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Students learn about global citizenship A dedicated group of 30 Boise State students and faculty spent their 2013 spring break on the inaugural Peace Village initiative in Corozal, Belize.

The Peace Village initiative is an international service program created to address root causes of poverty and disparity in emerging economies through the creation of strategic local partnerships. The program, led by Tony Songer, professor and chair in the Department of Construction Man-

agement, brought together faculty and students from the colleges of Engineering, Health Sciences and Education, as well as the multidisciplinary Honors College community. The collaboration provided Boise State students with an unforgettable educational, cultural and professional engagement experience.

The Belize trip was included in the curriculum for the cross-listed Global Citizenship and Social Responsibility service-learning course.

SWAT Team training at Applied Tech Building Boise Police Department (BPD) and Ada County Paramedics will host a joint special operations group training exercise in and around the Applied Technology Building from 1 to 6 p.m. this Saturday, May 11. This specialized training is designed specifically to better prepare emergency responders to protect the Boise State community in the event of an armed intruder/hostage-type scenario on campus.

Signage will advise students, faculty, staff and the public of the police training. This signage includes large transportation reader

boards located on University Drive by the Culinary Arts building and the Allen Noble Hall of Fame. The actual training area will have additional “Training in Progress” signs and will be cordoned off with yellow police caution tape.

Various police emergency response vehicles (including the BPD mobile command post) will be parked in the lot east of the Applied Technology Building and in the West Stadium parking lot. SWAT team members will be wearing tactical clothing and equipment, including training firearms.

Planning group promotes Alzheimer’s awareness The Idaho Alzheimer’s Planning Group, a project of Boise State’s Center for the Study of Aging, successfully promoted House Concurrent Resolution 34, which endorses a new state plan to address Alzheimer’s disease and

related dementias. The group’s staff and volunteers are now working to implement the new plan.

IAPG has launched a new website, and IAPG member Louise Berlin has written a post for the Alzheimer’s

Association’s blog that is gaining traction on social media. Gov. Butch Otter has filmed a public service announcement on Alzheimer’s disease, which is now airing on local television stations.

Job search boot camp is May 23 Know graduates or recent alumni who are looking for a job?

Encourage them to attend Boise State’s Job Search Boot Camp, presented by the Career Center from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 23, in the SUB. The event will

feature an opening address by Boise Councilmember Ben Quintana and breakout sessions teamtaught by employers and Career Center staff on a variety of topics including resumes, interviewing, networking and the use of social media.

The day will end with employer panels and a networking reception.

Space is limited.

Those interested must register at career. boisestate.edu. The $10 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, networking reception, parking and giveaways.

Mock trial prepares students Spanish 381 Intro to Court Interpretation students will be at the Ada County Courthouse at noon

on Tuesday, May 14.

The students will participate in a mock trial organized by Michael Lojek from the Ada

County Public Defenders Office.

Anyone interested in observing is invited to attend.

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University Church the key to future expansion Emily Pehrson Staff Writer

Boise State paid 5.9 million dollars for University Christian Church property located at 1801 University Dr., across the street from the Student Union Building. The April purchase was the largest single land area left in the expansion zone of Boise State’s master plan.

Boise State will officially take ownership later on in May. There is not a long term plan for what will be done with the space. The purchase was made now because school officials considered the property nearly invaluable to the future growth of the university.

“For us it was just an extremely important land acquisition because as the university grows out this will be right in the middle of campus,” said Jared Everett, interim vice president for campus planning and facilities.

The property was purchased on the idea of land banking. Put simply, this means that strategic proper-

ties are purchased with the expectation there will be a return in the future.

“Right now from an economic standpoint a very good, timely acquisition because property values were near all-time lows, many of the economic reports we read indicated that property values will start to increase.

And the cost of debt is also historically low,” Everett said.

“So those economic principles just pointed that it was a good time for significant acquisitions.”

In Boise State’s case, the return on the property will come in the form of whatever programs and buildings are built there.

Boise State may have also been motivated by the fact that as the UCC moved closer to completion on their new space in Meridian, they would lose the chance to purchase the space if they didn’t make a move.

“We’ve had quite a bit of interest from outside parties,” said Marcy Timm, chairman of the board for the church.

As part of the purchase contract, the UCC will continue to occupy for the space for the next year on a nominal lease agreement. The addition of a lease agreement helped the parties reach an understanding and, according to Everett, was a factor the price.

“We really wanted our property to become part of the university,” Timm said.

“They were very good to work with.”

Basically, the UCC will pay one dollar a month in rent. On top of that, they will pay the operating costs, maintenance, custodial and utilities.

“They will actually have a couple hundred thousand dollars of expenses to maintain and operate the building over the next year,” Everett said. “And they’ll be paying those costs.”

After the church is vacated, Boise State will use the building in its current configuration until the plans for redevelopment are completed.

The current UCC building is 45,000 square feet. Accord-

ing to Everett, about 35,000 square feet of that is office, classroom and storage space that the can be used immediately.

However the UCC has been using the building since the 1950s and it isn’t in ideal shape for long term use.

“You or I might not feel like it was modernized… but it is a fully usable space,” Everett said. “The building is basically a well-used, but in good condition, older building.”

There are no plans to renovate the interior of the building as the use is considered secondary to the future redevelopment of the space.

The UCC will be moving to a new space in Meridian and changing its name to the Parkview Christian Church.

The idea of the UCC being gone is disconcerting for some.

“I grew up in Boise and that church has always been there,” said Melissa Quairn, a sophomore developmental studies major. “I’ve been going to church there since

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The University Church sold for $5.9M to Boise State.

I started at Boise State. I don’t know if I want to go all the way out to Meridian every week.”

Timm insists that Quairn is a rare case and few students are being displaced.

“We don’t have that many students that attend. It’s mostly seasoned members,” Timm said.

For students who have lost their church there are worse alternatives than it becoming part of Boise State.

“If it had to be sold I’m

glad it was sold to BSU and not ‘Condoms ‘R’ Us or something,” Quairn said.

