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12-6-2000 Arbiter, December 6 Students of Boise State University

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Take Back the Night and the Day rally, Dec. 7... page 5 The Boston Pops knocks the socks offpop ... pag~ 20

on campus Rancid and Communion on the same page ... page 21 Logging for paper pulp protested ... page 4

OUTfield forms to support freedom of sexual orientation of staff and faculty ... page 9 . . Student government Is budget debate racism or fmancial prudence? ... page9 Gemstate Classified Advertising for the top and the. bottom ... page 22 The Associated Students of Idaho unite ... page 6

Dilbert...page 23 the Nation' Congress jeopardizing higher education funding ... page 10 Crossword ... page 23

Calendar ... page ·15

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.1!P---IIIIf£:'7~;'}ir':Opyedltor KaraJanney The Arbiter Scott Horting Josh Jordan photooraphers adverUslno manaoer 1910University Drive, Devin Kelly Rafael Saakyan Bannister Brownlee Boise, Idaho 8S725 wrlUno coaches Jim Klepacki Daniel Wolf Phon~(208)S45-820+ F~(208)426-S198 editor Vern Nelson Christina Latta Jordan Mardis account maintenance e-mail: [email protected]!D Carissa Wolf David Cain Megan Marchetti manaoer Yael Avi -Isaac Jenny McDougle art director Lyn Collins www.arbIteronUne.com Mona Morrison Stephanie Pittam manaolno editor The Arbiter is the official student editorial advlsor EvyAnn Neff John Threet adverUslno reps newspaper of the students of Boise Dr. Dan Morris Lesleigh Owen oraphlc deslon Sid Anderson . Stste University. Its mission is to . news editor Robyn Post Zebrlna Thompson Jenny Corn p'rovide a forum for the discussion of writers Sean Hayes Nicole Sharp Josh Hammari issues impacting the campus and Stephanie Bodden JimToweill . Ryan Hancock offlce manaoer community. The Arbiters budget Lena Brainard consists of fees paid by the students a&eedltor - Lee VanderBoegh Laura Choffrut Stuart Bryson of Boise State University and MikeWmter Wendy Venable oeneral manaoer Sam Garcia Laura Wylde Brad Arendt volunteer advertising sales. The Arbiter is dis- tributed to the campus and commu- Fawn Goldy Daniel Wolf AmandaE. Decker-De Sharo on-One editor nity on Wednesdays during the Renae Hall business manaoer Dudley Bowman scliool year. The first copy is free. Kate Hollinan photo editor Rich Mortensen Additional copies are $1 each, Brian Holler Ted Harmon payable to the Arbiblr offices.

fi ~_ •• ~- 4 ------..:...------H6WS 2000 Faculty says Tree-free campaign• grows Student activists ask forreduction in campus paper use change grades. national movement of students . other concerned campuses. Only 20 percent of the by Devin Kelly demanding that their campuses .the Arbiter use only tree-free products world's old growth forest and "Our campaign is nationally five percent of the u.s. old Grade averaging policy recommended A. ctivist students at Boise significant because Boise growth forests remain. The nstate decided to start a Cascade's headquarters are in majority of forest loss has by Christina Latta tree-free paper campaign on our hometown. Universities, occurred in the last so years, in the Arbiter campus. They are attempting to which are some of Boise large part due to logging. From persuade students and the Cascade's biggest customers, 1994 to 1998 Boise Cascade he Boise State Faculty Senate recently passed a bill that could, administration to stop using will be watching BSUclosely", was the number one purchaser Tmean good news for your grade point average. On Tuesday, paper products purchased from added Justin Dobbs, a BSU stu- of timber from forests. By Nov. 14, the Faculty Senate approved a bill to replace the current Boise Cascade, one of the pri- dent: . 2010, it.is estimated that two- grade averaging policy with a revamped grade replacement policy. mary companies they say is The University of Indiana, thirds of the world's plant and Since 1995, Boise State has used grade averaging to determine responsible for. logging and Southern Oregon University, animal species will be extinct. a student's grade. Previous to 1995, grade replacement was used. destroying old growth forest and the University of North By continuing to purchase With grade averaging, students can retake a failed course, but areas here and abroad. Carolina are also all involved products from Boise Cascade, then the grades of'those two (or more) courses will be averaged The campaign, started by with the tree-free campaign. activists say BSU is directly together to determine the final grade. the Idaho Progressive Student . Tree-free paper activists say if contributing to the problem . Grade replacement also allows a student to retake a class. The Alliance, went into full swing efforts are successful, BSU will grade of the most recent class is then used to compute the stu- on Nov. 29. Activist students prove to be a great example to dent's GPA. In the majority of cases, the most recent class has the gathered in the Quad to erect a better grade. forest of homemade cardboard While grade replacement can improve a student's GPA, all trees, each displaying a message Tree-free trees: By using tree-free paper, student courses, including failed ones, are shown on transcripts. . about logging or the environ- After lobbying efforts by the Student Senate last year, the ment. The group handed out activists say Boise State can serve as an example for Faculty Senate asked the Academic Standards Committee to look flyers printed on tree-free Kenaf other universities concerned about reducing the effects into the policy of grade averaging. paper, attempting to show ~f logging in old growth forests. • Several factors were involved in the proposal to change the pol- passersby viable alternatives to icy.The committee found that many students, because ?f personal traditional paper use. photo by: Ted Harmon, the Arbiter ' circumstances or other concerns may have done poorly In a class or The students approached in several classes. With grade averaging, students often found it BSU president Charles Ruch impossible to catch up and maintain a good GPA. and university administrators Circumstances that hinder students' .acadernic performance can Nikki Hampton and Greg be a problem on a campus like Boise State, where there are many Blaising with samples of tree non-traditional students. When not following a strict four-year free paper and an informational plan, many students face obstacles that can lengthen the period it campaign statement. The stu- takes to obtain a degree. dents demanded in' the state- "Agrade should be measuring not how quickly you learn," said ment that BSU switch to tree- Jack Hourcade, member of the Faculty Senate. "It should measure free paper for all of the printing how much you learn." '. and office supply uses on cam:" Another contributing factor in the proposal wa,sthat the major- pus. The statement' stressed ity of universities across the country use grade replacement. that BSU immediately halt all Also, comparative GPAs from a school with grade averaging can purchase of paper supplies often be lower. from the Boise Cascade '1\ student from the University of Idaho can have a higher GPA Corporation, saying the corpo- than a Boise State student with the exact same course content," said ration contributes to old Hourcade. "It's not fair to Boise State students." . growth logging and large scale Some students even find grade averaging tends to discourage environmental destruction. them from retaking a class. Micaela de Loyola, a BSU "Where's the incentive to go through a hard class again if your student involved with the grade might not improve that much?" asked ASBSU Senator, Nick action, said, "In this day and Leonardson. age, with so many paper alter- Leonardson lobbied the Faculty Senate last year to reconsider natives like Kenaf, cotton, the grade averaging policy. straw, hemp, and other fiber. Richard Pompian, chair of the Academic Standards Committee, There is just no justification for found that Boise State faculty was greatly in favor of grade replace- turning the world's few ment. remaining old growth forests 'We polled faculty members about what they thought the best into paper." , policy was," said Pompian. 'The plurality wanted. grade replace- Other fibers are all known to ment." be more versatile, longer last- The grade replacement policy will likely go into effect for the ing, and more renewable than Fall 2001 semester. paper created from trees. This kind of action isn't localizedjust to BSU.The IPSA is representative of a growing

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Violence against women

inspires march in the night Compiled by Arbiter Staff Violence against women 'systemic ofpatriarchy' Professors reminded to by Laura Wylde tion. with the hopes of educating the Arbiter "Domestic and sexually women that violence is not keep dead week dead violent acts are quite underre- just isolated incidents. Rally aryl Jones, provost and vic~ presi~en~ for Academic A.ffairs, ~'Take Back the Night and ported," Herzfeld said. . organizers say violent assaults Drecently circulated an email remmdmg BSU Faculty and the Day," an education- Over two-thirds.of violent are an omnipresent threat to administrators about the university's policy regarding "dead week," al protest and rally to the acts against women are com- women in our society. the policy that exams may not be given the week before finals. Capitol on Dec. 7, aims to mitted by someone known to Herzfeld explained violence is . The university policy (BSU 2540-B) stipulates that "No test or raise awareness about the them. Out of that numbe, a "a systemic problem of patri- examination will be given during the last seven calendar da.ysp:re- threat of violence toward little under one-third of the archy." ceding the first day of the officially scheduled final examination women. women reported the attacker Though the event is period of the fall or spring semester, except in those lab or per- formance classes where it is necessary. No take home test or exam "The threat of violence to was a husband or boyfriend. focused on women's issues, it may be made due during this period although a take home final test women and girls is a big prob- Of the women attacked by a is not limited to solely women. lem," said Lee Flinn, organiz- or examination may be distributed." familiar person, 35 percent of Men are e~couraged to Further, the policy stipulates that "Take home final exams for a er from The Idaho Women's the women were attacked by attend, to participate in the class may not be made due before the beginning of the official~y Network. 'We have a lot of rally and understand how to scheduled final examination period for the class. In-class exams WIll become allies for women. be given during the oflicially scheduled fin~1~x~minatio~ periods. "We are responding to the Nicole Persinger, A student Exceptions will be allowed only on an individual baSIS, to be at BSU said, "the {recent) arranged at a time agreeable to the faculty member. . killings (in Boise) have been Jones requested the faculty'S cooperation in respecting the poli- continuous threat ofviolence going on for well over a year cy.. . now. It is about time they have continued on pg. 9 programs for education and toward women." awareness for women." The groups involved in an acquaintance. The remain- organizing the Women's Take different groups focusing on ing five percent of women Back the Night are the Idaho this event.we are all commit- reporting violent episodes Women's Network, Boise ted to working together." were attacked by relatives. State's Women's Center, 'We are responding to the On average, each year Idaho Coalition Against continuous threat of violence women experience 572,032 Sexual .and Domestic toward women," said Amy violent crimes at the hands of Violence, Planned Parenthood Herzfeld, from The Idaho an intimate acquaintance. of Idaho, Boise State Alliance ~ ~t~quality ..t1JLL Women's Network. She Mostwomen victimized by an for Dismantling Oppression -nrr lingerie ~ . explained that, though Boise acquaintance did not report and SAGE, a campus gender has recently experienced the crime for fear the perpe- equality group. many high profile crimes trator would strike back. ~t~ against women; the majority "The Take Back the Night of aggressive acts toward and the Day" event is more women seldom receive atten- than a. rally - it is organized • Sign up for Winter Leagues & Tournaments Join Us Daily! - LUNCH SPECIALS Featuring Free Pool 672-8870 HAPPY HOUR Please, Adults Only phone 672-1844 • na.m.-2p.m. All Ages Welcome . 4:30 - 8:30 p.m . • 5777 Overldnd Rd. (next to Erotic City)

