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Transfer students face upper class scarcity Patrick Adcock Staff Writer
For many students at Boise State, getting into the course they need can be more difficult than passing them. This was the case for Melanie Parker, junior communication major, when she came to Boise State as a transfer student from Saddleback College in Southern California. The first issue Parker had with courses at Boise State was simply getting into upper division classes during her first semester.
“I barely got 12 units, which was a struggle because I need to be a fulltime student in order for scholarships to work out,” Parker said. “That was kind of a waste of a semester because I needed upper division credits and all I could get was mostly lower division (and) by the time I was able to register, they were all filled up.” The reason for the delay was that Saddleback’s credits had not been transferred despite being submitted on time. For senior kinesiology major Sam Holland, the
experience was similar when he transferred from Northwest Nazarene University to Boise State. Holland was on track to graduate in 2013, but after transferring to Boise State he will be graduating this spring. Holland was set back two full years without changing his major. Holland’s set back was partially due to non-equivalent classes and partially due to class availability. “Classes I needed to get into were only offered in the spring or the fall,” Holland said. “I had to wait until the following
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semester to get the classes I needed right away, delaying my academic progress.” Class scarcity and advising issues, especially among transfer students, has been an issue at Boise State for some time. According to the director of Advising and Academic Enhancement, Tomas Baiza, class availability or scarcity isn’t the biggest issue that the Advising Department faces, but it is an issue. Although this scenario happens from time to time, Baiza said most scheduling problems are not due to the number of sections, but rather conflicts
between sections times and students’ preferred schedule. “There are many factors that contribute to course availability. Because there are so many moving pieces, it’s too simplistic to say that the solution to scarcity of courses is to just provide more courses,” Baiza said. Finding these class times becomes increasingly difficult for student with jobs like Parker and Holland. Biaza’s advice for students facing these issues is to plan ahead. “The absolute most important thing a student can do to ensure more course options is to plan ahead.
Probably the most likely cause of scheduling conflict is because a student tried to register too late,” Baiza said. For transfer students like Parker and Holland, however, the issue went beyond registering late when it came to advising holds and delayed enrollment dates. “Being able to contact the advisor is really difficult, even just scheduling appointments,” Parker said. Holland echoed this struggle describing how it was difficult for him to get in touch with advising because his program only had one advisor.
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College fraternities and sororities,concerned that students accused of sexual assault are treated unfairly, are pushing Congress to make it harder for universities to investigate rape allegations. The groups’ political arm plans to bring scores of students to Capitol Hill on April 29 to lobby for a requirement that the criminal justice system resolve cases before universities look into them or hand down punishments, according to an agenda reviewed by Bloomberg News. “If people commit criminal acts, they should be prosecuted and they should go to jail,” said Michael Greenberg, leader of 241-chapter Sigma Chi, one of many fraternities participating in the legislative push. The Fraternity &Sorority Political Action Committee, or “FratPAC,” and two other groups will ask Congress to block colleges from suspending all fraternities on a campus because of a serious incident at a single house. In addition, the Greek representatives want a rule against “any mandate” for chapters to go co-ed. These Washington efforts come as colleges have shut fraternity chapters or required them to admit women after sex- assault allegations. Activists representing rape victims say that universities don’t take complaints seriously. A new documentary, “The Hunting Ground,” singles out
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fraternities for creating an environment that enables assaults. Yet there’s a growing backlash from critics—including some Harvard and University of Pennsylvania law professors—who say university sexual-assault proceedings are stacked against the accused. The U.S. Education Department requires colleges to investigate complaints and discipline students found responsible for sexual assault. University disciplinary boards can take action, including suspensions or expulsions, far more quickly than courts and, unlike criminal proceedings, don’t require a finding “beyond a reasonable doubt.” To sanction a student, allegations must be found more likely than not to be true. “Campus judicial proceedings” should be deferred “until completion of criminal adjudication (investigation and trial),” according to an e-mail sent to students selected to lobby for fraternities. Joelle Stangler, the University of Minnesota student body president, said the fraternity groups’ efforts are “extremely problematic.” “Adjudication on campuses is incredibly important for victims and survivors, to make sure they receive some sort of justice,” said Stangler, who has worked with a Minnesota advocacy group for sexual-assault victims. Ten-year-old FratPAC, which has raised about $2.1 million in donations for congressional candidates, invites students every year to Capitol Hill to lobby for tax breaks for fraternity houses.
