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MONDAY, MARCH 5,2007 ISSUE 47. VOLUME 19. FIRST ISSUE FREE. BIZTECH -----:------PAGE 3 The world stock market crumbles, there Is asslstlve technology out for those who need It and learn about how to talk to your computer. "I hate seeing so many situations where older folks are having to choose - do I go get Careers in a prescription or do I go buy groceries this CULTURE week?" Watts said. aging multiply Sisson commented on his effort~ to im- prove the quality of life for elderly people in Idaho in regard to chronic care Issues, Ii- nancia~ and legal decision-making. "What we do with my law firm is create a BY JOSLYN SALOW relationship with our clients where we fol- News Writer low them ...as they change, as they.age, as their chronic care issues develop we are he Center for the Study of Aging there supporting them," Sisson said. ' at Boise State hosted it panel dis- Brown spoke about several qualities oflife cussion and mixer Feb. 28 In the that the aging population values, including Student Union Lookout Room. maintaining physical and mental wellness, Urban Outfitters comes to BoDo, T This event was geared toward informing adaptation and adjustment to changes, lei- George Clinton puts ona funRy students, professionals and educators about sure and· social connection, security and . show and "Man of La Mancha" how the aging population will affect their safety. gives Boise State a musical career options. Wordleman discussed the services that the AARP provides and the concerns that extravaganza. About 70 people attended to hear profes- sionals from a variety of businesses and or- the aging have for the future. ganizations speak about opportunities in Annette Totten, director of the Center for their fields for careers in aging. After the the Study of Aging, emphasized that this OPINION panel discussion, guests asked questions discussion was aimed at opening up career and visited booths to obtain more informa- options in aging for many fields, not just in f health care. f tion about their field of interest. The mixer ), PAGE 6 gave students the opportunity to make con- "Yes,we will need more health care work- f Learn about the candidates for nections for future job opportunities and ers, but with the baby boomers beginning ,e , ASBSU and their platforms. professionals the opportunity to network to turn 60 in 2006 and the number of people 1 Also, a letter from your current with one another for future collaboration.', over 65 more than doubling between 2000 f Those 65 years and older make and 2030, there will be many opportunities j ASBSU president and why The " up the fastest-growing segment of related to aging ...Aspeople live longer there 'j Arbiter thinks you should vote. :~ the population, affecting almost will be exciting opportunities In everything , every aspect of the job market and from engineering (think about how we are the economy. Because of this, six of redesigning pens, cars and houses to make .'• f SPORTS the fastest growing professions are them easier to use as we age) to journalism, • either in or related to the field of to service professionals," Totten said. aging; the need for long-term care Totten mentioned the opportunities of- workers will more than double over fered at BSUin the field of aging. the next 20 years. "There Is an undergraduate minor in ag- The panel discussion consisted of ing and a graduate certificate in gerontology five speakers, Including Bill Drake, (the study of aging) at Boise State University. CEO and president of es/drake, a Students often ask me what they can do PRand marketing business; Lori with this minor or certificate. Hopefully Watts, medical social worker at St. this event gave students some Ideas of the Alphonsus Cancer Care Center; possibilities and we hope to host additional Pete' Sisson, .Certified Elder Law events about career opportunities In the fu- Attorney at Sisson & Sisson, the ture," Totten said. Elder and Disability LawFirm; Karla Dan Sigler, research assistant for the Brown, vice president of the Idaho Center for the Study of Aging, commented Occupational Therapy Association; on why expertise In this field Is Important and Jim Wordelman, Idaho State di- for the future. rector ofAARP. "Wehave talked to real estate companies, Drake spoke about different aspects of advertising companies, gyms, engineers marketing forthe mature audience, its needs and numerous other types of organizations Read highlights and and Interests as well as how this affects the who are all preparing new programs spe- commentary from players and jobs in marketing. cifically marketed to the aging population. coaches from the Bronco win He ended his speech with the memora- They will need employees who understand at Wyoming Saturday. ble, aging-related issues to start, run and grow "The beauty of this market is that every these programs," Sigler said. seven seconds somebody turns 50." Mary Hall-Smith, community relations About Watts provided the audience with her director for Willow Park Assisted Living, has ARBITERONLINE.COM 70 people Ideas on what kinds of things are Important already had success hiring BSU students. to older people. She said that BSUstudents are always ambi- listened to local tious, easy to train and work on their feet. The Arbiter news team united She also gave an overview ofwhat her job entails and what she provides for elderly cli- "Wethink it is importantto have a balance to Interview all but four of the professionals from a variety ents, and commented on the work that she Is when working with seniors, to have youth In candidates for positions on the of businesses and organizations most passionate about - her work with low- the building that provide a different point of ASBSUstaff last week. These speak about opportunities in the fields Income, older patients. view," Hall-Smith said. Interviews are available online under the ASBSUelections tab. for careers in aging. Hear what the candidates had to say about the future of BSU and the state of ASBSU.
WEATHER Senate 'cuts $10,000 'check, hustles throug~ legislation
BY DUSTIN LAPRAY Idence halls on campus be powered Although the project Is going to The SUBconsidered two different The resolution will be taken to. ··..;~~r,~~t AND CHARLOTTE TAYLOR bywindenergy. costtheunlversltymorethanltwill designs-for the memorial and de- ' the Faculty' Senate, which Is ru-. TUE~~AY Arbiter Staff "We're not talking about putting save, students from Morrison Hall cided to follow the Kay Kirkpatrick mored to be writing similar legis-: High: 58F / Low 37F a wind turbine on top of Morrison . will· be allowed to tour the energy design, which uses silhouettes. latlon. The two documents will be' In the final weeks of Its term, the Hall,' Manager ofFacility and Space farm and be a part of the process. "It has a huge Impact visually; I taken together to the statehouse for 2006-07 Associated Students of Planning Whitney Rearick said. Those Involved are hoping the new think it will be a good addition to consideration. ' Boise State University Senate has -The hall would be powered power source will generate energy the campus,' Holdaway said. "Your "We do have a bad reputation or: made a push to accomplish what It by three wind turbines at the awareness on campus. contribution will be very helpful, having hate groups, even though: can before time runs out. Lewlndowsky wind farm located but It won't be alone." we do not have that many como: WED'NitsdAY The Senate passed four pieces of near Mountain Home, which was Veterans' Memorial '!,he memorial will need more pared to other states,' Sen. Cyndl: Higb: 54F / Low 34F legislation at Its meeting Thursday purchased recently by three Boise The costliest and possibly most contributions to be fully funded. Its Blue said. "That's a really bad thing.. • State graduates. Important piece of legislation total cost should be about $25,000. to stand for." In the Forum In the Student Union Building. It placed two other new These former students recently. passed was a bill contributing "Ithinkthis Is a great way to leave Idaho Is only one of two states; pieces of legislation Into' commit- offered to sell wind en~credlts $10,000 to help construct a new a legacy on campus," Sen. Jonathan without hate crime legislation. . tees. to BSU,enough to provide electric- Veterans' Memorial at BSU. The Sawmlller said. "I think it's l.l great The legislation came with a pe-; The motivation to pass leglsiatlon Ity for a dormitory about the size of '. memorial would be built near the project and we should fund it with tltlon with more than 500 names" Ta~ seems to have coincided With the Morrison Hall. ' current SUB Patio when the build- the full $10,000." written' on. It .In. support. of hate: High: 48F / Low 33F end ofthe term and the rush toward' . "It would be the first wind poy.r~ ingundergoes renovation. , crime legislation. . .' '; the ASBSUelections this week. . ered.residence hall In Idaho and Theoldmemorialwastomdown Hate Crime LegislatioD "Por500 students tostllnd.up: Most of' the legislation was possibly Inthe Northwest,"Rearick In 1993when the Alberstons Library The Senate also unanimously ap- and speak against somethIn8 re-' . ON cAMPUS brpughtto the table by Senatemem- said: "EverytWng abcut this is try- was expanded; proved a resolution, which would ally means something,· sen; Blue: ------bers currently running for-presl- ing sornethingnew." The. Senate preyiously passed ask the state legislature to define a said. "This is still an issue in Idaho:: WEDNESDAY dent and Vice president of ASBSU. . 'Thehill asked for $1,000 to help aresolutlon in support of the me. hate crime in·Idaho. [Visitorsto Idaho] iJeedtofeelcom·: ASBSUStudent Elections. 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rnunity college district to voters as Diversity Day Defined of attendance in Senate meetings, meetings. Sen. Ortmann has yet to "Nine~hundred pesos,' Menendez early as May22. ' The Senate sent a bill to the but the actual number, of missed release an official statement about won: [) repeated. "But I can't wait until the "There'salready been a discussion Business and Finance Committee, meetings was not tallied: until now. end of the month to get paid. I ask Sen. Musser's status within the with them," Bowman-Gunstrearn which would allocate $5,000 to for an advance every couple ofdays. Stephanie Moran, secretary for Senate. Cuban' festival draws cigar said of Canyon County commis- help sponsor "D3,' or Diversity Day ASBSU, and Senate Pro Tempore aficionados the world over Times are tough." Asked if he ever smoked a sioners. "They're supportive and Defined Festival. _ Amy Ortmann checked the min- OnUne Faculty Evaluatlons Habanos, Menendez smiled .."Never overall the three ofthem are not go- This is the second year for the utes from every meeting this year Sen. Bakh Mirkaslmov intro- For some Americans, Cuba's an- tasted one. 1can't. That's forthe peo- ing to stop us from moving forward. event, which was funded solely by and created a spreadsheet detail- 'duced a Senate directive, which nual cigar' festival is an enticing ple over there," he said, pointing to They'll comply and do what needs to the Cultural Center last spring. ing the attendance record of every suggests a way to cut down on pa- - forbidden fruit for which they risk the foreigners taking the tour. be done." This year organizers want to ex- senator. perwork 'for professors and stu- hefty fines for violating the U.S.ban JasonLehosit,Community College pand the event to make it more like "At this point, it is just to clarify dents. on travel to the island. YES!campaign manager, called the Art in the Park or The Hyde Park any confusion that may have result- The directive asks for university "We don't do anything illegal NATIONAL latest drive for a two-year school in against the government policies," Street Fair. ed from this issue," Sen. Ortmaml staff to consider making faculty the Treasure Valley "a wonderful said Prabpeet Singh, 45, a heart su,r- This year it would stretch said. . evaluations available online. A di- Driver in street-mce plan" and a "Canyon County-driven geon and Stanford Universityprofes- across the SUB Patio and into the This "issue" turned out to effort." rective merely brings an idea to the sor from San Jose, Calif. "But I think .:accident gets work-release Intramural Field in tents. be quite advantageous for Sen. "The citizens of the Treasure 'table and does not contain any de- to visit any country is the basic right "Our hope is that D3 will reach Ortmann, because she has an im- Valley - Boise, Meridian, Nampa, tails on cost or implementation. of a human being. We are not tak- Alot has happened to Josh Guynn Star, Caldwell, Parma - have all out to the entire student popula- peccable record. She only missed "It's more centralized and more ing in any contraband. Wejust enjoy since the morning nearly two years ago when he lost control of 'his come together to help build this," tion," organizer of the event Kate three meetings all year and all were timely," Sen. Mir:':asimov said. "It and finish the cigars here and we go Neal said. "Weneed the supports of excused (she 'excuses senators but. Volkswagen GTIduring a street race Lehoslt said. serves as a catalyst for higher edu- back." Community College YES!kicked ASBSU,especially in financial sup- must speak to Vice President Molly Cuba's 9th annual, Habanos and crashed into a tree, killing his cation." off its campaign Thursday to put a port." ' George and the assistant pro tem- Pestlval.whlch ended Friday night best friend, Wayne Dietz. Several senators seemed to ap- community college measure on the The Cultural Center and the pore if she is to miss a meeting). with a lavish $500-a-head banquet, Guynn was charged with vehicu- prove of the idea. Having online May ballot and to raise operating Women's Center offered about , Ortmann was also late three times. drew more than 1,000 aficionados lar homicide. Dietz's family has for- faculty evaluations would save pa- costs. $1,500to help pay the cost ofthe fes- The mass of absences were ac- from more than 40 countries for a given him, while some angry friends "I think a big part of what's mak- tival. Neal said the Cultural Center quired by