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Get informed to cast your vote Nov. 4 feature ballot

Otter and Balukoff in tight race, p.8

culture ballot Students stay updated on news with social media, p.10

sports ballot Controversy of Native American mascots comes to Boise State, p. 14

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NEWS

Midterm elections should not be overlooked Sean Bunce

Asst. News Editor

For many students at Boise State, there may be too much going on in their daily lives to know the political issues which affect them. They may feel they’re too far behind on the issues in order to cast an educated vote or might even think their vote doesn’t matter.

There’s no longer an excuse to stay home instead of voting.

“Growing up, my dad was a political science teacher, so it was implanted in my brain that the only way to really be involved in politics without being in politics is voting,” said Ashley Peterson, junior multi-ethnic studies major.

“I’m not (voting) because I haven’t caught up with things going on. I’ve been really busy. I should have been paying attention but I don’t even

really know what’s going on.”

This midterm election, Idaho voters aren’t included in the list of states which will decide the majority in the House of Representatives or the Senate. Voters are still capable of making changes at their state and local levels on issues such as education.

According to Campus Vote Project, there are six main reasons students should get out and vote. This includes the fact that adults ages 18 to 29 will make up approximately 24 percent of the voter population this midterm election.

Still, there is a lack of young voter turnout during midterm elections. Jaclyn Kettler, political science professor, believes this is because of a lack of interest or information.

“I think with presidential elections, people get pretty excited or there’s a lot of in-

formation. People are just more interested,” Kettler said.

“The candidates may be more engaging or often the candidates are selling themselves.”

In recent years, she feels midterm elections have been too negative with campaign advertisements which may also turn people off from voting.

“I think (negativity) turns some people off and some people just really don’t pay any attention,” Kettler said.

To her, midterm elections give young people a better chance to focus on state issues.

“One thing I’ve read (and) what’s kind of crazy about this midterm election is that the people deciding whether the Republicans will be the majority in the U.S. Senate or not is an incredibly small number,” she said. “One percent of the U.S. population could flip the U.S. Senate. It’s

just kind of crazy how a small portion of the population can change that, which is good to know in the future for really trying to encourage higher turn out.”

Austin Fricke, senior construction management major, thinks students should vote because it gives a good representation of who and what America is going to stand for as a nation.

According to Campus Vote Project, younger voters with a college degree saw the greatest decline in voting rates in 2010, compared to those with less than a college education; turnout dropped four points from 41.0 percent in 2006 to 37.4 percent.

Fricke feels this shouldn’t be the case.

“It’s a little bit apathy on our part as a people,” he said.

“I think we should be more involved in our election and voting.”

Additional Info

Registration predicts turnout Eighty-seven percent of college students (18-24 years old) that registered to vote in 2008 actually did.

Apathy is not the only answer Less than 13 percent of college students said they did not vote in the 2010 midterm election because they were not interested.

History repeats itself Eighty-five percent of young adults who voted in the 2010 midterms voted in 2008 as well.

Campus Vote Project

Staff Writer

Deciding who to vote for can be difficult—but registering to vote can be done in three steps: 1. Go to your designated voting location on Election Day with proof of address like mail with your name and address and a photo I.D. 2. Fill out the voting registration form 3. Vote!

Students wondering where to go to register can visit idahovotes.gov—there they can input their address and their

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designated polling place will be provided. Students living on campus are assigned to vote in the Student Union Building.

If students would rather register to vote prior to Election Day they are invited to access and fill out the electronic registration form and mail it to their county clerk.

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This address is available on the website. Mailed-in registrations must be post marked at least 25 days prior to Election Day. Students who have registered to vote in previous years do not need to re-register if they have voted at least once every four years in a primary or general election.

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All voters receive exactly the same ballot and may vote for any candidate whose name appears on it, without regard to the political party affiliation of the candidate or the voter.

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Students who have changed their address or changed their name are required to re-register.

