed by practicing industry professionals. The stu-: classes for students,· dents don't have a chance to preview the problem. Each Mexico trip offered to team is given the problem, plans, contracts and data; The faculty, staff team has 24 hours to develop their answers, which consist .Are you wondering about web pages? Stupefied by health science students of drawings, engineering, schedules; costs-and a formal spreadsheets? Hispanics continue to be the largest and fastest-grow- proposal. When the time is up, each team orally presents a Boise State University students, faculty and staff can ing minority in the state, according to the Idaho formal proposal to the industry judges.' learn more about a variety of computer software andser- Department of Commerce. Idaho's health-care communi- "The critiquing putsintense pressure on the team and vices in two-hour workshops offered on Saturdays by the ty is faced with meeting the needs of an expanding each team member, but the students didn't hesitate," Data Processing Management Association, a 45-member Spanish-speaking population. Mason said. BSU student organization. To help meet those needs, Boise .State is offering a BSU wonout over 10 other design-build teams from Classes meet from 9-11 a.m, and 3-5 p.m, on five-week program this summer in Morelia, Michoacan, western universities. Twenty-four BSU students partici- Saturdays through April 13 in the Business Building, Mexico, for health-care providers and students in the uni- pated this year. Room 209. Courses cover Excel, Powerpoint, Access, versity'S College of Health Science. World Wide Web, the Internet and other topics. Administered by the Studies Abroad program in The courses are a fund-raiser for the student organiza- BSU's Division of Continuing Education, the program is tion, which typically donates funds to remodeling projects based on a four-credit Spanish language course and a The Arbiter earns' No.1 IntheBusiness Building Computer Lab, said club presi- three-credit class titled "Mexican Health: Systems, dent Jay Sutton. The classes also give DPMA members an Practices & Beliefs." The latter will be taught by trip honor in national contest opportunity to teach and utilize their skills, Sutton said. coordinator Joan Lorenz, a BSU professor in the SAN FRANCISCO-The Arbiter was named Best The March 2 classes will cover Introduction to Word Department of Nursing. Four-Year Non-Daily Tabloid in the nation at the from 9-1'1 a.m, and Access from 3-5 p.m. Cost is $8. For The program includes: National College Newspaper Convention of the information, call Sutton at 336-1772. • One week in Puerto Vallarta and Mexico City plus Associated Collegiate Press on Sunday, Feb. 18. other excursions. The Arbiter's edltcr-in-chief Adam Rush, received • Four weeks of classroom study in Monilia. honorable mention (4th place) nationally and a $100 • Living withMexican families. check in the ACP's News Reporter of the Year competi- BSU psychologist to • Close Contact with other students and faculty. tion. He competed with four-year and two-year daily and • Tours of Mexican health-care facilities .. ' The Summer Morelia program, which has been offered weekly newspapers across the country, He was honored .discuss polygraph research by BSU for 11 years, will run from June 2 through July 6.