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Vol. 15Issue 3 First Copy Free Thursday August 30, 2001 Detour: Campus construction updates
Numerous delays However, a portion of stu- cause contention dent fees this year have been going toward the maintenance and upkeep of a building that is By laura Wylde not yet finished. The Arbiter "Students approved a fee increase for the maintenance Mind the gap, the tom up and operating costs of the sidewalk, missing lawns and recreation ce~ter on the construction vehicles roaring assumption tha\it would open through campus; BSU is get- this fall," said Nate Peterson, ting many facelifts. president of the Associated The largest project, or at Students of Boise State least the most visible, is the University. tennis center project. Adding to the controversy Construction began this sum- are other projects also behind mer, but '~becauseof problems getting the bidding process schedule. i North of the Liberal Arts I underway, we are behind building is the Theatre Lane ! schedule," said Larry Blake, renovation. The entire street is director of facilities planning. tom up, "we wanted to get it This project should be com- done earlier," Blake said. pleted in three months, Blake Blake explained it is a pro- said, however a few more ject under the division of public months will be needed .to works. It is this division estab- build the adjoining structure. lishing bidding contracts, and Plal~S are to build a long managing the contracts. narrow building housing lock- Blake confessed the project er rooms, showers, coaches did not get started as early as offices and storage spaces. administration wanted. Built on .the·top of this struc- "It should be a short dura- - ture will be an' area with tion project, and finished with- bleachers to watch tourna- in a few weeks," Blake said. ment matches. The project will be replacing The Student Recreation deteriorated pavement, and !=enter project is also behind "gaining some green space schedule and now suffering .south of the communica,tion political controversy. department to provide a nice "Construction of the stu- sitting area," Blake said. dent recreation center has Also disrupting students is been going on for over a year the renovation of Campus now," Blake said. Lane, which is undergoing an According to the contract intensive' lighting 'and land- established by BSU, work on scaping project. this structure should have Campus safety has re-rout- been done in July. ed the shuttle busses because of "The contractors are doing a reasonable job," Blake said, this project. "but they are pushing time see DETOURpg. 2 back."
Work continues on the Appleton Outdoor TennIs facility, which Is scheduled to be finished by January 2002.
August, Lemke asked the three Parking relief hospitals in the Treasure Student sacrifices time, money Valley to join her cause. She asked for old equipment like measures suggested stethoscopes, blood pressure to help a Third World country cuff , or even a box of latex glovesr to help the island. three weeks on the volcanic aspirin from one individual is However, she has nothing to Bv Laura Wvlde island. She has seen people not enough to help the people show for her request. The Arbiter suffer because of the lack of of Ometepe. The island is Lemke confessed her visits medical goods, and realized impoverished and medical to Nicaragua have changed her Evelyn Lemke studies pre- the blunt fact that with com- services are barbaric at best. life. "It was hard for me to med. at Boise State, and after passion she can save lives in a The country lacks any tech- come home," she explained. obtaining a degree she wants third World country. nology or common goods to Because she had carpet, trans- to "donate her medical knowl- "It is unbelievable what a create a sterile environment. portation, a hot shower and edge to a country." bottle of aspirin, which costs She explained that at the medical services, she realized In May, Lemke went to a dollar in the United States main hospitals, nurses need how greedy she had been, and Nicaragua on a medical foray how greedy Americans can be. with the Good Samaritan "If it does not involve you Mission. The group estab- directly people don't care," she lished the trip to work with said. "But somebody has got to orphaned cnildren on the care and that's my job." island of Ometcpe. The solo visit Lemke made in For the trip, Lemke packed August gave her a much l'hOIo by Ted Hannon donations including shoes, greater understanding of why The parklno lot outside of the Morrison Center looks calm now, clothing and money to pur- the people of Ometepe need but come mornlne the automotive .vultures wlll circle the lot In chase vaccinations for the little medical assistance. search of the few spaces that open up as other students leave •.. children of the impoverished She examined least 50 peo- isle. She spent time with chil- ple in the total of nine days she By Matt Neznanskl Drive every eight minutes, dren in the orphanage visited Ometepe. The Arbiter was designed to transport stu- Lemke returned alone to "Fifty is low estimate," she dents from the outlying lots to Ometepe in August, funding corrected herself. "Because 1 Parking concerns continue to the main buildings has been in the venture with a title loan on went to at least 40 different weigh on the minds of stu- usc since 1992. her 1993 Mitsubishi. Her mis- families and the average fami- dents as the fall semester Traffic Control Supervisor sion was to make a documen- ly has at least eight children." begins. Long lines at the per- Charles Wilson said, "The tary detailing the life and During the second visit, mit office and waiting for shuttle is definitely underuti- struggles of good people living Lemke acted more like a moth- parking in heavily used lots lized. People don't realize that in a poor country. er than a doctor. She checked seem to be the order of the the best place to park is at the Photo courtesy of Evelyn Lemke. people's blood pressure and For her second visit, Lemke day. k h f stadium and use the shuttle." cleaned out her medicine cabi- Evelyn Lemke and some of the kids she worked with at the distributed aspirin to those us semester mar s t e irst Tltime that permits have been "We have even offered prizes net to bring medical aid to the orphanaoe. with either a fever or muscle people .of Ometepe. She pain from being ill for so long. made available on-line. With a for riding it," said Siebolt, "1 can do." She explained that to re-wash latex gloves don't know why--students brought and begged the "Nearly everyone has a credit card, students can log don't use it." one bottle of 100 aspirin because the establishment Treasure .Valley for any med- fever," she said. "You think on to BroncoWeb via the Boise A new parking struC\ure is would save two lives and lacks a constant supply. people are walking around ication, specifically aspirin and Between her first trip in May, State horne page and cIick on slated to begin construction ibuprofen. help about 25 people. see LEMKE on pg. 2 the Parking-Transportation,. next summer with completion However, a bottle of and the second trip. in She has now spent a little over link to purchase permits. planned by summer, 2003. As of the first day of classes, this explains the increase in 600 permits had been pur- this year's parking fees. Grade replacement policy chased on-line according. to "All fee increases are suggest- Bob Siebolt, Director of ed by a student and adminis- Campus Safety. tration committee," said takes effect this semester "We're still seeing lines at the Siebolt. "Permit fees were News in accordance with the past icine. main office," Siebolt said. raised across the b031'd, not Nearly 1,QOOstu- policy. But if a student retakes "People who have already Parking permits are also being just general." • Student fees highest a class this semester that he or _ graduated are coming back to sold in the Brink room of the The proposed parking garage I ever- pg. 3 dents dropped she had already retaken, the retake classes to get into gradu- Student Union in conjunction wilI differ from the existing 1 most recent grade will be cal- ate school," said Candi with Student ID pictures and one in that it will be exclusive- Opinion from classes cu1ated into the GPA, not the Vipperman, a customer service orientation in an effort to Iy permit holder parking. At Bv Brandon Fiala average of the past two or three representative in the reduce' lines. present, permit holders must I classes, Ebner said. Registrar's Office. "Before, it • Why college sucks The Arbiter About 5,000 general permits share access to the garage with -pg.4 From 1995 until this sernes- took forever to raise a GPA." are sold every year, while hourly rarking. Students have a new tool ter, BSU averaged grades. More students are expected 2,664 spaces are available to Sal . 1 ., th f • ASBSU President Before 1995, a replacement pol- to retake classes because of the general permit holders. The es 0 speaa permits In e t this semester to improve their difference is based on the garage pay the finance pay- Nate Peterson ques all-important grade point aver- icy similar to the current one new policy, but a huge increase ment on the g.arage. The pay- ! was used, Ebner said. .. isn't expected, Ebner said. tionsrfdministration ages. assumption that all students ment comes to $250,000 per overrec center A new grade replacement "Replacing grades with the "Certainly students will are not on campus at the same year, and does not include - pg. 4: policy allows students to most recent grade is the perva- retake some classes, but will it time. An additional 40 spaces maintenance or repair costs. replace past grades if they sive policy in higher educa- be widespread? Or will there have been generated in the "The university receives. no • Professor lies to stu retake the same class. Only the tion," Ebner said. "The worst be an enrollment increase Towers lot and another 60 at state funding for parking con- dents case scenario is that 'alerson because of it? 1don't see any of the stadium. . most recent grade will be fig- The busiest lot is near th e .., trolordevelopment,"said -pg ..5 ured into students' GPA's. does worse the secon time. those things happening." . Siebolt, "Fees have to cover the But the original class - and Before, the bad grade would Although the new policy Towers and Morrison Center. costs:'.. . sports the original grade - will still have been averaged with the could boost student GPA' s, "It Is the first to fill, usually· .Si,ebolt sugges~ that the park- appear on transcripts, better one:' their transcripts won't look 8:15 to 8:30,"' said ingstructureisvisible'evi- The new has many much different under .the ~r~:cl~ • Arbiter editor vs. Registrar Tim Ebner said. policy USC Spectator editor students examining their tran- replacement policy. • "The record always reflects a:~:~I~~ ~pg.6·· '. . classes taken, that's always the scripts to find bad 'apples. A Vipperman said that under ~~:~~a~~ '~J:_:~d;t!~~ high GP A is important for' grade averaging,' repeated case," he said. . street in lots on Denver and ''Weare dedi~tedto. oonaiM.'.'·· Diversions . The policy is not retroactive, most students, but critical for classes were noted as "repeat- Grant streets. . . as many>struc:tUrea ~ ~ meaning that previously retak- students who plan on graduate ed, no credit earned," .Under A Bronco Shuttle system, ed," SiebOltsaid. ..' . ... .•...... • Rock me Amadeus en classes wiIfstill be averaged study in fields like law or med- . see GRADES on peJ. 2 which. runs. down Univereity ,'-pg.8 · .. ~ August 30, 2001
