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Local Boisean Matt Pipkin is going to attempt to break the world record for the longest continuous flight by strapping himself into an airplane that will not touch the ground for 65 days straight. But he isn’t doing it for fame. He isn’t doing it for fun. He isn’t even doing it so he can meet Ellen DeGeneres. He is doing it because he wants to make some noise. “I am using this flight to create a national platform from which to launch an ongoing national campaign about childhood sexual abuse,” Pipkin explains on his Posterous.com site. For nine years between the ages of five and 14, Pipkin was sexually molested by a family friend. He now explains how he grew up keeping the abuse secret until he finally sought counseling in 2009. He opened up about the horrific experience on his blog, and speaking up about his own fear, guilt and shame empowered him to create Commit 65, a grassroots nonprofit movement aimed to encourage victims of sexual abuse to “speak their silence.” The program will raise money to allow Pipkin and others to commit 65 days for the record-breaking flight, 65 hours for an endurance challenge and 65 seconds for making noise. In an effort to bring attention to his cause, Pipkin has partnered with Boise State’s Entrepreneur Club. Together they hope to bring the endurance challenge to campuses across the country. They are currently looking for clubs and organizations at universities nationwide to participate in the challenge. Beginning on Sept. 19 and continuing for 65 straight hours, students will simultaneously paddle a paddle-ball. While stand-
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Matt Pipkin (right) and his father, Chet Pipkin (left), prepare for a 65-day endurance flight. ing on a chair. While the activity may seem random, there is a reason behind it. “It is silly, fun and light-hearted and that is important to Matt,” said Drew Heilman, secretary of the Entrepreneur Club at Boise State and active supporter for the cause. It will also create some clatter, reminding victims to “speak their silence.” Pipkin has some high expectations for the endurance challenge. “By the time it’s over, we expect to see Ellen Degeneres on her show standing on a chair and playing paddle ball,” he jokes on his blog. Immediately after the paddleballing, there will be 65 seconds of noise. For victims of sexual abuse, keeping silent can turn into a heavy burden so Commit 65 is encouraging participants to speak up by creating a little noise of their own. Shout. Yell. Declare. Make noise. Speak your silence.
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You see, this was a secret of mine from age 5, when it happened (multiple times), up until I was 14, when I finally told my parents about it one Saturday afternoon, suspecting my heart might explode if I didn’t. I had to get it off my chest, but I was terrified to do it. Why? Because I hadn’t tied my experience with the word “molestation”. No, being as I was 5 when it happened, I had always carried that 5-year old logic with it. I didn’t realize I was a victim, but saw myself as an accomplice. I knew that what we were doing was bad, but I didn’t know what “IT” was. I didn’t even have a title to give it.
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The career goals and dreams a graduate sets this year may be hard to reach. Recent graduates have realized how tough the real world is with the unemployment rate in Idaho, which stands at a 9.4 percent as of May 2011, according to the United States Department of Labor Statistics. That puts Idaho in the top 25 percent of the nation for high unemployment rates. Although hiring rates have climbed in the past couple of months, the 9.4 percent unemployment rate has some graduates worried and others moving back home. In 2010, college graduate employment rate was 54 percent, which means parents were still in support mode. According to a recent Twentysomething Inc. poll, approximately 85 percent of newly graduated alunmi
nationwide will be moving home immediately after college. The crumpled economy and lack of available jobs has affected nearly everyone including recent college graduates. Morgan Anderson, a 21-year-old Boise State graduate with a mass communication degree, said that in the same month she graduated, she lost her job. “It was very difficult to find a job. I literally can’t tell you how hard it was for me to find one. It’s difficult for recent grads to find a job because everyone would rather have something that money can’t buy: experience,” Anderson said. Anderson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in two years in December 2010, lacking the experience employers needed. She was unemployed for four months and lived with her parents until January of this year. Taylor Little, 23 years old, also has a
mass communication/journalism degree from Boise State. He told The Arbiter he was glad he didn’t have to hunt for a job because he got an early start working for the university, but he sees why alumni are having a difficult time this year. “It’s tough for grads to find a job because a lot of my peers wasted their time on internships that wouldn’t help them instead of trying to play to their strengths, they relied on friends to ‘hook them up’ with something they wouldn’t have to work at,” Little said. Little also said he understands his opportunity was rare, but thinks that if students take their time in school and plan for the future, they won’t face such dire situations after graduation. Hopefully there will be a light at the end of the tunnel by September as the Idaho State Department of Labor stated on its website it looks to create more jobs, especially for those recent graduates.
