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NEWS

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A Nobel Prize-winning economist to speak about disconnected globalization.

OPINION

PAGE 3 Writer Jacob Goode explores the U.S:s broken borders and finds captlalist roots.

CULTURE

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PlIllTllS RY SEAN PRAll/THE ARBITER ROTCstudents from across Idaho flew to Orchard Training Area for field training. Cadets were given a taste ofwhat they may experience in army careers.

Writer Hadley Rush flirts Koi-Iy ROTC takes classroom with the idea of perfect Sushi. SPORTS ------PAGE 8-9 Both the Boise State men's and training into the field women's tennis teams swept the Boise State Classic. BY CHAD MENDENHALL News Writer ONLINE Cadets from the five universities of southern Idaho's Army Heserve Officers' ------Training Corps of the Snake River Task Force fulfilled their semester training Post your comments online at: by applying classroom instruction to actual field and infantry exercises over the WWW.ARBITERONLINE.COM weekend. HOTC classmates from Boise State University, Albertson College, Brigham ON CAMPUS Young University-Idaho, Northwest Nazarene University and Idaho State ------~------University spent Friday and Saturday crawling through muddy terrain, search- , Tuesday ing and unarming imitated enemies, and learning basic infantry techniques._ Glory Road - 7 p.m. "This gives them a flavor of what they'll expect throughout their careers," said outdoor Amphitheater (rain. Lt. Col. Brad Nelson. . According to Nelson, their classroom and field training emphasizes the tac- ' location: Hatch D Ballroom) tical skills necessary for cadets to become commissioned U.S. Army officers Free movie upon graduation. It also helps them to strengthen vital leadership skills required Wednesday 8< Thursday throughout the course. "Spring It On" Launch Into a BSU student Cadet Chris Byrne said, "I want to influence people's lives in a Healthier You positive way, and the HOTC trains us with leadership skills that will allow this 11 a.m. - 1 p.rn. to happen." Byrne said he believes the skills acquired through this training will on the Quad Wednesday also help him with future business plans. "I want to own a business, and these exercises provide a final flne-tunlng to the leadership abilities we've learned in 11 a.m. - noon class." at the Education Building Each cadet was armed'~ith a compass, a map and a rubber gun simulating an MI6 combat rifle at the Orchard Training Field on Friday. They had three hours WEATHER to locate six strategically placed markers within a 7000-meter radius. This and other activities exposed cadets to structured operations where their mission was ------to successfully complete mentally and physically challenging assignments. Cadet Hebecca Kent received a full tuition scholarship for four years through recruitment from the HOTC. She plans to complete her education through the common situations. Following those exercises, cadets participated in a firefight .;/ oJ oJ .;/ nursing program at BSU and said she is excited to serve in that capacity. with paint ball guns. "These military exercises create a warrior ethos by building cadets' confidence TUESDAY The Idaho Air National Guard assisted the HOTC by flying the cadets on a C- in technical and tactful proficiency," said Cadet and BSU senior Eddie Hall. High:•59F / Low 45F 130 transport/cargo plane. This flight was meant to simulate deployment into a combat zone. The transport training also included a flight in the Idaho Army Currently serving with the National Guard, Hall is a psychology major training _National Guard's Blackhawk helicopters, preparing students in rapid infantry to become a medic. He said his confidence in the Army's training has prepared him for authentic conflict situations. (Il:..IL landing tactics. ~ Saturday began with a series of situational training exercises, including en- Army ROTC is an elective class that can be taken along with other required oJ .;I .;I oJ counters with an enemy force equipped with paintball guns. Cadets were taught college classes. They offer scholarships to students interested in enlisting with WEDNESDAY and evaluated on skills including movement techniques, reaction to enemy fire, the Army Heserve or the Army National Guard. For more information about BSU High: 64F / Low 48F contact with enemy forces, contact with civilians on the battlefield, and other Military Science call 1-800-632-6586.

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THURSDAY High: 69F / Low 49F Two senators fail to participate, Parke readies budget

No reasons for Guthrie's resignation Parke can appoint a new senator at any' er to ASBSU, and Al Robison, business man- , CONTACT BY DUSTIN LAPRAY ager for the Student Union, during a training were given. time. Arbiter Staff ------While early resignations froin Senate The Senate must confirm the appoint- session atThursday'smeeting in the Student NEWS seats are common from semester to semes- ment and the senator must be sworn into Union's Forum. (208)345-8204 x 102 Just weeks into the new Associated "There can be this tugging back and [email protected] Students, of Boise State University Senate ter, these cases are special. office. Edgarsis missing meetings due to person- Sources within ASBSU said that former forth; Meyer said, concerning the president term, two of the 14 Senate seats are already and the Senate during the process. "Don't al issues unrelated to her activity at BSU. College of Engineering Senator and Vice- OPINION emp~. ' feel like you don't have the time to review (208) 345-8204 x 112 Wilson said he is unsure if Bdgarsshould Presidential candidate LaTisha Clark asked SenatorsSierraEdgars andEmmyGuthrie, and consider the lines In the budget: [email protected] be removed and he, wOn't take' any action ,to be appointed in Edgars's place, but Parke though recently elected, have not attended a -The amount of money ASBSUgets until he discusses the proper steps with the chose not to appoint Clark until, after the single meeting. ASBSU Judiciary. budget approval process is completed this from student fees. changes every year, de- CULTURE Edgars, the at-large senator who won the (208) 345-8204 x 104 pending on the number of~tudents who """":"" lottery drawing for the final Senate seat, One possible replacement could be spring. enroll at BSU. ,,' [email protected] Stephanie ,'Hooft, the, candidate, who, tied has been absent due to personal reasons, Last year, ASBSU planned to receive ;~~ according to newly elected 'Senate Pro With Edgars for the final senate seat yet l~st'The Budget, " SPORTS in the lottery drawing~ter the election. Parke is charged with writing the new $487,724.67frbm studeil.ts. ' , ,,'," ,' ·i' Tempore GregWilson. Most9(thatm()neyg0ll$to,~ub~ an~'or-. (208),345-8204 x 103 .Guthrie's ,position ':"on-the 'SenatemustASBSUbudgetforfis~~ year'O'!. When Parke, jiJ Guthrie, the uncontested, winner of the ganizations,training/payroU;lobbjiistsand :, - [email protected] be ' tiued by., a 'stud~nt in' the' College finishes his liudget,it goes to the Senate for ~t; College of Engineering seat, has resigned othe,r funds. The SimateWfil createabudget· ' ,,~ . , ofEngineerin.g. -":'capproval and discuSSIon. ' , " " , .Ih~ her post and will not be oil Senate this year, ,sub~coinmittee-to: discusS theliudget.·· .~." ~~-: :.~' ADVERnSING To flllthe.seat; A~BSUPreslde~t Wyatt~ Tile Senate heard fromRo~MeYC1, advis- ~'I according to Wilson; (208) 345-8204 x 118 , 1- 11 [email protected] , ;,1;-,; , - , - .r- ~ ~:.~ .» '.~: . . ~ '" " ::~:~";:X;" ':' "Dr. Stiglitz is widely regarded as both to come out of the water and to ing to change aspects of the Patriot one of the best economic minds of world return to the water at will, without Act also names Tariq Ramadan as his generation, with a unique abili- getting stranded on land." the symbolic plaintiff. Ramadan, Scientists find a Swiss national barred by the U.S. ty to express complex ideas in clear, government from entering the compelling ways,· saidHelen.Lojek missing link .national country, was set to take a position chair of the Distinguished Lecture at the University of Notre Dame. Series committee. WASHINGTON - An internation- Academia feels A number of cases have raised Stiglitz has worked in a variety of al team of scientists has discovered concerns across the n-ation: economic fields. He was a member a long-sought missing link between government shadow • Bolivian historian Waskar Ari, of the Council of Economic Advisers fish and the first animals to walk on hired recently to teach at the during the Clinton Administration LOS ANGELES - On March 10, land. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, from 1993-1995. Following that he Latin American history professor They found nearly complete fos- has been denied a visa to enter the served as council chair until 1997, Miguel Tinker-Salas was sitting in sils of a flat-bodied, sharp-toothed U.S. when he became chief economist of his office at Pomona College ex- creature with a crocodile-like head • Last month a group of 59 Cuban the World Bank. and the scales and fins of a fish, but pecting students during his regular For the past six years, Stiglitz The Idaho Law Review 2006 Symposium scholars was refused entry to a neck, ribs and limbs more like a office hours. Puerto Rico, a U.S. commonwealth, has been teaching at Princeton, Instead, two Los Angeles land creature. to attend an academic conference. Stanford, MIT and Oxford. He is County sheriff's deputies walked It would have been able to haul • Dora Maria Tellez, aleadingmem- currently a professor at Columbia in and started questioning the itself out of shallow water and push ber of the Sandinista Liberation University where he has taught Venezuelan-born professor. itself along the shore, like an awk- Movement in Nicaragua who is now courses in macroeconomics, eco- The deputies were gathering in- ward seal, in what's now Arctic a college professor/was denied per- nomic policy and globalization. formation for an FBI-led terrorism Canada about 375 million years mission to enter the U.S. to teach at Stiglitz is widely known for his taskforce, somethingthatunnerved ago, the scientists report in this Harvard University . publicgtion, "Globalization and its . Tinker-Salas and later the president week's Nature magazine. Maura Harty, an assistant sec- discontents" which depicts how in- of Pomona College, David Oxtoby, "This really is what our ances- retary of state in the Bureau of ternational monetary institutions who circulated a concerned e-mail tors looked like when they began to Consular Affairs, said that the vast have impacted developing nations. to faculty, students and alumni. leave the water," said Per Ahlberg, majority of visas for students and The concern centered on the an evolutionary biologist at Uppsala professors are processed efficiently - by Jessica Wigley chilling effect such visits could have University in Uppsala, Sweden. and the visas are issued. on the spirit of openness and aca- The shift of animals from water to She said she regretted any un- Friday, April 14 demic freedom at the college, near what the? land was "one of the major transfor- warranted delays but noted that. Los Angeles in Claremont, Calif. 8:30 am to 2:30 pm mations in the history of life," said the process of granting visas had Similar concerns were expressed Doubletree Riverside Hotel Edward Daeschler, a paleontologist become more complicated in the during the debate surrounding You're not mad, are at the Academy of Natural Sciences wake of the Sept. Il, 2001, terrorist 2900 Chinden Boulevard, Boise' congressional renewal of the. USA iri Philadelphia. attacks."We need to strike a bal- you Sweetie? A day of discussion on innovative approaches to Patriot Act: The scientists named the new ance between securing our borders Moreover, the American Civil crime and justice, with talks by national experts on: species Tiktaalik (tick-TAH-Iick), a and open doors," she said. A man and his girlfriend were native Inuit word for "large freshwa- Liberties Union has raised broader Communitu Prosecution out drinking at a pub in Thatcharn, ter fish." They think it could survive questions about the Bush adminis- local/bstJ England, when a stripper began Communitu Policing on land for short periods but had to tration's denials of visas to foreign performing at a nearby stag party. scholars and others in what some Communitu Courts return to the water to stay alive. Nobel Prize winning The man used the girlfriend's cell Drug Courts Tiktaalik used its snout to breathe see as a political effort to bar dissi- phone to take a picture of the naked dent voices from the country ... air and its gills to get oxygen in lady. When they got home, she reg- and The ACLU has filed two related economist to speak the water, like modern lungfish, -istered her displeasure by stabbing Navajo Peacemaking lawsuits: In one, the group is press- Ahlherg said in an e-mail message. at Boise State him several times. He said the animal's power- ing the administration to turn over Complete illjormalitJII at: ful pectoral fins, the equivalent documents that could shed light on On Wednesday April 12th, www.lawreview.uidaho.edu/symposium/ of a forelimb, could raise its head why certain individuals were de- Columbia University professor and We're on it or call 1-877-810-1573 !loll [icc) and forequarters slightly off the nied entry into the United States; Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz This event is free to the general public. ground. in a second, the ACLU challenges will speak in the Jordan Ballroom Due toa malfunction, a civil "This suggests a walking mode aspects of the Patriot Act, arguing of the SUB at 7 p.m. as part of Boise defense siren started blaring in a Rl'gish:'fL,!-i and r.ai\J attl~ll\k'L'Swill be gIven pnonty S<-\ltmg. similar to that in the (modern) that ideological considerations and State's Distfnguied Lecture Series. neighborhood in Lahaina, Hawaii. mudskipper or the catfish," Ahlberg not terrorist concerns are being His lecture, "The Economics of After fielding numerous angry said. "It's not elegant, but it works used to keep certain academics out Information" is open to the public calls, workers tried to solve the reasonably well. I think it had of the country. and will feature key points' of eco- problem electronically, but this set enough walking ability to allow it The second ACLU lawsuit seek- nomics. off every siren in the county. ANIIETY SCREENING Are you wasting time?

