February 22, 2010

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Kustra

'Nothing is happening'

CHRIS BODOVINITZ Journalist

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oise State University President Bob Kustra vented his continuing frustration during the Idaho State Board of Education meeting Feb. 18 in the Simplot Ballroom.

The attendance was roughly 60 people, with most of the attendees being those scheduled to present. As Kustra took the microphone, everyone stopped looking at his or her laptops.

“I’m not asking for more money,” Kustra said to the Idaho State Board of Education. “I’m asking for the ability to do our jobs.”

The main reason for these annual meetings is for university presidents to present a progress report detailing the changes that have taken effect in his or her university.

Kustra instead chose to discuss the issue of no changes happening where they have been requested. “(These) matters are all on the record. I gave those to you last year, but I’m really getting a little tired of talking about this stuff -- getting all upset and excited about it. I’d like somebody to do something.

I’d like something to happen, and nothing’s happening,” Kustra said, pounding his fist on the table.

The issues Kustra men-

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Boise State President Bob Kustra vents his frustrations at the State Board of Education during a session Thursday in the Simplot Ballroom.

tioned echoed his presentation to the State Board of Education in February 2009, which detailed Boise State’s current regulatory relationship with Idaho state government.

Current regulation causes Boise State to face unnecessary bureaucratic roadblocks when dealing with university purchases, risk management, construction and human re-

Dozens rally for human rights BENJAMIN MACK News Editor

Dozens of students rallied Feb. 19 on the quad to support human rights, and to oppose hatred and those who promote it.

The event, organized by BSU students Matt Weinberg and Mike Kirkpatrick, was organized in response to controversial fliers that appeared in the Student Union in late January.

Several speakers spoke to the audience, including ASBSU Sen. Chase Johnson.

“We will never be able to completely drive out hate, but rallies like this are proof that they will never be able to completely drive out love,” Johnson said.

In his speech, Johnson said that throughout history hate is often present before major social change is achieved.

Other speakers included Lindsey Matson and Evan Meriwether. Weinberg and Kirkpatrick also spoke briefly.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world,” Kirkpatrick said, quoting Margaret Mead. “Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”

According to Weinberg, the rally was “about hope, hope that there is good on this campus and there are people willing to stand up for it.”

In December, an anti-hate rally on the quad drew hundreds of supporters.

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Students rally Friday on the quad to oppose hate.

sources, Kustra said in 2009.

The University of Idaho does not share the same regulatory relationship with Idaho state government as Boise State University.

Kustra presented problems with these changes not being implemented in a quick enough manner. Issues with the inefficiency of purchasing instrumentation required for research and develop-

ment were given a specific highlight in his presentation.

According to Kustra, it can take up to eight months to receive new equipment for research due to hold-ups with state government.

Kustra pushed for the allowance of universities to be able to talk with each other and to collaborate with such issues regarding purchasing, human resources and insur-

ance policies on their own instead of working through Idaho state government.

This approach would be different from the current ideology of a public university that is regulated under Idaho state government. Kustra warned that these past practices are in their final days, as they are not efficient enough in today’s standards to allow the growth that Boise

State University is hoping to achieve.

“It simply is not going to happen, with the day-to-day interference of state government in the lives of faculty, in the lives of administrators, who are trying to use the best standards of entrepreneurial behavior (…) when they are right up against a 1950s approach to dealing with these challenges,” Kustra said.

Members of the board then asked their questions regarding Kustra’s presentation. Concern was brought to attention over state legislators wondering if Boise State was no longer dependent on state appropriations.

Kustra assured that state appropriations are needed; however, these funds are not applicable to be spent on areas such as creating new classes for growing enrollment, or new degree programs that are under demand.

Kustra suggested that Boise State would have the freedom to move money where it is needed most with the changes he is requesting.

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Life in the Simulation Center ZACH GANSCHOW Producer

This semester began with the opening of the Norco Building. The facility is the new home to the nursing program and University Health Services.

A state-of-the-art machine new to campus calls this building home too; a high fidelity mannequin.

“High fidelity means (the mannequins) are run by computers remotely. They have the capability to change their physiology,” said Becky Bunderson, the Simulation Center coordinator.

The Simulation Center is a hallway within the Norco Building constructed in the likeness of a modern-day hospital, where the mannequins occupy patient rooms known as labs.

The "physiology" of the mannequins refers to the variety of medical conditions that are remotely controlled by the staff using a computer pad.

“If we want them have a specific breathing pattern or pulse rate, we can use the pad to simulate that,” said Dr. Marty Downey, associate chair of student affairs.

In addition to creating vital signs, the mannequins can verbally express emotions and concerns through a list of scripted commands or become a speaker for faculty to speak through them.

“We have a huge variety of choices,” Downey said. “(The mannequins) are really great to bridge that gap between real-life and practice,” said Amanda King, a

senior nursing student.

The student can feel a heartbeat when they apply pressure to rubber skin of a mannequin's body.

Internally, systems of tubes pump fluids that represent arterial flow in a human body. They can have seizures, their tongues can swell, and they can be administered shocks via electrical pads.

“In the last simulation lab we had there was a lot more acting. These mannequins will actually do it, as opposed to pretending,” King said.

The high fidelity family consists of two adult men, a pediatric toddler, a newborn baby and a woman. While each mannequin is designed to provide a vast array of medical conditions, the female mannequin has a special ability: birth.

“There is a baby inside the mothers belly. She’s yelling, she’s screaming… it actually comes out, and you deliver the baby,” said Jane Classen, a student working on her second degree in nursing.

“The belly moves, it ungulates, you can hear the baby’s heartbeat and you clip the cord. It’s very realistic,” Classen said.

The mannequins can be given fluids with an IV representing the necessary medicine the scenario calls for, as well as receive various gases from the room, which closely represents a clinical setting. “(Our advisers) suggest we do three hours study time for every credit hour we have.

