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SHORTS BYMONICA PRICE Rights Campaign's National News Reporter Coming Out Project manager. The Arbiter "As the national discussion on Soprano MeiZhong to GLBT families progresses, it's give concert at Boise Bisexuals, gays, lesbians and more important now than ever to • State Oct. 17 allies for diversity (BGLAD) will live openly and honestly. We've host a celebration on the SUB got to spread the message that-- patio Oct~ 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 under currentlaw--Americans can Soprano Mei Zhong will p.m. as part of National Coming share the same hopes and dreams., present a concert at 7:30 Out Day, which falls on Oct. 11. but can't share the same legal' p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, in the The celebration aims to raise protections. " Morrison .Center Recital awareness and support for people Singer songwriter Kris Doty, Hall. Zhong, an assistant who are coming out. "We do find Latin singer Mansi Loya, and professor of music at a lot of support on this campus," local musician Rebecca Scott are Ball State University, has BGLAD President Jessie Strong scheduled to perform during' the performed extensively in said. coming out celebration. . both China and the United BGLAD will have a pink door BGLAD cosponsored the Queer States. Admission is $5 on location for people to walk as Film festival, which begins general, $3 for seniors, and through in support of the gay and Thursday at the Flicks. free to students of all ages ' lesbian community. Whether they "That's pretty exiting, because and Boise State faculty/ are gay, lesbian or supporters of they're having the Queer as Film staff. friends or family members, it's Festival in conjunction with Zhong's program a small encouraging statement National Coming Out Day," Strong includes numbers III participants can . make, said said. Italian, French, English, Strong. The pink door will also On Friday and Saturday the film German -and Chinese, appear .on the BGLAD float festival will be on campus. including: "Pace, Pace during Boise State's Homecoming "I would hope that people who Mio Dio" by Giuseppe parade. - are not gay would come out and Verdi, "Summertime" by Oct. 11 marks the fifteenth see these, you know learn about a George Gershwin, Richard anniversary of National Coming different culture," Strong said. "I Strauss's Four Last Songs, Out Day, which celebrates the first would hope that people wouldn't "L'Invitation au Voyage" by gay rights march on Washington say 'oh it's about being gay so Henri Duparc and "Coral D.C. in 1987. A half million people therefore I don't want to see this Song" by Wang Xiren and marched on the capital to promote movie.' I believe it could appeal to Hu Shi Ping. Zhong will public awareness. - anyone." be accompanied by Boise The event promotes visibility, Lighthearted films will be mixed State Music Department honesty and openness, said J. in with documentaries about gay Chairman James Cook. Smith, Human Rights Campaign and lesbian experiences. communications manager. Three "It's like a mini pride," Lindsey months after the 1987 march on Wagner, vice president of BGLAD 'Czech' out this the capital, groups of people got said. Wagner has been out for program by Boise together to keep the momentum a long time but this will be her going. National Coming Out Day first National Coming Out Day State Orchestra Oct. is the result oftheir efforts. celebration in a gay and lesbian 19 The Human Rights Campaign is community. "It's one day you don't promoting this year's coming out have to worry about hiding," ' People can be nervous The Boise State Orchestra, day theme as "It's a family affair," to show this part of their under the direction of promoting gay, lesbian, bisexual personality, Wagner said. "They Music Professor' Craig and transgender families living their lives openly. . don't want to jeopardize their Purdy, will perform at 7: The Human Rights Campaign school relationships or work 30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, advocates equal rights for GLBT relationships... No, one is going in the MorrisonCentcr families. "There's immeasurable to judge you. You can be who you Main Hall. Admission is power in simply being visible," $5 general, $3 for seniors, are: said Candace Gingrich, Human and free to students of all ages and Boise State faculty and staff. The Czech program will include Bedrich Smetana's , three dances from the opera "The Bartered Bride" and Antonin Dvorak's haunting "Nocturne." The program will conclude with Dvorak's rousing Experience Idaho's "Symphony No. 4 in G Major."

AIDS quilt panels to brilliant autumn be on public display BYJASON KAUFFMAN in search of the many colors on at Boise State News Editor display right now. Deciduous University The Arbiter trees currently changing color include golden-hued cottonwood Have you felt that chill in the air trees found along many of our Four panels of the AlDS yet? Or cold winds blowing off the Memorial Quilt will be on rivers and lakes, and that favorite mountains north of Boise? Well, if of the Northern Rocky Mountain display in the Boise State so, you've felt the first signs of the University Student Union regions, the aspen tree and its approach of autumn. , yellow brilliance. Hatch Ballroom from 9 And with the coming of this a.m.-6 p.m, Oct. 19-24. Unfortunately, the higher season of change many spots The display is sponsored . elevations around towns like throughout Idaho are ablaze with McCall and Stanley have already by Boise State Student fall colors. ' Activities and the Idaho lost most of their fall colors; those Southwestern Idaho-has no in search of autumnspleIidor State STD/AIDS program. .shortage, of brilliant ,autumn For more information call should limit their search to the foliage. Ifyou're looking for abrief lower elevations .of the foothills 426-1223. Visitor parking respite from nonnaleveryday and valleys. ' is available in the Student life you might try heading out Union parking lot. 'SeeldahoYlildpag~3 The display is in See Shorts page 3 Honors students take a breather in McCall The goal at the retreat, Most classes were conducted BYAMYOLSEN arid listened to their peers News Reporter perform songs and poetry. On according to McFarland, was the way honors-option classes The Arbiter Saturday, the group hiked down fun, friends, and challenge. are today, where students are to Goose Creek, and after lunch, "Sometimes honors students able to take normal courses' Twenty-nine Honors Program ran a ropes/challenge course are afraid to challenge and do a special project for a students and five honors that included a climbing up a themselves in an area that's professor' to receive honors professors attended a weekend 40-foot tree and flying over the unfamiliar or that they aren't credit. ' retreat in McCall Oct. 3·5, forest on a zipline. . good . at: she continued. ,Honors College Director participating in the first activity "We also did a lot of less "Cllmbillg lip a 40-foot tree Gregory Raymond constructed of its kind. . challenging activities, like was definitely a confidence, the current Honors Program The retreat was held at Quaker making s'mores .and playing builder." " in 1996, offering ,students, Hill, a cabin retreat overlooking games," Ziemer said .. . The. Honors Program. began ,',with. good acadernic :records Payette Lake. .", The Honors Program has put in 1972, led by Mathematics personalized attention in . "The location was beautiful," small camping trips on before, Professor William Mech, During. classes, scholarships andseveral'·· . said Kristin Ziemer, a freshman but never anything -of ' this thai time, noresidencehaU other program,s.1he :SMlmei: psychology major. "I had a: great scale, said" Honors .Activities existed for the prpgram, .nor Reading Progriimand collliqitia· time just sitting on the deck, Coordinator .Wendy Story- any . honori;-speclfic' classes, .. (where. two,professors co~ looking at the scenery with my McFarlarid."The whole point other: than Bnglisbilnd history. 'ips~ctaco~e)iiI~po~~ ACf,scoreof2? or " friends. McCall was a' perfect. is. to get' •students ,'involved" In',1!185,lt.wa,s ·tocated on the. .among ~onorsstude~ts e. i,.···:>iSAT s~reof12()()f>r spot~-,i';';" ,."',i; . arid gel a feeling of belonging," , fourth· floor,' of the librarY.'. ".:'.Currently, '..... the; ,Ho~~~:; aaullttealnil> tbecoll, .... ()nEtic;iatl~t\\9ents t~Jtleach •MCFarland said. without it$()wnbuilding. .Program h~',~W,P ~ •apPl!~#~.-"'<" -'-,~ 'othefstorlesarb . fire,' ,,:P';,~;"'."" ...' _ ... I11111...... IIIIIIIIJIIiIIIIIIiII_iIIII~...... " THURSDA~:6CTOBER9.;2003 PAGE 2 .C8Iltornians recall Gov. The RECel11ploys new ,-<"::."",".:,;..;.' :>,'0 . '.