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Dylan Clark studies in the sigma alpha epsilon library. In 2012, it fought against federal anti-hazing legislation. Two other groups—the North-American Interfraternity Conference, which represents 74 national fraternities, and the National Panhellenic Conference, which represents 26 sororities—will join FratPAC’s lobbying effort. Fraternities and sororities are concerned about assailants going unpunished and victims lacking support services, as well as the rights of students facing a disciplinary process “that is not fair and transparent,” said Washington lobbyist Kevin O’Neill, who is FratPAC’s executive director, in a statement on behalf of the fraternity and sorority groups. “Fraternities and sororities intend to be a leader in offering ideas for how Congress can provide a safe campus for all students,” O’Neill said. Along with activists, Greek
groups will be taking on many college administrators, who say they need campus proceedings to keep potentially dangerous students off their campuses before criminal cases are resolved. “Imagine a situation where a young women is sexually assaulted, and it has to go through the state judicial process,” said Mark Koepsell, who heads the Association of Fraternity/ Sorority Advisors, which represents faculty and administrators. “Meanwhile, the alleged perpetrator is walking around campus.” The Washington-based Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, a trade group, will oppose the Greek group’s agenda. “The criminal justice system has been a virtual failure in its ability to address sexual assault,” said Kevin Kruger, president of the group. “It’s a really, really, really bad idea.”
Jennifer Waller, executive director of the Association for Student Conduct Administration, which represents the staff of sexual-assault hearings, said the goal of campus proceedings is to weigh whether a student violated university rules, not the law. The accused has a right to present a defense, she said. Dozens of men have filed lawsuits claiming they have been unfairly treated in campus hearings. Fraternity groups also point to cases of what they call a rush to judgment against Greek houses. University of Virginia suspended activity at all houses after Rolling Stonemagazine published a since-discredited article in November claiming fraternity members had gang-raped a student. On Monday, police in Charlottesville, UVA’s home, said they found no evidence supporting the Rolling Stone account and were suspending their investigation.
Beginning April 27 in Washington, the fraternity groups will provide two days of training to the student lobbyists, who will then split into small groups for visits with lawmakers and their aides. Members of congress, including recipients of FratPAC donations, will speak at its April 29 dinner. In her summary of the Greeks’ positions, Jennifer Kilian, director of member services for the interfraternity conference, said the student lobbyists will also call for more data and education about sexual assault and new prevention programs. “Students and alumni participating in the Greek Hill visits will be lobbying on the unified position fraternities and sororities have adapted (sic) on Title IX issues,” Kilian said, referring to the federal law that bans discrimination on the basis of gender, inan e-mail to those selected to lobby.