I-=------~:.-_------;------_· __··_~·__··-.------~ __,__- 6 Student associations- unite lobbying clout Group aims to 'become a primary political catalyst for lobbying in the state for higher education' Association Congress will con- "The Oregon. Student by Laura Wylde bership base of associated stu- in the right direction. I think we have done increased work vene once a year for efforts to Association has a strong stu- the Arbiter dents and campaigning for dent and political base," said higher education, benefits can on organizing our ideas for the organize future actions. ''We want to become a primary Brook Smith, ASBSU Lobbyist. SBSU, among many other be reaped statewide. . constitution." political catalyst for lobbying in "They do not look at merely student associations from The meeting focused on rat- Once the constitution is rati- A the state for higher education," higher education, they tackle campuses allover the state, met ifying the Associated Students fied, the Idaho Student Peterson said. political issues, which is great." the weekend of December 1-2 of Idaho constitution and Ratifying the proposed . The Idaho Association of to discuss plans for an organ- bylaws, which have been in the constitution is the first Students hopes to one-day be ized statewide lobby working works since spring semester, task on the agenda. Other strong and large enough to 2000. Matt Bott, former presi- toward the improvement of attack political issues, but for dent of ASBSU, and Nate goals were to educate the higher education in Idaho. now, "we have to mesh together Peterson, current ASBSU pres- various delegates on This is the first formal and all agree," Smith explained. ident, with the legislature at the organization, lobbying, attempt to unify the universi- ''We want to come up with . University of Idaho, have been and hearing from other ties in Idaho under one official common ground for everyone working toward the creation of associations from various organization. Universities to agree on, and work toward," a student organization. states on strategies and involved include Boise State Smith said. This is not the first effort to policies. University, University· of Concerns regarding the initiate this type of organiza- Huy Ong, a represen- Idaho, Idaho State University, future of the Idaho Student tion, but as Bart Cochran, tative from the Oregon North Idaho College, and Association are the differences ASUI President at the Student Association spoke Lewis and Clark State College. between schools in the state. University of Idaho said. ''We Friday. The purpose of combining Both ISU and BSU are mostly want to re-create this organiza- the individual university associ- ASBSU President, non-traditional campuses, while tion to make it last." ations as one larger group is to Nate Peterson U of I and Lewis and Clark organize the students to mount Cochran said, "So far, in establishing a student associa- an effective, organized lobbying continuec;l on pg. 7 effort. By expanding the mern- tion, we are taking huge steps

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by Wendy Venable hour a week can make a differ- for students to be enrolled for at Mon - Thurs II:ooam to 9:00pm the Arbiter ence in someone's life, she said. least three credits and have a Fri 11:00am to 10:00pm To volunteer, visit the Board in GPA of 2.25. Responsibilities Sat 12:oopm to 1O:00pm Closed Sunday illana Slocum, Volunteer the SUB student organization include attendance of the JServices Board director, says offices, Students can look Monday meeting and I()hours Tel. (208) 345-8868 Fax (208) 3'~5-88·~8 the three basic reasons students through the book of referrals, of service per-week. Internship 110 JIl. i tth Street should volunteer their time are decide what fits their needs and credit is available, as is a service personal, professional and aca- fill out referral cards. award of $125 per month. demic. In January the VSB 'sponsors "Just in general, volunteer- It's "an opportunity to put Martin Luther King, .Jr. week ing is tim," said SIOCUin. "You your beliefs and values into ,and will have an immediate have a chance to, pursue your action," she said, Slocum has need for student volunteers. interests, to meet people that been a member of the board for There will be a Black History have the same values and con- two years and has served as Museum on Jan 1 G and a Soup cerns." And most of all, it gives director since May. I'Gtchen Jan. IS - W. For those you that "warm, fuzzy feeling" "It's a powerful learning and who really want to make a dif- inside, growing experience: feeling ference, but are unable to afford Jillana Slocum, Volunteer useful, needed and appreciated," even a small amount of time, Services Board director she said. Also it is a "super way they are also sponsoring "Can to strengthen your resume, It,' a canned food : Ted Harmon the Arbiter Levi 501,505,517, Cords, Patagonia clothing & sharpen your edge," and it also drive and "The bags, Lettermen's jackets, Doc Martens & "shows employers you care." Giving Tree" with Birkenstock shoes The VSB is always welcom- gin tags fill' needy ing new volunteers for numer- children at JunkyardJeans ous types of service, and the Christmas. The holiday break gives many stu- food drive bins are 172SBroadway, 10-6 Mon-Sat, 389-2094 dents time and opportunities to located in various make new friends and to be a spots around cam- part of a broader spectrum of pus and the giving society. The main argument tree is in the main against volunteering is· that hall of the SUB. people do not feel they have The VSB also much free time to spare. But has three coordi- Slocum encourages even the nator positions busiest of students, "A little bit available fiJr envi- of investment can give you a ronmental issues, . huge return," she said, youth and educa- The VSB caters to every tion, and market- individual's needs, as long as ing. The appoint- you are honest with yourself ment terms are about your interests, abilities, yearly and time and commitments. Even an requirements are

Student Lobby continued from pcj. 6 College are traditional, creating During Beatty's discussion Beatty explained. Two percent different issues and areas' of she emphasized 'the need to of the' federal budget is spent concern for the individual cam- change the relationship of on education, and that allot- ( '1 pus legislation. However, power between students and ment is not solely contributed Peterson explained, '1\S stu- decision-makers. "Mobilizing to higher education. The USSA dents, we disagree on a lot of the potential and collective is "always on the hill," Beatty YOUR WORLD. things, but we all agree that we force of power is what brings said. "We are lobbying to get need access on improving edu- about change," she said. She more funding,' YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE IT BETTER. cation in the United States." also mentioned the important Peterson addressed the Offering aid to the newly role of proper organization. problem of the decreasing forming group was Julia Beatty, "Good organization is build- amount of money given to www.AMERICORPS.ORG from the United States Student ing a strong student associa- higher education saying, "there 1.800.942.2677 [1.800.833.3722 TOO] Association. The USSA tackles tion," she said, informing the is no better way to increase the AMERICORPS. 61VE BACK fOR A YEAR. issues such as censorship, group that a strong alliance piece of the pie than to organ- SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY. CHAN6E YOUR urt, inequality, and other social across the state is the catalyst ize and increase student issues on a national scale. They for shifting power. involvement." also offer support to state asso- Also brought up for discus- ciations in the fighting of leg- sion was USSA's role in influ- Questions? Contact Thy Hua at 510·273~0171 or islative battles, or in under- encing federal funding. "Federal email [email protected] standing factors in organiza- funding affects state funding," tion. 8 _.--....:.------n+J, ..--t:i~HleF.:Q~~'"MS.2000 Emergency phones get a boost by J. Patrick Kelly Only three of the old phones GI~n Bock, campus security the Arbiter have just 911; the rest have 911 officer supervisor, said students plus a regular telephone key- and faculty seldom use the ight new emergency pad. The new phones have two phones for emergency situa- Ephones were added to the buttons only; a black button for tions. campus landscape this semester. the Ada County Sheriff and a "Usually, the phones along The phones are located in the red button for 911. Eventually, Campus Way (adjacent to the new parking garage, raising the all of the phones will be updat- river) are the only phones that total of these phones to SO~ ed with these latest features. get used, mostly for emergency More phones are planned for Sgt. Gary Rouse, of the BSU extractions of people from the installation soon south of cam- sheriff substation, has mixed river. Other than that, they are pus on University Drive, feelings about the limited fea- never really used," Bock said. between Lincoln and Denver tures of the new phones. Despite this, Bock feels the streets. "I wish the keypads would phones are important features BSU began installing these remain because they actually on campus, "Violent crimes are 'phones (with the flashing blue get used by faculty and BSU rare, but not non-existent. The lights) in 1992. Eight were set employees for non-emergency phones are reliable and conve- up then, with an additional 14 situations. They are quite help- niently placed for people to use added in the fall of 1994. They ful for priority calls on campus," if need be," Bock said. were initially installed because Rouse said. Both Bock and Rouse of .student and faculty concerns The phones are checked encourage students and faculty about campus safety. twice daily by campus security. to use the emergency phones if All the phones include When non-functional phones they feel they are in a danger- enhanced 911 at the touch of a are discovered they are repaired ous situation. red button, which allows law by BSU telephone services, enforcement officers to pinpoint which also provide regular the location of the call automat- ,maintenance. Currently all the ically. phones are operational.

