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WEEKLY EVENTS Death Rattle Writers Festival Tuesday, October 6 - Sunday, October 9
Downtown Nampa, Idaho If you’re into the literary arts and want to experience poetic performances from an exceptional group of individuals, make sure not to miss Death Rattle, Downtown Nampa’s annual literary festival. Rumor has it some Boise State students (including one of our Arbiter writers) will be reading at the event!
MFA Reading Series with Vincent Toro Friday, October 7
The Cabin, 7:30 - 9:00PM, FREE If you haven haven’t yet entered the shining dimension that is the realm of the Boise State MFA program, you probably should. It includes deep thought, unicorn sightings, and FREE poetry readings by award-winning poets such as Vincent Toro. (Well, maybe just the free readings.) At this event, Toro will be reading from his new book “Stereo. Island. Mosaic.” which “experiments with concepts of music and visual art to examine postcolonial issues of ethnicity and language, urban migration, revisionist history, and personal and collective identity,” according to the event’s Facebook page.
Taco BEER Taco Fall Fest Saturday, October 8
4:00 - 11:00 PM, Woodland Empire Ale Craft $5 cover, ages 12 (yes, twelve) and up Craft Beer, craft tacos, and craft music. ‘Nuff said.
Bronco Triathlon
Friday October 7 - Saturday, October 8 Campus Recreation and Albertsons Stadium parking lot, Registration costs vary Have you always wanted to take part in a triathlon? Now is your chance! This triathlon is being hosted by Boise State Triathlon Club and takes part on and near campus. According to the club, “The swim portion will be 6:00am to 9:00am & 4:30pm to 8:30pm on Friday, and the bike and run portion will begin at 9:00am on Saturday morning. The bike route will be a 5 lap, 10 mile ride around campus g followed by a 3.1 mile out-and-back greenbelt run.” More information can be found on the club’s Facebook event page.
City of Trees Marathon Sunday, October 9
Parkcenter Park, 8:00AM, $84 Marathon/$55 Half-Marathon/Free to watch The annual City of Trees Marathon and Half Marathon is a Boston Marathon Qualifier. If you have been training and want to run or if you’d be content cheering from the course sidelines, this might be an event for you. You can register for this event online through the link available on the City of Trees website or Facebook event page.
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NEWS
Students, such as the two shown above, were seen moving into River Edge on Friday, August 19.
Young Americans for Liberty President, Mark Goodale (right), spoke with campus visitors about free speech.
Young Americans for Liberty hold demonstration for free speech Samantha Harting News Editor With Sharpies in one hand, and a petition in the other, Boise State’s Young Americans for Liberty President, Mark Goodale, stood by a giant beachball in front of the Simplot Micron Advising and Success Hub on Tuesday, Sept. 27, ready to talk about free speech. Goodale is a sophomore international business major, and one of the few members of the Young Americans for Liberty chapter at Boise State. According to the Young Americans for Liberty website, the organization “seeks to identify, educate, train and mobilize young people committed to winning on principle.” Goodale used the beachball to attract students to come over, see what was happening, sign the ball and learn about free speech regulations at Boise
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State. Goodale wants Boise State to adopt the Chicago principles of free speech, which are used by the University of Chicago. “(The Chicago principles) are a little more complicated than this, but they state that if it’s protected by the first amendment, it should be allowed on campus,” Goodale said. These rules would exclude direct threats, or actions which impede on student’s ability to learn, such as yelling in a classroom, according to Goodale. One of the main problems Goodale has faced, has been reserving a space to speak on campus in order to pass out pamphlets and distribute information. “I have attempted to reserve a space before and I’ve been denied, because I’m not recognized by the school,” Goodale said. “Which is a problem, because in order to be recog-
nized by the school I need to gain a bigger member base and establish a better presence on campus.” Since Goodale’s request to reserve a space was denied, he was not allowed to hand out information on campus. “I would like to see the abolishment of (the reservation restrictions) so if you wanted to talk about your beliefs—you wanted to pass out pamphlets—you can just go out and do that,” Goodale said. “This is public land, this is a public school. They obtain money from the state and federal government, and as such, this outside should be protected the same way our public space is.” Political science professor, Scott Yenor, agreed the rules may be limiting students. “I think generally people should not have to get permission to speak on campus and it’s best to have campus be an
open place for an exchange of views,” Yenor said. Yenor also said he thinks changes to the speech codes should be made before controversies arise, rather than in response to events. “Boise State doesn’t have the movement towards speech codes that you’ll see at Yale, doesn’t have the demonstrations that you’ve seen in Missouri and it’s good to preserve an environment like that by getting ahead with the Chicago code,” Yenor said. Junior English education major, Cydney Jackson, was among the students who stopped by to sign the ball and share her thoughts on the speech codes. “I think it’s ridiculous you have to reserve a space just to be able to say what you want. It feels like a college campus should have the utmost ability for people to say what they want,” Jackson said. “This is
where people come to further their minds and get out there and learn about different points of view.” Another student, freshman business major Ethan Schend, said free speech should be regulated in some ways, but students should be able to voice their thoughts on campus. “I think it’s really important to have free speech literally everywhere. I’ve noticed in—not just colleges, but most school systems—there’s a huge cap on what you’re allowed to express, and what you’re allowed to say,” Schend said. Through Goodale’s demonstration, he allowed students to have a safe space to share their thoughts on the beachball. “When people are given the ability to say whatever they want, they say good things,” Goodale said. “I think it’s important we recognize that, that restricting people’s rights to free speech, doesn’t stop bad
things, it stops them from saying good things.” Though some things written were negative, many things were positive. Statements such as “Be kind. Always smile. What a beautiful day. Love yourself. Dogs are the best animals,” were all written on the ball. As of Sunday, Oct. 2, Goodale had not received a response to his demonstration from the University, so he will be returning next week to speak again. He said he will email the administration five days prior to his event, in order to allow time for the University to see what he wrote and arrange time to speak with each other. “I will be out here again hopefully next week, until I’m able to see some actual change happen,” Goodale said.
