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This is the last issue of The Arbiter for the semester. Graduate student Drew Mayes will be the Editor In Chief for next year and will publish several issues over the summer. Many thanks are in order for this year's diverse and talented staff, and well wishes go out to all incoming staffers. We've seen just a hint of what you are ail capable of and we're certain we'll be reading!
NEWS
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The Arbiter wins big at the Idaho Press Club Awards
OPINION
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Opinion Writer Brian Holmes gives' the Faculty Senate a big F - when it comes to.the Plus/Minus grading system
Guest Writer Woody Howard offers readers his definition of freedom of speech
CULTURE
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Chuck Norris doesn't read The Arbiter. He stares it down until he gets the information he wants,
SPORTS· . . . ------PAGE 12
It's time for fans to put away the big orange foam finger
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WEDNESDAY High: 71F / Low 47F reduce parking congestion schedule of events Boise State University is ex- dignitary parking. same day so we expect increased Because of the limitation of parking and traffic demand. pecting its largest attendance Friday, May 12 ever for spring commencement. handicapped parking, family and Portions of Park Center Blvd. will AIIreserved, general and metered friends who cannot walk a dis- be. closed between S. Leadville THURSDAY parking lots, including the park- tance can be dropped off at the Avenue and Southshore Way. 12 p.m, Alumni celebration BBQ at the Student High: 78F / Low 47F ing structure, will be free for com- front of arena. Entrance lor 2 of BSU officials encourage all pa- Union Building mencement patrons. ' the Taco BellArena have elevators trons to carpool and arrive early. A large portion of the West sta- available if family or friends can- For any questions regarding this Saturday, May 13 dium lot, located directly east not climb stairs. message please contact Parking CONTACT and Transportation Services at of the Taco Bell Arena, will be Please be aware that "Race for 8:30 a.m. Taco Bell Arena opens ------the Cure" is scheduled for the (208)426-PARK. NEWS reserved for disabled and (208) 345-8204 x'102 9 a.m, Graduates can pick up name cards in the [email protected] , grassy area between Taco Hell Arena and the Boise. State officials say Idaho's strong Bronco Gym. Graduates then be directed to OPINION will (208) 345-8204 x 112 the Bronco Gym or the Auxiliary Gym for lineup [email protected] economy bodes well for '06 graduates , and instructions.
CULTURE According to Dick RapP! asso- 2004-April200S. 10 a.m. Commencement begins in Taco Bell (208) 345-8204 x 104 Courtesy BSU News services In addition, d.uring that same [email protected] elate vice president for student Arena If recent. figures compiled by affairs and diredorofthe BSU time period, therewasa39 percent increase in employment'positlons SPORTS .the Career Center. at Boise State' Career Center,'. there was •..a 34 12p~m. R~ceptionforgraduatesand families in . listed for Boise State grad\1ates on (208) 345-8204 x 103 are. any indication ofIdaho'seco- Percent .Increase in the number the IntraDlural Field, located betweenTaco Bell sports@arblteronllne~com nomic health." theunivetsity's of employerswhocoriductedon~ Broncolobs, a Web site available ,Arena ilndthe Studept Uni()p Btill(IIIl~ ..' . "'i., Classof 200618 entering a robust campusintemeWli \vitti graduat- only toBSUstudents registered'
ADVERnSING. job market ~'at least statewide . ing st.ud~ntsbetwe~n. July 2005 , , .(208) 345-8204 x 118 and lo\=al!y.•., . . and April 2006 comparedti>:July , See .ECOn()rjlY·J~ag'e31- , ,,~, . - -" " '.- ;'" .',.' . '.' -'.- , " buslness@arblteronllne:corn . World/National/What· the? storieS courtesy of KRTCampus Wire Services unless otherwise credited. local/BSU stories are courtesy of the, Boise State Website at www.bolsestate.edu. All stories are complied by News Writers.
In December, the State Board or' Boise State will mark its 10th anni- Cuba undemocratic is a "logical fal- Education unanimously approved versary in July with a yearlong cel- national lacy' because it applies "capitalistic local/bsu world a Ph.D. program in electrical and ebration, "Engineering 10.0."Many values' in the context of a socialist Micron Technology computer engineering at Boise events are planned during the year, Mediators push society. ' 'Cuba entry in State, and the program began ad- including a back-to-school barbe- "Might it be possible to write the Foundation donates warring parties, in rpitting its first students this semes- cue, alumni reunions and guest i Wikipedia stirs article without using the word 'de- to new engineering ter. Eight doctoral students have lectures. The college enrolls more ; 'Darfur closer to a mocracy' at am" he suggested. controversy been 'admitted to the Ph.D. pro- than 1,400 students in its graduate "Sorry, comrade, no dice," an- Ph.D. program r peace deal gram for the fall 2006 semester, and and undergraduate programs. Its ,WASHINGTON - One editor swered Carr, one of the few writers • university officials plan to grow this researchers have $16.8 million in .. complained that Havana sympa- who posts a description of himself. The Micron Technology :: NAIROBI, Kenya - The war- number to about 50 students during active externally funded research thizers were transforming a scholar- "These comments show quite clearly Foundation will award $5 million :: ring parties in Sudan's Darfur re- a six-year implementation phase. grants, a 50 percent increase over ly enterprise into "their own private that you are a communist, or at least to Boise State University to support gion edged closer to a peace accord "The College of Engineering has the past year. In 2004, 68 percent Fidel Castro fan page," A user was someone who actively supports the its new Ph.D. program in electrical . Thursday night under intense pres- already enrolled some outstand- of the engineering graduates from tossed out after threatening to sue Castro dictatorship, not just ...some- and computer engineering (ECE), sure from international mediators ing students in its new Ph.D. pro- Boise State obtained employment another for libel. one who is naive about the realities Micron and Boise State officials an- who said they believed that a deal gram, and this generous gift from in Idaho industries, according to The fuss is over the Cuba entry in ofCuba," nounced Thursday. to end the three-year conflict could the Micron Technology Foundation statistics gathered by the college. Wikipedia, the free online encyclo- With neither side giving In, on The $5 million donation from the be at hand. will support the college's efforts to More about the college is at http:// pedia created, edited and admin- April 15 a "mediation cabal" - an Micron Technology Foundation, a But rebels and Sudanese offi- hire talented faculty and attract the coen.boisestate.edu. istered entirely by volunteers with informal mediator - joined the dis- private, non-profit charitable orga- cials declined to endorse a series best and brightest students," said The Micron Technology . the aim of becoming a Web-based cussion because the talk page had nization formed in 1999 by Micron of amendments put forward by U.S. Boise State Provost Sona Andrews. Foundation, a private, non-profit knowledge repository forhumanity. become "huge." The cabal suggested Technology Inc., will fund new and British envoys hours before a Research will also be enhanced organization established in 1999 But the Cuba entry, like those citing reputable sources to back the faculty and staff positions in. the midnight negotiating deadline, and because the university will have with a gift from Micron Technology, on President Bush and abortion, Cuba-is-not-a-democracy sentence. College of Engineering, stipends success wasn't certain. Talks in the the resources to hire clusters of Inc., is engaged in funding has been snared in Intense politi- Failing to produce an agreement, for ECEdoctoral students, lab reno- Nigerian capital of Abuja were ex- researchers working in a partic- educational efforts and charitable cal divisions over everything from the cabal departed after complain- vations, new instrumentation and pected to last into Friday morning. ular area instead of a single re- activities. the impact of U.S. sanctions on the ing that several editors were being other program costs, university of- Sudan had backed a peace pro- searcher, said Cheryl Schrader, posal over the weekend, but the communist-ruled island to whether -lude. ficials said. "With· the increasing demand dean of the College of Engineering. rebels raised concerns over a num- it should have a separate section on Others argued that if the article what the? for qualified, skilled and talented "Collaborations that will increase , ber of provisions related to securi- its human rights record. Russia and discusses human rights in Cuba, it engineers in our state .and coun- our competitiveness for federal re- ty, political representation and the North Korea do not. should also point out U.S. human try, Micron is pleased to support search grants will begin immedi- sharing of national funds. There have heen so many dueling rights abuses. "We.will not be dis- Death to the rebel Boise State's thriving College of ately," Schrader said. "We'll be able Mediators led by U.S. Deputy edits - 30 entries on April 27 alone tracted by the well-known commu- Engineering and its new doctoral to build momentum very quickly." alliance Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, -' that the article has been placed nist diversionary tactic of playing program," said Steve Appleton, The new Ph.D. in electrical and who's been at the talks since of(limits to first-time or unregis- bogus moral equivalence games," Micron's chairman, CEO and presi-- computer engineering is a re- A man brandished a pistol out- Tuesday, were trying to get agree- tered users. The article has notices Carr responded. dent. "To be competitive on a glob- search-intensive degree, and doc- side a middle school in.Oregon and • ment on two sticking points: the alerting readers that the neutrality Afewyears ago, online discussions al basis it is vital for business and toral students will work with fac- then fled the scene on a skateboard. integration of rebel troops into na- offour sections is under dispute. of this sort would have gone unno- community leaders to support edu- ulty on funded projects in areas Police were able to quickly appre- tional security forces and a time- Acentral tenet ofWikipedia is that ticed. But Wikipedia is now the 17th cational systems that continue to such as sensors, advanced inte- hend him from- witness descrip- table for Sudan to disarm the Arab articles must be written hi.a neutral most visited site in the world and raise the bar in education and pro- grated circuitry, image process- tions. militias, known as the janjaweed, point of view. But, as the debate on its traffic continues to grow at a fast mote curriculum rich in math, sci- ing, memory materials and robot- He was wearing black and red '. that it's used since 2003 to fight the the talk page attached to the Cuba pace, according to Alexa Internet, ence, technology and engineering." ics, said R. Jacob Baker, chair of paint on his face to make himself rebels. article demonstrates, neutrality is a Web-ranking outfit owned by The gift includes $3 million to be the Department of Electrical and look like the Star Wars character The janjaweed have looted often in the eye ofthe beholder. Amazon.com. awarded over the next four years. Computer Engineering. The proj- DarthMaul. and torched countless villages in The debate over Cuba turned in- Created by Web entrepreneur ects are funded by the Department Darfur, an arid region the size of tense after Adam Carr,who identifies Jimmy Wales, who today heads the The remaining $2 million is a chal- lenge grant that will be matched of Defense, the Environmental Texas, in a campaign that the Bush himself as having a Ph.D. in history foundation that oversees the site, I don't think anyone dollar for dollar for donations made Protection Agency, the Department :, administration has called geno- from the University of Melbourne Wikipedia is an example ofthe pow- to Boise State University for the ECE of Energy and other agencies. will notice ". cide. The violence has led to the in Australia and a gay rights activ- er of "social computing" - the abil- ity of users to create their own con- doctoral program. The research has many practi- deaths of more than 200,000 peo- ist, introduced this sentence high Law enforcement officials put tent without relying on the filters of ' "This is tremendous news for cal applications and could lead to ple and forced more than 2 mil- in the article: "Cuba is a socialist phony narcotics on display at the newspaper or hard-copy encyclope- Boise State, and we are very grate- everything from smaller portable lion from their homes - a number republic, in which the Communist Police Expo in RockawayTownship, dia editors. ful to the Micron Technology music players, such as an iPod', to that's increased daily as janjaweed Party of Cuba is the sole legal politi- N.J., to give people an idea of.what "We'vegotthis whole movement of Foundation for its vision and gen- AIMs that use fingerprint scans to attacks have spread into neighbor- cal party, and is the only state in the they look like. western hemisphere that is not a de- social computing and information of . erosity," said Boise State President identify users, to the development ingChad. of new materials for storing digital They looked real. Saif Haroun. a spokesman for the mocracy." users, by users, for users," says Peter Bob Kustra. "This gift will enhance information, Baker said An l8-year-old lad tried to steal leading rebel faction, said the U.S. This prompted responses that Kim, of the Internet research firm our efforts to build a very strong Micron Technology has been a them. and British proposal provided for , went from scholarly citations of po- Forrester Research. "The beauty of program that will help meet the major supporter and benefactor of He was immediately arrested. 7,000to 8,000 rebel troops to be in- litical scientists with definitions of this sort of technology is that its ed- growing needs of high-tech indus- the engineering programs at Boise corporated into Sudanese military democracy, to accusations ofnot-so- itable and that the community will tries in the state and the region, and State. and police forces - a plan he said hidden political agendas. police itself." provide new opportunities for re- The College of Engineering at he welcomed. ' ' Bruce Hallman wrote that calling search and collaboration."
