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English professor retires, starts new chapter in life
Webster, Mass., received his "When I was chair of the Davisleaves bachelor's degree in 1959 from Faculty Senate, I addressed Vermont's Middlebury College, concerns about faculty salaries where he was a news editor for to the Legislature, and they just behind legacy the student newspaper. He said didn't want to hear it." the editorial board constantly He started teaching at Boise Junior College in By James Patrick Kelly challenged the The Arbiter -.:...------administration. 1963, after finishing "We were told if his master's degree After English professor we published any at the University of California- Charles Davis retires this week, more articles criticiz- he's going into his kitchen to ing the compulsory Berkeley. In 1966, he went master the art of bread making. chapel [mandatory to the University of But this docs not mean he's church service] that North Carolina at slowing down> instead his days we would be on the will now be filled with fly-fish- next train out of Chapel Hill to cam his Ph.D., and then in~, gardening and culinary pur- town," Davis said. returned to Boise suits, "The president State in 1970 where "My wife wants me to take up told us to stop sur- he immediately golf. I do have the clubs," Davis veying students' opinions, and he Chartes Davis in 1983, during became the chair of said. his MagnumP.I, phase, the Department of PhotD by Ted Hermon, The Arbiter Davis also plans to put the fin- even came looking English - a position ishing touches on his first novel, for the documents. Charles Davis (left) and Editor-in-Chief James Kelly discuss Pacific oysters and rustic a contemporary piece of literary So, we just hid them in my dorm he held until 1988. bread. Davis' record of service and fiction. room," for the reading of Shakespeare. I Davis has never been afraid to dedication has garnered him horse at Boise State. He's the go- baritone voice. "I'm exploring the concept of "I took his Bewitching sat in the back of the class and confront tough issues, especially much respect from his colleagues to guy for British fiction on cam- how people organize their days. pus," Macbeth course and was amazed projection was not a problem for There are a lot of strange rituals ones related to higher education. over the last 33 years. "At one point, he hired a Davis, who specializes in the by his ability to kindle an excite- him," involved in this process," he said. At Boise State, full-tenured pro- Davis will continue to teach majority of the department. He 18th century British novel and ment for Shakespeare in his stu- "It's not intended to be purely fessors are paid 20 percent less workshops at Boise State in hired me in 1971," Ken the Elizabethan and Romantic dents. I'm sure he will be greatly i intellectual. I want it to be excit- than the national average. I Sanderson said, current chair of periods, is a favorite among stu- missed," English major Christina British literature, including a ing as well." "I will miss teaching, but I Shakespeare class this summer. won't miss the Idaho State the Department of English. dents because of his enthusiastic Latta said. Davis, who hails from "His booming voice is perfect Legislature," he said. "Charlie has been a work- teaching style and rhythmic, Kustra picked as university president Professors, students affected by SARS
By Vicki Parsley said. The Arbiter ------"Friends in Hong Kong reported that they go home after Since Idaho has no reported work instead of socializing with cases of SARS, most Boise family or others, take expensive State students aren't too con- taxis instead of the subway, and cerned about a local outbreak. anticipate having to 'self-quar- Yet, BSU professors and stu- antine' if they travel to Canada dents are experiencing this to visit relatives." global health problem in per- International students have sonal ways. 'also been affected by this global Mark Buchanan, associate epidemic. professor and director of the Boise State's International International Business Program, Student Advisor Christy, recently returned from China. Babcock Quintero said many' Buchanan, who was chosen by international students would be the American Professors Study traveling to their home coun- Abroad program to teach' in tries this summer for vacation. ' Chengdu, China, for spring "SARS has been a concern semester, arrived back in Idaho for several of my students. I three weeks early due to the know of several students who seriousness of the epidemic. were planning on going home to He stated that several of the an Asian country for the sum- 30 students involved in the mer vacation but have now University Study Abroad decided not to. Their families Consortium Program left China do not want them to take any early because of health con- chances that they may be cerns. exposed to SARS," Babcock "Some of us also were Quintero said. scheduled to fly through "I am 'currently helping Beijing, requiring an overnight another student research stay there. In spite of all of this, whether or not there will be any I am not aware of anyone who quarantines for students from did not stilI leave reluctantly certain countries. He plans to go and with sadness," Buchanan home for the summer but is said. worried that he may be quaran- "The semester experience tined when he returns to the was well worth the inherent U.S. in August. Unfortunately it Kustra greets ASBSU President Ali Ishaq and Vice President Jim Wolfe. Photo by Bred Arendt, The Arbiter risks, whether known before is hard to say where this situa- going or becoming apparent tion will be by then. It may get Robert Kustra was introduced as Boise State's "It is a privilege to stand before you as the while we were there. No one better, or it may get worse," ' new president to a standing room-only crowd that newest Bronco," 'Kustra said. ' that I know of regretted having Marc Morris, president of included faculty, staff, legislators, students and Kustra added that he looked forward to work- come to China," the Student International While Buchanan did not deal Business Organization, has dis- the media on Thursday. Kustra, former Illinois ing to establish Boise State as a "metropolitan with any seriously affected cussed the risks with students lieutenant governor and president of Eastern research university of distinction." , SARS areas, Nancy K. Napier about traveling abroad. was not so fortunate. "The members understand Kentucky University, was selected from a field of Napier, a professor and exec- that these risks are no more than more then 80 candidates. Go to www.arblteronllne.com utive director of the Global, a short-run pain in the butt and Kustra said he was honored and excited to be Business Consortium, traveled as a result we do not believe this selected Boise State's president. ' for more about Kustra. to Hanoi, Vietnam, where an wiII have a long-term effect on outbreak of SARSwas reported. the members," Morris said. Napier said an American "There have been many cata- who was working in rural strophes from small-to-large Vietnam died of the disease. He scale that have disturbed the became iII and" went to the world's economy, travel and Graduates' job hunlmay not be as dismal as projected F r e n c h - Vie t n arne s e much more andas a result there- International Hospital, which is fore affected international busi- 72 percent of Business stu- Design a focused resume. By Bridget Morris According to Phaneuf, the located across the street from ness, travel, etc., but each time 'dents had been accepted to Research the organizations or The Creightonian situation is not as bad as it may the university where they the economy has bounced back .graduate school or found a job companies in which you are (Creighton u.) ,...