Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 9-18-2003 Arbiter, September 18 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]. STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1 933 B -0 I SE STATE'S I N D E PEN DEN T CELEBRATING THURSDAY 70 YEARS SEPTEMBER 18, 2003 Pianist Olga Kem The challenge awaits coming to BSU in COlVallis Sports - 5 A&E-8 j,. ) Indian Child B iSESTATE UNIVERSITY: ! - Welfare Conference (LOMING comes to Boise State BYMONICA PRICE The Arbiter The Indian Child Welfare Conference, a gathering intended to Increase cooperation between social service providers, kicks off in the Student Union today with an Honor Guard and flag song. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with opening ceremonies commencing at 9 a.m, All events are free and open to the public. Julie Manning of the Intertribal Native Council encourages the public to attend. Many of those who are attending this year's conference have attended in the past and Manning said she would like to see some fresh faces among this 'year's crowd. The Intertribal Native "In a lot of Council is a student organization at Boise Boise State enrollment trends debunk myths people's minds State designed to promote Native American culture we're still BJC, and awareness. BYJESSICA ADAMS Managing Editor Idaho has gotten a bad The Arbiter but we've grown rap from the rest of the nation for not celebrating Though Boise State is often labeled as a non- retention rate, it's been as low as 57 percent; now it's -up since then." its diversity and the traditional college, enrollment records of the up to 62 percent. Also, Boise State has more full-time students than conference is a chance to last decade indicate that BSU is more and more part-time. Full-time students constitute 59 percent D~OFENROUUMENTSER~CES celebrate the "rich tapestry resembling a traditional campus. Dean of Enrollment of the student body. Wheeler said the population of MARK WHEELER of Idaho life" said Kathi Services Mark Wheeler attributed the myth that Boise part-time students is dwindling because part-timers McCUlley, tribal relations State is a non-traditional school to its roots, Boise register last, when course availability is limited. program manager. Junior College. Another interesting tidbit: Boise State has more The Indian Child Welfare "In a lot of people's minds we're still BJC, but we've students who come directIy out of high school than Conference has been held grown up since then," Wheeler said. any other Idaho university. Eighteen-year-olds every other year for the Due to the tougher admissions standards that went from Boise comprise the largest demographic of the past decade in an effort to into effect this fall, BSU enrolled fewer incoming promote awareness and students than last year (about 600 applicants were student body. Fifty-four percent of Boise State students are coordinate services and denied admission). This semester new freshman considered traditional students, that is, under the age support between state and account for only 11 percent of the student body. of 25. The average age of Boise State students is 27. Native social services. The Incoming graduate students make up 3 percent of the However, the student body age distribution' ranges event "encourages service student population. Wheeler said an additional 200 from 12 to 81 years old. providers to work together," applicants will likely be denied next fall. Boise State has also seen an increase in the number McCulley said. "We don't take any pride in turning applicants of students coming from out of state after years of The audience has grown away," Wheeler said. "Boise State has a long tradition seeing the non-resident population decline. Non- over the years and with of accommodating those seeking higher education." resident composition is up to 9 percentthis semester. that, understanding and It may come as a surprise to some that BSU has Wheeler said the university has made a conscious cooperation have also tile toughest admissions standards of any Idaho grown, McCulley added. public institution of higher education. The admission effort to recruit out of state students. "The state gives us a certain amount of out of state Nez Perce Youth Council standards will increase again for students applying for Advisory and Youth Peer .next fall. As admission standards increase, retention tuition waivers, we've used those waivers strategically to bring in some very good students," Wheeler said. Educators, both from and graduation rates are expected to continue to rise. PHOTO BY EMILY 0ESLERfTHt: ARBITER Still, about 91 percent ofBSU students are classified Lapwai Idaho, will be Tlll~ majority of this