her opponents - Sen. per and, as implied by the legisla- sampling ofnew product lines, tours have abandoned him. Just five months after the crash, ing the difference is that we're no paid about $5,000last year. Cooper, Sen. Mirkasimov and for- tion, be more fiscally responsible. offactories where the cigars are hand longer a small rural state:' Bowman- "Itdecreases overhead in the long rolled and visits to tobacco planta- Guynn was ticketed for speeding 87 Neal said that themes of the festi- mer Sen. Britton Holdaway. Gunstream said. "We've grown to run for storage and archiving," said tions hours outside Havana. mph in a 70 mph zone on Interstate val would be acceptance, diversity Sen. Cooper missed seven meet- the extent that we have a lot of peo- Sen. Ryan Cooper, who isco-spon- No participants were more tight- 90 and lost his license: and inclusion. ' ings; five were unexcused (a sena- ple not from here, living here that lipped than the dozens ofAmericans And last inonth, as a judge pre- The expected date for the festival tor with more than three unexcused soring the directive. have moved in from places where who slipped onto the island illegally pared to sentence him in the death is April 20, 2007. absences is impeachable). He was There was some doubt as to there are community colleges and through Canada or Mexico for the ofDietz, he began speaking to high- Expansion requires extra funds. .also late five times. whether or not students would vol- they ask why don't we have one." five-day celebration of the world's school students about his experi- Sen. Mark Getecha, Sen. Amy He debated the validity of the untarily fill out electronic evalua- She added that a community col- finest cigars. Under Washington's ence, urging them not to get sucked Ortman, Sen. Ryan Cooper and attendance numbers and said he' tions on their own time. Many stu- lege in the Treasure Valley would 43-year-old trade embargo, U.S.citi- into illegal street racing. Sen. Bakh Mirkasimov each spon- didn't believe he has missed those meet the demands for additional dents already don't take the evalua-' zens and residents are prohibited On Friday, King County Superior sored the bill. days and voted on some of the days and affordable education and pro- tlons seriously. An online system is from traveling to the island in an at- Court Judge James Cayce weighed The money would go into the fes- that were marked as an unexcused currently used by the Department tempt to stem the flow of dollars to the sincerity of Guynn's actions vide an alternative to students who tival's general fund. It would help absence. of Engineering. the communist government. since the fatal April 2005 crash and want to stick close to their homes buy water stations, pay performers Sen. Mirkasimov is listed as hav- "The problem they have is that Singh, a cardiothoracic surgeon the severity of his crime, to which and family. and poets and help student organi- ing nine excused absences, but The the students don't actually vote," who traveled here with six other Guynn pleaded guilty. Initial plans call for a community zations wanting to be involved. Arbiter can vouch Sen. Mirkasimov Sen. Terry Gorseth said. doctors, said he has been smoking In the end, Guynn, 20, who could college serving 3,500students at the "It's a good way for students to was present four of those nine. Sen. Sen. Getecha suggested a stipula- Cuban cigars for 27 years - longer have gone to prison for more than Boise State University-West campus two years, was given a second and the university's Canyon County wind down the semester," Sen. Mary Dawson has seven absences; tion, which would require students than he has been poking into the chance. center, both in Nampa. Getecha said. "It's open to all stu- all but one were excused. to fill out the evaluations before chests of his patients, He insisted he Cayce agreed to a rare exceptional Dennis Griffin, Boise State-West's dents with a theme of diversity. It's Holdaway will argue his absenc- they could get their grades. was not breaking the law by spend- sentence below the standard range, executive director, said the Nampa an event for students. With the ad- es because rk took a position as a Sen. Blue also suggested profes- ing money in Cuba, though admis-' ditional funds we have, this will be lobbyist in the spring semester and sion to all festival events alone was allowing Guynn to move into a resi- campus is still being considered as sors take students to computer labs dential work-release program in the home for the community col- a good way to put it back to student resigned as senator. He only attend- nearly $1,300. to fill out the evaluations. Kitsap County, Wash.,for 12months, lege. - hands, give them an opportunity to ed four meetings (two weeks worth) The directive was sent to the "I don't see it as a violation," he said, echoing other Americans at the where he will be allowed to work at "Boise State wants to do every- ". experience diversity." before resigning. University Affairs/Public Liaison festival. "It'sa personal right." his father's plumbing business and thing it possibly can to cooperate The bill could be brought to third By far the senator with the most Committee, which,hasn't met since While Bush administration offi- continue to talk to students. to make that happen," he said, "to reading this Thursday. absences is Sen. Cyndi Blue, who September. cials have remained adamant about He was also ordered to be on pro- include the availability of land for missed 14meetings; most of the ab- Sen. Getecha was appointed bation after his release, pay restitu- the expansion of the campus, use of Absences sences excused. Shewas late for two their commitment to the embargo the chair of that committee at and travel ban, many Americans (in- tion and complete 240hours ofcom- both the West campus building and 'The numbers in this section others. Sen. Blue has only attended Thursday's meeting. Sen. Blue, the cluding members of Congress) have munity service. the Canyon County center." were tallied by the ASBSUsecretary three meetings this semester. ' former chair, resigned her seat but called for easing restrictions. Last Another plan would call for a and mayor may not be fully accu- The last two meetings all sena- still sits on the committee. week, Sen. Mike Enzi, a Republican separate community college at the rate.' ' LOCAL/BSU tors were present, except Sen. Jim The Senate meets every Tuesday from Wyoming, cosponsored a bill Nampa site with a' proposed $71 In the last fewweeks, The Arbiter Musser, who was appointed two and Thursday in the SUB Forum at million donation from the JA and that would remove all restrictions Blueprint for a community has great fuss over weeks and only attended three 4p.m. for Americans traveling to. Cuba. Kathryn Albertson Foundation. .'M --r-~~"";"-'~;""'-'-'-~''':'''''\' Nine other senators cosponsored the college in Nampa drafted ' Under that plan, the community Freedom to Travelto Cuba Act. college would be built on a 150-acre Habanos S.A., is' a joint venture A newly-formed Treasure Valley parcel at Boise State-West, and the between the Cuban government and coalition has drafted a commu- school's Selland College of Applied the Spanish-French tobacco firm nity college district blueprint they Technology would relocate to the Altadis. A third of the 400 million hope will put a two-year campus Nampa campus. hand-rolled cigars sold in the world in Nampa by this fall or early next Boise State views a two-year col- each year are Habanos, but they are year. lege as a viable option for students banned in the U.S. under the trade Last month, the group led by the who cannot afford tuition costs or sanctions. Nampa Chamber of Commerce fail to meet the school's high admis- Javier Terres, a vice president, initiated a petition drive to collect sions standards, Griffin said. said no figures were available on 1,000 signatures from voters in at "Everyyear, Boise State has close how many Cuban cigars are con- least four school districts in Canyon to a thousand students who do not sumed or sold illegally every year in and Ada counties for a proposed meet the admissions requirements the United States. While half of the community college district. , and are turned away, and we fully world's cigars are smoked in the U.S., This past week, the coalition an- recognize they need someplace to Cuba has 75percent ofthe premium nounced it had surpassed its goal go:' Griffin said. cigar market. Sales of Habanos' pre- by double in Canyon County alone, mium hand-rolled cigars rose eight with another 500 to 1,000 signa- percent to $370million last year, de- tures gathered in neighboring Ada Courtesy Idalia Press-Tribune spite public smoking bans around County. The proposed community the world, officials said. college district would encompass The festival included bus trips both counties and be called the to one of the island's main tobac- College ofWestern Idaho District. co-growing regions in the western "There's a huge momentum build- ing," Nampa Chamber ofCommerce You're gOing to have to do province ofPinar del Rio. better than that - or else! Jesus Menendez, 39 and a father CEO Georgia Bowman-Gunstream of two, has been working in one of said Thursday. "We anticipate a lot the plantations for four years. When more petitions coming in between Police were called to a home in asked how much he earned, his now and when we take those to file Lulea, Sweden, in response to a boss, standing nearby, quickly inter- them." call that a woman stabbed her boy- rupted. Organizers plan to take the friend. The man told police that his "Nine-hundred pesos," the boss petitions to Canyon County girlfriend knifed him after they had said, or about $40, nearly four times Commissioners on Wednesday in sexual relations, and she found his the salary formost state workers. hopes of putting the proposed corn- efforts tobe "disappointing."
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WYNN scans assignments or pa- available, but it isn't always as simple as in recognizing multiple speakers. lenges. Right here perwork, turning Silver our dreams. Dragon NaturaIly Speaking 8 is available on the Boise State it into a word doc- 12.82 (- 0.76) Software capable of converting the spo- in the Albertsons Library on the BSU cam- 'University campus ument then read" . t d f tt ken word into printed text can make the pus as-assistive technology for students who we have technol- ing the text aloud Num ers prtn e as 0 press ime . ' b most of your time, but only after you take need it. ogy specificaIly and highlighting the time to help the program recognize your While originaIly designed for PC users, designed. to help each word. A ben- speech and learn to use commands it will versions of Dragon are also- available for blind students, efit with WYNN is recognize. Macintosh users. deaf students, stu- that it and can be One of the most popular voice recogni- Mostofthespeech-to·textprogramsorigi- dents with mobil- adjusted to read tion programs is Dragon NaturaIly Speaking natedforPCusersandhavebeenadaptedfor ity chaIlenges and faster or slower to produced by Nuance. Introduced in the Macintosh products. Viavoice and Dragon practicaIly every suit the needs of GAS 1990s, Dragon programs have gone through have both been adapted for Mac users. other physical and the student. several transformations and updates. The The iListen program, released by mental impair- Wendy Turner, PRICES' latest version, Dragon NaturaIly Speaking 9, Macintosh in 2003, was noted for its ability ment that makes interim director of is a dramatic improvement compared to the to transcribe audio files. ViaVoice was not learning atthe col- disability· servic- older versions. Teaching your computer to a terribly successful product, but iListen lege level a chal- PHOTOCOURTESYSOUTHERNTIERINDPENDENCEes, and Mumford recognize your speech pattern and writing seems to have been better received by con- lenge. help students use style used to require the user to read a script sumers. "One of the biggest struggles is getting the assistive technology, counsel students into the computer's microphone. As with Dragon NaturaIly Speaking, iLis- textbooks to students who are blind or have on their rights and responsibilities and set This step has been bypassed. The pro- ten requires some training time for both the dyslexia, so we need to produce textbooks up mentoring sessions. Mentoring gives stu- gram actuaIly searches through the user's user and the software. in an alternate format," Candida Mumford, dents access to caring and informed people computer, analyzing documents and e-mail There are also speech recognition pro- the disability specialist with BSU's Office of who are familiar with the specific chaIlenges to' familiarize itself with the user's style. grams specificaIly designed for math ap- Disability Services said. "We have a scanner faced by BSUstudents and the asslstlve tech- Reading the script is still recommended; plications, writing eloquent business doc- thatwejustwereabletogetthissemesterthat nologybest suited to theirneeds. but it is only imperative for users who have uments, writing in foreign languages and canscan an entire book in fiveminutes-a500 Mumford is also the faculty advisor for strong accents or speech impairment. standard security applications. page book even: Wehave production software Kaison, a Japanese word meaning "contlnu- Several versions of Dragon NaturaIly The good news is thatadvances are bring- caIled ABBYYFine Reader that proofread§ all ous improvement," which is a newly fOJ"!11ed Speaking 9 are available: Standard, ing the prices ofthese technologies down to .of.itand checks to see that the scanning is ac- club forBSUstudents with disabilities orpeo- Preferred, Medical and Legal. a more affordable level. The downside is the curate, .. if a student has a screen reader we pie interested in disability issues. To learn The Standard .. time involved' in can Just send itto them and they can listen to more about Kaison contact Mumford, Ien version is priced at r;:=:::::::;;;;:::::~~-=~~=~~l learning how to use the textbooIdfnot, we have a program called *itchen (club president) or Lori Lowe (trea- $99. The special- the program and Dolphin that has a computerized voice so we surer). ized versions cost- helping it adapt to can burn MP3s oftheir textbook."' The BSU Office of Disability Services is. ing approximately' your speech' pat- Assistive technology is the phrase used to participating in "Tools for Life: Secondary $50 more! 