-,----- appear. The unemployment worked., and business travel has resumed rate in Omaha, Neb., is lower by graduation. interested. Network with facul- : He was evacuated to Hong as normal." , "A lot of employers are just ty, friends, alumni and profes- For most college graduates , than the national average. Only Kong •where he later, died. Corrine, M. Henke from the now hirJng. Companies arc sional associations. Do not get the weeks before graduation 4.2 percent of Omaha residents Reportedly, several hospital Studies Abroad/National looking to hire more now that discouraged. ' are some of the most memo- were unemployed in February, workers in Vietnam contracted Student Exchange prognUn the war is over and .the stock "Jobs are out there, Don't rable, but this year, many arc as compared to 6.4, percent the disease. The Vietnamese does not believe SARS will , market is doing better than . rely on traditional job search wishing that their undergradu- nationwide in February. government closed the hospital affect the Studies Abroad Pro- projected," Phaneuf said. , approaches," he said. ate days were not so numbered. However, in larger cities the and quarantined health workers grams at asu. , ,.,'., ". Much of the job market is BiJI Shea, Business senior, , "This is certainly the worst unemployment rates are higher to preventthe spread ofSARS.· "We are experiencing our hidden. Small- and middle- started looking for, a job in economy for this generation of than the national average. In- . ," Napier, believes that Vietnam highest ~nmentnumbers in . sized companies are doing well banking or finance overra students," Gerry Phaneuf, February of 2003~ Chicago's 'has developed' no' new cases in years," l{enkesaid. ' in the market, where as larger month ago. He feels optimistic director of career services at unemployment rate was 7.2, in recent weeks and has done a "There might be an iJlitial corporations are. feeling the about his job search and Creighton University, said. New York City the rate was good job of containing the dis- decline in enrollment jn'~ian impact of economic uncertain- believes it wiII take about 3' to "They are not used to a lack 8.4 percent and in Los Angeles ease. ' programs, buttherey;on~the unemployment reached 6.5 ty, Phaneuf said. He believes 4 months to find a job. "/\ colleague in Vietnam, any long.,.tange iriIpaCt;~~t$ of jobs like this." students might have to settle "I think things willstart to According to the U. S. percent. who is doing a graduate degree canalwayschangeptC)" , for a smaller sal~ry until they , -tUrn. in the economy and the Department of Labor Bureau "If students are focused, in Singapore, 'is currently sitesiftheyarewomed can find a better Job. war IS over so I am not worried of Labor Statistics, 6.2 percent know how to interview and unable totravel out of Vietnam this issue. Studeti Ppaneuf offers several sug- about finding a job," he said. of people were unemployed in network, they will do fine," to preverither. from bringingwant
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entin the newsroom. By Brandon Fiala "Some staff members com- The Arbiter ------pared him to Lou Grant, the grizzled editor played by Ed James KeIly steps down from Some stan Asner on television. He some- The Arbiter this week with a times had a gruff manner, but coIlection of journalism awards members compared most of the staff seemed to and a thickened writing portfo- enjoy it," Morris said. lio. him to LouGrant, Kelly said he is. grateful for But KeIly, this year's editor- ~ ~': \'"":": I:C. his experiences at The Arbiter, r in-chief, said the success of the the 'urizzlededitor but is ready to put his skills to newspaper was due to a commit- .wor~ at a professional newspa- ted staff. played by Ed Asner per III Washington or Oregon- "I empowered the section or begin graduate school. His editors. The bottom line is that on television. eventual goal is to become a they stepped up and did a great food journalist for a national job," he said. - Dr.DanMorris, magazine.; .~;: KeIly said one of the high- Arbiterfaculty editorial adviser .K~lIy, acommupi~ation/ lights was The Arbiter winning EngliSh,IDaiorw~th a jq\\(naJism 1st Place in General Excellence :ehIphasls;ls 'li1'\lOn-tfaditional at the Idaho Press Club Awards. ----", student from Seattle.iHe'.was a It had been nine years since the with a defined season. We put chef in the Puget Sound region newspaper last garnered the out two issues every week, and for 12 years. He went back to award - which is a competition it's a year-round collaborative school in 1998 at Clark College, among Idaho's universities and . effort." and transferred to Boise State in colleges. Kelly, a former chef, said he 2000 to pursue a writing career. Kelly was known in the was able to reach many of the After publishing several newsroom as a gruff but hard- goals he set for the newspaper, works in the Portland area, working editor, said Dr. Dan including better design and pre- Kelly said he realized a career in Morris, faculty editorial adviser sentation. journalism suited him best. to the paper. "A newspaper is kind of like Kelly has worked at The "James' efforts to make the a plate of food - it has to look Arbiter for nearly three years, paper more professional were good and taste good," he said. starting as a reporter, and recognized by the Idaho Press Drawing from his years in advancing from a section editor. Club. James led by example, the kitchen, Kelly applied the to editor-in-chief. and not only did he write stories same passion to managing the "I think I've gotten the full for most sections of the paper, newspaper - a sometimes- experience from the paper," he he also published articles in unwieldy process involving said. commercial magazines." numerous student employees, With his editorship behind Kelly had a wild ride during occasionally irate readers and him, Kelly said he looks for- his editorship - balancing work, general budget constraints. ward to spending time with his school and the birth of his son "The newspaper and restau- wife Dana, a Boise State alum, I Nolan in February. rant industries are both high- and newborn son. "It's a major commitment to pressure, deadline oriented and Photo by Dana Hopper-Kelly produce this paper," he said. detail intensive," he said. Editor-in-Chief James Kelly ponders the difficult questions of editorship at "We're not like a sports team KeIly's intensity was appar- Payette Lake.' New editor-in-chief anticipates exciting challenges oratory. He said The Arbiter has attuned him to the demands of Arbiter. By Jason Kauffman ing passion for journalism. 