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“But often, in the world’s most crowded streets, But often, in the din of strife, There rises an unspeakable desire After the knowledge of our buried life.” —Matthew Arnold, 1852
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Last Saturday, the Boise State men’s basketball team battled in a tough loss to No.19 ranked New Mexico in Albuquerque, 60-50. The Broncos fought as Boise State star sophomore guard Derrick Marks scored 19 points and Senior Center Kenny Buckner added 11 rebounds, but ultimately New Mexico was too much to handle. But when the Boise State men’s basketball team took on Air Force they were driven. One of their main missions was to play solid defense. After all, this is the same Boise State team that allowed Air Force star Michael Lyons to score a career-high 37 points. This time the Broncos only allowed Lyons to score 10 points. Mission accomplished. “It all starts with defense tonight,” said sophomore forward Anthony Drmic.
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“Definitely stepped defensively. That’s what helped us offensively, just getting early stops, leading out in transition and getting some easy baskets.” Drmic, who only scored two points in the first period, was one of the key players in Wednesday night’s game. After the first half, the score was 35-34 with the Bronco advantage. But in all reality, it was anyone’s game. “I was pretty hard on myself at halftime,” Drmic said. “I just came out and the first shot I was open, I was going to shoot it, but I was that wide-open so I had to shoot it and thankfully it went in. As a shooter when that first one goes in you start getting a bit of confidence.” Drmic scored 21 points in the second half; ending with 23 total points total of the game. Another player who exploded for a huge game was 3-point specialist, junior guard Jeff Elorriaga. Elorriaga would score six
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A new online doctor of nursing practice degree program (DNP) was approved by the Idaho State Board of Education on Feb. 21. The program will begin in August 2013. The DNP is Boise State’s ninth doctoral program and aims at helping prepare nurses to assume leadership responsibilities in the education and clinical work force. Entry into the program will require a current registered nurse license, a bachelor’s
degree in nursing with a master’s degree in nursing or a related field. The program will be Boise State’s ninth doctoral program. The doctorate is a part-time program consisting of 40 credits earned over eight semesters. 15 students per year will be admitted. “This program will allow access to doctoral education for Idaho nurses,” said Pamela Springer, associate dean of the College of Health and Sciences and director of the School of Nursing. “The DNP program
of the Bronco’s first eight points with two 3-pointers in the first minute of the game; sparking the Broncos to an early lead. “It felt good,” Elorriaga said. “I really dropped an egg with New Mexico and it was kind of a bummer, just because it was a big game and you want to play your best in those. But, it felt good, there was good looks…the ball movement was great and it lead us to all those easy baskets.” Elorriaga has battled with concussion problems after starting off the season on absolute fire from the field. Now that he has recovered, he is starting to get back into the groove of things. “We won, that’s all that matters at the end of the day. If we are winning, that’s all that matters,” Elorriaga said. But the biggest surprise came from Marks. Marks would end the night with only 11 points, which on any other night would be a below average game.
Marks took a different approach to the game against Air Force; he took the role as facilitator. Marks ended the night with a career-high nine assists as he opened up the shot for his other
teammates. With a team effort, the Broncos went on to defeat Air Force, 77-65. After that win, the Broncos are 17-8 on the season and 5-6 in Mountain West play.
will prepare nurses to improve the health of their patients in complex health systems.” Pamela Strohfus, assistant professor and intro coordinator for the doctor nursing program, is equally excited about the potential benefits of this program. “This will enable nurses across the state of Idaho and the nation to attain the highest degree in nursing practice,” Strohfus said. Idaho State University has formed a memorandum of understanding (a bilateral agreement between two or more parties) with Boise State that highlights how graduate education at both schools can benefit Idaho as a whole. The memorandum includes a new doctorate in nursing at Idaho State that will focus on direct care advanced practice nursing.
Idaho State University is the health sciences institution for the state of Idaho. “Idaho State and Boise State are collaborating in our attempt to make sure that our nurses have access to nursing that can be continued in all areas of the state,” Strohfus said. “For nursing this means a lot because it means that nurses can be at the same level as their colleagues.” Strohfus stressed how beneficial the online aspect of the program will likely be for students. “A person can continue working while pursuing the highest degree in nursing practice,” Strohfus said. Boise State will continue to work closely with local health providers to offer clinical placement for students and faculty. According to the Institute
of Medicine (IOM), nurses are being called upon to fill expanding roles and to master technological tools and information systems while also coordinating care across teams of health professions. To respond to these demands, the IOM calls for an increase in nursing education in order to have better prepared and informed nurses that can meet the needs of these new expectations. “This field in nursing specializes in the scholarship of nursing practice, leadership, evidence based practice, population health and healthcare policy,” Strohfus said. “It allows nurses to incorporate evidence in the care delivery and most importantly nurses are able to take all the research that our colleagues are producing and actually implement it into practice.”
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Try Us On For Size McNair scholar recruiting If a student works hard and plans ahead, a top graduate program may pay him or her to study at their institution. That’s right: a graduate degree could cost less out-of-pocket than a bachelor’s degree. Students who are are interested in pursuing graduate studies and would like help preparing, getting funding, conducting a paid research project, traveling to conferences and visiting graduate
schools, the Boise State McNair Scholars Program may be right for them. The program is currently recruiting eligible undergraduates. To learn more, visit education.boisestate. edu/mcnair, send an email to mcnair@boisestate.edu or visit an open house. Open house events will be held in the Student Union Alexander Room at noon Thursday, Feb. 21, 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, and noon Wednesday, March 6.
