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NEWS

Brenda Sinclair Comm 273 Courtesy

Following department requests Feb. 23 to increase fees for the 2015-16 academic year, students voiced their concerns that the proposed tuition and fee increases would negatively impact their continued education.

Cole Easter, a current Boise State student, opposed the proposed increases and testified that he attended Boise State right out of high school in 2005 but quit.

He is now back and paying double the tuition he did 10 years ago. He said he is getting the same quality education as he did in 2005.

“The opportunity I get with my degree of finding work in this community and the amount I will receive in pay from that job has not

changed that much. That’s where the problem lies,” Easter said. “Education is becoming worthless.”

Full-time students 12-17 credits will see a 9.1 percent increase in tuition if the proposed increases are approved. This would lead to a $276 increase per semester.

Sharon Wight, a nontraditional student in her junior year, said she was not aware of the hearing or the opportunity to provide feedback.

Wight said that the increase would not be reason enough for her to quit school, but that it would be difficult for her to encourage her daughter to finish.

According to Wight, students are finishing college with a mountain of debt, but the jobs are not available to them after they graduate.

“The return on in-

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Students react to fee hearing, increase

Cole Easter testified against the increase. vestment just isn’t high enough,” Wight said.

According to Melinda Baderman, Boise State student, College of Western Idaho offers the same quality of classes and instructors

and if, she weren’t so close to graduating, she’d look for other options like this.

“It is unfortunate, but I don’t think there is anything we can do about it.

Fees are going to increase,”

Baderman said.

Proposed tuition, fee increases and testimony were reviewed by the Executive Budget Committee on Friday, Feb. 27. Final recommendations are not yet

available to the public. The committee will forward recommendations to President Bob Kustra for review.

Further action by the State Board of Education will take place in April.

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The Boise State Rec Center hosted its third annual Boise State Dance Marathon Friday, Feb. 27 to raise money for St. Luke’s children’s hospital.

The Dance Marathon is a 17-hour non-stop dance that gets students and community members up and moving for a good cause.

For Jordan Denny, junior business management major, this event is about more than dancing.

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Denny’s cousin has a congenital heart disease and depends on his hometown’s local Children’s Miracle Network.

“It is a movement where we get to bring awareness to the community about local kids in the area who need our help,” Denny said. “After being introduced to Dance Marathon by members of my sorority, I am more than happy to help kids and families going through the same struggles as my cousin.”

Last year, the marathon exceeded its goal of $7,500 by

nearly $30,000 and turned out a 650 percent growth from the year before. This year the event yet again exceeded it’s goal of $45,00 when it raised more than $66,000.

Boise State Dance Marathon raises money throughout the year, leading up to the 17-hour dance where they have the opportunity to raise last minute funds.

One hundred percent of the profit from this event will go toward funding St. Luke’s new children’s pavilion, building classrooms and labs.

“It was such an amazing opportunity to celebrate the children as people and not just sick kids,” said Sydney Montgomery, Boise State student and dance marathon’s vice president of Hospital and Family Relations.

Montgomery stressed the group’s ability to connect all different kinds of groups and organizations.

“Our goal is to reach out to all different organizations, not just specifically Greeks because it bridges that gap and binds us all together,” she said. “It’s for the kids.”

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NEWS

Students struggle to stay informed about events Trisden Shaw Staff Writer

At any given moment, there are mounds of information about student involvement available to students. However, many can’t find it.

Students can receive this information in different ways: through the Boise State events page, social media, emails or Toilet Talk—flyers in the bathrooms on-campus.

The information is visible, but it isn’t reaching students because they either haven’t been informed

that it’s there or don’t actively search for it.

Sophomore Nicholas Owan was unaware of that Boise State events page exists.

After learning what the events page is, Owan responded, “I’ve never heard of that. I’m not familiar with that at all.”

Students are missing key information by not knowing how to access it.

Students aren’t benefiting from resources, like the events page, because they don’t know it exists.

“I wish they would have informed us about

the events page freshman year,” Owan said. “I’ve probably missed out on some very helpful things.”

Boise State provides students opportunities to become involved every day. The university equips students with resources on events, such as keynote speakers and career fairs.

