ANIERICA'S FAVORITE FRY VANDALS THWART RAIDER INVASION I f 9 Arts8 Entertainment, Page 8 Sports, Page THE UNIVERSE I T Y OF IDAHO I, I » 'l - ON.THE NEB; - tN'tIIw,areottatit ttldeito,edtt IDAHO'.O'BEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER I..COllT'AC.'f.;:.Ug: at NottaIIIttIdaho.edu Faculty, students laud new business building at dedicatien "No BY ANTHONY GEURGER building since the college was his speech, Michael got emotion- Kempthorne: AllOONAII'I STAFF created in al when referring to how the new 1925. I more cuts for higher CBE Dean Byron Dangerfield building served the vision of Joe he J. Richard Rock and his staff have worked tire- Albertson. "I almost feel like he education" Forecourt was packed with lessly on coordination and (Albertson) is here with us students, faculty and alum- fundraising for the building. today" Michael said. I.' (' T B Y A N T H 0 N Y G R I( ni for the A. Albertson J, Albertson "This is the culminating event of Noting the J. A. AS(I<)NAI!T Building dedication Friday a six-year project," Dangerfield Building is an early adapter of STAI'I'v. afternoon. Sunny weather, said, Early on in the project, for- new business and Internet tech- Dirk Kempthorne said speeches from state and UI lead- mer Albertson's CEO Gary nologies, Foundation Advisory re-elected, there will be ers as well as a if performance of Michael played a crucial role. Board member Brad Little no more cuts for higher the UI Jazz Choir set tone connection the After gifts from Michael and the referred to the to Joe education in the upcoming leg- for the celebration. J.A, Albertson Foundation total- Albertson's business model. "I : The : islative session. $15 million J. A. ing $6 million started off the think this building reflects the Throughout the campaign, Albertson Building is the first fund raising for the new building functionality and practicality of has been a academic vision," : education funding building on the UI "the rest has been carried on Mr. Albertson's Little : crucial flash point. Kempthorne campus funded completely from momentum," Dangerfield said, said. legislators the ; and Republican private donations of alumni As a key donor and co-chair of Other alumni and contribu- : maintain that while higher edu- and major corporations. The new the J. A. Albertson Building tors to the building were excited .:cation was cut in 2001 and 2002, building is already well known campaign, Michael was by the change on the UI campus. state universities are still in on the UI campus for cutting "It's been a time coming," : impressed by the quality of the long : good financial shape. Having edge classroom technology and finished building. said Mariel Durant, a UI stu- the largest single year an architectural 1940s. "It : endured appeal that "This is one of the best days of dent from the early cut in state funding in universi- nicely complements the the best money I looks a lot nicer than when I : my life. This is SHAUNA GREENFIELO / ARGONAUT ty history, UI students and fac- Administration Building next have ever and I hope went to school here," Durant spent, students, faculty, state and company representatives attend the new J. ulty typically disagree. door. This fall will be the first everyone else here feels the said. Many time the UI College of Business same way," Michael said. During A. Albertson's dedication ceremony Friday afternoon. The Albertson Building DEDICATION, 4 KEMPTHORNE, See Page 4 and Economics has had its own See Page is the first Ul building to be funded entirely by private gifts. F IRED UP 65-year-old outdo orsman returns to scbool Editor's note: This is the first in a series offeatures on non-traditional students. BY MORGAN WINsoR AROONAOtT STAFF ecently T.J.Elsbury saw a group of four young col- lege women chatting on University of Idaho Rgrounds. Three of them puffed cigarettes. Elsbury walked up to the group, tapped the only non-smoker on the shoulder and said, "I feel so sorry for you, you poor thing." The woman turned to Elsbury and with frightened eyes replied, "Why, what's wrong?" "When you die, all your friends won't be alive to attend your funeral," Elsbury said, Although the soon-to-be 66-year-old Elsbury may have come across to the group as a professor offering some old-fashioned '„;"„;;-..;:„'..'HEGIEAIN journalism and THE UI EXPERIENCE FOR And wildlife. as he NpN TRApiTipNA[ STUpEN strolls from class to class and witnesses young men or women smoking or chewing tobacco, he can't help but jab their minds with his words of wisdom. "Some students run away