Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 2-28-2005 Arbiter, February 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]. iKE lilIlE'PElllhrSTUDEIT UOICEOF BOISE STATE SliCE 1S33 VOLUMEH ISSUE '16 I' I The Corder looks , for bigger G. Love to r riD r S things after c?nvincing War vtctorv play Boise Morriss calls his actions Viva la Dance Dance BY MRRIRNR BEKKER .(appropriate' News Writer Sarah Talbert and Adam Harwood like to work up a sweat BY GREGORY RUTTY "I understand why somebody in between classes. , News Editor would say this is an unethical Both juniors at BSU,they have thing to do, I see their argument found the perfect workout to get Facing an impeachment hearing later this week, ASBSU and I understand it," Morriss them energized for a long school President David Morriss said said, while contending that if day: Dance Dance Revolution the Alumni Center saw noth- Extreme. Friday that he is not guilty of the charges brought against him by ing wrong with him submitting The recently popular arcade the Senate. ' his name, then he did nothing phenomenon has quickly be- The Senate has charged wrong. come a cult classic on campus. Morriss with failing to admin- In a letter to Vice President Located in the Student Union ister the ASBSU budget, for ac- of Student Affairs Peg Blake, Building game center, DDR (as the president of the Alumni the loyal players call it) has con- cepting monies promised to an- Association, Alex LaBeau, wrote jured up quite a devoted fan base other ASBSUrepresentative, and that Morriss has "exemplified the among students. for awarding himself a service intent ofthe Alumni Association's "Sometimes we draw a crowd," awar? without going through the original goals for these scholar- Talbert says as she quickly per- appointment process. ships." forms the dance moves while the T?e charges. were brought Lee Denker, executive director game replies with comments like against MOrrISS-t---------'---- of the Alumni _"great," "perfect," and "boo:' after it was dis- If the money Association, TheconceptofDDRissurpris- covered he had said that when ingly simple: accepted a schol- f th the board ap- The players "get down" by fol- arship . from the came rom e proved Morriss' lowing the dance moves shown Alumni Center for $ h s c h a Ia r s hip on a screen, and hopping on cor- ?eing a lob~yi~t, a 452,000 t at there was n~ responding arrows located on a Job consntunon. discussion of small square dance floor below ally expected of we have with- whether it was them. the president. The ethical that If successful, the players can ' Center offered two i b d t Morriss sub- move through a number oflevels scholarships for n our u ge, mitred his own that increase in speed and diffi- lobbyists at the • ld . name. culty. legislature and It wau defi- News of Talbert has scored a "C" on the Morriss submit- Morriss' schol- "light" level and appears quite ted his ?wn name nitely be .an arship didn't satisfied, not to mention ex- along with anoth- become pub- hausted. er'~ for the scholar- ethical issue I~clyknown un- According to Talbert, the game ShIpS. , , til Feb. 15 when is a great way to exercise. Morris says that .'. an anonymous "I hate the gym, so this is so he didn't appoint -David Mornss post on the much better," she says. , I \ himself lobby- ASBSUWeb site The two students became I ist, that the mon- ----------:.- accused Morriss hooked on the game after they ey wasn't promised to another of "fleecing" the Senate,-,·_. __ ···, . discovered its relaxing effect.' ASBSU representative, and that Morriss says that he didn't "It gets the stress from finals because the money wasn't part of think it necessary to tell anyone out," Talbert says. the ASBSU budget, he did noth- when he received the scholar- Talbert and Harwood play ing wrong. ship. DDR every weekday for about When asked about the ethics of "I didn't try to hide it or keep it three hours after their advanced submitting his name, Morris said secret," Morriss said. "Ijust didn't Japanese class. simply that he felt that what he think to tell anybody." They agree Harwood is better did was "appropriate." The Senate voted to impeach with his current difficulty level Morriss says that it is the Morriss just two days after the being "standard," and his ability Alumni Center's decision what news became public. According to play "doubles", a harder ver- they do with their money, and to Vice President