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GENERAL NEWS STORY HEADLINES BY ARBITER STAFF position to pick and choose among dedicated and tal- 1st Arbiter Staff - selection of six ented applicants. 1st Sara Bahnson - "College newspaper competition in Idaho is no joke," "Van rollover kills eight USU students" For the second year in a row, the Idaho Press Club SPORTS NEWS REPORT Morris added. "The North Idaho College Sentinel, like Saturday night named The Arbiter the best college 3rd Shawn Ashby- us, won the Associated Collegiate Press's top honor, the 2nd Sara Bahnson & Tessa Schweigert- newspaper in Idaho. ' "He may be the best athlete ...." Pacemaker, last year, recognizing us among the na- "Letters say leaders posted 'racial slur' Students received their awards 'at the club's annual tion's top 25 two-year college and comprehensive uni- award banquet at the Owyhee Plaza Hotel, Honorable Mention Trevor Horn - versity newspapers. In recent years, The Scroll, at BYU- Honorable Mention Sara Bahnson - In individual categories, The Arbiter garnered three "James Blake gives more than he receives" Idaho, has won a Pacemaker, and The Argonaut, at the "Crime at BSU greater than al its sister institutions" first places, three seconds, four thirds, and two honor- .University ofidaho, has been a runner-up." able mentions. PAGEDESIGN This year's Arbiter editor-In-chief was Mary Grace WATCHDOG / INVESTIGATIVE The judge in the General Bxcellence category, the 3rd Francis Delapena & Heather English - . Lucas, the student business manager was Marcus 3rd Mary Grace Lucas - top honor, said The Arbiter was "a well-done, nicely "best of three" Hackler, and the general manager is Brad Arendt. "Holladay changes tune about ASBSU budget designed and comprehensive report that isboth useful and informative. I like this paper's willingness to chal- PHOTOGRAPHY Arbiter Press Club Winners LIGHT FEATURE lenge its readers." 3rd Mary Grace Lucas - 1st Stanley Brewster- Dan Morris, the paper's editorial adviser, said the "Saw; BSU parking horror story to boot" "Quarterback fumble; Luke Shields: Maureen Shea" repeat of the General Excellence crown "demonstrates GENERAL EXCELLbNCE 1st The Arbiter - Boise State University WEBSITE GENERAL EXCELLENCE that The Arbiter has reached a consistent state of qual- EDITORIAL 2nd The Sentinel- North Idaho College ity. The recognition pays off, as better student journal- 2nd Drew Mayes - selection of three 2nd Staff - The Arbiter- www.arbiteronline.com isis wunllll ..work at the paper and editors are in a better 3rd The Argonaut - University of Idaho StLidents use software to simulate the night sky The astronomy department uses Cosmology class, said that she en- and Cosmology class as well as the tions. BY RYAN RASMUSSEN Professor Daryl Macomb of the the program to plan observations. joys this feature. Astronomy Club, is a tool that stu- "I really enjoy the space ship Special to The Arbiter BSU Astronomy department said For example, the program can tell if dents or anyone interested in learn- mode-getting to fly around and re- he likes this program because of its the moon is going to be out or very Want to look at the stars? Now ing and observing stars can use- . ally look around the-galaxy. It's more accuracy. "It is flexible anda person bright, and will block out a lot of star there's no reason to have to wait to even if it's a doudy night or the mid- of a fun program to learn with." can put it into actual use when ob- Visualization,. They can even see get a nine-year degree or even for dle of the day. Another great thing about this serving from their own backyard," what the sky will look like hundreds night when you can load this pro- The program shows millions of program, Macomb says, is the fact Macomb said. of years from now or many years gram onto your computer in a matter stars, alarge number ofnebulas, gal- that it's very user friendly, even for Macomb's favorite feature of the ago. axies, and many other astronomical someone not enrolled in the class. of minutes. The computer program Starry Night program is that it runs Users 'can even go further into called Starry Night Enthusiast can features in vivid colors and forms. "Students can actually really find time simulations so that users can space and see objects they couldn't Users can look up individual stars items in reference once they know give Boise State students a simula- track the movement of stars and- see with the naked eye. [essica Elias, tion of the night sky at any moment by name or constellation to see their where it is in the night sky like-the constellations and see how they will a member of the Astronomy club actual location. The program also stars in Orion's Belt," said Elias. theywish. appear on a particular night. and lab teacher for the Stars and The program, used by the Stars offers specifics about constella- Kappa Rho's Chris Teeter reflects. on his six years at Boise State University
BY TERRA COPHER Master until Sunday, at which time the newly elected Grand Master Special to the Arbiter will take over the position. , , Graduating is like having He said his involvement in the He's an artist, Grand Master of fraternity has taught him many life a big weight lifted off your Kappa Rho and now- he's a Boise and work skills, but it has also been State graduate., work to keep up with the happen- ' It's not too late to Chris Teeter has attended Boise shoulders, a real sense of ings of the fraternity and school. State for the last six years. He re- "It's like having a part-time job," ceives his Bachelor of Fine Arts in' accomplishment. " Il1ustration on May 13. Hi,S quiet Teeter said. 'He would spend 10-20 hours a demeanor and easy-going atti- week, depending on the activities, tude barely contain his excitement help last Friday and brought 300 to helping out the fraternity with var- face of the chapter. You report on about being done with school. 400 people from around the com- ious activities and attending meet- the fraternity to the public and the "Graduating is like having a big university. You're also in-charge of munity. weight lifted off your shoulders, ings. Teeter has always been inter- As a senior at Boise State, Teeter running meetings." A real sense of accomplishment," As part of the art department, ested in graphic design and illus- served as Grand Master of Kappa tration. His family owns a graphic Teeter said. Rho. The Grand Master is equiva- Teeter took place in a senior port- Along' with being a student at design company and Teeter has lent to the President in other stu- folio show, where he and other Boise State, Teeter ran his own worked for them most of his life. dent organizations. students create a budget, handle freelance graphic designand illus- "I chose)llustration to compli- It's not a position that one can all the promotions, and ultimately tration business, and was an active ment my experience' with a de- easily walk into. sell their work to clients who come member of the Kappa Rho chapter to the show. gree," Teeter said. "You have to prove yourself, Now that he's a graduate, Teeter of Kappa Sigma. have good work ethic and man- "We take our best work in col- Teeter started his membership is going to stay in the Boise area for agement and leadership skills. lege and fine tune it," Teeter said. in Kappa Rho Spring 2004. He has another six to eight months, before GET A-HEAD You work your way up the ladder "Then mount it on the wall and served as Scholarship Committee -deciding if he wants to go any- and get lots of experiences," Teeter come up with our own trademark Chairman, Pledge Educator, and where else. said. "Grand Master is the public to sell ourselves." The show was Scribe. Teeter serves as' Grand THIS SUMMER!
