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11-16-1993 Arbiter, November 16 Students of Boise State University
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. . ."leflEpr~lecturges racial diversify David Boothby ph~se to developing spedfic plans of An expanded team of BSUadmin- ment that is comfortable and con- Staff Writer acnon.. . istrators, staff, faculty and students, . ducive to learning for diverse popu- . "This [projeCt] comes at a perfect along with community leaders, met lations. Editor's note: This isthe first of a time in thehistoryofthis universi- in the Student Union 'last week to • Encourage recruitment and fou.r-part series on' the 8SU WICHE ty," BSU President Charles Ruch forge plans for implementing the retention of ethnic minority stu- project. Next week-the article will, said; . . ..' .', project's Cultural and Ethnic dents. ,address' how the project affects' stu- . The project is sponsored by the Diversity Vision Statement. •Attain graduation rates for eth- ~n~. ' Anstitute on Ethnic Diversity, devel- An initial planning team devel- nic minorities which meet or exceed oped by WI<;::HE,a public, interstate oped the statement last summer, those of the general student popula- ., Ethnic and cultural diversity at agency. established in 1953. It pro- which establishes the following tion; , BSU received a big boost last week motes resource-sharing, collabora- goals: •Increase recruitment and reten- as the BSU Western' Interstate tion and planning' among the col- •Increase appreciation of cultural Commission for Higher Education , leges and universities in the Western and ethnic differences. . • WieHE continued project moved from an assessment states. ' • Encourage a campus environ- on page 3 WBSUopens, holiday arts, crafts sale Kerri Walker Staff Writer Everything from Christmasdecora- tionsand toys to pottery, quilts and jew- 'eli'ywas sold attheaI\n\lal C:
Corky Hansen jects pages from.books or sheets "1 think practically everybody I News Editor of paper onto the projection sur- in this room will be using the 'j face. technology,"Minch said. ,I According to Minch, the tech- A state-of-the-art lelectronic"That's.a lot easier for the stu- I classroom," unveiled last week in dents to read and see," said nology found in B-105is equiva- ,J the Business Building, brought Chuck Skoro, an economics pro- ' lent to the technology used in the BSU to the forefront in ins true- £essorwho teachesa classin B-105. business world. A special topics tional technology. . " With the computer console at course,Multi-Media Develop- "Th is is as good as [it is] at the podium, professors can put ment, will allow students to learn most universities," said Robert together computerized slide pre- how to use the technologyto give Minch, ComputerInformation' sentations that can be accessed presentations, and in Minch's Systems/Production Manag- from any computer linked tothe Telecommunications course stu- ement associate professor. ., on-c~mpus network. dents are encouraged to use the Micron Semiconductor Inc. "There are a variety of ways technology to enhance their final donated. $186~OOOto remodel and you can use the stuff in the projects. equipthe B-10Sclassro6IIi/\vhich room," Minch said. He said about Accordingto Skoro the techno- seats 200 students. The classroom six professorshave given com- logical upgrading was not the featuresaneie~troriic ~odium, puterized 'presentations this most noteworthy iiriprovement to which allows the instructor to semester, and the professors are B-105.Skorosaid the new seats, access: a computer anda multi-. learning how to take optimum ,'better llghtitlgand lower, ceiling media setup' thatinclu~esrooDl advantage of the technology in have boosted .theattendance to' lighting ,control, a large screen' the classroom; , his class lind, subsequently, the- grades of his students, 'displaY,<:D~R()M,laser dfsk'·.,
~nd staff PRODUCTION HELP NEEDED AT THE ARBITER. california ' , In case of an emergen~ Sheriff Dick Kersting, 1695 APPLICATIONS ACCEPT~ cy, dial 9-1-1. University Drive, 385- ED TH ROUGH 11/24, To prevent delay in the 1453. . response of the emergency sports~ear services, it is 'crucial' to 'October 28. TheEL 1476 remember that when University Ave., P.E. RESUMES· $15-$30 reporting an emergency tl), Men's Locker RoOm. Composed. Laser. 'JYpeset , the police, :t~ fire depart- 'October 29. Resisting , 10% off with Ad .', - for,· ment or ambulances,you and Obstructing· Arrest. 1 Day Service. ~70 should identify ,the build- 2101 Campus Lane. ing QI". j;ite by. us.ing num-. October 30. Theft. 1700 bered addresses." . University Dr. .. .. ,',metl' , , The crime logjsbased .. ' No'vember 1. Theft. 'EMP:WYMEN'l'. on information p.toyided~. 1700:. University Dr., OriJoff campus job by the office' of Campus Student Union. opportunities for BSU sludents~ :'.... ~. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT omo:, A-U8, Sam-Spm M-F. TRAINING FOR BSU STiJDENTE~LOYEES ...... '.. ,women'.' 'Free onentalil,lri·toemployment ,8th St.Maiketpl~>.' .•... Boise ,Towne Square Mall . related issues. Call 385:4418 or . '404S.'8thst. 338~5914 .' ','377-4814 . ", 44i9,io,iCgmer.. ' .::"",', . , . ,. ... \', .'~" . We.s4ay.Nov.ember,16;1993 '.,' .. ". ' .. ' :.: . . ;, ,'. ',- .. :", :,";:' ~.~;~"- ",' News (,"', '~, "' .. ,' .. Helgerson leads slate A$BSUvoter poll ,targets concerns 'of·'fresnman'senafors...... '. ." ., ',~ .' . ~ . Jon Wroten ther a referendumnor an ini- Jon.\:Vrote,n StaffWriter tiative. We just want to Staff Writer gauge students' opinions," As part of senator-at-large said ASBSU Vice President NineASBSU Senate at- elections last week, ASBSU Brent Hunter. large. seats 'were filledIn placed a four-question sur- The survey received 825 ,last week's election .. ' .. vey at polling places. The responses. Of the four ques- '''Given the fact fhatwe .opinion poll, which was vol- tions, the construction of a .. had one poll closed due-to untary and was not multi-purpose classroom construction, the fad' that attached to the ballot, facility received the most ,w'e~a'd an. increase '[i~ :. attempted to assess stu- support with 84 percent of yC?ters] over 'last" year: . dents' opinions on BSU , the survey respondents in made -the-election success- issues. ' favor of the idea. This was ful," said Election Board ' The questions covered a followed by an' 83 percent 'Chairman bRYgl!Ycarter. variety of topics. On park- acceptance rate for the publi- A total of 902 votes ing, the survey asked if pay- cation of teacher evaluations, . were cast for the 14candi- ing more for parking per- and 73 percent in favor of the . dates on the ballot. mits to fund the BSU shuttle implementation of touchtone The leading vote-getter bus program was a good registration at BSU.Fifty-five was senior TIm Helgerson idea. Another question, percent of those taking the with 145 votes. Helgerson aimed at overcrowding, survey supported an increase ' took . an innovative asked whether or not stu- in parking. ' approach to campaigning, dents want the Idaho ASBSU President CJ soliciting