endar dates on BroncoWeb to teft: Evelyn Lemke had .no painkillers and, "the GRADES make sure there are no surpris- ,relaxe' In the sub country cannot even provide fromPQ.l es," he said. ' ., after the rigors of her crutches," she lamented. the current replacement poli- Important dates to watch trip. The c:rute:hesnext The grandfather of the child cy, repeated classes are noted include add-drop deadlines, to her are the ones she Lemke saved had compassion as "repeated, no credit earned, withdrawal dates and applica- for her pain and carved her a ..bOUGhtln NicaraGua excluded from GPA." tion to graduate deadlines; for $2.00. Below: The pair of crutches. There is no special proce- Iamenities In the hos- "He had gone through so dure to retake a class. Students J pltal Included tlve much work niaklng them from simply sign up. for the class, i pairs of latex gloves me, down to staining the although BroncoWeb should Important j which are washed wood," she said. warn them that they've l and reused, six nee- Because of the hospitality, already taken it, Vipperman enrollment i dies which are- olso the kindness, and appreciation said. dates to watch i sterilized and reused, from the people in Ometepe. Enrollment went smoothly Lemke cannot stay away. for most students, but nearly f and this birthing table. 1,000 were dropped from Friday- Last day to drop a classes with prerequisites first 5-week or 8-week block because they didn't tum in class without a "W" appearing information proving .their on the transcript. qualification, Ebner said. Frlday- Last day to file appli- There were 4,502 condition- cation for graduation for al permission numbers used degrees and certificates for LEMKE this semester, and 1,013 were December graduation. Last frompg.l not validated. or used, Ebner day to submit "Application for sweating because of the heat, said. Permission numbers are Admission to Candidacy" but it is really perspiration required for classes with pre- form to the from fever." requisites, and 817 students Graduate Admissions Office Toward the end of her stay, composed the group that did- for graduate degrees to be Lemke was told a young girl n't validate 1,013numbers. awarded inrDecember. was near death with an "These students had condi- Monday Labor Day extremely high temperature. tiona 1 acceptance into class, Holiday (no classes The girl lived with her grand- but once they got their sched- University offices closed). father on the inactive volcano, ule they weren't registered for Tuesday - Instructor perrnis- Conception. Tired from the these classes," he said. sion required to register or add day's work, Lemke climbed the But the overwhelming classes. mountain and gave the child majority of students properly Monday, September 10 - aspirin and a cool bath to validated their numbers and Last day to register, to add lower the fever. She stayed was accepted into classes, classes, change from credit to with the girl for a couple of Ebner said. audit or audit to credit, or drop hours, ensuring her stability "We thought that was great, a class without a "W" appear- and left in the early morning although we can always do ing on the transcript. hours. Photo courtesy 01Evelyn Lemke. better," he said. Monday, September 10 On her way down the "Everyone is so nice and In order to make enrollment Last day for 100% refund for mountain, she stumbled and bones. would have taken about three happy there," she said with continue in an ordered fash- dropping a class or withdraw- days," Lemke explained. "That broke her ankle. Lemke then went to the hos- conviction. "All they need is a ion, students must keep ing from the University. is, of course if I had the money "After I broke my ankle, 1 pital in the capital city of bit of medicine, and no one important dates in mind, went back to the room and Managua. She had to take ferry to get on the ferry." . seems to care." Ebner said. SOURCE: BSU Registrar's tried to sleep," Len.ke said, from the other side of the "1 can't imagine if someone was really hurt," she contin- She is planning another trip L-_"S_t_u_d_e_n_ts_s_h_o_u_ld-ch_e_c_k_c_a_l--O-ff_ic_e------because she knew there were island even though it was only to Ometepe sometime in no medical services on the a six mile drive because the ued. "It was a long enough process, and everyone along September and asks the com- island. roads are so bad with holes it munity for any contribution. English tutors needed for Canyon "The next morning, being would take two hours to drive. the way said my leg was not broken. As a pre-med. student "1would like to give a lot of ing and speaking in English. there were no doctors, we The ferry was a two-hour ride, aspirin, Tylenol, and antibi- County Center combined with a two and a 1knew better," she said. Volunteer shifts are sched- called a medicine man," she otics," she listed. "Also, the uled at various times. continued. "He said my leg half-hour drive to the capital; In the capital city medical services provided plaster cast- people are in desperate need By BSU News Services Knowledge of a language was not broken, so he started she spent nearly half the day of anything from inhalers to traveling to a doctor. During ing, but there was not enough other than English is not nec- massaging my ankle, which is any kind of Ace bandages, essary; patience and dedica- not what you do with a broken the trip, her translator cau- material to wrap her whole leg. Boise State University's Doctors splinted her leg and blood pressure cuffs, stetho- Canyon County Center is tion are helpful. All needed bone." tioned she might spend the scopes, odoscopes and of second half of the day to see a wrapped it with gauze. seeking volunteers to help training and materials for Later that day, Lemke went course childrens' shoes." volunteers will be supplied. to local clinic. "The person 1 doctor. "It was real flimsy," she tutor adults learning English However, because she was 'said, "but better than what as a second language. For more information or to saw was not a real doctor. My To contact Lemke with any ques- volunteer your services, con- translator said she was a stu- American, Lemke was met at Ometepe had." Students need help from During the remainder of her tions or contributions, her email adult tutors in reading, writ- tact Lila Cabrera at 4264714. dent." The woman at the clinic the doors to the hospital. is evelynlemke@/lOtmail.com. also diagnosed no broken "If I was Nicaraguan, it stay, Lemke was in pain. She
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Student fee costs this Bicycles offer alternative to parking hassles semester reach new highs Police. The registration is good library, housing, and stolen bike recovered is by register- Anglysls by Sean Hgyes State not covered by the State By Matt Nezngnskl throughout the city. of Idaho. other ateas all get hit." . ing it. When a known thief is As for deterring theft, Rouse The Arbiter Miles felt that the state was The Arbiter The rate of thefts stopped, the bicycle can be run encourages all students to be not doing enough to keep this decreases in the summer- through the system. "If we can't Students attending classes Many students who find on- involved, "It's easy to see our fee low, only offering enough time and picks up in the identify the bike, we have to let bright yellow shirts, and our this fall are shelling out at least campus parking a difficult $300 more in basic fees. While for buildings and instruction fall, in response to the them go," said Rouse. cars are distinctive, so thieves but failing to provide. the . process have chosen to ride a number of students on Students can register bicycles at many students gripe about fee can hide from us. If anybody expense of maintaining build- bicycle instead. The number of campus. "I just signed off the Campus Police substation, increases, few understand students who are riding their sees something suspicious, ings or necessary expenditures on two reports this morn- across from the Student Union. For they should call, and we'll what students are paying for bikes increases as the fall with fees, and how these fees such as registering for class. ing," said Rouse. a $2 fee, the information is taken check it out." "Anything that does not semester gets underway. Spending a few extra down and forwarded to the Boise manage to rise eac!1-scmc·ster. Traffic Control Supervisor On March 13 last spring, talk about a teacher's mouth Charles Wilson said, "It's hard dollars on a quality lock moving in a building suddenly appears to be the best seven fee increases went before to tell how many students ride debate to the Executive Budget becomes a fee and that's ludi- to class, but the racks are full." defense against a stolen crous," said Miles last spring. bike. Wilson, who rides a committee. Two students sat Senior Heidi Goffinet decided on the Executive Budget He says he is not swayed by to ride this semester due to bike to campus every day the argument of Provost Daryl himself said, "The horse- Committee at the time, the stu- parking problems in the past. dent body President and then Jones who said last spring that shoe shaped locks are the BSU fees are much lower than "I got a lot of tickets before, best. You even need to ...... rJ.. Vice President, Nate Peterson at the meters, in the garage, and Rachel Wheatley. those of surrounding states, they don't give any leeway," run a cable through quick because Miles says that other release wheels." Students were invited to said Goffinet. 'speak out for or against the states' constitutions don't Tate Valle, a freshman, cites Rouse suggests regis- guarantee that students do not tering bicycles through proposed increases. Most of his concern for the environ- these students attending had have to pay tuition. ment as his reason for riding to the Boise City Police Miles said paying such esca- Department. The process been recruited by activity class. "Quit whining and ride a interests to speak in favor of lating fees counter the intent of records the serial number former Idaho lawmakers who bike," he said. of the bike, make, model, fee increase proposals. With the increased freedom BSU alumnus Glenn Miles sought to make education in of riding a bike come complica- and distingUishing state colleges open and avail- marks, and enters the turned out to speak against the tions. According to Sgt. Gary increase proposal for the so- able to all students. Rouse of the Campus Police information into a data- According to figures, the base maintained by the called matriculation fee. The Department, bicycle thefts are . matriculation fee comprises Boise Police. Photo by Ted Hormon see TUITIONon pg. 12 an issue on campus. "It is a The only way to have a Bicycles- one way to park for free on campus. the expenses of running Boise problem," said Rouse, "the