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1000 people arrested after London riots LONDON, ENGLAND --Buildings going up in flames, 16,000 police deployed in full riot gear and rampant looting -– instead of something out of a movie set, it was the reality throughout London and other major British cities 12 days ago. The riots began during a protest over the shooting of a Londoner, Mark Duggan, while he was being arrested. He was shot when police thought he was drawing a gun, and due to his gang affiliations, they reacted. The initially peaceful protest took place in Tottenham, a neighborhood in northern London,
and soon after it erupted into a violent riot. More than 1,000 people were arrested, approximately 120 police officers were injured, and five people died during the course of the riots, which lasted four nights. Several buildings were set on fire and many businesses and residences were destroyed or damaged either by the fires or vandalism. The protest occurred Saturday, Aug. 6. By Monday the riots had spread throughout London, and the next day the rioting had spilled over to other cities including Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool.
The riots constitute the largest mob violence incidents in recent British history, and they were a good example of what is being called ‘digital age riots’. Messages were posted online on various social media sites calling for riots at specific times and places and rioters coordinated where they would go or what areas they would hit using smartphones. This is a relatively recent phenomena. Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton was hired as a consultant for the Scotland Yard by the prime minister due to Bratton’s record of bringing down crime rates significantly in both New York and Los Angeles.
UTOYA, NORWAY --Anders Behring Breivik, responsible for 77 deaths in Norway, was given the maximum penalty of 21 years in prison for each death. He will still be up for weekend parole in seven years. Most killers in Norway serve, at most, 14 years, and they usually get unsupervised weekend parole after serving a third of their time, and many are released after serving twothirds of their sentence. In exceptional cases, when the offender is considered extremely dangerous, sentences can be extended in five year blocks. On July 22, Breivik arrived on Utoya, a small island, dressed as a police officer. One eye-witness described to the Associated Press that she heard gunshots, saw a police officer and thought she was safe -- until he started shooting people. Norway’s police force was not prepared for an incident on this scale. It mct campus took them an hour and a half to get to an island a few hundred yards away. A business owner watches fire fighters through the shattered windows of his shop. Their helicopters were unavailable National and they couldn’t find a boat quickly. Earlier that day, a bomb had gone off in Oslo, the capital of Norway, near the building that contains the prime minister’s office, injuring 11 DALLAS, TEXAS --- Rick shadowed them and the entire tioned his ability to back up and killing eight. Breivik claimed responsibility for the 77 dead as a result Perry muddled the Republican day-long political carnival. these claims. presidential nominee field Satof both attacks. Appearing in South CaroPerry, 61, has held three In his 1,500-page manifesto, urday, launching his campaign lina, Texas’ longest-serving statewide offices and served in Breivik attacks multiculturalism and with a fierce attack on Presi- governor portrayed his own the state Legislature of Texas. Muslim immigration. There are no dent Obama while most of his campaign effort as a crusade In more than 26 years in public ties to al-Qaeda or other terrorist GOP rivals were busy vying for to rectify Washington’s over- office, he’s never lost an elecattention at the Iowa straw poll, reaching and over-spending. groups. tion. The motivation is believed to be usually major battle ground for Perry bragged about Texas’ He blamed President Obama political, as both targets were related GOP candidates. relatively strong economy for the recent credit downRep. Michele Bachmann, of and its balanced budget, and grade debacle, saying it’s part to the Labor Party. The prime minister is a Labor Party member, and the Minnesota, won that contest, pledged to “get America work- of an erosion in economic conisland was hosting a political retreat edging past Texas Rep. Ron ing again”, though Democrats fidence since the Democrat Paul. But Perry’s timing over- quickly and pointedly ques- took office. for the Labor Party’s youth wing.
