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Rangers simulate the procedure of attending to a wounded soldier in the field Saturday at Gowen Field. The event, called the Ranger Challenge, brought ROTC programs from seven different universities to compete against Boise State.
ROTC compete, place second in challenge Stephanie Casanova Assistant News Editor
Tawakkol Karman is the first Arab woman to win a Nobel Prize.
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Nine Boise State Reserves Officer Training Corps. (ROTC) students reported to Major Rick Storm at 4:45 a.m. Saturday for a Physical Training (PT) test in which they were challenged to do push-ups, sit-ups and run two miles. The PT test was just the beginning of the Ranger Challenge, a day full of skill and endurance tests. Boise State ROTC competed against seven other colleges at Gowen Field Saturday, Oct. 8. The University of Hawaii, Montana State, University of Montana and Carroll College traveled to Boise for the day-long competition. In-state Brigham Young University-Idaho and Idaho State attended the challenge as well. Gonzaga brought two teams to the competition: team black and team gold. Boise State’s ROTC team placed second behind Gonzaga: Black, finishing in four hours and 45 minutes. The top two teams from this challenge will move on to regionals. During the PT test, students were given two minutes for push-ups and sit-ups and then timed on a two-mile run beginning at 5:45 a.m. “(The Challenge is) designed to bring competition amongst the ROTC programs, to build camaraderie amongst future army officers (and) to test their skills,” Lt. Jacob Bartlow said. Bartlow is currently an active duty member in the Army and Boise State’s gold bar recruiter. The challenge was in the desert where teams had to travel a 10K (seven miles) loop, stopping about every two-thirds of a mile for each station. They also had to carry a rubber weapon that
is the same weight as a real weapon and a 50-pound rucksack. The members jogged from one point to another, traveling at about four to six mph. Each station tested skills necessary for combat. The teams were also tested in leadership and teamwork during the tasks. “Moving around with the weight on your back … cumulatively it’ll smoke you … you’ll have chaffing inside your thighs, you’ll have blisters open … it’s something that you get used to,” senior cadet Troy Emge said. The first station was map reading and land navigation. “Land navigation is a key important skill for the Army, not only to know where you are, but to know how to get to where you’re going,” Bartlow said. “It can save you when you’re lost through stuff like resection (means of establishing a location) and intersection and you can shoot azimuths (angular measurement) and you can draw those azimuths on a map. You can figure out where that point is and you can figure out a back azimuth to where you are.” After the land navigation station was the first-aid test. The team went through their first-aid procedures on a 185-pound dummy then had to carry it on a stretcher to a landing zone where a helicopter would, theoretically, pick up the body. “The situation is, out here they have the body … what they do is they check for consciousness, check for bleeding (and) check for breathing,” Bartlow said. The rest of the challenge consisted of a rope bridge assessment where the team had to tie a rope and get themselves and their equipment across it. In the leadership reaction course, the team had to get through a tractor tire obstacle course. The final two events were weapons and
equipment inspection. The ROTC students were given a weapon to disassemble and assemble in the fastest possible time. “They take an M16, a real one, unloaded, no ammo and they completely disassemble and field strip it and then put it all back together again,” Bartlow said. The equipment inspection could be detrimental to the team’s final score. Any missing piece of equipment because of distractions along the loop costs the team a time penalty. The teams were also tested on situational awareness; they were to look out for things such as hidden bombs or traces of “the enemy.” Cans of CO2 tied to a cell phone were left along the path as well as weapons hidden in bushes. The team was to identify the location of these and mark them on the map. The Ranger Challenge is meant to prepare the students for actual combat. Though not as intense, Boise State’s ROTC students often participate in similar situational and training exercises. They have a three-day field training exercises event where they do situational training exercises. The cadets are put in groups and given a mission. On the first day they take an order and detailed instructions for that order. Day two is all about land navigation. The team is to find points on a timed course, eight during the day and five at night. On the final day, they march out. In the spring, in-state participant schools meet at Gowen Field for an event similar to the Ranger Challenge. The cadets do get a break from their usually strict lifestyle with the annual Military Ball. They get to dress in their Class A’s—fancy, presentable military uniform— and take a date to dinner and a dance.