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Along the way, most people, competition. After all, it and other sundry items, all of maybe two-thirds, will drop youth would no longer be Community of Re-birthing wouldn't due to have just any- which were more irIteresting py Brandon Fiala out. Don't believe admirIistra- capable of appreciating the Therapists, the American one be an expert. than the professor's textbook Tlte Arbiter Medical Association - develops tors when they wring their prodigious intellects of profes- A person may have invent- balance sheets. a complicated certification 'hands over low retention rates sors. Why do you think .you ed an object, modified it and But this is a minor point. The I hate college. I'm tired of process required to become a _ this is a good thing. There will this stupid farce called educa- had to take all those worthless patented it - but in a university real tragedy is that thousands now be fewer people to chal- licensed member? You would- setting this person can't teach of people have lousy jobs even tion. I propose we abolish col- core classes? lenge the learned ones. There There recently has been a n't believe the education others about the object without though they are capable of lege and revert to apprentice- required for some jobs - cutting will be more people required to ship. Say you want to be a doc- near hysteria about the impor- proper credentials. Instead, much greater responsibility. do actual work, so that the tance of college. I really doubt hair, collecting trash, designing some professor who knows lit- Many more thousands are pre- tor - great - find one and tag nuclear warheads. The awful learned ones can believe them- along, slowly picking up the Harvard had much to do with tle about the actual arplica- vented from ever doing better selves important by writing Bill Gate's success, given that truth is that once people attain tions of the object wil teach because they have neither the trade. It's not as crazy as it childishly complex verbiage their esteemed jobs, they don't students. This absurdity can lime, nor money, to complete a sounds. Competent doctors he dropped out - not to men- about this and that. Not to want anybody else getting often be seen. superfluous education. were trained in mere months tion possessed a $1 million sound too Marxist, but the them. Education is the trick Case in point: once upon a The exclusionary role of during times of war. The New trust at birth. superstructure remaineth. Think about _BSU's favorite employed to exclude people York Times recently reported time (at another place) I took education can easily be under- Of course, I'm not advocat- from getting good jobs. two different accounting class- stood by asking just one ques- about an immigrant teenager graduate, Steve Appleton. The ing anyone to drop out. College linkage between Appleton's Education is used to limit the es, one taught by an actual pro- tion: what does it take to sue- who offered legal advice online is really necessary to get many success and BSU is clear: BSU labor supply for certain jobs, fessor. and the other by an ceed in college? Hard work? _ and was rated one of the thus driving up the wages for jobs. It's basically a screening nation's top legal experts, rank- did a great job preparing auditor from Deloitte & Touche No. Intelligence? No. ~ove of device to get the right people, Appleton to work in Micron's those already employed. It has in Salt Lake City. The professor learning? Not hardly. ing far ahead of experienced nothing to do with thinking even though it has nothing to mailing room. babbled on and on, unintelligi- Time. Success in college }D.'s. ~kills, literacy or any other qual- do with "the real world." The same can be said for Many claim that education ble save for the occasional takes nothing more t ran the The best advice is: play the provides the best opportunity ity. "tum to page .. , now." The surplus of time at one's dispos- most professions. Think about Think of the tenured profes- game, and play it well. Wink a it: where is the best place to for people to get higher-paying auditor regaled us with stories al. Not many people h ve the little, wear a wry smile, maybe sor, teaching from the book in about Geneva Steel's tanking time, especially here at SU, to learn job skills? On the job, of jobs. This is like saying that cheat, but don't forget to grad- Mafia protection payments monotone voice" spouting out- bottom line, office politics and ,care about school any more course. The truth is that stu- dated and inaccurate informa- . uate. When the alumni associa- inhibit crime. salary information. She also'" than 'exerting-minimal effort for dents learn very little at college tion, utterly confident because tion pesters ¥ou£or mO\ley;tl~ll that applies to their eventual Let'sbe honest about the boasted of the fact that she had maximal grade. We are here to them you're a graduate of BSU. real purpose of education. Ever of three little imaginary letters - a higher salary than most of her jump through hoops to get the jobs. At this point, professors Ph.D. Not many people possess notice how any group - the friends, and described her honor of a job, where we will will wax poetic about the such letters, and thus professors virtues of a liberal education, Associated Hairdressers of inventive commuting schedule actually learn what to do. Ohio, the Technical become certified experts free of without which America's Recreation Center delay raises questions about fee increase that I do not agree with, I do not know about BSU finances It is imperative that stu- not accept the fact that I should where is the over $160,000 that or other issues, if they do not In business, when payments a student to attend Boise State students were collectively dents join me in demanding pay a fee for a non-existent their money back. disclose such a conspicuous are made, but services are not University. charged? inconSistency as charging stu- product. rendered, lawsuits usually fol- Given that the recreation Individually, $10 isn't much, As an elected representative The adminis- dents for the maintenance and low. center is although it can buy 100 pack- of the student body, and in the tration has not operations of a building that Last spring, students, facul- not going addressed this ages of ramen noodles, 10 cups spirit of truth, right, and jus- of coffee, or two pitchers of has not been built. tice, I ask that each student ty and administrators joinlly to be com- issue to the I believe that it is perfectly beer. receive a rebate. I don't lie, approved a $10 fee increase for pleted until Arbiter, pragmatic to request a rebate the future operations and spring, and ASBSU, nor The money, is not impor- cheat, or steal, and nor should tant, rather the principle. Boise from the university equal to the maintenance of the currently given that any other stu- cost incurred by each student anybodyelse. State University has a fiducia- The administration is not under-construction recreation stu den t s dent organiza- at Boise State University for a ry responsibility to its students being honest when it leaves center that was to be ready for this somes- tions. service that will be not ren- this fall semester. ter have In any case, on that necessitates full and com- even the most blatant of issues In addition, the student incurred a plete information. Taken col- dered. from being an issue. behalf of more In great faith students pay a body overwhelmingly sup- $10 student lectively, ten dollars per stu- than 16,000 stu- significant amount of their ported the fee increase in an . fee increase dent plus part time student -Nutc Peterson is the presidcn! of dents who tuition toward university pro- fees is a considerable amount the Associated Students of Boise ASBSU straw poll conducted for the were charged jects that they mayor may not in March. m a i n t e - of money to be forgotten. for services not agree with. Although I accept State Uniocrsin; The fee increase, which nance and rendered, I am asking for the It is hard for me to fathom combined several others, sig- operations of the center, a situ- what else students mayor may the fact that I pay certain fees money back. nificantly increased the cost for pie question remains. Namely,
