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The Intramural Field, located outside the Student Union Building, will now be controlled by Boise State Athletics starting on March 25.
Michael Steen Staff Writer
A central point on campus has become the major focus of controversy in the past few weeks. The Intramural Field, located just northeast of the Student Union Building and south of the Appleton Tennis Center, is changing hands on management for the next six months. Traditionally controlled by Boise State University Recreation Services, Boise State Athletics will now be in control starting March 25 as construction to improve the field will begin and continue through to July 31. In spring of 2012, the athletic program approached the University and Recreation Services for a request that the football team be allowed to use the grass field for its early fall camp in August. A $50,000 sum was then put into improving the field over the summer for the August practices. “Our department worked closely with Athletics and Facilities Operation and Maintenance to craft an agreement
that would allow the football said Jared Cox, Boise State Coyle to construct a plan that quests have been denied. team use of the recreation field Recreational Center sports was the most efficient for time The newest addition to the for three weeks in August,” said coordinator. “They put in all constraints and would provide Boise State campus through Boise State Recreation Center that money but it really hasn’t high quality results. this endeavor will be a brand Director Lisa Stuppy. been all that much better, so “Our vice president, Dr. Har- new, full-size, artificial turf Following the construc- that’s where they are saying ris, was in talks with the athletic field. The new field will serve tion of Dona Larsen Park, it’s time to dig it all up, put the director, Mark Coyle,” Stuppy as a temporary home for intralocated just east of Broadway drainage in.” said.“So they had several con- mural clubs and organizations and north of campus, and the The current state of the intra- versations on the importance to hold their events and activinew Gene Bleymaier Football mural field has been a hot topic of scheduling events for us, ties as the football team holds Complex, both grass areas over the past several years as it knowing we were going to be its early fall practices. Once formerly used by the football has contributed to unplayable displaced for spring intramural the football team is finished team were contests and with its use of the current, eliminated, spring clubs.” grass intramural field, it will be “The (new) turf field is not a replaceleaving the M o v i n g returned to students and recreintramural forward, one ation services. ment for the grass field” field as the of the biggest “The turf field is not a reLisa Stuppy next logical challenges placement for the grass field,” solution. Boise State Recreation Center Director facing rec- Stuppy said. “We have plenty Construcreation ser- of participation to keep four or tion and vices is the six fields busy, but we’ll go with maintenance went into the conditions in poor weather, accommodation of the variety two.” field over the summer of 2012 and even student injuries from of events that have historically The new turf field will also to prepare it for the football unstable footing. taken place on the intramural be lined to accommodate four team’s use in August. “For a long time we’ve field, such as spring intramural different sports: flag football, But with a need for high known that we need to redo sports and clubs and the an- soccer, and men’s and women’s quality, terms were once the field, dig it up and plain it nual Spring Fling event. Clubs lacrosse. The turf field will cost again discussed and the cur- so it drains in a good way,” said and organizations will have the $1 million for the initial phase rent plan for construction was ASBSU President Ryan Gregg. opportunity to use the Caven of construction and work. formulated. Vice President of Student Williams Sports Complex, but “The first phase will be the “As you can see on the field Affairs Lisa Harris worked will have to work with recre- turf field, a fence, basically just right now, the results weren’t closely with Recreation Ser- ation services and Harris from the groundwork,” Cox said. there for Coach Pete, the foot- vices, Athletics, and Boise student affairs for approval See Intramural I page 8 ball team and even for us,” State Athletic Director Mark from athletics, as past re-
ASBSU candidates squared off in a forum
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Pairs of students professionally dressed in business attire circled around a welllit room. Small sparsely filled rows of chairs faced two wooden podiums, each with its own microphone. Pupils in the front rows whispered and glanced around, smiling and gesturing to those behind them. Though no cameras flashed, and many chairs remained empty, Boise State students prepared to debate for the highest offices in student government. Prospective ASBSU candidates met Wednesday in the small Farnsworth Conference room on the second floor of the SUB. Candidates came to debate issues of importance at Boise State and outline individual qualifications and experience necessary for holding office. After everyone finished shaking hands and found seats, current ASBSU Vice President Nick Gaudioso gave a brief introduction before allowing non-presidential candidates to address the small crowd. “There is a disconnect between the students and the faculty at Boise State,” said Secretary of Academic Af-
fairs candidate Rachel Byrne. “Many of us have gone in to talk to teachers about the issues we have in class and it seems the communication isn’t there.” Byrne and other nonpresidential candidates highlighted problems they would address if elected to their prospective positions. Presidential candidates then took their places at opposing podiums and prepared for questions from the debate moderator and ASBSU budget director Douglas Avera. Current ASBSU president Ryan Gregg and candidate Domenic Gelsomino fielded questions and drew distinctions between each other. Candidate Edel Serafin could not attend the debate due to scheduling conflicts. “When the decision came around to decide whether I was going to run again, I just felt like there was a lot of stuff that we needed to do, and we needed to prove to students that the student government was going to be consistent,” Gregg said. When asked specifically what changes they would implement if elected, candidates had a variety of answers. “There are some things I feel could be improved