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Raising awareness doesn’t always require a heartbreaking commercial with Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel” playing in the background, or a TV commercial with professional athletes playing sports and running around with kids. A group of administrators assisted by dedicated student PR clubs can do the trick. The College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs (SSPA), with the help of the Boise State’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and Blue House Public Relations, launched Campaign $20.11 last April. Campaign $20.11 is a project that asks graduating students of the class of 2011 in SSPA to donate $20.11 to create a permanently endowed scholarship for future SSPA students. The campaign has been successful thus far in raising awareness and receiving donations. The necessary base amount to endow a scholarship at Boise State is $10,000. “We have raised over $11,000 … we were able to do that in three and a half months,” said Rick Jung, who
has been director of development for SSPA since summer 2010. Jung developed the idea for Campaign $20.11 and talked it over with Melissa Lavitt, dean of SSPA. They then took the necessary steps to make this idea come to life. “I couldn’t do it on my own— we had support from our student advisory committee here in SSPA, Blue House and PRSSA did a lot of work with me early on in crafting message and … helping design the campaign,” Jung said. “They were really instrumental because I think having student input and having students look at what you’re doing and giving you feedback and kind of challenging the way you look at things is really important.” Campaign $20.11 is SSPA’s way to reconnect Boise State alumni to the college and help graduating students maintain a lifelong relationship with their university. “This was a campaign for students and alumni and we had two alumni who stepped forward and gave $2,011 gifts which were pretty significant,” Jung said. “They wanted to give back and they thought this was a great way to do it.” These two donors were scholarship recipients when they studied
at Boise State. The campaign now has 155 donors and a total of 200 donors are predicted by the end of the fall semester. Thirty percent of the faculty and staff of SSPA contributed to the account. A student organization also associated with the public affairs program donated $800. “Our average gift for this campaign was about $80,” Jung said. “We are extremely pleased with the response that we’ve gotten.” Part of the reason the campaign has had so much success is because of the small amount of money it is asking for. Instead of asking for a large donation once, they are hoping that students and alumni donate annually. “We think a person who gives … a gift every year over the course of their life is just as significant and so what we want to do is we want to build students into becoming lifelong donors… and a $20.11 gift has a significant impact when enough of them do it,” Jung said. Though Campaign $20.11 will be officially closed in December, Campaign $20.12 will be the next step to a hopefully long lasting Boise State tradition.
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David Domminney Fowler artfully plays as he energes from the light. The Australian Pink Floyd have been called one of the best Pink Floyd cover bands.
Aussie cover band performs Pink Floyd Jenn Haskin Journalist
For a tribute band, The Australian Pink Floyd is phenomenal and nobody can deny the uncanny resemblance of their sound. The Aussies played to a crowd of approximately 900 people at the
Morrison Center on Sunday night. From ages 9 to 90, the audience was extremely diverse. Everyone from the average music lover to the tie-dye wearing hippies to loyal, hard-core Pink Floyd fans came to see the famous light show. Read the entire story and see photos from the show online.
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American Jobs Act shot down ‘Occupy’ Prisoner D.C.— Various members of the Reswap brings TheWASHINGTON, American Jobs Act was publican Senate said they would protests still in the U.S. Senate on filibuster the act when it reached soldier home blocked marching on Tuesday. the floor rather than let it pass. The bill required 60 votes to Some who did not support after 5 years advance. Only 53 seats were oc- the bill said they may reconsider BOISE —- Occupy Boise
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Former PM Yulia Tymoshenko speaks during elections.
Former Prime Minister jailed UKRAINE --- Former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been sentenced to seven years in prison for abusing her power by assigning a gas deal with Russia in 2009. She was also accused enraging the West and jeopardizing Ukrainian
capital Kiev’s hopes for membership in the European Union. U.S. officials condemned the move as being too politically motivated of a prosecution, while Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he was bewildered at the sentence’s severity.
ISRAEL --- Israel and Hamas leaders announced a prisoner swap -around 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured more than five years ago. Shalit is expected to return to Israel in a few days. The deal was signed on Tuesday, but was finalized last Thursday through Egyptian mediators. Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said the exchange would involve the release of 1,027 prisoners according to CNN. “We had to make difficult decisions but (the) correct one. With all the change taking place in the Middle East we did not know if a better deal or any deal would have been possible,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
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Train explodes after derailment TISKILWA, ILL. —- A freight train derailed just after 2 a.m. Friday morning near Tiskilwa, Ill. Nearly half of the 126 cars were carrying ethanol, many of which immediately exploded. The train, operated by Iowa Interstate Freight, derailed less than a mile east of the town, which is just south of Princeton. Authorities issued a voluntary evacuation order. Most of the 800 townsfolk left after the announcement.
No injuries have been reported, but families who live by the train tracks are now concerned about the possibility of a similar event happening again. The town is on a major rail line, with a lot of freight trains going through per day. “Very scary. Because you’ve got a lot of people that live around the tracks that have children and that’s kind of a rude awakening when you’ve got kids, you know?” Holly Newman, Tiskilwa resident, said to MSNBC.
marched from Anne Frank Memorial Park to the Capitol steps yesterday afternoon. Similar to the last march, they assembled at 2:30 p.m. in the Anne Frank Memorial and had a rally before starting the march to the steps of the Idaho Statehouse at 4:30 p.m. There were also a series of silent protests throughout the day on Tuesday Oct. 11, beginning at 8 a.m. and continuing until 6 p.m. At 6 p.m. there was a gathering in Capitol Park which was the movements’ fifth General Assembly meeting. For more information regarding the Occupy Boise movement, visit their website at occupyboise.org.
