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Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 6-29-1994 Arbiter, June 29 Students of Boise State University Although this file was scanned from the highest-quality microfilm held by Boise State University, it reveals the limitations of the source microfilm. It is possible to perform a text search of much of this material; however, there are sections where the source microfilm was too faint or unreadable to allow for text scanning. For assistance with this collection of student newspapers, please contact Special Collections and Archives at [email protected]. ..~"1",.'1Vt~~.~7\+~'"~:¥~:~:"4:~·~~.;~;b::'~~::~~~~~~~1f~~~:7~~;~~~~~"~'~~~~~~'~~~'~~~*~~~~~~~~";1~~~ "~~'-'~~~ l~ ! I,; r' .. " 1 , ','~""~ __ '~"~' ~.,,~,,;~ •..;, ",~ ~ i_ .~~J~! .~:: •. J~!.~ ..::.~; \. • ~~,;:~ ~.~. ~."~.,~,,,~~~~ .•.. ~'.::~.~·~~:~~~~~~r,~'~h"A"}..~.t,~"~:~_~~'~~~:;~:~::;~~'~:~~:::~:J:~;:;;J~~;:;~:t:~,~..~:-?~~~:~~~:~i~,::'~~::~~~~;~'--~ _...;. ...:...--------"----:--"7---"7---------~ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1994 II tact the Child Abuse prevention News in Brief Council at (801)399-8430. BSU Foundation compiled by The Arbiter staff; edited by Kate Neilly Bell -Hallee Blankenship names scholars -Hallee Blankenship Three BSU faculty members because some BSU employees supervisor. Financial Aid looking for were recognized by the BStJ are away from campus during LesHe.Jones Luzzi of the ACHD says the top inch or so of missing applicants. foundation in the categories of the summer. However, Sawyer BSU's Dancefest The Financial Aid Office University Drive will be scraped teaching, research/creative says the response rate has been features professional sent out letters on June 16 to off during July 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11. activities and professionally high. BSU's Summer Dancefest applicants that reached the The asphalt overlay and . related services. Cash honorari- "We have over 400 respons- program will feature Tamara April 1 priority applicant dead- repaving wil\ be done July 13- ums were awarded to Linda es, and that is pretty close to 30 Squires teaching jazz and hip line but still need to submit fur- 19. Luzzi says at times there Zaerr of the English depart- percent," says Sawyer. "And hop dance styles. Squires has ther information before their ment, Gregory Raymond of the they (the responses) are coming may be delays of up to half an taught and performed through- hour in residential driveways application can go through the political science department and in every day." out the U.S., Australia, Japan finaJ.review process. Richard McCloskey of the biolo- Sawyer says information on and traffic onto University and Europe. She has also Drive may be restricted as well. TRe Financial Aid Office gy department. trends that were found in this danced on a variety of commer- encourages those receiving the -HalJee Blankenship study should be available by Physical Plant Director Gene cials and television shows, McGinnis says the construction, letter to follow the instructions end of August. including the "Tonight Show" of the letter and to provide the Sawyer recommends the , which will allow for one lane tp and the Acadamy Awards be open at all times, won't make missing information as soon as Reward offered after RADAR Network as an excel- where she danced with Paula possible. For further informa- Fish and Game officer is lent-and free-research source access to events difficult. "I Abdul. think they picked the ideal time tion contact the BSU Financial of information on drug and -Hallee Blankenship Aid Office at 385-1664. attacked to do it," he says. An $1,100 reward is being alcohol issues. The RADAR -Hallee Blankenship -Kate Neilly Bell offered by the International Network is located in the base- Child abuse p'revention Game Warden's Association ment of the old gym building conference offers credit and the Idaho Conservation across the Boulevard from Craig announces campus Officers Association for infor- Entrance Two of the Pavilion. to students -Kate Neilly Bell computer netwo,k . Students will be able to mation leading to the arrest of a Faculty and students Wills suspect who attacked a Fish and receive college credit for attend- now have assistance with ing the conference "Preserving Game officer with a knife on the ,ACHDto repave research from the Craig Internet Boise River in Garden City on the Innocence of the Child" University Drive College Connection which gives being held at Weber State Monday, May 23. The suspect is Ada County Highway direct computer access to described as a Hispanic male in University Aug. 4-5;1994. District wil\ repave University Capital Hill. Speeches and other Keynote speakers include his early twenties, between 5'7" Drive from Capitol Boulevard to Congressional documents will and 5'9" tall and weighs 150 University of Colorado Medical Broadway Avenue this July to be made available to students School Dean Richard Krugman pounds. At the time of the meet American