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Which .is more important, the The Women's Center gets a bad rap

BY JENNIFER KITCHEN played, because of the 'No rape is a good rape' chalk- American economy or American laws? Guest Opinion ing on the sidewalks. There was' one that said something like, "in the "There is a principle which is a bar against all in- VM you will be exposed to bitch, cunt.;' that's when BY JACOB GOOD But what could be - so bad in passed in 1994. For 12 years NAFTA formation, which is proof against all arguments and I realized it wasn't about the Clothesline Project. I Mexico as to precipitate mass mi- has taken the idea of free trade and Opinion Writer wllich cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting igno- wonder if the people who put the chalking all over, in gration to our nation? used it for the benefit of multi-bil- rance- that principle is contempt prior to investiga- public view, realized they are the ones that exposed What's your definition of "ille- According to the CIA, the reasons lion dollar corporations, at the ex- tion." -Hetbert Spencer. me to those things, and Iwasn't given a chance to de- gal?" I always thought illegal meant are "low real wages, underemploy- pense of the Mexican economy. cide whether I wanted to be exposed by purchasing a you broke a law of the United States ment for a large segment of the popu- Basically we turned free trade Although I don't like to admit it, I am sometimes ticket to their protest. and were subsequentlypunished foT lation, inequitable income distribu- into forced trade, and 11 million swayed by the opinions of others, rather than investi- It's unsettling to me that most of those involved doing so. But I guess that something tion, and few advancement oppor- Mexicans were smart enough to go gating something myself. IfIhad heard of their "bad" would not take credit for their participation in the is illegal only if it doesn't benefit tunities for the largely Amerindian where the money led them. Why reputation, 1 may have not been helped so tremen- chalkings. population in the impoverished work Oil a farm in Mexico when , the economy of the United States. dously by the Women's Center mentoring program In doing research on the Women's Center, I found southern states." This sounds your profits are going to the United We live in a nation run by the free and the returning women's discussion groups. out that, "the center's publications, programs and somehow familiar. States? Pack your bags and find a market. Ihave used their facility for a quiet place to study speaker's bureau are available to all. A closer look at Mexico's traits hole in the fence. Normally, I wouldn't have a prob- because Iwas intimidated by the hustle and bustle of It's facilities provide a stimulating and support- lem with this system, but the US shows that they are roughly equal I once solely blamed the Mexicans the Student Union Building. ive environment for those [anyone, men and women with the United States in economi- for crossing the border illegally, but stepped beyond the term "free" , am no longer unsettled by going to the SUB, but it alike] who seek to explore sex role, family, and gender , cal terms, yet their per capita in- as 1 studied the subject more, I no- . and has 'gone directly to what is was comforting to know I had a safe place to go. issues, either formally or informally; and its library come is four times less than ours ticed that governments always have called a laissez-faire, or "hands- One day when I was at the Women's Center doing contains several hundred books, magazines, bibliog- and their population below the a hand in illegal activities, Those off", type of market. Companies are homework, an employee of the center, and I were raphies and pamphlets dealing with these subjects poverty line is 40 percent compared who cross the borders are breaking allowed to do whatever they wish talking when he said, "You know the reputation we from many perspectives [not just from a feminist to 12 percent in the US. So what is a law, but we're not enforcing it. in order to protect their stockhold- have ..." That intrigued me, because I had no idea viewpoint]" (Albertsons Library). the deal? The North American Free Certainly the nation whose im- ers' yachts and mansions, includ- what he was talking about. Even though I am only a visitor to the Women's Trade Agreement. migration service issued visas to ing hiring illegal immigrants to When the Women's Center production of the Center myself, I would encourage those who have It is known that NAFTA provid- the September lIth hijackers six work in tomato fields and slaugh- • "Vagina Monologues," was getting ready to open its any interest in what they do to stop in and see for, ed a way for US companies months after they flew airplanes terhouses. Corporations who hire doors, I saw the chalking all around campus. themselves. to export their manu; into our buildings cannot be ex- illegal immigrants have flown Truthfully, I thought it was an introduction to the facturing facilities to pected to criminalize II million under the radar of the legislative Clothesline Project, where dozens of T-shirts de- Jennifer Kitcnen is a psychology Mexico without add- people' and send them back to branch of the United States for signed by survivors of relationship violence are dis- major at Boise State University Mexico. So they're here to stay. And decades, yet when En ron or Tyco ing expensive tar- we like that because they furnish steal money from their stockhold- iffs to the resulting America with an underpaid labor ers only then do we see, CEOs in imports. The bill force, incapable of standing up for prison jumpsuits. was brought themselves for fear of deportation. Okay, so it's extremely 'forward by Maybe ifthey knew the lackluster ' easy to blame the US, President efforts of our INS they wouldn't be but can we find blame Bush, but so afraid to speak up. in the nation whose was final- I often feel like I'm bashing .workers are jump- .Ized by America too much, but then I look ing our borders? Sure, President at the facts and we certainly de- but that's still a result of Clinton, serve the bashing. Out of one side American actions. and of our mouths we judge illegal im- Anyone risking his migrants and with the other side we or her life to cross tell them to clean our pools. into the United So we need to decide what is States is run- more important, our economy or ning from our laws. One must be inforced something in more than the other. Mexico. Nobel Prize-winning economist offers insights that are worth hearing