The countdown to Election Day begins
Presidential debate breaks record with 84 million live TV viewers Natasha Williams News Reporter
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The first of the 2016 presidential debates, held Monday, Sept. 26, was officially declared the most watched debate ever, shattering the record set by Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan in 1980. People across the nation tuned in to watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go head-to-head on policy issues, and learn about their plans for the future. The debate had over 84 million live television viewers according to CNN. The candidates were expected to discuss issues centering around terrorism, but during the debate, the candidates started insulting one another. Topics such as Clinton’s health and Trump’s tax returns surfaced fairly quickly as the candidates debated over policies. Both nominees spoke over each other in an effort to be heard.
According to freshman political science major Alex Welker, the issues are what he thinks will determine the result of election day. “They’re both not amazing, but depending on what you care about more, it’s going to be kind of a hard decision between the two.” Welker said. According to Assistant Professor of Political Science, Steve Utych, the negativity isn’t unusual to see this late in the election—it’s historical. “Negativity has been around in campaigns since pretty much the start of elections,” Utych said. “Maybe not George Washington’s campaign, but when we get to Adams versus Jefferson, we see that negativity—from there we see increasingly negative campaigns.” The large viewership was not only recorded on TV. Throughout this election, both the Democratic and Republican candidates have used Twitter
to promote themselves, and to attack their opponents. After the debate, the nominees tweeted out the polls supporting them, and both declared themselves the winner. Idaho Representative Sue Chew said although the debates can be helpful to base your opinions on the candidates, it shouldn’t be people’s only source of information when they head to the polls this November. “It is too easy to acquire your ideas passively as you listen to a commentator while driving, rather than to form your own ideas based on what you hear and take in yourself,” Chew said. “While commentary released after the debate is useful for contemplation, it is important to remember the possible bias and individual interpretation.” Utych agreed deciding who won the debate isn’t as easy as looking at the polls, and it can be hard to form an opinion if students only
watch the debates. According to a poll from CNN, Clinton won, but if students look at other polls, Trump is shown in the lead. “If you watch the debate, you’ll realize what you think is important isn’t what matters,” Utych said. “I think a lot of the reaction to the debates is how the media covers it afterwards.” The candidates are now campaigning over key battleground states. Clinton has been amping up her followers, and using Twitter as a tool to draw negative attention toward Trump.
“Trump stood up at his convention and described a hopeless, broken nation— one that in no way resembles the strong, vibrant America we know,” Clinton tweeted out Friday. Trump received backlash from an advertisement by the Clinton campaign, released shortly after the debate, stating he called a former Miss Universe, Alicia Machado, fat among other names related to her Latina heritage. Trump fired back, stating in a Tweet, Clinton is using bad judgement of character.
“Did Crooked Hillary help disgusting (check out sex tape and past) Alicia M become a U.S. citizen so she could use her in the debate?” Trump tweeted in response to the advertisement. No matter who wins the 2016 election, Utych said it will make history. “You’re going to see changes in 2020 based on what happens in this election,” Utych said .
Trump versus Clinton: the most watched debate in history.
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NEWS
Main Street Station nears completion; opening Oct. 24 Jacob Palmer Staff Writer
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After years of planning and some construction delays, Main Street Station, a new hub for public transit, is set to open later this month. Located beneath the new Clearwater Building at Capitol Boulevard and Main Street, the new building will serve as the main hub for public transportation in the Boise area, replacing the existing transit mall spread out across Capitol Boulevard and Idaho Street.
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“We’re going to open on Monday, Oct. 24,” said Community Relations Manager for ValleyRide Mark Carnopis. “Prior to that, we are going to have some drop in times on Thursday, Oct. 20 and Friday, Oct. 21 because we’ll have staff training.” In addition to providing service to a number of downtown bus lines, Main Street Station will also be serviced by the campus shuttle, which will load and unload outside the transit center. Carnopis said this service is intend-
ed to make it easier for students to transfer from the shuttle to various bus lines. “Now with the Main Street Station, we’ll stage eight buses underground, then we will also have room for up to five buses on Main Street. There is room for a Bronco Shuttle bus right outside the door,” Carnopis said. “It’s a nice opportunity to jump on the shuttle. That’s what we’re doing; we’re really condensing down the time people will need to catch buses.”