Tom Labrecque, sian in which one player dances because they approved the schol- not even he had been told by across the entire dance' plat- arship, he sees nothing wrong Morriss ofthe scholarship. form. with it. Morriss characterizes the im- However, Harwood is not real- , "If the money came from the, peachment as a political attack Iybig on dancing. "I don't dance, $452,000 that we have within our and says that he does not feel this is the only dancing I do," he budget, it would definitely be an he will have a fair trial. The lm- nOISE STATES11JDEIm DDINNCELUSlA AND ADAM HAllWOOD nUSTlfIO mIT TIlE MIlV£S ml ru~ DAiIlI MAcll1Jl£ m TIlE suli ' g 1 ethical issue," Morris said. peachment hearing is scheduled Morriss concedes however, for Thursday, March 3, at 4:40 t-i-:=======5a=a=O=s="=ca=[p=a =e=3 =================================::;::::==::;::::= that he understands why some p.m. in the Jordan D Ballroom in of the senators called his actions the SUB.To be removed from of- unethical when they voted to im- flee, a four-fifths majority of sen- peach him. ators must vote for his removal. The.first phase of a new direction for Boise BY MRRIRNR BEKKER Starting today, the department search university of distinction," university, but rather recognizing News Writer will host over 30 focus groups Andrews stated. that it has been constantly evolv- open to students, faculty, and She warrants, that operation- ing. Therefore, the goals set and The initial phase of President staff, in an effort to tactically ally defining the term is the first the means to achieve them need Kustra's plan to make Boise State frame Kustra's vision. step in its actual realization, and to change as well, Andrews said. a "metropolitan research univer- According to Provost Sona input received from the focus And while Andrews acknowl- sity of distinction" is coming into Andrews, the focus groups are groups and other sessions will be edges that Boise State's primary fruition. part of a larger plan that repre- used to define Boise State's vision goal is to become "a,metropoli- The Academic Affairs sents shared goals and agreed in context with its mission and tan research university of dis- Department recently initiated upon definitions of success. institutional values.. tinction," she also stressed the the work necessary to decipher "It will define What we According to Andrews, achiev- importance of making a smooth the university's direction for the mean when we say Boise State ing Kustra's vision is not about transition towards this new path. nextfive years. University is a metropolitan re- changing the direction of the "We need to establish the stra- SsaPhasa(page3) Student film receives national recognition BY ORNIELLE UERHULP of State Colleges and Universities, Myles is an animated replication Cordtz and Myles submitted This accomplishment has af- ning film will be submitted for News Writer as well as Americans for the Arts, of a news reporter covering a mil- their film in spring 'of 2004, and forded the students the oppnr- rotationonMlV. Rock the Vote, mtvU, and the Film itant situation in Fallujah. The re- were notified that they had placed tunity to travel to Los Angeles Cordtz is very excited about the Senior communication major Foundation. The contest involves porter is depicted as a marionette in the national 'top 10' in ' May. in June for a cocktail premier of success of the film. He has been Jesse Cordtz and junior art ma- over 18,000 colleges and universi- puppet that has little control over From there, theIilm was shown their movie. The premier will be pleased with each of the 0P1>0r- jor Sheena Myles had no idea just ties across the U.S., reaching over his body and speech. The film to a panel of 10, all of who were' attended by the 10 contest judg- tunitiesafforded to him, by the how successful they would be one million individuals. ends with the camera zooming familiar with the production side es.as well as other individuals lilm department at when creating their film, "Media BSV.notllig; The competition asks for sub- out to create a wider shot, and it of medla.jncluded in this panel 'associated with. the film indus- "Slnee BSU Is a relatively,small Accountability," for the "Film missions of student-made short is apparent that the reporter has were such well-known names try.Cordtzand Myles also ex- university, there are 'so many Your Issue" film contest. films, 30 to 60 seconds in length.