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Extended studies speeds up graduation Brenda Sinclair Staff Writer
Boise State’s Extended Studies Program not only ensures that higher education is available to everyone, it also provides opportunities for students to finish their degrees quicker. Through the Extended Studies Program, those who work full-time day jobs can attend college with little to no interruption to their work schedule. Sharon Wight, a junior communication major, would not have been able to go back to school if day classes were the only option. “I don’t have to miss work or inconvenience my employer with an alternative work schedule,” Wight said. “One of the questions my new boss asked me in
my interview was whether classes would interfere with my work schedule. I was fortunate that I could tell him no.” According to Mark Wheeler, director of the Extended Studies Program, the program has an answer for almost every reason a student might have for dropping out of college. These include eCampus Center, summer sessions and Boise State AfterWork. Resources such as advising, tutoring and faculty are shared with Boise State’s traditional campus. Rather than duplicating services and incurring unnecessary expenses of hiring and training, staff and faculty are given the opportunity to provide services for the Extended Studies Program. Wheeler said this
has been successful so far. Wheeler said the program has been around for decades. It has been known as the correspondence school and distance study and has evolved over time into Extended Studies. It has developed into more than just a correspondence program. It is the only way some students are able to further their education, according to Wheeler. “Not even 50 percent of high school students go on to college, and most don’t finish. Extended Studies makes it possible for them to come back in the front door,” Wheeler said. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is a branch of Extended Studies. This program focuses on students over 50 years old who have a love for learning.
Rosemary Reinhardt, director for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, said that the program has grown from 500 members to approximately 1,100 members over the past few years. Faculty enjoy teaching for the institute. “There is no homework, there are no tests and students don’t text,” Reinhardt said. “They are there to learn.” For students who can’t go to school full-time during the regular school year, summer sessions offer a chance to graduate on time. Summer sessions offer
hundreds of courses and workshops with staggered start and end dates and various lengths. This give students several options of how to spend their summer. Kacey Kretzler, Boise State Fall 2014 graduate, used the summer program almost every year she attended Boise State. Because of this, she was able to graduate a semester early. “I probably would have ended up taking six years to graduate. I was able to graduate in four and a half years because I had that option available,” Kretzler said.
For Kretzler, the summer program did more than just help her graduate early. “I enjoyed the fast-paced environment,” Kretzler said. “I loved that there wasn’t as much fluff in the courses. With summer school classes, all you have time for is the really important information, so all the time-fillers and busy work are cut out.” The Extended Studies Program provides solutions to many challenges that students face. For more information, visit their website at extendedstudies.boisestate.edu.
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NEWS
Sean Bunce
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Being shy has its advantages—for squirrels. This semester, second year biology graduate student Zoe Tinkle conducted a research project examining the differences in personality traits among populations of the Piute ground squirrel, commonly referred to as the whistle pig. Tinkle and several volunteers trapped, tagged and tested these Piute ground squirrels in order to see which of them were bold or shy. “The basis of my project is looking at how differences in behavior among individuals within a population can affect how they interact with their habitat,” Tinkle said. According to Tinkle, personality ecology first started in zoos where they were
reintroducing animals into the wild. However, research encountered problems with skewed results due to optimized test subjects. Typically, reintroductions aren’t very successful due to individual variables like different habitats and individual personality traits. Researchers have found that there are unchanging behavioral characteristics that some individuals had, making them more suitable for certain habitats. “So why are you the personality that you are? How does that lead to you interacting with your environment? If a fire rolls in or predator density increases, how would you react to that?” Tinkle said. Tinkle’s research will establish if researchers can predict what is causing these personality traits. This means testing stress hormone levels, sex, age and reproductive status.
According to Tinkle, less docile, bolder animals live hard and die fast. They may be the first to a resource, they may eat a lot, are aggressive and are typically associated with high reproductive success. Bold squirrels also put themselves at more risk for predation. The more docile a squirrel is, the less willing it is to take risk. But it lives longer. “Typically, shy individuals are what you want for reintroduction into a population,” Tinkle said. “If a disturbance comes in, they’re the ones who will be able to adapt more quickly. They consider everything risky; they just don’t want to take risks and are able to survive easier.” Tinkle said there’s always a fear that the research team may not be sampling the shyer individuals accurately using artificial feeding stations. This is due to the chance that
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A squirrel is surprised at its capture. only the bolder individuals would choose to enter a trap. “For our purposes, since we’re making comparisons between (four) different groups, we feel confident that the methods we’re doing will
get at those differences (in traits),” Tinkle said. Patrick Weinberg, junior biology major with an ecology emphasis, had the chance to help Tinkle. For him, it was an eye-opening experience.