sumption of perfect information comes. and what can be done to en- Dr. Joseph Stiglitz and in-turn the conclusion that free sure that current negotiations end presents lecture markets create optimum outcomes with more equitable terms? are both invalid. Speaking 01} his re- o What would happen if insurance Wednesday luctance to put absolute faith in the companies tested your DNA at birth at Boise State free market, Stiglitz remarks, "the to determine your susceptibility to reason that the hand may be invis- certain diseases later in life, and BY KENDALL ible is that it is simply not there-or used this information to determine BURGEMISTER at least if it is there, it is palsied." if you qualify for health tnsurancet Should they be allowed to do this? ' Guest Opinion A very basic and widely-used example of the imperfect informa- o Should the Social Security sys- money feels nice tem be privatized or controlled On Wednesday, April 12, Nobel tion concept is the used car market. exclusively by the government? Or Prize-winning economist Dr. For a free market model to be valid, Get a job with rewarding pay and flexible hours. should the private and public sec- Joseph Stiglitz will speak at 7 p.m. in , the buyer and the seller must both The Arbiter is accepting applications for ad executives tor divvy up various responsibili- the Student Union Jordan Ballroom, possess complete and equal infor- for Fall/Spring 200()·2007. ties within the system? as part of the Distinguished Lecture mation about the car. However, it o How much government informa- Series. If you happen to be mildly is generally the case that the seller tion should the public be allowed to interested in what Stiglitz has to will know a great deal more about access? say, or if you might go just to earn the true condition (and true value) job description: In reading some of his academic extra credit for class, but don't of the car. In this case, they say that articles, I have realized that one of know much about the specifics of information is asymmetric, and Stiglitz' strengths is his ability to Personality Qualities: Requirements: his work, read on for a quick over- the outcome will most certainly be put these theories, which are often for () credits view of why his message is worth a different than if the buyer had the communication skills rcgisu-rcd same information as the seller. based on extremely complex math- listen. strong speaking voice ematical concepts, into terms that Much of Stiglitz' academic career There are certainly more inter- in person/on phone presence everyone can understand. He can has been dedicated to the econom- esting applications of these theo- undoubtedly explain his policy outgoing icsof information. This relatively ries than how to deal with used recommendations based on these new sub-field in economics ana- car salesmen. Some questions that theories better than I, so I will re- lyzes what happens when the in- Stiglitz has researched and applied frain from making an attempt. I formation that we possess whenwe the principles of information eco- will simply suggest that if you are make decisions is imperfect. nomics will include: To apply send resume and lcucr of' application: [email protected] in the least bit curious about how A central assumption of the gen- o Why have the efforts by organizations, ,such as the International some of the most important ques- eral equilibrium model is that all Deadline: April 18 by 5:00 potu. tions facing our society today can individuals possess perfect infor- Monetary Fund, to bring Third be solved, you should attend this mation, which explains how free World countries out of poverty presentation. markets result in optimum out- failed? o Why did so many historical comes. In "The Wealth of Nations," trea" Kendall Bergemeister is an Adam Smith uses the "invisible ties between the United States TheArbiter government and Native American economics major at Boise hand" metaphor to describe this tribes result in inequitable out- State and a Top Ten Scholar model. Stiglitz believes that the as-

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Singing. fashion. and conspiracy theorles- Is there anything more enticing than Brazilian music? So breezy, now that's good TV fragrant and romantic. On their latest CD, the Philadelphia-based husband-and-wife duo of Orlando BY MARIANA BEKKER Haddad and Patricia King explore Culture Columnist its many moods, from the propul- sive samba of "Peira Livre" to the What's the hottest thing on TV plaintive ballad"Perguntas." - right now?That's right - you guessed Norristown native John Swana it - "American Idol." Granted, the adds some graceful jazz accents show is in its fifth season and Simon on trumpet and flugelhorn. The and Paula's arguing has just gotten wonder is that such percussion- creepy and uncomfortable, but this based music can be so luxuriously go 'round, anyone who's anyone is relaxing. "In Rio" is like an aural tuning in every week. massage. Purchase at www.minas- Not only does "American Idol" music.com. provide entertainment in the form of singing - good and bad - it also provides America with new fashion CELEBRITY NEWS: trends. The South Park boys lt'strue, "American Idol" istrendy, and people are taking notice. get some respect In the past, the show's stylists have done wonders with the contestants' looks. I mean, look what they did with Clay Aiken. One min- ute he's a geeky guy with ill-fitted glasses, and the next he's a pop su- perstar with highlights. They trans- formed him into a teenybopper's dream, and though he lost to Ruben Nonprofit organization created after life-changing experience Studdard, Aiken is the more famous one. And it's all because ofthe high- BY DANIEL KEDISH Grant recalls her feelings about going as indescribable. lights. Comedy Central's controver- Assistant Culture Editor "The feeling l.got when I decided to quit my job was something I ; .. Then there's Ryan Seacrest. .I sial cartoon "South -Park" on . cannot explain. It came so quickly. I barely had time to question it. don't know if anyone else has no- Wednesday won a Peabody Award, Moving to California, Theresa Grant never dreamed. ofAfrica. She Have you ever felt that 'should' feeling? The 'I should really go do ticed, but a lot of guys are dressing one of the nation's most prestigious never thought of volunteering for nonprofit organizations and nev- this' feeling? Well, times those feelings by 10and add many images like Seacrest, and styling their hair awards for broadcasting excellence er imagined giving up a career she worked so hard to achieve. She ofinnocent children who have ended up homeless just because their like Seacrest, and even growing out in news and entertainment. changed her life as well as the lives of orphaned children abandoned parents died and they had no other place to go and youhave inspira- the facial fuzz like Seacrest. He is Awards director Horace and alone in Zambia. tion to go." influencing millions of men around Newcomb praised the show's take- , As a Boise State University graduate and a hometown Hailey, The next thing she knew, she sold every last piece of furniture she the U.S., and what's funny is that no-prisoners approach to satire, Idaho resident, Grant traveled to Africa to help countless numbers spent months accumulating. Saying goodbye to her beloved Danish most of these men refuse to admit saying it "pushes all the buttons, of orphans and continues to aid the poverty-stricken youth through chairs, her career, family and friends, she stepped onboard a plane they even watch the show. turns up the heat, and shatters ev- Courage To Be You (C2BU)International, a non-profit organization to the other side of the globe. Without help from an organization, This season has been especially ery taboo." The awards, which will 'she developed. travel companions or contracts, she began a life-changing experi- entertaining to watch because of be given out at a ceremony hosted Before answering the call to Africa, Grant began her career in ence shaping the person she is today. my conspiracy theory. I know, it's a by that other Comedy Central sati- sunny San Francisco: a city full of opportunities, supermarkets, " Arriving in Africa, Grant found a world unlike the one she knew so bit over the top to have a conspiracy rist, Jon Stewart, also went to Fox's high-end shopping districts and Starbucks - the simple First World well back in America. theory for a singing competition, "House" and ABC's"Boston Legal." accommodations inexistent in the dilapidated and HIV and AIDS- "I went from a city girl who grew accustomed to nice hotels, shop- but I believe I am on to something. Awards also went to two Gulf affected regions of the African country Zambia. ' ping, fine dining and dry cleaning to being thankful for running wa- A couple of weeks ago, one of the Coast stations that stayed onthe air In the BayArea, landing ajob came fast for Grant, who began work ter, washing my clothing by hand, using a hole for a toilet and learn- contestants, Katherine McPhee, throughout Hurricane Katrina and at a marketing firm in the Silicon Valley. ing to eat with my hands," Grant said. who is supposedly one of the better to CNN and NBC for their coverage "I just fellinto the field," Grant said. She later landed a marketing Greeted by four girls and an prphanage director after landing, singers, was in the bottom three, I ofthe deadly storm. position for a company that does sound recording and mixing for Grant traveled across the country in a beat-up van to a farm where personally adore her and think her major movies ("Lord ofthe Rings" and "Shrek"], TVshows ("Oprah" she would spend the next three months ofher life helping and caring voice is amazing, and her perfor- HEALTHAND BEAUTY TIP: and "Sex and the City") and musicians (Elton John and Britney for thousands of children abandoned or whose parents have died mance that week was pretty good from disease. Describing the event, Grant said, "It was a paradox Tailored vitamins not as Spears). However, Grant said she wanted to do more giving th1111re- (she sang a Christina Aguilera song ceiving. - intimidating and heartbreaking yet full of joy andindescribable and hit all those tricky high notes), good as proper diet After furnishing her place in Palo Alto, Calif. during the sum- beauty." but her outfit was dreadful. mer of 2005, Grant felt the call to Africa, especially after learning Using her savings, Grant made improvements throughout the Seriously, I have no idea what Tailored vitamins not as good as that 80,000 orphans live in Zambia, according to UNICEFstatistics. .she, or the handful of stylists at proper diet. Walk the supermarket See Africa [page 6] the show, was thinking. She was health aisle and you'll find special wearing this hideous peasant-style vitamins for women, men, over- blouse in some drab color with 50s, seniors and teens. For Iow-carb some ugly pants that were unflat- fans, dieters, high-cholesterol suf- tering and mom-ish. McPhee was a ferers and gym rats, vitamins come fashion nightmare. And because of with ginseng, green tea and soy. Recipe of the week: Citrus-haney-glazed this gross fashion don't, she was in With three of four households the bottom three. buying vitamins, makers are aim- She didn't get the boot, but Iknow ing supplements at specific people, she learned her lesson. The next hanging their hats on limited re- salmon with black bean corn salad week, her outfit was amazing, and search suggesting that certain sub- the boot was given to Mandisa, who groups may benefit from certain ex- BY AMBER FUGER ey glazed salmon with. warm black skillet, heat two more tablespoons honey make this dish sweet, andall I think got voted off because she tra nutrients. Culture Writer bean corn salad was perfect. of extra virgin olive oil. Then in the peppers, onions, and garlic add sang a Shania Twain song ...that's- But nutritionists say tailored vi- After a quick trip to the market, a shallow dish, like a pie plate, some spice, while the citrus adds always a bad idea. tamins differ only slightly from Since childhood, my Grandpa I was back in the kitchen ready to squeeze one lime. Squeeze hard to some zest. So if you're following, my theory basic formulas, and healthy people Fuger has been catching fresh cook. Modifying recipes to your get plenty of juice and add about This dish would be great with is that bad fashion equals being of all types differ very little in the Alaskan King salmon, with the liking is the ultimate way to jazz three good globs of honey. Then chicken as well, so if salmon is not in the bottom three. However, it nutrients they need. What's more, help of my Alaska-bound uncle, up any recipe. In my rendition of season with chili powder and salt the catch of the day, use chicken doesn't mean you're going home. specialists in the field say vitamins and shipping to the family here in this sweet and spicy salmon dish, I and pepper.Place the salmon in the breasts instead. This dish would be I think it's a way to scare you into and minerals should ideally come Idaho. For the last 20 years we have chose to use lemon as well as lime honey lime mix and coat each side great with tofu as well. good fashion. from food, not costly designer sup- been preparing this succulent fish and a little mint to tone down the evenly. Place in the skillet contain- - Here's another case: Paris was plements. the same way, from salmon pat- cilantro. ing just the olive oil and cook three Ingredients: also in the bottom three last week, - Supplement makers note that it's ties and salmon spread to grilled _ To begin, pull all of the ingre- to four minutes on each side. 2-4 salmon fillets and I think it also has to do with her clear some groups ofpeople require lemon pepper salmon and smoked dients out of the cupboards and Backto the onions and garlic mix, I 10oz bag frozen corn poor choice in clothing. The girl is extra nutrients. For instance, many salmon. fridge, and set up on the counter. which is the basis forthe black bean I 15oz can black beans 17-years=0Idand she's dressing like women in childbearing years lack Tired .of the same old recipes, Next, chop the onions, garlic and corn salad, add the peppers, corn 1red bell pepper she's 30. Everything from her hair- iron, so vitamins marketed to them I decided to venture away from cilantro. Then seed and chop the and chicken stalk. 2 garlic cloves style to her unflattering leather vest contain extra iron. Many post- the family classics. After flipping red bell pepper. Most salmon filets Cook until the corn is warm. 1 medium sized red onion was a mistake, leaving the voters no menopausal women lack calcium, through the pages of every took- purchased at the supermarket will Then add the drained and rinsed 1lime choice but to not vote for her so she so vitamins aimed at them give a book in the house, searching re- not have skin, but when dealing black beans. This is the point where 1lemon can rethink some of her wardrobe little more. lentlessly for something new,fresh with the wild stuff, get comfortable I squeeze a lemon into the mix, 3-4tbsp. honey choices. . Nutritionists contend people can, and a little spicy, I stumbled upon slicing the slimy scales away. then cook until the beans are warm . 4-6 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil I.have a sneaking suspicion next and should. get their nutrients from one of Rachel Ray's recipes, Ray, In a medium skillet, pour off throughout. Ih cup chicken stalk week Paris will be dressing young a healthful, balanced diet anchored host of "30 MlnuteMeals" on the. about two tablespoons of extra vir- Take offthe·heat, and add theci- 1tsp.chtltpowder and voters will once again cast byfrults,vegetables, whole grains Food Network and edltor-in-chief gin olive oil. Let the onions, garlic, . lantro and spinach, and toss 'until . 1tsp. red pepper flakes their votes for her. But who will be and dalry foods, with less emphasis for "Every Day with Rachel Ray; cumin, red pepper flakes, and the the splnachls wilted .: 1tsp. ground cumin the next Idol contestant to err on on fatty meats and fast food. comes up with meals designed for salt and pepper simmer for about Grab some plates/spoon some Salt and pepper . the side offashion and getcast In those with little time who love to three to four minutes, stirring occa- of the salad on first, then place a 1cup cilantro \ the bottom three? -. . _ Knight RIdder Tribune wire services . eat. Her recipe for-a lime and.hon- slonally.In another medium-sized salmon nIet on top. The corn and 4-6 cups fresh spinach lcan't waitto find out. .

