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The history of humanity’s love of being scared resonates back through the ages so much, that it has become subconsciously ingrained into the imagination of society, deep into every dark crevice of human psychology. Think about it; some of the earliest games parents play with their young infants is “Boo.” This is where a parent hides behind something, like their own hand, to then subsequently removes it and says “boo,” in turn provoking a simultaneous joyful/terrorstricken jolt from the infant where they squirm around as if not knowing how to react. Where did it all begin? Halloween or “All Hallows Eve,” is one of the few times of the year that both Western Christian civilizations and nonChristian civilizations conjure up festivities that include costumes, watching scary movies and decorations of scary images. This secular, community-based holiday began back with the ancient Celtic pagan festival of “Samhain.” People would light and dance around bonfires, dressed in costume, to ward off evil or roaming spirits. Some traditions were adopted by the eighth century rising Catholic Church. Pope Gregory III would decree that Nov. 1 be “All Saints Day,” where saints and martyrs were honored. Aspects of “Samhain” were utilized in the
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Around Halloween every single year since its start, there is a local group of Boise State friends dedicated to having the best costumes around. They get together, and decide on a theme and go nuts. Many of these people go to or have graduated from Boise State, not that anyone would recognize them while in costume. “Chris Gibbons and I, we were on the wrestling team at Boise State, and the annual wrestling Halloween party is huge. To get in, you have to have a good costume,” said Bowser, or Levi Holt, a Boise State graduate. “The costumes got pretty competitive. We started compiling all of our friends and we made the X-Men that year and it was huge.” The gang had such a blast that year that they decided to keep the new-found hobby alive. Another year, the group went as villains from the mega popular superhero page Design Megan Nanna/THE ARBITER
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day before “All Saints Day,” which was referred to as “All Hallows Eve,” now Halloween. Halloween is a holiday with superstition, some a skewed of truth as well as glaring fantasy. Honed around the themes of mystery and magic, traditions are rooted in many religiously notable times in human history. For instance, the superstition of having black cats cross one’s path being bad luck dates back to the Middle Ages when the belief was that witches would turn themselves into black cats in order to avoid detection. The idea of Halloween, even down to its roots historically, is highlighted by a core belief in spirituality. During “Samhain,” the ancient Celts would not only dress up in order to ward off roaming spirits bad or unknown but also to commune with dead relatives or friends, as opposed to now where spirits of Halloween are viewed more diabolical in the sense that they are evil or demonic. Every ghost is viewed as scary or visually unappealing in order to generate the commercial profit machine that has become a stamp upon Western culture. Over time Halloween has become an ingrained American tradition, as well as the second highest commercial holiday of any holiday. It is estimated that Halloween brings in around $6 billion annually.
Taking costumes to a new level comic Batman. The tradition has been going on for four years. “Eventually it stopped becoming a wrestling thing, it became more of an us thing,” Holt said. This year, the group dressed as characters from the popular video game Mario Kart. To make matters even better, they went go-karting in the Mario Kart fashion. It’s no surprise that children and parents swarmed the team for photos the moment they stepped into the building. “We usually do about a week's worth of stuff," Holt said. "We put all this money and work into our costumes; we might as well get the most out of it.” This year, almost every major character from Mario was represented. Decked out from head to toe, not one single detail went unnoticed. Mario, Donkey Kong, Princess Peach, Daisy, Bowser,
Toad, Yoshi, Waluigi and Shy Guy were all in costume and ready to race. After planning the theme and deciding who gets to be who, it takes about two months for each person to make their costume, which they do completely from scratch. “We all have crazy schedules with work and school and everything else, so to make it look decent, you need to have a little bit of time,” said Toad, otherwise known as Kaycee Holt, an accounting graduate student. The members of the group are all very good friends and are all smiles in their costumes. “We are the weirdestfriends on the planet," Levi Holt said. "If you take every person here and single them out individually, we’ve always been kind of loners. It’s crazy we all found each other.”
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Aries (March 21- April 19): Trouble with close family members or a lover may have you feeling down this week. Consider this: your problems are petty and insignificant compared to the vastness of the universe. I mean, why are you even depressed? The universe is so huge and you are just a fleck of poo on God’s butthole.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A temporary loss of cell phone service will cut you off from that special person this week. If this occurs, quickly train some carrier pigeons to deliver your lover’s cute little one-liners. If the loss of service becomes permanent and Obama proves to be the Antichrist, kill the pigeons and eat their delicious flesh.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): You may have a bit of a cough and runny nose this week. Remember to take it easy on yourself and get plenty of rest. Use cough syrup. I don’t mean the kind you would find at your local drug store. Get some prescription-strength codeine syrup and mix it with Sprite in a white foam cup for pleasure.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Increased darkness and the growing cold may have you feeling blue. Or perhaps it was that blue paint you have been eating. Either way, make sure and book some time in a tanning bed to try and beat those winter woes. Just think, years from now your youthful skin will look weathered and wrinkled like an old leather wallet.
Gemini (May 21-June 20): Now that you are out of that long-term relationship you feel like you own the world and are soaring with majestic eagles. Use this energy to get some long-planned projects out of the way. Start with your hobo urine charity drive and just keep moving down the list until you run out of options. You can do anything. Cancer (June 21-July 22): Chores at home may have you feeling overwhelmed this week and… OK. I just can’t do this anymore. I’m sorry Cancer; I just can’t keep coddling you like a damn child. How about making a sincere effort about ANYTHING in your life for once? What the hell is wrong with you? These damn kids...
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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): A negative phone call or e-mail may find itself flashing on your cell phone this morning when you wake up, but don’t let it get you down. Sometimes letting go of things you can’t control in life is the healthiest way to cope. You should probably call the health clinic back and get some medication for your chlamydia though. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Some money you were supposed to go receive this weekend never came through and you may find yourself in a pinch to pay some bills. Before you get your panties in a bunch, call up your cousin Tony and get some of family together to pay a visit to this person who owes you. Bada-bing. A couple of fingers later, cashola!