The idea of purchasing the UCC property is not new. According to Everett, Boise State and the UCC have had on and off negotiations for 13 years.

“More than a decade ago the university was interested in acquiring the property and started discussions with the church,” Everett said.

“This time both buyer and seller were really motivated so the transaction occurred.”

Grad speaker Josh Watkins, kind of a big deal Staff Writer

Josh Watkins keeps insisting that he is shy.

Not just kind of shy, like people at a party where they don’t really know anyone.

Extremely shy.

“I don’t like to talk in classes, it’s really hard for me to start a conversation with someone that I don’t really know,” Josh said. “On the inside I’m a very introverted-type personality.”

How did this self-described introvert and glossophobe (one who is afraid of public speaking) come to be selected as the student graduation speaker for Spring 2013 commencement?

Although Josh may describe himself as shy, his resume makes that assertion very hard to believe. Josh has spent his four years at Boise State not merely sitting in the back row of class hoping to not get called on. Instead, he has been an integral part of the Talkin’ Broncos, Boise State’s speech and debate team.

“I know a lot of people don’t get (how I can be shy) with speech and debate, but I still have a fear of public speaking,” Josh said. “I never really envisioned myself being on the team.”

Josh’s first experience with forensics came after moving to Kuna from the Gulf Coast post-Hurricane Katrina (“It wasn’t like our house got ruined or anything, we were just tired of devastating natural disasters,” he reassured). He saw his best friends joining the Kuna High School speech and debate team and decided to jump on the bandwagon.

“It was just like, ‘Oh, I’ll do it too.’ Then I had some success and decided that I wanted to keep doing it,” Josh said.

Josh’s successes in speech and debate on the college level have been huge. He was awarded the Mahaffey Award at the 2012 Mahaffey Memorial Tournament as first place individual com-

petitor. The Northwest Forensics Conference has named him top speaker the last two years in a row.

At this year’s Phi Kappa Delta National Speech and Debate tournament, not only did he help lead the team to another win, he was also named to the 2013-2014 Pi Kappa Delta All-American team. If that wasn’t enough, he also recently learned that his research paper won first place at a Pi Kappa Delta scholarship competition and will be published in an academic journal.

If this all sounds very impressive, according to Talkin’ Broncos head coach Manda Hicks PhD, it is. “(These) All-American teams are usually limited to between six and 12 people

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the student speaker for at commencement.

As an introverted person, how is Josh able to break away from his shyness and speak eloquently enough to win awards? More importantly, how will he fare in front of thousands of graduates and their families?

“I try to always find things that I care about especially in my speeches, and I think that speech and debate is one of the best outlets for communicating ideas that someone is passionate about,” Josh said. “I think that by finding topics that I’m really invested in it helps me kind of get over that fear of speaking because I want to share those ideas with others.”

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I think that by finding topics that I’m really invested in helps me kind of get over that fear of speaking because I want to share those ideas with others.

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chosen every one or two years, so that’s a great accomplishment,” Hicks said.

“Josh has won a lot of different tournament championships; his success there is pretty unprecedented in terms of past students in the program.”

In addition to taking the forensics world by storm, Josh is also a fulltime student double majoring in Political Science and Communication. It was partially because of these accomplishments that he was selected to be

topic which he feels very strongly about: education.

“I’m still working on some drafts but right now I kind of just ask the question, ‘What is education?’”

Josh said. “It’s hard for me to even answer that question right now, but it’s a lot of how do we come to a definition and how do we determine its value?”

While Josh is exploring his personal feelings on education, his experiences at Boise State may have already given him a better grasp on the value of educa-

tion than many of his peers.

According to Manda Hicks, Josh has taken exceptional advantage of his education.

“You can come to Boise State and make anything out of your experience here and he’s really made something extraordinary out of his experience,” Hicks said.

“He has sought out so many opportunities not just to have a line on a resume but because he wanted another platform for developing himself as a person and as a student.”

Beyond developing academically, Josh has also experienced personal development as a result of attending Boise State.

“I feel like being here was a great way for me to sort of become more social and really get to learn about other people,” Josh said. “I really like that this has always been not just a learning environment but an open environment. I think that Boise State’s really unique in the way that it promotes that sort of sense of community” As a kid, Josh wanted to be a lawyer when he grew up. Only very recently did he decide on a different path and like so many of his fellow graduates, he is still unsure of his future.

“I realized that I wanted to continue on studying communication instead of going to law school,” Josh said. “My life right now is really just about trying to figure out the next step.”

For now, it looks like Josh’s next step will be attending the prestigious and selective London School of Economics and Political Science to continue his education in politics and

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Josh Watkins will head to London after graduation. communication. tion. Hicks believes that his Eventually Josh would like speech will be valuable not to become a professor. He only to the class of 2013, but came to this realization after also to those students who a year as assistant speech and won’t be graduating. debate coach for three Nampa “I think he’s a great choice high schools where he discov- and I think he has a really ered a new love: teaching. strong message for Boise “When I took the job I State students about getting didn’t really think it was go- the most out of this univering to be that life-changing sity,” Hicks said. but being able to teach really For those students who is one of the most rewarding will be donning the black cap things I’ve ever done,” Josh and gown on May 18, you’ll said. “In some ways I value be glad to know that Josh that experience more than any plans to keep his speech short accomplishment I get on my and sweet.

“My plan right now is own. I love those high school students more than anything to not speak very long, not because I want to get else in my life.”

As Josh writes and rewrites it over with but because I his commencement speech, know it’s going to be a long it is likely that he will be ceremony,” Josh said. “I drawing on his own experi- think people will be most ences with both teaching and excited about that, that I’m learning to come to a mean- not going to go for twenty ingful definition of educa- minutes.”

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Theft, most common crime on campus Ryan Thorne Staff Writer

Boise State keeps an online record of crimes and incidents reported to campus security. Each incident is labeled with a date, time, nature of crime committed and indicates whether arrests have been made in each case.

According to the log, theft is the most common crime on campus.