“We have events here daily at Boise State,” said Heather Calkins, assistant director of content for Communications and Marketing.

Events.bo i sestate.edu has a complete list of everything happening. That

includes everything from department-specific to big events.

According to Calkins, on a typical day, the events page can display workshops, film screenings or poetry readings.

In addition to the events page, an update email is sent to everyone on-campus with a myboisestate account. People outside the university also have the option to opt-in. This gives people off-campus an opportunity to receive updates.

Many students are alerted to events through email,

but these are usually limited to sporting events.

According to a study done by the Pew Research Center, 30 percent of Facebook users get their news solely from this source.

Cameron Boostani, junior international business major, said he loves that he can find out when the next game is through Twitter. He knows the events page is available to students.

“I know I can look harder, but I don’t think there is enough information on upcoming events readily available,” Boostani said.

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NEWS

Stephanie Labastida Staff Writer

For Sheenah Bryant, firstyear graduate student and biophysics researcher, research is “never boring.”

“I love biophysics,” Bryant said. “I study, as a membrane biophysicist, how signals move from the inside of the cells to the outside of the cell.”

This helps Bryant examine the composition and function of cells. Bryant studies how the membranes are made and how they can be manipulated into opening and closing through concepts such as voltage.

“I do as much research as I can, tasting all the different projects and eventually I’ll decide which project to work on,” Bryant said. “You’re paying so much money to go to school and learn what you can.”

For Bryant, research heightened her learning experience by giving her a better understanding of the concepts learned in class, making them more applicable to real life.

Research also gave an insight toward her future. It confirmed for her that research was something she wanted to pursue as a career.

Within a research environment, students are exposed continuously to advisors who get to see the work ethic of a student, their passion to learn and their willingness to collaborate.

Daniel Fologea, tenuretrack assistant professor of physics, oversees Bryant’s research as well as that of other students.

“The most interesting thing for me is to work with the students on these projects. This is the way we’re getting them excited about their research work,” Fologea said.

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Research inspires students

Sheenah Bryant and Tyler clark discuss Data.

According to Fologea, community collaboration within research can strengthen the Boise community. Every year, high school students are able to conduct research at the lab during the summer because of Boise State’s research pro-

grams.

Fologea and the research students go to local high schools to spread awareness about research and in some cases tutor high school students.

“By teaching the students and preparing them for the

future, we help our community. Beyond this, we have a lot of local companies collaborating with us,” Fologea said.

According to Fologea, credit value, experience, expansion of the mind, opportunities and resume

building are a few of the advantages to research.

Students wanting to learn more about STEM research can attend a panel centered on pursuing graduate school on Friday, March 6 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Building room 404.

Attention to mindfulness may bring student success Maria Shimel

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I recently read an article from the 2010 Penn News about a mindfulness study and the measured benefit it provides.

Mindfulness is the ability to stay in the moment, be aware of what is happening within you and outside of you in the present without thinking about the future,

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past or anything else.

The study involved military personnel and showed that people who do purposeful “mindfulness training” regularly are better able to keep their emotions in check and react better to stress.

This is good because when you are feeling emotional or stressed, you tire out your mind and working memory.

How do you do mindful-

ness training, you might ask? Take a few moments a day to clear your mind and take in the present—it’s very similar to meditating.

Sit in the Quad between classes and think about your breathing, feel the sun on your skin, listen to people walking by you, look at the buildings around you and take it all in.

The trick: to not think about the argument you had with your roommate

this morning or that test that you are a little nervous about this afternoon.

By practicing the ability to focus in the moment during your down-time, you will be better able to call upon that skill during a tougher time later in the week or a month or a year.

When you become the master of yourself, there is no test anxiety or interview butterflies that you can’t handle.

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opinion

Subvert societal expectations with cardigans Justin Kirkham Managing Editor

Patty Bowen Culture Editor

Clothing can be a real hassle.

Societal pressures boil individuality down to a required level of “cleanliness” and “professionalism.” But, in the end, it can be hard to add up to patriarchal standards. Bodies have to be covered, but really only in the approved manner.