It is important that students take photo I.D. with them when voting—a driver’s license or passport is sufficient. Several other accepted identification cards are listed on the website.

Students don’t need to worry about sticking to their political party affiliations if they don’t want to vote for the candidate in that party.

According to Idaho Votes, “All voters receive exactly the same ballot and may vote for any candidate whose name

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Idaho students can vote in three easy steps

A man fulfills his civic duty. appears on it, without regard to the political party affiliation of the candidate or the voter.”

Students unable to vote on Election Day can vote before Election Day using

an in-person absentee ballot or by submitting an absentee ballot to their county clerk by mail. The ballot and locations for absentee voting is available on idahovotes.gov.

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NEWS

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Student organizations prepare for Election Day Benton Smith Staff Writer

Students have always been told of the importance of carrying out their civic duty by voting, yet efforts to educate students on voting and the candidates can seem few and far between. There are, however, clubs at Boise State that help to educate the student body on important political issues.

Daniel Tellez, vice chairman of the Boise State College Republicans explained how his club tries to engage students and the public by hosting events.

“Last primary, we had a forum to discuss the candidates,” Tellez said. “And on election night, we will be together at the Riverside Hotel.”

Boise State College Republicans gives students the chance to see the groundwork of political campaigns while also providing a forum to explore the candidates’ policies. The club’s goal is to try and encour-

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age political participation amongst students.

“Educating students is what we want. We try to get them involved,” Tellez said.

The need for these types of events is something that students have taken notice of. Barry Newell, president of the Political Science Association, described the political scene on campus.

“I don’t think there is enough on campus to push the importance of voting and having a strong knowledge of politics whether state, local or national,” Newell said.

An idea for promoting the importance of voting became clear Sept. 23 when ASBSU, Idaho Civic Engagement, Political Science Association and Boise Women’s Voting League combined in a joint effort put up voting registration booths around campus.

“It was surprising that so many students passed us up and said they didn’t want to vote,” Newell said. “Though, there were some who were

truly interested and said, ‘I didn’t know how to vote, you’re the first person to ever approach me about it’.’’

In an effort to help students interested in learning more about Election Day issues, the Political Science Association teamed up with the Department of Political Science and the Idaho Civic Engagement Project to host Boise State’s first Lunch with the Candidates series. Candidates from races across Idaho came to discuss their policies and to answer questions from students throughout the semester.

“Students asked certain questions that I think are relevant to a student’s life here on campus and I think the candidates really like it because it gives them a chance to see a face they normally don’t at public forums,” Newell said.

Those interested in political resources can look up these clubs through Facebook or Orgsync.

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NEWS

TurboVote enables students to complete last minute voter registrations Alx Stickel News Editor

ASBSU and Idaho Civic Engagement Project have teamed up with TurboVote to provide students another voting resource on Election Day. ASBSU provided $1,000 of funding from the secretary of external affairs account for 4,000 students to utilize TurboVote for free. If more than 4,000 students want to use TurboVote, ASBSU will look into providing funds to make that happen.

TurboVote is an online service designed by Democracy Works. Once individuals sign up, TurboVote keeps track of individuals’ state and federal elections. TurboVote sends texts and emails to remind users to vote, provides forms to register to vote and gives answers to voter questions.

Executive Council Bill FY2015-#03, also known as the TurboVote bill, states that the aim of partnering with TurboVote during midterm elections is to hopefully engage more students in fulfilling their civic responsibilities.

According to the bill, “ASBSU is also convinced that having more students voting will grant ASBSU greater political leverage in fighting for and defending the interests of Boise State University students.”

Secretary of external affairs Angel Hernandez spearheaded the project back in

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August. Hernandez said he hopes that TurboVote will inform students on where they can vote as well as provide other relevant information during the election season.

While Election Day is Nov. 4, same-day registration is an option. TurboVote can help with that.