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OCALA, FLORIDA —Police arrested an alleged “serial pooper” late Saturday night, possibly ending a string of fecal incidents that terrorized a middle school classroom. Ocala police detectives investigated for a month before identifying 23-year-old Kenneth Sorsony as the man who pooped on Ocala’s Fort King Middle School property.
There were four crap incidents on the classroom steps, and in one of those cases, the poopertrator even left a woman’s thong and a note. Repeated incidents prompted police officers to install security cameras, and sure enough, Sorsony returned. Using the videotape and photos of Sorsony dropping stink bombs in front of the classroom, officers located
and arrested the man at his workplace. He was wearing the same outfit during the arrest as he was in the videotape. Sorsony is charged with five misdemeanor counts of trespassing on school property, but has already been released from jail. Information for this article was gathered from First Coast News and the Huffington Post.
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Correction: ‘Evidence points to Knox’s guilt’ In the Oct. 10 issue of The Arbiter, the article titled “Evidence points to Knox’s guilt” contained information that lacked proper attribution. A segment of the article was not properly attributed to The (U.K.) Telegraph. An updated version of the article at arbiteronline.com has been modified to reflect this.
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Start cutting two inches away from the neckline toward the sleeves, then cut downward around the collar of your shirt.
Create the look by folding your T-shirt vertically in half. School spirit isn’t hard to show when we have a great team to brag about. However, it may be hard to fully express your undying love through a simple T-shirt. Luckily, there are many ways to add flavor to your Boise State T-shirt including cutting, adding bling and tie-dying. Spruce up your team gear and give your spirit an edge when it comes to looking fashionable and supportive as you stand by the Broncos. Take some scissors to that shirt to create the most unique fit or design. Off-theshoulder shirts are a very popular look for
women. Create the look by folding your T-shirt in half vertically. Start cutting two inches away from the neckline toward the sleeves, then cut down around the collar of your shirt. If your shirt has a logo on the front, make sure to avoid cutting into the design. As soon as you have completely cut around the collar, unfold the shirt and try it on. For a more dramatic off-the-shoulder look start the cut three inches away from the collar. While you’ve got the scissors out, Tshirt peek-a-boos are another option for customizing. These tiny slits, cut down
the back of your T-shirt or on the sleeves, can create a cool vibe. To achieve this design, fold only the back of your shirt in half and lie it flat. Start at the top of your shirt by cutting small lines that eventually get bigger toward the middle and shrink back down with the bottom of the shirt. Tie-dying shirts with bleach is simple and creates a unique swirl design on your favorite bronco gear. Start with a blue or orange T-shirt and lie it flat. Place two fingers in the middle of the shirt and start to twist the fabric together to create a tight swirl look. This will help the bleach
If your shirt has a logo on the front, make sure to avoid cutting into the design.
achieve a unique design on your shirt. Secure the swirled T-shirt with rubber bands. Drizzle your desired amount of bleach into the ridges of the swirled shirt. Watch the shirt to check for fading where you placed the bleach. When you like the tone and color, rinse the shirt out in cold water and throw it in the dryer. Or, steal the spotlight by adding some bling. This is the easiest way to spruce up your spirit gear. Use fabric adhesive to glue rhinestones on or around the design on your shirts or jerseys. Design custom graphics or names on your favorite
bronco T-shirt with rhinestones, glitter or sequins. Sport your new school spirit swag on FAN Fridays or anytime, anywhere. Plain team gear is a thing of the past. Go support your team in style.
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Schedule Toilet Bowl-Co-Rec Flag Football Tournament
Space is limited to the first 16 teams. Monday, Oct.17 3:30 – 11 p.m. Where: Bronco Stadium
Golden Grad Reunion
Wednesday, Oct. 19 2 p.m. Campus Tour 6 p.m. No Host Cocktail Reception 7 p.m. Dinner Where: Alumni Center
Meet Andy Dick and watch Division III: Football’s Finest
Thursday, Oct. 20 2 p.m. at the Intramural Fieldcome watch Andy Dick coach students in a flag football game 7 p.m. Special Events Center- movie screen, then Meet & Greet with co-stars Andy Dick and Marshall Cook
Soccer Match vs. TCU
Friday, Oct. 21 4 p.m. Where: Boas Tennis and Soccer Complex
Boise State vs. Air Force
Saturday, Oct. 22 1:30 p.m. Where: Bronco Stadium
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As homecoming events draw near, Boise State prepares to kick off the new school year in style with a week of events to celebrate being a Bronco. All homecoming activities will be held on campus with something for every student and fan of Bronco Nation. This year, Boise State is excited to announce the first official homecoming concert, Death Cab for Cutie, Tuesday Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Taco Bell Arena. In 2008, Death Cab’s album “Narrow Stairs” reached the No.1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart in its first week, selling 144,000 copies and scoring the band its first No.1 album. Students will get a $10 discount on tickets. The Homecoming Parade has always been a large part of Homecoming week and the theme for this year is “Bronco Nation Celebration—Bigger than Blue.” The parade will be hosted by University Pulse’s Mecala Fitzpatrick and KBSU’s Em-
ily Schwing, and will feature the Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band. The parade route begins at University Drive and Earle Street and will end across from Bronco Stadium at the Alumni Center. The parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22. New this year, organizations can also sign up to decorate a window for a business in downtown Boise with the homecoming theme. There will be two separate decorating contests: one for the residence halls and one for the offices. The decorations will be judged Oct. 19 and the winners will be announced on Friday, Oct. 21. “Residence Life has actually decided not to participate in the hall decorating contest this year, so instead we can throw our energy into decorating a float for the parade,” said Sundi Musnicki, resident director of University Suites and Yale Court. For a complete list of Homecoming events, visit homecoming.boisestate.edu.
