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_University may change f+A registration deadlines New .academlc rules affect The Faculty Senate is proposing a change in the schedule for adding and dropping classes, responding to a recommendation _ from the University Appeals Committee that the last day to add course retakes, withdrawals _. classes and the last day to register for classes be the same If a student receves classes will involve averaging the ..' This proposed change may have been approved arthe Faculty 'ArllCIA61_ grades received, according to the Staff Writer Senate's meeting on Jan; 24,after The Arbiter had gone to press. an F in a dass and new grade averaging policy. If a The university's current policy is that students may add and Three changes to the universl- then an A for a student receives an F in a class and drop Classesuntil the 'end ·of the tenth week of the semester. The ty's academic policy will limit the an A for a subsequent attempt, proposed change would push this up to the end of the sixth number of times a student may subsequent attempt, . both grades will appear on his or week of the semester, beginning fall 1995- register for the same course, both grades will her transcript. But the two grades Under the proposed policy, to register for or add classesafter the change the way grades will be cal- will be averaged in GPA calcula- end of the tenth day of the semester would require the approval of culated and cap the number of appear on his or her tions. A student can improve a the instructor and the University Appeals Commillee But students withdrawals students may receive transcript. But the two grade by repeating the class, but registering for or adding independent, study classes or internships while at BSU. will no longer be able to replace it would not need approval after the tenth day of the semester. The changes, which were pro- grades will be as allowed by the previous policy. posed by the Faculty Senate and Withdrawals'will be limited to approved by BSUPresident averaged 'in GPA 10 for students earning baccalaure- Charles Ruch, will be effective for calculations. A ate degrees and five for associate ASBSUto honor the fall 1995semester. degrees, technical certificates or The withdrawals policy limits to student can improve advanced technical certificate pro- the College of Business three the number of times a stu- a grade by repeating grams. Withdrawals from co-requi- site courses will count as only one The Associated Students of Boise State University will honor dent may register for the same class. the class, but will no W, not two. Withdrawals received several faculty members from the College of Business at a recep- The new policy allows for a lo-day grace period at the begin- longer be able to prior to Fall 1995will not count, tion Feb. 2 and courses from which students Bill Wines. Dave Groebner, Patrick Shannon, Earl Naumann and ning of the semester for dropping courses without having the drop replace it as allowed withdrew at other universities will Nancy Napier will be honored for their recent published works. count against the total. In addi- not count toward the total. The reception will be in the Senate Forum in the Student by the previous policy. tion, there will be an appeals A complete withdrawal from Union Building from .H5·4:15 p.m. All students, faculty and staff process for those who believe Courses that are customarily the university will not count mayallcnd. they can convince their advisers repeated for credit, such as studio against the total should the student and department heads to give art classes, private music lessons choose to return to school, .accord- them a fourth chance, according and fitness activities, will not be ing to the policy, A student work- to the January 1995Registrar's affected by the new policy. ing on a second baccalaureate WiliBSU get Office Newsletter. Calculating grades for repeated degree also gets a fresh start on Ws. engineering program? The State Board of Education will hear BSU'sproposal to Former editor's lawsuit develop its own engineering program at a meeting Jan. 26-27 in the Student Union Building. BSU will be asking for its own engineering school. Currently, fails in federal court BSUis authorized to provide engineering students with the first Lisa Moser and Marjorie Walker, who were mem- KATEHEIUY BEU bers of the ASBSUJudiciary in 1991,testified that nei- two years of their education in a cooperative program with the MOrJoging Editor ther Sigler nor Blaesing attempted to influence the University of Idaho. The University of Idaho is asking that the Judiciary Board's decision to fire Purviance. University of Idaho Engineering in Boise program be expanded. Student Union Building Director Greg Blaesing and Maureen Sigler,assistant director of Student Activities, . In his closing statement, Purviance asked the jury The board will discuss the findings of its engineering task breathed sighs of relief last Friday after a three-and-a- "What possible educational benefits could result from force, a group assigned to determine engineering needs in Idaho, half day federal court trial ended in their favor. subjecting this plaintiff to two months of hearings and a consultant who has provided the board with an analysis and The plaintiff, Larry Purviance, alleged that the during his final months at BSU?" recommendations. The Engineering Education Task Force, which is two university officials violated his First The hearings Purviance was subjected to resulted made up of 15 representatives from private industry and higher Amendment right of free speech while he was edi- after what he called "a protracted, bitter and almost violent labor dispute" between himself and the com- education, will review the proposals from Idaho universities. - tor-in-chief of the student newspaper. To compen- sate, he asked for $100,000. plainants. "SUB nudity ban outrages art students" was the The charges were heard first by the Newspaper headline of the February 1991article that Purviance Advisory Board, which did not recommend said angered Blaesing enough to retaliate, organiz- Purviance's dismissal. Displeased with the NAB's deci- National Student Exchange ing a chain of events that resulted in his dismissal sion, the complainants wanted another hearing, this as editor and his suffering panic attacks, night- time by the ASBSUJudiciary. After this bodyrecom- changes departments mares, flashbacks, depression and academic and mended Purviance's dismissal, Purviance said he attempted to appeal the decision to the Student Policy The National Student Exchange program took its place last family problems. Board, which refused to hear his case month under the joint leadership of the Associated Students of Don Lojek,counsel for Blaesing and Sigler,said in his closing statement that the events don't connect Purviance said he was upset that non-students Boise State University and Continuing Education. unless in the mind of "a very paranoid person." could have so much power on campus. Under this new structure, NSE will be housed with Studies Purviance had to prove he would not have been "It is students that should be protected by these Abroad, which is also governed by Continuing Education, said fired anyway as a result of the protests by the 1991 defendants, and it is students that these defendants NSE Adviserjosle Bilbao. complainants, absent any influence by Blaesing and serve," Purviance said in his closing statement. The NSEstudent coordinator will be employed !J.yASBSUas Sigler.He alleged the complainants - students and But David Taylor, vice president for Student in the past and the Studies Abroad coordinator will serve as NSE non-students - were organized by Blaesing and influ- Affairs, said in a deposition that anyone, even a non- enced by Sigler to take disciplinary actions against student, can file complaints against students through adviser to the NSEstudent coordinator. him. Purviance had fired several of the complainants the ASBSUJudiciary. The NSEencourages students to broaden their horizons by from their posts at the student newspaper, then called Purviance, who recently graduated from law attending one of more than 100 schools across the U.s.and its ter- The University News. school, represented himself in the trial. He told The rlrorles, The program allows students to attend a different sehool Three of the complainants, RobynJacoI>s;Lisa KrepeI Arbiter Ire will appeal the decision. for one academic year at approximately the same cost as attend- and Robert Barnes, testified that 'no one put diem up to . Lojek declined to comment Friday on how much ing Boise State University. filing their complaints against Purviatlce, although they money the trial has cost BSU,saying that was not a said Siglerdid assiSt them in (ii-ocooural.lI)alters. publice redcord

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.. , .. - .. - ..... --, THE ARBITER WEDNESDAY, JANIJARY25, 1995 ------.;...------:- NEWS 5 Help somebody- Governor says every American can make a difference

KEVINGIBB Stoff Writer

Gov. Phil Ball talked about human rights in a speech to those who marched to the Siate House on Martin Luther KingJr./Human Rights Day. lie began his speech by 5."lY- ...when a Japanese ing,·"Dr. Martin Luther King's most famous speech has the neighbor of Batt's refrain 'I have a dream.' In my was denied case, I had experiences that clari- fied my thinking about human membership into a rights issues." club he belonged to, With this very brief introduc- tion, Ball told of experiences in ~ he came to realize his life which have shaped his i that separation of views on human rights. : Rarely looking up from his ~ races was prepared remarks, Batt said that ~ "inappropriate ..." until he entered the Air Force, he § "had only seen a handful of ~ black people." IIe said that at this time he "was thrust 8 into the world of black people." Annette Knight. President of Organization of Students of African Desce~ encourages marchers on the road to the Capitol. His experiences in this "world of black people" con- "inappropriate," he said. of our people to humiliatio~ or subjugation merely sisted primarily of African-Americans moving aside to Gov. Batt ended his address by pronouncing this because of their skin or ethnicity or their religion,"Batt allow his white buddies and him to pass by. year's MLKWeek theme "Help somebody-every said Many years later, when a Japanese neighbor of American can make a difference." Batt failed to mention gender, age, physical handi- Batt's was denied membership into a club he belonged "The best difference we can make is to resolve that cap and sexual preference. to, he came to realize that separation of races was we will never allow this wonderful nation to submit any IV!L~ ~eek keynote speal(sol1l1istfj'jf::iP.fi't :i':·};:}(iif,: Civil Rights Movement, present struggles