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Children’s Center breaks in future Broncos Shelly Bohorquez Staff Writer
About three to four times a week, when the weather allows, the Children’s Center at Boise State to take their toddlers for a walk around campus. Some of those children have been broncos since before they could walk and are already on route to a life of education. ‘Day care’ is a word they don’t use here. Accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children the Children’s Center is a high-quality learning facility whose philosophy emphasizes the im-
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portance of early childhood learning. “I think it’s important to remember we’re BSU,” said Bethani Studebaker, director of the Children’s Center. “We make sure that’s very much seen throughout our programs and in our classrooms, and we talk to the children about being true blue. ‘What does that mean to be true blue?’ It means to have academic excellence and it means to be caring, responsible and fair.” The Children’s Center is available for children as young as 6 weeks old until kindergarten. By recognizing that each child has dif-
ferent needs, the teachers in the center work to help each child meet their social, emotional and academic goals. “We as educators are learning on a daily basis as well, and we’re constantly making sure that we’re knowledgeable about what best practice is,” Studebaker said. “Our teachers all strive to attend conferences, to attend local conferences and state conferences, and to take classes and to continue educating themselves.” Keri Mathias is the lead teacher of loop 1, which is the age group between 6 weeks and 18 months. Mathias says she’s able to
watch constant accomplishments from the children. “They’re all going through a really rapid learning phase at this time,” Mathias said. “They go from army crawl, and, within a week, they’re up on their knees. The next week they pull themselves up.” According to Mathias, the children recognize their learning and celebrate with each other. With dedicated teachers and the help of student interns that are presently educating themselves on the best practices for early development, the Children’s Center has an array of information at their hands. By hitting over 400 criteria for best early childhood learning practice, and meeting the standards of the NAEYC, the Children’s Center is amongst the top centers for early childhood learning in the valley. According to Studebaker, only about 4 percent of Idaho children centers are accredited by the NAEYC. For this reason, along with their high retention rate of parents, the Children’s Center maintains an extensive waitlist of parents that want the best care for their child. Fifty-one percent of children in the center are from Boise State student families and 49 percent come from faculty and staff. Recognizing that the welfare of their children is an extreme priority to student and faculty members, the Children’s Center does their best to nurse peace of mind. They provide constant feedback to parents and give regular updates about the achievements of their children, as well as conducting
parent surveys two times a year and hosting parentteacher conferences. Early childhood education isn’t cheap. Costing about the same as the other NAEYC accredited centers in Idaho, enrollment per child comes out to about $650 per month. “Childcare is an incredible cost for parents, let alone a parent that is going to school full-time that may not have a full time job, and that is a situation that we are always trying to mitigate,” Studebaker said. According to Studebaker, the Children’s Center actively seeks out grants. In 2013, the center applied for a 1.4 million dollar federal grant called Childcare Access Means Parents in School, which was specific
to covering childcare costs for parents. The center was very close to getting it but did not receive the grant. Had they received this grant, Pell grant eligible students would have had their childcare costs significantly lowered. The Children’s Center will apply for it once again when it becomes available in 2017. “(The children) love being broncos, and if you ask them, ‘Where do you go to school?’ the first thing they’ll say is, ‘Well I go to BSU.’ They identify themselves as BSU,” Studebaker said. “And I do think that’s one of the neatest things to be a part of ... We’ve already established in these children that they’re going to go to college, because they’re already at college.”
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She looks like any other college girl walking through campus. Wearing black yoga pants, a puffer vest and hair done up in a ponytail, she sits down and gives a friendly “Hello.” Jane (whose name was changed for fear of criminal charges) is not what one imagines when picturing the typical drug dealer. During high school she managed to save around $10,000, but after a year in college she realized it wasn’t enough to continue paying her tuition. Soon Jane began selling marijuana. “I think it kind of just started that I was smoking it and couldn’t afford to go to school,” Jane said. “I didn’t have time to go work 30 hours a week and do 15 credits.” According to Jane, the trend of students selling drugs to supplement their income is more common than people think. Although many negative aspects accompany this type of lifestyle, they do little to sway people from the monetary reward. “It’s not hard to find it.
There’s people everywhere,” Jane said. “I think everyone that I sell to at this point goes to school, and most of them sell to make money as well.” Robert, an undercover detective with the Boise Police Department (whose name was also changed to protect his undercover identity), believes the stigma surrounding the use or sale of marijuana in Idaho is changing due to its legalization in surrounding states. “I can tell you in the last year we’ve had several cases involving Boise State students either buying, selling or middle-manning deals,” Robert said. “We haven’t had any deals on campus, but we’ve had several deals nearby.”
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Jane said she’s able to buy and sell around a pound a week from her dealer. She saves about $1,000 after each purchase. Now that she’s been selling for a while, being a drug dealer has become more than just a way to take care of a few bills. She said she now sees the bigger picture. “I’ve set goals like: I’m going to make $10,000 and stop, but things come up and it’s hard when you’re making so
much and it’s getting you by,” Jane said. “I think that’s probably the biggest thing about it. It’s not that I get it for free and get to do it all the time. It’s just because I have the money and I’m making myself more secure by saving up and hopefully not being $20,000 in debt by the time I graduate.”
