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WEEKLY EVENTS Scotty Perkins: Artist Reception Tuesday, September 27
Student Union Building, 4:30 - 6:30 PM, Trueblood Room, FREE Photographer Scotty Perkins’ exhibit “America “America’s Wilderness Beauty” will be featured in a Pop-Up Gallery near the Trueblood Room Monday, Sept. 26 to Sunday, Oct. 23. The exhibit is meant to share the beauty of various American landscapes, and on Tuesday, Sept. 27 it will be possible to meet the artist who has captured these images. If photography won’t get you there on its own, though it should, there will also be light refreshments!
David Brooks: Distinguished Lecture Series Tuesday, September 27
Morrison Center, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, FREE This event is a part of the Honors College Distinguished Lecture Series and will feature David Brooks lecturing on “Character and the Common Good.” Brooks is the author of this year’s Campus Read, “The Road to Character,” so this is sure to be an intellectually invigorating community event.
Rumi Night at Boise Public Library Thursday, September 29
Main Library, 715 S Capitol Blvd., 7:00 - 8:30 PM, FREE If you are at all a fan of poetry or Persian desserts, this event is a must. All are welcome to bring a Rumi poem to recite or simply come to absorb the conversation. Did you know Rumi was a 13th century thinker whose poems are still popular today? As his work has already stood the test of time, it seems a safe bet to attend this event even if it’s just for the free tea!
President Bob Kustra Interviews Michael McCarthy Sunday, October 2
11:00 - 11:30 AM, Listen to KBSX 91.5 FM or at boisestatepublicradio.org. Author Michael McCarthy will be interviewed by Boise State President Bob Kustra as part of Boise Public Radio’s Reader’s Corner, a weekly radio show featuring author interviews done by Kustra. If you’ve been wondering what Kustra sounds like when he isn’t behind a podium or if you want to know more about McCarthy’s book “Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck that Shook America,” now is your chance to find out.
Graduate School Workshop Series Workshop 3 Monday, October 3
This workshop, part of a series presented by Boise State’s TRIO Rising Scholars Program, TRIO McNair Scholars Program, LSAMP Program, and Graduate College, will help those in attendance focus on particular uniquenesses they have which will contribute to their graduate school applications. If you are applying to graduate school soon or have other reasons for wanting to know more about graduate school applications, it might be a good idea to use this free resource. they’re sure to have worked out any kinks by now.
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NEWS EDITOR
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CULTURE EDITOR
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CULTURE REPORTER
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ASBSU works to promote voter participation on campus This election year, the Associated Students of Boise State University are working hard to mobilize Boise State students to be a part of changing low voter turnouts among the younger demographic through National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, Sept. 27. “Everyone here is a part of a bigger community, including the entity that is Boise State,” said Tommy Lippman, the secretary of external affairs for ASBSU. “We want to advocate for students to be as politically involved as possible, and feel their voice matters.” This event will take place in the quad and the Student Union Building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The School of Public Service donated $500 for this project, according to Lippman. Josh Scholer, ASBSU’s student lobbyist, is hoping this event will make students realize how easy it is to register and vote. “The maximum amount of time that it would take for you to register and vote is roughly a quarter of a Netflix episode,” Scholer said. “You can even do it while you’re watching Netflix.” Scholer has also put a focus on encouraging out-of-state
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students to register and vote. He is going to propose a new idea to ASBSU in which boxes would be placed around campus the week before Election Day. “Students would get their absentee ballot (sent from outof-state) and put it into the box. Someone then gathers those and sends them out for the students, making it easier for people,” Scholer said . However, there have been some issues in the past with out-of-state students registering to vote in Idaho, according to Scholer. “There is another snag that if someone from out-of-state registers in Idaho, they can lose their scholarship,” Scholer said. “Technically you become some sort of resident of Idaho, and that scholarship is for outof-state students.” This concern will most likely result in a lack of participation from out-of-state students in this year’s election, according to Scholer. Nursing major Rachel Chovanak, who is originally from Montana, was surprised to hear about this matter. “That is something that should be made much more clear to out-of-state students,” Chovanak said. ASBSU is still urging out-ofstate students to participate in
the festivities of National Voter Registration day. “We still want out-of-state students to be a catalyst for getting the word out,” Lippman said. As another means of spreading the word about being politically involved, there will be a chalkboard that says ‘why Broncos vote’. Students can write why they vote on the chalkboard and take photos with it. “We’ll allow students to say why they vote, making it fun and having other students
know that it’s cool to vote,” said Lippman. The goal is to spark political engagement from every student whether they are from Idaho or not, according to Scholer. “It’s more than just the presidential election,” Scholer said. “Everything that students complain about pretty much comes from state decisions— tuition for Boise S t a t e isn’t set by t h e Pres-
ident of the United States.” ASBSU will be handing out free pie and ice cream to those who register to vote, hoping it will be a small way of pushing for a much larger movement. “It’s not that students don’t care, it’s that they don’t know what to care about,” Scholer said. “That’s all ASBSU can do for them, get them to register to vote. We can’t pick them up and take them to the polling station.” Whether you are an Idahoan registering to vote, or an out-of-state
student who wants to be a part of the festivities, ASBSU is welcoming all to participate in National Voter Registration Day. “We hope that everybody from the community will come and recognize Boise State as a symbol for civic engagement,” Lippman said .