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Sideshow Bob or Moe Syzlak, Clown's show, are a comment exec admits his company has bombers) but don't want to and the blandness of his life; The real joke, though, will be a lot of people will know who on modern entertainment. An no ideas for-innovation, stand- pay for it. another features the seeing what future historians you mean. The Simpsons is extreme version of the old ing in front of a machine that The Simp sons is a spiritual "Movementarian" cult while who watch it will think of us. the show historians will watch Tom &: Jerry cartoons, they pours "Duff Lite" and "Duff show, top. There are already poking fun at its similarities to when studying late 20th cen- show how much today's tele- Dark" from the same' pipe. 'In two books analyzing the phi- mainstream faiths. I can per- *Answers: 1. Chief Wiggum's .tury American culture. vision and movies thrive on the future, Ned says he went losophy and religion present- sonally identify with Lisa and "merciless" chili peppers. 2. A 'The show reflects the bloodshed. The fictional car- blind because he had the laser ed on the -show: The Gospel Marge's argument over the deadly eclair. 3, "He tells me to obsessively self-referential toon's history also follows real eye surgery everyone thought According ,To the Simpsons existence of angels. The show nature of modern culture. FBI television history. In an "old" was so great in the '905. and The'D'oh! of Homer. m~nages to tweak everyone's burn things." . agents Mulder and Scully black-and-white spoof of From Political parodies are common Characters like Lisa, Ned, Bart from The X-Files cross over Here To Eternity, Itchy & on the show, but the best one is Ryan Hancock into Springfield for an Scratchy advertise Larami~ not Clinton (who hits on Editorial Board Brandon Fiala Production Manager EdUor-ln-Chlef JoshHammari Sean Hayes Assistant Production Manager Associate Editor Aaron Williams Opinion Editor Ad Desfgner professors make,break .college careers Laura Wylde Stephanie Pittam News Editor Ad Designer investing, and by proxy they ing about is a wee bit of pre- RenaeHall Bannister Brownlee Foundation history chair, he are saying, "Look, we need this Advertising Manager By Brandon Molta varication. There's an old Sports Editor has won both the Pulitzer and course or information to fulfill adage that says history is writ- J,Patrick Kelly Lynn Collins Tile Ar/Jiter the National Book Award. our goals, and we are trusting ten by the winners, which indi- Diversions Editor Ad Maintenance Until recently, he was a sterling that you are' the person to Of all the assorted person- cates a built-in amount of Brad Arendt instruct us." Ted Harmon nel you will encounter in your example of atademia. hooey to me, no matter what General Manager Then in June, the Boston Whell an instructor accepts Photo Editor col)~giate career, they arc by the event. Besides, we're---nof Globe ran an article that indi-' that implicit investment, they Dr, Dan Morris far the m'ost important, exactly the' most truthful Reporters cated that Prof. Ellis had fabri- are promising to be truthful, Adviser because they are the ones who nation as a rule; you, know, Matt Neznanski cated some of his Vietnam sto- because only by being honest will most directly influence glass houses and all that. Wendy Venable ries, in particular his claim of can that right be earned. You Richard Cortabltarte you. I've never heard of some- On the other side of the Business Manager serving with the 10Ist can prese!1t information, spin it one changing their career or scale, there's pretty much just Airborne. These experiences how you like, share your opin- Dudley Bowman their life over meeting with a one factor to consider, but it's a were frequently cited in his ions ilbout it (there are some On-line Editor parking attendant,'butit hap- doozy. As a professor, he had course' Oil Vietnam. While who will filibuster long pens all the time with, profes- many duties: some overt, some sounding nice, they didn't jibe enough to make Strom not, some required by the sors. with his official Army record, Thurmond blush), but in the How many people have put schopl, some self-imposed. Are You SEARCHING? which showed him teaching at end, you have to be honest off taking a' class or dropped However, he had only one West Point during his entire about it. lf not, you've violated For real friendship ... out of a major altogether solid obligation (which is enlistment. Oops. that trust, and at some level, For answers ... because someone you qespised shared by all other instructprs, After the article cal11e out, that feels immoral. in any field). I'll bet all your For something more ... (or despised you) was teaching Prof. 'Ellis admitted to making Professor Ellis lied to his it? Similarly, how many of you professors know what it is. OK, ~'dI up his Vietnam adventures, at students. He violated that trust changed your major because of 1/11 tell you: he was obligated to which point Mount Holyoke and failed to live up to the that wonderful class you took got upset and began a discipli- tell the truth. implicit contract; by doing 50, "The Search" from Professor Sci-and-So? When you stand up in front nary hearing. Earlier this he shamed himself and his col- 9:00-10:15am Sunday Mornings In any case, that makes pro- of a group of people to instruct month, the college stripped lege. Whether or not it is a just them, you are presenting your- Celebrate Jesus in joy with music and the Good News. fessors powerful in myriad him (,f his' Ford Foundation punishment he has received is ways, which is fiI'!e.,'However, self as an authority, someone Everyone is welcome here in the love of God. position (which could deprive a question that only he can with the knowledge and the there's ;;llsopotential for abuse, him of thousands of dollars of answer. He has an entire year subtle and otherwise, and that right to impart that informa- grant money). and booted him to reflect on it. Draw your own University Christian Church brings us to the case of tion. That right is granted by conclusions until then. from teaching for a year. students: it's their money, time 1801 University Drive, Boise 83706 Professor Joseph J. Ellis. He's Still, is the punishment and aspirations they are (Across the street from the BSU Student Union) got an impressive resume: in appropriate? 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It must come from South Carolina Gamecocks brand of football. style offense, which faded to to go for their game on Saturday against the the influential old-timer's vocabulary of Strom are poised to take their rightful The mighty Broncos, who materialize e~en on~ dU.r!ng University of South Carolina, and excuse me if I Thurmond, a senator who is now, what...90- place at the top of the colle- appear to spend most of their the 31-0 dismantling uSC chuckle when I wonder what the southern-style something? It makes me wonder if the guys on &iate heap .. An? it's about time trying to grow potatoes handed ~em last s~ason. Of thinking of what a Bronco is o'er yonder. the field will be making threats like: "I'm gonna time, considering that are exact like- course,. I m sure this offe~ As USC doesn't seem to be that fearful of the kick the be-jesus out of you." Pretty USC has been at or nesses of coach comes In handy when playing fighting Bronco's, I begin to intimidating, let me tell you. near the bottom of Dan Hawkins, are the stout opposition of the wonder if they've ever ridden ,.------, Oh, and to add the wonderful dented sai~ ~eap for the the two-lime Big WAC. (I hear Woss~atta U. a "real" Bronco or even seen southern accent to that would make it t:!' majority of the past· West champions ha~ a great squad this year.) what it's like to be in the same even better. "Y'all gon' go down now, ya 105 years. .-;;-.~, and just j'oined the Thkls gthameGshouldksbe such a pen with one; let alone seen a hear." USC is ranked WAC t lis year. jo e, e amecoc are con- stockade of them coming at The Fighting Gamecocks call their mas- preseason No .. 17, They are also com- sidering spo~ting ~ couple o! full force like Boise State's cot "Cocky" and the place for Cocky at thanks to the rmrac- ing off two consec- touchdowns If one blueturfer players will be. Iforesee the lit- the games is in "Cocky's Corner." Iwon- ulous turnaround uti v e can spell "grits" correctly and tle red Gamecock's being der if Cocky has that comer for season of 2000, vic t 0 - then down a bowl of them bucked off the pedestal they've a reason? Maybe it's to put his known around ries in without wincing. placed themselves on nose in it like little kids do Columbia as "The , the Boise Stale has been to three Saturday. when they get in Resurgence." I .. straight bowl games and fea- The history of USC's team trouble ... which would proba- thought to myself, Humanitarian Bowl. tures a high-octane offense. alone can speak for itself as bly be quite frequent for Cocky "With such a lofty preseason Pardon me if I don't tremble in Although record-setting Bart they have placed themselves at from the sounds of the pre-season rankings USC ranking, I'll bet Coach Holtz fear. But how can you take a Hendricks is gone, a trio of tal- the bottom for the past 105 years. After all, I go into this year with. and the boys have cooked up a team seriously that doesn't ented signal-callers is waiting guess they doomed themselves when they came The little red bird, Cocky, reminds me of Red humdinger of a first oppo- know football is played on to take his place. As long as up with their fight song. Not only is the original Robin's signature bird. I figuretheBronco's are nent." green , . grass? their last names aren't Elway, song titledt'Step to the Rear," but the tune is on their way to pay the little bird a visit; their Imagine my surprise as I I'm not really sure how to Griese' or DeBerg, however, from the musical "How Now, Dow Jones." I'm going out to lunch and at lunch the Bronco's sure they'll be asking themselves, "How Now, glanced at the schedule and put this, but to sub Boise State the Gamecocks ought to be Coach Holtz." In these cases, we'll just sit back will feast. found the words "Boise State" in for an opponent instead of able to let the USC Marching The Bronco's go into this game with the win beside Sept. 1, the opening say, East Carolina, is a poor Band play the fourth quarter and let the Gamecock's dig their own hole. of 20 games within the last two years and two game. joke indeed. At least East and 'still win by 30. This'season marks the first time since the Humanitarian Bowl tropheys in tow. With 1988 season that the Gamecocks opened the sea- Do what? Boise State, for Carolina has a reputation of I could be obnoxious and Coach Holtz being quoted in the those of you who don't know beating USC, so it gives the point out the obvious differ- son, nationally ranked. Well, welcome back USCSports.com Press Conference saying, "The from a long slumber USC, we'll make sure we (which is at least everybody Gamecocks something to ence between the two teams, first game scares me to death," and also, "They east of the Mississippi) is locat- prove. but I won't. What's the point? feed our Bronco's some Idaho Spuds before the (Boise State) are used to winning," it might not game, but we'll be steering clear of those grits as ed in Idaho, or that state in the Some Gamecock fans say, South Carolina may not have surprise me if the Gamecocks build themselves they don't look like their doing much good for northwest corner of the coun- "Don't take Boise State lightly. the best football tradition