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Alan.~ 2~8.283.5545 cessful Career Fair in March attend- like construction management, en- physical therapy, occupational ther- gramming and credit analysis. .:t ~ ""-,,'os www.tnnslcglass.com ed by 119employing organizations," gineering, accounting and health said Rapp. "Employer interest ex- care, but there are excellent oppor- ceeded the available facilities and tunities for students majoring in we had to turn away about a dozen other areas. We haven't seen that in [recruiters] who were interested in the last four or five years. Boise State is putting quality graduates in the attending. One tank of gas or "Also, what is really exciting to us, workplace and students from all dis- we still had employers doing follow- ciplines are benefiting." up interviews with our students 21/2 Don Holley, a Boise State econom- a bus pass for the days after the Career Fair. They were ics professor, also sees ample job op- using every facility we had available portunities for the Class of '06. "The summer? for interview space." strong job market for BSU graduates The statistics from the Career is a reflection of the strong national Center come on the heels of the lat- market and a strong regional mar- You don't n~ed summer school math est employment figures from the U.S. ket," he said. to figure out which is a better deal. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which "The national market has shown three to four years of growth' but . said that Idaho was the third fastest BSU Summer Student Bus Pass groWing state in the nation in terms there are signs that the national purchase passes at: economy is slowing. As strong as 3 months -June 1 through August 31 of the annual percentage change in BSU parking office the state's employment from March the U.S. economy looks right now, Only $36 2005 to March 2006 with an increase there is a good chance that it will of 4.9 percent. According to the re- be not be as strong a year from now ..• ValleyRide has service to BSUfrom for moreJnformation: The regional economy - both in the port; only Nevada and Arizona fared Caldwell, Nampa, Meridian and Bois~. www.valleyride.org better than Idaho in job growth. Intermountain West and' in Idaho "These numbers. tell me two _ is one ofthe fastest growing in the things,' said Rapp; "Firstthe.local ' country. While the U.S.. economy may slowin the coming months, we Valley A;""';;u0'Re..9.·.~ol _. __.•....~,.., ' ..... '...... ' .....•.-':.' economy is doing well; .local" em- TrQn~:" , , ~ )) Now its time to get a real Job! Congratulation, from your collpagp, at thp Arbiter! ':~~".J;,~\ ..:_~I.C)Oking nrtors, the (;eorK1Ll game, l,J!0 ~lill~ team for Howling Grt:l:II, the sha _ _l~s pro~1 rubln-ry hracr-lcts, king Ill' liprnL"C{)mmg, hly~g;,;autunw )wing- the worst season, Halloween fat man, (In't.t.fCh~~mag. 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Guest Opinion It's good to be the king or a duke, or What the university helps produce are the future middle-men and women that Report card Jacob Good's argument in the May 4 issue of The earl. Basically, anyone who doesn't really will one day manage and operate the in- have to care or listen to the dissent of the Glenn Pfautsch [email protected] re Arbiter is true, except for one thing ... there is a limit people that helps keep them in their el- flux of technological corporations and on free speech when it goes beyond the realm of rea- businesses that are appearing steadily on David Saunders dsaunders@boisestate,edu evated positions. fa son; not only offending, but also endangering others Apparently, the Faculty Senate here at the horizon. Geneva Wynn [email protected] il3 or making them believe they are endangered particu- Boise State University already know this. So, it would make sense then that those Richard Baker [email protected] [fJ larly in a public setting such as a job or school. I invite Just ask the Provost and Vice President students that put in the time should be everyone to speak to some of the immigrant popula- Geoffrey Black gblack@hoisestateedu frJ t,j()non our campus. Several of them have expressed for Student Affairs SoI1aAndrews. hurt the least. When the student body was polled on But, that doesn't appear to be the case Shawn Novak nO\[email protected],l [f} feelings not of disagreement, but rather fear for their their opinions of the new and powerful anymore. Professors will be able to cal- Barbara Glackin [email protected] r~l safety, and terribly trite grading system, a whop- culate without affliction or concern of This oversteps the bounds of free speech. It means a student's knowledge gain and perfor- Cheryl Franklin [email protected] If'.l Mr. Sawmiller's recent article held no value to any ping 79 percent opted against it. But, much like any authority mem- mance unmercifully. David Haws [email protected] rrJ conversation because those words extended into the And the student, whose academic ca- ber who knows and carelessly ,imposes K. Kirkendall kkirkendall@boisestateedu [R realm of irrationality; creating a public, hostile envi- reer hangs in the balance between an A romnent. Most certainly words can harm and it is gen- the limits of tolerance, the student body and B, will now worry beyond measure Dee Hartman dhartman@boisestate,edu ~J erally held that hateful speech against an individual concerns were simply brushed aside like on both counts. It certainly is an agoniz- (such as burning a cross on an individual's lawn) is not gnats and the whole lot went about their Leslie Durham Idurham@boisestateedu [£] ing situation for our Faculty Senate. protected as it shows intent against the individual. business once again chopping heads. Nader Rafla nrafla@boisestateedu [~ Do they listen to the woes of the stu- I quote Michael Curtis, Professor at Wake Forest When bumper stickers have more logic dent body, or ignore them altogether and Sarah Toevs stoves@boisestateedu [(:); LawSchool, in that, "Atwork, Title VII protects people and compassion, it's time for a change. implement a grading system that actually Pamela Gerhkepgerhke@boisestate,edu against a hostile environment -- so signs or buttons at The argument for the plus/minus grad- [l}j does more damage to the student popu- work that say "women out", "blacks out", etc. would not 'ing system is a stale one. Leslie Rosenkoetter [email protected] LtJ lation with the higher grade point aver- be protected. Here, generally, at least public schools Those that are for it, argue that border- ages, a no At system for example? Cheryl Jorcyk [email protected] lFt could ban offensive racial, religious, and similar epi- line grades may not make much differ- You be the judge. It's your school and Douglas Bullock dbullock@boisestateedu [5] ence in the long run anyway and that the thets -- at school." your GPA. But don't take my word for it, Directed hate speech is not protected under Free difference lies chiefly with the individual Jeff Peloquin jeffreypeloquin@boisestateedu [l:} just ask these guys. Oh, and let us also Speech laws or when it creates a hostile public envi- student's initiative. remind the Student Affairs Office that Joanne Klein [email protected] [t)] ronment. Mr. Sawmiller's article made people feel per- That has always gone without saying. merely changing the recipients name Bob McCarl bmccarl@boisestate,edu l~.j. sonally and physically threatened which incidentally, A good student with minor outside com- and re-posting a ready-made response per the application of the previous statement, is a vio- mitments will always be a good student over and over again does not count asef- Oh, and just in case you're onllne'nnd want 10 copy and paste these all Into one neat email, here lation of the Student Code of Conduct at Boise State. and work hard to prove that. is all those addresses again side by side. On the Boise State Campus this is really not a But, what happens to those students fective leadership. So please, feel free to contact our [email protected], dsaunders@bolsestate,edu, [email protected]. rbaker@bolscst8te. constitutional question; this is a Student Code of that work forty-plus hours a week and Faculty Senate, and let them know what edu, gblack@bolsestale:edu, [email protected], BarbaraGla,[email protected], CherylFrank Conduct question. People like Mr. Brandon Stoker, Mr. who have families and other larger out- [email protected]" dhaws@bolsestatc,edu,' [email protected].'[email protected], you think about their decision to com- [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]/ pgerhl;e@bo\sestale.edu. Jonathan Sawmiller, Mr. Isaac Moffet, and it seems Mr. side commitments? They could be re- , Irosenko@bolsc,tote,cdu, [email protected]" dhullock@botses!ate.edu, jeflreypeloquln@botse,tole, pletely ignore the wishes ofmost students Jacob Good, misuse the Bill of Rights and othergreat moved from the university. How noble. edu, [email protected], bmcc.r1@bolse,t.te.edu on this new grading system. ~,1"."!~,'·'r ':lio! !~r"::"I;'<\ ~,.~'o,:,:;,. '; 'j ;.~ American documents as justification for some oftheir But.ito be sure, let us remind the ad-, ."'ql,t.> ·',.~~Jl'·~l-:Il;""l '.1(\" (...;~f',~:1>f\l,). comments and their ability to make them: They have the right to speak freely in generaliza- tions without attacking an individual or creating a . hostile environment, b~t this does not mean they do not misuse these important documents to cloud issues and justify hateful speech. They are creating a hostile environment on this campus and imp~(iing the abil- ity ofsome students to feel safe. These actions not only violate the Student Cod~ of Conduct, but they violate a founding American principle which applies to every- one... life, liberty, and the pursuit ofhappi1'less. I say let's start anew. I invite Mr. Stoker, Mr. Sawmiller, Mr. Moffet, Mr. Good, and others to engage in intelligent, productive discussion--and let's leave That this is the year! the name calling at home. I'1I,neverforget Illy first I'll remeniberghost I am the President of the student organization, learned how to kiss'ass. BGLAD (Bisexuals, Gays, and Lesbians Allied for weekend of collegeparties hunting in the Comm. building. Diversity). However, when I write these letters and anda whole lot of frat boys. ~ Tina Woodwrath ' opinions they are my thoughts and opinions, and are never approved by BGLADor any other group, board, Communications , Mike Deleon Guerrero counsel, or committee on which I sit. The Arbiter has Criminal Justice gotten into the habit of signing my name as President \. :, of BGLAD,even when I ask them not too. Though this information is accurate it can falsely indicate that my comments are condoned by that organization. 