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However, Selling this amount has its consequences. According to Cole Farmer, sergeant of the BPD Narcotics Unit, if a person is caught with one to five pounds of marijuana, the mandatory minimum sentence is one year in prison. These are consequences Jane realizes all too well. “I think about it all the time. I have this much money saved up. If I get thrown in jail, my bail is going to be more than that,” Jane said. “It’s just a matter of time. I’m almost not looking at numbers. I’m just looking at time.” While she sells marijuana, Jane also works
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dealing marijuana for college students another job a few days a week. It’s during this job that she had the biggest scare. “This girl I sold to two or three times stole $20 out of my purse at work and ended up getting fired. She hit me up the same day she got fired and that totally freaked me out. I got her fired and I thought she was setting me up,” Jane said. Because she’s a drug dealer, Jane is often on her own when it comes to conflicts that may threaten her life or livelihood. She walks a fine line between the person she is and the person she has to be in order to keep herself out of trouble. “I don’t think my personality has changed, but the way I have to come off to people changes,” Jane said. “Like how I talk to my parents, teachers, my peers and the people who come over and buy it. With everything you do, you have to act different toward different people.” Despite the financial gains associated with this lifestyle, Robert urges
students to reconsider. According to Robert, there are other ways students can get help paying for tuition and expenses. They can apply for scholarships and talk to the Campus Care Center for financial assistance. He believes there is no financial excuse for selling drugs.
Real life consequences
“The other thing people need to realize is that, once you get charged with that felony, trying to get a job or a career will be difficult,” Robert said. “You’re putting all this money towards a degree and you blow it. You want to be a doctor or a teacher or whatever you want to be and you get that felony charge on your record. That’s hard for employers to overlook.” Robert said students mistakenly believe there is no penalty for simply connecting someone to a dealer. However, a person caught “middle-manning” a deal can be charged the same as someone selling the drug itself. According to Robert, just passing a joint can land a person felony charges. “I think that’s what a lot of college students don’t real-
ize. Sharing it with friends is the same as selling it to a friend,” Robert said. “If you get caught, you get charged with delivery.” Although states surrounding Idaho have legalized marijuana, Robert said the attitude toward enforcing it won’t change. As long as it’s illegal, police will continue to investigate these crimes. “And it’s really a matter of when people get caught, not if,” Robert said. “There’s very few people who deal drugs that don’t get caught at some point. There is just too many obvious signs. There’s just so many tools we have, and it’s hard to deal drugs for any length of time and not get caught.” Jane realizes her time as a drug dealer will be short lived, whether it’s by choice or other means. However, the stress associated with her life does little to sway her from continuing. “I’m trying to be smart with it while I can — in case I have to quit tomorrow — so at least I’ll walk away with something,” Jane said. “But it’s just one of those things. It’s like smoking cigarettes. You want to quit, but you don’t.”
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Culture
Lack of racial representation in media leads to stereotyping August McKernan Asst. Culture Editor
When she was a child, former Boise State student Anna Benevente longed to have blond hair and blue eyes. Her brown skin and dark eyes, courtesy of her Pacific Island descent, signaled her difference from the people around her. But she wanted to look like the people on her television screen. “It was difficult to be surrounded by so many who had light skin, blue eyes and blonde hair, which is typically what is presented in media,” Benevente said. “It’s all over the place and it is very rare to see those of different backgrounds.” The media is an ever present and pervasive force— one Benevente and many others have claimed focuses on telling the stories of white people while ignoring and under-representing people of color.