In 2012 alone, 55 bicycles were reported stolen.

Of the 55 missing, one was recovered by police.

Boise State isn’t unique when it comes to the amount of theft reported.

Idaho State, the University of Idaho, and even a large metropolitan school like the University of Southern Cali-

fornia annually report theft as the most prevalent crime on campus.

University security officials warn students to take extra precautions when bringing valuables to school.

“It’s pretty basic, lock your bike with a u-bolt, and make sure you lock your doors,” said Lieutenant Tony Plott of the Boise Police Department. “Don’t make yourself an inadvertent target.”

Boise State Director of Campus Security Jon Uda cautions students with bikes to register them with the security outpost or Boise Police.

“If a student registers his or her bicycle with the city, the chances of it being returned to its rightful owner, if it is stolen, go way up,”

Uda said.

Last summer, gizmodo. com conducted a review of bike locks and their effectiveness against thieves.

The highest rated lock was a u-bolt design.

U-bolt locks can only be cut with industrial power tools, unlike common chain locks that can be removed with bolt cutters.

Senior business student Adam Begando claims his bike made it through two years at Boise State without being stolen because he bought a u-bolt lock.

“My brother uses a u-bolt so I bought one,” Begando said. “I am glad I did though because my roommate and a couple friends of mine have had bikes stolen and had to walk to class.”

Boise State limits graduation guests Nicole Pineda Staff Writer

You’ve finally made it.

Four years and several thousand dollars later, the moment that makes all the blood, sweat and tears worth it has finally arrived.

And now, you have to choose. Between relatives, that is.

As Boise State’s commencement ceremonies approach, graduates have been informed that for the first time ever at Boise State, the graduation ceremony will be a ticketed event.

For those of us with larger families (or heaven forbid any friends who may want to share in the moment),

Grandma may have to stay home this year.

Or, someone can drive her over to the Hatch Ballroom. An “overflow” location, it has been set up for the relatives and friends who don’t make the seven ticket cut. Never fear, the ceremony will be streamed live and coffee will be provided.

As Boise State’s student population continues to increase, the campus is struggling with many of the pains that accompany growth without the structural support needed to make that growth smooth. This year’s graduation ceremony is one of the evidences that things need to be thought out a

little better.

This year, over 1,500 people will participate in the graduation ceremony.

Taco Bell Arena only holds 13,200 people. A little simple math, and it’s easy to see that in order for the university to ensure that every graduate can have a few meaningful people there, every graduate must be limited to seven guests.

“This is the largest ceremony ever, and every year has been the largest. It means we’re meeting our goal of graduating more people every year,” said Kathleen Tuck, Assistant Director, Publications at the Office of Communications and Marketing.

Tuck said last spring, they set up the Hatch Ballroom just in case they needed it for overflow guests, and ended up reaching capacity at the Taco Bell Arena.

This year, they are planning on needing it.

“My out-of-town grandmother won’t be able to come unless I get another ticket,” said Katie Farmer, a communication major and a senior frustrated with the university’s solution to this problem. “My father is driving eight hours to pick her up, and eight hours back home, and I have to tell her she can’t come now.”

Annie Olson, a mathematics major also graduating this spring, has also had

to pick relatives over each other. “My own husband and children won’t get to go, because all of my grandparents are going!” she said.

“They were supportive of us while I have been going to school; how can we say that they can’t go? So we just decided, my husband and kids would stay home.”

Tuck claims the executive team looked at several other options, including using the stadium. “It would have cost us over half a million dollars to use the stadium, because we would have had to put down a fake floor over the turf, build a staging stand, and bring the sound system down there.”

Tuck said if it rained, they would have to cancel the entire event.

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but nothing seemed to be a fit. “This is not unusual; a lot of universities have had to ticket their events,” Tuck said.

But Farmer said one of her friends who attended the nursing program at SPU (Seattle Pacific University) had a solution. Each department hosted their own graduation ceremony, so each graduate could bring as many people as they wanted, and each department could celebrate in their own way. As a bonus, the ceremony was not three hours long, with people sitting and listening to a long list of graduates from departments that don’t concern them.

Olson expressed similar sentiment, saying she also had visited a friend who was graduating from the University of Idaho, and the departments all had separate graduation ceremonies in different buildings. “It would have allowed for a lot more people to come,” Olson said.

Sadly more thought was not put into the solution for this year, and now the invitations have all been printed and sent out. Too late for this round of seniors, but perhaps next year’s seniors will listen, and start rallying now to get the graduation ceremony they deserve.

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Traveling student is left bedless

McKenzie Perkins Staff Writer

His mother had no idea.

She knew her son, Ben Duran, was in New York City for a Model United Nations Conference with the Boise State club of the same name.

She knew Ben had flown into the city two days prior to the conference in order to save money on a plane ticket.

What she did not know, however, was how the Boise State sophomore spent those two days.

“I never really felt worried about my situation,” Ben said.

Ben Duran, a political science and economics major, flew into the Big Apple early in the morning of March 22.

The Model UN Conference did not start until the evening of March 23, however, and Ben was unable to check into his hotel until the first day of the conference.

“Just get by. That was the plan for two days,” Ben said.

Ben spent the next two days wandering the streets of the most populous city in the United States. When he felt the traveler’s exhaus-

tion creeping up on him, Ben recalled advice a friend had given him before he left Boise.

“I had spoken to my friend, Tim, who told me that if I got really tired, I could just go to Penn Station,” Ben said.

Around 2 a.m. on Saturday morning, Ben walked ten blocks to Penn Station, where he located a pillar on a concourse with an outlet to plug his phone in.

He sat on the floor, closed his eyes, and drifted into an uneasy sleep.

This much-needed rest was short lived. A couple of hours after Ben started to rest, a security officer woke him and asked to see his ticket. Without a ticket, Ben could no longer stay in Penn Station, so he gathered his things and hunted down some breakfast.

Not surprisingly, a couple of hours asleep on the floor of a busy train station was not enough to relieve Ben of his jet-lag.