votes around Legislature to allocate Martin said the results will campus carrying a sign and money for a multi-purpose be very helpful to the accompanied by his dog. classroom fadlity at BSU. ASBSUlegislative and exec- He said his electionshowed The third question asked utive branches when they , candidates could be suc- whether or not students sup- take funding proposals to cessful if they decide.to go port the publication of teach- the state legislature. out and meet students and er .evaluations, and the "It gives us the added. listen to their ideas. fourth asked if students sup- weight of saying that since "I'd like to definitely Arbiter/lllmWil. Hmiel port the implemention of a this many students voted this way in a student elec- thank r my' dog, '''ake' Caufield looks on as fellow senate touchtone registration pro- Hollywood. Over the cam- hopeful "eff Friday discovers his loss. gram on campus. tion the same amount would palgn, we logged over 250 "The questions we want probably vote the same way miles. One of my fears willing to go the extra dis- ator elected, with 49 votes. to, place on the ballot are in a [state] legislative elec- was.that I would get three tance. The newly-elected sena- non-binding. Theyare.nei- tion," said Martin. . votes and he would, get ,·"It showed that if a per- tors will be sworn in five," Helgerson said. . son gets out and talks to Thursday at 4 p.m, in the Newly-elected Sen.'Julie enough people; a ~~e-ji\ , ..$enat~ Porum. _ r , '. ' .• Asasu Log :Miller,~~th~n:s~ts.lV~ .: ;clind.ida~~·~an wil)./:.s~!4~; _,:,'O.espite, the !i:!Jil~ively .,,>,,; ••. ,j""''''::~.' /;, (,"." ... ,_,:"~.;'.,:,.j" '",;:"~'A':.r,,":,'!"""··i. -verysulprisiilg to bet~:'."MCI .even 0" clock in the morning is awfully early for anybody to assess my physical fitness. Without the benefit of cof- fee or breakfast [I had to fast for 12 hours], I'm not even sure I'm alive as I wait to have my vital signs taken in the b~sement he probes my arm for a of BSU's Old Gym, the first in a good vein. He explains series of nearly a dozen stops I will to me that this blood. take as students in the Human sample is part of the car- Performance Center assess my phys- diac risk profile. The ;;~ ical well-being. Senior health promo- blood test will measure';:' d to test leg strength. tion major Tricia Thornton is feeling 18 different things that • s Ylitbthe ",acbine use \ my wrist for a pulse and telling me are coursing through my ts senou F~-:--;-~""""o-:-""""----- what a good resting heart rate veins, including the good, Dave ge '''. would be. the bad and the ugly, of weeks later, my over-"If '\10' "'U": 'g' .... '0" "Excellent would be in the 50s or which is cholesterol. The tests will all body fat comes in at a respectable ;'., '0' ., J,'. . .•...... ••• 60s-that would also provide indi- 11.3 percent, considered very low...... ' , be a fantastic heart . cators of other Imust be doing something right. ltYo~'·i,nustmakeanapp!>mt-· rate. Seventy to 79 systemic problems "This is a shoulder flexibility,.ment.Wlth the WellriessCenter would be average. like diabetes and test," says a lithe young womanmst;Contactthem at 385-3364. Most people fall kidney disease. with a big stick. "We do three tests . TotalHealth arid Fitness into that [catego- When I leave Tom - shoulder flexibility, low back and As.se,~~iA,~~~~~perfomiedon ry]," she says. Powell, the pain- hamstrings and body rotation. WeFndaYm.-.gr~mgs_between7 It is trendy' less phlebotomist, do .these three tests ·togetan idea of', ,an~.? a..lXf'pa~e~"·· c "'led'- among the physi- I'm an ounce your overall flexibility." . ,.,.:~~~ghoti~'imf:~.. ,:,.~ cally fit to-have, lighter and ready Sounds simple, right? Wrong. "semesters. There may s 1 'De enviably low rest- to be weighed. The shoulder flexibility is the .., sOJI\e·'openings.' .{or the o'ne' ~ Buckinging heart rates.the Get tin g worst o.f' ~he three tests. It requires remauung··.. fallSE!SSlon.. .-. -. weighed and h the participant to h ld I ti k The.cost is $25 for students trends, I manage av-. 0 a ong s lC 70 beats per ,: ing your skin behind the back, palms facing for_and$15fodacultyaridstaff: minute, proving . folds measured is ward. Then, without bending the '.. AbOtitthreeweeks after the only that I'm alive .! perhaps the most elbow, the stick is brought up and'test~,~reI'el'~o.rmedi partid- and average. . delicate of all the over the level of the shoulder. The' pants are scheduledfor another Having estab- procedures done closer your hands are together on -.session,where the results are Iished that I have during the fitness the stick, the more flexible you are. . "expla.inedarid.que~tionsate a heart rate, the assessment. Sim- I almost need another stick-call·,answered.:Participants then next step is to iIarly, the informa- me inflexible. They do. ····canhave more sp~cificfitness determine blood lion gained is the While I rub my sore shoulders I ,;.':.·ans~ndw"."e··re:'~.d\l.t~itio·n. questio~s pressure, which mosrjelltng. It speak with one of the other partici- measures how pr~vides a good pants, Chuck Hartman, who. works ;,.·,~~e ;W~ul~iik~ to thank the hard my heart is estimate of one's on the grounds crew at BSU. :·:'.Wellness~enter fotallowing working at pump- percentage of . "My dad's cholesterol is really :;,\b'ur~e'p'o'rtet~o undergo' the ing blood around body fat. It's no ~lgh and so Ifigured the sooner I .·;TotabHealthand .:Fitness my body. An aver- secret that there is find out about It the better, Maybe Ir,'Assessmerif'fieeofch.arge in age blood pressure For our cardio vascular a correlation be- can change something about it and·~/order·towrite HrlsarticIe; is 120 over 80. I champ, the bike Is a breeze. tween how much do something about It," he says. '):{,:"';"j';:': ...... think reJaxingthoughts and puIll24 and ~ow healthy :::~r:t you have Hartman was roped Into·the deal by body strength on a similar machine over 78, considered low for my age EIther I am wearing my lead- his girlfriend, who Wl18 In trnlnlng is even more pathetic. Arnold 36. I'm encouraged.' filled running shoes or the scales in for the Coast C\I"rd... Schwarzenegger I'm not. "1 want you to see that I'm using the Human Performance Center lab A cheerful young woman then Undeterred, I move on to the next ~:=:::':t~e'w"hsoayhassPbeenhle-are way off. They say I weigh 175 ~~~~~~~~~~:r to what looksltke a stop, where I blow into a machine. ~~= u, pounds' (I knew I sh ld' h " The last time 1 was told to do that drawingbloodforoverSOyears. '.' '. ou n t ave 'What we're goln t d i -That's reassuring, Tom," I say as ~:~~oub~ts-eheeS:budrger.) Bu~· . your .isometric stregng~h ~nS tthr: they also fingerprinted me, but this res ,reCClve a couple machlne. So have a scat, put your time they're testing for something ~ else.' eet up on the pad. "This is a pulmonary function dies and press as test, and baSically what this machine hard as you can," is measuring is how much air you she says. can get out of youI: lungs. So it's It's 11 strange lung capacity,"' the attendant says. milchine beclluse You get two triesto empty your you press until lungs as hard and fast as you can. I YQu're about to blow so hard Iexpect chunks oflung have an aneurysm to come up. This heroic .effort is and the thing rewarded with a forced vital capaci- doesn't moye. But tyof 122 percent of predicted. Not a little computer is bad for a guy who used to smoke recording the vein- two packS of cigarettes a day. Who pc;xpingeffort, says quitters never win? .b c~ ~urns out to The final stop is the stationary .a etndlsting\lish- . bike, where I.am asked to keep the ..dblY't _h~:v.eragepeetalsfO. tating at 50 revolutions per es.pI et e ener-, minute.: . '. . gelle coaching 'of '...... thestaff ..Themea~ "··Fitn,ss continued sure?:fmyilpp~,~ ..,,':",.