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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8,2007 - corn ISSUE 40, VOLUME 23. FIRST ISSUE FREE. BrzTECH
PAGE 3 Check out BlzTech writer Lucinda Sutherland's quest for the perfect digital recorder. Read about the recorders she researched and find OPINION PAGE 5 Guest opinion writer Jonathan Sawmilier takes on the Man and his taxation policies. CULTURE ABOVE: Protestors handed out papers titled ''Are you being indoctrinated by the university?" to passing stu- BY CEAN SIEGEL in speakers with more conservative views. dents. According to the paper, the ratio of liberal to Assistant News Editor "I pay student fees, I don't want my fees going conservative speakers over the past five years has to only one political idea that is shown by the been six liberals for everyone conservative. "Jesse Jackson + Al Gore + Al Franken e Biased speakers brought here," Halverson said. Education - Bring conservative speakers to cam- This message was not accepted by everyone. BELOW: A protestor holds a sign up high on the Quad pus," was written in chalk in front ofthe Business Several passing students, among them Alan Wednesday, Feb. 7. Many of the protestors said they ,and Economics Building Wednesday, Feb. 7, Brewington, stopped to argue with protestors. do not mind liberal speakers coming to campus, they Students and faculty stopped to read this state- "They're trying to mask their opinions with ment. Some shook their heads, muttering obscen- The Culture Section recaps just want conservatives brought in as well. words like diversity," Brewington said. " It's not ities as they passed. Others seemed to agree. the Carbon Leaf and Pete Yorn thatthey want diverse opinions here [at BSUI,it's Nearby, on the Quad, students and commu- concerts while reviewing "Notes that they want their own opinion here." nity members protested the ratio of liberal to Brewington went on to question the ratio of on a Scandal." conservative speakers brought to BSU, display- ing signs with sayings including "Education, Not speaker statistics. SPORTS Liberal Propaganda", "No more brainwashing "Liberal and conservative are subjective at BSU", "Show both sides" and "Education not terms," Brewington said. PAGE 8 Indoctrination." Chris Scott is one that believes the data. He has his own reasons as to why more conservative Find out who wll] be the next "If the university is going to pride itself in in- tellectual diversity, its speakers need to show viewpoints are necessary. big football star at BSU and the other side, which is conservatism," protestor "Colleges are general1y more liberal, so I feel read the preview for the Beauty Dayna Halverson said. that it is important that we have more conserva- and the Beast competition According to fliers being handed out by protes- tive speakers," Scott said. >t• Friday featuring the gymnastics tors, BSUhas spent an estimated $300,OOO,bring- According to Scott, if the university starts . and wrestling teams. ing in liberal-leaning speakers in, the past five bi:lnging in conservative speakers, it will prompt years, as opposed to nothing bein~ spent to bring additional speakers to visit. ARBITERONLINE.COM The Arbiter has jumped Into the arena of webcastlng, with "Out ., PROTESTORS n'EAS FOR CONSERVATIVE SPEAKERS: of the Blue," a weekly webcast of news, culture and sports on Ben Stein Rusb Umbaugh Glenn Beck Michael Savage' the Boise State campus. WEATHER W, The not so FABulousI Senate J " J J J oJ "Anyone can come and He will not have a vote during the FRIDAY BY DUSTIN LAPRAY The depleted Senate could not able to meet its quorum. This means actually begin a regular meet- that the committee could not work, protest, or whatever," Vice Pres.' FABmeetings, unless there is a tie High: SOF/ Low 36F Managing Editor ing until the late senators arrived. could not vote and hence could George said. on a vote, FABwill review matching Read this story; it concerns you These scheduling conflicts are, not bring said legislation back There are two models hanging funds requests from all of the 200- and your money. not abnormal, but they are into the regular senate meeting to on the wall in the SUB, near the plus clubs on campus (not all are The Associated Students of Boise difficult to maneuver around. be voted on by the entire senate, top of the main stairwell, depicting asking for more money, many are J oJ .I oJ J oJ State University Senate (you know, Around 4:35 p.m., the Senate what's left ofit. possible layouts for the Veteran's not eligible for matching funds). SATURDAY the students you voted into of- finally met quorum. ' . The chair of said defunct com- Memorial, to be built in the Hoover replaces A.J. McGillis in SUB expansion. They will be on the ASBSUCabinet of Pres. Parke. High: SOF / Low 36F fice last spring) held Its regular 4 mittee, Sen. Cyndi Blue, was riot p.m, meeting in The Forum in the Picking up the pieces present at the meeting. According display' until Feb. 16. All passers- McGillis resigned his post after he Student Union Building Tuesday. 'The Senate unanimously voted to her' fellow senators she has by can comment. . allegedly falsified a police report But something was missing. late in the meeting to move every taken a position as an intern at , The Senate unanimously decrying he had been the victim of Namely, more than half of the piece of legislation currently sit- the statehouse and cannot attend approved the appointment of a hate crime last semester. '';I W the meetings. It doesn't seem to Colin 'Hoover to ASBSU secretary He admitted later to police he J J " J Senators you voted into office. Of ting idle in the University Affairs/ SUNDAY the 16 senators who won seats In Public Liason Committee to the matter, since her committee, did of special projects and chair of fabricated the report, which set off High: S4F/ Low 33F the Senate last Spring, only eight Student Affairs Committee. not fulfill its duties, the Financial Advisory Board. a chain reaction of student and ad- attended Tuesday's meeting. Twoof Doesn't sound like a big deal? Hoover is a dual market research ministrative support for victims of them (Sen. Mark Getecha and Sen. The move was made because, ac- Other business and finance major. He said he hate crimes and prejudice, which Jennifer Stolley) are replacement cording to Sen. Jonathon Sawmiller The Senate is organizing its has no' experience with student cost the university and ASBSU ON CAMPUS appointees who were not _voted and Sen. Ryan Cooper, the Public Financial Advisory Board, which government. thousands of dollars. into office. Two others showed up Liason Committee has met no more reviews fee increases, including "I didn't go out and try to be the The Senate meets every Tuesday late. To run a meeting the Senate than once this entire school year. those to clubs and organizations. FAB chair," Hoover said. "It was and Thursday in the Forum at 4 Thurdsay . must make quorum (meaning With the loss of senators (for vari- Feb. IS, 2007 public hearings will a way to get involved with school p.m, All students are able to speak ASBSU Senate, that a certain number of senators ous personal and professional rea- be held in The Lookout Room in the again, rather' than just going to to the Senate during gallery com- The Forum In the SUB. 4-6p.m. must be present). sons), the committee has not been SUBto discuss the fees. class and doing the regular thing.", ments. All Senate-,tneetlngs are open to the public. As a-student, you are invited to address Senate BSUaids Middleton High School seniors in admissions process for five minutes during the first BY DARCIE NUTT According to Brandt, the scholar- part, of each meeting. News Writer ship deadline will be extended to To have your name added to the end of this month to allow the the aqenda please call Vice For seniors of Middleton High .Middleton seniors tirneto getwhat~ President Molly George or School, the fire that destroyed their ever they may have together, ' Senate ProTem Amy Ortmann school might not only complIcate "We'd like to give them 8l!V~ at 426-1440' the rest ofthe school year, it may also eral more weeks," Brandt said: affect their collegeappIications; "We're hoping that will give them To ease the burden; Boise State enough time." .' ;;,,' Friday, , is accepting applIcations .witham ' According to Personnel Se¢mUy Up All Night at the Rec transcripts from Middleton' seniors Janice Dykema at the'MiddIetOn' 'Interested In DDR, Guitar Hero, In the event that those documents SchoolDistrict #1~ 0ffiee;die' .. . Crafts, Hypnotist, Volley Ball" werelost in the fl1'e: age to documentswuSt:iJI" and more? Come to Recand "'~WelU'l! accepting &!Udentswhose sessed as ofMondaylleKs Is 'a poSslbiJitYThat-;llie-'~ stay up all nlghtl " ttahscripts have been destrOyfd and were saved Friday, Feb. 9 from' fnJtnthdi~. '. .. . "At this tlD1if 14mrt' ·9p.m. :"1 a.m, ,Wt!iedama7-", ..., ... Cost,ls free to students, .'