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Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 10-25-1995 Arbiter, October 25 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]. 2.NSIDE------------------------ WEDNESDAY,OaOBER 25, 1995 THEARBITER • the Editor tive, a time to evaluate one's life . FInromcase you have been.........bard-It is a time to be extroverted, a .. LLD caded beneath a mountain of time to celebrate the passing of textbooks for the past month or the old and the coming of the two, next week is Halloween. I new with friends and loved ones. remember hanging up construe- Samhain is a time of happiness. The communication tion paper jack-o-Ianterns and and sorrow, all rolled into one. black cats and ghosts around the And as the leaves change color and the Idanha build- house when I was in elementary and the cold of winter approach- ing are rumored to be school. Back then, the month of es, Samhain, like the Mexican haunted. Our October seemed to creep along at Dios de Los Muertos, is a time to a snail's pace. But these days, think about our· dead: the people writer agrees. 12 here it is, a week before in our lives who have p'assed on. Halloween. I haven't even On October 31, the veil between thought about construction paper this world and the world of the cats, let alone hung any up. I'm spirits is said to be very thin. In The. Broncos avenged not even sure if I'm going to fact, the dead are allegedly able carve a pumpkin. School has to return from the grave on this their loss to ISU last kept me so bUSY,I have not had day. year by taking them 27- time to think about anything Not that the dead can't return 17 at the Homecoming other than this semester and what to our world on other days, mind is due next week, this week, you; as Editor Adam Rush dis- game 21 tomorrow. covered, Boise-and even Saturday. I might not have noticed BSU-have ghosts do not feel Halloween's approach, but as I bound to only visiting the living have biked to school through the on Sarnhain. These ghosts, it North End and along the green- appears, were tortured souls She's sexy, seductive belt, I have noticed the leaves. ripped from the world of the liv- yet serious. Find out Gold. Red. Orange. And in the ing violently, maybe even prema- who we are talking mornings, I have noticed how turely. As such, they seem to be cold it has been getting, how late bound to the environs of their about. sunrise has been coming. The deaths .. ~owe.ver, on Samhain, seasons are changing. Winter is these spmts WIll apparently have 14 approaching. company. My Enghsh ancestors marked. As Halloween approaches, as the end of the old year and the midterms loom on the horizon, it beginning of the new year at the IS a good idea to. breathe deeply end of October. The Festival of and .thlllk about Just where you Samhain. And like nearly every are m your academic career and New Year celebration, Samhain your life. Break away from the was-and still is-the time to day-to-day hassles of the "real" look back on things of the past world and look at .the big picture. 1910 University Drive, Boise, Idoho 83725 and look forward to the things to Remember, anythmg IS pOSSIble, come. It is a time to be introspec- If you really set your mind to it. Phone (208) 345·8204 Fox (208) 385-3198 Even ghosts. E-mail [email protected] The Arbiter is the official student newspaper of Boise State University. Its mission is to provide a forum for the discussion of Issues impacting the campus and the community. The Arbiter's budget consists of fees paid by students of BSUand advertising sales. It is distributed to the campus and community on Wednesdays during the school year. The first copy is free, additional copies are 51 each, payable at The Arbiter offices. Ed~torAdam Rush B~sines.s Mana.ger Jeff Thompson Managing Editor Kate Neilly Bell Photo E~ltor Rick Kosanch Features Editor Rhetl Tanner Arts & Entertainment Editor laura Delgado S~orts Editors Michelle Schwend Sergio Myers O~tdoor Editor Russ Woolsey Environmental Editor Dan Skinner C~py Editors Jason Gonder, Dene Breakfield, Ana Ortega Production Manager Michelle Schwend Prod~dlon Assistants Bryce Schwortzenberger, Jeremy James R~se~rch Editor Sergio Myers Online Editor Mark David Holladay Cartoonist Enc Ellis Columnist Bruce McCluggage , Jose Guillermo Uribe, Alan Hansen, Nick Caruso Advertlsln!l Manager Patrick Acosta Advertising Sales Mati Potlenger Classified Ads Manager Rhetl Tanner