Our labs are generally 5-8 hours, so that gives us a little idea of what we’re doing,”

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Dr. Rosemary Macy, Associate Professor of Nursing and nursing student Amanda King perform inspections on the mannequin known as George Knight in the Norco Building Simulation Center said Jay Wood, a senior in the nursing program.

The nursing program selected the mannequins produced by a company called Gaumard. The purchased ones range in price from $20,000 to $35,000.

“In the world of high fidelity mannequins, that (price is) probably on the lower side. There are mannequins that go as high as $250,000,” Bunderson said.

The mannequin’s expected life span is 4-6 years, after which they will be replaced.

The previous low fidelity dummies are still used for basic simulations with lower division students. “(Students) can practice the skills that they’ve learned in an environment that mimics, as close as we can, what they will experience in the real clinical setting,” Bunderson said.

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ASBSU president Smoking controversy spreads announces candidacy for state legislature SARAH MURPHY Journalist

The controversy surrounding the no smoking ban on campus has spread outside of our boarders and upset Boise residents.

Boise State University policy has a complete smoking ban on all owned and leased properties. This includes the Greenbelt and even Friendship Bridge.

Most smokers try to abide the smoking ban by staying away from pathways through the middle of campus. Understandably, with students having classes clear across campus at times, 10 minutes is hardly enough to get there let alone completely leave campus to smoke and come back. Smokers have made the Greenbelt their alternative when needing a smoke.

This still breaks university policy.

Non-smoking student, Josh Shroyer said, “I don’t like using the Greenbelt anymore especially near smoker’s reef, (the area) behind the education building, because the smokers congregate in one area and the smoke lingers long after they’re gone.”

In a recent letter to the editor in the Idaho Statesman, Sok Chung said, “Boise State University is, right now, the single most irresponsible entity in Boise.” He claimed the mess on the Greenbelt beside campus is filled with trash, particularly cigarette butts.

According to city code 6-16-05, leaving cigarette

butts on the ground is considered littering and could lead to a fine.

“People should be responsible enough to throw their cigarette butts away because no one wants to see their nasty cig butts laying around,” Shroyer said.

There are no cigarette butt disposal receptacles along the campus section of the Greenbelt.

The idea that “BSU would come up with a no-smoking rule without also coming up with a solution to prevent smokers from littering the grounds with cigarette butts is just unbelievably stupid,” Chung said.

Since university policy of the no smoking ban extends past the Greenbelt it is unreasonable to place cigarette butt receptacles as this would only encourage smokers to break the policy.

If smokers were to follow the policy, they would need to cross the river to smoke in Julia Davis Park.

The increase in smokers on the Greenbelt has caught the attention Boise’s Parks and Recreation Department.

Community relations coordinator at Boise’s Parks and Recreation, Amy Stahl said, “there has been a noticed increase in trash but not a substantial one.”

To keep up with the increase in Greenbelt usage in the BSU area there has been “more effort to clean up the area around the trashcans to include sweeping. There have also been increased trips for our Greenbelt crew,” Stahl said.

KIM KING Journalist

ASBSU President Trevor Grigg announced plans for election Friday to a crowd gathered in front of the state capitol.

He will run as a Republican seeking House Seat B in District 18, currently occupied by Democrat Rep. Phyllis King.

This area covers sections of south Boise.

Grigg spoke of youth involvement and conservative principles.

“The youth understand,” he said. “We have to struggle in short term to prosper in the long term.”

His campaign promises include opposing new taxes, working to reduce regulation of businesses, supporting the rights and freedoms of individuals and protecting the traditional family.

Grigg is officially endorsed

by Reps. Brent Crane, Richard Jarvis, Joe Palmer, Tom Loertscher and Steven Thayn.

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ASBSU President Trevor Grigg greets a supporter after announcing his candidacy for the Idaho Legislature Friday in front of the state capitol.

Crime on campus decreased slightly over the past week, with University Security responding to seven separate incidents, down from eight the week before.

The most serious incidents occurred Feb. 9 and 10, when two separate assaults occurred in parking lots on campus. The first, reported Feb. 9, occurred when someone threw a coffee cup at an adult in the Administration parking lot. The second,

which occurred Feb. 10, involved shoving in the Library parking lot.

In addition to the assaults, someone egged the Alpha Chi Omega sorority house Feb. 11.

Two bikes were also stolen Feb. 12, and a professor's office was broken into Feb. 8.

There were no reports of sexual assault on campus in the past week.

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becoming a victim of theft by keeping valuable belongings with them at all times, and not leaving items such as laptops, cell phones and iPods unattended. When locking a bike, it is recommended to use a sturdy metal lock rather than a rope or chain, as thieves can cut them with wire or bolt cutters. It is also recommended to always lock car doors, and students who live in dorms are advised to lock their doors when they’re not in the room.

More resources are available by visiting University Security’s Web site, http://finad. boisestate.edu/security.

Campus Crime Log:

Feb. 8-14 Courtesy of University Security

Feb. 8

– Burglary – An unknown suspect broke into a professor’s office and rifled through a desk. A report was taken.

Feb. 9

– Harassment – E-mails and postings of a harassing nature were found on social networks on campus.

Feb. 9

– Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult – There was a dispute in the Administration parking lot which involved the throwing of coffee cups.

Feb. 10

– Battery – There was a dispute involving shoving in the Library parking lot.

Feb. 11

– Vandalism – Someone egged the Alpha Chi Omega sorority house. A report was taken.

Feb. 12

– Bike Theft – A lock was cut and a bike was stolen from a rack near the Morrison Center.

Feb. 12

– Bike Theft – Someone cut a lock and stole a bike from a rack near the south entrance of the Science and Nursing Building.

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Go to your Boise State email today Look for an email from Boise State’s President, Bob Kustra Look for a subject line of “Be Heard! Boise State wants your feedback!”

