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for a weekend of yoga and backpacking. Led by junior business and marketing major Nick London, the purpose of the adventure was connecting Boise State students to nature and themselves, through yoga. Jereme Curtiss Journalist
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Ten students, two guides and a professional yoga instructor all participated in the trip. “It’s a different way to engage individuals on campus. There’s a lot of people who are interested in yoga who don’t have the resources to go backpacking,” London said. “Getting people involved in the outdoors is the bottom line.” The average day consisted of breakfast, four yoga sessions and approximately two and a half hours on the trail. After the hike, campers arrived back to their campsite near the hot springs for dinner and a campfire. While London wasn’t able to fully engage in the yoga portion of the trip because of leadership obligations, he did say that he found it pleasant. “I think it’s a really awesome way for people to connect with both themselves and nature,” London said.
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Although that particular Outdoor Program adventure ended Oct. 9, yoga continues to be a source of fulfillment and peace in the everyday lives of many. Vickie Aldridge, owner of Boise Yoga Center (BYC), has more than 30 years of yoga experience. “Yoga empowers us to know about ourselves, to go inside ourselves, and find a stillness within that’s nurturing and supportive. It gets us away from the scattered actions of everyday life,” Aldridge said. Aldridge also teaches yoga at BYC to Boise State students for class credit. “Students come back to class because they feel better. One class can help a student find relief from pain, sleeplessness or tension for days. Yoga brings strength, flexibility, balance and energy,” Aldridge said. Aldridge offers students a 20 percent discount on the purchase of class cards for her sessions.
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Jackie Baer, a certified yoga instructor at the Boise State Recreation Center, said she also believes in the practical benefits of yoga. “I think everyone should experience yoga,” Baer said. “It can bring them to a calm place in their mind. It can help them come into themselves and out of the external distractions.” Baer has been practicing yoga for 15 years. “It’s an ongoing process. It’s continuing to change me,” she said. “I’m learning to grow gracefully as I’m aging. It gives me something to look forward to, not just aging and becoming old.” She also teaches private yoga classes in her home.
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Junior Nick London said he anticipates another yoga and backpacking trip next year. “[Students] have this resource, the outdoor program,” London said. “It’s subsidized by the state, so as far as guided trips go, it’s a really good deal. It’s an opportunity that I think all students should take advantage of.”
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Wall Street protesters stand off with the NYPD on Oct. 15, the Global Day of Action.
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ROME, ITALY —- The Occupy Wall Street movement has been gaining steam for months leading to the “Global Day of Action” last Saturday. Though many cities participated, including Paris, New York City, Auckland, Sydney and Tokyo, Rome was the largest gathering and the most violent. The Rome protest had more
than 10,000 people participating and blocked traffic for miles in the city center. Hooded and masked individuals broke bank windows, set cars on fire and destroyed signs and traffic lights. Police fired volleys of tear gas and used a water cannon to try and disperse the crowd, but the clashes continued into the evening.
The violence sent many peaceful demonstrators and passersby running for cover in nearby churches and hotels in the neighborhoods by the Colosseum and St. John’s Basilica, according to Reuters. Photos of protests in cities around the world are available on the organization’s website, occupywallst.org.
Japan decontamination plans too ambitious TOKYO —- The Japanese government recently released a decontamination plan that will cost more than one trillion yen. The plan calls for the complete removal of all contaminated topsoil over 2,400 square kilometers, though most of this land is unpopulated woodland. This decontamination process will take the annual exposure to five millisieverts, well within health guidelines. The government is under
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pressure to further reduce the expected annual exposure to one millisievert, which would drastically increase both cost and time for the project to be completed. A report released on Friday by the International Atomic Energy Agency said that Japan needed to take a more “focused and realistic approach.” Some reccomendations included burying the contaminated topsoil rather than completely disposing of it.
Included in their report was a suggestion that the government “avoid over-conservatism which could not effectively contribute to the reduction of exposure doses.” Worry about making the wrong choice has prevented any choice from being made at all, and Japan needs to start the process. Their food exports are way down due to safety image problems, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Senator blames technical problems for plagiarism WASHINGTON, D.C. —- Republican Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts blames a technical error for the presence of statements on his website that were attributed to him, when they were actually word-for-word statements made by former Senator Elizabeth Dole. The Boston Globe brought the matter to the Senator’s atten-
tion and they were alerted by the Democratic Super PAC American Bridge 21st Century organization. Former Senator Dole’s website was apparently one of the sites used as a model for Brown’s. When creating his site the text was apparently “inadvertently transferred without being rewritten,” according to Brown in a statement made to CBS.
Alabama’s immigration law partially blocked ALABAMA —- A federal appeals court temporarily blocked portions of Alabama’s strict new immigration laws Friday. Among the portions blocked was the highly controversial mandate that schools check on their students’ immigration status. But one of the other more controversial provisions was allowed to stand: police officers can still check the citizenship status of anyone they deem a potential undocumented immigrant during traffic stops.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals asked that the law be temporarily suspended so they could consider it fully. They only deactivated portions of the bill and a final decision on the immigration laws is expected to be delivered in a few weeks. Since the bill was activated in September, it is estimated that more than 100,000 undocumented residents have fled the state. Many children have been pulled out of school as well.
BOISE —- Assistant Professor Jesse Barber, Ph.D., recently received a National Science Foundation grant to research bats and anti-bat sounds. The focus of Barber’s research will be the sounds made by hawkmoths when they are trying to keep predatory bats from eating them. Previous research has indicated that other species of moths use sound to convince bats that they don’t taste good and current thinking is that hawkmoths have similar reasons for making these sounds. However, only male hawkmoth’s make the noise. Boise State researchers will pit lab-raised bats against hawk moths in an imaging facility outfitted with multiple high-speed cameras for 3D reconstruction of predatorprey battles, according to the Boise State Communication website.
