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After TCU sophomore quarterback Casey Pachall fumbles the ball, senior Shea McClellin and sophomore Jonathan Brown fight to recover one of the many fumbles of the night. TCU sophomore Waymon James was ultimaly successful in recovering the ball.
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The Broncos learned a valuable lesson on Saturday evening at the hands of TCU sophomore quarterback Casey Pachall—we aren’t as good as we thought. The Bronco secondary was torched for 473 yards through the air and at times looked utterly confused and lost. “It’s not totally on the secondary; everybody is involved there. We’ve got to get some pressure and make sure he doesn’t hold it too long. Again, those are things we need to learn from ‘cause we’ll see it again,” Head Coach Chris Petersen said.
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Pachall and the Horned Frog offense stunned the 34,146 in attendance by putting up huge numbers in the first half and taking a 20-14 lead into halftime. TCU’s three scoring drives in the first half consisted of a total of nine plays for 232 yards and spanned three minutes, 18 seconds. All three scores came off deep passes that had gotten behind the Bronco secondary—the shortest of the three being 69 yards. “We play with who we got. I thought they played hard, competed and again there are some things we need to get cleaned up,” Petersen said of his defensive backfield. Boise’s defense came out of the gates attacking in the second half.
Senior linebacker Byron Hout was able to force a fumble on the first play from scrimmage in the second half, with senior defensive end Tyrone Crawford recovering the ball and taking it back 32 yards for the touchdown. “Just got the perfect Sunday hop, took it up, took it to the end zone and just happy to put points on the board,” Crawford said. The Broncos did a better job containing TCU in the second half and held an eight-point lead with less than seven minutes remaining in the third quarter. However, the Horned Frogs would not be put to bed, answering with a long scoring drive of their own on their next procession.
Many Bronco fans probably suspected the game to be in-hand after freshman cornerback Lee Hightower intercepted Pachall on TCU’s first drive of the fourth quarter. “Those guys are battling, learning and competing,” Petersen said of his freshman. “That’s what it’s all about because at this point in the year, you’re not really a true freshman anymore. We’re going to need those guys to step up, keep getting better and make some more plays for us down the road.” The game would turn when the Broncos were unable to maintain possession in the waning moments, losing a fumble with two minutes, 26 seconds remaining.
That would be more than enough time for Pachall and the Frogs to march down the field 73 yards to a touchdown with one minute, five seconds remaining. The play of the night came when TCU decided to go for a two-point conversion. After a Bronco defender missed on an attempted interception, TCU receiver Josh Boyce hauled in the go-ahead two points that would be enough for the upset victory. “Pachall is a good quarterback, he’s got a lot of speed,” Petersen said. “We did a nice job on the run game. They have a lot of weapons out wide and he can throw it. At the end of the game they did what they needed to do.”
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The scene was eerily similar to the loss last year at the hands of the University of Nevada, Reno Wolfpack. You could almost feel the nostalgia in the air at Bronco stadium as people thought, could this really happen again? Another organized downfield march led by Kellen Moore, another field goal attempt gone awry and another potential BCS game out the window for the once undefeated Boise State Bronco football team (8-1,5-1) as they had their 35-game home winning streak snapped by the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs, 36-35. Again, it will the final offensive drive that will be remembered in BSU football history.
Upon taking the one point lead late in the fourth quarter, TCU kicker Ross Evans’ kick-off spiraled out of bounds, giving Moore and Co. one minute, five seconds remaining and a couple of timeouts as they took over on their own 35-yard line. “We had plenty of time and two timeouts,” Moore, who finished 28-of-38 for 320 yards and a pair of touchdown passes said. “Certainly it wasn’t an impossible situation, it’s something you practice.” The drive wasn’t particularly exemplary from an execution standpoint, but Moore managed to guide the Broncos to midfield. On fourth-and-10, his pass was overthrown to his intended receiver Matt Miller, but the flag on the play indicated pass interference on TCU.