--~--. massage therapist ·D'a¥isiil historic election BYGENEVAROMAN' BYVINCENTJ.SCHODOLSKIAND· Californians to "take back" their Special to The Arbiter JEFF ZELENY state, according to unofficial exit ChlcagoTribune poll data compiled various media Is studying causing cramps to form . (KRT) organizations. in' your neck and spine? Are you tired of Davis conceded .shortly before your calves or thighs knotting up after LOSANGELES-An angry army of ,1 a.m, EDT. "Tonight the voters working all day long? The REC, together Calttorrua .voters. Tuesday rewrote decided it's time for someone else to with Health, Wellness and Counseling the rules of electoral politics in an serve ... I accept their judgment. Services provide relief and relaxation for historic recall election by ousting With 36 percent of the precincts your mind and body through the massage a wildly unpopular governor with reporting, the recall of Davis was program. Whether you are a RECmember a lifetime in politics -in favor of one or not, come treat yourself to complete , , passing by about 55 percent to of the world's most popular actors 45 percent. Schwarzenegger was relaxation. making his first race. • KRTPHOTO . Boise State has a new massage therapist , , receiving about 49 percent of the Newly elected California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Voters in the nation's ..most vote, followed by Democratic Lt. ready to get her fingers on your pressure populous' arid often influential Gov. Cruz Bustamante second with Maria Shriver celebrate his win: points. Mattie Wadsworth isa former state sent at) unmistakable signal of , 32 percent and Republican state Sen. BSUstudent who has recently become an large, with California possibly again for Schwarzenegger. One in four discontent, along with an undeniable Tom McClintockwith 13percent. Academy of Professional Careers certified providing a leading indicator. Democrats supported the recall, and attraction forcelebrity inthe person of News media exit polls projected . massage therapist. The race had become a spectacle even one in five "very liberal" voters Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger. that Daviswould be recalled and also "I used to travel with a wrestling team," for the Golden State,drawing interest, cast ballots against Davis.' And they were in a punishing mood indicated that Schwarzenegger was said Wadsworth. "I always gave them amazement, sCOJ:Iland dismay from Late Tuesday afternoon, a 60 for the beleaguered Democrat Gov. leading in the contest to replace him. massages after a match and I enjoyed it." around the world. Although there percent turnout appeared likely, a Gray Davis,the man they had given a With officialelection returns trickling , Afterachieving her required 760hours of were 135 names on the ballot, the spokeswoman for the secretary of second term less than a year ago. in early Wednesday, substantial "hands-on experience," Wadsworth will be campaign ultimately came down state's officesaid. That would surpass Alienated by rolling electricity numbers of votes remalned to be looking for a full-time massage position. blackouts, massive state deficits and to a two-man race that squared off the 50.7percent turnout in last year's She said she has "alwaysliked working in a counted. incumbent Davis and newcomer governor's election and would be high taxes, and energized by the The wrath directed at a governor sporty environment." Schwarzenegger. lower than the 71 percent of the extraordinary free theater ofthe recall elected twice in a state that .Js It is the beginning of the semester Nearly half of all voters strongly' 2000 presidential election. It was the _ with 135candidates of nearly every solidly Democratic was seen by and Wadsworth is asking the Boise State disapproved ofhow Davisdid his job, largest turnout for a gubernatorial flavor conceivable - voters turned in most analysts as a deeper signal 'of community to "fill up the appointment large numbers to Schwarzenegger, disaffection with in the electorate at and seven in 10 of that group voted election since 1982. books." There is plenty of space, so the action-figure icon who. urged schedule your appointment today. "Fifteen dollars for an effectivehalf-hour massage is really affordable," commented Improve health with personal training program Wadsworth. Although massages are not typically figured into the budget of college students, The RECmakes it possible. paid close to $600 at 24 hour fitness current fitness levels or get advice for BYGENEVAROMAN according to Lisa Stuppy, fitness The REC offers 2 types of massages- by the time I was done and met my their individual program. Assessment Specialto The Arbiter program director and supervisor general and clinically referred. General goals. I think it took 3 months to prices are very reasonable and range of the personal training program. massage is open to the entire campus do this. I paid $200 at the RECand from $5-$40 depending on the type Dunk. Splash. Spike.Lunge.What's "Along with new clients that have community; whereas clinically referred. " accomplished my goals in 8 weeks." of appointment chosen. All fitness your desire? The REC is helping signed on since the start ofschool,we massages are offered to students with ' The REC welcomes all levels of testing information is on The REC's people daily to achieve their goals have many clients that are renewing Boise State health insurance, referred by a exercisers into training sessions; website--www.boisestate.edu/ through its wide variety offitness and from training over the summer." Health and WellnessServicesProvider. which are sold in 8, 12,or 16-session recreation--and in the personal recreational opportunities. If you REC trainers have been trained You may schedule a general massage by packages. After completion of the training and fitness assessment are a Boise State student, employee, in-house at BoiseState. Additionally, calling The RECat 426-1131,or a clinically initial package, clients may pay brochure. I alumni member, or spouse/partner, one of the trainers is American referred massaged at 426-1459. I for as many additional sessions at "The most successful part is being a membership is available for you. Council on Exercise certified, and When scheduling your massage ,I the per-session rate as they would able to help someone on the road I No matter your fitness level, a more hope to become certified appointment, inquire about REC I like. Each session lasts for about an to better health and fitness," said good place to start at The REC is through ACEwhen the exam comes memberships, which are available to . I hour and two sessions per week are Stuppy. "It's great to be a part of the personal training program. This to Boisethis November. Boise State students, faculty/staff, alumni, program offers REC members an "The prices for training here are recommended. that." Crans said her trainer attended to If you are not sure ofwhat program and spouses/partners. Experience the inexpensive,one-on-one approach to very reasonable compared with local wide variety of fitness and recreational her "perfectly. She even put in extra to choose or would like more fitness from highly trained personal training rates," Stuppy said. Sessions opportunities, conveniently located on the time working on researching areas I information, please contact Lisa trainers. The trainers possess in the Boise area average $35-$75, BoiseState Campus. Remember, it is about asked for help in." Stuppy at 426-1592. knowledge in exercise, physiology, compared with Boise State's $20- you...mind, body and soul. I , biomechanics, kinesiology and $25. In addition topersonal training, The I . Geneva Roman serves as tile assistant I program design. "The price is way lower than I paid REChas a new fitness testing program to tile assistant director of marketing at Geneva Roman serves as tile assistant to The program began last spring and at 24 hour fitness so I did not mind where individuals can choose from a Campus Recreation , the assistant director of marketing at Campus has been, "going well this semester," it," said LoisCrans, former trainee. "I variety of appointments to test their Recreation

