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Many students use caffeine for the benefits without considering the risk Why students use caffeine
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With so many due dates, looming assignments and college activities, it’s no wonder students turn to a little pick-me-up in order to stay on top of things. Sometimes though, that pickme-up can actually be more harmful than helpful.
Kailene Power, senior communication/English major, said she consumes far too much caffeine each day. She listed her main source of caffeine as coffee. “(I drink) usually a cup or two in the morning and then maybe some later,” Power said. Power said she gets headaches when she tries to skip drinking coffee, but the headaches are not consistent. “If I do get a headache, then there are other factors like not drinking enough water
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or not sleeping the night before or something else that would contribute to that but it’s not solely a caffeine headache,” Power said. Power admitted to starting her caffeine intake early in the day due to her nanny role during the week. She said she continues her intake throughout the day by studying in coffee shops. Jared Bonny, junior criminal justice major, said he consumes close to a liter of coffee every day. Bonny said it’s due to the coffee here in the United States being weak. “Coffee in the States sucks. We have better coffee in Europe,” Bonny said. Bonny said he doesn’t notice headaches or any adverse effects because he drinks coffee all the time. “I never stop drinking coffee,” Bonny said. What caffeine does to you These students aren’t alone in their consumption of caffeine each day. Megan McGuffey, registered dietitian in the Health Services Clinic, said caffeine is both good and bad. “When you don’t go overboard with caffeine, you can have increased focus and alertness,” Mc-
Guffey said. “They’ve done studies on increased endurance in athletes, if you consume a cup of coffee before you go for a long run. Or things like faster reaction time and decrease in sleepiness, like when you wake up in the morning and you need that cup of coffee to get a pick-me-up.” McGuffey said a good recommendation of caffeine intake per day is probably about 300mgs the equivalent of two to three cups of coffee. And although she is not aware of being able to overdose on caffeine, there are some side effects from ingesting too much. “Sometimes you can have some adverse effects like shakiness, irritability, GI (gastro intestinal) discomfort, stomach issues, nervousness, insomnia and things like that,” McGuffey said. “Then there are people who are naturally just sensitive to caffeine and might experience those (discomforts) when they have lower doses of caffeine. If you have high blood pressure or heart problems, you should always talk to your doctor about caffeine intake.” Where we get caffeine
McGuffey stated some fitness waters also contain hidden sources of caffeine, specifically in the form of Guarana. “It’s important to note that caffeine is not a regulated sub-
stance,” McGuffey said. “All food doesn’t have to have a label on it saying ‘this is how much caffeine is in a product’. So you have to educate yourself on what has caffeine in it.” McGuffey listed some of the more popular caffeinated items as energy drinks, caffeinated sodas, teas, chocolate, coffee ice cream and coffee desserts. “If students are having trouble sleeping, I would definitely look at what kind of food or drinks they are consuming that maybe have caffeine in them,” McGuffey said. The dangers and how to overcome them
For sleep issues, McGuffey suggested stopping caffeine at 3 p.m., because it takes six hours to fully metabolize caffeine. Caffeine is an upper, it’s a stimulant. But when students are mixing it with alcohol, it’s a depressant, according to McGuffey. See Caffeine I page 3
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Air Force games canceled The fight between the Democrats and Republicans over the Affordable Care Act escalated into a partial government shutdown this week. While Americans in the government workforce are feeling the pinch, university athletic programs across the country are starting to run into problems as well. The Air Force Academy Falcons, Naval Academy Midshipmen, and Army Black Knights are the nation’s three service academies with full athletic programs. At the beginning of the week, all three school’s athletic programs were completely shutdown from
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funding. The funding cutoff to the service academies resulted in all intercollegiate athletic programs to be suspended from all travel immediately, thus cancelling and postponing many games scheduled for the weekend. Air Force, a Mountain West affiliate, had two different matchups scheduled with Boise State over the weekend, both of which were postponed. The first announcement came for the Boise State volleyball team on Tuesday, Oct. 2 when a press release stated the Friday, Oct. 4 game with Air Force had been postponed. “Yeah that was a bizarre situation. We started hearing from their coaches as early as Mon-
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day about what might happen and we were kind of just in a waiting pattern,” Boise State volleyball head coach Shawn Garus said. “Up until yesterday afternoon we didn’t know if we were preparing for Air Force or New Mexico.” The postponement of the match creates a gray area for how the Broncos schedule will shape up. “I’m interested to see what happens. We’ve heard anywhere from we’re going to reschedule it to it could be just canceled and be a no contest,” Garus said. “No forfeit, it would just be like it never happened, like it was never on the schedule.” The other event canceled for Bronco athletics this weekend was a matchup on Sunday afternoon for the soccer team. Soccer was on an hour-tohour basis for most of the week, but did not find out the game would be canceled until late Friday morning.