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Taylor Munson Staff Writer
Design Ethnography Certification program starts Spring 2017 Light streams in from the South facing window of Anthropology Professor Kendall House’s office as he points to the back of his door. The door is covered in small white notecards, each inscribed with different design ethnographers who are helping House put together the new Design Ethnography Certificate. “These are people from all over the United States and they’re all working with us this fall,” House said. “We meet with them on Google Hangouts, and we have all timezones represented, from New York, San Francisco, Chicago; people from all across the country.” The Design Ethnography program is a 12 credit online certification process starting in Spring 2017. Housed under the College of Innovation and Design, the program will teach students how to develop insight into consumer needs, giving them the tools to research changes in customer desires. “Ethnography is now recognized as a core competence in business and design research,” said John Ziker, program developer for the Design Ethnography program. “The Design Ethnography Certificate immerses students in methods uniquely suited for developing empathy and insight into user experiences, customer needs, and organizational cultures.” According to Ziker, design ethnography is a growing workplace need.The certificate will prepare students for real world application by pairing the needs of the marketplace with ethnography, which, according to Ziker comes “out of
traditional anthropology.” “I think ethnography has been boiled down to be qualitative exploratory research and the theoretical debates that anthropologists get into about why people do the things they do,” Ziker said. The course is made up of nine one-credit classes and a three-credit capstone where students will develop individual projects and work with officials in the field. “All the capstones will be reviewed by working practitioners and they will give feedback, which, I think students would find really valuable-feedback from people in the business versus just faculty,” Ziker said. Ziker hopes these collaborations will lead to internships and employment for students in the program. According to House, these practitioners will also provide video introductions to all of the courses and have helped by providing content expertise through suggestions of videos and readings for the course. “We’re to draw from them content input as well,”House said. “Part of the design from the beginning is having a heavy practitioner role in content so what we’re doing is relevant from the perspective of the people who are working.” To test out the projects and readings in the course, House is currently leading a lab titled Anthropology 479: Design Ethnography. “Students are learning about design ethnography, and helping us learn about how to communicate that to other students,” House said. “E-campus has a large production team producing the courses, which
means we won’t be able to see the courses until late November.” Senior anthropology major Delaney Glass is teaching assistant for the class and has been putting together the design ethnography program’s social media. “I was originally interested in (the course) because I study evolutionary anthropology, but I wanted to expand,” Glass said. “I was really interested in how design anthropology works in the real world outside of aca-
demia.” According to Glass, the design ethnography course is “very conducive to the technological changes we’re seeing now and adds perspective you wouldn’t get from a business or marketing degree.” “In the real world people sort of view anthropology as useless or maybe not compatible with their jobs,” Glass said. “But I really think that design anthropology shows how anthropology can be usable in a business setting, in a creative setting, in
a tech setting and so it’s a really tangible way to say “yes” I can do that.” Glass explained the anthropological approach makes the program very user, human and research based. In the Anthropology 479 class, House said the students have been conducting interviews, directing observations and doing design thinking with a “hands on engaged dimension.” “The fun part about this is you aren’t just reading about
doing it, you’re actually doing it,” House said. “From each course, they should have a key artifact from that course that was the assignment that they liked the most, where they learned the most. That they can take and post from in their social media profile.” Students who want more information on the design ethnography course can read more on House’s Tumblr at ethnoghouse.tumblr.com.
The Design Enthnography staff prepares for the start of their certification program next spring.
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Students engage with faculty at Bronco Happy Hour Elizabeth Findley Staff Writer Students listened to faculty, alumni and employers speak about their college success stories and failures. The stories were told during Bronco Happy Hour Tuesday, Sept. 21. “This event was held to break the us-versus-them mindset students have when they’re in highschool,” ASBSU Secretary of Academic Affairs Olivia Rodriguez said. According to Rodriguez, students tend to be afraid to go and talk to faculty outside of class, however, faculty tend to want to get to get to
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know their students. “One of the biggest differences we made this year was putting banners up and having designated spots for faculty. It made it easier for students to find the faculty they wanted to connect with the most. We tried to make it informal, because we wanted students to feel comfortable enough to go up to the faculty and ask questions,” Rodriguez said. During the event, Biology Department Advisor Clay Cox said the number one thing is to show up to class and be present. Cox said faculty want to see students who are engaged, participating
and asking questions. According to Cox, in order to optimize a student’s college experience, a student needs to seek out help and be
said. “We could sit here and talk about the details of how to study, and more but that wasn’t what this was about.” The faculty were picked to
“It’s really your education. Ask the questions and just get involved. Why wouldn’t you do everything?” -Clay Cox, Biology Department Advisor purposeful in what they are getting involved in. “It’s really your education. Ask the questions and just get involved. Why wouldn’t you do everything?” Cox
speak based on their reputation with various students, Rodriguez said. Rodriguez asked faculty members that had either been nominated for, or received, a Golden
Apple Award. “I really liked the faculty panel and how they wanted to hear from us. When we learn how to communicate with them, we can be more successful,” said Junior communication major Dayanna Breckenridge. Cox said it’s important to get to know Boise State staff because it provides networking connections that can open doors for job opportunities. “I really enjoyed the employer panel. I didn’t realize internships were such a big thing,” said Sophomore music education major Regina Seubert.
The employer panel stressed that students should take the time to pick people’s brains about what they love or hate about their job. They said college is also a time to learn necessary social skills to be successful at whatever job a student may end up at. The alumni panel stressed the importance of being connected. They told stories about getting jobs through different sports and clubs they had participated in. Participating in clubs and sports outside the classroom is a key to successful networking.
