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NEWS

Geoscience professor, geology student dive into the ocean Jonathan Reff Staff Writer

The Human Occupied Vehicle, or HOV submersible, begins its dive as two scientists and a pilot watch pressure build and temperature drop below freezing.

After an hour dive, the craft has gone 2.2 miles underwater. As the robot arms of the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle extend, the research begins.

That’s what geoscience professor Dorsey Wanless went through while on a three week trip in the MidAtlantic Ridge to analyze “popping rocks.”

As magma is released in the ocean due to underwater eruptions, tremendous amounts of water pressure and freezing temperatures cool it immediately, forming large air-filled vesicles.

Yet as these igneous basalt rocks become exposed to the lower pressures above the surface, it’s only a matter of time before they pop.

In layman’s terms, the rocks pop due to the dramatic change in pressure. They’re only called “popping rocks” once they’re on the surface.

According to the Massachusetts-based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, or WHOI, website, the trip was undertaken to corroborate a Russian geologic expedition’s findings in 1985.

That goal was successful, but the question that remains is if that section of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the only area which these “popping rocks” exist and if they are representative of the mantle.

“It did appear to be re-

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Department of Geosciences Assistant Professor Dorsey Wanless and her PhD Student Darin Schwartz preparing for a dive in the Alvin Submersible. (Photo courtesy of Dorsey Wanless)

stricted to a single geographic location,” Wanless said. “We sampled other locations nearby and they didn’t pop. And so it does look like it was one kind of eruption, so we’ll have to do some more samples again.”

Wanless said one of the main questions about the mantle is how many volatile elements, such as carbon dioxide and water, are actually within the magma. The volatile elements spew out in a volcanic event.

“The goal was to go out and see whether we could collect these and whether these weird rocks are actu-

ally telling us they are the most representative (of the mantle), or if this is just some place that’s really weird and so it has abnormal volatile concentrations,” Wanless said.

According to Wanless, the National Science Foundation funded the research trip while WHOI provided the ship and materials for research.

The international team contained geochemists, geophysicists, volcanologists, marine geologists and their student assistants from the Institut De Physique Du Globe De Paris,

the Hamilton, NY-based Colgate University, the University of Idaho and Boise State.

The team traveled for four and a half days from Barbados to the site.

Wanless undertook three dives within the HOV, Alvin, to collect samples from the ocean floor. Each dive took a total of eight hours, including two hours for rising up and down. The human occupants inside Alvin controlled the robotic arms of Sentry.

Wanless’s primary job was working with experts using bathymetric charts to

find large amounts of basalt rocks in areas closest to the crust of the Earth—thereby being closest to the mantle— for sample collecting.

Bathymetric charts, which are equivalent to topographic maps on land, map out the underwater terrain.

“We’d make a map using our AUV to produce some very beautiful maps using meter scale resolutions,” Wanless said.

Second year geology doctorate student Darin Schwartz also undertook the voyage as Wanless’s assistant.

“Every day there would

be a lot of different things going on,” Schwartz said.

“It’d be this kind of dance between planning, mapping or dives that would be happening a few days out. At the same time there would be things happening once the sub was out of the water.”

The multitude of situations that took place on the deck and inside the ship could be described as organized rampage.

“The amount of downtime (was) pretty small and the amount of things that (had) to go right all of the time (was) pretty high,” Schwartz said.

He also took a research trip with Wanless last August in the Galapagos Islands to study igneous rocks formed from underwater volcanic eruptions and the change it exhibited onto the islands.

Schwartz helped coordinate the rock categorization after they came up from the surface.

The team collected over 130 rock samples from several different mounds on the ocean floor. Wanless said once the rocks started to pop in the ship’s lab, some flew several meters from their original positions.

Wanless said the trip, initially scheduled to last 40 days, started on March 7, but ended on April 1 due to engine failures.

She said as in every scientific endeavor, multiple inquiries arose during the trip. One such inquiry arose surrounding which mounds had popping rocks and the composition of these popping rocks.

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NEWS

Students host Hotspot and voice their opinions Torin Alm Staff Writer

University Television Productions presents Hotspot, a live debate show brought to you by students involved in the UTP program.

The name, Hotspot, was chosen to give students a chance to voice their opinions and discuss hot topic issues.

“UTP is the best thing to happened to me. I feel like I am going in the right path while in this class,” said junior communication major and host of Hotspot, Jamie

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Bingham. “Debating current issues is important for students—knowing what is going on in current events, having an opinion and creating an opinion.”

Recent Hotspot debates have been about: gun control, preachers on campus, the legalization of marijuana, tuition cap and what makes a presidential candidate.

“The discussion usually finds common ground and agrees that action needs to be taken on the issue,” said Senior Producer for University Television Productions, Anna Silver.

All guests on the show are students who have different perspectives on pressing matters.

Guests are encouraged to share their journey and details about what it takes to be in their position.

The purpose of the show is to motivate students to make a difference and continue to dream big.

“Everyone here is like a family. We are super close, and we spend a lot of time in class together and out of class doing remote shoots,” Bingham said.

UTP hosts three distinct studio shows.

“The last event was hosted by two separate Democrat and Republican guests who were constantly debating, but understanding that we need to go in a certain direction when picking a political leader,” said Silver.

