Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 10-28-1998 Arbiter, October 28 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]. '\ The o October 28, 1998 Volume 12 Issue 13 First c:..~pi:~~e~ Why is real estate so i ex'pensive?111 ~ ~_~ .• l:! \~~ ~ "i'li'..,-~t;.!,~ 7 alternative voting guide 13· Global warming: I Vanilla Ice melts into pathetic puddle 23 • Twist a wrist and deflect a fist 30 _ .MIMI•• II.' The Arbiter . 1910 UniYersityDrife contents October2& 1998 _ Bo~e,Idaholm25 hlt~Jlarbilerjdbmedu Editor inChief: KeUyMillingtonTeal News "Only a paycheck away" from homelessness ourselves ............5 Business Manager: BradArendt Matthew Shepard's death: "not an issue" for BSUstudents 6 News Editor: Carissa WoK Witt wins award ....................................7 Spor~ Editor: MidIael Cole . Arts & Entertainment Editor: EJicaHill Opinion Send Damon to Washington! 10 Photo Editor: TroyKurtz Hags up! The true spirit of Halloween I •••••••••••• 11 Online Editor: Carrie Nielson If a tree falls inthe forest, would Helen Chenoweth hear it? 21 Ad Manager: CarolynThomason Cover Candy is dandy, but politicians are quicker! 14·19 I Adveftlsing Sales: SeanMurphy j C1assifieds: KeUyMoody , ~ I I Ass'lBusiness Manager:KristaHarknesrc·I----"""--- --------------~-----.,.--- j j Production Manager/Ad Design: Arts .& Entertainment Our brilliant reviews of highly forgettable musicians ............24 1 JeremyWebster Exploited feminist heroine challenges monarchical power structure 25 StalfWriters: Sadie Habits, Jen Bresnahan . Babes on mopeds-check out the first.Arbiter Artist of the Week 27 Douglas Dana. Autumn Haynes. Charlie JokisaaIi, Katie LeBlan~Jessi IA!ercb, Barry Sports Lookfor the subliminal message in this photograph ;29 Malon~ DoreenMartinet Stephanie Matlocl . '. NalePeterson, GeriePi«oIli, hit SlDith, Mark She, raki, tempersmetatarsarteilm ..... ~...... ~.. '...•.•• ".• '..30. Taylor,Jobo ThreeL Rebecca 1Turner Photographers: AIleshaOberbilli~Rafael Saakyan Columnis~: Ira Amyl, DamonHunzeker, 'Biter of the Week ••• Thanks to everyone who contributed to The Arbiter's LesleighOwen,AsencionRamirez. OdeSlack lengthy elections coverage this week. John Threet spent hours at the Charmel 2 ..~ Cartoonists: Ira Amyx, EricEIIi~Jeremy debates, Barry Malonewrote and wrote and wrote, and the rest of us did our part Lanningham. DaleSlack to make Idaho elections as much fun as they can be. Be sure to worship the D~tribution SupefY~or: Emic Figueras Electoral Houseof Horrors that Troy Kurtz built. And now, after all our hard work, GET OUTANDVOTE!! Distribution: CarmenFigne~ CarlosCaria Reception: Stefanie WoodRebeccaWegener I .1 1 Editortal Advisor: Peter Wollheim j TheArbiter is the official stu- ..~ Contact Us! dent newspaper of Boise State - Pbone 208345.8204 University. Its mission is to pro- Fax 208.4263198 vide a forum for the discussion of arts@bsumailidbmedn issues affecting students, faculty opinion@bsumaIDdbmedu and staff. The Arbiters budget it. outdOofS@bsuinailidbSlLedu consists of fees paid by students .' sportS@bsumw~Su.edu . and advertising sales. The paper Is distributed to the campus on The Arbiter encourages reader Wednesdays during the school , .response year. The first· copy Is free. Iltteis tg the FAlitor ,Mditlonal copies cost $1.00 1910 iIniMiiJDrm . ·"_lBm" , each, payable at The Arbiter . [email protected] office. lL .:~!!!!!~---.J ------------~-;-.,--------------~------ I 4 .. news Odober 28, 1998 Discrepancies in Johnson hearing postpone sentencing JohnTbreel________ essarily able to defend Johnson lost his financial scholar- to the court. Johnson having an academic Instriler: I himself in this sccffte." ship for housing and was removed Cox claimed Kunz testified scholarship when he told the ----- Due to a knee. injury and from student housing." At the on behalf of Johnson at the BSU court, "Johnson cannot work oise State University's dependence. on crutches, Cox Student Services hearing, "Kunz hearing. Johnson lost the housing because he is on an athletic Department of affirmed Johnson merely tried to spoke' in favor of Johnson saying portion of his scholarship due to BIntercollegiate Athletics "ward off" Kunzwith a crutch. they were friends." the charges, Cox added. Cox minimized the announced that BSU Head Cox told Bennett Kunz"had Cox minimized the' injuries He said the arresting officer , Football Coach Dirk Koetter dis- ttl be forcibly removed" by the sustained by Ada County Sheriff's Ada County Sheriff's Deputy Gary injuries sustained missed freshman running back sheriff's officers who arrived on Deputy Taddicken as merely two Miller approached Johnson and . by Ada County Myron "Marty" Johnson, 18, from the scene. scratches to his hands. However, Koetter claiming, "If [Johnson] the' football team on Tuesday, Cox admitted Johnson did resist . just