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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2006 ISSUE 17, VOLUME 19. FIRST ISSUE FREE. CULTURE ------Until death do us

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OPINION

PAGE 6 On the eighth anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death, openly gay student Taylor Newbold talks about hatred In our society.

SPORTS

PAGE 8 Check out the preview for the Boise State game at New Mexico State Sunday and meet the Bronco goalkeeplng duo.

BIZTECH

PAGE 12 King of search snaps up "Kings of Internet video." Read about Google acquiring YouTube In a all stock $1.65 billion deal.

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FRIDAY - The Impact of the 'N' Word." Student Union Jordan A Ballroom. 11:40 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There are a lot of Distiguished lecture series speaker Kozol encourages volunteerism people who do not understand how powerful words can be, BY CEAN SIEGEL Park said. lation, of black and Latino children who attended: hood in Boston. He was appalled by especially derogatory words. News Writer ' Kozol started off his speech by has returned to public education ., "I thought the interesting thing the conditions of the schools, and This workshop looks at the "n'" urging the lawmakers and state with a vengeance," Kozolsaid. was, a lot ofthings that happen over after being firedfor reading poetry word and how it has affected In the first part of the board members to try teaching a At the end of his talk, Kozol there [New York, Boston, ) written by Langston Hughes, he different cultural societies. Distinguished Lecture Series, pub- class. suggested. that anyone at the col- similarly happen in Idaho; even to wrote the book "Death at an Early Free. Call 514-8513. lie education advocate Jonathan "When I say intervention, I'm ree . lege level who wishes to make a white students, because of the pov- Age: - .' Kozol gave a speech about "Federal ferring quite specifically to one form ,difference should sign up for erty levels here in rural districts; 'This book received the 1968 SUNDAY Intervention in Public: Education: of intervention. I'm referring to the volunteer programs. Koziuksaid. National Book Awardin Science, Can I Kiss You?" . . . .' . Facing the Challenges" Thesday, mania of high stakes testing ... and "Ifyou do this, make an obligation ,Kozol wasbom in Boston; Mass., Philos.op.hyandR.eligion.S.inceth..en.' Student Union Jordan D Ballroom. 12: 30 to 2 p,m. Oct. 10, in the Jordan Ballroom in the other corporate model elements to maintain. your loyalty to them in 1936.He graduated summa cum Kozolhas continued to write books, Author Mike Domltrz's theStudentUnion Building. During ofNo Child Left Behind, which have [children). And most iIIiportantiy, laude from-Harvard University ,and workelfas anactiViStfuarierrort • presentation Is an interactive his speech, Kozolcriticized the pub- not improved, but worsened,' the after you have done your volunteer ' .and went on to accept the Rhodes to reform the public school systems. program that teaches lie school systems and the No Child conditions of education in our pub- wOrk;tostimd up and speak out ScholarSWpto Oxford t!~versity. 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THE HEADLINE"S the U.S. Geological Survey. stantiallyimpactcoastaleconomies," ."I've never seen so many blanks," impacts significant," scientists con- are very fortunate to have her on the WORLD Experts said the magnitude was Margaret Davidson, coastal services said Baker, who set pots for four days cluded in the 2004 Arctic Climate faculty." 'fairly small for a nuclear test, equat- director of the N~tional Oceanic and Impact Assessment. . "Dr. Shimon has shown great U.N. condemns nuclear without pulling up a single crab. ing to 300 to 800 tons of TNT. By Atmospheric Administration, said StPaul is a speck ofland in the Not all the impacts are negative dedication and energy toward the test by North Korea comparison, the nuclear bomb that in a statement. ' Bering Sea, the treacherous expanse - at least from a human perspective. education of her students," said fell on Nagasaki, Japan, in August The blooms, first spotted Sept. 29, of water that separates Siberia and Warmer water favors some spe- Launa Moser, former president of Global condemnation rained 1945 was the equivalent of 20,000 have littered beaches with decaying Alaska near the top of the world. cies, including pollock, the "money" IAHPERD. "She is a wonderful role down on North Korea on Monday, tonsofTNT. fish - turning off tourists, especially Since Russian fur-traders came fish that dwarfs all other fisheries model for all with her passion for Oct. 