upon, such as awareness,” Gelsomino said. “A lot of people, a lot of students do not know about ASBSU. They do not know what we do.” According to Gelsomino, six percent of students vote in ASBSU elections, a percentage he indicated was far too low. Gregg defended his past year in office, but admitted there was always aspects within student government that needed improvement. “I am a big fan of the statement ‘If you are not changing, then you are dying’,” Gregg said. “We want to continue to adapt to what students want to see from us.” Both candidates addressed issues of state funding inequities for Boise State, changes in ASBSU assembly procedure, further branding the university within the Idaho community and immediate issues like the acquisition of the intramural field by the football team. Candidates then fielded brief general questions from the few audience members and stepped down to allow their running-mates to debate. Jamie Lundergreen, Bryan Vlok and Jessica Beuhler took the podiums and an-
swered questions similar to those posed to their colleagues. “Given that I do not have a ton of experience with ASBSU, I feel it is a great opportunity for a fresh look,” vice presidential candidate Beuhler said. Beuhler argued that a new face in the ASBSU executive assembly could bring fresh and interesting perspectives to decision-making. Beuhler’s opponent Bryan Vlok illustrated previous experience with ASBSU and outlined how knowing the inner workings of student government gives an advantage. “I have seen the issues here on this campus. I see what students’ concerns are, and I want to continue to make things better,” Vlok said. Audience members asked questions and candidates thanked those involved with organization. The debates had officially ended. Gregg expressed satisfaction at the number of candidates running for office. “Last year we did not have nearly the turnout we do this year; in fact many of us ran unopposed,” Gregg said. Gelsomino thanked Gregg, a longtime fraternity brother, for his professional-
ism and hospitality. Gelsomino then commented on his current endorsements from Democrat ASBSU members, previous student senators, and members from the LBGT community. “These various diverse endorsements really build on our campaign of awareness, involvement, and diversity,” Gelsomino said. Student voting will take place online March 19 and 20. The website location will be distributed to all students via mass email on election day.
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Try Us On For Size Can’t go wrong Master plan for Lusk Street Boise City is be- on draft goals for two-hour period. If with superheroes ginning work on the area. A list of is- you are unable to “Wonder Woman! The Untold Story of American Superheroines” will be screening for free in the Student Union Hatch CD Ballroom on Tuesday, March 19. The film will play first at 5:30 p.m. and afterwards Mariah Devereux Herbeck, associate professor in the Department
of World Languages, will lead an audience discussion. Additional activities include a display from the Clothesline project, prizes and a photo booth with superhero costumes available for dress up. The event, sponsored by Multicultural Student Services, is free.
Althlete, meningitis survivor visits campus Rayna DuBose is visiting Boise State on Tuesday, March 19 to talk about her story of survival. DuBose is a patient advocate from Virginia Tech. She used to play Division one sports and has battled through meningitis.
Her presentation, titled “Winning the Game of Life,” is free in the Student Union Simplot Ballroom. She will be speaking from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. To learn more please visit www.raynadubose.net/stats. shtml.
Presenting Boise Wiki Thursday, March 24, Leslie MadsenBrooks, an assistant professor in the Department of History will present her public history project, the Boise Wiki. The unveiling will happen
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in the Student Union Fisher Room from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Boise Wiki is part of the “Perspectives of the Arts and Humanities Institute” series by the Arts and Humanities Institute.
a master plan for the Lusk Street area between Boise State University and Ann Morrison Park, where Boise State owns some buildings. All who live and work near that area are invited to an open house to learn about the master planning process, review preliminary information and provide comments
sues and proposed street designs also will be available for review. The meeting will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at the Boise City Housing and Community Development office at 1025 S. Capitol Blvd. Participants are invited to drop in at any time during the
attend the meeting, materials will be posted on the Boise City website at pds. cityofboise.org If you have questions regarding Boise State in the Lusk Street area, please contact Jared Everett, interim associate vice president for campus planning and facilities, at 426-2090 or jaredeverett@boisestate.edu.
Vote in ASBSU elections The Upcoming ASBSU elections will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, March 19 and 20. Students will re-
ceive a mass email from ASBSU on Tuesday which will send students directly to the page where they can then place their
votes for next year’s ASBSU members. The winners will be announced on Friday, March 22 at noon at the Student Union dining stage.
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Pie to Celebrate “Pi” Shantel McCashland Staff Writer
Some people celebrate by eating pie. Mathematicians celebrate “pi”. The Boise State Math Club does both. Thursday, March 14 members of the math club as well as other students wandered into the Jordan Ballroom in the Student Union Building. Tables and tables of blueberry, cherry and apple pie greeted around 100 students ready to delve into an evening of pie/pi. Before any math talk could begin, people ate pie, chatted and eventually ambled to their seats. While waiting for the line-up of speakers, two freshmen girls shared why they decided to come. Kristen Smith, an athletic training major was there for “credit and free pie”, and her friend Haley Barrett, an elementary education major came for moral support. “I don’t really know what’s going to happen, so
we’ll see,” Barrett said. Barrett and the rest of the pi celebrators would soon find out what was coming their way. Cohost Billy Hudson, a math professor at Boise State, threw a few math jokes around to get things rolling, drawing a chuckle from the true mathematicians in the audience. “I am pretty impressed; I did not anticipate this many people coming out for a pi day celebration,” Hudson said. The large audience then welcomed Mary Smith, a math professor at Boise State, to the stage. Smith started the evening by skimming the history of pi. Historically, figuring out this “pi” thing was quite the ordeal. Egyptians, Hebrews and the Babylonians worked, using several different methods, to find numbers very close to the irrational number 3.14, which is the number we associate with pi today.
