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Presidential hopefuls vie for votes
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ust shy of six weeks from Election Day, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney are seeking to illustrate where they stand on the issues. “Generally there are key issues students or younger voters are usually interested in. Education funding is always a big one, key social issues— but in this particular election with traditional issues so important, I would imagine that young voters are just as concerned as older voters with the main issues,” said Justin Vaughn, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of political science. “Those primary issues are at the forefront of everybody’s mind.” Students in Vaughn’s class care about a variety of issues, significant ones being healthcare and the Affordable Care Act. Other points of contention include the war in Afghanistan, whether and how fast to pull the troops out pull out of Photocourtesy mct campus
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wars and immigration. ways be “picking the lesser of important to students. “Because our political press two evils.” “The Obama campaign is both so commercial and so Although she would like to doesn’t talk a lot about the partisan, I would suggest look- see more parties, Hornecker complex, confusing parts of ing at alternative sources of in- recognizes it is not feasible. She it. Instead they talk about the formation,” Vaughn said. “The finds women’s issues critical, small, discrete, popular things BBC’s coverage of American which she believes are better like getting rid of the preexistpolitics is far better than any- addressed by the Democratic ing condition discrimination thing you’re going to find on party. She also takes issue with and allowing young Ameritelevision in the United States.” a video that emerged last week cans to stay on their parents’ Although, the national me- of Romney discussing his be- insurance for longer. Those are dia coverage impor tant focuses on things, but the Demothey are also cratic and Generally there are key issues students or younger very minor Republican voters are usually interested in. Education funding is components candidates of the packalways a big one. for the presiage,” Vaughn —Justin Vaughn, Ph.D. dency, it is said. important A critical to note other candidates play a lief that many Obama voters aspect of any election is being role in election outcome. Gary like to be dependent on gov- able to differentiate candidates’ Johnson, a former governor of ernment. Hornecker was in stances. An area where this New Mexico, has been named a situation where, for a short holds particularly true is tax the Libertarian nominee and is time, she had to depend on reform. currently set to appear on the the government and that assis“Romney’s telling people ballot in 47 states, including tance was a life-saver. Obama’s going to raise your Idaho. Ron Paul will likely play “I needed help getting taxes. Obama’s telling people a role as a write-in candidate. back up on my feet. There’s Romney’s going to cut taxes Geneva Hornecker, a senior nothing wrong with that,” for rich people,” Vaughn said. philosophy major believes that Hornecker said. “Both campaigns realize we in a two party system it will alHealthcare is another issue need more revenue in this
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country. We don’t have enough and we’re finding it by getting it from China, and so both of them are looking at the people as places to get more money from, but looking at different groups of people. Barack Obama is looking at the rich people who he feels don’t pay enough. Mitt Romney is saying there are people here who aren’t paying anything and they should pay more.” Rus Yazdanpour, a senior majoring in Spanish and mathematics, supports Obama’s policies making higher education more affordable through Pell Grant funding. “If it weren’t for something like that going to school at Boise State would be either a debt incurring process or a very laborious process,” Yazdanpour said. “He makes my life as a student easier.”
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Theatre Arts hosts artistic director The Department of Theatre Arts will host Wendy Goldberg, artistic director of the National Playwrights Conference at the O’Neill National Theater Center, on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 1 and 2. The O’Neill received the 2010 Regional Theatre Tony Award. Goldberg is the first woman to run the conference and was named artistic director at the
age of 31. She is a distinguished theatre director, having worked at such companies as the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., the Actors Theater of Louisville, Hartford Stage, the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She also served as creative adviser for the Tonynominated “Rock of Ages” on Broadway.
Boise State enters partnership with Korean University Boise State has signed a new international agreement with Korean partner Chungnam National University. Boise State Provost Martin Schimpf and faculty members Young Kyun Baek, Arturo Rodriguez and Stan Steiner recently visited Daejeon City, Korea, to formally sign a 1+3 program agreement, which means students will spend one year at their home university and three years at
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Boise State, ultimately graduating with a Boise State degree. The program will begin in spring 2014 for 25-30 Korean students in a variety of majors. This program will be the first 1+3 agreement for Boise State and Korean universities and is part of Boise State’s internationalization mission. Boise State currently has about 40 agreements with international universities.
Avoid identity theft, attend Shred Fest Boise State’s Information Security Services team is partnering with Mark Johnson Shredding Service to present Shred Fest 2012. Join them on the Quad from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 9-11. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to protect yourself
Some of the most prominent and respected historians of the American Civil War will be at Boise State on Oct. 25 for a major, day-long conference titled, “Why the Civil War Still Matters.” The event is open to the public and will be held in the Student Union Simplot Ballroom.
lunch, will be waived for any current high school or college student. Advance registration is required and can be done online at www.andruscenter.org, where the full conference schedule also is posted. If you have questions, email info@ andruscenter.org or call 426-3777.
