WHATS INSIDE
NEWS 1–2
SPORTS 4–5
OPINION 3
The Independent Student Voice of Boise State Since 1933
CULTURE 7–8 I SSU E
27 Volume 22
First Issue
F R E E NOVEMBER 30, 2009
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Men’s basketball rolls North Texas
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Kathy Griffin stops by Boise
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Gov. Otter endorses transformational education KIM KING Journalist
Boise State fans Collin Hershey, right, and Rhiley Zahm, back left, cheer from the student section Friday night.
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WAC Championship Broncos clinch share of WAC title after beating Nevada TRENT LOOTENS Producer
Sophomore fullback Dan Paul caught three of Kellen Moore’s five touchdown passes on a night when Moore established himself as the most dominant quarterback in Bronco single season history. Moore passed Bart Hendricks’ mark of 34 touchdowns passes set in 2000 and ended the night with 38 TD’s on the season. It may have been the most subtle five TD per-
formance of the sophomore quarterback’s career as Moore ended the night completing 17-of-33 passes for 262 yards. “He’s a great quarterback. He really is,” Boise State head coach Chris Petersen said. “I think Coach (Bryan) Harsin does a great job with him. They work so well together.” Nevada 8-4 (7-1 WAC) came into the game as one of the hottest teams in the nation. Boise State didn’t allow that to continue on
the blue - a place where they have never lost a WAC game. BSU held junior quarterback Colin Kaepernick and the previously unstoppable Nevada offense to only 383 total yards, which was well below its season average “Overall I think we were able to contain Kaepernick besides a couple creases we needed to fill that we didn’t that gave up those big runs,” junior nickel back Winston Venable said. Venable had the biggest play
of the game when he recovered Nevada running back Vai Taua’s fumble in the fourth quarter with Nevada only down by eight. Junior wide receiver Titus Young had the Broncos 12-0 (7-0 WAC) rolling early after he returned the opening kickoff 95 yards to the house giving BSU an early 7-0 lead. The touchdown led to a huge first quarter for BSU and for Boise
See WAC I page 5
Entrepreneurship week
Students get two minutes to present one great idea SONIA TREVIZO News Editor
Global Entrepreneurship week took place Nov. 16-22 at Boise State University. Boise State’s Center for Entrepreneurship, Office of Technology Transfer and the Idaho Small Business Development Center created events for students, faculty and the public. The purpose of the events was to teach about entrepreneurship and how Boise State can engage in the economic development of the community. The events throughout the week let students connect through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore his or her potential as self-starters and innovators. Students, educators, entrepreneurs, business leaders, employees, non-profit leaders and government officials participated in a variety of events. The last events of the week, the “elevator pitch competition” and “business plan competition,” took place Friday, Nov. 20 in the Student Union Building Lookout Room. In the elevator pitch competition undergraduate and graduate students had two minutes to pres-
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Professor Kent Neupert, left, and second place undergraduate winners Tyler Casperson and Tim Smith. Casperson and Smith won the judges over with their mouth brush system. ent his or her idea for a new product, service or business concept. The presentation was followed by two minutes of questions by a panel of five judges and two more minutes for the judges to give each participant a score. The business plan competition consisted of a Graduate Track
and a Undergraduate Track. The Graduate Track allowed for a 15 minute presentation followed by a 10 minute question session. The Undergraduate Track gave the presenters 10 minutes and the judges five minutes for questions. Some participants entered the competition just for fun while oth-
ers did so as part of a class. The 16 elevator pitch competitors and 11 business plan competitors were judged by a panel of judges comprised of Idaho government officials, CEO’s, developmental specialists, CFO’s, company
See ENTREPRENEUR I page 2
Gov. C. L. “Butch” Otter announced his full endorsement of the recommendations created by the Education Alliance of Idaho during a public appearance Wednesday. “I’m happy to be able to facilitate and encourage this effort to create a world class education system that will enable our students to compete in the global marketplace of ideas,” he said. Otter approached the Idaho Business Coalition for Education Excellence with the task of submitting recommendations for a transformational education agenda more than two years ago. A committee was formed and founded as the Education Alliance of Idaho. Membership includes representatives from local businesses, school associations and state agencies. Three questions signify the transformational agenda, “How far can we go?,” “How fast can we get there?” and “How will we define success?” Not everyone has supported the idea of new input by this committee in the past. The State Board of Education discussed its formation and possible goals during a strategic planning meeting at the Stueckle Sky Center earlier this month. Some members labeled the new committee as problematic, saying it might send mixed messages to the state and the public about what needs to be accomplished. Secretary Ken Edmunds said he didn’t know how he felt about people outside of the education arena influencing the future. “Somehow someone got the notion that things weren’t being done,” he said. “Not true. They are trying to build on what is already there. This is not the plan. This does not accomplish what we are trying to accomplish.” Paul Agidius, the State Board of Education’s President, suggested a possible collaboration. “We need to work with them before the governor surprises us with new information from their input,” Agidius said. Chief Communications and Legislative Affairs Officer for the Idaho State Board of Education Mark Browning spoke candidly about the governor’s announcement Wednesday. “We are part of this alliance,” he said. “Together we will find ways to identify steps to meet the boards goals. I have spoken with Ken and he is absolutely supportive of them and their recommendations.” Edmunds was not available for comment. Press Secretary Jon Hanian issued a statement from the governor’s office in response to speculation of divided support. “The IBOE is in complete support,” Hanian said. “Mark Browning was here when the governor made his statement.” He said the support of businesses like the Albertson Foundation are instrumental in funding and providing a beneficial opportunity to all residents of Idaho. “Governor Otter knew what he was doing,” he said. “He turned to the best and brightest - not only in business, but education as well.”
Correction: In the Nov. 16 issue of The Arbiter, it was reported that students are able to possess alcohol in the B building of Suites. That information is incorrect. It was valid for last year’s policy which has since changed.
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