Smith was followed by Tim Murdock who explained the slowest method of calculating pi. This talk included quite of bit of calculus/quantitative reasoning jargon, but students were enthralled nonetheless. Also, people never really stopped eating pie. Next up was “pi” on the piano. Yes, Jesse Holmes, played “pi” on the piano. Somehow, using incredible calculations the average person would not comprehend, Jesse wowed the crowd with a near perfect wave of musical “pi”. Josue Gomez said of all the presenters, the piano piece is what he would take away from the evening. “Pi is an interesting number because it deals with circles and circles imply perfection. Mathematicians can tell you all the time [math is] a beautiful, beautiful study and sometimes you can translate that
into music. So, I guess it’s artistic. So that is what I enjoy,” Gomez said. The evening ended with speaker Uwe Kaiser sharing with students The Riemann Zeta Function, the audience zoned in to concentrate on yet another speech about “pi.” Again, a language known only to calculus masters spewed from the pulpit. Following the final speaker, students gradually made it back to the pie table to get another quick round of pie and chat with other students about the highlights of the night, including “pi” on the piano. Boise State Math Club President Nilab Mohammad Mousa explained her goal for the event. “I just wanted (students) to have exposure to the math department and I actually wanted this even to be fun, not really serious. And that’s why we have free pie,” Mousa said. Students ended con-
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Students ate pie while learning about pi. versations and headed for home, presumably with a whole new appreciation for pie/pi. The one thing that could have made
the night better according to Gomez was, “they should’ve brought milk. That is my only, only critique.”
Kimberlé Crenshaw lectures on race and gender Staff Writer
When Kimberlé Crenshaw was in her third year as a Harvard law student, one of her study group partners became the first African-American member of an infamous Harvard smoking club. Crenshaw and another male friend, Maurice, were invited to be the first formal, African-American guests at the club. Worried about how they would be treated there, the two made an agreement. “We developed a pact with each other which was, ‘Look, I’m not going to take any mess, you’re not going to take any mess. We go there and we’re going to be treated as equals and if we’re not treated as equals, we’re out of there. We don’t want to be in that club any way,’” Crenshaw said. The duo arrived at the club, lifted the large brass knocker, and waited to be invited in by their friend. The friend answered the door and closed it behind him, apologizing that he had forgotten to mention something to them. The two were immediately on high alert, bracing for the “rule” that would prevent them from entering because of their race. “And he said, ‘Oh no, no, no. It’s not you, Maurice. You can actually come in the front door. I forgot to tell you that women can’t come in the front door, so Kim is going to have to go around to the back door.’ My view was, the pact still stands. Neither one of us is going through the front door,” Crenshaw said. “I look and my friend Maurice is walkin’ through the door…I thought, this is coalition time, and he thought, not my issue!”
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“This War on Women tended to fall pretty silent on some of the sights of that war that are most germane to women of color, to poor women and to other marginalized women.
Crenshaw told this story near the end of her lecture to demonstrate her own experiences with her lecture material. Crenshaw, Executive Director of the African American Policy Forum and law professor at UCLA and Columbia, visited the Jordan Ballroom in the SUB Wednesday evening to give a lecture titled The Intersectional Paradigm: Race and Gender in Work, Life and Politics. Crenshaw was brought to Boise State by several campus organizations including ASBSU, the Women’s Center, Phi Alpha Honors Society, and many others. Her work focuses on the concept of Intersectionality, a theory and term she created. According to Crenshaw, “the term, quite simply, was an attempt to capture the converging dimensions of dynamics that most people tended to see as mutually exclusive, that is, initially, the relationship between racism and sexism.” Intersectionality was first used to describe a court case. Degaffenreid v. General Motors (GM) was brought against GM by a group of African-American women. The women claimed that GM discriminated against them in employment because of both their gender and their race. There were jobs for AfricanAmerican men, but not for African-American women. There were also jobs available
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for white women, but not for African-American women. “Now, despite the fact that the black women plaintiffs faced a form of, what I call, Intersectional Discrimination, the court that heard their case ruled against them,” Crenshaw said. According to the court, GM was not guilty of racial discrimination because the company did hire AfricanAmericans and also not guilty of gender discrimination due to their employment of white women. “Intersectionality became my way of trying to visualize exactly what the court didn’t see. And what the court didn’t see was the combined and simultaneous impact of this race and this gender policy,” Crenshaw said. According to Crenshaw, these intersections exist not only between race and gender, but also disability, sexual orientation, immigrant status and other classifications. Crenshaw pointed to contemporary examples of intersectionality, including the conflict over the recent passage of the Violence Against Women Act due to its new protections for lesbians, immigrant women and Native American women. “This is a stark illustration of how partial and self-interested the state’s embrace of domestic violence advocacy really was,” Crenshaw said. “The frame of advancing the interests of all women was
left wanting as illustrated by the fight over non-White and non-hetero-normative women.” The 2012 presidential campaign’s emphasis on the War Against Women was also touched on in the lecture. According to Crenshaw, while many women were quick to speak out against attacks on reproductive rights, other important issues were not mentioned. “This War on Women tended to fall pretty silent on some of the sights of that war that are most germane to women of color, to poor women, and to other marginalized women,” Crenshaw said. “Let’s consider the war
at the border against anchor babies, the war over public support for dependent families, the war that’s being waged against poor mothers in many family courts.” Crenshaw advocated for anti-discrimination laws that take these intersections into account and protect those who belong to multiple minorities. Crenshaw also said organizations and advocacy groups need to be mindful of each other. Feminists need to advocate for and embrace women of racial minorities. Racial minorities need to be supporters of members of the LGBT communities and so on.