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SemesterKey unlocks book options Emilee Ayers Staff Writer
Bronco Abroad: Local friends pay off Last year’s Breaking News Editor Suzanne Craig chronicles her adventures while studying abroad in Sweden. Friend-families are amazing. Most study abroad offices have some form of “get to know the locals” program, either by organizing meetings with local students or setting you up with a local family. The program I am attending offers two options, the buddy program where you are matched with a local student, and the friend-family program. The friend-family program is like a host-family, except you don’t live with them. This grants flexibility to say, “No, I don’t really want to do that” to a friend family that you wouldn’t necessarily have with a host family. The degree of separation makes it more comfortable for many since they’re not thrown headfirst into living with strangers. My friend-family has horses and the mother specifically requested the study abroad office find an English speaking student with horse-knowledge. Filling out the interest surveys that the foreign offices send you can pay off. Maybe not with something as convenient as horse-enthusiasts matching up, but if you mention cooking as a hobby, they won’t match you up with someone who indicates they live off fast-food. As efficient as the matching system is, without effort the friend-family program won’t do much for you. Without being willing to say, meet up for lunch or go to their house for a weekend, the main benefits of the program are lost. Spending a weekend in the beautiful Swedish countryside learning how to talk about horses in Swedish was the equivalent of a godsend. Other students’ friendfamilies have taken them to the farmer’s market and shown them the best deals. Some others have gone on outings to nearby cities by train to show them the sights. The only thing I haven’t heard about is a negative experience regarding friend-families. The system works well, since the only people who get signed up for it are the people who express interest in it.
As many students this year are becoming more and more aware of just how expensive college is, one student offers a fresh alternative to save money and to network with other students across the nation. Matthew Willis, a fifthsemester nursing student at Boise State, has created a nonprofit website called SemesterKey that is a great alternative to paying full price for textbooks. The website itself is simple enough to understand and signing up is just as easy. Students anywhere in the nation can create an account using their e-mail address, name and telephone number. From that point on every user has access to not only other users, but Craigslist and other textbook-selling websites as well. One just enters in a title, author, isbn number, THE ARBITER/Archive or a keyword and the search starts. The search goes viral Matt Willis offers students an alternative method for selling and buying textbooks through his website. and is compared against 45 million textbooks available books became a reality. need of the book or who are most expensive last. It also reasons that largely deal with online, resulting in a list that “I started doing it and the willing to sell a book. This tells students where the book money regarding different can cover the broadest topics ideas just started getting bet- creates a strong local and is coming from, if it is new or isbn numbers or universityto the narrowest ones. ter and better,” Willis said. national connection of stu- used, and options to buy or specific textbooks that can “My initial goal was just And after learning the web- dents as far as Pennsylvania rent. Additionally, as men- only be found through camto create a meeting place site and code lingo Semester- who are willing to buy and tioned earlier, new to Semes- pus resources. for students to find their Key was launched this past sell used textbooks and get terKey is the link between “To me it’s kind of crooked books from fellow students,” January. “You know it went good money back. In short, searches and Craigslist. While but that type of stuff, business Willis said. from just like a place where the more students who join, the benefits are good there is practices, really got under my The idea to create a dif- you post your books to an ac- the more likely students a big flaw that students are skin,” Willis said. ferent means of getting text- tual system.” To ease the stress of the are to find the sought after coming across when using books started in 2006 when SemesterKey. The problem cost for students, Willis is Once the book entered in textbook. Willis realized that expensive the search is found, users are One feature SemesterKey is there are books that cannot working on a form within textbooks were just becom- given two options: either sell offers is finding the cheapest be found on the SemesterKey the website that students can ing another hardship in the a book or buy a book. Both price for a seller’s book. If a website, even after the search manually fill out and find an cost of a college education. options instantly network student needs a book, the has run through 45 million exact book, whether the isbn The idea flourished after hun- the buyer or seller (via login price listings are given to in textbooks. This is in part due is different or if it is universidreds of dollars spent on text- e-mail) to people either in order of the cheapest first and to university and publisher ty-specific.