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However, this " Urban Outfitters - known for selling clothesand houseware items in attempt at reinvention is proving to cities like Portland, Seattle and New York City - arrived in Boise last be a great success, with already $3.1 million in advance ticket sales. week, ready to introduce residents to a new definition of style. , , Radcliffe hopes the role leaves a lasting impression for future oppor- . tunities to keep from becoming a victim of type casting. BY FRANCY MARCOTTE racks nearby. Radcliffe will make his next ap- Assistant Culture Editor Admittingly, the women's clothing pearance this summer in "Harry takes up a large part of the store's space. It Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," hopping at 10:45 a.m, on a weekday? Most people starts right at the entrance and extends all hitting theaters July 13. would normally spend this time earning a living the way to the back ofthe store, next to the or getting an education, not engaging in a frivo- fitting rooms .. Not S lous activity like shopping. Right around that area is the men's Beyonce victim to hepatitis However, on Feb. 28, the rules broke when crowds of clothing. This section sports graphic T- Not only can Beyonce add Sports people swarmed BoDo in Downtown Boise for the open- shirts ranging from $24 to $48. Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover ing of Urban Outfitters. It may seem a little pricey, but isn't it model to her resume, she might be Urban Outfitters - known for selling clothes and house- worth it to have a shirt that says "Fight Me able to say she has Hepatitis A. ware items in cities like Portland, Seattle and New York I'm Irish" on it? Urban Outfitters thinks Apparently, a member of the Wolfgang Puck Catering service at City - arrived in Boise last week, ready to introduce resi- so. Guys can also expect to find a selec- the event unveiling the swimsuit is- dents to a new definition of style. sue was diagnosed with the virus For its opening week, the store offered extra incentives tion of sweatshirts, jackets, sweaters 'and afterward, having served 13 other to make customers' first experience in Urban Outfitters a shoes on display to feed their inner style events that same month. memorable one. cravings. Any guests who ate the sushi and First, every purchase came with a customized tote bag Besides women's and men's clothing, raw vegetables were asked to seek reading "UoBo" on one side and "City of Trees: Boise, Urban Outfitters dedicates a considerable medical attention to receive vacci- Idaho" on the other. amount of space to household items. nations,' while Wednesday last week Secondly, 10% of purchases went directly to Allies' The store exposes customers to dish marked the final day attendees of the Linked for the Prevention of mv and AIDS (A.L.P,H,A), sets in bold colors like red, orange and party could receive the treatment. an organization dedicated to preventing and educating blue, flower and zebra-striped rugs, pic- You must receive the vaccination the public about HlV and AIDS. ture frames, red and yellow wicker chairs, within 14 days of coming in contact Walking into Urban Outfitters transforms a once hum- bedding and candles. with Hepatitis A. drum Boise life Into a hlp, upbeat shopping experience, It also offers less practical items such There is no word on whether reminiscent of what one might find in a big city. An em- as "Borat"-themed drinking glasses and Beyonce received the vaccine, but ployeegreets customers at the door with expressions like "G.I. loe Kung Fu" action figures. here's hoping she did, for Iay-Z's sake "hello" or "how are you today?" making each feel right at Despite its amount of merchandise, and because no one likes a feeally A vareity of merchandise from clothes to home in the expansive space. Urban Outfitters scores highest for its at- contaminated dream girl. home decor packs Urban Outfitters. Seriously, it's a huge store. mosphere. Locally However, considering the variety of merchandise Indie-rock bands like The Shins and Urban Outfitters carries, it needs the space. Bloc Party play through the loudspeakers, However, high prices stand as Urban Outfitters' one negative point". Most clothing items start at $24 and can Hot The store offers everything from clothing to shoes to making music an integral part of the shopping experi- ence. In fact, customers can purchase Bloc Party's latest reach $100. Downtown Boise's booming dinnerware and other household items. Therefore, it's One zebra-striped bracelet costs $18 - a price most col- Boise's downtown scene contin- not only a clothes haven, but a lifestyle store as well. album "Weekend in the City" at the registers. lege students would not dream of paying. ues to thrive with two new additions: , Women's clothing takes up the front portion of the Antique-style cabinets and lamps also cover the store Urban Outfitters and the new hoo- store. Rows of shoes hang off the walls, displaying their and contribute to its funky, urban vibe. Though its prices can easily empty a bank account, kah bar, Babylon. leopard-print or rainbow-dotted patterns in full view. Finally, employees never hesitate to assist customers Urban Outfitters possesses a variety of quirky merchan- Urban Outfitters opened last 'l-shirts, sweaters and crystal bowls filled with jewelry in finding an item, and leave a friendly impression on dise newto Boise shoppers. Itis a strong addition to BoDo Wednesday, adding a new variety cover round tables and floral-printed dresses hang on them. and will certainly enjoy a long, prosperous life there. of clothing to the shopping scene away from the festivities of the mall. Located on Front Street, the store of- fers a taste ofthe unique style, which will hopefully add some flavor to Boise's style. For those non-shoppers, check out Babylon, located above the Main Street Bistro at Sixth and Main Streets. The hookah bar' offers an George Clinton funks the Big Easy .eclectic atmosphere with couches , and an array of choices for smoking . with over 20 flavors. Along with pro- jectors displaying music videos on BY MICHAEL MCLASKEY Collective opened the show and 1 The group, which ranged from the walls and low lighting, Babylon Arbiter Staff found myself bouncing to its rolling nine to as many as 15 members on- offers. a relaxing break from the beats and rapid-fire lyrics. stage, performed a rousing version - crazed partygoers of the weekend. George Clinton and the P-Funk It was my first time seeing them. of"BopGun"fortheiropeningnum- All-Stars. 700 locals. One night. The and_1thought their sound fell some- ber, which got me dancing. "Tear the Not . Big Easy. The Funk, The thrill of see- where between 311 and old-school Roof offthe Sucker" followed, which The wrath of the lost keys ing the show before it is no.more, Red Hot Chili Peppers. jammed into pieces of Lil' Jon's hit ,If there is anything that can ruin a 1found myself at the Ha'Penny be- At the end of Kampfire's set,' the "Get Low," which completed the cir- I.---_.wi~; ht out, it's losing your keys. e ., lateand all you want forehand, sipping down a $5 Cinder members stated their purpose and cuit from the older school of funk fulfilled it well: to do is go home, the last tiling you Cone as 1tried to keep my excite- to the newer school of hip-hop and ment down. "We're trying to cover a genera- .need is finding yourself without your rap. keys, creating a night full of stress I'd wanted to see Clinton for years tional gap - from p-funk to g-funkl" After a bizarre rendition of the and decided that this time ar~- 1 heard whispers that George and turmoil. .group's.classlc and one of my per- . Let's not forget how expensive it ·1 would go to his show because he himself was signing shirts and CDs can be to get a new pair of keys when can't keep touring forever, at the merchandise table. sonal favorites,"Starchild,"tile sing- you don't have a copy to go from.: George Clinton started his music Having spent my last dollar on the ers all left the stage .as Funkadelic Mter calling several locksmiths career in junior high with his Doo- Bud Light in my hand, 1didn't feel shredded one of the longest, satisfy- around the area, the average price wop Group tile Parliaments and its comfortable approaching him. lng guitar solos··I've ever heard. to replace one key is about '$100 and, hit, "I Wanna' Testiff put them on . He walked righ,t past me as' When the p-FliIik returned with that's notthe end of it when Yli\lhave tile map in 1967. Kampfire was wrapping up and I all its members, tile crowd was adi.'.rrere-.ntkeytoop. e.n.your. doc).~and.' w another one for tile ignition. \ George and his ensemble have, couldn't resist myself: dancing "again . with ,."FlasWight. Here are some words of advice I changed tile name and some of the "Mr. Clinton? Your music is awe' , Even though tile sound gains were should have listened to along time lineup'over tile yearS - Garry Shider some, thank you so much," a bit high on tile homsand bass, 'ago: l'llake a spare. AruU don't mean _was still there, singing anddane- . I was gushing Iikeast!U-struck }'I'hii:h~edou,talotoftllebad- one "atJ~ five. Itmay sound OCD, Ing in his traditional·. diaper, but tet!p,watching· the Beatles .live .on -.,..uP,vocalS;pe,orge ~lir!to~~dthe ~.trtiSt. me, ...having mOre options the backup smgers looked young . "EdSulllvant .1'7]ll,ln~ Ali-Statsput0nilDa.;milzing .,<'>'~always bjrtter. Even give one to a· ~:-=:c'~~"I'ii!:Jiij'you;·ti'USt;·tieciIUSe'.YOU·llevef' enough to'p,ave:grriwnup on-11.C, .--',:He~alk,>wed~_e,WaIlilll:!i q~-~.~,m~·~~~!2~~1 " . ·wlJ.."Il.~Wiatllofthelostkeys . ratllertllanParlillll1eIn. ~ < .•.•..•...•...... pletureofus before beran!bledup.~~n . set 'meillfulife., ' ...'.,/): ...... Localhip-hi>p;'group,' I BY MATTHEW BOYLE The prisoners already in jail, and courage in the prisoners and Tremendous effort and hours Culture Writer mostly for murder, decide to "hold questions the reasoning behind his of preparation are invested in this a trial" to see if they should kill current world. magnificent musical, "Man of La Seeing chivalry, honor and cour- Cervantes and his servant before the The musical begs the question Mancha,' put on by the Boise State age in himself was not enough for Inquisition gets to them. "Whydid the noble traits in the days Theatre Department. the lead character in the recent Cervantes demands that he· be ofknights fade?" The impossible dream is certain- A dusty, crumbling, wooden pris- Boise State 'University Theatre granted a chance for defense against lybeing dreamt here. Department performance of"Manof the prisoners. For his defense, he on is the set before the eyes of the La Mancha." Miguel De Cervantes! puts on a musical play, using all of spectators. The audience is seated Don Quixote set out "to dream the the other prisoners as actors and ac- on both sides of the stage with the impossible dream" and right the tresses. main stage below the audience. wrongs ofthe many other characters The role of Aldonza, a promiscu- The cast continually comes up and in the play. ous prisoner, becomes the main fe- down the aisles, entering and ex- "Man of La Mancha," histori- male role in the musical. ' iting through the audience. Also, cally successful ori Broadway and BeforeDon Quixote comes to save platforms rise above each side ofthe in many other theaters across the her reputation, Aldonza was con- stage and much of the action takes world, hit the spot again -this time at sidered a whore by the rest of the place there. BoiseState University. It is currently men in prison. Quixote insists that The costumes worn by the char- showing at the Morrison Center on Aldonza's name is "Dulcinea," a acters show their background and Stage II. beautiful lady's name. current situation. The musical opens with finan- The main action in the play is that 1\vo characters are chained to cially struggling tax collector and .' Quixote asserts that Dulcinea is a the wall with leather masks to pre- Poet Miguel De Cervantes and his beautiful lady and not Aldonza the vent their escape. 