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Boise State head coach Jim Thomas was disappointed the game wouldn’t be played. “Its really, really unfortunate. I feel for those guys [Air Force] and the team there,” Thomas said. “It’s by no fault
played annually since 1972. Army’s game with Boston College had also been canceled at the time. While football games for all three service academies were cleared for play over the weekend, no other intercollegiate athletic programs were reinstated. This could have major repercussions for conference play moving forward for several sports.
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of their own that they are unable to play at the moment.” This government shutdown also jeopardized many crucial and historic football games for the service academies. These games were eventually cleared for play, but that was not the case for most of the week. Most notable, was the football game between the Air Force Academy and the Naval Academy, which has been
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Aries (March 21- April 19) Look deeply into your own soul today. Take the time to slow down and practice self reflection. Let all of those long repressed childhood memories come flooding to the surface. This will cause you to suffer a bizarre mental breakdown.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You are going to have an intense week. Brace yourself. You will wake this week to find the federal government has completely shut down due to the stubbornness of an orangeskinned man who feeds off of the tears of small children.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) Watch what you say to friends and colleagues as it may be taken the wrong way. Like when the founding fathers created the second amendment to the constitution allowing for the right to bear arms. They really just intended to make sure everyone had a pair of bear arms.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) This week, your stress may manifest itself in dinner-related dreams. To counter-act such dreams, avoid mashed potatoes at all costs. Their lumps may trigger a breakdown.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) You will meet someone special this week and begin a whole new chapter of your life filled with bad communication and passive-aggressive behavior. Thus, you will take the next step of your life and get married.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) Everyone is starting to suspect you of being a local serial killer. When people talk about your murders in class, be sure to laugh like a creep and tell everyone the killer could be closer than any of them realize and then look down suddenly.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) “Cancer!” When someone says that out loud, people usually don’t get too excited. In your case however, Cancer, you are the only sign with a good reading this week. Follow these instructions: shake strangers and yell, “Cancer!”
Capricorn (Dec. 23-Jan. 19) Just prepare yourself for blasts of energy this week. Make sure you are eating organic foods, donating to charities and becoming accustomed to foreign cultures. You know, all that crap you do to make yourself forget death.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Your high levels of energy this week will force others to avoid you altogether. Do not let these circumstances get you down. Also, your family will become increasingly concerned about you stockpiling Sudafed and collecting chemistry equipment.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Don’t try to force a round peg into a square hole, Aquarius. Also, don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Also, good things come to those who wait. Also, time heals all wounds. Also, don’t base your life on stupid platitudes.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Take control of your life this week. Stop trolling the message boards for the local badminton society — get a grip on yourself! If people want to play badminton and discuss the complexities of the sport, they should be able to do so without heinous comments from you.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) You will have a great deal of power over your associates this week. It probably has something to do with you recently getting a concealedweapons permit and wearing a .45 pistol on your hip during office hours.