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Andy Ridgeway Opinion Editor
The Tunnel of Oppression transforms the experience of oppression into cheap entertainment for students with privilege.
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When I was president of Boise State’s nowdefunct chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS), we spent countless hours hosting teach-ins, circulating petitions and writing research papers, with very little show for it. I know political activism is difficult to do and easy to criticize. Resistance is a dialect. To sanctify a certain way of doing things is to risk dogmatic thinking. The strongest and most successful social movements are under constant revision—they interrogate themselves, they adapt to new ideas, they learn to recognize when something isn’t working. USAS is a perfect case in point: we failed because our methodology was flawed. More specifically, the assumption that justified our methodology was flawed. We believed if students and administrators knew more about the oppressive conditions of the sweatshop industry they would feel compelled to reform Boise State’s supplychain. There were two problems with this line of thinking. First, it presumed others were ignorant about the existence and extent of the problem. Second, it assumed the only barrier to reform was a general lack of accurate information. In the context of this skewed belief system, educating other people about the oppressive nature of the sweatshop industry seemed like a perfectly logical way to achieve reform. This oversimplification was appealing because it was empowering: it allowed us to believe the solution was simply a question of “raising awareness” and correcting other people’s ignorance. Unfortunately, there was no lack of awareness—everyone we spoke to had heard of sweatshops before. The sweatshop industry had been on the public’s radar for decades, resurfacing in the news cycle every time there was a factory fire or a particularly grisly accident. But this detail wasn’t compatible with our plan to “raise awareness” about the sweatshop industry, so we ignored it. We pursued the strategy we wanted to pursue, instead of asking ourselves what the situation called for.
I see something similar at work in the enthusiasm surrounding the Tunnel of Oppression, an annual “interactive theatre experience” that simulates oppressive situations to give Boise State students a glimpse of what it means to be oppressed. The Tunnel operates according to the same assumption that led USAS astray—namely, the notion that oppression exists because the general population is ignorant and misinformed. Unfortunately, oppression does not exist because people are unaware of its existence. It exists because individuals and institutions derive political and economic benefits from oppressive social structures. USAS underestimated the vested interest institutions like Boise State have in maintaining the status quo. The Tunnel risks making the same mistake; its emphasis on “raising awareness” hinders its ability to challenge oppressive social arrangements. Instead of structuring political strategies to meet the demands of a given situation, student-activists force the situation to conform to the demands of the Tunnel’s pre-existing formula. It doesn’t matter whether the issue at hand is police brutality, structural racism or rape culture. The problem is always construed as one of ignorance and the answer is always more education. This framing allows the Tunnel to position itself as a “one size fits all” solution to a diverse array of social issues. It also allows Tunnel organizers to claim the moral high ground from the get-go. This is actually quite condescending. There’s no reason to believe Tunnel organizers know more about oppression than the rest of the student-body—and yet, it is precisely this belief that puts the Tunnel beyond the reach of criticism. Organizers are quick to present the value of the Tunnel as a foregone conclusion; lurking behind the positive consensus that surrounds the Tunnel is the implicit suggestion that anyone who doesn’t see the value of the Tunnel is ignorant or close-minded. This attitude is dangerous. It means Tunnel organizers fail to comprehend the limits of the Tunnel’s ability to address oppression. They don’t recognize the pitfalls of their methodology, or stop to consider the possibility the Tunnel actually makes oppression worse. Tunnel organizers don’t interrogate the Tunnel’s potential to serve as
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“The guides create an environment where participants can actually feel disoriented, dehumanized and uncomfortable.”
-”Inside the Tunnel,” Boise State a vehicle for reinforcing white, middle-class privilege, which is why they fail to recognize the Tunnel does more harm than good. The truth is the Tunnel is not a strategy of liberation. It’s a self-referential political performance staged for the benefit of those with privilege at the expense of the oppressed. Like “service learning” excursions that give students an opportunity to decorate their Facebook news feed with pictures of underprivileged black children, the primary purpose of the Tunnel is the creation of a visual spectacle that allows organizers and participants to publicly affirm their commitment to diversity. The Tunnel operates in the name of the oppressed, but it does not exist for the benefit of the oppressed. Oppressed people don’t need to see their situation reflected back at them in the form of a simulation. They don’t need to manufacture an environment where they “can actually feel disoriented, dehumanized and uncomfortable.” The true purpose of the Tunnel is the production of white catharsis; the life-shattering, eyeopening moment of affect participants experience the moment they leave the Tunnel. In the Tunnel format, one person’s experiences with discrimination become another person’s 15-minute vacation to the exotic land of identity politics. This moment of affect ironically pushes marginalized people back to the margins because the emphasis is always on what participants feel. The Tunnel’s website is plastered with testimonials from past participants who claim to have been “shattered” and “forever changed” by the Tunnel, but there aren’t any testimonials from people explaining how the Tunnel helped them overcome oppression. Some people will claim the Tunnel contributes to the creation of safe spaces here on campus. I don’t see how this could possibly be true when Tunnel organizers go out of their way to make participants feel “disoriented, dehumanized and uncomfortable.” The Tunnel reminds me of a
scaled-back, politically correct version of the “Hell Houses” evangelical Christians use to scare their children away from abortion and homosexuality. Is this really what the culture wars have come to? Dueling theatrical performances? Student-activists should be skeptical of political strategies like the Tunnel—strategies that “raise awareness” about the existence of problems without seeking ways to solve them. I’m not saying we should hurl a bag of solutions at oppressive situations and see what sticks. Nor am I suggesting we should abandon any political strategy that can’t instantly solve complicated social issues like racism or homophobia. I’m saying political strategies that limit themselves to awareness-raising are dangerous because they conflate power with empowerment. Empowerment is self-affirmation: it speaks to the influence a person exerts over their own sense of self. Power is the ability to remove obstacles that prevent someone from getting what they want. Empowerment manifests internally, but a person with power exerts influence over their external environment. Events like the Tunnel are empowering, to the extent that they allow white, middle class participants to revel in their status as informed and politically enlightened subjects, but they don’t change how power is distributed. People have been hosting the Tunnel on college campuses across the country for over 25 years now. It’s time to ask if the Tunnel is an appropriate response to oppression. Do we want “one size fits all” political strategies that commodify marginalized experiences to empower people with privilege? Or do we want political strategies that pressure people and institutions to relinquish the benefits they receive from oppressive social situations? Do we assume the problem is ignorance and work to point out problems people already know about? Or do we recognize the problem is self-interest and pressure those who profit from oppression to change the status quo?