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The candidates debate.and Iwonder why Get out, get involved and vote for the ASBSU elections Respect is a word often thrown around flippantly. Your mother and father tell you to respect your elders. Your teachers and managers demand your respect and your friends and lovers ask for your re- spect sometimes above all else. With all of the respect floating around, one can begin to get overwhelmed. Students, especially now, are over worked and low on time for anything other than school, work or homework. Why then should students take the time out of their busy lives to spend on a small aspect likerespect? This board believes the ideology of re- spect is important, most of all respect for someone else - you. It is worth piling more onto your plate, and we call for stu- dents to push the limits of what they can be and achieve. Question why you are here at Boise State and what you are doing with the educa- tion presented you. Just learning material and regurgitating what you have heard I wrote notes furiously and tried to catch every word they said. I paid attention to their platforms and gave them may get you a passing grade. the respect due. Ittakes guts to get up in front of students and debate your ideas. At the end though, after taking a : Ifyou are especially talented you might " long hard look at what I wrote down, nothing made sense. Most of the candidates said the same thing over and over get above average grades but university again, simply regurgitating the same ideas. life is not all about passing. This experi- ence is about life, in order to set you up " for later accomplishments. Dive into the BY BARRY FRANKLIN bate? Does not a debate entail differing ideas? ment, but what about all the other issues involved'! inner workings of the university with an What about other committees like Traditions or Opinion Editor Yes it is hard to get up in front of students and open mind and all your energy. speak. Yes the candidates all seemed engaged in Ways and Means? At each turn of a paragraph, however, I seek to This is a commuter school and too often As Isat in the Student Union Building last week, the activity and yes it was good of them to show up. know what you might be thinking - easy for you to stave the poison so easily thrown by the keyboard. dutifully fulfilling my job as a student, listening to -I do people come and go, faceless through This whole university thing is a learning experience the candidates at the ASBSU debates, Iwas left won- say, Barry. You can sit down behind your computer the years and falling through the cracks. and think out what you say. You can use the delete and when Iclose my mind to that and hegin taking dering why Iwas there in the first place. Youmay see them in the parking lots, rac- myself too seriously. That crucial learning experi- I wrote notes furiously and tried to catch every button, ence is impeded. ing for a parking spot or rushing through word they said. Ipaid attention to their platforms Yes, but this is what Ido. Isit down behind a com- The students running for ASBSU next semester the halls to class. and gave them the respect due. It takes guts to get puter and write. Debating ideas is what senators do. are students just like you and me - people looking to up in front of students and debate your ideas. I completely expect people to hold me responsible These students might not look up or take a direction in life. At the end though, after taking a long hard look at for information and that is why Iwent to the debates even notice you are there. They leave the What Ipropose is for the student body not to hold what Iwrote down, nothing made sense. Most of the and furiously took notes. Should we not be able to ASBSU responsible for everything wrong with the school, unnoticed by the administration candidates said the same thing over and over again, hold students running for political office responsi- school. The reality of their situation does not allow , or their fellow students. simply regurgitating the same ideas. ble for the same? them to make any big changes. Students should, When asked what they would do with extra funds,- Iexpect candidates to research the position they Change this typical notion of what it however, hold ASBSU responsible for learning" for all but one candidate for At Large Senator said they are running for. When certain candidates did not ; means to be a Boise State student. Come growing and for participating. We should all hold would use them for scholarships. When asked what know whether ASBSU could use funds for scholar- the candidates responsible for achieving what they together and rally behind what you think they would do for students, over half of the total can- ships my expectations were not met. Iexpect can- set out to achieve. is right and just. Respect yourself and didates said they w-ould hold ASBSU fiscally respon- didates to have thought out their own ideas long enough to come up with something different than These debates were giant steps in engaging the your own opinion. Do not simply glance sible. fiscal responsibility and transparent government. candidates and helping each other further our edu- at what is going on around campus, float They all said they wanted the student government to be transparent. Wasn't this supposed to be a de- Sure those are aspects we need in student govern- cation. Let us keep it that way. through and come out in the end with a piece of paper. That paper may guarantee you a place in the workforce. It might even make you some good money someday, but it will Think before- you vote not buy you happiness. At some point you will have to get involved and become re- BY CHRISTOPHER HONDROS absences there are from the meetings, absence. This, my fellow students, is an Guest Opinion particularly from the potential president sponsible for your own destiny. There will and vice-president candidates. Senator issue of dedication. come a time when your heart and mind an somebody tell me what's Cooper, who is running for president is, Excused absences, Ican forgive must fully engulf themselves in the tasks going 'on here? Before we, through his absences, already eligible to however to not show up to meet- at hand. the students vote, stop and be impeached. ings and not even have an excuse think about dedication to For those of you who don't know what for why you miss, about this, Iam Why not begin the process right here C I am talking about, here it is: a sena- irked. the positions, first and foremost about and now while there is still time to prac- the president and vice-president job. tor is allowed at most three unexcused These people are flat not show- tice? Move away from the stigma of an As far as I know there are five senators absences and four excused absences. ing up for the work students are uninvolved college student and go be- or former senators running for either Senator Cooper has two excused ab- paying them to do. Iam the RHA Vice President and yond being average: Get onto Blackboard president or VP. sences and five, count them five unex- The reason Ipoint out senators is be- cused absences. ' I meet with the executive board year. Monday, March 4 and Tuesday, March 6 cause, they have done the government Senator Mirkasimov has the maxi- once a week, show up a half an hour be- But with all. these absences, who can and vote for your ASBSUrepresentatives, thing for at least a year and would know mum allowed four excused absences fore the general meetings to review what I trust to lead the student body govern- ment on the right path? the game of politics, so obviously they and two unexcused absences, one unex- we will talk about, Ialtend hall council president and vice president. It's a question of dedication, and it would be the most qualified group of cused absence away from being eligible meetings as part of my job and vote on seems as though very few people have people. Think again! to be impeached. budget proposals. the answer. The minutes of the senate meetings Senator Ortmann has three excused Ido it as a volunteer position and still For those senators who play sports, The way we see it is based on the majority opinions are available to the public, so anyone and one unexcused absence. Senator manage to show up to the meetings. at least they have an excuse, but don't of The Arbiter editorial board. Members ojthe board Stolley has two excused absences. These senators get paid to do their job, are Drew Mayes, editor-in-chief; Troy Sawyer, busi- interested in how out student body gov- run if you know you are not going to be Former Senator Holdaway entered the : and I find that money is being thrown ness manager; Heather En/5lish, production manag- ernment is run, should be able to find there. er; Dustin Lapray, managing editor; Barry Franklin, out. position of senator and resigned after away every time they miss. opinion editor; Harsh Mantri, online editor; and What I am the most peeved about from just five meetings. In those five meet- Imyself refuse to vote for people who Christopher Hondros Sheree Whiteley, lead copy editor. looking at these minutes, is how many ings he managed to have an unexcused have not done the political thing for a RHA Vice President. 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PRODUCTION ARBITERONLINE COM Sieve Ahlborn, Frederick Prnductlnn Managei' Onllna Editor Ganaral Manager THE ARBITER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Drew [email protected] tllm· Arehart, ClaudiO Bea~arle, Heether Eng!lsh[x110j Harsh Mantrt Brad Arendt Ix101) [email protected] bluodl( President/Vice-President Ticket (Votefor One ticket) • Britton J Holdaway/ Jennifer Stolley • Ryan Cooper! Bakh Mirkasimov • Lawrence "Bronco~' Johnson! Tony Volponi • Peter Babichcnko/ Audrey Nosalskiy • Amy Ortmann/ Evan "Swatch" Stein Senator at Large (Votefor One-eight seats available) .' Daniel G. 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Government) Constitution Government) Constitution Amendment t Article I, Section 3 Article 3, Section 4 To take effect upon passage. To take effect upon passage. To take effect upon passage. The purpose of this amendment is to make current The intent of the amendment is to allow each branch The intent of this' amendment is to make the language ASBSU's non-discrimination policy, leader to decide when to remove a member when they of the constitution consistent. Other areas of the do not meet requirements for ASBSU office. This constitution note the Vice-President will chair "non- does provide ASBSU branch leaders the discretion to caucus" Senate meetings. However, this section The ASBSU will not discriminate against allow students serving in the military, or who suffer contradicts the rest of the document. any individual on the basis of age, race, detrimental emergencies to remain on ASBSU, even if color, religion, gender, national origin, they fall below minimums, 5. The ASBSU Vice-President shall ancestry, disability, veteran status, political serve as the Chair of all non-caucus ASBSU affiliation, gender identity/expression, or All executive officers, student justices, and Senate meetings. sexual orientation in matters of employment. senators of the ASBSU, elected and appointed, services, requests for funds, educational must be full-fcc paying students. All student Ballot Proposal 4 programs, or other activities. personnel of ASBSU, elected, appointed, Proposal to amend the ASBSU (Student and hired must maintain a cumulative grade Government) Constitution , point average of 2,50 on a 4.0 grading scale. Ballot Proposal 6 Article 5 All executive officers, student justices, and Proposal to amend the ASBSU (Student To take effect in the 2008 election cycle. All senators of the ASBSU, elected and appointed, Government) Constitution officers elected in March 2007 shall serve who receive a service award, must undergo' Amendment 3 . . until April 2008. training, as designed by Student 1119'01 ven;ent 'To take effect upon passage. This amendment moves the ASBSU elections to April. The University, now, has expanded its recycling Activities staff. The heads of each branch is The benefit of this will be that the ASBSU officers who program on campus. All funds from ASBSU for are authorized to approve alternative training manage the fee proposals will be the same students · recycling were moved toward the University managed methods for members of their branch. The who present said proposals to the State Board of process in 2006. To require ASBSU to have a heads of each branch are further authorized Education. Of all the universities in Idaho, only Boise recycling coordinator could conflict with the University State, currently, has different student government to administratively remove any member of program, and could cost students more money through. officers managing the fcc proposal process and the duplication of efforts. their branch for failing to meet any of the final presentation to the State Board. This change will previously mentioned requirements. An correct that. The ASBSU w'illl11aintaili alid plOl11otea administrative removal shall not occur prior to catnpuSLlee:ycling progtal11. The proglatn witt- the tenth day of the fall and spring semesters, Section 2. Elections for the ASBSU functioli under tlie ASBSU Executive Staff nor will administrative removals occur while President, ASBSU Vice-President and persoliliel. an academic grievance, filed by the officer in ASBSU Senators shall be held in the second question, is underway. (2) week ofMareh April for a period not - less than two-consecutive week days but not' Ballot Question 1 The purpose of this question is to poll student Ballot Proposal 2 more than five (5) consecutive week days, as determined by ASBSU Code. The ASBSU opinion only. It is not a binding resolution. Proposal to amend the ASBSU (Student Judiciary may, if necessary, set different dates When the Student Recreation Center was opened Government) Constitution than what is provided for in this Constitution in 2002 an aquatic component (swimming pool) . Article 2, Section 3' for any emergency purpose. ' was put on hold due to financial constraints . . To take effect upon passage. Campus Recreation now has enough money The intent of this amendment is to simplify the. · to construct an aquatic addition, however does . Section 3. All ASBSU elected officers shall constitution and-clarify the powcrofthe ViCe-President. not have the funding .for .continual· operation. be installed no later than three (3) two (2) ·WouldY9U supportastudentfeeincrease9f calendar weeksfollowing the 'last day of " appro.ximately ..$10. over the next .2-3.·.•.y~,;u-sto: poll~ng.,Thissection·may betemp9~rily -offsetoI1goiI1goperaHonal expense~? ..'<~:.•• . 1.-',.",·,'·-·".'11 .suspendedbytl1~ Judicil.lfYshoulditbe;. ,; '. - '.,,;;.':' ,:.-~;' ~'./ .;':':"_:':_~.:;'----.,' ..'.nece~s~!,'Yc.for.tbiJ~~n.~ratwe.lfare of the.· .'•.•...'t' ..'...ASBSl.n ••.··.;c:-'..' :,:':,,;~,;.),' •••...;/'_C} .X;i~;/J.~;--2::?-;:T7 ·:~",,~+_c.~ .oc;,c.; '70;~';7,~~~:~~i~~;);~~i·,j¥t=·_:ti'.'\7t:";(~,~~~~~{:ti~,,~ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii BSU men's , preview. . [THIS WEEK IN BY TAT·E CASTLETON As a result, the Broncos must settle for the No. in the fourth quarter. Boise State has strug- SPORTS] gled from the free throw line all ~eason long, a Sports Writer . 