in a nest in which to stay after they've been beaten try that bears a striking resem- They run a Nebraska-style the world, but it's certainly the Gamecocks. and battered by the'Broncos. I'm also frightened of the people in South blance to a chimney. Their offense." True. But running a better than any team from Carolina that use the word humdinger freely in football team, or reasonable Nebraska-style offense isn't Idaho, where it gets so cold facsimile thereof, is a member exactly the same as playing see GAMECOCKSon pg. 7 New talent looks to prove itself enduring two-a-day practice Bronco's are rarin' and sessions. They start around ready to face season 7:30 a.m. and don't finish until opener against South 9p.m. Carolina On Saturday, the Gamecocks will test the Bv Jon Lundv Broncos' rigorous preparation Special to the Arbiter for the WAC. With another Humanitarian Bowl trophy The Boise State football and a new head coach in Dan team leaps into the Westefil Hawkins, the Gamecocks Athletic Conference Saturday should find a team with new with a season talent readl to opener prove itsel . against the "We're good all The Broncos Sou t h around. Our defensive enjoy a Carolina scheme Is tough, the healthy infu- Fighting offense Is really com- sion of new Gamecocks in ing together, and the talent as well Columbia, special teams Is look- as some veter- S.c. ing great." ans. The The 2001 Bronco offense Broncos are' Jeb Putzier, BSU wide has been ready for receiver placed on the action and shoulders of hope to main- quarterback tain what is becoming a famil- Ryan Dinwiddie, who has yet iar tradition - victory. to start an NCAA game but The Broncos currently hold has shown a high degree of tal- a fourteen game home win- ent as the backup to Bart ning streak, a nationally recog- Hendricks during the 2000 sea- nized feat. They will test their son. He saw action in eight winning streak against a wor- games, completing 11 of 19 thy opponent in South passes for a total of 137 yards Carolina, a game that the team and two touchdowns. has been preparing for since Backing up Dinwiddie are last season's Humanitarian two reliable and eager quarter- Bowl. backs in B.J. Rhode and Sean "We've been doing really Steichen. On the receiving end well, putting in a lot of hours of these passers is a group of getting ready for this one," familiar and capable receivers The Broncos are ge«lno ready to start the new season on September 1st a~alnst South Carolina. Their first home said quarterback Sean such as senior [eb Putzier. game wlll be against Washlnoton State on Saturday at 6pm. Steichen. For the past several weeks, the Broncos' have been see NEW TALENT on pg. 7 Do you 60<.50 S\:.o,l. 1.>N."'r'5<.l:.~ IJ JoL.r'I Lr'I l:..he. fur. ... rlove sports? C\l:.. , ~OA~ING SP~ING5 WATE~ PA~K. .BoIck. l:..o school ~oo.r'~~ sprLr\f.)sA ~ ...fr"5her\. Want free field-side seats to foothall gamesi' er-,~ ~., .00 AdtnL55L()f"\ Ihe Arbiter is seeking ports writers to cover It\C\u(k5 FREE Bu5 ~ from ~~,lh;;O.:- 5'.00 s~J'<~f~' 2.001"'",\ SU athletics. A paid ports reporter position I,eCC>.Nlb ,PM ~L"8 ~. wok.cr p(>l1<. s available, as well as +ob".W",~. M&r-LdifCV), iumerous fredance ..... ' . ~ ...t·: pportunities. Please call Editor-in-Chief i Brandon Fiala at 345-8204, --t --' ext lOS, or e-mail at [email protected]. i I' I'J .. .-, .1,.---- - . The Arbiter • Page7 ::;lili~ft'~F~::;~,,';ll~ Young team gets.first look cO~~~t~ t ~~~I~' the Big at new competitIon West C~-Defensive player of By Brlttney Bryson co.urt in Boise. Rice and SMlJ ~="no ,'= , _•• ~..!he.¥ea.rJ!l.2"QQf)••J;.!l_c1~<.i,\!R P§, -T.he...Arbiter- wjl challenge the Broncos on tackles last season and is " tneimome coun ifisepte~r;'~' expected to cause trouble for The Bronco volleyball team followed by Louisiana Tech iri the various WAC opponents plays in its first match Friday at Octob~r, and then Fresno State; with his ability to flood the the Washington State Hawaii, ,Nevada and San Jose long passing routes, Invitational at Gonzaga State ~ll 10 Noven,'ber. . Another group of Broncos University. BOise State will return SIX that have performed above The Broncos will compete in players from last season, three and beyond the call of duty is Pullman, Wasil., until Saturday of which are returning st~ers; the special ,teams unit. They as they start this season as a The rest of the team consists of have gained national recogni- new member of the Western six new freshmen that will be tion and continue to be a Athletic Conference (WAC). added to this core group.. . bright spot among a team of Among the many changes, t~e "Right now, we are stn~1Og stars. One of these is place biggest may be the change 10 to lay a really good f,?undation, kicker Nick Calaycay. who competition. The WAC is split o~r ~orne~stones 1r:t~lude a was the most accurate field into two divisions: East and wmrung attitude, positive team goal kicker in college football West. chemistry, hard work and ded- last season, The Broncos will play in the ication," said head coach Fred This year of change western division competing Sturm, . includes off-the-field as well with teams like Fresno State, The Broncos returrung play- as on-the-field improvements Hawaii (who ranked third ers ir:tclude mi~die blocker with an initiative to increase nationally at the finish of the Tarneisha Hastings. setter Photo byTed Honnon student involvement. 2001 season), Nevada and San Chera Sommer, hitter Alysia Jeb Putzier lumps for a pass durlno last friday's scrlmmaoe. "We want more students to Jose State. (loy) ~aldwin, middle blo~er come to the games, we have The Eastern division con- [aqueline Heier, outside hitter Broncos used to become the and the anchor of the offensive NEW TALENT good attendance but we sists of Louisiana Tech, Rice, and middle blocker Christina defending Big West line. The 6'6", 298 pound frompg.6 would like to see more stu- Southern Methodist (SMU), Moore, and outside hitter "Were good all around. Our Champions for the past two senior can dominate many opponents and uses his experi- dents," offensive lineman and Texas-El Paso (UTEP) and Megan Tranter. . . defensive scheme is tough, the seasons. President of SAAC (Student Tulsa. BSU will play each of the On a team With no seniors, "Most of the offensive line is ence as a defensive tackle to offense is Athlete Alliance Coalition) teams in the western division juniors Chera Sommer and returning. We have a lot of frustrate defenses. really coming together, and the Matt Strohfus said. twice, once home and once Tameisha Hastings will be good receivers and two great On the other side of the coin special teams is looking great," The-first home game could away, and each of the teams in looked to as the team leaders. running backs in Brock Forsey is the Bronco defense, which said Putzier. boost student involvement the eastern division once. Heier, although only a sopho- and David Mikell, as well as an has successfully held some Putzier and the group of with the prospect of facing a Bronco fans will have much more, was the teams second awesome free safety in Quinton impressive offenses to limited receivers recorded some tough VIashington State to look forward to this season leading blocker and the squa~s Mikell," Putzier said. ' numbers such as the near vic- impressive numbers over the University squad that dealt as WAC volleyball takes the third leading hitter. She IS last few years, which has sup- Right tackle Matt Hill is said to tory over the heavily favored Arkansas Razorbacks. Several the Broncos a loss last season. expected to be a strong leading plied the ammunition that the be the Broncos' best Hocker player on the court this season. After strong spring perfor- mances, three other -returning players including Joy Bal~":in, Megan Tranter and Christina Moore are ready to take on new challenges this fall. The new freshmen on the team include setter Mindy Bennett, outside hitter Nicole Christensen, outside hitter Kelly Hadd, defensive special- ist Keely Kinzer, middle block- er Jessica McDonald and hitter Christi Sayer. . . As a large incoming group all are expected to contribute a great deal to the team. Strum said, "Right now we are focus- ing on the developing of play- ers and their skills to put together a great team." The NCAA Women's Regional Basketball Will be Hosted at BSU By Renge Hall tile Arbiter Boise State has hosted the men's first and second round NCAA Tournament games six times (1983, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, and 2001) however, this will be the first time BSU and the BSU Pavilion will host the NCAA Women's National Basketball Tournament games. The games will be played on Saturday, March 23 and Monday, March 25, 200~: Tickets went on sale for this event on August 22 and can only be purchased in the Nicholson-Yanke Varsity Center at the south end of the Bronco Stadium. TIle prices will range from $30 for adults to $15 for juniors, being high school and under. The entertainment includes two regional semi- final games on March 23 and the regional championship game on March 25 for the price of the tickets. The regional winner will go onto the Final Four to be held at the Alamadome in San Antonio, Texas March 29 and 31 (Friday and Saturday). If one could not attend the setting to be held at the Pavilion, the games will also be broadcast live on ESPN2 on Monday (of the games) begin- ning at 7:30 p.m. (MST). . There are three other sites for this year's NCAA Wome.n's National Tournament, Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina (East Regional); the ACTNOWATwww.wildidaho.org Milwaukee Arena in Milwakee, Wisconsin (Mideast Regional); and the Hilton The U.S.Forest Service wants to roll back current protections to our roadless areas in our Coliseum in Ames, Iowa (Midwest Regional). national forests. Please tell them: No more logging and roadbuilding in roadless areas! GAMECOCKS Our online action form makes it easy to submit your. comments to the U.S.Forest Service. frompg.6 Bronco linebackers try to curl up inside the tacklingd~- More than 1.6 million Americans have already commented on the roadless rule, and.95 mies rather than practice. Let's look at this game for what percent favor strong protections for our nation's forests. , it is. For the Gamecocks, it's a wann up for their next game at always-hostile Georgia. For the We told them once; we'll tell them again! Please log on to www.wildidaho.org, or call us Broncos, it's a chance to get some recognizable names on today at 208-345-6~33. the schedule for a slim chance at BCS recognition. So, 'Gamecock fans, wel- come '~''anyone foolhardy enough to follow Boise State to Williams-Brice Stadium Formorelntormation, visit: SatuIrlay. I'll even throw oUt www.wildidaho.org the first potato. August 30, 2001 ~age 8· The Arbiter ,...