USAS failed to reform Boise State’s supplychain because we were working from a set of flawed assumptions. I wish we’d been smarter, but I’m not upset we failed. It was part of a larger dialectic process. We might not have succeeded in changing anything at Boise State, but we certainly learned what wasn’t effective. Those lessons will be useful for as long as we remain committed to our activism but, in order to learn them, we had to be willing to recognize our strategy wasn’t working. Tunnel organizers should also recognize what they’re doing isn’t working. The Tunnel has failed as a strategy of liberation. There’s nothing wrong
with that: failure is inevitable. The trick is learning to fail better; learning to fail strategically, in ways that make us better activists and position us to try again. By neglecting to question their own methodology, Tunnel organizers have put themselves outside of this dialectic. Tunnel organizers cannot see their mistakes, so they resist acknowledging there are serious flaws with the Tunnel’s method and it’s time to try new strategies.
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BUDGETING FOR SUCCE OUTCOME-BASED MODEL SEEKS TO FIX FUNDING DISPARITIES IN IDAHO HIGHER EDUCATION
"In 2013 to 2014, for every dollar invested in higher education, the average Idahoan taxpayer received $5 in return and $4.1 billion in total was contributed to the economy supporting nearly 83,000 jobs." S ource Student Assembly Resolution FY2017- #01, Josh Scholer
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Samantha Harting News Editor Over the past several years, the Idaho Legislature’s higher education funding methods have left Idaho’s public colleges unequally funded, creating a need for a new allocation model. Through the current funding model, called enrollment workload adjustment, Boise State has not been receiving equitable funding. For the 20162017 school year, Boise State was allocated $5,824 per full-time student as compared to University of Idaho’s $9,257. It would take nearly $53 million to make Boise State equal to University of Idaho’s perstudent funding. Proponents of a new model hope to increase funding for all Idaho institutions. The new model, referred to as outcome-based funding, would allocate money based on degrees awarded rather than enrollment numbers and other factors, but its implementation depends on legislative support. “Allegedly (outcome-based funding) will help with an inequity, but there’s still the political process,” said Stacy Pearson, Boise State vice president of finance and administration. “The Board has to approve it and the legislature has to fund it.” Josh Scholer, student lobbyist for Associated Students of Boise State University, emphasized that he wants all schools to receive more funding, rather than working against other colleges. “It cannot turn into us-versus-them because they’re already struggling,” Scholer said. “We need to find a way to increase funding that doesn’t take it away from the other schools because higher education is valuable across the board.” Chief Financial Officer for the Idaho State Board of Education Chet Herbst said K-12 education received the main focus from the legislature following the 2009 recession, so colleges took a larger financial hit. “(Funding issues are) something that’s happened
around the country,” Herbst said. “A lot of the cost of education has been passed off to students and their families in the forms of higher tuition.” Funding Allocation Methods The current Idaho State Board of Education funding policy, which is the method for allocating funds to Idaho colleges, is called Enrollment Workload Adjustment. This process allocates funding based on how many students are enrolled at Idaho universities; Boise State, University of Idaho, Idaho State University and Lewis and Clark State College. As Boise State’s enrollment has increased over the past decade, they have still been funded less than other colleges. Though meant to be more fair, the enrollment workload adjustment model has not led to Boise State receiving equal funding per student when compared to the base budget increases awarded to other Idaho colleges. The new model, outcome-based funding, seeks to fill the funding gap. “We can’t tell precisely the amount that would go to each institution, but those that have greater output would get greater dollars,” Herbst said. “ It’s an equitable way to distribute the dollars, in a sense, in that dollars are being provided for what (colleges are) actually achieving rather than on some historical pattern.” The State Board has said for the fiscal year 2018 budget request, their number one priority will be getting the funding to switch to the new system, according to Pearson. The board will provide $1 million from existing resources and request an additional $10 million from the legislature. Of that amount, Boise State would receive 40 percent, or about $4 million, according to Pearson. Pearson said the new model would benefit all universities, because it will focus on how
many degrees are awarded per school, rather than solely enrollment statistics. “(Outcomes based funding) is a situation where all of the institutions would get new money. All of the student bodies could coalesce around this goal,” Pearson said. “It’s a good thing, whereas the old model was contentious, because it was always one school gets money and another doesn’t.” While the legislature is in charge of balancing the budget, it is the institutions and Idaho State Board of Education’s responsibility to let legislators know what is needed, according to Herbst. “There are a lot of complexities involved. I’m not trying to make an excuse for previous legislatures, or what they did, but we acknowledge we’ve got an issue here and we’re trying to chip away at it,” Herbst said. While the new model is in process, Pearson said things can’t stay the same. “The time is now, because if it isn’t politically supported, then I guess we go back to the enrollment workload adjustment which hasn’t been funded,” Pearson said. Educational Goals Funding for higher education is tied to broader educational goals set by the State Board of Education, which has set a statewide goal for 60 percent of Idahoans between the ages of 25 to 34 to have received a college degree or certificate by 2020. “Everybody that I’ve talked to, all the observers, say it’s a pretty steep slope to try to hit that goal by 2020, but it’s a good target,” Herbst said. Though the goal will be hard to attain, Herbst said it should be set higher. “Everyone is pressing ahead to try to hit, and then eventually exceed, the 60 percent. We’ll just have to see how long it takes to get there,” Herbst said. Pearson agreed the goal might not be reached by