Math, geo bldg. change The southeast entrance to the Math/ Geosciences Building and 20 parking spaces in the Administration Visitor Lot will be closed starting Feb. 22 due to building renovation. Students and staff should avoid the southeast building entrance and the Administration Visitor Lot, through August. People should also take care when accessing the area as construction crews and equipment will be onsite, and in The Math/Geosciences Building renovation includes consider-
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able expansion and relocation of the Math Learning Center, creating more capacity to accommodate students for math assistance and locating math classes and services conveniently together. The renovation also re-purposes and expands a former geosciences lab for use by the Biomolecular Research Center, supporting faculty research and new degree programs being developed in the areas of bioinformatics and biomolecular studies.
New online events calendar Got time on your hands and looking for something to do? Check out the new Boise State events calendar at events.boisestate. edu. The site was developed to provide
maximum user interface and includes featured events, a list view, a monthat-a-glance calendar, and a robust search feature that allows you to find an event by typing in the title, catego-
ry, venue or date. The page also includes the latest news clips from Update and a link to the Photo of the Week. The site can be accessed by typing in events.boisestate. edu.
Upcoming my.BoiseState changes On Monday the University Enterprise Roadmap will implement the my.BoiseState for students’ unified web experience, as well as redirect BroncoWeb. boisestate.edu to my.BoiseState.edu. University faculty and staff, including student employees, will click Faculty/Staff sign-in to access common employee servic-
es previously available through BroncoWeb, such as time reporting, paycheck info, PeopleSoft Finance, PeopleSoft “Back Office” and PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (Student Administration). Employees who also have BroncoMail (Google Apps for Students) and Blackboard accounts can sign in to these systems at this same location.
Numbered PeopleSoft Back Office accounts for university employees have been eliminated. Employees will now log in with their usernames and passwords to access services previously available with numbered accounts. Also available via my.BoiseState will be myInsights, the new business intelligence reporting system.
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Concussions: out of sight, not out of mind Staff Writer
In 2009, then 15-year-old Amanda Gilmore, now a sophomore secondary education major, suffered her first concussion. It was her first of four. Gilmore was small for her age, not that it slowed her down when she was bounding after a loose ball. Throwing herself to the floor she wrestled with the other girls, elbows flying and sneakers screeching on the cool gymnasium floor. Gilmore never saw the blow coming when another girl fell on top of her, causing her head to visibly bounce off the floor. For the next 10 seconds everything would turn soundlessly black. Concussions are a hot topic in today’s news. Images of teeth-rattling helmet to helmet hits and stories of football players dying young pervade the media today. However, these brain injuries are not just afflicting football players. Biking, walking on treacherous ice and even pee-wee soccer, or tumbles down stairs; concussions are being recognized in greater numbers of people during their everyday lives.
What is a concussion?
“Head injuries, concussion, if you watch the old movies, The Three Stooges, it’s almost like a funny thing,” said Dr. Vincent Serio, director of medical services at University Health and Recreation. “It’s much more of a serious problem than that.” A common misconception is that when someone gets a concussion that person blacks out. This is not always true. While someone may lose consciousness upon sustaining a concussion it is just as likely that he or she will not. “They may have amnesia, or
a loss of memory, confusion, disorientation, headaches, seizures… but all of them are transient. They’re usually completely reversible and will go away,” Serio said. Head injuries are always something to worry about. While people don’t need to go to the doctor for every little bump, anytime there is a blow to the head with significant force that individual should see a doctor in order to be safe, Serio explained. “If you have any loss of consciousness you should go. If you have any loss of memory you should go. If you have any symptoms that don’t go away within 30 minutes you should go,” Serio said. “So headache, nausea, vomiting, light sensitivity, dizziness—any symptom that persists after even the most minor head injury should prompt a medical evaluation.”
The future of concussions:
The emergence of new evidence that proves concussions could have long lasting effects has given parents pause when considering whether they want their children to be involved in sports. For Marc Paul, head athletic trainer at Boise State, this is a worry that he deals with every day at work, and that hits closer to home. When Paul’s own son was in eighth grade he received two concussions playing football. “The dad in me would love to see him play,” Paul said. “The bonding, the things you get in the locker room, you know? After practice and before, the road trips; you’ll never find that anywhere else and there’s a huge benefit to it. I’m just sad to see he’ll never have that.” Paul left the decision up to his son and his son has chosen not to play football again. “The athletic trainer side of me, and a little bit of the dad, is relieved because I’ve seen the long term effects of concussion. In a kid,
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A concussion is bleeding or a bruise on the brain: False.
By definition, a concussion leaves no visible physical mark or damage on the brain. If bleeding occurred it is no longer considered a concussion—it’s a higher level of brain trauma, explained Serio. The bottom line: If you can see it on a CT scan or MRI, it’s not a concussion.
You should never let someone with a concussion sleep: Partially true.
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When in doubt, don’t mess around with head injuries. Get it checked out. in a developing brain and all that: it can have pretty severe consequences,” Paul said. The biggest danger is not what we know about concussions, but what we are just now learning. What was once conjecture is now gathering more evidence all the time.,
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ideas like Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). This is the condition found in the brains of deceased football players Junior Seau and Cookie Gilchrist, diagnosed posthumously. CTE is believed to be caused by repeated concussions. It can cause severe depression, dementia, erratic behavior and difficultly with balance. Re-
brain. “The brain is different,” Serio said. “It’s enclosed in bone, in the skull. You can’t just open up somebody’s skull and take a sample.” Concussions were once thought to be a benign brain injury Serio explained. For years this was accepted because the damage from a concussion cannot be seen on any
brain scans. With no way to harvest samples from living patients and scans that do not show the problem, the progress being made in research is slow. “There’s probably levels of detection that we haven’t discovered yet,” Serio said. “What are these levels? That would be the million dollar question.” Gilmore still loves to play basketball. However, her concussions have left her with frequent migraines and other lingering symptoms. She’s taken a step back, albeit a small one. She now coaches girls’ basketball at a local junior high. Even in the short years since her high school campaign she’s noticed some big changes. “When I got my concussion it was ‘sit out for two days and rub some dirt on it so you can get back to the game’,” Gilmore said. “Now before I could coach I had to take a class on concussions…It changed which is a definite good thing.”