pays for the necklace it will Sheriff's Deputy Oct. 13 for violating team niles. "With that much the officers' arrest attempts. all be taken care of." Taddicken as ' The dismissal followed mis- discrepancy I Cox asked 'Bennett to sen- Cox asked the court to sen- demeanor charges brought tence Johnson to time served, tence Johnson to three days in merely two' against Johnson one' month earli- wonder. why a plea noting at the .beginning of' his jail, which he has already served. scratches to his er. Johnson entered a plea of was entered in the arguments, "Johnson is on the . Cox added that BSU ordered "guilty" to three misdemeanor football team at BSU,on an acado Johnson to take an anger man- hands. However, charges in Ada County Court, first place," emic scholarship and doing quite agement class through Student Cox admitted Monday, Oct. 19. Bennett stated. well." Health Services as a requirement Johnson did resist AppearilJg before Magistrate Because of the incident to maintaining BSU enrollment. Judge Robert· Bennett, Johnson Johnson was kicked off the foot· Characterizing the prosecutor's the officers' arrest offered his guilty plea to amend· ball team, Cox told the court. office as "ridiculous" and ed charg~ of misdemeanor petty attempts. The allegedly stolen neck· Good academic standing allows Johnson as "not a threat, II' COX theft .ot a necklace, aggravated lace, Cox admitted, was remcved Johnson to continue attending asked the court fora sentence of battery, and resisting and from Kunz by Johnson. Cox classesat BSU. the three days in jail, time scholarship. ". .However. ~ox obstructing a police officer. claimed Johnson then "lost con- "There was a hearing held served, with a suspended sen- accepted some fine belOg Bennett reset Johnson's sen- trol of the necklace." through the student services at tence. Concluding the hearing,. imposed on Johnson and request- tencing to Oct. 26, dting "too Cox testified, "In the hearing BSU and Johnson was removed Cox reversed himself regarding ed a withheld judgment. much discrepancy" in the facts of through Student Services (at BSU) from the dormitory, " Coxdivulged the case. ''With that much discrepancy I wonder why a plea was entered in the first place," Bennett stat· ed. Noting neither the victim of the theft and battery, 'nor the Quality adive wear for men and women supposedly injured sheriff's offi- cer, were present in the court, Bennett instructed Ada County Deputy Prosecutor Jill Longhurst to insure the victims' presence at the OCt. 26 sentencing. Longhurst recommended the court fine Johnson $1,600 and sentence him to 60 days in jail. Johnson's lawyer, John Cox, offered a conflicting version of the events presented by Longhurst. Cox indicated that the incidents of Oct. 13 grew co from a dispute. between 0- ~- Johnson and BSU student- ~ . Ben Kunz regarding fi~e dol· ~ lars owed to Johnson• .s Cox told the court a ~ scuffle ensued. between ~ Kunz and Johnson. -Cox 206 N. 9TH ST. ~ noted Johnson "was not nee- ~. 3314599 11-' '_' _'_' '---'-O~I~ber2811998 news 5----1 Homelessness in Boise not a one-sided concern JessiLoerch _____ port groups organized a a decent one or two bedroom NewsWriler, _ conference, public apartment and leave enough awareness campaign and money for food. im, his wife and five chilo benefit dinner. Members of the While Boise does offer public dren own no home. In fact, Boise City/Ada County Coalition housing, waiting lists and limited J if not for kind- hearted tam- for the Homeless did this to openings makes affordable hous- ily members, all seven of them "make the 0 people of Boise more ing hard to obtain. Across the would be living out of a single aware of homeless ness here ... All nation the average wait of 19 truck. Jerry moved from too often people tend to view the months for public housing leaves California to escape family prob- homeless situation as a result of many people with nowhere to go. lems. But new ones arose in external factors, not what is These folks find themselves living Boise. going on in Boise," says Linda in cars, parks or crowded, Jerry wouldn't mind living Anooshian, member of the execu- unhealthy conditions. :es outside but police constantly tive board of the Homeless Recent welfare reforms cut ~ move him from anywhere he tries Coalition and a professor of psy- off aid to many people. In 1996 ,l::_f-".: . to stay. Jerry is working but can- chology at Boise State University. the federal government t "Homelessness is along-term changed from a large entitle- ~ Qj Jerry wouldn't problem, and one that is likely to ment program to a block grant ~ increase," she adds. format. States now may choose mind living outside ,Recent estimates show how to spend their money and A Community House resident receives a basic physi- but police homelessness increasing, but cal- Idaho chose to make cuts.