~:' $5 for guests., , erswere~' ,;c:ont:act- carrie Miller or • ~iblir. 'bif' . ,JO~~U~Ydat 4t§:4~~~ • World/National/What the? stories courtesy of MCT Campus Wire Services unless otherwise credited. ~ocal/BSU 8, 2007 stories are courtesy of the Boise Stat~ Web site at www.boisestate.edu. All stories are compiled by News Writers. TI-IE .HEADLINES admitted an oversight in not hon- for assemblies and other gather- WORLD I NATIONAL oring the mother's written request ings. And only two classes - band for notification under Megan's Law. and physical education - will .Mexico's rising price offood Judge suspends molester's meet in the LOS church, not five. academic release program The victim's mother appeared vis- NEWS staples is trou~llng sign ibly relieved after Fritsch's ruling Faculty and administrators are and at one point close to tears in still trying to figure out what types of As President Felipe Calderon' Aconvicted child molester attend- supplies, books and equipment are SPORTS ing the University of Pennsylvania discussing it. marched across the nation unveil- "I couldn't see how anyone would needed. while still serving time in a Bucks ing social programs and touting let this continue," she said of the They're hopeful students took County prison had his academic-re- CULTURE the military-led crackdown against release program. "It's so inappropri- books home with them last week lease program terminatedyesterday, drug lords, a round shadow followed ate, and the lack of supervision. or that texts were' stored in lock- even though Penn and corrections him, darkening his sunny message. "Every time you see him in court," ers in the undamaged wing. OPINION officials had agreed to closer moni- It was the ubiquitous tortilla, ris- shecontinued, "he's in handcuffs. After die materials are' invento-, toring of his activities on campus. Ing rapidly in price and reminding How do you reconcile that with his ried, Bauscher said admjnistrators BIZTECH Mexicans that all is not well with the Bucks County Court Judge C. will take other school districts up Theodore Fritsch, who ordered being at the university'?" once-humming economy. At public In making his case to the judge, on their offers to donate books. On more stringent monitoring of Kurt events, angry women intercepted Fine called Mitman "a poster boy for Monday, teachers moved into new E. Mitman two weeks ago, said the the new president, who faced' his rehabilitation. Education and reha- rooms, organizing their new tempo- , "character and scope ofthe academ- first mini-crisis since taking office bilitation, there's not anything bet- rary spaces for Wednesday's return ic release remains inappropriate" Dec. 1. Hundreds of thousands of of students. for him. The judge did not comment ter that a prison can do." protesters took to the streets in the Schorn rebutted that "rehabilita- Peggy Ramsey, a middle school Mexican capital last Wednesday, de- specifically on the momtorlng pro- tion is not the only goal," Authorities physical education' teacher and manding an emergency wage hike posal, which included an electron- must consider "the impact on a counseling intern at the high to counter surging prices for sugar, ic monitoring device in Mitman's school, was taking time to move the victim and the impact on the onions and tortillas. campus office and another to be into a new office in the middle "There is no doubt that the big- worn by him. Instead he criticized community." Doyle said Mitman school and dry out files that had gest challenge is going to be the the amount of time Mitman's aca- could reapply for the program if he been recovered from the high economy," said economist Rogelio demic program would require him is released on parole, for which he school administrative offices. Ramirez de la 0, who served as to be out of prison - up to 12hours a will be eligible in September. Four sixth-grade classrooms at an adviser to losing presidential day, Mondays through Thursdays. the middle school will be used candidate Andres Manuel Lopez "The schedule is the same; the ac- by the high school. Ramsey called Obrador. tivities are the same," Fritsch said. LOCAL/BSU the support the school family More serious economic problems He also noted that university police has received from the community "did not agreeto takoa role." would mean fewer Mexican shop- Middleton High School "wonderful." pers in Dallas malls and more ille- In March 2005, Mitman, 25, plead- "You realize you're not ed guilty to involuntary deviate sex- gets ready for reopening gal immigrants, analysts say. In ad- alone in this," she said. dition to the specter of higher food ual intercourse with a 14-year-old Moving was hectic, she said, but fac- boy. Jennifer Schorn, chief of special Middleton High School teachers prices and higher inflation, a drop ulty worked together to make the and administrators went back to in oil prices for Mexican crude ex- investigations for the Bucks district process run as smoothly as possible. campus Monday preparing for their ports could push the government's attorney, noted that the crime is a The middle-school students also of- class-one felony, the most serious first day of classes after a fire tore budget Into a deficit. Likewise, oil fered support to help make the move short of homicide, and will require through their school last week. production is falling. And officials easier. Mitman to register his whereabouts Because cleanup crews worked acknowledge a coming economic "Our kids in middle school are with authorities the rest of his life. through the weekend to dry out slowdown and.with it, a possible In- really excited to help make it work. Mitman's attorney, Richard Fine, a classroom wing saved by a fire- crease in unemployment. The head They seemed willing and ready to argued that Mitman's crime was wall and sprinklers but damaged of Mexico's central bank, Guillermo go," Ramseysaid. "We're trying to get one with a low risk of recidivism by water, the eight classrooms Ortiz, predicted late last month that everybody prepared for Wednesday and that the Bucks County and the cafeteria in the wing economic growth will fall to about ... so we can all get back to normal Department of Corrections had should be ready to use Wednesday, 3.5 percent in 2007 from 4.8 percent - as normal as we can, anyway." authority on its own to implement much earlier than administra- in2006. Courtesy Idaho Press- Tribune Meanwhile, inflation could run the educational program. tors had previously anticipated. as high as 4.5 percent in coming Schorn countered that the preda- "The building is shaping up," months, well above the govern- tory nature of Mitman's offense Middleton . Superintendent WHAT THE?-' .ment's 3 percent goal" Ortiz said. made him especially dangerous, ,Rich Bauscher said. That means that only 16classrooms The bank was worried that isolated that he had not served the mini- Look, a stairlift, whee! price hikes could "contaminate" mum of the two to five-year term, - not 24 - will have to he relocated the larger economy, but, he said, the that he had been virtually unsuper- on Wednesday. A company in England was fined for refusing to install a stairlift for a central bank would step in quickly vised while away from prison, and Instead of dividing the Fine Arts disabled employee, because "every- to tame inflation if necessary. that prison officials had not notified building into four classrooms, as the victim's mother of the release, .was originally planned, Middleton one would want to ride on it, and no eM Many economic analysts don't see work would get done." K . serious danger in the short term. as required. Corrections officials High will be able to use. the space ~~&2£L""...Jrojd- ,,. , ...... ",. ", ~ -'" -" ~ 112!£~-• ." ..L4.. 