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Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 10-11-2001 Arbiter, October 11 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]. -- Professor invents-tool to combat pollution - pg 2 Iter Vol. 15 Issue n First Copy Free \ Thursday October 11,2001 /f..t _News _Bucket 111eStudent Programs Board will air Homecoming Fun Flicks from 11a.m.to 3 p.m. today at the Student Union Fireplace Lounge. Cost is free for students. For more information, call 426- 1223. Screenings for depression and manic-depression will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in the Johnson room in the Student Union. For more infor- 'mation, call screening coordina- tor Carol Pangburn at 426-3089. 111e Homecoming Pep Rally will be held at noon Friday at the Student Union North Patio. 111e rain location will be the Brava! Stage in the Student Union. Cost is free for students. For more information, call 426-1223. 111eHomecoming Dance will be held from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday at 111eRose Room on the Union Block. Cost is free for BSU students, faculty and staff, and is $5 for the general public. For more information, call 426,1223. The Homecoming Parade will start at 2:30 p.m. Saturday on University Drive. For more information, call 426-1223. Pholo by Ted Harmon, The Arbiter For $5 all-you-can-eat, come The people assembled In front ofthe Capital Bulldlng on Monday evening observe a moment of sllenee for those affected by U.S.bombings In Afghanistan. to the Homecoming Chili Feed at the North Practice Field from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 426- 122.'l Free student tickets for the Students: Stop Homecoming football game against Tulsa are available at the Info Desk in the Student Union. 111e game starts at 6:05 p.m. Saturday in Bronco Stadium the bombing! The women's volleyball team notice feel' so strongly about but is made up of members of will' play Louisiana Tech at 7 By Laura Wylde Sunday," said Devin Kelly, 21, a the community and BSU stu- p.m. -Saturday in the Pavilion. The Arbiter BSU student. dents, Cost is free for students, or $3 for 111e forum consisted of the Today, they are meeting at 7 adults, $2 for high school and Boise State students and the dedication of a shrine to honor p.m. at the Boise Cafe. elementary students. Idaho Peace Coalition rallied for viCtims of aggression .and vio- "If you gather even 20 people world peace on the steps of the lence and the signing of a letter that's amazing, and it :means Come to the Homecoming capitol Monday in reaction to addressed to President Bush ' something," said Arielle \'\_ .._AU-Nighter at the Games Center Sunday's initial bombing of calling for the end of military Anderson, a BSU Political in the Student Union Building Afghanistan. strikes. Science major. "It's the solidari- for $1 with your student 10. The "If we bomb again, we will Some attendants quoted the ty,that is important." event starts on Saturday from 10 get bombed. Please Mr. Koran, while others quoted The Idaho Peace Coalition p.m. to 1 a.m. For more informa- President (Bush), stop bomb- Gandhi rallying the last chant, has a mailing list of around 150 tion call 426-1223. ing," said Shawn Soper, a "an eye for an eye leaves the members, Gudell said. He said young boy attending with his whole world blind." the last peace vigil, held on The Campus Recreation mother, Victoria Everett. Dallas Gudell, another mem- Gandhi's birthday (Oct. 2), gath- Center presents the Signs from the crowd stated ber of the Idaho Peace Coalition, ered around 450 people. Homecoming 3-on-3 basketball the group's mission: "Create said, "to show we are united, Gudell said the group tournament Saturday. Cost is global peace," and "What are we stand together right here. It changes meeting locations, pre- free for students. For more infor- we teaching our children?" takes a brave person to stand up viously meeting at the SUB and The spontaneous mission of mation, call 426-1592. for his or her beliefs."· the Mennonite Church in Hyde Pholo by Ted Hannon, TheArbiler the rally was to join people He said the Idaho Peace Park, but to be informed of The first Power Luncheon of together in a vision of peace. Coalition formed a week after future locations, people call Sean Soper holds a sIgn on the steps of the Capitol BuildIng. the year will be held at noon About 75 to 100 people attend- the attacks on 9-11, meeting email queries to Soper spoke to the erowd later In the evening, asking President Friday at the Smokey Mountain ed. every Thursday since, The [email protected]. Bush to stop the bombings. "I think it is amazing so Pizza and Pasta on Park Center group is not affiliated with BSU, many people on such snort Boulevard. 