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Kellen Moore (11) reacts after a missed field goal in the fourth quarter. Boise State lost 36-35 to Texas Christian University at Bronco Stadium, Saturday. Four plays later, Moore kneeled down to line up what many expected to be a successful last play, a game winning field goal. Unfortunately for Bronco Nation, déjà-vu was in the building
in a nightmarish form and the 34,146 fans in attendance felt its wrath. The kick sailed wide right. Game over. Broncos lose. “We were trying to move it down there into a nice chip shot range,” Head Coach Chris
Petersen said. “Dan (Goodale) definitely has a strong enough leg outside of 40 yards. It was centered up, he’d been kicking pretty well in practice and we thought he could make it.”
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Catcher for Nationals was rescued after brief firefight CARACAS, VENEZUELA —- American professional baseball catcher Wilson Ramos’ kidnapping ended two days ago when Venezuelan police commandos rescued him after a firefight. This was the first kidnapping of a Major League Baseball player in Venezuela and
prompted many candlelight vigils and prayer services in his hometown of Valencia, Venezuela. Five alleged abductors were arrested, including a Colombian linked to paramilitary and kidnapping groups, according to a statement made by Justice Minister Tareck El
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Aissami. The Nationals cathcer was kidnapped Wednesday night at gunpoint outside his home and forced into an SUV. “The truth is I’m still very nervous, but thanks to God everything turned out well,” Ramos said to the New York Times. No injuries were reported.
Syria banned from Arab League DAMASCUS, SYRIA —Syria was recently banned from the Arab League in response to their failure to halt the bloodshed caused by government crack-downs on prodemocracy protests. They also agreed to impose
economic and diplomatic sanctions. Member nations are being urged to withdraw their ambassadors from Syria. According to Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr bin Muhammed al Thani, 18 member
nations voted for the ban, only three voted against. “We are calling all Syrian opposition parties to a meeting at the Arab League headquarters to agree a unified vision for the transitional period,” al Thani said.
Silvio Berlusconi resigns to cheering crowds ROME, ITALY —- Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi publicly resigned Saturday night while a large crowd shouted, “Fool! Fool!” while he stepped down. Berlusconi’s condition for his resignation, that parliament pass a package of budget cuts, was met quickly. Though the condition was meant as a way to buy time and delay his resignation, pressure from
economists and lobbyists led to the deeply divided parliament rushing the bill through. Proponents of passing the proposed budget cuts included some of Berlusconi’s onetime supporters. Crowds gathered in Rome and cheered as he announced his resignation. Posters suggesting that because Berlusconi was out of office people should go party were preva-
lent. Another common sign was a fake Times magazine cover with a picture of Berlusconi on it and the word “FAIL” written across his forehead. Economist Mario Monti was nominated to take Berlusconi’s place as prime minister. An announcement on who will permanently replace Berlusconi is expected within the next few days. Placing an economist as new prime minister follows Greece’s example. Berlusconi is yet another European leader who has fallen due to what some are calling Europe’s economic Arab Spring. Former Greece Prime Minister George Papandreou also stepped down from public office earlier this week in response to complaints. This is the fifth government to have fallen apart due to the troubled economy. Spain’s Socialist Party will liekly lose the upcoming elections, resulting in yet another government toppled due to money issues.
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Occupy Oakland gets eviction notice OAKLAND, CALIF. —Oakland police went tent to tent on Friday night delivering eviction notices to protesters in response to the fatal shooting that took place a few days earlier. An unidentified man was shot and killed in Frank Ogawa Plaza on Thursday, leading to the eviction notices being delivered again. Notices were also delivered before a police raid on the camp with tear gas and bean bag cannons on Oct. 25. There were 85 arrests be-
cause of that raid. Mayor Jean Quan allowed the protesters to come back in an effort to somewhat pacify them, but the shooting Thursday was too much. The notices cite health and safety violations and order protesters to remove all tents, tarps and cooking equipment. However, the notices do not set a deadline for them moving out, according to United Press International. The Oakland Police Officer’s Association, which
represents the rank-and-file police officers, published a letter asking the protesters to leave. They claimed the protest was pulling officers away from patrolling crime-ridden areas. “With last night’s homicide, in broad daylight, in the middle of rush hour, Frank Ogawa Plaza is no longer safe,” the letter said. “Please leave peacefully, with your heads held high, so we can get police officers back to work fighting crime in Oakland neighborhoods.”