Nursing program reaccredited to meet new demand Kelsey Richards Staff Writer
To increase the viability of graduates from the masters and doctoral programs, the Boise State School of Nursing is undergoing reaccreditation. Recently, the School of Nursing’s claim to fame is their nurse practitioner program. According to Forbes.com, Merritt Hawkins, a physician staffing firm, conducted a study looking at the company’s most requested recruiting
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assignments. They found that advanced practitioners were fifth on the recruiting list. Nurse practitioners were not in the top 20 four years ago. Boise State aims to aid this demand with their masters of nursing program, which allows registered nurses to become nurse practitioners. According to Tracy Johnston, nurse practitioner at University Health Services, nurse practitioners are choosing this popular career path for many healthcare professionals. Johnston said the rise of
nurse practitioners can be attributed to several different reasons, such as shortages of other providers like physicians. The recent changes surrounding healthcare costs, along with the amount of baby boomers coming into Medicare, has increased the demand for nurse practitioners. “People are living longer. They’re living healthier lives. There’s a lot more people to take care of,” Johnston said. “Nurse practitioners are an affordable way to help provide that (care).”
Nurse practitioners, often referred to as NPs, are registered nurses with advanced education and training. Many nurses choose this career path because they are looking to advance their career and be more involved in their patient care. This was the case for Johnston, who was a registered nurse for 21 years before she became a nurse practitioner. “I was just ready to advance my knowledge and my practice skills,” Johnston said. The masters program is competitive. It consists of
nine semesters and requires that students already be a registered nurse with at least a year’s experience. Unlike nurses, NPs are able to diagnose and prescribe medication to their patients. Dawn Weiler, associate professor and coordinator for the program, said that NPs can be thought of similarly to a family doctor. According to Johnston, NPs were first imagined to be an extension of a physician. “(They were there to) take care of people where there wasn’t an actual doctor or
“Just to see what research students are doing, it made me realize it takes a lot of work because there’s a lot of work that goes into it, a lot of planning and a lot of logistics,” Weinberg said. there was a shortage in providers,” Johnston said. According to Weiler, NPs have a different education than doctors and typically focus more on the patient as a whole. Doctors focus on the disease process being treated. NPs work in primary care facilities—clinics and urgent care centers. However, they are also able to practice in hospitals with acute care training. Boise State is the only university in the state of Idaho that offers an Acute Care Certificate. University Health Services is staffed with three NPs and two doctors, who all regularly see patients and treat them medically.
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Sports culture extends off the field Nate Lowery
Sports & Rec Editor
American culture is dominated by sports. Early in their lives, many American’s are placed in sports. Data from polls conducted by ESPN in 2013 says over 21.5 million children ages 6 to 17 participate in sports. Twenty-seven percent of American adults spent 6-10 hours a week watching the NFL according to the Harris Poll. According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, over 32 million Americans spent $15 billion on fantasy sports as well as 8.67 hours a week consuming fantasy sports. Even when their playing days are over, many Americans trudge out onto a frozen field for the annual turkey bowl. For the majority of Americans, the rite of passage is paved with sports. Our obsession with sports and the role they play in society can be narrowed down to four main pillars gathered from interviews with seven Boise State athletes and coaches: 1. Sports teaches life skills 2. Sports teaches character 3. Sports provides a family 4. Sports provides escape
Life Skills
Of the seven Boise State athletes and coaches interviewed for this story, five said that they have applied skills they have learned from sports in their everyday lives. “I think after someone gets out of sports its role in society would be the skills it gives you—time management, dedication and determination,” gymnastics junior Maddie Krentz said. Assistant women’s soccer
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coach Maite Zabala said sports has been used on an international level to empower individuals, particularly women. “Sports in general (are) pretty empowering when you take a chance to learn something and work as a team,” Zabala said. “If you empower women, and a lot of times they talk about doing that through sports, more empowering of women equals much more developed and stable societies.”
Character
Sports has provided countless situations to teach an individual lessons of character. Zabala believes that sports reveals one’s character, but the most important aspect is it offers a lesson on ethics. “I think that people’s character can be exposed in difficult times,” Zabala said. “Difficult times can also allow someone to step up and learn how to do things the right way. I think it’s a little bit of both,’” Junior punter Sean Wale agrees that sports has provided countless role models throughout his life. Wale argues this is a double-edged sword, however. “It builds that character that is needed throughout life and a lot of athletes are really looked up to. I don’t know if that’s how it should be,” Wale said. “I know where I was from, there would be people who grew up not playing sports and they’d kind of get into more trouble.”