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Vietnamese New Years sparks budget despute

s help clubs and organizations. ASBSUponders how it should fund club activities The ethnic nature of the :e event was brought up, at times by Sean Hayes (who did not seek reelection last alter budgets given to' clubs in "l:: Pedraza expressed irritation with 'theArbiter term) slashed the VSNs request the spring term by the Financial oS to $600, it triggered a debate Advisory Board. Peterson felt if 1;] the Senate and said that they spanning a' week and leading to he did not reduce club's funds at were operating from a cultural' he Vietnamese Student bias and failed to see the signifi- TAssociation was recently allegations of racism from the the onset, fewer clubs would seek bill's sponsor. help from ASBSU Senate later. cance of this event to Vietnamese recognized, as an official ASBSU students.' , When Pedraza attempted at The VSA is a new club and club, but ASBSU Senator "How many Vietnamese stu- Francisco Pedraza felt the club the following meeting to re- was not given money' at last amend the bill to give $900 to the semester's FAB hearings." dents are there at BSU," Sen. had shown more initiative than Thomas Tuermarr questioned many clubs that have worked on club, it set off an hour-plus Furthermore, dissension was debate on the benefits of the caused by a recent bill wliich used Baldwin and Pedraza. "How campus for years. many students will benefit," he event and the usage of discre- $1000 of the discretionary fund He sponsored a bill to give the , said. tionary monies. to fund the "Face Off" band com- club over $1 SOO to help fund the Francisco Pedraza "I think it will be a great petition sponsored by Sen. Matt , Baldwin said that there were Vietnamese New Year's celebra- 29 students in the club, and the event, and I think it will be really Vander Boegh, which will be held funds, under ' the , , tion, which the club plans to hold event was not only for neat and I'd love to go. But I don't in the SUB on Dec. 7. Peterson/Wheatley administra- on Jan. 20. Vietnamese students. feel comfortable funding it for 'We're sponsoring rock con- tion's vision, should be used for However, tlie money ASBSU Pedraza addressed the Senates $900," said Sen. Jenni Plewa. certs for $900," argued Sen. outreach events by the Senate Senate is allotted to offer assis- criticism with a charge of race Senate has about $4000 of Brooke Baldwin, "but when an and not only to fund clubs. tance for clubs was drastically cut bias, "are the origins behind your discretionary money this semes- event of such cultural signifi- "The 'Face Off' concert is an by the current Nate opposition because they are ter, down from $10,000 last year. Peterson/Rachel Wheatley cance comes to the table the bill is ASBSU event, whereas this is not Peterson vowed he would not cut Vietnamese?" administration, who felt that so- amended down and I think that's really," he said. clubs' budgets when he entered sad." He reiterated Baldwin's criti- called Senate discretionary funds Baldwin disagreed with this office in April. It is the preroga- cism that funding "Face-Off" was were used too liberally last year. , Vander Boegh countered with philosophy and said that the pri- tive of an ASBSU president to the argument that discretionary When former Sen. Trevor Irish mary purpose of ASBSU is to cant. on pg. 11 News Bucket cant. from pg. 5

Group for gay faculty and staff created

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, - . 10 _10---. IJA.GMt: '.>c', 2000 Budget agreement collapse hurts Ed funds u.s. Dept. of Education reports Congress went home, left higher education funds to Idaho in jeopardy bY Carissa Wolf majority of the House, and it part-time work assistance): By Nov. 14, Congress planned resumed ~ork on the higher edu- the Arbiter would help Idaho pay for the con- $22.'1,592 to resume work on the education cation budget, further jeopardiz- struction and modernization of Pell Grants for College budget and reacha final agree- ing funding increases. "The he decision by the Congress needed classrooms." (Provides grant assistance to ment. Congress re-convened on budget is still pending. All of Tto end work on the federal Congressional negotiators . low-income undergraduate stu- Nov. 14, but u.s. Department of our programs depend on the budget for FY2001 and go home reached agreement on the budget dents.): $7,800,000 Education spokesperson Jim budget figures that they layout," until after the election left in early Oct. so, including substan- Bradshaw said Congress had riot said Bradshaw. jeopardy a significant increase in tialnew investments in education education funding nationally. The such as funding. to reduce class proposed funding includes an size, provide emergency repairs Current Annual Salarvof1992-9l and 1993-94Graduates What isyour current annual salary] ~'f:l~~:;rii9i increase of at least $27.8 million for run-down schools and for Idaho, according to an analy- increase access to funding for col- College <$15,000$11~~- $~~~- $~~~- $~~~- $~~~- $~~- $4f9~- ~~lfn~total lege and help families pay for col- sis conducted by the Department Arts & #/% 401 so% :1l/23% 26/20% 10/8% 9/7% 6/5% 4/3% 2/2% 5/4% ISSI of Education. lege. At the last minute, the Sciences 100% ."1t is a shame that, at the very agreement, negotiated on a last moment, the congressional bipartisan basis, was scuttled by Business #/% 18/6% 37/13% 53/18% 73/25% 40/14% 20/7% 18/~% 9/3% 25/9% i~~ leadership put at risk this biparti- the majority congressional lead- san budget agreement," said U.S. ership. As a result, Idaho fund- Education #/% 24/12% 53/27% 45/23% 23/12% 21/11% 18/9% 7/4%. 1/1% 1/1% :~~ Secretary of Education Richard ing increases in ed ucation are W. Riley.. "To pass it would have jeopardized in a number of areas, H~alth #/% IS / 9% 17/11% 21/14% 32/21% 34/22% 18/12% 9/6% 4/3% 4/3% :~'o been the right thing to do for including: SCIence children in Idaho." Supplemental Educational 33/13% 56/22% 52/21% 28/11% 1516% 10/4% 2/1% 5/2% Riley said he hoped Congress Opportunity Grants (Provides p~~c ~~.t#/% 48/19% i:~ would, "Move forward with this grant assistance to low-income 681 3/4% 5/7% 12/18% 12/18% 4/6% 15/22% 100% hudget and gelone step further to undergraduate students): 4/6% 5/7% pass school modernization legis- $202,055 Applied #/% 36/27% 42/32% 27/21% 13/10% 5/4% 4/3% 2/2% 0/0% 2/2% 1311 lation." He said, "The bipartisan Federal Work-Study (Helps TecliilOloll'V 100% hill now has the' support of ~:j I undergraduate and graduate stu- 57/5% 22/2% 57/5% 12W members of Congress, a clear dents pay for college through Total #/% 187115% 217/18% 233/19% 206/17% 142/12% 93/8% 100%

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Services are available for Debate cont.from pg. 9 indicative of American cultural values. "Because Matt is sponsoring , something that the dominant culture says is cool,it's okay.But because end-of-the-semester crunch not all of us know Vietnamese culture, becausenot all of us participate or recognize it," that it would not be a relevant bill to sponsor. "For me, if this were a Greek organization, I would still vote against It is not '00 late to rescue your GPA" it," saidKappa Sigma member and Sen. Nick Leonardson. by Casey Burkett support. seling, as well as workshops on Wheatley criticized Pedraza's use of what she called "emotional the Arbiter For students in academic dis- stress management, relation- appeal:' tress the end of the semester is ships, self-esteem, and test anx- After further 'debate, the bill was passed under its original cut to A re you stressed out? probably the worst time to pur- iety. Tips from !he Counseling $600 by former Sen. Irish. rlsuffering from test anxi- sue relief, but all hope is not' Center on surviving stressful Tam Dinh, coordinator of the Multi-ethnic Center later said she ety? Failing classes? Are you lost. There are steps you can times, such as the end of the, was disappointed that the bill was cut, because the celebration provid- confused about options offered take if you are failing a class. " semester, include: ed education to the campus at large about a foreign culture. She said that the New Year falls in Vietnam, based on the lunar cal- by Boise State? The end of the Although it is now too late to Keeping a balance between endar, and will fall on Jan. 240. The club will sponsor the event on the semester may cause fears and ' withdraw from a class without school, work, and relationships. questions, there is help weekend date of the twentieth. Other cultures in Asia also recognize but an appeal, you can still talk with Remembering to take care of the event on this day. . ' available. BSU offers an assort- your professor. On a case by yourself, don't forget about the "This is a new year that is celebrated by half the people on this ment of services for students' case basis, a professor can sub- things that make you happy and earth," said Dinh. "It's a three-day event, this is very important for the who seek help. But, where do stitute a grade of incomplete keep you healthy, such as exer- Vietnamese culture:' ' you start? for a failing grade. This gives cise or relaxation. The festivalon campus will include singing and dancing and cultur- First, BSU's Gateway Center you the opportunity to make a Stay connected to the impor- al activities and food. The dancing will be ballroom style, said Dinh, is abundant with resources for contract for fulfilling the course tant people in your life. because of the French influenceon Vietnam. all students. At the center they requirements past the end of Be selective with activities, Dinh said the Vietnamese people are superstitious, and clean their offer, advising for any student. ' houses beforethe New Year.They also believethat the first guest in the Although they specialize in house brings the karma for the rest of year. undecided majors, they will "If you have bad luck for the rest of the year, you can blame it on counsel any student and can ,that first person - a bad luck person," said Dinh. refer you to services available in She said that the club is actively raising money to make up for the your department. While it may shortfall in their request for ASBSU funds. be too late to utilize them this semester, tutoring services are also available. The center is a' good place to search out' other options, too. Through the cen- ter, and your advisor, you can obtain informatiori about uni- versity policies such as with- drawing from classes, satisfac- tory academic progress policy,' academic adjustment and appeals, and probation/ dis- missal/reinstatement. Melissa Lewis, a Gateway advisor, suggests a student's the semester with the professor. don't overindulge on food first priority should be obtain- If you fulfill the contract, you intake or alcohol consumption. ing an academic advisor. Her will receive a passing grade. Make time to for yourself, next suggestion is to talk with This action is totally dependent practice stress 'relief or spiritu- WISH LISTS WANTED ... your professors. on your willingness to put forth al techniques. "Too many students slip the effort to save your grade. Call the Counseling center, through the cracks," says Lewis. If you are suffering from they are more than happy to 'The most important thing is to feelings of frustration, stress, assist you in anyway they can. have a support group." She also anxiety, or depression try visit- The Wellness Center is a recommends visiting the Career ing the Counseling and Testing good resource for students-prior Center, the Women's Center Center. The center offers per- to the end of the semester. Is there s()mething and the Multi-Ethnic Center-for sonal, COIJp14~S,lana Their resources are aimed more towards learning arid mmntain- your family needs for Christmas? ing a healthy lifestyle and not crisis intervention. With most BSU centers, For BSU stUdentS In need, confidential help 15available walk-iris may be accepted.. at the Admin. BulldlnQ, Room 215 B. However, the centers are' extremely busy,and it is strong- Ask forTrudy or Betty or call. ly recommended you make an 426-3648 appointment for: prompt serv- ice. You can also visit web sites, pertaining to each center for further information on services offered. ·MERR¥CHRISJMAS 12 December 6. 2000 weatsh()p group Student activists work to improve third world working conditions