·:·:~.:onpage 5 ~':. ".." - - . 'n.iesday,November 16;,1993 Arbiter 5 Feature Tough questions~ , over' a. humanitarian' . '. mission", - ~'.' " '. . Soldiers debate Somalia mission Nancy Gray I Although military training Staff Writer· is changing, the change has come too little too late, Editor's note:' Thisfeature ' he said. is the result of informaiion "We're sent to be peace- ,compiled through teleoision keepers.ibut then a situa- and print media, research and tion happens and we have interviews conducted by to ask ourselves, do we Nancy Gray. The names of shoot or not shoot, do we the two servicemen were .feed people or not feed changed at their request. people," Williams said. But he said none of the For months the media , men to whom he had spo- flooded American homes Some questioned the mili- , Mogadishu ken had any regrets about with. images of dying .' tary's involvement in what serving their country. Somalian children with they called "no-win" situa- "Most of us want to be bone and flesh hanging tions, where they said there there because of the chil- from their emaciated bod- is no clearly defined mission. ' () dren," said Williams. ies. In responsevthe cry , The majority of those Williams said as the U.S. went out to feed the hun- . who spoke asked to remain military's role as a peace- gry, save the starving and anonymous due to the pos- keeping' force grows he heal the sick. ' sibility of military prosecu- hopes U.S. citizens will be The United States iniIi- tion; however, national able to see the good that , tary, fresh from its victory guardsman Jim Hollinger comes out of the missions in Kuwait, embraced its spoke on the record. "They sent us over there ating a meat grinder over as well as the bad. new role as a world peace- "I feel we're getting into to do something, and then there. They're perpetuating "Just remember, if we keeping force. In December more the Vietnam situation. they tied our hands." chaos," he said. do go over and do a job, . of 1992, amid cheering They don't want us there Ford said soldiers initial- "There's no victory don't blame the soldiers, crowds.and yellow ribbons,· [in Somalia]," Hollinger ly felt good about their here." support the soldiers. The the soldiers went off to said. peace-keeping role. in "Sam Will,iams," an people of the services are a fight a new . Hollinger Somalia. active-duty product of. kind of war Ifeel we're, said little was "I think we should be soldier, agreed. They sent us their society," and were . tt- 'I t being said on over there and I think we "The origi- over there to he said. blessed with ge Ing n 0 the base about should be given every tool. nal mission has' He added initial success. more the the recent If you want us to set up law been accom- do something, that a soldier, Months later, Vietnam situa. attacks on U.S. and order, then let us do it," plished. Now and then they like any other the success soldiers in Ford said. .it' s time to get person, would turned to . tlon. They Mogadishu. But the soldiers have to out," he said. tied our prefer saving a ashes as , . "I don't follow orders and there is Williams hands. life to destroy- " Somalian war- don twant us think that it's little they can do to change said morale is ingone. lords,··d·rew. ",. t"'«:!~e [in~h~t,~e~~e .not the situation in Somalia, low:" because soldiers, Guardsman Ford said, .FoI'dsaid. " ." '.. trairl~d :to'De killers, find it ".Who, knows',mare'the: ~t~e~;;~~e'". Somalia].' ;;'Orrl;~aj~~: ."There's a lot of frustra- difficult' to 'become peace- value of a human life than Wit h i n doesn't affect tion and I think they're ere- keepers overnight. a soldier?" , days, photos of Somalian .' us directly," said Hollinger. children with bloated bel- , Other servicemen dis- • Fitness continued the excellentcategory. data derived from this' series lies and sunken eyes were agreed. from page 4 . of tests,'Wellness Center staff replaced by the photo of a Guardsman "Robert "So what does it all can design customized diet dead soldier being dragged Ford" said there is current- "And then I'm going to mean?" I ask Wellness and exercise plans. through the streets of ly a lot of emotion on the gradually increase the ten- Center Director Roy Wohl. Wohl says the program Mogadishu. . , base, some positive and sion, trying to get your heart "The goal is to provide a also serves studerits in What is the role of peace- some negative. He said it rate up to between 120 and baseline, so that people get Human Performance by pro- keepers now that shots was very difficult to see 150. Once you get there, an understanding of where viding them with a laborato- have, been fired? Do they pictures of a dead comrade- you're done," explains the to start a program, to identi- ry to hone their skills. feed or do they fight? These in-arms dragged through burly man who takes my fy areas they mightwant to "Dr. [TIm] Dopp has this questions are being asked the streets of Mogadishu. pulse and tweaks the tension improve," Wohlsays. class, and all his students use around the world, from t'ft kind of made us want wheel.· The WellnessCenter offers this as their lab. It's really Bosnia to Haiti, Saudi to go over there and hold Perhaps I have an advan- a variety of programs good experience for them Arabia to Gowen Field. someone accountable. We tage because I bike to school designed-to help faculty,staff because a lot of them will be During interviews with asked for tanks for the rec- every day-they have to tum and students improve their going out into the field and the Arbiter several soldiers ognizance mission and they up the tension three times to overall wellriess. The Total performing these types of stationed at Gowen were denied on the get my heart rate up to the Health and Fitness tests at a company, for exam- expressed frustration over grounds they attract a lot of desired level. This puts my Assessment is probably the ple, or a worksite," Wohl the situation in Somalia. attention," he said. cardiovascular endurance in best place to start. With the says. COLLEGE GRAD M1F NOW ITiS TIME TO RETIRE WEARHOUSE ,H\R\N~\ YOUR COLLEGE LOAN. OF FASHIONS Tired of coping with PART· TIME OPPORTUNITIES payments? 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And we'llnot only retire your . 