“People are shallow,” said junior nursing major Taylor Huston. “They think the way you look is based on your work ethic or intelligence, but really we’re here to learn. I’m not here to pay attention to your really nice dress.”

Some people

don’t pay attention to the “really nice dress” at the front of the classroom, but the weak minded can succumb to its beauty.

“Appearance is not a reflection of a person,” said Zena Zaleski, sophomore engineering major. “I dress like a bum most of the time.”

Despite the truth in Zaleski’s words, societal standards can propel students into disillusionment with the inherent value of their individual sense of fashion. But students don’t have to subvert personality and accent conformity to obtain approval.

In order to accent personality, as well as maintaining professionalism, some turn to the Forever Pajama style.

Professionalism is important, but a lot of perceived work ethic can come from a great showing of personality through

Forever Pajamas:

Keep pajamas as your forte and transform the comfy leggings and sweater you adorn while snoozing into an outfit for the nod of society. Just add a skirt to your leggings.

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added comfort. Sometimes professionalism can come solely from action, instead of tights and skirts.

Program coordinator and Games Center manager Melinda Stafford found that clothing can speak to an individual’s preparation, but only to a certain level.

“I’ve had students come in for interviews that are dressed really well,” Stafford said. “They’re wearing maybe a blazer with nice slacks, and their hair is

clean. That makes a really good impression, but I wouldn’t say it weighs that heavy over someone who wears khakis and a nice button-up.”

According to Stafford, being put together can leave employers with a strong impression. It signals that one put forth more effort into their morning routine than others.

Even so, those hoping to put less effort into their morning routine can channel the decisionless efforts of Cardigan and Again.

“Some people, especially my grandma and mom, can’t leave the house without doing their hair,” Huston said.

“They want to spend that extra time to make a good impression and feel better about themselves.”

Good impressions are important, but they don’t have to morph one’s personality into a faceless, selfless lump

of flesh.

Good dress should be an extension of one’s style instead of a reflection of someone else’s. In cases where this sort of power is not exacted, students should easily tweak their own styles or maximize their own preferences to exude professionalism instead of conforming to it.

It’s fine to feel good when others don’t approve.

According to Zalenski, the onslaught of pressures that ask students to fit in and merge into this idea of cleanliness and professionalism can be attributed to media.

“Right now we’re surrounded by people telling us how we should be,” Zalenski said. “You watch TV and people wear certain clothes. You read magazines and people look a certain way.”

Cardigan and Again:

Yard Sale Chic:

Cardigans are a lazy professional’s best friend.

They dress up any graphic tee and can be worn for weeks on end without fiendish peers taking notice.

Students should be able to maintain their own personal styles without being bashed in by celebrity fashion, mainstream requirements or power-based whims.

Some choose to throw all of this aside with Yard Sale Chic. Because, in the end, it’s difficult to see why social restrictions matter.

Knowledge is only half the power when it comes to clothing. The other half is individualized respect. One can demand professionalism with both moth-eaten sweater vests and pant suits.

It’s all relative.

Combine retro with fringe in an eclectic array of patterns. Go to your neighbor’s garage sale, spend $5 and get clothes that will make any student an edgy piece of work.

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Administration must rethink utilizing adjunct professors Dana Hathaway Courtesy

Dana Hathaway is a adjunct professor in the Department of Philosophy and the founder of the Boise State Adjunct Faculty Association.

Adjuncts are organizing at universities and colleges across the county, and Boise State is no exception. Over the last 20 years, part-time, contingent faculty has become the new faculty majority. If we care about the future of higher education, we ought to take notice: faculty, students, parents, community leaders and anyone with an interest in quality high-

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er education.

The “adjunctification” of higher education is, at least, a two-pronged issue. This is about quality education as much as it is an issue of labor conditions. Gov. Easley of North Carolina has coined the phrase: “Teacher working conditions are student learning conditions.”

That is exactly right. If we value quality education, we must necessarily value instruction, and this requires just compensation and fair treatment.

Students are not well-served with a perpetual over-reliance on part-time, contingent faculty. It is not enough to say that

adjuncts are valued and appreciated; it must also be demonstrated with a living wage. If we are to take seriously Boise State’s “commitment to excellence,” the conditions of teaching and learning must reflect that commitment.