111is creative freedom because it is not journalism. Asked if some might question Tlte Arbiter ------interest led him to successfully his political beliefs and how they entirely reliant upon advertising pursue the position of editor-in- While working as an account might influence decisions at The revenue. I representative at The Arbiter in the " Incoming Arbiter Editor-in- chief at the Arbiter for the 2003- Looking to the future Benson fall of 2001, Benson contacted Arbiter, Benson said to criticize the 2004 school year. expresses optimism. Chief Andy Benson isn't an indi- Laura Wylde, the current news edi- paper as a whole would be unfair. vidual who backs down in the face Benson acknowledges that "I don't think that's fair because "It's going to be a great year, many people consider his political tor, and expressed an interest in of opposition. In fact, he truly wel- the news section is going to stand next year, for The Arbiter just views to be of the radically liberal news writing. because we have a what looks to be comes the challenges that come as Wylde assigned Benson the on its own." a result of dealing with complex variety. Benson said the role of the news very exciting, very charismatic "I am obviously a leftist. I have task of conducting interviews with President in Dr. Kustra," he said. issues. Jerome Mapp and Mike Wetherell, section is fairly well defined. "I like to critically look at no shame saying that whatsoever. According to him, The Arbiter "I've got a hunch there's going ,: However, I am also very indepen- both of whom were running for re- everything," Benson said with a "is not going to become a commu- to be a lot of news for us to cover ' election to the city council. ~.: dent in my thinking," he said. next year." grin. The experience was so reward- nist, manifesto-type rag." Over the past several years, Benson's role at The Arbiter ing Benson realized he had a desire Benson feels campus newspa- Benson's political interests have has changed over time in much the to become the editor 'of The pers fulfill the role of a media lab- been a guiding force in his deepen- same way that his news writing has i
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They For an added bonus, I'll now , To wrap up the school year, conversations and snoop around sibility that comes with parent- First Amendment. want to see if they can get present the BEp· lifetime I'd like to do a top five list. But on your PC to ascertain whether hood. The reality of the life When normal people try to Patriot II through without all the achievement award to President won't be reviewing the five you're using my word or not. changes the characters would sell a jar of jellybeans on the I public fear of terrorism for sup- Bush. In his Navy uniform atop best-dressed celebrities or even BEP refers to the delicate have to make for Baby Emma street, they can be fined for not port. If you don't let them the USS Abraham, America making my nominations .for practice of bending reality in was probably too much, and she using the appropriate USDA know you're watching them, I didn't connect him with the boy other people's minds. It is has been simply written out of label-cven though they list the men of the year. That's People wouldn't be surprised if they who used his father's influence and Time's realm. named after the expert phasing the script. Friends is only fic- ingredients on the side. God pulled off a number-one BEP to join a Texas Air National out of Rachel and Ross's baby tion, but they say art imitates forbid an American kid ingests ~ My list covers the Top Five next year. In any case, they are Guard unit whose planes were Baby Emma Phenomena on Friends. reality. The continued list wil\ too much Yellow #4. But to watching you. no longer being used in In each episode since illustrate. demand labels for boxes ofNike (BEP). Many readers don't I'm going to keep this year's Vietnam. His natural ability to Rachel's delivery of Baby The fourth best BEP goes is shoes to prevent corporal pun- know what BEP is because I number one BEP tentative. It displace consequence helps us Emma, the newborn has seen awarded to Vice President Dick ishinent of child laborers? just now coined the term. Take goes to Bush Spokesman Ari feel better about the war. We less and less screen time. In Cheney. Here is a man who That's unconstitutional. The note, Webster's. Fleischer. Fleischer staged a all watch him comfort those fact, in the last episode I brought the term "revolving First Amendment can be com- : Now, before I provide a def- flyboy landing for President who have given a son, husband watched, I saw plenty of Rachel door" a new meaning. This promised to protect our kids' inition for BEP, it is important Bush for his "end of major com- or father as the ultimate sacri- that you, dear reader, should not and Ross but not one screenshot savvy public servant managed bodies, but you can't extend bat speech." fice, and we need him to for his or reference to their cute, cud- to downplay his conflicting that to the barbarians! Way to feel free to use it in all your con- Fleischer is reported to have appearance, not the man he real- versatioris- I'll sue you if you dly offspring. business interests so his former go, Nike. Second Place is co-awarded said that the event would not be ly is. do, especially if you trade it on BEP are not limited to company could score recon- Now a special thank you to to John Ashcroft and Congress a helicopter arrival, because the Gnutella or KaZaA. Friends. The practice of bend- struction contracts in Iraq with- all our BEP winners for rewrit- out even bidding. But it doesn't for the Patriot Act. Rather than ship was so far out at sea. I You can receive permission ing and shaping reality to fit ing reality to suit their tastes. ask law enforcement and intelli- Actually, if was only 30 miles for unlimited verbal use by your needs is a common prac- end there. He also managed to gence agencies to find out what off shore. The carrier had to Only their special talent can sending a self-addressed tice in politics and business. stay on their payroll, proving make all our fantasies about went wrong on 9/11, this man angle itself away from the San stamped envelope marked The fifth best BEP goes to that reality is truly malleable! and Congress rewrote the Diego skyscrapers to the cast so patriotism, this country and life SCAM and a modest $5.00 user none other than the writers and Third place BEP goes to come true-s-if only in the Constitution so that those same they wouldn't show in the back- fee to me care of The Arbiter. producers of Friends. Besides Nike. Rather than face the con- flawed agencies can disregard ground. I doubt this will be American mind. All uses of the acronym in writ- making this list possible, and sequences of the public finding Sociology doesn't equate to socialism
work of another Frenchman, have been exceptions like C. confirm, sociology is not social- The"Arbiter Wright Mills, academic sociolo- ism. Emile Durkheim. As to the purported effective- Whereas Comte's was a reac- gy in the US has largely reflect- ness of fighting "the man" by 1910 University Drive Phone:345-ll204 tion to the French Revolution ed broader political trends (if Boise, Idaho 83725 Fax: 426-3198 and the Communards, not quite as thoughtlessly). opposing diversity education? Well, even the best ofphysi- Online: Yiww.arbiteronline.com Durkheim's was a reaction to A French ancestry is, of cians loose a few patients, and the emergence of the labor course, no sin in and of itself. even the best of teachers loose a movement and the Nor can one defend the notion Communists. But Durkheim, that "France is a country that few students. despite his relatively conserva- espouses socialism." That kind C 'est la vie, Jerel. James "Pogue Mahone" Yorgen "Meat Pillow" tive politics, was no slouch (and of ahistorical reification is Kelly because he was of Jewish ances- exactly why there is a sociology Editor-in-Chief . Kipper try - an "insider/outsider" - he department in the academy: 345-8204 xl05 (Sveedish Porn Star) What about the puppet Vichy Asst. Production Manager was not as wedded to the French 345-8204 x110 intellectual mainstream). government? Honey Lipshitz A brilliant methodologist, But don't blame just the Managing Editor French. Intellectual life in A Celebration 345-8204 x106 Lance Corporal Durkheim's studies of suicide 0' and "primitive" religion estab- Europe was always cosmopoli- Adviser David Law-Smlth's Danielle Shelby lished a place for sociology in tan, and the inspiration for these 345-8204 x107 Frenchmen's ideas included News Editor. the academy. His insights Guest--- Plato and Aristotle (preserved Ufe•.. 