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your significant other may be feeling like your close friends are taking the majority of your special time. Well, you certainly don’t have to take that crap anymore. You just go ahead and dump that person straight away. I don’t care how many years you have been married or if the kids will be sad. You need to do yo thang. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A large school project will prompt you to take the day off. Remember to light all of your spirit candles and to wax off all of your extra body hair in preparation for the season of darkness, these mortals call winter. Save all of your goat blood in black pails and paint large pentagrams on your living room floor. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Thoughts about old friends and distant relatives may cause you to be distracted this week. Relieve this anxiety by sending each person a text message with a smiley face to show them you are thinking/smiling about them. Nothing warms the heart and soul more than receiving a written message with that extra touch. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) A sudden drop in blood sugar will confuse you and send you into the distant past. In this vision, you will see your mother making you a grilled cheese sandwich and scolding you for wetting the bed. You will wake up in a cold sweat and discover that you have urinated in your brand new khakis. Your mother will be livid!
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Free meningitis vaccines on campus Boise State nursing students offer free meningitis vaccines courtesy of the Center for Disease Control Courtesy Boise State nursing students clad in blue scrubs and have been on campus giving vaccines to eradicate meningococcal meningitis. Vaccines will be available at the Boise State Health Fair on Nov. 20 in the Student Union Building in the Jordan Ballroom. For a limited time, free meningitis vaccines have been offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Idaho Immunization Program of the Department of Health and Welfare, and the Idaho Immunization Coalition (IIC). Emily Stillman, 19 years old, was attending school at Kalamazoo, a private liberal arts college in Michigan. Stillman was a sophomore double majoring in psychology and drama. Her dream was to perform on Saturday Night Live. She did not get to fulfill her dream. On the evening of Jan. 31, 2013 Stillman complained of a headache which progressively got worse. At 2 a.m. she was rushed to the hospital because the pain had become so severe. Her family was notified of their daughter’s hospitalization and advised to come immediately. By the time her family arrived Stillman was in a coma and never regained consciousness. She died on Feb. 2, just two days after coming down with
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Students get vaccines against meningitis, a disease that resembles common influenza. symptoms. According to Strunk & Rocchiccioli (2010) approximately 1,400 to 3,000 people contract this disease each year in the United States, of these 10-14 percent will die. This disease is caused by microscopic bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis, also known as meningococcal. Symptoms vary but most often involve sudden onset headache, fever, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light. The disease resembles the common influenza (flu) virus.
Those who are fortunate enough to survive may suffer from hearing loss, neurological deficits, limb amputations and sepsis. College students are at an increased risk because of many factors. First, the meningococcal bacteria are spread through respiratory secretions and saliva. Coughing, sneezing, kissing and sharing of drinks are perfect opportunities for the disease to spread. Secondly, the bacteria are spread more readily among people in close contact with
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There are 285 million people in the world who are visually impaired. In the United States alone, there are four million people who face life with blindness. October is World Blindness Awareness Month and the world’s largest nonprofit organization for the blind and visually impaired, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is raising awareness. There are six chapters of the NFB in Idaho which are working toward educating the public and raising awareness for the blind community. “The problems that we see stem from a lack of education and awareness. So I took it upon myself to change that,” said Sean Malone of the Snake River Valley Chapter. Malone lost his eyesight four years ago and is doing his part to bring to attention
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the many programs for families, children and Idahoans to further their education on the subject. According to Malone, giving back to a population that is in need of a little extra support is accessible and easy once people become aware of the situation. Louis Braille created the 6-dot code known today as the Braille system alphabet in 1823. This was the first movement for blindness advocacy and assistance. Fifty-eight years later, Helen Keller brought national recognition to the everyday struggles of the blind community. “Currently less than 10 percent of all blind children are being taught braille in school. One of the missions of the NFB is to promote the use of braille,” said Mike Gibson the assistive technology coordinator at the Boise State Disability Resource Center. The Treasure Valley Chap-
ter of the NFB, puts on a fundraiser every spring called Cycle for Independence. With a successful 2012 ride of 480 riders total, the NFB has announced the 2013 ride has been scheduled for May 18. Riders can choose either 10 mile or 25 mile distances and the proceeds go to the NFB. A community race that is an easy way to get involved for citizens of Boise, students of Boise State and people from all around Idaho. For children that are blind or becoming blind, the Snake River Valley Chapter holds a summer camp called BELL, Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning. This camp is for children ages 4 to 12. “The kids learn how to read and write Braille, walk with a white cane and function in society,” Malone said. The first year of the BELL program was this past summer.
one another; college students living in dorms are very vulnerable to getting this disease. Another risk factor is smoking. The meningococcal vaccine is the best way to prevent this deadly disease. Boise State Nursing students, faculty and staff are administering this vaccine. There are five strains of the meningococcal virus in the United States and this vaccine, Menveo™, protects against four of the five strains. The vaccine is recommended to be administered With a total of four students, it is the start of a program that will continue to grow and give children the tools and confidence to live with blindness. The Boise community supplies many other tools that students can take advantage of that haven’t been taught to read Braille. The NBB is not just concerned with Blind Awareness Month but every day and month in between. “I want to bring awareness to everybody, to people in this area that are visually impaired or blind and those that aren’t,” Malone said. The volunteer opportunities on campus through the Disability Resource Center and in the community with the NFB are endless. For volunteer opportunities, contact Mike Gibson directly at mikegibson@boisestate.edu. For more information on the individual chapters and upcoming events put on by the NBP in Idaho visit http://www.nfbidaho.org/ index.html.
at the age of 11 or 12 but unfortunately it is not required for students entering universities in Idaho. Boise State nursing students and faculty are working in conjunction with the IIC to lay the foundation for statewide immunization awareness and illness prevention campaign. This effort called the Idaho Meningitis College Campus Campaign has been led and carried out by nursing leadership students, faculty and campus health clinic staff throughout the state of Idaho.