2020. “Right now, collectively, (Idaho’s higher education graduate rate is) actually going down. We’re not meeting the goal,” Pearson said. Part of the issue in reaching the goal involves the inconsistent population in Idaho. The graduate total is based on a fluid population and a narrowly defined age group. “(The graduate total) is a census driven figure,” Herbst said. “That has an impact on when (Idaho reaches the goal of 60 percent) and how you get there.” In 2014, 37.70 percent of the state’s working-age population (25-64) held a quality postsecondary credential, based on U.S. Census data. Though this age range is broader than the state goal, it still illustrates the progress left to be made in Idaho. “We’re hoping to meet the goal we set for (Boise State) though, and thus we think we should be rewarded for that,” Pearson said.
Boise State University
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Boise State University
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**ough Boise State produced the most graduates in the 2014-2015 academic year, they are still receiving less funding per student. With the new model, all colleges would be receiving more money.
"In 2020, it is projected 68 After years of seeing higher education be neglect- percent of all jobs in Idaho are ed in the legislature, Scholer drafted a resolution to encourage the legislature to take up the funding is- going to require at least some sue. The resolution was passed in both the ASBSU Student Assembly, as well as the ASBSU Executive sort of higher education, with Team as of Monday, Sept. 19. The resolution lays out a case for increased inmany requiring a four-year vestment in higher education, noting that, in the 2013-2014 academic year, “for every dollar indegree. " vested in higher education, the average Idahoan Next Steps
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taxpayer received $5 in return and $4.1 billion in total was contributed to the economy supporting nearly 83,000 jobs.” Scholer said the resolution will be shared with media outlets, and many others involved who are able to make a difference. “Basically, I wanted ASBSU to have, for the first time ever, some sort of stance. Let’s show some backbone,” Scholer said. “Let’s let the folks know down the street at the Capitol that they can’t just come in every year, blow some smoke in our face and then go home. That’s not going to happen this year.”
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Retro games live on at local arcades Grinkers Grand Palace, a local arcade in Eagle, is host to a number of classic and rare arcade games. The arcade, open since November 2012, offers a unique experience for people to play timeless arcade classics in an authentic environment for the inflation free price of a quarter per play. The arcade, already boasting an impressive lineup of 163 retro arcade and pinball games, is currently in the process of undergoing an 800 square foot expansion, bringing the total number of games to 230. Grinkers is open to the public during construction, and has become a popular hangout for many different clienteles. “We have three primary target markets,” said Arcade Owner Steve Barbey. “One is the 20-somethings that want to come to Grinkers to hang out, the second is families with kids and our third is the nostalgic people who lived through the golden age of the arcades in the early eighties. The reaction from all three of those groups has been amazing.” The arcade was created out of Barbey’s love for the arcade games he used to play as a kid. When looking for antique cars on Craigslist, he instead stumbled upon three antique arcade games he used to play as a kid: Super Cobra, Battlezone and Lunar Lander. After realizing arcade owners weren’t the only ones who could own arcade games, he drove to South Boise and picked up the games. Soon he started collecting more arcade games to put in his home. His collection of arcade games soon grew too large for his house. “Then I ran out of room,” said Barbey, “But by then the bug had hit me. I wanted to keep going so I was going to get a small warehouse or something. But when I started looking at the numbers I was like, ‘Heck, for a little bit more money I could get a retail place and open it up to the public,’ and that’s kind of how Grinkers was born.” In addition to having games everyone is familiar with such as Pac-Man and Mario Bros. the arcade also houses some very rare games. One such game is a special cockpit fitted version of Missile Command. This version saw a production run of only 100 units, of which, only 13 are known to have survived to this day. Maintaining these rare games is a challenge; many parts for maintenance are hard to find and have to be shipped in from different countries as far as Germany, Japan and Israel. Steve and
some of his family members put in many hours every month to keep the games operational. The owner expects all of the games to be operational in about a month. For those living closer to Downtown Boise, Spacebar Arcade is another option for some classic gaming. Like Grinkers, Spacebar provides a collection of retro arcade and pinball games. Unlike Grinkers, it caters to an older demographic only allowing people over 21, and it houses a number of retro gaming consoles, including the NES, SNES, N64 and GameCube, as well as SEGA, Atari and Magnavox consoles. Having these consoles in addition to the arcade games was the idea of bar manager Will Hay, self-proclaimed “Quartermaster.” “We’ll get a lot of people down here that are in big parties,” said Hay. “They’ll buy a pitcher of beer and then they’ll get over there and play Mario Kart and Smash Bros. on the 64.” Spacebar also hosts a number of tournaments for their console games. “One of our next tournaments is going to be a Super Smash Bros. N64 version tournament,” Hay said. Hay also added Spacebar and Grinkers are friends and have traded games back and forth
in the past. They both serve to entertain local residents with classic games you can’t find in other places. “It’s fun to see people walk in here for the first time,” said Barbey. “It’s fun to see people walk through the door and their jaw just drops and they kind of gaze around in astonishment before they begin to walk around and soak it in.”