Battalion works with weapons, helicopters Lauren Hooker Staff Writer
“Sound off from the back!” “One!” “Two!” “Three!” 34 Boise State Army ROTC cadets packed themselves into a school bus on Thursday afternoon for their weekly lab training. This week’s lab? Helicopters and weapon simulation at Gowen Field, home to the Idaho Air National Guard 124th Fighter Wing. For many of the cadets, this rare opportunity was their first helicopter experience. Prior to flying, the group was debriefed on passenger protocol, including safety precautions, emergency procedures and general flight information. The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk a four-blade, two-engine helicopter used for combat seats 11 people, and can fly up to 142 knots, or 163 mph. The flight stretched from Gowen Field to Boise State to Bogus Basin to Arrowrock Dam back to Gowen Field; all in 30 minutes. “I’ve ridden probably eight
or ten times,” said senior An- training operation, cadets have to reload and rerack. In One goal of the Bronco drew Clarke, a communica- hopped in an enclosed trailer the M-16s, you have to take Battalion is basic leadertion major. “It’s a lot of fun with an armored vehicle the magazine out.” ship, and senior cadets are when they do a lot of maneu- surrounded by projector Cadets are surrounded responsible for planning a vers, which they said they are screens, which simulate by a 360-degree realistic, lab training each week. today. When you’re just doing traveling in a convoy. virtual world, which allows “The biggest thing is normal missions like we did in “It teaches you how to the replication of combat learning how to lead solannual training, we just flew react,” said Garrett Wat- scenarios. Cameras in the diers,” said Jon Ansotegui, straight, flat, out into the des- tier, a senior criminal justice simulator are laser-sen- a senior psychology major. ert, landed, got off. So it’s just major. “All of the weapons sored, and detect weapons “It’s the cornerstone of what like flying in any airplane, if work like real weapons. You and movement. we’re taught.” you’re just going straight.” While waiting for their turn to fly, cadets attended a seminar conducted by Chief Warrant Officer Sears. The seminar detailed the functions and parts of the newest edition to Gowen Field: the Boeing AH-64 Apache, with increased digital connectivity, more accurate weapon systems and improved landing gear. The Apache is equipped with night vision, multiple guns and a hard drive to store flight footage. Fuel is measured in pounds, and the Apache can hold up to 3,080 pounds of fuel, and burn up to 1,000 pounds of fuel in an hour of flight, depending on elevaCODY FINNEY/THE ARBITER tion and temperature. At the vehicle convoy Cadets ready to fly helicopters and work with weapons in a weekly lab training.
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SUPS returns to the SUB patio Jupiter Holiday and Acorn Project share talents with students Matt Shelar Staff Writer
Jordan Lehman, freshman business and economics major, was one of the many students who stopped by the Student Union patio on Friday afternoon to enjoy the music of Jupiter Holiday and Acorn Project. This free concert was part of the Student Union Performance Series (SUPS) arranged by the Student Union Fine Arts program. “If your head wasn’t bobbing, you probably weren’t there,” Lehman said.
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Jupiter Holiday plays on the SUB patio for SUPS.
To begin the show, Jupiter Holiday broke the silence with a “jam that was quite funk-tastic,” according to
Matt Hodel, sophomore business and finance major. Comprising this local quartet was guitarist/lead vocalist Michael Bassett, drummer/lyricist Jason Grazian, bassist Kreed Kleinkopf and guitarist Shaun Palmer. Though the outfit has a very diverse influential background, they don’t tend to lean in any one direction when writing music. To make a song, Bassett or Palmer will come up with a riff or Bassett or Grazian will write down lyrics and the rest of the band will collectively cater to everything else. “It’s very open-ended as far as the creative process goes,” Grazian said. Jupiter Holiday plans to release their next album before the end of the year. Fans of
progressive rock mixed with a hint of psychedelic funk and a dash of Rush-esque live performance sound, can stay updated by liking their Facebook page.
Acorn Project
Since 2002, Acorn Project of Bellingham, Wash. has rocked the music scene. The sextet is currently made up of Kevin “Kreestoe” Chryst, lead guitarist Tristan Currin, keyboardist/vocalist Oskar Kollen, saxophonist/vocalist Sam Lax, guitarist/vocalist Andy Pritiken and bassist Scott “T-Bone” Vailancourt. The group was in Boise for a few weekend shows and were made aware of SUPS by “Downtown” Seth Brown of To Entertain U. “It’s amazing the sound
you can get when you mix a synth with sax,” freshman Miranda Boote said about the band’s sound. The band members agree it’s easier to make music with a collection of six people. “The trick is finding where to put each part of music to fill in the sound,” Kollen said. Though every member has input when creating their music, Pritiken is the chief lyricist; and he is said to be a master of making up lyrics on the spot. “It’s an exciting time for music,” Pritiken said. The group plans to come back to Boise for shows to come. For more information on Acorn Project visit their Facebook page.