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NOTICE OF STUDENTTUITIONIFEE HEARINGS HEARINGS OF THE PROPOSED INCREASES WILL BE HELD THURSDAY ,..FEBRUARY 15,.2007 BEGINNING AT 1:00PM IN THE JORDAN BALLROOM OF THE STUDENT UNION BUILDING. PROPOSALS WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE ORDER LISTED BELOW. Information regarding these proposed fee increases is available for inspection during regular business hours from the Budget Office, Room 305 of the Administration Building , . . . th All interested Boise State University students, faculty and staff may submit oral testimony at the hearings or written testimony before February 15th. BSU students, faculty and staff wishing to testify 10 person may sign up at e hearing or in advance at the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and are asked to provide a written copy of. their testimony to the hearing officer. Individuals Dot currently affiliated with Boise State University arc allowed to testify at the Student Fee Hearings under the following conditions: I They must sign up to testify and in doing so, indicate they are not a student, faculty or staff. 2 They must submit a written copy of their testimony prior to testifying. 3 They will be allowed to testify only at the discretion of the hearing officer. 4 If allowed to testify, they must identify themselves as a non student at the onset of their verbal testimony Proposed Fee/Semester Requesting Unit Current Fee/Semester Proposed Increase Summer Full Time Part Time Full TIme Part Time Summer Full Time Part Time Summer 0 0.00 8.00 0.80 Blue Thunder 6.50 0.65 0.00 1.50 0.15 0.00 Marching Band 1426.00 153.00 148.00 General Education 1334.85 143.40 143.85 91.15 9.60 4.15 Thition - 16,00 16.00 Strategic Facilities 100.00 10.00 10.00 65.00 , 6.00 6.00 165.00 Fee 24.00 2.40 2.40 Student Support - 19.00 -. 1.90 1.90 5.00 0.50 0.50 System Technology Fee 4.30 4.30 Health Well ness 33.00 3.30 3.30 10.00 1.00 1.00 43.00 and Counseling 6.00 0.00 Intercollegiate 93.00 5.30 0.00 5.00 0.70 0.00 98.00 Athletics ~ 8.10 8.10 Student Union & 71.00 7.10 7.10 10.00 1.00 1.00 81.00 Student Involvement 0.35 0.00 Campus 1.25 0.15 0.00 2.00 0.20 0.00 3.25 Recreation - Club Sports 2.80 3.60 Campus 26.00 2.60 3.60 2.00 0.20 0.00 28.00 Recreation .Summary Proposed Fee/Semester Information Current Fee/Semester Proposed Increase Part lime Summer Full Time Part Time Summer Full Time Purt Timc Summer Full Time 148.00 General Education 1334.85 143.40 143.85 91.15 9.60 4.15 1426.00 153.00 Tuition 43.90 Facility Fees 393.00. 37.90 37.90 65.00 6.00 6.00 458.00 43.90 Technology Fees 46.25 4.90 4.90 5.00 .050 0.50 51.25 5.40 5.40 Activity Fees 302.90 24.80 19.35 30.50 3.25 2.00 333.40 28.05 21.35 I Total Fees 2077.00 211.00 206.00 191.65 19.35 12.65 2268.65 230.35 218.651 Michael Laliberte - Vice President of Student Affairs Boise State University :. 1910 University Drive 'c M , 1 K ~&ml&U&ii td .i LL-__ 'I, F I ,J, r: Theway we see it .•. It's time to change the two-thirds approval needed for a community college For the past several years Boise St~te University President Robert Kustra has spearheaded an effort to bring a local community college to Boise State. The university already has the space (BSU West in Canyon County), the momentum arid more importantly - the need. . - The benefits the entire Treasure Valley would receive from a local community college are numerous: that conscience tells him is'Unjust, and who-will- • Students not quite ready for a four-year inglyac~eptsth~pe!lalty of imprisonment in order institution would use the first two years to arouse the conscience of the community over Its Thec~ of the people v. Lt. Ehren Watadals worse, , injustice, is Inreallty expressing the highest respect of a community college to transition into n th,lu~p.diculous. He refused to deploy to Iraq on the,' for the law. ' " ' ' , the world of higher education. basis tllat the entire pretext, for the war is wrong and,' 'Of fourse w~ can't allow this mere pawn In the hi. • Students not wanting to go on to a four- immoral. ," , ,," erarchy of the Apterlcan political system to do the year school would be able to at least gain " Heinade several public statements against the right and honorable thing - call George W, Bush a some valuable education and possibly a Iraq Invasion and isn~wfacing two years for notdti· iiar and flimly state 'once and for all that thls has ' ployi,pg to Iraq and four years for the statements he been and always will be an unjust W81', the [ustifl- trade before heading into the workforce made, Which in the U.S. Army constituteIconduct 'cation for whlchwiU always lie buried underneath fulltime, unbecolnipg an officer." , ' ' " " " , public relations and doublespeak. , • The average community college class- , Tq, its-'credit, 'the U.S: Army has sidestepped We can't let him do that because that would make room has fewer students than similar W~tada'squestion about the legality of the Iraq war Congress look badand Congress is the only body in classes in the university. Some lower level by stating that enlistees cannot choose which order~ the United States that has the authority to annul the courses at BSU have more than 200 stu- to·obey. His lawyer stepped up with the Nuremberg justness of a war. , defense, citing the moral imperative of an officer in- Nancy Pelosi, get on It. dents. The same class at a CC could have " yolved in something illegal. " Making someone an example has a long tradition no more than 30. The smaller classes give This is heavy, but Watada is ready to serve, Itseems in American politics, and that's gotng to happen to students more interaction with profes- he's been reading his Martin Luther King, Ir.: Watada, who seems to have no' end of naysayers. sors and build a more efficient learning "I submit' that an Individual who breaks a law Even the Japanese-American Veterans Association environement. • Many lower division and non-credit courses at BSU do not even have profes- sors, or ifthey do, theyonly meet with stu- dents once a week. When a school focus- Axe the Taxman.- es solely on lower division courses it can Do YOU give a better education in those courses. I want my money back , • A community college gives students with low high school GPAsa chance to get BY JONATHAN SAWMILLER Congress this fall .. want to' At least the IRS is kind enough to tell me college credit to help them get accepted Guest Opinion at four-year universities. where my money is going. According to the • Many non-traditional students,espe- It's that time of year again, when neat little chart on page 83 of my 1040 in- Americans walk about with a permanent structions, 37 percent of the federal budget cially those returning to college after a scowl and rebellious anger boiling to the goes towards Social Security and Medicare. period of perhaps decades, need the en- surface. No, I'm not talking about liv- ltwouldbe nice ifsomedayI might get back hanced instruction to get them back in ing with the indignity of watching your that money, but both programs are project- favorite NFL team crash and burn in the ' ed to go broke before I even turn 40, so I'm RUN the swing of college life. . • Community colleges also offer GED Super Bowl. It's tax season, time to sit back not hoiding my breath. Hey, Nancy Pelosi, and see how badiy Uncle, Sam screwed why don't you write some legislation to courses to help students earn a high youoverlastyear. let me invest my own retirement money? "eM school equivalency degree. 1just finished this anger-inspiring pro- It'sformyretirementandhealthcarewhen i K with the , • Cost-per-credit at community colleg- cess. I was feeling pretty good plugging I'm elderly, right? Why can't I just drop es are typically cheaper than a four-year numbers into TurboTax and just looking at it in my 401K, where I'll actually get a' . I school and BSUwould be no exception. how much money the government had al- return on my investment? ready taken from me, it only seemed right That same chart also tells me that 20 • A community college would create that I would get a little bit of it back. When percent of the federal budget goes to Social more jobs and inject more money into the I saw that between state and federal taxes, Programs, including Medicaid, food Social Security, and FICA (that's Medicare stamps,housingassistanceandTemporary I·· Treasure Valley economy. But like any great proposal, the com- and Medicaid for you non-geek types), Assistance for Needy Families (welfare). munity college has faced two severe hur- The Man had already helped himself to Newsflash, Uncle Sam. I pay for my own $5,444.00 of my money, my libertarian health insurance, and I like my doctor just dles. First, where is the funding coming streak began to rear its head. That's twen- fine. I don't want a checkup at the clinic from? And second,. an Idaho State Code ty percent of my