Staff Writers Mary Doherty David Aug~1I0, Matthew Stanley, Matthew Haynes, Joe Relk, Ano Ortego, Miche[e HI V! Trowell, MI~ael ~oyal, Ted Rithman, Josh Caston, Chris Eaton, Steve Jacoob, C0rl Oswald, Ene Ellis Sports Writers David Nelson, Derek Hortman Staff Nobody likes to get one, but at least ills free. Photographers Joe Relk, Amee Broumand, Aubri Walker, Stephanie Daleon Orculatlon Manager Sean Lee Brandt Reception /lpril Johnston, Rhetl Tonner Youpay for the medical exam, and weill pay for Editorial Adviser Don Morris Business Adviser William Hart the Pap test, Coupon good for new clients only. W~ot beck' nin ghost, olong the moonlight shode Invites Illy steps, ond CJPlanned Parenthood POints to yonder glode? - Elegy to the Memory of on Unforfunote ___. of Idaho, Inc. Lody- [1717], 1.1 :; ~ ~111 Clinton Street CALl 345-0160 fORAPPOINTMENT . ~ - -.. w .w, THE ARBITER WEDNESDAY, OaOBER 25, 1995 -~--------..,...-------..,...~_------ NEWS 3 installing air conditioning in the old rooms and remod- Public ~o,rum Lounge ~f the Student Union Building. eling the reception desk area .. The faa s sponsors Include BSU's 'Counseling, Well ness and Student Health centers. Services offered at the fair are free, except flu shots, Frank Church Conference which cost $5. ( () 111 P I / (' i! b \' 1\ (/ I (' N (, I // \' I! (' // starts tomorrow Aerobic instructor training New $3 million wing of The one-day Frank Church Conference on Public Affairs is tomorrow, Oct. 26, at BSU. offered on campus Chaffee Hall dedicated The 12th annual conference will examine the issue of global arms sales and how they shape the political BSU .will be offering aerobic instructor training world. courses In land and water aerobics this week and next Scholars, journalists, former government and mili- week. tary leaders, and activists will discuss the proliferation Land-aerobics 'training courses arc scheduled from of arms, spiritual impacts of arms sales and othe~ issues. 4:45 to 10 p.m. Oct. 27, 8 a,m.-9 p.m. Oct. 28 and 8 For information on tomorrow's activities, see the a.m.-5 p.m ..Oct. 29. KIOSK on page 23 of The Arbiter. Water-aerobics training courses are scheduled from 5 to 10 p.m. Nov. 10 and 8 a.m.-3 p.rn. Nov. 1.1. The courses, taught by members of the BSU Aerobic Advisory Board and local fitness professionals. will be Health and well ness fair in Room G-219 of the Old Gym. Course ~o.ntent includes anatomy ~nd physiology. free to students strength trammg, stretching, injury prevention, practical teaching skills, body sculpting, warrnupsvcooldowns. The newly constructed wing of Chaffee Hall was BSU community members can have their blood pres- low impact, blocks, intervals, and step- and water-aero- dedicated and an open house was held last week in con- sure checked, get a massage, learn how to manage their bics specialty courses. junction with Homecoming activities. weight without dieting, take a strength test, learn about The cost for th~ basic course, which includes the . The $3 million Chaffee Hall project included adding contraception and explore other health-related issues- water-fitness course Nov. 10-11, is $90: The water-fit- the new wing, which expands living space to accommo- all in one place! ness cours~ is $50 and a retrain course is available for date 130 more students, improving access to meet BSU's Health and Wellness Fair is scheduled for 11 $60. To preregister, call Terry Ann Spitzer Gibson at Americans w.ith Disabilities Act requirements, a.m.-7 p.m. Oct.· 26 and 11 a.m.-2 p.m, Oct. 27 in the 385-1509 .. Into the Streets volunteers make 'difference in Bo'is'e" Chi Omega sorority, went to the Boise River to fill me, and I probably wouldn't be here now if I hadn't got by Eric Ellis trash bags and wrap tree trunks in wire mesh to protect that help." . against beaver damage. The bags and wire were cour- People like Cori Barrera went one-an-one with the Stoff Writer tesy of the Idaho Parks Department, which also collect- elderly: "[It] was very rewarding, but very hard at the same time." BSU's Volunteer Services Board directed its fourth ed the full bags. Albertson's stores cooperated with the volunteer Overall, students indicated that this was both a great annual Into the Streets campaign Oct. 14. board by letting students solicit donations of canned learning opportunity and a chance to do the "right One hundred sixty-seven BSU students rolled out of goods and diapers for the Idaho Food Bank Warehouse.