B-Limitless is another interview show highlighting students on campus who impact their community.

The third show UTP produces, University Presents, hosts guests who are all stakeholders of the University.

“We have had guests

such as Gordon Jones, dean of the College of Innovation and Design, Governor Otter and a panel of women legislators,” Silver said.

The preparation for these shows starts weeks to months before the live performance. The producer schedules guests, and students sign up to work hands-on positions at every shoot. The host researches topics, writes questions in advance and a rehearsal is in place to make sure all the equipment is working properly.

The day of a shoot, crew

members coordinate with audio and social media personnel to make sure all the microphones are working, posts are updated and links to videos posted on Facebook and Twitter.

Each show is recorded live with graphics and audio done in real time.

They are broadcasted on CableOne channel 60 and live streamed on the YouTube channel BTV. Students can contact the show with a ‘hot’ topic or get more information about UTP by emailing btv@boisestate.edu.

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NEWS

REEF Polling to replace clickers in Fall 2016

Evolution of the clicker Samantha Harting Asst. News Editor

When students return to campus this fall, there will be a new clicker system in place called REEF Polling, which will replace the current system, Turning Technologies.

When complaints were made about the Turning Technologies system, the Learning Technology Solutions group partnered with the Technology for Learning and Teaching committee to try out five new products to investigate which would work best for campus. After about 13 professors and over 1,100 students tested out REEF Polling, it was chosen as the replacement software.

“None of the clicker solutions— and none of the other things that we’re going to be doing as far as the mobile licenses or the physical clickers themselves—will cost the same or more than what we have right now,” said Associate Director of Learning Technology Solutions Daniel Gold.

Finding a New System

Due to some changes within the current system of Turning Technologies, adjustments needed to be made to keep students’ and professors’ interests in mind, according to Gold.

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“Some of (Turning Technologies’) licensing models were changing, and, as their license models change, it was actually going to increase cost for students,” Gold said.

With these changes, after February, students would have had to purchase an annual $20 subscription fee in addition to buying a physical clicker device. “(The additional charge) didn’t seem right to us. We figured if you already bought a clicker, there’s no reason you should have to continue to pay an additional subscription cost,” Gold said.

Along with licensing changes, other issues were reported with the current clickers, such as attendance not being recorded, not having correct points submitted to the grade book and having to write answers on paper to turn in due to clicker malfunctions, according to Gold.

This led to the five new systems being tested in classrooms in the past year.

Joe Champion, a University Foundations 100 professor, has been testing out the REEF Polling system for the past two semesters and found it to be quite useful in his classroom.

“To me, the most important thing

about clicker systems, in general, is that they give people more of a chance to participate in class, and I think that’s my main reason for (using clickers) in this class,” Champion said.

Champion said he uses clickers for quizzes, class participation and recording attendance.

REEF Polling

When considering many factors such as accessibility, the cost for students and student and faculty satisfaction, Gold said REEF Polling performed the best of the five new systems.

“REEF Polling was the clear winner in all of the categories,” Gold said.

“From the instructor’s side, and from the student’s side, (REEF Polling) is super, super simple,” Gold said.

The new clickers will resemble small TV remotes, will have fewer buttons and will be more durable. “(The new clicker) fits in your pocket, as opposed to looking like a 1980s calculator,” Gold said.

Although the new clicker is expected to be better than previous models used on campus, Champion reported students prefer to not have an extra device with them.

“Every single person either uses a

smartphone or a laptop,” Champion said. “At the beginning of the year we offered people the option to use a physical clicker, but I just have them sitting in a box right now—nobody wanted to carry that around.”

One of Champion’s students, freshman communication major Jenna Nathan, echoed his statements. “(REEF Polling) is just an app on your phone, so as long as you bring your phone to class you have the clicker,” Nathan said. “It’s an easy way to get your attendance points.”

In addition to the mobile accessibility, Nathan also likes other features of the new system.

“When they put the question on the board, it shows up on your phone. So it’s easy to see the question and the options for the answers, so it makes it more convenient,” Nathan said. “I think it’s a good way to keep the class involved.”

Gold said when professors use clickers solely for attendance, the technology is being underutilized.

Purchasing New Clickers

With the new system being implemented, students will need to purchase new products in order to use REEF Polling.

“We’re trying to negotiate reduced

rates for Boise State students and lock in those prices for a couple years,” Gold said.

Gold and his team are working with REEF Polling on a deal where the first 500 students to bring in their Turning Point clicker could trade straight across for a six-month mobile license for the new system.

“We want to try and make sure that we give (students) an option for something to do with (their clickers), because the bookstore isn’t going to buy them back,” Gold said.

REEF Polling has also agreed to help with some rebates and exchanges.

“The other thing that we’ll do is for the first year is give students an exchange or a rebate if you buy a new clicker,” Gold said.

Gold explained further about the changes students will see.

“The box (students) will buy from the bookstore that includes a clicker also has a six-month mobile license in it,” Gold said. “You actually get both of those options, and you can switch between them in class. If your phone dies, you can pull out your clicker and if you forget your clicker, you can use your phone.”

The clicker package is estimated to cost $43. Students also have the option to purchase the REEF Polling mobile app by itself for six months at $9.99 or $15.99 for a year, according to Gold.