Shots fired near White House WASHINGTON, D.C. —Police are investigating shots fired near the White House on Friday night. It is not believed the shooting had anything to do with the president. At the time of the shooting, President Barack Obama was in San Di-
ego on his way to a summit meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. Secret Service officers heard shots fired on Constitution Avenue a few hundred yards south of the White House, according to spokesman Ed Donovan. A car was abandoned a short distance away
and an AK-47 assault rifle was found in it. “Police say so far they’ve found no guns or shell casings or any evidence of shots fired other than 911 call and abandoned car,” Mark Segraves, from WTOP radio news service, tweeted.
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BOISE —- Paul Ezra Rhoades, arrested for the murder of three people in 1987, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Friday. This will be the first execution in Idaho in 17 years. The state’s last execution, in 1994, was of Kieth Wells, who apparently did not go through the entirety of the appeal process. Rhoades has exhausted every option to stop the execution from going through. He recently appealed for clemency from the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole, but was rejected. Federal Magistrate Judge Ronald Bush will rule later today whether or not there should be a stay in execution. This is not a question of stopping the execution, only delaying it. In a statement made Thursday, Bush expressed concern over the Department of Correction’s (DOC) readiness to carry out the execution according to the latest protocols. According to experts, the only way Bush could halt the execution completely would be if he said the DOC’s protocol was insufficient and the DOC refused to change it. Boise State’s Departments of Criminal Justice and Biological Sciences are hosting a round table discussion today at 4 p.m. regarding the Rhoades execution. It is in room 112 of the Education Building and is free and open to the public. Featured speakers include Greg Hampikian, Ph.D., and Teresa Hampton, co-counsel on the Rhoades case.
J.R. Simplot closure to cut 800 jobs BOISE --- J.R. Simplott company executives announced Wednesday a plan to open a new potato processing plant in Caldwell. This new plant will lead to the shutdown of the 70-year-old Caldwell plant and processing units in Aberdeen and Nampa over the next two or three years. This will result in the loss of around 800 jobs. According to Simplot CEO Bill Whitacre, they hope that the advance announcement of closure will give employees time to find other jobs. In the official announcement it was estimated the new facility will be up and running in spring of 2014 and will hire around 250 workers. The private corporation claimed this was the largest single investment the company ever made in Idaho. Spokesman David Cuoio explained the decision to make the new plant. “The competition has better plants than we do, they’re more efficient, they’re turn out more product, they’re more flexible,” Cuoio told The Associated Press. “We had to modernize to keep up. We just felt like we had to do this now in order to compete effectively.”
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into using DNA testing to identify people who spat on public transit workers. According to the Metropoli-
tan Transit Authority, there were 145 salivary assaults between January and October of this year. “Frontline” employees, such as bus drivers and subway conductors, are often the targets of public anger when prices are hiked or routes are running slow. Transit police in Boston have started a similar program, which is what gave the Brooklyn district attorney’s office the idea. Transit agencies in Scotland and London have started passing out DNA kits to transit workers so they can collect spit samples. This policy has led to arrests, convictions and fewer assaults on employees, according to the authorities. Information from MCT arbiteronline.com
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Students who attended and/or participated in the annual Tunnel of Oppression had strong reactions to the event, which took place in the Hatch D Ballroom Friday and Saturday. According to participants, pressure on minority groups often leads to suicide.
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Mr. President: You have lost my vote. State and Local governments nationwide are beating and jailing American civilians for demanding access to their political, cultural, and economic institutions. Exercise of First Amendment assembly rights is being met by police brutality. We are being ran over by police vehicles, dragged into banks to be arrested. You, sir, are standing idly by. In the Spring of this year, you and your administration called upon a sovereign despot to step down for brutalizing his citizenry. You administration sent our Air Force to obliterate the siege of freedom and the corruption of the Libyan government. Shame on you Mr. President, for playing your hand around the Globe, in realms over which you have no authority. Shame on you for turning a blind eye to injustices at home. You are not upholding the Constitution, you are ignoring it for political clout. You are allowing the degradation of every fiber at the
resulted in a safer, more comfortable common area without heavyhanded enforcement. Rather, success has come through voluntary compliance and information sharing with those who may not yet be familiar with the policy. Ms. Graefe’s article rightfully pointed out some shortcomings of our website and we’ll take a closer look at the information we do have posted and how it is arranged. We have all agreed to abide by the university’s policies and by extension we share in the responsibility of making our campus as safe as possible. It is not practical to post enforcers at each entrance into the Quad to eliminate the possibility of violations of this policy. However, by applying the university’s shared values we can make our campus a safe and comfortable place for everyone. Casey Jones is the director of Transportation & Parking Services at Boise State University.