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fact not a chain, it is under the same ownership and operation as the restaurant Mai Thai. One of my other favorites. I stared at the wall behind my friend as the waitress came over to inquire what our drink preferences were. The wall was covered in a sort of sheet metal with water cascad- ing down it's length as different col- ored lights pulsated every few sec- onds. 'Til have a cosmo," Erin said. I scrambled to read through the cock- Bring in this ad through tail list as the waitress stood star- April 13th and ing- almost uncomfortable staring, I selected something called "The Receive $5 off any jump Black Orchid," a drink that was gar- nished with a genuine orchid flower. 1' 4412 Aviation Way 455 2359 Caldwell, ID 83605 It sounded both enticing and rnyste- (.208J - "rious, Two inherent characteristics I like to think I possess. Erin and I decided on the sushi Looking For: rolls we wanted and waited for our waitress to come back- and waited ... and waited. "Are you ready to order," Donate Plasma inquired Mary (who's name was later written on the check.) "I was getting ready to eat my orchid" I said with a smile. She starred at me. She blinked. Erin chimed in with her order, and following, I with mine. I'd settled on the "Spider" and the "LA" rolls. "Some sense of hu- mar that one has on her, eh?" I said to Erin with a wink . • When our food came, I have to admit I was impressed. I've eaten at lovingly. ing. The hostess showed us our table some of the finest sushiplaces in the BY HADLEY RUSH When we pulled up to Koi, on 8lh as we were still sucking in the atmo- world- think Seattle, San Francisco, Culture Writer Street (across from Red Feather) it sphere. I noted, upon being seated, Fiji and various other South Pacific was as if the sushi gods were antici- how close the table of other diners Island destinations. My fish was pre- "I'm hungry." I answer my ringing' pating our arrival. A parking spot were seated to us. I have a space/ pared perfectly, firm but not chewy, cell, in place of the cliched "hello." perpendicular to the restaurant sat bubble/personal-air-encompass- and the garnishes were masterfully My friend Erin, on the other line untouched, unused, almost virgin, ment I must always maintain, and if decorated. "I'm impressed," I said BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY laughed. "Come pick me up then," al. "Neat," I said in my dry, excited violated, I have a hard time concen- as I popped the last pieceinto my she said. "Let's do sushi." On the way tone. "Valet parking." Igrabbed my trating. Had I reached out my hand, mouth. DISTINGUISHED to collect my friend, I drove down B'" Louis Vuitton from the backseat of it would have been placed strategi- Upon finishing our meal we wait- Street when an unfamiliar sign read- my obnoxiouslyyellow car, and trot- cally in the other tables' tuna tataki, ed for the check. And waited. And ing "Koi" caught my eye. I instantly ted behind Erin into Koi. "The menu looks lengthy," Erin waited. After a good 15 to 20 min- thought of all the tabloids I'd read The door opened and my jaw lit, said as she studied the unusually utes, with out credit cards expelled about stars dining at the swanky Koi .. erally dropped to a depth in nev- large book. I was still trying to ig- on the table and our martini glasses restaurant in LA and wondered if it er before has. "Oh la la," I said as nore the fact that had I the interest, empty, someone else finally brought was part of that particular chain. My Erin looked around with the same I could play footsie, and maybe even our bill. stomach growled. . amazement. "It's very Vegas style," lean over and much on the other ta- Final ruling: Awesome atmo- After Erin seated herself in my she added, giving a swift head nod bles' edamami. "Hm?" I hummed, sphere, marvelous maki, tight, lim: ited seating, and forgetful wait staff. passenger seat and closed the door I to the "lounge" area. merely acknowledgihg that Erin Overall, a delectable, palatable, gave her unfastened seatbelt a stern The walls were painted a deep red had in fact said something- though look. "Put your seatbelt on. I don't with great, massive white lanterns I wasn't sure what. mouthwatering meal. lwill be eat- want you, to get decapitated," I said hanging from the illuminated ceil, I learned that though Koi is in ing there again. Forget 'Elizabethtown,' just watch 'Garden State' again JOSEPH STIGLITZ 2001 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics

wouldn't have put up with this film. trips to their pasts, their lives are side of his family that he never knew "THE ECONOMICS OF Dunst had the potential to be miraculously changed for the better existed. He doesn't feel like he fits INFORMATION" charming, however her inconsistent with the help oftheir new quirky girl- in, so he makes a desperate phone and bizarre accent was too friends. However, "Elizabethtown" call to Claire, and they have a "deep" irritat- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 ing to see past. IfIwant to hear a bad is brought down where "Garden conversation. 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6 p.m.) Southern accent, I'll watch "Gone State" was strengthened: by its act- In the end, Drew learns to appre- with the Wind" again. ing and pace. ciate life with the help of a devious STUDENT UNION JORDAN BALLROOM Bottom line: Even though In the film Drew Baylor (Orlando plan concocted by Claire. There's BOISE STATE UNIVERSIlY "Elizabethtown" has been out for Bloom) is fired from his job and then nothing like a good old-fashioned awhile, if you're in Blockbuster this FREE: No tickets required dumped by his girlfriend (Jessica road trip to turn your life around. weekend looking for entertainment, SEATING IS LIMITED and is available on a first-come basis. Biel). It seemed like it took eons for He becomes so distraught from -this climax to arrive. The pacing of skip this one. FREE PARKING for the lecture is available in the Student Union You're much better off watching all this drama that he wants to kill the film was so slow that it was dif- Visitor Lot, the Bronco Stadium Parking Lot and on Bronco Lane. the good version ofthis story, a little himself. However, his sister (Judy ficult to focus. I caught my mind wandering off several times, par- film called "Garden State." _IDAHO Greer, "Jawbreaker," "The Village") BOI~E~li.SlAIE - -PUBLIC ticularly during Drew and Claire's Actually, you're much better off •= = TElEVISION calls .and tells him that his es- UNIVElSITY - .. idahop,tv,org watching anything else at all. tranged father died, and he must lengthy phone conversation. They For more Information, please visit http://news.boiscstate.eduldls BY FRANCY MARCOTTE return to his family's hometown of like to ponder the meaning of life, and that's great, but they don't need Culture Writer Elizabethtown, Ky. to plan the fu- neral. to ponder it for half the movie, espe- While watching the DVD of On the flight to Kentucky, Drew cially when they seem to repeat the Cameron Crowe's 2005 romance meets a flight attendant named same things over and over again. "Elizabethtown," I couldn't stop Claire (Kirsten Dunst) who devel- The acting didn't help the pacing thinking this looks like "Garden ops a little crush on him. But Drew much. Although Bloom has a pretty State," it even sounds like "Garden blows her off, thinking she is an- face, that doesn't mean he can carry State." noying since she keeps him awake a movie. Undeniably, the two films have all night on the plane, gabbing in a It would have been nice to see and many things in common. Both tell fake Southern accent. I really don't hear a bit of genuine emotion, but stories of troubled male protagonists blame him. instead his lines sounded forced and who go back to their hometowns be- Once he arrives in Elizabethtown, wooden. Ifit weren't for his looks, I cause of a "parent's death. On these Drew is introduced to an eccentric bet even a group of 13-year-old girls U_lJt!8I·I~"'1 Come get a fun job!

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She I'm not saying, necessarily, that "I'm going to get a cat," I said one myself from others is one of the tah-like spot markings. I was sold. I struse, going to drive me into critical yelled as the spooked cat darted un- I cry myself to sleep every night. .. day to my dear, accommodating things that makes me tick. started contacting the breeder, in- cat-debt? . der our dining room table. ahem, but with a current substan- roommate and best friend, Liz. Take for example the cars I've quiring about the new litter, when It was during said ponder that I Lesson: There Is a definite rea- tial and obvious void in my life after She looked at me almost disheart- owned. Though my first car was a she shot me an email back telling met eyes with a very petit, green- son why people shouldn't (and of- being mercilessly dumped by the ened, as her eyes shifted to "Peanut" commonplace' Corolla, the other me the price of these pussies. Six- eyed-calico. I was instantly In ten don't ever) change their ways. I Gucci knock-off of a real man, I de- and "Gus Gus," the two orange tab- two I've owned scream "Look at me. hundred dollars. love. "I'll take that one" I said to a can almost guarantee you a $600 cat cided to adopt a pet. bies who already share our home. . I need attention to feel complete. Now, initially I was under the im- Petsmart employee who was cov- would be incapable of contracting a Girls like me are supposed to "We're going to be cat ladies," I quite possibly have a personality pression they were merely (and I use ered in all shades of cat hair. nasty parasite. have' an accessory-sized-dog, or a she said with a sigh. "We'll have to disorder! Look at me!" the term "merely" lightly - all things I drove home, with a newfound Alot ofthis would have to do'with, smashed-faced-Persian cat anyway- lie to people- tell them this one just My new, tomato red Beetle was being relative, of course) $300- friend "mewing" in the backseat- I'd think, the parasite's self esteem. like a good pair of shoes" or a phe- showed up on the porch." exchanged a few years ago for my which nearly sent my roommate Into without a new Cure CD. I know if I were a parasite living in nomenal designer bag, these are just . The thought of being a premature current limited edition, solar yellow an acute case of cardiac arrest. Iwas proud of myself as Iletmy lit- a $600 cat, I'd feel a little out of my as much a personal-definer and ne- cat lady, obviously unappealing to Scion XB. I have been informed it's I then began to plot out how I was tle friend "Poet" Investigate her new league - like trailer park day at the cessity as a "man (or woman's) best her, whereas me on the other hand, both "ugly" and "weird." But any at- going to pay for this cat. Is It made of home - I felt I'd broken new ground. country club. I have a vet appoint- friend." I'll own it. tention is good attention, no? 24 carat gold? I silently wondered. Perhaps my desire for attention was ment tomorrow morning. The icing on the girly-girl cake. Or And so my cat search began. After So, after discovering a cat called a Which brings me to today. I drove dissipating. Case and point: never change shall I say "gateau?" two separate trips out to the Humane Highland Lynx, I was more than ea- to Best Buy to get a copy of The Perhaps people are capable of Granted, I have a "pocket sized Society sans luck, I started research- ger to make one my own. Cure's self titled album when I re- change, I thought as I gave myself a your ways. Even if your ways are less than dog" already (Stella, a teacup poo- ing cats online. These cats are a rare breed that membered, upon pulling into the metaphorical pat on the back; after perfect, at least this way, you won't dle who resides with my parents) I For some reason, be it that I grew have 24 toes. Seven on each front parking lot, that Petsmart was right all I have a "normal" house cat. end up with a cat fuIl oflouses. opted for an animal that more ac- up anonly child, or perhaps it's just paw, and five on the hind legs- they next door. Could I "settle" and take It was right about then, during 'Club Night' lights up Boise

BY THOM GARZONE tet.perforrned compositions by Dr. back and forth with magnetic lead Culture Writer Mark Watkins, who played the so- riffs. At this point, it seemed like the pranosax. venues were getting better and bet- As the 9thAnnuai Gene Harris The intro sounded experimen- ter as the night progressed. Jazz Festival's' Club Night got un- tal, but then they played a famil- FrankPotenza played at the Qwest derway Thursday night, jazz fans iar favorite, "These are a few of my Arena. Potenza's style was fast, as mingled throughout the downtown Favorite Things." the rest, though more traditional. venues in Boise. Street musicians The second stop was the Egyptian A bright spot in Potenza's perfor- joined in creating a strong musical Theater where the crowd took in mance was the Hammond organ presence that was felt all over town. the melodic yet powerful sound of player, whose sound resonated like a bright ray in the night. . . . ' Gene Harris was a local jazz pia- Paul Tillotson and his piano-play- .Career'Counsellng & Major Exploration nist who was an instrumental force ing. Tillotson played Fats WaIler's Just next store at the Grove Hotel in Boise's jazz and music communi- "Jitterbug Waltz," a song his mother, Ballroom, Roger Kellaway per- ty. The annual jazz festival is com- who was in the audience, request- formed with his band. Again, his , Intemet DISCOVER Caree ....Guld;lnee System & Min memorated to Harris' legacy. ed. . .style was traditional, employing a At The Balcony, starting at a bit af- Across the street at Hannah's a stand-up bass, a piano, and a hol- , •Gradu~t~SchoollnformaUon ter 6 p.m., the Acoustic Jazz Quartet group caIled the Syringa Trio per- low body electric guitar. Kellaway's and Fourgotthlngs going. Thequar- formed songs with a jumpy, fast group set a mellow mood. BOIU··STATE'· tet played with an upbeat tempo that beat, to which you could dance . The only disappointing aspect • • " I , t: .- i". f , ' was synchronized in euphony. The trio executed ecstatic rhythms about Club Night is the difficult, 0(\'0001"'000(100 The guitar player and the saxo- by performing with a Reggae style, nearly impossible capability to ex- phone player, 'David Sills, did a solo, infused with their own original perience all of the magnificent and later, the bass and drums each quality. jazz performers simultaneously. also played a solo, aIlowing each The next venue was at the Big Easy However, Club Night is a Boise tra- musician a chance to demonstrate where Jam Camp performed. The dition that is truly one of the most their talent to the crowd. music was a mixture of rack and jazz. energetic events of the Annual Gene Afterwards, a saxophone quar- The two guitar players switched Harris Jazz Festival.