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The Women’s Center at Boise State is endeavoring to shift the focus of rape prevention in the community from victim blaming and risk reduction to bystander intervention. “Although almost all rapists are men, only a very small percentage of men are rapists,” said Griffin Amanda, a healthy relationships peer educator at the Boise State Women’s Center. “The idea behind bystander intervention is getting the rest of the community to step in when we see something that is demeaning, unsafe or violent towards others.” According to Amanda, changing this culture of violence starts with changing seemingly insignificant behaviors. “Society’s tolerance for that’s-what-she-said jokes, your-mom jokes, and other words and actions creates a foundation that normalizes violence against particular groups. If we step in early and stop those behaviors, we can stop people from committing egregious acts later on down the road,” Amanda said. “Bringing in the Bystander” is a workshop offered by the Women’s Center. The Women’s Center partners with various
classes, organizations and departments on campus to teach community members how to intervene safely when they see unsafe behavior around them. According to Amanda, it is the community’s responsibility to keep one another safe. By tolerating a culture that allows rape to exist, the community is at fault by making others unsafe. There are many misconceptions about sexual violence and rape prevention awareness in society. According to the work of David Lisak, a leading criminal psychologist at the University of Massachusetts, two-thirds to three-quarters of rapes are never reported and there is generally very low accountability for perpetrators. Intervening with individual perpetrators has not proven to be an effective means of rape prevention because the risk of reoccurring behavior is very high. The Women’s Center does not meet directly with perpetrators to prevent sexual assault. “People who are going to commit these acts of violence are just going to do so. That’s why we focus on people who are willing to hear information and think about ways that they may be unintentionally facilitating sexual assault or facilitating people who perpe-
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Bystander intervention is said to be the best defense against assault. trate,” Amanda said. The 2012 Crime in Idaho report stated 72.3 percent of rape victims were victimized at a residence or home, and 82.8 percent of perpetrators were in some way known to the victim. Statistically, victim blaming and risk reduction are not effective tactics in rape prevention because most rapists are not strangers and most rapes do not occur in parking garages or dark alleys. Bystander intervention, on the other hand, aims to change the entire culture in which rape occurs by encouraging men and women to watch how they
$20 million awarded for health research Joy Pine Staff Writer
Boise State and 12 other universities were awarded a shared 5-year $20-million grant for health research by the National Institutes of
Health (NIH). The grant was awarded in September to the newly-formed 13-member partnership, the Clinical Translational Research Infrastructure Network (CTR-IN).
The grant is made possible by the NIH’s Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program, whose goal is to promote biomedical research by providing resources and support to faculty at universities that historically
speak and think about sex. “If we succeed in changing the culture then rapist thoughts are less likely to be in someone’s mind to begin with,” Amanda said. Jeff Cole, a senior studying English at Boise State, stated he thinks male psychology has to change in order to completely prevent rape. “One of the unfortunate things about guys’ views on sex is that they think it is an accomplishment, that they have won something. It’s a conquest mentality,” Cole said. “This happens across the spectrum, like in dating, and not just in the case of rape. Given
that mindset, as awful as it is, naturally, some guys try to cheat the system in order to win. They break the rules of society to reach that goal. That’s when rape happens.” Cole thinks men need to be reeducated about their views on sex in American society. “If guys knew that sex wasn’t a conquest thing or a personal accomplishment, but in fact a shared thing, then I think across the spectrum it would be a more beautiful experience for both parties. Any change in our culture has to be something very fundamental like that,” Cole said.
have had low NIH funding. Barb Jibben, grant manager and assessment program coordinator in the Biomolecular Research Center at Boise State, expressed her excitement for the new funding and how it will impact the university. “The grant will help buy equipment for Boise State in order to build the infrastructure in support of faculty to be competitive. There has been a cycle where in order to get funding, there would have to be proven research,” said Jibben. “Hypotheses would need to be turned into publications for credibility. This grant will further that opportunity at Boise State.” Jibben also highlighted the difference between translational research and pre-clinical research. “Translational research is different than pre-clinical research. Pre-clinical research is lab work. For example, taking a molecule to record the change in a protein. This is a ‘what it does,’ approach to a lab research. But T-1 translational research is how this lab work translates to a treatment, drug or protocol. This is where the term bench-tobedside comes from,” Jibben said. “This means that
Boise State students are not only able to do lab experiments, they are off the bench. Now they can excel to the next step in their research. This will give students a more competitive edge in getting into medical school when they leave Boise State.” Harold Blackman Ph.D., associate vice president of Strategic Research Initiatives and advisory council associate, stressed the ultimate goal. “The higher goal is to accelerate scientific discovery to clinical practice to ultimately improve health in our region,” Blackman said. According to Blackman, many pilot grants are being proposed by several Boise State researchers including: Hao Chen, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Denise Wingett, director of the Biomolecular Sciences Ph.D. program and Sarah Toevs, director of the Center for the Study of Aging. Jibben explained traditionally the NIH application process takes more than a year to do. Now with IDeA, the grant process will be shortened for these types of projects. Boise State is considered a subcontractor of these grants.