“That’s when I decided I would just go stay in the bathroom (at the Hilton),” Ben said.

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The last dance Tabitha Bower

Arts and Entertainment Editor

Over the course of the past year “Try it with Tabby” has become a staple in my life, something pushing me to go out each week and experience something new to bring back and share with you. This week is my final “Try it with Tabby” of the year, and also a hand down to our incoming Arts and Entertainment Editor, Lance Moore, who will be writing a spin-off along similar lines as my column for next year. So for my last dance ( figuratively) I took one last dance (literally) with Lance. And so I intro-

duce to you, the final “Try it with Tabby” of the school year.

The Argentine Tango: a dance packed with grace, fluid movement, fire and passion. Well, in theory at least, by those who do it well. For me, as it goes with most new things I try that include any type of coordination, it was more of an awkward expression of my two-left-footedness.

But fun nonetheless.

This week for “Try it with Tabby” I headed over to the REC with Lance for a beginner’s Argentine Tango. Moore, being a dual American and Argentinian citizen, outshone my Tango experience (none)

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Students went to New York to participate in a Model UN Conference.

ence was being held at the Hilton, but it didn’t open until the following afternoon.

Ben made his way to the hotel, walked into the restroom, and found himself a comfortable spot to rest.

“That was actually a lot better sleep than Penn Station. While it was only in

a hour burst each time, I could sleep there for much longer because people are only in there for however long. They’re not going to notice that somebody’s been in there for an hour. You don’t really get bothered unless someone comes in for cleaning, which happened

around 12, so I had to get out,” Ben said.

After he was forced out of the Hilton bathroom, Ben wandered the city for a while longer before breaking down and calling home, asking his mom for money for a hotel.

tenfold. My first concern, as is usually when trying something new, was my choice of apparel. As students funneled into class in gym shoes and jeans, I second-guessed my flowing summer dress and pink, sparkly flats. However, aside from some moments of tripping over myself (which may not be attributable to the shoes) my outfit held up.

Learning the Argentine Tango, a beautiful, sensual dance, was a great way to wrap up my “Try it with Tabby” series. It challenged me in a way I set out to challenge myself at the beginning of this journey by throwing me face first into, and the something I was uncomfortable with and foreign to.

Partner switching was another element, which I have discovered with dance classes that can conjure up some discomfort. I am a person who has a rather large space bubble, and the Argent-

tine Tango forces you to pop those comfort zone bubbles and belly up to your partner, close your eyes, trust them to lead and let the movement of their body guide.

By the end of the hourand-a-half long dance class at the REC, I was nearly addicted, and regretful about only now taking advantage of the lessons just steps away from my office.

The Argentine Tango represents symmetry of two powerful forces, elegance and sensuality.

From its Cuban and Spanish roots, to its hint of African rhythmic flair of its ancient past, the post 19 th century progression of the dance has evolved into a dynamic and suave symbol of art. No matter from

what country a person originates, this symbol of raw but beautiful connectivity has resonated in the hearts of those around the world and will continue to do so for centuries to come.

The enigmatic intensity of human emotion is the ever present drive which essentially highlights the structure of the dance, as if it is the perfect combination of both control and chaos, where reason has no place.

From every smooth and calculating step, it tears down the unseemly dichotomy between masculinity and femininity by simply emphasizing the best of both worlds.

The strength and command a man governs paired with the raw beauty of a woman creates the art of the Argentine Tango.

Without one another, the dance would not work, but together, in a word, what is created can only be described as magic.

Each year in Idaho about 200 youth age out of care, which means about 30 will attend college and less than two will graduate.

The underlying hope and goals within the pilot program is to work toward changing these statistics here in Idaho by providing services and general support to students who desperately need it.

There are hundreds of programs like this around the nation. A few of the more prominent colleges are UC Riverside, which championed this idea, and did it so well now every university and community college in California has a program.

There is also Western Michigan’s program called the Seita Scholars, UW’s program called Champions and ISU just started a program this fall as well.

The services for the students can range anywhere from completely covering tuition and housing, to lower costs for housing

and priority for not only housing but for registering for classes. Arguably, the most valuable aspect of this potential program is the support and listening ear of someone on campus who cares.

In an anonymous survey taken at Boise State regarding foster care, students said they were interested in basics.

They wanted to meet one another for peer support, and mentioned they would like support with from the program in the forms of academic support, career planning, financial aid support and mentoring.

“A consistent person to care that they had a test and ask them how it goes,” Moreshead said. “Things like that,” she goes on to say that, “the feedback that I have gotten is that it is very helpful to have someone that they know, that they can always come to and ask questions. A little more of a mentoring role, and a consistent person to care.”

Fostering a foster care program Shontelle Reyna Staff Writer

Campus life and making the decision to attend college can be a daunting one, but for most it is something that has been discussed with parents, grandparents and friends before ever finishing high school.

For a select few that is not the case.

For foster children who do not have the parental or family support, college may have never crossed their mind, or they simply never anticipated attending college let alone succeeding.

Frequently, the reality of the life of a foster child after care leads to unemployment, underemployment and homelessness.

The possibility of a college education for a youth from foster care gives them the opportunity to change the cycle of abuse and poverty,

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the opportunity to succeed in life.

Anna Moreshead, a graduate student with the school of social work here at Boise State, is working with the Dean of Students, Chris Wuthrich, the school of social work, and community partners on a pilot program to assist former youth of foster care to be successful in college.

The pilot program will hopefully be called Guardian Scholars, and is the model which has been proposed to the university with the hope the university will support these efforts and it will be fully implemented. Due to the fact the program is still in its pilot stage, no advertising or outreach can occur just yet, but Moreshead is dedicated to assisting the former foster youth in any way she can at the time.

Wuthrich has supplied

her with an office space where she currently spends 10 hours a week dedicated to piloting the program.

She works another 20 hours a week with both Casey Family Programs and the Department of Health and Welfare.

When asked what Moreshead’s goals were for the program, she explained through services, the overall goal is to have and help more youth from care come and graduate from college.