Africa She recounts the joy of a thild C2BU International, to give oth- , [from page 4] receiving their first hug and atten- ers the chance to experience what tion in years, the smile on the face she had while in Africa without the of a boy after tasting his first bite of time restrictions and the high costs orphanage. In her short amount of cookie dough, and the laughter and other organizations set. time, she, had ceilings and roofs celebration of children after build- AccordingtoC2BUInternational's built, painted the interior of the ing a roof for the orphanage. Web site (www.couragetobeyou. orphanage, taught computer and She also remembers what it was org/international.php), the orga- cooking classes, created a newslet- like feeding a starving child and nization based out of Redwood ter and a Web site to promote the hearing another child read, after Shores, Calif. exists solely for the orphanage (www.africaminlstry. working with them daily, as well as purpose of equipping, enabling, com), cultivated a two acre garden, seeing people with AIDS receiving empowering and encouraging in- provided 400 children with cloth- treatment. dividuals to live stronger and more ing and had 300 school uniforms While volunteering, Grant con- fruitful lives. made for the children attending the nected with dozens of children, al- In the future, Grant plans to re- - orphanage's school. most resulting In the adoption of a turn to Africa and continue to pro- Her BSU education helped young boy. vide her services to improve the Grant as well. Receiving degrees "One reaIly caught my heart. A lives of orphans. in Spanish and Political Science boy named Given. I felt a strong con- She asks students and other indi- with an emphasis in International nection to him and even considered viduals to not limit themselves and Relations, she used her skills to im- adopting him. His mother had died to see that such opportunities are prove the conditions of the orphan- and his father deserted him. He was available. age. a boy full of tremendous joy," Grant "Trust yourself," Grant said. "I learned different styles of said, "The best smile I have ever "Only you know you. It sounds sim- teaching from my professors at BSU, seen anyone wear in this world." ple, but it's true. Simplicity is one of which has helped me in every situa- Finishing her three-month stay, the' greatest secrets to success/hap- tion. I also learned how to open my Grant returned to the U.S. with piness." eye; to the world," Grant said. swollen eyes from the chaIlenglng For more information on C2BU . tired of being By opening her eyes to the world, tearful goodbye; however, she knew International concerning their cur- Grant began witnessing the posi- she would return. rent activities, volunteering and fu- tive experiences happening around Arriving back home, Grant de- ture trips, check out the organiza- the coffee bitch? her. veloped the nonprofit organization tion's site online. Fill your resume with more than coffee orders. The Arbiter is accepting applications for section editors Ior Fall/Spring 2()O()-~2007. WATER YOUR SEEDS OF INTENTIONS THIS SPRING VISIT OUR 800KSTORE~ job descriptions: 710 NORTHORtllARD, BOISE 208J88J884

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[THIS WEEK IN SPORTS] Scott Huff returns to the blue BY MARK THOMSEN past two years at Arizona State & Sons Construction. He went to lum instruction. work for a family friend to learn Dec. 15, 2005 Coach Koetter Men's Golf Sports Writer workingd as a graduate assistant Monday-Tuesday with the offensive line under for- the business and bring something walked into Huff's office atArizona State and asked, "do you have your Saint Mary's College When Scott Huff graduated mer BSU coach Dirk Koetter. The to the table. "I needed to distance resume' ready?" When Huff asked Invitational from Boise State University in Sun Devils went 16-8 those two myself from football," Huff said. why, Koetter replied, "Today is the Pebble Beach, Calif. 2002, he knew he wanted to come . years. Huff then went to an Arizona best day of your life. You arc going • back to Boise some day. That day Koetter was a major reason new State football practice and visited former coach Jeff Grimes, who back to Boise State," Huff said. came Jan. 2, 2006 when he signed BSU head coach Chris Petersen Football Huff was on a plane back to on as an assistant coach with the hired Huff as the tight ends had coached Huff at Boise State Friday, 7 p.m. Boise Dec. 30. Broncos football team. coach. According to Petersen, for one year. The Blue & Orange Game Grimes and Koetter talked Huff Three days later he was back in Huff takes over as the Tight Ends Dirk (Koetter) couldn't say Bronco Stadium Arizona high school coaches' of- Coach, replacing Brian Harsin, enough good things about Huff. into applying for a graduate assis- fices wearing Bronco blue and or- who was promoted to Offensive Petersen termed Huff's hiring tant position. Huff said it finally made sense. ange recruiting players for BSU. Track and field Coordinator. 'a no-brainer', When he thought of being a coach When asked about being back Saturday Huff was a four-year starting Huff graduated in 2002 and he thought, "This is me!" in Boise, Huff said, "I couldn't be Golden Bear Invitational center for Boise State. He was moved back home to Phoenix, Getting his masters was also happier, BSU is a dream job." BY DUSTIN LAPRAY Berkely, Calif. named first team All-WAC as a se- Arizona. a factor in his decision. Huff re- Huffis a part of one ofthe young- Sports Columnist nior. The Broncos went 40-10 dur- His degree was in business ceived his masters from ASU last est coaching staffs in Division-IA ing his tenure at center: management and his' 'goal was to December in Education, curricu- football .. This weekend in Boise Idaho has Women's tennis The former Bronco spent the work for the family business, Huff Fn-Sun been a bloodshot strip through the Barbara Chandler Classic terrors we term life. I have been Appleton Tennis Center handicapped by a lack of time and have not watched Sports center in four days. Men's tennis I was on the intramural field Wednesday, 1:30p.m. Friday, and saw Boise State ten- San Diego State @ BSU nis take care of business and the lacrosse team practicing, but I feel Friday, 1 p.m, like an ass because I haven't given BSU @ Colorado the team its just deserve. I take over Boulder, Colo. as sports editor and realize what Trevor handled, but I also know Saturday, 6 p.m. that sports is a continuum. BSU@Denver By the way, if any of you readers Denver, Colo. out there want to write for sports, just give me a shout. We are always looking for new writers and I need someone to cover BSU football next [SIDE fall. I see it in your eyes, you know you want to see it live and in living ( LINE] color. The master's is on T.V. and MLB is on its marathon pace, but I am Athletes recognized always thinking about the NFL. I see the future, if you follow me. You for academics wanna hear somepredlctions\ Too bad. I don't have a clue which will The 2005-06 Academic All:WAC actually lead to a destination. men's and women's basketball, I enter each season believing the women's swimming and diving and Raiders will win the superbowl, but gymnastics teams have been an- deep down I am a skeptic, since I nounced. A total of 126 winter stu- have been asking for the same thing dent-athletes were named to the list every year, but Oakland hasn't won in the Western Athletic Conference since three months after I was and eight of those were from Boise born. State. I watched the WWE Saturday Men's Basketball night, my buddy Andres seems to Matthew Bauscher, So., 3.42, BY DUSTIN LAPRAY to show up. We must come ready to work, have think that it is a real sport, but I Political Science; Coby Joseph Karl, think it lends more towards soap Sports Editor passion, have energy, because when we do Ir., 3.31, Communication; Kareem that, we play so much better." operatic amusement. I miss Stone Lloyd, Sr., 3.09, Communication. Cold Steve Austin and also those Though the sun dared not climb from be- One of the constant factors during the win- years when my youth allowed such Women's Basketball hind gray skies, through winds blew hard, the ning streak has been the doubles point. Boise vagrancies. Heather Little, Sr., 3.67, Athletic Boise State women's tennis team caught rays State has swept all three doubles matches in I miss Eddy Guerrero, Andres Administration. of shine over the weekend in the Boise State each of the last eight duals and 14 times overall this season. cried when he died. Gymnastics Classic. I miss Jerry Rice and think it a The Broncos swept Montana State 7-0 No. 1 doubles tandem Hadley MacFarlane Katie Dinsmore, Sr., 3.32, Health and Megan Bjorkman went undefeated shame that he is dancing with stars Science; Kea Cuaresrna, Sr., 3.38, Sunday. when Michael Irvin is on ESPN. They beat Weber State 5-2 Friday. through the weekend and have built a 25-6 re- Communication; Kristin Aldrich, .I dig that Tony Cornheiser is go- They wiped-out Gonzaga 7-0 Friday morn- cord this season. Ir., 3.41, Health Science; Lindsay "We're always trying to work on some- ing to do Monday Night Football, Ward, Ir., 3.48, Bio Chemistry. ing. but Iknow that the old fart doesn't The three dual wins in the round-robin thing and improve on one aspect of our like to fly and he does have a bed- tournament give the Broncos, ranked No. 64 game," MacFarlane said. "So we try to focus time. But PTI is my favorite show Gymnasts finish last by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, a 17- on those things. And we're always focusing and the gentleman is an English 3 record. The team has won nine consecutive on our main goal, which is to Win the WAC major, so I must love his existence at NCAARegional dual matches. Six of the nine victories have Championship." in the sports genre, it makes me come via shutout, and the Broncos have shut The doubles players must turn around and The Boise State Bronco gym- believe I actually have a chance in out nine different opponents this season. plat their singles matches ten minutes after nastics team did not close their this twisted world where love for "It's a great success considering thatAlanah completing the doubles competition. 2006 'season in the fashion they the game simply isn't enough. Carroll got to play," BSlJ head coach Mark "At first it was difficult" MacFarlane said. had hoped. The Broncos finished I played darts at the Ii:on Gate Tichenor said. "Just getting her back on the "When I was a freshman, it was pretty tiring, Saturday, but that really doesn't last among six teams at the NCAA court made the weekend great. Obviously, you get used to it. It's actually helpful in your West Regional Championships count. I tore my groin riding the winning all the matches is good too. Carolyn singles. It gets you warmed up." bull at Dirty Little Roddy's last Saturday night (April 8). Top seed- Berry got to play ...we got a lot of people in the MacFarlane was awarded the WAC player ed Alabama took first with 196.475. ABOVE:Boise State senior Alanah Saturday, so I won't 'play in the line-up." of the Week honor the last two weeks. She has Rocky Mountain Football League Host Stanford was second with Carroll prepares to serve to Weber Despite the blow-out victories and the won her last 10matches. this spring. I stretch my legs, but 195.275. Oregon State took third State Friday during tha Boise State seemingly unstoppable force that the Broncos "I thirik going in the WAC in a couple of even ping-pong is a stretch. with 195.8. San Jose State was fourth fed from this weekend, there is no rest for the weeks, we're pretty confident in our doubles, with 192.375 and Sac State took fifth Classic. I am no longer an athlete, no mat- championship questing team. whoever we play, I think we can play with any- ter how much I pretend. with 192.050. The Broncos' sixth MAIN: BSU head coach Mark "For four team, we can't take anybody light- body in dubs," Tichenor said. I still think sex is good exercise. place finish was a 189.825. Tichenor rallles his team before the ly, whoever we play, or just think, 'we're better Despite the Broncos' disappoint- See W.Tennis [page 9] It'sgood ior the soui of the sports- than this team'," Tichenor said. "We just have ing finale, senior Katie Dinsmore dual match against the Wlldcats. man. finished strong on vault with a, I want tomorrow to bring some- 9.725. Junior LindsayWard scored a thing I've never seen. I watch pro- solid 9.7 on bars. Freshman Taylor fessional bowling and poker and Jacob had a solid floor performance wonder how much money goes to with a 9.7 and a good beam perfor- advertising. I steal glances at mel- mance with a 9.65. Boise State track places at Pepsi Invite ancholymen with wasted athleti- Boise State started on bars where cism and spew vomitous negativ- the team struggled with 46.95 ..Then ism upon the entire scene. a season best mark in winning the with 84 points. second in the women's triple jump on beam, there was some improve- - Courtesy Broncosports I want today to be a game, and I men's javelin with a throw of 224- On the women's side, Oregon with a leap of 40-9.75 (I2.44m). ment with 47.85. Floor was quite want to"come out on top, but real- a 3 (68.35m) and Guyette posted the won the meet with 203 points. The regional qualifying stan- shaky with 47.025. The Broncos Mattias Ions, Nate Putnam ize that even losers get the chance only win for jhe Bronco women in Penn State University was just dard in the triple jump is 40-5 finished on vault with 48.0."We ob- and" Rebecca Guyette all came to play. the 3,000-meter run with a time of - four points back with'199 while (12.35m). viously are disappointed with the away "with individual victo- I am one of those, 'any sport will 9:49.62. Washington was" third with 152 "Kafourou also finished second way the season now ends," 'Boise ries on Saturday (April 8) as the do' kind of guys and if I. had" the The University of Washington' points and Boise State in fourth in the long jump with a mark of State coach Sam Sandmire said, Boise State University track and stamina I Would still try anything, was first in the men's team scor- place with 95 points ... 19~O.SO(S.80m). "but this does not take away our ac- field teams "competed in the but I'm getting older and 1just wimt ing with 178 points. Oregon was The .Broncos had one addl-: Boise State' also had sev- complishment of making our 20th Pepsi Team Invitational at the, experience to be athingI can stickln tion toits list cf student-athletes eral" third' place finishes." in "the University of Oregon. just" two" points' back in seCond , my pocket. ICruise.thro~gh th~i10W straight NCAA Regional. Th!s will four-team meet.Theyincl~d- Ions won the men's hammer' . place with 176 points followed who have qualified for this year's and only beg yoti~ go81!lng, bUy a ", give us the University of Mlnnesota NCAA west regional on Saturday the motivation to come back throw With season best mark of . ticket and watch "~ sJHniI.':Th&tis 22H (68,09m), Putnam also had with 172 1/3 and the Bronco men' when Blenl Kafourou finished stronger next ye~r" What sport; What~, iSanabotit;"~