Students deserve better: the majority of teachers must be able to give 100 percent of their professional attention to the task of teaching courses and mentoring students. Our faculty deserves better; they must be supported in doing their job with intellectual integrity and paid a living wage.

The administration’s statement in response to the Feb. 25

adjunct walkout and demonstration is typical. I could have written the response myself.

First, the reprise that many of the adjuncts at Boise State are professionals with full-time jobs elsewhere. Do the majority of adjuncts really fit this profile? Do they know who the adjuncts are?

I invite a comprehensive study to reveal the truth. Still, how is significantly lower pay justified by the fact that an adjunct might have a full-time job elsewhere? One’s total annual income from employment is irrelevant to the value of the work performed. Second, the assertion that the increased use

of adjuncts is the fault of the Idaho Legislature.

This is only partially the case.

Boise State is responsible for allocating funds appropriately.

Paying poverty wages to half its faculty is not appropriate.

It is true, that when budgets are tight, we all need to buck up and do our part. Instead, the administration chooses to continually balance the budget on the backs of half its faculty, as well as many of its classified staff.

Adjuncts are the new cheap labor: very low wages compared with their colleagues doing the same or similar work and flexible—hire and let go

every 10-15 weeks. It is, insists Schimpf, in a recent Boise Weekly article, the most economical way of expanding.

With adjuncts as a faculty majority, this is shameful. The truth is, Boise State is addicted to adjuncts, and the overuse of their labor rises to the level of abuse. It is time to rethink the model.

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Do you think Boise State adjunct faculty are valued?

Why or why not?

“If they’re doing 50 percent of the work, they should be getting all the pay that every other teacher is doing that’s getting tenured or whatever. It seems reasonable.”

Jacob Cunnington Civil Engineering Sophomore

“Based on the experience that I’ve had with adjunct professors, some of them are incredible and some of them are not so incredible. They may be undervalued.

A few adjuncts that I have had haven’t expressed motivation in teaching. It’s not like they’re coming to class happy. They don’t seem motivated and maybe that’s because they’re not being reimbursed financially.”

Anna Cafferty Biology Junior

“(Adjuncts) have a wealth of knowledge. I don’t know—in the respect of normal teachers (and) adjuncts—what the difference (is) or what the discrepancy is between the two.”

Shawn Archer Nursing Junior

“I would say I haven’t been here long enough to really have an answer to that. At the other universities I’ve been at and interacted with, it’s definitely a problem. Adjuncts are doing a lot of work and not really getting paid enough for it. I’m from Wyoming originally and a grad student here. I had several friends who, after they finished their master’s, went on to become adjuncts. I think it’s asinine that a job can require a master’s degree, but not pay enough to actually sustain anybody’s lifestyle.”

Brian Scoggins Material Science Graduate student

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Culture

Orient yourself to asexuality

Boise State student faces discrimination and isolation for her asexual orientation August McKernan Asst. Culture Editor

Two asexuals sitting in a tree, S-I-T-T-I-N-G. For student Emma Donovan, whose name has been changed for her protection, the thought of kissing anyone makes her feel very uncomfortable.

“I love hugs,” she said.

“I love cuddling. Kissing is painful. But I loved my exboyfriend so much that I

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forced myself to kiss him. I kissed him all the time, and there just wasn’t any emotion behind it for me.”

Donovan never really cared for kissing and refuses to participate in anything sexual beyond it.

In fact, even the word “sex” makes her feel queasy. Instead she refers to the act as “doing it.”

When she was 22, her mom approached her with a possible explanation say-

ing, “Hey, I found this term for people who are weird like you--asexual.”

The book, “Understanding Asexuality” by Anthony F. Bogaert, defines asexuality as “distinct from celibacy, which refers to sexual abstinence by choice (meaning that sexual attraction and desire may still be present), asexuality is seen in those experiencing a lack of sexual attraction or sexual desire.”

Research on asexuality is

limited. But based on Bogaert’s study, “Asexuality: prevelance and associated factors in a national probablitity sample,” published in 2004, 1 percent of humans are likely to be asexual.

Many people are unaware that, based on this statistic, one in 100 people are asexual. Some are even unaware that asexuality exists.