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STRASBOURG, FRANCE --President Barack Obama won a pledge from NATO allies Saturday to send 5,000 more troops to help in Afghanistan, calling it a “strong down payment” to securing coming national elections and the entire country. “I am pleased that our NATO allies pledged their strong and unanimous support for our new strategy,” Obama said as he wrapped up the summit, his second international meeting of the week after an economic summit, also in London. It was unclear, however, exactly how much Obama won at the gathering of the 28-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Some of the troops included in the announcement had already been committed before the summit. It is also unclear if how these troops will be deployed; Obama would not say how many of the troops would be new forces or merely reinforcements. White House aides said the deal includes 3,000 troops to help safeguard Afghanistan’s Aug. 20 national elections, including 900 from the United Kingdom, 600 from Germany and 600 from Spain. The 3,000 additional international troops would join 17,000 new U.S. troops to meet commanders’ request for 20,000 more troops to secure the elections, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said. Other allies, inside and outside NATO, also pledged between 1400 and 2000 troops to train Afghan Army units and police. This count includes 300 to 400 soldiers from France, 100 from Italy and the remaining troops come from nine other countries. These training teams would consist of 20 to 40 soldiers that provide mentoring to Afghan soldier’s in the field. Allies also pledged $100 million for a trust fund to finance training, including $57 million from Germany, according to Gibbs. Presidet Obama heralded the alliance’s endorsement of his overall strategy for Afghanistan and the organization’s agreement that violence and instability in Afghanistan will harbor terrorism and pose a threat to not only to the United States, but to Europe as well.
MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS--Coroner’s officials have determined Boise-based fire fighter Caleb Hamm died of hyperthermia -- the uncontrolled overheating of the body -- while fighting a wildfire in Texas last month. Hamm, member of the Bureau of Land Management’s Bonneville Interagency Hotshot crew, collapsed July 7 while working on the 337 Fire near Mineral Wells, Texas. He died later that day at a hospital. BLM officials said in July they suspected temperatures as high as 105 degrees that day. The Dallas Office of Medical Examiners released an autopsy report that supported that theory, stating the cause of death to be hyperthermia. The 24-year-old Hamm lived in Boise when he wasn’t fighting fires for the BLM or attending Weber State in Utah. He had been a seasonal firefighter for six years.
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Can I get a bag of ... wait, nevermind LEWISTON, IDAHO --Authorities say a northern Idaho woman trying to buy prescription hydrocodone pills was arrested after she accidentally texted her request to a police chief in nearby Washington state. The Lewiston Tribune reports 43-year-old Lewiston resident Stacy J. Tibbits has been charged with felony attempted possession of a controlled substance in nearby Asotin, Wash. Tibbits is expected to enter a plea in Asotin County Superior Court on Aug. 22. Police say Tibbits accidentally sent Asotin Police Chief Bill Derbonne a text message last month trying to buy hydrocodone. Officers say they met Tibbits at the boat ramp where she arranged to pick up the pills on July 8.
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‘Old school’ or ‘back to the future’ School supplies By Lindsey Hileman
As students head back to campus next week, they face a variety of options — from high-tech to old-school — when it comes to school supplies. Upgrade to a tablet or netbook, or go the more traditional pen and paper route for note taking? Keep a day planner or use an app on a smartphone to keep track of assignments and make it to class on time? Here are some points to consider.
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For many students, a tablet might be the only thing they have to haul from one end of campus to the other. Students can view the notes their instructors have posted to Blackboard or type notes directly onto the device. E-books can also be downloaded to tablets to lighten the load. Another advantage to the tablet: students can more easily stay under their professors’ radar when checking Facebook or playing Tetris. However, for hangman and tic-tac-toe enthusiasts, paper might still be the way to go. Relying solely on a tablet does have the potential for devastation. Since there isn’t the same demand for used spiral notebooks as there is for electronics, students doing it the old fashioned way are far less likely to have their life ruined because someone swipes their only academic resource.
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My friend went out the other night with a guy she met through an online dating service, and she fell for him— hard. He’s 5 feet, 9 inches, kind of nerdy, and is a self-admitted klutz, but “there’s just something about him,” she told me. Just the week before, I’d asked her what her “type” was. “Oh, you know. Six-four, jock, confident, charming, funny,” she said. I thought about the guys she’d dated in the past — yep, they all fit the bill. But then here was this short, nerdy guy who she typically never would’ve noticed or even considered — and yet to her surprise, they were a perfect fit. Sometimes finding the right career is similar. You can go through a list of qualities or jobs all day long and check off the things that you think might interest you, but it’s hard to know upfront what will actually end up capturing your attention. That’s why trying to figure out what you want to do with your life without prior exposure is like going to a casino — sometimes you hit the jackpot, but only if you’re lucky. So instead of throwing a dart and hoping you hit the target on your first try, why not go on a “speed dating” round and try out a bunch of things, instead? There are many ways to do this. Start attending events in the community or on campus. Look for people around you who are doing interesting things— your teachers, family friends, or even strangers— and ask to meet with them to learn more about what they do. Each time you expose yourself to something new, ask yourself if you enjoyed it. If the answer is yes, then start attending more events or look for opportunities to help out in some way. For example, consider the story of a girl named Olivia. Olivia learned through her parents that their next-door neighbor was a marine biologist who studied lobsters. On a whim, she asked if she could volunteer at the neighbor’s lab during the summer for free — he said yes, and he eventually offered her a paid position studying the migration patterns of horseshoe crabs. It turned out that Olivia loved this work. Now here’s the thing: if Olivia had simply looked down a list of “interests” or career paths to pursue, she never could have imagined that she’d be interested in studying horseshoe crabs (in fact, it probably wouldn’t have even been on her list in the first place). Sometimes that’s how discovering your passion works. Like my friend who fell in love with a nerd, you might just fall in love with something that you’d never considered before, or that maybe you never even knew existed. The only way to find out, though, is to get out there and actually expose yourself to many different things — things that you may have no idea beforehand whether they will interest you or not. Sooner or later you’re bound to find the job of your dreams.