According to ValleyRide’s website, the transit center is accessed by buses via two ramps leading underground on Capitol Boulevard. A dedicated bus lane will be added to Capitol Boulevard, as well as extra traffic lights for buses only at the Main and Capitol intersection. Bike riders are warned to take extra care at the intersection for buses coming out of the transit center onto Main Street. Illuminated yield signs will be added to help pedestrians be aware of buses
about to exit the station. Pedestrians can enter the station via an entrance at street level. ValleyRide has provided a video on their website detailing the new flow of traffic for when the station opens. Aside from public transportation, the new transit center will have a variety of other amenities for public use. “There’s going to be artwork and a customer service office so people can get information about ValleyRide. There will be a police substation,
public restrooms, a bike locker area—that will hold around 30 bikes— a small meeting room and a break room for bus drivers,” Carnopis said. For those wishing to know more about Main Street Station, and the changes it will bring to regional transit, ValleyRide is hosting an open house on Thursday, Oct. 13 for the general public.
HOMECOMING TRADITIONS Bronco Cup Team Registration Deadline October 6th
Toilet Bowl October 10th
3:30 - 10:30 PM. Albertsons Stadium.
Lip Sync Battle October 11th Oc
7:00 PM. Student Union Building, Special Events Center.
Campus Decoration Contest
Bronco Bolt October 13th
7:00 PM. Student Union Grass Intramural Field.
Distinguished Alumni Awards Gala October 14th
6:00 - 9:00 PM. Stueckle Sky Center.
Homecoming Parade October 15th
Start Time 5:00 PM. University Drive.
12:00 - 3:00 PM. Across Campus.
Grand Opening Celebration Alumni and Friends Center
Trivia Night
Time 5:00 PM.
October 12th
October 12th
7:00 PM. Student Union Building, First Floor Dining Area.
October 15th
B ronco Football vs. Colorado State October 15th
Time 8:15 PM. Albertsons Stadium.
Homecoming kicks off Oct. 10 with a week of events
Show your school spirit by participating in these Bronco festivities “ Natasha Williams News Reporter
The week of Homecoming 2016 will begin on Monday, Oct. 10, and will be full of events leading up to the kick off against the Colorado State Rams on Saturday, Oct. 15. From the Bronco Cup, to a parade, to decorating the campus, there will be many events offered during the week of homecoming. The annual event, put on by the Student Involvement Leadership Center in
connection with the Alumni Association, is a five day celebration that ends with the Homecoming football game. According to freshman entrepreneurship management major Samantha Schroeder, events like the parade help bring groups of students closer together by creating excitement on campus. “Students have been so amped up and excited about what’s going on,” Schroeder said. “It will probably be like in high
It will probably be like in high school, except people will be 50 times louder and more excited. ” -Freshman entrepreneurship management major Samantha Schroeder
school, except people will be 50 times louder and more excited.” Homecoming has been a tradition at Boise State for more than 20 years, according to Marketing Director of Student Involvement and Leadership
Center, Laray Stoffels. It originally started as a way to get students involved in campus events, but through the years it has grown into much more. “It’s really about the traditions of Boise State,” Stoffels said. “We want
students to get more involved in doing things on campus like homecoming. Things like the Bronco Cup are something we’re trying to make traditional. A lot of organizations (participate).” Students have all kinds of different events to take part in this year, like the Bronco Cup, a competition full of group events encouraging students from all over campus to participate in teamwork. Associated Students of Boise State University
President, Rebecca Kopp, said it’s not only current students getting involved with homecoming, but also alumni. “I think everyone is just so excited and so amped to be part of Bronco Nation,” Kopp said. “It’s a super exciting atmosphere and one of my favorite days. Everyone is cheering and they’re so happy. It’s just so awesome.”