111e event is sponsored by Boise State's Student Consulting Hundrpds protest Group, and is the first of many power luncheons this year. 111e cost for the luncheon-presenta- U.8. bo:mbings tion is $6 per person. cent people, they're bombing A panel of speakers will 8y Sandra Gonzales the Taliban military operations. describe the types of services Knight Ridder Newspapers The Taliban has chosen to be our various organizations offer to the community's small business- SAN JOSE, Calif. - One day enemies," Davidson, 19, told an after the United States began its anti-war protester. es. His protestations did little to The luncheon runs from counter-attack against the persuade the woman, who noon to 1:15 p.m. and reserva- Taliban, Berkeley college stu- eventually left in apparent dis- tions are preferred but not nec- dents, true to form, rallied gust. But Davidson continued as essary. Call Keith Ward at 426- against the bombing. anti-war protesters debated him 1888 for more information or to And, as usual, there were make a reservation. opinions evefY"\:here as faculty one by one. Meanwhile, John Behrs, 20, a and students gathered at Sproul fellow student who shared High school students and Plaza on the University of Davidson's sentiment, waved a their friends are invited to visit California-Berkeley campus flag. "You usually just hear one Boise State on Saturday for the where a noon rally organized by voice out here, we wanted to annual "Discover Boise State" Berkeley Stop the War Coalition show the other side," Behrs said. encouraged students to walk- day. By far larger contingent of 111efree program includes an a out of class. students denounced the war academic fair, sample college Though organizers said they with the fervor typical of lectures, campus tours, enter- expected thousands of students, tainment, food and tickets to the police put the crowd at about Berkeley students. "I think the bombing by the U.S. govern- Homecoming football game 500 people. ment is going to create more of a against the University of Tulsa. "We mourn the loss of inno- humanitarian crisis in cent lives," said Ly-Hong Afghanistan," said Hoku Nguyen, .with the Asian and Jeffrey, 24. "It's going to worsen Pacific Islanders Coalition an already bad situation and Agains~ War. Nguyen urged the we're going to see more racial crowd to stand in solidarity with the Arabs, Muslims and attacks on Arabs." Many wore green arm bands Middle Easterners. "We News that stood for solidarity with demand the U.S. stop bombing Arab, Muslim and Middle • Candidate for city Afghanistan," Nguyen shouted. Easterners, and identified those council discusses BSU .. One by one, speakers spoke who would come to the aid of -pg.4 out for peace and against war, any of such person facing racist while a smaller, albeit loud con- harassment or attacks. Opinion tingent of students in the crowd, 1110ugh the crowd dwindled drowned out some of the anti- after the noon hour, with small war protesters with jeers and a groups still singing, and debat- competing hey, chant ''Hey, ho, ing one another,' protesters ho, the Tcihban has got to go." promised more anti-war rallies His voice hoarse from debat- to came with yet another planned for later iliat evening at .~:vf'ru:ri:aa~~~r~r~a do~townnerkeley. aART his sentiments lay as he helda station. '. .....•. ." sign high over h15 head with a . banner that read ''They are ·...•.No •••~ ..•~.·~;~, .. fighting for you." ' .. Mondays noon rallY, > .'/ ,<' ''They're not bombing inriO" October u, 2001 Civil engineering:prof· invents water~f1owmeter: the unsaturated zone, and mea- through the ground. By Ashley Gettings suring the hydraulic conductiv- "Cleaning up the pollutants The Arbiter ity in the two regions is very dif- , will be much easier if we know Molly Gribb, an associate ferent. ' .' the direction the cont:aInit'la.,lion professor of civil engineering "In the unsaturated zone, the is moving and at what rate of who joined Boise State last fall, conductivity is, dependent on s~d," she said. ..:' " has invented a device which the moisture content, and con- Theinstrumentwa!lfirSttest- helps predict how fast toxins sequenUy the pore water pres- ed at Gribb's previous'teaching move through the ground after sure," she said.