“One of the reasons we don’t vote is it slips our minds,” Hernandez said. “It’s very important to be aware of the process and the place (students) are supposed to vote.”

One thing TurboVote does not do, however, is inform students on the candidate platforms.

“Students have to educate themselves on that,” said Emily Walton, Boise State alumna and executive director of the Idaho Civic Engagement Project.

Walton provided information stating that less than 40 percent of citizens under 25 years old are registered to vote in Idaho. That translates to approximately 78,000 people under 25 years of age are unregistered to vote.

According to Walton, there is a common misconception that students can just go online to register to vote. While in some states that is possible, that is not the case for Idaho. Students must go in-person to both register and vote or register early by mail.

“Voting in local elections makes an enormous difference in Idaho. We’re a small

state and an election can be decided by 100 votes,” Walton said.

TurboVote will email or text reminders of where to go to vote. Hernandez said students who are residents of other states can use TurboVote for information on how to vote in their state midterm elections.

For both Hernandez and Walton, the goal of providing resources like TurboVote to students is to encourage students to exercise their voice as citizens.

Walton said if students are not engaged in the political process, their voice will go unheard because politicians don’t feel the need to address the issues that matter to them. “(Student) concerns are basically entirely being ignored by politicians today,” Walton said. “(Students) are not perceived as powerful.

Politicians tend not to target them.”

Additional Info More than 1/4 of college students failed to vote in 2010 because they did not know where or how to register or missed the deadline.

Campus Vote Project

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NEWS

Independent candidates and voters fight two-party system Asst. News Editor

In the last presidential election senior geoscience major Nick Ferronato voted for Gary Johnson, a third party Libertarian presidential candidate.

He did this with the knowledge that Johnson had no chance of winning the election, but with the hope that one day a third party candidate could stand a chance against Democrats and Republicans.

Ferronato is the leader of a political group at Boise State, Young Americans for Liberty, which works to get students involved and passionate about politics.

“The way the electoral college works, Idaho’s electoral points would go to Mitt Romney. Period. End of story,” Ferronato said. “That’s how Idaho votes, so I wanted to assist in giving votes to Gary Johnson.”

If Johnson were to gain 5 percent of the popular vote, it would allow the Libertarian party equal ballot access and funding in the 2016 election.

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tler, political science professor, third parties don’t usually stand a chance of winning local or state elections.

This is because laws allowing third party candidates on ballots vary depending on the state. They may not have the resources or the organizational capacity that Republicans and Democrats possess.

Kettler said it’s rare to see a competitive third party candidate. If a third party is able to make it on a ballot, however, there is a potential for them to impact the race at the national, state or local level.

“Usually how we see it impacting a race is by taking votes away from one candidate,” Kettler said. “Sometimes we’ll see the race actually become competitive between the two major parties because that third party candidate is taking away some votes.”

However, there are instances where third party candidates can be competitive.

Kettler referred to the current U.S. Senate race in Kansas where the Democratic candidate withdrew and the

independent candidate now has a chance of winning.

“When we see those third party candidates be competitive it’s often when there isn’t strong competition between the other two candidates,” Kettler said.

Third parties can be successful in one district but it’s difficult to be successful nationally, according to Kettler.

One of the reasons why she thinks this is because of the polarity of the political environment.

Kettler said citizens use parties as a voting short cut.

By sticking with a party affiliation, citizens think the candidate will at least partially support at least one major issue important to them.

“With those divisions we kind of put ourselves in one camp or the other, even if we don’t support them in every single issue,” Kettler said.

She believes party identity is ingrained in so many people this may not ever change.

“It’s hard to get people out of that emotional or psychological identity,” Kettler said. “It would be very dif-

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Usually how we see it impacting a race is by taking votes away from one candidate. Sometimes we’ll see the race actually become competitive between the two major parties because that third party candidate is taking away some votes.

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ficult, which is unfortunate because with two parties you have limited issues that get brought up or there’s not as many choices, which is defi-

nitely an unfortunate part of the system.”