Idaho State University, University of Idaho, Northwest Nazarene University, Lewis-Clark State College and BYU of Idaho are participating in this campaign as well. Dr. Pamela Strohfus with the IIC received 8,000 meningitis vaccines donated by the CDC. Those participating in this campaign would like to see the maximum amount of student benefit from this generous donation. Watch for vaccination clinics on campus into 2014. Students have the opportunity receive a free vaccine and help prevent meningococcal meningitis at Boise State and the other universities and colleges mentioned above. If the thought of death or loss of limbs is not enough to motivate a response, get your vaccine because “everybody’s doing it.”
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A big benefit of going to an awesome school like Boise State is that there are tons of study resources available to help you boost your academic success. If you need additional assistance learning course material make sure to speak with your professor and ask about options for supplementary learning. Some of the opportunities via your professors are pre-arranged study
sessions, professor office hours, and TA office hours. Boise State also offers free tutoring through Tutorial Services. For new students the university also provides university fundamentals classes and workshops to help support note taking skills, familiarize students with campus resources, and teach success tips for studying and test taking. Be sure to take advantage in all that your school has to offer and be prepared for straight A’s this semester!
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Last year, Boise State was recognized as a national honoree bicycle-friendly university by the League of American Bicyclists. Boise was also ranked among the top 50 bikefriendly cities nationwide by Bicycling Magazine for 2012. On this bike-friendly campus in a bike-friendly city, non-motorized transportation represents a significant part of transportation issues on the Boise State campus. With well over 2,500 bike slots in place on campus, Transportation and Parking Services is occasionally faced with the issue of left behind
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bikes. This is further compounded by the occasional student tendency to lock a bike to a tree or a bench. “During the school year if we find a bike, we tag it. This notifies any possible owner that the bike is abandoned and may be impounded,” said Miska Chorny, parking supervisor for Transportation and Parking Services at Boise State. Transportation and Parking Services follows a similar procedure for abandoned bikes discovered in the summer semester. The school’s policy for left behind bikes adheres to Boise State Policy 9010, which defines Transportation and Parking Services’
People leave out their bikes sporadically. We tend to pay more attention to areas we know there are a lot of commuters and a lot of use, like the library and the quad. —Miska Chorny
authority to address the management of non-motorized transportation on campus. According to Chorny, tagged bikes are left for a couple of days. If no individual steps forward to claim the bike and removes the tag, the lock is cut and the bike is impounded. “People leave out their bikes sporadically. We tend to pay more attention to areas we know there are a lot of commuters and a lot of use, like the library and the quad,” Chorny said. While bike abandonment may not be the biggest transportation issue on campus, students may be unaware that their bicycles may be impounded after a given period of neglect. A bicycle considered abandoned can be impounded within 72 hours of being tagged, according to Boise State Policy 9010. “We’ve probably claimed about 20 bikes so far this year,” Chorny said. Once impounded, bicycles
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This edition of “Breaking Expectations” is guest writer Shelby Bodine’s firsthand experience living with mental illness. Having Bipolar Disorder means there are characteristics that come hand-in-hand with negative assumptions. I can be oversensitive, I over think things to the point of anxiety attacks, I’m prone to migraines and I can exhibit Obsessive-Compulsive traits at times. While others view these as negatives, I’d like to take a second to clarify. Oversensitivity couples with compassion for anything or anyone who needs it. A vastly diverse sense of understanding and sympathy that’s usually overlooked is a second language to me. Over-thinking things forces me to be aware of myself. I make incredibly powerful connections to photographs, music, and interactions, which then harnesses my creativity. Hypersensitivity in my senses allows me to find something moving about anything. I find beauty in everything I come into contact with. I am prone to migraines because mood disorders take harsh physiological tolls on the human body. I am meticulous because routine and organization are critical for me. When you spend your life on a constant roller coaster ride, you can’t see what twist or drop is coming next so you have to be meticulous. If not, you become the walking definition of ‘unstable.’ To cut a long story short, my name is Shelby Bodine and I am a fulltime student majoring in psychology and minoring in biology. I will go on to obtain both my masters and Ph.D. in neuropsychology. I have a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder II- Rapid Cycling/Mixed State, Anxiety and ADHD. This is not a bad thing. I find my sense of compassion and understanding to be creative genius. I allow that creative genius to come out in photography, writing and being true to myself. I never really knew who I was until I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.
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Starting next summer, Boise will see bicycle docking stations and bike share bicycles popping up all around the city, including on Boise State campus. A bike share is simply another method of public transportation. Bike docking stations will be placed in different areas around the city, where bikes can be stored and locked. When a member wants to ride a bike, all they need to do is take a bike from the docking station. Then they ride the bike to their destination and drop it off at another docking station that will be, plausibly, within walking distance of their final destination. Dave Fotsch, an avid cyclist, has been living in Boise for the past 22 years and is the current director of the Boise Bike Share project. Fotsch came up with the idea while working his job for the Central District Health Department, arguing that the bike share deals significantly with public health. Employees at the Boise Bike Share fix bikes for distribution. The bike share program falls under Valley Re- ride the last few miles. around $75. Bikes will be mutes, you can throw your gional Transit, because it “When you have more able to be checked out for bike on your car and then counts as a form of public bikes on the streets, driv- 30 minutes for free. drive into town and get transportation. If someone ers become more aware of The stations will also be around on your bike, but rides the bus from outlying bicyclists and so there are no further than a quarter that’s kind of a hassle,” areas into downtown Boi- actually fewer accidents,” of a mile away from each Fotsch said. se, but the bus stop is still Fotsch said. other, so if a station is Bike share systems have a mile or two from their The bikes will be avail- empty or full, the person been implemented in diffinal destination, then the able to anyone, 24/7, can walk to the next. ferent cities all around bike share program will and year-long member“Certainly if you want the country. Hailey, Idaho make bikes available to ships are estimated to cost to combine your com- has adopted a bike share
program with 18 bikes, but the idea is expected to expand into surrounding cities. “Our overall goal is to make it a sustainable system so that it requires no further public money to support it,” Fotsch said. Fotsch would like for Boise’s bike share program to inspire other cities to do the same. “More and more cities like Boise are looking at it, because they see the benefits for air quality, for getting people moving, and for general quality of life,” Fotsch explained. When the bike share program was in its early stages, Fotsch approached the people at Boise State’s department of Regional and Community Planning like Assistant Professor Thomas Wuerzer, Associate Professor Susan Mason and a graduate student (at the time) Riley Youngerman. They created a multi-tier map, nicknamed the ‘the heat map’ including trip generators and trip attractors that would promote bike share trips. Areas that are ‘hot’ are popular areas for transport and areas that are ‘cold’ are not particularly destination hotspots. “Ideally, if you want to have lunch and it’s beautiful out there, but Ann Morrison Park is too far away walking distance from downtown well you could take actually one of the bike share bikes,” Wuerzer said.