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Three reasons NOT to lean left JOSH GAMBLE

Assistant Online Editor Damn, Liberals are annoying, aren’t they? I know; I am one. (Incidentally, most politicians really aren’t.) What with all our “equal rights” and “ethical use of resources” and “government services.” We all know that’s code for Stalinist communism. Gays getting married?

That’s like the Bolshevik Revolution all over again! Investing in clean energy projects? Call Chairman Mao. Yada, yada, yada; you get the picture. We’re evil. But besides that, here are three REAL reasons to dislike Liberals.

1. Michael Moore In part, it’s that damn hat he wears everywhere. Then there’s his smug attitude. Once the owner of the anti-Michael Moore Web site, "Moorewatch" posted that he had to shut down the site so he could cover his wife’s medical bills. Moore sent him an anonymous check to cover the cost. Great, that makes him the bigger man, right?

Well then he turned around and used that story in “Sicko” to show that he’s the bigger man. Yay, ulterior motives!

What bugs me most about Moore is that he likes to pass himself off as some super citizen journalist. He’s not. He uses issues to his own advantage to gain attention and money. Hey, at least I don’t make a living doing it.

2. Bill Maher Has anyone else noticed he looks a little like Joe Biden? The more I look into Maher, the harder I find it to dislike him. Sure he’s smug, superior and obnoxious, but he’s whip-crack smart, which is more than can be said of most pundits. He also shoots holes in the “Liberals are so PC” argument. The man makes even more blanket statements about large groups than I do -including the whole Internet.

“That’s what’s so great about the Internet: it enables pompous blowhards to connect with other pompous blowhards in a vast circle-jerk of pomposity,” Maher says on his Web site. Problem is, I agree with him. In fact, I’m proving him correct right now. I also just really wanted an excuse to say “circle-jerk” in the column.

3. PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, likes to think their cause is the one true cause, and so they push really hard to get their literature into the hands on anyone within range.

Sounds like a certain religious group I was raised in. Anyway, PETA is possibly one of the largest and most well known of animal rights groups. They can be seen all over the country putting women in cages, posing women naked with rabbits, dressing women as tigers or wrapping women up like steaks. See a pattern here? I’m not the first to accuse PETA of putting the treatment of animals above the treatment of people.

A blogger at “Womanist Musings” states “I simply cannot support an organization, no matter how worthy the cause, that thinks pimping women is the way to raise awareness.” Do an image search for “PETA” on Google and count the articles of clothing on one hand.

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The State Board of Education meets Thursday with Boise State president Bob Kustra among other university presidents.

Kustra: State is too heavy-handed EVAN BASHIR Journalist

A man spoke and people listened. The audience was as pensive as Rodin’s “The Thinker” -- with fists to their chins and foreheads furrowed.

On Thursday, Feb. 18, Robert Kustra, Ph.D., president of Boise State University, made an impassioned speech to the State Board of Education. During the open forum, Kustra’s thoughts were pointed toward the SBOE’s questionable use of supervision and authority.

Idaho law states that all of Idaho’s state universities have purchasing authority. Kustra was extremely

concerned that this authority was being diminished or at the very least, inhibited, by the state. Essentially, the SBOE is inhibiting universities' individual rights, so educational quality will decrease, and competitive edge will be lost to private institutions.

The clarion calls of Kustra rang out. This is “the decline and withering away of public education,” Kustra said. “The day will come…” when public education is no longer competitive or efficient.

Kustra made the call to action because he believes the SBOE is using its authority inappropriately. Examples of such inappropriate abuses include the state's

insistence on “sole vendors.” BSU possesses the right to seek out its own contracts and purchases -- for engineering or lab equipment for example -- but with “sole vendors,”only one option of purchase is recommended or available to BSU. This greatly limits BSU’s upward mobility and ability to find the most efficient purchases. Ultimately, this lack of autonomy harms the overall quality of education.

Kustra also called for “flexibility” within the system, for improvements within the SBOE’s supervision. Stating that by 2012 our education system would no longer be efficient and competitive, Kus-

tra also added that improvements within the university system are “not going to happen with government interference.”

Words such as favoritism and cronyism personally come to my mind. For this seems to be a case of favoritism, or that very least, a case of money, good-old boy maneuverings and self-serving interests.

Therefore the machinations of the SBOE are sacrificing my personal educational quality, the educational quality of my fellow students and the educational quality of future generations of students with the great state of Idaho -- all for the sake of selfserving purposes.

Texting bills infringe on liberties JASON DENIZAC Guest Opinion

The Idaho State Legislature is considering several bills around the subject of texting while driving. I urge them to oppose these new laws.

Why? At first blush, it's an easy cause to support -who doesn't want to make our roads safer? However, knee-jerk overreaction never helped anyone.

Is it necessary to micro-legislate on this issue? Inattentive driving is already against the law.

Perhaps, if texting while driving is a public safety issue, then local police departments should step up enforcement under existing legislation, the way they have special patrols for drunk drivers and aggressive drivers.

We don't have laws on the books for manslaughter involving a baseball bat -- aluminum. Likewise, we shouldn't pass laws which outlaw the use of specific de-

vices when it's really a specific behavior we're trying to curtail.

I fear unintended consequences. The definitions of wireless communications devices in some of these bills is so broad that it includes things like OnStar. As cars become more sophisticated, the bills as written might grow to include banning the use of cars themselves!

Last, I would caution against letting media sensationalism overstate the risk posed by this issue. It's easy for the media to play to intergenerational fears, terrorizing the older population about the reckless behavior of "kids these days."

I respect public safety concerns, but make sure that any move that infringes upon individual liberty is well supported by fact-based studies of risk, not overblown media hype.

Jason Denizac is a senior at BSU, majoring in political science.

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February 22, 2010

Weekend Roundup: Feb. 18-21 Broncos slip to Sooners, rebound against San Diego

The Broncos gave the Sooners all they could handle on Saturday but fell just short of comeback, losing the game 8-4.