Try it with Tabby: Beading Tabitha Bower
Arts and Entertainment Editor
There are many hidden gems in the Treasure Valley. Orchard Street in particular holds an abundance of these gems in the forms of crystals, stones, blown glass, silver, bronze, pearls and more. This week, while grabbing some Vietnamese cuisine on the North side of Orchard, I stumbled upon an unassuming shop; simple in looks from the outside but homing millions of multi-colored beads. While beading may not spark interest in many, this outlet of individualization offers multiple options aside from necklaces and bracelets. “You can make Christmas ornaments, cocktail rings, all sorts of things,” said Katie Dorn, Need to Bead employee. “There is the soldering
class and sometimes during Halloween we will do a creepy critters class. It varies and depends on what people ask for.” Upon entering the world of beading, I was given the option of taking a class, buying beads to create at home, or staying in the shop to create with the help of employees. Seeing as I have never beaded previously, I decided to bead in-house with Dorn as my crutch. My first decision was where to start. The room was packed full of beads of all shapes and sizes, individual and stringed and ranging in medium from clay to glass and pewter. “The best way to start is to think of an outfit to match a piece to,” Dorn said. “Or you could just walk around until something strikes you.” I chose to walk around and look at every bead before I made any decisions. Three
loops around the shop and half an hour later, I had found two silver flowers and a green spherical bead with intentions of making a necklace. From there I walked around several more times matching other beads and charms to my initial centerpiece. With all of the options to choose from, it was easy to see how individualized this art truly is. “The fact that you can make anything your own makes it unique,” Dorn said. “Nobody’s is ever going to be the same. You can make the same thing and it will always look a little different.” Once my beads were laid out in the pattern I had chosen, the stringing and clasping processes became an art form in themselves. With multiple foreign tools and beads for crimping and attaching, I was glad to have Dorn to walk me through the steps.
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Tabitha Bower creates a beaded necklace at Need to Bead.
In the end, I came out with a new piece of jewelry for just a fraction of the price it would have been if I had purchased it pre-made. Before leaving it was impossible not
to peruse through the beads one last time, making a plan for the next time, but I will take Dorn’s advice and come with a plan in mind on my next visit.
“It is fun and addictive,” Dorn said. “It is a lot less expensive than going out to buy something for yourself and you have more input on what it looks like.”
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German Week Lederhosen races take the Quad Matt Shelar Staff Writer
Breakfast eggs Lauren Hooker Staff Writer
As college students, we are all busy. Managing our hectic class, work and social schedules can be stressful enough. Add in thoughts of the dreaded freshman 15, and things go haywire. Aside from worries of weight gain, food is our number one source of health-boosting goodness, food for the brain and the body. “Hooker in the Kitchen” is designed to help you make healthy choices, leading you away from the many tempting fast food options and instead offering up fast, easy and budget-friendly weekly recipes. With fall upon us, mornings of cold cereal, mixed fruit and smoothies are soon-to-be part of our summertime past. Don’t settle for a boring plate of eggs, bacon and oatmeal in the upcoming chilly months! Despite the negativity surrounding them, eggs are a wonderful source of protein and amino acids. Eaten in moderation, eggs provide vitamin D, as well as healthy fat, which is essential for healthy skin and hair. Kale acts as a great sidekick in this dish, offering up a monstrous 1327 percent the recommended daily amount of vitamin K. Toss in some bacon and Parmesan, and you have a breakfast of champions. Serves two. What you’ll need: 2 ramekins (tiny ceramic baking dishes) Non-stick cooking spray 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 4 eggs 2 tablespoons bacon crumbles 1/4 cup kale, chopped 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded or grated Salt and pepper What to do: 1. Preheat oven to 375. Grease the ramekins with the non-stick cooking spray. 2. Crack two eggs into each ramekin. Do not break the yolk. 3. Sprinkle cheese, bacon crumbles, seasoning and kale on top of eggs. 4. Bake for 15 minutes. Less time for runnier yolks, more time for firm yolks.
As German foreign-exchange student Caroline Collet chuckled approvingly at Americans attempting to bring a “little bit of Germany” to Boise, she was able to let out only a few words: “We like it here very much.” Boise State’s second annual German Language Week began on Sept. 24. The event was put on by the German Club and coordinated by Rebecca Sibrian, lecturer of German. This was Sibrian’s first year as the director of the week-long occasion and her goal this year was to push for more on-campus involvement by encouraging more members-to-be to sign up and volunteer. This task was one the
club had very little trouble accomplishing, as by the first day they received over 100 sign-ups. This trounced their original goal of about 30 hopefuls. First in the queue of things to do were the Lederhosen Races, which were held on the quad. This was a competition where teams of two fit into one pair of giant trousers and raced against each other. There were competitors who shared in the afternoon fun and a variety of Megan Riley/THE ARBITER prizes were given on the Lederhosen races took place on the Quad during German Week. spot to the winners. The objective of holding Also taking place campus during the course Though there was mothe races was to “make fun throughout the entire of the week. tivation to win the hunt, of German stereotypes,” The first place winner participants said they Sibrian said. By doing this, week was the Schnitzeljagd the club aimed to break in- (scavenger hunt). The mis- received a 16-gigabyte had a terrific time while ternational barriers, hence sion of this contest was for iPod Touch, while all other also accomplishing the this year’s theme, “Think members to complete 25 winners were given iTunes goal of the entire event: random tasks throughout gift cards. Get involved. Transatlantic.”