Bikes are impounded when left on racks. cutline are securely stored for 30 calendar days. A tag is placed where the bike was taken to inform a student attempting to reclaim his/her bicycle. Students can contact Transportation and Parking Services within the 30 day impoundment period to reclaim their bicycle. After the 30 day period, the bike can be disposed of at the discretion of Transportation and Parking Services. Abandoned bicycles may surface as an issue for students attempting to lock their bikes in designated locations. “Lots of stagnant bikes (is an issue). Use it or lose it,” stated an anonymous student in a
comment sheet response collected in the Boise State Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Master Plan report from 2010.
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Rebecca Coates used to call herself a Republican, but increasingly found she had to be more specific. “For a long time I thought I was a Republican, but I was always having to add addendums like, ‘I’m Republican, but I think drugs should be legal,’ or ‘I’m Republican, but I don’t want us to be at war overseas,’ “’ said Coates, a student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and a member of the campus’s College Libertarians. Across much of the country, libertarianism is attracting college students and others looking for an alternative. Libertarianism is becoming especially popular among younger voters, many of whom are tired of the stalemate between Republicans and Democrats in Washington, as evidenced by the 16-day government shutdown. “I think the congressional dysfunction ... only makes people more interested in other viewpoints,” said Michael Ben-Horin, a Students For Liberty campus coordinator for the Mid-Atlantic region and president of the George Washington University Col-
lege Libertarians. A 2011 Pew Research Center Poll found that 9 percent of Americans identify as libertarian. The growth in popularity of libertarianism seems to be closely related to the emergence of the tea party movement. Theda Skocpol, professor of politics and sociology at Harvard University, co-authored ‘The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism’ in 2011, and discovered an overlap between tea party and libertarian identification. “When we did our research in 2011 ... we found that as many as 40 percent of (tea party supporters) in Virginia considered themselves libertarian,” Skocpol said. In this year’s Virginia governor’s race, Libertarian Party candidate Robert Sarvis was third with 11 percent in an Oct. 15 poll by Christopher Newport University’s Judy Ford Watson Center for Public Policy. Libertarians in the United States are predominantly male, highly critical of government and disapproving of social welfare programs, according to the Pew poll, although some libertarians find that definition stifling and inaccurate. The UMBC group in-
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Libertarian candidates at the Libertarian Party presidential candidate debate in 2012. cludes one of seven Maryland chapters of Young Americans for Liberty, an organization founded in 2008 by Jeff Frazee, who worked as a youth coordinator for former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, a libertarian who unsuccessfully ran for president on the Republican ticket in 2012. There are four newly forming chapters in the state, including Mount St. Mary’s University and the University of Baltimore, joining the three already active chapters. “There’s definitely a trend on the national basis and a significant growth in young libertarians,” said Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ir-
vine, Calif.-based Ayn Rand Institute. “(It’s) a generation that’s being screwed by their elders. The baby boomer generation loaded themselves up with goodies at the expense of young people.” Frustrated with what they perceive as burdensome government regulations promoted by Democrats, and intrusive social policies and over-reaching foreign policy supported by Republicans, young people have increasingly taken to libertarianism over the past five or six years, Brook said. Jared Naumann, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County College Libertarians, which
includes members of Students For Liberty, the Libertarian Party and Young Americans for Liberty, did not expect so much enthusiasm when he set up the group a year ago. “Once it became official and once I had an executive board, it took off. I never expected to get this far, I never expected an official club. I expected, at most, five people on the mailing list,” said Naumann, an information systems major who grew up in a libertarian household. There are now 74 people on the opt-in mailing list, and 23 people signed up at the campus involvement fair in September, Naumann
said. Many of the group’s students discovered their beliefs aligned with libertarianism after growing up in conservative households. Libertarians often overlap with conservatives on economic policies, but tend to diverge on social issues. “A lot of kids who are libertarian now were raised in conservative households, so they might live a very conservative lifestyle in terms of what they value, but when it comes down to it, they want to be free to make their own decisions about things,” said Coates, from Harford County. Read the rest of the story at Arbiteronline.com.