345-8204 x102 inspired the anthropology of Brad Arendt I Sexy Malinowski and Radcliff- and extended by Arabs like Ibn General Manager Opinion Brown, and thus, via England, Khaldun), Machiavelli, Hobbes, Jack Fiala Hume, Locke, and Kant - 345-8204 xlOI they found their way to A campus memorial to Assistant News Editor Greeks, Italians, Englishmen, celebrate the life of David 345-8204 x1l4 America. and Germans. And if the contri- .Law-Smith, a member Martin Orr, Ph.D. In the US, academic sociolo- of Andy Minuteman butions of Americans to the dis- the Boise State community \ Philher Daily Associate Professor gists first parroted Herbert Marketing Coordinator Spencer's Social Darwinism cipline of sociology should be for over 20 years, win be Sports Editor Department of Sociology -- discounted as "unpatriotic," 345-8?04 xl03 (the rationalization that murder- held Wednesday, May 14 why were social scientists like Ad Design Jerel Thomas's parting shot ously perverse social inequities at 10:00 a.m. in the Special \ Consuelo Victorious justin Lee can be explained as the direct Lasswell and Lazarsfeld funded Events Center. Scheduled in The Arbiter compels at least a by the CIA? ' Diversions Editor David Habben result of subtle natural differ- speakers will be commem- short correction. As for Karl Marx, while few 345-8204 xl04 The term "sociology" was ences). But a truly American orating David's lifetime approach to sociology was born scholars would deny that his achievements and an open ' Reporters indeed coined by the Frenchman was a central provocative influ- Honey Lipshitz Casey Wyatt August Comte. But Comte was of the only distinctly American mike will be available for , philosophy - pragmatism. And ence upon all the social scientif- people to share their linda What's Cookin' jim Toweill no socialist. Of aristocratic ic disciplines, he rejected. the Copy Editors background, he was a rcac- the "Chicago School" - at the thoughts and stories about Elizabeth Puckett university founded by the rob- label "sociology." That was him. All arc welcome to Tammy Sands tionary critic of the liberal Comte's conservative "science" Tad Hardman French Revolution. By nearly ber baron J.D. Rockefeller - attend. Tanya Dobson gave us Park and Mead. ·Then (and eventually, Comte's reli- Photo Editor all accounts, over the course of gion). Marx preferred "scientif- 345-8204 xl21 Eeyore the Rock Star Parsons introduced Durkheim his life Comte became increas- ic socialism" or "historical Andrea Trujillo ingly delusional. The label and the German economic histo- . Jeremy Branstad rian Max Weber to American materialism" as a descriptor. ja;on Kauffman "sociology" might have justifi- In sum, as any dictionary will Assistant Photo Editor Linda Cook ably died with him but for the sociologists. Although there 345-8204 xl21 Vicki Parsley Old Dirty Bannister • Editor's Note: Business Manager Office Manager 345-8204 xl17 Dixie Reeked Opinions expressed by guest and staff columnists reflect the Clive "Party Boy" Ad Reps diversity of opinion in the acad-' ernie community, and often will Hashridge Rob Ervirginity Advertising Manager be controversial, but they don't 345-8204 xl08 Mica Schuster represent the institutional opin- Vicki Parsley ion or The Arbiter. Editorial' . board opinions appearin staff Lou-Diamond Martin editorials, labeled "Our Take." Asst. Advertising Manager Columnists 345-8204 xl09 Edvin Subasic Sean Hayes Shawn Shafer Pete Espil Online Editor Guest-' -'- 345-8204 jared Kenning OpiniOn. Muffy'Stenkamp Photographers Production Manager Punky Bruiser 345-8204 x110 ;:. - .~. - ,'-' . " DlvenlolU 'EdItor Lauren Consuelo Tuuiq Phone: , 845-8204 xlO4 E-mail:, , [email protected] t I Monday, May 12, 2008 Page~-. The Arbiter Diversions a personal essay Blur loses guitarist,·gaiDs perspective More than is that the entire band is com- Albam seems to have trouble their self-titled (not first) album of Brit-pop nearly caused con- finding direction in his experi- By Justin Prescott vulsions in virtually half the posed' of cartoon characters, The Arbiter ------in 1997. mental tendencies. As a song- a,degree It's not easy listening, but population. including . a 10-year-old Not to say it was a bad thing. Japanese girl who is a guitar writer he needs someone there Psychedelic Brit-popsters there is an ethereal quality to it keeping him in check, giving By Tammy Sands that one can only attribute to Blur just knows how to keep virtuoso and martial arts master, The Arbiter ------Blur has just released their sev- you on the edge. . ' and a creepy bassist with a pen- him that direction. i enth album, Think Tank - their massive amounts of drugs, or at The AlbamlCoxon"songwrit- least a little cough syrup. The last song on the album, chant for Satanism. College is not. just about first album in four years. And "Battery in Your Leg," is Blur's They had a top 40 hit with ing team was unstoppable the verdict? We find the defen- Think Tank begins with just throughout the '90s, but a four- , ean\'ing a degree. It's about dis- such a sound. "Ambulance' is salute to earlier Brit-pop bands "CllntEastwood," a slow rhyth- dant guilty of experimentation mic jam including MC Del tha year hiatus did more harm than covering ourselves and opening right up there with any song on such as Joy Division and Jesus our minds to new ideas. after guitarist, your honor. and Mary Chain. It has a slow, Funkee Homosapien and a good. Many have speculated, Yes, this is Blur's first album Blur or their 1999 album 13. but let's just say that working When I first came here four The beat sounds almost out of ballady feel to it with a haunting video with gorillas dancing like since their longtime guitarist Thriller-era Michael Jackson. together failed to be an option. years ago, I thought it would be time; the disco-style bass makes guitar to keep you wondering if over after I got my degree, and I Graham Coxon decided to go maybe all is not hunky dory It was all so much fun we Think Tank is an experiment his own way. The band is not you want to dance, and Damon in life after good personal would walk away with a simple Albam's vocals threaten to put with the world. almost forgot about Blur, or the better or worse for it, but that possibility of a new album. We chemistry. It didn't work too piece of paper. you into alternate dream state. So, why four years without a No doubt college has taught signature Blur guitar sound is new album? Albam was busy are left to wonder no more. well the first time around, but audibly missing. "Crazy Beat" harkens back perhaps there's time to find me academic material that will to Blur's earlier days, when with his side project, Gori/laz, They are back, sans Coxon, The result is a potent dose of who are like Blur with a dash of with an effort that makes the direction, or at least create allow me to receive a diploma, Blur in that psychotic-elevator Graham Coxon's guitars another magical duo. but more importantly, it has pro- swirled around some strange, dub and a sprinkle of trip-hop. absence stingingly obvious. music style they have been The best part of the Gori/laz Without a collaborator, vided me with life experience to famous for since they released repetitive voice and the twinge' take with me into my future. Throughout my college expe- rience, the most important things I've learned are the life lessons. The most inspirational . Daniel Lanois returns to and thought-provoking lessons I ! are as follows: 1. My mom, Ginny, taught me: other side of studio glass Laughter helps relieve stress. You can either cry or laugh ophy to his first solo CD in 10 His hushed singing on Shine is when times get tough, and By Thor Christensen equally unpretentious. On the title laughter generally has better The Dallas Morning.News -- years, Shine. which came out April 22 on Anti Records (home track, he croons like a saloon results. 