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the middle blockers and helping with advance Courtesy Broncosports.com Dame's middle and outside blockers and was instrumental in building the Irish into one of the . scouting, as well. Davis led Biola to the NAIA national semifi- Robin Davis is Boise State University's top blocking teams in the country, nals twice, including a loss in the title match head volleyball coach. Boise State Director of During his five years as an assistant at Notre in 1997. His Biola squads posted 20 wins six Athletics Gene Bleymaier announced the selec- Dame with head coach Debbie Brown, the times, advanced to the regional semifinals sev- tionofDavis today (Friday, April 7, 2006). Davis, Fighting Irish amassed a record of 120-35 (.774), en times, and captured two league titles. In '97, who previously has served as the associate head won all five Big East Conference champion- Biola earned the national sportsmanship award. coach at a very successful Notre Dame program, ships (2001,2002,2003,2004 and 2005). During Davis left Biola as the winningest coach in the will join the Broncos Friday, April 14.He will be- those same five seasons, Notre Dame finished history of the school, accruing 221 wins and a come Boise State's eighth head coach since the in the top 25 each of those years. In 2005, Notre .734winning percentage. program's inception in 1975. Dame made it to the NCAARound of 16and fin- A 1979 graduate of Northern Arizona with a Davis fills the position vacated by Scott Sandel ished with its highest national ranking - 12th in degree in physical education, Davis also served who left Boise State last month to take a the CSTV/AVCACoaches poll and 11th in the as athletics director and assistant principal at high school teaching and coaching position in Molten/Volleyball Magazine poll. Brethren Christian High School in Cypress, his hometown ofAmarillo, Texas. . Before moving to the Midwest to join the Irish Calif., spending nine years coaching volleyball, "When visiting the Boise State campus, see- staff, Davis was an assistant coach at his aima basketball, and baseball. . ing the community and researching the WAC, mater, Northern Arizona, after enjoying 10high- As a player, Davis was a member of the NAU I REALLYliked everything. After meeting with ly-successful years as head coach at Biola (Calif.) men's volleyball club team while in college and the team and staff, I know this is a great fit. I am University. spent time on the USVBAindoor tour (1979-85), elated." Davis said. Davis spent two seasons at Northern Arizona, the beach volleyball circuit (1982-87), and the A 16-year veteran of the college game, Robin helping it qualify for the NCAAtournament in AVP tour (1986-87). The Boise State volleyball Davis has been a member ofthe Notre Dame vol- 1999, for the first time in school history. NAU team is currently in the midst of spring training. leyball staff for the past five seasons, and this also captured a share of the Big Sky Conference He will take over a program that went 17-12in past season (2005-06) served as associate head title in 2000, another program first. Davis served 2004 and 8-18 in 2005. The team graduates just coach: In addition to assisting in all aspects of as NAU's recruiting coordinator and was heav- two seniors from last fall's squad, the Irish program, he worked closely with Notre ily involved in on-court coaching, focusing on Bronco QB'slook sharp in scrimmage

Courtesy Broncosports _came in the hurry-up offense drill. the only other touchdown. He Zabransky also led the Broncos capped a 13-play, 60-yard drive Boise State's four quarterbacks with 43 yards rushing on five car- with a l-yard touchdown plunge. combined to complete 30 of 49 ries. Helmandollar finished with 39 passes for 321 yards and three Junior Taylor Tharp ied all. yards on nine carries, while Denton touchdowns as the Boise State of- Bronco quarterbacks finishing with had 30 yards on 10carries. fense looked impressive in the sec- a 199.20 quarterback rating. He· Ian Johnson, the Broncos pro- ond scrimmage of spring football completed 6 of 8 passes for 79 yards jected starter at tailback, sat out the Friday, at Bronco Stadium. and a touchdown-a 20-yard pass scrimmage. Senior Jared Zabransky, the re- to tight end Ryan Putnam. Sophomore Vinny Perretta had a turning starter, completed 8 of 13 Sophomore Bush Hamdan com- scrimmage-best four catches for 41 passes for 136yards.and two touch- pleted 8 of 14 passes for 64 yards, yards, while Denton had 77 yards downs. ' while redshirt freshman Nick receiving on three catches. lerard His first touchdown pass, a 12- Lomaxwent 8of 14for 42yards with Rabb, James, Hichie Brockel, [ovan The Steelheads will be hosting a "Looal elVA yard strike to Drisan James, capped one interception-that Jon Barry Hutchinson, Jeremy Childs, Steven Search" contest during the period breaks of a six-play,60-yard drive. Van Hoogen retumed 35yards for a Tracy and Max Davis all caught two the first Kelly Cup home playoff game, His second touchdown, a 60-, touchdown. passes. Eighteen different Broncos FrldaKAprll14.ThewlnneroftheDlva ~~- _..yardscreen pass to Brett Denton, Jon Helmandollar finished with .. .Iinishedwith at least one catch, Search will take home $500 cash and will be Invited to make an In-ring appearance at the WWE RAW WRESTlEMANIA REVENGE event on May 26th at the Qwest Arena. Track women's 400-meter dash with a the season to the state of California [from page 7] time of 55.68, Kristin Brogdan in next weekend when they compete the high jump with a mark of 5- in the Golden Bear Invitational ed Antoine Echols with a time of 4.25 (1.63m) and Amber Tavares in in Berkeley at the University of 22.06 in the men's 200-meter dash, the women's discus with a throw California. Simori Wardhaugh in the men's of 145-5(44.32m). Following are complete Boise hammer with a throw of 200-4 The Bronco men and women's State results, plus the first (61.06m), Iackieann Morain in the teams make their second trip of place finishes. Men's Results loo-Meters - 1. Ibrahim Kabia, Minn., 10.53; 4. Andre Summers. BStJ, 10.69; 5. Nick Cunningham. BStJ, 10,95 200-Meters - 1. Matt Scherer, Oregon, 21.37; 3, Antoine Echols, BStJ, 22,06; 5. Nick Cunningham. SUo 22.23 400-Meters - 1. Matt Scherer, Oregon, 46.06; 4. Antoine Echols, BSU, 46.60; 6, Kyle Christoffersen, 48:99 800-Meterrs - 1. Ryan Brown, Wash., 1:52.41; 9. Cody Eaton, BSU, 1;55,70 1,500-Meters - 1. Austin Abbott, Wash., 3;52,66; 5, Wijnand Rijkenberg, BUS, 3:5G,50 3,000-Meter Steeplechase -I. Chris Winter, O~egon, 9:00,52; 8. Brandon Christoffersen, BStJ, 9:4,1.09 5,000-Meters - 1. Antoino Vega, Minn., 14;18.00; 4. ry Axtman. BStJ, 14;35,00 High Jump -1. Norris Frederick, Wash" 6-7.50 (2.02m); 6, llogerWhite, BStJ, 6-5.50 (1.97m) Shot Put" 1. Karl Erickson, Minn., 191-4 (58.3301); 6. Erik Whitsitt, BSU, 48-02 (14.6,6m); 7. Staffan Jonsson, BStJ, 47-1.50 (14.36m) Discus - 1. Karl Erickson, Minn., 191-4 (58.33m); 4, Staffan Ionssun, BStJ, 176-10 (53,90m); 5, Eric Matthias, BStJ. 159-4 (48.56m) Hammer - 1. Mattias Ions, BSI:I, 223-5 (68.0901); 3. Simon wardhaugb. BStJ, 200-4 (61.06m) Javelin - J: Nate Putnam, BStJ, 224-3 (68,35m); 8. Scott Via fore, llSU. 165-4 (50.40m)