taxable income, twenty to become a nightmare like the DMV. I, requires two-thirds legislative approval bucks out of every hundred for which I certainly don't receive food stamps or on which districts a community college slave away! I'm a full-time student, for housing assistance, so I would like to crying out loud. I'd better get some of this keep that money to pay for my grocer- can fall into. I While the funding for such a plan is still back. As I progressed through. my 1040, ies and rent, thank you. Another 10 Dogs searching desperately for deductions and percent goes to Physical, Human and a work in progress, getting two-thirds of credits, my hopes sank lower and lower. Community development - traditional the Idaho legislature to agree on what Take the Earned Income Credit? Nope, government spending on items such as they want for lunch, much less if the state only those who make less than $12,120 or transportation, education, energy, sci- or, needs another community college is have a child and make less than $36,348 ence and agriculture. That doesn't both- per year qualify. How about the Hope & er me so much, nor does the 24 percent nearly impossible. . Life Time Learning Educational Credits, that goes to national Defense, Veterans With so many safeguards already in so that I at least get my tuition back? Not and Foreign affairs. place, members of the. Idaho legislature 'happening. Those credits aren't available The final chunk is seven percent for should consider changing the two-thirds to students who receive tax-free educa- interest on the National Debt. At least majority rule on community colleges to a tional assistance such as scholarships, Pell you're on the right track taking care of that, LEAD Grants, or in my case, the GI Bill. GW. The deficit has dropped sharply for t simple majority rule. With a heavy heart, !hit the "Finish" - he past two years. The Congressional This small but significant change could button. TurboTax coughed politely, Budget Office estimates that the deficit . T, ',,'h be the difference in the education of thou- hemmed and hawed, then regretfully will drop from 248 billion in 2006 to 172 e m,A,.,• sands of young adults. informed me that lowed Uncle Sam an- billion in 2007 and, at the current rate of '\, other four hundred fifteen dollars. I tried spending, is actually on track to be paid off . ' to keep from punching my PC. Those entirely by 2012. Why? Increased tax rev- bastards on Capitol Hill. - enue due to explosive economic growth Why don't they spend their own caused by - you guessed it - Bush's tax cuts. Tile way we see it is based on tile maj!1rity opinions cash on improving the world? Hello, Capitol Hill; tax cuts, anyone? I'm of Tile Arbiter editorial board. Members of tile board And the future only looks darker. Any hope expecting some money back next year. are Drew Mayes, edito~-in-cllief; n-,oy Sawyer, busine~s i manager; Heather English, producNon manag~r;pustl,! 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Boise. 1083725- _'O/ ....._u_ .,.Steve Norell (xttll - ..... dnlgnato Please stop, think; look inthe freakln' mirror BY SHEREE WHITELEY Culture Columnist With every year (perhaps even oby Lightman every day) that goes by I feel like I'm getting smarter. As time passes and my in- teractions with different people .increaSe in frequency, It seems like I'm gaining knowledge ohypical human behavior. outshines I think the same can be said for just about everyone; as you grow up and meet varying varieties of people, you gain a better under- standing of all people. Still, one thing perplexes me about our human race - ill-fitting Carbon. Leaf clothing. I'm not talking about a . shirt that's maybe a size too small Toby Lightman (above) impressed fans Monday or pants that are about 1/8inch too BY DANIEL KEDISH night at The Big Easy, with her vocals and style. short, I'm talking about superbly, Culture Editor disgustingly, never-should-be- Folks out wandering the Repeat," while Lightman pro- new inaterial much more hon- positive energy, witty sense of vlewed-by-human-eyes, border- streets of BoDo Monday night mated her sophomore album est and straightforward. humor and strong vocals, she line grotesque attire. were certainly in for a treat, "Bird on a Wire." The two "The arrangeni!nts are lean- instantly gains fans everywhere Don't deny it - you've seen that with the soulful sounds of Toby performances moved crowds er. Production wa limited, so it she goes. person In the grocery store with Lightman making their way out and packed the house fora night was all about the ong," Privett . "I have a mellow side and the too-low rise pants, bent down of the Big Easy Concert House. of original music with authen- said. "Everythin is more ur- I have an aggressive side," trying to decide on a can of soup Lightman took the spotlight tic sound, rich harmonies and gent and timeless with Jess Lightman said. "If I see some- and consequently sporting a look away from headliners, Carbon hypnotizing guitar melodies. tweaking." \ one standing there with their typical of plumbers.· Leaf. Known most recognizably for Even with the hew sound arms crossed, I will stare them Atrocities such as this are ev- Lightman and Carbon its album "Indian Summer," the and fan favorites, n~ one could down and sing to them until I erywhere, and they usually result Leaf stopped in Boise lor the . Virginia-born group Carbon have expected the -, amazirig find a way to make them loosen in an "eeeww," "ick," or "seriously? show as part of Carbon Leaf's Leaf strengthens its reputation musical talent that o~ened the up and enjoy themselves." You can't see that?" response. new tour promoting its new for great music and poetic lyrics show Monday night. '. After opening up for musi- One of my many clothing pet album "Love, Loss, Hope, with its new material featured With a very petite \-foot-2- cians such as Gavin DeGraw peeves is the "muffin top." on the latest release. Each song inch frame, with lonk curly and Howie Day, Lightman con- No, not the delicious portion shows the maturity the band blonde hair and dressed in her tinues to use her own original of my favorite breakfast food embodies after a lengthy career tight jeans and cowboyl boots, bluesy tones to make her mark - the result of too-tight pants and that started back in their college the crowd fell head over heels in the'Industry. Her role mod- "love handles." years. for Lightman. ~ els are Sarah McLachlan and Just a rule of thumb (or, rath- Most notable about the Opening the show with an Bonnie Ray, who she admires er, rule of pant): If the waistband new CD, however, is that the acoustic showcase, she ~pd a for their careers where the mu- pushes up what you would usually group never sampled the rna- male guitarist" took thejitage - sic speaks for itself and the art. want to hide and lops it over the terlal iwith an ..uudience.che-... .and wooed audiences ~a.J 1ststays out ofthe media; " edge of your pants, the waistband fore hitting the road - some-: , refreshing blend of blues,?/~zz.. In comparison to other re- isn't the right size. Suck it up and thing Carbon Leaf 'never and pop that entertained the cording artists, Lightrnan takes buy the next size up. . does. Instead, the album was audience and sent chills do~n stage in resemblance to Sheryl Another faux-pas that drives written, mixed and recorded in their spines. Before the shoW.. Crow with vocals that hold el- me crazy are short-shorts. No, a fivemonth period without any Lightman spoke about the dif-, ements similar to Joss Stone ladles, I'm not referring to your input from fans. ficulties she faces when open- '. and Aretha Franklin mixed Daisy Dukes (although be aware "We couldn't worry about ing up acoustically for a per- , in with Alanis Morissette and that strict rules do apply with people's perceptions and we formance, especially not being 'Lightman's favorite, Bonnie itty-bitty shorts), had to make and act on our well known to most people. Ray. Guys, I'm talking to you, own decisions and hope people "It's challenging to open up These qualities allowed When driving down the road, T would latch on," Barry Privett, a show acoustically," LightmanLightman to steel the show from have many things to be watching lead singer and lyricist for the said. "Everyone's expecting a Carbon Leaf, which gave a great out for - other cars, stoplights, pe- group, said. "We didn't have a rock band and they don't expect performance but didn't match destrians - and the last thing that lot oftime to support it." to