Poet Myung Mi Kim speaks as part of MFA reading series Shontelle Reyna Staff Writer
The Farnsworth room, a space the size of a small classroom, was alive with feelings of anticipation, excitement and intimidation on Friday, Sept. 28 as students, faculty and community members awaited a reading by poet Myung Mi Kim. The reading was part of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing reading series. Walking by the merchandise table which the library provided with two of Myung Mi Kim’s amaz-
ing books was Charles Gable admiring both. Gable graduated from Boise State with his MFA in poetry last year and has continued to come back for the MFA reading series at the university. “Kim was one of the first really difficult poets that I got really excited about in college,” Gable said. According to Gable, this reading series is impressive when compared to others in the country. “[It is] really strange that it is maybe one of the best reading series anywhere—in Boise rather than somewhere else,”
Gable said. Cheyenne Parry, sophomore majoring in communications and English, said she was eager to hear Kim’s reading as well. Once Kim entered the room the anticipation Patrick Sweeney/THE ARBITER could be felt from the Myung Mi Kim reads her poetry in the SUB. crowd. She was introduced by a first year MFA stu- ning. I think that is some- tion with her poetry and dent who described her thing to be celebrated,” mind opening, speculative ideas. as a “challenging and re- Kim said. Kim read bits from all “It’s not about the difnowned writer.” of her books and tried to ferences, alterity of any Before she started her reading she addressed the help the audience under- kind, but figuring what stand what is written. you might be able to add audience. Kim is a postmodern- to it,” Kim said. “It is really “I think that it’s wonderful that we are all here in ist by all definitions. She a question about how you this room on a Friday eve- kept the audience’s atten- pay attention.”
Language skits close German Week Lauren Jacob Staff Writer
Last Thursday, as the fourth day of festivities for German Week at Boise State, a German 303 class put on skits to showcase their German language knowledge. The entire week featured “Think Transatlantic” themed events which were put on by students and professors. “We’re trying to keep students involved in different ways,” said Beret Norman, German 303 professor and organizer of the German language skits. Three teams of students performed skits in the Student Union Building’s Special Events Center that afternoon. They were all fully performed in German and dem-
onstrated the students’ abilities to speak the language. The three skits performed each had German titles. One, which in English translated to “The Foreigner,” was created by students who performed it while the other two, “Nice Changes” and “Potato Salad” were pulled from a book.
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Chick-fil-A has been a big deal the past couple months, so it wasn’t a surprise when they made headlines once again mid-September. As Chick-fil-A has two locations in Idaho currently, one of them being in the Boise State Student Union Building, students are keen to stay up-todate with the philosophy carried by the chain and what they do with their money. In mid-July, Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy said to Baptist Press he and his company were staunchly against same-sex marriage, putting the chain at the center of a whirlwind culture war resulting in boycotts and anti-boycotts across the country. Two months later, on Sept. 18, Chicago civil rights group the Civil Rights Agenda announced in a press release, “Alderman Proco Joe Moreno confirmed that Chick-fil-A will no longer give money to anti-gay organizations and that they have clarified in an internal document that the company will treat every person equally, regardless of sexual orientation.” The LGBT community and supporters rejoiced across the country. But it sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, Moreno may have spoken too soon. Melissa Gray of CNN
said this month that Dan Cathy is publicly contradicting what his company executives said. On Sept. 21, Mike Huckabee posted a comment on his website from Cathy stating Chick-fil-A had not agreed to change their stance. Cathy said, “There continues to be erroneous implications in the media that Chick-fil-A changed our practices and priorities in order to obtain permission for a new restaurant in Chicago. That is incorrect. Chick-fil-A made no such concessions, and we remain true to who we are and who we have been.” So much for the dream that America would no longer be split by a chicken sandwich and waffle fries. But, just for a second, imagine if the franchise did decide to stop funding antigay organizations. Instead of being separated by the political leanings of a fast food chain president we could spend our time focusing on other things. If Cathy had decided to stop his donations and focus his money on more constructive organizations, it would be amazing. Not only would it reassure the American public what we believe about civil rights matters but it would also bring us that much closer to a more accepting America.