Sleep itself is not dangerous for someone with a concussion. The danger is that while sleeping, warning signs of a serious problem, such as slurring or disorientation, are likely to be missed. The bottom line: Wake someone who has had a concussion once every 2 hours for the first 24 hours. If he or she is responding normally it’s safe to return to sleep.
When you have a concussion you can’t do your homework: False.
It is true that the prescribed method of treatment is “brain rest”. However doing so is not dangerous, but is likely to aggravate the symptoms, such as headaches. “Hey you’re college students,” Serio said. “You can’t avoid college. But anything extra—no.” The bottom line: If you get a concussion you’ll probably want to keep up on your homework and cut out “The Walking Dead” instead.
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Unburying The Buried Life Madison Killian Staff Writer
On Wednesday, Feb. 20, Ben Nemtin and Duncan Penn of “The Buried Life” came to Boise State to talk about their project and motivate people to go out and do something amazing with their lives. Their show featured them tackling the list items. But they took it a step further. For every item they crossed off of their list, they would help a stranger cross something off of theirs. Their accomplishments so far? Streaking, playing basketball with President Obama (or attempting), asking Taylor Swift on a date (she said yes), crashing the Playboy Mansion (by jumping out of a wooden cake wearing oompa loompa costumes), kissing the Stanley Cup and being on Oprah. And that’s just to
name a few. The boys have accomplished about 85 things on their list and continue to add things as they go. The speech was awe inspiring. The crowd was laughing, crying and gasping at the stories and video clips the duo shared. One video clip they showed was a Harry Potter parody of Jonnie being confronted by Voldemort and was saved by shielding himself with the book the four of them had written. By the end of the speech, the energy was electric and people were excited. There were microphones at each end of the stage where people went up and shared their bucket list items with Ben and Duncan. There were tears, laughter, proposals and even a couple of kisses. There was only one question left by the time the show got out: Boise State, what do you want to do before
Q&A Arbiter staffers Madison Killian and Lauren Hooker talked to Ben and Duncan after the show and they answered some questions.
Arbiter: You guys mentioned that Jonnie went to Hogwarts. If you went to Hogwarts, what house would you guys be sorted into? Duncan:
Gryffindor. Because that’s where the heroes are.
Ben: Syltherin. Because I’m eeeeeviiillll. Duncan:
Hufflepuff! No one’s ever in Hufflepuff! Have you guys noticed that?
Arbiter: Or Ravenclaw. Ben: Ravenclaw is even
worse than Hufflepuff.
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Arbiter:
Have you guys finished your list, or are you guys still crossing things off?
Ben:
We haven’t finished it, we’re still crossing things off, and we’re still adding things to the list.
Arbiter: What is your favorite item that you guys have crossed off? Either your own list or helping someone with theirs. Ben: My favorite was
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Ben Nemtin of “The Buried Life” signs autographs for students. you die? “I want to be a U.S. Naval Doctor. Travel the world,” said freshman biology major Cameron Pernich. Amy Elliott, a sophomore English/ creative writing major, said, “I want to go to all 50 states, and meet someone in all 50 states.”
“I want to go to a world cup game,” said senior biology major Jade Weeks. Sophomore Melinda Smith, a communication major, was one of the lucky individuals who made it to one of the microphones on the side of the stage. While waiting in line for the meet and
drove across Florida with this girl who wanted to spread her father’s ashes. We drove across Florida on a motorcycle trip, finishing the trip that he had wanted to do with his daughter. And spread his ashes.
Ben: No, not really to be honest, we’re developing our next show and we’re actually developing other shows as well. And, we do stuff like, we wrote a book and we make clothing and, you know, make videos for online and produce other things. We’re pretty busy.
Arbiter: What is one thing you think that every college student should do before they leave college? Ben: I think you should definitely go on a road trip with your friends. And throw a raging party.
make a TV show because it took so long, and we put so much into it. My favorite help was four guys that were in their 60’s that we reunited after like 30 or 40 years.
Duncan: Threesome. (laughs) No, I’m just kidding. ...No, I’m kind of kidding. His (Ben’s) was a pretty good answer for both of us.
Duncan: My favorite
Arbiter: You guys said
was streaking, probably. That was the most exhilarating. And my favorite help story? Hmmm. I have a bunch of favorites. But, I
you’re on the road a lot. What do you guys do to occupy your free time? Do you have a lot of free time?
Don’t gain it, maintain it Danielle Davidson Staff Writer
Eating the right amount and eating the right foods matter. And when it comes to students, the transition from adolescent eating habits to mature habits can be difficult. With spring just around the corner, the variety of fresh and local foods will increase, but the desire to go out and eat will also rise. Nutritionists and dieticians have suggested a few ways
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to maintain health and weight this spring. “When you order a meal, a lot of the time the meal is enough for two people,” said Megan Mcgussey, graduate working toward a master’s degree in health science and a registered dietician. “So you can ask for the to-go box with it and you can box half of it or you can share it with a friend. You can also save money that way.” She also suggested students look at the menu options online before going to the restaurant so they have
a better idea of what the healthy options are and can find nutritional information. Even though sharing a meal or boxing half of it can help a person maintain weight it’s important to keep a few things in mind according to Veteran’s Hospital registered dietician Susan Digrazia. “You’ve stopped your growing, and you definitely need to start focusing on maintaining rather than a consistent gain which is inevitable; if you eat the way you were when you were a
Duncan: When we do
have the time, we like to go to music festivals. Concerts, things like that.