She went on to say, “Whatever it takes to support students in their efforts of that is what I want to do” The statistics for foster youth graduates are disheartening.

Nationally only 10 percent of foster youth enroll in post-secondary education after care and of that 10 percent, only three percent complete a degree.

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Tasha Adams and Nicole Reither are graduating this Saturday. They conquered all things graduation and are proud to walk away undaunted.

What is a reflection on your undergrad experience? Did it meet your expectations?

Nicole: It met my expectations and more. Even though sometimes I wanted to drop out and be done with school forever I always knew that was just a dream. And now with graduation in one week I am wishing I were on the five-year plan. Either that or I am thinking about re-enrolling again as a freshman. I had the perfect undergrad experience, from classes, friends, work and parties it was an emotional rollercoaster but one I would never take back.

Tasha: I had a different experience from Nicole. I actually envy her undergrad experience. But for being a non-trad, I am proud of how things went. I feel like I always knew I would get my college degree but never really knew how it would play out. It was tough to juggle jobs and bills and school for as many years as I did but I am satisfied with everything I have accomplished. And every other graduate should be too. It was tough and we freaking did it.

What do you wish you had done differently?

Nicole: There isn’t anything I would have done differently other than some typical bad decisions made by every college student here and there. However, everything I experienced in college from student organizations to being apart of The Arbiter has shaped me into the person I am right now.

And that is why even though I am scared as hell; I know that I am ready to move on to become a real human.

Tasha: I wish I would have done it the traditional way. I wish I was just a little younger and able to justify house parties or all-nighters.

Instead, I had to worry about paying bills I had accumulated while I was busy being an adult. I didn’t make a ton of friends in classes or clubs but the handful I did make are amazing.

What are you doing now after graduation?

Nicole: Becoming a real human?

Sounds frightening to me.

However, I fortunately have a job lined up in Arizona that I am very excited about. Moving away from this town and the people that have been my family for the past four years is all so bitter sweet.

The beginning of a new chapter and career for me is something I have been working very hard toward however the thought of paying bills and attending a nine to five is still giving me nightmares.

Tasha: I started my own business this semester so I am going to really focus on that. And I am going to enjoy every single evening I don’t have a test to study for or a paper to write.

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Boise State student Lucas Jantzen doesn’t recall the exact age he got his first guitar—it was sometime in his early teens.

“I had it actually sitting in my room for about a year or two before I even touched it,” Jantzen said.

His friend’s passion for playing prompted Jantzen to try it out, and when he did, something clicked. “(I) picked it up, plugged it in and I was like…what am I missing out on?” he said.

Since then, 19-year-old Jantzen has bought about five or six guitars, and joined a band he’s still currently playing rhythmic guitar for—The Dark Harlequin.

Jantzen described the band as “melodic, death metal.”

The band formed in 2010 when Jantzen met two of

the band members in a Japanese class at Rocky Mountain High School; the trio then met the future vocalist at a Bullet For My Valentine concert.

Freshman Zach Carpenter, drummer for The Dark Harlequin, didn’t really have a first impression of Jantzen, but sees him now as a “goofy kid.”

Jantzen and the band have played shows at the Boise Venue, opening for bands like Emmure and The Ghost Inside.

Jantzen sometimes gets nervous before opening for bigger bands, and he has two remedies for expelling these stage-butterflies.

“Just blow through it,” he said. “Either that, or a cigarette.”

Though music is at the forefront of his life, Jantzen participates in various other activities.

When he’s not playing

guitar or hosting four radio shows for University Pulse, Boise State’s student radio station, he’s participating in the University Television Productions (UTP) and Film Club pertaining to his communication major.

Jantzen was involved in film before coming to Boise State, and now helps create shows for the UTP that air on Channel 95.

Yet, attending Boise State limits Jantzen’s time for music.

Carpenter understands the demanding nature of school for Jantzen.

“He’s as devoted (to music) as you can be with school,” Carpenter said.

Balancing the band, school and his extracurricular activities in the Pulse and the UTP can be difficult for Jantzen.

“It’s tough. We (the band) don’t get a lot of practice time in,” he said.

The A-Team creates Cheyenne Perry Courtesy

More than two years ago, the “A-Team” meant nothing more to Boise State students than the 80s show starring Mr. T. Now campus has its own A-Team.

Lacking a few explosions and military patches, the A-Team at Boise State differs from the famous Hollywood version.

Most notably, the Boise State A-Team has a different area of expertise.

The A-Team specializes in providing experience for students interested in the entertainment indus-

try. Working closely with Boise State staff, the ATeam is a student organization that helps plan and promote events at the Taco Bell Arena.

The student organization’s name actually stands for the ‘Arena Team.’

Heather Hanks, promotions coordinator for Taco Bell Arena, created the student organization and assigned its name.

When Hanks graduated from Boise State and began working for the Taco Bell Arena in 2008, she noticed a serious lack of connection between campus and the Arena.

She asked herself, “Why

aren’t we offering something to the students on campus?”

Though she began small—with only one intern—demand grew and motivated her to create the A-Team.

Now approximately 2530 students compose the ATeam, and Hanks predicts more to come.

Though formed in 2011, the A-Team celebrates its one-year anniversary as an official student organization this spring.

From helping with meetand-greets—where individuals get to meet musicians and artists backstage—to

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Jantzen, when not in class, plays with his band The Dark Harlequin.

The band sets aside about an hour every Tuesday to practice their songs. This is some of the only spare time Jantzen has.

As a musician, Jantzen struggles most with solos.

He finds it limiting, and knows it’s something he’ll have to work on.

When it comes to making mistakes during a show, Jantzen sometimes gives himself away.

“Apparently, I tend to make facial expressions,” he said.

Onstage, Jantzen’s style usually varies from businesscasual to a simple t-shirt and jeans. This reflects his usual attire for school, yet he would prefer something more basic.

“If it were socially acceptable to walk around in my underwear or naked, I would all day, every day,” he said.

Jantzen’s musical tastes vary, and have altered through the years.