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Experience Idaho's "City government must present a clear vision, but it can only do brilliant autumn that when it has' the trust of Payette River is worth viewing The south fork is one of the -the people." for its cottonwood trees. Watch best examples of a riverside Idaho Wild the hillsides the further north cottonwood forest found in from page 1 ' you go for aspen and western this part of Idaho and is a great larch trees (a member of the half-day drive from the capital Take special care to watch for pine family). Oddly enough, city. The road along the south the movement of wildlife this western larch turn yellow and fork eventually leads to the time of year. With the changing lose their needles every fall. backcountry burg of Prairie, weather, wildlife will begin -Highway 20,: north of also a prime spot to visit this their annual migration from Mountain Home. The Bennett time of year. the high country down to lower Mountains are a. small range -Boise River Greenbelt. Not elevations. just to the north of Mountain able to pull yourself away from The following is a partial list of Home, Idaho. The drive from in-town commitments? The areas worth trying if you decide Mountain Home to the small greenbelt can be a great place to go in search of the soothing town of Fairfield is loaded to watch the passage of fall. splendor of autumn: with great opportunities for Just make your way to the north -Highway 55, Horseshoe Bend autumn foliage viewing. Near . side of campus and take a stroll to Cascade. Take this drive in the here is a road that follows the along this small slice of Idaho . next week and you can expect to south fork of the Boise River wild. see a nice autumn display. In . below Anderson Ranch Dam. particular, the section along the

p.m.- 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 for the Homecoming Parade line- A free clinic featuring the Shorts up. People may not be able to Deidre Rodman Quintet from from page 1 move their cars during that time New York will be offered to jazz for Mayor musicians of all ages and levels conjunction with the 15th frame. from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Friday, annual ATD/AIDS Conference, The Homecoming Parade Tuesday, November 4th Oct. 10, in room B125 of the "Integrating Efforts: Prevention, will be downtown along Idaho Morrison Center on the Boise Care arid Education," held Oct. Street, starting at Towers Hall State University campus. 23-24 in the Hatch Ballroom. at 6:30 p.m, with Vincent Kituku The . clinic will feature Keynote speakers include Cleve as the parade grand marshal. A Strong Economy Rodman on piano, Tony Malaby Jones, founder of the NAMES The parade is part of festivities on saxophone, Russ Johnson on Project AIDS Memorial Quilt celebrating Homecoming Week, Complete Integrity trumpet, Bob Bower on bass and. Terry Tafoya, a Native presented by Student Activities. and Mark Ferber on drums. American storyteller and family Friday, Oct. 10 is also the Thriving Neighborhoods Homecoming Street Festival The clinic is sponsored by therapist. . the Boise State University Gene The conference is presented .on the Basque Block on Grove Harris Jazz Festival. The 2004 by the Idaho Department of Street between 6th and Capitol festival will be held April I, 2 Education and Idaho Health and from 5 p.m.-1O p.m. The Rocci Visit our website for detailed information on issues and 3. In its seventh year at Welfare STD/AIDS program. To Johnson band will perform from Boise State, the festival brings www.killeen4mayor.com or, register, visit http://www.b- 5 p.m.- 7 p.rn. and Da Groove jazz musicians to Boise for there.com/breg/hwconference. will perform from 8 p.m.-1O call 947-7122 to speak with Vaughn. three nights of concerts and Continuing education credit p.m, There will also be games, two days of student clinics and will lie offered by Boise State. prizes and a bounce house for children. The street festival is competitions. For the first time, presented by Student Programs the 2004 festival will feature Parking lots blocked for Board. clinics for elementary school Homecoming parade children. GeneHarris Jazz Festival For more information all the jazz The Boise State University clinic or thefestival, call Brad Peters, jazz [estiua executive producer, at Towers residence hall parking sponsors free jazz clinic 426-3099. lot will be blocked from 5 for all ages -~,.' .. ANDYBBNSON Editor-In·puef

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The Arbiter 5Tv oy : St.e£?p (;000 f01Z. YOv(Z..H~Al,..1H Whites CELEBRATING 70 YEARS H~ SAYS 5c..fePIf'/6 ReAl.«. '115 H~AL;MY 6E:~Av5E saved the 1910 University Drive He o~eAM5 H€ ~}f€~CI5e5 Boise, ID 83725 Af'JO eATs ~(6HT / Phone: 345·8204 blues Fa:ic: 426-3198 www.arbiteronline.corn Z. ~-!JI BY STANLEYCROUCH Destributed Mondays and -z,. - New York Daily News Thtirsdays dUring the academic (KRT) schoo/year 'Z.q, The complaints made about . z.. last week's PBS showing of Martin D Scorsese's "The Blues" raise some Editor-in-Chief ongoing questions about how our ANDY BENSON xl05 culture is handled and just who is most serious about the handling. Business Manager Whenever there is mass media documentation of anything we x117 BEN MARTIN consider "black," those who do the documenting are almost sure to be Advisor white. Those outraged are almost DR. DAN MORRIS xl07 sure to be black. Last spring, when I attended a General Manager blues conference in Oxford, Miss.,

-, BRAD ARENDT xlOI one _of those expected moments , arrived. On one panel, white Managing Editor researchers started hemming and JESSICA ADAMS xl06 Opinions on Kaikoo are like a~':"holes, hawing about whether they had News Editor overstepped their bounds by going out and finding blues singers and JASON KAUFFMAN x102 everyone has one interviewing them. Sports .Editor We should all be glad that enough white people became interested ANDREA TRUJILLO xlOJ BY LEASWEAT attend meeting after meeting on a daily for students-vall in an effort to increase enough all those decades ago A&E Editor ASBSU Senator-at-Large basis, as a representative for lS,500-plus students access to knowledge of campus to begin a blues craze. Whether Special to The Arbiter issues and events. BRIAN MAYER xl04 _ students. scholars or mil rely curious blues ASBSU has been working to help Mr. Coonrod,. I appreciate your enthusiasts, they got up off their Photo Editor It is often sad to look into the gallery alleviate the university's budget crisis, concern over what your student rusty dusties and found the during ASBSU Senate meetings at the MARY DAWSON xl21 spread understanding and community government has been to work at. For musicians, interviewed them, got rows of empty seats in the Forum. concern about equity funding, dealing the record, I do not have the slightest some of them recording contracts Production Manager Fredrick R. Coonrod, I'd like to inquire with student/dorm parking problems ·concern over Kaikoo, in all reality it and brought these people into a MIKE ROCHE xl l l - if you had ever graced .an ASBSU and creating a MLK week that will is the farthest thing from my mind world where, often late in life, they Senate meeting, met with a senator, or exceed last year's program. ASBSU is right now. ASBSU's senate operates could be appreciated as performers Asst. Production M_anager even entertained our office with your rewriting it's funding code in order to independently from its president and and artists. . , DAVID HABBEN xlII presence? If you had done one of these fund student organizations on a more vice president (much like the U.S. Those who provided the I ' things, you might realize the many fair basis, working with the health senate does from the U.S. president's material should be celebrated I I Promotions Manager things that we, ASBSU are doing for , I center to put on a student health forum, office.) I work excessively on projects and appreciated. They could have you. I ' TERRI STENKAMP xlIO and to open up the topic of increased for BSU's student populous, with little stayed home and listened to Pat , Do you know where your student fees Office Manager student fees for a much needed new or no pay for my time. Please, if you have Boone. are going? How much do you think health center. We have worked on questions over what we are working on, After that panel, I talked to a rather HILARY ROBERTS you. pay for athletics, the marching creating a memorial for BSU's lost come in and see me, or one of my fellow haughty and cynical Negro who band, the tutorial programs -that you Receptionist firefighters Jeff Allen and Shane Heath, colleagues. We will be more than willing taught political science. He was full referred to, from your pocket? Do creating new election code for this to answer any questions you may have. of the bitter pus that had come of a LAUREN TUSSING you know what a matriculation fee is, year's newly combined elections, as Better yet, why don't you help us work special wound, of being considered Online Editor what equity funding is, or about the well as on creating a diversity education through our university's many issues second-rate and never having been university's problems of providing and problems? Maybe you can help out SHAWN SHAFER requirement for our university. This is . able to prove otherwise. This man healthcare to all of its students? What all just the tip of the iceberg, because with the workload, there are