6 seed and a first round match-up with Fresno State who beat Utah State Saturday to clinch the fault which has doomed the Broncos on more Just three days before Saturday night's match- No.3 tournament seed. Boise State now needs to than one occasion. Men's Basketball up with Hawaii, things appeared to be near per- win the WAC championship out-right for a berth "We've been-so close so many times on the Tuesday-Saturday fect forthe Boise State men's basketball team. The in the big dance. . road," junior forward Matt Nelson said. uWe just WAC Tournament Broncos found themselves in a position that was As much as Bronco head coach Greg Graham have to get over the hump and win one of the TBA better than what they expected. would have loved to head into the tournament close ones and we'll be right on track." Las Cruces, N.M. ANa. 3 seed in the Western Athletic Conference with a higher seed in hand, he's quick to point Nelson has certainly done his part this season, tournament this week and a shot at the NCAA out that at the end ofthe day, what seed you get posting 10 double-doubles and leading the team Zabransky's ownvideo game? tournament later this month laid within grasp of when you finish In the middle of the pack really in rebounds. Women's Basketball the Broncos. makes no difference. "From a playing standpoint Although the Broncos head into the WACtour- BY JAKE GARCIN Tuesday-Saturday All they had to do was win the final two games I'm not sure that there is any advantage to which nament without the seed they set out to get, they Sports Editor WAC Tournament of the regular season on the road against con- seed you get because three through six play each have reason to be optimistic. TBA ference opponents they beat at home in late there anyway," Graham said. "We're all jammed Boise State has beaten every team in the tour- I finally realized how far the Las Cruces, N.M. December. Simple enough, right? in there. It's just going to be [umbled'up," nament field except for Nevada and New Mexico Boise State football program has .Not quite. The opportunity slipped away when Confidence has been hard to come by for the State, the top two seeds. come when my underground In- "We know we can play with and beat any Men's Golf Boise State did what it has done a lot this season Broncos (16-13 overall, 8-8 WAC) when they formant, "Ed the Insider," text on the road: lose. Boise State fell Thursday night travel. Eight of Boise State's 13 losses this season team in this conference," Anthony Thomas said. messaged me Friday morning Monday-Tuesday to Fresno State, 78-77, after holding a seven-point have been by four points or less. "We've played weIl against everyone at one point from Portland, Ore., just to let me Braveheart Classic On three occasions on the road the Broncos or another. Now it's just a matter of putting It all know former BSU quarterback All Day lead with less than two minutes remaining, and· together when it counts the most." . Jared Zabransky has been named Beaumont, Calif. then 92-75, Saturday night to Hawaii. have squandered leads of seven or more points the cover boy for EA Sports NCAA Football 2008. Gymnastics I was Initially blown away that Sunday the Insider came across this In- University of Florida 2007 WAC TOUR.NAMENT BRACKET formation before I - the student 2p.m. newspaper sports eclitor - was Boise ... even aware that the 2008 version of the game was coming out this . 'Men'sSeeds Women's Seeds summer. Men's Tennis A few minutes later I turned Friday No.l- Nevada (14-2) No.1.., Boise State (1~-4) the television to ESPN2 and saw Pacific Zabransky talking about it on lp.m. No.2 - New Mexico State (11-5) No.2-Louisiana Tech (12-4) "Cold Pizza." Turns out I wasn't Boise just behind the Insider - Iwas be- No.3 - Fresno State (10-6) No.3 - Nevada (10-6) hind the rest ofthe country. Saturday After some self-reflecting time University ofIdaho No.4 - Utah State (9-7) No.4 - Fresno State (10-6) on the job I was doing, I let go of 10:30 a.m. my slip lip and began pondering Boise No.5 - Hawaii (8-8) ..N~. 5 -:Hawaii (9-7) the most important questions this #2 Seed news brings up. When will the New Mexico No.6 - Boise State (8-8) No.6 - Utah State (7-9) avalanche of new publicity stop? 1:30p.m. Game 2 And could anything be cooler Boise Quarterfinal #1 than ii BSU player on the cover of No.7 - Louisiana Tech (7-9) Winner Game 2 No.7 - New Mexico State (6-10) a major video game? No. 8- San Jose State (4-12) No.8 - San Jose State (3-13) Well I'm sure we all share the Women's Tennis same sentiment In hoping the Friday-Sunday #7 Seed No.9 - Idaho (1-15) No.9 - Idaho (3-13) publicity never slows down. Boise State Invitational Whether or not the video game Is TBA the tip of the iceberg, however, I'm Boise Game 6 Semifinal #1 Winner Game 6 sure we can think of a few more things to strive for. Track Picture a series of talking Friday Cabbage Patch dolls - we'll call NCAA Indoor Championships #3 Seed them the Bronco Series. . All Day The line would obviously be Fayetteville-Ark. Game 3 headlined by Holly Homemaker Quarterfinal #2 Winner Game 3 (Ian Johnson) who says cute, humble phrases like, "I'm noth- Ingwithoutyou," and, "I justtry to [SIDE #6 Seed be as good as the people around me." LINE] Game 8 There would certainly be some serious consumer studies done Championship Winner Game 8 before releasing the Coach Pete Zabransky to be cover MENS GAME ON WAC Champion doll. boy for EA Sports NCAA ESPN2 As warm as his personality is in Football 08 real life, I'm not sure kids would #4 Seed stay excited over a doll that only Last week, video game compa- Game 4 says, "That's awesome," "You're ny guru Electronic Arts Inc., an- Quarterfinal #3 awesome," and, "Stay awesome." nounced that former Boise State Winner Game 4 From the dolls we could branch University quarterback and Tostitos Into a cartoon series during the Fiesta Bowl MVP Jared Zabransky Saturday morning pre-game spot. will appear on the cover of NCAA #5 Seed I am thinking something similar Football '08, scheduled for release to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. this summer. NCAA Football '08 How inspiring would It be to see will be available on the PiayStation2 Game 7 an' animated group made up of and PiayStation3 computer enter- Semlnnal#2 Winner Game 7. Ryan Clady, Marty Tadman and tainment systems, and Xbox and Jeff and Pete Cavendar? Xbox 360 video game systems from What makes this group. so dy- Microsoft. namic is their versatility In the "This has been a magical season #1 Seed story line. Clady Is the muscles of for me and seeing my face on the the group, who can break down cover of NCAA Football '08 is yet GameS Quarterfinal #4 walls and stop a runaway train another unforgettable moment in #8 Seed Winner Game 5 what has already been a great year," dead in its tracks. Game 1 Tadman swoops in to the rescue Zabransky said. "This video game Note: The.ho$t team will pfayln the fate First Round on the Razor he rides all over cam- truly embodies the spirit of college Winner Game.1 game pfit$ first roiindregsrdle$sof Us pus and carries them away to his football and I'm very proud to be a S68d,tl/erofore, the bracket could be mpped part of it." 8ccorliingfy. " . .. . safe compound on the California coast. The Cavendar brothers #9 Seed ILLUSTRATION COURTESY WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Karl named First Team then morph Into one giant block- Ing machine with no real purpose All-WAC other than I think morphlng is re- ally cool. . . Boise State senior Coby Karl was Broncos ride high into tournament as No. 1 seed Finally we could produce a honored by the Western Athletic breakfast cereal. I figure this Conference as a First-Team All- five games, all three losses com- Harris. respect and we're going to show ev- way kids can sit around Saturday Conference selection this weekend BY KYE JOHNSON Ing on the road. What seemed like a Harris averaged more than ten erybody that we're here to stay." morning eating Bronco Bites, for his efforts this season. Assistant Sports Editor sure thing to win the WAC title was points per game for the season and Jackie and Jessica Thompson watching animated Broncos kick Karl has averaged 14.8 points per butt, while playing with their game for Boise State this season. He A month ago, the Western quickly turning Into a desperate at- led the team in assists with nearly have both been starting to play Bronco Cabbage Patch Kids. How is only the second Bronco to be Athletic Conference women's regu- tempt to win games consistently. three per contest. more during the final two games of proud would a BSU dad be to wake named to the all-conference first lar season championship was Boise But the Broncos were able to pull During the stretch where the the regular season, after they both team since Boise State joined the State's to lose. . out two wins to end the season and Broncos desperately needed some- missed a handful of games dur- up to this sight five hours before WAC. . The Broncos were red-hot. They clinch a share of the regular season one to step up and turn into a star, ing the rough stretch in the middle kickoff against Fresno State? But he isn't the only Bronco to be were off to a 9-0 start in confer- title. A tiebreaker over La Tech aI- she was there. Harris has played -of conference play. But with both It almost sounds like brain- honored. ence play and they were closing in lowed BSU to snag the No.1 seed in well in the past six games, averag- players. back, the team feels confi- washing but I· don't even care. FreshmanguardAnthonyThomas on school records while they were this week's tournament, ing 15 points per game and adding dent about where itis. . Fifteen years from now the rami- was voted the WAC's Freshman of at it. . Amid player Injuries, overtime more than .three assists. She has "It give us a lot of confidence to ficatlonswlll be so overwhelm- the Year after averaging five points They had beaten multiple top-25 losses and a little bump In the mid- quietly had one of the best seasons have a full team," senior Michelle ingwe'Il all be glad we pursued per game and 1,6 rebounds per ranked teams and they demolished dIe of the season, the Broncos were or'any point guard in the WAC this Hessing said. "Even though. they the venture. How many kids do game this season. Thomas has also Louisiana Tech In Ruston, La. It was able to regain their swagger right in season. might not bring all the minutes you think will go to University - won a WACplayer of the week award the first time La Tech had lost at time. ' BSU heads into this week's tour- they havebeen used to, it's just the of Idaho after playing with BSU this season, and is the first freshman . home in nearly a decade. A lot of focus was placed on the namentwith confidence from its attitude that we have confidence in Cabbage Patch Kids all their life? ' since Gerry Washington in 1996 to Then that same La Tech team fact that BSU lost two starters due two consecutive wins to end the them. We skipped a beat for a sec- Not many, lwoUId say..•.. win the conference's Freshman of paid a visit to Boise for one of the to injury and sickness during that season. ond, butwe're right hack where we Iguess:Mnow'the movie and theY~arawardforBSU: , most anticipated women's basket- rough stretch, and whether or not "We're going towln that cham- were when we left off." video.~e!lUe;· awesoU1~:;but.· Juniors Matt Nelson and Reggie . ball gaIiiesinrecent BSUhistory. their absence bad everything to . plonshlp.That's how Lfeel," Jackie Nota Il.adtime to behittihgyour let'srio(gehoo satisfied'Wi, ...ie were. both. named to the Larry pr.e~~ll!i.I8jy~_~ep,:',~.. ~ll.. ...•Westem.·Athlctk Conference .All~.· ~·~~·r~~B~~:~~a~et'~e:~no~~~ .. ·~6i~~~~l~~~;~s::b~~~a~ .•:...~~P~:i;Uji;Vh~;:g:J:~~;··~ ·...·t3ed;~~I~~~s~~~;:~~i·-~··· ftifiUe; 'lifter'aUj'a:cart0oijf«;rQfue Newcomer.team .and Senior Eric . .Laneeariioo a spot ori the WAC All· ed to t~a#l1g turn ...:. .theco~sistently-outS~dingplay; .that Boise State is ill the' iunning.:ClJ.n·trah~aieit lhtO~UCCeSs.during 9~~,th~U8keS ~e .".....:~;:w~,~. ~Defe~Telilii.· ...... ';:lJ;SlI~'?pPed three .of.}tSriext :of.S(jpI1oWj)t:ePo.llit8u~Taslih.;We·re goiJ1gto gef .alitt1e bit~()re/~·.theW4C to~ntweek.,' . . 3:?_~~· ~ ~ ~M~a~r~C~h~5~;3-2~O~O~7 Wom~n'shoops clinches piece .of.WAGcrown . e '!l , ~~~TJt iP~on~aldl':'.':'TJt atesN...4lQln :t:"~~eIl1l~nct11~:1Wj)rld'rlght.~y['1t·:"."1' ss ". was senior night, we came IIIand P an e pe ~ beatthem.It'sagreatfeellng" pul ... ay, ;.~~; g The Broncosgot outto an early, ,. "H~ dld~'tglveme I\.choli;e/' , 8-5Iead,'butwerereallyunabletoH~6..s1ng said about being more .asked: If he feared his pUIlaway or make any big runs p,iflI.mctiveIn the second ha ayers would have a hard. time I In-the first half, Despite.Hawaii Thecqaches,llndtheplayers .'>. sing on the game given the, .'. shooting only 29 percent from ~nougliconfldence to \yhere they. .huge circumstances surround- , the; floor in the first half, BSU Justkept feeding Itto me Insldet ;;lng It, PresneIlreplied, "It's been U went into the break only leading Boise ~tatehad 'thIee:players . along time since we've won a b: by nine. . :. score in double figures on.,thechampionship around here,' so It Thellroncooffensiveattackwas night:' l .:', . ." was all abouttonlght," ~ ledby Begay,who nailed three big , Sophomores .T~sha H.ards Up next for Presnell and his three-pointers in the first half to and Rebecca Kepihno both went crew is the WACtournament, . I' . I . I .'