“The representation of asexual people in the media is nearly invisible,” said Kate Steven, program coordinator for the Women’s Center.

“This feeds into the myth that there aren’t many people who are asexual or that asexuality does not exist, which is untrue.”

Because of this, Donovan has felt pressure from her mother to conceal her sexual orientation.

“I know my mom feels kind of iffy about me being asexual,” she said. “She’s told me not to put an asexuality banner on my Facebook because employers might see it.

I’d love to be out there and be like, ‘Hey, guys. I’m asexual.

Look at me. I exist.’ But I don’t want to give people ammunition to come after me.”

Donovan is very private about her orientation, and has only come out to family and close friends.

Ever since she told a friend who then turned tail and ran, she has kept it to herself, especially in the workplace for fear of discrimination.

Steven has noticed several factors that may be contributing to these sort of reacdesign by ted atwell/the arbiter

tions.

“Some of the misconceptions I hear most often is that people who are asexual are ‘broken,’ which is untrue,” Steven said. “Sexual attraction is not a required part of life.”

She has also noticed a wide array of misconceptions surrounding asexuality.

“Another misconception is that asexual people don’t engage in romantic relationships, when in reality, there are asexual people who are in romantic relationships and have romantic attraction,” Steven said. “A third misconception is that

asexuality is the same as celibacy, which is untrue.”

Donovan wishs more people would acknowledge the fact that sexual attraction is not required to live a full and meaningful life.

“I feel inhuman sometimes,” she said. “Like when people say, ‘Well, sex is only human. So why don’t you do it?’ Sometimes I’ll just be down, and it’ll just be that last straw. And then I’ll just start bawling. I just wanna be treated like a person, okay?

Don’t treat me as asexual.

Treat me as just another person.”

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Culture Patty Bowen Culture Editor

The classic novel “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott has been an American favorite for centuries and created a strong framework for the 2005 Broadway adaptation of the book.

“We were looking for a musical that was family friendly, a story that people might be familiar with,” said Darrin Pufall, costume designer and assistant theatre arts professor.

“We really liked the combination of the classic story with a contemporary musical.”

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The Theatre Arts Department will be debuting ‘Little Women” as their first production for the spring 2015 semester.

“We have only been on the stage since Monday,” said Erik Noyce, junior music education major who is playing the character Professor Beheiz.

“Everything was built quickly, and we started using it really fast.”

According to Pufall, musicals of larger production size like “Little Women” demand more preparation and attention than the average production. To prepare for “Little

Women,” actors were given their scripts at the end of the fall 2014 semester, and prop building began in mid-January.

“This project in particular is about creating a very large production in a very short amount of time,” Pufall said.

“The schedule is condensed, so we had a very short amount of time to yank out a lot of clothes and performances.”

Pufall explains that one of the biggest challenges of putting on “Little Women” was the attention to detail that needed to be made with costumes. Roughly each of the 60 costumes created for “Little Women” had 50 individual pieces that all had to be taken into account when putting the play together. “(Little women) is a period piece set during the American Civil War so fashion was very different at that time. There is a considerable amount of fabric,” Pufall said. “Just the sheer number of costumes and being such a large Victorian silhouettes has been one of the biggest challenges.”

According to Pufall, women’s costumes in the play were especially difficult to put together because of multiple layers that went into making them accurately represent the time period. Under each female character’s dress was a petticoat, bloomers, tights, camisole and corset. Once everything was created, Pufall estimates that 250 yards of fabric was used in the production of “Little Women.”

Because of the Victorian time period, extra attention was placed in how the main character, Jo, was dressed.

“You will see a very masculine silhouette in the character Jo,” Pufall said. “At the very

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‘Little Women’ explores Victorian costuming process

end of the play, when she discovers she is going to become a writer, she looks like she is wearing a pants suit. I wanted to make sure she looked like she was in place with her male counterparts.”

According to Pufall, it was pertinent that Jo was shown in a more masculine light because the play represents her finding her own passion and fighting through societal discrimination to decide to become a writer despite her gender.