The first song he learned to play on the guitar was “The Pot” by Tool.

Some of Jantzen’s music influences are Children of Bodom, Trivium and White Chapel.

Yet, Jantzen reluctantly admits some of his other musical tastes—such as Panic at the Disco, Marina and the Diamonds and even Whitney Houston.

Ultimately, Jantzen’s dream job would involve getting paid to play music.

He wouldn’t forget about his film hobby, though.

“I can always film myself on tour,” he said.

handing out flyers downtown, members of the ATeam take care of all marketing duties.

Member participation differs in the organization.

Some members attend the once a month meeting and hear what’s going on, while others dedicate the majority of their week to the A-Team.

Some of the students who have made the A-Team their priority are the four currently working as interns for Hanks.

Meet the four recruits— Alyssa Meyer “Hannibal,” Taylor Siders “Miss T,” Marcus Ferguson “Faceman,” and Steven Palin “Murdock.”

Meyer, a senior marketing major in her third year at Boise State, originally had a music/business major. After

transferring to Boise State from the University of Colorado-Boulder, she noticed a gap between her split major and decided to focus on the business aspect.

Meyer sees the potential of connecting to campus with the A-Team.

“One of the goals (is) to increase the A-Team presence on campus, so we try and start there and branch out,” she said.

Siders, also a senior and marketing major, has been involved in other eventplanning organizations and sees the A-Team as “definitely another hands-on aspect of things.”

Ferguson, a senior marketing major preparing to graduate this May, sees the benefits of gaining experience from the A-Team.

“It’s just been beneficial to the advancement of my career in marketing,” Ferguson said.

He also hopes to see more benefits after he graduates.

After two previous interns involved in the A-Team graduated last spring 2012, they immediately obtained jobs pertaining to their major in the summer. Ferguson hopes to be the third.

Hanks enjoys seeing the opportunities the A-Team offers to students.

“It’s definitely the favorite component of my job,” Hanks said.

For more information on the A-Team, contact Hanks at hhanks@boisestate.edu.

The A-Team meets every first Friday of the month at 10:30 at the Taco Bell Arena.

played not only on the walls but also dangling from the ceiling.

This added an immense amount of diversity to the room and was a portrayal of “spaces of otherness” Winiecki was reinventing through his work.

Winiecki’s work ranged from digital print on paper, gouache on paper, oil, graphite and ink on paper.

Many of his pieces’ titles

aligned with the “spaces of otherness” theme throughout his collection.

For instance, his works of art, “Structure?” and “Dueling Ideologies” beg the concept of confusion and interpretation for the viewer.

“Heterotropias” will be on display in the Student Union Gallery through June 4.

Art exhibit explores the idea of space Taylor Bauman Staff Writer

“Spaces of otherness,” what exactly does this mean? How do you describe a space of

otherness?

This is exactly what Boise State Instructional and Performance Technology professor Don Winiecki was trying to answer and portray in his opening

recption last Thursday night with his display of “Heterotropias, Institutional Structures and Subjectivities.”

Entering the Jordan Ballroom in the Student

Union Building was a different experience than when attending most opening reception for an art display.

There was no music or loud chatter in the reception.

Every attendee was focused on observing the pieces of artwork, dis-

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Besides Ben, seven other Boise State students participated in the National Model UN conference in New York City over spring break, representing Libya.

These students not only participated directly in the conference, but also had the opportunity to meet with the UN Ambassador from Libya at the Libyan Embassy.

Most of the students arrived early in order to get some sightseeing done before the conference commenced and the work began.

“I highly recommend flying into a city in the morning so that you can experience that less touristy aspect and have an entire day to explore before you have obligations,” Kalikai DeClements, a student par-

ticipant of Model UN, said.

Boise State delegates were able to secure hotel rooms in the Sheraton Hotel in Times Square.

“Imagine every movie you have ever seen of New York City, and we were right in the middle of it. Buildings towering above you on all sides, people streaming by you, lighted signs flashing in myriad of colors; you’re one fish in a huge colorful sea and it’s wonderful,” Kalikai said.

The eight delegates participated in multiple sections of the UN, drafting resolutions and compromising with other representative nations over the issues presented for them to discuss.

“It amazed me that people from so many varied back-

grounds could reach a consensus on such controversial issues,” Kalikai said.

The conference officially ended on Thursday, which is when a majority of the students trickled out of the hotel and began their journeys home.

Ben, thinking he could do a little more sightseeing before going home, ultimately missed his flight, and was unable to arrive back in Boise until Saturday.

Regardless of his chaotic experiences in New York City, Ben will be participating in Model UN again next year.

“It was a really fun, great experience that I want to be a part of again,” Ben said.

Next year, Model UN will seek to expand its presence on campus as a club and will maintain its status as a class for the spring semester.

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Summer sounds Local music lives during summer in Idaho

Elizabeth Orcutt Staff Writer

The semester is winding down and many students have already planned what may seem like a short break before fall semester starts at Boise State. For students staying in Boise, live local music can be a big part of that plan. Although all-ages venues may seem few and far between, there are plenty of shows to be found for the musicseeking student.

Jen Orr, founder of label Defendu and ORRiginal Promotions, is opening an event space this summer on West Idaho St. Orr’s new event company, Event Marche, will put on all-ages events during the summer at the new space as soon as it is finished. “We got the gallery and floors downstairs almost done, so I would say by the middle of the summer,” Orr said.

Alive After Five is a weekly series, hosted every year at The Grove in downtown Boise, with local opening acts booked by Go Listen Boise.

This year, Go Listen Boise chose local acts that are part of the Boise Sesquicentennial celebration, including Finn Riggins, a.k.a. Belle, and Grandma Kelsey. The series runs every Wednesday starting at 5 p.m., and is always free.

Eric Gilbert, keyboardist and vocalist for the local group Finn Riggins, suggests checking out some of the many music festivals that are hosted in Idaho during the summer. Massv MusicFest features popular electronic dance music and hip-hop artists, all playing in Sun Valley from July 4 through 6, including several local DJs and Idaho acts.