year's growth was brought The fraternity Alpha Kappa Lambda during given special recognition about by an increased number of students returning as Idaho residents. And 45 percent are from Boise. The ethnic minority population at Boise State has a game of midnight football outsIde the as youth groups that have from last year. Wheeler said improving retention and also increased. Fall 2003 marks the first semester that Student UnIon made a difference in their graduation rates has been a long-standing goal of tile ethnic minorities exceed 10 percent of the overall BSU communities. McCulley university. said promoters of the In the past Boise State hasn't had a very high population. conference would like to encourage more youth community involvement. Highlights include a traditional flute concert by Robert Tree Cody and Critics feel federal anti-drug Hovia Edwards Friday at 7 p.m. Iana, winner of 2002 Song of the Year Award, from the Native American law promotes musical profiling Music Awards, will perform on Friday at 8:30pm. The legislation this year, its intent conference will wrap up BYASHLEYFANTZ makes it possible for a remained basically the same. Saturday with a Pow-Wow Knight Ridder Newspapers promoter or building owner He removed the mention of starting at 1 p.m. to be charged with a felony glow sticks, water bottles and There are many speakers MIAMI - In the movie if anyone at an event uses or other accouterments in the on a wide variety of "Footloose," Kevin Bacon's sells drugs. Politicians and law that passed, but in arguing topics including domestic character asks, "Is it a crime federal law enforcers say it's for the measure on the Senate violence, and cultural to dance?" . I the kind of hard-line approach floor, he again termed the competency. Check Nineteen years later, the needed to keep young people items telltale signs of drug use. www.icwrtc.org for a rock "n' roll beat has given away from drugs. This time the legislation complete listing, or head way to an electronic thump. Sen. Joe Biden, sponsor of passed, incorporated into the for the Student Union and But the dancers' complaint is the legislation, made' clear Controlled Substance Act. find-out in person. similar. it targets "rave" -type affairs Critics contend the act is an Six Idaho tribes in Young people who like to where young people dance, open invitation to a kind of conjum:tlon with Idaho dance till dawn at clubs say a chug bottled water, wave musical profiling. Department of Health new federal statute amounts "glow sticks" and - in some - The law has. spurred and Welfare, Idaho to an attack on their culture, cases - take the designer drug electronic music devotees to Children's Trust Fund while promoters fear it will put Ecstasy. In fact, he originally get organized. A group caIled and Idaho Child Welfare them out of business. christened it the RAVE Act, Raven! Against. Opposition to Research and Training The source of their anguish short for Reducing Americans' Raves (ROAR)-spearheaded a Center are sponsoring is the illicit Anti-Drug Vulnerability to Ecstasy. The Sept 6 protest on the steps of this event. Participating Proliferation Act, Congress' bill didn't win approval. the U.S. Capitol. It attracted tribes are the Coeur d' attempt to reduce drug use in "Senator Biden's Intent was more than 2,000, including ~ Alene Tribe, Kootenai nightclubs. to keep young kids from going celebrity DJ Junior Vasquez. Tribe of Idaho, Nez Perce "It is definitely viewed by into clubs andbeing exposed "We're _ being vilified by Tribe; Northwestern Band people .who -love electronic to drugs," said Chip Unruh, people who don't understand o{ the Shoshone Nation, music as unfair," said Miami spokesman for the DelaWare electronic music," saidl.egba Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Beach, Fla., resident Humberto Democrat Carrefour, direetorof ROAR. and the shoshone-Paiute ._Guida, 24, a fan of the music. Although he reworked, Tribes. Passed in April. the law renamed and reintto<iueedthe see Antl·drug Ila~e3 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,2003 PAGE 2 'K_ Powell visits site of chemical ·;.... 01 attack on Kurds ,:An11tJr8m18IIICh. try to flee. A smoky mist depicts the clouds BY ROBIN WRIGHT . left by chemical weapons. I Area Recrea1iOII Los Angeles Times Halabja, seven miles from the Iranian The Los Angeles Tlmes-WasWngton Post News Services border, was the worst hit of at least 40 BY MICHElLE SELLS the mouth or the head. This towns and villages duringjhe 1986-88Anfal may be a new concept to most News Reporter HAlABJA, Iraq -- Secretary of State Colin (or "the spoils") campaign when Saddam's The Arbiter and will take some practice.