Caffeine [Page 1] McGuffey said that mixing the upper of caffeine with the downer of alcohol can be risky. Especially for students consuming energy drinks at a social function. Students could have a tendency to drink more than they normally would and potentially put themselves in dangerous situations. Over consumption of alcohol in an energized state could lead to alcohol poisoning, according to McGuffey, because when students don’t have the boost of caffeine their body will naturally get tired from the consumption of alcohol and will normally go to bed or stop drinking. But when students are stimulated from the caffeine, there’s no mechanism to tell them to stop before it becomes dangerous. McGuffey said another mention worth noting is the The arbiter Arbiter
energy drinks not only have caffeine, but many of them market themselves as containing B vitamins. B vitamins are good sources of energy but are watersoluble so they flush out of your system as soon as your body has had enough. So although you think you’re paying for the B vitamins, in reality your body might not even be using them. “Just be weary of the claims made on energy drinks,” McGuffey said. “Always remember that energy actually comes from the foods you eat, like carbohydrates, proteins and fats actually provide the energy.” For further information about the actual ingredients in energy drinks or in foods in general, McGuffey offers grocery store tours to students wanting to learn more about how to buy quick, easy and healthy foods on a budget. More information about this can be found on the Health Center’s website.
“Talk Nerdy to Me” is a technology column written by Derek Deulus to provide technological advice for the Boise State community. Do you ever wonder why your PC starts to run slowly as it gets older? Programs seem to take longer to load and no matter how many programs and files you delete thinking that it will help speed up your PC, you just don’t see results. While not a cure-all method, one thing that can definitely help is defragmenting your PC. To explain what disk fragmentation is, I’m going to use the analogy of a filing cabinet. Think of your hard drive as a giant filing cabinet. All of your programs and files fill up the cabinet. Larger programs such as Microsoft Office might be 1000 files, a program like Paint might be 200 files, and your individual MP3’s and documents might be only a few files. What happens is every time you launch a program, say for example Microsoft Office, your PC has to go and read all 1,000 files before the program is ready to use. When you have a new PC, these files are generally all in numerical order and so it’s easy and fast for your PC to read them and launch aspecific program. Over time as you continue to use your PC you create new files, delete files and move files around on your hard drive. Your filing cabinet is no longer in numerical order and your files are stashed and stored at random. This is what causes your PC to slow down. Now when you go to launch Microsoft Office, your PC has to look through the entire filing cabinet to find all 1000 files before your program can be used. Defragmenting your PC takes all of your files and puts them back into numerical order so that your PC can read files faster and your PC performs better. To defragment your PC’s hard drive, click the Windows start button and in the start menu search box, type “defrag.” Your results should show a “Disk Defragmenter” program. This program is very easy to use and straight forward. Just select your Hard Drive, usually your C: drive, and click the “Defragment Disk” button. This process can take some time so be patient. For best results, it’s recommended that you defragment you PC at least once a month.
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On Oct. 9 Sullivan will speak about the oppression of women worldwide and how it can be overcome.
Moving toward opportunity Keziah Wanjiru Sullivan will build on the lessons taught in this year’s Campus Read Danielle Allsop @Danibananii
Boise State’s Campus Read will welcome women’s activist Keziah Wanjiru Sullivan to the Simplot Ballroom in the Student Union Building on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. She will give a presentation titled, “Redefining Culture: Advancing Opportunities for Women in Third World Countries.” The event will focus on the 2013-2014 campus read, “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” written by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Many classes incorporate the Campus Read into their curriculum, so students on campus have been exposed to the book for some time. According to Boise State’s events website, the book “captures stories of women from around the world who are oppressed and remain in social and economic bondage, restrained and confined by cultural traditions and tribal customs.” Kris Sansing, Boise State’s student affairs marketing coordinator, stated Keziah
Sullivan was raised in a rural village in Kenya. “She was able to break free of traditional village life, unlike most young women from that area,” Sansing said. “(She will) address the dynamics of cultural traditions and customary norm, which prevent women throughout the world from achieving true equality and financial success, and the possibilities for transforming oppression into opportunity.” Sullivan currently works with the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence which, according to the Boise State website, focuses on
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Net Impact was awarded the Best New Student Organization in 2011. “Net Impact has grown by more than fifty percent in less than two years, and we are eager to continue this rate,” Brian Campbell, Net Impact member, said. Net Impact, is
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an affiliate of a non-profit international organization that consists of undergraduate, graduate and professional level clubs throughout the world. This year, Net Impact will be hosting at least six events designed to promote networking with local business leaders who excel in sustainability, corporate social responsibility or ethics.