9, as intelligence experts Most analysts agreed that North on windy days when surf spray car- seeking otter pelts in the 1700s, this worldwide and winds up primarily life and her work, and she puts forth questioned the rogue nation's claim Korea either has or soon wiII have ries irritants from the algae, said northernmost reach of the Pacific in imitation crab, fish sticks and fish great effort to prepare her students that it had successfully tested a nuclear weapons. If confirmed, the Mark Fisher, science director for the Ocean has created fortunes and burgers. A fleet of ships, mostly from for the work force." nuclear weapon. test would vault North Korea into an coastal fisheries division ofthe Texas claimed the lives of mariners drawn Washington, mines nearly 3 biIlion Shimon has taught secondary Even without solid confirmation, exclusive club of seven other nations Parks and Wildlife Department. by its astounding bounty of marine pounds of pollock from the Bering physical education and adolescent North Korea's boast that ithad joined known to have nuclear weapons: Because the red tide alga thrives life. Sea each year - the equivalent of 10 physical activity at Boise State since the list of nuclear-armed nations set the , Russia, Britain, during hot days, biologists hope Whales, walruses, seals - one pounds for every man, woman and 2001. Previously, she served as a cer- off alarm bells in world capitals and France, China, India and Pakistan. cloudy conditions and a cold front, species after another was slaugh- child in the United States. tified athletic trainer atvarious high raised fears of a nuclear arms race in Israel is thought to have them, but- expected Oct. 12, wiII kiII off the tered to the verge of extinction, "This is not a clear doomsday sto- schools and universities. Shimon is Asia. The United Nations convened that hasn't been publicly confirmed. blooms, Fisher said. yet a wealth of living resources ry," said George Hunt, a University tfle author of several articles found . an emergency session to discuss While' there is no concern that remained untapped. of Washington ecologist who moni- in the journal "Strategies" and in possible economic sanctions, while NATIONAL the current red tide spread will ul- Today the Bering Sea yields half of tored birds during the Thompson the "Journal of Physical Education, world leaders worked the phones timately poison seafood, it still can all seafood harvested 'in the United cruise. Recreation, and Dance." to discuss their limited options hurt tourism and fishing industries, States. The annual catch is valued at "If temperatures continue to Her research interests are increas- for restraining an outcast regime Scientists concerned about said Meridith Byrd, "harmful algae $1.7 billion. The bulk of that money increase, there's a better than ing physical activity in children and that seems intent on building a fish along the Texas coast bloom coordinator" for the Parks goes into the pockets of fishermen even chance pollock fishing improving secondary physical edu- nuclear arsenal. , and Wildlife Department. and processing companies based in will improve." cation. President Bush pledged to 'seek Marine biologists hope a cold Since 1981i, red tide algae have Seattle, a 12-day sail from St. Paul. But there also are indications a diplomatic solution, but warned front forecasted for this week will killed 50 miIlion fish along the Texas But the nation's richest ocean eco- the Bering Sea's fabled productiv- WHAT THE? , . that he "would hold North Korea help dissipate a toxic red tide alga coast, Byrd said. And in 2000, a system is in the midst of a major up- ity may be diminishing - and that three-week infestation in Galveston heaval, and scientists suspect global sustained warming could bring fully accountable" if it shares nucle- that has affected a GO-mile stretch of It's wrong, but somehow ar weaponry with terrorists or other Texas coastline, killing several thou- Bay cost that area $18 million in warming is at least partly to blame. nasty surprises. nations hostile to the United States. sand fish and irritating the eyes and tourism and beach' cleanup, and Researchers like those who spent a Stocks of most other fish species you have to admire the guy At the United Nations, American lungs of anglers and beachgoers. halted the harvesting of shellfish month this spring on the University have been dropping since the late diplomats pushed for a resolution At the same time, other scien- such as oysters, mussels, clams and of Washington's Thompson are try- 1970s, and federal biologists warned A woman in Roccalumera, Italy, that would let U.S. warships stop tists are preparing to test isolated whelk, she said. ing to figure out what the future in a report last year that "substantial caught her lover in bed with a mar- and search North Korean vessels for pockets of water on Lake Whitney, Experts are banking on advanced holds for the region called Amer-ica's reductions in total catches may be ried woman, went berserk, set his nuclear material. 