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Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 3-21-2001 Arbiter, March 21 Students of Boise State University Although this file was scanned from the highest-quality microfilm held by Boise State University, it reveals the limitations of the source microfilm. It is possible to perform a text search of much of this material; however, there are sections where the source microfilm was too faint or unreadable to allow for text scanning. For assistance with this collection of student newspapers, please contact Special Collections and Archives at [email protected]. � _ _ __ __~____ .' .......... ~ ... ~__ .- _ '~_.. l. - • - - -. - SliAIGHT FROM SA11JRDAYNIGHT UVE! "GOATBOr'"JOE PESCI" and "HAll BAKED" JIJI DER Two~ows 1:50/9:30 "OneNight Only THE BIG EASY COMEDYCLUBSEmNG Tickets available at all TIcketweb outlets, Including Record Exchange, Boise Co-op, Newt & Harolds, Moonbeams In Meridian and The Music Exchange of Nampa, by calling 1-800·965-4827. or www.tlcketweb.com. Full bar with 10. All ages welcome. Tickets on sale at all Tlcketweb outlets. by calling 1-800-965-4827. and online at www.tlcketweb.com. Produced by Bravo Entertainment. ~rPE"! hpbusi.ne~s ~~ wtlI'fZIZrIwireless " .. , .' solutIons ~ WWW·,blflvobsp.ex>m,.. ------------ -" -~. __ ._-_._---~ _l= CarissaWolf Editor ASBSUPresident Nate Peterson says he can't represent 16,000 SeanHayes students but a survey can ... page 10 AssociateEditor WendyYoungblood Assignment Editor MikeWinter Arts and Entertainment Editor letters •. ;page4. DougDana Sports Editor editorial •.. page 4. History-in-Progress: A crash course in ' streetwlse ••• page 5., DavidCain women's history ... page 6 CopyEditor guest opinion ..• page6. Contributing Writers perspectives and commentary ... page6. JulieGarcia SeanHayes JoshJordan 1. PatrickKelly :J JimToweill Carissa Wolf ' Student fees set to rise, DanielWolf on campus ... page 10~ student input remains Columnists news briefs .•. page 13. CaseyBurkett low ... page 10 LesleighOwen research and scholarship ... page 13. JeriThomas health ... page 1S. .r» Dan Morris calendar ... page 17. Editorial Advisor , StephaniePittam Art Director RyanHancock JoshHammari , Graphic Designers Ted Harmon NCAA tournament rocks ,Photo Editor bsu pavilion ... page 18 DanielWolf JordanMardis Photographers CarolynThomason Illustrator BradArendt ,_.tudent Life: ."~ General Manager RichardMorten3en Scholarships reward the weird and weirder. · .page 21 BusinessManager BannisterBrownlee AdvertisingManager ' Lyn Collins Account Maintenance Manager , iversions':' AdvertisingReps. JennyCorn stage •.• page24. LauraChoffrut I music •.• page 24. StephanieMcAllister. Office Managers co nce rt ••. page 24 • Jazz Fest fails to excite students ... page 25 Circulation food ••• page 27. Matt Smith visual art ••• page27. Greg Bridges gallery ••• page 29. Distribution The Arbiter welcomes and encourages AlphaKappaPsi The Arbiter is the official student The .Arbtter ,-.: .... our readers to submit letters to the newspaper. of the students of Boise : editor 'for public~tion. Letters should ,State University. Its mission is to i91 0 University Drive, be of 300 words in length or less. The , provide a forum for the, discussion of Boise Idaho 83725 issues impacting the campus and Arbiter reserves the right to edit', 'community. The ~rbiters budget Phone: (208) 345-8204 letters for clarity and length. The ':-'consists of fees paid by the students of Fax: (208) 385-3198 Arbiter reserves the right to refuse to ; Boise State Uriiversity and advertising publish letters for any, reason. Please, 'sales. The Arbiter is distributed to the e-mail: [email protected] include both your day and evening·' ,campus and community onWedIlesdays !"during the school year ..The first copy is telephone numbe~s for verificatiori<,: <free. 'Additional copies, are $1 each, www.arbiteronline.com u oses. "c~' .,. a able to the Arbiter offices. IMarch 21·- April 4, 2001 .LJ1.-------------.;;;'\fm'Ia ~ Why I hate corporate America by Brian Zell of the ordinary. Why this change? Well, favors For example, my brother does and customers do not belong Because of my leftist remarks, not have a ~hecking account. He together in the corporate world. some of my fans have accused me and I w~nnnto my bank to Favors co~t money a~d, for corp<>- of reading too much deposit into my account a check rations, this c3;Ube disastrous, Democratic propaganda. Little made out to him from o~r father: A.corporatlon needs to make a do they know, I don't read propa- The teller looked at us hke we certain p,,?fit(one of my profes- ganda. I write it. So, I will waste were pieces of filth and said in a sors says It'S ar?und 15 percent for this space allotted to me