2. My most inspirational pro- In place of a typical keynote of such fellow renegades as Tom singer a la Frank Sinatra. Waits and Merle Haggard). "There's also a bit of George fessor, Dr. Ben Parker, instilled speech, Daniel Lanois kicked off in me the ability to see both the South by Southwest confer- Lyrically, the CD touches Jones in there, and some distant upon the Beat-inspired "soul min- Bob Marley," he said. "I wanted sides. You don't have to agree, ence in March with reams of but 'try to understand. wordy beat poetry that left people ing" he kept referring to in his to exclude vibrato, because I love free-form SXSW speech. that absence of style - that sort of Sometimes there are "yes and wondering what drug the soft- no" answers to life's toughest spoken producer had ingested. But musically, it's a stark nursery rhyme schoolyard style work that jumps from dub reggae of singing where it sounds like questions. "Two double espressos," he 3. My step dad, Alan, told me: said, grinning a few days after the to soft ballads to surreal pedal you're just happy to be invited." steel guitar instrumentals. He got his first invitation to Trust yourself. If you can't trust speech. "I was quite pleased with yourself, whom can you trust? it because it had a real sense of Shine boasts several high- music as a child, when a door-to- door salesman persuaded his Be confident and don't let oth- fun." wattage guests: His "little buddy Bono" co-wrote and sang on mother to get him a pedal steel ers dictate whether or not you Fun and espresso are the last will succeed in whatever you ' two words you might associate "Falling at Your Feet," while "I guitar. Love You" features vocals by In 1970, at age 18, he and his choose to do. with Lanois. - an architect of 4. My boyfriend's mom and my some of the most brooding Emmylou Harris, who tapped brother Bob built a home studio in Hamilton, Ontario, where they friend, Janeen, said: It's not sounds in rock, from U2's 111e Lanois to produce her 1995 mas- terpiece Wrecking Ball. produced a slew of Canadian about finding the right person; Joshua Tree (1987) to Bob it's about being the right person. Dylan's Time Out of Mind But despite the star power, the musicians, including kinder-folk songs sound as if they were star Ram. ' That saying about loving your- (1997). self before you love someone In a landscape filled with recorded in the hotel room he's But the most important visitor sitting in today. to the Lanois studio was Brian else is right on. If you lose your- peppy, overproduced songs, the self in someone else, then you 51-year-old Canadian is a rare "There's something sweet and Eno, the ex-Roxy Music key- boardist who was then experi- lose your identity and all you've champion of minimalism. touching about music that's made Photo courtesy of KAT with restrictions - music that menting with "ambient" music. worked to achieve. "You can push a button and Lanois jams on his axe. get just about any sundry poured sounds like somebody .made it In the early '80s, Eno hired with a cassette in their bedroom," Lanois to co-produce his solo In the end, we choose our onto your record these days," he paths in life. We have to work to said. "But sometimes, it's nice to he said, relaxing in a suite dotted albums, as well as help him pro- steel guitar, and I found a way of \' duce U2's ethereal The Another high-profile' admirer achieve the dreams we hope to keep things bare and sparse." with guitars, including his was Peter Gabriel. The arty playing electric .guitar that favorite pedal steel. Unforgettable Fire (1984). come true. He's applied that same philos- English rocker was so impressed nobody else was doing - I gave Things happen when we least by Fire he asked Lanois to come up my pick, cut off all my nails expect it, so being open to up with some of the music for the and decided from that point on, it change and being able to see Matthew ModinelNicolas Cage was just going to be flesh on both sides are the best ways to film Birdy. steel." be prepared for whatever life In a sense, his gritty style is a "I was just this Canadian kid has to offer. IDEAL EMPLOYMENT working with Peter Gabriel ... It throwback in an industry domi- After four years, I am walk- was fantastic, but it was also a bit nated by synthesizers and Pro ing out of here with a degree, Tools, a computer program that frightening because he said but also with life experience and corrects mistakes almost as soon SUMMER JOBS 'Here's my library. Take any- memories I will never forget. thing out of it you want. Mix it as a musician makes them. But anyway you want and come up Lanois is no Luddite. with the soundtrack.'" He used sampling on Shine They teamed up again on So, (that's a Charley Patton guitar riff Gabriel's 1986 commercial on "As Tears Go By") as well as "Maybe I'm too much of a breakthrough. The back-to-back on Bob Dylan's "Time Out of pacifist," he said. "If I like Dre as we are looking for students success of So and U2's The Mind" - though you'd have to lis- much as I say I do, maybe I Joshua Tree in 1987 turned tcn hard to notice it. should give him a call and say, with excellent verbal skills. Lanois into one of rock's most in- "TIle way I feel about sam- 'We should do something.'" demand producers - as well as pling and technology is that I wel- If nothing else, a DrelLanois one of its most distinct. come them into my creative CD would finally inspire writers By focusing on "the shadows world, but I want to hide the to come up with some new adjec- in the background" of a song, sutures in the end," he said. tives for his music. The old ones, he's become a sort of anti-Phil His world is an ever-expand- he says, have grown annoying Spector: Instead of building up a ing one, with his productions and inaccurate. tune with bells and whistles, he spanning jazz (Brian Blade), "Early on, I did a lot of ambi- strips songs such as U2's "With country (Willie Nelson), folk ent work with Brian Eno, and the Or Without You" or Peter (Ron Sexsmith),R&B (the term 'atmospheric' has been fol- $7 to $12 an hour Gabriel's "Don't Give Up" down Neville Brothers) and alternative lowing me ever since," he said to their dark essentials. rock (Luscious Jackson, Scott with a dry laugh. "From working with Eno, I Weiland). But he says his dream "I could be running a rusted learned that to find your own collaboration would be with Dr. nail across a dead guitar string Training voice, you've got to chase after a Dre. through an old amplifier and dream no matter how obscure Normally, Lanois works only som\tOne would still write something sounds," he said. by invitation, but he's so keen on 'Lovely atmospherics.' available "So I went against the grain of collaborating with the rapper- Terminology has a way of haunt- what everyone else was doing. I turned-producer he's willing to ing you forever." invented my own tuning on pedal hunt him down.. environment ~~~~~~~-~~- ....-t- schedule ,.,4/Ja'-;4fIa ~ +- AIR NATIONAL GUARD Up to $3,000.00 Per Semester for Fu/l-Time Students !!!