. m double-figures along with Boise State clinched the No. 1 give ~er? game- l~g1rune pomts .Hessingto lead the way.' seed in the tournament and will heading lIlt~halftlll~e.. The Rainbow Wahine scored h h I I Also making .a big Impact for seven unanswered points to cut n~~~tto~tU~~d~::~~f~~~s~:~ ., BSUwas freshman center la'Lara the lead to seven, but that was as who they will face on Wednesday Walker. Walker had a very pro- closeas they got. in the first round. ~rrOTO STANLEY BREWSTEi\!TI1E ARBITCR BSU gymnastics finishes third at home quadrangular meet BY TATE CASTLETON helm. lenge of preparing her squad for one ofthe biggest matches in recent Sports Writer "Wehave a lot of new, young and inexperienced gymnasts and that 'program history. March 11 the gymnastics team The Boise State gymnastics team can be good or bad," Sand mire said. will welcome the top-ranked team improvements simply were not "But they have melted into a very, in the country to Taco Bell Arena. enough to come out on top when very tight-nit group and they really No. 1 ranked Florida will bring they hosted a quadrangular meet, care about each other and I think a talented, athletic and polished welcoming No. 11 ranked Oregon that has made all the difference." team to Boise. State, University ofCalifornia Davis Freshman DeAvera Todd led "Florida has just been killing ev- and Seattle Pacific University at Boise State, finishing third with erybody," Sandmire said. "They've Taco Bell Arena. a 38.8 in the all-around and had a got really big tricks - meaning huge The Broncos finished third over- team-best 9.85 on the uneven par- difficulty on every event. Florida all with a 192.35score behind first allel bars and 9.85 on the vault. She doesn't hold back mid they will cer- place Oregon State (196.475) ami was followed closely on the vault by tai nly entertain." ' second place UC Davis (192.775). teammate Shaniece Craft, who fin- The Broncos plan to bring their Seattle Pacific, having won only ished with a 9.825 score. best performance to the table one meet all season, was shown no "In a year like this one, when our against the nation's best. mercy and finished last (192.05). older stars are hampered by sea- "We're very excited because we After beginning their season son-ending injuries, it's nice to see feel like we do better when we have just 1-7 overall, the Broncos have the younger girls step up and just better competition," Sandmire continually improved on the fight as hard as they can to do well," said. road with wins against Southern Sandmire said. With just three meets remaining Utah, Illinois State University and Senior Lindsey Ward and soph- omores Taylor Jacobs and Ashli in the regular season and the WAC lllinois-Chlcago to improve to 5-7 Rainboth all suffered season-end- championships on the horizon, coming into last Friday's meet. Coach Sand mire can feel the door Although the Broncos vastly im- ing injuries earlier in the year. "The younger girls see these girls to hercareer slowly closing after 20 proved in several areas, such as in practice who still work as hard as years in the gymnastics program. beam and vault, they fell short in they can and that sets an example "It has been an incredible 20 places they usually stand tall - like forthem to follow,"Sandmire said. years." Sandmire said. "I've had so floor exercise and uneven parallel Since 1990, the Broncos have many wonderful athletes and we've bars. That proved disastrous. done so many neat things here." "We had good vaults and really dominated Seattle Pacific 25-2, having not lost to the Falcons since Sandmire will certainly leave be- good beams tonight," BSU Head hind a legacy of winning and a phi- Coach Sam Sandmire said. "Wehad 1992.On the other hand, Boise State was a perfect 11-0against UC Davis losophy of teamwork. to count a couple falls on bars and a During her tenure Boise State has coming into Friday's meet and are couple falls on floor and that's not finished in the top 25 nationally on now 0-10 competing against na- real typical for us and ultimately eight occasions. tionaHy-ranked Oregon State. ended up hurting us pretty bad." "It's been my life and I've loved "These were good teams here The Broncos have been led by every minute of it," Sand mire said. tonight with a high level of skill," one of the youngest squads in team In the meantime, the Broncos Sandmire'·said. "I'm a little disap- history. Seven freshmen and seven look forward to their match-up pointed with the way we did some with Florida March 11 at 2 p.rn. in :;:cinqular , sophomores help make up a roster r:\)'. ii\J) v'.,~,1:-;.:" things tonight because, had a few the Taco Bell Arena. full of inexperience. Authorized Retailer things gone our way,we cou ld have "We hope we get a large crowd That inexperience has proven to perhaps snuck in second." ~ who will no doubt see some great be a challenge forSand mire in what Sandmire now faces the chal- gymnastics," Sandmire said. is ironically her final season at the -~--~ ------~.------.,---._ ----.---- .~ ~, -.- ~.• -c-· ..·_······~-_·_·· :_.._- Donny Heck Realtor WlJy Pay Rent? 208-631-7444 cell Have roommates pay your mortgage! 208-1384-1300 office [email protected] Boise State Alumni Ask us how we did it Let's get stari;ed today! Bert Summers Realtor 20~-631-0119 cell. 208-884-:1300 office. 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THEN HELP WHOEVER WHAT PEOPLE now, j MAKES THE SCARIEST Today Is an 8 - Finish a job you CAN.t SETPRIORIT1ES? YOU DO? TOGO Gemini (May 2Hune 21) § THREAT ON ANY GIVEN haven't had time to do until today. , . ASK YOU. '.)-;---.. Today is a 6 - Others believe you You'll recelvemuch more for your ,,·~-~Z.- \ ~AY. ( canngure out jl,lstabout anything. efforts than you ever thought you Use this to your advantage; bypre- WOUld: .' • c ' tendi~g YOll already know. . . , '-'J ..t March 5, 2007 garbiter-Oll1inf:NS8 Colle .e senatorcandidates- er------&=I------, Position campaigning Ior: Experience in governmen : Fowler said It is an honor to be money is going. .responsible." Fowler Is affiliated Senator from engineering Single Parents' Club treasurer. representing such a great unlver- "I believe there are a lot of chang- with the Student Success Program, A sity, and that senators should act ac- es that need to be done." the Returning Women's Group, and ge: 29 I . Mariah Fowler said Ifelected to be cordlngly and look out for students. Fowler said she tries to look at Is 'I)'easurer of the Single Patents Year in Schoo: Junior Senator from Engineering, she will According to Fowler, tuition and the big picture of everything and Club. She is also a mentor In the Major: Mechanical Engineering focus on what students from engl- fees are increasing every year, and tries to find the solutions for differ- Women's Center Mentor Program politicaIAffiliatlons:N/A neeringwant and need,butwlll also ASBSUshould be a fiscal accountant ent problems. "I'm a hard-working, and PTA President for one of her represent all Boise State students. for student fees,lookin at where the dedicated erson: Fowler said. "I'm kid's school. ule to ensure he is able to tackle the and Public Affairs college, Gaylord vision coverage. responsibility' that comes with a Gaylord said he is prepared for Four years in high school would like to see alternative forms senator position. the demanding time schedule that student government, of transportation become avail- According to Gaylord, he wlll comes along with being a senator- he community service. able to students, such as a shuttle, to represent the entire student currently is taking 15 credits, as well encourage people to not drive and body, but also a specific group In "Everyone should do something to as working nearly full "timeall while particular. give.back: TylerGaylord said. park on campus. maintaining a respectable GPA. He would also like to see bet- "[Irepresent] anyone who wants to It is this belief that prompted him If elected, however, he Is pre- ter options within student health see positive change," Gaylord said. pared to scale back his work sched- to run for office. Insurance, including dental and Running for the Social Science help all COBE clubs and organlza- s,------...,should be able to get the most out of seat because he wants to work with tions with their ftindralsing options their education." position campaigning for: Politic!!1 Affiliations: students and faculty in efforts to and in their marketing." Hurless said it is a fair opportuni- Team Bronco provide more resources. Hurless is an active member of Senator for the College of ty for students to view examinations Experience in government: "lthinkthatCOBEisalreadydoing the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraterni- Business and Economics and quizzes from previous semes- Alpha Kappa Lamda Fraternity fairly well in supplying resources to ty and has been affiliated with the ters and use them as study guides. Age: 22 students that will help them achieve Men's Lacrosse Team, Boise State Secretary. "1 realize that this is up to the Year in School: Junior success, but 1believe that there are Honor's College, National Society of professor to provide this resource, Major: MarketinglHuman opportunities that have not been Collegiate Scholars, and the Gamma Terry Hurless was prompted. to but that Is what my campaign is all Resources Management and fully realized," Hurless said. "I be- Beta Phi Honor Society. ' run for Senator of the College of about," Hurless said. "I also want to lieve that students enrolled in COBE an Economis Minor Business and Economics (COBE) see where the plus/minus system ck------·------.to reform or abolish the plus/ to run for the Social Science and was successful or unsuccessful Experience in government: . minus grading system, due to' Position campaigning for: Public Affairs Senate seat. the fact that the student majority throughout the country. Wrote an article that In her opinion, in order to According to Jack, not having a SSPA Senator voted against implementing Dirk Kempthorne read in remedy the situation, ASBSU lot of experience in gover.1ment is Age: 21 the system. Washington D.C. needs to increase communica- not necessarily a negative point. Year in school: Senior Since ASBSU does not have the tion with the students by creating "Since 1 don't have that much power to eliminate this system, Major: Psychology more effective lines to the experience, 1 represent my college Kayleigh Jack said the lack of Jack said she JNould organize a Political affiliations: student body. productivity and low popularity of student-led research project to and the students," Jack said. Orange Party the current senate prompted her Jack said she would like to work "We need to be a united front of sitions to pad their resume. the SSPA Senate Chair. However, "I had no idea about running for Experience in government: change." According to Kistle, he has Position campaigning for: Kistle said the main issue that a resume builder," Kistle said. "That trouble conveying to the students Various Political Science prompted his campaign was that just makes me sort of sad." Kistle SSPA Senate Chair how much he cares and how devoted classes. Boise State's current government said he represents the students who Age: 23 he is to the position he is campaign- Writing to congressmen. does not seem to be very connect- want democracy to work, who care, Year in School: Junior ed to the student body lately and ingfor. and who want to create change. Sitting in on ASBSU Senate "I'm really passionate about rim- Major: History/Social Studies is not voicing anyone's opinions "I want every demographic from with option of Secondary meetings. ning for student senate," Kistle said. but their own. According to Kistle, there are our 18 thousand plus population to "We need to unite the student Education Tim Kistle said there were may is- come talk to me," Kistle said. body and government," Kistle said. many people who run for ASBSUpo- Political Affiliations: sues that made him want to run for Team Bronco ing more on musical and artistic ·n------...:..------changes to be made in government Denis Parshin feels that his past talent. In addition, Parshin and political affiliations: Position campaigning for: experience in student govern- on campus. "As a party- we have a plan," the Orange Party would like to Orange Party ment while attending the College remodel ASBSU, particularly COBE Senator Parshin said. Part of the plan Experience in government: of Southern Idaho will help him Age: 21 that Parshin discussed with The' after observing the Senate this One year in Senate at the represent the students at Boise year. "This year was chaos," Year in school: Junior Arbiter involved increasing recy- State. As a member of the Orange College of Southern Idaho cling on campus, as well as focus- Parshin said. Major: Finance/Math Party, Parshin has several ideas for as the treasurer. NicoleRidgeway.------'"------.could stop by to discuss any ideas Ridgeway said. "I never do any- thing halfway. If a student comes Position campaigning for: Team Bronco dents who may not have the time or concerns they might have. to me with a problem on campus Co1lege of Arts and Sciences Experience in government: or knowledge of who to go to, to Ridgeway said she spoke to he or she wants to see changed, 1 Senator Programs coordinator of make changes on their own," Nicole Senator Amy Ortmann about the time commitments before wlll do everything I can to make Age: 18 . Residence Ha1l Association, RidgewayThis is thesaid.reason why Ridgeway that change happen, and If 1 can't deciding to run. Photo Year in school: Freshmen social chair of ambassadors. chose to run. "If I could not fully commit to help them, 1 wlll direct them to Unavailable Major: Music Education If elected, she would like to es- ASBSU, I would not be running," someone who can." Political affiliations: "I want to create change for stu- tablish office hours so students C meronWiemerslage:-----~------:--...... ;.------.Student Nurse's Association and and sexual health. He also plans to the student's Input. Experience in government: "I'm really approachable;" the BSU Triathlon Club. He said Position campaigning for: to increase the awareness of the Wiemerslage said. "I'm always open his niain goal is to bring health is- Health/Science Co1lege Senator Alpha Kappa Lambda available counseling center on cam- to any ideas.». anything can be in- sues that are a concern to the fore- recruitment chair. pus, and work to increase physi- Age: 19 vestigated into." Wiemerslage is a front, but he wni not just focus on cal fitness of the students through Year in school: Freshmen If 'elected as the Heath/Science member of a number of clubs and as- these Issues. "l think I could really correct workout plans and diet College Senator, Cameron sociations, among them the Student represent all the students at BSU," Major: Nursing planning. Other than his own Wiemerslage would like to focus on Nurse's Association, the National Weimerslage said. political affiliations: plans, Wiemerslage said he is open several key issues Including stress Team Bronco arbiterQnlines~. March 5,2007 -~~IJ!torat-large candidates "I'm excited about partici- organizations Including Kappa this election. pating In student government: Experience In government: N/A Kappa Psi fraternity- a national Age: 18 If.elected, she will work to make Garcia wrote on The Arbiter's honorary band fraternity, the Pre- Year in school: Freshmen A friend asking for support for more scholarships available to questionnaire. students, remedy the parking prob- Med Club and the Spanish Club. Major: Music Education and Team Bronco and realization of She does not have any past expe- If elected, Garcia said she wl\l lems on campus and allocate funds be dedicated and available to the Pre-Medical Studies the opportunity to make a change rience In government but does not for additional professors. students as an Informer. Political affiliations: inspired Angelica Garcia to run see this as a problem. for the Senator At-Large position Garcia Is a member of several ,Team Bronco "I wl\l give my whole heart in promoting more involvement. eryone has a,voice. Educated in government. the service of their needs: Gibson "Leadership is something I love; "Everyone, deserves equality: Gibson said. "I want to hear what ev- said. Gibson Is a member of Phi According to Senator At-Large Gibson said. Alpha, the National Social Work Gibson said one of the things he eryone wants." candidate Daniel G. Gibson, he " According to Gibson, leadership Honors Society Fraternity, and wants to do as a senator is make sure wants to be involved in social issues and being involved In social issues is OSSW, which Is an organization all different populations are all In- such as making the university more affiliated Phi Alpha. cluded, as well as making sure ev- his passion. unified, creating more equality, and SerenHorton------~------.....