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OPINION
Michael Roberts Guest Opinion Pre-Mechanical Engineering Major
An article recently published in The Arbiter commented on the status of carrying concealed weapons on campus. I would like to commend the editor-inchief (Patty Bowen) for not taking any apparent stance, but the sources used were heavily biased and uninformed. The article revolved around the restriction of concealed carry on campus. A major problem with most discussions concerning guns, is the lack of correct information about firearms and how violence unfolds. The graphic for the article—a revolver shooting the entire cartridge out of the barrel—is an example of incorrect information. For readers who don’t know, only the bullet leaves the barrel, the cartridge case remains in the revolver’s cylinder. This lack of understanding comments on the bias of the illustrator and writer. This technical discrepancy was immediately noticed and highlights that both are unfamiliar with firearms, and are, therefore, less likely to be comfortable around them. I disagree that advocates’ feelings for ending Guns on Campus should take priority over carriers prefered behavior—carrying guns—a behavior the offended party can’t even see and is entirely unaffected by. I have heard two objections to concealed carry. The first is, if an active shooter situation occurred, they would add to the carnage. The risk of bystanders getting shot is always present, but return fire will focus the active shooter’s attention on one person and is the fastest way to stop the threat. I share the concern of enhanced concealed weapons license (ECWL) holders level of training; I would suggest they should qualify at the same standard as local law enforcement. The second objection is students who are displeased with the work of a professor would lash out with violent force. For any professors’ concerns; ECWL holders are extremely law abiding, not a common attribute to the unstable. Police officers are convicted of violent crime more than concealed carry weapon holders. According to the 2015 report published on Crime Prevention Research, “Florida and Texas, permit holders are convicted of misdemeanors or felonies at one sixth the rate that police officers are convicted.” The problem is people feel like they are qualified to talk about a topic they are not informed about. Out-ofstate students shouldn’t vote in Idaho elections or have a say in state matters because they haven’t demonstrated any desire to form a lasting commitment to the state. Yes, out-of-state students must follow the laws of the
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state they are in, even though they are not allowed to vote. Idaho exposes the Oregonian students to 80 mph speed limits, and the Arab kids to the beautiful legs of our female population. ‘MERICA. Remember the old saying, “When in Rome, bitch about what the Romans do, till Rome is just like the place you left.” Boise State already tacitly accepts ECWL holders as a benefit to the safety of our students. In the instructions state on the Boise State’s Emergency Management and Continuity Planning webpage the last resort in an active shooter is to fight. This may be an uncomfortable thought for many—and if you are one of those people, you probably shouldn’t ever own or carry a firearm until trained—but, nevertheless uncomfortable realities exist. Sam Harris summed up this idea better than I ever could in his blog, titled “The Riddle of the Gun”: “But when an armed man enters an office building, restaurant, or school for the purpose of murdering everyone in sight, things are going very badly already. Imagine being one of the people in the Houston video trapped in the office with no recourse but to hide under a desk. Would you really be relieved to know that up until that moment, your workplace had been an impeccably gun-free environment and that no one, not even your friend who did three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, would be armed? If you found yourself trapped with others in a conference room, preparing to attack the shooter with pencils and chairs, can you imagine thinking, “I’m so glad no one else has a gun, because I wouldn’t want to get caught in any crossfire?” Despite what the New York Times and dozens of other editorial pages have avowed in the weeks since Newtown, it isn’t a vigilante delusion to believe that guns in the hands of good people would improve the odds of survival in deadly encounters of this kind. The delusion is to think that everyone would be better off defending his or her life with furniture.” Sam approaches the topic of guns and self-defense from a very logical perspective that will challenge readers. We cannot afford to believe that everyone has the temperament of a hippie chick at Bonnaroo. Concealed carry should be viewed as a benefit to society. Carrying a concealed handgun is a personal choice and no one should take it lightly, but I see it as insurance. Hopefully it is never needed, but if you ever do, you will have the rest of your life to decide if you needed a gun.
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Heal Through Nature Brandon Rasmussen Culture Editor Trevor Hill recounted a particular night in his garage where he almost made a decision to end his own life in 2012. As he stood there, noose around his neck and contemplating “war, death and destruction,” a thought came to him. “I needed to get away,” said Hill. “I needed to be able to think about where I was headed, where I wanted to be and what the steps were to get there.” The crowd at the Boise State Ethos Project symposium, held in March of 2016, was silent as the junior psychology major and United States Marine Corps veteran told his story. The symposium, held in March, had been running for hours, but the audience was leaned forward and attentive for the last speaker. “My days as a warrior are over. I’m lost and I have no purpose,” Hill said to the crowd. “Life was kicking me in the teeth and I just wanted out.” That pivotal night in Hill’s garage eventually led to the creation of Zero Hour Expeditions, a program being assembled by Hill to help veterans who are struggling after coming home from war. Hill plans to take small groups of recent-
ly-returned veterans into the wilderness for 30 days in order to help them use the skills they’ve learned as soldiers to find peace after war. The 30 Days Hill is one of the many veterans who struggled after returning home to readjust to everyday civilian life. His own endeavors to find peace led him to the Wyoming wilderness, where his idea for a program to help others began to take form. “It’s about extracting the killer, but keeping the warrior,” said Hill. “What I’m trying to design is essentially a reverseboot camp, to find the off switch.” Participants will use techniques such as journaling, hiking, meditation, nutrition and yoga in an attempt to heal the mental wounds of being in battle. These methods were chosen after Hill decided to take a closer look at the symptoms and treatment of PostTraumatic Stress Disorder. “With all of my research I saw all of these individual things being used to help veterans, but no one ever took all these things and combine them together to create a lethal cocktail in one experience,” said Hill. He also kept the elements of military training in mind while
choosing what exactly veterans would be doing during the 30 days. Long hikes with heavy packs and charting routes with a map and compass are familiar to veterans. Hill hopes that exposing them to these conditions again— but this time with a different purpose— can help them reforge their instincts. “When we deploy, there are guys who are already there.
other veterans when they get out helps them feel like they’re not isolated from the rest of the world.” Hill hopes this intensive personal experience will be able to help those who are struggling despite the assistance currently available for veterans. “The V.A. is an exceptional organization— especially the Boise V.A.” said Hill. “I’m just trying to find an unconven-
“We’re deploying to peace, instead of war.”