4J:oopmto 8:00pm: . loan, we'll.give you other benefits to last WEARHOUSE OF FASHIONS .a lifetime. Askyour Army Recruiter; Overland Park Shopping Center, '7005 Overland Road ' Call: •~800-USA-AR'MY B~lse,ID.83709 .: -'. ARMY:BE:ALL" " "-. ,-,' ,'- "'. " .- "-".' .. YOU-. : " .,' CAN.. ' ..~ BE: -': . J .. ' ',~' c.' .,".:...... ;.',< .' ~:'fP~';':~~'\';).~!:::iP;,:\:?~:~;':~1~:~~:x·; Editorial Even if we're' not: askedl;l~t's helP plan BSU'sfuture You may not be aware of it, but BSU faculty and staff members have begun a series of meetings designed to hash out a long-range plan for our university They hope to generate goals and strategies aimed at improving our university over the next several years. . Unfortunately, students haven't given this series of meetings much attention. Administrators have made these meet- ings open to students, but very few have attended. We know the" student apathy" gripe has been overdone, and thinking about what BSU will be like after gradu- ation seems pointless amidst a busy Sancfionedlanguage semester. We, however, feel that since BSU exists for students, students should have the most say in its future. promofesdominafion Not all of the blame can be laid upon students, though. Administrators need Anyone who has taken an U Actually, should you to realize the differences between mak- essay exam knows there is choose not to dominate, nothing more dreadful than fac- your survival is seriously 'ing meetings open to students, making ing an empty sheet of paper , jeopardized." . students feel welcome and actively solic- with the clock ticking. In an . "Great. Options?" iting student input. Administrators have' attempt to cope, the mind con- "Criminal activity. ducts an internal dialogue. .Suicide. Insanity. Or-" so far done little to gather student input. The mind begins: "What? What? Damn it, While they did circulate questionnaires "Writing non-fiction prose out with it. " to staff, which may have included some merely services the State." , "Arts 'n' Crafts. Fiction, students, in advance, of these meetings, "Huh? Shhh, 1gatta make an maybe poetry." outline. 7 . ."VelY funny. My last no campuswide student input was "As long as your prose fol- poem requested that my par- obtained before the meetings. No stu- lows the non-fiction writing ents stick their heads in an dent input will be sought after the meet- conventions set forth by the State, oven. Real mature. " ings either, even though work will con- you manipulate others with lan- "However, that poem tinue on the plan until May. (This all guage, and you assist in the perpetuation of was so bad, nobody saw it. So who'd it patriarchy," hurt?" comes as little surprise since one faculty "Huhh??" "Whoa. This is intense. You mean, ethically member referred to students as "con- "Within the hierarchy of the State, ethical speaking, my greatest failures can be my greatest sumers" at a recent forum) behavior-well, behavior that does not harm successes?" . . others-is not possible." '''Duh,' as you might say. Took you Students must take a more active role "Explain-or back off. " awhile. But don't be toohard on yourself, in planning the future of the university if "You cannot even put on your athletic kid. The State is set up to prevent your they expect their" consumer" needs to be shoes in the morning without oppressing awareness of these facts." met. And administrators need to remem- someone on the other side of the globe, "This sucks. How am 1supposed to earn a liv- ber for whom this institution primarily someone who earned 16 cents for her day's ing? Worse,' how am 1supposed to pay back all labor at the shoe factory." . that money 1borrowed fen:a college education exists (and who therefore has animpor- . "Hey, that's not my fault.'" thaihas only prepared me to dominate?" tant perspective) when they develop "Ah, How convenient. You get to maintain "Yeah, that's what I wanna know, too." plans for the university's future. your privileged position, your dominator "What? My God. Yowmean you don't have status, and remain guilt-free. Ever hear of the all the answers? " , expression, 'sociopath?'" Silence. "Excuse me?" The Arbiter Editorial board is made up of Editor-in- "Look, this isn't funny. Just suggest some- "Look, it isn't your fault, but it is your thing feasible. Anything. Well, not bankruptcy. Chief Dawn Kramer, Managing Editor Adam Forbes, responsibility. It's time you recognized that Opinion Editor Jon Knapp, News Editor Corky Hansen, Not bag-lady. Not some back ward in Orofino. " language use sanctioned by the State is Silence. Culture Editor Melanie Delon, Sports Editor Scott founded on domination and control," Samples and Chief Copy Editor Eve Costello. "Gotcha. My dominator days are OVel: See • Miller continued ya." on page 8 Volume 3, Number 12 ·,·The Arbiter November 16, 1993 • Editors Corky Hansen, News; ScottSamples, Sports; Melanie Delon, Culture; Jon The Arbiter is the weekly student newspaper of BSU; Its mea- Knapp, Opinion . • Staff Writers David Augello, David Boothby, Sean Lee Brandt, Dave ger budget consists of fees paid by students of BSU, advertising Petsch, Brian Fox, NanCY Gray, Scott Gere, Layne Hansen, Anthony Maximillian,Mary Ann sales and money extorted from ASBSU. ' Peck,' Lisa Sanchez, Heidi Smith (soon to.be Hansen), KerriWalker, Mark Woodall, Kevin Whitesides, Jon Wroten -' Columnists Jorge Andrade, Sean Lee. 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I r"~jti;~lJI1i:·1tj1;~-----~·~------~"---~""·_·_--~-"---~"--"_.~.'---~--'--"------_._"-_C·"-~-"---~------l Opinion • ,. .Afe~ comments have come Into the Arbiter that Indicated some readers may be unclear about t~e nature of our opinion '.'p'· .'1'n'.,'1·0" n and editorial pages~These are designated by thewords "Editorial" and "Opinion" in the flag across the top of the page. . . •...... , " , The editorial, which is in the box on the leftof the "Editorial" page, expresses the sentiment of the Editorial Board (listed at .O'. : .' ,...... •~ . . the bottom of the column). It Is the only place where readers should look for TheArbiter's collective opinion. ' , .'.... . " Letters. (only 300 words, pleaseI) and columns' reflect the opinions of the authors only. Since they are opinions, we sI2 'a"g e' ngt hold them to Journalistic standards for accuracy of Information or obJectiVity. They are by definition a biased pre- I ...... ,..S ••• sentation of information and Ideas. ' , . I P Please keep these things in mind as you ponder our op-ed pages. ~-~----~------~------~------~------~------~~---~------~---~------~----~ Beauty.con inspire us to be stewards Last week, I stood on the by Delmar Stone Nature's defender is readily : people who love and respect Lincoln City Beach on the Oregon apparent in the ozone hole nature rather. than a million Coast; It was only the second time majesty, the beauty, the priceless- • debate. Consider, for example, grains of sand arguing for the I've seen an Ocean m person. It ness of this planet-we don't that one volcanic eruption ~ the best way to protect the Ocean? was so beautiful; I was speech- want to harm it. We definitely Philippines spewed forth 71,000 Common sense eliminates the less. The