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September 19, 2013 • Issue no. 09 Volume 26
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Boise breaks bad for good Jeff Bulger Staff Writer
Hundreds of fans lined the streets outside of the Egyptian Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 15, to see the latest episode of AMC’s hit show “Breaking Bad.” Aaron Paul, the two-time Emmy award-winning star best known for his portrayal of Jesse Pinkman on the show, rented out the Egyptian Theatre to treat a lucky group of fans to the world premiere of the newest episode of the series, “Ozymandius.” Aaron Paul, born and raised in Emmett, Idaho, released a tweet on Sept. 9, stating that he planned to rent out the Egyptian Theatre for the premiere of the latest episode later that week. “I rented out the Egyptian Theatre in downtown Boise to live stream the next episode. Who’s coming with me? It’s free. It’s fun,” Paul tweeted. Peak Broadcasting sponsored the event in partnership with the Egyptian Theatre. Tickets were available to listeners of Peak Broadcasting stations such as Mix 106, Wow Country 104.3 and 103.3 Kiss FM. Officially titled, “Breaking Bad for Good,” all proceeds from the screening went to local charities such as the Idaho Foodbank, Treasure Valley Youth Theater and St. Luke’s Childrens’ Hospital. Before the actual event took place, Aaron Paul began to give out clues via his official Twitter page as to where more tickets might be stashed around town, leading several fans to embark on a city-wide scavenger hunt to gain access to the screening.
Paul himself made several appearances outside of the theater to sign autographs, pose for photos, talk to fans and give away what few tickets remained. Several fans showed up to the Egyptian wearing elaborate costumes based on some of the show’s major players. Two such fans, Boise natives Jordan Anderson and Chris Scott, dressed up as Jesse Pinkman and Walter White and brought homemade signs to the event in an attempt to win a pair of tickets. “I’ve been a fan since day one,” Anderson said. “I’ve always been a big fan of Bryan Cranston and his work on ‘Malcolm in the Middle’. I’m way proud that someone from around here is a part of the show, too.” While the talk of the night was the screening itself, many fans, including Scott and Anderson, discussed the possible directions the show might go in the final three episodes. “The show is about a lot more than just making meth,” Scott said. “Walt isn’t just a drug dealer; he’s also a family man. I think Walt is going to end up coming back to help Jesse, but he could also easily end up dead in the desert and no one would miss him.” Hometown fans weren’t the only ones to show up for the premiere. A number of Paul’s best friends from Los Angeles made the trip to see their friend receive a hometown welcome and enjoy the show themselves. Chris Paul, who shares no relation to the “Breaking Bad” star, believes that Aaron Paul
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Aaron Paul of ‘Breaking Bad’ rents Egyptian Theatre; proceeds go to local Boise charities
Aaron Paul rented out the Egyptian in downtown Boise for the premiere of ‘Breaking Bad.’ will win another Emmy for his performance this season. “I’ve known him for around nine years,” Chris Paul said. “We’re all big fans of the show and it’s definitely the best show on TV right now. Chris Paul is a writer from L.A. and maintains his own blog at IAmTheArbiter.com. Paul shared his thoughts and predictions for future episodes as well. “Jesse is the moral compass of the show. I think he’ll end up being the last man standing,” Chris Paul said. “I don’t know if it’s because he’s back in Boise or if it’s because something happened to him in this
episode, but he’s been really sentimental about the show today. We kept asking him ‘Hey man, you’re in L.A. way too often. Did something happen to you in the show? Why aren’t you back in New Mexico filming?’ And he would just say ‘No, I’m going back soon, trust me.’ He eventually did go back, but there was a while where we thought something happened.” After the show, the lobby of the theater and the streets surrounding it were abuzz with conversations amongst fans about what had just transpired on the big screen. One fan, Boise State student and biology major Danni Pe-
tersen, left the theater extremely satisfied. “(The episode) was very intense and everything that happened was super important to the story,” Petersen said. “It was great. Not just the episode itself, but the overall experience was great. There were no letdowns.” The next episode of “Breaking Bad” — “Granite State” — will air Sunday, Sept. 22 , at 7 p.m. MST. The final episode, “Felina,” will air Sunday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. MST. The Egyptian Theatre plans to live stream both episodes for Breaking Bad aficionados to enjoy.
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With Flu Season just around the corner, University Health Services at Boise State is preparing their annual campaign to fight the spread of influenza on campus and in the greater community. A major obstacle to this campaign may be student apathy towards getting the flu vaccine. “It’s really just a matter of coming by Health Services. If you’re on your way from one place to another and you think about it, then you can get vaccinated. There’s no appointment necessary,” said Dr. Vincent Serio, the Director of Medical Services for University Health Services at Boise State. Boise State Health Services’ flu-fighting campaign is expanding this
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year to include vaccine opportunities within certain residence halls in order to make the vaccine accessible to as many students as possible. The campaign will start in early October, when vaccines will first be made available to students. Encouraging students to get vaccinated, Serio explained, helps prevent flu related deaths on a wider scale than a college campus. While young and healthy adults are considered a low-risk subset of the population, vaccinating students helps protect high-risk subsets of the population from developing flu-related health complications by preventing the spread of the influenza virus. According to the Center for Disease Control, the most likely subgroups of the population to develop flu-related health complications include children
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younger than five years old, adults over 65, pregnant women and people with preexisting medical conditions such as respiratory conditions and weakened immune systems attributed to HIV, AIDS, or cancer. “The public health model is this: we know not everyone wants to get vaccinated or will, but when you do come in and get vaccinated, yes you’re protecting yourself, but you’re also contributing to what we call herd immu-
nity,” Serio said. “You’re decreasing the risk for the young, healthy appearing student that is sitting next to you with cystic fibrosis that you don’t know about, or asthma, or diabetes, or who is pregnant– members of the high risk groups for influenza-and you’re preventing them from getting sick too.” Common misconceptions about the flu and the vaccine may affect students’ decision to get vaccinated. Some students complain about getting the
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I tell them, ‘prove it’. You cannot get the flu from the flu shot. Some people get soreness at the injection site, and some people will get more generally achy and feel flu-like symptoms. But you cannot get the respiratory symptoms.
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flu from the vaccine. “I tell them, ‘prove it’,” Serio said. “You cannot get the flu from the flu shot. Some people get soreness at the injection site, and some people will get more generally achy and feel flulike symptoms. But you cannot get the respiratory symptoms.” According to the Center for Disease Control, the vaccine itself cannot cause the flu because the viruses contained in the shot are inactivated and therefore cannot cause infection. Serio stated that while it is possible to contract flulike symptoms from other common viruses after getting vaccinated, the risk of developing seasonal influenza after getting the flu shot is extremely minimal and exists for only 10-20 percent of the population. Day-to-day precautionary measures can help to prevent the flu, such as
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frequent hand washing, healthy eating and getting enough sleep. However, the only thing that has ever been proven to prevent the flu is the vaccine itself. “I’ve only gotten the flu a couple of times. I just figure if I wash my hands and stuff then I’ll be fine,” said Brooke Hopkins, a freshman with an undecided major. Health care professionals may face an uphill battle in convincing students that influenza is a serious enough problem that it is worth taking time out of their day to get vaccinated. “I don’t love shots enough and I don’t feel there’s a need for one enough to take the 15 minutes to go to Walgreens or wherever to get vaccinated,” said Alex Cole, a sophomore at Boise State studying computer science. “It’s probably a matter of laziness and inconvenience.”
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