Lack of diverse representation
The Bunche Center at UCLA’s 2014 Hollywood Diversity Report examined the state of representation in popular media. They evaluated 172 movies released in 2011 and 1,061 television shows aired during the 2011-12 season. “Because minorities collectively accounted for 36.3 percent of the U.S. population in 2010, they were underrepresented by a factor of more than three to one among lead roles in the films examined,” the report said. In addition to this lack of diverse representation, there seems to be a lack of recogni-
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tion of the talent within the few films produced with diverse cast and crew. “There was quite a bit of outcry this year in regards to the lack of diversity at the Oscars, especially around the perceived ‘snubbing’ of the film Selma in several categories,” said Ryan Cannon, assistant communication professor. “But this isn’t an awards or recognition issue; this is a structural issue. The output of Hollywood and other media outlets reflects the dominant interests and narratives of those in control and the whitewashing effect of this ownership is well documented.” Communication lecturer HyunMee Kang believes that the underlying issue of the media’s discrimination is due to its need to attract attention and, in turn, create a profit. “In order to attract large audiences, the media tends to make its contents more dramatic and exaggerated,” Kang said. “In this vein, the use of stereotypes, though they are most often simple, inaccurate, exaggerated, biased and overgeneralized, are effective in order to grab audiences’ attention by promoting the difference between ‘us’ and ‘others.’”
Effects
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines stereotyping as “believing unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same.” “These distorted representations are blatantly obvious in media, such as in ‘Aladdin,’ the Arabic worlds and its people are portrayed as exotic and barbaric,”
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Kang said. However, Kang claims these depictions are not always so obvious. “Some media’s portrayal of stereotypical images is rather subtle so that viewers are unable to recognize that they’re being exposed to the skewed images and messages of media,” she said. According to Kang, these stereotypes are often stored in viewers’ memory and used to process new information due to the human tendency to employ mental shortcuts. “Stereotypes lead people to reduce the complexity of information process they process,” she said. “As a result, the uniqueness of dif-
ferent ethnic backgrounds is often overlooked and viewers become narrow-minded to different these ethnic groups.”
Moving Forward
Kang believes, with education and time, stereotypes learned through media are possible to leave behind. She recommends that students interested in exploring issues like race take a intercultural communication course or an international business course. In the intercultural communication course Kang teaches, one of the class activities entails visiting one intensive English program class. “It is designed to give
students an opportunity to mingle with foreign students from different cultures,” Kang said. “I believe it must be a valuable experience to my students, especially those who have never interacted with someone different countries.” However, those not able to take such a course could gain exposure to racial and cultural diversity through some emerging television shows. “Interesting things are going on in television,” Cannon said. “‘Fresh Off the Boat,’ ‘Jane the Virgin,’ ‘Black-ish’ and ‘Empire’ are all new broadcast shows with non-white race and culture pushed to the forefront
instead of in a supporting role. And while these new shows do certainly indulge in their share of stereotyping, they do represent a shifting landscape.” Though Benevente long ago embraced her dark skin and differing heritage, seeing other people of color on her television screen or in the theater has always been a very reassuring experience for her. “My emotions toward the majority of media has only strengthened me as an original wildflower,” she said. “I am not the typical sunflower or tulip, or rose, but (a rare flower) growing right in the middle of the commonly seen ones.”
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Culture
Us Lights brighten SUB patio with live performance Egipcia Mercado Staff Writer
Fresh off their six week European tour, Red Bull sound select artist, Us Lights, has been making their rounds in the United States. The Portland-based band hung around Boise after playing at Treefort Music Festival long enough to play a set at the SUB. They gave those who couldn’t see their first performance a taste of who they are. The group previously played at SXSW before making their way to the Neurolux for a show in the City of Trees.