Ocean: the sheer immen- want to experience it (whether times more the fluorocarbons in 0cean from my list of worries ~ity of the frigid salt air blowing that be sightseeing, hiking, hunt- one eruption than a:llthe fluoro- and gives me more time and ener- , mmy face, the endless patterns of ing, fishing, exploring, sailing, carbons we have ever produced. gy to appreciate the beauty of the waves rushing on-the sandy rafting, etc.), but we also want to Scientists estimate that we will sky. So, if you want to be a true beach, the columns of seagulls preserve it for our children and temporarily lose 4 t06 percent of environmentalist, take a trip to floating in midair ... I sensed , grandchildren. our ozone layer due to the the mountains of central Idaho, or such an indescribable force-the We get caught up so easily in Philippines eruption. Remember go hiking in the Olympic. Bible calls It the Glory of God. I arguments like the ozone hole ' thisis one. eruption in approxi- Peninsula, or stand on the Oregon felt so humble-c-as if] too were that we lose sight of what it is to mately four billion years of erup- Coast and watch the sun set. , just a grain of sand on the beach. be the human creature experienc- tions and yet we still have an Allow the On the drive back to the City ing nature. The Ocean needs for ozone layer! experience of Trees; I thought' to.myself how me to yiew it, step into ~t,taste it, Think for:a moment: How can to trans- ifonly all-of us would take more remember it ... and worship its· a grain of sand defend the Ocean? form you F ,time to experience and enjoy . Creator in gratitude. The Ocean How can a molecule of air defend into a stew- nature with the reverence that it doesn't need me to be its defend- the Atmosphere? Isit not more ard of our deserves, it would almost elimi- er. The Ocean has been here long appropriate (and "common sensi- awesome nate the entire environmentalist before any of my ancestors and it cal") that we act as stewards of' planet. movement (both liberal and con- will be here long after my coffin nature rather than defenders? Perhaps I'll servative sides). Why? Because has deteriorated. ' How much more would we see you when we recognize the value, the The foolishness of man as ' accomplish as a community of there. Beans: a recipe for wisdom e about an hour.' After the first half Beans -; n'; 1j.,~}:~tru.'a:ll;g$.I:~:~p.JjeI.c,~.:'dein~.:~:"'.""".' '... ~.'b"Vo'-"'fir{knapp_ . H • - .. ;.:.'.... ron~m~nt yawan:,' .JlIIlt varu- ":,"; .....;:.;_~."J,"':~.. ... ;-:' . hcmr,:sfi!ft'~!,?ckingthei~~~; :' . are high In .. able tooccllsionaUyreflectupon protein in' brown paper packages, every'tO nunutes for desired ten- protein;' ...... ~ the wisdom my parents sought to I recall his words and recognize, derness. Ifyou plan to make contain lit- . instill in me. After five years away in true Robert Fulghum fashion, refried beans, stop cooking them tle fat/and ~ ' lloot. from my folks, I have begun to that truth can be foundfn the when they' mush easily. Beans for can be. , , revisit those tidbits and have dis-sandpile. . chili or soupshould be pulled. found in '" . covered some truth. One of these Maybe the wisdom retained in from the stove early. Soup beans bulk or large bags (resist packag- sayings has come back to me in this rhyme does not readily reveal should be a little firmer when ing!) in all grocery stores. Making <, the past few months so Ithought I itself to you. For those of you who eaten, and good cooks know a your own beans (rather than buy- would share it with you. It went still want to know, I suggest you long stewing blends flavors better, ing them canned) will ~ve you something like this: try the following: giving the beans a chance to finish money and give you the satisfac- Beans.beane, they make you Place a cup of dry pintos into a cooking. tion of greater self-reliance. Given smart. . " large bowl, cover them with an There's too little space here to a:llthese benefits, I thought it fit- The more you eat, the more you inch or two of water and let them teach you to make a good chili, ting to rewrite- my father's rhyme fa1t. '. soak 24-36 hours: Next, drain' and bull cal) take you through refried to give it a '90s spin: The more you fal·t, the better you rinse the beans. This may seem beans. Dram your beans, leaving a Beans, beans, lhefood o/the . feel,' .. like a waste, bu~ soaking leaches little water, then smash them 'and wise- . So let's eat beans for every meal. the fart agent into the water which fry them with a little corn oil and a culinary treasure, you'd be sur-. My father taught me that when a good rinsing can help to remove spices (I suggest onion, garlic, prised. Iwas about 6 years old, and I (though I offer no guarantees . cumin, cilantro, crushed red pep- Just soak 'em a day and boil 'em viewed it as amusing and childish against a fa:rtfaux pas),- per, and a bit of salt. A quarter an hour. (both good qualities at the time). The clean beans should then be cup or more of salsa also works Prepare as you will-tasty bean But now as I look for meatless placed in a pot and boiled for well) power! Academicadvising is required forall schoolopportunities, drop or add a class et. al) have a problem with Camy Mill's At registration. actvl.$..ers students planning to enrollin eight or or participate in other academicactivities.. column? Does it bother them to hear dif- are more than slgna~res more credits per semesterand recom- Whether.youneed to discuss course ferent opinions from someone who is riot mended for all students. options, drop a classor consider an of the liberal camp? Are they threatened November is here and advising/ regis- An academicadviser is a full-timefac- internship decision,make an appointment by a conservative, FEMALEwriter? tration for all continuing students has ulty person, professional,or peer (trained to seeyour adviser. . L for one, find her views refreshing started. Youmay wonder why academic student) who advises,counselsand Talkwith him/her and ask for feed- and informative. Her column is a wel- advising/meeting with an adviser prior to guides your academicplanning and back.The advising experienceis what you come respite from the liberal tripe that registration is required. Afterall, the development. Ifyou havechosena major make ofit! I'm subjected to on a weekly basis. If ONLYresult is a signature providing you field ofstudy,your academicadviser If you would like more infonnation anything, we should be glad she~sexer- . thepennission to register,right? NOT SO. should be located in that department. If regarding the academicadvising pweess cising her right to freedom of speech, an Academic advising is an ongoing pro- you have chosen a majorwithin the field at BSU,contact the AcadeinicAdvising amendment which enables all of us . cess between you and your adviser of Business,your firstpoint ofcontact Center in the Math/ Geologybuilding, (including Robert Higdem) to say and which may include program planning and should be in the CollegeofBusiness Room 105, or call 385-3664. Writewhatwe want. .. ' course