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Fall holidays insensitive, shouldn’t be celebrated MASSACHUSETTS —- Anne Foley, Principal of Kennedy School in Somerville, Mass. sent out an email reminding teachers to be careful about mentioning Thanksgiving. The holiday is “insensitive” to the indigenous peoples who were devastated by Columbus’ arrival in the new world, Foley said. In addition, dressing up for Halloween has been banned. Halloween’s connections to witchcraft make it a questionable holiday to be celebrated in public schools, according to Superindendent Tony Pierantozzi. Parents, community members and even Mass. Senator Scott Brown have called these bans an overreaction. “Let’s not take political correctness to the extreme. Let the kids in Somerville enjoy Halloween,” Brown tweeted Friday.
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Journalist Now that the initial stresses of the beginning of classes have passed and schedules are settled, it’s the perfect time for students to get involved in some extracurricular activities. There are many campus clubs which cater to an array of interests, but one club in particular supports an inspiring international organization is looking to grow. Boise State joined the ranks of the thousands of universities across the United States that house a club in support of the Invisible Children Organization with the creation of the Invisible Children Club of Boise State in 2008. The club was established only five years after the original Invisible Children Organization was created, in order to bring attention to the abduction of thousands of Ugandan children who are being used as sex slaves and trained to kill as child soldiers. While the organization continued to grow, s a v i n g lives and providing opportunities, Boise State’s club fizzled out. Now, it’s back and looking to support the international organization in its endeavor to protect and rehabilitate regions that have been affected by the 25-year-long war initiated and sustained by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) of Uganda, Africa. According to the biograp h y “Alice Lakwena and the Holy Spirits,” written by Heike Behrend, the LRA began as a rebel m o v e ment founded in Uganda in 1986 by a young Acholi woman named Alice Auma, who is better known by her adopted name, Alice Lakwena. She believed a Christian spirit named Lakwena ordered her to overthrow the Ugandan government for the unjust persecution of the Acholi people and to rid her country of evil. Lakwena’s group, originally known as the Holy Spirit Movement (HSM), expanded rapidly as anger toward the Ugandan government grew. By 1987, Lakwena’s militia, which had come surprisingly close to
Uganda’s capital, Kampala, was defeated and she was exiled. After Lakwena’s departure, the Holy Spirit Movement was left without the support of the Ugandan people, without a leader and with significantly fewer members. Still, many of the followers of the HSM regrouped and formed the Lord’s Resistance Army under the leadership of Joseph Kony, who claimed to be Lakwena’s cousin, as reported by the British publication, The Times. Kony remains the leader of the LRA. With little support and very few troops, the LRA began to abduct thousands of children and indoctrinate them using brainwashing and terror to build their army. Children were used because they were easy to b r a i n - wash, train and did not expect compensation. Some were taken as young as 5 years old, barely big enough to fire a gun. According to the United Nations, almost 90 percent of the LRA’s current troops are minors. For 25 years the LRA has terrorized the people of Uganda and those who live near the northeastern border of the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and southern Sudan, using their child soldiers to murder entire villages and abduct more children to add to their ranks. This is where the Invisible Children Organization comes in. Founded by three young Californian filmmakers, the organization was created when they traveled to Africa and created a film entitled “Invisible Children: Rough Cut.” The film circulated the United States, creating awareness and inspiring people to help. Today, Invisible Children is a large nonprofit organization that builds schools, p ro v i d e s scholarships, implements microeconomic initiatives, and much more. While this organization grows as a grassroots movement on college campuses, much of its assistance still comes from the awareness and funds raised by the Invisible Children clubs across the nation. Now Boise State is involved in this incredible movement and students have the opportunity to make a difference. If you would like to learn more about the Invisible Children Organization, visit therescue.invisiblechildren.com. If you are interested in getting involved in Boise State’s Invisible Children Club, please contact Katie Lawrence at kathleenlawrence@u.boisestate.edu.
Freshman Ahmad Abualsaud receives help from Paty Klein while viewing his transcript online. Students often get help from the Office of the Registrar.
Conditional registration is going to disappear soon Kimberley O’Bryan Journalist You’re registering for a class, but you don’t have the right prerequisite or maybe your transcripts haven’t made it to the registrar’s office. You want a place in that class, so what do you do? Use conditional registration, of course. You can save yourself a spot in that class until the Thursday before classes begin. That gives you time to get a permission number from an instructor or find those pesky transcripts. Pretty sweet deal—until now. The Boise State Registrar’s office will no longer allow conditional registration. Students will have to meet all of the requirements for a course before they can enroll. If they need a permission number, they’ll have to get it prior to enrollment. Conditional registration began more than 10 years ago, back when the university was less crowded and there was plenty of room in the classes, according to Kris Collins, of the Office of the Registrar. But now, with growing numbers of Boise State students, many courses are reaching capacity. “We did some analysis and discovered that we were dropping anywhere between 1,200 and 2,000 students from classes each semester because they didn’t validate their registration,” Collins said. Those students were holding seats until right before
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classes started and the students who had met all of the criteria were sitting on the waitlist. Dropping conditional registration will have a few benefits. Students won’t be frantically trying to track down professors for permission numbers the week before classes start. Professors will also have a better idea of how many students are actually in their classes the first week, instead of having to wait for all the drops. English Associate Professor Karen Uehling agrees with the decision to drop conditional registration. “That’s good because now students won’t waste time asking for a permission number and students who clearly qualify will get in sooner,” Uehling said. Not all of the students are happy with the decision, especially those whose credits haven’t properly transferred from other institutions. John Herrick, a graduate student in instructional and performance technology, took English 101 and 102 at another college. Because his credits
had not transferred, he had to have special permission to take 100 or 200 level classes. He took English 275 at Boise State so he can now take 300 and 400 level classes without a problem, but he used conditional registration to help him get around that. “I believe that the new rule puts qualified students who don’t have all the ‘credentials’ at a disadvantage,” Herrick said. Senior Michelle Gering, an English major, agrees. She depended on conditional registration while trying to get credits transferred over to Boise State. “I think it’s really important to have the option (of conditional registration) while you wait for paperwork to get done,” Gering said. Collins asks students to keep in mind that dropping conditional registration will change the way they register. “Students will need to be proactive and should work with their instructors/departments to obtain the permission necessary during their registration period,” Collins said.