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Jamal Nelson, project manager for Engineered Structures Inc, spoke at the Round Table Speaker series on Friday, Oct. 4. The Round Table Speaker series will also be featuring Matthew Dunay from Altenergy Incorporated on Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at 917 S. Lusk St. “The roundtable is a speaker series. It’s a very informal event that happens once a month. We encourage people to come,” Campbell said. Refreshments are provided at all Round Table Series event. “We are going to have food; chicken wings and fruit,” said Ric Tomis, a student pursuing a master in environmental science.
violence against immigrant refugee women. Sansing discussed why this lecture will be unique. “This lecture is particularly exciting because we have the opportunity to hear, first hand, what it took for this woman to break out of the cultural norms of her village,” Sansig said. The Boise State Campus Read program encourages students to engage in reading and talking about current events outside of the classroom. “Opportunities to connect like that are a crucial part of the undergraduate experience,” Sansing said.
Net Impact strives to hear from a diverse group of speakers. “It would be really great if we had somebody from a non-profit also sitting there that represented what sustainable-competitive advantage means to them,” Campbell said. Net Impact’s mission is to build a foundation for future students to network and learn from by providing education that equips and inspires members to use their business skills for social impact. “Our goal is to expand our message, which is to invest in a movement that will shape the future of business and society,” Campbell said. Net Impact members aim to change the way businesses look at energy. “You know twenty years
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Share with Cher is a recurring feature, written by Cher Wada Koenig, taking student queries to a new level by publishing student concerns or questions about campus and going straight to the source. Contact Cher at news@arbiteronline.com to get your answers. When students get ready to graduate, sometimes they are scurrying to get their credit requirements completed. Taking workshops is a great way to earn credits quickly. Catherine Harris, director of site operations in Extended Studies, said workshops are great for students having an interest in a particular subject or simply needing one more credit to graduate on time or to meet financial aid requirements. “The value in workshops is providing an opportunity to engage the campus community in a cross disciplinary manner,” Harris said. “They’re open to all students in all disciplines. You get a different perspective coming together in the same classroom. It can be a valuable learning experience for everyone.” Another benefit, according to Harris, is workshops are taught by instructors who have a very strong interest in the topic they’re presenting on. “An instructor has an opportunity to really present on something that he’s passionate about,” Harris said. “It’s an opportunity for the students to meet with a subject matter expert and really learn something that they might not have been exposed to otherwise.” According to Harris, the most workshop credits you can take to apply to degree requirements is nine, but your department may further limit that number. Workshops are charged by the credit hour and typically have a small workshop fee added to cover processing and handling. These charges work the same as regular class fees for financial aid. Harris added that workshops are listed in BroncoWeb as 294 or 494 classes, depending on upper or lower division classification. They are available for students to take during fall, spring, summer and intersession.
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standoff forces government closures Anyone who visits the federal government websites this week may be met with a homescreen message explaining website access has been restricted due to the closure of some federal offices. Last week the government shutdown occurred when the Republican controlled House refused to pass a continuation of the federal budget, allowing for the funding of federal government departments and resources. Republican House Speaker John Boehner refused to allow a continuation vote unless congress included measures that would limit or dismiss the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), which is posed to take effect in full January 1, 2014. “Just about every decision a member of congress makes is tied to whether or not they are going to be reelected,” said Justin Vaughn, Ph.D. and assistant professor of political science at Boise State. Vaughn said Boehner hasn’t passed a continuation to open government offices likely due to his fear of losing an upcoming election to a more radical Tea Party or Libertarian candidates. Even if House Republicans come to a short term compromise with Democrats Vaughn thinks it won’t solve the long term problem of passing a federal budget. While Senate and House members are still receiving a paycheck, thousands of federal workers have been asked to stay home without pay until the crisis is resolved.
Purpose of agency: Manages and sustain America’s land, water, wildlife, and energy resources. Oversees use of Native American land and resources. Employees: 72,562 Employees currently without pay (furloughed): 58,765 Impact on students: As a result of the shutdown, areas of the National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Systems are closed to the public and access is restricted. This means any planned vacations to Yellowstone Park, for instance, aren’t happening until the government agency is funded.