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.-"-;"." The Arbiter • Pa e 7 Mnda 12 2008 Diversions hop OJ Creep. despite the limitations of corpo- Cmmentary Even th~ most famous white rate media domination," he said. rapper;j.~ arguably the most Yet, as irresponsible and famous' white or black, recog- "pop" rap becomes' more fash- nizes his own responsibility for ionable and profitable, what white popularization of, rap does it mean for the quality, life ! rap too commercialized?---- and popularity of-true MCs?- ~I_. music. "True MCs get lost among \ .-. '1" "I amthe worst thing since By C,altlln CoUins It is anotherexampleof rap about the commercialization of "There are many whites, Elvis Presley, to do black music these new rappers," said music The j,firror (Fairfield Ui] - becoming more commercialized his own music in order to break executives and artists, who copy so selfishly, and use it to get journalist Kevin PoweIl. and losing somexof it~ street into-the mainstream: "Tell you black creativity until it is gentri- myself wealthy," rapped "The formula for a hit record When, American Idol host credibility. !\ r: .:' what Banks told me, cuz' go fied. Today the face of hip-hop Eminem in "Without, Me." today is simple: Fancy yourself Ryan! Seacrest mentioned the "Rap has-gone commercial," head and switch the style up ... may be associated with black "Hey, there's a concept that a thug, pimp or gangster; rhyme name.of the most popular song rapper Silkk the Shocker told and watch the money pile up." faces, but underneath the black- works, 20 million other white about jewelry, clothing and of gatgster rapper,50 Cent, on a The Mirror in an exclusive Some go further and blame ness is still a minstrel show con- rappers emerge." alcohol; 'denigrate women in recent taping of the show, the interview. white CEOs for the pop fame of troIled by white faces." The structure of the music every conceivable way and crowd went wild. Silkk praises the' amazing rap music, where the biggest Underground artists also feel industry may also hold back party ad nauseam." "A California auditorium full crossover success of 50 Cent, star - Eminem - is white. the influence of whites and cor- rap's evolution, according to Still, many fans of rap say of young, mostly white, teenage but recognizes the switch 50 had "White creative culture itself porate America on their raw and Fairfield music professor Brian they like whatthey like and feel girls went absolutely insane at to make from gangster to partier is one large minstrelization of non-mainstream art form. Torff. that music is about having fun, the mention of the name of a in order to achieve that success. black culture," controversial "Rap, a small part of hip-hop "The chaIlenge will be for gangster or pop star. guy who used to sell drugs," In 50 Cents' song that broke writer Carol Chehade said in an as a whole, has gone main- rap to move forward and evolve said rap fan Stacie Lucas, 19. him, "In Da' Club," he raps interview with The Mirror. stream," said underground hip- Record industry targets MP3 downloads By Nick Reed used by telephone companies tern. ty of music trading and OSU's The Lantern (Ohio State U.)- in other cases. The companies "Ohio State is one of the computing policy on the OIT have argued they merely trans- few schools which prohibit InfoPages, which offer materi- Downloaders beware - mit data back and forth like a students from maintaining al on, topics such as copyright record companies have pipeline, without any real servers of any kind on its resi- laws, responsible use of net- become increasingly willing to knowledge of whether or not dent network," said Bob Kalal, works and ethical uses of soft- file lawsuits against individual that data is illegal. director of OIT policy and ware. . To increase awareness users, whom they blame for "We don't want to be the chairman of the Big Ten declining sales figures over policeman in this process," Security Working Group. about the iIlegality of trading the past several years. said Eric Holder, a lawyer for According to University copyrighted music, the RIAA has sent warning messages Recent court rulings have Verizon. Police Detective Willis directly to miIlions of users of made it difficult for the record Following a January ruling Arnweg's affidavit, "it was industry to go after the opera- and then an appeal, U.S. estimated that this file-sharing popular file-sharing programs. The music industry also tors of person-to-person file- District Judge John Bates activity alone consumed over I uses the instant messaging sharing programs, but have ruled the power authorized 10 percent of the university'S function of certain peer-to- , left the door wide open for under the copyright act does total network resources," peer networks to inform users , copyright infringement suits not abridge the First Four computers were con- I that offering copyrighted against individuals. Amendment rights of Internet fiscated in Monday's raids. music on person-to-person The now defunct file-shar- users. The search warrants said the OSU students were networks is illegal and that 'II ing Web site Napster was a "We are pleased with the they face consequences when ! fairly easy target for' the court's affirmation that indi- believed to be responsible for recording industry to go after vidual users are accountable operating the illegal file-shar- they do so. I "The best way to avoid ! because it had its own central for illegally uploading and ing network. becoming an un indicted feder- 'I servers - computers that downloading copyrighted One of the four students al felon [music pirate], is to ,-! acted as a kind of traffse cop works off of publicly accessi- said charges are expected to be obey the law," Kalal said. for the millions of file-sharing ble. peer-to-peer networks," filed in the case Friday. requests sent out every day on said Hilary Rosen, chairman Although representatives the network. and CEO of the RIAA. for the RIAA said it regularly \- Following its success in the "[The] decision in the notifies colleges around the I case against Napster, the Verizon matter makes clear country of illegal materials \ Recording Industry that the individual infringers found on their sites, the associ- , Association of America filed cannot expect to remain ation denied playing a role in i lawsuits against thefile-shar- anonymous when they engage launching the investigation at i ing services KazaA and .in this illegal activity," she OSU. Grokster. These cases were said. The RIAA declined to com- not as clear-cut as the Napster Verizon is appealing that ment on any future lawsuits, though Amanda Collins, a i case. decision and has yet to give up . These networks' do not have the user's identity. spokeswoman with the RIAA, Icentral servers, like Napster, said, "it appears to have been a lbut they have what are cailed The next Napster massive pirating operation." - 'super-nodes. The nodes, main- On April 2, the RIA A filed "These types of pirating :~ained by private individuals; the first lawsuits against indi- networks are harming every- serve a similar function by vidual users for iilegally shar- one in the industry, not just the pirecting network traffic. ing copyrighted files. record companies, but also the ! In a recent case against The students, who attended artists, the people in marketing (irokster, a person-to-person Princeton University, and promotions, even the peo- lile-sharing site, a district Michigan Technological ple working at the CD manu- iourt found Grokster to be University and Rensselaer facturing plants," she said. nnocent of any wrongdoing. Polytechnic Institute, reached "It's stealing." The court went so far as to settlements under which they Many of the 3,000 users of the Direct Connect system at 't' y Grokster, "may have will pay between $12,000 and ,tentionally structured their $17,500 apiece to the record- OSU might not even be aware siness to avoid secondary what they were doing was ille- ing industry. gal. . Ilbility for copyright infringe- They also agreed to disable "Unfortunately, many 'users Abundant LifeChristian Fellowship Church of 80ise ~nt." their Web sites, which con- Non-Denominational \ nected users to songs and other of systems like KaZaA and Ie - " .Grokster may be under the j \oing after individuals files on computers throughout If - Multi-ethnic their respective campus net- mistaken impression that any- - Spirit-filled \In a related case, the RIAA thing they do on