The Sooners scored a pair of runs in each of the first two frames to put the Broncos in an early 4-0 hole. The Broncos fought back in the top of the fifth, scoring all four of their runs in the frame.

The top of the lineup came through in the clutch for the Broncos as the top third of the batting order brought in all four runs. With Brittany Barcellos on second, Laeha Hill got the Broncos on the board with a RBI double off the right field wall. Jessi Hanna knocked in Hill in the next at-bat with a hot shot up the middle. Christina Capobianco hit her second home run of the season in the next at-bat, scoring Hanna and tying the game at 4-4.

Hill, Hanna and Capobianco went a combined 5-for-11 with four RBI and three runs scored. The rest of the Broncos collected only two hits in the game.

The Sooners answered with a solo homer in the bottom half of the fifth to regain a 5-4 lead. In the sixth, the Broncos had runners on first and third with one out and the top of the lineup due up. However, Hill and Hanna took called strike threes to end the inning the Broncos threat of a comeback.

The Sooners padded their lead in the bottom of the sixth with their third homer of the game to give the final tally of 8-4. The Broncos were unable to mount another comeback and dropped yet another heartbreaker.

The Bronco bats exploded in the Broncos’ final game of the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic, leading to a 10-2 runrule win over San Diego. The scoring began immediately with each of the first three batters – Hill, Hanna and Capobianco – collecting singles.

Capobianco and Holly Bourke each hit RBI-singles and Allie Crump stroked a two-RBI double to give the Broncos a quick 4-0 lead after the first inning.

The Broncos never looked back and eight of the nine Bronco hitters had at least one hit. Five hitters had multiple hits, including Capobianco and Kathy Cox. Cox smashed her third homer of the year in the third and ended the game with a two-RBI single in the bottom of the fifth. Capobianco also collected three RBIs in the game to give her a team-high nine RBIs on the year.

Allie Crump picked up her second win in the circle, allowing only two runs in five innings of work. She limited the Toreros enough for the Broncos fifth inning explosion to end the game in a run-rule.

BSU busts eight-game losing streak against Spartans

Boise State earned a much needed road win Saturday night at San Jose State defeating the Spartans by 18 points 80-62 in the Events Center in San Jose.

The Broncos never trailed in the contest and used a 14-2 run midway through the first period to seize control of the game. Boise State took a 16-point lead into the half then stretched it to 24 points in the second period.

“I was really pleased with our intensity and play tonight,” said coach Gordy Presnell. “We had a lot of people step up for us especially Rebecca Kepilino and Tasha Harris. They led a tremendous effort by the team to break the streak.”

Rebecca Kepilino led the Broncos with a season-high 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the floor. Tasha Harris followed with 13 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals, while Janie Bos added 12 points, a team-high seven rebounds, four assists and one block.

With the score tied at 13 with 11:56 left in the opening period, Boise State began to pull away. It started with a 14-2 run for a 27-15 advantage by the 8:04 mark. San Jose State battled back pulling to within six at 29-23 with 6:17 to play before the break only to see the Broncos respond.

The visitors rolled off another run out scoring the Spartans 13-3 in the final six minutes to eventually take a 16-point 4226 lead into intermission.

Senior Rebecca Kepilino led Boise State during the opening 20 minutes with 13 of her game-high 19 points coming in the first half.

Boise State maintained a double-digit lead throughout the final half claiming a game-high 24-point lead twice, the last came at 72-48 with 3:37 remaining.

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to UC Davis in bracket buster game MATT BEDINGER Journalist

The Boise State men’s basketball team fell 82-74 to Big West opponent UC Davis in its ESPN bracket buster game Saturday night at Taco Bell Arena.

Missing its top scorer due to illness, junior guard Mark Payne, UC Davis took the lead with less than six minutes remaining in the first half and never looked back.

The Aggies went on an 11-0 run that ended with 3:32 left in the first half.

“We missed a lot of shots, we had a couple turnovers, and they hit a bunch. They got on a roll and got hot. They missed early but they got going at the end of the half. We just broke down and gave them control of the game,” head coach Greg Graham said.

The Aggies’ hot shooting from deep proved to be a deciding factor, as they went 8 for 14 from 3-point range while the Broncos went 7 for 24 on the night.

Senior forward Dominic Calegari led the Aggies with 26 points, while junior guard Joe Harden added 24 points.

“They played well. They had great games. We talked about them and we knew they were going to be their two guys.

They did a good job,” Graham said.

After halftime, the Broncos came out in full court press after made baskets.

“We tried to get some energy, tried to get some steals, tried to get ourselves going a little bit. We got a couple but they also got a couple on us.

We tried to get ourselves going, but it was too little too late,” Graham said.

UC Davis finished plus nine on the night in rebounding and dictated the play of the game after grabbing the lead late in the first half.

“We had been doing a good job in the paint but just didn’t

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What did you expect when you saw Tiger Woods walk out from behind those blue curtains?

I knew what I expected and I can tell you this: Tiger Woods was sincere when he gave his 14-minute apology Friday morning and because of that, he exceeded not only my expectations, but the expectations of millions around the world.

As part of the media, it’s easy to forget how we affect people’s lives, which was why I found Woods’ anger toward the tabloids to be the most compelling part of his entire speech.

“Please leave my wife and kids alone,” Woods cried out during the statement. “They did not do these things. I did.”

Tiger is correct. The media doesn’t have the right to stake out his children on their way to

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Senior Kurt Cunningham goes up for a shot Saturday night against UC Davis. The Broncos lost to the Aggies 82-74 at Taco Bell Arena. come through tonight,” Graham said. “I thought we battled early and then when they got control of the game, they dictated it with their tempo and their style. They played hard, they got all the loose

balls, and most of the tough plays. We battled back a couple times but as I said, we didn’t have enough tonight.”