Purpose of agency: Coordinates and oversees the various branches of the U.S. military and manages active conflicts like the current one in Afghanistan. Civilian Employees: 800,000 Civilian employees without pay (furloughed): 400,000 Impact on students: Students and parents who rely on a paycheck from the Department of Defense will feel the crunch. While active duty military personnel continue to be paid, hundreds of thousands of civilian military workers won’t until a budget continuation is passed.
Purpose of agency: Handles the federal taxation of civilians and businesses. Distributes yearly returns and conducts financial audits. Employees: 94,516 Employees currently without pay (furloughed): 85,764 Impact on students: Students attempting to file taxes late, correct a previous years filing, or waiting on a return won’t see any progress or be able to discuss tax questions with IRS personnel (phone representatives) until a continuation is passed. As of now, the IRS has suspended examination of all tax returns.
Purpose of agency: Protects financial markets against the fraud and manipulation. Prosecutes those who violate trade laws and is intended to ensure fair trading practices. Employees: 680 Employees currently without pay (furloughed): 538 Impact on students: While unemployment sits at 6.8% in the state of Idaho, another market crash, like the infamous one in 2008, could have a devastating effect on those struggling to find part-time work as students. Until a budget is passed, oversight of financial trading practices will be minimal.
Purpose of agency: Overseas participation in the International Space Station, functionality of satelites, probes and exploration of space. Employees: 18,250 Employees currently without pay (furloughed): 17,883 Impact on students: Science fans hoping to visit NASA’s buildings and famous sites will not be able to do so. Also, students will not be able to watch NASA’s television station, view pictures and data from the Mars Rover and other active satellites on NASA’s webpage which will not be available until funding is passed.
Purpose of agency: Responsible for developing and implementing government policy on farming, agriculture, forestry and food. Employees (Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services): 1,363 Employees currently without pay (furloughed):1,192 Impact on students: The Women, Infants and Children program (WIC), which provides food to families, has been suspended and will only continue in Idaho through the end of October unless a continuation is passed. According to the USDA’s website, nine million Americans use WIC benefits monthly.
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mind. Though Vaughn sees a Federal shutdown of the current magnitude as being irresponsible, he thinks a prolonged shutdown could bring about serious change as citizens begin to feel the effects of a stalled
government. “It’s almost a situation where, if they did announce something soon, it would just be a short term fix,” Vaughn said. “The longer it is shut down, the more likely we are to get a significant solution
to the problem.” According to Vaughn, in order for members of the house to change voting stances and pass a completed budget, the government shutdown
will have to seriously threaten their chances for reelection. “Eventually, for the government to open again not just for the short term, I think it will take enough conservative and moderate mem-
bers of the Republican Party and House to say, ‘This represents a potentially worse threat to my reelection chances than getting a Tea Party challenger.’” page Design Christian Spencer/THE ARBITER
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Local and national artists are invited by the Student Union Fine Arts to perform for students. the Boise community at the time. “The program grew and a lot of concerts sold out, but the students weren’t coming. I came on board in 2006, and I noticed right away that students weren’t really present in this.” Gilchrist said. “There would really only be about 10 students out of 400 attendees. The thing is, student fees were paying for the program.” With that much of a disconnect, Gilchrist advocated for the program to
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These fall school days often seem to drag along, and are sometimes very boring. But days a made better when students walk through the Student Union and hear live music being played for them. The Student Union Performance Series (SUPS) has become a huge success for the Fine Arts department here at Boise State. Holly Gilchrist, the Fine Arts manager fills students in. “We looked at the calendar to kind of see which days would be the best to fall on with everything else that’s going on campus. There’s no real pattern to it this year,” Gilchrist said. Gilchrist also mentioned that music lovers can keep updated with SUPS by following the program’s many websites, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. SUPS is going on it’s 17th season this year. It wasn’t always as geared towards students as it is now though. Beginning in 1996, the program was originally called Classical Performance Series and focused on classical and chamber music and was held in the Special Events Center (SPEC). It was a huge success in
We went from an average attendance of 1,511 per year to a staggering current average of 6,469 students. I think specifically what has ignited the program is that we have put the music where the students are. —Holly Gilchrist
become more conducive to students. The first step they took was changing the program name to what it currently is, Student Union Performance Series and removed the student admission fee. “I was approved to do a hybrid plan, and last year was the kickoff,” said Gilchrist. The hybrid plan consisted of doing at least two evening classical performances and the rest of the budget could go towards having the concerts during the day outside on the SUB patio, inside the retail dining area or out at the amphitheater. The new plan was a monumental success. “We went from an average student attendance of
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1,511 per year to a staggering current average of 6,469 students,” said Gilchrist. “I think specifically what has ignited the program is that we have put the music where the students are.” Gilchrist has a student assistant, Jessica Wright, who contracts the bands that play, and gets promotional tools together. What the team is really looking for now is more student musicians. “So far to date, it has been hard for us to cultivate the student musician crowd,” Gilchrist said. Last year there were a few students who went up and showcased their talents. “With each concert date, our goal is to promote local and emerging
musicians,” Gilchrist said. For more information on the Fine Arts Program and to find out when to catch a show, visit finearts.boisestate.edu.