As students are finishing spring semester, Gold said training has already begun for REEF Polling and there is a big marketing push to have one standard system across campus. Gold said professors knowing how to use REEF Polling will help them utilize its full potential, rather than solely using them for attendance.

“We’re really trying to make sure everybody is armed and prepared to kind of manage this transition as we go into the fall,” Gold said.

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NEWS

Student shares USB research with Congress Jess Marconi Staff Writer

Boise State’s very own Brandon Barker, junior computer science major and cyber security minor, presented research to members of Congress April 19-20 at the Posters on the Hill event at the District of Columbia.

Barker’s research consists of the security of a commercially available USB device made by a local company.

“We looked at how this device authenticates the owner, and ultimately were able to determine that the way it authenticates the owner is mathematically flawed, resulting in it being very easy to break into.” Barker said.

In such a technological era these USB drives continue to advance and hold vast amounts of data. But the security of USB drives can be breached which makes the

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data they hold vulnerable.

“Once we discovered this problem, we tested different ways to authenticate the owner, which we hypothesized would be much harder to crack,” Barker said.

Barker was able to find the data to back up his hypothesis.

Barker began his research freshman year, when he applied to be an Idaho Science Talent Expansion Program, or STEP, associate. Idaho STEP funded Barker’s first two summers of research, and the Student Research Program provided support for Barker to present at the national conference.

Each spring the Council on Undergraduate Research, or CUR, hosts an annual undergraduate poster session on Capitol Hill. This event helps members of Congress understand the importance of undergraduate research by talking directly with the

students involved with these programs.

Applications to the conference open annually the first week of September and are generally due between mid-October and mid-November.

According to the CUR, this year, sixty top student research projects were selected out of hundreds of applications. Selection for Posters on the Hill has always been very competitive, with only about 10 percent of applicants accepted to present their research to U.S. senators, representatives, congressional staff, the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health program officers, among many others.

Barker’s trip is being supported by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Student Research Program and the departments of mathematics and computer science.

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opinion

Salary, benefits for adjunct faculty need improvement Patty Bowen Managing Editor

Boise State President Bob Kustra answered questions from a panel of student journalists during his annual visit to The Arbiter’s student activity class on Wed., April 13.

During the question and answer session, Kustra addressed what Boise State has done to improve the salary and benefits for adjunct faculty after National Adjunct Walkout Day on Feb. 25, 2015. This brought up the nation-wide cry for increased work compensation for adjunct faculty.

His answer was underwhelming and once again, Boise State has proven it is not doing enough for its adjunct faculty.

According to Kustra, all faculty and staff who merit high enough will receive a three percent salary increase next semester.

“The percentage that the state gave us was three percent. Now, that doesn’t mean that everyone gets three percent,” Kustra said. “I believe we give some leeway for colleges to decide, so you have to be performing at a certain level to get the full three percent or even above. If you’re not, then you wouldn’t get as much.”

In addition to student surveys, faculty and staff will be evaluated on several different criteria during the decision process. These salary will take effect July 1.

“Obviously, it’s a department chair’s job to review the work of a faculty member in the area of publication and research, in the area of

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During is interview with the Arbiter’s newspaper activity class, Bob Kustra explained on July 1 faculty and staff who are evaluated well will receive up to a 3 percent raise. (Courtesy Boise State University Facebook)

teaching and in the area of service,” Kustra said. “The state tells us you can’t give these raises to people who haven’t achieved some level of merit.”

Because the increase is not across the board, Boise State is essentially doing nothing to combat the problems brought up last year by Dana Hathaway, creator of the Boise State Adjunct Faculty Association.

Last year, in an interview with The Arbiter, Hathaway explained adjunct faculty

receive no benefits and average $17,000 for two semesters. Despite these mediocre rates, adjunct faculty make up 50 percent of faculty at Boise State.

Underpaying adjunct faculty leads to a less engaging educational environment.

Adjunct faculty don’t have the incentive to invest in Boise State when they aren’t guaranteed a job at the end of the semester.

According to the 20152016 American Association of University Professors’ An-

nual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, there has been a 26 percent decline since the 1970s in the proportion of “the academic labor force holding full-time tenured positions.”

“The increasing reliance on faculty members in parttime positions has destabilized the faculty by creating an exploitative, two-tiered system; it has also eroded student retention and graduation rates at many institutions,” they said.

Relying on adjunct faculty

without increasing their pay or providing them with benefits doesn’t give Boise State adjunct faculty the stability to support students or the campus community.

According to Greg Hahn, associate vice president for communications and marketing, since 2008 the number of full-time faculty has doubled from 72.5 to 147.4 in the fall of 2014. Boise State needs to continue to create more opportunities to get on a tenured track, and provide adjuncts with

the opportunity to apply for benefits.

If we want to have a university where students are able to create relationships with their professors, we need to ensure those professors are provided with fair compensation.

Boise State needs to provide more adjunct faculty with students interested in helping Boise State adjuncts make a higher salary can sign the “Give adjuncts a meaningful raise!” petition on change.org.

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You walk out from the Education Building where your last final of the semester was being held. The trees surrounding you leave patches of shaded ground in the outline of large maple leaves. There is a slight breeze—the air smells fresh, like laundry and grass—but the temperature is otherwise in the low 80s.