70 miles south of Fort Worth, in the science to cope with golden alga, a "fish basket." necessary inthe near future." house on fire then threatened to kill Despite the international furor, hopes of finding a way to ward off a winter-born poison that has killed Crabbers like Baker are already "There wiII be losers," Hunt said. him with a machete before being re- it remained unclear whether North poisonous golden alga. This alga has "well into the millions" of fish in feeling the effects. strained by passers-by. Korea had successfully tested a nu- killed miIlions of fish in Texas lakes Texas said James Grover, a professor In the past six years, snow crab LOCAL/BSU What is unusual about this is that clear bomb or produced the nuclear and rivers and drained an estimated atthe UniversityofTexas at Arlington catches have dropped 85 percent. the jealous girlfriend is a nun and, who specializes in the biology of in- equivalent of a dud. Experts said $25 million from the state's inland Most other crab species are in a Boise State professor the man is a priest. the relatively small size of Sunday fishing industry since its detection land waters. similar slump. Overfishing is prob- She is 39 and he is 70. He had been (Oct. 8) night's explosion indicated in 1985. In recent years, the golden alga has ably a factor - but not the only one. named Idaho Collegiate sleeping with both women for sev- that the test was a failure, producing On the coast, officials are track- been a particular problem in Possum Biologists also have documented a Teacher of the Year eral months. only a "partial" nuclear detonation. ing patches of red tide algae, which Kingdom Lake, Lake Whitney and • northward shift of crab populations, "The working assumption is that, cause red or maroon-colored Lake Granbury, said Grover. away from warming waters in the The Idaho Association of Health, I'm a law-abiding citizen more likely than not, it was a nucle- "blooms." They have been spotted While not harmful to humans, the traditional fishing grounds of the Physical Education, Recreation and ar bomb Although not a success- from the outer coast of Matagorda toxin has devastated the fish popu- southern Bering Sea. Dance has named Jane Shimon, as- Police in Hudson, N.H., spotted a lation in the state. ful one," said one U.S. official, who Island to about 10 miles inside the Fur seal numbers are dwindling, sociate professor of kinesiology at man driving erratically, turned on requested anonymity because the Padre Island National Seashore, despite a 20-year-old ban on com- Boise State University, the Idaho the siren and went after him. matter is highly classified. It will near Corpus Christi. Ecological upheaval on ice mercial hunting. Stellar, sea li- Collegiate Teacher of the Year. The driver, who was drunk, led take time and more information The red tide spread has become ons were declared endangered in Shimon received her award at an them on a chase, during which they for analysts to reach a conclusion, significant enough to be discussed As the research.vessel Thomas G. 1997. Seabirds that once flocked Oct. 7 ceremony. laid down a spike strip that flattened he said. at an upcoming meeting of the Gulf Thompson steamed toward St. Paul to the region by the millions are in "Jane is one of the finest teachers one of the tires. The blast, which reportedly oc- of Mexico Alliance, a federal-state Island, crab fisherman Wayne Baker precipitous decline. with whom I have ever interacted," Though he persistently refused curred in an underground shaft partnership, to address critical was holed up in the tiny Alaskan The changes coincide with rising said Lynda Ransdell, department to pull over, he did stop at every red near Kilju, not far from North Korea's coastal issues. harbor, waiting for a break in the water temperatures and shrinking chair. "She is hard-working, effec- light he encountered. northeastern border with China, "Because these blooms contain weather. sea ice cover. tive and creative. She has very high Police called this "unusual," but created a tremor that registered 4.2 neurotoxins, they threaten human It hadn't been a great season "In the' Bering Sea ... rapid cli- expectations for her students. BSU it helped them in ultimately appre- on the Richter scale, according to and ecosystem health and can sub- so far. mate change is apparent, and its and the department of kinesiology hending him.