by Stuart Bryson employees to freedom of asso- the Arbiter ciation and collective bargain-

) ing, with a separate provision ','Y' ou Idiot! You Whorel for women's rights. WRC code , You Pig!? also requires licensees to pay In an Indonesian factory in wages and benefits that comply Jakarta, supervisors routinely with applicable laws and regu- use this abusive language to lations, and to establish a living reprimand workers, who are wage. A living wage is defined paid two dollars per day to as a "take home" or "net" wage, manufactures. athletic apparel. earned during a country's legal In this and other third-world maximum work week - no factories that manufacture more than 4<8 hours - that pro- goods for U.S. companies, vides for the basic needs of an workers are often forced to average family unit, divided by work extreme overtime in hot, the average number of adult polluted workrooms. wage earners in the family unit. Investigators . from several Press coverage in the last organizations allege workers ten ye!!rs has made people in are subjected to degrading ver- the United States increasingly bal and physical abuse includ- aware (if sweatshop issues. ing having ears pulled and but- Several major news agencies ,.tocks slapped if they work too have broken stories about slowly or break factory rules. .appalling conditions and mis- Sheri Chase does not like the treatment, including child idea of such sweatshops work- labor, forced contraception and ers making clothes for Boise abortion, harassment and phys- . State Univers"itystudents. As ical abuse, and' lack of safety Bronco Shop employee who standards. This increasing orders apparel, she is conscien- . awareness, and lack of account- tious about which vendors BSU ability from corporations orders from. According to attracted to cheap foreign labor Chase, BSU signed on as a and lax environmental stan-: member of the national Worker dards, has given rise to several Rights Consortium (WRC) this groups that want to see major year; The WRC is a non-profit changes. One such organization organization that supports and is United Students Against verifies manufacturer compli- Sweatshops (USAS), which was ance with apparel codes of con- instrumental in the creation of duct. These codes of conduct, theWRC. which have been developed by Global Exchange, a human colleges and universities across rights group that promotes fair [ the country, ensure that goods trade standards, said that since o. are produced under conditions 1996 USAS has become the §= that respect the basic rights of vanguard of the sweatshop ~ workers. 'We want to be sure movement. ::t. the clothing and apparel we Global Exchange note they g bring in support this issue," "took on individual companies e:r Chase said. "If the vendor is not like Nike, pressured' the U.S. t:, meeting the criteria, then we Department of. Labor to § will buy elsewhere," enforce standards, critiqued it WRC code prohibits forced watered-down monitoring pro- ~ labor, child labor, harassment, posals, hosted garment workers 8; abuse and discrimination. It on their campuses, and !:::. regulates hours of work and demanded that workers be paid 1;;' overtime, requires a safe and a living wage." ~' healthy \\,orking environment In addition to the Workers' ~' and respect for the right of Rights Consortium, many uni-

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versities belong to another -to monitor overseas companies have our own labor issues to organization, the Fair. Labor that manufacture its apparel, Chose believes there will contend with as well. BSU stu- Association (FLA). Similar in and for promoting misinforma- dent Jake Nelson points out its .aims to the Workers' Rights tion about its 'manufacturers' that the campaign to get mini- Consortium; the FLA is estab- policies. . , be peopl~ willing to mum wages for farm workers is lishing standards and monitor- always While the. college market similar in some ways to the ing procedures for factories that represents a fraction of the gar- sweatshop issue. "The most produce university· garments. ment industry, anti-sweatshop important thing is to start tack- While some universities are groups say the precedents being ling problems close to home," members of both the WRC and set for independent monitoring he said. Nelson hopes the anti- the FLA"there are significant are important. The college mar- sweatshop campaign might differences between the groups. ket, however, is different than , - ,help raise awareness about our Proponents of the FLA, which other retail businesses. Chase anycon~!tIP,,~,aslong 65 they are own workers' rights issues in has a membership of 148 col- say~ that although the majority Idaho. leges and universities, criticize of colleges and universities are While university students theWRC for having a lack of concerned with where their are opinionated about' sweat- standards, for being adversarial apparel is manufactured, she Q shop issues, the general public Cheat!~~'l1nJ~~he~'5.~..- - . - '. :. CU5~ towards corporations, for vague doesn't believe this trend is true does not seem to be as con- policies on monitoring and for the rest of the market. cerned. inspections, and for having Chase believes there will always • Tom Chelstrom, general unrealistic expectations. be people willing to purchase .tomer to buy theproduc:t,then pric e manager of Boise's On the other hand, many goods manufactured under any Recreational Equipment activists see the FLA as a group conditions, as long as they are Incorporated (REI), store, said that ultimately represents cor- cheap. 'l\.s long as there's a cus- is the bottom she said. customers in Boise are general- porate interests. University of tomer to buy the product, then line," ly more concerned with the Oregon is at the center of this price is the bottom line," she price and quality of goods than debate, and has a very active said. She sees the issue as pri- anything else. While he admits _ anti-sweatshop campaign. marily the responsibility of the worsened by free trade agree- bottom," . which leads to there are certain consumers According to a Sept. 25 Oregon nations that have sweatshops. ments like GAIT and NAFTA. exploitative human rights and concerned with working condi- Daily' Emerald article, campus She points out that at one time, Activists say that the problem environmental policies. tions in factories that make the activists protested the unilater- Americans had to win their own of labor industry abuses is root- While corporate executives goods they buy, it is not a major al 'decision by University of freedoms in these areas. 'There ed in the history of coloriialism recognize conditions are not factor for most. Chelstrom Oregon President Dave were io-year-olds in factories in and industrialization that has ideal in many third-world facto- notes, however, that REI leads Frohnmayer to add the this country," she said. She said put many nations into positions ries, they say they are working the industry. in, monitoring University to' FLA's roster, that the governments of many of extreme financial duress. to compromise and meet the working conditions in factories likening the monitoring of the nations are not willing to stand They claim that organizations demands for better conditions that produce REI brarids. 'We FLA to "having the "foxguard up and enforce human rights like the World Trade' the best they can. 'But accord- have strict policies for vendors the henhouse." In spite of the and labor laws'. ' 'Organization and the World ing to USAS and other groups, and REI· brand merchandise," . fact that Sam Brown, the FLXs Chase is correct in noting Bank exacerbate the poverty in companies can afford to he said. "Many companies in executive director, has a strong that workers in the U.S. faced these nations with stringent, improve conditions and pay . the industry have followed our record on human rights' issues, similar challenges. In 1911 a fire debt repayment programs, forc- higher. wages. Other .groups lead." activists are critical of the fact at the Triangle Shirtwaist ing them to compete for foreign point out that companies like ' Although both university that apparel companies on the Company in New York killed business by compromising New Balance can afford to man- activists and corporations agree FLA board of directors will· 146 garment workers. The labor and environmental regu.;. ufacture the majority of their steps need .to be taken to choose which monitors will event was a catalyst that helped lations. products in the United States; improve sweatshop labor condi- inspect the factories that pro- end the commonplace abuse of and if they can do this and still tions and factory standards, duce their brands. In addition, workers in the United States. n the other hand, many make a profit, surely other cor- how that needs to be done is a they are point out that the FLA After the fire, over 80,000 peo- Oargue that corporations porations could, afford to point of 'contention. Many feel will determine which factories ple took part in the funeral pro- provide jobs that are badly improve working conditions in that corporations are paying lip are monitored, and that some cession up Fifth Avenue. needed in third world countries, factories that manufacture their service to the issue, but not tak- factory inspections might be Eventually this groundswell of and companies that manufac- goods. ing definitive action.·: They announced ahead of time. support led to new rights for ture clothing offer better pay However, many high profile question' the legitimacy of The University of Oregon workers and safer workplaces in and working conditions than companies such as Nike have claims that companies are-men- also ran into trouble this spring the United States. In 1993, an other jobs available. Although huge advertising budgets. They itoring factories and improving after they joined the WRC. The event that wasstrikingly similar supporters of this/ standpoint often sponsor entire university conditions. decision caused Nike's CEO, led to the deaths of 188 work- argue .that standards of living, teams and endorse sports stars Events like the recent repeat Phil Knight, to announce on ers at the Kadar Industrial Toy in .poor, third world countries like Tiger Woods in advertising of. World Trade Organization April 24 that he was ending his Company in Thailand. Workers are lower, groups like USAS campaigns that cost billions of protests in Seattle. have drawn personal donations to the at the factory faced locked doors disagree. They. contend that dollars a year. A USAS report together environmentalists, University of Oregon. and no fire safety equipment. while the wages inothercoun- found, "Currently, production labor and human rights'Jeader~ The dropped support includ- Many activists feel that the tries may be lower; the point is labour. costs account forOluy in the complicated struggle for ed a reported $30 million responsibility lies more with the that sweatshop workers arenot about .4 percent of the price}>f socialjustice, in a global system pledge to help expand Autzen manufactures and consumers of earninga:,}iving. wage"and a paii"~f Nike shoes. If Nike ~ut that places profits before peo- Stadium. While university pres- products, as well as policies and many receive starvation wages. their' worldwide marketing o~t,:, pIe. Disenchanted by t4epoli- ' ident Frohnmayer admitted organizations that set trade They point out that these coun~. lay of $975 million by onlY,-,f cies and efforts of trade groups, that in hindsight, the decision to standards, than the govern- tries frequefltly' set ~ry low:.:. pe~nt;ithey couldpaya living, ., governments and corporations. join the WRC should have been ments of third-world nations. minimum #cige~.ip 6~er .to>.~:wage,to an In4oriesianNike. to make-ieffective chang~sr' - considered more carefully, 'the The governments are often bur- _ attract ~mpllliies;: wifei!',brjnt'·' ';"workers" A,. decei!t'wage ',fP'r sociallyconscious·dewo~tra;.: university has stood by its deci- dened with debts that prohibit jobs. This com~6tion for: the Nikeworkers wouldn't even put tors and students aretakfugthe sion. Nike has repeatedly been development of fair labor lowest manufi!ctur:ing-@~t h~ :.a dentin,~~'~ ~ttom.linel:;i' issues into, their ownharids criticized for not doing enough polices, and the problems are been termed "the: race to' the' , LoqillY.),!,et1VlStsbelieve ~.. .vvi,th.groups like the ~Q. ,/~,--,.._," '-'.,. ' {:'~:-'\;':~~~fj,L:- '. ~~~--'v .. -.~.•,'--"', " - -, ~ 14 ,·2000