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Campus engulfed in food politics At Boise State the name “Chick-fil-A” can cause a host of different emotions in students from the pleasure they extract from its sandwiches, to disdain at its political positions. Chick-fil-A has caused controversy in recent months as they have donated upwards of $2 million dollars to anti-gay organizations such as Exodus International, and the Family Research Council (FRO),
two famously anti-homosexual organizations. By law, such donations are protected constitutionally, but one must wonder why companies feel the need to thrust themselves into a political spotlight? According to a poll conducted by the New York Times in May of 2012, samesex marriage supporters are now a majority in the United States. As Kraft found out, it is financially beneficial to take a stance on same-sex marriage. Kraft releaseed the multi-colored “Pride Cookie,” during gay pride week in San
Francisco, which was largely successful. Through all this political noise, politics in restaurants has made students uneasy as it can often feel that every dollar spent may be headed in a direction they don’t agree with. It seems this debacle of food-gone-political began with the popular fast-food burger joint, Carl’s Jr., in 1941, when the restaurant was founded. From the early days, Carl’s Jr. thrust itself into political spotlights across the western United States, supporting right-wing candidates, anti-
abortion policies, and later on, anti-gay organizations. After Carl’s Jr. founder Carl Karcher’s death, one AP story quoted a former Carl’s Jr. employee speaking of Karcher saying, “He was reviled by abortion rights activists for his contributions to anti-abortion groups and his oft-repeated story about talking a Carl’s Jr. employee out of an abortion.” Gay rights groups dubbed his hamburgers “bigot burgers” after Karcher supported a 1978 proposition that would have allowed school boards to fire teachers who were gay or
advocated homosexuality. Regardless of personal standing pertaining to these issues, actions like these leave one wondering why it is that every meal purchased has now become a statement of political association. In the case of Chick-fil-A which was opened on campus two years ago, campus reaction has been diverse to say the very least. Just a stone’s throw away on campus is Starbucks—another company that has thrown itself into the political game, but on the opposing side of companies like
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According to Albert Parayre, who plans to teach Spanish after graduation, 30 percent of the Boise area population speaks Spanish. Korean, surprisingly, is proving valuable in the field of engineering. “The Colleges of Education and Engineering have forged ties with universities in South Korea, so there are many opportunities for Boise State students to continue their study of Korean,” said Boucher. While Latin is rarely required by prospective employers, it is still vital in areas such as law and medicine. Students of philosophy, religion and literature will also find that Latin enables them to better understand what they are learning, and give them access to readings that non-Latin-speaking students can’t understand. Musicians also find reading and speaking Latin to be helpful. While not spoken locally as much as Spanish, French is spoken on five continents, and is one of only two official working languages (the other being English) of the United Nations, UNESCO, NATO and the International Olympic Committee. It’s the official language of 33 countries, second only to English. That’s a powerful reason to consider the language. “Recent Boise State French majors have secured full-time employment in the Treasure Valley as translators/interpreters for international corporations and French teachers in area high After speaking with other students who are working toschools, while others have gone wards fluency in other languages, I’ve found that learning on to pursue graduate studies any language is difficult, not just German. I think several in fields such as French, linguisstudents choose to learn a language other than German tics and medicine, or traveled to because German is intimidating. For instance, the GerFrance to teach English through man word for “merger” is der Unternehmenszusammenthe French Ministry of Educaschluss. —Sarah Ober tion,” said Mariah Devereux Herbeck, associate professor of study abroad or travel if you can. Even after seven French. “With approximately 2,400 U.S. companies with years of study, I feel like I’ll never quite be fluent. However, I wouldn’t say that the actual language offices in France generating nearly a quarter of a classes take too much more work than any other million jobs, and, as the third most frequentlyclass. It tends to take more time for me to read or spoken non-English language in the United States, write something in French than it would in English, French is useful the world over,” added Dr. Kim but from what I’ve seen the professors are aware of Carter-Cram, a lecturer in the Modern Languages department. that and plan accordingly.” German also offers a huge boost to résumés as Despite the difficulty of learning, many students choose to study a second language to improve their one of the strongest countries in Europe economijob prospects upon graduation. In terms of sheer cally. And in addition to job prospects, German can numbers, Spanish is usually the first option that offer educational opportunities. Ober notes that the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) comes to mind. By 2050, the United States will be the largest has many grants and scholarships and research felSpanish-speaking country in the world, according lowships available for students from the United to Luis Eduardo Gomez, a Spanish professor at States who want to study abroad. “Right now there is a huge push for American Boise State. In addition, Spanish is the third most common language used on websites (680 million), students to pursue their academics in Germany, and behind English (one billion) and Mandarin Chi- the German government is making it easy for those nese (980 million). Spanish and American Sign students to apply, find money, and move abroad,” Language are often beneficial in occupations such Ober said. “ I can’t imagine why anyone wouldn’t as health professions, education and interpretation. want to take advantage of that opportunity.” A quick job search in the newspaper will show just how popular the demand for Spanish speakers is in Idaho, as well as how much of a pay increase it can offer. who plan to enlist in the military at some point have found that knowing Arabic can open up opportunities for them professionally. Much of Mandarin Chinese’s difficulty stems from its use of Chinese characters, but this is considered a bonus to students who appreciate it as an artistic challenge. The same can be said of Japanese. “Japanese can be a very tough language to learn, and it does require a lot of time and dedication,” said Kaylee Del Rio, a history major in her senior year. “It is a challenge, but it’s also extremely rewarding.” “For English speakers, it would be difficult for them to start learning Japanese because of characters Japanese people use, like Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji (Chinese characters) in writing the sentences,” said Tetsuya Ehara, who teaches Japanese at Boise State. “Pronunciation of Japanese is easy though, especially if you speak Spanish.” Hammersley is quick to point out that no language is easy to learn, and only time and dedication will bring success. “It takes a lot of work to learn a language,” Hammersley said. “To really feel comfortable with it, you have to be willing to immerse yourself as much as you can—talk to your classmates in it outside of class, talk to yourself, read books, listen to music,