Women's Results 100-Meters - 1. Ashley Lodree, Wash .., Il.3h; 8. Paige Olivetti, BStJ, 12.4h 200-Meters - 1. Shana Cox, Penn State, 24.27; 7. Paige Olivetti, BStJ, 26,61; 8. Nataucha Lowry, BStJ, 2G.23 400-Meters - 1. Shana Cox, Penn State, 53,50; 3, Jackieann Morain, BSU, 55.68; 8. Nutaucha Lowry. BSU, 58.42 800-Meters -1. Rebekah Noble, Oregon, 2:03.11; 4. Kayleen McDowell, BSU, 2;11.05; 1,500-Meters - 1. Amy Lia, Wash., 4;27.42; 3. Becky Guyette, llSU, 4:33.18; 6. Breanna Sande. BStJ; 4:43.94 3,000-Meter~ - 1. Becky Guyette, BStJ, 9:49.62; 8. Breanna Sande, BStJ, 10:28.08 100-Meter Hurdles - 1. KamilahSalaam, Penn State, 13.81; 4. Megan Olivetti, BStJ, 14.50 400-Meter Hurdles - 1. Kim Markel, Penn State, 59,52; 5, Megan Olivetti. BStJ, 1;04.72; 8. Aspen Clontz. BStJ, 1:08.30 4xlO0-Meter Relay - 1. Penn State, 45.80; 4. Boise State, 47.64 4x400-Meter Relay 1. Penn State, 3;38.52; 4. Boise State, 3;53.00 High Jump - 1. Lauryn Jordan, Oregon, 5-6.50 (1.69m); 3. Kristin Brogdan, BStJ, 5-4.25 (1.63m); Long Jump - 1. Lauryn Jordan, Oregon, 20-1 (6.12m); 2. Eleni Kafourou, BStJ, 19-00.50 (5.80m) Triple Jump -1. Lauryn Jordan, Oregon, 41-4.50 (12.61m); 2. Eleni Kafourou, BSU, 40-9.75 (12.44m) Discus -1. Jennifer Leatherman, Penn State, 161-3 (49,1501); 3. Amber Tavares, BSU, 145-5 (44.3201); 6. Jennifer Donatelli, BSU, 123-2 (37.5101) Hammer - 1. Jennifer Leatherman, Penn State, 205-5 (62.6101); 4. Eleni Ypsilanti, BStJ, 184-4 (56.20m); 5.Annika Hjelm, BStJ, 182-7 (55.6501) .C@ital EdUcatorS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Web: www.ta,EdftU.org BSU F.T. Stude~ts & Employees Tel. No: 208.884.0150 FREE Chec.kingAccounts NO per item fees, FREETelephone Transfers Unlimited check wri~ing, NO monthly service charge, FREE Home Banking NO minimum balance requi~ement, FREE E-Statements PLUS we pay dividends on your acceunt, * Free Bill Payment * {lfpaymtntoccursulmt.durlnllthtmonth} AlMs inSUBand5 of our offices (except Nampa), and-Inlhe IDWiler Qllnl'lllda, 101s8.. .275S. Stra*rd~Merldlan*74501l1\1nd~rbolt,Bolse*.500E.Hlghland"Boise 121~5McMillan' Rd.,B,olse . .': '.' " . " • ..'<738E~A"alon Kuna* 1n0 C8ldweIiBlvd.'Nam . --' • .0:--, .

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BY DUSTIN LAPRAY "We're on a mission right now,· Sports Editor Patton said. "I want to contend for a national championship and I want If the city of Boise is on a tennis to be in the top 16 in the nation; island, as Boise State head tennis we're really close to doing that." coach Greg Patton suggests, then The team proved that it is capable these Broncos are the greatest sur- of domination this weekend. It has vivors in the city. been proving it all season. Three of "In Boise, Idaho, we're on an is- the team's four losses came to top- land,"Patton said. "There's nobody S schools. They have knocked of 12 close to us. When I was coaching ranked opponents this season. in California, you had SC, UCLA, Even Montana State, a team the Pepperdine, San Diego State, they're Broncos wiped-out Sunday, won all around you, So whenever we (at the Big Sky Conference title last Boise State) playa match we play season. a bunch of teams to play a round "Montana State is a tough nut," Robin cuz we're so geographically Patton said. "They can play; they're disadvantaged." relly solid up and down the line." The Broncos held such a round- But the Broncos beat them 6-1. ARBITER robin tournament this weekend at They beat Idaho 6-1. ' the Appleton Tennis Center in the They skunked Santa Clara 7-0. ONLINE heart of the Boise State campus. This team has so much potential The Broncos swept all three of it is overflowing, bouncing from DOT COM their duals this weekend, improv- the courts and into the intramural ing their overall dual record to 18- field. 4. And it's a young team. The No. "The best practice in the world 1 singles player is a sophomore. Boise State freshman I is when you go out and compete," Five sophomores or freshmen play, Clancy Shields competes ! Patton said. "That has been a trade- only one senior starts in singles. ! mark of my teams forever. My teams Basically_Patton has himself a foun- at the Baise State Classic l get better at the end of the season, if dation for the future that would over the weekend. The i make most coaches drool. His confi- they don't, take me out and shooi Broncos swept all three ! me." dence in Liisteam is boundless. The No. 22 ranked Broncos are "I want to be the first team to win matches only losing two 'J inching toward the WesternAthletic a national champion ship at this bouts and increasing their Conference Championships, which school," Patton said. "It's an attain- f,~~LITHIA will also be held at the Appleton able goal. It's a goal I'm going to over-all record to 18-4. AM E.i{IC A':-; , CA.R &_TItIJ_C!'-_ST.()RE, make. I'm here to do it." Center. PHOro BY STANLEY BREWSTElt711E ARBITER Will be holding a

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W.Tennis Megan Biorkman (17-14), BSU def. Boise State def. Nicole Luetolf, MSU 6-1, 6-4 Gonzaga 7-0 [from page 7] April 2006 Tatiana Ganzha (30-5). BSU def. Vera 7, The Appleton Tennis Center is a ' Vasileva, MSU 6-3, 7-6 Doubles fine structure, easily on of the most Jana Mackova (23-11), BSU def. Lisa MacFarlane/Biorkman, BSU def. accessible courts in the west. ' Clark, MSU 6-0, 6-0 Humphrey/Lederhouse, GU B-2 "Playing here, when you get that Tiffany Coli (20-4), BSU def. Allison Carroll/Ganzha. BSU def. Anderson/ chance, is great. because you have Fey, MSU 6-0. 6-0 Schofield, GU B-1 that spectator viewing," Tichenor Jen Wencel (9:6). BSU def, Katy Coli/Mackova, BSU def. Lau/Colton, said. "People love to come here, Clarke, MSU 6-3. 6-3 GU B-2 they are so close to the action. Here, Singles, every court is like it's own center Boise State def. Now accepting applications for graphic designer Weber State 5-2 Hadley MacFarlane, BSU def. Emily court. And it's right in the middle April 7, 2006 Anderson, GU 6-0, 6-1 of campus; it's just an awesome fa- to create ads and layout paper. Tatiana Ganzha, BSU def. Sydney cility." Doubles Lederhouse, GU 6-3, 6-2 The Broncos will next host the Biorkman/MacFarlane. BSU def. Smit/ Tiffany Coli, BSU def. Erica Barbara Chandler Classic April 13- Pienaar, WSU B-3 Moldenhauer, GU 6-0, 6-0 Art 118 experience preferred 15, at Carroll/Ganzha, BSU def, Venditto/ Jen wencet, BSU def. Carrie Schofield, the Appleton Tennis Center. Email [email protected] Ennenga, WSU B-4 GU 6-1, 6-1 Baum/Mackova, BSU def. Pretorlus/ Laura Baum, BSU def. Courtney t.au, Deadline: April 21st by 5:00pm The Arbiter I1ie, WSU B-1 GU 6-1, 6-1 Singles Carolyn Berry, BSU def. Katie Boise State def. Elana Smit, WSU def. Megan Biorkman, Montana State 7'0 April 9, 2006 BSU 3-6, 6-4, 10-4 Hadley MacFarlane, BSU def. Alexandra

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