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Hollow Wood Band
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11:30 p.m. 8 p.m. This mostly instrumental American music The alternative rock band consisting of group is based out of Washington and began five members are all said to be from Idaho back in 1989. The band then took a break and their songs are reportedly all sung in an and reappeared on the scene in 2005 with a empty room. noticeably different sound.
El Korah Shrine
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Sage Francis
12:30 a.m. A rapper, writer and performer from RI who is often called the “forefather of Indie-hop” for utilizing word play and vivid lyrics to create his popular songs.
This duo stems from Los Angeles and is said to reflect the pop/classic rock sounds of the Kinks, Rolling Stones, Velvet and Bowie.
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Wolvserpent
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This duo from right here in Boise will amaze you with their mysterious alternative sound.
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Slow Magic 11:40 p.m. Slow Magic is an up and coming electronica band that lists themselves under the genre Dreamwave. In their biography off of their Facebook page, Slow Magic describes their music as “the sound made by an unknown imaginary friend.”
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Hailing from Moscow, Idaho, this electropop band uses their synth beats to blow your mind.
Oso Negro
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You’ve never heard anything like this. Oso creates a new niche in music with his mixture of rap, reggae and electronic music.
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Gold Panda is an electronic solo-artist from the UK. He has over 108 thousand likes on his Facebook page and won the Guardian newspaper’s prestigious First Album Award in 2010.
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Bursting out of their Boise garage, RollerFor some smooth funk hit up Tom Grainsnakes will bring simple, steady ‘surf ’ rock ‘n ey’s to experience DangerBeard. These five roll to The Crux stage. bearded Boise locals claim to bring an ‘evocative and fresh mix of old-school flavor and modern funk to the show.’ all ages
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Built to Spill Gold Panda 10:00 p.m. Formed in 1992 and originally from Boise, Built to Spill has put out a total of seven records since their beginning. They are playing on three different days this Treefort fest and on Friday will be playing their entire first album Ultimate Alternative Wavers in celebration of its 20th anniversary release.
Psychic Rites
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Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are a soul Reigning from Portland, The Thermals are and funk band out of Brooklyn, New York. a three person post-pop-punk band which They have a total of nine members playing formed in 2002. They have released records a range of different instruments such as the on the labels Sub Pop and Kill Rock Stars. congas, baritone, trumpet and more.
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Apostrophes will bring a traditional colKasher is Boise native now Portland artlaboration of guitar, drums, bass, keyboard ist Robby DeBolt. His techno/electronic DJ and vocals to the El Korah Shrine. mix music is a must hear. According to his Treefort bio, he will move the dance floor. If you like good techno hit up China Blue.
Grainey’s Basement
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Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
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This hardcore rapper throws down his rhymes with some attitude. Definitely not a This three-piece band from right here in show you’ll want to miss. Boise will be sure to brighten your night with their bright guitar and infectious alt rock drumbeat.
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Parade of Bad Guys
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B. Dolan
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The Last Bison
First appearing in 2008 this quintet from 11 p.m. A seven member band stemming from Seattle took the music scene by storm and have been known as a band that continually Virginia, began in 2010 and describes their music as “mountain-top chamber.” reinvents itself.
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Sapient, a rapper from Portland, puts a This grunge trio from Boise are more unique than you might think. The members spin on the usual rap song with some synth of the band are 13-year-old Venec Milione beats and sound effects that are sure to get on the drums, his father Jeremy Milione as you swaying to the beat. lead guitar, and the singer? Venec’s mother, Reef Amy Milione.
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Mt. St Helens Vietnam Band
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Hit up Grainey’s basement to check out Bonefish Sam and His Orchestra. Described to be ‘like hearing the colors you see before you fall asleep, after a whole weekend of playing (old) Atari’ (and this descriptions fits perfectly) this group is sure to bring a unique show.
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El Korah Shrine
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra 6 p.m. 10 p.m. A trio, from Idaho, of energetic Indie Rock Just released their new album “II” – This known mainly around the Western U.S. alternative pop rock band is described as soulful and psychedelic.
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Sneezzbole is a unique local group. With their profile song boasting a British accent and quirky lyrics, Sneezzbole will surely bring a different (and hopefully hilarious) show to the Red Room.