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Ask ten students why they chose to study a foreign language, and you’ll get ten different answers. “My best friend’s mom was from Germany, and she would always curse at us in German, so I decided I wanted to learn German so I could understand what she was calling us,” joked Sarah Ober, a German major in her senior year. “I went to Germany barely able to put two words together, and not able to understand anything anyone said to me, and came back with a much better understanding of the language, and a deeper appreciation of German culture. I fell in love with Germany because of its rich history, because of the people and the customs. And the beer and food!” According to Teresa Boucher, chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, all languages offered—American Sign Language, Arabic, Basque, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Latin—have their merits. “I think of the ten languages we offer as my ten children,” Boucher said. “I would not want to play favorites.” “I don’t know that I would try to convince anyone to choose one language over another,” said senior Dory Hammersley, a teaching major minoring in French. “They’re all lovely and I have many friends who have studied other languages than French whose experience has been as amazing as mine. I would just say to learn a language.” Some students are drawn to a language because they’ve been told it’s easier to learn. “French and Spanish are considered among the easiest foreign languages to learn for English speakers, whereas Arabic and Mandarin are considered among the most difficult,” said Dr. Kim Carter, a lecturer in modern languages. “The biggest surprise is that French is not harder than Spanish.” German, while not the most difficult of languages, can be a bit trickier. “I thought I could pick up languages fairly easily, but German has proved to be very difficult,” Ober said. “Reading and writing, for me, is not a problem, as I can actually see what I’m writing, fix any grammatical mistakes, and move on. Speaking, though, and understanding Germans when they are speaking is not as easy as I would have hoped. And after speaking with other students who are working towards fluency in other languages, I’ve found that learning any language is difficult, not just German. I think several students choose to learn a language other than German because German is intimidating. For instance, the German word for ‘merger’ is der Unternehmenszusammenschluss. But I’ve found that people are often impressed when they find out you can speak German because not very many people do, and once you understand how their massively long words are formed, it makes them less threatening.” Despite its difficulty, enrollment in Arabic has doubled since it was first offered. Many students
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Southwick, offense passing game defeats UNM Nikki Hanson
scored his first touchdown a mere two plays later, which was the third score of the game for the Broncos. Ajayi’s 71-yard play is the longest run of the season since Doug Martin’s 84-yard run in the 2010 MAACO Bowl Las Vegas. Ajayi finished his game with 118 yards with six carries, becoming the first freshman Bronco to top 100 yards in game since Matt Kaiserman in 2009 against Hawaii. New Mexico State played an option offense that proved to be a challenge for the Bronco defense. The option offense took hold in the second half as New Mexico began gaining momentum, closing the gap after their scoreless first half. However, the Lobos did not throw a pass in the second half until their final play of the game. The fourth quarter is when the Lobos seemed to catch their groove, with New Mexico quarterback Cole Gautsche scoring twice in the quarter in addition to adding a two-point conversion. This touchdown marked a one-possession game. Boise State was quick to respond with a 10-play
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Boise State football transitioned from a game centered around the defense against BYU, to a game focused on offense against New Mexico on Saturday. Redshirt junior Joe Southwick appeared comfortable and confident during the first half with the offense. Southwick passed for 311 yards, competing three touchdowns to beat The Lobos 32-29. Boise State led by 25 points at halftime, shutting down the New Mexico offense, after captializing on three Lobos’ fumbles into 18 points. The defense played a big role, forcing four fumbles and recovering three of them. The Broncos’ first fumble came in the opening kickoff of the second half. New Mexico did not hesistate to take advantage of the Bronco mistake, gaining their first score of the game. Redshirt freshman Jay Ajayi put on an impressive performance. He entered the game with only one carry in his collegiate career. However, he took his second carry 71 yards and then
touchdown drive. Southwick was 6-for-7 on the drive for 70 yards, including an eight-yard scoring strike to freshman Shane Williams-Rhodes. The Broncos battled yet again with their devastating history in field goals, missing a field goal in the fourth quarter with 3:24 left to play. Despite having the time to make a big play, the Lobos were shut down by the Boise defense on a three and out, including a battered pass on fourth down. The 2012 faceoff aginst New Mexico led to different results in comparison to last season. Last season New Mexico was shut down by the Boise defense and a leading offensive performance by Kellen Moore, with a final score 45-0. This season brought different results, with a score of 32-29. The comparison between this year and last season calls attention to the fact that it is a different team on the field, with all of the players working to find their rythmn as a unit. Next week will also be a battle as the Broncos face off against Southern Mississippi at 10 a.m. Oct. 6, in Hattiesburg, Miss.