these systems works. ked a federal court to force is now' legal," said Cary 'rizon, one of the largest While the record industry Sunday Pre-Service Prayer ------8:45. am alleged the students were oper- Sherman, president of the lernet service providers in RIAA. " Sunday Worship Celebration ------9-10:30'1m 11 United States, to reveal the ating campus file-sharing net- works, representatives of the "In fact; every court deci- -Nursery & Children'S Church Provided rille and address of an indi- sion regarding peer-to-peer students disagree. Tuesday Bible Training Classes ------6-8 pm "ual user who operated an networks has confirmed that ~ged super-node for the file- They said their clients did Friday Choir/Praise Team Itch. ------7-9:30 pm little more' then run search distributing or downloading string service KazaA. ,1st Sat. New Members Class ------9am to Noon engines, akin to Google, that copyrighted music without Verizon resisted the sub- permission of the copyright Pastor Dan" S. 8razell let users find any kind of digi- Co-Pastor Arlena Grazell Abundant Life Christian Bookstore open during service hours Prna on the grounds it should owner is illegal," Sherman tal fiie, including songs. nl have to intrude on its cus- said. tdrers' privacy, and that as an Meeting at 2122 Broadway Parle Shollping Center, Broadway Ave., Boise Id:rnet service provider, it is Hitting close to home Keeping safe Phone: 344-9300 Fax: 344-9304 Email: alcfCi!'qwesl.nel !tely actng as a channel for The students involved in The freshman survey itifile-swlVping customers. Monday's raids at Ohio State course UVC 100 used to cover Under the Digital University allegedly operated safe computing, but no longer Milenniun Copyright Act, a similar system using Direct t~ record industry is entitled Connect, a file-sharing pro- does. The Office of Information trfile such subpoena and the gram, to connect nearly 3,000 Technology is in the process I~ is requred to divulge the students on campus to copy- of creating a safe computing uers ideitity, but Verizon righted material on other stu- Web site, which it hopes will dents computers. agued this i.s only applicab~e clear up any misconceptions if the cop'nghted content III In addition to allegedly students have on this topic. qiestion rGides on the' phone breaking [,,':,,;'al copyright The new site is expected to be cjmpany' sservers. laws, the students are in trou- up for faIl quarter. The srvice provider's ble for violating university I Until then, students can computing policy by maintain- ajgument is related to the find information on the legali- "¢ommon carrier" defense ing a server on the ResNet sys- ELPW"ANTED .}.CREW WAREHOUSE SALE i , May 20th -thru24~ ~OTIVATED WORKERS NEEDED I West Park Towne Plaza j 301N. Milwaukee St. Boise, ill
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_ \i once more that they're no fluke. women's athletic nexl season Along with competing in the basketball teams to break on the rise next year, right? It With summer right around could be fair to say that one rea- If they find success yet again, it that they will start phying so the comer and the football sea- WAC, the Broncos also fin- through and start adding to the cergames on campu~ which I overall success at Boise State. son fans don't show up for the should be yet another improve- son fast approaching, it's time ished runner-up to Arizona ment as they embark on a just an.other boost fo\continuq State for the Pacific-IO With 'continued success and basketball games is because to reflect on what was possibly they had a losing record. But tougher non-conferences sched- fan support. In the Pqt, the sod the greatest year in Bronco ath- Conference Title in wrestling newly added recruits, both the cer team has been plying the] men and women's teams should what happens next year when ule against teams like Oregon , letics. and ended the season ranked State and Brigham Young. games off campti at t,* 12th nationally after capturing be able to produce winning they start winning, does that This past school year has mean more fans? Maybe, only Fan support at basketball Simplot Sports Comjex. ~ three individual All-American records not only next year, but With all excitemet going 0 seen ups and downs as most if they win. and football games is impor- years do, but the highs this sea- awards at nationals. The also many seasons to come. this past year, the wundatio The Broncos also enjoyed Despite the nationally tant; nevertheless, all events at son severely outweighed the Gymnastics squad took home Roise State can build on and has been built for , letics It the Western Gymnastic individual success in golf, track ranked football teams great per- lows, and in the process, lifted formances last year, or the last build up a winning tradition. Boise State. Now it time tb Boise State athletics to the Conference Championship as and field and cross-country this continue that successmd much well and advanced to' the year. four years for that matter, it's national spotlight in several still like pulling teeth to fill Looking to the future of the responsibility ~I\ fall on sports. ' NCAA regional for yet another fans and supporters. '" If you win they will Bronco Stadium. Much of the This season marked the sec- Year. . blame rests on the students who Next year will be a crucial After all, if bein~ranked ond year Boise State competed Despite losing records, the come, or will they? nationally in athlet isn't two basketball teams underwent are reluctant to have school time for sports at Boise State as in the Western Athletic spirit, and don't use up the the athletic department contin- enough, we can alway my that Conference, but their inexperi- amakeover and improved upon It seems the direction of the Boise State has the belcolIege their previous seasons, but that 4,000.allocated tickets. After all ues to grow by adding alpine ence didn't show as they came athletic program here at Boise tickets are free - for now. skiing and inthe next few years, sports in Idaho. ! away with two conference won't be good enough next State is on the up-and-up as a year. The one thing this campus Next fall the Bronco football softbalI will be part of the pro- championships (football and whole, and with all the winning team is going to try and prove gram as well. Another plus for men's tennis). desperately needs is for both going on; fan support should be NCAA slaps Michigan with more penalties
In the meantime, Michigan this past season, forfeiting many those victories have been forfeit- officials said they were relieved victories from the 1990s and ed. The infractions committee the Ed Martin scandalis coming removing championship banners ordered the university to disasso- ciate itself from the four players to an end. from Crisler Arena- "We believe that strong Infractions committee chair for at least 10years. They will not actions were necessary to make Thomas Yeager praised Coleman be allowed to help' Michigan sure such behavior never again and the current school administra- recruit or donate money to the occurs at the University of tion for cooperating with the university. Michigan," U-M president Mary investigations, which began in The sheer dollar amount is Sue Coleman said. The scandal 1996. He also praised the self- what swayed the committee. The involves $616,000 in illicit pay- imposed sanctions. NCAA never had ruled on a case ments from Martin.. a former But Yeager said the new in which athletes took" so much booster; to four ~layers in the penalties were necessary because illicit cash. PHOTO BY ROMAIN B 199Os.Martin testified about the U-M's success during the early Last fall, the NCAA classified the payments as extra benefits to UnivelSity of Michigan Athletic Dirnctor Bill Marlin answers questions at a payoffs and loans' as part of a and mid-1990s was "a sham." about NCAA sanctions against the schooI's basketball prOgram. guilty plea to federal charges of Chris Webber led U-M to the players already in school, not conspiring to launder money from NCAA title game in 1992 and recruiting inducements, and Michigan .. hoped that would staggering competitive and ancil- an illegal ~ambling operation. 