Tcnn, one reason he was in that KA TE NEILL Y BELL city was to help "the sanitation Managing Editor workers, who were petitioning for better working conditions and Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. brought sor- row to last week's keynote speaker Dr. Alvin Poussaint wages," Poussaint said, Surprisingly, King was because of his death, but he said he also felt joy opposed to the Black because of King's contributions to civil riglUs issues. The history of the Civil Consciousness Movement. Rights Movement and the end l'oussaint said this was not only of segregation were among the because of financial concerns, but "By the time Blacks also because King said it would topics of Poussaint's keynote drive white people and non-Black were out of bondage speech Jan. 20,which closed BSU'sweek-Iong Martin Luther minority groups away from sup- with the voting rights porting the Civil Rights KingJr./Human Rights Movement King believed that "in bill in 1965, all the Celebration. order to win struggles, you have waterfront property Poussaint, a member of the Harvard Medical School since 10 build alliances," POUS5.1intsaid, Today, with one-third of the was taken:' 1969and the author of Why African-American community Blacks Kill Blacks, is an expert -Dr. Alvin Poussaint living in poverty (the poverty on race relations in America and ~ the dynamics of prejudice in this level is $13,750per year for a t:: family of four), Poussaint said 'OIl increasingly multicultural society. Poussaint has also African-Americans are "still play- = been a script consultant to The Cosby Show, A ! ing catch-up," ~ Different World, MTV and Nickelodeon. "How long does it take to Poussaint said Martin Luther KingJr. was a leader in § recover psychologically from 250 z more than just the Black Movement years of slavery?" Poussaint asked. ~ Something that many people may not know about 8 "We have not recovered psycho- L-_"---'- King is that he was a major leader in the anti-Vietnam war movement Poussaint said this was one reason the logically." Co-author of Raising Black Children, parenting is an you have a vision [of who you want to bel" FBI considered King a threat: He said some supporters important issue to Poussaint "There are l! lot of Black At the end of his speech, Poussaint recited what he of King's civil rights movement opposed his involve- children out there who are 5 and 6 years old who said was one of King's favorite expressions: "Always ment in the anti-Vietnam war movement; however, think they're inferior," he said He told the children in take a stumbling block and turn it,into a stepping non-violence was King's basic principle. the audience, "You don't always need a role model if stone." When King was assassinated in 196B.inMemphis, 6 EDITORIAL --:...... --- WEDNESDA~JANlJARY25, 1995 THE ARBITER I editorial DCIlT 11J~ KNOll "ON Dc'RNS'/IIr Are the new academic IT " 10 PUTA KID TI-lRC>lJ'.U ~?, policies fair to students?