Percentage of juniors and seniors increase Ryan Thorne @RyanThorne86
A recent report by the university indicates Boise State’s overall student enrollment declined by about 3 percent from last year, dropping from 22,678 to 22,003. According to Greg Hahn, Boise State associate vice president for Communication and Marketing, these numbers indicate fewer students are registering for part-time workloads and a majority of enrollees are looking to put in four years
and obtain a degree. “The enrollment drop is in freshmen and sophomores, but we are actually up in enrollment for juniors and seniors,” Hahn said. Hahn said the increase in junior and senior students indicates that transferring to Boise State from one of Idaho’s two-year colleges is a popular pathway for students seeking a bachelor degree. “This whole College of Western Idaho (CWI) thing is working,” Hahn said. “If you sum up the relationship between CWI and Boise
State, access to the university for those looking to go beyond an associate degree is greater than ever.” With the high amount of transfer students enrolling at Boise State, Hahn said the university can begin a shift to focusing on higher division courses and students. “Back before CWI, freshmen and sophomores were a huge percentage of the student body, but now it’s a little more evened out,” Hahn said. With the increased focus on upper-division courses on campus, finding the
money to hire adequate staff will come as a challenge to Boise State as it comes to rely less on state and federal funding. “A lot of freshmen and sophomores in the past were obtaining associate degrees as well as bachelor’s degrees and all the pressure was on those 100 and 200 level courses,” Hahn said. According to Hahn finding more experienced professors to teach upperdivision classes means finding ways to bring in more money, an issue Hahn and Boise State officials hope
to partially address with the Idaho State Legislature this spring. “If you come into Boise State and join the Finish in Four program, we will make sure you get your degree on time and we are going after the state legislature to reinforce that,” Hahn said. Hahn said the university’s shift toward research can leave holes in upperdivision teaching as professors take sabbatical leaves to complete work. Many upper-division professors are more expensive to hire, forcing the univer-
sity to look for the extra financing to do so. “It is more expensive to teach a senior than it is to teach a freshman because the expertise is pretty great,” Hahn said. According to Hahn, the university has been looking to team up with local businesses and industry to convince the state legislature to consider more funding. “We are reaching out to computer science companies to say, ‘Help us with this expansion and we will go to the state legislature together,’” Hahn said.
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Traditional photography takes time, patience and technical proficiency.
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Instagram users need to step down from their pedestal. While it’s true you can crop and use cool filters to create a better photo taken on your cell phone or iPod, this does not mean you have the skill of a professional photographer. Some citizens believe they are as good as the professionals who’ve been trained in photography and have a career and make a living in this field. Insta-
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gram fosters the false idea that everyone is a photographer. In response to the question “Why do ‘real’ photographers hate Instagram so much” on quora.com (a question and answer website) site goer John Dawes wrote that he, as a ‘real’ photographer, does not actually hate Instagram; he thinks it’s a good tool to use. However, he does have one criticism regarding the attitude of some Instagram users. “The only real criticism
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Even if professionals are choosing to use camera phones/Instagram for some shots, there will still be a need for professional photographers —John Dawes
I have of Instagram as a professional photographer, I suppose, is that I sometimes see people getting into photography use the Instagram filters and are blown away by the novel (to them) look and promote their photos as great shots, not realizing that they still have a lot to learn about what a great photograph is,” Dawes wrote. Great technological advances have provided new and better tools for professionals and everyday people to use in every aspect of life. Instagram is a photo editing tool, the iPhone now has attachable camera “lenses” (such as fisheye, telephoto and wide angle) and overall phone cameras have better mega pixels than ever. However, these tools
don’t replace the professionals who use them. On http://digital-phot o g r a p h y - s c h o o l .c o m / guest poster Guy Prives wrote, “Instagram provides amateur photographers with the tool to share their art with others while receiving additional tools for developing creativity and observation to detail.” The key word above is amateur. Users, please remember you probably fall into this category. The argument is not that any consumer can’t use these tech gadgets to capture better quality mementos from their lives. Instagram is great for compensating the lesser quality of a cell phone camera. And you can’t hire a professional photographer to document everything you
do in your life. But there is fear that these technological toys are making the skills these photographers have and the jobs they do obsolete, because the average person thinks they can take photos of the same quality with their smart phone. Dawes also wrote, “In addition to the technical stuff, photographers are hired for their eye, as well as their professionalism, reputation, etc etc, so even if professionals are choosing to use camera phones/Instagram for some shots, there will still be a need for professional photographers.” So while you are promoting the cool shot of the homemade dinner you had last night or the hot air balloon you saw on the
way to class one morning, please remember your Instagram photos are nice and all, but they do not represent the skill and talent of a professional photographer.
some good in between killings.” There are over 8,000 federally funded health clinics and pregnancy centers in our nation that provide the same services that Planned Parenthood does, just not abortions. I mentioned Stanton Healthcare as an example, yet there is a myriad of others in our area, including our Women’s Center on campus. As a young woman, I want for every woman to receive the same quality healthcare that I would want for myself. Planned
Parenthood is a corporation that makes profit off its services, and majorly off of abortions. When 92 percent of the prenatal services that they provide are abortions, we understand that they take advantage of women in crisis because they see the dollar signs. Planned Parenthood does not actually help clients plan for Parenthood. In fact, when planning for Parenthood, the last place you should want to go is Planned Parenthood. They are a business, and their agenda is abortions.
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I would like to thank The Arbiter for covering our Student Organization’s participation in the Planned Parenthood Project. In America we have the freedom to call into question the ethics and practices of organizations, and that was our purpose as students, to expose a corporation for their practices and misleading quality of care. Students For Life of America is a national Pro-
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Life Organization that our student club on campus has partnered with. They created the display and brought it to 41 universities around the nation, and we were one of them. As a student organization, we were not protesting; we were simply presenting the facts and engaging fellow students and faculty in conversation. I appreciate the response to our event from Hannah Brass Greer from Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest. She stated in the article that, “…protesters
are spreading misinformation that has been widely disproven and discredited.” All of our statistics in the Planned Parenthood Project were pulled directly from Planned Parenthood’s annual reports from the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year. You cannot get much more misinformed than what their actual numbers tell us about the services that they provide, can you? If you don’t believe me, see Planned Parenthood’s annual report for yourself on their website. Brass Greer admitted
that Planned Parenthood commits abortions, yet also stated that they provide many important services apart from abortion. I am all for healthcare facilities that provide important services in our community, but I cannot stand behind a business that commits abortions. Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood Director stated recently, “I don’t care how much ‘good’ they do! They killed 334,000 people just last year! You don’t give mass murderers a pass just because they do
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Scream
Dracula (Original)
“The call is coming from inside the house” and then someone gets stabbed. Thus began a new era of the creepy slasher serial killer with an unhealthy obsession toward a person or a place. This golden ‘90s horror took over for the classic slasher villains Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees. Granted this was the only one worth a damn. The rest of the series was godawful. The film is best viewed with some sort of drinking game, as there is nothing funnier than scaring the crap out of your friends while inebriated. Prep the shots and happy Halloween.