Junior forward Daequon Montreal led the Broncos with 15 points and seven

rebounds, while senior forward Kurt Cunningham had 13 points on five shots made on seven attempts from the field.

Ioane takes long road to Boise MATT BEDINGER Journalist

Meet Jeremy Ioane, a signing day commitment for Boise State from the state of Hawaii. Ioane turned down scholarship offers from Notre Dame and Washington to come play for the Broncos.

Lightly recruited, Ioane’s stock soared his senior year.

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school, stock his wife Elin or his mother, who was part of the group allowed in the room during his many admissions.

The apologies that poured out of Woods’ mouth were directed toward his family, friends and business partners. Never once did he apologize to the media who are primarily responsible for his undoing.

Tiger had every right to scorn the media. Any man in his position would’ve done the same thing to shield his family from the humiliation and embarrassment.

On Friday we got a sneak peek into fame and all its wonders. A person who once believed to be bigger than life pleaded for our forgiveness. Woods may have been the first megastar to ever admit he thought he was above the rest of us.

“I thought the normal rules did not apply. I thought only about myself,” Woods said with conviction.

Washington and a late-January offer from Notre Dame without him ever stepping on the South Bend campus. The signing day get was a huge one for the Broncos.

“I felt like I had more of a connection with the Boise State coaches than the Notre Dame and UW coaches,” Ioane said.

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The statement heard round the world “I thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to. I felt I had worked my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled.

Thanks to money and fame I didn’t have to go far to find them (temptations).”

This admission changed the way I will look at professional athletes for the rest of my life.

Does the rule: "once a cheater, always a cheater" apply to Woods the same way it would to you or I? I want to say yes, but I don’t think it does. The level of sincerity in his voice and the career image he has at stake prompts me to believe he will never cheat again.

Though he did read off prepared sheets, the words on those papers seemed to be his. This statement was not written by someone else.

This message originated from Tiger alone.

We’ve learned a lot about Tiger

Woods over the last few months.

Mostly about the negative things in his life.

It’s important to remember though, that we didn’t fall in love with Woods because he was a great man. We were bought in because he was the greatest golfer we’d ever seen.

Woods has every reason to resent the media for the way it has treated his family since all this began, but in a way Woods should thank the media if he is truly sincere.

It was the media who uncovered his lies and gave him the chance to change for the better.

Ask yourself this question and ponder for a minute before answering: If the media hadn’t uncovered Woods’ scandalous behaviors, would he still be on the same deceitful path?

There’s no need for thanks, Tiger. I think we already know the answer.

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Notes from a U.S. Olympian NICK CUNNINGHAM

2010 Olympic Bobsled Team Think long and hard to yourself and think about a dream you’ve always had. Something that you’ve always wanted.

Being an Olympian has always been my dream since I was little. I’ve always wanted to march into a packed stadium wearing "USA" across my chest and waving my nation’s flag. A few days ago I was able to live out this dream. Standing in the tunnel waiting to walk into the stadium was all so surreal. It seemed like a movie setting. Hearing some of the best athletes in the world all around me chant “USA, USA, USA!” Seeing our flag take that first step into the stadium and hearing the crowd erupt in a defining cheer was something that I will cherish my entire life. It was at that moment that I realized that it was beyond me now. It was for my country, my peers, friends, family and

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The United States’ Mike Kohn with brakeman Nick Cunningham streak down the track in the men’s two-man. anyone that has a dream that they think can’t come true.

Let this be a lesson. If you want something badly enough, all you have to do is work to achieve. Walking the five hundred feet around the stadium floor and seeing all of those people, it dawned on me that I had done it. I am living my dream. Not only am I living it, I get to share it with the over three billion viewers. All of the sacrifices have finally paid off. It still hasn’t processed in my head that I am now an Olympian. A title that can never be taken away.

Seeing the torch burning brightly in the middle of the arena during the closing moments had me stopped dead in my tracks. I just stood there and stared at the flame, burning bright. The whole world has

come together for this. At this very moment, the world would stand still from all of the hate and war, and watch a sporting event. A sporting event that I am a participant. This is the biggest sporting event known to mankind. I am bearing the red, white and blue. Same as those of the greatest athletes in history. I am representing everyone. This is truly the happiest moment I have ever had.

Looking at all of the other athletes from all over the world, it didn’t take me long to realize that I was also here to get a job done, to compete and try and win the United States a gold medal.

We have since moved from the Olympic village in Vancouver to the village in Whistler... Go online for the rest of Nick's commentary.

Ioane [page 4] The comfortability with the staff proved to be the deciding factor for him, even with former defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox leaving the program for the defensive coordinator at Tennessee on signing day.

“I got in touch with him and he let me know that he was going to leave before I signed.

I thought it was good that he let me know before, ahead of time,” Ioane said.

"I think it came down to him feeling comfortable with the coaching staff and the guys on the team," BSU defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski said. "Our success doesn’t hurt, that gets our foot in the door, but when you take away all the exterior stuff: the facility, who’s on TV. The stuff that matters is how you feel about who’s going to be coaching you and the guys you’re going to be playing with for the next four or five years. I think those two were the deciding factors."

Ioane, a safety, expressed that leaving the island to play for Hawaii’s Western Athletic Conference rival was a family decision.

“That (leaving the island) was our goal at first. After high school, I wanted to leave the island and go experience places other than just home,” Ioane said. “It’s been a set goal ever since I got into high school. My parents wanted me to go away to college and experience life.”

From a playing standpoint, Ioane is considered a big hitter with an uncanny ability to find the football at all times.

“My biggest strengths are my intensity on the field and

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Jeremy Ioane made a last minute decision on National Letter of Intent signing day to attend and play for BSU. my nose for the ball,” Ioane said.

"As far as an athlete, he’s extremely quick and explosive. He’s a playmaker, just a real dynamic player," Kwiatkowski said.