Trevor Hill, Founder of Zero Hour Expeditions
So when you arrive as a new person, they show you how to survive in a war environment,” said Hill. “With Zero Hour Expeditions, we’re deploying to peace, instead of war. Or rather, they left the military to come home to a new war, which is a war against the loss of identity and the struggle to find out who you are.” However, according to Hill, the best medicine is being around those who have been through the same experience. This thought is shared by Sean Hunter, Veterans Outreach Coordinator at the Boise State Veteran Services Center. “What veterans need is a sense of belonging,” said Hunter. “Making connections with
tional approach to dealing with post-traumatic stress, instead of it using a one-size-fits-all kind of method. This program won’t necessarily be right for everyone. If I can impact 10 people’s lives, and if they become inspired and find their passion in life, then 10 will become 20 and then 30. It’ll trickle on from there.” The Beginnings Though the idea for Zero Hour Expeditions was crafted slowly in Hill’s mind as he healed, the program first began to take form when he met Kristen McDermott, a family therapist who took an interest in the project and eventually
donated $4,000. McDermott is now the president of Zero Hour Expeditions’ board of directors. The next step was taken in the early months of 2016, when Hill approached the Boise State Ethos Project, which was looking for students with good ideas to make a presentation at their symposium event. “Trevor was the very first person we met with,” said Rae Felte, Boise State graduate and co-founder of the Ethos Project. “He had a strong message from the very beginning.” After pitching his idea, Hill was coached by Boise State English Professor Kelly Myers, who helped him work on his presentation for the Symposium. “The main thing we worked on was a connection with the audience,” said Myers. “It was about how much of his personal story to share, how to share it and how intensely to share it. We talked a lot about the beginning. How uncomfortable you can make a crowd and still have them listening and connecting with you.” The Goals and Progress Since speaking at the Symposium in March, Hill has continued his endeavors and has reached out to more people to accomplish his goals. For now, a large part of Zero Hour
Expeditions’ development is finding individuals and organizations willing to donate. Guy Hudson, Boise State adjunct professor and board member of the Dove Foundation, became impressed with the project after Hill came to speak at Hudson’s UF 100 class. “(Guy) came home and was just so impressed by him,” said Laura Hudson, director of the Dove Foundation. “And we do have this foundation, so we decided to figure out if we could help him out.” The Dove Foundation granted Hill $10,000 to continue his work. Though many of details around Zero Hour Expeditions are still being hammered out, Hill has a clear idea of where he’d like it to go. His immediate goal is to become well established in Boise, working with Idaho veterans. In order to do that, Hill is looking to raise about $250,000. From there, he wants to expand the project into other states, and eventually into other countries, such as Canada, the UK and Australia. “I mention those three in particular because our allies fought in Iraq and Afghanistan as well,” said Hill. “They would benefit just like any American soldier from the healing that we’re trying to do here.”
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CULTURE David Brooks’ visit creates opportunity for student discussion Brandon Rasmussen Culture Editor
The squeaky red seats of the Morrison Center Auditorium were packed to full capacity as approximately 3,000 people eagerly waited for New York Times Columnist David Brooks to ar-
rive on stage. The audience members ranged from elderly community members to young, starry eyed first-year students, who clutched their copies of Brooks’ “The Road to Character,” this year’s Campus Read. Brooks’ appearance on Tuesday, Sept. 27 was a part of the Boise State Dis-
tinguished Lecture Series, which is put on each year by the Honors College. His book, which is being read and discussed in classrooms around the university this academic year, deals with what Brooks considers to be the decay of humility in our modern society. A few hours prior to the main event, Brooks took part in a small Q&A session with the Honors College. In attendance were Honors students such as Jake Weedn, a sophomore math major. “I appreciate what he’s doing, because I think he is right in that we are lacking in
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humility,” Weedn said. “I really like how he lays out clear examples to follow if we agree,” Weedn said. Brooks’ address to the Honors College was brief, but very directed toward students. “We— as a country and, certainly, we as an educational system— spend way too much time preparing people for their career and not enough time preparing for character,” Brooks said. This sentiment is prominent in his book, and was also present in the main event later that evening. Before taking questions from
the audience, Brooks laid out his thoughts on the importance of close interpersonal relationships and how they help build moral character. Though “The Road to Character” had some choice observations to make about the shortcomings of the Millennial generation, Brooks made it a point to discuss his feelings of optimism toward colleges and the learners being produced by them. “This is the most wholesome and responsible generation in history,” said Brooks. “If you want to feel good about the country,
hang around a college campus.” Though students and faculty have debated the merits of Brooks’ ideas, some say the debate is the entire point of the program in the first place. “I like the idea of a shared intellectual experience,” said PhD. Andrew Finstuen, dean of the Honors College. “He approaches these topics from a perspective that maybe not all student will agree with. So some students can hear these concepts of humility and purpose and be able to criticize them.”
If you want to feel good about the country, hang around a college campus. David Brooks, author and New York Times columnist
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Rachel Giacomino (left) and Evan Stevens (right) play the roles of Romeo and Juliet in the Theatre Art Department’s production of “Romeo & Juliet.”