------_._- .', I I, I I, I , Butthole Surfers don't Rock- me Amadeus come up smelling like roses ture . .. By prew Simpson It seems now, entering its '¥"r:;~,,\:;'f villager's, "Salieri, Salieri, Salieri. Did he do it?" leads to The Malleater (U. Missol/ri) second decade of weirdness, Idaho Shakespeare the mystery that fuels the plot: Did Antonio Salieri really the band's origi- kill Mozart out of sheer envy? COLUMBIA, nal creative talent festival superbly ISF's presentation of Amadeus, draws once again from Mo. - For the is waning. The interprets Amadeus BSU's Department of Theatre Arts: Antonio Salieri is past 20 years, songs on , superlatively played by Department Chair, Richard the Butthole Revolution ,.. Klautsch. Klautch delivers a stellarperfo.rmance playing Surfers have.., sound contrived fiy J. Patrick Kellv the jealous antagonist. His depiction of the character is been releasing and boring, and ?hl' AriJitcr portrayed perfectly in capturing the true essence of albums full of the album flows Salieri's envious disposition. Klautsch's Italian is sounds which with the consis- : Pell'r Shalfl'r writes pbys thnt haunt the- impeccable. Standing ovations are the norm include, but tency of six- atcr au d icuccs with d a rk images of when he takes his final bow. aren't limited to, month-old milk. ''1.._ llllllhl11 torment. At lhe s.uuc time, he .~ The play dressed up like an opera is music. Sure, you can inluses comical SCl'Ill'S with bleak- completely based upon the narrative It has always strain out the ness, omulating re,ll life situations. ',".,. 1tt-". .' '. of Salieri, starting with the jaded 70 been the band's curds and filter The Idaho Shakespe'lre Festival's practice to the murky liquid (ISF) 2lllll ,1li.1pt'ltion 01 ,;.....l'i~ ~h~r~fgdfe~~~~~~~~~0~~~\1~~~:~experiment and and you'll find $;hatfl'r's Am.tdeus is no I. :~. .. in the pinnacle of his career as a push the bound- some real gems, ('XCl,\,tion ttl the pl.iv- ,!- ('1\ composer, then back and forth again aries of its true to the proud lvrig It'S cynil,tln,lttll'e. , ~- a few times. patented brand 13utthole tradi- , ISF's SCl'nic De~ignl'r. Local actor, Capitol High School of comedic, psychedelic- Llge Williams' el,lbtlr,ll<'ly drama teacher, Tom Willmorth plays fueled art-punk to a higher' tion. \\I'I1'ltl'sl't is t riu- to VienllL'Sl' Mozart like a character in a Charles level. That noted, it would be Songs like "Venus" and ~rchill'ctlm'. l'.tux-lI1,lIbk pil- . Bukowski short story. Chalked full of fair to assume that its record- "Yentel" are classics, com- l.ns .iud lI'\tlrin\' fr,lllll' Illl' 01ll'1l obscenities and vulgarities he lightheartedly ed output would be check- plete with weird guitars and Il'IT,Il"(' th,11 g'i\'l'S W,ly to thL' navigates the script. His gravelly voice and erect with some amazing hits backwards. beats. But the j\u:;tri,lII l"(Hllltrysid,'. Ci,1I1t n1l1\"l'able hyperactive stage blocking add magnitude and some' disappointing opening/ title track, a speech misses. given by front-man Gibby [nirrors intl'nsil)' 11ll'b,lI:l\que ,ll'stlll't- to Mozart's reputation as a connoisseur of !cs 01 the ~l't. whik .tdding illl l'xtr,l smashed grapes and ale. A blatant wom- Enter Weird Revolution Haynes on the importance of dimvusion II) till' ,lCl,)I'~' 1lH\\'l'lI1l'nts anizer, Mozart via Willmorth plays the (Hollywood Records, 2001), being different laid down 1m Sl.tgl'. Then' i~ l'\'l'n a nHln~lrous part e:> y Outside on the Quad! U I V E R 5 I T Sept. 12, 2001 8 0 5 E 5 T A T E n !' .~-: 8 0 A R D \'"'" 1., .• _' r:,. A 5 ~~.; I i j~! I' n rn E n T 5 P R E 5 Attention: SEPT. Student Organizations and Departments ~GID LARRYGEBERT Prizo Contributors: Or. Toby Bingham-Ufe Chiropractic, AlbBTIon-Broadway, Boskin rl H E s H o w Robbins-Broomy, Greol etrps-Bolse AVIlnus, Perkins- Broadway, Sludenl Activities, http://union,boisestate,edu BSU Bookstore FILLOUTTHISAPPLICATlon Each organization will be I presenting their own theme. Tour Application for Perfomer all .hel booths and Yote on the one you like best. Voting will enter ~,.t.. .• , you in drawings for prizes! Name: D S,rJ , ... t Dr; F.iij; Phone Number: 'Organization members nol eligible 10 vole. E-mail: . , ----. Type of Talent: -: .J'BeCaUSe·you __haVe enoug/l to worry about... . ~ I,·t Number of People in Group: _ . . . -- ~------ I This is a: 'Child ~ Gr~up _ FamilY_I Ie: Shotlo~ , All Talent ~ust be appropriate for small Term - children. 20 acts will be chosen to perform. For more info call Lianne at 426-1237 from Blue Cr055 of Idaho A limited benefit program designed RETURN TO STUDENT ACTIVITIES espedally for your temporary health care needs. DESK'IN THE STUDENT UNION BY For information contact: Boise District Office 9·9·01. 3000 E. Pine Avenue Meridian,ID 83642-5995 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7408 Hotline: 426-2162 INFO: 426-INFO TTY: 426-1024 unlon.bolsestato.edu Boise,lD 83707-1408 I (208) 345·4550 I Customer Services: (800) 627-1031 L BlueCross ••. Ciil !,., ofIdaho • ~ t 1 U· l~~~" _A ....uguw.- .... ;;.;0:..:..,• .=.20::.;0:;::1_' ~ ----D.L.livL.:lelUor..ll'sil.::liQlUnI.LlS"------'------~Th~~e..:..A~r=:.:bi~te~r ...... :..P~agz:::.e~9 st 3 short, short stories by Melissa __~CheaRmovies for strugg!~ngstudents Fiction 1. Llanes Brownlee Beer sounds good .now. you .. You're wearing your You need liquid inspiration. Pir.k Floyd:. The Wall the famed tale of a demonical- Scooby pjs. Grab your food. ly possessed twelve-year-old Check your bag. Make sure You're lazy. Wish that beer BSU's SPEC 10~02/01 at ~e SPEC 7 p.m. was deliverable. Search your -Pmk Floyd s 1980 classic, girl and the struggles of a nspiration your order's there. You should Jesuit priest to free her. write about your fast food kitchen. Find tequila. Pour Film Calendar best-selling album, The Wall, yourself a shot. Toast. Toss it brings to life the despairing, Blank page. Write some- addiction. That's just a load of Fall 2001 American History X 11/06/01 back. Cough. Your eyes drug-laden loneliness of a thing. Anything. Rack your crap. water. Pour another. Stare famous rock star. Roger at the SPEC 7 pm -Oscar- brain. Think you've some- Drive home. Tum on TV. nominated performance by thing. Wallow in self-pity. Plop on the couch. Emeril is out the window. Waters' musical concept dis- Hope to God you think of By Wendy VertQh!.t Edward Norton in his dis- Want to write. Jot down the still on. He's making Pralines. plays animated and pictorial something. Borrow' some The Arbiter turbingly persuasive role as a Whos, Whats, and Wheres. Crave candy. Open the wrap- effects documenting the story divine inspiration. You don't neo-Nazi skinhead. Horrific Nothing. Sip your Coke. The per. Grease oozes out. Your behind the dark and somber own a Bible. Swear. Pray for Do not worry about breaking defenses of racism and white sugar high'll hit you. stomach growls. Swear. You meaning of "the wall." Mormons to knock. Wait. the bank or calling Mom and supremacy only scratch the Inspiration. You need inspi- forgot to get beer. You had Swear again. Think. Come up Dad for a quick loan. Bring your surface to the true identity of ration. Think you need your damn pjs on and couldn't with the Flood. Or the student I.D. and get in for only a Remember the Titans the crime of hate. It is discov- something stronger. go into a store. Swear again. buck a movie. These weekly fea- 10/10/01 at the Football Drought. Create a world with ered in the end that what is Watch television. Scratch Take a gulp of your Coke. no land and the punishment's tures offer great movies for stu- Stadium 7 p.m. -Set in easily learned can also be as yourself. Be Al Bundy. Write about Caffeine addic- dents to escape the drudgery of Alexandria, Virginia in 1971, a to dry up the water. That easily unlearned. Maybe something's on. Press tion. You can't, you like it too study-time and relax alone or school board is forced to inte- sucks. Rack your brain. God with a few other degree-seeking grate an all-black school with "Power." Blissful numbing much. Office Space 12/04/01 at the images fill your' addled mind. Turn on the Playstation. can kiss your ass. Another shot. You can't friends. Classics and new releas- an all-white school upsetting SPEC 7 p.m. -A comical view- Pick your belly button lint. Fight the bad guys. Lose. es alike are showcased. Here is the high school football teams write if you're drunk. Poe point on the same wave- There's nothing on. Flip Fight again. Win. Write about the lis.t to tack onto your dorm which had become the tradi- was an alcoholic. Write a hor- length as Dilbert, pointing out c~annels. Reruns: Keep fl.ip- the life of a female martial . -room mfo board:..".. tional backbone to this town. ror story. You can't of the hilarious mishaps of life in .. pmg. Infomercial. ·..