see couple of people walk the Ivocals that gained cheers I want to be seeing are guys jog- a Which may be the exact rea- on stage with two guitars." and applauses from the crowd. ging down the road in runnirig son why fans are finding the However, it's that challenge The climax of the night, how- gear that coversless than my mini 'to win over audiences that ever, came when Carbon Leaf skirts. Lightman loves most. With her brought Lightman on stage for Showing a lot of leg doesn't work on women - sorry, but it's just a duet with her and Privett. The not attractive. Buy some longer duo brought audience mem- shorts - you'll have a better chance bers out their seats and soliti- of keeping everything hidden and fied the notion that Lightman avoiding any possible indecent outdoes the group with her exposure tickets. range and tone quality. But out of all of the horrific Overall) the concert gave way wrongs that I've witnessed, one to a relaxing night with qual- holds the No. I spot. ity entertainment, even while One Summer, while on a cruise lesbian lovers knocked over with my Mom and sister, we tables and drugged up blondes stopped at a small private island, danced on tables. Both albums, "Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat" and mainly composed of beach and a PHOTOS BY ALICE SCULLY/THE ARBITER few snack shacks. "Bird on a Wire" are available in The members of Carbon Le.af headlined the show, stores now. Needless to say, the typical at- but were overshadowed byv Lightman's perfor- tire on the island was beachwear/ swimsuits. After settling at a pic- nic table with plates of barbeque :::~~Ef~~~~~:~~i~~ur:h:~~; Dench, Blanchett stun. in 'Notes on .aScandal' Coming out of the ocean was BY FRANCY MARCOTTE of her students. Cavett immedi- family, Hart acts like the ideal moth- an excessively tan, equally as ex- Assistant Culture Editor ately calls Hart out on the scandal er and at her job she tries to put on cesslvely wrinkled man - in the and demands to know every detail. an air of professionalism. However, smallest Speedo I've ever seen. Have you ever had a' se- Hart, sure that her friend' will tell the character is frustrated with both I'm not even sure if it should cret that you didn't wanted ex- her superiors about the affair, guilt- areas of her life and Blanchett dem- have qualified as a SWimming suit, posed? Have you ever feared that ily spits everything out. But Covett onstrates this v.ell. One may not or even as underwear - It-was al- your best friend may be the one puts her at ease and informs her that wanttolikeHart,sincesheengaged most non-existent on his 90-year- who reveals it? she has no intention of letting the -in a seedy affair with an adolescent, old frame. The image remains em-;: This becomes Sheba Hart's di- school know about her little secret. but Blanchett's facial expressions, blazonedinallthreeofourmemo~ lemma in "Notes on a Scandal; Hart's life immediately becomes a voice fluctuations and chemistry ries to this day. Director Richard Eyre's ("Iris") and living nightmare as Covett uses her with Dench inspire sympathy. I'm stilI attempting to under- Writer Patrick Marber's ("Closer") knowledge of'the affair to keep Hart Another aspect' pf "Notes. on a stand how a person leaves the newest film centering on friendship, under her control. . Scandal" worth. mentioning is the house while committing these secrets and betrayal. Both Dench and. Blanchett diary Cavett avidly keeps. atrocities. As the new teacher in a London received Oscar nominations for The diary serves as a third main Sure,everyonewandersoutofthe high school, Hart (Cate Blanchett) their rolesln"Notes on a Scandal," character in the' fllm •because -house without being "all done up' approaches her. job lacking con- and rightfully so, since both actress- clues viewers into Cavett's deepest (I'm writing this in sweats consist- fidenceand direction. Long-time es deliver intense and believable .thoughts and secrets. Ing of. colors that definitely. don:t History Teacher Barbara' Cavett performances. Throughout the film, Cavett fills coordinate) but is there an anti- Oudl Dench) .sees this and takes Dench, who is probably best it with vivid deSCriptions ofHart, minor cult In jlxlstencethat I'm Hart under her wing. The women known to Americ!\!1 audiences for . '.... her family .andhet _ affair •. The not ilwaieoff-' '. . _ . quickly form a dose friendship as her supportlngcl1ariteterroles In .the fi£# halfof thejilnilUld then being Dt;eliJdi1iijiatic>.,. " diaryentrie~. provide Insight to : Idon't Care \vhat you IookUlce, Hart eagerly confides to Covett and '. films1lke ~Shakespeare in Love," creeps them out In the second haIf . .BI8l1chett;!ike J)~chL~l!l,iyers,a:,JIt(t pJpJ!ll1e,AA4!=r~ate 'suspense .soml!Jiiiri~jlistlire.n'tsupposed,' ' thelol1erfCovett beg:.nsto thinkuf '.-"Pride.and PrejI1dice"'iDid1lreJames ." as Covett becomes'more obsessed . strOilgperfonfuUli:e:'She 'P8~ysa -: . for the audience.<:. . ... to beflaunted.}loryoursake'aild: Hartash~ sOuimate...... Bond eranchlse,Step~ iIitOtiI~lead. / with Hart.Hercharacter'stralts con· \VOman !llisatisfied.with~rJriar. StrilngperfOrmances and a grip_ "...thehaPPiness~r°theJ'~,~~e the. 1~~~ttet1:=g th~~ii~ing'ladys~ ~~ ..~: JI~i'er. . stantly .s~ trotnbeing tOllgh as .r1agellIld. 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WIlt il.W '.' wOman draWsVlew.erS ,·lJi:,cl.ufirig pUllil thJij)ffwiijtOur~ or".' niorethanorie i"#e~~n~'tlf ..t;r:~t~s ~rth exp~jendn8:".v .. :', :.t·::;; .. mua ; !i$&MdUed 6 __ ~--.....: --,-_---.:~ ~ F_e_b_r_u_a_r-=Y~8_,~2_0_0_7 __ Pete Yorn jams out in Boise with fellow musicians in a wide range of personalities chanting melody lines, she won with various musicaltastes. crowds over, setting the stage for The beginning of the show start- one entertainingly diverse show. ed with the independent stylings As crowds continued to rollin for of Los Angeles resident Martin, the night'sentertainment, an audi- who last visited Boise a year ago at . ence favorite took the stage. the Neurolux. Aqualung, known to most for With the stage set with what the song "Better than Sunshine" looked like five keyboards, a from its latest album "Strange and :drum set and bouquets of lights, Beautiful," brought fans to their ,Martin blewaudiences away with feet with a set sounding much like i songs featured on her latest album the groups of Keane, The Beatles i "Stromata," which Martin raves as and even H2, with piano-induced I her best album yet. songs and the Bono-sounding "It's the most original thing I've vplce oflead singer Matt Hales. done," Martin said in a phone in- Overall, the Brltlsh group terview a couple weeks earlier. brought the energy to an all-time "Stromata' is Charlotte Martin. high that many audience members "It covers a lot of genres. left after Aqualung's portion of the BY DANIEL KEDISH It's hard to classify too. I've show, having only come to see the Culture Editor . always wanted to make an album group perform. like this, even though it's diffi- However, the crowd went crazy A show full of musical diveisity, cult for people jo understandand when headliner, Yom, graced the rich melodies and outstanding market, but my fans are getting it stage dressed in his worn jeans talent, The Big ; Easy and it's selling." and destroyed black T-shirt. Concert House played! host And fans really are getting Starting his portion of the show to a variety of musicians, packing her music. with songs off the latest album, the venue with fans and making While most audience members "Nightcrawler," Yom enchanted the night one of relaxation/fun and may not have heard of Martin, the evening with acoustic rock Pete Yorn tore up The Big Easy Tuesday.nlqht accompanied by opening acts Char- an overall great time. . they probably won't forget her chords and poetic lyrics that had lotte Martin and Aqualung, featuring songs from his latest album "Nightcrawler." For only his first trip to Boise, after her set, especially after a people dancing and singing all raging rock songs. mance, the fans cheered Yom From the experimental music Pete Yom played for what seemed chilling cover of "Wild Horses." over the venue. The deep, rich texture of his back on stage for an encore, of Martin and the soft ballads of a sold-out crowd Tuesday night, The beauty of Martin's singing ren- . Stabilizing the shows energy, voice alongside a band with a where he played one of his top Aqualung and to the acoustic rock along with opening acts Charlotte dered the crowd silent. Yom had the audience