“It was great (to play at Treefort.) We had just come from SXSW, which was fun but a little bit crazy,” lead singer Michael Young said. “So it was kind of fun to play a slightly smaller festival that felt a little more intimate and less overwhelming.” Although Us Lights— which sound similarly to that of Thom Yorke’s band Atom For Peace with glimpses of Tears for Fears—is not currently signed to a label, playing shows like SXSW and TreeFort is allowing the band to build a name for themselves and establish an identity within the United
States. The comparison to Thom Yorke isn’t something that is uncommon for the band to hear, but what inspires the band and influences their sound is more complex and thought out. “I know, at least for myself, I’m influenced by so many different things—so many artists from each genre,” Young said. “When I was learning how to sing, I would sing in my car to Radiohead. But I’ll listen to 50s prom music and then The Swans.” When it comes to creating the band’s unique sound, they like to approach their
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music by having every member of the band have a say and focus when they experiment in studio. “It’s pretty democratic. It’s a good way to put it by saying, ‘throwing it up against the wall and seeing what sticks’,” drummer Glen Scheidt said. This equal mentality began when the band formed. “When we started Us Lights, we liked the idea more of the way that (the band members in Led Zeppelin) were all equally important in the band, not the singer being the leader,” Young said. “But we all contribute to the songwriting
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Culture
Removing pubic hair grows in popularity August McKernan Asst. Culture Editor
Razors. Hot wax. Tweezers. Lasers. Bye-bye pubic hair. More than ever before, people are going for the bare look. The advent of bikinis and thongs, changing beauty ideals which can be seen in sexually explicit media or pornography, misguided attempts at hygiene and attempting to become more attractive to partners are often credited with the increased removal of pubic hair. “Research suggests that men and women both remove pubic hair, and that it is increasingly more common,” said Rebecca Som Castellano, assistant professor of sociology.
Removing Pubic Hair
The Arbiter recently sur-
veyed 72 Boise State students. The survey found that 29 out of 35 women and 21 out of 35 men surveyed do remove their pubic hair in some way. The gap between the amount of women versus men who remove their pubic hair has shrunk. According to a study done by Martins, Y., Tiggemann, M., & Churchett, L. in the U.S. National Library of Medicine, more and more men have chosen to join women in their quest for a hairless pubic area. However research suggests that men and women are still subject to different expectations when it comes to pubic hair removal or the lack thereof. “In the past, men were less likely to be hair-free, but it is increasingly common for men to be hair-free,” Som Castel-
lano said. “However, an important gender difference remains here—it is much more socially acceptable for men to be hairy, and much less socially acceptable for women to be hairy.” This suggests that men have much more freedom in the practice. “Men who are hairy are more likely to be viewed as masculine and virile, while women who are hairy are more likely to be viewed as dirty, unfeminine, as having mental health problems and more,” she said.
Reasoning
In The Arbiter’s survey, the majority of women said they removed their pubic hair because they liked how it felt and looked. The next most answered reasons were: societal pressure, for hygienic
reasons and because their partner likes it. Men listed that they removed their pubic hair because their partner liked it. Followed closely behind that reason, the next most answered options were: they liked how it felt and looked and for hygienic reasons. Though both men and women remove pubic hair for similar reasons, there seem to be some important gender differences. “Women are more likely to remove their pubic hair because of self-objectification, which can be related to body image problems,” Som Castellano said. “Some research has also found that women who strive to be thin are more likely to remove their pubic hair. While men also remove pubic
hair to be attractive, research suggests that it is not as likely to be related to self-surveillance or body shame.”
Is it worth it?
Though the reasons for removing pubic hair may vary depending on gender, the consequences for doing so recognize no difference. The most commonly listed removal method for both sexes was to use a razor, followed closely by waxing and using an electric razor. These tools certainly get the job done and remove the intended hair with varying levels of success, but they all have unintended consequences. “Some research has found that women are more likely to experience physical discom-
fort with pubic hair removal, but they are more likely to do so to please their sexual partners,” Som Castellano said. “Finally, it is important thing to note that research suggests that removal of pubic hair is associated with negative health outcomes.” The International Society for Sexual Medicine lists the possible consequences: burns, allergies, cuts, blisters, itching and the increased risk of infections bacterial infections, folliculitis—an infection of the hair follicle— and genital herpes which can be transmitted from a partner’s skin. Although there are no health benefits to removing pubic hair, women and men often report feeling more sexually confident after doing so.
Most commonly used tool for both sexes: razor
Both sexes most commonly began
removing their pubic hair during high school
21 out of 35 men remove their pubic hair
Most commonly listed reason for removal for men: “My partner likes it.”
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29 out of 35 women
remove their pubic hair Most commonly listed reason for removal for women: “I like it.”