Although he was recruited as a safety, Ioane has also shown the ability to play linebacker and cornerback. "(Nickel) is a potential position for him. Safety or nickel," Kwiatkowski said. "Those are all similar types of positions.

For nickel, you definitely have to be in the action a lot more, taking on blockers, you have to be a physical guy. Safety, you have to be pretty athletic and be a pretty good space player because of matching up on wide receivers. If he can do both, that’s big time.

That’s the kind of guys we want to have."

Rated the seventh-ranked prospect in the state of Hawaii this year by rivals.com, big things are expected of Ioane.

After visiting Notre Dame, where two of his former high school teammates, Manti Te’o and Roby Toma play, he was expected to sign with the Irish. The comfortability with the coaches at Boise State

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and the blue field proved too much to ignore.

Ioane was the tenth signee for BSU. Three of those signees will grayshirt, as the Broncos only have six available roster spots unless others existing team members choose to drop from the Broncos' football program.

When asked if he thought he could make an immediate impact, Ioane said, “Yeah, I think I can.”

"If there’s a position you can come in and contribute early, it’s usually defensive back," Kwiatkowski said. "There’s a pretty steep learning curve early on to be able to play fast and at the top of their abilities. It’s yet to be seen how fast he picks things up."

"He’s just a humble guy that loves and has a passion for football," Kwiatkowski said.

"He’s going to have an open mind, he’s going to want to learn, and he’s going to want to get better. He’s got that drive and motivation to get better, to be the best, whether it’s football or getting his degree. To give it one term, he’s competitive, whether it’s in the classroom or in football.

Those are the two main characteristics that stand out."

six minutes of the contest.

The closest that San Jose State would come in the final period was 14 points on a couple of occasions including at 74-60 with 2:02 to play.

On the night, Boise State shot 45.5 percent (25-55) from the floor, 25 percent (312) from the 3-point arc and 77.1 percent (27-35) from the free-throw line. San Jose State finished hitting 34.4 percent (21-61) from the floor, 18.8 percent (3-16) and 77.3 percent (17-22) from the charity stripe. The win snaps an eight-game road losing-streak for Boise State dating back to Nov. 29 when the Broncos defeated Washington State 68-64 in the championship game of the Lady Rebel Round Up in Las Vegas, Nev. The Broncos are now 17-9 overall and 6-6 in league, good for sole possession of fourth place in the Western Athletic Conference standings.

Gymnastics finishes second to No. 18 Denver

Finishing second in a tough competition, the Boise State gymnastics team posted a season-best score of 195.425 at the Burnsley Invitational hosted by the University of Denver on Friday night. The No. 27-ranked Broncos (8-1, 3-0 WAC) earned the runner-up title behind the No. 18-ranked Denver Pioneers (10-3) who earned a 195.70 score to win the meet. No. 39-ranked Southeast Missouri State (8-2) scored a 192.925 while No. 56-ranked Seattle Pacific (0-11) rounded out the meet with a 188.80 team score to place fourth.

The Broncos posted season-bests on vault and beam as a team, hitting a 49.275 score on vault, good for the fourth-best score on the apparatus in Boise State history. The team score of 48.425 on beam was a season-best as well, while the Broncos also tied a season-best on floor with a score of 48.925.

Their score of 48.80 on bars tied their second-best effort on the event this season.

Hannah Redmon earned

her third win on bars this season, tying her seasonbest of 9.850 in the process. On floor, Sarah Smith earned her first win on the event this season, posting a score of 9.875, a season best.

Amy Glass was the third Bronco to capture an event win, earning a career-best score of 9.90 on vault.

The Broncos opened their first quad competition of the season on bars with Redmon leading the way.

Finishing close behind, Taylor Jacob tied with Denver’s Kelley Hennigan for secondplace on the uneven bars with a season-best score of 9.825. Tying a season-best, Yvette Leizorek scored a 9.725 to finish in a three-way tie for sixth-place. Glass was joined by Mallory Dziawura in a ninth-place finish, each posting scores of 9.70 to round out the scoring Broncos on bars.

In the second rotation, the Broncos moved to beam, the only apparatus they did not win an individual title on.

Glass’ season-best of 9.825 was a solid effort to capture the win on beam, but was just short of Hennigan’s 9.875, placing the Bronco in second. Lindsay Kazandjian earned a score of 9.775 to tie for fourth-place, while Kelsey Lang had a 9.725 performance to tie for sixthplace. Redmon also tied a season-best effort, placing twelfth with a 9.675 effort.

Dziawura was the final scoring Bronco on beam, earning a sixteenth-place finish and a score of 9.425.

Moving on to floor, Smith posted her season-best to tie with Denver’s Brianne Artemev to win the event.

Leizorek gave a season-best effort on floor, a score of 9.825, to tie for third-place in her second event of the night. Glass tied her seasonbest of 9.80 on floor exercise to tie for fifth-place while Redmon earned a 9.725 to tie for tenth-place. Lang and Brittany Potvin-Green earned season and careerbests, respectively, with scores of 9.70 each, good for a twelfth-place tie.

Ending the night on their

strongest event, the Broncos were literally able to vault their way into the school record books, earning the fourth-best team score on vault in Boise State history. Glass led the way with her career-best mark and her second-straight win on vault, while Redmon and Hailey Gaspar earned scores of 9.875 each to tie for second-place. Smith posted a career-best mark of 9.850 on vault to end in a tie for fourth-place while PotvinGreen and Chelsee Apple each earned marks of 9.775 to tie for tenth-place.

No. 29 Men’s tennis fall to No. 8 Stanford, delayed in Fresno The No. 8 Stanford men’s tennis team proved to be too much for No. 29 ranked Boise State to handle, Friday afternoon (Feb. 19), as the Cardinal (7-1) rolled past the Broncos (3-3), 6-1, in a non-conference matchup of two top-30 teams in Palo Alto, Calif.