eating out wide range of musical talent made hits, "Strange Condition," which songs of Pete Yom, this was one Martin and Aqualung. With a voice of pure power, a of the palms of his hands with for the greatest act of the night. capped the night, sending folks show that will definitely highlight The three performances brought range of multiple octaves and soft ballads accompanied with· After a crowd-pleasing perfor- home happy. this season of concerts. The dreaded 'F' word no longer a secret BY CARRIE FANNIN hurt so much that I couldn't even that I ate. It took one day to notice get to see if 1succeed or fail and the Arbiter Staff take a walk. I started at Curves in the problem - stress (good or bad) struggles along the way. late 2004 and over the next year I equals food. Being fat is not the "Carrie Fannin plans to update Oh my gosh, the dreaded "F" lost 13 pounds. I then moved away problem it is the symptom of some- readers on her progress through- word. People always laugh ner- from that location. thing greater. out the project's time with tips, per- vously when I say, "I have not al- When I returned to Boise State af- Last week just as a precursor, I sonal struggles and pictures. Any ways been fat." I let them know ter a IS-year hiatus, like many oth- paid agreat deal of attention to my comments please feel free to e-mail that it's not a secret. It is difficult to ers, I felt the stress of working and stress response. I started substitut- The Arbiter's culture section at acknowledge, believe me I under- going to school, raising children ing listening to my favorite song (at [email protected]. stand, but there comes a time when and everything else. This semes- least 15 times the first day) on my you have to-do something about it. ter I'm taking a Health Psychology iPQd instead of feeding the rnon- But what, when and how? It's com- class. . ster, I lost two pounds. Oh my gosh plicated, The first assignment was a per- 'became oh my god. Time to change When 1was 23, 1 taught aerobics sonal intervention. We were to the health behaviors associated at the then Parkcenter Club, lifted tell of something we would like to with my stress. weights regularly, was thin and fit change - the weight, duh. Soinstead My thought on this project is that and even wore a bikini in the sum- ofjust acknowledging the problem; there has to be others just like me mer. That was 19years ago. do something about it, right? Easy and if I can show that small chang- Only in the last seven' years has answer. If you're fat, you must eat .es in behavior can amount to small ttl the weight started .to. creep on and "too muchdllghtt Not so fast. ,,,', ,; ,::,;changesin .weight"which can add resist leaving. 1 have tried various 'Medical' problems and diseases' ';up tobig changes over time, it might workouts, diets, etcmnone worked. account for many weight issues. My inspire others to do the same. .. ~ 1actually gained up to 180pounds, question to myself was, "why am I· The Issues.of welghr we are con- and I'm 5 feet 7 inches tall on a fat?" I eat well, don't eat meat, and cerned about at 23 (hot body) are good day. At that point, I thought I exercise moderately every week. very different at 42 (diabetes and' \. should finally do something about So in my quest to find out "why" I heart disease). So here we go - the it. Guess what, my feet and knees started by writing everything down good, the bad and the ugly. Youwill "Where it .' Pays to Care When you give plasma you're literally giving someone another chance at life. Thousands will benefit from your blood-plasma donations. Up to $200 compensation for your first month. )t Feburary 14, 2007 a technique he used in "The Nutty ''?'Forfurther intonnation on Professor" and "Nutty Professor II! Oli'you call l/elpplease call The Klumps." .Music and Lyrics . Norbit (Murphy) is an easygoing Biomat USA, Inc. "Music and Lyrics" guy engaged to the obese Rasputia will be released to make (Murphy). However, one day he (208)338-0613 Valentine's Day just a lit- meets a more' attractive woman tle bit sweeter. (Thandie Newton) and decides he The romantic com- BY FRANCY MARCOnE really wants to be with her. He then edy stars Hugh Grant and Drew Assistant Culture Editor develops a hilarious scheme to try Barrymore as two people who fall to win her heart and ditch his fian- in love over thQ!rpassion for music. cee. Cuba Gooding Jr.,Eddie Griffin Hannibal Rising Alex Fletcher (Grant) is a washed- and Marlon Way-aasalso star. c.: Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lector up 1980spop star who takes on a returns in this second prequel to comeback. He has to write a chart, "The Silence of the Lambs." topping song for a teen singer com- On the indie scene This new addition to the film parable to Britney Spears. The only franchise tells how Hannibal came problem? He doesn't know the first The Lives of Others toutterthefamousltne Tatehisllv- . thing about, songwriting. That's German filmmaker Florian er with soine fava beans and a nice where the "plant lady" Sophie Henckel. von Donnersmarck's de,' Chianti" in its first installment. Fisher (Barrymore) comes in. She but project "The .Lives of Others" In other words, how Hannibal be- turns out to be a talented lyricist centers around the close.govern- came such an infamous cannibal. and works with Fletcher to compose ment observation of East German. "Hannibal Rising" observes his hit. Romance blooms as the two citizens hi the 19"Os.· Hannibal'schildhood, adolescence. central characters discover they Set specifically in 1983, a W!!ll- and adulthood, make exquisite music together. known plaYwright is suspected of He develops from a war orphan " being disloyal to the CQnununist in Eastern Europe, to a gifted in- Norbit -.Party .and.~ hold0VJ!LIiMtt= tellectual ahd finally, a serial kiJler Just when .audience.si.tb,ought ..' Germany.Therefore,gover.UIDe.Ilt .• whose .actlonsare. rooted ."ill· re- -Bddie Murphy took' a ..~eeUllrn, •. _I)!fiE(l!.,9~~4,-m~~1!!J;\~~;c~~,;~~.c .~vengtFrencb. ilctOtGaspard UlUel' 'With··, "Dre'am#iS:;'- along comes. . order ttl spy on th,e 1l1~}'\Yl'j.ght~l;l> ("AYeryLongEllgagelpent'""Pari~, . "Norbit." .••••...•...... •••....••.•...... ••..•.....•...... •...... hisactress~lover.IIQ\Vllyer,;tll1qgs je t'attne")tllices. '.•~r tltel:1)lear ••.-·..MurphygiVl;1sa~el1~s·_mil1ti ...;. ~ea tum'YJi~~~~~I~r~~t~p~~,,< '.HanhibiiJlr0llllong-t!mepos.8~~~~..p~.thteat81nJ.iis.qe~~~4)'q{e ..•.'.fOllibt~s.foi ..~pJe.~~ . . MmAAdloIl~: ·1l~y5.se~J'liIcW'f.eil'J;l~·~~htoqiJ.est!o~. ' .' .~ [SIDE " l..INES] Men!s basketball adds . game to schedule The Boise State men's basketball team will host Western Montana Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Taco Bell Arena. The game was scheduled tQreplace the Colorado State game Dec. 22 that was canceled due to a snow- Ham sandwiches storm. strike ~ nerve Montana Western is a NAIA Division I school and is a member of the Frontier Conference. BY BRIAN LUPTAK Tickets for the Colorado State Sports Columnist game can be used to attend the Montana Western game. "A loss is never fun. However, it Colorado State tickets can also is not the end of the world." I know be exchanged for any home game that's a sweet little cliche that we remaining on Boise State's men's or tell seven-year-olds after their women's basketball schedules. first experience of defeat in orga- If ticket holders used their nized sports, right? Well maybe it Colorado State tickets for the wom- is an aspect of athletics that needs en's game against Louisiana Tech' to be re-emphasized at the higher Saturday and wish to attend the levels. I'm talking college hoops Montana Western game, they can here, though not necessarily refer- get the tickets reprinted at no cost ring to the players. at the Boise State ticket office. Our case study today comes from the well-renowned basketball pro- Boise State highlights gram at Morgan State University. Walt ... who? Apparently it's this all-academic team school in Baltimore, Md., with an enrollment of slightly less than The Western Athletic Conference 7,000 students and possibly the announced its all-academic hon- most strung-out basketball coach ors for the 2006 fall sports season in all of the country. Tuesday. Thirty-seven student-ath- First I'll paint the picture for letes from four Bronco programs you. You're the head coach of a were named to the list. small-time Mid-eastern Athletic The 2006 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and Conference basketball program. WAC. Champion Bronco