Even so, Ferronato believes students should become more aware of political

party issues.

“I believe voting on principal. I hate the idea of voting for the lesser of two evils,” he said.

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feature

Otter and Balukoff race for governor Democrats vs. republicans Alx Stickel News Editor

Balukoff

The governor race is, what some would call, surprisingly close. According to publicpolicypolling.com incumbent C. L. “Butch” Otter is leading with 39 percent of potential votes. Democratic candidate A. J. Balukoff has 35 percent.

Why so close in a red state?

Public Policy Polling said it’s due to Otter’s unpopularity.

Two of the hottest topics in the debates have been public education and the economy and job market.

Otter and Balukoff came to Boise State to speak about their campaigns for the Lunch with the Candidates series, put on by the Political Science Association and the Idaho Civic Engagement Project.

Both candidates spoke about public education, the economy and other issues our state is presently facing.

Balukoff key points:

1. Our public schools are on the wrong track “We have a constitutional mandate that says we are responsible for providing and maintaining a general, uniform and thorough system of public schools,” Balukoff said.

Due to budget cuts: • Supplemental levies have been passed in 94 districts to compensate the schools’ finances.

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• About 40 districts that can’t pass supplemental levies have gone to four-day school weeks.

• Art and music programs have been cut in various districts.

• Districts are charging for participation in athletics and other extracurricular activities.

“We don’t have that uniform and thorough system of public schools. I got into this race to get our state back on track,” Balukoff said.

2. Problems of the economy and job include: • Idaho is 50 out of 51 states and the District of Columbia in per capita income.

• Idaho is number two in percentage of minimum wage jobs.

• Half of workers in Idaho earn less than $11.15 an hour.

“We need to do things smarter that creates better paying jobs, that doesn’t require families to work more than one job to be supported.

That won’t happen until we get our education system back on track and getting graduates that the companies that pay high wages want to hire.”

3. There is need to restore transparency and inclusiveness in our state government • Over 20 years of a one party monopoly has not served Idaho well.

“We need balance in the

legislature. We need the dialogue that a democracy anticipates as we pass laws,” Balukoff said. “That discussion, that respectful, civic dialogue will allow the best ideas to rise to the top and not just the ideas of a few or a majority party that does not listen to the citizens.”

Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter key points:

1. Kindergarten through career education is a top priority “I think Idaho is probably one of the two states that has part of its constitution a directive that says the state of Idaho shall provide for a system for free uniform and thorough common public free schools,” Otter said.

• Education does not just end at bachelor’s degree, it can continue • Education is the number one budget issue, and 48 percent of the budget goes to K-12; factoring in higher education puts it to 62-63 percent of the state’s $2.9 billion budget • The state is working to meet constitutional requirements.

• Otter’s five-year, 20-point plan is working to meet needs.

• The most important educational tool in classrooms is a good teacher.

“What a lot of folks don’t realize is if you take education, K-Career, and health

and welfare, and corrections, where we lock people up for not being able to obey the law, that’s 94 percent of the entire $2.9 billion budget. All the rest of government operates on that 6 percent with the exception of a few agencies like the highway department,” Otter said.

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The economy needs better education “Without a well-educated workforce, without a highly motivated workforce that our economic opportunities are going to be drastically limited,” Otter said.

• The number one thing employers want is creative employees who think outside the box.

• Idaho is the second best state to start a new business.

• Idaho made it out of the recession faster than most other states. Idaho relied on genius of people and staying the course of standing behind tough budget cut decisions and setting priorities “I’m proud of the storm we had to weather in Idaho. I’m proud of the collaborative leadership that I built with the state legislature. Am I proud of the cuts I had to make? Not so much. But they had to be made. I’m used to having to make those tough decisions as I’ve had to make them in business and in my own personal life,” Otter said. design by ted atwell/the arbiter

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Culture

Political memes twist issues into one-sided jokes Justin Kirkham Culture Editor

White-faced, blackstroked text in tow, memes populate, overcrowd and dominate social media.