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The view from above
Tabitha Bower
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I have spent the past two years gazing at Table Rock from the windows of my home. In the spring I watch as the green hues on the foothills surrounding the flat rock turn to purple and then a burnt yellow. In the winter I anxiously await the first snowfall to blanket the rock formation. I have not however, ever taken the hike up to Table Rock, until now. The weather, finally signaling the approach of spring, beckoned me to take on the hike to the top of Table Rock. And while I wish I could say I was ambitious enough to take on the full hike, I opted to drive most of the way up through the foothills and take the short, ten-minute walk up. The drive itself, though,
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Tabitha Bower made it to the top of Table Rock for this week’s “Try it with Tabby.” I found to be part of the fun. As I drove up through the winding roads, the scenery changed. More trees became apparent and I became transfixed by the enormous homes, none identical like the subdivision-type ones found so typically in the valley. The walk to the top of Table Rock was short and sweet (thank goodness
because my out of shape self got winded in the first ten seconds). Reaching the top was something completely different. The perspective from the top was beautiful, pairing city views with panoramas of the hills and mountains near and far. Piece of advice, bring a camera, a blanket to sit on and a picnic lunch and make a trip
Jazzin’ up the SUB with Jazz Nathan Updike Staff Writer
The 16th Annual Gene Harris Jazz Festival will be on campus this Wednesday and Thursday in the Student Union Building. It will be featuring the Gene Harris Festival Superband, the Boise State Big Band as well as 30 Idaho Student Big Bands. Gene Harris, who died in 2000, had a connection with Boise for a while according to senior Jeremy Stewart, who
majors in music composition and also is a part of the Boise State Big Band. “Gene Harris has a past of coming to Boise,” Stewart said. “From moving here and kind of falling in love with Boise to bringing jazz to a community that otherwise didn’t have models to learn from.” Stewart said after Gene Harris passed, a respect was paid to him by keeping the Gene Harris Jazz Festival going for “everything he did for jazz and jazz education.”
The festival itself will be an all-day event which will last from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day and will consist of a variety of things throughout the day. Each day of the schedule begins with school bands performing and then, during those performances, there will also be jazz workshops. After that, there will be performances by the Boise State Big Band, the winning school bands and the Gene Harris Festival Superband. According to Stewart, students have much to look
of it. Moral of the story: go out and try something you haven’t yet done just because you thought it wouldn’t be very exciting. I now know I have been cheating myself of a Boise-esque experience by avoiding Table Rock. Maybe next time I’ll actually take the hike.
forward to. “They (the students) can look forward to seeing some of the best local and nationwide musicians that there is to offer,” Stewart said. “They can look forward to live music, education and a lot of fun.” Peggy Sewell, a freshman majoring in music education who plays the baritone saxophone in the Boise State Big Band, said there is a large variety in what is being performed. “Smooth jazz, rough jazz, jazz on the rocks,” she said. “Festival-goers can expect to hear many varieties of jazz, including swing, Latin, funk and
Tasha Adams is a senior graduating in May. 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 lastsemester fears and getting the most out of the college experience. Ummm…
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many more.” Sewell also said this year the performers will be playing pieces that have not been heard by the public in almost 20 years. Stewart said there is a lot of hard music which is being played this year, but he believes it has benefitted the Boise State Big Band as a whole. “They decided to challenge us, and as a result I think that we have probably had one of the best bands we have had in the last three to four years,” Stewart said. Passes can be obtained online or at the SUB during the festival.
Two months. Two months until the 2013 graduates pack into the Taco Bell arena with thousands of other people. If you haven’t done so already, RSVP to your Commencement invitation. Seriously. All you have to do is reply with your name and student ID number but it has to be done by Monday, April 1. However, April 1 is right after Spring Break so there is a huge chance people may be so caught up in their vacation that they forget. Don’t be one of those people. April 1 is also the last day to reserve guest tickets to the ceremony. The clock is ticking, seniors. And if you don’t pay attention, you will miss out on all the fun.
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ASBSU elections need more effective promotion
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Voting is an odd phenomenon. In the 2012 presidential elections an estimated $8 billion was spent on cam paig lion eligible U.S. citizens didn’t vote. Similarly ning, yet some 93 mil, lackluster in past Associated Students of Bois voter turnout has been BSU) elections as well, but what isn’t clear e State University (ASis why. In presidential elections as well as local and state elections, the people eventually selected to take office are capable of making dramatic changes—and the same is true for the students elected to hold position in ASBSU. ASBSU is entirely student run and is mea purposes; the first, to act as a liaison betw nt to serve two main een administration and the second, the students the student body and elected are meant to advocate on our behalf. Many students suffering from voter apat hy don’t seem to realize their attitude only serves to hurt them in the long run. How does ignorance not equate to bliss in this simplistic and hypothetical equation? It’s simple. ASBSU is funded with money from a stud ent fee each semester— your tuition money and a portion of that goes directly to ASBSU. Studens who don’t vote or get involved are essentially saying, “take my money and spend it however you wan t. I don’t care.” and ASBSU this year alone has the capability to distribute $265,000 to students, student events and initiatives. “Each club or organizations is eligible for $3,500 in grants from ASBSU,” said vice presidential candidate Jamie Lundergreen. “I was able to put on a welcome BBQ for my stud ent organization with the help of ASBSU funding.” This year’s leaders have allocated time, mon a number of projects. A few you may reme ey and resources to mber the homecoming student giveaways—white bronco sunglasse s anyone?—funding for finals cram snacks, reinstating the individua l funding campaign, perhaps better known grant and the equitable as Broncos Deserve. These aren’t the only ways the money coul just one way and students are the ultimate d have been spent, it’s decision makers. By casting a vote students are also showing their priorities. “ASBSU serves as the student voice,” said stance, ASBSU opened up the assembly Lundergreen. “For inmeeting to get student feedback about the recent issues surroundi ng the intramural field, so students were able to express their opinions .” Lundergreen also makes the distinction that resent the rest of Boise State beyond the bord elected students repers of campus. “Outside of the campus, ASBSU also serv es as the Boise State student voice in all of Idaho,” Lundergreen said. On Wednesday, March 13 a candidate foru sworth Ballroom in the SUB so candidate m was held in the Farns campaign, experience and goals. The foru could talk about their m was a great idea. The turnout was just shy of dismal. Secretary of Student Organization Affairs candidate Megan Buxton talked about her goals of more trans parency in the funding priorities of ASBSU and providing clubs and orga structure for securing funds from student nizations with a clear government, but hardly anyone was there to hear her. Chris Bower, Secretary of Academic Affa irs candidate talked about his background in academics and involvement in the honors college which feeds his passion for academic s, but only a handful of students heard. Presidential candidate Dominic Gelsomin o highlighted at the debate a few problems he sees. “A lot of students do not know about ASB SU,” Gelsomino said. “Only six percent of students vote in elect ions.” Six percent of 22,678 students is only 1,36 remaining 21,318 just be written off as Ame 0 students. Should the or is this indicative of a greater nationwid rica’s disaffected youth e prob “By not voting, students demonstrate indiff lem, voter apathy? tion and in their voice,” Lundergreen said. erence in their educa“Needs can only be met when students make the effort to vote for who they think will do the best job.” Students who don’t vote still have a voice, but it will be the voice of the elected student representatives, and if that voice doesn’t coincide with individual priorities students only have themselves to blame.