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Ordered killing of citizen sets a dangerous precedent for governmental power regarding life Ben Mack Journalist
The headline is almost too sensational to believe: Nobel Laureate approves killing of citizen. Too bad it’s true. Firebrand cleric Anwar alAwlaki was killed Sept. 30 in an apparent CIA drone strike near Sanaa, Yemen, according to Reuters. With the strike, it appears the New Mexico-born al-Awlaki is the first U.S. citizen publicly assassinated by the government. The precedent this action may set, to say nothing of its unconstitutionality, is terrifying. As a preacher with rockstarpopularity among jihadists worldwide because of his English-language sermons, Internet skills and writings justifying the killing of civilians in al-Qaida’s glossy magazine “Inspire,” al-Awlaki was indeed radical. But, as an American citizen, alAwlaki had the right to a fair trial in a court of law as the Constitution guarantees. The Constitution calls for a right to trial by jury. Whether or not al-Awlaki deserved any punishment was a decision for a jury, not a secretive council within the executive branch. The sheer irony that President Barack Obama, a Nobel Laureate, authorized the killing of one of his own citizens couldn’t be more staggering. Furthermore, the Fifth Amendment specifies that no person may “be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” A group of policy makers deciding in secret that a citizen needs to be targeted and put on a CIA “kill list,” does not qualify as due process. Instead, it is dangerous. We should all be uncomfortable with the assassination of alAwlaki. In killing a citizen who had not yet been found guilty of treason, the U.S. has started down a slippery slope, with no telling what the end result might be. Is there a possibility this could happen again? Yes. And further, who exactly decides if a citizen’s ideas are dangerous enough for that person to be killed? What makes an idea dangerous in the first place? The First Amendment offers freedom of speech and freedom of expression, regardless of how distasteful it might be.
Such freedoms have been upheld by the Supreme Court in cases such as Brandenburg v. Ohio. But in the case of al-Awlaki, the Constitution seems to have been overlooked—another irony given the president’s background in law. In killing al-Awlaki, the U.S. government has equated itself with governments that, historically and contemporarily, the U.S. claims itself as an ideological opposite. Nazi Germany, North Korea, the Soviet Union and Iran may be very different from the U.S. politically, but they are similar in that they too have targeted their own citizens for subversive speech. The assassination of al-Awlaki shows a great deal of hypocrisy on the part of the U.S. government. The U.S. routinely criticizes extra-judicial assassinations when they occur at the hands of another government, but apparently turns a blind eye when it itself is involved in such an act. Part of al-Qaida’s own justifications for murder stems from the notion that its members are qualified by a higher authority to act as judge, jury and executioner of those whom they believe to be enemies. America’s moral authority is thus undermined if we criticize others for what we ourselves do. It is ironic that those who have actually attempted terrorist attacks on American soil, such as accused Portland, Ore. Christmas Tree Lighting bombing plotter Mohamed Mohamud, were read their Miranda rights and went to trial, even though some of them were not U.S. citizens. Yet al-Awlaki, who has never been accused of directly attempting an attack, was not read his rights as a missile struck the convoy he was riding in. Lastly, the assassination is counterproductive because it feeds into the martyr mythology that al-Qaida has in the past been able to turn into an effective recruiting tool, spawning a new generation of terrorists. If those who made the decision to assassinate al-Awlaki had studied history, they would remember that Sayyid Qutb, one of the founders of modern radical Islam, achieved far greater fame after the Egyptian regime of Gamal Abder Nasser executed him in 1966. Almost instantly Qutb’s books became best sellers.