dozens of took the position that when the is student radio's budget? When are the AD DESIGN we have been working on much, much, committees that can use your input. initial blues research was done in student fee hearings that decide how more. Furthermore, I am disappointed the 1930s, black people could not Jason McHenry much your student fees are going to be Audrey Desler I personally dedicate hours in with Ms. Olson's negligent lumping get the grants that the white people raised? Everyday I, along with my fellow addition to my office hours to helping of myself, and the rest of ASBSU with got. Therefore, black people were coworkers, deal with these, among Ishaq and Wolfe's wayward comments, AD REPS student organizations put together left out the cultural finds brought hundreds of other questions, concerns, functions and find funding for their for making a mountain out of a molehill, Mica Schuster forward by men like Alan Lomax, issues and dilemmas on a daily basis. programs. I have been working with and from distracting myself, ASBSU and Mikel Beckham who found and recorded, for Most of the work I do is invisible to University Television Production and the campus from the issues that really Brandon Beckham instance, Leadbelly and Jelly Roll the student populous. I have spent student radio to improve funding matter to this university. Please attempt Morton. He produced invaluable countless hours researching student for both, developing a Independent to report on the whole story in the future, material about how black country REPORTERS fees, budgets, peer and fellow state student radio and television station, instead of trying to create a controversy music and early jazz came into Dustin Scott institutions, for everything from creating electronic information centers about issues that don't exist. being. athletics to student radio budgets. I Jake Hansen I wasn't interested in hearing Jason Bright it because one of the wonders Michelle Sells of the Negro community Is. Monica Price that it has produced so many Maurice Sapp Ageism in the classroom remarkable artists while sustaining Danaka Oliver a basic disinterest in pure Aaron Haynes artistic expression as opposed to Amy Olsen entertainment. It was that way Crystal Thomas BYAUBREY SALAZAR younger student's worldly observations as sophomoric and Columnist unsubstantiated by experience. It is obvious in the way that then, and it is that way now. The Arbiter In fact, in 35 years, black studies, ASST. PHOTO EDITOR non-traditional students are held up as model students, and are respected as being unfettered by the usual distractions which began with all kinds of Krista Adams Albert Einstein said, "The only source of knowledge and vices of traditional college life. It is also obvious in how screams about studying and is experience." This is to say people who have the most Boise State chooses to focus its institutional studies. preserving black culture, has done PHOTOGRAPHERS experience hold the greatest sources of knowledge. The In a study performed by Boise State Institutional Assessment next to nothing regarding the arts. Stanley Brewster perspective of society-at-large says that experience and age entitled, "Age and Gender Differences in Instructional "Not much, brother, not Emily Desler are directly related, thus, the older we are the more knowledge Preferences," the information states, "Older students ... are much," Cornel West said to me. Dan Wolf we are perceived to possess. Non-traditional students should often especially motivated and focused on achieving their "The emphasis has been history then have a built-in competitive edge over younger students educational goals, having gained the maturity and perspective and political science, very little COWMNISTS in the classroom, though their competitive edge may not- from years out of school." Perhaps young~r students should involvement in the arts." Aubrey Salazer come from experience but rather preferential treatment from apologize In advance for their inability to specifically pinpoint Consequently, had Scorsese Dustin Scott professors. what they want to do for the rest of theirlives. On top of this; wanted to get some more black Dr: Decateur Reed Every semester, the composition of students in my maybe ask for forgiveness in juggling decisions that every involvement in "The Blues," he Maurice Sapp classes always includes a good number of non-traditional person Is faced with early on in their lives, like religious and would have largely wasted his time Michael W. Reed students. Non-traditional students, though sometimes shy sexual identity, political leanings and social pressures. In the searching for blues scholars in Edvin Subasic and uncertain of their' environment, are usually noticeably black studies departments. :' instance of these decisions, older students are on parole for embraced by my professors. Their contributions and time served. . There are plenty of problems with .," , EDITORIAL CARTOONIST enthusiasm are more amply rewarded by professors who The intent of the study was to evaluate the need for "The Blues," but it becomes quite I deem them as marginalized by the higher education process. clear that the middle-class white ,- David Habben instructional adjustments for older students. As I stated .1 Non-rradltionak students are the neo-minority on before, there are just as many students over 40 as there are kids who filled up the blues festivals campus. The secret handshake among professors and older minority students - on campus. The current instructional and coffeehouses depicted in the The Arbiter is the official students are the visible crow's feet, memories of JFK, adult adjustment proposed on behalf of minority students is the series were looking for something independant student newspaper contemporary music and a shared generational gap with core diversity requirement. Subsequently, I found no studies humanly authentic. They found younger students. it in black blues singers. And of Boise State University. It's by Boise State Institutional Assessment evaluating this need. According to Boise State Enrollment Services, 46 percent they usually treated them like the mission is to provide a forum The study also asserted the following, "Perhaps it was not of our student population is over 25 years of age, and 11 cultural treasures that they were. for the discussion of issues surprising to find also that students 30 and older had an percent ofthese students are over the age of 40. There are average GPA that was significantly higher .. ." 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BY ANDY BARNES Americans enjoy? life. Clinton is evil. Have you noticed that no one is The Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia U.) Why did ESPN think you were such a great You also claim that you were just trying to calling you a racist .. just an idiot? _ idea? discuss what is wrong with the Philadelphia Though I can only hope this breaks you out of MORGANTOWN, W.Va.• Better yet, ESPN, what the hell were you Eagles as a team, from a fan's point of view. your little fantasy world of you versus the "elitist Dear Rush Umbaugh, thinking when you hired an ego bigger than Chris But does a fan ever say Donovan McNabb or liberal" media, you'll (as you already have) retreat Why are you such an idiot? Berman's head? any player is only overrated because of their skin to your little world where listeners will accept Why must you say idiotic things? Rush, it seems to me that last week's controversy color? every demagogic word you enunciate. , Why must you ruin a normal person's Sunday/ was all too scripted and couldn't have been a If McNabb is overrated, it is because he really Never mind trying to explain that you are stuck football with your so-called "insights" of-the better way for you to try and make some lame sucks and hasn't played up to potential. in a world that can only see the world as black and football fan (which would include me.avterrible" point about how All.. POUTICAll..Y CORRECT YOU brought up race in your analysis of Mr. white, liberal and conservative. lefty)? . weare. McNabb. Not the media, not liberals, you did. Never mind you can't seem to appreciate Why, all of a sudden, are all sportswriters What better way for you to make yourself a If you are a real fan, you do not see a player for athletics for what it really is, achievement and a bunch of liberals who are part of the elitist martyr at the altar of liberallsm? his color if they are overrated, underrated or the excellence. , "liberal" sports media, forever promoting an But the fact is, you didn't just claim that greatest ever; you don't care. And by the way, McNabb is not overrated, any agenda for blacks, gays or whoever else offends Donovan McNabb is overrated by the media, it You weren't just trying to damn the "liberal" Mountaineer fan can tell you that. your sensibilities? ' was that he is overrated by the media because he media that has often spurned your ignorant Go Steelers! Why must you drag the most divisive, frustrating is black. I suppose one must go to great lengths commentary because you offer no journalistic Yours Truly, Andy Barnes element of American society into the one most if they are to politicize every aspect of American integrity except telling "dittoheads" Hillary