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Danielle Davidson is currently studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea. This is her first hand experience with living abroad. Think style, think elegance, think luxury, think Baskin Robbins (BR)? Delectable ice cream isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when someone says the words ‘Baskin Robbins,’ yet these ice cream parlors are quite popular here in Seoul. They’re like shiny pennies on a dirty sidewalk, and are often filled with customers. Here in Seoul BR’s immaculately designed ice cream are portrayed in windows I got ice cream at one of the BR shops near my university and it was delicious, but the feel is completely different. There aren’t any children running around and no one is in their pajamas. But, for the record, they have yummy ice cream in the shops here. The McDonalds here is also a bit shocking when you walk past. Everything inside looks so clean and modern. I almost forgot it was the home of Ronald McDonald. I accompanied a couple friends who felt a craving for french fries to a McDonalds a couple of weeks ago and even though it was McDonalds I felt like I should have been wearing diamond earrings. I was talking with a Korean friend of mine the other day and he told me that Koreans like to look like they’re a professional at what they’re doing, even if they have no skill in the area whatsoever. Take hiking for an example. There are a lot of hiking trails here in Seoul and everyone on the trails gets decked out in professional gear, no matter how difficult or easy the trail is. My friend pointed out that they go out and buy the gear because it’s about looking fashionable and knowledgeable, not necessarily having the correct skill-set. This isn’t the case all the time though, because there are giant mountains and the hiking culture here is booming, so there are good hikers, but everyone here dresses well in general. You don’t see people going to class in sweatpants.
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Fans attend early scrimmage Nate Lowery Bronco fans were treated to a preview of Boise State’s 2013-14 men’s basketball team with a last-minute scrimmage before the football team’s matchup against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles during Parent and Family Weekend. Roughly 1,500 fans, mostly family members of Bronco students, cycled through the Bronco Gymnasium for a three game scrimmage— formatted into an eight minute game, followed by a six minute game and then finally a four minute game. The Orange squad won the first game 10-9 off of a buzz beater from redshirt sophomore Mikey Thompson before coming back and winning the final game 15-8. The Blue squad won the second game 13-6. Head coach Leon Rice addressed the fans in between the first and second games, thanking them for their support and how excited he and the entire program is for the upcoming season. Considering the scrimmage was thrown together earlier in the week, Rice was
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The Broncos will look to improve on last year’s first round exit from the NCAA tournament. extremely pleased with the fan turnout and support. “[The turnout] was terrific,” Rice said. “We didn’t get out and pound the pavement because we know this place isn’t very big, but it was a pretty full arena
and it had a pretty nice atmosphere.” Rice let his assistant coaches do most of the work—appreciating the opportunity to “be omnipotent and just sit around and look over everything.”
“It’s important to give the guys an opportunity to be in front of the fans and get under the whistles a little bit,” Rice said. “You can do some really good teaching off of film.” Saturday’s scrimmage
offered Bronco fans the opportunity to see the members of Boise State’s recruiting class in action in only their second official day of practice. With Friday being the first day the NCAA allows
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Coming off an inconsistent performance at the Rose City Collegiate golf tournament, Boise State women’s golf team hopes to improve on their season Monday at the Price’s Give ‘Em Five” golf invitational. For head coach Nicole Bird, improvement week to week is most important. “We need to start playing better each round,” Bird said.