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EDITOR: DanielKedish ([email protected]) EDITOR'S PICK: New video game release The Outfit Fo"Xbox360 • own Ever walk into a party and not be and from Saying goodbye sure whether the wild and crazy as smoking with style- you or the quiet wallflower you is :and writing," going to show up? If so, "The Outfit" It's the only way to go understands and would like to be 'story when I your friend. The IO,OOIst World War II game to arrive in the last five ~'e Addict is, at years has, by virtue either of design ~e. Losing it, BY MARIANA BEKKER or complete indecision, managed to are innocent Culture Columnist carve itself a unique niche that's a nour old age, little "(insert favorite WWII shooter end to forget." College life is a many splendid here)" and a little "(insert favorite book of poet- thing, For me, I had the privilege of PC WWII strategy game here)." annon Weaver." taking some very interesting (and , Whether you like your guns, lcation method," some not so Interesting) courses bombs, or brains a-blazin', the that taught me everything from wealth of toys at your disposal - Dadaism to conflict management. ' not to mention the many useful/ t communication I even got to write for a newspa- strange vehicles littered about the hat's lost in the per and dictate to th1l masses what warzone, and an array of squad people don't pay at- the heck they should be wearing. commands with which to lead your ld, College was fun - long - but fun, fellow troops - means you can play ,, ,:begun writing another Now I have to bid it adieu because "The Outfit" in whatever manner k. _m worlGng on a new novel where as of Saturday, 1will be officially a suits you best. Call in some human 'taking the gospel story and putting it college graduate. That's right ladies reinforcements (two-player co-op, and gentlemen, this chic chick is , very 21st century context. I'm going to; '.' online play with up to eight players, about the more human side oUt; it's, . going out Into the real world ...with style. and many dozens of A.I.-controlled g to "be interesting to say thelea'st,",' squad mates) and the experience The greatest thing about finish- deepens even further. est said." 'x' ing school Is never having to worry , David Forrest lives and works';c about it again. No more papers, no !in, Texas. Both "Dopamine'Ad. more exams, no more presenta- "In Bed with Shannon- Weaver" tions: But I will miss it, especially Iable for.purchase. Visit http' when I am desperately looking for ;com!content/16621S. an a cool public relations job in the .htlu:com! content!2S620 . fashion industry (hit me up with " t www.do ' nea any leads). 1will reminisce back to ,,'- Ii.' """'·:'r" the days when this column was my ;'=',' bread and butter - not to mention one of my passions. You see, when I became the cul- ture editor for this paper, one of the job requirements was a weekly According to his publicist, Dame column. Immediately the idea of a Edna Everage's alter ego, Barry fashion column popped in my head, Humphries, punched aphotogra- and 1have been typing fashion dos pher who chased him outside an and don'ts since then. Aussle restaurant. No~ ~S gone from TV I have commented on pretty The 72-year-old Australian actor, Chuck much everything that has anything who portrays the dynamic purple- to do with fashion and it's been a haired dame with oversized rhine- blast. My very first column - and, stone eyeglasses, struck celebrity unch lines karate c one I will never forget because it in- photographer Malcolm Ladd, 54, n bent pretty requests that you expect, volves a pet peeve of mine - was on said publicist Suzie Howie. , e rfully.) "It wouldn't be necessarily dai- people wearing socks with sandals. "But at least he didn't throw a lzzle tell you: "When Iy, it would be weekly," he says. While I made a pretty darn good phone," added Howie, referring to uck hi , it's you who messed "It's definitely a phenomenon. He argument the first go 'round for' fellow' Aussie Russell Crowe, who up." doesn't mind it. It's all very f1atter- why people should never ever com- pleaded guilty last year to throw- Grizzley says he's aware of the ing. And some are laugh-out-Ioud mit such a crime against fashion, lng a phone at a New York hotel Chuck jokes - and they're not all funny." the awful socks with sandals no-no receptionist. Humphries got an- that far off. Apparently Chuck's pro- Nice guy, Jeff, He politely says still occurs on a common basis. noyed when Ladd followed him, ficiency in Korean martial arts and Chuck is busy this week. Out of Therefore I am using my last col- from Dee Bee's Cafe in Sydney's ex- other Chuck fu is such that during town. Publicizing something called umn - my last breath as a fashioni- clusive Double Bay, where the actor a staged fight you can literally feel the World Combat League. But send sta - to remind people that wearing lunched Wednesday with musical the air move when his fist - or foot an e-mail. socks with sandals is always a fash- director Andrew Ross, Howie said. . passes millimeters from your So you e-mail over a few quick ion miss ... no matter what. The photog said that Humphries face. As a stuntman, you do your questions and your phone number I know the weather is nice and punched his face as he tried to take part and, for the rest, it's a matter of - and cross your fingers. it's time to whip out the cute open a close shot outside the restaurant. "in Chuck you trust." Don't forget, You dream of Chuck's call: "Hi, toed sandals. But if you do, fight the "It knocked my glasses off," he :;>S' J' Chuck's the genuine article. this is Chuck Norris. I heard you temptation and leave the socks in said, a trifle admiringly, "It was a From Grizzley you learn that wanted to talk about me being an the drawer. good punch. It still hurts." {l & Chuck's brother' Aaron lives in online icon ..." He tells you he's I still don't know what runs Police said they have not received ~"'" ph e- Flower Mound, Texas, and that not a real computer guy, more of through someone's head when they a complaint about the incident. $ nomen an of Chuck Norris Chuck's got a ranch nearby. an outdoorsman. You know, more - make the decision to put on socks Armed with this background, "Walker"like (This you're guessing, and then proceed to put on san- HEALTH AND BEAUTY TIP: I jokes, which has ,§ caught on with students it's time to take a stab at finding based on other stories where Chuck dals. Seriously, does that really look Sculpt, shape your back; Chuck. talks about the jokes). like a good combination to you? Do '1" - - mostly boys - ranging help posture from middle school to col- You start off bright and early the The call never comes. you look at yourself in the mirror and think, "Damn, I look good with "Pulling" exercises are a great lege. A college student in Rhode next day, looking for Chuck Norris' Now you look for Ian Spector, these socks and sandals"? strengthener for the upper and Island is credited, with starting publicist. At this point, you know credited with initiating online I just don't get it and probably middle back, rear deltoids, and bi- the craze last summer. Since then, you don't have anything particu- Chuck humor, by starting at his larlyoriginal to ask Chuck. Website (www.4q.cc).Ashort bio- never will. ceps. Norris has reached major online So do me a favor and grant me It's generally performed us- stud status because of the nerdy Hey, you think this is cool or graphical page says a guy going by one last wish before I turn in my Ing a Smith machine or on a rack braggadocio about the physical, what? the alias Toad King runs the day-to- book bag' for a briefcase and my supporting an Olympic bar. With intellectual, and sometimes sex- You'll just have to hope that day Chuck operation, but you still textbooks for data reports (or what- the bar set at about waist height, ual prowess 'of the man who was Chuck's as nice as everyone says e-mail Ian because the page de- ever the heck people in the real position yourself under the bar. "Walker, Texas Ranger." and that he'll patiently answer that scribes him as the "head honcho." world carry to work) never ever ever Grasp the bar with. an underhand Example: "Chuck Norris can slam yet again. His site started as a homage to the wear socks with sandals. Ever. or overhand grip with your hands revolving doors." A quick Internet search brings actorVin Diesel. Only after a public Not only will you be making me slightly wider than your shoulders. Or: "Chuck Norris doesn't do . up other stories written about the pollwas taken did Chuck Norris be- happy, you will be' looking way Walk your feet out until your body push-ups. He pushes the Earth subject, and you learn that Chuck's come the focus ofthe site. better, Maybe that hottiein your is completely extended with your down." publicistis a guy named JeffDuclos. The rest of the phenomenon Csmm 101 class will notice just heels against the floor. With your Or Chuck's personal favorite: You also notice that most ofthe sto- seems to be mostly about people how stylish you are and ask you out chest square with the bar, allow "They once tried to carve Chuck ries contain quotes. from Duclos copying from the site, then copy- on a date. Maybe that one datewill your body to hang with your arms Norris' face into Mount Rushmore, and not Norris, or Duclos-said- ing the copies, and e-mailing the turn into this amazing relationship extended. With your abs tight and but the -.granite wasn't hard Norrls-sald-quotes. copies, and so on and so forth. where wedding bells chime and ba- your body straight, bend your el- enough: "Yes, that's me," Duclosanswers Thousands of times. Millions may- bies'feet pitter-patter. bows and pull your chest up to the In the quest to find Norris" you politely, when you cold-call. him be. Who knowst You'll have me and my advice to bar, 'keeping your body aligned. head to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport based on a Web search and ask hlni Legends, like tall tales, are sto- thank for your happy life without Then slowly lower and repeat for as BY BRYON OKADA to find Bill Reed. if this is the Jeff Ducloswhore~~ ties everybody knows but nobody the socks/sandals combination, many properly executed reps as you Knight Ridder Tribune By day, Reed maybe an airport . resents Chuck Norris. You Inform krtows where theycameJrom. lind lwillknowfilyefforts were not can, perform. Beginners tip: Walk screener - .but among fellow stunt- Duclos right 'off that you're prob~, Like the publicist, "he tells you your feet in and bend your knees to You're standing in the security men he's "Grizzley" 'and, yep, he's blythe900threporterwhowantsto . that about a dozen reporters have tnvaln, c",' , ..' '. Oh, and .thatbelf iiJigingYou'Il modify this exercise. lines outside Gate 21 in Terminal C. tough as ,a bear. The stunt wOrk he ask questions about Chuck Norris il1terv!ewedhlm aboutthesite .. hear::it'sjusta ~h.icChicke~~nl~ , \ _ The ultimate goal is', to reach got on "Walker, Texas Ranger" he jokes, arid hei:~~cldes.Jtl1ashit . . .' " . ,.. herW1ngs",' " '- ',' " , _Compiled from Knight Ridder Chuck Norris to discussthe.lnternet got because he can tak~ it ("What' been lJuite th~deluge of lntervi#, '.. See Norris [page 11] ,', '"",Tribilnewireserukes ' ,e-,:, S,;! 