Hendricks, Mikell, Koetter win~,·topBig West Coach Koetter makes his Conference awards move to Arizona by Arbiter StafT photo by: Ted Harmon the Arbiter Players say the team will go on art Hendricks was named the by Renae Hall don't think it will affect our play held towards Koetter. Michaels BBig West Conference said this kind of thing happens, • Offensive Player of .the Year, the Arbiter on bit," stated bluntly by Travis Quintin Mikell was named co-Big Burgher, and you can't be mad because West Conference Defensive Player here· will be (10 more won- The general consensus is someone got an opportunity of the Year' and Dirk Koetter was Tdering if Coach Dirk that the boys are still going to and also a chance at more _ named the Big West Conference Koetter will go to Oklahoma play with the same amount of money. If you used an analogy Coach of the Year as Boise State State University, Arizona State passion as they did before for it would be like getting mad at University dominated this year's Koetter. . Jake Plumber for leaving Boise All-Big West Conference selec- University or stay at Boise tions. State, because the final decision "He'll be there coaching and and going .to play at ASU and Hendricks, a senior from Reno, was made at a press conference it'll be the same," said number then on for the Cardinals. It is Nev. and Mikell, a sophomore on Dec. 1. He will be going to so David Michaels.v'Tll just just something that you have to from Eugene, Ore. were also ASU. play my heart out." tip your hat to and say good named to the league's. all-confer- A place where the sun shines The general thcught of luck and be happy for that per- ence team as 10 Broncos received 85 percent of the year and a every player is playing their best son. first team honors, five second team honors and two honorable mentions. salary that reportedly extends and giving it their all, regard- Now returning Broncos have • Winning offensive player of the year award for the second year in a to $700,000 a year is what less of the coaching situation. to face a new coach next year row, Hendricks leads the nation in three different offensive categories. awaits Koetter. Not only do the .Senior Shernard Harts will and the same quote comes up He is the top-rated I?asser with an efficiency rating of 170.6, first in sunny skies of Tempe, Ariz., play his last game of college every time the question of how touchdown passes With 35, and first for points responsible for, with a wait for him, so do the eager football under the wings of they feel about it was asked. per-game average of 22.90. This season he completed 210 of 3407 pass- ASU Sun Devils. A number of Koetter at the Humanitarian "I'm going to be here next es for 3,3640 yards and 35 touchdowns. He also set five Boise State sea- sonrecords, and five Boise State career records this season. Hendricks starters and award winners will Bowl. He is this close and states, year and I'lljust play for who is was also ranked third in passing yards per game among I-A quarter- return next year under the "I didn't come this far just to here, and play my heart out, it backs this season with a 305.8 average, and fourth in total offense with reign of Coach Koetter. quit, and I'm going to give it my doesn't matter," said Michaels. a 330.3 per-game mark. These are all things that everything." And from the rumors that are Mikell received co-defensive player of the year honors along with await him, but what about the The general view of the floating around, Michaels and University of Idaho tackle Wil Beck. Mikell led the Big West team that he still has at BSU team is that they are not playing others might be playing for Dan Conference in tackles this season with 118,76 unassisted. He also had Hawkins, the assistant head three quarterback sacks for a loss of 21 yards, and a total of eight tack- arid the fans here who still want to keep a coach or for the coach, les behind the line of scrimmage for a loss of 33 yards. to see great things come out of they are playing for the charnpi-: coach on Koetter's staff. Koetter was named the Big West Conference Coach of the Year for' the Humanitarian Bowl? Fans onship. The Broncos desire the As Boise State Broncos wait the second straight season after guiding the Broncos to an overall have an understanding of why championship just as a young to see what 'will happen of record of 9-~ and the school's second straight league championship. In he is going and wish him luck: cub desires the milk of its them, the players, as well as stu- the past two seasons, Boise State has an overall record of 19-5 for a e.' however, the question that mother. They want it, they feel dents, faculty and avid sports 79.2 winning percentage. The )9 wins tied Boise State with Marshall University for the fifth most wins in I-A football the past two years. might feed many people's it, andthey are going to go for it fans of the Broncos wish Coach Florida State has the most with 23. thoughts is the players. How no matter what. Koetter the- best of luck in Bronco players named to the first team include quarterback are they going to react to losing 'We've got a family to -take Arizona ...We are sorry to see Hendricks, wide receiver Lou Fanucchi, offensive lineman Scott their coach right before the care of," stated Harts as he ·himgo -. Buttice, place kicker Nick Calay'cay, defensive end Zach Weber, defen- biggest game of the year? talked about the team, 'And sive end Jeff Copp, safety Q. Mikell, cornerback Dempsy Dees, corner- Avid sports fans of the we're going to take care of it, back D. Ross and punter Jeff Edwards. Broncos 'are told not to worry life goes on after the coach." Locally, Koetter has announced the individual winners of year 2000 team awards. The awards were presented at the annual football ban- by several football players. "I No remorse or grudges are quet Nov. 19. ~ollowing is ~ list of the award winners and some statistical infor- mation on tlie wmners. . Special Teams Player of the Year - Nick Calaycay (So. - Keizer, Ore.) Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year - Donny Heck (Fr. - Meridian, Ida.) Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year - Julius Roberts (Fr. - Los Angeles, Calif.) - Special Teams Ironman Award - Greg Sasser (Jr. - Salem, Ore.) Matt Strofhus (So. - Denver, Colo.) The Valor Award, A Denny Erickson Memorial -Jeff Copp (Sr. - Idaho Falls, Ida.) , Academic Achievement Award, A Pat Fuller Memorial - Bart Hendricks (Sr. - Reno, Nev.) - Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award - Scott Buttice (Sr. - Walla Walla, Wash.) Outstanding Defensive Lineman Award Bradly Phillips (Sr. - Kelso, Wash.) . Most Valuable Offensive Player - Bart Hendricks (Sr. - Reno, Nev.) Most Valuable Defensive Player- Quintin Mikell (So. - Eugene, Ore.) Captain Awards (Season) - Bart Hendricks, Dempsy TIees and . Kareem Williams The Broncos will next play in the Crucial.com/Humanitarian Bowl on Dec. 28 (Thursday) against a team from WAC Conference.