Associated Students of Boise State University (ASBSU) elections are quickly approaching. While the voting process to elect next academic year’s student government officials begins tomorrow, Tuesd ay, March 19, a majority of students are not aware the election proce ss has even begun. While reasons for low student engagement vary, from student interest to lack of student knowledge, there is clearly lack of a lack of effective and early election promotion. ASBSU presidential candidate, Domenic Gelsomino, addre ssed this lack of student engagement in ASBSU elections during last Wednesday’s candidate forum. This forum, which had a larger turnout than years prior, was still only attended by just over 20 studen ts. “A lot of students do not know about ASBSU; they do not know what we do,” Gelsomino said. “Only six percent of students vote in an election out of 22,000 Boise State students. Only 20 percen t know what ASBSU is and what ASBSU does.” A major part of the issue with promotion falls in the timeli lack there of. A large part of the promotion efforts and events ness, or take during the three-day voting period, rather than prior in efforts place of raising awareness of upcoming elections and candidate’s visions and plans. “Students need to be more aware of the election process in stages,” said Jamie Lundenburg, ASBSU vice presidential its earlier candidate. “For instance, when I was gathering signatures for my petitio as an officer, most people were not aware that it was even n to run the election season for ASBSU.” What does ASBSU do to promote its elections? Accor ding lycia Itza, secretary of student organization affairs and memb to Feelections committee, election promotion consisted of the er of the creation of a candidate website as well as social media promotion and printed advertisements. Election boards posted around campus also clue students in to the upcoming elections. But judging by the mere 101 likes on BSU election Facebook page, and results of an informal poll the ASconducted by The Arbiter staff which points to a large percentage of student’s being unable to identify voting dates, these promotion efforts could use improvement. “I think that more could have been done,” said Edel Serafi n, presidential candidate. “When I say ‘more’ I’m talking about ASBSU making an announcement with either a booth or two in the Quad for the body with important dates so that they can participate, sendin student g a mass email to the students that the elections are coming up, or an ad in The Arbiter as early as January and so forth to remind studen ts about Arguably the most effective promotional effort is the email it.” out to eligible, fee-paying students. This email blast, howev blast sent er, is out until the morning voting begins, giving students only not sent two days to become informed about each candidate. This email blast also comes after the candidate forum, where students have the oppor tunity to get to know their candidates and ask them questions in public forum. “We don’t want people to vote just to vote,” said Ryan Gregg , ASBSU president who is running for re-election. “We want peopl e to look at the candidates and ask questions and then vote based on who they think will do the best job.” With early promotion, students could be allowed the time to better understand their candidates stances and ask the impor tant questions. But if promotion efforts came earlier and in more effecti ve platforms, would these efforts fall on deaf ears? “We are trying to find ways that don’t bother students becau se a lot of students don’t necessarily have it within their capacity, while they are going to school and trying to go to class, to care about studen t government,” Gregg said. Gregg went on to say the national student government voting average is between two to seven percent, which places Boise State percentages at average. The problem may not only lie in promotion, but also of interest among students. According to Gregg and Lunde in a lack nburg, the larger issue is enlightening students about the impact ASBS U has on every student. “I think that promotional efforts have been moderately succes not strikingly successful,” Lundenburg said. “I believe studen sful but a little about the election, but I’m not convinced that they ts know care to any great extent about the election.” More effective and timely effort should be put not only into informing students about elections and the impact of ASBSU, but also working to encourage students to be more active and engaged in their campus.