Arbiter: What are your
favorite artists?
Ben: Uh, Picasso
greet, she told us about her exciting night. “I made a poster, and I was going to ask Duncan, one of the cast members, to my sorority formal, and when they had questions, I asked him and he told me to come talk to him after about it! So, now I’m gonna wait,” she said.
Ben: I think Macklemore, I’m really enjoying it. Local Natives, and Eric Clapton. Arbiter: What would your last meal before you die be? Ben: Probably like a Jiro Dreams of sushi meal. Like, a really best of the best sushi. Duncan: Just a raw steak. Basically, real rare, and perfectly done. Filet mignon probably.
Duncan: I like A$ap Rocky right now. Jay-Z, obviously Kanye.
After a couple pictures were taken and thank you’s were exchanged, the Arbiter staffers were on their way with the story of the century: Ben from “The Buried Life” was a Slytherin and Duncan was promoting threesomes. The world may never be the same.
teenager and growing, and you keep up that calorie level, you’re going to just gain by default,” Digrazia said. Metabolisms slow down, and a person’s body in their 20’s and 30’s doesn’t need the amount of food it did in its teens. So some people may deem it lucky they have free online tools at their disposal. “I love them (food trackers),” said Alyssa Gallagher, registered dietician and a certified diabetes educator at Humphreys Diabetes Center. “I think they’re great, and I use them with a lot of my patients. We’ll
email records back and forth, and I can make suggestions. Often times when you write down everything that you eat, you realize that you’re eating a lot more than you think. So, writing down those foods can really help highlight areas you can choose to work on.” Whether or not a person meticulously enters every parcel of food they eat into a food tracker or if they just base their eating habits off of when they’re hungry or not, eating a well-balanced and proportioned diet is essential to preserving health and weight according to the nutritionists.
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Tasha Adams is a senior graduating in May (if everything goes as planned). Like Nicole Reither, she is also terrified of all things graduation— failing a class, walking at the ceremony, not finding a job after receiving her degree. “The undaunted undergrads” is an account of working through last-semester fears and getting the most out of the college experience. I went to the Career Fair last week, dressed in my best professional attire, curled my hair and actually did my makeup. I walked away with one business card for a packaging company—not something I am remotely interested in. I will admit I was one of the attendees the Career Center warned employers about when they posted on their webpage that “(Some people) may wander around for a while with a friend before deciding to leave. They may feel intimidated and nervous about starting a conversation with a stranger.” I didn’t have a friend with me but for some reason my heart just wasn’t in it and I can’t figure out why. On one hand, I need a job once I graduate but on the other, it still seems impossible this is my last semester. It just doesn’t feel real enough to take as seriously as I need to. The one person I did stop to talk to was from the packaging company and the only reason I stopped was because their brochure had a picture of a dog on it and I love dogs. The man who was at the booth noticed my nametag had my major on it and because it said “Communication-English,” he suggested a customer service job. Do you want to know what I am really good at because I have more than a decade of experience? Customer service. Now do you want to know what sucks the happiness out of my soul? Customer service. I know I shouldn’t be picky because a job is a job. But I still have a job right now so, again, my heart just isn’t in it. Maybe I will have more motivation to gainfully employ myself when graduation is within reach. Or my insurance is gone. Or I can’t pay my rent. Until then, I am going to focus on school so I can actually graduate. Midterms are coming up and I know after spring break, my desire to be in school will decrease exponentially.
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First EMA reading of the year is successful Lauren Jacob Staff Writer
Twelve students took a leap on Thursday night at Solid downtown to showcase their writing. The first English Major’s Association (EMA) reading took place, with a big turnout of over 40 people in the audience. Students read their own work, which was previously submitted and approved for the event. The readings ranged from poetry to fiction to creative nonfiction. With drinks in hand, they braved the microphone and shared their greatest writings to an attentive audience. “I haven’t done this sort of thing since high school,” said Rebekah Madden, junior English major. “But I really like reading my stuff. It felt awesome.” The evening began at 6 p.m. as spectators wandered in, ordered drinks and appetizers and mingled with classmates and friends. Students, professors and families alike were there to listen to the talented writers showcase their pieces.
The topics were as diverse as the readers themselves, ranging from boobs, meatloaf and cancer to abandoning mothers, nudity and love. “I’m always amazed at the level of talent we have in our undergrads,” said Dory Hammersley, EMA vice president. “The EMA loves to give people the opportunity to share their work. So many writers are writing up a storm of beautiful pieces but don’t get the opportunity to publish or have others read them.” Stephanie Couey, former EMA president, was the MC for the evening. She introduced each writer with a short bio, telling a little bit about themselves and their interests. There were mothers, wives, husbands, experienced writers, beginners and those from all different walks of life. There was at least one piece of writing for everyone to enjoy, with a good mix of poetry and short story forms. The audience laughed, sighed and clapped. Quite the laidback atmo-
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Students share their writing aloud at the first EMA mixed-genre undergraduate reading of the year. sphere as writers read their pieces as the audience ate, drank and enjoyed listening to the talented individuals.
“We were very happy with the turnout,” Hammersley said. “Both with the audience and the quality of the submissions.” Last semester’s EMA
Renowned poet enthralls students Paige Eaglestone Staff Writer
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Tom Raworth continues the MFA reading series.