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Scholarships have been awarded to 39 Boise State students, allowing them the chance to study abroad. The International Learning Opportunities (ILO) awarded scholarships to 34 of those students. ILO provides students the resources to participate in study abroad, National Student
Exchange and other international learning options. Four more students received the international Benjamin E. Gilman scholarship. The competitive Gilman award is offered to underrepresented students seeking their associates or bachelor’s degree and encourages students to choose
non-traditional destinations. A Boise State student also received one of the 1,800 scholarships awarded by the Japan Student Services Organization. For more information, visit the international programs website at international.boisestate.edu.
David Ross Tokyo, Japan
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Saarbruken, Germany Dylan Asbury
Kristiansand, Norway Nathan Hope
Nancy, France Melinda Price
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Jeffrey Rodean
Pau, France
Monterrey, Mexico
Nuremburg, Germany
James Elliott
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Bilbao, Spain
Heredia, Costa Rica
Seoul, Korea
Chengdu, China Jordan Crider
Viterbo, Italy Meknes, Morocco
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Megan Clifford
Charlie Anderson Leslie Smith
Nathaniel Phillips Kimberly Smith
Alicante, Spain Kelsey Molyneux Estera Stanciu Caitlin Thompson
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Laura Calderon Robles Torino, Italy
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Straw poll attendees were encouraged to vote with a kernel of corn for their favorite candidate Saturday, August 13, 2011 in Ames, Iowa.
Straw polls premature, overemphasized Political straw polls more annoying than astounding Benjamin Mack Opinion Editor
Free food? Check. Free T-shirts? Check. A dunk tank, dance crews and 57 varieties of food on a stick? Check, check and double check. The American political world zeroed in on tiny Ames, Iowa (pop. 59,000) last week for an informal straw poll held at the Iowa State Fair. While the Ames Straw Poll may have been a matter of political life or death for the GOP candidates hoping to earn the chance to run against President
Barack Obama, for the rest of the country it was an exercise in pure lunacy. Here are the facts: the 2012 Republican National Convention -– when a candidate is nominated to run for president -– doesn’t take place until Aug. 27, 2012. That’s more than a year away. The presidential election is Nov. 6, 2012 -– a whopping 15 months from now. And the Iowa Caucus, an event which gives potential voters a much better idea of who a candidate is than a straw poll, doesn’t take place until Feb. 6 of next year. In political terms, that’s prac-
tically forever. Simply put, the coverage of the straw poll was so overblown it bordered on the absurd. In the poll itself, a total of 16,800 people voted to elect Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann, a turnout the Los Angeles Times said was “fresh evidence that Republicans are energized heading into next year’s election.” More than twice that number typically attend Boise State’s home football games every fall at Bronco Stadium. CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN and Fox News all featured live coverage of the event, complete with
all of the candidates’ 15-minute stump speeches. Elsewhere on television, “Hillbilly Handfishin’ ” was on Animal Planet. While some may argue that the straw poll serves as a bellwether as to who might secure the GOP nomination, even that is debatable. Winners of the straw poll certainly have a checkered record later on. The very first Ames Straw Poll, held in 1987, was won by Pat Robertson, prominent televangelist/political activist. Just 11 years prior, he told his followers on “The 700 Club” that God told him the end of the world
would occur in 1982. The second straw poll, in 1995, was won by Bob Dole, who would go on to be defeated by Bill Clinton in one of the most lopsided landslides in recent presidential election history. Even Iowa Governor Terry Branstad agrees the straw poll shouldn’t be taken too seriously. “The straw poll is what it is. It is not a scientific survey,” he told the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. “It is not the Iowa caucuses, but it’s all about expectations. You know what happened four years ago: This straw poll was won by Mitt Romney, but (Mike) Huckabee came in a sur-
prising second.” We have better things to do right now than pay attention to who might try to make a serious run for president. With the economy in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, stock market volatility at an alltime high and unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, there are other things to worry about. As the quadrennial caucuses and primaries of 2012 draw nearer, then perhaps it will be time to become interested in the primary process. But now, with four months to go in 2011, it is not the time.