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Free tutoring provides reprieve for struggling students Jereme Curtiss Journalist Not every student can soar through their classes with an A or B—some students need a little assistance and direction. Advising and Academic Enhancement (AAE) offers free tutoring for students in anthropology, biology, chemistry, criminal justice, general business, philosophy, modern languages and select math courses. Two types of free tutoring are
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available. Drop-in tutoring, designed for students who want to learn in a relaxed classroom group environment, and the Learning Assistant (LA) program which runs in conjunction with the instructor of the subject and is organized into scheduled, out-of-the-classroom meetings. “It is not a matter of popularity, but rather of function. Drop-in tutors work with a variety of content in a particular subject area such as math, while the LA program is associated with specific sections
of courses,” said Angela Bolen, program coordinator for tutorial services offered through the AAE program. Bolen said both programs can be advantageous to all students. “The reality is that everyone benefits from taking advantage of tutoring and that it functions like a guided study group more than an intense academic intervention,” she said. The purpose of the program is to provide correct information, confidence and the ability to learn and
retain difficult concepts. “All of our Learning Assistants and drop-in tutors are current students and they all have taken the courses they are tutoring for so they have a different view of the course material than the instructor or the student,” Bolen said. “We believe that simply telling students the right answers or doing the work for them, does not give them all of the tools necessary to be academically successful. This is also why attending sessions all semester long is crucial to maximizing the effectiveness
of the program.” Amy Hulsey, a third-semester tutor for the Philosophy Department, agrees. “I think that the students who attend regularly tend to be less stressed out about upcoming tests and quizzes,” Hulsey said. Hulsey said she likes helping students understand difficult material. “My favorite thing about tutoring is that, having taken the class before and studied logic past the level I’m tutoring at, I am able to point out little tricks and tips that
are not obvious to everyone but are very helpful,” she said. Another reason students might consider the services at AAE is because they are offered at no charge, a great option for the average student. Private tutoring ranges from $20 to $35 per hour. For those who prefer a privately tutored session, AAE provides a list of those available and approved by the individual departments. For more information contact the Academic and Career Services at 426-4049.
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Occupy Boise remains calm, methodical through the madness Bryce Dunham-Zemberi Journalist
In the words of Buffalo Springfield, “There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear.” The 1967 song, “For What it’s Worth,” discusses the political diversities and struggles of the Vietnam War. Today a similar protest has been born, taking the American conscience in a new direction.
Whether it’s called Occupy Boise, Occupy Wall St., or Occupy Together, the movement and supporters still represent the same thing: the 99 percent. The Occupy Together movement is growing at an alarming rate; according to its website, there are assemblies in cities from coast to coast showing support for the movement. Skeptics argue the movement is disorganized and lacks structure. “I see mass chaos, I see a band of
rightfully angry American citizens who are so chaotic because they do not have a unifying message,” Dominic Gelsomino, Boise State College Republican chairman, said. “A mob of people, with one sect arguing affirmative action, one sect arguing climate change, one sect arguing anti-capitalism and one sect arguing social redistribution. It is just confusing that’s all.” While each participant has their own reason for protesting, they are all a part of a larger movement. In order for the organization to run
smoothly, assemblies have structured themselves in a way that works for them. Occupy Boise is divided into five categories that work together to maintain the movement. Each working group is an independent finger that creates the movement’s collective fist and overall message. The five working groups are the Public Education Working Group, the Media Working Group, the General Assembly Planning Working Group, the Legal Working Group and the Direct Action Working Group, according to Alex Neiwirth, an Occupy Boise orientation instructor. Each group is responsible for different aspects of Occupy Boise from website management to assembly moderation, an indication Occupy Boise is in for the long haul. Public Education Working Group If the Public Education Work Group were to be a finger, it would be the biggest one. Gus Voss, cocoordinator of the group and senior political science major, would be public enemy number one to the one percent. Voss uses his understanding of politics to invoke the principles of democracy. The group says it understands no war can be lost so long as the idea never dies. Their goal is to create messages about the one percent and then distribute them to the 99 percent. This can be accomplished by “teach-ins” and mass pamphlet distribution, according to Voss. “The Public Education Working Group’s purpose is three pronged: first is to communicate with Idahoans about Occupy Together, then to expose the influence of Wall Street in Idaho and lastly to expose the power of the 99 percent,” Voss said. Media Working Group The Media Working Group is the primary coordinator of media for Occupy Boise, such as the website, flyer printing and the welcome table. The group primarily works with the Public Education Working Group, according to Joshua Christopher, a 23-year-old Media Working Group member. The Media Working Group prints the actual information the Public Education Working Group distributes. The first press release was written Oct. 11, giving Occupy Boise its first official “collective message.” The Public Education Working Group wrote it and the Media Working Group published it online.