Usually used as humorous replies and posts, these collections of reoccurring images and tailored captions are seen as funny, entertaining pictures, but some have the tendency to cause more harm than good.

Political memes simplify governmental discussion into humorous, often onesided and negative jokes.

They strip complex issues into pictures of George W. Bush waving to those who miss him. Thanks Obama.

“I take (political memes) with a grain of salt,” said Briana Maria, graduate student in communication. “I know there’s always two sides to the debate.”

Maria explained that those who are more informed in political discussions are able to sift through memes, finding topics for further research, understanding the viewpoints that individuals stand behind and getting rid of the “junk” memes that solely cause intentional contention.

These negative “junk” memes, according to Maria, are posted by those with firm, cemented beliefs. They consider one viewpoint in a particular realm and attack its opposition. For example, conservative individuals may post an image of a citizen holding their rifle and a caption stating that this citizen has the right to protect his fam-

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ily and that “those liberals” can’t stop him.

While this viewpoint isn’t necessarily correct or incorrect, memes expressing its message, or those similar to it, fail to acknowledge the background information behind its claim or other opposing claims.

“You can have an Obama meme and essentially headlines that are bashing Obama,” Maria said. “And just because you’re conservative, you go with the flow and get on the bandwagon without doing the research to figure it out.”

The same thing can be seen in liberal memes that use images of unhealthy individuals in need of universal medical care without also exploring the costs of such a governmental implementation.

Political science professor Justin Vaughn believes that these memes are so one-sided because they are made expressly to humor targeted audience members.

“I am mostly inclined to think if they do make an impact, it would be very marginal,” Vaughn said.

“Mostly because memes are typically consumed as entertainment that only appeal to those who already agree with a particular position.

Freshman theatre arts major at Westminster College, Steve Allyn, agrees with this sentiment.

“I think they’re more caricatures,” Allyn said. “They certainly can get people thinking, but they seem more exaggerated and fun-

ny than anything.”

Allyn explained that media consumers generally flock to memes because they are stripped down to bare essentials and easier to understand. But, in spite of this, he also believes that these memes can offer chances for further exploration of ideas.

“I think they definitely can offer something worth thinking about, but it ultimately depends on who is making the meme,” Allyn said.

Maria believes that, across the Boise State population, only a few students are actually invested in politics. These students are the ones that might be able to find something worth thinking about within political memes.

“The rest of students don’t say they are (invested), aren’t as interested as they should be, or are set in their ways,” Maria said.

“Some just don’t care or don’t think it directly affects them.”

Politics are diverse and broad, containing several sub-discussions and intricacies that many students don’t consider on a regular basis. Maria explained that politics call for deep, intelligent discussions that often alienate students that aren’t as informed as they could be. These students turn to memes because they are easier to digest.

“They’re a fun and easy way to get information,” Maria said. “But sometimes they give this information in a corrupt and one-sided way.” political memes facebook page

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Culture

Students use social media as gateway to news Patty Bowen

Asst. Culture Editor

There is a turf war beginning on our newsfeeds and Twitter streams as Buzzfeed articles have made claims to the same ground as reputable news sources like The New Yorker and the Idaho Statesman with the widespread dispersion of news.

For many students, the use of social media has become more prominent as a means to news. According to a recent poll of 103 Boise State students conducted

by The Arbiter, 15 percent of Boise State students use Facebook as their sole source for news.

“There’s probably nothing wrong with getting your news from social media

sites at face value,” said Megan Fromm, assistant professor of communication.

Fromm feels there isn’t a problem with social media as an easy gateway to news.

However, she worries that this could lead to more narrow-minded view of current events.

“The problem is most of us tend to have social networks that are not very diverse and are very homogenous in thought process or in culture ideal or things like that,” Fromm said. “Our social networking sites tend to reflect the beliefs or knowledge we already have.”