Family
The case of Antoine Turner provided the perfect narrative of sports providing an individual with a basic human need— stability. Turner was homeless until Boise State was able to offer him financial assistance following an NCAA waiver.
“My team just means family,” redshirt junior offensive lineman Steven Baggett said. “We’re all just trying to get better each day and every day.” Head cross country and track and field coach Corey Ihmels added that he has been shaped by those he has competed with. “I think (sports) shapes who you are,” Ihmels said. “The people that you meet and the ones that you are around, they shape who you are and the path that you go down. I’m not doing what I’m doing today without quite a few people (I’ve met from sports).”
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For distance runner Marisa Howard, she loves sports because of the unscripted moments. Anything can happen on any given day. From the 1980 Miracle on Ice, to one-legged Anthony Robles winning an NCAA wrestling title or the success of Boston sports in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, sports has provided an escape for our society. “I feel like it’s such a raw form of entertainment,” Howard said. “We always talk about just those amazing moments that you can’t script and how much pure joy winning a championship or making that goal—you can’t script that stuff.” Krentz added that her career in gymnastics has provided her an escape from the trials and tribulations of life. “One of my friends earlier this year said this perfectly, ‘Gymnastics is our church,’” Krentz said. “It’s where we go for everything and it’s always super helpful. It’s like our own little getaway.”
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Culture
Tim Atwell Staff Writer
Boise State’s Rec Center will host its first ever womenonly swim session on April 18. “I’m really excited,” said aquatic coordinator Heidi Powell. “This is a great opportunity, not only for women with religious beliefs, but also for those who feel uncomfortable wearing a swimsuit around men.” During the two hour event, window blinds will be closed, the men’s entrance to the pool will be locked and a female-only staff will lifeguard and teach swim lessons. The goal is to make it impossible for any men to witness the women in their bathing suits. This event is the brainchild
of Megan Jones, an English language learner teacher from the Boise School District. Jones swims laps regularly at the Rec Center and wanted to provide an opportunity for women whose religious beliefs prohibit them from swimming in a co-ed pool. After doing some research, she was surprised by the lack of women-only events in Boise. She found that many cities in the Northwest, even small towns such as Pullman, Washington, have man-free swimming events. The lack of private swimming opportunities resulted in some people being unable to receive swimming lessons. “The number one (priority) is safety,” Jones said. “You never know where you’ll be where you need to know how
to swim.” Jones discussed the idea of a women’s-only swim event with some of her students, including an eighth grade girl whose religious beliefs prevent her from swimming in a co-ed pool. “I asked if she ever thinks about swimming, and her face lit up,” Jones said. “It was a beautiful moment.” After getting positive feedback from her students, Jones began contacting local pools to discuss the arrangements. The pool would need to have privacy features that could keep out prying eyes, and the Rec Center’s pool met those needs. “It’s a great way for women of diverse backgrounds to come together,” Jones said. “I’m absolutely thrilled Boise
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State is taking this opportunity.” It is estimated that 20 to 30 women will participate. If the event is successful, the Rec Center will consider making it a regular event. Recently, Jones has noticed that the demographic at the
Rec Center’s pool is often skewed. She noted that the ratio of men to women in the pool sometimes reaches 5:1. “Sometimes I’m the only female (in the pool),” Jones said. “If I was in a different part of my life, I would have been uncomfortable.”
According to Powell, the Rec Center is open to the idea of a men’s-only swim session, but they haven’t been contacted by any interested parties. This event is for women of all ages and is open to the public.
France issues BMI standard for models
“Historically it’s just gotten worse and worse,” she said. “As our portion sizes got bigger and bigger in the 1970s, our society got larger and our models got thinner.” Recently, the American ideal has evolved to promote a toned body, which Pritchard feels won’t catch on in the fashion industry. “In the fashion industry, they don’t want muscles because that’s how the clothes are designed. The clothes are designed for stick figures,” Pritchard said. Pritchard cites the formation of negative stereotypes against obesity as one of the contributing causes of the constant movement toward thinner models. She said children as young as 5 can identify obesity and will formulate negative stereotypes against people who fall under that
category. “This industry has been going on for some time because of the stereotypes associated with overweight and obesity,” Pritchard said. “We’re teaching our kids fat is bad, so it’s no wonder that we’re seeing this trend of fat is bad.” Macie Mavity, junior elementary education major and winner of Miss East Valley, feels that the Miss America pageants and several companies have been working to get away from these negative stereotypes against obesity. According to Mavity, this is helping to promote a healthier body image. “Miss America is doing a great job of promoting healthy body images,” Mavity said. “Companies are (also) getting there and (starting) to acknowledge that there are lots of different types of beauty.”