Killing people doesn’t make their ideas go away. Given al-Awlaki’s enormous media presence, his ideas will likely remain in cyberspace forever. While it’s true al-Awlaki’s ties to suspected terrorists are well known, from Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan (the Army psychiatrist accused in the 2009 shooting deaths of 13 U.S. soldiers in Fort Hood, Texas to Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalib) to the Nigerian accused of trying to set off a bomb hidden in his underwear on a 2009 flight from Amsterdam to Detroit (not to mention Faisal Shahzad, who last year tried to
blow up a car in Times Square), ideas alone are not justification for killing someone. Many would agree that alAwlaki’s ideas were dangerous. His message inspired jihadists the world over. His views about the permissibility of killing Americans indiscriminately were used as religious justification for alQaida to commit unspeakable atrocities. But al-Awlaki needed to be refuted, not assassinated. A council of Muslim scholars, issuing a statement providing Koranic evidence as to why al-Awlaki’s views were misguided would have been
a more appropriate response and perhaps would have convinced some of his followers to defect from al-Qaida’s cause. But by killing him, America has once again blurred the ethical lines between its own tactics and the tactics of its enemies it believes to be of a lower moral standard. In silencing al-Awlaki’s voice, not only did America fail to live up to its founding ideals of freedom and justice, but it gave alAwlaki’s radical message a life and power of its own. And now, that makes the job of refuting his message even more
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The awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize was monumental. It highlighted the role of women in building democracy, and it shattered prevailing Western views on the subjugation of Arab and Muslim women. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was one of the winners, as was her compatriot Leymah Gbowee and Yemen’s Arab Spring activist Tawakkul Karman. They won “for their nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work,” Norwegian Nobel Committee President Thorbjoern Jagland said. Karman’s award is especially instructive, since she is the first Arab woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. A young peace activist and journalist (the youngest ever Nobel Peace laureate), she was born into privilege, as her father once served as a justice minister in the cabinet of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh. She organized a group called Yemeni Journalists without Chains to protest rampant censorship. She was briefly jailed in January for mobilizing female students at Sanaa University. She belongs to the fundamentalist Islamic opposition group, the Islah (Reform) Party, an unlikely political address for a woman operating in the public space. Like most of her female compatriots, she used to wear a fullface covering. She eventually exchanged that for a headscarf, realizing that the former was an impediment to organizing, since eye contact helps mobilize people to action. In this way, revolutionary necessity trounced embedded tradition. By giving the award to Karman, who is sometimes called “Yemen’s Iron Woman,” the Nobel Committee shattered the myth of the total submission of veiled women to male authority. What earned her acceptance was her call to resist injustice and oppression, which Muslim males recognize as based on the Quran. And she enjoys the total support of her husband, Muhammad al-Nahmi. Today, Karman is a member of the revolution’s “transitional council,” assuring her of membership in Yemen’s future legitimate government. Yemen has never lacked for powerful women. It boasts one of the earliest examples of direct female rule when Queen Arwa (1048-1138) of the Shiite Sulayhid Dynasty reigned over the land. And during the Marxist-oriented People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen, which existed from 1967 to 1990, women served as Shariah judges, fought in wars and were full political operatives in some of the most tribal areas of southern Yemen. We should be grateful to the Norwegian Nobel Committee for reminding us that the Arab revolution will not succeed without the participation of women. Arab secularists, feminists and democrats have been making this point for a long time: Unless women are accorded full citizenship, the Arab and Muslim worlds will never achieve modernity. Karman is a symbol of the many women who are playing a pivotal role in the Arab Spring. In Egypt, Asma Mahfouz and Amal Sharaf _ as well as the mother of Arab feminists, Nawal Saadawi _ are constantly blazing new trails. Countless women in Tunisia have pushed their peaceful revolution forward, as have women in all the other Arab countries that have resisted their old rulers. With women like these, the Arab Spring is bound to blossom into a permanent flowering of Arab democracy.
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The Women’s Center at Boise State will be hosting the first installment of the “Queer Conversations” series from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the Women’s Center on the second floor of the SUB. “Coming Out” and “Developing a Queer Identity” will be the topics of the evening. Admission is free. Call (208) 426-4259 for more information.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Celebrate Diversity Week with Ian Harvie as he livens up the Hatch Ballroom in the SUB with “Parts Sold Separately” at 7:00 p.m. For
more information, call the Women’s Center at 4264259.
Saturday October 15
“Discover Boise State” will be held in the Student Union from 9:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. or 10:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Learn how to apply for admissions, take a campus tour, check out housing and residential college opportunities, learn about studying abroad, financial aid and scholarships and explore employment options. Free pizza will be provided for lunch. Register at admissions.boisestate.edu/Discover or call 426-1156.
Saturday October 15 at 8 p.m and Sunday October 16 at 2 p.m.