The administration is taking steps toward making our universi- ty's reputation a little bit better in the outside world. In and of itself, this is a good thing. By strengthening standards and tightening policies, the value of a degree from Boise State University should increase. And all of us need as much value as we can get from our educational degrees. But we question the administration's approach. Should the students bear the brunt of raising the academic status of BSU? On the advice of the Faculty Senate, President Ruch recently signed into policy new restrictions on withdrawals, retakes and grade point average calculations. The new policies, which go into effect Fall '95, limit the number of times a student may enroll in a specific course to three, restrict the total number of course with- drawals to 10, and implement a grade-averaging approach to GPA calculation. While the first two rules seem reasonable, and should ease registration tensions, the one dealing with GPA cal- culation seems harsh and unfair. Here is how it works: You flunk a class. You've got an F on your transcript. Prior to this new ruling you could retake the class and replace the F with whatever grade you earned in the retake-an A, for example. The 1_-- F was gone forever. Under the new policy the F stays on the tran- script alongside the A. When it comes time to calculate your GPA (for whatever reason), under the new policy the A and the Fare Timber charade in full swing averaged for a final grade value of C. This new policy makes no allowance for disaster. Students DAN SKINNER been possible. require more loggers than this who flunk a class the first time and then earn an A later were It is "by no means a sure region can boast-pushed Environmentol Editor obviously suffering some unnatural strain the first time around. If thing." the district ranger added. through as quickly as possible. they have the academic wherewithal to earn an A the second The timber charade is off to That's "the bleak side of it, if The true demons in the grass time around. they deserve to have the record reflect their full swing this year. The biggest you will." here arc the flourishing doubles- improved efforts. Worse yet, the average between an F and a C is sale in Northern Rockies history Industry representatives peak and blatant lies. When asked about cumula- a D. For core requirements. this does not cut it. Remember, a Cis is on the fast track. asked if there were even supposed to reflect average work, not one bad semester and one About 275 million board enough helicopters to access the tive impacts. the first response was that these would be consid- exemplary one. feet will be taken out of 81,000 sale. ered alter the project began. While we welcome the administration's desire to strengthen acres of the' noise National No matter what the question, An answer to the same ques- the university's academic reputation, we are still waiting to see Forest north of Idaho City. last theanswer was unclear. tion an hour later said that it what will be asked of the faculty and administration in this effort. season's wildfire battleground. Wade Gruehl of the Idaho was included already and need Last week the baltic shifted Nonviolent Wilderness Area Arbiter editorials reflect the opinions of the editors. not be further discussed. to a conference 1'00m, as the Rescue and 'Defense asked how What is it folks. one or the noise River Wildfire Recovery the harvest could benefit Bull other' Project mel 10 explain the pro- Trout habitat. as stated in the The Forest Service certainly posal and field any questions proposal. had little lO support considering from the public. The response was that the its abuse of truth. All of the log- The Iirst answer to the first Forest Service expected "benign gers. industry men and activists , question set the meeting in to slightly beneficial effects." It 1910 University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725 were reaching for something motion with a blatant lie. was a rather unbelievable that was not there. Phone (208) 345-8204 ,Fax (208) 385-3198 Steve Davis of the Northern answer considering the disre- The clearest statement of the E-mail arbiter,@claven.idbsu.edu Rockies Preservation Project gard for stream buffers required in the null Trout Conservation night came when an old timer The Arbiler is the oHicialstudent newspoper of BoiseSlale University. Its mis~on is to provide 0 forum for asked why the woman responsi- spoke up. lhe disc~~on of issues impacting lhe camp~ and the community. The Arbiter's budget consists of fees poid ble for decision making was not Agreement. "I've been in Idaho for 77 by students of BSUand advertising soles. It is distributed ta the camp~ and community on Wednesdays present, The Forest Service signed the years. I have seen the fcrests go, during lhe school yeor. The firsl copy is free, addifioool copies are SI each, poyable at TheArbiler offices. Project Leader Terry Padilla agreement, but now seems to the grasslands go, the cold clean responded that Forest forget it agreed to leave 300 feet flowing water is gone. What arc Editor Patrick H. Schmaliahn ManagIng Editor Kate Neilly Bell Photo Editor Rick Kasarich Supervisor Barbouletos had of protection for the failing you going to do to bring it Features Editor Rhell Tonner FIlm Editor Lauro Delgado MusIc Editor JllSOflSievers Visual been to the previous meetings. species. Arts Eclltor Jennifer Schlender On-Campus Arts Editor Michele Schwelld Sports Editor Scali Not true. We were there, she Someone mentioned the fact back?" The Forest Service had no Samples Outdoor Editor Russ WooleV Envlronmeatal Editor Oon Skinner Copy Editor CDlky was not. that part of the fire was arson. answer for the man. He only Hansen Art DIrector Ryan Donohue Production Mcinager Scali Schmoljohn On-Une Editor Tim The following questions At chis point the meeting Tole .... ss Mmlager Joke Christensen StaR Writers HoIlee Bkmkenship, David Bowman, Josh jumped to all levels of the issue. cook on a confrontational tone. winced as moderators moved Castell. Mmy Doherty, Steve Ftick. Kevin Gibb, Kathryn Groce, David Gropp, Patricio Gregor, Kevin Boise Cascade representa- A gentleman sporting a Boise quickly co the next question. Heckathorn, Jon Hile, Mark Holladay, Down Kromer. 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Americans quickly Iregrel Ill)' illcollsiderale al/illlde except the whisky and nicotine and the well of anger mixing "lIlImall righls.''' "Year' "IIIIIIW/l respond to a bother and try to 101mI'd tbe lilaI'd! alld myfrielld. with adrenaline and the first drops of blood. I can tell when vio- rights!" "Year' The lead of a strollg solve it ovenly, Pictures of deter· Surrounded by (he echo of yellillg, lence is emerging from within me by the i10t air in my nose and female voice /Imfollo/l'C!d by Ihe mined faces and loud messages on I begin 10 searchfor Ihe meaning throat, the vibrating nerves in my stomach, churning, burning. It is cheerflll of otbers. J recall tbe 'boards arc the representative por· of IbiS imporlanl day. like compressed gasoline just waiting for a spark. It makes me for· yell get the dull ache that will visit the next morning, the sore muscles and swollen face, the remorse and the regret, the headache. (The prison sentence.) The gUilt. Dartboard: taking aim atr~J~~io,,5hip5, Although I hate it, it is natural. It is as organic and natural as Gee, if I had only known he these things called human beings. Violence is the universal lan- KATENBUr lEU It was one of would grow up to be named guage. Everybody understands violence. There is no question Manoging Editor Boise's Best Hot Dog Man by about meaning, no discussion or condescension, no intellectual Boise Weekly Inever Vl(ould have bullshit. Occasionally there comes a time when a punch in the You know those worst-case those things-you signed the divorce papers almost nose is all that is left to be said, scenarios. Your mother dies in a year ago. Violence is the final straw. When nothing else works, not re-d' surgery. You flunk the test in your know, like finding I'm a loser, baby/So why don't son, not discourse, not discussion, there it is, calling out: "there is rock climbing course. The cat you kill me? Iwish. nothing left to lose." There is nothing to gain-in fact there is a lot chooses your bed as an alternative a really long hair A month later he located and to lose-nevertheless it is the last train out of here. The step litter box. ransacked my Hyundai. He also before death. Next stop: death, Or how about this one: You found out my address and tele- Strain, stress and storm, evil, violence. It is civili7~ltion's mission find out your boyfriend and your in your fettucine phone number by lying to my to quench the fire ~f violence that burns within all of our hearts. ex-husband are buddies. They play beautiful, unsuspecting mother But at the heart level we are animals, and nothing will eliminate pool at Mulligan's and go to par- alfredo or having a over the telephone. Now he is this final and most basic instinct. We have systems thaI pel1:llize ties together. They chat on the able to circle my townhouse in his the violenl, education 10 dispel the urgings of violence. but the telephone. Volkswagen. Fahrstalknugen. essence of violence will not go away. We encourage language and I know, it's pretty patheti<;. But firey airplane crash Late at night last fall Isome- communication as lOols for calming the rage, But when there arc I'm telling you anyway. times heard human footsteps in no more words it rears its heinous h(~td, ~Iost pl'o!,le never feel its It was one of those things-you right into your the foothills outside my bedroom tug, never fight, never entcr that realm of rage Ihat can only be know, like finding a really long window. On one occasion Iwasn't expressed through violence, And when il is there. right in front of hair in your fettucine alfredo or head when you wearing much. Because my light us, it is Sl~lry. Damn frightening in ils human incarnation, violence having a firey airplane crash right was on and it was dark outside, I solves nothing. But even knowing this will not make il go away. into your head when you walk was unable to see out. We must acknowledge the existence and reality of human vio- outside to get the mail-that walk outside to He's the only person on earth lence. Most of us keep the lid on most pI' the time. It is not a mat· shouldn't happen because there is that Ireally dislike. My boyfriend ter of right or wrong-we are animals wired for survival. We ean supposed to be a God. get the mail-that knows this, but still believes my shut it out, shut it down, ignore it, but it will not go away. You Ididn't ask Armani to never see ex-husband must be good for can degrade, punish and belittle the perpetrators of violence- X again because he knew X before something. He did give Armani a their manifestations are horrible and painful and offer nothing he knew me and Iknew Armani shouldn't happen ribbed condom a while back. but suffering-but violence itself will not go away. before I knew he knew X. My brother is getting married in I have intentionally stayed within the realm of the abstract in Do Ihave to like it? because there is two weeks. Ihave to wear a rose- this colu~n, avoiding concrete examples bectuse my experience In July, several months after our colored dress but I'll feel like with violence will undoubtedly be different from yours. I hope divorce, my ex-husband tracked supposed to be a wearing black. Too bad Igot rid of violence never touches your life, I sincerely do. But believe me me down somehow and gave me those rose-colored glasses Iused when I say that Iknow of its existence. I know its power. And it flowers. Irealized later that it was to have. terrifies me. I hope, for, the sake of our society and our lives, we our wedding anniversary. God. can find ways to diffuse the human tendency toward violence. But I know better. It will always be there. No matter how much Lelle" to The Arb,ter should arrive in our offICe by 5 pm Friday. They should be no more than 250 words in length and are sub· ject to editing for length and spellmg, Please mclude a daytime phone number for ve"f1catlOn, The Arbiter's mailmg address IS light we bring in, the darkness of violence will not go away. 1910 UniverSity Drive. BOise. Idaho B3725, Fax (208) 385·3 19B. E·Mail arbiter, claven Idbsu.edu ______....;.....------,.- WEONESDA~JANUARY25, 1995 Tl!EAR,mR 8 COVER from my mannerisms and my speech-I background: her father is white and her Jeri Bimbaum explains that, coming out wouldn't be allowed back. That hurt a lit- of the '60S and the BlackPower movement, mother is Asian. "My mother doesn't like it much," says tle. Once a.friend gave me a ride home. she found it difficult at first to be dating a They saw my neighborhood, and that was white man. In fact, it was 4-5 years before Diana. "She's very stubborn. She has friends who are black, so I don't see the problem. the last time I ever got a ride home. In she and Doug would feel comfortable hold- My father worries sometimes about chil- fact, they wouldn't even honk when they ing hands in public. dren, but I tell them to look at me. I tumed drove by anymore: "I didn't like to take him into my neigh- Delmar Stone, whose father is white and out all right." fheCast borhood," she said. "The black men could mother is Hispanic, says that he is fortunate. I was lucky enough to attend the confer- get very aggressive. I had one guy ask me His skin color is fairlywhite, so he never got ence on Interracial Marriages and Children what the hell I thought I was·doingl Some f he Kids. a whole lot of harassment. He says if his of Diversity hosted by this university and people thought because I was with a white skin were closer in color to his mother's, guy that I must want to be white or that I A bit daunting is that even just a few moderated by an excellent Cori Berrera. I things might be different. think white. I found the black community short years ago, we were still hearing lines say I was lucky because this was the most began to distrust me. It took time to like the following from prominent figures of One day though, at Junior High, "Agroup fun and indirectly informative conference of of Hispanics chased me into the gym and work through it 111 in my "Ot') the community even. Taken from the book all that I attended. &0" t" Mixed Blood by Paul Spickard, Rabbi started shoving me around," says Stone, 1.t' \qb \, o e'l 50\0 Stanley Rabinowitz is quoted in November "When I spoke up that my mother was 0\\ 5u'f'J ~ ¥J of 1984 as saying, "Itry to discourage mixed Hispanic and spoke to them a little in p '"'0' 1.0 J\5 marriages... [but] they'll be okay as long as Spanish, they let up. After that, they never p...rt"e1'\c,60 O~ they can stay sterile. Once they have chil- bothered me again, and we actually . p1'O",e dren, they have a problem: became friends. I think that they thought I 0 ·considered myself better than them, above 06 ? eO 1'oc,e 055 This is absolutely ridiculous in this rt"~)( e . p...c,1' e day, and coming from a man of the them somehow: 5 01'1'\09 0 \t' rt"0.1' cloth no less. However, the children ~",e pOt' ~eoet', '3 of interracial relationships can some- ra) 'be{o\~ 1'O",e0 times have difficultiesgrowing up. \\ ¥J 060PP ~5 O~ "The one problem we did have [in ~ O~ ,,,,e5e 50 5 our relationship] was with our son," My friend, Daryl Smith, is optimistic O~ 01'1'\0ge' says Sheila Williams. "One day at about the future. . rt" school some kids were talking about his "l think it's coming around, it's getting skin color. When he came home and told more accepted. Hopefully, if Diana and I Sheila and R.K.Williams head. I had to realize that I was prejudiced me about it, I went to his teacher who have kids somewhere down the line, things referred me to the principal. He informed will be better. Hopefully, people will be Berrera assembled for us a panel of too, 'that I had a lot of hang-ups inside. " me that if it continued to happen, we might more accepting: experts. These were no world-renowned R.K. and Sheila Williams echo that want to think of moving him to a different authors or scholars; these experts came thought. school. R.K. was not happy with that from the streets of Boise. Yes, Boise, Idaho. "It's like head banging all the time," says answer. We're lucky; it has never come up Our Chi\dren, Berrera introduced us to some of the nicest, R.K."You're going to have that in any mar- again: Lucky for the Williams', perhaps most down-to-earth people you could ever riage. I don't care about black women won- dering why I'm with Sheila, and I don't care luckier for the principal. Our Future hope to meet. Jeri Birnbaum replies, "One kid called All members of the panel stressed the The tirst ot these two couples were Jeri about what white men think of me as long our 10 year old a n-i-g-g-e-r (I importance of teaching the kids who they and Doug Birnbaum, a black and white as they don't confront me with it. I don't don't like to say the word). My are and what that means at a very early age. mixed couple respectively. Doug works for deal with it because I don't have to: son then went straight to that l" a It, "Relationships are difficult anyway, Micron, and Jeri, who was in a particularly Sheila adds, "We had a very good friend- boy's father and dealt with it POll tOre with the racial thing and fired-up mood for the conference, is a pas- ship before we were married. In Idaho re personally. The father then G It ake,,· Cel1t prejudice and pressure tor for The Rapture Temple here in Boise. we've been lucky. We've not had any con- came rushing to me, say- th /99/, f~om parents," Jeri Sheila and R.K.Williams, a white/black frontations. a oPsays'" ing of course he had age that;" Birnbaum says. "You have couple respectively, were also in atten- e 9< never taught his son :}9, 6l/~ rot,p Of /8 to work on the relationship dance. Sheila works for the Parks Service, those words. But you. 'first.}f ~hildren experience and R.K.,a very funny gentleman, has his St,rveYed Of thos know, they learn it It,. security In the home, they degree in theater arts from Boise State and Of appr, e from somewhere: It,arr,' l)red Oved will have the confidence to is also a practicing magician. Like the couples mentioned above, my ra Matt Stewart's the C:: stand up for themselves. Ifthey Delmar Stone comes from a mixed mar- friends Daryland Diana also have found life lages e father is African- ;11 see you work through your prob- riage of white father and Hispanic mother. relatively easy in Boise. They have very few age gr~ IiVhile Stone grew up in Burley, moved to Boise, incidents of hostility to report, and, for the American and his 50, 0111 t,p Over lems, they can work through mother is white. theirs. Your children must realize and eventually graduated from B.S.U. He most part, they are left alone. app Y:}7% Stewart, who is very fair- that hate is real, and by seeing how now serves as director for Teen Challenge ·We get stares every once in a while," rOved skinned, has some great stories to tell of the parents deal with it, they will act of Idaho. says Diana, "but it depends on where we Matt Stewart also comes from a mixed go. Here, I think, it's more out of curiosity the life and times of a child of a mixed mar- accordingly." riage. Mixed relationships take a lot of work, family, his father an African-American, his than out of anger. I was uncomfortable in mother white. Stewart is a full-time student Texas,though: "I was never really cognizant of the fact both for the couples involved and for their here at B.S.U.and plays for the basketball "We definitely get more stares there than that my parents were mixed until one day in children. However, these relationships team. Stewart had some particularly good we do here," says Daryl, who grew up in the 3rd grade when Iwas fillingout the per- might hold the keys to resolving ethnic can- stories to tell. Dallas. "I don't really think about it too sonal data on one of those Iowa standard fliets in the future. Stone and Stewart were there to repre- much. I try to stay above that. Some people exams. I didn't know to put 'black' or "I think it's important to celebrate both sent the children of mixed marriages. aren't going to like you because you're 'white,' so I marked 'other.' cultures in the home," says Stone. "Growing black or because you're white or just "The teacher came over and said to mark up with different cultures has made me because they don't like you· personally. If . 'black' because my father was black. The more tolerant of other races. When you've fhe I'm with someone black or white, it doesn't next day, we had one of those 'Officer been loved by two races your whole life, it's matter. Someone can always find a reason Friendly' guys come in, and the question so easy to love every race: Incidents to stare or not to like you. That's life. was raised, What do you mark if your par- To this comment, an audience member Berrera started things rolling with the "Diana thinks I'm paranoid sometimes," ents are both black and whiter I knew the replied, "To truly make friends with other juicy stuff that everyone wants to know; Daryl continues, "but growing up in Dallas question was aimed directly at me, and the cultures, have them into your home so what are some of the honor stories you all has made me more sensitive to awkward answer came back that you would mark your children can see and learn. When we have being in. mixed race relationships1 looks and such. She sometimes thinks my black if your father was black. That was the eliminate ignorance, we can eliminate Surprisingly,there were few. feelings are unfounded, but growing up in firstthat I had ever thought of it. prejudice: "I was raised in an all black neighbor- Berrera replied, "Our kids are our future. ', Jeri and Doug have been married now for Boise, she may just not be as aware of it as '- dose to 15 years, after dating for at least 8. I am. There's not a lot of ethnic diversity . hood," Stewart says, "and pater on in high I let them know who they are: They have·had relativelyfew incidents, and of here. It's not so much color but location: school] some of the kids wouldn't come Maybe.1 should say, our generation is those, they were all very minor. Thehardest Oddly enough, Dian-a's parents aren't to .my ..house. They were afraid. I went to our future. In the years to come, we will see their houses, and sometimes when' their how the children of Generalization X will part for the Bimbaums wasnot othersdisap- too thrilled with her choice of boyfriends, parents would find out that I was black~ deal this proving,but settling things intheir own minds. This is odd because of her parent's mixed with issue. "