Legal Working Group What would the world be without lawyers? Yes, Occupy Boise has them, too. The group monitors Occupy Boise’s legal stability, according to Robert Stevahn, a 51-year-old Legal Working Group co-coordinator. “The Legal Working Group provides legal support for the rest of the organizations. Really, we act as a legal liaison between legal counsel and the other working groups,” Stevahn said. The group is responsible for obtaining necessary permits and offering legal advice to the other working groups. “We don’t tell them no. We just tell them what is legal and what is not legal and tell them if they (other working groups) might have a problem doing something,” Stevahn said. The other groups, however, are free to ignore the advice. In other words, the Legal Working Group can point the gun but can never really pull the trigger. Direct Action Working Group The Direct Action Working Group is the thumb of the Occupy Boise fist. It has the most dexterity in the sense that it guides the marches like a thumb does a joystick. The group plans the marches, according to a Direct Action co-coordinator Sara Cramer. “The Direct Action Working Group plans, organizes and participates in public direct actions related to our movement, including demonstrations, general assemblies and bazaars so far,” Cramer said. The marches are too big to go unmanaged. “The Direct Action Working Group handles logistics of the marches route, we work with the legal team as far legality and their permitting process with the city,” Cramer said. Attendees of the Oct. 12 march were unable to walk on the streets and were forced to the sidewalks because of a disagreement between the Direct Action Working Group and Boise City Police, according to Alexis Pickering. Pickering is double majoring in political science and English at Boise State. General Assembly Planning Working Group “The General Assembly (GA) Planning Working Group’s purpose is to draft agendas, assign roles, such as facilitators, legal watchers, note takers and all additional roles necessary,” said Matt Haga, a 25-year-old member speaking on behalf of the GA Planning Working Group. “All with the one purpose of shooting for smooth running general assemble where all working groups are on
the same page.” Let’s talk Occupy Boise meetings, such as the one on Oct. 11 at Capitol Park, are held in a circle where participants sit together, occasionally hug and use jazz hands to vote. These meetings are used to discuss how the assembly can work more efficiently. The GA Planning Working Group collects proposals from the other groups to present to the general assembly. Proposals can be anything from ideas for streamlining the Occupy Boise movement to demographic surveys. The proposed ideas from the Oct. 11 general assembly meeting ranged from American flag bearers at the upcoming march to who will operate the welcome tent. “Within Occupy Boise, anybody can propose an idea. And then that (proposed idea) is presented to the general assembly. From then on we (GA Planning Working Group) test for a consensus,” Haga said. Decisions regarding proposals are made by using an anonymous consensus decision-making model. Proposals are brought to the general assembly attendees, where everyone votes and addresses concerns before a proposal is passed. “A test for consensus requires that we ask for clarifying questions or comments so everything is understood with every individual at the GA (general assembly),” Haga said. Consent is shown by two raised hands and wiggling fingers. Members can address their concerns, by issuing a verbal “stand aside.” “Stand asides are for people to say, essentially ‘I do not feel comfortable with this proposal, this is why, but I am not going to stop this proposal from going through,’ ” Haga said. Proposals are brought into discussion so no member feels left out. And those detrimental to the movement can be stopped with a block—a last resort deal-breaker used to contain radicalism. “The block is the deal-ender. It is where the proposal at hand cannot go further anymore, cannot be agreed upon, until the block can be resolved,” Haga said. Blocks force the proposal to be rewritten until the next meeting where another consensus can be drawn. Cities such as Boise are setting up the ground work to sustain a 24/7 protest of Wall Street lobbying. Their most ambitious goal is to have a living encampment at the end of November, Voss said. For more information, visit the Occupy Boise page on Facebook.
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get unlost What will you do when you graduate? Therese Schwenkler Columnist
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Students from schools around Idaho participated in a lie-in at the Capitol last February to protest Superintendent Tom Luna’s proposed education legislation. One of “Luna’s bills� is now open for public comment on the SBOE website.
Public can comment on ‘Luna bill’ Kimberley O’Bryan Journalist For 30 days Idaho citizens can officially weigh in on the new requirement for high school students to take at least two online credits in order to graduate. The online requirement came from Senate bill 1184, which is one of the “Luna bills� proposed by Superintendent Thomas Luna. It was signed into law by Governor C.L. “Butch� Otter on April 8. The Idaho State Board of Education (SBOE) began a 30-day comment period on Oct. 5 to hear what taxpayers have to say about the education reform. Jennifer Black, Ph.D., English lecturer at Boise State and mother of
two, said she thinks it’s wrong to require high school students to take online classes. As someone who has taught online classes herself, Black recognizes that for students to succeed in them they have to be “self-motivated, organized with their time and able to work well in some degree of isolation.� These are characteristics she thinks few highschoolers have. Online classes require a lot of teacher-student interaction to be successful. Black is concerned that Idaho’s focus on saving money with online courses will limit the time teachers spend with students. “I fear that what they are calling ‘online classes’ are actually just computerbased tutorials where the student
doesn’t receive instruction from a teacher at all,� Black said. Boise State senior and education major, Michelle Gering feels educators are not appreciated in Idaho. As a future teacher she muses that the government will eventually teach all students online rather than hiring as many professional teachers. “They could hire a high school dropout to whack the students to force them to watch the teacher (online),� Gering said, jokingly. “It is apparent that teachers are not valued by the government.� Melissa McGrath, public relations officer for SBOE has a different story to tell. Her position is that introducing high school students to online learning will
help them prepare for higher education or the workplace, where online work is often critical. “Our goal at the K-12 level is not to ensure students do well while in school; it is to ensure students do well once they graduate and go on,� McGrath said. McGrath also asserted that students will not be isolated with technology but will be given the opportunity to interact with a “highly-effective� teacher each and every year. “No teacher will be replaced by a computer or other technology,� McGrath said. The comment form for the online graduation credit requirement hearings can be found on the Idaho State Board of Education’s website.
Boise State’s very own Greg Hampikian, Ph.D., will speak at noon today in the Simplot Ballroom in the SUB. He will be discussing the research he did in conjunction with the Idaho Innocence Project. The work he produced helped acquit Amanda Knox in an internationally recognized case of sex, murder, and questionable accusations.