Trey McIntyre Project: “Grounded.” held at the Morrison Center. “Grounded” features three new ballets: “Gravity Heroes,” “Oh, Inverted World” and “In Dreams.” $20 - $63 for tickets, available at Selecta-Seat outlets, Morrison Center box office, online at www.IdahoTickets.com. or by calling 426-1110. For more information visit treymcintyre.com
Horoscopes 5 Cultural 6 Morse Code symbol 7 Wildebeests 8 Holy cow! 9 Hide away 10 Glacial deposit 11 Without guilt 12 Single thing 13 Richard of "Chicago" 18 Wounds with a tusk 22 Cause anxiety 24 Giraffe relative 27 Preserved for later 29 Soaks up rays 30 Busboy's tote 31 Soap additive 32 Sports zebras 33 Soup ingredients, perhaps 35 Pieces for two 38 Unwraps 39 Tex-Mex menu items 41 Multi-speaker music systems
Today’s Birthday (10/13/11). With Mercury entering your second house, your ability to profit financially soars. You see opportunities where others are blind. Share ideas with others, and the abundance multiplies. Review the budget and consider investing in your education. Make big plans. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7 -- Schedule your agreements, especially where finances are concerned. Charm customers with extra value, and reap long-term rewards. Be patient, and keep up momentum.
42 Goofy error 44 Even the score 46 Islamic women's quarters 48 Leaks slowly 50 BP merger partner 51 Not so many
Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 9 -- Give in to full self-expression; you’ve got the confidence and power. What will you create? Who will you be? You’ve got a blank canvas. Let your passions hold the brush.
52 Philosopher Mach 53 Chop into tiny pieces 54 Historic periods 55 Missile storage space 59 Record a voiceover
Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is an 8 -- There’s a tendency to overthink everything now. Don’t get stuck in your head. Get into a conversation with someone who can see beyond your view.
Baptist Campus
Ministries
Free Lunch every Wednesday At University Baptist
(Corner of Beacon and Euclid)
BIBLE STUDY
Thursdays
At 7pm in the SUB by the Chik-Fil-A and Coffee Bar
For more information contact Phillip at phillip.grant89@gmail.com
Contact Nick Rolison (President) nickrolison@u.boisestate.edu Davy Karkason (Instructor) davykarkason@u.boisestate.edu
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Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 9 -- Your charm is magnetic, and others gravitate to your orbit. Opportunities for romance abound and could even be overwhelming. Express your feelings. Art helps. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is an 8 -- Your skills are garnering attention, both in your career and relationships. It’s easier to have intimate conversations. Get a sexy new outfit, and show off your moves. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 -- Even if you don’t hear about it, your ideas are gaining recognition. You’re not in it for the glory, though. Experiment with new concepts for inner satisfaction. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 9 -- Discuss shared finances during the next few days. Review your money plan and goals. You’re worth more than you thought. Increase your income by playing your cards wisely. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is an 8 -- Now it’s easier to make personal decisions that were difficult before. Words come easily when it
comes to love, even in the face of obstacles. Share your heart.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 9 -- The quickening pace leaves no time to waste. Concentrate on working to generate results. Use your personal magnetism to gain an advantage. You have plenty today. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7 -- Romance sparks for the next two days. Add fuel to the fire with a little mystery. You don’t need to reveal everything at once. Separation can make the heart grow fonder. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8 -- Home improvement satisfies. You’re very persuasive now and know just what to say to an influential female. Respectfully advance your career. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is an 8 -- You’ve got the memory and concentration for some serious study. Choose a topic that you feel strongly about, and accept rigorous coaching. Toss the ball to a teammate.
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All dedicated persons welcome!
Civilian Self-Defense & Paramilitary CQC
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Learn to Break Dance We accept anyone regardless of skill level
Come join our practices
A non-partisan organization dedicated toward empowering students M eetings are held Fridays in the SUB from 12:30 to 1:30
Tuesday 8:00-10:00 (SUB-Hatch) Friday 3:30-5:30 (Rec Center Group Ex Room)
For more information, contact gusvoss@u.boisestate.edu
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The Broncos are set to open conference play this weekend as they travel to Fort Collins, Colo. to face the Rams.
She’ll be coming ‘round the Mountain Wyatt Martin
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he season is already into its seventh week, the Broncos have yet to face a conference foe and already there is speculative talk of changing conferences— yet again. Chatter is rampant throughout the college football world of big time, automatic qualifying conferences extending invites to Boise State. The Big 12 and Big East are hungry for football competition and have major interests vested in the “Boys in Blue.” But while all this commotion is surrounding the program, there still seems to be a major issue on the table that people are overlooking—the
regular season. With a 5-0 record and a No. 5 national ranking, it seems people have completely overlooked the brand new conference and opponents Boise State football is playing this season. The Broncos are currently in a three team tie for third in Mountain West action at 0-0. Texas Christian and current week opponent Colorado State are both undefeated in conference play. While most expect Boise to slice through their Mountain West competition like warm butter, we’ve all seen what can happen when we look past an opponent (lesson learned, thank you Colin Kaepernick). The Rams of Colorado State University (3-2, 1-0) are coming off a heartbreaking loss at home last week to San Jose State University (38-31).