2006 i'Arnerican· DrealTlz'gives an escape from the stresses of finals week BY LINDSEY PARKER Culture Writer Itis now finals week and no doubt . everyone is ready to start summer vacation. ,. An almost perfect solution to the Tll-eArbiter stresses of this week is an outing to Edward's Cinema. Although the cost of watching a Looking For: movie is more money than many II people earn after an hour of work, :It least this week Edwards is offer- I ing a sold selection. I I Donate Plasma In that spirit, it's off to the cin- ema for a stress relieving comedic romp. "American Dreamz," previ- ously screen-tested at Boise State University this spring, is just that film. "American Dreamz" is directed by Paul Weitz, who also direct- ed "About a Boy" and "In Good With a star-filled cast, 'American Dreamz' breaths humor Into pop culture, mocking Company." 'American Idol' and serving up political satire that even a president could understand. The film has large, impressive cast, moving the film along and seamlessly transitioning from one all the' more believable as Simon This information sends Staton tant on "American Dreamz," and frame to another. , Cowell anmnd perhaps even cuter. into a deep secluded depression. girlfriend of Chris Klein who plays In the film, "American Drearnz" Dennis Quaid plays thehysteri- .He even has to take "happy pills." .William Williams. is a reality show very sfmilar to to- cal role of President Staton (a.k.a. Willem Defoe plays Dennis Sam Golzari plays Orner Obeidi day's "American Idol." George W. Bush). Quaid's Dick Cheney-ish Chief of a fellow contestant/fake suicide On the show, unknown singers President Staton is so out of touch Staff. • terrorist on a mission to reach the audition for airtime in front of the with the American population In an attempt to bring Staton out final round of "American Drearnz" entire country in hopes'of making at large he doesn't even read the of his depression, Defoe arranges and assassinate President Staton it to the top of the pop charts. morning newspaper. for him to star as a guest judge on who is judging "American Drearnz," ·~'fRJN§IC Hugh Grant plays' host Martin After President Staton's second "American Drearnz." Golzari's cast as Orner Obeidi is ex- 'l\veed. Grant predictably acts like inauguration, he reads the newspa- Contestants on "American cellent. He's hilarious. a sleaze. A friend says of his cliche ,per for the first time in years. Drearnz" are various and include Overall, "American Dreamz" is type character roles, "He does it so l Upon reading, he becomes very Mandy Moore. not a life-changing movie, but it is a "Le!i!ic';;:Jl.M!!re well." Moore is Sally Ken?oo a centes- good distraction from finals week. ;0 disturbed by current world trends. Grant's British accent makes him Not all sequels stink Shakira CD delivers a sultry 1Il!~of tunes • . ",'i' \ ',r,·.'::.- BY FRANCY MARCOTTE the follow-up album to to sneak a few love songs into the album. One ex- her 2005 Spanish 1".C~~:~~ ample, "Your Embrace," CD "Fijacion Oral, ".1 . ' .- tells oflove and loss: Vol. I." {\\\\n\ , Most movie sequels aren't worth '.P.~\ "Hope it isn't to late to tiV~, ~~,:J tt.)I'\\\~~~\\h~1\ .."" __LL.L&.tAZ S wasting time over. 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But not all the songs are political- such as in "How Do You Do?" and Student Employment & Internship Job Listings ly charged. Shakira also manages the dance mix "Timor." Career Employment Job Listings BOISE +STATE Worst blind date ever II I I.' 1 t. I I 1 f 0000::, 000 00 (JO Why I wish I really had been blind ...and deaf...and ...and BY HADLEY RUSH Hah. date dissipating. A feeling I know all Culture Writer I decided to meet the blindee at too well. The feeling of hopes shat- the restaurant of choice. After all, tering- the way I wanted to shat- I got an email from an old friend, I didn't want a stranger to know ter my sorority sister, the feeling and sorority sister who told me she'd where I live and randomly show up of "I wonder if 1 can get to the exit met someone I would adore, and some night strumming armature without being detected," (Which is valiantly referred to herself as the guitar lyrics to me from beneath incidentally, quite hard to do when "queen of matchmaking," claim- my upstairs window. (And yes it has one's a 5'6 blonde decked out to the ing she'd sentmany happy couples happened before.) nlnes.) along the road of together-forev- I arrived about 10 minutes early Perhaps it's the moment he · er-ness. She then begged me with and waited in the bar area. My goal grabbed my 36 C from acrossthe sugar coated exclamation points was to get a good, strong liquor coat- table that I felt our evening come to and those tiny colon/parentheses ing before he showed. Besides, I a swift end, or maybe it was when smiley faces I can't bring myself to reasoned as I slurped down my sec- he told me he "honked" all his dates resist, to meet the guy- promising . and martini, alcohol always shows that way. · on her life that I would fall madly one's true colors. And though I'm Regardless, I haven't given up for him. I wrote back: "Why the hell color blind, I reasoned further, I see on love- yet. Even after the seem- not." After all, I'm recently single myself as sort of a vibrant-bubble- ingly unending experiences like and on the prowl. Or at least, up for gum-pink. And. there's no better the aforementioned I keep encoun- a free dinner. . time than a first date to let one's tering. . '. Now, people are typically under pink hang out. Hm, That came out After all, it's "love at first sight" the false pretense that a bUnd date - wrong. . for which we all seem to be search- always equals a bad date. I'set out When our eyes met in the lounge ing, not "love at first but-he-has- on ,my mission; ina black tube top area it wasn't the fireworks one a-really-terrlftc-perscnahty" .'And and spike; kitten heels, determined would expect from a blind date. with that, I decidedas I adjusted my to. disprove this fallacy and poten- (Sarcasm] No. it was the prompt glasses, I'm finished with unSight- ly, blind dates for the time !:Ieing. · ,ti~YlJleet Mr;\VollderfuL· . and sick feeling of possible.' good 8 2006 under the bridge. Entertainment Chuck Norris doesn't read books, Norris questions center on recent action He stares them down until he gets [from page 9] films that use wire-work stunts. the information he wants. (Those are the "Matrix"-esque fly- There is no theory of evolution. ing stunts that include hanging Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris "I try to keep schoolwork first,· actors/stuntmen from wires to has allowed to live. he says. From his Brown University make- them seem to defy gravity.) Outer space exists because It's dorm room in Rhode Island, Ian ,Apparently, Chuck and Bruce - that afraid to be on the same planet with works on the Chuck Norris joke Web would be martial arts icon Bruce Chuck Norris. site between computer, math and Lee - long ago opted far earthly Chuck Norris does not sleep. He engineering classes. "I'm in a bit ~f styles. There will be no Chuck side waits. a funk right now about what I'm go- ofthe Force, he says. Chuck Norris is currently suing ing to do, but hopefully it ends up He is asked about late-night talk NBC, claiming "Law & Order" are with med school," show host Conan O'Brien mak- trademarked names for his left and Ian says he's got nothing for or ing jokes out of "Walker" clips. He right legs. ,against Chuck. "I met him, and he's is ,asked about training daytime Chuck Norris Is the reason why, a really nice guy." game-show host Bob Barker • be- Waldo Is hiding. No, the site has not made a ce- cause college kids know about the Chuck Norris is so fast, he can lebrity out of the 18-year-old from "Happy Gilmore" fight scene. He run around the world and punch Long Island, N.Y.He does occasion- talks about teaching '70s action himself in the back of the head. ally wear a T-shirt that proclaims: star Steve McQueen, but then has Chuck Norris doesn't wear a "People know who I am on the to explain who he was. Yes,he sang watch, HE decides what time it is. 'Internet." His friends sometimes the "Walker" theme song. No, he Chuck Norris can lead a horse to brag. Being "that guy" got him into won't sing again. No, he won't do water AND make it drink. exactly one party. ' comedies. Chuck Norris does not get frost- "Asfar as the site.I expect it to die Chuck says expanding his .blte, Chuck Norris bites frost. off at any minute," he says. "It's up KICKSTARTFoundation, a martial to the public on that one." arts program for at-risk children Three weeks go by and nothing. started in Houston and Dallas, will In the know: Then the publicist' e-mails to be the "last chapter" of his career. " The man behind say Chuck's back from an out-of- It's quickly obvious that Chuck the icon country trip. Turns out Chuck will is expected to be all things to all be holding a one-hour teleconfer- people. He is savvy enough to play Real Name: Carlos Norris ence with college newspapers. The along. Age:66 (March 10,1940) subject is Chuck's new book, "The For more than an hour, he is po- Birthplace: Ryan, Okla. Justice Riders," and Chuck's career lite and patient and forges ahead Background: Part-Cherokee, in general. Yep,in addition to movie with a positive message of staying part-Irish, Norris and his brothers star, television actor, martial artist the course. He does not brush off were raised largely by their mother and Internet tough guy _ he's also a anyone's question. in Torrance, Calif. Norris is self-de- fiction writer. The teleconference becomes a scribed as shy and introverted. He Only two people ask questions lovefest and, really, is it any sur- described his father as "an alcohol- about the book during the telecon- prise? He is theirs. Chuck' Norris is ic and a philanderer." ference. the star of Ian Spector's new media Martial arts': Norris first learned The students are armed with phenomenon. martial arts in Korea while in the their Chuck jokes - and youthful The phenomenon is identifiable Air Force. He is the first person questions about how it must feel to because they love him and they are from the Western Hemisphere to be ... superhuman? young. Because tlrey are young, we be awarded "Grand Master" status "Itell you, it's been quite amazing pay attention. in tae kwon do, a break with 4,500 to me," Chuck says about the jokes. "How many roundhouse kicks years oftradition. He Is also a 10th- He credits Spector as lead jokester. have you done?" someone asks. degree black belt in tang soo do, He says he has e-mails from Iraq "Thousands," he says, and has a black belt in Brazilian ju- and Afghanistan, from soldiers who "Can you roundhouse kick me jitsu. He has opened dozens of'mar- exchange the jokes as they go from through the phone right now?" tial arts schools. His KICKSTART post to post. Good for morale, "Probably," Chuck says. "Do you Foundation teaches martial arts to He tells the Boogeyrnan joke: want me to? Yaaaaaahhh!ll" at-risk students. "When the Boogeyman goes to Acting: Introduced to Hollywood sleep every night, he checks the by student Steve McQueen, Norris closet for Chuck Norris." Chuck Yuks quickly became a cull hero in action Questions range from "Why is films then achieved mainstream 'Walker' so