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Ah, the dreaded question. When people used to ask me that question, I’d shake with terror and embarrassment. “I’ll figure it out when the time comes,� I’d tell them. Then I’d go to the bar and drown my worries in pitchers of PBR and do my best to keep the questions at bay. But eventually graduation came and went, and I set out into the world doing my best to figure things out, imagining that everything would just magically fall into place. Let me tell you guys: that’s not what happened. Within just a few years of graduating, I’d jumped from job to job and changed my mind more than once. I’d worked as a psychosocial rehabilitation specialist, an insurance salesperson, a retail manager, a cocktail waitress and a nanny. I’d backpacked and I’d waitressed and I’d soul searched in Australia. I’d gone back to school again and I’d quit school. Finally, I returned home, finished my second degree (this time in accounting, not psychology) and I settled down in a cubicle. That was far from the end of it, though—although my wandering ended, my questioning didn’t. It wasn’t until three years later, after continuous exploration, that I finally discovered what I really love to do: I love to write. Coming from someone who’s been where you’ve been, there are a few things you should know. First of all, you are not a weirdo. If you’re confused about what to do when you graduate, join the club. If you feel like everyone else has it figured out, you’re delusional. They don’t and you are, absolutely, in good company. Secondly, while there’s nothing wrong with flailing around for several years and testing out the waters like I did, but there are a lot of things you can do to make it easier for yourself. You don’t have to do it the super hard way like I did— in fact, I’ve found that there are very specific things you can do to help find the answers to your questions. Over the years, I’ve learned a ton of stuff that I wish I would’ve known back then. This is why I’ve decided to put together a guide just for you. It shows you the things I’ve done wrong, the things I’ve learned along the way and specific tactics you can use to figure out your interests and to find related work. Just visit theunlost.com/WTF for access. Even if you still have awhile before you graduate, this guide is for you, too— in fact, the earlier you start with these tactics, the better. I figured it out all on my own, but you don’t have to. Come and join me— let’s get unlost.
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Conditional registration has been the savior of many a student struggling to finalize paperwork or graduate on time. Spring 2012 brings a new policy--conditional registration is a no longer available. That’s right, no leaving validating enrollment until the last minute. No panic attacks as students realize the books for the class they weren’t expecting to get into are an extra $400 they don’t have. That phrase “everything in moderation” comes to mind. Sure, conditional registration leads to panic attacks sometimes. According to the Office of the Registrar, up to 2,000 students are dropped each semester because they don’t validate their enrollment. But students with minors, transfer students and
those having trouble with transcript records are going to be struggling with absolutely no conditional registration allowed. Though conditional enrollment causes heartburn for instructors, administrators and students alike, it’s useful enough that a compromise should be pursued. For students, the new necessity of planning ahead in order to graduate on time will be a definite benefit. With no conditional enrollment, it seems more likely that students will have to look at the class schedule in advance (hint, the schedule for Spring 2012 is already available) and seriously think about how to get their classes. Meet with that person listed on your BroncoWeb account as an academic adviser. They’re here to help and could have ideas on how to get into the necessary classes--they may
have suggestions specific to your classes. Alright, so the adviser has been hit up for advice, but you still hit a brick wall. Don’t give up hope! Say transcripts proving you’ve taken English 101-102 are delayed, so there is no evidence that you’re qualified to take an English 275 class. Look for the best class time and the instructor name (most are listed). If there’s no instructor name, go to the department. Get in contact with the instructor (or department), explain the situation. Often, a permission number will be forthcoming. That means registration is possible, even without the prerequisites. The error message will show up, you’ll be asked for a permission number. No conditional enrollment available, but that’s fine. Plan ahead and that permission
number will be fairly easy to get. Still, for the administration side of things, the complete banning of conditional enrollment seems a little much. Maybe altering the deadline so professors aren’t swamped with permission number requests the week before classes start and making it easier for wait-listed students to find out if they’re in the class. Thursday before classes start is pushing it, how about three weeks before classes start? That puts it in either winter or summer break, gives everyone plenty of time since the schedules are posted months before the breaks even begin and still gives students some slack. But for Spring 2012, if there’s any worry about needing the now non-existent conditional enrollment, try planning ahead and acting now. It may work out better that last minute validations.
It was only a matter of time before some bigot drew a bead on Mitt Romney and decreed him unfit to be president solely on the basis of his Mormon faith. So it went when Southern Baptist minister Robert Jeffress took the stage at a conservative confab and introduced his friend Texas Gov. Rick Perry as “a genuine follower of Jesus Christ.” Offstage, Jeffress was less cutesy. He told the media that, “by theological definition, Mormonism is a cult” and that born-again Christians “should always prefer a competent Christian to a competent non-Christian like Mitt Romney.” Perry has refused to distance himself from the minister’s religious bigotry; he said Jeffress’ introduction “hit it out of the park.” And at least one prominent religious-right leader agreed. As Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council put it, “Evangelicals do not see Mormonism as Christianity,” which obviously means Romney fails the religious test. Yet, at least according to the Constitution, there isn’t supposed to be such a test. Article VI states that “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.” Whatever happened to the conservative credo about hewing to the words of the Founding Fathers? Romney has been dogged by the Mormon “issue” since he announced for the presidency five years ago. He has a right to feel frustrated. His faith should not be a disqualifying factor “by theological definition.” I recognize that Perry is desperate to salvage his candidacy, but it is patently unconstitutional and, according to many mainline Christian leaders, un-Christian to engage in religious discrimination on the stump. The bigotry tactic may be shrewd in the short run, of course. Roughly 45 percent of all Republican primary voters are conservative evangelical Christians and they’re probably as wary of Romney today as they were in 2008, when he drew only 11 percent of evangelicals’ vote in the crucial South Carolina primary and failed to crack 20 percent in any Southern primary. Even outside the South, the “cult” perception is endemic; in a summer Gallup poll, 22 percent of Americans said they would never vote for a Mormon. But that is unfair. It’s akin to saying a Jew can’t be president simply because he or she is a Jew, an argument most of us would swiftly dismiss as bigotry. Eleven years ago, we were poised to put Joe Lieberman a heartbeat away from the presidency, in the belief that nothing in his non-Christian faith would impede his ability to govern in the secular realm. Why should the standard be any different for Romney? Granted, the story of Joseph Smith unearthing a book of golden plates from a New York hillside in 1827 with the help of an angel and translating hieroglyphics that detailed the true Christian faith including Jesus’ coming to North America after his resurrection, being the very roots of Mormonism might seem strang to outsiders. But most faiths have elements that look strange to outsiders the parting of the Red Sea, for example. And, of course, there has never been a shred of evidence that Romney would skew his secular decision-making to reflect the literal or metaphoric precepts of his faith just as there was no basis, in 1960, for the widespread concern that John F. Kennedy would make decisions only after checking first with the pope in Rome. Jeffress offered no evidence that any of Romney’s policy stances had been influenced or crafted by the Mormon Church; his membership in the church is deemed the deal-breaker. It’s no wonder Peter Wehner, a former George W. Bush adviser, wrote last weekend that Jeffress was “embarrassingly unequipped for American politics,” and it’s a sign of Perry’s politically tin ear that he’s still standing with the pastor.