selection(especially.duringthe Student ServicesCenter.If you have not A word of advice to Robert:Just month ofNovember),explanation of BSU chosen a major fieldofstudy or are not Kimber Shaw because you disagree with someone' 5 policy and procedure, academicexplo- seeking a degree, you should work with a AcademicAdvisingCenter ideological views doesn't give you the ration, and referral to appropriate BSU general adviser from the Academic . license to insult them (i.e. ~..incom~ent compartments and services. Academic Advising Center. dolts...). Ithoughtit was rude and advising is designed to help you accom- A~ademicadvisers Serveas a resource Mills' view Is welcome unnecessaIYto put that remark in yo~ plish your educational, personal and to assist in your decision-makingprocess . letter.. .: '.. .' .', '.' .career goals through an awareness of, not only when you chooseclasses,but change from liberals ToCa~y: Keep up thegwlworkl understanding ofand use of all the also when you investigateinternship 'Dear Editor, Youare getting through to people. resowces availableto you, both here on opportunities, explorecareeropportuni- campus and witltin~~ community., ties,choosea major,exploregraduate Why does everyone (RobertHigdem, Bryan Vanshur More letters to Ed II rmg loa Conversation she held lViiha"liberal wind.' ~~nlL·.".©@~[~]L§~wn@rMJ""· .bag." Hm, nothing like a good first sentence to Ie! -enjoy friendly service- people know: how rational an4J!:llbiased you are m -NsJl ExtensIons 'WIth Pverlay' yoUr thinking. . -.,..-._-.- . <" _- , . She then asserts thatjhe welfare system has istset $45.dobrinh a friend irn(Fth;8~i~~Is:C1fIfy$25,OO turned into a "something for nothing philosophy" _Manlcure~. 1st set $12.00 brff,gafrtend and sect':'ld set Is $10.00 and she only supports helping people in "truly , unfortunate circumstarices." While some people OPEN;-U~S.-SAt"··· " c. "'JINNE'f~SC~i.ANGER 'abuse the welfare system, m.any.si~ply .earn1otfind. NIGHiA!'POINTMENTS AVAILAeiJ;... .• .' 17Tt1 &.Io#io employment; For someone m this situation welfare ,IS a last desperate method of putting food on the table. 'BRINGBSUID~FOR olsCC?uNis' )8~99 , Ms. Mills is also way off the mark with her com- ments on affirmative action, At one stage she asks I'what is wrong with hiring the best person for the job?" The truth is, Camy, affirmative action isa. method of finding that person. According to ~etty Hecker, Affirmative Action officer at ~SU, allJob. applicants must have equal qualifications to begin with. If an applicant happens to be fem.ale or.a , minority group member, then affirm~tive action . gives this employer the right to conslde~ that fact m reaching a decision, but it does not reqwre that the, female/ minority in question be hired above all other candidates. , Another point about affirmative action is that it strives to promote diversity. Like it or not, th~ United States is the most culturally and ethnically . diverse nation in the world. Is it wrong, then, to .,PRESENT have a government that is representative of the ,. Column's criticism raises great cultural diversity that she represents? . . In conclusion, over simplification and nusrepre- . questions of hypocrisy sentation of complex topics are not a part C!f.intelli- gent, rational debate an4 merely add to.theigno- Dear Edito~ . . . ranee and confusion surrounding such ISSUes., . - . . . Iagree wholeheartedly with Sean Lee Brandt's assertion that ASBSU elections are no joking matter. Dermot Liam Shortall ASBSU has an annual budget of approximately Editor's Note: This letter has been severely edited for' $400,000 and ASBSU is the voice of the students, length. Thtletfer is availDblefor review at The Arbiter. " .~- ~ and in my experience a voice that the administration does listen to. However, for Mr. Brandt to criticize • Miller continued candidates for having "humorous"campaign litera-. ..WnK good bel1aWor, youilibe ture, or for making a joke out of a campaign, is a from page 6 joke in itself. Just last April during Mr. Brandt's bid "O.K. Iget it. It's a sort of Zen thing, right? Isit for ASBSU Vice President, he could be seen across with my awareness. 1 trust my process. " campus taking a bath. Now if Mr. Brandt really feels Silence. ·Oidin justlmonlhs, that his personal hygiene was a legitimate campaign "Uh, how long am 1supposed to sit? This hurts. ~ issue so be it. Personally Ido not feel that it was a Silence. With a 4 year college' degree,. you can begin your pressing issue that needed to be brought to the "Wait-howcan 1 trust this process? If every- career In law as a paralegal In just 5 months; attention of the students but rather a very poor thing I've learned is contaminated by patriarchy ... if • ".' Approved by the American Bar Association attempt at humoring the electorate. This type of language itself is contaminated ... if reason is con- : • .£ree IIf~time natio,nal pla~~~nt ,sl?lstan~e: ~" . hypocrisy is commonplace in Mr•.Brandt' s columns taminated ... what's left?" , . • Financial aid aV~lIable .for.eligible students and I!> p~fo~ ~]:red1ltili~,orl~ck th~te?t~sa "Stories." .;. ..~••'!' Jnqlu(;t9sa1op.hQur,Jntetl1s1l!p.;'.;.~~,:: '~.':,.",>.,." jOU!"li!iSr. "-" ...••.•• - '. - • " .• "You metin-?" , . 'r , _ ...... ; :-""t;". .... U", ",\iI.,:.:,'-':._"'.".;. >,". _";~_.._"It:.~.~~,"'1"~_:~.,;~);A,.,~" •••",.~",,~,:-.",:,,,.:.;.;f"-:'".~::.~ , "Yes. Listen carefully to the stories of those :·:Calf. ARE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU'KNOW EXPERIENCING. URINARY FREQUENCY, . 'BURNING AND PAIN? "" " you are, you c:ould have a urlnery tnIct Infectlon (CYltltIl) and be eligible to participate In a fe_reh progrem Involving en orll " antibiotic. FREE MEDICAL CARE IF YOU QUALIFY. 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Theatre' arts' pres~nt~ ctassicworc Mary Ann Peck Staff Writer ..' he·BSU Theatre . .Arts Depar.tment .. . is putting on the T production, Our Town, Nov. 17-20 and taking the direc- tor's chair is theatre arts Professor Charles "Chuck" Lauderbach.' Although Our Town has been often closeted as a "high school production," Lauderbach dis- agrees with the stereotype. OU1' Town·has had frequent revivals-: both' on: and ~off' Broadway, said" .,~ ,,;-. ,,:': ::';:·~+~~~~F~;ii""·,,:,,.:;~L&;~,,~·;,:::L~i¥";;:r::i~£ti?;~f!ti,\e,:;;;,.,i?:Pt:):i Music Neurelux 343-0886. ,111 Seat. The show will begin at at Select-a-Seat. The musical Literature For Lunch 385- N. 11th St. Ages 21 andover, 7 p.m. in the Morrison will begin at 8 p.m. in the 3426. 720 W. Washington. Special Events Center on Nov. Sponsored by the BSU Blues Bouquet 345-6605; Doors open at 9, p.m. Center on Nov. 19. 17-20. English Department and the ... 1 1010 Main. Doors open Man-Sat. Cover charges vary. Live DJs every night. Recitals YWCA. Admission is free. Mon-Sat, 9 p.m.-2 a.m, The lecture will run from Tue-Sat music by the Nov. 16: Timothy Timm's BSU Faculty Artist Student Programs 12:10 p.m.