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Finals Relief' Fall 2000 special Dept of 15 Environmental event in the SUB from 7 a.m, to 11 December., t-, -t- Quality will be having DEC. to p.m. AC IVI ies workshop and seminar Chinese Students & Scholars Vedic Philosophical & Cultural in the SUB from 8 a.m. wil\ be having religious activities in Club will have a booth open in the to 5 p.m. the SUB from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. SUB from 8:30 a.m. to 2 1'.111. ARTS and WORKSHOPS and Peoplesoft Training will be hav- Alpha Kappa Lambda is meet- Noon Tunes -Mary Meade will ing workshop and seminar in the ing in the SUB from 7 p.m. to 9 1'.111. be performing in the SUB from II:30 ENTERTAINMENT CONFERENCES SUB from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kappa Sigma Pledge meeting a.m. to I p.m. West Campus Programming in the SUB from 7 p.m. to 10 1'.111. Outsiders Club will be having a d pEC',6 DEC. 6 Session will be having workshop and meeting in the SUB from 3:30 p.m. to Senior recital, David Frantz, Z. Andrus Center Conference will seminar in the SUB from 9 a.m. to 5 DEC. 10 4·:30 saxophone, Morrison Center Recital be having workshop and seminar in p.m. Night Owl Breakfast in the SUB Hall. 7:30 p.m. Presented by Boise the SUB from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. OELA weekly meeting in the State music department. Free. Call Economic Summit will be hav- CLUB MEETINGS SUB from 4 1'.111. to 6 1'.111. 426-3980. ing workshop and seminar in the DEC. 11 Noon Tunes -BSU Women's SUB from 8 a.m. to .~p.m. and EVENTS Food Service Rate Increase Chorale will be having a perform- Stress Management will be hav- meeting in the SUB from !J:jO a.m. to' SPORTING EVENTS ance in the SUB from 1,1:30 a.rn. to I ing workshop and seminar in the DEC. 6-7 11:30 p.m. SUB from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. IPSA will hold its annunal toliet VSB Weekly meeting is in the DEC. 9 Personnel Selection bowl charity fiundraiscr in thc Quad. SUB from s.so p.m. to 5:30 1'.111. Bronco women's basketball vs. DEC. 6-9 Interviewing will be having work- Donate your changc for a good cause. Sigma Tau Delta is meeting in Portland State, The Pavilion. 2 p.m. "Take Out Theatre," Morrison shop and seminar in the SUB from I the SUB from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Call 4-2(H737. Center Stage II. 7:30 p.m. Theatre p.m. to '!':30 p.m. DEC. 6-8 Pi Sigma Epsilon mccting in thc Bronco men's- basketball vs, majors showcase presented by Boise Buffalo Field Campaign will SUB from 7 p.lII. to n:30 p.m. Gonzaga, Thc Pavilion.i: 30 p.m. State theatre arts department. DEC. 7 have a booth opcn in the SUB from 8 Baptist Campus Ministries are Call ·!·2(H·737 .. Tickets: $+ general admission, $3 Communications 302 will be a.m. to 5 p.m. meeting in the SUB 11'0111 7:30 p.m. to students. Call 1·26-3980. having workshop and seminar in the !lp.m. SUB from 7:30 a.m, to 9 a.m. DEC. 6-13 LECTURES DEC. 7 Andrus Center Conference will Gift of the Magi will he per- DEC. 12 "Communion of the Bands," be having workshop and seminar in forming in the Special Event Center AA mecting in the SUB from 7 DEC. 7 Student Union Hatch Ballroom. the SUB from B a.m. to 5 p.m. !I'OIn 6 p.m. to !l p.m. 1'.111. to H: 15 a.m. Pre-Med. Lecture will be held in Also, art display in Bergquist Literature for Lunch, WCA, Sexual Assault Response is the SUB from 12 p.m. to I p.m. Lounge. 6 p.m-midnight. Presented 720 W. Washington St. 12:10-1 p.m. DEC. 7 meeting in the SUB from 3 p.m. to by Student Union and Activities, the Topic: "Letters from Yellowstone" by AA meeting will be in the SUB '~:30 p.m. Arbiter and ASBSU. Call 426-1223. Diane Smith. Fi ee. Sponsored by from 7 a.m, to 8: 15 a.m, Senate Meeting is in the SUB "Take Back the Night ." and Boise State English department. Call Alpha Kappa Psi is mecting in from + p.m. to 7 p.m. the Day," march and rally starting at +26 1179,426-1233 or send e-mail to the SUB from 7 p.m. to fl 1'.111. Beta Alpha Psi is meeting in the Julia Davis Park footbridge. 6 p.m. [email protected] or jwidmay- Sponsored by Boise State Women's [email protected]. Center and community organiza- The Fires Next Time will be tions. Call 426-1·256. havinl\' workshop and seminar in thc SUB from B a.m. to 5 p.m. DEC.S Boise St'ate Univcrsity Winter Fonnal Dance, Student Foundation board, dinner. Union Jordan Ballroom. 8:30 p.m.~. Sponsored 'by Boisc State ,University :' midnight. Presented by Boise State Fo'undation. Invitation !Jnly. Call .Residence Hall Associati/lif" IUIJol/tl')liIll, j"'I"H I. Main Hall. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. fl, Shared Leadership will be hav- • "p'iIle"/Il,IIJ!, '41,.1\ 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10. ing worlishop and scminar in thc Presented by Ballet Idaho. 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,_;,:'~t!t~'H'.;~:~~::-'T:~>;,:~~:;~~'.-;~?::?~J~';~r~ ,""tl ii, "l ")';1 h''defense of our freedoms" but he would only extend those freedoms What makes America great? arbitrarily. the hell they are. And, like you, that a Vietnam veteran 'can also Iask anyone believing this type of rhetoric to answer a few ques- his commentary is in reply I have no ill be a homosexual and, therefore, tions. Shouldn't the gay community be afforded the same rights to . Tto Jerel Thomas's guest· feelings towards them what- the decision for BGLAD to rec- security of persons and freedom from attacks vandalism, assault and opinion published in the soever. ognize them on Veteran's Day violence that the majority of society enjoys? If this is conformity Arbiter entitled, "Gays Seek However, I do have a prob- was perfectly appropriate? then I'll be a Nike wearing, Starbucks drinking, Ricky Martin loving You' write, 'Any pre-game conformist, because 1 thought these were basic rights everyone· Conformity, not Diversity.", lem with your agenda. I myself should enjoy without labels. Moreover, what about the ability to First, and foremost; I would could care less that BGLAD ceremony on this. day should openly display affection to others, despite gender? When was' the like, 011his behalf, to commend was recognized as a student honor our service men and last time you kissed, or hugged or held hands with your significant Jerel for having homosexual . organization. Neither do I women who have given their other in public? family and friends, and the fact care about their life styles, and lives in defense for our free- It is clear that those who take that position, such as Thomas, are that he does ROthate homosex- you are right: people do have a doms." This is exactly what not for freedom; instead, they truly wish everyone to conform their mils. choice whether or not to join BGLAD did on this very day. ' narrow minded Pat Robertson-Christian beliefs that stifle true I have family and friends their club. However, Y0l!rstate- The fact is that you do not autonomy and diversity. Please leave your ultra-right, conservative who are homosexual, black, ment that know all Vietnam veterans and agenda out of my' school (you only further brand this state with white, red, brown, and once I "The decision to 'recognize neither do I. But I would bet stereotypes) and stop putting false labels on concepts about which you obviously know nothing. If you are "against" the "gay lifestyle", even had a purple friend, I have them on Veteran's Day seemed that there is at least one of then, by all means, don't practice. - friends who are conservative, to be made in poor taste," seems them who iain fact, a homosex- Brook Smith liberal, and at-every. other end to me tor be in poor taste in ual, and that one veteran can PS: Pretty please, look up diversity in the dictionary, You might of the spectrum and even itself. put your entire opinionated be amazed. friends who do not know what Are you aware of the fact article in its place. In response to the rest of your well-written article I would like to add that Gay activists are not asking you to Pregnant? tolerate. anything you do not and need help ... agree with, they are simply ask- ing you to respect them. Respect is a well deserved right FREE that Pregnancy test should be given to all human OPENING beings regardless of sex, race, THRU ESPRESSO gender, or, for that matter, sex- BIRTHRIGHT 1994 ual orientation. 1101 N.28th Boise,. Idaho 83702 BGLAD is not trying to convert anyone, even you. They 342-1898 are like any other activist club All help is confidential at Boise State University. They andt'ree are trying to make a difference .' .,-800-550-4900 o...... continued on pg. 18 .....