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Every year, dog lovers gather in Julia Davis Park for “See Spot Walk,” a special event put on by The Idaho Humane Society. The event, falling this year on Saturday, Oct. 1, is a fundraiser for the current shelter operations. Dog owners can bring their furry companions for a day of walks, booths and lighthearted contests. People in the market for a new pet can meet shelter dogs, who will be present and available for adoption. Registration costs $25 and is open online until the day of the event. Each participant receives a t-shirt designed by Boise Artist Julia Green, a dog bandana and the opportunity to enter the dog competitions. The shelter is also holding weekly contests leading up to the event that can be found on their Facebook page. “We are a nonprofit, so we do have contracts that pay some of our funding for animal control, but all of our operations have to come from donations or revenue from adoptions. So, events like “See Spot Walk” are a huge deal for us,” said Allison Maier, the communication and outreach coordinate for the shelter. “Last year we raised about $112,000. It’s a great way to support our shelter.” According to Maier, fewer animals came through their doors this year, but the shelter still received between 12,000 and 13,000 animals this year alone. “The average time a dog stays on the
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floor once ready to be adopted is four to seven days,” said Maier. The shelter gets a lot more cats which don’t get adopted as frequently as the dogs do. To help manage the amount of animals, they offer a program that allows people in the community to foster the animals, providing the animal with more human interaction and love. While many students aren’t able to have a pet or animal companion due to where they live, those who can house pets find it helps them relax. Roxy Herron, a junior business major at Boise State, lives in off-campus housing with her cat Bixley. “I love having a pet with me because it makes me feel more comfortable and at home,” said Herron. “It’s a great way to help ease stress and you may not have that outlet if you don’t own a pet.” According to the Humane Society, the more people who want to foster and own pets, the better. “Since we get so many cats in our shelter, we are always looking for more people to foster some of the numerous kittens and cats that we receive,” said Maier. These programs create extra space for the shelter, allowing them to take in more animals. Information about how to become a foster parent or become a part of one of their numerous other volunteer programs can be found at www.idahohumanesociet y. org.
Diana Forgioni, co-founder of Death Rattle, ramps up for Death Rattle Writers Festival Elise Adams Culture Reporter Death Rattle Writers Festival is an annual four-day event celebrating the literary arts. It takes place in Nampa, Idaho from Thursday, Oct. 6 to Sunday, Oct. 9. Diana Forgioni, co-founder and program director of the festival, said, “Death Rattle is a reverberation of the raw essence art, writing and spoken word can create in an inclusive community.” Death Rattle is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to create opportunities for new and aspiring writers, as well as to cultivate a community where participants may be inspired by one another. Marshall Harris, who has been on the festival’s board of operations for two years, emphasizes its local aspect. “So many literary communities revolve around outside their immediate area,” he said. “We really celebrate people who are right here, your neighbors and teachers and
some chump at the gas station - all of these people we’ve met who are brilliant writers, that have never had a chance to show themselves before this.” Those who work to make the festival a possibility pride themselves on having a diverse board and staff, and on creating a safe, positive space for people of color and LGBT individuals. They also provide free workshops to those looking to hone their writing skills, better connect with their audience or to get over stage fright. Death Rattle is always accepting donations, being that it’s one of their main sources of income used to provide spaces and make the festival happen. For those interested in getting involved, Harris urges those who are interested to “just come out and talk to people. It’s a pretty open and inviting world.” “We want to nourish words and voices,” said Forgioni. “It’s damn inspiring to be a part of.”
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Boise State professor on key with tv music career The Boise State Department of Communication is home to Adjunct Professor Matthew Vander Boegh who happens to be putting Boise State on the map in Hollywood. Vander Boegh is making a name for himself through music he has written for various television networks and series, such as “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, “Catfish”, NFL and the Big 10 Network. This will be his final semester teaching at Boise State so he can concentrate his efforts on making music. All about the music Vander Boegh’s love of music started at eight-years-old when his grandfather gave him a trumpet. Vander Boegh used that trumpet to join the elementary school band in fourth grade. He currently plays in the orchestra pit for Music Theater of Idaho and uses his trumpet in his music for TV shows. Composing music is where his focus is now. “My workspace is a 10’x14’ shed in my backyard, not exactly glamorous but good enough for what I do,” Vander Boegh said. “It’s quaint, it’s cozy kind of like a tiny house with the couch in the back I take naps on occasionally.” The music is composed digitally then uploaded to online libraries where it becomes available for networks and television series to purchase. “About four years ago I got my first royalty check. It’s not what you think. It was 225 bucks! I took a picture of it and sent it to my friend in the business. He laughed and sent
me back a picture of his check that was $66,000. That is when I knew there was big money to be made,” said Vander Boegh. His current royalty check amounts are based on the popularity of the show and how many times his music is used throughout an episode. Vander Boegh attends a music conference in Los Angeles every year to network with other artists and learn about new styles. One new style of music is called Urban Comedy, which Vander Boegh described as “a mixture of Desperate Housewives kind of music called Dramedy— Dramatic Comedy.” Vander Boegh mixes a light orchestral sound with hip hop drum patterns and hip hop bass sounds to create a mash-up of styles. According to Vander Boegh, the Kardashians are using a lot of this new style in their show.