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How not to go hot-springing Tabitha Bower
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This week’s “Try it with Tabby” may only serve as a reminder to those of you who are versed in the Idaho hot springs scene, or, if you are an outsider like myself, could be a helpful “what not to do” when making a hot springs trip. So here it is, a tale of epic failure. A sad story of a plan gone wrong due to sheer lack of planning and that evil word we all know so well: procrastination. It was 11 p.m. on Saturday night when the idea of heading up to the Skinny Dipper Hot Spring, a natural hot spring off of Highway 55 en route to McCall, was realized. In true impromptu nature, I
ditched my high heels for some sneakers, grabbed a swimsuit, a friend, towels and beverages and began the voyage north. Nearly 15 minutes into the normally 40-minute trip on 55, a plow/sand truck slowly lingered along the road ahead. Shortly after, a street-side sign flashed a winter driving conditions warning. This all should have served as an obvious moment of foreshadowing, however, the clear sky and dry roads clouded our judgment. Lesson one: do not assume, because the weather is fair in Boise, it will follow suit on Highway 55. Do your research; consult the weather app on your phone. Like a curtain quickly lowering from the sky, a sheet of snow appeared from nowhere and the roads rapidly became a slippery mess of snow and ice. At this point, it would have made sense, seeing as the vehicle we were riding in was a small sports car, to decide to turn back. But did we? No.
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA) reading series welcomed Tom Raworth on Feb. 22 in the Student Union Building in the Farnsworth Room evading the rambunctious high school students congregating down the hall and the dreary weather outside. Professor Martin CorlessSmith noted this was the first on-campus meeting for the series this spring and the small rectangular room with its 35 chairs and max capacity of 49 persons seemed to house on-
lookers accordingly. Raworth, an English poet and visual artist, has produced quite the expansive resume. At the ripe age of 75, he has published over 40 works of poetry and prose and founded two printing press companies. Although his repertoire may be enough to draw in audience members, his rich vocal tones and fluctuation in pacing are definitely enough to sustain their attention. Chris Caruso, a second year MFA student with a poetry emphasis, said of the reading, “It was amazing, the way he presents things, the rhythm in his voice just the speed of this
reading was cancelled due to low submissions, but this reading went to show that there is not a shortage of talented writers at Boise State. The EMA is
hoping to schedule another reading sometime this semester. For more information, visit the English Major’s Association page on Facebook.
reading’s just amazing. He runs circles around even younger poets and stuff like that.” One poem in particular, he read so quickly he began to lose breath, and continously turned even more of a darkened red color until he almost reached the shade of purple. He then began to slow back down to a less hurried, steady pace. Katie Manning, a senior art major, said “It’s almost like listening to a conversation.” But this conversation offered more color, variety and liveliness than the usual conversation heard around Boise State’s campus. Raworth’s appealing poetry does provide imagery intermingled with internal and
external conversation, creating a complete picture akin to fiction novellas, functioning well as a crossover for many avid readers who are weary of the genre. Junior Amber Bennett, who was working for the bookstore selling Raworth’s “Windmills in Flames” and less familiar with Raworth’s work, enjoyed the reading, and said, “It just sounded really good and honest.” Raworth offered up a couple one liners entertaining the audience but also offered insightful lines as well stating, “all dissipates into noise” and “every second brought beauty,” giving every audience member something to walk away thinking about.
Fifty terrifying minutes later, we came upon the hot spring. The pull off, which looked like a death trap for our small mode of transportation, begged us to turn back. But did we? No. Instead, we got stuck in the snow, luckily only briefly. So there we stood, staring at the up-hill hike ahead of us at nearly half past midnight, the trail covered in a thick coat of snow and ice. Here comes lesson two: hot springing is not a quick from-car to-pool adventure. You have to hike, and in the case of Skinny Dipper, about 20 minutes up the side of a mountain. After weighing the options, this is the point in the trip when we finally conceded, gave up and turned back. And I will be happy to admit we should have made this decision earlier in the voyage, as the hour-long trek back was nothing less of terrifying. Last bit of advice: make someone else drive so you can catch a cat nap on the way back to Boise. And if you plan to be productive the next day, try leaving Boise before 11 p.m. Stay tuned next week for my second installment of the hot springs-themed “Try it with Tabby,” where I will, hopefully, have a hot springs story to share.
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Guest opinion: To sanction or not to sanction Measures meant to pressure Iran to halt its nuclear program may be having harmufl side effects Courtesy
The Islamic Republic of Iran has faced sanctions since the beginning of the Islamic revolution. At first, the reason for sanctions was to stop Iran’s nuclear program. today, sanctions include Central Bank of Iran, military weapons and medicine. Sanctions on medicine endanger many innocent lives in Iran. To look closely this issue and understand the situation we need a flashback to see what happened three or four decades ago between Iran and the U.S. and who helped Iran to start making a nuclear installation. According to Sam Roe of The Chicago Tribune, Iran received reactors in the 1950s from the U.S. as part of the Atoms for Peace program. Iran was not the only country that received reactors from The U.S. “U.S. reactors, for instance, went to Iran, Pakistan and Colombia; Soviet reactors to Libya, Bulgaria and North Korea,” Roe said. It seems that US was satisfied with Iran’s nuclear program at first, but it has changed its politics and now The U.S. and European Union are unhappy with Iran’s current nuclear program and they are using sanctions to stop Iran. About three months ago Ayatollah Khamenei, the supreme leader of The Islamic Republic of Iran, gave a speech in the City of Bojnurd in North Khorasan province of Iran. He talked about the sanctions and mentioned
United States as the enemy of the country and said “we faced sanction from the beginning of the Islamic revolution but these days they linked sanction with nuclear program, they say lie. At the time that they assigned the sanctions there is no nuclear plan in the country.” Do sanctions stop Iran from continuing its nuclear program? Or just force Iran’s government to grudge and continue their program? Ali Abdi, Iranian activist studying in Yale University says “I am not an expert on international relations, but what I have seen in the doctrine of Islamic Republic's foreign policy throughout the last few decades is that unilateral pressure would not make Iranian authorities change their policies. With the current unprecedented US-led sanctions and Israeli military threats, Iranian authorities are not less but more motivated to seek a potential nuclear plan in order to safeguard their position in power.” Furthermore Abdi believes the primary application of sanction was to affect The Islamic regime but now, the people of Iran are affected more than even western countries expected. He mentioned the massively dropped value of Rials, Iran’s currency. And the problems faced by Iranian medical patients. “A large number of people's health condition is also at risk due to shortages of medicine. Iranian importers have difficult time in paying the pharmaceutical companies in the West because
most Iranian banks are under sanction,” Abdi says. Dr. Sadegh Zibakalam, professor and faculty member of Tehran’s University accepted the effects of sanctions and said “at least half of the current inflation in the Iran’s economy is because of the sanctions and if in the future the embargo goes deeper and they completely prevent our oil exports, our conditions will become more critical.” According to Antiwar.