“Our last rounds have been our highest scores and we can’t have that.” At the Rose City Collegiate, only sophomore Samantha Martin earned an automatic qualifying berth for this week’s invitational by way of her third consecutive top 10 finish. Martin will be joined by her fellow sophomores Sammie Pless and Mckenzkie Ford, along with freshmen Genevieve Ling and Dana Clary. “Our top goal is to get the
entire team up to where we should be,” Martin said. “We have to work harder to stay up there.” Bird agrees that the Broncos have more work to do in order to work on the consistency issues that has plagued the young team. “I’m hoping that we can figure out our core three (this weekend,)” Bird said. “They need to play more consistent so it’s hard to see who our top golfers are with such a young team. The more they play the
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Continuing their season, the Boise State golf team will travel to Park City, Utah to compete in the Utah Invitational. The 54-hole tournament will begin on Monday and will finish up Tuesday with the last round of 18 holes. This tournament hosts nine teams, including the Broncos and the Utah Utes. Coming into the middle of their season, most of the focus has been on one member of the team: Ty Travis.
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Travis is a transfer from Weber State. He has been a standout for the team from the beginning. He placed fifth overall in the only home tournament, the Dash Thomas Memorial, while the team placed 12th. “I was kind of disappointed with fifth, because I was sitting first after two rounds. But I grew up playing BanBury Golf Course my whole life, so it was kind of like coming home,” Travis said. “I wasn’t nervous at all. I was happy with it.” Also happy with Travis’s
performance overall is head coach Kevin Burton. “When we brought him (Travis) in, I knew he was already a really good player and he’s very happy to be back in Boise playing for us,” Burton said. “He’s already become one of our leaders…and with a young team like we have, that’s very important.” Only a junior, Travis has already done well. He finished 18 in the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate with a three-round score of 212. “His strength is definitely his length. He is as long as anybody out there and
better they’ll get.” Boise State has only one upperclassman on roster this season, redshirt junior Jenna Lerquin. According to Bird, Lerquin has been working hard to remain positive with eight new golfers. Hosted by New Mexico State, the Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” invitational will be played over Oct. 7-9 at the NM State Golf Course. Boise State will have the opportunity to preview Moun-
can absolutely just crush the ball,” Burton said. However, there’s room for improvement for Travis here at Boise State. “We’re just working on trying to get him a little more consistent….trying to tighten up his ball flight. I think he’s going to be really good,” Burton said. The Broncos have been preparing for the cold weather and high altitude of Utah. “We’re hitting a lot of knock-down shots in practice because it’s going to be pretty cold in Park City,” Travis said. “We’re not going to be able to swing like we normally do.” Preparing for the course
to take a couple individuals to have under-par rounds,” Bird said. The Broncos will tee it up in Las Cruces on Monday morning at 8:30 a.m.
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tain West Conference foe Nevada as well as in-state rival Idaho—something that Bird is looking forward to. Kansas is the top seed in the tournament followed by Washington State and Idaho to round out the top three. Martin hopes that the Broncos can try their best and support each other. Freshman Genevieve Ling however, has other goals for her team. “I want us to take home the trophy,” Ling said. The number one goal for Bird however is a top five finish as a team—something she says will require some individuals to have to step up. “[A top five finish] is going
basketball teams to practice, Rice was not surprised at the rust he saw from the Broncos’ veterans and how the newcomers seemed a bit overwhelmed. “You know [the new guys] seem pretty good,” Rice said. “They’re trying to do what we asked. We’ve given them a lot to understand and when you throw so much at them their heads are spinning. We got everyone under the lights though which got some of that rust off.” Rice mentioned that Saturday’s free scrimmage may become a new tradition that the Broncos hold every year. He wants to continue to allow the fans to see the new Broncos in jersey for the first time. “Are we ready to play a game? By no means,” Rice said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do but it’s only the second day so I’ll give the guys a break.” Boise State opens their season with an exhibition against Lewis-Clark State on Nov. 1 before officially tipping off the season a week later against UT-Arlington. Both games will be held at Taco Bell Arena.
Men’s golf will play in Utah Oct. 7-8. proves to be the biggest challenge for the golfers’ game. “It’s a pretty demanding golf course as far as ball striking. You’ve got to really place your shots,” Burton said. “We’ve got to adapt
to that (elevation change) rather quickly and keep the ball in play.” The Broncos tee it up at 9 am for 36-holes on Monday morning at the Jeremy Golf and Country Club.
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