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~ Idahoans: Unite and Take A Novel idea: Back the Night . Traffic laws for pedestrians by Sean Hayes by Lesleigh Owen Domestic violence ain't exactly the Arbiter the Arbiter Th a trip to Disneyland, but what can you do when those women tconsistently amazes me that people, who are manipulative con- ome this Thursday night, just don't have the guts and Itrol freak megalomaniacs behind the wheel of a car, can be so CDec, 7, some of our com- self-esteem to up and leave? blissfully unaware and careless when they're walking. munity 'members will face a ~!,JJot Likewise, in the article on the I don't drive, so I fail to see the power of anonymity that must choice: stay inside their apart- women's self-defense course, I come from being enclosed within the steel walls of a machine. Is Take Back the Night's spon- ments, watching "Friends" could have done without the .this protective surface why people, who would open doors for peo- sors - SAGE, the BSU while tucked snugly inside an trainer's quotes that compared ple and say 'please' and 'thank you' in the real world, become rant- Women's . Center, Idaho afghan and munching on their men's violent attacks on women ing profane lunatics on our roadways? I have seen drivers curse Women's Network, Planned partner's freshly-baked oatmeal to some kind of lion-and- someone to hell for one moment's hesitation at a green light, make Parenthood of Idaho and the cookies, or brave the dark and gazelle-like enactment Maybe lewd suggestions about someone's mother for following one inch Idaho Coalition Against Sexual' the cold to celebrate Take Back men wouldn't attack, the train- too closely, and use one hand 'to give a fellow motorist the finger and Domestic Violence - the Night, a march and rally er hinted, if nature and biology and the other to dial a cell phone. organized the event in hopes of dedicated to eliminating vio- didn't compel them to hunt .Y('~'d think these neurotic standards that drivers expect others educating community members lence against women, those small, weak, frail little to strictly adhere to would apply outside the vehicle. However, onthe roots and manifestations . Believe it or not, some peo- ladies, wa~king across BSU c~mpus, you're liable to be tailgated, side- of women-centered violence ple would actually prefer to stay A Statesman letter to the SWiped, forced off the Sidewalk, or made to follow gabbing groups while also providing a time and home, editor agrees, It began inno- bl?cki~g. ev~rybody's path. Of course, if you respond to these space for the co-mingling of Take Back the Night caps a cently enough but soon ~mor injustices the same way. people do behind the wheel, you're activists, victims and resources, year teeming with acts of vio- snapped back to the tried-and- liable to be hauled off by men m white coats. A few weeks ago, I wrote a lence and fear waged against true, ignore-the-perps-and-tar- . Co~sider this: coming out ~f a class~oom this morning, I was column highlighting the many the female half of 'our commu- get-the-women theme: 'Adding blindsided ?y a fellow pedestrian travellmg fatuously close to the faces of violence against nity: Lynn Henneman, additional police protection wall and adjacent to the door. On a freeway, isn't there such II thing women, After finishing up, I Samantha Maher and two sex- probably will not do diddly- as a turn ~ane, where cars are provided an off-ramp to merge with clapped the dust off my hands, ually assaulted teenaged girls, squat to harness the actions of faster vehicles? Why should the same principle not be applied to patted myself on the back and just to name the headliners, someone intent on murder," hallways? bid the subject a fond adieu. Meanwhile, some gloom-and- [Right on, I cheered when I first How about slow lanes for people who insist on walking in rows , Since then, a few community i doomers have taken it upon read it] 'Women need to stop and gossiping loudly with their friends? Would we tolerate cars . , members' ignorant ramblings , themselves to urge the rest of going to dark places alone, driving ten miles an hour, stretched across the interstate, and block- i have pierced my self-congratu- I us girlie girls to remain locked There is safety in numbers and ing traffic? These people would be dragged out of their cars, nailed latory haze like a 6:30 A.M, , I inside our homes, shaking and in well-lighted places:' to their bumpers and crucified. Then their killers would sit down, wake-up call. These demented Let me get this straight: If cowering in the dark feeling fully righteous, to a picnic lunch. Why should a pedestrian diatribes took the form of one No way Come December I'm attacked at night (or in the get off easy for the same offense? ' . letter to the editor and a story seventh at 6:00 on the Julia day, or at dusk or dawn, as it Disney used to run a cartoon with Goofy, too gentle to hurt a fly, in the Arbiter and a Statesman I Davis side of the BSU foot-, were) by some power-hungry. who became a raving demon when he sat behind the wheel of a letter to the editor, ' bridge, we'll sing, chant and freak, I should shoulder the. motor vehicle. Why are those who fly off. the handle at any minor On the Arbiter's end, the let- shout our way through the blame? If my husband decides erro~ on the road so docil~, du~b and thoughtless when they stop ter addressed Carissa Wolf's I streets in thunderous, defiance my mashed potatoes are a little outside the safety of their vehicles? If we all. walked around in domestic abuse article in the of our relegation to house on the lumpy side and decides encased plastic bubbles, would we be so gentle? l: Oct 25 edition, while the article to grac~ me with a few of my arrest discussed a self-defense train- Jeez, and some people would own, I'm to blame for staying Diet advi~e: If you're too weak to walk up aflight oj stairs or across ing course for women, The actually choose ogling Matt hitched? Not only that, but I'm the campus.just go ahead and eat that chocolate cake, you cow. You're not sweet and condensed version of LeBlanc and Jennifer Aniston supposed to remain locked fooling anybody. the letter to the editor: to this? continued on pg. 18 COMFORTABLE STUDY ROOMS AVAILABLE DURING FINALS WEEK

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I The F-Spot cont. from pg. 17 inside my home at night just in case my mere presence should arouse in men the impulse to attack my doe-like vulnerability? Gee, fellas, I don't mean to sound pushy, but shouldn't it be the other way around? "I'm sorry, ma'am, that the other car blew the red light and hit you broadside, but really now, don't you know how dangerous cars can be? Maybe if you'd left it in the g-drage instead of bringing it onto the streets, no one would have had the chance to hit you." See my point? _ Reading with great dismay these articles and letters, I realized how very, very much some members of this community would ben- efit from a spoonful of the education TBTN will dish out come this Thursday night. One half of the women reading this article will experience' domestic violence. One- quarter to one-third will be raped. TBTN gives these women and their supporters a voice by allowing them a victim-blame-free space. Advertising Accou.nt Execu.tives As the man in the Statesman so graciously advised, we're encouraging women and their male supporters to set the VCR'to needed at A ~J£",.,. - ... "record" and flock ell masse to BSU. It's not in deference to the vio- lence that some say should keep the female half of this community ,-...."..e,- shaking in their fuzzy slippers at horne. It's in defiance. 345-8204 On Dec. 7, Idahoans will unite and Take Back the Night. Guest opinion cont. from pg. 16

within the school and within the community. They did not go out on that field expecting everyone to accept their homosexuality and they do not expect diversity to cease to exist. Diversity w!1I never disappear, because it is what makes everyone different-like you and I are. No matter how different we may be,that is what makes our country great. That people like you do not agree with a club, like BGLAD, being recognized at a football game on Veteran's day because you do not think any Vietnam veteran's could " be gay does not make our country great. Homosexuals do not want to conform people to accept and cele- -', brate their lifestyle. They just want to be able to tell their family and friends about their lives without being abandoned. They want to \ live in a community where they will not have the word "faggot" \ written on their dorm room erase board. They want people, like I I I, you, to understand what it is like to be a minority; like so many peo- I ple are in this country. ' In regard to your comments on the Boy Scouts, don't you think I limiting and excluding certain members of any organization will only weaken its strength? And why must we link ability to sexual orientation? Do you assume that one cannot complete a job nor are as useful because of who they engaging in sexual activities with? Do you not think that there are homosexuals in the Boy Scouts and perhaps they do not make this public because of the fact that they can be excluded from something they enjoy partaking in? The fact is that it wouldn't matter if the Boy Scouts said no African-Americans, or no boys with brown hair, it's still a matter of segregation, and that is cnough for any group, such as BGLAD, to take action. After reading your article I really took some thought as to why I am even bothering to respond, and the answer I carne lip with is that I hope you realize that this goes much beyond being homosex- ual. It goes much beyond conformity or diversity. It has to do with acceptance and respect If we cannot respect each other as human beings, we have nothing. , Again, BGLAD isn't trying to conform anyone, they are simply celebrating diversity, and to me that is what makes this country great. '

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Former BSU student crashes the Hollywood party low the same career path, and by Jim Toweill received a good education from while directing and producing a ridiculed and spit on. His con- proving that there is room in the Arbiter BSU, there were limited documentary on the Heaven's victions filter into his work; resources available and "BSU Gate Cult, which is now out on Sergio created "In The Mix" Hollywood for those with moral convictions. ave you ever considered needs more professors with video. ' , because he's "always beeninflu- Sergio's production company that your education at real-life experience in the televi- Sergio finally.landed the job enced by hip-hop" and wanted H can be found online at Boise State just might land you sion industry." with E! and began producing to kill the racial stereotypes www.zponies.com. and Southern a career in Hollywood as a tele- In addition to his campus 'True Hollywood Stories," fea- that exist within the genre. Manifesto has a homepage at vision producer? This scenario, work, Meyers produced a video turing the likes of Mia Farrow Sergio Meyers' education and work ethic have paid off, www.southernmanifesto.com. is actually taking shape in the called "In The Mix," which fea- and Andy Kaufman. He's also life of one former BSU student, tured hip-hop artists from done work for T.v. Guide's thus giving hope to anyone from BSU who's looking to fol- Sergio Meyers. around the country. "In The 'Truth Behind the Sitcoms" and Some of you may remember Mix" was originally aired on shows for Vogue and The Style Sergio, but since most won't, public access, but later got Network. here's a littlebit of background picked up by UPN. His work Sergio is now creating his information. Four years ago. with the hip-hop 'show eventu- own reality-based TV show and Meyers was truly a man about , ally facilitated his jump to E! ' is working on a movie, based on campus: participating in student entertainment where he helped the book, "Mob Lawyer." g~>vernment as a senator (and create a documentary about As if that isn't enough , losing a bid for president by 50 Margo Hemingway. Sergio has a hip-hop alter-' yotes). He was a sports writer Meyersthen decided to make ego-- The' Infamous Houdene. for the Arbiter, as well as a the big move to LA and hope- The Infamous Houdene has a Communication major. fully work for E! full time. He record out called Servant Of Meyers said that while he called E! every day for a month, None on Meyers' own label, Southern Manifesto. Servant q[ . None was recorded here in Self-defense Training~ Boise, with the help of Todd Dunnigan and the AudioLab To further keep his Boise connection alive, Sergio wants to help other local artists get national recognition with his Tues, Nov 7th 4-6 pm label. Meyers stated that "Boise SUB Jordan Ballroom has a large population of talent .. that keeps getting passed over." Besides being a professional, Meyers has a very socially con- Hosted by Ada County scious side, especially when it Sheriff's Dept. comes to race relations. This past year he traveled to South Carolina (the state where he Sponsored by ASBSU was born and raised) to join the and the Women's Center NAACP in a march against the state's confederate flag. Meyers, Su ported by Delta Beta Nu and BG who is white, said that he was