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Sports & rec
Bracket busted? You’re not the only one Walton’s Wisdom is a twice weekly column written by assistant sports editor and self-proclaimed sports wizard Brandon Walton. The college basketball men’s national championship game is tonight, and that means one thing for the people who filled out countless brackets in hopes of hitting it big: absolutely nothing. Millions of people—including myself—have cursed the basketball gods, thrown the remote at their televisions and have crumpled up their brackets. Now you may be asking yourself, “why did we do
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this?” So your picks were wrong, big deal. Well most of us were playing for more than just for fun. The American Gaming Association estimates that Americans spent over 11 billion dollars on this year’s tournament. The estimated 40 million people that filled out a bracket were hoping that this was going to be their year. But as each game unfolded and teams like Georgia State and UAB sprung early upsets, millions of people’s brackets instantly became busted. By the end of the first day, only a handful of the
40 million brackets remained unscathed. However, that didn’t last for long. When Ohio State fell in the third round to Arizona, no perfect brackets remained. These millions of people should have known better. The odds of filling out a perfect bracket are approximately one in 9.2 quintillion, according to Business Insider. To put this in perspective, you have a much better chance of getting struck by lightening, attacked by a shark and winning the Powerball, all in your lifetime, than you do obtain-
ing that perfect bracket. So if you are still whimpering about your broken bracket, don’t fret. According to ESPN, only 4.4 percent of all people who filled out a bracket on their site had Duke and Wisconsin in the final. I am sure you did much better than I did. I had SMU and Northern Iowa in my final four. Yeah, I know. Take it from someone who for the better part of a decade has seen his fair share of misery when it comes to predicting games. I have lost to everyone from my niece, who picked
games based on the colors she liked best, to a friend who went off favorite mascots. If there is one thing that I have learned it’s this: no matter how hard you study,
there are no guarantees. Well, maybe Wisconsin winning it all tonight! For more Walton’s Wisdom make sure you check out arbiteronline.com every Tuesday and Friday.
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Nursing
football
engineering
Student-athletes balance athletics and STEM majors Leslie Boston-Hyde Copy Editor
Time management weighs heavily on Maddie Krentz’s mind. The junior gymnast spends 20 hours a week at practice and competes during the weekends, traveling for eight of the 12 meets this season. All the while, Krentz is balancing 16 credits for her mechanical engineering major and biomedical minor. Sometimes it can be difficult for her to balance academics and athletics.
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Early in the season, she had to make up two exams in thermodynamics before leaving to compete over the weekend. “That puts a higher load at the beginning of my week and then I have to pack and get ready to go and get all of my other classes in order. The scheduling of things has been difficult, especially being in season,” Krentz said. Krentz is one of several student-athletes pursuing a degree in a STEM program at Boise State. While it can be difficult
at times, many studentathletes feel they are supported in their academic careers. When senior Marisa Howard signed on to run cross country and track at Boise State, she had heard about some colleges who deterred student-athletes from pursuing nursing due to the time commitment. “I guess they want you to choose a different major, but Boise State’s a school that works very well with athletes. I have a great academic advisor who’s been awesome throughout the
whole time I’ve been in the program,” Howard said. Academic advisors are one of the many tools available to student-athletes for academic success. Redshirt junior offensive lineman Steven Baggett feels that his professors and coaches are also strong supporters of his academic career in construction management. “Everybody will help you if you just ask for it I feel like,” Baggett said. According to Baggett, coaches will get in touch with a tutor or ensure that there is time for home-
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work if a student-athlete is struggling. Coaches have also made other adjustments to help student-athletes excel in the classroom. Sophomore Hailey DeVries, as well as other women’s soccer players, had classes that were only offered during practice time. “(Our coach) was able to move training around to the mornings instead to try and help us be able to do these classes that are required for our major,” DeVries said. photo by devin ferrell/the arbiter
For DeVries, who has plans for veterinary school at Colorado State, her academics are a top priority. Despite some of the sacrifices she has to make, DeVries feels that pursuing her dream career is worth it. “Soccer is only going to last me so long, and I have to have a plan after that,” DeVries said. “It’s going to mean that I have to sacrifice more things, but it’s my dream and I’m willing to sacrifice some things here for benefits in the future.”