-l p.m. Nov. 19: Hoochie Coochie Men at 'Generation X, no cover. Series 385-3980. Sponsored lAdy Audley's Secret by Mary 8:30' p.m.; Tue-Thu and 9 Nov. 17:King Pancake and by the BSU department of Board (SPB) Elizabeth Braddon. p.m.Fri & Sat. Nov. 22: el dopamine, $3 cover. Nov. music. TIckets cost $4 gener- Rodney Dyer & Friends. 18: DJ TIde, no cover. Nov. Nostalgia 385-3655. al, $2 seniors and free to Art 19: DJ Kevin, no cover. Nov. Sponsored by the Films BSU students, faculty and Braval 385-1223. 20: Miss Kimberly" no cover. Committee. Tickets cost $2 Nov. 21: Treepeople and staff. Calligrapher Dick Beasley Sponsored by Student general, $1 faculty and staff 385-1310. Located in Gallery I Activities. Located on the Hive. Nov. 22: Live poetry and free to students. The at 7 p.m. and music at 11 in the Liberal Arts Bldg. first floor of the Student Russian film will begin at 5 Sponsored by the BSU depart- Union. Admission is free. p.m. by TV TVs (from p.m. in the Student Union on California), $2 cover. ' ment of art. Gallery hours are All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. and Nov. 19: Open mic night. Old Boise Guitar Co. Sat 1 p.m.-4 p.m. The display will run Oct. 22-Nov. 19. The Cactus Bar ,342- 344-7600. 515 Main St. Misc. Sponsored by the Old 9732.517 W. Main. Doors Boise Guitar Co. Kevin Kirk 338-1541. Juried Exhibition 385- open at 9 p.m. Ages 21 and 1223. Located in the Student -, Performers Series. Sponsored by the Arts over. Mon nights are Union GalJery. SponsoJ:edby Tickets cost $6, in ,Enri!,':hment, , ,~rogram. . Admission is free to the pub- the Boise 'Art AHiance. Peaches jam sessions. advance, $7 at the lie. The lecture by the compos- Admission is free. Gallery door and $4 for chil- er/musician will run from hours are 7 a.m.-ll p.m. The Crazy Horse 384-9330. dren under i2. All shows 11:30 a.m.-l p.m. in the exhibition, featuring local 1519 W. Main. All ages wel- begin at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21': Morrison Center on Nov. 18. artists, will run Nov. 15-Jan7. come. All events cost $5 at Folk singer/songwriter the door. Nov. 18: Monrose 'Rosalie Sorrels. Nov. 22: Compiled by Culture Editor Melanie Delon. Fur, Blood Libel and Dirt Contemporary Jazz artist Fishermen. Nov. 19: Jazz Ratz, Technorave with OJ Jesse. Nov. 21: Classical music with Nov. 20: C / Z artists Tom Grainey's 345-2505. Treepeople and Dirtboy. Violinist Craig Purdy, Wally 109 S. 6th. Open 9:30 p.m.-2 Bratt on cello, Clark Potter 'J\BSOLUTELY PERFECf. a.m, Ages 21 and over. Sun 'On fRONT-RuNNER fOR Grainey's Basement on viola and Pianist Yoko nights feature rock 'n' roll Hirota at 4 p.m. Bm PlcruRE OF 1993. YoU WON'T 345-2955. 107 S. 6th. Open with Boi Howdy. Mon night SEE A BEITER MOVIE nils YEAR:" '8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Ages 21 - rATOOU1N5,_·lV. NIW'IOU is blues night with Chicken Student Recitals 385- and over. Nov. 17·20: Cordon Blues. Tue night is Whipping Boy. 3980. Sponsored by the BSU jazz night featuring Opus department of music. All Pocus from 8:30 p.m.-close. Hannah's 345-7557. 621 student recitals are free. Nov. 17~20: The Kathy Performances are held in W. Main. Doors open at 3 Miller Blues Band. , the Morrison Center Recital fragrnI1 BUY IT! SELL IT! AN ARBITER CLASSI FI ED IS GOOD FOR .~~ 1.,-EVERYNEED! --1 l.Irgat LIII1IY orInIormaIIon Inu.s. IUTI TOI'ICS·ALLSUBJECTS' l)tlef catalog Toclay--wittl VISa I Me Of COD _ 800·351·0222 , Or. rush $2.0010: R.... rch Infonutlon 11322 Idaho Ave.I206-A, Los Angeles. CA 90025 r·R~;~·Yri~~··~ ~Birkenstocks~ ·: Don't throw away your' :. • Birkenswcks. We have : • the knowledge and ": : ~rien~to ' , "': : make diem ': : goo~ 8S. .',1: ~ new •. >;:.. ,">.". ,.~ • R~si!D~ab1Sblle Se.,.l~::· ;: :~._"•...~~~i;P;~i~{.•.... _ ~0: " . ' ··,:·,,·······,·:,·,.,.'., Arbiter 13.,~ s·········;;pC>.rts Roorda runs to Big Sky BSU's Joe victory O'Brien makes , a tackle Senior becomes against Eastern ,only second BSU Washington on Saturday. runner to take The'Broncos home title lost the game 28·17 after Scott Samples giving up two Sports Editor ... fourth quarter touchdowns In Tom Roorda's cross coun- their final try running season came to home game of a history-making end last the season. Saturday. Arbiter/Scott Rlvln ' Roorda edged Montana State's Richard Brown by six seconds to win the Big Sky Conference championship, Broncos falter against EWU becoming only the second cross country champion in BSU history. can't give a team 14 points and sur- Mark E. Woodall The last time a BSU run- Teams don't have to vive," Allen said. Staff Writer ' . ner was conference champ beat ufi,we beat our·.. The Broncos got a spark from the was 1973 when Rob Walker special teams on a 60-yard punt won it all . ::ecord.:t07-S In league play, T .: ',',ThreeBroncos-fresh- '. 'Onpage 14 < ,:~d~Pitelosmg startingse~ter •. man Crystal Carr~j~nior '.J Tuesday. NovEfrtaber. '.1993' .' ':-';\ 14 Aitilter , '..... , .: " ',::"~ ; .. '__ , ...... - . ' •• ', .... C-, ,,'. .. ., ',- ',- " ', .• '. 16- .' .•",'., ~,-,' ~'.. :'. Sports .pansy pads and And at course beer com- Ihave discovered the , No, none of these. I jocks and ' athletic tape, and $500 panies suppoi1artything "ultimate sport: . found this juggernaut of the Nikes. violent. . . It's a game without roles, sporting world in the pages Imagine the sponsors we But, you ask, where without padding, without' of a comic book. would we find players for The game is Calvinball. ,could get for the initial morals. It's a game of vio- this vulgar-and abusive That's right, the perfect American Calvinball lence and pain. It makes sport? . sport has come to life in the League.' .' rugby look like tiddlywinks. Who would want to beat pages of Calvin andHobbes. Major companies, such as This find is the epitome theheU out of one another . This game requires no Reebok and Gatorade, -:» of all sports; it pits man . would steer clear of such a for no apparent reason, in a against man in mortal com- specialized materials, as is controversial sport (and game that doesn't even keep. bat. You won't find any the case with archaic sports besides, Calvinball players score? grace, any finesse, or any such as football or baseball. aren't pretty-boy sissies who' :who will we find that has strategy here. Infact, the competition can , even need shoes or fluid absolutely nothingbetter to But what is this beastly be adapted to any environ- replacement products). do with their lives? creation, and where did it ment and can employ a vari- But other investors . Well,: I've thought about come from? Is it the remains ety of equipment. It needs name of glory. It's all in the would simply jump at the . that, too, and I'm not sure I of a pastime unearthed in no special field, court, ball, name of sheer, brutal joy. know of anyone who has the archeological digs of an or uniform. opening. Now, I propose that we Bob's Nightcrawler lost all their will to live and Aztec culture in Central , All that is required is at take Calvinball nationwide. Service, for example, or has nothing to lose. America? Is it derived from least two competitors who Here's a game that cuts maybe Cliff's Laundry and , But maybe Pokey Allen the perverted journals