Halloween
The great actor Bela Lugosi portrayed the now legendary character Count Dracula in 1931. This film is one of two films that went on to define the horror genre. Because it was made in 1931, spoiled movie watchers might view it in the realm of cheesiness. Close in-face camera angles and bats being directed with obvious string work show how cinema has evolved over the years into the spectacle that is still an important part to society around the world. With a underlined sexual tension that includes charming accents and Gothic scenery, relax and have yourself a “good evening.” Muhahahahaha.
Psycho
Hellraiser
Are you afraid of the boogeyman? Although this seems like the thousand film in the series that is Halloween, you just can’t deny the terror of watching a tall masked man slowly chase after people with a kitchen knife. The catchy theme music (it’s amazing how it only takes two or three notes strung repeatedly together to make a villain) embodies the suspense of some dumb teenagers overly violent death. Enjoy the spectacle of a slow walking masked man killing people who have a hard time getting up after tripping over themselves. Don’t feel bad if you cheer for the bad guy.
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Alfred Hitchcock was one of the most innovative directors of his time; some say the father of modern horror. “Psycho” was one of the flicks that would push the boundaries of film so much that it would define the career of this director. Fortunately for Hitchcock, it showed the true genius of his craft. With introductions of more than usual nudity and the main protagonist being killed off only halfway through the movie, “Psycho” put the serial killer psychopath on the Hollywood landscape. If you are a fan of psychological mind terror, sit back and enjoy this gem.
Let’s just be honest; the ‘80s presented a pretty groundbreaking time for many facets of the art world. From music to film, the ‘80s represented a time of transition into a new world of expression. In the genre of horror, cinema revolved around the psychological thriller as much as your conventional “scary” flick. “Hellraiser” is one of those stories that messes with the fabric of what you feel is socially acceptable in film. The main character is a tortured spirit with a story that make the audience feel borderline empathetic, if it weren’t for all the needles and such sticking out of his face.
Boo! You scared yet? Students share scary stories Something Wicked This Way Comes: Part II Jake Arasin Staff Writer
Part II: Adam and Havalina Grain - 10 months earlier A year after opening Heavenly Havalina’s, Havalina met the love her life Adam Wallace Grain. They met when Adam finished his education in chemical engineering. He walked into Heavenly Havalina’s bakery. When
he saw her, his eyes begged to never be shut again after seeing the sight of Havalina’s beauteous features. “Uh, I’ll h-have a banana p-pie,” Adam stuttered as he stood at the register. He was always shy to talk to a woman, especially when he first met his wife. Then again, Havalina was a shy clam as well. Ever since that day, the Grains have been married for five years, living together in
the city of Grandeur. Adam took a sip of his coffee, giving it a light breeze to cool down, as he sat at the dining room table. He was in his suit and tie, reading the newspaper. His wife sat across from him, eating her omelet quietly. Velvet Underground played in the background on their small portable radio, adding emphasis to the peaceful morning.
Adam looked up. “Babe, best damn bacon in the nation.” Havalina giggled. “Oh, thanks. I’m glad you like it, sweetie.” Adam smiled and walked up to Havalina, giving her a kiss on the lips. “I loved it. I could never ask for better cooking from you. Well, I’m off to work, apparently the local law enforcements found a new drug. A drug that the mili-
tary could experiment on. They never had me work on a drug before.” Havalina, intrigued, said, “Ooo, interesting. Any idea what it is?” Adam shrugged, “Just that it’s called, Le Plaisir du Fromage. French for The Cheese Pleasure. Weird, isn’t it?” Havalina stood up and straightened Adam’s tie, giving him another kiss. “Bring some for me and I
As cold as ice Jeff Buldger Staff Writer
(I want to start off with a disclaimer saying that this is a bit disturbing and does invoke some violent imagery.) This story is based on a recurring nightmare that I've had for a few years now. It doesn't happen often, but when it does I always wake up in a cold sweat, breathing heavy. I don’t remember when it started, but if it never happened again I’d be more than fine with that. The dream always begins on a clear sunny day in the woods near a shallow but wide river. I can hear the water gently moving past the sandy shores. I think the dream must take place back in Florida, my old home, as the surrounding
woods remind me of the swampland and thin trees that grow there. I’m walking among the trees and I hear a scream. I stop dead. I look around to see if anyone is nearby. It happens again, although this time it sounds as if cut off by force. ‘Am I too late?’ I wonder to myself. I run through the thin trees, past the rocks and little ponds until I reach a little patch of beach on one side of the river. There is a young man, probably about 15 years old, and a girl around 13 or so. Both of them are dressed for cold weather in coats. I start to feel cold, very cold. Something was wrong, though. I could tell she was scared, and that he was the reason.
can put it in my casserole.” Havalina and Adam laughed at what they both thought was funny. It really wasn’t. They kissed more passionately before Adam left the house and drove off. Adam was happy with Havalina and she was happy with him. Little did they know, however, that wouldn’t last very long. TO BE CONTINUED...
He begins to yell at her, and she screams. He grabs her by the hair and throws her to the ground. My heart begins to race, even in my sleep. I want to wake up, but I can’t. I just can’t. He starts to grab the girl by the throat. She can’t do anything about it, and neither can I. I start to yell in my dream. “Stop it, please! Stop!” But he doesn't notice. I can’t move. I can’t do anything—I’m frozen solid in place and I feel guilty and helpless. She’s struggling and screaming. The boy puts his hand over her mouth and stifles her cries. ‘I have to do something. I have to do something. Why can’t I stop this?’ goes through my mind over and over. Read the rest of the story at Arbiteronline.com.