Occupy rally intent unclear Alisha Graef Journalist
Occupy Boise, a movement inspired by and “in peaceful solidarity with Occupy Wall Street” according to their website, OccupyBoise.org, has been gaining speed and membership in Boise over the last month. This group has organized marches and general assemblies over the past few months to gain support in the Boise area. Like past movements and protests, they have gained media attention and a huge group of followers. The difference between Occupy Boise and movements such as the Civil Rights Movement started by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Indian independence movement started by Mahatmas Gandhi, is that the aforementioned had a specific target for change, a specific way they wanted to enact this change and a leader who spearheaded the entire movement. Occupy Boise is disorganized. Though they can manage to agree to have meetings and protests at the same time, their message is unclear. All of the protesters who attend the marches and general assemblies put on by Occupy Boise have a purpose, but many are protesting for different reasons. During the march to the Cap-
itol on Wednesday, there were an abundance of signs throughout the throng of protestors. Different topics included corporate greed, the economy overall, capitalism, unfair tax rates, unions, unemployment, expensive wars, democracy, corporations and billionaires. One sign stated “hungry for change!” while another had a list of gripes including, “unfair tax rates, union busting, exporting jobs, expensive wars and weakened middle class.” Another sign claimed that “400 billionaires own 50% of America” while yet another stated that “corporations are not people.” With all of these frustrations and complaints being broadcasted there’s no single action the government could take to appease everyone. If Occupy Wall Street is going to protest, they should advocate for a specific legislature or policy to be changed or put in place. All of the mixed signals are confusing. At the general assembly put on by Occupy Boise on Oct. 11 one member expressed to the crowd that he had a hard time explaining not only to the press but to his own friends what the group stood for. At the general assembly, the group decided that when the press asked them questions they would be referred to the “welcome booth” where everything would be explained
to them. Once at the welcome booth, the press is told to go to the official Occupy Boise website which has a statement of what the group as a whole believes in. This statement is called their consensus. Having a clear consensus is a great idea. The only problem is one is yet to exsist for the Boise group. Occupy Boise did have a consensus at their welcome booth, but it was the same as the one used by Occupy Wall Street. When asked if it was also their consensus, one man at the table responded that they agreed with some of their ideas but not all of them and were coming to a consensus at the moment. People in Boise are not the only ones confused with the movement. In an article from the Wall Street Journal, Jonathan Weisman and Laura Meckler said, “[M]any in the Democratic Party remain studiously silent on the growing crowds, wary of embracing a protest movement whose aims and goals are unclear, some Democratic congressional aides said Thursday.” If these groups want to accomplish something they should follow the lead of successful protests and movements before them; find a leader, have only one goal and have a way to accomplish that Bryce Dunham-zemberi/the arbiter goal. A lot can be achieved with a group of like-minded people A protester voices his opinion through a cardboard sign. Prior to the event, protestworking for. ers took time to construct signs which demonstrated their thoughts.
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Rams led to slaughter Joey McCullough Audio Producer Saturday night the No. 5 Broncos were welcomed to Mountain West Conference football by the Colorado State Rams and preceded to show no mercy winning 63-13. At first the game looked to be a route, but the Rams executed the same double-pass trick play twice, scoring each time. At this point, the Broncos were up 35-13. Before the Rams got creative, the Broncos marched up and down the field with ease—making the Rams look like a high school JV squad—to 35 unanswered points. The Broncos’ defense was a deep,
choppy water, suffocating the Rams’ offense and holding them to three-and-outs on their first five drives of the game. At the end of the first quarter, Boise State led 21-0. The Broncos’ point total matched the Ram’s total offensive production—in feet. Yes, just seven yards of total offense. The Broncos were in the driver’s seat in the first half. Doug Martin ran for 162 yards scoring twice while Kellen Moore threw for 273 yards and two touchdowns. Yet, the Broncos appeared to go on cruise control after they went up by 35. The Rams finally started to get their offense going by getting their
first first down, completing backto-back passes for positive yards and following up with the first trick play where Ram quarterback Pete Thomas threw backward to Crock Gillmore who heaved the ball downfield to the wide-open Joe Brown for a touchdown. After a fumble by Boise State’s Mitch Burroughs, the Rams went on a five play, 87-yard drive capped by a touchdown from the same double-pass trick play, only this time from the opposite side of the field. The Broncos looked to be rolling at the close of the first half. Until Moore missed an open Burroughs in the end zone and kicker Dan Goodale, who didn’t miss an extra
point the entire game, missed a 27yard field goal. The Broncos shook off the lethargy crafting a nine play, 80-yard drive where Doug Martin ran for his third touchdown of the game. The Broncos’ defense was steadfast keeping the Rams from the end zone for the remainder of the game. Saturday night was record setting night for the Broncos. As a team, they racked up a school record of 742 yards against the Rams. Moore finished the night throwing for 338 yards and four touch-
downs before being pulled for Joe Southwick in the fourth quarter. Doug Martin ran the ball 20 times for a career high 200 yards and three touchdowns. Tyler Shoemaker caught nine passes for a career high 180 yards and two touchdowns. Tyrone Crawford was a defensive standout wreaking havoc on the Rams. He sacked the Rams’ quarterback twice and recovered a fumble while Shea McClellin snared an interception; both turnovers led to
Boise State touchdowns. The Rams, after taking the loss, go to 3-3 on the season and 1-1 in the Mountain West. The Broncos go to 6-0 on the season and 1-0 in conference. Saturday the Broncos host the Air Force Academy Falcons in their first home game as a member of the MWC. Of course they will not be wearing all blue but likely a unique combination or perhaps something never before seen on The Blue.