The Making of a Comedian - Inside Adam Ferrara

LAURA DELGADO A: I'm 27. A: No, Iwas in New York,just being a Q: Right before you went on? You guys weren't like hanging out for the day? Film CultureEdilor Q: Are you still with the East Side play- happy little comic, doing my comedy ers1 things, and ... 1 had just done a bunch of A: No, you go in and they bring the comics in and they bring Leslie in and With thick dark hair bouncing over A: No, they, uh, soon disbanded. these comedy shows at The Improv, they do rehearsal. There's a stand-in for deep Italian eyes, nationally known Q: The news release says, "Take a actually Caroline's was in New York,MTV Leslie.. .Ior blocking the cameras ... 1was comedian Adam Ferrara pranced and break with was in New York,and they aired, and I walking up and Iwas going-hi, how are danced across the stage at BSUon Dec. Adam was going out to LA to do Evening at you? He goes-and how are you?.. 13. His style was quick and physical, and the trnprov, and one of the producers, Q: Was he goofy? the Chuckleboy (as he calls himself) was who's now the producer for the sit- A:Yeah, he was kinda goofy, but he was not bashful about insulting the audience, com, saw me on T.V.,and I had a nice. He goes-I give you guys a lot of methodically singling out several victims meeting with her and she needed to see if I could act, credit for going out there and doing and destroying them. It was painfully she gave me the script.. .I what you do. I said-thank you there, funny to watch as each of them Les. He introduced me. Saw him at the grew smaller and smaller while tak- went back to New York.And my agent said-you really party afterwards. Haven't seen him since. lngrepeated blows from the should move out to Los He was nice. comedian. His words were deliv- Angeles and Isaid-no, I Q: Ilike him ...those old Police Squad ered with a cutting New York really shouldn't. Idon't like shows ...you seen those? accent that intensified the abuse it, it's hot. Idon't like the A: Yeah. They're hysterical. The Zucker as he insulted his victims, apol- people,J'm staying in New brothers. \ < ogized to them and insulted York.And / said, /'1/ come Q: ...do.you make enoupmoqey to.. <. , them again. out if / get my oWn T.V. fly and stay In pod mote;s/ordo you Ferrara's talent stretched show. A few weeks later the have to drive a bUB and camp? beyond relentless cruelty-his phone rings...well, we have a A:

< Showtime special hosted by actor Leslie went out and met the producers. They, bad and the good times last a little Nielsen. longer. Fenara, an uh, set up showcases where they get the Last year, Ferrara was a regular on Q: ...in your travels, what do you think explosive young comedian .:", Are you networks to come down and the studios MTV'sComikaze and this fall he will star people reaUy care about? explosive1 Why do you think they said to come down. It's a long process. About in his own sitcom on ABC.Last month, A: ... having a good time. They come out explosive? two years. BSU's Student Program Board brought to see your show. That's my job. I am the A: Ihave no idea. Iguess they were just Q: Two years? Ferrara to BSUfor a Finals Comedy Relief bringer of joyl writing it up-I need a wordl Rocheel- A: we had a first script that I didn't performance in the SUB.An hour before Q: And are you always on? ..The joke- They opened up the thesaurus to "E" like we have a second script now that I he went on stage, The Arbiter inter- ster, the funny guy ... and that's what they came up with. like we're going to take it from here. viewed the upcoming star: A: It's not he. It's somebody else-My evil Q: You attended coUege? It's for ABc... twin Lothar!...1try to maintain a balance. A: Igraduated from Marist College in Q: What do you mean by showcase1 Q: Is being a comedian your goal or Is The guy Iam on stage isn't that far from poughkeepsie ... A:That's where you do your act at the it a stepping stone to something else1 the guy Iam. He's just amplified a little Q: ...what was your degree in? club and people come down to see A: When Istarted I didn't know it would bit. So, I don't let humor override every- . A:A degree in Philosophy. you... lead to anything else and it actually has. thing ...it's easier to do comedy if you're Q: Do you use that In your ad? Q: They came down to see you ... My sitcom's coming out for ABCin A: No. The farther away you can get from A: ...yeah, they call it a showcase, it's a kinda happy. September ...l didn't know you could Q: Yeah, but if you're feeling kinda thatjhe better you are. bunch of shit. It's another show ... . make money doing it. I'm serious! I got blue. you have to go out there anyway. Q: So, what's it done for you? Q: You know they're there, so do you out of college and Iwanted to try it and Do you get blue? A:Just enough to screw me up for the get nervous? Do they make you ner- Iwent to the East Side Comedy Club, A:Sure. No. I'm not a human being. I rest of my life. vous? went to an open mike night, did it, then don't know ifyou know that I'm from Q: Nobody I know has seen Comikaze. A:You get nervous every time you go on went home and the phone rang a cou- the planet Chuckle. A: Nobody Iknow either, it's off the stage ... ple days later and they said-do you Q: What do you do to relax? I know air... it was a show on MTV.It was a Q:Fenara-Spanlsh or Italian1 want to come back and do another you shOot pool. Everybody keeps comedy show. It was on for about an A:Italian. one-an