“I did it for purely economic reasons, but I think I’ve done pretty good at it,” Vander Boegh said. He went into teaching with no formal training and borrowed some of his teaching style from professors Marty Most and Rick Moore, whom he had while in school. He continued teaching at
Boise State after graduation along with working at The Idaho Statesman as an Advertising Sales Representative. Five years and one ulcer later, Vander Boegh quit the job to focus on teaching. He currently teaches four
classes at CWI and two classes at Boise State. Beyond the music “In five years I want to own a condo in Hawaii that I can go to like twice a year for extended periods of time and stay in my own condo,” said Vander Boegh.
This goal appears to be within reach as Vander Boegh continues to gain success as a music composer and producer. To learn more, hear samples of his music and follow his career, students can visit his personal website www.vanderboegh.com.
Before the music Vander Boegh was born in Denver, Colorado, where he lived until he was eight-yearsold. His family then moved to Phoenix, Arizona for five years and finally settled in Homedale, Idaho. “Have you ever heard of that joint?” Vander Boegh said. “It’s a Shitburg of a town. Shitburg— quote it.” There he graduated from Homedale High School in 1998 with 85 other students. He then attended Boise State where he received a BA in communication in 2003 and an MA in communication in 2006. Vander Boegh started his teaching career at Boise State as a Graduate Assistant in 2003 where he taught COMM 101 in exchange for the cost of his tuition being waived.
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Adventure is out there through the Outdoor Program In the back corner of theBoise State Recreation Center, students can find a massive rock wall that offers beginner routes all the way up to expert routes. Just down the hall from there, students will find the Outdoor Program center. The Outdoor Programhas three focuses: Outdoor Trips, the Rental Center and Climbing Gym. All three offer students a chance to explore potential new hobbies or practice their love for the outdoors. Assistant Director of the Outdoor Program, Rodo Leone, has been working for the program for a little over two and a half years and said despite the tangibles the program offers, it could provide so much more for adventurous students. Trips Every year the Outdoor Program goes on trips all over the U.S. Whether it be here locally or places like the Grand Canyon. During the trips, students will learn how to cook in the outdoors and set up camp along with many other skills pertaining to camping. They will also learn how to work together. “I try to focus on growing, developing and cultivating leaders” said Leone. One of the biggest trips
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of the year is the seven day trip to the Grand Canyon. According to Leone, this trip is a once in a lifetime opportunity where students will road trip down to the Grand Canyon and spend the rest of the time backpacking into the canyon itself. These types of trips are Leone’s favorite, because they require teamwork, allowing people to connect and build relationships with one another. According to Leone, rafting also enhances this ability to connect because people are all together interacting with one another. Rental Center The Outdoor Program also offers rental gear for all types of outdoor activities. After filling out some paperwork and paying a small fee, students can rent gear such as rafts, backpacks, skis, winter clothing and more. This allows students to lead their own adventures into the outdoors. Leone said the rentals are a great deal financially and that it allows students to save space at home, because students don’t have to store their own gear if they rent it. All rentals or rental reservations must be made in person. If students are wanting to invest in some of their own gear, the program will be having a sale Oct. 15 in the front of the Rec Center.
Climbing Gym Located in the Rec Center, the climbing gym is actually run by the Outdoor Program. There are two parts to the rock wall, the bouldering wall and the roped wall. Students can practice free climbing with a crash pad on the bouldering wall. Students can scale the roped wall much higher while being harnessed and attached to a rope. The program offers students the oppurtunity to be certified to belay in the climbing gym through clinics and tests. Sophomore physics major John Rodeheffer said “The climbing wall in the Rec Center is a valuable training resource for beginning and experienced climbers.” “I go there to climb every day and love all the new challenges I face that make me a better climber” said Rodeheffer. All three of the Outdoor Program departments offer students new experiences where they have the chance to learn and grow. As for Leone, when asked what is favorite trip has been so far he responded with “Always the next one.”
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Boise State Football makes statement with second Pac-12 win Evan Werner Sports & Rec Editor After beating Oregon State 38-24 and Washington State 31-28, in the past two games Boise State has put itself in a nice situation. Now, Boise State will go home to play its first conference game of the season while sitting at 3-0 with an easy schedule ahead. Following the Broncos 2-0 streak against Pac-12 opponents, Boise State will play only Mountain West competition besides BYU, who is not in the Mountain West Confer-
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ence, on Oct. 20. The Broncos are ranked 24th nationally by the AP Poll going into week five of the college football season, after being ranked 29 in the AP Poll last week. Boise State started off hot, moving down the field and scoring quickly on their first drive. Unfortunately, Oregon State was able to do the same. After the first drive it was a Boise rout. Jeremy McNicholas had his best game as a Bronco, gaining a total of 228 yards and three touchdowns. Both Brett Rypien and Thomas Sperbeck both
Boise State: 38 Washington State: 28 “I’m happy that we’re undefeated, but I also know we have a lot of work to do,”
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mentality. If you’re not willing to go out and put it down on the line every play, that’s the difference,” Lee said. Being two of the few teams not playng in the Power Five Conferences who are still undefeated, Boise State and San Diego State could be gearing up to change the college football scene. Both teams could reach the Mountain West Conference Championship undefeated. “I’m happy that we’re undefeated, but I also know we have a lot of work to do,” Harsin said.