foundation of American political theory. Mr. President, I have no doubts to your being American in fact. In principle, however, you have shown that you’re not at all American. If you were, you would publicly denounce every police officer that has brutalized American citizens. You would publicly denounce every mayor and governor ordering the assault on human rights. You would demand that the governments under the name of the United States back down and let the sovereign right of the People realize itself without violence and repression. I would highly recommend you doing such, or you will forever be remembered as a man who promised change but didn’t deliver; a man who could have stood with justice and political rights, but who did not. You will be remembered as a tyrant. With all my heart, my pride, my country. Gus Voss is a senior majoring in political science.
L e tt e r t o t h e e d i t o r As university students, we should take pride in our decision to pursue higher education in order to better ourselves and our options in life. While we do receive a well rounded education at Boise State, there is one aspect of education that we must take the initiative to learn ourselves: how to become a good citizen. According to the Founding Fathers of this country, an informed citizenry is necessary to the proper functioning of a free and just society. Yet even among the most informed students and citizens, there remains an information black hole surrounding one particular candidateinthe2012presidential elections.
With this in mind, I’d like to paint an accurate picture of this elections Invisible Candidate by briefly explaining his ideology and voting patterns. This candidate voted to revise the current status of healthcare and end its unconstitutional mandate that all Americans must carry only government-approved health insurance. He encourages legal immigration by streamlining the entry process without providing welfare incentives for illegal immigration. In the international arena, he voted to avoid long and expensive land wars while using constitutional means to end current conflict. He seeks to guarantee that
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our intelligence community’s efforts are directed toward legitimate threats and not spying on innocent Americans through the Patriot Act. He aims to prevent the TSA from forcing Americans to either be groped or ogled just to travel on an airplane. He has consistently voted against raising the debt ceiling and has voted to revise the Environmental Protection Agency so that polluters answer directly to property owners in court for the damages -- not to Washington. He has endorsed tax credits available for the purchase and production of alternative fuel technologies while being in opposition to subsidies given to outsourcing corporations. Finally, he wishes to abol-
ish the Federal Reserve, an independent organization that does not answer to the Executive, nor the Legislature, nor the Judiciary. It was only thanks to overwhelming grassroots support for the Invisible Candidate’s Audit the Fed legislation that we have been granted limited insight into the Fed’s operations, allowing citizens to learn that at the peak of its “emergency lending” and bailouts the Fed was providing nearly 90% of its discount window loans to foreign banks. Just how popular is this candidate? He won a Values Voter Summit straw poll in October and a California Republican Party straw poll in September.
He garnered 53 percent of the votes to win an Ohio GOP poll. Then he won an Iowa straw poll at the National Federation of Republican Assemblies with 82 percent of the vote before recently winning the Illinois Straw Poll with 52% of the vote. He has nearly 600,000 Facebook likes. He is running in the 2012 presidential elections as a Republican from Texas. The Invisible Candidate’s name is Ron Paul. While I do not have the adequate space and time to address why he is invisible here, I hope this article generates enough interest to bring him into the light.” Locke Anon is a senior majoring in political science.
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Friday, Nov. 18 The Children’s Center will be hosting the Second Annual Fall Family Festival, Friday, Nov. 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center. There will be a variety of activities for children of all ages. For more information, call at 426-4404 or email at children@boisestate.edu.
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Today’s Birthday (11/15/11). The gates are open, and you’re on your way. Stand up for your principles. Obstacles that were blocking the way have melted, and everything’s lining up to support what you’re up to. Generate harmony at home, and start singing. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Clear out space for a new possibility. Sort, organize and give stuff away. Take time to appreciate where you’ve been, as you prepare for where you’re going.
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Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is an 8 -- Keep the good vibes flowing at work and at home by continuing to adjust the infrastructure. Take some special alone time. Then you can care for others.