··Hide ... artist and her boobs. She think 'TwoToaches band' together to anything scary. Your stupid. a maze of cubicles, fax ihat bald spot for only 39.99, fights bad guys by day and focus the new team into a win- That's scary. Scold yourself. Mallrats 9/04/01 at the SPEC machines, temperamental and if you act now we'll buys gravity defying outfits ning display of acceptance Only crazy people talk to 7p.m. - Writer/director Kevin printers, and the condescend- throw in this nifty pocket by night. Play another game. and tolerance .' themselves. Maybe you're Smith continues his trilogy after ing boss-mart as well. comb," the TV screams. It's Pillage a village. You're the crazy. Write about a guy who award-winning Clerks in this r------..., spray paint. .Laugh. Touch bad guy. Smile. Laugh rnani- couldn't write a story and so off-the-wall comedy about life Fast Times at Ridgemont High }'our head. Check. It's still . acally. Write about a Viking he kills himself. That's not a as . a "rnallrat." Featuring 12/11/01 at the SPEC 7 p.m. there. Relief. who raids a Polynesian vil- story either. You need thera- Shannen Doherty, skateboard -High school in the '80s at its Land on the Food Network. lage. That's impossible. champion Jason Lee, and best. This warming, humor- Emeril is bamming. He kicks Rethink. It's an isolated vil\age py. Sit. Stare at the blank page. Marvel Comic creator Stan ous classic disrlays the strug- it up a notch. Get hungry. near the Straights of Gibraltar. Type "Call me Ishmael." gling lives 0 teens in this Food sounds good. Look m Realize you don't know dick Lee. Delete it. Type "To be or not timeless era of hi-tops and fridge. Look in freezer. Look about Vikings. What you do to be:' Delete it, too. Begin Orgazmo 9/ 11 /01 at the SPEC mini-skirts, facing the same in fridge again. Leftover know you've only seen in with "I can't think of any- 7p.m. - Trey Parker challenges as every decade Chinese sounds good. Open movies. Maybe you should get thing." Type it, over and over. does in the throes of sex, it. Smell it. Pull away. Toss back to writing. Channel surf, (writer / director of South Park) Decide to finish the bottle. stars as the role of Joe Young, a drugs and rock 'n roll. it. McDonalds's good. Stay instead. Something has to be That's stupid. struggling, LDS actor deter- in your pjs. No one will on. Flip. Nothing. How do Stare blankly. Rack your mined to share and practice his know. Drive to McDonalds. these hacks write for a1l of brain. Wallow in self pity, Super size. Think about these shows and movies? You religious beliefs about God again. You want to write. with the residents of down- ordering a coffee to spil\ on could do that too. Stop on You have to write. Pull your your crotch to sue for money. Pamela Lee's ass. Her breasts town Los Angeles, only to be hair. Jot down the Whos, Spilling something hot on are ready to pop. You want transformed into the leading Whats, and Wheres, again. your johnson isn't a great her tight body on you. Envy role in adult movies as Nothing. Need a shot. Need "Captain Orgazmo." idea. Give the girl your Tommy Lee. Write about money. Smile. She stares at stalking a sexy movie star. inspiration. Nurpu and Further 9/18/01 at lashes. Her name, Talia. I the SPEC 7 p.m. -Two films Requiem for a Dream loved her. Beautiful Italian containing clips on extremist 10/23/01 at the SPEC 7 p.m. Over Martinis girl. We met in Paris. A wild stunts rerformed with the -Drug addiction in all gener- romance. I wanted to stay. wish you'd tell me why. sports 0 skiing, snowboarding alized forms is presented in We talked. I'd met him at She wanted only a fling. I lost Why?" He sighed. I smiled. I and kayaking. Presented by this shocking, sensory-driven McGlinty's. We'd order mar- her. was hoping he'd change the Teton Gravity Research, this film based on the novel by tinis. He'd have the onion, I, Paul's hand lightly subject. "I don't understand. footage will captivate the dar- Hubert Selby Jr. Effectively double olives. We'd pretend touched my arm. I jumped. Two years:' He grabbed my ing, athletic-type and bunny-hil\ displayed and graphically He enfolded my hands. Wet Event spotlight his wit'd dazzle me. I'd hands. "We don't live togeth- beginners, alike. produced, the viewer is sub- smile'n lightly brush his eyes pleaded. "I love you:' I er. We have nothing but mar- removed my hands, shook Pulp Fiction 9/25/01 at the mersed into the four separate, Coming soon to the Studen sleeve with my fingertips. Union Gallery: Zelia tinis:' my head, and drank my mar- SPEC 7 p.m. -This star-studded, . yet identical, lives of the But not today. 1 slowly freed my hands Bardsley: "Legends in Steel: He wanted more. I said no. tini. "Answer me?" He action-packed film intertwines addict and their eventual out- from confinement. "Even if 1 Mixed-media sculpture He wondered. I told him, prayed. told you, it wouldn't change karma and fate into a violently comes. constructed of recycled steel I wasn't listening. So, I "It's not you, it's me. anything:' His silence twisted, sardonically comical Exorcist 10/30/01 at the SPEC Sept. 7-Oct.5 He shook his head, "Don't BS drank a little more. 1knew he drama about the over-lapping 7 p.m. -The ro-release of this 7am-llpm daily answered. loved me. I just didn't love me, it won't work:' He A picture came to me. Dark lives of mobsters, addicts and 1949 classic features a chilling. picked up his drink, water him. I knew that. Eyes' chocolate curls, caramel skin, criminals. Starring John new "Spider Walk" scene and dripped, like jewels, over searched mine. "No." angelic smile, and slanted Travolta, Uma Thurman and eerie, morbid, sound effects. long fingers. "You say you Shaking my head, I stood up dusky eyes framed in thick Samuel L. Jackson. Enjoy the timeless horror of don't want a commitment. 1 and left. " . The Arbiter'-PagetO August 30,2001 Poetry in Th c. - " Public at rair gastronomy: Places A gross observation by J, Patrick Kelly Previously The Arbiter published The cornucopia of food works from booths this year at the Western Idaho.Fair was an edibletrib- Ahsahta Press ute to the melting pot of America. Gastronomical won- and BSU's ders were found in all shapes Cold Drill lit- and sizes, under all kinds of flags, but mostly showcased erary maga- was the cuisine of the old Stars and Stripes, slathered with zine. mustard. One imp9rtant considera- tion when eating fair food is Business-Major Blues the order in which it's con- sumed. Should a Pronto Pup Above: Part-time BSU student Colleen sllngln' I sit in my benign cubicle, come after the ice cream that souvlakl at Zorba's Greek Kitchen. Four taupe walls with a buff looks like a baked potato? Colored carpet. Should atomic Cajun shrimp Left Milking the goat for all It's worth at the My computer terminal's blank be eaten before or after you Western Idaho fair. ' face tells drink an iced granita? Are Everything I need to know, onion burgers more than just a All I'm ever going to hear is grilled onion in a burger bun, my bosses' voice, and if so, should they be eaten state. I found myself looking black angus, pygmy goats, And all I'm ever going to see with onion rings? Does the at other people's mastication and long-eared sheep. I was is Data. spicy nature of a chorizo sand- in hopes of deciding my own amazed to see ranchers and Maybe I could fashion a noose wich pair well with lemon- fate. This visual aid seemed to their families eating dinner From the word processors ade? How much organ-based be helpful, but in the end did- right next to the productive cord. food should a person eat in n't matter much. sphincters of their bovine. one day? Doesn't it bother I had intended on inter- Now,. that's bonding with -Seana Sperling people that pink cotton candy viewing some BSU students your animals! I guess after resembles fiberglass insula- both working and cruising the years of dining in the barn Untitled tion? And should the giant food booths, yet most people that the smell becomes palat- corn-on-the-cob on a stick be AND YET ANOTHER eaten last for obvious reasons? weren't interested in going on able. the record, and the one's that All in all, the Western PANIC-FILLED VOICE One thing is for sure; the did talk were highly reluctant Idaho Fair was interesting to CALLS OUT FROM THE order of ingestion is irrelevant. to give me their names. Is say the least, and I did see a DEPTH OF SUBURBIA. The guarantee is that you will going to the fair that cmbar- few of BSU students there, ... and that's four centimeters end up on that free porcelain rassing? Hell, I wrote an arti- whether they admit it or not. of height per glass blade, ride called the "Colon Blaster" de about it! I guess I'm not The great mix of humanity That's right, before it's all over. Lrode it at And would you mind double- s ham e - bas e d. in full regalia was definitely least four times. After sufficiently making . the highlight of the fair for spraying There isa tunnel vision myself sick on corn dogs, SOU- people watchers like myself. off This month? $1 effect involved amidst this vlaki, and lamb sandwiches I Next year they should have I thought I might possibly bastion of gut bombs: The wandered, dazed into the a "longest mullet contest" have seen a dandelion this brightly colored booths, the with Student I.D.· livestock exhibition MICa. because I saw plenty of blue morning. olfactory overload of the food, Logic should dictate this is ribbon winners this year. and the dense haze of grease on the corner of Capitol Blvd. -Robert Grover that floats slightly above eye not a good time to breathe in and University Dr. level all leads prospective din- barnyard odors, but off Iwent Solitude ers into a pseudo-comatose to look and smell Guernsey's, Don't park your heart in my garage. Don't plant your feet in my yard. Don't place your thoughts in my mailbox. 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Window" 6 Organized march 46 French cleric 58 Poet Alexander 48 Bakery buy 59 Cardsharp's 62 Tangy 7 Free-for-all 64 Draft letters 8 Audaciously rude 49 Frosh cap maneuver The Arbiter • Page 12 Aligust30, 2001 School's around the nation four-year degrees may be cul- dation students attend classes, said Colleen Simmons, a high Interlink. which are usually paid for by tural, Reddy said. Carrie Leverenz, an associ- "Don't forget that the whole school guidance counselor in their employers, Hanna said. Four-Year Degrees No Longer ate professor of English at image of getting into a liberal Texas. Meanwhile, they are on the arts school and being a well- Sure Ticket To Success, Job "I always hear kids say, "1 Texas Christian University, job, earning money and gain- rounded person has its roots want to go to college. I want to said some. of her students do ing work experience as electri- Market Analysts Say go to college/" she said. "I even not understand that career somewhere in the 16th and 17th cians, plumbers, carpenters, century, among people of inde- hear speciai-education students preparation is not the sole pur- masons and heating and air- pose of a four-year college pendent means," he said. would fare better with one or who nave difficulty in learning conditioning technicians. For those who have to work by Chris Neely say it. We would love for every degree. "One of the things we've two years of technical training for a living, many should take a Knight-Ridder Tribune student to get a four-year "Students come to me and dealt with is, there is a stigma at a trade school. pragmatic look at which occu- degree, but there are many, say, "1 don't want to take a attached to people doing any- On average, college gradu- writing class,' or, "1don't want pations need workers, Reddy ates earn about 46 percent more manYl'obsout there that have to thing wi;Eeiir hands," said As a high school senior, be fi1 ed that do not require to take a foreign language,'" Paul Kell len, dean of con- said. Rebecca Gonzalez was sur- annually than non-graduates, she said. "1 tell them that the Although most manufactur- according to the federal Bureau that." struction te ology at North prised to find that everyone - Interlink, a Dallas company idea of a liberal arts