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Boise State finds themselves with three losses for the first time since the 2007 season when the Broncos dropped the Hawaii Bowl to finish with a 10-3 record. The Broncos will look for where improvements need to be made as they get back into conference play on the road against Colorado State this weekend. Following a 37-20 nonconference loss to BYU over the weekend, the Broncos are back to the drawing board once again. “We can’t let something like that bring us down too much,” redshirt senior offensive lineman Spencer Gerke said. “We kind of have to step back and realize that’s not a league game.” The Broncos got off to another slow start against BYU, like they have several
times this year, and got in a hole early that proved to be too much to drag themselves out of. “We kind of started slow and we started to pick it up toward the end of the game but it was a little too late,” sophomore safety Darian Thompson said. Three different times this season the Broncos have either scored just one touchdown in the first quarter or failed to score at all in the opening quarter. Getting off to a quicker start for the Broncos will be a focal point moving forward. “You can’t put it on one thing but that’s definitely something we have to clean up,” Gerke said. “We have to start fast and continue that into the first half.” Playing smart is another key point the Broncos will be focusing on moving forward. The Broncos racked up four fumbles on the night, several of which
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Demarcus Lawrence intercepts a pass in the Broncos’ 42-14 win over the Rams last season. were results of wide receivers and running backs trying to pick up extra yards by juking out defenders. “I don’t think they should be fighting for extra yards,” Boise State
head coach Chris Petersen said. “I think that they hit creases and go forward and fall forward and try to run through that.” Making smart plays against Colorado State this
weekend will be important if the Broncos want to come out with a win in Fort Collins. At 2-1 in conference play, the Rams control their own destiny for a conference championship,
just like the Broncos. “They play to the strengths of the guys that they have,” Petersen said. “I think they’re getting better as the season goes on.”
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Time will never change head coach Greg Randall’s goal for the Boise State wrestling team—win the Pac-12 Conference Championship. Randall has led the Broncos to four conference championships in his 10 years at the helm of the program. Boise State’s last conference championship came in 2011. The Broncos finished second to Oregon State last season. “It’s always our goal to win the conference,” Randall said. “We’ve won it enough times so when we go into the conference championship we’re not thinking about taking second. There’s only one place that matters.”
Back for Boise State will be seniors J.T. Felix, Jake Swartz and Brian Owen— all of whom competed in the NCAA Championships a year ago Felix and Swartz are both ranked fifth in the nation in their respective weight class. All three are the top seeds for their respective weight classes in the Pac-12. Felix has finished second at the conference championships in two of his three year seasons with the Broncos. He hopes that his hard work this season will help him achieve the conference crown that has eluded him thus far. “It’s been a goal from the start,” Felix said. “It’s one of the speed bumps I’ve been hitting, but I do expect to win in this year.” Felix also hopes to earn All-American recognition
in his final season in a Bronco singlet. Boise State will open the season ranked 20th in the nation according the Preseason InterMat College Rankings. Oregon State opens up sitting in sixth while Stanford, at 25, is the only other Pac-12 school to be ranked in the Top 25. Randall expects Arizona State and several wrestlers from both Cal State Bakersfield and Cal Poly to be competitive in the conference. “A really good season for us would be a conference championship and top 10 in the nation,” Randall said. “We gotta stay healthy to get that and we need some guys to move up in the rankings. They have to beat some ranked guys to do that first.” Boise State can expect
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Boise State begins the season with the goal of a Pac-12 championship. Travis Himmelman, Holden Packard and Cody Dixon to provide necessary points in the post-season after the trio finished third at the Pac-12 Championships last season. Randall hopes redshirt
freshman Austin Dewey and redshirt sophomore Chris Castillo to provide more depth for the Broncos this season. Castillo was the back-up 157-lb. wrestler last season after being beat out
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Boise State men’s basketball tips off their season on Friday night at Taco Bell Arena in a home exhibition matchup against the Warriors of Lewis-Clark State College. Coming off their most successful season under fourth year head coach Leon Rice
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where they were ousted in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Broncos were picked to finish second in the Mountain West Conference this season. The Broncos haven’t played a competitive game since Mar. 26 earlier this year, and Rice can sense his team is itching to hit the hardwood and play in front of a crowd.
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With less than two weeks left until tip off, Boise State basketball may have their best squad in school history. Boise State is projected to finish tied for second place in the Mountain West Conference with UNLV, and one place behind the New Mexico Lobos. “They don’t care,” Rice said. ‘They want to accomplish something. If the hype got to them I wouldn’t really like it at all.” The Broncos are coming off a successful season from last year, sneaking into the NCAA Tournament before being knocked out in the first round by the LaSalle Explorers. The team will look to do much of the same this season. One goal that will be on the list for the Broncos is winning an NCAA tournament game for the first time in school history. Having a veteran team will help. “Having a veteran team, we’ve been able to tighten down some things,” Rice said. “We’ve been able to keep practice pretty concise and pretty competitive.” Rice has done a fantastic job of not letting the predictions get to the Bronco’s heads. The team has stayed focused and ready to prove themselves. “These kids are pretty level-headed,” Rice said. “They’re ready to do more.” Junior guard/forward Anthony Drmic and junior guard Derrick Marks are on the preseason AllMountain West team. The two players leadership could play a key role in the Broncos success this season. Not only will they have to deal with the grueling MWC schedule. They will have out of conference games against some tough opponents. St. Mary’s, Kentucky and Utah will add to the Broncos strength of schedule. “I think we have a little more depth. That’s encouraging,” Rice said. “We know the top seven that played for us last year. We kind of have a good feel for them and what they’re capable of.” The Broncos are the only team in the nation to make it to the NCAA tournament and return all of their starters. They will be the most experienced group in the conference. A scrimmage with Lewis-Clark State will be the first contest of the new season against an opponent. It will take place on Nov. 1, 2013 at 7 p.m. at Taco Bell Arena. The scrimmage will help tighten things up for the Broncos and get them ready for their night game of the season against the Kentucky Wildcats on Dec. 10, 2013.