Dubstep-fused hip-hop artist Mimosa headlines along with Krewella and Gramatik, and local DJs Lerk, Reflektion, and Psycache.

On the other side of the genre spectrum, Hermit Music Festival is happening July 26 and 27 at the Indian Creek Winery in Kuna. The lineup is a mix of touring Americana and bluegrass artists like Charlie Parr and Petunia, The Vipers, as well as local favorites like Hillfolk Noir and Pinto Bennett.

For sophomore Aaron Bossart, performing with his band, The Bare Bones, will be a big focus of the summer months, including touring and potentially recording. The group will be going into the studio in early June, and playing the Music From Stanley on July 14. “We’re hoping to have a demo or EP done by the show,” Bossart said, and describes their music as “bluesy dark rock.”

Next month, The Bare Bones will be playing a show at a local all-ages venue in downtown Boise called The Crux. Two other bands on the bill also include Boise State students, Modesto and Obscured By The Sun. The other local band on the bill is The Social Electric.

Travis Abott, from Obscured By The Sun, graduated from Boise State three years ago and now works in the Student Union Building technical services department. He describes his band as “soundtrack style wizard rock.” As a mostly instrumental band, they don’t have a front man and hope to keep it that way.

Obscured By The Sun has only been playing together since February, so they are hoping to get a few more shows around town this summer. “We need to get stickers,” Abbott said. “If we can get the vehicle situation figured out we will try and hit the road.”

Bossart recommended catching other local acts around town this summer, including Marshall Poole, The Green Zoo, Lucid Aisle and Wolveserpent. Abbott can’t get enough of local group 1D. “They’re these middle school punks who don’t care. I like to see bands playing to have fun,” he said.

The Crux will soon be one of the few all-ages venues in Boise, when the Venue moves to Caldwell in early May. Both Abbott and Bossart plan on making the trek to Caldwell to play, but expect to see the Crux get a boost in attendance. They are now hosting open-mic nights on Mondays, with a headliner touring act act booked by Duck Club Presents.

In addition to music specific venues, several restaurants in town host live, local music and are all-ages. The High Note Café on 5 street in downtown Boise has live music every weekend and karaoke on Wednesdays. Salt Tears Café and Noshery, in the Collister shopping center on State Street, features local artists in the evenings throughout the week. Out in Nampa, the Flying M Coffee Garage hosts touring and local acts on a regular basis and have a full stage setup with a largevenue feel.

To keep up with all the local music happening in Idaho this summer, websites like golistenboise.org and boiseweekly.com have calendars with details about the shows and the bands. Facebook savvy students can follow their favorite bands and venues to get first notice about upcoming shows in town.

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The women’s softball team put on an impressive outing in their final game of the season which resulted in a 7-6 win over Nevada on Saturday.

Broncos’ home run derby provides Senior Day win John Garretson Sports Editor

In thrilling fashion, the Broncos (25-26-1) sealed a victory on Saturday with back-to-back homeruns in the bottom of the sixth to come from behind and defeat conference-rival Nevada 7-6 at Dona Larsen Park.

Senior Lela Work, playing in her final game as a Bron-

co, not only knocked in her third homer of the season, but recorded her school-record 12th save in the seventh after Jordan Krieger’s gamewinning home run.

All three seniors were able to play in their final home game, aiding Boise State to finish its season on a win for the first time in school history.

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Bronco spring season comes to a winning end Michael Steen Staff Writer

The 2012-2013 season for Boise State athletics have officially come to a close. In a year highlighted by another successful season by a rebuilt Bronco football team and a stellar campaign by up-and-coming men’s basketball program, the spring sports teams once again delivered for another successful year.

The Boise State wrestling team had another impressive season as they finished the year ranked 19th in the nation as they sent several wrestlers to the NCAA national championships.

Picking up victories in

every single regular season match during the spring semester, the Broncos finished second at the Pac 12 championships.

Highlighted by redshirt senior and second ranked wrestler, Jason Chamberlain, who would see his season come to an end in a last-second loss in the national championship match, the Broncos’ five wrestlers would have just the one placing in Chamberlain.

The Boise State men’s and women’s golf programs both posted successful spring seasons as they would both improve on their fall season showings. The women’s golf team posted four top five finishes including a first at

made her 217th appearance and started the Broncos’ home run derby with her 14th home run on the season.

The Broncos hit five home runs on the day in their highly-productive aftenoon.

Senior Ashley Collier made her 48th and final start as a Bronco, which was her first start since March 17 due to injury.

After pitcher Rebecca Pat-

ton retired the first six Wolf Pack batters, Nevada started to pick up the offensive firepower in third inning, scoring three runs to take the 3-2 lead.

The Broncos were able to bounce back with Krieger’s double to center in the bottom of the third followed by Devon Bridges’ 12th home run on the year.

It became a back and forth

came between the two conference rivals, evening the score at five apiece all the way down to the final frames.

Lauren Lastrapes of the Wolf Pack slammed a home run to center field in the sixth, giving Nevada the late lead and just six outs for the Broncos to work with to come back in the game.

Enter the clutch Krieger: on a 1-0 count, the sopho-

more slammed a homer to left center the all but gave the Broncos the victory on the day.

The win capped the season for the Broncos, one filled with up and downs and a roller coaster of performances.

However, the Broncos were able to win eight of their last 12 and put a stamp on the season with a win.

the Cowgirl Classic, and a second place finish at the Mountain West conference championships.

The men’s golf team improved on their fall tournaments, as they posted three top-ten finishes in the spring season including a season best T-4 finish at the Sacramento State Collegiate as they closed out the year with a seventh place finish at the Mountain West conference championships.

Bronco gymnastics were flying high all season as they picked up six victories in dual matches in the spring, along with a second place finish in a tri-match before going on the take the WAC championships.

Moving on to the NCAA West Regionals, the 21 ranked Broncos came up short as their fifth place finish wouldn’t be enough to move them on to the NCAA national championships.