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Doug Martin (22) races past CSU defenders for one of his three touchdowns.
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Doug Martin and the Boise offense bring the pain Wyatt Martin Sports Editor Bronco Offense: 742 total yards, 349 passing, 393 rushing, 32 first downs.
Doug Martin Sr. Running Back No. 22:
20 carries, 200 yards, 3 touchdowns. Nine carries, 135 yards and two touchdowns. These were Doug Martin’s stats throughout the first quarter. The Rams of Colorado State didn’t seem to have an answer for any of Boise State’s offensive weapons. Martin broke off touchdown runs of 26 and 65 yards in the first quarter, putting the Rams in a hole they were unable to climb out of.
Tyler Shoemaker Sr. Wide Receiver No. 89
9 receptions, 180 yards, 2 touchdowns. Shoemaker hauled in two deep touchdown passes from Kellen Moore. The first, a 52-yarder coming at the end of the first quarter.
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The second, on a wide-open catch, which he took 62 yards to the house. “Shoe� got involved with the running game as well, ripping off a 36yard run on a fourth down play in the third quarter.
36-yard run in the beginning of the second quarter, putting Boise State ahead 28-0. Boise Defense: 231 yards allowed, 147 passing, 84 rushing, 11 first downs allowed, 2 takeaways.
26 completions, 30 attempts, 338 yards, 4 touchdowns. Kellen Moore got back into his Heisman-like play Saturday night, putting up incredible numbers against his first Mountain West competition of the season. Moore completed his first 18 passes of the night and finished with an 87 percent completion rate. While Martin was the Broncos’ workhorse on the ground, Moore kept the Rams defense honest with pinpoint accuracy against the zone.
5 tackles, 2.0 sacks, fumble recovery. Crawford was relentless with his pressure on Colorado State’s quarterback Pete Thomas. Crawford also came up with a big fumble recovery in the second quarter, which the Broncos capitalized on, going up 35-0.
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Tyrone Crawford Sr. Defensive End No. 40
Shea McClellin Sr. Defensive End No. 92
Interception The senior from Caldwell struggled to get after the quarterback, finishing the game without a sack or a tackle. However, he did manage to snatch one of Pete Thomas’s passes for an interception in the third quarter, giving Boise their second turnover of the evening.
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Sophomore Rachel Heaney powers her way to a first place finish in the 200 Butterfly
As the first whistle blows the swimmers take their place on the diving boards, taking one last deep breath as they wait for the official to yell “get set.” With no further delay the final horn sounds, sending them off their perch and into the pool, only to emerge approximately 15 yards later with perfect technique and complete focus. Even as everyone around them shouts, they are in total control. These Broncos look more like swans, gracefully maneuvering their way through the water, making it look easy. They capped the two day, multiteam meet with an 885 point performance, good enough for a win over the University of New Mexico and Seattle University. The Broncos won all but three events over the two day meet. Senior Amber Boucher from Keizer, Ore. gave a lot of credit to her
coaching staff. “Kristin and Justin are great, they work so well together. Sometimes Kristin will be a little more serious than Justin, he is the comic relief,” Boucher said. “Kristin knows exactly when to push us. We are really a technique based program, not a big yardage based program. We are not over trained, we are going to swim correctly as much as we can. I think that is what has made our program grow so quickly.” Boise State Swimming and Diving Head Coach Kristin Hill was pleased with her team’s overall performance. “Yesterday was a little more sharp for us. We were right on where we should be this time of the year with having our best times of the season and a couple lifetime bests,” Hill said. “We set the pool record in our 400-meter medley relay, which is really exciting. You know, obviously there is a lot of hard swims (out) there with this being a two day meet, but I think overall we did really well,” freshmen breast-stroker Heather
Harper said. “Always great to beat a Vandal,” Boucher said. “I wish them the best of luck with the new coach, they have a new coach so I’m hoping to see some improvement in the program. It was a good first meet, we got out there and won every event except for one of the diving, but we won every swimming event.” The members of the Boise State Women’s Swimming and Diving team have a unique bond that can be envied by other programs. Watching the way they cheer each other on and support one another, anyone can tell there is something special surrounding the program. Before joining the Mountain West Conference in July the Broncos had won back-to-back WAC Championships in 2010 and 2011. While the competition in the Mountain West Conference is tougher, the team has high expectations, expecting to win the conference championship and send swimmers to the NCAA Tournament Championship.
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Boise State (12-10, 3-4 Mountain West Conference) went 1-2 this week including 1-1 in conference play. All three games were on the road. The team started the week playing Utah Valley University on Monday. The Broncos grabbed the first set 25-20 before Utah Valley swept the next three 25-17, 25-18, 25-19. The seniors led the team statistically. Elizabeth Griffin had a team high in kills with 12 while Breann Nesselhuf had 21 assists.
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Amanda Remy led the team with 18 digs. Thursday, the Broncos took on the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The Broncos had to go into the fifth set before notching the win (25-19, 19-25, 3331, 20-25, 15-9). The game put the Broncos back at .500 in the Mountain West (3-3). Nesselhuf had a triple-double, a first for Boise State since 2006. She recorded 10 kills, 24 assists, and 19 digs. Sophomore Leah Stevens had a big night for the Broncos, leading the team with 16 points, including 13 kills. Fellow sophomore Casey Rose led the team with 26 assists with Remy re-
cording 25 digs. Saturday, the Broncos traveled down to San Diego for another conference match. San Diego State University swept the Broncos in three sets 25-15, 25-12, 25-23. The loss puts the Broncos in a tie for fifth in the Mountain West standings. Senior Darlene Nwagbuo led the team with seven kills while Nesselhuf added six more to go with seven assists. Remy had a team high nine digs. Thursday, the Broncos take on Mountain West leader Colorado State at Bronco Gym. Boise State will be looking to avenge their 3-0 loss earlier in the season to the Rams.