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PAGE 6 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2003 Accidentally Adema Dave DeRoo talks about Boise, The Big Easy and beginning bands

BY JASON BRIGHT not worthy,' etc). Because of the incoherence of A&EWriter my questions, I have elected to simply title the topics that bassist Dave DeRoo spoke upon. I've been following Adema's nu-metal sound Dave DeRoo is very big and scary up-close, but since the late 90's, and perfected my hopping had this to say: head bang by practicing with songs like "Freaking About Boise: "Boise's kinda' uh, it's pretty Out" and "Do What You Want To Do." So when similar actually to where we're from. Bakersfield Adema announced that they had a chance to is kind of a small town but at the same token it's stop off in Boise for a show on Oct. 4, I had to get not a small town. It's got enough stuff going on an interview. - where you're in tune to the outside world but I called people. People called people. Still it's got that kind of everybody knows everybody _others called people who didn't know other kind ofvibe ... it's Bakersfield with cleaner air and people were calling people. I called more people. nicer surroundings. Actually the first time we Nothing happened. The person I was to locate. came here .. .it was kind of like everybody made was gone, absent, a wisp of burning incense. us feel really welcome here. It was the first show Close enough to smell, but too far to touch. It all we ever did where we felt like rock stars. Boise crumbled and I purchased tickets, ready to be holds a special place in our hearts and I think just another fan in the crowd. that's kinda' why. When it comes to doing it and After the energetic show, I prepared to leave- we're routing the tour and getting everything -really needing a shower after the physical planned out we try to make it a point to come exertion of lifting my head to and fro in excess. back here. In fact, we're out with Godsmack My girlfriend Linzy said I should approach until the end of November early December and security and, with one final plea of telephone there was a gap in the schedule where Sully was incompetence, ask to speak with the band. I goin' to go to a wedding or something and there politely declined. Ever paranoid, I explained was like four or five shows that weren't gonna that the security guard up front had me pegged happen. We knew we'd be up in this neck of the ever since he felt my crotch outside during the woods near Seattle and we immediately called strip-search (to his credit, I do sort of look like a our booking agent and said 'hey, see if you can terrorist, but Christ, I wasn't boarding a plane), squeeze us in Boise.' We consciously make an and my personal safety required me to slink off effort to try to come up here." to my Pathfinder outside. She threatened to leave About The Big Easy: "I just like the venue, me, so, my entire existence hanging by threads, I actually. It's kind of similar to The House of approached the ogre. Blues, you know, it's got this cool setup. It's kind PHDro COURTESY OF RCA RECORDS He' sent me to another sentinel. Another guard of the best of both worlds, you get this setting. too intimate, you know. The Big Easy is kind of you know, as cliche as that sounds, honestly, you sent me to another. Still more men, the size of It's more like a restaurant but it's not that cheap like the happy medium." know, that's what you gotta' do. Cause nobody's which I have avoided successfully throughout sports bar vibe. It's got a vibe but it's like a hall To aspiring musicians: "Just keep on playing, gonna' believe in you unless you believe in my existence, but now sought out. Finally, after or theatre ... That's my favorite type of venue to you know, jam with as many people as you can, yourself. I got a lot more relatives now than I much debate regarding my credentials, I was play. We've done those shows where we're part enjoy yourself, fix what you can so you do enjoy thought I did ... all the neigh-sayers and the allowed to speak briefly with Adema. of a bigger package tour and it's kinda' cool but yourself. Have a good time all the time. If us five haters that try to keep you down over the years, Inside I was a true fan, screaming and rolling you just feel a little distance from the audience fucks can do it than anybody can, you know what but as soon as shit goes good all of a sudden the on the puke stained indoor/outdoor carpet in and uh, like, little clubs arc cool but it's just too I mean? Keep trying when people tell you 'no' calls come in and, well ... you gotta' be your best true Wayne's World fashion (you know, 'We're damn hot and sweaty and it's like ... it's a little bit and try to knock you down. You dust yourself off, friend, you know what I mean."

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BY SEAN C. HAYES the idea that liberals are anti-government problems, many conservatives conducted their A&EWriter and anti-American, that liberals are immoral private lives as both serial monogamists and and anti-family, that liberals "tax and spend" adulterers (The prodigious sex life offormer Idaho Joe Conason: Big Lies: The Right Wing at the expense of working families. "congressman" Helen Chenoweth, explored in Propaganda Machine and how it Distorts the In fact, according to both books, while Conason's book, features a hilarious quote by an Truth: St. Martins, 2003. conservatives praise the free market, they're Idaho GOP staffer saying, "Helen is living proof not beyond using their family connections to that you can fuck your brains out"). AI Franken: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell get ahead by means impossible to the average In many passages, the books are near exact Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right: American. While claiming to be patriotic, parallels of each other, drawing upon many of Dutton, 2003. many members of the right used those same the same sources. The key difference lies with family connections to dodge military service. each author's delivery. Conason lays out a flat As Fox News commentators, talk radio hosts While claiming to support working families, case against conservatives in the tone of a typical and free-roaming mini-skirted blonds launch they gear their tax cuts toward unearned political commentator (though without all the into diatribes about the P.C., immoral, snobbish income such as capital gain and estate taxes. equivocation), while Franken punctuates his facts and anti-American left, Democrats weakly While claiming to defend the constitution, with sketches of humor and fiction. The humor of respond by eschewing the whole "liberal" label- the Bush administration rushed through the Franken's delivery no doubt helped the book hit -voting with conservatives wherever possible and Patriot Act, allowing American citizens to be the mother lode in sales, but it weakens some of trying in vain to display a spirit of cooperation held without cause for an indefinite period his credibility. As any SNL viewer throughout the that wins nothing but criticism from the left and of time. While attacking Clinton's marital years knows, like the program itself, Franken's right alike. humor is inconsistent. Two recent bestsellers prove that the "vast Aside from a hilarious comic strip featuring right-wing conspiracy" Hillary Clinton so the "Gospel of Supply-Side Jesus," satirizing the ominously spoke of remains alive and well.And right's heroism of an anti-materialistic religious in both Washington and the competitive world of The Right-Wing Propaganda leader, by far the most amusing sketches in his 24-hr. news access, taking the moral high ground book are some of the factual examples of right- is no way to get ahead. Machine and How it Distorts l wing trickery featured in Franken's, but not Joe Conason, a political columnist for Conason's, book. www.salon.com, and former SNL alum AIFranken the Truth Reflexive Bush defender Ann Coulter is revealed seek to put the bite back into liberal politics. In by Franken to have subtracted years from her age failing to respond to conservative hysteria on on her driver's license, an offense that could get her arrested under Bush's Patriot Act. Once again, its own terms, Franken says the left resembles the sadistic tactics of Bush advisor Karl as in his book Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot, "weak, underfed mutts" next to the "pit bulls" Rove, who in his early days, volunteered of the right. Conason says the underdog who ! • , ,. Franken reveals the unknown literary ambitions for an Illinois Democratic candidate, only ;.;"·I·G~. ...