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Air Force is blindsighted by Bronco focus Corey Morgan Staff Writer
In the third game of the season, Boise State women’s volleyball looked as dominant as they have the whole year, defeating Air Force in three sets at home in the Bronco Gymnasium 25-14, 25-22, 25-21. The Broncos wrapped up a three match home stand with the win, going 1-2. The win over Air Force gives Boise State their first win of the season in the Mountain West. The Broncos looked brilliant from the very first hit, scoring six points unanswered to what looked like a shocked Air Force team. Sophomore Alyssa Gammel looked dominant in the first set hitting the ball with some authority while managing five kills (.167), two digs and scoring a total of six points alone in the 1st set. Another Bronco who helped set the tone in the 1st set was redshirt freshman Sarah Webster. Webster played strong guarding the net with five blocks. The
Broncos went on to win the 1st set quickly 25-14. Air Force looked like a different team on the court in the 2nd set. Throughout the set, the Broncos fought for every point they received, while Air Force would play catch up on the other end. Senior Liz Harden played a huge role in the deciding factor for this set, scoring five kills (.714), three digs and five points total Sophomore Taylor Murphey also played a very strong set with three kills (1.000), one block and 3.5 points. Both teams looked to gain control, but only the Broncos would prevail, winning the 2nd set 25-22. Air Force came out strong and gave the Broncos a tough challenge for the third set. Boise State and Air Force fought for each crucial point, going back and fourth. However, it wasn’t until the 3rd set, that Air Force was finally able to take a lead at 11-10. Gammel showed up once again in dominating fashion, scoring five kills
(.500), one block and 5.5 points. Murphey also contributed strongly with three kills (.400), two blocks and four points. When it was all said and done, the Broncos were too much to handle for Air Force, winning the 3rd match-winning set, 25-21. Boise State was a team on a mission. “We knew Air Force was gonna be a tough game, so we stayed on top of it and executed in practice. We came out tonight to focus on our side of the net,” Gammel said. “This week we focused on every play, going for every ball and just keeping our side steady and calm,” Murphey said. Focus seemed to be the key theme throughout for Gammel, Murphey and the rest of the Boise State team. “We re-focused on our goals from earlier on the season, just getting back to believing in what we do, and just try to do it better,” said Head Women’s Volleyball Coach Shawn Garus. The Bronco’s next game is on the road against New Mexico on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.
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Last year, the Boise State club baseball team was one game away from going to the College Club Baseball Regionals, losing a close battle in the last game of the series against the University of Montana. Needless to say, the team is motivated to get back to the position they were in last year at this time, looking to execute stronger this go-around. The Broncos are pushing themselves this year harder than ever before. “After last season, I think it’s gonna be pretty easy to get guys to focus in on our goals and making sure that goal stays in our mind when we are in practice and in the offseason,” said Jon Wylie, club president and junior pitcher/first baseman. Part of making the team stronger is building depth, starting with the incoming freshmen.
In fall baseball, it’s a great time to give some of the veteran players rest, freeing up some opportunities for freshmen players to display their talent. “The goal is having Spring in our mind, but at the same time, we are focusing on getting to know these new freshmen and players and really emphasizing building team chemistry,” Wylie said. The philosophy of Fall is to help “groom” those freshmen by getting them closer to the whole team, giving them a lot of repetition and getting them acclimated to Boise State Club Baseball, which stresses work ethic. One freshman seems to understand this principle already. “My goal is help introduce my work ethic to this team, to help push some of the older, veteran players that are ahead of me to work harder so the team is better overall,” said Brian Begerow, freshman pitcher/third
baseman. Aside from work ethic, another deep-rooted aspect of this team that is fluent throughout the whole club is unity. “Our unity is so good for a team, that we can beat other teams based off of our team chemistry,” said Head Coach Michael Winters. This Boise State club baseball team is set up to have a tremendous season and are looking to make a deep run in the league. The Broncos’ number one goal is to go 12-0 in conference play and get a regional birth. The team has high expectations for itself, which is never a bad thing, especially when a team focuses on unity and holds a strong enough work ethic. The team has a two game series on Saturday against Idaho State at Bishop Kelly High School. The first game starts at 11 a.m.
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