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BSU receives ASBSU officially grant from science reinstates Sawmiller foundation BY RYAN RASMUSSEN BY BARRY FRANKLIN "Senate never ever had any inten- tal and youth education." News Writer News Writer tion, nor did they initiate, any re- Berning is pushing for more vol- moval of Senator Sawmiller,' Stolley unteers this year and wants ASBSU Boise State has been awarded a The Associated Students of Boise said. to help with fundralslng. Every stu- . grant from the National Science State University voted to reinstate Stolley and Cooper both said they dent must do their own fundraislng Foundation. This grant was given Senator Jonathan Sawmiller last take their political views on a case- and a $100automlltic deposit Is nec- for the purchase of a major research Thesday after his removal. ASBSU by-case basis to see ifthey align with essary to be In the group. Deposits instrument that can used to study A SCHOLARSHIP WORTH officially has a new pro tempore and Sawmiller. will be returned once a $450 mini- structures on an atomic level. .Iegislation is on the floor. "ASBSU is not about conservatives mum has been raised. The instrument, called an X-ray SMILING ABOUT. According to Sen. Jennifer or liberals. That kind of thing has no The Volunteer Services Board diffraction system, can analyze Stolley and Sen. Ryan Cooper, Sen. place in Senate,' which is why you will hold a meeting Friday, Oct. 13 at materials ranging from metals to Sawmiller's reinstatement after re- see it posted in the editorial section 4:46p.m. viruses to rocks. turning from Iraq was a forgone of The Arbiter," Cooper said. The meeting will be in the Hatch "Thisnewinstrumentwillgreatly Good news for conclusion - he never really left Senate Bill SB-3, sponsored by Ballroom C on the second floor of enhance our. research capabilities the Senate. Sen. Cooper and Sen. Mirkasimov the Student Union Building and is by providing engineers and scien- dental students. Under the ASBSU constitution, all passed onto second reading last open to anyone interested. The ap- tists with a powerful and versatile senators must meet minimum re- Tuesday, The purpose ofthe bill is to plication deadline for this trip is tool for characterizing materials," ..j!~~~ Join the Army said Peter Milliner, a material sci- quirements such as GPA and class reward student clubs and organiza- Friday, Oct. 13 at 4 p.m. '~'~$:,' load. When a senator fails to meet tions for active participation in the During the meeting, students will ence and engineering professor. Dental Oorps and these requirements, it is the admin- Academic War on Hunger food drive hear from past SBA participants, . Mullner and his colleagues pro- ~ you can receive istration's job to inform the senate program. The program takes place talk about potential trip locations cured the grant in electrical and pro tempore thai he or she will be re- OcU6-21. and learn what their commitments computer engineering, material a one- to four-year scholarship that moved froin office. It then becomes "This is Intended to offer incen- and responsibilities would be. science and engineering, geosci- the pro tempore's job to take neces- tives for organizations to partici- Berning hopes ASBSU will help ences, chemistry, physics and biol- provides full tuition, a monthly stipend saryaction. pate," Cooper said. the Volunteer Services Board make ogy. of over $1,250 and reimbursement of Upon information of Sawmiller's The endeavor is expected to Spring Break Alternative 2007 a The total cost for the instrument removal, the ASBSU legislature sent cost ASBSU $600 but, according reality. and technical services is $527,000, most academic fees. the constitution to the Judiciary to Cooper, the Senate still has its '''1 think it would show their lead- Funds for the purchase of the to make a decision concerning entire budget. ership to support the students," Instrument include $347,000 from Sawmiller. , Sen. Amy Ortmann was elected to Berning said. the National Science Foundation, "Their opinion pretty much was take the place offormer Pro Tempore ASBSU would like to hear from as well as $180,000 in supporting that due process outweighs the Greg Wilson on Oct. 5. Ortmann, as students. They want students to funds from BSU. Tofind out more, or to speak to an Army Health administrative requirements," the new pro tempore, expressed ex- drive legislation and bring up issues The use of the X-ray will enable Care Recruiter, call 800-794-8867 or visit Cooper said. citement to move on and perpetuate important to them. researchers to analyze the arrange- healthcare.goarmy.com/hct/54 "Administrative requirements the solidarity within ASBSU legisla- Senators have a booth set up in ment of the atoms, molecules and include being involved with the tures. the SUB across from the info desk other microscopic structures. © 2006. Paid for by the United States Army, All rights reserved. Senate, not losing student status at BSU student Brett Berning ad- every week that is open to all visi- Milliner will use the new X-ray BSU or and not being subject to a re- dressed senators on behalf of the tors. E-mail addresses consist of as part of his research with mag- call by a general vote from students," Volunteer Services Board Spring the name of the senator as follows: netic shape-memory alloys. These Cooper said. Break Alternative Trip 2007. [email protected]. alloys change shape and mechani- The Judiciary" left it up to the According to a handout Berning ASBSU Senators include: Cyndi cal properties in the presence of a Legislature. gave ASBSU, "SBA Trip 2007 Is a Blue, Ryan Cooper, Kayla Davis, magnetic field. Both senators felt they must re- program that brings awareness and Mary Dawson, Mark Getecha, "It will support both current re- spond to "rumors of underhanded better understanding about the Terry Gorseth, Amy Ortmann, search projects here at Boise State activities" circulating about the complexity of social issues that our Katie Io Rupert, Trevor Bosch, Bakh and provide the infrastructure that senate's involvement in Sawmiller's communities face, such as poverty, Mirkasimov, Jonathan Sawmiller will increase our competitiveness removal. homelessness, hunger, environ men- and Jennifer Stolley. for future awards," Milliner said .. The X-ray will be located in the new BSU Center for Materials Characterization. The new instrument will also Kempthorne walks the SUB be used by BSU researchers to im- prove microchips, store data; study BY BARRY FRANKLIN Conservation are private-public the structure of cartilage and de- News writer partnerships of people who work velop nano-scale biodegradable the land, called U.S. Landcare, and capsules for drug delivery. Secretary of the Interior and an initiative to help river commu- Miillner's research could lead to former Idaho Governor Dirk nities gain federal aide, called the the development of valves in au- Kempthorne shook hands and min- American Heritage Rivers initia- t