college is ing jobs do not require a four- of Labor Statistics. But a college Lake College. "But the fact is, year degree, technological friends, family, teachers and that works with industry lead- that you're being educated lib- students who choose to go this counselors - had her future degree is not a sure ticket to suc- erally, in a broad base of sub- advances have almost made cess that it once was, said ers to forecast the needs of the direction have a great opportu- planned out for her. jects. If you don't want to do unskilled workers a thing of the Kenneth Gray, a professor of Metroplex job market, has iden- nity to further their education Everyone, that is, except her. tified 40 occupations that will that, you probably should con- and find themselves with really past, he said. education at Penn State sider narrower training, "Anyone going into manu- 'lin high school, they're have the greatest demand for good, marketable skills." University. "The economy gen- whether that be a trade school facturing should plan on a pat- always preaching college, col- workers by 2006. Manufacturing also faces a lege, college," said Gonzalez, erates only about half as many or community college." tem of lifelong learning, going college-level jobs for the num- Of those 40 jobs, most of growing gap between available who lives in Lewisville, Texas. which are in industrial trades In conjunction with North jobs and skilled workers, said back for refresher training," "But I didn't want to sit in class ber of people we graduate, and Lake College, the Construction Reddy said. "There's a much only about half who begin col- such as construction and auto- Leo Reddy, chief executive offi- for four more years." . motive maintenance, 31 require Education Foundation in cer of the National Coalition for stronger need for knowledge- Instead, the A student chose lege graduate," 'he said. "So the Irving, Texas, is training skilled able workers who have broad- actual four-year college success a minimum of one to two years Advanced Manufacturing in to build a career in construc- of technical training. More than workers such as Gonzalez so based skills." rate is one out of four. That's a they can advance in the con- Washington, D.C. Changes in the kinds of jobs tion. pretty dismal return on the tax- a quarter pay $15 to $25 an Consequently, jobs making . Seven years later, as statis- hour, or $600to $1,000for a 40- struction field, said Jane things such as shoes, ball bear- most vital to the economy likely payers' investment." Hanna, executive director of tics indicate that most of her hour week. The average wage ings, computers' and airplanes will make technical training college-bound classmates have in Tarrant County is $727 a the foundation. are among those with the high- augmented by continuing edu- either dropped out or are work- Still, society continues to push "The fallacy has been that cation more common, Slocum students into college,Gray said. week. the people coming into our est pay, he said. said. Even a four-year degree ing in low-paying jobs unrelat- "There seems to be this men- _ "A lot of parents think the "Manufacturing is well ed to their degrees, Gonzalez, industry would be those who may not be enough anymore, tality now that if a young per- success of their child is based above the services and whole- 25, is earning about $40,000 a on how many years of college could not succeed at anything she said. son isn't enrolled in some uni- else," she said. "But the student sale and retail sectors in terms year as a plumbing forewoman they go to, but the Bureau of of wages," he said. "It is com- "The shelf life of education is versity somewhere two months, we're looking for is a very changing," she said. "These for TO Industries in Dallas. 12 days and four hours after Labor Statistics tells us that parable to finance, insurance Despite increasing pressure only 29percent of the jobs in the bright individual with a high and real estate in terms of wage two-year degrees and certifica- . they graduate from high school, math aptitude and the ability to tions are a response to that." on .high school graduates to future will require four years of levels." earn four-year college degrees, life is over," he said. problem-solve." Educators recognize that college or more," said Candy Much of the drive toward educators and job market ana- Once or twice a week, foun- pressure and try not to add to it, Slocum, executive director of lysts say that some students thinking, these are the skills that lege, and they want it to be prac- plines fuel," Dunn said. Ely said. one develops and that become tical and result in a good first Basing one's degree pro- Computer science and engi- job." Hill, of the coordinating neering are still strong majors at honed in a liberal arts pro- Educators warn of gram on market forces isn't gram," she said. "This is the last board, said that although smart, said Curt Ely, assistant TCU, as well as communica- employers often say they want tions, political science and busi- time in most students' lives until dean for enrollment manage- they reach their 50s or 60s that people who are broadly educat- degree fads ment and student development ness. Though those are good ed in a variety of fields, the per- majors, they may not provide a they will have time to converse at the engineering school at with the great philosophers, to centage of liberal arts degrees by Rebeca Rodriguez force," Hill said. "The core cur- Southern Methodist University student with the wide range of has continued to decline for sev- riculum is becoming increasing- read the great literature." Knight-Ridder Tribune in Dallas. skillshe or she needs in life,said eral years. ly more practically oriented Mary Volcansek, dean of the But the financial draw of August 21, 2001 "If a student thinks that degrees in business or computer "The reality is, fields like than liberal arts-based, and they're going to insulate them- college of humanities and social English, history, sociology,geol- FORT WORTH, Texas - work-readiness is stressed dur- sciences. science is strong. selves from layoffs by changing "Just look at the Nasdaq.' ogy and anthropology do have Engineering and computer sci- ing the last two years." out of engineering, they're kid- She pointed out that students to struggle," Hill said. "1person- Downward trends in the today are likely to have several Volcansek said. "1 think so ence degrees are as hot as ever ding themselves," he said. many parents are looking at ally lament that." despite the dot-com bust, but a dot-com industry have not careers in their lifetimes. No industry is immune to paying a very high tab for col- quieter concern is smoldering at deterred thousands of Texas layoffs, and high tech is still "Critical reading, analytic some Texas universities. students from enrolling in com- head and shoulders above other Liberal arts programs at puter science and engineering industries in terms of its job many schools have been declin- programs at such schools as offerings and salaries, he said. ing or holding steady for years, Texas Christian University in "Even with the current lay- and fields like English and his- Fort Worth and the University offs,high tech has created more of Texas at Arlington. In fact, tory have had to struggle for high-paying jobs than any other many students are returning to Need funding and students, said industry," he said. Marshall Hill, assistant com- school to get advanced high- The unemployment rate for tech training to remain compet- I - missioner for universities at the electrical engineers before the Texas Higher Education itive. dot-com drop-off was about 0.4 Although the bust got a lot of Coordinating Board in Austin. percent, Ely said, whereas now news media attention, the dot- The dual trends raise the it's about 1 percent. That's still question of whether universi- com industry represents a small much better than the state aver- portion of the overall high-tech- ties are merely incubators for age of about 4 percent, he said. future workers or places where nology field, said Dana Dunn, Ultimately, students should young minds can discover and vice president of academic try to choose fields that match GREAT PAY grow for the sake of learning. affairs at UT-Arlington. their abilities and long-term "The national rhetoric is that "Frankly, it's never been the EXCELLENT PERKS stable nuts-and-bolts profes- goals, rather than picking higher education is a place to what's popular at the moment, prepare people for the work sional base that these disci- Callers earn: • $6 per hour Student callers are needed • free long distance calls TUITION • $3 food coupon per shift frompg.3 more students would have an from Sept. 25 - Oct. 25 matriculation fee has more Athletics, student government, the marching band, The opportunity to respond. In the to work two nights a week • $$ Bonuses $$ than doubled in the last 10 current issue, ASBSUPresident Arbiter, BSU Radio and the years, rising from $313 in 1991- Nate Peterson is calling for a (you pick the nights) from • paid training 92 to $746 the current semester. Student Programs Board are refund for the fee increase on some of the activities that cost • marketable skills This encompasses the costs of the Recr('ation Building, which 6-9:00 p.m. running services such as regis- students each semester. Many • future job references of the costs of these activities he says students paid for to Calling takes place on tration. The cost of construct- open the current semester, but ing new buildings has also have increased greatly (some- • prizes times by more than double) in which will not be ready until campus. risen, and the Student Union next semester. and Recreation Building won the last 10 years. In a recent Arbiter opinion Fee increase proposals are fee increases for their construc- approved before the Executive piece, Vice President of Contact: Br,andon Smith, BSU Foundation Education tion projects. Budget Committee, then by the Student Affairs Peg Blake said Aside from necessary adminis- University president and sub- Building, Room 708,: 426-2649. . tration fees and construction the administration would do more to publicize the fee sequently by the State Board of . .HURRYI Positions fill, up fast!! costs, student activities absorb Education. funds from each student. increase hearings to see that The A r b I t e r ...lt's better than a sharp stick Sigm~· [flY1Alpha in the eye. Unless you 'Army ROTCmay not be a fraternity,or sorority, .but at times it can feel like one. 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