•..' of another right wing ideologue, citing a soft-core fights back against the bully is a classic staple of as a ruse to seize the candidate's letterhead , erotic passage from the novel Those Who Trespass American heroes, and "(those) who dare to fight and print a 1,000 invitations offering, "Free B written by Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly. back are always better off." beer, free food, girls, and a good time for 1 . I As the soaring ratings for the Fox News Channel The problem, both books agree, is not that nothing" at his campaign party. Though proves, the most crucial aspect of getting a 1 the right is simply misguided or conflicted by Rove called this a "youthful prank," he message out in America is simply getting asses divisions within its own party (from atheist hadn't matured much by the last election. in chairs. Conservatives show their ability libertarians to the dogmatic religious right), To defeat John McCain in South Carolina, with bellowing hyperbole. while liberals are but that they are simply lying. Not only are they the Bush team invented a scheme called still frightened to offend. Between both books, ··1 lying, but also with their allegations of a "liberal "push polling," where under the guise of I .Franken's get the message out most effectively media," they cow news outlets into repeating conducting an opinion poll; calls were their lies. Fearing so much the allegations of bias, by using the conservatives own weapon against '. placed to Republican voters insinuating them, the KISS rule, "Keep it simple, stupid." media outlets run the oilier direction--exacting a that McCain fathered a child out ofwediock; , Franken, unlike the conservative "pit bulls," also conservative bias. not just any child, but a black one Il). The bullying ways of the right is well JOECONASON tries to keep it factual. The media so buckled under the BesllilllIinr: aulhor of 17l~HuntinJl afthe Prtlid(flt documented in both books. Things have changed weight of a well-organized ·conservative - . J iN. t J; U; Jiiii2Jii.""U:C:4M4XQ very little since the subversive days of Richard infrastructure, that they allow unchallenged Nixon's aptly named CREEP. Franken documents [11 ~··I ·~··1!IIJA ~. ~ .~ ..~ •.~ . ; '.'. .,'

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1. Oldahoma 5-0 1,560 ":! 2. Miami 5-0 1,491 3. Ohio State 5-0 1,435 4. Virginia Tech 5-0 1,385' 5. Florida State 5-0 1,332 6. LSU 5-0 1,210 7. Nebraska 5-0 1,136 8. Arkansas 4-0 1,084 9. USC 4-1 1,016 10. ,Georgia 4-1 1,009 11, Texas 4-1 967 12. -. Washington St 5-1 798 13. Minnesota 6-0 706 14. Tennessee 4-1 704 15. Iowa 5-1 693 PH01U BY STANl£Y BREWSTER/THE ARBIlER 16. Pittsburgh 3-1 564 The Golden Hurricanes of Tulsa hopa to contain the lnsurmeunteble Bronco offensa this SlIturday on the blue hua turf ~f Bronco Stadium. 17. TCU 5-0 446 18. Northern Illinois 5-0 438 4-2 411 III 19. Michigan 20. Purdue 4-1 398 21. Kansas State 4-2 320 I tatet ho ITulsa 22. Wisconsin 5-1 278 23. Michigan State 5-1 208 24. Virginia 4-1 154 25. 'Oregon State 5-1 129 in min m Others receiving votes: Washington 69, Utah 67, Texas Tech 63, Oklahoma State 56, UNLV 34, Maryland 32, Bowling Green 31, Kansas 31, ~ubum 29, BYANDREA TRUJILLO record for most catches in a Boiso State 28, Miami (OHIO) 18, Air Force 16, LouiSVIlle 15, Sports Editor game. UCLA 15, Oregon 11, Missouri 9, Wake Forest 7, Gf;lorgiaTech 6, The Arbiter Tulsa comes to Boise on the South Florida 3, Florida 2, Boston College 1. heels of a big conference win, The Boise State football team beating league favorite Hawaii returns to action Saturday 27 -16 last weekend. . two touchdowns last weekend. rebounded, winning their next at Bronco Stadium against Tulsa head coach Steve Tulsa already has one more three consecutive games. Tulsa. The Homecoming game Kragthorpe, a graduate of WAC victory to its credit in Regardiess, the deck seems I features two WAC teams, both Highland High in Pocatello, I 2003 than in all of last season, to be stacked in favor of the undefeated in the conference, returns to Idaho after spending I when the team finished 1-7 in Broncos. While Tulsa is still I and both looking to gain some last season. coaching Drew I spot in the Bronco record conference play. looking for its first road victory ground in the WAC. quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie Bledsoe as the Buffalo Bills' , I books. Dinwiddie compiled 532 Tulsa started out this year a of the season, Boise State has The Broncos will step to led his team to a 43·37 victory, quarterback coach. Golden passing yards, which moved little rocky, dropping its first two yet to lose in the cozy confines the turf ready to repeat the starting off the conference Hurricane fans have watched him ahead of Jim McMillan for games of the season. But Skelly of Bronco Stadium. _offensive magic it displayed schedule in style. the offense flourish under most passing yards in a game. Stadium proved to provide a on the road against Louisiana In addition to the win, both Kragthorpe, especially senior Gilligan had 16 receptions for distinct home field advantage, Tech' last weekend. In last Dinwiddie and wide receiver quarterback Luke McCown, 255 yards, which gave him the as' the Golden Hurricanes weekend's record-setting game, Tim Gilligan claimed their who threw for 437 yards and II One-on-one with Cameron Julius Roberts has a 12 foot snake Flunder

BYDANAKA OUVER Q: Ifyou got an invitation to when It comes to showers? Either California or Florida. Cuz Sports Writer the Playboy mansIon, what Yeah, back the hell up! I am a California child, and I The Arbiter would you take besides a video like the sun. camera and a frlendt Q: Would you rather have Q: What is the funnIest or I would just take friends and money or fame~ Q: What is something most strangest thing that ever have fun. What's better? A Money, with money you can people don't know about you? happened to you around game bunch offriends, and a bunch buy fame, and money would I like to be by myself, cuz when time? of pretty women. That's all you make me happy! I hang around a lot of people I Nothing really cuz I'm the type need, and have fun. get into trouble. of person that sleeps before Q: You have thought about game time so I'm not around Q: Docs the phrase "Fire In the going pro before, so who Q: Lets do some word too many people. hole" mean anything to you would you want to playwlth? assoclatIon. I'li say a word or a name, you teU me what Is Q: Anything else you do to get the first thing that comes to prepared for a game? mind ... Jackass? Nope, well, Ilisten to R&B Dumb, a bunch of white before the games. boys do in' stupid stuff that I wouldn't do. Q: What Is currently on heavy Cameron Aunder of the Boise State volleyball team rotation Inyour CD player Q: Ienna jamison? right now? Who's that? BYJESSE DAY easily became comfortable R Kelly, Some Chingy, and Sports Reporter with them. you know what, Igot some Q:FootbaU~ The Arbiter One coach in particular, Ginuwine. Love it, I will live and die for was head coach Scott Sandel. football and that is the oniy It's two o'clock in the Flunder said his relaxed Q: One of your new players thing that keeps me at ease. afternoon. A group of volleyball attitude is an attractive quality, this year (Iovan) told me he players are stretching in a in a coach. has "Pimp juice." Do you? Q: California? circle. This is just a day in "He's easy to get along with, ' Nope, Ihave no pimp juice, It's the hood. "To live and_ the life of freshman Cameron he's really mellow and easy to - I'm the guy that sits in the die in LA.c:" LA is the place Flunder. work for," Flunder said. background that everybody is where the true football players Flunder, with her big smile Sandel's vision for the team scared of. come from. It's all about and fast on-court play could coincides with Flunder's Southern Cali. easily be called the star of this collegiate goals. Drastic Q: What do you think music young Boise State volleyball changes in personnel and artists would do if video girls . Q: Where Is the one place In squad. But she doesn't see it personality . have improved;' went on strike? California that you would that way. Bronco volleyball. Becoming : Oh wow. (Laughing). They like people from Boise to Flunder is very reserved. She the tum around story of the; would have a bunch of gay guys experience? seems uncomfortable with the season is Sandel's objective. , in videos dancing around. Sunset Blvd. If you're over 21 idea of being the team star, Flunder is the tool to help him ; Does the phrase you gotta go to Sunset. Ifyou're and dismisses the notion. ~etthere. '. ; Q: Ifvegetable oll conies from u a minor, don't go to California - '"1wouldn't say I am the star, Flunder leads the team In ; vegetables and olive oll comes (smiling). You gotta go to everyone contributes their kills with 209, 81 more than her ; from olives, where do you "Fire ·in the hole own certain part, II Flunder Miagi's. Whoo, gotta go there! closest team member Christina ; said. . think baby oll comes from? Moore, and almost a quarter of ~ Flunder grew up 30 'minutes' A baby's ***, I don't know, Q: Who knows more about the squad's cumulative kills. ~ mean anything to .from Seattle in the small town where would it come from? women, you or Mo Sappt The coaches' individual: (laughing) Mo don't know **** about of Kent, Washington where goals for Flunder are clear--to : you- when it comes women, I don't think anym m she attended Kent Lake. High win and get better. ..