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-.'" THEARBITERWEDNESDA~JANUARY2S, 1995------pony 11 BAM seeks Disclosure entries for discloses lu,rni,ng Hours juried exhibit disaster BOise Art Museum announces the Idaho Triennial Exhibition, a JONHm juried exhibit which will take in the Slaff Wriler place in the summer of 1995. The • . . .. ! application deadline is February Just as genetic science is misrep- 17,1995. Application forms are resented and blatantly distorted in available as of January 3, 1995, BOise Art Museum Forms will be mailed by the muse- Jurassic Park, so is human nature in um to artists throughout Idaho Disclosure. and also arc available at art institu- Author Michael Crichton and tions around the state. Director/Producer Barry Levinson are JENNIFER SCHLENDER time the porcelain was advanced and very cleanly The competition is open to all 'wrapped up in the juvenile confu- artists currently residing in Idaho. Visual Arts Editor cut and painted in the Neo-classical and Empire style. sion that often characterizes All submitted works must have Hollywood. The plot is contrived at The delicacy of the Russian porcelain are marvelous- been created within the last three best, and at worst an insult to the to think that these pieces survived history to arrive at years (since Jan. 1, 1992). A flat The Boise Art Museum is absolutely going off audience. The characters are under- entry fee of $10 is charged to enter right now with its current gallery exhibits. our own Boise Art Museum _ developed and lack motive for the the Triennial. Media for jurying harm they inflict on each other. A Lesson in Russian History Watercolor magic include painting, sculpture, print- Meanwhile, Demi Moore and The Imperial Russian Porcelain exhibit, sponsored The Glenn C janss Collection of American Realism making, drawing, photography, mixed media, ceramics, glass, metal Michael Douglas compete for worst is absolutely incredible. The collector is a longtime by The Beaux Arts Societe, is spectacular. Mr. Piper, a and fiber. The selection process performance of the year-and possi- retired Wisconsin school teacher, is responsible for resident of Sun Valley, and has gathered contempo- will involve three regional muse- bly of their careers. Moore's line, um professionals who will review "Corne back here and finish what the assemblage of this impressive collection of rary American artwork for many years. Drawings up to twenty slides from each you started or you're dead; should Russian porcelain. Before Mr. Piper began his collec- and watercolors predominate the collection, and artist. be enough to make her the front The Idaho Triennial Exhibition tions in 1975, Russian ceramics were virtually inside Gallery 8 sit some fascinating watercolors. An. runner. will focus on the work of approxi- unknown to the art world. This collection is meant to architectural depiction by Claire Khalil, called Spirits The cinematography is about as mately thirty to forty artists, allow- exciting as oatmeal. I can only hope educate and expose the previously isolated style and of Sail Marco II, done in 1988, is technical bUI intense ing most of the artists to be repre- that Director of Photography technique of Russian porcelain. These historical refer- and creative. Two other personal favorites were sented by several works. The show will be a focused and cohe- Anthony Pierce Roberts can blame Mandible by Alan Magee, 1989, and Fragments /II by ences tie together the particular tsar with the related sive presentation featuring each Levinson for forcing him to compro- style of porcelain. It's not always easy to follow an Joe Nicastin.-the painting could easily be mistaken participating artist's most current mise his creative style. Camera form and evolved work, and exemplify- alternated between various deter- exhibit's intended flow of direction but in this case for a photograph. ing current artistic trends in the gent and beer commercial formats. An Off-Beat Style the historical information was vastly informative, state. The Museum will publish The defunct television series although a bit overwhelming. Then there's the Mythic Inventions exhibit by Jim and distribute a catalog which will Thirty-Something may be searching include artist statements, their It was apparent that each tsar had a very distinct Barness, juxtaposed with the Russian Imperial for ~ejr-!"lssinBset .1'J~et:.JStl.Im" '''.. ' ., biographies, and a.{i1/ustJ'atlon of· designers. Slick corporate images Porcelain exhibit, makes for a strange excursion a work by each artist .taste. Tsarina Catherine II favored the Nco-classical abound, but nothing is new in this through time and style. Barness uses mythic tales and For additional information, call style-and next to select pieces representing her taste, film-just the usual back-stabbing Boise Art Museum, 345-8330. a Bisque Bust of Catherine The Great stares haunting- characters, such as Cain and Abel, to highlight human race for the office upstairs. nature with a contemporary twist. The huge pieces The movie-I hate calling it film- ly over the exhibit. The porcelain incarnation of these revolves around a ten-minute scene tie mythic tales with contemporary urban ruin and long-deceased Russian rulers is fascinating and excit- in which Douglas is overwhelmed chaos. The work is childlike, whimsical, and expres- Video fest ingly valuable in tying together the history with the sexually by Moore. I would be fright- sive. "The BOxers" is a mixed media piece with two surviving art. Art captures history in a visually tangi- documents ened to learn that the majority of nude male clown-like figures boxing over a back- people in this world could believe ble structure-something a history book cannot do. this. I can't Douglas says "No, no-I ground of old photos of old '50's models, some strik- Tsar Peter I looked East to West for the highly cultures have a family; but is powerless to BSU students in a media class wiU guarded secrets of porcelain production that had ing mildly pornographic poses. stop her from performing fellatio. present an ethnographic video festi- Yuck. Boo. If I could stop laughing I been hidden behind The Great Wall of China. The val on Idaho's diverse cultures. It will . Writer's note: As much as I walk the streets, roam might cry. tiny painted scenes on the bowls and plates are mind- be featured at 7 pm, on Jan 25 and Time and time again, plot is used the wilderness, phone artists who catch my eye, and Feb. 2 in the Student Union Bishop blowing. Most of the paintings depict military scenes Barnwell Room Admission is free. as an excuse for the unbelievable hang out on the Internet, I won't catch everything. and Russian architecture. The pieces aren't all dining The event is sponsored by actions of the film's characters. Why Most of what I'm dying to get involved with takes would Moore, the calculating corpo- ware, though. A looming porcelain vase painted with University Television Productions. place in the dungeons and basements of mad artists "Ethnographic Media: rate climber, jeopardize her career by a tress twisting around the vase's shape is impressive Representing Human Cultures sexually confronting Douglas7- who shun the daylight. So anyone doing something for its scale and painting. A Presentation Easter Egg through Film and Video" is a cross- because the plot says so. Why does of the visual arts-photography, sculpture, painting, disciplinary class taught fall semes- in The Byzantine Icon style sits next to a Red Cross nearly everyone at the business where drawing, wood and metal works etc. (and on and on ter by anthropology professor Douglas has worked faithfully for Easter Egg, presented to a wounded soldier by the Robert McCarl and communication and on}-please give call at The Arbiter more than ten years want him fired1- mea (345- professor Peter Lutze. For informa- ruling Empress. because the plot says so. When diffi- 8204) and leave a return phone number. The more tion about the video festival, call The evolution of the Russian porcelain style.is cult questions plague the story line, it McCarl at .38>4038, Lutze at .385-3006 off-beat the art or the artist, the better. -JLS traced from Tsar Peter I to Tsar Nicholas, bywhlch or Susan Randall at UTP, .385-3468. responds with "because I say so." I sat in the theater thinking. "No. It just would not happen like this-not in this solar system." Real people seek Now with solutions to their problems and are not driven by illogical motives and desires, such as in this movie. In all fairness, it wasn't as terrible as the previews might have seemed. However it was truly awful. I saw it I only because of ity roads and free tick- I ets, but if I had gone to see it as a first choke, I would never admit it now. WEONESOA~JANUARY2S,1995 THEAR,mR 12· POny ~;,~Pi9k~llt:I'1e~~rcII~· - CQmedian Kathy Buckley "J:-." MICllEUE SCHWiND will take to change it Buckley pre- sented problems and offered solu- Compus Arts Editor tions. "Everything bad has a time Kathy Buckley performed limit," Buckley said to the crowd of Wednesday, Jan. 18 in the Grace over 150, "don't make it longer Jordan Ballroom of the Student than it needs to be." Union Building. Buckley says that she-wants to Buckley, a hearing-impaired build her name in the entertain- comedian, got her start with a ment business so that she eventu- high finish in the Stand-up Comics ally can help children. Take a Stand contest in 1988. "I believe every child should Although she had only been have a childhood," Buckley said. at the involved in stand-up comedy for a She has participated in a num- few weeks, Buckley placed fourth ber of functions with non-profit out of 80 contestants, many of and educational organizations whom had been in the business such as the Easter Seal Telethon. for years. A short question and answer She has performed on the period followed the performance. Pavilion Tonight Show with Jay Leno, She was asked, "It must have Geraldo and Evening at the taken you a long time to figure out Improv. that you needed people. When did MARK DAVID HOLlADAY Buckley performed with a style you figure out that we needed StoffWriler of humor so personable it was you7" hard to remember she was a With eyes full of tears Buckley The lights slowly came up on a stage with a view of an exotic desert stranger. Telling jokes about her said she is still learning to receive loss of hearing and other personal other people. scene along with what appeared to be giant lava lamps on the left, experiences set a friendly tone for Buckley is working on a movie Thousands of screaming fans welcomed the Eagles and roared with the show. about her life. She says that it is in approval as the first strands of the powerful music echoed throughout Buckley came to Boise by way the works but may not come out of a truckload of trials and tribula- for at least a couple more years. the stadium. tions. "The only reason that t don't Over 9,000enraptured fans As a second grader, she was want to do it would be because sang along with the immortal placed in a school for mentally the people in my family aren't retarded and physically impaired going to see [my life) as 1saw it," "Hotel California: children until after five years the ' Buckley said. "Hotel California" led into school administrators diagnosed a When Buckley was a child her "Victim Of Love" followed by simple hearing impairment as pro- family would not admit she had a hibiting her speech and language disability, and up to six months . Glen Frey welcoming Idaho and development. ago her mother would not admit announcing that they would con- "And they thought 1was slow: that her daughter has a hearing tinue to play from the Hotel Buckley joked. problem. Later, because her family Buckley says that the thing she California album to the delight of refused to acknowledge her hear- wants most out of her film is for the crowd. "Wasted Time" fol- ing impairment she was placed in people to turn the television off lowed "New Kid In Town" and a "normal" school and graduated after the show, forget who she is with only a 1.0 GPA. In her late and feel fortunate to have what then led into "Pretty Maids All In teens she was hit by a lifeguard they have. . A Row." jeep on a beach which caused Buckley is a nominee in the A brief pause ensued before intermittent paralysis in her legs. Funniest Female Stand-up Later, Buckley was diagnosed with Performer category of the American the assembled masses listened cervical cancer. She had the Comedy Awards. Votes are called attentively to a new song, "The surgery to remove the cancer but in by the public on a 1-800 num- Girl From Yesterday," from the six months later it came back. ber Feb. 10-18 on Comedy central. The doctors told her that if she Buckley hopes that the public will Hell Freezes Oter album, jokingly didn't have a second surgery, she give her the award. referred to by the band as the pre- had only six months to a year to . "The network people said that I wasn't ready for the public decessor to the album Pigs Call live. After Buckley prayed she decided she couldn't go through because of my hearing," Buckley Fly The members of the band another surgery. She has been said. "I want to show them that played tunes from the Eagles past clean of the cancer for 13 years, ' they are wrong." and has used her outgoing person- "Everybody needs everybody Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, nmothy B. Schmit. Joe Walsh as well as from their respective ality to help everyone around her. and if people would just admit solo careers. For the first half hour to 45 min- that, it'd be a hell of a nice world Eagle member Joe Walsh hammed it up when he sang with a balloon utes, Buckley made light of situa- to live in," Buckley said. (animal) crown upon his head and a cut out poster of Clint Eastwood to tion and handicap of the others in the audience as well. But halfway Editor's note: A tremendous "Ordinary Average Guy: Various photographs from Walsh's career also through the performance, Buckley thank-you is due to Matthew appeared upon the video screens. The bigger-than-life images showed took off her "comedy suit" and Broomhead of the Student Programs Board and Kathy close-ups of the performers over the course of the show as the film gave the audience a lesson in life. She taught about living in a Nelson, a Boise interpreter hired crew circled the stage. discriminatory world and what it for the show. Frey and Walsh also played "Help Me Through The Night" in a gen- tle way not So readily found in today's music. Don Henley's "Boys of Summer" displayed an intensity that drove fans mad as he rhythmically beat the cadence on the drums while singing out the Powerful ballad The band became playful during the Frey's "Smugglers Blues" and Walsh's reinterpretations of his song "Life'sBeen Good." The lyrical phrase "It'shard to handle this fortune and fame/Everybody's so damn different, We haven't'changed" was proba- bly the most poignant phrase from the band known for its discerning lyrics. The performance entertained as would a three-hou~ music video, with the backdrop of desert, lightning and the radiant scarlet sphere for "Tequila Sunrise" adding the kind of proper disposition for-each number. The masterful crowd-pleasers ended with their third encore "Life In The Fast Lane." Frey, Henley, Walsh, Schmidt and Don Felder along with backup members John Corey; Timothy Drury, Scott Crago and AIGanh gave a performance that the concert-goers will not soon f?rgeL THEARB,!,R WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25,1995------