Theatre Arts Department performs “Romeo & Juliet” Patty Bowen Editor-in-Chief
Hundreds of candles covered a long, dimly lit stage as crowds departed from their seats into the Morrison Center hallways. These crowds were coming from the Boise State Theatre Arts Department’s rendition of “Romeo & Juliet.” “Romeo & Juliet” is the first production in the Theatre Arts Department’s 2016-2017 Production Season and runs through Sunday, Oct. 9. “We usually only do one (performance of a Shakespeare play) every four years just so students get a shot at at least one Shakespeare play, but because the First Folio exhibit was in town, we thought it would be opportune to do a Shakespeare play at the time
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it was here,” said Gordon Reinhart, director of “Romeo & Juliet”. While laying out the set, Reinhart and the production crew tried the Globe Theatre’s stage by creating a long stage with two entrances. According to Reinhart, the First Folio gave the crew ideas about setting up the stage, including the large pieces of paper used for lighting and scenic effects throughout the show. “The idea of writing, because of the folio which was here, led us to paper,” Reinhart said. “We got on this idea of paper, as something fragile, so we could show destruction; we were seeking to set it in the world it is in.” Behind the sheets of paper, a large board is covered with graffiti; words and phrases overlap, covering the expanse
with sentiments of love. According to Reinhart, the wall served as a replica of a “wall in Verona, Italy where people put their love messages.” “This idea of a memorial— of wanting to record something, that felt like what the whole play was,” Reinhart said. “Right away, when I started working on (‘Romeo & Juliet’), I noticed it’s not first and foremost about love. It’s first and foremost about peace.” Reinhart explained that there is no lack of love in “Romeo & Juliet,” but “a lack of peace” and because of that “a lack of place for love to exist.” Despite being coined as passionate lovers, Reinhart felt both Romeo and Juliet did not act on their passions during the play. “(Passion) is what Romeo and Juliet are trying to nego-
tiate their way through,” Reinhart said. “They’re in love, but they’re not passionate. Everyone around them—Juliet’s mother and father—is passionate. (The play) is not about the passion, it’s about negotiating the love and finding peace.” When Reinhart was an undergraduate student, ‘Romeo & Juliet’ was the first performance he was a part of. When they first approached picking a work of Shakespeare to perform, being able to revisit the lines of play excited him. “We were thinking about something that could be small and youthful—it struck me that ‘Romeo & Juliet’ is a very youthful play and it would fit well with our actors and our students,” Reinhart said. “You think about all the other performances of ‘Romeo & Juliet’,
but it’s fun to be one of them.” Evan Stevens, the actor who played Romeo, found it challenging to distinguish his performance from other performances of “Romeo & Juliet,” and not play the “cliche ‘Romeo is sad here,’ ‘Romeo is happy here,’ and give the characters dimension.” “I found myself playing the opposite of what the characters should feel at some moments,” said Stevens. Rachel Giacomino, the actor who played Juliet, also found it to be challenging to distinguish her version of Juliet; the relationship she formed with Stevens during rehearsals helped them create their characters. “I tried to think, not only opposite of myself, but within myself, by choosing some of my own character traits to
incorporate in the character,” Giacomino said. Performances of “Romeo & Juliet” are on Thursday, Oct. 5 to Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. in the Danny Peterson Theatre in the Morrison Center. Advanced tickets are free for students with ID and $15 for the general public. “People come up to me after the show and tell me they didn’t realize it was all Shakespeare because they could understand it,” said Robyn Mankash, stage director of “Romeo & Juliet.”“(Reinhart) is really good at interpreting Shakespeare and getting actors to understand it.”
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CULTURE
Climate Action Rally encourages students to use clean energy Boise’s air was crisp as the sun beamed over the Idaho State Capitol Building on Saturday, Oct. 1. People of all ages gathered with signs in-hand, reading “Clean Energy For All.” The Idaho Sierra Club hosted the Second Annual Idaho Climate Action Rally, community members of all kinds presented on the dangers of climate change in Idaho and the opportunities Boiseans have to combat it. According to the Sierra Club’s Ready for 100 Percent Case Studies Report, clean energy is defined as carbon-free, pollution-free energy collected from renewable, sustainable
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ing on the climate--causing rises in sea level, the melting of snow and ice and the obvious increases in temperature. “Glaciers in the Himalayas are retreating so fast that researchers believe they could disappear by 2035,” Pierce said. Pierce said snow in the Boise mountains— where the Treasure Valley gets its water reservoir— is also retreating. “Fire seasons will be more severe and burn earlier in the season and continue to burn later. The Pioneer fire continues to burn our forests and our money, $100 million to date,” Pierce said. According to Pierce, an increase in winter and summer temperatures will cause insect outbreaks in the Boise forests
Last spring Boise State passed a resolution through their student senate asking for administrative leaders at the university to set a 100 percent campus wide community energy goal by 2035 - Zack Waterman, Idaho Sierra Club director sources, such as wind, solar, hydro, tidal and geothermal. Boise State has taken their own initiative in beginning a clean energy goal on campus. “Last spring, Boise State passed a resolution through the student assembly asking for administrative leaders at the university to set a 100 percent campus wide community energy goal by 2035, and for the administration to develop a climate action plan to make this a reality,” said Zack Waterman, Idaho Sierra Club director. Dr. Jen Pierce, associate professor in the Department of Geosciences, covered why the Idaho should be taking steps towards clean energy. Pierce first began researching climate change 17 years ago while studying wildfires, she noticed the serious impacts it was hav-
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and non-replacement forest following fires, which means “if the forest up at Bogus Basin burns, they might not grow back.” Dr. Pierce expressed concern for the future of Idaho and it’s environment. But the most important thing that she wanted students to know was that we as people are the cause of this global phenomenon. “People being the cause (for climate change) is not debated in the scientific community,” Pierce said. Ilana Rubel, house representative of District 18, explained her political intake on these climate changes. “I believe climate change is the existential threat of our time and we have a vanishing window to do something about it,” Rubel said.