------time and some effort; Horton said. "I've been here for three years. combining tutoring centers to make Blue Thunder Drum Major, it easier for students to seek help In "I know What to expect." Age: 21 I've grown to love BSUand I want to Horton said she' wants the LDSSA committee chair, help work towards good changes," various subjects. Year in school: Junior Horton has been in leadership students to know she is OrientatioIi.leader. Horton said. Major: Pre-Speech/Language positions before and said she is pre- approachable. As a member of Team Bronco, "[I'm] here to listen and help make Pathology For Seren Horton, becoming at- pared for the challenge that being a Horton would like to see more light- BSU an even better place to go to Political affiliations: tached to Boise State University led senator poses. to her decision to run for the Senator ing on campus- making it safer for school; Horton said. Team Bronco "I know it is going to take some At-Large position. students with night classes, and Experience in government: next year every senate meet- dents need a voice." According to campus safety, tradition on cam- Ing has full attendance from. all Kappa Sigma Fraternity vice Lawatch, as a senator he will listen pus, and a more open ASBSU the senators. According to Lawatch, president. Senate. Lawatch feels the current to students and their opinions. "As a senator I will always put candidates who are running need senate does not effectively portray By running with Team Bronco, the students' concerns first with to make time to be a senator. Senator At-Large candidate Brian the students' voice. - "I will schedule my classes "I want to see more involvement an open door and an open mind; Lawatch has four basic points around the [senate] meetings; with the students on campus:' Lawatch said. that makes up his platform, Lawatch encouraged that Lawatch said. Lawatch said. "I believe that stu- including academic success, Being a senator· takes a large government to the students. want to take on more of a leadership amount of time and this is some- OGEE, Honors Student Martin also has several points Age: 20 role; Martin said. of her own, including making sure thing that Martin understands. Association. Martin is running with "I am really dedicated to things I Year in school: Junior everyone feels they have a voice Team Bronco, which as a group Major: Political Science Wanting to be a part ofthe chang- that can be heard and continuing to- take on; Martin said. would like to focus on academic "I want to work for the stu- political affiliations: es as they occur on campus pushed wards environmental sustainability. success, campus safety, establish- dent's interests and do what's best Jessica Martin to run for the Senator "I'm going to try to represent ev- Team Bronco ing campus tradition and Increas- for them." Experience in government: At-Large position. eryone; Martin said. "I think BSU's awesome and I ing accessibility of the student Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, If elected, Meriwether wants to EvanMeriwether------more transparent and respon- ally want to get involved in student increase incenttves such as scholar- school. sive. According to Meriwether, it's government." Meriwether said that ships to encourage students to take Age: 19 important for the students to know as a current freshman he doesn't leadership positions. Meriwether Year In School: Freshman Candidate Evan Meriwether first that they can sit down with the really see what goes on with the is a member of the Sigma Alpha Major: Political Science became Involved In politics and senators .. He said he could talk current student government. Epsilon Fraternity, the Boise Sate political affiliations: government over the three years he with any of the students about their If elected, Meriwether said spent on his high school on a debate problems. "You can come talk to Forensic Team, as well as the Civic Liberal he would actively participate in team. "I've always had an Interest In leadership Residential College. Experience in government: the rebirth of ASBSU, making it me; Meriwether said. . government; Meriwether said. "I re- Speech and Debate in high student body as a whole, not just the well as books and health care; school," Murphy said. Gabe B. Murphy Senator At-Large candidate Gabe Regarding the )"Ising diversity, majority but also the minority and . Murphy said. all-inclusive. According to Murphy, Age:~5 B. Murphy said on of the reasons he Murphy said he wants to make sure According to Murphy, there isnot Year in School: Sophomore is running for the position is that he that all organizations receive prop- he traveled the country a little before only going to be an increase in fees Major: Political Science wants to help students be aware and er funding. Murphy said he wants settling down at BSUand also owned and tuition, but an Influx of cultural well prepared for the rising costs of to look at the whole of the student a business for a while. "I'm 25 and Political affiliations: diversity as well, which he wants to body and establish goals to unify it. I've had the opportunity to have real Moderate Conservative attending BSU. prepare the school for. "We're go- "I think we need to be aware of According to Murphy, he represents world experience; Murphy said. Experience in government: ing to have cultural diversity at the the lncreaslng costs of tuition, as N/A Vandef'Boegh------Age: 20 ' , Intern for Idaho representative a communication major taught her more of a safe community." Vander Boegh said. Yearin'School:Sophomore HighSchoolJr.classpresident was to listen. Vander Boeghhas worked as Even though being Involved in Major: Communication Sophomore vice president She' emphasizes that everyone a Paige and an intern for Idaho ASBSU Is time .demandlng, Vander . and anyone can come talk to her representatives. She was also Boegh said she is well prepared. Political affiliations: National Honors Society because she wants to make a differ- involved In 'student government She is a member. of the Blue N/A Secretary. ence for them. while in high school. Thunder Marching Band and Experience in government: "I am running for this position to According to Vander Boegh, she belongs. to the Civic Leadership Page for Chief Clerk in the Idaho According to Senator At-Large make a difference on campus. I will represents the whole student body. .Residential College. House of Representatives hopeful Lacey Vander' Boegh, one listen to people; Vander Boegh said. "If you're not representing every- VanderBoeghsaidlfherlifeweren't of the most important things being "My platform is to make Boise State one, then you have a bias opinion; busy, she wouldn't be living. Marc h 5, 2007 Electionsbrings amendments to.ASBSU Constitution This year, as students choose who is going to represent their voice and opinions in student government, they will be casting their votes online for the first time. Voting will take place Wednesday, March 7 and 'Thursday, March '8 from 7 a.m. to 11:59 p.m at http://blackboard.boisestate.edu. In addition, students will also be voting on six ballot proposals, which all seek to make amendments to ASBSU's constitution, aswell as a ballot question. They are list- ' ed below as they will appear on the ballot, courtesy of ASBSU: Ballot Proposal! ' Proposal to amend the ASBSU(Student Government) Constitution Article 1,Section 3 To take effect upon passage. The intent ofthe amendment is to allow each branch leader to decide when to remove a member when they do not meet requiremenis for ASBSUoffice. This does provide ASBSUbranch leaders the discretion to allow students serving in the military, or who suffer detrimental emergencies to remain on ASBSU,even if they fall below minimums. All executive officers, student justices, and senators of the ASBSU,elected and The Student Organizations Office is accepting appointed, must be full-fee payingstudents. All.student personnel of ASBSU, elected, appointed, and hired must maintain a cumulative grade point average of2.50 on a 4.0grading scale. All executive officers, student justices, and senators applications for the Student Organization Complex of the ASBSU,elected and appointed, who receive a service award, must undergo training, as designed by Student Involvement Activities staff. The heads of each closets, cabinets and offices. branch is are authorized to approve alternating training methods for members of their branch. The heads of each branch are further auhorized to administra- tively remove any member oftheir branch for failing to meet any ofthe previously mentioned requirements. An administrative removal shall not occur prior to the tenth day ofthe fall and spring semesters. nor will administrative removals occur while an academic grievance. filed by the officer in question, is underway. Ballot Proposal Z , Proposal to amend the ASBSU(Student Government) Constitution Article 2, Section 3 To take effect upon passage. The intent ofthis amendment is to simplify the constitution and clarify the power of the Vice-President. Section 3. The Vice-President of the ASBSUshall be the President and Chair of the ASBSUSenate, but shall have no vote, unless the ASBSUSenate is equally divided or to make or break a h,l) thirds majority; Applications are due March 16 SEE Amendements (page 5) to the Student Organizations Office. THE ARBITER 1910University Drive . CONTRIBUTORS ' Bolse.ID 83725 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DrewMeyes Visit http://c1ubs.boisestate.edu/forms/ for the applica on, or stop Phone: 345-8204 [x1001 MANAGING EDITOR Dustin Laprey by the Student Organization Office, second floor SUB. 426-5951. Fax: 426-3884 NEWS EDITOR Jessica ChrlBlensen ASST, NEWS EDITOR C,en Sl,gel www.arblteronllne.com PRODUCTION MANAGER Healhar Engltsh DistrIbuted Mondays li 1l1vrSd0'ol5du,lng tho academic school year. ll\e Arbiter Is the offlCIHAn ne'ltSpaper of acne Stole Unlv&fSII\l and a designated public WRITER nerd Null forum. 'Io'heresrudent editors make all content declslons and u I, I!' \ I I Y MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER Brien Luptak • /),\ r~III" PI • beer re$pOnslblUty for those decisions. The ~tblter's bUdget ~ , SIIIJI\I.\//41RS consIsts Of fees paid bt.I the studenl body and advetUslng COPY EDITORS Shere, WhUely sales. Th. first copy Is free. Additional copies can be Chemin Lundy ,; j" ( March 5, 2007 Am~ndemeilts (from page 4) Ballot Proposal 3 . Proposal to amend the ASBSU (Student Government) Constitution Article 3, Section 4 To take effect upon passage. . .The intent of this amendment is to make the language of the constitution consistent. Other areas of the constitution note the Vice- President will chair "non-caucus" Senate meetings. However, this section contradicts the rest of the document. 5. The ASBSU Vice-President shall serve as the Chair of all non-caucus ASBSU Senate meetings. - Be Ferna1e ~a-46 yEI.~·9 4,,; Ballot Proposal 4 Ha:ve not :received. all. ~.yi'+~ Section 2. Elections for the ASBSU President, ASBSU Vice-President and ASBSU Senators shall be held in the second (2) week ofMttreh April for a peri- od not less than two consecutive week days but not more than five (5) consec- utive weekdays, as determined by ASBSU Code. The ASBSU Judiciary man, if necessary, set different dates than what is provided for in this Constitution for any emergency purpose. Section 3. All ASBSU elected officers shall be installed no later than three f.B lli:!!l2l calendar weeks following the last day of polling. This section may be temporarily suspended by the Judiciary should it be necessary for the gen- eral welfare of the ASBSU: Ballot Proposal 5 . Proposal to amend the ASBSU (Student Government) Constitution Amendment 1 To take effect upon passage. The purpose of this amendment is to make current ASBSU's non-discrimi- nation policy. . The ASBSU will not discriminate against any individual on the ba- sis of age, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, political affiliation, gender indentity/expression, or sexual orl- entation in matters of employment, services, requests for funds, educational programs, or other activities. Ballot Proposal 6 . Proposal to amend the ASBSU (Student Government) Constitution Amendment 3 To take effect upon passage. The University, now, has expanded its recycling program on campus. All funds from ASBSU for recycling were moved toward the University man- aged process in 2006. To require ASBSU to have a recycling coordinator could When you give plasma you're conflict with the University program, and could cost students more money literally giving someone another through duplication of efforts. chance at life. Thousands will benefit from The ASBSU "ill maintain and promote a campus lee~e1ing program. The your blood-plasma donations. program" illfunction under the ASBSU Exeeuti~ e Staff personnel. Up to $200 compensation Ballot Qyestion 1 .' ._ for your first month. The purpose of this question is to pool student opinion only. It is not a bind- ing resolution. orfurther information all When the Student Recreation Center was opened i02002 an aquatic compo- LOW you call 'helpplease call: nent (swimming pool) was put on hold due to financial constraints. Campus Recreation now has enough money to construct an aquatic addition, howev- Biomat USA, Inc. er does not have the funding for continual operation. Would you support a student fee increase of approximately $10 over the next 2-3 years to offset (208)338;.0613 ongoing operational expenses? U~E~II~;;~%0;0'!