i i 14 POny WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1995 THE ARBITER Houseguest is an .ul1welcome visitor Despite being used for a convenient hiding place, the family Franklin finds himself being chased by two goofball hit JONWlOmi comes to his rescue and saves him from the crooks He then men, who are mysteriously similar to theHome A/oneaookS, Staff Writer writes a book about his adventures, makes a million and to whom he owes $50,000. Throughout the movie, these two rides off into the sunset. Oh, sorry, was I rambling on? Must .6.::.. idiots bumble over their own feet so much that one can't help ~-:O::::::::" By the time you be the effect of the movie ... ••~.:.:.:.:.. read this. it will be feeling sorry for them-not for their misfortune on the screen, The main problem with but for the fact that they agreed to do the movie. • , • • • }}~~:' almost two weeks since this nick, besides the ...... •. . ~ While hiding in an airport, Sinbad overhears Phil _.:'.. ~.:.:.:. .':':':.:.:- I &1W HOllseguest. Guess directing and the writ- , • :: ' ':;~.:::.. • . what? I'm still waiting to Hartman describing a house guest who is supposed to be "...... - visiting for the weekend. Sensing an opportunity, Sinbad ing, is that Sinbad ••,;:••; la ugh. pretends to be the guest. Surprise, surprise, Hartman falls for simply doesn't have :" ".~ ::: . Actually, there were one or .1. • ~ it and takes Sinbad back to his ritzy suburban home to meet the talent to hold a '.:- • two genuinely funny scenes. movie by himself. He One scene about washing golf balls the family. Tile movie attempts to set up humorous situations by has cashed in on come- actually had me almost rolling out of my keeping Sinbad in suspense of what the real house guest dy tuned to a hip-hop beat seal, but unfortunately one or two funny scenes barely does for a living and why he was supposed to be visiting and this movie is no differ- make up a comedy routine-forget an entire movie. Hartman's family. He pretends 10 be a championship golfer, ent. He gets a stuffy party The rest of IIIl' film had me sitting back in my seat plot- a wine expert, fluent in French and a vegetarian before he full of businessmen to "kick ling ways of gl,tling back at my editor for making me see realizes he is supposed to be a world famous dentist. it" to a "def" jam. this I11l'SS. After all, if 1 wante ...i to see ripped-off movie plots, Of course, Hartman's dysfunctional family believes all of Actually, I have to com- ~:~:;_.:;:.:.:-.,. . " 1 would have rente x 1one of the HoI Sbots or Naked Gil II it and falls in love with Sinbad, The workaholic wife, dead- mend Miller for one part of ~,..~t~~t.:l':" films, A\ k,ISI thev have the honesty to admit they're steal- ., ~;:._-:?:~~., ,';'. poet crazed daughter, basketball junkie son and 6-year-old the plot. I thought having Sinbad ;:\~~f·;-:~:l::;· ing till' story, aspiring ballerina find their problems solved and the family impersonate a dentist was Let's start trom till' beginning. Sinbad plays con-artist saved, just as the con-artist-turned-dentist develops a con- the most ingenious and Kevin Franklin, a lifelong loser looking for his lucky get- realistic part of the show. rich-quick scheme.to come along, He stumbles his way science. Then guess what--here comes the big surprise! The two After all, this movie tllll,u~h lift- by uking money from a fountain as a small hit men catch up to Sinbad and haul him off to face the scemed like a root canal child to sdlin~ b.lsdxlll Girds as an adult. Sorry, I've secn music, forcing him to reveal his real identlty along the way. tome. this one l!onl' bl'lll'r in Tradillg Places with Eddie Murphy.

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Thesun was blazing off the meadow aswe floated through side-by- side arcing fat turns in bliss. Flakes shone in a burst of glory both on the ground and in the air. Rainbows were everywhere and trees shook off their winter blankets to create flowing waves of dazzling light. Moments before we were at the top of Sargent's-7,803 feet gazing out at the beauty of Central Idaho. To the west stood the Seven Devils,

Hell's Canyon and the Wallowas in the distance. We could sec the Salmon' River Mountains to the East and North with the Long Valley stretching out from Payette Lake below us. We reached all of this with just a short hike from the top of Brundage Mountain, a ski resort offering the same rugged views as those from Sargent's. We had spent the morning riding the chair lifts exploring in-bounds and opted 10 duck out for the afternoon. _Brundage Mountain is a short eight miles from McCall and only 100 miles north of Boise on Highway 55. Long known as the champagne powder capital of the region, we were enjoying a day on the 'house. Thanks to the Peak Spirit, Brundage camped us a few passes and gave us tickets to ride. Brundage boasts a vertical drop of 1,800 feet with 1,300 acres of ski- able terrain inside the boundaries. As of Jan. 19, the area had an impres- What makes Brundage stand out in the ski world is the "small town ski hill" attitude of sive 102" of snow at the top with 68" at the base. Passes for the hill run a reasonable $25 with lifts running from 9 arn. to 4 p.m. The resort its slopes, which gives comfort to the average winter rider. Absent is the glorified hype includes two triple chairs and two doubles with paddle tows for the kids, found in the huge resorts which cater to the wealthy. Everyone is welcome .. Pioneer and Brundage Creek chairs offer access 10 the most terrain. From the top, we McC'~11loffers the same attitude. Unlike its sisters 10 the east, this town has retained its could ski or board the entire mountain. If went to the west we would end up at the bottom charm even with the influx of heavy tourisis, With Payette Lake offering summer fun and of the Centennial chair lift, geared more towards intermediates while still offering excellent Brundage providing great skiing all winter, McCall is an excellent getaway. The peak of McC'~IIl'swhite season is the annual Winter Carnival. This year's runs Feb. 3- tree skiing for the adventurous. There also is great access to back country from the top of the lifts. There is a well 12. Icc sculptures from the amateur to the extravagant gain shape throughout town with packed trail leading off to the northeast towards Sargent's and beyond. Once out there, festivities for the entire family. steeps and fresh turns lure even the experienced into the unknown. Brundage will join the festival with both an ice sculpture and a snowboard competition. Because not everyone wants 10 hike for their turns, back country access has been Slant, the local surf shop, is sponsoring a half-pipe and slalom open to anyone Feb. 4·5. Entry brought to the masses. Brundage runs a full blown snow cat skiing operation with access to fees are $25 although all of the logistics remain to be set. over 19,000 acres. According to the resort, it offers open snow fields, powder glades and For the powder hounds out there, Brundage is the closest area for a qulck escape and fantastic [ace-shcts. The attitude is there, the price is low, the hill is grand and the back bowls with steep chutes for the daring. Compared 10 other operations, the cost is a reasonable $125 per day. The trip includes 7- country is phenomenal. 10 runs averaging 1100 vertical feet apiece with lunch included. Beginning this year, the cats We at the Peak Spirit highly recommend making the journey and exploring the terrain. also have access to yurts on Granite Mountain, an adventure that includes two days of ski- For information on anything at the mountain, call (800) 888-7544. For the snow report, ing, a night in the huts, dinner, a breakfast and two lunches. call (208) 634-SNOW.

telemark skiers on Thursdays. Beginners rnents concerning outdoor issues and the Backpacks, sleeping bags, snowshoes, and dedicated pin-heads can ride four chairs content of our commentaries and features. tc1emarking gear and more await students from 4- 10 p.m. for $S. If your one who feels they must stand in the south-east corner of the SUB. Prices Tete-nights at Bogus usually bring out on a soap box, wave a ten foot flag or just are below reasonable with complete tele- the free heelers by the flocks. If your one feel it important to communicate with other marking packages starting at $825. who desires to join the flock but have no mountain enthusiasts, then send it to: peak- ORC people open the doors to rentals at gear try rentals at the Outdoor rental Center spirit@<:laven.idbsu.edu. (Note: "spirit" has 3 p.m. and close the doors at 7 p.m. For more information call38~1946 or stop in during on campus, Idaho Mountain touring located Peak insight? Send been changed to "sprt") business hours. on Main St. MeV Sport and Bob it to Peakspirit Greenwoods on the way to the mountain Outdoor Rental has or at Black Diamond Sports located on the hill. Welcome to the age of electronics-even Night. skiing. with if you prefer to be in the solitude of the skis,equip.ent mountains. . free heels The Boise State Outdoor Rental center Bogus Basin offers half price tickets for . The Peak Spirit has an e-mail address for has gear fall those seeking a little solitude. those who wish to voice questions or com- ______WEDNESDAY,JANUARY25, 1995THEARBITER 18 PEAK SPIRI'