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In early April, France banned modeling agencies from employing models with
a body mass index under 18 as a push to promote healthier models in the fashion industry. This follows Spain and Israel passing similar laws regulating BMI in 2006 and 2012.
“It was a step in the right direction,” said Mary Pritchard, psychology professor. “In France, it probably will help, but I don’t know if it will have a ripple effect.”
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Pritchard doesn’t think it is likely that BMI regulations will be implemented in the United States anytime soon because of the monetary success the fashion industry has made idealizing thinner body types. “Media is not going to stop selling us an image that we’re paying a lot of money to see,” Pritchard said. “(If) people started not attending, fashion week, or buying Cosmo because of the people that they’re putting on the covers, that would help because money talks.” According to Pritchard, the skinny ideal in America was led by each decades’ icon and made harder to achieve with growing rates of obesity.
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Culture
Asraa Abdulwahab Staff Writer
International students and community members celebrated their roots during the International Food, Song and Dance Festival on April 11. The event recognized the heritage of Boise State international students with traditional food dishes, dances and songs from varied cultures. According to Tshering Sherpa, president of the International Students Association, the festival is one of this year’s biggest events. It is hosted in conjunction with the Nepalese Students Association and Traditional Mul-
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ticultural Expressions. At the festival, students and community members from all ages and cultural backgrounds attended and presented elements of their culture. Those there to learn were able to do so without having to travel outside of the Unites States. “It’s a great opportunity to get to know each other and to share culture, so community members and other students can understand, respect and value other cultures,” Sherpa said. Sherpa feels many international students experience moments of homesickness. During the festival, students had the opportunity to prac-
tice parts of their culture and share it with non-international students, community members and students of a similar background. This can help alleviate homesickness. “I came to the International Food, Song and Dance Festival to see different cultures, dances and food,” said Gaurav Sheoran, graduate student. “I believe each country has its own culture, which, through their decoration, they can reflect on their culture.” Sheoran felt the festival was a great place to take the time to recognize and applaud the contribution of other cultures. “I joined the festival to get to honor and encourage different
cultures and different people,” said Warda Kamal, Boise community member. “It is the day to recognize the contributions of traditional students to our community,” Kamal said. “I love eating their food and listening to their songs. I also love watching their performances.” The festival reached out to community members to emphasize the importance of learning about other culture’s rituals and practices. The food this year was drawn from Saudi Arabia, Italy, Mexico and Kyrgyzstan recipes. Arabic rice and Italian meat were just a couple of the dishes featured.
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Dances from Nepal, Argentina, Uzbekistan and Turkey were included in the Festival. The International Food, Song and Dance Festival is presented every year to inter-
national students, non-international students and community members who desire to become informed about other cultures without having to fly overseas.
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Sports & Rec
Ali Roberts Staff Writer
A once shy and reserved player, Bobbi Oshiro has now blossomed into a fiery ace—dominating the spring tennis season. Oshiro came to Boise State as a walk-on. After her first two seasons, head coach Beck Roghaar honored her with a scholarship. “She had absolutely earned every bit of her scholarship,” Roghaar said. “She has absolutely earned every win and accolade this year. She’s been unbelievable.” Oshiro started her first few
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years slow, but as time went on, she has grown not only as a player but as a person as well. “She grows every single day,” senior Sammie Watson said. “You can feel it as her teammate. When you’re on the court and you hear her cheer and get fired up, it pumps you up and it motivates you.” This season, Oshiro has been teaming up with her doubles partner Watson. The two of them are the number one doubles team for the Broncos have compiled a 15-12 record on the season.
“I couldn’t ask for a better doubles partner,” Watson said. “We started with people not really knowing what to expect from us and we killed it.” Oshiro’s success has not just been limited to doubles this season. Individually, she has compiled a 20-7 on the season so far, the second highest winning percentage on the team. The 20 wins are also the most wins she has had in a season so far. The entire year has been a learning process for Oshiro. “We’ve definitely learned a lot in a lot of matches,”
Oshiro said. “We are just going to go in there with no regrets, taking everything that we have in our pockets and go for it.” Roghaar believes much of Oshiro’s success this season has come from her belief in herself. “I think she’s really starting to believe in herself and the type of leader and type of person that she can be for our program,” Roghaar said. “I think it’s just been so much fun to see her change so much.” Next up for Oshiro is the regular season finale at Utah State on April 18.