Show respect for bravado of buskers Buskers are simply performing as a way to make money. Opinion Editor They’re independent businessmen and women. They croon at noon. They Think about it: would somedo magic tricks at dusk. They one walk into any other type dance for their suppers while of business, such as a bicycle you casually stroll toward the repair shop, and throw somerestaurant waiting to serve you. thing at the owner before walkWhat they do is a seven-let- ing out? Of course not. ter word starting with “b” and Likewise, is it ever appropriending with “ing.” But though ate to express displeasure with some may call these street per- a performer by using insulting formances “begging,” that’s a language that may fall under misnomer: they’re busking. the definition of hate speech? Busking, in which a person The answer is absolutely, – called a “busker” – performs positively, no. for money, requires a tremenUnlike some, buskers do not dous amount of courage and typically get in someone’s face skill in order for someone to be asking for money. Rather, they successful. perform a skill – such as playAnd they also are abused in ing an instrument or juggling Boise much more than they – with a deftness many people should. can only dream Beratabout. ing buskers It takes hours and calling of practice for No one wants to be them names a busker to insulted or abused. So is immature, become profichildish, cient enough why do it to others? and about to make money, —Benjamin Mack as nonsenand even then sical as atthe pay is often tempting to depressingly ride across town on the back low given the amount of effort of a pelican. Throwing things they put in. at performers or taking their What if the shoe were on the hard-earned money from them other foot? No one wants to be is even more churlish. insulted or abused. So why do The abuse needs to stop. it to others?
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A street performer, left, gets an admiring look from a passerby in Univeristy City, Miss. Although street performing, also known as busking, is more common in larger cities, there is still a healthy culture of buskers in Boise and citizens should recognize that street performing requires skill and should be respected. In other places around the globe, such as Stockholm, busking is an important part of the local flavor. Walk through the streets of Stockholm’s “Old Town” at any time of day, and one is bound
to see Michael Jackson impersonators, guitarists, violinists, sword swallowers and any number of other acts on almost every major shopping street. The same is true in even closer cities such as Seattle or Port-
land, Ore. In fact, almost every major urban area has an active busking scene, usually centered around a city’s downtown or major attractions. Busking constitutes an im-
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portant ingredient in the rich soufflé of Boise’s unique culture. Without it, the city simply would not be the same. It’s time people treat that ingredient with the respect and dignity buskers deserve.
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Horoscopes Today’s Birthday (08/17/11). From the same experience, you could reach opposing conclusions: You could be happy or you could be sad. Either way works. Expressing one leaves you free. Forgiving (oneself and others) allows for happiness. Use this year to soak up soul food. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is an 8. Keep it practical and frugal to discover the perfect solution. Don’t get stuck in your thinking, and look at it from an unusual angle. Finish a job carefully. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7. Confer with your team for advice on a surprising development. Listen and take notes. Then take time to consider all perspectives before
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8/17/11 Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8. Changes make budget revision necessary. Outline a new strategy, and get the message across. Make sure the basics are handled. Focus on the goal. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 7. Consult with an expert. Discover a hidden pitfall, and avoid it. If it’s necessary for this job, upgrade technology. Imagine the perfect result, and take it slow. Persist beyond obstacles. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 9. Some of the seeds that you planted in the spring are now bearing their fruits. Others have refused to sprout. Focus on your victories, and learn from your mistakes. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8 All you need is love (again). Surround yourself with kids and laughter. Better
yet, immerse yourself in joy, cheers and play. Reach your inner goofball. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7. Stay close to home and family. Research your family history or interview an elder to discover your story (it may surprise you). Take on slow, methodical tasks. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8. There’s so much to learn today that you may want to carry pen and paper. You’ve got the focus and concentration to really get into it. Self-discipline may be required. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7. It’s easy to go fast and take unnecessary risks when the road ahead seems so smooth. Watch out for twists and turns ahead with a relationship. Don’t push it.