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Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is an 8 -- List your blessings. Doing this will make you happy. There’s money coming in (and going out). Go for balance. Success is knowing you’ve done your best. Cancer ( June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Lose yourself doing some-
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thing you love. Your have awardwinning confidence. Move up a level at work. Synchronize schedules for upcoming plans. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Slowing down is not a bad thing now. Take your time to regroup, and consider the low hanging fruit. Study the details. Thinking it over reveals hidden pitfalls. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Pass on what you’ve learned. What goes around comes around, sooner or later. Keep dreaming new adventures, and share skills with those who would follow your path. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Think bigger. Your job here’s not done. You have a lot to say and a lot to contribute. Allow others to show you your own blind spots. They love you more than you know. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Upgrade your personal environment with pleasing touches. Find them on Craigslist or Freecycle ... no need to spend.
Save up for something big. Travel later. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 7 -- Accept well-earned acknowledgment. Harmony infuses your efforts, and you make things look graceful and easy. You know the persistence it took to pull that off. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Negotiating a contract is easier now. Make a case for honest communication and clear listening. Begin a writing or recording project. Children spur you on. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is an 8 -- Today you’re a worker bee. Collect all the pollen that you can, as you do the dance that makes the flowers grow. Work as a team. Enjoy the honey later. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Nurture the love you have and make it grow. Step into a larger role in a project. Small, yet consistent actions taken over time can add up to big results.
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Freshman Jay Wurschmit of the Second Battalion 1st Marines and Second Battalion 5th Marines served his country from the June 2007 to August 2011.
Marine recounts service stories
Stephanie Casanova Assistant News Editor
Mud huts, dirt roads, sheet metal shops and canals are the visuals Jay Wurschmidt used to describe South Helmand, Afghanistan, where he lived for seven months. “There are people there still living in the Flintstone age … they still use horses and camels and stuff like that,” Wurschmidt said. “They have cars, but they’re like not good at all.” Wurschmidt, a 23-year-old freshman, joined the Marine Corps at 19-years-old and served for four years. During his time in the military, Wurschmidt had the opportunity to travel the world, build relationships and get an understanding of how the world works.
“There’s things I learned in the Marine Corp…that I’ll never forget or wouldn’t want to ever forget,” Wurschmidt said. “You understand how people think, how people live depending on if you go to different countries … you’re not stuck in Podunk, U.S.A., in your hometown … you can read the newspaper or watch the news so many times, before you actually have to experience it firsthand.” Being in active duty is hard work and consists of a lot more than just traveling. During training, Wurschmidt, like everyone who goes through basic military training, hiked and walked long distances while carrying a pack. “I’ve walked more miles than I care to count. The longest hike I ever did was 20 miles … they’re designed to keep
you in good shape … they’re a wear and tear on your body though, I’ll tell you that,” Wurschmidt said. “Since me and my guys were all machine gunners we carried … machine guns … on hikes.” Wurschmidt was ultimately based in Helmand, Afghanistan where he spent most of his seven months on post and patrol. On a good day the routine went uninterrupted. During patrol, troops walked through the town looking for anything unusual, spending time with the villagers and making their presence known. “(The villagers are) glad we’re there because … we give them water and clothes and shoes,” Wurschmidt said. “When I was interacting with the local nationals on patrol I’d say hello to kids.
They’re really into high-fives over there … kids over there, they love chocolate for some reason.” Though most days were a constant routine, there were times when the troops were put in situations where they had to use their weapons. To Wurschmidt these were the bad days. “It’s always a bad day when you have to use your weapon … getting hit when you’re outside the wire, taking fire, having IED’s (improvised explosive devices) explode,” Wurschmidt said. Wurschmidt only experienced one incident where the routine was interrupted and he had to use his weapon. When asked what that was like he paused, hesitated, then replied, “I don’t
care to relive the memory.” Now in inactive duty, Wurschmidt is studying kinesiology. His goal is to graduate and become a personal trainer. “I want to have a degree where I can help people reach their physical fitness goals … and be more healthy people and happy people,” Wurschmidt said. Though Wurschmidt can be recalled to active duty at anytime, he has no intention of going back into active duty. “Me and the Marine Corps are square. The only thing I’m going to miss is the guys I served with … best guys that I’ve ever known,” Wurschmidt said. “It’s like being in a frat, but 10 times better. Except you get to shoot weapons and wear a uniform. I’m very proud to have served my country.”