football Boise State profess-or Dr. Werner Hoeger competed this past weekend in the World Luge Championships in You're coming off a four-game team boasts 19 student-athletes on Innsbruck, Austria. Dr. Hoeger said he plans on trying to qualify" for the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver, B.C. winning streak consisting entirely the list, more than any other team of conference teams. Next on the in the conference. BY TATE CASTLETON ing competed in the 2002 Winter ily attended the Olympic Winter schedule: a short trip to Farmville, Junior defensive end Nick Sports Writer Garnes in Salt Lake City and the 2006 Games in Nagano, Japan. One of the Va., to face a non-conference oppo- Schlekeway posted the highest games in Torino, Italy. In2002Hoeger lugers was Venezuelan and invited nent, Longwood University. grade point average among Bronco Ask anyone what he or she looks and his oldest son Christopher were him and his family to Salt Lake for a Longwood? fall sports competitors, a 3.76. forward to most when they enter the first ever father-son pair to both summer clinic. Okay, that's beside the point. Schlekeway is majoring in business their mid-50s and most will tell compete in the luge. "When I took my kids there my in- So you go to Longwood where you management. you it's retirement. For Boise State "In Salt Lake Christopher and I tent was to see ifthey had any inter- suffer a buzzer-beating loss 75-73, Senior mid fielder Brennan Lau Kinesiology professor, Dr. Werner raced in singles and it was neat to be est in the sport," Hoeger said. Ouchl I have to feel for that one. A highlights a list of 12 BSU women's Hoeger, retirement is a notion he the first father-son duo to compete The clinic was only for youth 11- loss like that has to put the coach soccer players named WAC AIl- wants to hear nothing about. in the same event," Hoeger said. 18 years of age, but Venezuela was on' the edge, but what else could Academic, the second-highest total Just last weekend Dr, Hoeger trav- "There was a lot of sacrifice involved looking for a larger contingency for go wrong? What In the crazy world among soccer teams. Lau earned eled to lnnsbruck, Austria, to com- - mental, physical and emotional- to the Salt Lake games and after some that we live In could push him to a GPA of 3.74 while majoring in pete in the 39th annual Luge World get to Salt Lake so we were just grate- lessons and a few runs Dr. Hoeger the point that he snaps? health promotions. Championships. Remarkably, at ful to be there." was hooked. Let me answer that for you: ham Four members of the Bronco vol- 53 years of age, Hoeger returned to Out of 50 competitors In the luge sandwiches. While that sounds cra- PHOTO COURTESY RICARDO RASCHINt "Atthe end ofthe clinic they had a leyball team were named to the list, Boise Monday as the oldest male in Salt Lake City Dr. Hoeger finished little race," Hoeger said. "I finished zy, I feel I need to inform you that I with senior JiberoJackle Stroud, athlete to ever to qualify for a World 40th and Christopher finished 38th. U.S. and the rest ofthe team was in first and my three kids finished am not creative enough to fabricate an accounting major, earning the Championship competing in luge. It is even more remarkabie that Venezuela there was a huge differ- 2-3-4 right behind me and the a story like this all on my own. This highest GPA(3.57). "1enjoy the sport, I love competi- Hoeger ever competed in the first ence in skill level," Hoeger said. "As rest is history." is indeed based upon true events Hounding out the list of Broncos tion and I love training," Hoeger said place. Growing up, Hoeger had aspi- a team we were not good enough Being a full-time professor at BSU that occurred last Saturday. named academic all-WAC were about why he continues to compete. rations to be a gymnast. He said he to qualify for the Olympics. I could and having little access to train- The Morgan State Bears played a two members of the men's cross- "Ilove the challenge and Its ability to wanted to be one so badly he even have attempted to qualify as an ing facilities, Hoeger has very few fairly even game as far as statistics country team. Senior Brandon keep me going." dreamed of being an Olympic gym- individual but my te deration never chances to prepare for competi- can tell. Both teams held the lead Christoffersen posted a GPA of Prior to Hoeger's historic mile- nast. gave me a chance to go to trials so I tions. He finds time on weekends three times throughout the con- 3.5 while majoring in material sci- stone over the weekend the old- "When I was a youngster in was left out." and holidays to escape to Park City, test. However, Morgan State blew a ence engineering. est males to qualify for the World Venezuela I was a gymnast," Hoeger Hoeger made the best of his time Utah, to spend a few hours in inten- lO-point differential in the second Championships were both 38 years said. "And when I was 16-years old at Brigham Young University, earn- sive training. Hoeger is now look- half and Longwood held the lead at BSU track sweeps old as well as five-time Olympians Brigham Young University recruited inghis Doctorate in exercise physiol- ing toward the 2010 Olympic Winter the final buzzer as the Bears, along prior to their World Championship with their coach, Todd Bozeman, weekly awards me as a gymnast and offered me a ogyin 1978. Hoeger is nowin his 21st Games in Vancouver, B.C. Should appearances. To qualify, athletes scholarship." year at Boise State. Despite his love he qualify Hoeger will become hung their heads in defeat before take part in five qualifying runs and In 1970, with scholarship in hand for teaching, Hoeger admits that he the oldest Olympian to com- -setting off back to Baltimore. Boise State University made it a must finish within seven percent of and a unique athletic gift to take still ionged to scratch the ever-pres- pete In the Winter Games in any Prior to leaving town the team clean sweep of this week's Western the fastest run down the track in that with him, a young Hoeger had spe- ent Olympic itch and fulfill his de- sport. Hoeger will be nearly 60 and bus stopped at a local family restau- Athletic Conference Track and particular run. For the first time in cific goals he fully intended to ac- sire to compete on a world stage. competing in one of the most chal- rant to pick up some dinner. Coach Field Athlete of the Weck awards his career Hoeger was able to reach complish. "When you watch the sport ofiuge lenging winter events. Bozeman entered the establish: with Eleni Kafourou and Simon seven percent in all five runs. "My goal was to go to either the and you watch people 'go through "I'm going to take it a year at a time ment where the crew had courte- Wardhaugh each carningthe wom- "It was very rewarding to me that Munich Olympic games in 1972 as this ice channel going 70-80 miles and see how it goes," Hoeger said .. ously prepared the team sandwich- en's and men's honor, respectively. I was able to qualify In all five," a gymnast or in 1976 in Montreal," per hour it's pretty scary," Hoeger "Right now Icontinue to get better es to take on the road. The unthink- Kafourou, a sophomore from Hoeger said. "I felt really good on Hoeger said. . said. "I have to admit it played every year and if I can keep that up able happened next. According to Athens, Greece, set a Boise State the track and I bettered my time by But with those aspirations came games with my mind. I really don't I can hopefully make history, but the restaurant manager, Bozeman record, won two events and posted .9secunds which is almost a full sec- challenges. Hoeger wanted to like to watch it; I just love to do it and we'll have to walrand see." "just went belligerent, scream- two NCAA provisional qualifying ond and for any luger that is great. compete for Venezuela but found It I love to bean Olympian." When that times comes, you ing that he didn't want ham sand- marks at last Saturday's (Feb. 3) Hoeger, a native of Venezuela, is to be impossible. Hoeger was first introduced to the can bet Bronco Nation will wlches," and allegedly proceed- United Heritage Invitational host- himself a two-time Olympian, hav- "Because I was training in the . luge in 1998 when he and his fam- . be watching. ed to assault a female employee ed by Boise State at the Jacksons because of it. Indoor Track in Nampa. Probably not the way I would Kafourou broke a lO-year-old have handled the situation. On the school record in winning the tri- Football team announces recruiting. class