Bill Manny, local news editor for the Idaho Statesman, feels that the filters that social media create on

students’ ingestion of news can cause other problems.

“If you get your news from social media, you’re letting other people decide what you read,” Manny said. “They’re relying on whatever they post to peak their curiosity.”

Manny explained that using friends’ shared sources often closes off students’ ability to think freely about what they read.

Manny said that this negates what most print newspapers do: provide a plethora of topics that students can skim through in order to learn about issues they normally wouldn’t consider reading about.

“I think diversity really is good,” Manny said. “The one concern people ought

to have is when you can go find what you want, we tend to go find what we want.

Then we aren’t introduced to things that may provoke or challenge our own ideas.”

According to Manny the struggle students face gaining interest for news outside their comfort zone could be partly the fault of the news organizations.

“There is so much information competing for people’s time now that newspapers have to do a better job of making sure that we are relevant and compelling enough to compete with those other sources of information,” Manny said.

“Traditional news sources have always had trouble connecting to younger readers.”

The most-read news resource by Boise State students in currently The Huffington Post according to the previously mentioned Arbiter survey. Although the news website used to have a very traditional, online newspaper feel, it has recently gained an influx of alternative article types.

Fromm feels that students should monitor what authors they read on sites like Huffington Post where mass production of articles can lead to lax quality standards. “[The Huffington Post] relies on a really wide network of unpaid bloggers and the reality of it is if you’re not getting paid for your work, you might not take it as seriously as a pro-

fessional journalist would,” Fromm said.

Both Fromm and Manny suggest that students make sure to diversify their news sources for a more generous global view and more accurate information. Most importantly to Manny, however, is that students do their best to keep up with what is going on no matter the source. “[Students who don’t read the news] are going to be victims who fall for hoaxes and one-sided messages,” Manny said. “Part of a well-rounded education is being well-informed and being a smart consumer of information. One way to do that is to make sure you’re reading news from a broad variety of sources.”

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Culture Justin Doering Staff Writer

As superintendent Tom Luna’s second term comes to a close, elections to replace him as Idaho’s superintendent will be held on Nov. 4th. The race is between Republican candidate Sherri Ybarra and Democratic candidate Jana Jones.

The Idaho superintendent of public instruction is the head of the Department of Education that runs the state’s public school system and manages the $1.4 billion education budget.

The superintendent sets the agenda for public educa-

tion and serves on the State Board of Education, a board that constructs the guidelines from kindergarten through college.

“If the superintendent is not an effective and informed voice for education in Idaho, then education suffers,” said John Freemuth, professor of political science.

“This can lead to making Idaho a less desirable place for employers.”

According to WalletHub, a ranking website that examined the quality of education in each state, Idaho currently ranks 27th in quality, 34th in education output and 44th in education budget.

Regardless of these findings, Idaho education is in for a change with the imminent transition in leadership.

Ybarra is taking a leave of absence from her position as the Mountain Home school administrator. “(I plan to) take the opportunity that our current leader has given me to transition in and spend two months closely studying (the budget and job),” she said in a televised debate.

Ybarra emphasized that she plans to study the budget closely and ensure that “every dollar has been stretched to the max” before she makes any changes in school fund-

ing, stating that “money has nothing to do with achievement.”

Jones embodies a different approach, stating that “budget cuts have negatively affected the quality of our children’s education.”

“We don’t have time to wait a year for somebody to study and figure out where things are going before those decisions are made,” Jones said in response to Ybarra’s statement. “We need a superintendent that can get in there right now and go right to work.”

Whoever wins will be in charge of making major decisions that will drastically

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Idaho superintendent election could change public education

Jones (Left) and Ybarra (right) affect Idaho’s educational system.

“I don’t know much about the candidates. I did hear about Ybarra’s gaffes,” said

Jason Raymond, junior business economics major. “I’m definitely voting for the candidate that plans to increase school funding.”