Rubel said 80 percent of the people “running our state” are denying climate change, and their actions are producing results. Legislators made it difficult last year to create any new bike paths or greenbelts in the state. “We’re really running in the wrong direction as quickly as we can,” Rubel said. Rubel believes students can change everything in five weeks during the presidential election. She encourages everyone to vote and to spread the word about what’s happening in our ecosystem and environment. Pierce said students can ride their bikes or carpool to help decrease climate change. She also mentioned trying a plant based diet. “Animal agriculture is responsible for 51 percent of our greenhouse gasses and raising animals for food requires immense amounts of fossil fuel,” said Reed Burkholder, climate activist who spoke at the rally. Boise State has already started to work on its impact. The Micron Engineering building has solar panels that have the capacity to produce 25 kilowatts of power, or the equivalent of energy used by about five households. According to alumnus Marci Mattoon, the most important part is to show up. She said climate change is a trendy thing to care about, but it’s no help if students don’t show their support. “You need to take initiatives and do something rather than just talk about it,” Mattoon said. Casey Mattoon, Idaho Sierra conservation coordinator, ended the rally by explaining Boise is committed “to studying what a community wide renewable and clean energy goal
looks like.”
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SPORTS & REc Evan Werner Sports & Rec Editor Boise State is now ranked 19th in the Associated Press poll heading into week six with a 21-10 win over Utah State at home. Boise State not only got their first Mountain West conference win this season against Utah State, but also got some payback from last season when the Broncos lost to the Aggies, 52-26. Jermey McNichols was the big factor in the Saturday night game, after not being available against
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Utah State last season. “We are now 1-0 in conference play. I just told the team I was very proud how they went out there and played tonight. I think that’s a very good football team. After last year’s game, which I certainly didn’t talk much about this year, I think there were some demons we needed to exorcise tonight especially on the offensive side,” Coach Bryan Harsin said. With a packed crowd, fourth largest in Albertsons Stadium history, the
Broncos started off the scoring with a trick play, with a pass from Cedrick Wilson to McNichols for a 61-yard touchdown. “It’s pretty fun to be able to throw the ball in the game since it’s been a while and I just need to keep working on throwing it a little bit better,” Wilson said. After Boise State allowed a field goal— making the score 7-3— the scoring slowed down and the first half ended with the same score. Although the Broncos
won the game 21-10, Boise State seemed to start off slow and the offense just couldn’t get much going. The offense started to get things going in the second half, but nothing special in a game that was a little closer than comfort for most Bronco fans. “I thought the offense had an excellent week of practice. I thought this was our best week of practice we’ve had, we just faced a really good team that knows they’re coming into Albertsons Stadium,” said Coach Harsin.
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Boise State wins at home against Utah State
Boise State Hockey Club gets ready for another season after its first win building the organization to allow for the team to be impactful on campus; I want to get the voice out there that we have a hockey team.” This semester Wallingford opened up the Boise State Hockey Club to female players and has been working to increase social media presence of the club. “I would like to diminish the label Men’s from the Hockey Team; I want to open the door and window for Women’s Hockey on campus and in the community as a whole,” Wallingford said. “Before there wasn’t an outlet, so opening up the club allows (women) to participate in hockey and gain more members until they have enough numbers to be a competitive women’s division.” Samantha Johnson, freshman marketing major, joined the Boise State Hockey Club this semester and hopes to use her marketing experience to help the team’s presence grow online. “Hockey is a really good contact sport,” she said. “Most women’s sports aren’t contact sports. Hockey is a really good outlet to let out aggression.”