other hand, Ilike ham. Anyway, af- ple jump with a leap of 42-8.75 ter hearing this much of the story (13.02m), which is also a NCAA BY JAKE GARCIN are from the Treasure Valley. down passes (173). He led Prosser guys as people. We like their fami- I stopped to wonder how anyone provisional qualifying mark and Sports Editor Matt Kaiserman, a running back to a 12-1 mark after throwing 67 lies and we're excited to get them could explain such an act Do you the eighth-best collegiate mark this from Skyview High School in touchdowns and just seven inter- here and start coaching them." try to convince the customers hi the indoor season. After losing 22 seniors from the Nampa, headlines the local talent ceptions as a senior. Breaking down the recruit- restaurant that you have'rourette's? She broke the record of 42-2.25 2006 Boise State football team pool after being named the 2006 Coach Petersen addressed the ing class by position the Broncos Can you blame It on a lack of sleep? set by Abigail Ferguson in 1996. She Head Coach Chris Petersen knew . Gatorade Player of the Year for the coaching staff's 'excitement from recruited its heaviest amount of While nothing sounds convincing, also posted a provisional qualify- the only thing to do was reload. State of Idaho. Kaiserman rushed recruiting players like Kaiserman players on Jhe offensive and de- Bozeman's explanation Is not much ing mark in winning the long jump Petersen held a press conference for 1,782 yards in his senior season and Moore, however, he did say he fensive lines. Of the 25 signees better. He denies placing hands on with a markof20-1.00 (6.l2m). Wednesday to announce a final- at Skyview, was so happy with the overallrc- BSU Inked 12 lineman and one or any employee and told his .lawyer The mark is first in the WAC, the ized list of high school and junior The Broncos also were able to cruitlng class that there isn't one two other players who could pos- be was simply re-enterlng the res- third-best indoor mark in school college players who have signed a sibly be converted Into lineman. taurantseekfng reimbursement for history and the 14th best collegiate national letter of intent with the Despite coach Petersen's con- an undesired order. mark so far this season. Broncos. tentment with the recruiting year, Ifyou feel you've seen Bozeman's AsophomorefromBrackenRidge, . "We're really excited this day Is C, We're really excited this dBy is finally here. the Broncos were snubbed by name in the headlines before, you Australla.; Wardhaugh recorded' a finally here," Coach Petersen said, some recruiting web sites, some of probably have. Last time it was for NCAA provisional mark and a per- "I know at the end of recruiting A little bit like the football' season, I think whom ranked the BSU recruiting' paying $30,000 to the father of a sonal best mark of 64-8.00 (19.71m) everyone is always glad. It seems it's been .a remarkable recruiting season too. " classaslowasNo.102in the coun- recruit while he was head coach in the 35-pound weight throw. His like it's been going on for so long. try (espn.com). . at the University of California. In throw is the second best In school A little bit like the football season ,. Chris Petersen Petersen did- say he was looking fact, this is only' Bozeman's ..first history and ranks Wardhaugh third I think It's been a remarkable re- Boise State Football year as coach of the Bears and first ill the WAC. . . cruiUng season too," forward to next year's recruiting Head Coach season because he feels the suc- season back in the NCAA after he Wardhaugh's throw also came The Broncos' list of recruits cess' of the 2006 team will fmally was banned for eight years follow- at last Saturday's United Heritage consists of 25 players (15 defensive be in full effect. ing the incident. Invitational. andJ3 offensive). Therectult!ng. secure a.commitmentfrom high- kid he can single out as a prized ~.we're also excited for next sea- Kafourou, wardhatigli. and-base'spans nine states lind two Iy decorated quaiteI'ijackKellen Apparently the game cal1~~ally recruit. son," -Petersen said. "We know get .Into. the minds of 'somelndi- the rest of the Bronco men's' and .. couatnes, California was once Moore of Prosser. High School In "We feel awesome about the ···ther,els,gpIngtobesomeranUfica- viduals.While It.Isthe Dastlrimof womerrs teanijWiifbebackbfac"" "rigimihe'nigiIesireCriritell'siafe":' P~eti~Wa5'li;"MooreWa~iia"1ied .kids,w Petersen: i1liid."ObvllJtisly: nons foi·lieit season, Reaillya lot many,inc:liiding-m~seif,I«;irilt~iy - tioilatthe, Jacksons Ii:ldocir1)ilck Wi$nineplayers cotmnittingto . .•the ,2006 GatoradePlaYel ;of the as football players that'S Why We of these gu~we gotwerecomnilt- . '1could understand·.tUing}~egal this Friday and SatuidaY(Fe~ .. ~. J(JIri~e..Jl.SU~oirJ.'IJ1~',.· . ;Xea~,I~~~~~ta~!l:~!~~f,~gton requited them. Butevj!ryhous~ ~tedto tisbefore our season' ended. 'actions .t~acquire~~ecrU1t: Let and 10)With the Boise State Team .·St!Ve~.Idlili.osigneesare Joiwng\, after set~g~tate. ~}',~rds lliafwe'Vc been in we Just really •....·So.we'reexclted to se.ehow it's go- InvitatiODal. . .. . ····.llie BroncoilU1ts'year,.au ofwhicli "'rotccimpletions !787)and touch"' hadsttoiigJelllitigs ab()ut>thes~.> tilg !Og0J?-~t ~~ll8Well'w ' ..... '. alone. assat1lting.son1e~ne·ove~ a -,.- ." ."'.' - •• - ~ ','. ,- q" ~ ,.. _." .--",", -" .'. -'. " ,'-~ ' .' _.... ." hamsandW,tcil; ,.::. ., . February 8, 2007 ---:------.------'------;;;:---~-....:._ __ _l , '. \ i 8SU women's tennis.:keeps"'pace BY JAKE GARCIN Coach Tichenor said he is ex- Sports Editor cited about the fast start and he is confident his team has the poten- CCO . When excellence is expected, tial to keep the success coming. We have to keep the pressure to produce seems to ·We:re playing two really good be greater than ever. teams (this weekend)," Tichenor improving, Fortunatelyfor Boise State worn- said. "They're going to be really en's tennis coach Mark Tichenor good match-ups. There will be op- taking it one his team is doing everything they portunities, just like injuries or match at a time, can to live up to the expectations. anything else. There is always an "I think you just get on the wave opportunity for somebody." . one day at a time. and keep riding it." Tichenor said The Broncos host University of about continuing the winning Montana, University of Nevada- We have to keep tradition at BSU. "Anybody that Reno and Wichita State University looks on [broncosports.com], in the first home tournament of improving and it's every team that's [winning]. the spring. Our team knows how other teams The Broncos played at home see what happens. are doing." twice during fall competition but Tichenor said his team is doing haven't been" in front of a home It's a long season its part in carrying over the fast crowd since Nov. 5 for the fall it's not a sprint. start of the men's tennis program Boise State Invitational tourna- and also the Fiesta Bowl champl- ment. on BSUfootball team. "Its fun playing at home," The women are 3-0 in 2007 Tichenor said. "Wehave great fans coming off wins against Montana come watch us at home. It's fun - Mark Tichenor," State- Billings and University of .for the girls to play in front of their Boise State Women's Utah Feb. 2-3. friends." Tennis Coach "We had a really good ~eek. Tichenor did say it can be tough end," Tichenor said. "We pretty transitioning from the fall set of much went down there and played competition to the spring meets stronger, we were faster. They feel unbelievable. I thought our dou- because of the awkward lay offbe- good. They feel like they're in bles were really good considering tween each season. good shape." we had to mix it up. Our girls play The team conditioned through . The Broncos will only have hard. Theyplay passionately. They the winter months and essentially the privilege of playing in Boise playas a team and that's one thing spent from Nov. 12 to Feb. l off the two more times during the we stress more than anything." courts preparing physically. regular season. The Broncos continue their "Right now the biggest improve- BSU hosts Washington State season with the Boise State ment is conditioning," Tichenor University March 31 and also Invitational this Friday through said. "You can tell, basically, the Boise State Spring Classic Sunday. our match against Utah we were April 12-15. Boise is the host site for the r-- _.-- -.-----..- --.--.------. --'-"-' '..----."_.' 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