Boise State softball rounded out the season with a home victory over Nevada

as they concluded their season with a 25-26-1 record, good enough to finish fifth in the Mountain West standings.

The swimming and diving teams were highlighted by junior Rachel Heaney competing at the NCAA championships, as she would place 39th in the 200-yard

butterfly and a 44th place in the 400-yard individual medley in her first trip to the national championships.

Boise State men’s tennis had a stellar season, as they would post a perfect 11-0 record in home matches as they carried their red hot play into the Mountain West championships as they

would claim their second consecutive conference title.

Moving on to the NCAA championships, the Broncos would drop a heartbreaking match, 4-3, in the opening round against Clemson University.

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Winter provided wonderland of success Corey Morgan Staff Writer

The winter of 2012-13 was a very competitive and exciting time of year for Bronco athletics and was headed by the basketball, swimming/ diving team and wrestling.

The Boise State men’s basketball team had a groundbreaking year as Leon Rice wrapped up his 3rd season as head coach. The Broncos, arguably, had one of their best seasons of all-time, if not the best.

The Bronco basketball team ended the regular season with a 21-11 finish while going 14-1 at home. The Broncos also made their first NCAA Tournament birth in school-history. Derrick Marks and Anthony Drmic led Boise State through the

majority of the year, with bright spots from Jeff Elorriaga. They are also slated as No.21 in the pre-season standings for next year as they return four crucial starters.

Next for the Bronco athletics was the Swimming and Diving team. Often times the team doesn’t get the recognition it deserves, yet, it’s one of the most successful athletic programs at Boise State.

On the year, the Boise State swimming and diving team went 8-2; finishing 3rd overall in the always-competitive Mountain West.

They also went on to finish 2nd behind San Diego State in the Mountain West tournament.

The team was led by Boise State Swimmer of the Year,

Previewing the 2013 Bronco football season John Garretson Sports Editor

It's an unconventional notion to consider a two loss season with double-digit wins as a down year for a college football program.

However, with Boise State's recent track record, especially two undefeated seasons in six seasons, it isn't exactly their best showing.

2012 is in the past for the Broncos and the start of the 2013 campaign is just months away and there is plenty to look forward in the Broncos' quest to head

to one last BCS bowl before the playoff era takes over in 2014.

The first thing to shine is the Broncos' schedule.

Knock on wood accordingly, but the real challenges only come through a trip to Seattle in playing the Washington Huskies to start the season on Aug. 31, a trip to Provo against BYU on Oct. 25 and at San Diego to square off against the Aztecs on Nov. 23.

However, stud Husky tight end Austin SerferianJenkins may still be suspended to start the season

Rachel Heaney. Heaney set multiple school records this year for the 200-m butterfly; she was also selected to go to the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships for the 1st time in her Bronco career. The team looks to rebound from an “off-year” and look to be on top of the standings in the next upcoming season.

Lastly, the Boise State wrestling team had somewhat of sub-par season as a team, but an incredible individual wrestler year. The Broncos finished the year at 10-5 in the Pac-12. Boise State also finished the regular season with five wrestlers in the top 20 of their respected weight classes.

Jason Chamberlain and Jake Swartz led the Bronco wrestling team through anup

from a DUI in the offseason, the Cougars are only returning 12 total starters and the Aztecs have a tough schedule (Ohio State/Oregon State back-to-back) and play the Broncos right after their 2,600 mile roundtrip to Hawai'i. Cue the Hawai'i hangover, perhaps?

Sure, there can be a home game fluke conference loss like TCU in 2011 and SDSU in 2012, but Wyoming and Nevada are not impressive enough to pose the threat.

Let's move on the offensive parts of the Broncos, specifically the continued growth of redshirt senior Joe Southwick. His 19 touchdowns to seven interceptions with a 66 percent completion rate, all for 2,730 yards would be solid at most programs except Boise State, especially following in the footsteps of the legendary Kellen Moore. Shaky performances against Michigan

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Redshirt freshman Mikey Thompson provided more depth at the guard spot. and down season. Swartz led the team in wins at 33, having his best career year as a Bronco. Swartz also was on the Pac-12 All-Academic 1st team with a 3.41 GPA. J.T. Felix and Holden Packard also were on the 2nd team for All-Academic, respectively, with Scott Bacon be-

ing an honorable mention.

Chamberlain went 30-2 on the season and finished 2nd at the NCAA Wrestling Tournament. Prior to the NCAA tournament, Chamberlain finished 2nd at the Pac-12 tournament at his weight class and later would win the Pac-12 Wrestler of

the Year. Chamberlain also finished his career at Boise State as a 100-win wrestler and an All-American.

Overall, it was a very successful winter for the Bronco Athletics and it only looks to improve as Boise State gains more talent headed into next year.

State (15 for 30 with a pick) and Fresno State (11 for 22 with a touchdown and interception) should be nearly erased with his final four game performance. In those four games, Southwick completed 79 of 113 passes (70 percent completion rate) for an incredible 888 yards, nine touchdowns and zero interceptions. Expect the progress for Southwick to continue northward.

Next up is redshirt sophomore running back Jay Ajayi, the new face of the tail backs after D.J. Harper's departure. On just 82 carres, Ajayi rushed for over 548 yards (6.7 per carry) and four touchdowns. At 6'0" and 215 lbs, Ajayi is a bruiser with enough speed to be a dynamic force in the backfield continue the trend of +1,000 yard rushers for the Broncos.

On the defensive side, there is no limit to the potential to the defense that

allowed just 15.8 points per game last season, good for eighth overall in the nation.

With sack master defensive end Demarcus Lawrence (9.5 sacks) to veteran defensive tackle Ricky TjongA-Tjoe all the way to the hard-hitting safety in Jeremy Ioane, the Broncos look well-rounded on the opposite side of the ball. And if

young defensive standouts like Tyler Horn and Darien Thompson continue to excel, it's hard to imagine the defensive squad taking any step back.

Speculation is the name of the game between now and Aug. 31, but barring any upset wins and a healthy roster, this Bronco team is looking up.

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