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Teresa Crump is a junior at Boise State. She runs a child care facility out of her home while juggling going to school part-time. She has taken both day and evening courses. For her, paying a meter or paying for parking in a lot near the building her class is held in makes sense to her. Sometimes in the winter or during bad weather, she pays for parking in one of the garages. “Some of my classes don’t get out until 9 or 9:30, and I don’t want to be walking around all over campus,” she said. On the other hand, her daughter Monique purchased a permit for the Brady Parking Garage and has had a few issues. Crump says her daughter has been angered on game days when the parking garage is full of spectators, even though she has paid well over $300 to park there. Senior Tyler Abner shares her sentiment. He purchased a permit at Lincoln Parking Garage, and says he was told during one game day that if he did not park on one of the upper tiers, that his vehicle would be towed away. “The game day spectators pay $10 a day to park there, and I pay 30 to 40 times that amount,” he said. “The ones who pay all of the money get screwed.” He also said that if he doesn’t arrive by 8:30 in the morning on regular school days, he is left with nothing but parking on the fifth level. “(The university) isn’t going fast enough to accommodate the rate of growth,” Abner said. J.C. Porter, Assistant Director of Transportation & Parking, admits that parking is at capacity right now. “Right now, we have enough parking to accomodate the permit holders on campus,” he said. To many, parking has become more of an issue this semester. The garages seem to be fuller and stay fuller longer. Porter says part of this is the result of the change the university made this year to the class schedule. 50-minute classes last an hour and fifteen minutes now, and people are staying on campus longer and thus staying parked in the garages longer. Presently, there are no plans to expand the garages. The cost to put in a single parking space in one of the garages ran $14,000 during most recent construction. In the 10-20 year master plan, all surface parking will be housed in parking garages. Parking & Transportation tries to spend a great deal of time trying to promote alternative modes of transportation to help students and faculty alike get to campus. It is a lot more economical than trying to expand the garages right now. The department considers everyone to be a “user of the system”, regardless of whether they are a professor, a student, or a sports fan. “We don’t look at who you are, just how you are utilizing the space,” Porter said. With that in mind, students and professors alike are subject to receiving parking tickets on campus. Porter says the reason they issue citations is to help those who have paid for permits, not to generate money for the school. If a student has paid for a parking space, and someone who’s not supposed to be there is taking advantage of that, that’s not fair to the permit holder. Porter also said that it is not uncommon to issue several citations to the same person in the same semester. “There’s one person who, since August 1 to now, has received 25 citations. They’ve paid about $400.” A permit costs a little over $300. Revenue from permits generates $2.1 million for the university, with citations bringing in another $250,000. The number of citations issued by the department per month ranges from 918 to 2,474 with the average being around 1,600. They have seen a steady decline in the number of tickets written the last few years. Porter says the ticketing process is cyclical. In the fall they issue a lot of warnings, by the middle of the semester people have it figured out, and by finals it gets bad again when students get stressed out and park wherever out of desperation. Citations range in price from $15 to $40. As for permit holders being turned away during events, the basic rule is first come first serve. If you are a permit holder and show up while an event is underway, and the parking garage is full, you might be turned away. There is no preference for permit holders.
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Broncos split bats in home tourney play Angie Christiaens Staff Writer
Opening up at Dona Larsen Park, Boise State softball competed in the Springhill Suites Invitational, their first home tournament. On Friday the Broncos dropped one game against Utah State 5-3, but came back and demolished Idaho State 8-0 later that day. Coming into the second day of the tournament on Saturday, Boise State split two games, losing against Idaho State 6-4 and beating Portland State 2-1. In the first game, the Broncos went bat to bat with the Aggies. The Broncos started out strong with Tara Glover scoring off a wild pitch to put the Broncos on the board at 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning. Pitcher Rebecca Patton kept Utah State scoreless until the top of the sixth where Utah State scored three runs off three hits. Devon Bridges connected well for Boise State and hit a
line drive down the left foul line bringing Makenna Weir to home plate to make the score 3-2. At the bottom of the seventh, Palmer stepped up and hit an important home run for the Broncos to left center field. This tied up the game at 3-3 keeping it alive and sending the game into extra innings. “Palmer’s hit was amazing. I mean, it pumped us all up,” Glover said. However, Boise State couldn’t hold on in the end when Utah State batted in two runs for two hits in the eighth inning. Boise State lost to Utah State 5-3. “I think that they (Boise State) just figured out that they can’t roll out of bed and come out to win and decided to come out and compete in game two., Head Coach Erin Thorpe said. Playing back to back games, the women then faced off against Idaho State in the next game. Connecting well and hav-
Bronco tennis heads down south for Blue-Gray Classic Ruben Ibarra Staff Writer
The men’s and women’s tennis teams took their rackets to Montgomery, Ala. this past weekend for the inaugural Blue-Gray tennis classics. For the men’s and women’s teams it was a tale of two different stories for the Broncos. The women’s team was swept by 40th ranked Ohio State Friday. The Buckeyes got the day rolling by
winning the first doubles match, Megan LaLone and Teal Vosburgh were defeated by Fidan Manashirova and Kelsey Dieters. The women were able to answer back with Sandy Vo and Morgan Basil, defeating Grainne O'Neill and Gabby Steele, 8-6. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough for the Broncos, as the Buckeyes’ Kara Cecil and Noelle Malley took the last doubles match 9-7 from Marlena Pietzuch and Manuela Pietzuch.