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United States soccer player Abby Wambach celebrates with teammates in the FIFA World Cup in Germany this summer.
The summer solstice of sports
What the sunny times of 2011 brought to the sporting world John Garretson
Online Sports Editor The beginning of fall semester is right around the corner. The break in academics allowed for rest and relaxation, but also showcased a rather entertaining sports lineup. From the intensity in Germany with the women’s world cup final to the drawn-out, tedious NFL lockout, the past few months have exceeded expectations to say the least. Generally speaking, soccer does not hold a popular fan base in the United States, let alone women’s soccer. However when the powerhouse U.S. women’s team continued to roll through the group stages, it captivated not only national prominence but newfound support. Even in a heartbreaking penalty shoot-out loss to the underdog Japanese
team, American stars such as Hope Solo and Alex Morgan gained nationwide fandom and the women’s team became more than just a trend. Speaking of trends, there seemed to be a general inclination to hate on the “Big 3” in Miami, especially after their 4-2 series loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals. At a time when self-proclaimed “King” Lebron James choked on the poison of pressure and took the role as “The Invisible Man” in the fourth quarter had let veterans such as Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry come up with clutch fade-aways or game-ending jump shots that gave Dallas their first ring. The “King” will just have to wait another year to be crowned a champion. What could a summer be without NCAA allegations too, right? The accusations start-
ed to roll out around January, when it was revealed that five Ohio State football players traded memorabilia to a local tattoo parlor for free tattoos. In June, a report in Sports Illustrated stated the number grew to 28 and that Head Coach Jim Tressel knew information about the bartering without revealing it, leading to his resignation and quarterback Terrelle Pryor’s leave from the team to enter the NFL early. Even on the lower scale, Boise State had their hand slapped by the NCAA in result of “lack of institutional control” (potential recruits crashing on current players’ couches and eating $6 meals someone else paid for) all which resulted in Boise State self disciplining itself with the removal of three practices before the Georgia game, lost scholarships and the dismissal of Gene Bleymaier.
Last, but certainly not least was the NFL lockout, which began on March 3 after NFL owners agreed not to re-up on the current collective bargaining agreement because it gave the players a bigger piece of the revenue pie -- 57 percent to be exact. The waging battle between the NFLPA, led by Director DeMaurice Smith, versus the owners with Commissioner Roger Goodell attempting the role of neutrality left fans crossing fingers for a 2011-12 NFL season. After four months, consistent mediation and negotiation, July 21 became a day to be remembered as the day football began again. With summer coming close to an end, a sports fan could not have dreamt of anything more dramatic, nail-biting and most importantly, enjoyable, than the summer of 2011 had to offer.
Uniform policy has fans feeling blue By Justin Dalme
Solid blue uniforms have been banned for conference home games.
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But so far this offseason, it’s not the team that has been garnering most of the attention, it’s their uniforms. With Boise State’s addition to the Mountain West Conference earlier this summer, there was a stipulation stating that the Broncos could not wear blue-on-blue uniforms for conference home games. San Diego State’s football head coach, Rocky Long, was one of the first to mouth off about the blue turf and uniforms, saying it was “unfair,” and
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that players “track the ball differently.” Perhaps Mr. Long could petition the NCAA to have Boise State play with a glow-in-the-dark Nerf ball for home games as well, so his players might be able to track it. Or, he could take a page out of Oregon State’s book and paint their practice field blue. The best counter argument came when Jim Rome said that Kellen Moore had no problems finding his solid blue receivers on the blue turf. Plus, Titus Young and Austin Pettis didn’t have any trouble tracking the ball, combining for 142 receptions for 2,166 yards and 19 touchdowns. Since the Broncos can’t wear solid blue, what colors will they wear? With Nike backing them, the “men in blue” will probably have no problem coming up with a variety of color schemes. Will we see silver jerseys like those worn in last year’s opener against Virginia Tech? Or might solid orange grace Bronco Stadium as it did when they beat Fresno State
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back for next season. With or without blue uniforms, the Broncos will still be primed to run through the Mountain West. But for now, Bronco fans have circled Nov. 19, when Boise State goes down to San Diego to face the Aztecs, with some road blue pants at least. P.S. The wager still stands, Commissioner Thompson. Bronco Nation will be awaiting your response.
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