Looking down at your phone, you notice an alert notifying you of several new text messages. The messages are from another student who you’ve felt quite fond of for the past several weeks.

“Hey! How’s it going? I just finished my last final, want to hang out?”

Thursday, May 5 3:23 p.m.

The text was sent just minutes ago. You respond immediately, confirming, yes, you would like to hang out with them.

“Great, what do you want to do?”

Thursday, May 5 3:29 p.m.

It’s up to you to decide how your date will go. Depending on what category you most closely associate with, turn to the accompanying number: 1. You have a car that is clean—whatever this may mean to you— and accessible.

2. You don’t have a car, but you are ready for an adventure!

3. You have a car, but you want to keep this pretty short.

4. You don’t have a car, and you just want to grab a bite to eat.

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Hey! How’s it going? I just finished my last final, want to hangout?”

Thursday, May 1 3:23 p.m.

The text was sent just minutes ago. You respond immediately, confirming, “Great, what do you want to do?”

Thursday, May 1 3:29 p.m.

It’s up to you do decide how your date will go.

You have a car that is clean - whatever this may mean to you - and accessibl You don’t have a car and are ready for an adventure!

You have a car, but you want to keep this within an hour You don’t have a car, and you just want to grab a bite to eat.

So you have a car, and by some miracle, it isn’t disgusting or covered in yo day so it’s time to start the adventure.

Pick up your date - I would suggest using the line “Get in bitch, we’re goin This petting zoo is a nonprofit that allows students to pet a plethora of anim educational and nursing home initiatives for disabled adults and children.

Babby Farms closes at 5 p.m. After hopping back on the freeway, head over ies between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. every night. This will give you just enough time some snack and head over.

Make sure to take a car with a lot of leg room and bring several blankets for a flatbed truck so you can sit in the back and spread your legs (out).

Plan to bring several good CDs so the drive is enjoyable and chill. There’s the radio.

We’ve all been here. Don’t worry, we’re not going to discuss whether you making noises that sound like the Skeletor’s laughter and is covered in rottin It’s still fairly early in the day, so it would be best to start with something si just ended so spending a ton of money doesn’t sound like the best idea. In Foods Map. The map contains information detailing where you can urban forage for season at a different time so it’s pertinent to check when they’re in season b sure to bring something to clean your juice or dirt from your hands in case t After adventuring through the greenbelt, you decide it is about time to ge - just in walking distance - there is a flavored ice shack that has every flavor they’ll be just as into the frozen treat as you are.

Make your way down 8th street and cross over down Fort street until yo Park Tropical Sno Shack.

During your walk here are a couple of conversation topics worth explorin What is your favorite smell?

What would a perfect day for you constitute?

What character do you identify most with in “Game of Thrones”, “How I none of these shows, you might consider calling it quits.

Once you reach the Sno Shack, grab some shaved ice and continue the co If you’re still hungry afterwards both Casa Mexico and Parillas have great fish and street tacos that are more than worth checking out. If it’s any other After you’ve walked the walk, and talked the talk, the sun will be just abou and hike up to the top to watch the sunset together. There is a small bench perfect for such an occasion. Make sure to take the side trail up; no one wan

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1 yes, you would like to hangout with them.

It’s important to set some limits. Why spend several hours on a date when you can spend one?

First, you’re going to want to pick up your date. You only have an hour, so instead of parking in front of their place of residence, you might want to just let the car coast to five miles-an-hour and have them jump in. If they don’t make it, just drive off. You’ll be saving yourself more time anyway.

After they are—or aren’t—successfully in the car, head over to Boise Escape. For one hour, you and your date will be trapped in a room and have to find your way out using the clues left around the room. Conveniently, the date has to be done in an hour, so no excuses are necessary.

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our collection of Kids Bop CDs. It’s still fairly early in the

ng shopping,” - and drive out to Caldwell to Babby Farms. mals including a lemur, a zebra and a camel while funding

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r to Parma Motor-Vu Drive-In which starts showing move to grab a slice of pizza at Messenger Pizza in Nampa, get when it gets cold after the sun goes down. If possible, take

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nothing more tedious than trying to find a good song on

u actually don’t have a car or whether your car’s brakes are ng apple cores. imple and fun. You’re poor college student whose semester nstead you run to the library and print off the Boise Urban

r different berries, fruits and vegetables. Each comes into before you venture along the greenbelt to find them. Make things get messy! et something a little more filling. On the other end of town imaginable. If your date is cool - which I’m sure they are -

ou reach 16th street. From their it is a short walk to Hyde

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I Met Your Mother” or “The Walking Dead?” If they watch

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It might be weird to only get a singular bite, but there are plenty of places in walking distance to get some grub. a. The Flicks has a great outdoor patio and tons of interesting movies to watch. After picking out a movie on their website give yourself and your date enough time to scarf down one of their delicious burgers. For extra fun consider flicking your date in the ear as your approach your destination and seeing if they get the joke. b. Big City Coffee has the most amazing atmosphere in Boise. Their coffee has straight shots of sunshine in it. Because it is right next to the Linen Building, I would suggest playing on the instrument bikes while on your way there. c. Instead of getting real food, maybe you should just get a drink. Cafe D’arte makes the best frappuccinos in town and is relatively close to two movies theatre, a book store, and all of downtown. Who knows, maybe the caffeine might make you want to stay out late after all?

onversation. t fish tacos. If it’s Friday or Saturday, Parilla has specials on day stick with Casa Mexico. ut to set. This is your cue to head over to Camel’s Back Park, facing West Boise that is just big enough to fit two people nt to be caught out of breath on a first date.