of are willing to rip themselves through all the crap-all the knows some guys. some sadistic murderer? and each other apart in the Tanning Parlor. - Runners continued . The men were hurt by an illness to No. ~ runner Matt ,~ - Splkers continued from page 13 Pruitt, who was sidelined by from page 13 of the. winning teams, he mononucleosis. . would have been' eligible to As a team, the Broncos was the key to the victory. participate in the NCAA finished fiftlt overall, as Montana State won the con- U All eight players had championships later this very fine games," Bailey month. ' ference title. said. "They all played with "It was a goal of his. He On the women's side; the a lot of emotion and enthu- definitely had a lot of Broncos finished seventh siasm. We didn't have a momentum," Klein said. overall. weak link on the floor." "He finished the season off "1 thought we'd bea cou- On FridaY, the Broncos real nice," ple places higher," Klein faced last place Montana Unfortunately, the rest of said of the women. "We just State. The Bobcats, looking the men's and women's weren't 'as good as we for their first league win, teams didn't do as well. thought we'd be," looked in the wrong place. Carr, Dutto, and Pahl ,.,. again reached double fig- ures in kills. and digs while Tuesday isBSU Night at Mulligans' Neece dished out 42 assists $.4.- 600z Pitchers for' ,...... -.!"';~' in her first match as a set- students 7pm - 12am / ' ,.: '.~ ter. I .',(.'; The Broncos dropped Also ' " the first game but came rl. roaring back for 'a 12-15, Bring this ad in for a mULLJ'SBna' I ~ 15-7, 15-7, 15-6 victory. ArbIlet/llMMlaIWlll Boise State. has two BSU's "lerl .Johnson looks for a dig against $4 - 60 oz Pitcher \G~~"P~ ~,~TERY matches left against teams .Montana State on Friday. on Saturday 11-20.-93 that have beaten the \,::~~;;:,:~.l·'·' Broncos at home, but the Broncos must pass one Eastern Washington to At· .. ·:".' Bailey is still confident in critical test. make the playoffs," she her team's chances-but "Wemust defeat said. Mulligans' 'Golf Pub '& Eater/61A' 1009 Main Street Boise, Idaho' Basketba'U BID SKY SCORECARD ·r-----~~~------~----~I $8.00 DISCOUNT . Nb :'" I season set I· wit .. tII's coupon . -: I to begin FOOTBALL 1 expires 11-24-93 1 Big Sky Overall I I W L W L PF PA I I :.....~ As the football season 0 10 1 453 261 starts to wind down, the col- Montana 7 1 ~ I lege basketball season is Montana St. 4 3 7 4 311 292 ready to begin. . Idaho 4 2 8 2 473 257 1 The Boise State men's r~,~~. E. Washington 5 2 7 3 285 225 and women's teams started N. Arizona 3 4 7 4 315 293 practicing around the first of I ~d~C~~'4t WeberSt. 3 4 7 4 315 319 November and are set to ! ~uJJj~J open their season with exhi- Boise St. 1 5 3 '7 194 270 bition games at the Pavilion Idaho St. 0 7 2 9 264 307 I C~.'·'~'i\~:"&. this week. I I The men's squad is Last week's games I NOWP/.AY scheduled to take on High I Five America on Thursday I PA'NTfSALL (SPLAT GUN) at 6:05, p.m; On Friday the , E. Washington 28, Boise 8t.17 I Broncos. will .play the Weber St. 21; Idaho St. 17 ' I GI,MES INDOORS ,. Okanagan. All-Stars with a 42. 30 I Montana Montana St. I 7:35 game time.' N. Arizona 55. Valparaiso 13 The women's team has 1 WE. HAVE •CASTLES, I. Idaho 77. Lehigh 14 justone game this w~ as' I IIOUNTAINS,.GHOS,.TOWNS, I I ~D IIUCII,IIOREI', I they .. meet the South I I AustraIiaAll-5tars at ~p.m. Thlsweek's games I .WE RENfJANDSELL .. I on Thursday. .' . -BolseState at Idaho, 2:05 p.m •• ~l"J'H~~O~~,ATI. .', Tickets are free to BSU . All other teams finishEKifor the regular season . I 1 students.if they pick them" (-Denotes Big SkyCo~erence game) I '.. ', . ..•..•...37 E.BROAI)W~V~>ii . . .. <1 ,upbe!ore5.P!JI1~ the day L~ ~~!~~~~!~~~:g!?~~~__~.... ~rethe game. .. . -r" • ...... TuesdaY,N?vernb~r 16,1993 Vegetable Fried Rice Dave David ,Miller Sholtydoes NAFTA [f Ii The story of the week is ...... ~ NAFI'A, which as you' .... .II know, stands for "Not Another Fast-Talking Ass." fa NAFI'A is a trade agree- ...;it/4...!.;~ ment that our country ,might make with neighbor- ing countries: Canada, Mexico, and Mississippi. If this trade agreement passes in Congress this week, the borders will be opened up, . .and our neighbors to the South will finally be able to . purchase a ThighMaster tures 48 percent of the without having to pay such national audience. Perot a stiff tariff. escapes Gore's grasp and For those of you who hires thugs to steal Tipper's forgot to w.atch the debate drum set, last week between Al 7:46: Cooler heads pre- • ."Rigor mortis Boy" Gore vail, and the debate contin- and H. Ross "You looking ues with a discussion of at me? Are you looking at American tariffs on me?" Perot, I'llget right to Japanese imports, and how the highlights. NAFfA will influence 7:01: Larry King intro- future trade agreements duces Gore and Perot. with Western Europe and They give a two-minute South America. Thirty-five opening statement, and percent of the audience Ross Perot pulls out 73 pie turns off the 1V and picks graphs. 7 percent of up a copy of Final Exit. America switches to F 7:55: Gore's neck actual- TJuop reruns. ly begins to move. The 7:09: As Al Gore Secret Service comes in and describes the NAFfA plat- starches his nape immedi- College ',' form, his skull accidentally ately; Fi~e percent ~f the' ' ....' .., ..,splits apart, revealing~; , ... ' . .; • -..I (' ~",~. .. .'remaining ail~ence con-; pan Killgen " . ":'c <:; " self as a cyborg. Five per~' "siders takirig up macrame. " I '0.";, v. _ ~<:.,~ cent of the audience turns 7:59: The debates end as 1 WOIJDER WIIo POES lllE' _..------~-=-. •...~~-_. IJTTLf DRAWI1J6S I~ TilE to PBS to watch a docu- AI Gore and Ross Perot DICTIOIJAR'!' ... (.001'1 AT mentary on hay. . sing astirring rendition of THe DfTIIJ (. OlJlllAT , . 7:14: \'ice President Go~ "Bess, You is My Woman .' "f'\.AT~f't)~ ••<: .. intrOdu~a11 the liVing'" Now" The rest' of America' presidents and Nobel Prize switches to Buns of Steel. winners who support As responsible NAFfA. Perot breaks into a Americans, we must look . Pasty Cline medley. Eight back to our own history to percent of American view- see how NAFTA might ers switch to the Discovery .influence our future. For Channel to watch part instance, if disco does three of a week-Iongseries: indeed come back into' Wendell Wilkie: The Early style, how Will the interna- 'Years. tional polyester m~ket.be. 7:26:The CNN satellite affected? Will MeXICOhire moves out of orbit for 11 away my uncle Murray as minutes, which is later a fabric consultant? Will all attributed to Ross Perot's the good jobs be slicked loud sucking sound. away to Mexico? And if so, Thirteen percent of the can we send Congress remaining audience turns South as part of that job the channel to Amazing force? .... Discoveries, where half of these people will buy the Todd SholtlJ is a regular vacuum cleaner/hair trim- columnist for The Arbiter, mer. as well as holding the record 7:43:Gore gives Perot a for most consecutive wrong wedgie. 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