They will have their hands full facing a Boise offense which put up 57 points on Fresno State last week. Colorado State is giving up an average of 24.8 points per game and has struggled against mid-level teams such as University of Colorado-Boulder, Utah State University and San Jose. The Rams’ offense has struggled at times and will need major contributions from their specialty players to try and gain any ground against the Broncos’ shut-down defense. Expect to see a lot of man coverage on the outside from Boise as they attempt to blitz sophomore quarterback Pete Thomas and force him into making bad calls. Thomas has an accurate arm, completing 67.1 percent of his passes, but tends to put the ball up for grabs at times.
Boise’s secondary will need to focus on junior wide receiver Lou Greenwood and sophomore tight end Crockett Gillmore. The pair have combined for five of Thomas’ six touchdowns this season. The Rams have been able to hold teams on defense, but have not seen completion like Boise State this season. Kellen Moore was able to move past a bad outing against Nevada with a three touchdown performance last week and should be able to continue that success against Colorado State. The game will begin at 4 p.m. local time and will be shown on The Mtn. Network. Colorado State is planning a white-out for their game, which might give Boise State a chance to rock the all-blue’s against Mountain West competition.
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Players to watch for versus CSU Lucio Prado Journalist
No. 1 sophomore linebacker Mike Orakpo:
Sophomore linebacker Mike Orakpo is the younger brother of all pro linebacker Brian Orakpo of the Washington Redskins. Coming to Colorado State out of Houston, Texas, Orakpo leads the team with 41 total
tackles this season. At 6-foot-1-inch and 213 pounds Or- fense of the No.5 Broncos it will start up front with Capi and his defensive line teammates trying to corral one of akpo plays sideline to sideline. No. 11 sophomore defensive linemen the nation’s best quarterbacks in senior Kellen Moore.
No. 20 senior running back Raymond Carter: At 6-foot-3-inches and 249 pounds Capi leads the
Nordly Capi:
Running back Raymond Carter played in eight Colorado State Rams with nine tackles for loss and eight sacks. As a team, the Rams have 19 total sacks leading to games and started five in 2010. Last year Carter com10 total take aways. Coming into this game, the Rams piled 235 yards on 65 carries averaging 3.6 yards per should know if they want to limit the high powered of- attempt. Although the Rams’ scheme utilizes multiple running backs and Carter has to share carries with sophomore Chris Nwoke the Rams look to Carter as the leader. Averaging five yards per attempt Carter hopes to give the Rams production on the ground against a staggering Boise State defense.
Over the last week, the No. 5 Boise State Broncos’ football team has found itself in a handful of discussions regarding conference realignment. After watching several aerial view camera shots of college football’s elite stadiums last weekend then catching Brad Pitt’s latest movie, Moneyball, I came to this conclusion. The Boise State football program has been playing their own version of “Moneyball” with their current recruiting budget and facilities. The term and movie is based on a small market major league baseball team, the Oakland Athletics and how their general manager, Billy Beane, was able to field a playoff contender despite having a $40 million payroll--chump change in professional baseball. To have a successful program in college football, two things are important. One, the ability to win games. And two, adequate facilities that will entice players. Similar statements can be said about baseball, with the power of money having an influence. For the Broncos, their currency is the two mentioned above and they’ve done an outstanding job working with what’s been allotted to them. Forbes magazine ran an article in May documenting the Top 25 teams and their recruiting spending habits. Boise State checked in with a modest $158,355--the lowest in the survey. Of the 25 teams, four of them had $1 million or more budgets, while 16 others were over the halfmillion dollar mark. Since 2006, the Stueckle Sky Center and CavenWilliams Indoor Sports Complex have been great additions to Bronco Stadium helping construct a program consistently on the rise. The Nicholson-Yanke Athletic Center has housed the administrative and coaches’ offices as well as the weight room. Humble and modest, similar to the offices Beane worked out of in the movie. The truth of the matter however, is that BSU’s facilities and recruiting budget are peanuts compared to that of a handful of programs. If Boise State is serious about looking at moving into an AQ conference, then they’d better be prepared to stop building like Oakland and start spending like the New York Yankees. The rumors of the track being removed to provide more seating, a new student section and bringing the stadium full-circle will have to be addressed immediately. With all of the conference realignment talk, BSU (if they choose to relocate) would receive a pretty penny from television deals and guaranteed money from a BCS game, whether it’s them playing or another conference member. Beane declined a multi-million dollar contract offer from the Boston Red Sox that would have made him the highest paid GM in professional sports, instead he returned to Oakland. The Broncos shouldn’t sell themselves short in signing with an automatic qualifier just for a fat check and a new conference affiliation. The blue turf isn’t the only part of the game Boise State has changed. They’ve managed to compete with college football’s elite, despite spending less.