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Culture

Boise State alumnus raises awareness toward homelessness Jane Oring

Asst. Culture Editor

For students, traveling across the country may not come to mind after graduation, but Boise State alumnus Justin Doering has exactly that planned. Doering will travel the country in a van, stopping at various areas to offer lunch to the homeless as part of his “Fifty Sandwiches” project.

Doering plans to interview homeless populations and compile their stories in a book. He said closing the gap between perception and reality is his main goal for the project. Although his project is called “Fifty Sandwiches,” Doering said he plans on including more than one hundred stories.

“There is this perception that the homeless are all one of the same kind,” Doering said. “That is not the case when I interview homeless people.”

According to Doering, there are stereotypical perceptions of those who are homeless, including people who don’t work or give in to addiction. For his project, Doering wants to break these perceptions and create awareness.

“The story I want to show is that homelessness can happen to everybody,” Doering said.

Doering’s connection with the homeless started during high school. The idea for “Fifty Sandwiches” sparked when he was just a sophomore. Doering said most of his school projects in high school and college were centered around these topics.

“Homelessness and perceptions of the homeless have been an interest of mine since I was about sixteen,” Doering said.

Doering first interviewed a homeless man in Boise by the name of Matthew. Doering suggested there may not be a singular cause, but a number of different causes that lead to homelessness.

“I don’t think it can be dwindled down to one reason,” Doering said.

Before Matthew became homeless, he was struggling with an unstable marriage, alcoholism and the suicide of his veteran father.

“I think it is a combination of things and a person-to-person basis,” Doering said.

“That is really the point I am going to try to drive home.”

By showing the diversity of homeless-

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Camille talks with Justin Doering for his “Fifty Sandwiches” project (Photo courtesy of Justin Doering)

ness, Doering wants to interview a variety of homeless people from different backgrounds. From younger to older homeless people, Doering wants to highlight their stories and give readers a chance to think of the homeless as people rather than as stereotypes.

“I’m not trying to provide a statistical approach,” Doerig said. “I’m trying to profile as many people as I can fit in the book.”

There are highs and lows when it comes to Doering’s project. While he said he enjoys hearing and recording their stories, he struggles with listening to them over again after the interview.

“When I go home, I have to listen while transcribing into a word sheet,” Doering said. “It’s an emotional task to have to go back through these recordings, and listening to people talk about basically the worst part of their life.”

Doering said he wants to share these incredible stories with his readers, and by doing so, he believes this will help break stereotypes.

“It would be really nice to capture the people who already feel like the homeless are just a stereotype,” Doering said. “Those are the people I want to reach out to.”

When talking about his project, Doer-

ing said he strives to be as respectful to others as possible when they open up to a complete stranger. He also encourages others to talk to the homeless and offer them food.

“I recommend taking them out to lunch and having a conversation with them,” Doering said. “They have a lot to say and pretty incredible experiences to share.”

Doering has a Kickstarter website for his project where one dollar donations can help make the project increase in popularity. He also has a Wordpress blog where readers can find current stories of the homeless and his project’s mission.

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Culture

Climate Change Club aims to raise awareness Jeff Jackson Staff Writer

Alongside spring, a new club has sprung on campus.

The Boise State Climate Change Club, or CCC, started in January. It seeks to create awareness of climate change and hopes to work with the community to implement small solutions to produce bigger results.

CCC encourages enthusiasm surrounding an effort to abate the human carbon footprint.

Last fall, CCC President Sangam Sapkota, a sophomore computer science major, was inspired to start the club by his University Foundations 100 course, in which climate change was a main topic. He realized there was not an environmental club on campus which focused on climate change.

The club mainly focuses on action and education. Sapkota said change is something that can happen with collective efforts.

“We’re focusing on small changes that every individual can make,” Sapkota said.

Sapkota’s UF 100 professor, Kimberley Gardner, and a few fellow students were helpful in assisting him in the process of getting the club going.

“We’re trying to figure it out together,” Sapkota said.

Sapkota isn’t new to conservation efforts. Before he moved to Boise, he participated in wildlife and forest con-

servation in Nepal, where he’s from.

Sapkota believes many people are aware of climate change, but aren’t sure how they can help or may not know how they can make a difference.

“Students hear about climate change on the news, in magazines and in their classes, but don’t have an easy way to get involved,” Sapkota said. “Now they do.”

The club hopes to begin by educating people on the little things they can do to reduce their carbon footprint such as the proper disposal of waste, good recycling habits, using energy efficient light bulbs and efficient water use.

With summer coming up, it’s a good idea to think ahead when camping and plan to pack out the trash you take with you. If there will be a water source such as a river, stream or lake, you can take a lightweight water filtration bottle to cleanse water for drinking. This will help reduce waste produced by packing in water in plastic storebought containers.

“Big changes result from small efforts,” Sapkota said.

“But nothing will change if we do nothing.”

The CCC currently has 14 members and hopes to increase that number.