-- Q: You have a lot of does. Women are difficult :chooI. At Kent Lake, Flunder . "My goal this year is just ~ . roommates, how do you keep creatures, can't understand Lad a tremendous record, not basically get better, to work ~ them from barging in when to showers? them. They say one thing and only winning a championship on things I need to work on, : your trying to have "private mean the other. every year she started, but was and to take everything one day : time'''' also a three-time all-league at a time. The middies coach : Igot the master bedroom so "Yeah, back the Q: What cartoon character do honoree. Flunder was also Keisha (Demps) has a goal for i Igot my own little sanctuary, you most resemblet . chosen all-state as a senior me to get better by being a : plus I got a 12 foot snake. Goofy, because lam, no, before coming to Boise State. student of the game," Flurider ~ '{ '; hell up!" Gumby! Because Gumby was With her record and said. '. .' Q: Sobow did you end u/~with goofy; and long and skinny,' unforgiving talent Flunder had Flunder and the Bronco~are ~ a 12-£oot snake? i : and he had his road dog Pokey, a choice of schools to go to. working hard to meet Sandel's .~ I like exotic animals, spiders.. thatwould be my boy Alex. She chose Boise State for one expectations this year, already .: reason, the coaches. Plunder' maxes. Igot a zOo at my house, surpassing last year'srecotd .. 1 tWo dogs, snake, and I hap a Q: So lfyou weren't a defensive , said the coaches-came .our Flunder thiliksthe gap: .:.. ' See'R~P~9 .and reallyrecrt1lt~ her,'S~e" . - . .' ...... , s,tlid~r. ·seeflunder page 9 ," -<1 ~i-<, ' -;f~ ,.,,'. '.:. ...~ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2003 SPORTS PAGE 9 .., Roberts , I No other matchup quite like Yankees-Red Sox frornpage B end, what do you thlnk you BY KEN DALEY about . Cowboys-Redskins, Lucchino dubbed the Yankees Histeam outscored the Yankees, Steinbrenner, for no apparent would bel The Dallas Morning News Lakers-Celtics and others, but baseball's "evil empire'; last 109-94,this year, but went 9·10 reason, issued a statement Not a football player cuz I (KRT) few doubt that Yankees-Red winter after being outspent for against its chief rival. to the media on Monday have no coordination what so - Sox is the greatest rivalry in Cuban pitcher Jose Contreras. Yankees owner George declaring, "Aquitter never wins, ever, and 1can't play offense NEW YORK- To the rabid professional sports. EspeCially and a winner never quits. For cuz I do not want to be hit. baseball fans of the Northeast, no one in these parts. us, winning isn't the only thing, no other matchup would "The only. thing that would it's second to breathing." Q: Then do you think that have the same appeal. If two come close to this rivalry, for Other than that, it's just you were destIned for your American League teams are me, is when I grew up in New another ballgame, as these position because of your going to engage in a bare- York in the 1950s and seeing teams meet with a Series berth knuckles scrap for the right to slzel that incredible Dodgers-Giants at stake for the first time since No. I had to get to this play in the World Series, there rivalry," Yankees manager 1999.- The Yankees knocked size,when I got here I was could be no fiercer combatants Joe Torre said. "I mean, it was the Red Sox out of that ALCS only 175.I think I had the than the New YorkYankeesand warlike." in five games before sweeping mentality to play my position, Boston Red Sox. Alas, the Dodgers left Atlanta for their 25tll world but I don't think I had to size. "Anytime you play Boston," Brooklynfor sunny LosAngeles, championship. Yankees shortstop and team the Giants abandoned New Neither manager said he Q: So since ItIs your JunIor captain Derek Jeter said with a York's fabled Polo Grounds for anticipated needing to explain year, are you happy with slysmile, "it feelsdifferent," foggy San Francisco, and their to players the intensity of the where you are so far. As well it should. The rivalry has cooled at least a next several days. I'm happy with the football incredible devotion of each tad. But the Yankees and Red "All they have to do is walk team, but not the state cuz team's fans - and their utter Sox have continued to tangle around the street here and get there could be a lot better antipathy toward each other and antagonize each other for breakfast. They'll know what things to do. transcends the battle decades, taking as much glee the atmosphere is going to be that starts With Wednesday like," Red Sox manager Grady in their rival's failingsas in their KRTPHOlD Q: Anything you want the night's American League own triumphs. , Little said. fans to knowt Championship Series opener at Boston Red Sox short stop Nonnar Garciapa"a accomodates fans Red Sox president Larry by signing autographs. That Julius is single and on YankeeStadium. One can argue the market! Bronco volleyball hosts WAC matches Courtesy of BroncoAthletics 13.44 kills, 12.35 assists, 1.41 Moore. Junior Kelsey Young service aces, 13.29 digs and averaged 2.55 kills, but The Boise State volleyball 1.61blocks per game. The team was sidelined at :the end of team will host two teams has put down 887 kills with 454 September for six weeks' with from the West Division of the errors on 2482 attempts for a a broken hand Freshman Western Athletic Conference. hitting percentage of .174. Christina Melvinaverages 10,37 The Broncos host Hawaii In Western . Athletic assists. Junior Mindy Bennett (ranked second in the nation) Conference action, the Broncos averages 3.54 assists per game. on Thursday, at 7 p.m., and average 13.57kills, 12.14assists, Freshman libero Jackie Stroud then San Jose State on Saturday 1.29 aces, 13.93 digs and 1.43 averages 3.53 digs. Moore at2p.m. blocks per game. The team hits averages 0.77 blocks per game Thursday night, wear a .157in conference with 190kills and Flunder is at 0.76. Hawaiian shirt and get in for and 101 errors on567 attempts. In conference, Flunder free. On Saturday afternoon, Bronco Individual Leaders: averages 3.57. In the WAC, everyone gets in free. for The Broncos are led in kill Bennett averages 9.25 assists Homecoming. average by freshman Cameron and Melvin averages 9.0 assists. Flunder (3.35). She is followed Stroud averaged 3.36 digs in Dronco Team StadsUcs SUrnmlll'Y: by freshman Jessica Childress conference. Flunder averages The Broncos have averaged (2.39) and senior Christina 0.86blocks in the WAC. performance of the squad last said. Flunder season there will be doubters' Overall, Plunder is working from page 8 about the efficiency of this to put on a good show for between Sandel's expectations program this year. Flunder Bronco fans. She has had a and the team isn't very far off. says she isn't affected by the tremendous learning curve and "Every coach has high hype and has a message for her brings strength to a program expectations for a team, we skeptics. that hasn't been successful as of are working toward them but I "We are getting better and late. Flunder just wants people ·1 don't think we'll ever get there working harder to get where we to give this year's Bronco squad need to be," Plunder-said. a chance. because coach willalwaysraise I his expectations. the closer we The life as a collegiate athlete "We are a good team, we'll get to them. I don't think there is new to Plunder, but she seems give you a good show, and we is a large gap between where we to be taking it in stride. are getting better. You never are and where Coach wants us," "Between practice, traveling, know what might happen at our Flunder said. and study there isn't much time games," Flunder said. Flunder knows after the to do anything else," Flunder .Law School?