slow to come to DVD?" There is no official list ofthe "Top success with the TVseries "Walker, and "Why do you think the Bible 10" Chuck Norris jokes, or facts. Texas Ranger." It premiered in 1993 should be taught in school?" to "Are Here are some of "Chuck's favor- and ran for nine seasons. you the third side ofthe Force?" One ites:' according to www.chucknor- Author: In addition to scripts,he college student asks: "What could I rls.facts.com, one of the many Web has previously written his mem- do to become just like you?" sites dedicated to the legend of oirs. "The Justice Riders" is his first It's clear that "Walker" is water Chuck: attempt at Western fiction. ~ _'I \ ors EDITOR =DustinLapray ([email protected]) [THISW££K IN SPORTS] Track andfteld WAC Championships Monday-Thursday Honolulu, Hawaii Men's tennts NCAA Championships May 13 Durham, North Carolina BY DUSTIN LAPRAY Sports Columnist ond place at the Western Athletic Conference meet. The team had [SIDE Men's Basketball a somewhat disappointing meet at the Regional, finishing in sixth Now it's time to say goodbye from place. The 189.825 at Regionals was one of the lowest scores the me to all my friends. Broncos tallied all season. The Broncos had been scoring in the Can you sing along? The tune has been springing through my head for LINE] 194-range earlier in the season. weeks, waiting to be aired out. This week, as the final note rings, I can't Skiing help but feel a little,lost. W~en school Regional Tennis Boise State's Zuzana Charvatova finished 14th in the women's is overbearing and life takes a back- Selections Announced slalom at the NCAA National Championships. Charvatova also seat, what do we do with our time? flnished 16th in the giant slalom. Charvatova received an at-large I spent my Saturday watching tele- Western Athletic Conference bid to nationals after finishing 10th in the slalom and 14th in the vision, including about 10 minutes champion Boise State University giant slalom at the Western Regional Championships. of the six hours of Kentucky Derby was one of 64 schools that heard coverage. I watched long enough to its name called duringthe NCAA find out exactly what time the race Division I Tennis Championships c?; j( Men's tennis started, then flipped back 29 sec- L •• t selection show, May 3. The Broncos fell in the first round of the Western Athletic onds before they were off. And I did The Broncos, ranked No. 26 by the Conference tournament to Louisiana Tech and did not compete sit forward in my seat a little and lean Intercollegiate Tennis Association, , in other post-season play. BSU (14-15). Coby Karl earned the team into the curves as those 20 beautiful will travel to Durham, N.C., to face MVP and is currently preparing to work out with NBA teams, 'beasts pounded the infield and those North Carolina State in the first though he has said he won't enter the draft. itty-bitty men whipped them toward _ round, May 13. The site will also a win. But Barbaro! What a piece of play host to fourth-seeded Duke.the genetic prestige! That horse was so regional host school, and Winthrop. trim, so built, you could see the mus- The winners ofthe two matches will Women's basketball cles detail his shoulders. play in the tournament's second The women's basketball team enjoyed its best season since I laughed when the NBC reporter round, May 14. 1999-00, but still finished right at .500 with a 15-15 record.The These guys are still going. The Broncos beat Fresno 'State rode out on horseback to get an in- "We got a great draw," Head Coach Broncos made a run in the Western Athletic Conference tourna- 4-3 in the Western Athletic Conference tournament at the terview with Prado, tile -jockey (who Greg Patton said. "We are traveling ment before falling in the semifinals to New Mexico State. The fin- Appleton Tennis Center to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA ;, wa~,f~ally just along for the ride) and ish in the tournament was the team's best since joining the WAC .all the way across the country, but ; Tournament The No. 26 Broncos begin pla)'1n'Durham, Nt, May "I IIlashed back to an H.S.T. article he ,there are some awesome fansdown in 2001. 13 in the first round. . wrote for Rolling Stone about the there and 1 am looking forward to Derby, but he screwed around and playing some great tennis in front I'm not sure ifhe even saw the race. I of some great people. We want to go Men's cross country Women's 'tennis would love to go, just to go, ya know? down there and show the people of The women's tennis team fell to four-time defending Western To see the infield and the 112,000- The men's team finished fourth in the Western Athletic Athletic Conference champion Fresno State in the WAC final 4-3. North Carolina what putting on the Conference championship race, which was held at Eagle Island , plus crowd on-hand to see it live and Blue and Orange is all about." The women had won 40 consecutive doubles matches going into in living color, before I die. That is , State Park. BSU junior 1)' Axtman led the team with a fifth-place the final. The team finished the season 22-4, a school record for The Broncos were awarded an au- finish at the WAC's and a 66th place finish at the regional meet in , No. 37 on the list. I am at No. 23 al- most dual wins in school history. tomatic bid when they captured the California. The men finished 19th in the Western Regional. ready, but I have so far to go. WACChampionship, April 23. Boise So what's the scene? The Lakers , State defeated Fresno State, 4-3, in Track and Field got obliter ...1was about to sayoblit- the championship match held at the The track and field teams go to the Western Athletic Conference erated, but I wrote that once in a Appleton Tennis Center. Women's cross country Championships May 10-13 in Honolulu. The tournament is the high school football write-up and a The women's team also placed fourth at the Western Athletic final opportunity for the Broncos to post marks qualifying them mother from the team that lost 78-6 Rijkenberg and Conference meet at Eagle Island, led by Rebecca Guyette's lOth- for the NCAA Regional Meet, beginning May 26 in Provo, Utah. sent me an e-mail with the definition place finish. Two other runners, Breanna Sande and Kendra A great many of the Broncos have already qualified for regionals, of obliterated: "to blot out from exis- Axtman qualify for Hernandez, also finished in the Top-20. All three also finished in setting school records in the process. The NCAA Championships tence". And the Lakers will be back, the Top-lOO of the Western Regional meet, led by Guyette's 55th are June 7, in Sacramento, Calif. so I'll say they simply got beat. But NCAA Track and Field position. they do get to go back to L.A. for the West RegJonals summer, that's a plus. Volleyball The Atlanta Braves are nine games Football The Broncos lost to top-seeded Hawaii in the quarterfinals of EUGENE, Oregon -- Wijnand out of first place in the NL east. Why the Western Athletic Conference tournament, but did get one win, Rijkenberg and 1)' Axtman quali- should I give a rip? That is the far- downing La Tech in the play-in game. The Broncos finished the fied for the NCAA West Regionals thest the Braves have been out of first season 8-18 overall and 3-13 in the WAC. Cameron Flunder was on Saturday (May 6) and in the pro- since 1993! That,my friends.Is con- cess produced two of the all-time named to the WAC all-tournament team. sistency. But barring an overhaul, marks in their respective events, at the Braves won't win the division for the Oregon Twilight track and field the first time in like 15years or some- Wrestling thing, the longest such streak of all meet at Hayward Field. Bronco senior Ben Cherrington won the National Championship time, in any sport. Rijkenbergqualified forthe NCAA at 157 pounds. He was the only Bronco Athlete to win a national The last team to win the NL West Regional, which will be held championship in 2005-06. He finished his senior season undefeat- East, besides the Braves, was the May 26-27 (Friday and Saturday) at ed (20-0). He won the Western Athletic Conference tournament Pittsburgh Pirates, when Barry Brigham Young University, with a and fought his way to the national title. He missed a significant Bonds won his first MVP, at a trim- time of 3:46.02 in the men's 1,500- portion of the season due to injury, but returned with fervor.Tyler ming 204 pounds. Now Bonds chases meter run. Rijkenberg's time ranks Sherfey, Casey Phelps, Scott Jorgensen and Andy Patrick each also Ruth as a Giant and no one believes second on Boise State's all-time list The Broncos opened the season with a pair of losses against earned victories at the NCAA tourament. Sherfey Jorgensen and he deserves it. - right behind the time 01'3:45.9 set by powerhouse schools (a pair of wins may have sent the team soar- Patrick each went 3-2 in the tournament. Steve Collier in 1978. ing into the BCS). The team rebounded, winning seven consecu- I'm getting into Frisbee golf, or Axtman ,advanced to regionals tive games. The Western Athletic Conference winning streak end- frolf? I don't know, either way I like when he posted a time of 14:04.46 ed at Fresno State. The home-winning streak ended with the loss Soccer to throw and catch and run so very in the men's 5,000-meter run. His to Boston College in the MPC Computers Bowl. The Broncos won little, so it fits perfect. Plus it's a sport time is the third fastest outdoor the WAC by beating La Tech and watching Frenso crumble. The where you can workout with one-arm mark in Bronco history behind the ,team begins new streaks next season. and drink a beer with the other, won- record of 13:51.60 set by Cormac derful. Smith in 1995, and the second fast- I guess this is the part of the show est all-time mark of 13:45.44 set by Men's golf where I tell you all how wonderful Graham DeLaet was named Western Athletic Conference Player Forest Braden in 2004. this year was and how excited I am of the Year with a seventh-place finish at the tourney, held at the Braden, who has been hampered to be getting the hell out of town Crane Creek County Club in Boise. He finished in the Top-10 ofthe by an injury, finished eighth in the for awhile. And you're supposed to WAC tournament all four years at Boise State. The team finished 5,000-meter run Saturday night , sit back and agree, because that is in fourth place at the 2006 tourney. IasonWilllams finished tied with a time of 14:30.16. what the spring semester is all about, for 10th place. The Broncos finished in the Top-5 in seven-of-ll, In other performances by Bronco right? It is graduation and prepara- tournaments this season. ' student-athletes on the University tion for summer escapades. We're of Oregon campus, Jennifer supposed to kick back and slap each Women's golf other's back telling each other how Donatelli won the women's dis- Freshman Mandi Hedberg placed fourth at the Western Athletic cus ~th a throw of 147-5 (44.93m). Conference championships, setting school records forthird-high- great the year was. But it wasn't all great. The Raiders Eric Matthias placed second in the est tournament finish and highest single round in school history. Jost again and again. The Broncos men's discus with a throw of 146- She had led the tournament after two rounds, but fell to fourth in lost a bowl. The U.S.' is still at war 2 (44.55m), while Mark Welsh and the final day. Lindsey Hubert finished 14th in the tournament and Brandon Christoffersen finished halfway across the, world.' A .good Katie Street finished tied for21st. The Broncos feU in the first roUJld of the Western Athletic' third and fourth in the men's 3,000- friend and an Arbiter Copy Editor, "Conference tournamentattheB,OAS' SOCcer ccimplex.The team meter steeplechase with times ,of Micah Sullivan, lost hislife lastfall, , finished the season ~th al0~~-2record;itssecond~bestmark'in 9:38.05 and 9:44.04, respectively. Gymnastics Although we want to picture the the progt'llJIl's eight Years of existence. The leam tied the record Next up on the Bronco schedule The gyIllnastics:team qualified for the NCAA Regionai world as an ocean viewand Boise COl-wins,ina season set 13 school records in 2006; , , is the WACChamph>nships()n May Championshipsfor the 20th consecutive season after taking sec- ami State as a steppingstone into thatsea, 10.13 (Wednesday-SatUrday) at the See Dumpster {pa"ge ,1",3"J University ofHawaii.' - .', ,,' ". - '.' ..... , .. ". ..