Jo wearing pants wasn’t the only liberty that had been taken when costuming the actors of “Little Women.” Keri Fitch, costume manager and cutter and draper, explained that because several of the play’s scenes are dynamic in movement some of the Victorian

styles had to be modified in order to allow for larger ranges of motion.

“Since it is a stage play, we’re cheating the shoulders,” Fitch said. “The shoulders from this period would be about 5 inches down the arm and that doesn’t allow that much arm movement so we’ve cheated it up to a more contemporary arm so the actors can do the movement they need to do on stage.”

“Little Women” focuses heavily on the relationships formed in life and how they shape our lives in ways we wouldn’t expect. According to Pufall, these themes within the play make it relatable to student’s experiences.

“The play is about surprise,” Pufall said. “We’re always surprised by things we never thought were possible for our

careers, for our lives for our loves, that anything is possible and we should always remain open.”

To attend: “Little Women” will be running March 5- 8 at the Morrison Center Main Hall.

Tickets are available at the Morrison Center box offices or through Boise State Events.

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Sports & rec

Rec offers outdoor spring break Ali Roberts Staff Writer

For students that want to spend their spring break away from the madness of the crowded beaches and tourist destinations, the spring break Oregon bike touring expedition—hosted by the Outdor Program—may be the perfect solution.

The bike trip will be following the Old West Scenic “Bikeway” in Oregon, a 174 mile loop that travels through scenic mountains and the small towns of eastern Oregon.

The trip will have a total of nine participants with the sign up deadline of March, 6.

“I wanted to sign up (for the bike trip) because I had spring break plans that fell through,” senior communication Catherine Beers said. “I was like, ‘Oh, that would be so cool.’ But I’m actually doing the moonlight snowshoeing and things like that because I love the outdoor program, but that’s why I didn’t do that one because it was full.

“I just really like outdoors-y things, and I was like, ‘I’ll try something new,’ and just things like that.”

During this trip, the daily travel average will be 25-35 miles. Each person will be responsible for carrying their own equipment.

Old West Senic Bikeway passes through sev-

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eral destinations that are “must see” such as the the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site, the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, the wild horses on Murders Creek and the bald eagle trees outside Prairie City.

The trip has mandatory pre-trip meetings that will be on March 10 and 19 and the trip itself will be from March 21 through 28.

The fees for the trip covers transportation, meals, bike equipment and instruction.

All trips hosted by the Outdoor Rental Center are on a first to pay basis.

Those interested must visit the outdoor program or register online to pre-pay for the trip.

More Information

For more information on future events and trips sponsored by the Outdoor Program, visit the department’s website at rec. boisestate.edu/ outdoor/tripsschedule

DATE

OPPONENT Washington

LOCATION

ALBERTSONs stadium

TIME

RESULT

Sept. 12

BYU

Provo, utah

TBA

TBD

Sept. 18

Idaho State

ALBERTSONs stadium

TBA

TBD

Sept. 25

Virginia

Charlottesville

TBA

TBD

Oct.3

Hawaii

ALBERTSONs stadium

TBA

TBD

Oct. 10

Colorado State

FORT COLLINS, COLO.

TBA

TBD

Oct.17

Utah State

LOGAN, UTAH

TBA

TBD

Oct. 24

Wyoming

ALBERTSONs stadium

TBA

TBD

Oct.31

UNLV

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

TBA

TBD

Nov. 14

New Mexico

ALBERTSONs stadium

TBA

TBD

Nov. 21

Air Force

ALBERTSONs stadium

TBA

TBD

Nov. 28

San Jose State

SAN JOSE, CA.

TBA

Sept. 4

TBA

TBD

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2015 football schedule a cakewalk Brandon Walton

Asst. Sports & Rec Editor

The 2015 Fiesta Bowl Champions now know what lies ahead of them for the 2015 season.

A road to another possible Fiesta Bowl berth should be much easier for Boise State.

Opponents on the Broncos’ 2015 scheduled combined for a record of 76-77 in 2014.

The Broncos will kick off their season in primetime when they welcome Washington to Albertsons Stadium on Sept. 4.

The Thursday game will mark the return of former Boise State head coach Chris Petersen, arguably the greatest coach in school history. Under

his tutelage the Broncos won two Fiesta Bowls and were a mainstay in the top 25. However this time he’ll coach from the other sideline.