Disabilities Act via the Internet. Those interest- attack he was wearing a black T- MD, University of Washington requirements. ed in accessing the system can Dr. Jon Conte and Executive shirt and blue jeans. Anyone The project, involving an do so by going into the Internet with information or wil\ing to contzlbute to the fund should contact the Fish and Game Department at 465-8465 or 887- 6729. -Hallee Blankenship RADAR Network 'measures campus drug and alcohol awareness This spring the Regional Alcohol/Drug Awareness Resource Network has been sur- veying students and employees about alcohol and drug aware- ness. Gwen Smith, a BSUTraining and Development officer and a member of BSU's Alcohol and Other Drug Committee, says the study is an initial step in the process of providing education and training to employees and students. Phyllis Sawyer, director of the Idaho RADAR Network Center, says the survey will Arbiler photo by Rilk KOlOrich measure cam pus. awareness of drugs and alcohol and will help the organization determine how Phase I of Library renovation complete to best educate those who need to know more. Students attending summer classes have the first chance to study in the newly remodeled The information found in BoiseState Albertsons Library. ' the study will be used by BSUto The end of "Phase I" will be complete by the end of June or first of July, says University develop drug and alcohol pro- Librarian Tim Brown. Phase I includes all new construction at the library and is the first of eight grams that will meet the needs phases, Brown says. The,50,000-square-feet-addition includes a three-story atrium and a new of the campus. Smith says 600 BSU students entrance. The front entrance is now accessable; students don't need to enter the building from the were surveyed during classes in BoiseRiver side anymore. April. The RADAR Network The $10 million project should be complete by Winter 1994.During the renovation, library was able to collect 431 bubble materials will be shifted several times to make room for construction. sheets from students and Smith ~/"ereen Myers says the group is now trying to analyze the results. Gopher system and following This past month all 1,500 Director of the North Alabama overlay and putting pedestrian the menus to Senator Craig's permanent employees were Chapter for the National ramps on the corners of side- name in the, U.S. Senate polled when anonymous survey Committee for the Prevention of walks, wil\ take $180,900 from Category. For further informa- .,.; forms were sent to their campus Child Abuse. the Ada County general fund, tion on this procedure, contact, addresses, according to Smith. For more information, or to Smith was concerned that according to John Edney, the Data Center. More News, Page 3 ACHD's Construction Services register for the conference, con- the response rate would be low ~----~-----------------------~- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1994 II / review of every incoming book, magazine, video, CD and other library material would be a labor intensive, costly process. The report also states that having separate adult and children's collections in Library Association libraries would also increase costs. Ultimately, according to the study, compliance with the initiative would cut the services offered by librarians because more time would be spent censoring books instead of performing other duties. cites censorship in John Slack, BSU's ICA chapter president, said those conducting the study were, "ludicrous, off their rocker. They're totally overstepping what the initiative says." . .... ~ Slack said the study hadn't figured any alternative means of ensuring that pro- hibited literature won't be accessible to juveniles. opposing Inilialive "They could open it up for a bid. Any entrepreneur would do it and make a lot of money doing it," Slacksaid. Philosophically, the task force sees limiting books and other material to anyone Hollee Blankenship on the basis of any imposed moral code a disservice to its profession and the commu- Senior Staff Writer nity it serves. Slack said the initiative would ensure parents that their children won't be seeing After conducting a study on the possible effects of the Idaho Citizens Alliance's any of the material considered objectionable by the ICA initiative. proposed anti-gay initiative, the Idaho Library Association Task Force on Library "My six-year-old can go check out The Joys of Lesbian Love. I think that is inappro- Advocacyis left with a sour taste in its mouth. priate and wrong," he said. "We just want to do something like gas stations keeping An extensive review of library materials would be required if the initiative is Playboy and Penthouse behind the counter." voted into action. According to Section 67-8005,"Expenditures of Public Funds, state University Librarian Tim Brown sees the initiative as an infringement on the libraries would have to oversee that library materials promoting homosexuality are right parents have to decide what is best for their own children.