Boise State didn’t go down without a fight, however, as the Broncos played all three doubles matches extremely close before dropping the doubles point on a sweep.

In the No. 3 doubles match, Jeff Mullen and Eric Sheldon fought Sam Ecker and Jamie Hutter to the wire before dropping the match 9-7. Just shortly after Stanford would clinch the doubles point with an 8-6 win at No. 1 by Matt Kandath and Denis Lin over James Meredith and Harry Skinner.

Stanford swept the doubles matches with a final win at No. 3, but not without Boise State’s Vicente Joli and Filipp Pogostkin taking Walker Kehrer and Richard Wire to a tie breaker before finally falling 9-8 (5).

Boise State’s struggled in singles competition too, as the Broncos dropped matches at No. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6. Boise State won its’ lone match of the day at No. 4 as Pogostkin beat Kandath in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.

BSU and Fresno State were delayed by rain with the Broncos and Bulldogs scheduled to pick up play Sunday.

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THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES:

Are you afraid of the va-jay-jay?

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n the SUB Special Events Center lobby Saturday night, a variety of organizations sold paraphernalia regarding women’s rights.

A quote from Mother Jones on one button read, “I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth whenever I please.”

This quote set the appropriate mood for "The Vagina Monologues," (VM) brought to the stage by the Women's Center Feb. 19 - 21.

The VM comes to Boise Sate as part of V-Day. a global movement designed to stop violence against women.

Based on a book written by Eve Ensler, this event incorporates local women in a show so in-your-face, that some publicly protest its showing.

Before the event, fliers displayed around campus and in local businesses were repeatedly taken down. Some argue that the VM is too derogative. The beginning of the show lists many different words used for vagina, even using one Idaho-specific word: “Va-jay-jay.”

The play's performers ask the question, “Why are these words considered highly derogative, when words for penis are considered mildly offensive, at best?”

The monologues explored not only the different meanings of the words, but also a wide range of topics that society often avoids addressing. The performers brought up gender is-

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sues, sexual tensions, social norms, childbirth, rape, and various kinds of abuse. By the end of the program, the audience had been exposed to a huge variety of issues women face.

Each performer wore outfits from their own closets and sported a symbolic red scarf. The scarves were worn differently by each actress to represent both the individuality and the commonality of the experiences they all portrayed.

None of them wore shoes on stage. This symbolized the women being grounded in history, according to Janet Summers, the director of the VM. As generations of grandmothers, mothers, sisters, and daughters face the same struggles with their sexual and social identities, they are connected by, in a sense, walking the same path.

Some of the monologues, though disturbing, deeply moved the crowd. During these recitations, audience members’ sniffles occasionally broke an otherwise profound silence. Other monologues had people laughing so hard, it was difficult to hear the performers.

“The amount of emotions I’ve gone through in the past couple of hours is more than what I’ve gone through in the whole week!” a male audience member said.

After the program ended, a few minutes passed where audience members wiped their smiling faces and uttered words like “amazing,”

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veryone defines the term feminism differently but its origin dates back to a time when women demanded change. Feminism began in the 1960s in the midst of radical rebellion and civil rights movements.

It was kicked off by liberal feminism, which sought to attain equality for both sexes, according to Stephen Littlejohn, Ph.D., and Karen Foss, Ph.D., in their book "Theories of Human Communication."

During this time, feminists began trying to break the social norm of the perfect housewife of the ‘50s. In true hippie style, these women held protests, pointed angry fingers at men, and allegedly neglected personal hygiene. They strived for equality. Instead of nail polish and dresses, they donned pants and an aggressive attitude. Then, in the late ‘60s to early ‘70s, feminism grew to an ideology that sought instead to change the patriarchal social structure instead of just being a loud part of it.

Today, feminism has evolved into a powerful movement that accepts individual interpretation of womanhood. Now, it is much more than rebelling against “the man,” (no pun intended); it celebrates femininity. The fairy princess who always dresses in pink can feel just as proud of her womanhood as the biker chic who chain smokes and swears like a sailor. Whether a woman is gentle, abrasive, or even born male, she is allowed to celebrate her femininity how she pleases -- this is what feminism means today.

Every year in "The Vagina Monologues" at Boise State University, local women speak out concerning oppression against women by means of physical violence, sexual violence, social norms, and the like. Men and women in the community pitch in to help with the event. Even men are starting to take part in recognizing feminism.

Dr. Martin Orr, associate professor and chair of the department of sociology at BSU, explains why men should not fear participation in the movement.

“I’m a feminist because I have a wife and a mother and daughters that I hate seeing subjected to patriarchy and misogyny,” Orr said. “Equality before the law can’t be conditional.”

However, the movement still struggles. Women in the same career do not get paid as much as men and violence against women still haunts our society. Dr. Orr offers sage advice to anyone who wants to adopt a positive role in the feminist movement.

“Work on yourself, educate others, be allies in the school and workplace, support candidates that support women, (and) don’t tolerate harassment or abuse in any form,” Orr said.

“intense,” and “inspiring” before shuffling out of the theatre.

Some stayed for the question and answer portion of the program. Here, audience members got to know the actresses and ask questions about the production. The performers ranged from young to elderly to transgendered and covered many ethnicities.

Renee Stanton, one of the older performers, said she volunteered to perform offhandedly as she was looking to buy tickets.

Lucia Venegas, a young Hispanic performer, said she, like many other performers, felt emotionally connected with the character from her monologue.

“I felt a special connection because it was a real woman’s story,” Venegas said. “This is my third year (performing for the Vaginal Monologues). I always like to support causes like this because it helps women locally and around the world.”

Love it or hate it, the Vagina Monologues will continue to tell women’s stories to audiences all over the world.

“As long as there’s a need for discussion, we’ll be here," Summers said.

Proceeds from this year's event support the Women's Center. Ten percent of the revnue goes to help the women and girls of Democratc Republic of Congo, victims of contsant sexual violence.

