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During the march Monday morning, participants made way to the Capitol Building to show their support for civil rights.
MLK’s message continues Bryce DuhamZemberi Journalist
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Four score and two years ago, (Jan. 15, 1929) an icon was born. Today, Martin Luther King Jr.’s message inspires Boise natives to celebrate diversity and accrue new civil rights for those who have yet to obtain full protection under the law. The demonstration began Monday in the Student Union Building where activists gathered with kindled spirits and colorful signs. The day’s brisk, snowy air did not discourage protesters, as University Drive soon filled with the warm possibility for complete equality of all peoples. Boise State students played an integral part of Monday’s rally. The event was organized by junior Ashley Magin, co-chair of the MLK Living Legacy Committee. Several
students also spoke at the rally. “It (MLK demonstration) is something that really brings the community together, as you can here, there are so many different people here of all shapes and sizes, of all different organizations coming together for a common purpose,” Magin, a biology major, said. Along the march, protesters chanted, “Two, four, six, eight, Idaho is too great for hate.” Kerri McCanna, 37, marched along holding a rainbow-striped flag with a peace sign affixed in the center. “Unless we can work together and treat everyone as though they are an equal creation, we will not survive this adolescent stage our country is in,” McCanna said. King preached this: society cannot thrive when the lie of inferiority is accepted as truth in society. To King and his fol-
lowers, everyone is equal, no matter how “inferior” a person is deemed. Protester Ashley Dowdle from Phi Alpha honor society and a senior studying social work, explained why this march is so important to her. “It’s about rights, not beliefs. There is used to be the belief that blacks were inferior … there were Jim Crow Laws. That’s a society I wouldn’t want to live in, that’s why I’m here,” Dowdle said. Students and community members alike then took a right on Capitol Boulevard where the movement gathered for a succession of likeminded speakers advocating King’s spirit. Senior Nathan Eggleston, member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity, spoke at Monday’s rally. “Live that you might be judged not by the color of
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your skin, the language you might speak, your class, your caste, your gender or gender identity, your religion, your nationality, your intellectual or physical disability, your creed, your tribe, your sexual orientation, your age, your family status, your access to education, your employment or lack thereof,” Eggleston said. “Live that you might be judged solely by the content of your character.” Civil rights have come a long way since the time of racially segregated buses and schools. But as King once said, “Progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.” According to Eggleston, there are more individual rights that have yet to be obtained. “Human rights and equality might visit us for a brief mo-
As technology grows, new activities are invented. One example of these activities is surfing the internet. Ever since Wikipedia and Google, students have been clicking through domains to find relevant and new information. Scouring the internet, The Arbiter has found a handful of websites that students may find useful.
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SuperCook.com A website, slash, super-food collider. Users input various ingredients and SuperCook recalls recipes with those only. Munchie curator galore.
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TheUniversityBlog.uk
TheUniversityBlog.uk is an inspirational blog that gives a plethora of advice from studying tips to socializing. Blogs are humorous, light and clever. The blogger has a passion for higher education and wants to improve the life of collegiate students.
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Cramster.com Procrastination is like the flu—it comes out once a year and it’s never expected or convenient. Cramster.com provides a remedy for the overwhelmed brain. Students add homework questions to a database of students who are on the Cramster.
BrokeGradStudent.com
Self-explanatory blog where a grad student attempts to repays $ 20,000 in student loans by blogging. Archived blogs come in a variety of themes including college life and weekly roundups. BrokeGradStudent.com has repaid $ 8,680.91 dollars.
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ment but there is still work to be done,” Eggleston said. Sophomore Shaila Schmidt held a sign reflecting uncompleted civil rights: “Add the words Idaho” is in reference to Idaho’s lack of civil rights for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) community. “It’s telling representatives to add gender identity and sexual orientation to the Idaho Bill of Rights,” Schmidt said. In some states constitution like California, a line has been added to that states Bill of Rights to protect gender identity and sexual orientation from discrimination. The spirit of activism reminded participants to speak up. According to King, “A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.”
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Reddit.com
A source for categorizing popular and relevant information. Users submit themed articles to a specific sub reddit community, where that reddit community rates up or down the relevance and popularity of submitted articles.
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HackCollege.com
A website designed for the “Web 2.0” student. The website’s approach to higher education is to provide open-source advice. Students can get advice on almost anything from Windows and Mac tips to packing tips.
Prezi.com
An online graphic presentation generator that interacts with the user’s ability to create graphically engaging presentations. Users can create an account or login with Facebook.
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