-. ~. _--'------,- "--~M __a...... :..Y_8_2_.,_O_O_6_' " Bonds' pursuit of Ruth's homer total has become pathetic exercise BY PHIL ROGERS Bonds said. "Youguys are just slap- Bonds. He got him to ground out through 1974, when Aaron broke it with his historic shot into the Chicago Tribune ping me down. I respect you. I for- to first base, fly out to medium left give you. I forgive you every day. I and then struck him out, firing an Atlanta bullpen offAlDowning, "It's important," Alou said. "I'm MILWAUKEE-- Babe Ruth, cel- pray for you every day. I really do." ss-m.p.h. fastball past him. The 0- 70. I grew up with the Babe Ruth ebrated as the grandest character Bonds is used to emotionally for-4 performance dropped Bonds' thing, even in the Dominican. in baseball lore, is being chased by distancing himself from the reac- average to .250. Seven hundred fourteen homers ... ' an anti-hero whose act has grown tion he incites in others, but still "I (stink) right now," Bonds said. it lasted so long that it stays (inyour tired and, at' times, pretty much it has to hurt to have his achieve- "That's what I see (looking at vid- memory)." pathetic. You almost felt sorry for ments minimized. He had to hear eo)." Yet there's no joy in this march Barry Bonds on Wednesday night. how loudly he was booed when he He declined to be more specif- on history. Even the guy in the star- Imagine that. came to the plate and the jeers of ic. "You don't, have enough tape, ring role seems like he's not sure he Two home runs away from the fans in the left-field bleachers, enough time, and you wouldn't wants the job anymore. matching Ruth's magical 714total, who alternated between chants of understand it even if I sat here and Loo g for excitement after Asked how he would celebrate, Bonds came to Miller Park with "Steroids!" and "Bonds on 'roids!" tried to explain it," he said. Bonds shrugged. such star power that 17,358 paid Following a bizarre incident dur- After pounding home runs at "I leave that up to my wife," he their way in to see him. The crowd ing batting practice, Bonds went 0- unprecedented rates from 2001 said. "Me, I celebrate. by getting Gra~uation? SkydiveJorCharity did not include Commissioner for-4 in the San Francisco Giants' through '04, injuries to his knees ready for the next day. That's what . Bud Selig, whose downtown office, 2-0 victory over the Brewers. The and left elbow have left him look- The mon~g of May 13, Boise 'make the grade and can't take I have to do." practically overlooks the retract- only reason to suspect perfor- ing mortal. He has four home runs State sf,dents will begin Q it anymore? Heck no, it's all in able-roof stadium. mance-enhancing drugs this night and 11 RBIs in 56 at-bats this sea- jumping'tmt of a plane. Yes, the name offun and charity. Selig is defined by a passionate was the height of the enormous son. it's grad(ltion day. Will these The second annual Dive for love for the sport he governs, but foul pop Bonds hit to Milwaukee "He's swinging the bat well," Giants manager Felipe Alou said. be Studi.2~ltSthat didn't quite Diabetes skydive fundraiser is not even a keen sense of history catcher Chad Moeller in the ninth inning. "He may not be timing it perfectly make tJ1Jgrade and can't take set to take place that Saturday- could make him an eyewitness to Then again, it wouldn't have like he used to, but his bat speed is it anynl:,~e? Heck no, it's all in morning at Skydown Sport the latest assault by Bonds, who ap- pears to have lied when he assured been surprising had the seven-time awesome.": the nm,: of fun and charity. Skydiving in Caldwell, Idaho. the commissioner in the spring of National League Most Valuable Selig has said MLB will not do The se(pd annual Dive for, For every student that signs up 2004 that he had not used steroids. Player spent the night in the club- anything to celebrate Bonds' 714th DiabejNi skydive fundraiser is for the jump, Skydown will When Selig announced the for- house after getting smacked in the and 715th home runs because the set to place that Saturday- donate $15 to No Limits, a mation of a committee to report on forehead with a ball during batting record is Henry Aaron's 755;Bonds could have been bitter about that at Skydown Sport local non-profit organization steroid use in baseball over the last practice. He had leaned too close to the batting cage and a foul tip position but is trying to take the g in Caldwell, Idaho. dedicated to promoting, decade, he stressed no one would by rookie second baseman Kevin high road, perhaps because he student that signs up educating, and inspiring an be prejudged. But the fact that he would not have watched from his Frandsen struck him through the knows he may have to throw him- jump, Skydown will active, healthy lifestyle for all box behind the third-base dugout nylon netting. self at Selig's mercy after George $15 to No Limits, a people with diabetes. speaks volumes about' the com- Bonds fell to the ground, in pain. Mitchell's committee and federal n-profit organization Event registration costs are missioner's beliefs on the legitima- He still appeared dazed when investigators flnlshtheir work. Alou was left to acknowledge the d to promoting, $130 cy of Bonds' 712 home runs, trainer Stan Conte helped him off special nature of a hitter making g, and inspiring an per person, which includes a Bonds did his best to ignore the the field, but he returned later to take his hacks and declared him- it to the threshold of Ruth's home- ealthy lifestyle for all tandem skydive, a raffle ticket, Selig snub, saying he felt neither disappointed nor insulted. In an self fit to play. It remains to be seen run record, which stood from 1935 lth diabetes. live music,ii and a barbecue. end run around logic, he said that if he'll be in the lineup Wednesday egistration costs are Action is required immedi- afternoon, when the teams play .------. when reporters asked about Selig, ately for all interested they were really trying to put him, again before the Giants travel to on, which includes a students, though. A nonre- Bonds, down. Philadelphia for a weekend series. skydive, a raffle ticket, fundable $50 down payment "That's .just a slap in my face, Milwaukee right-hander Dave Bush, a finesse artist, controlled sic.ii and a barbecue. is due to the event coordinator not fair to Major League Baseball," is required immedi- by May 12 to reserve a spot on for all interested the list of jumpers. A meeting though. A nonre- will be English and Bond $50 down payment held the week of the jump to Recycling at BSU -"Mixed" Paper the event coordinator watch a safety video and to join volleyball staff to reserve a spot on discuss procedures. The final Spring just got a little "greener" on Campus! exchange and on-court coaching. $80 will be due at that meet- Courtesy Broncosports We want to make you aware-of the two green of jumpers. A'meetlng The 2005 Fordham team want ing. recycling dumpsters that are hungryfor your Boise State head volleyball 19-14, marking the program's week of the jump to Jumps will begin early in the coach Robin Davis announced first winning season since 1991. clean, dry paper productsl Everyone on safety' video WJ.q, to -rnornlng, \o,\illp\X, ,n;lan.Y,to, the.hiring of Kelle Bond and Doug In 2004, English also was a vol- Campus is invited to haul paper to these procedures. The final participate prior to walking at English as assistant coaches for unteer assistant coach at Loyola containers as an added contribution to the be due at that meet- graduation, and will continue the Bronco program. Bond and Marymount (Calif.). ' current program! Use them and watch your into the evening. The event English will begin their duties ef- From 2001 through, 2004, trash'ahrink while everything else grows this fective immediately. English coached all age groups ill begin early in the planners will work around spring! Make a difference. Recycle. Bond joins Davis after coach- the San Gabriel Volleyball Club. ' schedules as best as possible. , to allow many to ing high school and club volley- He coached the girls 18steam that te prior to walking at ball and teaching middle school . finished 15th in the American What are the RecyclablQ Papers? n, and will continue Boise State student Matt in Baytown, Texas. She earned Division at Junior Olympic Cardboard (flattened) Binder Paper evening. The event Score, who is also the event a bachelor's degree in Social Nationals in 2004. Four m'embers Construction paper Newspapers will work around coordinator and 3, member of Science at Biola University in La of that squad now play NCAA Computer Paper Brochures Division 1volleyball and two are as best as possible. No Limits said, "This is going Mirada, Calif. She played forDavis Envelopes (all types) Junk Mail in the NCAADivision IIranks. to be a lot of good fun. It's also, at Biola, earning all-conference Magazines & Catalogs Fax Paper (1996 and 1997) and All-Western English received a bachelor's for a great cause. We are Office Paper (any color) Paper Bags te student Matt Region honors (1997)as a middle in Mathematics from Cal State is also the event indeed diving for diabetes:' blocker. She was also voted an Northridge 'where he was the Frozen Food Boxes Cereal Boxes r and a member of Trever Alters, another NAIA All-American in 1997. She starting Iibero on the perenni- aid, "This is going member of' No Limits, and set the NAIA national record for ally ranked men's volleyball team JVhf'rl' cnn you fi1ld these Gree« Cotuainers? f good fun. It's also self-dubbed "gravity' analyst;' most solo blocks iri a match (11) from 2001 through 2004. He was The Heat Plant. at 1830 University Dr., & an AVCAFirst-Team All-American t cause. We are said of theskydive, a raffle in 1997 - a record that still stands today. She currently holds an AA in 2003. He completed his career The alley behind 1125 Lincoln St. g for diabetes:' ticket, live music.ii and a beach volleyball rating. at Cal State Northridge as the barbecue. Action is required In Baytown, she coached the program's career digs leader as Questions? 