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ing from cancer, hemophilia, thalassemia, kidney problems and other diseases are increasingly told the foreignmade medicines they need are no longer available.” However Iranian authorities believe sanctions were ineffective. According to Press TV.com “Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini says the illegal US-engineered sanctions imposed on Iran have proven ineffective.” He continued
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com “patients with chronic diseases like hemophilia or diabetes are at particular risk, as even a temporary lack of drugs could mean a death sentence. With the sanctions expected to force the closure of a number of domestic drug factories in the next few months, the problem could get a lot bigger soon.” The bitter question is do The U.S. or EU nations wants to kill the people of Iran or do they want to stop its nuclear program? With these sanctions, ordinary people will die, likewise, we have to consider that not all the Iranian people are nuclear scientists. According to the The New York Times “every day patients and their relatives line up at special pharmacies in Tehran, where those suffer-
“Imposing sanctions on Iran will harm the strategic interests of the US in the long run.” Although not all Iranians disagree with sanctions, some of them are agree with sanctions. Saeed Ghasseminejad, an Iranian political activist believes that “sanctions are an alternative to war, the other alternative is to accept a nuclear Iran, I do believe a nuclear Iran won’t be accepted by the world. Those who oppose sanctions either believe Islamic republic should have a nuclear bomb or believe the world can live with a nuclear Islamic republic.” Ghasseminejad believes United States and European countries didn’t reach their goals by imposing sanctions on Iran but he hopes the sanctions work and stops
Iran’s military nuclear program. Unlike Abdi, Ghasseminejad doesn’t believe that sanctions are the reason for medicine shortage in Iran. “There is no sanction on medicine. According to the former health minister of Iran the medicine shortage has other reasons.” Ghasseminejad says. One of the hardest to obtain medicines in Iran is Herceptin. According to The New York Times, “Herceptin, an American-made cancer medicine… Herceptin, like many other Western-made medicines, has become increasingly hard to obtain in Iran as a result of the American-led sanctions meant to force Iran to stop enriching Uranium, a critical element in what the United States says is a nuclear weapons program.” Although in November 02, 2012 The Los Angeles Times said “the Obama administration has quietly eased restrictions on the sale of medicine to Iran amid signs that concern over the suffering of ordinary citizens could complicate an international campaign to punish Iran for its disputed nuclear program.” It was good news for Iranian patients and it was a wise answer to the Iranian “campaign to blame the West for privations and especially for harming ailing Iranians.” The Los Angeles Times continued. But a few days after eased restrictions on the sale of medicine to Iran Huffington Post said “the Senate endorsed stringent new sanctions on Iran's energy
and shipping sectors in a fresh attempt to hobble the Islamic Republic's economy and hamper its nuclear ambitions.” Because of the sanctions, Iran’s Rial faced plummeting value. According to The Guardian, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says “Iran's currency crisis due to psychological war” he continued “plummeting value of Rial is fault of enemies abroad and at home, not his government's economic policies.” plummeting value of Rial even easing sale of medicine to Iran is not helpful. On the other hand, The U.S. eases sales of medicine to Iran but tighten the sanctions to affect the Iran’s economy and as Menendez said “The most recent sanctions are working toward crippling Iran's economy…” So, with the crippling economy is there any hope for Iranian patients? All in all, the effects of sanctions on Iranian people are not extravagant. It’s real and many people are suffering from the sanctions either directly or indirectly. Sanctions can weaken the Iranian people and more than likely can ruin America's reputation. Iran’s situation is very specific and because of economic problems the peoples are very vulnerable, so essentially they don’t need and they don’t like someone to make the situation worst. We know that with this radical regime, having nukes can lead the world to the real disaster, but is it fair to put the pressure on citizens to force government to do something?