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Sports & rec Teddy Roosevelt 1906

In the early 1900s, injuries in football weren’t the concern of coaches and fans: deaths were. In 1905, 18 college student-athletes were killed on the football field.

Due to the violence, many wanted the sport banned.

In 1905, former president Theodore Roosevelt encouraged coaches at Harvard, Princeton and Yale to reform the sport and create new regulations.

This laid the foundation for the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States. The IAAUS was renamed the NCAA in 1910.

Title IX 1972

Women’s funding

O’Brannon Trial 2014

men’s funding

Filed by former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon Jr., O’Bannon v. NCAA challenged the NCAA for using studentathletes for commercial gains.

On Aug. 8, 2014, federal district court judge Claudia Wilken ruled in favor of O’Bannon and the dozens of other athletes that joined the lawsuit. The court announced they would enter a separate injunction for the specific violations.

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Sports & Rec

Universities Alcorn State University & Mississippi College Balcone College Bradley University Central Michigan University Chowan University & University of North Carolina Florida state University

2.5%

University of Hawaii 1%

= Schools with mascots referencing Native American culture

Ottawa University San Diego State University

% of population that is Native American

University of Utah

Native American mascots cause recurring controversy Katie Meikle

Managing Editor

As a former student of the University of Illinois, Robin Allen, associate professor of the School of Social Work, remembers how the student body would rally around the school’s mascot, Chief Illiniwek, during home football games.

“I just thought it was this really special moment,” Allen said. “I didn’t get it.”

Chief Illiniwek was University of Illinois’ mascot from 1926 to 2007. He represented the Illinois Confederation, also known as the Illiniwek, the state’s namesake.

In 2006, the NCAA cited 19 university teams as hav-

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ing team mascots that were potentially “hostile and abusive” to minorities, including the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Savages, Florida State University Seminoles and the University of Illinois’ Chief Illiniwek.

“I didn’t understand when people started protesting the Chief, because I thought he was so respected,” Allen said. “Then, one day, I walked into a coffee shop and it was a game day. There happened to be a group of Native Americans in the coffee shop ... And I think I had an insight right in that moment: that would be really embarrassing if I was wearing this character of them on my shirt ... and I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, Chief needs to

go.’”

Chief Illiniwek was officially banned in 2007, but the controversy of Native American mascots in sports lives on.

This issue will come directly to Boise State with the screening of “In Whose Honor?” on Nov. 6. The film and discussion event is hosted by the Foundational Studies Program, Intertribal Native Council and the Phi Alpha Honor Society and will take place in room 101 of the Multipurpose Classroom Building at 6 p.m.

According to Allen, the discussion of racism in sports has been reignited by the modern-day poster child of the controversy: the Washington Redskins.

In May 2013, Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins, told USA Today, “We will never change the name of the team.”

After having lost trademark protection earlier this year, the team has been under intensive pressure to do so.

Steven Leekity, head chair of the Intertribal Native Council at Boise State, stated that the impact of a ruling on the Washington Redskins would be very significant.

“The NFL is a big thing here in the United States.

If the Redskins’ name gets changed in a more honorable way, and more respected way, I believe it will make a great impact through all the great nation here,”

Leekity said.

The issue of Native American mascots is a widespread one; according to the MascotDB—which has 42,624 high school, college and pro teams in the country on file—over 2,000 team names in the country reference Native Americans.

At the heart of the issue is a lack of cultural sensitivity present in the depersonalization of minority groups through the use of caricature-able images.

According to Allen, even if the Florida State Seminoles have been approved to use that symbol and the students at Florida State are respectful, other teams may continue to use the mascot in an offensive way and say

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“really disgusting things” that fail to respect that the image is representative of a person.

“When you actually look somebody in the eye it is a lot harder to justify supporting this image,” Allen said.

Allen and Leekity agreed that it is very important to encourage civil discourse on this topic.