1993; Maurice Taylor, Robert lary recruiting advantage over Martin died m February.. Traylor and Louis Bullock helped lessen the penalties. But the infractions committee determined other member institutions," the The university imposed sanc- U-M win the National Invitation committee said in its report. Toumamentin 1997; and Traylor that the extra-benefits violations I. tions on the basketball team in were so extreme that they justi- Yeager said there were several November, hoping the NCAA and Bullock led U-M to the 1998 "red flags" about Martin. includ- wouldn't hand out harsher penal- Big Ten tournament title. fled a twl>:yearban on postseason 'I tournament play. ing Free Press reports in 1985 and ties.. The self-imposed sanctions All four of those players took 1989 that detailed his gift-giving included a ban 0Ji postseeson play money from Martin, and all of "The violations provided a I Monday, May l2 '200S" . -=Th=e;Ar=bl:.:·t,;;.;er=--• ..;;;.P.;;;a&ge.;;...;.9 z SP~O!jrt~SL -.;....----- Newwonien'salpiq~·· 11 b . t· • . . SEC e tb 1'1 BOISE • STATE -coachannounced~:i~;?,:,Ala.ama con Innes ·100·a UNIVERSITY Career Center Services Urqs Pa.vl.ovci~,one of the top . Career, Internship & Part-time, Summer, collegiate skiers in the history of the' sport, has been named the tradition of 00 blacks allowed & Temporary Employment Li$.tings onBronco!ob~_ women's head coach of Boise Career Counseling S~ DJv,*ity's new alpine ski By Mike Bianchi' . namedtoSJ>O!ls Illustrated's Trent Dilfer and Jay Fiedler. Resume & Job-SearchAssistance teaD1..tBnllco·· Director of The orlando Sentinel --'- list or most influential minori" Croom actually'" grew up .fn Tuscaloosa. He was an All- , ·http://ellreer.bOlsestate;edo.· Athl : ....•~, Bleymaier made ties in sports. " ... The SEC is ··426-1747 . '. the .~~t on Friday. " way past due." ... America· center. for Bear In 1963, Gov. George Wallace 1173UUlv,rsity Drll'e . . Pit loVCicfwill be the first literally stood in the doorway to Granted, the ratio of block bead Bryant. He coached' under head .,..hOfthe women's alpine stop the first black students coaches in all Division I-A col- Bryant at Alabama for a decade (in the Alumni Center across from the stadium) . ski. t t- at;J30ise State as the from enrolling at the University lege football- four out of 117 - and has been in the NFL since Bronco ;.be~ their first year of of Alabama. is horrible, but the SEC iseasi- 1986 as an offensive coordina- compe on,m the NCAA this And now, 40 years later, the Iy the most abysmal of all. tor and currently as the running upcom g .season. Women's segregationist spirit of Wallace Every other major conference backs coach of the Green Bay alpine ,skiing will be the 18th still lives on - not just in has at least one black head Packers. in~ije~te sport Boise State Alabama, but in Mississippi, coach in their histories and "I'm· disappointed': Sylvester.' was not hired, but I'm S~~ •• i Georgia, Florida and the rest of most have more than one, -Croom 'Ai meJ)lber of the Slovenia the Southeastern Conference. And please spare us the rhetoric not surprised," said Floyd National Ski Team, Pavlovcic has Wallace once declared, about the paucityof qualified . Keith, executivedirector of the be~~s'#tive country's top giant "Segregation now, segregation black candidates. Obviously, Biack Coaches Association. slalem skier the past two years. In tomorrow, segregation forev- there haven't been a whole lot "The statistics in the SEC speak 200~,he ~hed the World Cup er!" Who knew he was talking of qualified white candidates for themselves." seasbnrilnked 18th overall in' about the SEC and its either. Seven of the past 15 This was a chance for the state giant sl~l~m. Pavlovcic competed deplorable closed-door policy head coaches hired by the SEC of Alabama to be perceived as for Slovenia at the 2002 Olympic toward black head football had no Division I-A head- progressive instead of oppres- G.~in\S~t'Lake City, Utah, coaches. coaching experience. Doug sive, Hiring Croom would have but";ci'aShfd'during the second Replacing Mike Price, Williams, the head coach at put the Crimson Tide on the. round of cOmpetition in the giant Alabama hired another football Grambling, was passed over at front page for breaking ground Weekly~~ecials slalom and dId not place. coach (Mike Shula) on Friday, Kentucky a few months ago so instead of breaking rules. as low as $94 Pavlovcic skied collegiate at another white football coach, the Wildcats could hire Rich But once again, Alabama has . Sierra Nevada College in Incline just like the previous 300-plus Brooks, who'd been out offoot- proven it is still living in -the Village, Nevada, from 1995 to white football coaches in the ball for the past two years. '60s. They have hired cheaters, 1999. Sierra Nevada competes in history ofthe SEC (Segregation But what's happened at drunks and philanderers to (208) 455-2359 d:~~r~~~5 the United States Collegiate Ski and Exclusionist Confederacy). Alabama is even more shame- coach the Crimson Tide; they and Snowboard Association Never in the 70-year existence ful. The Crimson Tide actually just won't hire a black man. where Pavlovcic won four con- of the league has a black head passed over an arguably more In 1963, George Wallace began secutive national championships. football coach been hired. qualified black candidate in his famous pro-segregation As a senior in 1999, Pavlovcic There was once a head football Sylvester Croom so they could speech by saying: "It is appro- placed first in the individual com- coach in the SEC named Jack offer the job to Mike Shula. priate that from this cradle of bined, giant slalom and slalom Crowe, but it's Jim Crow Yes, the same Mike Shula who the Confederacy, this very heart Arbiter earning NSCSA All-American whose name still lives on in the was a journeyman QB at of the great Anglo-Saxon honors in each event. In 1997 and league's Old South hiring prac- Alabama and was fired as Southland, that today we sound 1999 Pavlovcic was named the tices. And I guess we shouldn't Tampa Bay's offensive coordi- the drum for freedom." islooklng'for NSCSA's Skier of the Year. He be surprised that Trent Lott and nator three years ago before Four decades later, Wallace's also excelled in the classroom at Strom Thurmond both repre- being hired as the Miami drum still reverberates through- out the Southeastern Sierra Nevada receiving second sent SEC states. Dolphins' quarterback coach. tearri NSCSA All-Academic hon- "It's 2003,"· said Reggie To sum up Shula's coaching Conference, and its song ors in 1999. Williams, the Disney Sports credentials, he is the man most remains the same: While competing at Sierra Executive who was recently, responsible for developing No blacks allowed. Nevada, Pavlovcic also eamed - three medals at the United States National Championships and Ex.a. three medals at the World University Games. During his career he has won three medals at Boise State deleats Arizona the Slovenian National Championships, and was the The Boise State Broncos Especially in doubles playas "The Cats were awesome overall winner of all international (18-7) claimed their seventh all three matches' were played out there today," said Boise State head coach Greg Patton. • Great part time work races in Slovenia during the 1992- victory in a row and 15th out to decide who claimed the "But we wanted this match 93, 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. of the last 17 with a 4-1 deci- point. Pavlovcic has served as a ski so much and our guys were • Good earning potential sion over. the Arizona With the 3-1 lead, the coach at the Mt. Hood Summer fearless and aggressive out Wildcats in the NCAA Round Broncos were in control of • Flexible hours Ski Camps, and for the Erich there. Our dream is to playa of 64 this afternoon, May 10 their own destiny, and it Sailer Ski Racing Team. He is a Top 10 team like Cal and we at the Hellman Tennis Center came in the form of 1999 graduate of Sierra Nevada earned that chance with this College with a bachelor's degree in Berkeley. Mahmoud Rezk.· Rezk and victory. To be able to play for in Environmental Science and Arizona finished the regu- Andrus played neck and neck the final 16 is a dream come Ecology. lar season with a No. 34 the entire way, but the Boise true ... it gives us a chance to Along with competing in the national ranking while Boise State junior triumphed with a see what we're made of." NCAA, the Boise State women's State finished at No. 35 and 6-4, 6-4 victory to clinch the Today alpine ski team will be a member the contest was us evenly match and advance the of the Rocky Mountain Broncos to the Round of 32. - Bronco Sports Information Intercollegiate Ski Association. matched as the rankings. \
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