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Their comes those fleeing/skiing moments in which we , as skiers must choose the type of turn we make. The choice of turn falls like a well sharp- ened edge onto the run we wish to point our skis. Inevitably, skis must point downhill. It docs. however. depend on how ihc necessary elevation is gained. for

('I clcr to sunuuit \\'t.' must first climb out of a vullcv So where do I\'l' make our turns, or

1J'.l\I' should lIT get to thc,topi The choice seems simple - hum.in po\\,· '" i: cred climbing skins or iii horse powered chair ~ III lifts. free heeled skiers ~ must choose 10 hlt or not to lift. It all depends on the lime you have to

make the turn, A searched for within bounds or found out of bounds. lift service areas. Meeting people(their are advantage to.skl- week, several days, one afternoon session or maybe a single I try to avoid resorts all together when in search of soli- ing alone) is another plus to lift service areas. I met an 11 hour. The time we have to make turns is only becomes an tude-especially on weekends. When solitude is sacrificed year old snow boarder with dancing bears all over his 130 argument when reasons for why we make our turns is held then people watching steps in, and quick adrenaline centimeter stick. When I asked him what they meant to him to the leeward side of the mountain. charged runs take my skis over. Weekends offer the most he quickly replied, "The Grateful Dead, coolest band around When these reasons for skiing are held to the windward comical array of people. Standing in lift lines and gazing My brotherC13 ans) introduced me. He saw a show]" He then side of the mountain then we have an entirely different upon fifty or more skiers with day glow this and that, egos, asked one of several questions about my "cross country' argument. Some of these windward arguments can include stoned boarders, impatient youth and fashion frenzied ski skis, knee pads and the final question, "Are your heels not the skiing being fleeing argument because of the inherent freaks is socially eye opening. attached to your ski?" escapism it offers -much the same way that a sunset' has While giving free heeled converts some pointers on "They are; I replied. "With a loose cable and a lot of spiro an inherent romance to it. I am in love only if I climb 000 2, chair fourCnotoriously beginner) at Bogus, we watched iron- it." vertical feet is an argement contimplate when the oxegen ically as a kid ran into a "Ski Boundary" sign and knocked The kid was from a yuppy family who lived in Quail is thin. Some of us are inspired only by the chase of turns. himself out. After the funky snow chicken complimented Hollow. Maybe their is hope. I bring it down to the simple logic of a homebrewer- by all of his friends laughing until tears rolled out of their There is always hope when a turn session is endured- somebody who prefers a tall, dark flavorful one or who impassioned eyes, he came to and drunkenly stood back on back country or not, solitude canopies or 30 minute lift prefers a rice flavored, lagered, water substitute-Quality or his skis. lines. To lift or not to lift is a decision best made by the quantity. "Godfs), " I thought to myself. "I don't think I ever skier, with all things considered. The choice isn't always casy between these two disciples knocked my self out as an adolescent, uncoordinated fixed of a paradoxical world. healer. Poor Kid." As somebody with the peak spirit, quality usually implies fields of virgin fluff. Quantity implying the amount Episodes like this aren't uncommon when skiing at ski of turns that can be made in a turn session. When a llule quantity and a equal or greater amount of quality is used, then smiles abound

from one side of the mountain 10 the other. When a back country skier gets more than 3,000 vertical in one day he/she is either experiencing an unusual endorphin count, or has the pleasure of stretching and yawning next to the first slopc(s) of the day. When the only time at handtor dE should I say ski) is an hour or maybe as long as an entire after- noon, then the choice is easy-go BOgQs Basin to your local ski lift service and ~::':'::'l 81':-R get serviced. ", .;~,.. ':~'.:::<>.;/ Kl esort Back country skiing is engulfed ~ in a canopy of solitude. Its easy to -f iii price lilt tlckets"'r .C!I!!ge Students find this canopy when miles from urban sprawl. But when at your l ..... Call 342-2100 local ski lift service solitude is something that. must be either for 'conditlons report

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the game, while Morris finished a solid Broncos, continued from 19 game with 13. Broncos started off miserably, falling The Broncos improved drastically behind 27-10 midway through the first against Northern Arizona, alit-rebound- half and being dominated on the ing the Lumberjacks 31-29and shooting boards 15-4. a blistering 82 percent free from the The Broncos regained some of their charity stripe. composure, though, and pulled in front Darnell Woods turned in an impres- 39-38 thanks to a three-pointer by J.D. sive performance, going a perfect 10 for BSUgymnast Jennifer Martin tries to keep her balance on the beam in Saturday's meet. Hulccn with just under 16 minutes left 10 from the line and finishing with 14 to play. After pushing their lead to points. eight with eight minutes remaining, "I'm happy with the way the guys Wagner Impressive in BSU lapsed once again and the Wildcats played," said Dye. "We're just thrilled to climbed back to pull out the victory, comeback after last night." . Morris and Coker were some of the Boise State is now 12-3overall, 3-1 in gymnasts' first meet few bright spots for the Broncos the Big Sky Conference. This week against.Weber State. After shooting a they travel to Montana on Friday to JOlt WROTEN team meet. Nebraska, the 18th·ranked team "cold two for seven in the first half, take on the Griz (11-5,2-1),and Montana Sluff Wri1er in the country, scored a 190.5 to win the Coker came back to finish with 15 for State (l2-o4,03) on Saturday. meet. The Cornhuskers were followed by Southern Utah with a 188.675,barely topping B5U, continued from 19 televised on Prime Sports Network. On f\:'JI kn')\\'ing what \() eXfX-<.1with a team BSU'sIOtalof 188.65. Saturday the Broncos play Montana loaded wuh five new freshmen, the BSU However, after having scores in the 184 adding 16 points. Center Michelle Smith State (7-8, 2-1),the No.2 team in confer- gymnasts turned to their veteran leader in range in the first three meets last year, BSU pulled down a game-high nine ence standings. their opening meet of the season last head coach Yvonne "Sam" Sandmire was reb~unds and added three blocked Over the years the BSU-Montana Saturday night. pleased with her squad's start to this year, shots. games have turned into a heated rival- Before a crowd of 2,'Y;;Zin the Pavllion, She said she was expecting around a 187 This week the Broncos (8-8 overall, ry, as the two teams have dominated the Broncos looked to senior All-American score, so gelling a 188-while counting three 2·2 in the Big Sky Conference), will the top of the Big Sky standings. candidate Julie Wagner in the inaugural falls-was particularly encouraging to her. host Montana and Montana State. Last year over 11,000people showed Albertson's Challenge Cup. The Broncos put together successful rou- On Friday BSUtakes on the Griz (lo4- up for the big game at the Pavilion, a Wagner responded, helping to make up tines in both vault and on beam to keep 'I, }O) at 7fJ7 p.m. in a game that will be school record for an inlury-Iltled, disappointing 1994 season close in the meet. Wagner won the vault with a great start to this one. with a 9.85 and sophomore Kelly Slater Iin- Wrestlers, continu~d from 19 Thenat 167 pounds, Charles Burton (No. Wagner won the all-around with a 38.925 ished second with a 9.825 score, On beam, 3 in the nation), won 8-5 over Neal score, winning all four events along the way. the Broncos took the top three spots in the After a loss at 142, the next two Mason (No.5 nationally). She finished with a 9.65 on beam, a 9.725 on event. matches featured a pair of BSU's best Boise State had a comfortable lead at . floor, a 9.85 on vault and a 9.675 score on However, it was on bars and floor where wrestlers. 17-6,but Cal Poly struck back with pins bars to take the all-around honors. the Broncos lost the meet. They had to count At 150, Eric Heinz came up with a at In and 190, taking the lead 18-17,lead· / .. . However, the Broncos needed more than three falls on bars and fell behind Southern huge win by pinning Tim Cano a . ing up to Stipich's heavyweight Wa ner as they finished last in the three- Utah with a formance on floor. minute and a half into the second round match up.

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