Despite this, many students are excited for Petersen’s return.

“I think it should be a good game because he knows Boise so well,” junior anthropology major Ben Broderick said.

“I’m expecting a lot of ‘Beat Coach Pete’ chants.”

The other non-conference games for the Broncos include an away game at BYU, home against Idaho State, and an away game against Virginia.

The non-conference schedule is a mixed bag for the Broncos. Washington and BYU both won eight games

last season. Virginia on the other hand, only won five and Idaho State, playing in DI-AA, won eight games.

The MW conference schedule should present little challenges for Boise State.

Because of the restructured MW due to conference realignment, left off the schedule this season are traditional rivals Nevada, San Diego State and Fresno State.

The Broncos instead will be facing Hawaii, San Jose State and UNLV. Boise State will host Hawaii, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Air Force. Only Air Force had a winning record last season.

The Fighting Falcons defeated the Broncos last season in Colorado Springs, 28-14.

As with the 2013 season, the Broncos road schedule will present several struggles.

Boise State will hit the road for two consecutive weeks for match-ups against Colorado State and Utah State on Oct. 10 and 17.

Combined the teams boast a record of 20-7.

Boise State will travel to UNLV for a Halloween showdown with the Rebels before returning home for consecutive home games against New Mexico and Air Force.

The regular season finale will be on Nov. 28 at San Jose State.

The football program will not be made available to the media until spring practices begin on Mar. 6.

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Sports & rec

Leslie Boston-Hyde Copy Editor

Last season, the ACHA western regionals brought heartbreak for the Boise State men’s hockey team, losing their chance at nationals by one goal.

The team set a goal for this season to pave their way to the national stage.

On March 1, the Broncos achieved their season aspirations by beating Utah State, the same team that shut them out from nationals last year.

“The feeling of accomplishing (our goal)—it’s

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unreal,” club president and forward JT Smith said.

“There’s really not an expression to justify it other than saying it’s a dream come true.”

For goalie Josh Benton, making it to nationals was the best way to send off the team’s seniors. “(The seniors) played on the team when it was tough for them just to win five games all season. I think for this to be the way that they end their college hockey career is pretty much perfect,” Benton said.

With three weeks to prepare for the tournament

in Salt Lake City, Utah, the team has made a plan for success. According to Smith, the players have the rest of the week off of practice to recuperate from the Arizona trip and focus on school.

The following weekend, however, the Broncos will travel the Sun Valley for two exposition games against the Sun Valley Suns. As a former resident of Sun Valley, defender Drew Punnet is excited to face the team he knows quite well.

“They’re probably better than most of the teams we

played this season just because they’ve got ex-pros and ex-college players and everything, so I think it’ll be a good test,” Punnet said.

After one more week of practice, the Broncos will travel to Salt Lake City on March 19.

On March 20, the Broncos will face William Paterson, a team which is ranked first in the Northeast Conference. The game will be broadcast live on televisions in the Student Union Building along the orange wall.

Smith is ready to prove to

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Boise State hockey prepares for national stage

Broncos defending an Idaho player. other teams what the Broncos are capable of.

“Even if we don’t win, we’re going to be tough,” Smith said. “We’re going to be tough to play against and

we’re going to show everybody that, yeah we may be ranked fourth in the west, but rankings don’t mean anything when you’re on the ice between whistles.”

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hoots & giggles

multiplayer dot game

dot game rules Players take turns to join two adjacent dots with a horizontal or vertical line. If a player completes the last side of a box they initial that box and then draw another line. When all the boxes have been completed the winner is the player who has initialled the most boxes.

Da riddles

fun facts

1. What is the saddest fruit?

1. Boise was crowned as the number one Adventure City in all of the United States by National Geographic.

2. What is there more of the less you see?

2. Bike Magazine has named Boise as the top mountain biking town in the entire country.

3. What is the center of gravity?

3. Looking to make the big bucks? You might want to head to Boise, which was named on Forbes top 10 list of cities where salaries are actually increasing.

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Da riddles from monday 1. stockings 2. Table 3. A piano 4. A doughnut

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