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Chile searches for survivors, life returns to normal in shaken Santiago
[Far left, top] A few blocks from Ford's apartment, the entire 50-yard wall of a building fell off onto the top floor of a parking garage. [Far left, bottom] A resident sits down to take a rest after collecting clothing and furniture from the apartment building.
COURTESY KATY BUTLER
Jason Andersen was sworn in as Senator-At-Large Feb. 18.
New Senatorat-Large sworn into office
[Left] Children wait outside their home while their parents go inside to retrieve possessions.
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[Below] Residents line up outside of an international calling booth in downtown Santiago, Saturday afternoon.
KATY BUTLER Journalist
Jason Andersen stepped forward to the open position of Senator-At-large Thursday, Feb. 18. The Student Senate body voted on Andersen and was passed unanimously. “As ASBSU we should make life of the students and clubs better and help fix the four week policy,” Andersen said when asked what he felt was the mentality of ASBSU. Andersen also commented on his belief of the neutrality view point to the senate body. “That every club will receive equal rights, even if you are against something that they are talking about,” he said. “That the senate won’t let their beliefs get in the way, all clubs have the right to be heard.” With Anderson coming in at the end of the term, he does plan on running in this spring's election. Andersen, a freshman at Boise State and intern at the Capitol, is an eagle scout, formally served in student government for three of four years at Centennial High and was a page for the Idaho Senate in 2008.
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ANDREW FORD Journalist
February 27, 4:30 a.m. Santiago, Chile My friends are safe and it looks like there isn't any major destruction nearby. The only thing I can think of in Spanish to explain how I feel is "El terremoto es muy fuerte..." I hear many residents start conversation with others with basically that. I agree. I go back inside my apartment. Nothing quite like sitting up in your bed feeling the aftershock of an earthquake far from home. I've been through small earth quakes, but usually they're so small I don't notice them or I just sleep through them. The last one I really remember being scared over was when I was young and living in California. I remember the shakes and knowing to run to the doorway, then once it stopped running to my parents room. My whole family, all six of us, somehow fit into my parents bed to watch the news
and see what happened. Tonight, there won't be any news updates for me and certainly won't be any cuddling with my parents. Ah... another aftershock... I can hear the bowls shaking in the kitchen. When the first one hit, all 7.0+ of it, I swung open my door and just stared at the door jam while grabbing onto the wall. The shaking was so powerful it felt like my floor became liquid. During an earthquake I don't think about much. My stomach went soft as I got shifted around on the bottom floor of a nearly 100-year-old building. In the middle of what felt like a minute-long shake I found some peace in that it would be over soon. No earthquake lasts forever. Another aftershock. Stronger again. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding the bowls and plates sound off in the kitchen. Immediately after the earthquake my whole apartment smelled like sulfur. Probably a mix of old dust scattering in the air, but my thoughts
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changed to worrying about a gas leak or a possible fire. There's no automatic gas shut off switch in an apartment heated by a large tank that looks like it's meant for a Weber grill. My landlord came down and shut it off. A few hours later lights turn on. The fridge just turned on. Tell me we'll have Internet back in a second. Nope. (It turned back on a couple hours later, though many of the Spanishlanguage newspapers Web sites in Santiago were down) ···· Now that it's been a couple days, for the most part it feels like life is getting back to normal. A lot of the minor damage around Santiago has been swept up or picked up, including the tiles that fell from the ceiling of my apartment 8 stories down. Still, reminders in security tape, many businesses being closed, including the American Embassy, McDonald's, show a powerful earthquake happened just a couple days ago. Small reminders are visible at home too; I shook a sea of dust and
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bits of drywall off my my dirty clothes before taking them outside to put in the washer. It's difficult for me to understand how lucky I am that I decided to live in Santiago, and not 100 miles south where death has been a much more prevalent factor from the quake. I'm very lucky though, with more than 700 residents of Chile who lost their lives. Even stranger, two friends and I were leaving at 8 a.m. the morning of the earthquake to head two hours south for her birthday to visit a tiny island that has Penguins. Had the Earthquake waited 12 hours, we would have been watching penguins while munching on cheese. Andrew Ford is a 22-year-old mass communication and journalism major traveling through South America. He's currently living in Santiago, Chile. You can follow him on twitter @barefootford or you can visit his Web site, BarefootFord.com.
BENJAMIN MACK News Editor
While crime on campus last week remained on par with the prior week's numbers, bike theft increased again, setting another record for the academic year. The six separate incidents of bike theft University Security responded to was double the previous week's numbers. A total of 16 bikes were reported stolen in February, a rate of more than one every two days. In other incidents, a subject was cited Feb. 23 for Narcotics Violation after being found possessing marijuana and related paraphernalia. Harassment was also reported Feb. 28 after a female student and
her husband received harassing messages from an out of state mother-in-law. Overall, University Security responding to eight separate incidents between Feb. 22 and 28, exactly the same as the period from Feb. 15 to 21. There were no reports of sexual assault on campus in the past week. In fact, there have been no reports in 2010. According to University Security, a person can avoid becoming a vic-
CORRECTION In the March 1 issue of The Arbiter a cutline on page one stated the athlete pictured was senior Marlon Douglas. The photo should have indicated the athelte to be Boise State freshman Rolando Trammel.
tim 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 are not in their room.
More resources are available by visiting University Security’s Web site, http://finad.boisestate.edu/security.
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Courtesy of University Security Feb. 22 – Bike Theft – An unknown suspect cut a lock and took a bike from a rack outside of the Science Nursing Building. Feb. 23 – Narcotics Violation – Subject in Chaffee Hall was in possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. The narcotics and paraphernalia were seized, a citation was
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Bike theft sets record -- again
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Barnes Towers residents gathered in the Towers classroom for a game of bingo Feb. 25. Attendees were encouraged to dress the part, and many of them dressed as senior citizens. issued and report taken. Feb. 24 – Bike Theft – Someone cut a lock and took a bike from a rack outside of the Village Apartments. Feb. 24 – Bike Theft – An unknown suspect cut a lock and took a bike from a rack outside of the Library. Feb. 25 – Bike Theft – A lock was cut and a bike was stolen from a rack outside of the Norco Building. Feb. 26 – Bike Theft – An unknown
suspect cut a lock and took a bike from a rack outside of the Taco Bell Arena. Feb. 27 – Bike Theft – Someone cut a lock and took a bike from a rack outside of the Park Apartments. Feb. 28 – Harassment – A female student and her husband were receiving harassing messages from an out of state mother-in-law. A report was taken.
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