“There are a lot of people in this area who are interested in climate change and conservation,” Sapkota said. “We want as many students as possible to get involved in the club.”

The CCC is presently working to create a fixed meeting schedule and set up fundraising events for the fall.

“Right now we’re focused on fundraising and recruiting new members,” Sapkota said.

Those interested in joining can visit the CCC’s page on Orgsync or email Sapkota at sangamsapkota@u.boisestate.edu

Crafting For A Cause knits Boise State community together Staff Writer

Boise State has hundreds of clubs on campus ranging from service groups to various forms of sports, gaming or politics.

In February 2015, Hali Jones, senior criminal justice major and Alyssa Milstead, junior English major decided to add to that pile. They created a club called Crafting For A Cause, combining their love for crafting and for service.

Jones and Milstead both came from the Boise area, left for college elsewhere and then transferred back to Boise. When looking for clubs to get involved in, both girls wanted to do something with service to the Boise community.

“We value service and helping out our local community,” Jones said.

As the girls were crafting during winter break, they realized Boise State doesn’t have a crafting club.

“We are both Pinterest lovers and were shocked when we discovered Boise State didn’t have a crafting club,”

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We are both Pinterest lovers and were shocked when we discovered Boise State didn’t have a crafting club. So that’s when we decided to start one.

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Jones said. “So that’s when we decided to start one.

Although starting a club can be difficult, Jones and Milstead refused to give up on their crafting and service club.

The process involves everything from finding staff advisers, to fulfilling what is needed to create a club on campus, such as paperwork.

“Getting established and finding out what exactly our club can create for Boise State and how we go about doing it can be a difficult process,” Jones said.

Since the club took off in 2015, they have been busy working with various organizations and events around the Boise State campus.

During Dance Marathon, Jones and Milstead created

a craft area for the St. Luke’s Hospital children. They also made Easter baskets for the children and families staying at the Boise Ronald McDonald House, worked with the Women’s and Children’s Alliance making hats, scarves and blankets and teamed up with with Sigma Chi during their week-long Derby Days philanthropy events.

“It really is a joy being able to work with so many wonderful organizations from the Boise area,” Milstead said.

“This is exactly why I love this club so much.”

They also partnered with the Gender Equality Center for a self-care craft night, in which attendees could make a sugar scrub called “cloud dough,” bookmarks, and color or paint river rocks. “(Working with the Gender Equity Center) was awesome for me because I am also a peer educator there,” Milstead said. “So it was truly the best of both worlds.”

Jones and Milstead both hope the club lives on and continues to partner with organizations to help craft for those in need after they graduate. Students can find more details about events on their Crafting For a Cause Facebook page.

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Boise State Refugee Alliance reaches out to community

The Boise State Refugee Alliance aims to provide assistance to Boise State refugees. (Photo courtesy of BSRA’s Facebook Page)

Karina Guadarrama Staff Writer

Multicultural Student Services, or MSS, provides support for multicultural students on campus. Within MSS there is a service for refugees. The Boise State Refugee Alliance, BSRA, is a place for refugees to feel welcomed.

BSRA aims to provide assistance to refugees on campus and give them a community of support in a new place. BSRA was founded by two professors named Refik Sadikovic and Belma Sadikovic, who were refugees from Bosnia.

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They realized there was a need for support for refugees on campus. The organization started to kick off as soon as there was more member involvement.

“We are now offering mentoring services to refugees, and helping them with financial aid in order to advise them and help them gather the documents they need. We also try to work with other professors around campus to provide accommodations for refugees,” said Michaela McQuilkin, social work major and secretary of BSRA. President of BSRA, sophomore social work major

Freddy Nyakulinda is a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nyakulinda had a hard time adjusting to the culture at Boise State.

“Getting into Boise State was an unbelievable experience, but I made it because I don’t give up so easily. It was challenging and at the same time, fascinating,” Nyakulinda said. “I started everything by myself and I had no idea where to start. I never gave up in asking questions to the point some people were tired of me because I asked too much.”

Every culture is different.

BSRA wants to be a support

system for refugee students, who, like Nyakulinda, have a lot of questions.

“Every culture has their own way of expressing their needs. We want them to know here that it’s okay to ask for help, and that we’re here to help you,” McQuilkin said.

BSRA has been active in outreach work by attending community events and going to local high schools to reach refugee students there. They hope to continue this outreach in the future as well.

“Next semester, we’ll be starting a workshop that one of our other officers is

creating to bring awareness on campus and also find out ways that refugees can be successful in their college careers,” McQuilkin said.

BSRA’s outreach work has inspired others to get involved.

A student at the College of Western Idaho has reached out to BSRA for support on starting a similar organization on their campus.

“We’re actually starting to bring awareness for the need of a support group for refugees on campus. It’s really helped them become more inclusive,” McQuilkin said.

Nyakulinda’s goal is to let

refugee students on campus recognize BSRA and its resources.

“We want to let refugees know we are here for them.

BSRA stands to advocate for refugee students here at Boise State, to connect them to resources, mentor them, answer the questions they may have, regardless of their academic or social connection,” Nyakulinda said. “Our goal is to make them feel that they are in the right place and that they’re part of the Boise State family, and feel like they aren’t left out. Second is to help them succeed in their education.”