~2." iS2.000J.J.I. .~. } : . Your purchase oJ'$10 or more. ~. ~ . ~ .f J In store coupon. One coupon per customer.i' .: Not valid vvith any other coupon or promotion. • . i ". Exp 05/31/07 ,." 7 Mar.c h 2007 In the last few weeks, the members on. it, just when they thought they, of this board have had the opportu- were getting away with it. The old nity to meet these two gentlemen. adage states that familiarity breeds They were a mystery. None of us had contempt, so does stagnancy. Even ever met them, or even heard of them senators who don't show up get paid. before the elections. It is time for change. You can call it The real thrill of these young men reform, because that's what it should is that they have nothing to tarnish be. The organization needs reformed, their pasts. They have clean slates be- from the ground up. Students need to cause they've never had to work with participate and we need leaders who the Associated Students of Boise State can get them involved. These men University before. have what it takes. They are web sav- We are worried that their platforms vy (check out BSU-2007.com). The are possibly unachievable. Theywant ASBSU Website has been a disgrace torevamptheMathDepartment, which , for years. It is never updated and in doesn't fall under the guise of ASBSU. . this age of computer communication, But it, is something that interests the Website is a vital link to students. ~tudents(GPAs drop when you fail These guys say they will provide a link classes). Who knows? Their influence on the BSU site. We say they should might spark change within the BSU rebuild italtogether and make it more administration. accessible to students. It wasn't their policies, which We may be wrong. These guys swayed us in their direction. It was might not get elected, but we are will- their character. It was the fact that ing to take the chance. Just because they have no idea how ASBSU truly it is called student government does runs 'and hence can run it how they not mean it must be run by wannabe want, without finding loopholes in politicians, building resumes and which they can get away with being hiring their friends. It needs to be lazy, collecting checks. run by young, intelligent people with They have drive and they have the drive, diversity and distinction to personality. Best of all, their resumes force change, not merely sit and wait say nothing with ASBSU on it. We are for it to come strolling along into their ASBSU watchdogs. These sheep offices. ' . have led each other in circles and Peter Babichenko and Andrey to the teetering edge of humilia- Nosalskiy have our votes and they tion. And we recently called them should have yours too. �-'.W~~·~d2lJ.i~l!_etJ~~O~l1w.lifU;lf~::V~-'~"';1:""~ ..:M~a..;.r..;.c.;;h;,....5~,...;2_0__0_7 I ,{ j. 'I' }. Presidential/vice residential candidates ~ I I I Photo Unavailable 'Peter Babichenko Ryan Cooper Britton Holdaway Lawrence Johnson Amy Ortmann Position campaigning For: President Position campaigning For: President Position campaigning For: President Position campaigning for: President Age: 27 Position campaigning for: President Age: 22 Age: 25 ' Age: 19 Age: 22 Year In school: Senior Year In school: Senior Year In school: Senior Year In school: Sophomore Year In School: Senior Major: Health and Science, Major: Biology, Major: Political Science Major: Business Administration 'Business Minor Major: Health Science Human biology emphasis and Economics Political affiliations: Conservative 'Political affiliations: Political affillatlons: Team Bronco Political Affiliations: Orange Party Political affiliations: Conservative Experience In government: Experience In government: Republican for Change Experience In government: Experience In government: Precinct Committee man for Elected Senator At-Large March 2006 1I :Experlence In government: 1Wo terms In ASBSU Senate I Four years In student government state politics . Member of Young Republicans Appointed Senate Pro-Tempore by fellow ! Student Union Board ofGovernors Work with multiple state legislatures senators October 2006 chair 'and current vice-chair on the run to election Andrey Nosalskly Bakh Mlrkaslmov Rec. Board of Governors, 2003 Position campaigning For: Vice President Constitutional convention for ASBSU Evan Stein Position campaigning For: Vice president Veterans Memorial Intern for Union 'Age: 25 Age: 22 appointed to Senate Seat by Wyatt Parke Position campaigning for: Vice president Pacific Railroad lobbyist Year In school: Senior Year In School: Senior Age: 21 Major: Psychology , Assistant campaign manager for Year In School: Junior Major: Finance/Economics TonyVolponl , Politlcal affiliations: Moderate Royce Chlgbrow for state controller Major: Business Management Political affiliations: Orange Party Position campaigning for: Vice president Experience In government: , Politlcal affiliations: Team Bronco Experience In government: Jennifer Stolley Age: Unavailable Leader In local youth group One year - Student Senate at the College Experience in government: Position campaigning for: Vice president Year In school: Unavailable Alpha Kappa Lambda current ofthe Southern Idaho Age: 34 Major: Unknown Peter Bablchenko, presidential can- One year - ASBSU COBE Senator v ice president didate, and Andrey Nosalskly, his vice- Year In School: Junior Political affiliations: Unavailable One year - Westminster International Major: Political Science Experience In government: 'presidential candidate, may not have University Executive Presldentlal candidate Amy Ortmann been a part of ASBSU In the past, but they Political affiliations: N/A Unavailable and her running mate for Vice President are not going to let that stop them from Experience In government: Evan Stein are representlng the executlve making some changes around campus. CurrentASBSU Senator At-Large According to Lawrence' Johnson, he tlcket for Team Bronco. As a. party, there president of Single Parents' Club was prompted to run for the Student Body "I think Boise State needs a change. Presidential candidate Ryan Cooper are four major points to their platform, but treasurer of 2nd Amendment Gun Club President position so that- he can stand .The current student government Is not thinks it Is time for a lot of reform InASBSU their underlying theme Is "unity." effective: Bablchenko said. up for what the students need and want. ·Wlth the Idea of "unity", we promise to by restructuring the student government . Having been at BSU and Involved in the , The pair's platform Includes reform a- According to Johnson, he has a strong strive to Improve academic successes for from the ground up. student government for 4 years, candidate .tion In the math department to combat voice that he can use for the benefit of the all students: Ortmann said. "I'm running because I've been In the Britton Holdaway feels he has the most ex- '-;the 70-75% failure rate. According to students. senate two years In a row and I've begun perience and this experience best quali- Ortmann, who was elected as a Senator both candidates, the students are not to "I feel like , can make a difference: At-Large last year, before being appointed to see that ASBSU has begun to deteriorate fies him for the Student Body President blame. They would like to see profes- Johnson said. "My ambition pushes my Senate Pro-Tempore by her fellow sena- a little bit: Cooper said. "This has left the position. voice for the students." .sors being sent to additional training student voice weakened In recent years." tors, said that being on the senate opened "I feel like I have the most credentials: According to Johnson, the six things seIhinars in order to enhance their According to Cooper, his platform Is a her eyes to certain things that needto be Holdaway said. "I know what works and he and his running mate, Tony Volponl, teaching capabilities. compilation of Interaction with the ma- changed. what doesn't work." would like to do for the school If elected : Another area' In which they would jority of students Into what he thinks will "Since being elected as a Senator last Jennifer Stolley, running beside Is drop plus-minus system, fix the park- like to see reform is within health insur- matter to students. year, I have realized the Importance of Holdaway as Vice President, said she likes Ing system, promote safety, promote stu- :~nce. They propose that BSU's website . The t\'o'Opolnts of his platform Include changing the face of government here at 10 hear about problems and fix them.and dent Involvement, put park benches in the igive quotes from several other Insurance the fiscal responsibility, or the effective Boise State: Ortmann said. "It Is my goal 'companles. feels there are- a lot of Issnes on campus quad, and also have the Bookstore match management of student funds, and the fi- that need to be taken care of. 'to make student government more acces- : As far as the current relationship the Idaho Promise Scholarship for stu- nancial accountability, strict monitoring Stolley said one of those issues Is that sible to the students of Boise State." ;between ASBSU and the student body dents. .. of the budget and the appropriation of stu- student government In general has not Stein Is the current Vice President of 'goes, Babichenko feels that there is no According to Johnson, he Is well pre- dent organizations funding, of ASBSU. been the powerhouse It should have been Alpha Kappa Lambda, and said he wants ;"worklng relationship." pared for the demanding time schedule "The funds that support the ASBSU In recent years at BSU. to make Boise State more for the students "I believe that BSU government that is required for the presidential posi- budget come directly from the students, According to Stolley, she worked with "j believe I can make a change: Stein 'needs to be more accountable to stu- tion. said. so It is of utmost Importance to manage Holdaway to look at what they can rea- 'dents: Babichenko said. "We need ·1 have 60 plus hours a week to desig- these funds responsibly - especially since sonably accomplish as president and vice One of their Ideas Is to create a central- 'to rebuild trust between students nate to the office: Johnson said. student fees and tuition have been sky- president and emphasized the impor- Ized tutoring center. They also would like .and government." Johson Is a affiliated with Sigma Alpha rocketing In recent years: Cooper said. tance of focusing on realistic goals that to do everything they can to amend the , In order to start this process, Epsilon fraternity· and Is a member of All elected, Cooper said he would rep- can actually be met. 'plus/minus grading system In order to :Bablchenko suggests a link to the student Travel for Success and the Constitutlon resent the entire BSU campus, Including What she feels theycan do to make bring back balance to academics. .govcmment website being 'placed di- Convention for Boise State. the under-represented west campus, be- a difference Is look at the students on a In addltlon .to academics, Stein and !rectlyon the Boise State and Broncoweb According to Johnson, he represents the cause all voices must be heard. broad scale. "We can save the students Ortmann would like to Increase lighting .home pages. Bablchenko has some back- average student. "Student Governmentwas designed to money. We can give them more bang for around campus, add more "blue light" ;ground In government and leadership "I work and go to school: Johnson said. voice students' concerns to administra- their buck," Stolley said. phones and increase security personnel ;positions. He used to be affiliated with "I require the same needs as most of the tion and faculty on campus: Cooper said. The four points that make up Holdaway on and-around campus. iYoung Republicans in Portland, OR, and students." According to Cooper, technology on and Stolley's platform Include eliminating Lastly, the two of them would like to ;he Is currently a business owner. campus is falling behind. He plans to up- sales tax on text books,lmproving student , increase the accessibility of ASBSU to the i "I don't have any interest to use this Editor's note: date Bronco Web and access WI-Fi in im- health Insurance, Increase the quality of students, and ensure that as BSU grows, i(posltlon) to my advantage to get a better Vice presldentlal candidate Tony portant places like the residence halls, education, and Implementing a drop-in excitement on campus is not lost. Stein :Job: Bablchenko said. Volponi did not show up for any of The Cooper said BSU does not adequately daycare. said he wants the students to feel the same i Nosalskiy said that attending B~U the Arbiter's Interviews. He also did not attend serve student artists and musicians by According to Stolley, they know that way about all other aspects of the univer- .last four years has given him a chance to the debates. providing them the locatlons and the tools they cannot give students back a' large sity as they do about the football team. ibetter understand the students. Johnson said that Volponl plans to grad .. In which to display theirwork or perform chunk of money, "but every penny adds . Ortmann said she challenges all stu- i Anyone who would like to know more uate this spring, He said that, if elected, before the student body. up." Stolley said she and Holdaway want dents to let their voices be heard. .about Bablclrenko and Nosalskiy can vls- Volponi would work for the rest of the se- "Art and music bring entertainment to make sure the majority of students are "I am very passionate about Boise State ilt their website at www.bsti2007.com. mester and then Johnson would appoint and culture to campus: Cooper said. benefiting from th:. money that Is spent. and I want to be a part in making a differ- the senate pro tempore as vice president. ence: Ortmann said.