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Volume 25
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Boise, Idaho
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Jason Chamberlain’s illustrious career nears its close.
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Unburying
THE BURIED LIFE -See page 4 for more
“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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he Buried Life is a project created by four guys: Ben Nemtin, Duncan Penn, Jonnie Penn and Dave Lingwood. The project started in 2006 with a cheap camera and a list of 100 things they had all wanted to accomplish before they died. What these boys set out to do was prove anything is possible, and no dream is too big. And in that process, they caught the attention of MTV.
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Student parents need to take measures to find a babysitter.
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The Arbiter
Corey Morgan Staff Writer
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
Boise State offers new online nursing doctorate Mallory Baker
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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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Ryan Watkins dunks the ball against Air Force.
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