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Women’s soccer ends their spring season Ali Roberts

Sports & Rec Editor

The spring season of the Boise State women’s soccer team has come to a close.

But with the spring season ending, the team has time to reflect on the previous season and plan for the upcoming fall.

From the beginning of the season to now, players and coaches alike have seen a positive change in their outlooks on the upcoming year.

“I think we’ve improved in a couple of areas that are significant, but the biggest one is we’ve really focused on the foundations of our culture,” said head coach Jim Thomas.

“I think we’ve done a lot of things over the first three years that comes with the triage of taking over a program and stair-stepping our way to where we can move forward with our cultural foundation.

And I think that we’ve done a really good job of it, and the girls are absolutely magic at it. The other pieces, the physical conditioning that they put themselves through over the last three and a half months, has been like nothing we’ve done before and they’ve responded tremendously.”

From this point the team will continue training until

summer, when the team will have a break until they return in the fall to begin training for the 2016 fall season.

The team already has their sights set on several different goals for the next season.

“I think our whole goal as a team is to definitely win the league in Mountain West and to help us make it to the tournament, and hopefully get to the NCAA tournament too,” said freshman Laura Buck. “I think we are a good enough team to do that and I think we are really looking forward to it in the future.”

For the Broncos, the spring season doesn’t count toward the regular Mountain West season. Mainly they function as exhibition games to help teams maintain growth and prepare for the upcoming seasons.

“I just think that the spring has been great. The fall didn’t go the way we wanted it to go. It was sort of marred by injuries in the middle of the year to key players that really hurt us at a time when we were coming up against challengers that were really important. We didn’t have the foundation that we have now to absorb that,” said Thomas.

“We’ve always had a good team but the team reacts differently as different players

become leaders in the group and others graduate. We were sure we needed to put some attention to it. Seeing how they’ve grown over the last few months—from the attention that they get from the community right now— is the kind of foundation that has been key.”

This time is used by athletes and coaches a like to train better and focus time and energy into fixing problems found in the previous season.

“I would say even in these few games that aren’t even in regular season or big name teams—we find our mistakes and can fix them quickly,” said sophomore Jessie Vogel. “Last year we struggled all season just to change one thing in our game, but now it just takes one practice or coach saying something from the sidelines and we can fix it on the fly, which helps our results big time.”

Time together helps the team improve their chemistry as well as bond with one another.

“These girls are like my family, every single day we are in the locker room together getting to know each other,” said Buck. “It’s like family here, they say teams come and go but these friendships won’t.”

Goalkeeper Janelle Flores returns the ball downfield after making a save (Photo by Ellen Fogg / The Arbiter)

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Coaching changes, player departures make for exciting basketball offseason at Boise State Asst. Sports & Rec Editor

Boise State men’s basketball decided to model the way their football counterpart started off their most recent offseason with major changes in the coaching staff.

It all started on March 27 when Dave Southorn of the Idaho Statesman reported head men’s basketball coach, Leon Rice, had interviewed for the same position at St. Louis University.

This came around the same time junior forward James Webb III declared for the NBA draft.

After about a week of speculation within the media regarding whether or not Rice would leave the program—he had just won 20 games for the fourth straight year—St. Louis decided to go in another direction, hiring former Oklahoma State head coach Travis Ford.

Whether Rice was interested in leaving or not, his sentiments towards his team is something he re-

mains optimistic about following the departures of Webb and critical seniors Anthony Drmic and Mikey Thompson.

“We can’t get stagnant, and we’re not going to. You approach it like it’s a new job again because you got a new team and a new excitement for next year. So you get that focused first of all, and that always helps you,” Rice said. “We have to keep growing and have that growth mindset.”

Since his arrival in 2010, Rice won a Mountain West Championship (2015), and has been to the NCAA Tournament twice in his six year tenure at Boise State in 2013, 2015. Despite the success, he has still been unable to capture that elusive tournament win which has never been accomplished in school history.

“I love being the coach here. Like I said, I love our players and what we have coming back—we’re building something,” Rice said.

“It’s hard to go from a good program, and a really good team to being an elite great

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We can’t get stagnant, and we’re not going to. You approach it like it’s a new job again because you got a new team and a new excitement for next year. So you get that focused first of all, and that always helps you.

program and we’re trying to make that step.”

After it was confirmed Rice would be staying put, a few weeks later, assistant coach Danny Henderson decided to pack his bags and head to Oklahoma State University to hold the same position for the Cowboys.

Henderson was on the Boise State staff for three seasons, where he managed the defensive side of the basketball. Something that was stellar in 2014 but lacking in 2015.

“It’s a great fit for him in that he’s right back where his family is,” Rice said.

“Family is really important to Danny, and he’s from Big 12 country and that’ll be good for him. It’s a neat opportunity.”

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from the Big 10 in Phil Beckner.

Beckner was an assistant at the University of Nebraska last season, and also coached with current Boise State associate head coach Jeff Linder back in 2007-2008 at Weber State.

At Weber, the two coached Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard.

The addition of Beckner immediately fills the role of Henderson coaching the Bronco defense.

“Through Jeff Linder being there I’ve gotten to know coach Rice over the last four or five years as well,” Beckner said in an interview with BJ Rains and Jay Tust on ESPN Boise last week. “We had a couple times where their staff came out and met with us at Weber, or our staff came out and met with

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And we all built a relationship through that.”