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Coach Bryan Harsin said. The other side of the ball looked just impressive. The linebacker depth showed in Saturday’s game, allowing Tanner Vallejo to get some rest this week. A forced fumble was run back for a touchdown, and with grouping of sacks, they forced the Beavers into a struggle on offense. Darron Lee of the defense stripped and ran back the fumble. “Everyone we play is talented, everyone’s got skill, but at the end of the day, you have to have that
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The Boise State Corral Boise State Wrestling is kicking up the school Season Preview spirit on campus
Chloe Nolan Staff Writer Saddle up and head on over to the Boise State Corral to show off Bronco spirit and pride. The Corral is a Boise State student organization devoted to bringing together Bronco Nation in support of the all varsity athletic teams. It is the official student section at those games. “We always love when more people show interest in becoming more active in how The Corral works,” said Vice President of External Relations of the Corral Brandon Boehnke. According to Boehnke, The Corral is always open for students to join. Members can take part in rallies or
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tailgates. They can also come up with cheers to chant from the student section of all the games. Boehnke aims for this year to be different from the past by focusing on stretching out from sports other than football and basketball. They plan to “work with a lot more outside-of-game events, such as a flash mob, a pre-basketball season kick off party, some viewing parties for football away games.” According to Boehnhke, The Corral offers its opportunities because it has so many connections throughout campus, especially through Athletics and Marketing. The Corral is able to host these events because Athletics and Marketing also help with funding for the supplies
needed for the events. “For example, one awesome thing they did for us was funding the huge flag the student section held up at the start and halftime of the WSU football game,” Boehnke said. The Corral presents leadership and marketing opportunities for students. The Corral was founded seven years ago with help from the Boise State Basketball Coach Leon Rice. The Corral hopes to meet on weeknights at 9 p.m., but hasn’t worked out a detailed schedule yet. For more information on meeting time and places, follow The Corral on Facebook or contact Brandon Boehnke for more information.
Evan Werner Sports & Rec Editor Evan Werner Sports & Rec Editor Boise State wrestling looks to start their 2016-17 season off with a fresh start. With the hiring of new head coach Mike Mendoza, the Broncos look to start a new era in wrestling, letting go of former longtime coach Greg Randall. Mendoza announced on Sept 7 the hiring of Riley Orozco as an assistant coach as well as former Broncos, Levi Jones (assistant coach) and Andrew Hochstrasser (volunteer assistant coach). “I know Coach Orozco after working with him for the last five years and have witnessed his tremendous growth as a coach and his ability to develop wrestlers. Levi Jones and Andrew Hochstrasser are eager to continue building on the history of success that they helped establish as student-athletes. Levi will make a big impact with his passion, intensity and his extensive training experience. Andrew is a tremendous addition as the volunteer coach and will be a huge inspiration for the program as he continues his international wrestling career and quest to make world and Olympic teams in the future,” said Mendoza. While with the Broncos, Jones was ranked as high as third in the country and won three Pac-12 championships with his team. “I am honored to step in as an assistant coach and thankful Coach Mendoza was ready to get to work with both Riley and myself by his side,” Jones said. “This program will be great because we are surrounded by an athletic department that believes in us. I fully understand and respect the foundation that was laid before me and plan to commit at extraordinary levels to becoming a better coach each day.” Hochstrasser won the Pac-12 Championship individually in 2009 and 2011, as well as finishing second in the 2011 national tournament and fourth at the US Olympic trials. “Not very many wrestlers get the op-
portunity to continue to wrestle after their collegiate careers,” Hochstrasser said. “I am incredibly fortunate to have a coaching staff that believes in me and my abilities as an athlete and as a coach. I am looking forward to helping Boise State wrestling succeed.” Orozco was Mendoza’s assistant at CSU Bakersfield, helping him lead the team to the top 25 in the polls for the schools first ranking in 15 years. “I would like to thank Curt Apsey (Athletic Director) and Coach Mendoza for giving me the opportunity to be part of the Bronco family,” Orozco said. “I have always had a lot of respect for the Boise State wrestling program and I am excited to be a part of it. I am ready to immerse myself and get to work.” On Sept 16, Mendoza announced Boise State wrestling’s 2016-17 schedule. Although the regular season begins on Nov. 5 in Laramie, Wyoming, Boise State will have an intrasquad scrimmage at the Bronco Gym, at 2 p.m., Oct. 29. The Broncos will compete in five regularseason tournaments including: the Cowboy Open in Laramie, Wyoming (Nov. 5), the Roadrunner Open in Fresno, California (Nov. 20), the Cliff Kenn Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 2-3), the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 18) and the Midlands in Evanston, Illinois (Dec. 29-30). The first home dual will be against Utah Valley on Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. All five of Boise State’s Pac-12 opponents will be traveling to Boise this year. After not having Beauty and the Beast at Taco Bell Arena last year, the Broncos are back and will feature Oregon State in wrestling, as well as Southern Utah gymnastics. The home schedule ends in the Bronco Gym against Cal Poly and Arizona State on Feb. 12. On Feb. 26, 2017 Maples Pavilion on the Stanford campus will host the Pac-12 Championships, and the season will end with the NCAA Championships at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri on March 16-18.
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