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These guys have been doing a great job of preparing and being dialed in everyday. But now I really sense that this is coming at a perfect time. —Leon Rice
“These guys have been doing a great job of preparing and being dialed in everyday,” Rice said. “But now I really sense that this is coming at a perfect time.” There will be a lot of things to watch for this season from a program that received 11 top-25 votes in the preseason USA Today Coaches poll, and one of them will be the continued development of their post play. The Broncos will return all five starters this year, and have added some depth to their roster in the paint. 6-foot-9-inch four year starter senior Ryan Watkins will lead the charge for the Broncos down low.
Watkins will be accompanied in the paint by 6-foot-9inch sophomore Edmunds Dukulis, and 6-foot-7 freshman Nick Duncan, among others for the Broncos. While the Bronco frontcourt is young, there is still some experience there. “Edmunds was with us last year,” Rice said. “So he’s kind of built in and has a great feel for the team.” Stretching the floor with his posts is something coach Rice is focusing on this year, and is something he feels can enhance his team’s ability to compete and win games. At 6-foot-7-inch, Duncan possesses the frame to be able to go in to the paint
and exploit his size to score. Duncan also possess great shooting ability on the perimeter, something that can cause opposing teams fits if their four and five-men are forced to play that far from the basket. “First of all I think it starts with the maturity of his game,” Rice said. “Secondly, I love a guy that can shoot. He hasn’t done anything or made a shot in a game yet and I’m deeming him as one of our better shooters.” All eyes will be on Rice’s experienced squad this weekend as Boise State will see if they can live up to the hype and the buzz surrounding them this season.
Women’s golf visits Rock Hill Ruben Ibarra Staff Writer
The Boise State women’s golf team will take their clubs to Rock Hill, S.C. for the Winthrop Intercollegiate this upcoming week. The Broncos will look to build on three of their last invitationals, where they have steadily improved placing 12th, seventh and second in their last three invitationals respectively. Though they have had an up-and-down season, head coach Nicole Bird said that the team has exceeded expectations. “I expected to have a couple of top five finishes and to have some players shoot under par this fall.,” Bird said. “I don’t know if I expected that we would have five players do it, and some more than once, but it’s great.” Thus far this season the Broncos’ have placed in the top two twice. “I think after this last finish we know what we need to work on: we need to have a better last round,” sophomore McKenzie Ford said. “We started off pretty strong but just getting to that point of having a solid last round is what is going to make us better.” The Broncos have a young squad this year as they carry only one upperclassman on the roster in red shirt junior Jenna Leurquin. For the Broncos, this isn’t viewed as a disadvantage but more as a strength. “We have five new fresh-
men this year and they are all pretty darn good. They have all helped our team from a golfing aspect but also just off the course,” sophomore Sammie Pless said. In other sports from year one to year two the “speed of the game” tends to slow down for players. Since golf is a stand still sport, Pless has been focused on staying loose and ready to go. “Being more comfortable and loose, it takes a lot of pressure off and allows me to just play,” Pless said. This relaxed demeanor will be crucial in the next invitational as the course just underwent recent renovations. The Winthrop Intercollegiate will bring some interesting challenges for the women’s team, as they did not play in this tournament last year, and the course is said to have “a million dollars” worth of new bunkers, according to Ford. There has been a lot of bunker work this week, both Pless and Ford stated, for their preparation for the invitational. “After the Portland State tournament we dropped in the rankings and we weren’t where we want to be and so for the rest of the tournaments we have been trying to get our ranking where we want to be without focusing on the result” Ford said. The Winthrop Intercollegiate will take place Nov. 2 and 3. arbiteronline.com arbiteronline .com
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Cross Country approaches Mountain West championships during one of their best seasons in recent memory.
Cross Country keeps pace with Mountain West Brandon Walton Staff Writer
The 2013 Mountain West Cross Country Championships are expected to be filled with much excitement and could be one of the most competitive conference championships in recent years. Starting with the men, New Mexico is the favorite and the pick to take home the Mountain West title. The Lobos are
ranked number nine nationally and the men have won the last four conference championships. Just behind the Lobos are the Rams of Colorado State. The 22nd ranked Rams were picked second in the conference and are expected to give New Mexico their biggest challenge. The Broncos were picked third by the coaches and are currently 20th in the nation. Boise State is looking to bring a team title back home, led by
senior Allen Schroeder and junior Aaron Back. Moving on to the women New Mexico is yet again expected to come away with the conference crown. Like their counterparts, the women have been dominant in the conference over the last several years by winning the last five conference championships. New Mexico is currently ranked ninth in the nation and are one of the top teams in the country.
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Looking to end the reign of the Lobos are the Broncos. They were picked to finish second in the championships and have had a great season so far. They are led by a pair of juniors, Emma Bates and Marisa Howard. Bates just recently won the 2013 Pre-National Title and Howard had a third place finish in last year’s conference championships. Both Bates and Howard are favorites to come away with individual titles for the Broncos.
“Everyone is running faster than they ever have before,” Bates said. “We have just such a great attitude, positivity and just everything is going really well.” The Broncos are also expecting to get performances from other members of their team such as senior Erin McLaughlin. “We know it’s going to take a great a day from our team to do it,” McLaughlin said. “But I think we are talented enough
to do it” “Both groups have done a great job so far,” head coach Corey Ihmels said. “Exceeded expectations on a lot of levels.” The men’s and women’s cross country Mountain West Conference Championships officially get under way on Nov. 1. The men get going at 10 a.m. while the women start at 10:45 a.m. The championships are being held at the Air Force Academy’s Eisenhower Blue Course.
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