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Oct. 15 did not just mark the day as Boise State enters Mountain West conference play for the first time, but two monumental movements in regards to the Broncos and college football. The Big East has sent conditional invitations to Houston and Southern Methodist University in all sports and Boise State and Air Force in football only, according to ESPN.com, a source directly tied in with Big East Conference shifting. The Big East also sent an all-sport invitation to University of Central Florida, an invitation they plan on accepting. The Big East also told the four potentially incoming schools if they were to accept the invitation to join, the remaining schools would agree to increase the exit fee from $5 million to $10 million to show stability and commitment to the incoming schools. However, the schools are only willing to hike up the fees if the four schools accept the invitations. This would restore the Big
East’s basketball conference to 17, with the leave of Syracuse and Pittsburgh and addition of SMU, Houston and UCF. The football conference would also go back to 11 with Boise State and Air Force. On the other hand, the Mountain West and Conference USA agreed to a 22-team merger for football, hoping to increase their chances of getting an automatic qualifier bid. The league will have a two-division alignment and will play a championship game, Conference USA commissioner Britton Banowsky said during a conference call announcing the move on Friday, according to ESPN.com. Banowsky and Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson said Boise State, Air Force and UCF voted on the alliance, and that all three schools had approved the move, which provides an interesting turn on the domino effect of conference realignment. Boise State, Air Force and UCF had told their respective commissioners of talks with the Big East, while Houston and SMU have not. What will outweigh the oth-
er: an establish AQ conference who could possibly lose their AQ bid from the loss of departing teams or a non-AQ superconference aiming at getting the bid and ultimately hoping their prized school, Boise State, likes it enough to stick around. It’s going to come down to the wire, naturally, and a decision will probably not be made until later next week.
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October 17, 2011
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Leading by
example Breann Nesselhuf setting up for success
Journalist Out on the court, the setter is in control. They touch the ball all the time, quarterbacking the offense. Because the position is so vital, leadership is an important quality. Luckily for the Broncos, they have someone who can fulfill those requirements—senior Breann Nesselhuf. Nesselhuf is a great athlete; she currently ranks fifth in alltime career assists for the Broncos, but it’s her ability to lead that sets her apart. “She is a great volleyball player, but her leadership skills are so special in her ability to make people around her better,” Head Coach Shawn Garus said. “Her work ethic is so good that she is able to hold people accountable and everybody respects what Bre has to say.” For Nesselhuf, the leadership role is something she embraces. “I’ve always kind of been a leader through high school and through club,” Nesselhuf said. “Personally, my personality, I like to be in control and I like having the power to be able to do that and make decisions. ‘Lead by example.’ That is kind of my big thing. If I can work hard and lead by example, then I know that people are going to follow me.” The senior from Swink, Colo. has had an interesting journey to Boise State University. She
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didn’t even play her first game in Bronco Gym as a Bronco. “I was actually playing for Washington State, which is kind of weird,” Nesselhuf said. “I actually started off setting and then ended up being an outside hitter during my first match. I had a really good tournament here. So, it was really a fun experience to be on a different team, start my career here in the gym. It’s kind of a funny story.” After her first semester at Washington State University, Nesselhuf was looking to transfer. Schools such as Texas Christian University, University of Nevada Las Vegas, University of Alabama, and Colorado State University were on her radar. But, Nesselhuf ultimately chose Boise State. The tournament that Nesselhuf played at Boise State, as a Cougar, caught her eye. “I got an all-tourney award, so I knew the coaches here had liked me,” Nesseulhuf said. “It was just an easy pick for me when I was transferring; loving it from when I was here before and liking the coaches and everything.” During her three seasons at Boise State, Nesselhuf has grown and evolved as a player and a leader. “She’s grown as far as her allaround game, and I feel like, really done whatever it took to make the team better,” Garus said. “If we needed another hitter, she was there to hit, if we needed a setter, she was there
to set. When we needed pointscoring serving, she started ripping jump serves. She has just done whatever the team has needed, in her years, to push the program forward.” This year, Nesselhuff has stepped up like Garus said. Not only is she setting for the Broncos, but she is also seeing more time as a hitter. “It’s very interesting to me because I have two very different mind sets,” Nesselhuf said. “When I am a hitter, I’m super aggressive and almost chaotic in my head. But, when I am a setter, I have to be very calm and collected.” While leading her team is nothing new, being a senior is. When asked about what it feels like to be a senior, Nesselhuf had one word to describe the feeling. “Scary,” Nesselhuf said. “It’s been fun, getting to be the senior and doing everything you can to make sure that you end your career the way you want it to be. I’m definitely not ready to be done and I plan on sticking around and being a part of the program for a while.” Nesselhuf, who is majoring in psychology, plans to stick around next year and be a graduate assistant for the team while getting her masters in counseling. After graduating, she hopes to get a job as a high school counselor. But, for right now, she is enjoying her senior season as a Bronco.
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Senior Breann Nesselhuf is a jack of all trades for the Bronco Volleyball squad. “Being here has definitely made my volleyball career,” Nesselhuf said. “This has been my best experience since (Coach Garus) has been here. Being a part of such an awesome community and having the support that Boise State has to be a Bronco, it’s phenomenal. It’s something that you can’t explain or replace as an experience.”
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She is a great volleyball player, but her leadership skills are so special in her ability to make people around her better. Her work ethic is so good that she is able to hold people accountable and everybody respects what Bre has to say. —Shawn Garus
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