Signs of strength Deaf performers enhance 'The Vagina Monologues'

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uring the question and answer session after Boise State University's production of "The Vagina Monologues" Saturday night, a young girl who looked about 9-years-old, stood up and asked, “Why are there people doing sign language?”

“Everyone thinks that all women have the same experience but we want to make sure we include all women," Janet Summers, director of this year’s production, replied.

A historic first, this year’s Vagina Monologues featured two deaf performers and one American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. Rebekka Boslau, an environmental studies sophomore, and Davina Snow, an adjunct faculty member, both performed this year alongside interpreters and text projected on a screen.

Holly Thomas-Mowery translated the monologues into sign language for deaf audience members.

Boslau has experience in theatre performing for deaf audiences, but this is her first time performing in front of people who can hear.

“I was excited to be involved because I feel it sends a positive message to BSU,” Boslau said. “I believe the benefit is that there is more awareness for deaf women. People who can hear will understand that we are capable as well because we can do anything a hearing person can do. Some people don’t know that.”

Snow, who teaches her second semester of ASL at BSU, agreed with Boslau.

“Often times, people don’t realize we’re deaf because we don’t look like we have a disability,” Snow said. “We don’t ‘look deaf’.”

Snow and Boslau explained most people do not understand that deaf people speak a completely different language. The scripts for the Vagina Monologues, written in English, were completely translated into ASL. “One word may have ten different signs, depending on its actual specific intent,” Snow said.

All three women spent hours translating the script before they even began to memorize their lines.

“Just analyzing the script and translating it into ASL was incredibly time consuming,” Boslau said. “It was incredibly challenging and rewarding.

Very rewarding.”

Although using sign language for close to 26 years, Thomas-Mowery found translating back and forth both during the rehearsals and performances demanding.

“It’s very challenging. It’s wonderful, but it’s very exhausting work,” ThomasMowery said.

After the performance ended, one audience member said that the performance by Snow and Boslau moved her the most. Snow and Boslau performed together about a woman’s experience with rape in Bosnia, and assisted in translating other monologues.

ASBSU provided most of the funding for the interpreter. The rest was provided by donations from the Gender Studies Advisory Board, Memory Sisters, and the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs.

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The cast gathers for a photo before the show Saturday night.

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BGLAD supports community, diversity at Boise State TONY ROGERS Journalist

In the fall, you may have seen them in the quad handing out rainbow pins or celebrating National Coming Out Week. Bisexuals, Gays, Lesbians and Allies for Diversity (BGLAD) is an active student organization that stands for equality and fair treatment of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community.

The club, which became officially recognized in 1997, consists of a wide member base composed of people from all backgrounds. In addition, they have a strong following on the Internet.

“We have 100 plus mem-

bers online...,” said Chente Diaz-Romero, president of BGLAD and sophomore illustration major.

Meetings consist of official business followed by social time.

“Right now we are planning our events for next year, when we host events for diversity week in the fall," DiazRomero said.

One event in the works "Sheaster!" is an amateur drag show.

In the early 1990s, when BGLAD was known as the Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GALA), the organization experienced serious backlash.

“In the early days... people would openly cuss at us on

the quad,” said James Rodriguez, former BGLAD officer and part-time physics instructor.

In 2005, a death threat was delivered to the Student Leadership Center during the ASBSU elections.

The letter concerned former ASBSU presidential candidate Taylor Newbold, who had stated during the campaign that he was homosexual.

The author clearly spelled out his desire to kill Newbold in the letter and the university released statements condemning the letter to the community.

However, with the help of other campus organizations,

BGLAD continues to expand its efforts since the date of its inception.

"We are very happy to have the support of the Cultural Center and Women’s Center,” Diaz-Romero said.

On March 1, the Women's Center will open the LGBT Resource Center. At the center, students will be able to check out videos and movies dealing with LGBT issues, receive packets about HIV and AIDS, and safely report harassment.

For more information on BGLAD, visit its Web site myspace.com/bglad_bsu.

Meetings are held Tuesdays at 5 p.m. in the Student Union Building Alexander Room.

PHOTO COURTESY BGLAD BSU

BGLAD (Bisexuals, Gays, Lesbian and Allies for Diversity) will be opening a resource center through the Women’s Center March 1.

Support global issues with a night of local music

COURTESY CLARIFIED BUTTER AND ROTTERDAM NOVEMBER

The HERO benefit at The Reef will feature bands A Rotterdam November and Clarified Butter.

STEPHEN FOSTER Journalist

Feel like soaking in some tunes and donating to a worthy cause? Head to the Reef Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. to attend the Human Equal-

ity and Rights Organization (HERO) and Model United Nations' (MUN) first ever benefit concert.

The $5 event features alternative-rock act, A Rotterdam November, as well as folkindie band, Clarified But-

WHAT: HERO + MUN Benefit

ter. Anyone 18 years or older can attend.

HERO, a student organization founded by senior Gabe Murphy, focuses on awareness of human equality and rights.

“It’s a great way for students to become educated on global human rights issues that currently exist,” said Murphy, a senior political science major.

Last year, the group screened numerous free documentaries and brought in a guest speaker from Africa.

Current projects include a commemorative Holocaust event and an International Music Night. On March 1 they will screen “Until the Violence Stops,” a documentary on women's rights at 7 p.m.

WHEN: Wednesday,

in the Student Union Building Farnsworth room. Captions will be provided for the hearing impaired.

MUN, a class and student organization, represents Boise State at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York City.

The group focuses on developing solutions to local and global problems. The national MUN gives universities a nation to represent; 2010's choice for BSU is an Arab country, Oman.

Schools spend time researching the international policy specifics of the nation for the yearly mock UN session.

Wednesday night's event is a great way to meet new people, get involved and help out two worthy campus causes.

COST: $5

Feb. 24 7p.m.

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