No. 4 sophomore quarterback Pete Thomas:
Sophomore quarterback Pete Thomas started all 12 games in 2010. Thomas broke the overall CSU single-season record with a .647 completion percentage. Throwing for 2,662 yards, 11 touchdowns on 253-of-391 passing, with 13 interceptions. Thomas lead the Rams to a 3-9 record (2-6 MWC) in 2010. So far this year Thomas has completed 112 passes on 167 attempts for 1,089 yards six touchdowns and five interceptions.
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Scrimmage in style
Women’s softball wraps up fall season, prepares for spring Nikki Hanson
Assistant Sports Editor All coaches have their own unique style and Softball Head Coach Erin Thorpe is no exception. Boise State softball ladies played a double header on Sunday, Oct. 3, against Walla Walla Community College and the College of Idaho. However, as the players sprinted across home plate, the scoreboard remained blank. Thorpe has said she does not believe in having the fall season played out to mock the spring season. Instead, she uses the pre-season as an avenue for trying new things. For example, Thorpe uses a 14-person
batting order, puts players in unusual positions and has the ladies utilize the base paths in a way they wouldn’t normally in a real game. Why do this, you may ask? It is essential for coaches to test their players, specifically by putting them in positions they may not have played since little league. Yes, players may have designated their “spot,” but by playing a different position, they learn the job description of that specific setting and are forced to adjust. In addition, more often than not, players are placed in “their” position at a young age—but what if they also excel in another area? There is always the possibility of injury and
having a back-up player who you can deem a secret weapon, catches the opposing team off guard. Yes, this is essentially a scrimmage. However, much knowledge can be gained from scrimmages. Isn’t that how all players learn to play the game? Athletes do not just jump in and know every aspect of a game, they must learn and practice first. Practice does not make perfect—perfect practice makes perfect and that is what Thorpe’s methodology tries to instill within her players. The Broncos wrapped up their fall season last Sunday, splitting games with the College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon. Winter training will be-
gin for the team as they await their regular season in the spring and their move to the Mountain West.
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Senior Allie Crump fires a shot to first base Sunday.
Haunted world
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The City of Rocks is a destination that calls outdoor enthusiasts to explore.
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Welcome to the largest haunted attraction in the Northwest! ...fun for the whole family or for you and that special ghoulish creature you hang with.
The Outdoor Program hosts volunteer event Nikki Hanson
Assistant Sports Editor It seems college students are constantly being bombarded by seemingly limitless volunteer opportunities. However, are you volunteering for the right reasons? Are you volunteering for a cause that you actually believe in? Well, if you have yet to find a cause right for you, maybe it is time to volunteer in Idaho’s great outdoors. The Access Fund, the Boise State Climbers Alliance and Boise State University Outdoor Program are hosting a community service event at the Black Cliffs on Saturday, Oct. 22. The event, Adopt-a-Crag, will be a day full of promoting education for climbers and trail users on how to be responsible and respectable when dealing with nature. “The clean up is an annual event sponsored mostly by the Access Fund and the Boise Climbers Alliance (BCA),” Nicole Gallaher, coordinator of the Outdoor Pro-
gram, said. “This year we are doing what is called the ‘Sunny Side.’ Last year we did the ‘Dark Side.’ The sunny/dark side refers to the cliffs as they run along the river, (coming from Boise the sunny side is the left and the dark side is the right). As far as I know, they switch sides each year.” Volunteers will assist in cleaning the Black Cliffs’ climbing area, replacing water bars, rebuilding steps and building platforms at the base of more heavily used climbs. The group will also work on the rails from the short cliffs to face canyon and remove broken glass and garbage from the surrounding area. The Outdoor Program as a whole has put a great amount of time and effort into promoting their event. “We’re helping the BCA reach Boise State students by putting up flyers and soon it will be on our Facebook Page,” Gallaher said. “Also our staff do a great job at announcing programs in their classes. If you come to our climbing gym you’ll see the flyers everywhere. I have also emailed the
Honors College and the Living Learning Communities and will be reaching out to more groups on campus in the next few days.” The must-haves for volunteering include work gloves, weatherappropriate clothes, a shovel and a water bottle. Volunteers will have to drag themselves out of bed early, because volunteering starts at 10 a.m. However, if one is exhausted after volunteering (or a fun Friday night), volunteering ends at 2 p.m. and a nap can easily be fit in. Volunteers also have the option to climb afterwards, a nice incentive for some. This year during September and October, the Access Fund expects the Adopt-a-Crag programs across the nation to produce trail restoration projects and crag clean-ups in over 100 climbing areas around the country. Don’t hesitate to don those work gloves and help clean up the beautiful Black Cliffs so we can continue to appreciate the beauty that develops with age.
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