The college classroom is not a place for children Staff Writer
It’s the sixth week of school. Students have gotten into their routines, professors should know names and faces by now and classmates are becoming more familiar with each other. So why is it that once classmates have become somewhat comfortable with each other, one of them has to make it awkward by bringing their child with them to class? Yes, things come up; the sitter cancels, child is sick, etc. But bringing a child into the classroom is an unnecessary distraction for the already stressed out student. Even if the professor approves the child sitting in,
the class isn’t necessarily in agreement. Students are fixated on what the child will do to fill his or her time while mom and dad are paying attention to the lecture. Children are squirmy. After a short amount of time, they need to switch activities and move around. They aren’t equipped to sit in a tiny desk for long periods of time remaining quiet, a necessary component of the college classroom. Jacquelin Wonenberg, a junior studying criminal justice, agrees. “They can be distracting. I just don’t think it’s a good idea for both the classroom and the child.” It’s not the child’s fault they’re bored. The uni-
versity classroom wasn’t buillt around a youngsters needs or comfort. Bringing in their favorite activities won’t help either. The students are thinking, “oh wow, mom brought their favorite blanket? That will keep them busy for five seconds. Oh, and mom’s Ipad has Disney’s "Finding Nemo" on it? Great! Let’s hope those headphones don’t get pulled out and the entire video gets broadcasted to the whole class during a lecture. Hungry too? Why not let them open the bag of Cherrios you brought and let them dump it all over the floor.” Adds a laughing Wonenburg, “No adult should expect a child to be that patient. I know I wasn’t.” It’s not that they’re not
cute or loveable, but students are paying copious amounts of money to get an education that isn’t consistently being interrupted by an upset child. Be respectful: either find another option for childcare or don’t come to class. The class will (and should) understand and appreciate the fact that you didn’t come to class with a child who could erupt into a screaming fit at any second. Explain the situation and ask for notes from a classmate. The Boise State Children’s Center offers reduced rates for Boise State Students, staff, and facility. You can also call the Idaho care (211) line to fine childcare centers that meet your lifestyle and financial needs.
The short stick and carrot for professors
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One group which probably does not get the attention they deserve amongst the Boise State staff are those adjunct professors who labor with no full-time status or health. They reside as basically temporary workers, struggling under a less-than-favorable wage and yet they comprise the majority of instructors on many college campuses. According to Colleen Flaherty from Insidehighered. com, the usual base wage for an adjunct is around $2,700 per taught class and depending on how many campuses they run to, it still affords them only around $21,000 per year in compensation. They are known as non-tenure-track faculty, contingent faculty or even
murmured beneath the breaths of tenured professors, perma-temps. What can be done for these teachers who have been mitered into the frenetic path of a provisional instructor? According to Nick Gier, President of the Higher Education Council with the Idaho Federation of Teachers, “Boise State University (BSU) may have the most contingent faculty as a proportion of total faculty than any other major American university. The number of BSU credits generated by contingents is approaching 60 percent university wide, exceeding the national average by eight percent.” Due to the economic reduction in both state and federal funds, it is easier for universities to hire adjuncts rather than the ubiquitous
tenure-tracked professor, unless of course it is to lend prestige to a research department who will benefit from the credence of a published doctor in their field. However, many students do not realize the adjunct is unable to spend the amount of time some students may need within a composite classroom, as opposed to the tenured professor, whose job it is to counsel his students, grade papers, head student clubs and interact with faculty on campus. Adjuncts are a conglomerate with differing backgrounds and teaching schedules and have a very limited time to cultivate relationships on campus, many times not even knowing other adjuncts on university grounds. Economics play a large part in the
hiring of adjuncts, though it also leads to a legion of instructors who teach the same courses year after year with no job security in the offing. Adjuncts are a way of plugging inexperienced graduate students into a role where they hit the ground running, though not always in a constructive way. Having little time to formulate constructive lesson plans, they are shifted between classes depending upon need and size. When confronted with the fleeting job opportunities afforded to the adjuncts, it is difficult to instill in undergraduates a desire to attain their degrees, especially if those awards are geared toward teaching. The once heralded carrot-
and-stick to intellectual development and gaining a certain esteem by acquiring a college credential has now been replaced by attending college to get a better job. Employers want Bachelors and Associate degrees in order to hire simple secretaries or adjuncts—not exactly the intellectual development our education dollars intended when we entered the hallowed halls of pedagogy. It is not exactly the dream of an educator or an undergraduate student who is striving to make their mark on today’s society, is it? How about equal pay for equal work, more job security and allowing the adjuncts more time for professional development. In a speech, Nick Gier president of the higher education council echoed the words of Frank Brooks, of Roosevelt University in Illinois, he reminds administrators, “Contingen-
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Do you know what kind of student loans you have? If you’re like many Boise State students, you might have some vague ideas but aren’t sure of the specifics. Considering that almost 25,000 American students took loans last year, that’s a lot of people unsure of their financial futures. There are some big differences between the multiple types of loans available to students attending Boise State, including Federal Unsubsidized loans, Perkins Loans, Parent Plus Loans and private loans through banks. According to the Boise State Financial Aid Handbook, a Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan is the smartest option, in several ways. First of all, Stafford Loans will save students money in interest. The interest on this type of loan is subsidized by the government—meaning they pay the interest while in school or deferment. The government doesn’t just waive interest; they actually pay it for you. This makes a big financial difference compared to unsubsidized loans, which accrue interest while the student is in school, and add it to the principle quarterly. “I have to look up the difference between subsidized and unsubsidized every semester,” said senior communication major Annella Kelso. “It’s very important to me to know what is going on with my finances and spare myself paying unnecessary interest.” Another important detail to consider when taking loans is the interest rate. For the Fed-
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eral Subsidized Stafford Loan, it’s currently at 3.4 percent. That’s half the rate for unsubsidized loans. Boise State students took almost $100 million in loans for the 20112012 school year, as reported by Interim Director of Financial Aid Diana Fairchild, which adds up to some hefty interest payments. Students must be enrolled at least half time and prove financial need by filing the FAFSA in order to be eligible for the Stafford Loan. This means that many dependent students must rely on their parent’s financial information to be eligible. Dependents and independents are both granted $3,500 to $5,000 maximum per year depending on their year in school. The lifetime limits are $23,000 for dependents to $57,000 for independents, so students can quickly pile up a mountain of debt. “My advice to anyone taking out loans is first—borrow only what you absolutely need to take. Second, I would advise students to check their loan balances and calculate their loan payments every year,” Fairchild wrote in an email. Fairchild recommends visiting the National Student Loan Date Service at www.nslds. ed.gov to view loan totals and www.direct.ed.gov/calc to figure monthly payments. Additionally, students can get more information about the Federal Subsidized Loans and other financial aid by reviewing the Financial Aid Handbook available on www. boisestate.edu/financialaid.