Patty Bowen Editor-in-Chief The Boise State Hockey Club is off to a good start to the season. After beating Washingford State 5-3 and 6-1 in their first match on Friday, Sept. 30, the team returned to Boise ready for their game on Thurs., Oct. 6 against Weber State. “During the first game we really experienced that team cohesion, a lot of new players were anxious to play,” said Michael Wallingford, President of the Hockey Club. “We did really well; they’re not used to playing with each other yet so (the first game) was about getting into those drills. The second game was a complete flip and we dialed in.” Last year, the Boise State Hockey Club made it to nationals and, in 2014, the club made it to nationals. During his time as president, Wallingford hopes to help the team get to nationals; he also hopes to help the team get into the D1 ranking next season. “My big thing is setting the foundation for the club to grow,” Wallingford said. “I am also
Johnson isn’t the only new member this year. According to Hockey Club Vice President Michael Guido, about 65 percent of the team was new. Since practice started up again in late August, the Washington game was the first opportunity players got to try out the formulas and techniques they had practiced since late August when the Hockey Club began practicing again. Despite the anticipation caused by the ratio of new players to old, Wallingford said, by the second game, the team was all on the same page while playing together. “We bond pretty well and see each other a lot during the week—whether it’s during
class or during practice,” Guido said. “We’re trying to get workouts going at the Rec and trying to get everyone more involved with community service around town.” Guido said all the proceeds of the Boise State Hockey Club’s Meals on Wheels Game on Nov. 13 will be donated to Meals on Wheels. Last year, the team raised $36 thousand for Meals on Wheels. In December, the team plans to volunteer at Meals on Wheels and help serve meals. Students who are interested in attending the Boise State Hockey Club’s games can check out their schedule on their website or Facebook.
UPCOMING GAMES
Boise State vs. Weber State CenturyLink Arena
Boise State vs. MT Tech
Thursday, October 6 8:00 PM
CenturyLink Arena
Boise State vs. Denver University
Saturday, October 8 6:30 PM
CenturyLink Arena
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Friday, October 7 7:30 PM
The Boise State Hockey Club beat Washington State 5-3 and 6-1 during their game on Friday, Sept. 30.
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RUGBY Riston Ramirez Sports & Rec Reporter
It has been a tough road to get Boise State Women’s Rugby recognized as an organized club sport at Boise State. Started in 2014 by Haley Gardner, Women’s Rugby found it hard to field a team. Since then, the team has been non-competitive until this year, 2016. Before that, the team scrimmaged other teams nearby; these were not organized through a league. Recently women’s rugby at Boise State was recognized as a competitive club sport at Boise State. Jared Cox, the assistant director of Recreational Sports at Boise State, first recognized the team as a club which helped coaches then begin to try and enter a competitive division. This year for the first time ever, the Women’s Rugby team has joined a competitive conference. Women’s Rugby is now a
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part of the Rocky Mountain Conference. This conference is a NCAA Division II conference that includes two Divisions. Boise State is in the north division with Montana State, Utah State and Idaho State. The south division includes Colorado Mesa, Colorado Mines, Colorado-Colorado Springs, Northern Colorado and Wyoming. President of the club, Hannah Georges, said she was recently introduced to the sport. Coming from Eagle High School, Georges’ friend asked her to come out and play, because they needed more girls. “At first I thought I wouldn’t like it, but now I am President of the club here at Boise State,” said Georges. Georges says that the hardest part of getting the club going is numbers. She thinks girls are less interested in Rugby, because it’s a contact sport. Rugby can be played with seven or 15
people. Georges said that they have 20 active members in the club right now, but are always looking for more so they can comfortably field a team. Sometimes the team has to play with only seven women. “The club has done a great job this year reaching out to new Boise State students and getting organized,” said Cox. Currently there is a president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary. Georges said her goals, as well as the team’s goals, are to “make a name for ourselves, be the top team in our conference, and get to a NCAA position.” Both Cox and Georges proudly said the team got their first ever win ever as a team, on Sept. 17 against Idaho State. The next match will be against Utah State on Oct. 17.
Boise State Women’s Soccer beats Wyoming Kalvyn Kerring Staff Writer
Boise State Women’s Soccer competed against Wyoming this past Friday, Sept. 23, at the Boas Soccer Complex. This was the first game of the season in Mountain West play, and the Broncos began with a win, 1-0, breaking their eight non-win streak. “I’m really proud of us winning a game like that. We had played medium, played well, played poor and not found a way to win. We found a way today,” said Head Coach Jim Thomas. Raimee Sherle, a freshman at Boise State, scored a goal in the first half allowing the Broncos to take the lead over Wyoming’s Cowgirls. The girls kept their lead throughout the game. The goal was set up by a power kick from senior Kayla Tucker who kicked the ball over the field to Sherle, who was then able to outrun the defense to send the ball right into the net. This was Tucker’s 13 career assist,
making her second on Boise State’s career assists list. Sherle now has two goals this season, her first was on Aug. 19 in the season opener against Idaho State. Wyoming took 10 shots in the second half but keeper, Janelle Flores, and fellow Bronco teammates, blocked each one. Flores made her first shutout in this game since Oct. 25, 2015. “We were aggressive from the start, that’s one thing we have been working on all season. It was great to come out and feel good about the game.The second half we were defending a lot but I am proud we kept the ball out of the net.” said forward Sarah Taylor, junior majoring in health science and pre-med. “We are excited to play, we had a rough pre-season but to start on a clean state feels great,” said Taylor. The next Bronco Women’s Soccer game will be against San Jose State Friday, Oct. 7 at 4 p.m. at Boas Soccer Complex.
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