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Sports & rec
Perkins being honored on senior night.
Perkins leaves lasting legacy Brandon Walton
Asst. Sports & Rec Editor
The music boomed throughout the Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, California. Her unmistakable song, “Welcome to the Jungle,” was playing for everyone to hear. Senior Ciera Perkins was anchoring the floor exercise at the 2015 NCAA Gymnastics regionals on April 4. Calm and collected, she began her first pass— a full twisted double backflip— something she had done so many times before. Perkins landed awkwardly, immediately clutching her ankle. According to a source close to Morris, she tore her Achilles tendon. A spokesperson for Boise State confirmed it was a lower leg injury.
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Just like that, her gymnastics career was over. Despite the heart break, Perkins still leaves Boise State with a lasting legacy. “It has been really easy to coach her and have her on this team,” co-head coach Neil Resnick said. “She has always been so coachable and picks up on things very quickly. She is one of the most talented gymnasts to come through here and she has done most of it on her own.” Perkins leaves Boise State a three-time All-American, tied with Julie Wagner for the most All-American titles in school history. Last season she picked up second team All-American honors at nationals in floor exercise. She is the only gymnast
in school history to achieve that feat. This season she became the first Bronco in school history to earn regular season All-American honors. The National Association of Collegiate Gymnastic Coaches/ Women awarded her second team honors on vault and uneven bars. “It is a phenomenal feeling when your hard work finally pays off,” Perkins said. “I will look back at my time here as some of my fondest memories. This is the place that I grew as a gymnast and a person.” She is also one of only three gymnasts in school history to score a perfect 10. Perkins scored a 10 on vault on Jan. 30 against Utah State and UC Davis. “She is in a totally different
category from any other gymnast that I have ever seen,” senior Kelsey Morris said. “She was one of those gymnasts that everyone would turn and watch.” Perkins is not one to boast about her accomplishments. She would rather boast about her team. “My teammates were out there everyday with me and gave me that support,” Perkins said. “They are my sisters, and without them I wouldn’t have achieved so much.” Although it wasn’t the ending she was hoping for, Perkins went out knowing she left it all on the mat. “Through all of this, I have no regrets,” Perkins said. “There is not one doubt in my mind, and, with what I have done, I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world.”
Garret Patton swings for the fences Nate Lowery
Sports & Rec Editor
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. As the Boise State men’s tennis team suffers through a rare season filled with defeats, one bright spot has continuously shined for the Broncos. Garrett Patton, the only senior on the team and the son of head coach Greg Patton, is now 16-9 in singles play following Friday’s match-up against New Mexico at the Appleton Tennis Center. Boise State lost the contest 4-1 to No. 42 ranked Lobos. The loss dropped the Broncos to 7-14 on the season and 1-2 in league play.
Garrett provided the Broncos with their lone win of the day. Competing at the No. 1 spot, Patton swept his nationally ranked opponent, Samir Iftikhar, in two matches, 6-3 and 6-2. Iftikhar is the No. 61 ranked singles player in the nation and is now 3-4 in singles matches this season. “Garrett (Patton) played extremely well and beat a nationally ranked opponent,” Greg said. “We just have to have everyone hitting at the same time.” Garrett has been a dominating player for Boise State this season. Since moving into the No. 1 spot on the team, he has posted six wins to two losses. He is currently on a three match win streak in singles play. Garrett is also 2-2 against ranked opponents for the year.
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hoots & giggles
maze
Da riddles
1. There more you take, the more you leave behind. What is it?
hang man
2. A fast food restaurant sells chicken in orders of 6, 9, and 20. What is the largest number of pieces of chicken you cannot order from this restaurant? 3. If it’s information you seek, come and see me. If it’s pairs of letters you need, I have consecutively three. Who am I?
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Da riddles from monday 1. the letter r 2. 1.25 m 3. cabbage
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