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Redshirt Senior Jason Chamberlain is No. 2 in the NCAA in his weight division. Chamberlain was recruited as one of the best wrestling prospects in the nation.
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Senior Jason Chamberlain was born to wrestle. He has been dominating opponents on the mat since he could lace up his shoes. Now as an accomplished senior, his illustrious amateur career is coming to a close. He began wrestling at a young age in his hometown of Springville, Utah; setting a strong foundation and building the skills to set him up for success. “It was first grade in our little kids club,” Chamberlain said. “We had handouts at school that I took home and I asked my parents…I had a knack for it. My dad coached me at the time and he took notice that I picked up things
faster than the other kids.” By the time Chamberlain reached high school, he was already on another level compared to his competition. Chamberlain cruised through the high school ranks, accumulating a 191-2 career-win record (setting the current Utah state record), four state championships, USA Utah “Wrestler of the Year” in 2007, USA Wrestling Junior National Freestyle champion and Greco-Roman runner-up in 2007, National High School Coaches Association wrestling national champion in 2006 and 2007 and the Asics Wrestler of the Year in 2008. But what Chamberlain seemed most proud of was
his 2008 Dave Schultz High School Excellence National Award that selects an outstanding wrestler with phenomenal character that contributes greatly back to the community while having outstanding grades. “They flew me out to the wrestling hall of fame in Stillwater, Okla. I gave a speech at the hall of fame and accepted my award. It was a really cool experience,” Chamberlain said about receiving the award. Coming out of high school, Chamberlain was recruited as one of the best prospects in the nation, getting calls from wrestling powerhouse schools such as Oklahoma State, Minnesota, Iowa State, Nebraska and Cornell.
So, why did Chamberlain choose Boise State? “I could see their program growing and it was really appealing to me. I wanted to be a part of a program that was building and that was on the rise, instead of going to a program that has always been traditionally good,” Chamberlain said. Chamberlain struggled early in his career at Boise State, but now as a redshirt senior, Chamberlain is ranked No. 2 in the NCAA in his weight division. Chamberlain has won the Pac-12 championship twice in his career as a Bronco and finished third in the NCAA tournament as a junior. In his redshirt senior year, Chamberlain took a
year off from wrestling in the NCAA and competed in the 2012 World University Games where he gained international competing experience. “Wrestling at that level last year really helped me,” Chamberlain said on the World University games. Chamberlain’s goal for his last year at Boise State is a simple one. “I want to be a national champion,” Chamberlain said. As the 2012-13 season comes to an end and the Pac-12 and NCAA tournament right around the corner, Chamberlain is one of the favorites in his weight division to win it all. After college, the wrestling
won’t stop for Chamberlain as he looks to compete for a spot on the USA Olympic team; his lifetime goal as a wrestler. “Wrestlers, they would die to go to the Olympics. That’s their whole dream. I’ve dreamt of being an Olympian since I’ve been six or seven years old,” Chamberlain said. While the future of wrestling is in jeopardy for the 2020 Olympics, one thing is certain: Chamberlain has the skill set and motivation to possibly represent the USA Olympic team as a Boise State alumni in 2016. Keep your eye on Chamberlain. With the National Championships nearing, Chamberlain will be in the spotlight, looking to put a cap on a historic career.
Fresno State routs Broncos at home 83-65
Angie Christiaens Staff Writer
On Saturday, the Boise State Broncos, ranked seventh in the Mountain West, battled and lost against the the second ranked Fresno State Bulldogs 83-65 on their home court at the Taco Bell Arena. At the start of the first half, the Broncos’ defense was not allowing Fresno State inside, forcing them to shoot from the outside. However, the Bulldogs were shooting well at 42 percent from beyond the arc. Boise State’s offense also struggled at the beginning giving up six steals to the Bulldogs. Yet, the Broncos kept powering inside, shooting 57 percent in field goals. Senior Lauren Lenhardt led the half with 10 points and two re-
bounds from excellent post play with the help from Rosalie Cutri who had four assists. Boise State left the half down by five points, making the score 38-43. Coming into the second half, the Broncos kept close range of the Bulldogs, but lacked somewhat in defense, allowing the Bulldogs to pull out to a 21-point lead later in the second half. Fresno State put up 14 three-pointers in the Taco Bell Arena which really hurt the Boise State defense overall. “The first five minutes of the second half, we just lapsed a little bit in that area (defense),” Cutri said. “And that’s when they really got the lead on us, but our intensity is really good, so I’m happy with that.” Lenhardt played well offensively and led the team
in points putting up 20, as Brandi Henton contributed 14 and Erica Martinez had 11. Henton led the Broncos in rebounds with eight, while Cutri led in assists with eight. “You know, I thought that we played a pretty good job in the first half,” said Boise State Head Coach Gordy Presnell. “I don’t know how many threes they had, 14? The other night when they lost to Nevada, they made four, and so you know, that’s kind of the difference in the game.” The Broncos will travel to Nevada on February 27 to play the Nevada Wolf Pack at 7:30 p.m. “We just have to keep improving,” Presenll said. “We have lost five of our top six players, and so our kids got to get better. We got to improve.”
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