to fully sneering voice, "Sorry sir, we can't the newspaper industry), or anoth- explain why I hate corporate do tha~." . er cor~ration ~hat does m~ke that America without the benefit of Go1Og10, I half expected my profit will buy It out. Even If the rational thought provided by oth- bank wouldn't deposit a check purchasing corporation doesn't ers.' from my father with my brother have enough money to buy it, Firstof all, I try as hard as I standing there, but what really banks and other investors will Legal fees? can to distance myself from cor- made me angry was her attitude give money. After all, the "proven porations. I w~lk to school so I toward me, the customer. It wasn't winner" in the industry is a safe Just what is the "general matriculation" that the university wants to don't have to support the oil and the first time I've been mad at hor- bet, and it boosts the stock mar- be increased by $160 per year? it constitutional - or is it in violation of the State Constitution? automotive industry. I cook at rible customer service, and I am ket. Is home when I want to avoid mass- sure many of you have had a simi- The quest for profit is what Article IX - Section 10 of Idaho's Constitution: produced people chow. I didn't lar experience. makes the corporate world inher- ':All rights, immunities, franchises and endowments heretofore grant- have a TV signal so I could escape What does this have to do with ently evil. Say a chief executive edthereto by the territory of Idaho are hereby perpetuated onto the said brainwashing andMTY, but then corporations? Well, I'll tell you. officer of a corporation wants to university," . the new season of 'The Sopranos" I'm old enough to remember give the workers 10 percent of the Idaho's Supreme Court has ruled that the above constitution should started (no commercials). I don't when people who actually lived in profits. His or her corporation be read - and then pause to read the Charter of the University, The even pay attention to Britney the community owned the banks. I would be bought out. Say factory charter reads: Spears' breasts, which is a huge also remember going into these workers in Third World countries "no student who shall have been a resident of the territory for 1 year sacrifice. But try as I might, banks and meeting nice people can produce a General Electric next preceding his admission shall be required to pay any fees for tuition Corporate America won't leave me who were not scared to death of appliance much cheaper than in the, University, except in a professional department and for extra stud- alone, and that gives me reason to losing their jobs by doing their union workers in Bloomington. ies ~ecorded in council bill #20, session law of the Territory of Idaho- hate. fellow human beings slight favors. The Bloomington factory would 1St session, section 12, p. 23). Without spelling out whatthe general matriculation fee is funding, Take banking, for instance. If I At onesuch bank in my home- be shut down. don't put money in a bank, I have town, I could wa1k in and cash a . Loyalty, nobility and goodness there may be legal reason to oppose this increase. to pay fees for cashing checks. I five-party check written on the cannot exist in the corporate have to buy money orders to pay back of roofing shingle. If they world if profits dip below the Glenn Miles my bills. I have to worry about had problem, they knew they industry standard. BSU alumnus people stealing from me. In this could settle it the next time they But this is good news for aver- society, I have to have a banking saw me. They realized that having age college students. They've been ~ account, and this horrible fact of $5,000 in their bank entitled me to scientifically proven to make a 15 Survey could represent under represented students life forces me to come into contact cash weird $50 checks whenever I percent profit. That's if they study with the banking industry. wanted. real hard and become good corp<>- Researchers have long looked to surveys as a means to accurately rep- When I walk up to tellers Whenever I move to a new city, rate drones. So remember kiddies, resent reality and test their hypothesis. ASBSU President Nate Peterson nowadays, they treat me like I am I seek out these banks. Some are if some person, who you can tell has carried a hypothesis with him for several months now, and as prom- some sort of criminal trying to still out there. The problem is, doesn't have that much money, ised he is going to test it. defraud them. I have to prove my every time I find one, a national comes up to you on the job and Unscientific evidence tells Peterson that student perception of the innocence before I can touch my chain comes in and buys it. It's asks for a favor, reply with a sneer.