from me when I see them smoking," he said. F'RIAN Born in 1936, Elsbury was of a pre-baby boom part beat generation that wasn't warned of harmful effects caused by tobacco. He has watched many pals and loved ones die from cancer spawned from pinching the pouch or lighting up. His last wife died two years ago from lung cancer. Before that a good friend shot himself in the head because he couldn't take the chronic wheezing and pain caused by emphysema, he said. "These young kids think they are invincible. I'e got a daughter and a boy who smoke, and they just don't get it. This stuff will kill you," he said. Elsbury's roots are grounded in Delmont, Penn., where, after graduating high school, the young adult PASSEY / ARGONAUT Members of the Ul marching band made its annual visit to the homecoming bonfire at a pep rally Friday night at Guy Wicks Field. Each year the band visits the pep rally. ELSBURY, See Page 4 They get the crowd fired up with classic tunes including "Go Vandals," "Up Tight" and "Louie Louie." I, Fans prepare fer game with tailg ate entertainment Smith, Miner drop BY IYONNE RIYERA Elsewhere in the parking lot adja- TIiesiiey 4j)j AllOONAlIT STAFF cent to the Kibbie Dome, the more out OFASUI traditional form of tailgate parties A R O 0 N A U T he smoke of barbeque, the sizzle were found before Saturday's home- of a grill, the blaring of radios coming game. Vol. 104, No. 18 and ice-cold beer are all staples Portable barbeque grills were presidential race ic? 2002 of any good tailgate gathering, a tra- burning hotdogs and burgers and dition which has become a part of RVs parked along side each other. A R Gt 0 iN A U T many UI football games. Fans, many of whom were still I N S 1 D E This season the university has grilling and sipping beer minutes evin Smith and Caroline Miner dropped out added a new dimension to the tail- before the opening kick-off, gathered of the ASUI president and vice president Arts&EIItcrtainlnejlt .. gate party to make it more family- around and absorb the pre-game ace Monday night, hours after campaign- friendly and to bring in more crowds. ambiance. ing officially began. calendar ....,.... With the purchase of a game tick- Most of the tailgaters have done "After deeper consideration of Caroline's and et, spectators are entitled to two free this for years and to them, it is just my future at the University of Idaho, we feel that Crossword ........ drinks. For those who are 21 and another part of the game. Ryan it is not in our best interest to serve ASUI at this older this includes beer and red or Sandillo and his father Jess Sandillo time, and that our primary focus should be on our Classifieds........ ..10 white wine. have attended the games together for academic lives and our families," Smith said. "It has been a very successful way four seasons and consider it "a guy Smith and Miner both resigned from their posi- Mailbox .......... to bring people to the games," said thing." tions as ASUI senators in April. Smith was con- Jerry Curtis, general manager for Their tailgating friend Dale victed of stealing a flag from the Gay Straight Opinion .......... .5 dinning services. Amsbaugh reaffirms this. "My wife Alliance office. Miner resigned following the inci- Before attaining alcoholic bever- and daughter are happy to get me out dent, saying she had luiown about the theft and Sports ages people must show valid identif- of the house," he said. hadn't come forward. wl! ATl.ll' icatio. The school also provides non- The fourth in their group, Jerry The loss of Smith and Miner leave two teams alcoholic drinks like soda and water. Lema, said, "You have to come out running for ASUI president and vice president: In the designated area where here and support the team." Mason Fuller with Dan Rudolph and Jesse these drinks are distributed Vandal Further into the parking lot a set Martinez with Donovan Arnold. Rain then snow, fans also can find food and children of four couches sat parked behind a Fifteen individuals are running for the seven tlsjl 4 see Page 2. RYAN SMITH / ARGONAUT can play in an inflatable castle. crowd of nearly 50 people. The couch- open ASUI Senate positions. Vying for the seven "The idea is to create an atmos- es turned out to be the homecoming Idaho Vandal fans have a good time at tailgate FIND US ON THE WEB Curtis said. parties before Saturday's game at the Kibbie phere for everyone"t TAILGATE, www.argonaut.uidaho.edu see Page 4 Dome. ASUI, See Page 4 The University of Idaho Argonaut Page 2 Tuesday, October 29, 2002 NEWS I I From the Oct.