Rec center tells students - cover up Cheyenne Perry Journalist
The Student Recreation has a dress code that has some students scratching their heads. The regulation, which has been in place since the center first opened in 2002, requires all individuals to wear a T-shirt with unaltered sleeves when using the weight or cardio equipment. Its website states the regulation exists for health issues and safety. Yet many students wonder what health issues are involved and how a T-shirt provides safety. “It’s not a unique thing for a college campus to have…,” said John Lloyd, Associate Director of Operations for the Boise State University Health and Recreation Services. Lloyd explained the three motives behind the T-shirt policy. The first deals with intimidation between patrons using the Rec facilities. In gyms without these stipulations “it becomes, for lack of a better term, a meat market,” Lloyd said. People wear tops to display their bodies, which can make those new to the gym uncomfortable and even self-conscious. Another reason for the policy, and the one which has probably caused the most confusion, is health issue. Campus Recreation uses the T-shirt policy to protect students, faculty, etc, from catching diseases such as fungal and staph infections. Some of the most common are MRSA staph infection and ringworm. “… The stronger staph infections MRSA … (is) an The Arbiter
antibiotic-resistant staph infection that happens from either skin-to-skin contact or skin-toequipment contact, so a lot of times you get someone leaning on a piece of equipment with an exposed back or exposed shoulder that has an open wound, they’re at risk for that,” Lloyd said. Lastly, wearing T-shirts helps reduce the amount of sweat coming in contact with the equipment which keeps it clean and allows for less maintenance. Lloyd referred to these three reasons as the “three legs to stand on” when determining where the regulation should be enforced. Since the basketball courts don’t involve equipment that can spread disease, the T-shirt rule doesn’t apply. “I’ve looked at implementing a T-shirt policy on the gym floor and I think it would just be more work than it’s worth,” Lloyd said. Policy violators often escape the notice of student employees in the Rec Center, whether purposefully or not, because of the size and layout of the facilities. Employees attempt to enforce this rule without hindering patrons during their workout. They even provide rec T-shirts available for check-out to newcomers or to patrons who forget the policy. “Our student managers do a great job of working with … our patrons very well about enforcing policies … some of our staff aren’t as good at enforcing the policy as others because it’s that confrontation thing,” Lloyd said.
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The Burger Belly is a new burger joint with an outside eating area right off Broadway Avenue.
Customers considered family Jereme Curtiss Journalist
Burger Belly is a fresh face among old competitors on Broadway Avenue. Located at what was once Lucy’s Coffee and Espresso, Burger Belly is walking distance from campus. Owner Despina Simitjis said she chose Burger Belly’s location because of the tight-knit community that surrounds it. “It (Burger Belly’s location) reminds me of my country,” she said. “(In) Greece...everything is connected together. All of the stores and the houses are together. All of the people walk. It feels close.”
Although she was born in Australia, Despina spent the first 21 years of her life in Greece, the original home of her parents. Later, after spending time in Los Angeles, she moved to Idaho. “I needed a place to raise a family and Boise provided that. The people are very nice and friendly,” Despina said. In addition to serving good food, Despina wanted to create an atmosphere where customers feel like familiy. While constructing Burger Belly, Despina sought professional help from her cousin, Rocky Paflias Sr., owner of Rockies Diner on Overland Road. “He has owned a lot of res-
taurants and had a lot of experience,” Despina said. “He was there from the very beginning ... He helped me with the details.” Despina’s daughter, Dimitra Simitjis, works part-time at Burger Belly while attending Boise State. “My mom talks to everybody that comes in. They feel like they’re family,” Dimitra said. “We have so many regulars that come in just to see my mom and talk with her.” Because Despina values family, she said she tries to bring that personal element to the table at Burger Belly. “They have really good customer service,” senior marketing
major Michael Flameling said. “They are really friendly people who are willing to serve.” “The way we are at home... we try to bring it here. We help each other and I want to see the same at the restaurant. I want to make them (customers) feel like they are at home,” she said. With nearly 25-years experience in the restaurant industry, Despina said she finds great joy in talking with the people who come into Burger Belly. “We don’t see them just as customers. I don’t want to just take their money and say goodbye,” Despina said. “I want them to be comfortable and I want them to come back again.” arbiteronline.com
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