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"The Nutcracker" Pops packs the Pavilion comes to the and a jazzy "Jingle Bells" .Morrison Center tw Mjke Wjnter Christmas is about; And this is "build now, park later" mentali- the Arbiter what music conveys better than ty at BSU. There were three or spurred along by David Mann's fourhundred empty seats at the sax, Alfred Buoananno's, bass, by Mike Winter any,thing. Conductor Keith the Arbiter ow in its fourth straight Lockhart made the point that, of on-tune start of the two-hour and Tony Cruz's, drums. all the elements of the season, it concert. And there may still be The event has always been Nsold-out year, "Christmas package of sweet Christmas is the great, varied music that cars lined up trying to exit. decorated to successfully trans- Pops at the Pavilion,". as it dreams, wrapped in the calls the Pops to action. But the Boston Pops package form the athletic arena into an A might be called, has become . music of Tchaikovsky,performed more than a concert and more In our area, it doesn't hurt, delivered as promised. The almost cozy Christmas environ- either, if the music has a decid- University Singers, of Cal State ment. But Friday's decorations by the Boise Philharmonic and than a tradition. It is a commu- danced by Ballet Idaho arrives at nity enterprise, with a train of edly Christian bent. Witness the Fullerton, singing during most and lighting were the best ever. I sola-out "Child of the Promise" of the program, were superb. .White-light icicles hung from the Morrison Center Dec.9--JO . corporate support that gets Four performances with longer every year. A ticket at the Idaho Center last week. The orchestra's brass section is the ceiling; a dark blue backdrop outstanding, from extremely behind the orchestra and chorus affordable ticket prices for stu- I, order form for next year's event And Friday night the Pops; in contrast to past vocal soloists, articulate French horns in featured snowflakes and dents make this an attractive enclosed in Friday night's pro- Christmas present for yourself,or gram signaled that the market- featured a Christian crooner, 'Waltz of the Flowers" to jazz wreaths. country in flavor, for about a riffs in the trumpets. The While the sights have a friend. "The Nutcracker" shows Ing machinery is already gath- at 2.p.in. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, erIng steam. third of the program. If that's arrangements were terrific, improved, the sound has not. Dec. 9 and 2 p.m and 7:30 p.m. Where else can you get your cup of tea, the many-tal- especially those of percussion- This year the. amplification ented Rob Mathes is wonderful. ist Pat Hollenbeck and well- sounded boxy and very local- Sunday,Dec.10. together with 10,000 of your Ticket prices for students are fellow citizens and sing Otherwise it was probably a. known jazz arranger Don ized to the speaker clusters $8, $14, and $18. - Christmas carols accompanied good time to face the restroom Sebesky. Sebesky's "Joy!" above the stage. Choreographer Toni Pimble by the Boston Pops? . lines. . sounded like a super-charged BSU students and faculty get offers a production rich in drama This is probably a very good Speaking of lines, the- "Handel's Allelujah meets Star $3 off the published ticket and comedy,as toy soldiers battle thing, coming on the day that Pavilion or the event parking Wars." r.rices of $75, $50 or $25. Even the U.S. Supreme Court met to staff should be credited for Sportscaster Marc Johnson If you end up in the high alti- giant mice in Act I. The Opera layout some ground rules for organizing the .Boise Tour provided an infectious narra- tude for $22 each, this event is Idaho Children's chorus sings along to the snow flakes' and ice determining the next I?resident, Train to help carry people from tion of "'Twas the Night before the spirit of Christmas. 25 days after the election. the cars to the concert. Of Christmas," After the audience skaters' dance at the finale,which In any year the idea of join- course it did little to solve the sing-a-Iong came two encores: follows a dramatic pas de deux ing hearts and hands is what congestion created by years of Leroy Ander~on's "Sleigh Ride" (dance for two). CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND. THE CORNER ••• " Boc1J'"Je,;,Terr~::' • Santa Suit Rentals • Mrs. Claus • Elf Costumes Achj.lt ~rovelties& Oils • Office Party Gifts • Adult Novelties • & a lot of the unusual for the hard to buy for.

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despite club problems by Jim Toweill the Arbiter by Jim Toweill like sardines on the dance floor; es are about fun-and there was certainly no lark of _that. the Arbiter sometimes with hardly any room re you out of money? Under After an excruciatingly long to .breathe, much less to move A21? A fan of local music?· n Friday: Dec. I, a few hun- around safely. Cramped condi- wait, long-revered punk veterans Sexually aroused by the sight of ", ::..., '-',::,:'-.'-,':',.'.:: Rancid showed up ~n, stage. Odred rabid fans of punk rock tions like these are often prescrip- sweaty musicians performing '.i_J~_<'\'.. ,;;;~::,._~j;:-,.L,.,',::l.;) ..:< ., -, Their last visit to Boise, lit the '98 showed up at the club Sixth and tions for disaster. Fortunately, their craft? Dying to spend six Warped Tour, was slightly disap- , Main (located at Sixth and Main most of the audience was well ,hours in the Hatch Ballroom? If Streets-e-duh) to watch The behaved, and there was a sense of pointing, and didn't live up to the any of these things apply, you might be interested in Mowing about quality of their recordings, but Distillers, AFI and headliners camaraderie between those who the "Communion of the Bands". Rancid-some from as far away sang along. this performance was much dif- On Thursday Dec." 7, ten-yes, ten-Treasure Valley-area as Alberta, Canada. But many of I wasn't able to see The ferent. bands will take the stage at BSU to sonically wrangle the ears of those who showed up weren't Distillers, or even all of AFI's Frontman Tim Armstrong anyone with the good sense to show up. Besides the gas it takes to able to see the sold-out show. A set; What I did catch of AFI was bounced his skinny ass around get there, and the energy needed to walk up the stairs in the SUB, the stage like a kid at Christmas, good portion of the fans who did extremely energetic and, enter- it costs absolutely nothing to get in, have tickets missed the two open- taining. Make-up and plastic clad smiling and making hand ges- If that doesn't sound like a good deal to you, then music is prob- ing performances.- singer Davey Havok spent most tures galore as he sung. Even the ably not your thing. I'm sure CNN will be showing some more elec- Sixth and Main started the of his time as part -of the crowd, tough-looking guitarist Lars tion updates you'd better not miss that night. show at 6 p.m.-which is highly leaning over the steel barrier, Fredriksen and bassist Matt The people who put together this little shindig (who include unusual for a concert involving often letting them share in his Freeman looked as if they were ASBSU Sen. Matt Vander Boegh) have amassed a good lineup of only three bands. So, a long line frenetic vocalizations. The other having a damn good time. And quality bands. They include: Level 10; Sparky Parks and. the of fans stretched down the street, three members, bassist Hunter, so was the crowd, who danced (as Aardvarks (blues/jazz fusion); Static Street Idlers (all the way from even after 7 when AFI had drummer Adam Carson and gui- much as they could with the lim- lovely Ontario!); DJ Flow (spinning and manipulating the wax); already begun their set. Not to tarist Jade Puget remained on ited space available) to old rancid Crash Four (they often get compared to the Dave Matthews band); mention that the staff at Sixth stage, but were no less enthusias- favorites like "Nihilism", "Radio", Organic; Triphonic III; Fly2Void (I've been told they're pretty and Main were less than expedi- tic about their roles-jumping, and "Maxwell Murder", as well as heavy); Sub-Vert (popular rap-core quartet), and the always enter- new tunes like "Loki". The band ent in getting fans through the .whirling around, and playing the taining PirkQlaters. doors. Some 'staff members melodic hardcore with passion. took requests at the end of the In addition, there, will be art on display, including a selection of weren't exactly courteous to their AFI played a good mixture of show, without doing a real vintage concert t-shirts from the 50s and 60s. The show starts at patrons, yelling at, and ushering songs from their repertoire, encpre-which was refreshing six; and goes until midnight, so some endurance is going to be them along like cattle. The venue including a few tracks from their since encores are so common and required of the audience, but the effort will be well worth the cost has gained a reputation recently latest disc (which is, in my opin- cliche nowadays. of admission. And if your legs can't hold you up for the entire six " despite the venue's lack of for employing bouncers who are ion, their .best), The Art qf So, hours ... well, no one will hold it against you. , unnecessarily rough and rude to Drowning. conscience and consideration for There is a schedule of the bands' start and end times, but I'm not the customers. 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