685-7739, or [email protected] ters, another immediately for all interested Baytown Christian Academy girls' well as the school record holder o Limits, and students, though. A nonre- varsity team from 1997 through for digs in a match and digs in a ravity analyst;' fundable $50 down payment 2005 where she tallied a win-loss season. In 2004, his senior year, dive, a raffle is due to the event coordinator high school record of 215-46. Her Cal State Northridge was ranked as high as fourth nationally and usic.ii and a by May 12 to reserve a spot on prep team was undefeated in dis- trict play from 1998through 2005, finished the season with a final n is required the list of jumpers. A meeting a six-time state finalist and a four- ranking of sixth. will be ~1'n~,: all interested time state champion. He was also a member of the held the week of the jump to At the club level, Bond coached 2003 World University Games Lower color if:'!,higher blis:i, arly in the watch a safety video and to with the Spike Sport Club (1997- training team and the 2004 "Bring "\ Jamba smooth ips and juicns many to discuss procedures. The final 99), the Bay Club (1999-00), and It" USAEuropean Exposure tour. Davis is beginning his second arc tho tastiest w BY HANNAH ALLAM the shots. They rescue the teams," Liberty with, like, a skeleton face?" said Mahin Gorgl, an Iranian jour- "Not that one, either," Knight Ridder Newspapers nalist who covers basketball forthe Carter is no stranger to the local sports paper Goal. Islamic world: He's also played In Gorgi said the American players . Syria and Saudi Arabia. His girl- TEHRAN,Iran - The closest thing delighted Iranian fans with their. friend is of Lebanese descent and to an American ambassador in Iran is a 7-foot-2 giant who speaks with tattoos, victory dances and shouts he owns a home In a predominantly a Caribbean lilt and sheepishly of ·Yeah, baby!" whenever they Arab suburb of Detroit. Still, when scored. his agent floated the idea of playing admits that he listens to Conway Yet even with those flourishes, in Iran, his first thought was "Hell, Twitty, Garth Joseph, a New Yorker who attendance lags far behind that no." was born on the island ofDominica, for soccer and wrestling. When Then he heard the salary, and Is by far the most recognizable the military-sponsored basketball within weeks he was pounding the player in Iran's national basketball teams play, commanders some- parquet in Tehran. league. On the court, he towers over times order soldiers to fill the emp- He and other players sometimes opponents as a fearsome star who's ty seats. are chided for dancing in public or known for his rebounds. On the, Gorgi, who's become friends chatting up Iranian women, but for sidelines, he melts into smiles and with several of the players she cov- the-most part, the country's noto- hugs for his awestruck young fans. ers, said she didn't have the heart rious security apparatus doesn't Local vsportswnters dub him to translate for her American pals hassle them. One time, however, "The Ambassador," an apt name when the soldier-dominated crowd Carter was locked out of his house for a person who's learning how to at one recent game broke into after practice. A 6-foot-9 African- navigate politics, sports and reli- chants warning the United States: American man sitting on a Tehran gion in the Islamic Republic. "Nuclear energy is' our absolute doorstep isn't exactly inconsplcu- "When you play in different rightl" . ous, so it took just minutes for the countries, you lose your national- Life in Iran can be jarring for authorities to show up. , ity, your color, yo'!r race," Joseph young American athletes. There An Iranian officer swung open PHOTO COURTESY KNIGHT RIDDER TRIBUNE said one day recently as he listened are no bars' or nightclubs, and the door to a police car and ordered to reggae in his Tehran apartment. guards accompany teams even Carter inside. The American re- Andre Pitt, right, a Texas native, celebrates with an Iranian teammate after their team, Saba "You're just a basketball star. It lets on away games, to make sure that fused, and slammed the door shut. Battery, won the Iranian basketball championship game at Azadeh Stadium in Tehran, Iran in you talk to people about your val- players don't drink or carouse. The Again, the officer tried to force April, 2006. PUtis among a handful ofAmericans who play professional basketball in Iran. ues and your culture without them restrictions lead "imported" play- Carter into the car and, again, the attacking you right away," ers to create their own vibrant un- player refused. Just as things were This year, about 20 Americans derworld, which recalls Prohibition getting ugly, the officer made a - a record' number, even as in- days in the United States, with move toward Carter. 'ternation,al tensions mount over bootleggers knocking on the door "He pulled my hat back and re- Iran's nuclear program - dribbled, to deliver contraband such as alco- alized who I was," Carter said. "He dunked and danced before cheer- hoI and bacon. was, like 'Johnny! Johnny Car-ter. ing Iranian fans, attracted by some Joseph, who, has three children Johnny Car-ter! OK,OK,everything of the best salaries outside the ,back in New York and who played is OK,''' National Basketball Association. college ball at the College of Saint Clearly, Iranians like the Former NBA players such as Rose in Albany, N.Y., spends his American players .. Joseph, who briefly played for the free time reading Persian history Azadeh Stadium was packed Denver Nuggets and the Toronto and trying to find coconuts, avoca- when the Defense Ministry's Saba Raptors during the 2000-2001 sea- dos and other tropical ingredients Battery, the team that Joseph son, can command more than for the island cooking of his child- plays for, faced arch rival Peykan $20,000 a month here, local sports hood. He tries to take in historical for the season's championship. officials said, though the average sites. 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'ever will encounter, a reality that' .clgars.Atangle of wires leads to his Joseph barely had tlmeto wipe brings them more responsibility. Xboxviden-game set, an Internet' the sweat from his brow and take a than just scoring. Joseph, who came connection and an iPod that usu- 'Sipof water before young' fans with last October, said he tried to dispel ally bumps southern hip-hop. Hot cameras rushed him. He stooped to stereotypes about the United States pizza is just a phone call away,from . pick up a little boy: he struck a mus- among his Iranian teammates, lranian.delivery guys who scream ole-man pose for a giddy teen. His while reassuring his worried wife , "Johnny!" each time he calls. . coaches and Iranian teammates and children that Iranians weren't ,"Welcome to 'Little America," congratulated him with traditional all murderous hostage-takers. said Carter, a .32-ye'ar-old Persian kisses on the cheeks. "I have political opinions like ev- Oklahoman who played for Iowa in After Joseph's team won the erybody else', but I'm not over here college, as he ushered a guest into league championship last month, his apartment. "Salaam, yo, sa- state television clamored for inter- SUNDAY MAY 7 WEDNESDAY MAY 10 fighting a political war. I don't pick a side," Joseph said. "We all have laam!" views, anrItwo young women shyly Chances of Sevel'8 Stress Stonns Brain Freeze Warning our problems, even in America. You Carter, who never played in the waited farther back for their chance • 10pm.11:30pm....SUB Table Rock. 7:30am....The Quad come to realize that nobody's total- , NBA,finds his way around Tehran to congratulate Joseph and a Texan Night Owl Breakfast $4 for Free Coffee and Hot Chocolate. ly free, not even in a democracy," by using colorful anti-American teammate named Andre Pitts. students. Free for residence hall. Sponsored by The Bookstore Sixteen teams make up the Super murals as landmarks. 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The program then walks the user through the process- The new Adobe Photoshop vanced processes. full editing and enhancing, making ing the Quick Fix functions can ac- tor is one of the most user-friendly es for each in turn. Elements 4.0 allows users to easily The manual begins simply with a creative use of photos and starting tually reduce the images quality. features of the program. The editor Lastly, "start from scratch" is just work with still photos in basic steps section on learning the "work flow" with a blank slate. The actual editor is more precise uses a "selection brush" that is used as it sounds. In this mode the editor that are clearly defined and under- (the order of steps to take· for the Depending on what users wish and offers more directed control. to. color in the area to be selected is opened to a blank slate in which standable. While 1J,0ta profession- best results) and progresses from to accomplish, each of the different While the Quick Fix looks at the and the editor selects it. However, the user is essentially left to do what al level editor, most users should there. options is appropriate. For instance, picture as a whole, the editor allows sometimes the program selects they want to create what they want. find it useful and easily powerful Using the program in conjunc- users that wish to simply touch up selection of individual parts within more than it is desired (it seems to This provides a lot of control over enough. tion with the manual would make photos will find the quick fix option a photo. make decisions based more on col- or than any other function). the end product but requires famil- The package is broken into two any inexperienced user more ef- most useful. 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The menu appears that allows users to users to tell the program what they results and allow for a more true Slide shows, photo album pages, through without much difficulty. manual provides a step by step tu- decide what they will be doing with think is wrong with the photo and photo customization. Although, this Making, selllnq fake IDs for illegal immigrants is a big business tary for ICE, calls document forging Atlanta; and Newark, N.J. Forgers are making tens ·ofmillions, an "epidemic." Her agency, a branch Federal authorities said it's virtu- of the Department of Homeland ally impossible to calculate tfie fi- and possibly billions, of dollars selling Security, is waging a nationwide nancial scope of document forging, counterfeit Social Security cards, driver's crackdown on .forgery rings and but illicit profits easily amount to has formed multi-agency task forc- many millions of dollars, if not bile licenses, immigrant registration cards es in 10 cities, including. 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