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Ling drives to Annual spring game in the books Genevieve first victory in Arizona
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Fans, donned in blue and orange ponchos, lined along the front rows of Albertson’s Stadium, waiting in anticipation for Boise State’s April 11 spring football game. The intra-squad game saw first and second units from offense and defense mixed and matched between two teams. The teams were Boise State and Broncos. The wet pigskin proved to be a slippery challenge for both offense and defense. Redshirt senior safety Darian Thompson saw it as an opportunity for the team to practice playing in unfavorable conditions. “There’s no guarantee during the season that it’s going to be 79 degrees and sunny, especially here in Boise, Idaho,” Thompson said. While it took the offense the majority of the first half to adjust to the conditions, defense was ready to make big plays.
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“I think consistency on the defensive side has shown up throughout this spring,” head coach Bryan Harsin said. The defense recovered two fumbles in the red zone, including one by redshirt freshman defensive lineman David Moa during the first quarter. Redshirt junior kicker Tyler Rausa’s 47-yard fieldgoal attempt was also blocked during the first quarter. With major stops by the defense, the game remained scoreless until the final minutes of the first half. Redshirt freshman and running back Cory Young found his way into the end zone after a 17-yard drive, scoring the first points for team Boise State. Young finished the spring scrimmage with 68 yards to his name. Harsin has been impressed with Young’s performance throughout the spring. “Cory’s a guy that runs extremely hard. If we do a good job of keeping him
covered up, he’ll bounce off his teammates until he finds a crease,” Harsin said. “He’s got speed, so when he does get open, he can turn it on.” Team Broncos quickly followed. Senior wide receiver Shane WilliamsRhodes secured a touchdown on a 99-yard kickoff return. The second half started with team Boise State lined up at the 35-yard line. The defense held the offense to a field goal, something that defensive coordinator Marcel Yates hopes the defense can be more consistent on as they prepare for the upcoming season. “No matter where you are on the field and no matter what you’re faced with, are you going to step up and be that dominant defense at that time?” Yates said. Although the defense gave up a few key plays during the second half, junior center back Jonathan Moxey played consistently for the entirety of the game. Yates is pleased
with Moxey’s development and hard work this spring. “He improved on his eyes, having an understanding on what we’re trying to do. You have to play with good eyes at all times when you’re out there on the island,” Yates said. Redshirt freshman Alex Ogle was the only quarterback to secure a touchdown pass. In the final minutes of the fourth quarter, Ogle threw to redshirt junior wide receiver Taylor Pope for 43 yards. Despite Ogle’s touchdown for team Broncos, team Boise State emerged victorious 17-14. After the final practice on Monday, the football team will transition into summer. Offensive coordinator Eliah Drinkwitz hopes players can become stronger with accountability. “Those are the guys that will make a big step this summer, and really for us, that’s the next focus,” Drinkwitz said.
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Every week The Arbiter sports staff will be selecting a Bronco student-athlete for their athletic performances over the week. Selections will run on Monday, based off of the previous week, running from Sunday to Saturday. Genevieve Ling has been named the Arbiter Athlete of the Week for April 5-11. Ling continued Boise State’s run of success at the Cowgirl Classic in Maricopa, Arizona. Ling became the third Bronco to collect at least a share of the individual tournament title. She completed the final round with a 1-under 71 and finished the event with an even par 216. Fellow teammate, junior Samantha Martin, won last year, while Hayley Young took the victory in 2013 as a senior. Ling rallied from one stroke down to win the tournament. “I focused on staying in the present and trying to get as many birdies as I could,” Ling
told Broncosports. “Overall, I was happy with my game.” She also became one of only 10 players in school history to win a tournament. “It feels great to win my first tournament as a Bronco,” Ling told Broncosports. “It’s awesome to see the results from the work that I put in, and the extra push that I get from the team makes me strive to keep improving.” In addition, Ling was named the Mountain West Women’s Golfer of the Week. This is the first time in her career that she has won this award and she becomes the third Bronco in school history to win the award. Only a sophomore, Ling has had quite the career so far. As a freshman, she recorded two top five finishes and five top 25 finishes. This season Ling is ranked ninth individually in the MW. Ling now hopes to carry that momentum into the MW Championships. The MW Championships will run from April 20-22 in Palm Springs, California.
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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
life hacks
1. I can run but never walk. Wherever I go, thought are close behind me. What am I?
1. You can use Google as a timer by typing “Set timer (x) minutes” into the search bar.
2. What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?
2. On MyFridgeFood.com you can put in whatever you have in your fridge and it will tell you everything you can make with them.
3. When you need me, you throw me away. But when you’re done with me, you bring me back. What am I?
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Da riddles from thursday 1. words 2. a book
3. Does your dorm smell bad? Tape a dryer sheet over the AC unit and turn it on.
4/13/2015