ing aggressive base running, the Broncos trounced the Bengals batting in eight runs for eight hits. The Broncos ended the game early at the top of the fifth inning with the eight run lead. Pitcher Lela Work threw a great game allowing only three hits and no runs from the Bengals. Boise State seized victory 8-0 over Idaho State. “It’s nice to come back the second game and take charge,” Glover said. Donning fresh uniforms, the Broncos went up against Idaho State for the second time in the Invitational on Saturday. Pitcher Kenzie Cole later replaced by Lela Work struggled against the powerful batting from Idaho State’s Amanda Fitzsimmons who batted 2-3 hitting two massive home runs. “I don’t pay that much attention to who’s up to bat. I just kind of throw what I’m told to throw,” Work said. The Broncos fielded well
Sophomore Lindsay Nicholson attempts to dodge the tag at home on Friday. with an important double scoreless until the bottom of win at 2-1. play at the top of the sixth the third inning. The Broncos evened their inning to keep the lead at With bases loaded and weekend play, with a Sunthree runs. two outs, Bridges hits a line day finale to wrap up the Hitting well later in the drive up center field to get tournament. game, Boise State just two runs in for the Broncos Prior to this weekend, couldn’t make it to home to lead 2-0. the women were in a bit plate and only ran in four Patton coming back to of a slump after a weekend out of 11 hits overall. The fi- pitch, she and excellent field sweep at Arizona and only nal score ended with a Boise play kept Portland State had won three out of their State loss 6-4. scoreless until the top of last eight games. Again playing back to the sixth when the Vikings Boise State will continue back, Boise State competed scored one run in. season play with their next against Portland State later Boise State held off the game against Texas Tech in the day. Vikings in the remainder at Las Vegas on Saturday, Both teams remained seventh inning gaining the March 23 at 10 a.m.
The Broncos were able to get singles wins from Teal Vosburgh, Morgan Basil, and Sammie Watson. Saturday wasn’t much friendlier to the lady Broncos as they were defeated by Marshall 4-2. Marshall won the doubles point by winning two of the three matches. The Thundering Herds’ Dominika Zapranza/ Maria Voscekova defeated Manuela and Mariena Pietzuch handily 8-1. The men’s team for the Bronco was a different story as they faced no. 38 Nebraska this past Friday. They were able to secure their 10th doubles point in their 15 matches. Filipp Pogostkin lead the charge as he improved
his overall record to 7 wins and 3 losses, while riding a four game win streak. Pogostkin wasn’t the only one riding a wave of momentum as Thomas Tenreiro also improved his win streak to four games versus Tom Blackwell, winning in two sets 7-5, and 6-3 respectively. The Broncos’ victory was sealed when Andy Bettles and Andre Stenger both gave hard fought efforts extending their matches to three sets and both coming out victorious. For the junior Bettles, who is also ranked No. 30 in the nation; this marks his fifth straight victory and has only one loss over his last 10 matches. After splitting the first
and Coyle. AcINTRAMURAL FIELD [Sports page 1] Kustra cording to Boise State The football team’s usage of the current field will stretch into the first or second week of September of the fall 2013 semester. “After that date (midSeptember) for the most part, we will have the ability to schedule club sports and intramurals,” Cox said. “And at that same time, hopefully our turf field will be done so all the activities we weren’t able to do on the rec field; we’ll be able to go to the turf field.” At a forum held during an ASBSU meeting on March 5, students were able to express their concerns to Dr. Harris, Lisa Stuppy and Interim Associate Vice President of Student Planning and Facilities, Jared Everett. One of the many concerns raised by students
was why had a public announcement not been made to students and faculty about the plans for the field, prior to the deliberation being completed. Another question raised by students was where the funding for the new turf field is coming from. All funding for the turf field is from recreation services as each year they receive a portion of student fees, but other sales also contribute towards project funding. “The chunk of money that recreation and our areas have funded comes from our reserve balance,” Stuppy said. “So over the years our overall budget is a portion of student fees, membership sales, retail items, building rentals.” Talks went on between Dr. Harris, President Bob
Marketing and Outreach Coordinator with Campus Planning and Facilities, Suzanne Seigneur, the reasoning for not making a formal announcement was the continued work on construction planning and was only recently finalized. Questions and concerns are still being speculated about by students, but they will have an opportunity to clear up the confusion. ‘’On April 4 we are going to have an open house to talk about construction and the progress of these field,” Everett said. The open house will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Bergquist Ballroom in the SUB. Students will be able to have additional questions answered, as well as view construction plans and maps for the work sites.
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two sets 6-3, 6-3, winning the first and losing the second, Bettles was able to win his last set with ease taking it 6-1 over. Saturday the Broncos faced a much tougher task when they came up against the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The Broncos fell behind early when they lost the doubles match point. The Irish's’ Greg Andrews and Spencer Talmadge beat Andy Bettles and Nathan Sereke 8-2. Ryan Bandy and Matt Dooley beat Toby Mitchell andFilip Pogostkin 8-3 to take two of three from the Broncos to gain the point. Having already dropped a point to the Irish in the doubles matches, the Broncos displayed a strong
showing in the singles matches. The Broncos took four of six from the Irish in the singles lead once again by the resilient Andy Bettles. Once again Bettle’s was battle test extending his match with Andrew’s to three sets. Bettle’s dropped the first set 4-6 but bounced back by winning the last two sets 7-5, and 6-4. Sereke, Tenreiro, and Garrett Patton were all able to pick up singles match victories for the Broncos leading them on their way to a 4-3 victory over the Irish. The men’s team will host the Springhill Suites Classic this Friday while the women play Lewis-Clark State next Saturday.
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