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The Boise State football team has a good luck charm: starring on ESPN’s second-best network. Boise State football’s upcoming home matchup against Mountain West opponent Wyoming on Nov. 16 will air on ESPN2, the ESPN family of networks announced this week. Kickoff will be at 8:15 p.m. This is the first time the Broncos have been featured on ESPN2 since Nov. 19, 2010. In that game the Broncos demolished Fresno State 51-0 at Bronco stadium. Boise State is 18-1 on ESPN2 since joining the Football Bowl Subdivision in 1996, according to Bronco Sports. The Broncos will play their final regularseason game on ESPN against New Mexico on Nov. 30. Kickoff time and channel for the game have not yet been specified.

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The Student Assembly meeting was filled with students on March 12 of last semester. Students and faculty alike gathered to discuss the Rec Field and its being given to the Department of Athletics. There were rumors of the field being given permanently given to the football team and students felt passionately about this. In that meeting, Lisa Harris, vice president of Student Affairs, put those rumors to rest and assured students that the field would be returned. That promise has been kept. The grass Rec Field was returned to students on Nov. 1. The fences were

taken down earlier that week and students have once again returned to the field. Jared Cox, coordinator of Recreational Sports, explained why the field was given to Athletics and how this negotiation has benefited students. “Last spring, the field went under a construction period and Athletics took control. A donor gave some money to revamp the field and Recreation Services agreed that it was need of repair,” Cox said. “In August the football team practiced on the field and also used it before the game against Brigham Young University. The fence was up that whole time.” Cox went on to detail why this partnership helped the field and the football team.

The Rec Field can be reserved online or by contacting Jared Cox. “The football team didn’t have a grass field and this was an opportu-

Library nixes late fees Dani Allsop @Danibananii

Remembering to turn a library book in on time is like trying to remember to take out the garbage cans the night before garbage day. You know the day is coming; you get the reminder email, you set the books by the door, yet you still fail to return them on time. Every library has a system set in place to penalize borrowers for tardiness, but for poor college students, the charges hit hard. Boise State’s Albertsons Library is attempting to alleviate some of the financial burden that often comes along with checking out library materials. Peggy Cooper, the associate dean of the Albertsons Library, says that Boise State has eliminated overdue book fees. “We don’t charge fines for returning books late, as long as we get them back,”

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Cooper said. “The point of fees is just trying to get the material returned.” Jennifer Scott, a senior general studies major, believes this new policy, while good in theory, won’t bode well for students who frequently use the library. “I think the absence of late fees will make students to not make it a priority to return books. Which in turn will reduce the availability of popular titles of trade books, course textbooks and other required curriculum texts,” Scott said. The eradication of late fees hasn’t been as effective as Cooper would like. “Eliminating late fees has not made any difference (in students returning their books on time),” Cooper said. “Only in the amount of money we receive have we seen a difference.” That difference has been a significant loss in revenue for the library. To date, the fiscal year has only gener-

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ated $4,000, which also includes money collected for other library-related fees. “This will hinder students to be successful in classes that have books that are only available in the Boise State library,” Scott said. However, there are still a few ways the library collects fees. First, if a book isn’t returned within 40 days, it is considered “lost,” which at that point, the borrower is charged a $75 replacement fee. If the borrower happens to find the book, that fee will be refunded. “Students sometimes find ‘lost’ books when they are cleaning out their dorms at the end of the year,” Cooper said. Second, if the student returns the book in a severely damaged state, they will be charged a $10 fee. Finally, books on reserve (typically books that are in high demand) that aren’t returned on time are

nity for them to use one,” Cox said. “The field was in disrepair and needed

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We don’t charge fines for returning books late, as long as we get them back.

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charged $1 per day, with a maximum fine of $10. Books that are recalled for other students to use are charged $2 per day, with a maximum fine of $10 if not returned by the initial due date. Students are given courtesy notices three days before their materials are due, and two notices after the

due date has passed. Cooper adds that the money they collect is put to good use. “We put it back into an account that is used specifically for library needs,” Cooper said. These needs include new and replacement books. “We want the library to be used, that’s what it’s there for,” Cooper said.

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