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j I J SPORT,S THURSDAY, OGfOBER 9, 2003 I An~'t.ett~to~ed~thOf.ldofldaho Client8an.dS~~porlen: Reality-television: ·Rusli :,' -.' ",,?; "_'." _.".' 'i,/''';':' " .._~'',._:'.-:'_'.,' ,0'.'"- :";j, • '.\' .: ,

When·~.ahd you. our clieuuandlupporteft, The Federal TItle i.pro~ as currently to join with us during the JUt lep1ame lellion Itnlcturecl is inefficient and om-burdened Limbaugh revealed with fequirements, and thU the ~e ia to fight a vicious poUticalattacl: on our federal year coDJidering attaching additioualrestrtctiona have done nothing to promote Umbaugh could have said all TItle X family planniDgfunding. we rea1hed the BYMARK WHICKER and reporting requiremenu in order to The Orange County Register black quarterbacks, or there kinds of things about McNabb true power of a colIectDe wice working toward receiYe the funding. Currently, Planned (KRll on the radio arid nothing would a common goal. Together, we won that battle. might be 15 of them. Parenthood of Idaho supplements the TItle X It has been a long process. have happened. program in our healthearecentera by oyer Rushl.imbaugh'sobservations After all, he has called With· the IUpport of our donon and activisU, -Rush must have been on the $500.000. Ifwe were to Ita)' in the program, , of Donovan McNabb don't even we were aucceaafu1 in retaining the federal ,golf course when: ' Hillary Clinton a murderer, we could potentially face huge lonel and make his Top 1,000 list. Tom Daschle the devil, and fundingfOl'another:ye&l'. Yet. as the upcoming Doug Williams won a Super legislame aeaion draws doaer, anti-choke. anti- compromise our future financial llability by Umbaugh said Rhiladelphla's idly wondered why all post- Bowl. family planning. anti-Planned Parenthood continuing to spend more and more money defense, not McNabb, won Randall Cunningham office mug shots look like Jesse forcea continue to bulld aupport in the trying to comply with the proposed new the '02 NFC' East title. For electrified the Eagles. Jackson, ,with no regulation or Department of Health and Welfare and among restrictions while receiving 10 little funding. Umbaugh, that is accuracy. Steve McNair got to a Super retribution.. ' llate legislaton. We recognize the reality that McNabb missed the final six Bowl 'and began establishing The reason that mudslinging thil funding will be atta~edapin thia next We 5l1'Ongly belteee that it iJ much more atrategic games, and the Eagles went 5-1: himself as the NFL's toughest workson the radio is simple: On legislative aesaion. We now understand that our and fiscally responaible to make a choice for He also said the NFL is 'player. the radio, Limbaugh is speaking opponenta have been constantly pressuring the our future now. rather than use valuable "desirous" of having black Kordell Stewart got to an APC to the dittoheads, the disciples heads of the Department of Health and Welfare resources to fight another legislative battle in three months for funding that we wUllOon no coaches succeed, and it is hard Championship Game. who swallow everything. On 1V, to target only our healthcare centen in order longer be able to access anyway. We have a bold to argue with that one, too. McNabb got to two NFC Limbaugh has to address the to take away family planning funds from Planned vision for OUl' future and will never compromise Not when the Lions get fined Championship Games. population as it whole. Parenthood ofldaho and our patienta. These funds are federal funds adminiatered by the the core values of our mission to provide family and punished because they Warren Moon set yardage Talk shows are a crack in the Department of Health and Welfare for family pIanningand reproductive heahheare, We are hired Steve Mariucci without records. mirror of America. Ask Kobe planning clinics in the State ofldaho. We know. confident that the mission ofPPI and the life- going through the charade of Bryant's accuser. Or listen to Daunte Culpepper mocked and have been advised, that because of this aaving heaIthcare our clients receive here will interviewing a black candidate. the Phil Hendrie Show, based teams that picked Akili Smith political pressure. this will moat likely be our no longer be politicized and we will continue Had Limbaugh stopped and Tim Couch ahead of him. at KFI. last year of funding under the Title X program to keep our promise to our clients and our there, he still would be working Hendrie interviews' Those battles were won long as well. community. for ESPN's Sunday-morning ago. outlandish "guests" . the doctor gabfest. When you see- a black who says parents should watch .Inthe past fewweeks, we have had to male some But Limbaugh never can stop quarterback today, it's as pornography with their kids, difficult choices about our future and regret to there. He did not become the routine as a black 6 o'clock the Afghani USC student who inform you that Planned Parenthood of Idaho OUR PROMISE TO YOU: rich and powerful king of "news news anchor. Many fans had demands that American planes will no longer accept federal Title X funds. talk" by stopping there. even forgotten McNabb was fly closer to the ground. The Mer extensive discussions with our Board of We will continue to provide the same Because Limbaugh loves black. phones light up immediately, Directors and. staff. we believe making the excellent services to you, at costs that are to reassure his audience that But here's Rush, trying to take from the outraged. decision to stop participating in the state significantly lower than private providerS, affirmative action is the ruin of the whole process to appeal. The joke is that the "guests" controlled program is the best decision for our and still on a sliding fee scale. We will clienta, and the most fIScallyresponsible for OUl' American society, he had to play And this time he paid for it are Hendrie himself, a fact he continue to offer the same broad range organization. that card. - because he said it on 1V and· announces periodically. The of reproductive and gynecological , So he said the league and animals bellow anyway. healthcare services, from not radio. For over 30 yearll,Planned Parenthood ofldaho annual exams media also were "desirous" Sports talk isn't as important, • There are two losers in (PPI) has been a willing and excellent provider and pap tests, to contraceptives and of seeing black quarterbacks this story, neither of them of course, but it comes from the of care to hundreds of thousands of women and infection testing and treatment to women succeed - as if McNabb was Limbaugh, since he will spin same poisonous root. Fire this men in cooperation with the Title X federal and men of all ages and income levels. there on a quota system. Victimhood into even greater guy. Trade this other guy. Call family planning program. There ia no family That prompted Limbaugh to glory. up Bud Selig and pretend you're planning program that is funded by the State of PPI has been one of Idaho's most respected ' "resign" and, as is customary. No, the losers are ESPN and a sports writer. Idaho. In fact, PPI brought Federal Title X and knowledgeable providen of family planning with media bullies, he turned talk radio. Rush Umbaugh crawled out funding to the stat~ back in the early 1970.·s as and reproductive and gynecological healthcare tail on his critics and offered no Despite ' its fantastic of that bunker and put himself the original grant administrator in our quest to in this community for the past 30 rears and resistance~ investigative and documentary before 1V lights, and ev~rybody provide family planning and reproductive health this decision was made to ensure we will The comment was not just work, ESPN still has a terminal got a good look. For a month care seIVicesfor Idaho women and men in need. continue to offer these same valuable seivices for another 30 years. PPI maintains an excellent politically incorrect. It was case of the cutes. anyway. Yet, there are many facton that contributed to relationship with our State of Idaho' Public incorrect. The leagUe and media The other point is that our decision not to seek future funding through this program. - Health Departmenta and State ofldaho Family Planning program staff and will continue to WAC NEWS' There are significant problems with the Title X be worldng partnen in future statewide family program that contributed to our decision not planning programs. to seek further funding from the program. In Shom,boatingSpartans to remain nameless (on jerseys) Idaho, the program is inadequately funded in We consider all of yo~ part of our family here the face of rapidly escalating costs for at PPI. No matter what happens, we will not BYnON BERGMAN not going to allow tllat, personal stands. health care and birth control methods. And, leave one patient behindl We thanlc you from Knight Ridder Newspapers acts of drawing attention to To make things worse, a the amount of federal funding is not keeping the bottoms of our hearts for your past support (KRT) themselves. That's sometlling personal-foul penalty on up with the demand. and for your trult and belief in us. We look forward to a secure future of healthy we're trying to stop. We're another player during the In 1999 we received roughly $125,000 to provide relationships and healthy families. Plea.~ejoin r SAN JOSE - The no-name San trying to get tlle focus onto the point-after conl'ersion forced i services to over 3,600 clients. Last year we your fellow PPI clients and supporters in r Jose Spartans football team will team." the Spartans to kick off from served over 7,300 clients and only received confll'ming: remain relatively anonymous The main culprit was safety their own 5-yard line. And they $136.800. This represents a 10% increase in for at least one more game, Gerald Jones, who had reason lost the game. Coach Fitz Hill said Monday. funding to help serve a 100% increase in to be excited afte:' he ran back Jones said 111 name on his patient volume. The actual current amount of I Disturbed over costly tWe care about Planned an interception 99 yards for a jersey wasn't a important as Title X funds given to us to help patienta is only showboating in the game Sept. touchdown against the Wolf getting a victo!! this Saturday $19 per year per patient for all gynecological 18, against Nevada, Hill ordered Pack. Jones picked up a 15- night in the homecoming services and contraceptives. And, federal Parenthood and that the names of th~ players be yard unsportsmanlike-conduct Western AtWetic Conference restrictions would require us to continue removed from the back of their penalty for running over to game against Southern providing free services even if we run out of Planned Parenthood jerseys last Saturday against put his face in the lens of a Methodist. The Spartans 0-4, money. Additionally, during the past two yelll'l, cares about us!" Rice. 1V camera, then was flagged 0-2) haven't won since opening the State has excluded Planned Parenthood "Players were calling attention again and ejected for throwing the season by beating Division from participating in other parts of the Title X to themselves," Hill said. ';We're tlle football into the end-zone I-MGrambling State. program including the provision of free lab services from the slate labs. and rcceiving free Sincerely. .. birth control pills. pharmaceuticals and condoms. Loss of these services represented Planned Parenthood of Idaho Staff and Board over $80,000 in annual increases to OUl' expense of Directors budget.

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