“We’re the next generation here of students,” Leekity said. “If we educate the students now, they could make a big difference ...

That’s one way we’re trying to bring it out is to educate people about this issue here, and the cultural impact that it has and trying to debunk some stereotypical issues that have been brought up.”

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Sports & rec Terra Chambers Staff Writer

Australia, England, Canada and New Zealand are home countries of six of the athletes on Boise State’s men cross-country team.

These are members who now call Boise, Idaho home.

All of these foreign exchange students are freshmen and are among the younger members of the team moving up in the ranks.

Jack Curran, freshman from Gympie, Australia, has only been in the U.S. since August. He left behind his family and friends to come run cross-country on scholarship.

Curran said that the running style here is similar to that in Australia and that has helped him adjust.

Curran had been out of school for roughly 18 months prior to coming to

Boise State and feels the shift to going to school has been the biggest challenge he has faced.

“It’s been a little struggle just getting back into school and on a schedule,” Curran said.

Michael Vennard, freshman from Cheshire, England, also has been in the U.S. since August. Vennard said that though it’s been different, and there have been struggles, he has enjoyed his time here. The biggest challenge that Vennard has faced is just the style of running. Vennard said that the running here is more serious and the training is more intense than back home.

“It’s quite different here; the style, the dedication and the focus but I am enjoying it,” Vennard said.

Both athletes indicated being a part of the team helps with the homesick-

courtesy bronco sports

Cross country welcomes foreign exchange students

Men’s X-Country competes in Utah Open 2014. ness. This has been due to the coaching staff creating a great team atmosphere.

Though they both also

said that trying to communicate with family and friends has been a struggle due to time changes and schedules,

Ryan Hietala eases transition for men’s golf Terra Chambers Staff Writer

After three years of working under coach Kevin Burton, assistant coach Ryan Hietala felt bittersweet when coach Dan Potter came in to take over the program after Burton’s resignation this past summer.

Although upset, he would no longer be working with Burton, the transition to Potter has gone smoothly.

“The transition has been

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fantastic,” Hietala said.

Hietala looks at Potter as a younger brother.

Hietala helped Potter the first few months here in Idaho while Potter made the transition from Washington to Idaho.

Hietala attributes the success of the transition to the idea that both coaches’ passions mirror each other; both coaches want to make golf better known here at Boise State. Hietala and Potter want to make strides in the program by recruiting and fundraising.

Recruiting has been the main focus for the team as there have roughly been a half dozen trips to meet prospects already this season.

“We are just going to put up our sleeves and go to work,” Hietala said.

With the help of Hietala the team has come to respect Potter and accept him as the team’s new leader for the forseeable future.

Potter has been great with the team and Hietala feels he is a “player’s

coach.”

The hope is that the team continues to grow and learn with this coaching staff and ultimately compete at the highest level of colliegate golf.

“Working together and having fun is what is going to build this program,” Hietala said.

Hietala feels that if the team maintains it’s ideals of hard work and dedication both of which Potter exemplifies, the future of the program looks bright under Potter.

they are surviving and growing to be better athletes.

“With the time changes and my class schedule and

their schedule, it is hard to communicate with everyone but I am making it work,” Curran said.

Additional Info Golfstat Average Scores MW Men, 2014-2015 season 1. UNLV - 285.83 2. University of Nevada - 285.56 3. Colorado State University - 290.00 4. San Diego State University - 289.67 5. San Jose State - 289.83 6. University of New Mexico - 289.95 7. Utah State University - 290.80 8. Fresno State - 291.42 9. University of Wyoming - 295.88 10. Boise State University - 294.67 11. Air Force Academy - 297.50

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hoots & giggles

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da riddles

1, What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

2. Paul’s height is six feet, he’s an assistant at a butcher’s shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

3. Take off my skin - I won’t cry, but you will! What am I?

4. What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

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da riddles from last week- 1. Human 2. mushroom 3. A lobster

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