Beckner was only the assistant at Nebraska for one season and the idea of coming to Boise State came out of the blue. But once it did, the decision was easy.

“It felt like a no-brainer opportunity for me to work with those guys,” Beckner said. “With a winning program, with the reputation that they have, with the tradition and the success they have started to experience.

It’s just an unbelievable opportunity and I’m really excited about it.”

With coaching turnover over with, at least for now, what can Rice and his staff do with the new talent they have? Among the top priorities is finding the right player to fill the void of Webb.

An all conference player who led the team in both scoring and rebounding.

“We have Chandler and then we don’t have that many other athletic wings that can bring what James brought,” Rice said. “That’s the tough thing about los-

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ing a kid like that early, it’s really hard to replace him. It was a long time in the making to get James to this level.

For people to think that you can just go find one, they’re not growing on trees out there.”

One of Beckner’s biggest strengths, according to Rice ,is player development and it will be crucial with so much young talent.

Beckner’s work with soon to be sophomore guard Paris Austin will be a familiar process. He trained Damian Lillard back at Weber State, who like Austin, was a product of Oakland California and the two have somewhat similar games. If Beckner can get Austin to shoot like Lillard from behind the three point line, the Broncos could be in good shape.

“I’m excited about the future. I feel like the guys we’ve signed and the young guys we have, they even have a higher ceiling than some of the guys that came before them,” Rice said.

“And the guys that came before them accomplished some amazing things.”

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Women’s Senior Day overshadowed by poor weather Rylan Kobre

Asst. Sports & Rec Editor

The Appleton Tennis Center is one of the premier college tennis facilities in the country. Unfortunately, Boise State’s women’s tennis team had to end their careers indoors at the nearby Boas Tennis Center.

The final home match for Bronco seniors Megan LaLone, Bobby Oshiro and Teal Vosburgh was a memorable day as the Broncos, 12-9, battled back to take the match over Utah State, 4-3.

“Up and down the lineup, that’s why we won this match,” said head coach Beck Roghaar.

“We’re understanding that it’s going to take every single person getting their job done.

That’s why we won both of our matches last week, too.

We’re putting it together and understanding that it takes all of us to accomplish our goals.”

Before the match got underway, Roghaar spoke in a emotional tone as he talked about each one of his seniors.

All three senior Broncos were given flowers as families came onto the court to share the moment with there daughters.

After the ceremonies ended, Megan Lalone and doubles partner Naomi De Hart decided to start the day off with a bang. LaLone, an All-Mountain West doubles

player last season and one of the few Boise State players to ever average nearly 20 wins a season, wanted one more win on senior day. She got it in dominating fashion.

LaLone and De Hart dropped the first game, but battled back to win the set 6-3.

On the adjacent court, Bobby Oshiro’s match with sophomore partner Arianna Paules Aldrey finished in a loss 7-5 —but not before a major comeback that was reminiscent of the senior’s career.

Oshiro came to Boise State from Hawaii, where she was a three star walk on player. She had to work her way into the player she is today, and when she got down 5-1 on the brink of elimination, the senior and her partner battled all the way back to tie the match at five, before faultering in the final two games.

The Broncos would go on to get singles wins from Hanna Kantenwein, Teal Vosburgh and Nancy Menjivar.

Boise State will travel to Fort Collins next week for the Mountain West championships.

“To win the tournament it’s going to take us winning some doubles points,” Roghaar said.

“We understand that, but it’s not a matter of reinventing the wheel, so we feel like we can do that. There are things we can execute better.”

Bobbi Oshiro serves the ball in a match in the Appleton Tennis Center on the Boise State Campus. (Photo by Abe Copeland / The Arbiter)

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Boise state beach volleyball spikes season Ali Roberts

Sports & Rec Editor

The Boise State beach volleyball team finished out their season on a high note on April 23 with a three for three match victory in the Boise State Exhibition Tournament.

Despite the poor weather conditions, the team was able to take down NNU, CSI and Southern Idaho.

“It is always nice to play here in Boise in front of our fans,” said coach Shawn Garus in an interview with Bronco Sports.

“I thought that all of our players performed well today. Our facility is really great and we love hosting here. I look forward to seeing our program

and the sport grow in the area in the years to come.”

Garus also stated that in the future the team will get better weather to host our own tournaments, rather than the rainy and windy tournament that the team ended up having.

This end to the season is a large turn around for the team after a rough go on their away game road trip, where Boise State lost 3-2 to both Pacific and Cal Poly in the Sacramento State Tournament in Folsom, California.

“I think we may have some tired legs out there today. It has been a long road trip,” said Garus. “I am pleased with how we have improved this season overall as a team and at every

position. Today we played in two really good and competitive matches, we just couldn’t get over the hump. I thought everyone played their hearts out and did us proud. It will be nice to make it back to Boise and sleep in our own beds after nine days on the road.

Then we will turn our focus to a really fun weekend next Saturday when we get to play at home for the first time and close our season in front of our fans.”

The games on the weekend of the 23 are the last games of the season for the beach volleyball team, finishing out with an overall record of 5-6 against some of the highest ranked teams in the nation.

The beach volleyball duo set up to spike the ball during a match on their home court(Photo by Abe Copeland / The Arbiter)

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